Patents by Inventor In Koo Shim

In Koo Shim 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: 11912128
    Abstract: A display device for a vehicle includes a flexible display configured to be mounted in the vehicle. The display device is configured to extend and retract the flexible display to thereby change a size of a screen area of the flexible display. The display device may include a sensor configured to detect the size of the screen area, and a controller configured to, based on the size of the screen area, control a display state of information output through the flexible display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: In Koo Shim, Seunghwan Song, Romain Diboine
  • Patent number: 11827096
    Abstract: A display device for a vehicle is configured to be mounted in an indoor space of the vehicle and to change a display area. The display device includes a first frame that has a first end configured to be coupled to an interior member of the vehicle, a second frame that has a first end coupled to a second end of the first frame and is configured to be rotate about the second end of the first frame, and a flexible display that is disposed at a first surface of the first frame and a first surface of the second frame and configured to fold to allow a second surface of the first frame opposite to the first surface of the first frame to overlap with a second surface of the second frame opposite to the first surface of the second frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Seunghwan Song, In Koo Shim, Seung Mo Kang
  • Publication number: 20230112671
    Abstract: A horizontal linear-vibration generating apparatus that includes: a case coupled to a bracket so as to provide mounting space therein; a stator mounted in the mounting space and including a coil-yoke unit electrically connected to a circuit substrate on the bracket; a vibrator having magnets corresponding to the coil-yoke unit and weighted bodies configured to amplify vibration and vibrating in a first direction with respect to the stator in the mounting space; and first and second springs correspondingly provided between the case and the vibrator and elastically supporting a shaking motion of the vibrator in the first direction with respect to the stator in the mounting space, at opposite sides of the vibrator, where the first spring and the second spring are integrally provided with first and second spring feet, respectively, for mounting the vibrator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2020
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Applicant: JAHWA ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Soon Koo SHIM, Kyung Yang JUNG, Won Gook LEE, Han Ho YOO, Seung Ki KIM
  • Patent number: 11617276
    Abstract: A display device is configured to be mounted in an indoor space of a vehicle and to change a display area. The display device includes a first frame having a first end configured to be coupled to an interior member of the vehicle, a second frame having a first end coupled to a second end of the first frame, and a flexible display disposed at a first surface of the first frame and a first surface of the second frame. The second frame is configured to rotate about the second end of the first frame, and the flexible display is configured to fold to allow the first surface of the first frame to face the first surface of the second frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Seunghwan Song, Sang-Hyeun Son, In Koo Shim
  • Publication number: 20230017545
    Abstract: An actuator for generating vibration, including a shaft; a middle supporter having a fitting portion fitted into an upper portion of the shaft and a support portion below the fitting portion to form a first space where a lower portion of the shaft is exposed; a circuit board having a driving coil and a hollow formed through the middle supporter; a housing having an inner space that accommodates the middle supporter and the circuit board so the circuit board is fixed thereto; a first yoke plate having a first magnet installed to face an upper surface of the driving coil and coupled to an upper portion of the middle supporter; a second yoke plate having a second magnet installed to face a lower surface of the driving coil and coupled to a lower portion of the middle supporter; and a weight installed to at least one of the yoke plates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2021
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Applicant: JAHWA electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyo Jun KIM, Soon Koo SHIM, Jong Soo RYU, Hyun Gyu SUNG, Jung Hoon JANG, Jun Ki LEE
  • Patent number: 11491875
    Abstract: A display device for a vehicle includes a first frame, a second frame configured to move along a first direction with respect to the first frame, a first roller spaced apart from the first frame, a second roller rotatably coupled to the second frame and configured to move along the first direction based on movement of the second frame with respect to the first frame, and a flexible display that is at least partially wound around the second roller, that is configured to be bent around the second roller, and that has an end portion fixed to the first frame. A front surface of the flexible display defines an externally exposed area that is configured to increase based on an increase of a distance between the first roller and the second roller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Seung Mo Kang, Sang-Hyeun Son, In Koo Shim
  • Patent number: 11166388
