Patents by Inventor Sung-hoon Lim

Sung-hoon Lim 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: 20250031545
    Abstract: A display device includes a via-insulating layer defining a trench including a substantially inclined surface and a substantially flat surface, a light emitting layer on the via-insulating layer and including a first portion parallel to the substantially inclined surface and a second portion disposed parallel to the substantially flat surface, and a color conversion layer on the light emitting layer. A first angle formed between a first imaginary straight line, which connects a point where the first portion and the second portion meet and an edge of the color conversion layer and forms an obtuse angle with the first portion, and a second imaginary straight line, which extends perpendicular to the first portion, is greater than a second angle formed between a travel direction of a light having a greatest luminous intensity among lights emitted from the first portion and the second imaginary straight line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2024
    Publication date: January 23, 2025
    Applicant: Samsung Display Co., LTD.
    Inventors: JUNGHWAN YI, SUNG-HOON LIM, SOODONG KIM, YUNHA RYU, KYUMIN KIM, SEUNGSOK SON
  • Publication number: 20240421368
    Abstract: A lithium ion secondary battery system includes a chamber to accommodate a lithium ion secondary battery, a charging/discharging device for electrically charging and discharging the lithium ion secondary battery, a pressure plate disposed in the chamber and configured to press the lithium ion secondary battery when the lithium ion secondary battery is electrically charged, a pointed portion disposed in the chamber and configured to bore a hole in a pouch of the lithium ion secondary battery to enable gas generated during the electrical charging of the lithium ion secondary battery to be removed from the pouch, and a sealer configured to seal the pouch after the gas is removed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2024
    Publication date: December 19, 2024
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Young Woo Lee, Yoon Ji Lee, Hae Won Park, Sung Hoon Lim, Seung Ho Ahn, Sang Jin Park
  • Patent number: 12136709
    Abstract: A lithium ion secondary battery system includes a chamber to accommodate a lithium ion secondary battery, a charging/discharging device for electrically charging and discharging the lithium ion secondary battery, a pressure plate disposed in the chamber and configured to press the lithium ion secondary battery when the lithium ion secondary battery is electrically charged, a pointed portion disposed in the chamber and configured to bore a hole in a pouch of the lithium ion secondary battery to enable gas generated during the electrical charging of the lithium ion secondary battery to be removed from the pouch, and a sealer configured to seal the pouch after the gas is removed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2024
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Young Woo Lee, Yoon Ji Lee, Hae Won Park, Sung Hoon Lim, Seung Ho Ahn, Sang Jin Park
  • Publication number: 20240339083
    Abstract: A gate driving circuit includes a stage configured to output a scan gate signal based on a scan clock signal, a voltage of a first node, and a voltage of a second node, and to output a sensing gate signal based on, a sensing clock signal, the voltage of the first node, and the voltage of the second node. The stage includes: a first sensing circuit configured to select a gate line to be sensed based on a S1 signal or to determine a frame reset based on a S7 signal; a first inverting circuit configured to control the first sensing circuit base on the S7 signal; and a second sensing circuit configured to control the voltage of the first node using the first sensing circuit based on a S2 signal. The frame reset is determined based on a maximum frequency of a variable frame frequency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2024
    Publication date: October 10, 2024
    Inventors: KYUMIN KIM, SUNG-HOON LIM, SEUNGSOK SON, WOOGEUN LEE
  • Publication number: 20240331608
    Abstract: A scan driver includes a plurality of stages. An nth (n is a natural number) stage among the stages includes: a first and a second input circuit for controlling a voltage of a first node in response to a carry signal of a previous stage and a next stage, respectively; a first output circuit for outputting an nth carry signal corresponding to a carry clock signal in response to the voltage of the first node; a second output circuit for outputting an nth scan and an nth sensing signal corresponding to a scan and a sensing clock signal, respectively, in response to the voltage of the first node; and a sampling circuit for storing the carry signal of the previous stage in response to a first select signal, and for supplying a control voltage to the first node in response to a second select signal and the stored carry signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2024
    Publication date: October 3, 2024
    Inventors: Kang Nam KIM, Sung Hoon LIM, Woo Geun LEE, Kyu Sik CHO, Jae Beom CHOI
  • Patent number: 12080238
    Abstract: A display device includes: active stages each include a scan output circuit outputting a scan clock signal to a first output terminal and a carry output circuit outputting a carry clock signal to a second output terminal, when a voltage of a first node is at a logic high level. The scan output circuit and carry output circuit output a scan signal of a turn-off level to the first output terminal when a voltage of a second node or a carry signal is at a logic high level. An interval between pulses of the carry clock signal generated during one frame period is the same, and at least two of intervals between pulses of the scan clock signal generated during the one frame period are different from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoon Jung Chai, Won Jun Lee, Chol Ho Kim, Sung Hoon Lim, Yoo Seok Jang
