Patents by Inventor Bon-Jun Ku

Bon-Jun Ku 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).

  • Patent number: 11738325
    Abstract: An oil adsorbent is manufactured by including performing heat treatment on a non-woven fabric for low-temperature carbonization, and has the effect of adsorbing and evaporating oil having various carbon numbers ranging from a low boiling point to a high boiling point to remove the oil, has photothermal conversion efficiency, high evaporation efficiency of oil by sunlight, and a high adsorption amount and high adsorption rate, thereby making the adsorption-evaporation cycle fast and efficiently performing the adsorption-evaporation, and has an environmentally friendly effect that does not cause any environmental problems even if the oil adsorbent is put into a river, a sea, or the like and then lost.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignees: THE INDUSTRY & ACADEMIC COOPERATION IN CHUNGNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY (IAC), KOREA INSTITUTE OF ENERGY RESEARCH
    Inventors: Kyu Bock Lee, Jae-Hak Choi, Bon-Jun Ku, Byoung-Min Lee, Wang Lai Yoon, Dong Joo Seo
  • Publication number: 20220062854
    Abstract: An oil absorbent is manufactured by including performing heat treatment on a non-woven fabric for low-temperature carbonization, and has the effect of adsorbing and evaporating oil having various carbon numbers ranging from a low boiling point to a high boiling point to remove the oil, has photothermal conversion efficiency, high evaporation efficiency of oil by sunlight, and a high adsorption amount and high adsorption rate, thereby making the adsorption-evaporation cycle fast and efficiently performing the adsorption-evaporation, and has an environmentally friendly effect that does not cause any environmental problems even if the oil absorbent is put into a river, a sea, or the like and then lost.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventors: Kyu Bock LEE, Jae-Hak CHOI, Bon-Jun KU, Byoung-Min LEE, Wang Lai YOON, Dong Joo SEO
  • Patent number: 9136936
    Abstract: A transmission apparatus and method for implementing frequency selectivity in a multi-beam satellite system that transmits a signal to user equipment through one or more antenna feed groups. The transmission apparatus includes: an antenna feed group selecting unit configured to select one or more antenna feed groups from the one or more antenna feed groups; a cyclic delay offset determining unit configured to determine a cyclic delay offset according to a determination result of the antenna feed group selecting unit; and a transmitting unit configured to apply the cyclic delay offset determined by the cyclic delay offset determining unit to a signal to be transmitted through the one or more antenna feed groups selected by the antenna feed group selecting unit, and to transmit a resultant signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignee: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Hee-Wook Kim, Kun-Seok Kang, Bon-Jun Ku, Do-Seob Ahn
  • Patent number: 9100262
    Abstract: Disclosed are an apparatus and a method for normally receiving data by accurately estimating and compensating for a frequency offset for a wireless frequency channel through which data are transmitted in a communication system under wireless frequency environment. In the present invention, data transmitted through the wireless frequency channel are received, the frequency offset in the wireless frequency channel from the receive data is estimated based on an interpolation scheme using the periodogram, and the frequency offset is compensated to receive the data by frequency-synchronizing with the wireless frequency channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2015
    Assignee: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Seung-Hyun Nam, Hee-Wook Kim, Tae-Chul Hong, Kun-Seok Kang, Bon-Jun Ku, Do-Seob Ahn
  • Patent number: 8804857
    Abstract: A signal processing technology for allowing a repeater to transmit a signal received from an external apparatus to a terminal is provided. In a satellite system, a signal transmitted from a satellite or transmitted to a satellite is subject to a low order modulation, and a terrestrial repeater performs a high order modulation on signals and retransmits the signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignees: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute, Industrial Cooperation Foundation Chonbuk National University
    Inventors: Hee-Wook Kim, Soo-Young Kim, Bon-Jun Ku, Do-Seob Ahn
  • Publication number: 20140064411
    Abstract: Disclosed are an apparatus and a method for normally receiving data by accurately estimating and compensating for a frequency offset for a wireless frequency channel through which data are transmitted in a communication system under wireless frequency environment. In the present invention, data transmitted through the wireless frequency channel are received, the frequency offset in the wireless frequency channel from the receive data is estimated based on an interpolation scheme using the periodogram, and the frequency offset is compensated to receive the data by frequency-synchronizing with the wireless frequency channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2012
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicant: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Seung-Hyun NAM, Hee-Wook KIM, Tae-Chul HONG, Kun-Seok KANG, Bon-Jun KU, Do-Seob AHN
  • Patent number: 8289208
    Abstract: Provided is a device for tracking polarizations. A receiving polarization tracking device includes a feeder for finding vertical and horizontal vector components by receiving vertical and horizontal polarizations, a polarization estimator for estimating distortion of polarizations using the vertical and horizontal vector components outputted from the feeder, a polarization controller for controlling amplitudes and phases of vertical and horizontal polarizations based on information about the estimated distortion from the polarization estimator and an output signal from the receiving polarization tracking device, and a combiner for combining the vertical and horizontal polarizations controlled from the polarization controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Bon-Jun Ku, Do-Seob Ahn, Ho-Jin Lee
  • Publication number: 20120155378
    Abstract: A transmission apparatus and method for implementing frequency selectivity in a multi-beam satellite system that transmits a signal to user equipment through one or more antenna feed groups. The transmission apparatus includes: an antenna feed group selecting unit configured to select one or more antenna feed groups from the one or more antenna feed groups; a cyclic delay offset determining unit configured to determine a cyclic delay offset according to a determination result of the antenna feed group selecting unit; and a transmitting unit configured to apply the cyclic delay offset determined by the cyclic delay offset determining unit to a signal to be transmitted through the one or more antenna feed groups selected by the antenna feed group selecting unit, and to transmit a resultant signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2011
