Patents by Inventor Jiwoon LIM

Jiwoon LIM 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: 12336130
    Abstract: An electronic device, rear plate, and method of forming the rear plate are disclosed. The electronic device includes a housing including a front plate, the rear plate facing an opposite direction to the front plate, and a side structure surrounding a space formed between the front plate and the rear plate, and a display. The rear plate includes a glass plate and decorative member, the decorative member including a first base plate, a second base plate, a first molding pattern disposed on the first base plate and including a 3-dimensional pattern, a first adhesive layer between the first molding pattern layer and the second base plate, wherein an index of refraction of the first adhesive layer is different from an index of refraction of the first molding pattern, and a shielding printing layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2025
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Kyunghyun Kim, Poonggi Jung, Seonjung Kim, Hakju Kim, Jiwoon Lim, Jongmun Choi, Hyunsuk Choi
  • Publication number: 20250185196
    Abstract: An electronic device including a housing in which a pattern is formed, and a method for forming the pattern are provided. The electronic device includes: a housing; a glass layer on a rear surface of the housing; a concave-convex layer formed on the glass layer, the concave-convex layer including a plurality of grooves formed in a surface thereof; and at least one pattern engraved on the concave-convex layer, wherein inner walls of partial grooves of the plurality of grooves are configured to multi-reflect and multi-absorb a nano-second laser beam radiated to the partial grooves to engrave the at least one pattern on the concave-convex layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2025
    Publication date: June 5, 2025
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jiwoon LIM, Juree KIM, Hakju KIM, Gjiea PARK, Junki BYEON, Wanju SHIN, Jongmun CHOI, Hyunsuk CHOI
  • Publication number: 20250088579
    Abstract: Provided is an electronic device including: a housing including a front plate, a rear plate facing the opposite direction to the front plate, and a side member surrounding the space between the front plate and the rear plate; and an antenna, wherein at least a portion of the housing includes a mirror ink pattern layer containing metal powder, and adjacent pattern components forming the mirror ink pattern layer are electrically insulated from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2024
    Publication date: March 13, 2025
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jiwoon LIM, Hakju KIM, Jongmun CHOI, Hyunsuk CHOI
  • Publication number: 20230030545
    Abstract: An electronic device, rear plate, and method of forming the rear plate are disclosed. The electronic device includes a housing including a front plate, the rear plate facing an opposite direction to the front plate, and a side structure surrounding a space formed between the front plate and the rear plate, and a display. The rear plate includes a glass plate and decorative member, the decorative member including a first base plate, a second base plate, a first molding pattern disposed on the first base plate and including a 3-dimensional pattern, a first adhesive layer between the first molding pattern layer and the second base plate, wherein an index of refraction of the first adhesive layer is different from an index of refraction of the first molding pattern, and a shielding printing layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2022
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Inventors: Kyunghyun KIM, Poonggi JUNG, Seonjung KIM, Hakju KIM, Jiwoon LIM, Jongmun CHOI, Hyunsuk CHOI
  • Patent number: 11330732
    Abstract: According to various embodiments, a method for manufacturing a metal housing can be provided, comprising: a step of forming a metal base made of a metal material; a step of pretreating the surface of the metal base such that the surface has a predetermined gloss and flatness; an anodizing step of forming a predetermined oxide film on the flat surface of the metal base; a step of coloring the oxide film by using a colorant having a desired color; a sealing step for maintaining the performance and characteristics of the colorant on the colored oxide film; and a step of laminating at least one deposition layer on the upper part of the sealed oxide film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hakju Kim, Se Jin Kim, Hosoon Lee, Seon-Jung Kim, Wanju Sin, Kyuin Lee, Jiwoon Lim, Jong Wan Jeong
  • Publication number: 20210130974
    Abstract: According to various embodiments, a method for manufacturing a metal housing can be provided, comprising: a step of forming a metal base made of a metal material; a step of pretreating the surface of the metal base such that the surface has a predetermined gloss and flatness; an anodizing step of forming a predetermined oxide film on the flat surface of the metal base; a step of coloring the oxide film by using a colorant having a desired color; a sealing step for maintaining the performance and characteristics of the colorant on the colored oxide film; and a step of laminating at least one deposition layer on the upper part of the sealed oxide film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2017
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventors: Hakju KIM, Se Jin KIM, Hosoon LEE, Seon-Jung KIM, Wanju SIN, Kyuin LEE, Jiwoon LIM, Jong Wan JEONG