Patents by Inventor Junyong AN

Junyong AN 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: 20260182189
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes: a first pixel circuit on the substrate and including a first driving thin-film transistor and a first storage capacitor electrically connected to the first driving thin-film transistor; a second pixel circuit adjacent to the first pixel circuit and including a second driving thin-film transistor and a second storage capacitor electrically connected to the second driving thin-film transistor; a first initialization voltage line electrically connected to the first pixel circuit and the second pixel circuit; a second initialization voltage line electrically connected to the first initialization voltage line; and a driving voltage line between the first pixel circuit and the second pixel circuit, wherein a channel area of the first driving thin-film transistor or a channel area of the second driving thin-film transistor is between the second initialization voltage line and the driving voltage line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2026
    Publication date: June 25, 2026
    Inventors: Nuree UM, Mihae KIM, Minjeong KIM, Hyungjun PARK, Junyong AN
  • Patent number: 12652856
    Abstract: A display panel includes a plurality of first sub-pixel circuits in a first display area electrically connected to first light-emitting diodes in the first display area, and subpixel circuits in the third display area, wherein first sub-pixel circuits arranged in a (k)th row (k is a natural number) in a first direction are connected to a first gate line, first sub-pixel circuits arranged in a (k+1)th row are connected to a second gate line, and first sub-pixel circuits arranged in a (k+2)th row are connected to a third gate line, wherein the first and third gate lines are respectively and electrically connected to two sub-pixel circuits adjacent to each other in a second direction intersecting the first direction in the third display area, and the second gate line is not electrically connected to the sub-pixel circuits located in the third display area and bypasses the second display area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2026
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Taehyoung No, Hyungjun Park, Junyong An, Nuree Um
  • Publication number: 20260101652
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a substrate including a display area and a peripheral area outside the display area, a power supply line arranged in the peripheral area, a gate driving circuit arranged between the power supply line and the display area and including a plurality of stages arranged in a direction, and a signal line arranged in the peripheral area, electrically connected to a first stage from among the plurality of stages of the gate driving circuit, and configured to transmit a start signal, wherein the signal line overlaps the power supply line in a plan view and is arranged between the substrate and the power supply line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2025
    Publication date: April 9, 2026
    Inventors: Junyoung Min, Soongi Kwon, Minwoo Byun, Junwon Choi, Junyong An
  • Patent number: 12593577
    Abstract: A display device includes: a substrate including a second area including a first outer pixel area overlapping a first outer column spaced from a first area and a first inner pixel area overlapping a first inner column at least partially overlapping the first area; a first outer pixel circuit arranged in the first outer pixel area and connected to a first outer data line extending along the first outer column; a first inner pixel circuit arranged in the first inner pixel area and connected to a first inner data line connected to the first outer data line and extending along the first inner column; a first outer display element overlapping the first inner column in the first area and connected to the first outer pixel circuit; and a first inner display element overlapping the first inner pixel area and connected to the first inner pixel circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2026
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyungjun Park, Junyong An, Nuree Um
  • Patent number: 12557501
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes: a first pixel circuit on the substrate and including a first driving thin-film transistor and a first storage capacitor electrically connected to the first driving thin-film transistor; a second pixel circuit adjacent to the first pixel circuit and including a second driving thin-film transistor and a second storage capacitor electrically connected to the second driving thin-film transistor; a first initialization voltage line electrically connected to the first pixel circuit and the second pixel circuit; a second initialization voltage line electrically connected to the first initialization voltage line; and a driving voltage line between the first pixel circuit and the second pixel circuit, wherein a channel area of the first driving thin-film transistor or a channel area of the second driving thin-film transistor is between the second initialization voltage line and the driving voltage line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2024
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2026
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nuree Um, Mihae Kim, Minjeong Kim, Hyungjun Park, Junyong An
  • Patent number: 12550552
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a substrate including a component area, a first adjacent area and a second adjacent area arranged with the component area therebetween, and a main area at least partially surrounding the component area and the adjacent areas in plan view, a first display element in the component area and including a pixel electrode, an emission layer on the pixel electrode, and a counter electrode, a second display element, a first pixel circuit electrically connected to the first display element, and a second pixel circuit electrically connected to the second display element, in the adjacent area, a signal wiring in the component area, adjacent to the pixel electrode, and extending in a first direction from a boundary where the component area contacts the first adjacent area, and a connection wiring adjacent to the pixel electrode and electrically connecting the first display element to the first pixel circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2026
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyungjun Park, Joongsoo Moon, Junyong An, Nuree Um
  • Publication number: 20260040685
