Patents by Inventor Ji Yeoun Jang

Ji Yeoun Jang 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: 8917009
    Abstract: Disclosed are a vibration generator, which can increase the vibration force of a vibration plate by additionally applying the mass of a mass body to the vibration plate, and an electronic device including the same. The vibration generator includes at least one piezoelectric element mounted inside the case and subjected to compression and expansion in response to input power, a vibration plate including a body elongated in a preset lengthwise direction and having the at least one piezoelectric element mounted thereon, and generating vibrations by the compression and expansion of the at least one piezoelectric element, and at least one mass part adding a preset magnitude of mass to the vibration plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ki Suk Woo, Yeon Ho Son, Jae Kyung Kim, Dong Sun Park, Ji Yeoun Jang, Kum Kyung Lee
  • Patent number: 8884747
    Abstract: There is provided a lightweight, slim and compact haptic feedback device due to an actuator module constituted of a piezoelectric element and a vibration plate, and an electronic device having the same. The haptic feedback device includes a haptic device receiving contact pressure applied thereto, and an actuator module being in contact with a lower surface of the haptic device and excited according to variations in contact pressure with the haptic device to thereby generate vibrations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ki Suk Woo, Dae Woong Yun, Su Young Jung, Yeon Ho Son, Dong Sun Park, Kum Kyung Lee, Ji Yeoun Jang, Chang Soo Kim, Jae Kyung Kim
  • Patent number: 8487513
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a piezoelectric actuator. The piezoelectric actuator includes a piezoelectric element generating vibrations by repetitively expanding and restoring according to power applied from the outside to be linearly driven; a support member contacts the piezoelectric element in order to support the piezoelectric element; and vibration control members attached to one surface of and the support member and the piezoelectric element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dong Sun Park, Jae Kyung Kim, Yeon Ho Son, Ki Suk Woo, Kum Kyung Lee, Ji Yeoun Jang
  • Patent number: 8476806
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a piezoelectric actuator module. The piezoelectric actuator module includes a flat plate, two or more elastic members, and a piezoelectric element. The elastic members are provided on each of opposite ends of the plate in a longitudinal direction thereof and protrude perpendicularly from the plate in such a way that a first end of each of the elastic members is coupled to an electronic device. The piezoelectric element is provided on a first surface of the plate and transmits vibrating force to the electronic device. The piezoelectric actuator module includes a plate having on opposite ends thereof two or more elastic members, thus being capable of controlling vibrating force by changing the length of the plate and the number of the elastic members, in addition to reliably supporting piezoelectric elements provided on the plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae Kyung Kim, Yeon Ho Son, Ki Suk Woo, Su Young Jung, Ji Yeoun Jang, Dong Sun Park, Kum Kyung Lee, Dae Woong Yun
  • Patent number: 8466604
    Abstract: A vibration actuator module is disclosed. In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, the vibration actuator module includes a vibrated body, a vibrating plate, which is coupled to the vibrated body and has a smaller elastic modulus than the vibrated body, and a driver, which is coupled to the vibrating plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ki-Suk Woo, Yeon-Ho Son, Su-Young Jung, Dong-Sun Park, Dae-Woong Yun, Kum-Kyung Lee, Ji-Yeoun Jang, Jae-Kyung Kim
  • Patent number: 8324786
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a piezoelectric actuator module. The piezoelectric actuator module includes a flat plate. An elastic member is provided on each of opposite ends of the plate in a longitudinal direction thereof, and protrudes perpendicularly from the plate in such a way that a first end of the elastic member is coupled to an electronic device. A plate-shaped elastic body is provided on a first surface of the plate. A piezoelectric element is provided on a first surface of the elastic body. The plate-shaped elastic body is provided between the plate and the piezoelectric element, so that the overall spring constant of the piezoelectric actuator module is lowered and thus the vibrating force of the piezoelectric actuator module is increased.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae Kyung Kim, Yeon Ho Son, Ki Suk Woo, Su Young Jung, Ji Yeoun Jang, Dong Sun Park, Kum Kyung Lee, Dae Woong Yun
