Patents by Inventor Won Mook Choi

Won Mook Choi 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: 10355113
    Abstract: In an aspect, the present invention provides stretchable, and optionally printable, components such as semiconductors and electronic circuits capable of providing good performance when stretched, compressed, flexed or otherwise deformed, and related methods of making or tuning such stretchable components. Stretchable semiconductors and electronic circuits preferred for some applications are flexible, in addition to being stretchable, and thus are capable of significant elongation, flexing, bending or other deformation along one or more axes. Further, stretchable semiconductors and electronic circuits of the present invention are adapted to a wide range of device configurations to provide fully flexible electronic and optoelectronic devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois
    Inventors: John A. Rogers, Matthew Meitl, Yugang Sun, Heung Cho Ko, Andrew Carlson, Won Mook Choi, Mark Stoykovich, Hanqing Jiang, Yonggang Huang, Ralph G. Nuzzo, Zhengtao Zhu, Etienne Menard, Dahl-Young Khang
  • Patent number: 10292261
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are stretchable, foldable and optionally printable, processes for making devices and devices such as semiconductors, electronic circuits and components thereof that are capable of providing good performance when stretched, compressed, flexed or otherwise deformed. Strain isolation layers provide good strain isolation to functional device layers. Multilayer devices are constructed to position a neutral mechanical surface coincident or proximate to a functional layer having a material that is susceptible to strain-induced failure. Neutral mechanical surfaces are positioned by one or more layers having a property that is spatially inhomogeneous, such as by patterning any of the layers of the multilayer device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignees: The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois, Northwestern University
    Inventors: John A Rogers, Yonggang Huang, Heung Cho Ko, Mark Stoykovich, Won Mook Choi, Jizhou Song, Jong Hyun Ahn, Dae Hyeong Kim
  • Patent number: 10177261
    Abstract: A transparent electrode on at least one surface of a transparent substrate may include graphene doped with a p-dopant. The transparent electrode may be efficiently applied to a variety of display devices or solar cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seon-Mi Yoon, Won-mook Choi, Hyeon-jin Shin, Jae-young Choi
  • Patent number: 10064269
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are stretchable, foldable and optionally printable, processes for making devices and devices such as semiconductors, electronic circuits and components thereof that are capable of providing good performance when stretched, compressed, flexed or otherwise deformed. Strain isolation layers provide good strain isolation to functional device layers. Multilayer devices are constructed to position a neutral mechanical surface coincident or proximate to a functional layer having a material that is susceptible to strain-induced failure. Neutral mechanical surfaces are positioned by one or more layers having a property that is spatially inhomogeneous, such as by patterning any of the layers of the multilayer device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois
    Inventors: John A Rogers, Yonggang Huang, Heung Cho Ko, Mark Stoykovich, Won Mook Choi, Jizhou Song, Jong Hyun Ahn, Dae Hyeong Kim
  • Patent number: 9988274
    Abstract: A method for chemical modification of graphene includes dry etching graphene to provide an etched graphene; and introducing a functional group at an edge of the etched graphene. Also disclosed is graphene, including an etched edge portion, the etched portion including a functional group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Won Mook Choi, Byung Hee Hong, Jaeyoung Choi
  • Patent number: 9887020
    Abstract: A composition including graphene; and at least one dopant selected from the group consisting of an organic dopant and an inorganic dopant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyeon-jin Shin, Won-mook Choi, Jae-young Choi, Seon-mi Yoon
  • Publication number: 20160381789
    Abstract: In an aspect, the present invention provides stretchable, and optionally printable, components such as semiconductors and electronic circuits capable of providing good performance when stretched, compressed, flexed or otherwise deformed, and related methods of making or tuning such stretchable components. Stretchable semiconductors and electronic circuits preferred for some applications are flexible, in addition to being stretchable, and thus are capable of significant elongation, flexing, bending or other deformation along one or more axes. Further, stretchable semiconductors and electronic circuits of the present invention are adapted to a wide range of device configurations to provide fully flexible electronic and optoelectronic devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2016
