Patents by Inventor Kwang Song

Kwang Song 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: 20150023057
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel, a light guide plate which is disposed under the display panel and includes a first side surface, a second side surface connected to one end of the first side surface, and a third side surface connected to the other end of the first side surface, a first light source disposed to face the first side surface and including a plurality of light emitting devices including a first light emitting device to emit a first color light and a second light emitting device to emit a second color light, and a first reflecting member disposed on the second side surface and having a complementary color to a color of the light emitted from a light emitting device, which is disposed closest to the one end of the first side surface, among the plurality of light emitting devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2013
    Publication date: January 22, 2015
    Applicant: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jung Hyun KIM, Hee-Kwang SONG, SEOKHYUN NAM, Juyoung YOON
  • Patent number: 8915605
    Abstract: A light source module includes a receiving container, a light source disposed in the receiving container and a filter filtering the light produced from the light source. A backlight unit includes a plurality of light source modules. The plurality of light source modules include a first light source module with a filter and a second light source module alternately disposed with the first light source module. The filter includes a substrate, a transparent layer disposed on the first metal layer and a second metal layer disposed on the transparent layer. The filter transilluminating light of specific area is disposed on the light source module. Thus, the backlight unit having high color reproducibility may be manufactured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hee-Kwang Song, Dong-Hwan Kim
  • Patent number: 8902142
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display includes: a signal controller which converts a first image signal having a first gray level based on an original gamma coefficient into a second image signal having a second gray level based on a target gamma coefficient; a liquid crystal panel connected to the signal controller and which displays an image based on the second image signal; and a light-emitting unit connected to the signal controller and which provides light to the liquid crystal panel. The target gamma coefficient is less than or equal to the original gamma coefficient, and a luminance of the light provided by the light-emitting unit is adjusted by the signal controller to minimize an amount of luminance distortion of the image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ju-Young Yoon, Eun-Jeong Kang, Seok-Won Kang, Hee-Kwang Song, Ho-Sik Shin
  • Patent number: 8870402
    Abstract: A backlight assembly includes a first light emitting unit having a first light emitting diode, a second light emitting unit having a second light emitting diode, a third heat conduction member, and a receiving container accommodating the first light emitting unit and the second light emitting unit. The first light emitting unit includes a first heat conduction member connected to the first light emitting diode to absorb a heat from the first light emitting diode, and the second light emitting unit includes a second heat conduction member connected to the second light emitting diode to absorb a heat from the second light emitting diode. A third heat conduction member is connected to the first and second heat conduction members to discharge the heats from the first and second light emitting diodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Juyoung Yoon, Hee-Kwang Song
  • Publication number: 20140177186
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided including a mainboard having a ground; a conductive bracket coupled to the mainboard; and an elastic member coupled to the mainboard, and electrically connected with the ground of the mainboard; wherein the elastic member is in elastic contact with the conductive bracket; and wherein the elastic member is electrically connected to the conductive bracket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2013
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Young-Kwang SONG, Sung-Won PARK, Yong-Lak CHO
  • Publication number: 20140111972
    Abstract: A light source module includes a receiving container, a light source disposed in the receiving container and a filter filtering the light produced from the light source. A backlight unit includes a plurality of light source modules. The plurality of light source modules include a first light source module with a filter and a second light source module alternately disposed with the first light source module. The filter includes a substrate, a transparent layer disposed on the first metal layer and a second metal layer disposed on the transparent layer. The filter transilluminating light of specific area is disposed on the light source module. Thus, the backlight unit having high color reproducibility may be manufactured.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2013
    Publication date: April 24, 2014
    Applicant: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hee-Kwang SONG, Dong-Hwan KIM
  • Patent number: 8698789
