Patents Assigned to Innotek
  • Patent number: 12342451
    Abstract: An electronic component module comprises: a first printed circuit board; an inductor disposed on the first printed circuit board and comprising a core, and a first coil disposed in the core; a metal plate disposed on the inductor, and a busbar disposed on the lower portion of the inductor and coupled to the first printed circuit board, wherein the first coil comprises a first terminal protruding upward from the core, and a second terminal protruding downward from the core, and the first terminal is coupled to the metal plate, and the second terminal is coupled to the busbar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2025
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sung June Park, Soo San Kim
  • Publication number: 20250203761
    Abstract: A circuit board according to an embodiment includes a first insulating layer; a second insulating layer disposed on the first insulating layer; a first electrode part disposed on the second insulating layer; a second electrode part disposed on the first electrode part; a second insulating layer disposed on the second electrode part; and a fourth insulating layer disposed on the third insulating layer, wherein an upper surface of the first insulating layer includes a plurality of first convex parts, wherein a lower surface of the fourth insulating layer includes a plurality of second convex parts, and wherein at least one of distances between adjacent first convex parts among the plurality of first convex parts includes a region different from at least one of distances between adjacent second convex parts among the plurality of second convex parts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2022
    Publication date: June 19, 2025
    Applicant: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Duck Hoon PARK, Hae Sik KIM, Jee Heum PAIK
  • Patent number: 12336430
    Abstract: A thermoelectric module, according to an embodiment of the present invention, comprises: a substrate; a thermoelectric element arranged on the substrate to be spaced apart from each other; and a cover member arranged on the substrate and arranged on one side of the thermoelectric element, wherein the cover member includes a first side surface closest to one side of the thermoelectric element and a second side surface facing the first side surface, the first side surface includes a first groove concave toward the second side surface, the second side surface includes a second groove concave toward the first side surface, and the width of the first groove is greater than the width of the second groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2025
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sang Hoon Bong, Un Hak Lee
  • Patent number: 12332425
    Abstract: A lens curvature variation apparatus according to an embodiment includes: a liquid lens including a common electrode and a plurality of individual electrodes; a lens driver configured to apply a voltage to the common electrode and the plurality of individual electrodes; a sensor unit configured to sense an interface of the liquid lens; an AD converter configured to convert an analog signal corresponding to the interface output from the sensor unit into a digital signal; and a controller configured to control the lens driver based on a signal output from the AD converter, wherein the plurality of individual electrodes includes a first group and a second group each including two or more individual electrodes, wherein the sensor unit includes a first sensor unit connected to a first individual electrode among individual electrodes of the first group; and a second sensor unit connected to a second individual electrode among individual electrodes of the second group; and wherein the controller includes a controlle
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2025
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Chang Wook Kim
  • Patent number: 12334248
    Abstract: Disclosed is a magnetic component. The magnetic component of the disclosure includes a core unit including an upper core and a lower core, a bobbin unit having at least a portion disposed inside the core unit, and a coil unit including primary coils and secondary coils wound around the bobbin unit in a second direction, which is perpendicular to a first direction oriented from the upper core toward the lower core. The bobbin unit includes a first terminal accommodation portion and a second terminal accommodation portion. The first terminal accommodation portion accommodates first terminal pins, connected to at least some of the secondary coils in the second direction and having end portions bent in the first direction. The second terminal accommodation portion accommodates second terminal pins, connected to the remaining ones of the secondary coils in the second direction and having end portions bent in the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2025
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Bi Yi Kim, Yong Hwan Kim, Sue Kyung Oh
  • Patent number: 12335592
    Abstract: A camera module according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure is proposed, the camera module including a PCB (Printed Circuit Board) mounted with an image sensor, a housing member arranged at an upper surface of the PCB, a bobbin movably positioned at an inner side of the housing member, an upper elastic member connected to an upper surface of the housing member and to an upper surface of the bobbin, and a space forming part formed at one side of the housing member to provide a moving space to the upper elastic member when the bobbin makes a relatively vertical movement to the housing member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2025
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sang Ok Park, Seong Min Lee, Jun Taek Lee
  • Patent number: 12335619
    Abstract: Embodiments provide a camera module including a stationary part including a magnet, and a movable part including a first circuit board, which is spaced apart from the stationary part, a position sensor disposed on the first circuit board, a coil disposed so as to face the magnet, and a spacer disposed between the first circuit board and the coil, wherein the spacer has a hole, and the position sensor is disposed such that at least a portion thereof is disposed in the hole of the spacer and overlaps the magnet in an optical-axis direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2025
