Patents by Inventor Wonho JANG

Wonho JANG 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: 20240068738
    Abstract: A control box and a refrigerator comprising same are disclosed. The refrigerator may comprise: a main body; a storage compartment provided within the main body; a housing body which is disposed at the rear of the main body and is open at one side thereof to accommodate electrical/electronic components therein; and a housing cover which is coupled to the housing body to cover the open side of the housing body, wherein: the housing body includes a plurality of ribs which protrude toward the housing cover; and the housing cover includes contact portions which are formed in the housing cover to correspond to the ribs and are brought into contact with the ribs when an impact is applied to the housing cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Wonho JANG, Inyong HWANG, Yongman SEO, Yountae SHIN
  • Publication number: 20240060710
    Abstract: A refrigerator includes an inner case forming a storage compartment therein, the inner case including an inner wall surrounding the storage compartment; an outer case coupled to an outer side of the inner case; a foamed insulation material disposed between the inner case and the outer case; a storage container configured to be slidably inserted into and withdrawn from the storage compartment; a rail unit disposed inside the storage compartment, the rail unit being configured to guide a movement of the storage container, the rail unit including a coupling protrusion that is coupled to the inner wall; an insertion groove formed on the inner wall to allow the coupling protrusion to insert therein; and a coupling groove formed on the inner wall so that the rail unit coupled to the insertion groove fixes to the inner wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2023
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Inyong HWANG, Wonho JANG, Myoungjin JANG, Seyeun CHANG, Yongman SEO
  • Publication number: 20230204282
    Abstract: A refrigerator includes: a main body; a storage room formed inside the main body; an ice maker fixed to the main body, and inside the storage room; and a drawer accommodated in the storage room and configured to be withdrawable in a front direction with respect to the main body to open or close the storage room, wherein the drawer includes: a basket including an ice-making room formed therein and below the ice maker and a top portion opened; and a cover assembly in front of the ice maker and configured to cover the opened top portion of the ice-making room together with the ice maker, the cover assembly comprising a plurality of covers slidingly coupled with the basket and extendable when the basket is pulled out so that the plurality of covers changes in length along the front direction in which the basket is pulled out.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2022
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seyeun CHANG, Sihoon LEE, Hosang PARK, Jungeun PARK, Jinhong YU, Wonho JANG, Jisick HWANG
  • Publication number: 20230204275
    Abstract: A refrigerator includes a body including an inner case, a first storage compartment, a second storage compartment, a third storage compartment, a first partition between the second storage and the third storage compartments, a second partition between the first and the second storage compartments, a cold air supplier in the third storage compartment to generate cold air, a first communication hole, a second communication hole to face the first communication hole, a first guide duct formed in the first partition to guide the cold air from the first communication hole to the second communication hole, and a second guide duct formed in the second partition to guide the cold air which has flown to the first guide duct, to the second storage compartment, the second guide duct connected to the first guide duct through the second communication hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2022
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seongchan LEE, Inyong HWANG, Ilsung BAE, Jinyoung SONG, Subin YUN, Wonho JANG, Youngmin YOU
  • Publication number: 20230005964
    Abstract: A display device includes a first light blocking layer disposed on a substrate, a second light blocking layer disposed on the substrate and spaced apart from the first light blocking layer, an active layer including a first area disposed on the first light blocking layer, a second area disposed on the substrate between the first light blocking layer and the second light blocking layer, and a third area disposed between the first area and the second area, a gate electrode disposed on the active layer and overlapping a portion of the first area, a first electrode disposed on the gate electrode, and including at least a portion overlapping the first light blocking layer, and a second electrode disposed on the gate electrode, and including at least a portion overlapping the second light blocking layer and at least another portion overlapping the third area of the active layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2022
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Applicant: Samsung Display Co., LTD.
