Patents by Inventor Hyun-Been Hwang
Hyun-Been Hwang 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: 12279383Abstract: A display device includes a display panel; a first upper support member on the display panel; and a second upper support member on the display panel and spaced from the first upper support member; and a blocking member including a blocking part crossing the first upper support member and the second upper support member, a first stretchable part connected to a side of the blocking part and including a plurality of openings, a second stretchable part connected to another side of the blocking part and including a plurality of openings, a first fixing part connected to the first stretchable part, and a second fixing part connected to the second stretchable part.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2024Date of Patent: April 15, 2025Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Sung Ki Jung, Da Som Gu, Yun Jae Kim, Jai Ku Shin, Yong Chan Jeon, Hyun Been Hwang
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Publication number: 20250063112Abstract: An electronic apparatus including: a display panel, which includes first and second non-folding areas arranged in a first direction and a folding area disposed between the first and second non-folding areas, wherein the display panel is folded along a folding axis extending in a second direction crossing the first direction, the display panel further including pixels; a lower member disposed below the display panel, wherein the lower member includes a lower opening overlapping the folding area; and a sensing sensor including a first sensing adhesive layer disposed between the display panel and the lower member and adjacent to the display panel, a second sensing adhesive layer in contact with the lower member, and a digitizer disposed between the first sensing adhesive layer and the second sensing adhesive layer and including a plurality of coils, wherein the second sensing adhesive layer has a sensing opening that overlaps the folding area.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 5, 2024Publication date: February 20, 2025Inventors: JAIKU SHIN, SOJEONG LA, SUNG-KI JUNG, SUNG CHUL CHOI, HYUN-BEEN HWANG
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Patent number: 12181922Abstract: A digitizer includes a base member including a front surface and a rear surface opposing the front surface, first sensing lines disposed on the base member, arranged in a second direction, and extending in a first direction crossing the first direction, and second sensing lines disposed on the base member, spaced apart from the first sensing lines, arranged in the first direction, and extending in the second direction. The base member is foldable about an imaginary folding axis extending in the second direction and is provided with a through-hole penetrating at least a portion of the base member. The through-hole is surrounded by the first sensing lines and the second sensing lines.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2023Date of Patent: December 31, 2024Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Hirotsugu Kishimoto, Hyun-Been Hwang
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Patent number: 12178108Abstract: A display device including: a window; a polarizer disposed on the window and including an opening; a display panel disposed below the polarizer and including a first display area and a second display area that has a pixel density lower than that of the first display area, wherein the second display area overlaps the opening of the polarizer; and an optical controller overlapping the second display area and is disposed on the display panel, wherein the optical controller reduces a transmittance of an optical signal.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2021Date of Patent: December 24, 2024Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Chul Ho Jeong, Hyun-Been Hwang, Seokwon Jang, Yongchan Jeon, Hirotsugu Kishimoto
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Patent number: 12166912Abstract: An electronic apparatus including: a display panel, which includes first and second non-folding areas arranged in a first direction and a folding area disposed between the first and second non-folding areas, wherein the display panel is folded along a folding axis extending in a second direction crossing the first direction, the display panel further including pixels; a lower member disposed below the display panel, wherein the lower member includes a lower opening overlapping the folding area; and a sensing sensor including a first sensing adhesive layer disposed between the display panel and the lower member and adjacent to the display panel, a second sensing adhesive layer in contact with the lower member, and a digitizer disposed between the first sensing adhesive layer and the second sensing adhesive layer and including a plurality of coils, wherein the second sensing adhesive layer has a sensing opening that overlaps the folding area.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2021Date of Patent: December 10, 2024Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jaiku Shin, Sojeong La, Sung-Ki Jung, Sung Chul Choi, Hyun-Been Hwang
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Patent number: 12129410Abstract: A manufacturing method of an adhesive layer includes: providing a preliminary adhesive layer, attaching a mask to a first area portion of the preliminary adhesive layer, and thereby, provide a second area portion of the preliminary adhesive layer that is adjacent to the first area portion and to which the mask is not attached, to provide an adhesive layer that exhibits good folding reliability. In addition, a display device may exhibit good folding reliability characteristics by including the adhesive layer from which an adhesion force of a folding area is reduced between a supporting member and a display panel of the display device.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2022Date of Patent: October 29, 2024Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Hirotsugu Kishimoto, Cheol ho Choi, Hyun-Been Hwang
