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: 20250248236
    Abstract: A display device includes a first pixel and a second pixel spaced apart from each other. Each of the first pixel and the second pixel includes a plurality of emission areas where light-emitting elements are disposed, a light-blocking layer including a plurality of holes overlapping with the emission areas and disposed between adjacent ones of the emission areas, and a plurality of color filters disposed in the holes of the light-blocking layer and overlapping with the emission areas. The emission areas include first, second, and third emission areas spaced apart from one another. The light-emitting element disposed in the first emission area of the first pixel is located at a lower level than the light-emitting element disposed in the first emission area of the second pixel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2024
    Publication date: July 31, 2025
    Inventor: Sang Min HONG
  • Patent number: 12364114
    Abstract: A display device includes a lower substrate, a planarization layer, a first light emission structure, and a second light emission structure. The lower substrate includes a first region and a second region. The planarization layer is disposed on the lower substrate, and has a first thickness in the first region and a second thickness, which is less than the first thickness, in the second region. The first light emission structure is provided in the first region and arranged on the planarization layer, and emits a first color of light. The second light emission structure is provided in the second region and arranged on the planarization layer, and emits the first color of light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2025
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyun-Gue Song, Nari Heo, Sang Min Hong, Heeseong Jeong
  • Patent number: 12349582
    Abstract: A display device includes: a substrate; a display element on the substrate; a capping layer on the display element; a first auxiliary layer on the capping layer; and a thin-film encapsulation layer on the first auxiliary layer, wherein the thin-film encapsulation layer comprises a (1-1)-th inorganic encapsulation layer on the first auxiliary layer and a (1-2)-th inorganic encapsulation layer on the (1-1)-th inorganic encapsulation layer, wherein a refractive index of the first auxiliary layer is smaller than a refractive index of the capping layer and a refractive index of the (1-1)-th inorganic encapsulation layer, and a refractive index of the (1-2)-th inorganic encapsulation layer is smaller than the refractive index of the (1-1)-th inorganic encapsulation layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2025
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyun Gue Song, Hyun Ho Jung, Chul Hyun Choi, Hee Seong Jeong, Sang Min Hong
  • Publication number: 20250107387
    Abstract: A display device includes a base layer including a light-emitting region and a non-light-emitting region adjacent to the light-emitting region, a display element layer disposed on the base layer and including a light-emitting element corresponding to the light-emitting region, and a color filter disposed on the display element layer and including a colorant. The color filter includes a first portion overlapping the light-emitting region, and a second portion surrounding the first portion, and a first weight percent of the colorant with respect to a total weight of the first portion is smaller than a second weight percent of the colorant with respect to a total weight of the second portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2024
    Publication date: March 27, 2025
    Inventors: SANG MIN HONG, HYOMIN KIM, SIJIN SUNG
  • Publication number: 20250072256
    Abstract: An electronic device includes: a display layer including a plurality of light emitting elements in which a plurality of light emitting areas are defined, and an optical layer disposed on the display layer. The optical layer includes: a light shielding layer in which a plurality of openings corresponding to the plurality of light emitting areas are defined, and a plurality of color filters arranged to correspond to the plurality of openings. The display layer or the optical layer further includes a brightness control layer overlapping a first light emitting area among the plurality of light emitting areas and a first opening among the plurality of openings in a plan view, and the brightness control layer includes a first edge and a second edge surrounding the first edge, the first edge overlaps the first light emitting area, and the second edge overlaps the light shielding layer in the plan view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2024
    Publication date: February 27, 2025
    Inventors: SANG MIN HONG, HYOMIN KIM, SIJIN SUNG
  • Publication number: 20240414972
    Abstract: A display device includes: a display layer including a display area and a non-display area; a touch sensor layer overlapping the display area; and a light conversion layer on the touch sensor layer and overlapping the display area; wherein the display device includes: a first light emitting element emitting light of a first wavelength; a second light emitting element emitting light of a second wavelength; a capping layer; a 1-1 and 1-2 encapsulation layers on the capping layer and including inorganic insulating layers; and a second encapsulation layer and a third encapsulation layer sequentially on the 1-1 and 1-2 encapsulation layers, wherein a thickness and a refractive index of a plurality of inorganic insulating layers of the 1-2 encapsulation layer are different from that of inorganic insulating layers of the 1-1 encapsulation layer, wherein a dielectric constant of the second encapsulation layer is 3.0 or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2024
    Publication date: December 12, 2024
    Inventors: Sang Min HONG, Seung Han KIM, Na Ri HEO, Young Tae KIM, Hyun Gue SONG, Hyun Ho JUNG, Hee Seong JEONG, Sun Jin JOO
  • Publication number: 20240379056
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel including a plurality of pixels and a plurality of sensors, which are positioned in a display area, a first logic circuit that receives a plurality of illuminance values sensed by the plurality of sensors, and generates illuminance mapping data by mapping the plurality of illuminance values to each of the pixels, and a second logic circuit that corrects image data corresponding to the plurality of pixels based on the illuminance mapping data to generate corrected image data for output to the display panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2024
