Patents by Inventor Sang Soo Hwang

Sang Soo Hwang 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: 20240083384
    Abstract: A vehicle seat reinforcement device includes a leg portion mounted on a floor panel, a seat cushion frame slidably mounted on the leg portion, and a load reinforcing structure connected between the leg portion and the seat cushion frame, wherein when a seat belt anchorage load is transferred to the seat cushion frame, the seat cushion frame is locked to the leg portion by the load reinforcing structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation, Daechang Seat Co.,LTD-Dongtan, Hyundai Transys Inc.
    Inventors: Sang Soo LEE, Chan Ho JUNG, Mu Young KIM, Sang Hark LEE, Ho Suk JUNG, Deok Soo LIM, Sang Do PARK, In Sun BAEK, Sin Chan YANG, Chan Ki CHO, Myung Soo LEE, Jae Yong JANG, Jun Sik HWANG, Ho Sung KANG, Hae Dong KWAK, Hyun Tak KO
  • Patent number: 11494030
    Abstract: A display device having touch sensors and a method of driving the same are disclosed. The display device includes a display panel including a pixel array including pixels and a touch sensor array including touch sensors formed in the pixel array, the pixel array being divided into blocks, a gate driver to sequentially drive a plurality of gate lines in the pixel array in a block unit, a data driver to drive a plurality of data lines in the pixel array when the gate lines are driven, a touch controller to sequentially drive the touch sensor arrays in the block unit, and a timing controller to divide one frame into at least one display mode at which the pixel array is driven and at least one touch sensing mode at which the touch sensor array is driven and to control the gate drive, the data driver and the touch controller so that the display mode and the touch sensing mode alternate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyo-Hyuck Choo, Jung-Hoon Seo, Sang-Soo Hwang, Sun-Yeop Kim
  • Patent number: 10545363
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a display device having an integral self-capacitance touch sensor, which can enhance a display property and touch performance by reducing parasitic capacitance and resistance, comprising: a plurality of gate lines and a plurality of data lines that are arranged on a first substrate to cross each other; a plurality of pixel electrodes that are connected to the plurality of gate lines and data lines; a plurality of common and touch electrodes, each of which is formed to overlap some of the plurality of pixel electrodes; and a plurality of routing wires connected to the plurality of common and touch electrodes, respectively, to extend parallel to each other, wherein the plurality of routing wires overlap the data lines with a first insulation film therebetween for covering the data lines, or overlap the gate lines that cross the data lines, and the common and touch electrodes are connected to the routing wires, respectively, through contact holes formed through a second insulatio
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang Soo Hwang, Min Su Kim
  • Patent number: 10282043
    Abstract: Disclosed is a display apparatus which facilitates to improve touch sensitivity by decreasing parasitic capacitance between a common electrode and gate/data lines, and decreasing delay on touch sensing and displaying driving, wherein the display apparatus may include a lower panel including a pixel electrode; an upper panel including the common electrode, wherein the common electrode together with the pixel electrode forms an electric field for displaying an image for a displaying driving mode, and the common electrode senses a capacitance change in accordance with a user's touch for a touch sensing mode; and a liquid crystal layer of VA mode formed between the lower and upper panels, and changed in accordance with the electric field between the pixel and common electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tae Hwan Kim, Yong Chan Park, Sang Soo Hwang, Jin Woo Park
  • Patent number: 9830025
    Abstract: Disclosed is a display device integrated with a touch screen. The display device includes a panel configured to include a plurality of first electrodes arranged in parallel in a first direction and a plurality of second electrodes arranged in parallel in a second direction, a switching unit configured to apply a common voltage to the plurality of first and second electrodes when the panel operates in a display driving mode, and when the panel operates in a touch driving mode, apply a first touch scan pulse to the plurality of first electrodes during a first period, and apply a second touch scan pulse to the plurality of first and second electrodes during a second period, a first touch sensing unit configured to apply the first touch scan pulse to the switching unit, and a second touch sensing unit configured to apply the second touch scan pulse to the switching unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Man Hyeop Han, Cheol Se Kim, Ju Han Kim, Sang Soo Hwang
  • Publication number: 20170329444
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a display device having an integral self-capacitance touch sensor, which can enhance a display property and touch performance by reducing parasitic capacitance and resistance, comprising: a plurality of gate lines and a plurality of data lines that are arranged on a first substrate to cross each other; a plurality of pixel electrodes that are connected to the plurality of gate lines and data lines; a plurality of common and touch electrodes, each of which is formed to overlap some of the plurality of pixel electrodes; and a plurality of routing wires connected to the plurality of common and touch electrodes, respectively, to extend parallel to each other, wherein the plurality of routing wires overlap the data lines with a first insulation film therebetween for covering the data lines, or overlap the gate lines that cross the data lines, and the common and touch electrodes are connected to the routing wires, respectively, through contact holes formed through a second insulatio
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2015
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Applicant: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang Soo HWANG, Min Su KIM
  • Publication number: 20170177154