  • Patent number: 12002404
    Abstract: A scan driver includes a plurality of stages. An nth (n is a natural number) stage among the stages includes: a first and a second input circuit for controlling a voltage of a first node in response to a carry signal of a previous stage and a next stage, respectively; a first output circuit for outputting an nth carry signal corresponding to a carry clock signal in response to the voltage of the first node; a second output circuit for outputting an nth scan and an nth sensing signal corresponding to a scan and a sensing clock signal, respectively, in response to the voltage of the first node; and a sampling circuit for storing the carry signal of the previous stage in response to a first select signal, and for supplying a control voltage to the first node in response to a second select signal and the stored carry signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kang Nam Kim, Sung Hoon Lim, Woo Geun Lee, Kyu Sik Cho, Jae Beom Choi
  • Publication number: 20240105738
    Abstract: A display device includes: a substrate; a spacer on the substrate and including: an upper surface; a first side surface extending toward the substrate from a first end of the upper surface; and a second side surface extending toward the substrate from a second end of the upper surface; an active pattern on the first side surface of the spacer, including a metal oxide semiconductor, and having a source region and a drain region; a source electrode on the second side surface of the spacer and the active pattern, and connected to the source region; a drain electrode on the substrate, including a same material as the source electrode, and connected to the drain region; and a first gate electrode on the active pattern and partially overlapping the first side surface of the spacer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: KYUMIN KIM, SHINHYUK YANG, SUNG-HOON LIM, SEUNGSOK SON, WOOGEUN LEE
  • Patent number: 11908417
    Abstract: A gate driving circuit including a controller for providing a first carry signal to a control node, a first pull-up portion for outputting a first clock signal as a first gate signal in accordance with a signal provided to the control node, and a second pull-up portion for outputting a second clock signal with a phase that is different from the first clock signal as a second gate signal in accordance with the signal provided to the control node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kang Nam Kim, You Mee Hyun, Beom Jun Kim, Jong Hwan Lee, Sung Hoon Lim, Duc Han Cho
  • Publication number: 20230368733
    Abstract: A display device includes: active stages each include a scan output circuit outputting a scan clock signal to a first output terminal and a carry output circuit outputting a carry clock signal to a second output terminal, when a voltage of a first node is at a logic high level. The scan output circuit and carry output circuit output a scan signal of a turn-off level to the first output terminal when a voltage of a second node or a carry signal is at a logic high level. An interval between pulses of the carry clock signal generated during one frame period is the same, and at least two of intervals between pulses of the scan clock signal generated during the one frame period are different from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2023
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Inventors: Yoon Jung CHAI, Won Jun LEE, Chol Ho KIM, Sung Hoon LIM, Yoo Seok JANG
  • Patent number: 11749195
    Abstract: A display device includes: active stages each include a scan output circuit outputting a scan clock signal to a first output terminal and a carry output circuit outputting a carry clock signal to a second output terminal, when a voltage of a first node is at a logic high level. The scan output circuit and carry output circuit output a scan signal of a turn-off level to the first output terminal when a voltage of a second node or a carry signal is at a logic high level. An interval between pulses of the carry clock signal generated during one frame period is the same, and at least two of intervals between pulses of the scan clock signal generated during the one frame period are different from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoon Jung Chai, Won Jun Lee, Chol Ho Kim, Sung Hoon Lim, Yoo Seok Jang
  • Publication number: 20230245612
    Abstract: A scan driver includes a plurality of stages. An nth (n is a natural number) stage among the stages includes: a first and a second input circuit for controlling a voltage of a first node in response to a carry signal of a previous stage and a next stage, respectively; a first output circuit for outputting an nth carry signal corresponding to a carry clock signal in response to the voltage of the first node; a second output circuit for outputting an nth scan and an nth sensing signal corresponding to a scan and a sensing clock signal, respectively, in response to the voltage of the first node; and a sampling circuit for storing the carry signal of the previous stage in response to a first select signal, and for supplying a control voltage to the first node in response to a second select signal and the stored carry signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2023
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Inventors: Kang Nam KIM, Sung Hoon LIM, Woo Geun LEE, Kyu Sik CHO, Jae Beom CHOI
  • Patent number: 11710442
    Abstract: A gate driving circuit includes a plurality of unit stages connected to each other, wherein each of the plurality of unit stages includes a first transistor having a lower gate electrode, an upper gate electrode disposed on the lower gate electrode, an active layer disposed between the lower gate electrode and the upper gate electrode, a first electrode contacting a first portion of the active layer, and a second electrode contacting a second portion of the active layer, a first capacitor defined by a first region in which the lower gate electrode and the upper gate electrode overlap, and a second capacitor defined by a second region in which the upper gate electrode and the first electrode overlap, wherein the upper gate electrode and the lower gate electrode are electrically coupled to each other in the first region where the upper gate electrode and the lower gate electrode overlap to form the first capacitor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Junhong Na, Kangnam Kim, Sung-Hoon Lim, Woogeun Lee, Kyu-Sik Cho
