Patents by Inventor Yun KWON

Yun 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).

  • Patent number: 9203464
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for performing communication in a wireless power transmission system are provided. The apparatus includes a channel search unit configured to search for communication channels other than a channel used in wireless power transmission, and measure state information of the communication channels. The apparatus includes a channel determining unit configured to determine a communication channel available for communication with a target device based on the measured state information. The apparatus includes a communication unit configured to transmit an access instruction to the target device using the determined communication channel. The apparatus includes a controller configured to determine whether to communicate with the target device using the determined communication channel based on whether a response signal corresponding to the access instruction is received.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nam Yun Kim, Sang Wook Kwon, Yun Kwon Park
  • Patent number: 9199545
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for controlling wireless power transmission are provided. An output power of a source device may be wirelessly transmitted to a target device via a resonator. The source device may detect a change in a current of the output power, and may request the target device to verify a state of the target device. The source device may determine a state of a wireless power transmission based on the change in the current and the state of the target device. The source device may control wireless power transmission based on the determined state of the wireless power transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nam Yun Kim, Sang Wook Kwon, Yun Kwon Park, Young Tack Hong
  • Publication number: 20150318713
    Abstract: An overvoltage protecting unit and an overcurrent protecting unit protect a power device from an overvoltage and an overcurrent using a comparator having hysteresis. An overtemperature protecting unit protects the power device from an overtemperature using a thermistor having a resistance that changes as a temperature of the thermistor changes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2015
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Dong Zo KIM, Sang Wook KWON, Yun Kwon PARK, Eun Seok PARK, Young Tack HONG, Ki Young KIM, Young Ho RYU, Nam Yun KIM, Jin Sung CHOI, Chang Wook YOON
  • Patent number: 9178568
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for communication using a wireless power are provided. The apparatus includes an amplifier configured to amplify an input signal based on a power supplied to the amplifier. The apparatus further includes a control unit configured to detect a change in an impedance of a target device, and to change the power based on the change in the impedance. The apparatus further includes a demodulation unit configured to receive a message from the target device, and to demodulate the message based on the changed power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nam Yun Kim, Sang Wook Kwon, Yun Kwon Park, Eun Seok Park, Young Tack Hong, Ki Young Kim, Young Ho Ryu, Dong Zo Kim, Jin Sung Choi, Chang Wook Yoon
  • Patent number: 9166555
    Abstract: A phase shifter using a Bulk Acoustic Wave Resonators (BAWR) is provided. The phase shifter using a BAWR may use a property of a phase shift with respect to a frequency of the BAWR, and also use at least one capacitor, at least one inductor, and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jea Shik Shin, Dal Ahn, Duck Hwan Kim, In Sang Song, Chul Soo Kim, Yun Kwon Park, Hyung Rak Kim
  • Publication number: 20150295417
    Abstract: A stereoscopic flexible resonator is provided. The stereoscopic flexible stereoscopic resonator includes at least one cell, at least one resonator including a capacitor, and a connection unit configured to connect the cell and the resonator in a stereoscopic structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2013
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Inventors: Jae Hyun Park, Young Ho Ryu, Sang Wook Kwon, Ki Young Kim, Yun Kwon Park, Keum Su Song, Chi Hyung Ahn
  • Patent number: 9160417
    Abstract: According to one general aspect, a data communication apparatus using wireless power may include: a power signal detecting unit configured to detect a signal corresponding to a change in an impedance of a target device; a demodulating unit configured to demodulate a message from the target device from the detected signal using the detected signal and a carrier wave; and a source resonance unit configured to transmit the carrier wave to the target device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nam Yun Kim, Sang Wook Kwon, Yun Kwon Park, Young Tack Hong
  • Patent number: 9160421
