Patents by Inventor Dong-Hwan Kim

Dong-Hwan 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: 20180164913
    Abstract: An electrode connection unit is to be electrically connected with electrode terminals. The electrode connection unit includes a metallic core part having a plurality of first holes therein and a conductive nonmetallic coating layer on the metallic core part. An image display device and a touch screen panel include the electrode connection unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2018
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Inventors: Byung Jin CHOI, Dong Hwan KIM
  • Publication number: 20180166192
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method of producing a rare earth permanent magnet including preparing a NdFeB sintered magnet, coating a surface of the NdFeB sintered magnet with a grain boundary diffusion material including R hydrate or R fluoride, and RaMb or M, to form a grain boundary diffusion coating layer, and diffusing the grain boundary diffusion material into a grain boundary of the NdFeB sintered magnet by heat treatment, wherein M is a metal having a melting point higher than a heat treatment temperature during the diffusion, R is a rare earth element, and a and b each represent atomic percentages which satisfy the following Equations (1) and (2): 0.1<a<99.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2017
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, Star Group Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae Ryung Lee, Dong Hwan KIM, Koon Seung KONG
  • Patent number: 9994139
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a leg rest device for a vehicle. The leg rest device includes: a leg rest coupled to the front side of a seat cushion of a vehicle; a driving unit to fold and unfold the leg rest upward and downward; and a tilting unit that has a side coupled to the leg rest and the other side coupled to the seat cushion. In particular, the tilting unit tilts the leg rest forward at a predetermined angle when the leg rest is unfolded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: HYUNDAI DYMOS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Sung Chol An, Jin Ho Seo, Jun Kyu Kim, Chan Uk Park, Myeong Sub Kim, Yun Ho Kim, Dong Hwan Kim
  • Patent number: 9985351
    Abstract: A multi-band antenna is provided. The multi-band antenna includes a plurality of radiator patterns that are configured to operate according to different frequency bands, a plurality of feeding units that are respectively connected to different contact points of the antenna radiator for connecting feeding units of the plurality of feeding units to at least one radiator pattern included in the plurality of radiator patterns, and a switching unit configured to switch between feeding units of the plurality of feeding units for connecting at least one radiator pattern included in the plurality of radiator patterns to the switched feeding unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Jong Suk Kim, Jin Kyu Bang, Kyung Bae Ko, Dong Hwan Kim
  • Patent number: 9935359
    Abstract: An electronic device including a plurality of antennas is provided. The electronic device includes a first radiator including at least one matching block that is connected with a ground area and at least one side of the first radiator. The first radiator is configured to transmit and receive a first frequency signal through a first antenna resonance length corresponding to a first area of the first radiator, and to transmit and receive a second frequency signal through a second antenna resonance length corresponding to a second area opposite to the first area. A second radiator is connected with the ground area and is configured to transmit and receive a third frequency signal through a third antenna resonance length corresponding to a third area adjacent to the first radiator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Jae Hyung Kim, Jin U Kim, Jin Kyu Bang, Dong Hwan Kim, Tae Gyu Kim, Ki Young Chang, Sung Yeul Hong
  • Publication number: 20180090821
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a metal housing, a conductive member disposed adjacent to the metal housing, a plurality of ground parts including a first ground part electrically connected with a first point of the conductive member and a second ground part electrically connected with a second point of the conductive member, a ground plate electrically connected with the metal housing and electrically connected with the conductive member via the plurality of ground parts, and a feeding part electrically connected with the conductive member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Publication date: March 29, 2018
    Inventors: Sang Ha LEE, Kyung Jae LEE, Jae Ho LIM, Dong Hwan KIM, Young Jun KIM, Un KIM, Jong Hoon KIM, Min Seok PARK
  • Patent number: 9896009
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a seat cushion of a vehicle, the seat cushion including: a body coupled to a seat cushion; an extension disposed ahead of the body and being movable forward and backward; and an elastic member disposed in a space between the body and the extension and filling in the space between the body and the extension when the extension moves forward.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: HYUNDAI DYMOS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Sung Chol An, Jin Ho Seo, Chan Uk Park, Myeong Sub Kim, Yun Ho Kim, Dong Hwan Kim
  • Patent number: 9887461
