Patents by Inventor Si-Heun Kim

Si-Heun 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: 20150267117
    Abstract: A liquid crystal composition including a first class including a polar liquid crystal compound having at least one fluorine atom and a second class compound including a neutral liquid crystal compound, in which the first class compound includes a first subclass compound having a dielectric anisotropy (??) of 15 to 21 and a second subclass compound having a dielectric anisotropy (??) of 5 to 15, and the first sub-class compound includes a liquid crystal compound expressed by the following Chemical Formula 1, in which R is an alkyl group or an alkenyl group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2014
    Publication date: September 24, 2015
    Inventors: Si Heun KIM, Eun A KIM
  • Publication number: 20150187811
    Abstract: A thin film transistor array panel includes an insulation substrate; a gate line and a first electrode on the insulation substrate; a gate insulating layer on the gate line and the first electrode; a data line on the gate insulating layer; a passivation layer on the gate insulating layer and the data line; and a second electrode on the passivation layer. Relative permittivity (?) of the gate insulating layer is more than about 15, and a thickness of the gate insulating layer is about 2000 angstroms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2014
    Publication date: July 2, 2015
    Inventors: Daisuke INOUE, Mi Suk KIM, Si Heun KIM, Tae Ho KIM, So Youn PARK, Keun Chan OH, Chang-Hun LEE
  • Patent number: 9017572
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display includes a first substrate, a second substrate, and a liquid crystal layer. The first substrate includes a first insulating substrate, in which a pixel area is defined, a gate line formed on the first insulating substrate, a data line crossing the gate line, and a thin film transistor connected to the gate line and the data line. The second substrate is opposite to the first substrate. The liquid crystal layer is interposed between the first and second substrates and includes a liquid crystal composition with a nematic-isotropic phase transition temperature (Tni) of 79° C. or above.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Soojeong Huh, NamSeok Lee, Won-Gap Yoon, Soyoun Park, Si-Heun Kim
  • Publication number: 20150103300
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display includes: a first insulation substrate; a gate line and a data line formed on the first insulation substrate; a first electrode and a second electrode formed on the gate line and the data line and overlapping each other via an insulating layer interposed therebetween; a second insulation substrate facing the first insulation substrate; and a chiral dopant inserted between the first insulation substrate and the second insulation substrate. A content of the chiral dopant may be within about 1%, and liquid crystal molecules of a liquid crystal layer may be twisted with a pitch of about 10 ?m to about 100 ?m by the chiral dopant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2014
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Inventors: Si Heun KIM, Chang-Hun Lee, Daisuke Inoue, Mi Suk Kim, Tae Ho Kim, So Youn Park, Keun Chan OH
  • Publication number: 20150092149
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display includes: a substrate; and a common electrode disposed on the substrate; a pixel electrode disposed on the substrate; and an insulating layer disposed between the common electrode and the pixel electrode, in which at least one of the common electrode and the pixel electrode includes a plurality of slit electrodes defined by a plurality of cutouts defined therein, and a width of a slit electrode of the slit electrodes, a distance between the slit electrodes, and a thickness of the insulating layer satisfy the following in equation: 0.01x?0.2y+0.31?L/P?0.01x?0.2y+0.41, L denotes the width of the slit electrode, P denotes the distance between the slit electrodes, x denotes a value of the distance between the slit electrodes in micrometers, and y denotes a value of the thickness of the insulating layer in micrometers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2014
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Inventors: Daisuke INOUE, Mi Suk KIM, Tae Ho KIM, Si Heun KIM, So Youn PARK, Keun Chan OH, Chang-Hun LEE
  • Publication number: 20150085233
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display includes: a first substrate; a gate line and a data line disposed on the first substrate; a passivation layer disposed on the gate line and the data line; a first electrode and a second electrode disposed on the passivation layer; and a first insulating layer interposed between the first and second electrodes, where the first and second electrodes overlap each other via the first insulating layer, the second electrode includes a plurality of branch electrodes, and an end portion of the plurality of branch electrodes includes a first side portion and a second side portion extending parallel to the data line, and an oblique portion which connects the first side portion and the second side portion to each other and forms a first angle of less than 90 degrees with an extending line of the first side portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2014
