Patents by Inventor Yeonkyung Kim

Yeonkyung 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).

  • Patent number: 11869442
    Abstract: A display panel and a display device having an emission control driver are discussed. The display device can include a display panel to display an image through sub pixels, a scan driver to supply a second scan signal to each of second gate lines, and an emission control driver to supply an emission control signal to each of third gate lines and supply a first scan signal to each of first gate lines. Each emission control stage of the emission control driver can include an output buffer. The output buffer can output an emission control signal to an output line and output a first scan signal to a scan output line under control of a first control node, and output a high potential power supply voltage to the output line and output a low potential power supply voltage to the scan output line under control of a second control node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyelim Ji, Yeonkyung Kim
  • Patent number: 11769454
    Abstract: A display panel and a display device having an emission control driver are discussed. The display device can include a display panel for displaying an image through sub pixels, and an emission control driver configured to supply a plurality of emission control signals to the sub pixels. The emission control driver can include a plurality of emission control stages configured to supply the plurality of emission control signals, respectively. Each emission control stage can include an output buffer including a first pull-up transistor configured to output a first high potential power supply voltage to an output line by a Q node, and a first pull-down transistor configured to output a first low potential power supply voltage to the output line by a QB node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yeonkyung Kim
  • Publication number: 20230075449
    Abstract: A display panel and a display device having an emission control driver are discussed. The display device can include a display panel to display an image through sub pixels, a scan driver to supply a second scan signal to each of second gate lines, and an emission control driver to supply an emission control signal to each of third gate lines and supply a first scan signal to each of first gate lines. Each emission control stage of the emission control driver can include an output buffer. The output buffer can output an emission control signal to an output line and output a first scan signal to a scan output line under control of a first control node, and output a high potential power supply voltage to the output line and output a low potential power supply voltage to the scan output line under control of a second control node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2022
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Applicant: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyelim JI, Yeonkyung KIM
  • Publication number: 20230074433
    Abstract: A thin film transistor substrate and a display device comprising the same are provided, in which the thin film transistor substrate comprises a first thin film transistor on a base substrate, and a second thin film transistor on the first thin film transistor, wherein the first thin film transistor includes a first active layer on the base substrate, a first gate electrode spaced apart from the first active layer, and a first source electrode and a first drain electrode, which are spaced apart from each other and connected to the first active layer, the second thin film transistor includes a second active layer on the base substrate, a second gate electrode spaced apart from the second active layer, and a second source electrode and a second drain electrode, which are spaced apart from each other and connected to the second active layer, and one of the first source electrode and the first drain electrode is connected to one of the second source electrode and the second drain electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2022
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Inventors: HyunCheol Cho, Hyelim Ji, Yeonkyung Kim
  • Publication number: 20230075599
    Abstract: A display panel and a display device having an emission control driver are discussed. The display device can include a display panel for displaying an image through sub pixels, and an emission control driver configured to supply a plurality of emission control signals to the sub pixels. The emission control driver can include a plurality of emission control stages configured to supply the plurality of emission control signals, respectively. Each emission control stage can include an output buffer including a first pull-up transistor configured to output a first high potential power supply voltage to an output line by a Q node, and a first pull-down transistor configured to output a first low potential power supply voltage to the output line by a QB node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2022
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Applicant: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yeonkyung KIM
  • Patent number: 11472037
    Abstract: Provided a robot for assisting hearing of a user, while minimizing an influence on the surroundings. The robot includes a speaker, a microphone configured to recognize a voice, a processor configured to acquire a position of a user's face when a hearing aid command is acquired on the basis of the voice recognized through the microphone, and a driving unit configured to cause the speaker to be moved toward the position of the user's face, wherein the processor acquires a sound which is a target of hearing aid, generates an assistant sound by amplifying a predetermined frequency band of the sound or converting the predetermined frequency band of the sound into a different frequency band, and outputs the assistant sound through the speaker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Kichu Hong, Miyoung Seo, Hongkyu Park, Aram Kim, Yeonkyung Kim
  • Patent number: 11468812
    Abstract: A display apparatus comprises a display panel on which a plurality of pixels are displayed, a plurality of signal lines to which a signal required to drive the display panel is supplied, and an electrostatic discharge circuit connected between each of the plurality of signal lines and the electrostatic discharge line. The electrostatic discharge circuit includes first and second current paths between the signal line and the electrostatic discharge line, a first electrostatic discharge circuit connected to the first current path, including a plurality of first thin film transistors having a first gate electrode connected to the second current path and a second gate electrode connected to the first current path, and a second electrostatic discharge circuit connected to the second current path, including at least one second thin film transistor having a first gate electrode connected to the first current path and a second gate electrode connected to the first current path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yeonkyung Kim, TaeWoong Moon, JunHyeon Bae, Yewon Hong, Yeonwoo Shin
  • Patent number: 11443674
    Abstract: A display device having a gate driver, which may reduce a leakage current of a TFT and power consumption, is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yewon Hong, TaeWoong Moon, JunHyeon Bae, Yeonkyung Kim, Yeonwoo Shin
  • Patent number: 11322068
    Abstract: A display device having a gate driver, which may reduce a leakage current of a TFT and power consumption, is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yewon Hong, TaeWoong Moon, JunHyeon Bae, Yeonkyung Kim, Yeonwoo Shin
  • Publication number: 20220093028
    Abstract: A display device having a gate driver, which may reduce a leakage current of a TFT and power consumption, is disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2021
