Patents by Inventor Seungmin WOO

Seungmin WOO 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: 12009585
    Abstract: Provided, according to the present invention, is an electronic device equipped with a transparent antenna for 5G communication. The electronic device comprises: an antenna embedded and operating in a display; and a transmission line for feeding power to the antenna. The antenna comprises: a feeder portion connected to the transmission line and composed of metal mesh lines disposed parallel with respect to the boundary line of the transmission line; and a slot region formed in the antenna and composed of orthogonal metal mesh lines disposed orthogonal to the metal mesh lines, wherein in the electronic device equipped with a transparent antenna, the metal mesh lines are disposed orthogonal to an antenna area in the slot region and a dielectric area in addition to the antenna area, thereby improving electrical characteristics in a high-frequency band.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventor: Seungmin Woo
  • Patent number: 11990686
    Abstract: Provided is an electronic device having an antenna according to an embodiment. The electronic device may comprise a first and a second ground plane arranged on different layers of a multi-layer substrate and configured to be connected to each other through vias spaced a predetermined distance apart from each other. The electronic device may comprise a signal line arranged on the same plane as the first ground plane which is disposed at the upper side among the first and the second ground plane. The electronic device may comprise a radiator configured to be electrically connected to the signal line and emit a signal. The first ground plane may be disposed at only one region of one side region and the other side region of the signal line in a predetermined section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Seungmin Woo, Dongik Lee
  • Patent number: 11984647
    Abstract: An electronic device including an antenna, according to one embodiment, is provided. The electronic device can comprise: a first radiator in which metal patterns having a predetermined width and length are stacked on different layers of a multi-layer substrate; and a second radiator in which metal patterns having a predetermined width and length are stacked on top of the first radiator. The electronic device can further comprise a transceiver circuit for connecting to any one metal pattern from among the first radiator and the second radiator through a feeding line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventor: Seungmin Woo
  • Patent number: 11962071
    Abstract: An electronic device provided with an antenna is provided according to one embodiment. The electronic device comprises: a first radiator disposed inside a first substrate, and radiating a first signal, having a first polarization, in the direction of the side surface of the first substrate; a second radiator disposed on a second substrate which is disposed perpendicular to the first substrate, and radiating a second signal, having a second polarization perpendicular to the first polarization, in the direction of the side surface of the first substrate; and a transceiver circuit disposed on the rear of the first substrate, and transmitting or receiving at least one of the first signal and the second signal through at least one of the first radiator and the second radiator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventor: Seungmin Woo
  • Patent number: 11955730
    Abstract: An antenna module comprises: a first radiation patch having a first opening; a second radiation patch spaced apart above the first radiation patch and smaller than the first radiation patch and having a second opening; a coupling patch spaced apart above the second radiation patch and smaller than the second radiation patch; and an electricity feeding path penetrating through the first opening and the second opening so as to be connected to the coupling patch, wherein the center of the first opening and the center of the second opening are displaced laterally. As one antenna module can operate in different frequency bands, the number of antennas can be reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventor: Seungmin Woo
  • Patent number: 11955708
    Abstract: Provided, according to the present invention, is an electronic device equipped with a transparent antenna for 5G communication. The electronic device comprises: an antenna embedded and operating in a display, and composed of first metal mesh lines formed in a first direction; a substrate on which the antenna is disposed and which is configured to operate dielectrically with respect to the antenna; and a ground layer disposed on the bottom portion of the substrate and configured to operate on the ground with respect to the antenna. Here, an inner area of the ground layer corresponding to an area in which the antenna is disposed is composed of second metal mesh lines formed in a second direction different from the first direction, wherein a moiré effect is mitigated in the transparent antenna structure by means of the metal mesh lines overlapping in the antenna area and the ground area, thereby improving visibility.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Byeongyong Park, Seungmin Woo, Ilnam Cho, Kukheon Choi
  • Patent number: 11929564
    Abstract: Provided is an electronic device comprising an antenna for 5G communication according to the present invention. The electronic device comprises an array antenna which is implemented as a multi-layer substrate inside the electronic device and includes multiple antenna elements. Each of the multiple antenna elements of the array antenna may comprise: a patch antenna disposed on a specific layer of the multi-layer substrate and including a first patch and a second patch which are spaced a predetermined distance apart from each other; and a ground layer disposed under the patch antenna and having a slot. Meanwhile, the first patch and the second patch may be connected to the ground layer through multiple vias, and the multiple vias may be arranged in the longitudinal direction of the slot while being adjacent to the slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventor: Seungmin Woo
