Patents by Inventor Nam Ki

Nam Ki 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: 20200395675
    Abstract: An antenna module includes: an IC package including an IC; first and second antenna portions including respective patch antenna patterns, respective feed vias connected to the respective patch antenna patterns, and respective dielectric layers surrounding the respective feed vias; and a connection member having an upper surface on which the first and second antenna portions are disposed and a lower surface on which the IC package is disposed, the connection member forming an electrical connection path between the IC and the feed via of the first antenna portion and an electrical connection path of the second antenna portion. The connection member includes a first region disposed between the IC package and the first antenna portion, a second region on which the second antenna portion is disposed, and a third region electrically connecting the first and second regions and being more flexible than the dielectric layer of the first antenna portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2019
    Publication date: December 17, 2020
    Applicant: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Myeong Woo HAN, Ju Hyoung PARK, Dae Ki LIM, Jeong Ki RYOO, Won Cheol LEE, Nam Ki KIM
  • Publication number: 20200396358
    Abstract: A camera module includes a housing, a rotation holder including a reflection member, and supported on an inner wall of the housing such that the reflection member is rotatable about a first axis, perpendicular to an optical axis and parallel to a bottom of the housing, a magnet provided on a side surface of the rotation holder, parallel to an optical axis direction, and a first position detection sensor provided in the housing to face the magnet and configured to sense movement of the rotation holder in a second axis direction, perpendicular to the optical axis and the first axis, wherein the magnet is disposed to be biased in a direction, opposite to the inner wall of the housing on which the rotation holder is supported in the optical axis direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2020
    Publication date: December 17, 2020
    Applicant: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nam Ki PARK, Young Hwan KWON, Young Bok YOON, Hong Joo LEE
  • Patent number: 10866430
    Abstract: An optical image stabilizing (OIS) module and a camera module are provided. The OIS module includes a driving holder provided on a bottom surface of a housing, a driving frame comprising a reflection member and supported on an inner wall of the driving holder, a driving part configured to provide a driving force to move the driving holder and the driving frame, wherein the driving holder is configured to move in one or more of a linear direction and a rotational direction on the bottom surface of the housing to move the reflection member in a first axial direction, perpendicular to an optical axis, and the driving frame is configured to move in one or more of the linear direction and the rotational direction on the inner wall of the driving holder to move the reflection member in a second axial direction, perpendicular to the optical axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae Kyung Kim, Nam Ki Park, Ta Kyoung Lee, Bong Won Jeong, Young Bok Yoon
  • Publication number: 20200388906
    Abstract: An antenna module includes a connection member, an integrated circuit (IC) on a first surface thereof, and an antenna package on a second surface thereof. The connection member includes a wiring layer and an insulating layer. The IC is electrically connected to the wiring layer. The antenna package includes first antenna members and feed vias each electrically connected to a corresponding one of the first antenna members and a corresponding wire of the wiring layer. A feed line is electrically connected to a wire of the wiring layer and extends in a side direction of the second surface, a second antenna member is electrically connected to the feed line and is configured to transmit and/or receive an RF signal in the side direction, and a director member is spaced apart from the second antenna member in the side direction and has an inside boundary oblique to the second antenna member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2020
    Publication date: December 10, 2020
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Nam Ki KIM, Jeong Ki RYOO, Seung Goo JANG, Sang Hyun KIM
  • Patent number: 10854986
    Abstract: An antenna apparatus includes a ground layer, patch antenna patterns, feed vias, ring-type meta patterns, and coupling-type meta patterns. The ground layer has one or more through-holes. Patch antenna patterns are each disposed above the ground layer. Feed vias are disposed to penetrate through the one or more through-holes, and electrically connect to the patch antenna patterns, respectively. Ring-type meta patterns are arranged between the patch antenna patterns. Coupling-type meta patterns are alternately arranged between the patch antenna patterns in fewer numbers than the ring-type meta patterns in positions more distant from the patch antenna patterns than positions in which the ring-type meta patterns are arranged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nam Ki Kim, Dae Ki Lim, Jeong Ki Ryoo, Ju Hyoung Park, Jae Min Keum, Myeong Woo Han
  • Patent number: 10854978
    Abstract: An antenna apparatus includes a ground layer having a through-hole; a feed via disposed to pass through the through-hole; a patch antenna pattern disposed on the ground layer and electrically connected to one end of the feed via; a first coupling patch pattern disposed on the patch antenna pattern; a second coupling patch pattern disposed between the first coupling patch pattern and the patch antenna pattern; and a dielectric layer disposed in at least of a portion a space between the first coupling patch pattern and the second coupling patch pattern so that a dielectric constant of at least a portion of a space between the patch antenna pattern and the second coupling patch pattern is lower than a dielectric constant of the space between the first coupling patch portion and the second coupling patch pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dae Ki Lim, Ju Hyoung Park, Jeong Ki Ryoo, Nam Ki Kim, Myeong Woo Han
  • Publication number: 20200363626
