Patents by Inventor Jun NAMKUNG

Jun NAMKUNG 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: 9939971
    Abstract: A display apparatus, including a display panel generating an image; a window member on the display panel and including a display region transmitting the image and a non-display region adjacent to the display region; and a touch panel between the display panel and the window member, the touch panel including a lower base member; an upper base member including a front portion overlapped with an upper surface of the lower base member, and a side portion bent from the front portion and covering a side of the lower base member; touch electrodes on at least one of the upper surface of the lower base member and a lower surface of the upper base member; and signal lines connected to the touch electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Jun Namkung
  • Publication number: 20180067522
    Abstract: A flexible display device includes a flexible display panel and a first outer member having a groove pattern. The groove pattern includes a flat surface and inclined portions connected to the flat surface and symmetrical with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventors: Jun Namkung, Soonryong Park, Chulwoo Jeong
  • Patent number: 9886112
    Abstract: A pressing pad for assembling a display module by applying a pressure to a flexible display panel to attach the flexible display panel to a window member and a method of assembling a display module, the pressing pad including a first pressing part that applies a first pressure onto a display area of the flexible display panel; a second pressing part that applies a second pressure onto a pad area of the flexible display panel, the second pressure being less than the first pressure and the pad area of the flexible display panel being adjacent to the display area of the flexible display panel; and a support part that supports the first and second pressing parts, wherein the second pressing part has a height from the support part that is less than a height of the first pressing part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jun Namkung, Yonghoon Won, Yonghoon Chun
  • Patent number: 9882152
    Abstract: A flexible display panel and a manufacturing method which is capable of removing a non-display area without damaging a display element layer, the flexible display panel includes a flexible substrate which includes a display area and a peripheral area outside of the display area, a display element layer disposed on the flexible substrate, and a neutral plane balancing layer disposed on the display element layer in the peripheral area, wherein the peripheral area of the flexible substrate in which the neutral plane balancing layer is disposed is folded towards a rear side of the display area along a first bending line, and the neutral plane balancing layer overlaps the first bending line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jun Namkung, Soon Ryong Park, Chul Woo Jeong
  • Publication number: 20180019440
    Abstract: A display device includes a substrate including a display area, the display area including a plurality of pixels and a non-display area positioned around the display area, and the non-display area including a pad portion. A bending portion having a curvature is located in the non-display area and a first protection layer is at one surface of the bending portion having the curvature in the non-display area. A second protection layer entirely covers one surface of the bending portion having the curvature in the non-display area, the second protection layer being positioned outermost of the substrate and the first protection layer based on a center of a curvature radius of the bending portion. The second protection layer is thinner than the first protection layer. The second protection layer has a wider area than the first protection layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2017
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Inventor: Jun NAMKUNG
  • Patent number: 9869878
    Abstract: A flexible touch screen panel includes a thin film substrate including a first section and a second section and first sensing electrodes disposed in the first section and the second section, the first sensing electrodes being connected to one another along a first direction. The first sensing electrodes include a first stack structure in the first section and a second stack structure in the second section, the second stack structure being different from the first stack structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jun Namkung
  • Patent number: 9870023
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a display panel, including providing a plurality of display substrates spaced apart from each other by a predetermined area disposed therebetween when viewed in a plan view, each of the display substrates including a display area, on which an image is displayed, and each of the display substrates being flexible; attaching a first film onto the display substrates to overlap with the display substrates; attaching a second film onto the first film; and substantially and simultaneously cutting the first and second films along a cutting line defined in an area overlapping with the predetermined area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jun Namkung, Soonryong Park, Chulwoo Jeong
  • Publication number: 20180006004
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel including a substrate, pixels provided on the substrate, and first lines connected to the pixels, the display device having a bending area where the display panel is bent. The display panel also includes a chip on film overlapping with a portion of the display panel and having second lines, an anisotropic conductive film provided between the chip on film and the display panel connecting the first lines and the second lines, and a coating layer covering the bending area and one end of the chip on film. In such a device, lines of the chip on film may be prevented from being corroded as they may be spaced apart from an edge of an insulating film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2017
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Inventors: Jun NAMKUNG, Soon Ryong PARK, Ju Yeop SEONG, Hyun Kyu CHOI
  • Publication number: 20170373093
    Abstract: A flexible display panel includes a bending area and a surrounding area adjacent to the bending area. The barrier layer includes first silicon nitride layers and first silicon oxide layers which are overlapped with the bending area. The first silicon nitride layers and the first silicon oxide layers are stacked alternately. Each of the first silicon nitride layers may have a thickness less than or equal to about 400 ?, and each of the first silicon oxide layers may have a thickness less than or equal to about 650 ?.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2017
    Publication date: December 28, 2017
    Inventors: Jun Namkung, Seung Min Jane Han, Youbin Kim
  • Publication number: 20170371376
