Patents by Inventor Hee Kim

Hee 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: 12651819
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a clamping apparatus for an antenna device, the clamping apparatus including an antenna mounting bracket coupled to a rear surface of an antenna device and configured to support the antenna device, a steering drive unit coupled to be rotatable in a horizontal direction relative to a support pole mounting bracket installed on a support pole, a tilting drive unit movably coupled to the steering drive unit, and at least one tilting link member configured to rotate the tilting drive unit relative to the steering drive unit and move the antenna mounting bracket relative to the tilting drive unit during tilting and steering operations, thereby providing an advantage of ensuring a maximum of tilting adjustment range of the antenna device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2024
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2026
    Assignee: KMW INC.
    Inventors: In Ho Kim, Hee Kim, Dae Myung Park, Young Ji Hong, Ju Hun Lee, Jae Woo Choi, Woo Kyung Lee, Gyeong Tae Kim
  • Patent number: 12646816
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a mounting apparatus for an antenna device and, specifically, comprises: a horizontal mounting panel coupled to the bottom surface of an antenna device; and an antenna installation unit on which the horizontal mounting panel is coupled and in which a hollow cable installation space is provided, wherein the antenna device enable left-right steering adjustment and up-down tilting adjustment by means of the horizontal mounting panel, and thus installation convenience and regulatory standards can be satisfied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2026
    Assignee: KMW INC.
    Inventors: Duk Yong Kim, Hee Kim, Min Sik Park, Kyo Sung Ji, Chi Back Ryu, In Ho Kim
  • Patent number: 12633643
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a support pole assembly for mounting an antenna and, particularly, to a support pole assembly for mounting an antenna, comprising: a support pole which is formed in a hollow structure and has an antenna device mounting hole formed at the circumferential surface thereof; an antenna device which is mounted to the support pole while passing through and covering the antenna device mounting hole and the rear portion of which is placed in the inner space of the support pole. Accordingly, the present invention provides an advantage in that the protrusion amount of the antenna device with respect to the support pole is reduced and thus the space required for mounting the antenna device can be reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2026
    Assignee: KMW INC.
    Inventors: Duk Yong Kim, Chi Back Ryu, Min Sik Park, Kyo Sung Ji, In Ho Kim, Sang Hyo Kang, Min Soo Kim, Hee Kim, Young Ji Hong
  • Publication number: 20260128509
    Abstract: A supporter for a wireless communication apparatus is disclosed. At least one embodiment of the present disclosure provides a supporter for fixing a wireless communication apparatus to a support pole, the supporter including a fixing unit having one end fixed to the support pole, a body unit connected to an other end of the fixing unit and including a rotation unit rotated by a motor, a bracket unit that is connected to the rotation unit, rotatable about the rotation unit, and connected to the wireless communication apparatus, and an elastic member for absorbing shock, wherein the rotation unit has one side formed with a reception groove, the bracket unit has one side formed with a protrusion portion that is disposed inside the reception groove and conforms to the reception groove, and the elastic member is disposed between the reception groove and the protrusion portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2026
    Publication date: May 7, 2026
    Applicant: KMW INC.
    Inventors: Dong Hee KIM, Dae Myung PARK, Hee KIM, Jeoung Jun RYU, Ye Eun CHOI
  • Publication number: 20260121289
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a small base station antenna apparatus comprising, particularly, a fixed housing having an internal space open in one direction and the other direction, and a directivity adjustment means movably coupled to the internal space of the fixed housing or an external space corresponding to the outside thereof, wherein the directivity adjustment means is coupled to the fixed housing such that it is caught when an antenna module provided at the front end portion is rotationally steered left or right or rotationally tilted up or down, and thus is prevented from being separated. Accordingly, the advantages of improving the workability of indoor installation as well as facilitating building of a small cell base station are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2025
    Publication date: April 30, 2026
    Applicant: KMW INC.
