Patents by Inventor Ji Hoon Sohn

Ji Hoon Sohn 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: 8552932
    Abstract: A plasma display device is provided. The plasma display device includes a plasma display panel (PDP) which includes an upper substrate on which a plurality of black matrices are formed; and an external light shielding sheet which is disposed at a front of the PDP and includes a base unit and a plurality of pattern units that are formed on the base unit and that have a lower refractive index than the base unit. A distance between a pair of adjacent black matrices is 4-12 times greater than a distance between a pair of adjacent pattern units. Therefore, it is possible for a plasma display device to effectively realize black images and enhance bright room contrast with the aid of an external light shielding sheet which is disposed at a front of a PDP and which absorbs and shields as much external light incident upon the PDP as possible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Ji Hoon Sohn, Hong Rae Cha, Sam Je Cho, Woo Sung Jang, Woon Seo Shin
  • Patent number: 8334653
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a plasma display panel (PDP) and a filter. The PDP has a display surface, and the filter has a panel side facing the display surface of the PDP and an opposing viewer side facing away from the display surface. The filter includes a base unit. The filter also includes pattern units that absorb external light from the viewer side. The pattern units have boundaries that define widths of pattern tops and widths of pattern bottoms. A distance between a pattern top and a pattern bottom defines a pattern height. A distance between adjacent boundaries, of a pair of adjacent pattern units, at adjacent pattern bottoms can be less than a distance between the adjacent boundaries at adjacent pattern tops, less than the pattern height, and greater than a width of at least one of the pattern bottoms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2012
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Hong Rae Cha, Ji Hoon Sohn, Sam Je Cho, Woo Sung Jang, Woon Seo Shin
  • Patent number: 8072141
    Abstract: A plasma display device is provided. The plasma display device includes a plasma display panel (PDP) and an external light shield sheet which absorbs external light incident upon the PDP. The external light shield sheet includes a base unit and a plurality of pattern units which are formed in the base unit. Each of the pattern units contains 2-10 weight % of light absorption particles having a size of 1 ?m or less. Since the external light shield sheet which can absorb and shield as much external light as possible is disposed at the front of the PDP, the plasma display device can effectively realize black images and improve bright room contrast.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2011
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Hong Rae Cha, Ji Hoon Sohn, Sam Je Cho, Woo Sung Jang, Woon Seo Shin
  • Patent number: 8035039
    Abstract: There are provided an electromagnetic shielding sheet and a plasma display apparatus. The electromagnetic shielding sheet includes a base sheet; a first layer on a first surface of the base sheet, the first layer including first and second patterns crossing each other; and a second layer on a second surface of the base sheet, the second layer including a third pattern. The first and second patterns include a conductive material, the third pattern includes a light absorbing material, and at least one of the first and second patterns is grounded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2011
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Hong Rae Cha, Gi Jin Kwon, Eun Seong Seo, Jin Woo Park, Woon Seo Shin, Joon Kwon Moon, Ji Hoon Sohn
  • Patent number: 8013807
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a plasma display panel (PDP) having an upper substrate at which black matrices are disposed. The apparatus includes an external light shield having a panel side facing a display surface of the PDP and an opposing viewer side facing away from the display surface. The light shield includes a base unit and includes pattern units that absorb external light from the viewer side. The pattern units have boundaries defined by intersections of the pattern units and the base unit. The boundaries define widths of pattern tops disposed toward the panel side or the viewer side and define widths of pattern bottoms disposed toward the other of the panel side and the viewer side. A distance between a pair of adjacent black matrices is 4 to 12 times greater than a distance between adjacent boundaries, of a pair of adjacent pattern units, at adjacent pattern bottoms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Hong Rae Cha, Ji Hoon Sohn, Sam Je Cho, Woo Sung Jang, Woon Seo Shin
  • Patent number: 7990034
    Abstract: A filter for a display panel includes a base unit and an external light shielding sheet. The sheet includes a plurality of pattern units provided in spaced relation adjacent the base unit to absorb external light. The base unit includes a dye or pigment for absorbing light in a specific wavelength region, and refractive indexes of the pattern units are greater than a refractive index of the base unit. The pattern units may have the same or different refractive indexes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Hong Rae Cha, Ji Hoon Sohn, Joon Kwon Moon, Woon Seo Shin
  • Publication number: 20110080084
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a plasma display panel (PDP) and a filter. The PDP has a display surface, and the filter has a panel side facing the display surface of the PDP and an opposing viewer side facing away from the display surface. The filter includes a base unit. The filter also includes pattern units that absorb external light from the viewer side. The pattern units have boundaries that define widths of pattern tops and widths of pattern bottoms. A distance between a pattern top and a pattern bottom defines a pattern height. A distance between adjacent boundaries, of a pair of adjacent pattern units, at adjacent pattern bottoms can be less than a distance between the adjacent boundaries at adjacent pattern tops, less than the pattern height, and greater than a width of at least one of the pattern bottoms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2010
