Patents by Inventor Sun Ho Kim

Sun Ho 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: 11694625
    Abstract: A display device includes: a substrate having a first display area, a second display area, and a non-display area; a first circuit disposed on the substrate; a first light emitter electrically connected to the first circuit and which overlaps the first display area; a second circuit disposed on the substrate; a second light emitter electrically connected to the second circuit and which overlaps the second display area; and a scan driver positioned on the substrate and which overlaps at least a portion of the second display area and the non-display area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung Jin Hong, Sun Ho Kim, Hye Won Kim, Ju Chan Park
  • Publication number: 20230209887
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel including an antireflection layer on a light emitting element layer which includes a first pixel defining layer in which an opening defining a light emitting area of a first pixel is defined, and a second pixel defining layer in which an opening defining a light emitting area of a second pixel is defined. The antireflection layer includes first and second light blocking layers respectively overlapping the first and second pixel defining layers, and includes a first gap defined by a length of a predetermined direction from an edge of the opening to an edge of an opening of the first light blocking layer, and a second gap defined by a length from an edge of the opening to an edge of an opening of the second light blocking layer in the predetermined direction. The first gap is less than the second gap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2023
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Inventors: Sun Ho KIM, Sun Hee LEE, Gun Hee KIM, Tae Hoon YANG, Seung Chan LEE, Joo Hee JEON
  • Publication number: 20230209916
    Abstract: A display device includes a first display area and a second display area adjacent to the first display area in a first direction, driving elements, light-emitting elements including a pixel electrode electrically connected to a corresponding one of the driving elements, signal wirings that transfer a driving signal to the driving elements, and connection wirings that transfer a driving signal to signal wirings disposed in the second display area. At least one of the connection wirings includes a first signal-transferring portion extending in the first direction, a second signal-transferring portion extending in a second direction, and dummy portions extending in a direction intersecting the first and second signal-transferring portions. The pixel electrode overlaps a gap between dummy portions of adjacent connection wirings in an area where the connection wirings are disposed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2023
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Applicant: Samsung Display Co., LTD.
    Inventors: Min Joo KIM, Sun Ho KIM, Seung-Hwan CHO, Tae Woo KIM, Tae Hoon YANG, Jong Hyun CHOI
  • Publication number: 20230200158
    Abstract: A display device includes a substrate including a first display area; a peripheral area; and a second display area disposed between the first display area and the peripheral area; a first light-emitting device disposed on the first display area of the substrate; a second light-emitting device disposed on the second display area of the substrate; a driving circuit disposed on the second display area and the peripheral area of the substrate and overlapping the second light-emitting device in a plan view; a pattern portion disposed on the driving circuit; and a dam disposed on an outside of the pattern portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2022
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Applicant: Samsung Display Co., LTD.
    Inventors: Sun Ho KIM, Yoo Min KO, Ju Chan PARK, Pil Suk LEE, Hye Won KIM, Chung Sock CHOI, Sung Jin HONG
  • Publication number: 20230200130
    Abstract: A display device includes a substrate including a first display area and a second display area; a first pixel circuit part disposed on the first display area of the substrate; a first light-emitting device connected to the first pixel circuit part; a second pixel circuit part disposed on the second display area of the substrate; a second light-emitting device connected to the second pixel circuit part; and a signal transfer wire that overlaps the second light-emitting device. The signal transfer wire includes subwires spaced apart from each other, and a bridge wire extending from the subwires.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2022
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Applicant: Samsung Display Co., LTD.
