Patents by Inventor Kil-hong LEE

Kil-hong LEE 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: 11041987
    Abstract: Disclosed is a backlight unit. The disclosed backlight unit comprises: a light guide plate; and a light source module configured to emit light to a light incident surface formed on at least one side of the light guide plate, wherein the light source module comprises: a printed circuit board; and a connector connected to multiple light sources arranged on the printed circuit board and to the printed circuit board, so as to transfer electric power thereto, and the connector may comprise a gap-retaining member arranged between the printed circuit board and the light guide plate, so that the light sources and the light incident surface are spaced apart from each other by a predetermined optical distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yong-sung Yoo, Dae-young Kim, Hyung-ki Kim, Kil-hong Lee, Duk-jin Jeon, Tae-hee Jeon
  • Patent number: 10768359
    Abstract: A display apparatus including a display panel configured to display an image, a light source module including a plurality of light sources, a light guide plate configured to guide light generated by the light source module to the display panel, and a coupling member including a first surface configured to support the light guide plate, a second surface configured to support the light source module, the second surface being disposed opposite the first surface, and a support provided between the first surface and the second surface and configured to support the light guide plate spaced apart from the light source module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jong Bin Kim, Dae Young Kim, Hyung-Ki Kim, Kil Hong Lee, Duk Jin Jeon
  • Patent number: 10732339
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display panel, a light guide plate disposed behind the display panel and configured to guide light to the display panel, a light source configured to irradiate light to at least one side of the light guide plate, a diffusion plate disposed between the display panel and the light guide plate, and at least one diffusion plate support member coupled to the light guide plate and configured to support the diffusion plate. The light guide plate includes an optical pattern arranged in a light emitting surface facing the diffusion plate and at least one insertion hole for receiving the at least one diffusion plate support member. The optical pattern includes a pattern change region which surrounds at least a portion of the insertion hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Duk-jin Jeon, Dae-young Kim, Hyung-ki Kim, Yong-sung Yoo, Kil-hong Lee, Tae-hee Jeon
  • Patent number: 10677978
    Abstract: A display device is provided, which includes a display panel, a light guide plate disposed in a rear of the display panel, a light source disposed adjacent to a light-incident surface of the light guide plate and configured to radiate light toward the light-incident surface of the light guide plate, and a holder disposed along a light-facing surface of the light guide plate, the light-facing surface of the light guide plate opposing the light-incident surface of the light guide plate, the holder including a supporting portion that supports a light-emitting surface of the light guide plate, the light-emitting surface of the light guide plate disposed between the light-incident surface and the light-facing surface, wherein the supporting portion of the holder has a first light reflecting surface that faces the light-facing surface of the light guide plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kil-hong Lee, Dae-young Kim, Hyung-ki Kim, Yong-sung Yoo, Duk-jin Jeon, Tae-hee Jeon
  • Publication number: 20200166194
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes: a display panel; a light source configured to supply light to the display panel; and a diffuser plate configured to diffuse the light supplied to the display panel. The diffuser plate includes: a first diffusion layer comprising a plurality of concave portions in a first surface of the first diffusion layer; a light converter provided in each concave portion of the plurality of concave portions; and a second diffusion layer configured to cover the first surface of the first diffusion layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2019
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kil Hong Lee, Dae Young Kim, Hyung Ki Kim, Yong Sung Yoo, Duk Jin Jeon, Tae Hee Jeon
  • Patent number: 10649135
    Abstract: A display apparatus is provided. The display apparatus includes a display panel; a light guide plate configured to guide light to the display panel and disposed behind the display panel; a light source configured to emit light to a lateral surface of the light guide plate; a diffusion plate disposed between the display panel and the light guide plate; and at least one support member configured to support the diffusion plate and disposed to pass through the light guide plate, wherein a light transmittance of a portion of the at least one support member at a side of the support member facing the light source is different from a light transmittance of a remaining portion of the at least one support member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyung-ki Kim, Dae-young Kim, Yong-sung Yoo, Kil-hong Lee, Duk-jin Jeon, Tae-hee Jeon
  • Patent number: 10545282
    Abstract: A display includes a display panel for displaying an image; a backlight including a light guide plate disposed behind the display panel for outputting light to the display panel, and a light source that irradiates the light to a first side surface of the light guide plate; and a holder for supporting the display panel and the light guide plate and to have a concave portion that exposes at least a portion of a second side surface of the light guide plate positioned to be opposite to the first side surface of the light guide plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyung-ki Kim, Dae-young Kim, Yong-sung Yoo, Kil-hong Lee, Duk-jin Jeon, Tae-hee Jeon
