ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,682,676, issued on July 14, was assigned to Samsung Display Co. Ltd. (Yongin-si, South Korea).

"Display device" was invented by Kyung Min Choi (Seoul, South Korea), Ji Hun Ryu (Hwaseong-si, South Korea), Su Yul Seo (Incheon, South Korea), Kwang Hyun Baek (Asan-si, South Korea), Dong Hwan Lee (Yongin-si, South Korea), Won Ki Hong (Suwon-si, South Korea) and Jeong An Hong (Yongin-si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided is a display device comprising a display panel, a metal plate on a bottom surface of the display panel, the metal plate including a first surface facing the bottom surface of the display panel and a second su...