    Publication date: December 29, 2016
    Inventors: John A. ROGERS, Matthew MEITL, Yugang SUN, Heung Cho KO, Andrew CARLSON, Won Mook CHOI, Mark STOYKOVICH, Hanqing JIANG, Yonggang HUANG, Ralph G. NUZZO, Zhengtao ZHU, Etienne MENARD, Dahl-Young KHANG
  • Patent number: 9475703
    Abstract: A graphene base, including: graphene; and a substrate, wherein the graphene is formed directly on at least one surface of the substrate, and at least about 90 percent of an area of the surface of the substrate does not have a graphene wrinkle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyeon-jin Shin, Won-mook Choi, Jae-young Choi, Seon-mi Yoon
  • Patent number: 9466805
    Abstract: According to example embodiments, a semiconductor device includes a first electrode, a second electrode apart from the first electrode, and an active layer between the first and second electrodes. The active layer includes first and second layers, the first layer contacts the first and second electrodes, and the second layer is separated from at least one of the first and second electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jiyoul Lee, Eok-su Kim, Won-mook Choi, Sun-kook Kim
  • Patent number: 9324733
    Abstract: In an aspect, the present invention provides stretchable, and optionally printable, components such as semiconductors and electronic circuits capable of providing good performance when stretched, compressed, flexed or otherwise deformed, and related methods of making or tuning such stretchable components. Stretchable semiconductors and electronic circuits preferred for some applications are flexible, in addition to being stretchable, and thus are capable of significant elongation, flexing, bending or other deformation along one or more axes. Further, stretchable semiconductors and electronic circuits of the present invention are adapted to a wide range of device configurations to provide fully flexible electronic and optoelectronic devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois
    Inventors: John A. Rogers, Matthew Meitl, Yugang Sun, Heung Cho Ko, Andrew Carlson, Won Mook Choi, Mark Stoykovich, Hanqing Jiang, Yonggang Huang, Ralph G. Nuzzo, Zhengtao Zhu, Etienne Menard, Dahl-Young Khang
  • Patent number: 9315387
    Abstract: A graphene base, including: graphene; and a substrate, wherein the graphene is formed directly on at least one surface of the substrate, and at least about 90 percent of an area of the surface of the substrate does not have a graphene wrinkle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyeon-jin Shin, Won-mook Choi, Jae-young Choi, Seon-mi Yoon
  • Patent number: 9306099
    Abstract: A material including: graphene; and an inorganic material having a crystal system, wherein a crystal plane of the inorganic material is oriented parallel to the (0001) plane of the graphene. The crystal plane of the inorganic material has an atomic arrangement of a hexagon, a tetragon, or a pentagon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignees: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., KUMOH NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY-ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Jae-young Choi, Won-mook Choi, Duk-hyun Choi, Sang-woo Kim, Kyung-sik Shin
  • Patent number: 9187332
    Abstract: A graphene sheet including graphene comprising ten or fewer wrinkles per 1,000 square micrometers of the graphene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seon-mi Yoon, Jae-young Choi, Won-mook Choi, Hyeon-jin Shin
  • Publication number: 20150237711
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are stretchable, foldable and optionally printable, processes for making devices and devices such as semiconductors, electronic circuits and components thereof that are capable of providing good performance when stretched, compressed, flexed or otherwise deformed. Strain isolation layers provide good strain isolation to functional device layers. Multilayer devices are constructed to position a neutral mechanical surface coincident or proximate to a functional layer having a material that is susceptible to strain-induced failure. Neutral mechanical surfaces are positioned by one or more layers having a property that is spatially inhomogeneous, such as by patterning any of the layers of the multilayer device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2015
    Publication date: August 20, 2015
    Inventors: John A. ROGERS, Yonggang HUANG, Heung Cho KO, Mark STOYKOVICH, Won Mook CHOI, Jizhou SONG, Jong Hyun AHN, Dae Hyeong KIM
  • Patent number: 9099561
