Patents by Inventor Kye-Hun Lee

Kye-Hun 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: 9977289
    Abstract: A tetragonal ring shape aperture is formed in the common electrode on one substrate and a cross shape aperture is formed at the position corresponding to the center of the tetragonal ring shape aperture in the pixel electrode on the other substrate. A liquid crystal layer between two electrodes are divided to four domains where the directors of the liquid crystal layer have different angles when a voltage is applied to the electrodes. The directors in adjacent domains make a right angle. The tetragonal ring shape aperture is broken at midpoint of each side of the tetragon, and the width of the aperture decreases as goes from the bent point to the edge. Wide viewing angle is obtained by four domains where the directors of the liquid crystal layer indicate different directions, disclination is removed and luminance increases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jang-Kun Song, Hea-Ri Lee, Kye-Hun Lee, Kyeong-Hyeon Kim
  • Publication number: 20160223871
    Abstract: A tetragonal ring shape aperture is formed in the common electrode on one substrate and a cross shape aperture is formed at the position corresponding to the center of the tetragonal ring shape aperture in the pixel electrode on the other substrate. A liquid crystal layer between two electrodes are divided to four domains where the directors of the liquid crystal layer have different angles when a voltage is applied to the electrodes. The directors in adjacent domains make a right angle. The tetragonal ring shape aperture is broken at midpoint of each side of the tetragon, and the width of the aperture decreases as goes from the bent point to the edge. Wide viewing angle is obtained by four domains where the directors of the liquid crystal layer indicate different directions, disclination is removed and luminance increases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2016
    Publication date: August 4, 2016
    Inventors: Jang-Kun SONG, Hea-Ri LEE, Kye-Hun LEE, Kyeong-Hyeon KIM
  • Patent number: 9285638
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display comprising: a substrate; a plurality of common voltage lines disposed on the substrate; an insulating layer disposed on the common voltage lines; and a common electrode and a plurality of pixel electrodes disposed on the insulating layer, the plurality of pixel electrodes constituting a plurality of pixel electrodes, respectively, wherein the insulating layer comprises a plurality of contact holes to expose at least part of the common voltage lines, and wherein two adjacent contact holes among the plurality of contact holes are spaced apart by at least one pixel therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dong Il Seo, Bo Sung Kim, Kye Hun Lee
  • Patent number: 8988621
    Abstract: An array substrate includes a gate line, a data line, a thin film transistor (TFT), a pixel electrode and a storage line. The pixel electrode includes a main pixel electrode and a sub pixel electrode partly surrounding at least a portion of the main pixel electrode. The storage line includes a main storage line that extends substantially parallel to the gate line and across the pixel electrode, a sub storage line that extends from the main storage line and substantially parallel to the data line to overlap the sub pixel electrode, and a protruding storage line that extends from the sub storage line and substantially parallel to the gate line to overlap the main pixel electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yeo Geon Yoon, Won-Hee Lee, Kye-Hun Lee, In-Woo Kim
  • Publication number: 20150036090
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display comprising: a substrate; a plurality of common voltage lines disposed on the substrate; an insulating layer disposed on the common voltage lines; and a common electrode and a plurality of pixel electrodes disposed on the insulating layer, the plurality of pixel electrodes constituting a plurality of pixel electrodes, respectively, wherein the insulating layer comprises a plurality of contact holes to expose at least part of the common voltage lines, and wherein two adjacent contact holes among the plurality of contact holes are spaced apart by at least one pixel therebetween.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2014
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Inventors: Dong Il SEO, Bo Sung Kim, Kye Hun Lee
  • Patent number: 8842103
    Abstract: A method of driving liquid crystal display panel includes generating a plurality of eye data frames from a received frame of image data. A high data frame having a first liquid crystal rotating attribute and a low data frame having a lesser second liquid crystal rotating attribute are respectively generated from a respective two of the generated plurality of eye data frames. The high data frame and the low data frame are alternatingly used to drive the liquid crystal display panel according to a time division rate such that liquid crystal molecules are subjected to low and higher crystal rotating forces. In one embodiment, each pixel is space-divided into first and second sub areas having different distances between the first and second pixel electrodes, and the high data and the low data are time-divided and displayed on the pixel, enhancing visibility of the resulting image for different viewing angles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hwa-Sung Woo, Dong-Gyu Kim, Kye-Hun Lee, Hyang-Yul Kim, Joo-Nyung Jang
