Patents by Inventor Sang-yeol Kim

Sang-yeol 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: 11081660
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel, a support film, and a polymer layer. The display panel includes a display area comprising a first area that is bendable, and a non-display area adjacent to the display area. The support film is coupled to a bottom surface of the display panel. The support film includes a first groove overlapping with the first area. The polymer layer is disposed in the first groove. The polymer layer includes a material with higher flexibility than the support film. Angles formed by a top surface of the support film and inner sides of the support film defining the first groove are acute angles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chang Han Lee, Myung Hwan Kim, Sang Yeol Kim, Woo Hyun Kim, Hyo Jin Kim, Kyoung Il Min, Tae Hyun Sung, Se Joong Shin, Ho Ryun Chung, Jae cheol Choi
  • Patent number: 11081670
    Abstract: A display device includes: a substrate; a light emitting element layer including a first light emitting element in a first display area of the substrate, and a second light emitting element in a second display area of the substrate; and a thin-film encapsulation layer formed on the light emitting element layer. The first light emitting elements may include a first electrode, an organic light emitting layer, and a second electrode. The second light emitting elements may include a first electrode, an inorganic light emitting layer, and a second electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ho Ryun Chung, Myung Hwan Kim, Sang Yeol Kim, Se Joong Shin, Chang Han Lee, Deok Hyeon Jang
  • Patent number: 11069762
    Abstract: A display device according to an exemplary embodiment includes a display panel including a display area and a bending region. The display panel in the bending region includes a plurality of connection wires, a pattern including a plurality of electrodes, and a protection layer positioned between the plurality of connection wires and the pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Inventors: Ho Ryun Chung, Myung Hwan Kim, Jung Sik Nam, Se Joong Shin, Sang Yeol Kim, Tae Kyoung Hwang
  • Publication number: 20210036263
    Abstract: A display includes: a display member at which a plurality of pixels are defined, the display member including a base substrate, a light-emitting element on the base substrate at each pixel, and a thin film encapsulation layer on the light-emitting element; a viewing angle controlling member on the display member, the viewing angle controlling member including a plurality of viewing angle controlling patterns; and a cover window on the plurality of viewing angle controlling patterns. The plurality of viewing angle controlling patterns are directly on the thin film encapsulation layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2020
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Inventors: Myung Hwan KIM, Sang Yeol KIM, Chang Han LEE, Ho Ryun CHUNG
  • Publication number: 20200287162
    Abstract: A display device includes: a substrate; a light emitting element layer including a first light emitting element in a first display area of the substrate, and a second light emitting element in a second display area of the substrate; and a thin-film encapsulation layer formed on the light emitting element layer. The first light emitting elements may include a first electrode, an organic light emitting layer, and a second electrode. The second light emitting elements may include a first electrode, an inorganic light emitting layer, and a second electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2020
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Inventors: Ho Ryun CHUNG, Myung Hwan KIM, Sang Yeol KIM, Se Joong SHIN, Chang Han LEE, Deok Hyeon JANG
  • Publication number: 20200004077
    Abstract: A display device including: a display panel including a first area, a second area spaced apart from the first area, and a bent third area between the first and second areas; a first support film coupled to a bottom surface of the display panel and overlapping the first area; and a second support film coupled to the bottom surface of the display panel, overlapping the second area, and spaced apart from the first support film by a gap, the gap overlapping the third area, a top surface of the first support film facing the display panel and an inner side of the first support film form a first angle, a top surface of the second support film facing the display panel and an inner side of the second support film form a second angle, which is greater than the first angle, and the first support film includes a protruding pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2019
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Inventors: Chang Han LEE, Myung Hwan KIM, Sang Yeol KIM, Woo Hyun KIM, Hyo Jin KIM, Kyoung MIN, II, Tae Hyun SUNG, Se Joong SHIN, Ho Ryun CHUNG, Jae Cheol CHOI
  • Publication number: 20190382871
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of using a methane gas to recover tin with high purity and to produce hydrogen at once, and the method uses the methane reduction technique that combines the two different processes of tin recovery and hydrogen production, thereby recovering tin with high purity from a methane gas and a tin oxide according to the methane reduction technique stably without emission of environmental pollutants, such as carbon dioxide, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxide, etc., and also producing hydrogen available as a new energy resource. Further, the present invention enables the recycling of waste materials containing tin oxides generated in all kinds of industries to prevent environmental contaminations and to offer solutions to the stable recovery of expensive tin with high purity and the dramatic reduction of hydrogen production costs at once, increasing economical efficiency and thus contributing to the efficient use of resources.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2017
