Patents by Inventor Yongtaek Hong

Yongtaek 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: 20240142217
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a strain sensor comprises the steps of: preparing a solution to be used as a conductive thin-film material and a flexible substrate; forming, on the flexible substrate, a stress concentration structure by repeatedly depositing a micro notch formed to have a structure having a boundary on a two-dimensional plane (the xy plane) or have a three-dimensional structure having a boundary in a direction perpendicular to the plane (the z direction); and forming a strain sensor by depositing a conductive thin film on the flexible substrate in such a way that the conductive thin film overlaps at least a portion of the stress concentration structure. Accordingly, the stress concentration structure can be manufactured at a desired location through patterning, and can be applied for various purposes by controlling the sensitivity and linearity by adjusting the arrangement of the structure and the thickness of the conductive thin film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2022
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Yongtaek Hong, Taehoon Kim, Daesik Kim
  • Patent number: 11856691
    Abstract: A stretchable sensor includes a stretchable layer including an elastomer, and a conductive layer at least partially buried in the stretchable layer and including a conductive nanostructure. The stretchable layer includes a plurality of first regions including a ferromagnetic material buried in the elastomer, and a second region excluding the plurality of first regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Seoul National University R&DB Foundation
    Inventors: Yongtaek Hong, Hyeon Cho, Byeongmoon Lee
  • Patent number: 11848303
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method of transferring an electronic element using a stamping and magnetic field alignment technology and an electronic device including an electronic element transferred using the method. In the present disclosure, a polymer may be simultaneously coated on a plurality of electronic elements using the stamping process, and the polymer may be actively coated on the electronic elements without restrictions on process parameters such as size and spacing of the electronic elements. Moreover, the self-aligned ferromagnetic particles have an anisotropic current flow through which current flows only in the aligned direction. Therefore, the current may flow only vertically between the electronic element and the electrode, and there is no electrical short circuit between a peripheral LED element and the electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY R&DB FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Yongtaek Hong, Hyungsoo Yoon, Eunho Oh, Byeongmoon Lee, Sujin Jeong
  • Publication number: 20230214044
    Abstract: A pressure sensor includes: a first substrate; a second substrate having an inner surface and a touch surface that is opposite to the inner surface, wherein the inner surface faces the first substrate with a resistance sensing space therebetween; a first electrode and a second electrode, which are arranged spaced apart from each other in the resistance sensing space; and a piezoresistive pattern arranged between the first electrode and the second electrode and disposed in the resistance sensing space, wherein the piezoresistive pattern includes a porous elastic support and a plurality of conductive carbon structures dispersed in the porous elastic support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2022
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Applicant: Seoul National University R&DB Foundation
    Inventors: Yongtaek HONG, Daesik Kim, Eunho Oh, Byeongmoon Lee
  • Publication number: 20230147784
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a first housing including a display module including a display screen, a second housing rotatable with respect to the first housing to define a rotation angle therebetween, the second housing including a first door provided at one surface and a second door provided at a surface which is opposite to the one surface, a hinge unit configured to rotatably connect the first housing to the second housing, and a driving module connecting the hinge unit to each of the first door and second door, the driving module moveable together with rotation of the second housing with respect to the first housing, to open and close the first door and the second door. the driving module is configured to open the first door when the rotation angle is less than a first angle and open the second door when the rotation angle is greater than a second angle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2022
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Inventors: Younggwon KOO, Mijeong SONG, Gun LIM, Hyunje CHO, Yongtaek HONG
  • Patent number: 11466838
    Abstract: Provided are a multi-flexible display device having improved image discontinuity at a panel boundary, and a method of manufacturing a double-sided reflector therefor. An image discontinuity phenomenon at a boundary between panels of a multi-flexible display device manufactured by tiling a plurality of flexible displays including a bendable panel may be easily and simply ameliorated using a double-sided reflector capable of being manufactured through a simple process and at low cost.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: Seoul National University R&DB Foundation
    Inventors: Yongtaek Hong, Seung Hwan Lee, Hyung Soo Yoon, Byoung Ho Lee, Chan Hyung Yoo, Dong Yeon Kim
