Patents by Inventor Joong Hyun AN

Joong Hyun AN 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: 20130112258
    Abstract: A solar cell with improved photoelectric conversion efficiency is disclosed. The cell solar cell includes a substrate, along with a reflection electrode layer, a light absorption layer, and a transparent layer sequentially laminated on the substrate. The reflection electrode layer includes a first electrode layer contacting the substrate, nanoparticles on the first electrode layer, and a second electrode layer on the first electrode layer and covering the nanoparticles. The second electrode layer has a first surface-roughness of nanometer (nm) scale.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2012
    Publication date: May 9, 2013
    Inventors: Joong-Hyun Park, Myung-Hun Shin
  • Publication number: 20130010497
    Abstract: A display device includes: a first chassis including a bottom surface, and a side wall which extends from an edge of the bottom surface; a light guide plate in the first chassis; a first fixing member which overlaps the side wall of the first chassis and contacts an upper surface of the light guide plate; and a first fastening member which fastens the first fixing member to the side wall of the first chassis. The first chassis includes a groove which extends through the side wall of the first chassis, the light guide plate includes a first protrusion which protrudes from an edge of the light guide plate and extends into the groove, and the first fixing member contacts an upper surface of the first protrusion of the light guide plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2011
    Publication date: January 10, 2013
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jae Sang Lee, Jin Seo, Hyung Jin Kim, Joong-Hyun Kim
  • Patent number: 8344601
    Abstract: A light emitting device with improved heat dissipation is provided. The light emitting device includes a first lead frame, a second lead frame, a light emitting element and a housing. The first lead frame includes a light emitting element mounting portion, a first heat dissipation portion extending from the light emitting element mounting portion in a first direction, and second and third heat dissipation portions extending from the light emitting element mounting portion in a second direction opposite to the first direction. The second lead frame extends in the second direction and is disposed between and spaced apart from the second and third heat dissipation portions. The light emitting element is mounted on the light emitting element mounting portion and is electrically coupled to the first and second lead frames. The housing encapsulates the first and second lead frames.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Joong-Hyun Baek, Hee-Jin Lee
  • Publication number: 20120327685
    Abstract: A light guide plate for a backlight. The light guide plate includes: a light source unit for generating light; a light guide plate proximate to the light source unit and including an upper surface and a lower surface; and a light emission pattern configured to diffuse a portion of the light directed toward an image display panel, and a first straight pattern configured to channel the light along a direction substantially parallel to a direction of propagation of the light generated by the light source unit, both the light emission pattern and the first straight pattern being disposed on one of the upper surface and the lower surface of the light guide plate, in which the first straight pattern has peaks and valleys formed in alternating and repeating manner in a direction substantially perpendicular to a direction of propagation of the light generated by the light source unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2011
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Inventors: Min-Young SONG, Seong-Yong Hwang, Joong-Hyun Kim, Sang-Won Lee, Jin-Sung Choi, Ju-Hwa Ha, Jin Seo, Yong-Kyu Kang
  • Patent number: 8319929
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display with two insulating substrates. A first insulating substrate has crossing signal lines, a pixel electrode, and a drain electrode electrically connected to the pixel electrode through a contact hole. A spacer is formed on the first signal line of the first insulating substrate, and is wider at a first portion close to the first insulating substrate than at a second portion close to the second insulating substrate, and the drain electrode comprises a first portion and a second portion extending in a different direction with respect to the first portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Joong-Hyun Mun, Jang-Kun Song, Yong-Woo Choi, Bo-Sung Kim, Kwan-Wook Jung, Jung-Ho Lee, Hyo-Rak Nam
  • Patent number: 8308386
    Abstract: Disclosed is a pencil type cosmetic container, in particular to a pencil type cosmetic container which is directed to discharging cosmetic stuff to the outside by pressing upwards a button installed at a side surface of a cosmetic container, resulting in an easier use along with a simple construction for thereby decreasing a manufacture cost. In addition, it is easier to use since cosmetic stuff can be discharged by pressing upwards a button installed at a lateral side surface of a cosmetic container using one hand.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Yonwoo Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Joong-Hyun Ki
  • Patent number: 8310046
    Abstract: A wafer stacked semiconductor package (WSP) having a vertical heat emission path and a method of fabricating the same are provided. The WSP comprises a substrate on which semiconductor chips are mounted; a plurality of semiconductor chips stacked vertically on the substrate; a cooling through-hole formed vertically in the plurality of semiconductor chips, and sealed; micro holes formed on the circumference of the cooling through-hole; and coolant filling the inside of the cooling through-hole. Accordingly, the WSP reduces a temperature difference between the semiconductor chips and quickly dissipates the heat generated by the stacked semiconductor chips.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Joong-Hyun Baek, Hee-Jin Lee
