Patents by Inventor Kyu-Hwan Hwang

Kyu-Hwan Hwang 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: 11957038
    Abstract: A mask includes a body unit through which a deposition opening is defined, and a protrusion unit through which a pattern opening is defined and which protrudes from a corner of the body unit, where a thickness of the body unit is greater than a thickness of the protrusion unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Areum Lee, Jeongkuk Kim, Hwi Kim, Seungyong Song, Kyu Hwan Hwang
  • Patent number: 11951507
    Abstract: Provided is a mask manufacturing method which includes preparing a mask sheet and a frame, stretching the mask sheet, and fixing the stretched mask sheet to the frame, and forming cell openings in the mask sheet fixed to the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hwi Kim, Jeongkuk Kim, Da-Hee Jeong, Seungyong Song, Areum Lee, Hye Yong Chu, Kyu Hwan Hwang
  • Patent number: 11950489
    Abstract: A deposition mask for manufacturing a display panel includes a metallic base having a thickness of about 50 micrometers to about 200 micrometers and a plurality of openings defined therein, wherein at least some of the openings include a first opening having a first width and a second opening having a second width smaller than the first width respectively defined along a thickness direction of the metallic base, and wherein the metallic base includes a first part in which the first opening is defined, and a second part in which the second opening is defined, the second part having a width that increases in a direction downward from a top surface of the metallic base along the thickness direction of the metallic base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyu Hwan Hwang, Jeongkuk Kim, Hwi Kim, Kanghyun Nam, Sangha Park, Areum Lee, Da-Hee Jeong, Eunbee Jo, Seungmin Jin, Jaemin Hong
  • Patent number: 11945744
    Abstract: Disclosed are a method and apparatus for reusing wastewater. The method for reusing wastewater disclosed herein includes: generating a mixed wastewater by mixing multiple types of wastewater (S20); performing a first purification by passing the mixed wastewater through a flocculation-sedimentation unit (S40); performing a second purification by passing an effluent of the flocculation-sedimentation unit through a membrane bioreactor (MBR) (S60); performing a third purification by passing an effluent of the MBR through a reverse-osmosis membrane unit (S80); and reusing an effluent of the reverse-osmosis membrane unit as cooling water or industrial water (S100).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignees: SAMSUNG ENGINEERING CO., LTD., SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD
    Inventors: Seok Hwan Hong, Dae Soo Park, Seung Joon Chung, Yong Xun Jin, Jae Hyung Park, Jae Hoon Choi, Jae Dong Hwang, Jong Keun Yi, Su Hyoung Cho, Kyu Won Hwang, June Yurl Hur, Je Hun Kim, Ji Won Chun
  • Publication number: 20240099114
    Abstract: A display device may include a first electrode, a second electrode, an emission layer, an intervening layer, and a first encapsulation layer. The second electrode may overlap the first electrode. The emission layer may be disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode, may overlap the first electrode, and may include a light emitting material. The intervening layer may directly contact the second electrode, may be spaced from each of the first electrode and the emission layer, and may include a fluorine compound. A first section of the first encapsulation layer may overlap the emission layer. The intervening layer may be positioned between the second electrode and a second section of the first encapsulation layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Jae Sik KIM, Jae Ik KIM, Jung Sun PARK, Seung Yong SONG, Duck Jung LEE, Yeon Hwa LEE, Joon Gu LEE, Kyu Hwan HWANG
  • Publication number: 20240099099
    Abstract: An organic light-emitting display device includes a first pattern electrode, a second pattern electrode, and a third pattern electrode, each being electrically connected to a driving electrode, an organic light-emitting structure disposed on the first to third pattern electrodes, a common electrode disposed on the organic light-emitting structure, and a resonance-adjusting pattern disposed between the first pattern electrode and the organic light-emitting structure, the resonance-adjusting pattern overlapping a first light-emitting area in a plan view and including a conductive oxide. The organic light-emitting structure includes a hole-transporting layer, a light-emitting layer, and an electron-transporting layer. The light-emitting layer includes a common light-emitting layer continuously extending in the organic light-emitting structure, and a light-emitting pattern overlapping the third pattern electrode in a plan view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2020
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicant: Samsung Display Co., LTD.
