Patents by Inventor Joon-Sam KIM

Joon-Sam 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: 11908985
    Abstract: A display device may include a display panel including a pad disposed on a substrate and a driving unit including a bump electrically connected to the pad. The pad may include a first layer disposed on the substrate and including a conductive material, a second layer disposed on the first layer and including patterns arranged in a first direction and spaced apart from each other, and a third layer disposed on the second layer and including a conductive material. The first layer may include portions protruding toward the substrate and respectively corresponding to the patterns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dae Geun Lee, Joon Sam Kim, Suk Ho Choi
  • Publication number: 20210265543
    Abstract: A display device may include a display panel including a pad disposed on a substrate and a driving unit including a bump electrically connected to the pad. The pad may include a first layer disposed on the substrate and including a conductive material, a second layer disposed on the first layer and including patterns arranged in a first direction and spaced apart from each other, and a third layer disposed on the second layer and including a conductive material. The first layer may include portions protruding toward the substrate and respectively corresponding to the patterns.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2021
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Applicant: Samsung Display Co., LTD.
    Inventors: Dae Geun LEE, Joon Sam KIM, Suk Ho CHOI
  • Patent number: 10937853
    Abstract: An exemplary embodiment provides a display device including: a display panel including a pad portion; and a flexible printed circuit film bonded to the pad portion, wherein the pad portion includes lighting pads positioned at least one end thereof, the flexible printed circuit film includes dummy pads positioned at a portion corresponding to the lighting pads to overlap at least some of the lighting pads, and a number of the dummy pads is smaller than that of the lighting pads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ha Young Choi, Joon Sam Kim, Wu Hyeon Jung
  • Publication number: 20200219964
    Abstract: An exemplary embodiment provides a display device including: a display panel including a pad portion; and a flexible printed circuit film bonded to the pad portion, wherein the pad portion includes lighting pads positioned at least one end thereof, the flexible printed circuit film includes dummy pads positioned at a portion corresponding to the lighting pads to overlap at least some of the lighting pads, and a number of the dummy pads is smaller than that of the lighting pads.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2020
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventors: Ha Young CHOI, Joon Sam KIM, Wu Hyeon JUNG
  • Patent number: 10615245
    Abstract: An exemplary embodiment provides a display device including: a display panel including a pad portion; and a flexible printed circuit film bonded to the pad portion, wherein the pad portion includes lighting pads positioned at a least one end thereof, the flexible printed circuit film includes dummy pads positioned at a portion corresponding to the lighting pads to overlap at least some of the lighting pads, and a number of the dummy pads is smaller than that of the lighting pads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ha Young Choi, Joon Sam Kim, Wu Hyeon Jung
  • Publication number: 20190229174
    Abstract: An exemplary embodiment provides a display device including: a display panel including a pad portion; and a flexible printed circuit film bonded to the pad portion, wherein the pad portion includes lighting pads positioned at at least one end thereof, the flexible printed circuit film includes dummy pads positioned at a portion corresponding to the lighting pads to overlap at least some of the lighting pads, and a number of the dummy pads is smaller than that of the lighting pads.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2018
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Inventors: Ha Young CHOI, Joon Sam KIM, Wu Hyeon JUNG
  • Patent number: 9997487
    Abstract: A display device includes: a first substrate; a wire portion disposed on the first substrate; a pad portion connected with the wire portion; a printed circuit board facing the first substrate and including an output electrode; and an anisotropic conductive film disposed between the first substrate and the printed circuit board, wherein the anisotropic conductive film comprises a plurality of conductive particles disposed with a constant gap, and the plurality of conductive particles respectively disposed at apexes of virtual regular hexagons in a plan view, with a longest diagonal of the respective virtual regular hexagon being parallel with the y-axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyeong Yeol Heo, Joon Sam Kim, Ji Hoon Kim
  • Patent number: 9820385
    Abstract: A mounting device for mounting a multi-segmented flexible printed circuit board includes: a circular stage on which a display substrate provided with a plurality of sub-pads and a multi-segmented flexible printed circuit board attached to a side of the display substrate are configured to be placed; and a pressing unit arranged adjacent to the circular stage and configured to press and attach the multi-segmented flexible printed circuit board to the plurality of sub-pads of the display substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Joon-Sam Kim
  • Publication number: 20170271293
    Abstract: A display device includes: a first substrate; a wire portion disposed on the first substrate; a pad portion connected with the wire portion; a printed circuit board facing the first substrate and including an output electrode; and an anisotropic conductive film disposed between the first substrate and the printed circuit board, wherein the anisotropic conductive film comprises a plurality of conductive particles disposed with a constant gap, and the plurality of conductive particles respectively disposed at apexes of virtual regular hexagons in a plan view, with a longest diagonal of the respective virtual regular hexagon being parallel with the y-axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2017
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Inventors: Kyeong Yeol Heo, Joon Sam Kim, Ji Hoon Kim
  • Patent number: 9591744
    Abstract: A display device includes an upper substrate on a lower substrate, a driver integrated chip (IC) on the lower substrate, the driver IC and upper substrate contacting different parts of the lower substrate, a plurality of bumper units along edges of the driver IC, and a deformation preventing bumper unit between the bumper units, the deformation preventing bumper unit being configured to prevent the driver IC from being deformed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Joon-Sam Kim, Jong-Hwan Kim, Sang Won Yeo, Sang-Urn Lim, Suk-Ho Choi
