Patents by Inventor Jae-Joong Kwon

Jae-Joong Kwon 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: 20150219289
    Abstract: A light source module includes a circuit board, a light-emitting diode package configured to be mounted on the circuit board, and a quantum dot package which is disposed apart from a side of the light-emitting diode package by a predetermined distance, and mounted on the circuit board and to convert a wavelength of light incident thereupon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2014
    Publication date: August 6, 2015
    Inventors: Jin SEO, Jae Joong KWON, Seul Gi KIM, Ha Young LEE
  • Publication number: 20150115236
    Abstract: An organic light-emitting display apparatus includes: a substrate; an organic light-emitting device including a first electrode disposed on the substrate, a second electrode disposed to face the first electrode, and an intermediate layer including an organic emission layer disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode; and a light scattering layer disposed on at least one of the first electrode and the second electrode disposed in a light emission direction, where the light scattering layer includes a plurality of barriers, and a light scattering pattern disposed at a side surface of each of the plurality of barriers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2014
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Inventors: Seung-Hwan Chung, Seul-Gi Kim, Jae-Joong Kwon
  • Publication number: 20150076457
    Abstract: An organic light-emitting display apparatus includes a substrate, an organic light-emitting device including a first electrode disposed on the substrate, a second electrode disposed opposite the first electrode, and an intermediate layer disposed between the first and second electrodes, where the intermediate layer includes an organic emission layer, and an encapsulation unit disposed on the organic light-emitting device, where at least one of the substrate and the encapsulation unit, which is disposed in an emission direction of light, includes a region having a first refractive index and a region having a second refractive index greater than the first refractive index, and the region having the first refractive index and the region having the second refractive index include materials having a same chemical formula as each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2014
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Applicant: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae-Joong Kwon, Ha-Young Lee, Seung-Hwan Chung
  • Patent number: 8888354
    Abstract: A backlight assembly includes a light guide plate having at least five sides. There is a first side. A second side is parallel to and equal in length to the first side. A third side is perpendicular to the first and second sides. A fourth side is parallel to and shorter in length than the third side. There is at least one oblique side connecting the fourth side to the first or second side. The backlight assembly additionally includes a light source unit disposed the fourth side and the oblique side of the light guide plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Min-Young Song, Jae-Joong Kwon, Seul-Gi Kim, Hyun-Chul Bae, Si-Joon Song, Sang-Chul Byun, Dong-Hyeon Lee
  • Patent number: 8814415
    Abstract: A light-emitting module includes a light guide plate and a light source unit in accordance with an embodiment. The light guide plate include an upper surface, a lower surface facing the upper surface, a plurality of side surfaces connecting the upper surface and the lower surface, and a cross-sectional surface connected to at least one of the side surfaces. The light source unit includes a substrate disposed in correspondence with the cross-sectional surface and a point light source mounted on the substrate to emit light to the cross-sectional surface. Thus, light-emitting efficiency may be enhanced and the arrangement of point light sources may be optimized, so that a required amount of emitted light may be obtained using a small number of the point light sources. In addition, uniformity of luminance and heat-radiating efficiency may also be enhanced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyoung-Joo Kim, Ju-Young Yoon, Jae-Joong Kwon, Chi-O Cho, Jin-Hee Park, Joo-Young Kim, Sung-Kyu Shim
  • Patent number: 8657480
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display panel which displays images, a light source unit which generates and emits a light, a reflective sheet disposed below the display panel, and a plate disposed between the reflective sheet and the display panel. The reflective sheet includes a light diffusion pattern provided on an upper surface thereof facing the display panel, which diffusely reflects the light, to guide the light provided from the light source unit toward the display panel. The plate is spaced apart from the reflective sheet by a predetermined distance and includes a plurality of prisms provided on a lower surface thereof facing the reflective sheet to selectively reflect and transmit the light, which is provided from both the light source unit and the reflective sheet, according to an incident angle of the light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang-Hoon Lee, Se-Ki Park, Jae-Joong Kwon, Seung-Mo Kim, Cheol-Yong Noh, Kang-Woo Lee, Sung-Wook Kang
  • Patent number: 8502933
    Abstract: A backlight unit includes a mold frame, a metal core printed circuit board (“MCPCB”) on which at least one light emitting diode (“LED”) is mounted, a reflector, a light guide plate, and an optical sheet. The mold frame includes an MCPCB fixing portion, the MCPCB is directly and removably disposed on the MCPCB fixing portion, and a lower surface of the MCPCB is exposed to the outside of the mold frame. On the MCPCB, a reflector, a light guide plate, and an optical sheet are placed in the order named. The light guide plate has a light entering surface facing the LED.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jin-Hee Park, Tae-Seok Jang, Seok-Won Kang, Yong-Woo Lee, Ju-Young Yoon, Jae-Joong Kwon, Seung-Hwa Ha
  • Publication number: 20130039093
