Patents by Inventor Kyu-Jung Kim

Kyu-Jung 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).

  • Patent number: 11844737
    Abstract: A wearable muscular strength assisting apparatus includes a base configured to be positioned on a wearer and extending vertically, a link unit, which is configured to be positioned so as to be laterally spaced apart from the base and is configured to be connected to the wearer's upper arm, front arm or hand, a first connector, which is rotatably coupled at one end thereof to the base and extends laterally and which is rotatably coupled at a remaining end thereof to the link unit so as to connect the link unit to the base, and a second connector, which is rotatably coupled at one end thereof to the base, and extends laterally and which is rotatably coupled at a remaining end thereof to the link unit so as to connect the link unit to the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Beom Su Kim, Seok Ryung Kwon, Kyu Jung Kim, Hyun Seop Lim, Ki Hyeon Bae
  • Publication number: 20230398703
    Abstract: Disclosed is a device including a first connection link coupled to be rotatable about a first rotary shaft, a second connection link coupled to be rotatable relative to the first connection link about a second rotary shaft, a third connection link coupled to be rotatable relative to the second connection link about a third rotary shaft, and a fourth connection link coupled to be rotatable relative to the third connection link about a fourth rotary shaft, in which first to fourth extension axes respectively defined by extending the first to fourth rotary shafts in longitudinal directions thereof intersect in an intersection region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2022
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Inventors: Min Woong Jeung, Ki Hyeon Bae, Ju Young Yoon, Kyu Jung Kim, Hyo Joong Kim, Seong Taek Hwang, Ho Jun Kim, Hyun Seop Lim, Beom Su Kim
  • Patent number: 11826903
    Abstract: A robot hand module includes a thumb module, a plurality of finger modules, and a palm part to which the thumb module and the finger modules are coupled. The thumb module and the finger modules each include a phalangeal part movably coupled to the palm part, a cable part having a first side connected to the phalangeal part, and a driving part connected to a second side of the cable part and configured to operate the phalangeal part by extending the cable part to the outside or retracting the cable part, wherein each of the driving parts includes an inlet region from which the cable part is extended to the outside, and wherein an acute angle is defined between a first direction in which the inlet region is directed toward the outside and a second direction in which the driving parts are disposed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Beom Su Kim, Hyun Seop Lim, Sang In Park, Ki Hyeon Bae, Kyu Jung Kim, Dong Hyun Lee, Joo Won Lee, Hyo Joong Kim, Dong Jin Hyun, Ju Young Yoon
  • Publication number: 20230373079
    Abstract: An embodiment apparatus includes a wire unit surrounding a shoulder of a wearer, a clutch unit penetrated by the wire unit and disposed on a route along which the wire unit extends, and a support unit having a first side rotatably connected to the clutch unit and a second side supporting an elbow of the wearer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2022
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Inventors: Ho Jun Kim, Sang In Park, Ki Hyeon Bae, Ju Young Yoon, Beom Su Kim, Min Woong Jeung, Hyo Joong Kim, Seong Taek Hwang, Hyun Seop Lim, Kyu Jung Kim
  • Publication number: 20230329956
    Abstract: Disclosed are a display assembly and a walking assistance apparatus including the same. The display assembly includes a body, a rotary part coupled to the body to be rotatable about a first axis extending upwards, a display part coupled to an upper side of the rotary part, and a pressing part coupled to a side surface of the body, and that allows the constrained rotary part to be rotated in a first direction as the pressing part is pressed toward the rotary part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2022
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Inventors: Kyu Jung Kim, Hyun Seop Lim, Seok Young Youn, Ju Young Yoon, Beom Su Kim, Hyeon Jeong An, Dong Jin Hyun, Sang In Park
  • Patent number: 11779504
    Abstract: A wearable apparatus for increasing muscular force includes: a mount body coupled to an upper body of a wearer; a shoulder frame coupled at one end thereof to the mount body at the dorsal surface of the wearer and which is rotatable in up and down direction; a mounting frame coupled at one end thereof to the other end of the shoulder frame to be torsionally rotated; a supporter, which surrounds part of an upper arm of the wearer to support the upper arm of the wearer; and a compensation frame, which is integrally coupled to the supporter to be rotated together with the supporter about a shoulder joint of the wearer. The compensation frame capable of generating supporting force that varies depending on the angle to which the compensation frame is rotated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kyu Jung Kim, Ju Young Yoon, Hyun Seop Lim, Ki Hyeon Bae
