Patents by Inventor Hyukjun Jang
Hyukjun Jang 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: 12369434Abstract: A display apparatus includes a liquid crystal panel; and a backlight unit configured to provide light to the liquid crystal panel, wherein the backlight unit includes: a substrate; and a plurality of light emitting diode groups provided on an upper surface of the substrate, wherein each of the plurality of light emitting diode groups includes a red light emitting diode, a green light emitting diode, and a blue light emitting diode, wherein each of the red light emitting diode, the green light emitting diode, and the blue light emitting diode includes: a light emitting layer; and a distributed Bragg reflector (DBR) provided on the light emitting layer, and wherein reflectivities of the distributed Bragg reflectors of the red light emitting diode, the green light emitting diode, and the blue light emitting diode are within a same range of reflectivity according to an incident angle of light incident on the DBRs.Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 2024Date of Patent: July 22, 2025Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Sungyeol Kim, Hyungsuk Kim, Chunsoon Park, Hyukjun Jang
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Publication number: 20250199359Abstract: A display apparatus including: a display panel; an outer case coupled to an outer side of the inner case; a printed circuit board defining an upper surface, a lower surface, and a through-hole; a plurality of light sources configured to emit light to the display panel; and a connector inserted in the through-hole. The connector includes: a connector body inserted in the through-hole and defining a first side surface and a second side surface; and a plurality of connector terminals on the upper surface and configured to electrically connect the connector body to a portion of the printed circuit board. A first surface portion of the upper surface is adjacent to the first side surface, a second surface portion of the upper surface is adjacent to the second side surface, and the plurality of connector terminals are configured to electrically connect the first surface portion to the second surface portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 4, 2025Publication date: June 19, 2025Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Youngmin LEE, Jaewoo KIM, Seungyong SHIN, Hyukjun JANG
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Patent number: 12326630Abstract: A light source apparatus includes an optical member; a substrate provided at a first side of the optical member; a light source provided on the substrate and configured to emit light; and a supporter provided between the optical member and the substrate, wherein the supporter includes: a supporter body provided on the substrate; a curing device provided in the supporter body; and an adhesive member provided at a first end of the supporter body that is nearest to the optical member.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2022Date of Patent: June 10, 2025Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Hyungsuk Kim, Kyehoon Lee, Chunsoon Park, Hyukjun Jang
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Patent number: 12326632Abstract: A display apparatus includes: a substrate; a plurality of driving regions arranged in a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns on the substrate, each of the plurality of driving regions comprising a plurality of light emitting devices; and a plurality of driving devices configured to drive the plurality of light emitting devices of the plurality of driving regions, wherein a first driving device of the plurality of driving devices is provided in a first driving region of the plurality of driving regions, and a second driving device of the plurality of driving devices is configured to drive the plurality of light emitting devices of the first driving region.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2024Date of Patent: June 10, 2025Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Hyukjun Jang, Yonghun Kwon, Sunyoung Kim, Taeyeon Kim, Hyungsuk Kim, Seungyong Shin
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Patent number: 12282225Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display panel, a printed circuit board defining an upper surface, a lower surface opposite the upper surface, and a through-hole, a plurality of light sources mounted on the upper surface of the printed circuit board and configured to emit light to the display panel, and a connector inserted into the through-hole on the upper surface of the printed circuit board. The connector includes a connector body inserted into the through-hole, and a plurality of connector terminals disposed in proximity to the upper surface of the printed circuit board. The connector terminals are configured to electrically connect the connector body to a portion of the printed circuit board, and may in certain embodiments connect a first portion of the printed circuit board on one side of the connector body to a second portion of the printed circuit board on an opposite of the connector body.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2024Date of Patent: April 22, 2025Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Youngmin Lee, Jaewoo Kim, Seungyong Shin, Hyukjun Jang
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Publication number: 20250113694Abstract: A light source apparatus includes: a reflective sheet having a hole; and a light source module including: a portion exposed through the hole; a substrate including a non-conductive first layer, a second layer laminated on the front surface of the first layer and having a power supply line, and a third layer laminated on the front surface of the second layer; a light-emitting diode on the third layer of the substrate; a pair of power supply pads on the second layer, connected to the power supply line, and electrically connected to the light-emitting diode through a window on the third layer; and a reflection-assisting layer between the pair of power supply pads and having a first portion with a thickness corresponding to the thickness of the second layer and a second portion on a front of the first portion with a thickness corresponding to the thickness of the third layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 27, 2024Publication date: April 3, 2025Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Hyungsuk KIM, Sungyeol KIM, Chunsoon PARK, Youngmin LEE, Hyukjun JANG
