Patents by Inventor Sebastian Kim

Sebastian 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).

  • Mobile communication terminal with movable buttons
    Patent number: 8611084
    Abstract: A mobile communication terminal includes a body and a front portion; the body including a button portion with button actuators protruding on a lower surface thereof and a board disposed below the button portion and with switches protruding on an upper surface thereof. The button portion and/or the board are slidable with respect to the body if the front portion is moved. The switches are horizontally arranged in parallel with respect to the button actuators with the button actuators in a closed state. The switches are vertically arranged in series with respect to the button actuators in and open state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: Pantech Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Sebastian Kim
  • MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL WITH MOVABLE BUTTONS
    Publication number: 20120193209
    Abstract: A mobile communication terminal includes a body and a front portion; the body including a button portion with button actuators protruding on a lower surface thereof and a board disposed below the button portion and with switches protruding on an upper surface thereof. The button portion and/or the board are slidable with respect to the body if the front portion is moved. The switches are horizontally arranged in parallel with respect to the button actuators with the button actuators in a closed state. The switches are vertically arranged in series with respect to the button actuators in and open state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2012
    Publication date: August 2, 2012
    Applicant: PANTECH CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Sebastian Kim
  • DOME SHEET STRUCTURE INCLUDING LIGHT GUIDE FILM AND MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL INCLUDING THE DOME SHEET STRUCTURE
    Publication number: 20110079499
    Abstract: A dome sheet structure of a mobile communication terminal may include: a metal dome covering a contact point printed on a printed circuit board; and a light guide film disposed on the metal dome. The light guide film may be bonded with the metal dome in a bonding area, and the bonding area may be an area between two concentric circles having different diameters and centered at a center of the metal dome.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2010
    Publication date: April 7, 2011
    Applicant: Pantech Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Choon Kwon KANG, Myoung Hoon Kwak, Sebastian Kim, Ki Tae Park, Byung Ho Song, Po Sik Yang, Tae Yong Lim