Patents by Inventor Jang-Hyun Cho

Jang-Hyun Cho 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: 20230118043
    Abstract: A polarizing plate and an optical display apparatus including the same are provided. A polarizing plate includes: a polarizer; and an optically functional layer and a first protective layer stacked on a light exit surface of the polarizer, and the optically functional layer includes: a resin layer; and acicular microparticles, the resin layer being formed of a composition including an active energy ray curable resin, the acicular microparticles being oriented in an in-plane direction of the optically functional layer, and, where a light absorption axis of the polarizer is 0°, angles between longitudinal directions of the acicular microparticles and the light absorption axis of the polarizer have an average of ?10° to +10° and a standard deviation of 15° or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2022
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Inventors: Hyun Ah HONG, Dae Gyu LEE, Jin Ah SEO, Jang Hyun CHO, Eun Hwa LEE
  • Patent number: 11592702
    Abstract: Provided are a polarizing plate and an optical display device including same, the polarizing plate comprising a polarizing film and a contrast ratio enhancement layer formed on a light-emitting surface of the polarizing film, wherein the contrast ratio enhancement layer comprises: a first resin layer including a pattern unit having one or more engraved patterns and a flat portion formed between the engraved patterns; and a second resin layer directly formed on the pattern unit, wherein the engraved patterns have a base angle of approximately 75° to approximately 90°, the pattern unit satisfies formula 1, the first resin layer has a refractive index larger than that of the second resin layer, and the first resin layer includes a dye of which the maximum absorption wavelength is approximately 550 nm to approximately 620 nm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jeong Ho Lee, Dae Gyu Lee, Yong Un Jung, Young Oh, Dong Ho Wee, Jang Hyun Cho, Young Hyun Ju
  • Publication number: 20230041225
    Abstract: A polarizing plate and an optical display apparatus including the same are provided. A polarizing plate includes: a polarizer; and a first optically functional layer and a first protective layer sequentially stacked on a surface of the polarizer, and the optically functional layer includes a resin layer and acicular microparticles, the resin layer having a glass transition temperature (Tg) of ?70° C. to ?15° C. and a storage modulus of 1×10?3 MPa to 9×10?1 MPa at 25° C., and the acicular microparticles being oriented in an in-plane direction of the first optically functional layer, and, when a light absorption axis of the polarizer is 0°, orientation angles of longitudinal directions of the acicular microparticles with respect to the light absorption axis of the polarizer have an average value of ?10° to +10° and a standard deviation of 15° or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2022
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Inventors: Dae Gyu LEE, Jin Ah SEO, Hyun Ah HONG, Eun Hwa LEE, Jang Hyun CHO
  • Patent number: 11511672
    Abstract: A luggage board device for a vehicle is configured to adjust a height of a partition board, which is composed of a front board, an intermediate board, and a rear board, through movements of the partition board in a vertical direction, in a state in which the partition board is horizontally unfolded, be utilized as a multi-stage shelf like a step shape by rotating the front board and the rear board up and down with the intermediate board as a reference, and be utilized as a table in indoor and outdoor spaces of a luggage room.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Jang Hyun Cho
  • Publication number: 20220365258
    Abstract: A polarizing plate and a liquid crystal display including the same are provided. A polarizing plate includes a polarizing film and a contrast-improving optical film sequentially stacked in the stated order. The contrast-improving optical film includes a contrast-improving layer including a first resin layer and a second resin layer facing the first resin layer. The second resin layer includes a patterned portion having optical patterns and a flat section between the optical patterns. The second resin layer satisfies Equation 1, and the polarizing plate has a contrast ratio gain of about 1.00 or more, as represented by Equation 2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2022
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Inventors: Dae Seob SHIM, Young OH, Dong Ho WEE, Jeong Ho LEE, Yong Un JUNG, Jang Hyun CHO, Young Hyun JU
  • Patent number: 11435614
    Abstract: A polarizing plate and an optical display apparatus including the same are provided. A polarizing plate includes: a polarizer; and a pattern layer on a surface of the polarizer and including a first resin layer and a second resin layer facing the first resin layer, the first resin layer including a patterned portion located at at least a portion thereof facing the second resin layer, the patterned portion includes at least two embossed optical patterns and a flat section formed between a pair of adjacent embossed optical patterns, each of the embossed optical patterns includes an upper surface defining a wave pattern, and the wave pattern has a value of about 20% to 60%, as calculated according to Formula 1 herein, and a pitch of greater than about 100 ?m and less than about 400 ?m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyoung Min Cho, Young Oh, Dong Ho Wee, Jang Hyun Cho
