Patents by Inventor Keum-Nam Kim

Keum-Nam 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).

  • Publication number: 20230393534
    Abstract: A display device includes a substrate having a through-hole. The display device also includes a display unit formed on the substrate and surrounding the through-hole, and the display unit is configured to display an image and includes pixels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Inventors: KI NYENG KANG, KEUM NAM KIM, JONG HYUN CHOI
  • Patent number: 11762341
    Abstract: A display device includes a substrate having a through-hole. The display device also includes a display unit formed on the substrate and surrounding the through-hole, and the display unit is configured to display an image and includes pixels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ki Nyeng Kang, Keum Nam Kim, Jong Hyun Choi
  • Publication number: 20220317631
    Abstract: A display device includes a substrate having a through-hole. The display device also includes a display unit formed on the substrate and surrounding the through-hole, and the display unit is configured to display an image and includes pixels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2022
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: KI NYENG KANG, KEUM NAM KIM, JONG HYUN CHOI
  • Patent number: 11360438
    Abstract: A display device includes a substrate having a through-hole. The display device also includes a display unit formed on the substrate and surrounding the through-hole, and the display unit is configured to display an image and includes pixels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ki Nyeng Kang, Keum Nam Kim, Jong Hyun Choi
  • Publication number: 20210088978
    Abstract: A display device includes a substrate having a through-hole. The display device also includes a display unit formed on the substrate and surrounding the through-hole, and the display unit is configured to display an image and includes pixels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2020
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Inventors: KI NYENG KANG, KEUM NAM KIM, JONG HYUN CHOI
  • Patent number: 10877440
    Abstract: A display device includes a substrate having a through-hole. The display device also includes a display unit formed on the substrate and surrounding the through-hole, and the display unit is configured to display an image and includes pixels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ki Nyeng Kang, Keum Nam Kim, Jong Hyun Choi
  • Patent number: 10777131
    Abstract: A pixel of an organic light emitting display device includes a first transistor connected between a data line and a first node, a second transistor connected between a second node and a third node, a third transistor connected between the second node and a fourth node, a fourth transistor connected between the first node and the second node, a fifth transistor connected between the third node and an initializing power source, a sixth transistor connected between a first power source and the third node, a capacitor connected between the first node and the fourth node, and an organic light emitting diode (OLED) connected between the second node and a second power source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Keum Nam Kim, Dong Woo Kim, Yang Hwa Choi
  • Patent number: 10699616
    Abstract: In a scan driver including a plurality of stages configured to supply scan signals to scan lines, the scan driver includes: an i?1th stage configured to supply an i?1th scan signal to an i?1th scan line while controlling a node Qi?1 (i is a natural number) in response to a first clock signal, a third clock signal, and a control voltage; an ith stage configured to supply an ith scan signal to an ith scan line while controlling a node Qi in response to a second clock signal, a fourth clock signal, and the control voltage; and a controller connected to the i?1th stage and the ith stage, and configured to supply the control voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jun Hyun Park, Keum Nam Kim, Sung Hwan Kim, Kyoung Ju Shin
  • Publication number: 20190361405
    Abstract: A display device includes a substrate having a through-hole. The display device also includes a display unit formed on the substrate and surrounding the through-hole, and the display unit is configured to display an image and includes pixels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2019
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Inventors: Ki Nyeng Kang, Keum Nam Kim, Jong Hyun Choi
  • Patent number: 10372085
    Abstract: A display device includes a substrate having a through-hole. The display device also includes a display unit formed on the substrate and surrounding the through-hole, and the display unit is configured to display an image and includes pixels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ki Nyeng Kang, Keum Nam Kim, Jong Hyun Choi
  • Publication number: 20190056699
    Abstract: A display device and an electronic watch including the same are disclosed. In one aspect, the display device includes a substrate having a through-hole. The display device also includes a display unit formed on the substrate and surrounding the through-hole, the display unit configured to display an image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2018
    Publication date: February 21, 2019
    Inventors: Ki Nyeng Kang, Keum Nam Kim, Jong Hyun Choi
  • Publication number: 20180308409
    Abstract: In a scan driver including a plurality of stages configured to supply scan signals to scan lines, the scan driver includes: an i?1th stage configured to supply an i?1th scan signal to an i?1th scan line while controlling a node Qi?1 (i is a natural number) in response to a first clock signal, a third clock signal, and a control voltage; an ith stage configured to supply an ith scan signal to an ith scan line while controlling a node Qi in response to a second clock signal, a fourth clock signal, and the control voltage; and a controller connected to the i?1th stage and the ith stage, and configured to supply the control voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2018
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Inventors: Jun Hyun Park, Keum Nam Kim, Sung Hwan Kim, Kyoung Ju Shin
  • Patent number: 10108149
