Patents by Inventor Seong-Yeong KIM
Seong-Yeong 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).
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Patent number: 11978398Abstract: A viewing angle switchable display device can include a display panel including a plurality of sub-pixels, where each sub-pixel has a first emission area and a second emission area. The display device can further include a lens over the display panel and corresponding to the second emission area, wherein a size of the second emission area is smaller than a size of the first emission area.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2022Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Soon-Hwan Hong, Seong-Yeong Kim, Ye-Seul Han, Jeong-Ok Jo
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Patent number: 11967267Abstract: Provided is a display device including a display panel, an optical sensor, a timing controller, a scan driver, a data driver, and an image controller. The timing controller controls an image refresh rate of the display panel based on a refresh rate control signal. Thus, the display device provides improved visibility.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2023Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignees: Samsung Display Co., Ltd., UNIST (Ulsan National Institute Of Science and Technology)Inventors: Hyo Sun Kim, Oh Sang Kwon, Seong Gyu Choe, Chang Yeong Han, Min Kyung Kim, You Ra Kim, Eun Jung Lee, Hyung Suk Hwang
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Patent number: 11929037Abstract: A display device includes a timing controlling part generating an image data, a data control signal and a gate control signal; a data driving part generating a data voltage using the image data and the data control signal; a gate driving part generating a gate voltage using the gate control signal; a display panel including a plurality of subpixels and displaying an image using the data voltage and the gate voltage; and a plurality of first MUX switches and a plurality of second MUX switches sequentially transmitting the data voltage to two of a same color among the plurality of subpixels.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2021Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Soon-Hwan Hong, Dae-Seok Oh, Seong-Yeong Kim, Kyung-Ah Chin
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Patent number: 11805691Abstract: A display device with a switchable viewing angle includes a timing controller to generate an image data, a data control signal, and a gate control signal, a data driver to generate a data signal using the image data and the data control signal, a gate driver to generate a gate signal and first to third emission signals using the gate control signal, and a display panel including a plurality of subpixels to display an image using the data signal, the gate signal, and the first to third emission signals. The gate driver includes a gate signal generator to generate the gate signal, first emission signal generator to generate the first emission signal, and second and third emission signal generators to generate the second and third emission signals, respectively, using input and output signals of the gate signal generator and input and output signals of the first emission signal generator.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2022Date of Patent: October 31, 2023Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Soon-Hwan Hong, Chang-Soo Kim, Seong-Yeong Kim
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Publication number: 20230217690Abstract: A viewing angle switchable display device can include a display panel including first, second, and third sub-pixels, each of the first, second, and third sub-pixels having a first emission area and a second emission area spaced apart from the first emission area; and a lens layer disposed over the display panel and including a first type of lens corresponding to the first emission area and a second type of lens corresponding to the second emission area, in which the first type of lens has a different shape than the second type of lens. Also, the display panel is configured to display an image according to a wide view mode via the first emission area and the first type of lens, and display the image according to a narrow view mode via the second emission area and the second type of lens.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 28, 2022Publication date: July 6, 2023Applicant: LG Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Soon-Hwan HONG, Chang-Soo KIM, Sang-Hak SHIN, Cheol-Hwan LEE, Seong-Yeong KIM
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Publication number: 20230217763Abstract: A display device with a switchable viewing angle includes a timing controller to generate an image data, a data control signal, and a gate control signal, a data driver to generate a data signal using the image data and the data control signal, a gate driver to generate a gate signal and first to third emission signals using the gate control signal, and a display panel including a plurality of subpixels to display an image using the data signal, the gate signal, and the first to third emission signals. The gate driver includes a gate signal generator to generate the gate signal, first emission signal generator to generate the first emission signal, and second and third emission signal generators to generate the second and third emission signals, respectively, using input and output signals of the gate signal generator and input and output signals of the first emission signal generator.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2022Publication date: July 6, 2023Applicant: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Soon-Hwan HONG, Chang-Soo KIM, Seong-Yeong KIM
