Patents by Inventor Sang Min Hong

Sang Min Hong 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: 20140353600
    Abstract: An organic light emitting diode display including a first electrode disposed in a display area of a display panel, and electrically connected to a transistor connected to a gate wiring and a data wiring; a pixel definition film provided on the display panel, and having an opening through which the first electrode is exposed; organic emission layers disposed on the first electrode; column spacers disposed on non-display areas of the display panel, and disposed on the pixel definition layer; a second electrode disposed on the organic emission layers and the column spacers; and signal blocking metal wirings disposed on both side edges of the organic emission layers, and disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2013
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Applicant: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Sang-Min HONG
  • Publication number: 20140354700
    Abstract: An organic light-emitting display apparatus includes a plurality of lines disposed to include crossing points where lines insulated from one another by an insulation layer cross. If a defect occurs at one of the crossing points, the lines may be shorted together and the apparatus malfunctions. A method of identifying a shorted crossing point uses a test light-emitting device that is disposed to correspond to the crossing point and to emit light when a short is present at its corresponding crossing point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2013
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Applicant: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Sang-Min HONG
  • Publication number: 20140339508
    Abstract: An organic light-emitting display device includes a plurality of organic light-emitting diodes which shares a cathode, a plurality of switching elements which is connected to the cathode, a plurality of capacitors, each comprising a first electrode which is connected to each of the switching elements, respectively, and a second electrode and a power bus line which is connected to the second electrode, wherein each of the plurality of switching elements controls a connection between the cathode and the first electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2013
    Publication date: November 20, 2014
    Inventor: Sang Min HONG
  • Patent number: 8890151
    Abstract: An organic light-emitting display apparatus having improved durability and image quality may include a substrate; a first electrode formed on the substrate; a first pixel definition layer formed to cover at least one lateral surface of the first electrode; a second pixel definition layer formed so as to be spaced apart from at least an upper surface of the first pixel definition layer; an intermediate layer formed on the first electrode and including an organic light-emitting layer; and a second electrode formed on the intermediate layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Sang-Min Hong
  • Publication number: 20140319486
    Abstract: An organic light-emitting display includes first sub-pixels of a first color and second sub-pixels of a second color. Pairs of the first sub-pixels are consecutively arranged in different rows, and pairs of the second sub-pixels are consecutively arranged in different rows. The pairs of first sub-pixels and the pairs of second sub-pixels arranged alternately in a first column, and third sub-pixels are in a second column adjacent to the first column. When one sub-pixel is defective, a control circuit provides current another sub-pixel of the same color.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2014
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Applicant: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Sang-Min HONG
  • Patent number: 8872197
    Abstract: An organic light emitting diode (OLED) display comprises a first substrate and a second substrate configured to comprise a pixel area and a non-pixel area other than the pixel area, a sealing member configured to adhere the first substrate and the second substrate together, reinforcing materials filled into the non-pixel area of the first substrate and the second substrate, and an accommodation unit configured to accommodate some of the reinforcing materials within at least one of the first substrate and the second substrate corresponding to the non-pixel area. A method of manufacturing the OLED display comprises: preparing a mother substrate, including a plurality of display panels and cutting lines between two adjacent display panels; cutting the mother substrate into separated display panel units; forming grooves on a side of each display panel unit; and filling reinforcing materials in a non-pixel area of the display panel units, some of the reinforcing materials flowing into the grooves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Sang-Min Hong
  • Publication number: 20140225077
    Abstract: An organic light emitting diode display includes a lower substrate having an organic light emitting diode thereon, an upper substrate on the lower substrate, an encapsulator between the lower substrate and an upper substrate to encapsulate the organic light emitting diode, the organic light emitting diode being encapsulated between the upper substrate and the lower substrate, a plurality of spacers between the lower substrate and the upper substrate, the plurality of spacers being disposed outside the encapsulator, a dummy metal provided between the spacers and the lower substrate, and a reinforcer on the dummy metal, the reinforcer wrapping the spacers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2013
