Patents by Inventor Byung-Hun Kim

Byung-Hun 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: 12126325
    Abstract: Provided is an acoustic resonator including: a substrate including a first cavity; a first electrode formed above the substrate; a piezoelectric layer formed on one surface of the first electrode; and a second electrode formed on one surface of the piezoelectric layer, wherein the first electrode and the piezoelectric layer include an overlapping area that corresponds to a first end and a second end of the first cavity, the first electrode has a termination surface formed as an inclined surface of a first acute angle ?1 outside the overlapping area with respect to the second end of the first cavity, the piezoelectric layer is formed to include a first air bridge area that has a second cavity and is formed between the piezoelectric layer and the first electrode in a vertical direction and between the second end of the first cavity and the termination surface in a horizontal direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: WISOL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Byung Hun Kim, Tah Joon Park, Jong Hyeon Park, Chang Kyu Yoon
  • Patent number: 12003228
    Abstract: An air-gap type film bulk acoustic resonator (FBAR) according to the present invention may include: a substrate comprising an air gap portion on an upper surface thereof; a lower electrode formed on the substrate; a piezoelectric layer formed on the lower electrode; an upper electrode formed on the piezoelectric layer; a protective layer formed on the upper electrode; and a beam structure extended in a dome shape from one side of the upper electrode to define a space portion between the upper electrode and the piezoelectric layer, wherein one end of the beam structure is in contact with the piezoelectric layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: WISOL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Byung Hun Kim, Yong Hun Ko
  • Patent number: 11996823
    Abstract: Disclosed is an air-gap type film bulk acoustic resonator (FBAR) including a substrate including an air-gap portion on a top surface, a lower electrode having a polygonal plate shape above the substrate and configured to surround a top of the air-gap portion, a piezoelectric layer formed above the lower electrode, and an upper electrode formed above the piezoelectric layer. Here, the lower electrode includes an electrode non-deposited area formed between one side plate boundary surface of the polygonal plate and one side air-gap boundary surface of the air-gap portion to expose one part of a top of the air-gap portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: WISOL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Byung Hun Kim, Jong Hyeon Park
  • Patent number: 11777467
    Abstract: An air-gap type film bulk acoustic resonator (FBAR) is provided. The air-gap type FBAR includes a substrate which comprises an air gap portion having a substrate cavity formed in a top surface, a lower electrode formed on the substrate, a piezoelectric layer which is formed on the lower electrode and has one side forming an edge portion in the vicinity of a virtual edge according to vertical projection of the air gap portion, an upper electrode formed on the piezoelectric layer, a first electrode frame which comprises an open ring structure in plane, the open ring structure surrounding a part of a periphery of the piezoelectric layer on the lower electrode, and a second electrode frame positioned on the upper electrode and adjacent to an open portion of the open ring structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: WISOL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Byung Hun Kim, Yong Hun Ko, A Young Moon
  • Publication number: 20230084409
    Abstract: Provided is an acoustic resonator including: a substrate including a first cavity; a first electrode formed above the substrate; a piezoelectric layer formed on one surface of the first electrode; and a second electrode formed on one surface of the piezoelectric layer, wherein the first electrode and the piezoelectric layer include an overlapping area that corresponds to a first end and a second end of the first cavity, the first electrode has a termination surface formed as an inclined surface of a first acute angle ?1 outside the overlapping area with respect to the second end of the first cavity, the piezoelectric layer is formed to include a first air bridge area that has a second cavity and is formed between the piezoelectric layer and the first electrode in a vertical direction and between the second end of the first cavity and the termination surface in a horizontal direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2022
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Inventors: Byung Hun KIM, Tah Joon PARK, Jong Hyeon PARK, Chang Kyu YOON
  • Patent number: 11606076
    Abstract: Disclosed is an air-gap type film bulk acoustic resonator (FBAR) including a substrate including an air-gap portion with a top surface in which a substrate cavity is formed, a lower electrode formed above the substrate while surrounding the air-gap portion, a piezoelectric layer formed above the lower electrode, and an upper electrode formed above the piezoelectric layer corresponding to a virtual area formed according to a vertical projection of the air-gap portion. Here, the piezoelectric layer includes a void portion having a piezoelectric cavity between the lower electrode and the upper electrode, and the void portion is formed below an edge portion corresponding to an end part of the upper electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: WISOL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Byung Hun Kim, Jong Hyeon Park, Yong Hun Ko, Hyoung Woo Kim