    Publication date: November 14, 2024
    Inventors: HYOMIN KIM, SANG MIN HONG
  • Publication number: 20240324300
    Abstract: A display device includes: a substrate including a first light emitting area, a second light emitting area, and a third light emitting area, and a light blocking area positioned between the first, second, and third light emitting areas; a first light emitting layer disposed in the first light emitting area on the substrate and which emits light of a first color; a second light emitting layer disposed in the second light emitting area on the substrate, including an upper surface having a curved shape in a cross-section, and which emits light of a second color different from the first color; a third light emitting layer disposed in the third light emitting area on the substrate and which emits light of a third color different from the first and second colors; and a reflection control layer disposed on the first, second, and third light emitting layers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2024
    Publication date: September 26, 2024
    Inventors: SANG MIN HONG, HYOMIN KIM, NARI HEO
  • Publication number: 20240298464
    Abstract: A display device includes: a substrate; a display element on the substrate; a capping layer on the display element; and a thin film encapsulation layer on the capping layer, wherein the capping layer includes: a first capping layer on the display element; a second capping layer on the first capping layer, the second capping layer having a refractive index greater than that of the first capping layer; and a third capping layer on the second capping layer, the third capping layer having a refractive index smaller than that of the second capping layer, wherein the second capping layer has a thickness of 30 nanometers (nm) to 60 nm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2024
    Publication date: September 5, 2024
    Inventors: Dal Ho KIM, Hee Seong JEONG, Won Ju KWON, Sun Hwa KIM, Hyang Ki SUNG, Na Ri HEO, Sang Min HONG
  • Publication number: 20240268200
    Abstract: A display device includes a pixel defining film on a substrate with openings in which light emitting elements are disposed, a capping layer on a common electrode of the light emitting elements, an auxiliary layer on the capping layer and including bismuth, a thin film encapsulation layer including first to third encapsulation layers, a light blocking layer disposed on the thin film encapsulation layer with opening holes overlapping the openings, and an antireflection layer on the light blocking layer. The first encapsulation layer includes first to third inorganic insulating layers including silicon oxynitride. The capping layer and the first to third inorganic insulating layers have different thicknesses or refractive indices from each other. A first opening interval between a first opening and a first opening hole overlapping the first opening is greater than a second opening interval between a second opening and a second opening hole overlapping the second opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2023
    Publication date: August 8, 2024
    Inventors: Na Ri HEO, Hyun Gue SONG, Hee Seong JEONG, Sang Min HONG
  • Patent number: 12016199
    Abstract: A display device includes: a substrate; a display element on the substrate; a capping layer on the display element; an optical layer on the capping layer, and including: a first optical layer on the display element; and a second optical layer on the first optical layer; and a thin film encapsulation layer on the optical layer, and including: a first inorganic encapsulation layer on the second optical layer; an auxiliary layer on the first inorganic encapsulation layer; an organic encapsulation layer on the auxiliary layer; and a second inorganic encapsulation layer on the organic encapsulation layer. A refractive index of the second optical layer is smaller than a refractive index of the capping layer, and a refractive index of the first optical layer is between the refractive index of the second optical layer and the refractive index of the capping layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyun Gue Song, Hee Seong Jeong, Sun Hwa Kim, Hyun Ho Jung, Sang Min Hong
  • Publication number: 20240172548
    Abstract: A light emitting display device includes: a substrate; an organic film on the substrate; a green light emitting diode on the organic film and including a first anode; a red light emitting diode on the organic film and including a second anode; a black pixel defining film having an opening exposing the first anode and an opening exposing the second anode; a cathode on the black pixel defining film, the first anode, and the second anode; an encapsulation layer covering the cathode; a light blocking member on the encapsulation layer and having an opening; and a color filter filling the opening in the light blocking member. A portion of the organic film overlapping the first anode in a plan view has a halftone exposure area, and a step of the halftone exposure area is 30 nm or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2023
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Inventors: Sang Min HONG, Hyo Min KIM, NARI HEO
  • Patent number: 11985846
    Abstract: A display device includes: a substrate; a display element on the substrate; a capping layer on the display element; and a thin film encapsulation layer on the capping layer, wherein the capping layer includes: a first capping layer on the display element; a second capping layer on the first capping layer, the second capping layer having a refractive index greater than that of the first capping layer; and a third capping layer on the second capping layer, the third capping layer having a refractive index smaller than that of the second capping layer, wherein the second capping layer has a thickness of 30 nanometers (nm) to 60 nm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dal Ho Kim, Hee Seong Jeong, Won Ju Kwon, Sun Hwa Kim, Hyang Ki Sung, Na Ri Heo, Sang Min Hong
  • Publication number: 20240122020
