Patents by Inventor Hyeong Sik Choi

Hyeong Sik Choi 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: 20150002778
    Abstract: Disclosed is a display device which includes a liquid crystal display configured to display an image, a plurality of backlights which are disposed in a rear area of the liquid crystal display and comprise a plurality of point light sources, a bottom chassis on which the backlights are disposed, and a plurality of reflective devices which are mounted on the bottom chassis and reflect light, which is emitted from a plurality of light sources disposed at corners of the bottom chassis and diffused in a sideward direction, toward the corners of the bottom chassis so as to secure a sufficient amount of light at the corners of the bottom chassis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2014
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Nae Won JANG, Young Man AHN, Dae Hee LEE, Byoung Jin CHO, Hyeong Sik CHOI
  • Publication number: 20140347840
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel, a backlight unit configured to output light to the display panel, and a lens part interposed between the display panel and the backlight unit, and configured to transmit the light output from the backlight unit is transmitted, wherein the backlight unit includes an optical module configured to output the light, and a light guide plate configured to form a light path through which the light that is output from the optical module and incident on the light guide plate is transmitted and to scatter the incident light, the light guide plate including a fixing hole, a first pattern part configured to scatter the incident light output from the optical module, and a second pattern part provided adjacent to the fixing hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2014
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kil Hong LEE, Dae Hee LEE, Sin Wook HYUNG, Young Man AHN, Hyeong Sik CHOI
  • Publication number: 20140333873
    Abstract: A display device including a display panel configured to display, a backlight unit configured to emit light toward the display panel, a pattern layer having a pattern formed to compensate for short-wavelength light among light emitted the backlight unit, and a diffusion plate configured to diffuse the compensated short-wavelength light and the light emitted from the backlight unit, so that the non-uniform color generated due to the color breakup is improved by use of blue ink having a bead shape that is disposed on the diffusion plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2014
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sin Wook HYUNG, Young Man AHN, Kil Hong LEE, Dae Hee LEE, Hyeong Sik CHOI
  • Publication number: 20140286000
    Abstract: A backlight unit and a display device having the same includes a light source installed at a position, separated from the central region of a light diffuser diffusing light by a predetermined distance, to radiate light to the light diffuser, and a lens unit installed between the light diffuser and the light source and having a surface facing the light source, the surface of the lens unit facing the light source including reflective areas which are coated with a reflective material and reflect a part of light radiated from the light source, and a transmissive area transmitting the other part of light radiated from the light source. The display device may eliminate generation of a dark region on a display panel due to the shadow of the backlight unit through improvement of the structure of the lens unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2014
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Byoung Jin Cho, Young Chol Lee, Young Man Ahn, Joon Seok Ahn, Nae Won Jang, Hyeong Sik Choi
  • Publication number: 20140226107
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a liquid crystal display panel configured to display an image, and a backlight unit configured to emit light to the liquid crystal display panel, wherein the backlight unit includes a bottom chassis comprising an accommodation space configured to accommodate a plurality of light sources, a middle mold provided on the bottom chassis, a diffusing plate provided on the middle mold, and a fixing member provided on an outer surface of the bottom chassis and configured to contact one side of the diffusing plate and prevent movement of the diffusing plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2014
    Publication date: August 14, 2014
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sin Wook HYUNG, Chang Hwa BAEK, Dae Hee LEE, Kyoung Choul JANG, Hyeong Sik CHOI
  • Publication number: 20140211121
    Abstract: A display module includes a display panel; a backlight unit which is disposed behind the display panel and configured to emit light toward the display panel; a bottom chassis configured to accommodate the backlight unit; and a reflective sheet which is disposed inside the bottom chassis and configured to reflect a light portion incident thereon toward the display panel. The reflective sheet includes a sheet bottom portion corresponding to a front surface of the bottom chassis, a sheet inclined portion which is obliquely formed to face a rear surface of the display panel, and a light adjustment portion which is provided on the sheet inclined portion and configured to adjust the light portion reflected by the sheet inclined portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2014
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Byoung Jin CHO, Young Man AHN, Dae Hee LEE, Nae Won JANG, Hyeong Sik CHOI
  • Publication number: 20140211123
    Abstract: A display module includes a display panel, a diffusion plate, a bottom chassis, and a transparent spacer made having a diffusion pattern formed thereon disposed on the bottom chassis to support the diffusion plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2014