  • Patent number: 8308029
    Abstract: A dispenser has a reservoir to hold a fluid, in at least one embodiment a viscous cosmetic, with a pump and a set of groove protrusions attached integrally. The dispenser fits within an outer casing that houses the reservoir and has a set of grooved passages with a flat upper section, a flat lower section, and a slope in between which seat the set of groove protrusions. The dispenser is raised and lowered within the outer casing with a hollow rotating body that has a set of straight grooves that simultaneously seat the set of groove protrusions so that when the hollow rotating body is twisted on top of the outer casing, the dispenser can move up or down. The hollow rotating body also has a notch to seat a button and nozzle actuating top when the dispenser is rotated to its lowest position. When the button and nozzle are depressed, fluid is dispensed through the nozzle. More or less fluid is dispensed depending on how high the dispenser is raised with respect to the outer casing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Yonwoo Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Joong Hyun Ki
  • Patent number: 8303154
    Abstract: A backlight assembly includes a plurality of light sources emitting light and a diffusion plate. The diffusion plate includes an incident surface on which the light is incident, an exit surface which is opposite the incident surface and from which the light exits, and first and second lens patterns which are disposed on the exit surface and have different shapes from each other. Each of the first lens patterns includes a first curved portion which forms a curve and first linear portions which extend from both ends of the first curved portion, respectively. Each of the second lens patterns includes a second curved portion which forms a curve and second linear portions which extend from both ends of the second curved portion, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ju-Hwa Ha, Young-Ran Son, Joong-Hyun Kim
  • Publication number: 20120249438
    Abstract: A light-emitting assembly includes a light guide plate (LGP), a first infrared light-emitting part, a second infrared light-emitting part and a visible light-emitting part. The LGP has printed circuit patterns formed on a lower surface thereof. The first infrared light-emitting part includes a plurality of first infrared light-emitting diodes (LEDs) disposed at a first side of the LGP and spaced apart by intervals having different sizes. The second infrared light-emitting part includes a plurality of second infrared LEDs disposed at a second side of the LGP and spaced apart by intervals having different sizes. The visible light-emitting part includes a plurality of visible LEDs disposed at a third side of the LGP and spaced apart by intervals having different sizes, so that infrared light and visible light that is emitted from the two different kinds of light sources may be uniformly provided to a touch screen panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Inventors: Joong-Hyun Kim, Dong-Kwon Kim, Min-Young Song
  • Patent number: 8184439
    Abstract: A semiconductor module includes a semiconductor package generating thermal energy, a heat collecting member transferring thermal energy from the semiconductor package to a heat collection area in the heat collecting member, a heat radiating member transferring thermal energy received from the heat collecting member and package to the outside, and a thermoelectric device transferring thermal energy through the heat collection area to the heat radiating member via the thermoelectric effect. The heat collecting member and heat radiating member may be otherwise insulated so thermal energy is transferred and controlled by the thermoelectric device. The package may be a dynamic random access memory (DRAM), microprocessor, central processing unit (CPU), graphic processing unit (GPU), or flash memory. The heat radiating member may be an external case of a solid state disk (SSD), and the thermoelectric device may be a Peltier cooler controlled through a power line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Joong-hyun Baek, Hee-jin Lee, Jin-kwon Bae
  • Patent number: 8167472
    Abstract: An optical sheet (140) includes a base layer (142a) and a light condensing pattern (142b) formed on the base layer integrally with the base layer and including one or more peaks and one or more valleys. Each of the base layer and the light condensing pattern includes a continuous phase and a dispersed phase. The dispersed phase is stretched in a main stretching direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dong-Hoon Kim, Jin-Sung Choi, Joong-Hyun Kim, Seung-Hwan Chung, Seung-Mo Kim
  • Publication number: 20120099304
    Abstract: A light source assembly includes first light sources emitting first light in a first wavelength range, second light sources emitting second light in a second wavelength range which is at least partially different from the first wavelength range, and an optical member on which light emitted from the first light sources and the second light sources is incident. A distance between adjacent first light sources, and a distance between adjacent second light sources is defined as an average pitch. The average pitch of the second light sources arranged in a specific direction, is larger than the average pitch of the first light sources arranged in the specific direction. The optical member has a reflectance with respect to the second light, which is larger than a reflectance with respect to the first light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2011
    Publication date: April 26, 2012
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Joong-Hyun KIM, Ju-Hwa HA, Kang-Woo LEE
  • Patent number: 8152026
