Patents by Inventor Hyun Seok Hong

Hyun Seok Hong 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).

  • Patent number: 8764270
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel displaying an image, a light source generating light, a light guide plate guiding the light and supplying the light to the display panel, a receiving container receiving the light source and the light guide plate, the receiving container including a sidewall portion adjacent to the light guide plate and a bottom portion extending from the sidewall portion, a photosensor coupled to the receiving container, the photosensor sensing the light, and a light receiving hole formed in the receiving container, the light receiving hole comprising a first end and a second end, the first end being closer to the light guide plate and the second end being closer to the photosensor, wherein a height of the first end is smaller than a thickness of the light guide plate, and the second end overlaps the photosensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dong-Lyoul Shin, Hyun-Seok Hong
  • Patent number: 8754998
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate divided into a pixel part and first and second pad parts, a gate electrode and a gate line formed at the pixel part, an active pattern formed over the gate electrode with a first insulation film interposed therebetween, and having a width smaller than the gate electrode, an ohmic-contact layer formed on source and drain regions of the active pattern, source and drain electrodes formed over the gate electrode and electrically connected with the source and drain regions via the ohmic-contact layer, a data line formed on the pixel part and crossing the gate line to define a pixel region, a pixel electrode formed at the pixel region and electrically connected with the drain electrode, a second insulation film formed on the first substrate, and a second substrate attached to the first substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2014
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ji-Hyun Jung, Hyun-Seok Hong, Byoung-Ho Lim
  • Patent number: 8733998
    Abstract: A display device is provided, which can precisely control a light source by measuring the quantity of light from the light source under uniform conditions. The display device includes a display panel displaying an image, a light source generating light, a light guide plate guiding and providing the light to the display panel, a receptacle accommodating the light source and the light guide plate, an optical sensor fixed to the receptacle to sense the light, a light receiving hole formed at an edge of the receptacle to provide a path through which the light reaches the optical sensor, and an optical adjustment member interposed between the light guide plate and the optical sensor to reduce luminance of the light incident to the optical sensor. The optical sensor is completely exposed to the optical adjustment member through the light receiving hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyun-Seok Hong, Yo-Han Lee, Su-Hag Ha
  • Patent number: 8582075
    Abstract: A method for fabricating a liquid crystal display (LCD) device includes preparing a lower substrate and an upper substrate; forming a plurality of seal patterns on any one of the upper and lower substrates, each seal pattern including a main pattern and an injection port pattern, wherein a width of the injection port pattern is smaller than a width of the main pattern; bonding the upper and lower substrates to each other using the plurality of seal patterns; and cutting the bonded upper and lower substrates into a plurality of unit cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hyun Seok Hong
  • Patent number: 8547451
    Abstract: Provided is an apparatus and method for obtaining a high dynamic range (HDR) image. The apparatus includes an image sensor generating a first image by applying different exposure times for units of different predetermined regions, an image separating unit separating the first image into images, each of which is composed of regions having an identical exposure time, an image restoring unit restoring the separated images in such a way that each of the separated images has a resolution that is the same as a resolution of the first image, and an image synthesizing unit synthesizing the restored images into a second image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Electronic Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seung-ki Cho, Hyun-seok Hong, Hee-chul Han, Yang-lim Choi, Yong-ju Lee
  • Patent number: 8456601
    Abstract: An array substrate for a liquid crystal display device includes a substrate, a gate line on the substrate, a thin film transistor including a gate electrode of the gate line, a gate insulating layer over the gate electrode, an active layer on the gate insulating layer and ohmic contact layers on the active layer, and source and drain electrodes over the ohmic contact layers, a pixel electrode electrically connected to the drain electrode, a data line electrically connected to the source electrode and crossing the gate line, a common electrode spaced apart from the pixel electrode, and a passivation layer directly between the pixel electrode and the common electrode and directly between the source and drain electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2013
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Joo-Soo Lim, Hyo-Uk Kim, Hee-Young Kwack, Hyun-Seok Hong, Byung-Chul Ahn, Byoung-Ho Lim
  • Patent number: 8454847
