Patents by Inventor Hunki Lee

Hunki 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: 20260156400
    Abstract: An earpiece is provided. The earpiece includes a housing, a speaker including a diaphragm and disposed within the housing, wherein the housing includes a front space of the diaphragm, an acoustic port connected to the front space to transmit acoustic by the speaker to an outside of the earpiece, and a vent hole connected to the front space, a valve configured to open or at least partially close the vent hole, a sensor disposed within the housing, and a processor configured to determine, using the sensor, a leakage level of the acoustic port, and based on the determined leakage level, control a degree of closure of the valve such that the leakage level of the acoustic port is reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2026
    Publication date: June 4, 2026
    Inventors: Myungcheol LEE, Hunki LEE, Jungyeol AN, Byeongmin LEE, Byounghee LEE, Yonghoon LEE, Jeock LEE, Joonrae CHO
  • Publication number: 20260140543
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a housing including at least one sound hole, a sound housing disposed in the housing and including a conduit, a sound output module disposed in the sound housing and configured to output a sound to an outside of the electronic device through the conduit and the at least one sound hole, and a sealing structure disposed between the conduit and the at least one sound hole and including an elastic member, a mesh member integrally formed with the elastic member and an adhesive member configured to adhere to the elastic member and the housing, wherein the elastic member includes a body portion and at least one first opening formed in the body portion and wherein a size of the at least one first opening is enlarged in a direction away from the mesh member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2026
    Publication date: May 21, 2026
    Inventors: Byungwoo AHN, Kyungman HEO, Taehwan KANG, Haewoong KANG, Junho KO, Dongchul SONG, Youngjun AN, Hunki LEE
  • Publication number: 20260129353
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a vibration (sound) generator having a center in a first direction, and a sound conduit through which the sound is transmitted. The sound conduit includes an opening through which the sound is transmitted to outside, a first sound conduit connected to the opening at a first end of the first sound conduit, and a second sound conduit connected to a second end of the first sound conduit, the first sound conduit extending a first length in the first direction from the opening, the second sound conduit extending a second length in the first direction from the second end of the first sound conduit, and the first sound conduit extending a third length in the first direction from the center of the vibration generator to the second end of the first conduit. The second length is derived based on the first length and the third length.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2026
    Publication date: May 7, 2026
    Inventors: Hunki LEE, Kiwon KIM, Taeeon KIM, Seongkwan YANG, Taeyoung PARK, Woojin CHO, Joonrae CHO
  • Patent number: 12549878
    Abstract: An electronic device including a speaker is provided. The electronic device includes a main housing, a cover housing connected to the main housing, a speaker provided inside the main housing and the cover housing, and a guide including a guide base seated on the main housing to support the speaker and a guide body extending from the guide base in a first direction and overlapping the speaker in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2026
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Joonrae Cho, Kiwon Kim, Jihoon Song, Myoungsung Sim, Hunki Lee
  • Publication number: 20250386129
    Abstract: A wearable electronic device includes: a housing including a first opening and a second opening; a bracket disposed in an inner space of the housing and including a side portion facing the second opening; and a plate disposed between the housing and the side portion of the bracket. The side portion of the bracket includes a recess being recessed inward from an outer surface of the side portion and extending toward the first opening from an area overlapping the second opening. The plate is seated on the side portion and covers at least a portion of the recess. A duct is formed by the recess and is between the side portion of the bracket and the plate, and is configured to communicate with the inner space. The plate includes a plate hole configured to allow the duct to communicate with the second opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2025
    Publication date: December 18, 2025
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yeongjun KIM, Jeock LEE, Hunki Lee, Janghoon KANG, Seonmi KIM, Yonghoon LEE, Hochul HWANG
  • Patent number: 12495232
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a housing, a camera perpendicular to a first edge of the electronic device, disposed inside the housing, a speaker disposed on one side of the camera inside the housing, a receiver disposed on another side of the camera inside the housing, and a structure disposed between the first edge and the camera inside the housing. The housing includes a first opening formed on the front surface, and a plurality of second openings formed on a side surface. The structure may shield some of the plurality of second openings such that a first sound output from the speaker is output to other second openings or at least one of the first openings, and a second sound output from the receiver is output to the first opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2024
