Patents by Inventor Gwang-Bum Ko

Gwang-Bum 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).

  • Publication number: 20260161255
    Abstract: An electronic device includes: a sensor layer to be folded or unfolded about a folding axis extending in a first direction; and a sensor driver to drive the sensor layer. The sensor layer includes: first electrodes along the first direction; second electrodes along a second direction crossing the first direction; a first electrode group including first auxiliary electrodes along the second direction; a first auxiliary trace line electrically connected with the first auxiliary electrodes; a first signal transmission line electrically connected with a first-first auxiliary electrode among the first auxiliary electrodes; and a second signal transmission line electrically connected with a first-second auxiliary electrode spaced from the first-first auxiliary electrode in the second direction among the first auxiliary electrodes. The sensor driver is to sense a folding of the sensor layer by sensing an induced current induced by the first-first auxiliary electrode and the first-second auxiliary electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2025
    Publication date: June 11, 2026
    Inventors: JOO-HYEON JEONG, GWANG-BUM KO, KANGWON LEE, SANGHYUN LIM
  • Patent number: 12645315
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel that includes a display region on which a pixel is disposed and a non-display region around the display region. An input sensor is disposed on the display panel and is configured to detect an electromagnetically induced current. A conductive layer is disposed below the display panel and overlaps the display region. The conductive layer includes a first unit pattern. The first unit pattern includes a first extension part, and a plurality of second extension parts that extend from the first extension part in a direction intersecting a direction of the first extension part and are disposed on one side of the first extension part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2024
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2026
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Gwang-Bum Ko, Kyowon Ku
  • Patent number: 12619329
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a display layer, a sensor layer in which an active area is defined, and a sensor driving unit, wherein the active area is defined as a first area and a second area, the sensor layer includes a plurality of first electrodes, each of which includes a plurality of first sub-electrodes and a plurality of second sub-electrodes arranged alternately in the first direction, a plurality of second electrodes, a first line, a second line, a third line connected to one of the plurality of first sub-electrodes and in the first area, and a fourth line connected to one of the plurality of second sub-electrodes and in the second area, and the senor driving unit is configured to compensate for coordinates based on a difference between a first sensing signal sensed in the third line and a second sensing signal sensed in the fourth line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2024
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2026
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sanghun Park, Gwang-Bum Ko, Byeongkyu Jeon, Joo-Hyeon Jeong
  • Publication number: 20260044241
    Abstract: The present application relates to a display device and an electronic device including the same. The display device includes a display panel including a display region and a non-display region, and an input sensor disposed on the display panel. The display panel includes a base layer including resin layers, pixels disposed on the base layer and overlapping the display region, a charging electrode disposed under at least one resin layer and overlapping the display region, and a first shielding pattern disposed on the base layer and overlapping the display region, the first shielding pattern having a first thickness and having at least one slit dividing the first shielding pattern into sections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2025
    Publication date: February 12, 2026
    Inventors: HYUNJEE JEON, GWANG-BUM KO, SANGHYUN LIM
  • Publication number: 20260016912
    Abstract: An electronic device includes: a display panel; a sensor layer on the display panel, the sensor layer having a sensing area corresponding to a display area of the display panel, the sensing area comprising a first area and a second area surrounding the first area; and a sensor driver configured to: drive the sensor layer; receive a sensing signal corresponding to an input device, the sensing signal comprising a first peak value, a second peak value, and a third peak value; and calculate coordinates of the input device at the second area based on the second peak value and the third peak value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2025
    Publication date: January 15, 2026
    Inventors: HYUNGBAE KIM, GWANG-BUM KO, SANGHYUN LIM
  • Patent number: 12517619
    Abstract: Disclosed is an electronic device including a sensor layer and a sensor driver that operates in a first mode for sensing a touch input and a second mode for sensing a pen input. The sensor layer includes a plurality of first electrodes, a plurality of second electrodes, a plurality of first auxiliary electrodes, and a plurality of second auxiliary electrodes. In the first mode, the sensor driver outputs a transmission signal to at least one of the plurality of first electrodes, receives a sensing signal from the plurality of second electrodes, receives an auxiliary signal from at least one of the plurality of first auxiliary electrodes and the plurality of second auxiliary electrodes, and compensates for the sensing signal based on the auxiliary signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2024
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2026
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yongsub So, Gwang-Bum Ko, Sanghun Park, Yong-Hwan Park, Kangwon Lee, Sanghyun Lim, Jeongyun Han
  • Patent number: 12468429
    Abstract: The present application relates to a display device and an electronic device including the same. The display device includes a display panel including a display region and a non-display region, and an input sensor disposed on the display panel. The display panel includes a base layer including resin layers, pixels disposed on the base layer and overlapping the display region, a charging electrode disposed under at least one resin layer and overlapping the display region, and a first shielding pattern disposed on the base layer and overlapping the display region, the first shielding pattern having a first thickness and having at least one slit dividing the first shielding pattern into sections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2024
