Patents by Inventor Mun-Pyo Hong

Mun-Pyo Hong 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: 20240081129
    Abstract: A stretchable optical device comprises: a flexible substrate divided into M×N pixels; a first thin film sealing layer formed on the flexible substrate, located inside a pixel, and formed from a first inorganic material; an actuation device layer located inside the pixel and formed on the first thin film sealing layer; a light-emitting layer located inside the pixel and connected to the actuation device layer; a second thin film sealing layer located inside the pixel, formed on the light-emitting layer, coming into contact with the first thin film sealing layer, and formed from a second inorganic material; a third thin film sealing layer located inside the pixel, formed on the second thin film sealing layer, and formed from a composite material of an organic material and an inorganic material; and a flexible film adhered to the flexible substrate, the stretchable optical device divided into a high flexible area, which is dependent on the shape of the flexible film and has stretchable folds, and a low flexible
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Applicant: KOREA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH AND BUSINESS FOUNDATION, SEJONG CAMPUS
    Inventors: Mun Pyo HONG, Seung Min SHIN
  • Patent number: 11817020
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a stretchable display according to an embodiment of the present invention includes preparing a process carrier substrate, forming a flexible substrate on the process carrier substrate, forming a light emitting layer and a driving element controlling the light emitting layer on the flexible substrate, and attaching a stretchable film divided into a low stretchable area and a high stretchable area such that at least a part of the low stretchable area covers at least a part of the driving element in a state in which the high stretchable area is stretched.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: Korea University Research and Business Foundation, Sejong Campus
    Inventors: Mun Pyo Hong, Sang Il Kim, Ho Won Yoon, Jeong Sik Yoon
  • Patent number: 11683882
    Abstract: A device for manufacturing a stretchable substrate structure according to an embodiment includes a carrier substrate receiving portion configured to receive a carrier substrate therein, a stretchable substrate receiving portion configured to receive a stretchable substrate in a direction facing the carrier substrate, and a diaphragm configured to be deformed by air pressure provided on one surface, wherein the diaphragm comes in contact with an entire surface of the stretchable substrate in a plane direction when deformed, such that the stretchable substrate is combined to the carrier substrate by deforming according to the deformed shape of the diaphragm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: Korea University Research and Business Foundation, Sejong Campus
    Inventors: Sang Il Kim, Mun Pyo Hong, Bo Sung Kim, Ho Won Yoon, Kyung Uk Ha, Yun O Im
  • Patent number: 11477882
    Abstract: A stretchable substrate according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises a first modulus region which has a first modulus, a second modulus region which is located in a plane direction with respect to the first modulus region and has a second modulus higher than the first modulus, and a third modulus region which is located between the first modulus region and the second modulus region and has an interface modulus which gradually changes between the first modulus and the second modulus, wherein the interface modulus of the third modulus region may be constant in the thickness direction thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: Korea University Research and Business Foundation, Sejong Campus
    Inventors: Sang Il Kim, Mun Pyo Hong, Bo Sung Kim, Ho Won Yoon, Kyung Uk Ha, Yun O Im
  • Publication number: 20210368620
    Abstract: A stretchable substrate according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises a first modulus region which has a first modulus, a second modulus region which is located in a plane direction with respect to the first modulus region and has a second modulus higher than the first modulus, and a third modulus region which is located between the first modulus region and the second modulus region and has an interface modulus which gradually changes between the first modulus and the second modulus, wherein the interface modulus of the third modulus region may be constant in the thickness direction thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2021
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Applicant: Korea University Research and Business Foundation, Sejong Campus
    Inventors: Sang Il KIM, Mun Pyo HONG, Bo Sung KIM, Ho Won YOON, Kyung Uk HA, Yun O IM
  • Publication number: 20210329780
    Abstract: A stretchable substrate according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises a first modulus region which has a first modulus, a second modulus region which is located in a plane direction with respect to the first modulus region and has a second modulus higher than the first modulus, and a third modulus region which is located between the first modulus region and the second modulus region and has an interface modulus which gradually changes between the first modulus and the second modulus, wherein the interface modulus of the third modulus region may be constant in the thickness direction thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2021
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Applicant: Korea University Research and Business Foundation, Sejong Campus
    Inventors: Sang Il Kim, Mun Pyo Hong, Bo Sung Kim, Ho Won Yoon, Kyung Uk Ha, Yun O Im
  • Patent number: 11145833
