Patents by Inventor Seong-Kwan Oh

Seong-Kwan Oh 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: 10256709
    Abstract: A linear vibrator that transmits tactile signals to a user of a mobile phone, PDA, or a portable game console. The linear vibrator uses rubber or silicone rubber having lower elasticity as a material of an elastic body secured to a casing or a base for supporting an oscillator horizontally moving by an electromagnetic force relative to a facing stator, thereby lowering the frequency sensitivity due to a characteristic frequency; reducing various errors of parts and errors in part assembly, thus resulting in smaller deviations of characteristic frequencies between products from mass production; and significantly reducing production cost by using an elastic body made of rubber or silicon rubber instead of steel plate or wire, thereby efficiently producing a structure through a simple assembly process and reducing the manufacture facility cost and labor cost resulting in improved productivity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: MOATECH CO., LTD
    Inventor: Seong-Kwan Oh
  • Patent number: 10008901
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a step motor. The step motor includes a casing, a stator disposed in the casing, with a coil being wound around the stator, a rotor disposed in the stator, having a rotor shaft that is rotatably supported at both ends of the casing, and rotated by interaction with the stator, a rotary sensing unit provided in the casing to detect a rotation of the rotor, and a coil connector formed on an outer surface of the stator, with an end of the coil being connected to the coil connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: MOATECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Woo-Seok Yeo, Seong-Kwan Oh, Hyun-Ki Yang, Hong-Min Jang
  • Publication number: 20160218607
    Abstract: A linear vibrator that transmits tactile signals to a user of a mobile phone, PDA, or a portable game console. The linear vibrator uses rubber or silicone rubber having lower elasticity as a material of an elastic body secured to a casing or a base for supporting an oscillator horizontally moving by an electromagnetic force relative to a facing stator, thereby lowering the frequency sensitivity due to a characteristic frequency; reducing various errors of parts and errors in part assembly, thus resulting in smaller deviations of characteristic frequencies between products from mass production; and significantly reducing production cost by using an elastic body made of rubber or silicon rubber instead of steel plate or wire, thereby efficiently producing a structure through a simple assembly process and reducing the manufacture facility cost and labor cost resulting in improved productivity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2016
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Inventor: Seong-Kwan Oh
  • Publication number: 20160065042
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a step motor. The step motor includes a casing, a stator disposed in the casing, with a coil being wound around the stator, a rotor disposed in the stator, having a rotor shaft that is rotatably supported at both ends of the casing, and rotated by interaction with the stator, a rotary sensing unit provided in the casing to detect a rotation of the rotor, and a coil connector formed on an outer surface of the stator, with an end of the coil being connected to the coil connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2015
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Inventors: Woo-Seok YEO, Seong-Kwan OH, Hyun-Ki YANG, Hong-Min JANG
  • Patent number: 9246375
    Abstract: The invention relates to a vibration generator which is used in devices, such as mobile phones, requiring a vibration mode. More specifically, the invention relates to a horizontal vibration type vibration generator which includes a casing that is open on one surface thereof, a vibration part having a weight provided inside the casing, and a spring mounted inside the casing, and which produces horizontal vibration by using the phenomenon of resonance which occurs by causing oscillation in an electromagnetic force having the same frequency as the intrinsic vibration frequency of the spring, and which solves the problem of a reduction in the life span of the vibration generator due to mechanical friction as seen in existing mechanical vibration generators, and generates a large vibration force despite having a thin construction unachievable in a vertical moving type vibration generator. The invention also relates to a production method of the vibration generator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: MOATECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seong-Kwan Oh, Hyuk-Sang Ahn, Ki-Hwan Hong, In-Jae Lee, Hyun-Ki Yang
  • Publication number: 20150318771
    Abstract: Disclosed are a step motor and a manufacturing method thereof. The step motor includes a stator having a bobbin in which a coil is received to generate a magnetic field when power is supplied, and a yoke having a plurality of yoke teeth engaged with the bobbin, a casing covering and protecting the stator, and a rotor inserted into an inner diameter part of the stator and having magnets on a circumference of a rotary shaft, so as to generate rotary force, wherein a bearing is installed to an end of the rotary shaft to support the rotor, and an elastic member is assembled to the bearing to force the end of the rotary shaft inwards in a motor assembly composed of the stator and rotor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2014
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Inventor: SEONG-KWAN OH
  • Patent number: 9135946
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a PM (Pulse-Width Modulation) type step motor used for conveying an optical pickup lens of media devices or a mobile camera lens. In detail, the present invention relates to a step motor that is composed of a stator, a rotor rotating by interacting with the stator, a lead screw combined with the rotor and rotating with the rotation of the rotor, and a bearing supporting the lead screw and which can perform precise conveying because it can perform fine adjustment and of which the operation state can be precisely sensed by having a position correcting unit that moves the lead screw to a desired position by finely moving it while contracting and stretching and a rotation sensing unit that is disposed at a side of the rotor or a rotary member rotating with the rotor and senses rotation of the rotor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Inventors: Hyun-Ki Yang, Seong-Kwan Oh, Hyok-Sang Ahn, Se-Hee Park
  • Publication number: 20150123498
