Patents by Inventor Hwan-Jin Kim
Hwan-Jin 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).
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Patent number: 9140902Abstract: A window covers a display panel including a display area for displaying an image and a non-display area neighboring the display area by a resin. The window includes a window main body including a transmitting area corresponding to the display area and a blocking area neighboring the transmitting area and corresponding to the non-display area; a light blocking layer provided on the window main body corresponding to the blocking area; and a contamination preventing layer provided on a region of the window main body located near or at a border line between the transmitting area and the blocking area. The contamination preventing layer contacts the resin.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2013Date of Patent: September 22, 2015Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yun-Ho Kim, Hwan-Jin Kim
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Patent number: 9064834Abstract: A display device includes a display panel including a display area to display an image, and a non-display area adjacent to the display area and having an opening; a driver on a rear of the display panel; and a flexible printed circuit board (FPCB) connecting the non-display area to the driver through the opening, and is bent at an angle less than 90 degrees from the non-display area to the driver.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2014Date of Patent: June 23, 2015Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Min-Ki KIm, Hwan-Jin Kim
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Patent number: 9024522Abstract: An organic light emitting diode (OLED) display includes a lower substrate having a display area displaying an image and a non-display area formed along an edge of the display area, the display area having a first thickness, at least a part of the non-display area having a second thickness that is greater than the first thickness; and a protection member disposed at the lower side of the lower substrate, the protection member being disposed in the display area of the lower substrate.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2013Date of Patent: May 5, 2015Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Sang-Hee Lee, Hwan-Jin Kim
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Publication number: 20150108439Abstract: An organic light emitting diode display having a flat region having a flat surface, and curved regions disposed at left and right sides of the flat region and formed in curved surfaces, having a display panel including a substrate, which maintains a flat surface in the flat region, and is formed in curved surfaces in the curved regions, and organic light emitting diodes disposed on the substrate, a window disposed in the flat region and the curved regions on the display panel, and a cover member disposed under the display panel, in which the cover member includes a flat cover member disposed in the flat region and curved cover members disposed in the curved regions, and the flat cover member and the curved cover member are formed of different materials or have different thicknesses.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 29, 2014Publication date: April 23, 2015Applicant: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Min Seop Kim, Hwan Jin Kim
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Publication number: 20150084027Abstract: An organic light emitting display device may include a first cover, a protection member disposed on the first cover, a display panel disposed on the protection member, and a second cover disposed on the protection member. The protection member may include a plurality of layers having a plurality of pores, respectively. The protection member may reduce or remove a tolerance generated in manufacturing processes, and also may absorb or remove an external impact.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2014Publication date: March 26, 2015Inventors: Min-Seop Kim, Hwan-Jin Kim
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Patent number: 8872999Abstract: A backlight assembly includes a light source, a light guide plate configured to receive and diffuse light emitted from the light source, and a mold frame including a central opening part configured to receive the light guide plate, an attachment opening part adjacent to the central opening part, the attachment opening part being configured to receive the light source, and a protrusion in the attachment opening part, the protrusion contacting the light source in the attachment opening.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2010Date of Patent: October 28, 2014Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Min-Seop Kim, Yun-Jae Kim, Hwan-Jin Kim
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Patent number: 8841761Abstract: An organic light emitting diode (OLED) display according to an exemplary embodiment includes: a display substrate; an organic light emitting element on the substrate; a sealing member covering the organic light emitting element; a sealant formed between a surrounding portion of the display substrate and a surrounding portion of the sealing member; and an impact absorption layer under the display substrate, wherein an area ratio of the impact absorption agent in the impact absorption layer increases from the surrounding portion of the display substrate to a center of the display substrate such that the impact absorption ratio of the outer portion of the surrounding impact absorption layer is higher than the impact absorption ratio of the center impact absorption layer, and accordingly, damage to the surrounding portion of the display substrate that is weak against external impact may be prevented.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2013Date of Patent: September 23, 2014Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventor: Hwan-Jin Kim
