Patents by Inventor Joon Heo

Joon 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).

  • Publication number: 20240101565
    Abstract: An organic compound is represented by Chemical Formula 1A or Chemical Formula 1B. In Chemical Formulas 1A and 1B, Ar1, Ar2, R1, R2, n, and m are each the same as in the detailed description.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jeong Il PARK, Feifei FANG, Sungyoung YUN, Chul Joon HEO, Kyung Bae PARK, Hwijoung SEO
  • Publication number: 20240098397
    Abstract: An electronic device according to an embodiment of the disclosure may include a housing, a camera module disposed in the housing, a sound output module disposed in the housing to be spaced apart from the camera module, a first sound hole positioned on the front surface of the electronic device, a second sound hole which is positioned on a side surface of the electronic device and includes a dummy hole disposed to be adjacent to the sound output module and at least partially closed, and a connection hole spaced farther apart from the sound output module than the dummy hole, a sound outlet formed through the housing to allow sound generated in the sound output module to be output therethrough, and connected to the first sound hole and the second sound hole, and a sound guide part formed in the housing along a direction in which the first sound hole and the second sound hole extend, and configured to connect the sound outlet, the first sound hole, and the second sound hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Taewoo NOH, Yongyoun Kim, Taeeon Kim, Dongyoung Lee, Joon Heo, Sangyun Lee, Isaac Jo
  • Patent number: 11929384
    Abstract: An image sensor may include a first photo-sensing device on a semiconductor substrate and configured to sense light of a first wavelength spectrum, and second and third photo-sensing devices integrated in the semiconductor substrate and configured to sense light of a second and third wavelength spectrum, respectively. The first photo-sensing device may overlap each of the second and third photo-sensing devices in a thickness direction of the semiconductor substrate. The second and third photo-sensing devices do not overlap in the thickness direction and each have an upper surface, a lower surface, and a doped region therebetween. The third photo-sensing device includes an upper surface deeper further from the upper surface of the semiconductor substrate than the upper surface of the second photo-sensing device and a doped region thicker than the doped region of the second photo-sensing device. The image sensor may omit the first photo-sensing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyung Bae Park, Yong Wan Jin, Sung Young Yun, Sung Jun Park, Feifei Fang, Chul Joon Heo
  • Publication number: 20240057438
    Abstract: A sensor-embedded display panel includes a light emitting element on a substrate and including a light emitting layer, and a photosensor on the substrate and including a photosensitive layer extending at least partially in parallel with the light emitting layer along an in-plane direction of the substrate. The light emitting element and the photosensor include separate, respective portions of each of first and second common auxiliary layers each extending continuously as a single piece of material under and on, respectively, each of the light emitting layer and the photosensitive layer. The photosensitive layer may include a light absorbing semiconductor having a HOMO energy level having a difference of less than about 1.0 eV from a HOMO energy level of the first common auxiliary layer and a LUMO energy level having a difference of less than about 1.0 eV from a LUMO energy level of the second common auxiliary layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2023
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyeong-Ju KIM, Chul Joon Heo, Kyung Bae Park, Feifei Fang, Hwijoung Seo, Hiromasa Shibuya, Sungyoung Yun, Tae Jin Choi, Hyerim Hong
  • Publication number: 20240040810
    Abstract: A sensor-embedded display panel includes a light emitting element on a substrate and including a light emitting layer, and a photosensor including a photosensitive layer on the substrate and arranged in parallel with the light emitting layer along an in-plane direction of the substrate such that the photosensor and the light emitting layer at least partially overlap in the in-plane direction, wherein the light emitting element and the photosensor further include separate, respective portions of a first common auxiliary layer disposed under each of the light emitting layer and the photosensitive layer and connected to each other to be a single piece of material extending continuously between the light emitting element and the photosensor, and the photosensitive layer includes a first semiconductor represented by Chemical Formula 1 and a second semiconductor not including any fullerenes and forming a pn junction with the first semiconductor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2022
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sungyoung YUN, Kyung Bae PARK, Feifei FANG, Hwijoung SEO, Hiromasa SHIBUYA, Younhee LIM, Tae Jin CHOI, Chul Joon HEO
  • Patent number: 11889640
