Patents by Inventor Kap Jin Lee

Kap Jin Lee 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: 12717112
    Abstract: A lens driving device includes a housing; a bobbin disposed in the housing; a magnet and a dummy member, arranged at the housing; a first coil disposed on the bobbin; and a substrate including a second coil facing the magnet. The housing includes a first and a second side part facing each other and a third and a fourth side part facing each other. The magnet includes a first magnet unit disposed at the first side part, a second magnet unit disposed at the third side part, and a third magnet unit disposed at the fourth side part. The dummy member is disposed at the second side part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2026
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kap Jin Lee, Jung Seok Oh
  • Patent number: 12704760
    Abstract: An embodiment comprises a substrate, a lens barrel arranged on the substrate, and a lens unit arranged in the lens barrel, wherein: the lens unit includes a liquid lens unit; the liquid lens unit includes a holder, a liquid lens which is arranged in the holder and which includes an electrode, and a terminal unit arranged in the holder and electrically connected to the liquid lens; the terminal unit includes a first part coupled to the electrode of the liquid lens, a second part arranged in the holder, and a third part for connecting the first part and the second part; and the width of the third part is smaller than the width of the first part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2026
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyun Soo Kim, Han Ul Kwon, Yun Ho Noh, Jeong Gi You, Kap Jin Lee
  • Publication number: 20260211208
    Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention discloses a camera actuator comprising: a housing; a first lens assembly moving in the optical axis direction inside the housing; a drive unit for moving the first lens assembly; and a first stopper disposed at one end of the housing, wherein the first stopper includes a 1-1 stopper disposed on one side and a 1-2 stopper disposed on the other side, and the 1-1 stopper and the 1-2 stopper come into contact with the first lens assembly when the first lens assembly moves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2024
    Publication date: July 23, 2026
    Applicant: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dong Chan HONG, Seul A KIM, Young Bin PARK, Young Sun OH, Kap Jin LEE
  • Patent number: 12566357
    Abstract: A lens driving apparatus includes a housing; a bobbin; a coil disposed on the bobbin; a magnet facing the coil; a base disposed below the housing; a substrate disposed between the housing and the base; an elastic member disposed on the bobbin and coupled to the bobbin and the housing; and a support member coupled to the housing and the substrate. The elastic member includes an external part coupled to the housing, an internal part coupled to the bobbin, a connection part connecting the external part and the internal part. The bobbin includes a groove. The internal part of the elastic member includes a coupling hole. The coupling hole of the internal part includes a first area formed at a position corresponding to the groove, and a second area extending from the first area. An adhesive for fixing the elastic member to the bobbin is disposed in the coupling hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2026
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jung Cheol Kim, Kyung Hwan Kim, Kap Jin Lee
  • Publication number: 20260056388
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure disclose a camera actuator including a first sub-housing including a fixed lens, a second sub-housing disposed along an optical axis direction with the first sub-housing, a lens assembly disposed in the second sub-housing to move in the optical axis direction, a ball disposed between the lens assembly and the second sub-housing, a driving unit configured to move the lens assembly in the optical axis direction, and a coupling member disposed between the first sub-housing and the second sub-housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2023
    Publication date: February 26, 2026
    Applicant: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Young Bin Park, Kap Jin LEE, Seung Hak LEE, Hong Eun JANG
  • Publication number: 20250370217
    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: August 11, 2025
    Publication date: December 4, 2025
    Inventors: Tae Jin JUNG, Seung Taek SHIN, Kap Jin LEE, Jin Suk HAN, Sang Jun MIN
  • Patent number: 12487506
    Abstract: The present embodiment relates to a camera device comprising: a holder; a lens holder coupled to the holder; a variable lens unit arranged in the lens holder; and a holder terminal arranged on the holder, wherein the holder terminal is arranged on the upper surface of the holder and includes a first area electrically connected to the variable lens unit, and the variable lens unit does not overlap with the holder in the direction vertical to an optical axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2025
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yun Ho Noh, Dong Hyun Kim, Hyun Soo Kim, Kap Jin Lee
  • Patent number: 12386146
    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: April 8, 2024
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2025
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tae Jin Jung, Seung Taek Shin, Kap Jin Lee, Jin Suk Han, Sang Jun Min
  • Publication number: 20250231372
    Abstract: The present embodiment relates to a lens driving device comprising: a first housing; a second housing disposed at an inner side of the first housing; a bobbin disposed a an inner side of the second housing; a first coil disposed on the bobbin; a magnet disposed on the second housing, and facing the first coil; a second coil facing the magnet; a first support member coupled to the bobbin and the second housing; and a second support member coupled to the first housing and the second housing, wherein the second coil is disposed to be spaced apart from the first housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2025
    Publication date: July 17, 2025
    Inventor: Kap Jin LEE
  • Patent number: 12276812
    Abstract: The present embodiment relates to a dual lens drive device that comprises: a housing; a first bobbin which is disposed to move in a first direction inside the housing; a second bobbin which is disposed to move in the first direction inside housing and is spaced apart from the first bobbin; a first coil which is disposed on the first bobbin; a second coil which is disposed on the second bobbin; a magnet which is disposed in the housing and faces the first coil and the second coil; a base which is disposed below the housing; a substrate which comprises a circuit member having a third coil disposed to face the magnet between the housing and the base; and a support member which movably supports the housing with respect to the substrate, wherein the housing is integrally formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2025
