Patents by Inventor Kyong-Ju Shin
Kyong-Ju Shin 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).
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Patent number: 8107586Abstract: A shift register comprises stages connected to each other, in which each stage generates an output signal in response to any one of clock signals and an output from each of two different stages. Each clock signal has a duty ratio of less than 50% and a different phase from each of the other clock signals. A display device includes pixels, signal lines, and first and second shift registers each having stages connected to each other and generating output signals to signal lines. Each stage includes a set terminal, a reset terminal, a clock terminal, and first and second output terminals.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2005Date of Patent: January 31, 2012Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kyong-Ju Shin, Chong-Chul Chae, Mun-Pyo Hong, Cheol-Woo Park, Nam-Seok Roh
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Patent number: 8058650Abstract: A thin film transistor array panel is provided, which includes: an insulating substrate; a plurality of first signal lines formed on the insulating substrate; a plurality of second signal lines formed on the insulating substrate and intersecting the first wire in an insulating manner; a pixel electrode formed in a pixel area defined by the intersections of the first signal lines and the second signal lines and including a plurality of subareas partitioned by cutouts and a plurality of bridges connecting the subareas; and a direction control electrode formed in the pixel area and including a portion overlapping at least one of the cutouts, wherein two long edges of each subarea are parallel to each other and the at least one of cutouts overlapping the portion of the direction control electrode defines one of two longest edges of the subarea.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2009Date of Patent: November 15, 2011Assignee: Samsung Electronics, Co., Ltd.Inventors: Sung-Kyu Hong, Young-Chol Yang, Jong-Lae Kim, Kyong-Ju Shin, Hee-Seob Kim
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Patent number: 8009250Abstract: A four color liquid crystal display (LCD) including red, green, blue, and white sub-pixels are provided. The LCD also includes a plurality of gate lines for transmitting gate signals to the sub-pixels and a plurality of data lines for transmitting data signals to the sub-pixels. The white sub-pixel is smaller than the other sub-pixels, and each of the data lines passes between adjacent two sub-pixels and includes at least one curved portion. Furthermore, the lengths of the data lines are substantially uniform.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2008Date of Patent: August 30, 2011Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kyong-Ju Shin, Chong-Chul Chai
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Patent number: 7595795Abstract: A photosensor is provided, which includes a sensor, a reference voltage generator and a processor. The sensor receives an external light and generates a sensing voltage in response to an amount of the external light received. The reference voltage generator is blocked from the external light and generates a reference voltage. The processor receives the sensing voltage from the sensor and the reference voltage from the reference voltage generator to generate a sensor output voltage in response to a difference between the sensing voltage and the reference voltage.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2005Date of Patent: September 29, 2009Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kyong-Ju Shin, Jin-Hong Kim, Seung-Hwan Moon, Chong-Chul Chae
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Publication number: 20090200556Abstract: A thin film transistor array panel is provided, which includes: an insulating substrate; a plurality of first signal lines formed on the insulating substrate; a plurality of second signal lines formed on the insulating substrate and intersecting the first wire in an insulating manner; a pixel electrode formed in a pixel area defined by the intersections of the first signal lines and the second signal lines and including a plurality of subareas partitioned by cutouts and a plurality of bridges connecting the subareas; and a direction control electrode formed in the pixel area and including a portion overlapping at least one of the cutouts, wherein two long edges of each subarea are parallel to each other and the at least one of cutouts overlapping the portion of the direction control electrode defines one of two longest edges of the subarea.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 22, 2009Publication date: August 13, 2009Inventors: Sung-Kyu Hong, Yong-Chol Yang, Jong-Lae Kim, Kyong-Ju Shin, Hee-Scob Kim
