Patents by Inventor Jin Kuk Kim

Jin 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: 10636347
    Abstract: A method of driving a pixel array includes providing a ramp signal to one or more columns of the pixel array. For each cycle of the ramp signal, the method further includes providing a first row driving signal to at least a first row of the pixel array and a second row driving signal to a second row of the pixel array. A pixel array driver may include a ramp signal generator configured to produce a ramp signal, a first amplifier configured to receive the ramp signal and produce a first amplified ramp signal, and a second amplifier configured to receive the ramp signal and produce a second amplified ramp signal. The first amplified ramp signal may be electrically connected to a first set of pixels of a pixel array, and the second amplified ramp signal may be electrically connected to a second set of pixels of the pixel array.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: Kopin Corporation
    Inventors: Jin Kuk Kim, Yong Seok Seo, Seung Youb Kim, Jang Ho Kim, Frederick Herrmann
  • Publication number: 20200033699
    Abstract: Disclosed is a camera module capable of simplifying a structure and facilitating assembly and disassembly. The camera module includes a lens unit, an AF assembly which adjusts advance and retreat movement in an optical axis direction of the lens unit, and an OIS assembly which is provided as an independent module structurally separated from the AF assembly and allows the AF assembly to move in a direction vertical to the optical axis direction of the lens unit, and the AF assembly and the OIS assembly are provided separately and assemblably in an independent modularized to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2016
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Inventor: Jin Kuk KIM
  • Publication number: 20190237002
    Abstract: A method of driving a pixel array includes providing a ramp signal to one or more columns of the pixel array. For each cycle of the ramp signal, the method further includes providing a first row driving signal to at least a first row of the pixel array and a second row driving signal to a second row of the pixel array. A pixel array driver may include a ramp signal generator configured to produce a ramp signal, a first amplifier configured to receive the ramp signal and produce a first amplified ramp signal, and a second amplifier configured to receive the ramp signal and produce a second amplified ramp signal. The first amplified ramp signal may be electrically connected to a first set of pixels of a pixel array, and the second amplified ramp signal may be electrically connected to a second set of pixels of the pixel array.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2019
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Applicant: Kopin Corporation
    Inventors: Jin Kuk Kim, Yong Seok Seo, Seung Youb Kim, Jang Ho Kim, Frederick Herrmann
  • Patent number: 10304372
    Abstract: A method of driving a pixel array includes providing a ramp signal to one or more columns of the pixel array. For each cycle of the ramp signal, the method further includes providing a first row driving signal to at least a first row of the pixel array and a second row driving signal to a second row of the pixel array. A pixel array driver may include a ramp signal generator configured to produce a ramp signal, a first amplifier configured to receive the ramp signal and produce a first amplified ramp signal, and a second amplifier configured to receive the ramp signal and produce a second amplified ramp signal. The first amplified ramp signal may be electrically connected to a first set of pixels of a pixel array, and the second amplified ramp signal may be electrically connected to a second set of pixels of the pixel array.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: Kopin Corporation
    Inventors: Jin Kuk Kim, Yong Seok Seo, Seung Youb Kim, Jang Ho Kim, Frederick Herrmann
  • Patent number: 10054758
    Abstract: A camera module is provided, the camera module including a mover mounted with a lens, a stator movably supporting the mover to an optical axis direction of the lens, balls interposed at one side and the other side between the mover and the stator, a ball distance maintainer constantly keeping a distance between balls to a first direction, fixation means restricting a relative movement of the mover and the stator to a first direction, and permission means allowing a relative displacement of the mover and the stator to the first direction and restricting the relative displacement of the mover and the stator to a second direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: MDPULSE CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Jin Kuk Kim
  • Publication number: 20180196765
    Abstract: A method of generating column signals for use by a pixel array includes connecting two or more controllable bus buffers in series. The output of each of the two or more controllable bus buffers drives an associated node. The method further includes providing a column data signal to an input of the series-connected string of two or more controllable bus buffers. The method also includes sequentially enabling each controllable bus buffer in the series-connected string of two or more controllable bus buffers, such that each node is sequentially driven. Each node is electrically coupled to an input of an associated controllable local output buffer. The method further includes sequentially enabling each of the controllable local output buffers in an order associated with the sequentially enabling of the controllable bus buffers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2018
    Publication date: July 12, 2018
    Inventors: Jin Kuk Kim, Yong Seok Seo, Jang Ho Kim
  • Patent number: 9921389
