Patents by Inventor Hyung Kun Kim

Hyung Kun 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).

  • Patent number: 7943951
    Abstract: A light emitting device package is provided. The light emitting device package comprises a base substrate on which a wiring pattern is formed; a light emitting device mounted on the base substrate to emit light when supplied with driving power through the wiring pattern; a molded lens stably seated on the base substrate and having an inner space for sealing the light emitting device and reflective surfaces formed along outer sides facing the inner space to guide light from the light emitting device in an effective display direction; and a sealing resin between the inner space to bond the base substrate to the molded lens, whereby the packaging structure is simplified so that an assembly process and reliability testing are simplified, process losses due to defects are minimized, and the light extraction efficiency from the light emitting device and heat-dissipation performance are improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung LED Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyung-kun Kim, Yu-sik Kim
  • Patent number: 7902563
    Abstract: A long life light-emitting diode (LED) module is provided. The LED module includes: a light-emitting chip; a phosphor layer formed of phosphor materials that transform light emitted from the light-emitting chip into light having a longer wavelength than the light emitted from the light-emitting chip; a capping layer that is formed on the light-emitting chip and protects the light-emitting chip; and a heat spreading plate that is disposed between the capping layer and the phosphor layer that dissipates heat generated in the light-emitting chip and the phosphor layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yu-sik Kim, Hyung-kun Kim
  • Publication number: 20110042690
    Abstract: The present invention provides a light emitting diode package including: a package mold having a first cavity and a second cavity with a smaller size than that of the first cavity; first and second electrode pads provided on the bottom surfaces of the first cavity and the second cavity, respectively; an LED chip mounted on the first electrode pad; a wire for providing electrical connection between the LED chip and the second electrode pad; and a molding material filled within the first cavity and the second cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2009
    Publication date: February 24, 2011
    Inventors: Jin Bock LEE, Hee Seok Park, Hyung Kun Kim, Young Jin Lee
  • Patent number: 7888689
    Abstract: Example embodiments may include a light emitting device package. The light emitting device package may include a light emitting device, a package body including a cavity having a bottom surface on which the light emitting device is mounted and a side surface for reflecting light emitted from the light emitting device, a first electrode protruding from the package body, and a second electrode coupled with the package body. The first and second electrodes may be designed to couple respectively with the second and first electrodes of another light emitting device package, thereby forming an array of light emitting device packages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung LED Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyung-kun Kim, Yu-sik Kim
  • Patent number: 7888153
    Abstract: Provided is a method of manufacturing a vertical light emitting device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyun-soo Kim, Kyoung-kook Kim, Hyung-kun Kim, Kwang-ki Choi, Jeong-wook Lee
  • Publication number: 20100295082
    Abstract: Example embodiments may include a light emitting device package. The light emitting device package may include a light emitting device, a package body-including a cavity having a bottom surface on which the light emitting device is mounted and a side surface for reflecting light emitted from the light emitting device, a first electrode protruding from the package body, and a second electrode coupled with the package body. The first and second electrodes may be designed to couple respectively with the second and first electrodes of another light emitting device package, thereby forming an array of light emitting device packages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2010
    Publication date: November 25, 2010
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO LTD.
