Patents by Inventor Seunghak Lee

Seunghak 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).

  • Patent number: 11940840
    Abstract: Various embodiments relate to an electronic device. The electronic device may include: a housing including a first surface facing a first direction and a second surface facing a second direction opposite the first direction; a first display viewable through the first surface; a battery disposed between the first display and the second surface; a second display having a size smaller than a size of the first display and viewable through a partial area of the second surface; a short-distance wireless communication antenna disposed at a lower end of the second display and configured to transmit/receive a short-distance wireless communication signal through the partial area of the second surface and the second display; and a shield disposed at a lower end of the short-distance wireless communication antenna and configured to block transmission/reception of the short-distance wireless communication signal through the first surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wanjae Ju, Seunghak Lee, Chanho Park
  • Patent number: 11943523
    Abstract: An image sensor device includes an image sensor, a substrate including first and second pads spaced apart from each other, a first support member on which an optical filter is mounted, a second support member further adjacent to an outer edge of the substrate than the first support member, and an optical device on the optical filter and the image sensor, wherein the image sensor is electrically connected to the first pad, and wherein at least one of the first or second support members is electrically connected to the second pad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Insang Song, Hyunjin Kang, Seunghak Lee
  • Patent number: 11864318
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a first printed circuit board having a first surface and a second surface, a second printed circuit board having a first surface and a second surface disposed to be spaced apart from the first printed circuit board, a battery disposed between the first printed circuit board and the second printed circuit board, a first connection member to electrically connect the first printed circuit board and the second printed circuit board, and a second connection member to electrically connect the first printed circuit board and the second printed circuit board, wherein the first connection member and the second connection member may be arranged to at least partially overlap at a portion passing by the battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wanjae Ju, Jaehan Kim, Seunghak Lee, Jungyong Yun, Sungchel Hwang
  • Publication number: 20230180387
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a first printed circuit board having a first surface and a second surface, a second printed circuit board having a first surface and a second surface disposed to be spaced apart from the first printed circuit board, a battery disposed between the first printed circuit board and the second printed circuit board, a first connection member to electrically connect the first printed circuit board and the second printed circuit board, and a second connection member to electrically connect the first printed circuit board and the second printed circuit board, wherein the first connection member and the second connection member may be arranged to at least partially overlap at a portion passing by the battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2023
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Inventors: Wanjae JU, Jaehan KIM, Seunghak LEE, Jungyong YUN, Sungchel HWANG
  • Patent number: 11570895
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a first printed circuit board having a first surface and a second surface, a second printed circuit board having a first surface and a second surface disposed to be spaced apart from the first printed circuit board, a battery disposed between the first printed circuit board and the second printed circuit board, a first connection member to electrically connect the first printed circuit board and the second printed circuit board, and a second connection member to electrically connect the first printed circuit board and the second printed circuit board, wherein the first connection member and the second connection member may be arranged to at least partially overlap at a portion passing by the battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wanjae Ju, Jaehan Kim, Seunghak Lee, Jungyong Yun, Sungchel Hwang
  • Patent number: 11570344
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a camera module and an external structure. The camera module includes an image sensor and a shielding structure that shields components of the camera module from electromagnetic interference (EMI). The external structure two-dimensionally surrounds the camera module, and a portion of the external structure is conductive. The shielding structure includes an accommodating portion that accommodates the image sensor, and a protruding portion that protrudes from the accommodating portion to contact the external structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kihyun Kwon, Seunghak Lee, Jihyung Lim
  • Patent number: 11563874
    Abstract: A camera module is provided. The camera module includes a substrate; a first camera disposed on the substrate and configured to generate a first image based on a first optical signal; a second camera disposed on the substrate and configured to generate a second image based on a second optical signal; a power management integrated circuit disposed on the substrate and configured to generate a plurality of voltages based on an external power voltage received from an external power supply and provide the plurality of voltages to the first camera and the second camera; a metal fixing member coupled to the first camera and the second camera; and a thermal interface material disposed between the power management integrated circuit and the metal fixing member along a direction perpendicular to an upper surface of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyunsu Jun, Kihyun Kwon, Seunghak Lee
