Patents by Inventor Sung-Man Kim

Sung-Man Kim 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: 11985884
    Abstract: A display device prevents cracks from spreading to an active area. The display device includes a substrate including an active area and a non-active area having a bending area, a thin-film transistor disposed in the active area, a light-emitting element disposed in the active area and connected to the thin-film transistor, an encapsulation layer disposed on the light-emitting element, a touch sensor disposed on the encapsulation layer, a touch pad disposed in the non-active area, a first routing line connecting the touch sensor to the touch pad via a second routing line in the bending area, and a crack prevention layer disposed on the second routing line in the bending area. Thus, the crack prevention layer is capable of preventing the occurrence of cracks in the bending area BA, thus preventing cracks from spreading to the active area AA.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang-Hyuk Won, Min-Joo Kim, Jae-Won Lee, Sang-Hoon Pak, Byong-Hoo Kim, Ji-Hye Lee, Jae-Man Jang, Sung-Jin Kim, Jae-Hyung Jang
  • Publication number: 20240144462
    Abstract: Disclosed are an apparatus and system for evaluating a welding condition on the basis of three-dimensional data. An aspect of the present embodiment provides an apparatus for evaluating a welding condition, the apparatus including a communication unit configured to receive a three-dimensional image for an evaluation target from the outside, a base material recognition unit configured to recognize a base material from the three-dimensional image for the evaluation target by using a point cloud, a bead extraction unit configured to extract a welding bead welded between the base materials, a bead cross-section acquisition unit configured to acquire cross-sections at preset intervals for the extracted welding bead, and a profile analysis unit configured to analyze a profile of the welding bead for the cross-section acquired by the bead cross-section acquisition unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: Korea Photonics Technology Institute
    Inventors: Hoe Min KIM, Sung Kuk CHUN, Seon Man KIM, Kwang Hoon LEE, Jeong Rok YUN, Un Yong KIM
  • Publication number: 20240145939
    Abstract: A dual polarization antenna is disclosed in at least one embodiment of the present disclosure, including a base substrate, a power feeding unit supported on the base substrate, and a radiating plate supported on the power feeding unit, the power feeding unit includes a first feeding substrate and a second feeding substrate arranged to cross each other on the base substrate, the first feeding substrate includes a first feed line configured to supply a first reference phase signal to a first point on the radiating plate and to supply a first reverse phase signal having a reverse phase relative to the first reference phase signal, to a second point on the radiating plate, the second feeding substrate includes a second feed line configured to supply a second reference phase signal to a third point on the radiating plate and to supply a second reverse phase signal having a reverse phase relative to the second reference phase signal, to a fourth point on the radiating plate, and wherein the first feeding substrate
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: KMW INC.
    Inventors: Sung Hwan SO, Oh Seog CHOI, Seong Man KANG, Yong Won SEO, Myung Hwa KIM, Su Yong LEE
  • Publication number: 20240145835
    Abstract: Discussed is a battery that may include at least one battery module including at least one battery cell, a case tray configured to support the at least one battery module, a case cover coupled with the case tray to cover the at least one battery module, a sealing gasket disposed between the case tray and the case cover to prevent penetration of moisture or foreign substance into the at least one battery module, and a reinforcing unit provided to the case cover to be disposed adjacent to the sealing gasket and configured to prevent twisting of the case cover when the case tray and the case cover are coupled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2022
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Young-Jin KIM, Yong-Shik SHIN, Do-Wung SON, Seung-Hyun YUN, Byeong-Yoon JUNG, Sung-Man CHOI
  • Publication number: 20240136620
    Abstract: Discussed is a battery pack that may include at least one battery module including at least one battery cell; a case tray configured to support the at least one battery module; a tray cover coupled to the case tray; and at least one bushing gasket configured to connect the case tray and the tray cover and to support the case tray on a plurality of points.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2022
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Young-Jin KIM, Yong-Shik SHIN, Do-Wung SON, Seung-Hyun YUN, Byeong-Yoon JUNG, Sung-Man CHOI
  • Publication number: 20240128502
    Abstract: An embodiment solid electrolyte includes a first compound and a second compound. The first compound is represented by a first chemical formula Li7-aPS6-a(X11-bX2b)a, wherein X1 and X2 are the same or different and each represents F, Cl, Br, or I, and wherein 0<a?2 and 0<b<1, and the second compound is represented by a second chemical formula Li7-cP1-2dMdS6-c-3d(X11-eX2e)c, wherein X1 and X2 are the same or different and each represents F, Cl, Br, or I, wherein M represents Ge, Si, Sn, or any combination thereof, and wherein 0<c?2, 0<d<0.5, and 0<e<1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Sa Heum Kim, Yong Jun Jang, Yong Gu Kim, Sung Man Cho, Sun Ho Choi, Seong Hyeon Choi, Kyu Sung Park, Young Gyoon Ryu, Suk Gi Hong, Pil Sang Yun, Myeong Ju Ha, Hyun Beom Kim, Hwi Chul Yang
