Patents by Inventor Kwan-Sik Min

Kwan-Sik Min 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: 11243342
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a display apparatus. The display apparatus includes a backlight unit configured to emit light, a display panel positioned in front of the backlight unit; and an optical film positioned in front of the display panel, and the optical film includes a base layer, a first refractive layer positioned in front of the base layer, a second refractive layer positioned in front of the first refractive layer and having a lower refractive index than the first refractive layer, a third refractive layer positioned at the rear of the base layer, and a fourth refractive layer positioned at the rear of the third refractive layer and having a lower refractive index than the third refractive layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seung Jun Jeong, Sei Young Kang, Min Woo Kang, Nam Seok Roh, Kwan Sik Min, Jun Sung Choi
  • Patent number: 11194189
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a display apparatus. The display apparatus includes a display panel having a quantum dot color filter and an absorption type color filter disposed in front of the quantum dot color filter, a backlight unit configured to supply light to the display panel, and a quantum dot sheet disposed between the display panel and the backlight unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kwan Sik Min
  • Patent number: 11042063
    Abstract: A display device includes a backlight unit configured to emit light, a display panel disposed in front of the backlight unit, and an optical sheet disposed between the backlight unit and the display panel. The optical sheet may include a first prism sheet including a plurality of first prisms arranged in a first direction, a second prism sheet including a plurality of second prisms arranged in a second direction intersecting the first direction, and disposed in front of the first prism sheet; and a third prism sheet including a plurality of third prisms arranged in the first direction, and disposed in front of the second prism sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sei Young Kang, Seung Jun Jeong, Min Woo Kang, Nam Seok Roh, Kwan Sik Min, Young Chol Lee, Jae Jeong Lee
  • Publication number: 20210173253
    Abstract: A display device is disclosed. The disclosed display device comprises: a display panel having a quantum dot color filter and an absorptive color filter disposed in front of the quantum dot color filter; a backlight unit for supplying light to the display panel; and a quantum dot sheet disposed between the display panel and the backlight unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2018
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kwan Sik MIN
  • Patent number: 10890800
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a light emitting module to emit light; a first prism sheet provided on the light emitting module; a reflective polarizing sheet provided on the first prism sheet to transmit first polarized light of the light exiting the first prism sheet and reflect second polarized light of the light exiting the first prism sheet; a second prism sheet provided on the reflective polarizing sheet; and a liquid crystal panel provided on the second prism sheet, the liquid crystal panel including a liquid crystal cell, a first polarizing sheet provided on a first side the liquid crystal cell, and a second polarizing sheet provided between the second prism sheet and a second side of the liquid crystal cell, wherein the second prism sheet is configured to control a transmission angle at which the light exiting the reflective polarizing sheet is transmitted by the liquid crystal cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Young Chol Lee, Wook Jae Jeon, Nam Seok Roh, Kwan Sik Min
  • Publication number: 20200201119
    Abstract: A display device includes a backlight unit configured to emit light, a display panel disposed in front of the backlight unit, and an optical sheet disposed between the backlight unit and the display panel. The optical sheet may include a first prism sheet including a plurality of first prisms arranged in a first direction, a second prism sheet including a plurality of second prisms arranged in a second direction intersecting the first direction, and disposed in front of the first prism sheet; and a third prism sheet including a plurality of third prisms arranged in the first direction, and disposed in front of the second prism sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sei Young KANG, Seung Jun JEONG, Min Woo KANG, Nam Seok ROH, Kwan Sik MIN, Young Chol LEE, Jae Jeong LEE
  • Patent number: 10678093
    Abstract: A backlight unit capable of implementing matrix local dimming using cholesteric liquid crystal and a polarizing portion, and a display apparatus including the backlight unit are provided. A display apparatus may include: a backlight unit; and an image forming unit configured to create an image by performing at least one from among transmitting and blocking light emitted from the backlight unit. The backlight unit may include: a waveguide plate; a cholesteric liquid crystal layer disposed in front of the waveguide plate, and configured to perform at least one from among transmitting and circularly polarizing the light emitted from the waveguide plate, to generate at least one from among transmitted light and circularly polarized light; and a polarizing portion disposed in front of the cholesteric liquid crystal layer, and configured to transmit the transmitted light in a front direction, and to block the circularly polarized light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kwan Sik Min, Ki Hyung Kang, Seung Jun Jeong
  • Publication number: 20200117048