  • Publication number: 20240006758
    Abstract: A communication module according to the present embodiment comprises: a substrate in which a ground shield protrudes from a main body; at least one communication chip provided in the main body; a first antenna having a first feeding unit and a first ground that are connected to the main body; and a second antenna which has a second feeding unit and a second ground that are connected to the main body, and which is spaced from the first antenna, wherein the ground shield protrudes between the first antenna and the second antenna, and at least one hole can be formed in the ground shield.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2021
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Doojung KIM, Seungmin WOO, Dongwan ROH
  • Publication number: 20230378912
    Abstract: An electronic device including a Doherty power amplifier is provided. The electronic device includes a carrier amplifier, a first circuit coupled to an output terminal of the carrier amplifier, a peaking amplifier, a second circuit coupled to an output terminal of the peaking amplifier, and a network circuit. The network circuit includes the Doherty power amplifier and a transmission line for impedance matching with a resonance circuit. The resonance circuit may be disposed between a first area and a second area of the transmission line. The Doherty power amplifier provides an output impedance in a first range distributed based on a frequency within a bandwidth. The network circuit provides a load impedance in a second range distributed based on the frequency within the bandwidth. The first area of the transmission line provides a first phase shift impedance. The second area of the transmission line provides a second phase shift impedance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2023
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Inventors: Younggoo YANG, Seunghoon JEE, Hyunuk KANG, Kyoungtae KIM, Changwook KIM, Seungmin WOO, Youngyoon WOO
  • Patent number: 11777581
    Abstract: One disclosure of the present specification provides an operation method in a vehicle-to-everything (V2X) device mounted on a vehicle. The method comprises the steps of: receiving a capability enquiry message from a base station; and transmitting capability information to the base station. The capability information includes information on whether a wireless link with the base station and a sidelink with a neighboring V2X device are supported through the same antenna. The method comprises a step of receiving, from the base station, information about a default beam set on the basis of the capability information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Yoonoh Yang, Ilnam Cho, Sangwook Lee, Jinyup Hwang, Seungmin Woo
  • Patent number: 11777551
    Abstract: Provided is an electronic device having an antenna module according to one embodiment. The electronic device comprises: a transceiver circuit disposed in the antenna module composed of a multi-layer substrate; a first transmission line disposed on the first layer of the antenna module and configured to be electrically connected to the transceiver circuit; a second transmission line disposed on the second layer of the antenna module and configured to be electrically connected to the antenna; and a vertical via configured to vertically connect the first transmission line and the second transmission line, wherein at least one of the first and second transmission lines connected to the vertical via has an impedance converter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Seungmin Woo, Yusuhk Suh, Dongik Lee
  • Publication number: 20230299502
    Abstract: This electronic device comprises: a main frame disposed along a peripheral region of a display and extending along a side region and a rear region of the electronic device; and an antenna module disposed in an inner space of the main frame and configured to radiate a radio signal in a forward direction or a downward direction of the electronic device through the main frame. The antenna module comprises: a first dielectric layer disposed spaced apart from one side of the antenna substrate in a first direction in which antenna elements radiate signals; a second dielectric layer disposed spaced apart from the first dielectric layer in the first direction; and an air gap layer disposed between the first dielectric layer and the second dielectric layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2021
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Seungmin WOO, Yusuhk SUH, Dongik LEE
  • Publication number: 20230246326
    Abstract: Provided is an electronic device having a multilayer substrate according to an embodiment. The electronic device may include a multilayer substrate on which an antenna is disposed and which includes a front layer, a back layer, a plurality of middle layers, and a plurality of ground layers. The antenna may include a lower patch that is disposed on a layer different from an upper ground among the plurality of ground layers and is electrically connected to the upper ground at a plurality of offset points; and an upper patch disposed spaced apart from the lower patch by a predetermined distance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2020
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Seungmin WOO, Yusuhk SUH, Dongik LEE
  • Publication number: 20230216189
