Patents by Inventor Seon Uk LEE

Seon Uk LEE 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: 9508855
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display includes: a substrate; a thin film transistor disposed on the substrate; a pixel electrode connected to the thin film transistor; and a roof layer facing the pixel electrode. A plurality of microcavities are between the pixel electrode and the roof layer. A liquid crystal material is in the microcavities, and a dent is formed in the roof layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hee-Keun Lee, Seon Uk Lee
  • Publication number: 20160306207
    Abstract: A display device according to an exemplary embodiment includes: a substrate, a thin film transistor on the substrate, a pixel electrode connected to the thin film transistor, a common electrode on the pixel electrode to be spaced apart from the pixel electrode while a plurality of microcavities are interposed between the common electrode and the pixel electrode, a roof layer on the common electrode, an alignment layer on the pixel electrode and beneath the common electrode and including a photosensitive material, a liquid crystal layer filling the microcavities, and an encapsulation layer on the roof layer to seal the microcavities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2016
    Publication date: October 20, 2016
    Inventors: Seon Uk LEE, Nam Seok ROH, Hee-Keun LEE, Seok-Joon HONG
  • Patent number: 9465260
    Abstract: Provided are a display device and a manufacturing method thereof capable of preventing deformation of a microcavity and stably injecting an aligning agent and a liquid crystal. The display device includes a substrate including a plurality of pixel areas which includes a plurality of pixel columns and is disposed in a matrix form; a thin film transistor formed on the substrate; a pixel electrode connected to the thin film transistor and formed in the pixel area; a roof layer formed on the pixel electrode so as to be spaced apart from the pixel electrode with a microcavity therebetween; a first injection hole formed in the roof layer exposing the microcavity at a side edge of the pixel column; a liquid crystal layer filling the microcavity; and an encapsulation layer formed on the roof layer so as to cover the first injection hole to seal the microcavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seon Uk Lee, Nam Seok Roh, Sung Hwan Won, Woo Jae Lee, Kyung Tae Chae
  • Patent number: 9459479
    Abstract: A display device includes: a substrate; a thin film transistor; a pixel electrode; a common electrode; a liquid crystal layer; and an encapsulation layer. The thin film transistor is disposed on the substrate. The pixel electrode is disposed on the thin film transistor. The common electrode is disposed on the pixel electrode and is separated from the pixel electrode via a microcavity therebetween. The liquid crystal layer fills the microcavity. The encapsulation layer is configured to seal the microcavity, wherein the encapsulation layer has an opening positioned at a portion overlapping the microcavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seon Uk Lee, Woo Jae Lee, Seong Gyu Kwon, Don Chan Cho
  • Publication number: 20160231611
    Abstract: A display device may include a substrate and a first roof layer portion that is formed of a roof layer material and overlaps the substrate in a direction, the direction is perpendicular to a surface of the substrate. A lateral surface of the first roof layer portion is disposed in a plane. The display device may further a second roof layer portion formed of the roof layer material and separated from the first roof layer portion. The display device may further a common electrode portion disposed between the first roof layer portion and the substrate in the direction. A lateral surface of the common electrode portion is disposed in the plane or is spaced from the lateral surface of the first roof layer portion in a second direction parallel to the surface of the substrate. The display device may further a pixel electrode disposed between the first common electrode portion and the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2016
    Publication date: August 11, 2016
    Inventors: Dae Ho LEE, Won Tae KIM, Sung Hwan WON, You Young JIN, Kyung Tae CHAE, Pil Sook KWON, Yong Seok KIM, Han Joon YOO, Seon Uk LEE, Woo Jae LEE, Tae Woo LIM
  • Patent number: 9411200
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a liquid crystal display including: an insulating substrate; and a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix shape over the insulating substrate. The pixels include a display pixel disposed in a display region and a dummy pixel disposed in a dummy region, the dummy region is disposed outside the display region, and the display pixel includes a liquid crystal layer injected into a microcavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yu Jin Kim, Seon Uk Lee, Tae Woo Lim, Don Chan Cho, Kyung Tae Chae
  • Publication number: 20160211282
    Abstract: A device for monitoring a liquid crystal display includes: a substrate including a display region and a non-display region disposed at an edge of the display region. The display region includes: a thin film transistor disposed on the substrate, a pixel electrode disposed on the substrate and connected to the thin film transistor, a first sacrificial layer disposed on the pixel electrode, and a roof layer disposed on the sacrificial layer. The non-display region includes: a second sacrificial layer disposed on the substrate, and the roof layer disposed on the second sacrificial layer. The first sacrificial layer has a first longitudinal dimension and a first cross-sectional area, and the second sacrificial layer has a second longitudinal dimension and a second cross-sectional area. The first cross-sectional area is the same as the second cross-sectional area. The second longitudinal dimension is greater than the first longitudinal dimension.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2016
