Patents by Inventor Seran Kim

Seran 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).

  • Publication number: 20250257260
    Abstract: A heterocyclic compound represented by Formula 1, and an organic light-emitting device and an electronic apparatus that include the organic light-emitting device are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2025
    Publication date: August 14, 2025
    Inventors: Taeil Kim, Seran Kim, Junha Park, Munki Sim, Minjung Jung, Seonhyoung Hur
  • Publication number: 20250248306
    Abstract: A light-emitting device including a first electrode, a second electrode opposite to (e.g., facing) the first electrode, and an interlayer arranged between the first electrode and the second electrode is provided. The interlayer includes an emission layer having at least a first compound and a second compound. The first compound includes a pentacyclic core with a nearly planar geometry and a hexacyclic peripheral section that is twisted to shield the pentacyclic core and prevent or reduce intermolecular ?-? stacking. The core of the second compound may be a triazine group having bulky substituents that prevent or reduce intermolecular ?-? stacking with the first compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2024
    Publication date: July 31, 2025
    Inventors: Minje Kim, Soobyung Ko, Seran Kim, Chanseok Oh, Jiyoung Lee, Changwoong Chu
  • Publication number: 20250243404
    Abstract: Embodiments provide an organometallic compound, an organic light-emitting device including the organometallic compound, an electronic apparatus including the organic light-emitting device, and a consumer product including the organic light-emitting device. The organic light-emitting device includes a first electrode, a second electrode facing the first electrode, an interlayer between the first electrode and the second electrode including an emission layer, and the organometallic compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2025
    Publication date: July 31, 2025
    Applicant: Samsung Display Co., LTD.
    Inventors: Gyeongheon Kim, Eunkyung Koh, Seran Kim, Saerom Park, Dongsun Yoo
  • Publication number: 20250234778
    Abstract: Embodiments provide a heterocyclic compound, a light-emitting device including the heterocyclic compound, an electronic apparatus that includes the light-emitting device, and an electronic device that includes the light-emitting device. The light-emitting device includes a first electrode, a second electrode facing the first electrode, an interlayer between the first electrode and the second electrode and including an emission layer, and the heterocyclic compound. The heterocyclic compound is represented by Formula 1, which is explained in the specification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2025
    Publication date: July 17, 2025
    Applicant: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Taeil Kim, Seran Kim, Junha Park, Minjae Sung, Munki Sim, Minjung Jung, Seonhyoung Hur
  • Publication number: 20250228062
    Abstract: A light emitting element includes a first electrode, a second electrode on the first electrode, and an emission layer between the first electrode and the second electrode and including a first compound represented by Formula 1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2024
    Publication date: July 10, 2025
    Inventors: SERAN KIM, HOI-LIM KIM, SAE ROM PARK, SEUNGIN BAEK, Dongsun YOO
  • Publication number: 20250228065
    Abstract: A light-emitting device and an electronic apparatus and electronic equipment each including the light-emitting device are provided. The light-emitting device includes a first electrode, a second electrode facing the first electrode, an interlayer arranged between the first electrode and the second electrode, and a capping layer, wherein the interlayer may include a hole transport region and an emission layer, the hole transport region may be arranged between the first electrode and the emission layer, the hole transport region may include a first layer and a second layer, the first layer may be arranged between the first electrode and the second layer, the first layer may include a first hole transport material and a p-dopant, the second layer may include a second hole transport material, and the capping layer contains a boron-containing compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2024
    Publication date: July 10, 2025
    Inventors: Gyeongheon Kim, Donguk Kang, Seran Kim, Hoilim Kim, Saerom Park, Dongsun Yoo, Junyoung Lee
  • Publication number: 20250228066
    Abstract: A light-emitting device, and an electronic apparatus and electronic equipment that include the light-emitting device are provided. The light-emitting device includes a first electrode, a second electrode facing the first electrode, an interlayer between the first electrode and the second electrode, and a capping layer, wherein the interlayer includes a hole transport region and an emission layer, the hole transport region is between the first electrode and the emission layer, the hole transport region includes a first layer and a second layer, the first layer is between the first electrode and the second layer and includes a first hole transport material and a p-dopant, the second layer includes a second hole transport material, the emission layer is to emit first light, and the capping layer is in a travel path of the first light and includes a boron-containing compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2025
