Patents by Inventor Shi-Yul Kim

Shi-Yul 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).

  • Patent number: 10146097
    Abstract: A display device includes a gate line and a data line crossing the gate line. The display device further includes a first switching element and a second switching element each connected to the gate line and the data line. The display device further includes a first sub-pixel electrode and a second sub-pixel electrode connected to the first switching element and the second switching element, respectively. The display device further includes a reference voltage line for transmitting a reference voltage, a first portion of the first reference voltage line overlapping a first edge of the first sub-pixel electrode, a second portion of the first reference voltage line overlapping a second edge of the first sub-pixel electrode opposite the first edge of the first sub-pixel electrode. The display device further includes a third switching element connected to the gate line, the first sub-pixel electrode, and the reference voltage line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Youn Hak Jeong, Shi Yul Kim, Bum Ki Baek, Dong Hee Shin, Ho Jun Lee, Kyong Sik Choi
  • Patent number: 10108064
    Abstract: A display device includes a gate line and a data line crossing the gate line. The display device further includes a first switching element and a second switching element each connected to the gate line and the data line. The display device further includes a first sub-pixel electrode and a second sub-pixel electrode connected to the first switching element and the second switching element, respectively. The display device further includes a reference voltage line for transmitting a reference voltage, a first portion of the first reference voltage line overlapping a first edge of the first sub-pixel electrode, a second portion of the first reference voltage line overlapping a second edge of the first sub-pixel electrode opposite the first edge of the first sub-pixel electrode. The display device further includes a third switching element connected to the gate line, the first sub-pixel electrode, and the reference voltage line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Youn Hak Jeong, Shi Yul Kim, Bum Ki Baek, Dong Hee Shin, Ho Jun Lee, Kyong Sik Choi
  • Publication number: 20170148398
    Abstract: A display device includes a gate line and a data line crossing the gate line. The display device further includes a first switching element and a second switching element each connected to the gate line and the data line. The display device further includes a first sub-pixel electrode and a second sub-pixel electrode connected to the first switching element and the second switching element, respectively. The display device further includes a reference voltage line for transmitting a reference voltage, a first portion of the first reference voltage line overlapping a first edge of the first sub-pixel electrode, a second portion of the first reference voltage line overlapping a second edge of the first sub-pixel electrode opposite the first edge of the first sub-pixel electrode. The display device further includes a third switching element connected to the gate line, the first sub-pixel electrode, and the reference voltage line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2017
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Inventors: Youn Hak JEONG, Shi Yul KIM, Bum Ki BAEK, Dong Hee SHIN, Ho Jun LEE, Kyong Sik CHOI
  • Patent number: 9570477
    Abstract: A thin film transistor (“TFT”) array panel includes; an insulation substrate, a TFT disposed on the insulation substrate and including a drain electrode, a passivation layer covering the TFT and including a contact portion disposed therein corresponding to the drain electrode, a partition comprising an organic material disposed on the passivation layer, and including a transverse portion, a longitudinal portion, and a contact portion disposed on the drain electrode, a color filter disposed on the passivation layer and disposed in a region defined by the partition, an organic capping layer disposed on the partition and the color filter, and a pixel electrode disposed on the organic capping layer, and connected to the drain electrode through the contact portion of the passivation layer and the contact portion of the partition, wherein a contact hole is formed in the organic capping layer corresponding to the contact portion of the passivation layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kwang-Ho Lee, Jang-Soo Kim, Hong-Suk Yoo, Sang-Soo Kim, Shi-Yul Kim, Jae-Hyoung Youn
  • Patent number: 9568792