    Abstract: A re-reconfigurable built-in antenna of a portable terminal is provided. The antenna includes an antenna radiator having a feeding pad electrically connected to a feeding portion of a main board of the terminal and at least one ground pad disposed in a position different from that of the feeding pad for selectively establishing an electrical connection to a ground portion of the terminal, and a switching element, commonly connected to the at least one ground pad of the antenna radiator, for selectively establishing an electrical connection to the ground portion by a switching operation. The antenna radiator changes a shape of the antenna radiator by using the selective electrical connection of the ground portion so as to have various operational frequency bands and radiation properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jin-U Kim, Austin Kim, Dong-Hwan Kim, Jae-Ho Lee, Jung-Ho Park
  • Publication number: 20170337221
    Abstract: Provided is a footprint search method. The footprint search method includes: a footprint image generating operation of generating at least one footprint image from an input image; a partial footprint image classifying operation of classifying the footprint image into one or more partial footprint images having same unit patterns; a feature information acquiring operation of acquiring one or more feature information elements corresponding to the unit pattern of the one or more partial footprint images; a search operation of searching a database for the one or more feature information elements and retrieving a search result record corresponding to one or more items of the one or more feature information elements; and a search result providing operation of providing the search result record to a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2017
    Publication date: November 23, 2017
    Inventors: Nam Kyu Park, Jin Pyo Kim, Dong Hwan Kim, Young Il Seo, Sang Yoon Lee
  • Patent number: 9820705
    Abstract: Provided is an X-ray photographing apparatus including an X-ray source for generating and irradiating an X-ray; a collimator for controlling an X-ray photographing area to which an X-ray is irradiated by the X-ray source; a projector for generating and projecting a visible ray image by using image signals; a reflection mirror for reflecting the visible ray image projected by the projector to an X-ray photographing area; and a main controller for controlling the projector to match a light irradiation field corresponding to the visible ray image projected to the X-ray photographing area to the X-ray irradiation field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Dong-hwan Kim
  • Patent number: 9799964
    Abstract: A built-in antenna device for an electronic device for communication used in a multi-band is provided. The built-in antenna device includes a PCB, a first antenna radiator disposed on the PCB, and a second antenna radiator which has the same power feeding point as the first antenna radiator and is disposed at a housing of the electronic device, wherein the first antenna radiator and the second antenna radiator are configured to operate at different frequency bands.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Soo-Young Jang, Dong-Hwan Kim, Austin Kim, Se-Ho Kim, Kong-Min Sa, Jae-Ho Lee, Byung-Chan Jang, In-Jin Hwang
  • Patent number: 9766613
    Abstract: According to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, a method of setting up a work piece based on a vision is present. The method of setting up a work piece based on a vision comprises: calculating a start point of a work piece from the image of a work piece within a vision screen formed by a camera; capturing an image when a tool is captured in the vision screen; and calculating an offset value of the tool from the captured image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: Doosan Machine Tools Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Gye Bong Jang, Dong Hwan Kim
  • Patent number: 9758076
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an automatic headrest including: a headrest cushion configured to couple to a stay rod of a vehicle seat back; an actuation module configured to couple to the stay rod; a cushion bracket configured to couple to a rear surface of the headrest cushion; an actuation link having a plate shape; a motor link, wherein one side of the motor link is configured to couple to the actuation module and the other side of the motor link is configured to extend downward; and a guide link having a plate shape, wherein one side of a top portion of the guide link is configured to couple to the cushion bracket, the other side of the top portion of the guide link is configured to couple to the actuation link, and a bottom portion of the guide link is configured to couple to the motor link.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignees: Hyundai Dymos Incorporated, Seoyoncnf Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung Chol An, Jin Ho Seo, Jun Kyu Kim, Myeong Sub Kim, Yun Ho Kim, Dong Hwan Kim, Ju Sung Ha, Woo Jung Jang
  • Publication number: 20170243669
    Abstract: According to one aspect of the present invention, carbon nanotubes whose diameter, length, crystallinity, purity and the like are adjusted to predetermined ranges are added to a thermoplastic resin, and thus the thermoplastic resin can be provided with improved electrical conductivity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2017
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Inventors: Dong Hoon OH, Hyun Kyung SUNG, Sang Hyo RYU, Chung Heon JEONG, Ki Hong KIM, Dong Hwan KIM
  • Patent number: 9738189
