Patents by Inventor Ji Young Ahn

Ji Young Ahn 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: 20250280686
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a display device. A display device is provided. The display device includes a first sub-pixel emitting a light of a first color different from a light emitted by the second sub-pixel, and a second sub-pixel emitting white light. A structure of a first electrode of the first sub-pixel and a structure of a first electrode of the second sub-pixel are different. In addition, the display device includes a second electrode including a first conductive layer and a second conductive layer. A transmittance of the second conductive layer is different from a transmittance of the first conductive layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2024
    Publication date: September 4, 2025
    Inventors: Ji Young AHN, Jun ho NAM, Ahn Ki KIM
  • Patent number: 10510813
    Abstract: Disclosed is a transparent display device. The transparent display device includes a first display panel, including a transmissive area and an emissive area where a first pixel including a plurality of subpixels displaying an image is provided, and a second display panel including a second pixel provided to overlap the emissive area and the transmissive area of the first display panel, the second display panel being provided on a first surface of the first display panel. The second pixel of the second display panel controls an amount of light incident on the first display panel, thereby preventing a visibility of an image displayed by the first display panel from being reduced by external light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyeon Ho Son, Ji Young Ahn
  • Patent number: 10423022
    Abstract: A light shielding apparatus that may transmit or shield light by using a plurality of PDLC layers, a method of fabricating the light shielding apparatus, and a transparent display device including the light shielding apparatus are discussed. The light shielding apparatus can include first and second substrates facing each other; a first electrode on the first substrate; a second electrode on the second substrate; and first and second polymer dispersed liquid crystal layers between the first electrode and the second electrode, wherein the first polymer dispersed liquid crystal layer includes first droplets having first liquid crystals, and the second polymer dispersed liquid crystal layer includes second droplets having second liquid crystals and first dichroic dyes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Moon Sun Lee, Ji Young Ahn, Pu Reum Kim, Ki Han Kim
  • Patent number: 10378054
    Abstract: There is provided a sol-gel chip using a porous substrate for entrapping small molecules and a method for screening a small molecule-specific material using the same, and more particularly, a porous substrate sol-gel chip characterized in that a sol-gel composition for entrapping small molecules is spotted on a surface of the porous substrate, a method for manufacturing the porous substrate sol-gel chip for entrapping small molecules, and a method for screening a material specifically binding to the small molecules using the porous substrate sol-gel chip for entrapping small molecules. According to the present invention, the small molecules can be effectively entrapped in the chip and the inflow of aptamers can be maintained as compared with the existing methods and thus aptamers specific to an extensive range of small molecules can be more easily selected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: DONGGUK UNIVERSITY INDUSTRY-ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATION
    Inventors: So Youn Kim, Ji Young Ahn
  • Patent number: 10345635
    Abstract: There are provided a light control device, a method for manufacturing the light control device, and a display device comprising the light control device. The light control device includes a first substrate and a second substrate facing each other, and a plurality of liquid crystal units between the first substrate and the second substrate, and the plurality of liquid crystal units includes a first liquid crystal unit including a droplet including a first liquid crystal and a polymer and a second liquid crystal unit which is disposed on or under the first liquid crystal unit and configured as a polymer networked liquid crystal (PNLC) including a second liquid crystal, a coloring member, and a network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Moon Sun Lee, Ji Young Ahn, Pu Reum Kim, Ki Han Kim
  • Patent number: 10317720
    Abstract: There are provided a light control apparatus, a method for manufacturing the light control apparatus, and a display apparatus including the light control apparatus. The light control apparatus includes a first substrate and a second substrate facing each other, and a plurality of liquid crystal units between the first substrate and the second substrate, and the plurality of liquid crystal units includes a first liquid crystal unit having a droplet including a liquid crystal and a polymer and configured as a polymer dispersed liquid crystal (PDLC) and a second liquid crystal unit which is disposed on or under the first liquid crystal unit and configured as a guest-host liquid crystal (GHLC) including a liquid crystal and a coloring member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Moon Sun Lee, Ji Young Ahn, Pu Reum Kim, Ki Han Kim
  • Patent number: 10228600
    Abstract: A light controlling apparatus includes first and second substrates facing each other; a first electrode on the first substrate; a second electrode on the second substrate; and a liquid crystal layer between the first electrode and the second electrode, the liquid crystal layer including cholesteric liquid crystals, wherein the cholesteric liquid crystals have a focal conic state in a light shielding mode in case where no voltage is applied, and have a homeotropic state in a transparent mode in case where a voltage is applied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ki Han Kim, Ji Young Ahn, Moon Sun Lee, Pu Reum Kim, Seok Won Ji
  • Publication number: 20180190735
