Patents by Inventor Gi Bin Kim

Gi Bin Kim 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: 8845172
    Abstract: A reflective plate includes a high heat conductivity material having a first heat conductivity and a reflective material having a second heat conductivity on the high heat conductivity material, wherein the first heat conductivity of the high heat conductivity material is greater than the second heat conductivity of the reflective material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Myong Gi Jang, Gi Bin Kim, Tae Woo Kim
  • Patent number: 8687138
    Abstract: A display module includes: upper and lower supporting means facing and spaced apart from each other; a display device between the upper and lower supporting means; a middle supporting means surrounding the display device; and a plurality of coupling means combining the upper, middle and lower supporting means to fix and support the display device, wherein each of the plurality of coupling means includes a hook and each of the upper and lower supporting means has a through hole corresponding to the hook.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang-Rae Lee, Gi Bin Kim, Hak-Mo Hwang
  • Publication number: 20130242229
    Abstract: A reflective plate includes a high heat conductivity material having a first heat conductivity and a reflective material having a second heat conductivity on the high heat conductivity material, wherein the first heat conductivity of the high heat conductivity material is greater than the second heat conductivity of the reflective material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2013
    Publication date: September 19, 2013
    Applicant: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Myong Gi JANG, Gi Bin KIM, Tae Woo KIM
  • Patent number: 8480282
    Abstract: A reflective plate includes a high heat conductivity material having a first heat conductivity and a reflective material having a second heat conductivity on the high heat conductivity material, wherein the first heat conductivity of the high heat conductivity material is greater than the second heat conductivity of the reflective material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2013
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Myong Gi Jang, Gi Bin Kim, Tae Woo Kim
  • Patent number: 8243226
    Abstract: A tiled display device includes a combination of multiple display devices to form a larger tiled display device. The larger tiled display device minimizes the boundaries between in the multiple display devices to improve the active area of the display. A partition wall between display devices may be configured to reduce the distance between the combined display devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Gi Bin Kim, Hak Mo Hwang
  • Patent number: 8169566
    Abstract: A backlight unit includes a light source, a lower frame including of a lighting unit supporting portion for supporting the light source and a liquid crystal display (LCD) panel supporting portion having a lower thermal conductivity than the lighting unit supporting portion, a reflection plate formed between the light source and the lower frame, and an upper frame coupled to the lower frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Gi Bin Kim, Eun Ju Kim
  • Publication number: 20110019124
    Abstract: A tiled display device includes a combination of multiple display devices to form a larger tiled display device. The larger tiled display device minimizes the boundaries between in the multiple display devices to improve the active area of the display. A partition wall between display devices may be configured to reduce the distance between the combined display devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2010
    Publication date: January 27, 2011
    Inventors: Gi Bin KIM, Hak Mo Hwang
  • Patent number: 7830469
    Abstract: A tiled display device includes a combination of multiple display devices to form a larger tiled display device. The larger tiled display device minimizes the boundaries between in the multiple display devices to improve the active area of the display. A partition wall between display devices may be configured to reduce the distance between the combined display devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2010
    Assignee: LG. Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Gi Bin Kim, Hak Mo Hwang
  • Patent number: 7605879
    Abstract: A backlight unit that for preventing an optical sheet from moving freely and preventing deterioration of picture quality caused by deformation. The backlight unit of a liquid crystal display device includes a light source; a reflecting sheet disposed in a rear surface of the light source; an optical sheet to direct light emitted from the light source to travel in a direction towards a liquid crystal display panel; and a cover bottom assembly formed to house the light source, the reflection sheet and the optical sheet. The cover bottom assembly comprises support side bottoms formed at two short sides of the cover bottom assembly to dispose the optical sheet thereon, and the support side bottom includes a joining part to fix the optical sheet to the support side bottom using a movable body movable on a surface of the optical sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2009
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Gi Bin Kim, Tae Woo Kim
  • Publication number: 20090180049
    Abstract: A display module includes: upper and lower supporting means facing and spaced apart from each other; a display device between the upper and lower supporting means; a middle supporting means surrounding the display device; and a plurality of coupling means combining the upper, middle and lower supporting means to fix and support the display device, wherein each of the plurality of coupling means includes a hook and each of the upper and lower supporting means has a through hole corresponding to the hook.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2008
    Publication date: July 16, 2009
    Inventors: Sang-Rae Lee, Gi Bin Kim, Hak-Mo Hwang
  • Patent number: 7520637
