Patents by Inventor Yong-Hoon Kwon

Yong-Hoon Kwon 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: 11450833
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel including a display area and non-display areas surrounding the display area; an encapsulation substrate disposed on the display panel and including melting patterns formed in regions overlapping the non-display areas; a sealing member disposed between the display panel and the encapsulation substrate to couple the display panel with the encapsulation substrate; and fusing patterns disposed across the sealing member and the encapsulation substrate. The display panel further includes a metal line layer disposed in at least a portion of the non-display areas, at least a portion of the sealing member is disposed on the metal line layer in the non-display areas, the melting patterns are disposed to overlap the metal line layer in a thickness direction, and the fusing patterns are disposed not to overlap the metal line layer in the thickness direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jung Hyun Kim, Kyung Rok Ko, Yong Hoon Kwon, Byung Hoon Kim, Tae Oh Kim, So Mi Jung
  • Publication number: 20220203479
    Abstract: A manufacturing method of a window includes providing a window including a first non-folding portion, a second non-folding portion, and a folding portion disposed between the first and second non-folding portions and irradiating a laser beam to a front surface of the folding portion of the window to form a first groove in the front surface of the folding portion. The first and second non-folding portions and the folding portion are arranged in the window in a first direction, first processing areas extending in a second direction intersecting the first direction and arranged in the first direction are defined in the front surface of the folding portion, and the laser beam is irradiated at least once to each of the first processing areas in the second direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2021
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Applicant: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: YONG-HOON KWON, BYUNGHOON KIM, TAEOH KIM, JAEBEEN LEE
  • Patent number: 11367854
    Abstract: Provided are a display device and a method of manufacturing a display device. The display device includes a first substrate in which a display area and a non-display area disposed outside the display area are defined; a second substrate which faces the first substrate and comprises an area recessed in a thickness direction and a contact area disposed outside the recessed area; and a cell seal which bonds the first substrate and the second substrate together, wherein the cell seal comprises a bonding filament which is disposed between the contact area and the non-display area to connect the contact area and the first substrate and a frit seal which is disposed between the recessed area and the non-display area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Woo Suk Seo, Eui Jeong Kang, Yong Hoon Kwon, Jung Hyun Kim, Si Joon Song
  • Publication number: 20220123255
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a display device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes providing a display substrate and an encapsulation substrate, each of which has a display area and a non-display area surrounding the display area thereon, forming a nanowire on the encapsulation substrate overlapping a sealing area defined as a partial area of the non-display area, and combining the encapsulation substrate and the display substrate with each other, wherein the forming of the nanowire includes irradiating a first laser, which is a ultrashort pulse laser, onto the encapsulation substrate overlapping the sealing area, and the combining of the encapsulation substrate and the display substrate with each other includes irradiating a second laser, which is a ultrashort pulse laser, onto the display substrate overlapping the sealing area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2019
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Inventors: JUNG HYUN KIM, YONG-HOON KWON, TAEOH KIM, WOOSUK SEO
  • Publication number: 20210408433
    Abstract: A display device includes: a first substrate; a second substrate facing the first substrate; a through hole penetrating the first substrate and the second substrate; and a hole fusion pattern to bond the first and second substrates to each other around the through hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2021
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Inventors: Tae Oh KIM, Byung Hoon KIM, Kyung Rok KO, Yong Hoon KWON, Jung Hyun KIM, June Hyoung PARK, Hyun Ji LEE, So Mi JUNG
  • Publication number: 20210351386
    Abstract: A manufacturing method of a display device includes providing an image display layer on a first substrate comprising a first transmission area and a display area around the first transmission area, the pixel layer overlapping the display area, providing a second substrate facing the first substrate, the second substrate comprising a second transmission area overlapping the first transmission area, providing a transparent material between the first transmission area and the second transmission area, and melting each of a portion of the first transmission area adjacent to the transparent material, the transparent material, and a portion of the second transmission area adjacent to the transparent material to form a connection portion that connects the first transmission area and the second transmission area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2021
