Patents by Inventor Jong-chul Choi
Jong-chul Choi 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).
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Publication number: 20240363940Abstract: A battery module according to one or more example embodiments includes a bottom plate, a cell frame located on the bottom plate, a plurality of battery cells mounted to the cell frame, and an adhesive layer located between the bottom plate and the plurality of battery cells. The cell frame has light transmittance. A battery pack including the battery module is also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2022Publication date: October 31, 2024Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.Inventor: Jong Chul CHOI
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Patent number: 11953944Abstract: A mobile electronic device includes a display including a flat portion, a first side portion extending from one side of the flat portion, and a second side portion formed extending from another side of the flat portion; and a frame including a flat part disposed under the flat portion of the display, a first side part formed at a first edge of the flat part, and a second side part formed at a second edge of the flat part, the flat part being disposed between the first side part and the second side part. The display includes an external protective layer and a panel module disposed under the external protective layer. The first side part includes a first support portion and a second support portion formed adjacent to the first support portion and having a step difference with the first support portion.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2021Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Jong Min Choi, Soon Woong Yang, Jong Chul Choi
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Publication number: 20230335830Abstract: Provided is a battery apparatus. The battery apparatus includes a plurality of battery cells, a housing configured to accommodate the plurality of battery cells, a heat sink having a refrigerant passage therein to cool the battery cells inside the housing, and a moisture absorbent adjacent to the heat sink to absorb moisture.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2021Publication date: October 19, 2023Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.Inventors: Jong Yoon KEUM, Jong Chul CHOI
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Patent number: 11758251Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention relates to a camera module comprising: a housing comprising a through hole; a lens module disposed in the through hole; a connector penetrating the housing and extending to an outside from an inside of the housing; a first substrate unit located inside the housing and having an image sensor mounted thereon; a second substrate unit disposed inside the housing and connected to the connector; and a flexible substrate for electrically connecting the first substrate and the second substrate unit, wherein the flexible substrate is coupled to a lower surface of the first substrate unit and a side surface of the second substrate.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2022Date of Patent: September 12, 2023Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.Inventors: Jae Wook Ahn, Sun Min Hwang, Je Kyung Park, Kyung Mok Yoon, Chul Ho Lee, Jong Chul Choi
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Publication number: 20230207958Abstract: Discussed is a battery cell assembly that may include a plurality of battery cells, a bus bar assembly on the battery cell assembly and electrically connected to the plurality of battery cells, a cooling unit spaced apart by a certain distance from the bus bar assembly and configured to cool the battery cell assembly, and a potting resin on at least one of an upper side and a lower side of the battery cell assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 9, 2022Publication date: June 29, 2023Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.Inventors: Bum CHOI, Jong-Yoon KEUM, Gae-Sung KIM, Dong-Hwan SHIN, Soo-Jun AHN, Seung-Min LEE, Jong-Chul CHOI
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Publication number: 20230040680Abstract: Disclosed is a battery module with improved manufacturing efficiency and improved cooling efficiency. The battery module includes a plurality of secondary batteries; and a cooling member configured so that the plurality of secondary batteries are mounted thereto, and the cooling member includes an upper frame having a plate shape with a predetermined length so that the plurality of secondary batteries are mounted to a first surface thereof; and a lower frame coupled to a second surface of the upper frame on a side opposite the first surface and having a coolant channel configured so that a coolant flows through the coolant channel.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 14, 2021Publication date: February 9, 2023Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.Inventors: Bum CHOI, Jong-Yoon KEUM, Dong-Hwan SHIN, Jong-Chul CHOI
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Publication number: 20220344759Abstract: Disclosed is a battery module having a reinforcement member to reinforce the mechanical strength of a module case. To achieve the above-described object, the battery module according to the present disclosure includes a plurality of secondary batteries arranged in at least one direction, a module case including a cover portion, a bottom portion, and a side portion to define an internal space in which the plurality of secondary batteries is disposed, and a reinforcement member disposed in the module case and fixed to a lower surface of the cover portion and an upper surface of the bottom portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 14, 2021Publication date: October 27, 2022Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.Inventors: Bum CHOI, Jong-Yoon KEUM, Jong-Chul CHOI
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Publication number: 20220311913Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention relates to a camera module comprising: a housing comprising a through hole; a lens module disposed in the through hole; a connector penetrating the housing and extending to an outside from an inside of the housing; a first substrate unit located inside the housing and having an image sensor mounted thereon; a second substrate unit disposed inside the housing and connected to the connector; and a flexible substrate for electrically connecting the first substrate and the second substrate unit, wherein the flexible substrate is coupled to a lower surface of the first substrate unit and a side surface of the second substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 3, 2022Publication date: September 29, 2022Inventors: Jae Wook AHN, Sun Min HWANG, Je Kyung PARK, Kyung Mok YOON, Chul Ho LEE, Jong Chul CHOI
