ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,717,206, issued on Aug. 25, was assigned to BOE Technology Group Co. Ltd. (Beijing).

"Liquid crystal lens, lens module, and display device" was invented by Zhongxiao Li (Beijing), Pengxia Liang (Beijing) and Weili Zhao (Beijing).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A liquid crystal lens is divided into a plurality of dimming areas by a horizontal center line and a vertical center line. The liquid crystal lens includes a liquid crystal layer, a first electrode layer on a side of the liquid crystal layer, and a second electrode layer on a side of the liquid crystal layer away from the first electrode layer. The second electrode layer includes a p...