Patents by Inventor Seul-Ong Kim

Seul-Ong 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).

  • Publication number: 20150318488
    Abstract: An organic light-emitting device includes a first electrode, a second electrode facing the first electrode, and an organic layer disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode and including an emission layer; an electron transport region disposed between the second electrode and the emission layer; a mixed layer disposed between the emission layer and the electron transport region and including a first material and a second material; wherein the first material and the second material are pyrrolidine-based compounds; and triplet energy EgT1 of at least one selected from the first material and the second material is 2.2 eV or greater.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2014
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Inventors: Naoyuki Ito, Seul-Ong Kim, Youn-Sun Kim, Dong-Woo Shin, Jung-Sub Lee
  • Publication number: 20150318508
    Abstract: An OLED and a flat panel display, the OLED including an anode; a cathode; and an organic, the organic layer including an EML, the EML including first and second hosts, a hole transport region between the anode and the EML and including at least one of a hole injection layer (HIL), a hole transport layer (HTL), a buffer layer, or an electron blocking layer (EBL), an electron transport region between the EML and the cathode, the electron transport region including at least one of a hole blocking layer (HBL), an electron transport layer (ETL), or an electron injection layer (EIL), and an intermediate layer between the EML and the electron transport region; wherein an electron affinity of a compound of the intermediate layer [EAintermediate layer] and an electron affinity of the first host [EAhost1] satisfy a relationship represented by the following expression: EAintermediate layer?EAhost1+0.3 eV.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2014
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Inventors: Seul-Ong KIM, Youn-Sun KIM, Dong-Woo SHIN, Jung-Sub LEE, Naoyuki ITO
  • Publication number: 20150318487
    Abstract: An organic light-emitting device and a flat panel display device, the organic-light emitting device including an anode; a cathode; and an organic layer therebetween including an emission layer, a hole transport region between the anode and the emission layer, the hole transport region including at least one of a hole injection layer, a hole transport layer, and an electron blocking layer, an electron transport region between the emission layer and the cathode, the electron transport region including at least one of a hole blocking layer, an electron transport layers and an electron injection layer, and a buffer layer between the emission layer and the electron transport region, wherein the buffer layer includes a biscarbazole-based derivative and triphenylene-based derivative, and a triplet energy (ET1) of the biscarbazole-based derivative or the triphenylene-based derivative and a triplet energy (ET2) of a dopant of the emission layer satisfy the following relationship: ET1>ET2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2014
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Inventors: Naoyuki ITO, Seul-Ong KIM, Youn-Sun KIM, Dong-Woo SHIN, Jung-Sub LEE
  • Publication number: 20150318511
    Abstract: An organic light-emitting device and a flat panel display, the device including an anode; a cathode; and an organic layer therebetween, the organic layer including an EML, the EML including a first host and a second host that are different from one another, a hole transport region between the anode and the EML, the hole transport region including at least one of a hole injection layer (HIL), a hole transport layer (HTL), a butler layer, or an electron blocking layer (EBL), an electron transport region between the EML and the cathode, the electron transport region including at least one of a hole blocking layer (HBL), an electron transport layer (ETL), or an electron injection layer (EIL), and an intermediate layer between the EML and the electron transport region; wherein the intermediate layer includes a compound having an electron affinity of more than 0 eV and less than 2.5 eV.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2014
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Inventors: Seul-Ong KIM, Youn-Sun KIM, Dong-Woo SHIN, Jung-Sub LEE, Naoyuki ITO
  • Patent number: 9172046
    Abstract: An organic light-emitting device includes a first electrode; a second electrode; and an organic layer between the first electrode and the second electrode and including an emission layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seul-Ong Kim, Youn-Sun Kim, Dong-Woo Shin, Jung-Sub Lee, Naoyuki Ito
  • Publication number: 20150263235
