Patents by Inventor Myoung-Kon Kim

Myoung-Kon 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: 20220355139
    Abstract: A fire extinguishing system for an energy storage device having a battery rack for a battery module, the fire extinguishing system including a sensing unit configured to detect when a value of one or more of a temperature of the battery module, a voltage of the battery module, or smoke from the battery module is higher than a preset threshold value; and a fire extinguishing unit configured to provide a fire extinguishing agent to the battery module when the sensing unit detects that the value is higher than the preset threshold value, the fire extinguishing unit including a heat-sensitive member. The heat-sensitive member is positioned at a battery cell vent hole for a battery cell in the battery module. The heat-sensitive member is configured to allow the fire extinguishing agent into the vent hole by being melted when a temperature of the heat-sensitive member is higher than a predetermined temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2022
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Inventors: Hyun Soon LEE, Dong Seok IN, Geon IL KIM, In Hyeok SONG, Ji Won SONG, Deok Jo KANG, Myoung Kon KIM, Sung Koo KANG, Soo Taek KIM, Won Sung KIM
  • Patent number: 10070559
    Abstract: Provided are an energy storage system case and an energy storage system including the same. An energy storage system case includes: a body unit including a battery accommodating unit configured to accommodate a plurality of batteries, and a control module mounting unit on both sides of which control modules are configured to be mounted to control charge/discharge of a plurality of batteries; a casing cover coupled to the body unit; and a heat-dissipation unit located opposite the casing cover and coupled to the control module mounting unit to dissipate heat generated by a first control module among the control modules to an outside thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Myoung Kon Kim
  • Publication number: 20170202105
    Abstract: Provided are an energy storage system case and an energy storage system including the same. An energy storage system case includes: a body unit including a battery accommodating unit configured to accommodate a plurality of batteries, and a control module mounting unit on both sides of which control modules are configured to be mounted to control charge/discharge of a plurality of batteries; a casing cover coupled to the body unit; and a heat-dissipation unit located opposite the casing cover and coupled to the control module mounting unit to dissipate heat generated by a first control module among the control modules to an outside thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2017
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Inventor: Myoung Kon KIM
  • Patent number: 8267629
    Abstract: A mounting structure for a boss of a display module. The mounting structure is constructed with a reinforcing member installed on a chassis base of the display module, a boss including a threaded length having an outer portion on which a screw surface is formed and being coupled to the reinforcing member, and a connecting portion extending from the threaded length in a direction away from the reinforcing member and having an end portion in which a coupling hole is formed, and a supporting nut screwed into the threaded length to press the boss toward the reinforcing member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Won-Kyu Bang, Myoung-Kon Kim
  • Patent number: 7907392
    Abstract: A plasma display device and a coupling boss coupleable to a chassis base of the plasma display device. The coupling boss includes an attaching head at one end of a boss cylinder. The attaching head has a horizontal cross-sectional area larger than a horizontal cross-sectional area of the boss cylinder. A supporting jaw is proximal to the attaching head and protrudes from the boss cylinder. An undercut is provided between the attaching head and the supporting jaw, the undercut having a volume substantially the same as a volume of the supporting jaw.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Myoung-kon Kim
  • Patent number: 7864545
    Abstract: A chassis base assembly includes a chassis base in which a plurality of slots are formed, and a reinforcing member coupled to the chassis base to protrude through the slots from a surface of the chassis base to the opposite side thereof. A plasma display device assembly includes a panel assembly having a plurality of discharge electrodes formed thereon and forming an image during discharge, a chassis base supporting the panel assembly and having a plurality of slots formed herein, a drive circuit portion coupled to a rear side of the chassis base, a flexible printed cable having end portions respectively connected to each of ports of the panel assembly and each of ports of the drive circuit portion, and a reinforcing member disposed between the panel assembly and the chassis base and reinforcing the chassis base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Myoung-Kon Kim, Se-Il Oh
  • Patent number: 7772776
