Patents by Inventor Sung-Ill Kang

Sung-Ill Kang 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: 9426919
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a mainboard, a housing, and a sealing member. The mainboard surface-mounts a socket connector thereon. The housing receives the mainboard and forms a through hole. The sealing member defines a space for receiving the socket connector via coupling with the mainboard and allows the space and the through hole of the housing to communicate with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jong-Cheon Wee, Sung-Ill Kang, Jun-Woo Park, Chang-Seok Bae
  • Publication number: 20140104795
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a mainboard, a housing, and a sealing member. The mainboard surface-mounts a socket connector thereon. The housing receives the mainboard and forms a through hole. The sealing member defines a space for receiving the socket connector via coupling with the mainboard and allows the space and the through hole of the housing to communicate with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2013
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jong-Cheon WEE, Sung-Ill KANG, Jun-Woo PARK, Chang-Seok BAE
  • Patent number: 8155718
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a sliding/hinge apparatus for sliding/rotating type mobile terminals, which can be slid and rotated from a body housing of the sliding/rotating type mobile terminal. The sliding/rotating type mobile terminal includes a body housing and a slide housing slidably mounted on the body housing. The apparatus comprises first and second hinge frames mounted in the body housing by means of screws, first and second plates, one or more slide bars, and a coupling unit inserted through the center parts of the first and second hinge frames so that the first and second hinge frames are rotatably coupled with each other while being opposite to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chang-Heum Byun, Jong-Gun Bae, Sung-Ill Kang, Seung-Hwan Lee, In-Gon Park, Chang-soo Lee
  • Patent number: 7853299
    Abstract: A portable communication device including a first housing and second housing, wherein the second housing is connected to the first housing so that it is rotatable around a first hinge axis while facing a top surface of the first housing to allow movement toward or away from the first housing. The device also includes a third housing connected to the second housing so that it is rotatable around the first hinge axis while facing the top surface of the first housing to allow movement toward or away from the first housing, and rotatable around a third hinge axis to allow rotational movement of a display. A battery pack, serving as a grip, is connected to the first housing so that it is rotatable around a third hinge axis while facing a bottom surface of the first housing to allow movement toward or away from the first housing. A sensing unit is provided to sense whether the battery pack is rotated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2010
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Sung-Ill Kang, Tae-Yun Kim, Jong-Gun Bae
  • Patent number: 7597211
    Abstract: A cosmetic case having a first cover for a main body and a second cover for a refill container which is inserted in a container of the main body is provided. The second cover has an air vent structure for preventing a volatile agent, which is contained in an oily and solid foundation, from volatilizing. The air vent structure of the second cover blocks the discharge of the air inside the refill container so as to prevent materials of the beauty product from ventilating when the first cover for the main body is closed after closing the second cover for the refill container. Sealing by the second cover is maintained as well as easier operation of closing because ventilation is performed by a valve provided in the second cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2009
    Inventor: Sung Ill Kang
  • Patent number: 7532459
    Abstract: A hinge apparatus and a portable terminal are provided including a pair of housings configured to open or close and one of the housings is positioned in parallel with a side of the other to rotate the portable terminal about 90° according to user preference. Thus, the user can enjoy the horizontal view of a screen of a display device. Consequently, the user can conveniently watch the screen provided through a multimedia service. The hinge apparatus that rotates a housing such that the housing is positioned in parallel with a side of the other housing provides a driving force exerted in a direction that is the same as or opposite to a direction the housing rotates to implement a semi-automatic operation and provide user convenience.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2009
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ki-Bok Son, Sung-Ill Kang, Yoo-Sug Yoon, Jae-Il Seo
  • Patent number: 7529571
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a sliding/hinge apparatus for sliding/rotating type mobile terminals, which can be slid and rotated from a body housing of the sliding/rotating type mobile terminal. The sliding/rotating type mobile terminal includes a body housing and a slide housing slidably mounted on the body housing. The apparatus comprises first and second hinge frames mounted in the body housing by means of screws, first and second plates, one or more slide bars, and a coupling unit inserted through the center parts of the first and second hinge frames so that the first and second hinge frames are rotatably coupled with each other while being opposite to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2009
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chang-Heum Byun, Jong-Gun Bae, Sung-Ill Kang, Seung-Hwan Lee
  • Patent number: 7357066
    Abstract: The disclosed sealing structure is used with a piston assembly which exhausts a content. A sealing washer has a sealing hole through which a screw pillar is inserted and is configured to be formed between a piston and a screw cap of the piston assembly. The sealing washer is configured to seal a chink that is generated between threads of the screw pillar at an exhausting of the content when the piston assembly is removed by the screw pillar. The sealing washer has an elasticity such that any space between the sealing hole and the threads of the screw pillar is closed at the exhausting of the content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2008