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a display apparatus. The display apparatus includes a backlight unit configured to emit light, a display panel positioned in front of the backlight unit; and an optical film positioned in front of the display panel, and the optical film includes a base layer, a first refractive layer positioned in front of the base layer, a second refractive layer positioned in front of the first refractive layer and having a lower refractive index than the first refractive layer, a third refractive layer positioned at the rear of the base layer, and a fourth refractive layer positioned at the rear of the third refractive layer and having a lower refractive index than the third refractive layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2019
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seung Jun JEONG, Sei Young Kang, Min Woo Kang, Nam Seok Roh, Kwan Sik Min, Jun Sung Choi
  • Publication number: 20200110304
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a light emitting module to emit light; a first prism sheet provided on the light emitting module; a reflective polarizing sheet provided on the first prism sheet to transmit first polarized light of the light exiting the first prism sheet and reflect second polarized light of the light exiting the first prism sheet; a second prism sheet provided on the reflective polarizing sheet; and a liquid crystal panel provided on the second prism sheet, the liquid crystal panel including a liquid crystal cell, a first polarizing sheet provided on a first side the liquid crystal cell, and a second polarizing sheet provided between the second prism sheet and a second side of the liquid crystal cell, wherein the second prism sheet is configured to control a transmission angle at which the light exiting the reflective polarizing sheet is transmitted by the liquid crystal cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2019
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Young Chol LEE, Wook Jae JEON, Nam Seok ROH, Kwan Sik MIN
  • Publication number: 20180136518
    Abstract: A backlight unit capable of implementing matrix local dimming using cholesteric liquid crystal and a polarizing portion, and a display apparatus including the backlight unit are provided. A display apparatus may include: a backlight unit; and an image forming unit configured to create an image by performing at least one from among transmitting and blocking light emitted from the backlight unit. The backlight unit may include: a waveguide plate; a cholesteric liquid crystal layer disposed in front of the waveguide plate, and configured to perform at least one from among transmitting and circularly polarizing the light emitted from the waveguide plate, to generate at least one from among transmitted light and circularly polarized light; and a polarizing portion disposed in front of the cholesteric liquid crystal layer, and configured to transmit the transmitted light in a front direction, and to block the circularly polarized light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2017
    Publication date: May 17, 2018
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kwan Sik MIN, Ki Hyung KANG, Seung Jun JEONG
  • Publication number: 20170147097
    Abstract: Disclosed is a display apparatus and control method thereof. A display apparatus comprises display configured to comprise a display panel that displays an image, and a sensor that receives light output from a pointing device and senses variance in a quantity of electric charge due to the received light; and a controller configured to determine a position where the light is received on the display based on the variance in the quantity of electric charge sensed by the sensor, and perform an operation corresponding to the determined position. A pointing function of a pointing device that emits light such as laser hereby can be smoothly achieved, and a touch function of the touch panel can be used together with a pointing function of a pointing device that emits light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2015
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Inventors: Han-jin PARK, Kwan-sik MIN
  • Publication number: 20170045673
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are a backlight unit and a display apparatus. The backlight unit includes a light guide plate and a reflective polarizer. The reflective polarizer polarizes a first light to a first polarizing axis direction and reflects the first light, the first light being from a direction oblique to a front surface of the light guide plate. The reflective polarizer polarizes a second light to a second polarizing axis direction, which is different from the first polarizing axis direction, and transmits the second light, the second light being from a direction orthogonal to the front surface of the light guide plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2016
    Publication date: February 16, 2017
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: A Rum LEE, Kwan Sik MIN
  • Publication number: 20170031081
    Abstract: A showcase is disclosed. The show case includes a display module. By using the light source and the light guiding plate of the display module, a portion of light generated by the light source can be emitted through the rear surface of the light guiding plate to illuminate an object and then the portion of light source can be regathered into the light guiding plate again to illuminate the display module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2016
    Publication date: February 2, 2017
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: A Rum LEE, Kwan Sik MIN, Sang Hyun SOHN
  • Publication number: 20160365038