    Inventors: Duk Yong KIM, Kyo Sung JI, Hee KIM, Chi Back RYU, Won Jun PARK, Min Sik PARK
  • Publication number: 20260104142
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a clamping apparatus for an electronic device, and an antenna apparatus and a lighting apparatus each including the same. The clamping apparatus for an electronic device includes a guide housing configured to form and provide a predetermined installation space, a steering unit including a steering housing provided to be capable of left-right steering rotation with respect to the guide housing, and a tilting unit provided to be capable of back-and-forth tilting rotation with respect to the steering unit, including a tilting bracket part for installing an electronic device, and configured to internally form and provide a predetermined installation space. A steering drive part that drives the steering unit is disposed hidden in an installation space within the guide housing, and a tilting drive part that drives the tilting unit is disposed hidden in an installation space within the steering housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2025
    Publication date: April 16, 2026
    Applicant: KMW INC.
    Inventors: Dae Myung PARK, Hee KIM, In Hwa CHOI
  • Patent number: 12573741
    Abstract: A wireless communication device support assembly is disclosed, including a support pole comprising a hollow interior, a first frame having a polygonal shape disposed on top of the support pole, a plurality of wireless communication devices disposed inside the first frame, at least one or more rotational advertising apparatuses controllably elevated in a direction parallel to a longitudinal direction of the support pole, a drive unit configured to elevate or lower the rotational advertising apparatus, and a plurality of lift ropes having first ends connected with tops of the rotational advertising apparatuses and second ends connected with the drive unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 25, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2026
    Assignee: KMW INC.
    Inventors: Duk Yong Kim, Chi Back Ryu, Min Sik Park, Kyo Sung Ji, In Ho Kim, Sang Hyo Kang, Min Soo Kim, Hee Kim
  • Patent number: 12548881
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a clamping apparatus for an antenna, the apparatus particularly comprising a mounting bracket portion which serves as a medium for coupling of an antenna device to a support pole elongated in a longitudinal direction and an antenna steering driving portion which is coupled to the mounting bracket portion and drives a rear surface of the antenna device to be steered and rotated with respect to the longitudinal direction of the support pole, wherein the antenna steering driving portion includes a pair of moving sticks having a front end coupled to the rear surface of the antenna device, wherein the pair of moving sticks are moved by the same distance or different distances with the support pole therebetween so that the rear surface of the antenna device makes a tilting movement or a rotational movement with respect to the longitudinal direction of the support pole, thereby allowing easy control of the directionality of the antenna device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2026
    Assignee: KMW INC.
    Inventors: In Ho Kim, Dae Myung Park, Young Ji Hong, Hee Kim
  • Patent number: 12542344
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a clamping apparatus for an antenna device and, particularly, to a clamping apparatus comprising: two or more clamping block bodies tightly combined to occupy a part of the outer surface of a support pole having a horizontal cross section in various shapes; and a clamping band coupled so as to pass through the two or more clamping block bodies, the clamping band coupling by fastening the two or more clamping block bodies to the outer surface of the support pole, wherein each of the two or more clamping block bodies has a detachable clamping gear plate having gear teeth which come in close contact with the outer surface of the support pole, thereby providing the advantage of enhancing general use with respect to replacement installation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2024
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2026
    Assignee: KMW INC.
    Inventors: In Ho Kim, Kyo Sung Ji, Chi Back Ryu, Hee Kim, Duk Yong Kim
  • Publication number: 20260031533
    Abstract: Provided is an antenna device that can facilitate smooth operation of a rotation driving unit due a simplified structure and consequent reduction in weight. To this end, the antenna device according to the present invention comprises: an antenna unit; a support mounting unit that attaches to a support; and a rotation driving unit that attaches to the support mounting unit to allow rotating in the horizontal direction, and when rotated so, that rotates the antenna unit in the horizontal direction, wherein the support mounting unit is provided with an internal gear and the rotation driving unit is provided with an external gear, the external gear engaging with the internal gear when the rotation driving unit is in operation to rotate and move along the inner circumferential surface of the internal gear, thus rotating the rotation driving unit in the horizontal direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2025
    Publication date: January 29, 2026
    Applicant: KMW INC.
