Patents by Inventor Dong-kyu Kim

Dong-kyu 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: 20160081520
    Abstract: A window cleaning apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a first cleaning unit and a second cleaning unit attached on opposite surfaces of a window, respectively, through a magnetic field, and moving on the opposite surfaces of a window. The window cleaning apparatus includes a first magnetic module included in the first cleaning unit, a second magnetic module included in the second cleaning unit, and a control part moving or rotating at least one of the first and second cleaning units when the magnetic field between the first and second cleaning units is out of a normal range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2013
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Applicant: INTELLECTUAL DISCOVERY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Man-Hyun RYU, Dong-Kyu KIM
  • Patent number: 9198550
    Abstract: A window cleaning robot according to the present embodiment comprises a first cleaning unit and a second cleaning unit, which are respectively attached to and move on both surfaces of a window by magnetic force. The window cleaning robot further comprises: a first magnetic module included in the first cleaning unit; a second magnetic module included in the second cleaning unit; a magnetic force sensing part for sensing magnetic force between the first magnetic module and the second magnetic module; and a magnetic force controller for controlling the magnetic force between the first magnetic module and the second magnetic module, wherein the first magnetic module comprises a first magnet which is rotationally mounted, and a second magnet and a third magnet disposed on both sides of the first magnet, and the magnetic force controller rotates the first magnet so as to control the magnetic force between the first magnetic module and the second magnetic module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: INTELLCTUAL DISCOVERY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Man-Hyun Ryu, Dong-kyu Kim, Sung-Hyuk Kang
  • Patent number: 9147719
    Abstract: A thin film transistor array substrate includes: a substrate; a bottom gate electrode including a gate area doped with ion impurities and undoped areas on left and right sides of the gate area; an active layer on the bottom gate electrode with a first insulating layer therebetween and including a source contact region, a drain contact region, and an oxide semiconductor region; a top gate electrode on the active layer with a second insulating layer therebetween; and a source electrode in contact with the source contact region and a drain electrode in contact with the drain contact region, the source electrode and the drain electrode being on the top gate electrode with a third insulating layer therebetween. The oxide semiconductor region is between the source contact region and the drain contact region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jung-Bae Kim, Dong-Kyu Kim, Bo-Yong Chung
  • Publication number: 20150234529
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a mobile terminal. Specifically to a mobile terminal including a display including a touchscreen, a sensing unit for sensing an object contacting the touchscreen and the object in near-proximity to the touchscreen, and a controller for controlling information appearing on the display according to the object contacting the touchscreen and movement of the object relative to the touchscreen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2015
    Publication date: August 20, 2015
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Dong Kyu KIM, Wan Ho JU, Tae Hun KIM
  • Patent number: 9097932
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device and a method of manufacturing the liquid crystal display device are provided. The liquid crystal display device includes: a first substrate, a second substrate opposing the first substrate, an interconnection portion on the first substrate, an ultraviolet light blocking portion adjacent to both sides of the interconnection portion, an organic film on the first substrate and covering the interconnection portion and the ultraviolet light blocking portion, a liquid crystal layer between the organic film and the second substrate, and a sealing member overlapping the interconnection portion and surrounding the liquid crystal layer between the organic film and the second substrate. The liquid crystal display device reduces or minimizes organic film defects caused by radiating ultraviolet light to form the sealing member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Do-Hoon Kim, Dong-Kyu Kim
  • Patent number: 9052808
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a mobile terminal. Specifically to a mobile terminal including a display including a touchscreen, a sensing unit for sensing an object contacting the touchscreen and the object in near-proximity to the touchscreen, and a controller for controlling information appearing on the display according to the object contacting the touchscreen and movement of the object relative to the touchscreen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Dong Kyu Kim, Wan Ho Ju, Tae Hun Kim
  • Publication number: 20150138171
    Abstract: An organic light emitting display apparatus includes: a plurality of emission pixels arranged in a matrix of a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns, wherein the emission pixels each comprise a light emitting diode (LED); a plurality of dummy pixels; a plurality of repair lines, wherein at least one of the plurality of emission pixels is coupled to at least one of the plurality of dummy pixels through one of the repair lines; and at least one auxiliary repair line coupling at least two of the plurality of repair lines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2014