  • Publication number: 20230201650
    Abstract: Provided is an apparatus for assisting muscular strength, including an upper frame; a lower frame configured to be rotatable relative to the upper frame; and a force generating unit configured to provide the lower frame with a force applied in a second rotational direction D2 opposite to a first rotational direction D1 when the lower frame rotates in the first rotational direction D1 relative to the upper frame. The force generating unit includes a frame member configured to define a body of the force generating unit; a first spring accommodated in the frame member; a pressing part disposed at one side of the first spring and configured to press the first spring; and a link part disposed at the other side of the first spring and configured to press the first spring and move in conjunction with a relative rotational motion between the upper frame and the lower frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2022
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Inventors: Ki Hyeon Bae, Sang In Park, Ju Young Yoon, Kyu Jung Kim, Min Woong Jeung, Hyo Joong Kim, Seong Taek Hwang, Ho Jun Kim, Hyun Seop Lim, Beom Su Kim
  • Patent number: 11685057
    Abstract: A robot hand module includes a thumb module and a finger module each coupled to a palm part, wherein the thumb module or the finger module includes a phalangeal part movably coupled to the palm part and a cable part and a driving part each connected to the phalangeal part, wherein the driving part includes a driving part body extending in one direction and including a rotary shaft configured to rotate by receiving power, a drum member coupled to one side of the driving part body, connected to the rotary shaft, and having an outer periphery surrounded by the cable part, and a tensioner member spaced apart from the drum member in a direction in which the cable part extends outward, wherein the tensioner member is movable in the direction in which the cable part extends to adjust tension of the cable part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Beom Su Kim, Hyun Seop Lim, Sang In Park, Ki Hyeon Bae, Kyu Jung Kim, Dong Hyun Lee, Joo Won Lee, Hyo Joong Kim, Dong Jin Hyun, Ju Young Yoon
  • Publication number: 20230150115
    Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus for assisting muscular strength, the apparatus including: an upper frame configured to be fixed to a user's upper body; a lower frame disposed below the upper frame and configured to be fixed to the user's lower body and rotatable relative to the upper frame; a wire disposed across the upper frame and the lower frame; and a force generating unit coupled to one side of the upper frame, in which when the lower frame rotates in a first direction D1 relative to the upper frame, the force generating unit generates a force applied in a second direction D2 opposite to the first direction D1, in which the force generating unit includes: a first movable member; a second movable member; and a main spring part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2022
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Inventors: Ki Hyeon Bae, Sang In Park, Ju Young Yoon, Kyu Jung Kim, Min Woong Jeung, Hyo Joong Kim, Seong Taek Hwang, Ho Jun Kim, Hyun Seop Lim, Beom Su Kim
  • Publication number: 20230038682
    Abstract: A robot hand module includes a finger phalangeal part movably coupled to a palm part, a finger cable part having a first side connected to the finger phalangeal part, and a finger driving part connected to a second side of the finger cable part for operating the finger phalangeal part by extending the finger cable part to the outside or retracting the finger cable part, wherein the finger phalangeal part includes finger link pails including a plurality of link members and a finger link driving part for transmitting power to the finger link parts in a rectilinear direction, and wherein when the finger link pails receive the power from the finger link driving part in the rectilinear direction, some of the link members rotate relative to remaining ones of the link members, such that the finger phalangeal part rotates relative to the palm part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2022
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Inventors: Beom Su Kim, Hyun Seop Lim, Sang In Park, Ki Hyeon Bae, Kyu Jung Kim, Dong Hyun Lee, Joo Won Lee, Hyo Joong Kim, Dong Jin Hyun, Ju Young Yoon
  • Publication number: 20230040751
