Patents by Inventor Seung Seo

Seung Seo 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: 20180368270
    Abstract: A cover window includes: a flat portion including in a top plan view, first and second sides respectively extending in first and second directions; a top curved portion contacting the first side and extending therefrom in the second direction; a left curved portion contacting the second side and extending therefrom in the first direction; and a first corner curved portion which connects the top and left curved portions to each other. In cross-section, the first corner curved portion includes: and a bottom end surface which connects inner and outer surfaces to each other, in the top plan view, the bottom end surface includes: a central portion having a first width, and a peripheral portion which is disposed outside the central portion in the first and second directions, the peripheral portion having a second width smaller than the first width.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2018
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Inventors: Hyun Seung SEO, Jong Hwan CHO, Woo Jin CHO
  • Patent number: 10152089
    Abstract: A foldable device includes: a flexible display including: a first part; a second part; and a third part provided between the first and second parts; a first body supporting the first part; and a second body supporting the second part, each of the first and second body are configured to move between a first and a second position, in response to each of the first and second bodies being provided in the first position, the first body and the second body form a receiving space, the third part forms a curved portion of the flexible display and the curved portion is provided within the receiving space, and wherein the first part is configured to move in a longitudinal direction of the flexible display with respect to the first body in response to the first and second bodies moving between the first and second positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jin-hyoung Park, Ho-seung Seo, Toshikazu Takayanagi, Yu-dong Bae, Wataru Kaihotsu, Shi-yun Cho, Dae-myung Kim, Jae-young Huh
  • Patent number: 10101629
    Abstract: An optical modulation device or an optical device including the same includes: a first plate and a second plate facing the first plate; and a liquid crystal layer between the first plate and the second plate and including a plurality of liquid crystal molecules, wherein the first plate includes a plurality of first electrodes and a first aligner, the second plate includes at least one second electrode and a second aligner, and an alignment direction of the first aligner is substantially parallel to an alignment direction of the second aligner and wherein portions of the first plate, the second plate, and the liquid crystal layer between the first and second plates are individual units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Soo Hee Oh, Yoon Kyung Park, Kyung Ho Jung, Seung Jun Jeong, Moon Jung Baek, Hyun Seung Seo
  • Patent number: 10036894
    Abstract: A three-dimensional (“3D”) image display device includes a display panel, and a liquid crystal lens part disposed on the display panel and which selectively provides a two-dimensional (“2D”) image and a 3D stereoscopic image, where the liquid crystal lens part includes: a lower substrate including a plurality of linear electrodes which are disposed in different layers; an upper substrate including a plate electrode; and a lens liquid crystal layer disposed between the lower substrate and the upper substrate, where the linear electrodes in the different layers are alternately arranged in a unit zone of the liquid crystal lens part, and where two adjacent linear electrodes of the linear electrodes are spaced apart from each other when viewed from a top view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2018
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seung Jun Jeong, Il-Joo Kim, Hyun Seung Seo, Jin Hwan Kim, Hae Young Yun
  • Patent number: 9983445
    Abstract: A display device includes a liquid crystal lens panel that includes a lower substrate, a upper substrate that faces the lower substrate, a lower lens electrode disposed on the lower substrate, an upper lens electrode disposed on the upper substrate, a liquid crystal layer and a spacer disposed between the lower substrate and the upper substrate, and an opening formed at a portion of the upper lens electrode which corresponds to the spacer, where the opening of the upper lens electrode and the spacer partially overlap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyun Seung Seo, Seung Jun Jeong, Jung-Hyun Cho
  • Publication number: 20180117885
    Abstract: Provided are a double-sided adhesive tape for a display and a manufacturing method therefor, the double-sided adhesive tape sequentially including: a first acrylic adhesive layer; an acrylic foaming layer; a thermoplastic film layer having a black layer laminated on at least one surface thereof; and a second acrylic adhesive layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2016
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Applicant: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Ji-Hye Kim, Hong-June Choi, Joon-Seung Lee, Jang-Soon Kim, Woo-Joo Han, Ki-Seung Seo
  • Publication number: 20180032108
    Abstract: A foldable device includes: a flexible display including: a first part; a second part; and a third part provided between the first and second parts; a first body supporting the first part; and a second body supporting the second part, each of the first and second body are configured to move between a first and a second position, in response to each of the first and second bodies being provided in the first position, the first body and the second body form a receiving space, the third part forms a curved portion of the flexible display and the curved portion is provided within the receiving space, and wherein the first part is configured to move in a longitudinal direction of the flexible display with respect to the first body in response to the first and second bodies moving between the first and second positions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2017
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jin-hyoung PARK, Ho-seung SEO, Toshikazu TAKAYANAGI, Yu-dong BAE, Wataru KAIHOTSU, Shi-yun CHO, Dae-myung KIM, Jae-young HUH
  • Publication number: 20180033164
    Abstract: An electronic device may include a display; and a processor that selects a first area where text is to be written on a first image displayed on the display, determines a representative color of the first area; determines a color of the text to contrast with the representative color, generates a second image for the first area including the text in the determined color, and displays the second image in the first area of the first image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2017
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Inventors: Young-Seung SEO, Hyun-Woo KIM, Eun-Yeung LEE
  • Patent number: 9829730
    Abstract: Provided are an optical modulation device and a driving method thereof. The optical modulation device includes an active area and a peripheral area disposed around the active area. A plurality of lower electrodes is disposed in the active area. The plurality of lower electrodes extends in a first direction. The plurality of lower electrodes includes a first lower electrode and a second lower electrode. A driver is configured to apply a driving signal to the first lower electrode and the second lower electrode. The driver includes a first channel connected with an upper end of the first lower electrode, a second channel connected with a lower end of the first lower electrode, a third channel connected with an upper end of the second lower electrode, and a fourth channel connected with a lower end of the second lower electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seung Jun Jeong, Hyun Seung Seo, Jung-Hyun Cho
