Patents by Inventor Soodong Kim

Soodong 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: 11917884
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display panel; and a light control member disposed on the display panel. The light control member includes a plurality of partition walls spaced apart from each other, and a plurality of light control units each disposed between any two of the plurality of partition walls, and at least one of the plurality of light control units includes a first region containing organic monomers and an inorganic material and a second region containing the inorganic material dispersed in an organic polymer, thereby improving display quality and reliability of the display apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Youngsoo Kwon, Soodong Kim, Jinwon Kim, Hye-Jin Paek, Taeyoung Song, Kiheon Lee
  • Publication number: 20240059921
    Abstract: A scattering particle includes a core and a shell, wherein the shell includes a first layer including a compound capable of reacting with oxygen and/or moisture, and a second layer including a compound decomposable by light and/or heat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2023
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Inventors: Soodong Kim, Sujin Kim
  • Patent number: 11849603
    Abstract: A display module includes a display panel on which a display area and a non-display area surrounding the display area are defined and a functional layer disposed on the display panel. Here, the functional layer includes a color filter layer including a plurality of color filters and a plurality of first light shielding layers each disposed between the plurality of color filters, a light control layer including a plurality of light control parts overlapping the plurality of color filter layers, respectively, wherein at least one of the plurality of light control parts includes a quantum dot, and a heat conductive layer. The heat conductive layer includes at least one of metal, graphite, and silicon carbide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Soodong Kim, Jang Wi Ryu
  • Publication number: 20230352637
    Abstract: A display device includes a color conversion pattern including first red quantum dots, a color reinforcement pattern adjacent to the color conversion pattern and including second red quantum dots, and an emission layer disposed on the color reinforcement pattern. A concentration of the second red quantum dots in the color reinforcement pattern is less than a concentration of the first red quantum dots in the color conversion pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2022
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Applicant: Samsung Display Co., LTD.
    Inventors: SOODONG KIM, SUNYOUNG KWON, YOUNGSOO KWON
  • Publication number: 20230284502
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes: a first substrate on which a light-emitting device is located; and a light controller on the first substrate and corresponding to the light-emitting device. The light controller includes: an organic capping layer; a quantum dot layer and/or a scattering layer; and a color filter layer. The organic capping layer is adjacent to the quantum dot layer and/or the scattering layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2023
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Inventors: Soodong KIM, Buyong KIM, Dahye PARK, Taeyoung SONG
  • Patent number: 11747702
    Abstract: A mother substrate for a color conversion substrate includes: a substrate including a display area and a tag area, where the tag area is disposed around the display area and includes a plurality of sub-tag areas; a first ink layer disposed in some of the sub-tag areas and having a first color; and a second ink layer disposed in some of the sub-tag areas and having a second color different from the first color. A volume of the first ink layer in each of the some of the sub-tag areas is different from each other, or a volume of the second ink layer in each of the some of the sub-tag areas is different from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Soodong Kim
  • Publication number: 20230263029
    Abstract: A display device includes: a display panel; and a light control member disposed on the display panel. The light control member includes: a plurality of barrier ribs spaced apart from each other; and a plurality of light control units disposed between the plurality of barrier ribs, respectively, and at least one of the plurality of light control units includes: a first layer including a first base resin, and a coupling agent dispersed in the first base resin; and a second layer disposed on the first layer, and including a second base resin and light emitting bodies dispersed in the second base resin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2020
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Inventors: Soodong KIM, Youngsoo KWON, Hye-Jin PAEK
  • Publication number: 20230258973
    Abstract: Provided are a light control member and a display device including the same that exhibit excellent light extraction efficiency and low reflection characteristics by including: a light control layer having a base resin region, and a light conversion region in which a plurality of light converters are aggregated, wherein each of the light converters includes: a quantum dot; and a liquid crystal ligand bonded to a surface of the quantum dot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2023
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Inventors: HYE-JIN PAEK, SUNYOUNG KWON, YOUNGSOO KWON, BUYONG KIM, SOODONG KIM, JINWON KIM, DAHYE PARK, TAEYOUNG SONG, KEUNCHAN OH, HYEOKJIN LEE
  • Patent number: 11709396
    Abstract: A display device includes a light-emitting element layer and a light control layer. The light control layer may include a plurality of separated partition wall parts including a partition wall part, a color control part between the partition wall parts, the color control part including quantum dots and a first scattering particle, and a coating layer covering a side of the partition wall part adjacent to the color control part. The coating layer includes at least one selected from a substitution dispersant and a substitution scattering particle, and each of the substitution dispersant and the substitution scattering particle may include at least one substituent selected from an amine group and a carboxyl group. The amine groups and the carboxyl groups included in the coating layer may be different in number from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Soodong Kim, Youngsoo Kwon
  • Publication number: 20230189614
    Abstract: A display device includes a light emitting element substrate including a plurality of driving elements and a first light emitting element, a second light emitting element, and a third light emitting element connected to the plurality of driving elements, a first light buffer layer overlapping the first light emitting element on the light emitting element substrate, a first color conversion layer overlapping the first light buffer layer on the first light buffer layer, a second color conversion layer spaced apart from the first color conversion layer by a bank layer, and on the same layer as the first color conversion layer is on, and a third color conversion layer spaced apart from the second color conversion layer by a bank layer, and on the same layer as the first color conversion layer and the second color conversion layer are on.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2022
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Inventors: SOODONG KIM, JINWON KIM, DAHYE PARK, HYE-JIN PAEK
  • Publication number: 20230159770
    Abstract: An ink composition and a display apparatus including a layer and that is formed using the ink composition. The ink composition includes a scatterer, a monomer, and a dispersant. The layer formed using the ink composition has a refractive index of about 1.1 to about 1.5. A lateral luminance of the display apparatus is improved as a result thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2022
