Patents by Inventor Myung-won CHOI

Myung-won CHOI 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: 20240145939
    Abstract: A dual polarization antenna is disclosed in at least one embodiment of the present disclosure, including a base substrate, a power feeding unit supported on the base substrate, and a radiating plate supported on the power feeding unit, the power feeding unit includes a first feeding substrate and a second feeding substrate arranged to cross each other on the base substrate, the first feeding substrate includes a first feed line configured to supply a first reference phase signal to a first point on the radiating plate and to supply a first reverse phase signal having a reverse phase relative to the first reference phase signal, to a second point on the radiating plate, the second feeding substrate includes a second feed line configured to supply a second reference phase signal to a third point on the radiating plate and to supply a second reverse phase signal having a reverse phase relative to the second reference phase signal, to a fourth point on the radiating plate, and wherein the first feeding substrate
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: KMW INC.
    Inventors: Sung Hwan SO, Oh Seog CHOI, Seong Man KANG, Yong Won SEO, Myung Hwa KIM, Su Yong LEE
  • Patent number: 11944661
    Abstract: The present invention provides a pharmaceutical composition for prevention or treatment of a stress disease and depression, the pharmaceutical composition be safely useable without toxicity and side effects by using an extract of leaves of Vaccinium bracteatum Thunb., which is natural resource of Korea, so that the reduction of manufacturing and production costs and the import substitution and export effects can be expected through the replacement of a raw material for preparation with a plant inhabiting in nature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: JEONNAM BIOINDUSTRY FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Chul Yung Choi, Dool Ri Oh, Yu Jin Kim, Eun Jin Choi, Hyun Mi Lee, Dong Hyuck Bae, Kyo Nyeo Oh, Myung-A Jung, Ji Ae Hong, Kwang Su Kim, Hu Won Kang, Jae Yong Kim, Sang O Pan, Sung Yoon Park, Rack Seon Seong
  • Publication number: 20230408735
    Abstract: Disclosed is a lens assembly applied to a small mobile device. The lens assembly includes: a base; a support inserted into the base to be moved in an optical-axis direction; a lens module coupled to the support and disposed in the base; first and second optical image stabilization drive units each configured to move the lens module in a direction perpendicular to an optical-axis direction; and a plurality of hinge members configured to support the lens module to be moved with respect to the support, wherein each of the plurality of hinge members has one end connected to a coupling groove of the lens module and the other end connected to a coupling groove of the support, and the coupling groove of the lens module and the coupling groove of the support are open in the same direction as each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2021
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventors: Dae Soon LIM, Hak Ku YOON, Myung Won CHOI
  • Publication number: 20230209196
    Abstract: Disclosed is a lens assembly. The disclosed lens assembly comprises: a base; a lens unit which is disposed on one side inside the base and moves forward or rearward in the length-wise direction of the base; an optical path changing unit which is disposed on the other side inside the base, and has a portion fixed to the base and the other portion disposed to be movable inside the base; an auto focusing (AF) drive unit that moves the lens unit forward or rearward; and first and second optical image stabilizing (OIS) drive units that move the optical path changing unit in a tiltable posture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2021
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Inventors: Dae Soon LIM, Hak Ku YOON, Myung Won CHOI
  • Publication number: 20230138300
    Abstract: A lens assembly applied to a small mobile device is disclosed. The lens assembly comprises: a base; a lens module disposed inside the base; first and second image stabilization driving units for moving the lens module in the direction perpendicular to the optical axis direction; and a plurality of hinge members which movably support the lens module and are disposed to be parallel to each other, wherein the plurality of hinge members have column parts that gradually protrude toward the center thereof and are injection-molded with a synthetic resin material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2020
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Inventors: Dae Soon LIM, Hak Ku YOON, Myung Won CHOI, Dong Sung LEE
  • Publication number: 20230040027
    Abstract: Disclosed are an optical path changing unit and a lens assembly comprising same. The optical path changing unit comprises: a base; a prism unit a part of which is connected to the base and the other part of which is arranged to be movable within the base; and first to third optical image stabilizing (OIS) drive units which change the prism unit into a tiltable position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2020
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Inventors: Dae Soon LIM, Hak Ku YOON, Myung Won CHOI, Dong Sung LEE
  • Patent number: 11474320
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a micro lens assembly including; a base; a support inserted into the base to be movable in an optical axis direction; a driver for auto focus adjustment configured to move the support in the optical axis direction; a lens unit inserted into the support and including a lens barrel to which a lens part is coupled; a driver for optical image stabilization configured to move the lens unit in the direction perpendicular to the optical axis direction; a plurality of ball bearings arranged between the support and the base for the support to be movable with respect to the base in the optical axis direction; and a plurality of connection members configured to connect the lens unit and the support to each other for the lens unit to be movable with respect to the support and formed of an elastic nonconductor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: MICRO ACTUATOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dae Soon Lim, Hak Ku Yoon, Myung Won Choi, Dong Sung Lee
  • Publication number: 20210215902
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a micro lens assembly including: a base; a support inserted into the base to be movable in an optical axis direction; a driver for auto focus adjustment configured to move the support in the optical axis direction; a lens unit inserted into the support to be movable in a direction perpendicular to the optical axis direction and including a lens barrel to which a lens part is coupled; a driver for optical image stabilization configured to move the lens unit in the direction perpendicular to the optical axis direction; a plurality of ball bearings arranged between the support and the base for the support to be movable with respect to the base in the optical axis direction; and a plurality of connection members configured to connect the lens unit and the support to each other for the lens unit to be movable with respect to the support and formed of an elastic nonconductor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2019