    Abstract: According to various embodiments of the disclosure, an electronic device may comprise: a foldable housing including a hinge structure comprising a hinge, a first housing connected to the hinge structure and including a first surface and a second surface spaced apart from the first surface and inclined at a first angle with respect to the first surface and a second housing connected to the hinge structure and including a third surface and a fourth surface spaced apart from the third surface, wherein in a folded state, the first surface faces the third surface and, in a fully unfolded state, a direction in which the first surface faces is identical to a direction in which the third surface faces, a first support disposed in the first housing and including a fifth surface inclined at a second angle different from the first angle with respect to the first surface, a first battery disposed on the fifth surface, and a display including a display panel extending from the first surface to the third surface and a disp
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Woosung Chun, Soojung Kim, Joon Heo, Hyunju Hong
  • Patent number: 11871642
    Abstract: An OLED panel for implementing biometric recognition influencing an aperture ratio of an OLED light emitter i includes a substrate, an OLED on the substrate, and a driver on the substrate. The OLED may emit visible light, and the driver may drive the OLED. The driver may include a visible light sensor configured to detect the visible light emitted by the OLED, and the visible light sensor may overlap the OLED in a direction that is substantially perpendicular to an upper surface of the substrate. The OLED panel may include a near infrared ray OLED that is configured to emit near infrared rays, and the driver may include a near infrared ray sensor configured to detect near infrared rays emitted by the near infrared ray OLED. The near infrared ray sensor may overlap the OLED in a direction that is substantially perpendicular to an upper surface of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyung Bae Park, Kwang Hee Lee, Chul Joon Heo
  • Patent number: 11869909
    Abstract: An image sensor may include a substrate, and a plurality of wavelength separation filters on the substrate and arranged along an in-plane direction of the substrate. The wavelength separation filters include a first wavelength separation filter configured to selectively transmit incident light in the first wavelength spectrum, and photoelectrically convert the incident light in at least one of the second wavelength spectrum or the third wavelength spectrum, a second wavelength separation filter configured to selectively transmit the incident light in the second wavelength spectrum and photoelectrically convert the incident light in at least one of the first wavelength spectrum or the third wavelength spectrum, and a third wavelength separation filter configured to selectively transmit the incident light in the third wavelength spectrum and photoelectrically convert the incident light in at least one of the first wavelength spectrum or the second wavelength spectrum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chul Joon Heo, Kyung Bae Park, Sung Young Yun, Seon-Jeong Lim, Feifei Fang, Taejin Choi
  • Publication number: 20240008351
    Abstract: Disclosed are a sensor-embedded display panel and an electronic device including the sensor-embedded display panel. The sensor-embedded panel may include a light emitting element and a photosensor on a substrate. The light emitting element may include a light emitting layer and the photosensor may include a photosensitive layer in parallel with the light emitting layer along an in-plane direction of the substrate. The light emitting element and the photosensor include respective portions of a first common auxiliary layer. The first common auxiliary layer may be continuous along the in-place direction of the substrate and under each of the light emitting layer and the photosensitive layer. The photosensitive layer may include a fluorine-containing p-type semiconductor and a non-fullerene n-type semiconductor. The non-fullerene n-type semiconductor may form a pn junction with the p-type semiconductor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2022
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jisoo SHIN, Hiromasa SHIBUYA, Hyeong-ju KIM, Kyung Bae PARK, Feifei FANG, Sungyoung YUN, Chul Joon HEO
  • Patent number: 11858911
    Abstract: A squarylium compound has high transmittance in a visible wavelength spectrum of light and is configured to selectively absorb light in an infrared/near infrared wavelength spectrum of light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Moon Gyu Han, Kyung Bae Park, Dongseon Lee, Yong Wan Jin, Chul Joon Heo
  • Patent number: 11855236
    Abstract: A sensor includes a first electrode and a second electrode, and a photo-active layer between the first electrode and the second electrode. The photo-active layer includes a light absorbing semiconductor configured to form a Schottky junction with the first electrode. The photo-active layer has a charge carrier trapping site configured to capture photo-generated charge carriers generated based on the light absorbing semiconductor absorbing incident light that enters at least the photo-active layer at a position adjacent to the first electrode. The sensor is configured to have an external quantum efficiency (EQE) that is adjusted based on a voltage bias being applied between the first electrode and the second electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyung Bae Park, Sung Jun Park, Feifei Fang, Sung Young Yun, Seon-Jeong Lim, Chul Joon Heo
  • Patent number: 11854294
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a display panel and a biometric sensor. The display panel includes a light emitter. The biometric sensor is stacked with the display panel and is configured to detect light emitted from the display panel and reflected by a recognition target that is external to the electronic device. The biometric sensor includes a silicon substrate and a photoelectric conversion element on the silicon substrate. The photoelectric conversion element includes a photoelectric conversion layer having wavelength selectivity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyung Bae Park, Sung Han Kim, Sung Young Yun, Seon-Jeong Lim, Chul Joon Heo