    Abstract: A method of lifting off includes forming a first material layer on a substrate; forming a photoresist pattern including first and second holes and on the first material layer; patterning the first material layer using the photoresist pattern as a patterning mask to form a material pattern having first and second grooves within the material pattern, the first and second grooves corresponding to the first and second holes, respectively; forming a second material layer on an entire surface of the substrate including the photoresist pattern and the first and second grooves; and removing the photoresist pattern and the second material layer on the photoresist pattern at the same time, wherein a portion of the material pattern between the first and second grooves and portions of the material pattern at sides of the first and second grooves constitute a line as a whole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2013
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hee-Young Kwack, Hyun-Seok Hong, Joo-Soo Lim, Hong-Sik Kim
  • Patent number: 8377265
    Abstract: A method of forming an inorganic insulating layer on a substrate comprises supplying a mixed gas between the substrate and a target, and generating a plasma between the substrate and the target. The target comprises a silicon-based material. The method further comprises depositing a plurality of ions from the plasma on the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Joo-Soo Lim, Hong-Sik Kim, Hee-Young Kwack, Hyun-Seok Hong, Byung-Chul Ahn, Byoung-Ho Lim
  • Publication number: 20120242922
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate divided into a pixel part and first and second pad parts, a gate electrode and a gate line formed at the pixel part, an active pattern formed over the gate electrode with a first insulation film interposed therebetween, and having a width smaller than the gate electrode, an ohmic-contact layer formed on source and drain regions of the active pattern, source and drain electrodes formed over the gate electrode and electrically connected with the source and drain regions via the ohmic-contact layer, a data line formed on the pixel part and crossing the gate line to define a pixel region, a pixel electrode formed at the pixel region and electrically connected with the drain electrode, a second insulation film formed on the first substrate, and a second substrate attached to the first substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2012
    Publication date: September 27, 2012
    Inventors: Ji-Hyun JUNG, Hyun-Seok HONG, Byoung-Ho LIM
  • Patent number: 8208085
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display (LCD) device includes: a first substrate divided into a pixel part and first and second pad parts; a gate electrode and a gate line formed at the pixel part of the first substrate; an active pattern as an island formed over the gate electrode with a first insulation film interposed therebetween, and having a width smaller than the gate electrode; an ohmic-contact layer formed on source and drain regions of the active pattern on the first substrate; source and drain electrodes formed as islands over the gate electrode of the first substrate and electrically connected with the source and drain regions of the active pattern via the ohmic-contact layer; a data line formed on the pixel part of the first substrate and crossing the gate line to define a pixel region; a pixel electrode formed at the pixel region and electrically connected with the drain electrode; a second insulation film formed on the first substrate; and a second substrate attached to the first substrate in a facing manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2012
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ji-Hyun Jung, Hyun-Seok Hong, Byoung-Ho Lim
  • Publication number: 20120113231
    Abstract: A three-dimensional (3D) camera and a method of operating the same are provided. The 3D camera includes: a first photographing lens unit; a first image sensor which obtains first image information of an object through the first photographing lens unit; a beam division unit disposed on an optical path between the first photographing lens unit and the first image sensor and which propagates light along a first path on which the first image sensor is positioned and along a second path that is different from the first path; a second photographing lens unit disposed on the second path; a second image sensor which obtains second image information of the object through the first photographing lens unit and the second photographing lens; and an image processing unit which generates 3D image information from the obtained first image information and the obtained second image information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Publication date: May 10, 2012
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Il-do KIM, Byung-sun CHOI, Young-hoon JEONG, Hyun-seok HONG
  • Patent number: 8168800
    Abstract: In one aspect, the present invention provides for compounds and labeled compounds of Formula I, and pharmaceutical compositions thereof. In another aspect, the present invention provides for methods of using compounds or labeled compounds of Formula I for various therapeutic and imaging purposes, including, but not limited to, treating Alzheimer's disease in patient and imaging A? peptide aggregates in a patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Lee-Way Jin, Kit S. Lam, Ruiwu Liu, Hyun-Seok Hong, Izumi Maezawa
  • Patent number: 8169155
    Abstract: A method of driving a light source includes adjusting a number of duty adjustments of driving signals driving light sources based on a dimming control signal and adjusting each duty ratio of each of the driving signals provided to each of the light sources in accordance with the adjusted number of the duty adjustments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyun-Seok Hong, Yo-Han Lee
  • Patent number: 8110830
