Patents by Inventor Jong Koo Kim
Jong Koo 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).
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Patent number: 10571034Abstract: A water valve cartridge includes an operation disk which is provided in an assembly space between a cartridge base and a cartridge housing and adjusts degrees of opening and closing of an introduction passage and a discharge passage according to a rotational state so as to adjust an amount of water flow and a water temperature, wherein a cold water introduction hole and a hot water introduction hole which are introduction passages of water supplied from an external source and a plurality of discharge holes which are discharge passages of the introduced water have different rotation radii and are located on the same plane and the operation disk individually opens and closes the cold and hot water introduction holes and the plurality of discharge holes by a separate rotational operation in a state of being stacked in a surface-to-surface manner at a position corresponding to the different rotation radius.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2017Date of Patent: February 25, 2020Inventor: Jong Koo Kim
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Publication number: 20180135765Abstract: A water valve cartridge includes an operation disk which is provided in an assembly space between a cartridge base and a cartridge housing and adjusts degrees of opening and closing of an introduction passage and a discharge passage according to a rotational state so as to adjust an amount of water flow and a water temperature, wherein a cold water introduction hole and a hot water introduction hole which are introduction passages of water supplied from an external source and a plurality of discharge holes which are discharge passages of the introduced water have different rotation radii and are located on the same plane and the operation disk individually opens and closes the cold and hot water introduction holes and the plurality of discharge holes by a separate rotational operation in a state of being stacked in a surface-to-surface manner at a position corresponding to the different rotation radius.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2017Publication date: May 17, 2018Inventor: Jong Koo KIM
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Patent number: 9264034Abstract: Various example embodiments are directed to methods and circuits for mitigation of on-resistance variation and signal attenuation in transistors due to body effects. In some embodiments, an apparatus includes a transistor configured to provide a data signal from a first one of the source or the drain to the other one of the source or the drain in response to a control signal provided to the gate. A body bias circuit is configured to bias the body of the transistor based on a voltage of the data signal to reduce variation in the on-resistance exhibited by the first transistor. In an embodiment, the apparatus includes body bias transistors and switches and the gates of the body bias transistors are connected to protect the body bias transistors from the effects of electrostatic discharge (ESD) events.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2014Date of Patent: February 16, 2016Assignee: NXP B.V.Inventor: Jong Koo Kim
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Publication number: 20150180469Abstract: Various example embodiments are directed to methods and circuits for mitigation of on-resistance variation and signal attenuation in transistors due to body effects. In some embodiments, an apparatus includes a transistor configured to provide a data signal from a first one of the source or the drain to the other one of the source or the drain in response to a control signal provided to the gate. A body bias circuit is configured to bias the body of the transistor based on a voltage of the data signal to reduce variation in the on-resistance exhibited by the first transistor. In an embodiment, the apparatus includes body bias transistors and switches and the gates of the body bias transistors are connected to protect the body bias transistors from the effects of electrostatic discharge (ESD) events.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2014Publication date: June 25, 2015Applicant: NXP B.V.Inventor: Jong Koo Kim
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Patent number: 8281814Abstract: A water supply valve cartridge in which a flow rate control rotary disk has a reduced size, so that surface friction between the flow rate control rotary disk and a flow rate control fixed disk is minimized, thus improving manipulation efficiency of the water supply valve while opening or closing the valve, and which does not sensitively respond to flatness allowance due to the reduced size of the rotary disk, thus executing stable opening and closing operation. The flow rate control fixed disk (140) has water discharge holes (142). The flow rate control rotary disk (150) has a diameter to cover only the area around the water discharge holes (142), with a pair of flow rate control grooves (151) formed on the rotary disk (150) to open only the water discharge holes (142) during rotation.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2006Date of Patent: October 9, 2012Inventor: Jong Koo Kim
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Publication number: 20120248203Abstract: A water supply valve cartridge in which a flow rate control rotary disk has a reduced size, so that surface friction between the flow rate control rotary disk and a flow rate control fixed disk is minimized, thus improving manipulation efficiency of the water supply valve while opening or closing the valve, and which does not sensitively respond to flatness allowance due to the reduced size of the rotary disk, thus executing stable opening and closing operation. The flow rate control fixed disk (140) has water discharge holes (142). The flow rate control rotary disk (150) has a diameter to cover only the area around the water discharge holes (142), with a pair of flow rate control grooves (151) formed on the rotary disk (150) to open only the water discharge holes (142) during rotation.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2012Publication date: October 4, 2012Inventor: Jong Koo Kim
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Publication number: 20120085955Abstract: The present invention relates to a water valve. More particularly, the present invention relates to a water valve having a valve cartridge for controlling the temperature and flow of supplied hot/cold water, wherein a discharge path is blocked, or a direct water path or a shower path is selected and the amount of water flow is controlled, by changing the direction of rotation in a flow control section. The present invention can exert various functions through a simple structure and operation, as the water valve can be turned on or off, a direct water path or a shower path can be selected, and the flow of the selected path can be controlled, through manipulation of a flow control unit. In addition, the present invention has a simple structure and is easily installed by combining a water valve and a nozzle head.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 7, 2009Publication date: April 12, 2012Inventor: Jong Koo Kim
