Patents by Inventor Il-joo Kim

Il-joo 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).

  • Publication number: 20230176671
    Abstract: An electronic panel including a base layer having a sensing area and a peripheral area adjacent to the sensing area, sensing electrodes overlapping the sensing area and disposed on the base layer, first lines overlapping the peripheral area and connected to one end and the other end of each of the sensing electrodes, an insulation layer including a first insulation portion configured to cover the sensing electrodes and disposed on the base layer and a second insulation portion configured to cover at least a portion of each of the first lines and disposed on the base layer, and second lines disposed on the second insulation portion and respectively electrically connected to the first lines through contact holes defined in the second insulation portion. The at least a portion of each of the first lines has a meandering shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2023
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Inventors: JONG-HWA KIM, WONKYU KWAK, IL-JOO KIM, YOUNGBAE JUNG
  • Publication number: 20230168755
    Abstract: A display device includes a substrate; a pixel electrode disposed on the substrate; a pixel defining layer disposed on the substrate and defining a pixel opening exposing a portion of the pixel electrode; a dummy pixel defining layer disposed on the pixel electrode in the pixel opening, and spaced apart from the pixel defining layer; a light emitting element disposed between the pixel electrode and the dummy pixel defining layer in the pixel opening; a common electrode covering the pixel defining layer, the dummy pixel defining layer, and the light emitting element; an encapsulation layer covering the common electrode; and a touch sensing layer including a light blocking pattern, wherein light blocking pattern is disposed on the encapsulation layer and overlaps at least a portion of the dummy pixel defining layer in a plan view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2022
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Inventors: WONSE LEE, DONGHYEON JANG, YU-JIN JEON, IL-JOO KIM
  • Publication number: 20230114212
    Abstract: A display device includes: a display layer having an active region, and a peripheral region including a first region, a second region spaced from the first region in a first direction, and a third region between the first region and the second region; and a sensor layer on the display layer. The display layer includes: a plurality of pixels at the active region; and a power supply pattern at the peripheral region, and including: a first power supply pattern at the first region; and a second power supply pattern at the second region. The sensor layer includes: a plurality of sensing electrodes at the active region; a plurality of sensing lines including: a first sensing line at the first region; and a second sensing line at at least one of the first region or the second region; and a dummy pattern at the third region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2022
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Inventors: YERI JEONG, IL-JOO KIM, YOUNG-SOO YOON, WONJUN CHOI
  • Publication number: 20230100542
    Abstract: An electronic device including: a display panel having an active area in which a plurality of pixels are disposed and a peripheral area disposed around the active area; a plurality of sensing electrodes disposed in the active area; and a first sensing line connected to one of the plurality of sensing electrodes and including a first portion disposed in the peripheral area, a second portion extending from the first portion and disposed in the active area, and a third portion extending from the second portion and disposed in the peripheral area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2022
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Inventors: WONJUN CHOI, IL-JOO KIM, DEOKJUNG KIM, WONKYU KWAK, YOUNGBAE JUNG
  • Patent number: 11616214
    Abstract: A display device includes a display layer including an active area including a plurality of pixel areas, and a peripheral area adjacent to the active area, an insulating layer disposed on the display layer, the insulating layer including at least one first opening overlapping the plurality of pixel areas, and at least one second opening in the peripheral area, a refractive index layer disposed on the insulating layer, having a refractive index greater than a refractive index of the insulating layer, and spaced apart from the at least one second opening, and a polarizing layer overlapping the refractive index layer. At least a portion of the polarizing layer overlaps the at least one second opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Il-Joo Kim, Gunwoo Ko, Yong-Hwan Kim, Taekon Kim, Hyunyoung Kim, Jong-Ryuk Park, Wangwoo Lee, Hyungjun Lim, Youngbae Jung, Jung-Hyun Cho
  • Patent number: 11592919
    Abstract: An electronic panel including a base layer having a sensing area and a peripheral area adjacent to the sensing area, sensing electrodes overlapping the sensing area and disposed on the base layer, first lines overlapping the peripheral area and connected to one end and the other end of each of the sensing electrodes, an insulation layer including a first insulation portion configured to cover the sensing electrodes and disposed on the base layer and a second insulation portion configured to cover at least a portion of each of the first lines and disposed on the base layer, and second lines disposed on the second insulation portion and respectively electrically connected to the first lines through contact holes defined in the second insulation portion. The at least a portion of each of the first lines has a meandering shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jong-Hwa Kim, Wonkyu Kwak, Il-Joo Kim, Youngbae Jung
  • Publication number: 20230057306