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Publication number: 20140252944Abstract: An organic light emitting diode (OLED) display includes a lower substrate having a display area displaying an image and a non-display area formed along an edge of the display area, the display area having a first thickness, at least a part of the non-display area having a second thickness that is greater than the first thickness; and a protection member disposed at the lower side of the lower substrate, the protection member being disposed in the display area of the lower substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 1, 2013Publication date: September 11, 2014Inventors: Sang-Hee LEE, Hwan-Jin KIM
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Publication number: 20140239277Abstract: A display device includes a display panel including a display area to display an image, and a non-display area adjacent to the display area and having an opening; a driver on a rear of the display panel; and a flexible printed circuit board (FPCB) connecting the non-display area to the driver through the opening, and is bent at an angle less than 90 degrees from the non-display area to the driver.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 13, 2014Publication date: August 28, 2014Applicant: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Min-Ki KIm, Hwan-Jin Kim
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Publication number: 20140077181Abstract: An organic light emitting diode (OLED) display according to an exemplary embodiment includes: a display substrate; an organic light emitting element on the substrate; a sealing member covering the organic light emitting element; a sealant formed between a surrounding portion of the display substrate and a surrounding portion of the sealing member; and an impact absorption layer under the display substrate, wherein an area ratio of the impact absorption agent in the impact absorption layer increases from the surrounding portion of the display substrate to a center of the display substrate such that the impact absorption ratio of the outer portion of the surrounding impact absorption layer is higher than the impact absorption ratio of the center impact absorption layer, and accordingly, damage to the surrounding portion of the display substrate that is weak against external impact may be prevented.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 4, 2013Publication date: March 20, 2014Applicant: SAMSUNG DISPLEY CO., LTD.Inventor: Hwan-Jin KIM
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Publication number: 20140078585Abstract: A window covers a display panel including a display area for displaying an image and a non-display area neighboring the display area by a resin. The window includes a window main body including a transmitting area corresponding to the display area and a blocking area neighboring the transmitting area and corresponding to the non-display area; a light blocking layer provided on the window main body corresponding to the blocking area; and a contamination preventing layer provided on a region of the window main body located near or at a border line between the transmitting area and the blocking area. The contamination preventing layer contacts the resin.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2013Publication date: March 20, 2014Applicant: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Yun-Ho Kim, Hwan-Jin Kim
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Patent number: 8625043Abstract: A display device is disclosed. In one embodiment, the display device includes a display panel displaying an image and a bottom chassis including a bottom portion where the display panel is mounted and a plurality of side walls connected with the bottom portion and facing a side surface of the display panel. At least two of the side walls include a base side wall and a reinforcing side wall integrally formed with the base side wall by a connection portion. The connection portion and the reinforcing side wall are bent from the base side wall and thus partially overlap the base side wall.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2011Date of Patent: January 7, 2014Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jeong-Ho Hwang, Hwan-Jin Kim, Sang-Min Yi
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Patent number: 8619213Abstract: A backlight unit and a display module employing the backlight unit, the backlight unit including a light guide panel for guiding light to a display apparatus for displaying an image; and a plurality of light source devices arranged in a side portion of the light guide panel, wherein the plurality of light source devices are electrically connected to each other by connecting units having conductivity. The display module may be further slimmed since the limitation due to the thickness of a light source device circuit board is eliminated.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2010Date of Patent: December 31, 2013Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hwan-Jin Kim, Min-Seop Kim, Hyo-Shin Song
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Patent number: 8534858Abstract: A display device includes a display unit configured to display an image and a window protector installed in front of the display unit and connected to the display unit through an adhesive. The window protector having a surface facing the display unit, at least a portion of the surface is inclined with respect to the remaining portion of the surface, and a light-shielding film formed on at least the inclined surface. In one embodiment, a height difference is not generated due to the forming of the light-shielding film by forming the inclined surface on the window protector and forming the light-shielding film on one surface of the window protector including the inclined surface.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2011Date of Patent: September 17, 2013Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Sang-Hee Lee, Hwan-Jin Kim
