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).

  • Patent number: 11566796
    Abstract: 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, 143installed 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. 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: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Min Kyu Oh, Yong Nam Kim, Yang Hwan No
  • Patent number: 11568036
    Abstract: A display device including a fingerprint sensor including a first layer having at least one photo sensor to generate a fingerprint image corresponding to reflected light from a fingerprint contact surface, light emitting elements to transmit light reflected by the fingerprint, and a second layer including pin holes to allow reflected light to be incident upon the at least one photo sensor; and a fingerprint detector to receive the fingerprint image from the fingerprint sensor, to extract a first image corresponding to a first region of the fingerprint and a second image corresponding to a second region of the fingerprint, to compare the first and second images to determine similarity, and to perform fingerprint authentication, based on similarity determination, where the fingerprint first region is in contact with the fingerprint contact surface and the fingerprint second region is not in contact with the fingerprint contact surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Won Sang Park, Jin Oh Kwag, Il Nam Kim, Ji Hun Ryu, Seung Hyun Moon, Bong Hyun You, Jong Hyun Lee, Hee Chul Hwang
  • Publication number: 20230026895
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and a system for managing dental article information based on a UHF RFID, and more particularly, to a method and a system for managing dental article information based on a UHF RFID, capable of automatically monitoring a location, a stock, and an expiration date of an article used by medical staffs of a dental clinic without an additional action of the medical staff, and providing information and a notification related to a dental article to the medical staffs of the dental clinic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2022
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Applicants: KONG TECH Co., Ltd., OSSTEMIMPLANT CO., LTD., KOREA DESIGN SCIENCE INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Dong Un LEE, Hak Kyung LEE, Ho Jin LIM, Myoung Pyo HONG, Young Soo JUNG, Sang Yeon PARK, Young Kyu CHI, Yong Jin KIM, Gyu Nam KIM
  • Publication number: 20230028439
    Abstract: An electrode assembly manufacturing apparatus includes a stack table, a separator supply unit, first and second electrode supply units, and a side sealing device. A stack of a first electrode, a second electrode, and a separator between the first and the second electrode are stackable on the stack table. The separator supply unit is configured for supplying the separator to the stack table. The first electrode supply unit is configured for stacking the first electrode on a section of the separator on the stack table. The second electrode supply unit stacks the second electrode on a further section of the separator on the first electrode. A side sealing device heats at least one side surface of the stack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2022
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Applicant: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventors: Se Hyun Yoon, Chun Ho Kwon, Beomsu Kim, Haksoo Lee, Hyeon Woo Jang, Yong Nam Kim, Dong Hyeuk Park
  • Publication number: 20230026407
    Abstract: An electrode assembly manufacturing method includes the steps of: assembling an electrode stack; performing a primary heat press operation on the electrode stack; then performing a pre-heating operation on the electrode stack; and then performing a secondary heat press operation on the electrode stack. The pre-heating operation may include applying heat and pressure to the electrode stack for a time period from 10 seconds to 40 seconds under a pressure condition from 0.5 MPa to 2 MPa and under a temperature condition from 50° C. to 85° C. The pressure condition applied in the pre-heating operation may include applying a lower pressure than that applied in the primary and secondary heat press operations. The primary heat press operation may include engaging the electrode stack with a gripper to secure a position of the electrode stack, which gripper may be disengaged from the electrode stack before performing the pre-heating operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2022
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Applicant: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventors: Se Hyun Yoon, Beomsu Kim, Yong Nam Kim, Heeyong Kim, Dong Hyeuk Park, Dong Myung Kim, Jae Han Jung
  • Publication number: 20230022946
    Abstract: Proposed are a method and a system for removing L-FC in a plasma etching process, in which L-FC, which is condensed on a wafer, an electrode, a substrate, a head, or the like, is removed by using infrared or ultraviolet rays in a plasma etching process using an L-FC precursor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2020
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Inventors: Kyong Nam KIM, Jun Young PARK, Seok Jun KIM
  • Publication number: 20230027024
    Abstract: An electrode assembly includes a stack and a second separator. The stack includes first and second electrodes and a first separator folded in a zigzag configuration and including spacer sections and respective side sections between the spacer sections. The first and the second electrodes are alternately disposed between first separator spacer sections The second separator extends along an upper surface, a lower surface, and at least one pair of opposing side surfaces of the stack. The side sections of the first separator define portions of the side surfaces of the stack on which the first electrode and the second electrode are not disposed. The second separator is bonded to at least one of the side sections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2022
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Applicant: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventors: Beomsu Kim, Chun Ho Kwon, Se Hyun Yoon, Haksoo Lee, Hyeon Woo Jang, Yong Nam Kim, Dong Hyeuk Park
  • Publication number: 20230024389
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2022
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Applicant: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventors: Se Hyun Yoon, Beomsu Kim, Yong Nam Kim, Heeyong Kim, Dong Hyeuk Park, Dong Myung Kim, Jae Han Jung
  • Patent number: 11560610
    Abstract: A copper alloy for valve seats, and more particularly a copper alloy for valve seats with improved wear resistance, contains 12 to 24% by weight of Ni, 2 to 4% by weight of Si, 7 to 13% by weight of Cr, 20 to 35% by weight of Fe, and a balance of Cu and other impurities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Min Woo Kang, Soon Woo Kwon, Hyun Ki Kim, Chung An Lee, Seung Hyun Hong, Young Nam Kim
  • Publication number: 20230014770