    Publication date: August 14, 2014
    Inventors: Jung-I YUN, Sang-Min HONG
  • Patent number: 8754989
    Abstract: A signal processing apparatus and a control method thereof are provided. The signal processing apparatus includes: a comb filter which divides a luminance signal and a chrominance signal from an input video signal and outputs a luminance level of the luminance signal and a color level of the chrominance signal; an output unit which outputs one of the luminance level output by the comb filter and a blurred luminance level obtained by blurring the luminance level; and a controller which determines whether the luminance level output by the comb filter includes the color level, and controls the output unit to output the blurred luminance level if the color level is included in the luminance level, and output the luminance level if the color level is not included therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Sang-min Hong
  • Publication number: 20140149546
    Abstract: Provided are a remote communication system for communication with a companion animal and a remote communication method with a companion animal using the same, wherein the breeder of a companion animal can easily check expression of an opinion according to a behavior pattern of the companion animal even at a remote place. To this end, the remote communication system with a companion animal includes a communication apparatus for collecting information about a behavior pattern of the companion animal and transmitting a message, configured by analyzing the collected information, over a wired/wireless network and a user terminal for receiving the message received from the communication apparatus over the wired/wireless network and outputting the received message.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2013
    Publication date: May 29, 2014
    Inventor: Sang-Min HONG
  • Patent number: 8736155
    Abstract: An organic light-emitting display apparatus including first and second edge sub-pixel lines disposed at opposing side edges of the apparatus and center sub-pixel lines disposed therebetween, each for emitting a single color of light. An external emission width of the first edge sub-pixel line is less than an external emission width of the center sub-pixel lines that emit the same color. An external emission width of the second edge sub-pixel line is less than the width of the center sub-pixel lines that emit the same color.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hee-Chul Jeon, Sung-Joo Hwang, Ji-Eun Kim, Sea-Hee Lim, Jang-Kyu Yim, Jeong-Yeol Lee, Sun-Youl Lee, Kwang-Sik Lee, Byung-Uk Han, Sang-Min Hong, Jung-I Yun
  • Patent number: 8710521
    Abstract: An organic light emitting display device including a plurality of sub pixels, each of the sub pixels including an emissive layer between a pixel electrode and a counter electrode; and a partition wall defining regions of the plurality of sub pixels, wherein the partition wall is not located between at least one pair of adjacent sub pixels of the plurality of sub pixels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Sang-Min Hong
  • Patent number: 8704285
    Abstract: Present embodiments may be directed to a capacitor device, including a first electrode, which includes a first area and a second area, separated from each other, and a first bridge located between the first area and the second area, the first bridge electrically interconnecting the first area and the second area; a second electrode arranged to face the first electrode; and a dielectric layer between the first electrode and the second electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang-Min Hong, Hee-Chul Jeon
  • Patent number: 8692817
    Abstract: An organic light-emitting display device includes a first sub-pixel, a second sub-pixel, and a third sub-pixel on a substrate. Each of the first, second, and third sub-pixels includes a pixel circuit unit, a first and second pixel electrodes including a reflective film formed of a conductive material that permits light reflection, and a counter electrode that faces the first and second pixel electrodes. The first sub-pixel includes a first organic film between the counter electrode and the first and second pixel electrodes of the first sub-pixel, and includes a red light-emitting layer. The second sub-pixel includes a second organic film between the counter electrode and the first and second pixel electrodes of the second sub-pixel, and includes a green light-emitting layer. The third sub-pixel includes a third organic film between the counter electrode and the first and second pixel electrodes of the third sub-pixel, and includes a blue light-emitting layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Sang-Min Hong
  • Patent number: 8686446
    Abstract: A capacitor device prevents capacitor failure and pixel failure by preventing the capacitor from experiencing a short circuit caused by disconnection of a bridge formed between electrodes of the capacitor and a display apparatus having the capacitor device. A display device comprises a thin film transistor, a light emitting device, and the capacitor device described above.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Sang-Min Hong