    Abstract: A stretchable display according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises: a hybrid stretchable substrate divided into a low stretchable region and a high stretchable region having a modulus lower than that of the low stretchable region; a driving element layer including a driving element on the low stretchable region so as to control a light emitting layer, and wiring on the high stretchable region so as to be electrically connected to a part of the driving element to apply an electrical signal; and the light emitting layer provided on the driving element layer, and electrically connected to the driving element layer to emit light, wherein, between the driving element and the wiring, the wiring can overlap a stretchable mask pattern having a shape corresponding to either the low stretchable region or high stretchable region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: Korea University Research and Business Foundation, Sejong Campus
    Inventors: Sang Il Kim, Mun Pyo Hong, Dong Hyeok Lee, Ho Won Yoon, Min Hyun Jung
  • Publication number: 20210313527
    Abstract: Provided is a stretchable display partitioned into a high-stretchable region and a low-stretchable region having a modulus higher than a modulus of the high-stretchable region, in which the low-stretchable region has a shape of a plurality of islands spaced apart from each other, and the high-stretchable region includes: a stretchable substrate surrounding the island-shaped low-stretchable region; and a plurality of pixel portions provided in each island-shaped low-stretchable region, and including a light emitting layer for emitting a specific color and a driving device for controlling a driving of the light emitting layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2021
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Applicant: KOREA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH AND BUSINESS FOUNDATION, SEJONG CAMPUS
    Inventors: Mun Pyo HONG, Sang Il KIM, Jeong Hyun KIM
  • Patent number: 11076481
    Abstract: A stretchable substrate according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises a first modulus region which has a first modulus, a second modulus region which is located in a plane direction with respect to the first modulus region and has a second modulus higher than the first modulus, and a third modulus region which is located between the first modulus region and the second modulus region and has an interface modulus which gradually changes between the first modulus and the second modulus, wherein the interface modulus of the third modulus region may be constant in the thickness direction thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: Korea University Research and Business Foundation, Sejong Campus
    Inventors: Sang Il Kim, Mun Pyo Hong, Bo Sung Kim, Ho Won Yoon, Kyung Uk Ha, Yun O Im
  • Patent number: 11073721
    Abstract: A display device according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises: a first substrate to which external light is applied; a first and a second control electrode disposed on the first substrate, the second control electrode being spaced apart from the first control electrode; an insulating film disposed on the first and the second control electrode; a first and a second contact electrode formed on the insulation film, wherein the first contact electrode at least partially overlaps the first control electrode, and the second contact electrode is spaced apart from the first contact electrode and at least partially overlaps the second control electrode; a shuttering operation body moving between the first and the second contact electrode so as to transmit or block light; a second substrate opposite to the first substrate; and a quantum dot film disposed on the first or the second substrate and adjusting the wavelength of light passing through the shuttering operation body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: Korea University Research and Business Foundation, Sejong Campus
    Inventors: Mun Pyo Hong, Sang II Kim, Ho Won Yoon, Yun Seong Jang
  • Publication number: 20210097902
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a stretchable display according to an embodiment of the present invention includes preparing a process carrier substrate, forming a flexible substrate on the process carrier substrate, forming a light emitting layer and a driving element controlling the light emitting layer on the flexible substrate, and attaching a stretchable film divided into a low stretchable area and a high stretchable area such that at least a part of the low stretchable area covers at least a part of the driving element in a state in which the high stretchable area is stretched.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2020
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Applicant: Korea University Research and Business Foundation, Sejong Campus
    Inventors: Mun Pyo Hong, Sang Il Kim, Ho Won Yoon, Jeong Sik Yoon
  • Publication number: 20200229301
    Abstract: A stretchable substrate according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises a first modulus region which has a first modulus, a second modulus region which is located in a plane direction with respect to the first modulus region and has a second modulus higher than the first modulus, and a third modulus region which is located between the first modulus region and the second modulus region and has an interface modulus which gradually changes between the first modulus and the second modulus, wherein the interface modulus of the third modulus region may be constant in the thickness direction thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2020
    Publication date: July 16, 2020
    Applicant: Korea University Research and Business Foundation, Sejong Campus
    Inventors: Sang Il KIM, Mun Pyo HONG, Bo Sung KIM, Ho Won YOON, Kyung Uk HA, Yun O IM
  • Publication number: 20200119294
