Patents by Inventor Mu-Hyun Kim

Mu-Hyun Kim 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: 20150155492
    Abstract: A donor substrate for a laser induced thermal imaging method and method of fabricating an organic light emitting display device using the same are provided. A transfer layer for a laser induced thermal imaging method is made of an organic material having a molecular weight of 500 to 70,000 to fabricate an organic light emitting display device having a uniform organic layer pattern. The invention also provides a method of fabricating an organic light emitting display device which may achieve a large-sized pixel region as well as improve the productivity of the organic light emitting display device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2015
    Publication date: June 4, 2015
    Inventors: Byung-Doo CHIN, Mu-Hyun Kim, Seong-Taek Lee, Myung-Won SONG
  • Patent number: 9048456
    Abstract: An organic light-emitting diode (OLED) having first, second and third sub-pixels of different colors includes: a substrate; first and second electrodes; an organic emission layer (OEL) between the electrodes including a first OEL in the first sub-pixel, a second OEL in the second sub-pixel, and a common third OEL in the first, second and third sub-pixels; a hole transport layer (HTL) between the first electrode and OEL; a hole injection layer (HIL) between the first electrode and HTL; an intermediate layer between the HTL and HIL; a first optical thickness auxiliary layer (OTAL) between the first OEL and third OEL in the first sub-pixel and including a first hole transporting compound and a cyano group-containing compound; and a second OTAL including a second hole transporting compound between the third OEL and HTL in the first sub-pixel, and between the second OEL and HTL in the second sub-pixel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seung-Wook Chang, Young-Hee Lee, Mu-Hyun Kim, Hyo-Yeon Kim, Sang-Woo Pyo, Seung-Mook Lee, Byeong-Wook Yoo
  • Patent number: 9035330
    Abstract: An organic light-emitting display device and a method of manufacturing the same are disclosed. The organic light-emitting display device includes: a substrate, a plurality of pixels on the substrate, a plurality of first electrodes, each disposed in each of the plurality of pixels, a pixel defining layer including a first pixel defining sub-layer disposed between each two adjacent first electrodes, and a second pixel defining sub-layer covering the first pixel defining sub-layer and surface edge portions of each two adjacent first electrodes, an intermediate layer disposed on each of the first electrodes and including an emission layer, and a second electrode configured to face the first electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jin-Goo Kang, Mu-Hyun Kim, Jae-Bok Kim, Dong-Kyu Lee, Ji-Young Kim
  • Publication number: 20150060841
    Abstract: An organic light emitting display apparatus that includes a substrate, an organic light emitting unit formed on the substrate, a reflection member disposed on a non-light emitting region of the organic light emitting unit, and a sealing member that seals the organic light emitting unit. The organic light emitting display apparatus can function as a display apparatus or a mirror.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2014
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Inventors: Seung-Wook Chang, Hye-Dong Kim, Mu-Hyun Kim
  • Patent number: 8952900
    Abstract: A touch screen display apparatus for easily sensing the touch of a user. The touch screen display apparatus includes: a substrate; a display unit formed on the substrate; and a touch panel disposed to face the display unit, where the touch panel comprises a sealing substrate, a first electrode formed on the sealing substrate, a second electrode spaced apart from the first electrode, and a light receiving unit comprising an organic material interposed between the first electrode and the second electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Moon-Jae Lee, Won-Jun Song, Sun-Hee Lee, Young-Hee Lee, Mu-Hyun Kim, Hye Dong Kim, Ji-Young Kim
  • Patent number: 8952608
    Abstract: A donor substrate for a laser induced thermal imaging method and method of fabricating an organic light emitting display device using the same are provided. A transfer layer for a laser induced thermal imaging method is made of an organic material having a molecular weight of 500 to 70,000 to fabricate an organic light emitting display device having a uniform organic layer pattern. The invention also provides a method of fabricating an organic light emitting display device which may achieve a large-sized pixel region as well as improve the productivity of the organic light emitting display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Byung-Doo Chin, Mu-Hyun Kim, Seong-Taek Lee, Myung-Won Song
  • Patent number: 8933625
    Abstract: An organic light emitting display apparatus includes a substrate and a sealing member that are separated from each other; a pixel electrode on the substrate; a pixel defining layer on the pixel electrode and exposing a portion of the pixel electrode; an intermediate layer including a light emitting layer on the exposed portion of the pixel electrode; a facing electrode on the pixel defining layer and the intermediate layer; and a reflection member on a surface of the sealing member facing the substrate and patterned to have an opening portion that exposes the pixel electrode, wherein the opening portion is formed such that a boundary portion of the opening portion is closer to a center of the intermediate layer than a boundary portion of the portion of the pixel electrode exposed by the pixel defining layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jin-Koo Chung, Sang-Hoon Yim, Jun-Ho Choi, Seong-Min Kim, Seung-Wook Chang, Hye-Dong Kim, Mu-Hyun Kim