    Inventors: Hyung-kun Kim, Yu-sik Kim
  • Publication number: 20100279448
    Abstract: Provided is a method of manufacturing a vertical light emitting device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2010
    Publication date: November 4, 2010
    Inventors: Hyun-soo Kim, Kyoung-kook Kim, Hyung-kun Kim, Kwang-ki Choi, Jeong-wook Lee
  • Patent number: 7781246
    Abstract: Provided is a method of manufacturing a vertical light emitting device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2010
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics, Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyun-soo Kim, Kyoung-kook Kim, Hyung-kun Kim, Kwang-ki Choi, Jeong-wook Lee
  • Publication number: 20100171143
    Abstract: There is provided an LED package having high heat dissipation efficiency. An LED package according to an aspect of the invention may include: a package body including a first groove portion being recessed into the package body and provided as a mounting area on the top of the package body; first and second lead frames arranged on a lower surface of the first groove portion while parts of the first and second lead frames are exposed; an LED chip mounted onto the lower surface of the first groove portion and electrically connected to the first and second lead frames; and a plurality of heat dissipation patterns provided on the bottom of the package body and formed of carbon nanotubes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2009
    Publication date: July 8, 2010
    Inventors: Ho Sun PAEK, Hak Hwan Kim, Young Jin Lee, Hyung Kun Kim, Suk Ho Jung
  • Publication number: 20100148201
    Abstract: There is provided an LED package including: a body unit; an LED chip mounted onto the body unit; lead frames mounted onto the body unit and electrically connected to the LED chip; and a reflection unit having a cavity to receive the LED chip therein and reflecting light emitted from the LED chip to the outside. Here, the reflection unit has a curved cross-section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2009
    Publication date: June 17, 2010
    Inventors: Hak Hwan Kim, Sung Kyong Oh, Soo Jin Jung, Hyung Kun Kim
  • Publication number: 20100128461
    Abstract: Provided is a light emitting diode (LED) package. The LED package includes a package main body, first and second electrode structures, first and second LED chips, and first and second resin packing parts. The package main body includes a concave portion and a barrier wall dividing the concave portion into at least first and second accommodation recesses. The first and second electrode structures are formed at the package main body and are exposed at bottom surfaces of the first and second accommodation recesses respectively. The first and second LED chips are electrically connected to the first and second electrode structures are respectively mounted on the bottom surfaces of the first and second accommodation recesses. The first and second resin packing parts include at least one fluorescent material and are formed in the first and second accommodation recesses for packing the first and second LED chips.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2008
    Publication date: May 27, 2010
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyung Kun KIM, Ho Sun Paek, Suk Ho Jung, Jeong Wook Lee
  • Publication number: 20100128463
    Abstract: There is provided a headlight for a vehicle. The headlight uses a light emitting device as a light source, so that light intensity can be enhanced and rectangular beams without discontinuity can be emitted, thereby enhancing light distribution characteristic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2009
    Publication date: May 27, 2010
    Inventors: Hyung Kun KIM, Young Jin LEE
  • Publication number: 20100127300
    Abstract: Provided is a ceramic package for headlamp, and a headlamp module having the same. The ceramic package for headlamp includes a body part, a pair of internal electrodes, and an electrode exposing part. The body part has a cavity formed therein. The cavity is upwardly opened to expose a light emitting diode mounted on a mounting part. The pair of internal electrodes in the body part is electrically connected to the light emitting diode. The electrode exposing part is stepped at either side of the body part to upwardly expose the internal electrode to the outside.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2008
    Publication date: May 27, 2010
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Young Jin LEE, Hyung Kun Kim
  • Publication number: 20100090231
    Abstract: An LED package module according to an aspect of the invention may include: a substrate having predetermined electrodes thereon; a plurality of LED chips mounted onto the substrate, separated from each other at predetermined intervals, and electrically connected to the electrodes; a first color resin portion molded around at least one of the plurality of LED chips; a second color resin portion molded around all of the LED chips except for the LED chip around which the first color resin portion is molded, and having a different color from the first color resin portion; and a third color resin portion encompassing both the first color resin portion and the second color resin portion and having a different color from the first color resin portion and the second color resin portion. Accordingly, a reduction in luminous efficiency of an LED caused by yellowing is prevented to thereby increase luminous efficiency and achieve a reduction in size.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2009