    Abstract: Provided are a transmission system and a wireless power transmission and reception controlling method. According to an embodiment, a wireless power receiver may include: a target communication unit configured to receive, from a wireless power transmitter, a wake-up request signal and synchronization information with respect to wireless power transmission, and to transmit a response signal with respect to the wake-up request signal to the wireless power transmitter; a load path switch configured to activate based on timing information included in the synchronization information; and a target resonator configured to receive wireless power from a source resonator of the wireless power transmitter, when the load path switch is activated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nam Yun Kim, Sang Wook Kwon, Yun Kwon Park, Eun Seok Park, Young Tack Hong, Ki Young Kim, Young Ho Ryu, Dong Zo Kim, Jin Sung Choi
  • Patent number: 9142997
    Abstract: A wireless power transmission system, and a method and an apparatus for allocating a communication channel and transmitting a power in the wireless power transmission system. If a target device configured to wirelessly receive power from a source device is detected, a controlling communication channel to be used for performing communication with the target device is selected. An initial control signal including an identifier (ID) of the source device and a channel fix command are transmitted to the target device through the selected controlling communication channel. The channel fix command includes a command requesting the target device to use the selected controlling communication channel. A charging power is transmitted from the source device to the target device through a magnetic coupling between the source device and the target device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nam Yun Kim, Sang Wook Kwon, Yun Kwon Park, Young Tack Hong
  • Patent number: 9130515
    Abstract: An apparatus and a method for balanced power amplification are provided. An amplifier includes a splitter configured to split an input signal into a first input signal and a second input signal that include a 90° phase difference. The amplifier further includes a first power amplifier (PA) configured to amplify the first input signal to generate a first output signal. The amplifier further includes a second PA configured to amplify the second input signal to generate a second output signal. The amplifier further includes a combiner configured to combine the first output signal and the second output signal that include the 90° phase difference to generate an output signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., SUNGKYUNKWAN UNIVERSITY Foundation for Corporate Collaboration
    Inventors: Jin Sung Choi, Sang Wook Kwon, Ki Young Kim, Nam Yun Kim, Dong Zo Kim, Yun Kwon Park, Eun Seok Park, Keum Su Song, Young Ho Ryu, Chang Wook Yoon, Youngoo Yang
  • Patent number: 9124122
    Abstract: A wireless power transmission and charging system and method are provided. The wireless power may refer to energy that may be transferred from a wireless power transmitter to a wireless power receiver. The wireless power transmission and charging system may include a source device to wirelessly transmit power, and a target device to wirelessly receive power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nam Yun Kim, Sang Wook Kwon, Yun Kwon Park
  • Patent number: 9124115
    Abstract: A high efficiency rectifier and a wireless power receiver including the rectifier are provided. In one embodiment, a rectifier may be formed of a full bridge diode circuit and may include: a first dual diode, a second dual diode, a third dual diode and a fourth dual diode forming the full bridge diode circuit, the full bridge diode circuit including: a first path configured to output voltage when the phase of an input voltage is positive, via the first dual diode and the fourth dual diode; and a second path configured to output voltage when the phase of the input voltage is negative, via the second dual diode and the third dual diode. In another embodiment, a rectifier may include: at least two full bridge diode circuits connected in parallel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dong Zo Kim, Sang Wook Kwon, Yun Kwon Park, Eun Seok Park, Young Tack Hong, Ki Young Kim, Young Ho Ryu, Nam Yun Kim, Jin Sung Choi
  • Publication number: 20150244427
    Abstract: An apparatus and method of using near field communication (NFC) and wireless power transmission (WPT) are provided. A power receiving apparatus includes a resonator configured to receive a power and to output the power. The power receiving apparatus further includes a near field communication (NFC) receiver configured to perform wireless communication using the power output by the resonator. The power receiving apparatus further includes a wireless power transmission (WPT) receiver configured to supply a voltage using the power output by the resonator. The power receiving apparatus further includes a connecting unit configured to selectively connect the resonator to either the NFC receiver or the WPT receiver. The power receiving apparatus further includes a mode selector configured to control the connecting unit to selectively connect the resonator to either the NFC receiver or the WPT receiver based on the power output by the resonator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2015
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dong Zo KIM, Sang Wook KWON, Ki Young KIM, Nam Yun KIM, Yun Kwon PARK, Eun Seok PARK, Young Ho RYU, Chang Wook YOON, Jin Sung CHOI, Young-tack HONG
