Patents by Inventor Yong-Su Ham

Yong-Su Ham 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: 10963052
    Abstract: Provided are a touch sensitive element and a display device including the same. According to the exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, a touch sensitive element, includes: an electroactive layer which is formed of electroactive polymer (EAP); an electrode which is disposed on at least one surface of the electroactive layer; and a hard coating layer which is disposed on the electroactive layer and the electrode and has a negative coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE). Therefore, vibration effect in a vertical direction is maximized and impact resistance may be improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seulgi Choi, Yong-Su Ham, Taeheon Kim, YongWoo Lee, Kyungyeol Ryu, YuSeon Kho, MyungJin Lim
  • Patent number: 10963664
    Abstract: A sensor panel includes a substrate; a sensing part on the substrate and including a plurality of sensors; and a partition wall between adjacent sensors, wherein each sensor includes a first sensor electrode, a piezoelectric layer and a second sensor electrode, and wherein the partition wall has a lower dielectric constant than the piezoelectric layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chi-Wan Kim, Yong-Su Ham, Yong-Woo Lee, Kyung-Yeol Ryu, Yu-Seon Kho
  • Patent number: 10959025
    Abstract: A flexible vibration module is disclosed. The flexible vibration module includes a piezoelectric composite layer, including: a plurality of piezoelectric portions each having a piezoelectric characteristic, where at least two of the plurality of piezoelectric portions have different sizes; and a flexible portion between the plurality of piezoelectric portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: YongWoo Lee, Yong-Su Ham, Taeheon Kim, Sung-Eui Shin
  • Patent number: 10951992
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display panel configured to display an image and a plurality of vibration generating devices on a rear surface of the display panel, the display panel being at least one of a vibration plate configured to output sound and a vibration plate configured to output a haptic vibration. Each of the plurality of vibration generating devices includes a first electrode under the display panel, a piezoelectric member under the first electrode, a damping member in a periphery the piezoelectric member, and a second electrode under the piezoelectric member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: YongWoo Lee, Chiwan Kim, Taeheon Kim, Sung-Eui Shin, Kyungyeol Ryu, YuSeon Kho, YongGyoon Jang, Yong-Su Ham, Sungwook Ko
  • Publication number: 20200410195
    Abstract: A sensor panel includes a substrate; a sensing part on the substrate and including a plurality of sensors; and a partition wall between adjacent sensors, wherein each sensor includes a first sensor electrode, a piezoelectric layer and a second sensor electrode, and wherein the partition wall has a lower dielectric constant than the piezoelectric layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2020
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Applicant: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chi-Wan Kim, Yong-Su Ham, Yong-Woo Lee, Kyung-Yeol Ryu, Yu-Seon Kho
  • Patent number: 10877590
    Abstract: Provided are a contact sensitive device, a display apparatus including the same, and a method of manufacturing the same. The contact sensitive device includes an electroactive layer formed of an electroactive polymer having a plurality of nano pores and an electrode disposed on at least one surface of the electroactive layer. The electroactive layer has a ?-phase structure and improved piezoelectricity without performing a stretching process or a polling process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seulgi Choi, Yong-Su Ham, Taeheon Kim, YongWoo Lee, YuSeon Kho, MyungJin Lim
  • Publication number: 20200314515
    Abstract: Display panel and display apparatus including the same. A display panel includes a first substrate including a display portion configured to display an image, a second substrate attached to the first substrate by an adhesive member, and a vibration generating module within the adhesive member to overlap the display portion. The vibration generating module is surrounded by the second substrate and the adhesive member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2019
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Applicant: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: YongGyoon JANG, Yong-Su HAM, YongWoo LEE, Kyungyeol RYU
  • Publication number: 20200314556
    Abstract: A flexible vibration module is disclosed. The flexible vibration module includes a piezoelectric composite layer, including: a plurality of piezoelectric portions each having a piezoelectric characteristic, where at least two of the plurality of piezoelectric portions have different sizes; and a flexible portion between the plurality of piezoelectric portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2019
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Applicant: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: YongWoo LEE, Yong-Su HAM, Taeheon Kim, Sung-Eui SHIN
  • Patent number: 10790438
    Abstract: Provided are a touch sensitive element and a manufacturing method thereof. The manufacturing method for the touch sensitive element according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes forming an electroactive polymer coating layer by applying an electroactive polymer solution on a substrate; forming an electroactive layer by heating and pressurizing the electroactive polymer coating layer using a hot press roller; and forming an electrode on the electroactive layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yong-Su Ham, Taeheon Kim, YongWoo Lee, Kyungyeol Ryu, YuSeon Kho, MyungJin Lim
  • Patent number: 10705613
    Abstract: Provided is a display device. The display device includes a display panel, a vibration transfer layer, and a touch sensitive element. The vibration transfer layer is disposed under the display panel and has a plurality of openings. The touch sensitive element is disposed under the vibration transfer layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yong-Su Ham, Taeheon Kim, YongWoo Lee, Kyungyeol Ryu, YuSeon Kho, MyungJin Lim
  • Publication number: 20200213768
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display panel configured to display an image and a plurality of vibration generating devices on a rear surface of the display panel, the display panel being at least one of a vibration plate configured to output sound and a vibration plate configured to output a haptic vibration. Each of the plurality of vibration generating devices includes a first electrode under the display panel, a piezoelectric member under the first electrode, a damping member in a periphery the piezoelectric member, and a second electrode under the piezoelectric member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Applicant: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: YongWoo LEE, Chiwan KIM, Taeheon KIM, Sung-Eui SHIN, Kyungyeol RYU, YuSeon KHO, YongGyoon JANG, Yong-Su HAM, Sungwook KO
