Patents by Inventor Jung-kwon Kim
Jung-kwon 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).
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Publication number: 20240127764Abstract: In a backlight apparatus, a master driving circuit generates a transmission frame including a training period including a clock training pattern and a data period including a plurality of data packets respectively corresponding to the plurality of blocks. A plurality of slave driving circuits correspond to the plurality of blocks, respectively, and are connected to the master driving circuit in a daisy chain structure. Each slave driving circuit receives the transmission frame through the daisy chain structure, recovers a clock based on the clock training pattern, and drives the plurality of light emitting elements included in a corresponding block among the plurality of blocks based on its own data packet among a plurality of data packets.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 12, 2023Publication date: April 18, 2024Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Junil PARK, Sugyeung KANG, Yongil Kwon, Kang Joo KIM, Alan Kyongho KIM, Sunkwon KIM, Yong-Yun PARK, Jung-Pil LIM, Hyunwook LIM
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Publication number: 20240066314Abstract: A method of manufacturing a laser irradiation device for oral treatment includes (a) molding a base frame having a tongue fixing frame part convexly formed upward so that the tongue is inserted into a lower space thereof and a teeth seating part concavely formed so that human teeth are seated therein, (b) assembling an LED strip with respect to the base frame, the LED strip having a plurality of laser diodes installed on a flexible circuit board to correspond to the shape of the base frame, (c) injecting a liquid light-transparent resin material into an upper light-transparent cover and a lower light-transparent cover respectively corresponding to the shapes of upper and lower parts of the base frame, and (d) respectively pressing the upper light-transparent cover and the lower light-transparent cover vertically upward and downward with respect to the base frame.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 22, 2023Publication date: February 29, 2024Applicant: P-TECH CO., LTD.Inventors: Yo Sung CHOI, Jung Eun KIM, In Young JO, Hyung Kwon BYEON
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Patent number: 11454388Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a refrigerator with an improved lighting structure. The refrigerator includes a main body in which a storage compartment is formed, a light source provided on an inner surface of the storage compartment to provide light, and a lighting cover provided to cover the light source, wherein the lighting cover includes a first opening formed to irradiate light in a direction perpendicular to the inner surface of the storage compartment, and a second opening formed to be inclined with respect to the inner surface so that light is irradiated to the front of the storage compartment.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2019Date of Patent: September 27, 2022Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Chun Seong Kim, Byoung Woo Ko, Jung Kwon Kim, Gwang Jin Jung, Jeong Su Han
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Patent number: 11324080Abstract: An induction heating cooking device includes a cooking table having an auxiliary slit; an induction coil for generating a magnetic field so as to inductively heat a cooking container placed on the cooking table; multiple light sources disposed at the outside of the induction coil; and a main slit through which light emitted from the light sources passes. The induction heating cooking device forms a virtual flame image on the cooking container, thereby enabling the heating state of the induction heating cooking device to be intuitively checked.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2020Date of Patent: May 3, 2022Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Hee Sup Kim, Han Seong Kang, Jong Sung Park, Jung Kwon Kim, Hyung Jin Kim, Pung Yeun Cho, Yeon A Hwang
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Publication number: 20220049845Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a refrigerator with an improved lighting structure. The refrigerator includes a main body in which a storage compartment is formed, a light source provided on an inner surface of the storage compartment to provide light, and a lighting cover provided to cover the light source, wherein the lighting cover includes a first opening formed to irradiate light in a direction perpendicular to the inner surface of the storage compartment, and a second opening formed to be inclined with respect to the inner surface so that light is irradiated to the front of the storage compartment.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2019Publication date: February 17, 2022Inventors: Chun Seong KIM, Byoung Woo KO, Jung Kwon KIM, Gwang Jin JUNG, Jeong Su HAN
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Patent number: 11191130Abstract: An induction heating cooking device includes a cooking table having an auxiliary slit through which light passes; an induction coil for generating a magnetic field so as to inductively heat a cooking container placed on the cooking table; at least one light source disposed at the outer edge of the induction coil; an optical member for changing the traveling direction of light emitted the light source and concentrating the light, and a main slit through which light emitted from the optical member passes so as to form a flame image on the cooking container. The induction heating cooking device forms a virtual flame image on the lower surface of a cooking container at the time of operation of the induction coil, thereby enabling the heating state of the cooking container to be easily recognized.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2020Date of Patent: November 30, 2021Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Gwang Jin Jung, Jung Kwon Kim, Ji Hyeoung Lee
