Patents by Inventor Wan Taek HONG

Wan Taek HONG 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: 11921309
    Abstract: A polarizing plate and an optical display including the same are provided. A polarizing plate includes: a polarizer; and a first protective layer and a second protective layer sequentially stacked on a surface of the polarizer, and the second protective layer includes a positive C retardation layer, the positive C retardation layer having a thickness of about 10 ?m or less, an index of refraction of about 1.50 to about 1.55, and a glass transition temperature (Tg) of about 150° C. to about 250° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: A Ra Jo, Beom Deok Lee, Seon Gyeong Jeong, Seong Hoon Lee, Seung Mi Shin, Wan Taek Hong
  • Publication number: 20230408860
    Abstract: Provided are an optical display device module and an optical display device including same, the optical display device module comprising an optical display device panel, and a first polarizing plate arranged on at least one surface of the optical display device panel, wherein the first polarizing plate includes a first polarizer and a first phase difference layer arranged between the first polarizer and the optical display device panel, the first phase difference layer includes at least a positive C layer, the optical display device panel includes a second phase difference layer therein, and the second phase difference layer and the first phase difference layer satisfy formula 1 and formula 2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2021
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventors: Wan Taek HONG, Jun Mo KOO, Bong Choon KIM, Seung Mi SHIN, Beom Deok LEE, Seong Hoon LEE, Seon Gyeong JEONG, A Ra JO
  • Publication number: 20230053212
    Abstract: Disclosed are an optical laminate and an optical display apparatus including the same. The optical laminate includes: a polarizer; and a retardation layer stacked on a light incidence surface of the polarizer, wherein the retardation layer includes a positive C layer, the positive C layer having an in-plane retardation of 0 nm to 30 nm and an out-of-plane retardation of ?50 nm to ?15 nm at a wavelength of 550 nm, and the in-plane retardation of the positive C layer at a wavelength of 550 nm and an absolute value of a tilted angle of a slow axis of the positive C layer with respect to a light absorption axis of the polarizer satisfy Relation 1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2022
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Inventors: Seung Mi SHIN, Wan Taek HONG, Seong Hoon LEE, Seon Gyeong JEONG, Boem Deok LEE, Bong Choon KIM
  • Patent number: 11513387
    Abstract: A polarizing plate for IPS mode and an optical display apparatus including the same are provided. A polarizing plate includes: a polarizer; a first protective layer on an upper surface of the polarizer; and a second protective layer on a lower surface of the polarizer, wherein, assuming an axis of the polarizer having a high index of refraction in an in-plane direction of the polarizer is a reference axis (0°), an angle of an axis of the first protective layer having a low index of refraction in the in-plane direction thereof is in a range of about ?5° to +5°, the first protective layer has an in-plane retardation Re of about 5,000 nm or more at a wavelength of 550 nm, the second protective layer includes a positive C plate layer, and the second protective layer satisfies at least one of Relations 1 and 2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: A Ra Jo, Beom Deok Lee, Seung Mi Shin, Seong Hoon Lee, Wan Taek Hong
  • Publication number: 20220099876
    Abstract: An optical laminate and an optical display apparatus including the same are provided. An optical laminate includes: a polarizer; and a first protective layer and a retardation layer stacked on a light incidence surface of the polarizer, the retardation layer including at least a positive C layer, and a laminate of the first protective layer and the retardation layer having a photoelastic coefficient of about 2×10?13 cm2/dyne or less and a modulus of about 2,000 MPa to about 4,000 MPa, as measured in an absorption axis direction of the polarizer in the optical laminate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Seung Mi SHIN, Beom Deok LEE, Seong Hoon LEE, Seon Gyeong JEONG, A Ra JO, Wan Taek HONG
  • Publication number: 20220099873
    Abstract: A polarizing plate and an optical display including the same are provided. A polarizing plate includes: a polarizer; and a first protective layer and a second protective layer sequentially stacked on a surface of the polarizer, and the second protective layer includes a positive C retardation layer, the positive C retardation layer having a thickness of about 10 ?m or less, an index of refraction of about 1.50 to about 1.55, and a glass transition temperature (Tg) of about 150° C. to about 250° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: A Ra JO, Beom Deok LEE, Seon Gyeong JEONG, Seong Hoon LEE, Seung Mi SHIN, Wan Taek HONG
  • Publication number: 20210397043
    Abstract: A polarizing plate for IPS mode and an optical display apparatus including the same are provided. A polarizing plate includes: a polarizer; a first protective layer on an upper surface of the polarizer; and a second protective layer on a lower surface of the polarizer, wherein, assuming an axis of the polarizer having a high index of refraction in an in-plane direction of the polarizer is a reference axis (0°), an angle of an axis of the first protective layer having a low index of refraction in the in-plane direction thereof is in a range of about ?5° to +5°, the first protective layer has an in-plane retardation Re of about 5,000 nm or more at a wavelength of 550 nm, the second protective layer includes a positive C plate layer, and the second protective layer satisfies at least one of Relations 1 and 2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2021
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Inventors: A Ra JO, Beom Deok LEE, Seung Mi SHIN, Seong Hoon LEE, Wan Taek HONG
  • Patent number: 10330839
    Abstract: A polarizing plate includes: a bonding layer; a polarizer on a first surface of the bonding layer; and a polarizer protective film on a second surface of the bonding layer, and a ratio (?1/?3) of a measured tensile modulus (?1), in a transverse direction (TD), of the polarizing plate to a sum (?3) of a measured thickness (?1) of the polarizer and a measured thickness (?2) of the polarizer protective film is greater than 0.27 and less than 0.50, and a ratio (?2/?3) of a measured tensile modulus (?2), in the TD, of the polarizer to a measured tensile modulus (?3), in the TD, of the polarizer protective film is greater than 0 and less than 0.2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Wan Taek Hong
  • Publication number: 20160349424
    Abstract: A polarizing plate includes: a bonding layer; a polarizer on a first surface of the bonding layer; and a polarizer protective film on a second surface of the bonding layer, and a ratio (?1/?3) of a measured tensile modulus (?1), in a transverse direction (TD), of the polarizing plate to a sum (?3) of a measured thickness (?1) of the polarizer and a measured thickness (?2) of the polarizer protective film is greater than 0.27 and less than 0.50, and a ratio (?2/?3) of a measured tensile modulus (?2), in the TD, of the polarizer to a measured tensile modulus (?3), in the TD, of the polarizer protective film is greater than 0 and less than 0.2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2016
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Inventor: Wan Taek HONG
  • Patent number: 9158050
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a polarizer having a transmittance of about 45% or more and a transmittance distribution of about 0.3% or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: CHEIL INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: Wan Taek Hong, Sang Do Lee, Hae Ryong Chung
  • Publication number: 20130163079
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a polarizer having a transmittance of about 45% or more and a transmittance distribution of about 0.3% or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2012
    Publication date: June 27, 2013
    Inventors: Wan Taek HONG, Sang Do LEE, Hae Ryong CHUNG