    Abstract: A display device includes a gate line and a data line crossing the gate line. The display device further includes a first switching element and a second switching element each connected to the gate line and the data line. The display device further includes a first sub-pixel electrode and a second sub-pixel electrode connected to the first switching element and the second switching element, respectively. The display device further includes a reference voltage line for transmitting a reference voltage, a first portion of the first reference voltage line overlapping a first edge of the first sub-pixel electrode, a second portion of the first reference voltage line overlapping a second edge of the first sub-pixel electrode opposite the first edge of the first sub-pixel electrode. The display device further includes a third switching element connected to the gate line, the first sub-pixel electrode, and the reference voltage line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Youn Hak Jeong, Shi Yul Kim, Bum Ki Baek, Dong Hee Shin, Ho Jun Lee, Kyong Sik Choi
  • Patent number: 9443881
    Abstract: A thin film transistor array panel includes a gate line, a gate insulating layer that covers the gate line, a semiconductor layer that is disposed on the gate insulating layer, a data line and drain electrode that are disposed on the semiconductor layer, a passivation layer that covers the data line and drain electrode and has a contact hole that exposes a portion of the drain electrode, and a pixel electrode that is electrically connected to the drain electrode through the contact hole. The data line and drain electrode each have a double layer that includes a lower layer of titanium and an upper layer of copper, and the lower layer is wider than the upper layer, and the lower layer has a region that is exposed. The gate insulating layer may have a step shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jean-Ho Song, Shin-Il Choi, Sun-Young Hong, Shi-Yul Kim, Ki-Yeup Lee, Jae-Hyoung Youn, Sung-Ryul Kim, O-Sung Seo, Yang-Ho Bae, Jong-Hyun Choung, Dong-Ju Yang, Bong-Kyun Kim, Hwa-Yeul Oh, Pil-Soon Hong, Byeong-Beom Kim, Je-Hyeong Park, Yu-Gwang Jeong, Jong-In Kim, Nam-Seok Suh
  • Publication number: 20160181283
    Abstract: A thin film transistor (“TFT”) array panel includes; an insulation substrate, a TFT disposed on the insulation substrate and including a drain electrode, a passivation layer covering the TFT and including a contact portion disposed therein corresponding to the drain electrode, a partition comprising an organic material disposed on the passivation layer, and including a transverse portion, a longitudinal portion, and a contact portion disposed on the drain electrode, a color filter disposed on the passivation layer and disposed in a region defined by the partition, an organic capping layer disposed on the partition and the color filter, and a pixel electrode disposed on the organic capping layer, and connected to the drain electrode through the contact portion of the passivation layer and the contact portion of the partition, wherein a contact hole is formed in the organic capping layer corresponding to the contact portion of the passivation layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2016
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Inventors: Kwang-Ho LEE, Jang-Soo KIM, Hong-Suk YOO, Sang-Soo KIM, Shi-Yul KIM, Jae-Hyoung YOUN
  • Patent number: 9269729
    Abstract: A thin film transistor (“TFT”) array panel includes; an insulation substrate, a TFT disposed on the insulation substrate and including a drain electrode, a passivation layer covering the TFT and including a contact portion disposed therein corresponding to the drain electrode, a partition comprising an organic material disposed on the passivation layer, and including a transverse portion, a longitudinal portion, and a contact portion disposed on the drain electrode, a color filter disposed on the passivation layer and disposed in a region defined by the partition, an organic capping layer disposed on the partition and the color filter, and a pixel electrode disposed on the organic capping layer, and connected to the drain electrode through the contact portion of the passivation layer and the contact portion of the partition, wherein a contact hole is formed in the organic capping layer corresponding to the contact portion of the passivation layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kwang-Ho Lee, Jang-Soo Kim, Hong-Suk Yoo, Sang-Soo Kim, Shi-Yul Kim, Jae-Hyoung Youn
  • Patent number: 9171999
    Abstract: A thin film transistor array panel is provided and includes a gate line, a gate insulating layer covering the gate line, a semiconductor layer disposed on the gate insulating layer, and a data line and a drain electrode disposed on the semiconductor layer. The data line and the drain electrode have a dual-layered structure including a lower layer and an upper layer with the lower layer having a first portion protruded outside the upper layer and the semiconductor layer having a second portion protruded outside the edge of the lower layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chang-Oh Jeong, Woo-Sung Sohn, Dong-Gyu Kim, Shi-Yul Kim, Ki-Yeup Lee, Jean-Ho Song
  • Publication number: 20150270296
