Patents by Inventor Kwang-Seon Kim

Kwang-Seon 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).

  • Publication number: 20230216211
    Abstract: A microwave beam-forming antenna may include: a main reflector installed on one surface of an antenna body; an array feed horn installed on a center portion of the main reflector; a sub-reflector disposed to be spaced apart from the array feed horn on the main reflector; and a plurality of waveguide feeds respectively connected to a plurality of horn antennas arranged in the array feed horn.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2022
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Inventors: Jung Nam LEE, Heon Kook KWON, Kwang Seon KIM
  • Patent number: 11658413
    Abstract: An array antenna capable of steering a beam in a first communication node of a wireless communication system may comprise: a plurality of single antennas each capable of variably adjusting a beam steering direction; a plurality of beamforming control units each of which is connected to each of the plurality of single antennas to control a beamforming operation of each of the plurality of single antennas; and an array antenna control unit connected to the plurality of beamforming control units to control a beamforming operation of the entire array antenna, wherein the plurality of single antennas are arranged in a cylindrical shape and are installed to face a direction opposite to a central direction of the cylinder shape, and the array antenna is configured to steer a beam to a predetermined area around the first communication node through at least one single antenna among the plurality of single antennas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Jung Nam Lee, Woo Jin Byun, Kwang Seon Kim
  • Patent number: 11611400
    Abstract: An array antenna system, and a calibration method and apparatus thereof are provided. The calibration method includes measuring a signal loop including mutual coupling between antennas included in an array antenna, calculating a ratio of a reception (RX) signal received by each antenna to an RX signal received by a reference antenna of the array antenna based on a result of the measuring, and performing calibration of the array antenna based on the ratio.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Sunwoo Kong, Kwang Seon Kim, Jeehoon Park, Hui Dong Lee, Seunghyun Jang, Seok Bong Hyun
  • Publication number: 20220320732
    Abstract: An array antenna capable of steering a beam in a first communication node of a wireless communication system may comprise: a plurality of single antennas each capable of variably adjusting a beam steering direction; a plurality of beamforming control units each of which is connected to each of the plurality of single antennas to control a beamforming operation of each of the plurality of single antennas; and an array antenna control unit connected to the plurality of beamforming control units to control a beamforming operation of the entire array antenna, wherein the plurality of single antennas are arranged in a cylindrical shape and are installed to face a direction opposite to a central direction of the cylinder shape, and the array antenna is configured to steer a beam to a predetermined area around the first communication node through at least one single antenna among the plurality of single antennas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2022
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Applicant: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Jung Nam LEE, Woo Jin BYUN, Kwang Seon KIM
  • Patent number: 11398780
    Abstract: A direct current-to-direct current (DC-DC) converter providing multiple operation modes includes a buck power stage configured to lower an input voltage, a boost power stage configured to increase the input voltage, and a multi-mode controller configured to control the buck power stage and the boost power stage, wherein the multi-mode controller is configured to generate a signal to control the buck power stage and the boost power stage according to the input voltage and an output voltage, and control the buck power stage and the boost power stage using the signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Young Kyun Cho, Heon Kook Kwon, Kwang Seon Kim, Tae Joong Kim, Kwangchun Lee, Jung Nam Lee, Jae Ho Jung
  • Patent number: 11205998
    Abstract: An amplifier may comprise first and second matching networks; first and second transistors; and a transformer including first to third inductors. Also, a gate and a source of the first transistor are connected to the first matching network, one end of the first inductor is connected to a drain of the first transistor, the other end of the first inductor is connected to a source of the second transistor, one end of the second inductor is connected to a gate of the second transistor, the other end of the second inductor is grounded, one end of the third inductor is connected to a drain of the second transistor, and the other end of the third inductor is connected to the second matching network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Sun Woo Kong, Kwang Seon Kim, Jee Hoon Park, Kwang Chun Lee, Hui Dong Lee, Seung Hyun Jang
  • Publication number: 20210242948
    Abstract: An array antenna system, and a calibration method and apparatus thereof are provided. The calibration method includes measuring a signal loop including mutual coupling between antennas included in an array antenna, calculating a ratio of a reception (RX) signal received by each antenna to an RX signal received by a reference antenna of the array antenna based on a result of the measuring, and performing calibration of the array antenna based on the ratio.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2021
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Inventors: Sunwoo KONG, Kwang Seon KIM, Jeehoon PARK, HUI DONG LEE, Seunghyun JANG, SEOK BONG HYUN