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Patent number: 11381718Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention relates to a camera module comprising: a housing comprising a through hole; a lens module disposed in the through hole; a connector penetrating the housing and extending to an outside from an inside of the housing; a first substrate unit located inside the housing and having an image sensor mounted thereon; a second substrate unit disposed inside the housing and connected to the connector; and a flexible substrate for electrically connecting the first substrate and the second substrate unit, wherein the flexible substrate is coupled to a lower surface of the first substrate unit and a side surface of the second substrate.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2021Date of Patent: July 5, 2022Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.Inventors: Jae Wook Ahn, Sun Min Hwang, Je Kyung Park, Kyung Mok Yoon, Chul Ho Lee, Jong Chul Choi
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Publication number: 20220043486Abstract: A mobile electronic device includes a display including a flat portion, a first side portion extending from one side of the flat portion, and a second side portion formed extending from another side of the flat portion; and a frame including a flat part disposed under the flat portion of the display, a first side part formed at a first edge of the flat part, and a second side part formed at a second edge of the flat part, the flat part being disposed between the first side part and the second side part. The display includes an external protective layer and a panel module disposed under the external protective layer. The first side part includes a first support portion and a second support portion formed adjacent to the first support portion and having a step difference with the first support portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2021Publication date: February 10, 2022Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Jong Min CHOI, Soon Woong YANG, Jong Chul CHOI
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Patent number: 11221696Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a housing that forms a rear surface of the electronic device and at least a portion of a side surface of the electronic device, a display that forms a portion of a front surface of the electronic device, a flexible layer extended from the display, the flexible layer including: a bent portion, and a planar portion extended from the bent portion and disposed between the display and the rear surface of the housing, the planar portion including a first surface facing the display and a second surface facing the rear surface, a display driver integrated circuit (DDIC) mounted on the first surface of the planar portion of the flexible layer, the DDIC electrically connected to the display, and a flexible printed circuit board connected with the flexible layer on the second surface of the planar portion of the flexible layer.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2020Date of Patent: January 11, 2022Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Seong Hoon Kim, Jaewan Kim, Min-Sung Lee, Min-Su Jung, Dohyung Ha, Sung-Won Hong, Kwang-Tai Kim, Hyungsup Byeon, Donghyun Yeom, Seung Ah Oh, Min-Woo Yoo, Jungwon Lee, Jong-Chul Choi, Hyun-Ju Hong
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Patent number: 11199709Abstract: The present invention provides an electronic device, an external input device and a method for connecting the electronic device and the external input device. An electronic device according to various embodiments comprises: a camera module; a communication module, a display, a memory; and a processor electrically connected to the camera module, a communication module, a display and memory, wherein the processor displays, on the display, images comprising a left-eye image and a right-eye image, determines whether or not a connectable external input device is present if an event for the connection with the external input device occurs with respect to the images, displays, on at least one part of the display, external images, obtained by means of the camera module, if a connectable first external input device is present, and can perform connection with the first external input device. Moreover, other embodiments are possible.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2017Date of Patent: December 14, 2021Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Dong-Il Son, Jong-Chul Choi, Seung-Nyun Kim, Yong-Sang Yun, Won-Kyu Kwon, Chang-Ryong Heo
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Patent number: 11177671Abstract: Disclosed is an electronic device comprising: a housing; a seating portion formed inside the housing such that a first external electronic device and a second external electronic device are seated thereon; at least one interface that is electrically connected to the first external electronic device and to the second external electronic device and can transmit/receive power to/from the same; and a processor electrically connected to the at least one interface, wherein the processor acquires a first remaining time to use a first battery included in the first external electronic device connected through the at least one interface; the processor acquires a second remaining time to use a second battery included in the second external electronic device connected through the at least one interface; and the processor manages power of at least one of the first battery and the second battery such that the first remaining time to use the first battery and the second remaining time to use the second battery become substaType: GrantFiled: December 19, 2017Date of Patent: November 16, 2021Inventors: Yeong Gyu Yoon, Min Sung Lee, Min Woo Yoo, Jong Chul Choi
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Patent number: 11124295Abstract: An unmanned aerial vehicle is provided. The unmanned aerial vehicle includes a housing with a first housing structure and a second housing structure, a wireless communication circuit coupled to the housing or located inside the housing for wireless communication with an external controller, a plurality of propulsions systems coupled to the housing, and a navigation circuit configured to control the plurality of propulsion systems. At least one of the plurality of propulsion systems includes a plurality of folding arms pivotally coupled to one of the first housing structure and the second housing structure, a motor controlled by the navigation circuit, and a propeller coupled to the motor. The housing has at least one recess to accommodate at least part of the plurality of propulsion systems in the second state.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2018Date of Patent: September 21, 2021Inventors: Seung-Chul Baek, Sang-In Baek, Min-Sung Lee, Jong-Chul Choi
