Patents by Inventor Sung Sohn

Sung Sohn 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: 20160358939
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes: a first substrate including a display area and a non-display area adjacent to the display area; a second substrate facing the first substrate; a display device disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate; and a fan-out line, disposed in the non-display area, to apply a display signal to the display device. The fan-out line includes: a first conductive layer; and a second conductive layer disposed on the first conductive layer, the second conductive layer being electrically connected to the first conductive layer. A width of the first conductive layer is different from a width of the second conductive layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2016
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Inventors: Seung Kyu LEE, Sung Jin MUN, Hyun Jae YOO, Sung Ryul KIM, Woo Sung SOHN, Jae Yong SHIN
  • Patent number: 9395580
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes: a first substrate and an opposing second substrate; a first pixel electrode and a second pixel electrode disposed in a pixel area, on the first substrate, and including a plurality of branch electrodes; and a liquid crystal layer interposed between the first and second electrodes. Branches electrode of the first pixel electrode and the second pixel electrode are interlaced. The first pixel electrode has an extension disposed adjacent to the center of the pixel area, and a minimum distance between the extension and the adjacent branch electrode is different from an average minimum between the adjacent branch electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mee-Hye Jung, Doo-Hwan You, Young-Hoon Yoo, Woo-Sung Sohn, Sung-Hoon Kim, Jae-Yong Shin, Se-Hyoung Cho, Hye-Seok Na, Hong-Jo Park, Hyang-Yul Kim
  • Publication number: 20160133212
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display panel comprising a plurality of pixels, each of the pixels comprising a thin film transistor connected to a gate line and a data line and a display element connected to the thin film transistor, a driving voltage generator configured to generate a gate-on voltage and a plurality of gate-off voltages, a timing controller configured to divide an initial driving period into a plurality of setting periods and output a gate-off voltage corresponding to each of the setting periods, and a gate driver circuit configured to generate a gate signal using the gate-on voltage and the gate-off voltage corresponding to a setting period and output the gate signal to the gate line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2015
    Publication date: May 12, 2016
    Inventors: KYUNG-SUK JUNG, SUNG-RYUL KIM, WOO-SUNG SOHN
  • Patent number: 9318505
    Abstract: A display panel includes a first substrate including a switching device array, a second substrate spaced apart from the first substrate, a column spacer maintaining a cell gap between the first substrate and the second substrate, the first substrate includes a gate line on a base substrate and extending in a direction, a data line crossing with the gate line, a switching device electrically connected to the gate line and the data line and including a gate electrode, a source electrode and a drain electrode, a pixel electrode connected to the switching device and a dummy pattern adjacent to the column spacer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Woong-Kwon Kim, Sang-Ho Kim, Joong-Tae Kim, Min-Ha Hwang, In-Woo Kim, Woo-Sung Sohn, Ki-Hun Jeong, Kweon-Sam Hong
  • Patent number: 9315869
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a marker for predicting a gastric cancer prognosis, a composition and a kit for predicting gastric cancer prognosis comprising an agent for measuring the expression level thereof, and a method for predicting gastric cancer prognosis using the marker. According to the present invention, gastric cancer prognosis may be predicted promptly and accurately, and an appropriate treatment plan can be determined based on the predicted prognosis, which has an advantage of contributing to significant reduction of death caused by gastric cancer. Particularly, according to the present invention, the survival rate can be remarkably increased by using the treatment method for a stage III gastric cancer patient to a patient who has been predicted to have a negative prognosis among stage Ib/II gastric cancer patients.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: Samsung Life Public Welfare Foundation
    Inventors: Soon Myung Paik, Sung Kim, Won Ki Kang, Jee Yun Lee, Jae Moon Bae, Tae Sung Sohn, Jae Hyung Noh, Min Gew Choi, Young Suk Park, Joon Oh Park, Se Hoon Park, Ho Yeong Lim, Sin Ho Jung
  • Patent number: 9244314
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a liquid crystal layer between the substrates and including liquid crystal molecules, a first pixel electrode, and a second pixel electrode. The pixel electrodes each include a stem at an edge of a pixel area, and a plurality of branches extended from the stem. The branches of the pixel electrodes are alternately disposed. The liquid crystal display further includes a first region including a first interval between the branches of the first pixel electrode and adjacent branches of the second pixel electrode, and a second region including a second interval between the branches of the first pixel electrode and the adjacent branches of the second pixel electrode which is smaller than the first interval. The first region is where the stems of the first pixel electrode and the second pixel electrode are not disposed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kook Hyun Choi, Sung Hoon Kim, Hong-Jo Park, Mee Hye Jung, Woo Sung Sohn, Jae-Yong Shin
  • Publication number: 20150374641
