Patents by Inventor Seong-Young Lee

Seong-Young 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).

  • Publication number: 20120044229
    Abstract: An electrophoretic display includes a display area where images are displayed, and an edge area around the display area and where a single color is displayed. The display area includes a plurality of display pixels which include gate lines on a first substrate, data lines intersecting the gate lines, thin film transistors connected to the gate lines and data lines, display pixel electrodes on the first substrate and connected to the thin film transistors, a common electrode on a second substrate and facing the first substrate, and an electronic ink layer between the display pixel electrodes and the common electrode The edge area includes a plurality of edge pixels which include edge pixel electrodes in a same shape as the display pixel electrodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2011
    Publication date: February 23, 2012
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ji-Sun KIM, Seong-Young LEE
  • Publication number: 20110310075
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display includes a gate line; a data line intersecting and insulated from the gate line; a common voltage line separated from the gate line and the data line to transfer a predetermined voltage; a first switching element connected to the gate line and the data line; a second switching element connected to the gate line and the data line; a first liquid crystal capacitor connected to the first switching element; a second liquid crystal capacitor connected to the second switching element; a third switching element that includes an input terminal connected to the second switching element, a floated control terminal, and an output terminal; and a third capacitor connected to the third switching element and the common voltage line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2010
    Publication date: December 22, 2011
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Joon-Chul GOH, Chong-Chul CHAI, Seong-Young LEE, Kwang-Chul JUNG, Young-Soo YOON
  • Patent number: 8068077
    Abstract: A thin film transistor array panel is provided, which includes: a display cell array circuit including a plurality of gate lines, a plurality of data lines, a plurality of thin film transistors, and a plurality of pixel electrodes; a gate driving circuit supplying gate signals to the gate lines; and a signal line connected to the gate driving circuit and including first and second line segments separated from each other and a connection member connected to the first and second line segments through at least a contact hole exposing at least one of the first and the second line segments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Myung-Jae Park, Hyang-Shik Kong, Myung-Koo Hur, Jong-Woong Chang, Seong-Young Lee, Dong-Gyu Kim
  • Patent number: 8035779
    Abstract: A thin film transistor (“TFT”) array panel includes; a substrate including a display and peripheral area, a display area signal line and a display area TFT disposed in the display area, the display area TFT connected to the display area signal line, a plurality of peripheral area signal lines, a light blocking member disposed on the display area signal line, the display area TFT, and the peripheral area signal lines, a transparent connector connecting one of peripheral area signal lines and another one of the peripheral area signal lines through a contact hole passing through the light blocking member, a pixel electrode connected to the display area TFT, a spacer disposed on a layer above the light blocking member, and a light blocking assistance member composed of the same material as the spacer on the transparent connector, the light blocking assistance member covering at least the contact hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seung-Soo Baek, Seong-Young Lee, Dong-Gyu Kim, Jang-Soo Kim
  • Publication number: 20110096279
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device that is in a normally black mode where a screen is black when a voltage difference between a first insulating substrate and a second insulating substrate is zero, wherein a column spacer is positioned between the two substrates and the column spacer is in contact with a common voltage conductor pattern formed on the first insulating substrate and a common electrode formed on the second insulating substrate, such that a voltage difference between the common voltage conductor pattern and the common electrode is zero.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2010
    Publication date: April 28, 2011
    Inventors: Seong-Young Lee, Dong-Gyu Kim, Yun-Jung Cho
  • Publication number: 20110090446
    Abstract: A display device includes a pixel group having first to fourth pixels in a 2×2 matrix, wherein the areas of the first and second pixels is greater than the areas of the third and fourth pixels, so that, when a storage bridge which connects storage electrodes is formed between the first and second pixels, an opening area through which light is transmitted in each of the first and second pixels has the same area as the opening areas in each of the third and fourth pixels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2010
    Publication date: April 21, 2011
    Inventors: Ji-Sun KIM, Dong-Gyu KIM, Seong-Young LEE
  • Patent number: 7898635
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display includes a conductive spacer that connects a common voltage line of an array substrate to a common electrode of an opposite substrate. The conductive spacer has a bar-like shape and extends along the common voltage line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Bae-Heuk Yim, Jeong-Ho Lee, Doo-Hwan You, Seong-Young Lee
  • Patent number: 7888678
