Patents by Inventor Ki-Min Lee

Ki-Min 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).

  • Publication number: 20230104216
    Abstract: According to one or more embodiments, a wireless charge coil for wireless charging of a portable terminal includes an installation member, and a conducting wire portion arranged at the installation member, wherein the conducting wire portion comprises a conductor and a shielding layer arranged on at least one surface of the conductor, and wherein the shielding layer includes a plurality of magnetic layers and at least one non-magnetic layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2022
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Inventors: Sang Hak LEE, Ki Min LEE, Dong Hyuk LEE
  • Publication number: 20230106085
    Abstract: According to one or more embodiments, a wireless charge coil for wireless charging of a portable terminal includes an installation member, and a conducting wire portion arranged at the installation member, wherein the conducting wire portion comprises a conductor and a magnetic material plating layer arranged on at least one surface of the conductor, and wherein the magnetic material plating layer has a thickness of about 1 µm to about 8 µm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2022
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Inventors: Sang Hak LEE, Ki Min LEE, Dong Hyuk LEE
  • Publication number: 20220021415
    Abstract: Provided is a coil pattern designed for achieving different functions of wireless charging and magnetic security transmission (MST) using one coil within a limited area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2021
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Inventors: Ki Min LEE, Sang Hak LEE, Dong Hyuk LEE
  • Publication number: 20210257859
    Abstract: A wireless power receiver according to an embodiment wirelessly receives power from a wireless power transmitter. The wireless power receiver includes a printed circuit board having a reception space in a predetermined area, a receiving coil disposed in the reception space of the printed circuit board for receiving power from the wireless power transmitter, and a short-range communication antenna disposed on the printed circuit board while surrounding the receiving coil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2021
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Inventors: Ki Min LEE, Jung Oh LEE
  • Patent number: 11035777
    Abstract: A light sensing device, according to an embodiment, for sensing light emitted from a light source, and reflected or scattered from an object comprises: a light transmitting member; and a light sensing unit disposed on the light transmitting member, wherein the light sensing unit comprises: a light transmitting region; a first electrode layer; a semiconductor layer; and a second electrode layer, wherein the semiconductor layer comprises: a first semiconductor layer disposed around the light-transmitting region; and a second semiconductor layer disposed outside the first semiconductor layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sun Woo Kim, Yong Jun Ko, Ki Min Lee, Joo Seung Choi
  • Patent number: 10938247
    Abstract: A wireless power receiver according to an embodiment wirelessly receives power from a wireless power transmitter. The wireless power receiver includes a printed circuit board having a reception space in a predetermined area, a receiving coil disposed in the reception space of the printed circuit board for receiving power from the wireless power transmitter, and a short-range communication antenna disposed on the printed circuit board while surrounding the receiving coil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ki Min Lee, Jung Oh Lee
  • Publication number: 20200212717
    Abstract: A wireless power receiver according to an embodiment wirelessly receives power from a wireless power transmitter. The wireless power receiver includes a printed circuit board having a reception space in a predetermined area, a receiving coil disposed in the reception space of the printed circuit board for receiving power from the wireless power transmitter, and a short-range communication antenna disposed on the printed circuit board while surrounding the receiving coil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2020
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Inventors: Ki Min LEE, Jung Oh LEE
  • Patent number: 10673141
    Abstract: Disclosed is an antenna assembly including a substrate, and a wireless charge antenna pattern on the substrate. The wireless charge antenna pattern has a sectional surface including a plurality of inner angles in which two inner angles are different from each other. The antenna assembly includes a wireless communication antenna pattern formed on the substrate and provided at an outside of the wireless charge antenna pattern. The wireless communication antenna pattern has a plurality of inner angles at a sectional surface thereof, and a plurality of angle values of the inner angles provided at the sectional surface of the wireless communication antenna pattern correspond to a plurality of angle values of the inner angles provided at the sectional surface of the wireless charge antenna pattern, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jeong Wook An, Jung Oh Lee, Yang Hyun Kim, Ki Min Lee, Hye Min Lee, Sung Hyun Leem, Ki Chul Chang
  • Patent number: 10622842
    Abstract: A wireless power receiver according to an embodiment wirelessly receives power from a wireless power transmitter. The wireless power receiver includes a printed circuit board having a reception space in a predetermined area, a receiving coil disposed in the reception space of the printed circuit board for receiving power from the wireless power transmitter, and a short-range communication antenna disposed on the printed circuit board while surrounding the receiving coil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ki Min Lee, Jung Oh Lee
  • Publication number: 20190339191
    Abstract: A light sensing device, according to an embodiment, for sensing light emitted from a light source, and reflected or scattered from an object comprises: a light transmitting member; and a light sensing unit disposed on the light transmitting member, wherein the light sensing unit comprises: a light transmitting region; a first electrode layer; a semiconductor layer; and a second electrode layer, wherein the semiconductor layer comprises: a first semiconductor layer disposed around the light-transmitting region; and a second semiconductor layer disposed outside the first semiconductor layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2017
    Publication date: November 7, 2019
    Inventors: Sun Woo KIM, Yong Jun KO, Ki Min LEE, Joo Seung CHOI
  • Publication number: 20190302855
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a wireless power receiving device, and a wireless power receiving device having a metal body, according to one embodiment of the present invention, comprises: a hole formed on one side of the metal body; a first opening part respectively connected to the hole and a second opening part which divides an upper part or a lower part of the metal body; and a receiving coil which receives electromagnetic fields from a wireless power transmitting device for transmitting wireless power to the wireless power receiving device, wherein an outer diameter of the receiving coil can be larger than an outer diameter of the hole. Therefore, the present invention has an advantage of minimizing heat emission in the wireless power receiving device having a metal body and improving wireless power transmission efficiency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2017
