ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,656,894, issued on June 16, was assigned to Samsung Display Co. Ltd. (Yongin-si, South Korea).

"Touch sensor and display device including the same" was invented by Do Ik Kim (Yongin-si, South Korea), Ga Young Kim (Yongin-si, South Korea), Sang Hyun Lim (Yongin-si, South Korea), Young Sik Kim (Yongin-si, South Korea), Sang Chul Lee (Yongin-si, South Korea) and Hwan Hee Jeong (Yongin-si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A touch sensor includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and a sensing channel. The first electrode includes first electrode cells arranged in a first direction, a first connection portion connecting the fir...