    Inventor: Sung Ill Kang
  • Publication number: 20080064440
    Abstract: A portable communication device including a first housing and second housing, wherein the second housing is connected to the first housing so that it is rotatable around a first hinge axis while facing a top surface of the first housing to allow movement toward or away from the first housing. The device also includes a third housing connected to the second housing so that it is rotatable around the first hinge axis while facing the top surface of the first housing to allow movement toward or away from the first housing, and rotatable around a third hinge axis to allow rotational movement of a display. A battery pack, serving as a grip, is connected to the first housing so that it is rotatable around a third hinge axis while facing a bottom surface of the first housing to allow movement toward or away from the first housing. A sensing unit is provided to sense whether the battery pack is rotated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2007
    Publication date: March 13, 2008
    Inventors: Sung-ill Kang, Tae-Yun Kim, Jong-Gun Bae
  • Patent number: 7330742
    Abstract: A portable communication device including a first housing and second housing, wherein the second housing is connected to the first housing so that it is rotatable around a first hinge axis while facing a top surface of the first housing to allow movement toward or away from the first housing. The device also includes a third housing connected to the second housing so that it is rotatable around the first hinge axis while facing the top surface of the first housing to allow movement toward or away from the first housing, and rotatable around a third hinge axis to allow rotational movement of a display. A battery pack, serving as a grip, is connected to the first housing so that it is rotatable around a third hinge axis while facing a bottom surface of the first housing to allow movement toward or away from the first housing. A sensing unit is provided to sense whether the battery pack is rotated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2008
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung-Ill Kang, Tae-Yun Kim, Jong-Gun Bae
  • Patent number: 7295428
    Abstract: Disclosed are a swing-type portable digital communication terminal and a swing hinge device thereof. The portable digital communication apparatus comprises a main housing; a swing housing, which is in contact with the main housing in an initial state of the swing housing, the swing housing having a free end which becomes distant from the main housing when the swing housing is rotated around a first hinge axis, the swing housing being pushed by a force causing the swing housing to be automatically rotated around a second hinge axis and located in a final and inclined position of the swing housing when the swing housing has been rotated beyond a predetermined degree around the first hinge axis; and a swing hinge device mounted in the main housing and in close contact with a lower surface of the swing housing, so as to provide the force for rotating the swing housing into the inclined position of the swing housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2007
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seung-Hwan Lee, Sung-Ill Kang
  • Patent number: 7146197
    Abstract: A portable communication device is disclosed. The portable communication device comprises a first housing extending in the longitudinal direction thereof, a second housing rotated about a first hinge axis perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the first housing such that the angle between a bottom surface of the second housing and a corresponding top surface of the first housing varies, and a cylindrical hinge housing disposed at one end of the first housing while a portion of the cylindrical hinge housing protrudes outward from the first housing. The first hinge axis extends in the diametrical direction of the cylindrical hinge housing wherein the second housing is attached to the cylindrical hinge housing while the second housing is rotated about the first hinge axis. The cylindrical hinge housing has a second hinge axis extending in the axial direction of the cylindrical hinge housing so that the second housing can rotate about the second hinge axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2006
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung-Ill Kang, Sung-Sun Park, Chang-Heum Byun, Seung-Min Park, In-Gon Park
  • Publication number: 20060238962
    Abstract: A hinge apparatus and a portable terminal are provided including a pair of housings configured to open or close and one of the housings is positioned in parallel with a side of the other to rotate the portable terminal about 90° according to user preference. Thus, the user can enjoy the horizontal view of a screen of a display device. Consequently, the user can conveniently watch the screen provided through a multimedia service. The hinge apparatus that rotates a housing such that the housing is positioned in parallel with a side of the other housing provides a driving force exerted in a direction that is the same as or opposite to a direction the housing rotates to implement a semi-automatic operation and provide user convenience.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2006
    Publication date: October 26, 2006
    Inventors: Ki-Bok Son, Sung-Ill Kang, Yoo-Sug Yoon, Jae-Il Seo
  • Publication number: 20060211460
    Abstract: A sliding swing device for a mobile terminal comprised of a main body housing and a sliding swing housing opened and closed in opposition to the main body housing is provided. The sliding swing device includes a base member, a sliding swing member, a guide member, a first force supplier, and a second force supplier. The sliding swing member is combined with the base member in a stacked fashion, slides from an initial position to an end position, and rotates at the initial position. The guide member is slidably combined with the sliding swing member. The first force supplier is provided between the sliding swing member and the guide member and supplies the guide member with force to semi-automatically slide from the initial position to the end position. The second force supplier is arranged under the first force supplier in a stacked fashion and supplies the sliding swing member with force to semi-automatically swing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2006
