Patents by Inventor Kwang-soo Bae

Kwang-soo Bae 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: 20240138229
    Abstract: A display device including: a substrate; first to third light emitting portions on the substrate; a light sensing portion on the substrate and configured to sense an incident light, a light blocking layer having a light blocking opening that overlaps the light sensing portion; a first color filter on the first light emitting portion, and configured to transmit the first light, and block the second light and the third light; a second color filter on the second light emitting portion, overlapping the light blocking opening, and configured to transmit the second light, and block the first light and the third light; a third color filter on the third light emitting portion, and configured to transmit the third light, and block the first light and the second light; and a first light blocking pattern on the second color filter and overlapping a portion of the light blocking opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: Min Oh CHOI, Kwang Soo BAE, Gee Bum KIM, Bo Kwang SONG, Soo Yeong HONG
  • Publication number: 20240138227
    Abstract: A display device has a base layer, including light-emitting regions of first to third colors, respectively, at least one light-receiving region, and a non-light-emitting region surrounding the light-emitting regions and the at least one light-receiving region; a display element layer disposed on the base layer, including first to third light-emitting elements each corresponding to the light-emitting regions of the first to third colors, respectively, and a light-receiving element corresponding to the at least one light-receiving region; and a color filter layer disposed on the display element layer and including first to third color filters, first regions each having one color filter corresponding to a respective one of the first to third color filters disposed therein and each overlapping a respective one of the first to third color light-emitting regions, and a second region in which two different color filters of the first to third color filters are stacked.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: KWANG SOO BAE, GEE-BUM KIM, BOKWANG SONG, MIN OH CHOI, SOO YEONG HONG
  • Publication number: 20240138196
    Abstract: A display device including a display panel including a display area including emission areas and a non-emission area adjacent to the emission areas, wherein the display panel includes: a pixel defining layer that includes first openings corresponding to the emission areas and a second opening corresponding to the non-emission area; light emitting elements each including a first electrode, a second electrode, and a light emitting layer disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode, wherein each of the light emitting elements is disposed in a corresponding one of the first openings; and a photovoltaic element including a first cell electrode, a second cell electrode, and an optical photovoltaic layer disposed between the first cell electrode and the second cell electrode, wherein the photovoltaic element is disposed in the second opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: KWANG SOO BAE, Gun Hee Kim, Sun Hee Lee, Min Oh Choi
  • Publication number: 20240138241
    Abstract: A display device includes a light emitting sub-pixel disposed in a display area, a light receiving pixel disposed in one of the display area or a non-display area, and a touch sensing layer including a sensing conductive layer overlapping with the light receiving pixel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: Jung Woo PARK, Kwang Soo BAE, Byung Han YOO, Dae Young LEE, Hyun Dae LEE
  • Publication number: 20240122030
    Abstract: A display device includes a base layer, and a pixel layer disposed on the base layer. The pixel layer includes reference pixel units and photo-sensing elements. Each of the reference pixel units includes a first light-emitting element, a second light-emitting element, and a third light-emitting element. Each of the photo-sensing elements is interposed between two second light-emitting elements adjacent to each other in a first direction, and at least one of the first light-emitting element or the third light-emitting element includes a plurality of sub-light-emitting elements electrically connected to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventors: Kwang Soo BAE, Gee-Bum KIM, Bokwang SONG, Min Oh CHOI
  • Publication number: 20240106085
    Abstract: A secondary battery includes: an electrode assembly including a first electrode plate from which a first current collecting tab protrudes, a second electrode plate from which a second current collecting tab protrudes, and a separator between the first electrode plate and the second electrode plate; a case accommodating the electrode assembly; and a current collector plate electrically connected to the first current collecting tab and including protrusions, and the first current collecting tab is vertically coupled to the current collector plate and includes coupling grooves to which the protrusions are coupled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Kwang Soo BAE, Jun Sun YONG, Jun Hyung LEE
  • Patent number: 11922717
    Abstract: A display device includes: a display panel including a light emitting element and a photosensitive element; an input sensor comprising a sensing electrode on the display panel; and an anti-reflection layer on the input sensor. The anti-reflection layer includes: a light shielding pattern having a first opening corresponding to the light emitting element and a second opening corresponding to the photosensitive element. The sensing electrode includes a plurality of line portions, the plurality of line portions includes a first line portion overlapping the light shielding pattern and arranged between the first opening and the second opening on a plane. S distance between the first line portion and an edge of the second opening is less than a distance between the first line portion and an edge of the first opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kwang Soo Bae, Gee-Bum Kim, Bokwang Song, Dae-Young Lee, Min Oh Choi
