Patents by Inventor Tae-Woong Kim

Tae-Woong Kim 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: 9960220
    Abstract: An organic light emitting diode (OLED) display, including a flexible substrate bent in a first direction, an OLED arranged on the flexible substrate, a first thin film transistor connected to the OLED and including a first channel area extending in a second direction crossing the first direction, and one or more additional thin film transistors connected to the first thin film transistor and including corresponding additional channel areas extending in the second direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tae-Woong Kim, Hyun-Woo Koo, Young-Gug Seol, Young-Ki Hong, Won-Kyu Kwak, Yang-Wan Kim, Han-Sung Bae
  • Patent number: 9941311
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a flexible display device, including: a substrate that comprises a first surface and a second surface which is an opposite surface to the first surface; a light-emitting device disposed on the first surface; a reduction layer disposed on the second surface; and a barrier layer disposed between the second surface and the reduction layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Khachatryan Hayk, Ki Hyun Kim, Sun Ho Kim, Jeong Ho Kim, Tae Woong Kim, Yeon Gon Mo, Dan Bi Choi
  • Publication number: 20180098440
    Abstract: An exemplary embodiment provides a display device including: a display panel configured to include a first area, and a second area and a third area respectively disposed at opposite sides of the first area in a first direction; a first roller unit configured to wind the second area thereon; and a second roller unit configured to wind the third area of the display panel in an opposite direction to that of the first roller unit, wherein a distance between the first roller unit and the second roller unit which are separated from each other in the first direction can be adjusted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2017
    Publication date: April 5, 2018
    Inventors: Jin Hwan CHOI, Min-Sung KIM, Hyun Woo KOO, Jeong Ho KIM, Tae Woong KIM, Tae An SEO, Jung Hun LEE
  • Patent number: 9935280
    Abstract: In an aspect, a flexible substrate may include a base substrate, an insulating layer positioned on a first surface of the base substrate, a protective film positioned on a second surface facing the first surface of the base substrate and an adhesive layer positioned between the base substrate and the protective film and attaching the protective film on the second surface of the base substrate. The adhesive layer may include a cross-linker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Young Gug Seol, Tae Woong Kim, Ju Chan Park, Pil Suk Lee, Jin Hwan Choi
  • Patent number: 9905324
    Abstract: A method of fabricating a metal nanowire dispersion solution includes heating a first solution including a metal compound, a catalyst, an organic protection agent and menstruum, thereby forming metal nanowires in the first solution, performing a first cleaning process providing a first solvent into the metal nanowire, thereby separating the organic protection agent surrounding the metal nanowires from the metal nanowires, separating the metal nanowires from the first solution by vacuum-filtering, and dispersing the separated metal nanowires in a dispersion solvent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignees: Samsung Display Co., Ltd., Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Hyun Woo Koo, Tae Woong Kim, Jung Yong Lee, Jae Min Lee
  • Publication number: 20180011517
    Abstract: A rollable display device includes a rollable structure including a plurality of unit structures, the rollable structure being rollable and unrollable based on the unit structures, and a display panel structure attached to the rollable structure, wherein respective widths of the unit structures increase in a direction from a first side of the rollable structure to a second side of the rollable structure, the first side of the rollable structure being opposite to the second side of the rollable structure, and wherein each of the unit structures includes a metal plate, the metal plate being bent by a bending limit angle in a direction in which the rollable structure is rolled, and a magnetic object on a side region of the metal plate, the magnetic object being magnetically coupled to an adjacent metal plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2017
    Publication date: January 11, 2018
    Inventors: Jin-Hwan CHOI, Hyun-Woo KOO, Jeong-Ho KIM, Tae-Woong KIM, Bo-Ik PARK, Tae-An SEO, Jung-Hun LEE, Hayk KHACHATRYAN
  • Patent number: 9847250
    Abstract: A flexible display and method of manufacturing the same are disclosed. In one aspect, the display includes a flexible substrate having a bending area and a non-bending area and a plurality of metal wirings formed over the flexible substrate in the bending area and the non-bending area. Each of the metal wirings which are formed in the bending area includes a pair of first hard wirings formed over the flexible substrate and a first soft wiring electrically connected to ends of the pair of first hard wirings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tae An Seo, Tae Woong Kim, Seong Min Wang, Jin Hwan Choi
  • Publication number: 20170358636
    Abstract: A display device including a display panel that displays an image, and a supporting layer positioned on one surface of the display panel. The supporting layer includes a plurality of magnets that are engageable with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2017
    Publication date: December 14, 2017
    Inventors: Tae Woong KIM, Hyun Woo KOO
  • Publication number: 20170359911
    Abstract: A rollable display device includes a roller, a rollable display that is rollable onto the roller in a first direction, and a plurality of thin plates positioned at a rear surface of the rollable display, the thin plates being rollable onto the roller in the first direction along with the rollable display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2017
    Publication date: December 14, 2017
