Patents by Inventor Byung Ahn

Byung Ahn 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: 20060151009
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an operation method of a laundry device, and more particularly, to an operation of a new type of laundry device capable of performing a washing cycle and a drying cycle at the same time successively or simultaneously, as well as enabling the entire washing performed in high temperature environments for enhancing washing efficiency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2005
    Publication date: July 13, 2006
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Young Kim, Soung Choi, Byung Ahn, Deug Lee, Hung Cho
  • Publication number: 20060151858
    Abstract: Metal leadframes, semiconductor packages made using the leadframes, and methods of making the leadframes and packages are disclosed. In one embodiment, the leadframe includes a rectangular frame. A chip pad and a plurality of leads are within the frame. The lower side of the chip pad and the leads includes one or more vertically recessed horizontal surfaces. The upper side of the chip pad may include a groove around a chip mounting region. In a package, the chip pad supports a semiconductor chip electrically connected to the leads. The lower side of the chip pad and leads are exposed at an exterior surface of the package body. Encapsulant material underfills the recessed lower surfaces of the chip pad and leads, thereby locking them to the encapsulant material. A wire may be reliably bonded to the chip pad within the groove formed in the upper side thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2006
    Publication date: July 13, 2006
    Inventors: Byung Ahn, Jae Ku, Young Chung, Suk Ko, Sung Jang, Young Choi, Won Do
  • Publication number: 20060146217
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device, including: first and second substrates; a gate line on the first substrate; a data line crossing the gate line having a gate insulating film therebetween to define a pixel area; a pixel electrode formed of a transparent conductive film in a pixel hole passing through the gate insulating film in the pixel area; and a thin film transistor including a gate electrode, a source electrode, a drain electrode, and a semiconductor layer defining a channel between the source electrode and the drain electrode, wherein the semiconductor layer overlaps with a source and drain metal pattern including the data line, the source electrode and the drain electrode; and wherein the drain electrode protrudes from the semiconductor layer toward inside of the pixel electrode to be connected to the pixel electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2005
    Publication date: July 6, 2006
    Inventors: Byung Ahn, Byoung Lim, Jae Ahn
  • Publication number: 20060146255
    Abstract: A thin film transistor substrate of fringe field switching type and a fabricating method thereof for simplifying a process are disclosed. In the thin film transistor substrate of fringe field switching type, a gate line has a multiple-layer structure and includes a transparent conductive layer. A data line crosses the gate line to define a pixel area. A thin film transistor is connected to the gate line and the data line. A common line is provided in a multiple-layer structure and in parallel to the gate line. A common electrode is formed by an extension of a transparent conductive layer of the common line at said pixel area. A pixel electrode is connected to the thin film transistor to form a fringe field with the common electrode in the pixel area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2005
    Publication date: July 6, 2006
    Inventor: Byung Ahn
  • Publication number: 20060146256
    Abstract: A fringe field switching thin film transistor substrate includes a gate electrode connected to the gate line, a source electrode connected to the data line, a drain electrode opposed to the pixel electrode and a semiconductor layer defining a channel between the source electrode and the drain electrode. A common electrode extends from the common line into the pixel area. A pixel electrode extends from the drain electrode into the pixel area overlapping the common electrode with the gate insulating film. The gate line and the common line are formed from a first conductive layer group having double conductive layers, and the common electrode is formed by an extension of the lowermost layer of the common line. The data line, the source electrode and the drain electrode are formed of a second conductive layer group having double conductive layers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2005
    Publication date: July 6, 2006
    Inventor: Byung Ahn
  • Publication number: 20060146213
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device, including: first and second substrates; a gate line on the first substrate; a data line crossing the gate line defining a pixel area with a gate insulating film therebetween; a thin film transistor including a gate electrode, a source electrode, a drain electrode, and a semiconductor layer with a channel between the source electrode and the drain electrode; a common line in parallel to the gate line on the first substrate; a common electrode extending from the common line into the pixel area; and a pixel electrode on the gate insulating film in the pixel area, wherein the drain electrode overlaps with the pixel electrode to connect to the pixel electrode; and wherein the semiconductor layer is removed from an area where it overlaps a transparent conductive film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2005
    Publication date: July 6, 2006
    Inventors: Byung Ahn, Byoung Lim, Jae Ahn
  • Publication number: 20060146216
