Patents by Inventor Seok-Hyun Nam

Seok-Hyun Nam 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: 10295859
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a liquid crystal display device having a thin thickness and a reduced size of a bezel. According to an exemplary embodiment, the liquid crystal display device includes: a liquid crystal display panel including a display area and a non-display area enclosing the display area; a light guide plate disposed under the liquid crystal display panel and having a polygonal plane shape including a first side, a second side, a third side, and a fourth side; and a light source adjacent to the first side of the light guide plate, wherein at least one of the second side, the third side, and the fourth side of the light guide plate overlaps the display area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Eui Jeong Kang, Seok Hyun Nam, Ju Hwa Ha, Sang Ho Hwang
  • Publication number: 20190148661
    Abstract: A display device comprises: a light emitting array including a plurality of light emitting elements on a substrate and an insulating pattern disposed between the light emitting elements; a color conversion array including a plurality of sub-color conversion parts corresponding to the respective light emitting elements; and a printed circuit board having a first contact electrode connected to each of the light emitting elements, the printed circuit board driving the light emitting elements, wherein the plurality of sub-color conversion parts include first to third sub-color conversion parts that convert the light provided from corresponding light emitting elements into lights of first to third colors and emitting the converted lights, wherein each of the plurality of light emitting elements is electrically insulated from an adjacent light emitting elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2018
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Inventors: Sang Chul BYUN, Hyuk Hwan KIM, Seok Hyun NAM
  • Patent number: 10269306
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display panel including a plurality of subpixels, where each subpixel includes one of a first color filter having a first primary color, a second color filter having a second primary color and a third color filter having a third primary color, and a light source part which provides light to the display panel, where the light source part includes a first light source which generates a first light having the first primary color and a second light source which generates a second light having a mixed color of the second primary color and the third primary color, where the first light source and the second light source are alternately in a turned-on state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyuk-Hwan Kim, Jae-Sul An, Hyun-Jeong Kim, Seok-Hyun Nam
  • Publication number: 20190056623
    Abstract: A display device includes a backlight unit and a display panel disposed above the backlight unit, where the backlight unit includes a light guide plate, a housing which is disposed at one side of the light guide plate and accommodates a wavelength converting member, and a flexible glass film which covers one side of the housing, and a first laser welding part is disposed between the flexible glass film and the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2018
    Publication date: February 21, 2019
    Inventors: Woo Suk SEO, Sung Chul KIM, Won Jin KIM, Jung Hyun KIM, Seok Hyun NAM, Si Joon SONG, Kwang Wook CHOI
  • Patent number: 10199593
    Abstract: A display device comprises: a light emitting array including a plurality of light emitting elements on a substrate and an insulating pattern disposed between the light emitting elements; a color conversion array including a plurality of sub-color conversion parts corresponding to the respective light emitting elements; and a printed circuit board having a first contact electrode connected to each of the light emitting elements, the printed circuit board driving the light emitting elements, wherein the plurality of sub-color conversion parts include first to third sub-color conversion parts that convert the light provided from corresponding light emitting elements into lights of first to third colors and emitting the converted lights, wherein each of the plurality of light emitting elements is electrically insulated from an adjacent light emitting elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang Chul Byun, Hyuk Hwan Kim, Seok Hyun Nam
  • Publication number: 20180284541
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel, and a backlight unit which provides first light to the display panel, the first light being a combination of light having a first peak wavelength and light having a second peak wavelength. The display panel includes a wavelength conversion layer which converts a peak wavelength of the first light. The backlight unit includes laser diodes emitting the light having the second peak wavelength, and where the wavelength conversion layer includes quantum dots or phosphor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2018
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Inventors: Eui Jeong KANG, Young Chun KIM, Seok Hyun NAM
  • Publication number: 20180268763
