Patents by Inventor Dong-Gu Kim

Dong-Gu 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).

  • Publication number: 20240147636
    Abstract: A display device includes: a panel assembly including a display panel; a bracket to which the panel assembly is attached; and a buffer layer between the panel assembly and the bracket, and the buffer layer includes: a first portion having a first elastic modulus; and a second portion surrounded by the first portion and having a second elastic modulus that is less than the first elastic modulus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2024
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Dong Jin PARK, Han Sun RYOU, Min Gu KIM
  • Publication number: 20240124077
    Abstract: A vehicle configured for container-swapping, includes: a main frame including a pair of drive modules spaced in a forward/backward direction of the vehicle, and a connecting portion extending in the forward/backward direction of the vehicle to connect the pair of drive modules so that a coupling space is formed therebetween; a container module selectively inserted into the coupling space of the main frame; and a coupling portion configured to couple the main frame and the container to each other while the container module is inserted into the coupling space of the main frame, wherein a driving portion operates and moves the main frame so that the container module is inserted into the coupling space of the main frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Dong Eun CHA, Han Sam KIM, Tae Kyung LEE, Dae Hee LEE, Jin Ho HWANG, Jun Gu LEE, Sang Heon LEE
  • Patent number: 11953366
    Abstract: A fluid level measurement system using a buoyant body includes a guide part installed in a direction perpendicular to the bottom surface of a fluid storage tank, and provided with a space in which a fluid can move therein; a buoyant body inserted into the guide part, and configured to float along the surface of the fluid inside the guide part; and a measurement part coupled to the top end of the guide part, and configured to measure the level of the surface of the fluid inside the fluid storage tank by transmitting a signal toward the buoyant body in the inner space of the guide part and then receiving a signal reflected from the buoyant body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: HANRA IMS CO., LTD
    Inventors: Suk Joon Ji, Young Gu Kim, Jong Min Chung, Chae Ho Lee, I-Hwan Cheon, Kwang Ik Chun, Dong Sik Jang
  • Patent number: 11950383
    Abstract: A display apparatus according to a concept of the disclosure includes: a display panel configured to display an image in a front direction; a top chassis positioned in a front direction of the display panel; a bottom chassis positioned in a rear direction of the display panel; a rear cover covering a rear side of the bottom chassis; and a stand member being accommodatable in the rear cover and selectively coupled with a rear surface of the rear cover, wherein the rear cover includes an accommodating portion in which the stand member is accommodated and a coupling portion coupled with the stand member, and the stand member includes an inserting protrusion which is inserted into the accommodating portion and the coupling portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hee-Bong Kim, Dong Wook Kim, Ji-Gwang Kim, Tae-Hun Kim, Yong Gu Do, Jeong Woo Park, Gil Jae Lee, Sang Young Lee, Pil Kwon Jung, Su-An Choi
  • Publication number: 20240048077
    Abstract: An embodiment multi-directional vibration energy harvester includes a fixing part in which fixed discs of a conductive material are stacked spaced apart from each other and electrically connected to each other and a vibration unit in which vibration discs are arranged to be spaced apart from each other with the vibration discs being alternately stacked with the fixed discs, wherein the fixed discs and the vibration discs are arranged so that as an arrangement distance between a vibration disc of the vibration discs and a fixed disc of the fixed discs is changed by an external force, an electron moves between the vibration disc and the fixed disc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2023
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Inventors: Dae-Sung Kwon, II-Seon Yoo, Jang-Hyeon Lee, Dong-Gu Kim, Hyun-Soo Kim
  • Publication number: 20240022184
    Abstract: In accordance with an embodiment, an omnidirectional energy harvester device includes: a harvesting member including an electrode pad having a first electrode disposed on an upper surface of the electrode pad, and a friction pad spaced apart from the electrode pad and having a second electrode disposed on an upper surface of the friction pad; and a vortex-induced vibration column fixedly coupled to the harvesting member at a lower surface of the vortex-induced vibration column. The vortex-induced vibration column is configured to generate vibration by an external force at an upper portion of the vortex-induced vibration column, wherein the first electrode disposed on the electrode pad and the second electrode disposed on the friction pad are electrically connected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2022
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Inventors: Dae-Sung Kwon, II-Seon Yoo, Jang-Hyeon Lee, Dong-Gu Kim, Hyun-Soo Kim
  • Publication number: 20240014752
    Abstract: An energy harvester includes an electrode part including a plurality of partition walls spaced apart from one another in a horizontal direction, and spaces defined between the plurality of partition walls, and a cantilever part including a cantilever member having at least a partial region provided in the space defined in the electrode part, the cantilever member includes a plurality of cantilever members, each of the plurality of cantilever members having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end is positioned in the space defined in the electrode part, and wherein the second end is fixedly coupled to a housing, and in which a natural frequency of at least one of the plurality of cantilever members is different from a natural frequency of each of the remaining cantilever members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2022