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device and a fabricating method thereof for simplifying a process are disclosed. A liquid crystal display device comprising first and second substrates; a gate line on the first substrate; a gate insulating film on the first substrate; a data line crossing the gate line to define a pixel area; a pixel hole in the pixel area; a pixel electrode formed of a transparent conductive layer on the gate insulating film in the pixel hole in the pixel area; and a thin film transistor including a gate electrode, a source electrode, a drain electrode, and a semiconductor layer, wherein the semiconductor layer overlaps with a source/drain metal pattern including the data line, the source electrode, and the drain electrode; wherein the drain electrode protrudes from the semiconductor layer toward an upper portion of the pixel electrode, and the drain electrode connects to the pixel electrode; and wherein the semiconductor layer is removed from where it overlaps the transparent conductive layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2005
    Publication date: July 6, 2006
    Inventors: Byung Ahn, Byoung Lim, Jae Ahn
  • Publication number: 20060146245
    Abstract: Disclosed is a thin film transistor substrate for a fringe filed switching type liquid crystal display device, and a fabrication method thereof, that reduces the number of required mask processes, and thus improves fabrication efficiency. The fabrication method involves three mask processes, wherein the masks are partial transmitting masks, and the resulting photo-resist patterns have varying thicknesses. By having photo-resist layers of varying thicknesses, structures can be formed in multiple etching steps using the same photo-resist pattern by incrementally removing the photo-resist according to its thickness. The thin film transistor substrate has a common line, a common electrode, a gate line and a gate electrode formed directly on the substrate. The common electrode overlaps the pixel electrode in the pixel area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2005
    Publication date: July 6, 2006
    Inventors: Byung Ahn, Byoung Lim, Jae Ahn
  • Publication number: 20060146212
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device having first and second substrates; a gate line on the first substrate; a data line crossing the gate line to define a pixel area, the gate line and the data line having a gate insulating film there between; a thin film transistor including a gate electrode, a source electrode, a drain electrode and a semiconductor layer for defining a channel between the source electrode and the drain electrode; a common line in parallel to the gate line on the first substrate; a common electrode extended from the common line in the pixel area; and a pixel electrode spaced apart from the common line and the common electrode in the pixel area to be defined in a pixel hole passing through the gate insulating film, wherein the semiconductor layer overlaps with a source and drain metal pattern including the data line, the source electrode and the drain electrode, and wherein the drain electrode protrudes from the semiconductor layer toward an upper portion of the pixel electrode to be connected to
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2005
    Publication date: July 6, 2006
    Inventors: Byung Ahn, Byoung Lim, Jae Ahn
  • Publication number: 20060139526
    Abstract: This invention relates to a liquid crystal display device that reduces a parasitic capacitance, and a fabricating method thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2005
    Publication date: June 29, 2006
    Inventors: Byung Ahn, Joo Lim
  • Publication number: 20060139556
    Abstract: This invention relates to a liquid crystal display panel, including: a first substrate having a common electrode; a second substrate including a pixel electrode that forms an electric field with the common electrode, a thin film transistor connected to the pixel electrode, a signal line that applies a signal to the thin film transistor, and a contact area in an area outside an area where the signal line is, and the contact area applies a common voltage to the common electrode; and a sealant formed between the first and second substrates with a conductive spacer that connects the contact area with the common electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2005
    Publication date: June 29, 2006
    Inventors: Byung Ahn, Joo Lim
  • Publication number: 20060139525
    Abstract: This invention relates to a transflective thin film transistor substrate and a fabricating method thereof that is adaptive for simplifying process, and a liquid crystal display device using the same and a fabricating method thereof. A liquid crystal display device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a gate line and a data line crossing each other with a gate insulating film to define a pixel area on a first substrate; a thin film transistor connected to the gate line and the data line; a pixel electrode in the pixel area connected to the thin film transistor and to be exposed through a transmission area; a reflection electrode formed in a reflection area having separated areas with the transmission area in between; and an organic insulating film formed under the reflection electrode and formed in a first horizontal area including the reflection area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2005
    Publication date: June 29, 2006
    Inventors: Byung Ahn, Joo Lim
  • Publication number: 20060139242
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a plasma display apparatus and a driving apparatus of a plasma display panel. The plasma display apparatus and the driving apparatus of the plasma display panel according to the present invention comprises an energy storage unit connected to a voltage source that supplies a reference voltage, for supplying or recovering energy. The present invention can prohibit circuit loss and can enhance an energy recovery ratio by improving an energy recovery circuit of a sustain driver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2005
    Publication date: June 29, 2006
    Inventors: Byung Ahn, Tae Kim
  • Publication number: 20060139548