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for preparation of mesenchymal stem cells from human pluripotent stem cells and, more particularly, to a method for preparation of mesenchymal stem cells, wherein mesenchymal stem cells differentiated from embryoid bodies of a certain size in a xeno-free and serum-free environment are prepared, whereby the mesenchymal stem cells exhibit increased safety and maintain their own characteristics for a long period of time. A method for preparation of mesenchymal stem cells from human pluripotent stem cells according to the present invention employs a feeder cell-free, xeno-free, and serum-free culture environment to solve the problem of contamination with a foreign animal-derived material and allow the preparation of highly safe mesenchymal stem cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2020
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Applicant: DAEWOONG PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ki Nam KIM, Sung Hyun CHOI, Boram OH, Mi Kyung CHOI, Jun Kwon CHO
  • Publication number: 20230015260
    Abstract: An electrode assembly includes a plurality of electrodes arranged in a stack along a stacking axis, where each of the electrodes is separated from a successive one of the electrodes in the stack by a respective planar portion of an elongated separator sheet. The elongated separator sheet may be folded between each planar portion such that the elongated separator sheet follows a serpentine path traversing back and forth orthogonal to the stacking axis to extend between each successive one of the electrodes in the stack. First lateral ends of a plurality of electrodes may be offset by a first distance in the orthogonal dimension with respect to the first lateral end of either the first electrode in the stack or one of the two adjacent electrodes in the stack, where the first distance is no more than 10% of a lateral width of any select one of the electrodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Applicant: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventors: Se Hyun Yoon, Beomsu Kim, Heeyong Kim, Yong Nam Kim, Jeongwoo Hong
  • Publication number: 20230016993
    Abstract: An electrode assembly manufacturing apparatus for fabricating a stack includes a stack table, gripper, and first press unit. The stack includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and a section of a separator between the first and the second electrodes. The stack table is configured for supporting the stack. The gripper is configured for fixing the stack. The first press unit is configured for heating and compressing the stack fixed by the gripper.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Applicant: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventors: Se Hyun Yoon, Beomsu Kim, Yong Nam Kim, Heeyong Kim, Dong Hyeuk Park, Dong Myung Kim, Jae Han Jung
  • Publication number: 20230020972
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Applicant: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventors: Se Hyun Yoon, Beomsu Kim, Heeyong Kim, Yong Nam Kim, Jeongwoo Hong
  • Publication number: 20230016078
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Applicant: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventors: Se Hyun Yoon, Beomsu Kim, Yong Nam Kim, Heeyong Kim, Dong Hyeuk Park, Dong Myung Kim, Jae Han Jung
  • Publication number: 20230015931
    Abstract: An electrode assembly manufacturing method includes the steps of: assembling an electrode stack; performing a primary heat press operation on the electrode stack while engaging the electrode stack with a gripper; and then performing a secondary heat press operation on the electrode stack while the gripper is disengaged from the electrode stack. The secondary heat press operation may include applying heat and pressure to the electrode stack for a time period from 5 seconds to 60 seconds under a temperature condition from 50° C. to 90° C. and under a pressure condition from 1 Mpa to 6 Mpa. The step of assembling the electrode stack may include alternately stacking first and second electrodes on an elongated separator sheet, and sequentially folding the separator sheet over a previously-stacked one of the electrodes before a subsequent electrode is stacked. An apparatus for performing the manufacturing method is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Applicant: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventors: Se Hyun Yoon, Beomsu Kim, Yong Nam Kim, Heeyong Kim, Dong Hyeuk Park, Dong Myung Kim, Jae Han Jung
  • Publication number: 20230013024
    Abstract: 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 bottom electrode may have a thickness along the stacking axis that is from 80% to 120% of a thickness of the top electrode along the stacking axis. Moreover, a maximum thickness of each of the electrodes in the stack may be less than 8.3 mm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Applicant: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventors: Se Hyun Yoon, Beomsu Kim, Yong Nam Kim, Heeyong Kim, Dong Hyeuk Park, Dong Myung Kim, Jae Han Jung
  • Patent number: 11552137
    Abstract: A display device includes 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: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ji Hun Ryu, Eun Jin Sung, Yun Ho Kim, Il Nam Kim, Won Sang Park
  • Patent number: 11550754
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus is provided. The electronic apparatus includes a camera, a storage, and a processor configured to store an image photographed by the camera and metadata of the image in the storage, the processor is further configured to identify whether first information related to the image is obtainable, based on the first information not being obtainable, generate metadata related to the first information based on second information, and store the generated metadata as metadata of the image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sun-beom Kwon, Ki-chul Kim, Han-nam Kim, Su-jin Cho
  • Publication number: 20230006020
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a display device comprising: a substrate; a thin film transistor layer on a first surface of the substrate and including a first hole; a light emitting element layer on the thin film transistor layer and including a light emitting element; a first light blocking layer between the substrate and the thin film transistor layer and including a second hole overlapping the first hole in a thickness direction of the substrate; and a second light blocking layer between the thin film transistor layer and the light emitting element layer and including a third hole overlapping the first hole and the second hole in the thickness direction of the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2022
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Inventors: Sun Hwa LEE, Mu Kyung JEON, Il Nam KIM, Ji Hun RYU, Ki Hyun PYO
  • Patent number: 11542573
    Abstract: A composition of a copper alloy for a laser cladding valve sheet is disclosed. The copper alloy includes a matrix structure and a hard phase, which includes 12 to 24 wt % of Ni, 2 to 4 wt % of Si, 8 to 30 wt % of Fe, more than 5 wt % and less than 10 wt % of Mo, 2 to 10 wt % of Al, and the balance Cu. The interfacial delamination may be suppressed in a fatigue environment by micronizing the hard phase and the distribution thereof, thereby improving fatigue resistance and wear resistance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Min-Woo Kang, Soon-Woo Kwon, Chung-An Lee, Seung-Hyun Hong, Young-Nam Kim