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Publication number: 20130180653Abstract: A curved-surface display panel fabrication method for fabricating a curved display panel having a desired curved shape using a flat display panel having a first substrate and a second substrate, includes: paring partially outer surfaces of the first substrate and the second substrate so as to reduce thicknesses thereof to a predetermined thickness; and attaching a reinforcing plate having the same shape with the desired curved shape and light transmitting characteristics to the display panel using an adhesive layer which is formed on at least a portion of edge portions of the display panel in a state that the pared flat display panel is bent to the desired curved shape.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 25, 2011Publication date: July 18, 2013Applicant: TOVIS CO., LTD.Inventors: Yang-Rae Kim, Hwan-Jin Kim, Jin-Woo Lee
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Patent number: 8403548Abstract: One or more embodiments of a backlight assembly include a light guide plate (LGP), a light source module and an optical sheet. The LGP includes a side surface and an upper surface. The light source module includes a power-transmitting member and a plurality of point light sources disposed on the power-transmitting member. A side portion of the power-transmitting member is disposed on a peripheral portion of the upper surface adjacent to the side surface and a light-exiting surface of the point light sources facing the side surface to be adjacent to the side surface. The optical sheet is disposed on the upper surface. A portion of the optical sheet is disposed between a corner portion of the upper surface and the power-transmitting member adjacent to the light-exiting surface. The amount of the light absorbed by a reflective member may be decreased to improve the efficiency of the light.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2009Date of Patent: March 26, 2013Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hwan-Jin Kim, Se-In Chang, Young-Bee Chu, Sang-Hee Lee, Jeong-Seok Oh, Jae-Lok Cha
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Publication number: 20120182493Abstract: A display device is disclosed. In one embodiment, the display device includes a display panel displaying an image and a bottom chassis including a bottom portion where the display panel is mounted and a plurality of side walls connected with the bottom portion and facing a side surface of the display panel. At least two of the side walls include a base side wall and a reinforcing side wall integrally formed with the base side wall by a connection portion. The connection portion and the reinforcing side wall are bent from the base side wall and thus partially overlap the base side wall.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 1, 2011Publication date: July 19, 2012Applicant: Samsung Mobile Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jeong-Ho Hwang, Hwan-Jin Kim, Sang-Min Yi
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Publication number: 20120113369Abstract: An optical adhesive film for improving the adhesive strength between constitutional elements of a flat panel display device, and a flat panel display device having the same. According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided an optical adhesive film for use in a flat panel display module that displays an image, the optical adhesive film including a transmission unit disposed on the flat panel display module and allowing the image to transmit through the transmission unit; a wing member extending from at least one side surface of the transmission unit, and covering side surfaces and a portion of a rear surface of the flat panel display module; and an adhesive member disposed covering all surfaces of the transmission unit and the wing member.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2011Publication date: May 10, 2012Applicant: SAMSUNG MOBILE DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Hwan-Jin Kim, Jeong-Ho Hwang
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Patent number: 8149349Abstract: A liquid crystal display (“LCD”) module includes an LCD panel, a light source unit, a mold frame, a bottom chassis and a driving circuit substrate. The light source unit supplies light to the LCD panel. The mold frame includes a bottom part and sidewall part, and receives the LCD panel and the light source unit. The bottom chassis covers the mold frame and includes a first opening. The driving circuit substrate is disposed between the mold frame and the bottom chassis, and includes a circuit component. The circuit component is formed corresponding to the first opening.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2008Date of Patent: April 3, 2012Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Ji-Hwan Jang, Jae-Lok Cha, Sang-Hee Lee, Kyoung-Don Lee, Hwan-Jin Kim
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Publication number: 20120075286Abstract: A display apparatus and a control method thereof, shutter glasses and a method of controlling the same, and a display system having the display apparatus and the shutter glasses. The display apparatus includes a display panel, a light source unit which generates light that is provide to the display panel to display an image on the display panel, and a controller which controls turning on and off of the light source unit based on a pattern corresponding to first information during a non-display period during which an image frame is not displayed on the display panel so an external device configured to detect light from the light source unit extracts the first information corresponding to a turning on and off pattern of the light source unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2011Publication date: March 29, 2012Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Seung-seop SHIM, Deok-nam KIM, Hyung-seok HAN, Sang-u SHIM, Jae-eun BANG, Hwan-jin KIM, Yun-seoph KIM