Patents by Inventor Jong Woon Kim

Jong Woon 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: 9920897
    Abstract: A head lamp for a vehicle is provided that is capable of irradiating a low beam pattern to the front of the vehicle, without using a separate reflector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: SL Corporation
    Inventors: Jong Woon Kim, Jong Ryoul Park
  • Patent number: 9919917
    Abstract: Disclosed herein an inertial sensor and a method of manufacturing the same. An inertial sensor 100 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention is configured to include a plate-shaped membrane 110, a mass body 120 that includes an adhesive part 123 disposed under a central portion 113 of the membrane 110 and provided at the central portion thereof and a patterning part 125 provided at an outer side of the adhesive part 123 and patterned to vertically penetrate therethrough, and a first adhesive layer 130 that is formed between the membrane 110 and the adhesive part 123 and is provided at an inner side of the patterning part 125. An area of the first adhesive layer 130 is narrow by isotropic etching using the patterning part 125 as a mask, thereby making it possible to improve sensitivity of the inertial sensor 100.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jong Woon Kim, Won Kyu Jeung
  • Publication number: 20180062608
    Abstract: A bulk acoustic resonator includes: a substrate including an upper surface on which a substrate protection layer is disposed; and a membrane layer forming a cavity together with the substrate, wherein a thickness deviation of either one or both of the substrate protection layer and the membrane layer is 170 ? or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Applicant: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tae Kyung LEE, Tae Yoon KIM, Dae Ho KIM, Chang Hyun LIM, Tae Hun LEE, Sang Kee YOON, Jong Woon KIM, Won HAN, Moon Chul LEE
  • Patent number: 9898963
    Abstract: An organic light emitting display device is disclosed. One inventive aspect includes a plurality of pixels provided at a region sectioned by scan lines and data lines and an initialization power unit. The plurality of pixels are configured to control the amount of a current flowing from a first power source to a second power source through an organic light emitting diode in response to a data signal. The initialization power unit supplies initialization power to a driving transistor within each pixel circuit. The initialization power unit further controls the voltage of the initialization power supply to maintain a substantially constant voltage difference between the second power source and the initialization power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang-Hyun Lee, Jong-Woon Kim
  • Patent number: 9879998
    Abstract: An angular velocity sensor includes a mass body; a first frame provided outside of the mass body; a first flexible part connecting the mass body and the first frame to each other; a second flexible part connecting the mass body and the first frame to each other; a second frame provided outside of the first frame; a third flexible part connecting the first frame and the second frame to each other; and a fourth flexible part connecting the first frame and the second frame to each other, wherein the mass body is fixed to the first frame by the second flexible part so as to be rotation-displaceable and translation-displaceable, and the first frame is connected to the second frame by the fourth flexible part so as to be rotation-displaceable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jong Woon Kim, Won Han, Tae Yoon Kim
  • Publication number: 20180019726
    Abstract: A bulk acoustic wave resonator device includes: a substrate; a lower electrode disposed on the substrate; a piezoelectric layer disposed over a portion of the lower electrode; an upper electrode disposed on the piezoelectric layer; and a shape control layer covering an edge of a cavity disposed between the substrate and the lower electrode, wherein tensile stress is applied to the shape control layer during formation of the shape control layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2017
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Applicant: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung HAN, Jae Chang LEE, Won HAN, Tae Yoon KIM, Jong Woon KIM, Tae Kyung LEE, Moon Chul LEE, Tae Hun LEE, Sung Min CHO, In Young KANG
  • Patent number: 9846036
    Abstract: There is provided an angular velocity sensor including first and second mass bodies provided within a first frame, a first flexible connector system connecting the first and second mass bodies and the first frame and that includes at least one sensor to detect displacements of the first and second mass bodies, a second flexible connector system connecting the first frame to a second frame provided separate from the first frame and that includes a driver to drive movement of the first frame relative to the second frame, so angular velocities can be measured based on the first and second mass bodies being enabled to rotate in a first axis direction and translated in a second axis direction, and based on the first frame being flexibly connected to the second frame so that a rotation displacement of the first frame is made in a third axis direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jong Woon Kim, Won Han, Jong Hyeong Song
  • Patent number: 9847074
