Patents by Inventor KWANHYUCK YOON

KWANHYUCK YOON 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: 11812630
    Abstract: A display device includes a substrate, a switching element on the substrate, a pixel electrode disposed on the switching element and connected to the switching element, a light emitting layer on the pixel electrode, a common electrode on the light emitting layer, and a sealing portion on the common electrode. The sealing portion includes an organic layer, and at least one first composite inorganic layer disposed between the organic layer and the common electrode. The at least one first composite inorganic layer includes a first inorganic layer between the common electrode and the organic layer, and a second inorganic layer between the first inorganic layer and the organic layer. A refractive index of the first inorganic layer and a refractive index of the second inorganic layer are different from each other, and the first inorganic layer and the second inorganic layer contact each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wooyong Sung, Junghan Seo, Kwanhyuck Yoon
  • Publication number: 20230240096
    Abstract: A display device includes a base layer, a circuit layer on the base layer, an auxiliary pixel defining layer disposed on the circuit layer and that includes a first opening adjacent to the circuit layer and a second opening above the first opening, an inorganic protective layer disposed on the auxiliary pixel defining layer and that includes a third opening above the second opening, a pixel defining layer disposed on the inorganic protective layer and that includes a fourth opening above the third opening, a light-emitting element disposed on the circuit layer and that includes a first electrode, a functional layer disposed on the first electrode, and a second electrode disposed on the functional layer, an auxiliary electrode layer that covers the pixel defining layer and the light-emitting element, and an inorganic layer disposed on the auxiliary electrode layer and that overlaps the pixel defining layer and the light-emitting element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2022
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Inventors: WOO YONG SUNG, SEUNGYONG SONG, KWANHYUCK YOON, JEONGSEOK LEE
  • Publication number: 20230232655
    Abstract: A display device includes a display element layer including a first electrode layer, a light-emitting layer disposed on the first electrode layer, and a second electrode layer disposed on the light-emitting layer, a capping layer disposed on the second electrode layer, a protective layer disposed on the capping layer and covering a portion of the second electrode layer exposed by the capping layer, an optical compensation layer disposed on the protective layer, and an encapsulation layer disposed on the optical compensation layer. The refractive index of the optical compensation layer is lower than that of the protective layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2022
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Inventors: JEONGSEOK LEE, HYEKYUN LEE, SEUNGHUN KIM, WOOCHEOL PARK, KWANHYUCK YOON
  • Publication number: 20230180530
    Abstract: A display device includes a base layer, a circuit layer disposed on the base layer, a pixel definition layer disposed on the circuit layer, including an inorganic protective layer and an organic layer disposed on the inorganic protective layer, and defining a first opening adjacent to the circuit layer and exposing the inorganic protective layer and a second opening exposing the organic layer on the first opening, a light-emitting element including a first electrode disposed on the circuit layer, a functional layer disposed on the first electrode, and a second electrode disposed on the functional layer, and an encapsulation layer covering the pixel definition layer and the light-emitting element. The encapsulation layer includes an auxiliary electrode layer covering the light-emitting element, the inorganic protective layer, and the organic layer, an encapsulation organic film disposed on the auxiliary electrode layer, and an upper inorganic film disposed on the encapsulation organic film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2022
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Inventors: WOO YONG SUNG, SEUNGYONG SONG, KWANHYUCK YOON, JEONGSEOK LEE
  • Publication number: 20230157057
    Abstract: A display device includes a display device including a substrate, and a display unit disposed on the substrate. An encapsulating unit encapsulates the display unit. The encapsulating unit includes a barrier organic layer. The barrier organic layer includes a plurality of organic materials and a plurality of inorganic materials. The inorganic materials are arranged in free volumes between the organic materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2023
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Inventors: SEUNGYONG SONG, Hyojeong Kwon, Seunghun Kim, Myungmo Sung, Kwanhyuck Yoon
  • Patent number: 11569475
    Abstract: A display device includes a display device including a substrate, and a display unit disposed on the substrate. An encapsulating unit encapsulates the display unit. The encapsulating unit includes a barrier organic layer. The barrier organic layer includes a plurality of organic materials and a plurality of inorganic materials. The inorganic materials are arranged in free volumes between the organic materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seungyong Song, Hyojeong Kwon, Seunghun Kim, Myungmo Sung, Kwanhyuck Yoon
  • Patent number: 11569478
    Abstract: A display apparatus may include: a base substrate including at least one bending region and a non-bending region adjacent to the bending region and having a flexible property; a circuit device layer on the base substrate, the circuit device layer including a thin film transistor; a display device layer on the circuit device layer, the display device layer including an organic light emitting diode connected to the thin film transistor; an encapsulation layer covering the display device layer and including a first inorganic layer, an organic layer, and a second inorganic layer, which are sequentially stacked; and a groove overlapped with the bending region, the groove penetrating the display device layer and the circuit device layer, and at least one of the first inorganic layer and the second inorganic layer covers the groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Junghan Seo, Woo Yong Sung, Seungyong Song, Hye Yong Chu, Wooyoung Kim, Kwanhyuck Yoon
