Patents by Inventor Bon-min Koo

Bon-min Koo 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: 11935703
    Abstract: A multilayer electronic component has a body and a non-conductive resin layer. The non-conductive resin layer includes a body cover portion disposed in a region of an external surface of the body in which an electrode layer of an external electrode is not disposed, and an extending portion extending from the body cover portion between the electrode layer and a conductive resin layer of the external electrode, to thereby suppress arc discharge, improve bending strength, and improve moisture resistance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jae Seok Yi, Jung Min Kim, Bon Seok Koo, Chang Hak Choi, Il Ro Lee, Byung Woo Kang, San Kyeong, Hae Sol Kang
  • Patent number: 11292321
    Abstract: A sliding sun visor having a reduced thickness is provided. The visor includes a sliding housing provided on a sun visor body and installed to be movable in an axial direction of a pivot arm. A clamp is installed in the sliding housing to be fixed to the pivot arm and configured to guide and support a movement of the sliding housing when the sliding housing slides, in which a guide, which is a substitute for the sliding housing, is installed at an inner-upper end of the sun visor body to minimize a width of the sliding housing that surrounds the pivot arm. The guide includes a guide rail integrally formed at the inner-upper end of the sun visor body, a clamp housing moving together with the sun visor body along the guide rail, and a clamp installed in the clamp housing and sliding on the pivot arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Han Shin, Kang-Ho Joo, Bon-Min Koo
  • Publication number: 20210260973
    Abstract: A sliding sun visor having a reduced thickness is provided. The visor includes a sliding housing provided on a sun visor body and installed to be movable in an axial direction of a pivot arm. A clamp is installed in the sliding housing to be fixed to the pivot arm and configured to guide and support a movement of the sliding housing when the sliding housing slides, in which a guide, which is a substitute for the sliding housing, is installed at an inner-upper end of the sun visor body to minimize a width of the sliding housing that surrounds the pivot arm. The guide includes a guide rail integrally formed at the inner-upper end of the sun visor body, a clamp housing moving together with the sun visor body along the guide rail, and a clamp installed in the clamp housing and sliding on the pivot arm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2020
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Inventors: Han Shin, Kang-Ho Joo, Bon-Min Koo
  • Patent number: 10704732
    Abstract: A posture maintaining device for a 360° camera according to an embodiment of the present invention may comprise: a first correcting portion comprising a seating portion, on which a camera having a 360° view angle is seated, the first correcting portion being able to make a rotational movement about a first direction; a second correcting portion arranged on one side of the first correcting portion to be able to make a rotational movement about a second direction, which is different from the first direction; a third correcting portion arranged on the lower end of the second correcting portion to be able to make a rotational movement about a third direction, which is different from the first or second direction; and a counterbalance connected to the first correcting portion and configured to guide the camera so as to remain horizontal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoon-Seok Kang, Bon-Min Koo, Min-Hyuk Nam, Sung-Jin Park, Jae-Kyu Shim, Hyun-Min Oh, Bae-Seok Lim, Woo-Jong Cho, Hee-Seung Choi
  • Patent number: 10404900
    Abstract: A photographing apparatus is provided. The photographing apparatus includes a photographing unit comprising a photographing sensor and a lens unit configured to focus image light onto the photographing sensor, a first driver configured to drive the photographing sensor to perform a first rotation about a first axis that is coincide with an optical axis of the lens unit, and a second driver configured to drive the photographing unit and the first driver to perform a second rotation about a second axis that is perpendicular to the first axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoon-seok Kang, Jae-kyu Shim, Bae-seok Lim, Woo-jong Cho, Bon-min Koo
  • Publication number: 20190219224
    Abstract: A posture maintaining device for a 360° camera according to an embodiment of the present invention may comprise: a first correcting portion comprising a seating portion, on which a camera having a 360° view angle is seated, the first correcting portion being able to make a rotational movement about a first direction; a second correcting portion arranged on one side of the first correcting portion to be able to make a rotational movement about a second direction, which is different from the first direction; a third correcting portion arranged on the lower end of the second correcting portion to be able to make a rotational movement about a third direction, which is different from the first or second direction; and a counterbalance connected to the first correcting portion and configured to guide the camera so as to remain horizontal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2017
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co.,Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoon-Seok KANG, Bon-Min KOO, Min-Hyuk NAM, Sung-Jin PARK, Jae-Kyu SHIM, Hyun-Min OH, Bae-Seok LIM, Woo-Jong CHO, Hee-Seung CHOI
