Patents by Inventor Il-Gon Kim

Il-Gon Kim 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).

  • Publication number: 20190135001
    Abstract: A display device includes a first substrate; a plurality of gate lines arranged in a row direction on the first substrate; a plurality of data lines arranged in a column direction intersecting the row direction; and a plurality of pixels formed in a plurality of pixel areas defined by the gate and data lines, the plurality of pixels comprising at least a first pixel and a second pixel respectively disposed in a first pixel area and a second pixel area that are immediately adjacent to each other. Each of the first and second pixels comprises a thin film transistor electrically connected to the gate and data lines, and a pixel electrode electrically connected to the thin film transistor. The data lines are disposed-apart by different distances from each other in the column direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2018
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Inventors: Il Gon KIM, Sun Hwa LEE
  • Patent number: 10228598
    Abstract: A provided is a display device. The display device in which a plurality of pixels comprising a first pixel for displaying a first color is defined, the display device comprises: an insulating substrate; and a color adjustment pattern which is disposed in a first pixel on the insulating substrate, emits incident light by adjusting the color of the incident light, and has a first stepped portion formed on at least a part of an edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyun Joon Kim, Kyung Bae Kim, Il Gon Kim
  • Patent number: 10168584
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display (LCD) according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes: a lower panel having a pixel electrode including at least one unit pixel electrode; an upper panel having a common electrode including at least one unit common electrode; and a liquid crystal layer interposed between the lower and upper panels. The unit pixel electrode includes an at least approximately diagonally oriented and parallelogram-shaped center electrode, and further includes a plurality of branches extending from the center electrode, and the common electrode includes an opening extending in a first direction corresponding to a direction of bending of the LCD.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Se Hyoung Cho, Sang Hyeon Song, Il Gon Kim, Mee Hye Jung
  • Patent number: 10163936
    Abstract: A display device includes a first substrate; a plurality of gate lines arranged in a row direction on the first substrate; a plurality of data lines arranged in a column direction intersecting the row direction; and a plurality of pixels formed in a plurality of pixel areas defined by the gate and data lines, the plurality of pixels comprising at least a first pixel and a second pixel repectively disposed in a first pixel area and a second pixel area that are immediately adjacent to each other. Each of the first and second pixels comprises a thin film transistor electrically connected to the gate and data lines, and a pixel electrode electrically connected to the thin film transistor. The data lines are disposed-apart by different distances from each other in the column direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Il Gon Kim, Sun Hwa Lee
  • Patent number: 10120508
    Abstract: A touch sensor including first touch electrode lines extending in one direction and second touch electrode lines extending in a diagonal direction sloped with respect to the first touch electrode lines. A first touch electrode line intersects a second touch electrode line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Se Hyoung Cho, Il Gon Kim, Kyung-Hoon Kim, Sang Jin Jeon
  • Publication number: 20180292932
    Abstract: In a display device, a driving element is disposed on a rear substrate, and a passivation layer covers the driving element. A pixel electrode is disposed on the passivation layer and is connected to the driving element. An organic emission layer is disposed on the pixel electrode and is configured to emit light toward the rear substrate. A common electrode is disposed on the organic emission layer. A touch electrode is disposed between the rear substrate and the passivation layer, and it forms a capacitive component when an external touch occurs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2018
    Publication date: October 11, 2018
    Inventors: Se Hyoung Cho, Kyung-Hoon Kim, Kang Moon Jo, Dong Woo Kim, Il Gon Kim
  • Publication number: 20180284927
    Abstract: A display device includes a substrate including a pixel area, and a peripheral area enclosing at least one side of the pixel area, a plurality of pixels provided in the pixel area, each of the plurality of pixels including a light-emitting area from which light is emitted, a light-emitting element which is provided in each of plurality of the pixels and which emits the light, a pixel circuit which is provided in each of the plurality of pixels and which drives the light-emitting element, and a conductive pattern which is disposed between the substrate and the pixel circuit and which overlap the pixel circuit in a plan view. Pixels of the plurality of pixels each may include a sensing unit which is electrically connected to the conductive pattern and which senses a touch of a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2018