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a vibration generator which is used to embody vibration for signal reception indication or a haptic function of wireless communication devices such as mobile phones. The vibration generator includes a casing which has a space therein, a stator which is provided in the casing and is provided with a coil along which current flows, a vibrator which is provided in the casing and is horizontally moved by electromagnetic force, an elastic body which is fixed at a first end thereof to the casing and fixed at a second end thereof to the vibrator, and a residual vibration reducer which is provided between the vibrator and the casing to absorb vibration of the vibrator. Therefore, after the vibration of the vibrator is stopped, the time it takes to stop movement of the vibrator can be markedly reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2013
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Inventors: Hyun-Ki YANG, Seong-Kwan Oh, Hyok-Sang Ahn, Se-Hee Park
  • Publication number: 20130169072
    Abstract: The invention relates to a vibration generator which is used in devices, such as mobile phones, requiring a vibration mode. More specifically, the invention relates to a horizontal vibration type vibration generator which includes a casing that is open on one surface thereof, a vibration part having a weight provided inside the casing, and a spring mounted inside the casing, and which produces horizontal vibration by using the phenomenon of resonance which occurs by causing oscillation in an electromagnetic force having the same frequency as the intrinsic vibration frequency of the spring, and which solves the problem of a reduction in the life span of the vibration generator due to mechanical friction as seen in existing mechanical vibration generators, and generates a large vibration force despite having a thin construction unachievable in a vertical moving type vibration generator. The invention also relates to a production method of the vibration generator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2011
    Publication date: July 4, 2013
    Inventors: Seong-Kwan Oh, Hyuk-Sang Ahn, Ki-Hwan Hong, In-Jae Lee, Hyun-Ki Yang
  • Publication number: 20120212081
    Abstract: Disclosed are a step motor and a manufacturing method thereof. The step motor includes a stator having a bobbin in which a coil is received to generate a magnetic field when power is supplied, and a yoke having a plurality of yoke teeth engaged with the bobbin, a casing covering and protecting the stator, and a rotor inserted into an inner diameter part of the stator and having magnets on a circumference of a rotary shaft, so as to generate rotary force, wherein a bearing is installed to an end of the rotary shaft to support the rotor, and an elastic member is assembled to the bearing to force the end of the rotary shaft inwards in a motor assembly composed of the stator and rotor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2012
    Publication date: August 23, 2012
    Inventor: SEONG-KWAN OH
  • Patent number: 8237315
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a PM type step motor used to move a camera or an optical pickup lens of media related equipment. The step motor has a stator unit including first and second stators which butt against and are coupled to each other and each have a bobbin and a yoke attached thereto. Terminal blocks of the first and second stators are spaced apart from each other when the first and second stators are coupled to each other, thus allowing an automatic winding operation using winding equipment to be easily performed. The step motor includes a bushing which has in a central portion thereof a through hole through which a rotating shaft passes and is a two-stage structure having a small outer diameter part and a large outer diameter part, thus allowing the stator unit, the rotating shaft and a casing unit to easily be arranged coaxially.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Assignee: Moatech Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seong-Kwan Oh, Hyun-Ki Yang, Ki-Hwan Hong, Hyuk-Sang Ahn
  • Patent number: 8232698
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a PM type step motor used to move a camera or an optical pickup lens of media related equipment. In the step motor, coupling holes are formed in the central portions of both sides of a casing unit thereof, a bushing is press-fitted or inserted into an associated coupling hole, and a ring member is press-fitted over the outer circumference of the bushing protruding outward from the coupling hole such that the bushing is secured to the casing unit, thus preventing the bushing from becoming separated from the casing unit. The step motor can be freely applied to peripheral device modules of various outer diameters using the ring member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Assignee: Moatech Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Seong-Kwan Oh, Hyun-Ki Yang, Ki-Hwan Hong, Hyuk-Sang Ahn
  • Publication number: 20110001378
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a PM type step motor used to move a camera or an optical pickup lens of media related equipment. In the step motor, coupling holes are formed in the central portions of both sides of a casing unit thereof, a bushing is press-fitted or inserted into an associated coupling hole, and a ring member is press-fitted over the outer circumference of the bushing protruding outward from the coupling hole such that the bushing is secured to the casing unit, thus preventing the bushing from becoming separated from the casing unit. The step motor can be freely applied to peripheral device modules of various outer diameters using the ring member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2010
    Publication date: January 6, 2011
    Inventors: SEONG-KWAN OH, Hyun-Ki Yang, Ki-Hwan Hong, Hyuk-Sang Ahn
  • Publication number: 20110001367
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a PM type step motor used to move a camera or an optical pickup lens of media related equipment. The step motor has a stator unit including first and second stators which butt against and are coupled to each other and each have a bobbin and a yoke attached thereto. Terminal blocks of the first and second stators are spaced apart from each other when the first and second stators are coupled to each other, thus allowing an automatic winding operation using winding equipment to be easily performed. The step motor includes a bushing which has in a central portion thereof a through hole through which a rotating shaft passes and is a two-stage structure having a small outer diameter part and a large outer diameter part, thus allowing the stator unit, the rotating shaft and a casing unit to easily be arranged coaxially.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2010
    Publication date: January 6, 2011
    Inventors: SEONG-KWAN OH, Hyun-Ki Yang, Ki-Hwan Hong, Hyuk-Sang Ahn