Patents by Inventor Jun Min

Jun Min 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).

  • Dual camera module and optical device
    Patent number: 11743562
    Abstract: The present embodiment relates to a dual camera module comprising a first camera module and a second camera module, wherein: a first magnet unit of the first camera module includes a first magnet and a second magnet, both disposed opposite to each other on a side surface of a first housing; a second magnet unit of the second camera module includes a third to a sixth magnet arranged on four respective corners of a second housing; a third magnet unit is disposed on a side surface of the first housing facing the second housing; the third magnet unit is disposed between the first magnet and the second magnet; and the third magnet unit is smaller than the first magnet and is disposed on a virtual line connecting an optical axis of the first camera module and an optical axis of the second camera module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jun Taek Lee, Sang Jun Min, Tae Jin Jung
  • Lens moving apparatus, camera module and optical appliance including the same
    Patent number: 11740485
    Abstract: Embodiments provide a lens moving apparatus including a bobbin in which a lens is mounted, a first coil and a magnet configured to electromagnetically interact with each other so as to move the bobbin, a housing configured to accommodate the bobbin therein, an elastic member including an inner frame coupled to the bobbin, an outer frame coupled to the housing, and a frame connection portion configured to connect the inner frame and the outer frame to each other, and a support member connected to the elastic member and configured to support the housing, and the outer frame includes a first coupling portion coupled to the housing, a second coupling portion coupled to the support member, the second coupling portion being spaced apart from the first coupling portion, and a single connection portion configured to connect the first coupling portion and the second coupling portion to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sang Ok Park, Sang Jun Min
  • Lens driving device, camera module and optical apparatus
    Patent number: 11740427
    Abstract: A lens driving device is provided, including: a cover member; a bobbin installed with at least one lens and having a coil unit arranged on an outer circumferential surface of the bobbin; a magnet arranged at a positon corresponding to that of the coil unit; first and second elastic members, where one end of each of the first and second elastic members may be respectively coupled to an upper surface and a lower surface of the bobbin and supporting movement of the bobbin in an optical axis direction; a detection unit configured to detect movement of the bobbin in a direction parallel to the optical axis direction; a damping member arranged at a connecting portion between the bobbin and the first elastic member; and a support unit provided at at least one of the bobbin and the first elastic member and maintaining an arranged position of the damping member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sang Ok Park, Seong Min Lee, Jun Taek Lee, Byung Wook Son, Sang Jun Min, Kyoung Ho Yoo
  • LENS DRIVING UNIT, AND CAMERA MODULE AND OPTICAL APPARATUS INCLUDING SAME
    Publication number: 20230269452
    Abstract: An embodiment comprises a housing, a bobbin disposed inside the housing, a first coil disposed on the bobbin, a first magnet disposed in the housing, an upper elastic member coupled to the bobbin and the housing, a circuit substrate disposed under the housing, a base which is disposed under the circuit substrate and includes a first hole, a conductive pattern disposed on the base and electrically connected to the circuit substrate, and a support member having one end coupled to the upper elastic member and the other end coupled to the conductive pattern, wherein the other end of the support member is coupled to the base through the first hole in the base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2023
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Inventors: Sang Ok Park, Sang Jun Min, Tae Jin Jung
  • LENS DRIVING APPARATUS, CAMERA MODULE, AND OPTICAL INSTRUMENT
    Publication number: 20230228963
    Abstract: A lens driving apparatus includes a cover member; a housing disposed inside the cover member; a bobbin disposed inside the housing so as to move in a first direction; a first coil disposed on an outer circumferential surface of the bobbin; a first magnet coupled to the housing; an upper elastic member disposed on the upper side of the bobbin and coupled to the bobbin and the housing; a base disposed on a the lower side of the housing and coupled to the cover member; a substrate disposed between the housing and the base and including a circuit member having a second coil disposed to be opposite to the first magnet; and a plurality of support members connected to the upper elastic member and the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2023
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Applicant: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sang Ok PARK, Byung Wook SON, Sang Jun MIN, Jun Taek LEE
  • LENS MOVING APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20230185104
    Abstract: A lens moving apparatus includes a bobbin adapted to move upward and downward in a first direction, a housing in which the bobbin is accommodated and which is movable upward and downward in the first direction, a cover member accommodating the bobbin and the housing, and a base to which a lower portion of the cover member is coupled, wherein the cover member has an opening formed in an upper face thereof, and is provided at an area thereof surrounding the opening with a first stopper for limiting a distance by which the bobbin moves upward.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2023
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Inventors: Sang Ok Park, Sang Jun Min
  • Lens driving device, camera module and optical apparatus
    Patent number: 11675158
    Abstract: A lens driving device is provided, the lens driving device includes: a housing; a bobbin disposed inside of the housing; a support member coupled to the bobbin and the housing; and a sensor sensing a position of at least one of the bobbin and the housing, wherein the support member may include a first support unit, and a second support unit disposed not parallel to the first support unit, wherein the sensor may be disposed more adjacent to the first support unit than to the second support unit, and wherein an elastic modulus of the first support unit may be lower than an elastic modulus of the second support unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sang Ok Park, Sang Jun Min, Jun Taek Lee
  • METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A ONE-PIECE WHEEL BY FORGING AND A ONE-PIECE WHEEL MANUFACTURED THEREBY
    Publication number: 20230173840
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a one-piece wheel by forging includes: producing an integral forging comprising: a disc portion, a rim portion, and an annular protrusion protruding from one side of the disc portion in a forging method; producing an outer bend by bending the annular protrusion through a flow-forming process; and forming a hollow portion by welding one end of the outer bend to one side of the rim portion. The method manufactures the one-piece wheel having stronger shear strength and stiffness and better fatigue life even while reducing the noise using the forging method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2022
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, HANDS CORPORATION Ltd.
