Patents by Inventor Seung-Lyong Bok

Seung-Lyong Bok 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: 11968880
    Abstract: A display apparatus may include a first plurality of pixels, a substrate, a first signal line, and a load matching device. The substrate may include a first opening, a first non-display area, and a main display area. The first non-displaying area may at least partially surround the first opening. The main display area may support the first plurality of pixels. The first signal line may be electrically connected to the first plurality of pixels, may overlap the main display area, and may overlap the first non-display area. The load matching device may overlap the first non-display area and may provide a first electrical load to the first signal line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seung-Lyong Bok, Sunho Kim
  • Publication number: 20240128250
    Abstract: A display device according to one or more embodiments of the present disclosure includes a substrate, a first electrode and a second electrode on the substrate, a light emitting element electrically connected to the first electrode and the second electrode, and a first reflective layer on the light emitting element and including an opening overlapping the light emitting element, wherein the first reflective layer includes a material having a first reflectivity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Seung Lyong BOK, Dong Ho LEE
  • Publication number: 20240114739
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a first area and a second area, a pixel defining layer having a first opening in the first area with a first area size, and a second opening in the second area with a second area size, a first light emitting unit having an emission area size corresponding to the first area size and emitting first color light, a second light emitting unit having an emission area size corresponding to the second area size and emitting the first color light, a first pixel circuit in the second area and connected to the first light emitting unit, a second pixel circuit in the second area and connected to the second light emitting unit, and an electronic module in the first area and overlapping the first opening. An opening rate of the first light emitting unit is smaller than that of the second light emitting unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: SEUNG-LYONG BOK, Chang Sik KIM, JUNGJIN YANG, HYEIN JEONG
  • Publication number: 20240111389
    Abstract: An electronic device includes: a sensor layer on a display layer, the sensor layer including a sensing electrode, the display layer including: first pixels, second pixels spaced apart from the first pixels in a first direction, and third pixels arranged with the first pixels along a second direction, the second pixels are arranged along the second direction, and two adjacent second pixels form a first pixel group, the two second pixels are spaced apart by a first distance in the second direction, and the first pixel group is spaced apart by a second distance in the second direction from a second pixel group, the sensing electrode includes a first sensing electrode and a second sensing electrode each including sensing patterns each sensing pattern including a first portion adjacent to the first and third pixels, and a second portion extending in the first direction between the first and second pixel group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: SEUNG-LYONG BOK, KICHEOL KIM
  • Patent number: 11950483
    Abstract: An embodiments may be related to a display device. A display device may include display layer and an antenna. The display layer may comprise a first display area including an exposed area and a cover area, a folding display area adjacent to the first display area, and a second display area adjacent to the folding area. The antenna disposed on the exposed area of the first display area, wherein the second display area covers the cover area of the first display area and exposes the exposed area of the first display area, when the folding display area is folded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seung-Lyong Bok, Jae-Kyoung Kim, Chang Sik Kim
  • Publication number: 20240094856
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus including: an electronic module; a display panel including a first region overlapped with the electronic module and a second region adjacent to the first region, a plurality of first emission parts, which are disposed in the first region and are spaced apart from each other, and a plurality of second emission parts, which are disposed in the second region and are spaced apart from each other; and an input sensor including a first electrode, which is disposed on the first region, a second electrode, which is disposed on the second region, a third electrode, which is disposed on the second region and is electrically disconnected from the second electrode, and a plurality of conductive patterns, which are disposed on the second region, wherein the conductive patterns comprise a first pattern, which is electrically connected to the first electrode, and a second pattern, which is electrically floated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: SEUNG-LYONG BOK, KICHEOL KIM
  • Patent number: 11928298
    Abstract: Disclosed is a display device including a display panel that displays an image on a display surface and an input sensor having a sensor area and a dummy area defined therein. The input sensor includes a first conductive layer that is disposed on the display panel and that includes a first dummy electrode disposed in the sensor area and the dummy area, a second conductive layer that is disposed on the first conductive layer and that includes a sensor electrode disposed in the sensor area and a second dummy electrode disposed in the dummy area, and a pressure sensor electrode disposed between the first dummy electrode and the second dummy electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seung-Lyong Bok, Chang Sik Kim, Won-Ki Hong
  • Publication number: 20240074280
