Patents by Inventor Bum-Jun Kim

Bum-Jun 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).

  • Patent number: 12163558
    Abstract: A constant velocity joint for a vehicle. The constant velocity joint includes: an axle housing fixed to a knuckle by a hub bearing, and a joint assembly inserted into the axle housing to transmit power from a shaft to the axle housing through a plurality of joint balls. In particular, the axle housing includes an extension portion which is extended from an end portion of the axle housing in a radial direction of the axle housing, and the extension portion provides a pressing force to an inner race of the hub bearing in an axial direction of the axle housing. The constant velocity joint further includes a boot surrounding an outer side of the extension portion and coupled to the extension portion so as to form a restraining force between the extension portion and the boot in the axial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, HYUNDAI WIA Corporation
    Inventors: Sung Su Yoo, Won Jun Choi, Hee Il Kim, Chang Hee Jeong, Yeong Wook Cho, Bum Jae Lee
  • Publication number: 20240405820
    Abstract: A method for a first communication node may include calculating a time delay value on the basis of a carrier frequency based on the number of antenna panels, the number of antennas of each antenna panel, and a space layer that can be generated using a plurality of antennas. The method may also include generating a frequency-dependent first phase shift matrix (PSM) according to each subcarrier by using the calculated time delay value. The method may also include multiplying the first PSM by a basic codebook so as to generate a first codebook for compensating for a beam squint of a beam generated through each antenna.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2024
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY R&DB FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Gene Back Hahn, Young Kil Suh, Ui Hyun Hong, Bum Jun Kim, Jeonghyeon Kwon, Wan Choi
  • Publication number: 20240348322
    Abstract: An operation method of a first communication node in a communication system may include the steps of: transmitting, to a second communication node, a first indication including information about one or more repeaters; transmitting a first signal group corresponding to the one or more repeaters to the second communication node through the one or more repeaters; receiving, from the second communication node, a first response including a measurement result for the first signal group; determining a first repeater from among the one or more repeaters on the basis of the first response; determining beam combination information for one or more beam combinations between the first communication node, the first repeater, and the second communication node; and performing wireless communication with the first repeater and the second communication node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2024
    Publication date: October 17, 2024
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY R&DB FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Gene Back Hahn, Young Kil Suh, Ui Hyun Hong, Bum Jun Kim, Jeonghyeon Kwon, Wan Choi
  • Publication number: 20240348309
    Abstract: A method for operation of a first communication node in an embodiment of a communication system may include the steps of: from among a plurality of transmission antenna elements constituting a first transmission antenna of the first communication node, determining a transmission candidate antenna group including one or more transmission antenna elements via which a wireless signal may be transmitted in the direction of a second communication node through a first lens; receiving information regarding a reception candidate antenna group from the second communication node; determining one or more antenna element combinations on the basis of the one or more transmission antenna elements included in the transmission candidate antenna group and one or more reception antenna elements included in the reception candidate antenna group; and performing, on the basis of the one or more antenna element combinations, wireless communication with the second communication node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2024
    Publication date: October 17, 2024
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY R&DB FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Gene Back Hahn, Young Kil Suh, Ui Hyun Hong, Bum Jun Kim, Jeonghyeon Kwon, Wan Choi
  • Publication number: 20240313922
    Abstract: The present disclosure is a method for operating a first communication node in a communication system, comprising the steps of: transmitting a reference signal at predetermined intervals through each panel included in a multi-panel antenna of the first communication node, wherein the reference signal includes each panel index; receiving a measurement report corresponding to each panel from a second communication node, wherein the measurement report includes the panel index and a received signal received power value of a reference signal corresponding to the panel index; selecting a panel to be allocated to the second communication node on the basis of the measurement report; and transmitting a response signal including information on the selected panel to the second communication node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2024
    Publication date: September 19, 2024
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY R&DB FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Gene Back Hahn, Young Kil Suh, Ui Hyun Hong, Bum Jun Kim, Jeonghyeon Kwon, Wan Choi
  • Publication number: 20240295263
    Abstract: A shift-by-wire transmission system includes a gear shifting operation portion provided at an end portion of a body and configured to shift a gear, a housing provided inside the body, a haptic element provided in contact with the housing and configured to generate a vibration when the gear is shifted to a predetermined gear shifting stage to transmit the vibration to the housing, and a groove member coupled to the gear shifting operation portion and configured to operate in conjunction with a gear shifting operation of the gear shifting operation portion and transmit the vibration of the haptic element, which is transmitted to the housing, to the gear shifting operation portion by constantly maintaining a state in contact with the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2023