    Abstract: A display device and a data compensating device for a display device are disclosed. In one aspect, the data compensating device includes a converter configured to convert image data corresponding to a plurality of pixels in a display panel into input grayscale data and provide the input grayscale data. A brightness ratio calculator is configured to calculate a brightness ratio of the input grayscale data for each pixel based on a predetermined gamma value and a maximum grayscale data. The data compensating device also includes a compensating coefficient output unit configured to output a predetermined compensating coefficient based on the brightness ratio, and a compensating data calculator configured to calculate compensating grayscale data corresponding to all of the grayscale data based on the compensating coefficient. A data output unit is configured to provide the compensating grayscale data corresponding to the input grayscale data as output grayscale data to the pixels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jong-Woon Kim
  • Patent number: 9631927
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an angular velocity sensor. The angular velocity sensor according to an embodiment of the present invention is configured to include a mass body, a first frame disposed at an outer side of the mass body so as to be spaced apart from the mass body, a first flexible part connecting the mass body to the first frame in an X-axis direction, a second flexible part connecting the mass body with the first frame in a Y-axis direction, a second frame disposed at an outer side of the first frame so as to be spaced apart from the first frame, a third flexible part connecting the first frame with the second frame in an X-axis direction, and a fourth flexible part connecting the first frame with the second frame in a Y-axis direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jong Woon Kim, Jung Won Lee, Seung Joo Shin, Won Kyu Jeung
  • Patent number: 9625484
    Abstract: An angular velocity sensor comprises a mass body part including a first mass body and a second mass body, an internal frame supporting the first mass body and the second mass body, one or more first flexible parts connecting the first mass body or the second mass body to the internal frame, one or more second flexible parts connecting the first mass body or the second mass body to the internal frame, an external frame supporting the internal frame, at least one third flexible part connecting the internal frame to the external frame, and at least one fourth flexible part connecting the internal frame to the external frame. At least one of the second flexible parts is connected to the first mass body in line with the center of gravity of the first mass body. At least one other of the second flexible parts is connected to an eccentric portion of the second mass body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jong Woon Kim, Jung Won Lee, Seung Joo Shin, Won Kyu Jeung
  • Publication number: 20170047037
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display panel. The display panel includes a high sub-pixel, a low sub-pixel and a toggle voltage input circuit. The high sub-pixel may include a first switching element connected to a gate line extending in a first direction and a data line extending in a second direction crossing with the first direction. The low sub-pixel may include a second switching element connected to the gate line and the data line and disposed opposite to the high sub-pixel with reference to the gate line, and a third switching element connected to the second switching element and a storage line. The toggle voltage input circuit may be connected to the storage line to transmit a toggle voltage to the low sub-pixel. The toggle voltage may be capable of being varied periodically.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2016
    Publication date: February 16, 2017
    Inventors: JONG-WOON KIM, JA-HUN KOO, KYU-JIN PARK, SU-HAN WOO
  • Publication number: 20170023264
    Abstract: An air conditioner and a control method thereof perform cooling through an outlet if room temperature or room humidity is high to reduce the room temperature or the room humidity, and closing the outlet to perform cooling at low velocity through an outlet hole if room temperature or room humidity reaches a predetermined value so that a user can little feel the wind velocity of cooling of the air conditioner, while maintaining indoor space at pleasant temperature or humidity. By performing cooling at low velocity through the outlet hole formed in the lower portion of the air conditioner, it is possible to cool the lower area of indoor space at pleasant temperature when a user is asleep.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2016
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jong Kweon HA, Hee-Chan KANG, Jong Woon KIM, Tae Woo KIM, Seung Jun PARK, Byoung-Ok AHN, Hong Seok JUN, Jun HWANG, Kwon Jin KIM, Na Yeong BYEON, Hyeong Joon SEO
  • Patent number: 9523705
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an acceleration sensor, including: a mass body part including a first mass body and a second mass body; a frame supporting the first mass body and the second mass body; first flexible parts each connecting the first mass body and the second mass body to the frame; and second flexible parts each connecting the first mass body and the second mass body to the frame, wherein the first mass body and the second mass body are each connected to the frame so as to be eccentric by the second flexible part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2016
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jong Woon Kim, Jung Won Lee, Seung Joo Shin, Won Kyu Jeung
  • Publication number: 20160267876
    Abstract: A display device and a data compensating device for a display device are disclosed. In one aspect, the data compensating device includes a converter configured to convert image data corresponding to a plurality of pixels in a display panel into input grayscale data and provide the input grayscale data. A brightness ratio calculator is configured to calculate a brightness ratio of the input grayscale data for each pixel based on a predetermined gamma value and a maximum grayscale data. The data compensating device also includes a compensating coefficient output unit configured to output a predetermined compensating coefficient based on the brightness ratio, and a compensating data calculator configured to calculate compensating grayscale data corresponding to all of the grayscale data based on the compensating coefficient. A data output unit is configured to provide the compensating grayscale data corresponding to the input grayscale data as output grayscale data to the pixels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2015
