ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,660,394, issued on June 16, was assigned to SAMSUNG DISPLAY Co. LTD. (Gyeonggi-Do, South Korea).

"Display device with pixel-integrated closed ring outer electrode" was invented by Seul Ki Kim (Yongin-si, South Korea), Tae Jin Kong (Yongin-si, South Korea), Myeong Hee Kim (Yongin-si, South Korea), Ji Eun Park (Yongin-si, South Korea) and Myeong Su So (Yongin-si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A display device includes a first electrode, an outer electrode surrounding the first electrode, a bank overlapping the outer electrode in a plan view, the bank including an opening that exposes the first electrode, a light emitting eleme...