Patents by Inventor Jinha HEO

Jinha HEO 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: 11921549
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a display device. A display device according to an embodiment of the present invention may comprise: a display module; a support frame disposed at the rear of the display module; and a hinge module hingedly connecting the display module to the support frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Dohyeon Kim, Brian Chung, Sangdon Park, Yongnam Park, Dongha Yang, Jinha Heo
  • Patent number: 11785726
    Abstract: A display device that includes a housing with at least one Printed Circuit Board (PCB) and a plurality of rollers disposed in the housing. The display device also includes a display unit which, in turn, includes a display panel and a module cover. The display device further includes a driving unit that is connected to the display panel and the module cover. The driving unit moves the display panel and the module cover between a first state and a second state. In the first state, the panel and module cover are wound around at least one of the plurality of rollers, and in the second state they are unwound from the at least one of the plurality of rollers and exposed by being drawn out from the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jihoon Han, Kitae Kang, Jinha Heo, Dohyeon Kim, Hyunjong Ryu, Jaeho Kim, Inkeun Ryu, Namhyeon Choi
  • Patent number: 11714305
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a display apparatus. The display apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention may comprise: at least one display unit provided with a magnet and having flexible material; and an installation frame to which the display unit is attached from the front by using magnetic force of the magnet. The installation frame may include: a base layer having a first density; a film adhered to the base layer; and a magnetic material layer adhered to the film and having a second density greater than the first density.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jinha Heo, Yongnam Park, Moungyoub Lee
  • Publication number: 20230209749
    Abstract: A multi-display device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a frame; a plurality of display modules fixed to the front of the frame; and an adjuster provided between each of the plurality of display modules and the frame, and installed such that the height of the display modules is adjustable at the rear of the frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2023
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Yongnam PARK, Kitae KANG, Jinha HEO, Brian CHUNG, Jeongmo KIM
  • Publication number: 20220124916
    Abstract: A display device that includes a housing with at least one Printed Circuit Board (PCB) and a plurality of rollers disposed in the housing. The display device also includes a display unit which, in turn, includes a display panel and a module cover. The display device further includes a driving unit that is connected to the display panel and the module cover. The driving unit moves the display panel and the module cover between a first state and a second state. In the first state, the panel and module cover are wound around at least one of the plurality of rollers, and in the second state they are unwound from the at least one of the plurality of rollers and exposed by being drawn out from the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2021
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Inventors: Jihoon Han, Kitae Kang, Jinha Heo, Dohyeon Kim, Hyunjong Ryu, Jaeho Kim, Inkeun Ryu, Namhyeon Choi
  • Patent number: 11246227
    Abstract: A display device that includes a housing with at least one Printed Circuit Board (PCB) and a plurality of rollers disposed in the housing. The display device also includes a display unit which, in turn, includes a display panel and a module cover. The display device further includes a driving unit that is connected to the display panel and the module cover. The driving unit moves the display panel and the module cover between a first state and a second state. In the first state, the panel and module cover are wound around at least one of the plurality of rollers, and in the second state they are unwound from the at least one of the plurality of rollers and exposed by being drawn out from the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jihoon Han, Kitae Kang, Jinha Heo, Dohyeon Kim, Hyunjong Ryu, Jaeho Kim, Inkeun Ryu, Namhyeon Choi
  • Publication number: 20220035194
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a display apparatus. The display apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention may comprise: at least one display unit provided with a magnet and having flexible material; and an installation frame to which the display unit is attached from the front by using magnetic force of the magnet. The installation frame may include: a base layer having a first density; a film adhered to the base layer; and a magnetic material layer adhered to the film and having a second density greater than the first density.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2019
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jinha HEO, Yongnam PARK, Moungyoub LEE
  • Publication number: 20220011826
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a display device. A display device according to an embodiment of the present invention may comprise: a display module; a support frame disposed at the rear of the display module; and a hinge module hingedly connecting the display module to the support frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2019
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Dohyeon KIM, Brian CHUNG, Sangdon PARK, Yongnam PARK, Dongha YANG, Jinha HEO
  • Patent number: 11184986
    Abstract: A multi-display device is disclosed. The multi-display device includes a display module; a frame positioned behind the display module, a displacement adjustment unit positioned between the display module and the frame, mounted on the display module or the frame, and configured to adjust a distance between the display module and the frame, and an attachment part fixed to the displacement adjustment unit and attached to or detached from the frame or the display module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jinha Heo, Dohyeon Kim, Sangdon Park, Jinuk Baek
  • Patent number: 11146873
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a display device comprising a display panel which outputs an image on a front surface thereof and is bendable, an exciter positioned on a rear surface of the display panel, for generating sound by vibrating the display panel, a vibration transmitting unit positioned between the exciter and the display panel, for transmitting vibrations of the exciter to the display panel, a control unit for controlling the display panel and the exciter, and a frame to which the display panel is fixed. As the display device uses the bendable display panel, such that the display panel itself can vibrate to output sound, the display device has an advantage in that there is no need to have a separate sound output device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS, INC
    Inventors: Jinha Heo, Youngin Ko, Yongnam Park, Sungeun Yang, Deogjin Lee
  • Patent number: 11083098
