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Granted Patent B2
US 12,594,626 · App. 18/400,547 · Granted Apr 7, 2026

Mask and method of manufacturing the same

Inventors: Youngmin Moon (Yongin-si, KR); Minho Moon (Seongnam-si, KR); Ji-Hee Son (Hwaseong-si, KR); Seungyong Song (Suwon-si, KR); Sungsoon Im (Suwon-si, KR); Junho Jo (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
B23K26/244B23K26/364C23C14/042C23C14/24B23K26/0622
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Patent No.
US 12,594,626
App. No.
18/400,547
Granted
Apr 7, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is a mask including a mask frame including a base part in which cell openings are defined, and a coating part surrounding edges of the cell openings, covering at least a portion of an upper surface of the base part, and including a materials that is different from that of the base part, and unit masks on the mask frame, respectively corresponding to the cell openings, including a material that is different from that of the coating part, and in which openings are defined.

Claims (9)

1 . A mask comprising:

a mask frame comprising a base part in which cell openings are defined, and a coating part that covers at least a portion of an upper surface of the base part, and that comprises a material composition that is different from that of the base part;

unit masks located to respectively correspond to the cell openings, and in which openings overlapping a respective one of the cell openings are defined; and

a joining part having an integral shape, and joining and contacting the unit masks and the mask frame along edges of the cell openings,

wherein the coating part is inside of the upper surface of the base part and protrudes from the edge of the unit masks on a plane.

2 . The mask of claim 1 , wherein the coating part overlaps the joining part on a plane, and wherein the joining part joins the unit masks and the coating part.

3 . The mask of claim 1 , wherein the coating part is spaced apart from the joining part on a plane, and wherein the joining part joins the unit masks and the base part.

4 . The mask of claim 1 , wherein the coating part comprises magnesium or aluminum.

5 . The mask of claim 1 , wherein the coating part is formed on the upper surface of the mask frame through a deposition process or a coating process.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 30, 2026
From: MOON, YOUNGMIN; MOON, MINHO; SON, JI-HEE; SONG, SEUNGYONG; IM, SUNGSOON; JO, JUNHO
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 074603/0180 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2021-0016867 · Feb 5, 2021 · national
Continuity (2)
Division 17452279 · Oct 26, 2021
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