Patents by Inventor Jin-Whal Kim

Jin-Whal 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: 8194226
    Abstract: A heat treatment apparatus for manufacturing a liquid crystal display panel through an in-situ process includes a body and a hardening unit, an annealing unit, and a transferring unit disposed on the body. The hardening unit heats a sealing member within a liquid crystal display panel to harden the sealing member. The annealing unit anneals liquid crystal within the liquid crystal display panel sealed by the sealing member. The transferring unit transfers the liquid crystal display panel between the hardening unit and the annealing unit. Therefore, the sealing member may be hardened and the liquid crystal may be sealed through an in-situ process to enhance productivity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Youn-Ho Lee, Min-Young Won, Jin-Whal Kim
  • Publication number: 20090115956
    Abstract: A heat treatment apparatus for manufacturing a liquid crystal display panel through an in-situ process includes a body and a hardening unit, an annealing unit, and a transferring unit disposed on the body. The hardening unit heats a sealing member within a liquid crystal display panel to harden the sealing member. The annealing unit anneals liquid crystal within the liquid crystal display panel sealed by the sealing member. The transferring unit transfers the liquid crystal display panel between the hardening unit and the annealing unit. Therefore, the sealing member may be hardened and the liquid crystal may be sealed through an in-situ process to enhance productivity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2008
    Publication date: May 7, 2009
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Youn-Ho LEE, Min-Young WON, Jin-Whal KIM
  • Patent number: 7486375
    Abstract: A heat treatment apparatus for manufacturing a liquid crystal display panel through an in-situ process includes a body and a hardening unit, an annealing unit, and a transferring unit disposed on the body. The hardening unit heats a sealing member within a liquid crystal display panel to harden the sealing member. The annealing unit anneals liquid crystal within the liquid crystal display panel sealed by the sealing member. The transferring unit transfers the liquid crystal display panel between the hardening unit and the annealing unit. Therefore, the sealing member may be hardened and the liquid crystal may be sealed through an in-situ process to enhance productivity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2009
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Youn-Ho Lee, Min-Young Won, Jin-Whal Kim
  • Patent number: 7361223
    Abstract: A method for eliminating a display defect in a liquid crystal display device includes disposing a liquid crystal panel adhered with a polarizer into a first buffer chamber, increasing pressure of the first buffer chamber, communicating the first buffer chamber with a reactor chamber having a predetermined pressure, transferring the liquid crystal panel from the first buffer chamber to the reactor chamber, increasing pressure of a second buffer chamber, communicating the second buffer chamber with the reactor chamber, and transferring the liquid crystal panel from the reactor chamber to the second buffer chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2008
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seung-Hee Her, Tai-Huem Om, Jin-Whal Kim, Min-Young Won, Kun-Jong Lee
  • Publication number: 20060072082
    Abstract: A heat treatment apparatus for manufacturing a liquid crystal display panel through an in-situ process includes a body and a hardening unit, an annealing unit, and a transferring unit disposed on the body. The hardening unit heats a sealing member within a liquid crystal display panel to harden the sealing member. The annealing unit anneals liquid crystal within the liquid crystal display panel sealed by the sealing member. The transferring unit transfers the liquid crystal display panel between the hardening unit and the annealing unit. Therefore, the sealing member may be hardened and the liquid crystal may be sealed through an in-situ process to enhance productivity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2005
    Publication date: April 6, 2006
    Inventors: Youn-Ho Lee, Min-Young Won, Jin-Whal Kim
  • Publication number: 20060054080
    Abstract: A method for eliminating a display defect in a liquid crystal display device includes disposing a liquid crystal panel adhered with a polarizer into a first buffer chamber, increasing pressure of the first buffer chamber, communicating the first buffer chamber with a reactor chamber having a predetermined pressure, transferring the liquid crystal panel from the first buffer chamber to the reactor chamber, increasing pressure of a second buffer chamber, communicating the second buffer chamber with the reactor chamber, and transferring the liquid crystal panel from the reactor chamber to the second buffer chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2005
    Publication date: March 16, 2006
    Inventors: Seung-Hee Her, Tai-Huem Om, Jin-Whal Kim, Min-Young Won, Kun-Jong Lee