Patents by Inventor Woon-Chun Kim

Woon-Chun 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).

  • Publication number: 20120032910
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a touch panel, including: a transparent substrate; a transparent electrode made of a conductive polymer and formed on one surface of the transparent substrate; an anisotropic conductive adhesion layer formed on an edge of the transparent electrode; and an electrode formed on the anisotropic conductive adhesion layer and electrically connected with the transparent electrode by the anisotropic conductive adhesion layer. The touch panel is advantageous in that the anisotropic conductive adhesion layer is disposed between the transparent electrode and the electrode, so that the chemical reaction between the transparent electrode and the electrode can be prevented, with the result that the resistance between the transparent electrode and the electrode can be maintained constant and the change in physical properties of the transparent electrode can be prevented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2010
    Publication date: February 9, 2012
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jae Il Kim, Yong Soo Oh, Jong Young Lee, Woon Chun Kim
  • Publication number: 20120019476
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a capacitive touch panel including: a transparent substrate, a transparent electrode formed on the transparent substrate, the transparent electrode being made of a conductive polymer, a transparent protective layer formed on the transparent electrode, the transparent protective layer having transparent characteristics, and a transparent adhesive formed on the transparent protective layer. According to the present invention, the transparent protective layer is further formed between the transparent electrode and the transparent adhesive to prevent reactivity between the transparent electrode and the transparent adhesive, thereby making it possible to improve operation reliability of the touch panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2010
    Publication date: January 26, 2012
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Woon Chun Kim, Yong Soo Oh, Hyun Jun Kim, Jong Young Lee
  • Publication number: 20120013549
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a touch screen, including: a pair of base members that are spaced apart from each other by a spacer having an opening formed inside thereof and have resistive films formed on the opposite surfaces thereof; grooves that are each formed in outer regions of the resistive films formed on the pair of base members to intersect with each other and are extended from the upper surfaces of the resistive films to the base members in a thickness direction; and sensing electrodes that are formed in the outer regions of the resistive films to cover the grooves and are filled in the grooves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2010
    Publication date: January 19, 2012
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jae Il Kim, Yong Soo Oh, Jong Young Lee, Woon Chun Kim
  • Publication number: 20120007825
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an operating module of a hybrid touch panel, including: an input unit 100 for touch input; a controller 200 that controls a driving type of a touch screen according to the touch input; a driver 300 that includes a resistive type driver and a capacitive type driver driving the touch screen according to the controller; and a display unit 400 that displays output values according to the touch input values. According to the present invention, it designs the operating module including the controller 200 that selectively drives the driving type of the touch panel according to the touch input, thereby making it possible to improve the reliability of the process outputting the desired results according to the touch input of the touch panel user and the accuracy of the touch input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2010
    Publication date: January 12, 2012
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Woon Chun Kim, Yong Soo Oh, Jae Il Kim, Jong Young Lee
  • Publication number: 20120001863
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a touch panel, including: a transparent substrate including an active region and a bezel region partitioned thereon; a plurality of first transparent electrodes formed in the active region in parallel to each other along a Y-axis direction and including a plurality of first sensing units and a plurality of first connecting units connected with the plurality of first sensing units in an X-axis direction; a plurality of second transparent electrodes alternately formed with the plurality of first sensing units in the active region in parallel to each other along the Y-axis direction and including a plurality of second sensing units and a plurality of second connecting units connected with the plurality of first sensing units in the X-axis direction; and electrode wirings formed in the bezel region and connected to terminals of the first transparent electrodes and terminals of the second transparent electrodes, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2010
    Publication date: January 5, 2012
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Woon Chun Kim, Yong Soo Oh, Hee Bum Lee, Jong Young Lee
  • Publication number: 20110308929
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a touch panel 100, including: a transparent electrode 120 including a conductive polymer and formed on one surface of a transparent substrate 110, connection electrodes 130 formed on both ends of the transparent electrode 120, and silver electrode 140 formed on the connection electrodes 130 to correspond to the connection electrodes 130, wherein the connection electrodes 130 prevent the transparent electrode 120 from contacting the silver electrodes 140. The connection electrode 130 is interposed between the transparent electrode 120 and the silver electrode 140 to prevent a chemical reaction between the transparent electrode 120 and the silver electrode 140, thereby maintaining electric resistance constantly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2010
    Publication date: December 22, 2011
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jae Il Kim, Woon Chun Kim, Yong Soo Oh, Jong Young Lee
  • Publication number: 20110298729
