Patents by Inventor Kee Kim
Kee 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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Patent number: 12286292Abstract: Provided is a trash container provided with a sealing-and-cutting unit which can cut a refillable trash bag immediately after sealing the opening thereof automatically with tape to thus allow hygienic and convenient sealing and cutting of the trash bag to be discarded, the trash container including: a main body having a top trash opening; a basket provided below the opening and lined with a continuous-type refillable trash bag; and a door for opening and closing the main body.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2021Date of Patent: April 29, 2025Assignee: Magikan, Inc.Inventor: Bum Kee Kim
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Publication number: 20250121593Abstract: A solar panel disassembling apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure separates a glass plate of a solar panel and a film layer bonded to the glass plate from each other. The solar panel disassembling apparatus includes a supply module that stands and fixes the solar panel such that a bond line between the glass plate and the film layer is exposed upward and downward and that moves the solar panel in a parallel direction parallel to a bonding surface between the glass plate and the film layer, and a wire-shaped cutting blade that is disposed in front of the solar panel in a movement direction of the solar panel to have a distance from the supply module, is disposed in parallel to the bonding surface, and separates the glass plate and the film layer from each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2024Publication date: April 17, 2025Inventors: SANG HUN LEE, JUN KEE KIM, CHEONG MIN NOH, GEUN SIK CHO, DO YUN LEE
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Publication number: 20250114870Abstract: A solar panel disassembly device for disassembling a solar panel is provided. In the solar panel, a glass plate, an encapsulant, and a solar cell are stacked in sequence. The disassembly device includes: a stage on which a laser irradiation hole is formed; a transmissive panel disposed on the stage to cover the laser irradiation hole, forming a seating surface of the glass plate; a laser irradiation unit positioned in a lower portion of the stage, and formed such that a laser beam is irradiated through the laser irradiation hole to weaken or eliminate adhesion of the encapsulant as the laser beam passes through the transmissive panel and the glass plate to heat the encapsulant; and a scraper positioned in an upper portion of the stage and formed to scrape the solar cell stacked on the glass plate while moving from one side to the other side of the stage.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2024Publication date: April 10, 2025Applicant: WON KWANG S&T CO., LTD.Inventors: Sang Hun LEE, Jun Kee KIM, Min HWANG, Cheong Min NOH, Byeol I IM, Seung Seop JO, Do Yun LEE, Kwang Min SEO, Dae Sik YOUN
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Publication number: 20250085674Abstract: Provided are a scalable analog passive intermodulation (PIM) module, a method of controlling analog PIM, a signal processing circuit, and a sensor device. The scalable analog PIM module includes a first plural number of digital-to-analog converters (DACs), a first plural number of static random access memory (SRAM) calculators connected to the first plural number of DACs, at least one analog-to-digital converter (ADC) connected to the first plural number of SRAM calculators and configured to convert an analog convolution result signal into digital convolution data, and an analog PIM controller configured to output an enable control signal for enabling a second number, which is equal to or less than first plural number, of SRAM calculators among the first plural number of SRAM calculators to the first plural number of SRAM calculators on the basis of the convolution data output from the ADC.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2024Publication date: March 13, 2025Applicants: SKAIChips Co., Ltd., Research & Business Foundation SUNGKYUNKWAN UNIVERSITYInventors: Kang Yoon LEE, Jong Wan JO, Sung June BYUN, Dae Young CHOI, Young Gun PU, Joon Mo YOO, Yeon Jae JUNG, Hyung Ki HUH, Seok Kee KIM
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Patent number: 12230730Abstract: A solar panel cutting unit according to an embodiment can separate layers of a solar panel from each other at once. The solar panel cutting unit separates thin layers of a solar panel from each other and includes a frame, a panel transporting mechanism that is provided at the frame and lowers the solar panel in a vertical direction such that adhesion lines of the thin layers are arranged downward, a pair of guide roller units that is positioned below the panel transporting mechanism and guides and lowers the solar panel, and a wire cutting mechanism that includes a pair of support rollers and cutting wires which connect the support rollers to each other and extend in the same direction as the adhesion lines such that the wire cutting mechanism separates the thin layers of the solar panel from each other.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2021Date of Patent: February 18, 2025Assignee: WON KWANG S&T CO., LTD.Inventors: Sang Hun Lee, Jun Kee Kim, Tae Eun Lee, Cheong Min Noh
