Patents by Inventor Hyeongsoon PARK

Hyeongsoon PARK 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: 11907479
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a display including a plurality of thin film transistors (TFTs), a proximity sensor disposed under the display and including a plurality of light emitting units, and at least one processor operatively coupled to the display and the proximity sensor. The light generated from the proximity sensor may have a lower energy than the work function of silicon included in the plurality of TFTs of the display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyeongsoon Park, Jeonggyu Jo, Hyunwoo Sim
  • Publication number: 20230057721
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a display including a plurality of thin film transistors (TFTs), a proximity sensor disposed under the display and including a plurality of light emitting units, and at least one processor operatively coupled to the display and the proximity sensor. The light generated from the proximity sensor may have a lower energy than the work function of silicon included in the plurality of TFTs of the display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2022
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Inventors: Hyeongsoon PARK, Jeonggyu JO, Hyunwoo SIM
  • Patent number: 11539822
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a housing comprising a front plate facing a first direction, a rear plate facing a second direction opposite to the first direction, and a side member configured to enclose a space between the front plate and the rear plate, a display panel having a first surface viewed through the front plate, a cover panel coupled to a second surface of the display panel and positioned at an inner area of the display panel, the cover panel comprising a hole formed adjacent to a first edge of the display panel, and a sensor comprising a light receiving portion positioned to correspond to a position of the hole of the cover panel, and a light emitting portion positioned at an outer area of the display panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyeongsoon Park, Jeonggyu Jo, Beomju Kim, Heeseok Jung, Hyunseok Kim, Jungsik Park, Sunghyup Lee, Hoyeong Lim
  • Patent number: 11474205
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. An electronic device includes a sensor, a display including a first surface and a second surface, a rear linear polarizer disposed at a front surface of the sensor module, a rear phase difference film disposed between a front surface of the rear linear polarizer and the second surface of the display, a front phase difference film disposed at the first surface of the display at a position corresponding to a location of the sensor, a front linear polarizer disposed at a front surface of the front phase difference film, and a front plate disposed at a front surface of the front linear polarizer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Inventors: Il Kim, Hyeongsoon Park, Jeonggyu Jo, Dareum Kang, Chohee Park, Seongwoo Choi
  • Patent number: 11249559
    Abstract: Certain embodiments of the disclosure relate to an electronic device and a method for controlling a reset of a control IC. The electronic device may include a battery, at least one sensor, a control IC operatively connected to the at least one sensor, a reset IC operatively connected to the control IC, and a power supply unit operatively connected to the reset IC, wherein when an operation signal is not received from the control IC for a predetermined time, the reset IC is configured to control a voltage and/or current being applied to the control IC by controlling the power supply unit. Other certain embodiments are possible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyeongsoon Park, Dongil Son, Jeonggyu Jo, Yanghee Lee
  • Patent number: 11112910
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, an electronic device, comprises a transparent member, an optical sensor disposed under the transparent member and including a light transmitter configured to emit light of a designated wavelength band and a light receiver configured to obtain light of the designated wavelength band emitted from the light transmitter and reflected by an external object adjacent to the transparent member, a first optical filter disposed between the transparent member and the optical sensor, having a first transmittance for light of the designated wavelength band, and configured to reflect light outside the designated wavelength band, and a second optical filter disposed between the transparent member and the first optical filter, having a second transmittance less than the first transmittance for light of the designated wavelength band, and configured to absorb at least a portion of the light reflected by the first optical filter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jeonggyu Jo, Hyeongsoon Park, Bokyung Sim
  • Publication number: 20210096659
    Abstract: Certain embodiments of the disclosure relate to an electronic device and a method for controlling a reset of a control IC. The electronic device may include a battery, at least one sensor, a control IC operatively connected to the at least one sensor, a reset IC operatively connected to the control IC, and a power supply unit operatively connected to the reset IC, wherein when an operation signal is not received from the control IC for a predetermined time, the reset IC is configured to control a voltage and/or current being applied to the control IC by controlling the power supply unit. Other certain embodiments are possible.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2020
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Inventors: Hyeongsoon PARK, Dongil SON, Jeonggyu JO, Yanghee LEE
