Patents by Inventor Eun-Ju Kim

Eun-Ju 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).

  • Publication number: 20180317708
    Abstract: An assemblable grill can be dismantled and is easy to clean, and a grill bridge may also be dismantled and is easy to clean. Additionally, the assemblable grill includes first and second stands, and multiple grates assembled such that both side portions thereof are inserted in and coupled to the first and second stands. Furthermore, grates can easily be separated from the first and second stands for cleaning.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2016
    Publication date: November 8, 2018
    Inventor: Eun Ju Kim
  • Patent number: 10123183
    Abstract: A mobile terminal supporting a voice messaging method includes a microphone for capturing sound waves and converting the sound waves into an audio signal, a storage unit for storing the audio signal, an audio data generation unit for generating audio data packets with the audio signal, a packet data communication network interface unit for providing a packet data communication network, and a control unit for controlling the microphone, audio storage unit, audio data generation unit, and packet data communication network interface unit to capture the audio signal and transmit the audio signal as audio data packets in response to audio message transmission request entered during a mobile messenger service session.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventor: Eun Ju Kim
  • Patent number: 10094535
    Abstract: Disclosed is a light diffusing lens having a pointing angle distribution focused toward a lateral direction. The disclosed light diffusing lens includes a light entrance portion having a shape which is concave inward from the lower portion of the light diffusing lens, a reflection portion having a shape which is concave inward from the upper portion of the light diffusing lens, and a light exit portion defined by the outer surface of the light diffusing lens. The light entrance portion has a first convex surface which is convex in an optical axial direction defined by a straight line passing through the center of the light diffusing lens as it goes toward the inside of the light diffusing lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: Seoul Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jeong A Han, Eun Ju Kim, Ki Bum Nam
  • Patent number: 10091850
    Abstract: A backlight unit includes a backlight module with a printed circuit board including blocks and MJT LEDs disposed on the blocks, respectively and a backlight control module generating a signal for drive control of each of the blocks, wherein each of the blocks comprises at least one MJT LED, and the backlight control module includes a drive controller for On/Off control and dimming control of each of the blocks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: Seoul Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Young Jun Song, Jung Hwa Jung, Eun Ju Kim
  • Patent number: 10067374
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device that allows efficient luminance control is presented. The device includes: first, second, and third color pixel areas; a first substrate and a second substrate; a first color filter disposed in the first color pixel area on the first substrate or the second substrate; a second color filter disposed in the second color pixel area on the first substrate or the second substrate; a third color filter disposed in the third color pixel area on the first substrate or the second substrate; and a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, wherein the first color pixel area includes a first transparent region at which the first color filter is not disposed, and a ratio of the first transparent region of the first color pixel area to the first color pixel area is in a range of 1/1000 to 1/2, inclusive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seok Kyu Yoon, Hee June Kwak, Eun Ju Kim, Sun Hwa Lee, Yun Seok Lee, Jun Pyo Lee, Sang-Uk Lim
  • Patent number: 10060579
    Abstract: A light emitting module includes a light emitting diode chip and a lens. The lens includes a lower surface having a concave portion. The lens also includes an upper surface from which light incident on the concave portion is emitted. The upper surface of the lens includes a concave surface positioned in a central axis thereof. The concave portion of the lower surface includes at least one of a surface perpendicular to the central axis and a downwardly convex surface. At least one of the surface perpendicular to the central axis and the downwardly convex surface is positioned in a region narrower than an entrance region of the concave portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: Seoul Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Eun Ju Kim, Bang Hyun Kim, Young Eun Yang
  • Patent number: 10051705
    Abstract: A backlight unit includes a backlight module with a printed circuit board including blocks and MJT LEDs disposed on the blocks, respectively and a backlight control module generating a signal for drive control of each of the blocks, wherein each of the blocks comprises at least one MJT LED, and the backlight control module includes a drive controller for On/Off control and dimming control of each of the blocks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: Seoul Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Young Jun Song, Jung Hwa Jung, Eun Ju Kim
  • Patent number: 10047930