    Inventors: Sun Ho KIM, Kyung Hoe LEE, Kyung Hoon CHUNG, Ji-Sun KIM, Yoo Min KO, Hye Won KIM, Ju Chan PARK, Pil Suk LEE, Chung Sock CHOI, Sung Jin HONG
  • Publication number: 20230188199
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are a time synchronization method and apparatus for a low-orbit satellite cluster. The time synchronization method for a low-orbit satellite cluster includes: receiving time information from N participating satellites directly connected; calculating a reference time using time information based on a reliability of each of the N participating satellites; performing time synchronization using the reference time and then recording a synchronization history; and generating a new block using the synchronization history.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2022
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Applicant: KOREA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH AND BUSINESS FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Sang Hyun LEE, Young Chai KO, Yong Hun JANG, Jun Young SEO, Sun Ho KIM, Won Young KANG
  • Publication number: 20230189592
    Abstract: A display device includes a display area which includes a first display area including a plurality of first pixels and a second display area including at least one second pixel and at least one light-transmitting portion, a peripheral area disposed around the display area, a data line including a first portion and a second portion spaced apart from each other in a predetermined direction with the light-transmitting portion therebetween, and a conductive pattern disposed at a different conductive layer from the data line. The conductive pattern includes a first pattern portion including a bypass portion that bypasses a periphery of the second display area in a plan view and disposed in the first display area, and the first pattern portion includes a first end electrically connected to the first portion of the data line and a second end electrically connected to the second portion of the data line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2023
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Inventors: Sun Ho KIM, Gun Hee KIM, Dong Hwan SHIM, Tae Hoon YANG, Sun Hee LEE
  • Publication number: 20230138809
    Abstract: A flexible display panel of an expandable display device includes a first side with a display unit, and a second side opposite to the first side. A bending guide includes an external guide that faces part of the first side and has a first curved side, and an internal guide that faces part of the second side and has a second curved side. A slider that slides on the bending guide is attached to one end portion of the flexible display panel. A radius of the first curved side is greater than a radius of the second curved side. When the slider moves toward the bending guide, the first side contacts the first curved side and is bent by the first curved side, and when the slider moves away from the bending guide, the second side contacts the second curved side and is bent by the second curved side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2023
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Inventors: JUNG HUN LEE, SUN HO KIM, YOUNG-SEOK SEO, TAE AN SEO, JIN HWAN CHOI
  • Patent number: 11626364
    Abstract: A fan-out semiconductor package includes: an interconnection member including a first insulating layer, first and second pads respectively disposed on opposite sides of the first insulating layer and a first via connecting the first and second pads to each other; a semiconductor chip disposed on the interconnection member; and an encapsulant encapsulating at least portions of the semiconductor chip. A center line of the first via is out of alignment with at least one of a center line of the first pad and a center line of the second pad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sun Ho Kim, Ji Hoon Kim, Ha Young Ahn, Shang Hoon Seo, Seung Yeop Kook, Sung Won Jeong
  • Publication number: 20230108247
    Abstract: A display device includes a display area including a first display area and a second display area adjacent to each other; a driving circuit, at least part of the driving circuit being disposed in the second display area; first pixel circuit units disposed in the first display area; first light emitting elements disposed in the first display area and electrically connected to the first pixel circuit units; second pixel circuit units disposed in the second display area; second light emitting elements disposed in the second display area and two or more of the second light emitting elements are electrically connected to a second pixel circuit unit; and a light blocking layer overlapping at least one of the second light emitting elements in a plan view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2022
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Applicant: Samsung Display Co., LTD.
    Inventors: Chung Sock CHOI, Sun Ho KIM, Hye Won KIM, Sun Hee LEE
  • Patent number: 11608119
    Abstract: A vehicle body combination structure includes a center floor panel extending from a lower portion of a vehicle body along a longitudinal direction of the vehicle body, and a rear floor panel disposed at a rear of the vehicle body and connected to the center floor panel, wherein one end surface of the center floor panel and one end surface of the rear floor panel are vertically overlapped to form an overlap region, and wherein the rear floor panel and the center floor panel form a wheel base of the vehicle body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Cornoration
    Inventors: Sun Ho Kim, Byoung Chul Kim
  • Patent number: 11605959
    Abstract: Provided is a battery control system-in-package including a package substrate, a wireless charger integrated circuit (IC) module mounted on the package substrate, a wired charger IC module mounted on the package substrate, a battery protection IC module mounted on the package substrate, and a single mold provided on the package substrate to encapsulate the wireless charger IC module, the wired charger IC module, and the battery protection IC module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: ITM SEMICONDUCTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyuk Hwi Na, Ho Seok Hwang, Ja Guen Gu, Chi Sun Song, Seong Beom Park, Sun Ho Kim
  • Patent number: 11600675
    Abstract: A display device includes a first display area and a second display area adjacent to the first display area in a first direction, driving elements, light-emitting elements including a pixel electrode electrically connected to a corresponding one of the driving elements, signal wirings that transfer a driving signal to the driving elements, and connection wirings that transfer a driving signal to signal wirings disposed in the second display area. At least one of the connection wirings includes a first signal-transferring portion extending in the first direction, a second signal-transferring portion extending in a second direction, and dummy portions extending in a direction intersecting the first and second signal-transferring portions. The pixel electrode overlaps a gap between dummy portions of adjacent connection wirings in an area where the connection wirings are disposed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Min Joo Kim, Sun Ho Kim, Seung-Hwan Cho, Tae Woo Kim, Tae Hoon Yang, Jong Hyun Choi
