ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,633,669, issued on May 19, was assigned to JAPAN DISPLAY INC. (Tokyo).

"Intelligent reflecting surface" was invented by Mitsutaka Okita (Tokyo), Shinichiro Oka (Tokyo), Shigesumi Araki (Tokyo) and Daiichi Suzuki (Tokyo).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "According to one embodiment, an intelligent reflecting surface includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a sealing material, a liquid crystal layer, and a radar absorbent material. The first substrate includes a first basement located in a first area and a second area, and a plurality of patch electrodes. The second substrate includes a second basement and a common electrode. The radar a...