Patents by Inventor Byeong-Hee Won
Byeong-Hee Won 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).
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Patent number: 11561756Abstract: A display device includes: a display panel; a first sound generator disposed on one surface of the display panel, where the first sound generator vibrates the display panel to output a first sound; and a first vibration damping member disposed between the display panel and the first sound generator, where the first vibration damping member reduces a vibration displacement of the display panel.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2020Date of Patent: January 24, 2023Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Tae Sung Kim, Byeong Hee Won, Young Ji Kim, Yi Joon Ahn
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Patent number: 11553275Abstract: A method of providing sounds matching an image displayed on a display panel includes: calculating a first object in the image by analyzing digital video data corresponding to the image, and calculating first gain values based on a location of the first object, and applying first gain values to a plurality of sound data; displaying the image on the display panel based on the digital video data; and outputting the plurality of sounds by vibrating the display panel based on the plurality of sound data to which the first gain values applied, using a plurality of sound generating devices.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2019Date of Patent: January 10, 2023Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Byeong Hee Won, Jin Oh Kwag, Sung Chan Jo, Yi Joon Ahn, Jae Been Lee
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Patent number: 11521415Abstract: A display device includes: a display panel including a pixel array layer on one surface of a first substrate for displaying an image; a sound generator for transmitting an ultrasound; and an ultrasonic sensor for receiving an ultrasound reflected by an object on the display panel. The sound generator and the ultrasonic sensor are on the other surface of the first substrate opposite to the one surface of the first substrate. The ultrasonic sensor includes a plurality of ultrasonic sensor units arranged in a matrix form, and the ultrasonic sensor senses the object using the reflected ultrasound received by the plurality of ultrasonic sensor units.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2020Date of Patent: December 6, 2022Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Byeong Hee Won, Eun Kyung Yeon
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Patent number: 11513758Abstract: A display device, includes: a display panel including a pixel array layer, a panel lower member disposed under the display panel, a first magnet disposed under the panel lower member and having a first area, a vibration generator coupled to one surface of the first magnet and having a second area larger than the first area; and a second magnet overlapping the first magnet in a thickness direction and spaced apart from the first magnet in the thickness direction.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2020Date of Patent: November 29, 2022Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Byeong Hee Won, Eun Kyung Yeon, Jae Been Lee
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Patent number: 11483638Abstract: A display device includes: a display panel; a bracket disposed under the display panel; a first vibration generator disposed under the display panel, where the first vibration generator outputs sound by vibrating the display panel in a thickness direction of the display panel; and a second vibration generator disposed under the bracket, where the second vibration generator outputs horizontal vibrations by vibrating the bracket in a horizontal direction perpendicular to the thickness direction.Type: GrantFiled: January 2, 2020Date of Patent: October 25, 2022Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Byeong Hee Won, Joon Hak Oh
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Publication number: 20220253169Abstract: A display device includes a display panel and an input sensing layer. The display panel includes a base layer including a first island part, a second island part, and a connection part. Sensing patterns of the input sensing layer include a first sensing line pattern disposed on both the first island part and the second island part, and a second sensing line pattern disposed on the connection part. The connection part is an area to which stress is applied as the display device is modified in shape. The second sensing line pattern is disposed on an area of the connection part to which relatively less stress is applied.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 2, 2020Publication date: August 11, 2022Inventors: BYEONG-HEE WON, JUN HYEONG PARK, HO-SIK SHIN, 802IL-1263JAEMIN SHIN, HYEJIN JOO
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Patent number: 11323652Abstract: Provided is a display device. The display device includes a display panel including two long sides extending in a first direction and two short sides extending in a second direction, a first sound generator on a first area of one surface of the display panel, the first sound generator outputs a first sound by vibrating the display panel, a second sound generator on a second area of the one surface of the display panel, the second sound generator outputs a second by vibrating the display panel, a bottom frame on the one surface of the display panel, and a first blocking member between the one surface of the display panel and the bottom frame and along edges of the display panel, the first blocking member includes at least one opening.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2020Date of Patent: May 3, 2022Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Byeong Hee Won, Jae Been Lee