  • Publication number: 20210159794
    Abstract: A direct current-to-direct current (DC-DC) converter providing multiple operation modes includes a buck power stage configured to lower an input voltage, a boost power stage configured to increase the input voltage, and a multi-mode controller configured to control the buck power stage and the boost power stage, wherein the multi-mode controller is configured to generate a signal to control the buck power stage and the boost power stage according to the input voltage and an output voltage, and control the buck power stage and the boost power stage using the signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2020
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Inventors: Young Kyun CHO, Heon Kook KWON, Kwang Seon KIM, Tae Joong KIM, Kwangchun LEE, Jung Nam LEE, Jae Ho JUNG
  • Publication number: 20210153200
    Abstract: A communication method and apparatuses performing the same. The communication method includes arranging first subcarriers of a first frequency domain and second subcarriers of a second frequency domain based on a mirror point and performing communication based on an orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM) communication scheme using at least one of the first subcarriers and the second subcarriers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2020
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Inventors: Heon Kook KWON, Kwang Seon KIM, Jung Nam LEE, JAE HO JUNG, Young Kyun CHO
  • Patent number: 10924257
    Abstract: Disclosed are a method and apparatus for canceling self-interference signals in a communication system. A first communication node includes a signal transmission unit configured to generate a first RF signal, an antenna module configured to transmit the first RF signal generated by the signal transmission unit and receive a second RF signal from a second communication node, a signal reception unit configured to process the second RF signal and a self-interference signal caused by the first RF signal, and an SIC circuit configured to cancel the self-interference signal. The SIC circuit includes a DSIC circuit for canceling the self-interference signal in a digital domain and an ASIC circuit and an HSIC circuit for canceling the self-interference signal in an analog domain. Accordingly, the performance of the communication system may be enhanced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Jae Ho Jung, Kwang Seon Kim
  • Publication number: 20200266775
    Abstract: An amplifier may comprise first and second matching networks; first and second transistors; and a transformer including first to third inductors. Also, a gate and a source of the first transistor are connected to the first matching network, one end of the first inductor is connected to a drain of the first transistor, the other end of the first inductor is connected to a source of the second transistor, one end of the second inductor is connected to a gate of the second transistor, the other end of the second inductor is grounded, one end of the third inductor is connected to a drain of the second transistor, and the other end of the third inductor is connected to the second matching network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2020
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Inventors: Sun Woo KONG, Kwang Seon KIM, Jee Hoon PARK, Kwang Chun LEE, Hui Dong LEE, Seung Hyun JANG
  • Patent number: 10637151
    Abstract: A transceiving apparatus may comprise a radiator emitting a beam; a receiver receiving a beam; a first sub-reflector which is provided to face the radiator and changes an orbital angular momentum (OAM) mode order of a beam; a second sub-reflector which is provided to face the receiver and changes an OAM mode order of a beam differently from the first sub-reflector; and a main reflector which is provided to face the first sub-reflector and the second sub-reflector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Min Soo Kang, Bong Su Kim, Kwang Seon Kim, Myung Sun Song, Woo Jin Byun
  • Publication number: 20200106471
    Abstract: A transmitting and receiving switch, a transmitting and receiving apparatus, and an operating method of a transmitting and receiving switch are disclosed. The transmitting and receiving switch may include a first switch configured to be connected between the transmitting front-end module and the antenna, a second switch configured to be connected between the receiving front-end module and a ground, and a first inductor configured to be connected between the second switch and the antenna, a second inductor configured to be connected between the antenna and the ground, and a variable capacitor configured to be connected between the antenna and the ground.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2019
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Inventors: Seunghyun JANG, Sunwoo KONG, Kwang Seon KIM, Jeehoon PARK, Hui Dong LEE, Kwangchun LEE
  • Patent number: 10547478
    Abstract: Disclosed are a method for signal modulation based on pulse density modulation and an apparatus therefore. The method for signal modulation is performed in an apparatus for modulating a signal based on pulse density modulation and includes performing pulse density modulation on an analog signal input to the apparatus through a pulse density modulator of the apparatus, converting a bandwidth of the pulse density modulated signal into a bandwidth required for the apparatus through a correlative encoder of the apparatus, transmitting the bandwidth converted signal to a radio frequency (RF) unit of the apparatus based on an electrical-to-optical (E/O) converter and an optical-to-electrical (O/E) converter of the apparatus, filtering a frequency band of the bandwidth converted signal and outputting the frequency band filtered signal via the RF unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Seung Hyun Jang, Sun Woo Kong, Kwang Seon Kim, Myung Don Kim, Hui Dong Lee
