Patents by Inventor Nari AHN

Nari AHN 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: 20240107798
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel, a panel protective film disposed below the display panel, and a first adhesive layer disposed between the display panel and the panel protective film, where a test speed of a tensile test of the panel protective film is about 5 millimeters per minute (mm/min), Young's modulus of the panel protective film is measured in a range of strain in which strain of the panel protective film is about 0.05 percent (%) to about 0.5%, and the panel protective film has the Young's modulus of about 4324 megapascals (MPa) to about 4792 MPa at about 25 degrees Celsius.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: KICHEOL SONG, YOUNGMOON KIM, NARI AHN
  • Patent number: 11871603
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel, a panel protective film disposed below the display panel, and a first adhesive layer disposed between the display panel and the panel protective film, where a test speed of a tensile test of the panel protective film is about 5 millimeters per minute (mm/min), Young's modulus of the panel protective film is measured in a range of strain in which strain of the panel protective film is about 0.05 percent (%) to about 0.5%, and the panel protective film has the Young's modulus of about 4324 megapascals (MPa) to about 4792 MPa at about 25 degrees Celsius.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kicheol Song, Youngmoon Kim, Nari Ahn
  • Publication number: 20230349038
    Abstract: A deposition mask includes a metal mask body in which a deposition opening is defined; and a coating layer including aluminum oxynitride, on an outer surface of the metal mask body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2023
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Inventors: Hyosung KIM, JinYoung CHOI, SUNGMIN HUR, HYUNSANG SEO, Hyun-Ju LEE, Manjae PARK, NARI AHN, HYEONGSUK YOO, DONGWON HAN
  • Patent number: 11739420
    Abstract: A deposition mask includes a metal mask body in which a deposition opening is defined; and a coating layer including aluminum oxynitride, on an outer surface of the metal mask body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyosung Kim, JinYoung Choi, Sungmin Hur, Hyunsang Seo, Hyun-Ju Lee, Manjae Park, Nari Ahn, Hyeongsuk Yoo, Dongwon Han
  • Publication number: 20230217802
    Abstract: A display panel includes the following elements: a substrate including a first base layer, wherein the first base layer includes a transparent polyimide resin; a first pixel circuit and a second pixel circuit over the substrate, spaced from each other with the transmission area between the first pixel circuit and the second pixel circuit, and each including transistors and a storage capacitor; a first display element electrically connected to the first pixel circuit; and a second display element electrically connected to the second pixel circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2023
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Inventors: Jaebum Han, Younggil Park, Junghwa Park, Nari Ahn, Sooim Jeong
  • Publication number: 20230076097
    Abstract: A display device includes: a display panel; a window disposed on the display panel; a window protection layer disposed on the window; and a first adhesive layer disposed between the window and the window protection layer; wherein the first adhesive layer has a storage modulus of about 0.0317 MPa to about 0.0348 MPa, a loss modulus of about 0.0108 MPa to about 0.0120 MPa, and a tan delta value of about 0.3354 to about 0.3480 at the temperature of about 25° C. when a frequency of about 1 Hz and an axial force of about 1.0 N are applied and the first adhesive layer maintains a strain of about 1%, and the tan delta value is defined by dividing the loss modulus by the storage modulus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2022
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Inventors: KICHEOL SONG, Young Do Kim, Youngmoon Kim, Nari Ahn
  • Patent number: 11600793
    Abstract: A display panel includes the following elements: a substrate including a first base layer, wherein the first base layer includes a transparent polyimide resin; a first pixel circuit and a second pixel circuit over the substrate, spaced from each other with the transmission area between the first pixel circuit and the second pixel circuit, and each including transistors and a storage capacitor; a first display element electrically connected to the first pixel circuit; and a second display element electrically connected to the second pixel circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Inventors: Jaebum Han, Younggil Park, Junghwa Park, Nari Ahn, Sooim Jeong
  • Patent number: 11569269
