Patents by Inventor Ji-hwan Kim

Ji-hwan 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).

  • Publication number: 20250252930
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel, a gate driving circuit having a plurality of stages, and a power supply for sequentially applying first to third discharge signals in a power off mode, wherein an n-th stage includes a pull-up transistor that outputs a high-voltage gate signal in a driving mode, a pull-down transistor that outputs a low-voltage gate signal in the driving mode and discharges a gate signal output node in response to the second discharge signal in the power off mode, a Q node discharge transistor that charges and discharges the Q node and the QB node in the driving mode and discharges the Q node in response to the second discharge signal in the power off mode, and a QB node discharge transistor that discharges the QB node in response to the third discharge signal in the power off mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2024
    Publication date: August 7, 2025
    Applicant: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ji Hwan KIM, Dong Soo KIM
  • Patent number: 12377762
    Abstract: A system and method for controlling a motor-driven child seat for a vehicle, may easily allow a seat control unit to perform the power supply and drive control for various electric parts of the motor-driven child seat by connecting between the seat control unit configured to control various electric parts of a vehicle seat and various electric parts of the motor-driven child seat using a connector so that power supply and control signals may be exchanged therebetween when the motor-driven child seat is mounted on the vehicle seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2025
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Byeong Seon Son, Tae Hoon Lee, Ji Hwan Kim, Seon Chae Na, Sang Ho Kim, Sang Hoon Park, Won Ho Chang, Hyun Tae Lee
  • Publication number: 20250210812
    Abstract: A battery has a protection member applied between an electrode assembly and a beading portion. The battery includes an electrode assembly; a battery housing having an opening formed on one side to accommodate the electrode assembly through the opening and including a beading portion formed by press-fitting the perimeter of an outer circumference at the opening; a top cap configured to cover the opening; and a first protection member interposed between the beading portion and the electrode assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2023
    Publication date: June 26, 2025
    Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Sang-Jin PARK, Ji-Hwan KIM, Jae-Young WOO, Kwan-Hee LEE, Byoung-Gu LEE, Jun-Su LEE
  • Publication number: 20250201520
    Abstract: A substrate treatment apparatus including a chamber; a lower electrode in the chamber, wherein the substrate is on the lower electrode; an upper electrode in the chamber, and above the lower electrode; a pulse signal generator configured to generate a pulse signal; and a bias power supply configured to generate bias power having a pulsed non-sinusoidal waveform using the pulse signal, and supply the generated bias power to the lower electrode, wherein the bias power supply includes a DC power generator configured to receive the pulse signal and generate a direct-current (DC) voltage subjected to feedforward compensation based on the pulse signal; and a modulator configured to generate a power signal having a non-sinusoidal waveform using the DC voltage, and filter the power signal using the pulse signal to generate the bias power having the pulsed non-sinusoidal waveform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2025
    Publication date: June 19, 2025
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyun Bae KIM, Ji Hwan KIM, Hyong Seo YOON, Sang Ki NAM, Hyun Jae LEE, Myung Geun JEONG
  • Patent number: 12325354
    Abstract: In one aspect, an armrest lighting control device of a vehicle according to the present disclosure comprises a switch controller configured to produce a lighting color change effect or produce a fade-in/fade-out effect or an effect of turning off lighting by outputting a lighting-off signal from a lighting turning-off position of a switch lighting unit on the basis of a sensor signal from an acceleration sensor made by detecting a change in upward/downward armrest change angle of an armrest having the switch lighting unit directed toward a rear seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2025
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation, Mobase Electronics co., ltd., Hyundai Transys Inc.
