Patents by Inventor Tae Hee Lee

Tae Hee Lee 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).

  • FORCE SENSOR AND DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20200159358
    Abstract: A force sensor includes first and second substrates. The second substrate faces the first substrate. A driving electrode is disposed on a first surface of the first substrate facing the second substrate. A sensing electrode is disposed on the first surface of the first substrate and is spaced apart from the driving electrode. A three sensitive layer is disposed on a first surface of the second substrate, facing the first substrate. The driving electrode includes a main driving protrusion that protrudes from a side surface of the driving electrode, facing the sensing electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2019
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Inventors: Won Ki HONG, Sung Kook PARK, So Hee PARK, Hee SEOMOON, Young Seok SEO, Tae Hee LEE
  • ROLLABLE DISPLAY PANEL AND ROLLABLE DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20200142522
    Abstract: A rollable display panel and a rollable display device, the rollable display panel including a display region configured to display an image; a non-display region surrounding the display region; and a resistor sensor in the non-display region including sensing material of which resistance values are different by location, wherein the resistor sensor outputs a sensing signal that is regularly changed proportional to a rolling length of the rollable display panel, and a sensor driver that determines a driving region of the rollable display panel based on the sensing signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2019
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Inventors: Won-Ki HONG, Young-Jun SEO, Tae-Hee LEE
  • Voice inputting method, and electronic device and system for supporting the same
    Patent number: 10636430
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a microphone configured to receive a voice, communication circuitry configured to communicate with an external electronic device, a memory, and a processor operatively connected to the microphone, the communication circuitry, and the memory. The memory stores instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the electronic device to perform voice recognition for voice data corresponding to the voice, and determine whether to perform voiceprint recognition for the voice data based on whether a first expression is included in a result of the voice recognition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jun Hyung Park, No Joon Park, Hyo Jung Lee, Tae Hee Lee, Geon Soo Kim, Han Jib Kim, Yong Joon Jeon
  • Touch sensor and display device including the touch sensor
    Patent number: 10635212
    Abstract: There are provided a touch sensor and a display device including the touch sensor. A touch sensor includes: first pressure sensors disposed in a first touch region; and second pressure sensors disposed in a second touch region, wherein the second touch region is disposed at least one side of the first touch region and has a curved shape, wherein a first pressure detection sensitivity of the first pressure sensors in response to a touch input that is applied in a direction perpendicular to the first touch region is different from a second pressure detection sensitivity of the second pressure sensors in response to a touch input that is applied in a normal direction of the second touch region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Won Ki Hong, Tae Hee Lee, Won Sang Park
  • Display device
    Patent number: 10613667
    Abstract: A display device may include: a display panel; and a pressure sensor provided on one surface of the display panel, wherein the pressure sensor includes: a first substrate including: a first base substrate; and receiving electrodes disposed on the first base substrate, the receiving electrodes extending in a first direction; a second substrate disposed between the first substrate and the display panel, the second substrate including: a second base substrate; and driving electrodes disposed on a surface of the second base substrate facing the first substrate, the driving electrodes extending in a second direction crossing the receiving electrodes; and a variable resistance layer provided on a surface of one of the driving electrodes and the receiving electrodes, wherein the second base substrate includes a material configured for at least one of blocking light and absorbing light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Won Ki Hong, Tae Hee Lee
  • Display device
    Patent number: 10579181
    Abstract: A display device includes: a display panel including a display area including at least a partially curved surface area; a touch sensor overlapping the display area to acquire touch information on a touch of a user; a pressure sensor to sense a pressure of the touch; and a controller configured to perform user authentication by controlling the display panel, the touch sensor, and the pressure sensor, wherein the touch sensor includes a plurality of sensor pixels that senses a change in capacitance corresponding to the touch, wherein the pressure sensor includes: a first electrode; a second electrode spaced apart from the first electrode; and a pressure sensing element provided between the first electrode and the second electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tae Hee Lee, Won Ki Hong, Rang Kyun Mok