  • Publication number: 20190121018
    Abstract: A display includes a display panel for displaying an image; a backlight including a light guide plate disposed behind the display panel for outputting light to the display panel, and a light source that irradiates the light to a first side surface of the light guide plate; and a holder for supporting the display panel and the light guide plate and to have a concave portion that exposes at least a portion of a second side surface of the light guide plate positioned to be opposite to the first side surface of the light guide plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2018
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyung-ki KIM, Dae-young KIM, Yong-sung YOO, Kil-hong LEE, Duk-jin JEON, Tae-hee JEON
  • Publication number: 20190121011
    Abstract: A display device is provided, which includes a display panel, a light guide plate disposed in a rear of the display panel, a light source disposed adjacent to a light-incident surface of the light guide plate and configured to radiate light toward the light-incident surface of the light guide plate, and a holder disposed along a light-facing surface of the light guide plate, the light-facing surface of the light guide plate opposing the light-incident surface of the light guide plate, the holder including a supporting portion that supports a light-emitting surface of the light guide plate, the light-emitting surface of the light guide plate disposed between the light-incident surface and the light-facing surface, wherein the supporting portion of the holder has a first light reflecting surface that faces the light-facing surface of the light guide plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2018
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kil-hong LEE, Dae-young KIM, Hyung-ki KIM, Yong-sung YOO, Duk-jin JEON, Tae-hee JEON
  • Publication number: 20190121012
    Abstract: A display apparatus is provided. The display apparatus includes a display panel, a light guide plate disposed behind the display panel and configured to guide light to the display panel, a light source configured to irradiate light to at least one side of the light guide plate, a diffusion plate disposed between the display panel and the light guide plate, and at least one diffusion plate support member coupled to the light guide plate and configured to support the diffusion plate. The light guide plate includes an optical pattern arranged in a light emitting surface facing the diffusion plate and at least one insertion hole which is formed in the light emitting surface for the at least one diffusion plate support member being inserted thereto. The optical pattern includes a pattern change region which surrounds at least a portion of the insertion hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2018
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Duk-jin JEON, Dae-young KIM, Hyung-ki KIM, Yong-sung YOO, Kil-hong LEE, Tae-hee JEON
  • Publication number: 20190121016
    Abstract: A display apparatus is provided. The display apparatus includes a display panel; a light guide plate configured to guide light to the display panel and disposed behind the display panel; a light source configured to emit light to a lateral surface of the light guide plate; a diffusion plate disposed between the display panel and the light guide plate; and at least one support member configured to support the diffusion plate and disposed to pass through the light guide plate, wherein a light transmittance of a portion of the at least one support member at a side of the support member facing the light source is different from a light transmittance of a remaining portion of the at least one support member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2018
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyung-ki KIM, Dae-young KIM, Yong-sung YOO, Kil-hong LEE, Duk-jin JEON, Tae-hee JEON
  • Patent number: 10234724
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display panel, a light guide plate configured to guide light to the display panel, a light source module configured to emit light toward the light guide plate, optical sheets disposed between the display panel and the light guide plate, a bottom chassis, on which the light guide plate is seated, and configured to support the optical sheets to be spaced apart from the light guide plate forming an optical distance between the optical sheets and the light guide plate, and a plurality of supporters fixed to the bottom chassis and configured to support the optical sheets to prevent the optical sheets from sagging.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kil Hong Lee, Dae Young Kim, Hyung-Ki Kim, Duk Jin Jeon
  • Publication number: 20180246378
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display panel, a light guide plate configured to guide light to the display panel, a light source module configured to emit light toward the light guide plate, optical sheets disposed between the display panel and the light guide plate, a bottom chassis, on which the light guide plate is seated, and configured to support the optical sheets to be spaced apart from the light guide plate forming an optical distance between the optical sheets and the light guide plate, and a plurality of supporters fixed to the bottom chassis and configured to support the optical sheets to prevent the optical sheets from sagging.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2017
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kil Hong LEE, Dae Young KIM, Hyung-Ki KIM, Duk Jin JEON
  • Publication number: 20180164498
