Patents by Inventor Jin Hwan Choi

Jin Hwan Choi 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: 10321584
    Abstract: An exemplary embodiment provides a display device including: a display panel configured to include a first area, and a second area and a third area respectively disposed at opposite sides of the first area in a first direction; a first roller unit configured to wind the second area thereon; and a second roller unit configured to wind the third area of the display panel in an opposite direction to that of the first roller unit, wherein a distance between the first roller unit and the second roller unit which are separated from each other in the first direction can be adjusted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jin Hwan Choi, Min-Sung Kim, Hyun Woo Koo, Jeong Ho Kim, Tae Woong Kim, Tae An Seo, Jung Hun Lee
  • Patent number: 10303217
    Abstract: A rollable display device includes a rollable display and a first protection film disposed on a first surface of the rollable display. The first protection film extends beyond a first display edge of the rollable display. The rollable display device further includes a second protection film disposed on a second surface of the rollable display facing the first surface of the rollable display. The second protection film extends beyond the first display edge of the rollable display. The rollable display device additionally includes a first adhesive layer disposed between the rollable display and the first protection film. The rollable display device further includes second adhesive layer disposed between the rollable display and the second protection film, and a first adhesion part disposed adjacent to the first display edge of the rollable display and between the first protection film and the second protection film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tae An Seo, Min-Sung Kim, Jung Hun Lee, Jin Hwan Choi
  • Patent number: 10304917
    Abstract: An exemplary embodiment provides a flexible display device including a display panel that includes: a substrate; a plurality of pixel electrodes positioned on the substrate; a pixel defining layer positioned on the substrate and having openings overlapping the plurality of pixel electrodes; a common electrode positioned on the plurality of pixel electrodes; a plurality of emission layers positioned between the plurality of pixel electrodes and the common electrode and overlapping the openings of the pixel defining layer; and a plurality of first linear bars positioned across the substrate. The display panel is bendable in a first direction, and each of the plurality of linear bars continuously extends in a second direction crossing the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Khachatryan Hayk, Hyun Woo Koo, Tae Woong Kim, Jin Hwan Choi
  • Patent number: 10289164
    Abstract: A rollable display device includes: a panel support including a plurality of support bars arranged in a direction and a plurality of flexible coupling portions between support bars of the plurality of support bars and coupling the plurality of support bars together; and a flexible display panel fixed to respective front sides of support bars of the plurality of support bars, and the plurality of support bars includes a first support bar that is spaced apart from an outermost support bar of the plurality of support bars, and the first support bar includes a pair of first holding bars that are spreadable toward an outside from a rear side of the first support bar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tae An Seo, Min-Sung Kim, Bo Ik Park, Jung Hun Lee, Jin Hwan Choi
  • Publication number: 20190138473
    Abstract: Provided is a semiconductor device and a semiconductor system. A semiconductor device can include a command priority policy manager circuit which generates command priority policy information including a command priority compliance policy for a command directed to a device. A host interface circuit, can be coupled to the command priority policy manager circuit to receive the command priority policy information from the command priority policy manager circuit, where the host interface circuit operable to transmit the command priority policy information via an electrical interface to the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2018
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Inventors: Dong-Min Kim, Jeong-woo Park, Wook Han Jeong, Jin Hwan Choi
  • Publication number: 20190131364
    Abstract: An exemplary embodiment provides a flexible display device including a display panel that includes: a substrate; a plurality of pixel electrodes positioned on the substrate; a pixel defining layer positioned on the substrate and having openings overlapping the plurality of pixel electrodes; a common electrode positioned on the plurality of pixel electrodes; a plurality of emission layers positioned between the plurality of pixel electrodes and the common electrode and overlapping the openings of the pixel defining layer; and a plurality of first linear bars positioned across the substrate. The display panel is bendable in a first direction, and each of the plurality of linear bars continuously extends in a second direction crossing the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2018
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Inventors: Khachatryan Hayk, Hyun Woo Koo, Tae Woong Kim, Jin Hwan Choi
  • Patent number: 10274995