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a touch panel including: a transparent substrate 10, transparent electrodes 20 patterned and formed on the transparent substrate 10, and a non-conductive and colored transmittance compensation material 40 filled in an opening part 30 formed between the patterned transparent electrodes 20. In the touch panel, the opening part 30 formed between the transparent electrodes patterned and formed on the transparent substrate 10 is filled with the transmittance compensation material 40 to compensate for a difference in light transmittance and reduce abrupt change in the refractive index, thereby making it possible to improve visibility of the entire touch panel. In addition, the opening part between the patterned transparent electrodes 20 is filled with the non-conductive transmittance compensation material 40 to prevent an electrical short between the patterned transparent electrodes 20, thereby making it possible to improve reliability of the operation of the touch panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2010
    Publication date: December 8, 2011
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jae Il Kim, Yong Soo Oh, Woon Chun Kim, Jong Young Lee
  • Publication number: 20110298728
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a touch panel 100 including: a transparent electrode 120 formed on one surface of a transparent substrate 110, a protective layer 130 formed at the side surface of the transparent electrode 120 so that its upper end 133 surrounds the edge of one surface of the transparent electrode 120 and its lower end 137 protrudes in the edge direction of the transparent substrate 110, and an electrode wiring 140 that is formed at the side surface of the protective layer 130 so as to surround the lower end 137 of the protective layer 130 protruding in the edge direction of the transparent substrate 110. The protective layer 130 is interposed between the transparent electrode 120 and the electrode wiring 140 to prevent the electromigration (EM).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2010
    Publication date: December 8, 2011
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Woon Chun Kim, Yong Soo Oh, Jong Young Lee, Jae Il KIM
  • Publication number: 20110298747
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a capacitive touch panel 100 including a first transparent electrode 120 formed on one surface of a first transparent substrate 110, a first electrode wiring 130 formed on the other surface of the first transparent substrate 110, a conductive via 140 penetrating through the first transparent substrate 110 to connect the first transparent electrode 120 to the first electrode wiring 130, a second transparent electrode 160 formed on one surface of a second transparent substrate 150, a second electrode wiring 170 connected to the second transparent electrode 160, and an adhesive layer 180 formed between the other surface of the first transparent substrate 110 and the second transparent electrode 160 so that the other surface of the first transparent substrate 110 is opposite to the second transparent electrode 160.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2010
    Publication date: December 8, 2011
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Woon Chun Kim, Yong Soo Oh, Jong Young Lee, Jae Il Kim
  • Publication number: 20110279387
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are a transparent conductive substrate and a method of manufacturing the same, and a touch screen using the same. The transparent conductive substrate includes a transparent substrate, a transparent electrode that is formed and patterned on the transparent substrate, and a primer that is formed between the transparent substrate and the transparent electrode and is patterned to have a pattern corresponding to the transparent electrode. The transparent electrode is easily patterned by previously patterning the primer to correspond to the transparent electrode and residues do not remain on the transparent substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2010
    Publication date: November 17, 2011
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Woon Chun Kim, Yong Soo Oh, Jong Young Lee, Yong Hyun Jin
  • Publication number: 20110267307
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a display device having a touch screen, including: a display unit, a touch screen that is positioned on the upper side of the display unit, a double-sided adhesive sheet that is positioned between the display unit and the touch screen and is disposed in the edge region of the touch screen to bond the display unit to the touch screen, and an optical transparent sheet that is positioned inside the double-sided adhesive sheet and is bonded to the touch screen and is contacted to the display unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2010
    Publication date: November 3, 2011
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Woon Chun Kim, Yong Soo Oh, Jong Young Lee
  • Publication number: 20110254780
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a display apparatus having a touch screen panel including: a housing of which first surface is open; a main circuit substrate that is built-in the housing; a display unit that is connected to the main circuit substrate and is disposed to face the opened first surface of the housing; and a touch screen panel that is connected to the main circuit substrate and is positioned on the upper portion of the display unit and includes an active region disposed on the first surface and inactive regions that are extended from the active region and are disposed at side surfaces of the housing or on a second surface opposite to the first surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2010
    Publication date: October 20, 2011
    Inventors: Woon Chun KIM, Jong Young LEE, Yong Soo OH
  • Publication number: 20110247884
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a touch panel 100 including: bar type transparent electrodes 120 that are formed on a transparent substrate 110, bar type opening parts 130 that are formed in the bar type transparent electrodes 120 so as to be surrounded by the bar type transparent electrodes 120, and wirings 140 of which one ends are connected to the bar type transparent electrodes 120 and the other ends are collected at one side of the transparent substrate 110. The touch panel 100 includes the bar type transparent electrodes 120 in which the bar type opening parts 130 are formed and subdivides the transparent electrodes, thereby making it possible to improve touch sensitivity without increasing the wirings 140 and improve transparency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2010
    Publication date: October 13, 2011
    Inventors: Woon Chun Kim, Yong Soo Oh, Jong Young Lee
  • Publication number: 20110234505