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes; a display panel which displays an image using a light, wherein the display panel is divided into a plurality of display areas corresponding to the image, a plurality of main-light source groups which each have a plurality of light sources, wherein the main-light source groups are arranged respectively corresponding to the display areas to provide the light thereto, a power source circuit is connected to each main-light source groups to provide a corresponding driving power to each of the main-light source groups, and a plurality of sub-light source groups, each of which is arranged between two adjacent main-light source groups and wherein each sub-light group receives the driving power applied to each of the two main-light source groups adjacent thereto to provide a light corresponding to an average brightness of the two adjacent main-light source groups to a border area between two adjacent display areas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Young-Min Park, Gicherl Kim, Sang-Il Park, Hee-Kwang Song, Ho-Sik Shin
  • Patent number: 8620993
    Abstract: An activity monitoring system and method are disclosed to reduce the size of an activity sensor device to reduce its power consumption and smoothly transmit activity and occupancy information from the activity sensor device and an occupancy sensor device to an activity monitoring server to monitor an individual's activity and occupancy information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Min Ho Kim, Jae Won Jang, Ho Youl Jung, Sa Kwang Song, Soo Jun Park, Seon Hee Park
  • Patent number: 8571827
    Abstract: Smart footwear includes: a film type insole sensor measuring a change of force applied by a user's foot, as a resistance value; an acceleration sensor measuring an acceleration value according to a change in the motion of the user's foot; and a microcontroller estimating the user's current condition and the quantity of motion based on the resistance value and the acceleration value, and generating user condition information and quantity of motion information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Jae Won Jang, Sa Kwang Song, Ho Youl Jung, Min Ho Kim, Soo Jun Park, Seon Hee Park
  • Patent number: 8509845
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus for impedance matching in a dual standby portable terminal, and a method thereof. The apparatus for impedance matching is configured with first and second modules. The second module includes an antenna for radiating a radio frequency signal, a radio communication unit having a sending end for outputting a radio frequency signal and a receiving end for receiving a radio frequency signal, an impedance matching circuit unit having a specific impedance value, a switch unit for connecting one of the sending end, the receiving end, and the impedance matching circuit unit, to the antenna and a control unit for controlling the switch unit to selectively connect one of the sending end, the receiving end, and the impedance matching circuit unit, to the antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung Won Park, Young Kwang Song
  • Publication number: 20130147364
    Abstract: A back light unit includes a first light source which generates first light in a first wavelength range, a second light source which generates second light in a second wavelength range, and a first wavelength compensating part which adjusts a wavelength of the first light controlling a driving current, which is applied to the first light source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2012
    Publication date: June 13, 2013
    Inventors: Young-Min PARK, Hee-Kwang SONG, Seok-Hyun NAM
  • Patent number: 8373645
    Abstract: A light source driving device includes a resolution analyzing part, a dimming block adjusting part, a local dimming part and a light source unit. The resolution analyzing part obtains an image resolution. The dimming block adjusting part adjusts the size or the number of dimming blocks generating light in a local dimming method in response to the resolution. The local dimming part generates a local dimming signal for individually driving the dimming blocks in response to the image data and the size or the number of dimming blocks. The light source unit is driven by the local dimming signal to generate light. The size or the number of the dimming blocks is adjusted to be optimized for the obtained image resolution, so that regardless of the image resolution, a local dimming signal corresponding to the size and the number of the dimming blocks may be generated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Hee-Kwang Song, Gi-Cherl Kim, Dong-Min Yeo, Sang-Il Park, Yong-Hoon Kwon
  • Publication number: 20130021821
    Abstract: A backlight assembly includes a first light source unit including n light emitting members; and a light guide plate including a first side adjacent to the first light source unit, and a first groove adjacent to a first end of the first side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2012
    Publication date: January 24, 2013
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Byung-Seo YOON, Ju-Young YOON, Han-Moe CHA, Sang-Il PARK, Hee-Kwang SONG, Jung-Kyun KIM, Su-Chang RYU
  • Publication number: 20130003407
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a light source part, a light guide plate, and a display panel. The light source part includes first light sources and second light sources alternately arranged to emit a light having a color different from a color of a light emitted from the second light sources. The light guide plate includes an incident surface having at least one light incident surface facing the light source to guide the light. The display panel receives the light from the light guide plate to display an image. A distance between end portions of the incident surface and the first and second light sources disposed and corresponding to each end portion of the light incident surface is different from a distance between a center portion of the light incident surface and the first and second light sources disposed and corresponding to the center portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2012
