Patents by Inventor Chang-kwun Kwak

Chang-kwun Kwak 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: 8896234
    Abstract: A power supply apparatus and a display apparatus including the same are provided. The power supply apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment includes a power factor correction circuit unit which corrects a power factor of input power and outputs the corrected power factor and a controller which controls whether to operate the power factor correction circuit unit according to an input status of a first signal indicating a status of power supplied to the display apparatus and an input status of a second signal indicating an operation status of a display unit included in the display apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chang-kwun Kwak, Du-seong Kang
  • Publication number: 20120075359
    Abstract: A power supply apparatus and a display apparatus including the same are provided. The power supply apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment includes a power factor correction circuit unit which corrects a power factor of input power and outputs the corrected power factor and a controller which controls whether to operate the power factor correction circuit unit according to an input status of a first signal indicating a status of power supplied to the display apparatus and an input status of a second signal indicating an operation status of a display unit included in the display apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2011
    Publication date: March 29, 2012
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chang-kwun KWAK, Du-seong KANG
  • Patent number: 7812835
    Abstract: A display apparatus having a monitor functional mode and a network functional mode, includes a first voltage switching part that controls a first operation voltage; a second voltage switching part that controls a second operation voltage; a voltage drop converting part that generates and supplies a third operation voltage; and a controlling part that controls at least one of the first voltage switching part and the second voltage switching part depending on a functional mode, and controls the voltage drop converting part to maintain a work file related to the network functional mode if the monitor functional mode is selected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2010
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chang-kwun Kwak
  • Publication number: 20080117127
    Abstract: A display apparatus having a monitor functional mode and a network functional mode, includes a first voltage switching part that controls a first operation voltage; a second voltage switching part that controls a second operation voltage; a voltage drop converting part that generates and supplies a third operation voltage; and a controlling part that controls at least one of the first voltage switching part and the second voltage switching part depending on a functional mode, and controls the voltage drop converting part to maintain a work file related to the network functional mode if the monitor functional mode is selected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2007
    Publication date: May 22, 2008
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Chang-kwun KWAK
  • Publication number: 20040120164
    Abstract: A power control system for a display apparatus includes a rectifying part converting AC power to DC power, a switching transformer transforming a DC voltage outputted from the rectifying part into an output voltage applied to the display apparatus, and a switching controller controlling a switching operation of the switching transformer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2003
    Publication date: June 24, 2004
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chang-Kwun Kwak