  • Patent number: 10330886
    Abstract: An autofocus driving unit for moving a lens holder supporting at least one lens in an optical axis direction with respect to an image sensor. The autofocus driving unit includes: a lead screw that has a length in a direction parallel to an optical axis and rotates to move the lens holder in the optical axis direction; a first driving source that rotates the lead screw so that the lead screw moves in multiple integers of a first distance in the optical axis direction and that comprises a rotor mounted in an outer circumference of the lead screw and a stator that is spaced apart from the rotor and rotates the rotor; and a second driving source that moves the lead screw and the rotor in a first direction that is parallel to the optical axis with respect to the stator so that the lens holder is moved by a second distance that is different from the first distance in the optical axis direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae-kyu Shim, Bon-min Koo, Woo-jong Cho
  • Patent number: 10326937
    Abstract: A horizontal-posture maintaining apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes a barrel, a cover unit provided on a side surface of the barrel, a first driver provided in the cover unit, for rotating the barrel in a first direction (around an X axis) to keep the barrel in horizontal posture, a second driver provided in the cover unit, for rotating the cover unit in a second direction (around a Y axis) to keep the barrel in the horizontal posture, and a controller for controlling rotation of the first and second drivers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoon-Seok Kang, Sung-Jin Park, Bae-Seok Lim, Bon-Min Koo, Jae-Kyu Shim, Woo-Jong Cho
  • Patent number: 9973061
    Abstract: A direct current (DC) motor including: a cylindrical frame, at least one end of which is open; a cylindrical end cover including an opening configured to block the at least one open end; a rotor including a rotor shaft supported by the frame and the end cover, and a rotor core installed on the rotor shaft; a commutator installed on the rotor shaft and arranged on one end of the rotor core; a cover unit installed on the rotor shaft, arranged between the rotor and the commutator, and including at least one location detection device; and a rotation detection unit installed in the end cover and configured to detect the at least one location detection device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae-kyu Shim, Woo-jong Cho, Bon-min Koo, Kun-woo Lee
  • Patent number: 9882461
    Abstract: A step motor includes a plurality of stator cores. Each of the stator cores have a coil unit coiled therearound. The step motor includes a rotor that includes a rotation shaft and a plurality of permanent magnets and is configured to rotate by magnetic interaction between the stator cores and the permanent magnets. The step motor also includes a plurality of conducting parts on one cross-sectional surface of the rotor. The step motor further includes a printed circuit board (PCB) including electric elements that are arranged at certain positions and are disposed to face the conducting parts. The conducting parts and the electric elements are configured to electrically or magnetically interact as the rotor rotates to change electrical signals generated by the electric elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jae-kyu Shim, Woo-jong Cho, Bon-min Koo
  • Publication number: 20170331999
    Abstract: A horizontal-posture maintaining apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes a barrel, a cover unit provided on a side surface of the barrel, a first driver provided in the cover unit, for rotating the barrel in a first direction (around an X axis) to keep the barrel in horizontal posture, a second driver provided in the cover unit, for rotating the cover unit in a second direction (around a Y axis) to keep the barrel in the horizontal posture, and a controller for controlling rotation of the first and second drivers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2017
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Inventors: Yoon-Seok KANG, Sung-Jin PARK, Bae-Seok LIM, Bon-Min KOO, Jae-Kyu SHIM, Woo-Jong CHO
  • Patent number: 9648307
    Abstract: A display apparatus and a display method of a display apparatus to which a 3D display film is attachable are provided. The display method according to various exemplary embodiments of the present general inventive concept includes sensing whether a 3D display film is attached to or detached from a display apparatus, automatically converting the display apparatus into a 3D mode when the 3D display film is attached to cover a display unit of the display apparatus, and automatically converting into a normal mode when the 3D display film is detached from the display apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kun-woo Lee, Woo-jong Cho, Bon-min Koo, Jae-kyu Shim, Cheol-eun Jang, Hee-seung Choi
  • Publication number: 20170068068
