Patents by Inventor Ock Hee Kim

Ock Hee 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).

  • 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
  • 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: 7245080
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescent device includes first and second substrates facing and spaced apart from each other, the first and second substrates including a pixel region; a gate line on an inner surface of the first substrate; a data line crossing the gate line; a switching thin film transistor connected with the gate line and the data line; a driving thin film transistor connected with the switching thin film transistor; a power line connected with the driving thin film transistor; a first electrode on an inner surface of the second substrate; a first sidewall and a second sidewall on the first electrode at a boundary of the pixel region, the first sidewall and the second sidewall spaced apart from each other; an electroluminescent layer on the first electrode in the pixel region; a second electrode on the electroluminescent layer in the pixel region; and a connection electrode electrically connected to the first and second substrates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2007
    Assignee: LG.Philips LCD Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae-Yoon Lee, Kyung-Man Kim, Jae-Yong Park, Choong-Keun Yoo, Ock-Hee Kim
  • Publication number: 20070155274
    Abstract: A method for fabricating an organic electroluminescent display device usable for large-area applications includes: preparing a first substrate; preparing a transfer plate having at least one transfer pattern; forming a first electrode on the first substrate; forming organic light emitting patterns on the at least one transfer pattern on the transfer plate within a region; and bonding the first substrate to the transfer plate, and after the bonding, transferring the organic light emitting patterns from the transfer plate onto the first substrate using a pressure difference between an area within the region and an area outside of the region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2006
    Publication date: July 5, 2007
    Inventor: Ock-Hee Kim
  • Patent number: 7196465
    Abstract: A dual panel type organic electroluminescent device includes a first substrate having a first region and a second region corresponding to a peripheral region of the first region, TFTs formed in the first region, pad parts formed in the second region, a second substrate attached to the first substrate with a predetermined space therebetween, the second substrate overlapping the first region and exposing the second region of the first substrate, a first electrode, an organic electroluminescent layer and a second electrode formed on the second substrate facing the first substrate, a first electrical connection pattern connecting the thin film transistor with the second electrode, a second electrical connection pattern connecting one of the pad parts with the first electrode, a seal pattern disposed on edges of the first and second substrates, and a dummy spacer disposed between an image display region of the first region and the seal pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2007
    Assignee: LG.Philips LCD Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae Yong Park, Choong Keun Yoo, Ock Hee Kim
  • 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
  • Publication number: 20070010039
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescent device includes a substrate, a plurality of gate lines on the substrate, a plurality of data lines on the substrate, each of the plurality of data lines crossing the gate lines, a plurality of switching elements and driving elements interconnected on the substrate, and a power line disposed in parallel to the data lines on the substrate, wherein the power line is electrically connected to at least two of the plurality of driving elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2005
    Publication date: January 11, 2007
    Inventors: Gee-Sung Chae, Jae-Yong Park, Ock-Hee Kim
  • Patent number: 7132796
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescent device includes first and second substrates facing and spaced apart from each other, the first and second substrates including a pixel region; a gate line on an inner surface of the first substrate; a data line crossing the gate line; a switching thin film transistor connected with the gate line and the data line; a driving thin film transistor connected with the switching thin film transistor; a power line connected with the driving thin film transistor; a first electrode on an inner surface of the second substrate; a first sidewall and a second sidewall on the first electrode at a boundary of the pixel region, the first sidewall and the second sidewall spaced apart from each other; an electroluminescent layer on the first electrode in the pixel region; a second electrode on the electroluminescent layer in the pixel region; and a connection electrode electrically connected to the first and second substrates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2006
    Assignee: LG.Philips LCD Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Jae-Yoon Lee, Kyung-Man Kim, Jae-Yong Park, Choong-Keun Yoo, Ock-Hee Kim
  • 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: 7109650
    Abstract: An active matrix organic electroluminescent display device includes a substrate including a light emitting region having sub pixel regions, a plurality of switching elements on the substrate in the sub pixel regions, a first passivation layer covering the plurality of switching elements and having a plurality of first contact holes exposing the plurality of switching elements, a plurality of first electrodes on the first passivation layer, each first electrode connected to each switching element through each first contact hole, a second passivation layer on the plurality of first electrodes, the second passivation layer having a plurality of openings exposing the plurality of first electrodes and covering edge portions of the plurality of first electrodes, a plurality of organic electroluminescent layers on the second passivation layer, each organic electroluminescent layer contacting each first electrode through each opening, and a second electrode on the plurality of organic electroluminescent layers, where
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2006
    Assignee: LG.Philips LCD Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae-Yong Park, Choong-Keun Yoo, Ock-Hee Kim, Tae-Joon Ahn
  • Publication number: 20060202205
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescent device includes first and second substrates facing and spaced apart from each other, the first and second substrates including a pixel region; a gate line on an inner surface of the first substrate; a data line crossing the gate line; a switching thin film transistor connected with the gate line and the data line; a driving thin film transistor connected with the switching thin film transistor; a power line connected with the driving thin film transistor; a first electrode on an inner surface of the second substrate; a first sidewall and a second sidewall on the first electrode at a boundary of the pixel region, the first sidewall and the second sidewall spaced apart from each other; an electroluminescent layer on the first electrode in the pixel region; a second electrode on the electroluminescent layer in the pixel region; and a connection electrode electrically connected to the first and second substrates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2006
    Publication date: September 14, 2006
    Inventors: Jae-Yoon Lee, Kyung-Man Kim, Jae-Yong Park, Choong-Keun Yoo, Ock-Hee 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: 7071613
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescent device provides reduced reflectivity to increase contrast and improve display quality. The organic electroluminescent device includes a substrate, a first electrode over the substrate, at least one organic electroluminescent layer on the first electrode, a second electrode of a transparent conductive material on the at least one organic electroluminescent layer, a top passivation layer on the second electrode, and a compensation layer including at least an antireflection coating material or an antiglare coating material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2006
    Assignee: LG.Philips LCD Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ock Hee Kim, Tae Joon Ahn
  • Publication number: 20060113903
    Abstract: An electroluminescent display device includes first and second substrates facing each other and having a display area and a non-display area surrounding the display area. An array element is formed on the first substrate and an electroluminescent diode is formed on the second substrate. The electroluminescent display device further includes gate and data pad electrodes in the non-display area. The exposed portions of the gate and data pad electrodes are formed of a conductive material having a tolerance to corrosion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2005
    Publication date: June 1, 2006
    Inventor: Ock-Hee 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: 6998770
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescent device includes a substrate, a plurality of gate lines on the substrate, a plurality of data lines on the substrate, each of the plurality of data lines crossing the gate lines, a plurality of switching elements and driving elements interconnected on the substrate, and a power line disposed in parallel to the data lines on the substrate, wherein the power line is electrically connected to at least two of the plurality of driving elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2006
    Assignee: LG. Philips LCD Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Gee-Sung Chae, Jae-Yong Park, Ock-Hee Kim
  • 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