ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,693,229, issued on July 28, was assigned to SAMSUNG DISPLAY Co. LTD. (Gyeonggi-Do, South Korea).

"Inspection apparatus" was invented by Akifumi Sangu (Yongin-si, South Korea), Se-Kwang Han (Yongin-si, South Korea), Hyeran Ko (Yongin-si, South Korea) and Jaemin Son (Yongin-si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An inspection apparatus includes a light source which radiates a beam, a first lens disposed between the inspection object and the light source with a first opening defined therethrough in a first direction, a second lens disposed between the inspection object and the first lens with a second opening defined therethrough in...