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Patent number: 12242157Abstract: A display apparatus includes a liquid crystal panel; and a light source apparatus including a substrate on which a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs) are arranged where the plurality of LEDs include a plurality of first LEDs configured to be connected in series to each other by a wiring formed on the substrate, and a plurality of second LEDs configured to be connected in series to each other by a wiring formed on the substrate, and the substrate includes a first connection portion formed between a first LED of the plurality of first LEDs and a second LED of the plurality of second LEDs.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2024Date of Patent: March 4, 2025Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Taeyeon Kim, Sungyeol Kim, Hyukjun Jang, Hyungsuk Kim, Chunsoon Park
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Patent number: 12241622Abstract: A light source apparatus includes: a light source including a light emitting diode and an optical dome covering the light emitting diode; and a substrate supporting the light source, wherein the substrate may include: a conduction layer that is electrically conductive; a first protective layer disposed on the conduction layer and on which the optical dome is disposed, the first protective layer including a first exposed portion exposing a portion of the conduction layer to connect the conduction layer and the light emitting diode; and a second protective layer disposed on the first protective layer, the second protective layer including a second exposed portion exposing a portion of the first protective layer at which the optical dome is disposed on the first protective layer.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2023Date of Patent: March 4, 2025Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Hyungsuk Kim, Chunsoon Park, Youngmin Lee, Hyukjun Jang
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Patent number: 12230746Abstract: Disclosed herein is a display apparatus. The display apparatus includes: a liquid crystal panel; and a backlight unit configured to emit light to the liquid crystal panel. The backlight unit includes: a substrate extending along a first direction; a light emitting diode provided on the substrate; a refractive cover provided on the light emitting diode to refract light emitted from the light emitting diode; and a lens provided on the substrate and the refractive cover, the lens comprising a bottom surface having a first length in the first direction that is less than a second length in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2023Date of Patent: February 18, 2025Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Hyukjun Jang, Sungyeol Kim, Jaewoo Kim, Taeyeon Kim, Junsung Choi
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Patent number: 12225645Abstract: A display apparatus is provided. The display apparatus includes: a backlight unit including a substrate and light sources configured to emit light to a liquid crystal panel; and a processor configured to: identify a plurality of dimming blocks, each of which includes at least one light source among the plurality of light sources; predict a temperature for each of the plurality of dimming blocks based on a dimming signal corresponding to an input image and current-specific temperature profile information corresponding to the plurality of dimming blocks; update the dimming signal based on the temperature predicted for each of the plurality of dimming blocks; and control a supply current for each of the plurality of dimming blocks based on the dimming signal.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2023Date of Patent: February 11, 2025Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Hyungsuk Kim, Sungyeol Kim, Taeyeon Kim, Kyehoon Lee, Hyukjun Jang
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Patent number: 12204204Abstract: A display device includes: a display panel; a light source module on a rear side of the display panel and configured to generate light supplied to the display panel, the light source module including a plurality of light sources configured to emit light and a printed circuit board (PCB) on which the plurality of light sources are provided; and a bottom chassis on a rear side of the light source module and on which the light source module is provided, wherein the PCB includes: an insulating layer, a first conductive layer on a lower surface of the insulating layer, and a second conductive layer on an upper surface of the insulating layer, and an area of the second conductive layer is smaller than an area of the first conductive layer, and the PCB is convexly bent in a direction toward the display panel.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2024Date of Patent: January 21, 2025Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Hyukjun Jang, Kyehoon Lee, Youngmin Lee, Yonghun Kwon, Sunyoung Kim, Hyungsuk Kim, Seungyong Shin
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Publication number: 20250004330Abstract: Provided is a display apparatus including: a liquid crystal panel; a substrate; a light source module disposed on the substrate. The light source module includes a light emitting diode disposed on the substrate, a feed pad provided on the substrate, an antistatic pad provided on the substrate; and an insulating dome provided on the substrate and covering the light emitting diode. The antistatic pad is divided into two parts by an outline of the insulating dome.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 11, 2024Publication date: January 2, 2025Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Hyukjun JANG, Kyehoon Lee
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Publication number: 20240428746Abstract: A display apparatus may include: at least one LED block including LEDs connected in series; a driver IC configured to apply a voltage to the at least one LED block; at least one processor; and memory storing at least one instruction that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the display apparatus to: detect at least one forward voltage of the at least one LED block, respectively, based on a first voltage being applied to the at least one LED block; determine a margin voltage based on a difference between the first voltage and the at least one forward voltage; and determine a second voltage to be applied to the at least one LED block based on the first voltage and the margin voltage.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2024Publication date: December 26, 2024Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Hyukjun JANG, Kyehoon LEE, Sungyeol KIM, Seungyong SHIN