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2025
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyunjee Jeon, Gwang-Bum Ko, Sanghyun Lim
  • Publication number: 20250341913
    Abstract: An input sensor including: a sensor including a sensing electrode for sensing a touch input and a pen sensing electrode for sensing a pen input; and a sensor controller configured to acquire a first coordinate based on a touch sensing signal received from the sensing electrode and acquire a second coordinate based on a pen sensing signal received from the pen sensing electrode during a first sensing frame, wherein the first sensing frame includes a first blank period, a touch sensing period for sensing the touch input, and a pen sensing period for sensing the pen input, wherein the first blank period, the touch sensing period, and the pen sensing period are sequentially arranged, and wherein a duration of the first blank period and a duration of the pen sensing period are adjustable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2025
    Publication date: November 6, 2025
    Inventors: KYOWON KU, GWANG-BUM KO, KANGWON LEE, SANGHYUN LIM
  • Publication number: 20250341930
    Abstract: An interface device includes an electronic device and an input device. The electronic device includes a display layer that includes a display area that includes a foldable area and non-foldable areas, a sensor layer that includes a plurality of detection electrodes, and a sensor driving unit that drives the sensor layer. The plurality of detection electrodes include a first pen sensing electrode and a second pen sensing electrode, and the sensor driving unit transmits to the first pen sensing electrode one of a first sensing signal that has a first driving frequency or a second sensing signal that has a second driving frequency that differs from the first driving frequency according to a position of the input device with respect to the display area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2025
    Publication date: November 6, 2025
    Inventors: MIYOUNG KIM, KYOWON KU, GWANG-BUM KO
  • Patent number: 12449934
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a sensor layer, and a sensor driver operating in a first mode for sensing a touch input or a second mode for sensing a pen input. The sensor layer includes a plurality of first electrodes, a plurality of second electrodes, a plurality of first trace lines connected to first end portions of the plurality of first electrodes, a plurality of second trace lines connected to the plurality of second electrodes, respectively, and a plurality of third trace lines connected to second end portions spaced apart in the second direction from the first end portions of the plurality of first electrodes. The plurality of third trace lines are isolated from each other in the first mode, the second mode includes a charging driving mode, and at least some of the plurality of third trace lines are connected to each other in the charging driving mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2024
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2025
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sanghun Park, Gwang-Bum Ko, Yongsub So, Kangwon Lee
  • Patent number: 12422944
    Abstract: An electronic device includes: a display panel; a sensor layer on the display panel, the sensor layer having a sensing area corresponding to a display area of the display panel, the sensing area comprising a first area and a second area surrounding the first area; and a sensor driver configured to: drive the sensor layer; receive a sensing signal corresponding to an input device, the sensing signal comprising a first peak value, a second peak value, and a third peak value; and calculate coordinates of the input device at the second area based on the second peak value and the third peak value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2024
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2025
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyungbae Kim, Gwang-Bum Ko, Sanghyun Lim
  • Publication number: 20250271976
    Abstract: A method of driving a sensor layer of an electronic device includes, at a first time, driving a first connection line with a first signal, the first connection line connected to a first end of each of first electrodes, driving a second connection line with the first signal, the second connection line connected to a second end of each of first group electrodes of the first electrodes, and driving a third connection line with a second signal different from the first signal, the third connection line connected to a second end of each of second group electrodes of the first electrodes, and generating a magnetic field with the first connection line, the first group electrodes, and the second group electrodes to charge a RLC resonance circuit of a pen at a first time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2025
    Publication date: August 28, 2025
    Inventors: KYOWON KU, GWANG-BUM KO, MIYOUNG KIM
  • Patent number: 12399595
    Abstract: An interface device includes an electronic device and an input device. The electronic device includes a display layer that includes a display area that includes a foldable area and non-foldable areas, a sensor layer that includes a plurality of detection electrodes, and a sensor driving unit that drives the sensor layer. The plurality of detection electrodes include a first pen sensing electrode and a second pen sensing electrode, and the sensor driving unit transmits to the first pen sensing electrode one of a first sensing signal that has a first driving frequency or a second sensing signal that has a second driving frequency that differs from the first driving frequency according to a position of the input device with respect to the display area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2024
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2025
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Miyoung Kim, Kyowon Ku, Gwang-Bum Ko
  • Patent number: 12386455
