Patents by Inventor Young Hwan Kwon

Young Hwan Kwon 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: 20250237848
    Abstract: A reflection module includes a housing, a guide member disposed to be relatively rotatable on the housing, based on a first rotation axis, and a holder disposed to be relatively rotatable on the guide member based on a second rotation axis and having a reflection member mounted therein, wherein a first pulling magnet is disposed on one of the guide member and the holder, a second pulling magnet facing the first pulling magnet is disposed on the other of the guide member and the holder, and both attractive force and repulsive force are applied between the first pulling magnet and the second pulling magnet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2025
    Publication date: July 24, 2025
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Young Hwan KWON, Young Bok YOON, Jae Hyung HAN
  • Publication number: 20250240528
    Abstract: A reflection module includes a housing, a guide member disposed to be relatively rotatable on the housing, based on a first rotation axis, and a holder disposed to be relatively rotatable on the guide member based on a second rotation axis and having a reflection member mounted therein, wherein a first pulling magnet is disposed on one of the guide member and the holder, a second pulling magnet facing the first pulling magnet is disposed on the other of the guide member and the holder, and both attractive force and repulsive force are applied between the first pulling magnet and the second pulling magnet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2025
    Publication date: July 24, 2025
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Young Hwan KWON, Young Bok YOON, Jae Hyung HAN
  • Publication number: 20250227351
    Abstract: A camera module includes a housing, a reflective member positioned in the housing and changing a direction of light to a direction of an optical axis, a carrier carrying the reflective member and rotatable about a first axis with respect to the housing, and a first ball group disposed between the housing and the carrier, wherein the first ball group includes a main ball member providing the first axis of the carrier, and an auxiliary ball member disposed away from the first axis, and one or both of the housing and the carrier partially accommodates the auxiliary ball member, and includes an auxiliary guide groove extended in a circumferential direction of the first axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2025
    Publication date: July 10, 2025
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Young Hwan KWON, Nam Ki PARK, Young Bok YOON, Soon Seok KANG, Jae Won JUNG
  • Publication number: 20250199328
    Abstract: A camera module is provided. The camera module includes a housing, a rotation holder supported by the housing, and configured to rotate together with a reflective member, and a first plurality of ball members disposed between the housing and the rotation holder. The housing and the rotation holder respectively have guide grooves that accommodate a first set of ball members of the first plurality of ball members. A first set of guide grooves, among the guide grooves, include a plurality of partition walls that protrude toward an internal space of the guide grooves in which the first set of ball members of the first plurality of ball members are accommodated and disposed to be spaced apart from each other in a direction of extension of the guide groove.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2024
    Publication date: June 19, 2025
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Bo Sung SEO, Young Hwan KWON
  • Publication number: 20250203184
    Abstract: A camera module includes a housing, a reflective member positioned in the housing and changing a direction of light to a direction of an optical axis, a carrier carrying the reflective member and rotatable about a first axis with respect to the housing, and a first ball group disposed between the housing and the carrier, wherein the first ball group includes a main ball member providing the first axis of the carrier, and an auxiliary ball member disposed away from the first axis, and one or both of the housing and the carrier partially accommodates the auxiliary ball member, and includes an auxiliary guide groove extended in a circumferential direction of the first axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2025
    Publication date: June 19, 2025
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Young Hwan KWON, Nam Ki PARK, Young Bok YOON, Soon Seok KANG, Jae Won JUNG
  • Publication number: 20250183395
    Abstract: A battery module includes battery cells, busbars electrically connecting the battery cells, a circuit board including a temperature sensor assembly, and electrically connected to the busbars, and a busbar holder for supporting the busbars, defining a receiving hole for receiving the temperature sensor assembly, and including a first fastening portion adjacent to the receiving hole, wherein the temperature sensor assembly includes a temperature sensor configured to measure a temperature of at least one of the battery cells, a temperature sensor cover including a second fastening portion configured to be fastened to the first fastening portion, and an elastic member between the circuit board and the temperature sensor cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2024
    Publication date: June 5, 2025
    Inventors: Young-Hwan KWON, Soodeok MOON
  • Publication number: 20250147386
    Abstract: A reflective module includes a first lens module having a first optical axis; a holder on which a reflective member is disposed to reflect light passing through the first lens module; a guide member on which the holder is disposed; a housing accommodating the holder and the guide member; and a first ball member, disposed between the guide member and the housing, comprising a first ball group and a second ball group, spaced apart in a direction of a first rotation axis. The first lens module and the holder are configured to rotate together about the first rotation axis and a second rotation axis, perpendicular to each other and perpendicular to the first optical axis. The guide member is configured to rotate about the first rotation axis, together with the first lens module and the holder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2024