  • Patent number: 11444140
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a substrate, a display area disposed on the substrate and including a plurality of pixels, a first planarization layer disposed on the substrate, a second planarization layer disposed on the first planarization layer, a pixel-defining layer disposed on the second planarization layer and covering at least one edge of a first electrode of each of the plurality of pixels, a plurality of first holes disposed between the plurality of pixels and spaced apart from the first electrode, and a first etching prevention layer disposed on a bottom surface of each of the first holes and on the first planarization layer. Each of the first holes includes an opening that passes through the second planarization layer and the pixel-defining layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Junghan Seo, Wooyong Sung, Wooyoung Kim, Seungyong Song, Sunghoon Yang, Kwanhyuck Yoon, Seunggun Chae, Wonwoo Choi
  • Patent number: 11335762
    Abstract: A display device includes a substrate, a pixel circuit unit which is disposed on the substrate and having a first hole, a light blocking layer which is disposed on the pixel circuit unit and having a second hole corresponding to the first hole, a light emitting layer disposed on the pixel circuit unit, and a sealing unit on the light blocking layer. The substrate includes a first layer having a depression corresponding to the first hole, and a second layer which is disposed between the first layer and the pixel circuit unit and having a third hole between the depression and the second hole. The sealing unit includes a cover portion on the light blocking layer, and an extension portion extending from the cover portion. The depression has a width larger than a width of the third hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wooyong Sung, Junghan Seo, Kwanhyuck Yoon, Sooyoun Kim, Jongki Kim, Seungho Yoon, Heeyeon Lee, Moonwon Chang
  • Publication number: 20220029127
    Abstract: A display device includes: a substrate; a display element on the substrate; a thin-film encapsulation layer on the display element, the thin-film encapsulation layer including at least one inorganic layer and at least one organic layer; and a lower layer below the thin-film encapsulation layer, the lower layer including a first surface parallel to an upper surface of the substrate and a second surface extending in a direction crossing the upper surface of the substrate. The at least one inorganic layer is has a first thickness on the first surface of the lower layer and a second thickness on the second surface of the lower layer, the first thickness is greater than or equal to the second thickness, and a ratio of the second thickness to the first thickness is about 0.51 or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2021
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Inventors: Kwanhyuck YOON, Seungyong SONG
  • Publication number: 20210184169
    Abstract: A display apparatus may include: a base substrate including at least one bending region and a non-bending region adjacent to the bending region and having a flexible property; a circuit device layer on the base substrate, the circuit device layer including a thin film transistor; a display device layer on the circuit device layer, the display device layer including an organic light emitting diode connected to the thin film transistor; an encapsulation layer covering the display device layer and including a first inorganic layer, an organic layer, and a second inorganic layer, which are sequentially stacked; and a groove overlapped with the bending region, the groove penetrating the display device layer and the circuit device layer, and at least one of the first inorganic layer and the second inorganic layer covers the groove.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2020
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Inventors: Junghan SEO, WOO YONG SUNG, SEUNGYONG SONG, Hye Yong CHU, WOOYOUNG KIM, Kwanhyuck YOON
  • Publication number: 20210066418
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a substrate, a display area disposed on the substrate and including a plurality of pixels, a first planarization layer disposed on the substrate, a second planarization layer disposed on the first planarization layer, a pixel-defining layer disposed on the second planarization layer and covering at least one edge of a first electrode of each of the plurality of pixels, a plurality of first holes disposed between the plurality of pixels and spaced apart from the first electrode, and a first etching prevention layer disposed on a bottom surface of each of the first holes and on the first planarization layer. Each of the first holes includes an opening that passes through the second planarization layer and the pixel-defining layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2020
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Inventors: JUNGHAN SEO, WOOYONG SUNG, WOOYOUNG KIM, SEUNGYONG SONG, SUNGHOON YANG, KWANHYUCK YOON, SEUNGGUN CHAE, WONWOO CHOI
  • Publication number: 20210043873
    Abstract: A display device includes a substrate, a switching element on the substrate, a pixel electrode disposed on the switching element and connected to the switching element, a light emitting layer on the pixel electrode, a common electrode on the light emitting layer, and a sealing portion on the common electrode. The sealing portion includes an organic layer, and at least one first composite inorganic layer disposed between the organic layer and the common electrode. The at least one first composite inorganic layer includes a first inorganic layer between the common electrode and the organic layer, and a second inorganic layer between the first inorganic layer and the organic layer. A refractive index of the first inorganic layer and a refractive index of the second inorganic layer are different from each other, and the first inorganic layer and the second inorganic layer contact each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2019
