Patents by Inventor Nam Kim
Nam 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).
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Publication number: 20250246687Abstract: The present disclosure provides a conformal solid-state battery (SSB) and methods for producing and using the same. The SSBs produced using a method of the disclosure have a higher energy and power compared to similar solid-state batteries without conformal electric cells. Due to avoidance of using any liquid electrolytes, SSBs of the disclosure have increased safety, especially in cases of medical implants and/or during catastrophic failures, where reactions of liquid electrolytes with air and/or water can produce toxic and/or poisonous by products.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 14, 2023Publication date: July 31, 2025Applicant: University of Maryland, College ParkInventors: Keith GREGORCZYK, Nam KIM, Sang Bok LEE, Gary W. RUBLOFF
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Patent number: 12370543Abstract: Provided are a reaction well cartridge device and reaction well cartridge system suitable for biochemical or biological reaction, the reaction well cartridge device including a cartridge body including at least one of a reaction well container containing a reaction well where biological reactions occur, pipette tip containers containing at least pipette tips, a sample container containing a sample, reagent containers containing reagents, a mixed solution container containing a mixed solution of the sample and the reagents, a diluent container containing a diluent, washing solution containers containing washing solutions, and combinations thereof, and a temporary storage provided on the cartridge body to temporarily store wastes produced after the reactions occur in the reaction well.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2020Date of Patent: July 29, 2025Assignee: MICRO DIGITAL CO., LTD.Inventor: Kyung Nam Kim
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Patent number: 12374757Abstract: An electrode assembly includes a plurality of electrodes arranged in a stack along a stacking axis, where each of the electrodes in the stack is separated along the stacking axis from a successive one of the electrodes in the stack by a respective separator portion positioned therebetween. At least one outer surface of the stack may include a pattern defining a first region and a second region, where a second portion of the stack corresponding to the second region has a different property or height from a first portion of the stack corresponding to the first region. The property may include any one of shading or color of the at least one outer surface of the stack, air permeability of the separator portions in the first and second regions, and adhesive force between the electrodes and separator portions in the first and second regions.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2022Date of Patent: July 29, 2025Assignee: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.Inventors: Se Hyun Yoon, Beomsu Kim, Heeyong Kim, Yong Nam Kim, Jeongwoo Hong
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Patent number: 12366367Abstract: An air management device may include three independently operated primary impellers 131, 131?, 131?, and drawn-in air is discharged through discharge ports 15?-1, 15?-2, 15?-3 provided in the front plate 15 of the housing 10. Louvers 141, 142, 143 installed downstream of the air flow and discharge ports 15?-1, 15?-2, 15?-3 may be independently opened or closed to provide discharge of the air to the surrounding environment. Further, at least one retractable or pop-up fan may be provided. The air management allows customization of air flow. The housing 10 of the furniture-type air management device may be installed on the floor of the livable space and may have a hexahedron shape that extends from side to side. A bottom inlet 11? may be formed on the bottom plate 11 of the housing 10 facing the floor of the living space above a predetermined distance. The replaceable filter 300 may be installed to filter the air sucked through the bottom inlet 11?, and may be drawn in and out of the housing 10.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2020Date of Patent: July 22, 2025Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Yong Nam Kim, Keun Ho Ju, Yang Hwan No, Jeong Guen Choi, Min Kyu Oh, Seo Yeon Lee, So Young Kim, Jea Seok Seong
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Patent number: 12366574Abstract: The current disclosure provides methods for detecting and analyzing K17 expression in a bladder sample obtained from a subject. The current disclosure also pertains to methods and kits for identifying a mammalian subject with bladder cancer by detecting the expression of K17 in a sample. The present methods include both cell-based and cell-free methods for determining the level of keratin 17 in a sample obtained from the bladder of a subject.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2022Date of Patent: July 22, 2025Assignees: The Research Foundation for The State University of New York, KDx Diagnostics, Inc.Inventors: Kenneth R. Shroyer, Luisa F. Escobar-Hoyos, Nam Kim