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Inventors: Mi Suk KIM, Chang-Hun LEE, Tae Ho KIM, Si Heun KIM, So Youn PARK, Keun Chan OH, Daisuke INOUE
  • Publication number: 20140008574
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display includes a first substrate, a second substrate, and a liquid crystal layer. The first substrate includes a first insulating substrate, in which a pixel area is defined, a gate line formed on the first insulating substrate, a data line crossing the gate line, and a thin film transistor connected to the gate line and the data line. The second substrate is opposite to the first substrate. The liquid crystal layer is interposed between the first and second substrates and includes a liquid crystal composition with a nematic-isotropic phase transition temperature (Tni) of 79° C. or above.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2013
    Publication date: January 9, 2014
    Applicant: Samsung Display Co., Ltd
    Inventors: SooJung HUH, NamSeok LEE, Won-Gap YOON, Soyoun PARK, Si-Heun KIM
  • Patent number: 8623473
    Abstract: A liquid crystal composition according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a liquid crystal compound represented by a below chemical formula (I) at about 10 wt % to about 15 wt %; and at least one liquid crystal compound at about 3 wt % to about 8 wt % among liquid crystal compounds represented by chemical formula (II) to chemical formula (IV). Here, X and Y may be equal to each other or different from each other, and each is an alkyl group or an alkenyl group having a carbon number of 1 to 4.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Si-Heun Kim, Seong-Nam Lee, Duck-Jong Suh, Ji-Eun Jang, Jae-Weon Hur
  • Publication number: 20120262661
    Abstract: A liquid crystal composition according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a liquid crystal compound represented by a below chemical formula (I) at about 10 wt % to about 15 wt %; and at least one liquid crystal compound at about 3 wt % to about 8 wt % among liquid crystal compounds represented by chemical formula (II) to chemical formula (IV). Here, X and Y may be equal to each other or different from each other, and each is an alkyl group or an alkenyl group having a carbon number of 1 to 4.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2011
    Publication date: October 18, 2012
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Si-Heun KIM, Seong-Nam LEE, Duck-Jong SUH, Ji-Eun JANG, Jae-Weon HUR
  • Patent number: 8199290
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel, a backlight assembly providing a light to the display panel, a receiving container receiving the backlight assembly and a heat sink member disposed between the backlight assembly and the receiving container. The display panel includes a first substrate including a pixel electrode formed on a pixel region and electrically connected to a switching device, a first alignment layer formed on the pixel electrode, a second substrate including a common electrode layer facing the first substrate, a second alignment layer formed on the common electrode layer, and a liquid crystal layer including a liquid crystal composition having a nematic-to-isotropic transition temperature higher than about 80° C. Thus, black bruising of liquid crystal may be prevented and/or reduced, thereby enhancing a display quality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Soo-Jeong Huh, Nam-Seok Lee, Won-Gap Yoon, So-Youn Park, Si-Heun Kim
  • Publication number: 20110205463
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel, a backlight assembly providing a light to the display panel, a receiving container receiving the backlight assembly and a heat sink member disposed between the backlight assembly and the receiving container. The display panel includes a first substrate including a pixel electrode formed on a pixel region and electrically connected to a switching device, a first alignment layer formed on the pixel electrode, a second substrate including a common electrode layer facing the first substrate, a second alignment layer formed on the common electrode layer, and a liquid crystal layer including a liquid crystal composition having a nematic-to-isotropic transition temperature higher than about 80° C. Thus, black bruising of liquid crystal may be prevented and/or reduced, thereby enhancing a display quality.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2010
    Publication date: August 25, 2011
    Inventors: Soo-Jeong Huh, Nam-Seok Lee, Won-Gap Yoon, So-Youn Park, Si-Heun Kim