  • Publication number: 20220279646
    Abstract: A stretchable sensor includes a stretchable layer including an elastomer, and a conductive layer at least partially buried in the stretchable layer and including a conductive nanostructure. The stretchable layer includes a plurality of first regions including a ferromagnetic material buried in the elastomer, and a second region excluding the plurality of first regions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2021
    Publication date: September 1, 2022
    Applicants: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Seoul National Universily, R&DB
    Inventors: Yongtaek HONG, Hyeon CHO, Byeongmoon LEE
  • Publication number: 20220271004
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method of transferring an electronic element using a stamping and magnetic field alignment technology and an electronic device including an electronic element transferred using the method. In the present disclosure, a polymer may be simultaneously coated on a plurality of electronic elements using the stamping process, and the polymer may be actively coated on the electronic elements without restrictions on process parameters such as size and spacing of the electronic elements. Moreover, the self-aligned ferromagnetic particles have an anisotropic current flow through which current flows only in the aligned direction. Therefore, the current may flow only vertically between the electronic element and the electrode, and there is no electrical short circuit between a peripheral LED element and the electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2022
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Inventors: Yongtaek HONG, Hyungsoo YOON, Eunho OH, Byeongmoon LEE, Sujin JEONG
  • Patent number: 11284509
    Abstract: Disclosed is a stretchable substrate including: a via configured to provide an electrical connection between one surface and the other surface of the stretchable substrate; and a buffer shell positioned between the via and the stretchable substrate and having a Young's modulus value that is greater than a Young's modulus value of the stretchable substrate and smaller than a Young's modulus value of the via.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: Seoul National University R&DB Foundation
    Inventors: Yongtaek Hong, Eunho Oh, Junghwan Byun, Byeongmoon Lee
  • Publication number: 20220059496
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method of transferring an electronic element using a stamping and magnetic field alignment technology and an electronic device including an electronic element transferred using the method. In the present disclosure, a polymer may be simultaneously coated on a plurality of electronic elements using the stamping process, and the polymer may be actively coated on the electronic elements without restrictions on process parameters such as size and spacing of the electronic elements. Moreover, the self-aligned ferromagnetic particles have an anisotropic current flow through which current flows only in the aligned direction. Therefore, the current may flow only vertically between the electronic element and the electrode, and there is no electrical short circuit between a peripheral LED element and the electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2020
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Inventors: Yongtaek HONG, Hyungsoo YOON, Eunho OH, Byeongmoon LEE, Sujin JEONG
  • Publication number: 20210356988
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a customized stretchable wearable device and a manufacturing method therefor, enabling the manufacturing of a customized stretchable wearable device which fits the body characteristics of a wearing subject who is wearing the wearable device, thereby enabling good wear comfort and sense of operation, and also a beautiful exterior.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2019
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Applicant: Seoul National University R&DB Foundation
    Inventors: Yongtaek Hong, Jaeyoung Yoon
  • Patent number: 11134566
    Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus for fabricating a stretchable electrical circuit, including: a stretching device configured to stretch a mounted stretchable substrate in two different directions; a marking device configured to mark a mark on the stretchable substrate; an image device configured to obtain an image of the stretchable substrate on which a plurality of alignment marks are marked by the marking device; and a control device configured to control the stretching device, the image device, and the marking device. The control device forms a first axis and a second axis using the plurality of alignment marks marked on the image obtained by the image device and marks one point of a surface of the stretchable substrate with coordinates made by the first axis and the second axis using the first axis and the second axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY R&DB FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Yongtaek Hong, Byeongmoon Lee, Junghwan Byun
  • Publication number: 20210272795
    Abstract: Disclosed is a silver nanowire patterning method including patterning an adhesive conductive polymer thin-film on a substrate, fabricating a polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) stamp coated with a silver nanowire thin-film, and bonding the substrate patterned with the conductive polymer thin-film to the PDMS stamp coated with the silver nanowire thin-film and then separating the two bonded substrates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2019