  • Publication number: 20120153775
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a piezoelectric actuator. The piezoelectric actuator includes a piezoelectric element generating vibrations by repetitively expanding and restoring according to power applied from the outside to be linearly driven; a support member contacts the piezoelectric element in order to support the piezoelectric element; and vibration control members attached to one surface of and the support member and the piezoelectric element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2011
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dong Sun Park, Jae Kung Kim, Yeon Ho Son, Ki Suk Woo, Kum Kyung Lee, Ji Yeoun Jang
  • Publication number: 20120026103
    Abstract: Disclosed are a vibration generator, which can increase the vibration force of a vibration plate by additionally applying the mass of a mass body to the vibration plate, and an electronic device including the same. The vibration generator includes at least one piezoelectric element mounted inside the case and subjected to compression and expansion in response to input power, a vibration plate including a body elongated in a preset lengthwise direction and having the at least one piezoelectric element mounted thereon, and generating vibrations by the compression and expansion of the at least one piezoelectric element, and at least one mass part adding a preset magnitude of mass to the vibration plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2011
    Publication date: February 2, 2012
    Applicant: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ki Suk Woo, Yeon Ho Son, Jae Kyung Kim, Dong Sun Park, Ji Yeoun Jang, Kum Kyung Lee
  • Publication number: 20110273405
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a touch screen device, including: a case that partitions an internal space, a touch panel module that is received in the case to recognize external pressure, a first actuator that is mounted at the lower part of the touch panel module to generate vibration, a second actuator that is mounted at the case to generate vibration, and a coupling member that is provided between the case and the touch panel module, wherein the vibration direction of the first actuator is different from that of the second actuator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2010
    Publication date: November 10, 2011
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yeon Ho SON, Dae Woong Yun, Ji Yeoun Jang, Ki Suk Woo, Kum Kyung Lee, Dong Sun Park, Jae Kyung Kim, Su Young Jung
  • Publication number: 20110260843
    Abstract: There is provided a lightweight, slim and compact haptic feedback device due to an actuator module constituted of a piezoelectric element and a vibration plate, and an electronic device having the same. The haptic feedback device includes a haptic device receiving contact pressure applied thereto, and an actuator module being in contact with a lower surface of the haptic device and excited according to variations in contact pressure with the haptic device to thereby generate vibrations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2010
    Publication date: October 27, 2011
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ki Suk Woo, Dae Woong Yun, Su Young Jung, Yeon Ho Son, Dong Sun Park, Kum Kyung Lee, Ji Yeoun Jang, Chang Soo Kim, Jae Kyung Kim
  • Publication number: 20110260995
    Abstract: There is provided an actuator module, a haptic feedback device, and an electronic device having the same. The haptic feedback device includes a haptic device receiving a user contact applied thereto, and an actuator module generating vibrations according to the user contact applied to the haptic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2011
    Publication date: October 27, 2011
    Applicant: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ki Suk Woo, Dae Woong Yun, Su Young Jung, Yeon Ho Son, Dong Sun Park, Kum Kyung Lee, Ji Yeoun Jang, Chang Soo Kim, Jae Kyung Kim
  • Publication number: 20110216027
    Abstract: Disclosed are a haptic feedback device and an electronic device. The haptic feedback device includes: a haptic device to which contact pressure is applied; an actuator provided in the haptic device and excited according to a change in the contact pressure of the haptic device to generate vibrations; and a controller controlling the actuator to vibrate at a pre-set resonance frequency in a pre-set first operation mode and vibrate at a driving frequency different from the resonance frequency in a second operation mode set to be different from the first operation mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2011
    Publication date: September 8, 2011
    Applicant: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae Kyung Kim, Dae Woong Yun, Su Young Jung, Ki Suk Woo, Kum Kyung Lee, Dong Sun Park, Yeon Ho Son, Ji Yeoun Jang