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Inventors: Dae Soon LIM, Hak Ku YOON, Myung Won CHOI, Dong Sung LEE
  • Publication number: 20210132329
    Abstract: An auto focusing apparatus according to the present invention comprises: a base having an accommodation groove; a lens carrier provided in the accommodation groove of the base; a magnet provided on one surface of the lens carrier; a coil provided to the base so as to face the magnet; a main ball accommodation part formed in a corner of one side of the inner surface of the base facing the magnet on the lens carrier; a sub-ball accommodation part which is provided on the inner surface of the base, on which the main ball accommodation part is not formed, and which supports the other surface of the lens carrier, on which the magnet is not provided; a guide protrusion which is provided on the lens carrier at one side of the magnet and which protrudes toward the main ball accommodation part; and a plurality of balls provided between the main ball accommodation part and the guide protrusion and between the sub-ball accommodation part and the other surface of the lens carrier, wherein one ball is provided between the
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2019
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Applicant: MICRO ACTUATOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dae Soon LIM, Hak Ku YOON, Myung Won CHOI, Dong Sung LEE
  • Patent number: 10901172
    Abstract: Disclosed is a camera lens assembly having a lens part and a lens carrier for moving the lens part such that the same moves forward and backward in the direction of an optical axis. The disclosed camera lens assembly comprises: a base part; a lens carrier disposed to be slidable along a direction of an optical axis in the base part; and an automatic focal point adjustment driving part having one portion installed to the base part and the remaining portion installed to the lens carrier, to drive the lens carrier to move forward and backward along the direction of the optical axis by means of an electromagnetic force, wherein a part of the lens carrier and a part of the base part are convex-concave-coupled to each other, and a plurality of bearings are arranged on the convex-concave-coupled portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: MICRO ACTUATOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Myung-won Choi, Dae-soon Lim, Hak-ku Yoon, Dong-sung Lee
  • Publication number: 20190369356
    Abstract: An autofocus adjustment apparatus is provided. The autofocus adjustment apparatus includes a base formed with a light-through hole, a carrier inserted into the base and configured to receive a lens barrel configured of one or more lenses, a magnet installed in one surface of the carrier, a coil installed in the base to face the magnet, and at least one or more balls located between the carrier and the base and configured to support the carrier to move along an optical axis direction of the lenses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2019
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Inventors: Dae-soon LIM, Hak-ku YOON, Myung-won CHOI, Dong-sung LEE
  • Patent number: 10237458
    Abstract: A filter switching device used for a camera module and a mobile device that includes a camera module are disclosed. The disclosed filter switching device used for a camera module comprises: a base having a light passage hole formed therein; a filter blade unit that is coupled to the base to rotate about the reference axis of the base and includes a plurality of filters; and a driving unit that rotates the filter blade unit using a magnetic force, wherein one of the plurality of filters is set to the position corresponding to the light passage hole when the filter blade unit rotates by a preset angle in a first direction, and another filter is set to the position corresponding to the light passage hole when the filter blade unit rotates by a preset angle in a second direction that is opposite to the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: MICRO ACTUATOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dae-soon Lim, Hak-ku Yoon, Myung-won Choi
  • Publication number: 20190049692
    Abstract: Disclosed is a camera lens assembly having a lens part and a lens carrier for moving the lens part such that the same moves forward and backward in the direction of an optical axis. The disclosed camera lens assembly comprises: a base part; a lens carrier disposed to be slidable along a direction of an optical axis in the base part; and an automatic focal point adjustment driving part having one portion installed to the base part and the remaining portion installed to the lens carrier, to drive the lens carrier to move forward and backward along the direction of the optical axis by means of an electromagnetic force, wherein a part of the lens carrier and a part of the base part are convex-concave-coupled to each other, and a plurality of bearings are arranged on the convex-concave-coupled portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2017
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Applicant: MICRO ACTUATOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Myung-won Choi, Dae-soon Lim, Hak-ku Yoon, Dong-sung Lee
  • Publication number: 20180246293
    Abstract: An autofocus adjustment apparatus is provided. The autofocus adjustment apparatus includes a base formed with a light-through hole, a carrier inserted into the base and configured to receive a lens barrel configured of one or more lenses, a magnet installed in one surface of the carrier, a coil installed in the base to face the magnet, and at least one or more balls located between the carrier and the base and configured to support the carrier to move along an optical axis direction of the lenses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2018
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventors: Dae-soon LIM, Hak-ku YOON, Myung-won CHOI, Dong-sung LEE
  • Publication number: 20180069995
    Abstract: A filter switching device used for a camera module and a mobile device that includes a camera module are disclosed. The disclosed filter switching device used for a camera module comprises: a base having a light passage hole formed therein; a filter blade unit that is coupled to the base to rotate about the reference axis of the base and includes a plurality of filters; and a driving unit that rotates the filter blade unit using a magnetic force, wherein one of the plurality of filters is set to the position corresponding to the light passage hole when the filter blade unit rotates by a preset angle in a first direction, and another filter is set to the position corresponding to the light passage hole when the filter blade unit rotates by a preset angle in a second direction that is opposite to the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2016
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Applicant: MICRO ACTUATOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dae-soon LIM, Hak-ku YOON, Myung-won CHOI