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Publication number: 20220130911Abstract: A display device includes a stretchable substrate that includes a plurality of unit regions. Each of the plurality of unit regions includes a plurality of island regions and at least one bridge region that connects adjacent island regions to each other. A display panel is on the stretchable substrate. The display panel includes a plurality of display parts and at least one wiring part. The plurality of display parts correspondingly overlap the plurality of island regions. The at least one wiring part correspondingly overlaps the at least one bridge region. An input sensor is on the display panel. The input sensor includes a plurality of sensing electrodes and at least one subsidiary electrode. The plurality of sensing electrodes correspondingly overlaps the plurality of unit regions. When viewed in a plan view the at least one subsidiary electrode is correspondingly disposed between adjacent sensing electrodes.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2021Publication date: April 28, 2022Inventors: SEUNG-LYONG BOK, KICHEOL KIM, BYEONG-HEE WON
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Patent number: 11314356Abstract: A touch sensor includes: a substrate that includes active and non-active regions; driving cells disposed on the active region that extend in a first direction; sensing cells disposed on the active region that extend in a second direction that intersects the first direction; a first connection pattern that connects adjacent driving cells; a second connection pattern that connects adjacent sensing cells; and a touch driver disposed on the non-active region that includes thin film transistors that transmit a driving signal to each of the driving cells. The thin film transistor includes: a semiconductor layer; a gate electrode disposed on the semiconductor layer with a first insulating layer interposed therebetween; and source and drain electrodes connected to the semiconductor layer and spaced apart from each other. The first connection pattern is disposed in the same layer as at least one of the source or drain electrodes or the gate electrode.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2021Date of Patent: April 26, 2022Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Il Nam Kim, Byeong Hee Won, Kyung Tea Park, Won Sang Park
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Patent number: 11249716Abstract: A display device includes a display panel which includes a first substrate, a second substrate, and a light emitting element layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate and outputting light to the second substrate, a first sound generator which is disposed on a surface of the first substrate and outputs sound by vibrating the display panel, and a first buffer member which is disposed on the surface of the first substrate, where a height of the first buffer member is smaller than that of the first sound generator.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2019Date of Patent: February 15, 2022Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Yi Joon Ahn, Ga Na Kim, Byeong Hee Won, Jae Been Lee, Jae Woo Im
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Publication number: 20220013746Abstract: A display device includes: a display panel including a front portion, a first side portion extended from a first side of the front portion, a second side portion extended from a second side of the front portion, and a corner portion between the first side portion and the second side portion. The display panel includes: a first display area on the front portion and including first pixels; and a second display area at the corner portion and including second pixels. The second display area includes a first encapsulation divider between adjacent ones of the second pixels.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 2, 2021Publication date: January 13, 2022Inventors: Hye Jin JOO, Jae Min SHIN, Byeong Hee WON
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Publication number: 20210405428Abstract: A display device that includes a display panel having a first substrate, a second substrate, and a light-emitting element layer. The light emitting layer is disposed between the first and second substrates and is configured to emit light in a direction toward the second substrate. A first sound generator is disposed on a first surface of the first substrate and is configured to vibrate the display panel to output a first sound. A first heat dissipation film is disposed between the first substrate and the first sound generator.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2021Publication date: December 30, 2021Inventors: Byeong Hee WON, Yi Joon AHN, Jung Hun NOH, Jae Woo IM
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Patent number: 11194395Abstract: A display device includes a display panel, and a plurality of piezoelectric elements arranged on one surface of the display panel, wherein each of the plurality of piezoelectric elements includes a pressure sensor configured to detect pressure applied to a surface opposite to the one surface of the display panel, and a haptic device configured to generate vibration according to a driving voltage.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2019Date of Patent: December 7, 2021Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Joon Hak Oh, Jae Been Lee, Byeong Hee Won
