Patents by Inventor Nam Yang Lee

Nam Yang Lee 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: 7309957
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescent display device includes first and second substrates bonded together, the first and second substrates having a plurality of pixel regions, a plurality of driving elements on an inner surface of the first substrate within each of the plurality of pixel regions, a plurality of connection electrodes contacting the driving elements, a black matrix on an inner surface of the second substrate at a boundary of each of the plurality of pixel regions, a color filter layer including red, green, and blue color filters on the inner surface of the second substrate, each of the red, green, and blue color filters corresponding to each of the plurality of pixel regions, a first electrode on the black matrix and the color filter layer, an organic electroluminescent layer on the first electrode, and at least one second electrode on the organic electroluminescent layer, wherein the at least one second electrode contacts the connection electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2007
    Assignee: LG.Philips LCD Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae-Yong Park, Sung-Ki Kim, Choong-Keun Yoo, Ock-Hee Kim, Nam-Yang Lee, Kwan-Soo Kim
  • Patent number: 7304427
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescent device and methodology of fabricating the same includes first and second substrates facing and spaced apart from each other, the first and second substrates having a display region and a peripheral region, the display region including a plurality of pixel regions and a dummy pixel region; driving thin film transistors respectively adjacent to each of the plurality of pixel regions on the inner surface of the first substrate; first connection electrodes respectively connected to the driving thin film transistors; a first electrode on an entire inner surface of the second substrate; a sidewall on the first electrode at a boundary of each of the plurality of pixel regions and the dummy pixel region; an organic electroluminescent layer on the first electrode; second electrodes on the organic electroluminescent layer so that a second electrode is present in each of the plurality of pixel regions and the dummy pixel region, respectively, the second electrodes in each of the plurality o
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2007
    Assignee: LG.Philips LCD Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae-Yong Park, Choong-Keun Yoo, Ock-Hee Kim, Nam-Yang Lee
  • Patent number: 7279715
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescent device includes first and second substrates attached by a seal pattern, array elements including a plurality of thin film transistors formed on the first substrate, a first electrode formed on a rear surface of the second substrate, a plurality of electrode separators formed on the rear surface of the first electrode, wherein the plurality of electrode separators is made of an insulating material defining sub-pixel regions that correspond to each thin film transistor, an organic electroluminescent layer formed on a rear surface of the first electrode in each of the sub-pixel regions, a second electrode formed on a rear surface of the organic electroluminescent layer in each of sub-pixel regions, a conductive connector formed between the first and second substrates in each sub-pixel region for connecting to the second electrode of a sub-pixel region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2007
    Assignee: LG.Philips LCD Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae Yong Park, Ock Hee Kim, Choong Keun Yoo, Nam Yang Lee, Kwan Soo Kim
  • Publication number: 20070194700
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescent device including a substrate, a gate line on the substrate, a data line on the substrate, wherein the data line crosses the gate line, a switching element connected to the gate line and the data line, a plurality of driving elements connected to the switching element, each of the plurality of driving elements are interconnected in parallel, and an organic electroluminescent diode connected to each of the plurality of driving elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2007
    Publication date: August 23, 2007
    Inventors: Jae-Yong Park, Juhn-Suk Yoo, Nam-Yang Lee, In-Jae Chung
  • Patent number: 7258589
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescent device includes first and second substrates attached by a seal pattern, array elements having a plurality of switching devices on the first substrate; a color changing medium on a rear surface of the second substrate, wherein the color changing medium has a black matrix that defines sub-pixel regions and has red, green and blue color changing layers respectively corresponding to the sub-pixel regions, a planarizing layer on the color changing medium, a first electrode on a rear surface of the planarizing layer, an organic electroluminescent layer on a rear surface of the first electrode, second electrodes on a rear surface of the organic electroluminescent layer that correspond to respective sub-pixel regions, and a plurality of electrical connectors between the first and second substrates, wherein electrical connectors connect the array elements on the first substrate to the second electrodes on the second substrate, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2007
    Assignee: LG Philips LCD Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae Yong Park, Choong Keun Yoo, Ock Hee Kim, Nam Yang Lee
  • Patent number: 7230375
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescent device including a substrate, a gate line on the substrate, a data line on the substrate, wherein the data line crosses the gate line, a switching element connected to the gate line and the data line, a plurality of driving elements connected to the switching element, each of the plurality of driving elements are interconnected in parallel, and an organic electroluminescent diode connected to each of the plurality of driving elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2007
    Assignee: LG.Philips LCD Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae-Yong Park, Juhn-Suk Yoo, Nam-Yang Lee, In-Jae Chung
  • Publication number: 20070054583
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescent device and methodology of fabricating the same includes first and second substrates facing and spaced apart from each other, the first and second substrates having a display region and a peripheral region, the display region including a plurality of pixel regions and a dummy pixel region; driving thin film transistors respectively adjacent to each of the plurality of pixel regions on the inner surface of the first substrate; first connection electrodes respectively connected to the driving thin film transistors; a first electrode on an entire inner surface of the second substrate; a sidewall on the first electrode at a boundary of each of the plurality of pixel regions and the dummy pixel region; an organic electroluminescent layer on the first electrode; second electrodes on the organic electroluminescent layer so that a second electrode is present in each of the plurality of pixel regions and the dummy pixel region, respectively, the second electrodes in each of the plurality o
