Patents by Inventor Oh-Nam Kwon

Oh-Nam Kwon 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: 9274398
    Abstract: An electrophoretic display device includes a switching element on a substrate including a display area having a pixel region and a non-display area at a periphery of the display area, a passivation layer covering the switching element, a pixel electrode on the passivation layer and connected to the switching element, an electrophoresis film on the pixel electrode and including an ink layer and a base film, wherein the ink layer includes a plurality of charged particles, and the base film is formed of polyethylene terephthalate, a common electrode for generating an electric field with the pixel electrode to drive the electrophoresis film, and a color filter layer directly on the electrophoresis film, wherein the color filter layer is formed under temperatures of less than 100 degrees of Celsius.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Oh-Nam Kwon, Nack-Bong Choi, Choon-Ho Park, Yu-Sok Lim, Jong-Kwon Lee
  • Publication number: 20150138626
    Abstract: An electrophoretic display device includes a switching element on a substrate including a display area having a pixel region and a non-display area at a periphery of the display area, a passivation layer covering the switching element, a pixel electrode on the passivation layer and connected to the switching element, an electrophoresis film on the pixel electrode and including an ink layer and a base film, wherein the ink layer includes a plurality of charged particles, and the base film is formed of polyethylene terephthalate, a common electrode for generating an electric field with the pixel electrode to drive the electrophoresis film, and a color filter layer directly on the electrophoresis film, wherein the color filter layer is formed under temperatures of less than 100 degrees of Celsius.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2015
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Applicant: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Oh-Nam KWON, Nack-Bong CHOI, Choon-Ho PARK, Yu-Sok LIM, Jong-Kwon LEE
  • Patent number: 8993043
    Abstract: A method for fabricating color filter layer of an LCD comprises forming a plurality of black matrixes separated at certain intervals on a color filter substrate, and forming R, G and B color filter layers by using a plurality of needles between the plurality of black matrixes on the color filter substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Soon-Sung Yoo, Duk-Chul Yun, Oh-Nam Kwon, Youn-Gyoung Chang, Heung-Lyul Cho, Seung-Hee Nam
  • Patent number: 8970942
    Abstract: An electrophoretic display device includes a switching element on a substrate including a display area having a pixel region and a non-display area at a periphery of the display area, a passivation layer covering the switching element, a pixel electrode on the passivation layer and connected to the switching element, an electrophoresis film on the pixel electrode and including an ink layer and a base film, wherein the ink layer includes a plurality of charged particles, and the base film is formed of polyethylene terephthalate, a common electrode for generating an electric field with the pixel electrode to drive the electrophoresis film, and a color filter layer directly on the electrophoresis film, wherein the color filter layer is formed under temperatures of less than 100 degrees of Celsius.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Oh-Nam Kwon, Nack-Bong Choi, Choon-Ho Park, Yu-Sok Lim, Jong-Kwon Lee
  • Patent number: 8861069
    Abstract: Disclosed is an electrophoretic display (EPD) device and fabrication method thereof that has a simplified fabrication process and reduced fabrication costs. In the EPD device, a partition wall is formed directly on a first substrate having a pixel electrode and extended up a lateral surface of the partition wall to prevent dead areas in the pixel region, provide increased aperture ratio, and enhanced image quality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yu-Sok Lim, Oh-Nam Kwon, Seung-Han Paek, Choon-Ho Park
  • Patent number: 8804227
    Abstract: Disclosed is an electrophoretic display device and a fabrication method thereof, and the electrophoretic display device may include a thin-film transistor formed on a lower substrate, a pixel electrode connected to the thin-film transistor, side electrodes formed at periphery of the pixel electrode, a partition wall formed on the side electrode, fluid including an electrophoretic particles formed between the partition walls, and an upper substrate adhered on the lower substrate and formed with a common electrode on the rear surface thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Oh-Nam Kwon, Yong-In Park
  • Patent number: 8681415
    Abstract: An electrophoretic display device in which a barrier defining a unit pixel is directly formed on a first substrate and the unit pixel is filled with an electrophoretic material, and a fabrication method thereof are provided. A barrier surrounding a display area is formed on a non-display area and a sealant is filled between the barrier and a partition wall to facilitate an attachment of first and second substrates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang-Il Shin, Oh-Nam Kwon, Seung-Han Paek, Choon-Ho Park
