Patents by Inventor Jeong Bok Kwak

Jeong Bok Kwak 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: 8159741
    Abstract: An electronic paper display device and a method of manufacturing the electronic paper display device are disclosed. The method can include forming a plurality of relievo patterns on a lower board, in which the relievo patterns are formed to be independent and separated from one another, disposing a display unit in between the plurality of relievo patterns, and attaching an upper board on the plurality of relievo patterns such that the display unit is covered. In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, the method can improve the freedom of disposing the display units by allowing partition walls to form only at areas to fix the display units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hwan-Soo Lee, Yongsoo Oh, Sang-Moon Lee, Jeong-Bok Kwak
  • Patent number: 8154789
    Abstract: The electronic paper display device may include a first electrode; a dielectric layer that is disposed on the first electrode and has a plurality of cells defined by a barrier; a second electrode that faces the dielectric layer; and electronic balls that are disposed in the inside of the respective cells to display an image according to the electric fields applied to the first and second electrodes wherein a side of the barrier is formed in a recessed round shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hye Yeon Cha, Young Soo Oh, Sang Moon Lee, Jeong Bok Kwak, Hwan Soo Lee
  • Publication number: 20110310460
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an electronic paper display device. The electronic paper display device according to the present invention may include: a base substrate; first rotating balls that are disposed on the front surface of the base substrate; second rotating balls that are disposed on the rear surface of the base substrate; a barrier rib structure that partitions the first rotating balls and the second rotating balls on the base substrate; and an electrode structure that is included in the barrier rib structure and applies voltage to the rotating balls.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2010
    Publication date: December 22, 2011
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sang Moon Lee, Sang Jin Kim, Jeong Bok Kwak, Young Woo Lee, Hwan Soo Lee
  • Patent number: 8004745
    Abstract: The present invention provides an electronic paper display device including: a first electrode; a second electrode facing the first electrode; a barrier layer interposed between the first and second electrodes to define a plurality of cells; and a microcapsule disposed in each cell between the first and second electrodes and maintaining a ratio of minor axis to major axis of 0.9 to 1, and a manufacturing method of the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hwan Soo Lee, Yong Soo Oh, Sang Moon Lee, Hye Yeon Cha, Jeong Bok Kwak
  • Patent number: 7974001
    Abstract: There are provided a display element and electronic paper. The display element includes a structure having a cylindrical shape and including a void inside, and at least two display regions formed on a side face of the structure and colored with different colors. The use of the display element for electronic paper can improve a response rate while lowering driving voltage, and can improve a contrast ratio by increasing a packing fraction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang Moon Lee, Yongsoo Oh, Hwan-Soo Lee, Jeong Bok Kwak, Sung Eun Kim
  • Publication number: 20110149379
    Abstract: There are provided a method of manufacturing an electronic paper display device and an electronic paper display device manufactured by the method, and the method of manufacturing an electronic display device includes: providing a substrate having a plurality of walls and a plurality of cells defined by the walls; disposing at least one kind of rotators in the cells; disposing a display-sided electrode on the substrate to cover the rotators; and disposing a back electrode, opposite to the display-sided electrode, on the substrate, in which the rotators are arranged in the cells by a jig having a cylindrical center body, retaining grooves that are formed around the center body and retain the rotator, protrusions that are formed between adjacent retaining grooves, and a guide that is formed around the protrusions and has inlets and an outlet for the rotators.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2010
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Inventors: Sang Moon Lee, Hwan-Soo Lee, Young Woo Lee, Sang Jin Kim, Jeong Bok Kwak
  • Publication number: 20110109534
    Abstract: There is provided an electronic paper display device and a method of manufacturing the same. An electronic paper display device according to an aspect of the invention may include: first and second electrodes facing each other; an elastomer matrix provided between the first and second electrodes and having one or more protrusions spaced apart at predetermined intervals therebetween; and one or more rotary bodies having optical and electrical anisotropy and being disposed within each of the protrusions. An electronic paper display device according to an aspect of the invention includes rotary bodies being densely arranged with a small thickness, thereby improving a contrast ratio and requiring relatively low driving voltage. Furthermore, predetermined intervals within an elastomer matrix provide a space in which the elastomer matrix can be bent, thereby increasing flexibility.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2010
    Publication date: May 12, 2011
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sang Moon LEE, Hwan-Soo Lee, Young Woo Lee, Jeong Bok Kwak
  • Publication number: 20110090555
