Patents by Inventor Hong-Jae Kim

Hong-Jae 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: 12261272
    Abstract: A battery system includes a plurality of battery containers, each including a battery rack, a container housing accommodating the battery rack in an internal space, and a first power line configured to transmit charge power and discharge power, wherein the first power lines of the battery containers are connected to each other, and a control cabinet including a control module configured to control the plurality of battery containers, a cabinet housing accommodating the control module in an internal space, and a second power line configured to be connected to the first power line of one of the plurality of battery containers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2024
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Mun-Seok Yang, Yo-Hwan Kim, Ji-Hun Kim, Hong-Jae Park, Sung-Han Yoon, Ji-Won Lee, Hyun-Min Lee, Hyung-Uk Lee, Seung-Jun Lee, Tae-Shin Cho
  • Publication number: 20250079281
    Abstract: Hybrid package substrates employing film metallization layers with outer pre-impregnated (PPG) region(s) to support high density bump and wire bond connections for respective bump and wire bond connected dies in the IC package, and related hybrid integrated circuit (IC) packages and fabrication methods are disclosed. The package substrate includes film metallization layers of a softer, flexible material that can more easily be patterned to support formation of high density, reduced pitch metal interconnects to support finer bump pitch connections to a bottom, first die(s) in a die region of the package substrate. The package substrate also includes one or more PPG regions a PPG metallization layer(s) adjacent to the die region of the package substrate that reinforces the film metallization layers and also supports the formation of wire bond pads for wire bond connections to an upper, second die(s) in the hybrid IC package.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2023
    Publication date: March 6, 2025
    Inventors: Hong Bok We, Joan Rey Villarba Buot, Sang-Jae Lee, Zhijie Wang, Michelle Yejin Kim
  • Publication number: 20250062474
    Abstract: A battery container has improved energy density and can be used in an energy storage system. The battery container includes a container body, a coupling unit configured to couple different container bodies, and a load support unit configured to support a vertical load of the container body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2024
    Publication date: February 20, 2025
    Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Yo-Hwan KIM, Ji-Hun KIM, Hong-Jae PARK, Mun-Seok YANG, Sung-Han YOON, Seung-Jun LEE, Ji-Won LEE, Hyun-Min LEE, Hyung-Uk LEE, Tae-Shin CHO
  • Publication number: 20250030141
    Abstract: An energy storage system according to the present disclosure includes at least one battery rack including a plurality of stacked battery modules; a container accommodating the at least one battery rack, wherein the container includes a bottom plate in which the at least one battery rack is disposed; and a fire fighting water collection chamber disposed lower than the bottom plate and having at least one side in communication with the bottom plate to allow a fire fighting water dropped from the at least one battery rack to enter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2023
    Publication date: January 23, 2025
    Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Ji-Hun KIM, Yo-Hwan KIM, Hong-Jae PARK, Mun-Seok YANG, Sung-Han YOON, Seung-Jun LEE, Ji-Won LEE, Hyun-Min LEE, Hyung-Uk LEE, Tae-Shin CHO
  • Publication number: 20250023216
    Abstract: A battery rack according to the present disclosure includes a plurality of battery modules; a rack case having receiving portions, each receiving portion configured to and receive one of the plurality of battery modules at each predetermined height, and each receiving portion having a structure in which upper and lower sides and left and right sides are closed and front and rear sides are open; a fire fighting water supply pipe connected to each of the battery modules disposed in the receiving portions which supplies a fire fighting water when a fire occurs; and a drain guide disposed on an outer surface of the rack case including at least one surface of a front outer surface or a rear outer surface of the rack case, the drain guide being configured to guide drainage of the fire fighting water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2023
    Publication date: January 16, 2025
    Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Ji-Hun KIM, Yo-Hwan KIM, Hong-Jae PARK, Mun-Seok YANG, Sung-Han YOON, Seung-Jun LEE, Ji-Won LEE, Hyun-Min LEE, Hyung-Uk LEE, Tae-Shin CHO
  • Publication number: 20240421451
    Abstract: A battery cell includes: an electrode assembly including a first electrode and a second electrode with a separator interposed therebetween, and the first electrode, second electrode and separator are wound around a winding axis, wherein the first electrode includes a first uncoated portion, which is not coated with an active material layer; a battery housing having an opening and that accommodates the electrode assembly through the opening; and a current collector including a support portion, a tab coupling portion, and a housing coupling portion. A fracture portion is provided at a boundary between the support portion and the tab coupling portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2024
    Publication date: December 19, 2024
    Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Sang-Jin PARK, Hong-Jae KIM, Jong-Hoon PARK, Jae-Young WOO, Jun-Su LEE
  • Publication number: 20230191881
    Abstract: The present disclosure comprises a plurality of scent diffusion cartridge main body units configured to generate different scents, a mounting recognition unit comprising a plurality of mounting regions in which the scent diffusion cartridge main body unit is mounted, configured to detect whether the scent diffusion cartridge main body unit is mounted in the mounting region, and a control unit configured to determine whether the scent diffusion cartridge main body unit is mounted in the mounting region from the mounting recognition unit, and control a scent of the scent diffusion cartridge main body unit mounted in another mounting region to be selectively diffused as the scent diffusion cartridge main body unit is dismounted from the mounting region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2022
