Patents by Inventor Gihoon Lee

Gihoon Lee 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: 20240118727
    Abstract: A display device includes: a display panel having a non-folding area and a foldable area adjacent to the non-folding area; and a protective film disposed under the display panel, including a polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (POSS) compound, and having a break elongation of about 20% or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventors: HO LIM, TAEMIN KIM, JIYUN PARK, DONGGEUN SHIN, GIHOON YANG, SEULGEE LEE, SEUNGHEE LEE
  • Publication number: 20240089642
    Abstract: An electronic device may include: a housing including a front plate oriented in a first direction, a rear plate oriented in a second direction opposite the first direction, and a side member enclosing at least a part of a space between the front plate and the rear plate. The electronic device further including a display disposed to be visible through the front plate; a printed circuit board disposed between the display and the rear plate; a support structure having a first face oriented in the first direction and supporting the display and a second face oriented in the second direction and supporting the printed circuit board; a conductive member disposed between the support structure and the rear plate; and a sealing structure disposed between the conductive member and the rear plate, the sealing structure extending along a periphery of the conductive member and formed in a closed curve shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Wontae JEONG, Eungkyu PARK, Dongyeop LEE, Yonghwa KIM, Gihoon LEE, Jaehwan LEE, Seungbum CHOI, Hyounggil CHOI, Changryong HEO
  • Patent number: 11924595
    Abstract: An electronic device may include: a housing including a front plate oriented in a first direction, a rear plate oriented in a second direction opposite the first direction, and a side member enclosing at least a part of a space between the front plate and the rear plate. The electronic device further including a display disposed to be visible through the front plate; a printed circuit board disposed between the display and the rear plate; a support structure having a first face oriented in the first direction and supporting the display and a second face oriented in the second direction and supporting the printed circuit board; a conductive member disposed between the support structure and the rear plate; and a sealing structure disposed between the conductive member and the rear plate, the sealing structure extending along a periphery of the conductive member and formed in a closed curve shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wontae Jeong, Eungkyu Park, Dongyeop Lee, Yonghwa Kim, Gihoon Lee, Jaehwan Lee, Seungbum Choi, Hyounggil Choi, Changryong Heo
  • Patent number: 11877383
    Abstract: An electronic device including a shield structure is provided. The electronic device includes a first device including a first magnetic substance, a second device including a second magnetic substance, and a shield structure configured to shield at least part of a magnetic force generated between the first magnetic substance and the second magnetic substance, wherein the shield structure includes a shield member disposed between the first device and the second device and including a property of a magnetic substance, and a connecting member physically connected to at least part of the shield member and including a property of a nonmagnetic substance, wherein at least part of the connecting member is physically connected to a circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Gihoon Lee, Seunggoo Kang, Yonghwa Kim, Hongjun Kim, Wangik Son, Jaehwan Lee, Seungbum Choi, Jaedeok Lim
  • Patent number: 11849270
    Abstract: An electronic device may include: a housing including a front plate oriented in a first direction, a rear plate oriented in a second direction opposite the first direction, and a side member enclosing at least a part of a space between the front plate and the rear plate. The electronic device further including a display disposed to be visible through the front plate; a printed circuit board disposed between the display and the rear plate; a support structure having a first face oriented in the first direction and supporting the display and a second face oriented in the second direction and supporting the printed circuit board; a conductive member disposed between the support structure and the rear plate; and a sealing structure disposed between the conductive member and the rear plate, the sealing structure extending along a periphery of the conductive member and formed in a closed curve shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wontae Jeong, Eungkyu Park, Dongyeop Lee, Yonghwa Kim, Gihoon Lee, Jaehwan Lee, Seungbum Choi, Hyounggil Choi, Changryong Heo
  • Publication number: 20230400886
    Abstract: An example electronic device includes a first housing; a second housing coupled to be movable with respect to the first housing; a flexible display disposed on at least a portion of the first housing and the second housing; a magnet having at least two polarities arranged in a first direction in one plane; a sensor configured to move in the first direction along the central axis of the magnet as the arrangement of the second housing relative to the first housing is changed, and detect at least two or more direction components including a first direction component and a second direction component of magnetic flux density; a memory configured to store state reference information on a state of the electronic device corresponding to the first direction component and the second direction component; and a processor configured to obtain magnetic detection data including the at least two or more direction components from the sensor; and detect the state of the electronic device based on the obtained magnetic detectio
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2023
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Inventors: Gihoon LEE, Gyuyeong CHO, Jaedeok LIM, Yongyoun KIM, Hyein PARK
  • Patent number: 11785393