    Publication date: April 7, 2011
    Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Hong Rae CHA, Ji Hoon SOHN, Sam Je CHO, Woo Sung JANG, Woon Seo SHIN
  • Patent number: 7852002
    Abstract: A filter and a plasma display device (PDP) having the same may include a plasma display panel, an EMI shielding sheet having a plurality of shielding layers each including three or more thin film layers, and a protection sheet including a base unit having a plurality of grooves formed in one surface thereof and a plurality of pattern units formed in the grooves and having a different refractive index from that of the base unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2010
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Hong Rae Cha, Ji Hoon Sohn, Eun Seong Seo, Joon Kwon Moon, Woon Seo Shin
  • Patent number: 7847482
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a plasma display device including a plasma display panel and a sheet disposed at a front surface of the plasma display panel to protect the plasma display panel from external light. The sheet includes a base unit formed with a plurality of grooves and a plurality of pattern unit lines formed on the plurality of grooves of the base unit and has a refractive index different from that of the base unit. The number of the pattern unit lines overlapped with any one of a plurality of discharge cells formed in the panel is 8 to 25. A lower end of the pattern unit lines has a width larger than an upper end of the pattern unit lines, and the upper end of the pattern unit lines is closer to the plasma display panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2010
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Hong Rae Cha, Ji Hoon Sohn, Sam Je Cho, Joon Kwon Moon, Woon Seo Shin
  • Publication number: 20100264818
    Abstract: A plasma display device is provided. The plasma display device includes a plasma display panel (PDP) and a filter which is formed at a front of the PDP. The filter includes an external light shielding sheet which includes a base unit and a plurality of pattern units that are formed on the base unit and that have a lower refractive index than the base unit. Each of the pattern units includes at least one curved edge. Therefore, it is possible for a plasma display device to effectively realize black images and enhance bright room contrast with the aid of an external light shielding sheet which is disposed at a front of a PDP and which absorbs and shields as much external light incident upon the PDP as possible.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2006
    Publication date: October 21, 2010
    Inventors: Ji Hoon Sohn, Hong Rae Cha, Sam Je Cho, Woo Sung Jang, Woon Seo Shin
  • Patent number: 7816844
    Abstract: The plasma display device comprises a plasma display panel and the filter which is formed at a front of the plasma display panel, wherein the filter includes an external light shielding sheet which comprises a base unit, and a plurality of pattern units formed on the base unit, wherein a bottom of the pattern units, which is wider than a top of the pattern units, comprises a concave having a curvature. The device can improve bright room contrast. Also, the sharpness of the display images may be enhanced by reducing the bleeding phenomenon of the display images as well as the adhesiveness of the filter may be enhanced by forming the bottom of the pattern units of the external light shielding sheet as a concave shape in which the center area is depressed into the inside.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2010
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Hong Rae Cha, Ji Hoon Sohn, Sam Je Cho, Woo Sung Jang, Woon Seo Shin, Kang Yoon Kim, Seoung Won Lee
  • Patent number: 7812539
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a filter and a plasma display device including the filter. The filter is formed on a front surface of a plasma display panel of the plasma display device and includes a first base layer; a second base layer having refractive index smaller than that of the first base layer; and a sheet for protecting external light including a plurality of pattern units formed to be spaced from each other between the first and second base layers, wherein an interval between two pattern units adjacent each other of the plurality of pattern units being larger than a height of the pattern unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2010
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Hong Rae Cha, Ji Hoon Sohn, Joon Kwon Moon, Woon Seo Shin, Eun Seong Seo, Ki Hoon Song, Jeong Ho Shin
  • Patent number: 7710036
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a plasma display panel (PDP) and a filter having a panel side facing a display surface of the PDP and an opposing viewer side facing away from the display surface. The filter includes an external light shield having a first base unit and first pattern units. The first pattern units absorb external light from the viewer side and are substantially parallel to a first axis. The filter includes an electromagnetic interference (EMI) shield overlapping the external light shield. The EMI shield includes a second base unit and second pattern units. The second pattern units are conductive and substantially parallel to a second axis. An interior angle between the first axis and the second axis can be within a range of 40 to 50 degrees.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2010
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Hong Rae Cha, Ji Hoon Sohn, Sam Je Cho, Woo Sung Jang, Woon Seo Shin
  • Publication number: 20100019994
    Abstract: A plasma display device is provided. The plasma display device includes a plasma display panel (PDP) and a filter which is disposed at a front of the PDP. The filter includes an external light shielding sheet which includes a base unit and a plurality of pattern units that are formed on the base unit and that have a lower refractive index than the base unit. A distance between tops of a pair of adjacent pattern units is 1 3.25 times greater than a distance between bottoms of the pair of adjacent pattern units. Therefore, it is possible for a plasma display device to effectively realize black images and enhance bright room contrast with the aid of an external light shielding sheet which is disposed at a front of a PDP and which absorbs and shields as much external light incident upon the PDP as possible.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2006
