Patents by Inventor Sung Min Kong

Sung Min Kong 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: 8659537
    Abstract: Disclosed are a backlight unit and a display device. The backlight unit includes alight emitting module including a plurality of light emitting devices; a controller for controlling an operation of the light emitting module; a light guide plate disposed at one side of the light emitting module; and an optical member disposed on or under the light guide plate. The light emitting module includes a first light emitting device and a second light emitting device. Light linearity of the first light emitting device is superior to light linearity of the second light emitting device, and a light orientation angle of the first light emitting device is smaller than a light orientation angle of the second light emitting device. The controller selectively drives the first and second light emitting devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Sung Min Kong
  • Patent number: 8618558
    Abstract: Disclosed are a light emitting device package and a light emitting apparatus. The light emitting device package comprises a package body comprising a light emitting surface inclined at an oblique angle with respect to a bottom surface, a plurality of lead electrodes in the package body, and at least one light emitting device electrically connected to the lead electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Sung Min Kong
  • Publication number: 20130341654
    Abstract: Disclosed is an LED package. The LED package includes a package body, a first frame and a second frame on the package body and a light emitting device chip on the first frame. The first frame is separated from the second frame, and the first frame includes a bottom frame on the package body and at least two sidewall frames extending from the bottom frame and inclined with respect to the bottom frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2013
    Publication date: December 26, 2013
    Applicant: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sung Min KONG, Choong Youl KIM, Hee Seok CHOI
  • Publication number: 20130334554
    Abstract: Embodiments of a light emitting device and a method for fabricating the same are provided. The light emitting device comprises a cavity and one or more light emitting elements. The cavity is formed to a depth of 450 ?m or less, and the light emitting elements are installed in the cavity. A fabricating method includes forming a package body having a cavity with a depth of 250 ?m to 450 ?m and at least one lead frame disposed at the bottom surface of the cavity, mounting at least one light emitting element on the lead frame, and molding a molding member in the cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2013
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Inventor: Sung Min KONG
  • Patent number: 8587118
    Abstract: Provided is a light emitting device package. The light emitting device package comprises a housing, first and second lead frames, and a light emitting device. The housing comprises a front opening and side openings. The first and second lead frames pass through the housing to extend to an outside. A portion of each lead frame being exposed through the front opening. The light emitting device is in the front opening and electrically connected to the first and second lead frames. A protrusion protruding in a direction of the side opening is formed on an inner surface of the side opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung Min Kong, Myung Gi Kim, Hyeong Seok Im
  • Patent number: 8536586
    Abstract: Disclosed is an LED package. The LED package includes a package body, a first frame and a second frame on the package body and a light emitting device chip on the first frame. The first frame is separated from the second frame, and the first frame includes a bottom frame on the package body and at least two sidewall frames extending from the bottom frame and inclined with respect to the bottom frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Assignee: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung Min Kong, Choong Youl Kim, Hee Seok Choi
  • Publication number: 20130087817
    Abstract: A light emitting device includes a body having a first recess; a barrier section having a second recess and a third recess, protruding upward over a bottom surface of the first recess, and dividing the bottom surface of the first recess into a first region and a second region; a first light emitting diode disposed in the first region; a second light emitting diode disposed in the second region; a first lead electrode disposed in the first region; a second lead electrode disposed in the second region; a first wire electrically connecting the first lead electrode to the second light emitting diode through the second recess; and a second wire electrically connecting the second lead electrode to the first light emitting diode through the third recess.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2012
    Publication date: April 11, 2013
    Inventors: Joong In AN, Sung Min Kong
  • Patent number: 8324654
    Abstract: A light emitting device includes a body having a recess; a barrier section protruding upward over a bottom surface of the recess and dividing the bottom surface of the recess into a plurality of regions; a plurality of light emitting diodes including a first diode disposed in a first region of the bottom surface of the recess and a second diode disposed in a second region of the bottom surface of the recess; a plurality of lead electrodes spaced apart from each other in the recess and selectively connected to the light emitting diodes; wires connecting the lead electrodes to the light emitting diodes; a resin layer in the recess; and at least one concave part in the barrier section. The concave part has a height lower than a top surface of the barrier section and higher than the bottom surface of the recess and the wires are provided in the concave part to connect the lead electrodes to the light emitting diodes disposed in opposition to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2012
    Assignee: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Joong In An, Sung Min Kong
  • Patent number: 8299474
    Abstract: Disclosed is an LED package. The LED package includes a package body, a semiconductor light emitting device on the package body and at least one of frames on the package body. At least one of the frames includes a bottom frame on the package body, and at least two sidewall frames extending from the bottom frame and inclined with respect to the bottom frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung Min Kong, Choong Youl Kim, Hee Seok Choi
  • Publication number: 20120098018
    Abstract: Disclosed is an LED package. The LED package includes a package body, a semiconductor light emitting device on the package body and at least one of frames on the package body. At least one of the frames includes a bottom frame on the package body, and at least two sidewall frames extending from the bottom frame and inclined with respect to the bottom frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2011
