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).

  • Patent number: 11737360
    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: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Daiki Minami, Sung Young Yun, Kyung Bae Park, Sung Jun Park, Chul Joon Heo
  • Publication number: 20230261386
    Abstract: An antenna module is provided. According to an aspect of the present disclosure, an antenna module attached to a support surface provided in a vehicle radar sensor to transmit and receive radio waves may include an antenna body in which one surface is stacked on the support surface; a through path formed inside the antenna body and extending in one direction; at least one slot formed through the through path toward the other surface of the antenna body and extending in the one direction; and a first radio wave absorbing member extending in the one direction and disposed parallel to opposite sides of the through path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2022
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Inventors: HYUNSEOK LEE, SUNG JOON HEO
  • Patent number: 11713952
    Abstract: Disclosed are an organic photoelectric device including a first electrode and a second electrode facing each other and a photoelectric conversion layer between the first electrode and the second electrode, wherein the photoelectric conversion layer includes a p-type semiconductor, an n-type semiconductor, and an n-type dopant represented by Chemical Formula 1, and an image sensor and an electronic device including the same. Definitions of Chemical Formula 1 are the same as defined in the detailed description.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyung Bae Park, Sung Jun Park, Hiromasa Shibuya, Sung Young Yun, Gae Hwang Lee, Yong Wan Jin, Chui Joon Heo
  • Patent number: 11716892
    Abstract: An OLED display panel may include a substrate, an OLED light emitter on the substrate and configured to emit light, and a visible light sensor on the substrate and configured to detect at least a portion of the emitted light based on reflection of the portion of the emitted light from a recognition target. The visible light sensor is in a non-light emitting region adjacent to the OLED light emitter so as to be horizontally aligned with the OLED light emitter in a horizontal direction extending parallel to an upper surface of the substrate, or between the substrate and a non-light emitting region adjacent to the OLED light emitter such that the visible light sensor is vertically aligned with the non-light emitting region in a vertical direction extending perpendicular to the upper surface of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyung Bae Park, Sung Young Yun, Gae Hwang Lee, Yong Wan Jin, Chui Joon Heo
  • Patent number: 11713326
    Abstract: A compound of Chemical Formula 1, and an organic photoelectric device, an image sensor, and an electronic device including the same are disclosed: In Chemical Formula 1, each substituent is the same as defined in the detailed description.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jisoo Shin, Chul Baik, Sung Young Yun, Taejin Choi, Kyung Bae Park, Gae Hwang Lee, Yeong Suk Choi, Chul Joon Heo, Hye Rim Hong
  • Patent number: 11711974
    Abstract: A compound of Chemical Formula 1, and an organic photoelectric device, an image sensor, and an electronic device including the same are disclosed: In Chemical Formula 1, each substituent is the same as defined in the detailed description.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Taejin Choi, Chul Baik, Ji Soo Shin, Sung Young Yun, Kyung Bae Park, Gae Hwang Lee, Yeong Suk Choi, Chui Joon Heo
  • Patent number: 11711930
    Abstract: A photoelectric device includes a first photoelectric conversion layer including a heterojunction that includes a first p-type semiconductor and a first n-type semiconductor, a second photoelectric conversion layer on the first photoelectric conversion layer and including a heterojunction that includes a second p-type semiconductor and a second n-type semiconductor. A peak absorption wavelength (?max1) of the first photoelectric conversion layer and a peak absorption wavelength (?max2) of the second photoelectric conversion layer are included in a common wavelength spectrum of light that is one wavelength spectrum of light of a red wavelength spectrum of light, a green wavelength spectrum of light, a blue wavelength spectrum of light, a near infrared wavelength spectrum of light, or an ultraviolet wavelength spectrum of light, and a light-absorption full width at half maximum (FWHM) of the second photoelectric conversion layer is narrower than an FWHM of the first photoelectric conversion layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyung Bae Park, Takkyun Ro, Kiyohiko Tsutsumi, Chul Joon Heo, Yong Wan Jin
  • Publication number: 20230218562
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a compound represented by Formula (I) and a pharmaceutically acceptable salt which are effective as a dopamine reuptake inhibitor and a method of using the compound: wherein X is independently halo, alkyl, alkoxy or nitro; m is 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4; n is 1 or 2; R1 and R2 are independently H— or alkyl; R3 is H—, alkyl or aralkyl; and R4 is H— or aryl.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2023
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Inventors: Young-Soon KANG, Jin-Yong CHUNG, Cheol-Young MAENG, Han-Ju YI, Ki-Ho LEE, Joon HEO, Eun-Hee CHAE, Yu-Jin SHIN
  • Patent number: 11690542
    Abstract: Disclosed is a non-invasive biometric sensor including a light source, an organic photodetector, and a detector. The light source is configured to irradiate light in a desired (and/or alternatively predetermined) wavelength range to a body part. The organic photodetector is configured to sense the light in the desired (and/or alternatively predetermined) wavelength range in response to the light in the desired (and/or alternatively predetermined) range being transmitted through the body part. The detector is configured to determine biomedical information of the body part based on an amount of the light sensed by the organic photodetector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chui Joon Heo, Kyung Bae Park, Takkyun Ro, Kwang Hee Lee, Dongseon Lee, Yong Wan Jin, Moon Gyu Han
  • Publication number: 20230208531
    Abstract: A receiver of an optical communication system includes an organic photoelectric conversion device configured to convert optical signals received from a transmitter into an electrical signal; and a demodulator configured to input the electrical signal to a trained artificial neural network and demodulate the electrical signal based on an output of the trained artificial neural network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2022
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Applicants: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., INCHEON NATIONAL UNIVERSITY RESEARCH & BUSINESS FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Chul Joon Heo, Hyunchae Chun, Seoyeon Oh, Seonghyeon Cho, Kyung Bae Park, Hwijoung Seo, Younhee Lim
