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).

  • Patent number: 11379067
    Abstract: A touch sensor includes first through third sensing areas, first through third sensing patterns respectively disposed in the first through third sensing areas, a sensing line disposed in a non-sensing area and electrically connected to the first sensing pattern, and a connection line disposed in the non-sensing area and disposed between the sensing line and the first sensing pattern. The connection line electrically connects the second and third sensing patterns. The touch sensor further includes a connection portion electrically connecting the sensing line and the first sensing pattern, a dummy line disposed between the sensing line and the connection line, a ground line disposed in the non-sensing area that transmits a ground voltage to the first to third sensing areas, and a bridge line electrically connecting the ground line and the dummy line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kyung Su Lee, Jong Hwa Kim, Duck Joong Kim, Il Joo Kim
  • Publication number: 20220197420
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a display layer comprising emission areas that provide different colored light, respectively, and a non-emission area adjacent thereto. A sensor layer comprises a first sensing insulating layer, a first conductive layer, a second sensing insulating layer, and a second conductive layer and comprising mesh lines extending in first and second directions. The mesh lines comprise a first line extending in the first direction, second and third lines extending in the second direction from opposite sides of the first line, and a fourth line spaced apart from the third line in the first direction and extending in the second direction from the first line. A reinforcing pattern is disposed on inner areas defined by the first line and each of the second to fourth lines, respectively. The reinforcing pattern protrudes from portions of the first to fourth lines that define each inner area of the inner areas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2021
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventors: WONJUN CHOI, IL-JOO KIM, YERI JEONG
  • Patent number: 11360629
    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: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., LTD.
    Inventors: InYoung Han, Kicheol Kim, Minjoo Kim, Il-Joo Kim, Dongjin Moon, Mikyoung Seo, Jae Yoon Chang, Yeri Jeong, Wonjun Choi
  • Publication number: 20220179513
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel including pixels and a scan driver for driving the pixels. The pixels are in a display area and the scan driver is in a non-display area. A touch sensing unit is disposed on the display panel and includes touch electrodes disposed in a sensing area and touch sensing lines connected to the touch electrodes. The non-display area includes at least one multiplexer, the touch sensing lines are electrically connected to input terminals of the at least one multiplexer through touch contact holes formed on the display panel. Sensing channels electrically connected to output terminals of the multiplexer are parallel to the scan driver. The at least one multiplexer is disposed between the sensing channels and the scan driver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2021
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Inventors: Mi Young KIM, Kwang Hyeok KIM, Il Joo KIM, So Yeon PARK, Yong Hwan PARK, Hwan Hee JEONG
  • Patent number: 11354001
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel including first light emitting areas, second light emitting areas, and third light emitting areas, and an input sensing panel disposed on the display panel and including a first sensing electrode and a second sensing electrode. The first sensing electrode includes first sensing patterns and at least one first connection pattern connecting two first sensing patterns adjacent to each other among the first sensing patterns. The second sensing electrode includes second sensing patterns, at least one island pattern disposed between two second sensing patterns adjacent to each other among the second sensing patterns, and second connection patterns connecting the second sensing patterns and the at least one island pattern. Each side of the at least one island pattern is substantially parallel to at least one side of each of the second sensing patterns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wonjun Choi, Il-Joo Kim, Deokjung Kim, Youngbae Jung
  • Patent number: 11353999
    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: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Il-Joo Kim, Deokjung Kim, Wonjun Choi, Youngbae Jung
  • Patent number: 11334207
    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: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Il-Joo Kim, Wonkyu Kwak
  • Publication number: 20220130319
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a plurality of pixels arranged in rows and columns, a plurality of gate lines in a first direction and connected to the pixels, and a plurality of data lines connected to the pixels. A number of data lines are between pixels in one row and in each of first areas adjacent to one side of the pixels in one column of a first column and the last column.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2022
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Applicant: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Il-joo KIM, Mukyung JEON, Ansu LEE
  • Patent number: 11301234
    Abstract: An apparatus and method of automatically installing an application in different terminals by storing terminal information of a user and allowing the user to install an application when the user installs an application in at least two terminals, and in which an installation process may be automatically conducted is provided. Information related to an application installed in a first terminal is received from the first terminal; and a second terminal is requested to install another application corresponding to the application, in the second terminal, by using the received information related to the application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Youl-woong Sung, Jong-baek Kim, Il-joo Kim, Young-chul Sohn, Soo-min Shin, Ho Jin
  • Publication number: 20220075486
    Abstract: A touch sensor includes a base layer including a sensing area and a non-sensing area; and a sensor electrode disposed in the sensing area and including sensor patterns. The sensing area may include a first area including at least one non-square boundary with a predetermined curvature and a second area not including the non-square boundary. In an exemplary embodiment of the present inventive concept, sensor patterns disposed in the first area and sensor patterns disposed in the second area among the sensor patterns may have different sizes from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2021
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Inventors: Won Jun CHOI, Il Joo KIM, Deok Jung KIM
  • Patent number: 11251251