    Abstract: A backlight assembly includes a light guide plate having at least five sides. There is a first side. A second side is parallel to and equal in length to the first side. A third side is perpendicular to the first and second sides. A fourth side is parallel to and shorter in length than the third side. There is at least one oblique side connecting the fourth side to the first or second side. The backlight assembly additionally includes a light source unit disposed the fourth side and the oblique side of the light guide plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2012
    Publication date: February 14, 2013
    Inventors: MIN-YOUNG SONG, Jae-Joong Kwon, Seui-Gi Kim, Hyun-Chui Bae, Si-Joon Song, Sang-Chul Byun, Dong-Hyeon Lee
  • Patent number: 8182131
    Abstract: In accordance with one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, a light guide plate includes a first light incident surface receiving a first external light, a second light incident surface receiving a second external light and opposite to the first light incident surface, a light exit surface connecting the first and second light incident surfaces to output the first and second external lights, a reflective surface reflecting the first and second external lights in opposition to the light exit surface, and optical path changing portions each of which having a first inclined surface and a second inclined surface. The optical path changing portions are provided on the reflective surface with a predetermined interval and recessed toward the light exit surface to reflect the first and second external lights to the light exit surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung-Kyu Shim, In-Sung Hwang, Hyoung-Joo Kim, Jae-Joong Kwon, Seung-In Baek
  • Publication number: 20110249217
    Abstract: A backlight unit includes a mold frame, a metal core printed circuit board (“MCPCB”) on which at least one light emitting diode (“LED”) is mounted, a reflector, a light guide plate, and an optical sheet. The mold frame includes an MCPCB fixing portion, the MCPCB is directly and removably disposed on the MCPCB fixing portion, and a lower surface of the MCPCB is exposed to the outside of the mold frame. On the MCPCB, a reflector, a light guide plate, and an optical sheet are placed in the order named. The light guide plate has a light entering surface facing the LED.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2011
    Publication date: October 13, 2011
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jin-Hee PARK, Tae-Seok JANG, Seok-Won KANG, Yong-Woo LEE, Ju-Young YOON, Jae-Joong KWON, Seung-Hwa HA
  • Patent number: 8002452
    Abstract: A light guide plate and a display device having the same are provided, which can uniformly emit light on the whole. The light guide plate includes a light input part including first and second areas to which light is incident, and a light output part neighboring the light input part and outputting light. The light having passed through the first area is emitted with its light quantity distribution biased in a first direction, and the light having passed through the second area is emitted with its light quantity distribution biased in a second direction different than the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae-Joong Kwon, Hyoung-Joo Kim, In-Sun Hwang, Seung-In Baek, Sung-Kyu Shim
  • Patent number: 7976207
    Abstract: Provided are a backlight assembly and a display device having the same. The backlight assembly includes a light source unit which generates light; and a light guide plate which comprises an incident light surface through which the light from the light source unit enters the light guide plate, an upper surface joined to the incident light surface and that includes a prism pattern, and a lower surface opposing the upper surface and formed with a plurality of concave portions. A diffusing pattern is formed on one of the upper surface and the lower surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyoung-Joo Kim, Sung-Kyu Shim, Seung-In Baek, Jae-Joong Kwon, In-Sun Hwang, Sung-Wook Kang
  • Patent number: 7936411
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are a light guide plate, a backlight assembly including the light guide plate, and a liquid crystal display device including the backlight assembly which can uniformly maintain the brightness uniformity and prevent the moiré phenomenon. The light guide plate in accordance with the present disclosure includes: an incident surface, to which light generated from a light source is incident, including a diffusion pattern formed in a round shape; an emitting surface, through which the light is emitted, including a first prism pattern; and an opposite surface, formed opposite to the emitting surface, including a direction change pattern by which the direction of the light is changed toward the emitting surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyoung-Joo Kim, Jae-Joong Kwon, Seung-In Baek, Sung-Kyu Shim, In-Sun Hwang
  • Patent number: 7936420
    Abstract: A monolithic light guiding and dispersing plate is provided in a backlighted display panel for receiving input light from one or more edge sources and for guiding the received light throughout the plate for substantially uniform reflection upwardly and substantially uniform dispersal toward an image forming plane located above the light guiding and dispersing plate. In one embodiment, the light guiding and dispersing plate has a light receiving surface upon which the light generated by an edge light source is incident, a top major surface which is adjacent to the light receiving surface and on which a plurality of first protrusions are formed and elongated in a first direction, wherein the first protrusions have cross-sections in the shapes of partial ellipses. The plate further has a bottom major surface in which light reflecting recesses are defined to reflect light upwardly towards the top major surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyoung-joo Kim, Jae-joong Kwon, Seung-in Baek, Sung-kyu Shim, Sung-wook Kang, Jun-young Lee, In-sun Hwang
  • Publication number: 20100290246
