Patents by Inventor Min Kwak

Min Kwak 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: 7706593
    Abstract: A method for verifying areas within an image corresponding to monetary banknotes includes: dividing the image into a plurality of verification sections; generating a banknote boundary map having border sections corresponding to boundaries of valid monetary banknotes; generating a texture decision map from the image having texture sections each having texture values within a valid range according to a valid monetary banknote, determining objects in the texture decision map by removing texture sections in the texture decision map corresponding to border sections in the banknote boundary map; calculating a texture property value for objects according to texture feature values for each verification section; calculating shape property values for each object; and further removing texture sections from the texture decision map corresponding to objects that do not have the texture property value within a first predetermined range and the shape property value within a second predetermined range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2010
    Assignee: Primax Electronics Ltd.
    Inventors: Xu-Hua Liu, Byung-Tae Oh, Young-Min Kwak, Chung-Chieh Kuo, Chen-Ning Hsi
  • Patent number: 7706592
    Abstract: A method for detecting a boundary of a monetary banknote within an image includes dividing the image into a plurality of sections; generating a color feature map containing color histogram data for each section of the image; generating a gray level feature map indicating a gray level value for each section of the image; recording border sections onto a banknote boundary map, the border sections being sections having color histogram data within a first predetermined range and gray level values within a second predetermined range; removing internal border sections enclosed by perimeter border sections from the banknote boundary map; and dilating the perimeter border sections on the banknote boundary map.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2010
    Assignee: Primax Electronics Ltd.
    Inventors: Xu-Hua Liu, Byung-Tae Oh, Young-Min Kwak, Chung-Chieh Kuo, Ying-Jieh Huang
  • Publication number: 20100073607
    Abstract: Disclosed is an optical film that is manufactured by using longitudinal and uniaxial stretching of an unstretched cycloolefin copolymer film and has an in-plane retardation of 100 to 150 nm and a thickness retardation of 0 to ?30 nm at a wavelength of 550 nm, a polarizing plate and a liquid crystal display including the same, and a method of manufacturing the optical film. The method includes longitudinally and uniaxially stretching the unstretched film while a ratio of a width to a length of a stretched portion of the film is controlled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2007
    Publication date: March 25, 2010
    Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Jeong-Min Choi, Kyung-Sik Kim, Min-Hee Lee, Jun-Geun Um, Sang-Min Kwak
  • Patent number: 7678212
    Abstract: A liquid crystal dispensing system includes a liquid crystal material container to contain liquid crystal, the liquid crystal material container provided with a first code corresponding to liquid crystal information; a reading unit to read the recognition code; a discharge pump to draw in and discharge liquid crystal from the liquid crystal material container; and a nozzle to dispense liquid crystal from the discharge pump onto a substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2010
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Joung-Ho Ryu, Soo-Min Kwak, Hae-Joon Son
  • Publication number: 20100052520
    Abstract: An OLED display includes a first substrate including a thin film transistor and an OLED, and a second substrate on the first substrate and including a corner-cube pattern facing the first substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2009
    Publication date: March 4, 2010
    Inventors: Hee-Chul Jeon, Woo-Suk Jung, Soon-Ryong Park, Eun-Ah Kim, Chul-Woo Jeong, Hee-Seong Jeong, Noh-Min Kwak, Joo-Hwa Lee
  • Publication number: 20100052519
    Abstract: An OLED display includes: a thin film transistor including a gate electrode, a source electrode, and a drain electrode; a planarization layer on the thin film transistor and including a contact hole at least partially exposing the drain electrode; a pixel electrode on the planarization layer and coupled to the drain electrode of the thin film transistor through the contact hole; a pixel defining layer on the planarization layer and having an opening that exposes the pixel electrode; an organic emission layer on the pixel electrode; and a common electrode on the organic emission layer and the pixel defining layer. The pixel defining layer includes a corner-cube pattern facing the common electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2009
