Patents Assigned to LG Innotek Co., LTD
  • Publication number: 20250147188
    Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods are provided for reducing interference of light detection and ranging (LIDAR) emissions. A vehicle may identify location information associated with a location of the vehicle. The vehicle may select, based on the location information, a modulation code associated with a LIDAR photodiode of the vehicle. The vehicle may emit, using the LIDAR photodiode, one or more LIDAR pulses based on the modulation code.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2025
    Publication date: May 8, 2025
    Applicant: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yahia Tachwali
  • Publication number: 20250150726
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described for optical processing. According to some aspects an optical processing apparatus may include a pixelated photodiode array (PDA), each pixel in the PDA includes a radiation detector. The apparatus also includes a read out integrated circuit (ROIC) that includes a logic circuit and a plurality of switch elements. The plurality of switch elements being switchable between an armed state for arming its corresponding radiation detector and transmitting a signal received from the corresponding detector to the ROIC, and a disarmed state for disarming its corresponding detector and blocking transmittal of the signal, wherein in the armed state, the PDA is configured to detect an incoming optical signal and in the disarmed state, the PDA is configured to disregard the incoming optical signal. Moreover, the logic circuit controls a switch state of a selectable switch element associated with a radiation detector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2025
    Publication date: May 8, 2025
    Applicant: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Harold HWANG, Matthew T. O'GRADY, Brian Edward PICCIONE, Mark ITZLER
  • Patent number: 12294278
    Abstract: The present invention can provide a motor including a housing, a stator disposed in the housing, a rotor disposed inside the stator, and a shaft coupled to the rotor, wherein the stator includes a stator core in contact with the housing, the stator core includes a first region and a second region having different outer diameters, the housing includes a third region and a fourth region having different inner diameters, the outer diameter of the first region is smaller than the outer diameter of the second region, the inner diameter of the third region is greater than the inner diameter of the fourth region, and the first region and the third region are disposed to overlap in a radial direction of the shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hee Chul Jung, Chang Hyun Park
  • Patent number: 12292618
    Abstract: A camera module according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a lens group; a lens support unit for accommodating the lens group; a magnet arranged on the outer surface of the lens support unit; a yoke portion spaced apart from the magnet and arranged to face the magnet; and a coil arranged on the yoke portion so as to be spaced apart from and to face the magnet between the magnet and the yoke portion, wherein the lens group, the lens support unit, and the magnet move together along an optical axis according to a current applied to the coil, the yoke portion includes a first yoke and a second yoke arranged on the first yoke, the second yoke is arranged between the first yoke and the coil, and magnetism of the first yoke is stronger than that of the second yoke.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jun Seok Oh, Min Ji Kim, Jae Gwang Lee
  • Patent number: 12292185
    Abstract: A lighting device disclosed in an embodiment of the invention includes: a substrate; a plurality of light emitting devices disposed on the substrate; a first reflective member disposed on the substrate; a resin layer disposed on the first reflective member; a second reflective member disposed on the resin layer; and a wavelength conversion layer disposed on one surface of the resin layer opposite to the light emitting surface of the light emitting device, wherein a distance from the light emitting surface to the one surface may be 5 to 10 times a height of the resin layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2024
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dong Il Eom, Jung Ju Lee
  • Patent number: 12294777
    Abstract: A camera module includes base; a guide portion disposed on an inner side of the base; a lens assembly moving along the guide portion; and a substrate disposed on an outer side of the base. The lens assembly includes a conductor disposed under a lower surface thereof. The substrate includes a resonance coil disposed in a region facing the lower surface of the lens assembly and overlapping at least a part of the conductor in a direction perpendicular to an optical axis direction in response to movement of the lens assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2024
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Young Bae Jang, Dae Sik Jang, Chul Kim, Hyun Gyu Roh
  • Patent number: 12291168
    Abstract: A vehicle digital key system according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises: a first communication module for broadcasting a first signal at a predetermined time interval, calculating, when a second signal corresponding to the first signal is received from a key fob, a distance to the key fob on the basis of the second signal, and switching, when the calculated distance is within a preconfigured first threshold, a second communication module from a sleep mode to a wakeup mode; a second communication module for switching a plurality of third communication modules from a sleep mode to a wakeup mode, and calculating a position of the key fob by using at least three third communication modules among the plurality of third communication modules; and a control unit for unlocking the door lock of a vehicle on the basis of the position of the key fob.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Jae Yeon Choi
  • Patent number: 12292617
    Abstract: The present embodiment relates to a lens driving device, and more particularly, to a lens driving device capable of reducing a focus alignment time of a lens by feeding back an amount of displacement in an optical axis direction of a lens while improving spatial efficiency of a bobbin. Specifically, the present embodiment includes a housing having a hollow column shape for supporting a driving magnet; At least one lens is installed inside, the outer peripheral surface is provided with a coil disposed inside the driving magnet, parallel to the optical axis inside the housing by electromagnetic interaction between the driving magnet and the coil a bobbin moving in a first direction; It relates to a lens driving device comprising a; displacement sensing unit for determining a first displacement value of the bobbin in the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seong Min Lee, Sang Ok Park, Hyune O Yoo, Byung Wook Son, Jun Taek Lee
  • Patent number: 12289835
    Abstract: A substrate module according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises: a first substrate which includes transformer connection part to be connected to terminals of a transformer, at least one second substrate on which a switch module to be connected to the transformer is formed; and a conductive connector which connects the first substrate and the second substrate to each other, wherein the first substrate and the second substrate are arranged by the conductive connector such that a predetermined angle is formed therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Soo San Kim, Sung June Park, Yong Seok Cho
  • Patent number: 12287563