    Publication date: November 11, 2021
    Inventors: JUNEHYOUNG PARK, YONG-HOON KWON, HYUN A LEE, HYUNJI LEE, SOMI JUNG
  • Publication number: 20210336195
    Abstract: Provided are a display device and a method of manufacturing a display device. The display device includes a first substrate in which a display area and a non-display area disposed outside the display area are defined; a second substrate which faces the first substrate and comprises an area recessed in a thickness direction and a contact area disposed outside the recessed area; and a cell seal which bonds the first substrate and the second substrate together, wherein the cell seal comprises a bonding filament which is disposed between the contact area and the non-display area to connect the contact area and the first substrate and a frit seal which is disposed between the recessed area and the non-display area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2018
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Inventors: WOO SUK SEO, EUI JEONG KANG, YONG HOON KWON, JUNG HYUN KIM, SI JOON SONG
  • Publication number: 20210280814
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel including a display area and non-display areas surrounding the display area; an encapsulation substrate disposed on the display panel and including melting patterns formed in regions overlapping the non-display areas; a sealing member disposed between the display panel and the encapsulation substrate to couple the display panel with the encapsulation substrate; and fusing patterns disposed across the sealing member and the encapsulation substrate. The display panel further includes a metal line layer disposed in at least a portion of the non-display areas, at least a portion of the sealing member is disposed on the metal line layer in the non-display areas, the melting patterns are disposed to overlap the metal line layer in a thickness direction, and the fusing patterns are disposed not to overlap the metal line layer in the thickness direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2020
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Inventors: Jung Hyun KIM, Kyung Rok KO, Yong Hoon KWON, Byung Hoon KIM, Tae Oh KIM, So Mi JUNG
  • Publication number: 20210249627
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel having a display area comprising pixels and a non-display area surrounding the display area, an encapsulation substrate which faces the display panel and is disposed on a surface of the display panel, and a sealing member disposed in the non-display area and interposed between the display panel and the encapsulation substrate for bonding. The display panel comprises a base substrate and a first conductive layer disposed on a first surface of the base substrate, the base substrate provides a through hole defined in a part of the non-display area to penetrate the base substrate in a thickness direction, the first conductive layer comprises a signal line disposed in a part of the non-display area and filling the through hole, and the sealing member does not overlap the first conductive layer and the through hole in the thickness direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2020
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Inventors: Hyun A LEE, Kyung Rok KO, Yong Hoon KWON, Byung Hoon KIM, Jung Hyun KIM, Tae Oh KIM, June Hyoung PARK, Hyun Ji LEE, So Mi JUNG
  • Publication number: 20210217986
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel including a display area and a non-display area surrounding the display area, and a metal wiring layer disposed on at least a portion of the non-display area, an encapsulation substrate disposed on the display panel, a sealing member which is disposed between the display panel and the encapsulation substrate and bonds the display panel to the encapsulation substrate and a first fusion region provided in at least a partial region between the sealing member and the encapsulation substrate, where the first fusion region has no physical boundary, and where at least a portion of the sealing member is disposed on the metal wiring layer in the non-display area, and the first fusion region is separated from the metal wiring layer while overlapping the metal wiring layer in a thickness direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2020
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Inventors: Yong Hoon KWON, Hyun Ji LEE, Jung Hyun KIM, Tae Oh KIM, So Mi JUNG
  • Patent number: 11035999
    Abstract: A backlight unit includes a light guide plate; a wavelength conversion member disposed on a surface of the light guide plate; and a housing which houses the wavelength conversion member and is fused to the light guide plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Woo Suk Seo, Kwang Wook Choi, Yong Hoon Kwon, Sung Chul Kim, Seok Hyun Nam, Si Joon Song
  • Patent number: 10928662
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display panel which displays an image with light; and a side sealing member which is configured to block the light. The side sealing member contacts at least one side surface of the display panel to cover the one side surface. The side sealing member has an elongation of about 100% to about 300% inclusive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Woosuk Seo, Yong-hoon Kwon, Seokhyun Nam, Byoungdae Ye
  • Patent number: 10773492