    Publication date: July 10, 2025
    Inventors: Gyeongheon Kim, Donguk Kang, Seran Kim, Hoilim Kim, Saerom Park, Dongsun Yoo, Junyoung Lee
  • Publication number: 20250228070
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus and electronic equipment each include a light-emitting device. The light-emitting device includes a first electrode, a second electrode opposite the first electrode, an interlayer arranged between the first electrode and the second electrode, and a capping layer, wherein the interlayer may include a hole transport region and an emission layer, the hole transport region may be arranged between the first electrode and the emission layer, the hole transport region may include a first layer and a second layer, the first layer may be arranged between the first electrode and the second layer, the first layer may include a first hole transport material and a p-dopant, the second layer may include a second hole transport material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2025
    Publication date: July 10, 2025
    Inventors: Gyeongheon Kim, Donguk Kang, Seran Kim, Hoilim kim, Saerom Park, Dongsun Yoo, Junyoung Lee
  • Patent number: 12302754
    Abstract: Provided is a condensed cyclic compound represented by Formula 1 and a light-emitting device including the same wherein Formula 1 is as described in the detailed description of the present specification. The light-emitting device includes: a first electrode, a second electrode facing the first electrode, an interlayer between the first electrode and the second electrode and including an emission layer, and a second capping layer located outside the second electrode and having a refractive index of 1.6 or more, wherein the emission layer includes at least one of the condensed cyclic compound represented by Formula 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2025
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hankyu Pak, Seran Kim, Munki Sim, Minjung Jung
  • Publication number: 20250151608
    Abstract: Embodiments provide an organometallic compound represented by Formula 1, a light-emitting device including the organometallic compound, an electronic apparatus including the light-emitting device, and an electronic equipment including the light-emitting device. The light-emitting device includes a first electrode, a second electrode facing the first electrode, an interlayer between the first electrode and the second electrode and including an emission layer, and the organometallic compound. The organometallic compound is represented by Formula 1, which is explained in the specification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2024
    Publication date: May 8, 2025
    Applicant: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seran Kim, Gyeongheon Kim, Hoilim Kim, Saerom Park, Seungin Baek, Dongsun Yoo
  • Publication number: 20250143175
    Abstract: An optoelectronic device includes a first electrode, a second electrode facing the first electrode, and a photoactive layer between the first electrode and the second electrode, where the photoactive layer may include an acceptor satisfying Expression 1 and a donor having a maximum absorption wavelength of about 600 nm to about 750 nm, and Expression 2 may be satisfied: 3 ? eV ? E LUMO A - E HOMO A ? 4 ? eV Expression ? 1 0.05 ? ( E LUMO D - E LUMO A ) / ( E LUMO D - E HOMO D ) ? 0.5 .
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2024
    Publication date: May 1, 2025
    Inventors: Seran Kim, Minsoo Choi, Hoilim Kim, Seungin Baek, Dongsun Yoo, Seokgyu Yoon, Jinsoo Jung, Hyejin Jung, Youngeun Choi
  • Publication number: 20250120313
    Abstract: Embodiments provide a light-emitting device that includes a first electrode, a second electrode facing the first electrode, and an interlayer between the first electrode and the second electrode. The interlayer includes an emission layer, a first compound that is a hole-transporting compound, a second compound that is an electron-transporting compound, a third compound that is an organometallic compound, and a fourth compound that is a boron-containing compound. The fourth compound has a difference (?EST) between a lowest excitation singlet energy level and a lowest excitation triplet energy level less than or equal to about 0.4 eV; and the light-emitting device satisfies Condition 1 or Condition 2, which are explained in the specification: KFRET>Krt??[Condition 1] R0>RDA.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2024
    Publication date: April 10, 2025
    Applicant: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jiyoung Lee, Tsuyoshi Naijo, Seran Kim, Sungsoo Bae, Hyosup Shin, Changwoong Chu, Moran Ha
  • Publication number: 20250113733
    Abstract: Embodiments provide a polycyclic compound, a light emitting element including the polycyclic compound, and a display device including the light emitting element. The light emitting element includes a first electrode, a second electrode disposed on the first electrode, and a light emitting layer disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2024
    Publication date: April 3, 2025
