Patents by Inventor Kyung-Won Kim

Kyung-Won 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: 20220121036
    Abstract: The embodiment relates to an image stabilization device and a camera module including the same. The image stabilization device according to the embodiment includes: a first prism for changing a path of a light beam; a second prism disposed below the first prism and changing a path of light beam emitted from the first prism; an image stabilization control unit for controlling a shape of the second prism including a coil part and a magnet part. The first prism may be disposed inside the image stabilization control unit. The second prism may be a variable wedge prism. The image stabilization control unit may control the path of the light beam by changing the shape of the second prism through the magnet part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2019
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Inventors: Kyung Won KIM, Soo Min JEONG, Ji Sung KIM
  • Publication number: 20220039535
    Abstract: A rotary type linear reciprocating motion device includes: a driving part rotatably driven by a motor; a rotating part installed at one surface of the driving part, the rotating part transferring a rotational force of the driving part to an applicator; and a reciprocating part installed at the other surface of the driving part, the reciprocating part converting the rotational force of the driving part into a linear reciprocating motion force, the reciprocating part transferring the linear reciprocating motion force to the applicator. The driving part includes: a driving plate having both surfaces at which the rotating part and the reciprocating part are respectively installed; and a driving belt installed at an edge of the driving plate, the driving belt being in contact with a motor shaft of the motor to allow a driving force of the motor to be transferred to the driving plate by a frictional force.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2021
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Applicants: LG HOUSEHOLD & HEALTH CARE LTD.
    Inventors: Chang Hwan HYUN, Hae Chang LEE, Kyung Won KIM, Eun Mi KIM
  • Publication number: 20220028118
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, a device for detecting fog on a road comprises an imaging device installed to capture a two-way road and capturing a fog on the two-way road, a network configuring device provided under the imaging device and transmitting an image captured by the imaging device, a fog monitoring device receiving the image from the network configuring device, analyzing the image to thereby detect the fog, and outputting an alert per predetermined crisis level, and a display device displaying the alert output from the fog monitoring device and transmitting the alert via a wired or wireless network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2020
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Inventors: Kyung Won KIM, Won Seok JUNG
  • Publication number: 20210389645
    Abstract: An embodiment relates to a camera actuator and a camera module including same. The camera actuator according to the embodiment can includes a base; a lens assembly arranged on the base; a guide pin coupled to the base and guiding the lens assembly; a body coupled to the base; a cover coupled to the body; a base pin coupling part arranged on the base and coupled to one side of the guide pin; a cover pin coupling part arranged on the cover and coupled to the other side of the guide pin; and a pin guide part which is arranged on the lens assembly and which guides the guide pin. In the embodiment, the base pin coupling part can include a first coupling groove, the cover pin coupling part can include a first groove, and the pin guide part can include a first hole and a second hole having a size different from that of the first hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2019
    Publication date: December 16, 2021
    Applicant: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kyung Won KIM
  • Publication number: 20210373278
    Abstract: The embodiment relates to a camera actuator and a camera module including the same. The camera actuator according to the embodiment includes a base, a lens housing disposed on the base, a guide pin disposed on the base, a ball disposed between the guide pin and the lens housing, and a first yoke disposed on the lens housing, a magnet coupled to an inside of the first yoke, and a coil unit facing the magnet surrounding a part of the first yoke and fixed to the magnet. The embodiment may include a second yoke disposed under the first yoke to form a closed loop together with the first yoke.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2019
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Chang Yeon KIM, Kyung Won KIM
  • Publication number: 20210321743
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a cosmetic container. The cosmetic container includes an inner cap coupled to a mouth of the container that accommodates contents therein, a pump coupled to the inner cap and inserted into the mouth of the container to discharge a fixed amount of contents, a push button provided in an upper portion of the inner cap, operating the pump by a push operation, and having on a side thereof a nozzle to discharge the contents, and a dip tube coupled at one end thereof to the pump to communicate therewith and inclined at the other end thereof downwards in a direction of a tip of the nozzle, a tip of the dip tube being disposed on an edge of a bottom surface of the container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2021
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Applicants: LG HOUSEHOLD & HEALTH CARE LTD.