    Abstract: A lens including an upper surface having a curved portion having a changing curvature in a direction extending away from a central axis of the lens, and a lower surface having a concave portion disposed on the central axis of the lens. The concave portion of the lower surface includes an entrance disposed on a lower region of the concave portion and configured to receive light emitted from a light-emitting diode chip, and an upper end surface disposed on an upper region of the concave portion. The concave portion includes a width that narrows in a direction extending away from the entrance. The upper end surface is nonplanar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: Seoul Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Eun Ju Kim, Bang Hyun Kim, Young Eun Yang
  • Patent number: 10042199
    Abstract: One or more embodiments of the present invention are directed to a liquid crystal display including: a first substrate and a second substrate facing each other; a first color pixel area, a second color pixel area, a third color pixel area, and a white pixel area on any one of the first substrate and the second substrate; and a liquid crystal layer between the first substrate and the second substrate. A first color filter is disposed in each of the first color pixel area and the white pixel area, and each of the first, second, third, and white pixel areas includes a plurality of domains, each two adjacent domains having a boundary between them, and the first color filter is disposed at at least one of the boundaries between the domains in the white pixel area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seok Kyu Yoon, Eun Ju Kim, Hyung June Kim, Byoung Sun Na, Sung Jae Park, Yun Seok Lee, Ik Soo Lee, Jun Pyo Lee, Wan-Soon Im, Jong Hak Hwang
  • Publication number: 20180196306
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device that allows efficient luminance control is presented. The device includes: first, second, and third color pixel areas; a first substrate and a second substrate; a first color filter disposed in the first color pixel area on the first substrate or the second substrate; a second color filter disposed in the second color pixel area on the first substrate or the second substrate; a third color filter disposed in the third color pixel area on the first substrate or the second substrate; and a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, wherein the first color pixel area includes a first transparent region at which the first color filter is not disposed, and a ratio of the first transparent region of the first color pixel area to the first color pixel area is in a range of 1/1000 to 1/2, inclusive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2018
    Publication date: July 12, 2018
    Inventors: Seok Kyu YOON, Hee June KWAK, Eun Ju KIM, Sun Hwa LEE, Yun Seok LEE, Jun Pyo LEE, Sang-Uk LIM
  • Publication number: 20180160496
    Abstract: A backlight unit includes a backlight module with a printed circuit board including blocks and MJT LEDs disposed on the blocks, respectively and a backlight control module generating a signal for drive control of each of the blocks, wherein each of the blocks comprises at least one MJT LED, and the backlight control module includes a drive controller for On/Off control and dimming control of each of the blocks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2018
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Inventors: Young Jun SONG, Jung Hwa JUNG, Eun Ju KIM
  • Publication number: 20180136520
    Abstract: A display apparatus and a backlight unit thereof. The display apparatus includes: a frame; a plurality of light emitting diodes regularly arranged on the frame; an optical part disposed above the plurality of light emitting diodes and including a display panel and at least one of a phosphor sheet and an optical sheet; and a light guide plate disposed between the frame and the optical part to cover the plurality of light emitting diodes, wherein the light guide plate is formed with light source grooves placed corresponding to locations of the plurality of light emitting diodes, respectively, such that light emitted from each of the light emitting diodes enters the corresponding light source groove to spread light in a lateral direction when the light enters the light guide plate, thereby enabling use of a direct type backlight unit without a separate lens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2017
    Publication date: May 17, 2018
    Inventor: Eun Ju KIM
  • Publication number: 20180119900
    Abstract: A light-emitting module including a circuit board, a chip-level light-emitting device disposed on the circuit board, and a lens disposed on the circuit board and configured to distribute light emitted from the chip-level light emitting device. The lens includes a concave portion having an incidence surface including a curved side surface configured to receive incident light emitted from the chip-level light-emitting device, the chip-level light emitting device is disposed within the concave portion of the lens, and at least part of the light emitted from a side surface of the chip-level light-emitting device is directly incident on the curved side surface of the incidence surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2017
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Inventor: Eun Ju Kim
  • Publication number: 20180124579
