Patents by Inventor Seungwook Kwon

Seungwook Kwon 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: 20240357918
    Abstract: A display device includes a base layer including first and second portions, and a third portion between the first and second portions and configured to be bent, folded, or rolled, a light emitting element layer on one surface of the base layer at the first portion, and including light emitting elements, a circuit board on the one surface of the base layer at the third portion, and electrically connected to the light emitting elements, protective patterns spaced apart from each other on another surface of the base layer, including a resin, and also including first protective patterns spaced apart from each other on the other surface of the base layer at the first portion, and at least one second protective pattern on the other surface of the base layer at the second portion, and at least one of a heat dissipation layer or a cushion layer below the protective patterns.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2024
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Inventors: SEUNGWOOK KWON, JAESIK KIM, WOO YONG SUNG, SEOYEON LEE, UNG-SOO LEE, JAMIN LEE, JEONGSEOK LEE, SEHOON JEONG, SEUNGGUN CHAE, SEUNG-YEON CHAE
  • Publication number: 20240290798
    Abstract: A mother substrate for a display panel includes display panels disposed on a substrate, protective films disposed on the substrate and covering the display panels, and anti-peeling patterns disposed on the substrate and adjacent to the protective films, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2024
    Publication date: August 29, 2024
    Inventors: HEECHANG YOON, SEUNGWOOK KWON, SANGTAE AHN, JINHO HYUN, SANGYEON HWANG, SEUNGYONG SONG, SEUNG-YEON CHAE
  • Patent number: 12029104
    Abstract: A display device includes a base layer including first and second portions, and a third portion between the first and second portions and configured to be bent, folded, or rolled, a light emitting element layer on one surface of the base layer at the first portion, and including light emitting elements, a circuit board on the one surface of the base layer at the third portion, and electrically connected to the light emitting elements, protective patterns spaced apart from each other on another surface of the base layer, including a resin, and also including first protective patterns spaced apart from each other on the other surface of the base layer at the first portion, and at least one second protective pattern on the other surface of the base layer at the second portion, and at least one of a heat dissipation layer or a cushion layer below the protective patterns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seungwook Kwon, Jaesik Kim, Woo Yong Sung, Seoyeon Lee, Ung-Soo Lee, Jamin Lee, Jeongseok Lee, Sehoon Jeong, Seunggun Chae, Seung-Yeon Chae
  • Publication number: 20240215398
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a substrate including a display area and a peripheral area around the display area, a display element disposed on the substrate in the display area, and a thin-film encapsulation layer covering the display element, where the thin-film encapsulation layer includes a first inorganic encapsulation layer and a second inorganic encapsulation layer disposed on the first inorganic encapsulation layer. An end of one of the first inorganic encapsulation layer and the second inorganic encapsulation layer having a higher surface energy than the other thereof extends further in a direction from the display area toward the peripheral area than an end of the other thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2023
    Publication date: June 27, 2024
    Inventors: Ohjune Kwon, Seungwook Kwon
  • Publication number: 20240099117
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a display device includes providing an encapsulation layer on a display panel, providing an uncured resin layer on the encapsulation layer and forming a protective layer by curing the uncured resin layer in a nitrogen atmosphere having an oxygen concentration in a range of about 300 ppm to about 10000 ppm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: SEUNGWOOK KWON, HEECHANG YOON, JINHO HYUN, OHJUNE KWON, HYOJEONG KWON, SEUNGGUN CHAE, SEUNG-YEON CHAE, Sangyeon Hwang
  • Publication number: 20240081138
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a display device includes: forming an encapsulation layer on a display panel, forming an uncured resin layer on the encapsulation layer, applying beads on a surface of the uncured resin layer and forming a protective layer by curing the uncured resin layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: HEECHANG YOON, SEUNGWOOK KWON, HYOJEONG KWON, SEUNG-YEON CHAE
  • Patent number: 11792893
    Abstract: A material-removing heater device including: a first terminal portion defining a first electrode; a second terminal portion defining a second electrode; and a heating portion which connects the first terminal portion to the second terminal portion, the heating portion heatable by a flow of electrical current from the first terminal portion to the second terminal portion to remove a portion of material of a display device. The heating portion defines a lower end surface of the material-removing heater device at which the material-removing heater device contacts the material of the display device, the heating portion disposes the lower end surface to have a concave shape, and the heating portion which is heated deforms the lower end surface from the concave shape to have a planar shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ohjune Kwon, Jungsik Nam, Seungwook Kwon, Hyojeong Kwon, Minsang Kim, Chanho Moon, Jeongseok Lee, Wonje Cho, Taekyoung Hwang
