Samsung Electronics Patents Granted

Patents granted to Samsung Electronics by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11992683
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a method and apparatus for measuring a bioimpedance and performing an electrical stimulation, the method including generating a first current corresponding to a first high-frequency, generating a second current corresponding to a second high-frequency, generating a low-frequency current based on a beat phenomenon of the first current and the second current, and calculating an impedance of a target part based on a voltage induced to the target part by a high-frequency current corresponding to at least one of the first current and the second current and the low-frequency current.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyungwoo Lee, Sang Joon Kim, Jongpal Kim
  • Patent number: 11993725
    Abstract: A barrier film comprising: a substrate; a first layer disposed on the substrate and comprising an oxidation product of polysilazane; and a second layer disposed directly on the first layer and comprising a thiol-ene polymer, wherein the polysilazane comprises a repeating unit represented by Chemical Formula 1, wherein R1 and R2 are each independently hydrogen, an aliphatic hydrocarbon group, an alicyclic hydrocarbon group, an alkylsilyl group, an alkylamino group, an alkoxy group, or an aromatic hydrocarbon group, and wherein the thiol-ene polymer is a polymerization product of a monomer combination including a first monomer having at least two thiol groups at its terminal end and a second monomer having at least two carbon-carbon unsaturated bond-containing groups at its terminal end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tomoyuki Kikuchi, EunJoo Jang, Hyun A Kang, Nayoun Won, Oul Cho
  • Patent number: 11997811
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a housing which forms an accommodation space, a front cover coupled to one side of the housing, a back cover coupled to the housing at an opposite side of the front cover, and a camera device disposed in one area of the accommodation space. The back cover includes a plate which covers the other area of the accommodation space and a camera cover which covers the camera device, the camera cover having a first edge coupled to the housing and a second edge coupled to the plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sungjin Kim, Hyoungook Jo, Yanggyun Jung
  • Patent number: 11996727
    Abstract: A battery system includes a non-reference battery cell; a reference battery cell including a cathode, an anode, and a reference electrode; a potential measuring means configured to measure a reference potential of the anode relative to the reference electrode, of the reference battery cell, and to generate a signal corresponding to the reference potential; and a controlling means configured to receive the signal and to reduce, during a charging process of the battery system, a charging current applied to the battery system when the signal indicates that the reference potential is below a predetermined threshold voltage. The non-reference battery cell may be disposed at a first position in the battery system, and the reference battery cell may be disposed at a second position in the battery system, the second position being a position that has a lowest temperature, among the first and second positions, during the charging process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Alex Janek
  • Patent number: 11997807
    Abstract: The disclosure discloses a foldable electronic device including rotary supports connected to housings, arm parts connected to the rotary supports, and rotary shafts disposed in the arm parts. At least one arm part among the arm parts includes arm cam structures in which fastening holes spaced apart from each other by a predetermined gap are formed. A shape of a cross-section of a rotary shaft inserted into the fastening holes includes flat areas and curved areas when viewed in an axial direction in which the rotary shaft is inserted. The rotary shaft is formed such that a first thickness of a first portion at least partially disposed in one fastening hole among the fastening holes differs from a second thickness of a second portion at least partially disposed in another fastening hole among the fastening holes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Daehyeong Park, Jaehee Kim, Jongyoon Kim, Minsung Lee, Uyhyeon Jeong, Yonghwa Han, Seunghyun Hwang
  • Patent number: 11996726
    Abstract: A battery pack is disclosed. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a battery pack includes: a plurality of battery cells connected in series to each other; a fuse connected between two of the plurality of battery cells; and a primary protective circuit configured to measure voltages of the plurality of battery cells and control a protective operation of the fuse according to a highest voltage of the measured voltages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chulseung Lee
  • Patent number: 11997788
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a printed circuit board and a method of manufacturing the same. The printed circuit board includes: an insulating layer; a plurality of pads disposed on the insulating layer; and a plurality of insulating walls that are disposed on the insulating layer and cover side surfaces of the plurality of pads, respectively, but are not disposed on upper surfaces of the plurality of pads. The plurality of insulating walls are disposed to be spaced apart from each other on the first insulating layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sang Hoon Kim, Young Kuk Ko, Gyu Mook Kim, Hea Sung Kim, Chi Won Hwang, Suk Chang Hong
  • Patent number: 11997564