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display panel including a plurality of subpixels, where each subpixel includes one of a first color filter having a first primary color, a second color filter having a second primary color and a third color filter having a third primary color, and a light source part which provides light to the display panel, where the light source part includes a first light source which generates a first light having the first primary color and a second light source which generates a second light having a mixed color of the second primary color and the third primary color, where the first light source and the second light source are alternately in a turned-on state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2018
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Inventors: Hyuk-Hwan KIM, Jae-Sul AN, Hyun-Jeong KIM, Seok-Hyun NAM
  • Patent number: 10048423
    Abstract: A backlight unit that may be used with a liquid crystal display is presented. The backlight unit includes: a bottom chassis; a light source disposed at an edge of the bottom chassis; a light-converting member disposed on the light source and including quantum dots for changing a wavelength of light emitted from the light source; and a light guide disposed on the bottom chassis adjacent to the light-converting member and positioned to receive light emitted from the light-converting member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang Hyuck Yoon, So Jeong La, Han Moe Cha, Seok Hyun Nam
  • Publication number: 20180226597
    Abstract: A display device comprises: a light emitting array including a plurality of light emitting elements on a substrate and an insulating pattern disposed between the light emitting elements; a color conversion array including a plurality of sub-color conversion parts corresponding to the respective light emitting elements; and a printed circuit board having a first contact electrode connected to each of the light emitting elements, the printed circuit board driving the light emitting elements, wherein the plurality of sub-color conversion parts include first to third sub-color conversion parts that convert the light provided from corresponding light emitting elements into lights of first to third colors and emitting the converted lights, wherein each of the plurality of light emitting elements is electrically insulated from an adjacent light emitting elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2017
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Inventors: Sang Chul BYUN, Hyuk Hwan KIM, Seok Hyun NAM
  • Patent number: 10019114
    Abstract: A display device may include a display panel, at least one light source disposed on one side of the display panel, a circuit board to drive the light source, a light guide plate in which light emitted from the light source is incident into a surface and is emitted to another surface, and a lower frame to support the display panel and to accommodate the light source and the light guide plate. The lower frame may include a base substrate, a digitizer disposed on the base substrate, and a dummy digitizer pattern disposed on the base substrate and spaced apart from the digitizer. The circuit board may be disposed between the digitizer and the dummy digitizer pattern, and the lower frame may be bent and extend around the light source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang Chul Byun, Seok Hyun Nam, Se Ki Park, Young Hye Son, Sang Hyuk Lee
  • Patent number: 10013926
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display panel including a plurality of subpixels, where each subpixel includes one of a first color filter having a first primary color, a second color filter having a second primary color and a third color filter having a third primary color, and a light source part which provides light to the display panel, where the light source part includes a first light source which generates a first light having the first primary color and a second light source which generates a second light having a mixed color of the second primary color and the third primary color, where the first light source and the second light source are alternately in a turned-on state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyuk-Hwan Kim, Jae-Sul An, Hyun-Jeong Kim, Seok-Hyun Nam
  • Publication number: 20180149807
    Abstract: A backlight unit includes a light guide plate; a wavelength conversion member disposed on a surface of the light guide plate; and a housing which houses the wavelength conversion member and is fused to the light guide plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2017
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Inventors: Woo Suk SEO, Kwang Wook CHOI, Yong Hoon KWON, Sung Chul KIM, Seok Hyun NAM, Si Joon SONG
  • Patent number: 9971197
    Abstract: A light source module includes a printed circuit board including a wiring layer, an insulating coating layer disposed on the wiring layer, and a reflection adjustment pattern disposed on the insulating coating layer and having reflection characteristics which are different from reflection characteristics of the insulating coating layer, a light emitting chip mounted on the printed circuit board, and an optical lens arranged on an upper portion of the light emitting chip and fixed to the printed circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Si Joon Song, Hyuk Hwan Kim, Hyun Jeong Kim, Seok Hyun Nam, Young Keun Lee