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Patent number: 12111692Abstract: A display device includes: a display panel including a folding area and a first non-folding area extended from a first folding line located on a first side of the folding area; a digitizer layer disposed on the display panel and including electrode patterns; and a step covering layer disposed between the display panel and the digitizer layer, wherein the step covering layer includes a first metal plate, a second metal plate, and a first non-metal plate, wherein the first metal plate overlaps the folding area, wherein the second metal plate overlaps the first non-folding area, and wherein the first non-metal plate overlaps the first non-folding area and is disposed on a first surface of the second metal plate.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2021Date of Patent: October 8, 2024Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Hirotsugu Kishimoto, Da Som Gu, Yun Jae Kim, Yong Chan Jeon, Hyun Been Hwang
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Patent number: 12082483Abstract: A display device includes a display panel foldable about a folding axis, a window on the display panel, a protective film on the window, and a plurality of adhesive layers between the window and the protective film. The adhesive layers include a first adhesive layer on the window and a second adhesive layer on the first adhesive layer. The first adhesive layer includes a side chain crystalline polymer, and the second adhesive layer has a modulus smaller than a modulus of the first adhesive layer.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2021Date of Patent: September 3, 2024Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Hirotsugu Kishimoto, Dasom Gu, Yongchan Jeon, Chul Ho Jeong, Hyun-Been Hwang
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Publication number: 20240251511Abstract: A display device includes a display panel; a first upper support member on the display panel; and a second upper support member on the display panel and spaced from the first upper support member; and a blocking member including a blocking part crossing the first upper support member and the second upper support member, a first stretchable part connected to a side of the blocking part and including a plurality of openings, a second stretchable part connected to another side of the blocking part and including a plurality of openings, a first fixing part connected to the first stretchable part, and a second fixing part connected to the second stretchable part.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2024Publication date: July 25, 2024Inventors: Sung Ki JUNG, Da Som GU, Yun Jae KIM, Jai Ku SHIN, Yong Chan JEON, Hyun Been HWANG
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Patent number: 11943878Abstract: A display device includes a display panel; a first upper support member on the display panel; and a second upper support member on the display panel and spaced from the first upper support member; and a blocking member including a blocking part crossing the first upper support member and the second upper support member, a first stretchable part connected to a side of the blocking part and including a plurality of openings, a second stretchable part connected to another side of the blocking part and including a plurality of openings, a first fixing part connected to the first stretchable part, and a second fixing part connected to the second stretchable part.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2021Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Sung Ki Jung, Da Som Gu, Yun Jae Kim, Jai Ku Shin, Yong Chan Jeon, Hyun Been Hwang
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Patent number: 11914833Abstract: A display device including: a display panel; and a digitizer overlapped by the display panel, wherein the digitizer includes a base layer, a folding area, first circuit patterns disposed on a first surface of the base layer and extending in a first direction, a plurality of first dummy patterns disposed in regions defined by the first circuit patterns, second circuit patterns disposed on a second surface of the base layer and extending in a second direction that intersects the first direction, and a plurality of second dummy patterns disposed in regions defined by the second circuit patterns, the second dummy patterns include a plurality of first lower dummy patterns, which do not overlap the folding area, and a plurality of second lower dummy patterns, which overlap the folding area.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2022Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Hirotsugu Kishimoto, Seok Won Jang, Yong Chan Jeon, Hyun Been Hwang
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Publication number: 20240004429Abstract: A digitizer includes a base member including a front surface and a rear surface opposing the front surface, first sensing lines disposed on the base member, arranged in a second direction, and extending in a first direction crossing the first direction, and second sensing lines disposed on the base member, spaced apart from the first sensing lines, arranged in the first direction, and extending in the second direction. The base member is foldable about an imaginary folding axis extending in the second direction and is provided with a through-hole penetrating at least a portion of the base member. The through-hole is surrounded by the first sensing lines and the second sensing lines.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2023Publication date: January 4, 2024Inventors: HIROTSUGU KISHIMOTO, HYUN-BEEN HWANG
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Patent number: 11816301Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a window, a display panel disposed on a lower surface of the window, and a digitizer disposed on a lower surface of the display panel. The digitizer includes a first photosensitive resin layer, a first sensing coil disposed on one surface of the first photosensitive resin layer, a second photosensitive resin layer disposed spaced apart from the first photosensitive resin layer, and a first adhesive layer disposed between the first photosensitive resin layer and the second photosensitive resin layer and which adheres the first photosensitive resin layer and the second photosensitive resin layer.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2022Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Hirotsugu Kishimoto, Hyun-Been Hwang