  • Publication number: 20140184995
    Abstract: A tetragonal ring shape aperture is formed in the common electrode on one substrate and a cross shape aperture is formed at the position corresponding to the center of the tetragonal ring shape aperture in the pixel electrode on the other substrate. A liquid crystal layer between two electrodes are divided to four domains where the directors of the liquid crystal layer have different angles when a voltage is applied to the electrodes. The directors in adjacent domains make a right angle. The tetragonal ring shape aperture is broken at midpoint of each side of the tetragon, and the width of the aperture to decreases as goes from the bent point to the edge. Wide viewing angle is obtained by four domains where the directors of the liquid crystal layer indicate different directions, disclination is removed and luminance increases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2014
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Applicant: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jang-Kun SONG, Kyeong-Hyeon KIM, Kye-Hun LEE, Hea-Ri LEE
  • Patent number: 8711309
    Abstract: A tetragonal ring shape aperture is formed in the common electrode on one substrate and a cross shape aperture is formed at the position corresponding to the center of the tetragonal ring shape aperture in the pixel electrode on the other substrate. A liquid crystal layer between two electrodes are divided to four domains where the directors of the liquid crystal layer have different angles when a voltage is applied to the electrodes. The directors in adjacent domains make a right angle. The tetragonal ring shape aperture is broken at midpoint of each side of the tetragon, and the width of the aperture decreases as goes from the bent point to the edge. Wide viewing angle is obtained by four domains where the directors of the liquid crystal layer indicate different directions, disclination is removed and luminance increases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jang-Kun Song, Kyeong-Hyeon Kim, Kye-Hun Lee, Hea-Ri Lee
  • Patent number: 8400598
    Abstract: A tetragonal ring shape aperture is formed in the common electrode on one substrate and a cross shape aperture is formed at the position corresponding to the center of the tetragonal ring shape aperture in the pixel electrode on the other substrate. A liquid crystal layer between two electrodes are divided to four domains where the directors of the liquid crystal layer have different angles when a voltage is applied to the electrodes. The directors in adjacent domains make a right angle. The tetragonal ring shape aperture is broken at midpoint of each side of the tetragon, and the width of the aperture decreases as goes from the bent point to the edge. Wide viewing angle is obtained by four domains where the directors of the liquid crystal layer indicate different directions, disclination is removed and luminance increases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jang-Kun Song, Kyeong-Hyeon Kim, Kye-Hun Lee, Hea-Ri Lee
  • Patent number: 8305532
    Abstract: Saw-shaped protrusions, which are parallel to each other, are formed on the common electrode and the pixel electrode in two substrates. Protrusions in two substrates are arranged alternately and the bent portions of the saw-shaped protrusions are placed on the line transverse passing through the center of a pixel. Branches extend from the convex point of one saw-shaped protrusion toward the apex to the other saw-shaped protrusion, and another branch extend from the point where the protrusion meets the boundary of the pixel electrode toward the point where the boundary of the pixel electrode and the saw-shaped protrusion make an acute angle. A liquid crystal layer between two electrodes are divided to four regions where the directors of the liquid crystal layer have different angles when a voltage is applied to the electrodes, and then, wide viewing angle is obtained. In most regions, protrusions are formed straight and the protrusions have only obtuse angles at the bent points.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyeong-Hyeon Kim, Kye-Hun Lee, Seung-Beom Park, Jang-Kun Song
  • Patent number: 8233125
