Patents by Inventor Min-gyu Kim

Min-gyu 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: 20250132431
    Abstract: A button-type secondary battery has a diameter greater than a height thereof. The button type secondary battery includes a can body defining an accommodation space therein and having an opened upper end; an electrode assembly accommodated in the accommodation space of the can body; and a top cap assembly configured to cover the upper end of the can body and coupled to the can body. The top cap assembly includes a base plate having a flat plate shape and bent upward from a circumferential area thereof; an electrode terminal having a flat plate shape to be seated on an upper portion of the base plate, wherein the electrode terminal comprises a protrusion protruding downward from a central area thereof; and an insulating member between the base plate and the electrode terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2022
    Publication date: April 24, 2025
    Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Min Gyu KIM, Joo Hwan SUNG, Min Su CHO, Geun Young PARK
  • Publication number: 20250129780
    Abstract: An electric compressor including: a motor unit configured to generate power; a compression unit configured to receive the power from the motor unit and to compress a refrigerant; an inverter configured to control the motor unit; and a cover configured to be coupled to one side of the inverter. The cover includes: a metal plate formed in a shape corresponding to the inverter; a first resin portion configured to be disposed on an inside of the metal plate; and a second resin portion configured to be disposed on an outside of the metal plate in such a way as to correspond to some areas of the first resin portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2023
    Publication date: April 24, 2025
    Inventors: Hyun Woo Lee, Min Gyu Kim, Sang Woo Bae, Jong Myung Seok, Hye Rim An, Hew Nam Ahn, Sung Taeg Oh, Je Su Yun
  • Patent number: 12279717
    Abstract: A blender which an electrical signal via a transparent film so as to detect whether a container lid is closed. The blender includes a container body receiving food; a main body provided under the container body and supporting the container body; a container lid mounted removably to the upper surface of the container body and configured to open/close the upper part of the container body; and a detection system configured to detect whether the container lid is mounted to the container body, wherein the detection system includes a transparent electrode film attached to the surface of the container body and guiding the flow of electricity. Accordingly, the transparent electrode film can transmit whether the container lid is mounted to the main body without spoiling the appearance of the container body made of a transparent material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Min Gyu Kim, Dae Yong Kang, Woonkyu Seo, Jin Hae Ye, Sang Jin Jung
  • Publication number: 20250120162
    Abstract: Vertical field-effect transistor (VFET) devices and methods of forming the same are provided. The methods may include forming a lower structure on a substrate. The lower structure may include first and second VFETs, a preliminary isolation structure between the first and second VFETs, and a gate liner on opposing sides of the preliminary isolation structure and between the preliminary isolation structure and the substrate. Each of the first and second VFETs may include a bottom source/drain region, a channel region and a top source/drain region sequentially stacked, and a gate structure on a side surface of the channel region. The preliminary isolation structure may include a sacrificial layer and a gap capping layer sequentially stacked. The methods may also include forming a top capping layer on the lower structure and then forming a cavity between the first and second VFETs by removing the sacrificial layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2024
    Publication date: April 10, 2025
    Inventors: HWI CHAN JUN, MIN GYU KIM
  • Patent number: 12265653
    Abstract: A method, program, and device for authenticating user setting information by using a virtual code are proposed. The method includes: receiving, by a virtual code verification means, a virtual code; searching, by the virtual code verification means, a storage location of each of a plurality of UIDs on the basis of the virtual code; verifying, by the virtual code verification means, the virtual code on the basis of the plurality of searched UIDs; and performing, by the virtual code verification means, authority authentication on the basis of the plurality of searched UIDs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: SSENSTONE INC.