  • Patent number: 11908987
    Abstract: A display device includes a substrate and a display element layer disposed on the substrate and emitting light. The display element layer includes a first electrode electrically connected to a portion of a first light emitting element, a second electrode electrically connected to another portion of the first light emitting element, and at least one insulating structure disposed on the substrate and having a convex shape protruding from the substrate. The first light emitting element is disposed in a space of the at least one insulating structure. A method of manufacturing the display device is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kwang Soo Bae, Dong Uk Kim, Beom Soo Park, Min Jeong Oh, Young Je Cho
  • Patent number: 11882750
    Abstract: A display panel includes an emission element which outputs a source light and includes a first electrode, an emission layer disposed on the first electrode, and a second electrode disposed on the emission layer; a pixel definition layer defining an opening exposing at least a portion of the first electrode; a light-conversion pattern disposed on the pixel definition layer; a first light-blocking pattern disposed on an outer side of the light-conversion pattern in a plan view; and a second light-conversion pattern disposed on the emission element and which overlaps with the emission element in the plan view, wherein the first and second light-conversion patterns are spaced apart from each other or forming an interface therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kwang Soo Bae, Eun-Ae Kwak, Beomsoo Park, Minjeong Oh
  • Publication number: 20230354670
    Abstract: A display device includes: a display panel including a pixel having an emissive area, and a sensor having a sensing area; and an anti-reflection layer on the display panel, the anti-reflection layer including: a light blocking layer having a first opening overlapping with the emissive area, a second opening overlapping with the sensing area, and an intermediate opening between the first opening and the second opening; a color filter covering the first opening; an over-coating layer on the light blocking layer, and covering the color filter; and a light blocking pattern on the over-coating layer, and overlapping with an area between the intermediate opening and the first opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2023
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Inventors: BOKWANG SONG, GEE-BUM KIM, KWANG SOO BAE, DAE-YOUNG LEE, MIN OH CHOI
  • Publication number: 20230343288
    Abstract: A display device includes: a base layer; a display element layer on the base layer, and including a light emitting element, a light detection element, and a photovoltaic element adjacent to one another; a light shielding layer on the display element layer, and having a plurality of opening parts; and a color filter layer on the display element layer, and covering the plurality of opening parts. The light detection element and the photovoltaic element are located at the same layer as each other, the light detection element is to detect an external input based on incident light from the outside, and the photovoltaic element is to generate electrical energy based on the incident light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2023
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Inventors: KWANG SOO BAE, GUN HEE KIM, HYOENG-KI KIM, DAE-YOUNG LEE, SUN HEE LEE, SANGHWAN CHO
  • Publication number: 20230329020
    Abstract: A display device includes a substrate; and a plurality of unit pixels disposed on the substrate and including sub-pixels and photo-sensing pixels. Each of the sub-pixels includes a light emitting element and a light emitting area from which light is emitted. Each of the photo-sensing pixels includes a light receiving area and a light receiving element disposed therein and outputting a sensing signal corresponding to a degree of sensed light. The light emitting area and the light receiving area are spaced apart from each other on the substrate. The light emitting area and the light receiving area each have a polygonal shape. Aa shape of the light emitting area is different from a shape of the light receiving area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2023
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Inventors: Kwang Soo Bae, Gun Hee Kim, Dae Young Lee, Sang Hwan Cho
  • Publication number: 20230326235
    Abstract: A display device includes: a display panel including a light emitting element and a photosensitive element; an input sensor comprising a sensing electrode on the display panel; and an anti-reflection layer on the input sensor. The anti-reflection layer includes: a light shielding pattern having a first opening corresponding to the light emitting element and a second opening corresponding to the photosensitive element. The sensing electrode includes a plurality of line portions, the plurality of line portions includes a first line portion overlapping the light shielding pattern and arranged between the first opening and the second opening on a plane. S distance between the first line portion and an edge of the second opening is less than a distance between the first line portion and an edge of the first opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2023
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Inventors: KWANG SOO BAE, GEE-BUM KIM, BOKWANG SONG, DAE-YOUNG LEE, MIN OH CHOI
  • Publication number: 20230329018
    Abstract: A display device includes: a base layer including a light emitting area, a sensing area, and a non-light-emitting area disposed between the light emitting area and the sensing area; a light emitting element disposed in the light emitting area; an optical sensing element disposed in the sensing area; a capping layer disposed on the light emitting element and the optical sensing element and overlapping the light emitting area, the sensing area, and the non-light-emitting area; an inorganic layer disposed on the capping layer and including a first opening overlapping the sensing area; and a thin film encapsulation layer disposed on the inorganic layer and including a first encapsulation inorganic layer, an encapsulation organic layer disposed on the first encapsulation inorganic layer, and a second encapsulation inorganic layer disposed on the encapsulation organic layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2023
