Patents by Inventor Su-gun Kim

Su-gun 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: 8289305
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device, includes: a liquid crystal panel; a point light source which emits light to the liquid crystal panel; and a light source driver which comprises a power input terminal to receive initial power, a power supply to supply power to the point light source according to the initial power and a reference current, and a reference current controller to output the changed reference current according to the changed initial power, to the power supply.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jeong-il Kang, Sang-hoon Lee, Su-gun Kim
  • Patent number: 8274470
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes: a display panel; a light source unit which comprises a light source and has a plurality of division areas which are separated and independently driven each other, and is located at the back of the display panel; a drive unit which supplies drive power for the light source unit; and a light source controller which controls the drive unit so that the drive power can be supplied sequentially to the division areas which are divided in a first direction, in synchronization with a scanning period for which one frame of an image signal is displayed, and a lighting period of the division areas can be changed according to the kind of the image signal which is displayed on the display panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ki-bum Seong, Jun-ho Sung, Yung-jun Park, Jeong-il Kang, Su-gun Kim, Hyung-rae Kim
  • Patent number: 8253652
    Abstract: A volumetric three-dimensional display panel and a volumetric three-dimensional display system employing the volumetric three-dimensional display panel are provided, wherein the volumetric three-dimensional display panel is formed by stacking a plurality of transparent flat display panels, such as, organic light-emitting devices. In the volumetric three-dimensional display panel, two-dimensional images are displayed on the transparent three-dimensional display panels, respectively, to form a single three-dimensional image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae-phil Koo, Dae-sik Kim, Su-gun Kim
  • Patent number: 8164564
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display and control method thereof, having a liquid crystal display panel, a light emitting diode device which is disposed on the rear of the liquid crystal display panel and which is divided into a plurality of partitioned areas that are capable of being driven independently, a light guide part disposed for each of the partitioned areas, an image calculating part for dividing the liquid crystal display panel into a plurality of regions and calculating the brightness of each region by using image data, and an inverter and an inverter controller to provide differentiated power to the partitioned areas based on the calculated brightness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Su-gun Kim, Tae-hee Cho, Ki-bum Seong, Il-yong Jung, Kye-hoon Lee, Jun-young Lee, Jung-hyeon Kim
  • Patent number: 7911155
    Abstract: Provided is a display apparatus including: a display panel; a light source which includes a plurality of light source modules and supplies light to the display panel; a light source driver which drives the light source modules; a power source which supplies power to the light source driver; a current detector which detects a current of the power supplied from the power source to the light source driver; and a controller which controls the light source driver to sequentially drive the plurality of light source modules and compares the detected current with a range to detect errors from the respective light source modules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jeong-il Kang, Sang-hoon Lee, Kyoung-geun Lee, Su-gun Kim
  • Patent number: 7728923
    Abstract: A backlight unit and method of use are provided having a first light guide plate, a linear light source disposed along at least one side edge of the first light guide plate, a plurality of second light guide plates facing the first light guide plate, and a point light source disposed along at least one side edge of each second light guide plate. Accordingly, the present invention can provide a backlight unit using both a point light source and a linear light source at substantially the same time, and having superior color reproducibility and low power consumption.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2010
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Su-gun Kim, Tae-hee Cho, Ki-bum Seong, Jun-young Lee, Jung-hyeon Kim
  • Patent number: 7636138
    Abstract: A backlight unit and an LCD employing the backlight unit are provided. The backlight unit includes: a base substrate; a plurality of point light sources arranged in two or more lines on the base substrate; a diffusion plate disposed over the plurality of point light sources to diffuse and transmit incident light; and at least one barrier rib forming two or more division areas by being disposed between the base substrate and the diffusion plate to be upright with respect to the base substrate between the lines and having a wall surface reflecting light incident from the plurality of point light sources, at least a portion of an end portion of the barrier rib being inserted into the diffusion plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2009
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ki-bum Seong, Tae-hee Cho, Jong-min Wang, Jin-kyoung Oh, Su-gun Kim, Il-yong Jung
  • Patent number: 7553046
    Abstract: A light emitting cluster includes five light emitting devices including two first light emitting devices producing first color light, two second light emitting devices producing second color light, and a third light emitting device producing third color light, wherein one of the first light emitting devices, one of the second light emitting devices, the third light emitting device, one of the first light emitting devices, and one of the second light emitting devices are arranged sequentially. An LCD panel is back illuminated by a plurality of light emitting clusters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2009
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ji-whan Noh, Tae-hee Cho, Jong-min Wang, Su-gun Kim
  • Patent number: 7535446
    Abstract: A liquid crystal on silicon (LCOS) device includes a wafer, glass, and walls formed at opposite ends of an upper surface of the wafer to define a predetermined cell gap between the glass and the wafer. A thin piezo-electric layer is attached onto a surface of the wafer and an electrode is applied with external power to expand and/or contract the thin piezo-electric layer. The LCOS device further includes a voltage detection unit for detecting a voltage generated by the deformation of the thin piezo-electric layer; and a feedback control unit for compensating for deformation of the thin piezo-electric layer according to the voltage detected by the voltage detection unit. The LCOS device achieves uniformity of the cell gap by adjusting the voltage level of the thin piezo-electric layer after bonding the wafer and the glass, and therefore, spacers are not required.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2009
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seong-woon Booh, Su-ho Shin, Su-gun Kim, Jin-woo Cho, Jong-min Wang
  • Patent number: 7515241
    Abstract: Provided are a bonding structure for a flat panel display and a method of forming the same, and a flat panel display, including the bonding structure. The bonding structure of a flat panel display device, which is formed between an upper substrate and a lower substrate to seal and bond the two substrates of the flat panel display device, and the bonding structure includes an outer separation wall and an inner separation wall of same heights being arranged along edges of the upper substrate and the lower substrate with a predetermined interval, and a sealant being applied between the outer separation wall and the inner separation wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2009