  • Publication number: 20230006643
    Abstract: Disclosed is an acoustic resonator including a substrate including a first cavity, a first electrode formed above the substrate, a piezoelectric layer formed on one surface of the first electrode, and a second electrode formed on one surface of the piezoelectric layer. Here, the piezoelectric layer includes a longitudinal section not to cover a longitudinal section of the first electrode. Also, the second electrode covers the longitudinal section of the piezoelectric layer and extends to a first interpolar cavity which spaces the first electrode at least partially apart from the piezoelectric layer. A quality factor may be increased by fixing an increase in resistance which occurs due to thin film electrodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2022
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Inventors: Hoan Jun CHOI, Tah Joon PARK, Byung Hun KIM, Jong Hyeon PARK
  • Publication number: 20220294416
    Abstract: An air-gap type film bulk acoustic resonator (FBAR) according to the present invention may include: a substrate comprising an air gap portion on an upper surface thereof; a lower electrode formed on the substrate; a piezoelectric layer formed on the lower electrode; an upper electrode formed on the piezoelectric layer; a protective layer formed on the upper electrode; and a beam structure extended in a dome shape from one side of the upper electrode to define a space portion between the upper electrode and the piezoelectric layer, wherein one end of the beam structure is in contact with the piezoelectric layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2021
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Inventors: Byung Hun KIM, Yong Hun KO
  • Publication number: 20220131524
    Abstract: Disclosed is an air-gap type film bulk acoustic resonator (FBAR) including a substrate including an air-gap portion on a top surface, a lower electrode having a polygonal plate shape above the substrate and configured to surround a top of the air-gap portion, a piezoelectric layer formed above the lower electrode, and an upper electrode formed above the piezoelectric layer. Here, the lower electrode includes an electrode non-deposited area formed between one side plate boundary surface of the polygonal plate and one side air-gap boundary surface of the air-gap portion to expose one part of a top of the air-gap portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2021
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Inventors: Byung Hun KIM, Jong Hyeon PARK
  • Publication number: 20220038076
    Abstract: Disclosed is an air-gap type film bulk acoustic resonator (FBAR) including a substrate including an air-gap portion which has a substrate cavity and is formed in a top surface, a lower electrode formed above the substrate, a piezoelectric layer formed above the lower electrode, and an upper electrode formed above the piezoelectric layer and having one side on which an electrode edge is formed to be adjacent to a vertical virtual boundary of a sidewall of the air-gap portion. Here, the piezoelectric layer includes a piezoelectric cavity formed below the electrode edge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2021
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Inventors: Yong Hun KO, Byung Hun KIM, Sang Ik HAN
  • Publication number: 20210126610
    Abstract: An air-gap type film bulk acoustic resonator (FBAR) is provided. The air-gap type FBAR includes a substrate which comprises an air gap portion having a substrate cavity formed in a top surface, a lower electrode formed on the substrate, a piezoelectric layer which is formed on the lower electrode and has one side forming an edge portion in the vicinity of a virtual edge according to vertical projection of the air gap portion, an upper electrode formed on the piezoelectric layer, a first electrode frame which comprises an open ring structure in plane, the open ring structure surrounding a part of a periphery of the piezoelectric layer on the lower electrode, and a second electrode frame positioned on the upper electrode and adjacent to an open portion of the open ring structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2020
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Inventors: Byung Hun KIM, Yong Hun KO, A Young MOON
  • Publication number: 20210058055
    Abstract: Disclosed is an air-gap type film bulk acoustic resonator (FBAR) including a substrate including an air-gap portion with a top surface in which a substrate cavity is formed, a lower electrode formed above the substrate while surrounding the air-gap portion, a piezoelectric layer formed above the lower electrode, and an upper electrode formed above the piezoelectric layer corresponding to a virtual area formed according to a vertical projection of the air-gap portion. Here, the piezoelectric layer includes a void portion having a piezoelectric cavity between the lower electrode and the upper electrode, and the void portion is formed below an edge portion corresponding to an end part of the upper electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2020
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Inventors: Byung Hun KIM, Jong Hyeon PARK, Yong Hun KO, Hyoung Woo KIM
