Patents by Inventor Min-Ho Ok
Min-Ho Ok 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).
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Patent number: 8066394Abstract: A backlight assembly includes a plurality of lamps, a receiving container and a conductive member. Each of the lamps includes a lamp body, a first electrode part disposed at a first end portion of the lamp body and a second electrode part disposed at a second end portion of the lamp body, the second end portion being opposite to the first end portion. The receiving container includes a bottom plate on which the lamps are disposed and a sidewall disposed at edge portions of the bottom plate to define a receiving space. The receiving container has a plurality of grounding portions formed on the bottom plate or the sidewalls. The conductive member electrically connects the second electrode part to one of the grounding portions.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2010Date of Patent: November 29, 2011Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Won-Ju Kim, Min-Ho Ok, Yoon-Soo Kwon, Jung-Tae Kang, Sang-Hoon Park, Jin-Ho Ha, Woong-Jae Chang
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Patent number: 7952656Abstract: A backlight assembly generating less noise after power is turned ON or OFF, and a liquid crystal display device comprising the backlight assembly. The backlight assembly includes an alignment plate having a plurality of socket insertion holes each having socket insertion hole sidewalls, wherein at least one projection is formed on an inner surface of a socket insertion hole sidewall. An outer surface of a socket inserted into the socket insertion hole comes into physical contact with the projection.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2008Date of Patent: May 31, 2011Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventor: Min-Ho Ok
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Patent number: 7883230Abstract: A supporting member for a liquid crystal display device comprises a base substrate, a lamp clip protruded from the base substrate in a first direction to hold a lamp that generates light, a supporting part protruded from the base substrate in the first direction to support a diffusion member that diffuses the light generated from the lamp, and a fixing clip protruded from the base substrate in a second direction substantially opposite to the first direction, wherein the fixing clip combines with a receiving container.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2006Date of Patent: February 8, 2011Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yong-Il Kim, Min-Ho Ok, Sang-Hoon Park
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Publication number: 20110002113Abstract: A backlight assembly includes a plurality of lamps, a receiving container and a conductive member. Each of the lamps includes a lamp body, a first electrode part disposed at a first end portion of the lamp body and a second electrode part disposed at a second end portion of the lamp body, the second end portion being opposite to the first end portion. The receiving container includes a bottom plate on which the lamps are disposed and a sidewall disposed at edge portions of the bottom plate to define a receiving space. The receiving container has a plurality of grounding portions formed on the bottom plate or the sidewalls. The conductive member electrically connects the second electrode part to one of the grounding portions.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2010Publication date: January 6, 2011Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTDInventors: Won-Ju Kim, Min-Ho Ok, Yoon-Soo Kwon, Jung-Tae Kang, Sang-Hoon Park, Jin-Ho Ha, Woong-Jae Chang
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Patent number: 7843526Abstract: A display module of an LCD device having a rear case shaped as a four-cornered container having sidewalls on each of its four edges; a backlight assembly formed by depositing and fixing a reflector plate, a light guide plate, and a series of sheets onto a mold frame where a lamp assembly receiving portion, a gate PCB receiving portion, and a source PCB receiving portion are integrally formed; an LCD panel module having an upper panel, a lower panel coupled to the upper panel with a liquid crystal inserted therebetween, a gate PCB electrically connected to an end portion of the lower panel, and a source PCB electrically connected to another end portion of the lower panel and has a conductive pattern for an electric signal to be applied to an inverter; a main chassis which defines an active screen area of the LCD panel module and couples the mold frame and the LCD panel module to the rear case; and a front case coupled to the main chassis and covering a whole surface of the LCD panel module excluding the activeType: GrantFiled: April 10, 2009Date of Patent: November 30, 2010Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Sang-Duk Lee, Min-Ho Ok
