Patents by Inventor Moonsun Kim
Moonsun 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).
-
Patent number: 11965674Abstract: An air purifier or air conditioner including a filter device. The air purifier includes: a main body: a suction port provided to allow air to flow into the main body; a filter provided in the main body to filter the air suctioned from the suction port and including a frame and a filter body fixed to the frame; an auxiliary filter member separably mounted on the filter; and a locking device provided on the frame of the filter such that the auxiliary filter member is separably mounted on the frame of the filter.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2021Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Juwan Park, Nakhyun Kim, Juyoung Kim, Changhyun Park, Moonsun Shin, Wonhee Lee, Hojin Lee, Changwoo Jung
-
Publication number: 20240098163Abstract: An electronic device may include a first housing, a second housing, a hinge device configured to connect the first housing and the second housing so that the electronic device is switched from a folded state into an unfolded state, a first alloy member, at least a part of which is fixed to the first housing, the second housing, and the hinge device and which is made of a shape memory alloy material, a second alloy device, at least a part of which is fixed to the first housing and the second housing at a position different from the first alloy member and which is made of a shape memory alloy material, and a driving circuit configured to apply power to at least one of the first alloy member and the second alloy member so that at least one of the first alloy member and the second alloy member is restored. Various other embodiments may be possible.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 28, 2023Publication date: March 21, 2024Inventors: Baekeun CHO, Myunghoon KWAK, Bohyeon KIM, Moonsun KIM, Jookwan LEE, Hyoungtak CHO, Soyoung LEE, Yangwook KIM, Junghyeob LEE
-
Patent number: 11924597Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a housing, a flexible display configured to move relative to at least a portion of the housing, and at least one noise detection circuitry disposed in the housing. The at least one noise detection circuitry may include a substrate, a microphone circuitry disposed on the substrate, a vibration detection sensor disposed on the substrate, a shielding member disposed on the substrate and surrounding at least a portion of the vibration detection sensor, and a waterproofing member disposed on the shielding member and covering the vibration detection sensor.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2021Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hyoungtak Cho, Kiwook Han, Hyunggwang Kang, Myunghoon Kwak, Moonsun Kim, Junhyuk Kim, Changryong Heo
-
Publication number: 20240048025Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a first housing, a second housing slidably coupled to the first housing, a flexible display configured to be expanded or contracted based on slide-out or slide-in movement of the second housing, a drive motor disposed in the second housing and including a pinion gear, a rack gear structure disposed in the first housing and including a rack gear engaged with the pinion gear, at least one sensor module configured to detect movement of the second housing, a memory configured to store executable instructions, and at least one processor configured to access the memory and execute the instructions, and control the drive motor based on sensing information detected from the at least one sensor module.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 17, 2023Publication date: February 8, 2024Inventors: Hyoungtak CHO, Junyoung CHOI, Myunghoon KWAK, Moonsun KIM, Baekeun CHO, Soyoung LEE, Yangwook KIM, Junghyeob LEE, Jookwan LEE
-
Patent number: 11895788Abstract: Certain embodiments of the disclosure relate to a device and a method for increasing the efficiency of an antenna of an electronic device that includes a rollable display. The electronic device may include: a processor; a first housing, in which the processor is disposed, including a first conductive portion; a second housing configured to slide in a first direction from the first housing and including a second conductive portion; a rollable display, at least a portion of which is exposed in a slide-out manner according to movement of the second housing; and a variable element disposed in the second housing and is electrically connected to the second conductive portion. The processor may adjust an electrical characteristic of the variable element in response to sliding of the second housing. The disclosure may further include various other embodiments.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2021Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hojin Jung, Moonsun Kim, Wonho Lee
-
Publication number: 20230320005Abstract: An electronic device may include: a first housing; a second housing disposed movably with respect to the first housing; a display disposed on the second housing and expanded or contracted as the second housing moves; a motor; a pinion gear disposed in the first housing and rotatable by receiving driving force from the motor; a rack gear disposed in the second housing, engaged with the at least one pinion gear and movable by the rotation of the at least one pinion gear; a switching structure disposed between the motor and the pinion gear, and changeable to a gear-connected state, or a gear-released state, an actuator disposed in the first housing, configured to change a state of the switching structure; and at least one processor operably coupled to the motor and the actuator, and the processor may be configured to change the switching structure to the gear-connected state or the gear-released state through the actuator based on identifying the designated event.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 5, 2023Publication date: October 5, 2023Inventors: Junhyuk KIM, Yeonggyu YOON, Hyunggwang KANG, Moonsun KIM, Hoyoung JEONG, Hyoungtak CHO, Junghyeob LEE
-
