Patents by Inventor Minsuk UHM

Minsuk UHM 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: 12682814
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a display including a plurality of pixels, and a processor, each of a plurality of pixels may include a plurality of sub pixels, the plurality of sub pixels may include first type pixels including first type sub pixels observed at a first viewing angle, and second type pixels being adjacent to the first type pixels and including second type sub pixels observed at a second viewing angle that is smaller than the first viewing angle, and the processor configured to, for a plurality of groups including first type pixels and second type pixels, perform a control such that turn-on ratios of the first type pixels and the second type pixels in, a plurality of groups, a first group are different from turn-on ratios of those of, among the plurality of groups, a second group that is different from the first group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2025
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2026
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yilin Wu, Jeonghun Kim, Sungyoung Shin, Minsuk Uhm, Hyunchang Shin, Sungdae Choi, Seungyeop Choi
  • Publication number: 20260120609
    Abstract: An electronic device may include a display panel. The display panel may include a first layer including first light transmittance portions and/or second light transmittance portions smaller than the first light transmittance portions. The display panel may include a second layer, disposed below the first layer, including first sub-pixels respectively disposed below the first light transmittance portions and second sub-pixels respectively disposed below the second light transmittance portions. The electronic device may include display driver circuitry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2025
    Publication date: April 30, 2026
    Inventors: Sungyoung SHIN, Minsuk UHM, Haechang LEE, Keehyon PARK, Byungduk YANG, Kwangtai KIM, Donghyun YEOM
  • Publication number: 20260059951
    Abstract: An electronic device comprising a display is provided. The display includes a first sub-pixel visible at a first viewing angle, a second sub-pixel visible at a second viewing angle wider than the first viewing angle, first pixel definition portions defining a first light emission portion of the first sub-pixel, second pixel definition portions defining a second light emission portion of the second sub-pixel, first opaque portions disposed above the first pixel definition portions, and second opaque portions disposed between the first pixel definition portions and the first opaque portions, wherein a first width between the first opaque portions through which light emitted from the first sub-pixel passes is narrower than a second width between the second opaque portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2025
    Publication date: February 26, 2026
    Inventors: Sungyoung SHIN, Minsuk UHM, Haechang LEE, Keehyon PARK, Kwangtai KIM, Donghyun YEOM
  • Publication number: 20260052819
    Abstract: A display is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2025
    Publication date: February 19, 2026
    Inventors: Sungyoung SHIN, Byungduk YANG, Keehyon PARK, Minsuk UHM, Haechang LEE, Kwangtai KIM, Donghyun YEOM
  • Patent number: 12531003
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a display including a plurality of pixels, and a processor, each of a plurality of pixels may include a plurality of sub pixels, the plurality of sub pixels may include first type pixels including first type sub pixels observed at a first viewing angle, and second type pixels being adjacent to the first type pixels and including second type sub pixels observed at a second viewing angle that is smaller than the first viewing angle, and the processor configured to, for a plurality of groups including first type pixels and second type pixels, perform a control such that turn-on ratios of the first type pixels and the second type pixels in, a plurality of groups, a first group are different from turn-on ratios of those of, among the plurality of groups, a second group that is different from the first group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2026
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yilin Wu, Jeonghun Kim, Sungyoung Shin, Minsuk Uhm, Hyunchang Shin, Sungdae Choi, Seungyeop Choi
  • Patent number: 12520691
    Abstract: An electronic device of an embodiment of the present disclosure may include an optical sensor, and an organic light emitting diode display panel that includes a first region corresponding to where the optical sensor is disposed and a second region distinct from the first region. The organic light emitting diode display panel may include first organic material arrangement regions disposed in the first region, second organic material arrangement regions disposed in the second region, first electrodes disposed on a back surface of the first organic material arrangement regions, second electrodes disposed on a back surface of the second organic material arrangement regions, and a common electrode disposed on an upper surface of the first organic material arrangement regions and the second organic material arrangement regions. An area of the first organic material arrangement regions may be larger than an area of the second organic material arrangement regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2026
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sungyoung Shin, Minsuk Uhm, Dongseop Lee
  • Patent number: 12514094
    Abstract: An electronic device according to various embodiments disclosed herein may include: a display panel including a light-emitting layer in which multiple light-emitting parts are arranged and a circuit layer in which multiple circuit parts electrically connected to at least some of the multiple light-emitting parts are arranged, the display panel including a first area, a second area adjacent to the first area, and a third area other than the first area and the second area, and a camera disposed on or under a rear surface of a display including the display panel such that a lens of the camera faces the first area of the display panel, wherein the first area of the display panel may be an area in which the circuit parts are not present, and an area in which a first light-emitting part connected to a circuit part positioned in the second area is disposed, the second area of the display panel may be an area in which second light-emitting parts connected to the circuit part positioned in the second area and a dummy
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2025
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dongseop Lee, Sungyoung Shin, Kwangtai Kim, Minsuk Uhm, Donghyun Yeom, Yilin Wu, Haechang Lee