  • Patent number: 11428855
    Abstract: A polarizing plate and a liquid crystal display including the same are provided. A polarizing plate includes a polarizing film and a contrast-improving optical film sequentially stacked in the stated order. The contrast-improving optical film includes a contrast-improving layer including a first resin layer and a second resin layer facing the first resin layer. The second resin layer includes a patterned portion having optical patterns and a flat section between the optical patterns. The second resin layer satisfies Equation 1, and the polarizing plate has a contrast ratio gain of about 1.00 or more, as represented by Equation 2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dae Seob Shim, Young Oh, Dong Ho Wee, Jeong Ho Lee, Yong Un Jung, Jang Hyun Cho, Young Hyun Ju
  • Publication number: 20220185191
    Abstract: A luggage board device for a vehicle is configured to adjust a height of a partition board, which is composed of a front board, an intermediate board, and a rear board, through movements of the partition board in a vertical direction, in a state in which the partition board is horizontally unfolded, be utilized as a multi-stage shelf like a step shape by rotating the front board and the rear board up and down with the intermediate board as a reference, and be utilized as a table in indoor and outdoor spaces of a luggage room.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2021
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Inventor: Jang Hyun Cho
  • Publication number: 20220163705
    Abstract: A polarizing plate and a liquid crystal display including the same are provided. A polarizing plate includes a polarizing film and a contrast-improving optical film sequentially stacked in the stated order. The contrast-improving optical film includes a contrast-improving layer including a first resin layer and a second resin layer facing the first resin layer. The second resin layer includes a patterned portion having optical patterns and a flat section between the optical patterns. The second resin layer satisfies Equation 1, and the polarizing plate has a contrast ratio gain of about 1.00 or more, as represented by Equation 2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2022
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Inventors: Dae Seob SHIM, Young OH, Dong Ho WEE, Jeong Ho LEE, Yong Un JUNG, Jang Hyun CHO, Young Hyun JU
  • Patent number: 11249228
    Abstract: A polarizing plate and a liquid crystal display including the same are provided. A polarizing plate includes a polarizing film and a contrast-improving optical film sequentially stacked in the stated order. The contrast-improving optical film includes a contrast-improving layer including a first resin layer and a second resin layer facing the first resin layer. The second resin layer includes a patterned portion having optical patterns and a flat section between the optical patterns. The second resin layer satisfies Equation 1, and the polarizing plate has a contrast ratio gain of about 1.00 or more, as represented by Equation 2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dae Seob Shim, Young Oh, Dong Ho Wee, Jeong Ho Lee, Yong Un Jung, Jang Hyun Cho, Young Hyun Ju
  • Patent number: 11242011
    Abstract: A luggage box includes a main box installed to be accommodated in and be drawn from a luggage side trim. A hidden box is connected to the main box so that the hidden box is operated together with the main box. The hidden box is disposed in a row with the main box when the main box is accommodated in the luggage side trim, and is movable to a main box accommodation space to be externally exposed when the main box drawn from the luggage side trim rotates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, SEGOS, Plakor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Min Ho Cho, Seung Hyeok Chang, Jang Hyun Cho, Dae Min Lee, Ji Sun Choi, Seok Heon Yoon, Dong Hee Hong, Youn Woo Park, Jung Whan Kim, Dong Hyun Kim
  • Patent number: 11186227
    Abstract: A storage device for vehicles enables a luggage box to be separated from a luggage compartment in a vehicle and to also be used outside the vehicle, thereby improving convenience in use. The storage device enables the internal space in the luggage compartment to be employed as a storage space even when the luggage box is separated from the luggage compartment, thereby improving availability of space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION, DAEJOO PRECISION INDUSTRIAL
    Inventors: Min Ho Cho, Jang Hyun Cho, Dae Ig Jung, Jin Ho Hwang, Seung Hyeok Chang, Ki Young An
  • Patent number: 11067842