    Abstract: Example embodiments include an electronic device and a method for operating an electronic device. The electronic device includes an ultra-wide band (UWB) antenna including directional antennas disposed on a rear surface of the electronic device and at least one omnidirectional antenna. The electronic device further includes a communication circuit configured to transmit and/or receive radio frequency (RF) signals of a frequency band designated to be used for UWB communication, through the UWB antenna, with an external electronic device. The electronic device further includes a processor configured to calculate a first distance value and a second distance value, and to determine, based on a distance difference between the first distance value and the second distance value, whether the external electronic device exists within a field of view (FoV) indicating a specified angular range with respect to the direction to which the rear surface faces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyunchul Kim, Yi Yang, Moonseok Kang, Sukgi Hong, Jiho Shin, Jonghoon Jang
  • Patent number: 11992176
    Abstract: Disclosed is a cleaner. The cleaner according to an embodiment includes a main body, a suction device configured to suck dust outside the cleaner, a dust detection sensor including a light emitting element and a light receiving element disposed adjacent to the suction device, a dust container configured to store sucked dust through the suction device, and a processor configured to identify a dust inflow state and a dust amount of the dust container based on a voltage value output from the light receiving element, and control an operation of the cleaner based on the identified dust inflow state and dust amount, wherein the light emitting element and the light receiving element are disposed at an outside of the dust container in a direction toward an inlet of the dust container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jeayun So, Jinhee Kim, Jihye Seo, Yeonkyu Jeong, Jaeyoul Jeong
  • Patent number: 11992102
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the disclosure relate to, e.g., a case of a wearable electronic device wearable on a human body portion. According to certain embodiments of the disclosure, there may be provided an electronic device case for storing a wearable electronic device comprising a case housing forming a space for receiving the wearable electronic device, a conductive supporting member disposed in the case housing, and a contact member disposed in the space for receiving the wearable electronic device and exposed to an exterior when the case housing is opened, electrically connected with the conductive supporting member, and configured to at least partially contact a conductive portion of the wearable electronic device. Other various embodiments are also possible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jongmin Yoon, Sungkwang Yang, Joonyoung Song, Hyunmo Yang, Kyuhyung Cho, Nammin Jo, Heonjun Ha, Seungnyun Kim, Kihuk Lee
  • Patent number: 11993024
    Abstract: Various embodiments introduce a device for attaching a protection film, the device comprising: a fixing tray including a seating portion on which an electronic device is stably placed; a base portion including a coupling portion to allow the fixing tray to be attached to or detached from the base portion and at least one rail formed along the longitudinal direction or the width direction of the coupling portion; a roller portion which moves along the at least one rail and presses a surface of the electronic device stably placed on the fixing tray; and a hardening portion coupled to the base portion, closing or opening the seating portion of the fixing tray, and emitting ultraviolet rays toward the fixing tray. Other embodiments are also possible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Taedoo Choung, Minjung Kim, Younggyun Kim, Jeeyoung Oh
  • Patent number: 11993055
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a flexible display device including: a display panel including a touch sensor, where the display panel is foldable with respect to a folding axis; a cover window disposed on a front surface of the display panel; and a front surface film disposed on a front surface of the cover window, where the front surface film includes a protection film, and a base film having a transverse direction, and the transverse direction is perpendicular to a direction of the folding axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seung Hwan Chung, Hung Kun Ahn, Seokwon Jang, Danbi Myung
  • Patent number: 11993537
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes a substrate loading cassette. The substrate loading cassette includes a first frame, a second frame, a first supporter coupled with the first frame, and a second supporter movably coupled with the first frame and disposed under the first supporter. The first supporter includes a first support bar and a plurality of first branch portions, and the second supporter includes a second support bar and a plurality of second branch portions. The second branch portions move in a second direction to adjust the spacing between the first and second supporters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hyo-Seop Kim
  • Patent number: 11995539
    Abstract: A method for re-learning a trained model is provided. The method for re-learning a trained model includes: receiving a data set including the trained model consisting of a plurality of neurons and a new task; identifying a neuron associated with the new task among the plurality of neurons to selectively re-learn a parameter associated with the new task for the identified neuron; and dynamically expanding a size of the trained model on which the selective re-learning is performed if the trained model on which the selective re-learning has a preset loss value to reconstruct the input trained model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sungju Hwang, Jaehong Yoon, Jeongtae Lee, Eunho Yang