    Abstract: A thin film array panel is provided, which includes: a plurality of signal lines including contact parts for contact with an external device; a plurality of thin film transistors connected to the signal lines; an insulating layer formed on the signal lines and the thin film transistors; and a plurality of pixel electrodes formed on the insulating layer and connected to the thin film transistors, wherein the insulating layer includes a contact portion disposed on the contact parts of the signal lines and having a thickness smaller than other portions and the contact portion of the insulating layer includes an inclined portion having an inclination angle smaller than about 45 degrees.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung-Man Kim, Young-Goo Song, Hyang-Shik Kong, Dong-Hyun Ki, Seong-Young Lee, Joo-Ae Yoon, Jong-Woong Chang
  • Patent number: 7889305
    Abstract: The liquid crystal display device includes a first insulation substrate, a gate line which is disposed on the first insulation substrate and extends substantially in a first direction, first and second data lines which are insulated from the gate line, extend substantially in a second direction and intersect the gate line, a pixel electrode which includes first and second sub-pixel electrodes which are each provided with different data voltages via the first and second data lines, respectively, and which are separated from each other by a gap, the second sub-pixel electrode at least partially overlapping the first and second data lines, a second insulation substrate which faces the first insulation substrate, a black matrix which is disposed on the second insulation substrate and includes an irregular shape and extends substantially along the first and second data lines and a liquid crystal layer which is interposed between the first and second insulation substrates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seong-young Lee, Young-goo Song, Yun-jung Cho
  • Patent number: 7821585
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display including the first and second substrates facing each other and a liquid crystal layer interposed between the first and second substrates is provided. A storage electrode, a transparent insulating layer pattern, and a pixel electrode are formed on the first substrate. A common electrode having a domain divider is formed on the second substrate. The transparent insulating layer pattern includes an opening having a first area having a first width and a second area having a second width narrower than the first width. The domain divider partially overlaps the storage electrode in the second area of the opening of the transparent insulating layer pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2010
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyun Park, In-Ho Park, Seong-Young Lee
  • Publication number: 20100253899
    Abstract: The liquid crystal display device includes a first insulation substrate, a gate line which is disposed on the first insulation substrate and extends substantially in a first direction, first and second data lines which are insulated from the gate line, extend substantially in a second direction and intersect the gate line, a pixel electrode which includes first and second sub-pixel electrodes which are each provided with different data voltages via the first and second data lines, respectively, and which are separated from each other by a gap, the second sub-pixel electrode at least partially overlapping the first and second data lines, a second insulation substrate which faces the first insulation substrate, a black matrix which is disposed on the second insulation substrate and includes an irregular shape and extends substantially along the first and second data lines and a liquid crystal layer which is interposed between the first and second insulation substrates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2010
    Publication date: October 7, 2010
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seong-young LEE, Young-goo SONG, Yun-jung CHO
  • Publication number: 20100210054
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display including the first and second substrates facing each other and a liquid crystal layer interposed between the first and second substrates is provided. A storage electrode, a transparent insulating layer pattern, and a pixel electrode are formed on the first substrate. A common electrode having a domain divider is formed on the second substrate. The transparent insulating layer pattern includes an opening having a first area having a first width and a second area having a second width narrower than the first width. The domain divider partially overlaps the storage electrode in the second area of the opening of the transparent insulating layer pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2010
    Publication date: August 19, 2010
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyun PARK, In-Ho Park, Seong-Young Lee
  • Patent number: 7760282
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a pixel electrode having first and second sub-pixel electrodes; a first thin film transistor connected to the first sub-pixel electrode; a second thin film transistor connected to the second sub-pixel electrode; a first data line connected to the first thin film transistor; a second data line connected to the second thin film transistor; a gate line connected to the first and second thin film transistors and crossing the first and second data lines; and a blocking member overlapping at least one portion of the first sub-pixel electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2010
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seong-Young Lee, Dong-Gyu Kim, Hye-Seok Na
  • Publication number: 20100171121
    Abstract: A thin film array panel is provided, which includes: a plurality of signal lines including contact parts for contact with an external device; a plurality of thin film transistors connected to the signal lines; an insulating layer formed on the signal lines and the thin film transistors; and a plurality of pixel electrodes formed on the insulating layer and connected to the thin film transistors, wherein the insulating layer includes a contact portion disposed on the contact parts of the signal lines and having a thickness smaller than other portions and the contact portion of the insulating layer includes an inclined portion having an inclination angle smaller than about 45 degrees.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2010
