Patents by Inventor Len Kaplan

Len Kaplan 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: 9766760
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a backlight assembly, a liquid crystal display panel, a capacitive type touch function key, a cover film and a receiving container. The backlight assembly is configured to generate light. The liquid crystal display panel is disposed on the backlight assembly. The liquid crystal display panel includes an array substrate and an opposing substrate facing the array substrate. The capacitive type touch function key is disposed adjacent to a side surface of one of the array substrate and the opposing substrate. The cover film overlaps the liquid crystal display panel and the capacitive type touch function key. The receiving container receives the backlight assembly, the liquid crystal display panel and the capacitive type touch function key.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae-Hwan Jeon, Jeong-Young Kim, Len Kaplan, Sung-Dong Park, Sang-Hwan Lee, Young-Suk Cho, Ki-Seok Cha
  • Patent number: 9577020
    Abstract: An organic light-emitting display device includes a first substrate and a second substrate that face each other; an organic light-emitting device that is disposed between the first and second substrates and includes a pixel electrode separately formed in each pixel, a common electrode facing the pixel electrode, and an organic light-emitting layer disposed between the pixel electrode and the common electrode; and an electrode unit and at least one wiring unit that are disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, the electrode unit including at least one thin-film transistor for transmitting a light-emitting signal to the pixel electrode and at least one capacitor, wherein an optical property modification layer obtained by modifying an optical property of at least one of the electrode unit and the wiring unit is formed on a surface of the at least one of the electrode unit and the wiring unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Len Kaplan, Valeriy Prushinskiy, Se-Ho Cheong, Won-Sik Hyun, Byoung-Seong Jeong, Jang-Seok Ma
  • Patent number: 9261725
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display has liquid crystal containerizing micro-cavities monolithically integrally formed as part of a thin film transistors substrate thereof where mouths of the micro-cavities are sealed shut by material of a capping layer and where the capping layer is patterned to have relatively thicker regions and comparatively thinner or devoid of capping material regions interposed between the thicker regions for thereby providing the capping layer with improved flexibility, the relatively thicker regions being disposed over the mouths of the microcavities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Valeriy Prushinskiy, Tae Wook Kang, Min Soo Kim, Len Kaplan, Nak Cho Choi
  • Publication number: 20150263080
    Abstract: An organic light-emitting display device includes a first substrate and a second substrate that face each other; an organic light-emitting device that is disposed between the first and second substrates and includes a pixel electrode separately formed in each pixel, a common electrode facing the pixel electrode, and an organic light-emitting layer disposed between the pixel electrode and the common electrode; and an electrode unit and at least one wiring unit that are disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, the electrode unit including at least one thin-film transistor for transmitting a light-emitting signal to the pixel electrode and at least one capacitor, wherein an optical property modification layer obtained by modifying an optical property of at least one of the electrode unit and the wiring unit is formed on a surface of the at least one of the electrode unit and the wiring unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2015
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Inventors: Len Kaplan, Valeriy Prushinskiy, Se-Ho Cheong, Won-Sik Hyun, Byoung-Seong Jeong, Jang-Seok Ma
  • Publication number: 20150248181
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a backlight assembly, a liquid crystal display panel, a capacitive type touch function key, a cover film and a receiving container. The backlight assembly is configured to generate light. The liquid crystal display panel is disposed on the backlight assembly. The liquid crystal display panel includes an array substrate and an opposing substrate facing the array substrate. The capacitive type touch function key is disposed adjacent to a side surface of one of the array substrate and the opposing substrate. The cover film overlaps the liquid crystal display panel and the capacitive type touch function key. The receiving container receives the backlight assembly, the liquid crystal display panel and the capacitive type touch function key.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2015
    Publication date: September 3, 2015
    Inventors: Jae-Hwan Jeon, Jeong-Young Kim, Len Kaplan, Sung-Dong Park, Sang-Hwan Lee, Young-Suk Cho, Ki-Seok Cha
  • Patent number: 9041017
    Abstract: An organic light-emitting display device includes a first substrate and a second substrate; an organic light-emitting device disposed between the first and second substrates and includes a pixel electrode separately formed in each pixel, a common electrode, and an organic light-emitting layer disposed between the pixel electrode and the common electrode; and an electrode unit and at least one wiring unit that are disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, the electrode unit including at least one thin-film transistor for transmitting a light-emitting signal to the pixel electrode and at least one capacitor, wherein an optical property modification layer obtained by modifying an optical property of at least one of the electrode unit and the wiring unit is formed on a surface of the at least one of the electrode unit and the wiring unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Mobile Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Len Kaplan, Valeriy Prushinskiy, Se-Ho Cheong, Won-Sik Hyun, Byoung-Seong Jeong, Jang-Seok Ma