    Abstract: A robot hand module includes a thumb module and a finger module each coupled to a palm part, wherein the thumb module or the finger module includes a phalangeal part movably coupled to the palm part and a cable part and a driving part each connected to the phalangeal part, wherein the driving part includes a driving part body extending in one direction and including a rotary shaft configured to rotate by receiving power, a drum member coupled to one side of the driving part body, connected to the rotary shaft, and having an outer periphery surrounded by the cable part, and a tensioner member spaced apart from the drum member in a direction in which the cable part extends outward, wherein the tensioner member is movable in the direction in which the cable part extends to adjust tension of the cable part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2022
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Inventors: Beom Su Kim, Hyun Seop Lim, Sang In Park, Ki Hyeon Bae, Kyu Jung Kim, Dong Hyun Lee, Joo Won Lee, Hyo Joong Kim, Dong Jin Hyun, Ju Young Yoon
  • Publication number: 20230042573
    Abstract: A robot hand module includes a thumb module, a plurality of finger modules, and a palm part to which the thumb module and the finger modules are coupled. The thumb module and the finger modules each include a phalangeal part movably coupled to the palm part, a cable part having a first side connected to the phalangeal part, and a driving part connected to a second side of the cable part and configured to operate the phalangeal part by extending the cable part to the outside or retracting the cable part, wherein each of the driving parts includes an inlet region from which the cable part is extended to the outside, and wherein an acute angle is defined between a first direction in which the inlet region is directed toward the outside and a second direction in which the driving parts are disposed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2022
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Inventors: Beom Su Kim, Hyun Seop Lim, Sang In Park, Ki Hyeon Bae, Kyu Jung Kim, Dong Hyun Lee, Joo Won Lee, Hyo Joong Kim, Dong Jin Hyun, Ju Young Yoon
  • Publication number: 20230044228
    Abstract: A robot hand module includes a palm part and a thumb module coupled to the palm part, wherein the thumb module includes a thumb phalangeal part movably coupled to the palm part, a thumb cable part having a first side connected to the thumb phalangeal part, and a thumb driving part connected to a second side of the thumb cable part and configured to operate the thumb phalangeal part by extending the thumb cable part to the outside or retracting the thumb cable part, and wherein the thumb phalangeal part includes a thumb pre-tensioner configured to pull the thumb cable part, a first side of the thumb pre-tensioner being fixed relative to the thumb phalangeal part, and a second side of the thumb pre-tensioner being fixed to the thumb cable part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2022
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Inventors: Beom Su Kim, Hyun Seop Lim, Sang In Park, Ki Hyeon Bae, Kyu Jung Kim, Dong Hyun Lee, Joo Won Lee, Hyo Joong Kim, Dong Jin Hyun, Ju Young Yoon
  • Publication number: 20230042013
    Abstract: A robot hand module includes a palm part and a thumb module coupled to the palm part. The thumb module includes a thumb phalangeal part movably coupled to the palm part, a thumb cable part having a first side connected to the thumb phalangeal part, and a thumb driving part connected to a second side of the thumb cable part and configured to operate the thumb phalangeal part by extending the thumb cable part to the outside or retracting the thumb cable part. The thumb cable part includes a first thumb cable extended from the thumb driving part and having a first side fixed in the thumb phalangeal part and a second thumb cable having a first side and a second side fixed in the thumb phalangeal part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2022
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Inventors: Beom Su Kim, Hyun Seop Lim, Sang In Park, Ki Hyeon Bae, Kyu Jung Kim, Dong Hyun Lee, Joo Won Lee, Hyo Joong Kim, Dong Jin Hyun, Ju Young Yoon
  • Publication number: 20220383072
    Abstract: A knowledge distillation method based on a regression task according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes training a first deep neural network model that is a teacher model including a first encoder and a first decoder, constructing a second deep neural network model that is a student model including a second encoder and a second decoder according to a preset constraint of a target system and initializing parameters of the second deep neural network model, performing a first knowledge distillation operation on the second encoder of the second deep neural network model based on the trained first deep neural network model, and performing a second knowledge distillation operation on the second encoder and the second decoder of the second deep neural network model based on the trained first deep neural network model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2022
