Patents by Inventor Baekeun CHO

Baekeun CHO 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).

  • Publication number: 20250227901
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a first housing having a first cover member, and a frame disposed within the first cover member, the frame including an outer surface, a second housing having a second cover member, at least a portion of which is accommodated within the first cover member, wherein the second housing is configured to slide relative to the first housing, a display configured to be unfolded based on a sliding movement of the second housing, a circuit board disposed on the second cover member and accommodating an application processor, and a heat dissipation member disposed between the circuit board and the frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2025
    Publication date: July 10, 2025
    Inventors: Baekeun CHO, Moonsun KIM, Junhyuk KIM, Hoyoung JEONG, Sukdong KIM, Soohyun SEO, Hyunju HONG
  • Publication number: 20250030788
    Abstract: An electronic device includes: a first housing; a second housing movable with respect to the first housing; a rollable display partially fixed to the second housing and can be inserted into the first housing in a slide-in state or drawn out from the first housing in a slide-out state; a wireless charging IC inside the first housing or the second housing and can receive power from an outside; a battery inside the first housing or the second housing and can be charged with the power received from the outside via the wireless charging IC; and at least one processor configured to: based on the state of the second housing, determine a current to be received from the outside through the wireless charging IC or a current for charging the battery; and transmit a signal related to the current to the wireless charging IC.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2024
    Publication date: January 23, 2025
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Bohyeon KIM, Myunghoon KWAK, Baekeun CHO, Junghyeob LEE, Hyunju HONG
  • Publication number: 20250008672
    Abstract: An electronic device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure includes a first housing including a first support member and a second support member. The electronic device also includes a second housing that slides with respect to the first housing, a flexible display which is a display including a first display region and a second display region extending from the first display region, and which enables at least a part of the second display region to be exposed on the basis of the slide movement of the second housing. The electronic device further includes a first circuit board arranged at the first support member and a second circuit board arranged at the second support member, where the second circuit board can be electrically connected to the first circuit board through a hole formed in one surface of the second support member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2024
    Publication date: January 2, 2025
    Inventors: Wonho LEE, Joongyeon CHO, Hyunsuk KIM, Sanghyuk PARK, Soohyun SEO, Hojin JUNG, Baekeun CHO, Nakhyun CHOI, Junghyeob LEE, Hyunju HONG
  • Publication number: 20240431018
    Abstract: An electronic device may include: a first housing; a second housing slidably coupled to the first housing; a flexible display including a display area that is reduced or expanded according to sliding-in or sliding-out of the second housing; a driving unit for driving the second housing; a support member disposed on the second housing and supporting at least a portion of the flexible display; a speaker assembly disposed on a surface of the support member, which is opposite to the surface of the support member facing the flexible display; and a printed circuit board disposed on a surface of the speaker assembly, which is opposite to the surface of the speaker assembly facing the flexible display. The speaker assembly may include a case electrically connecting the printed circuit board to the support member, and a speaker disposed in the case. Various other embodiments are also possible.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2024
    Publication date: December 26, 2024
    Inventors: Hyunggwang KANG, Hyunsuk KIM, Kyungmoon SEOL, Moonchul SHIN, Wonho LEE, Hojin JUNG, Baekeun CHO, Hyoungtak CHO, Junghyeob LEE, Hyunju HONG
  • Publication number: 20240414255
    Abstract: An electronic device is disclosed. The electronic device may comprise: a housing, a circuit board disposed inside the housing, a first electric element disposed on the circuit board, and a shielding member fixed to the circuit board by an adhesive material. The shielding member may have a shielding space formed therein and include a plate and a sidewall extending from a circumference of the plate towards the circuit board. The sidewall may include an inside surface facing the shielding space, an outside surface opposite to the inside surface, and a bottom surface facing the circuit board. The sidewall includes at least one protrusion extending toward the circuit board. The at least one protrusion may include at least one recess formed through the side wall on the bottom surface. At least part of the adhesive material may be received in the at least one recess.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2024
    Publication date: December 12, 2024
    Inventors: Minkuk Kim, Soobum Lee, Baekeun Cho
  • Publication number: 20240373570
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2024
    Publication date: November 7, 2024
    Inventors: Nakhyun CHOI, Baekeun CHO, Myunghoon KWAK, Hyunsuk KIM, Sanghyuk PARK, Soohyun SEO, Wonho LEE, Joongyeon CHO, Junghyeob LEE, Hyunju HONG
  • Publication number: 20240324127
    Abstract: A foldable electronic device includes a hinge structure, a first housing structure connected to the hinge structure, a second housing structure, which is connected to the hinge structure and is foldable with respect to the first housing structure around the hinge structure, a foldable display disposed on one surface of the first housing structure and one surface of the second housing structure, a first magnetic body portion, which is disposed at a position adjacent to one side edge of the first housing structure and includes a magnetic body arranged in the longitudinal direction of the first housing structure and a second magnetic body portion disposed at a position adjacent to one side edge of the second housing structure and at a position corresponding to the first magnetic body portion and includes a magnetic body arranged in the longitudinal direction of the second housing structure and a power supply circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 29, 2024