    Abstract: A rollable display device includes: a panel supporting portion including a plurality of supporters arranged in substantially parallel relationship and a plurality of hinge linking portions rotatably connecting adjacent supporters to one another, and having rolled and unrolled configurations; a flexible display panel having a display area disposed on the panel supporting portion and a non-display area outside the display area; and a driving module including a flexible circuit board having a bent portion and connected to the non-display area, and a printed circuit board (PCB) connected to the flexible circuit board. The plurality of supporters includes a housing disposed at an outermost side of the rollable display device. The housing has a hole through which the non-display area passes and a chamber communicating with the hole and receiving the driving module. A sealant is disposed between the flexible display panel and the housing at the outside of the hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tae An Seo, Sun Ho Kim, Jung Hun Lee, Jin Hwan Choi
  • Patent number: 10268242
    Abstract: An embodiment provides a flexible display device adhesive that is foldable with respect a folding axis, that has a folding area corresponding to the folding axis, and that has non-folding areas. The flexible display device includes a first substrate configured to be flexible, a second substrate above the first substrate and configured to be flexible, and an adhesive layer between the first substrate and the second substrate to adhere the first substrate to the second substrate. The adhesive layer includes two or more adhesive portions having different adhesive strength.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tae An Seo, Jin Hwan Choi
  • Publication number: 20190110961
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a nonwoven sheet for a mask pack, which has the improved adhesion and attachment to the skin due to the good flexibility of a material, which has improved wettability with respect to cosmetics, and which secures self-supporting force and good strength. Specifically, the present invention relates to a nonwoven sheet for a mask pack, which includes split yarns formed from two or more types of thermoplastic resin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2017
    Publication date: April 18, 2019
    Applicant: KOLON INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: Tae Hwan AHN, Jin Il KIM, Jin Hwan CHOI, Hee Jung CHO
  • Patent number: 10264687
    Abstract: A rollable display device includes a roller, a display panel configured to be wound around the roller in a wound-up configuration and to display an image in an unwound configuration, a housing configured to house the display panel in the wound-up configuration and the roller, and a roller controller connected to the roller and configured to change a radius of the roller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jin Hwan Choi, Sun Ho Kim, Jeong Ho Kim, Bo Ik Park, Tae An Seo, Jung Hun Lee
  • Patent number: 10203531
    Abstract: A display device includes: a display panel which displays an image with light; a cover window disposed on the display panel to form an outer display surface of the display device; a housing into which and out from the display panel and the cover window are together moved; and within the housing: a winding roller around which the display panel is wound and unwound within the housing, a first end of the display panel being connected to the winding roller; and a sliding guide along which the cover window slides to be bent within the housing, the sliding guide disposed outside the winding roller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO. LTD.
    Inventors: Jin Hwan Choi, Jeong Ho Kim, Hyun Woo Koo, Min Sung Kim, Tae Woong Kim
  • Patent number: 10194543
    Abstract: An expandable display device includes: a housing including a fixing portion; a pair of sliding portions provided at respective sides of the fixing portion, each of the sliding portions being configured to be drawn out from the housing along a first direction such that a distance from the respective sliding portion to the fixing portion is changed; and a panel unit including: a fixing display unit on the fixing portion; and a pair of expanding display units on the pair of sliding portions and having a variable exposing area; a flexible display panel including a plurality of pixels and having a screen at a first side thereof; and a support panel attached to a second side of the flexible display panel facing the first side, the support panel including a plurality of slits extending in a second direction crossing the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tae An Seo, Sun Ho Kim, Sung Hoon Kim, Jung Hun Lee, Jin Hwan Choi
  • Patent number: 10193095
    Abstract: A display device includes first and second guide plates facing each other, a pair of first and second guide rails disposed in the first and second guide plates, a first supporting plate disposed between the first guide rails and of the first and second guide plates, the first supporting plate having opposite end portions fixed to a first position of the first and second guide plates, a second supporting plate having opposite end portions coupled to the pair of first guide rails, a third supporting plate having opposite end portions coupled to the pair of second guide rails, and a display panel supported by at least one of the first to third supporting plates. The pair of first guide rails extends from the first position to a second position. The pair of second guide rails extends from the first position to a third position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tae An Seo, Jung Hun Lee, Jin Hwan Choi
  • Publication number: 20180368251
