Patents by Inventor Min-su Kim

Min-su 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: 20250187411
    Abstract: A foldable loading box cover assembly for a vehicle has an articulated rail and includes a cover unit. The cover unit includes a plurality of slats where each slat has an upper end and a lower end alternately connected to adjacent slats when folded. The cover unit is folded or unfolded to uncover or cover a loading box of a vehicle. The cover assembly includes a main rail installed at an upper end of the loading box, disposed in a reward direction of the vehicle, and configured to guide the lower ends of the plurality of slats. The cover assembly includes an articulated rail installed on the main rail and configured to guide the upper ends of the plurality of slats. When the cover unit is folded, the articulated rail is separated from the main rail to guide the upper ends of the plurality of slats.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2024
    Publication date: June 12, 2025
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jae-Seung Lee, Hyung-Sik Choi, Gook-Hyun Jeon, Woo-Sik Yoon, Min-Su Kim
  • Patent number: 12327842
    Abstract: A systems and methods for tracking a position of an electrode. The system may include: a notching controller configured to store pitch information of a unit electrode and to acquire electrode coordinate information of the electrode in a roll-to-roll state during a notching process and a cell identification (ID) of the unit electrode; a calculator configured to calculate coordinates of the cell ID from the pitch information and the cell ID; a roll map generator configured to generate a roll map based on the electrode coordinate information transmitted from the notching controller; and a mapping part configured to compare the coordinates of the roll map with the coordinates of the cell ID to derive an electrode position of the electrode during the electrode manufacturing process from which the unit electrode originates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2024
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2025
    Assignee: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Jae Hwan Lee, Jong Seok Park, Dong Yeop Lee, Jun Hyo Su, Ki Deok Han, Byoung Eun Han, Seung Huh, Su Wan Park, Gi Yeong Jeon, Min Su Kim
  • Patent number: 12325356
    Abstract: Disclosed is an injection bracket device applied to a roof opening for a vehicle, the injection bracket device including an opening bracket mounted to an opening formed in a headlining of the vehicle, and a mounting guide provided along the edge of the opening bracket, wherein the mounting guide forms a seating area when being coupled to the opening bracket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2024
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2025
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, NVH KOREA, INC.
    Inventors: Min Su Kim, Won Jong Lee, Byung Yong Choi, Tae Oh Moon, Won Young Na, Jae Hoon Jung, Ha Ryung Park, Hyeong Ju Kim
  • Patent number: 12326331
    Abstract: An apparatus for generating a roll map of a merge-wound electrode includes a position measurement device configured to acquire coordinate value data for a longitudinal position of a merged-wound electrode, an input device configured to input an input signal indicating a start of merge-winding or an end of merge-winding, a seam detector configured to detect a seam and acquire electrode coordinate values of the seam, and a reference point detector configured to detect reference points of the merge-wound electrode and acquire electrode coordinate values of the reference points. A roll map for simulating the merge-wound electrode is generated based on the input signal of the input device, the electrode coordinate values of the seam, and the electrode coordinate values of the reference points of the merge-wound electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2025
    Assignee: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Dong Yeop Lee, Jong Seok Park, Jun Hyo Su, Ki Deok Han, Byoung Eun Han, Seung Huh, Su Wan Park, Gi Yeong Jeon, Jae Hwan Lee, Min Su Kim
  • Publication number: 20250183386
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an apparatus for deactivating a battery module, a battery pack including the same, and a method of deactivating the battery module. The apparatus can selectively deactivate a battery module, a battery pack includes the apparatus, and a method of deactivating the module using such an apparatus. The apparatus for deactivating a module includes a relay connected to a first electrode terminal and a second electrode terminal of a battery module, a fuse circuit connected to the first electrode terminal and a first electrode of a battery cell array, and a processor configured to control the fuse circuit when a preset condition is satisfied to block a current path between the first electrode terminal and the first electrode and short the relay.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2024
    Publication date: June 5, 2025
    Inventor: Min Su KIM
  • Publication number: 20250174652
    Abstract: An electrode includes a current collector and an electrode active material layer located on at least one side of the current collector. The electrode active material layer includes a sulfur-carbon composite and a binder, and the sulfur-carbon composite includes a porous carbon material and a sulfur-based material. The current collector includes aluminum (Al), and has a thickness of about 9 ?m or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2024
    Publication date: May 29, 2025
    Inventors: Min-Su KIM, Bong-Soo Kim
  • Publication number: 20250172025
