ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,720,950, issued on Aug. 25, was assigned to Sharp K.K. (Sakai City, Japan).

"Light-emitting element, display device, and method of manufacturing light-emitting element for restraining formation of carrier traps" was invented by Yoshihiro Ueta (Sakai City, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A light-emitting element includes: a first electrode; a first charge transport layer; a silicide layer containing silicide; a light-emitting layer; and a second electrode, all of which are provided in this order. The first charge transport layer and the light-emitting layer are adjacent to each other via the silicide layer."

The patent was filed on ...