Patents by Inventor Wan-Soon Im
Wan-Soon Im 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).
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Publication number: 20230252940Abstract: A display device includes a light emitting element including an anode, a cathode, and a light emitting layer between the anode and the cathode, a first transistor connected between the anode and a first power line, the first transistor may be switched by a voltage of a node, a second transistor connected between the first transistor and a data line, the second transistor may be switched by a write scan signal, a third transistor connected between the node and the anode, the third transistor may be switched by a compensation scan signal, a fourth transistor connected between the node and an initialization line, the fourth transistor may be switched by an initialization scan signal, an insulating layer on the first to the fourth transistors, and a light blocking pattern protruding from the insulating layer, the light blocking pattern being adjacent to the third transistor and the fourth transistor.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 17, 2023Publication date: August 10, 2023Inventors: WAN-SOON IM, CHULHO KIM, KIDAN LEE, JEONG-SOO LEE, JINA LEE, SUGWOO JUNG
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Patent number: 11631370Abstract: A display device includes a light emitting element including an anode, a cathode, and a light emitting layer between the anode and the cathode, a first transistor connected between the anode and a first power line, the first transistor may be switched by a voltage of a node, a second transistor connected between the first transistor and a data line, the second transistor may be switched by a write scan signal, a third transistor connected between the node and the anode, the third transistor may be switched by a compensation scan signal, a fourth transistor connected between the node and an initialization line, the fourth transistor may be switched by an initialization scan signal, an insulating layer on the first to the fourth transistors, and a light blocking pattern protruding from the insulating layer, the light blocking pattern being adjacent to the third transistor and the fourth transistor.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 2022Date of Patent: April 18, 2023Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Wan-Soon Im, Chulho Kim, Kidan Lee, Jeong-Soo Lee, Jina Lee, Sugwoo Jung
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Publication number: 20230051015Abstract: A display device includes a light emitting element including an anode, a cathode, and a light emitting layer between the anode and the cathode, a first transistor connected between the anode and a first power line, the first transistor may be switched by a voltage of a node, a second transistor connected between the first transistor and a data line, the second transistor may be switched by a write scan signal, a third transistor connected between the node and the anode, the third transistor may be switched by a compensation scan signal, a fourth transistor connected between the node and an initialization line, the fourth transistor may be switched by an initialization scan signal, an insulating layer on the first to the fourth transistors, and a light blocking pattern protruding from the insulating layer, the light blocking pattern being adjacent to the third transistor and the fourth transistor.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 14, 2022Publication date: February 16, 2023Inventors: WAN-SOON IM, CHULHO KIM, KIDAN LEE, JEONG-SOO LEE, JINA LEE, SUGWOO JUNG
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Patent number: 11552108Abstract: A transistor display panel including a substrate, a gate line disposed on the substrate and extending in a first direction, a gate electrode protruding from the gate line, a gate insulating layer disposed on the gate line and the gate electrode, a semiconductor layer and an auxiliary layer disposed on the gate insulating layer and spaced apart from each other, a data line disposed on the gate insulating layer and extending in a second direction which is a direction crossing the gate line, a drain electrode disposed on the gate insulating layer and the semiconductor layer and spaced apart from the data line, and a pixel electrode connected to the drain electrode, in which the auxiliary layer overlaps an edge of the gate electrode in a plan view.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2020Date of Patent: January 10, 2023Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Byung Hwan Chu, Sho Yeon Kim, Wan-Soon Im, Yong Tae Cho
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Publication number: 20220149021Abstract: A tiled display device includes a first display panel including a first lower structure including a first driver, and a first upper structure on the first lower structure, and a second display panel including a second lower structure that includes a second driver and that is adjacent to the first lower structure in a bonding area, and a second upper structure that is on the second lower structure and that is adjacent to the first upper structure, wherein the second lower structure at least partially overlaps the first upper structure, and wherein the first driver and the second driver are spaced apart from the bonding area in a plan view.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2021Publication date: May 12, 2022Inventors: Wan Soon IM, Chang Woo KWON
