ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,372,402, issued on July 29, was assigned to SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS Co. LTD. (Suwon-si, South Korea).

"Spectral filter, and image sensor and electronic device including the spectral filter" was invented by Jaesoong Lee (Suwon-si, South Korea), Hyochul Kim (Yongin-si, South Korea) and Yeonsang Park (Seoul, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided is a spectral filter including a first Bragg reflective layer, a second Bragg reflective layer that is spaced apart from the first Bragg reflective layer and includes a cavity, the first resonance layer being provided between the first Bragg reflective layer and the second Bragg reflective...