    Abstract: A display apparatus including a display panel configured to display an image, a light source module including a plurality of light sources, a light guide plate configured to guide light generated by the light source module to the display panel, and a coupling member including a first surface configured to support the light guide plate, a second surface configured to support the light source module, the second surface being disposed opposite the first surface, and a support provided between the first surface and the second surface and configured to support the light guide plate spaced apart from the light source module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jong Bin KIM, Dae Young KIM, Hyung-Ki KIM, Kil Hong LEE, Duk Jin JEON
  • Patent number: 9529137
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel, a backlight unit configured to output light to the display panel, and a lens part interposed between the display panel and the backlight unit, and configured to transmit the light output from the backlight unit is transmitted, wherein the backlight unit includes an optical module configured to output the light, and a light guide plate configured to form a light path through which the light that is output from the optical module and incident on the light guide plate is transmitted and to scatter the incident light, the light guide plate including a fixing hole, a first pattern part configured to scatter the incident light output from the optical module, and a second pattern part provided adjacent to the fixing hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kil Hong Lee, Dae Hee Lee, Sin Wook Hyung, Young Man Ahn, Hyeong Sik Choi
  • Publication number: 20140347840
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel, a backlight unit configured to output light to the display panel, and a lens part interposed between the display panel and the backlight unit, and configured to transmit the light output from the backlight unit is transmitted, wherein the backlight unit includes an optical module configured to output the light, and a light guide plate configured to form a light path through which the light that is output from the optical module and incident on the light guide plate is transmitted and to scatter the incident light, the light guide plate including a fixing hole, a first pattern part configured to scatter the incident light output from the optical module, and a second pattern part provided adjacent to the fixing hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2014
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kil Hong LEE, Dae Hee LEE, Sin Wook HYUNG, Young Man AHN, Hyeong Sik CHOI
  • Publication number: 20140333873
    Abstract: A display device including a display panel configured to display, a backlight unit configured to emit light toward the display panel, a pattern layer having a pattern formed to compensate for short-wavelength light among light emitted the backlight unit, and a diffusion plate configured to diffuse the compensated short-wavelength light and the light emitted from the backlight unit, so that the non-uniform color generated due to the color breakup is improved by use of blue ink having a bead shape that is disposed on the diffusion plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2014
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sin Wook HYUNG, Young Man AHN, Kil Hong LEE, Dae Hee LEE, Hyeong Sik CHOI
  • Patent number: 8743316
    Abstract: A light guide panel (LGP) for use in a liquid crystal display (LCD) apparatus includes a light-emitting pattern surface on which light-emitting patterns are formed, an opposite surface opposite to the light-emitting pattern surface, and four edge surfaces. Lenticular patterns are formed on one of the light-emitting pattern surface and the opposite surface. The light-emitting pattern surface includes a light-emitting part in which the light-emitting patterns are formed; and an edge part which extends along the four edge surfaces to enclose the light-emitting part and in which at least one fixing groove is formed to fix the LGP. The light-emitting part includes a pattern reducing region which faces the fixing groove and has a lower light-emitting pattern density than an other region of the light-emitting part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Myung-ryul Jung, Do-hyeon Baek, Kil-hong Lee, Hyeong-sik Choi
  • Publication number: 20130329165
    Abstract: A light guide panel (LGP) for use in a liquid crystal display (LCD) apparatus includes a light-emitting pattern surface on which light-emitting patterns are formed, an opposite surface opposite to the light-emitting pattern surface, and four edge surfaces. Lenticular patterns are formed on one of the light-emitting pattern surface and the opposite surface. The light-emitting pattern surface includes a light-emitting part in which the light-emitting patterns are formed; and an edge part which extends along the four edge surfaces to enclose the light-emitting part and in which at least one fixing groove is formed to fix the LGP. The light-emitting part includes a pattern reducing region which faces the fixing groove and has a lower light-emitting pattern density than an other region of the light-emitting part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2013
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Myung-ryul JUNG, Do-hyeon BAEK, Kil-hong LEE, Hyeong-sik CHOI
  • Publication number: 20130242612
    Abstract: A light guide panel (LGP) is provided, which includes a front surface, a rear surface, and four edge surfaces, in which rays of light emitted from light sources are introduced through at least one of the four edge surfaces, a plurality of lenticular patterns formed on one of the front surface and the rear surface, and a plurality of light emitting patterns which induce the rays of light emitted from the light sources toward the front surface. The plurality of light emitting patterns are integrally formed with the plurality of lenticular patterns.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2013
    Publication date: September 19, 2013
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dae-hee LEE, Do-hyeon BAEK, Kil-hong LEE, Young-chol LEE, Myung-ryul JUNG, Kun-ho CHO, Byoung-jin CHO, Hyeong-sik CHOI, Sin-wook HYUNG