    Abstract: A display device having touch sensors and a method of driving the same are disclosed. The display device includes a display panel including a pixel array including pixels and a touch sensor array including touch sensors formed in the pixel array, the pixel array being divided into blocks, a gate driver to sequentially drive a plurality of gate lines in the pixel array in a block unit, a data driver to drive a plurality of data lines in the pixel array when the gate lines are driven, a touch controller to sequentially drive the touch sensor arrays in the block unit, and a timing controller to divide one frame into at least one display mode at which the pixel array is driven and at least one touch sensing mode at which the touch sensor array is driven and to control the gate drive, the data driver and the touch controller so that the display mode and the touch sensing mode alternate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2017
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Applicant: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyo-Hyuck CHOO, Jung-Hoon SEO, Sang-Soo HWANG, Sun-Yeop KIM
  • Patent number: 9606655
    Abstract: A display device having touch sensors and a method of driving the same are disclosed. The display device includes a display panel including a pixel array including pixels and a touch sensor array including touch sensors formed in the pixel array, the pixel array being divided into blocks, a gate driver to sequentially drive a plurality of gate lines in the pixel array in a block unit, a data driver to drive a plurality of data lines in the pixel array when the gate lines are driven, a touch controller to sequentially drive the touch sensor arrays in the block unit, and a timing controller to divide one frame into at least one display mode at which the pixel array is driven and at least one touch sensing mode at which the touch sensor array is driven and to control the gate drive, the data driver and the touch controller so that the display mode and the touch sensing mode alternate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyo-Hyuck Choo, Jung-Hoon Seo, Sang-Soo Hwang, Sun-Yeop Kim
  • Patent number: 9575583
    Abstract: A touch display device includes a display panel, a conductive layer disposed on the display panel, a touch electrode disposed adjacent to the conductive layer and on the display panel, a routing line coupled to the touch electrode, and a polarizer disposed on the touch electrode and the conductive layer, where the conductive layer and the touch electrode are formed of the same material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoon-Hwan Woo, Min-Ho Na, Sun-Jung Lee, Sang-Soo Hwang
  • Patent number: 9524064
    Abstract: Disclosed is a display device with integrated touch screen. The display device includes a plurality of receiving electrodes formed in a block type and in parallel with a plurality of data lines, a driving electrode group configured to include a plurality of driving electrodes that are respectively disposed between the plurality of receiving electrodes, a plurality of receiving electrode lines respectively connected to the plurality of receiving electrodes, a plurality of driving electrode lines configured to extend from the respective driving electrodes to the first non-display area, a driving IC configured to apply a common voltage or a driving pulse to the plurality of receiving electrode lines and the plurality of driving electrode lines, and a plurality of driving dummy lines formed at a plurality of pixels, covered by a corresponding driving electrode, in a direction parallel to the plurality of driving electrode lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2016
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tae Hwan Kim, Yong Chan Park, Sang Soo Hwang
  • Publication number: 20160274704
    Abstract: Disclosed is a display apparatus which facilitates to improve touch sensitivity by decreasing parasitic capacitance between a common electrode and gate/data lines, and decreasing delay on touch sensing and displaying driving, wherein the display apparatus may include a lower panel including a pixel electrode; an upper panel including the common electrode, wherein the common electrode together with the pixel electrode forms an electric field for displaying an image for a displaying driving mode, and the common electrode senses a capacitance change in accordance with a user's touch for a touch sensing mode; and a liquid crystal layer of VA mode formed between the lower and upper panels, and changed in accordance with the electric field between the pixel and common electrodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2016
    Publication date: September 22, 2016
    Inventors: Tae Hwan KIM, Yong Chan PARK, Sang Soo HWANG, Jin Woo PARK
  • Patent number: 9377913
    Abstract: Disclosed is a display apparatus which facilitates to improve touch sensitivity by decreasing parasitic capacitance between a common electrode and gate/data lines, and decreasing delay on touch sensing and displaying driving, wherein the display apparatus may include a lower panel including a pixel electrode; an upper panel including the common electrode, wherein the common electrode together with the pixel electrode forms an electric field for displaying an image for a displaying driving mode, and the common electrode senses a capacitance change in accordance with a user's touch for a touch sensing mode; and a liquid crystal layer of VA mode formed between the lower and upper panels, and changed in accordance with the electric field between the pixel and common electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tae Hwan Kim, Yong Chan Park, Sang Soo Hwang, Jin Woo Park
  • Patent number: 9218085
    Abstract: A display device can include a panel configured to include a plurality of electrodes and a display driver IC that applies a common voltage to the plurality of electrodes, a touch IC configured to generate a touch scan signal, and apply the touch scan signal to the display driver IC. Further, the display device can include a plurality of first link lines configured to connect the plurality of electrodes to the display driver IC in a first direction, and a plurality of second link lines respectively connected to the plurality of electrodes to extend in a second direction opposite to the first direction to contact a distal end of the panel. The display driver IC applies the common voltage or the touch scan signal to the plurality of electrodes through the plurality of first link lines according to a driving mode of the panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2015