    Abstract: A thin film transistor (“TFT”) array panel includes; an insulation substrate, a TFT disposed on the insulation substrate and including a drain electrode, a passivation layer covering the TFT and including a contact portion disposed therein corresponding to the drain electrode, a partition comprising an organic material disposed on the passivation layer, and including a transverse portion, a longitudinal portion, and a contact portion disposed on the drain electrode, a color filter disposed on the passivation layer and disposed in a region defined by the partition, an organic capping layer disposed on the partition and the color filter, and a pixel electrode disposed on the organic capping layer, and connected to the drain electrode through the contact portion of the passivation layer and the contact portion of the partition, wherein a contact hole is formed in the organic capping layer corresponding to the contact portion of the passivation layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2015
    Publication date: September 24, 2015
    Inventors: Kwang-Ho LEE, Jang-Soo KIM, Hong-Suk YOO, Sang-Soo KIM, Shi-Yul KIM, Jae-Hyoung YOUN
  • Patent number: 9046727
    Abstract: A thin film transistor (“TFT”) array panel includes; an insulation substrate, a TFT disposed on the insulation substrate and including a drain electrode, a passivation layer covering the TFT and including a contact portion disposed therein corresponding to the drain electrode, a partition comprising an organic material disposed on the passivation layer, and including a transverse portion, a longitudinal portion, and a contact portion disposed on the drain electrode, a color filter disposed on the passivation layer and disposed in a region defined by the partition, an organic capping layer disposed on the partition and the color filter, and a pixel electrode disposed on the organic capping layer, and connected to the drain electrode through the contact portion of the passivation layer and the contact portion of the partition, wherein a contact hole is formed in the organic capping layer corresponding to the contact portion of the passivation layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2015
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kwang-Ho Lee, Jang-Soo Kim, Hong-Suk Yoo, Sang-Soo Kim, Shi-Yul Kim, Jae-Hyoung Youn
  • Publication number: 20150053984
    Abstract: A thin film transistor array panel includes a gate line, a gate insulating layer that covers the gate line, a semiconductor layer that is disposed on the gate insulating layer, a data line and drain electrode that are disposed on the semiconductor layer, a passivation layer that covers the data line and drain electrode and has a contact hole that exposes a portion of the drain electrode, and a pixel electrode that is electrically connected to the drain electrode through the contact hole. The data line and drain electrode each have a double layer that includes a lower layer of titanium and an upper layer of copper, and the lower layer is wider than the upper layer, and the lower layer has a region that is exposed. The gate insulating layer may have a step shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2014
    Publication date: February 26, 2015
    Inventors: JEAN-HO SONG, Shin-Il Choi, Sun-Young Hong, Shi-Yul Kim, Ki-Yeup Lee, Jae-Hyoung Youn, Sung-Ryul Kim, O-Sung Seo, Yang-Ho Bae, Jong-Hyun Choung, Dong-Ju Yang, Bong-Kyun Kim, Hwa-Yeul Oh, Pil-Soon Hong, Byeong-Beom Kim, Je-Hyeong Park, Yu-Gwang Jeong, Jong-In Kim, Nam-Seok Suh
  • Patent number: 8865528
    Abstract: A thin film transistor array panel includes a gate line, a gate insulating layer that covers the gate line, a semiconductor layer that is disposed on the gate insulating layer, a data line and drain electrode that are disposed on the semiconductor layer, a passivation layer that covers the data line and drain electrode and has a contact hole that exposes a portion of the drain electrode, and a pixel electrode that is electrically connected to the drain electrode through the contact hole. The data line and drain electrode each have a double layer that includes a lower layer of titanium and an upper layer of copper, and the lower layer is wider than the upper layer, and the lower layer has a region that is exposed. The gate insulating layer may have a step shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jean-Ho Song, Shin-Il Choi, Sun-Young Hong, Shi-Yul Kim, Ki-Yeup Lee, Jae-Hyoung Youn, Sung-Ryul Kim, O-Sung Seo, Yang-Ho Bae, Jong-Hyun Choung, Dong-Ju Yang, Bong-Kyun Kim, Hwa-Yeul Oh, Pil-Soon Hong, Byeong-Beom Kim, Je-Hyeong Park, Yu-Gwang Jeong, Jong-In Kim, Nam-Seok Suh
  • Patent number: 8809467
    Abstract: An organic layer composition and a liquid crystal display including the same are provided. An organic layer composition according to an exemplary embodiment includes a binder formed by copolymerizing compounds included in a first group and a second group, wherein the first group includes an acryl-based compound and the second group includes a compound without a —COO— group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hoon Kang, Jae-Sung Kim, Yang-Ho Jung, Jin-Ho Ju, Doo-Hee Jung, Jung-In Park, Shi-Yul Kim
  • Publication number: 20140218655