    Inventors: Kyu Hwan HWANG, Duck Jung LEE
  • Patent number: 11871643
    Abstract: A display device may include a first electrode, a second electrode, an emission layer, an intervening layer, and a first encapsulation layer. The second electrode may overlap the first electrode. The emission layer may be disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode, may overlap the first electrode, and may include a light emitting material. The intervening layer may directly contact the second electrode, may be spaced from each of the first electrode and the emission layer, and may include a fluorine compound. A first section of the first encapsulation layer may overlap the emission layer. The intervening layer may be positioned between the second electrode and a second section of the first encapsulation layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae Sik Kim, Jae Ik Kim, Jung Sun Park, Seung Yong Song, Duck Jung Lee, Yeon Hwa Lee, Joon Gu Lee, Kyu Hwan Hwang
  • Publication number: 20230374655
    Abstract: A mask replacement method includes providing the mask assembly including a frame including an opening, a first mask disposed on the frame, and first welding portions overlapping the first mask in a plan view, removing the first mask from the frame, and forming a second mask and second welding portions overlapping the second mask in a plan view on the frame on which the first welding portions are disposed. The first welding portions may be spaced apart from the second mask, and the first welding portions and the second welding portions may be arranged in a direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2023
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Applicant: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: JEONGKUK KIM, SEUNGYONG SONG, WONJE CHO, EUNBEE JO, KYU HWAN HWANG
  • Publication number: 20230366075
    Abstract: A mask assembly including a frame including a frame opening, an open sheet physically connected to the frame including sheet openings corresponding to the frame opening, and hole groups each of which includes adsorption holes spaced apart from a corresponding sheet opening among the sheet openings, and masks each of which includes deposition openings, and is physically connected to the open sheet so as to be aligned with a corresponding sheet opening among the sheet openings. Each of the masks may overlap the adsorption holes of a corresponding hole group among the hole groups.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2023
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Applicant: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: JEONGKUK KIM, YOUNGMIN MOON, SEUNGYONG SONG, KYU HWAN HWANG
  • Publication number: 20230265555
    Abstract: A manufacturing method of a mask assembly includes tensioning a mask sheet, connecting the tensioned mask sheet with a mask frame, and defining opening processing areas in the tensioned mask sheet to form openings respectively corresponding to the opening processing areas. The defining of the opening processing areas includes defining initial opening processing areas in the tensioned mask sheet in a first direction and in a second direction crossing the first direction to determine a processing sequence of the initial opening processing areas, calculating cumulative deformation amounts accumulated in each of the initial opening processing areas based on the processing sequence, and correcting a size and a position of each of the initial opening processing areas based on the cumulative deformation amounts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2023
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Applicant: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: HWI KIM, JEONGKUK KIM, SEUNGYONG SONG, AREUM LEE, EUNBEE JO, KYU HWAN HWANG
  • Patent number: 11737331
    Abstract: The present application relates to a display device. The display device includes a window including a front area and a corner area, and a display panel coupled to the window. The display panel includes a first area and a second area corresponding to the front area and the corner area, respectively. The second area includes a plurality of unit areas, a plurality of stretchable areas disposed between the plurality of unit areas, where a plurality of opening areas are defined through the display panel to be adjacent to the plurality of unit areas. A light emitting area of the second area has an area greater than an area of a corresponding light emitting area of the first area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hwi Kim, Jeongkuk Kim, Areum Lee, Seungyong Song, Kyu Hwan Hwang
  • Publication number: 20230232690
    Abstract: A display device includes first and second unit pixels adjacent to each other in a first direction. Each of the first and second unit pixels includes a first group disposed in a first row and a second group disposed in a second row spaced apart from the first row. The first group includes a first light emitting area emitting a first light, and a second light emitting area emitting a second light. The second group includes a light receiving area and third and fourth light emitting areas spaced apart from each other with the light receiving area interposed therebetween and emitting the third light. The fourth light emitting area of the first unit pixel and the third light emitting area of the second unit pixel are spaced apart from each other by a distance from about 25 micrometers to about 100 micrometers in the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2022
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Applicant: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: JIN-SOO JUNG, KYU HWAN HWANG, KWANG SOO BAE, SEOKGYU YOON, DAE-YOUNG LEE, DUCKJUNG LEE, DA-HEE JEONG
  • Publication number: 20230201868
    Abstract: Provided is a mask manufacturing method which includes preparing a mask sheet and a frame, stretching the mask sheet, and fixing the stretched mask sheet to the frame, and forming cell openings in the mask sheet fixed to the frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2023