    Publication date: April 26, 2012
    Inventors: Sung Min Kong, Choong Youl Kim, Hee Seok Choi
  • Patent number: 8101956
    Abstract: Discussed is a semiconductor LED package. The semiconductor LED package includes a packet body having a cavity, a semiconductor light emitting device in the cavity of the package body; and a plurality of reflective frames, each of the reflective frames having a bottom frame in the cavity of the package body, and at least two sidewall frames extending from the bottom frame and inclined with respect to the bottom frame, wherein the plurality of reflective frames are electrically separated from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2012
    Assignee: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung Min Kong, Choong Youl Kim, Hee Seok Choi
  • Patent number: 8022415
    Abstract: Discussed is an LED package The LED package includes a body having a cavity at one side thereof, at least one of lead frames having a bottom frame and a sidewall frame in the cavity, and a light emitting device electrically connected with the lead frames.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2011
    Assignee: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung Min Kong, Choong Youl Kim, Hee Seok Choi
  • Publication number: 20110220952
    Abstract: Discussed is a semiconductor LED package. The semiconductor LED package includes a packet body having a cavity, a semiconductor light emitting device in the cavity of the package body; and a plurality of reflective frames, each of the reflective frames having a bottom frame in the cavity of the package body, and at least two sidewall frames extending from the bottom frame and inclined with respect to the bottom frame, wherein the plurality of reflective frames are electrically separated from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2011
    Publication date: September 15, 2011
    Inventors: Sung Min KONG, Choong Youl Kim, Hee Seok Choi
  • Publication number: 20110215349
    Abstract: A light emitting device includes a body having a recess; a barrier section protruding upward over a bottom surface of the recess and dividing the bottom surface of the recess into a plurality of regions; a plurality of light emitting diodes including a first diode disposed in a first region of the bottom surface of the recess and a second diode disposed in a second region of the bottom surface of the recess; a plurality of lead electrodes spaced apart from each other in the recess and selectively connected to the light emitting diodes; wires connecting the lead electrodes to the light emitting diodes; a resin layer in the recess; and at least one concave part in the barrier section. The concave part has a height lower than a top surface of the barrier section and higher than the bottom surface of the recess and the wires are provided in the concave part to connect the lead electrodes to the light emitting diodes disposed in opposition to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2011
    Publication date: September 8, 2011
    Inventors: Joong In AN, Sung Min Kong
  • Patent number: 8013517
    Abstract: Disclosed are a phosphor, a coating phosphor composition, a method for preparing the phosphor, and a light emitting device. A silicate-based phosphor is expressed in a chemical formula of (4-x-y-z)SrO.xBaO.zCaO.aMgO.2(SiO2).bM2O3:yEu, wherein M is at least one of Y, Ce, La, Nd, Gd, Tb, Yb or Lu, in which 0<x?3.95, 0<y?1, 0?z<3.95, x+y+z<4, 0<a<2, and 0<b<1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Assignees: LG Innotek Co., Ltd., Force4 Corp.
    Inventors: Choong Youl Kim, Sung Min Kong, Hee Seok Choi, Seung Hyok Park, Ho Shin Yoon, Chang Hee Lee
  • Publication number: 20110193890
    Abstract: Disclosed are a backlight unit and a display device. The backlight unit includes alight emitting module including a plurality of light emitting devices; a controller for controlling an operation of the light emitting module; a light guide plate disposed at one side of the light emitting module; and an optical member disposed on or under the light guide plate. The light emitting module includes a first light emitting device and a second light emitting device. Light linearity of the first light emitting device is superior to light linearity of the second light emitting device, and a light orientation angle of the first light emitting device is smaller than a light orientation angle of the second light emitting device. The controller selectively drives the first and second light emitting devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2011
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Inventor: Sung Min KONG
  • Publication number: 20110133240
    Abstract: Discussed is an LED package The LED package includes a body having a cavity at one side thereof, at least one of lead frames having a bottom frame and a sidewall frame in the cavity, and a light emitting device electrically connected with the lead frames.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2010
    Publication date: June 9, 2011
    Inventors: Sung Min KONG, Choong Youl Kim, Hee Seok Choi
  • Patent number: 7858993
    Abstract: Disclosed is an LED package. The LED package comprises a body comprising a cavity at one side thereof, at least one of lead frames comprising a bottom frame and a sidewall frame in the cavity, and a light emitting device electrically connected with the lead frames.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2010
    Assignee: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung Min Kong, Choong Youl Kim, Hee Seok Choi
  • Publication number: 20100171144
    Abstract: Provided is a light emitting device package. The light emitting device package comprises a housing, first and second lead frames, and a light emitting device. The housing comprises a front opening and side openings. The first and second lead frames pass through the housing to extend to an outside. A portion of each lead frame being exposed through the front opening. The light emitting device is in the front opening and electrically connected to the first and second lead frames. A protrusion protruding in a direction of the side opening is formed on an inner surface of the side opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2008
    Publication date: July 8, 2010
    Applicant: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sung Min Kong, Myung Gi Kim, Hyeong Seok Im
  • Publication number: 20100102345
    Abstract: Disclosed is an LED package. The LED package comprises a body comprising a cavity at one side thereof, at least one of lead frames comprising a bottom frame and a sidewall frame in the cavity, and a light emitting device electrically connected with the lead frames.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2008
    Publication date: April 29, 2010
    Applicant: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sung Min Kong, Choong Youl Kim, Hee Seok Choi