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes: a substrate including: a first region; a second region; a first non-display area surrounding the first region and the second region; and a display area surrounding at least a portion of an outline of the first non-display area; a plurality of dummy pixels at the first non-display area, and to not emit light; a plurality of emission control lines connected to at least one of the plurality of dummy pixels; and a plurality of power supply lines to supply a driving voltage to the plurality of dummy pixels, respectively. One of the plurality of power supply lines is electrically connected to one of the plurality of emission control lines, and one of the plurality of power supply lines is connected to one of the plurality of dummy pixels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2025
    Publication date: February 5, 2026
    Inventors: Mihae Kim, Kyeonghwa Kim, Junyong An, Kyonghwan Oh, Chaehan Hyun
  • Patent number: 12527187
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a substrate including a display area and a peripheral area outside the display area, a power supply line arranged in the peripheral area, a gate driving circuit arranged between the power supply line and the display area and including a plurality of stages arranged in a direction, and a signal line arranged in the peripheral area, electrically connected to a first stage from among the plurality of stages of the gate driving circuit, and configured to transmit a start signal, wherein the signal line overlaps the power supply line in a plan view and is arranged between the substrate and the power supply line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2026
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Junyoung Min, Soongi Kwon, Minwoo Byun, Junwon Choi, Junyong An
  • Patent number: 12501790
    Abstract: A display panel having at least one hole inside a display area includes: a substrate; a plurality of display elements arranged in a plane around the at least one hole; and a plurality of signal lines extending in a first direction, wherein the at least one hole includes a first hole having a first width in a second direction and having two sides with asymmetric shapes with respect to a first central line passing through a center of the first width, wherein each of first and second neighboring signal lines extends in the first direction, the first signal line detours around a first side of the first hole, and the second signal line detours around a second side of the first hole opposite to the first side, and wherein the first and second signal lines are asymmetric with respect to a first virtual line therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2025
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nuree Um, Hyungjun Park, Junyong An, Kyeonghwa Kim
  • Patent number: 12446308
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes: a substrate including: a first region; a second region; a first non-display area surrounding the first region and the second region; and a display area surrounding at least a portion of an outline of the first non-display area; a plurality of dummy pixels at the first non-display area, and to not emit light; a plurality of emission control lines connected to at least one of the plurality of dummy pixels; and a plurality of power supply lines to supply a driving voltage to the plurality of dummy pixels, respectively. One of the plurality of power supply lines is electrically connected to one of the plurality of emission control lines, and one of the plurality of power supply lines is connected to one of the plurality of dummy pixels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2025
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mihae Kim, Kyeonghwa Kim, Junyong An, Kyonghwan Oh, Chaehan Hyun
  • Patent number: 12402479
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a substrate including a first region and a second region including an outer pixel area that overlaps an outer column spaced apart from the first region, a first outer pixel circuit, a second outer pixel circuit and an intermediate pixel circuit disposed in the outer pixel area, a first display element including a first outer display element and a second outer display element, wherein the first outer display element overlaps a first inner column overlapping at least a portion of the first region and is connected to the first outer pixel circuit, and the second outer display element overlaps a second inner column and is connected to the second outer pixel circuit, and a second display element including an intermediate display element overlapping the outer pixel area and connected to the intermediate pixel circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2025
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyungjun Park, Junyong An, Nuree Um
  • Publication number: 20250248258
    Abstract: A display panel and a method of manufacturing the display panel are provided. The display panel includes: a substrate including a transmission area, a display area surrounding the transmission area, and an intermediate area between the transmission area and the display area; a light emitting device; and a groove in the intermediate area and including a first opening of a metal layer including a first, second, and third sublayers sequentially stacked and a second opening of an inorganic layer covering the metal layer, wherein the first opening includes a first opening of the first sublayer, a second opening of the second sublayer, and a third opening of the third sublayer, which overlap each other, and an inner surface of the second sublayer includes a concave portion recessed in a direction farther away from a center of the first opening than inner surfaces of the first and third sublayers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2025
    Publication date: July 31, 2025
    Inventors: Hyungjun Park, Minjeong Kim, Junyong An, Nuree Um
  • Patent number: 12324310
    Abstract: A display device includes a scan line extending in a first direction, a data line and a driving voltage line extending in a second direction crossing the first direction, a switching thin film transistor (“TFT”) connected to the scan line and the data line, a driving TFT connected to the switching TFT and including a driving semiconductor layer and a driving gate electrode, a storage capacitor connected to the driving TFT and including first and second storage capacitor plates, a node connection line between the data line and the driving voltage line and connected to the driving gate electrode, and a shielding portion between the data line and the node connection line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2025
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Junwon Choi, Yunkyeong In, Wonmi Hwang, Junyong An