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Patent number: 12202240Abstract: A solar panel disassembling apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure separates a glass plate of a solar panel and a film layer bonded to the glass plate from each other. The solar panel disassembling apparatus includes a supply module that stands and fixes the solar panel such that a bond line between the glass plate and the film layer is exposed upward and downward and that moves the solar panel in a parallel direction parallel to a bonding surface between the glass plate and the film layer, and a wire-shaped cutting blade that is disposed in front of the solar panel in a movement direction of the solar panel to have a distance from the supply module, is disposed in parallel to the bonding surface, and separates the glass plate and the film layer from each other.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2022Date of Patent: January 21, 2025Assignee: WON KWANG S&T CO., LTD.Inventors: Sang Hun Lee, Jun Kee Kim, Cheong Min Noh, Geun Sik Cho, Do Yun Lee
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Patent number: 12174595Abstract: Provided are a scalable analog passive intermodulation (PIM) module, a method of controlling analog PIM, a signal processing circuit, and a sensor device. The scalable analog PIM module includes a first plural number of digital-to-analog converters (DACs), a first plural number of static random access memory (SRAM) calculators connected to the first plural number of DACs, at least one analog-to-digital converter (ADC) connected to the first plural number of SRAM calculators and configured to convert an analog convolution result signal into digital convolution data, and an analog PIM controller configured to output an enable control signal for enabling a second number, which is equal to or less than first plural number, of SRAM calculators among the first plural number of SRAM calculators to the first plural number of SRAM calculators on the basis of the convolution data output from the ADC.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2022Date of Patent: December 24, 2024Assignees: SKAIChips Co., Ltd., Research &Business Foundation SUNGKYUNKWAN UNIVERSITYInventors: Kang Yoon Lee, Jong Wan Jo, Sung June Byun, Dae Young Choi, Young Gun Pu, Joon Mo Yoo, Yeon Jae Jung, Hyung Ki Huh, Seok Kee Kim
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Publication number: 20240391371Abstract: Disclosed is a headrest having a speaker, the headrest including: a headrest frame having a rear surface to which a driving module is coupled so that the headrest frame is movable forwards, rearwards, or vertically in response to operation of the driving module, the headrest frame having a front surface formed with a speaker mounting space recessed rearwards; a speaker, inserted and fastened into the speaker mounting space in the headrest frame, provided with an output portion facing forwards and configured to output sound; a foam pad mounted on the front surface of the headrest frame so as to cover both the headrest frame and the speaker; a covering configured to cover a front surface of the foam pad and forming a front exterior of the headrest; and a headrest stay configured to connect the headrest frame to a seat.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 8, 2024Publication date: November 28, 2024Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, HYUNDAI TRANSYS INC.Inventors: Byeong Seon Son, Tae Hoon Lee, Young Sun Choi, Ji Hwan Kim, Seon Chae Na, Sang Ho Kim, Sang Hoon Park, Jae Ho Song, Won Kee Kim
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Patent number: 12129144Abstract: A solar panel cutting unit may include a frame, a transport roller unit provided at the frame to transport, in a first direction, a solar panel having a glass plate, an adhesive layer, a solar cell layer, and a backsheet layer stacked sequentially, a heating unit to heat the solar panel, a pair of pressurization roller units to pressurize and transport the solar panel, a trimmer unit that moves in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction and removes the backsheet layer, the solar cell layer, and the adhesive layer, a peeling unit that inserts a blade into the adhesive layer of the solar panel passing by the trimmer unit and removes a flexible film to which the solar cell layer and the backsheet layer is adhered, and a collection roller that collects the flexible film peeled by the peeling unit.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2021Date of Patent: October 29, 2024Assignee: WON KWANG S&T CO., LTD.Inventors: Sang Hun Lee, Jun Kee Kim, Tae Eun Lee, Cheong Min Noh