    Abstract: The present invention provides an electronic paper display device including: a first electrode; a second electrode facing the first electrode; a barrier layer interposed between the first and second electrodes to define a plurality of cells; and a microcapsule disposed in each cell between the first and second electrodes and maintaining a ratio of minor axis to major axis of 0.9 to 1, and a manufacturing method of the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2009
    Publication date: April 21, 2011
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hwan Soo Lee, Yong Soo Oh, Sang Moon Lee, Hye Yeon Cha, Jeong Bok Kwak
  • Publication number: 20110069001
    Abstract: An electronic paper display device includes: a display-side electrode disposed at a display side and formed of a transparent material; a back electrode disposed to face the display-side electrode; a substrate provided as a single layer disposed between the display-side electrode and the back electrode and including a plurality of first and second micro cups which are arranged in a two-dimensionally close-packed manner such that one micro cup is surrounded by different adjacent micro cups; and a plurality of first and second optical anisotropic elements disposed in the first and second micro cups, respectively, and having an optical characteristic changing in response to an electromagnetic change and a different driving voltage to change the optical characteristic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2010
    Publication date: March 24, 2011
    Inventors: Hwan-Soo Lee, Yongsoo Oh, Sang Moon Lee, Young Woo Lee, Hye Yeon Cha, Jeong Bok Kwak
  • Publication number: 20110063196
    Abstract: There is provided an electronic paper display device and a manufacturing method thereof. The electronic paper display device includes a first substrate formed of a light transmitting material; a second substrate disposed to face the first substrate having a predetermined gap therebetween; at least one or more rotatable balls disposed between the first and second substrates and having electrical and optical anisotropy; and partitions dividing a space between the first and second substrates into a plurality of cell spaces accommodating the rotatable balls. The partitions are disposed to be spaced apart from each other with differing gaps therebetween in order to allow the cell spaces to have different sizes. When the same magnitude of voltage is applied to the rotatable balls disposed in the differently sized cell spaces, respective rotation angles of the rotatable balls become different, and accordingly a wide range of contrast levels is displayed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2009
    Publication date: March 17, 2011
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jeong Bok KWAK, Hwan-Soo LEE, Young Woo LEE, Sang Moon LEE
  • Publication number: 20110063204
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an electronic paper display device and the electronic paper display device includes: a lower substrate in which an extruded pattern partitioning a cell is provided on one surface thereof; one or more display units that are disposed to have different sizes in the cell; and an upper substrate that is laminated on the top of the extruded pattern while covering the display unit, wherein the brightness is adjusted by differences in the size, specific gravity, and the quantity of charges of the display unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2010
    Publication date: March 17, 2011
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jeong Bok Kwak, Hwan Soo Lee, Young Woo Lee, Sang Moon Lee
  • Publication number: 20110063259
    Abstract: There is provided an electronic paper display device and a manufacturing method thereof. The electronic paper display device includes a first electrode formed of a transparent material; at least one or more second electrodes disposed to face the first electrode with differing gaps therebetween; and at least one or more display units disposed between the first and second electrodes and having optical properties varied according to voltage applied to the first and second electrodes. The display units are disposed between the first electrode and the second electrodes disposed to face the first electrode with differing gaps, so respective rotation amounts or rotation angles of the display units become different when the same magnitude of voltage is applied. Accordingly, a wide range of contrast levels is displayed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2009
    Publication date: March 17, 2011
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sang Moon LEE, Hwan-Soo LEE, Young Woo LEE, Jeong Bok KWAK
  • Publication number: 20110019263
    Abstract: An electronic paper display device and a manufacturing method thereof, where the electronic paper display device may include a first electrode; a dielectric layer that is disposed on the first electrode and has a plurality of cells defined by a barrier rib in a round shape; a second electrode that faces the dielectric layer; and electronic balls that are disposed in the inside of the respective cells to display an image according to the electric fields applied to the first and second electrodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2009
    Publication date: January 27, 2011
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hye Yeon Cha, Young Soo Oh, Sang Moon Lee, Jeong Bok Kwak, Hwan Soo Lee
  • Publication number: 20110013258