    Publication date: April 15, 2010
    Inventors: Suk Ho JUNG, Hyung Kun Kim, Hak Hwan Kim, Young Jin Lee, Ho Sun Paek
  • Publication number: 20100051985
    Abstract: The present invention provides an LED package including: a heat discharge body provided with a plurality of radially protruding heat discharge fins at an outer circumferential surface and molding material filled spaces between the heat discharge fins; a package body which is received on a top surface of the heat discharge body and has a cavity; a pair of lead frames extended from upper parts of the heat discharge body to both sides thereof; and an LED chip mounted inside the cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2008
    Publication date: March 4, 2010
    Inventors: Hyung Kun KIM, Ho Sun Paek, Suk Ho Jung, Hak Hwan Kim, Young Jin Lee
  • Publication number: 20090322248
    Abstract: There is provided an LED driving circuit. The LED driving circuit according to an aspect of the invention may include: at least one ladder circuit including: (n?1) number (here, n is a positive integer satisfying n?2) of first branches provided between first and second junction points, and connected in-line with each other by n number of first middle junction points, (n?1) number of second branches arranged in parallel with the first branches, and connected in-line with each other by n number of second middle junction points between the first and second junction points, and n number of middle branches connecting m-th first and second middle junction points to each other, wherein at least one LED device is disposed on each of the first, second, and middle branches. Here, the number of LED devices included in each of the first and second branches is greater than the number of LED devices included in each of the middle branches.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2008
    Publication date: December 31, 2009
    Inventors: Young Jin LEE, Joong Kon SON, Hyung Kun KIM, Jung Ja YANG, Grigory ONUSHKIN
  • Publication number: 20090283785
    Abstract: There is provided a light emitting diode (LED) package in which a phosphor layer encapsulating an LED chip is formed uniformly to facilitate a process. The LED package includes: a package body having a mounting area; a holding part mounted on the mounting area to expose a portion of the mounting area; an LED chip mounted on the mounting area, the LED chip surrounded by the holding part to emit light; and a phosphor layer held by the holding part to seal a space defined by the holding part, the phosphor layer converting a wavelength of the light from the LED chip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2008
    Publication date: November 19, 2009
    Inventor: Hyung Kun KIM
  • Publication number: 20090278154
    Abstract: Provided are a light emitting diode (LED) module and a method of manufacturing the same. The LED module may include a package housing including an inner space, a light-emitting chip in the inner space of the package housing, a phosphor layer including a fluorescent material and converting light emitted from the light-emitting chip to light having a longer wavelength than that of the light emitted from the light-emitting chip. The concentration of the fluorescent material of the phosphor layer may be inhomogeneous. The method of manufacturing the LED module may include providing or forming a package housing having an inner space and including a light-emitting chip in the inner space, measuring a radiation pattern of light emitted from the light-emitting chip, and forming a phosphor layer including a fluorescent material on the light-emitting chip and having characteristics that may be determined according to the radiation pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2009
    Publication date: November 12, 2009
    Inventors: Hyung-kun Kim, Jae-hee Cho, Yu-sik Kim
  • Publication number: 20090230418
    Abstract: There is provided a light emitting diode package and a method of manufacturing the same in which a light emitting diode chip is separated from phosphors, and a phosphor area is variable in shape to improve thermal balance and luminous efficiency. A light emitting diode package according to an aspect of the invention may include: a package body; at least one LED chip mounted in an area of the package body and emitting excitation light; and a lens unit separated from the LED chip by a distance and mounted on an upper surface of the package body, wherein the lens unit may include a phosphor area located at one side of a lower part thereof, absorbing the excitation light of the LED chip, and generating wavelength-converted light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2008
    Publication date: September 17, 2009
    Inventor: Hyung Kun Kim
  • Patent number: 7535942
    Abstract: Provided is a semiconductor laser device, a semiconductor laser device package including the semiconductor laser device and methods of manufacturing the same. A semiconductor laser device may include a light emission structure including a first clad layer, an active layer and a second clad layer sequentially deposited on a substrate, a submount to which the light emission structure bonded, and a light shield plate in the submount, wherein the light shield plate blocks an end of the substrate on a light emission face of the light emission structure and blocks light leaked through the end of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2009
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Han-youl Ryu, Hyung-kun Kim