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).
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Patent number: 11870133Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 8, 2020Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Duckyun Kim, Seokjun Lee, Youngbae Kwon, Byungwoon Jung
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Publication number: 20230231297Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: September 8, 2020Publication date: July 20, 2023Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Duckyun KIM, Seokjun LEE, Youngbae KWON, Byungwoon JUNG
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Patent number: 10910697Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: January 26, 2017Date of Patent: February 2, 2021Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Dongjin Kim, Kangjae Jung, Duckyun Kim, Changwon Yun, Soyeon Lee, Songyi Lee
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Patent number: 10879593Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: April 14, 2020Date of Patent: December 29, 2020Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Duckyun Kim, Yunmo Kang, Byungwoon Jung
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Publication number: 20200333855Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: September 11, 2018Publication date: October 22, 2020Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Duckyun KIM, Youngbae KWON, Dongjin KIM, Byungeun JEON
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Publication number: 20200243949Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: April 14, 2020Publication date: July 30, 2020Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Duckyun KIM, Yunmo KANG, Byungwoon JUNG
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Patent number: 10658732Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 9, 2018Date of Patent: May 19, 2020Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Duckyun Kim, Yunmo Kang, Byungwoon Jung
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Patent number: 10601115Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 18, 2019Date of Patent: March 24, 2020Assignee: 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
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Publication number: 20200014093Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: January 26, 2017Publication date: January 9, 2020Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Dongjin KIM, Kangjae JUNG, Duckyun KIM, Changwon YUN, Soyeon LEE, Songyi LEE
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Publication number: 20190214707Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2019Publication date: July 11, 2019Applicant: 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
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Publication number: 20190207296Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 9, 2018Publication date: July 4, 2019Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Duckyun KIM, Yunmo KANG, Byungwoon JUNG
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Patent number: 10256527Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: August 23, 2016Date of Patent: April 9, 2019Assignee: 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
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Patent number: 10164323Abstract: 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 firstType: GrantFiled: February 16, 2017Date of Patent: December 25, 2018Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Youngbae Kwon, Kangjae Jung, Sungjung Rho, Changwon Yun, Duckyun Kim, Yunmo Kang
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Publication number: 20170201016Abstract: 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 firstType: ApplicationFiled: February 16, 2017Publication date: July 13, 2017Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Youngbae KWON, Kangjae JUNG, Sungjung RHO, Changwon YUN, Duckyun KIM, Yunmo KANG
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Publication number: 20170201010Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: August 23, 2016Publication date: July 13, 2017Applicant: 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
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Patent number: 9608314Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: August 18, 2016Date of Patent: March 28, 2017Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Youngbae Kwon, Kangjae Jung, Sungjung Rho, Changwon Yun, Duckyun Kim, Yunmo Kang
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Patent number: 9564679Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: August 6, 2013Date of Patent: February 7, 2017Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Sungjung Rho, Byungwoon Jung, Youngbae Kwon, Hanphil Rhyu, Changwon Yun, Duckyun Kim, Deuksu Choi, Jaewoo Lee, Sungjoon Hong
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Publication number: 20150340757Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: August 6, 2013Publication date: November 26, 2015Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Sungjung RHO, Byungwoon JUNG, Youngbae KWON, Hanphil RHYU, Changwon YUN, Duckyun KIM, Deuksu CHOI, Jaewoo LEE, Sungjoon HONG