    Abstract: A display apparatus is provided which may include a substrate including a display area and a non-display area adjacent to the display area, a first thin-film transistor disposed on the substrate and including a first semiconductor layer including an oxide semiconductor material, and a second thin-film transistor disposed on the substrate and including a second semiconductor layer including a silicon semiconductor material, wherein a surface roughness of the first semiconductor layer is increased by plasma treatment. A method of manufacturing the display apparatus is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jaebum Han, Bohwa Kim, Younggil Park, Junghwa Park, Nari Ahn, Sooim Jeong
  • Patent number: 11502270
    Abstract: A display device includes: a display panel; a window disposed on the display panel; a window protection layer disposed on the window; and a first adhesive layer disposed between the window and the window protection layer; wherein the first adhesive layer has a creep value of about 38.1876% to about 40.4371% at a temperature of about 25° C. when a stress of about 2,000 Pa is applied to the first adhesive layer for about 10 minutes, the first adhesive layer has a storage modulus of about 0.0317 MPa to about 0.0348 MPa, a loss modulus of about 0.0108 MPa to about 0.0120 MPa, and a tan delta value of about 0.3354 to about 0.3480 at the temperature of about 25° C. when a frequency of about 1 Hz and an axial force of about 1.0 N are applied and the first adhesive layer maintains a strain of about 1%, and the tan delta value is defined by dividing the loss modulus by the storage modulus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kicheol Song, Young Do Kim, Youngmoon Kim, Nari Ahn
  • Publication number: 20220293705
    Abstract: A display device includes: a substrate; a first insulating layer disposed on the substrate and that includes an inorganic insulating material; an oxide semiconductor layer disposed on the first insulating layer; a second insulating layer disposed on the oxide semiconductor layer and that includes an inorganic insulating material; and a third insulating layer disposed on a gate electrode disposed on the second insulating layer and that includes an inorganic insulating material. The oxide semiconductor layer includes a first conductive region, a second conductive region, and a channel region located between the first conductive region and the second conductive region, and a value in the channel region of the oxide semiconductor layer of HC according to equation (1) is less than 30%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2022
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Inventors: Jaebum Han, Younggil Park, Junghwa Park, Nari Ahn, Sooim Jeong
  • Publication number: 20220238837
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel that may be folded with reference to at least one folding axis, a polarization layer disposed on the display panel, an adhesive layer disposed on the polarization layer, and a window disposed on the adhesive layer, and having one surface facing the adhesive layer. A 180 degree (°) peel adhesion of the adhesive layer to the one surface of the window may be about 493 gram-force per inch (gf/inch) to about 817 gf/inch under the conditions of a temperature of about 60 degrees Celsius (° C.) and a relative humidity of about 93 percent (%). Accordingly, the display device including the adhesive layer may exhibit good durability, and maintain the reliability thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2021
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Inventors: KICHEOL SONG, YOUNGMOON KIM, NARI AHN
  • Patent number: 11393888
    Abstract: A thin film transistor substrate includes a first semiconductor layer disposed on a substrate and having a first channel area, a first source area and a first drain area. A first gate electrode is disposed above the first semiconductor layer and overlaps the first channel area. A first electrode layer is disposed above the first gate electrode and electrically connects to at least one of the first source area and the first drain area. A second insulating layer is disposed between the first gate electrode and the first electrode layer. The second insulating layer includes an inorganic control layer and a first inorganic layer arranged on the inorganic control layer. The inorganic control layer has a lower density than a density of the first inorganic layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jaebum Han, Younggil Park, Junghwa Park, Nari Ahn, Sooim Jeong, Kinam Kim, Moonsung Kim
  • Patent number: 11387302
    Abstract: A display device includes: a substrate; a first insulating layer disposed on the substrate and that includes an inorganic insulating material; an oxide semiconductor layer disposed on the first insulating layer; a second insulating layer disposed on the oxide semiconductor layer and that includes an inorganic insulating material; and a third insulating layer disposed on a gate electrode disposed on the second insulating layer and that includes an inorganic insulating material. The oxide semiconductor layer includes a first conductive region, a second conductive region, and a channel region located between the first conductive region and the second conductive region, and a value in the channel region of the oxide semiconductor layer of HC according to equation (1) is less than 30%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co. , Ltd.
