Patents by Inventor Sung Ku Kang

Sung Ku Kang 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: 20150286312
    Abstract: A touch sensor is provided. The touch sensor includes a substrate and a circular-shaped touch portion provided on the substrate. The touch portion includes a plurality of sensing lines. Cross portions in which the plurality of sensing lines crosses each other are more densely disposed toward the center of the touch portion. The touch portion is configured to recognize a fingerprint.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2014
    Publication date: October 8, 2015
    Inventors: SUNG KU KANG, BYEONG KYU JEON
  • Publication number: 20150277635
    Abstract: A touch sensing panel includes a plurality of first touch electrodes and a plurality of second touch electrodes in a touch sensing area to sense a touch, the plurality of first touch electrodes and the plurality of second touch electrodes are separated from each other. The touch sensing panel further includes a plurality of first connectors coupling the first touch electrodes arranged in a first direction and a plurality of second connectors coupling the second touch electrodes arranged in a second direction different from the first direction, a first connecting wire between a second touch electrode of the second touch electrodes and a first touch electrode of the first touch electrodes that are adjacent to each other, the first connecting wire being coupled to the first touch electrode or the corresponding first connectors, and a shield pattern adjacent to the first connecting wire and extending along the first connecting wire.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2014
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Inventors: Jung-Yun Kim, Sung Ku Kang
  • Patent number: 9141144
    Abstract: A flexible display device with a flexible touch screen includes, a window substrate divided into an active area and a non-active area outside of the active area, a touch screen panel including a plurality of sensing patterns on the active area and a plurality of sensing lines on the non-active area, the sensing lines coupled to the sensing patterns, a display panel on one surface of the touch screen panel, a transparent adhesive having at least two layers configured to attach the window substrate, the touch screen panel, and the display panel to one another, and a bending compensation portion on the same layer as at least one layer of the transparent adhesive. The flexible display device includes a folding axis in a first direction along which the window substrate, the touch screen panel, and the display panel are to be repeatedly bent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sung-Ku Kang, Hak-Sun Kim, Tae-Hyeog Jung
  • Patent number: 9141238
    Abstract: A flexible touch screen panel includes a polarizing film having an active region and a non-active region, the non-active region being along an outline of the active region, and the polarizing film having a polarizer, a phase difference compensating layer defining a first surface of the polarizing film, and a transparent adhesive between the phase difference compensating layer and the polarizer, the transparent adhesive being configured to support the polarizer, sensing patterns on the first surface of the polarizing film, the sensing patterns being in the active region, and sensing lines on the first surface of the polarizing film, the sensing lines being in the non active region and being coupled to the sensing patterns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sung-Ku Kang, Tae-Hyeog Jung, Hak-Sun Kim, Akira Hirai, Choon-Hyop Lee
  • Publication number: 20150253898
    Abstract: A touch screen panel includes: an active region including a first active region and a second active region; first sense patterns including first sense pads arranged in the active region and first connection patterns connecting the first sense pads in a first direction; second sense patterns including second sense pads arranged in the active region and second connection patterns connecting the second sense pads in a second direction that crosses the first direction; and driving patterns arranged between the sense pads and the second sense pads, and connected to the first sense patterns arranged in the second active region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2014
    Publication date: September 10, 2015
    Inventors: Jung-Yun Kim, Sung Ku Kang
  • Patent number: 9128569
    Abstract: A touch screen panel includes a thin film substrate having sensing patterns formed thereon that is implemented as an isotropic film, and a polarizing plate is disposed on the sensing patterns so that it is possible to minimize or reduce degradation of image quality. The touch screen panel includes a thin film substrate, sensing patterns, and sensing lines. The thin film substrate is divided into an active area and a non-active area. The sensing patterns are formed in the active area of the thin film substrate. The sensing lines are formed in the non-active area of the thin film substrate so as to be connected to the sensing patterns. In the touch screen panel, the thin film substrate is implemented as an isotropic film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung-Ku Kang, Mi-Ae Park, Kwan-Young Han, Tae-Hyeog Jung, Mikiya Itakura
