Patents by Inventor Seonghwan JU

Seonghwan JU 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: 20240087510
    Abstract: A display device according to the present invention comprises: a display panel in which a plurality of unit pixels are arranged; and a gate driver which is disposed at the upper surface of the display panel and is embedded in the plurality of unit pixels, wherein each of the plurality of unit pixels comprises a main pixel and a sub-pixel, and the gate driver supplies a gate voltage to the main pixel and the sub-pixel. Accordingly, in the present invention, even when the main pixel is defective, the sub-pixel can emit light in place of the main pixel, and thus the display device has enhanced reliability against defects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: JinYeong Kim, SeongHwan Ju, HyeonHo Son
  • Patent number: 11915637
    Abstract: According to an aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a display device including a plurality of unit pixels comprising a main pixel and a redundancy pixel which emit a same color; and a gate driver integrated in each of the plurality of unit pixels and comprising a plurality of stages, wherein each of the plurality of stages comprises a scan driving circuit for outputting a first scan signal and a second scan signal; and an emission driving circuit for outputting an emission control signal, wherein an output timing of the first scan signal supplied to the main pixel is the same as an output timing of the first scan signal supplied to the redundancy pixel, and wherein an output timing of the second scan signal supplied to the main pixel is different from an output timing of the second scan signal supplied to the redundancy pixel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: SeongHwan Ju, JinYeong Kim, HyeonHo Son, Hyunwoo Kim
  • Publication number: 20240062712
    Abstract: A display panel includes a pixel including sub pixels. The pixel includes a sub pixel area in which the sub pixels are disposed and a common area. The pixel includes a light emitting diode including an anode electrode and a cathode electrode, and the anode electrode is electrically connected to a first power line to which a high potential voltage is supplied. Each of the sub pixels includes a driving element in which a source is connected to a N1 node, a gate is connected to a N2 node, and a drain is connected to a N3 node, a capacitor connected to the N2 node and a N4 node; a N1 switching circuit connected to the N1 node; a N2 switching circuit connected to the N2 node; a N3 switching circuit connected to the N3 node; and a N4 switching circuit connected to the N4 node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2023
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Inventors: JinYeong Kim, HyeonHo Son, SeongHwan Ju
  • Patent number: 11900861
    Abstract: According to an aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a display device including a display panel where a plurality of unit pixels are disposed, a gate driver disposed on an upper surface of the display panel and integrated in the plurality of unit pixels. Each of the plurality of unit pixels includes a main pixel and a redundancy pixel, and the gate driver supplies a gate voltage to the main pixel and the redundancy pixel. even if the main pixel becomes defective, the redundancy pixel can emit light instead of the main pixel, so that the reliability of the display device is improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: JinYeong Kim, SeongHwan Ju, HyeonHo Son
  • Patent number: 11837158
    Abstract: A display panel includes a pixel including sub pixels. The pixel includes a sub pixel area in which the sub pixels are disposed and a common area. The pixel includes a light emitting diode including an anode electrode and a cathode electrode, and the anode electrode is electrically connected to a first power line to which a high potential voltage is supplied. Each of the sub pixels includes a driving element in which a source is connected to a N1 node, a gate is connected to a N2 node, and a drain is connected to a N3 node, a capacitor connected to the N2 node and a N4 node; a N1 switching circuit connected to the N1 node; a N2 switching circuit connected to the N2 node; a N3 switching circuit connected to the N3 node; and a N4 switching circuit connected to the N4 node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: JinYeong Kim, HyeonHo Son, SeongHwan Ju
  • Publication number: 20230178532
    Abstract: A display device includes a substrate on which a plurality of sub-pixels including at least one defective sub-pixel are defined; a light emitting element disposed in each of the sub-pixels; a driving transistor disposed in each of the sub-pixels and having a source electrode connected to a cathode of the light emitting element; a capacitor disposed in each of the sub-pixels and connected between a gate electrode and the source electrode of the driving transistor; and a reflector disposed in each of the sub-pixels and electrically connected to the cathode. In the defective sub-pixel, the gate electrode and the source electrode of the driving transistor are electrically connected through the capacitor. Accordingly, according to the present disclosure, the defective sub-pixel can be easily darkened or blackened by performing a welding process on a capacitor including a plurality of electrodes spaced apart from each other in the defective sub-pixel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2022
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Applicant: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: SeongHwan JU, Youngchor CHO, Hanchul PARK, Jinho CHO
  • Publication number: 20230146875