    Abstract: A display device, which includes a display panel including a plurality of first light emitting devices, a plurality of second light emitting devices, a plurality of third light emitting devices, and an input sensing part disposed on the display panel and including sensing parts. A distance between a first light emitting device, of the plurality of first light emitting devices, and an third light emitting device, of the plurality of third light emitting devices, is greater than a distance between the first light emitting device and an adjacent second light emitting device, of the plurality of second light emitting devices, and a width of a sensing part disposed between the first and third light emitting devices adjacent to each other is greater than a width of a sensing part disposed between the first and second light emitting devices adjacent to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: SEUNG-LYONG BOK, KICHEOL KIM
  • Patent number: 11903246
    Abstract: An electronic device includes: a base substrate including an active region, which includes a sensing region, and a peripheral region adjacent to the active region; an input sensor including a sensing insulating layer, a plurality of first sensing electrodes, a plurality of second sensing electrodes, the second sensing electrodes being spaced apart from the first sensing electrodes; and a pressure sensor including a plurality of strain sensing patterns overlapping the sensing region, and strain connection patterns connecting the strain sensing patterns to each other, wherein each of the first sensing electrodes comprises a plurality of first sensing patterns overlapping the active region, each of the second sensing electrodes comprises a plurality of second sensing patterns overlapping the active region and on a same layer as the first sensing patterns, and a plurality of second connection patterns connecting the second sensing patterns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seung-lyong Bok, Kicheol Kim, DongHo Lee
  • Patent number: 11868573
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus including: an electronic module; a display panel including a first region overlapped with the electronic module and a second region adjacent to the first region, a plurality of first emission parts, which are disposed in the first region and are spaced apart from each other, and a plurality of second emission parts, which are disposed in the second region and are spaced apart from each other; and an input sensor including a first electrode, which is disposed on the first region, a second electrode, which is disposed on the second region, a third electrode, which is disposed on the second region and is electrically disconnected from the second electrode, and a plurality of conductive patterns, which are disposed on the second region, wherein the conductive patterns comprise a first pattern, which is electrically connected to the first electrode, and a second pattern, which is electrically floated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seung-Lyong Bok, Kicheol Kim
  • Patent number: 11861126
    Abstract: An electronic device includes: a sensor layer on a display layer, the sensor layer including a sensing electrode, the display layer including: first pixels, second pixels spaced apart from the first pixels in a first direction, and third pixels arranged with the first pixels along a second direction, the second pixels are arranged along the second direction, and two adjacent second pixels form a first pixel group, the two second pixels are spaced apart by a first distance in the second direction, and the first pixel group is spaced apart by a second distance in the second direction from a second pixel group, the sensing electrode includes a first sensing electrode and a second sensing electrode each including sensing patterns each sensing pattern including a first portion adjacent to the first and third pixels, and a second portion extending in the first direction between the first and second pixel group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seung-Lyong Bok, Kicheol Kim
  • Publication number: 20230418400
    Abstract: A display device including a flexible display module and providing a display surface on which an image is displayed. The flexible display module includes a display panel including a light-emitting device and a sensor unit disposed on the display panel. The sensor unit senses pressure applied to the flexible display module in a folded-in mode in which the flexible display module is folded such that a portion of the display surface faces another portion of the display surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2023
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Inventor: Seung-lyong BOK
  • Publication number: 20230418402
    Abstract: A display device includes a first display area including first pixels, driving electrodes, and sensing electrodes. A second display area includes second pixels, sub-driving electrodes, and sub-sensing electrodes. Auxiliary electrodes are between the first and second display areas. A number of first pixels per unit area of the first display area is greater than a number of second pixels per unit area of the second display area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2023
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Inventors: Seung Lyong BOK, Ki Cheol KIM, Ok Kyung PARK
  • Patent number: 11855055
    Abstract: A display device according to one or more embodiments of the present disclosure includes a substrate, a first electrode and a second electrode on the substrate, a light emitting element electrically connected to the first electrode and the second electrode, and a first reflective layer on the light emitting element and including an opening overlapping the light emitting element, wherein the first reflective layer includes a material having a first reflectivity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seung Lyong Bok, Dong Ho Lee
  • Publication number: 20230412956
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel including a display layer including light-emitting elements disposed on a substrate, and a sensor electrode layer disposed on the display layer. The sensor electrode layer includes a first sound electrode and a second sound electrode; a vibration layer electrically contacting the first sound electrode and the second sound electrode and being deformed in response to a first sound driving voltage applied to the first sound electrode and a second sound driving voltage applied to the second sound electrode; and sensor electrodes disposed on the vibration layer. The sensor electrodes sense an input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Applicant: Samsung Display Co., LTD.