  • Publication number: 20130328853
    Abstract: An organic light emitting diode (OLED) display including a substrate; a scan line formed on the substrate and applying a scan signal; a data line and a driving voltage line intersecting the scan line and respectively applying a data signal and a driving voltage; a switching TFT connected to the scan line and data line; a driving TFT connected to a switching drain electrode TFT and the driving voltage line; an OLED connected to the driving drain electrode; a storage capacitor connected between the driving voltage line and the driving gate electrode; and a boosting capacitor including a first boosting capacitor plate connected to the driving gate electrode and a second boosting capacitor plate overlapping the first boosting capacitor plate and connected to the scan line, where an area of the first boosting capacitor plate of the boosting capacitor is larger than an area of the second boosting capacitor plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2012
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Applicant: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Sang-Min Hong
  • Publication number: 20130320367
    Abstract: An organic light emitting display device including a plurality of sub pixels, each of the sub pixels including an emissive layer between a pixel electrode and a counter electrode; and a partition wall defining regions of the plurality of sub pixels, wherein the partition wall is not located between at least one pair of adjacent sub pixels of the plurality of sub pixels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2012
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Inventor: Sang-Min Hong
  • Patent number: 8421342
    Abstract: An organic light-emitting display device includes a substrate, a plurality of thin film transistors disposed on a first surface of the substrate, a passivation layer covering the plurality of thin film transistors, a plurality of first pixel electrodes disposed on the passivation layer, the first pixel electrodes overlapping the plurality of thin film transistors, each of the first pixel electrodes including a reflection layer formed of a conductive material that reflects light, a plurality of second pixel electrodes disposed on the passivation layer, the second pixel electrodes being connected to the first pixel electrodes respectively, the second pixel electrodes being formed of a conductive material that transmits light, an opposite electrode, the opposite electrode both allowing light to pass therethrough and reflecting light, the opposite electrode facing the first and second pixel electrodes, and an organic layer disposed among the first and second pixel electrodes and the opposite electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Sang-Min Hong
  • Publication number: 20130075737
    Abstract: An organic light-emitting display apparatus having improved durability and image quality may include a substrate; a first electrode formed on the substrate; a first pixel definition layer formed to cover at least one lateral surface of the first electrode; a second pixel definition layer formed so as to be spaced apart from at least an upper surface of the first pixel definition layer; an intermediate layer formed on the first electrode and including an organic light-emitting layer; and a second electrode formed on the intermediate layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2012
    Publication date: March 28, 2013
    Applicant: SAMSUNG MOBILE DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Sang-Min Hong
  • Publication number: 20120293064
    Abstract: An OLED display according to an exemplary embodiment includes: a first substrate; a second substrate arranged opposite to the first substrate; a sealant arranged in the shape of a closed loop along an edge of the second substrate between the first substrate and the edge of the second substrate; and a metal wire formed along the sealant between the first substrate and the sealant. One area of the metal wire has an opening pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2011
    Publication date: November 22, 2012
    Applicant: SAMSUNG MOBILE DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Sang-Min Hong
  • Patent number: 8247826
    Abstract: Provided is an organic light emitting display device sealed maintaining durability by preventing permeation of oxygen and moisture and improving impact resistance. The light emitting display device includes a first substrate; a second substrate disposed facing toward the first substrate; an emission unit disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate and comprising a plurality of light emitting devices; a first sealant disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, and surrounding the emission unit and combining the first substrate and the second substrate; a first region formed between around a flat portion of the first sealant and a margin of the second substrate; a second region formed between around a corner of the first sealant and a margin of the second substrate; a second sealant disposed in the first region; and a third sealant disposed in the second region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Mobile Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hee-Chul Jeon, Ji-Eun Kim, Jung-I Yun, Sang-Min Hong