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Publication number: 20210211562Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention relates to a camera module comprising: a housing comprising a through hole; a lens module disposed in the through hole; a connector penetrating the housing and extending to an outside from an inside of the housing; a first substrate unit located inside the housing and having an image sensor mounted thereon; a second substrate unit disposed inside the housing and connected to the connector; and a flexible substrate for electrically connecting the first substrate and the second substrate unit, wherein the flexible substrate is coupled to a lower surface of the first substrate unit and a side surface of the second substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2021Publication date: July 8, 2021Inventors: Jae Wook AHN, Sun Min HWANG, Je Kyung PARK, Kyung Mok YOON, Chul Ho LEE, Jong Chul CHOI
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Patent number: 11027835Abstract: An unmanned aerial vehicle according to various embodiments includes: a housing; a communication circuit, wherein the communication circuit establishes wireless communication with an external controller; and a plurality of propulsion systems connected to the housing, wherein the propulsion systems include: a motor; a rotation shaft having an axis extending in a first direction, wherein a first end is connected to the motor, and wherein the rotation shaft is rotates in a first direction by the motor; a cap structure fixed to the second end of the rotation shaft, a propeller including: a hub including a through-hole formed in the first direction, such that the rotation shaft rotatably passes through the through-hole, wherein the propeller is detachably connected to the cap structure, such that, when an external force is exerted on the blade, the propeller is released from the cap structure to be freely movable along the axis toward the motor.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2018Date of Patent: June 8, 2021Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Seung-Chul Baek, Wonhee Choi, Sang-In Baek, Min-Woo Yoo, Byoung-Uk Yoon, Min-Sung Lee, Jong-Chul Choi
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Patent number: 10979606Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention relates to a camera module comprising: a housing comprising a through hole; a lens module disposed in the through hole; a connector penetrating the housing and extending to an outside from an inside of the housing; a first substrate unit located inside the housing and having an image sensor mounted thereon; a second substrate unit disposed inside the housing and connected to the connector; and a flexible substrate for electrically connecting the first substrate and the second substrate unit, wherein the flexible substrate is coupled to a lower surface of the first substrate unit and a side surface of the second substrate.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2019Date of Patent: April 13, 2021Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.Inventors: Jae Wook Ahn, Sun Min Hwang, Je Kyung Park, Kyung Mok Yoon, Chul Ho Lee, Jong Chul Choi
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Publication number: 20210096602Abstract: An electronic device is disclosed herein, including a first face oriented in a first direction, the first face formed having a curvature and disposed as to be visible from an exterior of the electronic device, a body including a second face oriented towards a second direction opposite to the first direction, the second face visible from the exterior, and a display module visible when viewing the first face, the display module including a flexible display disposed under a window, and the window including a central visible area formed in a substantially rectangular shape including first, second, third and fourth visible areas disposed adjacent to four respective edges of the central visible area.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2020Publication date: April 1, 2021Inventors: Dong Hun KIM, Jung Sik PARK, Min Sung LEE, Chung Ha KIM, Joo Ho SEO, Han Gil SONG, Seung Ah OH, So Young LEE, Jung Won LEE, Jong Chul CHOI
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Patent number: 10887495Abstract: An example photographing apparatus module includes: a photographing apparatus configured to rotate on a first axis and a second axis perpendicular to the first axis; and an actuator module configured to rotate the photographing apparatus on the first axis or the second axis. The actuator module includes: one or more first actuator devices configured to apply a contact force along an optical axis direction of the photographing apparatus that is perpendicular to the first axis and the second axis; and one or more second actuator devices configured to apply a driving force to the photographing apparatus along the first axis direction or the second axis direction.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2019Date of Patent: January 5, 2021Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Hae-in Chung, Jin-won Lee, Chong-sam Chung, Jong-chul Choi
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Patent number: RE48641Abstract: A mobile communication terminal with a radiant-heat function is provided. The mobile communication terminal includes: a display module; a rear cover; an inner support structure positioned between the display module and the rear cover and including a first surface facing the display module and a second surface facing an opposite side to the display module; a first radiant-heat sheet positioned between the first surface of the support structure and the display module; a printed circuit board positioned between the first radiant-heat sheet and the first surface of the support structure; and a second radiant-heat sheet positioned between the second surface of the support structure and the rear cover.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2019Date of Patent: July 13, 2021Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Ki-Youn Jang, Kyung-Ha Koo, Kun-Tak Kim, Ki-Cheol Bae, Hyun-Deok Seo, Hyun-Tae Jang, Jong-Chul Choi