ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 4 -- United States Patent no. 12,321,200, issued on June 3, was assigned to Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co. Ltd. (Japan).
"Display device" was invented by Daiki Nakamura (Kanagawa, Japan) and Kazuhiko Fujita (Kanagawa, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Damage to a flexible display can be prevented. A display device having improved mechanical strength can be provided. A display device (10) includes a display panel (11) and a protection cover (12). The display panel (11) includes a first portion having flexibility. The protection cover (12) has a light-transmitting property and flexibility and is provided to overlap with a display surface side of the display panel (...