    Abstract: A light-emitting module includes a light guide plate and a light source unit in accordance with an embodiment. The light guide plate include an upper surface, a lower surface facing the upper surface, a plurality of side surfaces connecting the upper surface and the lower surface, and a cross-sectional surface connected to at least one of the side surfaces. The light source unit includes a substrate disposed in correspondence with the cross-sectional surface and a point light source mounted on the substrate to emit light to the cross-sectional surface. Thus, light-emitting efficiency may be enhanced and the arrangement of point light sources may be optimized, so that a required amount of emitted light may be obtained using a small number of the point light sources. In addition, uniformity of luminance and heat-radiating efficiency may also be enhanced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2010
    Publication date: November 18, 2010
    Inventors: Hyoung-Joo Kim, Ju-Young Yoon, Jae-Joong Kwon, Chi-O Cho, Jin-Hee Park, Joo-Young Kim, Sung-Kyu Shim
  • Publication number: 20100142220
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display panel which displays images, a light source unit which generates and emits a light, a reflective sheet disposed below the display panel, and a plate disposed between the reflective sheet and the display panel. The reflective sheet includes a light diffusion pattern provided on an upper surface thereof facing the display panel, which diffusely reflects the light, to guide the light provided from the light source unit toward the display panel. The plate is spaced apart from the reflective sheet by a predetermined distance and includes a plurality of prisms provided on a lower surface thereof facing the reflective sheet to selectively reflect and transmit the light, which is provided from both the light source unit and the reflective sheet, according to an incident angle of the light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2009
    Publication date: June 10, 2010
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD
    Inventors: Sang-Hoon Lee, Se-Ki Park, Jae-Joong Kwon, Seung-Mo Kim, Cheol-Yong Noh, Kang-Woo Lee, Sung-Wook Kang
  • Publication number: 20100118509
    Abstract: Provided are, a light source package having a large emission area and a low manufacturing cost, a liquid crystal display device including the light source package, and a method of manufacturing the same. The light source package includes: a package case including a bottom plate having a bottom plate flat portion, and a light source mounting plate that is formed by bending at least one end of the bottom plate and has a first inclination angle with respect to the bottom plate flat portion; a light source mounted on the light source mounting plate; and a package reflecting portion formed in the package case so as to have a second inclination angle with respect to the bottom plate flat portion and reflecting light emitted from the light source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2009
    Publication date: May 13, 2010
    Inventors: Jae-Joong KWON, Hyoung-Joo Kim, Sung-Kyu Shim, Seung-In Baek
  • Publication number: 20090316433
    Abstract: In accordance with one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, a light guide plate includes a first light incident surface receiving a first external light, a second light incident surface receiving a second external light and opposite to the first light incident surface, a light exit surface connecting the first and second light incident surfaces to output the first and second external lights, a reflective surface reflecting the first and second external lights in opposition to the light exit surface, and optical path changing portions each of which having a first inclined surface and a second inclined surface. The optical path changing portions are provided on the reflective surface with a predetermined interval and recessed toward the light exit surface to reflect the first and second external lights to the light exit surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2009
    Publication date: December 24, 2009
    Inventors: Sung-Kyu Shim, In-Sun Hwang, Hyoung-Joo Kim, Jae-Joong Kwon, Seung-In Baek
  • Publication number: 20090268484
    Abstract: Provided are a backlight assembly and a display device having the same. The backlight assembly includes a light source unit which generates light; and a light guide plate which comprises an incident light surface through which the light from the light source unit enters the light guide plate, an upper surface joined to the incident light surface and that includes a prism pattern, and a lower surface opposing the upper surface and formed with a plurality of concave portions. A diffusing pattern is formed on one of the upper surface and the lower surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2008
    Publication date: October 29, 2009
    Inventors: Hyoung-Joo Kim, Sung-Kyu Shim, Seung-In Baek, Jae-Joong Kwon, In-Sun Hwang, Sung-Wook Kang
  • Publication number: 20090180297
    Abstract: A backlight assembly which can reduce manufacturing costs and enhance display quality of a liquid crystal display (“LCD”). The backlight assembly includes: a light source emitting light; and a light guide plate (“LGP”) including an incident surface on which light emitted from the light source is incident, a top surface which adjoins the incident surface, and a bottom surface which adjoins the incident surface, faces the top surface, and includes a plurality of lower prisms separated from one another and flat portions interposed between the lower prisms, wherein each of the lower prisms includes a first surface and a second surface which are adjacent to each other, the first surface including a plurality of oblique planes having different positive slopes, the second surface having a negative slope, and where the slope forms an angle with a line normal to the incident surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2008
    Publication date: July 16, 2009
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sung-Kyu SHIM, Seung-In BAEK, Hyoung-Joo Kim, Jae-Joong KWON, In-Sun HWANG