  • Publication number: 20240102727
    Abstract: A refrigerator may include a storage compartment, an inner door which comprises an opening having a size corresponding to a size of the storage compartment, a plurality of door guards, and an outer door which open and close the storage compartment, wherein the inner door comprises a control unit may control an internal environment of the storage compartment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyun Joo KIM, Yong Man SEO, In-Sung HWANG, Bok Hyun JANG, Tae Youl LEE, Jeong Won CHOI
  • Publication number: 20230387679
    Abstract: A protection system of ship's power distribution system, when a fault occurs in the feeder preset to be in charge of the third circuit breaker module, the relay of the third circuit breaker module trips the circuit breaker based on a magnitude and a direction of a fault current, and to transmit a power distribution maintenance signal to the relay of the second circuit breaker module. When a fault occurs in the switchboard preset to be in charge of the second circuit breaker module, the relays of the second and third circuit breaker modules trip the circuit breaker based on a magnitude and a direction of a fault current and the relay of the second circuit breaker module transmit a power distribution maintenance signal to the relay of the third circuit breaker module preset based on the magnitude and direction of the fault current.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2023
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Inventors: Joon Ho KIM, Seong Il KIM, Duck Su LEE, Jeong Hyeok HEO, Cheol Woo SONG, Dong Gu LEE, Sung Man KIM
  • Patent number: 11175545
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a gate line, a data line, and a compensation voltage line disposed on an insulation substrate; a first passivation layer disposed on the gate line, the data line, and the compensation voltage line; a pixel electrode connected to the gate line and the data line, and a compensation electrode connected to the compensation voltage line, disposed on the first passivation layer; and a common electrode formed on the first passivation layer, wherein the compensation electrode overlaps at least a portion of the data line, and the compensation voltage line is formed with the same layer as the data line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sung Man Kim, Jun Ho Song, Tong Young Kim, Su Jin Lee, Yeon-Mun Jeon, Young Je Cho
  • Patent number: 10788719
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes first to fourth pixel electrodes neighbored each other in a first direction, a common electrode at least partially overlapping the first to fourth pixel electrodes, and a first data line and a second data line extended in a second direction different from the first direction, and neighbored each other where the first data line is interposed between the first pixel electrode and the second pixel electrode, the second data line is interposed between the third pixel electrode and the fourth pixel electrode, and at least one slit defined in the common electrode is interposed between the second pixel electrode and the third pixel electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Won Ho Kim, Sung Man Kim, Min Chul Song, Hwa Yeul Oh, Yeon Mun Jeon
  • Patent number: 10734420
    Abstract: An image sensor is provided. The image sensor may include first to fourth unit pixels. The first unit pixel includes a first photodiode, a first transfer gate, and a first floating diffusion region, and the second unit pixel includes a second photodiode, a second transfer gate, and a second floating diffusion region, and the third unit pixel includes a third photodiode, a third transfer gate, and a third floating diffusion region, and the fourth unit pixel includes a fourth photodiode, a fourth transfer gate, and a fourth floating diffusion region. The first photodiode and the third photodiode may be N-type photodiodes. The second photodiode and the fourth photodiode may be P-type photodiodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventor: Sung-Man Kim
  • Patent number: 10504473
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes: a plurality of pixel blocks, each pixel block of the plurality of pixel blocks including a first pixel electrode connected to a first switching element and a second pixel electrode connected to a second switching element; gate lines which extend along a first direction and include a first gate line connected to the first switching element and a second gate line connected to the second switching element; and data lines which extend along a second direction intersecting the first direction. A gate voltage is applied to the first gate line before the second gate line, and the first pixel electrode of each of the pixel blocks displays a same color.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sung-Man Kim, Hong-Woo Lee, Jong-Hwan Lee, Hyeon-Hwan Kim, Jong-Hyuk Lee
  • Patent number: 10473971
    Abstract: A color conversion display panel according to an exemplary embodiment includes a transmission layer disposed on a substrate, a color conversion layer disposed on the substrate and including at least one of a quantum dot and a phosphor, a wire grid pattern disposed on the color conversion layer and the transmission layer, and a reflection pattern connected to a part of the wire grid pattern and disposed between the color conversion layer and the transmission layer disposed adjacent to the color conversion layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seon Uk Lee, Sung Man Kim, Han Jun Yu, Seong Su Lim, Kyung Tae Chae, Tae Hyung Hwang
  • Patent number: 10417978