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Publication number: 20230215357Abstract: A viewing angle switchable display device can include a display panel including a plurality of sub-pixels, where each sub-pixel has a first emission area and a second emission area. The display device can further include a lens over the display panel and corresponding to the second emission area, wherein a size of the second emission area is smaller than a size of the first emission area.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2022Publication date: July 6, 2023Applicant: LG Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Soon-Hwan HONG, Seong-Yeong KIM, Ye-Seul HAN, Jeong-Ok JO
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Patent number: 11694591Abstract: A display device includes: a timing controlling part generating an image data, a data control signal and a gate control signal; a data driving part generating a data voltage using the image data and the data control signal; a gamma part transmitting the data voltage corresponding to the image data; a gate driving part generating a gate voltage using the gate control signal; a display panel including subpixels, gate lines, left data lines at a left side of the subpixels and right data lines at a right side of the subpixels; and first MUX switches, second MUX switches, third MUX switches, fourth MUX switches, fifth MUX switches and sixth MUX switches sequentially transmitting the data voltage to the left data lines and the right data lines.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2021Date of Patent: July 4, 2023Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Soon-Hwan Hong, Dae-Seok Oh, Seong-Yeong Kim
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Patent number: 11678513Abstract: A display device includes a substrate, sub-pixels on the substrate, a passivation layer on the sub-pixels, and an emitted light control layer on the passivation layer to define a non-emissive area between the sub-pixels, wherein the emitted light control layer includes black matrix layers divided into at least two layers.Type: GrantFiled: December 26, 2020Date of Patent: June 13, 2023Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Soon-Hwan Hong, Kyung-Ah Chin, Seong-Yeong Kim
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Publication number: 20220208063Abstract: A display device includes: a timing controlling part generating an image data, a data control signal and a gate control signal; a data driving part generating a data voltage using the image data and the data control signal; a gamma part transmitting the data voltage corresponding to the image data; a gate driving part generating a gate voltage using the gate control signal; a display panel including subpixels, gate lines, left data lines at a left side of the subpixels and right data lines at a right side of the subpixels; and first MUX switches, second MUX switches, third MUX switches, fourth MUX switches, fifth MUX switches and sixth MUX switches sequentially transmitting the data voltage to the left data lines and the right data lines.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2021Publication date: June 30, 2022Inventors: Soon-Hwan Hong, Dae-Seok Oh, Seong-Yeong Kim
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Publication number: 20220208125Abstract: A display device includes a timing controlling part generating an image data, a data control signal and a gate control signal; a data driving part generating a data voltage using the image data and the data control signal; a gate driving part generating a gate voltage using the gate control signal; a display panel including a plurality of subpixels and displaying an image using the data voltage and the gate voltage; and a plurality of first MUX switches and a plurality of second MUX switches sequentially transmitting the data voltage to two of a same color among the plurality of subpixels.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2021Publication date: June 30, 2022Applicant: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Soon-Hwan HONG, Dae-Seok OH, Seong-Yeong KIM, Kyung-Ah CHIN
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Publication number: 20220208917Abstract: A display device includes: a substrate having a subpixel and a circuit line area adjacent to the subpixel; a driving transistor in the subpixel; a first bottom shielding metal portion under the driving transistor in the subpixel and a second bottom shielding metal portion in the circuit line area; a first capacitor electrode portion in the subpixel and a second capacitor electrode portion in the circuit line area; and a light emitting diode in the subpixel, wherein the second bottom shielding metal portion is electrically connected to the second capacitor electrode portion in the circuit line area.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2021Publication date: June 30, 2022Inventors: Seong-Yeong Kim, Soon-Hwan Hong, Kyung-Ah Chin
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Publication number: 20210202918Abstract: A display device includes a substrate, sub-pixels on the substrate, a passivation layer on the sub-pixels, and an emitted light control layer on the passivation layer to define a non-emissive area between the sub-pixels, wherein the emitted light control layer includes black matrix layers divided into at least two layers.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 26, 2020Publication date: July 1, 2021Applicant: LG Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Soon-Hwan HONG, Kyung-Ah CHIN, Seong-Yeong KIM