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Tae Bong Park
  • Patent number: 12335589
    Abstract: A substrate for an image sensor according to an embodiment includes an insulating layer; and a conductive pattern portion disposed on the insulating layer, wherein the insulating layer comprises: a first insulating part; and a second insulating part surrounding the first insulating part and spaced apart from the first insulating part with an open region therebetween, wherein the conductive pattern portion comprises a first lead pattern part disposed on the first insulating part; a second lead pattern part disposed on the second insulating part; and an extension pattern part disposed on the open region of the insulating layer to connect the first lead pattern part with the second lead pattern part and including a bent portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2025
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Duck Hoon Park, Jee Heum Paik, Young Joon Son
  • Patent number: 12326579
    Abstract: A lens curvature variation apparatus according to an embodiment includes: a liquid lens including a first electrode and a second electrode, and containing a first liquid and a second liquid forming an interface with each other; a voltage booster including a first switching element, and converting an input voltage into a voltage of a first level higher than the input voltage by a switching operation of the first switching element; a lens driver applying a driving voltage for adjusting the interface to the first electrode and the second electrode by using the voltage of the first level; a sensor unit sensing the interface controlled by the driving voltage; and a control unit controlling the lens driver so that the liquid lens forms a target interface based on information of the interface sensed by the sensor unit, wherein the voltage booster is deactivated during a sensing time at which the interface of the liquid lens is sensed by the sensor unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2025
    Assignees: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD., CORNING INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Sung Ki Jung, Young Seop Moon
  • Patent number: 12328817
    Abstract: A flexible printed circuit board includes: a substrate; and a circuit pattern disposed on the substrate, wherein the substrate includes a chip mounting region, and the circuit pattern includes a wiring portion and a pad portion, wherein the circuit pattern includes: a first circuit pattern including a first-first pad portion disposed inside the chip mounting region, a first-second pad portion disposed outside the chip mounting region, and a first wiring portion that connects the first-first pad portion and the first-second pad portion, and extending in a first direction based on the chip mounting region; a second circuit pattern including a second-first pad portion disposed inside the chip mounting region, a second-second pad portion disposed outside the chip mounting region, and a second wiring portion that connects the second-first pad portion and the second-second pad portion, and extending in a second direction; and a third circuit pattern including a plurality of third pad portions disposed inside the ch
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2025
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Eon Jong Lee, Dong Chan Kim, Ki Tae Park
  • Publication number: 20250184619
    Abstract: A method for reducing optical interference in an optical sensor including detecting, by an optical sensor device comprising a plurality of pixel sensors, a signal with a reflected light component and a stray light component, estimating, by a processor, a stray light intensity in each pixel of the plurality of pixel sensors using a point spread function obtained by emitting a reference light signal and measuring intensities detected by the plurality of pixel sensors, identifying, by the processor, at least one pixel associated with a relatively high intensity from the plurality of pixel sensors of the optical sensor device, wherein the identified pixel is considered to be associated with a retroreflector or a bloom causing object, adjusting, by the processor, a noise probability for the signal using the estimated stray light intensity and an unbiased noise intensity, and adjusting, by the processor, a signal confidence score using the adjusted noise probability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2025
    Publication date: June 5, 2025
    Applicant: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Samuel Richard Wilton
  • Publication number: 20250185160
    Abstract: A circuit board according to an embodiment includes a first insulating layer including an upper and lower surface; and a first circuit pattern embedded at the upper surface of the first insulating layer, wherein the upper surface of the first insulating layer includes a portion that does not overlap the first circuit pattern in a vertical direction, and the portion of the upper surface of the first insulating layer has a step.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2022
    Publication date: June 5, 2025
    Applicant: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Myung Jae KWON, Sang Hyuck NAM, Ki Su YEO, Chang Woo YOO
  • Patent number: 12324134
    Abstract: An elastic member, according to one embodiment, comprises: a first layer comprising a first region and a second region; and a second layer on the first layer, wherein the first region is defined as a folding region, the second region is defined as an unfolding region, the first layer is disposed on a second region of the second layer, a pattern part comprising a plurality of holes or grooves is disposed in at least one region among a first region and the second region of the second layer, and the second layer is thicker than the first layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2025
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sang Jun Ko, Sung Won Kang, Duck Hoon Park
  • Patent number: 12324354