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Inventors: Dong-Kyu Kim, Ki-Wook Kim
  • Publication number: 20150123084
    Abstract: A thin film transistor array substrate includes: a substrate; a bottom gate electrode including a gate area doped with ion impurities and undoped areas on left and right sides of the gate area; an active layer on the bottom gate electrode with a first insulating layer therebetween and including a source contact region, a drain contact region, and an oxide semiconductor region; a top gate electrode on the active layer with a second insulating layer therebetween; and a source electrode in contact with the source contact region and a drain electrode in contact with the drain contact region, the source electrode and the drain electrode being on the top gate electrode with a third insulating layer therebetween. The oxide semiconductor region is between the source contact region and the drain contact region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2014
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Applicant: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jung-Bae Kim, Dong-Kyu Kim, Bo-Yong Chung
  • Patent number: 8948667
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus and an auto color registration method of the same which prints a color image by single pass, the image forming apparatus including: a plurality of developing units which each develops a color image in a predetermined color; a transfer unit which transfers the color image developed by developing units to the print medium and include a transfer belt rotatably installed on a transfer path; a first detector provided in a predetermined location of the transfer belt to face the transfer belt and detects any defect from a surface of the transfer belt; a second detector provided in a predetermined location of the transfer belt to face the transfer belt and detects a test pattern of an auto color registration (ACR) error transferred to the transfer belt; and a controller which adjusts the ACR error based on data detected by the first detector and the second detector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dong-kyu Kim, Kwon-cheol Lee
  • Publication number: 20150027494
    Abstract: A window cleaning robot according to the present embodiment comprises a first cleaning unit and a second cleaning unit, which are respectively attached to and move on both surfaces of a window by magnetic force. The window cleaning robot further comprises: a first magnetic module included in the first cleaning unit; a second magnetic module included in the second cleaning unit; a magnetic force sensing part for sensing magnetic force between the first magnetic module and the second magnetic module; and a magnetic force controller for controlling the magnetic force between the first magnetic module and the second magnetic module, wherein the first magnetic module comprises a first magnet which is rotationally mounted, and a second magnet and a third magnet disposed on both sides of the first magnet, and the magnetic force controller rotates the first magnet so as to control the magnetic force between the first magnetic module and the second magnetic module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 29, 2012
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Applicant: INTELLECTUAL DISCOVERY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Man-Hyun Ryu, Dong-kyu Kim, Sung-Hyuk Kang
  • Publication number: 20140346475
    Abstract: Provided is an organic light-emitting display apparatus and a method of repairing the same. The organic light-emitting display apparatus includes: an emission device comprising a plurality of sub-emission devices; an emission pixel circuit configured to supply a driving current to the emission device; a dummy pixel circuit configured to supply the driving current to the emission device; and a repair line coupling the emission device to the dummy pixel circuit, wherein the emission device is configured to receive the driving current from the emission pixel circuit or the dummy pixel circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2014
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Applicant: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Young-Jin Cho, Young-In Hwang, Dong-Kyu Kim
  • Patent number: 8868953
    Abstract: A method of controlling power consumption of an image forming apparatus includes outputting information regarding power consumption of a plurality of operation units if a power consumption check mode is set, performing power save operation in which at least one operation unit from among the plurality of operation units is turned on and the remaining operation units are turned off if a power save mode is set. Accordingly, on/off of the plurality of operation units may be controlled in the power save mode based on power consumption of each of the operation units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dong-kyu Kim, Min-seon Kim
  • Publication number: 20140267160
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a mobile terminal. Specifically to a mobile terminal including a display including a touchscreen, a sensing unit for sensing an object contacting the touchscreen and the object in near-proximity to the touchscreen, and a controller for controlling information appearing on the display according to the object contacting the touchscreen and movement of the object relative to the touchscreen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Dong Kyu KIM, Wan Ho JU, Tae Hun KIM
  • Patent number: 8819468