    Abstract: An electroluminescent display device having pixel driving circuit is disclosed. The display device includes a pixel that includes sub-pixels and is divided into a sub-pixel area where the sub-pixels and a first pixel driving circuit are disposed and a common area where a second pixel driving circuit is disposed. Each of the sub-pixels includes a light emitting element including an anode electrode and a cathode electrode. The anode electrode is connected to a first common line which is connected to the second pixel driving circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2022
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Inventors: JinYeong KIM, HyeonHo SON, SeongHwan JU
  • Publication number: 20220415249
    Abstract: A display panel includes a pixel including sub pixels. The pixel includes a sub pixel area in which the sub pixels are disposed and a common area. The pixel includes a light emitting diode including an anode electrode and a cathode electrode, and the anode electrode is electrically connected to a first power line to which a high potential voltage is supplied. Each of the sub pixels includes a driving element in which a source is connected to a N1 node, a gate is connected to a N2 node, and a drain is connected to a N3 node, a capacitor connected to the N2 node and a N4 node; a N1 switching circuit connected to the N1 node; a N2 switching circuit connected to the N2 node; a N3 switching circuit connected to the N3 node; and a N4 switching circuit connected to the N4 node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2022
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventors: JinYeong Kim, HyeonHo Son, SeongHwan Ju
  • Publication number: 20220406248
    Abstract: According to an aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a display device including a plurality of unit pixels comprising a main pixel and a redundancy pixel which emit a same color; and a gate driver integrated in each of the plurality of unit pixels and comprising a plurality of stages, wherein each of the plurality of stages comprises a scan driving circuit for outputting a first scan signal and a second scan signal; and an emission driving circuit for outputting an emission control signal, wherein an output timing of the first scan signal supplied to the main pixel is the same as an output timing of the first scan signal supplied to the redundancy pixel, and wherein an output timing of the second scan signal supplied to the main pixel is different from an output timing of the second scan signal supplied to the redundancy pixel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2020
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Inventors: SeongHwan Ju, JinYeong Kim, HyeonHo Son, Hyunwoo Kim
  • Publication number: 20220375401
    Abstract: According to an aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a display device including a display panel where a plurality of unit pixels are disposed, a gate driver disposed on an upper surface of the display panel and integrated in the plurality of unit pixels. Each of the plurality of unit pixels includes a main pixel and a redundancy pixel, and the gate driver supplies a gate voltage to the main pixel and the redundancy pixel. even if the main pixel becomes defective, the redundancy pixel can emit light instead of the main pixel, so that the reliability of the display device is improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2020
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Inventors: JinYeong Kim, SeongHwan Ju, HyeonHo Son
  • Patent number: 11468828
    Abstract: A display panel includes a pixel including sub pixels. The pixel includes a sub pixel area in which the sub pixels are disposed and a common area. The pixel includes a light emitting diode including an anode electrode and a cathode electrode, and the anode electrode is electrically connected to a first power line to which a high potential voltage is supplied. Each of the sub pixels includes a driving element in which a source is connected to a N1 node, a gate is connected to a N2 node, and a drain is connected to a N3 node, a capacitor connected to the N2 node and a N4 node; a N1 switching circuit connected to the N1 node; a N2 switching circuit connected to the N2 node; a N3 switching circuit connected to the N3 node; and a N4 switching circuit connected to the N4 node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: JinYeong Kim, HyeonHo Son, SeongHwan Ju
  • Publication number: 20220101778
    Abstract: A display panel includes a pixel including sub pixels. The pixel includes a sub pixel area in which the sub pixels are disposed and a common area. The pixel includes a light emitting diode including an anode electrode and a cathode electrode, and the anode electrode is electrically connected to a first power line to which a high potential voltage is supplied. Each of the sub pixels includes a driving element in which a source is connected to a N1 node, a gate is connected to a N2 node, and a drain is connected to a N3 node, a capacitor connected to the N2 node and a N4 node; a N1 switching circuit connected to the N1 node; a N2 switching circuit connected to the N2 node; a N3 switching circuit connected to the N3 node; and a N4 switching circuit connected to the N4 node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: JinYeong Kim, HyeonHo Son, SeongHwan Ju
  • Publication number: 20220102589
    Abstract: A display device includes a light emitting diode LED element having a horizontal length in an X-axis direction and a vertical length in a Y-axis direction, a driving element connected to the LED element, and a reflective functional layer positioned to overlap an upper portion or a lower portion of the LED element, wherein the reflective functional layer includes a central area overlapping the LED element, an outer area including a graduation smaller than the horizontal length or the vertical length of the LED element, and a peripheral area between the central area and the outer area. Accordingly, it is possible to reduce a contact defect of the light emitting diode and the driving element by checking a position where the light emitting diode is attached on a substrate and a degree of misalignment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Applicant: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dojin KIM, Seok KIM, SeongHwan JU