    Abstract: A rollable display device includes a rollable structure including a plurality of unit structures, the rollable structure being configured to be rolled and unrolled based on the unit structures, and a display panel structure attached to the rollable structure, wherein respective widths of the unit structures increase in a first direction from a first side of the rollable structure to an opposite second side of the rollable structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2018
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Inventors: Jin-Hwan Choi, Min-Sung Kim, Tae-An Seo, Jung-Hun Lee
  • Publication number: 20180368250
    Abstract: A rollable display device includes a rollable structure including a plurality of unit structures, the rollable structure being configured to be rolled and unrolled based on the unit structures, and a display panel structure attached to the rollable structure, wherein respective widths of the unit structures increase in a first direction from a first side of the rollable structure to an opposite second side of the rollable structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2018
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Inventors: Jin-Hwan Choi, Min-Sung Kim, Tae-An Seo, Jung-Hun Lee
  • Publication number: 20180341142
    Abstract: A display device includes: a display panel which displays an image with light; a cover window disposed on the display panel to form an outer display surface of the display device; a housing into which and out from the display panel and the cover window are together moved; and within the housing: a winding roller around which the display panel is wound and unwound within the housing, a first end of the display panel being connected to the winding roller; and a sliding guide along which the cover window slides to be bent within the housing, the sliding guide disposed outside the winding roller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2017
    Publication date: November 29, 2018
    Inventors: Jin Hwan CHOI, Jeong Ho KIM, Hyun Woo KOO, Min Sung KIM, Tae Woong KIM
  • Patent number: 10136524
    Abstract: A sliding display device includes a housing, a flexible display panel, a first roller, and a second roller. The housing includes a display region between a first edge region and a second edge region. The distance between the first and second edge regions changes as the housing is expanded and contracted. The flexible display panel slides into and out from the housing through the first and second edge regions as the housing expands and contracts. The first and second rollers guide panel regions into and out of empty spaces in the housing. An assistant roller assists in moving one of the panel regions along a non-intersecting path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jin-Hwan Choi, Jeong-Ho Kim, Tae-An Seo, Jung-Hun Lee
  • Patent number: 10111346
    Abstract: A display device may include a support plate, a first display unit, a second display unit, a third display unit, a pad, and a circuit board. The first display unit overlaps the support plate. The second display unit is connected to the first display unit. A portion of the second display unit may move relative to the support plate. The third display unit is connected through the first display unit to the second display unit. A portion of the third display may move relative to the support plate. The pad includes a pad electrode that is electrically connected to the first display unit. The circuit board is electrically connected to the pad. A first section of the circuit board is bent relative to a second section of the circuit board and is oriented perpendicular or oblique with respect to the first display unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tae An Seo, Jung Hun Lee, Jin Hwan Choi
  • Patent number: 10095273
    Abstract: A rollable display device includes a rollable structure including a plurality of unit structures, the rollable structure being rollable and unrollable based on the unit structures, and a display panel structure attached to the rollable structure, wherein respective widths of the unit structures increase in a direction from a first side of the rollable structure to a second side of the rollable structure, the first side of the rollable structure being opposite to the second side of the rollable structure, and wherein each of the unit structures includes a metal plate, the metal plate being bent by a bending limit angle in a direction in which the rollable structure is rolled, and a magnetic object on a side region of the metal plate, the magnetic object being magnetically coupled to an adjacent metal plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jin-Hwan Choi, Hyun-Woo Koo, Jeong-Ho Kim, Tae-Woong Kim, Bo-Ik Park, Tae-An Seo, Jung-Hun Lee, Hayk Khachatryan
  • Patent number: 10073491
    Abstract: A rollable display device includes a rollable structure including a plurality of unit structures, a display panel structure attached to the rollable structure, and a plurality of magnetic objects on a bezel region of the rollable structure, wherein respective widths of the unit structures increase in a direction from a first side of the rollable structure to a second side of the rollable structure, wherein the unit structures collectively form first through (n)th rolling cycles, as the rollable structure is rolled, and a (k)th rolling cycle encircles a (k?1)th rolling cycle, and wherein the plurality of magnetic objects aligns the (k)th rolling cycle with the (k?1)th rolling cycle by causing a magnetic attraction between the (k)th rolling cycle and the (k?1)th rolling cycle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jin-Hwan Choi, Young-Seok Seo, Tae-An Seo, Jung-Hun Lee