    Abstract: A display device includes a housing; at least one roller positioned within the housing; a display portion including a display panel and a module cover; and an operating portion connected to one end of the display portion and to change a display portion's state, wherein the display panel and the module cover transition from a first state where the display panel and the module cover are wound around the at least one roller to a second state where the display panel and the module cover are unwound from the at least one roller, in contact with each other, and exposed out of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jinha Heo, Dohyeon Kim, Inkeun Ryu
  • Publication number: 20200359120
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a display device comprising a display panel which outputs an image on a front surface thereof and is bendable, an exciter positioned on a rear surface of the display panel, for generating sound by vibrating the display panel, a vibration transmitting unit positioned between the exciter and the display panel, for transmitting vibrations of the exciter to the display panel, a control unit for controlling the display panel and the exciter, and a frame to which the display panel is fixed. As the display device uses the bendable display panel, such that the display panel itself can vibrate to output sound, the display device has an advantage in that there is no need to have a separate sound output device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 4, 2018
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jinha HEO, Youngin KO, Yongnam PARK, Sungeun YANG, Deogjin LEE
  • Publication number: 20200170129
    Abstract: A display device that includes a housing with at least one Printed Circuit Board (PCB) and a plurality of rollers disposed in the housing. The display device also includes a display unit which, in turn, includes a display panel and a module cover. The display device further includes a driving unit that is connected to the display panel and the module cover. The driving unit moves the display panel and the module cover between a first state and a second state. In the first state, the panel and module cover are wound around at least one of the plurality of rollers, and in the second state they are unwound from the at least one of the plurality of rollers and exposed by being drawn out from the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2020
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Inventors: Jihoon HAN, Kitae Kang, Jinha Heo, Dohyeon Kim, Hyunjong Ryu, Jaeho Kim, Inkeun Ryu, Namhyeon Choi
  • Patent number: 10626961
    Abstract: A display device is disclosed. The display device includes a display module; a frame positioned behind the display module; a first gear positioned between the display module and the frame, adjacent to a corner of the display module, and rotatably mounted on the frame; and a second gear engaged with the first gear and rotatably mounted on the frame. A back surface of the display module is in contact with the first gear, and the first gear reciprocates between the display module and the frame according to a rotation of the second gear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jinha Heo, Kitae Kim, Dohyeon Kim, Jinuk Baek
  • Patent number: 10588223
    Abstract: A display device that includes a housing with at least one Printed Circuit Board (PCB) and a plurality of rollers disposed in the housing. The display device also includes a display unit which, in turn, includes a display panel and a module cover. The display device further includes a driving unit that is connected to the display panel and the module cover. The driving unit moves the display panel and the module cover between a first state and a second state. In the first state, the panel and module cover are wound around at least one of the plurality of rollers, and in the second state they are unwound from the at least one of the plurality of rollers and exposed by being drawn out from the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jihoon Han, Kitae Kang, Jinha Heo, Dohyeon Kim, Hyunjong Ryu, Jaeho Kim, Inkeun Ryu, Namhyeon Choi
  • Patent number: 10578900
    Abstract: Disclosed is a display apparatus. The display apparatus includes a flexible display panel for showing a picture, a panel support member disposed at the rear surface of the display panel for supporting the display panel, and a first hinge member fixed to the panel support member, the first hinge member having a predetermined axis of rotation. The display panel includes a first portion disposed in one side (first side) of two regions divided by an imaginary plane in which the axis of rotation is located and which is perpendicular to a front surface of the display panel and a second portion disposed in the other side (second side). The rear surface of the end portion of the first portion in the first side direction is exposed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jinha Heo, Hyunjong Ryu
  • Patent number: 10440838
    Abstract: A display device is disclosed, in which a plurality of displays are arranged to output an image, and a gap is not generated between the displays even if the displays are bent. The display device comprises a display panel configured to bend; a support coupled to the display panel to support the display panel; a connecting rod having a first end rotatably coupled to the display panel and a second end slidably coupled to the support; wherein, when the display panel is controlled to bend, the connecting rod rotates relative to the first display panel and simultaneously slides relative to the support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jinha Heo, Jihoon Han
  • Publication number: 20190277377
    Abstract: A display device is disclosed. The display device includes a display module; a frame positioned behind the display module; a first gear positioned between the display module and the frame, adjacent to a corner of the display module, and rotatably mounted on the frame; and a second gear engaged with the first gear and rotatably mounted on the frame. A back surface of the display module is in contact with the first gear, and the first gear reciprocates between the display module and the frame according to a rotation of the second gear.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2019
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jinha HEO, Kitae KIM, Dohyeon KIM, Jinuk BAEK
  • Publication number: 20190246512
    Abstract: A display device includes a housing; at least one roller positioned within the housing; a display portion including a display panel and a module cover; and an operating portion connected to one end of the display portion and to change a display portion's state, wherein the display panel and the module cover transition from a first state where the display panel and the module cover are wound around the at least one roller to a second state where the display panel and the module cover are unwound from the at least one roller, in contact with each other, and exposed out of the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2019
    Publication date: August 8, 2019
    Inventors: Jinha HEO, Dohyeon KIM, Inkeun RYU
  • Publication number: 20190239364
    Abstract: A multi-display device is disclosed. The multi-display device includes a display module; a frame positioned behind the display module, a displacement adjustment unit positioned between the display module and the frame, mounted on the display module or the frame, and configured to adjust a distance between the display module and the frame, and an attachment part fixed to the displacement adjustment unit and attached to or detached from the frame or the display module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2019
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jinha HEO, Dohyeon KIM, Sangdon PARK, Jinuk BAEK