  • Patent number: 11995305
    Abstract: An electronic device and method in the same are disclosed. The electronic device includes a first and second housing, the second movable relative to the first, a flexible display having an exposure area configurable into a first size and a larger, second size, at least one sensor, and a processor. The processor implements the method, including: when detecting that the device is disposed in the first state, displaying a first content, based on detecting a first input, displaying a user interface (UI0 with the first content, based on detecting a second input to the UI, cancelling display of the UI, based on detecting a switch from the first state to the second state, maintaining display of the first content in a first area of the exposure area and displaying a second content in a second area of the exposure area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jaebong Chun, Dongil Son, Hyuncheol Jin, Hyoseok Na, Gun Lim, Chihyun Cho, Hochul Hwang
  • Patent number: 11993884
    Abstract: A washing machine of the present disclosure includes a rotating tub configured to receive laundry, a motor configured to apply a driving force to the rotating tub, a detector configured to detect electrical signal of the motor; a controller configured to receive the electrical signal detected by the detector for a predetermined time when the speed of the motor during a dehydration stroke is a predetermined speed, obtain an average value of the electrical signal received during the predetermined time, check a ripple value in the received electrical signal, obtain an eccentric value corresponding to the obtained average value and the ripple value, and control an operation of the motor to stop or maintain the dehydration stroke based on the obtained eccentric value and a driver configured to drive the motor in respond to a control command of the controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sung Mo Lee, Jun Hyun Park, Jung Chul Choi
  • Patent number: 11994309
    Abstract: An air conditioner includes an outdoor unit, a plurality of mode change devices including at least one mode changer including a branch duct and a changing valve, and configured to receive a control signal from the outdoor unit to control an operation of the at least one mode changer. A plurality of indoor units are connected to the outdoor unit or the plurality of mode change devices. The outdoor unit may determine an operation mode to operate the plurality of mode change devices a plurality of times. Each of the plurality of indoor units may detect a temperature change of an indoor heat exchanger in response to the operation of the mode change devices, to determine the number of connected mode changers and a connectable mode changer candidate group based on the temperature change of the indoor heat exchanger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jong Won Bak, Tae Il Kim, Dong-Il Jung, Dong Hyun Goh, Hyeong Joon Seo, Suk Ho Lee, Byoung Guk Lee, Hyeong Seok Lim, Yong Hee Jang
  • Patent number: 11994322
    Abstract: A refrigerator includes a main body having a storage compartment formed therein, and a cooling module forming a machine compartment in which a compressor is disposed and detachably mounted to the main body. The cooling module includes a module body forming the machine compartment, a condenser of an L shape disposed on one side of the compressor and including a first part corresponding to a portion of a rear surface of the machine compartment and a second part corresponding to one side of the machine compartment. The condenser is vertically mounted on a base plate disposed below the module body. A module cover is provided to cover the rear of the machine compartment, and a suction flow path includes first and second suction flow paths.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jung Woo Yoo, Ju Young Kim, Kook Jeong Seo, Su-Cheol Yoo, Won-Jae Yoon
  • Patent number: 11995248
    Abstract: A user interface device and method for controlling a screen by a wheel input signal in a display device. The display device, based on wheel events that continuously occur according to manipulation of a wheel input device by a user reaching a reference number, obtains an average interval of intervals between occurrence times at which the wheel events occur, respectively. The display device displays a result of performing a continuous operation through a display based on the obtained average interval being shorter than a reference interval.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Junho Jung, Sungjin Son, Minwoo Lee, Jooheon Lee, Hyunseok Cha
  • Patent number: 11994625
    Abstract: A light detection and ranging (LiDAR) device may include: an optical phased array configured to modulate a phase of light incident on the optical phased array and emit the light; a first photodetector configured to detect, as a reference light, the light emitted from the optical phased array in a first direction toward the first photodetector, and generate a reference signal based on the reference light; a second photodetector configured to detect, as a target light including information about an object, the light emitted from the optical phased array in a second direction toward the object, and generate a target signal based on the target light; and a processor configured to determine a distance between the LiDAR device and the object based on a cross-correlation between the reference signal and the target signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jisan Lee, Jungwoo Kim
  • Patent number: 11995261