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Applicant: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Ki Min LEE
  • Patent number: 10374462
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for wirelessly transmitting electromagnetic energy are provided. The apparatus includes a power source, a transmission unit, and a measurement unit. The power source supplies a power according to a certain frequency. The transmission unit receives the power to wirelessly transmit the received power through self resonance. The measurement unit measures a phase difference between a voltage and current of the transmission unit. The certain frequency is controlled according to the phase difference. Accordingly, the apparatus and method control only the frequency of the power supply when a resonance frequency is changed by the change of an ambient environment, thus enhancing energy transmission efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Su Ho Bae, Ki Min Lee
  • Publication number: 20190165474
    Abstract: Disclosed is an antenna assembly including a substrate, and a wireless charge antenna pattern on the substrate. The wireless charge antenna pattern has a sectional surface including a plurality of inner angles in which two inner angles are different from each other. The antenna assembly includes a wireless communication antenna pattern formed on the substrate and provided at an outside of the wireless charge antenna pattern. The wireless communication antenna pattern has a plurality of inner angles at a sectional surface thereof, and a plurality of angle values of the inner angles provided at the sectional surface of the wireless communication antenna pattern correspond to a plurality of angle values of the inner angles provided at the sectional surface of the wireless charge antenna pattern, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2019
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Inventors: JEONG WOOK AN, JUNG OH LEE, YANG HYUN KIM, KI MIN LEE, HYE MIN LEE, SUNG HYUN LEEM, KI CHUL CHANG
  • Patent number: 10256540
    Abstract: Disclosed is an antenna assembly including a substrate, and a wireless charge antenna pattern on the substrate. The wireless charge antenna pattern has a sectional surface including a plurality of inner angles in which two inner angles are different from each other. The antenna assembly includes a wireless communication antenna pattern formed on the substrate and provided at an outside of the wireless charge antenna pattern. The wireless communication antenna pattern has a plurality of inner angles at a sectional surface thereof, and a plurality of angle values of the inner angles provided at the sectional surface of the wireless communication antenna pattern correspond to a plurality of angle values of the inner angles provided at the sectional surface of the wireless charge antenna pattern, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jeong Wook An, Jung Oh Lee, Yang Hyun Kim, Ki Min Lee, Hye Min Lee, Sung Hyun Leem, Ki Chul Chang
  • Publication number: 20190074727
    Abstract: A wireless power receiver according to an embodiment wirelessly receives power from a wireless power transmitter. The wireless power receiver includes a printed circuit board having a reception space in a predetermined area, a receiving coil disposed in the reception space of the printed circuit board for receiving power from the wireless power transmitter, and a short-range communication antenna disposed on the printed circuit board while surrounding the receiving coil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2018
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Inventors: Ki Min LEE, Jung Oh LEE
  • Patent number: 10181756
    Abstract: Disclosed are a wireless power transmitter and a power transmission method thereof. The wireless power transmitter includes a plurality of transmission resonance units, a detection power applying unit applying detection power to the transmission resonance units to detect a location of the wireless power receiver, and a current measuring unit measuring current generating from an inner part of the wireless power transmitter based on the applied detection power. The wireless power transmitter transmits the power through at least one transmitting resonance unit corresponding to the location of the wireless power receiver based on the measured current.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Su Ho Bae, Ki Min Lee
  • Patent number: 10153666
    Abstract: A wireless power receiver according to an embodiment wirelessly receives power from a wireless power transmitter. The wireless power receiver includes a printed circuit board having a reception space in a predetermined area, a receiving coil disposed in the reception space of the printed circuit board for receiving power from the wireless power transmitter, and a short-range communication antenna disposed on the printed circuit board while surrounding the receiving coil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ki Min Lee, Jung Oh Lee
  • Publication number: 20180316388
    Abstract: Embodiments provide a method for transmitting and receiving a wireless signal of a transmitter according to an embodiment including an operation for transmitting a signal for detecting a receiver, an operation for receiving an identification signal from the receiver, an operation for transmitting wireless power to the receiver, an operation for performing short-range communication with the receiver, and an operation for performing installation and/or execution of the application of the receiver by performing short-range communication with the receiver and transmitting location information of the transmitter to the receiver. Also, provided is a transmitter, a receiver, a system for transmitting/receiving a wireless signal, in which wireless power transmission may be suspended when performing short-range communication with the receiver, and a driving method thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2016
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Applicant: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Ki Min LEE
  • Publication number: 20180294669
    Abstract: A method of controlling a wireless power receiver can include detecting a wireless power transmitter that transmits wireless power having a first frequency band through in-band communication; receiving the wireless power having the first frequency band from the wireless power transmitter that transmits the wireless power having the first frequency band; in response to determining that a power receiving state of the first frequency band is abnormal, detecting a wireless power transmitter that transmits wireless power having a second frequency band through out-of-band communication; and receiving the wireless power having the second frequency band from the wireless power transmitter that transmits the wireless power having the second frequency band.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2018
    Publication date: October 11, 2018
    Applicant: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jung Oh LEE, Ki Chul CHANG, Ki Min LEE
  • Patent number: 10075854
    Abstract: Some embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method for managing access points in a Wi-Fi network by using a centralized controller. In some embodiments of the present disclosure, a Wi-Fi access point management method is provided for minimizing interference between Wi-Fi access points in a Wi-Fi network environment, and for reducing excessive power consumption by using a centralized controller to adapt to network conditions, meeting requirements including users' traffic demands.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: Korea Advanced Institute Of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Song Chong, Jin Woo Shin, Ki Min Lee