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TESTING PRESSURE SENSOR AND DISPLAY DEVICE USING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20200056955
    Abstract: A test apparatus includes: a stage having a planar surface extending in a first direction and a second direction crossing the first direction; a mounting portion that is disposed on the stage to place a test member thereon; an angle adjusting portion adjusting a first angle of the mounting portion to incline the mounting portion with respect to the planar surface of the stage; and a pressing guide disposed on the stage and moving a pressing member in the first direction, the second direction, and a third direction normal to the planar surface of the stage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2019
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventors: Tae Hee LEE, Sung Kook PARK, So Hee PARK, Hee SEOMOON, Won Ki HONG
  • DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20200058712
    Abstract: A display device includes: a display panel; a first force sensor disposed below the display panel; a display circuit board attached to a first side of the display panel; and a first flexible circuit board connecting the first force sensor and the display circuit board, wherein the display circuit board and the first flexible circuit board are bent at least once.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2019
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventors: Tae Hee Lee, Sung Kook Park, So Hee Park, Hee Seomoon, Won Ki Hong
  • DISPLAY DEVICE
    Publication number: 20200057545
    Abstract: A display device including a first pressure sensor disposed under a display panel that includes an upper surface, a first upper curved portion extended from a first edge of the upper surface, and a first side surface extended from the first upper curved portion. The first pressure sensor is disposed in the first upper curved portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2019
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventors: Hee SEOMOON, Won Ki HONG, Sung Kook PARK, So Hee PARK, Tae Hee LEE
  • DISPLAY DEVICE
    Publication number: 20200058711
    Abstract: A display device including: a display panel; a first force sensor disposed under the display panel; and a waterproofing member disposed under the display panel and disposed adjacent to the first force sensor, a part of the first force sensor and a part of the waterproofing member overlap each other in a height direction of the display panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2019
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventors: Hee Seomoon, Sung Kook Park, So Hee Park, Bong Hyun You, Tae Hee Lee, Won Ki Hong
  • DISPLAY DEVICE
    Publication number: 20200057503
    Abstract: A display device including a display panel; a first force sensor and a second force sensor disposed below the display panel; and a first vibration generator and a second vibration generator disposed below the display panel. The first vibration generator vibrates when a force is applied to the first force sensor, and the second vibration generator vibrates when a force is applied to the second force sensor. The vibration of the first vibration generator is different from the vibration of the second vibration generator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2019
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventors: Hee SEOMOON, Won Ki HONG, Sung Kook PARK, So Hee PARK, Tae Hee LEE
  • DISPLAY DEVICE
    Publication number: 20200057523
    Abstract: A display device including a display panel; a pressure sensor disposed under the display panel and including a first protrusion at one side thereof; and a waterproofing member disposed under the display panel and including a first accommodation portion at one side thereof facing the one side. The protrusion of the pressure sensor is disposed to face the first accommodation portion of the waterproofing member, and the first protrusion is inserted in the first accommodation portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2019
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventors: Sung Kook PARK, So Hee PARK, Hee SEOMOON, Tae Hee LEE, Won Ki HONG
  • DISPLAY DEVICE
    Publication number: 20200057507
    Abstract: A display device includes: a display panel; a conductive sheet disposed below the display panel; a force concentration bump disposed below the conductive sheet and disposed adjacent to a first edge of the display panel; and a force sensor disposed below the conductive sheet, extending in a first direction along the first edge of the display panel, the force sensor includes a sensing region, wherein the force concentration bump overlaps the sensing region, and the force concentration bump and the conductive sheet are made of a same material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2019
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventors: Sung Kook Park, So Hee Park, Hee Seomoon, Bong Hyun You, Tae Hee Lee, Won Ki Hong
  • DISPLAY DEVICE
    Publication number: 20200057522