    Abstract: Provided is a flexible display apparatus having an improved light extracting efficiency and a method of manufacturing the flexible display apparatus. The flexible display apparatus includes a flexible substrate having a rippled surface, a pixel electrode on the flexible substrate and having a rippled surface, an intermediate layer on the pixel electrode and including a light emission layer, and an opposing electrode facing the pixel electrode. A method of manufacturing the flexible display apparatus includes applying a tensile force to a flexible substrate, forming a pixel electrode on the flexible substrate, removing the tensile force applied to the flexible substrate to form a rippled surface in the pixel electrode, forming an intermediate layer including an light emission layer on the pixel electrode, and forming an opposing electrode facing the pixel electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2014
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Inventors: Dong-Woo Shin, Youn-Sun Kim, Seul-Ong Kim, Jung-Sub Lee, Naoyuki Ito, Chang-Woong Chu
  • Publication number: 20150207093
    Abstract: An organic light-emitting device includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode and at least one organic material layer between the positive electrode and the negative electrode. The at least one organic material layer includes a hole-injecting layer, a hole-transporting layer, an emission layer, an electron-transporting layer, and an electron-injecting layer, and the emission layer includes a host material and a dopant material. In addition, a lifetime enhancement layer including a bipolar compound is positioned between the emission layer and the electron-transporting layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2014
    Publication date: July 23, 2015
    Inventors: Seul-Ong Kim, Mi-Kyung Kim, Dong-Woo Shin, Chang-Woong Chu, Tae Hyung Kim, HoCheol Park, Youngmi Baek, Min-Sik Eum, Eunjung Lee, Chang Jun Lee
  • Patent number: 9059113
    Abstract: An organic light-emitting device includes a substrate; a first electrode layer and a second electrode layer on the substrate, in parallel to the substrate, and facing each other; an emission layer between the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer, where the emission layer includes a first emission region, a second emission region, and a third emission region, where the emission layer includes a first common emission layer in the first emission region, the second emission region, and the third emission region; a second emission layer in the second emission region between the first common emission layer and the second electrode layer; and a third emission layer in the third emission region between the first common emission layer and the second electrode layer, and where the first common emission layer includes a first host, a first dopant, and a p-type dopant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: O-Hyun Kwon, Dong-Woo Shin, Kyul Han, Seul-Ong Kim
  • Publication number: 20150162553
    Abstract: An organometallic complex represented by Formula 1 below and an organic light-emitting device including the same: Formula 1 is as defined in the specification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2014
    Publication date: June 11, 2015
    Applicants: Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Youn-Sun Kim, Yun-Ho Lee, Seul-Ong Kim, Dong-Woo Shin, Jung-Sub Lee, Naoyuki Ito, Chang-Woong Chu, Yeong-Eun Kim
  • Publication number: 20150048324
    Abstract: A heterocyclic compound represented by Formula 1 and an organic light-emitting diode including the same:
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2014
    Publication date: February 19, 2015
    Applicant: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dong-Woo SHIN, Seul-Ong KIM, O-Hyun KWON, Kyul HAN
  • Publication number: 20140367654
    Abstract: An organic light-emitting device includes an emission layer and an electron transport layer. The emission layer includes at least one compound represented one of Formula 1, Formula 2 and/or Formula 3. The electron transport layer includes at least one compound represented by Formula 4 and/or Formula 5. An organic light-emitting device including the emission layer and the electron transport layer has high emission efficiency and an improved lifetime.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2014
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Applicant: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seul-Ong Kim, Dong-Woo Shin
  • Publication number: 20140361269
    Abstract: Disclosed is an organic light emitting diode device including an anode and a cathode facing each other, an emission layer interposed between the anode and the cathode, and a first hole auxiliary layer interposed between the anode and the emission layer. The first hole auxiliary layer has a higher triplet energy (T1) than the emission layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2014
    Publication date: December 11, 2014
    Applicant: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seul-Ong KIM, Dong-Woo SHIN
  • Publication number: 20140353624