    Inventors: Bang Bin YIM, Sung Hwan KIM, Kyung Won KIM, Hae Yun PARK
  • Publication number: 20210318592
    Abstract: An embodiment relates to a camera module and a driving device for a camera module. A camera module according to an embodiment may comprise: a lens module; a first bracket including a first round surface and movable by being coupled to the lens module; a second bracket including a second round surface corresponding to the first round surface; a ball bearing disposed between the first round surface of the first bracket and the second round surface of the second bracket; and a driving unit disposed between the lens module and the second bracket. The width and height of the second round surface of the second bracket may be greater than the width and height of the first round surface of the first bracket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2019
    Publication date: October 14, 2021
    Applicant: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chang Yeon KIM, Kyung Won KIM
  • Patent number: 11103044
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a cosmetic container. The cosmetic container includes an inner cap coupled to a mouth of the container that accommodates contents therein, a pump coupled to the inner cap and inserted into the mouth of the container to discharge a fixed amount of contents, a push button provided in an upper portion of the inner cap, operating the pump by a push operation, and having on a side thereof a nozzle to discharge the contents, and a dip tube coupled at one end thereof to the pump to communicate therewith and inclined at the other end thereof downwards in a direction of a tip of the nozzle, a tip of the dip tube being disposed on an edge of a bottom surface of the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignees: LG HOUSEHOLD & HEALTH CARE LTD.
    Inventors: Bang Bin Yim, Sung Hwan Kim, Kyung Won Kim, Hae Yun Park
  • Patent number: 11085500
    Abstract: A brake system comprises: a caliper housing having a bore formed therein; a brake piston slidably positioned in the bore of the caliper housing; and a spindle/nut assembly associated with the brake piston. The spindle/nut assembly comprises: a spindle; a spindle nut operably engaged with the spindle; and a disc type spring comprising a curved plate radially surrounding the spindle. The disc type spring is disposed between the spindle nut and the spindle to provide a resilient force between the spindle nut and the spindle. The disc type spring prevents the hard stop of the brake piston to the spindle/nut assembly and provide a soft stop. The disc type spring decreases a shock to the brake system, increases the durability of the spindle/nut assembly, and decrease the cost of the brake system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: MANDO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Steven Jubik, Kyung Won Kim
  • Publication number: 20210145686
    Abstract: A skin care device according to an embodiment includes a main body and a head part connected to the main body, wherein the head part includes a housing in which an upper portion thereof is open, and including an accommodation space therein, an electrode part disposed in the housing, a plurality of light emitting elements disposed in the housing and spaced apart from the electrode part, and a cover part for shielding of the open upper region of the housing, wherein the cover part includes a hole corresponding to the electrode part, a part of the electrode part protrudes from an upper surface of the cover part via the hole, and an upper surface of the electrode part facing a skin of a user includes a convex curved surface toward the skin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2020
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Applicants: LG HOUSEHOLD & HEALTH CARE LTD., AMOSENSE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sung Taek OH, Sang Dong JEONG, Jin Pyo PARK, Hyung Kyu KIM, Jung Yong LEE, Kyung Won KIM
  • Publication number: 20210137775
    Abstract: A massager may include: a handle; a pair of roller shafts provided on left and right sides of a first side in a longitudinal direction of the handle such that a distance between the roller shafts increases towards a distal end; a roller rotatably supported on the roller shaft; a center shaft provided on the first side in the longitudinal direction of the handle to be oriented in a direction from left to right between the pair of roller shafts; and an auxiliary roller rotatably supported on the center shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2020
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Applicant: LG HOUSEHOLD & HEALTH CARE LTD.
    Inventors: Eun Mi KIM, Seon Ung MIN, Kyung Won KIM
  • Publication number: 20210095731
    Abstract: A brake system comprises: a caliper housing having a bore formed therein; a brake piston slidably positioned in the bore of the caliper housing; and a spindle/nut assembly associated with the brake piston. The spindle/nut assembly comprises: a spindle; a spindle nut operably engaged with the spindle; and a disc type spring comprising a curved plate radially surrounding the spindle. The disc type spring is disposed between the spindle nut and the spindle to provide a resilient force between the spindle nut and the spindle. The disc type spring prevents the hard stop of the brake piston to the spindle/nut assembly and provide a soft stop. The disc type spring decreases a shock to the brake system, increases the durability of the spindle/nut assembly, and decrease the cost of the brake system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2019
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Inventors: Steven JUBIK, Kyung Won Kim
  • Publication number: 20200409015
    Abstract: An embodiment relates to a lens actuator and a camera module including same. A lens actuator according to an embodiment may comprise: a base; a pin coupled to the base; a housing including a group of lenses to be moved along the pin in an optical axis direction; a magnet disposed on one side of the housing; a yoke spaced apart from the magnet; and a coil disposed between the magnet and the yoke. The housing may include a guide hole disposed at one side thereof and a guide groove disposed at the other side thereof. The pin may include a first pin disposed in the guide hole, and a second pin disposed in the guide groove. An attractive force may be applied between the yoke and the magnet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2019
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventors: Kyung Won KIM, Hyun Ho CHOI
  • Publication number: 20200383455
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a cosmetic container. The cosmetic container includes an inner cap coupled to a mouth of the container that accommodates contents therein, a pump coupled to the inner cap and inserted into the mouth of the container to discharge a fixed amount of contents, a push button provided in an upper portion of the inner cap, operating the pump by a push operation, and having on a side thereof a nozzle to discharge the contents, and a dip tube coupled at one end thereof to the pump to communicate therewith and inclined at the other end thereof downwards in a direction of a tip of the nozzle, a tip of the dip tube being disposed on an edge of a bottom surface of the container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2018
    Publication date: December 10, 2020
    Applicants: LG HOUSEHOLD & HEALTH CARE LTD.