    Abstract: A display device includes a first frame configured to be coupled to a dashboard of a vehicle, a first roller coupled to the first frame and configured to rotate about a first rotary shaft, a second roller located above the first roller, coupled to the first frame, and configured to rotate about a second rotary shaft that extends parallel to the first rotary shaft, a driving track disposed around the first roller and the second roller, a second frame coupled to the driving track and configured to reciprocate upward and downward relative to the first frame, a flexible display coupled to the second frame and to the driving track and configured to receive power from the vehicle, and an actuator configured to receive power from the vehicle and to move the second frame upward and downward relative to the first frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Romain Diboine, In Koo Shim, Seung Mo Kang
  • Patent number: 11070121
    Abstract: A vibration generating apparatus includes a bracket coupled to a rectangular case to form an inner space, a stator including a circuit board coupled to an upper surface of the bracket and a coil connected to the circuit board, a vibrator including a permanent magnet arranged on an exterior of the coil and a weighted body coupled to an outer circumferential surface of the permanent magnet, and an elastic member connecting the stator and the vibrator and elastically supporting the vibrator. The weighted body is polyhedral, and the vibrator moves up-and-down.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: JAHWA ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Nam Jin Choi, Kyung Hoon Jo, Soon Koo Shim, Young Bin Chong, Chun Choi, Won Gook Lee, Min Goo Lee
  • Publication number: 20210213831
    Abstract: A display device for a vehicle includes a first frame, a second frame configured to move along a first direction with respect to the first frame, a first roller spaced apart from the first frame, a second roller rotatably coupled to the second frame and configured to move along the first direction based on movement of the second frame with respect to the first frame, and a flexible display that is at least partially wound around the second roller, that is configured to be bent around the second roller, and that has an end portion fixed to the first frame. A front surface of the flexible display defines an externally exposed area that is configured to increase based on an increase of a distance between the first roller and the second roller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2020
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Inventors: Seung Mo KANG, SANG-HYEUN SON, In Koo SHIM
  • Publication number: 20210206265
    Abstract: A display device for a vehicle is configured to be mounted in an indoor space of the vehicle and to change a display area. The display device includes a first frame that has a first end configured to be coupled to an interior member of the vehicle, a second frame that has a first end coupled to a second end of the first frame and is configured to be rotate about the second end of the first frame, and a flexible display that is disposed at a first surface of the first frame and a first surface of the second frame and configured to fold to allow a second surface of the first frame opposite to the first surface of the first frame to overlap with a second surface of the second frame opposite to the first surface of the second frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2020
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Inventors: Seunghwan SONG, In Koo SHIM, Seung Mo KANG
  • Publication number: 20210206266
    Abstract: A display device for a vehicle includes a flexible display configured to be mounted in the vehicle. The display device is configured to extend and retract the flexible display to thereby change a size of a screen area of the flexible display. The display device may include a sensor configured to detect the size of the screen area, and a controller configured to, based on the size of the screen area, control a display state of information output through the flexible display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2020
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Inventors: In Koo SHIM, Seunghwan SONG, Romain Diboine
  • Publication number: 20210212221
    Abstract: A display device includes a first frame configured to be coupled to a dashboard of a vehicle, a first roller coupled to the first frame and configured to rotate about a first rotary shaft, a second roller located above the first roller, coupled to the first frame, and configured to rotate about a second rotary shaft that extends parallel to the first rotary shaft, a driving track disposed around the first roller and the second roller, a second frame coupled to the driving track and configured to reciprocate upward and downward relative to the first frame, a flexible display coupled to the second frame and to the driving track and configured to receive power from the vehicle, and an actuator configured to receive power from the vehicle and to move the second frame upward and downward relative to the first frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2020
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Inventors: Romain Diboine, In Koo SHIM, Seung Mo KANG
  • Publication number: 20210212225
    Abstract: A display device is configured to be mounted in an indoor space of a vehicle and to change a display area. The display device includes a first frame having a first end configured to be coupled to an interior member of the vehicle, a second frame having a first end coupled to a second end of the first frame, and a flexible display disposed at a first surface of the first frame and a first surface of the second frame. The second frame is configured to rotate about the second end of the first frame, and the flexible display is configured to fold to allow the first surface of the first frame to face the first surface of the second frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2020
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Inventors: Seunghwan SONG, SANG-HYEUN SON, In Koo SHIM
  • Publication number: 20200321845