    Publication date: September 21, 2006
    Inventors: Dong Jeong, Sung-Ill Kang
  • Patent number: 7036186
    Abstract: A swing hinge device of a portable terminal has a pair of housings, which are coupled to each other in such a manner that they can be rotated while facing each other. Using a resilient means and a pair of cams, the swing hinge device provides a rotational force so that one of the housings can be rotated semi-automatically to a position for allowing speech communication. The device also uses a hinge stopper, stopper washer, and the like to limit the range of rotation of the housings to 360° or less in any direction. This avoids any damage to a flexible printed circuit board and the like, which is positioned between the pair of housings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2006
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Dong Jeong, Sung-Ill Kang
  • Patent number: 7006853
    Abstract: A hinge system of a portable wireless terminal not only enables a folder to be opened from a terminal body but also enables front and rear surfaces of a folder of a portable wireless terminal to be turned over. The hinge system a folder-opening hinge module and a rotary-type hinge module, the cooperation of which realizes the above operation. The rotary-type hinge module includes a hinge housing rotatably assembled with the terminal body, a supporting shaft fixed to the hinge housing, and a rotary shaft rotatably assembled with the supporting shaft. The rotary shaft is connected with the folder and can be rotated with respect to the terminal body, thereby enabling the folder to be turned over in a state that the folder is opened.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2006
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung-Ill Kang, Jong-Gun Bae, Sung-June Hwang, Byeong-Ro Jeong, Yong-Jin Lee
  • Publication number: 20060030381
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a sliding/hinge apparatus for sliding/rotating type mobile terminals, which can be slid and rotated from a body housing of the sliding/rotating type mobile terminal. The sliding/rotating type mobile terminal includes a body housing and a slide housing slidably mounted on the body housing. The apparatus comprises first and second hinge frames mounted in the body housing by means of screws, first and second plates, one or more slide bars, and a coupling unit inserted through the center parts of the first and second hinge frames so that the first and second hinge frames are rotatably coupled with each other while being opposite to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2005
    Publication date: February 9, 2006
    Inventors: Chang-Heum Byun, Jong-Gun Bae, Sung-Ill Kang, Seung-Hwan Lee, In-Gon Park, Chang-soo Lee
  • Patent number: 6925684
    Abstract: A hinge device of an information terminal, wherein the information terminal comprises a main body, a sub-body to be opened away from or closed to the main body while rotating about a hinge axis extending in one direction of the main body, and the hinge device for rotatably coupling the main body to the sub body. The hinge device comprises a driving part generating a driving force for rotating the sub body, and a clutch part for rotating the sub-body by the driving force of the driving part. When the sub-body rotates by external force, the clutch part prevents rotating force of the sub-body from being transmitted to the driving part. Such a hinge device configured as stated above allows the user to automatically open and close the sub-body of the information terminal by virtue of a driving motor provided therein, as well as to manually open and close it. Further, the user can freely adjust an opening angle of the sub-body to various angles, resulting in improvement in convenience of use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2005
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung-Ill Kang, Jong-Gun Bae, Young-Chun Kim
  • Publication number: 20050107137
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a sliding/hinge apparatus for sliding/rotating type mobile terminals, which can be slid and rotated from a body housing of the sliding/rotating type mobile terminal. The sliding/rotating type mobile terminal includes a body housing and a slide housing slidably mounted on the body housing. The apparatus comprises first and second hinge frames mounted in the body housing by means of screws, first and second plates, one or more slide bars, and a coupling unit inserted through the center parts of the first and second hinge frames so that the first and second hinge frames are rotatably coupled with each other while being opposite to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2004
    Publication date: May 19, 2005
    Inventors: Chang-Heum Byun, Jong-Gun Bae, Sung-Ill Kang, Seung-Hwan Lee
  • Publication number: 20050094360
    Abstract: Disclosed are a swing-type portable digital communication terminal and a swing hinge device thereof. The portable digital communication apparatus comprises a main housing; a swing housing, which is in contact with the main housing in an initial state of the swing housing, the swing housing having a free end which becomes distant from the main housing when the swing housing is rotated around a first hinge axis, the swing housing being pushed by a force causing the swing housing to be automatically rotated around a second hinge axis and located in a final and inclined position of the swing housing when the swing housing has been rotated beyond a predetermined degree around the first hinge axis; and a swing hinge device mounted in the main housing and in close contact with a lower surface of the swing housing, so as to provide the force for rotating the swing housing into the inclined position of the swing housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2004
    Publication date: May 5, 2005
    Inventors: Seung-Hwan Lee, Sung-Ill Kang