Patents by Inventor Jang-Young Im

Jang-Young Im 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: 7978421
    Abstract: Disclosed is a camera module with a hinge spring which can stably support a lens barrel which is driven in a vertical direction for automatic focusing and which is made of lightweight resin, the camera module including a cylindrical lens barrel with lenses disposed therein for collecting images of external objects, a housing encasing the lens barrel in a manner such that the lens barrel vertically moves in an optical axis direction of the lenses, an automatic focusing actuator installed in the housing to cause linear motion of the lens barrel in the optical axis direction, and a ring-shaped hinge spring extrusion-molded using resin having elasticity to support an upper portion of the lens barrel and guide the linear motion of the lens barrel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung Electro Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jang Young Im, Jun Asaga, Seong Ho Kang, Oh Byoung Kwon, Young Bok Yoon
  • Publication number: 20100157450
    Abstract: Disclosed is a camera module with a hinge spring which can stably support a lens barrel which is driven in a vertical direction for automatic focusing and which is made of lightweight resin, the camera module including a cylindrical lens barrel with lenses disposed therein for collecting images of external objects, a housing encasing the lens barrel in a manner such that the lens barrel vertically moves in an optical axis direction of the lenses, an automatic focusing actuator installed in the housing to cause linear motion of the lens barrel in the optical axis direction, and a ring-shaped hinge spring extrusion-molded using resin having elasticity to support an upper portion of the lens barrel and guide the linear motion of the lens barrel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2009
    Publication date: June 24, 2010
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD
    Inventors: Jang Young Im, Jun Asaga, Seong Ho Kang, Oh Byoung Kwon, Young Bok Yoon
  • Patent number: 7586701
    Abstract: Provided is an actuator for a mobile device including a holder having a coil wound along inner side surfaces thereof; a driving unit that is inserted into the holder such that four side surfaces of the driving unit are spaced at a predetermined distance from side walls of the holder, the driving unit having magnets coupled to the respective side surfaces thereof; a pair of suspension wires that are mounted symmetrically with each other on the upper portion of the driving unit such that an arbitrary portion of each suspension wire is bent and directed toward a corner of the driving unit; and a pair of support plates that are coupled to both lower sides of the driving unit such that elastic forces are generated in opposite directions to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2009
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung Hoon Kim, Oh Byoung Kwon, Jang Young Im
  • Publication number: 20080144200
    Abstract: Provided is an actuator for a mobile device including a holder having a coil wound along inner side surfaces thereof; a driving unit that is inserted into the holder such that four side surfaces of the driving unit are spaced at a predetermined distance from side walls of the holder, the driving unit having magnets coupled to the respective side surfaces thereof; a pair of suspension wires that are mounted symmetrically with each other on the upper portion of the driving unit such that an arbitrary portion of each suspension wire is bent and directed toward a corner of the driving unit; and a pair of support plates that are coupled to both lower sides of the driving unit such that elastic forces are generated in opposite directions to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2007
    Publication date: June 19, 2008
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sung Hoon Kim, Oh Byoung Kwon, Jang Young Im
  • Patent number: 7324412
    Abstract: An actuator includes a focusing-substrate having a focusing coil pattern for generating focusing driving force, the focusing-substrate being provided with a land part and a hole through which laser beams pass, tracking coils for generating tracking driving force, the tracking coils being wound around opposite sides of the focusing substrate in parallel with the a wire direction, magnets for providing magnetic force to the focusing coil pattern and the tracking coils, and a yoke plate provided with a pair of first yokes for fixing the magnets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2008
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jang-Young Im, Jeen-Gie Kim, Do-Sun Nam, Goo Hong, Young-Bok Yoon
  • Publication number: 20060275032
    Abstract: An actuator for a mobile terminal using suspension wires is disclosed. By using an actuator for a mobile terminal comprising a holder, magnets mounted inside the holder, a coil mounted inside the holder and positioned on the inside of the magnets, a bobbin joined with the coil and having a lens in its center, and suspension wires, the ends of which are joined to the holder, bent at a particular angle to elastically press the bobbin, the manufacturing process may be simplified and the manufacturing cost may be reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2006
    Publication date: December 7, 2006
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Goo Hong, Sung-Hoon Kim, Jang-Young Im
  • Publication number: 20050195702
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are a yoke plate for optical pick-up actuators, a combination structure of a suspension PCB and a yoke plate, and an optical pick-up actuator comprising the structure. The yoke plate comprises a rear yoke at the distal end of one side of the yoke plate, and the rear yoke has damping-gel fillers for attenuating a partial resonance of the suspension wires. The yoke plate is simplified in construction by supporting the suspension PCB using the rear yoke instead of a conventional wire holder, so that assembly process can be simplified and the manufacturing costs can be reduced. The suspension PCB is combined with the yoke plate by bonding or soldering instead of screw fastening, so that the suspension PCB can be combined with the yoke plate without displacement or distortion. The optical pick-up actuator with the combination structure can be provided by a simplified assembly process and reduced manufacturing costs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2004
    Publication date: September 8, 2005
    Inventors: Goo Hong, Jang-Young Im, Do-Sun Nam
  • Publication number: 20050180274
    Abstract: An actuator includes a focusing-substrate having a focusing coil pattern for generating focusing driving force, the focusing-substrate being provided with a land part and a hole through which laser beams pass, tracking coils for generating tracking driving force, the tracking coils being wound around opposite sides of the focusing substrate in parallel with the a wire direction, magnets for providing magnetic force to the focusing coil pattern and the tracking coils, and a yoke plate provided with a pair of first yokes for fixing the magnets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2004
    Publication date: August 18, 2005
    Inventors: Jang-Young Im, Jeen-Gie Kim, Do-Sun Nam, Goo Hong, Young-Bok Yoon