    Abstract: A multi-stack joined body includes a first transparent member, a second transparent member disposed on the first transparent member, and an intermediate layer interposed between the first transparent member and the second transparent member, where a joining region in which a physical boundary is not provided between the first transparent member and the intermediate layer and between the second transparent member and the intermediate layer is provided across the first transparent member, the intermediate layer, and the second transparent member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Si Joon Song, Eui Jeong Kang, Yong Hoon Kwon, Won Jin Kim, Jung Hyun Kim, Woo Suk Seo, Young Hye Son, Sang Woo Ha
  • Publication number: 20200249392
    Abstract: A backlight unit includes a light guide plate; a wavelength conversion member disposed on a surface of the light guide plate; and a housing which houses the wavelength conversion member and is fused to the light guide plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2020
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Inventors: Woo Suk SEO, Kwang Wook CHOI, Yong Hoon KWON, Sung Chul KIM, Seok Hyun NAM, Si Joon SONG
  • Patent number: 10663647
    Abstract: A backlight unit includes a light guide plate; a wavelength conversion member disposed on a surface of the light guide plate; and a housing which houses the wavelength conversion member and is fused to the light guide plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Woo Suk Seo, Kwang Wook Choi, Yong Hoon Kwon, Sung Chul Kim, Seok Hyun Nam, Si Joon Song
  • Patent number: 10581110
    Abstract: The present invention provides a positive electrode active material for a lithium secondary battery, which includes a secondary particle core formed by agglomeration of primary particles of a nickel manganese cobalt-based first lithium composite metal oxide, an intermediate layer disposed on the core and including rod-shaped nickel manganese cobalt-based second lithium composite metal oxide particles radially oriented from a center of an active material particle to a surface thereof, and a shell disposed on the intermediate layer and including a nickel manganese cobalt-based third lithium composite metal oxide, and a lithium secondary battery including the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yong Hoon Kwon, Ki Young Lee
  • Patent number: 10578790
    Abstract: A light source unit includes: a light source circuit board; light sources disposed on the light source circuit board and which emit light; a wavelength converter disposed on the light sources to be spaced apart from the light sources and to partially overlap with the light sources; a first glass disposed between the light sources and the wavelength converter; and a second glass disposed on the wavelength converter and at least partially in direct contact with, and coupled to, the first glass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Young Hye Son, Yong Hoon Kwon, Won Jin Kim, Woo Suk Seo, Si Joon Song, Kwang Wook Choi
  • Patent number: 10578916
    Abstract: A backlight unit includes: a light guide plate through which light is provided to a display panel which displays an image with the light; a light source which emits the light to the light guide plate, the light source disposed facing a light incident side surface of the light guide plate; and a wavelength-converting film through which emitted light from the light source is wavelength-converted and provided to the light incident side surface of the light guide plate. The wavelength-converting film includes: a first end portion thereof connected to the light guide plate, a central portion thereof disposed between the light source and the light incident side surface of the light guide plate, and glass in which wavelength-converting particles are dispersed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO. LTD.
    Inventors: Young Hye Son, Eui Jeong Kang, Yong Hoon Kwon, Won Jin Kim, Jung Hyun Kim, Woo Suk Seo, Si Joon Song, Sang Woo Ha
  • Patent number: 10551030
    Abstract: Disclosed is a display device that can uniformly transmit light emitted from a light source to the entire display panel without using a light guide plate. The display device includes a display panel, a backlight assembly supplying light to the display panel, and a lower cover receiving the backlight assembly. The backlight assembly includes a light source, a circuit board mounted with the light source, and a reflection cover coupled to the circuit board to reflect light emitted from the light source and formed of a bendable plate type member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyung-Min Kim, Sung-Kyu Shim, Yong-Hoon Kwon, Do Hun Kim, Dong Hyeon Lee, Seung Hwan Chung, Seung-Hwa Ha, Se Ki Park, Seong-Yong Hwang, You Ra Kim
  • Patent number: 10386024
    Abstract: A wavelength conversion member includes: a first wavelength converter containing a first wavelength converting material; a second wavelength converter containing a second wavelength converting material different from the first wavelength converting material; a first container member providing a space for accommodating the first wavelength converter; and a second container member facing the first container member and providing a space for accommodating the second wavelength converter. The first container member and the second container member may be at least partially fusion-bonded with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Si Joon Song, Yong Hoon Kwon, Won Jin Kim, Woo Suk Seo, Young Hye Son, Kwang Wook Choi