    Abstract: A reflecting module includes: a housing; a rotation holder supported by the housing, and including an inclined seating portion; and a reflective member disposed on the inclined seating portion. The rotation holder is rotatable with respect to a first axis perpendicular to an optical axis of the housing, and with respect to a second axis perpendicular to the optical axis and the first axis. The first and second axes cross an inside of a rectangular parallelepiped having a surface coinciding with a surface of the reflective member, and the reflective member interfaces with the seating portion along a diagonal plane within the parallelepiped.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2020
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Applicant: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Bo Sung SEO, Bong Won JEONG, Nam Ki PARK, Young Bok YOON
  • Patent number: 10833414
    Abstract: An antenna apparatus includes: a feed via; a patch antenna pattern electrically connected to one end of the feed via; a ground layer disposed in a position vertically lower than a position of the patch antenna pattern, and having a through-hole through which the feed via passes; a first conductive ring pattern laterally spaced apart from the patch antenna pattern, and having a first through region laterally surrounding the patch antenna pattern; and a second conductive ring pattern disposed in a position vertically higher than a position of the first conductive ring pattern, and having a second through region laterally surrounding the patch antenna pattern, wherein an area of the second through region is greater than an area of the first through region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nam Ki Kim, Ju Hyoung Park, Jeong Ki Ryoo, Dae Ki Lim, Myeong Woo Han
  • Publication number: 20200348479
    Abstract: A camera module includes a housing; a plurality of movable lens modules disposed in an internal space of the housing and configured to be movable in an optical axis direction, each of the plurality of movable lens modules comprising at least one lens; and a stopper configured to prevent contact between at least two of the plurality of movable lens modules, wherein the stopper includes a frame mounted on the housing; an extension portion extending from the frame into the internal space of the housing to face a side of one movable lens module of the plurality of movable lens modules in the optical axis direction; and a damping member disposed on the extension portion to face the side of the one movable lens module in the optical axis direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2020
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Applicant: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Young Hwan KWON, Kum Kyung LEE, Nam Ki PARK, Ta Kyoung LEE, Jung Seok LEE, Young Bok YOON, Dong Yeon SHIN
  • Publication number: 20200351421
    Abstract: A camera module includes a housing; a lens module provided in an internal space of the housing to be movable in an optical axis direction, and including at least one lens therein; a magnet disposed in the lens module; and position detection sensors to detect a position of the magnet. One or more of the position detection sensors are disposed to face a first polarity of the magnet and one or more of the position detection sensors are disposed to face a second polarity of the magnet different than the first polarity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2020
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Applicant: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nam Ki PARK, Young Hwan KWON, Young Bok YOON, Dong Yeon SHIN, Kum Kyung LEE, Ta Kyoung LEE, Jung Seok LEE
  • Patent number: 10826172
    Abstract: An antenna apparatus provides a feed line through which an RF signal passes, a feed via which has a first end electrically connected to the feed line, a feed antenna pattern which is electrically connected to the second end of the feed via and which extends from the second end of the feed via in a first extending direction, a mirroring antenna pattern spaced apart from the feed antenna pattern and extending in a second direction opposite to the extending direction of the feed antenna pattern, a ground line electrically separated from the feed line, and a mirroring core pattern which electrically connects the ground line and the mirroring antenna pattern and is disposed to bypass the feed via.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nam Ki Kim, Dae Ki Lim, Ju Hyoung Park, Myeong Woo Han, Jeong Ki Ryoo
  • Patent number: 10814371
    Abstract: A cooking appliance includes a housing including a door, a cooking chamber provided inside the housing, and a heater provided to heat the cooking chamber, wherein the housing includes a bending portion, which is bent to have a bending angle and has a bending groove cut using a tool and formed at an inside of the bending portion a first portion, which extends from one end of the bending portion and a second portion, which extends from the other end of the bending portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Nam Ki Sul, Eun Soo Ko, Jun Cheol Ki, Ju Seon An, Gyun Lee, Shang Hun Lee, Bo Gyu Jang, Hun Chul Jung, Seung-Hun Ha, Yong Soo Hong
  • Publication number: 20200310079
    Abstract: A camera module includes: a magnet disposed on a lens module; a bearing member disposed in a ball guide portion formed between the lens module and a housing that accommodates the lens module; a coil disposed in the housing to face the magnet; and a yoke member disposed on the housing to interact with the magnet to generate a biased magnetic force.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Applicant: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nam Ki PARK, Soo Cheol LIM, Byung Woo KANG, Sung Taek OH, Young Bok YOON, Bo Sung SEO, Oh Byoung KWON, Jun Sup SHIN
  • Patent number: 10790573
    Abstract: An antenna module includes a connection member, an integrated circuit (IC) on a first surface thereof, and an antenna package on a second surface thereof. The connection member includes a wiring layer and an insulating layer. The IC is electrically connected to the wiring layer. The antenna package includes first antenna members and feed vias each electrically connected to a corresponding one of the first antenna members and a corresponding wire of the wiring layer. A feed line is electrically connected to a wire of the wiring layer and extends in a side direction of the second surface, a second antenna member is electrically connected to the feed line and is configured to transmit and/or receive an RF signal in the side direction, and a director member is spaced apart from the second antenna member in the side direction and has an inside boundary oblique to the second antenna member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nam Ki Kim, Jeong Ki Ryoo, Seung Goo Jang, Sang Hyun Kim
