Patents by Inventor Bon Koo

Bon Koo 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).

  • Display device and method of manufacturing the same
    Patent number: 9535283
    Abstract: Provided is a display device and a method of manufacturing the same. The display device includes a reflective display part including a first cathode electrode and a first anode electrode and a liquid crystal layer, a light emitting display part including a second cathode electrode and a second anode electrode and a light emission film, and a thin film transistor part being electrically connected to the first and second anode electrodes. The light emitting display part further includes a bank disposed on one side of the second anode electrode between the second anode electrode and the light emission film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Yong Hae Kim, Gi Heon Kim, Hojun Ryu, Chi-Sun Hwang, Jong-Heon Yang, Sang Chul Lim, Jae Bon Koo, Jonghee Lee, Jeong Ik Lee
  • ICE MAKING DUCT FOR REFRIGERATOR AND ICE MAKING METHOD OF USING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20160370048
    Abstract: An ice making duct for a refrigerator and an ice making method using the same are disclosed. The ice making duct for a refrigerator comprises a cooling duct configured to allow cooling air to flow in a longitudinal direction therein, and to have both ends connected to the ice making compartment such that the cooling air circulates to the ice making compartment, an evaporation coil installed to be wound around the cooling duct and configured to cool air by heat exchange with a refrigerant, and a heat transfer fin provided within the cooling duct.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2015
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Inventor: Min Bon KOO
  • COOLED-AIR CIRCULATION STRUCTURE OF REFRIGERATOR AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20160370087
    Abstract: The present invention provides a refrigerator comprising a main body comprising a refrigerating compartment and a freezing compartment, an ice machine installed in the refrigerating compartment, a cooled-air inlet duct configured to supply cooled air from the freezing compartment into the ice machine of the refrigerating compartment, a cooled-air outlet duct configured to return the cooled air, used in the ice machine, from the ice machine to the freezing compartment, a first fan installed between an end of the cooled-air inlet duct and the ice machine; and a second fan installed between an end of the cooled-air outlet duct and the ice machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2015
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Inventor: Min Bon KOO
  • ICE MAKING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A REFRIGERATOR
    Publication number: 20160370059
    Abstract: Ice making system and method for a refrigerator is disclosed. The ice making system includes an ice making unit that makes ice cubes; a cold air generator unit that cools air inside a cooling duct so as to produce cold air, a cold air circulation unit that supplies the cold air from the cold air generator to the ice making unit and discharges the cold air from the ice making unit to the cold air generator, and a drainage unit that drains defrost water produced from the cooling duct to an outside.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2015
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Inventor: Min Bon KOO
  • REFRIGERATOR AND ICE MAKING METHOD THEREFOR
    Publication number: 20160370088
    Abstract: A refrigerator and an ice making method therefor is disclosed. The refrigerator comprises a refrigerator body, a storage space defined in the refrigerator body, a door that opens and closes the storage space, an ice making unit that makes ice cubes, a cool air producing unit that cools air inside a cooling duct to produce cool air, and a cool air circulation unit that supplies the cool air from the cool air producing unit to the ice making unit and discharges air from the ice making unit to the cool air producing unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2015
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Inventor: Min Bon KOO
  • ICE MAKING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A REFRIGERATOR
    Publication number: 20160370078
    Abstract: Ice making system and method for a refrigerator is disclosed. The ice making system includes an ice making unit that makes ice cubes, a cold air generator that cools air inside a cooling duct so as to produce cold air, a cold air circulation unit that supplies the cold air from the cold air generator to the ice making unit, and discharges the cold air from the ice making unit to the cold air generator, and a cold air guiding unit that circulates the cold air inside the ice making unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2015
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Inventor: Min Bon KOO
  • REFRIGERATOR AND ICE MAKING METHOD THEREOF
    Publication number: 20160370071
    Abstract: Refrigerator and an ice making method thereof are disclosed. The refrigerator, comprises a main body configured to form an appearance of the refrigerator, a storage space installed within the main body, a door configured to open and close the storage space, an ice making chamber provided in the door, a cooling duct configured to allow cooling air to be movable in a longitudinal direction, and provided in the main body to have both ends connected to the ice making chamber such that the cooling air circulates to the ice making chamber, and an evaporation coil installed in the cooling duct and configured cool air to the cooling air through heat exchanging with a refrigerant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2015
