Patents by Inventor Sun-ja Kwon

Sun-ja Kwon 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: 10467971
    Abstract: A display device includes: a display panel having a display area with a plurality of pixel areas and a non-display area adjacent the display area, the display panel may include a substrate including at least one thin film transistor in each of the pixel areas and a display element connected to the thin film transistor; lighting circuits in the non-display area on the substrate to check lighting states of the display element; signal wires in the non-display area on the substrate to supply a signal to the lighting circuits; dummy circuits including a plurality of dummy capacitors, each of which include a first dummy capacitor electrode and a second dummy capacitor electrode, wherein the dummy circuits collect external static electricity coming through the signal wires before the external static electricity flows into the lighting circuits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jun Seon Seo, Sun Ja Kwon, Yang Wan Kim, Seung Woo Sung, Yun Kyeong In
  • Patent number: 10467958
    Abstract: A display device includes a first pixel area having first pixels and a second pixel area having second pixels. Each first pixel includes a driving transistor initialized to a voltage of a first initialization power supply. Each second pixel includes a driving transistor initialized to a voltage of a second initialization power supply. The first initialization power supply and the second initialization power supply are set to different voltages. The first pixel area and the second pixel area have different widths.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yang Wan Kim, Sun Ja Kwon, Byung Sun Kim, Hyun Ae Park, Hyung Jun Park, Su Jin Lee, Jae Yong Lee, Yu Jin Jeon
  • Patent number: 10446635
    Abstract: A display device includes a substrate which includes a display area and a non-display area, a pixel unit which is provided in the display area and includes a plurality of pixel columns, and data lines which are respectively connected to the pixel columns and apply data signals to the pixel columns. The non-display area includes a fanout area, a bent area, and a pad area which are sequentially arranged. The respective data lines are disposed on different layers in the fanout area and the pad area. A resulting display device can reduce resistance deviation between data signals in a first data line and a second data line, thereby reducing vertical line defects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Joong Soo Moon, Sun Ja Kwon, Min Woo Byun, Seung Yeon Cho
  • Publication number: 20190304356
    Abstract: A display device includes a substrate including a first pixel area, a second pixel area, and a third pixel area, each of the second and third pixel areas having a smaller surface area than the first pixel area and being connected to the first pixel area, first to third pixels provided in the first to third pixel areas, respectively, first to third lines connected to the first to third pixels, respectively, a line connecting part connecting the second and third lines, and a dummy unit overlapping the line connecting part to compensate for a difference of a load value of the first line and a load value of the second line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2019
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Inventors: Ji Hyun KA, Sun Ja KWON, Tae Hoon KWON, Byung Sun KIM, Yang Wan KIM, Hyun Ae PARK, Su Jin LEE, Seung Kyu LEE, Jae Yong LEE, Jin Tae JEONG, Seung Ji CHA
  • Patent number: 10431162
    Abstract: A display device includes first pixels in a first pixel area, second pixels in a second pixel area, first stages, second stages, and third stages. The first pixels are electrically connected to first signal lines, second signal lines, and data lines. The second pixels are electrically connected to at least a portion of third signal lines, fourth signal lines, or data lines. The first stages supply a first signal to the first and third signal lines. The second stages supply a second signal to the second signal lines and at least one of the fourth signal lines. The third stages supply the second signal to the fourth signal lines other than the at least one fourth signal line connected to the second stages. The second stages are spaced from the third stages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yang Wan Kim, Sun Ja Kwon, Byung Sun Kim, Hyun Ae Park, Su Jin Lee, Jae Yong Lee
  • Publication number: 20190296052
    Abstract: A display device includes a substrate including a pixel area and a peripheral area located outside the pixel area; pixels located in the pixel area; power supply lines configured to provide an operating power to the pixels; and a plurality of data fanout wires configured to provide data signals to the pixels, wherein, in at least a portion of the peripheral area, the power supply lines and the plurality of data fanout wires are arranged on a same layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2019
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Inventors: Yang Wan KIM, Sun Ja KWON, Byung Sun KIM, Hyun Ae PARK, Su Jin LEE, Jae Yong LEE
  • Patent number: 10403193
    Abstract: An exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure provides a display device, including a substrate including a first pixel area, a second pixel area having a smaller area than the first pixel area and connected to the first pixel area, and a peripheral area surrounding the first pixel area and the second pixel area, a first pixel provided in the first pixel area and a second pixel provided in the second pixel area, a first line connected to the first pixel and a second line connected to the second pixel, a dummy part disposed in the peripheral area, overlapping with at least one of the first line and the second line, and providing a parasitic capacitance that compensate for a difference in a load value between the first line and the second line; and a power supply line provided in the first pixel area and the second pixel area, wherein the dummy part includes an insulating layer having at least one contact hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yang Wan Kim, Su Jin Lee, Sun Ja Kwon, Byung Sun Kim, Hyun Ae Park, Hyung Jun Park, Jae Yong Lee, Yu Jin Jeon