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Inventors: Wooyong SUNG, Junghan SEO, Kwanhyuck YOON
  • Publication number: 20200373376
    Abstract: A display device includes a substrate, a pixel circuit unit which is disposed on the substrate and having a first hole, a light blocking layer which is disposed on the pixel circuit unit and having a second hole corresponding to the first hole, a light emitting layer disposed on the pixel circuit unit, and a sealing unit on the light blocking layer. The substrate includes a first layer having a depression corresponding to the first hole, and a second layer which is disposed between the first layer and the pixel circuit unit and having a third hole between the depression and the second hole. The sealing unit includes a cover portion on the light blocking layer, and an extension portion extending from the cover portion. The depression has a width larger than a width of the third hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2020
    Publication date: November 26, 2020
    Inventors: Wooyong SUNG, Junghan SEO, Kwanhyuck YOON, Sooyoun KIM, Jongki KIM, Seungho YOON, Heeyeon LEE, Moonwon CHANG
  • Patent number: 10756156
    Abstract: A display device includes a substrate, a pixel circuit unit which is disposed on the substrate and having a first hole, a light blocking layer which is disposed on the pixel circuit unit and having a second hole corresponding to the first hole, a light emitting layer disposed on the pixel circuit unit, and a sealing unit on the light blocking layer. The substrate includes a first layer having a depression corresponding to the first hole, and a second layer which is disposed between the first layer and the pixel circuit unit and having a third hole between the depression and the second hole. The sealing unit includes a cover portion on the light blocking layer, and an extension portion extending from the cover portion. The depression has a width larger than a width of the third hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wooyong Sung, Junghan Seo, Kwanhyuck Yoon, Sooyoun Kim, Jongki Kim, Seungho Yoon, Heeyeon Lee, Moonwon Chang
  • Publication number: 20200075890
    Abstract: A display device includes a display device including a substrate, and a display unit disposed on the substrate. An encapsulating unit encapsulates the display unit. The encapsulating unit includes a barrier organic layer. The barrier organic layer includes a plurality of organic materials and a plurality of inorganic materials. The inorganic materials are arranged in free volumes between the organic materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2019
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Inventors: SEUNGYONG SONG, Hyojeong Kwon, Seunghun Kim, Myungmo Sung, Kwanhyuck Yoon
  • Patent number: 10505148
    Abstract: A display device includes a display device including a substrate, and a display unit disposed on the substrate. An encapsulating unit encapsulates the display unit. The encapsulating unit includes a barrier organic layer. The barrier organic layer includes a plurality of organic materials and a plurality of inorganic materials. The inorganic materials are arranged in free volumes between the organic materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignees: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD., INDUSTRY-UNIVERSITY COOPERATION FOUNDATION HANYANG UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Seungyong Song, Hyojeong Kwon, Seunghun Kim, Myungmo Sung, Kwanhyuck Yoon
  • Publication number: 20190131378
    Abstract: A display device includes a substrate, a pixel circuit unit which is disposed on the substrate and having a first hole, a light blocking layer which is disposed on the pixel circuit unit and having a second hole corresponding to the first hole, a light emitting layer disposed on the pixel circuit unit, and a sealing unit on the light blocking layer. The substrate includes a first layer having a depression corresponding to the first hole, and a second layer which is disposed between the first layer and the pixel circuit unit and having a third hole between the depression and the second hole. The sealing unit includes a cover portion on the light blocking layer, and an extension portion extending from the cover portion. The depression has a width larger than a width of the third hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2018
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Inventors: Wooyong SUNG, Junghan SEO, Kwanhyuck YOON, Sooyoun KIM, Jongki KIM, Seungho YOON, Heeyeon LEE, Moonwon CHANG
  • Publication number: 20180145279
    Abstract: A display device includes a display device including a substrate, and a display unit disposed on the substrate. An encapsulating unit encapsulates the display unit. The encapsulating unit includes a barrier organic layer. The barrier organic layer includes a plurality of organic materials and a plurality of inorganic materials. The inorganic materials are arranged in free volumes between the organic materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2017
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Inventors: SEUNGYONG SONG, Hyojeong Kwon, Seunghun Kim, Myungmo Sung, Kwanhyuck Yoon
  • Patent number: 9893315
    Abstract: A display device includes a display device including a substrate, and a display unit disposed on the substrate. An encapsulating unit encapsulates the display unit. The encapsulating unit includes a barrier organic layer. The barrier organic layer includes a plurality of organic materials and a plurality of inorganic materials. The inorganic materials are arranged in free volumes between the organic materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignees: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD., INDUSTRY-UNIVERSITY COOPERATION FOUNDATION HANYANG UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Seungyong Song, Hyojeong Kwon, Seunghun Kim, Myungmo Sung, Kwanhyuck Yoon