  • Patent number: 8921871
    Abstract: An organic light-emitting display device and a method of manufacturing the same are disclosed. The organic light-emitting display device includes: a substrate, a plurality of pixels on the substrate, a plurality of first electrodes, each disposed in each of the plurality of pixels, a pixel defining layer including a first pixel defining sub-layer disposed between each two adjacent first electrodes, and a second pixel defining sub-layer covering the first pixel defining sub-layer and surface edge portions of each two adjacent first electrodes, an intermediate layer disposed on each of the first electrodes and including an emission layer, and a second electrode configured to face the first electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jin-Goo Kang, Mu-Hyun Kim, Jae-Bok Kim, Dong-Kyu Lee, Ji-Young Kim
  • Patent number: 8906731
    Abstract: A patterning slit sheet assembly to perform a deposition process to deposit a thin film on a substrate in a fine pattern. A patterning slit sheet assembly includes a patterning slit sheet including a slit unit, and a non-slit region that is located along edges of the slit unit, the patterning slit sheet being smaller than the substrate in at least one of a first direction or a second direction perpendicular to the first direction; a frame combined with the patterning slit sheet to support the patterning slit sheet; and a shielding unit extending on at least one inner side of the frame and overlapping an area including the edges of the slit unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Myung-Ki Lee, Sung-Bong Lee, Myong-Hwan Choi, Mu-Hyun Kim
  • Publication number: 20140353633
    Abstract: An organic light emitting diode display includes a substrate including a thin film transistor, a plurality of pixels on a pixel area of the substrate, a plurality of auxiliary electrodes between the pixels, an opposite electrode on the pixels and on the auxiliary electrodes, the opposite electrode being electrically connected to the auxiliary electrodes, and including a same material as the auxiliary electrodes, and a power supply electrode on the substrate, the power supply electrode being in a periphery of the pixel area and being configured to supply power to the pixels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2014
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Applicant: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Su-Hwan LEE, Mu-Hyun KIM
  • Publication number: 20140352616
    Abstract: A crucible apparatus comprises: a crucible having an opening, the crucible being configured to store an organic material; a heating device surrounding the exterior of the crucible, the heating device being configured to provide heat to the crucible; at least one thermal ball configured to deliver the heat provided by the heating device to the organic material within the crucible so as to sublimate the organic material; and at least one spray nozzle disposed at the opening of the crucible and configured to spray the sublimated organic material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2014
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Inventors: Su-Hwan Lee, Mu-Hyun Kim, Eun-Ho Kim
  • Publication number: 20140342481
    Abstract: An organic layer deposition apparatus and a method of manufacturing an organic light-emitting display device by using the apparatus. In particular, an organic layer deposition apparatus that is more easily manufactured and is suitable for use in mass production of large substrates while performing high-definition patterning thereon, as well as a method of manufacturing an organic light-emitting display device by using such an apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2013
    Publication date: November 20, 2014
    Applicant: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Su-Hwan LEE, Un-Cheol SUNG, Mu-Hyun KIM, Dong-Kyu LEE
  • Patent number: 8884515
    Abstract: An organic light emitting display apparatus that includes a substrate, an organic light emitting unit formed on the substrate, a reflection member disposed on a non-light emitting region of the organic light emitting unit, and a sealing member that seals the organic light emitting unit. The organic light emitting display apparatus can function as a display apparatus or a mirror.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seung-Wook Chang, Hye-Dong Kim, Mu-Hyun Kim
  • Patent number: 8866162
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing an organic light emitting diode (OLED) display includes forming an upper electrode power source line outside of a pixel area over a substrate, forming a lower electrode in the pixel area, forming at least one layer of an organic material layer in the pixel area and areas outside of the pixel area, forming an upper electrode in the pixel area, selectively removing portions of the organic material layer that are exposed outside of the upper electrode, thereby exposing the upper electrode power source line, and coating a conductive material between the upper electrode and the upper electrode power source line in a normal pressure condition such that the conductive material overlaps the upper electrode and the upper electrode power source line, thereby forming a connection portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jin-Goo Kang, Mu-Hyun Kim
