Patents by Inventor Seungmin WOO

Seungmin WOO 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: 12212044
    Abstract: Provided is an electronic device having a multilayer substrate according to an embodiment. The electronic device may include a multilayer substrate on which an antenna is disposed and which includes a front layer, a back layer, a plurality of middle layers, and a plurality of ground layers. The antenna may include a lower patch that is disposed on a layer different from an upper ground among the plurality of ground layers and is electrically connected to the upper ground at a plurality of offset points; and an upper patch disposed spaced apart from the lower patch by a predetermined distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Seungmin Woo, Yusuhk Suh, Dongik Lee
  • Patent number: 12191572
    Abstract: This electronic device comprises: a main frame disposed along a peripheral region of a display and extending along a side region and a rear region of the electronic device; and an antenna module disposed in an inner space of the main frame and configured to radiate a radio signal in a forward direction or a downward direction of the electronic device through the main frame. The antenna module comprises: a first dielectric layer disposed spaced apart from one side of the antenna substrate in a first direction in which antenna elements radiate signals; a second dielectric layer disposed spaced apart from the first dielectric layer in the first direction; and an air gap layer disposed between the first dielectric layer and the second dielectric layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Seungmin Woo, Yusuhk Suh, Dongik Lee
  • Publication number: 20250007146
    Abstract: An antenna module implemented in a multi-layered antenna package includes an RFIC; a first dielectric layer; a first coplanar waveguide layer disposed on a top of the first dielectric layer and configured to receive RF signals transmitted by an interface layer of the RFIC; a first antenna portion disposed on the first coplanar waveguide layer and configured to radiate signals transmitted from the first coplanar waveguide layer; a second coplanar waveguide layer disposed on a top of the third dielectric layer and configured to receive RF signals transmitted by the interface layer of the RFIC; and a second antenna portion disposed on the second coplanar waveguide layer to radiate signals transmitted from the second coplanar waveguide layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2024
    Publication date: January 2, 2025
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Yusuhk SUH, Dongik LEE, Seungmin WOO
  • Publication number: 20240429623
    Abstract: An antenna module implemented as a multi-layered package includes: a printed circuit board (PCB) having a plurality of layers; and an array antenna portion having a plurality of antenna elements disposed on the PCB. Each of the plurality of antenna elements is configured in a two-patch antenna structure, and a plurality of first patch antennas disposed on a first surface of the PCB are disposed to be spaced apart by a third gap. An area between the plurality of second patch antennas disposed inside the PCB includes a first region in which a plurality of second patch antennas are disposed to be spaced apart by a first gap, and a second region in which the plurality of second patch antennas are disposed to be spaced apart by a second gap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2024
    Publication date: December 26, 2024
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Yusuhk SUH, Dongik LEE, Seungmin WOO
  • Publication number: 20240429621
    Abstract: An antenna module implemented as a multi-layered package includes: a printed circuit board (PCB) having a plurality of layers; an array antenna portion including a plurality of antenna elements disposed on the PCB; a radio frequency integrated circuit (RFIC) chip bonded to a second surface of the PCB, the second surface being another outermost surface of the PCB; and a plurality of signal connection lines connected from the RFIC chip to the array antenna portion. A length of each of the plurality of signal connection lines may be a length of a connection line connected between the RFIC chip and the array antenna portion, and the plurality of signal connection lines may have the same length.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2024
    Publication date: December 26, 2024
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Yusuhk SUH, Dongik LEE, Seungmin WOO
  • Publication number: 20240429622
    Abstract: An antenna module includes a substrate having a first surface, a second surface, and a periphery between the first and second surfaces, a first array antenna disposed on the first surface of the substrate and forming a beam pattern toward a front area, a second array antenna disposed on a first part of the periphery of the substrate and forming a beam pattern toward a bottom area, and third and fourth array antennas disposed on second and third parts of the periphery of the substrate and forming beam patterns toward side areas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2024
    Publication date: December 26, 2024
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Yusuhk SUH, Dongik LEE, Seungmin WOO
  • Publication number: 20240421496