    Abstract: Provided is an electronic device having an antenna according to an embodiment. The electronic device may comprise a first and a second ground plane arranged on different layers of a multi-layer substrate and configured to be connected to each other through vias spaced a predetermined distance apart from each other. The electronic device may comprise a signal line arranged on the same plane as the first ground plane which is disposed at the upper side among the first and the second ground plane. The electronic device may comprise a radiator configured to be electrically connected to the signal line and emit a signal. The first ground plane may be disposed at only one region of one side region and the other side region of the signal line in a predetermined section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2020
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Seungmin WOO, Dongik LEE
  • Publication number: 20230139460
    Abstract: An electronic device having an antenna according to an embodiment is provided. The electronic device may include a radiator configured by stacking metal patterns on different layers of a multi-layer substrate, and a ground layer arranged on the different layers of the multi-layer substrate and operating as ground for the radiator. At least some of the metal patterns may be vertically interconnected, and any one of the metal patterns may be connected to a feeding pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2020
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Seungmin WOO, Dongik LEE
  • Publication number: 20230089409
    Abstract: One embodiment provides an electronic device comprising an antenna. The electronic device comprises: an array antenna including a plurality of antenna elements; a transceiver circuit operatively coupled to the array antenna and configured to control a signal of a millimeter wave band applied to the array antenna; and a processor operatively coupled to the transceiver circuit and configured to control the transceiver circuit. The processor can emit a signal to a second electronic device through one antenna element of the plurality of antenna elements, select an optimum antenna element on the basis of a data rate in the second electronic device which has received the signal, and communicate with the second electronic device through the selected antenna element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2020
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventor: Seungmin WOO
  • Publication number: 20230079358
    Abstract: An electronic device including an antenna, according to one embodiment, is provided. The electronic device can comprise: a first radiator in which metal patterns having a predetermined width and length are stacked on different layers of a multi-layer substrate; and a second radiator in which metal patterns having a predetermined width and length are stacked on top of the first radiator. The electronic device can further comprise a transceiver circuit for connecting to any one metal pattern from among the first radiator and the second radiator through a feeding line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2020
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventor: Seungmin WOO
  • Publication number: 20230059603
    Abstract: An electronic device provided with an antenna is provided according to one embodiment. The electronic device comprises: a first radiator disposed inside a first substrate, and radiating a first signal, having a first polarization, in the direction of the side surface of the first substrate; a second radiator disposed on a second substrate which is disposed perpendicular to the first substrate, and radiating a second signal, having a second polarization perpendicular to the first polarization, in the direction of the side surface of the first substrate; and a transceiver circuit disposed on the rear of the first substrate, and transmitting or receiving at least one of the first signal and the second signal through at least one of the first radiator and the second radiator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2020
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventor: Seungmin WOO
  • Publication number: 20230041218
    Abstract: Provided according to the present invention is an electronic device having an antenna. The electronic device may comprise: a transparent antenna built into a display and configured to emit a signal to the front of the display; and a transmission line for feeding the transparent antenna. The transparent antenna is configured as a rectangular patch rotated at a predetermined angle, and a portion of the left and right-side areas of the rectangular patch may be formed as vertical lines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2020
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Applicants: LG ELECTRONICS INC., KOREA ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Kukheon CHOI, Ilnam CHO, Seungmin WOO, Byeongyong PARK, Jeongwook KIM, Jongwon YU, Kwangseok KIM
  • Patent number: 11553590
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an electronic device, and the electronic device may include a circuit board provided within a main body of the electronic device, on which a conductive layer made of a conductive material and a dielectric layer made of an insulating material are alternately laminated; at least one or more patch antennas disposed on the circuit board; a core layer located at a central portion inside the circuit board, and configured with any one of the dielectric layers; a ground layer disposed below the core layer; and an EBG structure located inside the circuit board in a symmetrical shape at the top and bottom with respect to the core layer, and the EBG structure restricts operating frequency signals radiated from the respective patch antennas from being interfered with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventor: Seungmin Woo