Patents by Inventor In-Jae Yeo

In-Jae Yeo 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: 9720251
    Abstract: A lens moving device is provided. The lens moving device includes: a bobbin; a first driving unit coupled to the bobbin; a second driving unit configured to move the first driving unit through an electromagnetic interaction with the first driving unit; a sensing magnet disposed on one side of the bobbin; a location detection sensor configured to sense a location of the sensing magnet; and a correction magnet disposed on an opposite side of the bobbin. According to the present disclosure, static tilt and dynamic tilt of the bobbin, to which a lens module is to be coupled, may be enhanced by a sensing magnet and a correction magnet which establish magnetic force equilibrium with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jin Suk Han, In Jae Yeo, Jae Hong Cho
  • Publication number: 20170168315
    Abstract: A lens driving device is proposed, including a cover can whose upper side surface includes an opening formed to expose a lens and whose side surface extends from the upper side surface to a base, a base that is secured to the cover can; a housing that is arranged on top of the base and moves in first and second directions that are perpendicular to an optical axis, a bobbin that is housed in the housing and moves in an optical axis direction, an actuator that includes a magnet unit arranged in the housing, a first coil unit arranged in an outer side surface of the bobbin, and a second coil unit that is arranged on top of the base, and a substrate that is disposed between the second coil unit and the base so as to control the first coil unit and the second coil unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2017
    Publication date: June 15, 2017
    Inventor: In Jae Yeo
  • Publication number: 20170123182
    Abstract: A lens moving apparatus including a bobbin, a first coil mounted at an outer circumference of the bobbin, a first magnet moving the bobbin in a first direction parallel to an optical axis by interaction with the first coil, a housing supporting the first magnet, an upper elastic member disposed at a top surface of the bobbin and at a top surface of the housing, a lower elastic member disposed at a bottom surface of bobbin and at a bottom surface of the housing, and first and second winding protrusions disposed with being opposite to each other, the first coil being wound on the first and second winding protrusions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2017
    Publication date: May 4, 2017
    Applicant: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae Hong Cho, Seung Taek Shin, In Jae Yeo, Jin Suk Han
  • Patent number: 9632280
    Abstract: A lens actuator, according to the present invention, includes: a carrier in which a lens is accommodated, and which has a plurality of first sides; magnets including first magnets respectively arranged on the outer side of the plurality of first sides of the carrier, and second magnets arranged to be spaced from the first magnets; a housing having a plurality of second sides facing the first sides; a plurality of correction coils formed at positions corresponding to the first and second magnets; and a gap-adjusting coil arranged on the lower part of the first magnets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventor: In Jae Yeo
  • Publication number: 20170102496
    Abstract: Provided is a display device, which includes a light source, a light guide plate, a light conversion member, and a display panel. Light is incident to the light guide plate from the light source. The light conversion member is between the light source and the light guide plate. The display panel is on the light guide plate. The light guide plate includes a central region corresponding to an available display region of the display panel for displaying an image, an outer region around the central region, and a total reflection surface inclined from an optical axis of the light source, and disposed in the outer region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2016
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Applicant: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: In Jae YEO, Eun Sung SEO
  • Patent number: 9618768
    Abstract: A lens driving device is proposed, including a cover can whose upper side surface includes an opening formed to expose a lens and whose side surface extends from the upper side surface to a base, a base that is secured to the cover can; a housing that is arranged on top of the base and moves in first and second directions that are perpendicular to an optical axis, a bobbin that is housed in the housing and moves in an optical axis direction, an actuator that includes a magnet unit arranged in the housing, a first coil unit arranged in an outer side surface of the bobbin, and a second coil unit that is arranged on top of the base, and a substrate that is disposed between the second coil unit and the base so as to control the first coil unit and the second coil unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventor: In Jae Yeo
  • Patent number: 9578244
