Patents by Inventor Nam Ki

Nam Ki 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: 20260211158
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel and a cover window on the display panel, and the cover window includes a cover glass, a flame retardant layer, and a functional coating layer, and a cover window having a flame retardant characteristic and an anti-scattering characteristic by using a flame retardant layer is used to improve the durability and the heat-resistance of the display device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2026
    Publication date: July 23, 2026
    Inventors: Keunyoung KIM, HyoKyeong SON, Nam KI
  • Publication number: 20260186573
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display panel, a touch unit on the display panel, a cover substrate including a light transmitting area and a light shielding area and disposed on the touch unit, a light shielding layer on the light shielding area of the cover substrate, a vibrating element on the light shielding layer, and an adhesive layer between the light shielding layer and the vibrating element, wherein the display panel overlaps the light transmitting area of the cover substrate, wherein the light shielding layer includes a black matrix disposed between the cover substrate and the vibrating element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2025
    Publication date: July 2, 2026
    Inventors: MiHyung Chin, Nam Ki
  • Patent number: 12660494
    Abstract: A display panel including a first optical electronic device located under, at a lower portion of, the display panel and overlapping with at least a portion of a first optical area included in a display area, a first substrate disposed in at least a portion of a non-optical area, a second substrate disposed on the first substrate, a third substrate disposed in the first optical area and having a transmittance higher than the first substrate and the second substrate, and a bonding layer disposed on at least one surface of the third substrate, and a display device including the display panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2026
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Seulgi Choi, Nam Ki, Eunsoo Chang
  • Patent number: 12645301
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display panel, a touch unit on the display panel, a cover substrate including a light transmitting area and a light shielding area and disposed on the touch unit, a light shielding layer on the light shielding area of the cover substrate, a vibrating element on the light shielding layer, and an adhesive layer between the light shielding layer and the vibrating element, wherein the display panel overlaps the light transmitting area of the cover substrate, wherein the light shielding layer includes a black matrix disposed between the cover substrate and the vibrating element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2025
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2026
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: MiHyung Chin, Nam Ki
  • Patent number: 12635398
    Abstract: A display panel including a first optical electronic device located under, at a lower portion of, the display panel and overlapping with at least a portion of a first optical area included in a display area, a first substrate disposed in at least a portion of a non-optical area, a second substrate disposed on the first substrate, a third substrate disposed in the first optical area and having a transmittance higher than the first substrate and the second substrate, and a bonding layer disposed on at least one surface of the third substrate, and a display device including the display panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2026
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Seulgi Choi, Nam Ki, Eunsoo Chang
  • Patent number: 12607780
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel and a cover window on the display panel, and the cover window includes a cover glass, a flame retardant layer, and a functional coating layer, and a cover window having a flame retardant characteristic and an anti-scattering characteristic by using a flame retardant layer is used to improve the durability and the heat-resistance of the display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2026
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Keunyoung Kim, HyoKyeong Son, Nam Ki
  • Publication number: 20240264338
    Abstract: A prism sheet of an embodiment comprises a support layer, and prism patterns being disposed on the upper surface of the support layer, and the support layer may be comprised of a base resin comprising a homo PET, and a recycled copolymerized PET (Co-PET).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2023
    Publication date: August 8, 2024
    Inventors: Mihyung CHIN, Hyeran PARK, Nam KI
  • Patent number: 11744139
    Abstract: A phase-transition optical isomer compound is described, a transparent EL display device including the phase-transition optical isomer compound and a method of fabricating the EL display device, where a phase of the phase-transition optical isomer compound is transited by light irradiation and a second electrode of the EL display device is selectively deposited without a masking process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jun-Sik Hwang, Nam Ki, Chang-Woo Chun, Eun-Ji Sim, Soo-Hyuk Choi
  • Publication number: 20230083578
    Abstract: A display panel including a first optical electronic device located under, at a lower portion of, the display panel and overlapping with at least a portion of a first optical area included in a display area, a first substrate disposed in at least a portion of a non-optical area, a second substrate disposed on the first substrate, a third substrate disposed in the first optical area and having a transmittance higher than the first substrate and the second substrate, and a bonding layer disposed on at least one surface of the third substrate, and a display device including the display panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2022
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Applicant: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seulgi CHOI, Nam KI, Eunsoo CHANG
  • Publication number: 20220334290
