Patents by Inventor Sam Nyol Hong

Sam Nyol Hong 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: 8570674
    Abstract: There is provided an optical pickup actuator for actuating a lens holder having an object lens according to an interaction between coils and magnets. The optical pickup actuator includes a lens-seating portion formed on the lens holder to support the object lens and a lens guide portion protruding from the lens-seating portion to securely support the object lens. The lens guide portion has an adhesive confining groove in which adhesive can be injected to securely fix the object lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: Ionosep X Holdings L.L.C.
    Inventors: In Ho Choi, Sam Nyol Hong, Jin A. Kim, Young Joong Kim
  • Publication number: 20110249351
    Abstract: There is provided an optical pickup actuator for actuating a lens holder having an object lens according to an interaction between coils and magnets. The optical pickup actuator includes a lens-seating portion formed on the lens holder to support the object lens and a lens guide portion protruding from the lens-seating portion to securely support the object lens. The lens guide portion has an adhesive confining groove in which adhesive can be injected to securely fix the object lens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2011
    Publication date: October 13, 2011
    Applicant: IONOSEP X HOLDINGS L.L.C.
    Inventors: In Ho Choi, Sam Nyol Hong, Jin A. Kim, Young Joong Kim
  • Patent number: 7986474
    Abstract: There is provided an optical pickup actuator for actuating a lens holder having an object lens according to an interaction between coils and magnets. The optical pickup actuator includes a lens-seating portion formed on the lens holder to support the object lens and a lens guide portion protruding from the lens-seating portion to securely support the object lens. The lens guide portion has an adhesive confining groove in which adhesive can be injected to securely fix the object lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2011
    Assignee: Ionosep X Holdings L.L.C.
    Inventors: In Ho Choi, Sam Nyol Hong, Jin A. Kim, Young Joong Kim
  • Patent number: 7907479
    Abstract: An optical writing and reading device includes: a base; a main shaft holder fixed to the base; a main shaft supported by the main shaft holder; a pickup base supported by and moving along the main shaft; an optical pick-up actuator formed at the pickup base; an optical system for emitting and receiving a light to and from the optical pick-up actuator to write or read data on or from an optical disk; and a turntable and a spindle motor for rotating the optical disk.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2011
    Assignee: Ionosep X Holdings L.L.C.
    Inventors: Sam Nyol Hong, In Ho Choi, Kyung Taek Lee
  • Patent number: 7810932
    Abstract: Disclosed is a display device adapting a resolution improvement device capable of effectively improving a resolution in a projecting display device and a method thereof. A display device according to the present invention comprises: a light source; an image forming means for forming an image using a light emitted from the light source and an input image signal; a projection means for projecting an image formed in the image forming means on a screen; a displacement means for displacing an image displayed on the screen to be displaced; a driving means for driving the displacement to be moved; and an input signal applying means for applying an input signal to the driving means for the displacement means to be rotated in a predetermined direction. According to the present invention, different images are displayed on a screen periodically. It seems that the greater number of pixels is used than the real number in a sense of sight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2010
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Sam Nyol Hong, Gi Tak Yun, Hee Sool Koo, Sang Hoon Hahn, In Ho Choi
  • Patent number: 7762669
    Abstract: A system for improving the resolution of a display device by using human visual characteristics wherein an image can be displayed at a more improved resolution than an actual physical resolution, thereby achieving the same effect as that where the resolution is physically improved. An image signal corresponding to one frame is separated into a first image signal and a second image signal, and a first image and a second image are formed based on the first image signal and the second image signal. The first image and the second image are respectively displayed at a first location and a second location. As a result, a viewer can view the image with an improved resolution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2010
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: In Ho Choi, Sam Nyol Hong, Young Joong Kim, Hee Sool Koo
  • Publication number: 20100182708