    Abstract: An electronic device may include a display; and first and second antenna structures disposed around the display. The first antenna structure may include a first PCB, first and second array antennas, and a first wireless communication circuit. The second antenna structure may include a second PCB, third and fourth array antennas, and a second wireless communication circuit. The second and fourth array antennas may form a beam pattern in a first direction, which is a bottom direction. The first and third array antennas may form a beam pattern in a third direction, which is a front direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2024
    Publication date: December 19, 2024
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Yusuhk SUH, Dongik LEE, Seungmin WOO
  • Patent number: 12166270
    Abstract: Provided is an electronic device provided with an antenna for 5G communication according to the present invention. The electronic device includes an array antenna which is implemented as a multi-layer substrate inside the electronic device and includes a plurality of antenna elements. Each of the antenna elements of the array antenna comprises: a patch antenna disposed on a specific layer of the multi-layer substrate and configured to radiate a signal applied from a feeder line; a first electronic band gap (EBG) element disposed parallel to the patch antenna on the left or right side of the patch antenna; and a second electronic band gap (EBG) element disposed parallel to the patch antenna on the upper or lower side of the patch antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Seungmin Woo, Ilnam Cho, Yoonoh Yang, Sangwook Lee, Jinyup Hwang
  • Publication number: 20240387996
    Abstract: Provided is an antenna module produced into a multi-layer substrate. The antenna module comprises: a first radiator disposed on an inner area or an upper area of the multi-layer substrate and formed into a first conductive layer to radiate a radio signal; a second radiator disposed in a lower area of the first radiator to be offset from the center of the first radiator, and formed into a second conductive layer to radiate a radio signal; and a feed line connected to the second radiator by means of a signal via, wherein the first radiator and the second radiator overlap on one axis, and the length of the first radiator on one axis and the length of the second radiator on one axis may differ from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2024
    Publication date: November 21, 2024
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Seungmin WOO, Yusuhk SUH, Dongik LEE
  • Patent number: 12119564
    Abstract: Provided is an antenna module produced into a multi-layer substrate. The antenna module comprises: a first radiator disposed on an inner area or an upper area of the multi-layer substrate and formed into a first conductive layer to radiate a radio signal; a second radiator disposed in a lower area of the first radiator to be offset from the center of the first radiator, and formed into a second conductive layer to radiate a radio signal; and a feed line connected to the second radiator by means of a signal via, wherein the first radiator and the second radiator overlap on one axis, and the length of the first radiator on one axis and the length of the second radiator on one axis may differ from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Seungmin Woo, Yusuhk Suh, Dongik Lee
  • Publication number: 20240332821
    Abstract: The antenna module implemented using a multi-layer substrate comprises: a radiator which is arranged in the inner region or the upper region of the multi-layer substrate, and which has at least one conductive layer to radiate a wireless signal; a feeding structure connected to the radiator through a signal via arranged in the lower region of the radiator; a lower ground layer which is arranged in the lower region of the conductive layer constituting the radiator and which operates as a ground for the radiator; and a multi-layer ground structure which is connected to the lower ground layer, and which has end portion positions that differ for each layer of the multi-layer substrate so as to be spaced different distances apart from the radiator for each layer of the multi-layer substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2021
    Publication date: October 3, 2024
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Seungmin WOO, Yusuhk SUH, Dongik LEE
  • Patent number: 12089166
    Abstract: Provided in one embodiment of the present specification is a wireless communication device. The wireless communication device can comprise a transceiver, a memory for storing a command, and a processor. An operation performed on the basis of the execution of the command by the processor can comprise the steps of: determining transmission power; and controlling the at least one transceiver so as to transmit, on the basis of the transmission power, an uplink signal in an operating band including 39 GHz.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Yoonoh Yang, Ilnam Cho, Sangwook Lee, Jinyup Hwang, Seungmin Woo
  • Patent number: 12082119
    Abstract: One disclosure of the present specification provides a method by which a communication device, which performs a measurement through multiple antenna panels, reports the measurement. The method may include the steps of: transmitting capability information to a base station; receiving measurement setting information from the base station; powering on a powered-off antenna panel among the multiple antennal panels in order to perform a measurement; performing the measurement through the multiple antenna panels; and transmitting a measurement report message including information indicating whether the corresponding antenna panel was in a powered-on state or a powered-off state prior to the measurement, and information on the measurement result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jinyup Hwang, Ilnam Cho, Yoonoh Yang, Sangwook Lee, Seungmin Woo