    Abstract: A liquid-crystal display device is provided. The liquid-crystal display device includes super-pixels, each of the super-pixels including a first pixel, a second pixel and a third pixel arranged in a first row, and a fourth pixel arranged in a second row, and first and second data lines extending in a column direction, wherein a width of the fourth pixel is equal to a sum of widths of the first to third pixels, each of the first to fourth pixels is connected to one of the first and second data lines, each of the first data lines is disposed adjacent to one side of the first pixel, and each of the second data lines is disposed between the second pixel and the third pixel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung Man Kim, Jun Ho Song, Tae Hyung Hwang
  • Patent number: 10347688
    Abstract: Disclosed is an image sensor may include a pixel array having a central region and peripheral regions around the central region, one or more first unit pixels arranged in the peripheral regions. Each of the first unit pixels comprising a pair of left and right photodiodes. The left and right photodiodes in at least one of the one or more of the first unit pixels may have different sizes and are optically isolated from each other by a first PD isolation region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventor: Sung-Man Kim
  • Publication number: 20190131326
    Abstract: An image sensor is provided. The image sensor may include first to fourth unit pixels. The first unit pixel includes a first photodiode, a first transfer gate, and a first floating diffusion region, and the second unit pixel includes a second photodiode, a second transfer gate, and a second floating diffusion region, and the third unit pixel includes a third photodiode, a third transfer gate, and a third floating diffusion region, and the fourth unit pixel includes a fourth photodiode, a fourth transfer gate, and a fourth floating diffusion region. The first photodiode and the third photodiode may be N-type photodiodes. The second photodiode and the fourth photodiode may be P-type photodiodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2018
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Inventor: Sung-Man Kim
  • Patent number: 10197861
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate (FS) on which pixel regions are defined, a second substrate (SS) facing the FS, an alignment film disposed on a surface of the FS facing the SS, a wavelength conversion layer disposed on a surface of the SS facing the FS, a transmissive layer disposed on the surface of SS, a common electrode disposed on surfaces of the wavelength conversion layer and the transmissive layer facing the FS, a light-blocking member disposed on a surface of the common electrode facing the FS, and a liquid crystal layer between the alignment film and the light-blocking member. Each pixel region among the pixel regions includes: a pixel electrode disposed on the surface of the FS; an opening region in the light-blocking member; and a pixel overlap region outside the opening region, the pixel electrode overlapping the light-blocking member in the pixel overlap region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kwang Soo Bae, Sung Man Kim, Jung Suk Bang, Min Jeong Oh, Bo Ram Lee
  • Publication number: 20190033664
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate (FS) on which pixel regions are defined, a second substrate (SS) facing the FS, an alignment film disposed on a surface of the FS facing the SS, a wavelength conversion layer disposed on a surface of the SS facing the FS, a transmissive layer disposed on the surface of SS, a common electrode disposed on surfaces of the wavelength conversion layer and the transmissive layer facing the FS, a light-blocking member disposed on a surface of the common electrode facing the FS, and a liquid crystal layer between the alignment film and the light-blocking member. Each pixel region among the pixel regions includes: a pixel electrode disposed on the surface of the FS; an opening region in the light-blocking member; and a pixel overlap region outside the opening region, the pixel electrode overlapping the light-blocking member in the pixel overlap region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2018
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Inventors: Kwang Soo BAE, Sung Man KIM, Jung Suk BANG, Min Jeong OH, Bo Ram LEE
  • Patent number: 10177182
    Abstract: An image sensor includes: a first sub-pixel and a second sub-pixel that are adjacent to each other; and an upper shield, wherein the first sub-pixel includes a first photodiode and a first storage diode, and the second sub-pixel includes a second photodiode and a second storage diode, and the upper shield is formed over the first and second storage diodes vertically overlap with the first and second storage diodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: SK Hynix Inc.
    Inventor: Sung-Man Kim
  • Patent number: 10133138
    Abstract: A display device may include a pixel electrode, a transistor, a first gate line, a second gate line, and a third gate line. The transistor may be electrically connected to the pixel electrode. The first gate line may be electrically connected to the transistor. The second gate line may extend not parallel to the first gate line. The third gate line may overlap the pixel electrode and may extend not parallel to the first gate line. The second gate line or the third gate line may be electrically connected to the first gate line. The pixel electrode may be partially positioned between the second gate line and the third gate line in a plan view of the display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hwa Yeul Oh, Sung Man Kim, Min Chul Song, Seong Su Lim, Tae Hyung Hwang