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Applicant: Seoul National University R&DB Foundation
    Inventors: Yongtaek HONG, Jongjang PARK, Geonhee KIM
  • Patent number: 11083084
    Abstract: A method for forming a stretchable platform according to one embodiment comprises: (a) a step of forming an adhesive layer on one surface of a rigid member; (b) a step of modifying one surface of a stretchable substrate and an adhesive layer surface to form an incomplete bond; and (c) a step of bonding so as to form a covalent bond between the one surface of a modified stretchable substrate and the adhesive layer surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY R&DB FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Yongtaek Hong, Yunsik Joo, Jae-Young Yoon
  • Publication number: 20210105895
    Abstract: Disclosed is a stretchable substrate including: a via configured to provide an electrical connection between one surface and the other surface of the stretchable substrate; and a buffer shell positioned between the via and the stretchable substrate and having a Young's modulus value that is greater than a Young's modulus value of the stretchable substrate and smaller than a Young's modulus value of the via.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2020
    Publication date: April 8, 2021
    Applicant: Seoul National University R&DB Foundation
    Inventors: Yongtaek HONG, Eunho OH, Junghwan BYUN, Byeongmoon LEE
  • Patent number: 10905002
    Abstract: A method for forming a flexible substrate having a via, according to the present embodiment, comprises the steps of: (a) arranging a mixture of conductive particles moving by means of a magnetic field, when a curable resin and the magnetic field are provided; (b) forming a material layer being cured and having flexibility; (c) arranging the conductive particles by providing a magnetic field; and (d) curing the curable resin and the material layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY R&DB FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Yongtaek Hong, Eunho Oh, Junghwan Byun, Byeongmoon Lee
  • Publication number: 20200344877
    Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus for fabricating a stretchable electrical circuit, including: a stretching device configured to stretch a mounted stretchable substrate in two different directions; a marking device configured to mark a mark on the stretchable substrate; an image device configured to obtain an image of the stretchable substrate on which a plurality of alignment marks are marked by the marking device; and a control device configured to control the stretching device, the image device, and the marking device. The control device forms a first axis and a second axis using the plurality of alignment marks marked on the image obtained by the image device and marks one point of a surface of the stretchable substrate with coordinates made by the first axis and the second axis using the first axis and the second axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2020
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Applicant: Seoul National University R&DB Foundation
    Inventors: YONGTAEK HONG, BYEONGMOON LEE, JUNGHWAN BYUN
  • Publication number: 20200271835
    Abstract: Provided are a multi-flexible display device having improved image discontinuity at a panel boundary, and a method of manufacturing a double-sided reflector therefor. An image discontinuity phenomenon at a boundary between panels of a multi-flexible display device manufactured by tiling a plurality of flexible displays including a bendable panel may be easily and simply ameliorated using a double-sided reflector capable of being manufactured through a simple process and at low cost.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2020
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Applicant: Seoul National University R&DB Foundation
    Inventors: Yongtaek HONG, Seung Hwan LEE, Hyung Soo YOON, Byoung Ho LEE, Chan Hyung YOO, Dong Yeon KIM
  • Patent number: 10757803
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are a method of fabricating a stretchable electrical circuit and an apparatus for fabricating a stretchable electrical circuit, wherein the method of fabricating a stretchable electrical circuit includes stretching a stretchable substrate, forming a plurality of alignment marks on a surface of the stretchable substrate, forming a first axis extending from a line connecting two alignment marks among the plurality of alignment marks, and a second axis perpendicular to the first axis, marking one point of the surface of the stretched stretchable substrate with coordinates made by the first axis and the second axis, and disposing electrical components using the coordinates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: Seoul National University R&DB Foundation
    Inventors: Yongtaek Hong, Byeongmoon Lee, Junghwan Byun
  • Publication number: 20190380199
    Abstract: A method for forming a flexible substrate having a via, according to the present embodiment, comprises the steps of: (a) arranging a mixture of conductive particles moving by means of a magnetic field, when a curable resin and the magnetic field are provided; (b) forming a material layer being cured and having flexibility; (c) arranging the conductive particles by providing a magnetic field; and (d) curing the curable resin and the material layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2017
    Publication date: December 12, 2019
    Inventors: YONGTAEK HONG, EUNHO OH, Junghwan Byun, Byeongmoon Lee