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition for forming a film directly on a wound to accelerate wound healing, a use for the same, a treatment method using the same, and a method for preparing the same. The film-forming composition according to the present invention forms a film directly on the wound to increase the adhesion to the wound. The formed thin hydrophilic film protects the wound surface to prevent infection of the wound surface, retains the physiologically active substance useful for wound healing on the wound surface to promote the wound healing, and allow drugs to be continuously delivered to the wound surface. Therefore, the composition according to the present invention has excellent wound healing effect and has excellent usability as it is not absorbed into clothing, bandage, etc., thus effectively replacing conventional gel or ointment formations for delivering physiologically active substances.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2014
    Publication date: December 31, 2015
    Inventors: Soon Hoe KIM, Mi Won SON, Sun Woo JANG, Joon Ho JUN, Sang Dug HAN, Sung Rak CHOI, Dae Hwan KIM, Yong Sung SOHN, Yong Sam KWON
  • Patent number: 9224820
    Abstract: An oxide semiconductor sputtering target which is used for depositing a thin film having high electron mobility and high operational reliability, a method of manufacturing thin-film transistors (TFTs) using the same, and a TFT manufactured using the same. The oxide semiconductor sputtering target is used in a sputtering process for depositing an active layer on a TFT. The oxide semiconductor sputtering target is made of a material based on a composition including indium (In), tin (Sn), gallium (Ga) and oxygen (O). The method includes the step of depositing an active layer using the above-described oxide semiconductor sputtering target. The thin-film transistor may be used in a display device, such as a liquid crystal display (LCD) or an organic light-emitting display (OLED).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Corning Advanced Glass, LLC
    Inventors: Jinjoo Ha, Seungju Lee, Joo Hye Oh, Johann Cho, Ju Ok Park, In Sung Sohn, Hyungrok Lee, Jin Woo Han
  • Patent number: 9171999
    Abstract: A thin film transistor array panel is provided and includes a gate line, a gate insulating layer covering the gate line, a semiconductor layer disposed on the gate insulating layer, and a data line and a drain electrode disposed on the semiconductor layer. The data line and the drain electrode have a dual-layered structure including a lower layer and an upper layer with the lower layer having a first portion protruded outside the upper layer and the semiconductor layer having a second portion protruded outside the edge of the lower layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chang-Oh Jeong, Woo-Sung Sohn, Dong-Gyu Kim, Shi-Yul Kim, Ki-Yeup Lee, Jean-Ho Song
  • Publication number: 20150241740
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display apparatus includes a plurality of pixels having first and second subpixels, a plurality of gate lines connected to the first and second subpixels to transmit gate signals, a plurality of first data lines intersecting the gate lines and connected to the first subpixels to transmit first data voltages, and a plurality of second data lines intersecting the gate lines and connected to the second subpixels to transmit second data voltages. The first and second data voltages have different sizes and are obtained from single image information. Each pixel is divided into a pair of subpixels, and different data voltages are applied to the subpixels through two different data lines, so that it is possible to secure a wide viewing angle and improve side visibility.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2015
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Inventors: Young-Hoon YOO, Hee-Suk LEE, Woo-Sung SOHN
  • Publication number: 20150162355
    Abstract: A display panel includes a first substrate including a switching device array, a second substrate spaced apart from the first substrate, a column spacer maintaining a cell gap between the first substrate and the second substrate, the first substrate includes a gate line on a base substrate and extending in a direction, a data line crossing with the gate line, a switching device electrically connected to the gate line and the data line and including a gate electrode, a source electrode and a drain electrode, a pixel electrode connected to the switching device and a dummy pattern adjacent to the column spacer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2014
    Publication date: June 11, 2015
    Inventors: Woong-Kwon KIM, Sang-Ho Kim, Joong-Tae Kim, Min-Ha Hwang, In-Woo Kim, Woo-Sung Sohn, Ki-Hun Jeong, Kweon-Sam Hong
  • Publication number: 20150154932
    Abstract: A display device includes a substrate, a gate line connected to a gate driver, a reference voltage line, a data line crossing the gate line and the reference voltage line, a first thin film transistor including a first drain electrode and connected to the gate line and the data line, a second thin film transistor including a second drain electrode, a third thin film transistor connected to the gate line, the reference voltage line, and the second thin film transistor, and a pixel electrode including a first sub-pixel electrode connected to the first thin film transistor and a second sub-pixel electrode connected to the second thin film transistor. The first drain electrode overlaps the reference voltage line, and an area of a region in which the first drain electrode and the reference voltage line overlap each other increases in a direction toward the gate driver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2014
    Publication date: June 4, 2015
    Applicant: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: SEUNG KYU LEE, Woo Sung Sohn, Yong Tae Cho
  • Publication number: 20150138495
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes: a first substrate and an opposing second substrate; a first pixel electrode and a second pixel electrode disposed in a pixel area, on the first substrate, and including a plurality of branch electrodes; and a liquid crystal layer interposed between the first and second electrodes. Branches electrode of the first pixel electrode and the second pixel electrode are interlaced. The first pixel electrode has an extension disposed adjacent to the center of the pixel area, and a minimum distance between the extension and the adjacent branch electrode is different from an average minimum between the adjacent branch electrodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2015
