Patents by Inventor Seong Jin Kim

Seong Jin 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: 10163475
    Abstract: A non-volatile memory device includes a cell string, a ground select transistor, and at least one dummy cell. The cell string includes at least one memory cell. The at least one dummy cell is provided between the at least one memory cell and the ground select transistor and is connected to a bit line. A controller executes dummy cell control logic configured to control a gate voltage of the at least one dummy cell to be lower than a threshold voltage of the at least one dummy cell in at least a part of a pre-charge period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chang-Yeon Yu, June-Hong Park, Seong-Jin Kim
  • Patent number: 10125829
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a clutch control apparatus, and more particularly, to a clutch control apparatus that achieves miniaturization of machinery and reduces an operational error by using a non-contact type displacement detection system using a position detecting sensor for a clutch clearance, and regulates the operation of an actuator using a plurality of solenoid valves, as a result, allowing accurate position control of a pneumatic cylinder which operates the clutch, thereby improving fuel efficiency and achieving fuel reduction as well as reducing emissions of carbon dioxide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: WONKWANG E&TECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dong Geun Lee, Byeong Cheol Baek, Seong Cheol Lee, Seong Jin Kim
  • Patent number: 10107474
    Abstract: Provided are a lens module and a light emitting diode package including the lens module, the lens module, including: a lens part; support parts extending from the outside of the lens part; and connection parts formed on the support parts, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jung Ho Lee, Seong Jin Kim
  • Patent number: 10099837
    Abstract: There are provided a food container having a silicon incorporated diamond like carbon (Si-DLC) layer and a method thereof. The food container includes a container made of a plastic material; an intermediate thin layer formed on a surface of the container; and a Si-DLC layer formed on the intermediate thin layer. Accordingly, it is possible to provide porous plastic container having a Si-DLC layer and a manufacturing method thereof, which can implement high oxygen barrier properties and excellent mechanical characteristics by stably depositing a Si-DLC layer on a food container having lower surface energy without breaking the Si-DLC layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignees: CJ CHEILJEDANG CORPORATION, KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Kwang Ryeol Lee, Myoung Woon Moon, Seong Jin Kim, Eun Kyung Song, Kyoung Sik Jo, Tae Kyung Yun
  • Publication number: 20180283652
    Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention relates to a lighting device comprising: a light source unit comprising a plurality of light emitting elements; a conversion unit for converting light emitted from the light source unit; a reflection unit for reflecting light which has passed through the conversion unit; and a half mirror member, which is disposed on the top of the reflection unit, for transmitting a portion of incident light and reflecting a portion of the incident light. The conversion unit includes an optical pattern for selectively transmitting light emitted from the light source unit, the light source unit is disposed on a periphery portion of the reflection unit, and the height of the center portion of the reflection unit is greater than the height of the periphery portion thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2016
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Inventors: DONG HYUN LEE, SEONG JIN KIM, YOUNG JAE CHOI, SA RUM HAN
  • Publication number: 20180278114
    Abstract: The present invention provides a motor including: a rotating shaft; a rotor including a hole in which the rotating shaft is disposed; a stator disposed at an outside of the rotor; a housing configured to accommodate the rotor and the stator; and a sealing guide disposed to cover an opening formed in one side of the housing, wherein the sealing guide supports a terminal of the stator exposed at an outside of the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2016
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Inventors: KYUNG SANG PARK, SEONG JIN KIM, CHANG HYUN PARK
  • Publication number: 20180262080
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a motor and a brake device including the same, wherein the motor including: a rotary shaft; a rotor part in which the rotary shaft is disposed at the center thereof; a stator part disposed on the outside of the rotor part; a housing accommodating the rotor part and the stator part, and having an opening formed at one side thereof; and a motor cover disposed at the opening of the housing, wherein the motor cover includes: a motor cover body; a first protruding part and a second protruding part, which are each formed at a predetermined location and configured to protrude in the radial direction from the center of the motor cover body; and a third protruding part formed to protrude from an edge of the motor cover body, and a sealing part is further disposed between the second protruding part and the end portion of the housing disposed between the second protruding part and the third protruding part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2016