    Publication date: September 26, 2024
    Inventors: Baekeun CHO, Myunghoon KWAK, Bohyeon KIM, Wonkyu SUNG, Yeonggyu YOON, Hyunju HONG
  • Patent number: 12069196
    Abstract: An electronic device is disclosed. The electronic device may comprise: a housing; a substrate disposed inside the housing and comprising a first electric element and an adhesive material; and a shielding material fixed to the substrate by the adhesive material, the shielding member having a shielding space formed therein, the first electric element being disposed in the shielding space. The shielding member may comprise: a plate facing the substrate; and a side wall formed between the plate and the substrate so as to connect the plate and the substrate, the side wall extending in a peripheral direction so as to surround the shielding space. The adhesive material may be disposed on the substrate so as to surround at least a part of the side wall. The side wall may comprise: an outer surface directed toward the shielding space; an inner surface disposed opposite the outer surface; and a bottom surface facing the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Minkuk Kim, Soobum Lee, Baekeun Cho
  • Patent number: 12057620
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the disclosure relate to an electronic device and a method for increasing efficiency of an antenna. The method may include performing a short-range communication function using a first coil in a closed state in which at least a portion of a first housing of the electronic device is slid into an inner space of a second housing of the electronic device, and performing the short-range communication function using a second coil in an open state in which at least a portion of the first housing is slid out of the inner space of the second housing. The disclosure provides various other embodiments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Bohyeon Kim, Myunghoon Kwak, Baekeun Cho
  • Publication number: 20240196550
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided including a first housing, a second housing that slides relative to the first housing, a flexible display configured such that a size of a region exposed on a front side of the electronic device is changed in response to a sliding motion of the second housing relative to the first housing, a heat radiating sheet disposed on at least a portion of a rear surface of the flexible display, and a flexible display support member disposed on a portion of a rear surface of the heat radiating sheet to support a portion of the flexible display. The flexible display support member includes a plurality of support bars that extend in a direction perpendicular to a sliding direction of the second housing. The plurality of support bars are spaced apart. The heat radiating sheet includes a plurality of folding portions, and at least portions of the heat radiating sheet are located in spaces separating the plurality of support bars.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2024
    Publication date: June 13, 2024
    Inventors: Baekeun CHO, Myunghoon KWAK, Bohyeon KIM, Hoyoung JEONG, Youngmin JI, Hyunju HONG
  • Patent number: 11997803
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to an electronic device including a rollable display is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyunggwang Kang, Hojin Jung, Baekeun Cho, Hyoungtak Cho, Junhyuk Kim, Hoyoung Jeong, Changryong Heo
  • Patent number: 11990070
    Abstract: According to various embodiments, an electronic device may comprise a housing, a plate coupled to the housing to reciprocate, a flexible display including a first portion disposed on the plate and a second portion extending from the first portion and exposed to an outside or retracted into an inside of the housing as the plate reciprocates, a motor configured to move the plate, at least one electronic component, a battery, and at least one processor. The at least one processor may be configured to identify an event for triggering a movement of the plate, identify a first power of the battery and a second power for controlling the flexible display and the at least one electronic component, based on the event, identify a third power for controlling the motor, based on the first power and the second power, and provide the motor with a signal corresponding to the third power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Myunghoon Kwak, Bohyeon Kim, Baekeun Cho, Yangwook Kim, Jihea Park
  • Publication number: 20240098163
    Abstract: An electronic device may include a first housing, a second housing, a hinge device configured to connect the first housing and the second housing so that the electronic device is switched from a folded state into an unfolded state, a first alloy member, at least a part of which is fixed to the first housing, the second housing, and the hinge device and which is made of a shape memory alloy material, a second alloy device, at least a part of which is fixed to the first housing and the second housing at a position different from the first alloy member and which is made of a shape memory alloy material, and a driving circuit configured to apply power to at least one of the first alloy member and the second alloy member so that at least one of the first alloy member and the second alloy member is restored. Various other embodiments may be possible.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Baekeun CHO, Myunghoon KWAK, Bohyeon KIM, Moonsun KIM, Jookwan LEE, Hyoungtak CHO, Soyoung LEE, Yangwook KIM, Junghyeob LEE
  • Patent number: 11906458
    Abstract: An electronic device may include a housing, a display including a touch sensor panel, wherein the display is configured to move with respect to the housing so that at least one portion thereof is exposed from the inside of the housing to the front surface of the electronic device, and at least one processor operatively connected to the display. The at least one processor is configured to acquire, in a state in which at least one portion of the display is exposed to the front surface of the electronic device, data indicating a capacitance change on the at least one portion of the display through the touch sensor panel, identify a moisture-introduced state, based on the acquired data, and perform an operation of responding to the identified moisture-introduced state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Hoyoung Jeong, Youngmin Kang, Myunghoon Kwak, Youngrog Kim, Songyi Lee, Jookwan Lee, Jihyung Jung, Baekeun Cho, Soyoung Lee