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Inventor: Min Bon KOO
  • ICE MAKING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REFRIGERATOR
    Publication number: 20160370089
    Abstract: A method and system for ice making in a refrigerator is disclosed. The ice making system comprising an ice making unit that makes ice cubes in a refrigerator compartment door, a cool air producing unit that is provided in a refrigerator body and cools air inside a cooling duct, a connection unit that connects the ice making unit to the cooling duct in response to a closure of the refrigerator compartment door onto the refrigerator body, and a cool air circulation unit that supplies the cool air from the cool air producing unit to the ice making unit and discharges the cool air from the ice making unit to the cool air producing unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2015
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Inventor: Min Bon KOO
  • ICE MAKING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A REFRIGERATOR
    Publication number: 20160370083
    Abstract: Ice making system and method for a refrigerator is disclosed. The ice making system includes an ice making unit that makes ice cubes; a cold air generator that cools air inside a cooling duct so as to produce cold air; a cold air circulation unit that supplies the cold air from the cold air generator to the ice making unit, and discharges the cold air from the ice making unit to the cold air generator; and an opening/closing unit that discharges defrost water produced from the cooling duct to an outside.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2015
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Inventor: Min Bon KOO
  • ICE MAKING DUCT FOR REFRIGERATOR AND ICE MAKING METHOD USING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20160370094
    Abstract: An ice making duct for a refrigerator unit. The ice making duct includes a cooling duct configured to allow cooling air to be movable in a longitudinal direction therein. Both ends of the cooling duct are connected to an ice making chamber such that the cooling air circulates through the ice making chamber. The ice making duct includes an evaporation coil configured to be wound around the cooling duct, wherein the evaporation coil cools air in the cooling duct to generate cooling air through a process of heat exchange with a refrigerant. The ice making duct includes a heater configured to heat frost generated in the cooling duct forming defrosted water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2015
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Inventor: Min Bon KOO
  • COOL AIR CIRCULATION STRUCTURE OF REFRIGERATOR AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20160370091
    Abstract: A refrigerator having a cool air circulation system capable of drawing cool air from a freezer to an ice machine disposed in a refrigerating space. The ice machine is removably installed in the refrigerating space. A cool air inlet duct is configured to supply cool air from an evaporator of the freezer into the ice machine provided in the refrigerating space. A cool air outlet duct is configured to return the cool air, used in the ice machine, from the ice machine to the freezer. After the ice machine is removed from the refrigerating space, cool air supplied from the cool air inlet duct is used to maintain a temperature in the refrigerating space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2015
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Inventor: Min Bon KOO
  • COMPLEX DISPLAY DEVICE
    Publication number: 20160266459
    Abstract: Provided is a complex display device Including a first substrate and an opposed second substrate, a first electrode, an electrochromic layer, a common electrode, an emission part and a second electrode, laminated between the first substrate and the second substrate one by one, and an organic layer disposed between the first electrode and the electrochromic layer, or between the electrochromic layer and the common electrode. The organic layer of the complex display device may include at least one of a hole injection material, a hole transport material and a mixture thereof, or at least one of an electron injection material, an electron transport material or a mixture thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2016
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Applicant: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Ji-Young OH, Jae Bon KOO, Joo Yeon KIM, Bock Soon NA, Chan Woo PARK, Sang Seok LEE, Soon-Won JUNG, Hye Yong CHU
  • COLOR CHANGEABLE DEVICE
    Publication number: 20160246151
    Abstract: Provided is a color changeable device which includes a first substrate and a second substrate that are spaced apart from each other, a first transparent electrode disposed on the first substrate, a second transparent electrode disposed on the second substrate, an electrochromic layer disposed between the first transparent electrode and the second transparent electrode, an organic layer disposed between the first transparent electrode and the electrochromic layer. The organic layer may include a hole injection layer or an electron injection layer. The organic layer may further include a hole transport layer or an electron transport layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2016
    Publication date: August 25, 2016
    Applicant: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Ji-Young OH, Jae Bon KOO, Joo Yeon KIM, Bock Soon NA, Chan Woo PARK, Sang Seok LEE, Soon-Won JUNG, Seong-Mok CHO, Hye Yong CHU
  • DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20160246116