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, a thermoelectric module is disclosed, the thermoelectric module comprising: a first heat-conducting member; a second heat-conducting member; a thermoelectric element disposed between the first heat-conducting member and the second heat-conducting member; a first sealing member disposed outside the thermoelectric element; and a second sealing member disposed outside the first sealing member, wherein the thermoelectric element includes a first substrate, a second substrate facing the first substrate, and a semiconductor structure disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, and the first sealing member is disposed between the upper surface of the first substrate and the lower surface of the second substrate, and includes a convex side surface toward the semiconductor structure, and the second sealing member is in contact with the side surface of the first substrate and the side surface of the second substrate, and includes a gap between the second sealing member and
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2025
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Myoung Lae Roh
  • Patent number: 12324110
    Abstract: A power conversion apparatus comprises: a housing including an opening; and a filter module coupled to the opening, wherein the filter module includes: a first filter; a second filter disposed inside the first filter; and a frame coupled to side surfaces of the first filter and the second filter, the first filter includes a plurality of filter units spaced apart in the vertical direction, and an upper surface of the filter unit has an inclined surface formed thereon such that the distance to a bottom surface of the housing becomes closer toward the outside.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2025
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ji Hwan Jeon, Sang Hun An, Ji Ho Kim
  • Publication number: 20250172821
    Abstract: A lens driving device according to an embodiment comprises: a bobbin wherein at least one lens is installed inside thereof and a first coil is installed on the outer circumferential surface thereof; a first magnet arranged around the bobbin so as to be opposite to the first coil; a housing for supporting the first magnet; upper and lower elastic members coupled with the bobbin and the housing; a first sensor for sensing displacement of the bobbin in the first direction; a second magnet arranged so as to be opposite to the first sensor; a base arranged to be spaced apart from the housing by a certain distance; a second coil arranged so as to be opposite to the first magnet; a circuit board whereon the second coil is installed; a plurality of support members for supporting the housing so as to be movable in the second and third directions which are orthogonal to the first direction with respect to the base and for connecting at least one of the upper and lower elastic members to the circuit board; and a second
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2025
    Publication date: May 29, 2025
    Applicant: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tae Jin JUNG, Sang Jun MIN, Sung Guk LEE
  • Publication number: 20250172855
    Abstract: A camera module includes a first body comprising a lens; a second body coupled to the first body and comprising a connection portion; and a sealing member and a ground member, arranged on the connection portion of the second body, wherein the connection portion comprises a first area having a first hole and a second area having a second hole of which the diameter is greater than the diameter of the first hole, the sealing member is arranged in the second area, the ground member is arranged to be spaced apart from the sealing member, and the second area is positioned between the first area and the ground member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2025
    Publication date: May 29, 2025
    Applicant: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Min Kuk LEE
  • Patent number: 12316930
    Abstract: The present embodiment relates to a camera module comprising a front body, a lens, a rear body, a first substrate, an image sensor, a second substrate, a connector and a cover, wherein the cover includes a bottom plate having a hole in which the connector is to be disposed, side plates extending from the bottom plate, and pressing unit disposed at the bottom plate and elastically supporting the connector, the connector includes a first surface facing the inner surface of the bottom plate of the cover, and a second surface extending from the first surface and disposed in the hole, and the pressing unit includes a first pressing part for pressing the first surface of the connector, and a second pressing part for pressing the second surface of the connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2024
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2025
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Sang Yeal Han
  • Patent number: 12316213
    Abstract: A snubber circuit according to an embodiment of the present invention, which is connected to a secondary side switch of a transformer, comprises: a diode connected to an input terminal of the secondary side switch; a capacitor connected to an output terminal of the diode; a resistor connected in parallel with the capacitor; and a snubber switch for connecting the resistor and ground.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2025
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kyung Hyun Kim
  • Patent number: 12313950
    Abstract: An optical path control member according to an embodiment comprises: a first substrate; a first electrode provided on the upper portion of the first substrate; a second substrate provided on the first substrate; a second electrode provided on the lower portion of the second substrate; and an optical conversion unit provided between the first electrode and the second electrode, wherein the optical conversion unit comprises partition wall parts and accommodation parts which are alternately arranged. The accommodation parts have a light transmission rate that varies according to the application of a voltage, and the accommodation parts comprise a plurality of unit accommodation cells spaced apart from each other, and comprises a dispersion and light-absorbing particles which are dispersed in the dispersion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2025
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jong Sik Lee, Byung Sook Kim, Jin Gyeong Park, In Hae Lee, Young Ju Han