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Inventors: SEONG JIN KIM, KYUNG SANG PARK, CHANG HYUN PARK
  • Publication number: 20180235575
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a multi-row ultrasonic probe of which a manufacturing failure rate can be decreased. The ultrasonic probe includes a piezoelectric layer configured to generate ultrasonic waves, a sound layer provided on a rear side of the piezoelectric layer, a flexible printed circuit board provided on a rear side of the sound layer, and a sound absorption layer configured to absorb the ultrasonic waves generated by the piezoelectric layer and propagating toward a rear surface of the ultrasonic probe, the sound absorption layer being provided on a rear surface of the flexible printed circuit board. The piezoelectric layer includes a kerf configured to divide the piezoelectric layer in a direction of elevation. The sound layer includes a funnel extending in a direction extending from a front side of the sound layer to the rear side of the sound layer to divide the sound layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2018
    Publication date: August 23, 2018
    Inventors: Jin Ho GU, Sung Do KWON, Seong Jin KIM, Joong Hyun PARK
  • Publication number: 20180226128
    Abstract: A nonvolatile memory device including a memory cell array having a plurality of planes; a plurality of page buffers arranged corresponding to each of the plurality of planes; and a control logic circuit configured to transmit a bit line setup signal to each of the plurality of page buffers. Each of the plurality of page buffers includes a precharge circuit configured to precharge a sensing node and a bit line in response to the bit line setup signal, and a shutoff circuit configured to perform a bit line shutoff operation in response to a bit line shutoff signal. The control logic circuit is configured to control a transition time when a level of the bit line setup signal is changed according to a gradient of the bit line shutoff signal which is changed from a first level to a second level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2017
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Inventors: JUNE-HONG PARK, KI-WHAN SONG, BONG-SOON LIM, SU-CHANG JEON, JIN-YOUNG KIM, CHANG-YEON YU, DONG-KYO SHIM, SEONG-JIN KIM
  • Patent number: 10033240
    Abstract: Disclosed is a motor including a housing, a stator arranged in the housing, a rotor unit arranged in the housing to rotate with the stator unit, and a rotating shaft rotating along with the rotor unit, wherein the housing includes a first housing in which the stator unit and the rotor unit are arranged, a second housing in which one end of the rotating shaft is arranged, and a third housing connected with the second housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seong Jin Kim, Kyung Sang Park, Chang Hyun Park
  • Publication number: 20180166111
    Abstract: A non-volatile memory device includes a cell string, a ground select transistor, and at least one dummy cell. The cell string includes at least one memory cell. The at least one dummy cell is provided between the at least one memory cell and the ground select transistor and is connected to a bit line. A controller executes dummy cell control logic configured to control a gate voltage of the at least one dummy cell to be lower than a threshold voltage of the at least one dummy cell in at least a part of a pre-charge period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2017
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Inventors: CHANG-YEON YU, JUNE-HONG PARK, SEONG-JIN KIM
  • Patent number: 9995003
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a wet paper friction material for vehicles. The wet paper friction material comprises: a matrix containing a hardwood pulp in an amount of about 40 to 50% by weight; a spherical silica in an amount of about 16 to 21% by weight; a friction modifier in an amount of about 5% by weight or less but greater than 0% by weight; and a filler constituting the remaining balance of the wet paper friction material, and all the % by weights are based on the total weight of the wet paper friction material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Jinmyung Frictech Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoon Cheol Kim, Seong Jin Kim, Eun Pa Cho, Young Taek Oh, Sung Jin Hong
  • Publication number: 20180156288
    Abstract: Disclosed is a brake disc for vehicles including a ring-shaped disc part provided with an insertion space formed at the central region thereof, a hub part disposed within the insertion space and provided with recesses formed on the external circumferential surface thereof, and connection parts configured to connect the disc part and the hub part, wherein each of the connection parts is divided into a curved section extending from the internal circumferential surface of the disc part and having both curved side surfaces and a rectilinear section extending from the curved section, having both flat side surfaces and inserted into each of the recess, and widths of the curved section and the rectilinear section are decreased in a direction toward the hub part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2017
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, SEOHAN INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoon Cheol KIM, Seong Jin KIM, Jai Min HAN, Joo Beom KIM, Soo Hyuk LEE, Jae Young LEE, Byung Soo YOO, Tae Ho JUNG, Min Gyun CHUNG, Byung Chan LEE, Yoon Joo RHEE, Sang Do KWAK, Gwang Yun KIM, Taeg Jo KIM, Cheol Ki KIM, O Sung KWON, Kyoung Don YI, Jae Seok LEE