  • Publication number: 20190327070
    Abstract: Disclosed are a method and apparatus for canceling self-interference signals in a communication system. A first communication node includes a signal transmission unit configured to generate a first RF signal, an antenna module configured to transmit the first RF signal generated by the signal transmission unit and receive a second RF signal from a second communication node, a signal reception unit configured to process the second RF signal and a self-interference signal caused by the first RF signal, and an SIC circuit configured to cancel the self-interference signal. The SIC circuit includes a DSIC circuit for canceling the self-interference signal in a digital domain and an ASIC circuit and an HSIC circuit for canceling the self-interference signal in an analog domain. Accordingly, the performance of the communication system may be enhanced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2019
    Publication date: October 24, 2019
    Inventors: Jae Ho JUNG, Kwang Seon KIM
  • Patent number: 10361889
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a wireless communication apparatus capable of increasing throughput using MIMO in an LOS environment and a method for the same. A wireless communication apparatus based on the LOS-MIMO technique may comprise a multi-link configuration unit, a frequency response correction unit, a signal compensation unit, and a feedback unit. In the apparatus, an additional LOS-MIMO equalizer is used at the front of an LOS-MIMO estimator and a coding unit in order to compensate in-band frequency characteristics of frequency response characteristics estimated by the LOS-MIMO estimator and a signal channel estimator, whereby the LOS-MIMO estimation performance can be remarkably enhanced. Also, precise separation of multiplexed signals through the above-described LOS equalizer can make it possible to increase transmission capacity by using the LOS-MIMO which can be applied to high-order mode (e.g., over 16 quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM)) digital communications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Kwang Seon Kim, Min Soo Kang, Bong Su Kim, Myung Sun Song, Woo Jin Byun
  • Publication number: 20190207790
    Abstract: Disclosed are a method for signal modulation based on pulse density modulation and an apparatus therefore. The method for signal modulation is performed in an apparatus for modulating a signal based on pulse density modulation and includes performing pulse density modulation on an analog signal input to the apparatus through a pulse density modulator of the apparatus, converting a bandwidth of the pulse density modulated signal into a bandwidth required for the apparatus through a correlative encoder of the apparatus, transmitting the bandwidth converted signal to a radio frequency (RF) unit of the apparatus based on an electrical-to-optical (E/O) converter and an optical-to-electrical (O/E) converter of the apparatus, filtering a frequency band of the bandwidth converted signal and outputting the frequency band filtered signal via the RF unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Applicant: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Seung Hyun JANG, Sun Woo KONG, Kwang Seon KIM, Myung Don KIM, Hui Dong LEE
  • Patent number: 10284325
    Abstract: An apparatus for orbital angular momentum (OAM) mode combination and an antenna apparatus for multi-mode generation are provided. The apparatus for OAM mode combination includes three input ports configured to receive independent OAM mode signals, four output ports configured to output OAM mode signals with the same or different phase delays; and a circuit element configured to simultaneously combine or distribute the OAM mode signals by controlling phases of output signals output through the four output ports to be different depending on the OAM mode signals received through the input ports.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Min Soo Kang, Kwang Seon Kim, Myung Sun Song, Woo Jin Byun, Bong Su Kim
  • Publication number: 20180316095
    Abstract: A transceiving apparatus may comprise a radiator emitting a beam; a receiver receiving a beam; a first sub-reflector which is provided to face the radiator and changes an orbital angular momentum (OAM) mode order of a beam; a second sub-reflector which is provided to face the receiver and changes an OAM mode order of a beam differently from the first sub-reflector; and a main reflector which is provided to face the first sub-reflector and the second sub-reflector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2018
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Applicant: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Min Soo KANG, Bong Su KIM, Kwang Seon KIM, Myung Sun SONG, Woo Jin BYUN
  • Patent number: 10056700
    Abstract: Disclosed is a circular array antenna. The circular array antenna includes: an input/output unit receiving electromagnetic waves from a transmitter and distributing the received electromagnetic waves to the antenna; a primary feeder connected with the input/output unit and placed at the center of the circular array antenna; a plurality of secondary feeders radially connected to the primary feeder; a plurality of patch units connected to the respective secondary feeders to generate an electric field radially; and a plurality of length controllers formed at terminals of the respective secondary feeders in a direction to extend the lengths of the respective secondary feeders, of which the lengths are controllable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignees: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute, INDUSTRY-ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATION, CHOSUN UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Kwang Seon Kim, Sun Soo Oh, Woo Jin Byun, Min Soo Kang, Bong Su Kim