US Patent Issued to Samsung Display on Feb. 17 for "Display apparatus having a pixel defining layer with overhang structure" (South Korean Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,557,483, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to Samsung Display Co. Ltd. (Gyeonggi-Do, South Korea).

"Display apparatus having a pixel defining layer with overhang structure" was invented by Soojung Chae (Yongin-si, South Korea), Dahye Park (Yongin-si, South Korea), Taesun Park (Yongin-si, South Korea), Seokhwan Bang (Yongin-si, South Korea) and Jemin Lee (Yongin-si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A display apparatus includes a first pixel electrode, a bank layer including a first opening overlapping the first pixel electrode, and including an overhang portion, a first protective layer between an outer portion of the first pixel ...