  • Patent number: 9985487
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a rotor for motor including a rotor tube disposed inside a stator, a rotor core that is formed on a circumferential surface of the rotor tube and integrally formed with the rotor tube, and magnets coupled to the rotor core. The rotor for motor provides an advantageous effect of preventing the deformation of the rotor tube in the process of assembling the rotor tube and the rotor core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kyung Sang Park, Seong Jin Kim, Jin Ho Kim, Chang Hyun Park, Woo Seob Shim
  • Publication number: 20180117057
    Abstract: Provided are a composition for inhibiting growth or proliferation of chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) cancer stem cells, a pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating CML, a method for preventing or treating CML, and a method of screening for a growth or proliferation inhibitor of CML cancer stem cells by blocking nutrient signaling in CML cancer stem cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2016
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Inventors: Seong Jin KIM, Kazuhito NAKA
  • Patent number: 9923582
    Abstract: A high-frequency signal predistortion device includes a high-frequency signal estimator, a predistortion estimator, and a predistorter. The high-frequency signal estimator is configured to determine non-linear distortion characteristics of high-frequency signals transmitted by antennas. The predistortion estimator is coupled to the high-frequency signal estimator. The predistortion estimator is configured to determine a predistortion coefficient based on the non-linear distortion characteristics. The predistorter is coupled to the predistortion estimator. The predistorter is configured to distort a base signal of the high-frequency signals based on the predistortion coefficient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignees: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd., Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Yong Hoon Lee, Sang Il Lee, Min Hyun Kim, Young Wook Sirl, Eui Rim Jeong, Soon Il Hong, Jong Ok Ha, Seong Jin Kim
  • Publication number: 20170373554
    Abstract: Disclosed is a motor including a housing, a stator arranged in the housing, a rotor unit arranged in the housing to rotate with the stator unit, and a rotating shaft rotating along with the rotor unit, wherein the housing includes a first housing in which the stator unit and the rotor unit are arranged, a second housing in which one end of the rotating shaft is arranged, and a third housing connected with the second housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2015
    Publication date: December 28, 2017
    Inventors: Seong Jin Kim, Kyung Sang Park, Chang Hyun Park
  • Publication number: 20170373563
    Abstract: The present invention provides a motor that comprises: a housing: a stator that is included in the housing and around which a coil is wound; a rotor coupled to the inside of the stator; a shaft coupled to the rotor; and a bus bar-terminal assembly that includes a bus bar that includes a connection terminal connected with the coil and a terminal connected with an external power supply and a body that includes the bus bar therein such that the connection terminal and the terminal protrude to the outside, wherein the bus bar-terminal assembly includes an alignment guide part provided on the outer circumferential surface of the body in the height direction and slide-coupled with the inner circumferential surface of the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2016
    Publication date: December 28, 2017
    Inventors: Seong Jin Kim, Chang Hyun Park, Kyung Sang Park
  • Patent number: 9851288
    Abstract: A particle occurrence sensing circuit for microfluidic particle sensing includes a set of particle event indicators, each of which includes: a Coulter counter having a sensing electrode exposable to a fluid within a microfluidic channel and configured for providing a particle sensing signal; an input stage configured for providing an extracted particle sensing signal; and a particle event detector configured for providing a set of particle event occurrence signals. Each of the set of particle event occurrence signals indicates a sensed occurrence of a particle greater than or equal to a given reference particle size during fluid flow through the microfluidic channel to which the sensing electrode is exposed. The particle event detector includes a successive approximation (SA) analog-to-digital converter (ADC) configured for generating a plurality of reference particle size threshold values and successively comparing the extracted particle sensing signal amplitude with reference particle size threshold values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: AGENCY FOR SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND RESEARCH
    Inventor: Seong-Jin Kim
  • Patent number: 9786252
    Abstract: A background light suppression apparatus and method capable of suppressing influences of background light in a depth sensor includes measuring output signals of sub pixels for a sub integration time shorter than a frame integration time; and integrating differences between the output signals after the sub integration time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., The Regents of the University of Michigan
    Inventors: Jung Soon Shin, Seong Jin Kim, Euisik Yoon, Jihyun Cho