    Inventors: Chang-Hun Yoo, Min Gyu Kim
  • Patent number: 12230750
    Abstract: A button-type secondary battery according to the present disclosure includes: an electrode assembly; a lower can configured to accommodate the electrode assembly; an upper can coupled to an opening of the lower can; a gasket configured to insulate a coupling portion between the lower can and the upper can; and a center part provided at a core portion of the electrode assembly, wherein the center part includes: a center pin inserted into the core portion of the electrode assembly; and an upper plate provided with an upper cover surface provided on an upper end of the center pin to protect an upper portion of the electrode assembly, wherein an edge of the upper cover surface is provided to be supported on an inner wall of the lower can.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Min Su Cho, Joo Hwan Sung, Yong Gon Lee, Je Jun Lee, Jae Won Lim, Geon Woo Min, Min Gyu Kim, Sang Hak Chae
  • Patent number: 12221035
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a system for preventing and notifying of an accident of an agricultural machine, which includes an agricultural machine accident prevention/notification server; a rollover accident detection device configured to control brightness of a display device according to a risk rating pre-assigned to a hazard area when an agricultural machine enters a hazard area and simultaneously provide an operating control command to an Internet of things (IoT) device and connected to a battery module of the agricultural machine to monitor an energy state of the battery module; and the IoT device configured to, when the operating control command is received from the rollover accident detection device, operate according to the operating control command to notify a driver of a vehicle within a radius therefrom of the presence of the agricultural machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: INPLAB INC.
    Inventors: Yong Min Moon, Jung Hyo Lee, Min Gyu Kim
  • Patent number: 12216044
    Abstract: System for measuring the thickness and properties of a thin film using a spatial light modulator according to the inventive concept includes: a spatial light modulator; a first beam splitter; an objective lens; a second beam splitter; a first camera configured to acquire a surface image of the sample; an optical fiber equipped with a light receiving unit to receive reflected light passing through a certain area of a back focal plane of the objective lens; and a spectrometer configured to measure an intensity of light received from the optical fiber and output the measured intensity as an electrical signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY R&DB FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Heui Jae Pahk, Seung Woo Lee, Min Gyu Kim
  • Patent number: 12218010
    Abstract: Vertical field-effect transistor (VFET) devices and methods of forming the same are provided. The methods may include forming a lower structure on a substrate. The lower structure may include first and second VFETs, a preliminary isolation structure between the first and second VFETs, and a gate liner on opposing sides of the preliminary isolation structure and between the preliminary isolation structure and the substrate. Each of the first and second VFETs may include a bottom source/drain region, a channel region and a top source/drain region sequentially stacked, and a gate structure on a side surface of the channel region. The preliminary isolation structure may include a sacrificial layer and a gap capping layer sequentially stacked. The methods may also include forming a top capping layer on the lower structure and then forming a cavity between the first and second VFETs by removing the sacrificial layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2024
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hwi Chan Jun, Min Gyu Kim
  • Publication number: 20240372177
    Abstract: A button-type secondary battery includes: an electrode assembly in which a positive electrode, a separator, and a negative electrode are alternately disposed; a can housing including a bottom part and a sidewall extending upward from a circumference of the bottom part to form an internal space, the electrode assembly being disposed in the internal space; a base plate configured to cover an upper opening of the sidewall and coupled to the can housing; a positive electrode terminal having a rivet shape coupled to a through-hole formed in the sidewall; an insulating gasket configured to insulate the positive electrode terminal and the can housing from each other; a positive electrode tab having one side connected to the positive electrode and the other side connected to the positive electrode terminal; and a negative electrode tab having one side connected to the negative electrode and the other side connected to the sidewall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2022
    Publication date: November 7, 2024
    Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Yeong Hun JUNG, Young Ji TAE, Joo Hwan SUNG, Min Su CHO, Geun Young PARK, Min Gyu KIM, Min Seon KIM, Sang Hak CHAE, Min Young JU
  • Publication number: 20240369473
