ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,733,114, issued on Sept. 8, was assigned to AUO Corp. (Hsinchu, Taiwan).

"Display apparatus" was invented by Sheng-Chin Wang (Hsinchu, Taiwan) and Kuan-Hsun Chen (Hsinchu, Taiwan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A display apparatus includes a first display module including a substrate, an encapsulation layer, and a sealant. The substrate has a display surface, a bottom surface, and a side surface connected between the opposite display and bottom surfaces. The encapsulation layer is disposed on the display surface. The sealant includes a connection part, a bottom part contacting the bottom surface, and an extension part having an outer surf...