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Patent number: 11789496Abstract: A digitizer includes a base member including a front surface and a rear surface opposing the front surface, first sensing lines disposed on the base member, arranged in a second direction, and extending in a first direction crossing the first direction, and second sensing lines disposed on the base member, spaced apart from the first sensing lines, arranged in the first direction, and extending in the second direction. The base member is foldable about an imaginary folding axis extending in the second direction and is provided with a through-hole penetrating at least a portion of the base member. The through-hole is surrounded by the first sensing lines and the second sensing lines.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2021Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Hirotsugu Kishimoto, Hyun-Been Hwang
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Patent number: 11693451Abstract: A digitizer includes a folding area a non-folding area. The digitizer includes a first base layer, a second base layer disposed on the first base layer, a third base layer disposed on the second base layer, a first sensing line disposed between the first base layer and the second base layer, and a second sensing line substantially perpendicular to the first sensing line, disposed between the second base layer and the third base layer, and including a first sub-line portion and a second sub-line portion disposed in the non-folding area, and a third sub-line portion disposed between the first sub-line portion and the second sub-line portion and corresponding to the folding area. The third sub-line portion has a fracture strain greater than a fracture strain of the first sub-line portion and the second sub-line portion.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2021Date of Patent: July 4, 2023Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Hirotsugu Kishimoto, Dasom Gu, Yongchan Jeon, Sung-Ki Jung, Seungkyun Hong, Hyun-Been Hwang
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Patent number: 11625068Abstract: A display device includes a window containing a glass substrate, a display panel disposed under the window, and a digitizer disposed under the display panel, wherein the digitizer includes a base film disposed under the display panel, a first conductive layer disposed under the base film, a first insulating layer disposed under the first conductive layer, a second conductive layer disposed under the first insulating layer, a second conductive layer disposed under the second conductive layer, and the second insulating layer disposed under the second conductive layer, and the window, the display panel, and the digitizer may be capable of being folded and unfolded.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2021Date of Patent: April 11, 2023Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Hyun-Been Hwang, Hirotsugu Kishimoto
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Patent number: 11614841Abstract: Provided is an electronic apparatus including a window, a display panel disposed below the window, a digitizer disposed below the display panel and including a first surface and a second surface opposing the first surface, a first adhesive layer disposed on the first surface, and a second adhesive layer disposed below the second surface, wherein the first adhesive layer and the second adhesive layer are two-time-cured. Accordingly, an electronic apparatus having improved folding and viewability properties may be provided.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2021Date of Patent: March 28, 2023Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Hirotsugu Kishimoto, Dasom Gu, Yongchan Jeon, Hyun-Been Hwang
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Patent number: 11592951Abstract: A display device includes a display panel configured to display an image on a first surface thereof, a digitizer layer disposed on a second surface opposite to the first surface of the display panel and including first electrode patterns configured to generate a magnetic field and second electrode patterns configured to generate a magnetic field, a shield member disposed on a first surface of the digitizer layer, and a rigid member between the display panel and the shield member.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2021Date of Patent: February 28, 2023Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Hirotsugu Kishimoto, Da Som Gu, Yong Hyuck Lee, Chul Ho Jeong, Hyun Jun Cho, Soh Ra Han, Hyun Been Hwang
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Patent number: 11588122Abstract: A flexible display device including: a display substrate having a display area and a peripheral area surrounding the display area; a plurality of pixels formed in the display area; a passivation layer covering the pixels from the top to protect the pixels; a polarization film layer provided at the top of the passivation layer and of which an edge is extended outside an edge of the passivation layer; and a film wiring made of a flexible material of which one end is connected to the peripheral area.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2020Date of Patent: February 21, 2023Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jong-Ryuk Park, Hyun-Been Hwang, Sang Hun Oh, Keun Soo Lee, Sun Youl Lee, Gyoo Chui Jo
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Publication number: 20230048565Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a window, a display panel disposed on a lower surface of the window, and a digitizer disposed on a lower surface of the display panel. The digitizer includes a first photosensitive resin layer, a first sensing coil disposed on one surface of the first photosensitive resin layer, a second photosensitive resin layer disposed spaced apart from the first photosensitive resin layer, and a first adhesive layer disposed between the first photosensitive resin layer and the second photosensitive resin layer and which adheres the first photosensitive resin layer and the second photosensitive resin layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2022Publication date: February 16, 2023Inventors: Hirotsugu Kishimoto, Hyun-Been Hwang