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a manufacturing method of an electronic paper display device and an electronic paper display device manufactured therefrom. The manufacturing method of the electronic paper display device may include forming a first auxiliary first dielectric layer on a first substrate; disposing electronic balls on the first auxiliary first dielectric layer; forming a second auxiliary first dielectric layer that fixes the electronic balls by curing the first auxiliary first dielectric layer; forming an auxiliary second dielectric layer on the second auxiliary first dielectric layer including the electronic balls; forming first and second dielectric layers by curing the second auxiliary first dielectric layer and the auxiliary second dielectric layer; and bonding the first substrate including the second dielectric layer to a second substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2009
    Publication date: January 20, 2011
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hwan-Soo Lee, Yongsoo Oh, Sang Moon Lee, Hye Yeon Cha, Jeong Bok Kwak
  • Publication number: 20100295768
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a paper display device and a manufacturing method thereof. The electronic paper display device includes: a first electrode; a first partition wall which is disposed on the first electrode, and defines a number of cell regions; a second partition wall which faces the first partition wall, and defines the cell regions together with the first partition wall; a substrate including a second electrode, wherein the second electrode is disposed on the second partition wall, and faces the first electrode; dielectric fluid filled in at least each of the cell regions; and twist balls individually floating within the dielectric fluid of each of the cell regions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2009
    Publication date: November 25, 2010
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jeong Bok Kwak, Hwan Soo Lee, Hye Yeon Cha, Sang Moon Lee
  • Publication number: 20100271687
    Abstract: There are provided a display element and electronic paper. The display element includes a structure having a cylindrical shape and including a void inside, and at least two display regions formed on a side face of the structure and colored with different colors. The use of the display element for electronic paper can improve a response rate while lowering driving voltage, and can improve a contrast ratio by increasing a packing fraction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2009
    Publication date: October 28, 2010
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD
    Inventors: Sang Moon Lee, Yongsoo Oh, Hwan-Soo Lee, Jeong Bok Kwak, Sung Eun Kim
  • Publication number: 20100117951
    Abstract: An electrophoretic display device includes: a transparent substrate positioned at a display side and having a transparent front electrode; a wiring substrate disposed to face the transparent substrate and having a field applying unit; a spacer disposed between the transparent substrate and the wiring substrate and having a plurality of accommodating holes with upper and lower portions open; and a plurality of microcapsules respectively positioned in the plurality of accommodating holes and including a dispersion solvent encapsulated with a plurality of charged particles contained therein, wherein the accommodating holes comprise upper holes with a width for receiving the microcapsules and lower holes allowing the microcapsules to be mounted thereon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2009
    Publication date: May 13, 2010
    Inventors: Sang Jin KIM, Yongsoo Oh, Hwan-Soo Lee, Jeong Bok Kwak, Sang Moon Lee
  • Publication number: 20100047528
    Abstract: An electronic paper display device and a method of manufacturing the electronic paper display device are disclosed. The method can include forming a plurality of relievo patterns on a lower board, in which the relievo patterns are formed to be independent and separated from one another, disposing a display unit in between the plurality of relievo patterns, and attaching an upper board on the plurality of relievo patterns such that the display unit is covered. In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, the method can improve the freedom of disposing the display units by allowing partition walls to form only at areas to fix the display units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2009
    Publication date: February 25, 2010
    Inventors: Hwan-Soo Lee, Yongsoo Oh, Sang-Moon Lee, Jeong-Bok Kwak
  • Publication number: 20100033805
    Abstract: An electronic paper display device and a method of manufacturing the electronic paper display device are disclosed. The method in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention includes forming a plurality of partition walls on a lower board, in which the partition walls partition the lower board into cells, disposing a display unit in the cell, and attaching an upper board on an upper part of the plurality of partition walls such that the display unit is covered. This method can adjust a distance between display units and the shape of the display units, and the quantity of disposed display units can be made uniform, whereby the visual quality of the display can be improved by removing spots formed on a screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2009
    Publication date: February 11, 2010
    Inventors: Hwan-Soo Lee, Yongsoo Oh, Sang-Moon Lee, Jeong-Bok Kwak
  • Patent number: 7644496
    Abstract: A manufacturing method for imprinting stamper is disclosed. The manufacturing method includes forming a plurality of concave patterns on an insulation layer, forming a stamper by filling copper in the concave patterns, separating the stamper from the insulation layer, providing roughness on the surface of the stamper, can separate the stamper from the insulation layer, can prevent the deformation of the stamper and can manufacture pluralities of stampers repeatedly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2010
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jeong-Bok Kwak, Seung-Hyun Ra, Choon-Keun Lee, Jae-Choon Cho, Sang-Moon Lee