    Abstract: A display apparatus is disclosed, the display apparatus including: a signal receiver configured to receive a first image signal and a second image signal; a signal processor configured to process the received first and second image signals; and a display panel configured to display a first image based on the processed first image signal and a second image based on the processed second image signal, the display panel including: a liquid crystal layer driven to selectively transmit light based on the first image signal and the second image signal; a first backlight unit arranged at a first side of the liquid crystal layer, and configured to provide light entering the first side of the liquid crystal layer and exiting a first area on a second side opposite the first side of the liquid crystal layer to display the first image signal; and a second backlight unit arranged at the second side of the liquid crystal layer, and configured to provide light entering the second side of the liquid crystal layer and exiting
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2016
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Inventors: Kwan Sik MIN, Arum LEE, Keun Bae JEON, Sang Hyun SOHN, Sung Bok YANG
  • Publication number: 20160097893
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a transparent display apparatus in which a plurality of micro-patterns are formed on a reflection surface of a transparent light guide plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2015
    Publication date: April 7, 2016
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sang Hyun SOHN, Kwan Sik MIN, Keun-Bae JEON
  • Publication number: 20150035796
    Abstract: Disclosed are a display apparatus and a control method thereof, the display apparatus including: a display which displays an image; a touch panel which includes a plurality of pulse transmitting lines distributed with regard to a touch area of the touch panel, where voltage pulses are transmitted to the plurality of pulse transmitting lines, and a plurality of receiving lines distributed with regard to the touch area configured to detect a user's touch input on the touch area based on the voltage pulses transmitted to the pulse transmitting lines; and a controller configured to control a number of the voltage pulses to the plurality of pulse transmitting lines, where the number of the voltage pulses transmitted to the plurality of pulse transmitting lines corresponding to a touch expectation area of the touch area is greater than those voltage pulses transmitted to other areas of the touch area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2014
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Han-jin PARK, Kwan-sik MIN, Dong-hyun KIM, Eun-il CHO
  • Publication number: 20140362196
    Abstract: A display apparatus is provided. The display apparatus includes: a video processor which, in a multi-view mode, processes a plurality of contents and generates a plurality of content views, a display which displays the plurality of content views, a sync signal generator which generates a sync signal regarding the plurality of content views, a communicator which transmits the sync signal, and a controller which, upon communicating with a glasses apparatus, transmits information on a target content view which is controllable from among the plurality of content views to the glasses apparatus. Accordingly, a newly-connected glasses apparatus may be directly synchronized with a target content view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2014
    Publication date: December 11, 2014
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Nak-won CHOI, Je-hwan SEO, Kwan-sik MIN, Jung-jin PARK, Geun-sam YANG, Seung-bok LEE, Tae-hyeun HA
  • Patent number: 8842169
    Abstract: A display apparatus is provided. The display apparatus includes: a video processor which, in a multi-view mode, processes a plurality of contents and generates a plurality of content views, a display which displays the plurality of content views, a sync signal generator which generates a sync signal regarding the plurality of content views, a communicator which transmits the sync signal, and a controller which, upon communicating with a glasses apparatus, transmits information on a target content view which is controllable from among the plurality of content views to the glasses apparatus. Accordingly, a newly-connected glasses apparatus may be directly synchronized with a target content view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nak-won Choi, Je-hwan Seo, Kwan-sik Min, Jung-jin Park, Geun-sam Yang, Seung-bok Lee, Tae-hyeun Ha
  • Publication number: 20140192174
    Abstract: A glasses apparatus is provided. The glasses apparatus includes: a first retarder which delays phases of a first image and a second image which are output from a display apparatus, a second retarder which delays the phases of the first image and the second image in a direction different from that of the first retarder, a first shutter glass and a second shutter glass which change polarization properties of the first image and the second image, optical axes of which are rotated according to whether power is supplied or not, and a controller which controls to selectively supply the power to the first shutter glass and the second shutter glass so that a user selectively views the first image and the second image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2014
    Publication date: July 10, 2014
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jae-sung PARK, Myoung-Jong SONG, Kwan-sik MIN
  • Publication number: 20140036044
    Abstract: A display apparatus is provided. The display apparatus includes: a video processor which, in a multi-view mode, processes a plurality of contents and generates a plurality of content views, a display which displays the plurality of content views, a sync signal generator which generates a sync signal regarding the plurality of content views, a communicator which transmits the sync signal, and a controller which, upon communicating with a glasses apparatus, transmits information on a target content view which is controllable from among the plurality of content views to the glasses apparatus. Accordingly, a newly-connected glasses apparatus may be directly synchronized with a target content view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2013
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Nak-won CHOI, Je-hwan SEO, Kwan-sik MIN, Jung-jin PARK, Geun-sam YANG, Seung-bok LEE, Tae-hyeun HA