Patents by Inventor Jong-ho Hong

Jong-ho Hong 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: 20220165838
    Abstract: The present inventive concept relates to a display device. A display device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present inventive concept include: a base layer including a plurality of islands in which a pixel is disposed, a plurality of bridges disposed around each of the plurality of islands, a plurality of first wires disposed in a bridge of the plurality of bridges connected to the pixel is disposed; an inorganic insulating layer disposed on the base layer and having an opening exposing a portion of the bridge; and an organic material layer covering the opening, wherein adjacent islands of the plurality of islands are connected to each other through at least the bridge of the plurality of bridges, and the plurality of first wires are disposed on the organic material layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2022
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Inventors: Jong Ho HONG, Gun Mo KIM, Jae Min SHIN, Hye Jin JOO, Min Woo KIM, Seung Bae KANG
  • Patent number: 11334119
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a display panel including a display area that can be stretched by including a plurality of stretching units and a peripheral area positioned at an edge of the display area. Each of the stretching units includes: a plurality of islands separately disposed to include a plurality of pixels disposed therein; a plurality of bridges extended from the islands to connect adjacent islands or to connect the islands with the peripheral area; and a plurality of openings disposed adjacent to the bridges, between the bridges, and between the bridges and the islands, wherein areas of the islands are gradually increased toward the peripheral area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Inventors: Jong Ho Hong, Hye Jin Joo, Gun Mo Kim, Il Gon Kim, Jae Min Shin
  • Patent number: 11251255
    Abstract: The present inventive concept relates to a display device. A display device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present inventive concept include: a base layer including a plurality of islands in which a pixel is disposed, a plurality of bridges disposed around each of the plurality of islands, a plurality of first wires disposed in a bridge of the plurality of bridges connected to the pixel is disposed; an inorganic insulating layer disposed on the base layer and having an opening exposing a portion of the bridge; and an organic material layer covering the opening, wherein adjacent islands of the plurality of islands are connected to each other through at least the bridge of the plurality of bridges, and the plurality of first wires are disposed on the organic material layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Inventors: Jong Ho Hong, Gun Mo Kim, Jae Min Shin, Hye Jin Joo, Min Woo Kim, Seung Bae Kang
  • Publication number: 20220013599
    Abstract: A diode display includes a substrate having a first island and a second island spaced apart from each other, a first pixel disposed on the first island, and a second pixel disposed on the second island. The first pixel includes a first base layer, a first transistor on the first base layer, a first light emitting element electrically connected to the first transistor, and a first encapsulation layer covering the first light emitting element. The second pixel includes a second base layer, a second transistor on the second base layer, a second light emitting element connected to the second transistor, and a second encapsulation layer covering the second light emitting element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2021
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Applicant: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jong Ho HONG, Won Il CHOI, Hye Jin JOO, Won Sang PARK, Mu Gyeom KIM, Man Sik MYEONG, Hyo Yul YOON
  • Patent number: 11194413
    Abstract: A display device for a vehicle includes a stretchable display panel and a touch sensor on a first surface of the stretchable display panel and configured to sense a user's touch. The stretchable display panel includes a plurality of pixels and has a button display area and a display area adjacent the button display area. The stretchable display panel is integrally arranged on a center fascia of the vehicle that as a plurality of curved surfaces, and a step is defined between the button display area and the adjacent display area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignees: Samsung Display Co., Ltd., Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation, Yonsei University
    Inventors: Jong Ho Hong, Da Young Ju, Keun Kyu Song, Jae Min Shin, Young Hoon Oh, Joon Hak Oh, Ji Min Ryu, So Yon Jeong, Hye Jin Joo, Ju Yeong Kwon
  • Publication number: 20210343825