Patent number: 11726526Abstract: Disclosed is an electronic device including a first housing including a first surface oriented in a first direction, a second surface oriented in a second direction opposite to the first direction, a first side surface at least partially surrounding a space between the first surface and the second surface, and a second side surface facing away from the first side surface, a flexible display including a first region oriented in a first direction and a second region extending from the first region, wherein the first region is configured to be expandable by causing at least a part of the second region to be oriented in the first direction based on a slide movement of at least a part of the housing, and an antenna module disposed adjacent to the second surface of the housing, the antenna module including a wireless charging antenna, and a module mounting unit configured to surround at least a part of the wireless charging antenna and to be movable in an internal space inside the housing such that the wireless chaType: GrantFiled: November 8, 2021Date of Patent: August 15, 2023Inventors: Bohyeon Kim, Myunghoon Kwak, Junhyuk Kim, Moonsun Kim, Changryong Heo
-
Publication number: 20230244339Abstract: An electronic device and a touch control method therefor are provided. The electronic device includes a housing, a flexible display that is drawn into or out of the housing by a sliding operation, a transparent window disposed in the housing so that a partial region of the flexible display drawn into the housing passes therethrough, and a transparent electrode layer disposed between the transparent window and the flexible display. At least one first touch electrode may be disposed in the transparent electrode layer. The at least one first touch electrode disposed in the transparent electrode layer may be activated. At least one second touch electrode arranged in the partial region of the flexible display may be deactivated.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 4, 2023Publication date: August 3, 2023Inventors: Hoyoung JEONG, Myunghoon KWAK, Moonsun KIM, Hojin JUNG, Junhyuk KIM, Soyoung LEE
-
Publication number: 20230199984Abstract: An electronic device may include a housing including a first housing and a second housing configured to receive at least a portion of the first housing and move relative to the first housing, a display configured to be rolled or unrolled based on a slide of the housing, a display supporting member supporting at least a portion of the display, a motor structure including a motor core configured to generate a driving force for the slide of the housing and disposed in the housing, a first gear assembly connected to the first housing and a first end of the motor structure and configured to transfer at least a portion of the driving force generated by the motor core to the first housing, and a second gear assembly connected to the display supporting member and a second end of the motor structure, which is opposite to the first end, and configured to transfer at least a portion of the driving force to the display supporting member.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2022Publication date: June 22, 2023Inventors: Hojin JUNG, Moonsun KIM, Hyoungtak CHO, Yangwook KIM, Changryong HEO
-
Publication number: 20230156116Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a first housing, a second housing slidably coupled to the first housing, a display of which at least a part is fixed to the second housing so that an information display region, which is a part of the electronic device visible on the outside, increases or decreases according to the sliding of the second housing, and a support member including a bendable structure, supporting at least a part of the display, and moving according to the sliding of the second housing, wherein, the information display region increases if the second housing slides in a first direction at a reference position at which the end of the second housing and the end of the first housing are substantially aligned, and the information display region decreases if the second housing slides in a second direction opposite to the first direction at the reference position.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 12, 2023Publication date: May 18, 2023Inventors: Yeonggyu YOON, Dahee KIM, Moonsun KIM, Sukdong KIM, Soohyun SEO, Wonkyu SUNG, Changhan LEE, Hyoungtak CHO, Hyunju HONG
-
Publication number: 20230127541Abstract: An electronic device may include a first housing, a second housing, a flexible display including a first area and a second area, wherein the first area is exposed for view to the outside of the electronic device in a first state, and when the first state is switched to a second state according to movement of the second housing with respect to the first housing, at least a portion of the second area may be exposed for view to the outside of the electronic device together with the first area, and a processor. The processor may be configured to, in the first state, supply power related to driving of the flexible display to a first portion of the second area, the first portion being adjacent to the first area and not exposed for view to the outside through a front surface of the electronic device.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2022Publication date: April 27, 2023Inventors: Sukdong KIM, Myunghoon KWAK, Moonsun KIM, Junwoo CHOI, Changryong HEO
-
Publication number: 20230075430Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a display including a main area, a first sub area extending in a first direction, and a second sub area extending in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, a display driver integrated circuit (IC) for scanning a scan signal and a data voltage to the display, and a processor operatively connected to the display and the display driver IC, wherein the processor is configured to control the display driver IC to supply the scan signal to at least some areas among the main area, the first sub area, and the second sub area of the display, to control the display driver IC to partially scan a data voltage to an area in which a screen is to be displayed among the main area, the first sub area, and the second sub area.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2022Publication date: March 9, 2023Inventors: Moonsun KIM, Hyoungtak CHO, Dahee KIM, Sukdong KIM, Soohyun SEO, Wonkyu SUNG, Yeonggyu YOON, Changhan LEE, Hyunju HONG
-
Publication number: 20220149506Abstract: Disclosed is an electronic device including a first housing including a first surface oriented in a first direction, a second surface oriented in a second direction opposite to the first direction, a first side surface at least partially surrounding a space between the first surface and the second surface, and a second side surface facing away from the first side surface, a flexible display including a first region oriented in a first direction and a second region extending from the first region, wherein the first region is configured to be expandable by causing at least a part of the second region to be oriented in the first direction based on a slide movement of at least a part of the housing, and an antenna module disposed adjacent to the second surface of the housing, the antenna module including a wireless charging antenna, and a module mounting unit configured to surround at least a part of the wireless charging antenna and to be movable in an internal space inside the housing such that the wireless chaType: ApplicationFiled: November 8, 2021Publication date: May 12, 2022Inventors: Bohyeon KIM, Myunghoon Kwak, Junhyuk Kim, Moonsun Kim, Changryong Heo