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Inventors: Seon Uk LEE, Won Tae KIM, Min Ho MOON, Hong Sick PARK, Sung Hwan WON, You Young JIN
  • Patent number: 9389469
    Abstract: A display device includes: a common voltage line formed on a display unit and at an outer side of the display unit; a first insulating layer formed on a thin film transistor on the display unit; a pixel electrode formed on the first insulating layer; a liquid crystal layer including a plurality of microcavities formed on the pixel electrode; a common electrode spaced apart from the pixel electrode with the liquid crystal layer interposed therebetween; the common electrode contacting the common voltage line at the outer side of the display unit through a contact hole; a second insulating layer formed on the common electrode; a roof layer formed on the second insulating layer; an injection hole formed on the common electrode, second insulating layer, and roof layer; and an overcoat formed on the roof layer covering the injection hole and sealing the microcavity, wherein the roof layer covers the contact hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Won Tae Kim, Yu Jin Kim, Seon Uk Lee, Kyung Tae Chae
  • Patent number: 9389478
    Abstract: A display device according to an exemplary embodiment includes: a substrate, a thin film transistor on the substrate, a pixel electrode connected to the thin film transistor, a common electrode on the pixel electrode to be spaced apart from the pixel electrode while a plurality of microcavities are interposed between the common electrode and the pixel electrode, a roof layer on the common electrode, an alignment layer on the pixel electrode and beneath the common electrode and including a photosensitive material, a liquid crystal layer filling the microcavities, and an encapsulation layer on the roof layer to seal the microcavities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seon Uk Lee, Nam Seok Roh, Hee-Keun Lee, Seok-Joon Hong
  • Patent number: 9354477
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display includes a substrate, a thin film transistor, a first protection layer, a pixel electrode, a light blocking layer, a second protection layer, and a roof layer. The thin film transistor is disposed on the substrate. The first protection layer is disposed on the thin film transistor. The pixel electrode is disposed on the first protection layer. The light blocking layer is disposed on the pixel electrode to cover the thin film transistor. The second protection layer is disposed on the light blocking layer. The roof layer is disposed to face the pixel electrode, wherein a plurality of microcavities having injection holes are formed between the pixel electrode and the roof layer. The microcavities comprise liquid crystal molecules, and the first protection layer and the second protection layer have different etch rates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ji Seong Yang, Dae Ho Lee, Yong Seok Kim, Han Joon Yoo, Seon Uk Lee
  • Publication number: 20160124261
    Abstract: A manufacturing method of a liquid crystal display includes: providing a pixel electrode on an insulation substrate; providing a sacrificial layer on the pixel electrode; providing a common electrode on the sacrificial layer; providing a photoresist layer on the common electrode; exposing a portion of the photoresist layer, common electrode and the sacrificial layer with light; developing the portion of the photoresist layer exposed with the light; etching a layer between the photoresist layer and the sacrificial layer using the developed photoresist layer as a mask to expose the portion of the sacrificial layer exposed with the light; removing the portion of the sacrificial layer exposed with the light; providing a roof layer on the insulation substrate and etching the roof layer to form a liquid crystal injection hole therein; and removing the sacrificial layer exposed through the liquid crystal injection hole to form a microcavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2016
    Publication date: May 5, 2016
    Inventors: Tae Woo LIM, Kyung Tae CHAE, Sung Hwan WON, Seon Uk LEE, Jun Heui LEE
  • Patent number: 9331109
    Abstract: A device for monitoring a liquid crystal display includes: a substrate including a display region and a non-display region disposed at an edge of the display region. The display region includes: a thin film transistor disposed on the substrate, a pixel electrode disposed on the substrate and connected to the thin film transistor, a first sacrificial layer disposed on the pixel electrode, and a roof layer disposed on the sacrificial layer. The non-display region includes: a second sacrificial layer disposed on the substrate, and the roof layer disposed on the second sacrificial layer. The first sacrificial layer has a first longitudinal dimension and a first cross-sectional area, and the second sacrificial layer has a second longitudinal dimension and a second cross-sectional area. The first cross-sectional area is the same as the second cross-sectional area. The second longitudinal dimension is greater than the first longitudinal dimension.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seon Uk Lee, Won Tae Kim, Min Ho Moon, Hong Sick Park, Sung Hwan Won, You Young Jin
  • Publication number: 20160116792
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display includes: an insulation substrate; a microcavity layer disposed on the insulation substrate and having a reversed taper side wall; a pixel electrode disposed in the microcavity layer on the insulation substrate; a liquid crystal layer disposed in the microcavity layer; and a common electrode which covers the liquid crystal layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2015
    Publication date: April 28, 2016
    Inventors: Kyung Tae CHAE, Sung Hwan WON, Yeun Tae KIM, Won Tae KIM, Seon Uk LEE
  • Patent number: 9323090
