Patents by Inventor Min-Hoon CHOI

Min-Hoon CHOI 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).

  • Publication number: 20230280795
    Abstract: A window includes a substrate including a folding portion foldable with respect to a folding axis extending in a first direction. A plurality of groove patterns are defined in the folding portion. The folding portion includes a center portion and an outer portion, and the plurality of groove patterns include a first groove pattern disposed in the center portion and a second groove pattern disposed in the outer portion. The first groove pattern includes a first upper groove pattern and a first lower groove pattern, and the second groove pattern includes a second upper groove pattern and a second lower groove pattern. The first upper groove pattern and the first lower groove pattern partially overlap in the second direction, and the second upper groove pattern and the second lower groove pattern do not overlap in the second direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2023
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Inventors: SUNGHOON KIM, Seungho KIM, Byunghoon KANG, Kyung-Man KIM, Sanghoon KIM, Yuri KIM, Min-Hoon CHOI, Seongjin HWANG
  • Publication number: 20230225153
    Abstract: A window member includes a window including a first flat part, a first pattern part disposed on a side of the first flat part and having a groove pattern, and a second flat part disposed on an opposite side of the first flat part, the first pattern part being disposed between the first flat part and the second flat part; and a first light-blocking member disposed on a surface of the first flat part and not overlapping the first pattern part or the second flat part in a plan view. The first light-blocking member includes a 1-1-th light-blocking member, a 1-2-th light-blocking member, and a 1-3-th light-blocking member facing the 1-1-th light-blocking member. The 1-1-th light-blocking member, the 1-2-th light-blocking member, and the 1-3-th light-blocking member define a first accommodation space. The 1-3-th light-blocking member is spaced apart from the 1-1-th light-blocking member to define a first open area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2022
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Applicant: Samsung Display Co., LTD.
    Inventors: Min Hoon CHOI, Kyung Man KIM, Da Woon KIM, Seung Ho KIM, Seong Jin HWANG, Sang Hoon KIM, Sung Hoon KIM, Yu Ri KIM
  • Publication number: 20230224385
    Abstract: A foldable display device includes a window. The window includes a first sub window, a second sub window, and an adhesive layer for coupling the first sub window and the second sub window to each other. The first sub window includes a first base layer having light transmittance of 90% or more and a first anti-fingerprint layer disposed on an upper surface of the first base layer, and the second sub window includes a second base layer disposed on the first sub window. A contact angle of a folding area of an upper surface of the first sub window is less than a contact angle of a peripheral area of the upper surface of the first sub window.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2020
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Inventors: Kyung-man KIM, Minsang KOO, Sanghoon KIM, Min-Hoon CHOI, Seongjin HWANG
  • Publication number: 20230195174
    Abstract: A window includes a first folding portion foldable about a first folding axis extended in a first direction, and including upper and lower surfaces facing each other, and a second folding portion foldable about a second folding axis extended in a second direction crossing the first direction, including the upper and lower surfaces, and including a portion of the first folding portion. First upper grooves extended in the first direction and recessed from the upper surface and first lower grooves extended in the first direction and recessed from the lower surface are defined in the first folding portion, and second upper grooves extended in the second direction and recessed from the upper surface and second lower grooves extended in the second direction and recessed from the lower surface are defined in the second folding portion. The portion is defined as a crossing portion in which the grooves are defined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2022
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: SUNGHOON KIM, KYUNG-MAN KIM, DAWOON KIM, SANGHOON KIM, SEUNGHO KIM, YURI KIM, MIN-HOON CHOI, SEONGJIN HWANG
  • Publication number: 20230195177
    Abstract: A display device including: a display module including a display folding portion and a display curved portion adjacent to the display folding portion, wherein the display curved portion has a curvature when the display folding portion is folded; and a window disposed on the display module, the window including a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, and having first grooves overlapping the display folding portion and second grooves overlapping the display curved portion, wherein the first grooves are formed in the first surface of the window and the second grooves are formed in the second surface of the window.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2022
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: DAWOON KIM, KYUNGMAN KIM, SANGHOON KIM, SUNGHOON KIM, SEUNGHO KIM, YURI KIM, MIN-HOON CHOI, SEONGJIN HWANG
  • Publication number: 20230199982
    Abstract: A window includes: a folding part foldable around a virtual folding axis extending in a first direction, and first and second non-folding parts spaced apart from each other in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction with the folding part therebetween. A plurality of groove patterns extending in the first direction and arranged in the second direction are defined in the folding part. The folding part includes a first part adjacent to the folding axis, a third part adjacent to one of the first and second non-folding parts and a second part between the first part and the third part. widths of the first to third parts in the second direction are the same. A volume of the first part is greater than a volume of the second part, and the volume of the second part is greater than a volume of the third part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2022