    Publication date: September 5, 2024
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation, LS Automotive Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Bum Jun KIM, Kyeong Hwan CHOI, Sung Won CHO, Won LEE, In Hyuk IM
  • Publication number: 20240295264
    Abstract: A shift-by-wire transmission system includes a body provided with a sensor therein; an operation portion assembly in which a magnet is provided within a detecting range of the sensor, wherein a gear shifting operation portion is rotated about an axis of the body so that the magnet is rotated with the gear shifting operation portion, and the gear shifting operation portion is moved in an axial direction of the body so that the magnet is linearly moved together with the gear shifting operation portion; and a controller configured to detect a variation in magnetic force of the magnet detected by the sensor according to a rotational displacement and a movement displacement of the magnet and detect a gear shifting signal corresponding to a gear shifting operation of the gear shifting operation portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2023
    Publication date: September 5, 2024
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation, LS Automotive Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Bum Jun KIM, Kyeong Hwan CHOI, Sung Won CHO, Won LEE, In Hyuk IM
  • Patent number: 12061817
    Abstract: An integrated circuit device includes a nonvolatile memory, first and second buffer memories, and a controller. Each of the first and second buffer memories is configured to buffer write data to be written to the nonvolatile memory in response to a write request and also buffer read data received from the nonvolatile memory in response to a read request. A controller is provided, which evaluates the first buffer memory against at least one criterion relating to data accuracy. The controller is configured to: redirect at least some of the write data from the first buffer memory to the second buffer memory in response to the write request when the evaluation demonstrates the criterion has been exceeded, and redirect at least some of the read data from the first buffer memory to the second buffer memory in response to the read request when the evaluation demonstrates the criterion has been exceeded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Eung-Jun Youn, Bum-Jun Kim
  • Publication number: 20240267894
    Abstract: A communication method and device may compensate for temporal broadening in a communication system. An operation method of a first communication node in a communication system, in the present disclosure, may include the steps of: transmitting, on a preset cycle, a first signal block including a pilot signal; receiving temporal broadening information about the pilot signal from a second communication node; allocating a communication resource to the second communication node on the basis of the temporary broadening information if communication with the second communication node is required; and communicating with the second communication node by using the allocated communication resource.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2024
    Publication date: August 8, 2024
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY R&DB FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Gene Back Hahn, Young Kil Suh, Ui Hyun Hong, Bum Jun Kim, Jeonghyeon Kwon, Wan Choi
  • Publication number: 20240267092
    Abstract: A method for operating a first communication node in a communication system includes the steps of: receiving a first command from a second communication node; identifying reference frequency information for determining, on the basis of the received first command, a lens to be applied to a first antenna that is included in the first communication node and includes a plurality of antenna elements; receiving first scheduling information indicating that a first signal is to be transmitted to the first communication node; determining, on the basis of the first scheduling information, a first frequency at which the first signal is transmitted; determining a first lens on the basis of the reference frequency information and the first frequency; and receiving a first signal incident on at least some of the plurality of antenna elements after being refracted from the first antenna through the first lens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2024
    Publication date: August 8, 2024
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY R&DB FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Gene Back Hahn, Young Kil Suh, Ui Hyun Hong, Bum Jun Kim, Jeonghyeon Kwon, Wan Choi
  • Publication number: 20240247408
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a fiber-nanowire composite-based sheet having super-amphiphilic characteristics. In the present invention, fibers including metal nanoparticles or metal oxide nanoparticles embedded in the fibers or located on the surface of the fibers are synthesized, and a sheet based on a composite in which metal nanowires or metal oxide nanowires have been grown from the above fibers is provided. A sheet of the present invention has super-amphiphilic characteristics and can be used in various fields such as the antibacterial filter field, the antibacterial film field, the antiviral filter field, the antiviral film field, the antifouling coating field, the drug delivery vehicle field, or the water treatment filter field.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2024
    Publication date: July 25, 2024
    Applicant: KOREA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH AND BUSINESS FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Young Keun KIM, Jung Bae KIM, Sang Won BYUN, Bum Chul PARK, Young Jun Ju
  • Publication number: 20240215005
    Abstract: An operation method of a first communication node in a communication system may include the steps of: transmitting to a second communication node a first sensing signal through a plurality of reference frequencies included in a first reference frequency set that is set within a first sensing frequency band for a first sensing procedure; receiving a first feedback signal from the second communication node that has received the first sensing signal; identifying information on a first frequency band selected from among a plurality of split frequency bands included in the first sensing frequency band, on the basis of the first feedback signal; and triggering a second sensing procedure in a second sensing frequency band that is determined on the basis of the identified first frequency band.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2024