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Inventors: HWI KIM, JEONGKUK KIM, DA-HEE JEONG, SEUNGYONG SONG, AREUM LEE, HYE YONG CHU, KYU HWAN HWANG
  • Publication number: 20230193449
    Abstract: A mask assembly includes an open mask provided with an opening and disposed on a frame, a unit mask disposed on the open mask, the unit mask including a deposition portion and welding portion, deposition openings are defined on the deposition portion to overlap the opening in a plan view, and the welding portions each protrude from the deposition portion in a protrusion direction away from the deposition portion, welding protrusions respectively disposed on the welding portions, and at least one residual structure including a residual welding portion separated from the unit mask and a residual welding protrusion disposed on the residual welding portion. The at least one residual structure is disposed between the welding portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2022
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Applicant: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: JEONGKUK KIM, MINHO MOON, SEUNGYONG SONG, KYU HWAN HWANG
  • Publication number: 20230154941
    Abstract: A mask assembly includes a frame including a frame opening, and a mask disposed on the frame. The mask includes a body portion including an upper surface and a lower surface opposing each other and deposition openings spaced apart from each other, protrusions protruding from the upper surface and surrounding the corresponding deposition openings, and at least one step formation pattern overlapping the protrusions in a plan view and disposed in the body portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2022
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Applicant: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: JEONGKUK KIM, HWI KIM, YOUNGMIN MOON, SEUNGYONG SONG, AREUM LEE, EUNBEE JO, KYU HWAN HWANG
  • Publication number: 20230146922
    Abstract: A repairing method of a mask assembly includes providing a mask assembly including a frame, an open mask including a first opening disposed on an upper surface of the frame, and a first unit mask including a plurality of first deposition openings to overlap the first opening in a plan view and disposed on an upper surface of the open mask, first cutting the open mask at an outside of the first unit mask such that a second opening having a size greater than a size of the first opening is defined, and connecting the second unit mask including a plurality of second deposition openings corresponding to the plurality of first deposition openings to the first cut open mask.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2022
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Applicant: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: JEONGKUK KIM, HWI KIM, YOUNGMIN MOON, SEUNGYONG SONG, AREUM LEE, EUNBEE JO, KYU HWAN HWANG
  • Publication number: 20230116956
    Abstract: Provided is a mask manufacturing method including preparing a preliminary mask sheet including a first surface and a second surface facing each other, forming a mask support part including a concave part recessed from the first surface and a protrusion part adjacent to the concave part and protruding from the first surface by irradiating a first laser light to the first surface of the preliminary mask sheet, and forming an opening part adjacent to the protrusion part and penetrating the preliminary mask sheet by irradiating a second laser light on the second surface of the preliminary mask sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2022
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Applicant: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: HWI KIM, JEONGKUK KIM, SEUNGYONG SONG, AREUM LEE, KYU HWAN HWANG
  • Patent number: 11590529
    Abstract: Provided is a mask manufacturing method which includes preparing a mask sheet and a frame, stretching the mask sheet, and fixing the stretched mask sheet to the frame, and forming cell openings in the mask sheet fixed to the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hwi Kim, Jeongkuk Kim, Da-Hee Jeong, Seungyong Song, Areum Lee, Hye Yong Chu, Kyu Hwan Hwang
  • Publication number: 20230039703
    Abstract: Disclosed is a display device including a base layer, a circuit layer including a plurality of transistors spaced apart from each other and disposed on a top of the base layer, a plurality of insulating layers disposed on a top of the base layer, and a plurality of contact electrodes electrically connected to the transistors, respectively, a first light emitting unit disposed on a top of the circuit layer, a second light emitting unit, and a lower protrusion disposed between at least one of the transistors and the second lower electrode, wherein at least one of the contact electrodes is disposed to extend to a top surface of the lower protrusion in the circuit layer while following a shape of the lower protrusion to simplify an etching process of an encapsulation layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2022
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Inventors: YEONHWA LEE, HYE JIN GWARK, ARONG KIM, JAEIK KIM, JUNGSUN PARK, HEEMIN PARK, JOONGU LEE, HYOUNG SUB LEE, KYU HWAN HWANG
  • Publication number: 20220399531
    Abstract: A mask includes a mask sheet including an upper surface and a lower surface facing the upper surface, the mask sheet including an opening passing through the upper surface and the lower surface; and a mask frame that supports the mask sheet, the mask sheet includes a protrusion adjacent to the opening and protruding from the lower surface, and a recess adjacent to the protrusion and recessed from the lower surface toward the upper surface of the mask sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2022
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Applicant: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: JEONGKUK KIM, HWI KIM, AREUM LEE, KYU HWAN HWANG