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Publication number: 20220085264Abstract: A display device includes: a first substrate; a plurality of metal layers on the first substrate and separated from each other; a buffer layer on the metal layer; a semiconductor layer on the buffer layer; a gate conductive layer on the semiconductor layer; a data conductive layer connected to the semiconductor layer; and a light-emitting element connected to the data conductive layer, wherein the metal layer includes a first portion partially overlapping the semiconductor layer in a third direction perpendicular to the surface of the first substrate, a second portion where the metal layer completely overlaps the semiconductor layer in the third direction, and a third portion where the metal layer does not overlap the semiconductor layer in the third direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2021Publication date: March 17, 2022Inventors: Seung Bo SHIM, Chang Woo KWON, Bong-Kyun KIM, Jin SueK KIM, Hyo Suk PARK, Ho Kil OH, Eung Gyu LEE, Wan-Soon IM, Joon Hoo CHOI
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Patent number: 11221509Abstract: One or more embodiments of the present invention are directed to a liquid crystal display including: a first substrate and a second substrate facing each other; a first color pixel area, a second color pixel area, a third color pixel area, and a white pixel area on any one of the first substrate and the second substrate; and a liquid crystal layer between the first substrate and the second substrate. A first color filter is disposed in each of the first color pixel area and the white pixel area, and each of the first, second, third, and white pixel areas includes a plurality of domains, each two adjacent domains having a boundary between them, and the first color filter is disposed at at least one of the boundaries between the domains in the white pixel area.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2020Date of Patent: January 11, 2022Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Seok Kyu Yoon, Eun Ju Kim, Hyung June Kim, Byoung Sun Na, Sung Jae Park, Yun Seok Lee, Ik Soo Lee, Jun Pyo Lee, Wan-Soon Im, Jong Hak Hwang
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Publication number: 20210104553Abstract: A transistor display panel including a substrate, a gate line disposed on the substrate and extending in a first direction, a gate electrode protruding from the gate line, a gate insulating layer disposed on the gate line and the gate electrode, a semiconductor layer and an auxiliary layer disposed on the gate insulating layer and spaced apart from each other, a data line disposed on the gate insulating layer and extending in a second direction which is a direction crossing the gate line, a drain electrode disposed on the gate insulating layer and the semiconductor layer and spaced apart from the data line, and a pixel electrode connected to the drain electrode, in which the auxiliary layer overlaps an edge of the gate electrode in a plan view.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2020Publication date: April 8, 2021Inventors: Byung Hwan Chu, Sho Yeon Kim, Wan-Soon Im, Yong Tae Cho
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Patent number: 10872909Abstract: A transistor display panel including a substrate, a gate line disposed on the substrate and extending in a first direction, a gate electrode protruding from the gate line, a gate insulating layer disposed on the gate line and the gate electrode, a semiconductor layer and an auxiliary layer disposed on the gate insulating layer and spaced apart from each other, a data line disposed on the gate insulating layer and extending in a second direction which is a direction crossing the gate line, a drain electrode disposed on the gate insulating layer and the semiconductor layer and spaced apart from the data line, and a pixel electrode connected to the drain electrode, in which the auxiliary layer overlaps an edge of the gate electrode in a plan view.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2019Date of Patent: December 22, 2020Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Byung Hwan Chu, Sho Yeon Kim, Wan-Soon Im, Yong Tae Cho
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Publication number: 20200301179Abstract: A liquid crystal display includes a display substrate which includes a plurality of pixel areas and is curved in a first direction, an opposite substrate which faces the display substrate, is coupled to the display substrate, and is curved along the display substrate, and a liquid crystal layer disposed between the display substrate and the opposite substrate, where a plurality of domains are defined in each of the plurality of pixel areas, directions in which liquid crystal molecules of the liquid crystal layer are aligned are different from each other in at least two domains among the plurality of domains, and the plurality of domains is arranged in a second direction crossing the first direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 5, 2020Publication date: September 24, 2020Inventors: Wan-Soon IM, MinWook PARK, SuWan WOO, Eun-Kil PARK, Jeongman Son, Changil TAE, Kee-Bum PARK, Kyung-Bae KIM, JE HYEONG PARK, JOOHWAN PARK, YU DEOK SEO, Seungho YANG, SEJOON OH, HEEHWAN LEE