    Abstract: An autofocus driving unit for moving a lens holder supporting at least one lens in an optical axis direction with respect to an image sensor. The autofocus driving unit includes: a lead screw that has a length in a direction parallel to an optical axis and rotates to move the lens holder in the optical axis direction; a first driving source that rotates the lead screw so that the lead screw moves in multiple integers of a first distance in the optical axis direction and that comprises a rotor mounted in an outer circumference of the lead screw and a stator that is spaced apart from the rotor and rotates the rotor; and a second driving source that moves the lead screw and the rotor in a first direction that is parallel to the optical axis with respect to the stator so that the lens holder is moved by a second distance that is different from the first distance in the optical axis direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2014
    Publication date: March 9, 2017
    Inventors: Jae-kyu SHIM, Bon-min KOO, Woo-jong CHO
  • Publication number: 20170070116
    Abstract: A stepping motor according to various embodiments includes a rotatable shaft, and two or more engine units that are connected to the shaft, and each of the engine units has a rotor and a stator arranged at a circumference of the rotor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2016
    Publication date: March 9, 2017
    Inventors: Jae Kyu Shim, Bon Min Koo, Woo Jong Cho
  • Publication number: 20160337562
    Abstract: A photographing apparatus is provided. The photographing apparatus includes a photographing unit comprising a photographing sensor and a lens unit configured to focus image light onto the photographing sensor, a first driver configured to drive the photographing sensor to perform a first rotation about a first axis that is coincide with an optical axis of the lens unit, and a second driver configured to drive the photographing unit and the first driver to perform a second rotation about a second axis that is perpendicular to the first axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2016
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Inventors: Yoon-seok KANG, Jae-kyu SHIM, Bae-seok LIM, Woo-jong CHO, Bon-min KOO
  • Patent number: 9293976
    Abstract: A stepping motor includes a housing, a stator assembly, a rotor, and a sensor portion. The stator assembly is disposed inside the housing. The rotor is rotatably disposed inside the stator assembly and includes a rotation shaft, and opposite ends of the rotation shaft are supported by the housing. The sensor portion is disposed inside the housing and detects a magnetic field of the rotor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kun-woo Lee, Jae-kyu Shim, Woo-jong Cho, Bon-min Koo
  • Publication number: 20160079839
    Abstract: A step motor includes a plurality of stator cores. Each of the stator cores have a coil unit coiled therearound. The step motor includes a rotor that includes a rotation shaft and a plurality of permanent magnets and is configured to rotate by magnetic interaction between the stator cores and the permanent magnets. The step motor also includes a plurality of conducting parts on one cross-sectional surface of the rotor. The step motor further includes a printed circuit board (PCB) including electric elements that are arranged at certain positions and are disposed to face the conducting parts. The conducting parts and the electric elements are configured to electrically or magnetically interact as the rotor rotates to change electrical signals generated by the electric elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2015
    Publication date: March 17, 2016
    Inventors: Jae-kyu Shim, Woo-jong Cho, Bon-min Koo
  • Patent number: 9261719
    Abstract: A liquid crystal shutter includes: a first plate including a first transparent electrode layer, a second plate disposed parallel to the first plate and including a second transparent electrode layer, a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first plate and the second plate and is configured to transmit or block light according to a first potential difference between the first transparent electrode layer and the second transparent electrode layer, and a heating electrode configured to generate a second potential difference for generating heat in the first transparent electrode layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae-kyu Shim, Bon-min Koo, Yu-kyung Ham, Kun-woo Lee, Woo-jong Cho
  • Publication number: 20150303775
    Abstract: A direct current (DC) motor including: a cylindrical frame, at least one end of which is open; a cylindrical end cover including an opening configured to block the at least one open end; a rotor including a rotor shaft supported by the frame and the end cover, and a rotor core installed on the rotor shaft; a commutator installed on the rotor shaft and arranged on one end of the rotor core; a cover unit installed on the rotor shaft, arranged between the rotor and the commutator, and including at least one location detection device; and a rotation detection unit installed in the end cover and configured to detect the at least one location detection device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2015
    Publication date: October 22, 2015
    Inventors: Jae-kyu Shim, Woo-jong Cho, Bon-min Koo, Kun-woo Lee
  • Publication number: 20150077033
    Abstract: A stepping motor includes a housing, a stator assembly, a rotor, and a sensor portion. The stator assembly is disposed inside the housing. The rotor is rotatably disposed inside the stator assembly and includes a rotation shaft, and opposite ends of the rotation shaft are supported by the housing. The sensor portion is disposed inside the housing and detects a magnetic field of the rotor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2014
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kun-woo Lee, Jae-kyu Shim, Woo-jong Cho, Bon-min Koo