  • Patent number: 9128377
    Abstract: There is provided a method for forming a graphene pattern, in which a graphene thin film layer is transferred onto a surface of a photosensitive film, and then patterned through exposure/development of the photosensitive film. The photosensitive film is cured after being finally developed, thereby securing stability and reliability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung-Ku Kang, Byeong-Kyu Jeon, Jung-Yun Kim
  • Patent number: 9122362
    Abstract: A display device including a touch panel arranged on a display panel, the touch panel including at least one phase retardation layer, a polarization plate arranged on the at least one phase retardation layer, a touch sensing structure including at least one sensing pattern arranged directly on at least one of at least one face of the phase retardation layer and at least one face of the polarization plate, an adhesion layer arranged on the polarization plate and a window arranged on the adhesion layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jung-Mok Park, Kwan-Young Han, Tae-Hyeog Jung, Sung-Ku Kang
  • Publication number: 20150227235
    Abstract: A touch panel includes a plurality of sensing electrodes, a plurality of wirings and an electrostatic discharge pattern. The plurality of sensing electrodes is disposed on a substrate. The plurality of wirings extends from the plurality of sensing electrodes. A bottom surface of the plurality of wirings has the same height as a bottom surface of the plurality of sensing electrodes. The electrostatic discharge pattern is electrically connected to the plurality of wirings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2014
    Publication date: August 13, 2015
    Inventors: BYEONG-JIN LEE, SUNG-KU KANG, JUNG-YUN KIM, JEE-HUN LIM
  • Patent number: 9092104
    Abstract: A flexible touch screen panel includes a substrate, first and second sensing electrodes and conductive lines. The substrate includes an active area and a non-active area positioned at the outside of the active area when viewed in a thickness direction thereof. The substrate further includes a first surface and a second surface. The first and second sensing electrodes are formed over the active area of the substrate. The first sensing electrodes are formed to be connected along a first direction, and second sensing electrodes are formed to be connected along a second direction intersecting the first direction. The conductive lines are formed over the non-active area of the substrate, and electrically connect the first and second sensing electrodes to an external driving circuit. In the flexible touch screen panel, one or more concavo-convex patterns are formed on one or both of the first and second surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Sung-Ku Kang
  • Patent number: 9091814
    Abstract: An optical unit is positioned on a display panel which includes a display area displaying an image and a non-display area adjacent to the display area. The optical unit includes: a polarizing plate, positioned on the display panel so as to correspond to the display area and the non-display area, for polarizing light passing therethrough; and a decoration layer positioned adjacent to the polarizing plate so as to correspond to the non-display area for blocking light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Sung-Ku Kang
  • Publication number: 20150204508
    Abstract: A lighting apparatus includes a body, a light source unit disposed on the body to generate light, and a lens disposed on the body to refract light generated from the light source unit. The lens includes a light introduction portion having a light introduction surface for introduction of light and a light emission portion having a light emission surface for passage of light having passed through the light introduction portion, and the light introduction surface of the light introduction portion and the light emission surface of the light emission portion are configured to satisfy cos a1?cos ?1/cos a2?cos ?2<0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2015
    Publication date: July 23, 2015
    Inventors: Eun Hwa KIM, Ki Hyun Kim, Sung Ku Kang
  • Patent number: 9086339
    Abstract: An elongation tester includes a fixed holder configured to hold an end of a tested material, a variable holder configured to hold a side of the tested material, the variable holder being formed of an elastic material and having a holding region that deforms in a longitudinal direction of the side of the tested material in accordance with deformation of the tested material, and a driver configured to reciprocate the fixed holder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2015
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: In-Nam Lee, Sung-Ku Kang
  • Publication number: 20150193058