    Publication date: January 28, 2010
    Inventors: Ji Hoon Sohn, Hong Rae Cha, Sam Je Cho, Woo Sung Jang, Woon Seo Shin
  • Publication number: 20090295686
    Abstract: A plasma display device is provided. The plasma display device includes a plasma display panel (PDP) which includes an upper substrate on which a plurality of black matrices are formed; and an external light shielding sheet which is disposed at a front of the PDP and includes a base unit and a plurality of pattern units that are formed on the base unit and that have a lower refractive index than the base unit. A distance between a pair of adjacent black matrices is 4-12 times greater than a distance between a pair of adjacent pattern units. Therefore, it is possible for a plasma display device to effectively realize black images and enhance bright room contrast with the aid of an external light shielding sheet which is disposed at a front of a PDP and which absorbs and shields as much external light incident upon the PDP as possible.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2006
    Publication date: December 3, 2009
    Inventors: Ji Hoon Sohn, Hong Rae Cha, Sam Je Cho, Woo Sung Jang, Woon Seo Shin
  • Publication number: 20090145654
    Abstract: There are provided an electromagnetic shielding sheet and a plasma display apparatus. The electromagnetic shielding sheet includes a base sheet; a first layer on a first surface of the base sheet, the first layer including first and second patterns crossing each other; and a second layer on a second surface of the base sheet, the second layer including a third pattern. The first and second patterns include a conductive material, the third pattern includes a light absorbing material, and at least one of the first and second patterns is grounded.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2008
    Publication date: June 11, 2009
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Hong Rae CHA, Gi Jin KWON, Eun Seong SEO, Jin Woo PARK, Woon Seo SHIN, Joon Kwon MOON, Ji Hoon SOHN
  • Publication number: 20090026909
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a filter and a plasma display device thereof, and the filter includes: a base unit; and an external light shielding sheet including a plurality of pattern units each formed spaced from the base unit to absorb external light, wherein the base unit includes dye and pigment absorbing light in a specific wavelength region. With the present invention, the external light shielding sheet maximally absorbing and shielding light incident upon the PDP from the outside is disposed in front of the PDP, making it possible to effectively implement black images and enhance bright room contrast. Also, the base unit of the external light shielding sheet includes the dye or pigment absorbing light in a specific wavelength region, making it possible to shield external light and enhance light property of the plasma display device simultaneously with reducing manufacturing costs of the filter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2008
    Publication date: January 29, 2009
    Inventors: Hong Rae Cha, Ji Hoon Sohn, Joon Kwon Moon, Woon Seo Shin
  • Publication number: 20090026951
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a plasma display device. The plasma display device is formed on a upper substrate side of a panel and includes a first base layer; a second base layer having refractive index smaller than that of the first base layer; and a sheet for protecting external light including a plurality of pattern units formed to be spaced from each other between the first and second base layers, wherein an interval between two pattern units adjacent each other of the plurality of pattern units being larger than a height of the pattern unit. With the present invention, the external light shielding sheet maximally absorbing and shielding light incident upon the PDP from the outside is disposed in front of the PDP, making it possible to effectively implement black images and enhance bright room contrast.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2008
    Publication date: January 29, 2009
    Inventors: Hong Rae Cha, Ji Hoon Sohn, Joon Kwon Moon, Woon Seo Shin, Eun Seong Seo, Ki Hoon Song, Jeong Ho Shin
  • Publication number: 20080272681
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an external light shielding sheet and a plasma display panel device having the external light shielding sheet. The plasma display panel device of the present invention includes: a plasma display panel; and an external light shielding sheet having a base portion having a groove, and a pattern portion formed in the groove of the base portion, wherein an upper end of the pattern portion is arranged nearer the panel than a lower end of the pattern portion, the lower end being broader in width than the upper end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2008
    Publication date: November 6, 2008
    Inventors: Hong Rae Cha, Ji Hoon Sohn, Woon Seo Shin, Eun Seong Seo, Joon Kwon Moon
  • Publication number: 20080272697
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a filter and a plasma display device thereof, and the plasma display device includes: a plasma display panel; an EMI shielding sheet, wherein shielding layers including three or more thin film layers are repeatedly stacked; and a sheet for protecting external light having a base unit of which one side is formed with a plurality of grooves and a plurality of pattern units formed inside the grooves of the base unit and having a different refractive index from that of the base unit. According to the present invention, it is possible to effectively realize black images and enhance bright room contrast by arranging the sheet for protecting external light, which maximally absorbs and protects external light from the outside, at the front of the display panel. At the same time, it is also possible to enhance electromagnetic wave shielding effect.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2007
    Publication date: November 6, 2008
    Inventors: Hong Rae CHA, Ji Hoon Sohn, Eun Seong Seo, Joon Kwon Moon, Woon Seo Shin