Patents by Inventor Bon-min Koo

Bon-min 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).

  • Publication number: 20150015462
    Abstract: A display apparatus and a display method of a display apparatus to which a 3D display film is attachable are provided. The display method according to various exemplary embodiments of the present general inventive concept includes sensing whether a 3D display film is attached to or detached from a display apparatus, automatically converting the display apparatus into a 3D mode when the 3D display film is attached to cover a display unit of the display apparatus, and automatically converting into a normal mode when the 3D display film is detached from the display apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2014
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kun-woo LEE, Woo-jong CHO, Bon-min KOO, Jae-kyu SHIM, Cheol-eun JANG, Hee-seung CHOI
  • Publication number: 20140104517
    Abstract: A liquid crystal shutter includes: a first plate including a first transparent electrode layer, a second plate disposed parallel to the first plate and including a second transparent electrode layer, a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first plate and the second plate and is configured to transmit or block light according to a first potential difference between the first transparent electrode layer and the second transparent electrode layer, and a heating electrode configured to generate a second potential difference for generating heat in the first transparent electrode layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2013
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Inventors: Jae-kyu Shim, Bon-min Koo, Yu-kyung Ham, Kun-woo Lee, Woo-jong Cho
  • Publication number: 20140078408
    Abstract: A liquid crystal shutter configured to divide an optical path in an image capturing apparatus which captures 3D images is provided. The liquid crystal shutter includes an upper plate and a lower plate, and a liquid crystal layer disposed between the upper plate and the lower plate. Each of the upper plate and the lower plate includes a transparent plate, a polarizing film formed on an outer surface of the transparent plate, and an electrode layer formed on an inner surface of the transparent plate. A heating unit configured to heat the liquid crystal layer is disposed on any one of the electrode layer of the upper plate and the electrode layer of the lower plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2013
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Inventors: Jae-kyu Shim, Bon-min Koo, Woo-jong Cho