Patents by Inventor Hyeonhak KIM

Hyeonhak 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: 20230413443
    Abstract: An electronic device can include a hinge structure; a flexible display which is folded or unfolded by the hinge structure; a first portion and a second portion which are close to and facing each other when folded by the hinge structure, and spaced apart when unfolded; a first circuit board disposed on the first portion; a second circuit board disposed on the second portion; and a flexible circuit board electrically connecting the first printed circuit board and the second circuit board. The flexible printed circuit board includes a first area which bends in response to the deformation of the electronic device, and a second region positioned around the first region that does not bend. The first region may include a single main signal wiring layer. The second portion may include a plurality of signal wiring layers. The first region and the second region may be formed to have different thicknesses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventors: Younghun SEONG, Bumhee BAE, Euisung KANG, Hyeonhak KIM, Kanghyun RYOO, Jaehoon LEE
  • Patent number: 11765259
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a housing comprising a front plate facing a first direction, a back plate facing a second direction that is opposite the first direction, and an outer wall which encompasses the space between the front plate and the back plate and in which a pipe passage extending to the outside is arranged, a speaker module positioned in the space, which is adjacent to the pipe passage, a printed circuit board arranged along at least a part of the side surface of the speaker module and formed along the periphery of the region between the outer wall, having the pipe passage, and the speaker module, and a first sealing member arranged between the back plate and a bracket and formed into a closed loop along the edge of the speaker module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Myungcheol Lee, Minyoung Gwak, Hyeonhak Kim, Youngbae Park, Jongjin Jeong, Seongho Cho, Hochul Hwang
  • Publication number: 20210337055
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a housing comprising a front plate facing a first direction, a back plate facing a second direction that is opposite the first direction, and an outer wall which encompasses the space between the front plate and the back plate and in which a pipe passage extending to the outside is arranged, a speaker module positioned in the space, which is adjacent to the pipe passage, a printed circuit board arranged along at least a part of the side surface of the speaker module and formed along the periphery of the region between the outer wall, having the pipe passage, and the speaker module, and a first sealing member arranged between the back plate and a bracket and formed into a closed loop along the edge of the speaker module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2021
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Inventors: Myungcheol LEE, Minyoung GWAK, Hyeonhak KIM, Youngbae PARK, Jongjin JEONG, Seongho CHO, Hochul HWANG