Patents by Inventor Yoon-Geon KIM

Yoon-Geon KIM 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: 11145970
    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: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Inventors: Kwang-Hyun Baek, Seung-Tae Ko, Yoon-Geon Kim, Won-Bin Hong
  • Patent number: 11145951
    Abstract: One example among various examples of the present invention provides an antenna device and an electronic device having the same, and the antenna device can comprise: a conductive film member including mesh grid areas composed of transparent conducting wires and electrodes; and a radiation pattern path unit formed between the mesh grid areas. In addition, the antenna device and the electronic device having the same, according to the present invention, can be implemented through other various examples.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Inventors: Seung-Tae Ko, Yoon-Geon Kim, Sang-Ho Lim, Won-Bin Hong
  • Patent number: 10838266
    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: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Sang-Ho Lim, Seung-Tae Ko, Yoon-Geon Kim, 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
  • 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
  • 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: 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: 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
  • 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: 10324327
    Abstract: Display devices are provided. The first display device includes a plurality of pixels arranged with an interval therebetween; and an antenna radiator configured with one or more conductors that are arranged between the plurality of pixels. The second display device includes a substrate; a plurality of light emitting parts arranged on the substrate with an interval therebetween; and an antenna radiator configured with one or more conductors that are arranged between the substrate and the light emitting parts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Sang-Ho Lim, Seung-Tae Ko, Yoon-Geon Kim, Won-Bin Hong
  • Patent number: 10326196
    Abstract: According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, an antenna device implemented in a display device may comprise a dielectric layer provided in the display device, an antenna area disposed in a surface of the dielectric layer provided in a transparent area of the display device and having at least one or more antenna patterns transmitting or receiving an electromagnetic wave through a plurality of conductive grids, a power feeding area provided in at least one of the transparent area and an opaque area of the display device and having a power feeding pattern providing a signal current to the antenna pattern through the plurality of conductive grids, and a transmission line portion connecting a substrate portion provided in the display device with the power feeding pattern. Further, the antenna device according to the present disclosure may also be implemented in other various embodiments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Yoon-Geon Kim, Won-Bin Hong, Seung-Tae Ko
  • Publication number: 20190109618
    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: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2018
    Publication date: April 11, 2019
    Inventors: Sang-Ho LIM, Seung-Tae KO, Yoon-Geon KIM, Won-Bin HONG
  • Patent number: 10199728
    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). The present invention relates to an antenna structure for signal radiation in a transmission device. An apparatus for signal radiation includes a feeding unit configured to radiate a signal, and a guiding unit, that consists of a plurality of elements physically spaced from one another, configured to adjust a radiation pattern of the signal radiated by the feeding unit by generating a radio wave in a Transverse Electric (TE) mode. Further, the present invention also includes embodiments different from the above-described embodiment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Won-Bin Hong, Yoon-Geon Kim
  • Patent number: 10153808
    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: July 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang-Ho Lim, Seung-Tae Ko, Yoon-Geon Kim, Won-Bin Hong
  • Publication number: 20180287243
    Abstract: One example among various examples of the present invention provides an antenna device and an electronic device having the same, and the antenna device can comprise: a conductive film member including mesh grid areas composed of transparent conducting wires and electrodes; and a radiation pattern path unit formed between the mesh grid areas. In addition, the antenna device and the electronic device having the same, according to the present invention, can be implemented through other various examples.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2016
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Inventors: Seung-Tae KO, Yoon-Geon KIM, Sang-Ho LIM, Won-Bin HONG
  • Patent number: 10084230
    Abstract: A body sensor, a system including the body sensor and a method of transmitting a biosignal are provided. A wearable body sensor includes a conductive electrode configured to conduct a biosignal from a body, a main board comprising a radio frequency (RF) communication circuit to generate an RF signal based on the biosignal, and an antenna disposed on the RF communication circuit to radiate the RF signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Young Jun Hong, Won Bin Hong, Byung Hoon Ko, Byung Chul Kim, Young Soo Kim, Yoon Geon Kim, Young Ju Lee, Jae Chun Lee
  • Patent number: 10074905
    Abstract: A planar antenna apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes a first radiation unit configured to transmit a signal, a first feed unit configured to feed a current to the first radiation unit and apply the signal to be transmitted to the first radiation unit, a first Radio Frequency (RF) ground to which a plurality of antenna elements are grounded; and a via that connects the first radiation unit to the first RF ground, wherein all of the first radiation unit, the first feed unit, the first RF ground, and the via are disposed on a first plane, and wherein a capacitance value between the first radiation unit and the first feed unit and an inductance value determined by a length and a width of the radiation unit are set as values that cause a resonant frequency in a specific frequency band to be a preset value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoon-Geon Kim, Won-Bin Hong, Young-Ju Lee
  • Patent number: 10027015
    Abstract: According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, an antenna device may include: a base substrate; a mesh grid formed by transparent electrodes on at least one surface of the base substrate; and a power feeding port connected to the mesh grid to provide a power feeding signal. At least a part of the mesh grid may form a radiation element with at least one of the power feeding signal indicative of direct feeding, and the power feeding signal indicative of coupled feeding indirectly. Since the radiation element may be configured by forming the mesh grid using a transparent conductive material, the antenna device may be easily concealed. Even if the antenna device is attached to, for example, a window glass of a vehicle or a window of a building, the antenna device may contribute to the removal of a shadow region while sufficiently securing the visibility of the glass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoon-Geon Kim, Seung-Tae Ko, Sang-Ho Lim, Won-Bin Hong