  • Patent number: 10388228
    Abstract: A display device includes a substrate, first pixels, second pixels, and third pixels. The substrate has a first pixel area, a second pixel area, and a third pixel area. The first pixels are in the first pixel area and are connected to first scan lines and first emission control lines. The second pixels are in the second pixel area and are connected to second scan lines and second emission control lines. The third pixels are in the third pixel area and are connected to third scan lines and third emission control lines. The second scan lines are spaced apart from the third scan lines, and the second emission control lines are spaced apart from the third emission control lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yang Wan Kim, Seung Kyu Lee, Sun Ja Kwon, Tae Hoon Kwon, Byung Sun Kim, Hyun Ae Park, Su Jin Lee, Jae Yong Lee, Seung Ji Cha
  • Patent number: 10388227
    Abstract: A display device has a substrate with a first pixel area and a second pixel area smaller than the first pixel area. First pixels in the first pixel area are connected with first scan lines. Second pixels in the second pixel area are connected with second scan lines. A first scan driver supplies a first scan signal to the first scan lines, and a second scan driver supplies a second scan signal to the second scan lines. A first signal line supplies a first driving signal to the first and second scan drivers. The first signal line includes first sub signal line to supply the first driving signal to the first scan driver, a second sub signal line to supply the first driving signal to the second scan driver, and a first load matching resistor connected between the first sub signal line and the second sub signal line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yang Wan Kim, Sun Ja Kwon, Byung Sun Kim, Hyun Ae Park, Su Jin Lee, Jae Yong Lee
  • Patent number: 10366644
    Abstract: A display panel includes a display region including a data line and a pixel that is electrically connected to the data line, a non-display region including a lighting test line that is arranged alternately in a first layer and in a second layer disposed on the first layer, the non-display region being adjacent to the display region and including, and a lighting test unit providing a lighting test voltage to the display region through the lighting test line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sun-Ja Kwon, Won-Kyu Kwak
  • Patent number: 10354578
    Abstract: A display device includes a substrate including a first pixel area, a second pixel area, and a third pixel area, each of the second and third pixel areas having a smaller surface area than the first pixel area and being connected to the first pixel area, first to third pixels provided in the first to third pixel areas, respectively, first to third lines connected to the first to third pixels, respectively, a line connecting part connecting the second and third lines, and a dummy unit overlapping the line connecting part to compensate for a difference of a load value of the first line and a load value of the second line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ji Hyun Ka, Sun Ja Kwon, Tae Hoon Kwon, Byung Sun Kim, Yang Wan Kim, Hyun Ae Park, Su Jin Lee, Seung Kyu Lee, Jae Yong Lee, Jin Tae Jeong, Seung Ji Cha
  • Patent number: 10347665
    Abstract: A display device includes a substrate including a pixel area and a peripheral area located outside the pixel area; pixels located in the pixel area; power supply lines configured to provide an operating power to the pixels; and a plurality of data fanout wires configured to provide data signals to the pixels, wherein, in at least a portion of the peripheral area, the power supply lines and the plurality of data fanout wires are arranged on a same layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yang Wan Kim, Sun Ja Kwon, Byung Sun Kim, Hyun Ae Park, Su Jin Lee, Jae Yong Lee
  • Publication number: 20190181211
    Abstract: A display device, includes: a display area including an upper side, a lower side, a left side, a right side, and inclined corner portions where the upper, lower, left, and right sides meet; a demultiplexing circuit unit adjacent to the lower side of the display area and the corner portion connected thereto; and a scan transmission line which extends toward the display area from an outer side of the left side and overlaps with the demultiplexing circuit unit outside the corner portion, wherein the demultiplexing circuit unit includes a demultiplexer transistor, and the scan transmission line is formed of a different conductive layer from an electrode of a demultiplexer transistor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2018
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Inventors: Han Sung BAE, Se Ho KIM, Sun Ja KWON, Dong Wook KIM, Jun Yong AN, Sang Moo CHOI, Jun Won CHOI
  • Publication number: 20190147813
    Abstract: A display device includes: a display panel having a display area with a plurality of pixel areas and a non-display area adjacent the display area, the display panel may include a substrate including at least one thin film transistor in each of the pixel areas and a display element connected to the thin film transistor; lighting circuits in the non-display area on the substrate to check lighting states of the display element; signal wires in the non-display area on the substrate to supply a signal to the lighting circuits; dummy circuits including a plurality of dummy capacitors, each of which include a first dummy capacitor electrode and a second dummy capacitor electrode, wherein the dummy circuits collect external static electricity coming through the signal wires before the external static electricity flows into the lighting circuits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2019
