Patents by Inventor Byoung Yoon Jin

Byoung Yoon Jin 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: 7480131
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a hinge frame for a portable computer and a structure for mounting the same. The hinge frame of the present invention comprises a frame body through which a plurality of fastening holes are perforated, a hinge fastening portion which is formed at a portion of the hinge body and to which a hinge unit is fastened, and a plurality of covering portions which are formed along an edge of the frame body and cause parts mounted on a board to be seated therein. The present invention provides the advantages of the hinge unit being more firmly fixed to the main body, improved installation strength of connectors and the like mounted on the main board, and relatively reinforcement of the main board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2009
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Sang-Ju Na, Byoung-Yoon Jin
  • Publication number: 20060028793
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a hinge frame for a portable computer and a structure for mounting the same. The hinge frame of the present invention comprises a frame body through which a plurality of fastening holes are perforated, a hinge fastening portion which is formed at a portion of the hinge body and to which a hinge unit is fastened, and a plurality of covering portions which are formed along an edge of the frame body and cause parts mounted on a board to be seated therein. The present invention provides the advantages of the hinge unit being more firmly fixed to the main body, improved installation strength of connectors and the like mounted on the main board, and relatively reinforcement of the main board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2005
    Publication date: February 9, 2006
    Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Sang-Ju Na, Byoung-Yoon Jin
  • Patent number: 6978903
    Abstract: An apparatus for receiving a module for use in a computer includes a lever to which a user applies an external force. The module is drawn out and removed from the housing by the external force applied by the user. A locking piece for affixing the module or releasing the fixed module using the external force and a pushing arm permitting the module to be removed simply by pushing the module using the external force applied when the locking piece is released are also included in the apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2005
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Kyoung Sun Son, Hyong Kon Kim, Byoung Yoon Jin
  • Publication number: 20030223201
    Abstract: An apparatus for receiving a module for use in a computer includes a lever to which a user applies an external force. The module is drawn out and removed from the housing by the external force applied by the user. A locking piece for affixing the module or releasing the fixed module using the external force and a pushing arm permitting the module to be removed simply by pushing the module using the external force applied when the locking piece is released are also included in the apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2003
    Publication date: December 4, 2003
    Inventors: Kyoung Sun Son, Hyong Kon Kim, Byoung Yoon Jin
  • Patent number: 6320743
    Abstract: A keyboard engaging apparatus for a notebook PC includes a portable computer main body, a keyboard having one end engaged with the main body, a moveable latch in the main body to retain an opposite end of the keyboard, a slidable switch extending through a surface of the main body with which a user may retract the moveable latch, and a connecting assembly connected to the slidable switch and the moveable latch to transfer movement therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2001
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Byoung Yoon Jin, Byeong Duk An