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang Soo Hwang, Tae Hwan Kim
  • Patent number: 9063624
    Abstract: A display device with integrated touch screen is provided. The display device may include a panel and a touch IC. The panel may include a plurality of driving electrodes and sensing electrodes. The touch IC may apply a driving pulse to the driving electrodes and receive a plurality of sensing signals from the sensing electrodes to determine whether there is a touch when the panel operates in a touch driving mode, and, when the panel operates in a display driving mode, the touch IC may apply a common voltage to the plurality of driving electrodes and sensing electrodes. The touch IC may include a sensing unit sensing whether there is a touch by use of a touch sensing reference voltage applied to the sensing unit and having the same level as a minimum voltage of the driving pulse.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Young Joon Lee, Sang Soo Hwang, Sun Yeop Kim
  • Publication number: 20150167166
    Abstract: Disclosed therein is a thin film deposition apparatus. The thin film deposition apparatus includes: a chamber having a predetermined inner space; a substrate support part disposed inside the chamber and supporting a substrate; and a gas supply device having at least one supply channel for supplying process gas to the substrate and an activation channel which has a gas activation unit for activating the process gas, wherein the activation channel has an opened lower portion and a sealed upper portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2015
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Inventors: Sang-Soo Hwang, Woo-Jin Lee, Ki-Jo Shin, Dong-II Cha
  • Publication number: 20150062062
    Abstract: Disclosed is a display device integrated with a touch screen. The display device includes a panel configured to include a plurality of first electrodes arranged in parallel in a first direction and a plurality of second electrodes arranged in parallel in a second direction, a switching unit configured to apply a common voltage to the plurality of first and second electrodes when the panel operates in a display driving mode, and when the panel operates in a touch driving mode, apply a first touch scan pulse to the plurality of first electrodes during a first period, and apply a second touch scan pulse to the plurality of first and second electrodes during a second period, a first touch sensing unit configured to apply the first touch scan pulse to the switching unit, and a second touch sensing unit configured to apply the second touch scan pulse to the switching unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2013
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Applicant: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Man Hyeop Han, Cheol Se Kim, Ju Han Kim, Sang Soo Hwang
  • Patent number: 8970509
    Abstract: A touch panel includes a plurality of first sensors disposed on a substrate, the plurality of first sensors including a plurality of first electrodes spaced from one another in a first direction and a first connection pattern to connect two adjacent first electrodes, the plurality of first sensors arranged in a second direction crossing the first direction; a plurality of second sensors disposed on the substrate, the plurality of second sensors including a plurality of second electrodes spaced from one another in the second direction and a second connection pattern composed of a metal to connect two adjacent second electrodes, the plurality of second sensors arranged in the first direction; and at least one metal pattern connected to the first connection pattern, wherein the at least one metal pattern overlaps the first connection pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Gang-Seob Jung, Sang-Soo Hwang, Young-Jin Yi, Jung-Hyun Lee
  • Patent number: 8952913
    Abstract: Disclosed is a display device. The display device includes a panel, a display driver IC, and a touch IC. The panel includes a plurality of driving electrodes and a plurality of sensing electrodes. The display driver IC outputs a common voltage to the driving electrode and the sensing electrode in a display driving interval, outputs a reference voltage to the driving electrode during a touch non-sensing period in a touch driving interval, and outputs a driving pulse to the driving electrode to receive a sensing signal from the sensing electrode during a touch sensing period in the touch driving interval. The touch IC transfers a control signal and a selection signal for selecting the touch sensing period and the touch non-sensing period to the display driver, and senses whether there is a touch with the sensing signal and the reference voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Young Joon Lee, Sang Soo Hwang, Sun Yeop Kim, Sung Yub Lee
  • Patent number: 8947370
    Abstract: A touch panel includes a plurality of first electrode patterns being serially connected by a plurality of first connection patterns; a plurality of second electode patterns being serially connected by a plurality of second connection patterns; and a plurality of routing lines; wherein at least two of the plurality of first electrode patterns are connected to at least one of the plurality of routing lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Su-Chang An, Cheol-Se Kim, Sang-Soo Hwang, Gang-Seob Jung
  • Publication number: 20140240279
    Abstract: Discussed is a display device with integrated touch screen. The display device includes a panel configured to include a plurality of electrodes and a display driver IC that applies a common voltage to the plurality of electrodes, a touch IC configured to generate a touch scan signal, and apply the touch scan signal to the display driver IC, a plurality of first link lines configured to connect the plurality of electrodes to the display driver IC in a first direction, and a plurality of second link lines respectively connected to the plurality of electrodes to extend in a second direction opposite to the first direction to contact a distal end of the panel. The display driver IC applies the common voltage or the touch scan signal to the plurality of electrodes through the plurality of first link lines according to a driving mode of the panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2013
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sang Soo HWANG, Tae Hwan KIM