    Publication date: March 4, 2010
    Inventors: Hee-Chul Jeon, Eun-Ah Kim, Woo-Suk Jung, Soon-Ryong Park, Hee-Seong Jeong, Chul-Woo Jeong, Noh-Min Kwak, Joo-Hwa Lee
  • Publication number: 20100052518
    Abstract: A pixel of an OLED display includes: a thin film transistor (TFT) including a gate electrode, a source electrode, and a drain electrode; a planarization layer on the TFT and including a contact hole at least partially exposing the drain electrode; a pixel electrode on the planarization layer and coupled to the drain electrode of the TFT through the contact hole; and an organic emission layer on the pixel electrode. The pixel electrode includes a corner-cube pattern facing the organic emission layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2009
    Publication date: March 4, 2010
    Inventors: Hee-Chul Jeon, Soon-Ryong Park, Hee-Seong Jeong, Eun-Ah Kim, Woo-Suk Jung, Chul-Woo Jeong, Noh-Min Kwak, Joo-Hwa Lee
  • Publication number: 20100052528
    Abstract: An organic light emitting diode (OLED) display, a display device including the same, and associated methods, the OLED display including a substrate member, an organic light emitting element on the substrate member, and a liquid crystal polymer layer on the organic light emitting element, wherein the liquid crystal polymer layer is configured to delay a phase of light passing therethrough.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2009
    Publication date: March 4, 2010
    Inventors: Soon-Ryong Park, Hee-Seong Jeong, Woo-Suk Jung, Hee-Chul Jeon, Eun-Ah Kim, Noh-Min Kwak, Chul-Woo Jeong, Joo-Hwa Lee
  • Publication number: 20100052521
    Abstract: An organic light emitting diode (OLED) display is provided. The OLED display includes: a substrate member; an OLED that includes a pixel electrode that is formed on the substrate member, an organic light emitting layer that is formed on the pixel electrode, and a transflective common electrode that is formed on the organic light emitting layer; an encapsulation thin film that is formed on the transflective common electrode; and a touch panel that includes a first touch conductive layer that is formed on the encapsulation thin film and that is formed with a transflective metal film, a glass substrate that is formed on the first touch conductive layer, and a second touch conductive layer that is formed on the glass substrate. In some embodiments, the transflective common electrode has reflectivity of less than 50%. Some of the external light is thus reflected again to the first touch conductive layer and back to the transflective common electrode and so on.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2009
    Publication date: March 4, 2010
    Applicant: SAMSUNG MOBILE DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: EUN-AH KIM, NOH-MIN KWAK, HEE-SEONG JEONG, JOO-HWA LEE, CHUL-WOO JEONG, SOON-RYONG PARK, WOO-SUK JUNG, HEE-CHUL JEON
  • Publication number: 20100045576
    Abstract: An organic light emitting diode display is disclosed. In one embodiment, the display includes 1) an organic light emitting diode comprising i) a pixel electrode, ii) an organic emission layer formed on the pixel electrode, and iii) a common electrode formed on the organic emission layer, 2) a dual brightness enhancement film formed over the common electrode of the organic light emitting diode, 3) a first phase delaying plate formed on the dual brightness enhancement film, 4) a corner cube film formed on the first phase delaying plate, 5) a second phase delaying plate formed on the corner cube film and a 6) polarizing plate formed on the second phase delaying plate, wherein at least one of the elements 2)-5) is configured to reduce reflection of external light incident onto the polarizing plate and/or reduce the loss of light emitted from the organic emission layer before outputting the emitted light through the polarizing plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2009
    Publication date: February 25, 2010
    Applicant: Samsung Mobile Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Soon-Ryong PARK, Hee-Seong Jeong, Woo-Suk Jung, Hee-Chul Jeon, Noh-Min Kwak, Eun-Ah Kim, Joo-Hwa Lee, Chul-Woo Jeong, Jae-Yong Kim
  • Publication number: 20100044692