    Abstract: A thin film transistor (TFT) array substrate and a method of manufacturing the same that is capable of decreasing the number of usage of exposure masks to reduce the process time and the process costs and excessively etching a passivation film below a photoresist pattern to easily perform a lift-off process of the photoresist pattern are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2012
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Joo Soo Lim, Hyun Seok Hong, Chang Bin Lee
  • Publication number: 20110281386
    Abstract: An array substrate for a liquid crystal display device includes a substrate, a gate line on the substrate, a thin film transistor including a gate electrode of the gate line, a gate insulating layer over the gate electrode, an active layer on the gate insulating layer and ohmic contact layers on the active layer, and source and drain electrodes over the ohmic contact layers, a pixel electrode electrically connected to the drain electrode, a data line electrically connected to the source electrode and crossing the gate line, a common electrode spaced apart from the pixel electrode, and a passivation layer directly between the pixel electrode and the common electrode and directly between the source and drain electrodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2011
    Publication date: November 17, 2011
    Inventors: Joo-Soo Lim, Hyo-Uk Kim, Hee-Young Kwack, Hyun-Seok Hong, Byung-Chul Ahn, Byoung-Ho Lim
  • Publication number: 20110250532
    Abstract: A method of lifting off includes forming a first material layer on a substrate; forming a photoresist pattern including first and second holes and on the first material layer; patterning the first material layer using the photoresist pattern as a patterning mask to form a material pattern having first and second grooves within the material pattern, the first and second grooves corresponding to the first and second holes, respectively; forming a second material layer on an entire surface of the substrate including the photoresist pattern and the first and second grooves; and removing the photoresist pattern and the second material layer on the photoresist pattern at the same time, wherein a portion of the material pattern between the first and second grooves and portions of the material pattern at sides of the first and second grooves constitute a line as a whole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2011
    Publication date: October 13, 2011
    Inventors: Hee-Young Kwack, Hyun-Seok Hong, Joo-Soo Lim, Hong-Sik Kim
  • Patent number: 8031312
    Abstract: An array substrate for a liquid crystal display device includes a substrate, a gate line on the substrate, a thin film transistor including a gate electrode of the gate line, a gate insulating layer over the gate electrode, an active layer on the gate insulating layer and ohmic contact layers on the active layer, and source and drain electrodes over the ohmic contact layers, a pixel electrode electrically connected to the drain electrode, a data line electrically connected to the source electrode and crossing the gate line, a common electrode spaced apart from the pixel electrode, and a passivation layer directly between the pixel electrode and the common electrode and directly between the source and drain electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2011
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Joo-Soo Lim, Hyo-Uk Kim, Hee-Young Kwack, Hyun-Seok Hong, Byung-Chul Ahn, Byoung-Ho Lim
  • Patent number: 7988871
    Abstract: A method of lifting off includes forming a first material layer on a substrate; forming a photoresist pattern including first and second holes and on the first material layer; patterning the first material layer using the photoresist pattern as a patterning mask to form a material pattern having first and second grooves within the material pattern, the first and second grooves corresponding to the first and second holes, respectively; forming a second material layer on an entire surface of the substrate including the photoresist pattern and the first and second grooves; and removing the photoresist pattern and the second material layer on the photoresist pattern at the same time, wherein a portion of the material pattern between the first and second grooves and portions of the material pattern at sides of the first and second grooves constitute a line as a whole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hee-Young Kwack, Hyun-Seok Hong, Joo-Soo Lim, Hong-Sik Kim
  • Publication number: 20110169980
    Abstract: Provided is an apparatus and method for obtaining a high dynamic range (HDR) image. The apparatus includes an image sensor generating a first image by applying different exposure times for units of different predetermined regions, an image separating unit separating the first image into images, each of which is composed of regions having an identical exposure time, an image restoring unit restoring the separated images in such a way that each of the separated images has a resolution that is the same as a resolution of the first image, and an image synthesizing unit synthesizing the restored images into a second image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2010
    Publication date: July 14, 2011
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seung-ki CHO, Hyun-seok HONG, Hee-chul HAN, Yang-lim CHOI, Yong-ju LEE
  • Publication number: 20110103705
    Abstract: An image encoding method and an image decoding method, the image encoding method including: degrading a quality of a first image which is obtained through a sensor of an imaging device to generate a second image having a target resolution; generating additional information which represents a transform relationship between the first and second images; and transmitting the additional information and the second image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2010
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yong-ju Lee, Hyun-seok Hong, Yang-lim Choi, Jin-gu Jeong