  • Publication number: 20240048025
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a first housing, a second housing slidably coupled to the first housing, a flexible display configured to be expanded or contracted based on slide-out or slide-in movement of the second housing, a drive motor disposed in the second housing and including a pinion gear, a rack gear structure disposed in the first housing and including a rack gear engaged with the pinion gear, at least one sensor module configured to detect movement of the second housing, a memory configured to store executable instructions, and at least one processor configured to access the memory and execute the instructions, and control the drive motor based on sensing information detected from the at least one sensor module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2023
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Inventors: Hyoungtak CHO, Junyoung CHOI, Myunghoon KWAK, Moonsun KIM, Baekeun CHO, Soyoung LEE, Yangwook KIM, Junghyeob LEE, Jookwan LEE
  • Publication number: 20230320038
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided, which may include at least one housing including a first housing and a second housing, wherein the first housing is movable relative to the second housing; a circuit board disposed in the at least one housing; at least one electronic component disposed on the circuit board; a side wall including a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, wherein the first surface is facing at least a portion of the circuit board; a first heat dissipation structure configured to transfer at least some of heat from the at least one electronic component to the side wall; and a second heat dissipation structure configured to dissipate the at least some of heat transferred by the first heat dissipation structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2023
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventors: Jooyoung KANG, Myunghoon KWAK, Baekeun CHO, Hyunsuk KIM, Sanghyuk PARK, Soohyun SEO, Nakhyun CHOI, Yangwook KIM, Hyunju HONG
  • Publication number: 20230288958
    Abstract: A sliding type electronic device is provided. The sliding type electronic device includes a first housing, a second housing which includes a circuit board and which is slidable with respect to the first housing, a display in which a partial area of the second housing is arranged, a guide member which is arranged in the first housing, and which guides the rolling of the partial area of the display according to a sliding movement of the second housing, at least one speaker arranged inside the guide member, and a conductive connection member which is arranged in the guide member so as to be wound or unwound, and which electrically connects the speaker to the circuit board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2023
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Inventors: Bohyeon KIM, Wankyu KIM, Hyunsuk KIM, Byungwoo MIN, Sangeun LEE, Joongyeon CHO, Junwoo CHOI, Hyunggwang KANG, Baekeun CHO, Changryong HEO
  • Publication number: 20230254641
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a first housing, a second housing coupled to the first housing, a speaker disposed in the first housing and outputs an audio signal, a flexible display disposed in the first and second housings, and in which a size of a visual area can be expanded according to the movement of the second housing, a first duct line formed in the first housing, a second duct line formed at a position corresponding to the first duct line, and is formed in the second, a third duct line connected to the first duct line, and is formed in the second housing, and a processor, operatively connected to the speaker and the flexible display, configured to sense the moved distance of the second housing with respect to the first housing, and correct the characteristics of the audio signal based on the sensed moved distance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2023
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Inventors: Hyunggwang KANG, Wonho LEE, Baekeun CHO, Hyoungtak CHO, Myunghoon KWAK, Yangwook KIM, Soyoung LEE
  • Patent number: 11706904
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided, which may include a first housing; a second housing configured to accommodate at least a portion of the first housing and guide a sliding movement of the first housing; a display including a first display area disposed on the first housing and a second display area extending from the first display area; a PCB configured to accommodate at least one electronic component; a support member configured to support the PCB; a side wall member connected to the support member and facing at least a portion of the first housing; a heat dissipation sheet configured to receive heat from the at least one electronic component, the heat dissipation sheet being disposed on the support member and the side wall member; and a heat dissipation member disposed on the side wall member and facing the heat dissipation sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Inventors: Jooyoung Kang, Myunghoon Kwak, Baekeun Cho, Hyunsuk Kim, Sanghyuk Park, Soohyun Seo, Nakhyun Choi, Yangwook Kim, Hyunju Hong
  • Patent number: 11699372
    Abstract: An operating method of an electronic device is provided. The method includes measuring an external temperature of the electronic device by using at least one sensor. The method may calculate, from an entire region of a flexible display, a fixed region that is visually exposed to an outside regardless of a screen size of the electronic device, and a variable region that is visually exposed at least in part to the outside in a screen expansion or screen size change state of the electronic device. The method may compare the external temperature with a preset first threshold temperature, thereby determining heating of the variable region in response to the external temperature being less than the first threshold temperature. The method may heat the variable region by controlling at least one of a luminance or a driving frequency of the variable region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jookwan Lee, Youngmin Kang, Myunghoon Kwak, Youngrog Kim, Songyi Lee, Jihyung Jung, Hoyoung Jeong, Baekeun Cho, Hyunju Hong