    Abstract: A display device including a display panel including a flat area including a first display area and a first peripheral area adjacent to the first display area and a bending area including a second display area and a second peripheral area adjacent to the second display area, and an input sensing unit on the display panel. The input sensing unit includes first touch sensors having a mesh shape, extending in a first direction parallel to a bending axis of the bending area, and arranged in a second direction crossing the first direction, second touch sensors having a mesh shape, extending in the second direction, and arranged in the first direction, first connection electrodes respectively connected to ends of the first touch sensors, second connection electrodes respectively connected to ends of the second touch sensors, and touch signal lines connected to the first connection electrodes and the second connection electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nayun Kwak, Jongseok Kim, Chiwook An, Yong-hwan Park
  • Patent number: 11994677
    Abstract: A wearable device is provided. The wearable device includes a first display member corresponding to a first eye of a user, a second display member corresponding to a second eye of the user, where the first display member and the second display member are configured to provide visual information to the user, a lens frame configured to surround at least a part of the first display member and at least a part of the second display member, a first wearing member provided on a first portion of the lens frame, a second wearing member provided on a second portion of the lens frame, a first circuit board provided in the first wearing member, a first processor provided on the first circuit board and configured to operate the first display member, and a second circuit board provided in the second wearing member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyunmo Yang, Junwhon Uhm, Yongseob Yun, Junmyeong Jeong, Myeongjae Hong
  • Patent number: 11995265
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel that displays an image, an input sensor that senses an external input, and a sensing controller that controls the driving of the input sensor. The input sensor includes a plurality of scanning electrodes and a plurality of sensing electrodes. The sensing controller simultaneously transmits input scanning signals to at least two scanning electrodes of the plurality of scanning electrodes during a group scanning period. The group scanning period includes a plurality of scanning periods. The sensing controller transmits a compensating signal having a phase different from a phase of at least one of the input scanning signals to at least one sensing electrode of the plurality of sensing electrodes during at least one scanning period of the plurality of scanning periods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jiyeong Lee, Hyun-Wook Cho, Sangkook Kim, Taejoon Kim, Hyungbae Kim, Jaehyun Park
  • Patent number: 11994562
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present invention relate to an electronic device for diagnosing a battery, and the electronic device may include a battery; and a power management module operatively connected with the battery, and including a charging circuit which controls charge of the battery, wherein the power management module is configured to monitor a charge state of the battery, if the battery reaches a first designated state, identify a time taken to change from the first designated state to a second designated state, and determine whether the battery is abnormal, based at least in part on the identified time. Other various embodiments are possible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sengtai Lee, Daejin Kwak, Jisu Ryu, Yonghyun Park, Jinhyuk Choi, Yonghwan Hyun
  • Patent number: 11995273
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a display device may include providing a support layer and a display panel on a digitizer. The display panel may include a folding region that is folded with reference to a folding axis extending in a first direction. The providing of the support layer may include forming an opening penetrating the preliminary support layer by providing a laser or an abrasive agent to one surface of the preliminary support layer. A first width of the opening on the one surface in a second direction and a second width of the opening on another surface in a second direction may be different from each other, and the second direction is perpendicular to the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jin Yong Sim, Minji Kim, Hyunjun Cho, Yonghyuck Lee
  • Patent number: 11994697
    Abstract: A display device includes: a display panel including an active region, an inactive region disposed adjacent to the active region, and a first alignment mark, wherein a plurality of sub-pixels are disposed in the active region, and the first alignment mark is positioned at a first distance in a first direction from an alignment reference pixel disposed adjacent to a boundary of the active region; and an optical member including a plurality of lenses and a second alignment mark, wherein the plurality of lenses are disposed to be inclined at a first angle with respect to a direction in which the plurality of sub-pixels are arranged, and wherein the second alignment mark is positioned at the first distance in the first direction from the alignment reference pixel and is positioned at a second distance in a second direction, crossing the first direction, from the first alignment mark.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jeong Woo Park, Jae Joong Kwon, Beom Shik Kim, Young Sang Ha
  • Patent number: 11995277