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2025
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Myoungsung Sim, Hunki Lee, Woojin Cho, Kiwon Kim, Choonghyo Park, Seongkwan Yang, Byounghee Lee, Hochul Hwang
  • Patent number: 12425773
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a display, a bracket for supporting at least a part of the display, and an acoustic actuator. The acoustic actuator is arranged under the display and includes a vibrating portion for transferring waves to the display and a fixed portion of which at least a part is fixed by the bracket. and the electronic device further includes at least one recess structure of which at least a part is arranged to be spaced from the acoustic actuator. The recess structure is formed to have an acoustic impedance that differs from the acoustic impedance of the bracket which is adjacent to the recess structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2025
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hunki Lee, Seongkwan Yang, Myoungsung Sim, Choonghyo Park, Jihoon Song, Taeeon Kim, Byounghee Lee, Woojin Cho
  • Publication number: 20250030790
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a housing including a first speaker hole and a speaker assembly disposed in the housing and configured to radiate a sound to an outside of the electronic device through the first speaker hole, wherein the speaker assembly includes a speaker including a diaphragm, a first speaker cover facing the diaphragm and spaced apart from the diaphragm, a sound space formed between the diaphragm and the first speaker cover, a first supporting structure including a first portion formed to surround a portion of the sound space, and a step structure disposed adjacent to an area where a portion of the first portion of the first supporting structure contacts the first speaker cover and disposed to be spaced apart from the speaker.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2024
    Publication date: January 23, 2025
    Inventors: Taeeon KIM, Hunki LEE, Kiwon KIM, Choonghyo PARK, Seongkwan YANG, Byounghee LEE, Woojin CHO
  • Patent number: 12200436
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a sound module, a support member including an accommodation space to accommodate the sound module, a display module disposed above the support member, and a duct structure to deliver sound generated in the sound module to the outside, the duct structure including an inlet space formed to be at least partially surrounded by the support member and positioned between the sound module and the display module, a first conduit branched from the inlet space in a first direction and formed to extend through at least a part of the support member, a second conduit disposed side by side with the first conduit, branched from the inlet space in a second direction, and formed along between the display module and the support member, and an output space connected to the first conduit and the second conduit and disposed adjacent to an outlet of the sound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yeongjun Kim, Jiho Lee, Myoungsung Sim, Hunki Lee, Minwoo Yoo
  • Patent number: 12143795
    Abstract: An electronic device including a speaker with a porous sheet, a speaker is provided. The electronic device includes a main body, a sound generator, which includes a voice coil, a sound body surrounding the voice coil, and a terminal that is at least partially exposed to an outside of the sound body, a printed circuit board (PCB) connected to the terminal and extending outwardly from the main body, and a porous sheet inserted into the main body and spaced apart from the terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Joonrae Cho, Myeungseon Kim, Myungcheol Lee, Kiwon Kim, Hunki Lee, Woojin Cho
  • Patent number: 12133046
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a speaker module. The speaker module includes an enclosure including a first housing and a second housing and a speaker driver included in the first housing. The second housing includes an adsorption cavity forming a back volume of the speaker driver, a variable structure included in at least a part of the second housing, at least one vent hole for ventilation between the adsorption cavity and an external environment, and a housing cover fixed to the variable structure. The adsorption cavity is filled with an adsorptive filler.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hunki Lee, Joonrae Cho, Kiwon Kim, Myeungseon Kim, Choonghyo Park, Seongkwan Yang, Myungcheol Lee, Byounghee Lee, Woojin Cho
  • Publication number: 20240244359
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a housing, a camera perpendicular to a first edge of the electronic device, disposed inside the housing, a speaker disposed on one side of the camera inside the housing, a receiver disposed on another side of the camera inside the housing, and a structure disposed between the first edge and the camera inside the housing. The housing includes a first opening formed on the front surface, and a plurality of second openings formed on a side surface. The structure may shield some of the plurality of second openings such that a first sound output from the speaker is output to other second openings or at least one of the first openings, and a second sound output from the receiver is output to the first opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2024