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: KYUNG-MAN KIM, DAWOON KIM, SANGHOON KIM, SUNGHOON KIM, SEUNGHO KIM, YURI KIM, MIN-HOON CHOI, SEONGJIN HWANG
  • Publication number: 20230185342
    Abstract: A window includes a body unit in which a plurality of grooves is defined, and a width of a groove of the plurality of grooves in a first direction which is parallel to a main extension direction of the body unit is about 80 micrometers (?m) to about 100 ?m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2022
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Inventors: Min-Hoon CHOI, Seung Ho KIM, Yu Ri KIM, Seong Jin HWANG, Kyung-Man KIM, Byung Hoon KANG, Sang Hoon KIM, Sung Hoon KIM
  • Publication number: 20230180588
    Abstract: A display device includes a display module, a glass substrate, a buffer film, and a light blocking layer, the buffer film includes a base film and a nanoparticle coating layer provided on at least one surface of the base film, and the nanoparticle coating layer includes a binder and a plurality of nanoparticles. Therefore, the display device according to one or more embodiments may have excellent durability and visibility.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2020
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Inventors: Min-Hoon CHOI, Minsang KOO, Kyung-Man KIM, Sanghoon KIM, Seongjin HWANG
  • Patent number: 11644598
    Abstract: A protection member, a display device and a method for fabricating a protection member for display are provided. A protection member for display includes a glass substrate including a surface and another surface facing each other in a thickness direction, and a side surface extended between the surface and the another surface, a coating layer that overlaps and contacts the side surface of the glass substrate, and includes a surface and another surface facing each other in a thickness direction, and a side surface extended between the surface and the another surface, and an impact absorbing pattern disposed on at least a portion of the coating layer and including at least one of grooves and holes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Min Sang Koo, Kyung Man Kim, Sang Hoon Kim, Min Hoon Choi, Seong Jin Hwang
  • Publication number: 20230140591
    Abstract: A window includes a folding portion foldable with respect to an imaginary folding axis extending in a first direction, a first non-folding portion, and a second non-folding portion spaced apart from the first non-folding portion in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction with the folding portion interposed therebetween. The folding portion includes a base portion and a plurality of protrusion portions disposed on the base portion and spaced apart from each other in the second direction. A width, in the first direction, of the folding portion is smaller than a width, in the first direction, of each of the first non-folding portion and the second non-folding portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2022
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Inventors: SEONGJIN HWANG, KYUNG-MAN KIM, DAWOON KIM, SANGHOON KIM, SUNGHOON KIM, SEUNGHO KIM, YURI KIM, MIN-HOON CHOI
  • Publication number: 20230124699
    Abstract: A member for a window module includes a base layer which is foldable and in which a groove defined. The base layer includes a first dam structure in which the groove is defined. The member further includes a filler filled in the groove.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2022
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Inventors: SUNGHOON KIM, BYUNGHOON KANG, KYUNG-MAN KIM, SANGHOON KIM, SEUNGHO KIM, YURI KIM, MIN-HOON CHOI, SEONGJIN HWANG
  • Publication number: 20230069383
    Abstract: A display device includes a substrate including a first surface from which a pattern including an end portion is defined and a second surface which is parallel to the first surface. When an inner radius from a reference line positioned above the end portion and parallel with the first surface of the substrate to a surface of the pattern defining about 90 degrees is referred to as a first inner radius and an inner radius from the reference line to the surface of the pattern defining about 45 degrees is a second inner radius, a ratio of the second inner radius to the first inner radius is about 0.7 or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2022
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventors: Yu Ri KIM, Kyung-Man KIM, Da Woon KIM, Sang Hoon KIM, Sung Hoon KIM, Seung Ho KIM, Min-Hoon CHOI, Seong Jin HWANG
  • Patent number: 11586242
    Abstract: A protection member for a display device includes a first glass substrate having a first surface and a second surface opposed to each other in a thickness direction and side surfaces; and a first coating layer covering and in contact with the side surfaces of the first glass substrate, and including a first surface and a second surface opposed to each other in the thickness direction and having side surfaces, wherein the first surface of the first glass substrate is exposed via the first coating layer, and the first surface of the first coating layer is located in substantially the same extended plane of the first surface of the first glass substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seong Jin Hwang, Sang Hoon Kim, Min Hoon Choi
  • Patent number: 11581505