    Inventors: Ji-Hwan Kim, Tae-Hoon Lee, Byeong-Seon Son, Seon-Chae Na, Sang-Ho Kim, Sang-Hoon Park, Seong-Youn Jo, Yeong-Gil So
  • Publication number: 20250183432
    Abstract: A battery cell and a battery cell manufacturing method are disclosed. A battery cell includes one or more electrode assemblies each including a positive electrode and a negative electrode, a case in which the one or more electrode assemblies are housed, a cap cover configured to cover an opening of the case, an electrode tab connected to the one or more electrode assemblies, and a boss terminal guidable by the cap cover, passing through the cap cover, and coupled to the electrode tab.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2024
    Publication date: June 5, 2025
    Inventors: Kwang Soo BAE, Jun Sun YONG, Jun Hyung LEE, Ji Hwan KIM, Heyoung Cheoul ROH, Chae Eun BAE, Jung Woo LEE
  • Publication number: 20250180291
    Abstract: An electrode drying device includes: a drying chamber having an inlet for receiving the electrode substrate on one side and an outlet for discharging the electrode substrate on other side; a piston rod positioned inside the drying chamber, extending upwardly and downwardly to press against both end portions in the width direction of an electrode substrate; a cylinder for moving a piston rod up and down in the thickness direction of the electrode substrate; and a plate coupled to an end facing the electrode substrate of the piston rod, and extending in a direction perpendicular to the width direction of the electrode substrate, so that even, the piston rod presses on the two end portions to suppress the bending phenomenon of the two end portions, and the plate coupled with the piston rod blocks the hot air applied to the two end portions to prevent excessive drying by hot air.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2023
    Publication date: June 5, 2025
    Applicant: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventors: Soon Sik Choi, Oh Cheol Kwon, Ji Hwan Kim, Jeong Won Lee
  • Publication number: 20250141033
    Abstract: A secondary battery includes an electrode assembly including a first electrode plate and a second electrode plate, a case for accommodating the electrode assembly, and having one open side, a cap plate coupled to the case at the one open side, a first terminal and a second terminal electrically connected to the electrode assembly, and coupled to the cap plate, and a lower insulator at a lower portion of the electrode assembly, located between the electrode assembly and another side of the case that faces the cap plate in a longitudinal direction, and including an inclined part corresponding to a direction of the electrode assembly on at least one edge of an upper end of the lower insulator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2024
    Publication date: May 1, 2025
    Inventors: Chae Eun BAE, Jun Sun YONG, Kwang Soo BAE, Jun Hyung LEE, Ji Hwan KIM, Heyoung Cheoul ROH
  • Patent number: 12281248
    Abstract: An organic light-emitting element according to the present invention employs a polycyclic aromatic derivative compound in a light-emitting layer inside the element, and further comprises a capping layer. Thus, the organic light-emitting element can be made highly efficient and can be useful for a device selected from among a flat panel display device, a flexible display device, a monochrome or white flat panel lighting device, and a monochrome or white flexible lighting device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignees: SFC CO., LTD., HODOGAYA CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sung-hoon Joo, Byung-sun Yang, Su-jin Kim, Ji-hwan Kim, Hyeon-jun Jo, Sung-eun Choi, Bong-ki Shin, Young-hwan Park, Shuichi Hayashi, Takeshi Yamamoto, Shunji Mochizuki, Yuta Hirayama
  • Patent number: 12284914
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are a compound represented by Chemical Formula A or Chemical Formula B and an organic light-emitting diode comprising the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: SFC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Soon-Wook Cha, Yoona Shin, Jea-Geon Lim, Sang-Woo Park, Ji-Hwan Kim, Jung-Ho Yoo, Young-Hwan Park
  • Patent number: 12280699
    Abstract: A seat convenience apparatus for a rear seat passenger and an operation control method thereof is provided in a front seat. When an open angle of a footrest of the front seat does not satisfy a predetermined reference angle under the condition that a rear seat passenger desires to use the seat convenience device, operation of the seat convenience device is disabled in spite of the user's desire. Accordingly, misuse of the seat convenience device is prevented under non-use conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation, Hyundai Transys Inc.
    Inventors: Tae Hoon Lee, Byeong Seon Son, Se Jin Park, Ji Hwan Kim, Sang Ho Kim, Sang Hoon Park, Gu Chang Kang, Seong Yun Yeo, Sung Hoon Kim
  • Patent number: 12269383
    Abstract: A ventilation and heating apparatus for a child seat is provided. A ventilation mat with an embedded heating wire is mounted on a body of the child seat, so ventilation air is discharged toward a child's body through the ventilation mat in summer or when ventilation is required, and heating wire embedded in the ventilation mat is driven in winter, thus providing a comfortable seating environment for a child sitting on the child seat, and improving the sitting comfort of a child.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation, Poled Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Byeong Seon Son, Tae Hoon Lee, Seung Hyun Kim, Ji Hwan Kim, Seon Chae Na, Sang Ho Kim, Sang Hoon Park, Jeong In Baek, Yong Chul Jang, In Ju Lee
  • Patent number: 12268053
