Patents by Inventor Jin-Hwan Kim

Jin-Hwan 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: 8125161
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a light emitting device (LED) driving apparatus that constantly maintains the average current flowing onto a plurality of channels. The light emitting device (LED) driving apparatus includes: a LED light source unit in which at least one LED channel is connected in parallel; at least one current detector that is disposed on a low end of a LED channel of the LED light source unit to detect the current flowing onto respective LED channels; at least one channel current controller that generates control signal controlling the average current of the channels by comparing current detected from the channels with reference wave; and a switching element that controls the average current of the LED channels in a PWM scheme according to the control signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyo Young Kim, Sung Hun Oh, Jin Hwan Kim, Jong Rak Kim
  • Publication number: 20120034453
    Abstract: Provided are a polymer layer using a conductive polymer solution composition and a film or sheet structure using the polymer layer. On a film or sheet substrate, an organic polymer layer of polyurethane, acryl, polyester or melamine with superior flexibility and durability is formed, and then a polythiophene-based conductive polymer layer including an aqueous solution of a polythiophene-based conductive polymer, an alcohol organic solvent, an amide organic solvent or an aprotic highly dipolar solvent and a binder selected from melamine resin, polyester, polyurethane, polyacryl resin and alkoxysilane is formed thereon. The resulting layer has high conductivity and high transparency as well as strong moisture resistance and durability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2010
    Publication date: February 9, 2012
    Applicant: SKC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jin Hwan Kim, In Sook Ahn, Hee Dong Son, Dae Gi Ryu
  • Patent number: 8053855
    Abstract: A CMOS image sensor for improving light sensitivity and peripheral brightness ratio, and a method for fabricating the same. The CMOS image sensor includes a substrate on which a light sensor and device isolating insulation films are formed, in which the top of the substrate is coated with a plurality of metal layers and oxide films; a plurality of reflective layers formed inside the metal layers, each being spaced apart; a color filter embedded in a groove formed by etching the oxide films inside the reflective layers by a predetermined thickness; a plurality of protrusions formed on both sides of the top of the color filter, each arranged at a predetermined distance from one another; a flat layer formed on the top of the protrusions and the oxide films; and a micro-lens formed on the top of the flat layer. The reflective layer disposed at the top of the photodiode is made of a material having a high reflectance and low absorptivity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seung-ho Nam, Jin-hwan Kim, Gee-young Sung
  • Patent number: 8038494
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescent device (OELD) and a method of manufacturing the OELD are provided. The OELD includes a substrate, an anode electrode stacked on the substrate, an organic light emitting layer that is stacked on the anode electrode and has a plurality of protrusions on the organic light emitting layer, and a cathode electrode that covers the protrusions formed on the organic light emitting layer and is formed of a metal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoon-sun Choi, Jin-Hwan Kim
  • Publication number: 20110234537
    Abstract: An object-sensing device is presented. The device includes a waveguide and a substrate holding a liquid crystal layer, wherein radiation propagates through the waveguide via total internal reflection. A radiation emitting element is positioned along a radiation input surface of the waveguide, and a radiation receiving element is positioned to receive radiation exiting the waveguide. The radiation receiving element may be positioned across the waveguide from the radiation emitting element. Alternatively, the radiation receiving element may be positioned on a surface that contacts the radiation input surface of the waveguide that is optically coupled to the radiation emitting element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2010
    Publication date: September 29, 2011
    Inventors: Jin-Hwan KIM, Seong-Mo HWANG, Seung-Ho NAM, Jee-Hong MIN, Won-Ki HONG
  • Publication number: 20110221997
    Abstract: A light waveguide has a rectangular plate shape and is configured to totally reflect internal light arriving at an angle greater than a critical angle. Light emitting parts are disposed at corners of the light waveguide. Each of the light emitting parts emits light once in a period. A first light receiving part is disposed along a first side surface of the light waveguide, and receives light emitted from the light emitting parts adjacent to a second side surface facing the first side surface of the light waveguide. The second light receiving part is disposed along the second side surface of the light waveguide, and receives light emitted from the light emitting parts adjacent to the first side surface. A detecting part detects a touch position based on an amount of the light received by the first and second light receiving parts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2010
    Publication date: September 15, 2011
    Inventors: Jin-Hwan Kim, Hyun-Min Cho, Guk-Hyun Kim, Jong-Hee Kim, Hyun-Jin Cho
  • Publication number: 20110216041