    Publication date: May 8, 2025
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Young Hwan KWON, Do Seop HWANG, Bo Sung SEO, Young Bok YOON, Byung Woo KANG
  • Publication number: 20250147385
    Abstract: A camera module includes a housing, a reflection module including a reflective member, and supported on the housing, a lens module including a plurality of lenses arranged in an optical axis direction, and supported on the housing in a direction different from that of the reflection module, wherein the reflection module is configured to be rotatable with respect to the housing using an optical axis and a first axis perpendicular to the optical axis, as rotation axes, and the reflection module is supported on the housing in the optical axis direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2024
    Publication date: May 8, 2025
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Young Hwan KWON, Do Seop HWANG, Bo Sung SEO, Young Bok YOON, Byung Woo KANG
  • Publication number: 20250147335
    Abstract: An optical module includes a housing; a guide member disposed in the housing and configured to be rotatable about a first rotational axis; an optical member configured to be rotatable about the first rotational axis together with the guide member; a first ball member disposed between the housing and the guide member and including a plurality of balls; and a protrusion disposed on the housing or the guide member and protruding in a direction of the first rotational axis, wherein the plurality of balls of the first ball member are configured to roll while being in contact with an outer surface of the protrusion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2024
    Publication date: May 8, 2025
    Applicant: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Bo Sung SEO, Young Hwan KWON
  • Patent number: 12273608
    Abstract: A camera module includes a housing, a reflective member positioned in the housing and changing a direction of light to a direction of an optical axis, a carrier carrying the reflective member and rotatable about a first axis with respect to the housing, and a first ball group disposed between the housing and the carrier, wherein the first ball group includes a main ball member providing the first axis of the carrier, and an auxiliary ball member disposed away from the first axis, and one or both of the housing and the carrier partially accommodates the auxiliary ball member, and includes an auxiliary guide groove extended in a circumferential direction of the first axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Young Hwan Kwon, Nam Ki Park, Young Bok Yoon, Soon Seok Kang, Jae Won Jung
  • Publication number: 20250096430
    Abstract: A rechargeable battery module may include a plurality of battery cells stacked in a first direction, a busbar holder configured to at least partially cover the battery cells while exposing the electrode terminals of the battery cells upwardly, a busbar connecting the electrode terminals of the battery cells exposed through a busbar support portion of the busbar holder, a flexible printed circuit (FPC) forming an exposure hole in a vertical direction perpendicular to the first direction, the flexible printed circuit being disposed on and electrically connected to the busbar to expose a copper thin film portion of the flexible printed circuit in a direction toward the busbar, and a metal tab inserted into an interior of the flexible printed circuit, the metal tab being electrically connected to a surface of the copper thin film portion, and exposed outwardly through the exposure hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2024
    Publication date: March 20, 2025
    Applicant: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Young-Hwan Kwon, Hyeok Lee
  • Patent number: 12222522
    Abstract: A folded module includes a housing, a carrier disposed in the housing and rotatable with respect to the housing about a first axis perpendicular to an optical axis, a rotation holder disposed on the carrier and rotatable with respect to the carrier about a second axis both perpendicular to the optical axis and the first axis, a reflective member disposed on the rotation holder to change a path of incident light, and a first auxiliary member coupled to the carrier to surround a portion of the rotation holder. The first auxiliary member includes a damping member protruding in a direction parallel to the first axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Young Hwan Kwon, Nam Ki Park, Young Bok Yoon, Kyung Hun Lee, Soon Seok Kang
  • Publication number: 20250030129
    Abstract: A rechargeable battery module is disclosed. The rechargeable battery module includes a busbar holder covering a plurality of battery cells, a busbar disposed on the busbar holder to electrically connect the battery cells, and a flexible printed circuit (FPC) attached to the busbar to send a signal and to detect a current from the busbar, wherein the flexible printed circuit includes a thin copper film attached between the inner surfaces of a pair of cover layers, wherein the thin copper film is exposed in unit thin film portions through a plurality of openings formed in the pair of cover layers, the thin copper film and the pair of cover layers are bent, and the unit thin film portions are formed in multiple layers and welded to the busbar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2024
    Publication date: January 23, 2025
    Inventors: Hyeok LEE, Young-Hwan KWON
  • Publication number: 20240421439
    Abstract: A rechargeable battery module is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2024
    Publication date: December 19, 2024
    Applicant: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Young-Hwan Kwon, Chuljung Yun