    Abstract: An input sensor including: a sensor including a sensing electrode for sensing a touch input and a pen sensing electrode for sensing a pen input; and a sensor controller configured to acquire a first coordinate based on a touch sensing signal received from the sensing electrode and acquire a second coordinate based on a pen sensing signal received from the pen sensing electrode during a first sensing frame, wherein the first sensing frame includes a first blank period, a touch sensing period for sensing the touch input, and a pen sensing period for sensing the pen input, wherein the first blank period, the touch sensing period, and the pen sensing period are sequentially arranged, and wherein a duration of the first blank period and a duration of the pen sensing period are adjustable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2025
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyowon Ku, Gwang-Bum Ko, Kangwon Lee, Sanghyun Lim
  • Publication number: 20250244843
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a display layer, a sensor layer in which an active area is defined, and a sensor driving unit, wherein the active area is defined as a first area and a second area, the sensor layer includes a plurality of first electrodes, each of which includes a plurality of first sub-electrodes and a plurality of second sub-electrodes arranged alternately in the first direction, a plurality of second electrodes, a first line, a second line, a third line connected to one of the plurality of first sub-electrodes and in the first area, and a fourth line connected to one of the plurality of second sub-electrodes and in the second area, and the senor driving unit is configured to compensate for coordinates based on a difference between a first sensing signal sensed in the third line and a second sensing signal sensed in the fourth line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2024
    Publication date: July 31, 2025
    Inventors: SANGHUN PARK, GWANG-BUM KO, BYEONGKYU JEON, JOO-HYEON JEONG
  • Publication number: 20250231650
    Abstract: Disclosed is an electronic device including a sensor layer and a sensor driver that operates in a first mode for sensing a touch input and a second mode for sensing a pen input. The sensor layer includes a plurality of first electrodes, a plurality of second electrodes, a plurality of first auxiliary electrodes, and a plurality of second auxiliary electrodes. In the first mode, the sensor driver outputs a transmission signal to at least one of the plurality of first electrodes, receives a sensing signal from the plurality of second electrodes, receives an auxiliary signal from at least one of the plurality of first auxiliary electrodes and the plurality of second auxiliary electrodes, and compensates for the sensing signal based on the auxiliary signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2024
    Publication date: July 17, 2025
    Inventors: YONGSUB SO, GWANG-BUM KO, SANGHUN PARK, YONG-HWAN PARK, KANGWON LEE, SANGHYUN LIM, JEONGYUN HAN
  • Publication number: 20250208731
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a sensor layer, and a sensor driver operating in a first mode for sensing a touch input or a second mode for sensing a pen input. The sensor layer includes a plurality of first electrodes, a plurality of second electrodes, a plurality of first trace lines connected to first end portions of the plurality of first electrodes, a plurality of second trace lines connected to the plurality of second electrodes, respectively, and a plurality of third trace lines connected to second end portions spaced apart in the second direction from the first end portions of the plurality of first electrodes. The plurality of third trace lines are isolated from each other in the first mode, the second mode includes a charging driving mode, and at least some of the plurality of third trace lines are connected to each other in the charging driving mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2024
    Publication date: June 26, 2025
    Inventors: SANGHUN PARK, GWANG-BUM KO, YONGSUB SO, KANGWON LEE
  • Publication number: 20250190071
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a display panel including a first area, a bending area at which the display panel is bent, a second area overlapping the first area, first electrodes arranged in a first direction in the first area, second electrodes arranged in a second direction in the first area, and crossing the first electrodes, and third electrodes in the first area, and overlapping with the first electrodes, a circuit board coupled to the display panel at the second area, and including connection lines arranged in the first direction, and respectively electrically connected to the third electrodes, a metal lower sheet between the display panel and the circuit board, a first magnetic-field-shielding layer between the third electrodes and the metal lower sheet, and a second magnetic-field-shielding layer between the connection lines of the circuit board and the metal lower sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2025
    Publication date: June 12, 2025
    Inventors: GWANG-BUM KO, HYUNGBAE KIM
  • Publication number: 20250156004
    Abstract: An electronic device includes: a display panel; a sensor layer on the display panel, the sensor layer having a sensing area corresponding to a display area of the display panel, the sensing area comprising a first area and a second area surrounding the first area; and a sensor driver configured to: drive the sensor layer; receive a sensing signal corresponding to an input device, the sensing signal comprising a first peak value, a second peak value, and a third peak value; and calculate coordinates of the input device at the second area based on the second peak value and the third peak value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2024
    Publication date: May 15, 2025
    Inventors: HYUNGBAE KIM, GWANG-BUM KO, SANGHYUN LIM
  • Patent number: 12299247
    Abstract: A method of driving a sensor layer of an electronic device includes, at a first time, driving a first connection line with a first signal, the first connection line connected to a first end of each of first electrodes, driving a second connection line with the first signal, the second connection line connected to a second end of each of first group electrodes of the first electrodes, and driving a third connection line with a second signal different from the first signal, the third connection line connected to a second end of each of second group electrodes of the first electrodes, and generating a magnetic field with the first connection line, the first group electrodes, and the second group electrodes to charge a RLC resonance circuit of a pen at a first time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2024
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2025
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyowon Ku, Gwang-Bum Ko, Miyoung Kim