Patents by Inventor Cheon-Myeong Kim

Cheon-Myeong 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).

  • Publication number: 20240394856
    Abstract: A mapping function extraction system includes a scan unit for generating appearance data of a multi-channel lens by scanning the multi-channel lens, a comparison unit for generating correction data by comparing the appearance data with pre-stored standard appearance data, and an extraction unit for generating a mapping function by applying the correction data to a pre-stored standard mapping function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2024
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Inventors: SANG HO KIM, SOO MIN BAEK, JU YOUN SON, JI WON LEE, CHEON MYEONG LEE, BAEK HYEON LIM, JU HWA HA
  • Publication number: 20240393592
    Abstract: A head-mounted display device includes a display panel and an optical system positioned on a front surface of the display panel, wherein the display panel sequentially includes a light emitting element unit, a retarder positioned on a front surface of the light emitting element unit, a reflective polarizer, and an absorptive polarizer, wherein the optical system includes a first curved lens configured to include a first retarder positioned on an inner surface and a beam splitter positioned on an outer surface and a second curved lens configured to include a second retarder positioned on an inner surface and a reflective polarizer positioned on an outer surface, wherein the first curved lens is positioned on the display panel, and the second curved lens is positioned on the first curved lens, and wherein the absorptive polarizer of the display panel includes an open portion from which the absorptive polarizer is removed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2024
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Inventors: Cheon Myeong LEE, Sang-Ho KIM, Soo Min BAEK, Ju Youn SON, Ji Won LEE, BEKHYUN LIM, Ju Hwa HA
  • Publication number: 20240365646
    Abstract: A display device includes: a base layer; a pixel circuit layer disposed on the base layer, wherein the pixel circuit layer includes a pixel circuit; a light emitting element layer disposed on the pixel circuit layer, wherein the light emitting element layer includes a light emitting element electrically connected to the pixel circuit; and a reflective structure layer disposed on the light emitting element layer, wherein the reflective structure layer includes: a first intermediate layer disposed on the light emitting element; a first reflective layer disposed on the first intermediate layer; a second intermediate layer disposed on the first reflective layer; and a second reflective layer disposed on the first reflective layer while being spaced apart from the first reflective layer, wherein the first reflective layer includes a first curved surface, and wherein the second reflective layer includes a second curved surface which faces the first curved surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2024
    Publication date: October 31, 2024
    Inventors: Cheon Myeong LEE, Soo Min BAEK, Ju Youn SON, Sang Ho KIM, Ji Won LEE, Baek Hyeon LIM, Ju Hwa HA
  • Patent number: 12078807
    Abstract: A display device includes a display part including a plurality of pixels; a lens part disposed on the display part; and a plurality of optical devices overlapping an edge of the display part in a plan view and disposed at an edge of the lens part, wherein light from the outside of the display part is incident on the plurality of optical devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sang-Ho Kim, Soo Min Baek, Ju Youn Son, Ji Won Lee, Cheon Myeong Lee, Ju Hwa Ha
  • Publication number: 20240272680
    Abstract: An auxiliary display device, which is connected to first and second display devices, includes: a display panel; upper and lower holders respectively connected to upper and lower portions of the display panel; an upper fixing portion connected to the upper holder to fix an upper end of the auxiliary display device to upper ends of the first and second display devices; and a lower fixing portion connected to the lower holder to fix a lower end of the auxiliary display device to lower ends of the first and second display devices, where when the first and second display devices are connected to each other by the upper fixing portion and the lower fixing portion, the display panel covers adjacent bezel areas of the first and second display devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2023
    Publication date: August 15, 2024
    Inventors: Cheon Myeong LEE, Sang Ho KIM, Soo Min BAEK, Ju Youn SON, Ji Won LEE, Baek Hyeon LIM, Ju Hwa HA
  • Publication number: 20240268155
    Abstract: A display device includes a substrate, a bank disposed on the substrate and having a multi-layered structure having an opening, a light emitting element disposed in the opening and including a pixel electrode, a light emitting layer, and a common electrode, a thin film encapsulating layer disposed on the light emitting element and the bank, a micro lens disposed on the thin film encapsulating layer and overlapping the light emitting element, and a light control layer disposed on the thin film encapsulating layer and surrounding the micro lens. A refractive index of the micro lens is greater than a refractive index of the light control layer. The pixel electrode is disposed in the opening and extends along an inner surface of the bank, and the light emitting layer extends along the inner surface of the bank on the pixel electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2024
    Publication date: August 8, 2024
    Inventors: Soo Min BAEK, Cheon Myeong LEE, Bek Hyun LIM, Ju Hwa HA, Sang Ho KIM, Ju Youn SON, Ji Won LEE
  • Publication number: 20240264450
