Patents by Inventor Sung-ha SON

Sung-ha SON 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: 11064290
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a slit-firing speaker apparatus capable of full frequency band reproduction. The speaker apparatus includes a speaker unit configured to generate sound, an enclosure, in which the speaker unit is installed, configured to block rearward sound to prevent the rearward sound of the speaker unit from being mixed with forward sound of the speaker unit, and a reflection plate configured to cover the speaker unit and coupled to the enclosure to form an acoustic path through which the generated sound travels. The acoustic path includes a radiation part formed at one end of the acoustic path and radiating the generated sound, and an opening part formed at the other end of the acoustic path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sung-Ha Son, Jong Bae Kim, Sung Joo Kim, Gyeong-Tae Lee
  • Patent number: 10820092
    Abstract: According to an exemplary embodiment, a display apparatus includes: a display device configured to display a video data; and a plurality of integrated speakers configured to output a plurality of audio signals in a low-pitched tone band and a middle and high-pitched tone band. The plurality of integrated speakers may each include: a woofer speaker configured to output a first audio signal of the audio signals in the low-pitched tone band; and at least one front speaker which is adjacent to the woofer speaker and configured to output a second audio signal of the audio signals in the middle and high-pitched tone band.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Gyeong-tae Lee, Jong-bae Kim, Dong-kyu Park, Sung-ha Son
  • Publication number: 20200245062
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a slit-firing speaker apparatus capable of full frequency band reproduction. The speaker apparatus includes a speaker unit configured to generate sound, an enclosure, in which the speaker unit is installed, configured to block rearward sound to prevent the rearward sound of the speaker unit from being mixed with forward sound of the speaker unit, and a reflection plate configured to cover the speaker unit and coupled to the enclosure to form an acoustic path through which the generated sound travels. The acoustic path includes a radiation part formed at one end of the acoustic path and radiating the generated sound, and an opening part formed at the other end of the acoustic path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2018
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Inventors: Sung-Ha SON, Jong Bae KIM, Sung Joo KIM, Gyeong-Tae LEE
  • Patent number: 10681467
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a slim acoustic transducer having a thin thickness a low-frequency reproduction capability and a sound pressure level in the entire frequency band of which may not be lowered. A slim acoustic transducer includes a diaphragm; a voice coil disposed at a peripheral portion of the diaphragm; and a permanent magnet disposed around the voice coil and configured to apply a magnetic field to the voice coil, wherein a maximum amplitude of the diaphragm is less than a thickness of the permanent magnet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Gyeong-tae Lee, Jong-bae Kim, Sung-ha Son
  • Publication number: 20200100020
    Abstract: According to an exemplary embodiment, a display apparatus includes: a display device configured to display a video data; and a plurality of integrated speakers configured to output a plurality of audio signals in a low-pitched tone band and a middle and high-pitched tone band. The plurality of integrated speakers may each include: a woofer speaker configured to output a first audio signal of the audio signals in the low-pitched tone band; and at least one front speaker which is adjacent to the woofer speaker and configured to output a second audio signal of the audio signals in the middle and high-pitched tone band.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Gyeong-tae LEE, Jong-bae Kim, Dong-kyu Park, Sung-ha Son
  • Patent number: 10595108
    Abstract: A speaker apparatus includes a speaker unit including a magnet configured to provide a magnetic field; and a membrane disposed in the magnet field, configured to be vibratable in a first direction, and configured to emit a sound in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction; and a blocking unit disposed at the membrane, configured to block a first region of the membrane having a first height along the first direction from being exposed and configured to expose a second region of the membrane having a second height, a sum of the first and the second heights corresponds to a total height of the membrane, wherein the first height of the membrane blocked by the blocking unit is less than a half of a wavelength corresponding to a maximum frequency in a frequency dory range of the sound emitted from the membrane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sung-joo Kim, Jong-bae Kim, Sung-ha Son
  • Patent number: 10499141
    Abstract: A wideband slot-loading loudspeaker includes a speaker driver configured to reproduce sound; an enclosure in which the speaker driver is disposed; a reflective member spaced apart from a front surface of the speaker driver, wherein a slot is formed in a space between the speaker driver and the reflective member; an acoustic discharge port provided at one end of the slot, the acoustic discharge port configured to discharge the sound reproduced by the speaker driver; at least one opening provided in the reflective member; and a sound resistance member disposed at the at least one opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jong-bae Kim, Sung-ha Son, Gyeong-tae Lee, Sung-joo Kim, Young-sang Lee
  • Patent number: 10491985
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display device configured to display a video data; and a plurality of integrated speakers configured to output at least one audio signal in a low-pitched tone band and at least one audio signal in a middle and high-pitched tone band. The plurality of integrated speakers may each include: a woofer speaker configured to output a first audio signal among the at least one audio signal in the low-pitched tone band; and at least one front speaker that is adjacent to the woofer speaker and configured to output a second audio signal among the at least one audio signal in the middle and high-pitched tone band.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Gyeong-tae Lee, Jong-bae Kim, Dong-kyu Park, Sung-ha Son
  • Patent number: 10149064
    Abstract: An acoustic transducer includes a first acoustic module and a second acoustic module. The first acoustic module includes a first motor, a first rod driven by the first motor, and a first vibrating plate connected to the first rod and vibrating. The second acoustic module includes a second motor, a second rod driven by the second motor, and a second vibrating plate connected to the second rod and vibrating. The first rod and the second rod are coaxially with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Gyeong-tae Lee, Jong-bae Kim, Sung-ha Son