  • Publication number: 20230232659
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel including a base layer, a first heat dissipation member disposed on a first surface of the base layer, and a second heat dissipation member disposed on a first surface of the first heat dissipation member. The first heat dissipation member includes a first polymer resin and first metal nano-particles dispersed in the first polymer resin, and the second heat dissipation member includes a second polymer resin and second metal nano-particles dispersed in the second polymer resin. The weight of the first metal nano-particles in the first heat dissipation member may be different from the weight of the second metal nano-particles in the second heat dissipation member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2022
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Inventors: SEUNGWOOK KWON, WOO YONG SUNG, SEUNGGUN CHAE, SEUNG-YEON CHAE
  • Publication number: 20230209983
    Abstract: A display device includes a base layer including first and second portions, and a third portion between the first and second portions and configured to be bent, folded, or rolled, a light emitting element layer on one surface of the base layer at the first portion, and including light emitting elements, a circuit board on the one surface of the base layer at the third portion, and electrically connected to the light emitting elements, protective patterns spaced apart from each other on another surface of the base layer, including a resin, and also including first protective patterns spaced apart from each other on the other surface of the base layer at the first portion, and at least one second protective pattern on the other surface of the base layer at the second portion, and at least one of a heat dissipation layer or a cushion layer below the protective patterns.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2023
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Inventors: SEUNGWOOK KWON, JAESIK KIM, WOO YONG SUNG, SEOYEON LEE, UNG-SOO LEE, JAMIN LEE, JEONGSEOK LEE, SEHOON JEONG, SEUNGGUN CHAE, SEUNG-YEON CHAE
  • Patent number: 11631830
    Abstract: A display apparatus including a display panel having a folding portion about which the display panel is configured to fold, a first lower film and a second lower film on one surface of the display panel, the first lower film and the second lower film being spaced apart from each other, at least one bump on the first lower film or the second lower film, and a first sub-layer on the first lower film, in which, when the display panel is folded, the folding portion is configured to fold so that a surface of the display panel located further from the first sub-layer is exposed and the first sub-layer faces another surface of the display panel located closer to the first sub-layer, and a height of the at least one bump is approximately less than or equal to a thickness of the first sub-layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ohjune Kwon, Seungwook Kwon, Minsang Kim, Seungyong Song
  • Patent number: 11594693
    Abstract: A display device includes a base layer including first and second portions, and a third portion between the first and second portions and configured to be bent, folded, or rolled, a light emitting element layer on one surface of the base layer at the first portion, and including light emitting elements, a circuit board on the one surface of the base layer at the third portion, and electrically connected to the light emitting elements, protective patterns spaced apart from each other on another surface of the base layer, including a resin, and also including first protective patterns spaced apart from each other on the other surface of the base layer at the first portion, and at least one second protective pattern on the other surface of the base layer at the second portion, and at least one of a heat dissipation layer or a cushion layer below the protective patterns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seungwook Kwon, Jaesik Kim, Woo Yong Sung, Seoyeon Lee, Ung-Soo Lee, Jamin Lee, Jeongseok Lee, Sehoon Jeong, Seunggun Chae, Seung-Yeon Chae
  • Publication number: 20230029503
    Abstract: A display device includes an active region, a pad region adjacent to the active region, a first peripheral region between the active region and the pad region, a second peripheral region outside the active region and spaced apart from the pad region, a base layer, a circuit layer on the base layer, a light-emitting element layer on the circuit layer and corresponding to the active region, a capping layer on the light-emitting element layer, a dam part extended along the active region and in the first peripheral region and the second peripheral region, and a protruding part outside the dam part in the second peripheral region and on the base layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2022
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Inventors: SEUNG-YEON CHAE, SEUNGWOOK KWON, WOO YONG SUNG, SEOYEON LEE, SEUNGGUN CHAE
  • Patent number: 11450837
    Abstract: A display device includes: a substrate including a display area, a first non-display area, a second non-display area, and a bending area; a display element disposed on a surface of the substrate; a resin layer disposed on another surface of the substrate to correspond to the display area, where the resin layer exposes at least a portion of the another surface; an external light-absorbing layer disposed on the another surface exposed by the resin layer; and a first protective layer disposed on the another surface of the substrate to correspond to the first non-display area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ungsoo Lee, Seungwook Kwon, Kibeom Lee, Sooyoun Kim, Wooyong Sung, Seoyeon Lee, Hyoungsub Lee, Moonwon Chang