    Abstract: A lens moving apparatus includes a first lens moving unit including a bobbin having a first coil mounted at an outer circumference thereof, a first magnet being opposite to the first coil, and a housing for supporting the first magnet, and a second lens moving unit including a base, a plurality of support member pairs for supporting the housing such that the housing is movable relative to the base, and a second coil opposite to the first magnet, wherein each of the support member pairs includes first and second support members separated from each other, the first and second support members being disposed at the same side of the housing in a state in which the first and second support members are adjacent to each other, and power is supplied to the first coil through a first support member pair, which is one of the support member pairs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jae Hong Cho, Seung Taek Shin, In Jae Yeo, Jin Suk Han
  • Patent number: 9557467
    Abstract: Provided is a display device, which includes a light source, a light guide plate, a light conversion member, and a display panel. Light is incident to the light guide plate from the light source. The light conversion member is between the light source and the light guide plate. The display panel is on the light guide plate. The light guide plate includes a central region corresponding to an available display region of the display panel for displaying an image, an outer region around the central region, and a total reflection surface inclined from an optical axis of the light source, and disposed in the outer region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: In Jae Yeo, Eun Sung Seo
  • Publication number: 20160381295
    Abstract: Disclosed is a camera module. The camera module includes a lens barrel disposed in a housing to receive a lens; and a driving unit moving the lens barrel relative to the housing, wherein the driving unit comprises: a first driving unit in the lens barrel; and a second driving unit in the housing, and wherein the lens barrel comprises a central area on which the lens is disposed; and a peripheral area surrounding the central area, in which the first driving unit is disposed in the peripheral area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2016
    Publication date: December 29, 2016
    Inventor: In Jae YEO
  • Publication number: 20160337591
    Abstract: A lens moving apparatus includes a first lens moving unit including a bobbin having a first coil mounted at an outer circumference thereof, a first magnet being opposite to the first coil, and a housing for supporting the first magnet, and a second lens moving unit including a base, a plurality of support member pairs for supporting the housing such that the housing is movable relative to the base, and a second coil opposite to the first magnet, wherein each of the support member pairs includes first and second support members separated from each other, the first and second support members being disposed at the same side of the housing in a state in which the first and second support members are adjacent to each other, and power is supplied to the first coil through a first support member pair, which is one of the support member pairs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2016
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Applicant: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae Hong Cho, Seung Taek Shin, In Jae Yeo, Jin Suk Han
  • Patent number: 9467624
    Abstract: Disclosed is a camera module. The camera module includes a lens barrel disposed in a housing to receive a lens; and a driving unit moving the lens barrel relative to the housing, wherein the driving unit comprises: a first driving unit in the lens barrel; and a second driving unit in the housing, and wherein the lens barrel comprises a central area on which the lens is disposed; and a peripheral area surrounding the central area, in which the first driving unit is disposed in the peripheral area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventor: In Jae Yeo
  • Patent number: 9423631
    Abstract: A lens moving apparatus includes a first lens moving unit including a bobbin having a first coil mounted at an outer circumference thereof, a first magnet being opposite to the first coil, and a housing for supporting the first magnet, and a second lens moving unit including a base, a plurality of support member pairs for supporting the housing such that the housing is movable relative to the base, and a second coil opposite to the first magnet, wherein each of the support member pairs includes first and second support members separated from each other, the first and second support members being disposed at the same side of the housing in a state in which the first and second support members are adjacent to each other, and power is supplied to the first coil through a first support member pair, which is one of the support member pairs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae Hong Cho, Seung Taek Shin, In Jae Yeo, Jin Suk Han
  • Publication number: 20160191754
    Abstract: The exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a camera module including a bobbin, a housing positioned at an outside of the bobbin, an elastic member coupled to the bobbin and the housing, a foreign object exhaust passage concavely formed at an upper surface of the housing, and an opening formed at the housing to open at least a part of the foreign object exhaust passage to an inside of the housing, wherein the foreign object exhaust passage is overlapped on at least a part of the housing-coupled elastic member to a vertical direction, whereby it is easy to wash foreign objects positioned between an elastic member and a housing to reduce an auto focus tilt defects generated after assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2015
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Inventors: Jae Hong Cho, Hee Se Lee, Jin Suk Han, In Jae Yeo
  • Publication number: 20160187562