    Abstract: A display device includes: a substrate; a plurality of pixels provided in a pixel region of the substrate; a scan line and a data line, connected to each of the plurality of pixels; a first transistor connected to the scan line and the data line and a second transistor connected to the first transistor; a light emitting element connected to the transistor; a first blocking layer disposed between the substrate and the first transistor, the first blocking layer being electrically connected to the first transistor; and a second blocking layer disposed between the substrate and the second transistor, the second blocking layer being electrically connected to the second transistor, wherein the first blocking layer is connected to a gate electrode of the first transistor, and the second blocking layer is connected to any one of source and drain electrodes of the second transistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Inventors: Il Joo Kim, Cheol Gon Lee, Mee Hye Jung
  • Publication number: 20220035486
    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: April 28, 2021
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Inventors: IL-JOO KIM, WONKYU KWAK
  • Patent number: 11238777
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a plurality of pixels arranged in rows and columns with a plurality of gate lines extending in a first direction and connected to the pixels, and a plurality of data lines connected to the pixels. In the display apparatus, certain data lines disposed between pixels are arranged in a first row to an e-th row with such data lines including a plurality of column data lines extending in a second direction crossing the first direction and a plurality of row data lines extending in the first direction. The row data lines are electrically connected to the column data lines. The column data lines extend in the second direction between pixels arranged in the e-th row to an f-th row, where e and f are natural numbers and f is equal to or greater than e.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Il-joo Kim, Mukyung Jeon, Ansu Lee
  • Patent number: 11239261
    Abstract: A display device having a gate driver which may reduce generation of ripple at the output of the gate drive includes: a substrate; and a driver circuit including a thin film transistor disposed on the substrate, the thin film transistor including: a first gate electrode disposed on the substrate; a semiconductor layer disposed on the first gate electrode to overlap a part of the first gate electrode, the semiconductor layer including channel, source, and drain regions; a second gate electrode disposed on the semiconductor layer; and a source electrode and a drain electrode disposed on the semiconductor layer and respectively connected to the source region and the drain region, wherein a first area formed by the overlapping portion of the first gate electrode and the drain region has a different size than a second area formed by the overlapping portion of the first gate electrode and the source region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Cheol-Gon Lee, Il-Joo Kim, Mee Hye Jung, Jun Ki Jeong
  • Publication number: 20220005878
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus has a through module hole defined in an active area and includes a first sensing pattern and a second sensing pattern spaced apart from each other in one direction with the module hole disposed therebetween. A third sensing pattern and a fourth sensing pattern are spaced apart from each other in a direction crossing the one direction with the module hole disposed therebetween. A first connection line extends along a portion of the module hole and connects the first sensing pattern acid the second sensing pattern to each other. A second connection line extends along a portion of the module hole and connects the third sensing pattern and the fourth sensing pattern to each other. The first connection line and the second connection line are disposed on the same layer and are spaced apart from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2019
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Inventors: Kyungsu LEE, IL-JOO KIM, JONG-HWA KIM, JEQNGYUN HAN
  • Publication number: 20220004276
    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: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2021
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Inventors: JONG HWA KIM, IL JOO KIM, DEOK JOONG KIM, KYUNG SU LEE
  • Patent number: 11199937
    Abstract: A touch sensor includes a base layer including a sensing area and a non-sensing area; and a sensor electrode disposed in the sensing area and including sensor patterns. The sensing area may include a first area including at least one non-square boundary with a predetermined curvature and a second area not including the non-square boundary. In an exemplary embodiment of the present inventive concept, sensor patterns disposed in the first area and sensor patterns disposed in the second area among the sensor patterns may have different sizes from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Inventors: Won Jun Choi, Il Joo Kim, Deok Jung Kim
  • Patent number: 11195466
    Abstract: Example embodiments of the present disclosure provide a display device including: a plurality of pixels; a first scan gate line and a second scan gate line configured to transfer scan signals to a first pixel row of the pixels; a plurality of first gate bridges connected with the first scan gate line to transfer the scan signals to a plurality of first pixels at the first pixel row; a plurality of second gate bridges connected with the second scan gate line to transfer the scan signals to a plurality of second pixels at the first pixel row; a plurality of first data lines configured to supply a plurality of data voltages corresponding to the first pixels; and a plurality of second data lines configured to supply a plurality of data voltages corresponding to the second pixels, wherein two of the first data lines are positioned between two first pixels corresponding thereto, and two of the second data lines are positioned between two second pixels corresponding thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Soon-Dong Kim, Il-Joo Kim, Jun Ki Jeong, Jin-Wook Yang, Gyung Soon Park
  • Publication number: 20210373712
    Abstract: Provided is an input detection unit with a plurality of first electrodes and second electrodes insulated from the first electrodes. Dummy patterns are disposed between the patterns and the detection patterns. A secondary dummy pattern is disposed adjacent to the dummy patterns. Signal lines overlap the non-detection area. The signal lines include a first signal line connected to the patterns and a second signal line connected to the detection patterns. The plurality of patterns includes a row of patterns closest to the non-detection area. The secondary dummy pattern overlaps a portion between the row of patterns closest to the non-detection area and the second signal line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Jong-Hwa Kim, Il-Joo Kim, Duckjoong Kim, Kyungsu Lee
  • Publication number: 20210367212
    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: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2020
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Applicant: 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