Patents by Inventor Soo Wang

Soo Wang 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: 10510277
    Abstract: An organic light emitting display device including pixels positioned in regions defined by scan lines and light emission control lines extending in a first direction, and data lines extending in a second direction different from the first direction, the pixels being configured to control an amount of current flowing from a first power source to a second power source by way of organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs) in response to data signals, organic light emitting display device includes a scan driver configured to sequentially supply scan signals to the scan lines and light emission control signals to the light emission control lines during an inspection period, and a data driver configured to supply inspection data signals to the data lines in synchronization with the scan signals during the inspection period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: In Soo Wang
  • Patent number: 10466831
    Abstract: A touch display device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present inventive concept includes: a plurality of pixel circuits; a plurality of first signal lines respectively connected to the plurality of pixel circuits and extending in a first direction; and a plurality of second signal lines respectively connected to the plurality of pixel circuits and extending in a second direction, wherein at least one signal line among the plurality of first signal lines and the plurality of second signal lines function as a first sensing electrode and a second sensing electrode in the touch mode, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Gi Chang Lee, In Soo Wang, Hyun Woo Cho
  • Patent number: 10380947
    Abstract: A display including first to n-th pixels electrically connected with a first data line, and a data compensator for generating a reference voltage of a k-th pixel (k being between 1 and n) based on a first coupling voltage between the k-th pixel and the first data line and a second coupling voltage between the k-th pixel and a second data line, and comparing an average voltage generated based on a reference voltage of at least one of the first to n-th pixels with the reference voltage of the k-th pixel to generate a compensation signal, wherein the reference voltage of at least one of the first to n-th pixels is based on a coupling voltage between the at least one of the first to n-th pixels and the first data line and based on a coupling voltage between the pixels and the second data line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mitsuru Fujii, In Soo Wang
  • Patent number: 10339862
    Abstract: A pixel includes a first transistor, a second transistor, a third transistor, and a capacitor. The first transistor connects a first power source to a light emitter based on a first control signal. The second transistor connects a pixel circuit to the light emitter. The third transistor connects a second power source to the pixel circuit based on a second control signal. The capacitor is a MOS capacitor having a first electrode connected to receive the second control signal and a second electrode connected to the second transistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Zi Yeon Yoon, In Soo Wang, Gi Chang Lee
  • Publication number: 20180330665
    Abstract: A display including first to n-th pixels electrically connected with a first data line, and a data compensator for generating a reference voltage of a k-th pixel (k being between 1 and n) based on a first coupling voltage between the k-th pixel and the first data line and a second coupling voltage between the k-th pixel and a second data line, and comparing an average voltage generated based on a reference voltage of at least one of the first to n-th pixels with the reference voltage of the k-th pixel to generate a compensation signal, wherein the reference voltage of at least one of the first to n-th pixels is based on a coupling voltage between the at least one of the first to n-th pixels and the first data line and based on a coupling voltage between the pixels and the second data line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2017
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Inventors: Mitsuru FUJII, In Soo WANG
  • Patent number: 10013948
    Abstract: A display device having an electrostatic discharge protection unit disposed between a display unit and a pad unit. The electrostatic discharge protection unit comprises a first signal line configured to deliver data and a control signal from a pad unit to the display unit, a second signal line, a plurality of first electrostatic discharge protection patterns which are electrically connected to the first signal line; and a plurality of second electrostatic discharge protection patterns which are electrically connected to the second signal line. Respective ones of the first electrostatic discharge protection patterns and the second electrostatic discharge protection patterns together form a plurality of electrostatic discharge protection pattern pairs, and the first and second electrostatic discharge protection patterns in each of the electrostatic discharge protection pattern pairs are separated from each other by differing distances.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Gi Chang Lee, In Soo Wang, Yong Soo Lee
  • Patent number: 9978779
    Abstract: A display device having a display area and a non-display area includes a substrate, a pixel at the display area, a signal line on the substrate and electrically connected to the pixel, and a static electricity prevention capacitor at the non-display area and including a lower pattern having a first region and a second region that have different electrical conductivities from each other, an insulating layer on the lower pattern, and an upper pattern including a portion of the signal line and overlapping the first region of the lower pattern in a plan view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Gi Chang Lee, In Soo Wang, Yong Soo Lee
  • Patent number: 9842538
    Abstract: An organic light emitting display device includes a display panel including data lines, scan lines, initialization lines, and a plurality of pixels, wherein a pixel of the pixels includes: a driving transistor including a gate electrode coupled to a first node, a first electrode coupled to a second node, and a second electrode coupled to a third node, the driving transistor configured to control an amount of a drain-to-source current of the driving transistor according to a voltage applied to the first node; an organic light emitting diode configured to emit light depending on the drain-to-source current of the driving transistor; a first transistor coupled between the second node and a data line of the data lines, the first transistor configured to be turned on by a scan signal applied to a scan line of the scan lines; a second transistor configured to initialize the first node by being turned on; and a first capacitor coupled between the first electrode and the second electrode of the second transistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Won-Jun Lee, In-Soo Wang
  • Patent number: 9842553
    Abstract: A method of driving a display panel includes: generating a data signal having a difference between a number of positive frames and a number of negative frames; and displaying an image according to the data signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Gi-Chang Lee, In-Soo Wang
  • Patent number: 9773442
    Abstract: A display device having a display area including a plurality of pixels and a non-quadrilateral shape, a first gate line in parallel with a first side of a virtual quadrilateral inscribed in the display area, a second gate line in parallel with a second side perpendicular to the first side of the virtual quadrilateral, a first data line in parallel with the first gate line; and a second data line in parallel with the second gate line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Gi Chang Lee, In Soo Wang
  • Patent number: 9741770