  • Patent number: 9874661
    Abstract: A wavelength conversion member may include a first substrate and a second substrate that overlaps the first substrate. The wavelength conversion member may further include a wavelength conversion layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate in a first direction. The wavelength conversion member may further include a first hydrophobic membrane that overlaps at least one of the first substrate, the second substrate, and the wavelength conversion layer in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sang Hyuk Lee, Seok Hyun Nam
  • Patent number: 9740042
    Abstract: A lens for a backlight of a display device, includes a lower surface, a groove portion defined recessed from the lower surface and comprising a curved surface; and an upper surface comprising an outer edge and a center, in a plan view, of which a distance from the lower surface decreases in a direction from the outer edge to the center.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ji Eun Nam, Young-Min Park, Seok Hyun Nam
  • Patent number: 9671546
    Abstract: Provided are a backlight assembly and a display device having the same. A backlight assembly includes a light source unit which emits light, a light guide plate (LGP) including an incident surface upon which light emitted from the light source unit is incident, an opposite surface which faces the incident surface, and an exit surface which connects the incident surface and the opposite surface and from which light incident upon the incident surface exits, a wavelength conversion member which is located on the exit surface and converts a wavelength of light output from the exit surface, and a first reflective member which is located on the opposite surface and reflects light incident upon the opposite surface, wherein the first reflective member includes a plurality of first color patterns which face the opposite surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seung Hwan Baek, Dong Hoon Kim, Seok Hyun Nam, Chan Jae Park, Dong Hyeon Lee, Yeong Bae Lee
  • Patent number: 9541783
    Abstract: A display device includes a bottom chassis on which a light source is disposed, a light guide plate disposed on the bottom chassis and configured to guide light emitted from the light source to a display panel, an optical sheet on the light guide plate, a mold frame coupled to the bottom chassis and including a support unit on which the display panel is disposed, and a light conversion shielding member disposed on a surface of the support unit of the mold frame having a side portion that extends down from the support unit and covers a side surface of the optical sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seung Hwan Baek, Seul Gi Kim, Yeong Bae Lee, Seok Hyun Nam, Chan Jae Park
  • Patent number: 9520386
    Abstract: A method of protecting an LED chip from damage by ESD and EMI when the LED chip is housed in a light-emitting diode(s) housing package (LED package) and the LED package is mounted on a printed circuit board is provided. The method comprises a step of not including an ESD and EMI suppressing Zener diode within the combination of the printed circuit board and the LED package and of providing within the combination of the printed circuit board and the LED package a first conductive member and a spaced apart second conductive member which are electrically connected to the LED chip and which have defined between them at least one insulative ESD and/or EMI suppressing region which breaks down in its insulative properties when subjected to voltages of absolute magnitudes greater than a predetermined threshold voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2016
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Si Joon Song, Hyuk Hwan Kim, Seok Hyun Nam, Byoung Dae Ye, Young Keun Lee
  • Patent number: 9519161
    Abstract: A wavelength conversion member, a backlight assembly, and a display device including the same are provided. In one aspect, there is provided a wavelength conversion member comprising a first substrate, a second substrate, a wavelength conversion layer, and a spacer. The second substrate is positioned on the first substrate. The wavelength conversion layer is interposed between the first substrate and the second substrate. The spacer is interposed between the first substrate and the second substrate to constantly keep a distance between the first substrate and the second substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2016
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yeong Bae Lee, Seok Hyun Nam, Seung Hwan Baek, Sang Won Lee
  • Patent number: 9447932
    Abstract: A light-emitting diode (LED) package and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. The LED package includes a package mold, an LED chip located on a surface of the package mold, and a wavelength converter located on the surface of the package mold and separated from the LED chip. The wavelength converter includes a first barrier layer located on the surface of the package mold, a wavelength conversion layer located on the first barrier layer, and a second barrier layer located on the wavelength conversion layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae Sul An, Seok Hyun Nam, Sang Hyuck Yoon, Yeong Bae Lee