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a display device including forming a polysilicon layer on a substrate, patterning the polysilicon layer to form a polysilicon pattern including a first region and a second region each having a first thickness, and a third region having a second thickness less than the first thickness, forming a gate insulation layer on the polysilicon pattern, forming a gate electrode on the gate insulation layer, partially implanting ions into the polysilicon pattern to form an active layer, forming an insulation interlayer on the gate electrode, forming source and drain contact holes each passing through the insulation interlayer and the gate insulation layer and respectively overlapping the first region and the second region, forming source and drain electrodes respectively filling the source and drain contact holes, and forming a light emitting element electrically connected to the source electrode or the drain electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jong-Oh Seo, Ji-Hwan Kim, Byung-Soo So, Dong-Min Lee, Jong-Hoon Choi
  • Patent number: 12261021
    Abstract: A substrate treatment apparatus including a chamber; a lower electrode in the chamber, wherein the substrate is on the lower electrode; an upper electrode in the chamber, and above the lower electrode; a pulse signal generator configured to generate a pulse signal; and a bias power supply configured to generate bias power having a pulsed non-sinusoidal waveform using the pulse signal, and supply the generated bias power to the lower electrode, wherein the bias power supply includes a DC power generator configured to receive the pulse signal and generate a direct-current (DC) voltage subjected to feedforward compensation based on the pulse signal; and a modulator configured to generate a power signal having a non-sinusoidal waveform using the DC voltage, and filter the power signal using the pulse signal to generate the bias power having the pulsed non-sinusoidal waveform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyun Bae Kim, Ji Hwan Kim, Hyong Seo Yoon, Sang Ki Nam, Hyun Jae Lee, Myung Geun Jeong
  • Publication number: 20250070341
    Abstract: A secondary battery includes an electrode assembly including a first tab and a second tab at opposite ends of the electrode assembly in a longitudinal direction, respectively; a case configured to accommodate the electrode assembly and in which a first opening and a second opening are defined at opposite ends of the case in the longitudinal direction, respectively; a first cap plate coupled to the first opening of the case and insulated from and penetrated by a first terminal that is electrically coupled to the first tab of the electrode assembly, the first cap plate including a second terminal electrically coupled to the second tab of the electrode assembly; and a second cap plate coupled to the second opening of the case and electrically coupled to the second tab of the electrode assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2024
    Publication date: February 27, 2025
    Inventors: Kwang Soo BAE, Jun Sun YONG, Jun Hyung LEE, Ji Hwan KIM, Heyoung Cheoul ROH, Chae Eun BAE
  • Patent number: 12232230
    Abstract: The present embodiment relates to a technology for facilitating an increase of the number of LEDs to be driven by communication of a clock signal between chips forming a daisy chain when driving LEDs. The communication of a clock signal as well as data between chips allows improve the synchronization between the clock signal and data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: LX Semicon Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang Suk Kim, Jang Su Kim, Ji Hwan Kim, Kyeong Rok Lee, Jong Min Lee
  • Patent number: 12223884
    Abstract: An LED driving circuit adjusts a PWM driving frequency in light emitting diode driving, and changes a PWM frequency of an LED driving circuit in response to a frequency of a PWM clock signal delivered externally or internally.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: LX SEMICON CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sang Suk Kim, Jang Su Kim, Ji Hwan Kim, Jong Min Lee, Kyeong Rok Lee
  • Patent number: 12208466
    Abstract: A laser irradiation apparatus includes a laser beam generator that generates a first laser beam, a beam expander that expands the first laser beam and outputs the expanded first laser beam as a second laser beam, a beam splitter that splits the second laser beam into third laser beams and outputs the third laser beams, and a beam condenser that condenses the third laser beams and outputs condensed third laser beams. The beam expander includes a first lens having a first focal length and a second lens having a second focal length. The first lens is disposed between the laser beam generator and the second lens, the second lens is disposed between the first lens and the beam splitter, and the laser beam generator is spaced apart from the first lens by the first focal length.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ji-Hwan Kim, Byung Soo So, Jonghoon Choi
  • Patent number: 12213219
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an LED driving circuit for controlling the voltage of an LED backlight system, and to a technology for controlling the driving voltage of an LED string formed at one end of the LED string through a digital counter by monitoring the output voltage of the LED string.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: LX SEMICON CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sang Suk Kim, Jang Su Kim, Ji Hwan Kim, Kyeong Rok Lee, Jong Min Lee
  • Publication number: 20250024698
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a material for organic EL elements, the material being excellent in hole injecting/transporting performance, electron-blocking capability, stability in the form of a thin film, and durability. Another object of the present invention is to provide an organic EL element having high efficiency, a low driving voltage, and a long lifespan, by combining the aforementioned material with various materials for organic EL elements, the materials being excellent in hole/electron injecting/transporting performance, electron-blocking capability, stability in the form of a thin film, and durability, such that the properties of the individual materials can be effectively exhibited.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2022
    Publication date: January 16, 2025
    Applicants: HODOGAYA CHEMICAL CO., LTD., SFC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Junichi IZUMIDA, Sang-Won KO, Bong-Hyang LEE, Jung-Ho RYU, Jin-ho LEE, Kouki KASE, Shuichi HAYASHI, Se-Jin LEE, Tae-Jung YU, Young-Tae CHOI, Sung-Hoon JOO, Byung-Sun YANG, Ji-Hwan KIM, Bong-Ki SHIN