    Publication date: July 8, 2010
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sung-Man Kim, Young-Goo Song, Hyang-Shik Kong, Dong-Hyun Ki, Seong-Young Lee, Joo-Ae Yoon, Jong-Woong Chang
  • Patent number: 7746438
    Abstract: The liquid crystal display device includes a first insulation substrate, a gate line which is disposed on the first insulation substrate and extends substantially in a first direction, first and second data lines which are insulated from the gate line, extend substantially in a second direction and intersect the gate line, a pixel electrode which includes first and second sub-pixel electrodes which are each provided with different data voltages via the first and second data lines, respectively, and which are separated from each other by a gap, the second sub-pixel electrode at least partially overlapping the first and second data lines, a second insulation substrate which faces the first insulation substrate, a black matrix which is disposed on the second insulation substrate and includes an irregular shape and extends substantially along the first and second data lines and a liquid crystal layer which is interposed between the first and second insulation substrates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2010
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seong-young Lee, Young-goo Song, Yun-jung Cho
  • Publication number: 20100156474
    Abstract: A gate drive circuit includes m stages cascade connected to one another, each stage respectively outputting one of a plurality of gate signals. An m-th stage includes a pull-up part, a pull-down part, a boost-up part, a first maintenance part and a second maintenance part. The pull-up part outputs a high voltage of a first clock signal at the high voltage of an m-th gate signal. The pull-down part applies a low voltage to an output node of the pull-up part. The boost-up part boosts a voltage charged by an offset second clock signal. The first maintenance part maintains the first node at a low voltage in response to the boosted voltage of the second node. In addition, the second maintenance part maintains the m-th gate signal at the low voltage in response to the high voltage of the first clock signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2009
    Publication date: June 24, 2010
    Inventors: Kyung-Ho Park, Seong-Young Lee
  • Patent number: 7732266
    Abstract: A thin film array panel is provided, which includes: a plurality of signal lines including contact parts for contact with an external device; a plurality of thin film transistors connected to the signal lines; an insulating layer formed on the signal lines and the thin film transistors; and a plurality of pixel electrodes formed on the insulating layer and connected to the thin film transistors, wherein the insulating layer includes a contact portion disposed on the contact parts of the signal lines and having a thickness smaller than other portions and the contact portion of the insulating layer includes an inclined portion having an inclination angle smaller than about 45 degrees.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2010
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung-Man Kim, Young-Goo Song, Hyang-Shik Kong, Dong-Hyun Ki, Seong-Young Lee, Joo-Ae Yoon, Jong-Woong Chang
  • Patent number: 7733432
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display including the first and second substrates facing each other and a liquid crystal layer interposed between the first and second substrates is provided. A storage electrode, a transparent insulating layer pattern, and a pixel electrode are formed on the first substrate. A common electrode having a domain divider is formed on the second substrate. The transparent insulating layer pattern includes an opening having a first area having a first width and a second area having a second width narrower than the first width. The domain divider partially overlaps the storage electrode in the second area of the opening of the transparent insulating layer pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2010
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyun Park, In-Ho Park, Seong-Young Lee
  • Patent number: 7714820
    Abstract: A thin film transistor array panel is provided, which includes: a display cell array circuit including a plurality of gate lines, a plurality of data lines, a plurality of thin film transistors, and a plurality of pixel electrodes; a gate driving circuit supplying gate signals to the gate lines; and a signal line connected to the gate driving circuit and including first and second line segments separated from each other and a connection member connected to the first and second line segments through at least a contact hole exposing at least one of the first and the second line segments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2010
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Myung-Jae Park, Hyang-Shik Kong, Myung-Koo Hur, Jong-Woong Chang, Seong-Young Lee, Dong-Gyu Kim
  • Publication number: 20100109011
    Abstract: A plurality of gate lines having gate electrodes are formed on a substrate and a semiconductor layer is formed on a gate insulating layer covering the gate lines. A plurality of data lines intersecting the gate lines are formed on the gate insulating layer and a plurality of drain electrodes are formed extending parallel with and adjacent to the data lines. Furthermore, a plurality of storage capacitor conductors are formed to be connected to the drain electrodes and to overlap an adjacent gate line. A passivation layer made of an organic material is formed on the above structure and has a contact hole. Furthermore, a plurality of pixel electrodes are formed to be electrically connected to the drain electrodes through the contact hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2010
    Publication date: May 6, 2010
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD
    Inventors: Kyung-Wook KIM, Joo-Ae YOUN, Seong-Young LEE