Patents by Inventor Chul-Goo Chi

Chul-Goo Chi 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: 8823632
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a light guide panel for a backlight unit of a liquid crystal display (LCD). The light guide panel enables adjustment in viewing angle and brightness at a specific position and angle by controlling a cross-sectional shape of front prisms of the light guide panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: Cheil Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Chul Goo Chi, Sung Hyun Joo, O Yong Jeong, Jae Han Kim, Man Suk Kim
  • Patent number: 8605233
    Abstract: A light guide plate for an LCD back light unit has a rear surface formed with a main prism portion including a plurality of prisms, and a front surface formed with a front-lens part including a plurality of optical members such as lenticular lenses or microlenses so as to improve visibility of a predetermined pattern of the main prism part, and a liquid crystal display device using the light guide plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: Cheil Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Seong Hoon Lee, Man Suk Kim, O Yong Jeong, Chul Goo Chi
  • Patent number: 7967494
    Abstract: A light guide panel includes a lateral side configured to transmit light to an interior of the light guide panel, a rear side configured to reflect light to the interior of the light guide panel, and a front side configured to emit light from the interior of the light guide panel, wherein the rear side includes a repeating pattern of regions, each region having a plurality of wedge-shaped rear prisms disposed therein, and the wedge-shaped rear prisms include at least one of a side having a predetermined radius of curvature and a side having a point of inflection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2011
    Assignee: Cheil Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Chul Goo Chi, Sung Hyun Joo, O Yong Jeong, Seong Hoon Lee
  • Publication number: 20100165254
    Abstract: A light guide plate for an LCD back light unit has a rear surface formed with a main prism portion including a plurality of prisms, and a front surface formed with a front-lens part including a plurality of optical members such as lenticular lenses or microlenses so as to improve visibility of a predetermined pattern of the main prism part, and a liquid crystal display device using the light guide plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2010
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Inventors: Seong Hoon Lee, Man Suk Kim, O Yong Jeong, Chul Goo Chi
  • Publication number: 20100134403
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a light guide panel for a backlight unit of a liquid crystal display (LCD). The light guide panel enables adjustment in viewing angle and brightness at a specific position and angle by controlling a cross-sectional shape of front prisms of the light guide panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2007
    Publication date: June 3, 2010
    Applicant: Cheil Industries, Inc
    Inventors: Chul Goo Chi, Sung Hyun Joo, O Yong Jeong, Jae Han Kim, Man Suk Kim
  • Publication number: 20100014318
    Abstract: A light guide panel includes a lateral side configured to transmit light to an interior of the light guide panel, a rear side configured to reflect light to the interior of the light guide panel, and a front side configured to emit light from the interior of the light guide panel, wherein the rear side includes a repeating pattern of regions, each region having a plurality of wedge-shaped rear prisms disposed therein, and the wedge-shaped rear prisms include at least one of a side having a predetermined radius of curvature and a side having a point of inflection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2009
    Publication date: January 21, 2010
    Inventors: Chul Goo Chi, Sung Hyun Joo, O Yong Jeong, Seong Hoon Lee
  • Patent number: 7602551
    Abstract: A light guide plate includes a main body having opposing side faces, and front and rear faces connected to the opposing side faces, the front face being adapted to output light incident on at least one of the side faces, a plurality of front prisms disposed at the front face of the main body, and a plurality of dot prisms disposed in an array at the rear face of the main body, the dot prisms being spaced apart from each other, each of the dot prisms including prism parts, sizes of the dot prisms increasing as a distance from the at least one side face increases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2009
    Assignee: Cheil Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Chul-Goo Chi, Man-Suk Kim, O-Yong Jeong
  • Publication number: 20090128914
    Abstract: A diffuser plate includes a first optical sheet having a rear surface configured to receive light from a light source and having a front surface configured to provide light to a second optical sheet, the first optical sheet having a predetermined pattern formed by a plurality of transmissive regions and a plurality of reflective regions, and a second optical sheet disposed in front of the first optical sheet, the second optical sheet including a rear surface configured to receive light from the first optical sheet, a front surface configured to emit light, and lenticular lenses on the front surface of the second optical sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2008
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Inventors: Kyung Joon Lee, Illia Borysov, Seung Man Choi, Man Suk Kim, Chul Goo Chi, Jae Han Kim
  • Patent number: 7478942
    Abstract: A light guide plate includes a light incident surface for receiving light, first and second light emission surfaces for emitting light at a first light emission angle with respect to the first and second light emission surfaces, and a light reflection pattern formed on the first light emission surface, for reflecting the light toward the second light emission surface. The reflected light from the light reflection pattern exits the second light emission surface at a second light emission angle with respect to the second light emission surface, and the second light emission angle is larger than the first light emission angle. The light reflection pattern includes multiple dots each having a prim pattern on their surface and light reflecting surfaces elongated in a selected direction. The adjacent light reflecting surfaces meet each other at their elongated edges to form a prism shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2009
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dong-Hoon Kim, Jong-Dae Park, Kyu-Seok Kim, Jeong-Hwan Lee, Jae-Ho Jung, Man-Suk Kim, Chul-Goo Chi, O-Yong Jeong
  • Publication number: 20070189040
    Abstract: A light guide plate includes a main body having opposing side faces, and front and rear faces connected to the opposing side faces, the front face being adapted to output light incident on at least one of the side faces, a plurality of front prisms disposed at the front face of the main body, and a plurality of dot prisms disposed in an array at the rear face of the main body, the dot prisms being spaced apart from each other, each of the dot prisms including prism parts, sizes of the dot prisms increasing as a distance from the at least one side face increases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2007
    Publication date: August 16, 2007
    Inventors: Chul-Goo Chi, Man-Suk Kim, O-Yong Jeong