Patents by Inventor Kon Ho Lee

Kon Ho 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: 8625044
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display apparatus includes a liquid crystal panel, a printed circuit board (PCB) configured to generate driving signals for driving the liquid crystal panel, a chassis disposed on the liquid crystal panel, a light source disposed between the liquid crystal panel and the chassis, a main flexible printed circuit board (FPC) having a first end connected to the liquid crystal panel and a second end connected to the PCB, the main FPC including at least one grounding pattern between the liquid crystal panel and the PCB, and a conductive member contacting the chassis and the at least one grounding pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ki-Sik Park, Kon-Ho Lee
  • Patent number: 8619224
    Abstract: Embodiments may be directed to an LCD apparatus including: an array substrate including a pixel electrode in each pixel of a plurality of pixels of an image area; a color filter substrate including a common electrode facing the pixel electrode; and a liquid crystal layer between the array substrate and the color filter substrate, and the common electrode includes a first common electrode corresponding to a center portion of the image area and a second common electrode corresponding to a boundary portion of the image area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jong-Seok Chae, Kon-Ho Lee
  • Publication number: 20130002977
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display apparatus includes a liquid crystal panel, a printed circuit board (PCB) configured to generate driving signals for driving the liquid crystal panel, a chassis disposed on the liquid crystal panel, a light source disposed between the liquid crystal panel and the chassis, a main flexible printed circuit board (FPC) having a first end connected to the liquid crystal panel and a second end connected to the PCB, the main FPC including at least one grounding pattern between the liquid crystal panel and the PCB, and a conductive member contacting the chassis and the at least one grounding pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2011
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Inventors: Ki-Sik Park, Kon-Ho Lee
  • Publication number: 20120300158
    Abstract: Embodiments may be directed to an LCD apparatus including: an array substrate including a pixel electrode in each pixel of a plurality of pixels of an image area; a color filter substrate including a common electrode facing the pixel electrode; and a liquid crystal layer between the array substrate and the color filter substrate, and the common electrode includes a first common electrode corresponding to a center portion of the image area and a second common electrode corresponding to a boundary portion of the image area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2011
    Publication date: November 29, 2012
    Inventors: Jong-Seok CHAE, Kon-Ho Lee
  • Patent number: 8159154
    Abstract: An apparatus and a method of driving a backlight unit and a display apparatus employing the same. Wherein a driving current, which is divided in a step-by-step fashion, is sequentially changed and output according to a current control signal. The current control signal is divided into low levels and high levels that are consecutively and repeatedly applied to a backlight controller. The driving current is reduced from a reference current corresponding to a number of the high levels during a time period that starts when the low level is applied for at least a first reference time interval and ends when the high level is applied for at least a second reference time interval.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kon-Ho Lee, Kil-Soo Choi, Bum-Joon Kim
  • Publication number: 20090243496
    Abstract: An apparatus and a method of driving a backlight unit and a display apparatus employing the same. Wherein a driving current, which is divided in a step-by-step fashion, is sequentially changed and output according to a current control signal. The current control signal is divided into low levels and high levels that are consecutively and repeatedly applied to a backlight controller. The driving current is reduced from a reference current corresponding to a number of the high levels during a time period that starts when the low level is applied for at least a first reference time interval and ends when the high level is applied for at least a second reference time interval.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2008
    Publication date: October 1, 2009
    Inventors: Kon-Ho Lee, Kil-Soo Choi, Bum-Joon Kim
  • Publication number: 20080180452
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel having a resolution of a regular square and a plurality of pixels, a signal processor which stores first image signals corresponding to a first image of one frame and outputs second image signals corresponding to a second image having a display type changed with respect to the first image, and a data driver which converts the second image signals to data voltages to supply to the plurality of pixels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2007
    Publication date: July 31, 2008
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kon-Ho LEE, Jong-Seok CHAE, Bum-Joon KIM, Kil-Soo CHOI
  • Publication number: 20080074376
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a liquid crystal display (“LCD”) including a display panel assembly having a liquid crystal layer, a driving voltage generator generating driving voltages for the display panel assembly, and a driving unit driving the display panel assembly based on the driving voltages. The driving voltage generator receives information about the display panel assembly from the display panel assembly or from an external device and generates the driving voltages based on the information. Thus, regardless of the characteristics of the display panel, one driving chip is commonly used for various LCDs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2007
    Publication date: March 27, 2008
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Bum-Joon KIM, Kon-Ho LEE, Jong-Seok CHAE
  • Publication number: 20080049170
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display (“LCD) includes: a first display panel; a second display panel; a light source unit for providing light to the first and second display panels and including a plurality of lamps; and a driving circuit chip for driving both the first and second display panels, wherein the driving circuit chip includes a lamp driver for providing a plurality of voltages and a uniform current to the light source unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2007
    Publication date: February 28, 2008
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kyung-Ho HWANG, Kil-Soo CHOI, Kon-Ho LEE, Sun-Hyung CHOI
  • Publication number: 20070132896
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display and a driving method for the same are provided. More particularly, a dual liquid crystal display and a driving method for the same are provided. The liquid crystal display includes a liquid crystal panel assembly that is provided with a first display area and a second display area that are positioned at opposite sides to each other, and a memory that stores image data from the outside in a matrix shape. The memory includes a first region for storing data that are displayed in the first display area and a second region for storing data that are displayed in the second display area, among the image data, and data that are last input in one row unit are first output among the data that are stored in the first region and data that are first input are first output among the data that are stored in the second region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2006
    Publication date: June 14, 2007
    Inventors: Kon-Ho Lee, Kil-Soo Choi, Jin-Oh Kwag
  • Publication number: 20060139272
    Abstract: An apparatus for generating a gamma voltage capable of testing the gamma voltage includes a gamma voltage selection unit, a gamma voltage output unit and a gamma voltage test unit. The gamma voltage selection unit selects at least one of a plurality of source gamma voltages generated by a resistor string to output the at least one selected source gamma voltage. The gamma voltage output unit provides a plurality of gamma voltages based on the source gamma voltages received from the resistor string and the at least one selected source gamma voltage received from the gamma voltage selection unit. The gamma voltage test unit selects at least one of the gamma voltages received from the gamma voltage output unit based on a gamma test signal externally provided. Therefore, an actual output level of the gamma voltage generated in a driver IC may be precisely measured.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2005
    Publication date: June 29, 2006
    Inventors: Kil-Soo Choi, Kon-Ho Lee
  • Patent number: 6999153
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display capable of testing defects of wiring in panel comprising a TFT array unit including a plurality of gate lines and data lines formed in a matrix shape, having TFT transistors at the intersection of each of the gate lines and the data lines; a data pad unit commonly connected to the plurality of data lines, for receiving signals for driving the data lines; and a wiring unit for testing defects in the data line, being connected between the data pad unit and the data line, and testing for disconnection and short anomalies of the data line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2006
    Assignee: Boe-Hydis Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Gyo Un Choi, Yeong Koo Kim, Kon Ho Lee
  • Publication number: 20020085169
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display capable of testing defects of wiring in panel. The liquid crystal display comprising: a TFT array unit comprising a plurality of gate lines and data lines formed in a matrix shape, having TFT transistors at the intersection of the gate line and the data line; a data pad unit commonly connected to the plurality of data lines, receiving signals for driving the data lines; and a wiring unit for testing defects of data line, connected between the data pad unit and the data line, testing disconnection and short of the data line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2001
    Publication date: July 4, 2002
    Inventors: Gyo Un Choi, Yeong Koo Kim, Kon Ho Lee