Patents by Inventor Kangmin Choe

Kangmin Choe 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: 9319498
    Abstract: A portable electronic device 1 of the present invention is provided with: a first body 2A; a second body 2B, which can be arranged in either a first state of engaging with the first body 2A, or a second state of not engaging with the first body 2A, and one end side which has a concave portion 13, to which an external force is applied so as to transition from the first state to the second state; a sound input unit 31, which is provided between the first body 2A and the second body 2B; and a communicating portion 23 for establishing communication between the concave portion 13 of the second body 2B and the sound input unit 31, in the first state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: KYOCERA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kangmin Choe, Keigo Kawamura
  • Publication number: 20150256657
    Abstract: A portable electronic device 1 of the present invention is provided with: a first body 2A; a second body 2B, which can be arranged in either a first state of engaging with the first body 2A, or a second state of not engaging with the first body 2A, and one end side which has a concave portion 13, to which an external force is applied so as to transition from the first state to the second state; a sound input unit 31, which is provided between the first body 2A and the second body 2B; and a communicating portion 23 for establishing communication between the concave portion 13 of the second body 2B and the sound input unit 31, in the first state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2013
    Publication date: September 10, 2015
    Inventors: Kangmin Choe, Keigo Kawamura
  • Patent number: 8107259
    Abstract: Provided is a portable electronic device wherein breakage due to stress concentration at a portion of a housing in a connecting part side is suppressed. A second housing 5 of a mobile phone 1 has a front case 29 and a rear case 37 which face each other in a direction that faces a first housing 3 in a closed state. The front case 29 and the rear case 37 are connected to each other at a plurality of hole parts 41 arranged at a plurality of positions within a facing surface. The front case 29 has a resin part 55 formed of a resin, and a sheet metal part 57 which is formed of a metal and is at least partially embedded in the resin part 55. The sheet metal part 57 has a main body part 59 surrounded by the hole parts 41; and an extending part 61 extending from the main body part 59 up to a position closer to the connecting part 7 than a hole part 41A, 41B arranged closer to the connecting part 7 than the main body part 59 and embedded in the resin part 55.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignee: Kyocera Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Hirota, Kangmin Choe
  • Publication number: 20100157553
    Abstract: Provided is a portable electronic device wherein breakage due to stress concentration at a portion of a housing in a connecting part side is suppressed. A second housing 5 of a mobile phone 1 has a front case 29 and a rear case 37 which face each other in a direction that faces a first housing 3 in a closed state. The front case 29 and the rear case 37 are connected to each other at a plurality of hole parts 41 arranged at a plurality of positions within a facing surface. The front case 29 has a resin part 55 formed of a resin, and a sheet metal part 57 which is formed of a metal and is at least partially embedded in the resin part 55. The sheet metal part 57 has a main body part 59 surrounded by the hole parts 41; and an extending part 61 extending from the main body part 59 up to a position closer to the connecting part 7 than a hole part 41A, 41B arranged closer to the connecting part 7 than the main body part 59 and embedded in the resin part 55.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2008
    Publication date: June 24, 2010
    Applicant: KYOCERA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Hirota, Kangmin Choe