Patents by Inventor Il-Koo Nah

Il-Koo Nah 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: 9016898
    Abstract: A circuit board for a display apparatus includes a substrate, a plurality of light-emitting elements arranged substantially in a line on the substrate, and a plurality of branch lines connecting the light-emitting elements to each other in series. A first group of the plurality of branch lines is formed on a first side of the line of the plurality of light-emitting elements, and a second group of the plurality of branch lines is formed on a second, opposing side of the line of the plurality of light-emitting elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Bum Lee, Seoung-Bum Pyoun, Il-Koo Nah
  • Patent number: 8842251
    Abstract: Provided is a liquid crystal display (LCD) in which warping of a liquid crystal panel-driving printed circuit board (PCB) is reduced. The LCD includes: a liquid crystal panel; a lower housing which accommodates the liquid crystal panel; a lamp-driving PCB fixed to the lower housing; a reinforcing member which has one end fixed to at least one surface of the lamp-driving PCB and another end separated from the lamp-driving PCB; and a liquid crystal panel-driving PCB which includes a circuit-mounting board disposed outside the lower housing, wherein at least part of the circuit-mounting board is inserted between the lamp-driving PCB and the reinforcing member, so as to be at least partially supported by the lamp-driving PCB and the reinforcing member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Youn-Ho Jung, Il-Koo Nah, Nam-Soo Kang
  • Patent number: 8207958
    Abstract: A display that has rush current reduction during power-on is provided. A display panel that displays an image includes a gate line and a data line. A voltage generator receives a supply voltage and outputs a gate-on voltage and a gate-off voltage to first and second output nodes, respectively. The voltage generator includes a pull-up capacitor that is charged for a first time period of a power-off period and is discharged for a second time period of the power-off period to increase a voltage level of the second output node, the first and second time periods being consecutive periods of the power-off period. A gate driver selectively applies a gate-on voltage or a gate-off voltage to the gate lines, and a data driver applies a data voltage to the data line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Bum Lee, Il-Koo Nah, Seoung-Bum Pyoun, Hong-Sig Chu
  • Publication number: 20110227494
    Abstract: A circuit board for a display apparatus includes a substrate, a plurality of light-emitting elements arranged substantially in a line on the substrate, and a plurality of branch lines connecting the light-emitting elements to each other in series. A first group of the plurality of branch lines is formed on a first side of the line of the plurality of light-emitting elements, and a second group of the plurality of branch lines is formed on a second, opposing side of the line of the plurality of light-emitting elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2011
    Publication date: September 22, 2011
    Inventors: Bum LEE, Seoung-Bum Pyoun, Il-Koo Nah
  • Publication number: 20100177081
    Abstract: A display that has rush current reduction during power-on is provided. A display panel that displays an image includes a gate line and a data line. A voltage generator receives a supply voltage and outputs a gate-on voltage and a gate-off voltage to first and second output nodes, respectively. The voltage generator includes a pull-up capacitor that is charged for a first time period of a power-off period and is discharged for a second time period of the power-off period to increase a voltage level of the second output node, the first and second time periods being consecutive periods of the power-off period. A gate driver selectively applies a gate-on voltage or a gate-off voltage to the gate lines, and a data driver applies a data voltage to the data line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2009
    Publication date: July 15, 2010
    Inventors: Bum Lee, Il-Koo Nah, Seoung-Bum Pyoun, Hong-Sig Chu
  • Publication number: 20100118023
    Abstract: Provided is a liquid crystal display (LCD) in which warping of a liquid crystal panel-driving printed circuit board (PCB) is reduced. The LCD includes: a liquid crystal panel; a lower housing which accommodates the liquid crystal panel; a lamp-driving PCB fixed to the lower housing; a reinforcing member which has one end fixed to at least one surface of the lamp-driving PCB and another end separated from the lamp-driving PCB; and a liquid crystal panel-driving PCB which includes a circuit-mounting board disposed outside the lower housing, wherein at least part of the circuit-mounting board is inserted between the lamp-driving PCB and the reinforcing member, so as to be at least partially supported by the lamp-driving PCB and the reinforcing member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2009
    Publication date: May 13, 2010
    Inventors: Youn-Ho Jung, Il-Koo Nah, Nam-Soo Kang
  • Publication number: 20090189840
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a backlight assembly generating a light; a sensor sensing an amount of the light and color coordinates of the light to generate sensing information; a display panel receiving the light and displaying an image in response to a gray-scale voltage; a gray-scale compensation unit receiving M-bit source data and compensating a gray-scale of the source data in response to the sensing information to generate N-bit first compensation data; and a data driver converting the first compensation data into gray-scale voltage and proving the gray-scale voltage to the display panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2008
    Publication date: July 30, 2009
    Inventors: Hong-Sig CHU, Jae-Min Ha, Il-Koo Nah
  • Patent number: 6229510
    Abstract: The present invention applies different common voltages to common electrodes corresponding to both end points of gate lines and data lines. At this time, the highest common voltage is applied to a common electrode point far away from both a data driver and a gate driver, the second highest common voltage is applied to a common electrode point close to the data driver and far away from the gate driver, the third highest common voltage is applied to a common electrode point far away from the data driver and close to the gate driver, and the lowest common voltage is applied to a common electrode close to both of the data driver and the gate driver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2001
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wan-Bae Kim, Seung-Jun Lee, Bong-Hyun You, Il-Koo Nah, Min-Sung Choi, Jeong-Weon Seo, Dong-Gyu Kim
  • Patent number: 5673088
    Abstract: A channel selection apparatus is provided for allowing receipt of signals broadcast according to the NTSC, SECAM and PAL broadcast modes. A controller discriminates the signal's broadcast mode based on the horizontal sync signal included in the received signal and alters a circuit connection path. Accordingly, a desired broadcast mode can be automatically selected without requiring any particular switch manipulation by a user. Further, a video signal processing path is separated from a sound signal processing path, in order to obtain excellent sound quality, even when receiving a stereo broadcast. Also, it is possible to easily automate the manufacturing process for the apparatus, thereby improving productivity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 30, 1997
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Il-koo Nah