  • Patent number: 12507579
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a display and a camera device, the camera device overlaps at least a portion of an active area in a second direction of the display. The display comprises a display panel comprising a first active area, which has a first transmittance, at least partially overlaps on the camera device, and comprises a viewing angle area corresponding to the viewing angle of the camera device, and a second active area having a second transmittance that is lower than the first transmittance, the display panel comprises a mask layer comprising an opaque mask, and the opaque mask comprises a first portion at least partially formed in the viewing angle area, and a second portion formed to have a specified width and encompass the outer boundary of the viewing angle area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2025
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Minsuk Uhm, Sungyoung Shin, Hyunchang Shin, Byungduk Yang
  • Publication number: 20250349238
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a display including a plurality of pixels, and a processor, each of a plurality of pixels may include a plurality of sub pixels, the plurality of sub pixels may include first type pixels including first type sub pixels observed at a first viewing angle, and second type pixels being adjacent to the first type pixels and including second type sub pixels observed at a second viewing angle that is smaller than the first viewing angle, and the processor configured to, for a plurality of groups including first type pixels and second type pixels, perform a control such that turn-on ratios of the first type pixels and the second type pixels in, a plurality of groups, a first group are different from turn-on ratios of those of, among the plurality of groups, a second group that is different from the first group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2025
    Publication date: November 13, 2025
    Inventors: Yilin WU, Jeonghun KIM, Sungyoung SHIN, Minsuk UHM, Hyunchang SHIN, Sungdae CHOI, Seungyeop CHOI
  • Patent number: 12451102
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a display, an optical sensor disposed below the display, and at least one processor, wherein the display includes a first region having a first pixel density and a second region having a second pixel density less than the first pixel density and corresponding to the disposed region of the optical sensor, the at least one processor determines a second brightness level for the second region on the basis of at least one among a first brightness level of the first region, the first pixel density, and the second pixel density when the first brightness level exceeds a predetermined threshold, identifies a third region, defined to include the second region, of the display along an edge of the first region, and sets the brightness of the second and third regions to the second brightness level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2025
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Minsuk Uhm, Sungyoung Shin, Taewoong Lee, Jongkon Bae, Hyunchang Shin, Byungduk Yang
  • Patent number: 12453253
    Abstract: An example electronic device includes a camera module, wherein the electronic device may include a display panel and the camera module is disposed under the display panel. The display panel may include a first region having a first pixel density and overlapping the camera module, and a second region having a second pixel density greater than the first pixel density. The first region may include a transmissive region through which light is transmitted and which includes first pixels, and a non-transmissive region which is disposed around the transmissive region and in which a first driving circuit configured to drive the first pixels is arranged. Connection wires connecting the first pixels and the first driving circuit to each other may be arranged in the transmissive region, the connection wires may include at least one curved region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2025
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Minsuk Uhm, Sungyoung Shin, Yilin Wu, Haechang Lee, Dongseop Lee, Kwangtai Kim, Donghyun Yeom
  • Publication number: 20250255100
    Abstract: A display comprises: a pixel layer including a first region, a second region, a deformation region, a plurality of first subpixels disposed in the first region, a plurality of second subpixels disposed in the second region, and a plurality of third subpixels disposed in the deformation region; and a plurality of TFTs disposed under the pixel layer, wherein the plurality of TFTs comprise: a plurality of first TFTs configured to drive the plurality of first subpixels, the plurality of first TFTs being disposed in the first region; a plurality of second TFTs configured to drive the plurality of second subpixels, the plurality of second TFTs being disposed in the second region; and a plurality of third TFTs configured to drive at least some of the plurality of third subpixels, the plurality of third TFTs being disposed outside the deformation region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2025
    Publication date: August 7, 2025
    Inventors: Sungyoung SHIN, Minsuk UHM, Dongseop LEE, Haechang LEE, Seongdae CHOI, Kwangtai KIM, Donghyun YEOM
  • Patent number: 12364097
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a display panel and at least one optical sensor. The display panel is disposed in an internal space of a housing so as to be visible from the outside and includes a display region and a sensor region. The at least one optical sensor may correspond, below the display panel, to the sensor region. The display panel includes a plurality of pixels disposed on a substrate, a plurality of driving circuit units for driving the plurality of pixels, a first encapsulation unit for encapsulating the sensor region, and a second encapsulation unit for encapsulating the display region. The first encapsulation unit and the second encapsulation unit may be different in terms of the stacked structure of layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2025
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sungyoung Shin, Minsuk Uhm, Hyunchang Shin, Byungduk Yang
  • Publication number: 20250194375