  • Publication number: 20240419054
    Abstract: An aperture module is provided. The aperture module includes a blade unit including a plurality of blades configured to form an incidence hole through which light passes, the plurality of blades being provided in (2M?1) layers in an optical axis direction, the plurality of blades disposed in each layer being provided in (2N+1) members, where M and N are natural numbers, a rotator on which the plurality of blades are rotatably seated, and an aperture driver configured to rotate the rotator and change a size of the incidence hole. In the plurality of blades, blades disposed on different layers of the (2M?1) layers overlap at least partially in the optical axis direction, and blades disposed on a same layer of the (2M?1) layers do not overlap each other in the optical axis direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2023
    Publication date: December 19, 2024
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Young Hwan KWON
  • Publication number: 20240337806
    Abstract: A camera module includes a housing; a plurality of movable lens modules disposed in an internal space of the housing and configured to be movable in an optical axis direction, each of the plurality of movable lens modules comprising at least one lens; and a stopper configured to prevent contact between at least two of the plurality of movable lens modules, wherein the stopper includes a frame mounted on the housing; an extension portion extending from the frame into the internal space of the housing to face a side of one movable lens module of the plurality of movable lens modules in the optical axis direction; and a damping member disposed on the extension portion to face the side of the one movable lens module in the optical axis direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2024
    Publication date: October 10, 2024
    Applicant: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Young Hwan KWON, Kum Kyung LEE, Nam Ki PARK, Ta Kyoung LEE, Jung Seok LEE, Young Bok YOON, Dong Yeon SHIN
  • Publication number: 20240319471
    Abstract: A camera module includes a housing; a plurality of movable lens modules disposed in an internal space of the housing and configured to be movable in an optical axis direction, each of the plurality of movable lens modules comprising at least one lens; and a stopper configured to prevent contact between at least two of the plurality of movable lens modules, wherein the stopper includes a frame mounted on the housing; an extension portion extending from the frame into the internal space of the housing to face a side of one movable lens module of the plurality of movable lens modules in the optical axis direction; and a damping member disposed on the extension portion to face the side of the one movable lens module in the optical axis direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2024
    Publication date: September 26, 2024
    Applicant: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Young Hwan KWON, Kum Kyung LEE, Nam Ki PARK, Ta Kyoung LEE, Jung Seok LEE, Young Bok YOON, Dong Yeon SHIN
  • Publication number: 20240319472
    Abstract: A camera module includes a housing; a plurality of movable lens modules disposed in an internal space of the housing and configured to be movable in an optical axis direction, each of the plurality of movable lens modules comprising at least one lens; and a stopper configured to prevent contact between at least two of the plurality of movable lens modules, wherein the stopper includes a frame mounted on the housing; an extension portion extending from the frame into the internal space of the housing to face a side of one movable lens module of the plurality of movable lens modules in the optical axis direction; and a damping member disposed on the extension portion to face the side of the one movable lens module in the optical axis direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2024
    Publication date: September 26, 2024
    Applicant: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Young Hwan KWON, Kum Kyung LEE, Nam Ki PARK, Ta Kyoung LEE, Jung Seok LEE, Young Bok YOON, Dong Yeon SHIN
  • Publication number: 20240243441
    Abstract: A rechargeable battery module includes a plurality of battery cells stacked in a first direction; a bus bar holder covering the battery cells and exposing electrode terminals of the battery cells in a third direction crossing a second direction, wherein the electrode terminals are exposed at both sides of the bus bar holder along the second direction crossing the first direction; a bus bar connecting the electrode terminals to a bus bar support portion of the bus bar holder; a flexible printed circuit (FPC) on the bus bar and including a copper foil having one surface exposed in the third direction; an aluminum tab on another surface of the copper foil; and a welding portion including a laser welded portion of each of the bus bar, the copper foil, and the aluminum tab.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2023
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Inventors: Young-Hwan KWON, Hyeok LEE
  • Patent number: 12032219
    Abstract: A camera module includes a housing; a plurality of movable lens modules disposed in an internal space of the housing and configured to be movable in an optical axis direction, each of the plurality of movable lens modules comprising at least one lens; and a stopper configured to prevent contact between at least two of the plurality of movable lens modules, wherein the stopper includes a frame mounted on the housing; an extension portion extending from the frame into the internal space of the housing to face a side of one movable lens module of the plurality of movable lens modules in the optical axis direction; and a damping member disposed on the extension portion to face the side of the one movable lens module in the optical axis direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Young Hwan Kwon, Kum Kyung Lee, Nam Ki Park, Ta Kyoung Lee, Jung Seok Lee, Young Bok Yoon, Dong Yeon Shin