    Abstract: A backlight unit and an LCD device are provided, in which an LED (light emitting diode) is used as a light source of the backlight unit, and the heat generated from the LED is rapidly discharged to the outside. The backlight unit includes in one embodiment a cover bottom; at least one heat pipe located on the cover bottom; and a plurality of light sources located on the at least one heat pipe at fixed intervals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2009
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: In Suk Jeong, Gi Bin Kim, Tae Woo Kim
  • Patent number: 7518668
    Abstract: The present invention provides a backlight unit and liquid crystal display device having the same, by which cooling performance is prevented from being lowered in a manner of arranging inverter elements in a horizontal direction. The present invention includes a lamp unit comprising a plurality of light-emitting lamps wherein electrodes are provided to both ends of each of the light-emitting lamps and an inverter provided to a rear side of the lamp unit in a horizontal direction to apply power to a plurality of the light-emitting lamps. And, the inverter includes at least one inverter printed circuit board arranged on a lower part of the rear side of the lamp unit in the horizontal direction and a plurality of transformers and inverter elements arranged on the at least one inverter printed circuit board in the horizontal direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2009
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Gi Bin Kim
  • Patent number: 7513652
    Abstract: A backlight unit with a graphite spreader and coating films for sealing the graphite spreader to prevent fall of foreign substances from the graphite spreader is provided with a liquid crystal display device. The backlight unit includes a cover bottom, a plurality of light sources mounted on the cover bottom, a graphite spreader that dissipates heat from the light sources and is formed with at least one hole, and first and second coating films that are attached to upper and lower surfaces of the graphite spreader, respectively, and extend outward from an edge of the graphite spreader such that extent that the first and second coating films contact each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2009
    Assignee: LG. Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Gi Bin Kim
  • Publication number: 20080158468
    Abstract: A tiled display device includes a combination of multiple display devices to form a larger tiled display device. The larger tiled display device minimizes the boundaries between in the multiple display devices to improve the active area of the display. A partition wall between display devices may be configured to reduce the distance between the combined display devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2007
    Publication date: July 3, 2008
    Inventors: Gi Bin Kim, Hak Mo Hwang
  • Publication number: 20070296888
    Abstract: A backlight unit in a liquid crystal display (“LCD”) device may prevent deformation of optical parts caused by moisture. A moisture prevention layer may be included on the front and/or rear surfaces of optical parts to insulate them from moisture which may cause deformations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2006
    Publication date: December 27, 2007
    Inventors: Gi Bin Kim, Tae Woo Kim, Sang Rae Lee
  • Patent number: 7284874
    Abstract: A backlight unit is provided with LEDs having a cooling structure. The backlight according to an embodiment includes a heat pipe, which is disposed below a PCB having the LEDs thereon, and a heat sink connected with the heat pipe. In operation, heat generated from the LEDs is conducted via the PCB and the heat pipe and is radiated by the heat sink.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2007
    Assignee: LG.Philips LCD Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: In Suk Jeong, Gi Bin Kim
  • Patent number: 7281812
    Abstract: A backlight unit includes: common electrodes for applying a voltage to opposite ends of a plurality of lamps; a lower member for receiving the common electrodes and positioning the common electrodes at the opposite ends of the lamps; upper members for positioning opposite to the common electrodes, each upper member having air inlet/outlets at opposite sides of the upper members and an unobstructed space between two inner side surfaces of the upper members for allowing a free flow of air between the inlet/outlets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2007
    Assignee: LG.Philips LCD Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Gi Bin Kim
  • Publication number: 20070230173
    Abstract: A backlight unit with a graphite spreader and coating films for sealing the graphite spreader to prevent fall of foreign substances from the graphite spreader is provided with a liquid crystal display device. The backlight unit includes a cover bottom, a plurality of light sources mounted on the cover bottom, a graphite spreader that dissipates heat from the light sources and is formed with at least one hole, and first and second coating films that are attached to upper and lower surfaces of the graphite spreader, respectively, and extend outward from an edge of the graphite spreader such that extent that the first and second coating films contact each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2006
    Publication date: October 4, 2007
    Inventor: Gi Bin Kim
  • Publication number: 20060092666
    Abstract: A backlight unit and an LCD device are provided, in which an LED (light emitting diode) is used as a light source of the backlight unit, and the heat generated from the LED is rapidly discharged to the outside. The backlight unit includes in one embodiment a cover bottom; at least one heat pipe located on the cover bottom; and a plurality of light sources located on the at least one heat pipe at fixed intervals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2005
    Publication date: May 4, 2006
    Applicant: LG. Philips LCD Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: In Suk Jeong, Gi Bin Kim, Tae Woo Kim