  • Patent number: 8563367
    Abstract: A method of fabricating an array substrate for an in-plane switching (IPS)-mode liquid crystal display (LCD) device, which includes a common electrode and a pixel electrode with a fine line width, are provided. The formation of the pixel electrode and the common electrode of the array substrate includes depositing two different metal layers and patterning the two different metal layers using a selective etching process. Thus, the pixel electrode and a central common electrode may be formed to have a fine line width so that the IPS-mode LCD device can have an improved aperture ratio.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Oh-Nam Kwon
  • Publication number: 20130237052
    Abstract: A method of fabricating an array substrate for an in-plane switching (IPS)-mode liquid crystal display (LCD) device, which includes a common electrode and a pixel electrode with a fine line width, are provided. The formation of the pixel electrode and the common electrode of the array substrate includes depositing two different metal layers and patterning the two different metal layers using a selective etching process. Thus, the pixel electrode and a central common electrode may be formed to have a fine line width so that the IPS-mode LCD device can have an improved aperture ratio.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2012
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Applicant: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Oh-Nam KWON
  • Patent number: 8514340
    Abstract: An array substrate having double-layered metal patterns for use in a liquid crystal display device and a manufacturing method thereof are disclosed in the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Oh-Nam Kwon, Kyoung-Mook Lee, Nack-Bong Choi
  • Patent number: 8441711
    Abstract: A method of fabricating an electrophoretic display device includes forming a gate electrode, a gate line, a data line and a thin film transistor on a substrate having a display region, a non-display region at a periphery of the display region and a cut portion at an outer region of the non-display region; forming a passivation layer over the thin film transistor; forming a pixel electrode connected to the thin film transistor; forming an align mark in the cut portion; attaching an electrophoresis film onto the pixel electrode; forming a color filter layer on the base film using the align mark; wherein the step of forming the align mark is simultaneously performed with one of the step of forming the gate line, the step of forming the data line, and the step of forming the pixel electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2013
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Oh-Nam Kwon, Jong-Kwon Lee
  • Patent number: 8373834
    Abstract: An array substrate of an in-plane switching liquid crystal display device includes, among other features, a gate electrode and a gate line having a first double-layered structure consisting of a first barrier layer and a first low resistance metallic layer; a data line defining a pixel region with the gate line, the data line having a second double-layered structure consisting of a second barrier layer and a second low resistance metallic layer; a plurality of common electrodes disposed in a direction opposite to an adjacent gate line; a thin film transistor (TFT) near a crossing of the gate and data lines, each of the source and drain electrodes of the TFT having the same double-layered structure as the data line; and a plurality of pixel electrodes arranged in an alternating pattern with the common electrodes and disposed in the direction opposite the adjacent gate line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2013
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Oh-Nam Kwon
  • Publication number: 20120301984
    Abstract: An array substrate of an in-plane switching liquid crystal display device includes, among other features, a gate electrode and a gate line having a first double-layered structure consisting of a first barrier layer and a first low resistance metallic layer; a data line defining a pixel region with the gate line, the data line having a second double-layered structure consisting of a second barrier layer and a second low resistance metallic layer; a plurality of common electrodes disposed in a direction opposite to an adjacent gate line; a thin film transistor (TFT) near a crossing of the gate and data lines, each of the source and drain electrodes of the TFT having the same double-layered structure as the data line; and a plurality of pixel electrodes arranged in an alternating pattern with the common electrodes and disposed in the direction opposite the adjacent gate line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2012
    Publication date: November 29, 2012
    Inventor: Oh-Nam KWON
  • Patent number: 8259272
