Patents by Inventor Sung-Kwon Kim

Sung-Kwon 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).

  • Patent number: 7369178
    Abstract: A camera lens assembly for a portable terminal. The camera lens assembly comprises a cylindrical housing having a receiving space extended in the longitudinal direction thereof, a camera holder inserted into or drawn out from the housing at one end of the housing, a bracket fixed to the end of the camera holder and linearly reciprocated in the housing, a guide plate linearly reciprocated on the bracket in the direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the bracket and having a guide groove formed in the shape of a prescribed figure, a supporting cap attached to the other end of the housing and having a guide protrusion formed at the inner circumferential surface thereof and slidably moved along the guide groove for stopping the linear movement of the bracket at least once, and a spring supported by the supporting cap at one end thereof for applying an elastic force to the camera holder in the direction of drawing out the camera holder from the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2008
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Jin-Hee Cho, Byung-Sik Kim, Sung-Soo Go, Chang-Soo Lee, Seung-Min Park, Jun-Sang Park, Sung-Kwon Kim, Jun Kim
  • Patent number: 7330741
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a scent bottle type portable wireless terminal. The scent bottle type portable wireless terminal includes a body housing, a band shape rim unit surrounding upper and lower surfaces and a pair of side surfaces of the body housing, a rotatable lens housing provided between the body housing and the rim unit, the lens housing extending in a longitudinal direction of the body housing, one or more openings defined between the body housing, the lens housing and the rim unit, and a rotatable handle coaxially extending relative to the lens housing so that it protrudes outwardly from an outer surface of the rim unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2008
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seung-Min Park, Seok-Jin Kim, In-Gon Park, Sang-Min Hyun, Jung-Hyeok Im, Ji-Young Lee, Sung-Kwon Kim
  • Patent number: 7210629
    Abstract: A portable communication device includes a first housing extending in a first direction, a second housing extending in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction and formed at a bottom surface of the first housing so that a predetermined region of an outer circumferential surface of the second housing protrudes perpendicularly outward from the bottom surface of the first housing, and a camera lens module rotatably or linearly movably mounted in the second housing. The camera lens module is inserted into or drawn out from the second housing in the second direction. The camera lens module is repeatedly inserted into and drawn out from the second housing by pushing the camera lens module, and the camera lens module moves upward and downward when it is drawn out from the second housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2007
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jin-Hee Cho, Byung-Sik Kim, Seung-Min Park, Chang-Soo Lee, Sung-Kwon Kim, Jun-Sang Park, Jun Kim
  • Patent number: 7203529
    Abstract: A bar type portable wireless terminal includes a lower body installed at its one side surface with a camera lens unit, and at the other surface an image reproduction device is adapted to output images captured by the camera lens unit, and an upper body coupled to an upper end of the lower body so that it is rotatable in a twisting direction relative to a rotation axis extending in a longitudinal direction of the lower body, the upper body being installed at its front surface with a display device adapted to enable the output of the images captured by the camera lens unit. The portable wireless terminal can be used as a digital image device and functions as portable phone, PDA and so on.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2007
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung-Kwon Kim, Chang-Soo Lee, Seung-Min Park, Jun-Sang Park, Jun Kim
  • Patent number: 7199554
    Abstract: A desktop charger for a portable wireless terminal, comprising: a charger housing; a slot for receiving and holding a stationary body of the terminal, the slot being recessed a determined depth from the front side toward the rear side of the charger housing; and an opening for providing a rotation space for a rotatable body coupled to an end of the stationary body rotatably, the opening extending from a side of the slot in the transverse direction and penetrating the charger housing from its front side to its rear side. The lower body of the terminal can rotate even when the terminal is mounted on the desktop charger. Therefore, the user can perform video communication during charging by using the provided display device and camera lens unit. In addition, wireless communication modules installed at the desktop charger make the connection with an auxiliary device or data communication device easier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2007
