Patents by Inventor Soon Ko

Soon Ko 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: 20230028400
    Abstract: A display device comprises a substrate including display and peripheral areas, a semiconductor element, a pixel structure, and a plurality of dummy patterns. The semiconductor element is disposed in the display area on the substrate, and the pixel structure is disposed on the semiconductor element. The dummy patterns which have stacked structure are disposed in the peripheral area on the substrate, and contain a material identical to a material constituting the semiconductor element. The dummy patterns are arranged in a grid shape in different layers, and each of the dummy patterns includes a central portion and an edge portion surrounding the central portion. The edge portions of dummy patterns which are adjacent to each other in the different layers among the dummy patterns are overlapped each other in a direction from the substrate to the pixel structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2022
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Inventors: Sewan SON, Moo Soon KO, Ji Ryun PARK, Jin Sung AN, Min Woo WOO, Seong Jun LEE, Wang Woo LEE, Jeong-Soo LEE, Ji Seon LEE, Deuk Myung JI
  • Patent number: 11552150
    Abstract: A display device includes: a first substrate including a pixel area and a transmissive area; a thin-film transistor on the first substrate; a planarization layer on the thin-film transistor; a first light emitting electrode on the planarization layer; a bank covering a part of the first light emitting electrode; a light emitting layer on the first light emitting electrode; and a second light emitting electrode on the light emitting layer and the bank. The transmissive area includes a transmissive hole penetrating the bank and the planarization layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Se Wan Son, Moo Soon Ko, Rae Young Gwak, Jin Seock Ma, Min Jeong Park, Ki Bok Yoo, So La Lee, Jin Goo Jung, Jong Won Chae, Ye Ji Han
  • Patent number: 11522034
    Abstract: A display device includes: a substrate including a display area and a peripheral area; a first conductive layer on the substrate in the peripheral area; an insulation layer covering the first conductive layer; and a second conductive layer on the insulation layer in the peripheral area, the second conductive layer including a plurality of first holes, wherein the first conductive layer does not overlap the first holes of the second conductive layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Min Woo Woo, Moo-Soon Ko, Wangwoo Lee
  • Patent number: 11489024
    Abstract: A display device comprises a substrate including display and peripheral areas, a semiconductor element, a pixel structure, and a plurality of dummy patterns. The semiconductor element is disposed in the display area on the substrate, and the pixel structure is disposed on the semiconductor element. The dummy patterns which have stacked structure are disposed in the peripheral area on the substrate, and contain a material identical to a material constituting the semiconductor element. The dummy patterns are arranged in a grid shape in different layers, and each of the dummy patterns includes a central portion and an edge portion surrounding the central portion. The edge portions of dummy patterns which are adjacent to each other in the different layers among the dummy patterns are overlapped each other in a direction from the substrate to the pixel structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Inventors: Sewan Son, Moo Soon Ko, Ji Ryun Park, Jin Sung An, Min Woo Woo, Seong Jun Lee, Wang Woo Lee, Jeong-Soo Lee, Ji Seon Lee, Deuk Myung Ji
  • Publication number: 20220302420
    Abstract: A display device includes a substrate that includes a display area and a transmissive area, a first blocking layer that is disposed on the display area of the substrate, and disposed on a first surface of the substrate, a second blocking layer that is disposed in the display area of the substrate, and disposed on a second surface of the substrate opposite to the first surface, an insulation layer that is disposed on the first blocking layer, a transistor that is disposed on the insulation layer, and a light emitting element that is connected to the transistor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2022
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Inventors: Jin Seock MA, Moo Soon KO, Se Wan SON, Jin Goo JUNG, Kyung Hyun CHOI
  • Publication number: 20220201162
    Abstract: A display device includes a substrate and an active pattern positioned above the substrate and including a plurality of channel regions and a plurality of conductive regions. The display device includes a plurality of scan lines extending substantially in a first direction. The display device includes a data line and a driving voltage line crossing the plurality of scan lines. The display device includes a first transistor including a first channel region among the plurality of channel regions and a first gate electrode. The display device includes a first connector electrically connecting the first gate electrode of the first transistor and a first conductive region among the plurality of conductive regions to each other. The driving voltage line overlaps at least a portion of the first connector along a direction orthogonal to an upper surface of the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2022
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventors: SE WAN SON, Wang Woo Lee, Moo Soon Ko, Jung Hwa Kim, Jin Sung An, Ji Seon Lee
  • Publication number: 20220130915
    Abstract: A display device according to an exemplary embodiment includes: a substrate including a display area and a transmission area; a metal blocking layer disposed in the display area of the substrate; an inorganic insulating layer disposed on the metal blocking film; a transistor disposed on the inorganic insulating layer; an emission layer connected to the transistor; and a light blocking layer and a color filter disposed on the emission layer of the display area, wherein the edge of the light blocking layer is protruded toward the transmission area more than the edge of the metal blocking layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2021