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Applicants: A1ENGINEERING, THE INDUSTRIAL & ACADEMIC COOPERATION IN CHUNGNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Jun Hyun Han, Hyun You Kim, Sang Ro Lee, Hyung Chul Wie, Sang Yeol Kim
  • Publication number: 20190355793
    Abstract: A display device includes a first electrode disposed on a substrate; a pixel defining layer including first through third exposure areas, each exposing at least part of the first electrode; first through third organic light emitting layers disposed in the first through third exposure areas, respectively; a second electrode disposed on the first through third organic light emitting layers; a first capping layer disposed on the second electrode and overlapping upper surfaces of the first through third organic light emitting layers; a second capping member disposed on the first capping layer, does not overlap the upper surface of the first organic light emitting layer, and overlaps only a portion of each of the upper surfaces of the second and third organic light emitting layers; and an encapsulation layer covering the second capping member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2019
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Inventors: Eon Seok Oh, Woo Sik Jeon, Sang Yeol Kim, Han Ggoch Nu Ri Jo
  • Publication number: 20190341566
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel, a support film, and a polymer layer. The display panel includes a display area comprising a first area that is bendable, and a non-display area adjacent to the display area. The support film is coupled to a bottom surface of the display panel. The support film includes a first groove overlapping with the first area. The polymer layer is disposed in the first groove. The polymer layer includes a material with higher flexibility than the support film. Angles formed by a top surface of the support film and inner sides of the support film defining the first groove are acute angles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2019
    Publication date: November 7, 2019
    Inventors: Chang Han LEE, Myung Hwan KIM, Sang Yeol KIM, Woo Hyun KIM, Hyo Jin KIM, Kyoung Il MIN, Tae Hyun SUNG, Se Joong SHIN, Ho Ryun CHUNG, Jae cheol CHOI
  • Publication number: 20190280075
    Abstract: A display device according to an exemplary embodiment includes a display panel including a display area and a bending region. The display panel in the bending region includes a plurality of connection wires, a pattern including a plurality of electrodes, and a protection layer positioned between the plurality of connection wires and the pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2018
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Inventors: Ho Ryun CHUNG, Myung Hwan KIM, Jung Sik NAM, Se Joong SHIN, Sang Yeol KIM, Tae Kyoung HWANG
  • Patent number: 10079359
    Abstract: An organic light emitting diode according to the present disclosure includes a first electrode, a second electrode overlapping the first electrode, and an emission layer disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode. The second electrode includes a bottom region and a top region. The bottom region includes a MgAg alloy including more Mg than Ag. The top region includes a AgMg alloy including more Ag than Mg.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2018
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Eun Ho Kim, Da Hye Kim, Su Hwan Lee, Sang Yeol Kim
  • Publication number: 20180053912
    Abstract: An organic light emitting diode according to the present disclosure includes a first electrode, a second electrode overlapping the first electrode, and an emission layer disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode. The second electrode includes a bottom region and a top region. The bottom region includes a MgAg alloy including more Mg than Ag. The top region includes a AgMg alloy including more Ag than Mg.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2017
    Publication date: February 22, 2018
    Inventors: EUN HO KIM, DA HYE KIM, SU HWAN LEE, SANG YEOL KIM
  • Patent number: 9842888
    Abstract: An organic light emitting display device includes a substrate having a first width in a first direction and a second width in a second direction, the second width being perpendicular to and smaller than the first width, and pixel regions on the substrate, each of the pixel regions including a first light emitting portion, a second light emitting portion, a third light emitting portion, and a transmission portion arranged along the second direction, each of the first to third light emitting portions extending in the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD
    Inventors: Jin-Wook Jeong, Han-Ggoch-Nu-Ri Jo, Sang-Yeol Kim
  • Patent number: 9812515
    Abstract: An organic light emitting diode display includes a substrate including a light transmitting area which is at a display area for displaying an image, and an emission area which is adjacent the light transmitting area, an organic light emitting diode on the substrate at a location corresponding to the emission area; and a light control unit on the substrate at a location corresponding to the light transmitting area and configured to control transmission of light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Eon Seok Oh, Sang Yeol Kim, Min Seong Yi, Bo Mi Choi
  • Patent number: 9741784