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Inventors: Dae Sung Kwon, Il Seon Yoo, Jang Hyeon Lee, Dong Gu Kim, Hyun Soo Kim
  • Publication number: 20230383568
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an awning support device, and more particularly, to an awning support device that is provided in a trunk or loading box of a vehicle and enables an awning to be easily set up. The awning support device according to the present invention is configured to fold or insert a vertical pole capable of supporting an awning in a load box or trunk of a vehicle, so that the awning can be set up and dismantled conveniently and quickly. In addition, the awning support device according to the present invention can enable the awning to be used conveniently by stably and firmly supporting a support bar with a supporting unit of various structures, prevent the awning from sagging down or fluttering under the awning, and enable a space under the awning to be wider and to be used without the interference of the awning.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2023
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Inventor: Dong Gu KIM
  • Publication number: 20230221271
    Abstract: An embodiment catalytic combustion type hydrogen sensor includes a protective thin film disposed on an upper surface of a silicon substrate, the protective thin film including an oxide film and a nitride film sequentially laminated, a heater coupled to an upper surface of the nitride film, an anti-icing film disposed on an upper surface of the protective thin film and covering the heater, the anti-icing film including micro-protrusions disposed on an outer surface thereof, and a catalyst layer deposited on an upper surface of the anti-icing film and coated along surfaces of the micro-protrusions of the anti-icing film, wherein the catalyst layer is configured to be heated by the heater to perform a hydrogen reaction for oxidizing hydrogen and to coat the surfaces of the micro-protrusions to prevent water generated through the hydrogen reaction from freezing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2022
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Inventors: Dae Sung Kwon, Il Seon Yoo, Jang Hyeon Lee, Dong Gu Kim, Hyun Soo Kim
  • Publication number: 20230194494
    Abstract: A hydrogen sensor includes a substrate, an insulating part formed on the substrate and provided with a plurality of holes, a first catalyst part formed on an upper end of the insulating part to accelerate the reaction between hydrogen and oxygen, a second catalyst part formed on a surface of the holes to accelerate the reaction between hydrogen and oxygen, and a heater part disposed inside the insulating part to heat the first catalyst part and the second catalyst part, and having an temperature increased by reaction heat generated by the reaction between hydrogen and oxygen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2022
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: Il Seon Yoo, Hyun Soo Kim, Jang Hyeon Lee, Dong Gu Kim, Dae Sung Kwon
  • Publication number: 20230159322
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) device and method for manufacturing the same for improving the uniformity of temperature distribution in a heater unit, and the present disclosure discloses a MEMS device and method for manufacturing the same, including a heater unit that is formed on a substrate, and a dummy pattern unit that is formed in a remaining portion except for a portion where the heater unit is formed so as not to be electrically connected to the heater unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2022
    Publication date: May 25, 2023
    Inventors: Dae Sung Kwon, Il Seon Yoo, Jang Hyeon Lee, Dong Gu Kim, Hyun Soo Kim
  • Publication number: 20230150404
    Abstract: A convertible seat for a vehicle includes a base frame having a predetermined dimension of storage space, a plurality of individual blocks disposed to be ascendable and descendable in the storage space of the base frame and configured to serve as a seatback and a seat cushion, and a raising and lowering drive device installed in each of the individual blocks and configured to raise or lower a corresponding one of the individual blocks so that a seat position can be changed into various forms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2022
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Jang Hyeon Lee, Dae Sung Kwon, Dong Gu Kim, Il Seon Yoo
  • Patent number: 11639550
    Abstract: An apparatus for depositing a thin layer and associated method, the apparatus including a process chamber; a support in the process chamber, substrates being supportable on the support at different heights; a gas injector configured to inject a gas into the process chamber; and a heater configured to heat the process chamber, wherein the gas injector includes a first injector configured to inject a first gas; and a second injector configured to inject a second gas, a flow rate of the first gas injected from the first injector ranges from 120 sccm to 240 sccm, and a flow rate of the second gas injected from the second injector ranges from 1,200 sccm to 2,400 sccm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dong-Gu Kim, Homin Son, Junghyeon Kim, Hangkyu Song, Eunha Oh, Oleg Feygenson, Donghyun Jang, Sung-Woo Jeon, Wooyeon Hwang
  • Publication number: 20230130510