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a housing, a display that is visually exposed through one surface of the housing and that includes a display panel including a pixel array and a layer group including a plurality of layers stacked on the display panel, a printed circuit board disposed in the housing, a piezo unit attached to a rear surface of the display panel, and a flexible printed circuit board (FPCB) that is connected to the piezo unit and that extends to the printed circuit board, the flexible printed circuit board including a coil that surrounds at least part of the piezo unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jaehwan Lee, Hoyeong Lim, Incheol Baek, Gihoon Lee, Yonghwa Kim, Hyunwoo Sim
  • Publication number: 20230297133
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a display which is foldable at a folding region of the display, a housing which is foldable together with the display, the housing including a first housing and a second housing, and a sensor which is on the first housing and detects a magnetic field, and a hinge structure which corresponds to the folding region of the display, is foldable together with the display and hingedly connects the first housing and the second housing to each other, the hinge structure including a magnet which is slidable along the first housing. Folding of the hinge structure includes folding of the housing together with folding of the display and sliding of the magnet relative to the sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2023
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Inventors: Gihoon LEE, Jaedeok LIM, Dongyup LEE, Jeonggyu JO, Woosung CHUN
  • Publication number: 20230225094
    Abstract: An electronic device including a shield structure is provided. The electronic device includes a first device including a first magnetic substance, a second device including a second magnetic substance, and a shield structure configured to shield at least part of a magnetic force generated between the first magnetic substance and the second magnetic substance, wherein the shield structure includes a shield member disposed between the first device and the second device and including a property of a magnetic substance, and a connecting member physically connected to at least part of the shield member and including a property of a nonmagnetic substance, wherein at least part of the connecting member is physically connected to a circuit board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2023
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Inventors: Gihoon LEE, Seunggoo KANG, Yonghwa KIM, Hongjun KIM, Wangik SON, Jaehwan LEE, Seungbum CHOI, Jaedeok LIM
  • Patent number: 11622481
    Abstract: An electronic device including a shield structure is provided. The electronic device includes a first device including a first magnetic substance, a second device including a second magnetic substance, and a shield structure configured to shield at least part of a magnetic force generated between the first magnetic substance and the second magnetic substance, wherein the shield structure includes a shield member disposed between the first device and the second device and including a property of a magnetic substance, and a connecting member physically connected to at least part of the shield member and including a property of a nonmagnetic substance, wherein at least part of the connecting member is physically connected to a circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Gihoon Lee, Seunggoo Kang, Yonghwa Kim, Hongjun Kim, Wangik Son, Jaehwan Lee, Seungbum Choi, Jaedeok Lim
  • Publication number: 20230020693
    Abstract: An electronic device may include: a housing including a front plate oriented in a first direction, a rear plate oriented in a second direction opposite the first direction, and a side member enclosing at least a part of a space between the front plate and the rear plate. The electronic device further including a display disposed to be visible through the front plate; a printed circuit board disposed between the display and the rear plate; a support structure having a first face oriented in the first direction and supporting the display and a second face oriented in the second direction and supporting the printed circuit board; a conductive member disposed between the support structure and the rear plate; and a sealing structure disposed between the conductive member and the rear plate, the sealing structure extending along a periphery of the conductive member and formed in a closed curve shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Inventors: Wontae JEONG, Eungkyu PARK, Dongyeop LEE, Yonghwa KIM, Gihoon LEE, Jaehwan LEE, Seungbum CHOI, Hyounggil CHOI, Changryong HEO
  • Patent number: 11547008
    Abstract: An electronic device according to various embodiments may include: a display; a rear plate disposed in a direction opposite to the display; a side member surrounding a space between the display and the rear plate and including a support member configured to support the display; and at least one magnetic structure included in at least a portion of the side member. Where the at least one magnetic structure includes a magnetic force generating source and a magnetic force output guide connected to the magnetic force generating source, and at least a portion of the magnetic force output guide extends in a direction of the display. Where at least a portion of the magnetic force output guide includes a structure formed in a direction of an upper surface of the side member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Gihoon Lee, Jaedeok Lim, Gyuyeong Cho, Joon Heo
  • Patent number: 11470409