    Abstract: A camera module is provided, the camera module including a mover mounted with a lens, a stator movably supporting the mover to an optical axis direction of the lens, and a ball interposed between the mover and the stator, wherein a first rail is provided on the mover to allow a relative movement of the ball to the mover to the optical axis direction, and a second rail is provided on the stator opposite to the first rail to allow a relative movement of the ball to the stator to the optical axis direction, and wherein the ball linearly travels along the optical axis direction when the mover and the stator relatively move.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: MDPULSE Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jin Kuk Kim
  • Patent number: 9898428
    Abstract: A method of generating column signals for use by a pixel array includes connecting two or more controllable bus buffers in series. The output of each of the two or more controllable bus buffers drives an associated node. The method further includes providing a column data signal to an input of the series-connected string of two or more controllable bus buffers. The method also includes sequentially enabling each controllable bus buffer in the series-connected string of two or more controllable bus buffers, such that each node is sequentially driven. Each node is electrically coupled to an input of an associated controllable local output buffer. The method further includes sequentially enabling each of the controllable local output buffers in an order associated with the sequentially enabling of the controllable bus buffers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: Kopin Corporation
    Inventors: Jin Kuk Kim, Yong Seok Seo, Jang Ho Kim
  • Patent number: 9858858
    Abstract: A unit pixel driver circuit includes a capacitor configured to store a voltage corresponding to a desired pixel brightness and a control block. The control block may include a first, second third and fourth transistors, all of which are connected together, both in parallel and in series. The control block controls, based on the voltage stored in the capacitor, the amount of current flowing through a pixel LED. The first transistor, second transistor, third transistor and fourth transistor all share a common gate geometry size.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: Kopin Corporation
    Inventors: Yong Seok Seo, Jin Kuk Kim, Seung Youb Kim, Jang Ho Kim
  • Publication number: 20170212409
    Abstract: A camera module is provided, comprising: a mover mounted with a lens; a stator movably supporting the mover to an optical direction of the lens; a side actuator mounted with a coil moving the mover to the optical direction relative to the stator and a magnet; a ball interposed between the mover and the stator; and rails, each rail provided at the mover and the stator to guide a linear travel of the ball, wherein the side actuator is lopsidedly arranged at each one side of the stator and the mover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2016
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Applicant: MDPULSE CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Jin Kuk KIM
  • Publication number: 20170205601
    Abstract: A camera module is provided, the camera module including a mover mounted with a lens, a stator movably supporting the mover to an optical axis direction of the lens, and a ball interposed between the mover and the stator, wherein a first rail is provided on the mover to allow a relative movement of the ball to the mover to the optical axis direction, and a second rail is provided on the stator opposite to the first rail to allow a relative movement of the ball to the stator to the optical axis direction, and wherein the ball linearly travels along the optical axis direction when the mover and the stator relatively move.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2016
    Publication date: July 20, 2017
    Applicant: MDPULSE CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Jin Kuk KIM
  • Publication number: 20170205600
    Abstract: A camera module is provided, the camera module including a mover mounted with a lens, a stator movably supporting the mover to an optical axis direction of the lens, balls interposed at one side and the other side between the mover and the stator, a ball distance maintainer constantly keeping a distance between balls to a first direction, fixation means restricting a relative movement of the mover and the stator to a first direction, and permission means allowing a relative displacement of the mover and the stator to the first direction and restricting the relative displacement of the mover and the stator to a second direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2016
    Publication date: July 20, 2017
    Applicant: MDPULSE CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Jin Kuk KIM
  • Publication number: 20170190234
    Abstract: An air conditioning system for motor vehicles includes an air conditioner case having an external air introduction port and an internal air introduction port, an intake door rotatably installed in the air conditioner case so as to open the external air introduction port in an external air mode and open the internal air introduction port in an internal air mode, a blower configured to draw an internal air or an external air through the external air introduction port or the internal air introduction port and to blow the internal air or the external air into a vehicle room, and a control unit configured to control the intake door to move in such a direction as to close the external air introduction port and to restrain entry of rainwater into the external air introduction port, if a rotation speed level of the blower satisfies a predetermined condition in the external air mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2015