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Patent number: 7566901Abstract: A thin film transistor array panel is provided, which includes: an insulating substrate; a plurality of first signal lines formed on the insulating substrate; a plurality of second signal lines formed on the insulating substrate and intersecting the first wire in an insulating manner; a pixel electrode formed in a pixel area defined by the intersections of the first signal lines and the second signal lines and including a plurality of subareas partitioned by cutouts and a plurality of bridges connecting the subareas; and a direction control electrode formed in the pixel area and including a portion overlapping at least one of the cutouts, wherein two long edges of each subarea are parallel to each other and the at least one of cutouts overlapping the portion of the direction control electrode defines one of two longest edges of the subarea.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2002Date of Patent: July 28, 2009Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Sung-Kyu Hong, Young-Chol Yang, Jong-Lae Kim, Kyong-Ju Shin, Hee-Seob Kim
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Patent number: 7499138Abstract: An LCD according to the present invention includes lower and upper panels facing each other and a liquid crystal layer interposed therebetween. The upper panel includes a black matrix formed on an inner surface of an insulating substrate, having openings corresponding to pixel areas, and blocking the light leakage between the pixel areas, a plurality of red, green, and blue color filter sequentially arranged in the pixel regions, a flat layer formed on the red, green and blue color filters, and a common electrode formed on the flat layer, made of transparent conductive material such as ITO (indium tin oxide) or IZO (indium zinc oxide), and supplied with a predetermined voltage for driving the liquid molecules in cooperation with the pixel electrodes. In addition, a light diffraction layer having micro structure of slit pattern or diffraction lattice is formed between the black matrix and the red, green, or blue color filters.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2002Date of Patent: March 3, 2009Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Young-Chol Yang, Kyong-Ju Shin, Tae-Hwan Kim, Sang-Il Kim
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Patent number: 7460192Abstract: A thin film diode panel comprises a pixel electrode formed on a substrate, the pixel electrode including a stem portion and a plurality of branch portions extended from the stem portion, and a data electrode line formed on the substrate, the data electrode line including a plurality of branch electrodes formed parallel to the plurality of branch portions. The plurality of branch portions may extend in a direction perpendicular to the stem portion and the plurality of branch electrodes may extend in a direction perpendicular to the data electrode line.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2004Date of Patent: December 2, 2008Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Joon-Hak Oh, Chong-Chul Chai, Kyong-Ju Shin, Jin-Hong Kim, Sung-Jin Hong
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Publication number: 20080272997Abstract: A four color liquid crystal display (LCD) including red, green, blue, and white sub-pixels are provided. The LCD also includes a plurality of gate lines for transmitting gate signals to the sub-pixels and a plurality of data lines for transmitting data signals to the sub-pixels. The white sub-pixel is smaller than the other sub-pixels, and each of the data lines passes between adjacent two sub-pixels and includes at least one curved portion. Furthermore, the lengths of the data lines are substantially uniform.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 5, 2008Publication date: November 6, 2008Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Kyong-Ju SHIN, Chong-Chul CHAI
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Patent number: 7443366Abstract: A pixel circuit of an organic EL display includes an EL device, first and second switching devices, a driving thin film transistor, and a capacitor. The first switching device switches data voltages applied to data lines in response to the selection signal applied to a scan line and the second switching device connects gate and drain of the driving thin film transistor in response to a compensation signal applied to a compensation line. The driving thin film transistor supplies electric current to the organic EL device in response to the data voltage inputted to a gate from the first switching device and the capacitor maintains the data voltage applied to the gate of the driving thin film transistor for a predetermined period.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2002Date of Patent: October 28, 2008Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Beohm-Rak Choi, Joon-Hoo Choi, Chong-Chul Chae, Woong-Kyu Min, Kyong-Ju Shin