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Publication number: 20200271988Abstract: One or more embodiments of the present invention are directed to a liquid crystal display including: a first substrate and a second substrate facing each other; a first color pixel area, a second color pixel area, a third color pixel area, and a white pixel area on any one of the first substrate and the second substrate; and a liquid crystal layer between the first substrate and the second substrate. A first color filter is disposed in each of the first color pixel area and the white pixel area, and each of the first, second, third, and white pixel areas includes a plurality of domains, each two adjacent domains having a boundary between them, and the first color filter is disposed at at least one of the boundaries between the domains in the white pixel area.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 14, 2020Publication date: August 27, 2020Inventors: Seok Kyu Yoon, Eun Ju Kim, Hyung June Kim, Byoung Sun Na, Sung Jae Park, Yun Seok Lee, Ik Soo Lee, Jun Pyo Lee, Wan-Soon Im, Jong Hak Hwang
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Patent number: 10712596Abstract: A liquid crystal display includes a display substrate which includes a plurality of pixel areas and is curved in a first direction, an opposite substrate which faces the display substrate, is coupled to the display substrate, and is curved along the display substrate, and a liquid crystal layer disposed between the display substrate and the opposite substrate, where a plurality of domains are defined in each of the plurality of pixel areas, directions in which liquid crystal molecules of the liquid crystal layer are aligned are different from each other in at least two domains among the plurality of domains, and the plurality of domains is arranged in a second direction crossing the first direction.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2014Date of Patent: July 14, 2020Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Wan-Soon Im, MinWook Park, SuWan Woo, Eun-Kil Park, Jeongman Son, Changil Tae, Kee-Bum Park, Kyung-Bae Kim, Je Hyeong Park, Joohwan Park, Yu Deok Seo, Seungho Yang, Sejoon Oh, Heehwan Lee
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Patent number: 10698250Abstract: One or more embodiments of the present invention are directed to a liquid crystal display including: a first substrate and a second substrate facing each other; a first color pixel area, a second color pixel area, a third color pixel area, and a white pixel area on any one of the first substrate and the second substrate; and a liquid crystal layer between the first substrate and the second substrate. A first color filter is disposed in each of the first color pixel area and the white pixel area, and each of the first, second, third, and white pixel areas includes a plurality of domains, each two adjacent domains having a boundary between them, and the first color filter is disposed at at least one of the boundaries between the domains in the white pixel area.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2018Date of Patent: June 30, 2020Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Seok Kyu Yoon, Eun Ju Kim, Hyung June Kim, Byoung Sun Na, Sung Jae Park, Yun Seok Lee, Ik Soo Lee, Jun Pyo Lee, Wan-Soon Im, Jong Hak Hwang
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Patent number: 10690979Abstract: A display panel includes a first base substrate, a gate line and a data line, a thin film transistor disposed on the first base substrate, and electrically connected to the gate line and the data line, a first electrode electrically connected to the thin film transistor, a third electrode spaced apart from the first electrode in a plan view, a second electrode facing the first electrode and the third electrode, and entirely overlapping the data line in a first direction, and a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first and third electrodes and the second electrode.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2016Date of Patent: June 23, 2020Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Wan-Soon Im, Young Goo Song, Yeo Geon Yoon, Jang-Bog Ju
