Patents by Inventor Joo Hwa Kim
Joo Hwa 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).
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Publication number: 20240120214Abstract: An apparatus for fabricating a display panel, the apparatus including: a loading module configured to accommodate a large-area fabricating substrate, the loading module being configured to adjust an inclination of the large-area fabricating substrate from a rear surface of the large-area fabricating substrate and to press the large-area fabricating substrate; and an element transfer module configured to transfer a plurality of light emitting elements or an integrated circuit onto the large-area fabricating substrate and configured to bond and press a wafer on which the plurality of light emitting elements or the at least one integrated circuit is located onto the large-area fabricating substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 18, 2023Publication date: April 11, 2024Inventors: Tae Hee LEE, Kyung Ho KIM, Young Seok SEO, Joo Woan CHO, Byeong Hwa CHOI
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Publication number: 20240120324Abstract: An apparatus for fabricating a display panel, including a film fixing module configured to fix a stretched film on which a plurality of light emitting elements are arranged, a film pressurizing module configured to pressurize the stretched film, a first thickness detection module configured to detect, at each pressurization step, a modulus of elasticity and a change in thickness of the stretched film that is pressurized and stretched by the film pressurizing module, a second thickness detection module configured to detect, at each pressurization step, a change in thickness of an adhesive applied in a front direction of the stretched film, an image detection module configured to photograph the plurality of light emitting elements arranged on the stretched film for each pressurization step and to detect a change in arrangement information of the light emitting elements, and a main processor configured to database feature change information.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 6, 2023Publication date: April 11, 2024Inventors: Tae Hee LEE, Kyung Ho KIM, Young Seok SEO, Joo Woan CHO, Byeong Hwa CHO
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Publication number: 20230259153Abstract: In an embodiment a magnetorheological fluid-based haptic knob apparatus includes a housing, a solenoid coil mounted inside the housing, the solenoid coil configured to generate a magnetic field thereby providing magnetic flux, a shaft connected to the housing and including a rotational rod, wherein the shaft is configured to generate a plurality of modes and a magnetorheological fluid accommodated inside the housing, the magnetorheological fluid configured to form a magnetic chain in response of the magnetic flux.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2022Publication date: August 17, 2023Inventors: Yoon Im, Yong Won Choi, Myung Hoe Kim, Joo Hwa Kim, In Ho Yun, Hyun U Ko, Sang Youn Kim
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Publication number: 20230260735Abstract: In an embodiment a shape-transformable switch apparatus includes a housing comprising an accommodating region with a high voltage electrode, a Electrorheological (ER) fluid located in the accommodating region, the ER fluid configured to change viscosity and rigidity, a switch cover shielding an upper portion of the housing, the switch cover configured to change a shape based on changes of the viscosity and of the rigidity of the ER fluid; and a controller configured to allow a voltage to be applied to the high voltage electrode such that an electrostatic attraction is generated so that the ER fluid flows and is pressed against the switch cover thereby changing a shape of the switch cover.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 21, 2022Publication date: August 17, 2023Inventors: Yoon Im, Yong Won Choi, Myung Hoe Kim, Joo Hwa Kim, Eun Jae Shin, Hyun U Ko, Sang Youn Kim
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Publication number: 20230253137Abstract: In an embodiment a shape-transformable switch apparatus includes an electromagnet arranged inside a housing, wherein the electromagnet has an outer circumferential surface wound with a solenoid coil and is configured to provide a magnetic field when a power is applied to the solenoid coil, a Magnetorheological Elastomer (MRE) disposed on an upper portion of the electromagnet, wherein the MRE is configured to change from an initial soft state to a relatively hard state when the power is applied to the solenoid coil and configured to be pressed and to move upward when the electromagnet moves upward and a switch cover disposed on an upper portion of the housing, the switch cover configured to form a switch shape and to protrude outward when the MRE moves in an upward direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2022Publication date: August 10, 2023Inventors: Yoon Im, Yong Won Choi, Myung Hoe Kim, Joo Hwa Kim, Seok Han Lee, Hyun U Ko, Sang Youn Kim
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Publication number: 20230226962Abstract: Proposed is a separately movable console structure including a first console positioned underneath an armrest cover and configured to move along a console rail, an insertion portion being formed inside the first console, and a second console positioned behind the first console and configured to move along the console rail. In particular, a protrusion is formed on the second console to be inserted into the insertion portion. The separately movable console structure further includes: a first drive unit fastened to the console rail and configured to apply a driving force to the first console, a second drive unit positioned adjacent to the first drive unit and configured to apply a driving force to the second console, and a controller connected to the first console and configured to move the first and second consoles independently of each other or to move the first and second consoles together with each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2022Publication date: July 20, 2023Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, DAS CO., LTD, ECOPLASTIC CORPORATIONInventors: Yoon Im, Dae Ig Jung, Eun Sue Kim, Joo Hwa Kim, In Ho Jo, Hae Ju Park