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Inventors: DAE-YOUNG LEE, Sangwoo Kim, Hyeonsik Kim, Kwang Soo Bae
  • Publication number: 20230329073
    Abstract: A display device includes: a substrate; a light emitting element disposed on the substrate and configured to emit light; a photoelectric conversion element disposed on the substrate and configured to sense incident light; a light blocking layer disposed on the photoelectric conversion element and having an opening; and an optical filter disposed in the opening of the light blocking layer to transmit incident light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2023
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Inventors: Bo Kwang SONG, Gee Bum Kim, Kwang Soo Bae, Dae Young Lee
  • Publication number: 20230329019
    Abstract: A display device includes a display module and a window disposed on the display module. The display module includes a base layer, a light emitting element disposed on the base layer, an optical sensing element disposed on the base layer, a thin film encapsulation layer that covers the light emitting element and the optical sensing element, an insulating layer disposed on the thin film encapsulation layer, a light blocking pattern disposed on the insulating layer, and a color filter disposed on the insulating layer. The insulating layer includes a first area that overlaps the light emitting element and a second area that overlaps the optical sensing element, and the second area has a thickness greater than a thickness in the first area. The light blocking pattern includes a first opening that corresponds to the light emitting element and a second opening that corresponds to the optical sensing element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2023
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Inventors: KWANG SOO BAE, Gee-Bum Kim, Bokwang Song, Dae-Young Lee, Min Oh Choi
  • Publication number: 20230320170
    Abstract: A display device includes a circuit layer and an element layer including a light-emitting element, a light sensing element, and an element defining layer. The light-emitting element includes a pixel anode electrode, a pixel hole injection layer disposed on the pixel anode electrode, an emissive layer disposed on the pixel hole injection layer, and a pixel cathode electrode disposed on the emissive layer. The light sensing element includes a sensing anode electrode, a sensing hole injection layer disposed on the sensing anode electrode, a photoelectric conversion layer disposed on the sensing hole injection layer, and a sensing cathode electrode disposed on the photoelectric conversion layer. The pixel hole injection layer and the sensing hole injection layer are electrically insulated from each other, and the pixel cathode electrode and the sensing cathode electrode are electrically connected with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2023
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventors: HYEONSIK KIM, DAE-YOUNG LEE, SANGWOO KIM, KWANG SOO BAE, TAEKYUNG AHN
  • Publication number: 20230320169
    Abstract: A display device includes: a substrate; a first light emitting part and a second light emitting part disposed on the substrate and emitting light; a light sensing part disposed on the substrate and sensing incident light; a first light blocking layer disposed on the first light emitting part, the second light emitting part, and the light sensing part and having a first transmission hole; and a second light blocking layer disposed on the first light blocking layer and having a second transmission hole, wherein the first transmission hole, the second transmission hole, and the first light emitting part overlap each other in a direction substantially perpendicular to an upper surface of the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2023
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventors: Bo Kwang SONG, Gee Bum KIM, Kwang Soo BAE, Dae Young LEE, Min Oh CHOI
  • Publication number: 20230298378
    Abstract: A display device includes: a sub-pixel on a substrate and including a light emitting element; a photo-sensing pixel on the substrate and including a light-receiving element including a light-receiving layer configured to obtain a sensing signal corresponding to light emitted from the light emitting element; a touch sensor configured to obtain information about a touch input and including a conductive layer, wherein the conductive layer includes a hole area overlapping the light-receiving layer in a plan view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2023
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Inventors: Kwang Soo BAE, Gun Hee KIM, Dae Young LEE, Min Oh CHOI
  • Publication number: 20230292547
    Abstract: A display device includes: a base layer; a pixel layer on the base layer, and including a light emitting element and a light receiving element; an encapsulation layer covering the pixel layer; a black matrix on the encapsulation layer, and having a first opening corresponding to the light receiving element, and a second opening corresponding to the light emitting element; a polarizing plate on the black matrix; a wavelength pattern on the polarizing plate to delay a phase of light, the wavelength pattern overlapping with the first opening in a thickness direction, and not overlapping with the second opening in the thickness direction; an adhesive layer on the polarizing plate and the wavelength pattern; and a window on the adhesive layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2022
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Inventors: Gee Bum KIM, Kwang Soo BAE, Bo Kwang SONG, Byung Han YOO, Dae Young LEE, Min Oh CHOI