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Publication number: 20200135765Abstract: A transistor display panel including a substrate, a gate line disposed on the substrate and extending in a first direction, a gate electrode protruding from the gate line, a gate insulating layer disposed on the gate line and the gate electrode, a semiconductor layer and an auxiliary layer disposed on the gate insulating layer and spaced apart from each other, a data line disposed on the gate insulating layer and extending in a second direction which is a direction crossing the gate line, a drain electrode disposed on the gate insulating layer and the semiconductor layer and spaced apart from the data line, and a pixel electrode connected to the drain electrode, in which the auxiliary layer overlaps an edge of the gate electrode in a plan view.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2019Publication date: April 30, 2020Inventors: Byung Hwan CHU, Sho Yeon KIM, Wan-Soon IM, Yong Tae CHO
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Patent number: 10608052Abstract: A display substrate includes a first switching element electrically connected to a gate line extending in a first direction and a data line extending in a second direction crossing the first direction, an organic layer disposed on the first switching element, a shielding electrode disposed on the organic layer and overlapping the data line, a pixel electrode disposed on the same layer as the shielding electrode and a light-blocking pattern disposed on the shielding electrode and adjacent to a corner of the pixel electrodeType: GrantFiled: December 28, 2018Date of Patent: March 31, 2020Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hyung-June Kim, Wan-Soon Im
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Patent number: 10515985Abstract: A transistor display panel including a substrate, a gate line disposed on the substrate and extending in a first direction, a gate electrode protruding from the gate line, a gate insulating layer disposed on the gate line and the gate electrode, a semiconductor layer and an auxiliary layer disposed on the gate insulating layer and spaced apart from each other, a data line disposed on the gate insulating layer and extending in a second direction which is a direction crossing the gate line, a drain electrode disposed on the gate insulating layer and the semiconductor layer and spaced apart from the data line, and a pixel electrode connected to the drain electrode, in which the auxiliary layer overlaps an edge of the gate electrode in a plan view.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2018Date of Patent: December 24, 2019Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Byung Hwan Chu, Sho Yeon Kim, Wan-Soon Im, Yong Tae Cho
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Patent number: 10504467Abstract: A display device including a substrate, a gate driver disposed on the substrate and including a plurality of stages, a clock signal line disposed on the substrate, and transmitting a clock signal to at least one of the stages, a transistor disposed on the substrate, and a light blocking layer disposed between the substrate and the transistor and overlapping the transistor. The clock signal line includes a first conductive line and a second conductive line overlapping the first conductive line, and the first conductive line is disposed in the same layer as the light blocking layer.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2017Date of Patent: December 10, 2019Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yoon-Jang Kim, Kwi Hyun Kim, Sung Ryul Kim, Yun Seok Lee, Wan-Soon Im
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Patent number: 10396105Abstract: A display substrate includes a base substrate comprising a plurality of sub-pixels, a first switching element disposed on the base substrate and electrically connected to a gate line extending in a first direction and a data line extending in a second direction crossing the first direction, a color filter layer disposed on the switching element and comprising a red color filter, a green color filter, a blue color filter and a white color filter alternately disposed on the plurality of sub-pixels, respectively, a column spacer disposed on the color filter and comprising the same material as that of the white color filter, an insulation layer disposed on the color filter and the column spacer and a pixel electrode disposed on the insulation layer.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2017Date of Patent: August 27, 2019Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Hyoung-Cheol Lee, Hyung-June Kim, Wan-Soon Im, Tae-Kyung Yim, Joon-Gun Chong, Jong-Hak Hwang
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Publication number: 20190227372Abstract: A curved display device curved in a first direction includes: a first substrate including a plurality of signal lines, an insulating layer which covers the signal lines, a pixel electrode disposed on the insulating layer, and a shielding electrode electrically insulated from the pixel electrode and disposed along a signal line, which extends substantially in a second direction crossing the first direction, among the signal lines; a second substrate disposed opposite to the first substrate and including a common electrode; and a light control layer interposed between the first substrate and the second substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 1, 2019Publication date: July 25, 2019Inventors: SuWan WOO, Wan-Soon IM, Kee-Bum PARK, Younggoo SONG, Heehwan LEE, Yongwoo HYUNG