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel including a bendable display panel including a substrate and a plurality of pad portions on the substrate. The substrate includes a cutout between adjacent pad portions of the plurality of pad portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2017
    Publication date: December 28, 2017
    Inventors: YUN-MO CHUNG, DAE WOO LEE, JUN NAMKUNG, SOON RYONG PARK, JU YEOP SEONG, HYUN KYU CHOI
  • Patent number: 9811120
    Abstract: A flexible display device includes a flexible display panel and a first outer member having a groove pattern. The groove pattern includes a flat surface and inclined portions connected to the flat surface and symmetrical with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jun Namkung, Soonryong Park, Chulwoo Jeong
  • Publication number: 20170303406
    Abstract: A protection tape for a printed circuit board (PCB) includes an insulating base plate, a conductive layer over the insulating base plate, and an adhesive layer over the conductive layer, the adhesive layer including a main part having a first thickness and a subsidiary part having a second thickness less than the first thickness, the main part corresponding to at least a center portion of the insulating base plate and the subsidiary part being arranged at an outside of the main part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2016
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Inventors: Jun NAMKUNG, Sujin JUNG, Hyunkyu CHOI
  • Publication number: 20170294609
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a substrate, a display, and a protective film. The substrate includes a bending area between a first area and a second area and is bent about a bending axis. The display is over an upper surface of the substrate in the first area. The protective film is over a lower surface of the substrate. The protective film includes a first protective film base over the lower surface of the substrate and corresponding to at least a part of the first area, and a first adhesive layer between the substrate and the first protective film base. The first protective film base includes a first thick portion having a first thickness and a first thin portion having a second thickness less than the first thickness and is closer to the bending area than the first thick portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2016
    Publication date: October 12, 2017
    Inventor: Jun NAMKUNG
  • Patent number: 9768197
    Abstract: A flexible display panel includes a bending area and a surrounding area adjacent to the bending area. The barrier layer includes first silicon nitride layers and first silicon oxide layers which are overlapped with the bending area. The first silicon nitride layers and the first silicon oxide layers are stacked alternately. Each of the first silicon nitride layers may have a thickness less than or equal to about 400 ?, and each of the first silicon oxide layers may have a thickness less than or equal to about 650 ?.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignees: Samsung Display Co., Ltd., Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Jun Namkung, Seung Min Jane Han, Youbin Kim
  • Patent number: 9741952
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel, a top member, and a bottom member. The top member is disposed on the display panel. The bottom member is disposed under the display panel, and includes a plurality of layers. At least one of the layers has an opening at a bending region of the display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jun Namkung, Kwang-Hyeok Kim, Soon-Ryong Park, Jung-Ho So, Chul-Woo Jeong
  • Patent number: 9718263
    Abstract: Provided is a manufacturing method of a flexible display device, including locally deforming a transparent window; attaching a contractive film to a flexible display panel including a display area implementing an image; bending the flexible display panel by applying energy to the contractive film; and attaching the flexible display panel to the transparent window.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jun Namkung, Soon Ryong Park, Chul Woo Jeong
  • Patent number: 9685620
    Abstract: An organic light emitting device including a first region and a second region, the organic light emitting device including a flexible substrate; a driving circuit on the flexible substrate, the driving circuit including a thin film transistor; an organic light emitting element on the flexible substrate, the organic light emitting element connected to the driving circuit; an encapsulating thin film on the flexible substrate, the encapsulating thin film covering the organic light emitting element and the driving circuit; a first protection film facing the encapsulating thin film; a second protection film facing the flexible substrate in the first region; and a third protection film facing the flexible substrate in the second region, the third protection film having an elastic modulus that is less than an elastic modulus of the second protection film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Jun Namkung
  • Publication number: 20170045914
    Abstract: A flexible display device includes a flexible display panel and a first outer member having a groove pattern. The groove pattern includes a flat surface and inclined portions connected to the flat surface and symmetrical with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2016
    Publication date: February 16, 2017
    Applicant: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jun Namkung, Soonryong Park, Chulwoo Jeong
  • Patent number: 9570527
    Abstract: An organic light emitting diode display may include a front display part including a plurality of front pixels formed on a substrate and realizing an image at a front and a side display part. A side pixel of the side display part may include: a plurality of thin film transistors formed on the substrate; a protective layer covering the plurality of thin film transistor and having an inclination groove that is oblique; a first electrode formed at the inclination groove of the protective layer; a pixel defining layer having an opening exposing the first electrode and formed on the protective layer; an organic emission layer formed on the first electrode and the pixel defining layer; and a second electrode covering the organic emission layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jun Namkung
  • Patent number: 9570693
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel, a top member, and a bottom member. The top member is disposed on the display panel, and has a first groove region where at least a portion of an upper surface of the display panel is exposed. The bottom member is disposed under the display panel, and has a second groove region where at least a portion of a lower surface of the display panel is exposed. The first and second groove regions are located at a bending region of the display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jun Namkung, Kwang-Hyeok Kim, Soon-Ryong Park, Jung-Ho So, Chul-Woo Jeong