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Publication number: 20210037617Abstract: An induction heating cooking device includes a cooking table having an auxiliary slit through which light passes; an induction coil for generating a magnetic field so as to inductively heat a cooking container placed on the cooking table; at least one light source disposed at the outer edge of the induction coil; an optical member for changing the traveling direction of light emitted the light source and concentrating the light, and a main slit through which light emitted from the optical member passes so as to form a flame image on the cooking container. The induction heating cooking device forms a virtual flame image on the lower surface of a cooking container at the time of operation of the induction coil, thereby enabling the heating state of the cooking container to be easily recognized.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2020Publication date: February 4, 2021Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Gwang Jin JUNG, Jung Kwon KIM, Ji Hyeoung LEE
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Publication number: 20200413498Abstract: An induction heating cooking device includes a cooking table having an auxiliary slit; an induction coil for generating a magnetic field so as to inductively heat a cooking container placed on the cooking table; multiple light sources disposed at the outside of the induction coil; and a main slit through which light emitted from the light sources passes. The induction heating cooking device forms a virtual flame image on the cooking container, thereby enabling the heating state of the induction heating cooking device to be intuitively checked.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2020Publication date: December 31, 2020Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hee Sup KIM, Han Seong KANG, Jong Sung PARK, Jung Kwon KIM, Hyung Jin KIM, Pung Yeun CHO, Yeon A HWANG
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Patent number: 10834787Abstract: An induction heating cooking device includes a cooking table having an auxiliary slit through which light passes; an induction coil for generating a magnetic field so as to inductively heat a cooking container placed on the cooking table; at least one light source disposed at the outer edge of the induction coil; an optical member for changing the traveling direction of light emitted the light source and concentrating the light, and a main slit through which light emitted from the optical member passes so as to form a flame image on the cooking container. The induction heating cooking device forms a virtual flame image on the lower surface of a cooking container at the time of operation of the induction coil, thereby enabling the heating state of the cooking container to be easily recognized.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2015Date of Patent: November 10, 2020Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Gwang Jin Jung, Jung Kwon Kim, Ji Hyeoung Lee
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Patent number: 10805989Abstract: An induction heating cooking device includes a cooking table having an auxiliary slit; an induction coil for generating a magnetic field so as to inductively heat a cooking container placed on the cooking table; multiple light sources disposed at the outside of the induction coil; and a main slit through which light emitted from the light sources passes. The induction heating cooking device forms a virtual flame image on the cooking container, thereby enabling the heating state of the induction heating cooking device to be intuitively checked.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2015Date of Patent: October 13, 2020Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Hee Sup Kim, Han Seong Kang, Jong Sung Park, Jung Kwon Kim, Hyung Jin Kim, Pung Yeun Cho, Yeon A Hwang
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Publication number: 20200166218Abstract: An oven includes a main body having a cooking room, a door disposed in the main body to open or close the cooking room, a door having a window to view the inside of the cooking room, a light emitting member disposed in the door, and a guide member to guide light of the light emitting member toward the cooking room.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2020Publication date: May 28, 2020Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Ji-Woon JE, Byoung Woo KO, Gwang Jin JUNG, Jung Kwon KIM, Chun Seong KIM, Sung Soo PARK
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Patent number: 10551069Abstract: An oven includes a main body having a cooking room, a door disposed in the main body to open or close the cooking room, a door having a window to view the inside of the cooking room, a light emitting member disposed in the door, and a guide member to guide light of the light emitting member toward the cooking room.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2017Date of Patent: February 4, 2020Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Ji-Woon Je, Byoung Woo Ko, Gwang Jin Jung, Jung Kwon Kim, Chun Seong Kim, Sung Soo Park
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Patent number: 10458656Abstract: Disclosed herein is a cooking apparatus including a switch assembly configured to uniformly distribute light emitted around a switch. A cooking apparatus includes a main body having a cooking chamber and a switch assembly rotatably mounted on the main body. The switch assembly includes a switch rotatably provided, a switch holder coupled to the switch and a light guide disposed between the switch and the switch holder to uniformly emit light emitted from a light source.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2016Date of Patent: October 29, 2019Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Gwang Jin Jung, Byoung Woo Ko, Jung Kwon Kim, Chun Seong Kim