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dae Hee LEE, Young Man AHN, Nae Won JANG, Byoung Jin CHO, Hyeong Sik CHOI
  • Patent number: 8743316
    Abstract: A light guide panel (LGP) for use in a liquid crystal display (LCD) apparatus includes a light-emitting pattern surface on which light-emitting patterns are formed, an opposite surface opposite to the light-emitting pattern surface, and four edge surfaces. Lenticular patterns are formed on one of the light-emitting pattern surface and the opposite surface. The light-emitting pattern surface includes a light-emitting part in which the light-emitting patterns are formed; and an edge part which extends along the four edge surfaces to enclose the light-emitting part and in which at least one fixing groove is formed to fix the LGP. The light-emitting part includes a pattern reducing region which faces the fixing groove and has a lower light-emitting pattern density than an other region of the light-emitting part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Myung-ryul Jung, Do-hyeon Baek, Kil-hong Lee, Hyeong-sik Choi
  • Patent number: 8692957
    Abstract: A scanning backlight unit, a liquid crystal display and television and a television are provided herein. The backlight unit including a light source unit having plural groups of light sources which emit light in a main incidence direction; a control unit which controls the plural groups of light sources; and a light guiding plate having a bottom surface formed with a dispersion pattern dispersing the light received from the light source unit, wherein the dispersion pattern includes a plurality of grooves, with a groove of the plurality of grooves having a shape with a first size parallel to the main incidence direction and a second size perpendicular to the main incidence direction, and wherein the first size is larger than the second size.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dae-hee Lee, Hyeong-sik Choi, Myung-ryul Jung, Do-hyeon Baek, Sin-wook Hyung
  • Publication number: 20130329164
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment of the present inventive concept is provided the liquid crystal display apparatus includes a liquid crystal panel which displays images; backlight unit which provides light to the liquid crystal panel; and an optical sheet unit which is placed between the liquid crystal panel and backlight, wherein the optical sheet unit includes at least one scattering particle optical sheet where scattering particles are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2013
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Nae-won JANG, Sang-eun LEE, Young-chol LEE, Byoung-jin CHO, Hyeong-sik CHOI, Ju-seong HWANG
  • Publication number: 20130329165
    Abstract: A light guide panel (LGP) for use in a liquid crystal display (LCD) apparatus includes a light-emitting pattern surface on which light-emitting patterns are formed, an opposite surface opposite to the light-emitting pattern surface, and four edge surfaces. Lenticular patterns are formed on one of the light-emitting pattern surface and the opposite surface. The light-emitting pattern surface includes a light-emitting part in which the light-emitting patterns are formed; and an edge part which extends along the four edge surfaces to enclose the light-emitting part and in which at least one fixing groove is formed to fix the LGP. The light-emitting part includes a pattern reducing region which faces the fixing groove and has a lower light-emitting pattern density than an other region of the light-emitting part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2013
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Myung-ryul JUNG, Do-hyeon BAEK, Kil-hong LEE, Hyeong-sik CHOI
  • Publication number: 20130321740
    Abstract: A curved display apparatus and a multi display system having the same are provided. The curved display apparatus includes a display panel, and a fixation member which fixes the display panel so that the display panel is curved with multiple curvatures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2013
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Applicants: Samsung Display Co., Ltd., Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jun-seok AN, Dong-wook KIM, Sung-hwan KIM, Jee-su PARK, Chan-hong PARK, Byung-kook SIM, Jong-cheol LEE, Cheol-se LEE, Hyeong-sik CHOI, Byung-wook AHN, Cheong-hun LEE
  • Patent number: 8593492
    Abstract: A light guide plate, a backlight unit and a display apparatus including the same and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The light guide plate includes: a body which includes an incident surface and an emission surface; at least one first optical path converter which is formed in an opposite surface of the body which is opposite to the emission surface, and extends continuously in a first direction to convert an optical path of an incident light introduced through the incident surface so that the incident light passes through the emission surface; and at least one second optical path converter which is formed in the opposite surface, and is arranged discontinuously in at least one row extending in the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yun-jung Cho, Koichi Hanasaki, Dae-hee Lee, Hyeong-sik Choi, Myung-ryul Jung, Do-hyeon Baek, Sin-wook Hyung
  • Publication number: 20130300955