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a substrate including a display region and a non-display region, a display element layer, a pad group, a touch electrode layer, and a touch insulating layer. The display element layer includes display elements provided in the display region in a plan view. The pad group may include output pads provided on substrate and provided in the non-display region in the plan view. The touch electrode layer is provided on the display element layer. The touch insulating layer is provided on the display element layer and contacts the touch electrode layer. An intaglio pattern is provided in the touch insulating layer overlapped with the non-display region, and the intaglio pattern is not overlapped with the pad group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kiwook Kim, Kyongtae Park, Hyesong Kwun, Dae-won Lee, Donghoon Jeong, Won-kyu Kwak, Kwangmin Kim, Joongsoo Moon, Changkyu Jin, Kyu-sik Cho, Sungho Cho
  • Patent number: 11994737
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided that includes a camera module that receives external light through a portion of a surface of the electronic device. The camera module includes a camera housing having an image sensor disposed on a bottom surface of the camera housing. The camera module also includes and a lens assembly. At least a portion of the lens assembly is disposed in the camera housing. The lens assembly includes a first lens, a second lens, and a spacer disposed between the first lens and the second lens. The spacer has an opening area formed therein. An optical axis passes through the opening area. The spacer is formed such that a first inner surface of the opening area and a second inner surface of the opening area are parallel to each other in a cross-sectional view that includes the optical axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventor: Seungyong Kim
  • Patent number: 11995281
    Abstract: A display device is provided. The display device includes a first sensing electrode extending in a first direction, the first sensing electrode including a first sub-sensing electrode and a second sub-sensing electrode spaced apart from each other in a touch area which senses a touch input; a second sensing electrode extending in a second direction intersecting the first direction, the second sensing electrode including a third sub-sensing electrode and a fourth sub-sensing electrode spaced apart from each other in the touch area; a first touch signal line connected to the first sub-sensing electrode and the second sub-sensing electrode; and a second touch signal line connected to the third sub-sensing electrode and the fourth sub-sensing electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Gyeong Nam Bang, Deok Jung Kim, Eun Young Kim, Hye Yun Han
  • Patent number: 11997761
    Abstract: A 5G or pre-5G communication system is provided to support higher data transmission rates after 4G communication systems such as LTE. To support communication of a terminal that dually accesses a first radio access technology (RAT) communication system and a second RAT communication system, a session generation request message for transmitting traffic is received from a terminal. A target communication system that is to generate a data path with respect to the traffic from the first RAT communication system and the second RAT communication system is determined, the data path for the target communication system is configured, and information about the configured data path is transmitted to the terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jung-Shin Park, Ki-Suk Kweon, Sang-Jun Moon, Ji-Cheol Lee, Jin-Sung Lee
  • Patent number: 11994652
    Abstract: A polarizing plate and an optical display including the same are provided. The polarizing plate is composed of a display region and a non-display region surrounding the display region, and includes: a polarizer; and a bonding layer and a first polarizer protective film sequentially stacked on an upper surface of the polarizer. A light shielding layer includes a UV absorbent material and is embedded in the bonding layer to constitute at least a portion of the non-display region. The light shielding layer is formed on at least one surface of the first polarizer protective film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ji Hyun Hwang, Yoo Jin Kim, Jin Woo Kim, Dong Yoon Shin, Bae Wook Lee, Sung Man Cho
  • Patent number: 11994744
    Abstract: An optical imaging system includes a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, a fourth lens, and a fifth lens sequentially disposed in ascending numerical order along an optical axis from an object-side surface of the first lens toward an imaging plane of the optical imaging system, wherein the conditional expression 11?TTL/IMG_HT is satisfied, where TTL is a distance along the optical axis from the object-side surface of the first lens to the imaging plane, and IMG_HT is one-half of a diagonal length of the imaging plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kil Soo Shin, Yong Joo Jo, Il Yong Park, Hyo Jin Hwang
  • Patent number: 11997550
    Abstract: A method of performing a conditional handover by a UE may include: receiving an RRC message associated with the conditional handover; performing a first conditional handover to a first candidate cell among a plurality of candidate cells based on the RRC message; and in a case where the first conditional handover is successful, performing a random access to the first candidate cell, and in a case where the first conditional handover fails, when a second candidate cell that meets a condition exists, performing a second conditional handover to the second candidate cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventor: Sangbum Kim
  • Patent number: 11995856