    Abstract: A vibration generating apparatus includes a bracket coupled to a rectangular case to form an inner space, a stator including a circuit board coupled to an upper surface of the bracket and a coil connected to the circuit board, a vibrator including a permanent magnet arranged on an exterior of the coil and a weighted body coupled to an outer circumferential surface of the permanent magnet, and an elastic member connecting the stator and the vibrator and elastically supporting the vibrator. The weighted body is polyhedral, and the vibrator moves up-and-down.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2017
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Applicant: JAHWA ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Nam Jin CHOI, Kyung Hoon JO, Soon Koo SHIM, Young Bin CHONG, Chun CHOI, Won Gook LEE, Min Goo LEE
  • Patent number: 10637340
    Abstract: A linear vibration generating device. The linear vibration generating device includes a vibrator including an annular magnet and a weight surrounding the magnet; a stator including a coil disposed at a center of the magnet and a yoke surrounding the coil; an elastic member disposed between the vibrator and the stator to elastically support the vibrator; and an anti-tilting unit coaxially coupled to a top of the yoke in a predetermined height. The anti-tilting unit is a non-magnetic body with a cylindrical shape having an outer diameter equal to or greater than a diameter of an outermost portion of the yoke and smaller than an inner diameter of the magnet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: JAHWA electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Soon Koo Shim, Young Bin Chong, Nam Jin Choi
  • Patent number: 10389219
    Abstract: A vibration actuator includes a bracket coupled to a case to form an inner space; a stator having a circuit board coupled to an upper surface of the bracket, a coil connected to the circuit board, and a yoke provided in the coil; a vibrator having a permanent magnet disposed at an outer side of the coil and a weight coupled to an outer circumference of the permanent magnet; an elastic member configured to connect the stator and the vibrator and elastically support the vibrator; and a non-magnetic damper provided between the weight and the elastic member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: JAHWA ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Nam Jin Choi, Kyung Hoon Jo, Soon Koo Shim, Young Bin Chong, Won Gook Lee, Min Goo Lee
  • Patent number: 10381910
    Abstract: A linear vibration generating device, which includes a stator fixed on a bracket and having a center yoke concentrically fixed in an inner space of coil winding units and at least one blade extending from the center yoke in a direction perpendicular to the concentric axis, and a vibrator having a magnet surrounding outer circumferences of the coil winding units, and an elastic body disposed between the stator and the vibrator. The blade has at least one passage through which a coil wire for electrically connecting the coil winding units passes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: JAHWA electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Soon Koo Shim, Young Bin Chong, Chun Choi, Won Gook Lee, Min Goo Lee
  • Publication number: 20190103796
    Abstract: A linear vibration generating device. The linear vibration generating device includes a vibrator including an annular magnet and a weight surrounding the magnet; a stator including a coil disposed at a center of the magnet and a yoke surrounding the coil; an elastic member disposed between the vibrator and the stator to elastically support the vibrator; and an anti-tilting unit coaxially coupled to a top of the yoke in a predetermined height. The anti-tilting unit is a non-magnetic body with a cylindrical shape having an outer diameter equal to or greater than a diameter of an outermost portion of the yoke and smaller than an inner diameter of the magnet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2018
    Publication date: April 4, 2019
    Applicant: JAHWA electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Soon Koo SHIM, Young Bin CHONG, Nam Jin CHOI
  • Publication number: 20180166960
    Abstract: A linear vibration generating device, which includes a stator fixed on a bracket and having a center yoke concentrically fixed in an inner space of coil winding units and at least one blade extending from the center yoke in a direction perpendicular to the concentric axis, and a vibrator having a magnet surrounding outer circumferences of the coil winding units, and an elastic body disposed between the stator and the vibrator. The blade has at least one passage through which a coil wire for electrically connecting the coil winding units passes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2015
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Applicant: JAHWA electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Soon Koo SHIM, Young Bin CHONG, Chun Choi, Won Gook LEE, Min Goo LEE
  • Patent number: 9913364
    Abstract: A printed circuit board includes a pad to receive an electric signal from a controller, a plurality of signal lines connected to the pad to transmit the electric signal received at the pad, and a signal transmission unit connected to the signal lines to transmit the electric signal to a coil. The plurality of signal lines are configured to face each other in at least a partial region and/or disposed in a zigzag form in at least a partial region. If the printed circuit board and a vibration actuator including the printed circuit board are used, it is possible to change a high frequency interference region according to a pattern by changing a pattern of the printed circuit board, and to improve receiving efficiency of an antenna by reducing high frequency noise.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignee: JAHWA ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chun Choi, Soon Koo Shim, Young Bin Chong, Nam Jin Choi, Won Gook Lee, Min Goo Lee, Kyung Hoon Jo