    Abstract: A display device includes: a substrate on which a plurality of islands and a plurality of bridges connecting the plurality of islands to each other are defined; a plurality of pixels disposed in each of the plurality of islands; and a wire disposed in each of the plurality of bridges and connected to the plurality of pixels, where the plurality of islands and the plurality of bridges are defined based on cutout portions of the substrate, and a vertex of a cutout portion between one of the plurality of islands and a bridge connected to the one of the plurality of islands is an intersection of a straight line and a curved line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2021
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Inventors: Jong Ho HONG, Jun Hyeong PARK, Jae Min SHIN, Hye Jin JOO
  • Patent number: 11152434
    Abstract: A diode display includes a substrate having a first island and a second island spaced apart from each other, a first pixel disposed on the first island, and a second pixel disposed on the second island. The first pixel includes a first base layer, a first transistor on the first base layer, a first light emitting element electrically connected to the first transistor, and a first encapsulation layer covering the first light emitting element. The second pixel includes a second base layer, a second transistor on the second base layer, a second light emitting element connected to the second transistor, and a second encapsulation layer covering the second light emitting element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jong Ho Hong, Won Il Choi, Hye Jin Joo, Won Sang Park, Mu Gyeom Kim, Man Sik Myeong, Hyo Yul Yoon
  • Patent number: 11130001
    Abstract: A display apparatus providing light therapy includes a display panel configured to display an image to a display region based on input image data, and a lens part disposed on the display panel, the lens part configured to focus the image displayed by the display panel toward a first region in a therapy mode, in which the first region is smaller than the display region, and the first region may correspond to a position of a user's face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Inventors: Jong-Ho Hong, Seung-Chan Lee, Won-Sang Park, Jong-In Baek
  • Patent number: 11119591
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a first substrate, a spacer provided on the first substrate, a second substrate on the spacer, a pixel provided on the second substrate and configured to display an image, a sensing part including a first electrode provided between the first substrate and the spacer and a second electrode provided between the spacer and the pixel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Inventors: Jong Ho Hong, Won Il Choi, Bek Hyun Lim, Hye Jin Joo
  • Patent number: 11086465
    Abstract: A touch sensor including a first substrate which extends in a first direction and on which first channels may be formed and stretched, a first conductive liquid injected into the first channels, a second substrate which extends in a second direction which intersects with the first direction and on which second channels may be formed and stretched, and a second conductive liquid injected into the second channels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Inventors: Won Il Choi, Je Won Yoo, Jong Ho Hong, Hye Jin Joo
  • Publication number: 20210210703
    Abstract: A display device includes a plurality of islands and a bridge connecting the plurality of islands to each other. Each of the plurality of islands includes a flexible substrate, a thin film transistor positioned on a first surface of the flexible substrate, a first electrode connected to the thin film transistor, and a protective mask positioned on a second surface of the flexible substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2021
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Inventors: JAE MIN SHIN, Seung Bae Kang, Jong Ho Hong, Gun Mo Kim, Min Woo Kim, Won Sang Park, Hye Jin Joo
  • Patent number: 10985332
    Abstract: A display device includes a plurality of islands and a bridge connecting the plurality of islands to each other. Each of the plurality of islands includes a flexible substrate, a thin film transistor positioned on a first surface of the flexible substrate, a first electrode connected to the thin film transistor, and a protective mask positioned on a second surface of the flexible substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jae Min Shin, Seung Bae Kang, Jong Ho Hong, Gun Mo Kim, Min Woo Kim, Won Sang Park, Hye Jin Joo
  • Patent number: 10950166
    Abstract: A display device including: a plurality of main portions separated. from each other; and a plurality of bridges connecting adjacent main portions to each other, wherein a first main portion of the plurality of main portions includes a transistor and a light emitting element, a first bridge of the plurality of bridges includes a wiring that is electrically connected to the transistor or the light emitting element, and the first bridge includes curved parts that are curved in at least two different directions from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jong Ho Hong, Sang Woo Kim, Jae Min Shin, Hye Jin Joo
  • Patent number: 10902773
