ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,395,577, issued on Aug. 19, was assigned to SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS Co. Ltd. (Suwon-si, South Korea).

"Portable communication device including display" was invented by Jeong Woo (Suwon-si, South Korea) and Jungchul An (Suwon-si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A portable communication device includes: a foldable housing, a flexible display accommodated in the housing and including a first display area that remains substantially flat in a state in which the housing is folded and a second display area that is bendable as the housing is folded, a support located between the flexible display and the housing and including a first area ...