ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,498,510, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to Wuxi Hengxin Optoelectronic Materials Co. Ltd. (Wuxi, China).

"Polarizing plate and optical display device comprising same" was invented by Sang Hum Lee (Suwon-si, South Korea), Jung Hun You (Suwon-si, South Korea), Bong Choon Kim (Suwon-si, South Korea), Jun Mo Koo (Suwon-si, South Korea) and Dong Yoon Shin (Suwon-si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided are a polarizing plate and an optical display device comprising same, the polarizing plate comprising a polarizer and a protective film formed on at least one surface of the polarizer, wherein the polarizer has a depolarization ...