  • Publication number: 20150070631
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display has liquid crystal containerizing micro-cavities monolithically integrally formed as part of a thin film transistors substrate thereof where mouths of the micro-cavities are sealed shut by material of a capping layer and where the capping layer is patterned to have relatively thicker regions and comparatively thinner or devoid of capping material regions interposed between the thicker regions for thereby providing the capping layer with improved flexibility, the relatively thicker regions being disposed over the mouths of the microcavities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2014
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Applicant: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Valeriy PRUSHINSKIY, Tae Wook KANG, Min Soo KIM, Len KAPLAN, Nak Cho CHOI
  • Patent number: 8946733
    Abstract: An organic light-emitting display apparatus that improves image quality characteristics, the organic light-emitting display apparatus including: a substrate; a first electrode formed on the substrate; a pixel-defining layer (PDL) formed on the first electrode to expose a set or predetermined region of the first electrode; an intermediate layer formed in the exposed predetermined region of the first electrode and including an organic emission layer; and a second electrode having a light-scattering face facing the substrate or facing oppositely away from the substrate, the second electrode being disposed on the intermediate layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Valeriy Prushinskiy, Len Kaplan, Se-Ho Cheong, Won-Sik Hyun, Min-Soo Kim, Kyong-Tae Park, Byoung-Seong Jeong, Jang-Seok Ma
  • Patent number: 8879032
    Abstract: An alignment layer for a display device may include a plurality of rubbed patterns formed on its surface, wherein each of the rubbed patterns includes a first pattern intersecting a center axis at a first angle, and a second pattern connected to the first pattern and intersecting the center axis at a second angle, and the first pattern and the second pattern are alternately repeated. A liquid crystal display device includes the alignment layer, and a method and apparatus for treating the alignment layer are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Valeriy Prushinskiy, Len Kaplan, Won-Sik Hyun, Heung-Yeol Na, Min-Soo Kim, Seon-Hong Ahn
  • Patent number: 8860034
    Abstract: An organic light-emitting display apparatus including: a first substrate; a second substrate disposed to face the first substrate; a first electrode disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate and a second electrode disposed to face the first electrode; and an organic light-emitting layer disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode, wherein at least one of the first electrode and the second electrode is a reflective electrode, and an optical property modification layer having at least one optical property modified from that of the reflective electrode is formed on a surface of the reflective layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Valeriy Prushinskiy, Len Kaplan, Se-Ho Cheong, Won-Sik Hyun, Byoung-Seong Jeong, Jang-Seok Ma
  • Patent number: 8840533
    Abstract: A rubbing apparatus including a rubbing roller including an opening portion at a region of a circumferential surface of the rubbing roller, an outlet portion connected to the opening portion and open to an outside of the rubbing roller, and a groove portion connected to the opening portion and penetrating into the rubbing roller along the opening portion; and a rubbing cloth substantially surrounding the circumferential surface of the rubbing roller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Valeriy Prushinskiy, Len Kaplan, Se-Ho Cheong, Won-Sik Hyun, Heung-Yeol Na, Kyong-Tae Park, Min-Soo Kim, Seon-Hong Ahn
  • Patent number: 8461058
    Abstract: An organic layer deposition apparatus including an electrostatic chuck combined with a substrate so as to fixedly support the substrate. The organic layer deposition apparatus including a receiving surface that has a set curvature for receiving the substrate; a deposition source for discharging a deposition material toward the substrate; a deposition source nozzle unit disposed at a side of the deposition source and including a plurality of deposition source nozzles arranged in a first direction; and a patterning slit sheet disposed to face the deposition source nozzle unit, and having a plurality of patterning slits arranged in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, wherein a cross section of the patterning slit sheet on a plane formed by lines extending in the second direction and a third direction is bent by a set degree, wherein the third direction is perpendicular to the first and second directions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Valeriy Prushinskiy, Len Kaplan, Se-Ho Cheong, Won-Sik Hyun, Heung-Yeol Na, Kyong-Tae Park, Byoung-Seong Jeong, Yong-Sup Choi
  • Publication number: 20130057814