  • Publication number: 20110163635
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a piezoelectric actuator module. The piezoelectric actuator module includes a flat plate. An elastic member is provided on each of opposite ends of the plate in a longitudinal direction thereof, and protrudes perpendicularly from the plate in such a way that a first end of the elastic member is coupled to an electronic device. A plate-shaped elastic body is provided on a first surface of the plate. A piezoelectric element is provided on a first surface of the elastic body. The plate-shaped elastic body is provided between the plate and the piezoelectric element, so that the overall spring constant of the piezoelectric actuator module is lowered and thus the vibrating force of the piezoelectric actuator module is increased.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2010
    Publication date: July 7, 2011
    Inventors: Jae Kyung Kim, Yeon Ho Son, Ki Suk Woo, Su Young Jung, Ji Yeoun Jang, Dong Sun Park, Kum Kyung Lee, Dae Woong Yun
  • Publication number: 20110163634
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a piezoelectric actuator module. The piezoelectric actuator module includes a flat plate, two or more elastic members, and a piezoelectric element. The elastic members are provided on each of opposite ends of the plate in a longitudinal direction thereof and protrude perpendicularly from the plate in such a way that a first end of each of the elastic members is coupled to an electronic device. The piezoelectric element is provided on a first surface of the plate and transmits vibrating force to the electronic device. The piezoelectric actuator module includes a plate having on opposite ends thereof two or more elastic members, thus being capable of controlling vibrating force by changing the length of the plate and the number of the elastic members, in addition to reliably supporting piezoelectric elements provided on the plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2010
    Publication date: July 7, 2011
    Inventors: Jae Kyung Kim, Yeon Ho Son, Ki Suk Woo, Su Young Jung, Ji Yeoun Jang, Dong Sun Park, Kum Kyung Lee, Dae Woong Yun
  • Publication number: 20110156539
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a piezoelectric actuator for actuating a haptic device, which includes a piezoelectric element having a plurality of piezoelectric layers which are stacked and have the same polling direction, and an electrode pattern formed on the piezoelectric element, in which the length of each of the plurality of piezoelectric layers is greater than or equal to four times the width of each of the plurality of piezoelectric layers, and the width of each of the plurality of piezoelectric layers is greater than or equal to ten times the thickness of each of the plurality of piezoelectric layers, so that the piezoelectric actuator can greatly vibrate in the direction of length with reduced power consumption.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2010
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Inventors: Dong Sun PARK, Yeon Ho Son, Jae Kyung Kim, Ki Suk Woo, Dae Woong Yun, Kum Kyung Lee, Su Young Jung, Ji Yeoun Jang
  • Publication number: 20110157035
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an actuator module that improves vibration of a touch screen pad. More specifically, the actuator module is configured to include a plate that is positioned at the lower part of a touch display module in which an image display unit is coupled to the lower part of a touch screen panel, a vibration generator that is positioned at the lower part of the plate and is mechanically deformed by compression or contraction when voltage is applied, and an adhesive layer that bonds the touch display module to the plate and the plate to the vibration generator and generates bending moment by the mechanical deformation of the vibration generator, thereby making it possible to transfer the vibration by the vibration generator directly to the touch screen panel and be designed in an ultra-thin type.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2010
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Inventors: Ki Suk WOO, Yeon Ho Son, Su Young Jung, Dong Sun Park, Dae Woong Yun, Kum Kyung Lee, Ji Yeoun Jang, Jae Kyung Kim
  • Publication number: 20110127884
    Abstract: A vibration actuator module is disclosed. In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, the vibration actuator module includes a vibrated body, a vibrating plate, which is coupled to the vibrated body and has a smaller elastic modulus than the vibrated body, and a driver, which is coupled to the vibrating plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2010
    Publication date: June 2, 2011
    Inventors: Ki-Suk WOO, Yeon-Ho Son, Su-Young Jung, Dong-Sun Park, Dae-Woong Yun, Kum-Kyung Lee, Ji-Yeoun Jang, Jae-Kyung Kim