Patents by Inventor Bo-Sung Kim

Bo-Sung 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: 9886152
    Abstract: A touch sensor includes a panel including display pixels and sensing nodes, a touch-sensing block configured to sense a change in capacitance of the sensing nodes, and a timing controller configured to generate state information based on a polarity of data and/or an inflow of electrostatic discharge to the panel and/or a peripheral temperature and/or an on or off state of the panel. The touch-sensing block senses a presence or absence of a touch on or over the sensing nodes based on the state information and the change in capacitance of the sensing nodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: Dongbu HiTek Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Bo Sung Kim, Seung Ho Baek, Dong Hoon Lee
  • Patent number: 9830038
    Abstract: A touch substrate includes a base substrate, a common electrode and a wire electrode. The base substrate has a plurality of common electrode areas. A common electrode is disposed in each of the common electrode areas. The common electrode has a plurality of first electrode lines extended in a first direction and arranged in a second direction crossing the first direction and a plurality of second electrode lines arranged in the first direction. The wire electrode is connected to an end of the common electrode to apply a voltage to the common electrode. The common electrode and the wire electrode are simultaneously formed through a same process using a printing substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kyu-Young Kim, Bo-Sung Kim, Youn-Gu Lee, Nam-Ok Jung
  • Patent number: 9823531
    Abstract: A thin film transistor array panel includes: gate lines; data lines insulated from and crossing the gate lines; and shorting bars disposed outside of a display area in which the gate lines cross the data lines. The shorting bars overlap portions of the data lines disposed outside of the display area. The shorting bar includes a semiconductor material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tae-Young Choi, Bo Sung Kim, Jae Woo Park, Hee Jun Byeon, Young-Wook Lee, Moon-Keun Choi
  • Publication number: 20170160617
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display with two insulating substrates. A first insulating substrate has crossing signal lines, a pixel electrode, and a drain electrode electrically connected to the pixel electrode through a contact hole. A spacer is formed on the first signal line of the first insulating substrate, and is wider at a first portion close to the first insulating substrate than at a second portion close to the second insulating substrate, and the drain electrode comprises a first portion and a second portion extending in a different direction with respect to the first portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2017
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Inventors: Joong-Hyun MUN, Jang-Kun SONG, Yong-Woo CHOI, Bo-Sung KIM, Kwan-Wook JUNG, Jung-Ho LEE, Hyo-Rak NAM
  • Publication number: 20170068349
    Abstract: A touch sensor includes a panel including display pixels and sensing nodes, a touch-sensing block configured to sense a change in capacitance of the sensing nodes, and a timing controller configured to generate state information based on a polarity of data and/or an inflow of electrostatic discharge to the panel and/or a peripheral temperature and/or an on or off state of the panel. The touch-sensing block senses a presence or absence of a touch on or over the sensing nodes based on the state information and the change in capacitance of the sensing nodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2015
    Publication date: March 9, 2017
    Inventors: Bo Sung KIM, Seung Ho BAEK, Dong Hoon LEE
  • Patent number: 9577103
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display with two insulating substrates. A first insulating substrate has crossing signal lines, a pixel electrode, and a drain electrode electrically connected to the pixel electrode through a contact hole. A spacer is formed on the first signal line of the first insulating substrate, and is wider at a first portion close to the first insulating substrate than at a second portion close to the second insulating substrate, and the drain electrode comprises a first portion and a second portion extending in a different direction with respect to the first portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Joong-Hyun Mun, Jang-Kun Song, Yong-Woo Choi, Bo-Sung Kim, Kwan-Wook Jung, Jung-Ho Lee, Hyo-Rak Nam
  • Patent number: 9455276
    Abstract: A thin film transistor array panel includes: a substrate; a gate line and a common voltage line on the substrate and electrically separated from each other; a gate insulating layer on the gate line and the common voltage line; a first passivation layer on the gate insulating layer; a common electrode on the first passivation layer; a second passivation layer on the common electrode; and a pixel electrode and a connecting member on the second passivation layer and electrically separated from each other. A first contact hole and a second contact hole are defined in the first and second passivation layers. The pixel electrode and the drain electrode are connected to each other through the second contact hole. The connecting member and the common electrode are connected to each other through the first contact hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hee Jun Byeon, Seung Sok Son, Bo Sung Kim, Yeon Taek Jeong