  • Publication number: 20230198128
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes first and second printed circuit boards (PCBs); a flexible PCB (FPCB) connecting the first and second PCBs; and an antenna module between the first and second PCBs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2023
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: Chanhee OH, Joon HEO, Soon PARK
  • Patent number: 11683971
    Abstract: An OLED display panel may include a substrate, an OLED light emitter on the substrate and configured to emit light, and a visible light sensor on the substrate and configured to detect at least a portion of the emitted light based on reflection of the portion of the emitted light from a recognition target. The visible light sensor is in a non-light emitting region adjacent to the OLED light emitter so as to be horizontally aligned with the OLED light emitter in a horizontal direction extending parallel to an upper surface of the substrate, or between the substrate and a non-light emitting region adjacent to the OLED light emitter such that the visible light sensor is vertically aligned with the non-light emitting region in a vertical direction extending perpendicular to the upper surface of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyung Bae Park, Sung Young Yun, Gae Hwang Lee, Yong Wan Jin, Chui Joon Heo
  • Publication number: 20230157167
    Abstract: A photoelectric device includes a first electrode, a second electrode, a photoelectric conversion layer between the first electrode and the second electrode, and a charge transport layer between the first electrode and the photoelectric conversion layer. The photoelectric conversion layer is configured to absorb light in a wavelength spectrum and converting the absorbed light into an electrical signal. The charge transport layer includes a first charge transport material and a second charge transport material which collectively define a heterojunction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2023
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seok-Hwan HONG, Sung Jun PARK, Kyung Bae PARK, Sung Young YUN, Chul Joon HEO
  • Publication number: 20230134363
    Abstract: An organic compound is represented by Chemical Formula 1. In Chemical Formula 1, X1, X2, Ar1, n, R1, R2, A1, and A2 are each the same as in the specification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2022
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jeong Il PARK, Sung Young YUN, Hyeongju KIM, Kyung Bae PARK, Jisoo SHIN, Taejin CHOI, Chul Joon HEO
  • Patent number: 11631819
    Abstract: Disclosed are a photoelectric conversion device and an organic sensor and an electronic device including the same. The photoelectric conversion device includes a first and a second electrode, a photoelectric conversion layer between the first and the second electrode and configured to absorb light in at least one portion of a wavelength spectrum and to convert the absorbed light into an electric signal, and a buffer layer between the second electrode and the photoelectric conversion layer and including a mixture of at least two materials. The mixture includes a first and a second material. The first material has an energy bandgap of at least about 3.2 eV and a HOMO energy level of at least about 6.0 eV. The second material has an energy bandgap of less than or equal to about 2.8 eV and a HOMO energy level of at least about 6.0 eV.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyung Bae Park, Sung Jun Park, Feifei Fang, Sung Young Yun, Seon-Jeong Lim, Youn Hee Lim, Chul Joon Heo
  • Patent number: 11625941
    Abstract: A fingerprint sensor may include first and second electrodes, a light absorption layer isolated from direct contact with the first and second electrodes, and an insulation layer between the first electrode and the light absorption layer and further between the second electrode and the light absorption layer. A reflective layer may be between the light absorption layer and the first electrode. The insulation layer may include a first insulation layer between the first electrode and the light absorption layer, and a second insulation layer between the second electrode and the light absorption layer. A fingerprint sensor array including a plurality of fingerprint sensors may at least partially expose a plurality of sub-pixels of a display panel on which the fingerprint sensor array is located.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Gae Hwang Lee, Kyung Bae Park, Sung Jun Park, Sung Young Yun, Yong Wan Jin, Chul Joon Heo
  • Publication number: 20230105575
    Abstract: A compound that may be applied to a sensor to improve electrical properties thereof is represented by Chemical Formula 1: In Chemical Formula 1, each substituent is the same as defined in the detailed description.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2022
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hye Rim HONG, Seon-Jeong LIM, Chul Joon HEO, Kyung Bae PARK, Sung Young YUN, Taejin CHOI
  • Publication number: 20230096714
    Abstract: An electronic device may include, for example: a first housing, a second housing, a hinge cover, a hinge structure, a display, and a flexible printed circuit board (FPCB) including a rigid portion configured to be disposed on a first cover portion in the folded state, a first flexible portion connected to the rigid portion and configured to be at least partially bent along a second cover portion, and a second flexible portion connected to the rigid portion oppositely to the first flexible portion and configured to be at least partially bent along a third cover portion. The rigid portion is more rigid than the first flexible portion and the second flexible portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2022
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Inventors: Seyoon BAE, Yongyoun KIM, Joon HEO, Chanhee OH
  • Patent number: 11616092
    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: November 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyung Bae Park, Yong Wan Jin, Sung Young Yun, Sung Jun Park, Feifei Fang, Chui Joon Heo
  • Publication number: 20230036360
    Abstract: An organic photodiode includes a first electrode including a reflective layer, a second electrode including a semi-transmissive layer, a photoelectric conversion layer between the first electrode and the second electrode and including an organic light absorbing material, and a buffer layer that is at least one of between the reflective layer and the photoelectric conversion layer or between the semi-transmissive layer and the photoelectric conversion layer. The organic photodiode is configured to exhibit at least three external quantum efficiency (EQE) spectra in a wavelength region of about 380 nm to about 3000 nm and each EQE spectrum of the at least three EQE spectra has a full width at half maximum of about 2 nm to about 100 nm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2022
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung Young YUN, Kyung Bae PARK, Chul Joon HEO, Feifei FANG, Hwijoung SEO