    Abstract: A touch panel and a touch position detection method are presented. The touch panel includes: a touch unit, a light source unit array positioned along a first edge of the touch unit and including a first light source and a second light source; and a detection unit array positioned along a second edge and including a detection unit generating a detection signal by detecting light from the light source unit array. The first light source radiates light having a first optical axis, the first optical axis extending in a first direction that makes a first angle with respect to a reference direction, and the second light source radiates light having a second optical axis, the second optical axis extending in a second direction that makes the first angle with respect to the reference direction. The reference direction is perpendicular to the second edge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2010
    Publication date: September 8, 2011
    Inventors: Hyun-Min Cho, Sung-Jin Kim, Jae-Byung Park, Jin-Hwan Kim, Don-Chan Cho, Guk-Hyun Kim, Jong-Hee Kim, Yu-Kwan Kim, Seul Lee
  • Publication number: 20110195255
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a polythiophene-based conductive polymer membrane, which has a conductivity of 1 K?/m2 or less, a light transmission of 95% or more, and a contact resistance ranging from 0.5 to 2 K?. Accordingly, the inventive polymer membrane exhibiting such good performance characteristics can be advantageously used as an electrode film for various applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2008
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Applicant: SKC Co. Ltd
    Inventors: Jin Hwan Kim, In Sook Ahn, Hee Dong Son, Dae Gi Ryu
  • Publication number: 20110169774
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a touch module including a light emitting part, a light waveguide, a frustration layer, and a light receiving part. The light emitting part emits light and is disposed along a first direction. The light waveguide includes a first side surface and a second side surface and transmits light incident to the first side surface to the second side surface. The light emitting part is disposed on the first side surface, and the second side surface is disposed opposite to the first side surface along a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction. The frustration layer is disposed over the light waveguide and contacts the light waveguide in response to a touch to frustrate a total internal light reflection. The light receiving part is disposed on the second side surface of the light waveguide to detect a position of the touch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2010
    Publication date: July 14, 2011
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jong-Hee KIM, Cheol-Woo PARK, Jin-Hwan KIM, Guk-Hyun KIM
  • Publication number: 20110164318
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel on which a plurality of pixels are arranged in a matrix in a first direction and in a second direction intersecting the first direction, and a lenticular sheet which is disposed above the display panel and includes a plurality of polygonal prism lenses that are arranged in the second direction. Each of the polygonal prism lenses extends in a third direction intersecting the second direction, and includes a plurality of flat surfaces or curved surfaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2011
    Publication date: July 7, 2011
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hae-Young YUN, Kyung-Ho JUNG, Seung-Hoon LEE, Hee-Seop KIM, Kyung-Bae KIM, Jin-Hwan KIM, Sung-Woon KIM, JianGang LU
  • Patent number: 7939588
    Abstract: A composition includes a salt of a carboxyethyl phosphinate ester compound. Additionally, the composition may also include a polymeric resin, such as a thermoplastic resin. The composition may have improved physical and chemical properties including flame retardancy, thermal stability, and hygroscopicity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2011
    Assignee: Cheil Industries Inc
    Inventors: Sang Hyun Hong, Jeong Hwan Ku, Su Hak Bae, Jin Hwan Choi, Jin Hwan Kim, Min Soo Lee
  • Patent number: 7929080
    Abstract: Provided are a method of adjusting a photonic bandgap of a photonic crystal, a method of manufacturing a reflective color filter using the same, and a display device including the reflective color filter. The method of adjusting a photonic bandgap of a photonic crystal includes forming the photonic crystal having a photonic bandgap on a substrate, and changing the photonic bandgap by irradiating light onto the photonic crystal. In addition, the display device includes a backlight, a transflective liquid crystal panel including liquid crystal cells sealed between first and second substrates. Each liquid crystal cell corresponding to a pixel includes a transmissive area and a reflective area. A transmissive color filter is formed on the first substrate, which faces the backlight, and a reflective color filter is formed on each reflective area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hong-seok Lee, Byoung-ho Cheong, Jin-hwan Kim, Jae-ho You
  • Publication number: 20100320921
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a light emitting device (LED) driving apparatus that constantly maintains the average current flowing onto a plurality of channels. The light emitting device (LED) driving apparatus includes: a LED light source unit in which at least one LED channel is connected in parallel; at least one current detector that is disposed on a low end of a LED channel of the LED light source unit to detect the current flowing onto respective LED channels; at least one channel current controller that generates control signal controlling the average current of the channels by comparing current detected from the channels with reference wave; and a switching element that controls the average current of the LED channels in a PWM scheme according to the control signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2009
