Patents by Inventor Ji Hun Kim

Ji Hun 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: 12283502
    Abstract: A substrate transfer device includes a transfer unit configured to transfer, in a first direction, a carrier in which substrates are stored, an upper interface unit configured to move the transfer unit, a lower interface unit configured to receive the carrier from the transfer unit, and a controller configured to control the upper interface unit and the lower interface unit integrally such that the transfer unit and the carrier move in the first direction at the same time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Young Wook Kim, Sang Min Kim, Ji Hun Kim, Gi-Nam Park, Chul-Jun Park, Yong-Jun Ahn, Youn Gon Oh, Byung Kook Yoo, Hyun Woo Lee, Jeong Hun Lim
  • Patent number: 12275826
    Abstract: This polyester resin comprises a bis(2-hydroxyethyl)terephthalate monomer which is obtained by depolymerization of waste polyester and which has a diethylene glycol ester content adjusted to be a certain level or less. The polyester resin, despite of being a recycled resin, has the same level of quality as the original resin and thus can be used in manufacturing articles in various fields.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2025
    Assignee: SK CHEMICALS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Da-Young Hwang, Ji-Hun Kim, Kwang-Woo Park, Yoo Jin Lee, Joong Ki Lee
  • Patent number: 12272841
    Abstract: A battery container has excellent workability, assembly, expandability, and safety. The battery container includes at least one battery rack including a plurality of battery modules; a container housing having an empty space formed therein to accommodate the battery rack; a plurality of main connectors located on at least one side of the container housing and configured to be electrically connected to the outside; and a main bus bar connected between the plurality of main connectors to transmit power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Mun-Seok Yang, Yo-Hwan Kim, Ji-Hun Kim, Hong-Jae Park, Seung-Jun Lee, Ji-Won Lee, Hyun-Min Lee, Hyung-Uk Lee, Tae-Shin Cho, Ji-Ho Yoo, Sung-Han Yoon
  • Patent number: 12266767
    Abstract: An energy storage system includes a control container configured to be connected to an external power conversion system (PCS) and an external electrical system; and a battery container including at least one battery rack and configured to be connected to the control container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Mun-Seok Yang, Ji-Won Lee, Hyung-Uk Lee, Yo-Hwan Kim, Ji-Hun Kim, Hong-Jae Park, Sung-Han Yoon, Hyun-Min Lee, Seung-Jun Lee, Tae-Shin Cho
  • Publication number: 20250098935
    Abstract: A shoe care apparatus includes a main body, a moving body, and a blower. The moving body includes transparent windows including a first window, a second window, and a third window. The air in an accommodation space inside the shoe care apparatus can be controlled by the operation of the blower. Shoes are visible through the first window, the second window, and the third window, and are also visible, without obstruction, through a connection part of the first window and the second window and a connection part between the first window and the third window.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2022
    Publication date: March 27, 2025
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Ju Hyuck JANG, Chang Kyu KIM, Ji Hun KIM
  • 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: 20250066576
    Abstract: A method, according to one embodiment, depolymerizes waste polyester by means of a multi-step reaction, wherein a latter reaction is carried out at a low temperature, and ion exchange, etc., is further carried out, thereby enabling the provision of high-purity and high-quality recycled bis(2-hydroxyethyl) terephthalate having reduced generation of diethylene glycol-derived impurities and oligomers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2023
    Publication date: February 27, 2025
    Applicant: SK CHEMICALS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ji-Hun KIM, Kwang-Woo PARK, Joong Ki LEE, Yuntae JIN
  • Publication number: 20250064294
    Abstract: A shoe care device include an accommodation space configured to accommodate shoes; a connection path constituting a flow path; a blowing part disposed in the connection path and configured to blow the air; a dehumidifying part disposed in the connection path and configured to dehumidify the air; a heating part disposed in the connection path to heat the air; a regeneration path branching from the connection path and configured such that the air heated by the heating path moves therethrough; a sump configured to accommodate water condensed inside the shoe care device; and a drain tank configured to store water drained from the sump. The drain tank includes: a first drain inlet hole provided at the upper end of the drain tank; and a first water level limit hole provided in the lower portion of the first drain inlet hole and connected to the sump.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2022
    Publication date: February 27, 2025
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Ji Hun PARK, Ji Hun KIM, Yeon A NA
  • Publication number: 20250065548
    Abstract: A mold device includes: an outer mold part including a first outer mold, and a second outer mold that is moved toward the first outer mold to form a molding space with the first outer mold; and an inner mold part including an inner mold that is moved between a molding position disposed in the molding space of the outer mold part and an exit position deviating from the molding space. The inner mold is configured to mold a cylinder having a hollow part extending in a first direction between the inner mold part and the outer mold part when being located in the molding position. The inner mold is formed to correspond to the cylinder to form a space allowing introduction of a resin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2023
    Publication date: February 27, 2025
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, HANGUK MOLD CO.,LTD
    Inventors: Kyu Young Lee, Suk Joo Hong, Jung Hwan Park, Eui Hwan Son, Min Woo Chu, Byoung Jin Kwon, Ji Hun Kim
  • Publication number: 20250058506