    Abstract: Provided is a display device, which includes a light source, a light guide plate, a light conversion member, and a display panel. Light is incident to the light guide plate from the light source. The light conversion member is between the light source and the light guide plate. The display panel is on the light guide plate. The light guide plate includes a central region corresponding to an available display region of the display panel for displaying an image, an outer region around the central region, and a total reflection surface inclined from an optical axis of the light source, and disposed in the outer region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2016
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Applicant: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: In Jae YEO, Eun Sung SEO
  • Publication number: 20160154249
    Abstract: An embodiment provides a camera module comprising: a cover can which has a hollow part for exposing a lens at the upper part thereof and a fully opened surface at the lower part thereof; a base coupled to the lower part of the cover can; a housing which is disposed at the upper part of the base and moves in first and second directions which are mutually orthogonal on the surface perpendicular to an optical axis; a bobbin which is accommodated in the housing and moves in the direction of the optical axis, the bobbin comprising at least one lens; a magnet part disposed on the inner surface of the housing; a first coil pattern part disposed on the outer surface of the bobbin for moving the bobbin in the direction of the optical axis; an actuator comprising a second coil part disposed on the upper surface of the base for moving the housing accommodating the bobbin in the first and second directions; and a flexible substrate disposed between the second coil part and the base for respectively applying power to cont
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2014
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Inventor: In Jae Yeo
  • Publication number: 20160109719
    Abstract: A lens moving apparatus includes a bobbin on which a first coil is disposed, a first magnet disposed around the bobbin to face the first coil, and a housing, which is disposed to surround at least a portion of the bobbin and has a first magnet mounting seat, which receives the first magnet, wherein the housing is provided with an adhesive inlet, which allows a side portion of the first magnet mounting seat to communicate with an outside surface of the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2015
    Publication date: April 21, 2016
    Inventors: Jae Hong Cho, Seung Taek Shin, In Jae Yeo, Sang Hee Lee, Jin Suk Han, Jung Cheol Kim
  • Patent number: 9304247
    Abstract: Provided is a display device, which includes a light source, a light guide plate, a light conversion member, and a display panel. Light is incident to the light guide plate from the light source. The light conversion member is between the light source and the light guide plate. The display panel is on the light guide plate. The light guide plate includes a central region corresponding to an available display region of the display panel for displaying an image, an outer region around the central region, and a total reflection surface inclined from an optical axis of the light source, and disposed in the outer region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: In Jae Yeo, Eun Sung Seo
  • Publication number: 20160085087
    Abstract: A camera module according to the embodiment includes a housing; a lens barrel disposed in the housing to receive a lens; and an elastic member connecting the housing to the lens barrel, and comprising a first elastic part and a second elastic part bent from the first elastic part to have a height from a plane perpendicular to an optical axis of the lens, which is different from a height of the first elastic part. Therefore, the camera module may automatically correct a shake and may adjust a focus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2015
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Inventor: In Jae YEO
  • Patent number: 9268080
    Abstract: Provided is a display device. The display device includes a light guide plate, a light source disposed on a side surface of the light guide plate, a light conversion member disposed between the light source and the light guide plate, and a first adhesion member closely attached to the light guide plate and the light conversion member. An air layer between the light source and the light guide plate is removed by the first and second adhesion members to improve light incident efficient into the light guide plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kyu Tae Lee, In Jae Yeo
  • Publication number: 20160018667
    Abstract: A lens moving apparatus includes a housing supporting a driving magnet, a bobbin provided on an outer surface thereof with a coil disposed in the driving magnet and moving in a first direction in the housing, a base disposed under the bobbin to be spaced apart from the bobbin by a predetermined distance, an upper elastic member disposed above the bobbin and including an inner frame connected to the bobbin and an outer frame coupled to the housing, and a support member coupled at a lower portion thereof to the base and including a projecting portion protruding upward and bent at at least a portion thereof, at least a portion of the bent portion of the projecting portion being coupled to the upper elastic member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2015
    Publication date: January 21, 2016
    Inventor: In Jae Yeo