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel and a cover window on the display panel, and the cover window includes a cover glass, a flame retardant layer, and a functional coating layer, and a cover window having a flame retardant characteristic and an anti-scattering characteristic by using a flame retardant layer is used to improve the durability and the heat-resistance of the display device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2022
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Applicant: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Keunyoung KIM, HyoKyeong SON, Nam KI
  • Publication number: 20220013726
    Abstract: A phase-transition optical isomer compound is described, a transparent EL display device including the phase-transition optical isomer compound and a method of fabricating the EL display device, where a phase of the phase-transition optical isomer compound is transited by light irradiation and a second electrode of the EL display device is selectively deposited without a masking process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2021
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Applicant: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jun-Sik HWANG, Nam KI, Chang-Woo CHUN, Eun-Ji SIM, Soo-Hyuk CHOI
  • Patent number: 11158801
    Abstract: A phase-transition optical isomer compound is described, a transparent EL display device including the phase-transition optical isomer compound and a method of fabricating the EL display device, where a phase of the phase-transition optical isomer compound is transited by light irradiation and a second electrode of the EL display device is selectively deposited without a masking process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jun-Sik Hwang, Nam Ki, Chang-Woo Chun, Eun-Ji Sim, Soo-Hyuk Choi
  • Patent number: 10602631
    Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention provides a cover plate including a high stiffness base and a plurality of low stiffness patterns arranged in a hole or an indentation of the high stiffness base. The cover plate and a foldable display device including the cover plate can be foldable in various directions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kelly Soo Yeun Song, Nam Ki, Gyu-Ho Lee
  • Patent number: 10571961
    Abstract: A backplate of a display device has a first rigid region, a second rigid region spaced apart from the first rigid region, and a flexible region between the first rigid region and the second rigid region. The flexible region includes an electromagnet and encloses a magneto-rheological fluid that suspends magnetic particles. The rigidity of the flexible region changes responsive to changes in magnetic field generated by the electromagnet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Gyu-Ho Lee, Jun-Sik Hwang, Nam Ki, Chang-Woo Chun
  • Publication number: 20190187752
    Abstract: A backplate of a display device has a first rigid region, a second rigid region spaced apart from the first rigid region, and a flexible region between the first rigid region and the second rigid region. The flexible region includes an electromagnet and encloses a magneto-rheological fluid that suspends magnetic particles. The rigidity of the flexible region changes responsive to changes in magnetic field generated by the electromagnet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2018
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Inventors: Gyu-Ho LEE, Jun-Sik HWANG, Nam KI, Chang-Woo CHUN
  • Publication number: 20190181345
    Abstract: A phase-transition optical isomer compound is described, a transparent EL display device including the phase-transition optical isomer compound and a method of fabricating the EL display device, where a phase of the phase-transition optical isomer compound is transited by light irradiation and a second electrode of the EL display device is selectively deposited without a masking process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2018
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Applicant: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jun-Sik HWANG, Nam KI, Chang-Woo CHUN, Eun-Ji SIM, Soo-Hyuk CHOI
  • Patent number: 10299390
    Abstract: There is provided a cover window including a first region; and second regions at both sides of the first region, wherein the first region has a stiffness being different from the second regions, and the stiffness of an interface region between the first region and the second region is gradually changed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nam Ki, Jae-Hyoung Park, Gyu-Ho Lee
  • Publication number: 20180153049
    Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention provides a cover plate including a high stiffness base and a plurality of low stiffness patterns arranged in a hole or an indentation of the high stiffness base. The cover plate and a foldable display device including the cover plate can be foldable in various directions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2017
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Applicant: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kelly Soo Yeun SONG, Nam Ki, Gyu-Ho Lee
  • Publication number: 20170196101
    Abstract: There is provided a cover window including a first region; and second regions at both sides of the first region, wherein the first region has a stiffness being different from the second regions, and the stiffness of an interface region between the first region and the second region is gradually changed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2016
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Applicant: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nam KI, Jae-Hyoung PARK, Gyu-Ho LEE
  • Patent number: 9323083
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel having a display area and a bezel area formed around edges of the display area; a backlight unit disposed on a rear side of the display panel to provide light to the display panel; a supporting member to support the display panel and the backlight unit; and a top case having at least one joint and incorporated with a surface of the supporting member, wherein the top case has a main frame combined with the supporting member, and a sub frame having a design of at least one color and disposed on the bezel area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Gyu-Ho Lee, Sang-Yeol Kim, Gee-Sung Chae, Jung-Hee Kim, Eun-Behm Kim, Won-Bong Jang, Nam Ki