Patents by Inventor Du Chul Kim

Du Chul 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).

  • Patent number: 11828792
    Abstract: A test apparatus for devices having fine pitches, includes a loading picker provided on one side of a loading part so as to sequentially adsorb devices to be tested, thereby putting the adsorbed devices on the upper surface of a vacuum chuck, a device alignment part, which is provided at an upper portion of a loading zone for aligning the devices, tester for testing a performance of the devices for a set time as the vacuum chuck positioned in the test position moves and comes into electrical contact with bumps of respective devices, and an unloading picker, which is provided at one side of an unloading zone so as to adsorb tested devices from the vacuum chuck, sorts the tested devices into good products and bad products, and unloads the tested devices as sorted on a tray of an unloading part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: AMT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Du Chul Kim, Wan Gu Lee
  • Patent number: 11603966
    Abstract: A method for automatically opening or closing a gas barrel valve, includes: loading and aligning a gas barrel in a cabinet; separating an end cap from the gas barrel; screw-coupling a connector holder to a gas spray nozzle, from which the ends cap has been removed; winding a spring around a first shaft by enabling forward rotation of the first shaft while suppressing reverse rotation of the first shaft, which is installed in a valve handle holder so as to idle; opening a valve by enabling reverse rotation of a valve handle of the gas barrel while preventing forward rotation of the valve handle holder; and automatically closing the valve at the time of replacement of the gas barrel or when a gas leak is detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: AMT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Du Chul Kim, Jong Seong Lee, Won Ho Choi
  • Publication number: 20230051231
    Abstract: A method for aligning a device includes: loading devices sequentially on an upper surface of a base plate having vacuum holes; suctioning the loaded device with vacuum pressure that allows minute movement of the loaded device, as the vacuum pressure is applied while the device is loaded on the base plate; moving an alignment vision assembly positioned above the base plate to the upper portion of the device to be aligned and then lowering the alignment vision assembly; checking a position of the device with a vision means through a through hole and an opening in a state, in which an alignment block surrounds the device, so as to inform a controller of the coordinates of the device; and aligning the device by finely moving the base plate in X-Y-? directions according to the coordinates so that the device is guided to two surfaces of the opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2020
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Applicant: AMT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Du Chul KIM, Wan Gu LEE
  • Publication number: 20230030072
    Abstract: A test apparatus for devices having fine pitches, includes a loading picker provided on one side of a loading part so as to sequentially adsorb devices to be tested, thereby putting the adsorbed devices on the upper surface of a vacuum chuck, a device alignment part, which is provided at an upper portion of a loading zone for aligning the devices, tester for testing a performance of the devices for a set time as the vacuum chuck positioned in the test position moves and comes into electrical contact with bumps of respective devices, and an unloading picker, which is provided at one side of an unloading zone so as to adsorb tested devices from the vacuum chuck, sorts the tested devices into good products and bad products, and unloads the tested devices as sorted on a tray of an unloading part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2020
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Applicant: AMT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Du Chul KIM, Wan Gu LEE
  • Publication number: 20230003793
    Abstract: An apparatus for aligning a device having a fine pitch includes: a base plate, which has vacuum holes respectively formed at seating points for devices and suctions the devices with the vacuum pressure that allows minute movement as the vacuum pressure is applied in a state in which the devices are loaded; a jig plate, which is fixedly installed so as to be positioned on the upper portion of the base plate and has openings, in which the devices are received, in the same number as the number of the devices loaded on the base plate; and a base plate position adjusting means for finely moving the positions of the devices loaded on the base plate in X-Y-? directions so as to position the devices in the openings (formed in the jig plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2020
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Applicant: AMT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Du Chul KIM, Wan Gu LEE
  • Patent number: 11378232
    Abstract: Disclosed is a device for automatically opening or closing a gas barrel valve. The device includes: a main plate installed so as to move up and down and to align the position of a gas barrel loaded in a cabinet; a gas barrel connecting portion installed on the lower portion of the main plate, separating an end cap from the gas barrel and storing the end cap, and then automatically screw-coupling a connector holder to a gas spray nozzle; a valve handle unit installed on the main plate so as to rotate around a first shaft and rotating a valve handle of the gas barrel such that the valve handle is locked or unlocked, while encompassing the valve handle of the gas barrel; and a valve handle opening or closing unit installed on the upper portion of the main plate so as to operate the valve handle unit in a direction, in which a valve of the gas barrel is opened.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: AMT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Du Chul Kim, Jong Seong Lee, Won Ho Choi
  • Publication number: 20220090740
    Abstract: A method for automatically opening or closing a gas barrel valve, includes: loading and aligning a gas barrel in a cabinet; separating an end cap from the gas barrel; screw-coupling a connector holder to a gas spray nozzle, from which the ends cap has been removed; winding a spring around a first shaft by enabling forward rotation of the first shaft while suppressing reverse rotation of the first shaft, which is installed in a valve handle holder so as to idle; opening a valve by enabling reverse rotation of a valve handle of the gas barrel while preventing forward rotation of the valve handle holder; and automatically closing the valve at the time of replacement of the gas barrel or when a gas leak is detected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2021
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Applicant: AMT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Du Chul KIM, Jong Seong LEE, Won Ho CHOI
  • Publication number: 20210156520
    Abstract: Disclosed is a device for automatically opening or closing a gas barrel valve. The device includes: a main plate installed so as to move up and down and to align the position of a gas barrel loaded in a cabinet; a gas barrel connecting portion installed on the lower portion of the main plate, separating an end cap from the gas barrel and storing the end cap, and then automatically screw-coupling a connector holder to a gas spray nozzle; a valve handle unit installed on the main plate so as to rotate around a first shaft and rotating a valve handle of the gas barrel such that the valve handle is locked or unlocked, while encompassing the valve handle of the gas barrel; and a valve handle opening or closing unit installed on the upper portion of the main plate so as to operate the valve handle unit in a direction, in which a valve of the gas barrel is opened.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2018
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Applicant: AMT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Du Chul KIM, Jong Seong LEE, Won Ho CHOI
  • Patent number: 5786704
    Abstract: A metallic tray unit for testing a semiconductor device is disclosed including: a unit body on the bottom having a cavity in which a semiconductor device for testing is placed; and fixing equipment for holding the semiconductor device in the cavity when the semiconductor device is moved to the lower part of the unit body. The unit body has rectangular openings, one of which is opened in the direction of the upper part of the cavity and another which is opened toward the cavity. The fixing equipment includes plate springs that are installed on side walls of the openings in parallel thereto. The plate springs are opened as the device is inserted into the cavity, and then are returned to their former condition after insertion of the device thereto, whereby their ends exposed to the cavity catch the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 28, 1998
    Assignee: Mirae Corporation
    Inventor: Du Chul Kim
  • Patent number: 5675957
    Abstract: A device loading/unloading apparatus for a device handler is disclosed including a customer tray containing a finished device; a test tray having a plurality of carrier modules, the carrier modules forming a space on its bottom so that the device's bottom is mounted to be exposed downward, the carrier modules having a stop member for supporting the device not to fall freely from the space; bottom loading assembly for picking up the device of the customer tray, moving it under the test tray, and loading it to a bottom space of the carrier module; and stop member spreading assembly installed above the test tray to be conveyable in the same direction as the bottom loading assembly and then spreading the stop member by a predetermined interval when the bottom loading assembly loads/unloads the device on/from the space of the carrier module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 14, 1997
    Assignee: Mirae Corporation
    Inventor: Du Chul Kim