Patents by Inventor Hee-Keun Lee

Hee-Keun Lee has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 9645420
    Abstract: A display panel that includes a flexible substrate is provided. The flexible substrate includes a first corner, and a plurality of display elements disposed on the first substrate. The flexible substrate also includes a first primary edge and a second primary edge which extend in different directions to meet at the first corner, and the first corner includes a first edge having a polygonal shape with n (n is a natural number of 2 or more) vertexes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hee-Keun Lee, Hae-Ju Yun
  • Patent number: 9625753
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes: a substrate; a thin film transistor disposed on the substrate; a pixel electrode connected with the thin film transistor; and a roof layer disposed to face the pixel electrode, wherein a plurality of microcavities having respective liquid crystal injection holes are formed between the pixel electrode and the roof layer, and the microcavities are filled with electrically orientatable liquid crystal molecules, wherein a light blocking layer disposed adjacent to the injection holes is formed and covering the thin film transistor, wherein the light blocking layer is covered by a passivation layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yeun Tae Kim, Koichi Sugitani, Jung Wook Lee, Hoon Kang, Min Su Kim, Seon-Il Kim, Hee-Keun Lee
  • Publication number: 20170075164
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display includes: a substrate; a thin film transistor disposed on the substrate; a pixel electrode connected to the thin film transistor; and a roof layer facing the pixel electrode. A plurality of microcavities are between the pixel electrode and the roof layer. A liquid crystal material is in the microcavities, and a dent is formed in the roof layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2016
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Inventors: Hee-Keun LEE, Seon Uk LEE
  • Patent number: 9581866
    Abstract: A manufacturing method of a display device includes: forming a thin film transistor on a substrate; forming a pixel electrode connected to the thin film transistor in at least one of the plurality of pixel areas on the substrate; forming a sacrificial layer on the pixel electrode; forming an opening in the sacrificial layer by removing at least a part of the sacrificial layer; forming a roof layer on the sacrificial layer and forming a support member in the opening; forming an injection hole by patterning the roof layer to expose at least a part of the sacrificial layer; forming a microcavity between the pixel electrode and the roof layer by removing the sacrificial layer; forming a liquid crystal layer in the microcavity by injecting a liquid crystal material through the injection hole; and forming an encapsulation layer on the roof layer to seal the microcavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Soo Jung Lee, Yeun Tae Kim, Hee-Keun Lee, Sung Jun Kim, Sung Woo Cho
  • Patent number: 9575373
    Abstract: A display device may include a display panel configured to display an image. The display device may further include a first electrode overlapping the display panel and separated from the display panel. The display device may further include a second electrode overlapping the first electrode and separated from the display panel. The display device may further include a first liquid crystal layer disposed between the first electrode and a first portion of the second electrode. The display device may further include a third electrode electrically insulated from the first electrode, overlapping the second electrode, and separated from the display panel. The display device may further include a second liquid crystal layer disposed between the third electrode and a second portion of the second electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jung Hwan Yi, Hee-Keun Lee, Moon Jung Baek, Jong Suk Lee, Kyung Ho Jung, Jung-Hyun Cho
  • Publication number: 20170045672
    Abstract: An exemplary embodiment provides a display device that includes a substrate including a bent portion, a polarizer disposed below the substrate, a thin film transistor disposed on the substrate, and a pixel electrode connected to the thin film transistor, wherein the polarizer includes an extending portion extended to the bent portion, and the extending portion is bent along the bent portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2016
    Publication date: February 16, 2017
    Inventors: Dae Ho LEE, Myung Hwan KIM, Han Joon YOO, Jae Sang LEE, Hee-Keun LEE
  • Patent number: 9570480
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display includes a thin film transistor on a substrate, a pixel electrode connected to a first terminal of the thin film transistor, a roof layer above the pixel electrode, a microcavity between the pixel electrode and the roof layer, the microcavity including a liquid crystal injection hole, a partition wall in the microcavity, the partition wall partitioning the microcavity into a first area and a second area, and a liquid crystal layer with liquid crystal molecules in the microcavity, the liquid crystal molecules in the first area being a different type than the liquid crystal molecules in the second area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hee-Keun Lee, Yeun Tae Kim, Dae Ho Song, Hae Ju Yun, Soo Jung Lee