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kap Jin Lee, Yong Nam Choi, Do Yoon Kim, Min Soo Kim, Jung Hwan Kim, Tae Young Kim
  • Patent number: 12276862
    Abstract: The present embodiment relates to a lens driving device comprising: a first housing; a second housing disposed at an inner side of the first housing; a bobbin disposed a an inner side of the second housing; a first coil disposed on the bobbin; a magnet disposed on the second housing, and facing the first coil; a second coil facing the magnet; a first support member coupled to the bobbin and the second housing; and a second support member coupled to the first housing and the second housing, wherein the second coil is disposed to be spaced apart from the first housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2025
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kap Jin Lee
  • Publication number: 20250035884
    Abstract: A lens driving assembly includes a housing having a first corner part and a second corner part opposite to the first corner part; a bobbin disposed in the housing; a magnet including a first magnet disposed in the first corner part of the housing and a second magnet disposed in the second corner part of the housing; a coil disposed on the bobbin and opposite to the magnet; a circuit board disposed on one surface of the housing and including a position sensor; and a sensing magnet disposed in the bobbin and opposite to the position sensor. A protrusion part is formed to protrude from one surface of the bobbin, opposite to one surface of the housing, toward the one surface of the housing, and the sensing magnet is at least partially placed within the protrusion part of the bobbin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2024
    Publication date: January 30, 2025
    Applicant: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seung Hak LEE, Tae Bong PARK, Kyung Hwan KIM, Kap Jin LEE
  • Patent number: 12158596
    Abstract: The present embodiment relates to a camera device comprising: a holder having a groove formed on an upper surface thereof; a lens holder coupled to the holder; a variable lens part disposed in the lens holder; a holder terminal disposed on the holder; a first connection terminal coupled to the variable lens part; and a conductive member disposed in the groove, wherein a portion of the first connection terminal extends to the outside of the variable lens part and is electrically connected by means of the holder terminal and the conductive member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2024
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yun Ho Noh, Kap Jin Lee, Hyun Soo Kim, Tae Bong Park
  • Patent number: 12140817
    Abstract: An embodiment comprises: a housing comprising a first corner part and a second corner part opposite to the first corner part; a bobbin disposed in the housing; a magnet comprising a first magnet disposed in the first corner part of the housing and a second magnet disposed in the second corner part of the housing; a coil disposed on the bobbin and opposite to the magnet; a circuit board disposed on one surface of the housing and including a position sensor; and a sensing magnet disposed in the bobbin and opposite to the position sensor, wherein a protrusion part is formed to protrude from one surface of the bobbin, opposite to one surface of the housing, toward the one surface of the housing, and the sensing magnet is at least partially placed within the protrusion part of the bobbin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seung Hak Lee, Tae Bong Park, Kyung Hwan Kim, Kap Jin Lee
  • Patent number: 12055841
    Abstract: The present exemplary embodiment relates to a camera module comprising: a substrate; an image sensor disposed on the substrate; a base disposed on the substrate; a lens holder disposed on the base; a lens module disposed in the lens holder; a liquid lens module coupled to the lens module; and an adhesive for coupling the lens holder and the base, wherein the lens holder comprises a groove formed between the base and the liquid lens module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yun Ho Noh, Hyun Soo Kim, Kap Jin Lee
  • Publication number: 20240255729
    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: April 8, 2024
    Publication date: August 1, 2024
    Inventors: Tae Jin JUNG, Seung Taek SHIN, Kap Jin LEE, Jin Suk HAN, Sang Jun MIN
  • Publication number: 20240160033
    Abstract: The present embodiment relates to a dual lens drive device that comprises: a housing; a first bobbin which is disposed to move in a first direction inside the housing; a second bobbin which is disposed to move in the first direction inside housing and is spaced apart from the first bobbin; a first coil which is disposed on the first bobbin; a second coil which is disposed on the second bobbin; a magnet which is disposed in the housing and faces the first coil and the second coil; a base which is disposed below the housing; a substrate which comprises a circuit member having a third coil disposed to face the magnet between the housing and the base; and a support member which movably supports the housing with respect to the substrate, wherein the housing is integrally formed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2024
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Inventors: Kap Jin LEE, Yong Nam CHOI, Do Yoon KIM, Min Soo KIM, Jung Hwan KIM, Tae Young KIM
  • Patent number: 11982869
    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: January 4, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tae Jin Jung, Seung Taek Shin, Kap Jin Lee, Jin Suk Han, Sang Jun Min
  • Patent number: 11921349
    Abstract: An embodiment comprises: a housing; a bobbin, disposed in the housing, for mounting a lens; a first coil arranged on an outer circumferential surface of the bobbin; a magnet arranged in the housing; a second coil arranged in the housing; and a magnetic member, which is attached to the second coil and increases the strength of an induction voltage induced to the second coil by means of an interaction according to a movement of the first coil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kap Jin Lee, Sang Ok Park, Seung Taek Shin
  • Patent number: 11921301
    Abstract: The present embodiment relates to a dual lens drive device that comprises: a housing; a first bobbin which is disposed to move in a first direction inside the housing; a second bobbin which is disposed to move in the first direction inside housing and is spaced apart from the first bobbin; a first coil which is disposed on the first bobbin; a second coil which is disposed on the second bobbin; a magnet which is disposed in the housing and faces the first coil and the second coil; a base which is disposed below the housing; a substrate which comprises a circuit member having a third coil disposed to face the magnet between the housing and the base; and a support member which movably supports the housing with respect to the substrate, wherein the housing is integrally formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kap Jin Lee, Yong Nam Choi, Do Yoon Kim, Min Soo Kim, Jung Hwan Kim, Tae Young Kim