Patents by Inventor Chan M LIM

Chan M LIM 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).

  • Publication number: 20240125908
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a LiDAR device is proposed. The method may include providing a LiDAR module including a laser emitting module and a laser detecting module to a target region. The method may also include adjusting, on the basis of first detecting data obtained from the laser detecting module, a relative position of a detecting optic module with respect to the laser detecting module. The method may further include adjusting, on the basis of image data obtained from at least one image sensor, a relative position of an emitting optic module with respect to the laser emitting module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Chan M LIM, Dong Kyu KIM, Chang Mo JEONG, Hoon Il JEONG, Eunsung KWON, Junhyun JO, Bumsik WON, Suwoo NOH, Sang Shin BAE, Seong Min YUN, Jong Hyun YIM
  • Patent number: 11841462
    Abstract: A LiDAR device comprising: a transmission module including a laser emitting array and a first lens assembly, wherein the laser emitting array is configured to emit a plurality of lasers at a first wavelength and wherein the first lens assembly is configured to steer the plurality of lasers at different angles within a first angle range; a reception module including a laser detecting array and a second lens assembly, wherein the laser detecting array includes at least two detectors for detecting at least a portion of the plurality of lasers and wherein the second lens assembly is configured to distribute the plurality of lasers to the at least two detectors; wherein the second lens assembly comprise: at least four lens layers including a first lens layer, a second lens layer, a third lens layer and a fourth lens layer; at least two gap layers including a first gap layer and a second gap layer; and a filter layer located in the first gap layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: SOS LAB Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dong Kyu Kim, Chan M Lim, Hoon Il Jeong
  • Publication number: 20230291176
    Abstract: A laser driver for driving a Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Laser (VCSEL) includes a high-side switch (High-side Field Effect Transistor) having an internal capacitor for charging with a drain terminal thereof connected to a high-voltage terminal, a low-side switch (Low-side Field Effect Transistor) in which a drain terminal thereof is connected to a source terminal of the high-side switch and a source terminal thereof is connected to a ground terminal, and a VCSEL diode having an anode terminal connected to the high-side switch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2022
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Inventors: Seon-Yong An, Kyoung-Chun Kweon, Hoon-Il Jeong, Jun-Hwan Jang, Chan-M Lim, Dong-Ju Jang
  • Publication number: 20220155458
    Abstract: A LiDAR device including a emitting unit configured to emit a laser, a detecting unit configured to detect the laser, and a controller configured to control the emitting unit and the detecting unit, wherein the controller is configured to operate the LiDAR device at in at least a first operation mode or a second operation mode in which power consumption per unit time is lower than that of the first operation mode, and wherein the controller is configured to switch an operation mode of the LiDAR device from the first operation mode to the second operation mode when the controller receives a first trigger signal from a first device, and switch the operation mode of the LiDAR device from the second operation mode to the first operation mode when the controller receives a second trigger signal from the first device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2021
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Inventors: Ji Seong JEONG, Chan M Lim, Yong Yi LEE, Dong Kyu KIM, Jun Hwan JANG
  • Publication number: 20220155420
    Abstract: a LiDAR device including a laser emitting unit configured to emit laser, a laser detecting unit configured to detect laser emitted from the laser emitting unit and a controller configured to operate the LiDAR device in a first operation mode and a second operation mode in which a power consumption per unit time is lower than a power consumption per unit time of the first operation mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2021
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Inventors: Ji Seong JEONG, Chan M. Lim, Yong Yi LEE, Dong Kyu KIM, Jun Hwan JANG
  • Publication number: 20220146634
    Abstract: A LiDAR device comprising: a transmission module including a laser emitting array and a first lens assembly, wherein the laser emitting array is configured to emit a plurality of lasers at a first wavelength and wherein the first lens assembly is configured to steer the plurality of lasers at different angles within a first angle range; a reception module including a laser detecting array and a second lens assembly, wherein the laser detecting array includes at least two detectors for detecting at least a portion of the plurality of lasers and wherein the second lens assembly is configured to distribute the plurality of lasers to the at least two detectors; wherein the second lens assembly comprise: at least four lens layers including a first lens layer, a second lens layer, a third lens layer and a fourth lens layer; at least two gap layers including a first gap layer and a second gap layer; and a filter layer located in the first gap layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2021
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Inventors: Dong Kyu KIM, Chan M LIM, Hoon Il JEONG