    Abstract: A head-mounted display is provided, and the head-mounted display includes a pair of frames mounted on the user's body and corresponding to the left and right eyes, a display unit including a pair of display panels respectively mounted to the pair of frames and a pair of multi-channel lenses disposed on a light output path of the pair of display panels and a driving member connected to the pair of frames to allow the frame to tilt and/or move up, down, left, and right, wherein the driving member aligns a center of each of the pair of multi-channel lenses up, down, left, and right with the center of the corresponding eyeball, adjusts an angle of the multi-channel lens, and adjusts a distance between the multi-channel lens and an eye.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2024
    Publication date: August 8, 2024
    Inventors: Ji Won LEE, Sang Ho KIM, Soo Min BAEK, Ju Youn SON, Cheon Myeong LEE, Bek Hyun LIM, Ju Hwa HA
  • Patent number: 11696508
    Abstract: Disclosed is a sound vibration sensor using a piezoelectric element having a cantilever structure. The sound vibration sensor includes a housing forming an exterior, a piezoelectric element having a cantilever structure installed in the housing, a support structure supporting a fixed end of the piezoelectric element, a weight attached to a free end of the piezoelectric element, and an energizing part configured to transmit an output from the piezoelectric element, wherein the sound vibration sensor comes into contact with a speaker's body, receives vibration of the body generated when the speaker utters a sound through the housing, and amplifies the vibration by the free end of the piezoelectric element to detect the voice vibration of the speaker using a piezoelectric characteristic of the piezoelectric element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: EM-TECH Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Cheon Myeong Kim, Byung Min Yu, Jae Hwa Lim, Jeong Ae Ha, Ji Young Lee, Byung Ho Jung
  • Patent number: 11462199
    Abstract: A hybrid actuator includes a housing for defining an external appearance, a stator having a coil, a vibrator having a permanent magnet which vibrates due to a mutual electromagnetic force with the stator, an elastic member for elastically supporting the vibrator relative to the housing, and a piezoelectric element attached to one surface of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: EM-TECH. CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Cheon Myeong Kim, Sung Chul Jung, Seul Ki Nam
  • Patent number: 11425487
    Abstract: Disclosed is a translation system using a sound vibration microphone capable of fundamentally blocking noise by detecting vibrations generated from a user's voice using a piezo element. The translation system using a sound vibration microphone includes a first earset including a sound vibration sensor and a speaker, a first wearable acoustic device including a microphone and a speaker and performing wireless communication with the first earset, and a first electronic communication device performing wireless communication with the first wearable acoustic device and performing communication with a translation server, wherein the first wearable acoustic device and the first electronic communication device are in a communicatable state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: EM-TECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Cheon Myeong Kim, Byung Min Yu, Jae Hwa Lim, Jeong Ae Ha, Ji Young Lee
  • Publication number: 20220210574
    Abstract: Provided is a diaphragm for a high water pressure waterproof microspeaker. The diaphragm for a waterproof microspeaker includes an annular dome portion formed of an elastic membrane material and having a dome portion protruding upward or downward, an annular outer periphery portion attached to an outer periphery of the dome portion and injection-molded with a material having rigidity, an annular inner periphery portion attached to an inner periphery of the dome portion and injection-molded with a material having rigidity, and a center diaphragm attached to a center of the inner periphery portion, wherein the outer periphery portion and the inner periphery portion are attached to an edge portion by double-shot injection molding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2021
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Inventors: Cheon Myeong Kim, Ji Hoon Kim, Jong Soo Yoon, Kil Dong Park, Gi Hun Song, Tae Hyun Park
  • Patent number: 11337006
    Abstract: Disclosed is a microspeaker for use in a microspeaker box filled with porous particles. The microspeaker includes a frame having one surface as an open surface, a magnetic circuit including a yoke coupled to the frame, a magnet attached to the yoke, and a plate attached to the magnet, a voice coil configured to vibrate by mutual electromagnetic force with the magnetic circuit, a diaphragm allowing the voice coil to be attached thereto and configured to vibrate by the voice coil to generate sound, and a mesh coupled to the open surface of the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: EM-TECH Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Cheon Myeong Kim, Sung Chul Jung, Sung Jin Hong
  • Patent number: 11302861
    Abstract: A hybrid actuator is provided in which a piezoelectric element and an actuator are incorporated with each other. The hybrid actuator includes: a housing; a stator secured to the housing and having a coil; a vibrator having a permanent magnet configured to vibrate due to a mutual electromagnetic force with the stator; an elastic member configured to elastically support the vibrator relative to the housing; a piezoelectric element attached to one surface of the housing; and an F-PCB (flexible printed circuit board) applying an electric current to the piezoelectric element and the coil inside the housing. A part of the F-PCB extends outside the housing. Input terminals are formed on the part of the F-PCB which extends outside the housing. The input terminals are configured to receive a vibration signal and an audio signal so that the hybrid actuator can reproduce both the vibration signal and the audio signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: EM-TECH. CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Cheon Myeong Kim, Ji Young Lee, Byung Ho Jung
  • Patent number: 11206490