  • Patent number: 9406785
    Abstract: A thin film transistor includes a substrate, an oxide semiconductor layer that is disposed on the substrate, a gate electrode that overlaps with the oxide semiconductor layer, a gate insulating layer that is disposed between the oxide semiconductor layer and the gate electrode, and a source electrode and a drain electrode that at least partially overlap with the oxide semiconductor layer and are spaced from each other. The gate insulating layer includes an oxide including a first material. The oxide semiconductor layer includes an oxide which includes a same material as the first material and a second material, and the source electrode and the drain electrode include an oxide that includes a same material as the second material and a third material, and a grain boundary is not formed on an interface between at least one of the gate insulating layer and the oxide semiconductor layer or between the oxide semiconductor layer, and the source electrode and the drain electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Doo Hyoung Lee, Bo Sung Kim, Chan Woo Yang, Seung-Ho Jung, Yeon Taek Jeong, June Whan Choi, Tae-Young Choi
  • Patent number: 9362513
    Abstract: An organic thin film transistor substrate and a method of manufacturing the organic thin film transistor substrate capable of preventing overflow of an organic semiconductor layer. An organic thin film transistor substrate comprises a gate line formed on the substrate, a data line intersecting the gate line, a thin film transistor connected to the gate line and the data line and including an organic semiconductor layer, a pixel electrode connected to the thin film transistor, an organic protective layer protecting the thin film transistor, a first bank-insulating layer providing filling areas in the organic gate insulating layer and the organic semiconductor layer, and a second bank-insulating layer providing the filling area of the organic semiconductor layer together with the first bank-insulating layer and formed on a source electrode and a drain electrode of the thin film transistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seung Hwan Cho, Bo Sung Kim, Keun Kyu Song, Tae Young Choi
  • Patent number: 9363363
    Abstract: Provided is a method of controlling a portable terminal having a projector module using a headset, which includes: receiving a command signal from the headset; determining whether the projector module is in an execution or driving state; recognizing the command signal as a signal for controlling the projector module, in case the projector module is in the driving state; and controlling the projector module according to the recognized signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Young Il Choi, Myoung Dae Jin, Sung Bae Kim, Bo Sung Kim, Tae Young Kim, Phil Jun Kim, Young Ho Cho
  • Publication number: 20160098130
    Abstract: A touch substrate includes a base substrate, a common electrode and a wire electrode. The base substrate has a plurality of common electrode areas. A common electrode is disposed in each of the common electrode areas. The common electrode has a plurality of first electrode lines extended in a first direction and arranged in a second direction crossing the first direction and a plurality of second electrode lines arranged in the first direction. The wire electrode is connected to an end of the common electrode to apply a voltage to the common electrode. The common electrode and the wire electrode are simultaneously formed through a same process using a printing substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2015
    Publication date: April 7, 2016
    Inventors: Kyu-Young KIM, Bo-Sung KIM, Youn-Gu LEE, Nam-Ok JUNG
  • Patent number: 9285638
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display comprising: a substrate; a plurality of common voltage lines disposed on the substrate; an insulating layer disposed on the common voltage lines; and a common electrode and a plurality of pixel electrodes disposed on the insulating layer, the plurality of pixel electrodes constituting a plurality of pixel electrodes, respectively, wherein the insulating layer comprises a plurality of contact holes to expose at least part of the common voltage lines, and wherein two adjacent contact holes among the plurality of contact holes are spaced apart by at least one pixel therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dong Il Seo, Bo Sung Kim, Kye Hun Lee
  • Patent number: 9239651
    Abstract: A touch substrate includes a base substrate, a common electrode and a wire electrode. The base substrate has a plurality of common electrode areas. A common electrode is disposed in each of the common electrode areas. The common electrode has a plurality of first electrode lines extended in a first direction and arranged in a second direction crossing the first direction and a plurality of second electrode lines arranged in the first direction. The wire electrode is connected to an end of the common electrode to apply a voltage to the common electrode. The common electrode and the wire electrode are simultaneously formed through a same process using a printing substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2016
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kyu-Young Kim, Bo-Sung Kim, Youn-Gu Lee, Nam-Ok Jung
