Patents by Inventor Seoung-Jun Lee

Seoung-Jun Lee 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: 20240081008
    Abstract: A display device which includes a display assembly including a first non-folding region and a second non-folding region disposed in a first direction and a folding region disposed between the first and second non-folding regions, a first body disposed under the first non-folding region, a second body disposed under the second non-folding region, a hinge assembly that is disposed between the first body and the second body and defining biaxial rotational axes extending parallel to a second direction intersecting the first direction, a first bracket and a second bracket disposed on opposite sides of the hinge assembly opposite each other in the second direction, the first bracket and the second bracket being disposed in the first direction and adjacent to the biaxial rotational axes, and a plurality of protrusions that are connected to the opposite sides of the hinge assembly and protruding between the first bracket and the second bracket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Applicants: Samsung Display Co., Ltd., AUFLEX Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: SEYONG KIM, Myoung Ho LIM, Seoung Jun LEE
  • Publication number: 20240074075
    Abstract: A hinge includes a first shaft and a second shaft that are parallel to each other, first and third arms rotatably coupled to the first shaft and including first and third rotary cams, second and fourth arms rotatably coupled to the second shaft and including second and fourth rotary cams, a first sliding part coupled to the first and second shafts to be movable along the first and second shafts and including a first sliding cam facing the first rotary cam and a second sliding cam facing the second rotary cam, a second sliding part coupled to the first and second shafts to be movable along the first and second shafts and including a third sliding cam facing the third rotary cam and a fourth sliding cam facing the fourth rotary cam, and an elastic member disposed between the first sliding part and the second sliding part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicants: Samsung Display Co., LTD., AUFLEX Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Se Yong KIM, MYOUNG HO LIM, SEOUNG JUN LEE
  • Patent number: 11831796
    Abstract: In a mobile communication terminal in which a flexible display panel is provided in two body portions which are foldably connected to each other, a plurality of rotation supports are provided in a central joint that connects the two body portions and two sliding panels sliding in the respective body portions together and the rotation supports are directly connected to the two body portions to support rotation of the body portions such that the body portions do not rotate over 180 degrees when the two body portions are fully unfolded, whereby damage of the flexible display panel provided on the surfaces of the two body portions is prevented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: AUFLEX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyun Min Park, Seoung Jun Lee
  • Publication number: 20230180409
    Abstract: Provided is an in-folding type hinge structure having a flexible display panel installed therein in a mobile communication terminal in which a flexible display panel is provided in a pair of panel portions which are foldably connected to each other, in which a stable folding operation can be performed while the panel portions are being folded or unfolded and the panel portions do not rotate over 180 degrees when the panel portions are fully unfolded, whereby damage of the flexible display panel provided on the surfaces of the panel portions can be prevented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2023
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Inventors: Hyun Min PARK, Seoung Jun LEE
  • Publication number: 20230143520
    Abstract: A hinge structure for an in-folding type display device is provided which allows a smartphone to be automatically folded or unfolded with an elastic force of a spring and in which the spring is disposed inside of foldable connecting plates instead of being disposed at positions of a fixing cam and a moving cam, whereby a large space for disposing the spring can be secured to use a spring with a large diameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2021
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Inventors: Hyun Min PARK, Seoung Jun LEE
  • Publication number: 20230103700
    Abstract: A hinge structure for an in-folding type display device is provided which allows a smartphone to be automatically folded or unfolded with an elastic force of a spring and in which the spring is disposed inside of foldable connecting plates instead of being disposed at positions of a fixing cam and a moving cam provided in a foldable hinge according to the related art, whereby a large space for disposing the spring can be secured to use a spring with a large diameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2021
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Inventors: Hyun Min PARK, Seoung Jun LEE
  • Patent number: 11616866
    Abstract: An in-folding type hinge structure having a flexible display panel installed thereon for a mobile communication terminal is provided. In the in-folding type hinge structure, a flexible display panel is provided in two panel portions which are foldably connected to each other, in which folding units can perform a stable folding operation while the two panel portions are being folded or unfolded and the two panel portions are supported such that the panel portions do not rotate over 180 degrees when the two panel portions are fully unfolded, whereby damage of the flexible display panel provided on the surfaces of the two panel portions can be prevented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: AUFLEX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyun Min Park, Seoung Jun Lee
  • Patent number: 11596074
    Abstract: Provided is an in-folding type hinge structure having a flexible display panel installed therein in a mobile communication terminal in which a flexible display panel is provided in a pair of panel portions which are foldably connected to each other, in which a stable folding operation can be performed while the panel portions are being folded or unfolded and the panel portions do not rotate over 180 degrees when the panel portions are fully unfolded, whereby damage of the flexible display panel provided on the surfaces of the panel portions can be prevented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: AUFLEX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyun Min Park, Seoung Jun Lee
  • Publication number: 20230037466
    Abstract: A hinge structure for a foldable display terminal is provided. The hinge structure for a foldable display terminal having a flexible display panel installed therein is foldable inward and outward in a fully unfolded state such that the flexible display panel is disposed inside and outside and a screen on which an image such as a moving image is displayed is invisibly disposed inside or visibly disposed outside in a state in which the foldable display terminal is folded.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2022
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Inventors: Hyun Min PARK, Seoung Jun Lee
  • Patent number: 11516324
    Abstract: A hinge structure for a mobile communication terminal that is foldable in two opposite directions is provided. The hinge structure for a mobile communication terminal having a flexible display panel installed therein is foldable inward and outward in a fully unfolded state such that the flexible display panel is disposed inside and outside and a screen on which an image such as a moving image is displayed is invisibly disposed inside or visibly disposed outside in a state in which the mobile communication terminal is folded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: AUFLEX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyun Min Park, Seoung Jun Lee