    Abstract: Disclosed is a transparent display device. The transparent display device includes a first display panel, including a transmissive area and an emissive area where a first pixel including a plurality of subpixels displaying an image is provided, and a second display panel including a second pixel provided to overlap the emissive area and the transmissive area of the first display panel, the second display panel being provided on a first surface of the first display panel. The second pixel of the second display panel controls an amount of light incident on the first display panel, thereby preventing a visibility of an image displayed by the first display panel from being reduced by external light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2017
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Applicant: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyeon Ho SON, Ji Young AHN
  • Patent number: 9989798
    Abstract: A light controlling apparatus, a method of fabricating the light controlling apparatus, and a transparent display device including the light controlling apparatus are disclosed, in which light may be transmitted or shielded using a polymer dispersed liquid crystal (PDLC) layer and a guest-host liquid crystal (GHLC) layer, where the guest-host liquid crystal layer includes dichroic dyes. The light controlling apparatus includes first and second substrates facing each other; a first electrode on the first substrate; a second electrode on the second substrate; and a polymer dispersed liquid crystal (PDLC) layer and a guest-host liquid crystal (GHLC) layer between the first electrode and the second electrode, wherein the PDLC layer includes first liquid crystals having droplets, and the GHLC layer includes second liquid crystals and dichroic dyes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ki Han Kim, Ji Young Ahn, Moon Sun Lee, Pu Reum Kim
  • Patent number: 9971222
    Abstract: A light controlling apparatus includes a first electrode on a first substrate; a first alignment film on the first electrode; a second electrode on a second substrate facing the first substrate; a second alignment film on the second electrode; and a guest-host liquid crystal layer having cholesteric liquid crystals and dichroic dyes between the first and second alignment films. The first and second electrodes provide a vertical electric field, and at least one of the first and second electrodes provides a horizontal electric field. The cholesteric liquid crystals have a homeotropic state when an electric field in a first direction is applied to the guest-host liquid crystal layer to realize a transparent mode. The cholesteric liquid crystals have a focal conic state when an electric field in a second direction is applied to realize a light shielding mode. A same state is maintained when no electric field is applied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ki Han Kim, Ji Young Ahn, Moon Sun Lee, Pu Reum Kim, Seok Won Ji
  • Publication number: 20170261782
    Abstract: There are provided a light control device, a method for manufacturing the light control device, and a display device comprising the light control device. The light control device includes a first substrate and a second substrate facing each other, and a plurality of liquid crystal units between the first substrate and the second substrate, and the plurality of liquid crystal units includes a first liquid crystal unit including a droplet including a first liquid crystal and a polymer and a second liquid crystal unit which is disposed on or under the first liquid crystal unit and configured as a polymer networked liquid crystal (PNLC) including a second liquid crystal, a coloring member, and a network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2015
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Applicant: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Moon Sun LEE, Ji Young AHN, Pu Reum KIM, Ki Han KIM
  • Publication number: 20170261781
    Abstract: There are provided a light control apparatus, a method for manufacturing the light control apparatus, and a display apparatus including the light control apparatus. The light control apparatus includes a first substrate and a second substrate facing each other, and a plurality of liquid crystal units between the first substrate and the second substrate, and the plurality of liquid crystal units includes a first liquid crystal unit having a droplet including a liquid crystal and a polymer and configured as a polymer dispersed liquid crystal (PDLC) and a second liquid crystal unit which is disposed on or under the first liquid crystal unit and configured as a guest-host liquid crystal (GHLC) including a liquid crystal and a coloring member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2015
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Applicant: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Moon Sun LEE, Ji Young AHN, Pu Reum KIM, Ki Han KIM
  • Publication number: 20160026026
    Abstract: A light controlling apparatus includes a first electrode on a first substrate; a first alignment film on the first electrode; a second electrode on a second substrate facing the first substrate; a second alignment film on the second electrode; and a guest-host liquid crystal layer having cholesteric liquid crystals and dichroic dyes between the first and second alignment films. The first and second electrodes provide a vertical electric field, and at least one of the first and second electrodes provides a horizontal electric field. The cholesteric liquid crystals have a homeotropic state when an electric field in a first direction is applied to the guest-host liquid crystal layer to realize a transparent mode. The cholesteric liquid crystals have a focal conic state when an electric field in a second direction is applied to realize a light shielding mode. A same state is maintained when no electric field is applied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2015
    Publication date: January 28, 2016
    Applicant: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ki Han Kim, Ji Young Ahn, Moon Sun Lee, Pu Reum Kim, Seok Won Ji
  • Publication number: 20150378189