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Inventors: JoonHo LEE, Jae-Young YANG, Dae-Yeol SHIM, Mee-Kyoung PARK, Chang-Hyun BAEK, Jun-Ho KANG, Sang-Bum CHO, Chang-Hoon KIM, Kyu-Jung KIM
  • Patent number: 11515761
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a shift by wire (SBW) driving actuator capable of improving control performance and durability through control of a brushless direct current (BLDC) motor by an inductive sensor, and improving gear transmission efficiency by introducing a multistage teeth-shaped transmission unit configured to connect a sun gear and an output shaft of a reducer to transmit a rotational force to reduce a load resulting from eccentric rotation of the sun gear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignees: KYUNG CHANG INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD, SAM HYUN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ki Cheol Hyun, Kyu Jung Kim, Dae Yeon Kim, Jin Heo, Tae Keuk Choi, Jeong Seok Kim
  • Patent number: 11491072
    Abstract: A wearable apparatus for assisting muscular strength includes a back support, and a connection chain having a first end portion coupled to the back support to be rotatable upward or downward. The connection chain extends from the back of the wearer to a side thereof and includes a plurality of rotary elements arranged abreast laterally, each rotary element being rotatably coupled to an adjacent rotary element laterally. The wearable apparatus further includes an upper arm module that extends in a direction in which an upper arm of the wearer extends, one end portion of the upper arm module coupled to a second end portion of the connection chain to be rotatable upward or downward with respect to the one end portion. The upper arm module generates a rotational force for rotating the upper arm of the wearer upward or downward.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Kyu Jung Kim, Hyun Seop Lim, Ki Hyeon Bae, Ju Young Yoon, Dong Jin Hyun, Kyung Mo Jung
  • Publication number: 20220331189
    Abstract: A walking assisting apparatus includes a leg mounted device configured to be mounted on a leg of a user to assist walking of the user. A waist mounted device is provided on an upper side of the leg mounted device and configured to be mounted on a waist of the user. A support is located on a front side of the leg mounted device and configured to contact a ground surface. A control device is coupled to a front side of the waist mounted device, electrically connected to the leg mounted device, and configured to control the leg mounted device. A connector connects the control device and the leg mounted device to detachably housing house the support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2021
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Inventors: Kyu Jung Kim, Hyun Seop Lim, Ju Young Yoon, Dong Jin Hyun, Sang In Park
  • Patent number: 11413207
    Abstract: A wearable apparatus for assisting muscular strength includes: a main body mechanism extending in a vertical direction of a wearer's torso, and being fixed to a side of a wearer's torso under a wearer's shoulder; a fastening mechanism extending along an extension direction of a wearer's upper arm, and being disposed at and being in contact with a lower surface of the wearer's upper arm; a connecting mechanism having a first end coupled to the fastening mechanism and a second end movably coupled to the main body mechanism so as to be movable with respect to the main body mechanism; and a support mechanism movably coupled between the first end and the second end of the connecting mechanism to apply a support force to the connecting mechanism, and coupled to the main body mechanism and movable with respect thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kyu Jung Kim, Hyun Seop Lim, Beom Su Kim, Ju Young Yoon, Dong Jin Hyun, Ki Hyeon Bae
  • Publication number: 20220241133
    Abstract: A controller includes: a head part including a display unit providing information and images and a button unit having operation buttons; and a body part joined to the head part, where the display unit includes a projection portion engaged with the body part, the body part includes a recessed portion into which the projection portion is inserted, a first uneven portion is provided on an outer circumferential surface of the projection portion, a second uneven portion having a shape corresponding to that of the first uneven portion is provided on an inner circumferential surface of the recessed portion, and at least one of the first uneven portion or the second uneven portion includes a plurality of uneven portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2021
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Inventors: Kyu Jung Kim, Hyun Seop Lim, Sang In Park, Ju Young Yoon, Beom Su Kim, Dong Jin Hyun, Ki Hyeon Bae