    Abstract: Provided are an angle-resolved spectroscopic ellipsometer and a method of measuring thickness of a thin film. The ellipsometer includes: a spatial light modulator spatially modulating light to a back focal plane of an objective lens; an incident light controller controlling the light emitted from the spatial light modulator to form a ring-shaped image and controlling the amount of light to have a sinusoidal distribution along the circumference of a ring; a polarizer polarizing the light from the modulator; a first beam splitter changing the direction of the light; the objective lens allowing the light to incident on the sample; an analyzer analyzing the polarization of the light from the sample; a camera capturing an image; a spectrometer receiving a signal of light; a second beam splitter; and a signal processing computer calculating a physical property value of a thin film by processing the signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2024
    Publication date: November 7, 2024
    Inventors: Heui Jae PAHK, Min Gyu KIM
  • Publication number: 20240339704
    Abstract: A button-type secondary battery includes an electrode assembly; a can having an open end and accommodating the electrode assembly; a base plate sealing the open end of the can; an electrode terminal passing through a through-hole of the base plate; and an insulating gasket insulating the electrode terminal from the base plate. The open end includes a first-a inclined surface inclined with respect to an inner surface and a first-b inclined surface inclined with respect to an outer surface and having an upper end connected to an upper end of the first-a inclined surface. An edge portion of the base plate includes a second-a inclined surface inclined with respect to a bottom surface and in contact with the first-a inclined surface and a second-b inclined surface inclined with respect to a top surface and having a lower end connected to an upper end of the second-a inclined surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2022
    Publication date: October 10, 2024
    Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Min Gyu KIM, Joo Hwan SUNG, Min Su CHO, Geun Young PARK
  • Publication number: 20240322310
    Abstract: A button-type secondary battery may include: an electrode assembly; a can body housing the electrode assembly; a base plate including a through-hole and covering an opening at an upper end of the can body; an electrode terminal covering the through-hole of the base plate, at least a portion of the electrode terminal being inserted into the through-hole of the base plate; an insulating gasket configured to insulate the electrode terminal and the base plate from each other; and an insulating sheet disposed on a bottom surface of the base plate to insulate the bottom surface of the base plate. The electrode terminal may include: an insertion part inserted into the through-hole; and a terminal plate part extending outward from an upper end of the insertion part and having a plate shape, wherein the insertion part has a diameter that gradually increases in a direction toward the electrode assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2022
    Publication date: September 26, 2024
    Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Sang Hak CHAE, Young Ji TAE, Joo Hwan SUNG, Min Su CHO, Geun Young PARK, Min Gyu KIM, Min Seon KIM, Yeong Hun JUNG, Min Young JU
  • Publication number: 20240304905
    Abstract: A button-type secondary battery may include an electrode assembly in which electrodes and separators are wound, a can body housing the electrode assembly, a base plate in which a through-hole is defined and which covers an opening of an upper end of the can body and is bonded to the can body, an electrode terminal of which at least a portion is inserted into the through-hole of the base plate and which covers the through-hole, an insulating gasket configured to insulate the electrode terminal and the base plate from each other, and an insulating sheet disposed on a bottom surface of the base plate to insulate the bottom surface of the base plate, wherein a central hole is defined at a winding center of the electrode assembly, and a protrusion protruding in a direction toward the central hole is disposed on a bottom surface of the electrode terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2022
    Publication date: September 12, 2024
    Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Sang Hak CHAE, Young Ji TAE, Joo Hwan SUNG, Min Su CHO, Geun Young PARK, Min Gyu KIM, Min Seon KIM, Yeong Hun JUNG, Min Young JU
  • Publication number: 20240271622
    Abstract: An electric compressor, including: a housing; a compression unit provided in the housing; a motor unit provided in the housing to drive the compression unit; and an inverter unit coupled to one side of the housing and controlling the motor unit, and the inverter unit includes: a support body disposed on one side of the housing; and an inverter cover coupled to one side of the support body; and the support body includes: a center part allowing a circuit board to be seated thereon; and a first receiving part extending from the center part toward a radially outer side of the center part, and having a noise reduction element disposed therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2022