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel from which light is transmitted; and a window through which the light from the display panel is transmitted to outside the display device. The window includes a transmission area through which the light is transmitted, a light shielding area which is adjacent to the transmission area and blocks the light, and a resin layer at which the window is attachable to the display panel, the resin layer defining a light shielding pattern which corresponds to the light shielding area and blocks the light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Min-Hoon Choi, Sanghoon Kim, Seongjin Hwang
  • Publication number: 20230032676
    Abstract: A window includes a first cover layer, a second cover layer, and a first adhesive part. The first cover layer includes a first non-folding area, a folding area, and a second non-folding area that are arranged in a first direction, and a plurality of first recessed portions recessed from a top surface of the folding area and extended in a second direction intersecting the first direction. The second cover layer is disposed on the first cover layer. The first adhesive part is disposed between the first cover layer and the second cover layer, and includes protrusions disposed in the plurality of first recessed portions of the first cover layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2022
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Applicant: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: SANGHOON KIM, MINSANG KOO, KYUNG-MAN KIM, SEUNGHO KIM, MIN-HOON CHOI, SEONGJIN HWANG
  • Publication number: 20220404869
    Abstract: A glass window includes a first non-folding area, a folding area, and a second non-folding area disposed in a first direction, a first filling layer, a pattern glass disposed below the first filling layer and including an upper surface and a lower surface opposite to the upper surface, and a second filling layer disposed below the pattern glass, the pattern glass includes at least one first pattern part including a groove pattern disposed on an upper surface of the folding area, a first non-pattern part adjacent to the at least one first pattern part of the folding area, at least one second pattern part including a groove pattern disposed on a lower surface of the folding area, and a second non-pattern part adjacent to the at least one second pattern part of the folding area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2022
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Applicant: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: SUNGHOON KIM, SEONGTAEK LEE, SEUNGHO KIM, KYUNG-MAN KIM, DAWOON KIM, SANGHOON KIM, YURI KIM, MIN-HOON CHOI, SEONGJIN HWANG
  • Patent number: 11514825
    Abstract: A window includes a base layer including a first non-folding region; a second non-folding region; a folding region disposed between the first non-folding region and the second non-folding region in a first direction; and at least one first recessed portion overlapping the folding region and extending in a second direction intersecting the first direction, a first nano pattern layer disposed in the at least one first recessed portion, and including first protrusion patterns; and a first soft portion disposed on the first nano pattern layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kyung-Man Kim, Minsang Koo, Sanghoon Kim, Yuri Kim, Min-Hoon Choi, Seongjin Hwang
  • Patent number: 11474561
    Abstract: A window includes a first cover layer, a second cover layer, and a first adhesive part. The first cover layer includes a first non-folding area, a folding area, and a second non-folding area that are arranged in a first direction, and a plurality of first recessed portions recessed from a top surface of the folding area and extended in a second direction intersecting the first direction. The second cover layer is disposed on the first cover layer. The first adhesive part is disposed between the first cover layer and the second cover layer, and includes protrusions disposed in the plurality of first recessed portions of the first cover layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sanghoon Kim, Minsang Koo, Kyung-Man Kim, Seungho Kim, Min-Hoon Choi, Seongjin Hwang
  • Publication number: 20220301463
    Abstract: A window includes a base layer including a first non-folding region; a second non-folding region; a folding region disposed between the first non-folding region and the second non-folding region in a first direction; and at least one first recessed portion overlapping the folding region and extending in a second direction intersecting the first direction, a first nano pattern layer disposed in the at least one first recessed portion, and including first protrusion patterns; and a first soft portion disposed on the first nano pattern layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2021
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Applicant: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: KYUNG-MAN KIM, MINSANG KOO, SANGHOON KIM, YURI KIM, MIN-HOON CHOI, SEONGJIN HWANG
  • Publication number: 20220256018
    Abstract: An electronic device and a window include a folding part, and a first non-folding part and a second non-folding part spaced apart from each other with the folding part disposed between the first non-folding part and the second non-folding part, wherein the folding part includes a base portion, main protruding portions disposed on the base portion, each of the main protruding portions having a first thickness, and spaced apart from each other, and at least one sub-protruding portion having a second thickness less than the first thickness of each of the main protruding portions and disposed between the main protruding portions on the base portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2021
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Applicant: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: KYUNG-MAN KIM, MINSANG KOO, SANGHOON KIM, YURI KIM, MIN-HOON CHOI, SEONGJIN HWANG