    Abstract: An organic light emitting diode display includes a substrate, a transistor on the substrate, a reflecting electrode connected to the transistor, a color filter on the reflecting electrode, a first electrode on the color filter and electrically connected to the reflecting electrode, a pixel definition layer on the color filter and having an opening exposing the first electrode, a white emission layer in the opening and a second electrode on the white emission layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Gi Chang Lee, In Soo Wang, Yong Soo Lee
  • Publication number: 20170047004
    Abstract: A pixel includes a first transistor, a second transistor, a third transistor, and a capacitor. The first transistor connects a first power source to a light emitter based on a first control signal. The second transistor connects a pixel circuit to the light emitter. The third transistor connects a second power source to the pixel circuit based on a second control signal. The capacitor is a MOS capacitor having a first electrode connected to receive the second control signal and a second electrode connected to the second transistor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2016
    Publication date: February 16, 2017
    Inventors: Zi Yeon YOON, In Soo WANG, Gi Chang LEE
  • Publication number: 20170032722
    Abstract: An organic light emitting display device including pixels positioned in regions defined by scan lines and light emission control lines extending in a first direction, and data lines extending in a second direction different from the first direction, the pixels being configured to control an amount of current flowing from a first power source to a second power source by way of organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs) in response to data signals, organic light emitting display device includes a scan driver configured to sequentially supply scan signals to the scan lines and light emission control signals to the light emission control lines during an inspection period, and a data driver configured to supply inspection data signals to the data lines in synchronization with the scan signals during the inspection period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2016
    Publication date: February 2, 2017
    Inventor: In Soo Wang
  • Patent number: 9542886
    Abstract: A pixel includes a driving transistor, an organic light emitting diode, a first transistor, and the second transistor. The driving transistor includes a gate electrode coupled to a first node, a first electrode coupled to a second node, and a drain electrode coupled to a third node. The driving transistor controls an amount of drain-source current based on a level of a voltage applied to the first node. The first transistor is coupled between the second node and a data line, and turns on by a scan signal of a scan line. The second transistor is coupled between the first node and an initialization voltage line, and turns on by an initialization signal of an initialization line. The first and second transistors are turned on during a first period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: In-Soo Wang
  • Publication number: 20160358938
    Abstract: A display device having a display area and a non-display area includes a substrate, a pixel at the display area, a signal line on the substrate and electrically connected to the pixel, and a static electricity prevention capacitor at the non-display area and including a lower pattern having a first region and a second region that have different electrical conductivities from each other, an insulating layer on the lower pattern, and an upper pattern including a portion of the signal line and overlapping the first region of the lower pattern in a plan view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2016
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Inventors: Gi Chang Lee, In Soo Wang, Yong Soo Lee
  • Publication number: 20160253028
    Abstract: A touch sensing apparatus that includes a touch panel including first electrodes extending in a first direction and arranged along a second direction, second electrodes extending in the second direction and arranged along the first direction, a signal output unit configured to supply touch driving signals to the first electrodes and configured to receive touch sensing signals generated by the touch driving signals from the first electrodes, and a touch controller configured to calculate a touch position with information from at least one of the first electrodes receiving the touch sensing signals and the first electrodes supplying the touch driving signals corresponding to the touch sensing signals. The second electrodes are connected to corresponding first electrodes and the second electrodes are configured to transfer the touch sensing signals to the corresponding first electrodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2015
    Publication date: September 1, 2016
    Inventors: Gi Chang LEE, In Soo WANG, Yong Soo LEE
  • Publication number: 20160246433
    Abstract: A touch display device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present inventive concept includes: a plurality of pixel circuits; a plurality of first signal lines respectively connected to the plurality of pixel circuits and extending in a first direction; and a plurality of second signal lines respectively connected to the plurality of pixel circuits and extending in a second direction, wherein at least one signal line among the plurality of first signal lines and the plurality of second signal lines function as a first sensing electrode and a second sensing electrode in the touch mode, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2015
    Publication date: August 25, 2016
    Inventors: Gi Chang LEE, In Soo WANG, Hyun Woo CHO
  • Publication number: 20160225828
    Abstract: An organic light emitting diode display includes a substrate, a transistor on the substrate, a reflecting electrode connected to the transistor, a color filter on the reflecting electrode, a first electrode on the color filter and electrically connected to the reflecting electrode, a pixel definition layer on the color filter and having an opening exposing the first electrode, a white emission layer in the opening and a second electrode on the white emission layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2016
    Publication date: August 4, 2016
    Inventors: Gi Chang Lee, In Soo Wang, Yong Soo Lee
  • Publication number: 20160155408
    Abstract: A display device having an electrostatic discharge protection unit disposed between a display unit and a pad unit. The electrostatic discharge protection unit comprises a first signal line configured to deliver data and a control signal from a pad unit to the display unit, a second signal line, a plurality of first electrostatic discharge protection patterns which are electrically connected to the first signal line; and a plurality of second electrostatic discharge protection patterns which are electrically connected to the second signal line. Respective ones of the first electrostatic discharge protection patterns and the second electrostatic discharge protection patterns together form a plurality of electrostatic discharge protection pattern pairs, and the first and second electrostatic discharge protection patterns in each of the electrostatic discharge protection pattern pairs are separated from each other by differing distances.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2015
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Inventors: Gi Chang LEE, In Soo WANG, Yong Soo LEE
  • Publication number: 20160055779
    Abstract: A display device having a display area including a plurality of pixels and a non-quadrilateral shape, a first gate line in parallel with a first side of a virtual quadrilateral inscribed in the display area, a second gate line in parallel with a second side perpendicular to the first side of the virtual quadrilateral, a first data line in parallel with the first gate line; and a second data line in parallel with the second gate line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2015
    Publication date: February 25, 2016
    Inventors: Gi Chang LEE, In Soo Wang