  • Patent number: 10488927
    Abstract: Provided are a display device and a method of driving the same. The display device includes: a touch sensitive element having an electroactive layer and a plurality of electrodes disposed on at least one of a top surface and a bottom surface of the electroactive layer; a display panel disposed under the touch sensitive element; and a touch sensor disposed under the touch sensitive element and having a plurality of touch electrodes, and each of the plurality of electrodes of the touch sensitive element overlaps with one touch electrode from among the plurality of touch electrodes in a one to one correspondence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: MyungJin Lim, CheolSe Kim, Yong-Su Ham, Taeheon Kim, YongWoo Lee, YuSeon Kho, Seulgi Choi
  • Patent number: 10444891
    Abstract: Provided is a touch panel. The touch panel includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a first electrode, a second electrode, a third electrode, and a dielectric layer. The second substrate faces the first substrate. The first electrode is on one surface of the first substrate. The second electrode is spaced apart from the first electrode on a same plane as the first electrode. The third electrode is on one surface of the second substrate and overlaps the first electrode and the second electrode. The dielectric layer is between the first electrode and the third electrode and between the second electrode and the third electrode and includes an anisotropic dielectric material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yong-Su Ham, SuSeok Choi, Taeheon Kim, YongWoo Lee, MyungJin Lim, Seulgi Choi
  • Patent number: 10409408
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a touch sensitive element and a display device including the same. According to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, the touch sensitive element includes an electroactive film which is formed of a fluorine based terpolymer and a polymer represented by Chemical Formula 1, wherein R is an ethyl group or a methyl group, and n is an integer of 1 or larger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kyungyeol Ryu, Yong-Su Ham, Taeheon Kim, YongWoo Lee, YuSeon Kho, MyungJin Lim, Seulgi Choi
  • Publication number: 20190250763
    Abstract: Provided are a contact sensitive device, a display apparatus including the same, and a method of manufacturing the same. The contact sensitive device includes an electroactive layer formed of an electroactive polymer having a plurality of nano pores and an electrode disposed on at least one surface of the electroactive layer. The electroactive layer has a ?-phase structure and improved piezoelectricity without performing a stretching process or a polling process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2019
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Inventors: Seulgi CHOI, Yong-Su HAM, Taeheon KIM, YongWoo LEE, YuSeon KHO, MyungJin LIM
  • Patent number: 10318051
    Abstract: Provided are a contact sensitive device, a display apparatus including the same, and a method of manufacturing the same. The contact sensitive device includes an electroactive layer formed of an electroactive polymer having a plurality of nano pores and an electrode disposed on at least one surface of the electroactive layer. The electroactive layer has a ?-phase structure and improved piezoelectricity without performing a stretching process or a polling process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seulgi Choi, Yong-Su Ham, Taeheon Kim, YongWoo Lee, YuSeon Kho, MyungJin Lim
  • Patent number: 10168781
    Abstract: Provided are a touch sensitive device and a display device including the same. The touch sensitive device includes: a first electroactive layer formed of a ferroelectric polymer; a plurality of electrodes disposed on at least one surface of the first electroactive layer; and a second electroactive layer in contact with the plurality of electrodes and the first electroactive layer and formed of an electroactive polymer. A coating layer having a low refractive index and formed of an electroactive polymer is formed on the first electroactive layer formed of a ferroelectric polymer having a low light transmittance, and, thus, a vibration level and a light transmittance of the touch sensitive device can be improved simultaneously.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Taeheon Kim, Yong-Su Ham, YongWoo Lee, YuSeon Kho, MyungJin Lim, Seulgi Choi
  • Patent number: 10133352
    Abstract: Provided is a contact sensitive device. The contact sensitive device includes an electroactive layer, a plurality of first electrodes, a plurality of second electrodes, and a bonding layer. The plurality of first electrodes is disposed on one surface of the electroactive layer and the plurality of second electrodes is disposed on the other surface of the electroactive layer. The bonding layer covers one surface of the electroactive layer and consists of a first part corresponding to the plurality of first electrodes and a second part excluding the first part. The first part and the second part of the bonding layer have different elastic moduli.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: YongWoo Lee, Yong-Su Ham, Taeheon Kim, YuSeon Kho, MyungJin Lim, Seulgi Choi
  • Publication number: 20180164888
    Abstract: Provided is a display device. The display device includes a display panel, a vibration transfer layer, and a touch sensitive element. The vibration transfer layer is disposed under the display panel and has a plurality of openings. The touch sensitive element is disposed under the vibration transfer layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2017
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Inventors: Yong-Su HAM, Taeheon KIM, YongWoo LEE, Kyungyeol RYU, YuSeon KHO, MyungJin LIM
  • Publication number: 20180164889
    Abstract: Provided are a touch sensitive element and a manufacturing method thereof. The manufacturing method for the touch sensitive element according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes forming an electroactive polymer coating layer by applying an electroactive polymer solution on a substrate; forming an electroactive layer by heating and pressurizing the electroactive polymer coating layer using a hot press roller; and forming an electrode on the electroactive layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2017
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Applicant: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yong-Su HAM, Taeheon KIM, YongWoo LEE, Kyungyeol RYU, YuSeon KHO, MyungJin LIM