  • Patent number: 9791892
    Abstract: A foldable device includes: a flexible display including: a first part; a second part; and a third part provided between the first and second parts; a first body supporting the first part; and a second body supporting the second part, each of the first and second body are configured to move between a first and a second position, in response to each of the first and second bodies being provided in the first position, the first body and the second body form a receiving space, the third part forms a curved portion of the flexible display and the curved portion is provided within the receiving space, and wherein the first part is configured to move in a longitudinal direction of the flexible display with respect to the first body in response to the first and second bodies moving between the first and second positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jin-hyoung Park, Ho-seung Seo, Toshikazu Takayanagi, Yu-dong Bae, Wataru Kaihotsu, Shi-yun Cho, Dae-myung Kim, Jae-young Huh
  • Patent number: 9767745
    Abstract: A method for driving an optical modulation device is provided. The optical modulation device includes first and second portions. Each of the first and second portions includes a first plate, a second plate opposite to the first plate, and a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first and second plates. The method includes forming a forward phase gradient in the first portion by applying a first driving signal to first and second electrodes in the first plate of the first portion and a third electrode in the second plate of the first portion. The method further includes forming a reverse phase gradient in the second portion by applying a second driving signal differing from the first driving signal to fourth and fifth electrodes in the first plate of the second portion and a sixth electrode in the second plate of the second portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seung Jun Jeong, Yoon Kyung Park, Hyun Seung Seo, Soo Hee Oh, Seong Min Cho
  • Publication number: 20170261756
    Abstract: A three-dimensional (“3D”) image display device includes a display panel, and a liquid crystal lens part disposed on the display panel and which selectively provides a two-dimensional (“2D”) image and a 3D stereoscopic image, where the liquid crystal lens part includes: a lower substrate including a plurality of linear electrodes which are disposed in different layers; an upper substrate including a plate electrode; and a lens liquid crystal layer disposed between the lower substrate and the upper substrate, where the linear electrodes in the to different layers are alternately arranged in a unit zone of the liquid crystal lens part, and where two adjacent linear electrodes of the linear electrodes are spaced apart from each other when viewed from a top view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2017
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Inventors: Seung Jun JEONG, Il-Joo KIM, Hyun Seung SEO, Jin Hwan KIM, Hae Young YUN
  • Publication number: 20170244655
    Abstract: According to various example embodiments, a method for sharing a content group of an electronic device may include transmitting, to a server, information for a request to share a content group; receiving an input selecting at least one contact with which the content group is to be shared; transmitting information on the at least one contact to the server; and changing the content group to a shared state when information on the acceptance of sharing the content group from at least one external electronic device corresponding to the at least one contact is received from the server, wherein the content group is capable of being updated by the electronic device or the at least one external electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2017
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Inventors: Tae-Yong MOON, Tae-Jun KIM, Hyun-Woo KIM, Young-Seung SEO, Yeon-Ju SONG, Hye-Won OH, Sang-Jin LEE, Seong-Joon CHO, Hyun-Bum JU, Jun-Kyu PARK, In-Wook SONG, Eun-Yeung LEE
  • Patent number: 9715120
    Abstract: An optical modulation device, according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, includes first and second plates facing each other, the first and second plates including a plurality of regions, and a liquid crystal layer interposed between the first and second plates, the liquid crystal layer including liquid crystal molecules aligned in a vertical alignment (VA) mode. The first plate includes a non-conductive layer including stepped structures repeatedly arranged in a first direction, a first electrode formed to partially cover the non-conductive layer, and first and second aligners disposed in a second direction different from the first direction, wherein the first and second aligners are aligned in opposite directions with respect to each other. The second plate includes a second electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2017
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kyung Ho Jung, Hyun Seung Seo, Chun Ki Choi
  • Patent number: 9696560
    Abstract: A new 2D/3D switchable display apparatus matches a polarization direction of light output from a 2D image display panel with a rubbing direction of a lower alignment layer of a liquid crystal lens, and tilts a rubbing direction of an upper alignment layer of the liquid crystal lens and a direction of a polarization axis of a polarizer at a predetermined angle, thereby reducing a loss of light passing through the liquid crystal lens, making it possible to improve luminance of images, improve the quality of 3D images in the horizontal direction, prevent or reduce color separation and moire phenomena, and reduce the manufacturing cost.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hae-Young Yun, Il-Joo Kim, Hyun-Seung Seo, Seung-Hoon Lee, Jin-Hwan Kim, Seung-Jun Jeong
  • Patent number: 9664912
    Abstract: A three-dimensional (“3D”) image display device includes a display panel, and a liquid crystal lens part disposed on the display panel and which selectively provides a two-dimensional (“2D”) image and a 3D stereoscopic image, where the liquid crystal lens part includes: a lower substrate including a plurality of linear electrodes which are disposed in different layers; an upper substrate including a plate electrode; and a lens liquid crystal layer disposed between the lower substrate and the upper substrate, where the linear electrodes in the different layers are alternately arranged in a unit zone of the liquid crystal lens part, and where two adjacent linear electrodes of the linear electrodes are spaced apart from each other when viewed from a top view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seung Jun Jeong, Il-Joo Kim, Hyun Seung Seo, Jin Hwan Kim, Hae Young Yun
  • Patent number: D789664
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: JIONE FRS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Woo Seung Seo
  • Patent number: D790820
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: JIONE FRS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Woo Seung Seo
  • Patent number: D792688
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2017
    Assignee: JIONE FRS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Woo Seung Seo
  • Patent number: D793048
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: JIONE FRS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Woo Seung Seo