Patents by Inventor So Bong Shin

So Bong Shin 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: 10520140
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a substrate structure for LED lighting, the structure being capable of improving the hemispherical intensity distribution of a lighting device in which an LED is used, thereby improving the light efficiency of the lighting device. The substrate structure includes a first substrate for mounting a first LED thereon and three second substrates, each for mounting a second LED thereon. The second substrates are coupled to the first substrate such that the second substrates are perpendicular to the first substrate and are arranged at an angular interval which is within a range of 115° to 125° with respect to each other in a cross-sectional view taken parallel to the first substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: MERLOT LABORATORIES INC.
    Inventors: Young-Hun Ko, Ui-Chung Hong, So-Bong Shin
  • Patent number: 10327314
    Abstract: Disclosed is a system for integrated remote control of wireless lighting devices and wireless electric/electronic devices in a wireless network environment. In the wireless network environment, a management server transmits a lighting control command and a device control command for individually driving and controlling wireless lighting devices and wireless electric/electronic devices to the wireless lighting devices on a main wireless node (i.e., first wireless node) over a communication network. Therefore, a user can wirelessly and remotely drive and control various wireless electric/electronic devices as well as wireless lighting devices through the management server without time and place constrains.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Assignee: MERLOT LABORATORIES INC.
    Inventors: So-Bong Shin, Won-Jae Choi, Yong-Chul Song, Sang-Yeol Park
  • Publication number: 20190145584
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a substrate structure for LED lighting, the structure being capable of improving the hemispherical intensity distribution of a lighting device in which an LED is used, thereby improving the light efficiency of the lighting device. The substrate structure includes a first substrate for mounting a first LED thereon and three second substrates, each for mounting a second LED thereon. The second substrates are coupled to the first substrate such that the second substrates are perpendicular to the first substrate and are arranged at an angular interval which is within a range of 115° to 125° with respect to each other in a cross-sectional view taken parallel to the first substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2016
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Applicant: MERLOT LABORATORIES INC.
    Inventors: Young-Hun KO, Ui-Chung HONG, So-Bong SHIN
  • Patent number: 9615419
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an AC LED driving circuit. The AC LED driving circuit includes a power supply unit. An LED driving unit includes an LED lighting unit having a first LED unit to an n-th LED unit, and a plurality of switching circuit units. A dimmer driving unit includes a VCCS, an input terminal and an output terminal of which are respectively connected to a connection line between the output terminal of the rectification circuit and the first LED unit and to an output terminal of the switching circuit units, a reference voltage supply unit, and a common resistor, a first end of which is connected to a negative terminal of the reference voltage supply unit, and a second end of which is connected in common to an output line of the VCCS and to an output terminal of the switching circuit units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: MERLOT LABORATORIES INC.
    Inventor: So-Bong Shin
  • Patent number: 9603215
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an AC LED driving circuit that can greatly improve flicker-free characteristics and implement an excellent power factor. The AC LED driving circuit according to the present invention includes an LED lighting unit connected to an output terminal of a power supply unit, a current channel switching unit connected to an output terminal of the LED lighting unit to form a current supply channel for the LED lighting unit, a voltage charging unit connected in parallel with a connection line between the power supply unit and the LED lighting unit and configured to charge a voltage from the power supply unit, and have a switching function for the LED lighting unit to selectively supply a charged voltage to the LED lighting unit, and a charged voltage switching control unit for controlling a switching function of the voltage charging unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: MERLOT LABORATORIES INC.
    Inventors: So-Bong Shin, Ok Hwan Kwon
  • Publication number: 20160278177
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an AC LED driving circuit that can greatly improve flicker-free characteristics and implement an excellent power factor. The AC LED driving circuit according to the present invention includes an LED lighting unit connected to an output terminal of a power supply unit, a current channel switching unit connected to an output terminal of the LED lighting unit to form a current supply channel for the LED lighting unit, a voltage charging unit connected in parallel with a connection line between the power supply unit and the LED lighting unit and configured to charge a voltage from the power supply unit, and have a switching function for the LED lighting unit to selectively supply a charged voltage to the LED lighting unit, and a charged voltage switching control unit for controlling a switching function of the voltage charging unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2014
    Publication date: September 22, 2016
    Applicant: Merlot Laboratories Inc.
    Inventors: So-Bong SHIN, Ok Hwan KWON
  • Patent number: 9144128
    Abstract: A dimming system of a lamp using a light-emitting device includes: a power source including a power input terminal, a dimmer connected to the power input terminal, and a rectifier circuit; a lighting unit including light-emitting devices from a first light-emitting device to an nth light-emitting device; a light-emitting drive unit including a plurality of switching circuits individually connected to an output terminal of each of the light-emitting devices, and dimmer control circuits connected to the switching circuits of the first light-emitting device and configured to sense whether or not a current supply channel for the first light-emitting device is normally operated, and to output a control signal; and a dimmer drive unit parallel-connected to a connection line between the power source and a power input terminal of the first light-emitting device to form a bleeding current supply channel, and having a switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignee: MERLOT LABORATORIES, INC.
    Inventors: So-Bong Shin, Ok Hwan Kwon
  • Publication number: 20150230308
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an AC LED driving circuit. The AC LED driving circuit includes a power supply unit. An LED driving unit includes an LED lighting unit having a first LED unit to an n-th LED unit, and a plurality of switching circuit units. A dimmer driving unit includes a VCCS, an input terminal and an output terminal of which are respectively connected to a connection line between the output terminal of the rectification circuit and the first LED unit and to an output terminal of the switching circuit units, a reference voltage supply unit, and a common resistor, a first end of which is connected to a negative terminal of the reference voltage supply unit, and a second end of which is connected in common to an output line of the VCCS and to an output terminal of the switching circuit units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2015
    Publication date: August 13, 2015
    Applicant: Merlot Laboratories Inc.