  • Publication number: 20230186849
    Abstract: A display device includes: active stages each include a scan output circuit outputting a scan clock signal to a first output terminal and a carry output circuit outputting a carry clock signal to a second output terminal, when a voltage of a first node is at a logic high level. The scan output circuit and carry output circuit output a scan signal of a turn-off level to the first output terminal when a voltage of a second node or a carry signal is at a logic high level. An interval between pulses of the carry clock signal generated during one frame period is the same, and at least two of intervals between pulses of the scan clock signal generated during the one frame period are different from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2022
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Inventors: Yoon Jung CHAI, Won Jun LEE, Chol Ho KIM, Sung Hoon LIM, Yoo Seok JANG
  • Patent number: 11626060
    Abstract: A scan driver includes a plurality of stages. An nth (n is a natural number) stage among the stages includes: a first and a second input circuit for controlling a voltage of a first node in response to a carry signal of a previous stage and a next stage, respectively; a first output circuit for outputting an nth carry signal corresponding to a carry clock signal in response to the voltage of the first node; a second output circuit for outputting an nth scan and an nth sensing signal corresponding to a scan and a sensing clock signal, respectively, in response to the voltage of the first node; and a sampling circuit for storing the carry signal of the previous stage in response to a first select signal, and for supplying a control voltage to the first node in response to a second select signal and the stored carry signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kang Nam Kim, Sung Hoon Lim, Woo Geun Lee, Kyu Sik Cho, Jae Beom Choi
  • Patent number: 11521570
    Abstract: A gate driver for a display device includes: a clock signal line to transfer a clock signal; and a plurality of stages to sequentially output a gate signal based upon the clock signal in response to a carry signal. The plurality of stages include a plurality of thin film transistors, and at least one of the plurality of thin film transistors includes a thin film transistor including an oxide semiconductor. The at least one thin film transistor includes a first gate electrode and a second gate electrode disposed in different layers, the oxide semiconductor is disposed between the first gate electrode and the second gate electrode, and the first gate electrode and the second gate electrode are connected to receive a common voltage signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung Hoon Lim, Kang Nam Kim, Seok Hwan Bang, Sung Hwan Won, Woo Geun Lee, Kyu Sik Cho, Soo Jung Chae
  • Patent number: 11442029
    Abstract: Provided is a radiation detector including a radiation detecting unit, a gate module controlling a gate line, a readout module reading out charges stored in an exposure detection pixel determined by a data line and the gate line, and an auto exposure detecting unit determining whether the radiation detecting unit is exposed to a radiation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Inventors: Choul Woo Shin, Won Chul Ko, Sung Hoon Lim, Jin Hyun Choi
  • Patent number: 11444327
    Abstract: Disclosed are an electrolyte solution for lithium secondary batteries capable of increasing the lifetime of the lithium secondary batteries and a lithium secondary battery including the same. Provided is an electrolyte solution for lithium secondary batteries including a lithium salt, a solvent and allyl(4-nitrophenyl) carbonate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Yoon Sung Lee, Ik Kyu Kim, Seung Min Oh, Young Woo Lee, Dong Jun Kim, Sung Ho Ban, Sung Hoon Lim
  • Publication number: 20220254310
    Abstract: A gate driving circuit including a controller for providing a first carry signal to a control node, a first pull-up portion for outputting a first clock signal as a first gate signal in accordance with a signal provided to the control node, and a second pull-up portion for outputting a second clock signal with a phase that is different from the first clock signal as a second gate signal in accordance with the signal provided to the control node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2022
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Inventors: Kang Nam KIM, You Mee HYUN, Beom Jun KIM, Jong Hwan LEE, Sung Hoon LIM, Duc Han CHO
  • Patent number: 11367766
    Abstract: An organic light emitting diode display device includes a substrate, an active layer disposed on the substrate and including a metal oxide-based semiconductor, a gate electrode disposed on the active layer, an insulating layer disposed on the gate electrode, source and drain electrodes disposed on the insulating layer, a light emitting element on the source and drain electrodes, and a gate insulating layer between the active layer and the gate electrode. The gate insulating layer includes first and second gate insulating layers. The first gate insulating layer directly contacts the active layer and has a first amount of nitrogen. The second gate insulating layer is disposed on the first gate insulating layer and has a second amount of nitrogen that is different from the first amount of nitrogen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seokhwan Bang, Jong-In Kim, Kangnam Kim, Woogeun Lee, Sung-Hoon Lim, Soojung Chae