  • Patent number: 11600805
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel including an antireflection layer on a light emitting element layer which includes a first pixel defining layer in which an opening defining a light emitting area of a first pixel is defined, and a second pixel defining layer in which an opening defining a light emitting area of a second pixel is defined. The antireflection layer includes first and second light blocking layers respectively overlapping the first and second pixel defining layers, and includes a first gap defined by a length of a predetermined direction from an edge of the opening to an edge of an opening of the first light blocking layer, and a second gap defined by a length from an edge of the opening to an edge of an opening of the second light blocking layer in the predetermined direction. The first gap is less than the second gap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sun Ho Kim, Sun Hee Lee, Gun Hee Kim, Tae Hoon Yang, Seung Chan Lee, Joo Hee Jeon
  • Patent number: 11574986
    Abstract: A display device includes a display area which includes a first display area including a plurality of first pixels and a second display area including at least one second pixel and at least one light-transmitting portion, a peripheral area disposed around the display area, a data line including a first portion and a second portion spaced apart from each other in a predetermined direction with the light-transmitting portion therebetween, and a conductive pattern disposed at a different conductive layer from the data line. The conductive pattern includes a first pattern portion including a bypass portion that bypasses a periphery of the second display area in a plan view and disposed in the first display area, and the first pattern portion includes a first end electrically connected to the first portion of the data line and a second end electrically connected to the second portion of the data line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sun Ho Kim, Gun Hee Kim, Dong Hwan Shim, Tae Hoon Yang, Sun Hee Lee
  • Publication number: 20230020926
    Abstract: A display device includes a first display area and a second display area; a first pixel circuit part positioned on the first display area; a first light-emitting element electrically connected to the first pixel circuit part; a second pixel circuit part positioned in the second display area; second light-emitting elements electrically connected to the second pixel circuit part; and a driving circuit part electrically connected to the first pixel circuit part and the second pixel circuit part and overlapping the second light-emitting elements in a plan view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Applicant: Samsung Display Co., LTD.
    Inventors: Ju Chan PARK, Sun Ho KIM, Ja Eun LEE, Pil Suk LEE, Chung Sock CHOI
  • Publication number: 20230010411
    Abstract: A display device according to an embodiment includes a display area that includes a first and a second display area, a first pixel circuit portion on the first display area, a first light emitting element connected to the first pixel circuit portion; a second pixel circuit portion on the second display area, second light emitting elements connected to the second pixel circuit portion, and a driving circuit portion connected to the first and second pixel circuit portions, and overlapping the second light emitting element. An edge of the display area includes a straight line portion and a rounded portion. An arrangement of the second light emitting elements is different in the straight line portion than in the rounded portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2022
    Publication date: January 12, 2023
    Applicant: Samsung Display Co., LTD.
    Inventors: Ju Chan PARK, Sun Ho KIM, Gun Hee KIM, Chea Eun KIM, Sun Hee LEE
  • Patent number: 11545054
    Abstract: A flexible display panel of an expandable display device includes a first side with a display unit, and a second side opposite to the first side. A bending guide includes an external guide that faces part of the first side and has a first curved side, and an internal guide that faces part of the second side and has a second curved side. A slider that slides on the bending guide is attached to, one end portion of the flexible display panel. A radius of the first curved side is greater than a radius of the second curved side. When the slider moves toward the bending guide, the first side contacts the first curved side and is bent by the first curved side, and when the slider moves away from the bending guide, the second side contacts the second curved side and is bent by the second curved side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jung Hun Lee, Sun Ho Kim, Young-Seok Seo, Tae An Seo, Jin Hwan Choi
  • Publication number: 20220352280
    Abstract: A display device includes a first display area; a second display area disposed adjacent to the first display area; a driver at least partially disposed in the second display area; a plurality of first light emitting elements disposed in the first display area; a plurality of second light emitting elements disposed in the second display area and including a boundary light emitting element adjacent to the first display area and a driver light emitting element overlapping the driver; and a copy light emitting element and a dummy light emitting element disposed in the second display area and electrically connected to the boundary light emitting element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2022
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Inventors: Ju Chan PARK, Sun Ho Kim, Ok-Kyung Park, Hyang-A Park, Sun Hee Lee
  • Publication number: 20220320250
    Abstract: Provided are a display panel and a display device comprising the same. The display panel includes a substrate including a planar portion, a first edge portion extending from one side of the planar portion, a second edge portion extending from the other side of the planar portion, a first side surface portion extending from one side of the first edge portion, and a first corner portion disposed between the first edge portion and the second edge portion; first data lines disposed in a display area of the planar portion; second data lines disposed in a display area of the first side surface portion; first fan-out lines disposed in a non-display area of the planar portion and connected to the first data lines; second fan-out lines disposed in the first corner portion and connected to the second data lines; and an encapsulation film covering the first data lines, the second data lines, and the first fan-out lines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2020
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: Sun Ho KIM, Ju Chan PARK, Sun Hee LEE