ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,420,527, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to SCHOTT GLASS TECHNOLOGIES (SUZHOU) Co. LTD. (Jiangsu, China).

"Bendable element" was invented by Wei Xiao (Suzhou, China), Ning Da (Suzhou, China) and Feng He (Suzhou New District, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure relates to bendable elements. The bendable elements can be used in display covers for electronic devices such as smart phones. The elements have reduced delayed elastic deformation or creep when released from the influence of persistent mechanical stresses, e.g. unfolded from a folded position. The present disclosure also relates to covers for color filter...