    Abstract: A stretchable display according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises: a hybrid stretchable substrate divided into a low stretchable region and a high stretchable region having a modulus lower than that of the low stretchable region; a driving element layer including a driving element on the low stretchable region so as to control a light emitting layer, and wiring on the high stretchable region so as to be electrically connected to a part of the driving element to apply an electrical signal; and the light emitting layer provided on the driving element layer, and electrically connected to the driving element layer to emit light, wherein, between the driving element and the wiring, the wiring can overlap a stretchable mask pattern having a shape corresponding to either the low stretchable region or high stretchable region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2019
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Applicant: Korea University Research and Business Foundation, Sejong Campus
    Inventors: Sang Il KIM, Mun Pyo Hong, Dong Hyeok Lee, Ho Won Yoon, Min Hyun Jung
  • Publication number: 20190361293
    Abstract: A display device according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises: a first substrate to which external light is applied; a first and a second control electrode disposed on the first substrate, the second control electrode being spaced apart from the first control electrode; an insulating film disposed on the first and the second control electrode; a first and a second contact electrode formed on the insulation film, wherein the first contact electrode at least partially overlaps the first control electrode, and the second contact electrode is spaced apart from the first contact electrode and at least partially overlaps the second control electrode; a shuttering operation body moving between the first and the second contact electrode so as to transmit or block light; a second substrate opposite to the first substrate; and a quantum dot film disposed on the first or the second substrate and adjusting the wavelength of light passing through the shuttering operation body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2019
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Applicant: Korea University Research and Business Foundation, Sejong Campus
    Inventors: Mun Pyo HONG, Sang II KIM, Ho Won YOON, Yun Seong JANG
  • Patent number: 10229834
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a nonvolatile memory thin film device by using a neutral particle beam generation apparatus. The present invention solves the problem that substrates such as glass and a plastic film may not be used for manufacturing the memory thin film device due to the high temperature heat treatment process for a long time, in the existing method for manufacturing the thin film device having the nonvolatile memory function by forming the mobile proton layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Assignee: KOREA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH AND BUSINESS FOUNDATION, SEJONG CAMPUS
    Inventors: Mun Pyo Hong, Jin Nyeong Jang
  • Publication number: 20170301547
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a nonvolatile memory thin film device by using a neutral particle beam generation apparatus. The present invention solves the problem that substrates such as glass and a plastic film may not be used for manufacturing the memory thin film device due to the high temperature heat treatment process for a long time, in the existing method for manufacturing the thin film device having the nonvolatile memory function by forming the mobile proton layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2015
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Inventors: Mun Pyo HONG, Jin Nyeong JANG
  • Patent number: 9613806
    Abstract: A NAND flash memory array is initially patterned by forming a plurality of sidewall spacers according along sides of patterned portions of material. The pattern of sidewall spacers is then used to form a second pattern of hard mask portions including first hard mask portions defined on both sides by sidewall spacers and second hard mask portions defined on only one side by sidewall spacers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC
    Inventors: Jongsun Sel, Tuan Duc Pham, Mun Pyo Hong
  • Patent number: 9335601
    Abstract: A thin film transistor substrate for a liquid crystal display device includes a substrate, a metal layer on the substrate, and an aluminum complex oxide layer on the metal layer. The aluminum complex oxide layer comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of zirconium, tungsten, chromium and molybdenum. A passivation layer is formed on the aluminum complex oxide layer through a dipping process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jong-Hyun Seo, Mun-Pyo Hong, Nam-Seok Roh
  • Patent number: 9207447
    Abstract: There is provided a cell driven by an electric field including a first electrode and a second electrode spaced from each other and an actuator moving between the first electrode and the second electrode. The actuator does not have permanent electric charges and a DC voltage or a pulse voltage is applied to the first electrode and the second electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignee: KOREA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH AND BUSINESS FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Mun Pyo Hong, Hong Choi, Hyo Joo Park, Ho Won Yoon
  • Patent number: 9070327
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an apparatus for driving an electric field driven cell array including a plurality of electric field driven cells, in which each of the electric field driven cells includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and a third electrode, which are provided on a substrate and insulated from one another, and an actuator movable between the first electrode and the second electrode, the apparatus including, a common voltage supply unit for supplying common voltage, a gate driver for supplying gate voltage, and a data driver for supplying data voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Assignee: KOREA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH AND BUSINESS FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Mun Pyo Hong, Ho Won Yoon, Hyo Joo Park