    Abstract: A display device is provided having enhanced precision and accuracy in attachment of a plasma display panel to a chassis base. A method and apparatus for manufacturing such a display device is also provided. The display device may include a display panel having an upper panel and a lower panel and a chassis base for supporting the display panel. At least one panel of upper and lower panels in a plasma display panel is marked with an aligning mark, and a penetration hole is formed at a chassis base at a position corresponding to the aligning mark. Therefore, the chassis base and the plasma display panel may be precisely aligned on the basis of the aligning mark exposed through the penetration hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2010
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Myoung-Kon Kim, Tae-Kyoung Kang
  • Patent number: 7706139
    Abstract: A plasma display device and its method of manufacture includes a chassis base supporting a Plasma Display Panel (PDP) and having at least one assembly hole, and at least one standoff, each standoff having a first end inserted into a respective assembly hole of the chassis base and a second end coupled to the chassis base. The second end of each standoff is pressed into the chassis base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2010
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Myoung-Kon Kim
  • Patent number: 7672137
    Abstract: A plasma display module that can optimize a position of an image board and connect an external image apparatus to a plasma display apparatus easily, and a plasma display apparatus including the plasma display module are disclosed. In one embodiment, the plasma display module includes: i) a chassis, ii) a plasma display panel supported by the chassis on a front portion of the chassis, the plasma display module comprising X electrodes and Y electrodes disposed parallel to each other, iii) an image board disposed on a rear portion of the chassis, and receiving and processing image signals input from an external device and iv) a Y electrode driving board disposed on the rear portion of the chassis, and electrically connected to the Y electrodes to apply the driving signals to the Y electrodes, wherein the Y electrode driving board and the image board are disposed on opposite sides of the chassis with respect to a center line crossing the chassis in a vertical direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2010
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ki-Jung Kim, Myoung-Kon Kim
  • Patent number: 7649313
    Abstract: A plasma display device (PDP), and a structure stabilizing drive pulses in a PDP the structure including a panel, a chassis base which is mounted on an upper part of the panel to form a current path and dissipates heat, a case the dissipates the heat in connection with the chassis base, a chassis reinforcing member mounted on an upper part of the chassis base, a driving circuit substrate mounted on an upper part of the chassis reinforcing member, a signal transmitting element that transmits signals between the driving circuit substrate and the panel, and a carbon group thermal conductive sheet that is interposed between the panel and the chassis base to electrically connect the panel to the chassis base, and grounded to the chassis base. The carbon group thermal conductive sheet reduces inductance between the panel and the chassis base, and accordingly, the generation of an electromotive force, which affects the driving pulses, is reduced, thereby enabling a stable panel discharge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2010
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ki-Jung Kim, Myoung-Kon Kim
  • Patent number: 7605525
    Abstract: A plasma display panel (PDP) assembly including a PDP, a chassis base supporting the PDP, a driving circuit unit, a tape carrier package electrically coupling the PDP with the driving circuit unit, and including a driving integrated circuit (IC), and a short circuit preventive unit arranged between the chassis base and the tape carrier package and preventing the tape carrier package from short-circuiting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2009
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Myoung-Kon Kim
  • Patent number: 7564680
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display panel for displaying an image, a chassis base for supporting the display panel, at least one boss protruding from the chassis base for supporting a plurality of circuit boards for driving the display panel, and at least one embossment protruding from the chassis base in a region around the at least one boss.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2009
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Myoung-Kon Kim, Won-Kyu Bang
  • Patent number: 7551451
    Abstract: A plasma display module including a plasma display panel (PDP) including a first substrate and a second substrate and having an alignment mark formed thereon, and a chassis supporting the PDP and having an alignment mark corresponding to the alignment mark of the PDP.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2009
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sok-San Kim, Tae-Kyoung Kang, Ki-Jung Kim, Myoung-Kon Kim, Won-Sung Kim
  • Patent number: 7505270
    Abstract: A display module, used for, e.g., a plasma display panel, is disclosed. In one embodiment, the display module includes a display panel, a drive circuit board driving the display panel, and a chassis base supporting the display panel and the drive circuit board. A curved portion is formed on the chassis base with a predetermined width, a boss is installed on an upper surface of the curved portion, and the drive circuit board is installed on the top of the boss. According to embodiments of the present invention, the strength of the chassis base constituting the display module is reinforced, without requiring a separate reinforcement member, and simultaneously the heat and noise generated by the display panel and the drive circuit board during operation can be appropriately dissipated and prevented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2009