  • Patent number: 8859043
    Abstract: An organic layer deposition apparatus for forming an organic layer on a substrate includes: a deposition source configured to discharge a deposition material; a deposition source nozzle unit arranged at a side of the deposition source and including a plurality of deposition source nozzles; and a patterning slit sheet facing the deposition source nozzle unit and including a plurality of patterning slits and at least one spacer arranged between a pair of adjacent patterning slits of the plurality of patterning slits, the patterning slit sheet being smaller than the substrate in at least one of a first direction or a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, and the substrate is spaced apart from the organic layer deposition apparatus by a predetermined distance, and at least one of the substrate or the organic layer deposition apparatus is movable relative to the other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dong-Kyu Lee, Mu-Hyun Kim, Young-Rok Song, Sang-Pil Lee, Jung-Bae Song, Jong-Heon Kim, Byung-Su Kim, Yun-Mi Lee, Jae-Kwang Ryu
  • Publication number: 20140291619
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing an organic light emitting display apparatus includes forming a layer by depositing on a substrate a deposition material emitted from a deposition assembly while conveying the substrate with respect to the deposition assembly. In the forming of the layer, at least two layers of a first layer including a deposition material emitted from a first deposition source, a second layer including deposition materials emitted from the first deposition source and a second deposition source, and a third layer including a deposition material emitted from the second deposition source, are deposited on the substrate by using an angle restriction unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2013
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Su-Hwan Lee, Mu-Hyun Kim, Ji-Hoon Kang
  • Publication number: 20140291618
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing an organic light-emitting display device, wherein a voltage drop of a counter electrode is effectively reduced, includes: (i) forming a layer on a substrate using a first deposition assembly, wherein the first deposition assembly includes a patterning slit sheet that includes patterning slits corresponding to sub-pixels emitting light in a first wavelength band from among n sub-pixels of each of pixels and does not include a patterning slit in regions corresponding to spaces between pixels in a second direction crossing a first direction and parallel to the substrate fixed to a transfer unit; and (ii) forming a layer on the substrate using a second deposition assembly, wherein the second deposition assembly includes a patterning slit sheet that includes patterning slits corresponding to the pixels and does not include a patterning slit in regions corresponding to spaces between the pixels in the second direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2013
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: SAMSUNG DISPLAY COl., LTD.
    Inventors: Sang-Nam Na, Mu-Hyun Kim
  • Patent number: 8835910
    Abstract: An organic light emitting display apparatus in which image quality can be improved. The organic light emitting display apparatus includes: a substrate; a first electrode disposed on the substrate; a pixel definition layer formed on the first electrode and having an opening portion through which a region of the first electrode is exposed; an intermediate layer connected to the first electrode through the opening portion and including an organic emission layer; a second electrode electrically connected to the intermediate layer; and an inorganic planarization pattern portion disposed between the substrate and the first electrode and formed to at least correspond to the opening portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ji-Young Kim, Mu-Hyun Kim, Jin-Goo Kang, Dong-Kyu Lee, Jae-Bok Kim
  • Patent number: 8809084
    Abstract: A laser induced thermal imaging method includes preparing a donor element and a substrate; facing a transfer layer of the donor element to the substrate and then patterning the transfer layer onto the substrate; and annealing the patterned substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mu-Hyun Kim, Byung-Doo Chin, Myung-Won Song, Seong-Taek Lee
  • Patent number: 8796702
    Abstract: An organic light emitting display device includes a substrate, a plurality of pixels on the substrate having a first region configured to emit light and a second region configured to transmit external light, a plurality of pixel circuit units, a plurality of first electrodes, a first organic layer on the plurality of first electrodes, a second organic layer on the first organic layer, the second organic layer including an emission layer, a third organic layer on the second organic layer, the third organic layer being positioned in the first region and outside a central portion of the second region, and a second electrode having a first portion only on the third organic layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jung-Yeon Kim, Mu-Hyun Kim, Beom-Rak Choi, Un-Cheol Sung