    Abstract: A display device includes: a display panel including a pixel; and an input sensor on the display panel. The input sensor includes: sensing electrodes; and sensing lines including: a multi-layered area including a first trace line and a second trace line, the first and second trace lines being connected to the sensing electrodes and located at different layers from each other; a single-layer area including a first area and a second area; a first line including the first trace line in the first area, and the second trace line connected to the first trace line in the second area; and a second line adjacent to the first line, the second line including the second trace line in the first area, and the first trace line connected to the second trace line in the second area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2022
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Inventors: KIHO BANG, YERI JEONG, WONJUN CHOI, EUNHYE KIM, IL-JOO KIM, EUNAE JUNG
  • Patent number: 11586331
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a first sensing electrode, a second sensing electrode, a first conductive pattern disposed between the first sensing electrode and the second sensing electrode and including a plurality of first repeating units electrically connected to each other, and a second conductive pattern disposed between the first sensing electrode and the second sensing electrode and including a plurality of second repeating units electrically connected to each other. The first conductive pattern and the second conductive pattern are electrically insulated from each other, and each of the plurality of first repeating units and the plurality of second repeating units includes at least two mesh lines crossing each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Il-Joo Kim, Jeongwoo Kim, Wonjun Choi
  • Publication number: 20230042515
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes: an electronic panel comprising a display unit comprising a plurality of pixels and a sensing unit comprising a plurality of sensing electrodes; and an electronic module overlapping with the electronic panel when viewed in a plan view, the sensing unit comprising: a base substrate comprising a hole area overlapping with the electronic module, an active area overlapping with the sensing electrodes, and a peripheral area adjacent to the active area; a connection line in the hole area and connected to a portion of the sensing electrodes; and a conductive light blocking pattern in the hole area and spaced apart from the connection line and the sensing electrodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2022
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Inventors: Il-Joo KIM, Wonkyu KWAK, Jinsuk LEE, Chung YI, Sungho CHO
  • Patent number: 11573651
    Abstract: An electronic device including an input sensing unit configured to sense an external input. The input sensing unit includes first electrodes including first patterns including normal patterns and notch patterns and first connection patterns connecting the first patterns, a second electrode, a first trace line connected to one of the normal patterns, and a connection trace line connected to at least two of the notch patterns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jong-hwa Kim, Il-joo Kim, Duckjoong Kim, Kyungsu Lee
  • Patent number: 11551588
    Abstract: A display device includes: a first pixel including a first light emitting diode (LED) and a first capacitor including a first electrode connected to a first power source voltage providing a driving voltage to an anode of the first light emitting diode (LED) or to an initialization voltage, and a second electrode connected to the anode of the first light emitting diode (LED); and a second pixel including a second light emitting diode (LED) and a second capacitor including a first electrode connected to the first power source voltage providing the driving voltage to an anode of the second light emitting diode (LED) or to an initialization voltage, and a second electrode connected to the anode of the second light emitting diode (LED), wherein capacitance of the second capacitor is less than capacitance of the first capacitor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jong Hee Kim, Il-Joo Kim, Sang-Uk Lim
  • Patent number: 11552136
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes: an electronic panel comprising a display unit comprising a plurality of pixels and a sensing unit comprising a plurality of sensing electrodes; and an electronic module overlapping with the electronic panel when viewed in a plan view, the sensing unit comprising: a base substrate comprising a hole area overlapping with the electronic module, an active area overlapping with the sensing electrodes, and a peripheral area adjacent to the active area; a connection line in the hole area and connected to a portion of the sensing electrodes; and a conductive light blocking pattern in the hole area and spaced apart from the connection line and the sensing electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Il-Joo Kim, Wonkyu Kwak, Jinsuk Lee, Chung Yi, Sungho Cho
  • Patent number: 11537232
    Abstract: An electronic device includes: a display panel having an active area in which a plurality of pixels are disposed and a peripheral area disposed around the active area; a plurality of sensing electrodes disposed in the active area; and a first sensing line connected to one of the plurality of sensing electrodes and including a first portion disposed in the peripheral area, a second portion extending from the first portion and disposed in the active area, and a third portion extending from the second portion and disposed in the peripheral area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wonjun Choi, Il-Joo Kim, Deokjung Kim, Wonkyu Kwak, Youngbae Jung
  • Patent number: 11513622
    Abstract: An electronic device including an electronic module, a sensing unit divided into a hole area overlapping the electronic module, an active area surrounding the hole area, and a peripheral area adjacent to the active area. A first sensing electrode and a second sensing electrode are disposed in the active area and insulated from each other. The first sensing electrode includes first main patterns, first neighboring patterns having a smaller area than the first main patterns, and a hole pattern connected to the adjacent first neighboring patterns. The second sensing electrode includes second main patterns, second neighboring patterns adjacent the hole area and having a smaller area than the second main patterns, second connection patterns connected to the second main patterns, and a routing pattern connected to the adjacent second neighboring patterns. The hole pattern is disposed in the hole area, and the routing pattern is disposed in the peripheral area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wonjun Choi, Il-Joo Kim, Deokjung Kim