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Myoung-Kon Kim
  • Patent number: 7463490
    Abstract: A plasma display apparatus is disclosed. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes i) a plasma display panel displaying images, ii) a chassis base disposed on a rear portion of the plasma display panel, iii) a circuit unit disposed on a rear portion of the chassis base to drive the plasma display panel, and iv) at least one reinforcing member coupled to a rear surface of the chassis base. In addition, one of the chassis base and the reinforcing member includes two or more aligning recesses that are separated from each other, and the other includes aligning protrusions to be inserted into the aligning recesses. According to one embodiment of the invention, the reinforcing members can be located exactly and coupled rapidly to the chassis base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2008
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ki-Jung Kim, Myoung-Kon Kim
  • Patent number: 7457121
    Abstract: A plasma display module with reduced driving noise and improved a heat dissipating performance. The plasma display module includes a chassis base, a plasma display panel arranged at a front portion of the chassis base, the plasma display panel being adapted to display images, a heat dissipation sheet arranged between the plasma display panel and the chassis base, the heat dissipation sheet including a plurality of pores, wherein a porosity of the heat dissipation sheet varies with distance from the plasma display panel, and a circuit unit arranged at a back portion of the chassis base to drive the plasma display. The heat dissipation sheet may be made out of three separate sheet materials, each sheet having a different porosity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2008
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sok-San Kim, Ki-Jung Kim, Tae-Kyoung Kang, Myoung-Kon Kim, Won-Sung Kim
  • Patent number: 7457130
    Abstract: Packaging for a display module which is easy to install due to a simple structure, and protects the front, sides and back of the display module securely. The packaging includes a protective plate attached to the back of the panel module. The panel module includes a display panel, a chassis member and one or more circuit boards. The protective plate protects the back and sides of the panel module. The packaging also includes spacers placed between the protective plate and the chassis of the panel module and compensate for the clearance between the protective plate and the chassis of the panel module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2008
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Myoung-Kon Kim
  • Publication number: 20080259547
    Abstract: A plasma display device and a coupling boss coupleable to a chassis base of the plasma display device. The coupling boss includes an attaching head at one end of a boss cylinder. The attaching head has a horizontal cross-sectional area larger than a horizontal cross-sectional area of the boss cylinder. A supporting jaw is proximal to the attaching head and protrudes from the boss cylinder. An undercut is provided between the attaching head and the supporting jaw, the undercut having a volume substantially the same as a volume of the supporting jaw.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2008
    Publication date: October 23, 2008
    Inventor: Myoung-kon Kim
  • Publication number: 20080218956
    Abstract: A plasma display device allowing easy insertion of a cable into a cable connector and preventing skewing during insertion of the cable, may be constructed with a plurality of signal transmission members including a plurality of electronic devices and flexible cables, with one end of each signal transmission member connected to a circuit unit installed on a chassis base, and another end connected to the plasma display panel in order to transmit a signal that is generated by the circuit unit to drive the plasma display panel; and a plurality of cable connectors mounted on the circuit unit to electrically connect the signal transmission member to the circuit unit. Each cable connector has an inserting unit into which a cable of the signal transmission member is inserted, wherein the width of an inlet of the inserting unit gradually narrows toward the inside of the cable connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2008
    Publication date: September 11, 2008
    Inventors: Won-Kyu Bang, Myoung-Kon Kim
  • Patent number: 7414204
    Abstract: A display device including a display panel, a chassis base connected to the plasma display panel, the chassis base supporting the plasma display panel, and a flexible printed circuit having a driver integrated circuit thereon installed on the chassis base while being pressed by a protective plate. A step structure is formed on the chassis base where the flexible printed circuit is attached. Furthermore, the flexible printed circuit area where the driver integrated circuit is placed may be in contact with a heat dissipating material located in an accommodating portion formed in the chassis base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2008
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Joong-Ha Ahn, Myoung-Kon Kim