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: Myung Jun Kim, In Taek Park, Tae Kun Kim, Dong Won Yeon, Ei Hyun Choi, Hong Jae Kim, Jun Sang Rhee
  • Patent number: 11060436
    Abstract: An exhaust heat recovery apparatus is installed proximate an engine and at a front side of a warm-up catalytic converter in an exhaust system, where the exhaust system includes an exhaust line connected with the engine, and the warm-up catalytic converter is installed at the exhaust line. The exhaust heat recovery apparatus includes a bellows unit which is of a dual-pipe type and exchanges heat between exhaust gas emitted through the exhaust line and coolant circulating from a cooling system to the engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Yu Ri Han, Hong Jae Kim, Ju Hyuck Lee
  • Publication number: 20210174780
    Abstract: Disclosed are a holey plate, which improves the shape of punched holes so as to increase sound absorbing and insulating efficiency and durability, and a composite panel for sound absorption and sound insulation using the same. The holey plate used in the composite panel includes a base part, first bent parts configured to be bent from designated regions of the base part and to extend to be inclined so as to form a plurality of first punched holes by punching the designated regions of the base part in a thickness direction, and second bent parts configured to be bent from the first bent parts and to extend to be inclined so as to form second punched holes extending from the first punched holes, an angle of the second bent parts with the base part being smaller than an angle of the first bent parts with the base part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2020
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Inventors: Jae Gi Sim, Hong Jae Kim, Jong Hyun Ryu
  • Publication number: 20200192541
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus is provided. The electronic apparatus includes a display comprising a screen for displaying an image. The electronic apparatus includes a touch sensor configured to sense touches of a user on the screen. The electronic apparatus includes a controller configured to identify moving paths corresponding to the touches, determine whether the touches correspond to individual touches on a plurality of respective regions of the screen or a collective touch on a single region comprising the plurality of respective regions of the display based on the identified moving paths, and perform either at least one first function according to the individual touches on the plurality of respective regions, or a second function according to the collective touch on the single region based on the determination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2020
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jin-wook CHOI, Hong-jae KIM
  • Patent number: 10599323
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus is provided. The electronic apparatus includes a display comprising a screen for displaying an image. The electronic apparatus includes a touch sensor configured to sense touches of a user on the screen. The electronic apparatus includes a controller configured to identify moving paths corresponding to the touches, determine whether the touches correspond to individual touches on a plurality of respective regions of the screen or a collective touch on a single region comprising the plurality of respective regions of the display based on the identified moving paths, and perform either at least one first function according to the individual touches on the plurality of respective regions, or a second function according to the collective touch on the single region based on the determination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jin-wook Choi, Hong-jae Kim
  • Publication number: 20190128169
    Abstract: An exhaust heat recovery apparatus is installed proximate an engine and at a front side of a warm-up catalytic converter in an exhaust system, where the exhaust system includes an exhaust line connected with the engine, and the warm-up catalytic converter is installed at the exhaust line. The exhaust heat recovery apparatus includes a bellows unit which is of a dual-pipe type and exchanges heat between exhaust gas emitted through the exhaust line and coolant circulating from a cooling system to the engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2018
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Inventors: Yu Ri Han, Hong Jae Kim, Ju Hyuck Lee
  • Patent number: 10208639
    Abstract: A structure pof muffler may include a housing which has a space therein, and has a first side connected to an inlet pipe into which exhaust gas flows, a first baffle which divides an interior of the housing into a front chamber and an intermediate chamber connected to the inlet pipe, a second baffle which divides the interior of the housing into a rear chamber and the intermediate chamber connected to the inlet pipe, and a discharge pipe which is mounted to penetrate the first baffle and the second baffle, and mounted such that a first end of the discharge pipe is positioned in the rear chamber, and a second end of the discharge pipe extends through the front chamber and penetrates the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Sejong Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ju-Hyuck Lee, Hong-Jae Kim, Ki-Chul Park, In-Sung Jung, Seung-Hoon Chae
  • Publication number: 20180246630
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus is provided. The electronic apparatus includes a display comprising a screen for displaying an image. The electronic apparatus includes a touch sensor configured to sense touches of a user on the screen. The electronic apparatus includes a controller configured to identify moving paths corresponding to the touches, determine whether the touches correspond to individual touches on a plurality of respective regions of the screen or a collective touch on a single region comprising the plurality of respective regions of the display based on the identified moving paths, and perform either at least one first function according to the individual touches on the plurality of respective regions, or a second function according to the collective touch on the single region based on the determination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2018
