Patents by Inventor Byoung Hee Lee

Byoung Hee Lee 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: 10045127
    Abstract: A micro speaker is provided. The micro speaker includes a diaphragm, at least one coil coupled with the diaphragm, a magnet configured to interact with a magnetic field induced by the at least one coil, and a yoke plate located on a bottom of the magnet to support the magnet and including a hole therein, top and bottom ends of the hole being opened. An area, adjacent to the hole, of a lower surface of the yoke plate has a height difference relative to another area of the lower surface of the yoke plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ki Won Kim, Byoung Hee Lee, Chang Shik Yoon, Ho Chul Hwang
  • Patent number: 10038290
    Abstract: Various examples of a connector device for connecting an electronic device with an external electronic device are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2018
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Cheol-Yoon Chung, Dong-Sub Kim, Kwang-Min Gil, Yu-Ji Yu, Byoung-Hee Lee, Cheol-Ho Lee
  • Patent number: 9985458
    Abstract: A power transmitting unit (PTU) transmits a power wirelessly based on a location of a power receiving unit (PRU). The PTU determines whether the PRU is located within a charging area of the PTU based on frequency information corresponding to an inflection point detected on a curve of electrical characteristics of a resonator of the PTU.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Bong Chul Kim, Sang Wook Kwon, Ki Young Kim, Dong Zo Kim, Yun Kwon Park, Jae Hyun Park, Keum Su Song, Chi Hyung Ahn, Young Ho Ryu, Byoung Hee Lee
  • Publication number: 20180034224
    Abstract: Various examples of a connector device for connecting an electronic device with an external electronic device are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2017
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Inventors: Cheol-Yoon CHUNG, Dong-Sub KIM, Kwang-Min GIL, Yu-Ji YU, Byoung-Hee LEE, Cheol-Ho LEE
  • Publication number: 20180007463
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates an electronic device having a speaker device. The electronic device may include a housing, a speaker device disposed inside the housing, and a sound generation circuit electrically connected to the speaker device. The speaker device may include a sound generation plate movable in a first direction, and a sound reflection construction facing the sound generation plate to form a space between the sound generation plate and the sound reflection construction. The sound generation plate includes a first surface disposed substantially at a center of the sound generation plate, the first surface having a convex shape when viewed from inside the space, and the sound reflection construction includes a second surface substantially aligned with the first surface along an axis of the housing, the second surface having a concave shape when viewed from inside the space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2017
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Inventors: Taeeon KIM, Youngbae PARK, Byoung-Hee LEE, Taiyong KIM, Ki-Won KIM, Juhee CHANG, Ho-Chul HWANG
  • Patent number: 9837826
    Abstract: A resonator has an increased isolation for stable wireless power transmission. A material that reduces resonance coupling may be disposed in a space between each of a plurality of resonators and a resonator adjacent to each of the plurality of resonators. A material that reduces resonance coupling may be disposed on a plane opposite to a direction in which a resonator resonates. Power at an operating frequency set to be equal to or within a predetermined range of a frequency corresponding to a resonant mode may be injected into a plurality of transmission resonators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae Hyun Park, Dong Zo Kim, Young Ho Ryu, Sang Wook Kwon, Ki Young Kim, Nam Yun Kim, Bong Chul Kim, Yun Kwon Park, Keum Su Song, Chi Hyung Ahn, Byoung Hee Lee
  • Patent number: 9825485
    Abstract: A wireless power transmitter is provided. The wireless power transmitter includes a power supply unit that supplies Alternating Current (AC) power having a predetermined voltage value, a rectification unit that is connected to the power supply unit, and rectifies the AC power, a voltage adjustment unit that is connected to the rectification unit, and adjusts a magnitude of an output voltage value of the rectified power, and outputs the adjusted power to a power transmission unit, the power transmission unit that generates the adjusted power output from the voltage adjustment unit as a signal in a form in which wireless power transmission is possible, and transmits the generated signal to a wireless power receiver, and a control unit that controls the magnitude of the output voltage value of the rectified power to be adjusted by the voltage adjustment unit in accordance with a predetermined criterion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Byoung-Hee Lee, Sang-Wook Kwon, Ki-Young Kim, Ji-Hoon Jung
  • Patent number: 9824816