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Patent number: 7806544Abstract: A backlight assembly includes a plurality of lamps, a receiving container and a conductive member. Each of the lamps includes a lamp body, a first electrode part disposed at a first end portion of the lamp body and a second electrode part disposed at a second end portion of the lamp body, the second end portion being opposite to the first end portion. The receiving container includes a bottom plate on which the lamps are disposed and a sidewall disposed at edge portions of the bottom plate to define a receiving space. The receiving container has a plurality of grounding portions formed on the bottom plate or the sidewalls. The conductive member electrically connects the second electrode part to one of the grounding portions.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2006Date of Patent: October 5, 2010Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Won-Ju Kim, Min-Ho Ok, Yoon-Soo Kwon, Jung-Tae Kang, Sang-Hoon Park, Jin-Ho Ha, Woong-Jae Chang
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Patent number: 7758197Abstract: A backlight assembly includes a container, a plurality of lamps and a lamp-fixing member. The container includes a bottom face and side faces extending therefrom that define a receiving space. The lamps are arranged in parallel with each other in the container. The lamp-fixing member includes a support body installed in the container and arranged in a direction intersecting a lengthwise direction of extension of each of the lamps, a lamp-fixing portion protruding from the support body and covering a respective lamp, and a boss protruding from an inner face of the lamp-fixing portion and extending toward a center of the respective lamp to fix the respective lamp with a corresponding lamp-fixing portion via a point or line contact. Thus, a local decrease in temperature of the lamp covered by the lamp-fixing portion may be prevented to improve image display quality by preventing or eliminating dark spots.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2006Date of Patent: July 20, 2010Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Seong-Sik Choi, Kyung-Rok Ko, Du-Hwan Chung, Min-Ho Ok
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Publication number: 20090256989Abstract: A display module of an LCD device having a rear case shaped as a four-cornered container having sidewalls on each of its four edges; a backlight assembly formed by depositing and fixing a reflector plate, a light guide plate, and a series of sheets onto a mold frame where a lamp assembly receiving portion, a gate PCB receiving portion, and a source PCB receiving portion are integrally formed; an LCD panel module having an upper panel, a lower panel coupled to the upper panel with a liquid crystal inserted therebetween, a gate PCB electrically connected to an end portion of the lower panel, and a source PCB electrically connected to another end portion of the lower panel and has a conductive pattern for an electric signal to be applied to an inverter; a main chassis which defines an active screen area of the LCD panel module and couples the mold frame and the LCD panel module to the rear case; and a front case coupled to the main chassis and covering a whole surface of the LCD panel module excluding the activeType: ApplicationFiled: April 10, 2009Publication date: October 15, 2009Inventors: Sang-Duk LEE, Min-Ho Ok
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Patent number: 7535537Abstract: A display module of an LCD device having a rear case shaped as a four-cornered container having sidewalls on each of its four edges; a backlight assembly formed by depositing and fixing a reflector plate, a light guide plate, and a series of sheets onto a mold frame where a lamp assembly receiving portion, a gate PCB receiving portion, and a source PCB receiving portion are integrally formed; an LCD panel module having an upper panel, a lower panel coupled to the upper panel with a liquid crystal inserted therebetween, a gate PCB electrically connected to an end portion of the lower panel, and a source PCB electrically connected to another end portion of the lower panel and has a conductive pattern for an electric signal to be applied to an inverter; a main chassis which defines an active screen area of the LCD panel module and couples the mold frame and the LCD panel module to the rear case; and a front case coupled to the main chassis and covering a whole surface of the LCD panel module excluding the activeType: GrantFiled: January 15, 2008Date of Patent: May 19, 2009Assignee: Samsung Electronics, Co., Ltd.Inventors: Sang-Duk Lee, Min-Ho Ok
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Publication number: 20090091683Abstract: A backlight assembly generating less noise after power is turned ON or OFF, and a liquid crystal display device comprising the backlight assembly. The backlight assembly includes an alignment plate having a plurality of socket insertion holes each having socket insertion hole sidewalls, wherein at least one projection is formed on an inner surface of a socket insertion hole sidewall. An outer surface of a socket inserted into the socket insertion hole comes into physical contact with the projection.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2008Publication date: April 9, 2009Inventor: Min-Ho Ok