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Patent number: 11169608Abstract: A display device includes a display panel, a main vibrator disposed on the display panel configured to generate a main vibration wave, and a plurality of sub-vibrators disposed on the display panel and spaced apart from the main vibrator and configured to the plurality of sub-vibrators configured to generate sub-vibration waves, respectively, wherein the plurality of sub-vibrators includes a first sub-vibrator disposed at a first distance from the main vibrator in a plan view, the first sub-vibrator being configured to generate a first sub-vibration wave; and a second sub-vibrator disposed at a second distance from the main vibrator in the plan view, the second sub-vibrator being configured to generate a second sub-vibration wave having a phase different from the first sub-vibration wave, and, wherein the second distance is different from the first distance.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2020Date of Patent: November 9, 2021Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Joon Hak Oh, Jae Been Lee, Byeong Hee Won
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Publication number: 20210318770Abstract: A display device includes a display panel including a front portion, a first side portion which extends from a first side of the front portion, a second side portion which extends from a second side of the front portion, and corner portion disposed between the first side portion and the second side portion. The display panel includes a first display area disposed in the front portion and including a plurality of first emission areas and a plurality of sensor electrodes, and a second display area disposed in the corner portion and including a plurality of second emission areas and a plurality of first sensor lines electrically connected to at least some of the sensor electrodes.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 1, 2021Publication date: October 14, 2021Inventors: Hye Jin JOO, Byeong Hee WON
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Publication number: 20210297761Abstract: A display device includes: a display panel including a first substrate and a light emitting element layer disposed on the first substrate; and a sound generator disposed on one surface of the first substrate, where the sound generator vibrates the display panel to output a sound. The sound generator includes: a first vibration generator which vibrates the display panel by generating a magnetic force using a first voice coil therein; and a second vibration generator including a vibration layer which contracts or expands based on a voltage applied thereto to vibrate the display panel, where the first vibration generator and the second vibration generator overlap each other in a thickness direction of the display panel.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 4, 2021Publication date: September 23, 2021Inventors: Jae Woo IM, Byeong Hee WON, Yi Joon AHN
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Patent number: 11119345Abstract: A display device that includes a display panel having a first substrate, a second substrate, and a light-emitting element layer. The light emitting layer is disposed between the first and second substrates and is configured to emit light in a direction toward the second substrate. A first sound generator is disposed on a first surface of the first substrate and is configured to vibrate the display panel to output a first sound. A first heat dissipation film is disposed between the first substrate and the first sound generator.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2019Date of Patent: September 14, 2021Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Byeong Hee Won, Yi Joon Ahn, Jung Hun Noh, Jae Woo Im
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Patent number: 11103419Abstract: A display device includes a cover part, a driving unit for transmitting an external force to the human body through the cover part, and a display unit that is provided at a position of the cover part through which the external force is transmitted to the human body, and indicates a display in accordance with the external force transmitted from the driving unit.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2015Date of Patent: August 31, 2021Assignee: KOREA INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGYInventors: Byeong Hee Won, Jong Hyun Kim, Woo Sang Sim
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Patent number: 11109129Abstract: A display device including: a display panel having a substrate including a plurality of islands and a plurality of bridges coupling the islands to each other; and a plurality of actuators provided on first surfaces of at least one or more of the islands of the substrate. The actuators may vibrate a first area of the display panel that includes portions overlapping with the respective actuators.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2019Date of Patent: August 31, 2021Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Byeong Hee Won, Yi Joon Ahn, Jung Hun Noh, Ji Yeon Seo, Joon Hak Oh
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Patent number: 11095984Abstract: A display device includes a display panel including a substrate and a pixel array layer disposed on a first surface of the substrate; a first sound generator disposed on a second surface of the substrate, which is opposite to the first surface of the substrate, the first sound generator being configured to vibrate the display panel in accordance with a first sound signal to output first sound; and a second sound generator disposed on the second surface of the substrate, the second sound generator configured to vibrate the display panel in accordance with a second sound signal to output second sound, wherein the first sound includes both sound in a low-frequency range and sound in a high-frequency range, which is higher than the low-frequency range, and the second sound includes sound in the high-frequency range.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2020Date of Patent: August 17, 2021Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Byeong Hee Won, Jae Woo Im