Patents by Inventor Hwan Hee Jeong

Hwan Hee Jeong 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: 20230214065
    Abstract: A touch sensor includes a first area and a second area; first electrode units comprising a plurality of first touch electrodes arranged in a first direction and electrically connected to one another and located in the first area; second electrode units comprising a plurality of second touch electrodes arranged in a second direction and electrically connected to one another and located in the first area; and a first electrode pattern comprising a first portion located in the first area and electrically connected to one of the first electrode units that is adjacent thereto, and a second portion extended from the first portion to the second area, wherein a width of the first electrode pattern in the first direction is less than a width of the first touch electrodes in the first direction and is greater than half the width of the first touch electrodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2023
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Inventors: Ki Cheol Kim, Hwan Hee Jeong, Mi Kyung Seo
  • Patent number: 11693522
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and a third electrode. The first electrode includes a first boundary side extending in a direction. The second electrode includes a second boundary side extending in the direction. The third electrode is disposed between and spaced apart from the first electrode and the second electrode. The third electrode includes a first side facing the first boundary side and a second side facing the second boundary. The first side and the second side have shapes that are asymmetric to each other with respect to a center axis extending in the direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sanghyun Jun, Hwan-hee Jeong, Kicheol Kim, Jaehyun Lee, Hyun-wook Cho
  • Patent number: 11681404
    Abstract: A touch sensor includes a base layer including a first to third sensing region and a non-sensing region surrounding the first to third sensing region; a plurality of touch electrode rows provided in the first to third sensing regions and including a plurality of first touch electrodes connected in a first direction; and a plurality of touch electrode columns including a plurality of second touch electrodes connected in a second direction crossing the first direction. At least one of the first to third sensing regions has an area larger than that of other sensing regions. The non-sensing region includes an additional non-sensing region disposed between the second sensing region and the third sensing region and a bridge line provided in the additional non-sensing region and electrically connecting the first touch electrodes of the second sensing region to the first touch electrodes of the third sensing region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung Jae Moon, Hwan Hee Jeong, Won Kyu Kwak
  • Publication number: 20230185419
    Abstract: A display device including a substrate having an active area and a non-active area having first to fourth areas, a light-emitting element on the substrate, a touch layer having a main touch area overlapping the active area, and an encapsulation layer between the light-emitting element and the touch layer, in which the first area is between the active area and the second area, the third area is between the second and fourth areas, the touch layer includes touch electrodes and touch lines connected to the touch electrodes, the touch lines include a first touch line part overlapping the first area and a second touch line part overlapping the third area, the first touch line part includes first and second touch conductive layers of the touch layer, and the second touch line part includes the first touch conductive layer and does not include the second touch conductive layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2023
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Inventors: Ki Cheol KIM, Gyeong Nam BANG, Hwan Hee JEONG
  • Patent number: 11675468
    Abstract: Provided is a display device including a display panel and an input sensing layer including an effective region and a non-effective region. The input sensing layer includes a plurality of sensing electrodes, a plurality of signal lines, and a plurality of input pads. The non-effective region includes a first region, a second region, and a third region, and the signal lines include first sub-lines in the first region and connected to the sensing electrodes, second sub-lines in the second region and connected to the input pads, and third sub-lines in the third region and connecting the first sub-lines and the second sub-lines. An interval between the third sub-lines in the third region is a first interval which is a constant, and the first interval is smaller than a second interval between the first sub-lines and a third interval between the second sub-lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Won-Il Lee, Hwan-Hee Jeong
  • Patent number: 11669185
    Abstract: Provided is a display device including a display panel including an active region and a peripheral region adjacent to the active region, n first touch sensors which are arranged successively along a first direction, extend in a second direction, each include a plurality of first connecting parts and a plurality of first sensor parts connected through the first connecting parts, and each generate an electric field together with an external touch pen; m second touch sensors which are insulated from the n first touch sensors, extend successively along the first direction, are arranged in the second direction, each include a plurality of second connecting parts and a plurality of second sensor parts connected through the second connecting parts, and each generate an electric field together with an external touch pen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Youngsoo No, Yeontae Kim, Jungsu Kim, Hwan-hee Jeong, Inyoung Han
  • Patent number: 11656705
    Abstract: An electronic device having a touch screen or display to reduce or eliminate visibility of structures in the device due to reflected light includes a base member and a touch member disposed on one surface of the base member and including first and second sensor parts spaced apart from each other with a boundary interposed therebetween. Each of the first and second sensor parts includes first and second areas disposed adjacent to each, a plurality of first patterns in the first area spaced apart from each other and a plurality of second patterns in the second area spaced apart from the first patterns. Each of the first patterns has a first shape, and each of the second patterns has a second shape different than the first shape. Various embodiments of patterns having shapes selected to reduce or eliminate visibility are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hwan-hee Jeong, Yeontae Kim, Taejoon Kim