    Abstract: A mobile terminal supporting a voice messaging method includes a microphone for capturing sound waves and converting the sound waves into an audio signal, a storage unit for storing the audio signal, an audio data generation unit for generating audio data packets with the audio signal, a packet data communication network interface unit for providing a packet data communication network, and a control unit for controlling the microphone, audio storage unit, audio data generation unit, and packet data communication network interface unit to capture the audio signal and transmit the audio signal as audio data packets in response to audio message transmission request entered during a mobile messenger service session.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2017
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Inventor: Eun Ju KIM
  • Publication number: 20180120493
    Abstract: Disclosed is a backlight unit. The backlight unit includes a light source, and a cover bottom internally accommodating the light source. Here, the cover bottom is divided into n-numbered (n>1) sub-cover bottoms, and a coupling unit for mutually fixing and coupling the divided cover bottoms is formed at ends of each of the cover bottoms facing each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2017
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Inventors: Sang-Dae PARK, Eun-Ju KIM
  • Publication number: 20180114884
    Abstract: A light emitting diode package and a display apparatus including the same. The light emitting diode package includes a light emitting diode chip, a reflector disposed on an upper surface of the light emitting diode chip and configured to reflect some light emitted from the light emitting diode chip, and a molding part disposed to cover an upper surface and a side surface of the light emitting diode chip and disposed to cover an upper surface and a side surface of the reflector. The light emitting diode package employs the reflector, which is disposed on the light emitting diode chip acting as a light source for a backlight unit of a display apparatus and is enclosed by the molding part, and thus can be used as a direct type backlight unit without a separate lens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2017
    Publication date: April 26, 2018
    Inventor: Eun Ju KIM
  • Patent number: 9939674
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device that allows efficient luminance control is presented. The device includes: first, second, and third color pixel areas; a first substrate and a second substrate; a first color filter disposed in the first color pixel area on the first substrate or the second substrate; a second color filter disposed in the second color pixel area on the first substrate or the second substrate; a third color filter disposed in the third color pixel area on the first substrate or the second substrate; and a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, wherein the first color pixel area includes a first transparent region at which the first color filter is not disposed, and a ratio of the first transparent region of the first color pixel area to the first color pixel area is in a range of 1/1000 to ½, inclusive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seok Kyu Yoon, Hee June Kwak, Eun Ju Kim, Sun Hwa Lee, Yun Seok Lee, Jun Pyo Lee, Sang-Uk Lim
  • Patent number: 9927669
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display includes: a first substrate; a reference voltage line including a storage electrode; a pixel electrode including a first subpixel electrode and a second subpixel electrode, and disposed in a pixel area; a second substrate facing the first substrate; and a liquid crystal layer provided between the first substrate and the second substrate, wherein the first subpixel electrode includes a first horizontal stem and a first vertical stem, the second subpixel electrode includes a second horizontal stem and a second vertical stem, the second subpixel electrode is provided to an external side of the pixel area to surround the first subpixel electrode, and the storage electrode includes a first storage electrode overlapping the first horizontal stem of the first subpixel electrode, and a second storage electrode overlapping the second vertical stem of the second subpixel electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sang Uk Lim, Il Gon Kim, Sang Jin Jeon, Mee Hye Jung, Sung Hwan Kim, Eun Ju Kim
  • Patent number: 9893374
    Abstract: Disclosed is a composite electrolyte membrane comprising a microporous polymer substrate and a sulfonated polymer electrolyte.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Eun Ju Kim, Chong Kyu Shin, Bong Keun Lee, Seong Ho Choi
  • Patent number: 9888367
    Abstract: A mobile terminal supporting a voice messaging method includes a microphone for capturing sound waves and converting the sound waves into an audio signal, a storage unit for storing the audio signal, an audio data generation unit for generating audio data packets with the audio signal, a packet data communication network interface unit for providing a packet data communication network, and a control unit for controlling the microphone, audio storage unit, audio data generation unit, and packet data communication network interface unit to capture the audio signal and transmit the audio signal as audio data packets in response to audio message transmission request entered during a mobile messenger service session.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventor: Eun Ju Kim