Patents by Inventor Byoung Nam Kim

Byoung Nam 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).

  • Publication number: 20210328321
    Abstract: Disclosed are a transmission line using a nanostructured material and a method of manufacturing the transmission line. The transmission line includes a first nanoflon layer formed of nanoflon, above which a first coating layer formed of an insulating material is formed, and below which a second coating layer formed of an insulating material is formed, a first pattern formed by a first conductive layer formed on the first coating layer, and a first ground layer formed below the second coating layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2019
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Inventors: Byoung Nam KIM, Kyoung Il KANG
  • Patent number: 11133569
    Abstract: A compact connector for transmitting super-high-frequency signals is adapted to connect a printed circuit board (PCB) to a single or multiple high-frequency signal lines transmitting super-high frequency signals therethrough. The compact connector includes: a male connector connected to the single or multiple super-high frequency signal lines and including a male connector housing receiving, securing, and protecting terminals of the single or multiple super-high frequency signal lines; and a connector socket mounted on the PCB and receiving the male connector housing fastened to the male connector, wherein the super high-frequency signal line terminals in the male connector are brought into direct contact with and connected to signal line terminal pads formed on the printed circuit board, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: SENSORVIEW INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Byoung Nam Kim, Kyoung Il Kang, Sung Gyu Park, Joung Min Park, Sang Woo Han, Ji Hun Kang
  • Patent number: 11121508
    Abstract: Disclosed is a coaxial cable male connector for transmitting super-high frequency signals, which is used in a coaxial cable connector for transmitting super-high frequency signals and is received in a connector socket mounted on a printed circuit board (PCB) to connect multiple coaxial cables to the PCB. The coaxial cable male connector includes: a single or multiple coaxial cables each including an inner conductor, an outer conductor, a dielectric, and a sheath, wherein the outer conductor, the dielectric, and the sheath are partially stripped to expose the inner conductor over a predetermined length, and a terminal of the exposed inner conductor is brought into electrical connect with a signal line terminal pad formed on the PCB; and a shielding can receiving the exposed inner conductors of the single or multiple coaxial cables, securing and protecting ends of the exposed inner conductors, and blocking electromagnetic waves generated from the inner conductors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: SENSORVIEW INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Byoung Nam Kim, Kyoung Il Kang, Sang Woo Han, Ji Hun Kang
  • Publication number: 20210273385
    Abstract: A connector assembly includes a first signal pin formed to be in contact with a signal line of a circuit board; a first insulator surrounding the first signal pin; and a first housing accommodating the first signal pin and the first insulator and having a hole at a rear thereof corresponding to the first signal pin, wherein the first housing includes at least one clamping arm disposed on at least one side of the hole, protruding to a rear of the first housing, and having a lower surface formed to be in contact with an upper surface of the circuit board and the connector assembly further includes a ground plate disposed below the clamping arm and having an upper surface formed to be in contact with a lower surface of the circuit board; a clamping plate movably disposed below the ground plate; and a fastening member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2021
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Inventors: Byoung Nam KIM, Kyoung Il KANG, Dong Il YIM, Sung Cheol CHO, Ji Hun KANG
  • Publication number: 20210273310
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method of manufacturing a transmission line using a nanostructured material. The method includes locating a first insulating layer above a first nanoflon layer including nanoflon, forming a first conductive layer above the first insulating layer, forming a first pattern, which transmits and receives a signal, by etching the first conductive layer, and locating a first ground layer below the first nanoflon layer. Here, the nanoflon is a nanostructured material formed by electrospinning a liquid resin at a high voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2019
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Inventors: Byoung Nam KIM, Kyoung Il KANG
  • Publication number: 20210166839
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method of manufacturing a transmission line using a nanostructured material and a method of manufacturing the transmission line. The transmission line using a nanostructured material includes a first nanoflon layer formed of nanoflon, a first insulating layer located above the first nanoflon layer, a first pattern formed by etching a first conductive layer formed on the first insulating layer, and a first ground layer located below the first nanoflon layer. Here, the nanoflon is a nanostructured material formed by electrospinning a liquid resin at a high voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2019
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Inventors: Byoung Nam KIM, Kyoung Il KANG
  • Patent number: 10978787
    Abstract: Disclosed is a low-loss and flexible transmission line-integrated multi-port antenna for an mmWave band. The multi-port antenna includes a plurality of antennas arranged on different substrate layers to form a multi port and a plurality of transmission lines corresponding to the plurality of antennas, respectively, in which central conductors used as signal lines of the transmission lines are integrated with corresponding electricity feeding portions of the antennas and arranged on different layers. Here, the antennas each include a dielectric substrate formed as a dielectric having a certain thickness on a ground plate, and a signal conversion portion formed on the dielectric substrate and configured to convert an electrical signal of a mobile communication terminal into an electromagnetic wave signal and radiate the electromagnetic wave signal into the air or to receive an electromagnetic wave signal in the air into an electrical signal of a mobile communication terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: SENSORVIEW INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Byoung Nam Kim, Hong Il Yoo, Sang Woo Han
