ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,720,693, issued on Aug. 25, was assigned to LG Display Co. Ltd. (South Korea).

"Foldable display device having a hinge structure allowing for inner folding" was invented by YoungJoon Yun (Goyang-si, South Korea), Hyunchan Kim (Anseong-si, South Korea), Jaekyu Lee (Anyang-si, South Korea), Hyeonggwang An (Incheon, South Korea) and ShinSuk Lee (Gimpo-si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A foldable display device includes a first support plate and a second support plate, a display panel disposed on the first support plate and the second support plate and a hinge assembly disposed between the first support plate and the second supp...