    Publication date: August 15, 2024
    Inventors: Hyun Woo Lee, Min Gyu Kim, Sang Woo Bae, Hye Rim An, Hew Nam Ahn, Sung Taeg Oh, Je Su Yun
  • Publication number: 20240234786
    Abstract: A disclosed button type secondary battery may include an electrode assembly, in which electrodes and separators are alternately disposed; a can body into which the electrode assembly is inserted, a base plate in which a through-hole is formed and which covers an opening of an upper end of the can body and is bonded to the can body, an electrode terminal of which at least a portion is inserted into the through-hole of the base plate and which covers the through-hole, an insulating gasket configured to insulate the electrode terminal and the base plate from each other, and an insulating sheet disposed on a bottom surface of the base plate to insulate the base plate and the electrode assembly from each other, wherein the bottom surface of the insulating sheet is disposed closer to the electrode assembly than a bottom surface of the electrode terminal is.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2022
    Publication date: July 11, 2024
    Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Min Gyu KIM, Joo Hwan SUNG, Min Su CHO, Geun Young PARK
  • Publication number: 20240234985
    Abstract: A disclosed button type secondary battery having a diameter greater than a height thereof may include: an electrode assembly, in which electrodes and separators are alternately disposed; a can body into which the electrode assembly is inserted; a base plate in which a through-hole is formed and which covers an opening of an upper end of the can body and is bonded to the can body; an electrode terminal of which at least a portion is inserted into the through-hole of the base plate and which covers the through-hole; an insulating gasket configured to insulate the electrode terminal and the base plate from each other; an insulating sheet disposed on a bottom surface of the base plate to insulate the base plate and the electrode assembly from each other; and a shield member disposed on an upper end of an edge portion of the electrode assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2022
    Publication date: July 11, 2024
    Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Min Gyu KIM, Joo Hwan SUNG, Min Su CHO, Geun Young PARK
  • Publication number: 20240225581
    Abstract: A method for training a medical image performed by a medical image processing apparatus for processing a medical image for a body is provided. The method for training a medical image includes preparing a first input data set including a training chest X-ray image, and a bone enhancement image or a bone extraction image acquired from the training chest X-ray image; preparing a label data for the first input data set including osteoporosis information or bone mineral density information corresponding to the training chest X-ray image; and training an artificial neural network model using the first input data set and the label data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2021
    Publication date: July 11, 2024
    Inventors: Namkug KIM, Miso JANG, Min Gyu KIM
  • Publication number: 20240194989
    Abstract: A button-type secondary battery includes: a lower can configured to operate as a first electrode terminal; an upper can coupled to the lower can to surround the lower can and configured to operate as a second electrode terminal; and a gasket between the lower can and the upper can. A recessed lower insertion groove and a recessed upper insertion groove are defined in a surface of the lower can and a surface of the upper can, which are in close contact with the gasket, respectively. The lower insertion groove and the upper insertion groove are spaced apart from each other so as not to face each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2021
    Publication date: June 13, 2024
    Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Min Su CHO, Byung Sup KIM, Joo Hwan SUNG, Yong Gon LEE, Geun Young PARK, Min Gyu KIM, Min Seon KIM, Yeong Hun JUNG, Sang Hak CHAE
  • Publication number: 20240170338
    Abstract: Vertical field-effect transistor (VFET) devices and methods of forming the same are provided. The methods may include forming a lower structure on a substrate. The lower structure may include first and second VFETs, a preliminary isolation structure between the first and second VFETs, and a gate liner on opposing sides of the preliminary isolation structure and between the preliminary isolation structure and the substrate. Each of the first and second VFETs may include a bottom source/drain region, a channel region and a top source/drain region sequentially stacked, and a gate structure on a side surface of the channel region. The preliminary isolation structure may include a sacrificial layer and a gap capping layer sequentially stacked. The methods may also include forming a top capping layer on the lower structure and then forming a cavity between the first and second VFETs by removing the sacrificial layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2024
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Inventors: HWI CHAN JUN, MIN GYU KIM