Patents by Inventor Jihn-Kuk Kim

Jihn-Kuk 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: 9345078
    Abstract: Recently, there has been a growing emphasis on the importance of green industries for reducing energy consumption. As part of the reduction in energy consumption, LED lamps have been widely distributed and used, but conventional fluorescent lamps made of glass tubes have not been actively replaced with LED fluorescent lamps because the replacement of conventional fluorescent lamps is too difficult, for instance, in order to replace the conventional fluorescent lamps with LED fluorescent lamps, a conventional fluorescent lamp stabilizer provided within the light of the fluorescent lamp has to be removed and an LED converter must be installed again.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Inventor: Jihn Kuk Kim
  • Publication number: 20150008836
    Abstract: Recently, there has been a growing emphasis on the importance of green industries for reducing energy consumption. As part of the reduction in energy consumption, LED lamps have been widely distributed and used, but conventional fluorescent lamps made of glass tubes have not been actively replaced with LED fluorescent lamps because the replacement of conventional fluorescent lamps is too difficult, for instance, in order to replace the conventional fluorescent lamps with LED fluorescent lamps, a conventional fluorescent lamp stabilizer provided within the light of the fluorescent lamp has to be removed and an LED converter must be installed again.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2013
    Publication date: January 8, 2015
    Inventor: Jihn Kuk Kim
  • Publication number: 20090174467
    Abstract: This is a disclosure of a power supply circuit for wall-mounted electronic switches. The disclosed invention is about a power supply circuit for driving circuit inside the wall-mounted electronic switches, which can supply sufficient current demanded by these switch circuits. Recently the functions of wall-mounted electronic switches are being diversified from lamp switching to security, watch, remote control, room temperature control, etc. and the amount of current required inside the switch circuits is increased up to tens of mA. This requires a competitive power supply circuit that can supply a high current. In addition, a space-saving characteristic is also required because the space of a wall-mounted switch is narrow. The invented power supply circuit for electronic switches saves space, supplies a high current, and enhances competitiveness in price and quality, and consequently it makes a considerable contribution to the competitiveness of wall-mounted electronic switches.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2007
    Publication date: July 9, 2009
    Applicant: HAGA ELECTRONICS CO., LTD
    Inventor: Jihn Kuk Kim
  • Patent number: 7417378
    Abstract: An apparatus for controlling a lamp with a security function and a lighting control method are disclosed. The apparatus includes a security switch for selecting a security mode, a light emitting diode for displaying security status, a lamp, an illuminance sensor set to a predetermined illuminance value for detecting illuminance of the lamp so that varying time is confirmed according to the predetermined illuminance value, a timer and a microcontroller for receiving an illuminance detection signal if the security mode is activated and controlling the lamp. The microcontroller confirms the varying time twice daily according to the predetermined illuminance value, sets intermediate time between the corresponding twice daily time on a virtual timepiece and turns the lamp on at a specific dusk time period, a specific midnight time period and a specific dawn time period according to the virtual timepiece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2008
    Inventor: Jihn-Kuk Kim
  • Publication number: 20070081335
    Abstract: An apparatus for controlling a lamp with a security function and a lighting control method are disclosed. The apparatus includes a security switch for selecting a security mode, a light emitting diode for displaying security status, a lamp, an illuminance sensor set to a predetermined illuminance value for detecting illuminance of the lamp so that varying time is confirmed according to the predetermined illuminance value, a timer and a microcontroller for receiving an illuminance detection signal if the security mode is activated and controlling the lamp. The microcontroller confirms the varying time twice daily according to the predetermined illuminance value, sets intermediate time between the corresponding twice daily time on a virtual timepiece and turns the lamp on at a specific dusk time period, a specific midnight time period and a specific dawn time period according to the virtual timepiece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2006
    Publication date: April 12, 2007
    Inventor: Jihn-Kuk Kim
  • Publication number: 20040251848
    Abstract: This is about the method for performing security function of wall mounted use electric switch and the Switch itself. The invented product comprising Control Micom [U1] in the Switch, luminance sensor, On/Off Key [SW1] and security Key [SW2], operates 24 hr clock based on the outside luminance detected by CDS. The Switch turns off lamps during daytime and turns on lamps during specific night times according to the on/off Timer Program [S108] loaded in the Micom [U1], when the security mode is set on by the users one touch key [SW2], the switch turns on and off lamps according to the users on/off key [SW1], when the security mode is not set. Because users can operate the security Function without a clock setting or time schedules, it is convenient to use. And, because lamps are turned off during the daytime, power consumption is also reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2004
    Publication date: December 16, 2004
    Inventor: Jihn-Kuk Kim
  • Patent number: 6166497
    Abstract: A system for electronically controlling a plurality of lighting lamps, comprising a power switch part installed on the same indoor or outdoor wirings of a different place from the lighting lamps, the power switch part supplying alternating current power to the system and performing a switching operation under the control of the user to generate a power control signal, and an electronic lighting lamp control part including a pulse signal generator for generating a pulse signal in response to the power control signal from the power switch part, a pulse signal separator for separating the pulse signal from the pulse signal generator to generate a lighting control signal sensible by the system, a controller for determining, in response to the lighting control signal from the pulse signal separator, whether the lamps are to be turned on or off and turning on or off the lamps in order or all of them at a time in accordance with the determined results, and a power supply circuit for supplying desired direct current
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2000
    Assignee: Haga Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jihn Kuk Kim