Patents by Inventor Won-bin HONG

Won-bin HONG 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).

  • Publication number: 20200201470
    Abstract: A touch sensor-antenna module includes a touch sensor electrode layer including a plurality of sensing electrodes and traces electrically connected to the sensing electrodes, and an antenna electrode layer disposed over the touch sensor electrode layer or under the touch sensor electrode layer. The antenna electrode layer includes an antenna pattern that does not overlap the traces in a planar view. An electrical interference from the traces may be reduced to improve an antenna signal property.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2020
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Inventors: Yun Seok OH, Jong Min KIM, Han Sub RYU, Won Bin HONG
  • Publication number: 20200194896
    Abstract: A film antenna according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a first electrode layer, a dielectric layer having a thickness in a range from 50 ?m to 1,000 ?m and having a dielectric constant in a range from 2 to 10 on the first electrode layer, and a second electrode layer on the dielectric layer. The dielectric constant and the thickness of the dielectric layer are controlled to improve high-frequency driving property of the film antenna.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2020
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: Yoon Ho HUH, Jong Min KIM, Han Sub RYU, Won Bin HONG
  • Publication number: 20200194880
    Abstract: A film antenna according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a dielectric layer, a first electrode on the dielectric layer, an insulation layer covering the first electrode, and a second electrode on the insulation layer to be electrically connected to the first electrode. The second electrode has a thickness different from that of the first electrode and has a transmittance lower than that of the first electrode. The film antenna having high transmittance and providing high frequency operation may be provided by a construction of the first electrode and the second electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2020
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: Yoon Ho HUH, Dong Pil PARK, Yun Seok OH, Won Bin HONG
  • Publication number: 20200176864
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide an antenna device, which comprises: a radiator for receiving a power supply signal; multiple tuning units disposed adjacently to or on the radiator, wherein the tuning units are short-circuited to the radiator or adjacent tuning units are selectively short-circuited to each other. The antenna device as described above can be variously implemented according to embodiments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2020
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Inventors: Kwang-Hyun BAEK, Seung-Tae Ko, Yoon-Geon Kim, Won-Bin Hong
  • Publication number: 20200161745
    Abstract: A wireless communication device is provided. The wireless communication device includes a millimeter wave antenna comprising a plurality of antenna elements, a radio frequency integrated circuit (RFIC), and a power feeding line, wherein the plurality of antenna elements are dual-type antenna elements configured to excite different polarization modes, and wherein the power feeding line allows a plurality of ports of the RFIC to individually connect to the plurality of dual-type antenna elements to excite the different polarization modes to perform beamforming. The wireless communication device and/or electronic device may be diversified according to various embodiments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2019
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Inventors: Alexander Nikolaevich KHRIPKOV, Gennadiy Alexandrovich EVTYUSHKIN, Anton Sergeevich LUKYANOV, Won-Bin HONG
  • Patent number: 10622703
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a pre-5th-Generation (5G) or 5G communication system to be provided for supporting higher data rates Beyond 4th-Generation (4G) communication system such as Long Term Evolution (LTE). An antenna device and an electronic device having the antenna device are provided. The antenna device includes a conductive film member including mesh grid areas formed by transparent wires and electrodes, and a radiation pattern path formed between the mesh grid areas. The electronic device includes a display including a touch panel, wherein the touch panel comprises a conductive film member including mesh grid areas formed by transparent wires and electrodes, and a radiation pattern path formed between the mesh grid areas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Won-Bin Hong, Yoon-Geon Kim
  • Publication number: 20200077396
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for operating an electronic device is provided. The method includes transmitting, to a cover device, graphical data for displaying of the cover device, and detecting a user input on a display of the electronic device, wherein the displaying on the display of the cover device is interrupted based on the user input, wherein the cover device is capable of being folded, and wherein the cover device includes a first surface on which the display is located, and a second surface on which the electronic device is mounted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2019
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Inventors: Ohyun JO, Won-Bin HONG, Hyun-Moo KIM
  • Patent number: 10573955
    Abstract: A display module configured to improve transmission and reception performance of an electronic device includes: a first panel; a second panel disposed to be opposite to the first panel; and an antenna layer disposed between the first panel and the second panel, and comprising a resin layer formed by an imprinting method, wherein the resin layer includes: an engraved pattern formed in one surface; and an ink layer formed with a conductive material filled in the engraved pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chul Baik, Yong Uk Lee, Eung Yeoul Yoon, Dong Hyun Sohn, Nak Hyun Kim, Byung Ha Park, Joon-Young Choi, Won Bin Hong
  • Patent number: 10574299
    Abstract: A power supply device for an internal antenna of a display is provided. The power supply device includes at least two coils configured to be separated by a predetermined interval and a power supply terminal of the at least two coils to connect the at least two coils in parallel. An integrated circuit (IC) includes the power supply terminal of the at least two coils connects the at least two coils in parallel and supplies a current to the at least two coils through the included power supply terminal. Phases of the current flowing in the at least two coils are the same due to the current supplied by the IC.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electronic Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang-Ho Lim, Seung-Tae Ko, Yoon-Geon Kim, Won-Bin Hong
  • Patent number: 10522900