  • Publication number: 20240291149
    Abstract: Provided is an electronic device having an antenna. The electronic device comprises: a radiator configured by stacking metal patterns on different layers of a multi-layer structure; and an antenna module including a feeding unit disposed on a specific layer of the radiator and having a feeding line configured to be connected to the radiator, wherein the radiator includes a first pad connected to the feeding line and a second pad disposed on the first pad, and the first pad and the second pad are connected to each other by a first connection line and a second connection line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2021
    Publication date: August 29, 2024
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Seungmin WOO, Yusuhk SUH, Dongik LEE
  • Patent number: 12068810
    Abstract: Provided according to the present invention is an electronic device having an antenna. The electronic device may comprise: a transparent antenna built into a display and configured to emit a signal to the front of the display; and a transmission line for feeding the transparent antenna. The transparent antenna is configured as a rectangular patch rotated at a predetermined angle, and a portion of the left and right-side areas of the rectangular patch may be formed as vertical lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignees: LG ELECTRONICS INC., KOREA ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Kukheon Choi, Ilnam Cho, Seungmin Woo, Byeongyong Park, Jeongwook Kim, Jongwon Yu, Kwangseok Kim
  • Publication number: 20240266738
    Abstract: Provided is an antenna module produced into a multi-layer substrate. The antenna module comprises: a first radiator disposed on an inner area or an upper area of the multi-layer substrate and formed into a first conductive layer to radiate a radio signal; a second radiator disposed in a lower area of the first radiator to be offset from the center of the first radiator, and formed into a second conductive layer to radiate a radio signal; and a feed line connected to the second radiator by means of a signal via, wherein the first radiator and the second radiator overlap on one axis, and the length of the first radiator on one axis and the length of the second radiator on one axis may differ from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2021
    Publication date: August 8, 2024
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Seungmin WOO, Yusuhk SUH, Dongik LEE
  • Patent number: 12040547
    Abstract: An electronic device having an antenna according to an embodiment is provided. The electronic device may include a radiator configured by stacking metal patterns on different layers of a multi-layer substrate, and a ground layer arranged on the different layers of the multi-layer substrate and operating as ground for the radiator. At least some of the metal patterns may be vertically interconnected, and any one of the metal patterns may be connected to a feeding pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Seungmin Woo, Dongik Lee
  • Patent number: 12040534
    Abstract: Provided is an electronic device having a transparent antenna for 5G communication according to the present invention. The electronic device comprises: a transparent antenna embedded in a display to emit a signal to the front surface of the display; and a transmission line for feeding power to the transparent antenna. The transparent antenna includes: a first emitter configured as a first metal mesh grid on a first substrate; and a second emitter configured as a second metal mesh grid on a second substrate disposed above the first substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Kukheon Choi, Ilnam Cho, Seungmin Woo, Byeongyong Park
  • Patent number: 12009585
    Abstract: Provided, according to the present invention, is an electronic device equipped with a transparent antenna for 5G communication. The electronic device comprises: an antenna embedded and operating in a display; and a transmission line for feeding power to the antenna. The antenna comprises: a feeder portion connected to the transmission line and composed of metal mesh lines disposed parallel with respect to the boundary line of the transmission line; and a slot region formed in the antenna and composed of orthogonal metal mesh lines disposed orthogonal to the metal mesh lines, wherein in the electronic device equipped with a transparent antenna, the metal mesh lines are disposed orthogonal to an antenna area in the slot region and a dielectric area in addition to the antenna area, thereby improving electrical characteristics in a high-frequency band.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventor: Seungmin Woo
  • Patent number: 11990686
    Abstract: Provided is an electronic device having an antenna according to an embodiment. The electronic device may comprise a first and a second ground plane arranged on different layers of a multi-layer substrate and configured to be connected to each other through vias spaced a predetermined distance apart from each other. The electronic device may comprise a signal line arranged on the same plane as the first ground plane which is disposed at the upper side among the first and the second ground plane. The electronic device may comprise a radiator configured to be electrically connected to the signal line and emit a signal. The first ground plane may be disposed at only one region of one side region and the other side region of the signal line in a predetermined section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Seungmin Woo, Dongik Lee