  • Publication number: 20220326812
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a display panel and a sensor disposed on the display panel and including a plurality of sensing units disposed on an active area. Each of the sensing units includes a first sensing pattern, second sensing patterns, a bridge pattern, and a plurality of patterns. Among the sensing units, the patterns of the sensing unit making contact with a first boundary portion having a curvature in the active area and a peripheral area include a plurality of outer patterns, and at least one of the outer patterns is electrically connected to the first sensing pattern or the second sensing patterns.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2022
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Inventors: InYoung HAN, KICHEOL KIM, MINJOO KIM, Il-Joo Kim, DONGJIN MOON, MIKYOUNG SEO, JAE YOON CHANG, Yeri JEONG, Wonjun CHOI
  • Publication number: 20220300112
    Abstract: Provided is an electronic device including a display element layer, an encapsulation layer, a sensor layer including a sensing electrode disposed in an active area, and a sensing line disposed in the line area, electrically connected with the sensing electrode, and extending in a first direction, and a high refraction layer disposed on the sensor layer. The sensor layer further includes a first conductive layer disposed on the encapsulation layer, a second conductive layer disposed on the first conductive layer, an inorganic insulation layer disposed between the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer, and an organic insulation layer disposed between the second conductive layer and the high refraction layer. In the line area, at least one opening is defined in the organic insulation layer, the at least one opening extending in a second direction, and the inorganic insulation layer is exposed by the at least one opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2022
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Applicant: Samsung Display Co., LTD.
    Inventors: IL-JOO KIM, DEOKJUNG KIM, WONJUN CHOI, YOUNGBAE JUNG
  • Patent number: 11449164
    Abstract: A display device includes: a display layer having an active region, and a peripheral region including a first region, a second region spaced from the first region in a first direction, and a third region between the first region and the second region; and a sensor layer on the display layer. The display layer includes: a plurality of pixels at the active region; and a power supply pattern at the peripheral region, and including: a first power supply pattern at the first region; and a second power supply pattern at the second region. The sensor layer includes: a plurality of sensing electrodes at the active region; a plurality of sensing lines including: a first sensing line at the first region; and a second sensing line at at least one of the first region or the second region; and a dummy pattern at the third region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yeri Jeong, Il-Joo Kim, Young-Soo Yoon, Wonjun Choi
  • Publication number: 20220276746
    Abstract: An input sensing panel including: first sensing electrodes extending in a first direction, arranged in a second direction, and including first sensing patterns and first bridge patterns disposed between the first sensing patterns; second sensing electrodes extending in the second direction and including second sensing patterns and second bridge patterns disposed between the second sensing patterns; a first trace line connected to the first sensing patterns; and a second trace line connected to the second sensing patterns, the second trace line including: side lines each including a diagonal portion extending in a diagonal direction with respect to the first or second directions and an extension portion extending in the first direction from the diagonal portion; and center lines extending in the first direction, wherein the diagonal portion overlaps first sensing patterns of different first sensing electrodes and the extension portion overlaps first sensing patterns of the same first sensing electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2022
    Publication date: September 1, 2022
    Inventors: IL-JOO KIM, WONKYU KWAK
  • Patent number: 11416094
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel including a display area in which an image is displayed and a peripheral area disposed outside of the display area, and a touch sensor disposed on the display panel. The touch sensor includes a plurality of sensor electrodes formed in a repeated arrangement of sensor patterns that forms a touch active area, a plurality of sensor wirings connected to the sensor electrodes and disposed outside of the touch active area, and at least one insulating layer overlapping the display area and the peripheral area. At least a portion of the sensor electrodes is formed over the display area and the peripheral area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jong Hwa Kim, Il Joo Kim, Deok Joong Kim, Kyung Su Lee
  • Publication number: 20220246880
    Abstract: A display device includes a substrate, a plurality of pixels disposed on the substrate, an encapsulation layer disposed above the plurality of pixels and comprising an organic encapsulation film, a dam structure disposed on the substrate and surrounding an outer boundary of the plurality of pixels, and crack detection lines comprising an output line disposed on the dam structure without overlapping with the organic encapsulation film, and an input line electrically connected to the output line and disposed on the organic encapsulation film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2021
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Inventors: Ye Ri Jeong, Il Joo Kim, Won Jun Choi