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display having electrodes on a single substrate. A transparent planar electrode elongated in the transverse direction is formed on the inner surface of a substrate, and an insulating film is deposited thereon. A plurality of linear electrodes, which are elongated in the longitudinal direction and either transparent or opaque, are formed on the insulating film. Potential difference between the planar and the linear electrodes generated by applying voltages to the electrodes yields an electric field. The electric field is symmetrical with respect to the longitudinal central line of the linear electrodes, and has parabolic or semi-elliptical lines of force having a center on a boundary line between the planar and the linear electrodes. The line of force on the planar and the linear electrodes and on the boundary line between the planar and the linear electrodes has the vertical and the horizontal components, and the liquid crystal molecules are re-arranged to have a twist angle and a tilt angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics, Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jin-Tae Yuh, Kye-Hun Lee, Byoung-Sun Na, Dong-Gyu Kim, Jong-Woong Chang, Jung-Uk Shim, Jang-Kun Song, Hyun-Sik Lee
  • Publication number: 20120056856
    Abstract: A method of driving liquid crystal display panel includes generating a plurality of data frames from a data frame. A high data frame having a high luminance and a low data frame having a low luminance generated from two frames of the generated plurality of data frames. The high data frame and the low data frame are displayed on the liquid crystal display panel according to a time division rate. Accordingly, a pixel is space-divided into first and second sub areas having different distances between the first and second pixel electrodes, and the high data and the low data are time-divided and displayed on the pixel, enhancing visibility of the resulting image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2011
    Publication date: March 8, 2012
    Inventors: Hwa-Sung WOO, Dong-Gyu Kim, Kye-Hun Lee, Hyang-Yul Kim, Joo-Nyung Jang
  • Publication number: 20120013829
    Abstract: A tetragonal ring shape aperture is formed in the common electrode on one substrate and a cross shape aperture is formed at the position corresponding to the center of the tetragonal ring shape aperture in the pixel electrode on the other substrate. A liquid crystal layer between two electrodes are divided to four domains where the directors of the liquid crystal layer have different angles when a voltage is applied to the electrodes. The directors in adjacent domains make a right angle. The tetragonal ring shape aperture is broken at midpoint of each side of the tetragon, and the width of the aperture decreases as goes from the bent point to the edge. Wide viewing angle is obtained by four domains where the directors of the liquid crystal layer indicate different directions, disclination is removed and luminance increases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Publication date: January 19, 2012
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jang-Kun SONG, Kyeong-Hyeon KIM, Kye-Hun LEE, Hea-Ri LEE
  • Publication number: 20110279758
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display having electrodes on a single substrate. A transparent planar electrode elongated in the transverse direction is formed on the inner surface of a substrate, and an insulating film is deposited thereon. A plurality of linear electrodes, which are elongated in the longitudinal direction and either transparent or opaque, are formed on the insulating film. Potential difference between the planar and the linear electrodes generated by applying voltages to the electrodes yields an electric field. The electric field is symmetrical with respect to the longitudinal central line of the linear electrodes, and has parabolic or semi-elliptical lines of force having a center on a boundary line between the planar and the linear electrodes. The line of force on the planar and the linear electrodes and on the boundary line between the planar and the linear electrodes has the vertical and the horizontal components, and the liquid crystal molecules are re-arranged to have a twist angle and a tilt angle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2011
    Publication date: November 17, 2011
    Inventors: Jin-Tae Yuh, Kye-Hun Lee, Byoung-Sun Na, Dong-Gyu Kim, Jong-Woong Chang, Jung-Uk Shim, Jang-Kun Song, Hyun-Sik Lee
  • Patent number: 8054430
    Abstract: A tetragonal ring shape aperture is formed in the common electrode on one substrate and a cross shape aperture is formed at the position corresponding to the center of the tetragonal ring shape aperture in the pixel electrode on the other substrate. A liquid crystal layer between two electrodes are divided to four domains where the directors of the liquid crystal layer have different angles when a voltage is applied to the electrodes. The directors in adjacent domains make a right angle. The tetragonal ring shape aperture is broken at midpoint of each side of the tetragon, and the width of the aperture decreases as goes from the bent point to the edge. Wide viewing angle is obtained by four domains where the directors of the liquid crystal layer indicate different directions, disclination is removed and luminance increases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jang-Kun Song, Kyeong-Hyeon Kim, Kye-Hun Lee, Hea-Ri Lee
