Patents by Inventor Heon-hui Kim

Heon-hui 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: 10619762
    Abstract: The present invention provides an apparatus and a method for detecting a piping alignment using image information and laser sensors capable of precisely and accurately measuring and aligning the alignment of the entire pipes. The apparatus includes: a fixed plate installed on a base stage and having a reference pipe located thereon; a movable plate installed on the base stage along three axes to face the reference pipe and has an aligning pipe located thereon; a circular stage installed between the reference and aligning pipes and is configured to rotate and move along three axes so as to detect levelness and deformations of the reference and aligning pipes; a laser sensor and an imaging device installed on an upper side of the circular stage; and a controller configured to control the laser sensor and the imaging device and determine an alignment of the aligning pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: Mokpo National Maritime University Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation
    Inventors: Taek-kun Nam, Jin-man Kim, Heon-hui Kim, Jae-jung Kim
  • Patent number: 10465821
    Abstract: The present invention provides an apparatus and a method for detecting a piping alignment using image information and laser sensors capable of precisely and accurately measuring and aligning the alignment of the entire pipes. The apparatus includes: a fixed plate installed on a base stage and having a reference pipe located thereon; a movable plate installed on the base stage along three axes to face the reference pipe and has an aligning pipe located thereon; a circular stage installed between the reference and aligning pipes and is configured to rotate and move along three axes so as to detect levelness and deformations of the reference and aligning pipes; a laser sensor and an imaging device installed on an upper side of the circular stage; and a controller configured to control the laser sensor and the imaging device and determine an alignment of the aligning pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: Mokpo National Maritime University Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation
    Inventors: Taek-kun Nam, Jin-man Kim, Heon-hui Kim, Jae-jung Kim
  • Publication number: 20190285197
    Abstract: The present invention provides an apparatus and a method for detecting a piping alignment using image information and laser sensors capable of precisely and accurately measuring and aligning the alignment of the entire pipes. The apparatus includes: a fixed plate installed on a base stage and having a reference pipe located thereon; a movable plate installed on the base stage along three axes to face the reference pipe and has an aligning pipe located thereon; a circular stage installed between the reference and aligning pipes and is configured to rotate and move along three axes so as to detect levelness and deformations of the reference and aligning pipes; a laser sensor and an imaging device installed on an upper side of the circular stage; and a controller configured to control the laser sensor and the imaging device and determine an alignment of the aligning pipe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2019
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Inventors: Taek-kun Nam, Jin-man Kim, Heon-hui Kim, Jae-jung Kim
  • Publication number: 20180180198
    Abstract: The present invention provides an apparatus and a method for detecting a piping alignment using image information and laser sensors capable of precisely and accurately measuring and aligning the alignment of the entire pipes. The apparatus includes: a fixed plate installed on a base stage and having a reference pipe located thereon; a movable plate installed on the base stage along three axes to face the reference pipe and has an aligning pipe located thereon; a circular stage installed between the reference and aligning pipes and is configured to rotate and move along three axes so as to detect levelness and deformations of the reference and aligning pipes; a laser sensor and an imaging device installed on an upper side of the circular stage; and a controller configured to control the laser sensor and the imaging device and determine an alignment of the aligning pipe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2017
    Publication date: June 28, 2018
    Inventors: Taek-kun Nam, Jin-man Kim, Heon-hui Kim, Jae-jung Kim