    Abstract: An electronic device may include: a housing including a front plate oriented in a first direction, a rear plate oriented in a second direction opposite the first direction, and a side member enclosing at least a part of a space between the front plate and the rear plate. The electronic device further including a display disposed to be visible through the front plate; a printed circuit board disposed between the display and the rear plate; a support structure having a first face oriented in the first direction and supporting the display and a second face oriented in the second direction and supporting the printed circuit board; a conductive member disposed between the support structure and the rear plate; and a sealing structure disposed between the conductive member and the rear plate, the sealing structure extending along a periphery of the conductive member and formed in a closed curve shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wontae Jeong, Eungkyu Park, Dongyeop Lee, Yonghwa Kim, Gihoon Lee, Jaehwan Lee, Seungbum Choi, Hyounggil Choi, Changryong Heo
  • Publication number: 20220031656
    Abstract: Embodiments are directed to a series of novel small molecule activators of NRF2 dependent gene expression that are evaluated in an effort to develop therapeutic methods against diseases with deregulated KEAP1-NRF2 signaling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2019
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Applicant: The University of Chicago
    Inventors: Raymond MOELLERING, John COUKOS, Gihoon LEE, Jae Won CHANG, Gokhan MUTLU
  • Patent number: 11162991
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided including a connector comprising a plurality of terminals, the connector being configured to be connected with an external device; a circuit electrically connected to at least a subset of the plurality of terminals; and a processor electrically connected to the circuit, wherein the processor is configured to detect a connection of the external device through the connector, detect a first impedance of a first electrical path including a first terminal of the plurality of terminals, detect a second impedance of a second electrical path including a second terminal of the plurality of terminals, and determine a connection direction of the external device connected through the connector, based on the first impedance and the second impedance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jaehwan Lee, Hoyeong Lim, Kihyun Park, Gihoon Lee, Duhyun Kim, Yongseung Yi, Dongil Son
  • Publication number: 20210320504
    Abstract: An apparatus and a method of controlling charging of a plurality of batteries connected in parallel in an electronic device are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2021
    Publication date: October 14, 2021
    Inventors: Hangseok CHOI, Duhyun KIM, Seungbeom KANG, Daeneung KIM, Gihoon LEE, Jonghyun LEE
  • Publication number: 20210212226
    Abstract: An electronic device according to various embodiments may include: a display; a rear plate disposed in a direction opposite to the display; a side member surrounding a space between the display and the rear plate and including a support member configured to support the display; and at least one magnetic structure included in at least a portion of the side member. Where the at least one magnetic structure includes a magnetic force generating source and a magnetic force output guide connected to the magnetic force generating source, and at least a portion of the magnetic force output guide extends in a direction of the display. Where at least a portion of the magnetic force output guide includes a structure formed in a direction of an upper surface of the side member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2020
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Inventors: Gihoon LEE, Jaedeok LIM, Gyuyeong CHO, Joon HEO
  • Publication number: 20210136965
    Abstract: An electronic device including a shield structure is provided. The electronic device includes a first device including a first magnetic substance, a second device including a second magnetic substance, and a shield structure configured to shield at least part of a magnetic force generated between the first magnetic substance and the second magnetic substance, wherein the shield structure includes a shield member disposed between the first device and the second device and including a property of a magnetic substance, and a connecting member physically connected to at least part of the shield member and including a property of a nonmagnetic substance, wherein at least part of the connecting member is physically connected to a circuit board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2021
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventors: Gihoon LEE, Seunggoo KANG, Yonghwa KIM, Hongjun KIM, Wangik SON, Jaehwan LEE, Seungbum CHOI, Jaedeok LIM
  • Publication number: 20210092528
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a housing, a display that is visually exposed through one surface of the housing and that includes a display panel including a pixel array and a layer group including a plurality of layers stacked on the display panel, a printed circuit board disposed in the housing, a piezo unit attached to a rear surface of the display panel, and a flexible printed circuit board (FPCB) that is connected to the piezo unit and that extends to the printed circuit board, the flexible printed circuit board including a coil that surrounds at least part of the piezo unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2020
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Inventors: Jaehwan LEE, Hoyeong LIM, Incheol BAEK, Gihoon LEE, Yonghwa KIM, Hyunwoo SIM
  • Patent number: 10893637
    Abstract: An electronic device including a shield structure is provided. The electronic device includes a first device including a first magnetic substance, a second device including a second magnetic substance, and a shield structure configured to shield at least part of a magnetic force generated between the first magnetic substance and the second magnetic substance, wherein the shield structure includes a shield member disposed between the first device and the second device and including a property of a magnetic substance, and a connecting member physically connected to at least part of the shield member and including a property of a nonmagnetic substance, wherein at least part of the connecting member is physically connected to a circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Gihoon Lee, Seunggoo Kang, Yonghwa Kim, Hongjun Kim, Wangik Son, Jaehwan Lee, Seungbum Choi, Jaedeok Lim