Patents by Inventor Duckyun KIM

Duckyun 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: 11870133
    Abstract: A mobile terminal includes a housing having a front side, a rear side, and lateral sides, and including a metal rim formed of a metal material and at least one bending portion formed of a non-metal material. The mobile terminal includes a rear cover disposed on the rear side of the housing, a reflection sheet disposed on the cover and formed of a metal material, and an antenna module disposed between the rear cover and a front cover of the housing and configured to radiate a beamforming wireless signal, wherein a bending portion of the cover and a flat portion of the cover are configured to include a first region, a second region, and a third region, and a beamforming wireless signal of the first region may be reflected at the second region and the third region by the reflection sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Duckyun Kim, Seokjun Lee, Youngbae Kwon, Byungwoon Jung
  • Publication number: 20230231297
    Abstract: A mobile terminal includes a housing having a front side, a rear side, and lateral sides, and including a metal rim formed of a metal material and at least one bending portion formed of a non-metal material. The mobile terminal includes a rear cover disposed on the rear side of the housing, a reflection sheet disposed on the cover and formed of a metal material, and an antenna module disposed between the rear cover and a front cover of the housing and configured to radiate a beamforming wireless signal, wherein a bending portion of the cover and a flat portion of the cover are configured to include a first region, a second region, and a third region, and a beamforming wireless signal of the first region may be reflected at the second region and the third region by the reflection sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2020
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Duckyun KIM, Seokjun LEE, Youngbae KWON, Byungwoon JUNG
  • Patent number: 10910697
    Abstract: A mobile terminal, which comprises: a case including an electric component mounting part therein; a middle frame mounted on the case; a main board mounted on the case; a first antenna spaced apart from and arranged in parallel to the middle frame, and having a first end that is open and a second end connected to the middle frame; a first feed line connected to a first part of the first antenna so as to transmit a signal; a ground line connected to a second part of the first antenna and performing grounding; a second antenna connected to the ground line; and a second feed line connected to the second antenna, increases the number of Wi-Fi antennas, thereby enabling data transmission speed to become faster.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Dongjin Kim, Kangjae Jung, Duckyun Kim, Changwon Yun, Soyeon Lee, Songyi Lee
  • Patent number: 10879593
    Abstract: There is disclosed a mobile terminal including a display unit; a metal bracket comprising a middle frame provided in a rear surface of the display unit; and a side frame partially distant from the middle frame and configured to define a lateral surface; a main board loaded in a rear surface of the bracket; a rear case configured to cover the main board and define an external appearance of a rear surface; and a first conductive pattern formed in an inner surface of the rear case, wherein the main board comprises a first feeding portion connected with the side frame; a second feeding portion connected with the first conductive pattern; and a first grounding portion connected with the side frame and the first conductive pattern and located between the first feeding portion and the second feeding portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Duckyun Kim, Yunmo Kang, Byungwoon Jung
  • Publication number: 20200333855
    Abstract: Disclosed is a foldable mobile terminal to address, through a side frame, an antenna radiation-related issue that may occur when the terminal is folded. The terminal is composed of a first body and a second body foldable with respect to each other and includes a side frame defining a side appearance of the mobile terminal in an unfolded position, a plurality of slits formed in the side frame, the slits partitioning the side frame into a plurality of segmented sections, and a power supply configured to supply power to at least one first segmented section of the plurality of segmented sections, wherein, based on a folded position of the first body and the second body, a second segmented section facing the first segmented section has the same length as a length of the first segmented section by the slits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2018
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Duckyun KIM, Youngbae KWON, Dongjin KIM, Byungeun JEON
  • Publication number: 20200243949
    Abstract: There is disclosed a mobile terminal including a display unit; a metal bracket comprising a middle frame provided in a rear surface of the display unit; and a side frame partially distant from the middle frame and configured to define a lateral surface; a main board loaded in a rear surface of the bracket; a rear case configured to cover the main board and define an external appearance of a rear surface; and a first conductive pattern formed in an inner surface of the rear case, wherein the main board comprises a first feeding portion connected with the side frame; a second feeding portion connected with the first conductive pattern; and a first grounding portion connected with the side frame and the first conductive pattern and located between the first feeding portion and the second feeding portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2020
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Duckyun KIM, Yunmo KANG, Byungwoon JUNG
  • Patent number: 10658732