  • Patent number: 9563077
    Abstract: Provided is a liquid crystal display, including: an insulating substrate, the insulating substrate includes a center region and an edge region surrounding the center region; a roof layer formed on the insulating substrate, and configured to support a plurality of separated microcavities; a pixel electrode formed on the insulating substrate, and formed in the microcavity supported by the roof layer; and a liquid crystal layer positioned within the microcavity, in which the roof layer includes an opening for injecting a liquid crystal into the plurality of microcavities, and the opening in the center region has a substantially uniform size, and the opening in the edge region is smaller than the opening in the center region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang Ji Park, Hee-Keun Lee, Soo Jung Lee, Ji Yeon Choi
  • Patent number: 9557611
    Abstract: An exemplary embodiment of the present inventive concept provides a liquid crystal display including: a substrate on which a thin film transistor is disposed; a pixel electrode disposed on the thin film transistor to be connected to the thin film transistor; a liquid crystal layer disposed on the pixel electrode and disposed within a microcavity having an injection hole; a roof layer disposed on the microcavity; and a capping layer disposed on the roof layer and around the injection hole, the capping layer including particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hee Keun Lee, Myeong Hee Kim, Han Joon Yoo, Dae Ho Lee
  • Patent number: 9507226
    Abstract: A display device according to an exemplary embodiment includes a flexible substrate, a gate line and a data line located on the substrate, a thin film transistor connected to the gate line and the data line, a pixel electrode connected to the thin film transistor, a pad located at an end of the gate line and the data line, a driver connected to the pad, and a sealant covering the pad and the driver, wherein the sealant includes air bubbles or particles therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hee-Keun Lee, Myeong Hee Kim
  • Patent number: 9508855
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display includes: a substrate; a thin film transistor disposed on the substrate; a pixel electrode connected to the thin film transistor; and a roof layer facing the pixel electrode. A plurality of microcavities are between the pixel electrode and the roof layer. A liquid crystal material is in the microcavities, and a dent is formed in the roof layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hee-Keun Lee, Seon Uk Lee
  • Patent number: 9500913
    Abstract: A display device includes a substrate including a pixel area, a thin-film transistor formed on the substrate, a pixel electrode connected to the thin-film transistor, a common electrode formed on the pixel electrode, a space formed between the pixel electrode and the common electrode, and a roof layer formed on the common electrode. The common electrode and the roof layer include a protrusion protruding from at least one of an upper edge and a lower edge of the pixel area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hee Keun Lee, Yeun Tae Kim, Nam Seok Roh, Hae Ju Yun
  • Publication number: 20160320654
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a liquid crystal display according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes: forming a polymer thin film layer on a substrate; forming a thin film transistor (TFT) substrate on the polymer thin film layer; forming a thin film transistor array on the thin film transistor substrate; forming an upper polarizing plate on the thin film transistor substrate on which the thin film transistor array is formed; applying a laser to the polymer thin film layer to remove a portion of the polymer thin film layer and the substrate; attaching an adhesive layer onto a rear surface of the polymer thin film layer from which the substrate is separated; and attaching the polymer thin film layer onto which the adhesive layer is attached and a lower polarizing plate together.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2016
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Inventors: Myung Hwan KIM, Myeong Hee KIM, Dae Ho LEE, Hee-Keun LEE
  • Publication number: 20160313478
    Abstract: Provided is a flexible substrate for a display device including: a plastic layer; and particles positioned in the plastic layer and reducing a thickness factor influencing warpage of the plastic layer. Further, provided is a display device including: a flexible substrate; a thin film transistor positioned on the flexible substrate; a pixel electrode positioned on the thin film transistor; and an electro-optical active layer positioned on the pixel electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2015
