ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,649,668, issued on June 9, was assigned to Samsung Display Co. Ltd. (Yongin-si, South Korea).

"Metal oxide nanoparticle, nanocomposite including the metal oxide nanoparticle, and ink composition, light-emitting device, electronic apparatus, and electronic equipment including the nanocomposite" was invented by Jungho Jo (Yongin-si, South Korea), Yunku Jung (Yongin-si, South Korea) and Chulsoon Park (Yongin-si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A nanocomposite including a metal oxide nanoparticle and a hydrophilic ligand is provided. The nanocomposite is a component of an ink composition, a light-emitting device, an electronic appa...