    Abstract: A wireless power receiving device and a wireless power transmission apparatus are provided. The wireless power receiver may include a resonator configured to emit an electromagnetic field, a blocker configured to surround a portion of an exterior of the resonator, and a spacer disposed between the resonator and the blocker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Industry-University Cooperation Foundation Hanyang University
    Inventors: Keum Su Song, Sang Wook Kwon, Ki Young Kim, Dong Zo Kim, Bong Chul Kim, Yun Kwon Park, Jae Hyun Park, Chi Hyung Ahn, Young Ho Ryu, Byoung Hee Lee, Jun Seok Lee, Jae Hoon Choi, Kyung Young Jung, Sang Gyu Ha
  • Publication number: 20170318401
    Abstract: A wearable acoustic device with a microphone is provided. The wearable acoustic device includes a first housing forming a first acoustic emission path, a second housing combined with the first housing in a first direction that is substantially parallel to the first acoustic emission path, an acoustic component part arranged within the second housing and emitting sound through the first acoustic emission path, and at least one microphone arranged adjacent to the first acoustic emission path within the first housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2017
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Inventors: Juhee CHANG, Je-Ok LEE, Taiyong KIM, Sukhyun LEE, Byoung-Hee LEE, Seonmi KIM, Sangju LEE, Ho-Chul HWANG
  • Patent number: 9796281
    Abstract: A wireless power transmission apparatus includes a plurality of transmission (TX) resonators configured to resonate with at least one reception (RX) resonator, and wirelessly transmit power to the at least one RX resonator; and a frequency controller configured to control the input frequency so that power is stably supplied to the at least one RX resonator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae Hyun Park, Young Ho Ryu, Sang Wook Kwon, Ki Young Kim, Nam Yun Kim, Dong Zo Kim, Bong Chul Kim, Yun Kwon Park, Keum Su Song, Chi Hyung Ahn, Byoung Hee Lee
  • Patent number: 9729203
    Abstract: A resonator having increased isolation includes a first resonator having first characteristics, and configured to resonate with another resonator having the first characteristics; and a second resonator having second characteristics, and configured to resonate with another resonator having the second characteristics; wherein the resonator has an arrangement and a structure that minimizes a coupling between the first resonator and the second resonator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae Hyun Park, Dong Zo Kim, Sang Wook Kwon, Ki Young Kim, Nam Yun Kim, Bong Chul Kim, Yun Kwon Park, Keum Su Song, Chi Hyung Ahn, Young Ho Ryu, Chang Wook Yoon, Byoung Hee Lee
  • Patent number: 9712077
    Abstract: A method of compensating for reverse current leakage in an active rectifier may include advancing an output of a comparator by a predetermined period of time by applying a predetermined offset voltage to a reference voltage input to the comparator, and activating a switch based on the output of the comparator. The method may also include deactivating the switch when a predetermined time delay elapses from a point in time at which the switch was activated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Industry-University Cooperation Foundation Hanyang University
    Inventors: Dong Zo Kim, Sang Wook Kwon, Ki Young Kim, Bong Chul Kim, Young Jin Moon, Jae Hyun Park, Chang Sik Yoo, Byoung Hee Lee
  • Patent number: 9705364
    Abstract: A wireless power transmission method includes searching for one or more routes to be used to transmit power to a reception resonator through one or more relay resonators, and converting the routes to respective one or more two-port networks. The method further includes calculating a transmission efficiency of each of the routes based on the two-port networks, and selecting a route with a highest transmission efficiency from the routes. The method further includes wirelessly transmitting power to the reception resonator through the selected route.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Hongik University Industry-Academia Cooperation Foundation
    Inventors: Jae Hyun Park, Young Ho Ryu, Sang Wook Kwon, Ki Young Kim, Dong Zo Kim, Bong Chul Kim, Ju Hui Kim, Byung Chul Park, Yun Kwon Park, Keum Su Song, Chi Hyung Ahn, Byoung Hee Lee, Jeong Hae Lee
  • Patent number: 9685882
    Abstract: An apparatus and a method for wireless power reception include converting a received wireless power to a wireless power for charging using a synchronous rectifier and a direct current/direct current (DC/DC) converter having a structure providing a high efficiency and low heat generation even when a high charging current is supplied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dong Zo Kim, Sang Wook Kwon, Ki Young Kim, Nam Yun Kim, Bong Chul Kim, Yun Kwon Park, Jae Hyun Park, Keum Su Song, Chi Hyung Ahn, Young Ho Ryu, Byoung Hee Lee
  • Publication number: 20170163098
    Abstract: A wireless power relay apparatus includes a relay resonator configured to relay power from a source resonator configured to wirelessly transmit the power, to a target resonator configured to wirelessly receive the power through a mutual resonance, the relay resonator having a higher quality factor than the source resonator and the target resonator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2017