    Publication date: October 27, 2016
    Inventors: Dae Ho LEE, Hee-Keun LEE
  • Publication number: 20160313598
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a display device capable of more stably forming a horizontal electric field. A display device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a substrate; a thin film transistor disposed on the substrate; a microcavity having a first side, a second side opposite to the first side, and an upper surface extending between the first side and the second side; a pixel electrode connected to the thin film transistor and positioned along the first side; a common electrode extending along the second side; a roof layer covering the pixel electrode, the common electrode, and the upper surface of the microcavity; and a liquid crystal layer disposed in the microcavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2016
    Publication date: October 27, 2016
    Inventors: Eun Hee HAN, Hee-Keun LEE
  • Publication number: 20160313585
    Abstract: A display device may include a substrate, a transistor, a pixel electrode, a roof layer, and a liquid crystal layer positioned in microcavities between the roof layer and the substrate. The roof layer may include a first roof portion and a second roof portion. The first roof portion may overlap the pixel electrode and may be directly connected to the second roof portion. The second roof portion may be positioned closer to the transistor than the first roof portion. A minimum distance between the substrate and the second roof portion may be less than a minimum distance between the substrate and the first roof portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2016
    Publication date: October 27, 2016
    Inventors: Hee-Keun LEE, Myeong Hee KIM, Han Joon YOO, Dae Ho LEE
  • Publication number: 20160306207
    Abstract: A display device according to an exemplary embodiment includes: a substrate, a thin film transistor on the substrate, a pixel electrode connected to the thin film transistor, a common electrode on the pixel electrode to be spaced apart from the pixel electrode while a plurality of microcavities are interposed between the common electrode and the pixel electrode, a roof layer on the common electrode, an alignment layer on the pixel electrode and beneath the common electrode and including a photosensitive material, a liquid crystal layer filling the microcavities, and an encapsulation layer on the roof layer to seal the microcavities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2016
    Publication date: October 20, 2016
    Inventors: Seon Uk LEE, Nam Seok ROH, Hee-Keun LEE, Seok-Joon HONG
  • Patent number: 9405142
    Abstract: The inventive concept provides a liquid crystal display including an insulation substrate; a roof layer which is formed on the insulation substrate; a pixel electrode which is formed on the insulation substrate and under the microcavity supported by the roof layer; and a liquid crystal layer which is disposed in the microcavity. The opening corresponding to unit microcavity includes portions having a first width and a second width. According to the inventive concept, configurations of the pixel and the opening which may minimize the remaining liquid crystal are provided to adjust a size of the liquid crystal injection hole between a plurality of microcavities into which the liquid crystal is injected, which may prevent an orientation error of the liquid crystal caused by the remaining liquid crystal outside the microcavity and thus prevent the display error.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Soo Jung Lee, Hee-Keun Lee
  • Publication number: 20160209696
    Abstract: A display device according to an exemplary embodiment includes a flexible substrate, a gate line and a data line located on the substrate, a thin film transistor connected to the gate line and the data line, a pixel electrode connected to the thin film transistor, a pad located at an end of the gate line and the data line, a driver connected to the pad, and a sealant covering the pad and the driver, wherein the sealant includes air bubbles or particles therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2015
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Inventors: Hee-Keun LEE, Myeong Hee KIM
  • Publication number: 20160202540
    Abstract: A display device that can simplify the manufacturing process thereof is provided. The display device includes: a substrate; a thin film transistor disposed on the substrate; a pixel electrode connected to the thin film transistor; a roof layer formed above the pixel electrode in such a manner so as to be spaced apart from the pixel electrode with a microcavity interposed therebetween; a liquid crystal layer disposed in the microcavity; and an encapsulation layer disposed on the roof layer and sealing the microcavity, wherein the roof layer has an L-shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2015
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Inventors: Hee Keun LEE, Dong Woo KIM, Dong Youb OH