  • Publication number: 20250175138
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a structure attached to front interface for acoustic barrier penetration in broadband frequency range and, in more detail, relates to a structure that is composed of an impedance matching layer minimizing wave energy reflection between a background medium and an acoustic barrier and a wave interference control layer for controlling multiple reflection in the acoustic barrier and is attached to a front surface of an acoustic barrier, thereby being able to improve convenience and implement high transmittance in a wide frequency band.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2024
    Publication date: May 29, 2025
    Inventors: Wonju JEON, Junyong AN, Kiyong LEE, Chankyu KIM
  • Publication number: 20250151592
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a first pad at one side of a substrate; a first semiconductor layer on the substrate; a first crack detection electrode interposed between the substrate and the first semiconductor layer, and including a first end portion at the one side and a second end portion at another side; a second crack detection electrode disposed on the first semiconductor layer, and including a first end portion located at the one side and a second end portion connected to the second end portion of the first crack detection electrode; and a first auxiliary electrode disposed on the second conductive layer, and including a first end portion connected to the second end portion of the first crack detection electrode and a second end portion electrically connected to the first pad.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2025
    Publication date: May 8, 2025
    Applicant: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Minjeong Kim, Hyungjun Park, Junyong An, Nuree Um, Wonkyu Kwak
  • Patent number: 12284865
    Abstract: A display panel and a method of manufacturing the display panel are provided. The display panel includes: a substrate including a transmission area, a display area surrounding the transmission area, and an intermediate area between the transmission area and the display area; a light emitting device; and a groove in the intermediate area and including a first opening of a metal layer including a first sublayer, a second sublayer, and a third sublayer sequentially stacked and a second opening of an inorganic layer covering the metal layer, wherein the first opening includes a first opening of the first sublayer, a second opening of the second sublayer, and a third opening of the third sublayer, which overlap each other, and an inner surface of the second sublayer includes a concave portion recessed in a direction farther away from a center of the first opening than an inner surface of the first sublayer and an inner surface of the third sublayer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyungjun Park, Minjeong Kim, Junyong An, Nuree Um
  • Publication number: 20250098509
    Abstract: A display panel includes a substrate including a first region, a second region, a non-display area that surrounds the first region and the second region, and a display area that surrounds the non-display area; a plurality of pixels arranged on the display area; a plurality of dummy pixels arranged on the non-display area and emitting no light; and a plurality of signal lines configured to electrically connect the plurality of pixels to the plurality of dummy pixels. Some of the plurality of dummy pixels are arranged between the first region and the second region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2024
    Publication date: March 20, 2025
    Inventors: Junyong An, Hyunae Park, Hyungjun Park, Seungwoo Sung, Youngsoo Yoon, Ilgoo Youn, Jieun Lee, Yunkyeong In, Donghyeon Jang, Junyoung Jo
  • Patent number: 12225807
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a first pad at one side of a substrate; a first semiconductor layer on the substrate; a first crack detection electrode interposed between the substrate and the first semiconductor layer, and including a first end portion at the one side and a second end portion at another side; a second crack detection electrode disposed on the first semiconductor layer, and including a first end portion located at the one side and a second end portion connected to the second end portion of the first crack detection electrode; and a first auxiliary electrode disposed on the second conductive layer, and including a first end portion connected to the second end portion of the first crack detection electrode and a second end portion electrically connected to the first pad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Minjeong Kim, Hyungjun Park, Junyong An, Nuree Um, Wonkyu Kwak
  • Publication number: 20250040381
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes: a first pixel circuit on the substrate and including a first driving thin-film transistor and a first storage capacitor electrically connected to the first driving thin-film transistor; a second pixel circuit adjacent to the first pixel circuit and including a second driving thin-film transistor and a second storage capacitor electrically connected to the second driving thin-film transistor; a first initialization voltage line electrically connected to the first pixel circuit and the second pixel circuit; a second initialization voltage line electrically connected to the first initialization voltage line; and a driving voltage line between the first pixel circuit and the second pixel circuit, wherein a channel area of the first driving thin-film transistor or a channel area of the second driving thin-film transistor is between the second initialization voltage line and the driving voltage line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2024
    Publication date: January 30, 2025
    Inventors: Nuree UM, Mihae KIM, Minjeong KIM, Hyungjun PARK, Junyong AN
  • Patent number: 12193312
    Abstract: A display panel includes a substrate including a first region, a second region, a non-display area that surrounds the first region and the second region, and a display area that surrounds the non-display area; a plurality of pixels arranged on the display area; a plurality of dummy pixels arranged on the non-display area and emitting no light; and a plurality of signal lines configured to electrically connect the plurality of pixels to the plurality of dummy pixels. Some of the plurality of dummy pixels are arranged between the first region and the second region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Junyong An, Hyunae Park, Hyungjun Park, Seungwoo Sung, Youngsoo Yoon, Ilgoo Youn, Jieun Lee, Yunkyeong In, Donghyeon Jang, Junyoung Jo