    Abstract: A display device includes: a display panel; a first force sensor disposed under the display panel; and a first waterproof member disposed under the display panel and disposed on an outer side of the first force sensor, wherein a height of the first waterproof member is larger than a height of the first force sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2019
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventors: Won Ki HONG, Tae Hee LEE, Sung Kook PARK, So Hee PARK, Hee SEOMOON
  • SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING RESISTOR STRUCTURE
    Publication number: 20200051912
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate including a resistor region, a plurality of lower patterns in the resistor region, and a resistor line pattern on the plurality of lower patterns and the substrate of the resistor region. The plurality of lower patterns extend in a first direction parallel to a surface of the substrate and are spaced apart from each other in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction and parallel to the surface of the substrate. The resistor line pattern extends in the second direction. The resistor line pattern on the lower patterns has an upper surface and a lower surface protruding in a third direction perpendicular to the surface of the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2019
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Inventors: Tae-Hee Lee, Hee-Sung Kam, Kyoung-Hoon Kim
  • Vertical memory devices with conductive pads supported by dummy channels with varying dimensions
    Patent number: 10559585
    Abstract: A vertical memory device includes a conductive pattern structure on a first region of a substrate, the conductive pattern structure including a stack of interleaved conductive patterns and insulation layers. A pad structure is disposed on a second region of the substrate adjacent the first region of the substrate wherein edges of the conductive patterns are disposed at spaced apart points along a first direction to provide conductive pads arranged as respective steps in a staircase arrangement. A plurality of channel structures extends through the conductive pattern structure and a plurality of dummy channel structures extends through the pad structure. Respective contact plugs are disposed on the conductive pads. Numbers of the dummy channel structures per unit area passing through the conductive pads vary. Widths of the dummy channel structures passing through the conductive pads may also vary.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kyoung-Hoon Kim, Hong-Soo Kim, Tae-Hee Lee
  • DISPLAY DEVICE
    Publication number: 20200042043
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel, a middle frame, and a first pressure sensor. The middle frame is disposed under the display panel. The middle frame includes a first accommodating groove extending along a first long side of the display panel. The first pressure sensor is disposed in the first accommodating groove.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2019
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Inventors: Tae Hee LEE, Sung Kook PARK, So Hee PARK, Hee SEOMOON, Won Ki HONG
  • FORCE SENSOR AND DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20200042132
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel and a force sensor. The force sensor is disposed adjacent to a first edge of the display panel and extends along the first edge. The force sensor includes a first sensing region, a second sensing region, a first force concentration bump, and a second force concentration bump. The second sensing region is located on a side of the first sensing region and has a larger area than the first sensing region. The first force concentration bump overlaps the first sensing region. The second force concentration bump overlaps the second sensing region and is spaced apart from the first force concentration bump.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2019
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Inventors: WON KI KONG, SUNG KOOK PARK, HEE SEOMOON, TAE HEE LEE
  • DISPLAY DEVICE
    Publication number: 20200042133
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel, a first force sensor, a first vibration generator, and a first electromagnetic wave shielding member. The first force sensor is disposed under the display panel. The first vibration generator is disposed under the display panel and adjacent to the first force sensor. The first electromagnetic wave shielding member surrounds side surfaces of the first vibration generator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2019
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Inventors: Sung Kook PARK, Suk KIM, So Hee PARK, Hee SEOMOON, Tae Hee LEE, Won Ki HONG
  • DISPLAY DEVICE
    Publication number: 20200042125
    Abstract: A display device includes: a display panel; an input sensing panel; a display flexible circuit board to control the display panel having an input sensing driving circuit electrically connected to the input sensing panel, the display flexible circuit board being connected to the display panel; and a first pressure sensor disposed adjacent to and extending along a first edge of the display panel, wherein the first pressure sensor is electrically connected to the input sensing driving circuit of the display flexible circuit board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2019
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Inventors: Tae Hee LEE, Sung Kook PARK, So Hee PARK, Hee SEOMOON, Won Ki HONG