    Abstract: The present invention is intended to provide a sound generating actuator which can facilitate heat dissipation from a voice coil. According to the present invention, there is provided a sound generating actuator, including: a frame; a stationary part mounted on the frame and provided with a yoke, a magnet and a top plate to compose a magnetic circuit; a voice coil configured to receive an electrical signal and vibrate due to a magnetic field and mutual electromagnetic force of the stationary part; a spring configured to dampen vibration of the voice coil and that is made of a metallic material and secured to the frame; and a contact pad that is attached to the spring and configured to transfer vibration of the voice coil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: EM-TECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Cheon Myeong Kim, Jae Hwa Lim, Jeong Ae Ha, Ji Young Lee, Byung Ho Jung
  • Patent number: 11206500
    Abstract: A bone conduction speaker is provided. The bone conduction speaker includes: a housing forming an exterior; a stator including a pole piece fitted to a bottom of the housing and a voice coil arranged to an outer circumference of the pole piece; a vibrator including a permanent magnet mounted concentrically with the pole piece and voice coil, with an air gap from the pole piece, a weight attached to the permanent magnet to increase a vibration force, and a yoke attached to the permanent magnet and weight; a flexible printed circuit board mounted on the bottom of the housing, part of which extends out of the housing, and configured to transmit a signal to the voice coil; and a bone conduction pad attached to an outer surface of the housing. The vibration of the vibrator is transmitted to a bone of a user through the housing and bone conduction pad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: EM-TECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Cheon Myeong Kim, Jae Hwa Lim, Jeong Ae Ha, Ji Young Lee, Byung Ho Jung, Sung Jin Hong
  • Patent number: 11115754
    Abstract: An actuator is provided that is attached to an electronic device and configured to generate sound and vibration. The actuator includes: a first casing having sidewalls and a bottom; a second casing affixed to the first casing and forming a top; a printed circuit board attached to the first casing and configured to transmit a signal; a voice coil configured to receive the signal from the printed circuit board; and a vibrator configured to vibrate by an electromagnetic force produced through an interaction with the voice coil. The first casing forms a surface that is attached to the electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: EM-TECH. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Cheon Myeong Kim, Jeong Ae Ha, Kyeong Min Lee
  • Patent number: 11102573
    Abstract: A waterproof speaker having a waterproof rating of 8 or more and that is capable of providing a waterproof function at a high water pressure is provided. The waterproof microspeaker includes: a frame comprising a sidewall and a flange portion extending outward from an upper edge of the sidewall; a vibrating portion within the frame; a diaphragm mounted on the flange portion of the frame; and a waterproof ring placed on a sidewall of the frame and configured to protrude further outward than the flange portion of the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: EM-TECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Cheon Myeong Kim, Sung Chul Jung, Sung Jin Hong
  • Publication number: 20210185449
    Abstract: Disclosed is a microspeaker for use in a microspeaker box filled with porous particles. The microspeaker includes a frame having one surface as an open surface, a magnetic circuit including a yoke coupled to the frame, a magnet attached to the yoke, and a plate attached to the magnet, a voice coil configured to vibrate by mutual electromagnetic force with the magnetic circuit, a diaphragm allowing the voice coil to be attached thereto and configured to vibrate by the voice coil to generate sound, and a mesh coupled to the open surface of the frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2020
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Inventors: Cheon Myeong Kim, Sung Chul Jung, Sung Jin Hong
  • Publication number: 20210167275
    Abstract: Disclosed is a sound vibration sensor using a piezoelectric element having a cantilever structure. The sound vibration sensor includes a housing forming an exterior, a piezoelectric element having a cantilever structure installed in the housing, a support structure supporting a fixed end of the piezoelectric element, a weight attached to a free end of the piezoelectric element, and an energizing part configured to transmit an output from the piezoelectric element, wherein the sound vibration sensor comes into contact with a speaker's body, receives vibration of the body generated when the speaker utters a sound through the housing, and amplifies the vibration by the free end of the piezoelectric element to detect the voice vibration of the speaker using a piezoelectric characteristic of the piezoelectric element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2020
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Inventors: Cheon Myeong Kim, Byung Min Yu, Jae Hwa Lim, Jeong Ae Ha, Ji Young Lee, Byung Ho Jung
  • Publication number: 20210168492
    Abstract: Disclosed is a translation system using a sound vibration microphone capable of fundamentally blocking noise by detecting vibrations generated from a user's voice using a piezo element. The translation system using a sound vibration microphone includes a first earset including a sound vibration sensor and a speaker, a first wearable acoustic device including a microphone and a speaker and performing wireless communication with the first earset, and a first electronic communication device performing wireless communication with the first wearable acoustic device and performing communication with a translation server, wherein the first wearable acoustic device and the first electronic communication device are in a communicatable state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2020
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Inventors: Cheon Myeong Kim, Byung Min Yu, Jae Hwa Lim, Jeong Ae Ha, Ji Young Lee