    Inventors: Duk Yong KIM, Chang Woo YOO, Myong Sik LEE, Joo Hoon LEE, Chi Back RYU, Dae Myung PARK, Hee KIM, Jae Woo CHOI, Woo Kyung LEE, In Hwa CHOI
  • Patent number: 12486688
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a multi-functional support pole assembly. In particular, the present invention provides the advantage of improving operational reliability as well as preventing deterioration of urban area appearance, by comprising: a pole body provided in a hollow form and having a plurality of antenna mounting grooves formed through cutting so as to be spaced apart at a predetermined angle in a circumferential direction such that a plurality of antenna devices can be installed in the circumferential direction; and ventilation panels which are attached to remaining portions of the antenna mounting grooves not occupied by the plurality of antenna devices, and have a plurality of ventilation holes for introducing external air into the interior of the pole body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2024
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2025
    Assignee: KMW INC.
    Inventors: Duk Yong Kim, In Ho Kim, Sang Hyo Kang, Kyo Sung Ji, Chi Back Ryu, Min Sik Park, Hee Kim
  • Publication number: 20250343351
    Abstract: An antenna device is provided that may facilitate the operation of a tilt driving unit by reducing the weight of the tilt driving unit for tilting an antenna unit while ensuring sufficient rigidity. To this end, the antenna device according to the present disclosure includes an antenna unit; and a tilt driving unit having a plurality of tilt members configured to tilt the antenna unit when rotated, and a plurality of joint bars configured to rotatably couple both ends of each of the plurality of tilt members, the tilt driving unit configured to couple the antenna unit to a support pole; wherein the plurality of joint bars are formed in a hollow pipe shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2025
    Publication date: November 6, 2025
    Applicant: KMW INC.
    Inventors: Duk Yong KIM, Chang Woo YOO, Myong Sik LEE, Chi Back RYU, Dae Myung PARK, Hee KIM, In Hwa CHOI
  • Publication number: 20250279570
    Abstract: A vibration damping apparatus for an antenna device is disclosed. According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, the provided vibration damping apparatus comprises: a first fixing member having a predetermined thickness, and having at least a portion recessed to form a first recessed area; a second fixing member, which has a predetermined thickness, can be coupled to the first fixing member, and has at least a portion recessed to form a second recessed area; and at least one elastic member disposed between the first fixing member and the second fixing member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2025
    Publication date: September 4, 2025
    Applicant: KMW INC.
    Inventors: Chang Woo YOO, Dae-myung PARK, Young Ji HONG, Hee KIM, Jeoung Jun RYU, Dong Hee KIM
  • Publication number: 20250149770
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a clamping apparatus for a support pole of a radio unit (RU) and, particularly, to a clamping apparatus s for a support pole of an RU comprising: a pole-side clamp, which is fixed to the support pole and has a locking hole recessed downward from the top thereof; and an RU-side clamp having the front end fixed to the RU, and having, at the rear end thereof, a locking pad inserted from the top toward the bottom into the locking hole of the pole-side clamp to be fixed therein, wherein the locking hole and the locking pad are inclined such that the front-to-back width gradually narrows in the direction of gravity, and thus the RU is easily attached to the support pole and each antenna device is easily oriented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2024
    Publication date: May 8, 2025
    Applicant: KMW INC.
    Inventors: Duk Yong KIM, Kyo Sung JI, Chi Back RYU, Min Sik PARK, Hee KIM
  • Publication number: 20250132484
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a small cell base station antenna apparatus and, more particularly, comprises: a rotatable housing having an internal space open in the back/forth direction; a steering ball joint unit coupled to the rear side of the open internal space of the rotatable housing and guiding the rotatable housing to enable steering rotation in thereof the horizontal direction with reference to an arbitrary rotation center point in the internal space of the rotatable housing; a tilting ball joint unit which is coupled to the front side of the open internal space of the rotatable housing, and tilted and rotated in the vertical direction while the front end thereof, to which an antenna module is coupled, is guided by the rotatable housing with reference to the arbitrary rotation center point of the internal space; and a multi-strand coaxial cable provided for electrical connection between a radio unit (RRH) and the antenna module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2024
    Publication date: April 24, 2025
    Applicant: KMW INC.