  • Publication number: 20220255034
    Abstract: A display device includes: a window; a display panel comprising a first display area and a second display area having a pixel density less than that of the first display area, the display panel being under the window; a protective layer under the display panel; and a lower layer in which a first opening corresponding to the second display area is defined and which is under the protective layer, wherein a portion of the protective layer, which corresponds to the second display area, has a haze of 4% or less, a wavefront peak valley value of 0.05 or more and 2.00 or less, a wavefront root mean square value of 0.01 or more and 0.40 or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2022
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Inventors: JEONGSEOK LEE, SEUNGWOOK KWON, SEHOON JEONG, WOO YONG SUNG, SEUNGYONG SONG
  • Publication number: 20220255041
    Abstract: A display panel includes a base substrate having a first surface and a second surface opposing each other, a pixel part located on the first surface, and including a plurality of pixels, and a remaining part on the second surface to cover at least a portion of the second surface, and including a moisture absorption material having a moisture absorption property.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2022
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Inventors: Seungwook KWON, Ohjune KWON, Wooyong SUNG
  • Publication number: 20220165987
    Abstract: A display device includes a lower film. A light absorbing layer is disposed on the lower film. The light absorbing layer absorbs ultraviolet light. A substrate is disposed on the light absorbing layer. A thin film transistor is disposed on the substrate and includes a gate electrode, a source electrode and a drain electrode. A light emitting diode is disposed on the thin film transistor and is electrically connected to the thin film transistor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2021
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Inventors: JEONGSEOK LEE, SEUNGWOOK KWON, SEHOON JEONG
  • Publication number: 20220052280
    Abstract: A display device includes a base layer including first and second portions, and a third portion between the first and second portions and configured to be bent, folded, or rolled, a light emitting element layer on one surface of the base layer at the first portion, and including light emitting elements, a circuit board on the one surface of the base layer at the third portion, and electrically connected to the light emitting elements, protective patterns spaced apart from each other on another surface of the base layer, including a resin, and also including first protective patterns spaced apart from each other on the other surface of the base layer at the first portion, and at least one second protective pattern on the other surface of the base layer at the second portion, and at least one of a heat dissipation layer or a cushion layer below the protective patterns.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2021
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Inventors: Seungwook KWON, Jaesik KIM, Woo Yong SUNG, Seoyeon LEE, Ung-Soo LEE, Jamin LEE, Jeongseok LEE, Sehoon JEONG, Seunggun CHAE, Seung-Yeon CHAE
  • Patent number: 11158822
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel that is bent with respect to a bending area. A coating layer is disposed below the display panel and may include a resin. A portion of the coating layer, which is adjacent to the bending area, may have a thickness that gradually decreases in a direction toward the bending area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seungwook Kwon, Hyoungsub Lee, Wooyong Sung
  • Publication number: 20210159441
    Abstract: A display apparatus including a display panel having a folding portion about which the display panel is configured to fold, a first lower film and a second lower film on one surface of the display panel, the first lower film and the second lower film being spaced apart from each other, at least one bump on the first lower film or the second lower film, and a first sub-layer on the first lower film, in which, when the display panel is folded, the folding portion is configured to fold so that a surface of the display panel located further from the first sub-layer is exposed and the first sub-layer faces another surface of the display panel located closer to the first sub-layer, and a height of the at least one bump is approximately less than or equal to a thickness of the first sub-layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2021
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Inventors: Ohjune KWON, Seungwook KWON, Minsang KIM, Seungyong Song
  • Publication number: 20210091343
    Abstract: A display device includes: a substrate including a display area, a first non-display area, a second non-display area, and a bending area; a display element disposed on a surface of the substrate; a resin layer disposed on another surface of the substrate to correspond to the display area, where the resin layer exposes at least a portion of the another surface; an external light-absorbing layer disposed on the another surface exposed by the resin layer; and a first protective layer disposed on the another surface of the substrate to correspond to the first non-display area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2020
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Inventors: Ungsoo LEE, Seungwook KWON, Kibeom LEE, Sooyoun KIM, Wooyong SUNG, Seoyeon LEE, Hyoungsub LEE, Moonwon CHANG