    Inventors: Khachatryan HAYK, Ki Hyun KIM, Sun Ho KIM, Jeong Ho KIM, Tae Woong KIM, Jung Hun LEE
  • Publication number: 20170309846
    Abstract: A display device is disclosed. In one aspect, the display device includes a flexible substrate capable of being bent in a first direction and an insulating layer including a first opening pattern positioned on the flexible substrate and extending in a second direction crossing the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2017
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Inventors: Tae Woong Kim, Hyun Woo Koo, Young Gug Seol
  • Patent number: 9755184
    Abstract: A display panel includes a thin film transistor substrate and a display layer disposed on the thin film transistor substrate and having a display. The thin film transistor substrate may include a base substrate, a stress relief layer disposed on the base substrate and including at least one stress relief pattern, and a driver layer disposed on the stress relief layer and including at least one thin film transistor coupled to the display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Bo Ik Park, Sun Ho Kim, Tae Woong Kim, Pil Suk Lee
  • Publication number: 20170229489
    Abstract: A display device includes a substrate including a first planarization region and a second planarization region inclined at a predetermined angle with respect to the first planarization region. A display device further includes a first wiring disposed in the second planarization region. A display device additionally includes a flexible film bonded with the substrate in the first planarization region and the second planarization region and connected to the first wiring in the second planarization region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2017
    Publication date: August 10, 2017
    Inventors: Tae An SEO, Jin Hwan Choi, Tae Woong Kim, Bo Ik Park, Ju Chan Park
  • Patent number: 9728593
    Abstract: An organic light emitting display device includes: a curved organic light emitting display panel. The organic light emitting display panel includes a flexible substrate, a thin film transistor layer including a semiconductor layer, and an organic light emission layer including an organic light emitting material. In the curved organic light emitting display panel, the thin film transistor layer receives a compressive stress, or a neutral plane in which the compressive stress and a tensile stress maintain equilibrium is defined in the thin film transistor layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD
    Inventors: Hyun Woo Koo, Tae Woong Kim, Young Gug Seol
  • Publication number: 20170222176
    Abstract: An organic light emitting device includes a substrate. An organic light emitting diode is disposed on the substrate. A thin film encapsulation layer is disposed over the organic light emitting diode. The thin film encapsulation layer includes at least one organic layer. An organic passivation layer is disposed directly on the thin film encapsulation layer. The organic passivation layer has a smaller Young's modulus than the organic layer of the thin film encapsulation layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2017
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventors: KHACHATRYAN HAYK, KI HYUN KIM, SUN HO KIM, JEONG HO KIM, TAE WOONG KIM, DAN BI CHOI
  • Patent number: 9722195
    Abstract: A display device is disclosed. In one aspect, the display device includes a flexible substrate capable of being bent in a first direction and an insulating layer including a first opening pattern positioned on the flexible substrate and extending in a second direction crossing the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tae Woong Kim, Hyun Woo Koo, Young Gug Seol
  • Patent number: 9678539
    Abstract: A display device includes a first body including a first internal space and a first opening at a first side of the first body, a second body including a second internal space and a second opening at a first side of the second body, the second opening facing the first opening, a flexible display panel to display images, the flexible display panel having a changeable display area in accordance with a distance between the first and second bodies, and an arm assembly including a plurality of connecting arms supporting the first and second bodies, the plurality of connecting arms being rotatably coupled to the first and second bodies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Khachatryan Hayk, Hyun Woo Koo, Tae Woong Kim
  • Publication number: 20170157670
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for manufacturing a metallic nanowire transparent electrode, including generating a metallic nanowire and chemically reducing the metallic nanowire to connect adjacent metallic nanowires.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2016
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Inventors: Jin Hwan CHOI, Jung Yong LEE, Tae Woong KIM, Jae Ho AHN
  • Patent number: 9662710
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing silver nanowires includes: forming a first solution including a dispersion stabilizer and a polyol; forming a second solution including a dispersion stabilizer, a silver precursor, a halogen-ion donor, deionized water, and the polyol; forming a third solution by adding the second solution to the first solution; heating the third solution from a first temperature to a second temperature; and forming silver nanowires by maintaining the third solution at the second temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Inventors: Hyun-Woo Koo, Tae-Woong Kim, Jung-Yong Lee, Jaemin Lee, Seonju Jeong
  • Publication number: 20170146697
    Abstract: An anti-scratch film, including a film base and an anti-scratch layer on one side of the film base. The anti-scratch layer includes a plurality of protrusions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2017
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Inventors: Tae-Woong Kim, Hyun-Woo Koo, Young-Gug Seol, Patrick Lee
  • Patent number: D819020
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jin Hwan Choi, Hyun Woo Koo, Kyu Young Kim, Jeong Ho Kim, Tae Woong Kim, Yeon Gon Mo, Tae An Seo, Jung Hun Lee