    Abstract: Provided are a contrast ratio improving optical film, a polarizing plate comprising the same, and a liquid crystal display device comprising the same, wherein the contrast ratio improving optical film comprises a contrast ratio improving layer. The contrast ratio improving layer comprises a first resin layer and a second resin layer which faces the first resin layer, wherein the second resin layer comprises a pattern part having optical patterns and a flat part between the optical patterns. The optical patterns have at least one inclined surface with respect to the flat part, and the flat part or the inclined surface has a light absorption layer formed thereon. The contrast ratio improving optical film has a lowest reflectance of 0.5% or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Young Hyun Ju, Dae Seob Shim, Young Oh, Dong Ho Wee, Jeong Ho Lee, Yong Un Jung, Jang Hyun Cho
  • Publication number: 20200324706
    Abstract: A luggage box includes a main box installed to be accommodated in and be drawn from a luggage side trim. A hidden box is connected to the main box so that the hidden box is operated together with the main box. The hidden box is disposed in a row with the main box when the main box is accommodated in the luggage side trim, and is movable to a main box accommodation space to be externally exposed when the main box drawn from the luggage side trim rotates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2019
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Inventors: Min Ho Cho, Seung Hyeok Chang, Jang Hyun Cho, Dae Min Lee, Ji Sun Choi, Seok Heon Yoon, Dong Hee Hong, Youn Woo Park, Jung Whan Kim, Dong Hyun Kim
  • Publication number: 20200319506
    Abstract: A polarizing plate and an optical display apparatus including the same are provided. A polarizing plate includes: a polarizer; and a pattern layer on a surface of the polarizer and including a first resin layer and a second resin layer facing the first resin layer, the first resin layer including a patterned portion located at at least a portion thereof facing the second resin layer, the patterned portion includes at least two embossed optical patterns and a flat section formed between a pair of adjacent embossed optical patterns, each of the embossed optical patterns includes an upper surface defining a wave pattern, and the wave pattern has a value of about 20% to 60%, as calculated according to Formula 1 herein, and a pitch of greater than about 100 ?m and less than about 400 ?m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2020
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Inventors: Kyoung Min CHO, Young OH, Dong Ho WEE, Jang Hyun CHO
  • Patent number: 10775739
    Abstract: Disclosed is a coherence-adjustable digital holography system. More particularly, the coherence-adjustable digital holography system includes a light source part for generating low-interference light; a dispersion part for dispersing the generated light, an adjustment part for adjusting coherence by adjusting a spectrum bandwidth of the light which has passed through the dispersion part; and a detection part for detecting a holographic image of a subject from the adjusted light. In accordance with such a configuration, an interference fringe may be easily obtained through coherence adjustment, whereby the accuracy of a detected holographic image may be improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: INDUSTRY-ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATION, YONSEI UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: No Cheol Park, Jang Hyun Cho, Sung Bin Jeon, Ji Nan Jin
  • Patent number: 10747045
    Abstract: An optical film for improving contrast ratio, a polarizing plate including the same, and a liquid crystal display including the polarizing plate are provided. An optical film for improving contrast ratio includes a protective layer and a contrast ratio improving layer on the protective layer, and the contrast ratio improving layer includes a first resin layer and a second resin layer facing the first resin layer, and the second resin layer includes a patterned portion having optical patterns and a flat section between the optical patterns, contains a light absorber, and satisfies Equation 1 as defined herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Young Oh, Jeong Ho Lee, Yong Un Jung, Jang Hyun Cho
  • Patent number: 10698145
    Abstract: A polarizing plate includes: a polarizing film; and an optical film on a surface of the polarizing film, the optical film including a first resin layer and a second resin layer sequentially stacked on the polarizing film, wherein the second resin layer has a higher index of refraction than the first resin layer, a plurality of pattern groups is at an interface between the first resin layer and the second resin layer, each of the pattern groups including at least two embossed optical patterns protruding from the second resin layer and a flat section between adjacent embossed optical patterns, each of the first surfaces being a bottom portion of each of the embossed optical patterns, and, in each pattern group, shortest distances between the first surfaces of the embossed optical patterns and the flat sections immediately adjacent to the embossed optical patterns are sequentially increased, or sequentially decreased.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dong Ho Wee, Jeong Ho Lee, Kyoung Min Cho, Jang Hyun Cho, Young Oh
  • Patent number: D887952
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Jang Hyun Cho, Hee Cheol Kim, Chang Mo Seong
  • Patent number: D939462
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyun Jin Song, Ji Woon Min, Young Nam Lee, Jin Ho Choi, Il Yong Kim, Jang Hyun Cho