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Patent number: 12122278Abstract: Disclosed is a headrest having a speaker, the headrest including: a headrest frame having a rear surface to which a driving module is coupled so that the headrest frame is movable forwards, rearwards, or vertically in response to operation of the driving module, the headrest frame having a front surface formed with a mounting space recessed rearwards; a speaker, inserted into the mounting space in the headrest frame, provided with an output portion facing forwards and outputting sound, the speaker having a rear side closed by the headrest frame; a foam pad, mounted on the front surface of the headrest frame so as to cover the headrest frame and the speaker, having formed therein a first through hole outputting sound forwards at a position corresponding to the output portion; and a covering configured to cover the front surface of the foam pad and forming the front exterior of the headrest.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2022Date of Patent: October 22, 2024Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, HYUNDAI TRANSYS INC.Inventors: Byeong Seon Son, Tae Hoon Lee, Young Sun Choi, Ji Hwan Kim, Seon Chae Na, Sang Ho Kim, Sang Hoon Park, Jae Ho Song, Won Kee Kim
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Patent number: 12119448Abstract: A non-aqueous electrolyte solution for a lithium secondary battery and a lithium secondary battery including the same are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, and particularly, to a non-aqueous electrolyte solution includes a lithium salt, an organic solvent, a first additive, and a second additive, wherein the first additive is a compound represented by Formula 1 and the second additive is a compound represented by Formula 2.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2020Date of Patent: October 15, 2024Assignee: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.Inventors: Shul Kee Kim, Young Min Lim, Ha Eun Kim
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Publication number: 20240325854Abstract: Disclosed is a method of assessing an upper extremity that assesses an upper extremity exercise ability of a user by providing rehabilitation content to the user who is wearing a virtual reality (VR)/augmented reality (AR)-based visual device. The method provides the rehabilitation content including four types of exercise assessment methods according to various rehabilitation scenarios through the VR/AR-based visual device the user wears and simultaneously assesses the upper extremity exercise ability of the user and a rehabilitation therapy state by recognizing a position and a shape of a hand of the user moving while the user is wearing the VR/AR-based visual device according to the provided rehabilitation content.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 2, 2024Publication date: October 3, 2024Applicant: Electronics and Telecommunications Research InstituteInventors: Hang Kee KIM, Dongchun Lee, Ki Suk Lee
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Patent number: 12107529Abstract: A movable solar module disassembling apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a movable container unit that is hollow, can be moved by itself or by external power, and has at least one door being able to expose the inside by opening and closing, a frame separation unit that is disposed in the movable container unit, includes a frame separation blade pressing and separating the frame from the module body, is supplied with the solar module, and discharges the module body after separating the frame, and a disassembling unit that is disposed continuously with the frame separation unit in the movable container unit, includes a scrapper scraping and separating the stacked film from the glass plate, is supplied with the module body, and disassembles and discharges the module body into the stacked film and the glass plate.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2021Date of Patent: October 1, 2024Assignee: WON KWANG S&T CO., LTD.Inventors: Sang Hun Lee, Jun Kee Kim, Tae Eun Lee, Cheong Min Noh, Geun Sik Cho, Su Hyon Eom
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Patent number: 12070869Abstract: A solar panel cutting unit includes a frame, a panel transporting mechanism at the frame to lower the solar panel in a vertical direction, first guide roller units below the panel transporting mechanism to guide and lower the solar panel, a first wire cutting mechanism including first support rollers and a first cutting wire connecting the first support rollers to each other and extending in the same direction as the adhesion lines such that the first wire cutting mechanism separates one of the thin layers from the solar panel, and a second wire cutting mechanism below the first wire cutting mechanism and including second support rollers and a second cutting wire connecting the second support rollers to each other and moving in parallel to the first cutting wire such that the second wire cutting mechanism separates another of the thin layers from the solar panel.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2021Date of Patent: August 27, 2024Assignee: WON KWANG S&T CO., LTD.Inventors: Sang Hun Lee, Jun Kee Kim, Tae Eun Lee, Cheong Min Noh
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Publication number: 20240274821Abstract: A roller including a magnet among the rollers driving the conveyor line suppresses the phenomenon of binder migration during the drying process, thereby improving the adhesion between the active material layer and the electrode current collector, and improving the ionic conductivity of lithium ion.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 13, 2023Publication date: August 15, 2024Applicant: LG Energy Solution, LtdInventors: Il Hyun Kim, Sang Seung Oh, Ho Kyung Song, Shul Kee Kim, Kyu Tae Park
