Patents by Inventor MINCHUL KANG

MINCHUL KANG 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: 12262107
    Abstract: An embodiment vehicle includes an image recording device, an ultrasonic sensor, and a controller configured to operate the ultrasonic sensor in response to parking of the vehicle, operate the image recording device to a standby mode, switch the image recording device to an active mode based on a detection of an object located around the vehicle by the ultrasonic sensor, and control the image recording device to store an image of surroundings of the vehicle obtained by the image recording device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventor: Minchul Kang
  • Publication number: 20250070729
    Abstract: Disclosed is a transmitter. The transmitter includes a plurality of power amplifiers, each of the plurality of power amplifiers being configured to receive an RF input signal, a parallel power combiner configured to combine outputs of the plurality of power amplifiers to generate an RF output signal, a supply voltage switch configured to provide one supply voltage to the plurality of power amplifiers, the one supply voltage being selected from among a plurality of supply voltages of different voltage levels, and a controller configured to control an output power of the RF output signal by selecting the one supply voltage from among the plurality of supply voltages, and controlling whether to activate each of the plurality of power amplifiers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2024
    Publication date: February 27, 2025
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wooseok LEE, Minchul KANG, Sangmin YOO, Jeongyeol BAE, Jongsoo LEE
  • Publication number: 20240300479
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus for providing autonomous parking assistance by considering a rear parking space being vacated is provided. The apparatus for autonomous parking assistance includes a range setting unit for determining information related to a target parking space for executing parking of an ego car in a parking lot, a rear environment detection unit for detecting whether an existing parked vehicle in a rear parking space located rearwardly of the ego car is leaving, and an automatic parking control unit for controlling parking of the ego car based on the information related to the target parking space and whether the existing parked vehicle is leaving.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2023
    Publication date: September 12, 2024
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Minchul Kang, Inmook Kim, Taejin Jang, Junho Yang
  • Patent number: 12040828
    Abstract: A communication device is provided. The communication device includes: an antenna; a matching circuit connected with the antenna; a transmitter configured to generate a transmission communication signal and provide the transmission communication signal to the antenna through the matching circuit; a filter connected between the matching circuit and the antenna; and a receiver configured to receive an attenuated signal from the antenna through the filter. The filter is configured to pass frequencies of an antenna signal corresponding to a pass band and attenuate frequencies of the antenna signal corresponding to a stop band, and a center frequency of the transmission communication signal corresponds to the stop band of the filter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Minchul Kang, Sanghyo Lee, Kyeongdo Kim, Inhyuk Kim
  • Publication number: 20230353859
    Abstract: An embodiment vehicle includes an image recording device, an ultrasonic sensor, and a controller configured to operate the ultrasonic sensor in response to parking of the vehicle, operate the image recording device to a standby mode, switch the image recording device to an active mode based on a detection of an object located around the vehicle by the ultrasonic sensor, and control the image recording device to store an image of surroundings of the vehicle obtained by the image recording device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2022
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Inventor: Minchul Kang
  • Patent number: 11585755
    Abstract: A system and associated method measures anomalous diffusion of biomolecules in cell membranes of intact cells and includes a laser that illuminates a cell membrane within an intact cell to express fluorescently tagged biomolecules. The laser photobleaches a region of interest and illuminates the region of interest over time. A detector detects the fluorescence recovery over time within the region of interest to yield fluorescence recovery after photobleaching (FRAP) data. A controller computes the mean square displacement (MSD) of diffusing biomolecules and a time-dependent diffusion coefficient D(t) from a plurality of time points of the FRAP data and determines the anomalous diffusion in the cell membrane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: THE TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM
    Inventor: Minchul Kang
  • Publication number: 20220376734
    Abstract: A communication device is provided. The communication device includes: an antenna; a matching circuit connected with the antenna; a transmitter configured to generate a transmission communication signal and provide the transmission communication signal to the antenna through the matching circuit; a filter connected between the matching circuit and the antenna; and a receiver configured to receive an attenuated signal from the antenna through the filter. The filter is configured to pass frequencies of an antenna signal corresponding to a pass band and attenuate frequencies of the antenna signal corresponding to a stop band, and a center frequency of the transmission communication signal corresponds to the stop band of the filter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2022
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Minchul KANG, Sanghyo LEE, Kyeongdo KIM, Inhyuk KIM
  • Publication number: 20210223174
    Abstract: A system and associated method measures anomalous diffusion of biomolecules in cell membranes of intact cells and includes a laser that illuminates a cell membrane within an intact cell to express fluorescently tagged biomolecules. The laser photobleaches a region of interest and illuminates the region of interest over time. A detector detects the fluorescence recovery over time within the region of interest to yield fluorescence recovery after photobleaching (FRAP) data. A controller computes the mean square displacement (MSD) of diffusing biomolecules and a time-dependent diffusion coefficient D(t) from a plurality of time points of the FRAP data and determines the anomalous diffusion in the cell membrane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2020
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Inventor: Minchul KANG
  • Patent number: 8943879
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are a steering torque and steering angle measurement apparatus, the present invention including a stator fixed to an output shaft, a magnet disposed at the inner part of the stator and being fixed to an input shaft, a torque sensor measuring a steering torque by sensing a magnetic field produced between the stator and the magnet, and a steering angle signal generation part measuring the steering angle by outputting an ON signal ordinary times and outputting an OFF signal at each preset rotation duration of the output shaft when the output shaft rotates, thereby reducing a component number, simplifying a manufacturing process and saving a cost price.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Minchul Kang
  • Patent number: 8749228
    Abstract: A torque index sensor is configured to enhance productivity with excellent economic feasibility by simplifying a magnet structure of an index sensor unit. The torque index sensor is connected to an input shaft and an output shaft, and the torque index sensor includes a housing; an index magnet housed in the housing, connected to the output shaft to rotate with the output shaft and formed in the shape of a rectangle at a cross-sectional view; and a magnetic device secured to an interior of the housing to output a magnetization signal in response to rotation of the index magnet, such that the shape of the index magnet is simplified to a rectangle to enhance productivity and economic feasibility.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Minchul Kang
  • Publication number: 20120312088
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are a steering torque and steering angle measurement apparatus, the present invention including a stator fixed to an output shaft, a magnet disposed at the inner part of the stator and being fixed to an input shaft, a torque sensor measuring a steering torque by sensing a magnetic field produced between the stator and the magnet, and a steering angle signal generation part measuring the steering angle by outputting an ON signal ordinary times and outputting an OFF signal at each preset rotation duration of the output shaft when the output shaft rotates, thereby reducing a component number, simplifying a manufacturing process and saving a cost price.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2010
    Publication date: December 13, 2012
    Applicant: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Minchul Kang
  • Publication number: 20120062216
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a torque index sensor configured to enhance productivity with excellent economic feasibility by simplifying a magnet structure of an index sensor unit, the torque index sensor connected to an input axis and an output axis, the torque index sensor comprising: a housing; an index magnet housed in the housing, connected to the output axis to rotate with the output axis and formed in the shape of a rectangle at a cross-sectional view; and a magnetic device secured to an interior of the housing to output a magnetization signal in response to rotation of the index magnet, such that the shape of the index magnet is simplified to a rectangle to enhance productivity and economic feasibility.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2011
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Applicant: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: MINCHUL KANG