    Abstract: A display device includes a gate line and a data line crossing the gate line. The display device further includes a first switching element and a second switching element each connected to the gate line and the data line. The display device further includes a first sub-pixel electrode and a second sub-pixel electrode connected to the first switching element and the second switching element, respectively. The display device further includes a reference voltage line for transmitting a reference voltage, a first portion of the first reference voltage line overlapping a first edge of the first sub-pixel electrode, a second portion of the first reference voltage line overlapping a second edge of the first sub-pixel electrode opposite the first edge of the first sub-pixel electrode. The display device further includes a third switching element connected to the gate line, the first sub-pixel electrode, and the reference voltage line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2014
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Youn Hak JEONG, Shi Yul KIM, Bum Ki BAEK, Dong Hee SHIN, Ho Jun LEE, Kyong Sik CHOI
  • Patent number: 8785934
    Abstract: A thin film transistor substrate includes a base substrate, a gate electrode, a gate insulating layer, a surface treating layer, an active layer, a source electrode and a drain electrode. The gate electrode is formed on the base substrate. The gate insulating layer is formed on the base substrate to cover the gate electrode. The surface treating layer is formed on the gate insulating layer by treating the gate insulating layer with a nitrogen-containing gas to prevent leakage current. The active layer is formed on the surface treating layer to cover the gate electrode. The source electrode and the gate electrode that are spaced apart from each other by a predetermined distance are formed on the active layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang-Woo Whangbo, Shi-Yul Kim, Sung-Hoon Yang, Woo-Geun Lee
  • Patent number: 8730420
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display to prevent light leakage with an improvement of aperture ratio and a reduction of load of a data line is provided. The liquid crystal display includes a gate line and a storage electrode line formed on a insulating substrate and apart from each other, a first data line and a second data line intersecting the gate line, a first pixel electrode defined by the gate line and the first data line, and a second pixel electrode defined by the gate line and the second data line and neighboring the first pixel electrode. Also, a blocking electrode between the first pixel electrode and the second pixel electrode is included, wherein at least portion of the first data line is disposed under the first pixel electrode, and at least portion of the blocking electrode is disposed under the second pixel electrode and apart from the first data line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Woo-Geun Lee, Shi-Yul Kim, Jae-Hyoung Youn, Young-Wook Lee
  • Patent number: 8647928
    Abstract: A thin film transistor substrate includes a base substrate, a gate electrode, a gate insulating layer, a surface treating layer, an active layer, a source electrode and a drain electrode. The gate electrode is formed on the base substrate. The gate insulating layer is formed on the base substrate to cover the gate electrode. The surface treating layer is formed on the gate insulating layer by treating the gate insulating layer with a nitrogen-containing gas to prevent leakage current. The active layer is formed on the surface treating layer to cover the gate electrode. The source electrode and the gate electrode that are spaced apart from each other by a predetermined distance are formed on the active layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang-Woo Whangbo, Shi-Yul Kim, Sung-Hoon Yang, Woo-Geun Lee
  • Publication number: 20130270565
    Abstract: A thin film transistor array panel is provided and includes a gate line, a gate insulating layer covering the gate line, a semiconductor layer disposed on the gate insulating layer, and a data line and a drain electrode disposed on the semiconductor layer. The data line and the drain electrode have a dual-layered structure including a lower layer and an upper layer with the lower layer having a first portion protruded outside the upper layer and the semiconductor layer having a second portion protruded outside the edge of the lower layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2013
    Publication date: October 17, 2013
    Inventors: Chang-Oh JEONG, Woo-Sung SOHN, Dong-Gyu KIM, Shi-Yul KIM, Ki-Yeup LEE, Jean-Ho SONG
  • Patent number: 8455871
    Abstract: A thin film transistor array panel is provided and includes a gate line, a gate insulating layer covering the gate line, a semiconductor layer disposed on the gate insulating layer, and a data line and a drain electrode disposed on the semiconductor layer. The data line and the drain electrode have a dual-layered structure including a lower layer and an upper layer with the lower layer having a first portion protruded outside the upper layer and the semiconductor layer having a second portion protruded outside the edge of the lower layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chang-Oh Jeong, Woo-Sung Sohn, Dong-Gyu Kim, Shi-Yul Kim, Ki-Yeup Lee, Jean-Ho Song