    Abstract: A display device includes: a substrate; a plurality of pixels on the substrate; a pixel power supply unit between the plurality of pixels and the substrate, where the pixel power supply unit generates a power source voltage and supplies the power supply voltage to the plurality of pixels; and a display driver which drives the plurality of pixels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jae Min Shin, Sang Woo Kim, Jong Ho Hong, Min Woo Kim, Won Sang Park, Jun Hyeong Park, Hye Jin Joo
  • Publication number: 20200409423
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a display panel including a display area that can be stretched by including a plurality of stretching units and a peripheral area positioned at an edge of the display area. Each of the stretching units includes: a plurality of islands separately disposed to include a plurality of pixels disposed therein; a plurality of bridges extended from the islands to connect adjacent islands or to connect the islands with the peripheral area; and a plurality of openings disposed adjacent to the bridges, between the bridges, and between the bridges and the islands, wherein areas of the islands are gradually increased toward the peripheral area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2020
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventors: Jong Ho HONG, Hye Jin JOO, Gun Mo KIM, Il Gon KIM, Jae Min SHIN
  • Publication number: 20200381640
    Abstract: A display device including a flexible base substrate; a pixel circuit and a light emitting structure sequentially disposed on the flexible base substrate; and a stretchable film attached on a bottom of the flexible base substrate. The stretchable film includes a first region and a second region, which are divided according to curvatures of an object, and at least one of different patterns and different disposed structures are arranged in each of the first region and the second region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2020
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Inventors: Hye-Jin JOO, Won-ll Choi, Jong-Ho Hong
  • Patent number: 10824280
    Abstract: A touch sensor may include a base substrate, a sensing unit including a first electrode and a second electrode provided on a same layer of the base substrate and not overlapping with each other, wherein a capacitance of the sensing unit is changed by a user's touch, and a cushion layer disposed on at least one surface of the sensing unit and configured to have a permittivity change in response to a pressure of the user's touch, wherein the cushion layer may include an insulator and conductive particles and the insulator may include an elastic material elastically deformed by the pressure of the user's touch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jong Ho Hong, Mu Gyeom Kim, Won Sang Park, Young Seok Seo, Won Ki Hong
  • Publication number: 20200343332
    Abstract: The present inventive concept relates to a display device. A display device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present inventive concept include: a base layer including a plurality of islands in which a pixel is disposed, a plurality of bridges disposed around each of the plurality of islands, a plurality of first wires disposed in a bridge of the plurality of bridges connected to the pixel is disposed; an inorganic insulating layer disposed on the base layer and having an opening exposing a portion of the bridge; and an organic material layer covering the opening, wherein adjacent islands of the plurality of islands are connected to each other through at least the bridge of the plurality of bridges, and the plurality of first wires are disposed on the organic material layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2020
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Inventors: Jong Ho Hong, Gun Mo Kim, Jae Min Shin, Hye Jin Joo, Min Woo Kim, Seung Bae Kang
  • Patent number: 10802545
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a display panel including a display area that can be stretched by including a plurality of stretching units and a peripheral area positioned at an edge of the display area. Each of the stretching units includes: a plurality of islands separately disposed to include a plurality of pixels disposed therein; a plurality of bridges extended from the islands to connect adjacent islands or to connect the islands with the peripheral area; and a plurality of openings disposed adjacent to the bridges, between the bridges, and between the bridges and the islands, wherein areas of the islands are gradually increased toward the peripheral area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jong Ho Hong, Hye Jin Joo, Gun Mo Kim, Il Gon Kim, Jae Min Shin
  • Patent number: 10790459
    Abstract: A stretchable film includes a first region including a plurality of first patterns having a concave polygonal shape. The stretchable film also includes a second region including a plurality of second patterns having a concave polygonal shape. The stretchable film further includes a buffer region between the first region and the second region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hye-Jin Joo, Won-Il Choi, Jong-Ho Hong