  • Publication number: 20230393627
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Inventors: Dongyup LEE, Joon HEO, Jungchul AN
  • Patent number: 11839096
    Abstract: An organic sensor includes a first electrode, a second electrode, an organic active layer between the first electrode and the second electrode, and a protective layer between the organic active layer and the second electrode. Capacitance provided of the first electrode, the protective layer, and the second electrode is less than or equal to about 2×10?10 F.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung Young Yun, Sung Jun Park, Chul Joon Heo, Kyung Bae Park, Gae Hwang Lee, Yong Wan Jin
  • Publication number: 20230354524
    Abstract: An electronic device includes: a hinge structure which is a folding area and includes a hinge housing; a first housing connected to the hinge structure; a second housing connected with the first housing through the hinge structure to be rotatable with respect to the first housing; and a flexible printed circuit board (FPCB), which has one end connected to a first printed circuit board (PCB) disposed in the first housing, and the other end connected to a second PCB disposed in the second housing. The FPCB includes a first section and a second section, the second section is extended from one side of the first section, and a variance in a curvature of the second section is greater than a variance in a curvature of the first section when the first housing and the second housing rotate with respect to the hinge structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2023
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Inventors: Yongyoun KIM, Seyoon BAE, Joon HEO, Sangkyun LEE, Minsu JUNG
  • Publication number: 20230354705
    Abstract: Disclosed are a photoelectric conversion device, and a sensor and an electronic device including the same. The photoelectric conversion device may include a first electrode and a second electrode and a photoelectric conversion layer between the first electrode and the second electrode. The photoelectric conversion layer includes a first material and a second material, which form a pn junction, and a third material that is different from the first material and the second material. The third material is configured to modify a distribution of energy levels of the first material or the second material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2023
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Daiki MINAMI, Sung Young YUN, Kyung Bae PARK, Sung Jun PARK, Chul Joon HEO
  • Publication number: 20230327337
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus having a housing, a flexible display, and a key button which is arranged in a first area on a side of a first part is provided. The key button includes at least one protrusion extending toward the inside of the first part and an antenna structure arranged on the inside of the first part with respect to the first area. The housing includes the first part, a second part, and a connection part arranged between the first part and the second part, the second part being rotatably coupled to the first part through the connection part. The antenna structure includes a dome switch arranged above a substrate at a position corresponding to the at least one protrusion, and a plurality of conductive patches provided on a conductive layer of the substrate. The dome switch may be arranged at the corresponding position between the plurality of conductive patches.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2023
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Inventors: Sungsoo KIM, Seyoon BAE, Byoungryoul SONG, Seungbum CHOI, Wonjoon CHOI, Joon HEO, Seongjin PARK, Sumin YUN, Jaehoon JO, Woosung CHUN
  • Patent number: 11775015
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dongyup Lee, Joon Heo, Jungchul An
  • Publication number: 20230309366
    Abstract: Disclosed are a compound represented by Chemical Formula 1, a sensor including the compound, a sensor-embedded display panel, and an electronic device. In Chemical Formula 1, X1, A, and R1 to R5 are as described in the specification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2022
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tae Jin CHOI, Hyerim HONG, Kyung Bae PARK, Feifei FANG, Sungyoung YUN, Chul Joon HEO
  • Publication number: 20230299115
    Abstract: An image sensor may include a first photo-sensing device on a semiconductor substrate and configured to sense light of a first wavelength spectrum, and second and third photo-sensing devices integrated in the semiconductor substrate and configured to sense light of a second and third wavelength spectrum, respectively. The first photo-sensing device may overlap each of the second and third photo-sensing devices in a thickness direction of the semiconductor substrate. The second and third photo-sensing devices do not overlap in the thickness direction and each have an upper surface, a lower surface, and a doped region therebetween. The third photo-sensing device includes an upper surface deeper further from the upper surface of the semiconductor substrate than the upper surface of the second photo-sensing device and a doped region thicker than the doped region of the second photo-sensing device. The image sensor may omit the first photo-sensing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2023
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyung Bae Park, Yong Wan Jin, Sung Young Yun, Sung Jun Park, Feifei Fang, Chul Joon Heo