Patents by Inventor Kwang Bea Lim

Kwang Bea Lim 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: 10362650
    Abstract: A driving circuit for a light emitting diode connected to a TRIAC dimmer configured to modulate an input AC voltage depending on a selected dimming level including a rectifier configured to full-wave rectify the modulated AC voltage output from the TRIAC dimmer to generate and output a driving voltage, a driving module configured to receive the driving voltage of the rectifier to detect the selected dimming level and drive a plurality of light emitting diode groups depending on the detected dimming level, and a bleeder circuit configured to provide a bleeder current to the TRIAC dimmer, in which the bleeder circuit is configured to provide the bleeder current only for a preset on-duty time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: Seoul Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kwang Bea Lim, Sung Ho Jin, Sang Wook Han, Young Do Jong
  • Patent number: 10356865
    Abstract: A lighting apparatus including a light emitting diode connected to a dimmer configured to modulate an input AC voltage depending on a selected dimming level, a rectifier configured to full-wave rectify the modulated AC voltage output from the dimmer to generate and output a driving voltage, a driving module configured to receive the driving voltage of the rectifier to detect the selected dimming level, and select one of three driving modes of a stop mode, a resistance driving mode, and a sequential driving mode depending on the detected dimming level, and a plurality of light emitting diode groups configured to emit light depending on a control of the driving module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: Seoul Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kwang Bea Lim, Sung Ho Jin, Sang Wook Han, Young Do Jong
  • Publication number: 20180332681
    Abstract: A driving circuit for a light emitting diode connected to a TRIAC dimmer configured to modulate an input AC voltage depending on a selected dimming level including a rectifier configured to full-wave rectify the modulated AC voltage output from the TRIAC dimmer to generate and output a driving voltage, a driving module configured to receive the driving voltage of the rectifier to detect the selected dimming level and drive a plurality of light emitting diode groups depending on the detected dimming level, and a bleeder circuit configured to provide a bleeder current to the TRIAC dimmer, in which the bleeder circuit is configured to provide the bleeder current only for a preset on-duty time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2018
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Inventors: Kwang Bea LIM, Sung Ho JIN, Sang Wook HAN, Young Do JONG
  • Publication number: 20180324918
    Abstract: A lighting apparatus including a light emitting diode connected to a dimmer configured to modulate an input AC voltage depending on a selected dimming level, a rectifier configured to full-wave rectify the modulated AC voltage output from the dimmer to generate and output a driving voltage, a driving module configured to receive the driving voltage of the rectifier to detect the selected dimming level, and select one of three driving modes of a stop mode, a resistance driving mode, and a sequential driving mode depending on the detected dimming level, and a plurality of light emitting diode groups configured to emit light depending on a control of the driving module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2018
    Publication date: November 8, 2018
    Inventors: Kwang Bea LIM, Sung Ho JIN, Sang Wook HAN, Young Do JONG
  • Patent number: 10051702
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are a driving circuit and a lighting apparatus for a light emitting diode capable of improving a flicker, light efficiency, and electrical characteristics. The disclosed driving circuit for a light emitting diode includes: a dimmer modulating an AC voltage input depending on a selected dimming level; a rectifier full-wave rectifying the modulated AC voltage output from the dimmer to generate and output a driving voltage; and a driving module receiving the driving voltage of the rectifier to detect the selected dimming level and controlling a driving mode of a plurality of light emitting diode groups depending on the detected dimming level, in which the driving module selects one of a resistance driving mode driving all the plurality of light emitting diode groups and a sequential driving mode sequentially driving the plurality of light emitting diode groups to improve light efficiency and electrical characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: Seoul Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kwang Bea Lim, Sung Ho Jin, Sang Wook Han, Young Do Jong
  • Patent number: 9603212
    Abstract: A light-emitting diode (LED) lighting apparatus includes a rectification unit connected to an alternating current (AC) power source, and an LED light emitting module including m multi-cell LEDs each having n light emitting cells, kth light emitting cells of the respective m multi-cell LEDs being connected to each other in series to form a kth light emitting cell group, n being a positive integer of 2 or greater, m being a positive integer of 1 or greater, and k being a positive integer from 1 to n. The rectification unit is configured to supply a rectified voltage to the LED light emitting module through full-wave rectification of an AC voltage from the AC power source. The LED light emitting module is configured to emit light upon receiving the rectified voltage from the rectification unit, and to control sequential driving of first to nth light emitting cell groups according to a voltage level of the rectified voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: Seoul Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae Young Choi, Kwang Bea Lim, Jong Kook Lee
  • Publication number: 20170055323
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are a driving circuit and a lighting apparatus for a light emitting diode capable of improving a flicker, light efficiency, and electrical characteristics. The disclosed driving circuit for a light emitting diode includes: a dimmer modulating an AC voltage input depending on a selected dimming level; a rectifier full-wave rectifying the modulated AC voltage output from the dimmer to generate and output a driving voltage; and a driving module receiving the driving voltage of the rectifier to detect the selected dimming level and controlling a driving mode of a plurality of light emitting diode groups depending on the detected dimming level, in which the driving module selects one of a resistance driving mode driving all the plurality of light emitting diode groups and a sequential driving mode sequentially driving the plurality of light emitting diode groups to improve light efficiency and electrical characteristics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2016
    Publication date: February 23, 2017
    Inventors: Kwang Bea LIM, Sung Ho JIN, Sang Wook HAN, Young Do JONG
  • Publication number: 20150264764
    Abstract: A light-emitting diode (LED) lighting apparatus includes a rectification unit connected to an alternating current (AC) power source, and an LED light emitting module including m multi-cell LEDs each having n light emitting cells, kth light emitting cells of the respective m multi-cell LEDs being connected to each other in series to form a kth light emitting cell group, n being a positive integer of 2 or greater, m being a positive integer of 1 or greater, and k being a positive integer from 1 to n. The rectification unit is configured to supply a rectified voltage to the LED light emitting module through full-wave rectification of an AC voltage from the AC power source. The LED light emitting module is configured to emit light upon receiving the rectified voltage from the rectification unit, and to control sequential driving of first to nth light emitting cell groups according to a voltage level of the rectified voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2015
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Inventors: Jae Young CHOI, Kwang Bea Lim, Jong Kook Lee