IP Library Granted Patent US 12,729,326
Granted Patent B2
US 12,729,326 · App. 17/717,588 · Granted Sep 8, 2026

Window and display device including the same

Inventors: Seokjong Woo (Cheonan-si, KR); Namhee Park (Hwaseong-si, KR); Hansol Kang (Cheonan-si, KR); Youngsang Park (Seoul, KR); Junki Park (Cheonan-si, KR); Inseok Seo (Asan-si, KR); Hyungwoo Cho (Cheonan-si, KR)
Assignees: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.; SK MICROWORKS SOLUTIONS CO., LTD.
C09J133/08B32B7/12B32B17/00B32B27/281B32B27/36C09J175/04C09J183/04G02B1/14B32B2255/10B32B2255/26B32B2307/412B32B2307/546B32B2307/732B32B2457/20
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Patent No.
US 12,729,326
App. No.
17/717,588
Granted
Sep 8, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is a window including a base layer, a hard coating layer disposed above the base layer, and a bonding layer disposed between the base layer and the hard coating layer. The bonding layer includes polysiloxane.

Claims (56)

1 . A window comprising:

a base layer;

a hard coating layer disposed above the base layer, the hard coating layer integrally formed as a single layer; and

a bonding layer disposed between the base layer and the hard coating layer, the bonding layer includes polysiloxane and 2-hydroxyethyl ester,

wherein the hard coating layer and the base layer are bonded to each other via the bonding layer, and

wherein a weight ratio of the polysiloxane to the 2-hydroxyethyl ester in the bonding layer is about 1:1.

2 . The window of claim 1 , wherein

the base layer includes a polymer film or a glass substrate, and

the polymer film or the glass substrate is not present in the window except the base layer.

3 . The window of claim 1 , wherein

a lower surface of the hard coating layer contacts the bonding layer, and

an upper surface of the hard coating layer is an uppermost surface of the window that is exposed to the outside.

4 . The window of claim 1 , wherein the hard coating layer comprises a fluorine-based compound.

5 . The window of claim 1 , wherein a thickness of the hard coating layer is in a range of about 5 μm to about 20 μm.

6 . The window of claim 1 , wherein a thickness of the base layer is in a range of about 50 μm to about 100 μm.

7 . The window of claim 1 , further comprising:

an optical bonding layer disposed directly on a lower surface of the base layer, the optical bonding layer including a polyurethane resin.

8 . The window of claim 1 , wherein a haze of the window is in a range of about 1% or less.

9 . The window of claim 1 , wherein a modulus of the window is in a range of about 6 GPa or more.

10 . A display device comprising:

a display module;

a support module disposed below the display module;

a window disposed above the display module, the window including:

a base layer;

a hard coating layer disposed above the base layer, the hard coating layer integrally formed as a single layer; and

a bonding layer disposed between the base layer and the hard coating layer, the bonding layer including polysiloxane;

a folding area that is folded with respect to a folding axis extending in a direction; and

a non-folding area adjacent to the folding area,

wherein the hard coating layer and the base layer are bonded to each other via the bonding layer,

wherein the support module comprises a support plate including openings that correspond to the folding area,

wherein the base layer is a single glass substrate or a single polymer film, and

wherein the single polymer film is a polyimide film or a polyethyleneterephthalate film.

11 . The display device of claim 10 , wherein

a lower surface of the hard coating layer contacts the bonding layer, and

an upper surface of the hard coating layer is an uppermost surface of the window that is exposed to the outside.

12 . The display device of claim 10 , wherein the hard coating layer comprises a fluorine-based compound.

13 . The display device of claim 10 , wherein

the bonding layer further comprises 2-hydroxyethyl ester, and

a weight ratio of the polysiloxane to the 2-hydroxyethyl ester in the bonding layer is about 1:1.

14 . The display device of claim 10 , further comprising:

a window adhesive layer disposed between the display module and the window.

15 . A display device comprising:

a display module; and

a window disposed on the display module, the window including:

a base layer;

a hard coating layer that is disposed on an upper surface of the base layer, the hard coating layer being integrally as a single layer; and

a bonding layer disposed between the base layer and the hard coating layer and contacting the base layer and the hard coating layer, the bonding layer including polysiloxane and 2-hydroxyethyl ester, wherein

the hard coating layer and the base layer are bonded to each other via the bonding layer.

16 . The display device of claim 15 , wherein

a weight ratio of the polysiloxane to the 2-hydroxyethyl ester in the bonding layer is about 1:1.

17 . The display device of claim 15 , wherein the window further includes:

an optical bonding layer disposed on a lower surface of the base layer, the optical bonding layer including a polyurethane resin.

18 . The display device of claim 15 , wherein

the hard coating layer comprises a fluorine-based compound, and

an upper surface of the hard coating layer is an uppermost surface of the window that is exposed to the outside.

19 . The window of claim 1 , wherein a thickness of the bonding layer is in a range of about 0.1 μm to about 1 μm.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jan 15, 2026
From: SK MICROWORKS SOLUTIONS CO., LTD.
To: MICROWORKS SOLUTIONS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 074078/0923 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jul 28, 2025
From: SKC HI-TECH&MARKETING CO., LTD.
To: SK MICROWORKS SOLUTIONS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 072097/0711 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 11, 2022
From: WOO, SEOKJONG; PARK, NAMHEE; KANG, HANSOL; PARK, YOUNGSANG; PARK, JUNKI; SEO, INSEOK; CHO, HYUNGWOO
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.; SKC HI-TECH&MARKETING CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 059561/0685 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2021-0072358 · Jun 3, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
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