    Publication date: May 25, 2023
    Inventors: Soodong Kim, Minseok Kim, Sujin Kim
  • Publication number: 20230058967
    Abstract: A display module includes a display panel on which a display area and a non-display area surrounding the display area are defined and a functional layer disposed on the display panel. Here, the functional layer includes a color filter layer including a plurality of color filters and a plurality of first light shielding layers each disposed between the plurality of color filters, a light control layer including a plurality of light control parts overlapping the plurality of color filter layers, respectively, wherein at least one of the plurality of light control parts includes a quantum dot, and a heat conductive layer. The heat conductive layer includes at least one of metal, graphite, and silicon carbide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2022
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Inventors: Soodong KIM, JANG WI RYU
  • Publication number: 20230050437
    Abstract: A quantum dot composition includes a scatterer containing an inorganic material, a quantum dot containing a core and a shell surrounding the core, a ligand binding to the quantum dot, a polymer resin in which the quantum dot and the scatterer are dispersed, and a dispersant containing at least one of an acidic substituent or a basic substituent. At least one of the polymer resin or the dispersant includes a same material as the shell and the ligand binds to the polymer resin or dispersant that includes the same material as a shell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2022
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Inventors: SOODONG KIM, Woo-Man Ji
  • Publication number: 20230028409
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a display device includes forming a color filter layer (CFL), and forming a light control layer (LCL) on the CFL. Forming the LCL includes: forming, on the CFL, preliminary partition parts (PPPs) spaced apart from each other; forming a preliminary light control part (PLCP) by providing a quantum dot (QD) solution between the PPPs, the QD solution including a QD and a base resin; forming a light control part (LCP) by volatilizing the base resin from the PLCP; and forming partition parts by reducing a thickness of the PPPs. A ratio between a first weight ratio (WR) of the QD in the PLCP and a second WR of the QD in the LCP is about 1:1.1 to about 1:3.0. The first WR is a WR of the QD in the entire PLCP, and the second WR is a WR of the QD in the entire LCP.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2022
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Inventors: Soodong Kim, Youngsoo KWON, Jinwon Kim
  • Publication number: 20230004060
    Abstract: A mother substrate for a color conversion substrate includes: a substrate including a display area and a tag area, where the tag area is disposed around the display area and includes a plurality of sub-tag areas; a first ink layer disposed in some of the sub-tag areas and having a first color; and a second ink layer disposed in some of the sub-tag areas and having a second color different from the first color. A volume of the first ink layer in each of the some of the sub-tag areas is different from each other, or a volume of the second ink layer in each of the some of the sub-tag areas is different from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2022
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Inventor: SOODONG KIM
  • Patent number: 11502279
    Abstract: A display module includes a display panel on which a display area and a non-display area surrounding the display area are defined and a functional layer disposed on the display panel. Here, the functional layer includes a color filter layer including a plurality of color filters and a plurality of first light shielding layers each disposed between the plurality of color filters, a light control layer including a plurality of light control parts overlapping the plurality of color filter layers, respectively, wherein at least one of the plurality of light control parts includes a quantum dot, and a heat conductive layer. The heat conductive layer includes at least one of metal, graphite, and silicon carbide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Inventors: Soodong Kim, Jang Wi Ryu
  • Publication number: 20220320182
    Abstract: A display apparatus is provided to include: a first substrate on which a light-emitting device emitting light is located; and a main pixel including a first quantum dot layer; a sub-pixel including a second quantum dot layer, the main pixel and the sub-pixel corresponding to the light-emitting device and being located above the first substrate, wherein the main pixel and the sub-pixel are defined by banks, the main pixel changes a color of the light emitted by the light-emitting device, and the sub-pixel transmits the light emitted by the light-emitting device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2022
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: Soodong Kim, Youngsoo Kwon
  • Patent number: 11450715
    Abstract: A display device includes a base substrate, a plurality of display elements, a first light control layer, and a second light control layer. The base substrate includes a pixel region and a peripheral region adjacent to the pixel region. The display elements are disposed on the base substrate, overlap the pixel region in a plan view, and are configured to generate a first light. The first light control layer is disposed on the display elements, and includes a transmission part configured to transmit the first light, a first light conversion part configured to convert the first light into a second light, and a second light conversion part configured to convert the first light into a third light. The second light control layer overlaps at least a portion of the first light conversion part in the plan view and is configured to convert the first light into the second light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Soodong Kim, YongSeok Choi, Sujin Kim, Woo-Man Ji, Hoyeon Ji
  • Publication number: 20210408135
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display panel; and a light control member disposed on the display panel. The light control member includes a plurality of partition walls spaced apart from each other, and a plurality of light control units each disposed between any two of the plurality of partition walls, and at least one of the plurality of light control units includes a first region containing organic monomers and an inorganic material and a second region containing the inorganic material dispersed in an organic polymer, thereby improving display quality and reliability of the display apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2021
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Applicant: Samsung Display Co., LTD.
    Inventors: YOUNGSOO KWON, SOODONG KIM, JINWON KIM, HYE-JIN PAEK, TAEYOUNG SONG, KIHEON LEE
  • Publication number: 20210382352
    Abstract: A display device includes a light-emitting element layer and a light control layer. The light control layer may include a plurality of separated partition wall parts including a partition wall part, a color control part between the partition wall parts, the color control part including quantum dots and a first scattering particle, and a coating layer covering a side of the partition wall part adjacent to the color control part. The coating layer includes at least one selected from a substitution dispersant and a substitution scattering particle, and each of the substitution dispersant and the substitution scattering particle may include at least one substituent selected from an amine group and a carboxyl group. The amine groups and the carboxyl groups included in the coating layer may be different in number from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2021
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Inventors: Soodong KIM, Youngsoo KWON