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an organic light emitting diode (OLED) display and a manufacturing method thereof. The OLED display includes a substrate member that includes a plurality of pixel areas. A thin film transistor (TFT) is formed on the substrate member and includes a gate electrode, a source electrode, and a drain electrode. A planarization layer is formed on the TFT and includes a contact hole through which the drain electrode is partially exposed. A pixel electrode is formed on the planarization layer and is connected to the drain electrode of the TFT through the contact hole. A pixel defining layer is formed on the planarization layer and has a through opening. Light scattering spacers are formed on the pixel defining layer to scatter reflected light and may have various shapes and dimensions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2009
    Publication date: February 25, 2010
    Applicant: SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Eun-Ah KIM, Hee-Chul JEON, Woo-Suk JUNG, Hee-Seong JEONG, Joo-Hwa LEE, Chul-Woo JEONG, Noh-Min KWAK, Soon-Ryong PARK
  • Patent number: 7666570
    Abstract: A laser induced thermal imaging method capable of effectively laminating a donor film and an acceptor substrate using a magnetic force; and a fabricating method of an organic light-emitting diode using the same. The laser induced thermal imaging method includes arranging an acceptor substrate, in which a first magnet is formed in one surface thereof, on a substrate stage in a processing chamber; arranging on the acceptor substrate a donor film including a second magnet; laminating the donor film and the acceptor substrate using a magnetic force acting between the first and second magnets; and transferring at least one region of an imaging layer onto the acceptor substrate by scanning a laser on the donor film. The laser induced thermal imaging method improved adhesion between the donor film and the acceptor substrate improves a life span, a yield and a reliability of the organic light-emitting diode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2010
    Assignee: Samsung Mobile Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sok Won Noh, Nam Choul Yang, Jae Ho Lee, Myung Won Song, Noh Min Kwak
  • Publication number: 20100033087
    Abstract: An organic light emitting diode (OLED) display including a substrate, a thin film transistor (TFT) formed on the substrate, an OLED, a colored polarizing member on the OLED, and a colored material on the OLED and having a color that is different from that of the polarizing member. The OLED includes a pixel electrode, an organic emission layer on the pixel electrode, and a common electrode on the organic emission layer, wherein the pixel electrode is coupled to the TFT.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2009
    Publication date: February 11, 2010
    Inventors: Eun-Ah Kim, Woo-Suk Jung, Hee-Seong Jeong, Soon-Ryong Park, Joo-Hwa Lee, Noh-Min Kwak, Chul-Woo Jeong, Hee-Chul Jeon
  • Publication number: 20100026170
    Abstract: An organic light emitting diode display includes a substrate, a thin film transistor, a planarization layer, a pixel electrode, and a pixel defining layer. The thin film transistor is formed on the substrate and includes a gate electrode, a source electrode, and a drain electrode. The planarization layer is formed on the thin film transistor and has a contact hole that exposes a predetermined part of the drain electrode. The pixel electrode is formed on the planarization layer and is connected to a drain electrode of the thin film transistor through the contact hole. The pixel defining layer is formed on the planarization layer and has an opening that exposes the pixel electrode. The pixel defining layer and the planarization layer have different colors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2009
    Publication date: February 4, 2010
    Inventors: Eun-Ah Kim, Hee-Seong Jeong, Chul-Woo Jeong, Joo-Hwa Lee, Hee-Chul Jeon, Woo-Suk Jung, Noh-Min Kwak, Soon-Ryong Park
  • Publication number: 20100019666
    Abstract: An organic light emitting diode (OLED) display is disclosed. In one embodiment, the OLED display includes i) an OLED comprising i) a first electrode, ii) an organic emission layer formed on the first electrode, and iii) a second electrode formed on the organic emission layer, ii) a dual brightness enhancement film (DBEF) formed over the second electrode of the OLED, iii) a first polarizing plate formed on the DBEF, iv) a cholesteric liquid crystal (CLC) layer formed on the first polarizing plate, v) a phase delay plate that is a 1/4 wavelength plate formed on the CLC layer and vi) a second polarizing plate formed on the phase delay plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2009
    Publication date: January 28, 2010
    Applicant: Samsung Mobile Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Soon-Ryong Park, Hee-Seong Jeong, Eun-Ah Kim, Woo-Suk Jung, Hee-Chul Jeon, Noh-Min Kwak, Chul-Woo Jeong, Joo-Hwa Lee