    Abstract: A display device may include a substrate and a first roof layer portion that is formed of a roof layer material and overlaps the substrate in a direction, the direction is perpendicular to a surface of the substrate. A lateral surface of the first roof layer portion is disposed in a plane. The display device may further a second roof layer portion formed of the roof layer material and separated from the first roof layer portion. The display device may further a common electrode portion disposed between the first roof layer portion and the substrate in the direction. A lateral surface of the common electrode portion is disposed in the plane or is spaced from the lateral surface of the first roof layer portion in a second direction parallel to the surface of the substrate. The display device may further a pixel electrode disposed between the first common electrode portion and the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dae Ho Lee, Won Tae Kim, Sung Hwan Won, You Young Jin, Kyung Tae Chae, Pil Sook Kwon, Yong Seok Kim, Han Joon Yoo, Seon Uk Lee, Woo Jae Lee, Tae Woo Lim
  • Patent number: 9323110
    Abstract: A display device configured to control an aggregation position of an alignment layer and a manufacturing method thereof are disclosed. The device includes a substrate including pixel areas; a thin film transistor formed on the substrate; a pixel electrode connected to the thin film transistor and formed on the pixel area; a roof layer formed above the pixel electrode and separated from the pixel electrode by a micro-cavity; a first injection hole formed in the roof layer and extending to a first edge and/or a second edge of the micro-cavity; a second injection hole formed in the roof layer and extending to a left edge and a right edge of the micro-cavity; a liquid crystal layer in the micro-cavity; and an encapsulation layer formed on the roof layer to cover the first injection hole and the second injection hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seon Uk Lee, Tae Woo Lim, Sun Hwa Lee
  • Patent number: 9268164
    Abstract: A manufacturing method of a liquid crystal display includes: providing a pixel electrode on an insulation substrate; providing a sacrificial layer on the pixel electrode; providing a common electrode on the sacrificial layer; providing a photoresist layer on the common electrode; exposing a portion of the photoresist layer, common electrode and the sacrificial layer with light; developing the portion of the photoresist layer exposed with the light; etching a layer between the photoresist layer and the sacrificial layer using the developed photoresist layer as a mask to expose the portion of the sacrificial layer exposed with the light; removing the portion of the sacrificial layer exposed with the light; providing a roof layer on the insulation substrate and etching the roof layer to form a liquid crystal injection hole therein; and removing the sacrificial layer exposed through the liquid crystal injection hole to form a microcavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tae Woo Lim, Kyung Tae Chae, Sung Hwan Won, Seon Uk Lee, Jun Heui Lee
  • Patent number: 9229257
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display includes: an insulation substrate; a microcavity layer disposed on the insulation substrate and having a reversed taper side wall; a pixel electrode disposed in the microcavity layer on the insulation substrate; a liquid crystal layer disposed in the microcavity layer; and a common electrode which covers the liquid crystal layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kyung Tae Chae, Sung Hwan Won, Yeun Tae Kim, Won Tae Kim, Seon Uk Lee
  • Publication number: 20150355500
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display according to an exemplary embodiment includes: a substrate; a thin film transistor disposed on the substrate; a pixel electrode connected to the thin film transistor; and color filters disposed to face the pixel electrode, wherein a plurality of microcavities are between the pixel electrode and the color filters, the microcavities form a liquid crystal layer including a liquid crystal material, the microcavities are divided by a partition portion, and the partition portion is formed by a color filter of one color among the color filters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2014
    Publication date: December 10, 2015
    Inventors: Pil Sook KWON, Seon Uk LEE, Jun Heui LEE
  • Publication number: 20150346561
    Abstract: A display device includes: a common voltage line formed on a display unit and at an outer side of the display unit; a first insulating layer formed on a thin film transistor on the display unit; a pixel electrode formed on the first insulating layer; a liquid crystal layer disposed in a microcavity formed on the pixel electrode; a common electrode spaced apart from the pixel electrode with the liquid crystal layer interposed therebetween; the common electrode contacting the common voltage line at the outer side of the display unit through a contact hole; a second insulating layer formed on the common electrode; a roof layer formed on the second insulating layer; an injection hole formed on the common electrode, second insulating layer, and roof layer; and an overcoat formed on the roof layer covering the injection hole and sealing the microcavity, wherein the roof layer covers the contact hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2014
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Inventors: Won Tae KIM, Yu Jin KIM, Seon Uk LEE, Kyung Tae CHAE
  • Patent number: 9201257
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display includes: an insulation substrate; a microcavity layer disposed on the insulation substrate and having a reversed taper side wall; a pixel electrode disposed in the microcavity layer on the insulation substrate; a liquid crystal layer disposed in the microcavity layer; and a common electrode which covers the liquid crystal layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kyung Tae Chae, Sung Hwan Won, Yeun Tae Kim, Won Tae Kim, Seon Uk Lee