ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,635,386, issued on May 19, was assigned to LG Electronics Inc. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Display device" was invented by Myungho Lee (Seoul, South Korea), Sungho Hwang (Seoul, South Korea) and Chulki Kim (Seoul, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A display device is disclosed. The display device includes a display panel, a transparent panel opposed to the display panel, a side frame coupled to the transparent panel, a belt movably disposed in the side frame, a bar which is moved by the belt, a rotatable roller connected to a lateral side of the display panel, a light-shielding sheet which is coupled both to the bar and to the roller ...