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Inventors: Yewon HONG, TaeWoong MOON, JunHyeon BAE, Yeonkyung KIM, Yeonwoo SHIN
  • Publication number: 20220093027
    Abstract: A display device having a gate driver, which may reduce a leakage current of a TFT and power consumption, is disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2021
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Inventors: Yewon Hong, TaeWoong Moon, JunHyeon Bae, Yeonkyung Kim, Yeonwoo Shin
  • Publication number: 20220069573
    Abstract: A display apparatus comprises a display panel on which a plurality of pixels are displayed, a plurality of signal lines to which a signal required to drive the display panel is supplied, and an electrostatic discharge circuit connected between each of the plurality of signal lines and the electrostatic discharge line. The electrostatic discharge circuit includes first and second current paths between the signal line and the electrostatic discharge line, a first electrostatic discharge circuit connected to the first current path, including a plurality of first thin film transistors having a first gate electrode connected to the second current path and a second gate electrode connected to the first current path, and a second electrostatic discharge circuit connected to the second current path, including at least one second thin film transistor having a first gate electrode connected to the first current path and a second gate electrode connected to the first current path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Applicant: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yeonkyung KIM, TaeWoong MOON, JunHyeon BAE, Yewon HONG, Yeonwoo SHIN
  • Patent number: 11263988
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a gate driving circuit and a display device using the circuit. A gate driving circuit according to an aspect of the present disclosure comprises a Q node controller, a QB node controller, and an output unit generating a pulse-type output signal by controlling charging and discharging of an output terminal according to the voltages of the Q node and the QB node, and the QB node controller controls the voltage of the QB node in an alternating manner during a non-scan period in which the Q node controller outputs a low level voltage for the Q node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yeonkyung Kim, Taewoong Moon, Junghyun Lee
  • Publication number: 20210331324
    Abstract: Provided a robot for assisting hearing of a user, while minimizing an influence on the surroundings. The robot includes a speaker, a microphone configured to recognize a voice, a processor configured to acquire a position of a user's face when a hearing aid command is acquired on the basis of the voice recognized through the microphone, and a driving unit configured to cause the speaker to be moved toward the position of the user's face, wherein the processor acquires a sound which is a target of hearing aid, generates an assistant sound by amplifying a predetermined frequency band of the sound or converting the predetermined frequency band of the sound into a different frequency band, and outputs the assistant sound through the speaker.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2019
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Kichu HONG, Miyoung SEO, Hongkyu PARK, Aram KIM, Yeonkyung KIM
  • Patent number: 11114036
    Abstract: A scan driver includes a plurality of circuit stages, each circuit stage including a first input part configured to transfer a carry signal to a first node in response to a first clock signal, a second input part configured to transfer the first clock signal to a second node in response to a signal of the first node, a first output part configured to transfer a third clock signal to an output terminal in response to a signal of the second node, a holding part configured to maintain a signal of a third node response to a second clock signal, and a second output part configured to transfer a signal of the third node to the output terminal in response to the second clock signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Boyoung Chung, Youngwan Seo, Dongwoo Kim, Yeonkyung Kim, Chong Chul Chai
  • Patent number: 10956017
    Abstract: A mobile terminal having a circle type display and a method for controlling the same is disclosed herein. A scroll bar is provided at an edge of the circle type display in response to a user input. The user may control the mobile terminal and the circle type display through touch inputs on the scroll bar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Seonmi Lee, Sijin Lim, Yeonkyung Kim, Eunjin Kim
  • Patent number: 10937371
    Abstract: A scan driver includes circuit stages each including a first input part to transfer a signal of a first node to a first output part having a second node in response to a first clock signal, a second input part to transfer a carry signal to the first node in response to a second clock signal that is different from the first clock signal, a holding part to maintain a signal of the second node, the first output part to transfer a third clock signal that is different from the first and second clock signals to an output terminal in response to the signal of the second node, a second output part to transfer the first clock signal to the output terminal in response to a signal of a third node, and a simultaneous driving part to turn off the second output part in response to the third clock signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Bo Yong Chung, Dongwoo Kim, Yeonkyung Kim, Chong Chul Chai
  • Patent number: 10665186
    Abstract: Disclosed is a display apparatus including a gate driving circuit, which stably holds an output signal during a touch sensing period. The display apparatus includes a display panel including a display area including a plurality of gate lines, a plurality of data lines, and a plurality of touch sensors, a gate driving circuit dividing the display area into a plurality of horizontal blocks and driving gate lines of a horizontal block by units of horizontal blocks at every display period in one frame, and a touch driving circuit sensing a touch through touch sensors of the horizontal block by units of horizontal blocks at every touch sensing period in the one frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yeonkyung Kim, TaeWoong Moon, JungHyun Lee, YongSeok Park
  • Patent number: 10656743
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display panel including a display area including a plurality of gate lines, a plurality of data lines, and a plurality of touch sensors, a gate driving circuit dividing the display area into a plurality of horizontal blocks and driving gate lines of a horizontal block by units of horizontal blocks at every display period in one frame, and a touch driving circuit sensing a touch through touch sensors of the horizontal block by units of horizontal blocks at every touch sensing period in the one frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: YongSeok Park, JungHyun Lee, Yeonkyung Kim
  • Patent number: 10573225
    Abstract: A gate drive circuit and a display device are provided. The gate drive circuit comprises: a first stage that outputs a first gate pulse at a first output terminal by increasing a voltage at the first output terminal when a first Q node is charged in response to receiving a first carry signal at a first start terminal, and decreasing the voltage at the first output terminal when a first QB node is charged; and a second stage that outputs a second gate pulse at a second output terminal and outputs a second carry signal at a third output terminal by increasing voltages at the second and third output terminals when a second Q node is charged in response to receiving the first carry signal at a second start terminal, and decreasing the voltages at the second and third output terminals when a second QB node is charged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Junghyun Lee, Taewoong Moon, Yeonkyung Kim