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Patent number: 7861742Abstract: A cartridge of a water supply valve that controls the flow rate and temperature of water without causing interference between flow rate control operation and temperature control operation of the valve. In the cartridge, a flow rate control knob (12) angularly moves forwards and rearwards and actuates a control lever (14) to open or close cold and hot water supply holes (1a and 1b). A temperature control knob (13) is coupled to the flow rate control knob (12), linearly moves leftwards and rightwards, and actuates the control lever (14) to control the opening ratios of the water supply holes. Thus, this cartridge does not change the existing temperature of water during flow rate control operation or change the existing flow rate of water during temperature control operation. This invention reduces the quantity of water to be unnecessarily wasted and, at the same time, prevents undesirable consumption of excessive energy.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2006Date of Patent: January 4, 2011Inventor: Jong Koo Kim
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Patent number: 7841362Abstract: A water control valve, which has one valve cartridge to control the temperature and flow rate of hot water, cold water or a mix of hot and cold water only through rotating motions, is disclosed. The valve cartridge (100) has a first fixed disk (120) to guide hot and cold water into the valve cartridge, a rotary disk (130) to control the flow rate of hot and cold water from the first fixed disk, thus controlling the temperature of water, a second fixed disk (140) to guide controlled water in the cartridge, a temperature control unit (170) to rotate the rotary disk during rotation of a temperature control lever, the moving unit (150) to linearly move toward or away from the second fixed disk, thus controlling the flow rate of discharged water, and a flow rate control unit (160) to cause linear movement of the moving unit by rotation.Type: GrantFiled: July 5, 2005Date of Patent: November 30, 2010Inventor: Jong Koo Kim
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Publication number: 20100212760Abstract: The present invention relates to a water control valve cartridge, which includes a single control knob that is capable of controlling the flow rate and the temperature of water, the control knob being manipulated within a predetermined planar area and controlling the flow rate or the temperature of water exclusively, or controlling the flow rate and temperature of the water at the same time, the control knob also reducing the number of elements of the cartridge and simplifying the combined construction of the cartridge, and improving the construction for manipulation of the control lever.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 26, 2007Publication date: August 26, 2010Inventor: Jong Koo Kim
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Publication number: 20100032037Abstract: A water control valve, which has one valve cartridge to control the temperature and flow rate of hot water, cold water or a mix of hot and cold water only through rotating motions, is disclosed. The valve cartridge (100) has a first fixed disk (120) to guide hot and cold water into the valve cartridge, a rotary disk (130) to control the flow rate of hot and cold water from the first fixed disk, thus controlling the temperature of water, a second fixed disk (140) to guide controlled water in the cartridge, a temperature control unit (170) to rotate the rotary disk during rotation of a temperature control lever, the moving unit (150) to linearly move toward or away from the second fixed disk, thus controlling the flow rate of discharged water, and a flow rate control unit (160) to cause linear movement of the moving unit by rotation.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 5, 2005Publication date: February 11, 2010Inventor: Jong Koo Kim
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Publication number: 20080216909Abstract: A water supply valve cartridge in which a flow rate control rotary disk has a reduced size, so that surface friction between the flow rate control rotary disk and a flow rate control fixed disk is minimized, thus improving manipulation efficiency of the water supply valve while opening or closing the valve, and which does not sensitively respond to flatness allowance due to the reduced size of the rotary disk, thus executing stable opening and closing operation. The flow rate control fixed disk (140) has water discharge holes (142). The flow rate control rotary disk (150) has a diameter to cover only the area around the water discharge holes (142), with a pair of flow rate control grooves (151) formed on the rotary disk (150) to open only the water discharge holes (142) during rotation.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 11, 2006Publication date: September 11, 2008Inventor: Jong Koo Kim
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Publication number: 20080210318Abstract: A cartridge of a water supply valve that controls the flow rate and temperature of water without causing interference between flow rate control operation and temperature control operation of the valve. In the cartridge, a flow rate control knob (12) angularly moves forwards and rearwards and actuates a control lever (14) to open or close cold and hot water supply holes (1a and 1b). A temperature control knob (13) is coupled to the flow rate control knob (12), linearly moves leftwards and rightwards, and actuates the control lever (14) to control the opening ratios of the water supply holes. Thus, this cartridge does not change the existing temperature of water during flow rate control operation or change the existing flow rate of water during temperature control operation. This invention reduces the quantity of water to be unnecessarily wasted and, at the same time, prevents undesirable consumption of excessive energy.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2006Publication date: September 4, 2008Inventor: Jong Koo Kim
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Patent number: 6961656Abstract: In an apparatus and a method for indicating initial distance to empty (DTE) at completion of fueling, the initial DTE is calculated based on a fluctuating fuel consumption rate and is compensated by a compensation value so that DTE can be determined with more accuracy compared with an initial DTE calculated based on the fixed fuel consumption rate. The DTE to be confirmed can be thereby prevented from abruptly changing.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2003Date of Patent: November 1, 2005Assignee: Hyundai Motor CompanyInventor: Jong Koo Kim
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Publication number: 20050060087Abstract: In an apparatus and a method for indicating initial distance to empty (DTE) at completion of fueling, the initial DTE is calculated based on a fluctuating fuel consumption rate and is compensated by a compensation value so that DTE can be determined with more accuracy compared with an initial DTE calculated based on the fixed fuel consumption rate. The DTE to be confirmed can be thereby prevented from abruptly changing.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2003Publication date: March 17, 2005Inventor: Jong Koo Kim