    Abstract: An alignment layer for a display device may include a plurality of rubbing patterns formed on its surface, wherein each of the rubbing patterns includes a first pattern intersecting a center axis at a first angle, and a second pattern connected to the first pattern and intersecting the center axis at a second angle, and the first pattern and the second pattern are alternately repeated. A liquid crystal display device includes the alignment layer, and a method and apparatus for treating the alignment layer are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2011
    Publication date: March 7, 2013
    Applicant: SAMSUNG MOBILE DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Valeriy Prushinskiy, Len Kaplan, Won-Sik Hyun, Heung-Yeol Na, Min-Soo Kim, Seon-Hong Ahn
  • Publication number: 20120302414
    Abstract: A rubbing apparatus including a rubbing roller including an opening portion at a region of a circumferential surface of the rubbing roller, an outlet portion connected to the opening portion and open to an outside of the rubbing roller, and a groove portion connected to the opening portion and penetrating into the rubbing roller along the opening portion; and a rubbing cloth substantially surrounding the circumferential surface of the rubbing roller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Publication date: November 29, 2012
    Inventors: Valeriy Prushinskiy, Len Kaplan, Se-Ho Cheong, Won-Sik Hyun, Heung-Yeol Na, Kyong-Tae Park, Min-Soo Kim, Seon-Hong Ahn
  • Publication number: 20120241772
    Abstract: An organic light-emitting display apparatus including: a first substrate; a second substrate disposed to face the first substrate; a first electrode disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate and a second electrode disposed to face the first electrode; and an organic light-emitting layer disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode, wherein at least one of the first electrode and the second electrode is a reflective electrode, and an optical property modification layer having at least one optical property modified from that of the reflective electrode is formed on a surface of the reflective layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2011
    Publication date: September 27, 2012
    Applicant: SAMSUNG MOBILE DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Valeriy Prushinskiy, Len Kaplan, Se-Ho Cheong, Won-Sik Hyun, Byoung-Seong Jeong, Jang-Seok Ma
  • Publication number: 20120241775
    Abstract: An organic light-emitting display device includes a first substrate and a second substrate that face each other; an organic light-emitting device that is disposed between the first and second substrates and includes a pixel electrode separately formed in each pixel, a common electrode facing the pixel electrode, and an organic light-emitting layer disposed between the pixel electrode and the common electrode; and an electrode unit and at least one wiring unit that are disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, the electrode unit including at least one thin-film transistor for transmitting a light-emitting signal to the pixel electrode and at least one capacitor, wherein an optical property modification layer obtained by modifying an optical property of at least one of the electrode unit and the wiring unit is formed on a surface of the at least one of the electrode unit and the wiring unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2012
    Publication date: September 27, 2012
    Applicant: SAMSUNG MOBILE DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Len Kaplan, Valeriy Prushinskiy, Se-Ho Cheong, Won-Sik Hyun, Byoung-Seong Jeong, Jang-Seok Ma
  • Publication number: 20120235175
    Abstract: An organic light-emitting display apparatus that improves image quality characteristics, the organic light-emitting display apparatus including: a substrate; a first electrode formed on the substrate; a pixel-defining layer (PDL) formed on the first electrode to expose a set or predetermined region of the first electrode; an intermediate layer formed in the exposed predetermined region of the first electrode and including an organic emission layer; and a second electrode having a light-scattering face facing the substrate or facing oppositely away from the substrate, the second electrode being disposed on the intermediate layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2012
    Publication date: September 20, 2012
    Inventors: Valeriy Prushinskiy, Len Kaplan, So-Ho Cheong, Won-Sik Hyun, Min-Soo Kim, Kyong-Tae Park, Byoung-Seong Jeong, Jang-Seok Ma
  • Publication number: 20120100644
    Abstract: An organic layer deposition apparatus including an electrostatic chuck combined with a substrate so as to fixedly support the substrate. The organic layer deposition apparatus including a receiving surface that has a set curvature for receiving the substrate; a deposition source for discharging a deposition material toward the substrate; a deposition source nozzle unit disposed at a side of the deposition source and including a plurality of deposition source nozzles arranged in a first direction; and a patterning slit sheet disposed to face the deposition source nozzle unit, and having a plurality of patterning slits arranged in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, wherein a cross section of the patterning slit sheet on a plane formed by lines extending in the second direction and a third direction is bent by a set degree, wherein the third direction is perpendicular to the first and second directions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Publication date: April 26, 2012
    Inventors: Valeriy Prushinskiy, Len Kaplan, Se-Ho Cheong, Won-Sik Hyun, Heung-Yeol Na, Kyong-Tae Park, Byoung-Seong Jeong, Yong-Sup Choi