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Publication number: 20240355961Abstract: A display apparatus includes a liquid crystal panel; and a backlight unit configured to provide light to the liquid crystal panel, wherein the backlight unit includes: a substrate; and a plurality of light emitting diode groups provided on an upper surface of the substrate, wherein each of the plurality of light emitting diode groups includes a red light emitting diode, a green light emitting diode, and a blue light emitting diode, wherein each of the red light emitting diode, the green light emitting diode, and the blue light emitting diode includes: a light emitting layer; and a distributed Bragg reflector (DBR) provided on the light emitting layer, and wherein reflectivities of the distributed Bragg reflectors of the red light emitting diode, the green light emitting diode, and the blue light emitting diode are within a same range of reflectivity according to an incident angle of light incident on the DBRs.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 3, 2024Publication date: October 24, 2024Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Sungyeol Kim, Hyungsuk Kim, Chunsoon Park, Hyukjun Jang
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Patent number: 12111542Abstract: Provided is a display apparatus including: a liquid crystal panel; a substrate; a light source module disposed on the substrate. The light source module includes a light emitting diode disposed on the substrate, a feed pad provided on the substrate, an antistatic pad provided on the substrate; and an insulating dome provided on the substrate and covering the light emitting diode. The antistatic pad is divided into two parts by an outline of the insulating dome.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2023Date of Patent: October 8, 2024Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Hyukjun Jang, Kyehoon Lee
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Publication number: 20240310676Abstract: A display apparatus includes: a substrate; a plurality of driving regions arranged in a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns on the substrate, each of the plurality of driving regions comprising a plurality of light emitting devices; and a plurality of driving devices configured to drive the plurality of light emitting devices of the plurality of driving regions, wherein a first driving device of the plurality of driving devices is provided in a first driving region of the plurality of driving regions, and a second driving device of the plurality of driving devices is configured to drive the plurality of light emitting devices of the first driving region.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 16, 2024Publication date: September 19, 2024Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Hyukjun JANG, Yonghun KWON, Sunyoung KIM, Taeyeon KIM, Hyungsuk KIM, Seungyong SHIN
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Publication number: 20240310675Abstract: A display apparatus includes a liquid crystal panel; and a light source apparatus including a substrate on which a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs) are arranged where the plurality of LEDs include a plurality of first LEDs configured to be connected in series to each other by a wiring formed on the substrate, and a plurality of second LEDs configured to be connected in series to each other by a wiring formed on the substrate, and the substrate includes a first connection portion formed between a first LED of the plurality of first LEDs and a second LED of the plurality of second LEDs.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 11, 2024Publication date: September 19, 2024Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Taeyeon KIM, Sungyeol Kim, Hyukjun Jang, Hyungsuk Kim, Chunsoon Park
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Patent number: 12094426Abstract: A light emitting diode (LED) includes a substrate having a bar shape; a plurality of LEDs provided on the substrate; and a wiring pattern provided on the substrate and configured to transmit driving currents to the plurality of LEDs, wherein the wiring pattern has a shape that is bent multiple times so that the driving currents flow in opposite directions in lines aligned adjacent and parallel to each other.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2022Date of Patent: September 17, 2024Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Hyukjun Jang, Sungyeol Kim, Hyungsuk Kim, Kyungsoo Park, Youngmin Lee
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Patent number: 12092924Abstract: A display apparatus includes: a display panel; and a light source device configured to provide light to the display panel, wherein the light source device may include: an optical member; a substrate including a first side facing the display panel and the optical member; a light source provided on the first side of the substrate; a driving element provided on the first side of the substrate and configured to drive the light source; a plurality of lines provided on the first side of the substrate, the plurality of lines including a first line and a second line that is connected to the driving element; and a jumper supporter provided on the first side of the substrate in an area where the first line intersects the second line, the jumper supporter being configured to support the optical member, to electrically connect the first line, and to guide the second line to be spaced apart from the first line.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2023Date of Patent: September 17, 2024Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Hyukjun Jang, Sungyeol Kim, Hyungsuk Kim, Youngmin Lee, Junsung Choi
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Publication number: 20240302694Abstract: A display device includes: a display panel; a light source module on a rear side of the display panel and configured to generate light supplied to the display panel, the light source module including a plurality of light sources configured to emit light and a printed circuit board (PCB) on which the plurality of light sources are provided; and a bottom chassis on a rear side of the light source module and on which the light source module is provided, wherein the PCB includes: an insulating layer, a first conductive layer on a lower surface of the insulating layer, and a second conductive layer on an upper surface of the insulating layer, and an area of the second conductive layer is smaller than an area of the first conductive layer, and the PCB is convexly bent in a direction toward the display panel.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 16, 2024Publication date: September 12, 2024Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Hyukjun JANG, Kyehoon LEE, Youngmin LEE, Yonghun KWON, Sunyoung KIM, Hyungsuk KIM, Seungyong SHIN