    Abstract: There is disclosed a mobile terminal including a display unit; a metal bracket comprising a middle frame provided in a rear surface of the display unit; and a side frame partially distant from the middle frame and configured to define a lateral surface; a main board loaded in a rear surface of the bracket; a rear case configured to cover the main board and define an external appearance of a rear surface; and a first conductive pattern formed in an inner surface of the rear case, wherein the main board comprises a first feeding portion connected with the side frame; a second feeding portion connected with the first conductive pattern; and a first grounding portion connected with the side frame and the first conductive pattern and located between the first feeding portion and the second feeding portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Duckyun Kim, Yunmo Kang, Byungwoon Jung
  • Patent number: 10601115
    Abstract: A mobile terminal includes a window including a transparent region and an opaque region surrounding the transparent region, a metal case provided below the window to accommodate the window, having a rear surface portion facing the window and a side surface portion formed to extend from the rear surface portion toward a front surface, and exposed outwardly, a non-metal member formed in a region formed by cut away a portion of the case and having a slot formation portion spaced apart from the side surface portion at a predetermined interval and a pair of sectioning portions extending from the slot formation portion and traversing the side surface portion to section the side surface portion into first to third members, and first to third antenna patterns formed in the opaque region and electrically connected to the first to third members to form first and third antennas, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Minseok Kim, Hansu Kim, Kangjae Jung, Youngbae Kwon, Sungjung Rho, Changwon Yun, Kyoungwon Jeon, Duckyun Kim, Hyoungwook Lim, Yunmo Kang, Hayong Kim
  • Publication number: 20200014093
    Abstract: A mobile terminal, which comprises: a case including an electric component mounting part therein; a middle frame mounted on the case; a main board mounted on the case; a first antenna spaced apart from and arranged in parallel to the middle frame, and having a first end that is open and a second end connected to the middle frame; a first feed line connected to a first part of the first antenna so as to transmit a signal; a ground line connected to a second part of the first antenna and performing grounding; a second antenna connected to the ground line; and a second feed line connected to the second antenna, increases the number of Wi-Fi antennas, thereby enabling data transmission speed to become faster.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2017
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Dongjin KIM, Kangjae JUNG, Duckyun KIM, Changwon YUN, Soyeon LEE, Songyi LEE
  • Publication number: 20190214707
    Abstract: A mobile terminal includes a window including a transparent region and an opaque region surrounding the transparent region, a metal case provided below the window to accommodate the window, having a rear surface portion facing the window and a side surface portion formed to extend from the rear surface portion toward a front surface, and exposed outwardly, a non-metal member formed in a region formed by cut away a portion of the case and having a slot formation portion spaced apart from the side surface portion at a predetermined interval and a pair of sectioning portions extending from the slot formation portion and traversing the side surface portion to section the side surface portion into first to third members, and first to third antenna patterns formed in the opaque region and electrically connected to the first to third members to form first and third antennas, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2019
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Minseok KIM, Hansu KIM, Kangjae JUNG, Youngbae KWON, Sungjung RHO, Changwon YUN, Kyoungwon JEON, Duckyun KIM, Hyoungwook LIM, Yunmo KANG, Hayong KIM
  • Publication number: 20190207296
    Abstract: There is disclosed a mobile terminal including a display unit; a metal bracket comprising a middle frame provided in a rear surface of the display unit; and a side frame partially distant from the middle frame and configured to define a lateral surface; a main board loaded in a rear surface of the bracket; a rear case configured to cover the main board and define an external appearance of a rear surface; and a first conductive pattern formed in an inner surface of the rear case, wherein the main board comprises a first feeding portion connected with the side frame; a second feeding portion connected with the first conductive pattern; and a first grounding portion connected with the side frame and the first conductive pattern and located between the first feeding portion and the second feeding portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2018
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Duckyun KIM, Yunmo KANG, Byungwoon JUNG
  • Patent number: 10256527
    Abstract: A mobile terminal includes a window including a transparent region and an opaque region surrounding the transparent region, a metal case provided below the window to accommodate the window, having a rear surface portion facing the window and a side surface portion formed to extend from the rear surface portion toward a front surface, and exposed outwardly, a non-metal member formed in a region formed by cut away a portion of the case and having a slot formation portion spaced apart from the side surface portion at a predetermined interval and a pair of sectioning portions extending from the slot formation portion and traversing the side surface portion to section the side surface portion into first to third members, and first to third antenna patterns formed in the opaque region and electrically connected to the first to third members to form first and third antennas, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Minseok Kim, Hansu Kim, Kangjae Jung, Youngbae Kwon, Sungjung Rho, Changwon Yun, Kyoungwon Jeon, Duckyun Kim, Hyoungwook Lim, Yunmo Kang, Hayong Kim
  • Patent number: 10164323