    Inventors: Duk Yong KIM, Kyo Sung JI, Hee KIM
  • Publication number: 20250096451
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a clamping apparatus for an antenna, and particularly, an upper end of an antenna installation bracket is connected, on at least one point, to an upper support bracket part so as to be steered and rotated by means of a pair of tilting link members, a tilting driving unit, and a steering driving unit, and a lower end of the antenna installation bracket is connected, on at least one point, to a lower support bracket part so as to be steered and rotated, which may stably install an antenna device on a support pole and enable a miniaturization design of a product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2024
    Publication date: March 20, 2025
    Applicant: KMW INC.
    Inventors: Dae Myung PARK, Young Ji HONG, Hee KIM
  • Publication number: 20250096457
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a clamping apparatus for an antenna, the clamping apparatus including fixing bracket parts provided at upper and lower sides of a support pole to mediate installation of an antenna device on the support pole, an antenna installation bracket configured to mediate installation of the antenna device at a front side, a steering driving unit connected to the fixing bracket part and configured to operate to steer and rotate the antenna device, and a tilting driving unit having an upper end hingedly connected to the steering driving unit and a lower end hingedly connected to an upper end of a rear surface of the antenna installation bracket by means of a pair of tilting link members, the tilting driving unit being configured to tilt and rotate the antenna device, in which the clamping apparatus may further include a backlash reduction design shape for reducing the occurrence of mechanical backlash noise caused by an eccentric load of the antenna device, thereby suppressing the occurr
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2024
    Publication date: March 20, 2025
    Applicant: KMW INC.
    Inventors: Dae Myung PARK, Young Ji HONG, Hee KIM
  • Publication number: 20240380110
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a small cell base station antenna apparatus, and more particularly, comprises: a radio unit (RU); one or more antenna modules installed on the radio unit so as to be capable of tilting and steering operations; and a multi-function link for mediating the installation of the one or more respective antenna modules on the radio unit, wherein the multi-function link includes male connectors that electrically connect female connectors included in the antenna modules and the radio unit, thus providing the benefits of improving the workability of indoor installation and facilitating the construction of a small cell base station.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2024
    Publication date: November 14, 2024
    Applicant: KMW INC.
    Inventors: Duk Yong KIM, Bae Mook JEONG, Seong Min AHN, Ki Hun PARK, Kyo Sung JI, Chi Back RYU, Won Jun PARK, Min Sik PARK, Hyoung Seok YANG, Yong Sang LEE, Sung Hwan SO, Yong Won SEO, In Ho KIM, Hee KIM
  • Publication number: 20240364004
    Abstract: Provided is an antenna apparatus in which antenna internal components related to a power cable and a signal cable connected to the outside of a conventional antenna are installed separately from the antenna, thus cooling efficiency is improved, the signal cable and the power cable can be neatly arranged on a support pole, and when the components related to the signal cable and the power cable are repaired, repairs can be easily carried out without separating the antenna. To this end, the antenna apparatus according to the present invention comprises: an antenna; an rotation tilt system for installing the antenna so as to be spaced apart, in the forward direction, from the support pole by a predetermined distance; and photoelectric composite unit which is disposed on the rotation tilt system, transmits and receives signals to/from the antenna, and supplies power.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2024
    Publication date: October 31, 2024
    Applicant: KMW INC.
    Inventors: Joon Hyong SHIM, In Ho KIM, Joo Hoon LEE, Young Seob YOO, Kap Youl KIM, Min Soo KIM, Dae Myung PARK, Young Ji HONG, Hee KIM, Chul Soo KWAK, Kyeong Hwan KIM
  • Publication number: 20240283126
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a clamping apparatus for an antenna device, the clamping apparatus including an antenna mounting bracket coupled to a rear surface of an antenna device and configured to support the antenna device, a steering drive unit coupled to be rotatable in a horizontal direction relative to a support pole mounting bracket installed on a support pole, a tilting drive unit movably coupled to the steering drive unit, and at least one tilting link member configured to rotate the tilting drive unit relative to the steering drive unit and move the antenna mounting bracket relative to the tilting drive unit during tilting and steering operations, thereby providing an advantage of ensuring a maximum of tilting adjustment range of the antenna device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2024
    Publication date: August 22, 2024
    Applicant: KMW INC.
    Inventors: In Ho KIM, Hee KIM, Dae Myung PARK, Young Ji HONG, Ju Hun LEE, Jae Woo CHOI, Woo Kyung LEE, Gyeong Tae KIM