Patents by Inventor Seul Ki Nam

Seul Ki Nam 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: 11462199
    Abstract: A hybrid actuator includes a housing for defining an external appearance, a stator having a coil, a vibrator having a permanent magnet which vibrates due to a mutual electromagnetic force with the stator, an elastic member for elastically supporting the vibrator relative to the housing, and a piezoelectric element attached to one surface of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: EM-TECH. CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Cheon Myeong Kim, Sung Chul Jung, Seul Ki Nam
  • Patent number: 10728672
    Abstract: A sound converter includes a rectangular frame, a first suspension seated on an upper side of the frame to vibrate, a second suspension attached to a bottom surface of the first suspension and electrically connected to a voice coil to vibrate, a magnetic circuit including a center magnet, a plurality of sub-magnets spaced apart from the center magnet by a certain distance to define a magnetic gap, a plurality of top plates positioned above the center magnet and each sub-magnet, and a bottom plate positioned below the center magnet and each sub-magnet, and a third suspension connecting a lower end or a lower end lateral surface of the voice coil to the frame to vibrate. The voice coil is attached to a bottom surface of the second suspension. The third suspension is positioned through spaces defined by the sub-magnets being spaced apart from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: EM-TECH. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Cheon Myeong Kim, Sung Chul Jung, Seul Ki Nam, Gyung Bo Ha
  • Patent number: 10516945
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a high power microspeaker having a separate sub-diaphragm on a top end surface of a coil, in addition to a diaphragm and a suspension. The present invention provides a structure in which an acoustic system including a main diaphragm and a conductive suspension of a microspeaker is attached to a top end surface of a coil and a separate sub-diaphragm is attached to the same surface of the coil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: EM-TECH Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Cheon Myeong Kim, Ji Hoon Kim, Sung Chul Jung, Seul Ki Nam
  • Patent number: 10419848
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a microspeaker enclosure with porous materials, including a microspeaker, an enclosure with the microspeaker therein, the enclosure defining a resonance space and having an upper casing and a lower casing, a sound absorber arranged in the resonance space and defining a space, and porous materials filled in the space defined by the sound absorber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: EM-TECH. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyu Dong Choi, Seul Ki Nam, Heung Woo Jeong
  • Publication number: 20190259362
    Abstract: A hybrid actuator includes a housing for defining an external appearance, a stator having a coil, a vibrator having a permanent magnet which vibrates due to a mutual electromagnetic force with the stator, an elastic member for elastically supporting the vibrator relative to the housing, and a piezoelectric element attached to one surface of the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2019
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Inventors: Cheon Myeong Kim, Sung Chul Jung, Seul Ki Nam
  • Publication number: 20190260278
    Abstract: A mobile apparatus has a linear actuator configured to generate vibration and sound, and further includes: a display panel; a frame; and a linear actuator arranged on the frame and configured to vibrate at 50 to 300 Hz to generate a vibration signal or to vibrate at 50 to 20000 Hz to generate a sound signal. The frame encompasses a case for defining the external appearance with the display and an inner bracket on which electronic parts are to be arranged. As compared with a linear actuator that excites a display panel to generate only sound, the linear actuator that performs the vibration function should provide a strong vibration power, which may damage the display panel. This is the reason why the linear actuator is arranged on the frame, not on the display panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2019
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Inventors: Cheon Myeong Kim, Sung Chul Jung, Seul Ki Nam, Min Chul Kang
  • Publication number: 20190104369
    Abstract: A sound converter includes a rectangular frame, a first suspension seated on an upper side of the frame to vibrate, a second suspension attached to a bottom surface of the first suspension and electrically connected to a voice coil to vibrate, a magnetic circuit including a center magnet, a plurality of sub-magnets spaced apart from the center magnet by a certain distance to define a magnetic gap, a plurality of top plates positioned above the center magnet and each sub-magnet, and a bottom plate positioned below the center magnet and each sub-magnet, and a third suspension connecting a lower end or a lower end lateral surface of the voice coil to the frame to vibrate. The voice coil is attached to a bottom surface of the second suspension. The third suspension is positioned through spaces defined by the sub-magnets being spaced apart from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2018
    Publication date: April 4, 2019
    Inventors: Cheon Myeong Kim, Sung Chul Jung, Seul Ki Nam, Gyung Bo Ha
  • Publication number: 20180332397
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a high power microspeaker having a separate sub-diaphragm on a top end surface of a coil, in addition to a diaphragm and a suspension. The present invention provides a structure in which an acoustic system including a main diaphragm and a conductive suspension of a microspeaker is attached to a top end surface of a coil and a separate sub-diaphragm is attached to the same surface of the coil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2018
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Inventors: Cheon Myeong Kim, Ji Hoon Kim, Sung Chul Jung, Seul Ki Nam
  • Publication number: 20170359649
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a microspeaker enclosure with porous materials, including a microspeaker, an enclosure with the microspeaker therein, the enclosure defining a resonance space and having an upper casing and a lower casing, a sound absorber arranged in the resonance space and defining a space, and porous materials filled in the space defined by the sound absorber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2017
    Publication date: December 14, 2017
    Inventors: Kyu Dong Choi, Seul Ki Nam, Heung Woo Jeong
  • Patent number: 9832557
    Abstract: A microspeaker includes a frame, magnetic circuit, voice coil configured to generate vibration by mutual electromagnetic force with the magnetic circuit, vibration plate configured to vibrate together according to the vibration of the voice coil to generate a sound, and suspension configured to guide a vibration direction of the vibration plate and voice coil. The suspension has a central portion attached to the voice coil, an annular outer circumferential portion formed to be spaced apart from the central portion by a predetermined interval, and a connection portion connecting the central and outer circumferential portions and configured to perform a damping function. The central portion has an outer end having the same height as the connection and outer circumferential portions, an inner end positioned to be higher than the outer end, and a step portion connecting the outer end and inner end. The voice coil is attached to the inner end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: EM-TECH. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kil Dong Park, Seul Ki Nam, Ji Hoon Kim, Min Chang Kim
  • Publication number: 20160173990
    Abstract: A microspeaker includes a frame, magnetic circuit, voice coil configured to generate vibration by mutual electromagnetic force with the magnetic circuit, vibration plate configured to vibrate together according to the vibration of the voice coil to generate a sound, and suspension configured to guide a vibration direction of the vibration plate and voice coil. The suspension has a central portion attached to the voice coil, an annular outer circumferential portion formed to be spaced apart from the central portion by a predetermined interval, and a connection portion connecting the central and outer circumferential portions and configured to perform a damping function. The central portion has an outer end having the same height as the connection and outer circumferential portions, an inner end positioned to be higher than the outer end, and a step portion connecting the outer end and inner end. The voice coil is attached to the inner end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2015
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Inventors: Kil Dong Park, Seul Ki Nam, Ji Hoon Kim, Min Chang Kim