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Inventors: Mee-Hye JUNG, Doo-Hwan YOU, Young-Hoon YOO, Woo-Sung SOHN, Sung-Hoon KIM, Jae-Yong SHIN, Se-Hyoung CHO, Hye-Seok NA, Hong-Jo PARK, Hyang-Yul KIM
  • Patent number: 8941789
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display apparatus includes a plurality of pixels having first and second subpixels, a plurality of gate lines connected to the first and second subpixels to transmit gate signals, a plurality of first data lines intersecting the gate lines and connected to the first subpixels to transmit first data voltages, and a plurality of second data lines intersecting the gate lines and connected to the second subpixels to transmit second data voltages. The first and second data voltages have different sizes and are obtained from single image information. Each pixel is divided into a pair of subpixels, and different data voltages are applied to the subpixels through two different data lines, so that it is possible to secure a wide viewing angle and improve side visibility.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Young-Hoon Yoo, Hee-Suk Lee, Woo-Sung Sohn
  • Patent number: 8937699
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes: a first substrate and an opposing second substrate; a first pixel electrode and a second pixel electrode disposed in a pixel area, on the first substrate, and including a plurality of branch electrodes; and a liquid crystal layer interposed between the first and second electrodes. Branches electrode of the first pixel electrode and the second pixel electrode are interlaced. The first pixel electrode has an extension disposed adjacent to the center of the pixel area, and a minimum distance between the extension and the adjacent branch electrode is different from an average minimum between the adjacent branch electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mee-Hye Jung, Doo-Hwan You, Young-Hoon Yoo, Woo-Sung Sohn, Sung-Hoon Kim, Jae-Yong Shin, Se-Hyoung Cho, Hye-Seok Na, Hong-Jo Park, Hyang-Yul Kim
  • Publication number: 20140363961
    Abstract: Provided is a thin film transistor array panel. The thin film transistor array panel includes: an insulation substrate including a display area with a plurality of pixels and a peripheral area around the display area; a gate line and a data line positioned in the display area of the insulation substrate; a first driving signal transfer line and a second driving signal transfer line positioned in the peripheral area of the insulation substrate; a first insulating layer positioned on the gate line and the data line; and a first photosensitive film positioned on the first driving signal transfer line and the second driving signal transfer line, in which the first photosensitive film is disposed only in the peripheral area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2014
    Publication date: December 11, 2014
    Inventors: Jae-Yong SHIN, Woo-Sung Sohn, Hong Min Yoon, Hui Gyeong Yun
  • Patent number: 8841679
    Abstract: Provided is a thin film transistor array panel. The thin film transistor array panel includes: an insulation substrate including a display area with a plurality of pixels and a peripheral area around the display area; a gate line and a data line positioned in the display area of the insulation substrate; a first driving signal transfer line and a second driving signal transfer line positioned in the peripheral area of the insulation substrate; a first insulating layer positioned on the gate line and the data line; and a first photosensitive film positioned on the first driving signal transfer line and the second driving signal transfer line, in which the first photosensitive film is disposed only in the peripheral area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae-Yong Shin, Woo-Sung Sohn, Hong Min Yoon, Hui Gyeong Yun
  • Publication number: 20140239295
    Abstract: Provided are a zinc oxide-based sputtering target, a method of preparing the same, and a thin film transistor including a barrier layer deposited by the zinc oxide-based sputtering target. The zinc oxide-based sputtering target includes a sintered body that is composed of zinc oxide in which indium oxide is doped in a range from about 1% w/w to about 50% w/w. A backing plate is coupled to a back of the sintered body. The backing plate supports the sintered body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2014
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jae-Woo PARK, Dong-Jo Kim, Ju-Ok Park, In-Sung Sohn, Sang-Won Yoon, Gun-Hyo Lee, Yong-Jin Lee, Yoon-Gyu Lee, Do-Hyun Kim, Woo-Seok Jeon
  • Publication number: 20140117360
    Abstract: Provided is a thin film transistor array panel. The thin film transistor array panel includes: an insulation substrate including a display area with a plurality of pixels and a peripheral area around the display area; a gate line and a data line positioned in the display area of the insulation substrate; a first driving signal transfer line and a second driving signal transfer line positioned in the peripheral area of the insulation substrate; a first insulating layer positioned on the gate line and the data line; and a first photosensitive film positioned on the first driving signal transfer line and the second driving signal transfer line, in which the first photosensitive film is disposed only in the peripheral area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Applicant: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae-Yong SHIN, Woo-Sung Sohn, Hong Min Yoon, Hui Gyeong Yun
  • Patent number: 8698985
    Abstract: An optical film for reducing color shift is provided in front of a display panel. The optical film includes a background layer, and a plurality of lens parts, which are spaced apart from each other, engraved or embossed on the background layer. The lens parts diffuse light incident thereon and then to mix the diffused light with light passing between the lens parts. The lens parts have a depth to width ratio of 0.25 or more, a spacing to pitch ratio ranging from 0.5 to 0.95, and a pitch of 45 ?m or less. A display device may include the optical film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Corning Precision Materials Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seong Sik Park, Eun Young Cho, Seung Won Park, In Sung Sohn