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Inventors: Jun Seon Seo, Sun Ja Kwon, Yang Wan Kim, Seung Woo Sung, Yun Kyeong In
  • Publication number: 20190123128
    Abstract: A display device includes a substrate including a display area and a peripheral area disposed around the display area. The peripheral area, includes a bending region and a contact region adjacent to the bending region. A first connection line includes a first portion disposed in the contact region, and a second portion disposed in both the bending region and the contact region, and including a first layer and a second layer. At least part of the second layer of the second portion overlaps the first layer of the second portion. In the contact region, the first layer of the second portion is electrically connected to the first portion, and the second layer of the second portion is electrically connected to the first layer of the second portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Inventors: HYUN AE PARK, SUN-JA KWON, BYUNG SUN KIM, YANG WAN KIM, SU JIN LEE, JAE YONG LEE
  • Patent number: 10210798
    Abstract: A display device includes a substrate including a display configured to display an image and a non-display area disposed on at least one side of the display area. A plurality of pixels is disposed in the display area. An organic insulating layer is disposed on the substrate. A pixel defining layer is disposed on the organic insulating layer. A sealing layer at least partially covers the display area and the non-display area and includes an inorganic material. The organic insulating layer and the pixel defining layer have a valley disposed therein. The valley is formed by removing portions of the organic insulating layer and the pixel defining layer along a circumference of the display area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Deuk Jong Kim, Yang Hee Kim, Jeong Ho Lee, Yang Wan Kim, Byung Sun Kim, Sun Ja Kwon, Hyun Ae Park, Hyung Jun Park, Su Jin Lee, Jae Yong Lee, Yu Jin Jeon
  • Patent number: 10186215
    Abstract: A display device includes: a display panel having a display area with a plurality of pixel areas and a non-display area adjacent the display area, the display panel may include a substrate including at least one thin film transistor in each of the pixel areas and a display element connected to the thin film transistor; lighting circuits in the non-display area on the substrate to check lighting states of the display element; signal wires in the non-display area on the substrate to supply a signal to the lighting circuits; dummy circuits including a plurality of dummy capacitors, each of which include a first dummy capacitor electrode and a second dummy capacitor electrode, wherein the dummy circuits collect external static electricity coming through the signal wires before the external static electricity flows into the lighting circuits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jun Seon Seo, Sun Ja Kwon, Yang Wan Kim, Seung Woo Sung, Yun Kyeong In
  • Patent number: 10163999
    Abstract: A display device includes a substrate including a display area and a peripheral area disposed around the display area. The peripheral area includes a bending region and a contact region adjacent to the bending region. A first connection line includes a first portion disposed in the contact region, and a second portion disposed in both the bending region and the contact region, and including a first layer and a second layer. At least part of the second layer of the second portion overlaps the first layer of the second portion. In the contact region, the first layer of the second portion is electrically connected to the first portion, and the second layer of the second portion is electrically connected to the first layer of the second portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyun Ae Park, Sun-Ja Kwon, Byung Sun Kim, Yang Wan Kim, Su Jin Lee, Jae Yong Lee
  • Publication number: 20180337364
    Abstract: A display device includes a first substrate having a display area and a non-display area around the display area, a light-emitting element in the display area and including a pixel electrode, a common electrode, and an emission member between the pixel electrode and the common electrode, a common voltage transfer line in the non-display area and electrically connected to the common electrode, a second substrate opposite the first substrate, and a sealant in the non-display area between the first substrate and the second substrate, the sealant surrounding the display area, wherein the common voltage transfer line includes a first portion overlapping the sealant and a second portion positioned between the sealant and the display area, and wherein the second portion has at least one opening or cut-out portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2018
    Publication date: November 22, 2018
    Inventors: Sun-Ja KWON, Won Kyu KWAK, Dong Wook KIM, Han Soo KIM, Ae SHIN
  • Patent number: 10103342
    Abstract: An organic light-emitting diode display is disclosed. In one aspect, the display includes a substrate, a scan line formed over the substrate and configured to provide a scan signal, and a data line crossing the scan line and configured to provide a data voltage. A driving voltage line crosses the scan line and is configured to provide a driving voltage. The display also includes a switching transistor electrically connected to the scan line and the data line and a driving transistor electrically connected to the switching transistor and including a driving gate electrode, a driving source electrode, and a driving drain electrode. The display further includes a storage capacitor including a first storage electrode formed over the driving transistor and the driving gate electrode as a second storage electrode. The second storage electrode overlaps the first storage electrode in the depth dimension and extends from the driving voltage line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ji-Eun Lee, Sun-Ja Kwon