Patents by Inventor Seoyeon Lee

Seoyeon Lee 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: 20220052280
    Abstract: A display device includes a base layer including first and second portions, and a third portion between the first and second portions and configured to be bent, folded, or rolled, a light emitting element layer on one surface of the base layer at the first portion, and including light emitting elements, a circuit board on the one surface of the base layer at the third portion, and electrically connected to the light emitting elements, protective patterns spaced apart from each other on another surface of the base layer, including a resin, and also including first protective patterns spaced apart from each other on the other surface of the base layer at the first portion, and at least one second protective pattern on the other surface of the base layer at the second portion, and at least one of a heat dissipation layer or a cushion layer below the protective patterns.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2021
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Inventors: Seungwook KWON, Jaesik KIM, Woo Yong SUNG, Seoyeon LEE, Ung-Soo LEE, Jamin LEE, Jeongseok LEE, Sehoon JEONG, Seunggun CHAE, Seung-Yeon CHAE
  • Publication number: 20210313542
    Abstract: A display panel includes a peripheral region adjacent to a display region. The display region includes a hole peripheral region, and a recessed region is overlapped with the hole peripheral region. The display panel also includes a barrier layer with a penetrating opening overlapped with the recessed region, a circuit layer on the barrier layer and including a transistor and insulating layers, and a device layer including an organic light emitting area coupled to the circuit layer. In addition, a module hole is overlapped with the hole peripheral region and penetrates the base substrate, and a first groove is overlapped with the bole peripheral region and corresponds to a portion of the base substrate that is recessed from a top surface of the barrier layer and that encloses the module hole. The insulating layers include inorganic layers and an organic layer having side portions enclosing the module hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2021
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Inventors: Wonwoo CHOI, Sooyoun KIM, Junghan SEO, Wooyong SUNG, Seoyeon LEE, Hyoungsub LEE, Moonwon CHANG, Seunggun CHAE
  • Publication number: 20210234122
    Abstract: A display panel including: a substrate including an opening area and a display area surrounding the opening area; a plurality of display elements, each including a pixel electrode, an emission layer, and an opposite electrode, the plurality of display elements being located in the display area; a thin-film encapsulation layer covering the plurality of display elements and including an organic encapsulation layer and an inorganic encapsulation layer; a plurality of grooves located between the opening area and the display area, the plurality of grooves being concave in a depth direction of the substrate and having an undercut structure; and a partition wall located between neighboring grooves among the plurality of grooves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2018
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Inventors: Wonwoo CHOI, Wooyong SUNG, Sooyoun KIM, Junghan SEO, Seoyeon LEE, Hyoungsub LEE, Moonwon CHANG, Seunggun CHAE
  • Patent number: 11050041
    Abstract: A display panel includes a peripheral region adjacent to a display region. The display region includes a hole peripheral region, and a recessed region is overlapped with the hole peripheral region. The display panel also includes a barrier layer with a penetrating opening overlapped with the recessed region, a circuit layer on the barrier layer and including transistor and insulating layers, and a device layer including an organic light emitting area coupled to the circuit layer. In addition, a module hole is overlapped with the hole peripheral region and penetrates the base substrate, and a first groove is overlapped with the hole peripheral region and corresponds to a portion of the base substrate that is recessed from a top surface of the barrier layer and that encloses the module hole. The insulating layers include inorganic layers and an organic layer having side portions enclosing the module hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wonwoo Choi, Sooyoun Kim, Junghan Seo, Wooyong Sung, Seoyeon Lee, Hyoungsub Lee, Moonwon Chang, Seunggun Chae
  • Publication number: 20210143370
    Abstract: A display panel includes a plurality of display elements arranged in a display area, an opening, a multi-layer including a first layer and a second layer disposed on the first layer, and a groove. Each display element includes a pixel electrode, an emission layer disposed on the pixel electrode, and an opposite electrode disposed on the emission layer. The display area surrounds the opening. The groove is located between the opening and the display area. The groove has an undercut cross-section that is concave in a thickness direction of the multi-layer, the second layer includes a pair of tips that protrude toward a center of the groove, and a length of each tip is less than about 2?m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2020