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Applicant: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Hee-Wook KIM, Kun-Seok Kang, Bon-Jun Ku, Do-Seob Ahn
  • Publication number: 20120106598
    Abstract: A signal processing technology for allowing a repeater to transmit a signal received from an external apparatus to a terminal is provided. In a satellite system, a signal transmitted from a satellite or transmitted to a satellite is subject to a low order modulation, and a terrestrial repeater performs a high order modulation on signals and retransmits the signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2011
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Applicant: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Hee-Wook KIM, Soo-Young KIM, Bon-Jun KU, Do-Seob AHN
  • Publication number: 20100164801
    Abstract: Provided is a device for tracking polarizations. A receiving polarization tracking device includes a feeder for finding vertical and horizontal vector components by receiving vertical and horizontal polarizations, a polarization estimator for estimating distortion of polarizations using the vertical and horizontal vector components outputted from the feeder, a polarization controller for controlling amplitudes and phases of vertical and horizontal polarizations based on information about the estimated distortion from the polarization estimator and an output signal from the receiving polarization tracking device, and a combiner for combining the vertical and horizontal polarizations controlled from the polarization controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2008
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Inventors: Bon-Jun Ku, Do-Seob Ahn, Ho-Jin Lee
  • Patent number: 7372419
    Abstract: Provided is a device for shaping a flat-topped element pattern using a circular polarization microstrip patch. The device includes: a microstrip patch feeding unit for generating circularly polarized signals of a basic mode; a circular waveguide for guiding the circular polarized signals and generating signals of high-order modes; and a pattern shaping unit for shaping FTEP through an electromagnetic mutual coupling between the signals of the high-order modes generated from the pattern shaping unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2008
    Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Yang-Su Kim, Byung-Su Kang, Bon-Jun Ku, Do-Seob Ahn
  • Patent number: 7187323
    Abstract: Provided is an antenna control apparatus for controlling an antenna mounted on a stratospheric platform of the stratospheric communication system. The apparatus includes a plurality of location signal receivers, each receiver being positioned at each of predefined different points of the stratospheric platform and receiving a location signal for the stratospheric platform, a calculating circuit for calculating an adjustable displacement for the antenna, and an antenna driver for adjusting a direction of the antenna. The calculating circuit calculates a location and attitude of the stratospheric platform based on the location signals, and then computes the adjustable displacement using the location and attitude information. This invention can reduce power consumption in the stratospheric platform and recovery time of directional point of the beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2007
    Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Byung-Su Kang, Yang-Su Kim, Bon-Jun Ku, Do-Seob Ahn
  • Patent number: 7167139
    Abstract: A hexagonal array structure of a dielectric rod for shaping a flat-topped element pattern (FTEP) is provided. The hexagonal structure of dielectric rods forming a flat-topped element pattern (FTEP) includes: a center element for forming a unit radiation pattern of the FTEP through an electromagnetic wave mutual coupling by receiving a polarization signal of a basic mode; a plurality of first ring elements arranged at vertexes of a regular hexagon based on the center element for forming the unit radiation pattern by electromagnetic wave mutual coupling with the center element and an electromagnetic wave; and a circular waveguide array supporting unit for supporting the center element and the plurality of first ring elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2007
    Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Yang-Su Kim, Byung-Su Kang, Bon-Jun Ku, Jong-Min Park, Do-Seob Ahn
  • Publication number: 20060132375
    Abstract: Provided is a device for shaping a flat-topped element pattern using a circular polarization microstrip patch. The device includes: a microstrip patch feeding unit for generating circularly polarized signals of a basic mode; a circular waveguide for guiding the circular polarized signals and generating signals of high-order modes; and a pattern shaping unit for shaping FTEP through an electromagnetic mutual coupling between the signals of the high-order modes generated from the pattern shaping unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2005
    Publication date: June 22, 2006
    Inventors: Yang-Su Kim, Byung-Su Kang, Bon-Jun Ku, Do-Seob Ahn
  • Publication number: 20060114149
    Abstract: Provided is an antenna control apparatus for controlling an antenna mounted on a stratospheric platform of the stratospheric communication system. The apparatus includes a plurality of location signal receivers, each receiver being positioned at each of predefined different points of the stratospheric platform and receiving a location signal for the stratospheric platform, a calculating circuit for calculating an adjustable displacement for the antenna, and an antenna driver for adjusting a direction of the antenna. The calculating circuit calculates a location and attitude of the stratospheric platform based on the location signals, and then computes the adjustable displacement using the location and attitude information. This invention can reduce power consumption in the stratospheric platform and recovery time of directional point of the beam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2005
    Publication date: June 1, 2006
    Inventors: Byung-Su Kang, Yang-Su Kim, Bon-Jun Ku, Do-Seob Ahn
  • Publication number: 20050140559
    Abstract: A hexagonal array structure of a dielectric rod for shaping a flat-topped element pattern (FTEP) is provided. The hexagonal structure of dielectric rods forming a flat-topped element pattern (FTEP) includes: a center element for forming a unit radiation pattern of the FTEP through an electromagnetic wave mutual coupling by receiving a polarization signal of a basic mode; a plurality of first ring elements arranged at vertexes of a regular hexagon based on the center element for forming the unit radiation pattern by electromagnetic wave mutual coupling with the center element and an electromagnetic wave; and a circular waveguide array supporting unit for supporting the center element and the plurality of first ring elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2004
    Publication date: June 30, 2005
    Inventors: Yang-Su Kim, Byung-Su Kang, Bon-Jun Ku, Jong-Min Park, Do-Seob Ahn