ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,501,796, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to Samsung Display Co. Ltd. (Yongin-si, South Korea).

"Display device" was invented by Jae Yong Jang (Yongin-si, South Korea), Dan Won Lim (Yongin-si, South Korea), Bon Yong Koo (Yongin-si, South Korea) and Su Jin Lee (Yongin-si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A display device includes: a display panel including an active area to be slid in a first direction and a non-active area surrounding the active area; a plurality of pixels in the active area; and a first power supply to transfer a first power voltage to drive the plurality of pixels, wherein the active area includes: a first act...