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Patent number: 12365481Abstract: Disclosed are a flight control apparatus for an aerial vehicle and a method of operating the same. The flight control apparatus includes a communication circuit that establishes communication with a control system and receive first information related to operation information for controlling flight of an aerial vehicle from the control system, a sensor that obtains second information related to flight data of the aerial vehicle, a memory that stores a prediction model for predicting a flight state of the aerial vehicle based on the first information and the second information, and a flight parameter estimation value including at least one of a landing gear spring coefficient, an aerodynamic coefficient, a friction coefficient, an control surface effect, a thrust coefficient, or inertia moment or any combination thereof or any combination thereof, and a processor that is electrically connected to the communication circuit, the sensor, and the memory.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2022Date of Patent: July 22, 2025Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia CorporationInventors: Hong Ju Lee, Gun Hee Moon, Hye In Jung, Kyu Nam Kim, Hyun Jee Ryu, Chang Hyun Sung, Jun Young Lim
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Patent number: 12366878Abstract: An electronic pedal apparatus may be operated by a driver with a small force. When the driver operates a pedal pad, the pedal pad is operated with a fine displacement, but a change in a pedal force is increased through compression of a return spring using a rotation lever and a spring guide, so that the driver is capable of easily recognizing an operation situation of a pedal. Furthermore, safety during operation of the pedal may be more enhanced by using a dual sensing structure in which first and second permanent magnets and first and second printed circuit boards (PCBs) are used.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2024Date of Patent: July 22, 2025Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATIONInventors: Eun Sik Kim, Hyeon Uk Kim, Kyung Nam Kim
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Patent number: 12362431Abstract: An electrode assembly includes a plurality of electrodes arranged in a stack along a stacking axis with a respective separator portion of an elongated separator sheet positioned between and winding around each of the electrodes in the stack along a serpentine path. An intermediate one of the separator portions may be adhered to an intermediate one of the electrodes such that it would take a peel force in a range from 5 gf to 35 gf per 20 mm width applied to an edge of the intermediate separator portion in order to peel it away from the intermediate electrode at a speed of 100 mm/min along the stacking axis. Moreover, top and bottom ones of the separator portions may each have a value of air permeability from 70 sec/100 ml to sec/100 ml per square inch of the respective separator portion at a pressure of 0.05 MPa and at room temperature.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2022Date of Patent: July 15, 2025Assignee: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.Inventors: Se Hyun Yoon, Beomsu Kim, Yong Nam Kim, Heeyong Kim, Dong Hyeuk Park, Dong Myung Kim, Jae Han Jung
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Patent number: 12361875Abstract: A display device including a light sensing array layer (LSAL), a substrate, a selective light transmission layer (SLTL), a pixel circuit layer (PCL), a display element layer (DEL), and pixels. The LSAL includes an optical sensor to sense incident light. The substrate is on the LSAL and includes a display area (DA) including pixel areas (PAs), and a non-DA adjacent to the DA. The SLTL is disposed on the substrate and includes through-holes to form a path of light onto the optical sensor, and a light-blocking conductive pattern (LBCP) between the through-holes. The PCL is disposed on the SLTL and includes a conductive layer and an insulation layer. The DEL is disposed on the PCL and emits light. Each pixel includes a pixel circuit disposed on the PCL, and a light emitting element on the DEL in a corresponding pixel area. The LBCP is electrically connected to the conductive layer.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2023Date of Patent: July 15, 2025Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Ji Hun Ryu, Eun Jin Sung, Yun Ho Kim, Ii Nam Kim, Won Sang Park