    Abstract: A method of controlling power consumption of an image forming apparatus includes outputting information regarding power consumption of a plurality of operation units if a power consumption check mode is set, performing power save operation in which at least one operation unit from among the plurality of operation units is turned on and the remaining operation units are turned off if a power save mode is set. Accordingly, on/off of the plurality of operation units may be controlled in the power save mode based on power consumption of each of the operation units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dong-kyu Kim, Min-seon Kim
  • Patent number: 8723811
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a mobile terminal. Specifically to a mobile terminal including a display including a touchscreen, a sensing unit for sensing an object contacting the touchscreen and the object in near-proximity to the touchscreen, and a controller for controlling information appearing on the display according to the object contacting the touchscreen and movement of the object relative to the touchscreen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Dong Kyu Kim, Wan Ho Ju, Tae Hun Kim
  • Patent number: 8707749
    Abstract: A roll forming system and a roll forming method are disclosed. The roll forming system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a bending unit provided with synchronizing means moving a synchronizing table in keeping pace with a forming speed of a shaped beam along a process line, clamping means clamping both sides of the shaped beam, position conversion means converting a position of the shaped beam between a cutting position and a bending position, cutting means cutting one side of the shaped beam by a cutting wheel, and a bending means stretch-bending the shaped beam to have a predetermined curvature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: Sungwoo Hitech Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mun-Yong Lee, Dong-Kyu Kim
  • Publication number: 20140098970
    Abstract: Disclosed is a charging cradle for a headset device, which includes a housing with a surface providing a mounting depression, and a cover with a transparent surface pivotably connected to the housing so as to open and close the mounting depression. The headset device is mounted in the mounting depression so as to charge an internal battery pack provided in the headset device. The cradle protects the headset device under charging, enabling the user to observe the charging state without opening it. An earphone cover for a headset device includes a projected semi-circular fixing ring for preventing the earphone from being removed from the ear. The earphone cover is provided in various sizes to fit a user's ear size , and may be rotated to change the rotational position of the fixing ring so as to enable the user to put the headset device selectively on the right or left ear.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2013
    Publication date: April 10, 2014
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dong-Kyu Kim, Beom-Ku Han, Chang-Soo Lee
  • Publication number: 20140071368
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device and a method of manufacturing the liquid crystal display device are provided. The liquid crystal display device includes: a first substrate, a second substrate opposing the first substrate, an interconnection portion on the first substrate, an ultraviolet light blocking portion adjacent to both sides of the interconnection portion, an organic film on the first substrate and covering the interconnection portion and the ultraviolet light blocking portion, a liquid crystal layer between the organic film and the second substrate, and a sealing member overlapping the interconnection portion and surrounding the liquid crystal layer between the organic film and the second substrate. The liquid crystal display device reduces or minimizes organic film defects caused by radiating ultraviolet light to form the sealing member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2013
    Publication date: March 13, 2014
    Applicant: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD
    Inventors: Do-Hoon Kim, Dong-Kyu Kim
  • Patent number: 8667808
    Abstract: There is provided a refrigerator. The refrigerator includes an icemaker for making and discharging ice, an ice bank for storing the ice discharged from the icemaker, an ice discharge duct for discharging the ice stored in the ice bank to the dispenser, and an approaching prevention unit that is disposed in the ice discharge duct to prevent a user from approaching the ice bank through the dispenser.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2014
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Dong-Kyu Kim, Jin-Hyun Kim
  • Patent number: 8611578
    Abstract: Disclosed is a charging cradle for a headset device, which includes a housing with a surface providing a mounting depression, and a cover with a transparent surface pivotably connected to the housing so as to open and close the mounting depression. The headset device is mounted in the mounting depression so as to charge an internal battery pack provided in the headset device. The cradle protects the headset device under charging, enabling the user to observe the charging state without opening it. An earphone cover for a headset device includes a projected semi-circular fixing ring for preventing the earphone from being removed from the ear. The earphone cover is provided in various sizes to fit a user's ear size, and may be rotated to change the rotational position of the fixing ring so as to enable the user to put the headset device selectively on the right or left ear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dong-Kyu Kim, Beom-Ku Han, Chang-Soo Lee