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Inventors: Ji Sun KIM, Jang Mi KANG, Il Gon KIM
  • Publication number: 20180203292
    Abstract: An exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure provides a color conversion display panel including: a light blocking member and a blue light cutting filter disposed on a color conversion substrate; a first color conversion layer and a second color conversion layer disposed on the blue light cutting filter to include nanocrystals; and a transmission layer disposed on the color conversion substrate, wherein the blue light cutting filter overlaps side surfaces of the first color conversion layer, the second color conversion layer, and the transmission layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2018
    Publication date: July 19, 2018
    Inventors: Kyung-Bae KIM, Il Gon KIM, Hyun Joon KIM
  • Patent number: 10025437
    Abstract: In a display device, a driving element is disposed on a rear substrate, and a passivation layer covers the driving element. A pixel electrode is disposed on the passivation layer and is connected to the driving element. An organic emission layer is disposed on the pixel electrode and is configured to emit light toward the rear substrate. A common electrode is disposed on the organic emission layer. A touch electrode is disposed between the rear substrate and the passivation layer, and it forms a capacitive component when an external touch occurs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Se Hyoung Cho, Kyung-Hoon Kim, Kang Moon Jo, Dong Woo Kim, Il Gon Kim
  • Publication number: 20180183008
    Abstract: A display device includes: a substrate including a pixel region and a peripheral region; a plurality of pixels provided in the pixel region, the plurality of pixels including first, second, and third sub-pixels each including a light emitting region; a light emitting element disposed in the light emitting region of each of the first, second, and third sub-pixels; a pixel circuit disposed in each of the first, second, and third sub-pixels, the pixel circuit configured to drive the light emitting element, wherein each pixel includes a first region in which the pixel circuit is disposed and a second region except the first region, wherein the light emitting element disposed in the first sub-pixel overlaps with the pixel circuit, and the light emitting element disposed in the second sub-pixel is disposed in the second region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2017
    Publication date: June 28, 2018
    Inventors: Hee Rim SONG, Gyung Soon PARK, Il Gon KIM, Jeong Woo MOON
  • Patent number: 9991296
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display includes a first pixel and a second pixel that extend in a data line direction. The first and second pixels are connected to a same data line, and the first pixel is closer to a data driver than the second pixel. A channel width of a thin film transistor of the first pixel is less than a channel width of a thin film transistor of the second pixel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Se Hyoung Cho, Il Gon Kim, Sung Hwan Kim, Mee Hye Jung
  • Patent number: 9947253
    Abstract: There are provided a display device capable of detecting a defect of a scan driver. The display device includes pixels positioned in regions demarcated by scan lines and data lines, a scan driver including a plurality of stages connected to the scan lines, an inspection unit connected to the stages to detect whether the stages are defective, and including first transistors turned on when a control signal is supplied, and a timing controller supplying the control signal, wherein the timing controller detects a position of a defective stage by reducing a period during which the control signal is supplied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Se Hyoung Cho, Dong Woo Kim, Kyung Hoon Kim, Il Gon Kim, Kang Moon Jo
  • Patent number: 9927669
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display includes: a first substrate; a reference voltage line including a storage electrode; a pixel electrode including a first subpixel electrode and a second subpixel electrode, and disposed in a pixel area; a second substrate facing the first substrate; and a liquid crystal layer provided between the first substrate and the second substrate, wherein the first subpixel electrode includes a first horizontal stem and a first vertical stem, the second subpixel electrode includes a second horizontal stem and a second vertical stem, the second subpixel electrode is provided to an external side of the pixel area to surround the first subpixel electrode, and the storage electrode includes a first storage electrode overlapping the first horizontal stem of the first subpixel electrode, and a second storage electrode overlapping the second vertical stem of the second subpixel electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sang Uk Lim, Il Gon Kim, Sang Jin Jeon, Mee Hye Jung, Sung Hwan Kim, Eun Ju Kim
  • Patent number: 9927671