  • Publication number: 20100019667
    Abstract: An organic light emitting diode (OLED) display device is disclosed. In one embodiment, the OLED device includes 1) an organic light emitting element configured to emit light, 2) a cholesteric liquid crystal (CLC) layer formed over the organic light emitting element and configured to selectively transmit or reflect circularly polarized light and 3) a translucent metal layer formed on the CLC layer and configured to partially transmit and partially reflect incoming light. According to at least one embodiment, the OLED can suppress reflection of external light while minimizing loss of light generated from the organic emission layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2009
    Publication date: January 28, 2010
    Applicant: Samsung Mobile Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Soon-Ryong PARK, Hee-Seong Jeong, Woo-Suk Jung, Noh-Min Kwak, Chul-Woo Jeong, Eun-Ah Kim, Hee-Chul Jeon, Joo-Hwa Lee
  • Publication number: 20100014742
    Abstract: A method for performing a color analysis operation on an image corresponding to at least a monetary banknote is provided. The method comprises: dividing the image into a plurality of blocks; performing a block analysis operation on each block of the image to generate a block analysis result of each block; performing a super-block analysis operation on each super-block of the image to generate a super-block analysis result of each super-block, wherein each super-block includes more than one block; and performing a global analysis operation on the image to identify a currency type of the monetary banknote according to super-block analysis results of super-blocks of the image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2008
    Publication date: January 21, 2010
    Inventors: Xu-Hua Liu, Chung-Chieh Kuo, Young-Min Kwak, Ying-Jieh Huang
  • Publication number: 20100002903
    Abstract: A protection method for preventing a hard copy of a document from being released or reproduced is provided. The protection method comprises: selecting a pattern with a closed contour line and utilizing a level set method to process the pattern to generate at least a watermark; and embedding the watermark into the document. In addition, the protection method can further comprise: detecting the hard copy of the document to determine whether at least a watermark exists in the hard copy of the document; and forbidding releasing or reproducing the document when the watermark is detected in the hard copy of the document.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2008
    Publication date: January 7, 2010
    Inventors: Young-Min Kwak, Chung-Chieh Kuo, Xu-Hua Liu, Ying-Jieh Huang
  • Publication number: 20090322214
    Abstract: An organic light emitting diode (OLED) display and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. The OLED display includes: a display panel assembly including a first substrate having a display area and a mounting area, a second substrate coupled to the display area of the first substrate, and an integrated circuit chip mounted in the mounting area of the first substrate; a cover window disposed opposite the second substrate and the integrated circuit chip and covering the display panel assembly; and an adhesive layer which fills up a space between the second substrate and the cover window, and a space between the mounting area of the first substrate and the cover window.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2009
    Publication date: December 31, 2009
    Inventors: Duk-Jin Lee, Noh-Min Kwak, Woo-Suk Jung, Sang-Hun Park, Kyu-Ho Jung
  • Patent number: 7638796
    Abstract: An organic light-emitting display device includes: a light-emitting element located between a first substrate and a second substrate, and adapted to emit light; a phase difference plate disposed on the first substrate or the second substrate in a path through which the light emitted from the light-emitting element is propagated, the phase difference plate being adapted to change a phase of an incident light; a wire grid polarizer disposed on the phase difference plate, and adapted to reflect a light having a specific polarization direction and to transmit a light having a polarization direction opposite to the specific polarization direction; and a dye-based polarizer disposed on the wire grid polarizer, and adapted to transmit the light having the polarization direction opposite to the specific polarization direction and to absorb the light having the specific polarization direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2009
    Assignee: Samsung Mobile Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Moh Min Kwak, Tae Min Kang