  • Patent number: 10038947
    Abstract: An apparatus including a first speaker configured to output higher-frequency sound from among sound of a channel via at least one slit, and a second speaker configured to output lower-frequency sound from among the sound of the channel via at least one other slit. The at least one slit may have a thickness that is less than a wavelength of sound emitted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2018
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jong-bae Kim, Dae-joung Kim, Dong-kyu Park, Sung-ha Son, Gyeong-tae Lee, Joo-yeon Lee, Jong-in Jo, Sung-joo Kim, Dong-hyun Jung, Seon-ho Hwang, Dae-kyung Ahn, Sang-sung Woo, Sang-min Hyun
  • Publication number: 20180070167
    Abstract: A wideband slot-loading loudspeaker includes a speaker driver configured to reproduce sound; an enclosure in which the speaker driver is disposed; a reflective member spaced apart from a front surface of the speaker driver, wherein a slot is formed in a space between the speaker driver and the reflective member; an acoustic discharge port provided at one end of the slot, the acoustic discharge port configured to discharge the sound reproduced by the speaker driver; at least one opening provided in the reflective member; and a sound resistance member disposed at the at least one opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventors: Jong-bae KIM, Sung-ha SON, Gyeong-tae LEE, Sung-joo KIM, Young-sang LEE
  • Patent number: 9848259
    Abstract: A loudspeaker includes an enclosure including a resonance chamber and an acoustic emission aperture for communication of the resonance chamber with the outside, and a plurality of speaker units including a first speaker unit arranged in a first direction and a second speaker unit arranged in a second direction, and the plurality of speakers being accommodated in the enclosure in a non-coaxial arrangement. Front slit spaces of the plurality of speaker units are in communication with the resonance chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Gyeong-tae Lee, Jong-bae Kim, Dong-kyu Park, Sung-ha Son
  • Publication number: 20170332174
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a slim acoustic transducer having a thin thickness a low-frequency reproduction capability and a sound pressure level in the entire frequency band of which may not be lowered. A slim acoustic transducer includes a diaphragm; a voice coil disposed at a peripheral portion of the diaphragm; and a permanent magnet disposed around the voice coil and configured to apply a magnetic field to the voice coil, wherein a maximum amplitude of the diaphragm is less than a thickness of the permanent magnet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2017
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Inventors: Gyeong-tae LEE, Jong-bae Kim, Sung-ha Son
  • Publication number: 20170055069
    Abstract: A loudspeaker includes an enclosure including a resonance chamber and an acoustic emission aperture for communication of the resonance chamber with the outside, and a plurality of speaker units including a first speaker unit arranged in a first direction and a second speaker unit arranged in a second direction, and the plurality of speakers being accommodated in the enclosure in a non-coaxial arrangement. Front slit spaces of the plurality of speaker units are in communication with the resonance chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2016
    Publication date: February 23, 2017
    Inventors: Gyeong-tae LEE, Jong-bae KIM, Dong-kyu PARK, Sung-ha SON
  • Publication number: 20170026726
    Abstract: A speaker apparatus includes a speaker unit including a magnet configured to provide a magnetic field; and a membrane disposed in the magnet field, configured to be vibratable in a first direction, and configured to emit a sound in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction; and a blocking unit disposed at the membrane, configured to block a first region of the membrane having a first height along the first direction from being exposed and configured to expose a second region of the membrane having a second height, a sum of the first and the second heights corresponds to a total height of the membrane, wherein the first height of the membrane blocked by the blocking unit is less than a half of a wavelength corresponding to a maximum frequency in a frequency domain of the sound emitted from the membrane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2016
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sung-joo KIM, Jong-bae KIM, Sung-ha SON
  • Publication number: 20170013366
    Abstract: An acoustic transducer includes a first acoustic module and a second acoustic module. The first acoustic module includes a first motor, a first rod driven by the first motor, and a first vibrating plate connected to the first rod and vibrating. The second acoustic module includes a second motor, a second rod driven by the second motor, and a second vibrating plate connected to the second rod and vibrating. The first rod and the second rod are coaxially with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2015
    Publication date: January 12, 2017
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Gyeong-tae LEE, Jong-bae KIM, Sung-ha SON
  • Publication number: 20160192063
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display device configured to display a video data; and a plurality of integrated speakers configured to output at least one audio signal in a low-pitched tone band and at least one audio signal in a middle and high-pitched tone band. The plurality of integrated speakers may each include: a woofer speaker configured to output a first audio signal among the at least one audio signal in the low-pitched tone band; and at least one front speaker that is adjacent to the woofer speaker and configured to output a second audio signal among the at least one audio signal in the middle and high-pitched tone band.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2014
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Gyeong-tae LEE, Jong-bae KIM, Dong-kyu PARK, Sung-ha SON
  • Publication number: 20150117686
    Abstract: An apparatus including a first speaker configured to output higher-frequency sound from among sound of a channel via at least one slit, and a second speaker configured to output lower-frequency sound from among the sound of the channel via at least one other slit. The at least one slit may have a thickness that is less than a wavelength of sound emitted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2014
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jong-bae KIM, Dae-joung KIM, Dong-kyu PARK, Sung-ha SON, Gyeong-tae LEE, Joo-yeon LEE, Jong-in JO, Sung-joo KIM, Dong-hyun JUNG, Seon-ho HWANG, Dae-kyung AHN, Sang-sung WOO, Sang-min HYUN