    Publication date: June 27, 2024
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY R&DB FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Gene Back Hahn, Young Kil Suh, Ui Hyun Hong, Bum Jun Kim, Jeonghyeon Kwon, Wan Choi
  • Patent number: 11892076
    Abstract: A method for transmitting a shift signal of an electronic shift system, may include transmitting the shift signal generated at the time of operating a shift operation device, wherein the shift operation device is configured so that one shift stage and one shift signal are matched one to one and transmits shift signals which are each individually separated according to the shift stage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Bum Jun Kim, Yong Ik Kim
  • Patent number: 11744033
    Abstract: A storage device assembly is provided. The storage device assembly includes a latch assembly having a body and a hook mounted on the body, the hook having elasticity and having distal ends thereof bend away from the body; and a storage device to be joined to the latch assembly. The storage device includes a memory module including a memory connector, and a first enclosure and a second enclosure that encase the memory module except for an opening through which the memory connector is accessible. The first enclosure includes fixing holes corresponding to the distal ends of the hook and configured to accommodate the distal ends of the hook in a configuration in which the storage device is joined to the latch assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sung Chui Hur, Bum Jun Kim, Jung Soo Kim, Young Seok Hong
  • Patent number: 11739831
    Abstract: A dial-type shifting control apparatus of vehicles may include a dial bezel and an upper cover integrated into a single body to be rotated together when a dial is rotated, obviating formation of an operation gap between the dial bezel and the upper cover to prevent foreign substances from entering through the operation gap, and a button guide disposed under an upper cover attenuates an impact occurring when a P-gear button is returned, and thus to prevent noise, caused by striking of the upper cover when the P-gear button is returned, from being transmitted to the interior of a vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Bum Jun Kim, Jun Hyeong Lee
  • Publication number: 20230215028
    Abstract: Disclosed is an operating method of an electronic device which includes a processor performing machine learning of a monocular depth estimation module. The operating method includes obtaining, by the processor, a first image and a second image respectively photographed by a first camera and a second camera of different locations, inferring, by the processor, a plurality of multi-cyclic disparities by applying weights of the monocular depth estimation module to the first image plural times and calculating a plurality of multi-cyclic loss functions based on the first image, the second image, and the plurality of multi-cyclic disparities, and updating, by the processor, the weights of the monocular depth estimation module through machine learning, based on the plurality of multi-cyclic loss functions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2022
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Applicants: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., POSTECH RESEARCH AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Sang Woo KIM, Bum Jun KIM
  • Patent number: 11685656
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing monocrystalline graphene, includes supplying an aromatic carbon gas onto a single-crystalline metal catalyst to manufacture the monocrystalline graphene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: Research & Business Foundation Sungkyunkwan University
    Inventors: Jae-Young Choi, Bum Jun Kim
  • Publication number: 20230117371
    Abstract: A method for transmitting a shift signal of an electronic shift system, may include transmitting the shift signal generated at the time of operating a shift operation device, wherein the shift operation device is configured so that one shift stage and one shift signal are matched one to one and transmits shift signals which are each individually separated according to the shift stage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2022
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Bum Jun KIM, Yong Ik KIM
  • Publication number: 20230021751
    Abstract: An integrated control system of a vehicle includes: a power manager that receives power of a vehicle and supplies power to a first sensor, a second sensor, and a third sensor connected to an accelerator pedal, a brake pedal, and a transmission, respectively; a sensor signal receiver that receives an accelerator pedal output signal, a brake pedal output signal, and a transmission output signal from the first sensor, second sensor, and third sensor, respectively; a main controller that is connected to the power manager, monitors information about power supplied to the first sensor, second sensor, and third sensor, and integrally controls accelerating, braking, and shifting of the vehicle in response to the accelerator pedal output signal, brake pedal output signal, and transmission output signal; and a communicator that sends the accelerator pedal output signal, brake pedal output signal, and transmission output signal to a plurality of relevant control units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2022
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Myung Yul Na, Jee Hyuck Choi, Jeong Seon Min, Yong Ik Kim, Ki Jung, Ja Yong Koo, Yong Hee Kim, Sun Il Kim, Jong Mo Goo, Jun Hyeong Lee, Bum Woo Nam, Bum Jun Kim
  • Patent number: 11358872
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a polymer for transferring graphene, including: polystyrene; and a compound represented by the following Chemical Formula 1: (in Chemical Formula 1, R1 and R2 are each independently H, linear or branched C1-C20 alkyl, which can be substituted, and C6-C20 aryl, which can be substituted, and the substitution is carried out with C1-C6 alkyl or C6-C20 aryl, and n is 1 to 10).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: Research & Business Foundation Sungkyunkwan University
    Inventors: Jae Young Choi, Bum Jun Kim, Nasir Tuqeer