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Inventors: Myoungsung SIM, Hunki LEE, Woojin CHO, Kiwon KIM, Choonghyo PARK, Seongkwan YANG, Byounghee LEE, Hochul HWANG
  • Publication number: 20230232141
    Abstract: An electronic device including a speaker is provided. The electronic device includes a main housing, a cover housing connected to the main housing, a speaker provided inside the main housing and the cover housing, and a guide including a guide base seated on the main housing to support the speaker and a guide body extending from the guide base in a first direction and overlapping the speaker in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2023
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Inventors: Joonrae CHO, Kiwon KIM, Jihoon SONG, Myoungsung SIM, Hunki LEE
  • Publication number: 20230136399
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a sound module, a support member including an accommodation space to accommodate the sound module, a display module disposed above the support member, and a duct structure to deliver sound generated in the sound module to the outside, the duct structure including an inlet space formed to be at least partially surrounded by the support member and positioned between the sound module and the display module, a first conduit branched from the inlet space in a first direction and formed to extend through at least a part of the support member, a second conduit disposed side by side with the first conduit, branched from the inlet space in a second direction, and formed along between the display module and the support member, and an output space connected to the first conduit and the second conduit and disposed adjacent to an outlet of the sound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2022
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Inventors: Yeongjun KIM, Jiho LEE, Myoungsung SIM, Hunki LEE, Minwoo YOO
  • Publication number: 20230086602
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a display, a bracket for supporting at least a part of the display, and an acoustic actuator. The acoustic actuator is arranged under the display and includes a vibrating portion for transferring waves to the display and a fixed portion of which at least a part is fixed by the bracket. and the electronic device further includes at least one recess structure of which at least a part is arranged to be spaced from the acoustic actuator. The recess structure is formed to have an acoustic impedance that differs from the acoustic impedance of the bracket which is adjacent to the recess structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2022
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Inventors: Hunki LEE, Seongkwan YANG, Myoungsung SIM, Choonghyo PARK, Jihoon SONG, Taeeon KIM, Byounghee LEE, Woojin CHO
  • Publication number: 20230033112
    Abstract: An electronic device including a speaker with a porous sheet, a speaker is provided. The electronic device includes a main body, a sound generator, which includes a voice coil, a sound body surrounding the voice coil, and a terminal that is at least partially exposed to an outside of the sound body, a printed circuit board (PCB) connected to the terminal and extending outwardly from the main body, and a porous sheet inserted into the main body and spaced apart from the terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2022
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Inventors: Joonrae CHO, Myeungseon KIM, Myungcheol LEE, Kiwon KIM, Hunki LEE, Woojin CHO
  • Publication number: 20220394374
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a speaker module. The speaker module includes an enclosure including a first housing and a second housing and a speaker driver included in the first housing. The second housing includes an adsorption cavity forming a back volume of the speaker driver, a variable structure included in at least a part of the second housing, at least one vent hole for ventilation between the adsorption cavity and an external environment, and a housing cover fixed to the variable structure. The adsorption cavity is filled with an adsorptive filler.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2022
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Inventors: Hunki LEE, Joonrae CHO, Kiwon KIM, Myeungseon KIM, Choonghyo PARK, Seongkwan YANG, Myungcheol LEE, Byounghee LEE, Woojin CHO
  • Patent number: 8632112
    Abstract: A method of operation of a workpiece displacement system includes: providing a head including a conduit, a recess port, and a channel, the conduit configured such that its major axis intersects the recess port and the channel; inserting a force distribution member into the recess port; and supplying a negative pressure state through the head and the force distribution member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2014
    Assignee: Stats Chippac Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyunjoo Kim, Hunki Lee, Changyong Lee, Jong Wook Ju, Sang-Ho Lee
  • Publication number: 20080066511
    Abstract: A workpiece displacement system that includes: providing a head including a conduit, a recess port, and a channel; inserting a force distribution member into the recess port; and supplying a negative pressure state through the head and the force distribution member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2006
    Publication date: March 20, 2008
    Applicant: STATS CHIPPAC LTD.
    Inventors: Hyunjoo Kim, Hunki Lee, Changyong Lee, Jong Wook Ju, Sang-Ho Lee