    Abstract: Provided is a display device comprising a substrate, a first data line and a second data line disposed on the substrate and extended in a first direction, an anode electrode disposed on the first data line and the second data line, a pixel-defining film disposed over the anode electrode and defining an emission area, an organic light-emitting layer disposed on the anode electrode, and a cathode electrode disposed on the organic light-emitting layer, wherein each of the first data line and the second data line has a curved shape when viewed from a top where the first anode electrode and the second anode electrode overlap the anode electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventors: Young Tae KIM, Hyun Gue SONG, Hyun Ho JUNG, Hee Seong JEONG, Sun Jin JOO, Sang Min HONG
  • Patent number: 11950475
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel having first and second regions with the second region having a higher resolution than the first region and an electronic module under the first region. The display panel includes first and second emission layers in a first sub-region of the first region with the second emission layer being spaced apart from the first emission layer. The first emission layer has a first light-emitting portion and a second light-emitting portion adjacent to the first light-emitting portion in a first direction, and the second emission layer has a third light-emitting portion and a fourth light-emitting portion adjacent to the third light-emitting portion in the first direction. The first light-emitting portion is inclined from the second light-emitting portion toward a lower surface of the display panel, and the fourth light-emitting portion is inclined from the third light-emitting portion toward an upper surface of the display panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang Min Hong, Wonju Kwon, Heeseong Jeong
  • Publication number: 20240107859
    Abstract: A display device includes a substrate, a light-emitting element disposed on the substrate and including a pixel electrode, an emissive layer and a common electrode, a capping layer disposed on the common electrode of the light-emitting element, a support layer disposed on the capping layer and a thin-film encapsulation layer including a first inorganic encapsulation layer disposed on the support layer, a first organic encapsulation layer disposed on the first inorganic encapsulation layer, and a second inorganic encapsulation layer disposed on the first organic encapsulation layer, where the thin-film encapsulation layer further includes a buffer layer disposed between the first organic encapsulation layer and the second inorganic encapsulation layer and of the buffer layer includes an inorganic material, and the buffer layer has a thickness of 0.05 times to 0.3 times of a thickness the second inorganic encapsulation layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Sang Min HONG, Sun Jin JOO
  • Publication number: 20240099104
    Abstract: A display device includes a light emitting element including a pixel electrode, a light emitting layer, and a common electrode. A capping layer is disposed on the common electrode. An auxiliary layer is disposed on the capping layer. A thin film encapsulation layer includes a first encapsulation layer, a second encapsulation layer, and a third encapsulation layer. The first encapsulation layer includes a first inorganic insulating layer including silicon nitride; a second inorganic insulating layer including silicon oxide; and a third inorganic insulating layer including silicon oxynitride. The auxiliary layer has a thickness of 200 ? to 1400 ?, the first inorganic insulating layer has a thickness of 400 ? to 3500 ?, the second inorganic insulating layer has a thickness of 200 ? to 2400 ?, and the third inorganic insulating layer has a thickness of 4000 ? or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Hyun Ho Jung, Young Tae Kim, Hyun Gue Song, Hee Seong Jeong, Sun Jin Joo, Sang Min Hong
  • Publication number: 20240074241
    Abstract: A display device includes: a base layer; a pixel defining film on the base layer; a light emitting element including a light emitting layer in an opening in the pixel defining film; a capping layer on the light emitting element; and an encapsulation layer on the capping layer. The encapsulation layer includes: a first optical layer on the capping layer; a second optical layer on the first optical layer; and a stabilization layer on the second optical layer. A thickness of the stabilization layer is greater than a thickness of the first optical layer and a thickness of the second optical layer. A refractive index of the capping layer is higher than a refractive index of the first optical layer, and a refractive index of the second optical layer is higher than the refractive index of the first optical layer and a refractive index of the stabilization layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: SEUNGHAN KIM, HYUN-GUE SONG, SANG MIN HONG, HEESEONG JEONG
  • Publication number: 20240016025
    Abstract: A display device including: a first light-emitting opening, a second light-emitting opening, a third light-emitting opening, and a light-receiving opening; wherein a first color emission area corresponds to the first light-emitting opening; a second color emission area corresponds to the second light-emitting opening; a third color emission area corresponds to the third light-emitting opening; and a light detection area corresponds to the light-receiving opening; and when the first color emission area, the second color emission area, and the third color emission area are viewed at a first point having a first viewing angle with respect to a normal line of a base layer, a sensing electrode shields each of two emission areas among the first color emission area, the second color emission area, and the third color emission area or one of the first color emission area, the second color emission area, and the third color emission area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2023
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Inventors: HYUN-GUE SONG, YOUNGTAE KIM, HYUNHO JUNG, HEESEONG JEONG, SUNJIN JOO, SANG MIN HONG
  • Publication number: 20230380241
    Abstract: A display device includes an input sensing electrode. A sensing electrode partially shields a first color light emitting area and a second color light emitting area or partially shields a third color light emitting area when the first color light emitting area, the second color light emitting area, and the third color light emitting area are viewed from a first point having a first viewing angle with respect to a normal line of a base layer of the display device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2023
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Inventors: HYUN-GUE SONG, YOUNGTAE KIM, HYUNHO JUNG, HEESEONG JEONG, SUNJIN JOO, SANG MIN HONG