    Abstract: An organic light-emitting diode including a first electrode; a second electrode facing the first electrode; an emission layer between the first electrode and the second electrode, the emission layer including a host and a dopant; a first hole transport layer between the first electrode and the emission layer; and a second hole transport layer between the first hole transport layer and the emission layer, wherein the first hole transport layer includes a first carbazole-based compound and a p-dopant, the second hole transport layer includes a second carbazole-based compound and does not comprise the p-dopant, the host of the emission layer includes a third carbazole-based compound, the dopant of the emission layer includes a phosphorescent metal complex, and the first carbazole-based compound, the second carbazole-based compound, and the third carbazole-based compound are all different from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2013
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Inventors: Seul-Ong KIM, Dong-Woo SHIN
  • Publication number: 20140306186
    Abstract: In an aspect, an organic compound and an organic light-emitting diode (OLED) including the same are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2013
    Publication date: October 16, 2014
    Inventors: Seul-Ong Kim, Dong-Woo Shin, O-Hyun Kwon, Kyul Han
  • Publication number: 20140291634
    Abstract: An indole-based compound represented by Formula 1 below, and an organic light-emitting diode including the indole-based compound are provided. In Formula 1, Ar1, R1 to R8, and n are the same as defined in the specification. The organic light-emitting diode with an organic layer including the indole-based compound of Formula 1 may have a low driving voltage, a high-emission efficiency, and long lifespan characteristics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2013
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Inventors: Dong-Woo Shin, Seul-Ong Kim, O-Hyun Kwon, Kyul Han
  • Publication number: 20140291646
    Abstract: A pyrene-based compound and an organic light-emitting diode including the same, the pyrene-based compound being represented by Formula 1, below:
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2014
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dong-Woo SHIN, O-Hyun KWON, Mie-Hwa PARK, Seul-Ong KIM, Byoung-Ki CHOI
  • Publication number: 20140197384
    Abstract: A condensed cyclic compound represented by Formula 1 below and an organic light-emitting device (OLED) including the condensed cyclic compound are presented. Ar1 and Ar2 in Formula 1 are each independently one of a hydrogen atom, an aryl or heteroaryl group and an arylamino group, at least one of Ar1 and Ar2 being a substituted or unsubstituted 1,2.4-triazol-4-yl group; L1 and L2 in Formula 1 are linking groups, each independently one of a cyclic or noncyclic, saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbon group and a heteroarylene group; a and b in Formula 1 are each independently one of 0 or 1; and R1 to R8 in Formula 1 being each independently one of a variety of inorganic and organic substituents including cyclic or noncyclic, saturated or unsaturated and aromatic, nonaromatic or heteraromatic groups. The OLED may have a low driving voltage, a high emission efficiency and long lifespan characteristics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2013
    Publication date: July 17, 2014
    Inventors: Seul-Ong Kim, O-Hyun Kwon, Dong-Woo Shin, Mie-Hwa Park, Bum-Sung Lee
  • Publication number: 20140191208
    Abstract: A carbazole-based compound is represented by Formula 1 and may be used in the organic layer of an organic light-emitting diode. An organic light-emitting diode includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and an organic layer between the first and second electrodes. The organic layer includes an emission layer, and the carbazole-based compound of Formula 1 may be included in the emission.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2013
    Publication date: July 10, 2014
    Applicant: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seul-Ong Kim, Dong-Woo Shin
  • Publication number: 20140183468
    Abstract: A pyrene-based compound and an organic light-emitting diode including the pyrene-based compound are provided. The pyrene-based compound of Formula 1 above may emit blue light having high color purity. For example, an organic light-emitting diode including the pyrene-based compounds of the invention may emit blue light having a y coordinate with a color purity of 0.1 or less, for example, a color purity of 0.09 or less, which is near to the NTSC or sRGB specification. A thin film including the pyrene-based compounds of the invention may be highly amorphous, and thus may have improved electrical stability. Accordingly, an organic light-emitting diode including the pyrene-based compounds of the invention may have improved lifetime characteristics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2013
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Inventors: Dong-Woo Shin, O-Hyun Kwon, Seul-Ong Kim, Mie-Hwa Park, Sung-Wook Kim
  • Patent number: 8686406
    Abstract: A pyrene-based compound, an organic light-emitting diode including the compound and an organic light-emitting apparatus including the compound are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dong-Woo Shin, O-Hyun Kwon, Kyul Han, Seul-Ong Kim, Byoung-Ki Choi