ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,560,660, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to SAMSUNG DISPLAY Co. LTD. (Gyeonggi-Do, South Korea).

"Panel inspection apparatus" was invented by Woong-Jae Chang (Yongin-si, South Korea), Sorim Park (Yongin-si, South Korea), Hee Dok Choi (Yongin-si, South Korea) and Youngmyo Hwang (Yongin-si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A panel inspection apparatus includes an inspection zone including an inlet through which a display panel is input, an outlet through which the display panel is discharged, and an inspection line extending from the inlet to the outlet through which the display panel is moved, a return zone including a return li...