    Inventors: Yongduck SON, Jeong Hwan KIM, Taehui KIM, Junhwi PARK, Dabin LEE, Yujin LEE, Wonho JANG
  • Publication number: 20220140058
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a substrate, a thin-film transistor, a display element, a pad, a contact layer, and a pad-protecting layer. The substrate includes a display area and a peripheral area outside the display area. Each of the thin-film transistor and the display element is arranged in the display area. The pad is arranged in the peripheral area. The contact layer is electrically connected to the pad. The pad-protecting layer is on the contact layer and exposes a portion of the contact layer to the outside. The pad includes a first pad layer and a second pad layer. The first pad layer is connected to a connection wiring through a first contact hole. The second pad layer is spaced apart from the first pad layer and is connected to the first pad layer through a second contact hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2021
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventors: Minsik Jung, Jeonghwan Kim, Junhwi Park, Yongduck Son, Dabin Lee, Wonho Jang
  • Publication number: 20220045301
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a substrate including a display area and a peripheral area, a thin film transistor including a semiconductor layer, a gate electrode, a source electrode, and a drain electrode, a first inorganic insulating layer located on the substrate and under the gate electrode and covering the semiconductor layer, a second inorganic insulating layer located on the first inorganic insulating layer and covering the gate electrode, a third inorganic insulating layer located on the second inorganic insulating layer and including a 1-3th opening in the peripheral area, an organic insulating layer located on the third inorganic insulating layer, covering the source electrode and the drain electrode, and including a second opening overlapping the 1-3th opening in the peripheral area, and a pattern portion located on a layer under the organic insulating layer and overlapping the 1-3th opening and the second opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2021
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Applicant: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wonho JANG, Sun PARK, Donghyun WON
  • Patent number: 11228021
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel including a first area and a second area, a first end of the display panel being in the first area and a second end of the display panel being in the second area, wherein the second area extends away from the first area in a first direction, and the second end of the display panel protrudes from the first end of the display panel 1 in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. a polarizing plate on the display panel, a first end of the polarizing plate being located in the first area overlapping the first end of the display panel in a plan view and an organic layer on the display panel in the second area, the organic layer extending away from the polarizing plate in the second direction, an end of the organic layer overlapping the second end of the display panel in a plan view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dongsoup Noh, Inchan Kim, Jinho Kim, Wonho Jang, Jae Young Jang, Sung-Hwan Cho, Gil Jae Choi
  • Publication number: 20200127229
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel including a first area and a second area, a first end of the display panel being in the first area and a second end of the display panel being in the second area, wherein the second area extends away from the first area in a first direction, and the second end of the display panel protrudes from the first end of the display panel 1 in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. a polarizing plate on the display panel, a first end of the polarizing plate being located in the first area overlapping the first end of the display panel in a plan view and an organic layer on the display panel in the second area, the organic layer extending away from the polarizing plate in the second direction, an end of the organic layer overlapping the second end of the display panel in a plan view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2019
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Inventors: Dongsoup NOH, Inchan KIM, Jinho KIM, Wonho JANG, Jae Young JANG, Sung-Hwan CHO, Gil Jae CHOI
  • Patent number: 10043830
    Abstract: A thin film transistor (TFT) circuit device comprises a substrate comprising a major surface; a gate line formed over the substrate and extending in a first direction when viewed in a viewing direction perpendicular to the major surface; an insulating layer formed over the gate line; an electrically conductive line formed over the insulating layer and extending in a second direction when viewed in the viewing direction, the second direction being different from the first direction, the electrically conductive line comprising a source line or a data line; and a semiconductor piece formed over the substrate. The semiconductor piece comprises a portion which is located between the substrate and the gate line and overlaps the gate line and the electrically conductive line at an intersection of the gate line and the electrically conductive line when viewed in the viewing direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sun Park, Jeonghwan Kim, Wonho Jang, Joohyeon Jo
  • Publication number: 20160190164
    Abstract: A thin film transistor (TFT) circuit device comprises a substrate comprising a major surface; a gate line formed over the substrate and extending in a first direction when viewed in a viewing direction perpendicular to the major surface; an insulating layer formed over the gate line; an electrically conductive line formed over the insulating layer and extending in a second direction when viewed in the viewing direction, the second direction being different from the first direction, the electrically conductive line comprising a source line or a data line; and a semiconductor piece formed over the substrate. The semiconductor piece comprises a portion which is located between the substrate and the gate line and overlaps the gate line and the electrically conductive line at an intersection of the gate line and the electrically conductive line when viewed in the viewing direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2015
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Inventors: Sun Park, Jeonghwan Kim, Wonho Jang, Joohyeon Jo
  • Patent number: 9027576
    Abstract: Substrate treatment systems are provided. The substrate treatment systems may include a treating device configured to treat a substrate with a supercritical fluid, and a supplying device configured to supply the supercritical fluid to the treating device. The treating device may include a supercritical process zone in which the substrate is treated with the supercritical fluid, and a pre-supercritical process zone in which the supercritical fluid is expanded and then provided into the supercritical process zone to create a supercritical state in the supercritical process zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yong-Jhin Cho, Yongsun Ko, Kyoungseob Kim, Kwangsu Kim, SeokHoon Kim, Jung-Min Oh, Kuntack Lee, Wonho Jang, Yongmyung Jun
  • Publication number: 20140262024
    Abstract: Substrate treatment systems are provided. The substrate treatment systems may include a treating device configured to treat a substrate with a supercritical fluid, and a supplying device configured to supply the supercritical fluid to the treating device. The treating device may include a supercritical process zone in which the substrate is treated with the supercritical fluid, and a pre-supercritical process zone in which the supercritical fluid is expanded and then provided into the supercritical process zone to create a supercritical state in the supercritical process zone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Inventors: Yong-Jhin CHO, YONGSUN KO, KYOUNGSEOB KIM, KWANGSU KIM, SeokHoon KIM, Jung-Min OH, KUNTACK LEE, WONHO JANG, YONGMYUNG JUN
  • Patent number: 8703526
    Abstract: A method of fabricating a transparent electrode for use in a quantum dot sensitized solar cell, and a quantum dot sensitized solar cell fabricated according to the method are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: Korea Institute of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Jaehoon Kim, Byoung Koun Min, Jae-Duck Kim, Jong Min Park, Wonho Jang
  • Publication number: 20110303269
    Abstract: A method of fabricating a transparent electrode for use in a quantum dot sensitized solar cell, and a quantum dot sensitized solar cell fabricated according to the method are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2010
    Publication date: December 15, 2011
    Applicant: Korea Institute of Science & Technology
    Inventors: Jaehoon KIM, Byoung Koun MIN, Jae-Duck KIM, Jong Min PARK, Wonho JANG