  • Patent number: 9136342
    Abstract: A thin film transistor is provided. A thin film transistor according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes: a substrate; a gate line disposed on the substrate and including a gate electrode; a semiconductor layer disposed on the substrate and including at least a portion overlapping the gate electrode; a gate insulating layer disposed between the gate line and the semiconductor layer; and a source electrode and a drain electrode disposed on the substrate and facing each other over a channel region of the semiconductor layer. The gate insulating layer includes a first region and a second region, the first region corresponds to the channel region of the semiconductor layer, the first region is made of a first material, the second region is made of a second material, and the first material and the second material have different atomic number ratios of carbon and silicon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yeon Taek Jeong, Bo Sung Kim, Doo-Hyoung Lee, June Whan Choi, Tae-Young Choi, Kano Masataka
  • Patent number: 9115287
    Abstract: According to a method of manufacturing a thin film transistor substrate, a composition including a metal oxalate and a solvent for manufacturing an oxide semiconductor is coated to form a thin film, the thin film is annealed, and the thin film is patterned to form a semiconductor pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yeon-Taek Jeong, Bo-Sung Kim, Doo-Hyoung Lee, Doo-Na Kim, Eun-Hye Park, Dong-Lim Kim, Hyun-Jae Kim, You-Seung Rim, Hyun-Soo Lim
  • Patent number: 9082795
    Abstract: A thin film transistor substrate according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a semiconductor layer including metal disposed on an insulating substrate, a gate electrode overlapping the semiconductor layer, and a source electrode and a drain electrode overlapping the semiconductor layer, wherein the metal in the semiconductor layer comprises indium (In), zinc (Zn), and tin (Sn), and a molar ratio ( R , R ? [ mol ? ? % ] = [ In ] [ In + Zn + Sn ] × 100 ) of indium (In) to the metals in the semiconductor layer is less than about 20%, and more specifically, the molar ratio ( R , R ? [ mol ? ? % ] = [ In ] [ In + Zn + Sn ] × 100 ) of indium (In) of the metals in the semiconductor layer is about 5% to about 13%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Doo Hyoung Lee, Chan Woo Yang, Seung-Ho Jung, Doo Na Kim, Bo Sung Kim, Eun Hye Park, June Whan Choi
  • Publication number: 20150162349
    Abstract: A thin film transistor array panel includes: a substrate; a gate line and a common voltage line on the substrate and electrically separated from each other; a gate insulating layer on the gate line and the common voltage line; a first passivation layer on the gate insulating layer; a common electrode on the first passivation layer; a second passivation layer on the common electrode; and a pixel electrode and a connecting member on the second passivation layer and electrically separated from each other. A first contact hole and a second contact hole are defined in the first and second passivation layers. The pixel electrode and the drain electrode are connected to each other through the second contact hole. The connecting member and the common electrode are connected to each other through the first contact hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2014
    Publication date: June 11, 2015
    Inventors: Hee Jun BYEON, Seung Sok SON, Bo Sung KIM, Yeon Taek JEONG
  • Publication number: 20150153937
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus are provided for preventing battery power consumption and degradation of system performance due to the system resources being utilized by applications being executed, while providing a multi-tasking function through a plurality of applications. In the method, when a plurality of applications are executed, such execution of the plurality of applications is reported to the user, so as to enable the user to terminate one or more applications, thereby preventing unnecessary consumption of battery power.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2014
    Publication date: June 4, 2015
    Inventors: Bo-Sung KIM, Jong-Kyun SHIN, Hee-Deog KIM, Hyung-Chul JUNG
  • Patent number: 8969107
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a nano-rod and a method of manufacturing a display substrate in which a seed including a metal oxide is formed. A nano-rod is formed by reacting the seed with a metal precursor in an organic solvent. Therefore, the nano-rod may be easily formed, and a manufacturing reliability of the nano-rod and a display substrate using the nano-rod may be improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tae-Young Choi, Bo-Sung Kim, Kwang-Yeol Lee, See-Won Kim
  • Publication number: 20150049276
    Abstract: A thin film transistor array panel includes: gate lines; data lines insulated from and crossing the gate lines; and shorting bars disposed outside of a display area in which the gate lines cross the data lines. The shorting bars overlap portions of the data lines disposed outside of the display area. The shorting bar includes a semiconductor material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2014
    Publication date: February 19, 2015
    Applicant: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tae-Young CHOI, Bo Sung KIM, Jae Woo PARK, Hee Jun BYEON, Young-Wook LEE, Moon-Keun CHOI