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an electric headrest including: an oil damper which has a storing part in which oil is stored, and a rotary shaft coupled to the top of the storing part and having a first saw-toothed part protruding from the outer peripheral surface of the rotary shaft; a center cover that is formed in the center of the rear of a headrest pad and in which the oil damper is coupled to the inside of a hinge coupling part; and a side cover coupled to the center cover at the side of the center cover by the hinge coupling part, and having a second saw-toothed part formed at a position corresponding to the first saw-toothed part of the oil damper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: HYUNDAI DYMOS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Sung Chol An, Jin Ho Seo, Chan Uk Park, Myeong Sub Kim, Yun Ho Kim, Dong Hwan Kim
  • Patent number: 9728854
    Abstract: An antenna device that uses an exterior metal frame is provided. The antenna includes a Printed Circuit Board (PCB); a plurality of segment-type exterior metal frames spaced apart from the PCB; a feeding portion connected to one metal frame of the plurality of segment-type exterior metal frames; and a slit located between the PCB and the one metal frame, wherein the one metal frame fed through the feeding portion operates with radiation, or the slit operates with radiator, or another exterior metal frame fed through the feeding portion operates with radiation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Jae-Hyung Kim, Jong-Suk Kim, Tae-Gyu Kim, Jin-Kyu Bang, Dong-Jun Oh, Kyung-Bae Ko, Dong-Hwan Kim, Ki-Young Chang
  • Publication number: 20170174108
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an automatic headrest including: a headrest cushion configured to couple to a stay rod of a vehicle seat back; an actuation module configured to couple to the stay rod; a cushion bracket configured to couple to a rear surface of the headrest cushion; an actuation link having a plate shape; a motor link, wherein one side of the motor link is configured to couple to the actuation module and the other side of the motor link is configured to extend downward; and a guide link having a plate shape, wherein one side of a top portion of the guide link is configured to couple to the cushion bracket, the other side of the top portion of the guide link is configured to couple to the actuation link, and a bottom portion of the guide link is configured to couple to the motor link.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2016
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Applicants: HYUNDAI DYMOS INCORPORATED, SEOYONCNF CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sung Chol AN, Jin Ho SEO, Jun Kyu KIM, Myeong Sub KIM, Yun Ho KIM, Dong Hwan KIM, Ju Sung HA, Woo Jung JANG
  • Publication number: 20170158097
    Abstract: A locking structure for an armrest is provided to be pivotable to a folded up or a pulled down position. The locking structure includes a locking pin disposed at a fixed position and a catch pivotably coupled to a fixing bracket in an armrest housing, and has an engaging portion formed at a side thereof so that the locking pin enters the engaging portion, and a projection and a recess are formed to be spaced apart from the engaging portion. A latch is coupled to the fixing bracket and has a protruding portion formed at one side of the latch. A knob rotates the latch and when the armrest housing rotates upward, the catch rotates while the locking pin enters the engaging portion to lock rotation of the armrest housing. When the latch is, the locking pin is withdrawn from the catch, to permit the rotation of the armrest housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2016
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Inventors: Hoon-Bok Lee, Tae-Hoon Lee, Sang-Do Park, Sang-Hark Lee, Mi-Sun Kwon, Yun-Ho Kim, Dong-Hwan Kim, Myeong-Sub Kim, Gi-Tae Jo, Jun-Kyu Kim, Yeon-Min Choi, Jin-Ho Seo, Seong-Cheol An
  • Publication number: 20170151898
    Abstract: The present invention provides a seat cushion of a vehicle, the seat cushion including: a body coupled to a seat cushion; an extension disposed ahead of the body and being movable forward and backward; and an elastic member disposed in a space between the body and the extension and filling in the space between the body and the extension when the extension moves forward.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2015
    Publication date: June 1, 2017
    Applicant: HYUNDAI DYMOS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Sung Chol AN, Jin Ho SEO, Chan Uk PARK, Myeong Sub KIM, Yun Ho KIM, Dong Hwan KIM
  • Patent number: 9634218
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for synthesizing a Bi2TeySe3-y thermoelectric nanocompound (0<y<3), comprising the following steps: preparing a Bi—Te—Se solution by adding Bi, Te, and Se precursors to a solvent (step 1); preparing a hydrate by mixing the Bi—Te—Se solution prepared in step 1) with a base aqueous solution (step 2); preparing a Bi2TeySe3-y reactant by liquid phase reduction at room temperature after adding a reducing agent to the hydrate prepared in step 2) (step 3); aging the Bi2TeySe3-y reactant prepared in step 3) (step 4); and preparing Bi2TeySe3-y nanoparticles by filtering and drying the Bi2TeySe3-y reactant aged in step 4) (step 5). The Bi2TeySe3-y thermoelectric nanocompound synthesized by the method of the present invention via liquid phase reduction is composed of regular nanoparticles since the method does not need any additional heat-treatment to eliminate chemical additives and prevents particles from being over-grown.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: DAEGU GYEONGBUK INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Cham Kim, Dong Hwan Kim, Jong Tae Kim, Ji Hyeon Ahn, Ho Young Kim