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a camera, a display panel including a first region disposed on the camera and a second region surrounding at least a portion of the first region, wherein the first region includes an emission layer including a plurality of pixels uniformly spaced apart from each other, an encapsulation layer on the emission layer, and an opaque metal layer below the emission layer, wherein the opaque metal layer includes a plurality of openings disposed between the plurality of pixels, wherein each of the plurality of openings includes a periphery including first portions, each having a first radius of curvature, spaced apart from each other, and second portions, each having a second radius of curvature shorter than the first radius of curvature, positioned between the first portions of the periphery, and wherein each of the first portions of the periphery faces each of pixels positioned along the periphery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2025
    Publication date: June 12, 2025
    Inventors: Minsuk UHM, Sungyoung SHIN, Dongseop LEE, Haechang LEE, Kwangtai KIM, Donghyun YEOM
  • Patent number: 12324309
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a display panel and a camera module arranged under the display panel. The display panel may include a first area including a first plurality of pixels having a first pixel density and overlapping the camera module, a second area including a second plurality of pixels having a second pixel density greater than the first pixel density, a first light reflection blocking layer arranged in all or at least a portion of the first area, and a plurality of transparent wiring lines arranged under first organic light-emitting diodes arranged in the first area. The first light reflection blocking layer may be arranged to overlap lower portions of the first organic light-emitting diodes arranged in the first area. The first light reflection blocking layer may be arranged between anode electrodes of the first organic light-emitting diodes and the plurality of transparent wiring lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2025
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sungyoung Shin, Minsuk Uhm, Dongseop Lee, Haechang Lee, Byungduk Yang, Kwangtai Kim, Donghyun Yeom
  • Patent number: 12175928
    Abstract: A display device including a display that includes a plurality of pixels, wherein the plurality of pixels respectively include a plurality of sub-pixels is provided. The plurality of sub-pixels include first type sub-pixels observed at a first viewing angle, and second type sub-pixels observed at a second viewing angle that is narrower than the first viewing angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yilin Wu, Sungyoung Shin, Minsuk Uhm, Sungdae Choi, Seungyeop Choi, Hyunchang Shin, Byungduk Yang
  • Patent number: 12143522
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a display, a display driver integrated circuit (IC) that controls the display, a camera disposed in a display area, and a processor connected with the display driver IC and the camera. The display includes a normal area having a first pixel density, a camera light-receiving area where the camera is disposed and at least one pixel is disposed, the camera light-receiving area having a second pixel density lower than first pixel density, and a circuit area provided between the normal area and the camera light-receiving area and having a third pixel density, and a circuit that transfers a drive voltage to the pixel disposed in the camera light-receiving area is disposed in the circuit area. The third pixel density is lower than or equal to the first pixel density, and the third pixel density is higher than the second pixel density.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sungyoung Shin, Minsuk Uhm, Yilin Wu, Dongseop Lee, Haechang Lee, Kwangtai Kim, Donghyun Yeom
  • Patent number: 12063831
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the disclosure relate to an electronic device including an under display camera (UDC). The electronic device includes: a housing, a display, and a camera disposed inside the housing overlapping a portion of the display and acquiring light passing through the display from outside. The display includes a first area in which a first pixel overlapping with at least a portion of the camera and a first pixel driving circuit for driving the first pixel are disposed, and a second area, other than the first area, in which a second pixel and a second pixel driving circuit for driving the second pixel are disposed. The first pixel driving circuit includes a first driving thin film transistor (TFT) having a first channel region having a straight shape does not include a curved shape, and the second pixel driving circuit includes a second driving TFT having a second channel region of a curved shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sungyoung Shin, Minsuk Uhm, Dongseop Lee, Haechang Lee, Kwangtai Kim, Donghyun Yeom
  • Publication number: 20240260432
    Abstract: A display device may include a display panel and a display driving circuit operatively coupled to the display panel. The display panel may include: a pixel layer including a first set of a plurality of first pixels and a second set of a plurality of second pixels providing a viewing angle that is narrower than a viewing angle provided through the plurality of first pixels; a conductive pattern disposed on the pixel layer; and an organic insulating layer disposed between a transparent member and the conductive pattern, and including a light blocking member in contact with the transparent member and having openings dividing each of sub-pixels included in each of the plurality of second pixels. Various other embodiments are possible.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2024
    Publication date: August 1, 2024
    Inventors: Sungyoung SHIN, Minsuk UHM, Yilin WU, Dongseop LEE, Haechang LEE, Kwangtai KIM, Donghyun YEOM
  • Publication number: 20240206297
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a board, a plurality of pixels including a first pixel disposed on the board, and including a first organic light emitting layer including a first sub-organic light emitting layer and a second sub-organic light emitting layer, and a second pixel including a second organic light emitting layer, a pixel definition layer located between the first sub-organic light emitting layer and the second sub-organic light emitting layer, a first light shielding member located on the pixel definition layer to overlap the pixel definition layer between the first and second sub-organic light emitting layer in a first direction, and an opaque member overlapping the first light shielding member in the first direction, and located between at least a portion of the pixel definition layer located between the first sub-organic light emitting layer and the second sub-organic light emitting layer, and the first light shielding member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2024
    Publication date: June 20, 2024
    Inventors: Dongseop LEE, Junghyun KIM, Sungyoung SHIN, Byungduk YANG, Minsuk UHM, Yilin WU, Haechang LEE