    Abstract: A method of depth detection based on a plurality of video frames includes receiving a plurality of input frames including a first input frame, a second input frame, and a third input frame respectively corresponding to different capture times, convolving the first to third input frames to generate a first feature map, a second feature map, and a third feature map corresponding to the different capture times, calculating a temporal attention map based on the first to third feature maps, the temporal attention map including a plurality of weights corresponding to different pairs of feature maps from among the first to third feature maps, each weight of the plurality of weights indicating a similarity level of a corresponding pair of feature maps, and applying the temporal attention map to the first to third feature maps to generate a feature map with temporal attention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Haoyu Ren, Mostafa El Khamy, Jungwon Lee
  • Patent number: 11996240
    Abstract: An electronic component includes a microbody including a body including a plurality of dielectric layers and a plurality of internal electrodes disposed with a corresponding dielectric layer interposed therebetween, and an electrode layer disposed on an external side surface of the body and connected to a portion of the plurality of internal electrodes; and a sealing thin film. The microbody includes a microhole extending in at least a portion of the dielectric layer, the internal electrode, and the electrode layer through a surface of the microbody. The sealing thin film includes an internal sealing thin film disposed in at least a portion of an internal space of the open microhole to seal the microhole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kong Joo Jeon, So Jung An, Kwang Yeun Won, Woo Kyung Sung, Kyu Sik Park, Myung Jun Park
  • Patent number: 11995544
    Abstract: According to an embodiment of the disclosure, an aperture ratio measurement device includes an actual aperture ratio measurement unit which image some mother substrates selected from a plurality of mother substrates and calculate an aperture ratio actual measurement value of a pixel for the imaged some mother substrates, an estimation aperture ratio measurement unit which learn sensing data for each of the plurality of mother substrates and calculate an aperture ratio prediction value of a pixel for all or a group of the plurality of mother substrates, and an addition unit which calculate a final aperture ratio prediction value based on the aperture ratio actual measurement value and the aperture ratio prediction value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kyong Tae Park, Dong Hoon Jeong
  • Patent number: 11995308
    Abstract: One or more embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method and a device for supporting handwriting input in an electronic device. An electronic device includes a display module and a processor, wherein the processor can: display an execution screen of an application supporting handwriting input; sense the handwriting input through the execution screen; set at least one region of interest on the basis of at least one object corresponding to the handwriting; identify, in response to an action of a user, a target object on the basis of the at least one region of interest; and perform handwriting alignment on the basis of the target object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Taewon Kwak, Jinsu Shin, Dohyeon Kim, Donghyuk Lee
  • Patent number: 11995264
    Abstract: An electronic device, according to an embodiment of the disclosure, may comprise: a touchscreen including a first portion and a second portion; a memory; and a processor operatively connected to the touchscreen and the memory. The memory may store instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to: recognize a first point at which a touch input is in contact with the second portion, recognize a second point at which the touch input is separated from the touch screen, recognize at least one third point at which the touch input is periodically in contact with the touch screen in a state in which the touch input is in contact with the touch screen, and activate the touch input based on whether at least one of the second point and the at least one third point is located outside a specified area having a specified radius set with respect to the first point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Youngho Cho, Juhyeon Park, Kiwon Kim
  • Patent number: 11995372
    Abstract: A display apparatus and a control method therefor are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kwangbok Lee, Byeongcheol Hyeon, Sangwon Kim, Youngkook Kim, Jeongryeol Seo
  • Patent number: 11995297
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a display and at least one processor operatively connected to the display. The at least one processor is configured to receive a request to modify how to select an interactive element that is displayed at a first location on the display. The interactive element is configured to launch an operation when selected. The at least one processor is also configured to associate an input mechanism with the interactive element for launching the operation based on the request. The at least one processor is further configured to perform the operation associated with the interactive element in response to receiving the input mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Doohyun Chung
  • Patent number: 11995027
    Abstract: A system for calculating. A scratch memory is connected to a plurality of configurable processing elements by a communication fabric including a plurality of configurable nodes. The scratch memory sends out a plurality of streams of data words. Each data word is either a configuration word used to set the configuration of a node or of a processing element, or a data word carrying an operand or a result of a calculation. Each processing element performs operations according to its current configuration and returns the results to the communication fabric, which conveys them back to the scratch memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ilia Ovsiannikov, Yibing Michelle Wang
