Patents by Inventor Ki Mun Baik

Ki Mun Baik 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: 7522351
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a lens driving device includes a lens receiving part with a lens disposed therein, having first and second extension parts formed at opposed sides in a predetermined interval from each other. The lens driving device also includes an actuator having a body between the first and second extension parts. The actuator body has first and second output members contacting the first and second extension parts of the lens receiving part at opposed ends thereof, and thereby expands, contracts and bends when power is applied. The lens driving device also includes a preload member compressing the first and second extension parts against the actuator body to maintain a status of pressed contact. The lens driving device further includes a guide part for guiding the movement of the lens receiving part in an optical axis direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2009
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dong Kyun Lee, Burhanettin Koc, Ki Mun Baik, Jung Ho Ryu, Jung Seok Lee, Byung Woo Kang