Patents by Inventor Seyoon BAE

Seyoon BAE 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: 12520422
    Abstract: An electronic device may include, for example: a first housing, a second housing, a hinge cover, a hinge structure, a display, and a flexible printed circuit board (FPCB) including a rigid portion configured to be disposed on a first cover portion in the folded state, a first flexible portion connected to the rigid portion and configured to be at least partially bent along a second cover portion, and a second flexible portion connected to the rigid portion oppositely to the first flexible portion and configured to be at least partially bent along a third cover portion. The rigid portion is more rigid than the first flexible portion and the second flexible portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2026
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seyoon Bae, Yongyoun Kim, Joon Heo, Chanhee Oh
  • Patent number: 12513823
    Abstract: An electronic device includes: a hinge structure which is a folding area and includes a hinge housing; a first housing connected to the hinge structure; a second housing connected with the first housing through the hinge structure to be rotatable with respect to the first housing; and a flexible printed circuit board (FPCB), which has one end connected to a first printed circuit board (PCB) disposed in the first housing, and the other end connected to a second PCB disposed in the second housing. The FPCB includes a first section and a second section, the second section is extended from one side of the first section, and a variance in a curvature of the second section is greater than a variance in a curvature of the first section when the first housing and the second housing rotate with respect to the hinge structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2025
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yongyoun Kim, Seyoon Bae, Joon Heo, Sangkyun Lee, Minsu Jung
  • Patent number: 12482930
    Abstract: An electronic device, according to various embodiments of the present disclosure, may comprise: a housing, a first circuit board disposed in the housing; flexible circuit boards electrically connected to the first circuit board, coil antennas disposed inside the housing and including a plurality of antennas having conductive patterns provided and configured to generate magnetic fields, a shielding layer disposed below a first antenna from among the plurality of antennas and metal shields disposed about side surfaces of the coil antennas and configured to shield a magnetic field in a first direction from among magnetic fields formed by the coil antennas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2025
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chanhee Oh, Sungsoo Kim, Yongyoun Kim, Seyoon Bae, Seungbum Choi, Hyunju Hong
  • Publication number: 20250286943
    Abstract: A portable communication device is provided. The portable communication device includes a foldable housing including a first housing and a second housing, a hinge structure coupled with the first housing and the second housing, a flexible display accommodated in the first housing and the second housing, a communication processor accommodated in the foldable housing, and an antenna module electrically connected with the communication processor and configured to transmit and/or receive a millimeter wave signal, wherein the antenna module is disposed in a peripheral portion of the first housing such that, when the foldable housing is fully unfolded, at least a portion of the antenna module is overlapped with the hinge structure when viewed from above the hinge structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2025
    Publication date: September 11, 2025
    Inventors: Joon HEO, Sungsoo KIM, Seyoon BAE
  • Patent number: 12341265
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus having a housing, a flexible display, and a key button which is arranged in a first area on a side of a first part is provided. The key button includes at least one protrusion extending toward the inside of the first part and an antenna structure arranged on the inside of the first part with respect to the first area. The housing includes the first part, a second part, and a connection part arranged between the first part and the second part, the second part being rotatably coupled to the first part through the connection part. The antenna structure includes a dome switch arranged above a substrate at a position corresponding to the at least one protrusion, and a plurality of conductive patches provided on a conductive layer of the substrate. The dome switch may be arranged at the corresponding position between the plurality of conductive patches.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2025
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sungsoo Kim, Seyoon Bae, Byoungryoul Song, Seungbum Choi, Wonjoon Choi, Joon Heo, Seongjin Park, Sumin Yun, Jaehoon Jo, Woosung Chun
  • Patent number: 12316796
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2025
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Joon Heo, Sungsoo Kim, Seyoon Bae
  • Patent number: 12191579
    Abstract: An antenna structure includes a first antenna, a second antenna, at least one processor, a power distribution circuit configured to equally supply power supplied from the processor(s) to the first antenna and the second antenna, and a coupler disposed between the processor(s) and the power distribution circuit, wherein the processor(s) may obtain a first parameter for a first signal received by the first antenna and a second parameter for a second signal received by the second antenna, detect a phase difference between the first signal and the second signal, obtain a matching parameter based on parameters corresponding to a case in which the phase difference satisfies a specified condition among the first parameter and the second parameter, and obtain a third parameter for allowing a reflection coefficient of a signal flowing from the power distribution circuit to the coupler to exist within a specified range among the matching parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sungsoo Kim, Kyuyoung Kim, Byoungchul Kim, Seyoon Bae, Byoungryoul Song, Kanghyun Ryoo, Yongyoun Kim, Sungkoo Park, Himchan Yun, Sangha Lee
  • Patent number: 12160029
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a display module, and a side housing surrounding a side surface of the display module and formed of a conductive material. A protection member covers a part of the side housing and the display module. The protection member includes a first portion facing the display module and a second portion facing the side housing. A first conductive member is disposed in at least a part of the first portion of the protection member and is formed of a conductive material. A second conductive member is disposed in at least a part of the second portion of the protection member, is connected to the first conductive member, and is formed of a conductive material. A separation space is disposed between the second conductive member and the side housing, and an antenna is electrically connected to the side housing such that the side housing functions as an antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seyoon Bae, Yongyoun Kim, Sungsoo Kim, Byoungryoul Song