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Su-gun Kim, Sang-moo Park, Soon-young Hyun, Won-nyun Kim, Jong-min Wang, Gyu-min Lee
  • Publication number: 20090051849
    Abstract: A backlight unit and an image display module are provided. The backlight unit includes a micro-lens unit, and a light source unit, wherein the direction in which the plurality of lenses are arranged is at an oblique angle relative to the direction in which the plurality of light sources are arranged. Accordingly, uniform brightness is provided to a display apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2008
    Publication date: February 26, 2009
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ju-seong HWANG, Kun-ho CHO, Jong-kil KWAK, Su-gun KIM
  • Publication number: 20090045759
    Abstract: Provided is a display apparatus including: a display panel; a light source which includes a plurality of light source modules and supplies light to the display panel; a light source driver which drives the light source modules; a power source which supplies power to the light source driver; a current detector which detects a current of the power supplied from the power source to the light source driver; and a controller which controls the light source driver to sequentially drive the plurality of light source modules and compares the detected current with a range to detect errors from the respective light source modules.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2008
    Publication date: February 19, 2009
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jeong-il Kang, Sang-hoon Lee, Kyoung-geun Lee, Su-gun Kim
  • Patent number: 7455409
    Abstract: A projection-type image display apparatus using a light emitting diode light source including a compact optical arrangement. The projection-type image display apparatus includes an illumination optical system including a light emitting diode light source to produce light and emit the light produced in one direction, a uniform light illumination unit disposed along a first optical path to change a propagation direction of the light emitted from the illumination optical system and to emit uniform light, a display device to form an image from the light emitted from the uniform light illumination unit, and a projection optical system disposed along a second optical path to enlarge and project the image formed by the display device onto a screen, wherein the first optical path along which the uniform light illumination unit is disposed and the second optical path along which the projection optical system is disposed are parallel or substantially parallel to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2008
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Su-gun Kim, Dae-sik Kim, Kye-hoon Lee
  • Publication number: 20080273140
    Abstract: A backlight unit driving apparatus is provided. The backlight unit driving apparatus includes a plurality of flash lamps at a backlight unit to supply light to a liquid crystal panel, supplies voltage necessary for discharge, and supplies a discharge initiating voltage so that the flash lamps can emit lights in a sequential order. Accordingly, motion picture characteristics improve, and good screen brightness is maintained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2007
    Publication date: November 6, 2008
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jeong-il KANG, Sang-hoon Lee, Yung-jun Park, Su-gun Kim, Ki-bum Seong
  • Patent number: 7447416
    Abstract: A light emitting assembly, a backlight unit, and a display are provided. The light emitting assembly includes: light emitting modules, wherein the light emitting modules include: a substrate having an electrical connecting portion; and a plurality of light emitting units arranged on the substrate, and wherein the light emitting modules can be assembled using the electrical connecting portion. The light emitting assembly can be assembled using the light emitting modules comprised of independent blocks and thus, can be freely used regardless of the size of the display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2008
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Il-yong Jung, Tae-hee Cho, Jong-min Wang, Ji-whan Noh, Su-gun Kim, Ki-burn Seong
  • Publication number: 20080238858
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes: a display panel; a light source unit which comprises a light source and has a plurality of division areas which are separated and independently driven each other, and is located at the back of the display panel; a drive unit which supplies drive power for the light source unit; and a light source controller which controls the drive unit so that the drive power can be supplied sequentially to the division areas which are divided in a first direction, in synchronization with a scanning period for which one frame of an image signal is displayed, and a lighting period of the division areas can be changed according to the kind of the image signal which is displayed on the display panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2007
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ki-bum SEONG, Jun-ho Sung, Yung-jun Park, Jeong-il Kang, Su-gun Kim, Hyung-rae Kim
  • Publication number: 20080204395
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device, includes: a liquid crystal panel; a point light source which emits light to the liquid crystal panel; and a light source driver which comprises a power input terminal to receive initial power, a power supply to supply power to the point light source according to the initial power and a reference current, and a reference current controller to output the changed reference current according to the changed initial power, to the power supply.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2007
    Publication date: August 28, 2008
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jeong-il KANG, Sang-hoon LEE, Su-gun KIM
  • Patent number: 7396136
    Abstract: An illumination unit includes a first heat conducting plate and a plurality of light source modules to emit a plurality of lights having different colors, each light source module having at least one LED mounted on the first heat conducting plate and at least one corresponding collimator to collimate the lights emitted from the at least one LED.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2008
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Su-gun Kim, Dan-sik Kim, Ki-boon Seong, Kye-boon Lee
  • Patent number: 7350930
    Abstract: An illuminating unit includes a reflector including a parabolic reflecting surface and an incident portion and an exit portion intersecting with each other a light source to emit a beam onto the reflecting surface through the incident portion, a light source deviation compensator disposed between the reflector and the light source to focus an image of the light source is focused to a focal point of the reflecting surface, and a light path changer to direct at least a portion of a beam with a radiation angle less than an angle of the exit portion toward the reflecting surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2008
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kye-hoon Lee, Dae-sik Kim, Su-gun Kim
  • Publication number: 20070064444
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device comprising an LCD panel, a light guiding plate disposed in back of the LCD panel and a plurality of LEDs disposed on a plane in parallel with the LCD panel along a lateral side of the light guiding plate and arranged in two rows or more is provided. With this configuration, color mixing efficiency is enhanced while size of the display device is kept to a minimum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2006
    Publication date: March 22, 2007
    Inventors: Su-gun Kim, Jae-hyun Park, Joon-chan Park, Kye-hoon Lee, Jun-young Lee, Jung-hyeon Kim