-
Publication number: 20220147178Abstract: An electronic device according to an embodiment may include: a display including a target area divided into a plurality of unit areas wherein a size of an area visually exposed to the outside of the electronic device is capable of being changed, a touch circuit configured to sense a touch of an object, and a processor operatively connected with the display and the touch circuit, and the processor may be configured to: control the display to display a graphic user interface in a first area of the target area, calculate stress values respectively corresponding to the plurality of unit areas of the target area based on the touch of the object being sensed, and change a position of the graphic user interface to a second area different from the first area based on the stress value of at least one unit area of the first area being greater than a first threshold value.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 4, 2021Publication date: May 12, 2022Inventors: Moonsun KIM, Myunghoon KWAK, Bohyeon KIM, Hyunju HONG
-
Publication number: 20220150613Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a housing, a flexible display configured to move relative to at least a portion of the housing, and at least one noise detection circuitry disposed in the housing. The at least one noise detection circuitry may include a substrate, a microphone circuitry disposed on the substrate, a vibration detection sensor disposed on the substrate, a shielding member disposed on the substrate and surrounding at least a portion of the vibration detection sensor, and a waterproofing member disposed on the shielding member and covering the vibration detection sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 5, 2021Publication date: May 12, 2022Inventors: Hyoungtak CHO, Kiwook HAN, Hyunggwang KANG, Myunghoon KWAK, Moonsun KIM, Junhyuk KIM, Changryong HEO
-
Publication number: 20220053653Abstract: Certain embodiments of the disclosure relate to a device and a method for increasing the efficiency of an antenna of an electronic device that includes a rollable display. The electronic device may include: a processor; a first housing, in which the processor is disposed, including a first conductive portion; a second housing configured to slide in a first direction from the first housing and including a second conductive portion; a rollable display, at least a portion of which is exposed in a slide-out manner according to movement of the second housing; and a variable element disposed in the second housing and is electrically connected to the second conductive portion. The processor may adjust an electrical characteristic of the variable element in response to sliding of the second housing. The disclosure may further include various other embodiments.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2021Publication date: February 17, 2022Inventors: Hojin JUNG, Moonsun KIM, Wonho LEE
-
Patent number: 11184987Abstract: Certain embodiments of the disclosure relate to a device and a method for increasing the efficiency of an antenna of an electronic device that includes a rollable display. The electronic device may include: a processor; a first housing, in which the processor is disposed, including a first conductive portion; a second housing configured to slide in a first direction from the first housing and including a second conductive portion; a rollable display, at least a portion of which is exposed in a slide-out manner according to movement of the second housing; and a variable element disposed in the second housing and is electrically connected to the second conductive portion. The processor may adjust an electrical characteristic of the variable element in response to sliding of the second housing. The disclosure may further include various other embodiments.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2020Date of Patent: November 23, 2021Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hojin Jung, Moonsun Kim, Wonho Lee
-
Patent number: 9815372Abstract: An instrument system for a vehicle includes a sensor unit configured to detect a state of a vehicle and to output a state value indicating the state of the vehicle; an output device configured to visually display the state value; and a control unit configured to detect a degree of change in the state value and to adjust, based on the degree of the change in the state value, an interval by which the output device displays the state value.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2015Date of Patent: November 14, 2017Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Sangroc Hwang, Taehyun Lim, Sooyeun Jung, Jaeseon Yoon, Moonsun Kim
-
Publication number: 20170166058Abstract: An instrument system for a vehicle includes a sensor unit configured to detect a state of a vehicle and to output a state value indicating the state of the vehicle; an output device configured to visually display the state value; and a control unit configured to detect a degree of change in the state value and to adjust, based on the degree of the change in the state value, an interval by which the output device displays the state value.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 5, 2015Publication date: June 15, 2017Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Sangroc HWANG, Taehyun LIM, Sooyeun JUNG, Jaeseon YOON, Moonsun KIM
-
Publication number: 20170154354Abstract: Disclosed are a user-friendly reward providing method and an apparatus therefor. The user-friendly reward providing method and apparatus are configured such that moment event information transmitted by a moment software development kit (SDK) applied to an application is received if a moment event occurs during the use of the application by a user, a reward corresponding the moment event information is determined, and the reward comprising an event message, a reward product and a reward message corresponding the reward product is provided to the user whereby it is possible to provide the user with a high level of satisfaction regarding the application.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 8, 2015Publication date: June 1, 2017Inventors: SeungKyu KIM, Minwoo LEE, Moonsun KIM