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Publication number: 20240274261Abstract: Provided are a system, device, and method for controlling rehabilitation of a patient. The system includes a first device configured to create a virtual model for a first user on the basis of physical information of the first user using digital twin technology and a second device configured to visualize the virtual model and provide the visualized virtual model to a second user.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 8, 2024Publication date: August 15, 2024Applicant: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventors: Su Ran PARK, Hang Kee KIM, Ki Suk LEE, Dong Chun LEE
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Publication number: 20240257468Abstract: Disclosed is an operation method of an electronic device, the method including: identifying a first quaternion value corresponding to rotation of a first object and a second quaternion value corresponding to rotation of a second object; identifying, on the basis of the first quaternion value, a first axis around which the first object rotates; identifying, on the basis of the second quaternion value, a second axis around which the second object rotates; identifying a first rotation angle related to rotation of the first object around the first axis, and a second rotation angle related to rotation of the second object around the second axis; identifying a first angle formed by the first and second axes; identifying a second angle corresponding to a difference between the first and second rotation angles; and determining a quaternion distance between the first and second objects on the basis of the first and second angles.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2023Publication date: August 1, 2024Applicant: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventors: Kap Kee KIM, Bonki KOO
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Patent number: 12042691Abstract: Disclosed herein are a motion-based virtual-reality simulator device and a method for controlling the same. The motion-based virtual-reality simulator device includes a virtual-reality interface for outputting virtual reality content in a form of multi-sense data that is perceptible by a user, a virtual-reality movement implementation unit including a track component for performing continuous track motion in a state in which a user gets on the track component, the track component being configured such that a slope of the track component is controlled while a surface of the track component is deformed into an even surface or an uneven surface, and an interworking control unit for outputting a control signal to the virtual-reality movement implementation unit so that a slope and a surface of the track component are deformed in accordance with the virtual reality content that is output through the virtual-reality interface.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2021Date of Patent: July 23, 2024Assignee: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventors: Ung-Yeon Yang, Hyung-Ki Son, Hae-Dong Kim, Hong-Kee Kim, Su-Ran Park, Kyung-Ho Jang
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Publication number: 20240204270Abstract: A method of activating a lithium secondary battery and a lithium secondary battery prepared by the same are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a method includes charging the lithium secondary battery to a state of charge (SOC) of 90% or more in an activation step, wherein the lithium secondary battery having an electrode assembly comprising a positive electrode and an electrolyte, wherein the positive electrode comprises a mixture layer having a positive electrode active material and a positive electrode additive, and degassing the lithium secondary battery during the activation step to removing gas inside the secondary battery. The method is advantageous in that a side reaction gas can be removed by performing degassing during activation, thereby forming a stable SEI film on the electrode surface to improve battery performance and battery safety.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2022Publication date: June 20, 2024Applicant: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.Inventors: Shul Kee Kim, Sang Seung Oh, Hye Hyeon Kim, Chi Ho Jo
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Patent number: 11928815Abstract: The present disclosure provides a medical image analysis method and apparatus. The medical image analysis method according to an exemplary embodiment includes: receiving a frontal image of a spine; separating vertebral bodies from a vertebrae constituting the spine in the frontal image and extracting a contour of each of the vertebral bodies; deforming a 3D vertebral body model prepared in advance to match with the contour of each vertebral body; detecting an upper plane and a lower plane of each vertebral body in a matched 3D vertebral body model; determining an inclination of each vertebral body based on the upper plane and the lower plane of each vertebral body; and calculating a Cobb's angle based on the inclination of the vertebral body.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2021Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventor: Hang Kee Kim