    Abstract: An array substrate of an in-plane switching liquid crystal display device includes, among other features, a gate electrode and a gate line having a first double-layered structure consisting of a first barrier layer and a first low resistance metallic layer; a data line defining a pixel region with the gate line, the data line having a second double-layered structure consisting of a second barrier layer and a second low resistance metallic layer; a plurality of common electrodes disposed in a direction opposite to an adjacent gate line; a thin film transistor (TFT) near a crossing of the gate and data lines, each of the source and drain electrodes of the TFT having the same double-layered structure as the data line; and a plurality of pixel electrodes arranged in an alternating pattern with the common electrodes and disposed in the direction opposite the adjacent gate line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Oh-Nam Kwon
  • Patent number: 8248686
    Abstract: According to an embodiment of the present invention, a method for manufacturing a color electrophoretic display device includes forming a thin film transistor (TFT) array substrate including a display region, wherein a plurality of pixel regions is defined in a matrix, and alignment keys are provided at the outside of the display region, forming an electrophoretic layer including a micro capsule layer formed so as to correspond to the display region of the TFT array substrate, and forming a color filter layer on an outer surface of the electrophoretic layer using the alignment keys so as to correspond to the respective pixel regions of the display region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Oh-Nam Kwon, Jea-Gu Lee, Seung-Chul Kang
  • Publication number: 20120142128
    Abstract: An array substrate of an in-plane switching liquid crystal display device includes, among other features, a gate electrode and a gate line having a first double-layered structure consisting of a first barrier layer and a first low resistance metallic layer; a data line defining a pixel region with the gate line, the data line having a second double-layered structure consisting of a second barrier layer and a second low resistance metallic layer; a plurality of common electrodes disposed in a direction opposite to an adjacent gate line; a thin film transistor (TFT) near a crossing of the gate and data lines, each of the source and drain electrodes of the TFT having the same double-layered structure as the data line; and a plurality of pixel electrodes arranged in an alternating pattern with the common electrodes and disposed in the direction opposite the adjacent gate line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2012
    Publication date: June 7, 2012
    Inventor: Oh-Nam Kwon
  • Patent number: 8148182
    Abstract: A manufacturing method of an electro line for a liquid crystal display device includes depositing a barrier layer made of a conducting material on a substrate, depositing a copper layer (Cu) on the barrier layer, wet-etching the Cu layer using a first etchant, and dry-etching the barrier layer using a second etchant using the wet-etched Cu layer as an etch mask.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Oh-Nam Kwon, Kyoung-Mook Lee, Heung-Lyul Cho, Seung-Hee Nam, Cyoo-Chul Jo
  • Patent number: 8144296
    Abstract: An array substrate of an in-plane switching liquid crystal display device includes, among other features, a gate electrode and a gate line having a first double-layered structure consisting of a first barrier layer and a first low resistance metallic layer; a data line defining a pixel region with the gate line, the data line having a second double-layered structure consisting of a second barrier layer and a second low resistance metallic layer; a plurality of common electrodes disposed in a direction opposite to an adjacent gate line; a thin film transistor (TFT) near a crossing of the gate and data lines, each of the source and drain electrodes of the TFT having the same double-layered structure as the data line; and a plurality of pixel electrodes arranged in an alternating pattern with the common electrodes and disposed in the direction opposite the adjacent gate line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2012
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Oh-Nam Kwon
  • Publication number: 20120013970
    Abstract: An electrophoretic display device in which a barrier defining a unit pixel is directly formed on a first substrate and the unit pixel is filled with an electrophoretic material, and a fabrication method thereof are provided. A barrier surrounding a display area is formed on a non-display area and a sealant is filled between the barrier and a partition wall to facilitate an attachment of first and second substrates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2011
    Publication date: January 19, 2012
    Inventors: Sang-Il SHIN, Oh-Nam KWON, Seung-Han PAEK, Choon-Ho PARK
  • Publication number: 20120008191
    Abstract: Disclosed is an electrophoretic display (EPD) device and fabrication method thereof that has a simplified fabrication process and reduced fabrication costs. In the EPD device, a partition wall is formed directly on a first substrate having a pixel electrode and extended up a lateral surface of the partition wall to prevent dead areas in the pixel region, provide increased aperture ratio, and enhanced image quality.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2011
    Publication date: January 12, 2012
    Inventors: Yu-Sok LIM, Oh-Nam Kwon, Seung-Han Paek, Choon-Ho Park