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2006
    Publication date: March 8, 2007
    Inventors: Jae-Yong Park, Choong-Keun Yoo, Ock-Hee Kim, Nam-Yang Lee
  • Patent number: 7187118
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescent display (ELD) device includes first and second substrates having a plurality of sub-pixels defined thereon, the first and second substrates being spaced apart from and opposing each other, an array element layer on the first substrate, the array element layer having a plurality of thin film transistors corresponding to each sub-pixel, a first electrode on an inner side of the second substrate, an organic light-emitting layer beneath the first electrode, a second electrode corresponding to each sub-pixel beneath the organic light-emitting layer, a plurality of electrical connecting patterns corresponding to each sub-pixel between the array element layer and the second electrode, the electrical connecting pattern being formed of material having a plastic deformation property, and a seal pattern formed on one of the first and second substrates, wherein a height of the electrical connecting pattern is smaller than an original height of the electrical connecting pattern measured befor
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2007
    Assignee: LG.Philips LCD Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae Yong Park, Nam-Yang Lee, Budiman Sastra
  • Patent number: 7132308
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescent display device includes first and second substrates facing and spaced apart from each other, the first and second substrates having a plurality of sub-pixel regions, a thin film transistor provided at each of the plurality of sub-pixel regions on an inner surface of the first substrate, a first electrode on an inner surface of the second substrate, an organic electroluminescent layer on the first electrode, a second electrode on the organic electroluminescent layer at each of the plurality of sub-pixel regions, and a connection pattern contacting the thin film transistor and the second electrode, wherein a melting temperature of the connection pattern is lower than a melting temperature of the second electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2006
    Assignee: LG.Philips LCD Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae-Yong Park, Choong-Keun Yoo, Ock-Hee Kim, Nam-Yang Lee, Kwan-Soo Kim
  • Patent number: 7105999
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescent display device includes first and second substrates facing and spaced apart from each other, the first and second substrates having a plurality of pixel regions and a peripheral region surrounding the plurality of pixel regions, a first pad disposed at the peripheral region on an inner surface of the first substrate, a driving thin film transistor disposed at each of the plurality of pixel regions on the inner surface of the first substrate, the driving thin film transistor including an active layer, a gate electrode, and source and drain electrodes, a first connection electrode structure connected to the drain electrode, a second connection electrode structure connected to the first pad, the second connection electrode structure being the same as the first connection electrode structure, a first electrode on an entire inner surface of the second substrate, the first electrode being connected to the second connection electrode structure, an organic emission layer on the first ele
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2006
    Assignee: LG.Philips LCD Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae-Yong Park, Choong-Keun Yoo, Ock-Hee Kim, Nam-Yang Lee, Kwan-Soo Kim
  • Patent number: 7102198
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescent display device includes a first substrate, a second substrate spaced apart and facing the first substrate, a switching thin film transistor disposed on an inner surface of the first substrate, a driving thin film transistor electrically connected to the switching thin film transistor, a connecting electrode electrically connected to the driving thin film transistor, a first electrode disposed on an inner surface of the second substrate, a partition wall disposed on the first electrode and having a transmissive hole corresponding to a pixel region between the first and second substrates, an organic layer disposed within the transmissive hole on the first electrode, and a second electrode disposed on the organic layer, wherein the second electrode is electrically connected to the driving thin film transistor through the connecting electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2006
    Assignee: LG.Philips LCD Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae-Yong Park, Choong-Keun Yoo, Ock-Hee Kim, Nam-Yang Lee, Kwan-Soo Kim
  • Patent number: 7021984
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescent display device includes a first substrate, a second substrate spaced apart from and facing the first substrate to form a space therebetween, an array element on an inner surface of the first substrate, an organic electroluminescent diode on an inner surface of the second substrate, a seal pattern along a peripheral portion between the first and second substrates, and a connection pattern electrically interconnecting the array element and the organic electroluminescent diode, wherein a pressure within the space between the first and second substrates is lower than an ambient atmospheric pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2006
    Assignee: LG. Philips LCD Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae-Yong Park, Ock-Hee Kim, Choong-Keun Yoo, Nam-Yang Lee, Kwan-Soo Kim
  • Patent number: 7012366
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescent device includes first and second substrates attached by a seal pattern, array elements having a plurality of switching devices on the first substrate; a color changing medium on a rear surface of the second substrate, wherein the color changing medium has a black matrix that defines sub-pixel regions and has red, green and blue color changing layers respectively corresponding to the sub-pixel regions, a planarizing layer on the color changing medium, a first electrode on a rear surface of the planarizing layer, an organic electroluminescent layer on a rear surface of the first electrode, second electrodes on a rear surface of the organic electroluminescent layer that correspond to respective sub-pixel regions, and a plurality of electrical connectors between the first and second substrates, wherein electrical connectors connect the array elements on the first substrate to the second electrodes on the second substrate, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2006