    Abstract: A touch screen panel provided in an image display device. The touch screen panel includes: a transparent substrate; a plurality of first sensing patterns on the transparent substrate and coupled to each other along a first direction; a first insulating film on the first sensing patterns; a plurality of second sensing patterns on the first insulating film and coupled to each other along a second direction, the first and second sensing patterns being alternately arranged not to overlap with each other; and a second insulating film on the second sensing patterns, wherein the first insulating film and the second insulating film are composed of materials having different optical refractive indexes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2015
    Publication date: July 9, 2015
    Inventors: Sung-Ku Kang, Tae-Hyeog Jung, Choon-Hyop Lee, Dong-Wook Kang
  • Publication number: 20150185912
    Abstract: A touch sensing device includes a touch sensing panel and a sensing signal controller. The touch sensing panel includes sensing electrodes arranged in a matrix. The sensing signal controller is connected to the touch sensing panel via signal transfer wiring. Each sensing electrode includes a first conductive layer and holes formed in the first conductive layer. The first conductive layer includes nano wire.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2014
    Publication date: July 2, 2015
    Inventors: Jeong Heon LEE, Sung Ku Kang, Byeong Kyu Jeon
  • Publication number: 20150185906
    Abstract: A touch-sensitive display device is provided. The touch-sensitive display device includes a touch panel and a display panel. A plurality of sensing electrodes is formed in the touch panel. A plurality of driving electrodes to which driving voltages are applied is formed in the display panel. The plurality of sensing electrodes is formed in predetermined patterns on one side of the touch panel, and the patterns of the plurality of sensing electrodes are different in a first sensing region and a second sensing region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2014
    Publication date: July 2, 2015
    Inventors: Mi-Ae Park, Sung Ku Kang
  • Publication number: 20150189737
    Abstract: A conductive pattern forming method includes forming a conductive layer on a substrate. An organic pattern including a plurality of fillers condensed in a network shape is formed on the conductive layer. A conductive pattern to which the shapes of the plurality of fillers condensed in the network shape are transferred is formed by dry-etching the conductive layer using the organic pattern as a mask. The organic pattern is eliminated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2014
    Publication date: July 2, 2015
    Applicant: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: BYEONG-JIN LEE, Sung Ku Kang, Jee-Hun Lim
  • Patent number: 9046975
    Abstract: A flexible touch screen panel includes a flexible thin-film substrate including an active region and an inactive region, the inactive region being at an outer side portion of the active region, and the thin-film substrate being configured to bend along at least one bending axis, sensing patterns in the active region of the thin-film substrate, the active region being divided into a plurality of electrically independent regions by the at least one bending axis, and sensing lines in the inactive region of the thin-film substrate, the sensing lines being connected to the sensing patterns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2015
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sung-Ku Kang, Tae-Hyeog Jung, Hak-Sun Kim, Jung-Yun Kim, Byeong-Kyu Jeon
  • Publication number: 20150145818
    Abstract: A touch sensing device and a display device for improving hovering performance including: a touch sensing display panel including sense electrodes arranged in a matrix; and a sensing signal controller connected to the touch sensing display panel. The sense electrode includes a metal mesh electrode and a conductive layer contacting the metal mesh electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2014
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Inventors: Byeong Kyu JEON, Sung Ku KANG, Jeong Heon LEE, Hee Woong PARK
  • Publication number: 20150123935
    Abstract: A touch location sensing panel including horizontal location sensing electrodes and vertical location sensing electrodes, which are arranged in two dimensions on one surface of a base layer and are electrically isolated from each other. A conductive layer is formed within the electrode and on at least a part of the electrode. The electrodes are connected to separate channels of a circuit sensing a touch of a user, respectively, and the conductive layer and the sensing electrodes have a difference in color, so that an image is expressed in an entire region of the sensing panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2014
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Inventors: Hee Woong PARK, Sung Ku KANG, Jin Hwan KIM, Joo-Han BAE, Byeong Kyu JEON