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Publication number: 20180356100Abstract: Disclosed herein is a cooking apparatus including a switch assembly configured to uniformly distribute light emitted around a switch. A cooking apparatus includes a main body having a cooking chamber and a switch assembly rotatably mounted on the main body. The switch assembly includes a switch rotatably provided, a switch holder coupled to the switch and a light guide disposed between the switch and the switch holder to uniformly emit light emitted from a light source.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2016Publication date: December 13, 2018Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Gwang Jin JUNG, Byoung Woo KO, Jung Kwon KIM, Chun Seong KIM
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Patent number: 9937453Abstract: An air purifier includes a main body having an inlet configured to receive air and a discharger configured to discharge the air. The air purifier also includes a filter disposed within the main body and configure to purify contaminates from the air. The air purifier also includes a contamination sensor disposed adjacent to the filter and integrally includes a light emitter configured to emit a light toward the filter and a light receiver configured to receive the light emitted from the light emitter.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2015Date of Patent: April 10, 2018Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Jae-ho Baek, Kee-hwan Ka, Chun-seong Kim, Jung-kwon Kim, Jeong-su Han
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Publication number: 20170350603Abstract: An oven includes a main body having a cooking room, a door disposed in the main body to open or close the cooking room, a door having a window to view the inside of the cooking room, a light emitting member disposed in the door, and a guide member to guide light of the light emitting member toward the cooking room.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2017Publication date: December 7, 2017Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Ji-Woon JE, Byoung Woo KO, Gwang Jin JUNG, Jung Kwon KIM, Chung Seong KIM, Sung Soo PARK
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Publication number: 20170196048Abstract: An induction heating cooking device includes a cooking table having an auxiliary slit through which light passes; an induction coil for generating a magnetic field so as to inductively heat a cooking container placed on the cooking table; at least one light source disposed at the outer edge of the induction coil; an optical member for changing the traveling direction of light emitted the light source and concentrating the light, and a main slit through which light emitted from the optical member passes so as to form a flame image on the cooking container. The induction heating cooking device forms a virtual flame image on the lower surface of a cooking container at the time of operation of the induction coil, thereby enabling the heating state of the cooking container to be easily recognized.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 20, 2015Publication date: July 6, 2017Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Gwang Jin JUNG, Jung Kwon KIM, Ji Hyeoung LEE
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Publication number: 20170196049Abstract: An induction heating cooking device includes a cooking table having an auxiliary slit; an induction coil for generating a magnetic field so as to inductively heat a cooking container placed on the cooking table; multiple light sources disposed at the outside of the induction coil; and a main slit through which light emitted from the light sources passes. The induction heating cooking device forms a virtual flame image on the cooking container, thereby enabling the heating state of the induction heating cooking device to be intuitively checked.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 19, 2015Publication date: July 6, 2017Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hee Sup KIM, Han Seong KANG, Jong Sung PARK, Jung Kwon KIM, Hyung Jin KIM, Pung Yeun CHO, Yeon A HWANG
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Patent number: 9531902Abstract: A scanner module and an image scanning apparatus employing the same. The scanner module comprises an illuminator for illuminating light on an object to be scanned. The illuminator includes a light emitting diode, a light guide extending in a main scanning direction to change a direction of the light received from the light emitting diode, and at least one elastic member to elastically support at least one longitudinal end of the light guide. As the light guide is elastically supported by the elastic member, convex deformation or bowing of an emission face of the light guide due to thermal expansion can be reduced.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2015Date of Patent: December 27, 2016Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Jung Kwon Kim, Dong Hua Lee, Hyun Surk Kim, Kyung Rok Kim
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Patent number: RE48604Abstract: A scanner module and an image scanning apparatus employing the same. The scanner module comprises an illuminator for illuminating light on an object to be scanned. The illuminator includes a light emitting diode, a light guide extending in a main scanning direction to change a direction of the light received from the light emitting diode, and at least one elastic member to elastically support at least one longitudinal end of the light guide. As the light guide is elastically supported by the elastic member, convex deformation or bowing of an emission face of the light guide due to thermal expansion can be reduced.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2017Date of Patent: June 22, 2021Assignee: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.Inventors: Jung Kwon Kim, Dong Hun Lee, Hyun Surk Kim, Kyung Rok Kim