    Inventors: Young-Chan Kim, Young-Rae Jo, Jun-Min Lee, Byoung-Ok Park, Young-Sik Kim, Geon-Ki Han
  • Camera module having extended support members for reduced power consumption
    Patent number: 11671688
    Abstract: An embodiment comprises a housing, a bobbin disposed inside the housing, a first coil disposed on the bobbin, a first magnet disposed in the housing, an upper elastic member coupled to the bobbin and the housing, a circuit substrate disposed under the housing, a base which is disposed under the circuit substrate and includes a first hole, a conductive pattern disposed on the base and electrically connected to the circuit substrate, and a support member having one end coupled to the upper elastic member and the other end coupled to the conductive pattern, wherein the other end of the support member is coupled to the base through the first hole in the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sang Ok Park, Sang Jun Min, Tae Jin Jung
  • LENS MOVING APPARATUS, AND CAMERA MODULE AND PORTABLE DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20230152554
    Abstract: A lens moving apparatus is disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2023
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Inventors: Tae Jin Jung, Sang Jun Min
  • LENS DRIVING DEVICE, CAMERA MODULE, AND PORTABLE DEVICE
    Publication number: 20230141763
    Abstract: The present embodiment of the present invention relates to a lens driving device, comprising: a housing; a bobbin disposed in the housing; a first coil disposed on the bobbin; a magnet which is disposed on the housing and faces the first coil; a base disposed under the housing; a substrate which is disposed on an upper surface of the base and comprises a circuit member including a second coil facing the magnet; an upper elastic member disposed on an upper portion of the bobbin and coupled to the bobbin and the housing; a support member coupled to the upper elastic member; and a terminal member elastically connecting the support member with the substrate, wherein the terminal member comprises; a first connector coupled to the substrate; and a second connector coupled to the support member; and wherein the second connector is disposed at a position lower than the first connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2023
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Inventors: Tae Jin JUNG, Seung Taek SHIN, Kap Jin LEE, Jin Suk HAN, Sang Jun MIN
  • DUAL CAMERA MODULE AND OPTICAL DEVICE
    Publication number: 20230128418
    Abstract: The present embodiment relates to a dual camera module comprising a first camera module and a second camera module, wherein: a first magnet unit of the first camera module includes a first magnet and a second magnet, both disposed opposite to each other on a side surface of a first housing; a second magnet unit of the second camera module includes a third to a sixth magnet arranged on four respective corners of a second housing; a third magnet unit is disposed on a side surface of the first housing facing the second housing; the third magnet unit is disposed between the first magnet and the second magnet; and the third magnet unit is smaller than the first magnet and is disposed on a virtual line connecting an optical axis of the first camera module and an optical axis of the second camera module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2022
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Inventors: Jun Taek LEE, Sang Jun MIN, Tae Jin JUNG
  • Apparatus for trapping of reaction by-product having self regenerating function for used inner collecting tower
    Patent number: 11623175
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an apparatus for trapping of a reaction by-product having a self regenerating function for a used inner collecting tower, and an object of the present disclosure is to provide the reaction by-product trapping apparatus configured such that the trapping apparatus positioned between a process chamber and a vacuum pump or between the vacuum pump and a scrubber stops operating during a semiconductor manufacturing process when a trapping reaction of trapping a reaction by-product reaches a saturated state during a trapping operation, and the trapping apparatus removes the reaction by-product produced in an inner collecting tower through a heating reaction, such that the inner collecting tower is regenerated to enable an additional trapping reaction to be performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: MILAEBO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Che Hoo Cho, In Mun Hwang, In Hwan Kim, Jun Min Lee
  • Lens driving apparatus, camera module, and optical instrument
    Patent number: 11619798
    Abstract: A lens driving device includes a cover member; a housing disposed in the cover member; a bobbin disposed in the housing; a first coil disposed on the bobbin; a first magnet coupled to the housing; an upper elastic member coupled to the bobbin and the housing; a base disposed below the housing and coupled to the cover member; a substrate disposed between the housing and the base and including a circuit member having a second coil disposed to be opposite to the first magnet; and a plurality of support members connecting the upper elastic member and the substrate. The support members are connected to the upper elastic member at a position where a length in the x direction and a length in the y direction are different on the basis of the edge of the upper elastic member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sang Ok Park, Byung Wook Son, Sang Jun Min, Jun Taek Lee