    Abstract: A transistor may include a light-blocking layer that blocks light incident on a channel layer. The light-blocking layer may include a carbon-based material. The carbon-based material may include graphene oxide, graphite oxide, graphene or carbon nanotube (CNT). The light-blocking layer may be between a gate and at least one of the channel layer, a source and a drain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2015
    Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyun-suk Kim, Sang-yoon Lee, Myung-kwan Ryu, Tae-sang Kim, Jong-baek Seon, Kyoung-seok Son, Won-mook Choi, Joon-seok Park, Mi-jeong Song
  • Publication number: 20150181700
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are stretchable, foldable and optionally printable, processes for making devices and devices such as semiconductors, electronic circuits and components thereof that are capable of providing good performance when stretched, compressed, flexed or otherwise deformed. Strain isolation layers provide good strain isolation to functional device layers. Multilayer devices are constructed to position a neutral mechanical surface coincident or proximate to a functional layer having a material that is susceptible to strain-induced failure. Neutral mechanical surfaces are positioned by one or more layers having a property that is spatially inhomogeneous, such as by patterning any of the layers of the multilayer device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2014
    Publication date: June 25, 2015
    Inventors: John A ROGERS, Yonggang HUANG, Heung Cho KO, Mark STOYKOVICH, Won Mook CHOI, Jizhou SONG, Jong Hyun AHN, Dae Hyeong KIM
  • Patent number: 9023221
    Abstract: A method of forming a multi-layer graphene includes forming a stack of a graphitizing metal catalyst layer and graphene by repeatedly performing a cycle of first forming the graphitizing metal catalyst layer on a substrate, and then forming the graphene on the graphitizing metal catalyst layer, and removing the graphitizing metal catalyst layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yun-sung Woo, Jae-young Choi, Won-mook Choi, Hyeon-jin Shin, Seon-mi Yoon
  • Patent number: 8981357
    Abstract: A hydrophobic organic layer may be formed on a surface of a graphene doped with a dopant to improve stability of the doped graphene with respect to moisture and temperature. Thus, the transparent electrode having the doped graphene containing the hydrophobic organic layer may be usefully applied in solar cells or display devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seon-mi Yoon, Hyeon-jin Shin, Jae-young Choi, Won-mook Choi, Soo-min Kim, Young-hee Lee
  • Publication number: 20140374872
    Abstract: In an aspect, the present invention provides stretchable, and optionally printable, components such as semiconductors and electronic circuits capable of providing good performance when stretched, compressed, flexed or otherwise deformed, and related methods of making or tuning such stretchable components. Stretchable semiconductors and electronic circuits preferred for some applications are flexible, in addition to being stretchable, and thus are capable of significant elongation, flexing, bending or other deformation along one or more axes. Further, stretchable semiconductors and electronic circuits of the present invention are adapted to a wide range of device configurations to provide fully flexible electronic and optoelectronic devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2014
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Applicant: THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS
    Inventors: John A. ROGERS, Matthew MEITL, Yugang SUN, Heung Cho KO, Andrew CARLSON, Won Mook CHOI, Mark STOYKOVICH, Hanqing JIANG, Yonggang HUANG, Ralph G. NUZZO, Zhengtao ZHU, Etienne MENARD, Dahl-Young KHANG
  • Patent number: 8905772
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are stretchable, foldable and optionally printable, processes for making devices and devices such as semiconductors, electronic circuits and components thereof that are capable of providing good performance when stretched, compressed, flexed or otherwise deformed. Strain isolation layers provide good strain isolation to functional device layers. Multilayer devices are constructed to position a neutral mechanical surface coincident or proximate to a functional layer having a material that is susceptible to strain-induced failure. Neutral mechanical surfaces are positioned by one or more layers having a property that is spatially inhomogeneous, such as by patterning any of the layers of the multilayer device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignees: The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois, Northwestern University
    Inventors: John A Rogers, Yonggang Huang, Heung Cho Ko, Mark Stoykovich, Won Mook Choi, Jizhou Song, Jong Hyun Ahn, Dae Hyeong Kim