  • Patent number: 11392179
    Abstract: Provided is an in-folding type hinge structure having a flexible display panel installed therein in a mobile communication terminal in which a flexible display panel is provided in a pair of panel portions which are foldably connected to each other, in which rotation supports are provided in a pair of panel portions and a folding portion that connects the pair of panel portions such that the rotation supports are located between an inside close contact portion and an outside close contact portion which are fixed to the bottom surfaces of the panel portions, and the rotation supports are configured to perform a stable folding operation of the folding portion while the two panel portions are being folded or unfolded and to support the panel portions such that the two panel portions do not rotate over 180 degrees when the two panel portions are fully unfolded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: AUFLEX CO., LTD
    Inventors: Hyun Min Park, Seoung Jun Lee
  • Publication number: 20220150339
    Abstract: In a mobile communication terminal in which a flexible display panel is provided in two body portions which are foldably connected to each other, a plurality of rotation supports are provided in a central joint that connects the two body portions and two sliding panels sliding in the respective body portions together and the rotation supports are directly connected to the two body portions to support rotation of the body portions such that the body portions do not rotate over 180 degrees when the two body portions are fully unfolded, whereby damage of the flexible display panel provided on the surfaces of the two body portions is prevented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2022
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Inventors: Hyun Min Park, Seoung Jun Lee
  • Patent number: 11265408
    Abstract: In a mobile communication terminal in which a flexible display panel is provided in two body portions which are foldably connected to each other, a plurality of rotation supports are provided in a central joint that connects the two body portions and two sliding panels sliding in the respective body portions together and the rotation supports are directly connected to the two body portions to support rotation of the body portions such that the body portions do not rotate over 180 degrees when the two body portions are fully unfolded, whereby damage of the flexible display panel provided on the surfaces of the two body portions is prevented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: AUFLEX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyun Min Park, Seoung Jun Lee
  • Publication number: 20210274028
    Abstract: A hinge structure for a mobile communication terminal that is foldable in two opposite directions is provided. The hinge structure for a mobile communication terminal having a flexible display panel installed therein is foldable inward and outward in a fully unfolded state such that the flexible display panel is disposed inside and outside and a screen on which an image such as a moving image is displayed is invisibly disposed inside or visibly disposed outside in a state in which the mobile communication terminal is folded.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2019
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Inventors: Hyun Min PARK, Seoung Jun LEE
  • Publication number: 20210250431
    Abstract: An in-folding type hinge structure having a flexible display panel installed thereon for a mobile communication terminal is provided. In the in-folding type hinge structure, a flexible display panel is provided in two panel portions which are foldably connected to each other, in which folding units can perform a stable folding operation while the two panel portions are being folded or unfolded and the two panel portions are supported such that the panel portions do not rotate over 180 degrees when the two panel portions are fully unfolded, whereby damage of the flexible display panel provided on the surfaces of the two panel portions can be prevented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2019
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Inventors: Hyun Min PARK, Seoung Jun LEE
  • Publication number: 20210235607
    Abstract: A plant weeding device according to the present invention includes: a housing having a coupling hole penetrating a center of the housing; a rod penetrating the coupling hole and configured to be resiliently movable and rotatable; a weeding blade coupled to one end of the rod and configured to cooperatively rotate and dig up the soil to remove weeds from plants; and a power means configured to be coupled to or separated from the other end of the rod and configured to rotate the rod.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2019
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Inventor: SEOUNG JUN LEE
  • Publication number: 20210243908
    Abstract: Provided is an in-folding type hinge structure having a flexible display panel installed therein in a mobile communication terminal in which a flexible display panel is provided in a pair of panel portions which are foldably connected to each other, in which a stable folding operation can be performed while the panel portions are being folded or unfolded and the panel portions do not rotate over 180 degrees when the panel portions are fully unfolded, whereby damage of the flexible display panel provided on the surfaces of the panel portions can be prevented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2019
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Inventors: Hyun Min PARK, Seoung Jun LEE
  • Publication number: 20210200277
    Abstract: A hinge structure for a mobile communication terminal that is foldable in both directions is provided. The hinge structure for a mobile communication terminal having a flexible display panel installed therein is foldable in two opposite directions is foldable inward and outward in a fully unfolded state and a screen on which an image such as a moving image is displayed is invisibly disposed inside or visibly disposed outside in a state in which the mobile communication terminal is folded.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2019
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Inventors: Hyun Min PARK, Seoung Jun LEE
  • Publication number: 20210191475
    Abstract: Provided is an in-folding type hinge structure having a flexible display panel installed therein in which a plurality of rotation supports are provided in a central joint that connects two body portions and two sliding panels sliding in the respective body portions together, and the rotation supports are directly connected to the two body portions to support rotation of the body portions such that the body portions do not rotate over 180 degrees when the two body portions are fully unfolded, whereby damage of the flexible display panel provided on the surfaces of the two body portions can be prevented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2018
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Inventors: Hyun Min PARK, Seoung Jun LEE
  • Publication number: 20210029232
    Abstract: In a mobile communication terminal in which a flexible display panel is provided in two body portions which are foldably connected to each other, a plurality of rotation supports are provided in a central joint that connects the two body portions and two sliding panels sliding in the respective body portions together and the rotation supports are directly connected to the two body portions to support rotation of the body portions such that the body portions do not rotate over 180 degrees when the two body portions are fully unfolded, whereby damage of the flexible display panel provided on the surfaces of the two body portions is prevented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2020
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Inventors: Hyun Min PARK, Seoung Jun LEE