  • Patent number: 11995316
    Abstract: A system is disclosed. The system may include a processor that may issue a byte level protocol request including a byte address. The system may also include a first storage device and a second storage device. The first storage device and the second storage device may support a cache coherent interconnect protocol, the cache coherent interconnect protocol including a block level protocol and a byte level protocol. The first storage device and the second storage device are included in a redundant array of independent disks (RAID). The first storage device may include a first address range, and the second storage device may include a second address range. The second storage device may provide a RAID address range associated with the first address range and the second address range. A decoder associated with the second storage device may be configured to receive the request from the processor. The decoder may determine that the byte address in the RAID address range is associated with a target address range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tong Zhang, Heekwon Park, Rekha Pitchumani, Yang Seok Ki
  • Patent number: 11994904
    Abstract: A display device includes a folding area at which the display device is foldable; a first non-folding area and a second non-folding area opposing each other with the folding area therebetween; a display panel; an adhesive member having a thickness of about 15 micrometers to about 18 micrometers; and a protective film facing the display panel with the adhesive member having the thickness of about 15 micrometers to about 18 micrometers therebetween, the adhesive member coupling the protective film to the display panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kyung-Mok Lee, Hojin Kang, Minsung Kwon, Dong-Youb Lee, Suk-Ho Lee, Hirotsugu Kishimoto
  • Patent number: 11995348
    Abstract: A storage device includes a non-volatile memory including a plurality of non-volatile memory cells, a buffer memory configured to temporarily store write data to be written to the non-volatile memory or read data read from the non-volatile memory, and a controller configured to receive a sleep mode signal from an external host. When the sleep mode signal is received by the controller, the controller is configured to block a first power supplied to the non-volatile memory and set the buffer memory to one of a first mode in which a second power is blocked from being supplied to the buffer memory and a second mode in which the buffer memory operates with low power. The write data stored in the buffer memory is written to the non-volatile memory when the buffer memory is set to the first mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Wooseong Cheong
  • Patent number: 11994910
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a first structure, a second structure coupled to the first structure so as to be slidable in a first direction or a second direction opposite to the first direction, a display that is at least partially disposed on the second structure and that moves relative to the first structure together with the second structure, in which a size of an area of the display exposed on a front side of the electronic device is changed in response to a sliding motion of the second structure, and a driving unit that connects part of the first structure and part of the second structure and generates an elastic force in the first direction or the second direction in response to a movement of the second structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Joongyeon Cho, Hyunsuk Kim, Soohyun Seo, Jihyung Jung, Nakhyun Choi, Yangwook Kim, Byounguk Yoon, Hyunju Hong
  • Patent number: D1028972
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dongseok Lee, Iksang Kim
  • Patent number: D1028990
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sol Lee, Minah Koh, Dongkyun Kim
  • Patent number: D1029008
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyeryung Kim, Younga Kim
  • Patent number: RE49988
    Abstract: An integrated circuit device includes a first transistor having a first channel between a first source/drain, and a second transistor having a second channel between a second source/drain. The first transistor operates based on a first amount of current and the second transistor operates based on a second amount of current different from the first amount of current. The first and second channels have fixed channel widths. The fixed channel widths may be based on fins or nanowires included in the first and second transistors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Myung-Gil Kang, Sung-Bong Kim, Chang-Woo Oh, Dong-Won Kim
  • Patent number: RE49992
    Abstract: An organic light-emitting diode display is disclosed. In one aspect, the display includes a scan line formed over a substrate, a data line formed over the substrate, and a driving voltage line configured to receive a driving voltage. The data line and driving voltage line cross the scan line and are electrically insulated from the scan line. A switching transistor is electrically connected to the scan line and the data line and includes a switching drain electrode. A driving transistor includes a driving source electrode electrically connected to the switching drain electrode and a driving gate electrode including a first storage electrode. A storage line includes a second storage electrode overlapping the first storage electrode. An OLED is electrically connected to the driving transistor, the second storage electrode including an extension at least partially overlapping the data line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seung-Kyu Lee, Chae Han Hyun, Mi Hae Kim, Myeong Hee Seo, Ki Myeong Eom, Ji-Eun Lee