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).

  • Patent number: 12359235
    Abstract: Provided is a method for producing branched dextrin, the method comprising steps of: adding heat-resistant alpha-amylase to a starch suspension, heating the mixture at 85° C. to 115° C. to perform a liquefaction reaction, immediately heating the mixture at 125° C. to 145° C. to inactivate the heat-resistant alpha-amylase, and obtaining a liquefied starch solution including liquefied starch having a dextrose equivalent (DE) value of 2 to 10, and adding a branching enzyme to the liquefied starch solution in an amount of 0.6% (w/w) or more based on the dry weight of starch, proceeding with a branching reaction for 20 hour or more to generate branched dextrin, and then obtaining a solution with branched dextrin comprising branched dextrin having a dextrose equivalent (DE) value of 2 to 10 which stably controls the dextrose equivalent (DE) value of branched dextrin, and significantly suppresses the white turbidity that occurs during refrigeration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2025
    Assignee: DAESANG CORPORATION
    Inventors: Min Su Kim, Ju Yeol Lee, Han Joong Ryu, Kyoung Ok Park, Hak Jun Kim
  • Publication number: 20250222613
    Abstract: A cutting apparatus includes a main roller, a main motor configured to rotate the main roller, a plurality of adjusting rollers spaced apart from the main roller, a plurality of sub-motors respectively connected to the plurality of adjusting rollers and configured to respectively rotate the plurality of adjusting rollers, a plurality of cutting wires wound around the main roller and the plurality of adjusting rollers, and a controller configured to control the main motor and the plurality of sub-motors such that a surface speed of the main roller is substantially the same as surface speeds of the plurality of adjusting rollers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2025
    Publication date: July 10, 2025
    Applicant: HANWHA PRECISION MACHINERY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Min Su KIM, Hong Ju LEE
  • Publication number: 20250222627
    Abstract: An apparatus configured to automatically set a stroke range of a cutting device includes: a driver including a rotary shaft on which a bobbin is detachably mounted; a traverse configured to move an attachment point of a wire with respect to the bobbin; and a sensor configured to measure a distance between the driver and the bobbin. The apparatus further includes a controller configured to adjust the stroke range of the traverse to move in parallel based on the distance measured by the sensor. The sensor is configured to measure, as first distance data, a distance between a side of the driver and a side of the bobbin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2025
    Publication date: July 10, 2025
    Applicant: HANWHA PRECISION MACHINERY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Min Su KIM, Jae Hyeok LEE
  • Publication number: 20250214481
    Abstract: An apparatus for managing a situation of an electric vehicle battery is disclosed. The apparatus for managing a situation of an electric vehicle battery includes a battery management module configured to monitor a state of the battery mounted in a vehicle, a communication module configured to transmit or receive information about the situation of the battery to or from a surrounding, a warning module configured to warn of the situation of the battery, and a processor operatively coupled to the battery management module, the communication module, and the warning module, wherein the processor determines the situation based on state information of the battery received from the battery management module, and outputs the information about the situation through at least one of the warning module or the communication module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2024
    Publication date: July 3, 2025
    Inventor: Min Su KIM
  • Publication number: 20250219185
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for controlling an internal environment of a battery pack, the apparatus including a temperature sensor which measures an internal temperature of a battery pack, a humidity sensor which measures an internal humidity of the battery pack, a heating apparatus which increases the internal temperature of the battery pack and a processor which controls an internal environment of the battery pack by calculating a dew point based on the measured internal temperature and internal humidity, setting a threshold value based on the dew point, determining whether a current temperature reaches the threshold value according to changes in the internal temperature and the internal humidity and applying a control signal to the heating apparatus so that the current temperature does not reach the threshold value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2024
    Publication date: July 3, 2025
    Inventors: Min Su KIM, Tao Ho KIM
  • Patent number: 12343883
    Abstract: An external light influence solution system includes a mobile robot and a control system for controlling an operation of the mobile robot including a light-emitting part for emitting light for sensing; a light-receiving part which includes at least one camera and receives the light emitted from the light-emitting part; a filter part which is positioned on the front surface of the light-receiving part to be spaced a predetermined interval apart from the light-receiving part so as to block external light having a specific wavelength, which is oriented toward the light-receiving part; and a control part for measuring a distance from an obstacle on the basis of the light received by the light-receiving part, and when the filter part is positioned on the front surface of the light-receiving part, the control part adjusts the brightness of a lens of the camera in order to receive the light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2025
    Assignee: B-ROBOTICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Myung Sik Kim, Min Su Kim
  • Publication number: 20250212511
    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: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2025
    Publication date: June 26, 2025
    Inventors: DAE SEONG LEE, AH REUM KIM, MIN SU KIM
  • Publication number: 20250187412
    Abstract: A folding type cargo compartment cover unit having a sealing structure includes: a plurality of slats successively arranged on top of a vehicular cargo compartment along one direction of a vehicle; connectors, each being arranged between the adjacent slats; shafts, each hinge-connecting one of the adjacent slats and the connector to each other by passing through the one of the adjacent slats and through the connector; and weather strips, each being formed of flexible material and being provided on at least one of the slat or the connector, thereby sealing a gap between the slat and the connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2024
    Publication date: June 12, 2025
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRIAL ACE
    Inventors: Hyung-Sik Choi, Jae-Seung Lee, Si-Won Lee, Min-Su Kim, Woo-Sik Yoon
  • Publication number: 20250187410
    Abstract: A foldable loading box cover assembly for a vehicle includes a cover unit including a plurality of slats. The slats are foldable to cover an upper portion of a loading box of the vehicle. The assembly also includes a rail unit disposed in a unfolding direction of the cover unit at the upper portion of the loading box and configured to pop up for guiding an upper end portion and a lower end portion of the plurality of slats to slide. The foldable loading box cover assembly prevents the rail unit from being exposed to an upper portion of the loading box when the upper portion of the loading box is closed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 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
  • Publication number: 20250192256
    Abstract: A battery module location identification apparatus, method and system which identifies a location of a target battery module among a plurality of battery modules included in a battery pack using a sound signal generated from the target battery module, the battery module location identification apparatus including a microphone array having a plurality of microphones, a camera and a processor connected to the microphone array and the camera, wherein the processor generates location information of the target battery module based on an image of the plurality of battery modules captured by the camera and a sound signal received from the microphone array.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2024
    Publication date: June 12, 2025
    Inventor: Min Su KIM
  • 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: RE50503
    Abstract: A master-slave flip flop includes a master latch and a slave latch which are sequentially disposed on a substrate in a first direction. The master latch includes a first NMOS transistor and a first PMOS transistor each gated by a first clock signal. The first NMOS transistor and the first PMOS transistor share a first gate line extending in a second direction intersecting with the first direction. The slave latch includes a second NMOS transistor and a second PMOS transistor each gated by the first clock signal. The second NMOS transistor and the second NMOS transistor share a second gate line extending in the second direction. The first gate line and the second gate line are electrically connected to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2025
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Min Su Kim, Dae Seong Lee