Patents by Inventor Dae-Hoon KO

Dae-Hoon KO 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).

  • Foldable display device including hinge system
    Patent number: 11582876
    Abstract: A foldable display device includes a display panel including first and second display areas and a folding part between the first and second display areas; first and second system units disposed under the display panel and corresponding to the first and second display areas, respectively, an elastic plate between the display panel and the first and second system units; and a hinge system corresponding to the folding part and disposed on rear surfaces of the first and second system units, the hinge system including a first hinge portion on the rear surface of the first system unit and a second hinge portion on the rear surface of the second system unit, wherein the first and second hinge portions are rotatably hinge-combined with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dae-Hoon Ko, Yong-Ik Hwang, Bo-Ra Kim
  • Liquid crystal display device having individually driven blocks in light-blocking panel
    Patent number: 11112645
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal panel, an optical sheet positioned below the liquid crystal panel, a light guide plate positioned below the optical sheet, a selective light-blocking panel positioned below the light guide plate, a reflector positioned below the selective light-blocking panel, and a light emitting diode (LED) assembly positioned on a side of the light guide plate, wherein the selective light-blocking panel is sectioned into a plurality of blocks, and transmits, or diffuses and reflects light emitted to a back surface of the light guide plate for each of blocks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dae-Hoon Ko, Dong-Hyeok Kim
  • FOLDABLE DISPLAY DEVICE
    Publication number: 20210168952
    Abstract: A foldable display device includes a display panel including first and second display areas and a folding part between the first and second display areas; first and second system units disposed under the display panel and corresponding to the first and second display areas, respectively, an elastic plate between the display panel and the first and second system units; and a hinge system corresponding to the folding part and disposed on rear surfaces of the first and second system units, the hinge system including a first hinge portion on the rear surface of the first system unit and a second hinge portion on the rear surface of the second system unit, wherein the first and second hinge portions are rotatably hinge-combined with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2020
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Applicant: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dae-Hoon KO, Yong-Ik HWANG, Bo-Ra KIM
  • LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE
    Publication number: 20190163015
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal panel, an optical sheet positioned below the liquid crystal panel, a light guide plate positioned below the optical sheet, a selective light-blocking panel positioned below the light guide plate, a reflector positioned below the selective light-blocking panel, and a light emitting diode (LED) assembly positioned on a side of the light guide plate, wherein the selective light-blocking panel is sectioned into a plurality of blocks, and transmits, or diffuses and reflects light emitted to a back surface of the light guide plate for each of blocks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2018
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Applicant: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD
    Inventors: Dae-Hoon KO, Dong-Hyeok KIM