  • Publication number: 20210043146
    Abstract: Provided is an electronic device. The electronic device may include a display including a plurality of pixels; at least one processor electrically connected to the display; a display driving circuit to drive the display; and a sensor disposed on at least an upper portion of a rear surface of the display, wherein, when a signal for activating the sensor is detected, the processor is configured to: control the display driving circuit to turn off at least one pixel included in a first area of the display where the sensor is disposed among the plurality of pixels; and control the display driving circuit to turn on at least one pixel included in a second area of the display excluding the first to area among the plurality of pixels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2020
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Inventors: Jeonggyu JO, Joohan KIM, Hyeongsoon PARK, Hyunwoo SIM
  • Publication number: 20200396322
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a first plate, a second plate that is located to face the first plate and that includes a curved portion extending to a lateral surface portion of the electronic device, a support member of the electronic device that is located between the first plate and the second plate, a force sensor located in an interior space formed between the first plate and the second plate, the force sensor including a force sensing surface and a sensing assistance structure protruding from the support member to a space between the force sensor and the curved portion. The force sensing surface of the force sensor faces one surface of the sensing assistance structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2020
    Publication date: December 17, 2020
    Inventors: Hyeongsoon PARK, Jeonggyu CHO
  • Publication number: 20200326412
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. An electronic device includes a sensor, a display including a first surface and a second surface, a rear linear polarizer disposed at a front surface of the sensor module, a rear phase difference film disposed between a front surface of the rear linear polarizer and the second surface of the display, a front phase difference film disposed at the first surface of the display at a position corresponding to a location of the sensor, a front linear polarizer disposed at a front surface of the front phase difference film, and a front plate disposed at a front surface of the front linear polarizer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2020
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Inventors: Il Kim, Hyeongsoon Park, Jeonggyu Jo, Dareum Kang, Chohee Park, Seongwoo Choi
  • Publication number: 20200220959
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a housing comprising a front plate facing a first direction, a rear plate facing a second direction opposite to the first direction, and a side member configured to enclose a space between the front plate and the rear plate, a display panel having a first surface viewed through the front plate, a cover panel coupled to a second surface of the display panel and positioned at an inner area of the display panel, the cover panel comprising a hole formed adjacent to a first edge of the display panel, and a sensor comprising a light receiving portion positioned to correspond to a position of the hole of the cover panel, and a light emitting portion positioned at an outer area of the display panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2020
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventors: Hyeongsoon PARK, Jeonggyu JO, Beomju KIM, Heeseok JUNG, Hyunseok KIM, Jungsik PARK, Sunghyup LEE, Hoyeong LIM
  • Publication number: 20200182688
    Abstract: An electronic device is disclosed herein, including: a substrate, an optical sensor device including at least one light-emitting element and a light-receiving element, the optical sensor device mounted on the substrate, and an injection-molded lens coupled to the substrate and covering the optical sensor device, wherein the injection-molded lens is spaced apart from the optical sensor device by a set distance, wherein patterns are integrally formed in at least a portion of the injection-molded lens, the patterns affecting transmission of light of at least one wavelength band to improve an optical efficiency of the transmitted light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2019
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Inventors: Jeonggyu JO, Hyeongsoon PARK
  • Publication number: 20190391702
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, an electronic device, comprises a transparent member, an optical sensor disposed under the transparent member and including a light transmitter configured to emit light of a designated wavelength band and a light receiver configured to obtain light of the designated wavelength band emitted from the light transmitter and reflected by an external object adjacent to the transparent member, a first optical filter disposed between the transparent member and the optical sensor, having a first transmittance for light of the designated wavelength band, and configured to reflect light outside the designated wavelength band, and a second optical filter disposed between the transparent member and the first optical filter, having a second transmittance less than the first transmittance for light of the designated wavelength band, and configured to absorb at least a portion of the light reflected by the first optical filter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2019
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Inventors: Jeonggyu JO, Hyeongsoon PARK, Bokyung SIM