  • Publication number: 20200395716
    Abstract: Disclosed is a coaxial cable male connector for transmitting super-high frequency signals, which is used in a coaxial cable connector for transmitting super-high frequency signals and is received in a connector socket mounted on a printed circuit board (PCB) to connect multiple coaxial cables to the PCB. The coaxial cable male connector includes: a single or multiple coaxial cables each including an inner conductor, an outer conductor, a dielectric, and a sheath, wherein the outer conductor, the dielectric, and the sheath are partially stripped to expose the inner conductor over a predetermined length, and a terminal of the exposed inner conductor is brought into electrical connect with a signal line terminal pad formed on the PCB; and a shielding can receiving the exposed inner conductors of the single or multiple coaxial cables, securing and protecting ends of the exposed inner conductors, and blocking electromagnetic waves generated from the inner conductors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2020
    Publication date: December 17, 2020
    Inventors: Byoung Nam KIM, Kyoung Il KANG, Sang Woo HAN, Ji Hun KANG
  • Publication number: 20200395653
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a compact connector for transmitting super-high-frequency signals, which is adapted to connect a printed circuit board (PCB) to a single or multiple high-frequency signal lines transmitting super-high frequency signals therethrough. The compact connector includes: a male connector connected to the single or multiple super-high frequency signal lines and comprising a male connector housing receiving, securing, and protecting terminals of the single or multiple super-high frequency signal lines; and a connector socket mounted on the PCB and receiving the male connector housing fastened to the male connector, wherein the super high-frequency signal line terminals in the male connector are brought into direct contact with and connected to signal line terminal pads formed on the printed circuit board, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2020
    Publication date: December 17, 2020
    Inventors: Byoung Nam KIM, Kyoung Il KANG, Sung Gyu PARK, Joung Min PARK, Sang Woo HAN, Ji Hun KANG
  • Publication number: 20200395717
    Abstract: Disclosed is a compact coaxial cable connector for transmitting super-high frequency signals, which is adapted to connect a PCB to a single or multiple super-high frequency coaxial cable signal lines transmitting super-high frequency signals therethrough. The compact coaxial cable connector includes: a single or multiple coaxial cables each including an inner conductor, an outer conductor, a dielectric, and a sheath, wherein the outer conductor, the dielectric, and the sheath are stripped to expose the inner conductor over a predetermined length and a terminal of the exposed inner conductor is brought into electrical contact with a circuit signal line terminal pad formed on the PCB; and a male connector including a shielding can receiving the exposed inner conductors of the single or multiple coaxial cables, securing and protecting ends of the exposed inner conductors, and blocking electromagnetic waves generated from the inner conductors of the single or multiple coaxial cables.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2020
    Publication date: December 17, 2020
    Inventors: Byoung Nam KIM, Kyoung Il KANG, Joung Min PARK, Sang Woo HAN
  • Patent number: 10847890
    Abstract: Disclosed is a low-loss and flexible transmission line-integrated antenna for an mmWave band. The low-loss and flexible transmission line-integrated antenna includes an antenna and a transmission line integrated with the antenna. Here, the antenna includes a dielectric substrate formed of a dielectric having a certain thickness on a ground plate, a signal conversion portion which is formed on the dielectric substrate and converts an electrical signal of a mobile communication terminal into an electromagnetic signal and radiates the electromagnetic signal into the air or receives an electromagnetic signal in the air and converts the electromagnetic signal into an electrical signal of the mobile communication terminal, and an electricity feeding portion formed on the dielectric substrate and connected to the signal conversion portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: SENSORVIEW INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Byoung Nam Kim, Hong Il Yoo, Sang Woo Han
  • Publication number: 20200251825
    Abstract: Disclosed is a low-loss and flexible curved or orthogonal transmission line-integrated multi-port antenna for an mmWave band. The low-loss and flexible curved transmission line-integrated multi-port antenna includes a multi-port antenna portion which includes a plurality of single antennas and forms multi-ports and a transmission line portion which includes a plurality of transmission lines which correspond to the single antennas, respectively, are integrated with electricity feeding portions of the single antennas to which central conductors used as signal lines of the transmission lines correspond, and has a curved shape. Here, the single antennas each include a ground plate, a dielectric substrate, formed on the ground plate, a signal conversion portion formed on the dielectric substrate, and an electricity feeding portion formed on the dielectric substrate and connected to the signal conversion portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2020
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Applicant: SENSORVIEW INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Byoung Nam KIM, Hong Il YOO, Sang Woo HAN
  • Publication number: 20200168980
    Abstract: Disclosed is a low-loss and flexible transmission line-integrated multi-port antenna for an mmWave band. The multi-port antenna includes a plurality of antennas arranged on different substrate layers to form a multi port and a plurality of transmission lines corresponding to the plurality of antennas, respectively, in which central conductors used as signal lines of the transmission lines are integrated with corresponding electricity feeding portions of the antennas and arranged on different layers. Here, the antennas each include a dielectric substrate formed as a dielectric having a certain thickness on a ground plate, and a signal conversion portion formed on the dielectric substrate and configured to convert an electrical signal of a mobile communication terminal into an electromagnetic wave signal and radiate the electromagnetic wave signal into the air or to receive an electromagnetic wave signal in the air into an electrical signal of a mobile communication terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2019
