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).
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Publication number: 20240125908Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2023Publication date: April 18, 2024Inventors: 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
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Patent number: 11841462Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 19, 2021Date of Patent: December 12, 2023Assignee: SOS LAB Co., Ltd.Inventors: Dong Kyu Kim, Chan M Lim, Hoon Il Jeong
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Publication number: 20230291176Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: May 27, 2022Publication date: September 14, 2023Inventors: Seon-Yong An, Kyoung-Chun Kweon, Hoon-Il Jeong, Jun-Hwan Jang, Chan-M Lim, Dong-Ju Jang
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Publication number: 20220155458Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2021Publication date: May 19, 2022Inventors: Ji Seong JEONG, Chan M Lim, Yong Yi LEE, Dong Kyu KIM, Jun Hwan JANG
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Publication number: 20220155420Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2021Publication date: May 19, 2022Inventors: Ji Seong JEONG, Chan M. Lim, Yong Yi LEE, Dong Kyu KIM, Jun Hwan JANG
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Publication number: 20220146634Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 19, 2021Publication date: May 12, 2022Inventors: Dong Kyu KIM, Chan M LIM, Hoon Il JEONG
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Patent number: 11204412Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: May 20, 2021Date of Patent: December 21, 2021Assignee: SOS LAB Co., Ltd.Inventors: Dong Kyu Kim, Chan M Lim, Hoon Il Jeong
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Publication number: 20210364603Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: May 20, 2021Publication date: November 25, 2021Inventors: Dong Kyu KIM, Chan M LIM, Hoon Il JEONG
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Publication number: 20210288472Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: May 28, 2021Publication date: September 16, 2021Inventors: Jun Hwan JANG, Hee Sun YOON, Chan M LIM, Hoon Il JEONG, Chang Mo JEONG, Jai Hi CHO
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Patent number: 11063408Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: August 28, 2020Date of Patent: July 13, 2021Assignee: SOS Lab Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jun Hwan Jang, Hee Sun Yoon, Chan M Lim, Hoon Il Jeong, Chang Mo Jeong, Jai Hi Cho
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Publication number: 20210066893Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2020Publication date: March 4, 2021Inventors: Jun Hwan JANG, Hee Sun YOON, Chan M LIM, Hoon Il JEONG, Chang Mo JEONG, Jai Hi CHO