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Publication number: 20080111942Abstract: A display module of an LCD device having a rear case shaped as a four-cornered container having sidewalls on each of its four edges; a backlight assembly formed by depositing and fixing a reflector plate, a light guide plate, and a series of sheets onto a mold frame where a lamp assembly receiving portion, a gate PCB receiving portion, and a source PCB receiving portion are integrally formed; an LCD panel module having an upper panel, a lower panel coupled to the upper panel with a liquid crystal inserted therebetween, a gate PCB electrically connected to an end portion of the lower panel, and a source PCB electrically connected to another end portion of the lower panel and has a conductive pattern for an electric signal to be applied to an inverter; a main chassis which defines an active screen area of the LCD panel module and couples the mold frame and the LCD panel module to the rear case; and a front case coupled to the main chassis and covering a whole surface of the LCD panel module excluding the activeType: ApplicationFiled: January 15, 2008Publication date: May 15, 2008Inventors: Sang-Duk Lee, Min-Ho Ok
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Patent number: 7327430Abstract: A display module of an LCD device having a rear case shaped as a four-cornered container having sidewalls on each of its four edges; a backlight assembly formed by depositing and fixing a reflector plate, a light guide plate, and a series of sheets onto a mold frame where a lamp assembly receiving portion, a gate PCB receiving portion, and a source PCB receiving portion are integrally formed; an LCD panel module having an upper panel, a lower panel coupled to the upper panel with a liquid crystal inserted therebetween, a gate PCB electrically connected to an end portion of the lower panel, and a source PCB electrically connected to another end portion of the lower panel and has a conductive pattern for an electric signal to be applied to an inverter; a main chassis which defines an active screen area of the LCD panel module and couples the mold frame and the LCD panel module to the rear case; and a front case coupled to the main chassis and covering a whole surface of the LCD panel module excluding the activeType: GrantFiled: June 30, 2003Date of Patent: February 5, 2008Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Sang-Duk Lee, Min-Ho Ok
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Publication number: 20070236910Abstract: A covering member for a display device includes a supporting part, a sidewall part and a plurality of contact parts. The supporting part is extended along a surface of the display device. The sidewall part is extended from the supporting part along a side surface of the display device, and an opening is formed at the sidewall part. A plurality of contact parts is inclined with respect to the sidewall part and extended from an edge of the opening, each of the contact parts bent a plurality of times. Contact parts contact another component of the display device. Therefore, the number of components of the display device is reduced, so that the manufacturing process of the display device may be simplified.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 5, 2007Publication date: October 11, 2007Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Su-Young YUN, Won-Ju KIM, Jae-Hwan CHUN, Min-Ho OK
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Publication number: 20070210694Abstract: A supporting member for a liquid crystal display device comprises a base substrate, a lamp clip protruded from the base substrate in a first direction to hold a lamp that generates light, a supporting part protruded from the base substrate in the first direction to support a diffusion member that diffuses the light generated from the lamp, and a fixing clip protruded from the base substrate in a second direction substantially opposite to the first direction, wherein the fixing clip combines with a receiving container.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2006Publication date: September 13, 2007Inventors: Yong-Il Kim, Min-Ho Ok, Sang-Hoon Park
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Publication number: 20070081322Abstract: A backlight assembly includes a container, a plurality of lamps and a lamp-fixing member. The container includes a bottom face and side faces extending therefrom that define a receiving space. The lamps are arranged in parallel with each other in the container. The lamp-fixing member includes a support body installed in the container and arranged in a direction intersecting a lengthwise direction of extension of each of the lamps, a lamp-fixing portion protruding from the support body and covering a respective lamp, and a boss protruding from an inner face of the lamp-fixing portion and extending toward a center of the respective lamp to fix the respective lamp with a corresponding lamp-fixing portion via a point or line contact. Thus, a local decrease in temperature of the lamp covered by the lamp-fixing portion may be prevented to improve image display quality by preventing or eliminating dark spots.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2006Publication date: April 12, 2007Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTDInventors: Seong-Sik CHOI, Kyung-Rok KO, Du-Hwan CHUNG, Min-Ho OK