  • Patent number: 11640220
    Abstract: A display device including pixels including a thin film transistor, data lines, a first insulating layer, first and second touch lines, a second insulating layer having contact holes on connecting electrodes, first touch electrodes electrically connected to some of the first touch electrodes by at least one connecting electrode through at least two contact holes, second touch electrodes electrically connected to some of second touch electrodes by an extended portion between second touch electrodes, an integrated circuit, first pads connected to the integrated circuit, guard lines, and second pads including first, second, and third groups, in which each second pad of the first, second, and third group is electrically connected to one first touch line, one second touch line, and one guard line, respectively, and in which one second pad of the third group is between the second pads of the first group and the second group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hwan Hee Jeong
  • Patent number: 11604544
    Abstract: A touch sensor includes a first area and a second area; first electrode units comprising a plurality of first touch electrodes arranged in a first direction and electrically connected to one another and located in the first area; second electrode units comprising a plurality of second touch electrodes arranged in a second direction and electrically connected to one another and located in the first area; and a first electrode pattern comprising a first portion located in the first area and electrically connected to one of the first electrode units that is adjacent thereto, and a second portion extended from the first portion to the second area, wherein a width of the first electrode pattern in the first direction is less than a width of the first touch electrodes in the first direction and is greater than half the width of the first touch electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ki Cheol Kim, Hwan Hee Jeong, Mi Kyung Seo
  • Patent number: 11592950
    Abstract: A display device including a substrate having an active area and a non-active area and including a pad region and a bending region disposed between the active area and the pad region, light-emitting elements disposed on the substrate, and a touch layer having a main touch area corresponding to the active area, in which the touch layer includes touch electrodes disposed in the main touch area and touch lines connected to the touch electrodes, the main touch area corresponding to the active area and a portion of the touch lines corresponding to the non-active area, and the touch lines include a first touch line part disposed on an upper portion of the bending region, and a second touch line part disposed on a lower portion of the bending region, the upper portion of the bending region disposed between the active area and the lower portion of the bending region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ki Cheol Kim, Gyeong Nam Bang, Hwan Hee Jeong
  • Publication number: 20230051324
    Abstract: A display device may include a display panel, an input sensing unit, and an alignment structure. The display panel may include a sealing member. The input sensing unit may be disposed on the display panel. The input sensing unit may include first-type sensor electrodes directly contacting a face of a first insulator of the display device, a first-type connector electrically connecting the first-type sensor electrodes, second-type sensor electrodes directly contacting the face of the first insulator of the display device, and a second-type connector electrically connecting the second-type sensor electrodes. The alignment structure may overlap the sealing member and may include a transparent member that directly contacts the face of the first insulator of the display device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2022
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Inventors: Jong Seon PARK, Hwan Hee JEONG
  • Patent number: 11579736
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel including unit pixel areas and an input sensor including first-line elements and second-line elements defining crossing areas with the first-line elements. First group elements among the first-line elements and the second-line elements are electrically connected to each other to define a first electrode. Second group elements among the first-line elements and the second-line elements are electrically connected to each other to define a second electrode, and the second electrode is insulated from the first electrode while crossing the first electrode. A first angle defined by a first direction and a second direction and a second angle defined in the crossing areas by the first-line elements and the second-line elements to correspond to the first angle are different from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hwan-Hee Jeong, Youngbae Jung
  • Publication number: 20230016019
    Abstract: A display device includes: a display panel having a display area and a non-display area at least partially disposed around the display area; and a touch sensor disposed on the display panel and including a touch sensor area in the display area and a touch peripheral area in the non-display area adjacent to the touch sensor area, wherein the touch sensor includes: a first touch electrode and a second touch electrode; a first touch pad and a second touch pad being adjacent to each other in a first direction; a second touch pad disposed in a touch pad area of the touch peripheral area; a first touch signal line electrically connecting the first touch electrode with the first touch pad, the first touch signal line including a first line portion extended in the first direction and a second line portion extended in a second direction; a second touch signal line electrically connecting the second touch electrode with the second touch pad; a first dummy line extended in the first direction and spaced apart from the f
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Inventors: Jong Seon PARK, Dong Jin Moon, Ye Ri Jeong, Hwan Hee Jeong, In Young Han