    Abstract: A vehicle door hinge apparatus including a door link having one end pivotably and slidably connected to a vehicle body side and the other end hinged to a door side, a vehicle body link having one end pivotably and slidably connected to the door side and the other end hinged to the vehicle body side, a door link guide provided on the vehicle body side and configured to guide sliding of the one end of the door link, and a vehicle body link guide provided on the door side and configured to guide sliding of the one end of the vehicle body link. The door link and the vehicle body link intersect each other, an intersection point of the two links is hinged, and the door link and the vehicle body link perform, when the door is opened, a scissors motion around the hinged intersection point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2024
    Publication date: May 29, 2025
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Doo Young Jung, Ki Hyun Choi, Hyung Sik Choi, Sang Heon Lee, Woo Sik Yoon, Min Su Kim
  • Patent number: 12313400
    Abstract: An apparatus for generating a roll map of a merge-wound electrode includes a position measurement device configured to acquire coordinate value data for a longitudinal position of an electrode according to an amount of rotation of the rewinder. The apparatus includes an input device configured to input an input signal indicating a start of merge-winding or an end of merge-winding, a seam detector configured to detect a seam, a reference point detector configured to detect a plurality of reference points of the merge-wound electrode, and a roll map generator configured to generate a roll map for simulating the merge-wound electrode moving in a roll-to-roll state based on the input signal of the input device, and to display the longitudinal coordinate values of the electrode, the electrode coordinate values of the seam, and the electrode coordinate values of the plurality of reference points of the merge-wound electrode on the roll map.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2024
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2025
    Assignee: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Jun Hyo Su, Ki Deok Han, Byoung Eun Han, Seung Huh, Su Wan Park, Gi Yeong Jeon, Jae Hwan Lee, Min Su Kim, Dong Yeop Lee, Jong Seok Park
  • Publication number: 20250159608
    Abstract: A wake-up apparatus and method of a wireless battery management system are disclosed, which can wake up a slave node of a wireless battery management system in a standby state using a sound wave and include a master radio frequency (RF) node configured to output a resonant sound wave with a specified frequency and a specified digital signal pattern, and a slave RF node which wakes up upon receiving the resonant sound wave output from the master RF node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2024
    Publication date: May 15, 2025
    Inventor: Min Su KIM
  • Patent number: 12301187
    Abstract: A signal input/output circuit includes a signal amplification circuit and a current control circuit. The signal amplification circuit configured to amplify and output an input signal transmitted through an input/output line. The current control circuit configured to induce a reverse virtual current corresponding to an output signal of the signal amplification circuit. The current control unit configured to reflect the reverse virtual current on the input/output line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2025
    Assignee: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventors: In Seok Kong, Min Su Kim
  • Publication number: 20250148990
    Abstract: A gate driver includes a first scan signal generator configured to output a logic voltage for driving of a scan transistor through a plurality of stages connected in cascade, the scan transistor performing a switching operation to transfer a data voltage to a driving transistor of a pixel, a second scan signal generator configured to output a logic voltage for driving of a sensing transistor through the plurality of stages, the sensing transistor sensing deterioration of a light emitting element of the pixel, a light emission control signal generator configured to output a logic voltage for control of a light emission control transistor of the pixel through the plurality of stages, and an initialization voltage generator driven by logic voltages received from some nodes of the first scan signal generator based on the light emission control signal generator to supply an initialization voltage to the pixel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2025
    Publication date: May 8, 2025
    Inventors: Se-Hwan Kim, Tae-Keun Lee, Min-Su Kim, Hae-Jun Park, Young-Taek Hong
  • Publication number: 20250141655
    Abstract: An apparatus for defending against a side-channel attack in a battery management system includes an encryption operation module configured to perform and manage encryption operations on data related to monitoring and charge and discharge management of a battery in the battery management system, and a processor configured to process the encryption operations on the data using a plurality of cores according to management of the encryption operation module, wherein the encryption operation module performs the encryption operations in parallel by utilizing the plurality of cores of the processor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2024
    Publication date: May 1, 2025
    Inventor: Min Su KIM
  • Publication number: 20250120325
    Abstract: A semiconductor device may include an access line, a variable resistance layer, an electrode located between the access line and the variable resistance layer, and a barrier structure located between the access line and the electrode and including an amorphous barrier. The barrier structure may further include a diffusion barrier, and the amorphous barrier has a resistivity higher than that of the diffusion barrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2024
    Publication date: April 10, 2025
    Inventors: Seong Hyun KIM, Min Su KIM, Jae Sung PARK, Cheol Joon PARK