    Inventors: Bang Bin YIM, Sung Hwan KIM, Kyung Won KIM, Hae Yun PARK
  • Patent number: 10641320
    Abstract: Provided is a shock reducing tape spring hinge including fixing members fixed to at least two objects, respectively, a thin shell type tape spring having both end portions that are fastened to the fixing members, respectively, and a shell-shaped damping plate aligned with the tape spring, the damping plate having both end portions that are fastened to the fixing members, respectively. The damping plate and the tape spring may be configured to connect the at least two objects being spaced through the fixing members, and the damping plate may be configured to reduce a deployment shock occurring when the tape spring is deployed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: KOREA AEROSPACE RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Chang Ho Lee, Kyung Won Kim, Ju Won Jeong, Young Jin Kim, Jung Ju Lee
  • Publication number: 20200128939
    Abstract: A cosmetic container includes a main body having a depression to accommodate contents therein, a cover unit configured to cover the depression, and an applicator received in the main body. The applicator has a rod shape, and the main body has a shape where its width from left to right is long and its width from front to back is short to correspond to the shape of the applicator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2017
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Applicant: LG HOUSEHOLD & HEALTH CARE LTD.
    Inventors: Eun Mi KIM, Kyung Won KIM
  • Patent number: 10393200
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an electric caliper brake. The electric caliper brake which includes a carrier provided with a pair of pad plates movably with respect to a disk, and a caliper housing slidably installed on the carrier and provided with a cylinder in which a piston is movably provided by braking oil pressure, includes a spindle member which is installed to penetrate a rear portion of the cylinder and rotates by receiving a rotational force from an actuator, and a power converting unit including a nut member which is screwed with the spindle member and is disposed in the piston, moves forward and backward in accordance with the rotation of the spindle member so as to press the piston; a filling member coupled to the nut member in the piston; and an anti-rotation surface provided on at least one plane on an outer circumferential surface of the filling member so that the filling member is coupled to the piston in a limited rotation state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: MANDO CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kyung-Won Kim
  • Patent number: 10311479
    Abstract: A system for producing promotional media content includes a strategic meta information analysis processing unit configured to process various types of pieces of strategic meta information in various formats to an unstructured data batch having a certain weight value, a media content analysis processing unit configured to classify and analyze each meta information by similarity by using meta information of various types of media content or meta information actively extracted by analyzing each media content, an association analyzing unit configured to calculate association between strategic meta information processed through the strategic meta information analysis processing unit and the media content processed through the media content analysis processing unit, and a media content synthesizing unit configured to finally synthesize promotional media content by using the various types of strategic meta information, the media content, and the association information calculated by the association analyzing unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: KOREAN ELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Jong Bin Park, Tae beom Lim, Kyung Won Kim, Jong Jin Jung, Jae won Moon, Seung Woo Kum
  • Patent number: 10309471
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an electric caliper brake. Then electric caliper brake which includes a carrier provided with a pair of pad plates movably with respect to a disk, and a caliper housing slidably installed on the carrier and provided with a cylinder in which a piston is movably provided by braking oil pressure, includes a spindle member which is installed to penetrate a rear portion of the cylinder and rotates by receiving a rotational force from an actuator, and a power converting unit including a nut member which is screwed with the spindle member and is disposed in the piston, moves forward and backward in accordance with the rotation of the spindle member so as to press the piston; a filling member coupled to the nut member in the piston; and an anti-rotation surface provided on at least one plane on an outer circumferential surface of the filling member so that the filling member is coupled to the piston in a limited rotation state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: MANDO CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kyung-Won Kim
  • Patent number: 10152724
    Abstract: A method of providing a context based service is performed by a user terminal. The method includes: generating a user profile about at least one entity; providing user profile characteristic information obtained or inferred from the user terminal associated with the at least one entity; and controlling to provide a user description generated based on the user profile and the user profile characteristic information to a recommendation engine for a required service if a recommendation of a context based service is required to the at least one entity, the recommendation engine performing a service recommendation according to a situation of the at least one entity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: Korea Electronics Technology Institute
    Inventors: Jae Won Moon, Tae Beom Lim, Kyung Won Kim, Seung Woo Kum, Jong Bin Park, Jong Jin Jung