ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,282,177, issued on April 22, was assigned to Samsung SDI Co. Ltd. (Yongin-si, South Korea).

"Polarizing plate having engraved optical patterns and liquid crystal display including the same" was invented by Dae Seob Shim (Suwon-si, South Korea), Young Oh (Suwon-si, South Korea), Dong Ho Wee (Suwon-si, South Korea), Jeong Ho Lee (Suwon-si, South Korea), Yong Un Jung (Suwon-si, South Korea), Jang Hyun Cho (Suwon-si, South Korea) and Young Hyun Ju (Suwon-si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A polarizing plate and a liquid crystal display including the same are provided. A polarizing plate includes a polarizing film and a contrast-im...