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chi Hyung AHN, Sang Wook KWON, Ki Young KIM, Nam Yun KIM, Dong Zo KIM, Bong Chul KIM, Yun Kwon PARK, Jae Hyun PARK, Keum Su SONG, Young Ho RYU, Byoung Hee LEE
  • Patent number: 9646598
    Abstract: An audio device connected to an electronic device is provided. The audio device connected to an electronic device includes an audio side connector comprising a microphone terminal that outputs a microphone signal to the electronic device, at least one audio terminal that receives an audio signal from the electronic device, an active noise cancelling (ANC) terminal, and a ground terminal, an ANC block that is driven by power input from the electronic device to remove noise around the audio device, an ANC power source unit that is provided in the electronic device and applies power input via the ANC terminal to the ANC block as drive power, and an on/off switch unit that controls the ANC power source unit, wherein the ANC terminal is included in any one of the areas of the microphone terminal, the audio terminal, and the ground terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Elctronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Byoung-Hee Lee, Min-Woo Oh, Dong-Yup Lee, Kwang-Min Kil
  • Patent number: 9621986
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for supplying power to an audio device is provided. An electronic device includes an audio device connector comprising a microphone terminal configured to receive an audio signal of a microphone from an audio device, at least one audio terminal configured to output the audio signal to the audio device, a ground terminal, a power supply unit configured to selectively generate one of a first power and a second power to be supplied to the audio device through the microphone terminal, and a controller configured to identify whether the audio device has a type that includes an additional function unit based on a voltage at the microphone terminal, and to control the power supply unit to apply one of the first power and the second power to the microphone terminal correspondingly to the type of the audio device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Min-Woo Oh, Byoung-Hee Lee
  • Publication number: 20170099543
    Abstract: A mobile apparatus and control method thereof are provided, which includes an audio data signal input unit arranged to receive an audio data signal. An audio output unit is arranged to output an audio signal according to the received audio data signal within a first reproduction frequency. A balanced armature is arranged to output an audio signal according to the received audio data signal within a second reproduction frequency band. The second reproduction frequency band is different from the first reproduction frequency band. An audio signal processor is arranged to adjust the first reproduction frequency band and the second reproduction frequency band such that a combination of the first reproduction frequency band and the second reproduction frequency band is wider than the first reproduction frequency band and the second reproduction frequency band individually.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2016
    Publication date: April 6, 2017
    Inventors: Jun-Tai KIM, Jung-Eun HAN, Mi-Hyang KIM, Byoung-Hee LEE, Tae-Eon KIM, Sun-Young LEE
  • Patent number: 9601272
    Abstract: A wireless power relay apparatus includes a relay resonator configured to relay power from a source resonator configured to wirelessly transmit the power, to a target resonator configured to wirelessly receive the power through a mutual resonance, the relay resonator having a higher quality factor than the source resonator and the target resonator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chi Hyung Ahn, Sang Wook Kwon, Ki Young Kim, Nam Yun Kim, Dong Zo Kim, Bong Chul Kim, Yun Kwon Park, Jae Hyun Park, Keum Su Song, Young Ho Ryu, Byoung Hee Lee
  • Patent number: 9525942
    Abstract: A mobile apparatus and control method thereof are provided, which includes an audio data signal input unit arranged to receive an audio data signal. An audio output unit is arranged to output an audio signal according to the received audio data signal within a first reproduction frequency. A balanced armature is arranged to output an audio signal according to the received audio data signal within a second reproduction frequency band. The second reproduction frequency band is different from the first reproduction frequency band. An audio signal processor is arranged to adjust the first reproduction frequency band and the second reproduction frequency band such that a combination of the first reproduction frequency band and the second reproduction frequency band is wider than the first reproduction frequency band and the second reproduction frequency band individually.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2016
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Jun-Tai Kim, Jung-Eun Han, Mi-Hyang Kim, Byoung-Hee Lee, Tae-Eon Kim, Sun-Young Lee