Patents by Inventor Sei Young Kang
Sei Young Kang 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).
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Patent number: 11333918Abstract: Disclosed herein is a display apparatus. The display apparatus includes a backlight unit configured to emit light, a display panel positioned in front of the backlight unit, and an optical film positioned in front of the display panel. The optical film includes a base layer positioned adjacent to the display panel, a first refractive layer positioned in front of the base layer and having a pattern including a first inclined portion totally reflecting some of light waves emitted from the backlight unit, and a second refractive layer positioned in front of the first refractive layer and having a lower refractive index than the first refractive layer.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2019Date of Patent: May 17, 2022Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Seung Jun Jeong, Sei Young Kang, Min Woo Kang, Dong Jun Lee, Jae Jeong Lee, Joo Won Lee
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Patent number: 11243342Abstract: Disclosed herein is a display apparatus. The display apparatus includes a backlight unit configured to emit light, a display panel positioned in front of the backlight unit; and an optical film positioned in front of the display panel, and the optical film includes a base layer, a first refractive layer positioned in front of the base layer, a second refractive layer positioned in front of the first refractive layer and having a lower refractive index than the first refractive layer, a third refractive layer positioned at the rear of the base layer, and a fourth refractive layer positioned at the rear of the third refractive layer and having a lower refractive index than the third refractive layer.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2019Date of Patent: February 8, 2022Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Seung Jun Jeong, Sei Young Kang, Min Woo Kang, Nam Seok Roh, Kwan Sik Min, Jun Sung Choi
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Patent number: 11042063Abstract: A display device includes a backlight unit configured to emit light, a display panel disposed in front of the backlight unit, and an optical sheet disposed between the backlight unit and the display panel. The optical sheet may include a first prism sheet including a plurality of first prisms arranged in a first direction, a second prism sheet including a plurality of second prisms arranged in a second direction intersecting the first direction, and disposed in front of the first prism sheet; and a third prism sheet including a plurality of third prisms arranged in the first direction, and disposed in front of the second prism sheet.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2019Date of Patent: June 22, 2021Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Sei Young Kang, Seung Jun Jeong, Min Woo Kang, Nam Seok Roh, Kwan Sik Min, Young Chol Lee, Jae Jeong Lee
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Patent number: 10718973Abstract: A display device includes a display panel for displaying an image, a light source module including a plurality of light sources, and an optical sheet provided between the display panel and the light source module for guiding light radiated by the light source module to the display panel. The optical sheet includes a first transparent layer including a plurality of grooves provided on a first surface of the optical sheet that is opposite to the display panel, and having a first refraction index, a second transparent layer provided in each of the plurality of grooves and having a second refraction index that is different from the first refraction index, and a reflective layer including a light reflective material provided in each of the plurality of grooves and covering the second transparent layer, and including a light-reflective material.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2019Date of Patent: July 21, 2020Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Seung Jun Jeong, Joo Won Lee, Min Woo Kang, Sei Young Kang, Dong Jun Lee, Jae Jeong Lee
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Publication number: 20200201119Abstract: A display device includes a backlight unit configured to emit light, a display panel disposed in front of the backlight unit, and an optical sheet disposed between the backlight unit and the display panel. The optical sheet may include a first prism sheet including a plurality of first prisms arranged in a first direction, a second prism sheet including a plurality of second prisms arranged in a second direction intersecting the first direction, and disposed in front of the first prism sheet; and a third prism sheet including a plurality of third prisms arranged in the first direction, and disposed in front of the second prism sheet.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2019Publication date: June 25, 2020Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Sei Young KANG, Seung Jun JEONG, Min Woo KANG, Nam Seok ROH, Kwan Sik MIN, Young Chol LEE, Jae Jeong LEE
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Publication number: 20200117048Abstract: Disclosed herein is a display apparatus. The display apparatus includes a backlight unit configured to emit light, a display panel positioned in front of the backlight unit; and an optical film positioned in front of the display panel, and the optical film includes a base layer, a first refractive layer positioned in front of the base layer, a second refractive layer positioned in front of the first refractive layer and having a lower refractive index than the first refractive layer, a third refractive layer positioned at the rear of the base layer, and a fourth refractive layer positioned at the rear of the third refractive layer and having a lower refractive index than the third refractive layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 2, 2019Publication date: April 16, 2020Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Seung Jun JEONG, Sei Young Kang, Min Woo Kang, Nam Seok Roh, Kwan Sik Min, Jun Sung Choi
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Publication number: 20200041842Abstract: A display device includes a display panel for displaying an image, a light source module including a plurality of light sources, and an optical sheet provided between the display panel and the light source module for guiding light radiated by the light source module to the display panel. The optical sheet includes a first transparent layer including a plurality of grooves provided on a first surface of the optical sheet that is opposite to the display panel, and having a first refraction index, a second transparent layer provided in each of the plurality of grooves and having a second refraction index that is different from the first refraction index, and a reflective layer including a light reflective material provided in each of the plurality of grooves and covering the second transparent layer, and including a light-reflective material.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 29, 2019Publication date: February 6, 2020Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Seung Jun JEONG, Joo Won Lee, Min Woo KANG, Sei Young KANG, Dong Jun LEE, Jae Jeong LEE
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Publication number: 20200033665Abstract: Disclosed herein is a display apparatus. The display apparatus includes a backlight unit configured to emit light, a display panel positioned in front of the backlight unit, and an optical film positioned in front of the display panel. The optical film includes a base layer positioned adjacent to the display panel, a first refractive layer positioned in front of the base layer and having a pattern including a first inclined portion totally reflecting some of light waves emitted from the backlight unit, and a second refractive layer positioned in front of the first refractive layer and having a lower refractive index than the first refractive layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 4, 2019Publication date: January 30, 2020Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Seung Jun Jeong, Sei Young Kang, Min Woo Kang, Dong Jun Lee, Jae Jeong Lee, Joo Won Lee