    Abstract: A wireless communication device including an antenna device is provided. The wireless a communication device includes a housing having a conductive structure, a millimeter wave (mmWave) antenna having a plurality of antenna elements, the mmWave antenna being disposed within the housing, and a leaky-wave radiator having at least one opening formed in the conductive structure of the housing. An electromagnetic field generated by the mmWave antenna may be radiated outside of the housing of the wireless communication device through the leaky-wave radiator. The wireless communication device and/or an electronic device may be diversified according to embodiments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Alexander Nikolaevich Khripkov, Gennadiy Alexandrovich Evtyushkin, Anton Sergeevich Lukyanov, Won-Bin Hong
  • Patent number: 10516201
    Abstract: A wireless communication device is provided. The wireless communication device includes a millimeter wave antenna comprising a plurality of antenna elements, a radio frequency integrated circuit (RFIC), and a power feeding line, wherein the plurality of antenna elements are dual-type antenna elements configured to excite different polarization modes, and wherein the power feeding line allows a plurality of ports of the RFIC to individually connect to the plurality of dual-type antenna elements to excite the different polarization modes to perform beamforming. The wireless communication device and/or electronic device may be diversified according to various embodiments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Alexander Nikolaevich Khripkov, Gennadiy Alexandrovich Evtyushkin, Anton Sergeevich Lukyanov, Won-Bin Hong
  • Patent number: 10515757
    Abstract: A coil arrangement structure supporting wireless communication and a method for operating the same in a wireless terminal are provided. The coil arrangement structure includes a closed-loop metal frame and a coil arranged asymmetrically within the metal frame. The coil is arranged such that a distance between an outer side of the coil and an inner side of the metal frame is not constant and the coil is arranged integrally on a front surface of a display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoon-Geon Kim, Seung-Tae Ko, Sang-Ho Lim, Won-Bin Hong
  • Patent number: 10490879
    Abstract: An antenna device and an electronic device including the antenna device are provided. The antenna device includes a radio frequency (RF) module and a baseband (BB) module. The RF module includes first radiating conductors and a radio frequency integrated chip (RFIC) integrated with the first radiating conductors. The BB module includes second radiating conductors respectively corresponding to some of the first radiating conductors and a baseband integrated chip (BBIC) integrated with the second radiating conductors. The RF module may be combined with the BB module via a cable or be positioned facing the BB module to be electrically connected with the BB module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kwang-Hyun Baek, Won-Bin Hong
  • Patent number: 10477545
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a sensor network, Machine Type Communication (MTC), Machine-to-Machine (M2M) communication, and technology for Internet of Things (IoT). The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the above technologies, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ohyun Jo, Won-Bin Hong, Hyun-Moo Kim
  • Patent number: 10468753
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a housing formed of a conductive material and a coil adjacent to the housing. The coil is configured to generate a flow of current along a first direction, and the coil may be electrically connected with the housing to generate a flow of current in a direction parallel with the first direction from a portion of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoon-Geon Kim, Seung-Tae Ko, Sang-Ho Lim, Won-Bin Hong
  • Patent number: 10461401
    Abstract: An antenna device and an electronic device that includes the same are provided. The devices may each include a radiation conductor formed on a circuit board constituted by multiple layers, the radiation conductor being constituted by an electrically conductive pattern formed on at least one of the multiple layers constituting the circuit board or by a combination of electrically conductive patterns formed on the multiple layers, a ground conductor disposed on the circuit board to supply reference potential for the radiation conductor, a feeding line disposed on the circuit board to supply power to the radiation conductor, and a dummy conductor disposed on the circuit board, and the dummy conductor may be mounted to make contact with, or to be adjacent to, at least one of the radiation conductor, the ground conductor, and the feeding line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seung-Tae Ko, Yoon-Geon Kim, Kwang-Hyun Baek, Won-Bin Hong
  • Publication number: 20190278130
    Abstract: Display devices are provided. In a display device, a plurality of pixels are arranged with an interval therebetween, an antenna radiator is configured with one or more conductors that are arranged between the plurality of pixels, and partition walls are disposed between the plurality of pixels. Each of the one or more conductors is disposed on one surface of the corresponding partition wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2019
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Inventors: Sang-Ho LIM, Seung-Tae Ko, Yoon-Geon Kim, Won-Bin Hong
  • Publication number: 20190261365
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a sensor network, Machine Type Communication (MTC), Machine-to-Machine (M2M) communication, and technology for Internet of Things (IoT). The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the above technologies, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2019
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Inventors: Ohyun JO, Won-Bin HONG, Hyun-Moo KIM
  • Patent number: 10374295
    Abstract: An electronic device that utilizes a display as an antenna is provided. The electronic device may include a display including a conductive layer, a signal power supply part electrically coupled to the conductive layer in order to utilize the conductive layer as an antenna radiator, and a substrate electrically connected to the signal power supply part so as to receive a signal of an antenna radiator of the conductive layer through the signal power supply part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoon-Geon Kim, Seung-Tae Ko, Sang-Ho Lim, Dong-Kyu Choi, Won-Bin Hong
  • Patent number: 10334592
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a sensor network, Machine Type Communication (MTC), Machine-to-Machine (M2M) communication, and technology for Internet of Things (IoT). The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the above technologies, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ohyun Jo, Won-Bin Hong, Hyun-Moo Kim