  • Lens moving apparatus
    Patent number: 11604365
    Abstract: A lens moving apparatus includes a bobbin adapted to move upward and downward in a first direction, a housing in which the bobbin is accommodated and which is movable upward and downward in the first direction, a cover member accommodating the bobbin and the housing, and a base to which a lower portion of the cover member is coupled, wherein the cover member has an opening formed in an upper face thereof, and is provided at an area thereof surrounding the opening with a first stopper for limiting a distance by which the bobbin moves upward.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sang Ok Park, Sang Jun Min
  • Dual camera module and optical device
    Patent number: 11582376
    Abstract: The present embodiment relates to a dual camera module comprising a first camera module and a second camera module, wherein: a first magnet unit of the first camera module includes a first magnet and a second magnet, both disposed opposite to each other on a side surface of a first housing; a second magnet unit of the second camera module includes a third to a sixth magnet arranged on four respective corners of a second housing; a third magnet unit is disposed on a side surface of the first housing facing the second housing; the third magnet unit is disposed between the first magnet and the second magnet; and the third magnet unit is smaller than the first magnet and is disposed on a virtual line connecting an optical axis of the first camera module and an optical axis of the second camera module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jun Taek Lee, Sang Jun Min, Tae Jin Jung
  • Lens driving device, camera module, and portable device
    Patent number: 11573395
    Abstract: The present embodiment of the present invention relates to a lens driving device, comprising: a housing; a bobbin disposed in the housing; a first coil disposed on the bobbin; a magnet which is disposed on the housing and faces the first coil; a base disposed under the housing; a substrate which is disposed on an upper surface of the base and comprises a circuit member including a second coil facing the magnet; an upper elastic member disposed on an upper portion of the bobbin and coupled to the bobbin and the housing; a support member coupled to the upper elastic member; and a terminal member elastically connecting the support member with the substrate, wherein the terminal member comprises; a first connector coupled to the substrate; and a second connector coupled to the support member; and wherein the second connector is disposed at a position lower than the first connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tae Jin Jung, Seung Taek Shin, Kap Jin Lee, Jin Suk Han, Sang Jun Min
  • Lens moving apparatus, and camera module and portable device including the same
    Patent number: 11573394
    Abstract: A lens moving apparatus is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tae Jin Jung, Sang Jun Min
  • DUAL CAMERA MODULE AND OPTICAL INSTRUMENT
    Publication number: 20230030876
    Abstract: The present embodiment relates to a dual camera module, in which a first lens driving device is spaced apart from and arranged in parallel with a second lens driving device, a first Hall sensor of the first lens driving device is disposed is disposed at a corner portion which is spaced most apart from a second sensing magnet of the second lens driving device, among a plurality of corner portions of a first housing; and a second Hall sensor of the second lens driving device is disposed at a corner portion which is spaced most apart from the first Hall sensor, among a plurality of corner portions of a second housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2022
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Inventors: Sang Ok PARK, Sang Jun MIN, Seong Min LEE
  • LENS DRIVING DEVICE, AND CAMERA MODULE AND OPTICAL DEVICE COMPRISING SAME
    Publication number: 20230024071
    Abstract: A lens moving apparatus includes a housing; a bobbin arranged inside the housing; a first coil arranged on the bobbin; first magnets arranged on first to fourth corner portions of the housing, respectively; a first circuit board which is arranged on a first side portion of the housing, and which comprises a first terminal, a second terminal, a third terminal, and a fourth terminal; a first position sensor arranged on the first circuit board and electrically connected to the first to fourth terminals; a first upper elastic unit arranged on the first corner portion of the housing; a second upper elastic unit arranged on the second corner portion of the housing; a third upper elastic unit arranged on the third corner portion of the housing; and a fourth upper elastic unit arranged on the fourth corner portion of the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2022
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Applicant: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sang Ok PARK, Sung Guk LEE, Sang Jun MIN