    Abstract: A mobile terminal, comprising of a terminal body having a front surface, a rear surface, and side surfaces extending from end portions of the rear surface toward the front surface, the terminal body being made of a metal, a lower module coupled to a lower end of the terminal body and externally exposed to operate as a radiator of an antenna apparatus and a non-metal member interposed between the terminal body and the lower module and forming a slot by spacing the terminal body and the lower module apart from each other, and wherein the antenna apparatus comprises first and second antenna resonating different frequency bands wherein the first antenna and the second antenna comprise a first feeder and a second feeder, respectively, connected to a main printed circuit board provided in the terminal body and generating the electric fields on the first slot and the second slot, respectively, and wherein the lower module comprises first and second member and a connecting portion connecting end portions of the first
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Youngbae Kwon, Kangjae Jung, Sungjung Rho, Changwon Yun, Duckyun Kim, Yunmo Kang
  • Publication number: 20170201016
    Abstract: A mobile terminal, comprising of a terminal body having a front surface, a rear surface, and side surfaces extending from end portions of the rear surface toward the front surface, the terminal body being made of a metal, a lower module coupled to a lower end of the terminal body and externally exposed to operate as a radiator of an antenna apparatus and a non-metal member interposed between the terminal body and the lower module and forming a slot by spacing the terminal body and the lower module apart from each other, and wherein the antenna apparatus comprises first and second antenna resonating different frequency bands wherein the first antenna and the second antenna comprise a first feeder and a second feeder, respectively, connected to a main printed circuit board provided in the terminal body and generating the electric fields on the first slot and the second slot, respectively, and wherein the lower module comprises first and second member and a connecting portion connecting end portions of the first
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2017
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Youngbae KWON, Kangjae JUNG, Sungjung RHO, Changwon YUN, Duckyun KIM, Yunmo KANG
  • Publication number: 20170201010
    Abstract: A mobile terminal includes a window including a transparent region and an opaque region surrounding the transparent region, a metal case provided below the window to accommodate the window, having a rear surface portion facing the window and a side surface portion formed to extend from the rear surface portion toward a front surface, and exposed outwardly, a non-metal member formed in a region formed by cut away a portion of the case and having a slot formation portion spaced apart from the side surface portion at a predetermined interval and a pair of sectioning portions extending from the slot formation portion and traversing the side surface portion to section the side surface portion into first to third members, and first to third antenna patterns formed in the opaque region and electrically connected to the first to third members to form first and third antennas, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2016
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Minseok KIM, Hansu KIM, Kangjae JUNG, Youngbae KWON, Sungjung RHO, Changwon YUN, Kyoungwon JEON, Duckyun KIM, Hyoungwook LIM, Yunmo KANG, Hayong KIM
  • Patent number: 9608314
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a mobile terminal, which includes a terminal body having a rear surface and side surfaces extending from each end portion of the rear surface toward a front surface, the terminal body made of a metal, a lower cap detachably coupled to a lower end of the terminal body and externally exposed to operate as a radiator of an antenna apparatus, a non-metal member interposed between the terminal body and the lower cap and forming a slot by spacing the terminal body and the lower cap apart from each other, and a dividing member crossing the non-metal member, and dividing an area where the terminal body and the lower cap are electrically connected and generate an electric field accordingly, the dividing member dividing the slot into first and second slots.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Youngbae Kwon, Kangjae Jung, Sungjung Rho, Changwon Yun, Duckyun Kim, Yunmo Kang
  • Patent number: 9564679
    Abstract: An antenna apparatus according to one exemplary embodiment disclosed herein includes a first member and a second member limiting a slot, a feeding unit provided on one surface of a carrier covering the slot and configured to feed the slot, and a first radiator formed on the one surface of the carrier with being spaced apart from the feeding unit, and electrically connected to the first member, the first radiator configured to resonate together with the slot at a first frequency band and a second frequency band.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Sungjung Rho, Byungwoon Jung, Youngbae Kwon, Hanphil Rhyu, Changwon Yun, Duckyun Kim, Deuksu Choi, Jaewoo Lee, Sungjoon Hong
  • Publication number: 20150340757
    Abstract: An antenna apparatus according to one exemplary embodiment disclosed herein includes a first member and a second member limiting a slot, a feeding unit provided on one surface of a carrier covering the slot and configured to feed the slot, and a first radiator formed on the one surface of the carrier with being spaced apart from the feeding unit, and electrically connected to the first member, the first radiator configured to resonate together with the slot at a first frequency band and a second frequency band.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2013
    Publication date: November 26, 2015
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Sungjung RHO, Byungwoon JUNG, Youngbae KWON, Hanphil RHYU, Changwon YUN, Duckyun KIM, Deuksu CHOI, Jaewoo LEE, Sungjoon HONG