    Applicant: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: SERAN KIM, HOI-LIM KIM, SAE ROM PARK, SEUNGIN BAEK, Dongsun YOO
  • Publication number: 20250089444
    Abstract: Embodiments provide a light-emitting device that includes a first electrode, a second electrode facing the first electrode, an interlayer between the first electrode and the second electrode and including an emission layer, and an amine-containing compound. A gradient of a giant surface potential of the amine-containing compound is equal to or less than about ?10 mV/nm, and the giant surface potential is evaluated from a surface potential measured with respect to a film formed by depositing the amine-containing compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2024
    Publication date: March 13, 2025
    Applicant: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dongsun Yoo, Seran Kim, Junyoung Lee, Hoilim Kim, Seungin Baek
  • Publication number: 20250072283
    Abstract: An optoelectronic device includes a first electrode, a second electrode on the first electrode, a photoactive layer between the first electrode and the second electrode, and a first compound represented by the following chemical structure: wherein constituents of the chemical structure are defined in this disclosure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2024
    Publication date: February 27, 2025
    Inventors: Dongsun Yoo, Seran Kim, Hoilim Kim, Hwasook Ryu, Saerom Park, Hyejin Jung
  • Patent number: 12201008
    Abstract: Provided is a light emitting device including: a first electrode; a second electrode facing the first electrode; and a plurality of organic layers between the first electrode and the second electrode, wherein at least one organic layer selected from among the plurality of organic layers includes a condensed polycyclic compound represented by Formula 1, and the first electrode and the second electrode each independently include at least one selected from among Ag, Mg, Cu, Al, Pt, Pd, Au, Ni, Nd, Ir, Cr, Li, Ca, LiF/Ca, LiF/AI, Mo, Ti, In, Sn, Zn, Yb, W, a compound of two or more thereof, a mixture of two or more thereof, and an oxide thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chanseok Oh, Mun-Ki Sim, Seran Kim, Jang Yeol Baek, Minjung Jung
  • Publication number: 20240334827
    Abstract: Embodiments provide a light-emitting device, an electronic apparatus including the light-emitting device, and a consumer product including the light-emitting device. The light-emitting device includes a first electrode, a second electrode facing the first electrode, and an interlayer between the first electrode and the second electrode. The interlayer includes an emission layer, a hole transport region between the emission layer and the first electrode, and an electron transport region between the emission layer and the second electrode. The hole transport region includes a hole injection layer and a hole transport layer, the hole injection layer includes a charge-generation compound and a first hole-transporting compound, the hole transport layer includes a second hole-transporting compound, and the charge-generation compound and the second hole-transporting compound respectively satisfy Inequality 1 and Inequality 2, which are explained in the specification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2024
    Publication date: October 3, 2024
    Applicant: Samsung Display Co., LTD.
    Inventors: Gyeongheon Kim, Donguk Kang, Seran Kim, Hoilim Kim, Saerom Park, Dongsun Yoo, Junyoung Lee
  • Publication number: 20240284794
    Abstract: A light emitting element includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and an emission layer which is disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode and includes a compound represented by Formula 1, thereby exhibiting long service life and high efficiency characteristics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2024
    Publication date: August 22, 2024
    Inventors: MINJE KIM, SERAN KIM, CHANSEOK OH, JIYOUNG LEE, EUNG DO KIM, CHANGWOONG CHU
  • Publication number: 20240196725
    Abstract: Provided are an organometallic compound represented by Formula 1, a light-emitting device including the organometallic compound, and an electronic apparatus and an electronic device that include the light-emitting device. In Formula 1, L1 may be a ligand represented by Formula 2, and Formulae 1 and 2 are described in more detail in the specification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2023
    Publication date: June 13, 2024
    Inventors: Dongsun Yoo, Donguk Kang, Gyeongheon Kim, Seran Kim, Sohae Kim, Jihye Kim, Hoilim Kim, Saerom Park, Yongsub Shim
  • Publication number: 20240196642
    Abstract: An opto-electronic device includes a first electrode, a second electrode facing the first electrode, a photoactive layer arranged between the first electrode and the second electrode, and an organic compound represented by Formula 1: wherein a maximum absorption wavelength of the organic compound is in a range of about 490 nm to about 570 nm, and an oscillator strength (OSC) of the organic compound is in a range of about 0.8 to about 1.0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2023
    Publication date: June 13, 2024
    Inventors: Seran Kim, Hoilim Kim, Saerom Park, Dongsun Yoo, Junyoung Lee