  • Publication number: 20200303839
    Abstract: An antenna apparatus may include: a feed line; a ground plane disposed around a portion of the feed line; a feed via electrically connected to the feed line; a first end-fire antenna pattern disposed in front of the ground plane to be spaced apart from the ground plane, and electrically connected to the feed via; a second end-fire antenna pattern electrically connected to the feed line and disposed farther forward than the first end-fire antenna pattern; and a third end-fire antenna pattern electrically connected to the feed via, and disposed in front of the first end-fire antenna pattern in such a manner that a portion of the third end-fire antenna pattern overlaps the second end-fire antenna pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2019
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Applicant: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nam Ki KIM, Jae Min KEUM, Won Cheol LEE, Dae Ki LIM, Eun Young JUNG, Jeong Ki RYOO
  • Publication number: 20200303805
    Abstract: An antenna apparatus includes: a ground plane having a through-hole; a feed line disposed below the ground plane; an insulating layer disposed between the feed line and the ground plane; a feed via electrically connected to the feed line, and passing through the through-hole; and a chip patch antenna electrically connected to the feed via. The chip patch antenna includes: a patch antenna pattern electrically connected to the feed via; an upper coupling pattern disposed above the patch antenna pattern; edge coupling patterns surrounding a portion of the patch antenna pattern; upper edge coupling patterns surrounding a portion of the upper coupling pattern; and a dielectric layer disposed in a first region between the patch antenna pattern and the upper coupling pattern, and in a second region between the edge coupling patterns and the upper edge coupling patterns, and having a dielectric constant higher than that of the insulating layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2019
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Applicant: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jeong Ki RYOO, Nam Ki KIM, Eun Young JUNG, Hong In KIM, Ju Hyoung PARK, Won Cheol LEE, Kyu Bum HAN
  • Publication number: 20200303821
    Abstract: An antenna apparatus includes a first patch antenna pattern comprising a through-hole, a second patch antenna pattern disposed above the first patch antenna pattern and spaced apart from the first patch antenna pattern, a first feed via electrically connected to the first patch antenna pattern, a second feed via penetrating through the through-hole of the first patch antenna pattern, and a feed pattern disposed between the first patch antenna pattern and the second patch antenna pattern, and having one end connected to the second feed via, and another end connected to the second patch antenna pattern at a point closer to an edge of the second patch antenna pattern than the second feed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2019
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Applicant: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Won Cheol LEE, Nam Ki KIM, Jae Min KEUM, Jeong Ki RYOO
  • Publication number: 20200288241
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present invention comprise: a circuit board comprising a first grounding portion and a second grounding portion; a wireless communication circuit arranged in a first area of the circuit board, the wireless communication circuit comprising a first grounding terminal electrically connected to the first grounding portion; an audio codec circuit arranged in a second area of the circuit board, the audio codec circuit comprising a signal input terminal and a second grounding terminal electrically connected to the second grounding portion; and a connector electrically connected to the input terminal, the connector comprising a first pin that can be electrically connected to a signal terminal of a microphone included in an external electronic device and a second pin that can be electrically connected to a grounding terminal of the microphone, the second pin being electrically connectable to the second grounding portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2018
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Inventors: Hak-Hoon SONG, Nam-Ki KIM, Byoung-Jun KIM
  • Patent number: 10770793
    Abstract: An antenna module includes a connection member including at least one wiring layer and at least one insulating layer; an IC disposed on a first surface of the connection member and electrically connected to at least one wiring layer of the connection member; and an antenna package disposed on a second surface of the connection member and including first antenna members and feed vias, wherein the connection member includes a feed line having a first end electrically connected to a corresponding wire of at least one wiring layer of the connection member; a second antenna member electrically connected to a second end of the feed line and configured to transmit or receive a radio frequency (RF) signal; and a ground member spaced apart from the feed line in a direction toward the first surface or the second surface of the connection member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jeong Ki Ryoo, Sang Hyun Kim, Seung Goo Jang, Thomas A. Kim, Hong In Kim, Nam Ki Kim
  • Publication number: 20200257132
    Abstract: A reflecting module for optical image stabilization (OIS) includes a housing; a rotation holder provided in the housing and comprising a reflecting member; a rotation plate provided in the housing between an inner wall of the housing and the rotation holder so that the rotation holder is supported by the inner wall of the housing via the rotation plate; and a driving part configured to apply a driving force to the rotation holder to move the rotation holder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2020
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Applicant: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ah Hyeon IM, Bong Won JEONG, Nam Ki PARK, Ta Kyoung LEE