    Abstract: There is provided an optical pickup actuator for actuating a lens holder having an object lens according to an interaction between coils and magnets. The optical pickup actuator includes a lens-seating portion formed on the lens holder to support the object lens and a lens guide portion protruding from the lens-seating portion to securely support the object lens. The lens guide portion has an adhesive confining groove in which adhesive can be injected to securely fix the object lens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2010
    Publication date: July 22, 2010
    Inventors: In Ho Choi, Sam Nyol Hong, Jin A. Kim, Young Joong Kim
  • Patent number: 7751133
    Abstract: There is provided an optical pickup actuator for actuating a lens holder having an object lens according to an interaction between coils and magnets. The optical pickup actuator includes a lens-seating portion formed on the lens holder to support the object lens and a lens guide portion protruding from the lens-seating portion to securely support the object lens. The lens guide portion has an adhesive confining groove in which adhesive can be injected to securely fix the object lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2010
    Inventors: In Ho Choi, Sam Nyol Hong, Jin A. Kim, Young Joong Kim
  • Publication number: 20090225450
    Abstract: There is provided an optical pickup actuator for actuating a lens holder having an object lens according to an interaction between coils and magnets. The optical pickup actuator includes a lens-seating portion formed on the lens holder to support the object lens and a lens guide portion protruding from the lens-seating portion to securely support the object lens. The lens guide portion has an adhesive confining groove in which adhesive can be injected to securely fix the object lens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2009
    Publication date: September 10, 2009
    Inventors: In Ho Choi, Sam Nyol Hong, Jin A. Kim, Young Joong Kim
  • Patent number: 7555761
    Abstract: An optical pick-up actuator is provided. The optical pick-up actuator includes a lens holder, a tracking coil, a focusing coil, and a magnet. The lens holder holds an objective lens. The tracking coil is wound with wire, is disposed at a central portion on both sides of the lens holder, and includes a horizontal width at a top thereof that is less than a horizontal width at a bottom thereof. The focusing coil is wound with wire, is disposed at a left and a right on both sides of the lens holder, and includes a horizontal width at a top thereof that is greater than a horizontal width at a bottom thereof. The magnet faces the tracking coil and the focusing coil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2009
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: In Ho Choi, Sam Nyol Hong, Jin A Kim, Young Joong Kim
  • Patent number: 7535663
    Abstract: There is provided an optical pickup actuator for actuating a lens holder having an object lens according to an interaction between coils and magnets. The optical pickup actuator includes a lens-seating portion formed on the lens holder to support the object lens and a lens guide portion protruding from the lens-seating portion to securely support the object lens. The lens guide portion has an adhesive confining groove in which adhesive can be injected to securely fix the object lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2009
    Assignee: Ionosep X L.L.C.
    Inventors: In Ho Choi, Sam Nyol Hong, Jin A Kim, Young Joong Kim
  • Patent number: 7414927
    Abstract: An actuator of an optical pick-up device includes two fixing frames, a lens holder disposed between the fixing frames and provided with a focusing lens, coils, and a reflection mirror having a central portion thinner than other portions where the coils are located, springs supporting the lens holder, the springs connecting two points of each fixing frame to the lens holder, each spring having one or more bends, a permanent magnet disposed facing the coils to generate magnetic field, and a yoke forming a path of the magnetic field generated by the permanent magnet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2008
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Sam Nyol Hong, In Ho Choi, Kyung Taek Lee
  • Patent number: 7411751
    Abstract: Provided is an optical pickup actuator for writing/reading data in/from an optical storage medium. The optical pickup actuator includes a heat sink member or a heat conductive material for minimizing a bad influence of heat generated from a coil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2008
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Jung Eung Park, Ho Chul Ryu, Sam Nyol Hong
  • Patent number: 7350222
    Abstract: An actuator of an optical pick-up device includes two fixing frames, a lens holder disposed between the fixing frames and provided with a focus lens and coils, springs supporting the lens holder, the springs connecting two points of each fixing frame to the lens holder, each spring having one or more bends, a permanent magnet disposed facing the coils to generate magnetic field, and a yoke forming a path of the magnetic field generated by the permanent magnet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2008
    Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Sam Nyol Hong, In Ho Choi, Kyung Taek Lee
  • Patent number: 7307925
    Abstract: The present invention discloses an optical pickup actuator including a lens holder having an object lens, and a driving means for changing a position of the lens holder by using an electromagnetic force. The driving means includes multipolar magnets and tracking coils for changing the position of the lens holder to the tracking direction, each of the tracking coils has a top coil, a bottom coil and side coils, and the whole or part of the side coils has an angle smaller than 90° to a horizontal line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2007
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: In Ho Choi, Sam Nyol Hong
  • Patent number: 7290884
    Abstract: A concept of improving a resolution by using human's visual characteristics is provided. Bu the present invention, an image can be displayed at a more improved resolution than an actual physical resolution, thereby obtaining the same effect that the resolution is physically improved. An image signal corresponding to one frame is split into a first image signal and a second image signal, and a first image and a second image are formed based on the first image signal and the second image signal. Then, the first image and the second image are respectively displayed at a first location and a second location. As a result, a viewer can view the image at an improved resolution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2007
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: In Ho Choi, Sam Nyol Hong, Young Joong Kim, Hee Sool Koo
  • Patent number: 7289395
    Abstract: An optical pickup device of a micro optical disc drive comprises: a tracking actuator hinge-coupled to a deck rotatably in a tracking direction; a tracking arm coupled to the tracking actuator; a focusing arm connected to the tracking arm rotatably in a focusing direction; a connection member for connecting the tracking arm and the focusing arm so as to rotate the focusing arm; and a focusing actuator having a coil and a magnet at oppositely corresponding positions of the tracking arm and the focusing arm, for driving the focusing arm in a focusing direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2007
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: In-Ho Choi, Sam-Nyol Hong
  • Patent number: 7270417
    Abstract: A concept of improving a resolution by using human's visual characteristics is provided. An image can be displayed at a more improved resolution than an actual physical resolution, thereby obtaining the same effect that the resolution is physically improved. An image signal corresponding to one frame is split into a first image signal and a second image signal, and a first image and a second image are formed based on the first image signal and the second image signal. Then, the first image and the second image are respectively displayed at a first location and a second location. As a result, a viewer can view the image at an improved resolution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2007
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: In Ho Choi, Sam Nyol Hong, Young Joong Kim, Kyung Taek Lee
  • Patent number: 6944103
    Abstract: Disclosed is an optical pick-up actuator including a tilt-compensating magnetic circuit adapted to conduct a tilt compensation depending on current flowing a focusing coil attached to a lens holder maintained in a suspended state. The tilt-compensating magnetic circuit includes magnets or electromagnets for generating a tilt-compensating magnetic field. Alternatively, the tilt-compensating magnetic circuit is configured to allow focusing and tracking magnets and a tracking coil to be movable toward the outer periphery of a disk, to which the optical pick-up actuator is applied. In either configuration, the tilt-compensating magnetic circuit generates a tilt-compensating magnetic field depending on the current flowing through the focusing coil. In accordance with the optical pick-up actuator of the present invention can conduct a tilt compensation depending on a control current flowing the focusing coil at the point of time when a focusing control is required.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2005
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventor: Sam Nyol Hong
  • Publication number: 20040257928
    Abstract: An optical pickup device of a micro optical disc drive comprises: a tracking actuator hinge-coupled to a deck rotatably in a tracking direction; a tracking arm coupled to the tracking actuator; a focusing arm connected to the tracking arm rotatably in a focusing direction; a connection member for connecting the tracking arm and the focusing arm so as to rotate the focusing arm; and a focusing actuator having a coil and a magnet at oppositely corresponding positions of the tracking arm and the focusing arm, for driving the focusing arm in a focusing direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2004
    Publication date: December 23, 2004
    Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: In-Ho Choi, Sam-Nyol Hong