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Inventor: Jong-Woon Kim
  • Publication number: 20160245570
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are an air conditioner and a method for controlling the same. The air conditioner includes an indoor temperature measuring unit that measures an indoor air temperature, an outdoor temperature measuring unit that measures an outdoor air temperature, a heat exchanger temperature measuring unit that measures an inlet temperature of one or more indoor heat exchangers and an outlet temperature thereof, and a processor that determines a reference superheat degree using the indoor air temperature and the outdoor air temperature, obtains a difference between the inlet temperature and the outlet temperature of the one or more indoor heat exchangers, compares the difference between the inlet temperature and the outlet temperature of the one or more indoor heat exchangers and the reference superheat degree, and determines whether a circulation amount of a refrigerant is normal according to a result of the comparison.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2016
    Publication date: August 25, 2016
    Inventors: Kwang-Sik Han, Jeong Uk Park, Jong Woon Kim, Tae Woo Kim, Hyun Jin Bae
  • Publication number: 20160231114
    Abstract: An angular velocity sensor includes a mass body; a first frame provided outside of the mass body; a first flexible part connecting the mass body and the first frame to each other; a second flexible part connecting the mass body and the first frame to each other; a second frame provided outside of the first frame; a third flexible part connecting the first frame and the second frame to each other; and a fourth flexible part connecting the first frame and the second frame to each other, wherein the mass body is fixed to the first frame by the second flexible part so as to be rotation-displaceable and translation-displaceable, and the first frame is connected to the second frame by the fourth flexible part so as to be rotation-displaceable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2016
    Publication date: August 11, 2016
    Applicant: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jong Woon KIM, Won HAN, Tae Yoon KIM
  • Publication number: 20160214854
    Abstract: A microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) sensor includes a first layer on which a first displacement limiting part and a second displacement limiting part are formed; a third layer on which a mass body part and a support part are formed; and a second layer connecting the first layer and the third layer to each other, wherein at least a portion of the first displacement limiting part is directly opposed to the mass body part, and at least a portion of the second displacement limiting part is directly opposed to the support part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2016
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jong Woon KIM, Tae Yoon KIM, Dae Hun JEONG
  • Patent number: 9389241
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a sensor. A sensor according to the present invention includes a mass body, a fixing part disposed so as to be spaced apart from the mass body, a first flexible part connecting the mass body with the fixing part in a Y-axis direction, a second flexible part connecting the mass body with the fixing part in an X-axis direction, and a membrane disposed over the second flexible part and having a width in a Y-axis direction larger than a width in a Y-axis direction of the second flexible part. Here, a width of an X-axis direction of the first flexible part is larger than a thickness in a Z-axis direction thereof and a thickness in a Z-axis direction of the second flexible part is larger than a width in a Y-axis direction thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jong Woon Kim, Jun Lim, Seung Mo Lim, Sang Jin Kim
  • Publication number: 20160178373
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an angular velocity sensor. The angular velocity sensor according to an embodiment of the present invention is configured to include a mass body, a first frame disposed at an outer side of the mass body so as to be spaced apart from the mass body, a first flexible part connecting the mass body to the first frame in an X-axis direction, a second flexible part connecting the mass body with the first frame in a Y-axis direction, a second frame disposed at an outer side of the first frame so as to be spaced apart from the first frame, a third flexible part connecting the first frame with the second frame in an X-axis direction, and a fourth flexible part connecting the first frame with the second frame in a Y-axis direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2014
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jong Woon KIM, Jung Won Lee, Seung Joo Shin, Won Kyu Jeung
  • Publication number: 20160169677
    Abstract: A rotation detection sensor is provided. The rotation detection sensor includes a fixed member spaced apart from a mass body, a first flexible member connecting the mass body and the fixed member to each other in a first direction, a second flexible member connecting the mass body and the fixed member to each other in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, and membranes connecting the mass body and the fixed member to each other, the second flexible member being disposed between the membranes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2015
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Applicant: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Won HAN, Jong Woon KIM