    Abstract: A LCD device includes a gate line on a substrate and a data line crossing the gate line to define a pixel area; a thin film transistor source and drain electrodes; a common line parallel to the gate line; a common electrode extended from the common line and a pixel electrode extending from the drain electrode wherein the gate line and the common line have a first conductive layer group having at least double conductive layers, and the common electrode is formed by an extension of at least one transparent conductive layer of the common line; and the gate line, the source electrode and the drain electrode have a second conductive layer group having at least double conductive layers, and the pixel electrode is formed by an extension of at least one transparent conductive layer of the drain electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2005
    Publication date: June 29, 2006
    Inventor: Byung Ahn
  • Publication number: 20060137107
    Abstract: An operating method of a laundry device is disclosed. The present invention relates more particularly, to an operation method for a combination dryer which enables air in a drying drum and a cabinet for drying the laundry to circulate continuously and enables water generated in the circulation process to perform a refreshing cycle by using the water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2005
    Publication date: June 29, 2006
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Deug Lee, Hung Cho, Byung Ahn, Soung Choi, Young Kim
  • Publication number: 20060139547
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device having a simplified manufacturing process is disclosed. The liquid crystal display device includes a gate line and a common line having a first conductive layer group having at least double conductive layers. A common electrode is formed by an extension of at least one transparent conductive layer of a common line. A portion of the common electrode is formed of one conductive layer of the first conductive layer group, while a remaining portion of the common electrode is formed of the first conductive layer group. The gate line, a source electrode and a drain electrode have a second conductive layer group having at least double conductive layers, and the pixel electrode is formed by an extension of at least one transparent conductive layer of the drain electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2005
    Publication date: June 29, 2006
    Inventors: Byung Ahn, Joo Lim, Byung Park
  • Publication number: 20060139502
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device, including: a gate line on a substrate; a data line crossing the gate line with a gate insulating film in between to define a pixel area; a thin film transistor having a gate electrode connected to the gate line, a source electrode connected to the data line, a drain electrode facing the source electrode, and a semiconductor pattern providing a channel between the source electrode and the drain electrode; and a pixel electrode in the pixel area connected to the drain electrode, wherein the data line, the source electrode, and the drain electrode are formed of a first conductive layer group of double conductive layers, the pixel electrode is formed of the lowermost layer of the extended drain electrode, and the data line, the source electrode, the drain electrode, and the pixel electrode are in an area that is to be sealed by a sealant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2005
    Publication date: June 29, 2006
    Inventors: Byung Ahn, Byung Park, Jong Park
  • Publication number: 20060137210
    Abstract: A drum-and-cabinet type dryer is disclosed which is capable of continuously circulating air to dry laundry contained in a drying drum and laundry contained in a drying cabinet, and more efficiently using the inner space of the drying cabinet. The drum-and-cabinet type dryer includes a drum dryer which includes a drying drum adapted to receive the laundry, a hot air supplier adapted to generate hot air, and a hot air supply duct adapted to guide the hot air into the drying drum, a cabinet dryer which includes a body defined with a laundry receiving compartment, and a hot air introduction duct adapted to receive the hot air from the drum dryer, and to guide the received hot air into the laundry receiving compartment of the body, and a length-adjustable shelf which has an adjustable length, and is mounted to the body such that the shelf is arranged in the laundry receiving compartment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2005
    Publication date: June 29, 2006
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Deug Lee, Hung Cho, Byung Ahn, Soung Choi, Young Kim
  • Publication number: 20060137206
    Abstract: A composite washing system is disclosed which is capable of continuously circulating laundry-drying air through dryers while obtaining a more efficient drying effect, so that the composite washing system has a suitable built-in structure having minimal influence on the indoor environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2005
    Publication date: June 29, 2006
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Deug Lee, Hung Cho, Byung Ahn, Soung Choi, Young Kim
  • Publication number: 20060139549
    Abstract: A method of fabricating a liquid crystal display device includes in a first mask process, forming a first mask pattern group including a gate line, a gate electrode connected to the gate line and a common line parallel to the gate line that have a first conductive layer group structure having at least double conductive layers. A second mask process forms a gate insulating film on the first mask pattern group and a semiconductor pattern thereon. A third mask process forms a third mask pattern group including a data line, a source electrode connected to the data line and a drain electrode opposite the source electrode that have a second conductive layer group structure having at least double conductive layers, and a protective film interfacing with the third mask pattern group on the gate insulating film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2005
    Publication date: June 29, 2006
    Inventors: Byung Ahn, Joo Lim, Byung Park