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Inventors: Se Wan SON, Nak Cho CHOI, Moo Soon KO, Dong Hyun SON, Sang Hoon OH, Jin Goo JUNG, Kyung Hyun CHOI, Hae-Yeon LEE, Seong Min CHO
  • Patent number: 11302753
    Abstract: A display device includes: a substrate that includes a first area and a second area; a plurality of pixels included in the first area; and a dummy pattern included in the second area, wherein a size of the dummy pattern is smaller than a pixel area corresponding to a first pixel among the plurality of pixels, a ratio of an area occupied by a pixel pattern of the first pixel with respect to the pixel area is a first value, a ratio of an area occupied by the dummy pattern with respect to a dummy area is a second value that is greater than the first value, and the dummy area and the pixel area have the same size as each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ji Seon Lee, Moo Soon Ko, Se Wan Son, Jin Sung An, Seong Jun Lee, Wang Woo Lee
  • Patent number: 11272078
    Abstract: A display device includes a substrate and an active pattern positioned above the substrate and including a plurality of channel regions and a plurality of conductive regions. The display device includes a plurality of scan lines extending substantially in a first direction. The display device includes a data line and a driving voltage line crossing the plurality of scan lines. The display device includes a first transistor including a first channel region among the plurality of channel regions and a first gate electrode. The display device includes a first connector electrically connecting the first gate electrode of the first transistor and a first conductive region among the plurality of conductive regions to each other. The driving voltage line overlaps at least a portion of the first connector along a direction orthogonal to an upper surface of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Se Wan Son, Wang Woo Lee, Moo Soon Ko, Jung Hwa Kim, Jin Sung An, Ji Seon Lee
  • Publication number: 20220037419
    Abstract: A display device includes: a substrate including a display area and a transmission area; a blocking layer disposed in the display area of the substrate and including a first blocking layer and a second blocking layer that is disposed on the first blocking layer; an insulating layer disposed on the blocking layer; a transistor disposed on the insulating layer; and a light emitting element connected to the transistor, wherein a first reflectivity of the first blocking layer is smaller than a second reflectivity of the second blocking layer, and a first absorption coefficient of the first blocking layer is smaller than a second absorption coefficient of the second blocking layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2021
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Inventors: Jin Seock MA, Gyung Min BAEK, Hyun Eok SHIN, Ju Hyun LEE, Moo Soon KO, Jin Goo JUNG, Kyung Hyun CHOI
  • Publication number: 20210335954
    Abstract: Provided is a display device. The display device comprises a first active layer disposed on a substrate and made of a first material, a second active layer disposed on the first active layer and made of a second material different from the first material, a first gate layer disposed on the second active layer, and an inorganic pattern disposed below the second active layer and overlapping a portion of the first gate layer. The second active layer includes a conductor portion disposed between a portion of the first gate layer and the inorganic pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2020
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Inventors: Se Wan SON, Moo Soon KO, Jin Sung AN, Jin Seok OH, Min Woo WOO, Seong Jun LEE, Wang Woo LEE, Ji Seon LEE
  • Publication number: 20210335955
    Abstract: A display device includes: a first substrate including a pixel area and a transmissive area; a thin-film transistor on the first substrate; a planarization layer on the thin-film transistor; a first light emitting electrode on the planarization layer; a bank covering a part of the first light emitting electrode; a light emitting layer on the first light emitting electrode; and a second light emitting electrode on the light emitting layer and the bank. The transmissive area includes a transmissive hole penetrating the bank and the planarization layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2020
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Inventors: Se Wan SON, Moo Soon KO, Rae Young GWAK, Jin Seock MA, Min Jeong PARK, Ki Bok YOO, So La LEE, Jin Goo JUNG, Jong Won CHAE, Ye Ji HAN
  • Publication number: 20210280658
    Abstract: A display device includes: a substrate comprising a first layer and a second layer; a first display area including a first pixel area on the substrate; a second display area including a second pixel area and a transparent area adjacent to each other on the substrate; and a blocking layer disposed in the second pixel area of the second display area, and disposed between a first layer and a second layer of the substrate in a side view, and the blocking layer including a metal blocks light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2020
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Inventors: Jong Won CHAE, Moo Soon KO, Jin Seock MA, Sung Hoon MOON, Se Wan SON, Yong-Je JEON, Jin Goo JUNG
  • Publication number: 20210272860
    Abstract: A display device is disclosed. In one aspect, the display device includes a display area configured to display an image, a peripheral area neighboring the display area, and at least one test element group (TEG) including a test thin film transistor (TFT) formed in the peripheral area and a plurality of test pads electrically connected to the test TFT. The display device also includes first to third dummy circuits separated from the test TFT, each of the first to third dummy circuits including a plurality of first dummy semiconductor layers and a plurality of first dummy gate electrodes overlapping at least a portion of the first dummy semiconductor layers in the depth dimension of the display device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2021
