Patents by Inventor Min-Woo BYUN

Min-Woo BYUN 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: 9893136
    Abstract: An organic light emitting display device includes a substrate on which is included pixel columns extending in a column direction and adjacent to each other in a row direction, data lines extending in the column direction and adjacent to each other and between the pixel columns in the row direction, a power source line extending in the column direction, a scan line extending in the row direction, a switching transistor connected to the scan line and one of the data lines, a driving transistor connected to the switching transistor, an OLED connected to the driving transistor, and a storage capacitor including a first storage capacitor plate and a second storage capacitor plate overlapping the first storage capacitor plate in a thickness direction, connected to the power source line, and having a portion extending in the column direction between and not overlapping the data lines in the thickness direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Min Woo Byun, Kyoung Jin Park
  • Patent number: 9875676
    Abstract: A display device according to one or more embodiments of the present disclosure includes a plurality of pixels located at crossing regions of a plurality of scan lines and a plurality of data lines; a data driver coupled to ends of the plurality of data lines at a first side and configured to supply a plurality of data signals to the plurality of data lines; an inspection unit coupled to ends of the plurality of data lines at a second side and configured to supply a plurality of inspection signals to the plurality of pixels; at least one detection line electrically coupled to the inspection unit and extending from a first side of the panel to a second side of the panel; and a reset transistor coupled between the detection line and a reset power supply and configured to turn on when it receives a first control signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Min Woo Byun, Seung Kyu Lee
  • Patent number: 9767727
    Abstract: A display panel including: pixels disposed in an active area of a substrate; data lines connected to the pixels; and a crack detection line disposed in a peripheral area of the active area in the substrate. The crack detection line includes a plurality of stacked conductive layers and at least one insulating layer disposed therebetween. At least one of the conductive layers is electrically connected to any one of the data lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Min Woo Byun, Jae Du Noh, Seung-Kyu Lee
  • Publication number: 20170206826
    Abstract: A scan driver includes scan signal outputting circuits, at least one of the scan signal outputting circuits includes a driving circuit and a buffer circuit. The driving circuit includes driving transistors. The driving circuit provides first and second driving signals to first and second driving nodes, respectively by turning on or off the driving transistors in response to clock signals and a scan input signal. The buffer circuit includes buffer transistors. The buffer circuit outputs a scan signal at an output node by turning on or off the buffer transistors in response to the first and second driving signals. The at least one of the scan signal outputting circuits performs a back-biasing voltage applying operation on at least one of the driving transistors and the buffer transistors when the driving transistors and the buffer transistors are turned on or off.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2017
    Publication date: July 20, 2017
    Inventors: Ji-Hye KONG, Ji-Su NA, Yong-Sung PARK, Dong-Bum LEE, In-Ho CHOI, Young-In HWANG, Min-Woo BYUN, Hea-Min JUNG
  • Patent number: 9646542
    Abstract: A gate driver circuit includes a gate driver coupled to a gate line. The gate driver generates a gate signal for input to a plurality of pixels and controls a current of the gate signal based on an IR-drop of a supply voltage supplied to the pixels through a supply voltage distribution line. The gate driver decreases the current of the gate signal when the IR-drop increases, and increases the current of the first gate signal when the IR-drop decreases. A pulse width of an activation period of the gate signal decreases and luminance of the pixels increases when the current of the first row pixels decreases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Min-Woo Byun
  • Publication number: 20170069235
    Abstract: A display device includes a first pixel coupled to a scan line and a first data output line, a second pixel coupled to the scan line and a second data output line, a scan driver configured to supply a scan signal to the scan line, a data driver configured to supply a first data signal, a second data signal, and a first initializing voltage to a data input line, and a demultiplexer configured to receive the first data signal and the second data signal, to transmit the first data signal to the first data output line, and to transmit the second data signal and the first initializing voltage to the second data output line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2016
    Publication date: March 9, 2017
    Inventors: Seung Kyu Lee, Min Woo Byun
  • Publication number: 20170047009
    Abstract: A driver includes a first stage, a second stage, and a third stage. The first stage includes a first input terminal and a second input terminal. The first input terminal is electrically connected to a first clock line, which may transmit a first clock signal. The second input terminal is electrically connected to a second clock line, which may transmit a second clock signal. The second stage includes a third input terminal and a fourth input terminal. The third input terminal is electrically connected through the second input terminal to the second clock line. The fourth input terminal is electrically connected to the first clock line. The third stage includes a fifth input terminal and a sixth input terminal. The fifth input terminal is electrically connected through the fourth input terminal to the first clock line. The sixth input terminal is electrically connected to the second clock line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2016
    Publication date: February 16, 2017
    Inventors: Seung Kyu LEE, Kyoung Jin PARK, Hyun Ae PARK, Min Woo BYUN
  • Publication number: 20170039936
    Abstract: An organic light emitting display device includes a display panel, a pad part positioned at one side of the display panel and having a plurality of pads arranged to receive driving power and driving signals, a plurality of signal input lines arranged to transmit the driving power and the driving signal from the pad part to the display panel, and a protection circuit connected to one or more of the signal input lines, wherein the protection circuit includes a first protection transistor including a gate electrode, a first electrode, and a second electrode, wherein the signal input lines include a first clock signal input line, the first electrode is connected to the first clock signal input signal line, and the second electrode is connected to a first power source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2016
