Patents by Inventor Gwang Tae Kim

Gwang Tae 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: 20240042594
    Abstract: A motion assist apparatus is provided. The motion assist apparatus may include a proximal support configured to support a proximal part of a user, a distal support configured to support a distal part of the user, a proximal joint part rotatably connected to the proximal support around a first axis and a second axis perpendicular to the first axis, a distal joint part rotatably connected to the distal support around a third axis parallel to the second axis, and a connector configured to connect the proximal joint part and the distal joint part and movably connected to the distal joint part in a first direction perpendicular to the second axis and the third axis. There may be other additional example embodiments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2022
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Applicant: Agency for Defense Development
    Inventors: Myunghyun LEE, Gwang Tae KIM, Man Bok HONG, Young June SHIN, Yongcheol KIM, Hanseung WOO, Seonwoo KIM
  • Patent number: 11883956
    Abstract: The wearable gravity compensation apparatus capable of multiple degrees of freedom of movement according to an example embodiment includes a main frame configured to be fixable to a back of a user, a base link rotatably connected to the main frame around a first rotation axis, a front extension link having one end rotatably connected to the base link around a second rotation axis intersecting the first rotation axis, the front extension link extending to a front of the base link, a rear extension link connected to the base link, the rear extension link extending to a rear of the base link, a guide positioned above the base link, the guide provided on the main frame, a slider configured to be slidable along the guide, a gravity compensation elastic member having one end fixed to the main frame, and the other end fixed to the slider.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Inventors: Man Bok Hong, Gwang Tae Kim, Yong Cheol Kim, Jun Woo Kim
  • Publication number: 20230076543
    Abstract: A flexible wearable robot for assisting with a walking motion of a user may include a thigh strap to be worn to enclose a thigh portion of a user, a shank strap to be worn to enclose a shank portion of the user, a driver to be worn on a back or waist portion of the user to provide a driving force for assisting with a walking motion of the user, a first driving wire with one end connected to the thigh strap and the other end connected to the driver to receive tension, a second driving wire with one end connected to the shank strap and the other end connected to the driver to receive tension, and a controller to control a drive of the driver to selectively apply tension to at least one of the first driving wire and the second driving wire.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2022
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Inventors: Young June Shin, Man Bok Hong, Gwang Tae Kim, Yongcheol Kim, Hanseung Woo, Sanghun Ju
  • Publication number: 20210299854
    Abstract: The wearable gravity compensation apparatus capable of multiple degrees of freedom of movement according to an example embodiment includes a main frame configured to be fixable to a back of a user, a base link rotatably connected to the main frame around a first rotation axis, a front extension link having one end rotatably connected to the base link around a second rotation axis intersecting the first rotation axis, the front extension link extending to a front of the base link, a rear extension link connected to the base link, the rear extension link extending to a rear of the base link, a guide positioned above the base link, the guide provided on the main frame, a slider configured to be slidable along the guide, a gravity compensation elastic member having one end fixed to the main frame, and the other end fixed to the slider.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2020
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Inventors: Man Bok HONG, Gwang Tae KIM, Yong Cheol KIM, Jun Woo KIM
  • Patent number: 11129741
    Abstract: A passive ankle assist apparatus with a torsional coil spring for assisting an ankle joint of a user in a state of being mounted on a shoe worn by the user includes a shank frame mountable on a shank of the user, the shank frame including a guide hole, a torsional coil spring including a coil part provided in a state of being wound around a central portion a plurality of times, the torsional coil spring slidable along the guide hole, a support part configured to support the coil part, and a coupling frame configured to support the support part, the coupling frame couplable to the shoe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: Agency for Defense Development
    Inventors: Gwang Tae Kim, Tae Woo Park, Young June Shin, Man Bok Hong, Young Cheol Kim, Byoung Ju Lee
  • Publication number: 20210259872
    Abstract: A passive ankle assist apparatus with a torsional coil spring for assisting an ankle joint of a user in a state of being mounted on a shoe worn by the user includes a shank frame mountable on a shank of the user, the shank frame including a guide hole, a torsional coil spring including a coil part provided in a state of being wound around a central portion a plurality of times, the torsional coil spring along the guide hole, a support part configured to support the coil part, and a coupling frame configured to support the support part, the coupling frame couplable to the shoe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2020
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Inventors: Gwang Tae Kim, Tae Woo Park, Young June Shin, Man Bok Hong, Young Cheol Kim, Byoung Ju Lee
  • Patent number: 7692754
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes lower and upper substrates facing each other; signal lines disposed on the lower substrate, a conducting sealant, including conductive balls, applied between the lower substrate and the upper substrate, and a static electricity guiding line formed in an area on the lower substrate where the conductive sealant overlaps the signal lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2010
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Soon Young Park, Gwang Tae Kim
  • Publication number: 20070279543
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes lower and upper substrates facing each other; signal lines disposed on the lower substrate, a conducting sealant, including conductive balls, applied between the lower substrate and the upper substrate, and a static electricity guiding line formed in an area on the lower substrate where the conductive sealant overlaps the signal lines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2006
    Publication date: December 6, 2007
    Applicant: LG.PHILIPS LCD CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Soon Young Park, Gwang Tae Kim