  • Publication number: 20220413651
    Abstract: An input sensor includes a base layer, a sensing electrode disposed on the base layer, a sensing line electrically connected to the sensing electrode, a sensing pad electrically connected to the sensing line, an alignment pad spaced apart from the sensing pad and receiving a ground voltage, and a ground line electrically connected to the alignment pad. The alignment pad includes a pad portion connected to the ground line, an extension portion extending from the pad portion in a first direction, and a protrusion portion protruding from the extension portion in a second direction crossing the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2022
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventors: Jong-Hwa KIM, Hwan-hee JEONG, Kyungsu LEE, Jeongyun HAN
  • Patent number: 11507231
    Abstract: A display device may include a display panel, an input sensing unit, and an alignment structure. The display panel may include a sealing member. The input sensing unit may be disposed on the display panel. The input sensing unit may include first-type sensor electrodes directly contacting a face of a first insulator of the display device, a first-type connector electrically connecting the first-type sensor electrodes, second-type sensor electrodes directly contacting the face of the first insulator of the display device, and a second-type connector electrically connecting the second-type sensor electrodes. The alignment structure may overlap the sealing member and may include a transparent member that directly contacts the face of the first insulator of the display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Inventors: Jong Seon Park, Hwan Hee Jeong
  • Patent number: 11494044
    Abstract: A display device includes: a base member; first sensing electrodes disposed on the base member and electrically connected to a first sensing line, wherein the first sensing electrodes include first and second ends facing and spaced apart from each other; a second sensing electrode disposed between the first and second ends of the first sensing electrodes on a same layer as the first sensing electrodes and electrically connected to a second sensing line; and a connection electrode to electrically connect the first and second ends of the first sensing electrodes to each other without overlapping regions between each of the first and second ends of the first sensing electrodes and the second sensing electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung Jin Yang, Hyun Sik Park, Hwan Hee Jeong
  • Publication number: 20220342501
    Abstract: Provided is a display device including a display panel including an active region and a peripheral region adjacent to the active region, n first touch sensors which are arranged successively along a first direction, extend in a second direction, each include a plurality of first connecting parts and a plurality of first sensor parts connected through the first connecting parts, and each generate an electric field together with an external touch pen; m second touch sensors which are insulated from the n first touch sensors, extend successively along the first direction, are arranged in the second direction, each include a plurality of second connecting parts and a plurality of second sensor parts connected through the second connecting parts, and each generate an electric field together with an external touch pen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2022
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Inventors: Youngsoo NO, Yeontae KIM, Jungsu KIM, Hwan-hee JEONG, Inyoung HAN
  • Patent number: 11481064
    Abstract: A display device includes: a display panel including a first substrate and a second substrate which are partitioned into a display region and a non-display region formed outside the display region; and a touch sensor including a plurality of touch electrodes overlapping the display region and formed on the second substrate, a plurality of pads overlapping the non-display region and formed on the second substrate, and a plurality of touch lines connecting the plurality of pads and the plurality of touch electrodes, wherein at least some of the touch lines includes a region having a first width and a region having a second width wider than the first width.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Inventor: Hwan Hee Jeong
  • Publication number: 20220326794
    Abstract: A display device including a substrate having an active area and a non-active area and including a pad region and a bending region disposed between the active area and the pad region, light-emitting elements disposed on the substrate, and a touch layer having a main touch area corresponding to the active area, in which the touch layer includes touch electrodes disposed in the main touch area and touch lines connected to the touch electrodes, the main touch area corresponding to the active area and a portion of the touch lines corresponding to the non-active area, and the touch lines include a first touch line part disposed on an upper portion of the bending region, and a second touch line part disposed on a lower portion of the bending region, the upper portion of the bending region disposed between the active area and the lower portion of the bending region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2022
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Inventors: Ki Cheol KIM, Gyeong Nam BANG, Hwan Hee JEONG
  • Publication number: 20220308701
    Abstract: Provided is a display device including a display panel and an input sensing layer including an effective region and a non-effective region. The input sensing layer includes a plurality of sensing electrodes, a plurality of signal lines, and a plurality of input pads. The non-effective region includes a first region, a second region, and a third region, and the signal lines include first sub-lines in the first region and connected to the sensing electrodes, second sub-lines in the second region and connected to the input pads, and third sub-lines in the third region and connecting the first sub-lines and the second sub-lines. An interval between the third sub-lines in the third region is a first interval which is a constant, and the first interval is smaller than a second interval between the first sub-lines and a third interval between the second sub-lines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2022
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Inventors: WON-IL LEE, HWAN-HEE JEONG