  • Patent number: 11343929
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a housing including an opening defined on at least one surface of the housing, a socket adjacent to the opening in the housing, a tray insertable into the socket through the opening and configured to hold one or more cards, a battery, a power management circuit configured to control power provided from the battery, and a first terminal connected to the power management circuit, the first terminal included in the socket, wherein the power management module is configured to control a provision of power from the battery to at least one internal component of the electronic device based on a first signal detected via the first terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wanjae Ju, Seunghak Lee, Sungchel Hwang
  • Patent number: 11322848
    Abstract: According to various embodiments, an electronic device may include: a housing including a front plate and a rear plate disposed opposite the front plate; a display disposed in a space between the front plate and the rear plate and viewable through at least a portion of the front plate; an antenna structure including at least one coil having a first surface facing the rear plate in the space and a second surface facing a direction opposite the first surface, the antenna structure configured to transmit and/or receive a signal of a selected or designated frequency; a first magnetic sheet disposed at the first surface; a second magnetic sheet at least partially overlapping the first magnetic sheet when viewed from above the rear plate, the second magnetic sheet being disposed at the second surface; and a third magnetic sheet disposed closer to the rear plate than the second surface, and spaced apart from the first magnetic sheet to have electromagnetically designated isolation with the first magnetic sheet with
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seunghak Lee, Jaerok Cho, Wanjae Ju, Jaehan Kim, Jungyong Yun
  • Publication number: 20220132011
    Abstract: A camera module is provided. The camera module includes a substrate; a first camera disposed on the substrate and configured to generate a first image based on a first optical signal; a second camera disposed on the substrate and configured to generate a second image based on a second optical signal; a power management integrated circuit disposed on the substrate and configured to generate a plurality of voltages based on an external power voltage received from an external power supply and provide the plurality of voltages to the first camera and the second camera; a metal fixing member coupled to the first camera and the second camera; and a thermal interface material disposed between the power management integrated circuit and the metal fixing member along a direction perpendicular to an upper surface of the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2022
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyunsu JUN, Kihyun KWON, Seunghak LEE
  • Publication number: 20220094825
    Abstract: An image sensor device includes an image sensor, a substrate including first and second pads spaced apart from each other, a first support member on which an optical filter is mounted, a second support member further adjacent to an outer edge of the substrate than the first support member, and an optical device on the optical filter and the image sensor, wherein the image sensor is electrically connected to the first pad, and wherein at least one of the first or second support members is electrically connected to the second pad.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2021
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Insang SONG, Hyunjin KANG, Seunghak LEE
  • Publication number: 20220091363
    Abstract: Provided is a camera module including a housing having an opening, and a first lens assembly configured to move in the housing between a first position in which the first lens assembly is entirely provided in the housing, and a second position in which a portion of the first lens assembly protrudes external to the housing through the opening of the housing, a portion of the first lens assembly being attached to the housing by a magnetic force at the second position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2021
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyunjin KANG, Seunghak Lee, Insang Song
  • Patent number: 11252308
    Abstract: A camera module is provided. The camera module includes a substrate; a first camera disposed on the substrate and configured to generate a first image based on a first optical signal; a second camera disposed on the substrate and configured to generate a second image based on a second optical signal; a power management integrated circuit disposed on the substrate and configured to generate a plurality of voltages based on an external power voltage received from an external power supply and provide the plurality of voltages to the first camera and the second camera; a metal fixing member coupled to the first camera and the second camera; and a thermal interface material disposed between the power management integrated circuit and the metal fixing member along a direction perpendicular to an upper surface of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyunsu Jun, Kihyun Kwon, Seunghak Lee
  • Publication number: 20220026947
    Abstract: Various embodiments relate to an electronic device. The electronic device may include: a housing including a first surface facing a first direction and a second surface facing a second direction opposite the first direction; a first display viewable through the first surface; a battery disposed between the first display and the second surface; a second display having a size smaller than a size of the first display and viewable through a partial area of the second surface; a short-distance wireless communication antenna disposed at a lower end of the second display and configured to transmit/receive a short-distance wireless communication signal through the partial area of the second surface and the second display; and a shield disposed at a lower end of the short-distance wireless communication antenna and configured to block transmission/reception of the short-distance wireless communication signal through the first surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2021