    Inventor: So-Bong SHIN
  • Publication number: 20150048744
    Abstract: A LED driving circuit drives a plurality of LED (Light Emitting Diode) groups, has a common voltage that is changed according to an input voltage of the plurality of LED groups, and includes a common node, a plurality of phase switches arranged between the output terminals of the plurality of LED groups and the common node, and a plurality of phase switch control units that form current flows among a corresponding LED group, a corresponding phase switch, and the common node in phase sections of the input voltage based on the common voltage and a corresponding reference voltage, the input voltage having a time-variable phase. Accordingly, the LED driving circuit can correct a power factor without using an inductor or a capacitor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2013
    Publication date: February 19, 2015
    Inventors: So Bong Shin, Yong Goo Kim, Ok Hwan Kwon, Won Ji Lee, Young Suk Son
  • Publication number: 20140292217
    Abstract: A dimming system of a lamp using a light-emitting device includes: a power source including a power input terminal, a dimmer connected to the power input terminal, and a rectifier circuit; a lighting unit including light-emitting devices from a first light-emitting device to an nth light-emitting device; a light-emitting drive unit including a plurality of switching circuits individually connected to an output terminal of each of the light-emitting devices, and dimmer control circuits connected to the switching circuits of the first light-emitting device and configured to sense whether or not a current supply channel for the first light-emitting device is normally operated, and to output a control signal; and a dimmer drive unit parallel-connected to a connection line between the power source and a power input terminal of the first light-emitting device to form a bleeding current supply channel, and having a switch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2014
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Inventors: So-Bong SHIN, Ok Hwan KWON
  • Patent number: 8686649
    Abstract: The present invention introduces a device and a method for driving an LED with an improved power factor without using a voltage detector having a large amount of area and power consumption. The device for driving an LED includes a power supply unit, an LED array, and a current path select circuit. The LED array 320 is connected with the power supply unit in parallel and includes at least one LED string including LED channels LED1 to LEDn that are configured of a plurality of LEDs connected in series. The current path select circuit selects a path of current flowing from output terminals of the plurality of LED channels according to voltage levels of each of the output terminals of the plurality of LED channels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: Silicon Works Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: So Bong Shin, Wanyuan Qu, Won Ji Lee, Yong Goo Kim, Ok Hwan Kwon, Gyeong Sik Mun, Young Suk Son
  • Patent number: 7535308
    Abstract: A voltage-controlled oscillator includes an LC bank, a negative resistor circuit, a DC block, an AC block including a source resistor, and a first bias circuit controlled by a junction node of a first and second transistor, wherein the first bias circuit provides a first feedback voltage to a first control node, and maintains a voltage at the junction node of the first and second transistors, and a second bias circuit controlled by the junction node, wherein the second bias circuit provides a second feedback voltage to a second control node and maintains a voltage at the junction node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2009
    Assignee: Radiopulse Inc.
    Inventors: So Bong Shin, Tae Hun Kim
  • Publication number: 20080174376
    Abstract: A voltage-controlled oscillator includes an LC bank, a negative resistor circuit, a DC block, an AC block including a source resistor, and a first bias circuit controlled by a junction node of a first and second transistor, wherein the first bias circuit provides a first feedback voltage to a first control node, and maintains a voltage at the junction node of the first and second transistors, and a second bias circuit controlled by the junction node, wherein the second bias circuit provides a second feedback voltage to a second control node and maintains a voltage at the junction node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2007
    Publication date: July 24, 2008
    Applicant: RADIOPULSE INC.
    Inventors: So Bong SHIN, Tae Hun KIM
  • Patent number: 7304548
    Abstract: A differential voltage controlled oscillator comprises first and second transistors having opposite magnitudes and directions of currents flowing to a third electrode from a second electrode corresponding to a voltage between first and second electrodes; and a resonance circuit coupled to the second electrodes of the first and second transistors and controlling a frequency of an oscillation signal corresponding to a control voltage. The second electrode of the first transistor is coupled to the first electrode of the second transistor to form a first output terminal, the first electrode of the first transistor is coupled to the second electrode of the second transistor to form a second output terminal, and the third electrodes of the first and second transistors are coupled to first and second powers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2007
    Assignee: Information and Communications University Research and Industrial Cooperation Group
    Inventors: Sang Gug Lee, So Bong Shin, Seok Ju Yun
  • Patent number: 7199675
    Abstract: A quadrature VCO comprises: a first delay cell including a first differential VCO coupled between a power supply and a first current source; and first and second coupling transistors that each include a first terminal, a second terminal coupled to the power supply, and a third terminal, and that vary a current flowing from the second terminal to the third terminal according to quadrature-phase signals applied to the first terminal; and a second delay cell including a second differential VCO coupled between a power supply and a second current source; and third and fourth coupling transistors that each include a first terminal, a second terminal coupled to the power, and a third terminal, and that vary a current flowing from the second terminal to the third terminal according to in-phase signals applied to the first terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2007
    Assignee: Information and Communication University Research and Industrial Cooperation Group
    Inventors: Sang Gug Lee, So Bong Shin, Hyoung Chul Choi