  • Patent number: 10650730
    Abstract: A display panel and a display apparatus using the same are disclosed. A display panel includes a base substrate including a plurality of pixel regions having corresponding gate lines and data lines, and a plurality of pads arranged at an outer periphery of the base substrate. The display panel further includes a group of subminiature light emitting diodes (LEDs) in each of the pixel regions to display an image. The subminiature LEDs in one of the pixel regions are arranged at locations within the one of the pixel regions based on a location of the one of the pixel regions with respect to a center of the base substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jungeun Son, Hyeonho Son, Jinyeong Kim, Hanchul Park, Seonghwan Ju
  • Patent number: 10365497
    Abstract: Discussed are a backlight unit and an autostereoscopic 3D (three-dimensional) display device including the same, in which a 3D image can be displayed without using a 3D light controller that includes a liquid crystal layer. The backlight unit may include a 3D light guide plate having first light output patterns, first light sources irradiating light to at least one side of the 3D light guide plate, a 2D (two-dimensional) light guide plate arranged below the 3D light guide plate, and second light sources irradiating light to at least one side of the 2D light guide plate. The first light output patterns are a plurality of line prism patterns spaced apart from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: ChangHo Lee, SeongHwan Ju, YoonSung Tak
  • Patent number: 10194145
    Abstract: A display device discussed, and includes a display panel to display a left-eye image and a right-eye image; a parallax barrier panel to block and transmit the left-eye image and the right-eye image so that the left-eye image and the right-eye image reaching a user's left-eye and right-eye, respectively, produces a 3D image; a camera to sense a user's movement; and a controller to implement the 3D image by estimating a user's position when the user moves, and by applying a driving voltage to a barrier electrode according to the estimated position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: SeungTaek Oh, SeongHwan Ju, TaeJoon Lee
  • Patent number: 10192475
    Abstract: A display device capable of actively controlling a viewing angle by an electrical signal, and a method for driving the same, are discussed. The display device in one embodiment includes a first substrate with a plurality of pixels, and a second substrate with convex lens, the second substrate facing the first substrate. Each of the plurality of pixels includes a main pixel and a viewing angle control pixel, and an image is displayed on both the main pixel and the viewing angle control pixel in a wide viewing angle mode. Further, an image is displayed on the main pixel, and a black is displayed on the viewing angle control pixel in a narrow viewing angle mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: SeongHwan Ju, HyeonHo Son, SeungChul Lee, SungMin Jung
  • Publication number: 20190005870
    Abstract: A display panel and a display apparatus using the same are disclosed. A display panel includes a base substrate including a plurality of pixel regions having corresponding gate lines and data lines, and a plurality of pads arranged at an outer periphery of the base substrate. The display panel further includes a group of subminiature light emitting diodes (LEDs) in each of the pixel regions to display an image. The subminiature LEDs in one of the pixel regions are arranged at locations within the one of the pixel regions based on a location of the one of the pixel regions with respect to a center of the base substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2018
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Applicant: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jungeun SON, Hyeonho SON, Jinyeong KIM, Hanchul PARK, Seonghwan JU
  • Publication number: 20180122292
    Abstract: A display device capable of actively controlling a viewing angle by an electrical signal, and a method for driving the same, are discussed. The display device in one embodiment includes a first substrate with a plurality of pixels, and a second substrate with convex lens, the second substrate facing the first substrate. Each of the plurality of pixels includes a main pixel and a viewing angle control pixel, and an image is displayed on both the main pixel and the viewing angle control pixel in a wide viewing angle mode. Further, an image is displayed on the main pixel, and a black is displayed on the viewing angle control pixel in a narrow viewing angle mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2017
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Applicant: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: SeongHwan JU, HyeonHo SON, SeungChul LEE, SungMin JUNG
  • Publication number: 20170192158
    Abstract: A backlight unit and an autostereoscopic 3D display device including the same are discussed, in which a 3D image can be displayed without using a 3D light controller that includes a liquid crystal layer. The backlight unit according to an embodiment includes a 3D light guide plate including first light output patterns and lenticular lenses, first light sources irradiating light to at least one side of the 3D light guide plate, a 2D light guide plate arranged below the 3D light guide plate, and second light sources irradiating light to at least one side of the 2D light guide plate. The lenticular lenses are arranged on the 3D light guide plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2016
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Applicant: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: ChangHo LEE, SeungChul LEE, HanSeok KIM, SeongHwan JU