ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,490,565, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to X Display Co. Technology Ltd. (Dublin).

"Multi-LED structures with single current and voltage supplies" was invented by Ronald S. Cok (Rochester, N.Y.) and Matthew Alexander Meitl (Durham, N.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A multi-LED structure comprises a first LED and a separate second LED disposed on a common multi-LED native substrate. The LEDs each comprise a common first layer having a cantilever portion and a base portion and a common second layer having a light-emitting emission portion disposed only over the base portion. An LED electrode electrically connects the first LED to the seco...