Patents by Inventor Gong Hee LEE

Gong Hee LEE 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: 11320579
    Abstract: An aspect of the present disclosure provides a backlight unit with improved wrinkled phenomenon of optical sheet due to external factors such as temperature or humidity, and a display apparatus including the same. The display apparatus according to an embodiment includes: a backlight unit comprising an optical sheet; and an image forming unit configured to generate an image by transmitting or blocking light emitted from the backlight unit, and the optical sheet includes a plurality of sheets, and comprises a shape memory material in at least one of the plurality of sheets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Soon Jung Kim, Dae Young Kim, Gong Hee Lee
  • Publication number: 20220035092
    Abstract: An aspect of the present disclosure provides a backlight unit with improved wrinkled phenomenon of optical sheet due to external factors such as temperature or humidity, and a display apparatus including the same. The display apparatus according to an embodiment includes: a backlight unit comprising an optical sheet; and an image forming unit configured to generate an image by transmitting or blocking light emitted from the backlight unit, and the optical sheet includes a plurality of sheets, and comprises a shape memory material in at least one of the plurality of sheets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2019
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Soon Jung KIM, Dae Young KIM, Gong Hee LEE
  • Patent number: 10795077
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display panel, a light guide plate disposed behind the display panel, the light guide plate being lengthwise or widthwise smaller than the display panel, a light source disposed adjacent to a first lateral surface of the light guide plate and irradiates light onto the first lateral surface, a back chassis disposed behind the light guide plate and supports a back surface of the light guide plate and a support structure disposed along a second lateral surface of the light guide plate different from the first lateral surface of the light guide plate. Further, the support structure includes light blocking protrusion that blocks a portion of the second lateral surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tae-hee Jeon, Dae-young Kim, Hyung-ki Kim, Gong-hee Lee, Duk-jin Jeon, Jai-ho Jeong
  • Publication number: 20190121020
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display panel, a light guide plate disposed behind the display panel, the light guide plate being lengthwise or widthwise smaller than the display panel, a light source disposed adjacent to a first lateral surface of the light guide plate and irradiates light onto the first lateral surface, a back chassis disposed behind the light guide plate and supports a back surface of the light guide plate and a support structure disposed along a second lateral surface of the light guide plate different from the first lateral surface of the light guide plate. Further, the support structure includes light blocking protrusion that blocks a portion of the second lateral surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2018
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tae-hee JEON, Dae-young KIM, Hyung-ki KIM, Gong-hee LEE, Duk-jin JEON, Jai-ho JEONG
  • Patent number: 10180595
    Abstract: Provided is a display apparatus. The display apparatus includes a display panel, a light source configured to generate light to be supplied to the display panel, and a reflecting member disposed behind the display panel and formed of a white foam resin to diffuse and reflect light generated from the light source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tae Hee Jeon, Dae Young Kim, Jong Bin Kim, Gong Hee Lee, Sang-Eun Lee, Jae Hak Cho, Jean Hur
  • Publication number: 20170184918
    Abstract: Provided is a display apparatus. The display apparatus includes a display panel, a light source configured to generate light to be supplied to the display panel, and a reflecting member disposed behind the display panel and formed of a white foam resin to diffuse and reflect light generated from the light source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2016
    Publication date: June 29, 2017
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tae Hee JEON, Dae Young KIM, Jong Bin KIM, Gong Hee LEE, Sang-Eun LEE, Jae Hak CHO, Jean HUR