    Abstract: A display panel, which realizes a 3D image in an active method, includes a first glass on which light is incident, a second glass which is aligned with the first glass and transmits an image, a first liquid crystal layer disposed between the first glass and the second glass and adjusts an amount of the light passing therethrough, and a second liquid crystal layer which is disposed between the second glass and the first liquid crystal layer and realizes the 3D image, wherein, in response to the display panel realizing the 3D image, the second liquid crystal layer is alternately arranged according to a first liquid crystal arrangement which corresponds to a first polarization direction and a second liquid crystal arrangement which corresponds to a second polarization direction which is different from the first polarization direction, so that images passing through the second liquid crystal layer are alternately polarized in the first polarization direction and the second polarization direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2013
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Byoung-jin CHO, Young-chol LEE, Nae-won JANG, Hyeong-sik CHOI
  • Publication number: 20130258717
    Abstract: A backlight unit includes a light guiding plate; a light source module that is disposed in at least one side of the light guiding plate and includes a plurality of light sources emitting light toward a side surface of the light guiding plate; an under chassis supporting the light guiding plate and the light source module; and a gap maintaining unit maintaining a gap of a constant width between the side surface of the light guiding plate and the plurality of light sources of the light source module when a length of the light guiding plate is changed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2012
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Gil-tae HUR, Nae-won JANG, Young-chul KIM, Kun-ho CHO, Hyeong-sik CHOI
  • Publication number: 20130242612
    Abstract: A light guide panel (LGP) is provided, which includes a front surface, a rear surface, and four edge surfaces, in which rays of light emitted from light sources are introduced through at least one of the four edge surfaces, a plurality of lenticular patterns formed on one of the front surface and the rear surface, and a plurality of light emitting patterns which induce the rays of light emitted from the light sources toward the front surface. The plurality of light emitting patterns are integrally formed with the plurality of lenticular patterns.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2013
    Publication date: September 19, 2013
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dae-hee LEE, Do-hyeon BAEK, Kil-hong LEE, Young-chol LEE, Myung-ryul JUNG, Kun-ho CHO, Byoung-jin CHO, Hyeong-sik CHOI, Sin-wook HYUNG
  • Publication number: 20130201663
    Abstract: A supporting member usable with a backlight unit of an image display apparatus includes a supporting portion that is formed of a transparent material, is disposed below the diffuser plate to support the diffuser plate, and has a first end being in contact with the diffuser plate; and a base that is formed at a second end of the supporting portion and fixes the supporting portion to an under chassis of the backlight unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Publication date: August 8, 2013
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Byoung-jin CHO, Young-chol LEE, Hyung-chul KIM, Heong-seog LEE, Hyeong-sik CHOI
  • Patent number: 8456397
    Abstract: A display apparatus for calibrating a grayscale data including a timing controller, and a method for driving a panel are provided. A display apparatus includes a timing controller which calibrates the grayscale data of the current frame using the grayscale data of the previous and the current frame and a driving unit which drives a panel using the calibrated grayscale data of the current frame. By generating calibrated grayscale data which are variable according to the change of grayscale, response times of liquid crystal may be improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung-soo Kim, Kyu-chan Lee, Hyeong-sik Choi
  • Patent number: 8451400
    Abstract: A light guide panel (LGP) for use in a liquid crystal display (LCD) apparatus includes a light-emitting pattern surface on which light-emitting patterns are formed, an opposite surface opposite to the light-emitting pattern surface, and four edge surfaces. Lenticular patterns are formed on one of the light-emitting pattern surface and the opposite surface. The light-emitting pattern surface includes a light-emitting part in which the light-emitting patterns are formed; and an edge part which extends along the four edge surfaces to enclose the light-emitting part and in which at least one fixing groove is formed to fix the LGP. The light-emitting part includes a pattern reducing region which faces the fixing groove and has a lower light-emitting pattern density than an other region of the light-emitting part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sin-wook Hyung, Dae-hee Lee, Myung-ryul Jung, Do-hyeon Baek, Kil-hong Lee, Hyeong-sik Choi
  • Publication number: 20130114023
    Abstract: A liquid crystal panel assembly is provided, which includes a liquid crystal panel displaying an image, a light source unit arranged on a side of the liquid crystal panel, an optical sheet unit arranged in the rear of the liquid crystal panel, a reflection sheet arranged to be spaced apart from the optical sheet unit, a light scattering unit arranged adjacent to the light source unit, where the light scattering unit scatters light such that at least some of the light emitted from the light source unit is incident toward the reflection sheet, and a pattern member arranged on the reflection sheet, the pattern member including a pattern of repeating optical shapes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Publication date: May 9, 2013
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Byoung-jin CHO, Young-chol LEE, Sang-eun LEE, Myung-ryul JUNG, Hyeong-sik CHOI