    Assignee: LG.Philips LCD Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae Yong Park, Choong Keun Yoo, Ock Hee Kim, Nam Yang Lee
  • Patent number: 6979956
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescent device of the present invention includes: a gate line and a data line formed over a substrate, the gate and data lines perpendicularly crossing each other and defining a pixel therebetween; a first driving unit formed in the pixel and comprised of a first switching TFT and a first driving TFT; a power line delivering a current signal to the first driving TFT; an organic electroluminescent diode contacting the first driving TFT and receiving the current signal from the first driving TFT; and a second driving unit formed in the pixel and comprised of a second switching TFT and a second driving TFT, the second driving unit being a backup circuit that can deliver the current signal from the power line to the organic electroluminescent diode when the first driving unit malfunctions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2005
    Assignee: LG.Philips LCD Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae-Yong Park, Nam-Yang Lee, Juhn-Suk Yoo, In-Jae Chung
  • Publication number: 20050194589
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescent display device includes first and second substrates facing and spaced apart from each other, the first and second substrates having a plurality of sub-pixel regions, a thin film transistor provided at each of the plurality of sub-pixel regions on an inner surface of the first substrate, a first electrode on an inner surface of the second substrate, an organic electroluminescent layer on the first electrode, a second electrode on the organic electroluminescent layer at each of the plurality of sub-pixel regions, and a connection pattern contacting the thin film transistor and the second electrode, wherein a melting temperature of the connection pattern is lower than a melting temperature of the second electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2005
    Publication date: September 8, 2005
    Inventors: Jae-Yong Park, Choong-Keun Yoo, Ock-Hee Kim, Nam-Yang Lee, Kwan-Soo Kim
  • Publication number: 20050189872
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescent display device includes a first substrate, a second substrate spaced apart and facing the first substrate, a switching thin film transistor disposed on an inner surface of the first substrate, a driving thin film transistor electrically connected to the switching thin film transistor, a connecting electrode electrically connected to the driving thin film transistor, a first electrode disposed on an inner surface of the second substrate, a partition wall disposed on the first electrode and having a transmissive hole corresponding to a pixel region between the first and second substrates, an organic layer disposed within the transmissive hole on the first electrode, and a second electrode disposed on the organic layer, wherein the second electrode is electrically connected to the driving thin film transistor through the connecting electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2005
    Publication date: September 1, 2005
    Inventors: Jae-Yong Park, Choong-Keun Yoo, Ock-Hee Kim, Nam-Yang Lee, Kwan-Soo Kim
  • Patent number: 6933574
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescent display device includes a first substrate, a second substrate spaced apart and facing the first substrate, a switching thin film transistor disposed on an inner surface of the first substrate, a driving thin film transistor electrically connected to the switching thin film transistor, a connecting electrode electrically connected to the driving thin film transistor, a first electrode disposed on an inner surface of the second substrate, a partition wall disposed on the first electrode and having a transmissive hole corresponding to a pixel region between the first and second substrates, an organic layer disposed within the transmissive hole on the first electrode, and a second electrode disposed on the organic layer, wherein the second electrode is electrically connected to the driving thin film transistor through the connecting electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2005
    Assignee: LG.Philips LCD Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae-Yong Park, Choong-Keun Yoo, Ock-Hee Kim, Nam-Yang Lee, Kwan-Soo Kim
  • Patent number: 6922015
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescent display device includes a first substrate, a second substrate spaced apart from and facing the first substrate to form a space therebetween, an array element on an inner surface of the first substrate, an organic electroluminescent diode on an inner surface of the second substrate, a seal pattern along a peripheral portion between the first and second substrates, and a connection pattern electrically interconnecting the array element and the organic electroluminescent diode, wherein a pressure within the space between the first and second substrates is lower than an ambient atmospheric pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2005
    Assignee: LG.Philips LCD Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae-Yong Park, Ock-Hee Kim, Choong-Keun Yoo, Nam-Yang Lee, Kwan-Soo Kim
  • Publication number: 20050140260
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescent device includes: an array element layer having a pad on a first substrate having first and second sides; an organic electroluminescent diode connected to the array element, the organic electroluminescent diode emitting light in an opposite direction away from the first substrate; a printed circuit board adjacent to a backside of the first substrate, the printed circuit board supplying the array element with external signals through the pad; and a supporting plate between the first substrate and the printed circuit board, the supporting plate having better thermal conductivity than the first substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2004
    Publication date: June 30, 2005
    Inventors: Jae-Yong Park, Nam-Yang Lee
  • Publication number: 20050140282
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescent display device includes first and second substrates facing and spaced apart from each other, gate and data lines on an inner surface of the first substrate and crossing each other to define a pixel region, a switching element at a crossing point of the gate and data lines, a driving element connected to the switching element, a first electrode on an inner surface of the second substrate, an organic light-emitting layer on the first electrode in the pixel region, a second electrode on the organic light-emitting layer in the pixel region and electrically connected to the driving element, and a coloring element on an outer surface of the second substrate in the pixel region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2004
    Publication date: June 30, 2005
    Inventors: Jao-Yong Park, Nam-Yang Lee