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Applicant: HANON SYSTEMS
    Inventors: Chan Joo Maeng, Min Woong Kang, Dae Woong Lee, Jin Kuk Kim, Heon Hur
  • Publication number: 20170110046
    Abstract: A method of driving a pixel array includes providing a ramp signal to one or more columns of the pixel array. For each cycle of the ramp signal, the method further includes providing a first row driving signal to at least a first row of the pixel array and a second row driving signal to a second row of the pixel array. A pixel array driver may include a ramp signal generator configured to produce a ramp signal, a first amplifier configured to receive the ramp signal and produce a first amplified ramp signal, and a second amplifier configured to receive the ramp signal and produce a second amplified ramp signal. The first amplified ramp signal may be electrically connected to a first set of pixels of a pixel array, and the second amplified ramp signal may be electrically connected to a second set of pixels of the pixel array.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2016
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Inventors: Jin Kuk Kim, Yong Seok Seo, Seung Youb Kim, Jang Ho Kim, Frederick Herrmann
  • Patent number: 9562717
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a single cycle mixed refrigerant process for industrial cooling applications, for example, the liquefaction of natural gas. The present invention also relates to a refrigeration assembly configured to implement the processes defined herein and a mixed refrigerant composition usable in such processes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: The University of Manchester
    Inventors: Jin-Kuk Kim, Xuesong Zheng
  • Publication number: 20160086534
    Abstract: A unit pixel driver circuit includes a capacitor configured to store a voltage corresponding to a desired pixel brightness and a control block. The control block may include a first, second third and fourth transistors, all of which are connected together, both in parallel and in series. The control block controls, based on the voltage stored in the capacitor, the amount of current flowing through a pixel LED. The first transistor, second transistor, third transistor and fourth transistor all share a common gate geometry size.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2015
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Inventors: Yong Seok Seo, Jin Kuk Kim, Seung Youb Kim, Jang Ho Kim
  • Publication number: 20150356915
    Abstract: Embodiments provide an active matrix LED pixel driving circuit and pixel layout for increased uniform illumination of LED display panels. A plurality of sub driving transistors can be located in neighbor pixels of the pixel associated with the prime driver transistor's LED. The sub driving transistors can compensate for the process variations affecting the threshold voltage variation of the prime driver transistor resulting in uniform illumination of LED's on the display panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2015
    Publication date: December 10, 2015
    Inventors: Yong Seok Seo, Jin Kuk Kim, Seung Youb Kim, Jang Ho Kim
  • Publication number: 20150220462
    Abstract: A method of generating column signals for use by a pixel array includes connecting two or more controllable bus buffers in series. The output of each of the two or more controllable bus buffers drives an associated node. The method further includes providing a column data signal to an input of the series-connected string of two or more controllable bus buffers. The method also includes sequentially enabling each controllable bus buffer in the series-connected string of two or more controllable bus buffers, such that each node is sequentially driven. Each node is electrically coupled to an input of an associated controllable local output buffer. The method further includes sequentially enabling each of the controllable local output buffers in an order associated with the sequentially enabling of the controllable bus buffers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2015
    Publication date: August 6, 2015
    Inventors: Jin Kuk Kim, Yong Seok Seo, Jang Ho Kim
  • Publication number: 20150221277
    Abstract: A method of arranging components in an integrated circuit includes providing two or more circuit cells of a first type and providing two or more circuit cells of a second type. The circuit cells of the first type are configured to operate in conjunction with the circuit cells of the second type. The method further includes arranging the circuit cells of the first and second types in an alternating pattern such that each circuit cell of the first type is adjacent to at least one circuit cell of the second type. The alternating pattern may be an array of rows and columns and may include a repeating pattern of one first type cell and one second type cell in each of the columns. The alternating pattern may include a repeating pattern of one cell of the first type and two cells of the second type in each of the columns.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2015
    Publication date: August 6, 2015
    Inventors: Yong Seok Seo, Jin Kuk Kim, Seung Youb Kim
  • Patent number: 9070569
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device includes a semiconductor die and an input-output bump pad part. The semiconductor die includes a plurality of memory cell arrays. The input-output bump pad part is formed in a central region of the semiconductor die. The input-output bump pad part provides a plurality of channels for connecting each of the memory cell arrays independently to an external device. The semiconductor memory device may adopt the multi-channel interface, thereby having high performance with relatively low power consumption.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ho-Cheol Lee, Chi-Sung Oh, Jin-Kuk Kim