    Abstract: Provided is a display device. The display device includes a lower display element where a substrate, a first lower electrode, a liquid crystal part, and a second lower electrode are sequentially stacked, an upper display element stacked vertical to the lower display element, where a first upper electrode, a light emitting part, a second upper electrode, and a protective part are sequentially stacked, and a middle part configured to deliver a driving signal to the lower and upper display elements, between the lower and upper display elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2016
    Publication date: August 25, 2016
    Inventors: Jong-Heon YANG, Jae Bon KOO, Byoung-Hwa KWON, Gi Heon KIM, Yong Hae KIM, Hojun RYU, Chan Woo PARK, Chunwon BYUN, Hyunkoo LEE, Jong Tae LIM, Kyoung Ik CHO, Seong-Mok CHO, Hye Yong CHU, Chi-Sun HWANG
  • STRETCHABLE TRANSPARENT ELECTRODE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING SAME
    Publication number: 20160234930
    Abstract: Provided is a stretchable transparent electrode including a first substrate having an uneven surface, a first conductive film conformally covering the uneven surface of the first substrate to have an uneven top surface, a second conductive film conformally covering the first conductive film to have an uneven top surface, and a second substrate covering the second conductive film, wherein one of the first and second conductive films is a metal film and the other is a graphene film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2015
    Publication date: August 11, 2016
    Applicant: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Chan Woo PARK, Jae Bon KOO, Bock Soon NA, Ji-Young OH, Sang Seok LEE, Soon-Won JUNG
  • Piezoelectric circuit, piezoelectric driving circuit for the piezoelectric circuit, and piezoelectric driving method
    Patent number: 9397284
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a piezoelectric circuit, a piezoelectric driving circuit driving the piezoelectric circuit, and a method for driving the piezoelectric circuit. The piezoelectric circuit includes a sub-piezoelectric circuit and an external inductor coupled in parallel with the sub-piezoelectric circuit. The external inductor discharges the sub-piezoelectric circuit when a polarity of a piezoelectric voltage, that is, a both-end voltage of the piezoelectric circuit is inverted. The piezoelectric driving circuit includes first and third switches connected to a first node of the piezoelectric circuit and second and fourth switches connected to a second node of the piezoelectric circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: Fairchild Korea Semiconductor LTD
    Inventors: Gwan-Bon Koo, Young Sik Lee, Young-Bae Park
  • Dual mode display apparatus and method of manufacturing the same
    Patent number: 9379350
    Abstract: A dual mode display apparatus according to the inventive concept includes a lower substrate, a first lower electrode on the lower substrate, a light switching layer on the first lower electrode, a first upper electrode on the light switching layer, a passivation layer on the first upper electrode, a contact plug connected to the first upper electrode and penetrating the passivation layer, a second lower electrode on the contact plug and the passivation layer, an organic light-emitting layer on the second lower electrode, a second upper electrode on the organic light-emitting layer, and an upper substrate on the second upper electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Jae Bon Koo, Hojun Ryu, Chi-Sun Hwang, Jeong Ik Lee, Hye Yong Chu
  • Refrigerator
    Patent number: 9335086
    Abstract: The embodiment relates to a refrigerator. In the refrigerator, a freezing compartment is selectively partitioned into a plurality of spaces and some of the plurality of spaces can be used as a convertible compartment that can be converted into the refrigerating compartment and the freezing compartment. In addition, the refrigerator has a structure that an operation unit is provided at a door that opens and closes the convertible compartment and a cable that extends from a main body to the operation unit is clearly processed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Min Bon Koo, Jong Wook An
  • Method for fabricating flexible display using a shape memory alloy film
    Patent number: 9331126
    Abstract: Provided is a method for fabricating a flexible display device. The method includes attaching a shape memory alloy film memorizing a shape thereof as a curved shape at a shape memory temperature or lower to a flexible substrate at a temperature higher than the shape memory temperature, forming a display device on the flexible substrate, and returning the shape memory alloy to the curved shape to remove the shape memory alloy film from the flexible substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Sang Seok Lee, Kyoung Ik Cho, Bock Soon Na, Sang Chul Lim, Chan Woo Park, Soon-Won Jung, Jae Bon Koo, Hye Yong Chu
  • Method of manufacturing stretchable substrate and stretchable substrate manufactured using the method
    Patent number: 9276119
    Abstract: Provided is a method of manufacturing a gradually stretchable substrate. The method includes forming convex regions and concave regions on a top surface of a stretchable substrate by compressing a mold onto the stretchable substrate and forming non-stretchable patterns by filling the concave regions of the stretchable substrate. The stretchable substrate includes a stretchable region defined by the non-stretchable patterns, the non-stretchable patterns have side surfaces in contact with the stretchable region, and the side surfaces of the non-stretchable patterns are formed of protrusions and a non-protrusion between the protrusions repetitively connected to one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Ji-Young Oh, Jae Bon Koo, Sang Chul Lim, Chan Woo Park, Soon-Won Jung, Bock Soon Na, Sang Seok Lee, Hye Yong Chu