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Inventors: Min Woo BYUN, Kyoung Jin PARK
  • Publication number: 20170025487
    Abstract: An organic light emitting display device includes a substrate on which is included pixel columns extending in a column direction and adjacent to each other in a row direction, data lines extending in the column direction and adjacent to each other and between the pixel columns in the row direction, a power source line extending in the column direction, a scan line extending in the row direction, a switching transistor connected to the scan line and one of the data lines, a driving transistor connected to the switching transistor, an OLED connected to the driving transistor, and a storage capacitor including a first storage capacitor plate and a second storage capacitor plate overlapping the first storage capacitor plate in a thickness direction, connected to the power source line, and having a portion extending in the column direction between and not overlapping the data lines in the thickness direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2016
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Inventors: Min Woo BYUN, Kyoung Jin PARK
  • Publication number: 20160372017
    Abstract: A display device according to one or more embodiments of the present disclosure includes a plurality of pixels located at crossing regions of a plurality of scan lines and a plurality of data lines; a data driver coupled to ends of the plurality of data lines at a first side and configured to supply a plurality of data signals to the plurality of data lines; an inspection unit coupled to ends of the plurality of data lines at a second side and configured to supply a plurality of inspection signals to the plurality of pixels; at least one detection line electrically coupled to the inspection unit and extending from a first side of the panel to a second side of the panel; and a reset transistor coupled between the detection line and a reset power supply and configured to turn on when it receives a first control signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2016
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Inventors: Min Woo Byun, Seung Kyu Lee
  • Patent number: 9495903
    Abstract: A display device including a display area and a non-display area surrounding the display area. The non-display area includes a test data line (TDL) which receives a test data signal from an external source, a plurality of connection line units (CLUs) which connect the data lines and the TDL, and a dummy line unit which is formed in the non-display area. Each of the CLUs includes a test switch having an input terminal connected to the TDL, an output terminal connected to one of a plurality of data lines disposed in the display area, and a control terminal connected to a test switch control line which receives a test switch control signal from an external source. At least one of the CLUs includes a disconnection portion which interrupts the TDL, wherein both ends of the disconnection portion are connected to the dummy line unit by bypass connection lines, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tae Hoon Kwon, Kyoung Jin Park, Min Woo Byun
  • Publication number: 20160293078
    Abstract: A display device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a substrate that includes a display area and a peripheral area around the display area; a plurality of data lines on the substrate; and a crack sensing line disposed in the peripheral area and that is connected to a first data line of the plurality of data lines, where the crack sensing line includes a first layer disposed under an insulating layer and a second layer disposed on the insulating layer, the first layer and the second layer each include overlapping parts where the first layer and the second layer overlap via the insulating layer, and a voltage applied to the first layer and a voltage applied to the second layer have different magnitudes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2016
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Inventor: MIN WOO BYUN
  • Publication number: 20160225312
    Abstract: A display panel including: pixels disposed in an active area of a substrate; data lines connected to the pixels; and a crack detection line disposed in a peripheral area of the active area in the substrate. The crack detection line includes a plurality of stacked conductive layers and at least one insulating layer disposed therebetween. At least one of the conductive layers is electrically connected to any one of the data lines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2015
    Publication date: August 4, 2016
    Inventors: Min Woo BYUN, Jae Du NOH, Seung-Kyu LEE
  • Publication number: 20160140896
    Abstract: A display device including a display area and a non-display area surrounding the display area. The non-display area includes a test data line (TDL) which receives a test data signal from an external source, a plurality of connection line units (CLUs) which connect the data lines and the TDL, and a dummy line unit which is formed in the non-display area. Each of the CLUs includes a test switch having an input terminal connected to the TDL, an output terminal connected to one of a plurality of data lines disposed in the display area, and a control terminal connected to a test switch control line which receives a test switch control signal from an external source. At least one of the CLUs includes a disconnection portion which interrupts the TDL, wherein both ends of the disconnection portion are connected to the dummy line unit by bypass connection lines, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2015
    Publication date: May 19, 2016
    Inventors: Tae Hoon KWON, Kyoung Jin Park, Min Woo Byun
  • Publication number: 20160117987
    Abstract: A gate driver circuit includes a gate driver coupled to a gate line. The gate driver generates a gate signal for input to a plurality of pixels and controls a current of the gate signal based on an IR-drop of a supply voltage supplied to the pixels through a supply voltage distribution line. The gate driver decreases the current of the gate signal when the IR-drop increases, and increases the current of the first gate signal when the IR-drop decreases. A pulse width of an activation period of the gate signal decreases and luminance of the pixels increases when the current of the first row pixels decreases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2015
    Publication date: April 28, 2016
    Inventor: Min-Woo BYUN