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a touch panel 100 including: a transparent substrate 110 that includes an active region 120 and a connection region 130 provided at the edges of the active region 120, a transparent electrode 140 that is formed in the active region 120, a flexible printed cable 150 that includes a connection unit 160 formed corresponding to the connection region 130 and having one surface bonded to the connection region 130 and an extension unit 170 extended from the connection unit 160 and projected outward to the transparent substrate 110, a connection terminal 180 that is formed on one surface of the connection unit 160 so as to be connected to the transparent electrode 140, and wirings 190 that are formed on the flexible printed cable 150 so that the wirings 190 are extended from the connection terminal 180 to be collected at the extension unit 170.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2010
    Publication date: September 29, 2011
    Inventors: Woon Chun Kim, Jong Yong Lee, Yong Soo Oh
  • Publication number: 20110234530
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a mutual capacitive touch panel, including: a first transparent substrate; a first bar-shaped transparent electrode formed on the first transparent substrate and divided in a length direction; first wiring whose one set of ends are connected to the first bar-shaped transparent electrode and whose the other set of ends are arranged on one side of the first transparent substrate; a second transparent substrate; a second bar-shaped transparent electrode formed on the second transparent substrate and divided in a length direction; second wiring whose one set of ends are connected to the second bar-shaped transparent electrode and whose the other set of ends are arranged on one side of the second transparent substrate; and an adhesive layer disposed between the first bar-shaped transparent electrode and the second bar-shaped transparent electrode such that the first bar-shaped transparent electrode and the second bar-shaped transparent electrode face each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2010
    Publication date: September 29, 2011
    Inventors: Woon Chun KIM, Jong Young LEE, Kyoung Soo CHAE, Yong Soo OH
  • Publication number: 20110232975
    Abstract: Disclosed is a touch panel 100, which includes a transparent substrate 110 that includes a base part 120 and a projection part 130 projected from the base part 120, a transparent electrode 140 that is formed on the base part 120, signal wirings 150 that are formed on the transparent substrate, having one end connected to the transparent electrode 140 and the other end extended to the projection part 130, and a controller 160 that is disposed on the projection part 130 and is directly connected to the other end of the signal wiring 150. The touch panel directly connects the signal wirings 150 to the controller 160 by adopting the projection part 130 to the transparent electrode 140, thereby making it possible to omit the flexible printing cable requiring manual work, and thus allows the roll to roll (R2R) process, thereby making it possible to automate the entire manufacturing process of the touch panel 100.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2010
    Publication date: September 29, 2011
    Inventors: Woon Chun KIM, Yong Soo Oh, Jong Young Lee
  • Publication number: 20110234506
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an FPCB connection structure of a touch screen panel. The FPCB connection structure includes a touch screen panel and an FPCB. The touch screen panel has a connection part in which a plurality of connection holes is formed. The connection holes extend to ends of a plurality of electrode wires. The FPCB includes a substrate having a plurality of lead wires formed thereon, and a plurality of metal pins inserted into the plurality of connection holes to be connected to the ends of the electrode wires via conductive paste. A first through hole passes through the substrate and each of the lead wires, and a second through hole extends from the first through hole and is formed in each of the metal pins in a longitudinal direction thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2010
    Publication date: September 29, 2011
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Woon Chun KIM, Jong Young LEE, Yong Soo OH
  • Publication number: 20110227861
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a resistive touch screen, including: a transparent film 100 that has a first transparent electrode 110 and is bent when the transparent film 100 is pressed; a dot spacer 200 that is formed on one surface of the first transparent electrode 110 and is configured to include a plurality of projection members 210; a transparent substrate 300 that has a second transparent electrode 310; and an adhesive layer 400 that adheres the edge of the transparent film 100 to the edge of the transparent substrate 300, wherein the side surfaces of the plurality of projection members 210 are closely adhered to each other but when the transparent film 100 is bent, the side surfaces of the plurality of projection members 210 are spaced from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2010
    Publication date: September 22, 2011
    Inventors: Woon Chun KIM, Yong Soo Oh, Jong Young Lee
  • Publication number: 20110212661
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method of manufacturing a touch screen, including: supplying a PET film; supplying and printing transparent conductive polymer electrodes on both sides of the PET film; printing conductive patterns on the transparent conductive polymer electrodes; supplying an adhesive to the transparent conductive polymer electrodes to form an adhesive layer; supplying a protective film to the adhesive layer; and cutting a laminate composed of the PET film, the printed transparent conductive polymer electrodes, the conductive patterns, the adhesive layer and the protective film. The method is advantageous in that a touch screen can be manufactured by an automated process using a roll-type feed or a sol-type feeder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2010
    Publication date: September 1, 2011
    Inventors: Jong Young LEE, Young Soo Oh, Woon Chun Kim, Ho Joon Park, Sang Hwa Kim, Yong Hyun Jin, Kyoung Soo Chae
  • Publication number: 20110193753
    Abstract: An antenna device and a portable terminal having the antenna device are disclosed. As an antenna device installed in a portable terminal in which a solar cell module or a display module is installed, the antenna device in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention can include a case, which has a housing part formed therein, a transparent protective window, which covers the housing part and allows a ray of light to pass through, and an antenna pattern, which is formed on the transparent protective window.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2010
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Inventors: Woon-Chun KIM, Won-Tae Choi, Byung-Hoon Kim, Jung-Ho Yoon, Gyu-Won Kim