ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,453,143, issued on Oct. 21, was assigned to SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS Co. LTD. (Gyeonggi-Do, South Korea).

"Quantum dots and devices including the same" was invented by Soo Kyung Kwon (Suwon-si, South Korea), Yongwook Kim (Yongin-si, South Korea), Eun Joo Jang (Suwon-si, South Korea) and Jihyun Min (Seoul, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A quantum dot includes: a core including a first semiconductor nanocrystal, and a shell disposed on the core, the shell including a second semiconductor nanocrystal and a dopant, wherein the first semiconductor nanocrystal includes a Group III-V compound, the second semiconductor nanocrystal include...