    Abstract: An organic light emitting display device includes a substrate including a plurality of pixel areas, each of the plurality of pixel areas including a light emitting region and a transmission region, a first electrode disposed on the light emitting region of the substrate, a second electrode opposing the first electrode, an organic light emitting layer which is disposed on the light emitting region of the substrate and disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode, and an auxiliary electrode which is disposed on the transmission region of the substrate and electrically connected to the second electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Eon-Seok Oh, Sang-Yeol Kim, Byeong-Min Jang, Mi-Yeon Cho
  • Patent number: 9711575
    Abstract: An organic light emitting display device may include a substrate, an anode, an auxiliary electrode, a light emitting structure, a lower cathode, and an upper cathode. The substrate may include a pixel region, a transparent region, and a boundary region between the pixel region and the transparent region. The anode may be on the pixel region. The auxiliary electrode may be on the transparent or boundary regions. The light emitting structure may be on the anode and the auxiliary electrode and extended from the pixel region to the transparent region. The lower cathode may be on the light emitting structure and made thin to increase transmittance. The upper cathode may be on the lower cathode. The thin lower cathode may be electrically connected to the auxiliary electrode via a contact hole which penetrates the light emitting structure so as to reduce a voltage drop.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Eon-Seok Oh, Na-Jeong Kim, Sang-Yeol Kim, Jung-Yeon Kim, Min-Kyung Jo
  • Patent number: 9640594
    Abstract: A transparent organic light emitting display device having a pixel region on which an image is displayed and a transparent region through which external light passes. The transparent organic light emitting display device includes a first substrate, a second substrate opposing the first substrate, a display unit disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, the display unit including an organic light emitting diode. A sealing unit is disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate to surround the display unit and to bond the first substrate to the second substrate. A filling unit is disposed in an inner side of the sealing unit to cover the display unit, the filling unit including a silicon filling material and a photochromic material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Eon-Seok Oh, Sang-Yeol Kim, Il-Seok Park
  • Publication number: 20170069698
    Abstract: An organic light emitting display device may include a substrate, an anode, an auxiliary electrode, a light emitting structure, a lower cathode, and an upper cathode. The substrate may include a pixel region, a transparent region, and a boundary region between the pixel region and the transparent region. The anode may be on the pixel region. The auxiliary electrode may be on the transparent or boundary regions. The light emitting structure may be on the anode and the auxiliary electrode and extended from the pixel region to the transparent region. The lower cathode may be on the light emitting structure and made thin to increase transmittance. The upper cathode may be on the lower cathode. The thin lower cathode may be electrically connected to the auxiliary electrode via a contact hole which penetrates the light emitting structure so as to reduce a voltage drop.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2016
    Publication date: March 9, 2017
    Inventors: Eon-Seok OH, Na-Jeong KIM, Sang-Yeol KIM, Jung-Yeon KIM, Min-Kyung JO
  • Patent number: 9570525
    Abstract: An organic light emitting display apparatus and a method of manufacturing the same are disclosed. The organic light emitting display apparatus includes, for example, a bus electrode, an insulating layer covering the bus electrode and having a bus electrode hole exposing at least a part of the bus electrode, a pixel electrode formed on the insulating layer and electrically coupled with the bus electrode, a pixel defining layer exposing a part of the pixel electrode and a part of the bus electrode, a first intermediate layer on the pixel defining layer and the pixel electrode, the first intermediate layer having a first opening to expose the part of the bus electrode, an emission layer disposed on the first intermediate layer, and an opposite electrode to correspond to the pixel electrode and the bus electrode and contacting the bus electrode through the first opening and the bus electrode hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Byoung-Seong Jeong, Sang-Yeol Kim, Seung-Wook Chang, Se-Ho Lee, Tae-Hyung Kim
  • Patent number: 9530980
    Abstract: An organic light emitting display device may include a substrate, an anode, an auxiliary electrode, a light emitting structure, a lower cathode, and an upper cathode. The substrate may include a pixel region, a transparent region, and a boundary region between the pixel region and the transparent region. The anode may be on the pixel region. The auxiliary electrode may be on the transparent or boundary regions. The light emitting structure may be on the anode and the auxiliary electrode and extended from the pixel region to the transparent region. The lower cathode may be on the light emitting structure and made thin to increase transmittance. The upper cathode may be on the lower cathode. The thin lower cathode may be electrically connected to the auxiliary electrode via a contact hole which penetrates the light emitting structure so as to reduce a voltage drop.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Eon-Seok Oh, Na-Jeong Kim, Sang-Yeol Kim, Jung-Yeon Kim, Min-Kyung Jo