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method for manufacturing a hydrogen sensor, the method comprising the steps of: disposing a thin film made of a transition metal or an alloy thereof on a surface of elastic substrate; applying a tensile force in a repetitive manner to the elastic substrate to form a nanocrack on the thin film disposed on the surface of the elastic substrate; and injecting hydrogen gas into the formed nanocrack and then removing the hydrogen gas to form a nanogap, wherein the tensile force in the step of forming a nanocrack is applied to an extent that the elastic substrate has a tensile strain of 25% to 100%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2022
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Inventors: Dong Gu Kim, Jang Hyeon Lee, Dae Sung Kwon, Hyun Soo Kim, Il Seon Yoo, Tae Ho Jeong, Woo Young Lee, Hyun Sook Lee, Se Young Park, Soo Min Lee, Jin Kyo Jeong, Hae Won Yoon
  • Publication number: 20230034945
    Abstract: An embodiment contact combustion type hydrogen sensor includes a substrate including silicon, lamination layers disposed over a top surface of the substrate and including a first thin oxide layer and a first thin nitride layer, a heater over the lamination layers, the heater including a connecting part electrically connected to a predetermined part and a heating part configured to be heated in response to power being applied, insulating layers covering a top surface of the heater and configured to perform an insulating operation, the insulating layers including a second thin oxide layer and a second thin nitride layer, a platinum catalyst over the insulating layers and configured to be heated by the heater to perform a hydrogen reaction, and a slit outside the heating part and passing through the substrate and the lamination layers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2022
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Il Seon Yoo, Hyun Soo Kim, Jang Hyeon Lee, Dong Gu Kim, Dae Sung Kwon
  • Publication number: 20230032424
    Abstract: A MEMS microphone according to an embodiment comprises a substrate including an air chamber in a central portion, a back-plate disposed above the substrate and including a plurality of penetration holes through which a sound wave passes, and a vibration membrane disposed between the back-plate and the substrate, forming compressive residual stress, having a base form convexly bent toward the back-plate, and configured to vibrate a sound pressure transferred through the plurality of penetration holes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2022
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Ilseon YOO, Sang-Hyeok YANG, Dong Gu KIM, Hyunsoo KIM
  • Publication number: 20230022835
    Abstract: A particulate matter sensing device includes an inlet through which air is introduced, a particle classifying unit classifying particles included in air introduced through the inlet, a corona discharging unit electrifying the particles passing through the particle classifying unit, and a sensing unit collecting the particles electrified by the corona discharging unit, in which the sensing unit includes an electrode having a plurality of intervals to collect the particles electrified by the sensing unit, and a control unit determining whether fine particles are detected, based on a result of monitoring an output signal change of the electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2022
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Inventors: Il Seon Yoo, Dae Sung Kwon, Dong Gu Kim, Hyun Soo Kim
  • Patent number: 11511624
    Abstract: In a method and apparatus for measuring an alcohol concentration, a blood alcohol concentration of a driver is rapidly and precisely measured by selecting a plurality of wavelengths based on the absorbance for blood components exerting an influence on the measurement result of the blood alcohol concentration and by measuring the blood alcohol concentration of the driver based on the absorbance detected with respect to a physical body of a user by using the plurality of selected wavelengths. Starting of the vehicle is controlled based on the blood alcohol concentration of the driver, which is measured by measuring the alcohol concentration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Dong Gu Kim, Sang Hyeok Yang
  • Publication number: 20220333247
    Abstract: An apparatus for depositing a thin layer and associated method, the apparatus including a process chamber; a support in the process chamber, substrates being supportable on the support at different heights; a gas injector configured to inject a gas into the process chamber; and a heater configured to heat the process chamber, wherein the gas injector includes a first injector configured to inject a first gas; and a second injector configured to inject a second gas, a flow rate of the first gas injected from the first injector ranges from 120 sccm to 240 sccm, and a flow rate of the second gas injected from the second injector ranges from 1,200 sccm to 2,400 sccm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2021
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Inventors: Dong-Gu KIM, Homin SON, Junghyeon KIM, Hangkyu SONG, Eunha OH, Oleg FEYGENSON, Donghyun JANG, Sung-Woo JEON, Wooyeon HWANG
  • Patent number: 11317179
    Abstract: A MEMS microphone and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The MEMS microphone includes: a substrate configured to have a through portion formed in a central portion thereof; a vibration membrane configured to have an uneven structure formed on the through portion of the substrate; and a fixed membrane provided on an upper position spaced apart from the vibration membrane by a predetermined distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Il Seon Yoo, Sang Hyeok Yang, Hyun Soo Kim, Dong Gu Kim