  • Patent number: 11204412
    Abstract: A LiDAR device comprising: a transmission module including a laser emitting array and a first lens assembly, wherein the laser emitting array is configured to emit a plurality of lasers at a first wavelength and wherein the first lens assembly is configured to steer the plurality of lasers at different angles within a first angle range; a reception module including a laser detecting array and a second lens assembly, wherein the laser detecting array includes at least two detectors for detecting at least a portion of the plurality of lasers and wherein the second lens assembly is configured to distribute the plurality of lasers to the at least two detectors; wherein the second lens assembly comprise: at least four lens layers including a first lens layer, a second lens layer, a third lens layer and a fourth lens layer; at least two gap layers including a first gap layer and a second gap layer; and a filter layer located in the first gap layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: SOS LAB Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dong Kyu Kim, Chan M Lim, Hoon Il Jeong
  • Publication number: 20210364603
    Abstract: A LiDAR device comprising: a transmission module including a laser emitting array and a first lens assembly, wherein the laser emitting array is configured to emit a plurality of lasers at a first wavelength and wherein the first lens assembly is configured to steer the plurality of lasers at different angles within a first angle range; a reception module including a laser detecting array and a second lens assembly, wherein the laser detecting array includes at least two detectors for detecting at least a portion of the plurality of lasers and wherein the second lens assembly is configured to distribute the plurality of lasers to the at least two detectors; wherein the second lens assembly comprise: at least four lens layers including a first lens layer, a second lens layer, a third lens layer and a fourth lens layer; at least two gap layers including a first gap layer and a second gap layer; and a filter layer located in the first gap layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2021
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Inventors: Dong Kyu KIM, Chan M LIM, Hoon Il JEONG
  • Publication number: 20210288472
    Abstract: A vertical cavity surface emitting laser (VCSEL) array, comprising: a first sub-array includes a plurality of VCSEL units arranged along a first axis, and wherein the first sub-array includes: a first VCSEL unit includes a first upper contact and a first bottom contact; and a second VCSEL unit includes a second upper contact and a second bottom contact; a first contact electrically connected to the first upper contact and the second bottom contact; and a second contact electrically connected to the second upper contact and the first bottom contact, wherein the first VCSEL unit is operated when a first voltage is applied to the first contact and a second voltage smaller than the first voltage is applied to the second contact, and wherein the second VCSEL unit is operated when the second voltage is applied to the first contact and the first voltage is applied to the second contact.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2021
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Inventors: Jun Hwan JANG, Hee Sun YOON, Chan M LIM, Hoon Il JEONG, Chang Mo JEONG, Jai Hi CHO
  • Patent number: 11063408
    Abstract: A vertical cavity surface emitting laser (VCSEL) array, comprising: a first sub-array includes a plurality of VCSEL units arranged along a first axis, and wherein the first sub-array includes: a first VCSEL unit includes a first upper contact and a first bottom contact; and a second VCSEL unit includes a second upper contact and a second bottom contact; a first contact electrically connected to the first upper contact and the second bottom contact; and a second contact electrically connected to the second upper contact and the first bottom contact, wherein the first VCSEL unit is operated when a first voltage is applied to the first contact and a second voltage smaller than the first voltage is applied to the second contact, and wherein the second VCSEL unit is operated when the second voltage is applied to the first contact and the first voltage is applied to the second contact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: SOS Lab Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jun Hwan Jang, Hee Sun Yoon, Chan M Lim, Hoon Il Jeong, Chang Mo Jeong, Jai Hi Cho
  • Publication number: 20210066893
    Abstract: A vertical cavity surface emitting laser (VCSEL) array, comprising: a first sub-array includes a plurality of VCSEL units arranged along a first axis, and wherein the first sub-array includes: a first VCSEL unit includes a first upper contact and a first bottom contact; and a second VCSEL unit includes a second upper contact and a second bottom contact; a first contact electrically connected to the first upper contact and the second bottom contact; and a second contact electrically connected to the second upper contact and the first bottom contact, wherein the first VCSEL unit is operated when a first voltage is applied to the first contact and a second voltage smaller than the first voltage is applied to the second contact, and wherein the second VCSEL unit is operated when the second voltage is applied to the first contact and the first voltage is applied to the second contact.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2020
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Inventors: Jun Hwan JANG, Hee Sun YOON, Chan M LIM, Hoon Il JEONG, Chang Mo JEONG, Jai Hi CHO