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Publication number: 20060279957Abstract: A lamp, lamp holder, and a power supply substrate that allow easy fabrication of a backlight assembly or a power supply module for a display device are presented. The lamp includes a lamp tube and an electrode that extends outside the lamp tube to form a lamp lead. The lamp holder includes a body for holding the lamp tube and a power supply member for providing voltage to the lamp lead. A power supply module includes a power supply substrate combined with a lamp holder holding the lamp. The lamp holders are fixed to fixing portions of the power supply substrate or to fixing holes of a connection plate. As the design allows easy separation of the lamp holders from the power supply substrate, building a backlight assembly or a display device is facilitated.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 9, 2006Publication date: December 14, 2006Inventors: Yoon-Soo Kwon, Jung-Tae Kang, Sang-Hoon Park, Jin-Ho Ha, Woong-Jae Chang, Yong-Seok Yang, Min-Ho Ok, Kyung-Rok Ko, Jae-Hwan Chun, Jae-Seok Gho, Dal-Jung Kwon, Moon-Shik Kang, Young-Sup Kwon, Eui-Dong Hwang
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Publication number: 20060274552Abstract: A backlight assembly includes a plurality of lamps, a receiving container and a conductive member. Each of the lamps includes a lamp body, a first electrode part disposed at a first end portion of the lamp body and a second electrode part disposed at a second end portion of the lamp body, the second end portion being opposite to the first end portion. The receiving container includes a bottom plate on which the lamps are disposed and a sidewall disposed at edge portions of the bottom plate to define a receiving space. The receiving container has a plurality of grounding portions formed on the bottom plate or the sidewalls. The conductive member electrically connects the second electrode part to one of the grounding portions.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 18, 2006Publication date: December 7, 2006Inventors: Won-Ju Kim, Min-Ho Ok, Yoon-Soo Kwon, Jung-Tae Kang, Sang-Hoon Park, Jin-Ho Ha, Woong-Jae Chang
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Publication number: 20060077691Abstract: In a light diffusion unit, a display device having the light diffusion unit, and an apparatus for manufacturing the light diffusion unit, the light diffusion unit includes a diffusion plate and a protruded portion. The diffusion plate has a light diffusion material that diffuses a light. The protruded portion is on the diffusion plate to guide the light diffusion unit so that a central portion of the diffusion plate has a convex shape. Therefore, an image display quality is improved.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 19, 2005Publication date: April 13, 2006Inventors: Dong-Hoon Kim, Jin-Sung Choi, Jong-Dae Park, Jae-Hwan Chun, Geun-Hyung Kim, Min-Ho Ok, Tae-Seok Kim
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Publication number: 20040090567Abstract: A display module of an LCD device having a rear case shaped as a four-cornered container having sidewalls on each of its four edges; a backlight assembly formed by depositing and fixing a reflector plate, a light guide plate, and a series of sheets onto a mold frame where a lamp assembly receiving portion, a gate PCB receiving portion, and a source PCB receiving portion are integrally formed; an LCD panel module having an upper panel, a lower panel coupled to the upper panel with a liquid crystal inserted therebetween, a gate PCB electrically connected to an end portion of the lower panel, and a source PCB electrically connected to another end portion of the lower panel and has a conductive pattern for an electric signal to be applied to an inverter; a main chassis which defines an active screen area of the LCD panel module and couples the mold frame and the LCD panel module to the rear case; and a front case coupled to the main chassis and covering a whole surface of the LCD panel module excluding the activeType: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2003Publication date: May 13, 2004Inventors: Sang-Duk Lee, Min-Ho Ok
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Patent number: 6587166Abstract: A display module of an LCD device having a rear case shaped as a four-cornered container having sidewalls on each of its four edges; a backlight assembly formed by depositing and fixing a reflector plate, a light guide plate, and a series of sheets onto a mold frame where a lamp assembly receiving portion, a gate PCB receiving portion, and a source PCB receiving portion are integrally formed; an LCD panel module having an upper panel, a lower panel coupled to the upper panel with a liquid crystal inserted therebetween, a gate PCB electrically connected to an end portion of the lower panel, and a source PCB electrically connected to another end portion of the lower panel and has a conductive pattern for an electric signal to be applied to an inverter; a main chassis which defines an active screen area of the LCD panel module and couples the mold frame and the LCD panel module to the rear case; and a front case coupled to the main chassis and covering a whole surface of the LCD panel module excluding the activeType: GrantFiled: August 25, 1999Date of Patent: July 1, 2003Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Sang-Duk Lee, Min-Ho Ok