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Patent number: 7427972Abstract: A thin film transistor array panel is provided, which includes: an insulating substrate; a first signal wire formed on the insulating substrate; a second signal wire formed on the insulating substrate and intersecting the first signal wire in an insulating manner; first and second pixel electrodes formed in a pixel area defined by the intersections of the first and the second signal wires and including a plurality of subareas partitioned by cutouts; a direction control electrode formed in the pixel area and including a portion overlapping at least one of the cutouts; and a first thin film transistor connected to the direction control electrode, the first signal wire, and the second signal wire.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2005Date of Patent: September 23, 2008Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hee-Seob Kim, Kyong-Ju Shin, Jong-Lae Kim, Young-Chol Yang, Sung-Kyu Hong
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Patent number: 7388630Abstract: A four color liquid crystal display (LCD) including red, green, blue, and white sub-pixels are provided. The LCD also includes a plurality of gate lines for transmitting gate signals to the sub-pixels and a plurality of data lines for transmitting data signals to the sub-pixels. The white sub-pixel is smaller than the other sub-pixels, and each of the data lines passes between adjacent two sub-pixels and includes at least one curved portion. Furthermore, the lengths of the data lines are substantially uniform.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2004Date of Patent: June 17, 2008Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kyong-Ju Shin, Chong-Chul Chai
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Patent number: 7333171Abstract: A thin film transistor array panel is provided, which includes; an insulating substrate; a plurality of gate lines formed on the insulating substrate; a plurality of data lines formed on the insulating substrate, insulated from the gate lines, and intersecting the gate lines; a plurality of storage electrode lines formed on the insulating substrate, insulated from the data lines, and intersecting the data lines; a plurality of pixel electrodes provided on the respective pixel areas defined by the intersections of the gate lines and the data lines, each pixel electrode having a cutout; a plurality of direction control electrodes provided on the respective pixel areas defined by the intersections of the gate lines and the data lines; a first thin film transistor connected to a relevant one of the gate lines, a relevant one of the data lines and a relevant one of the gate lines, a relevant one of the data lines and a relevant one of the pixel electrodes; a second thin film transistor connected to a previous oneType: GrantFiled: October 10, 2002Date of Patent: February 19, 2008Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hee-Seob Kim, Young-Chol Yang, Jong-Lae Kim, Kyong-Ju Shin
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Publication number: 20060138414Abstract: A thin film transistor array panel is provided, which includes: an insulating substrate; a plurality of first signal lines formed on the insulating substrate; a plurality of second signal lines formed on the insulating substrate and intersecting the first wire in an insulating manner; a pixel electrode formed in a pixel area defined by the intersections of the first signal lines and the second signal lines and including a plurality of subareas partitioned by cutouts and a plurality of bridges connecting the subareas; and a direction control electrode formed in the pixel area and including a portion overlapping at least one of the cutouts, wherein two long edges of each subarea are parallel to each other and the at least one of cutouts overlapping the portion of the direction control electrode defines one of two longest edges of the subarea.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 5, 2002Publication date: June 29, 2006Inventors: Sung-Kyu Hong, Young-Chol Yang, Jong-Lae Kim, Kyong-Ju Shin, Hee-Seob Kim
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Publication number: 20060109401Abstract: An LCD according to the present invention includes lower and upper panels facing each other and a liquid crystal layer interposed therebetween. The upper panel includes a black matrix formed on an inner surface of an insulating substrate, having openings corresponding to pixel areas, and blocking the light leakage between the pixel areas, a plurality of red, green, and blue color filter sequentially arranged in the pixel regions, a flat layer formed on the red, green and blue color filters, and a common electrode formed on the flat layer, made of transparent conductive material such as ITO (indium tin oxide) or IZO (indium zinc oxide), and supplied with a predetermined voltage for driving the liquid molecules in cooperation with the pixel electrodes. In addition, a light diffraction layer having micro structure of slit pattern or diffraction lattice is formed between the black matrix and the red, green, or blue color filters.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2002Publication date: May 25, 2006Inventors: Young-chol Yang, Kyong-Ju Shin, Tae-Hwan Kim, Sang-Il Kim
