Patents by Inventor Kwon-Ho SON

Kwon-Ho SON 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: 11575779
    Abstract: A portable electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a transparent front glass cover including a planar portion that forms a front surface of the electronic device, a planar rear glass cover that forms a rear surface of the electronic device, a metal bezel that surrounds a space formed by the front glass cover and the rear glass cover, and a flexible display device that is embedded in the space and exposed through the front glass cover. The front cover includes a left bent portion and a right bent portion on the left and right of the planar portion at the center of the front cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hee-Cheul Moon, Sang-In Baek, Kwon-Ho Son, Min-Sung Lee, Bong-Suk Choi, Gyeong-Tae Kim, Jae-Il Seo, Na-Young Chu, Kyung-Pil Kim
  • Publication number: 20200092408
    Abstract: A portable electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a transparent front glass cover including a planar portion that forms a front surface of the electronic device, a planar rear glass cover that forms a rear surface of the electronic device, a metal bezel that surrounds a space formed by the front glass cover and the rear glass cover, and a flexible display device that is embedded in the space and exposed through the front glass cover. The front cover includes a left bent portion and a right bent portion on the left and right of the planar portion at the center of the front cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2019
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventors: Hee-Cheul MOON, Sang-In BAEK, Kwon-Ho SON, Min-Sung LEE, Bong-Suk CHOI, Gyeong-Tae KIM, Jae-Il SEO, Na-Young CHU, Kyung-Pil KIM
  • Patent number: 10582287
    Abstract: An electronic device including a cover having an open/close structure is provided. The electronic device includes a housing including an upper face and a recess formed through the upper face in order to accommodate an earphone device, a cover for covering the recess in a closed state and to allow access to the recess in an opened state, a conductive pin disposed in the recess and biased mechanically toward the cover in the closed state, a circuit electrically connected to the conductive pin, a plurality of magnets disposed in the cover, a mechanical hook structure coupled to a peripheral portion of the cover in the closed state, and a button, when pressed, for separating the hook structure from the peripheral portion while moving a magnet to a position where the magnet faces another magnet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyun-Do Song, Kwon-Ho Son
  • Patent number: 10530912
    Abstract: A portable electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a transparent front glass cover including a planar portion that forms a front surface of the electronic device, a planar rear glass cover that forms a rear surface of the electronic device, a metal bezel that surrounds a space formed by the front glass cover and the rear glass cover, and a flexible display device that is embedded in the space and exposed through the front glass cover. The front cover includes a left bent portion and a right bent portion on the left and right of the planar portion at the center of the front cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hee-Cheul Moon, Sang-In Baek, Kwon-Ho Son, Min-Sung Lee, Bong-Suk Choi, Gyeong-Tae Kim, Jae-Il Seo, Na-Young Chu, Kyung-Pil Kim
  • Publication number: 20190069066
    Abstract: An electronic device including a cover having an open/close structure is provided. The electronic device includes a housing including an upper face and a recess formed through the upper face in order to accommodate an earphone device, a cover for covering the recess in a closed state and to allow access to the recess in an opened state, a conductive pin disposed in the recess and biased mechanically toward the cover in the closed state, a circuit electrically connected to the conductive pin, a plurality of magnets disposed in the cover, a mechanical hook structure coupled to a peripheral portion of the cover in the closed state, and a button, when pressed, for separating the hook structure from the peripheral portion while moving a magnet to a position where the magnet faces another magnet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Inventors: Hyun-Do SONG, Kwon-Ho SON
  • Patent number: 10056204
    Abstract: According to various embodiments, an electronic device comprises a key button that can be assembled to keep the key button in place in the housing of the electronic device and functional without having to completely assemble the housing of the electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Min-Sung Lee, Sang-In Baek, Hee-Cheul Moon, Na-Young Chu, Kwon-Ho Son
  • Patent number: 9706676
    Abstract: An electronic device comprising: an housing; a tray detachably disposed in a slot formed in the housing, wherein the tray includes: a mounting portion adapted to receive a removable external component, a tray cover having a surface facing an exterior of the housing, and a connector formed between the mounting portion and the tray cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hee-Cheul Moon, Kwon-Ho Son
  • Publication number: 20170149940
    Abstract: A portable electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a transparent front glass cover including a planar portion that forms a front surface of the electronic device, a planar rear glass cover that forms a rear surface of the electronic device, a metal bezel that surrounds a space formed by the front glass cover and the rear glass cover, and a flexible display device that is embedded in the space and exposed through the front glass cover. The front cover includes a left bent portion and a right bent portion on the left and right of the planar portion at the center of the front cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2017
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Inventors: Hee-Cheul MOON, Sang-In BAEK, Kwon-Ho SON, Min-Sung LEE, Bong-Suk CHOI, Gyeong-Tae KIM, Jae-Il SEO, Na-Young CHU, Kyung-Pil KIM
  • Patent number: 9578149
    Abstract: A portable electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a transparent front glass cover including a planar portion that forms a front surface of the electronic device, a planar rear glass cover that forms a rear surface of the electronic device, a metal bezel that surrounds a space formed by the front glass cover and the rear glass cover, and a flexible display device that is embedded in the space and exposed through the front glass cover. The front cover includes a left bent portion and a right bent portion on the left and right of the planar portion at the center of the front cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hee-Cheul Moon, Sang-In Baek, Kwon-Ho Son, Min-Sung Lee, Bong-Suk Choi, Gyeong-Tae Kim, Jae-Il Seo, Na-Young Chu, Kyung-Pil Kim
  • Publication number: 20160233037
    Abstract: According to various embodiments, an electronic device comprises a key button that can be assembled to keep the key button in place in the housing of the electronic device and functional without having to completely assemble the housing of the electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2016
    Publication date: August 11, 2016
    Inventors: Min-Sung LEE, Sang-In BAEK, Hee-Cheul MOON, Na-Young CHU, Kwon-Ho SON
  • Publication number: 20160234362
    Abstract: A portable electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a transparent front glass cover including a planar portion that forms a front surface of the electronic device, a planar rear glass cover that forms a rear surface of the electronic device, a metal bezel that surrounds a space formed by the front glass cover and the rear glass cover, and a flexible display device that is embedded in the space and exposed through the front glass cover. The front cover includes a left bent portion and a right bent portion on the left and right of the planar portion at the center of the front cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2016
    Publication date: August 11, 2016
    Inventors: Hee-Cheul MOON, Sang-In BAEK, Kwon-Ho SON, Min-Sung LEE, Bong-Suk CHOI, Gyeong-Tae KIM, Jae-Il SEO, Na-Young CHU, Kyung-Pil KIM
  • Publication number: 20160113142
    Abstract: An electronic device comprising: an housing; a tray detachably disposed in a slot formed in the housing, wherein the tray includes: a mounting portion adapted to receive a removable external component, a tray cover having a surface facing an exterior of the housing, and a connector formed between the mounting portion and the tray cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2015
    Publication date: April 21, 2016
    Inventors: Hee-Cheul MOON, Kwon-Ho SON