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jin-wook CHOI, Hong-jae KIM
  • Publication number: 20180052651
    Abstract: A video wall system is provided. The video wall system includes a first display apparatus and a second display apparatus. The first display apparatus displays a first individual image which corresponds to a first area of a first video wall image, and transmits the first video wall image to the second display apparatus; and, in response to an execution condition for anti-screen burn operation being satisfied while the first individual image is displayed, generates a second video wall image by changing the first video wall image, displays a second individual image which corresponds to the first area of the generated second video wall image, and transmits the generated second video wall image to the second display apparatus. The second display apparatus displays a third individual image which corresponds to a second area of one video wall image of the first video wall image and the second video wall image received from the first display apparatus, wherein the second area is different from the first area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2017
    Publication date: February 22, 2018
    Inventors: Ho-yong SON, Hong-jae KIM
  • Publication number: 20180051608
    Abstract: A structure pof muffler ma include a housing which has a space therein, and has a first side connected to an inlet pipe into which exhaust gas flows, a first baffle which divides an interior of the housing into a front chamber and an intermediate chamber connected to the inlet pipe,a second baffle which divides the interior of the housing into a rear chamber and the intermediate chamber connected to the inlet pipe, and a discharge pipe which is mounted to penetrate the first baffle and the second baffle, and mounted such that a first end of the discharge pipe is positioned in the rear chamber, and a second end of the discharge pipe extends through the front chamber and penetrates the housing,
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2016
    Publication date: February 22, 2018
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Sejong Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ju-Hyuck LEE, Hong-Jae KIM, Ki-Chul PARK, In-Sung JUNG, Seung-Hoon CHAE
  • Publication number: 20170085566
    Abstract: An electronic device is disclosed, the electronic device including: a communicator comprising communication circuitry configured to search for a communication relay device and to connect with a network through the communication relay device identified by the search; a storage configured to store identification information of at least one communication relay device which has been previously used for connection with the network; and a controller configured to receive the identification information of the identified communication relay device, to determine whether a service environment of the electronic device is valid based on the received identification information and the stored identification information of at least one communication relay device, and to perform a preset device-protecting operation if it is determined that the service environment of the electronic device is not valid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2016
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Inventor: Hong-jae KIM
  • Publication number: 20150040075
    Abstract: Disclosed are a display apparatus that includes: an image receiving section which receives an image; an image processing section which processes the received image; a display section which displays the processed image and comprises a touch panel through which a touch input of a user is receivable; a UI generating section which generates a UI in the display section; a controller which performs a control for displaying the processed image and generating the UI including a thumbnail image corresponding to the displayed image, and determines, if the touch input of the user is received or detected at a first position of the thumbnail image of the generated UI through the touch panel, that the touch input is received or detected at a corresponding second position of the image displayed in the display section to control the image processing section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2014
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Won-suk CHUNG, Hong-jae KIM
  • Publication number: 20150035994
    Abstract: A portable communication apparatus is provided. The portable communication apparatus includes: a camera module configured to capture a plurality of test images that are sequentially output from a display apparatus; a microphone module configured to record a test voice that is output from the display apparatus; a communication interface unit configured to communicate with the display apparatus; and a controller configured to control the communication interface unit to calculate an output time difference between the plurality of test images and the test voice to test a synchronization state of the display apparatus and transmit the test result to the display apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2014
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ho-yong SON, Hong-jae KIM
  • Publication number: 20140166392
    Abstract: A variable valve apparatus includes: a housing having a pair of shaft holes and a gate hole formed in the housing; a gate provided to selectively open the gate hole; a shaft provided in the shaft holes and connected to the gate; and a spring provided on the shaft so as to elastically support the gate, in which a gap is formed between the gate and the housing. The variable valve apparatus may be provided as part of a muffler installed in a vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2013
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Sejong Industrial Co., Ltd., Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Jae Hong Kye, Hooinyun Kim, Hong Jae Kim, Ja Kyung Ku, Jong Seo Yoon, Seung Hoon Chae