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung-Kwon Kim, Chang-Soo Lee, Seung-Min Park, Jun-Sang Park, Jun Kim
  • Patent number: 7181256
    Abstract: Disclosed is a mobile terminal having a hinge stylus and an sub-inputting unit. The terminal comprises: (a) a first housing having a first rim portion disposed along an edge and a first receiving portion disposed for a predetermined length in the first rim portion; (b) a hinge stylus detachably attached to the first receiving portion of the first rim portion; (c) a second housing having a second rim portion disposed along an edge and a second receiving portion disposed in the second rim portion for detachably receiving the hinge stylus; and (d) a dual hinge having with one being received in the first receiving portion and the other one being coupled to the second housing for connecting the first and second housings in a rotatable manner to provide two axes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2007
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang-Min Hyun, Seung-Min Park, Jung-Hyeok Im, Ji-Young Lee, In-Gon Pak, Sung-Kwon Kim
  • Patent number: 7133708
    Abstract: A triple-axis rotation type headset is described herein that preferably uses a Bluetoothâ„¢ module in a main housing that has a first hinge axis longitudinally extended therethrough, and has a rotating housing rotatably attached to the main housing. The rotating housing is rotated about the first hinge axis. To the rotating housing is rotatably attached a connecting member having a second hinge axis longitudinally extended therethrough. The connecting member is rotated about the second hinge axis. The second hinge axis is spaced apart from the first hinge axis. The headset further comprises a hanging member having a third hinge axis provided at one end thereof. The end of the hanging member is rotatably attached to one end of the connecting member about the third hinge axis. The third hinge axis is perpendicular to the second hinge axis. The triple-axis rotation type headset provides improved contact between the headset and an ear of a user of the headset, and convenient key manipulation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2006
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jun-Sang Park, Chang-Soo Lee, Seung-Min Park, Sung-Kwon Kim, Jun Kim
  • Publication number: 20050026656
    Abstract: A portable communication device including a main housing, a pair of connecting side arms extended lengthwise from both side corners of the main housing, facing each other, and a cylindrical housing, having a speaker on a circular upper surface thereof and a camera lens module on a lower surface thereof, connected to the connecting side arms while a predetermined portion thereof is accommodated between the connecting side arms, so that the cylindrical housing is rotatable around a hinge axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2004
    Publication date: February 3, 2005
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seung-Min Park, Chang-Soo Lee, Sung-Kwon Kim, Jun-Sang Park, Jun Kim
  • Patent number: D529465
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2006
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung-Kwon Kim, Chang-Soo Lee, Sang-Min Hyun
  • Patent number: D529472
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2006
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung-Kwon Kim, Sang-Min Hyun, Chang-Soo Lee
  • Patent number: D537063
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2007
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung-Kwon Kim, Sang-min Hyun, Chang-Soo Lee
  • Patent number: D543525
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2007
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung-Kwon Kim, Chang-Soo Lee, Sang-Min Hyun
  • Patent number: D546805
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2007
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung-Kwon Kim, Sang-Min Hyun, Chang-Soo Lee
  • Patent number: D555137
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2007
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung-Kwon Kim, Sang-Min Hyun, Chang-Soo Lee
  • Patent number: D557693
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2007
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung-Kwon Kim, Sang-Min Hyun, Chang-Soo Lee
  • Patent number: D559819
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2008
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung-Kwon Kim, Sang-min Hyun, Chang-Soo Lee
  • Patent number: D560189
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2008
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung-Kwon Kim, Sang-Min Hyun, Chang-Soo Lee
  • Patent number: D562280
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2008
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung-Kwon Kim, Sang-min Hyun, Chang-Soo Lee
  • Patent number: D562791
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2008
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung-Kwon Kim, Sang-Min Hyun, Chang-Soo Lee
  • Patent number: D572224
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2008
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung-Kwon Kim, Sang-Min Hyun, Chang-Soo Lee