    Publication date: December 23, 2010
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD
    Inventors: Hyo Young Kim, Sung Hun Oh, Jin Hwan Kim, Jong Rak Kim
  • Publication number: 20100194544
    Abstract: Provided are an active radio frequency identification (RFID) system for port logistics and a communication method in the RFID system in which the forms of commands and response messages in the current standard are not changed in order to maintain compatibility with the current standard and to support multi-hop communication and some fields that are not generally used are used so as to enable communication between a tag in a shadow area and a reader by multi-hop communication using other surrounding tags.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2009
    Publication date: August 5, 2010
    Inventors: YOUNG-HWAN YOO, JIN-HWAN KIM
  • Patent number: 7760307
    Abstract: A mother glass for a liquid crystal display and a method of fabricating a liquid crystal display using the same are disclosed. The mother glass includes a plurality of cell areas where a plurality of thin films is formed on a substrate, a dummy area disposed outside the plurality of cell areas on the substrate, and a passivation layer. The passivation layer is coated on substantially an overall portion of the plurality of cell areas, and formed in a straight line-like band form along a transverse direction in the dummy area to isolate the cell areas from each other in a longitudinal direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2010
    Assignee: LG. Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jin Hwan Kim, Dae Hyun Jang
  • Patent number: 7717603
    Abstract: A light guide plate having a multi-periodic micro pattern, which can minimize chromatic dispersion, and an illumination apparatus for a display device employing the light guide plate are provided. The light guide plate includes a top surface and a micro pattern formed on the top surface and allowing light, which is incident from a first side surface of the light guide plate, to be emitted from the top surface. The micro pattern is a combination of at least two periodic patterns having different periods to reduce chromatic dispersion of light emitted from the top surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2010
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jin-hwan Kim, Hong-seok Lee, Jin-Seung Choi, Jee-hong Min, Jae-ho You, Kyung-yeup Kim, Su-mi Lee, Yoon-sun Choi
  • Publication number: 20100087019
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescent device (OELD) and a method of manufacturing the OELD are provided. The OELD includes a substrate, an anode electrode stacked on the substrate, an organic light emitting layer that is stacked on the anode electrode and has a plurality of protrusions on the organic light emitting layer, and a cathode electrode that covers the protrusions formed on the organic light emitting layer and is formed of a metal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2009
    Publication date: April 8, 2010
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoon-sun Choi, Jin-Hwan Kim
  • Patent number: 7675593
    Abstract: Provided are a display pixel using an electroactive polymer and a display apparatus employing the display pixel. The display pixel includes: an electroactive polymer layer, of which shape and/or size is displaced when a voltage is applied thereto; a diffraction grating, of which a pitch and a diffraction angle change according to a displacement of the electroactive polymer layer; and a liquid crystal layer disposed on the diffraction grating and controlling gradation according to a voltage applied thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2010
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jin-hwan Kim, Byoung-ho Cheong, Hong-seok Lee
  • Patent number: 7675591
    Abstract: A transflective display panel and a display apparatus using the same are provided. The display panel includes a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix. Each of the pixels includes a plurality of subpixels, and each subpixel within a pixel outputs a different color of light. In addition, each of the subpixels includes a transflective mode region which has a reflection mode region with a diffraction grating and a transmission mode region; a liquid crystal layer which adjusts a transmittance of incident light through electric control; and a sub color filter which transmits light within a wavelength band of the incident light. Because the display panel includes the reflection mode region where the diffraction grating is formed, it can display a high-quality image with good white balance, even while outdoors or under bright illumination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2010
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jin-hwan Kim, Byoung-ho Cheong
  • Publication number: 20100045647
    Abstract: There is provided a driving circuit for a backlight unit having a reset function to prevent a malfunction of an apparatus caused by electrical stress such as ESD/EOS. A driving circuit for a backlight unit according to an aspect of the invention may include: a power supply section supplying driving power; a control section receiving the driving power from the power supply section to control the luminance of lamps; and a reset section detecting a voltage level of a luminance control signal from the control section to reset the driving power supplied to the control section when the control section malfunctions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2008
    Publication date: February 25, 2010
    Inventors: Jin Hwan Kim, Jong Rak Kim, Young Jong Yoo