  • Publication number: 20230354524
    Abstract: An electronic device includes: a hinge structure which is a folding area and includes a hinge housing; a first housing connected to the hinge structure; a second housing connected with the first housing through the hinge structure to be rotatable with respect to the first housing; and a flexible printed circuit board (FPCB), which has one end connected to a first printed circuit board (PCB) disposed in the first housing, and the other end connected to a second PCB disposed in the second housing. The FPCB includes a first section and a second section, the second section is extended from one side of the first section, and a variance in a curvature of the second section is greater than a variance in a curvature of the first section when the first housing and the second housing rotate with respect to the hinge structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2023
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Inventors: Yongyoun KIM, Seyoon BAE, Joon HEO, Sangkyun LEE, Minsu JUNG
  • Publication number: 20230327337
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus having a housing, a flexible display, and a key button which is arranged in a first area on a side of a first part is provided. The key button includes at least one protrusion extending toward the inside of the first part and an antenna structure arranged on the inside of the first part with respect to the first area. The housing includes the first part, a second part, and a connection part arranged between the first part and the second part, the second part being rotatably coupled to the first part through the connection part. The antenna structure includes a dome switch arranged above a substrate at a position corresponding to the at least one protrusion, and a plurality of conductive patches provided on a conductive layer of the substrate. The dome switch may be arranged at the corresponding position between the plurality of conductive patches.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2023
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Inventors: Sungsoo KIM, Seyoon BAE, Byoungryoul SONG, Seungbum CHOI, Wonjoon CHOI, Joon HEO, Seongjin PARK, Sumin YUN, Jaehoon JO, Woosung CHUN
  • Publication number: 20230318173
    Abstract: An electronic device, according to various embodiments of the present disclosure, may comprise: a housing, a first circuit board disposed in the housing; flexible circuit boards electrically connected to the first circuit board, coil antennas disposed inside the housing and including a plurality of antennas having conductive patterns provided and configured to generate magnetic fields, a shielding layer disposed below a first antenna from among the plurality of antennas and metal shields disposed about side surfaces of the coil antennas and configured to shield a magnetic field in a first direction from among magnetic fields formed by the coil antennas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2023
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventors: Chanhee OH, Sungsoo KIM, Yongyoun KIM, Seyoon BAE, Seungbum CHOI, Hyunju HONG
  • Publication number: 20230140862
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a display module, and a side housing surrounding a side surface of the display module and formed of a conductive material. A protection member covers a part of the side housing and the display module. The protection member includes a first portion facing the display module and a second portion facing the side housing. A first conductive member is disposed in at least a part of the first portion of the protection member and is formed of a conductive material. A second conductive member is disposed in at least a part of the second portion of the protection member, is connected to the first conductive member, and is formed of a conductive material. A separation space is disposed between the second conductive member and the side housing, and an antenna is electrically connected to the side housing such that the side housing functions as an antenna.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2022
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Inventors: Seyoon BAE, Yongyoun KIM, Sungsoo KIM, Byoungryoul SONG
  • Publication number: 20230103819
    Abstract: An antenna structure includes a first antenna, a second antenna, at least one processor, a power distribution circuit configured to equally supply power supplied from the processor(s) to the first antenna and the second antenna, and a coupler disposed between the processor(s) and the power distribution circuit, wherein the processor(s) may obtain a first parameter for a first signal received by the first antenna and a second parameter for a second signal received by the second antenna, detect a phase difference between the first signal and the second signal, obtain a matching parameter based on parameters corresponding to a case in which the phase difference satisfies a specified condition among the first parameter and the second parameter, and obtain a third parameter for allowing a reflection coefficient of a signal flowing from the power distribution circuit to the coupler to exist within a specified range among the matching parameters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2022
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Inventors: Sungsoo KIM, Kyuyoung KIM, Byoungchul KIM, Seyoon BAE, Byoungryoul SONG, Kanghyun RYOO, Yongyoun KIM, Sungkoo PARK, Himchan YUN, Sangha LEE
  • Publication number: 20230096714
    Abstract: An electronic device may include, for example: a first housing, a second housing, a hinge cover, a hinge structure, a display, and a flexible printed circuit board (FPCB) including a rigid portion configured to be disposed on a first cover portion in the folded state, a first flexible portion connected to the rigid portion and configured to be at least partially bent along a second cover portion, and a second flexible portion connected to the rigid portion oppositely to the first flexible portion and configured to be at least partially bent along a third cover portion. The rigid portion is more rigid than the first flexible portion and the second flexible portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2022
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Inventors: Seyoon BAE, Yongyoun KIM, Joon HEO, Chanhee OH
  • Publication number: 20220345559
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2022
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Inventors: Joon HEO, Sungsoo KIM, Seyoon BAE