  • Patent number: 12272694
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes first, second, and third power rails extending in a first direction on a substrate and sequentially spaced apart in a second direction intersecting the first direction. A fourth power rail extends in the first direction on the substrate between the first and third power rails. A first well of a first conductive type is displaced inside the substrate between the first and third power rails. Cells are continuously displaced between the first and third power rails and share the first well. The first and third power rails are provided with a first voltage, the second power rail is provided with a second voltage different from the first voltage, the fourth power rail is provided with a third voltage different from the first voltage and the second voltage, and the cells are provided with the third voltage from the fourth power rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dae Seong Lee, Ah Reum Kim, Min Su Kim
  • Publication number: 20250105380
    Abstract: A battery monitoring system includes at least one memory configured to store a first coordinate-related data set in which coordinate data indicating a position of an electrode moved in each of a plurality of processes is connected with inspection data and/or measurement data of the electrode obtained in the plurality of processes, and an identification data set including an electrode identifier (ID) identifying the electrode. The battery monitoring system further includes at least one processor configured to connect the electrode ID with the coordinate data of the first coordinate-related data set corresponding to the electrode ID, and send monitoring data for the electrode, based on data about the connection of the electrode ID with the coordinate data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2024
    Publication date: March 27, 2025
    Inventors: Seol Hee KIM, Min Kyu SIM, Wi Dae PARK, Jung Youn JUNG, In Bong BAE, Min Su KIM, Jong Seok PARK
  • Publication number: 20250093425
    Abstract: A battery pack diagnosis apparatus includes a sensor module which detects noise and a processor which extracts noise generated in the battery pack from the noise detected by the sensor module, analyzes the noise generated in the battery pack, and diagnoses a state of a battery pack. A battery pack diagnosis method includes detecting, by a sensor module, noise, extracting, by a processor, noise generated in a battery pack from the noise detected by the sensor module and analyzing, by the processor, the noise generated in the battery pack to diagnose a state of the battery pack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2024
    Publication date: March 20, 2025
    Inventor: Min Su KIM
  • Publication number: 20250083505
    Abstract: A vehicular folding-type loading bay cover includes a cover unit with a plurality of slats. Respective upper end portions of preceding and following slats and respective lower end portions thereof are alternatingly connected, and the cover unit can be folded and unfolded in a loading bay of a vehicle. A main rail is disposed in the vehicular loading bay along a direction in which the cover unit is unfolded, guides the lower end portions of the slats, and guides the upper end portions of the slats in a section where the slats are unfolded. A guide rail branches off from the main rail, is parallel with the main rail in a section where the cover unit is fully folded and guides the upper end portions of the slats when the cover unit is folded.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2024
    Publication date: March 13, 2025
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jae-Seung Lee, Hyung-Sik Choi, Gook-Hyun Jeon, Min-Su Kim
  • Publication number: 20250077664
    Abstract: Embodiments relate to an apparatus and method for protecting a memory. The apparatus may include a monitoring unit configured to monitor pieces of status data of an integrated circuit (IC) chip, and a processor configured to analyze the pieces of status data monitored by the monitoring unit to detect a cold boot attack on the IC chip and protect a memory in the IC chip from the cold boot attack according to a detection result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2024
    Publication date: March 6, 2025
    Inventor: Min Su KIM
  • Publication number: 20250074242
    Abstract: An add-on mobility apparatus, which is configured to be driven by being connected to a front mobility apparatus including a first high-voltage battery supplying power to at least one first drive motor and a first connection mechanism, includes a second high-voltage battery supplying driving power to at least one second drive motor and charging power to the first high-voltage battery through a DC/DC converter, a second connection mechanism mechanically connected to the first connection mechanism, and a controller including a processor configured to determine the driving power and the charging power based on a first SOC of the first high-voltage battery and a second SOC of the second high-voltage battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2024
    Publication date: March 6, 2025
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Min Su Kim
  • Patent number: 12241843
    Abstract: An electrode sheet inspection system includes an inspection unit configured to inspect the external state of an electrode sheet and an ink marking unit configured to mark a portion to be removed on the electrode sheet, wherein the ink marking unit is configured to adjust an ink marking range, whereby it is possible to prevent removal of a mark on a defective portion of an electrode even after a process of notching the electrode sheet. An electrode sheet inspection method using the same is also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventors: Ee Beom Choi, Min Su Kim, Dong Hyeok Shin, Jae Yong Kim