    Inventors: Young Seok SEO, Jung Hun NOH, Seung Lyong BOK, Yi Joon AHN, Sun Mi YU, Jin Oh KWAG
  • Patent number: 11849612
    Abstract: A display panel includes a first flat surface, a first side surface extending from a first side of the first flat surface, a second side surface extending from a second side of the first flat surface, a first extension surface extending from a first side of the first side surface, and a second extension surface extending from a first side of the second side surface. A first side of the first extension surface faces a third side of the first flat surface, and a first side of the second extension surface faces a fourth side of the first flat surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seung Lyong Bok, Sun Mi Yu, Seung Hwan Cho, Jong Hyun Choi, Young Seok Seo
  • Publication number: 20230376144
    Abstract: A display device including a touch sensor and a driving method thereof, and more particularly, a curved display device including a touch sensor and a driving method thereof, are presented. The display device includes: a touch sensor unit including a plurality of touch sensors; and at least one touch surface curved to along a first direction, wherein the touch surface includes a center region and edge regions positioned at both sides of the center region along the first direction, and wherein a sensitivity of the touch sensor in the center region is higher than a sensitivity of the touch sensors in the edge regions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2023
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Inventors: Seung Lyong BOK, Won Ki HONG
  • Patent number: 11816916
    Abstract: The present application relates to an electronic device. The electronic device includes a display panel. A window is disposed on the display panel. An input sensor is disposed between the display panel and the window. The input sensor includes a first sensing electrode extending in a first direction and a second sensing electrode extending in a second direction crossing the first direction. At least a partial portion of each of the first sensing electrode and the second sensing electrode includes a plurality of fine sensing electrodes that is configured to be a fingerprint sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seung-Lyong Bok, Kicheol Kim, Jongin Baek
  • Publication number: 20230354672
    Abstract: A display device includes a stretchable substrate that includes a plurality of unit regions. Each of the plurality of unit regions includes a plurality of island regions and at least one bridge region that connects adjacent island regions to each other. A display panel is on the stretchable substrate. The display panel includes a plurality of display parts and at least one wiring part. The plurality of display parts correspondingly overlap the plurality of island regions. The at least one wiring part correspondingly overlaps the at least one bridge region. An input sensor is on the display panel. The input sensor includes a plurality of sensing electrodes and at least one subsidiary electrode. The plurality of sensing electrodes correspondingly overlaps the plurality of unit regions. When viewed in a plan view the at least one subsidiary electrode is correspondingly disposed between adjacent sensing electrodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2023
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Inventors: SEUNG-LYONG BOK, Kicheol Kim, Byeong-Hee Won
  • Publication number: 20230309356
    Abstract: A display panel includes: a plurality of unit pixels, each of the plurality of unit pixels including a plurality of sub-pixels. Each of the sub-pixels includes a light emission pattern to emit light; the sub-pixels of one of the unit pixels includes one red sub-pixel, one blue sub-pixel, and two green sub-pixels; each of the blue sub-pixel and the red sub-pixel has a triangular shape; and a light emission area of each of the green sub-pixels is smaller than a light emission area of the blue sub-pixel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2023
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Inventors: SUYEON YUN, HYE WON JANG, XINXING LI, DONG-HYUN KIM, SEUNG-LYONG BOK, YOUNG-CHEOL JEONG