  • Patent number: 9839138
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for fabricating blackened conductive patterns, which includes (i) forming a resist layer on a non-conductive substrate; (ii) forming fine pattern grooves in the resist layer using a laser beam; (iii) forming a mixture layer containing a conductive material and a blackening material in the fine pattern grooves; and (iv) removing the resist layer remained on the non-conductive substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: Inktec Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kwang Choon Chung, Ji Hoon Yoo, Su-Han Kim, Byung Hun Kim
  • Patent number: 9790564
    Abstract: A heat treatment apparatus for hot stamping includes a frame, and heating units provided to be vertically movable at both upper and lower sides of the frame and configured to heat a cold formed steel plate by electrifying the steel plate. Cooling units are provided to be vertically movable at centers of the upper and lower sides of the frame and are configured to cool the heated steel plate while pressurizing the steel plate from upper and lower sides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Jae Ryeon Hwang, Byung Hun Kim, Jong Ho Maeng, Jang Choon Park, Heong Joo Park
  • Patent number: 9788418
    Abstract: Provided herein is a method for manufacturing a conductive transparent substrate, the method including forming a plurality of main electrodes on the substrate such that the main electrodes are distanced from one another; and forming a connecting electrode that electrically connects two or more main electrodes such that the plurality of main electrodes are grouped into a plurality of group electrodes that are electrically disconnected from one another, thereby producing a conductive transparent substrate with excellent transmittance in a process of high yield.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: INKTEC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kwang-Choon Chung, Ji Hoon Yoo, Joonki Seong, Byung Hun Kim, Nam-Boo Cho, Myung-Bong Yoo
  • Patent number: 9731337
    Abstract: A part correcting device for an automobile part may include a body in which the part is disposed, a hydraulic apparatus which presses and fixes one side of the part disposed in the body, a warpage correcting apparatus which corrects a warpage of the part by rotating the other side of the part left or right while fixing the other side of the part disposed in the body, and a deformation correcting apparatus which corrects an angle of the part by pressing flanges formed on both sides of the part downwardly while fixing the flanges.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Young Hoon Jang, Youn Soo Han, Byung Hun Kim, Heong Joo Park
  • Patent number: 9705065
    Abstract: There is provided a piezoelectric actuator including: a piezoelectric member having a multilayer structure; an external electrode formed on an outer surface of the piezoelectric member; and an intermediate electrode formed between layers of the piezoelectric members and having an area smaller than that of the external electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tae Kyung Lee, Byung Hun Kim, Hwa Sun Lee, Jae Chang Lee, Seung Mo Lim
  • Publication number: 20160192477
    Abstract: Provided herein is a method for manufacturing a conductive transparent substrate, the method including forming a plurality of main electrodes on the substrate such that the main electrodes are distanced from one another; and forming a connecting electrode that electrically connects two or more main electrodes such that the plurality of main electrodes are grouped into a plurality of group electrodes that are electrically disconnected from one another, thereby producing a conductive transparent substrate with excellent transmittance in a process of high yield.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2014
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Inventors: Kwang-Choon Chung, Ji Hoon Yoo, Joonki Seong, Byung Hun Kim, Nam Boo Cho, Myung-Bong Yoo
  • Publication number: 20160066097
    Abstract: An acoustic transducer includes a substrate member including a first region having one or more first holes formed therein, and a second region, a vibration member including a third region facing the first region and a fourth region facing the second region and having one or more second holes formed therein, and a support member extended from a boundary region between the first region and the second region to a boundary region between the third region and the fourth region to allow the substrate member and the vibration member to be spaced apart from each other by a predetermined interval.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2015
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hwa Sun LEE, Jae Chang LEE, Byung Hun KIM
  • Publication number: 20160066096
    Abstract: An acoustic transducer includes a substrate member provided with a plurality of holes formed therein through which sound waves are input, a vibration member including a first region and a second region provided at an edge of the first region and disposed to be parallel to the substrate member while having an interval therebetween, and a plurality of support members disposed along the edge of the first region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2015
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hwa Sun LEE, Jae Chang LEE, Jong Beom KIM, Byung Hun KIM