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Patent number: 12352810Abstract: A system for testing the performance of a device includes: a tester including a plurality of sockets capable of making electrical contact with a plurality of devices inserted therein, that tests the performance of the devices; a pusher including a plurality of push bodies for pushing the devices in a direction of the sockets, by which the plurality of devices are inserted into the plurality of sockets; a first temperature regulator which maintains the temperature of a first region within a predetermined temperature range during the test on the plurality of devices, the first region being a space between some of the plurality of sockets and the pusher; and a second temperature regulator which maintains the temperature of a second region within a predetermined temperature range during the test on the plurality of devices, the second region being a space between some other sockets and the pusher.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2023Date of Patent: July 8, 2025Assignee: ATECO INC.Inventors: Taek Seon Lee, Ho Nam Kim, Sung Chul Moon, Sang Bong Lee, Se I Mi Choi
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Patent number: 12354400Abstract: A display device includes light emitting and receiving pixels, a reset line, a fingerprint scan line, a fingerprint sensing line, and first and second voltage lines in a display region. Each light receiving pixel includes a light receiving element including a first electrode and a second electrode connected to the second voltage line, a sensing transistor connecting the first electrode to the fingerprint sensing line according to a fingerprint scan signal applied to the fingerprint scan line and a reset transistor to connect the first voltage line to the first electrode according to a reset signal applied to the reset line. A first voltage applied to the first voltage line is greater than a second voltage applied to the second voltage line, and a third voltage applied to the fingerprint sensing line is greater than the second voltage and smaller than the first voltage.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2023Date of Patent: July 8, 2025Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Jong Hyun Lee, Il Nam Kim, Kang Bin Jo, Dong Wook Yang
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Patent number: 12355105Abstract: An electrode assembly includes a plurality of electrodes arranged in a stack along a stacking axis with a respective separator portion of an elongated separator sheet positioned between and winding around each of the electrodes in the stack along a serpentine path. The plurality of electrodes include a top electrode positioned at a top of the stack along the stacking axis, and the plurality of electrodes include a bottom electrode positioned at a bottom of the stack. The separator portions in the stack include a top separator portion abutting the top electrode and a bottom separator portion abutting the bottom electrode. The top separator portion and the bottom separator portion each have a value of air permeability from 80 sec/100 ml to 120 sec/100 ml per square inch of the respective separator portion at a pressure of 0.05 MPa and at room temperature.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2022Date of Patent: July 8, 2025Assignee: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.Inventors: Se Hyun Yoon, Beomsu Kim, Yong Nam Kim, Heeyong Kim, Dong Hyeuk Park, Dong Myung Kim, Jae Han Jung
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Publication number: 20250218677Abstract: A multilayer electronic component includes a body including a dielectric layer and an internal electrode alternately disposed with the dielectric layer; and an external electrode disposed on the body; wherein the dielectric layer includes secondary phases including Zr and Y, and, among the secondary phases included in the dielectric layer, a numerical ratio of secondary phases contacting the internal electrode is 70% or more.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 4, 2024Publication date: July 3, 2025Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Taek Jung Lee, Ok Nam Kim, Yoon A Jang
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Publication number: 20250210257Abstract: A multilayer electronic component includes a body including a dielectric layer and an internal electrode disposed alternately with the dielectric layer in a first direction, the internal electrode exposed to one exposed surface among the third and fourth surfaces opposing each other in a second direction and spaced apart from the fifth and sixth surfaces opposing each other in a third direction, and an external electrode disposed on the exposed surface. When a thickness and a width of a central portion of the internal electrode in the third direction, measured on the exposed surface, are respectively denoted by T1 and W1, and a thickness and a width of the central portion of the internal electrode, measured on a central portion of the body in the second direction, are respectively denoted by T2 and W2, T1>T2 and 0.6?W2/Wi?0.9 are satisfied.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 8, 2024Publication date: June 26, 2025Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Ok Nam Kim, Taek Jung Lee, Kwang Youl Lee, Yoon A Jang