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Patent number: 11613166Abstract: An air vent device for a vehicle includes an upper air guide wing and a lower air guide wing are mounted within an air duct to be rotatable vertically, and an air guide control plate, which vertically rotates the upper and lower air guide wings by driving an actuator, is mounted at the side position of the air duct, thereby easily controlling the vertical wind direction of the air by the rotation of the upper air guide wing or the lower air guide wing which interlocks when the air guide control plate rotates.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2020Date of Patent: March 28, 2023Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION, HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.Inventors: Joo Hwa Kim, Seung Cheol Kim, Won Sik Kim
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Patent number: 11560059Abstract: An apparatus for deploying a display unit includes: a cowl cross bar disposed inside a crash pad; a housing disposed on the cowl cross bar and fastened to a center part of the crash pad; a display unit configured to be deployed along the housing; a rotating unit configured to rotate the housing with respect to the cowl cross bar; a driving unit coupled to the cowl cross bar in order to cause sliding movement of the cowl cross bar; and a controller configured to control at least one of the extent of deployment of the display unit, the amount of sliding movement of the cowl cross bar, or the amount of rotation of the housing.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2021Date of Patent: January 24, 2023Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATIONInventors: Hye Kyung Kim, Joo Hwa Kim, Il Chang Sung, Yoon Im
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Patent number: 11554643Abstract: An air vent device for a vehicle may be mounted with an upper rear wing and a lower rear wing within an air duct to be linearly movable along the front-rear direction, and be rotatably mounted with an upper air guide wing and a lower air guide wing at the front end portions of the upper rear wing and the lower rear wing, thereby controlling the wind direction of the air downward while the upper air guide wing rotates downward when the upper rear wing moves forward, or controlling the wind direction of the air upward while the lower air guide wing rotates upward when the lower rear wing moves forward.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2020Date of Patent: January 17, 2023Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION, HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.Inventors: Joo Hwa Kim, Seung Cheol Kim, Won Sik Kim
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Publication number: 20220212538Abstract: An apparatus for deploying a display unit includes: a cowl cross bar disposed inside a crash pad; a housing disposed on the cowl cross bar and fastened to a center part of the crash pad; a display unit configured to be deployed along the housing; a rotating unit configured to rotate the housing with respect to the cowl cross bar; a driving unit coupled to the cowl cross bar in order to cause sliding movement of the cowl cross bar; and a controller configured to control at least one of the extent of deployment of the display unit, the amount of sliding movement of the cowl cross bar, or the amount of rotation of the housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2021Publication date: July 7, 2022Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATIONInventors: Hye Kyung Kim, Joo Hwa Kim, Il Chang Sung, Yoon Im
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Publication number: 20220185193Abstract: An embodiment console having a multi-storage configuration includes a console body configured to be disposed inside a vehicle, a first storage assembly located in the console body, and a second storage assembly held in the console body and configured to be withdrawn by deploying at least a portion of the console body, wherein the second storage assembly includes a housing including at least one surface of the console body and configured to be deployed to form a second storage region, a first support located at an upper end of the second storage region, and a second support configured to be deployed in an extension direction of the second storage region.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2021Publication date: June 16, 2022Inventors: Hye Kyung Kim, Joo Hwa Kim, Dae Ig Jung, Seung Hyeok Chang, Sung Ki Lee, Dong Jin Park
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Publication number: 20210260968Abstract: The present disclosure provides an air vent device for a vehicle, in which an upper air guide wing and a lower air guide wing are mounted within an air duct to be rotatable vertically, and an air guide control plate, which vertically rotates the upper and lower air guide wings by driving an actuator, is mounted at the side position of the air duct, thereby easily controlling the vertical wind direction of the air by the rotation of the upper air guide wing or the lower air guide wing which interlocks when the air guide control plate rotates.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 18, 2020Publication date: August 26, 2021Inventors: Joo Hwa Kim, Seung Cheol Kim, Won Sik Kim
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Publication number: 20210260969Abstract: The present disclosure provides an air vent device for a vehicle, which may be mounted with an upper rear wing and a lower rear wing within an air duct to be linearly movable along the front-rear direction, and be rotatably mounted with an upper air guide wing and a lower air guide wing at the front end portions of the upper rear wing and the lower rear wing, thereby controlling the wind direction of the air downward while the upper air guide wing rotates downward when the upper rear wing moves forward, or controlling the wind direction of the air upward while the lower air guide wing rotates upward when the lower rear wing moves forward.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 27, 2020Publication date: August 26, 2021Inventors: Joo Hwa Kim, Seung Cheol Kim, Won Sik Kim