  • Patent number: 9112367
    Abstract: A wireless power transmission system, a method and an apparatus for tracking a resonance frequency in the wireless power transmission system, are provided. A device of the wireless power transmission system includes a resonator configured to receive and output a power from another resonator of another device. The device further includes a power supply unit configured to provide, to a device load, the power output from the resonator. The device further includes a calibration load configured to receive the power output from the resonator in a calibration mode of the device to match resonance frequencies of the resonator and the other resonator. The device further includes a controller configured to selectively connect the resonator to the power supply unit or the calibration load, based on whether the device operates in the calibration mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nam Yun Kim, Sang Wook Kwon, Yun Kwon Park
  • Patent number: 9088167
    Abstract: A wireless power transmission system includes a charging and path controller configured to supply, to a battery module, power generated by a solar cell module, or power generated by an alternating current-to-direct current (AC/DC) converter, based on a control signal; a power converter configured to receive power from the battery module and generate a supply power to be supplied to a target device from power received from the battery module using a resonant frequency; a source resonator configured to receive the supply power from the power converter and transmit the supply power received from the power converter to the target device; and a control/communication unit configured to generate the control signal of the charging and path controller based on an amount of the power generated by the solar cell module and an amount of power that can be output from the battery module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nam Yun Kim, Sang Wook Kwon, Yun Kwon Park
  • Patent number: 9083178
    Abstract: An overvoltage protecting unit and an overcurrent protecting unit protect a power device from an overvoltage and an overcurrent using a comparator having hysteresis. An overtemperature protecting unit protects the power device from an overtemperature using a thermistor having a resistance that changes as a temperature of the thermistor changes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dong Zo Kim, Sang Wook Kwon, Yun Kwon Park, Eun Seok Park, Young Tack Hong, Ki Young Kim, Young Ho Ryu, Nam Yun Kim, Jin Sung Choi, Chang Wook Yoon
  • Publication number: 20150185605
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a photosensitive resin composition for an insulating film of a display device including (A) an alkali soluble resin; (B) a photosensitive diazoquinone compound; (C) a color material having a maximum absorption wavelength of 400 to 550 nm; and (D) a solvent, an insulation film using the same, and a display device including the insulation film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2013
    Publication date: July 2, 2015
    Inventors: Ji-Yun Kwon, Jin-Hee Kang, Yong-Tae Kim, Jong-Hwa Lee, Jin-Young Lee, Dae-Yun Kim, Sang-Kyun Kim, In-Chul Hwang
  • Publication number: 20150177843
    Abstract: A display device includes a user interface (UI) generator configured to generate a UI of the virtual input device; a camera configured to photograph a user's gesture; and a controller configured to compare the photographed user's gesture with a user's gesture stored in the template and to control the UI generator to display a UI of a virtual input device corresponding to the matched user's gesture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2014
    Publication date: June 25, 2015
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Oh-yun KWON
  • Publication number: 20150177617
    Abstract: Disclosed is a positive photosensitive resin composition including (A) an alkali soluble resin; (B) a photosensitive diazoquinone compound; (C) a cross-linking agent; (D) a thermal acid generator; (E) a phenol compound; and (F) an organic solvent, wherein the cross-linking agent and thermal acid generator are included in a weight ratio of about 1:50 to about 50:1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2014
    Publication date: June 25, 2015
    Inventors: Jong-Hwa LEE, Ji-Yun KWON, Sang-Soo KIM, Kun-Bae NOH, Eun-Bi PARK, Jae-Yeol BAEK, Bum-Jin LEE, Sang-Haeng LEE, Eun-Ha HWANG
  • Patent number: 9065488
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for data communication in wireless power transmission are provided. A wireless power transmitter includes a resonance antenna configured to wirelessly transmit a power to a wireless power receiver, and receive a signal from the wireless power receiver, the signal including a sub-carrier. The wireless power transmitter further includes a controller configured to receive the signal from the resonance antenna, and receive data from the wireless power receiver based on the sub-carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Dong Zo Kim, Sang Wook Kwon, Ki Young Kim, Nam Yun Kim, Yun Kwon Park, Eun Seok Park, Young Ho Ryu, Young Tack Hong, Jin Sung Choi, Chang Wook Yoon, Jong Won Yu, Wang Sang Lee, Hyeong Seok Jang