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an injection molding apparatus including a first mold, a second mold configured to be relatively movable toward or away from the first mold and define a cavity for forming a molded body collectively with the first mold, a stripper provided between the first mold and the second mold and configured to separate the molded body from the first mold, a first cotter block provided on the stripper, and a second cotter block provided on the second mold, configured to be rollable relative to the first cotter block, and configured to align the second mold with the first mold collectively with the first cotter block, thereby obtaining an advantageous effect of reducing a defect rate related to the molded body and improving quality and productivity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2023
    Publication date: February 20, 2025
    Inventors: Kyu Young LEE, Suk Joo HONG, Jung Hwan PARK, Eui Hwan SON, Min Woo CHU, Byoung Jin KWON, Ji Hun 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
  • Patent number: 12226701
    Abstract: A processor executes program code that represents a portion of a video game and adds a sequence of text strings that represent game events to a text log during execution of the program code. The processor (or another processor that has access to the text log) performs a natural language processing (NLP) analysis of the text log to determine one or more characteristics of the portion of the video game. In some cases, the NLP analysis includes a sentiment analysis that attempts to determine characteristics of a player's experience while playing the video game, summarization technology that creates a human-readable summary of an aspect of the game or a portion of the video game, a semantic NLP ML algorithm in the semantic similarity modality to answer questions regarding the player's experience during the video game, or grouping players in a multiplayer game based on in-game behavior.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventors: Anna Kipnis, Ji Hun Kim, Daniel Cary
  • Publication number: 20250049234
    Abstract: A shoe care device having an accommodation space to accommodate shoes therein, includes a body; a moving body configured to form the accommodation space together with the body and coupled to the body so as to slide between a first location and a second location ahead of the first location; a blowing part configured to circulate air in the accommodation space; and a stopping part configured to limit the sliding movement of the moving body relative to the body within the second location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2022
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Ju Hyuck JANG, Ji Hun KIM, Yeon A NA
  • Publication number: 20250034075
    Abstract: A method for preparing a recycled raw material uses a waste copolyester. The method for preparing a recycled raw material includes (1) depolymerizing a waste copolyester to obtain a first reactant; (2) removing impurities present in the first reactant to obtain a second reactant; (3) distilling the second reactant to obtain a third reactant containing crude recycled bis-2-hydroxyethyl terephthalate and a fourth reactant containing a recycled diol-ester; and (4) mixing the third reactant with an aqueous solvent and recrystallizing it to obtain a fifth reactant containing recycled bis-2-hydroxyethyl terephthalate and a filtrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2023
    Publication date: January 30, 2025
    Applicant: SK CHEMICALS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ji-Hun KIM, Kwang-Woo PARK, Joong Ki LEE
  • Patent number: 12211675
    Abstract: The inventive concept provides a substrate treating apparatus. The substrate treating apparatus includes a housing having a treating space for treating a substrate; a support unit configured to support the substrate at the treating space; and a plasma source for generating a plasma from a process gas supplied into the treating space; an exhaust line connecting to the housing and exhausting an atmosphere of the treating space; and a pressure adjusting unit positioned between the support unit and the exhaust line and configured to adjust an exhaust pressure exhausted from the exhaust line, and wherein the pressure adjusting unit includes: an opening/closing member for opening and closing the exhaust line; a lifting/lowering member for moving the opening/closing member in an up/down direction; and an elastic member for providing a restoring force to the lifting/lowering member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: Semes Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ji Hun Kim, Hyung Joon Kim
  • 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: 20240392098
    Abstract: A method for producing bis(2-hydroxyethyl)terephthalate is disclosed. The method includes recovering and reusing ethylene glycol with an acetate removed, after the glycolysis of a waste polyester. According to the method, an acetate is not concentrated even though ethylene glycol is reused in a continuous process, leading to bis(2-hydroxyethyl)terephthalate with excellent purity and quality.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2023
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Applicant: SK CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ji-Hun KIM, Joong Ki LEE, Kwang-Woo PARK, Seong-Ki LEE, Yuntae JIN
  • Publication number: 20240389378
    Abstract: A short wavelength infrared up-conversion device of one embodiment includes a first electrode connected to an anode, an OLED layer stacked on the first electrode and up-converting short-wavelength infrared ray incident through the first electrode into visible light, a blocking layer located between the first electrode and an infrared-sensitive thin film layer to prevent hole injection into the infrared-sensitive thin film layer, an infrared-sensitive thin film layer located between the blocking layer and the OLED layer, and injecting holes into the OLED layer from electron-hole pairs created by absorbing the short-wavelength infrared ray incident through the first electrode, and a transparent second electrode stacked on the OLED layer and connected to a cathode, wherein the first electrode includes a transparent electrode unit, and a reflective electrode unit that reflects visible light incident from the OLED layer to the first electrode toward the second electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2024
    Publication date: November 21, 2024
    Applicant: UNIVERSITY-INDUSTRY COOPERATION GROUP OF KYUNG HEE UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Hyeonggeun YU, Min Chul SUH, Hae Jung SON, Ji Hun KIM, Jong Yun LEE
  • Patent number: D1061429
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: SK Signet Inc.
    Inventors: Ji Hun Kim, Hyun Seok Park