  • Patent number: 7990507
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display having electrodes on a single substrate. A transparent planar electrode elongated in the transverse direction is formed on the inner surface of a substrate, and an insulating film is deposited thereon. A plurality of linear electrodes, which are elongated in the longitudinal direction and either transparent or opaque, are formed on the insulating film. Potential difference between the planar and the linear electrodes generated by applying voltages to the electrodes yields an electric field. The electric field is symmetrical with respect to the longitudinal central line of the linear electrodes, and has parabolic or semi-elliptical lines of force having a center on a boundary line between the planar and the linear electrodes. The line of force on the planar and the linear electrodes and on the boundary line between the planar and the linear electrodes has the vertical and the horizontal components, and the liquid crystal molecules are re-arranged to have a twist angle and a tilt angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jin-Tae Yuh, Kye-Hun Lee, Byoung-Sun Na, Dong-Gyu Kim, Jong-Woong Chang, Jung-Uk Shim, Jang-Kun Song, Hyun-Sik Lee
  • Patent number: 7920243
    Abstract: A color filter substrate includes a transparent substrate, a light-blocking layer, a color filter layer, a first cell gap maintaining member and a second cell gap maintaining member. The transparent substrate has a plurality of pixel regions. Each of the pixel regions includes first and second regions. The light-blocking layer is disposed over the transparent substrate. The light-blocking layer blocks light that leaks through boundaries of the pixel regions. The color filter layer is disposed over the transparent substrate. The color filter layer has a first thickness at the first region and a second thickness that is smaller than the first thickness at the second region. The first cell gap maintaining member is disposed at the first region. The second cell gap maintaining member is disposed at the second region. Therefore, a height difference between the main column spacer and the sub column spacer may be easily adjusted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jeong-Ho Lee, Kye-Hun Lee, Kweon-Sam Hong, Bae-Heuk Yim
  • Patent number: 7911436
    Abstract: A shift register includes a plurality of stages connected to one another to sequentially generate output signals. Each of the stages has a plurality of output terminals, and each of the output terminals is connected to at least two gate lines and outputs a first output voltage alternately to the at least two gate lines to turn on thin film transistors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hong-Woo Lee, Kye-Hun Lee, Jong-Hwan Lee
  • Publication number: 20100283954
    Abstract: A tetragonal ring shape aperture is formed in the common electrode on one substrate and a cross shape aperture is formed at the position corresponding to the center of the tetragonal ring shape aperture in the pixel electrode on the other substrate. A liquid crystal layer between two electrodes are divided to four domains where the directors of the liquid crystal layer have different angles when a voltage is applied to the electrodes. The directors in adjacent domains make a right angle. The tetragonal ring shape aperture is broken at midpoint of each side of the tetragon, and the width of the aperture decreases as goes from the bent point to the edge. Wide viewing angle is obtained by four domains where the directors of the liquid crystal layer indicate different directions, disclination is removed and luminance increases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2010
    Publication date: November 11, 2010
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jang-Kun SONG, Kyeong-Hyeon KIM, Kye-Hun LEE, Hea-Ri LEE
  • Patent number: 7787087
    Abstract: A tetragonal ring shape aperture is formed in the common electrode on one substrate and a cross shape aperture is formed at the position corresponding to the center of the tetragonal ring shape aperture in the pixel electrode on the other substrate. A liquid crystal layer between two electrodes are divided to four domains where the directors of the liquid crystal layer have different angles when a voltage is applied to the electrodes. The directors in adjacent domains make a right angle. The tetragonal ring shape aperture is broken at midpoint of each side of the tetragon, and the width of the aperture decreases as goes from the bent point to the edge. Wide viewing angle is obtained by four domains where the directors of the liquid crystal layer indicate different directions, disclination is removed and luminance increases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2010
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jang-Kun Song, Kyeong-Hyeon Kim, Kye-Hun Lee, Hea-Ri Lee