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventors: WONWOO CHOI, WOOYONG SUNG, SOOYOUN KIM, JUNGHAN SEO, SEOYEON LEE, HYOUNGSUB LEE, MOONWON CHANG, SEUNGGUN CHAE
  • Publication number: 20210111374
    Abstract: A display device includes: a substrate that includes an opening and a display area that surrounds the opening; a plurality of grooves formed in the substrate between the opening and the display area; a display element layer on the substrate and that includes a plurality of display elements in the display area; a thin-film encapsulation layer disposed on the display element layer, the thin-film encapsulation layer including a first inorganic encapsulation layer, an organic encapsulation layer, and a second inorganic encapsulation layer which are sequentially stacked; a planarization layer disposed over the plurality of grooves and that includes an organic insulating material, wherein the planarization layer is disposed over the second inorganic encapsulation layer, and the organic encapsulation layer is disposed below the second inorganic encapsulation layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2020
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Inventors: WOOYONG SUNG, WONWOO CHOI, SOOYOUN KIM, JUNGHAN SEO, SEOYEON LEE, HYOUNGSUB LEE, MOONWON CHANG, SEUNGGUN CHAE, SEUNGYONG SONG
  • Publication number: 20210091343
    Abstract: A display device includes: a substrate including a display area, a first non-display area, a second non-display area, and a bending area; a display element disposed on a surface of the substrate; a resin layer disposed on another surface of the substrate to correspond to the display area, where the resin layer exposes at least a portion of the another surface; an external light-absorbing layer disposed on the another surface exposed by the resin layer; and a first protective layer disposed on the another surface of the substrate to correspond to the first non-display area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2020
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Inventors: Ungsoo LEE, Seungwook KWON, Kibeom LEE, Sooyoun KIM, Wooyong SUNG, Seoyeon LEE, Hyoungsub LEE, Moonwon CHANG
  • Patent number: 10873053
    Abstract: A display device includes: a substrate that includes an opening and a display area that surrounds the opening; a plurality of grooves formed in the substrate between the opening and the display area; a display element layer on the substrate and that includes a plurality of display elements in the display area; a thin-film encapsulation layer disposed on the display element layer, the thin-film encapsulation layer including a first inorganic encapsulation layer, an organic encapsulation layer, and a second inorganic encapsulation layer which are sequentially stacked; a planarization layer disposed over the plurality of grooves and that includes an organic insulating material, wherein the planarization layer is disposed over the second inorganic encapsulation layer, and the organic encapsulation layer is disposed below the second inorganic encapsulation layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wooyong Sung, Wonwoo Choi, Sooyoun Kim, Junghan Seo, Seoyeon Lee, Hyoungsub Lee, Moonwon Chang, Seunggun Chae, Seungyong Song
  • Patent number: 10862068
    Abstract: A display panel includes a plurality of display elements arranged in a display area, an opening, a multi-layer including a first layer and a second layer disposed on the first layer, and a groove. Each display element includes a pixel electrode, an emission layer disposed on the pixel electrode, and an opposite electrode disposed on the emission layer. The display area surrounds the opening. The groove is located between the opening and the display area. The groove has an undercut cross-section that is concave in a thickness direction of the multi-layer, the second layer includes a pair of tips that protrude toward a center of the groove, and a length of each tip is less than about 2 ?m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wonwoo Choi, Wooyong Sung, Sooyoun Kim, Junghan Seo, Seoyeon Lee, Hyoungsub Lee, Moonwon Chang, Seunggun Chae
  • Publication number: 20200144341
    Abstract: A display panel includes a peripheral region adjacent to a display region. The display region includes a hole peripheral region, and a recessed region is overlapped with the hole peripheral region. The display panel also includes a barrier layer with a penetrating opening overlapped with the recessed region, a circuit layer on the barrier layer and including transistor and insulating layers, and a device layer including an organic light emitting area coupled to the circuit layer. In addition, a module hole is overlapped with the hole peripheral region and penetrates the base substrate, and a first groove is overlapped with the hole peripheral region and corresponds to a portion of the base substrate that is recessed from a top surface of the barrier layer and that encloses the module hole. The insulating layers include inorganic layers and an organic layer having side portions enclosing the module hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2019
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Inventors: WONWOO CHOI, Sooyoun KIM, Junghan SEO, Wooyong SUNG, Seoyeon LEE, Hyoungsub LEE, Moonwon CHANG, Seunggun CHAE
