ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,429,917, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS Co. LTD. (Suwon-si, South Korea).

"Electronic device including flexible display" was invented by Jungchul An (Suwon-si, South Korea), Sangkyu Kim (Suwon-si, South Korea) and Shinhyuk Yoon (Suwon-si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "According to various embodiments, an electronic device may include: a first housing; a second housing; a hinge device connecting the first housing and the second housing in a foldable manner; and a flexible display disposed to be supported by the first housing and the second housing, and including a display panel and a protection layer...