Patents Assigned to SPS Inc.
  • Patent number: 10461465
    Abstract: Various disclosed embodiments generally relate to connector modules, and more particularly to magnetic connector modules. The connector module includes a board having a concave section formed at a first side, and the concave section has a base surface having formed thereon a plurality of first electrodes. A plurality of second electrodes are formed at a second side of the board opposite the first side and on a rear surface facing away from the base surface. A plurality of holes are formed through the concave section and have conductors formed therethrough to electrically connect the first electrodes and the second electrodes. The connector module additionally includes a magnet inserted into the concave section and an insulating layer interposed between the magnet and the first electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: SPS Inc.
    Inventors: Hyun-Jun Kim, Dae-Young Youn, Sang-Min Kim, Jung Gyo Kim, Seung-Ju Jeong
  • Patent number: 9960532
    Abstract: Various disclosed embodiments generally relate to connector modules, and more particularly to magnetic connector modules. The connector module includes a board having a concave section formed at a first side, and the concave section has a base surface having formed thereon a plurality of first electrodes. A plurality of second electrodes are formed at a second side of the board opposite the first side and on a rear surface facing away from the base surface. A plurality of holes are formed through the concave section and have conductors formed therethrough to electrically connect the first electrodes and the second electrodes. The connector module additionally includes a magnet inserted into the concave section and an insulating layer interposed between the magnet and the first electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: SPS Inc.
    Inventors: Hyun-Jun Kim, Dae-Young Youn, Sang-Min Kim, Jung Gyo Kim, Seung-Ju Jeong
  • Patent number: 9673647
    Abstract: A charging apparatus for a mobile device is provided. The apparatus includes a terminal casing and a charging mount. A pattern electrode part has concentric electrode patterns. A first magnet is provided underneath the pattern electrode part, and a second magnet having multiple magnet elements is disposed around the pattern electrode part. The charging mount has a pin terminal part which comes into contact with the pattern electrode part. A third magnet being magnetically coupled with the first magnet is provided underneath the pin terminal part. A fourth magnet being magnetically coupled with the second magnet is provided around the pin terminal part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: SPS, INC.
    Inventors: Hyun-Jun Kim, Dae-Young Youn, Jung-Gyo Kim, Seung-Ju Jeong, Hyo-Nam Kim
  • Patent number: 9620893
    Abstract: Various disclosed embodiments generally relate to connector modules, and more particularly to magnetic connector modules. The connector module includes a board having a concave section formed at a first side, and the concave section has a base surface having formed thereon a plurality of first electrodes. A plurality of second electrodes are formed at a second side of the board opposite the first side and on a rear surface facing away from the base surface. A plurality of holes are formed through the concave section and have conductors formed therethrough to electrically connect the first electrodes and the second electrodes. The connector module additionally includes a magnet inserted into the concave section and an insulating layer interposed between the magnet and the first electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: SPS Inc.
    Inventors: Hyun-Jun Kim, Dae-Young Youn, Sang-Min Kim, Jung Gyo Kim, Seung-Ju Jeong
  • Patent number: 9537334
    Abstract: Provided is a charging system having a circuit for delaying power supply, and more particularly, a charging system having a circuit for delaying power supply installed on a side of a power supply apparatus, wherein the circuit for delaying power supply prevents a spark from being generated when an electronic device and the power supply apparatus are connected to each other. The circuit for delaying power supply blocks the power supply to the Vcc power terminal in the case in which the GND ground power terminal and the D signal terminal are not in an electrically shorted state and releases the blocking of the power supply to the Vcc power terminal because an operation of the transistor is changed and a charging state of the capacitor is changed in the case in which the GND ground power terminal and the D signal terminal become the electrically shorted state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: SPS Inc.
    Inventors: Dae-Young Youn, Eun-Min Jeon, Jung Gyo Kim, Hyun-Soo Park, Hyun-Jun Kim
  • Patent number: 9431182
    Abstract: Provided are a double contact point switch and a magnetic connector having the same. The double contact point switch includes: a pin part; an additional terminal part; and an elastic part applying elastic force to the pin part, wherein the pin part includes a front contact point and a rear contact point, the pin part moves rearward when external force is applied to the front contact point of the pin part and again moves forward when the external force of the front contact point disappears, by the elastic part, and the rear contact point contacts the additional terminal part when the pin part moves rearward. As a result of this configuration, it is possible to confirm whether or not a contact of a magnetic connector was made without installing a separate signal terminal in the magnetic connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: SPS INC.
    Inventors: Jung Gyo Kim, Eun-Min Jeon, Dae-Young Youn, Hyun-Jun Kim
  • Patent number: 9088097
    Abstract: Provided is a magnetic connector module including: a pattern electrode part module; and a pin terminal part module, wherein the pattern electrode part module includes pattern electrodes having a concentric circle shape, pattern electrode part magnets, and a pattern electrode part connector, wherein the pin terminal part module includes a plurality of pin terminals, pin terminal part magnets, and a pin terminal part connector wherein the plurality of pin terminals include a power terminal VCC, a ground power terminal GND, and a signal terminal S, wherein an electrode contacting the ground power terminal GND and an electrode contacting the signal terminal S among the pattern electrodes are electrically short-circuited, and wherein the pin terminal part module includes the power supply blocking circuit allowing power supply to the power terminal VCC only in a state in which the ground power terminal GND and the signal terminal S are electrically short-circuited.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2015
    Assignee: SPS, Inc.
    Inventors: Hyun Jun Kim, Dae-Young Youn, Hyun-Soo Park
  • Publication number: 20150171649
    Abstract: A charging apparatus for a mobile device is provided. The apparatus includes a terminal casing and a charging mount. A pattern electrode part has concentric electrode patterns. A first magnet is provided underneath the pattern electrode part, and a second magnet having multiple magnet elements is disposed around the pattern electrode part. The charging mount has a pin terminal part which comes into contact with the pattern electrode part. A third magnet being magnetically coupled with the first magnet is provided underneath the pin terminal part. A fourth magnet being magnetically coupled with the second magnet is provided around the pin terminal part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2012
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Applicant: SPS, Inc.
    Inventors: Hyun-Jun Kim, Dae-Young Youn, Jung-Gyo Kim, Seung-Ju Jeong, Hyo-Nam Kim
  • Publication number: 20150008869
    Abstract: Provided is a charging system having a circuit for delaying power supply, and more particularly, a charging system having a circuit for delaying power supply installed on a side of a power supply apparatus, wherein the circuit for delaying power supply prevents a spark from being generated when an electronic device and the power supply apparatus are connected to each other. The circuit for delaying power supply blocks the power supply to the Vcc power terminal in the case in which the GND ground power terminal and the D signal terminal are not in an electrically shorted state and releases the blocking of the power supply to the Vcc power terminal because an operation of the transistor is changed and a charging state of the capacitor is changed in the case in which the GND ground power terminal and the D signal terminal become the electrically shorted state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2014
    Publication date: January 8, 2015
    Applicant: SPS INC.
    Inventors: Dae-Young YOUN, Eun-Min JEON, Jung Gyo KIM, Hyun-Soo PARK, Hyun-Jun KIM
  • Patent number: D696638
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: SPS Inc.
    Inventors: Hyun Jun Kim, Dae-Young Youn, Jung-Gyo Kim