    Abstract: A display device includes a substrate having a through-hole. The display device also includes a display unit formed on the substrate and surrounding the through-hole, the display unit configured to display an image, and the display unit includes pixels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ki Nyeng Kang, Keum Nam Kim, Jong Hyun Choi
  • Patent number: 10074305
    Abstract: A pixel includes a driving transistor including a gate connected to a first node, a first electrode connected to a second node, and a second electrode connected to an OLED, a first transistor configured to receive a first emission control signal and connected between a first power source and the second node, a second transistor configured to receive a scan signal and connected between the first and second nodes, a third transistor configured to receive the scan signal and including a first electrode configured to receive a data voltage, and a second electrode connected to a third node, a fourth transistor configured to receive a second emission control signal and connected between the third node and the OLED, a fifth transistor configured to receive the scan signal and connected between the OLED and an initializing power source, and a storage capacitor connected between the first node and the third node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yang Hwa Choi, Keum Nam Kim, Dong Woo Kim
  • Patent number: 10008143
    Abstract: In a scan driver including a plurality of stages configured to supply scan signals to scan lines, the scan driver includes: an i?1th stage configured to supply an i?1th scan signal to an i?1th scan line while controlling a node Qi?1 (i is a natural number) in response to a first clock signal, a third clock signal, and a control voltage; an ith stage configured to supply an ith scan signal to an ith scan line while controlling a node Qi in response to a second clock signal, a fourth clock signal, and the control voltage; and a controller connected to the i?1th stage and the ith stage, and configured to supply the control voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jun Hyun Park, Keum Nam Kim, Sung Hwan Kim, Kyoung Ju Shin
  • Patent number: 9767753
    Abstract: A scan driver includes a plurality of stages configured to supply scan signals to scan lines. An ith (i is a natural number) stage of the stages at one side of a panel includes: a first transistor connected between a first input terminal and a first node, and including a gate electrode connected to a second input terminal; a second transistor connected between a third input terminal and a first output terminal for outputting an ith scan signal of the scan signals, and including a gate electrode connected to the first node; a third transistor connected between the first output terminal and a first power input terminal configured to receive a first off voltage, and including a gate electrode connected to the second input terminal; and a first capacitor connected between the first node and the first output terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jun Hyun Park, Keum Nam Kim, Sung Hwan Kim, Kyoung Ju Shin
  • Patent number: 9704433
    Abstract: An organic light emitting display and associated method includes: initializing a first node of a storage capacitor, connected between the first node and a second node, with a first driving voltage that is provided from a first power terminal; applying a sustain voltage to the first node and placing a driving transistor in a diode connection state, wherein the driving transistor comprises a gate electrode connected to the second node, an electrode connected to the first power terminal, and another electrode connected to an organic light emitting diode through a third node; applying a data signal, provided from the data line through a switching transistor comprising a gate electrode connected to a scan line, an electrode connected to the data line, and another electrode connected to a first node, to the first node; and generating a compensation voltage by applying the first driving voltage to the first node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Keum Nam Kim
  • Patent number: 9634272
    Abstract: A foldable display according to the present disclosure includes: a substrate having a folding portion which is folded; and a plurality of transistors in the substrate each of the transistors including: a gate electrode on the substrate; a channel overlapping the gate electrode; and a source electrode and a drain electrode positioned at respective sides of the channel, wherein the gate electrode is divided into a plurality of sub-gate electrodes by at least one gate cutout.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yang-Hwa Choi, Keum Nam Kim
  • Patent number: 9634077
    Abstract: An organic light emitting display device may include a substrate having a pixel region and a transparent region, a first capacitor disposed in the transparent region of the substrate, a semiconductor device disposed in the pixel region of the substrate, a second capacitor disposed on the semiconductor device, and an organic light emitting structure disposed on the second capacitor. The organic light emitting display device may have a sufficient capacitance for components including the semiconductor device and the organic light emitting structure without increasing an area of the pixel region while maintaining a transmittance of the organic light emitting display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Gyung-Soon Park, Keum-Nam Kim, Min-Jae Jeong
  • Publication number: 20170069282
    Abstract: A scan driver includes a plurality of stages configured to supply scan signals to scan lines. An ith (i is a natural number) stage of the stages at one side of a panel includes: a first transistor connected between a first input terminal and a first node, and including a gate electrode connected to a second input terminal; a second transistor connected between a third input terminal and a first output terminal for outputting an ith scan signal of the scan signals, and including a gate electrode connected to the first node; a third transistor connected between the first output terminal and a first power input terminal configured to receive a first off voltage, and including a gate electrode connected to the second input terminal; and a first capacitor connected between the first node and the first output terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2016
    Publication date: March 9, 2017
    Inventors: Jun Hyun Park, Keum Nam Kim, Sung Hwan Kim, Kyoung Ju Shin