  • Patent number: 9436048
    Abstract: In an aspect, a display device comprising a panel having a circular surface and a pad unit which is disposed adjacent to an outer circumference of the panel and receives an external signal, wherein the pad unit is divided into a plurality of sub-pads, and the sub-pads are separated from each other is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Joon Sam Kim, Jong Hwan Kim
  • Patent number: 9245477
    Abstract: A display device which displays an image having a size corresponding to a display area exposed outside a housing is disclosed. In one aspect, the display device includes a flexible display panel having a recognition pattern, a housing, and a light-receiving sensor. The recognition pattern includes a plurality of self-luminous indicators arranged according to a first direction, and having different colors or different light-emitting intensities. The housing is coupled to the flexible display panel for entering/discharging of the flexible display panel according to the first direction such that a display area of the flexible display panel is variously exposed. The light-receiving sensor is positioned corresponding to the recognition pattern in the housing and respectively recognizes a plurality of indicators to sense the exposed display area of the flexible display panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jun-Ho Kwack, Joon-Sam Kim, Jong-Hwan Kim
  • Patent number: 9229570
    Abstract: A display device includes a first substrate, a display section that is on the first substrate and that displays an image, first pad portions at a first directional edge of the first substrate and connected to the display section and to a driver integrated circuit (driver IC) that supplies a driving voltage, a second substrate on the first substrate with the display section interposed therebetween, and which exposes the first pad portions, a touch section that is on the second substrate and that corresponds to the display section, second pad portions on the second substrate and connected to edges of the touch section, a main flexible printed circuit board (main FPCB) connected to the first pad portions, and a touch flexible printed circuit board (touch FPCB) connected to the second pad portions and overlapping the main FPCB.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Suk-Ho Choi, Jong-Hwan Kim, Joon-Sam Kim, Jun-Ho Kwack, Sang-Won Yeo
  • Patent number: 9167697
    Abstract: A display panel that includes: a display substrate; a driving chip bonded onto the display substrate; an anisotropic conductive film provided between the display substrate and the driving chip; and a protection film attached to a bottom of the display substrate, and the protection film is provided with a bending prevention means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Joon-Sam Kim, Jong-Hwan Kim, Sang-Won Yeo
  • Publication number: 20150201503
    Abstract: A mounting device for mounting a multi-segmented flexible printed circuit board includes: a circular stage on which a display substrate provided with a plurality of sub-pads and a multi-segmented flexible printed circuit board attached to a side of the display substrate are configured to be placed; and a pressing unit arranged adjacent to the circular stage and configured to press and attach the multi-segmented flexible printed circuit board to the plurality of sub-pads of the display substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2014
    Publication date: July 16, 2015
    Applicant: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Joon-Sam KIM
  • Patent number: 9064708
    Abstract: A display panel includes a display area including a display element, and a non-display area adjacent to the display area, the non-display area including a plurality of conductive pads. The conductive pads are spaced apart at a predetermined distance so as to form a first pad row and a second pad row, the conductive pads collectively having a center portion and lateral portions. A distance between the first pad row and the second pad row is greater at at least one of the lateral end portions than at the center portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jun-Ho Kwack, Joon-Sam Kim, Jong-Hwan Kim
  • Publication number: 20150156867
    Abstract: In an aspect, a display device comprising a panel having a circular surface and a pad unit which is disposed adjacent to an outer circumference of the panel and receives an external signal, wherein the pad unit is divided into a plurality of sub-pads, and the sub-pads are separated from each other is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2014
    Publication date: June 4, 2015
    Applicant: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Joon Sam Kim, Jong Hwan Kim
  • Patent number: 9041696
    Abstract: A display device includes: a flexible display panel having a display area variably exposed in a first direction and including a conductive pattern; a sensing pattern positioned to correspond to the conductive pattern in the first direction; and a controller sensing a current flowing to one of the conductive pattern and the sensing pattern to display an image corresponding to the display area of the flexible display panel in the flexible display panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jun-Ho Kwack, Joon-Sam Kim, Jong-Hwan Kim
  • Publication number: 20140355226
    Abstract: An anisotropic conductive film laminate is provided. The anisotropic conductive film laminate includes a first non-conductive film, an anisotropic conductive film disposed on the first non-conductive film, and a second non-conductive film disposed on the anisotropic conductive film, wherein the first non-conductive film has a higher viscosity than the second non-conductive film, and a lower viscosity than the anisotropic conductive film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2014
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Applicant: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Joon-Sam KIM, Jong-Hwan KIM, Sang-Won YEO
  • Publication number: 20140140029
    Abstract: A display panel that includes: a display substrate; a driving chip bonded onto the display substrate; an anisotropic conductive film provided between the display substrate and the driving chip; and a protection film attached to a bottom of the display substrate, and the protection film is provided with a bending prevention means.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2013
    Publication date: May 22, 2014
    Applicant: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Joon-Sam KIM, Jong-Hwan KIM, Sang-Won YEO