    Abstract: A light controlling apparatus, a method of fabricating the light controlling apparatus, and a transparent display device including the light controlling apparatus are disclosed, in which light may be transmitted or shielded using a polymer dispersed liquid crystal (PDLC) layer and a guest-host liquid crystal (GHLC) layer, where the guest-host liquid crystal layer includes dichroic dyes. The light controlling apparatus includes first and second substrates facing each other; a first electrode on the first substrate; a second electrode on the second substrate; and a polymer dispersed liquid crystal (PDLC) layer and a guest-host liquid crystal (GHLC) layer between the first electrode and the second electrode, wherein the PDLC layer includes first liquid crystals having droplets, and the GHLC layer includes second liquid crystals and dichroic dyes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2015
    Publication date: December 31, 2015
    Applicant: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ki Han Kim, Ji Young Ahn, Moon Sun Lee, Pu Reum Kim
  • Publication number: 20150378205
    Abstract: A light controlling apparatus includes first and second substrates facing each other; a first electrode on the first substrate; a second electrode on the second substrate; and a liquid crystal layer between the first electrode and the second electrode, the liquid crystal layer including cholesteric liquid crystals, wherein the cholesteric liquid crystals have a focal conic state in a light shielding mode in case where no voltage is applied, and have a homeotropic state in a transparent mode in case where a voltage is applied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2015
    Publication date: December 31, 2015
    Applicant: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ki Han Kim, Ji Young Ahn, Moon Sun Lee, Pu Reum Kim, Seok Won Ji
  • Publication number: 20150349028
    Abstract: A light shielding apparatus that may transmit or shield light by using a plurality of PDLC layers, a method of fabricating the light shielding apparatus, and a transparent display device including the light shielding apparatus are discussed. The light shielding apparatus can include first and second substrates facing each other; a first electrode on the first substrate; a second electrode on the second substrate; and first and second polymer dispersed liquid crystal layers between the first electrode and the second electrode, wherein the first polymer dispersed liquid crystal layer includes first droplets having first liquid crystals, and the second polymer dispersed liquid crystal layer includes second droplets having second liquid crystals and first dichroic dyes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2015
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Applicant: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Moon Sun LEE, Ji Young AHN, Pu Reum KIM, Ki Han KIM
  • Patent number: 8542338
    Abstract: An in-plane switching mode liquid crystal display device includes first and second substrates facing each other, a gate line and a data line arranged on the first substrate crossing each other and defining a pixel region, a switching device at a crossing of the gate line and the data line, a common electrode and a pixel electrode alternately disposed in the pixel region, at least one of the common electrode and the pixel electrode including a multi-layer having a conductor layer and a reflectance reducing layer, and a liquid crystal layer formed between the first and second substrates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2013
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Ji Young Ahn
  • Patent number: 8310644
    Abstract: An in-plane switching mode liquid crystal display device includes first and second substrates facing each other, a gate line and a data line arranged on the first substrate crossing each other and defining a pixel region, a switching device at a crossing of the gate line and the data line, a common electrode and a pixel electrode alternately disposed in the pixel region, at least one of the common electrode and the pixel electrode including a multi-layer having a conductor layer and a reflectance reducing layer, and a liquid crystal layer formed between the first and second substrates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Ji Young Ahn
  • Patent number: 8305396
    Abstract: In order to improve video quality by accurately detecting a preferred color region and correcting the preferred color region to a target color, a method for correcting a color of a display device includes converting input R/G/B data into Y/Cb/Cr data, calculating a weight by an exponential function using a dispersion and a distance between an input value and a target value of the Y/Cb/Cr data, comparing the calculated weight with a target color range so as to detect a target color region, and calculating a detection probability, detecting an average value, a minimum value and a maximum value of the Y/Cb/Cr data for the detected target color region from a previous frame, calculating a correction constant using the average value, the minimum value and the maximum value of the Y/Cb/Cr data, a predetermined target value of the Y/Cb/Cr data, and the Y/Cb/Cr which is detected as the target color region and is input, adding the detection probability to the calculated correction constant as the weight so as to calcul
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ji Young Ahn, Dong Woo Kang, Ho Young Jung
  • Patent number: 8305389
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for simulating video data of a liquid crystal display (LCD) device is disclosed. The simulation method includes providing voltage-versus-transmittance data and viewing angle-versus-transmittance data, which vary with a liquid crystal mode, using an optical simulation, converting the result of the optical simulation into a lookup table in connection with a viewing angle and an applied voltage, matching a driving voltage for gamma setting based on the liquid crystal driving mode to gray level data corresponding to the voltage-versus-transmittance data, and correcting minimum/maximum brightness levels, simulating a user-desired test image on a user interface screen; and correcting a color of data of a test image according to properties of an output panel, and finally displaying the color-corrected image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ji Young Ahn, Dong Woo Kang