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Inventors: Byoung Nam Kim, Hong Il Yoo, Sang Woo Han
  • Publication number: 20200127378
    Abstract: Disclosed is a low-loss and flexible transmission line-integrated antenna for an mmWave band. The low-loss and flexible transmission line-integrated antenna includes an antenna and a transmission line integrated with the antenna. Here, the antenna includes a dielectric substrate formed of a dielectric having a certain thickness on a ground plate, a signal conversion portion which is formed on the dielectric substrate and converts an electrical signal of a mobile communication terminal into an electromagnetic signal and radiates the electromagnetic signal into the air or receives an electromagnetic signal in the air and converts the electromagnetic signal into an electrical signal of the mobile communication terminal, and an electricity feeding portion formed on the dielectric substrate and connected to the signal conversion portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2019
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Inventors: Byoung Nam KIM, Hong Il YOO, Sang Woo HAN
  • Patent number: 9559408
    Abstract: An antenna device capable of using an existing external antenna as a diversity antenna is disclosed. The disclosed antenna device includes: a radiator configured to be extensible to the outside of a terminal; a feeding switch configured to perform a switching operation for connecting one of a plurality of feeding units to the radiator; at least one conductive line of which a first end coming into contact with a part of the radiator when the radiator is inserted into the inside of the terminal; and at least one ground switch coupled to the at least one conductive line and configured to switch a connection between a second end of the conductive line and the ground. In accordance with the disclosed antenna device, it is possible to use an existing external antenna as a diversity antenna without installing an additional antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: ACE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventor: Byoung-Nam Kim
  • Patent number: 9281567
    Abstract: A broadband internal antenna using double electromagnetic coupling is disclosed. The disclosed antenna may include: a first conducting member electrically connected to a feeding point; a second conducting member placed at a designated distance from at least a portion of the first conducting member so as to allow a first electromagnetic coupling with at least a portion of the first conducting member, and remaining in a floating state without being coupled to a ground and the feeding point; a third conducting member placed at a designated distance from the second conducting member so as to allow a second electromagnetic coupling with the second conducting member, and electrically connected to the ground; and a fourth conducting member extending from the third conducting member, for radiating RF signals. The disclosed antenna has the advantage of providing broadband characteristics within a limited size.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2016
    Assignee: ACE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Byoung-Nam Kim, Jong-Ho Jung, Seung-Cheol Lee
  • Patent number: 9136592
    Abstract: The ink for printing an antenna pattern for a mobile phone according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a mixture of one of silver (Ag) powder, nickel (Ni) powder, copper (Cu) powder, and gold (Au) powder, liquid acrylonitrile, liquid polystyrene, liquid butadiene, and methyl ethyl ketone (MEK) as a diluent. The present invention does not include a plating process, and thus allows a significant improvement in productivity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignees: Yen An Technology Co., LTD, Mobitech Corp
    Inventors: Kyung-Sook Lee, Se-Yong Park, Chul-An Lim, Byoung-Nam Kim
  • Publication number: 20140145889
    Abstract: An antenna device capable of using an existing external antenna as a diversity antenna is disclosed. The disclosed antenna device includes: a radiator configured to be extensible to the outside of a terminal; a feeding switch configured to perform a switching operation for connecting one of a plurality of feeding units to the radiator; at least one conductive line of which a first end coming into contact with a part of the radiator when the radiator is inserted into the inside of the terminal; and at least one ground switch coupled to the at least one conductive line and configured to switch a connection between a second end of the conductive line and the ground. In accordance with the disclosed antenna device, it is possible to use an existing external antenna as a diversity antenna without installing an additional antenna.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2013
    Publication date: May 29, 2014
    Applicant: ACE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventor: Byoung-Nam Kim
  • Patent number: 8587483
    Abstract: A patch antenna is disclosed. The disclosed patch antenna may include: a first radiator configured to generate a circular polarized wave; a first dielectric substrate equipped under the first radiator; a second radiator, placed under the first radiator at a designated distance from the first radiator, and configured to generate a linear polarized wave; a second dielectric substrate equipped under the second radiator; and a reflecting plate equipped under the second radiator at a designated distance from the second radiator; where the first dielectric substrate, the second radiator, the second dielectric substrate, and the reflecting plate are connected through at least one via. A patch antenna according to the present invention has the advantages of being able to generate linear polarized waves and circular polarized waves simultaneously, and of having a small size while still having a high design frequency band.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: Ace Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Tae-Hwan Yoo, Byoung-Nam Kim
  • Patent number: 8432315
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a technology for forming a patch antenna generating both linearly and circularly polarized waves at the same time, so as to reduce a propagation loss during transmission/receiving operations between a circularly polarized antenna and a linearly polarized antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2013
    Assignees: Kia Motors Corporation, Ace Technologies Corporation, Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Tae Inn Chung, Byoung-Nam Kim, Tae-Hwan Yoo, Young-Hun Park