    Abstract: A display panel includes a high pixel electrode including a first stem which extends substantially in a first direction, and a second stem which extends substantially in a second direction crossing the first direction, a low pixel electrode including a first stem which extends substantially in the first direction, and a second stem which extends substantially in the second direction, a data line which extends in the second direction, a high storage line which extends substantially in the second direction and overlaps the second stem of the high pixel electrode, and a low storage line which extends substantially in the second direction and overlaps the second stem of the low pixel electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Se-Hyoung Cho, Il-Gon Kim, Mee-Hye Jung
  • Publication number: 20180081217
    Abstract: A provided is a display device. The display device in which a plurality of pixels comprising a first pixel for displaying a first color is defined, the display device comprises: an insulating substrate; and a color adjustment pattern which is disposed in a first pixel on the insulating substrate, emits incident light by adjusting the color of the incident light, and has a first stepped portion formed on at least a part of an edge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2017
    Publication date: March 22, 2018
    Inventors: Hyun Joon KIM, Kyung Bae KIM, Il Gon KIM
  • Patent number: 9904087
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a substrate; a pixel electrode disposed on the substrate; a roof layer facing the pixel electrode; a liquid crystal layer disposed in a plurality of microcavities between the pixel electrode and the roof layer; a partition disposed between adjacent microcavities among the plurality of microcavities; and a shielding electrode disposed between the substrate and the partition, wherein the shielding electrode is disposed on the same layer as the pixel electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sun Hwa Lee, Kwang-Chul Jung, Il Gon Kim
  • Publication number: 20180052493
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a display panel including a display area that can be stretched by including a plurality of stretching units and a peripheral area positioned at an edge of the display area. Each of the stretching units includes: a plurality of islands separately disposed to include a plurality of pixels disposed therein; a plurality of bridges extended from the islands to connect adjacent islands or to connect the islands with the peripheral area; and a plurality of openings disposed adjacent to the bridges, between the bridges, and between the bridges and the islands, wherein areas of the islands are gradually increased toward the peripheral area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2017
    Publication date: February 22, 2018
    Inventors: Jong Ho HONG, Hye Jin JOO, Gun Mo KIM, Il Gon KIM, Jae Min SHIN
  • Patent number: 9891480
    Abstract: A display device includes a first substrate comprising a pixel area a first pixel electrode on the pixel area and a second pixel electrode overlapping the first pixel electrode; a second substrate including a common electrode and facing the first substrate; and a liquid crystal layer between the first substrate and the second substrate. The first pixel electrode includes first and second sides parallel to a side of the pixel area; third and fourth sides respectively extending from first ends of the first and second sides, inclined with respect to the first and second sides and parallel to each other; and fifth and sixth sides parallel to each other, and connecting the second and first sides with the third and fourth sides, respectively. An acute angle between each of the third to sixth sides, with respect to the first and second sides, exceeds about 135 degrees.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jang-Mi Kang, Mee-Hye Jung, In-Jae Hwang, Il-Gon Kim
  • Patent number: 9893133
    Abstract: An organic light emitting diode (OLED) display includes a substrate including a penetrated portion positioned in a display area for displaying an image and a light emission region neighboring the penetrated portion. The OLED display also includes an OLED positioned on the light emission region of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Gyung Soon Park, Il Gon Kim
  • Publication number: 20180039134
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display according to an exemplary embodiment includes: a first substrate; a second substrate overlapping and separated from the first substrate; a liquid crystal layer between the first substrate and the second substrate; a first color conversion layer, a second color conversion layer, and a transmitting layer between the first substrate and the liquid crystal layer; a first polarization layer between the first color conversion layer and the liquid crystal layer, between the second color conversion layer and the liquid crystal layer, and between the transmitting layer and the liquid crystal layer; and a thin film transistor between the first polarization layer and the liquid crystal layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2017
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventors: Kyung-Bae KIM, Il Gon KIM, Hyun Joon KIM