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Inventors: MOO SOON KO, JEONG-SOO LEE, JUNG HWA KIM
  • Patent number: 11107867
    Abstract: A display device includes a substrate, a switching transistor and a driving transistor positioned on the substrate, a first electrode connected to the driving transistor, a second electrode positioned on the first electrode, and a pixel definition layer positioned between the first electrode and the second electrode, where the pixel definition layer includes a first portion, and a second portion having a thickness less than that of the first portion, where a pixel opening defined in the pixel definition layer is enclosed by the first portion, and the second portion overlaps the first electrode and the second electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jin Sung An, Jung Hwa Kim, Se Wan Son, Wang Woo Lee, Ji Seon Lee, Moo Soon Ko
  • Publication number: 20210265449
    Abstract: A display device includes a first semiconductor layer disposed on a substrate; a first insulating layer disposed on the first semiconductor layer; a scan line disposed on the first insulating layer; a second insulating layer on the scan line; an inverted scan line on the second insulating layer; a third insulating layer disposed on the inverted scan line; a second semiconductor layer disposed on the third insulating layer; a fourth insulating layer disposed on the second semiconductor layer; an initializing voltage line disposed on the fourth insulating layer and overlapping the scan line; a first transistor including a channel disposed in the first semiconductor layer and receiving a gate signal through the scan line; and a second transistor including a channel disposed in the second semiconductor layer and receiving a gate signal through the inverted scan line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2020
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Applicant: Samsung Display Co., LTD.
    Inventors: Se Wan SON, Moo Soon KO, Kyung Hyun BAEK, Seok Je SEONG, Jae Hyun LEE, Jeong-Soo LEE, Ji Seon LEE, Yoon-Jong CHO
  • Publication number: 20210225960
    Abstract: A display device comprises a substrate including display and peripheral areas, a semiconductor element, a pixel structure, and a plurality of dummy patterns. The semiconductor element is disposed in the display area on the substrate, and the pixel structure is disposed on the semiconductor element. The dummy patterns which have stacked structure are disposed in the peripheral area on the substrate, and contain a material identical to a material constituting the semiconductor element. The dummy patterns are arranged in a grid shape in different layers, and each of the dummy patterns includes a central portion and an edge portion surrounding the central portion. The edge portions of dummy patterns which are adjacent to each other in the different layers among the dummy patterns are overlapped each other in a direction from the substrate to the pixel structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2020
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Inventors: Sewan SON, Moo Soon KO, Ji Ryun PARK, Jin Sung AN, Min Woo WOO, Seong Jun LEE, Wang Woo LEE, Jeong-Soo LEE, Ji Seon LEE, Deuk Myung JI
  • Patent number: 11023063
    Abstract: A touch sensor includes: a plurality of sensor pixels; a sensor scan driver for supplying sensor scan signals to the sensor pixels through sensor scan lines; a power supply unit for supplying common voltages to the sensor pixels through common lines; and a read-out circuit connected to the sensor pixels through the common lines, the read-out circuit configured to sense a touch by using an output signal output through the common lines, wherein two sensor pixels adjacent to each other among the sensor pixels share one common line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Inventors: Se Wan Son, Moo Soon Ko, Jung Hwa Kim, Jin Sung An, Seong Jun Lee, Wang Woo Lee, Ji Seon Lee
  • Patent number: 11011438
    Abstract: A display device is disclosed. In one aspect, the display device includes a display area configured to display an image, a peripheral area neighboring the display area, and at least one test element group (TEG) including a test thin film transistor (TFT) formed in the peripheral area and a plurality of test pads electrically connected to the test TFT. The display device also includes first to third dummy circuits separated from the test TFT, each of the first to third dummy circuits including a plurality of first dummy semiconductor layers and a plurality of first dummy gate electrodes overlapping at least a portion of the first dummy semiconductor layers in the depth dimension of the display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Moo Soon Ko, Jeong-Soo Lee, Jung Hwa Kim
  • Publication number: 20210134934
    Abstract: A display device including: a substrate; an active layer, and including channel and conductive regions; a first conductive layer including a driving gate electrode and a scan line in a first direction; a second conductive layer including a storage line; a third conductive layer including a first connecting member above the storage line; an insulating layer between the storage line and the first connecting member; and a data line and a driving voltage line crossing the scan line in a second direction, wherein the first connecting member electrically connects the driving gate electrode and a conductive region, the driving voltage line overlaps the first connecting member, the insulating layer includes first and second sub-insulating layers, and an edge of the second sub-insulating layer substantially overlaps an edge of the first connecting member in a thickness direction of the display device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2021
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Applicant: Samsung Display Co., LTD.
    Inventors: Jin Sung AN, Young Woo PARK, Se Wan SON, Moo Soon KO, Jeong-Soo LEE, Ji Seon LEE, Deuk Myung JI