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Inventors: Juyoung YOON, Hee-Kwang SONG, HanMoe CHA
  • Patent number: 8320975
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for controlling Low Noise Amplifiers (LNAs) in a dual standby portable terminal according to communication modes are provided. The apparatus and method improve the received signal sensitivity of the receiving unit of the dual-standby portable terminal. The main controller generates an active control signal when a state of the main controller is switched from a reception standby mode to a call mode, and transmits the active control signal to a sub-controller. The sub-controller maintains a turned on state of an LNA under the control of the sub-controller, according to the active control signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Young Kwang Song
  • Patent number: 8261611
    Abstract: A method for analyzing a gait pattern includes: measuring, by a plurality of force sensing resistor (FSR) sensors, foot pressure values, and outputting the measured foot pressure values, respectively; searching for a maximum pressure local area in which the sum of the output values from the FSR sensors included in each of a plurality of pressure local areas is maximized; calculating a center of pressure (COP) with respect to the detected maximum pressure local area; and analyzing a gait pattern by adding the calculated COP to the trajectory of COPs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Min Ho Kim, Ho Youl Jung, Jae Won Jang, Sa Kwang Song, Soo Jun Park
  • Patent number: 8198358
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for preparing phenolic polymers utilizing Coprinus cinereus peroxidase. More particularly, the present invention relates to a process for preparing phenolic polymers by polymerizing phenolic monomers with Coprinus cinereus peroxidase instead of using typical peroxidase which essentially requires the use of toxic formalin or peroxidase of plant origin which is very costly and easily deactivated by hydrogen peroxide in the polymerization of phenolic monomers, wherein the polymerization is conducted in the presence of a polar organic solvent under mild reaction conditions of atmospheric temperature and pressure to economically produce desired phenolic polymers having excellent water and chemical resistances with high yield.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: Korea Institute of Chemical Technology
    Inventors: Yong Hwan Kim, Eun Suk An, Jeong Mi Kwon, Hyun Seong Jeong, Seung Yeong Park, Kee Hoon Won, Jae Kwang Song, Bong Keun Song, Jeong Yong Ryu
  • Publication number: 20120075835
    Abstract: A backlight assembly includes a first light emitting unit having a first light emitting diode, a second light emitting unit having a second light emitting diode, a third heat conduction member, and a receiving container accommodating the first light emitting unit and the second light emitting unit. The first light emitting unit includes a first heat conduction member connected to the first light emitting diode to absorb a heat from the first light emitting diode, and the second light emitting unit includes a second heat conduction member connected to the second light emitting diode to absorb a heat from the second light emitting diode. A third heat conduction member is connected to the first and second heat conduction members to discharge the heats from the first and second light emitting diodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2011
    Publication date: March 29, 2012
    Inventors: Juyoung YOON, Hee-Kwang SONG
  • Publication number: 20110160386
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for preparing phenolic polymers utilizing Coprinus cinereus peroxidase. More particularly, the present invention relates to a process for preparing phenolic polymers by polymerizing phenolic monomers with Coprinus cinereus peroxidase instead of using typical peroxidase which essentially requires the use of toxic formalin or peroxidase of plant origin which is very costly and easily deactivated by hydrogen peroxide in the polymerization of phenolic monomers, wherein the polymerization is conducted in the presence of a polar organic solvent under mild reaction conditions of atmospheric temperature and pressure to economically produce desired phenolic polymers having excellent water and chemical resistances with high yield.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2005
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Applicant: Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology
    Inventors: Yong Hwan Kim, Eun Suk An, Jeong Mi Kwon, Hyun Seong Jeong, Seung Yeong Park, Kee Hoon Won, Jae Kwang Song, Bong Keun Song, Jeong Yong Ryu
  • Publication number: 20110153261
    Abstract: Smart footwear includes: a film type insole sensor measuring a change of force applied by a user's foot, as a resistance value; an acceleration sensor measuring an acceleration value according to a change in the motion of the user's foot; and a microcontroller estimating the user's current condition and the quantity of motion based on the resistance value and the acceleration value, and generating user condition information and quantity of motion information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2010
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Applicant: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Jae Won JANG, Sa Kwang SONG, Ho Youl JUNG, Min Ho KIM, Soo Jun PARK, Seon Hee PARK