  • Publication number: 20200127233
    Abstract: A display device includes: a substrate that includes an opening and a display area that surrounds the opening; a plurality of grooves formed in the substrate between the opening and the display area; a display element layer on the substrate and that includes a plurality of display elements in the display area; a thin-film encapsulation layer disposed on the display element layer, the thin-film encapsulation layer including a first inorganic encapsulation layer, an organic encapsulation layer, and a second inorganic encapsulation layer which are sequentially stacked; a planarization layer disposed over the plurality of grooves and that includes an organic insulating material, wherein the planarization layer is disposed over the second inorganic encapsulation layer, and the organic encapsulation layer is disposed below the second inorganic encapsulation layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2019
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Inventors: WOOYONG SUNG, WONWOO CHOI, SOOYOUN KIM, JUNGHAN SEO, SEOYEON LEE, HYOUNGSUB LEE, MOONWON CHANG, SEUNGGUN CHAE, SEUNGYONG SONG
  • Publication number: 20200119304
    Abstract: A display panel includes a plurality of display elements arranged in a display area, an opening, a multi-layer including a first layer and a second layer disposed on the first layer, and a groove. Each display element includes a pixel electrode, an emission layer disposed on the pixel electrode, and an opposite electrode disposed on the emission layer. The display area surrounds the opening. The groove is located between the opening and the display area. The groove has an undercut cross-section that is concave in a thickness direction of the multi-layer, the second layer includes a pair of tips that protrude toward a center of the groove, and a length of each tip is less than about 2 ?m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2019
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Inventors: WONWOO CHOI, WOOYONG SUNG, SOOYOUN KIM, JUNGHAN SEO, SEOYEON LEE, HYOUNGSUB LEE, MOONWON CHANG, SEUNGGUN CHAE
  • Patent number: 10541380
    Abstract: A display device includes: a substrate that includes an opening and a display area that surrounds the opening; a plurality of grooves formed in the substrate between the opening and the display area; a display element layer on the substrate and that includes a plurality of display elements in the display area; a thin-film encapsulation layer disposed on the display element layer, the thin-film encapsulation layer including a first inorganic encapsulation layer, an organic encapsulation layer, and a second inorganic encapsulation layer which are sequentially stacked; a planarization layer disposed over the plurality of grooves and that includes an organic insulating material, wherein the planarization layer is disposed over the second inorganic encapsulation layer, and the organic encapsulation layer is disposed below the second inorganic encapsulation layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wooyong Sung, Wonwoo Choi, Sooyoun Kim, Junghan Seo, Seoyeon Lee, Hyoungsub Lee, Moonwon Chang, Seunggun Chae, Seungyong Song
  • Patent number: 10503353
    Abstract: A watch-type terminal includes a display and a wireless communication unit configured to communicate with an external terminal. The watch-type terminal also includes a controller that is configured to receive information related to an event that occurs in the external terminal, and determine, based on the received information, a priority level of the event that occurs in the external terminal. The controller is also configured to determine, based on the received information, a notification icon regarding the event that occurs in the external terminal, and adjust, based on the priority level of the event, a size of the notification icon. The controller is further configured to display, on the display of the watch-type terminal, the notification icon with the adjusted size.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Yunmi Kwon, Seoyeon Lee
  • Patent number: 10466879
    Abstract: Disclosed are a terminal and operating method thereof. The present invention includes determining an action performed in the terminal, displaying at least one virtual key according to the determined action on a side display region of the terminal, and performing an operation corresponding to one of the at least one virtual key in response to an input for selecting the one of the at least one virtual key.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Hojae Jung, Yeonsuk Na, Songyi Baek, Jihye Ham, Sungjin Kang, Seoyeon Lee
  • Patent number: D916260
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Jeongguen Choi, Soyoung Kim, Seoyeon Lee, Keunho Ju
  • Patent number: D923765
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jeongguen Choi, Soyoung Kim, Seoyeon Lee, Keunho Ju
  • Patent number: D924384
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Jeongguen Choi, Soyoung Kim, Seoyeon Lee, Keunho Ju
  • Patent number: D925022
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jeongguen Choi, Soyoung Kim, Seoyeon Lee, Keunho Ju
  • Patent number: D925713
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jeongguen Choi, Soyoung Kim, Seoyeon Lee, Keunho Ju