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Publication number: 20060092361Abstract: A thin film transistor array panel is provided, which includes; an insulating substrate; a plurality of gate lines formed on the insulating substrate; a plurality of data lines formed on the insulating substrate, insulated from the gate lines, and intersecting the gate lines; a plurality of storage electrode lines formed on the insulating substrate, insulated from the data lines, and intersecting the data lines; a plurality of pixel electrodes provided on the respective pixel areas defined by the intersections of the gate lines and the data lines, each pixel electrode having a cutout; a plurality of direction control electrodes provided on the respective pixel areas defined by the intersections of the gate lines and the data lines; a first thin film transistor connected to a relevant one of the gate lines, a relevant one of the data lines and a relevant one of the gate lines, a relevant one of the data lines and a relevant one of the pixel electrodes; a second thin film transistor connected to a previous oneType: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2002Publication date: May 4, 2006Inventors: Hee-Seob Kim, Young-Chol Yang, Jong-Lae Kim, Kyong-Ju Shin
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Publication number: 20060001604Abstract: A thin film transistor array panel is provided, which includes: an insulating substrate; a first signal wire formed on the insulating substrate; a second signal wire formed on the insulating substrate and intersecting the first signal wire in an insulating manner; first and second pixel electrodes formed in a pixel area defined by the intersections of the first and the second signal wires and including a plurality of subareas partitioned by cutouts; a direction control electrode formed in the pixel area and including a portion overlapping at least one of the cutouts; and a first thin film transistor connected to the direction control electrode, the first signal wire, and the second signal wire.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2005Publication date: January 5, 2006Inventors: Hee-Seob Kim, Kyong-Ju Shin, Jong-Lae Kim, Young-Chol Yang, Sung-Kyu Hong
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Publication number: 20050280039Abstract: According to an aspect of the present invention, an organic electro-luminescence display panel is provided, which includes: an insulating substrate; a polysilicon layer formed on the substrate; a first insulating layer formed on the polysilicon layer; a gate wire formed on the first insulating layer; a second insulating layer formed on the gate wire; a data wire formed on the second insulating layer and including first and second portions; a pixel electrode connected to the first portion of the data wire; a partition defining an area on the pixel electrode; an organic light emitting member formed in the area on the pixel electrode; a common electrode formed on the light emitting member; and a planar supply voltage electrode disposed between the pixel electrode and the substrate and connected to the second portion of the data wire.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 16, 2005Publication date: December 22, 2005Inventors: Beohm-Rock Choi, Chong-Chul Chai, Kyong-Ju Shin
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Patent number: RE43785Abstract: A thin film transistor array panel is provided, which includes: an insulating substrate; a first signal wire formed on the insulating substrate; a second signal wire formed on the insulating substrate and intersecting the first signal wire in an insulating manner; first and second pixel electrodes formed in a pixel area defined by the intersections of the first and the second signal wires and including a plurality of subareas partitioned by cutouts; a direction control electrode formed in the pixel area and including a portion overlapping at least one of the cutouts; and a first thin film transistor connected to the direction control electrode, the first signal wire, and the second signal wire.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2010Date of Patent: November 6, 2012Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hee-Seob Kim, Kyong-Ju Shin, Jong-Lae Kim, Young-Chol Yang, Sung-Kyu Hong
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Patent number: RE44166Abstract: A thin film transistor array panel is provided, which includes: an insulating substrate; a first signal wire formed on the insulating substrate; a second signal wire formed on the insulating substrate and intersecting the first signal wire in an insulating manner; first and second pixel electrodes formed in a pixel area defined by the intersections of the first and the second signal wires and including a plurality of subareas partitioned by cutouts; a direction control electrode formed in the pixel area and including a portion overlapping at least one of the cutouts; and a first thin film transistor connected to the direction control electrode, the first signal wire, and the second signal wire.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2010Date of Patent: April 23, 2013Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hee-Seob Kim, Kyong-Ju Shin, Jong-Lae Kim, Young-Chol Yang, Sung-Kyu Hong