    Inventors: Jaebum Han, Younggil Park, Junghwa Park, Nari Ahn, Sooim Jeong
  • Publication number: 20220173354
    Abstract: Provided is a display device including a display module, a polarizing layer disposed on the display module, and an adhesive layer disposed between the display module and the polarizing layer, wherein at 60° C. and a relative humidity of from about 89% to about 96%, when a torque of 200 ?N·m is applied to the adhesive layer for 10 minutes, the adhesive layer has a creep value of from about 10% to about 23%, and at 60° C. and a relative humidity of from about 89% to about 96%, the polarizing layer has a Young's modulus value of about 3000 MPa to about 5000 MPa.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2021
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Inventors: Kicheol Song, Youngmoon Kim, Nari Ahn
  • Patent number: 11335878
    Abstract: A display device includes a display module and a window member disposed on the display module, where the window member includes a base layer and a hard coating layer disposed on the base layer. A moisture absorption ratio of the window member is about 2.2% or greater under a first condition including a first temperature and a first humidity. The first temperature is about 60° C. or greater, and the first humidity is about 70% or greater.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kicheol Song, Youngmoon Kim, Youngsang Park, Nari Ahn, Hung Kun Ahn, Jung-hun Jung, Ojun Kwon, Junsu Park
  • Patent number: 11315998
    Abstract: A display apparatus that includes a substrate, a first thin-film transistor and a second, thin-film transistor disposed on the substrate at different distances from a top surface of the substrate. A display device is electrically connected to the first thin-film transistor. The first thin-film transistor includes a first semiconductor layer in polycrystalline silicon and a first gate electrode that overlaps a channel region of the first semiconductor layer in a direction of a thickness of the substrate. The second thin-film transistor includes a second semiconductor layer including an oxide semiconductor. The first gate electrode has a stacked structure including a first layer and a second layer. The second layer includes titanium and the first layer includes a different material from the second layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jaebum Han, Younggil Park, Junghwa Park, Nari Ahn, Sooim Jeong, Kinam Kim, Moonsung Kim
  • Publication number: 20220045148
    Abstract: A display apparatus including a circuit with improved characteristics and including a thin-film transistor includes a first interlayer insulating layer arranged on a substrate, a first semiconductor layer arranged on the first interlayer insulating layer and including an oxide semiconductor material, a first gate electrode arranged on the first semiconductor layer, a second interlayer insulating layer arranged on the first gate electrode, and a first electrode layer arranged on the second interlayer insulating layer and electrically connected to the first semiconductor layer through a first contact hole penetrating the second interlayer insulating layer, wherein the first semiconductor layer includes an opening corresponding to the first contact hole, and the first electrode layer contacts an inner surface of the opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2021
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Applicant: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Bohwa KIM, Younggil PARK, Minuk KIM, Sungwook WOO, Nari AHN
  • Publication number: 20210375950
    Abstract: A display apparatus is provided which may include a substrate including a display area and a non-display area adjacent to the display area, a first thin-film transistor disposed on the substrate and including a first semiconductor layer including an oxide semiconductor material, and a second thin-film transistor disposed on the substrate and including a second semiconductor layer including a silicon semiconductor material, wherein a surface roughness of the first semiconductor layer is increased by plasma treatment. A method of manufacturing the display apparatus is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Applicant: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jaebum HAN, Bohwa KIM, Younggil PARK, Junghwa PARK, Nari AHN, Sooim JEONG
  • Publication number: 20210305521
    Abstract: A display panel includes the following elements: a substrate including a first base layer, wherein the first base layer includes a transparent polyimide resin; a first pixel circuit and a second pixel circuit over the substrate, spaced from each other with the transmission area between the first pixel circuit and the second pixel circuit, and each including transistors and a storage capacitor; a first display element electrically connected to the first pixel circuit; and a second display element electrically connected to the second pixel circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2020
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Inventors: Jaebum Han, Younggil Park, Junghwa Park, Nari Ahn, Sooim Jeong
  • Publication number: 20210193962
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel, a panel protective film disposed below the display panel, and a first adhesive layer disposed between the display panel and the panel protective film, where a test speed of a tensile test of the panel protective film is about 5 millimeters per minute (mm/min), Young's modulus of the panel protective film is measured in a range of strain in which strain of the panel protective film is about 0.05 percent (%) to about 0.5%, and the panel protective film has the Young's modulus of about 4324 megapascals (MPa) to about 4792 MPa at about 25 degrees Celsius.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2020
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Inventors: KICHEOL SONG, YOUNGMOON KIM, NARI AHN