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Publication number: 20250205955Abstract: The present disclosure is for the purpose of providing an apparatus for manufacturing a zipper for a bag in which the zipper is provided in an opening of the bag of a hard type, which is made of a synthetic resin or aluminum, while being connected to a frame when extruding the frame, thus eliminating a need to sew or adhesively fix the zipper to the frame molded as in the related art, minimizing manufacturing operations, improving a manufacturing efficiency, enhancing the quality of the bag by firmly connecting the zipper to the frame, and sufficiently ensuring user's satisfaction, and a method of manufacturing the zipper for the bag.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 5, 2024Publication date: June 26, 2025Inventor: Lee Nam KIM
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Publication number: 20250209701Abstract: Disclosed herein are a multi-style transformation apparatus and method. The multi-style transformation apparatus may include a region segmentation unit configured to segment a region, a style of which is to be transformed, in a content image, a style transformation mask generation unit configured to generate a multi-channel mask for style application to each segmentation region, and a multi-style transformation model implemented as a pre-trained deep neural network in order to receive the content image and the multi-channel mask and output a multi-style transformed image.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2024Publication date: June 26, 2025Applicant: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventors: Bon-Woo HWANG, Ki-Nam KIM, Tae-Joon KIM, Seung-Uk YOON, Seung-Wook LEE, Seong-Jae LIM
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Publication number: 20250199783Abstract: A method, processor, and program storage medium for solving a bit padding problem when creating a virtual controller are provided. In particular, a technique of allowing a virtual controller to work properly in any environment is provided. The technique may include changing the size of a structure in a source code and splitting a variable in order to prevent abnormal operation of the virtual controller that may be caused by bit padding.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2024Publication date: June 19, 2025Applicant: HYUNDAI AUTOEVER CORP.Inventors: Kyung Nam Kim, Sung Hoon Woo, Min Soo Kim
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Publication number: 20250203816Abstract: The present invention relates to a heat dissipation apparatus for an electronic device. In particular, the heat dissipation apparatus comprises: a heat conduction panel body having formed therein a refrigerant flow space in which, while charged refrigerant changes in phase, gas-liquid circulation takes place; and an absorber which is disposed in the refrigerant flow space of the heat conduction panel body, and which distributes, while absorbing and holding the liquefied refrigerant of the refrigerant, the liquefied refrigerant in the direction of gravity or at least in a direction opposite to the direction of gravity, wherein, due to the material itself, the absorber prevents shape deformation in the direction of gravity even while maintaining the absorption rate for the liquefied refrigerant, and thus, provided is the advantage of greatly improving overall heat dissipation performance.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2025Publication date: June 19, 2025Applicant: KMW INC.Inventors: Duk Yong KIM, Kang Hyun LEE, Jong Nam KIM
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Publication number: 20250199560Abstract: An electronic pedal apparatus may be operated by a driver with a small force. When the driver operates a pedal pad, the pedal pad is operated with a fine displacement, but a change in a pedal force is increased through compression of a return spring using a rotation lever and a spring guide, so that the driver is capable of easily recognizing an operation situation of a pedal. Furthermore, safety during operation of the pedal may be more enhanced by using a dual sensing structure in which first and second permanent magnets and first and second printed circuit boards (PCBs) are used.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 20, 2024Publication date: June 19, 2025Inventors: Eun Sik Kim, Hyeon Uk Kim, Kyung Nam Kim
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Patent number: 12330408Abstract: A method for producing a substrate for millimeter wave comprises the steps of: (a) mixing ceramic powder and Teflon powder; (b) dispersing the mixed ceramic powder and Teflon powder in a dispersion equipment; (c) after the step of (b) dispersing is completed, outputting a paste of a mixture of the ceramic powder and the Teflon powder by additionally adding a solution and a binder to the dispersion equipment and then dispersing the mixture; (d) applying the paste to a first metal thin film; (e) drying the first metal thin film to which the paste is applied; and (f) laminating a second metal thin film on the opposite side of the paste bonded to the dried first metal thin film and then thermally bonding it.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2023Date of Patent: June 17, 2025Assignee: SENSORVIEW CO., LTD.Inventors: Byoung Nam Kim, Hong Il Yoo, Jong Yup Lee, Chul-Keun Park