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Inventors: Wanjae JU, Seunghak LEE, Chanho PARK
  • Publication number: 20220021794
    Abstract: A camera module is provided. The camera module includes a substrate; a first camera disposed on the substrate and configured to generate a first image based on a first optical signal; a second camera disposed on the substrate and configured to generate a second image based on a second optical signal; a power management integrated circuit disposed on the substrate and configured to generate a plurality of voltages based on an external power voltage received from an external power supply and provide the plurality of voltages to the first camera and the second camera; a metal fixing member coupled to the first camera and the second camera; and a thermal interface material disposed between the power management integrated circuit and the metal fixing member along a direction perpendicular to an upper surface of the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2021
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyunsu Jun, Kihyun Kwon, Seunghak Lee
  • Publication number: 20210378096
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a first printed circuit board having a first surface and a second surface, a second printed circuit board having a first surface and a second surface disposed to be spaced apart from the first printed circuit board, a battery disposed between the first printed circuit board and the second printed circuit board, a first connection member to electrically connect the first printed circuit board and the second printed circuit board, and a second connection member to electrically connect the first printed circuit board and the second printed circuit board, wherein the first connection member and the second connection member may be arranged to at least partially overlap at a portion passing by the battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Wanjae JU, Jaehan KIM, Seunghak LEE, Jungyong YUN, Sungchel HWANG
  • Patent number: 11142472
    Abstract: The present invention is an aquifer storage and recovery system using a natural coagulant, in which in purifying raw water through aquifer storage and recovery, assimilable organic carbon (AOC) included in the raw water is effectively removed using a natural coagulant produced in the aquifer storage and recovery process, thereby reducing the time required to purify raw water by aquifer storage and recovery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Seong Pil Jeong, Kyungjin Cho, Jae Woo Choi, Seok Won Hong, Seunghak Lee, Eun-Ju Kim, Jae Shik Chung, Hien Thi Nguyen, Youngjae Kim
  • Patent number: 11137798
    Abstract: Various embodiments relate to an electronic device. The electronic device may include: a housing including a first surface facing a first direction and a second surface facing a second direction opposite the first direction; a first display viewable through the first surface; a battery disposed between the first display and the second surface; a second display having a size smaller than a size of the first display and viewable through a partial area of the second surface; a short-distance wireless communication antenna disposed at a lower end of the second display and configured to transmit/receive a short-distance wireless communication signal through the partial area of the second surface and the second display; and a shield disposed at a lower end of the short-distance wireless communication antenna and configured to block transmission/reception of the short-distance wireless communication signal through the first surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wanjae Ju, Seunghak Lee, Chanho Park
  • Patent number: 11086099
    Abstract: A light-folding camera includes a light folding device, a light path control device LPC, a first sensor and a second sensor. The light folding device outputs a folded light propagating in a first horizontal direction substantially perpendicular to a vertical direction by changing a light path of a vertical light that is incident on the light folding device in the vertical direction. The light path control device outputs a first light propagating in the first horizontal direction by passing at least a first portion of the folded light, or outputs a second light propagating in a second horizontal direction substantially perpendicular to the vertical direction by changing a light path of at least a second portion of the folded light. The first sensor receives the first light propagating in the first horizontal direction. The second sensor receives the second light propagating in the second horizontal direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jihyung Lim, Seunghak Lee, Hyunsu Jun
  • Patent number: 11070241
    Abstract: According to various embodiments of the present invention, an electronic device comprises: an emitter; a communication circuit electrically connected to the emitter and configured to transmit or receive a signal by using the emitter; a sensor circuit electrically connected to the emitter and configured to measure a capacitance corresponding to an external object adjacent to the emitter; a frequency adjustment circuit electrically connected to the emitter and capable of adjusting a resonance frequency of the emitter; and a processor, wherein, the processor is configured to: confirm the capacitance corresponding to the external object by using the sensor circuit while performing communication with an external device by using the communication circuit; set the frequency adjustment circuit to a first mode when the capacitance falls under a specified first range, and perform the communication by using the communication circuit in a state in which the frequency adjustment circuit is set to the first mode; and set t
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Donghyun Yoo, Chanho Park, Yongam Son, Sangha Lee, Seunghak Lee, Yunchul Yi