    Abstract: Provided is a nozzle retractable dispenser which includes a container (20); a cylinder (22); a piston (24); a pressing member (28); an elastic unit (30); a pumping button (36), in which a button portion (32) is formed at the upper portion of the pressing member (28), and a nozzle (34) communicating with the communication hole (26) is protruded in a lateral direction of the pressing member (28); and a cover member (40). Here, the pumping button (36) goes slidingly forward and backward with respect to the pressing member (28) at the state where the pumping button (36) has been elastically supported by the elastic unit (30), so as to be withdrawn and retracted in the lateral direction of the container (20). Accordingly, the nozzle can be withdrawn in a sufficient length in the lateral direction of a container during use, by a simple operation of slidingly manipulating the pumping button.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Assignee: Yonwoo Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Joong Hyun Ki
  • Publication number: 20120060890
    Abstract: Provided are a solar cell module and a manufacturing method thereof. The solar cell module includes a substrate having a first region and a second region; a first electrode disposed on the substrate, in the first region and the second region; and an upper cell disposed in the first region; and a lower cell disposed in the second region. The upper cell and the lower cell each include a first semiconductor layer, an intermediate layer, a second semiconductor layer, and a second electrode that are sequentially stacked. The threshold voltage in the lower cell is lower than the threshold voltage in the upper cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2011
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Joong-Hyun PARK, Myung-Hun SHIN
  • Publication number: 20120062996
    Abstract: An optical plate and a tiled display apparatus having the optical plate of the present invention include a base substrate and a Fresnel lens having a plurality of Fresnel patterns protruding toward the base substrate from a flat upper surface. The optical plate further comprises an anti-reflection layer, and a high-refraction layer having a refractive index higher than that of the anti-reflection layer. The optical plate comprises an adhesive layer disposed between the Fresnel lens and the base substrate to affix the Fresnel lens to the base substrate, and a spacer disposed between the Fresnel lens and the adhesive layer to maintain a distance between the Fresnel lens and the adhesive layer. The base substrate includes a first portion having a first thickness, a second portion having a second thickness thinner than the first thickness and a connecting portion disposed between the first and second portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2011
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Inventors: Joong-Hyun KIM, Sang-Hoon Lee, Min-Young Song, Seung-Mo Kim
  • Publication number: 20120052829
    Abstract: A terminal and a network connection method to automatically connect devices to a network and transfer data to the devices using the received signal strength indication (RSSI) levels of signals respectively received from the devices. The terminal may transfer different data to devices based on the RSSI level of the signals received from the devices and/or the locations of the devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2011
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Applicant: PANTECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: In Youl LEE, Dae Jin KWON, Min Su KIM, Chang Hyun KIM, Joong Hyun LEE, Tae Hoon LEE
  • Patent number: 8124979
    Abstract: Provided are a thin film transistor and a method of manufacturing the same. The thin film transistor includes: a lower structure; a semiconductor layer formed on the lower structure and including a plurality of doping regions; a first insulating layer and a second insulating layer formed on the semiconductor layer and separated from each other; a third insulating layer formed on the first insulating layer and the second insulating layer; and a gate electrode layer formed between regions of the third insulating layer respectively corresponding to the first insulating layer and the second insulating layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Seoul National University Industry Foundation
    Inventors: Ji-sim Jung, Myung-kwan Ryu, Jang-yeon Kwon, Kyung-bae Park, Min-koo Han, Sang-yoon Lee, Joong-hyun Park, Sang-myeon Han, Sun-jae Kim
  • Publication number: 20120045871
    Abstract: Provided are a semiconductor package of a semiconductor chip, a semiconductor module, an electronic system, and methods of manufacturing the same. The method includes mounting a semiconductor chip on a package substrate, forming a molding member on the semiconductor chip, forming via holes penetrating the molding member to expose a portion of a top surface of the semiconductor chip, the via holes being arranged in a lattice shape in a plan view, and forming thermally conductive via plugs in the via holes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2011
    Publication date: February 23, 2012
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Hee-Jin LEE, Joong-Hyun Baek
  • Publication number: 20120000926
    Abstract: A swivel compact container is disclosed. The swivel compact container which has an upper casing and a lower casing hinged with each other wherein an upper side of the lower casing is open or closed by means of a rotation of the upper casing, comprises a compact fixture which is installed in the interior of the lower casing, with a rotation protrusion being protruded from both sides of the compact fixture, respectively, and is installed in the interior of the lower casing and rotates in an upward direction about the rotation protrusions; and a compact storing casing which is installed at one side of the compact fixture and is rotatable at 360° and includes a plurality of compact storing grooves at its upper and lower sides for thereby storing stuff therein, respectively. In the present invention, the compact is easy to use since a storing casing can store stuff at its upper and lower compartments and is rotatable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2010
    Publication date: January 5, 2012
    Inventor: Joong-Hyun Ki