    Abstract: An aperture set includes a support including a first opening overlapping with a lens, a rotor rotatably disposed on the support and including a second opening overlapping with the lens and the first opening, and a plurality of blades disposed on the support and respectively rotatably disposed on the rotor, wherein an inner surface of the blade for adjusting an amount of light incident on the lens includes a curved portion and a straight portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Bon Seok Ku, Kyung Won Kim
  • Patent number: 12287494
    Abstract: An optical apparatus and a driving method therefor according to an embodiment are disclosed. The optical apparatus comprises: a lens assembly including a liquid lens; and a control circuit for generating a driving signal for driving the liquid lens, wherein the driving signal includes a first section and a second section having driving signals with different waveform shapes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Do Won Yi
  • Patent number: 12289025
    Abstract: The present invention may provide a motor including a shaft, a rotor coupled to the shaft, and a stator disposed to correspond to the rotor, wherein the stator includes a stator core, an insulator coupled to the stator core, and a coil disposed on the insulator, the coil is electrically connected to a busbar, the busbar is supported by a busbar holder, the insulator includes a first spherical surface, the busbar holder includes a second spherical surface in contact with the first spherical surface, and the first spherical surface and the second spherical surface are disposed in an overlapping region of the insulator and the busbar holder in a radial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hoon Ki Hong, Bong Geong Kim
  • Publication number: 20250132626
    Abstract: The present invention may provide a motor comprising: a shaft; a rotor coupled to the shaft; a stator disposed to correspond to the rotor, the stator comprising a stator core, an insulator coupled to the stator core, and a coil disposed on the insulator; a bus bar electrically connected to the coil; and a bus bar holder supporting the bus bar, wherein the bus bar includes a bus bar body connected to the coil and an extension part bent from the bus bar body, the extension part includes a first part connected to the bus bar body and a second part extended from the first part, the bus bar holder includes a first hole and a second hole communicating with the first hole and having a shape that is different from that of the first hole, the shape of the cross section of the first part and the shape of the cross section of the second part are different from each other, the first part is disposed in the first hole, a portion of the second part is disposed in the second hole, and the rest of the second part is exposed
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2023
    Publication date: April 24, 2025
    Applicant: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Ja Young SEO
  • Patent number: 12281651
    Abstract: The present invention provides an electric pump including a housing, a gear part disposed in the housing, a stator disposed to correspond to the gear part, and a support member disposed between the gear part and the housing, wherein the gear part includes a first gear, a second gear disposed to correspond to the first gear, and a magnet disposed on the second gear, and the support member includes a first region supporting the first gear and a second region protruding from the first region and inserted into the first gear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hoon Ki Hong
  • Patent number: 12282120
    Abstract: A method including emitting, by an emitting device of an optical ranging system at a first time, a first light pulse; increasing, after the first time, a sensitivity of a photodetector of the optical ranging system from a first sensitivity at a second time to a second sensitivity at a third time; decreasing, after the third time, the sensitivity of the photodetector of the optical ranging system from the second sensitivity to the first sensitivity at a fourth time, wherein the fourth time is after the photodetector receives a return light based on the first light pulse; and emitting, by the optical ranging system at a fifth time after the fourth time, a second light pulse.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dane P. Bennington, Ryan T. Davis, Michel H. J. Laverne
  • Patent number: 12281652
    Abstract: This pump comprises: a housing; a stator which is disposed in the housing and comprises a coil; and pump gears disposed so as to correspond to the stator, wherein the pump gears comprise an outer gear and an inner gear, which is disposed inside the outer gear, and the outer gear is formed of magnetic material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hyun Shik Cho
  • Patent number: 12284432
    Abstract: A camera module according to an embodiment includes a circuit board including a cavity; a first plate including a first region vertically overlapping the cavity and a second region other than the first region; a second plate disposed on the first region of the first plate; and an image sensor disposed on the second plate; and wherein an upper surface of the second plate is positioned lower than an upper surface of the circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Sang Yeon Han
  • Patent number: 12283859
    Abstract: The present invention may provide a motor including a stator core, an insulator coupled to the stator core, and a first terminal and a second terminal which are coupled to the insulator, wherein the stator core includes a yoke and a tooth protruding from the yoke, the insulator includes a body on which the tooth is disposed and a seating part extending from the body and disposed on the yoke, the seating part include a base and first to third partition walls extending from the base, the first terminal is disposed between the first partition wall and the second partition wall, and the second terminal is disposed between the second partition wall and the third partition wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Seong Jin Kim
  • Patent number: 12282203
    Abstract: The present embodiment relates to a lens driving device including: a first movable element including a bobbin and a first coil; a second movable element including a housing and a first magnet; a base disposed below the housing; a board including a circuit member having a second coil; an upper elastic member; and a support member, wherein the bobbin includes a first stopper and a second stopper, which overlap the second movable element in an optical axis direction and are spaced apart from each other, the housing includes side parts and corner parts formed between the side parts, a first stopper is disposed on the side of the corner parts, the second stopper is disposed on the side of the side parts, and the distance between the first stopper and the second movable element in the optical axis direction is different from the distance between the second stopper and the second movable element in the optical axis direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sang Jun Min, Tae Jin Jung, Kyoung Ho Yoo, Sung Guk Lee
  • Patent number: 12282098
    Abstract: A camera device according to an embodiment of the present invention a light output unit which outputs output light signals to be emitted to an object; a lens unit which includes an infrared (IR) filter and at least one lens disposed on the IR filter, and focuses input light signals reflected from the object; an image sensor which generates electrical signals from the input light signals focused by the lens unit; an image processing unit which acquires depth information about the object by using the input light signals received in the image sensor; and a control unit which controls the output light signals to be output sequentially for a plurality of light source groups included in the light output unit, and the input light signals to be received sequentially for a plurality of pixel groups included in the light input unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ju Un Park, Chang Hyuck Lee, Seong Ha Jang