Patents by Inventor Seong Min Lee

Seong Min Lee 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: 12047706
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a communication interface configured to communicate with another display apparatus, a display configured to display contents being shared with the other display apparatus and a video call user interface (UI) for a video call with a user of the other display apparatus, and a processor, in response to at least one of a gesture and a voice of the user included in video call data received from the other display apparatus satisfying a predetermined condition, configured to control the display to change a size of the video call UI displayed on the display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seong-wook Jeong, Sung-hye Lee, Sung-hyun Jang, Kwan-min Lee, Sang-hee Lee
  • Publication number: 20240243616
    Abstract: Disclosed is a wireless power transmission system including a first circuit comprising a transmitting coil for transmitting power; and a second circuit comprising a shielded coil, wherein, in the transmitting coil and the shielded coil, frequency division wherein an impedance magnitude of the second circuit is minimized at a first frequency smaller than a resonant frequency of the second circuit and a second frequency larger than the resonant frequency of the second circuit occurs, and inductive coupling wherein the first frequency is larger than a fundamental frequency of the first circuit and the second frequency is smaller than a third high frequency of the second circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2024
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Inventors: Seung Young AHN, Bom Son LEE, Chang Min LEE, Seong Ho WOO, Yu Jun SHIN, Jae Won RHEE, Dong Ryul PARK
  • Patent number: 12032223
    Abstract: An embodiment comprises: a housing; a bobbin disposed in the hosing; a first coil disposed in the bobbin; a magnet disposed opposite to the first coil in the housing; a base disposed under the housing; a lower elastic member comprising a first elastic member and a second elastic member coupled to the bobbin and disposed on the base; a second coil disposed in the base so as to generate an inductive voltage by interaction with the first coil; and a first terminal and a second terminal arranged in the base and spaced apart from the first and second elastic members, wherein one end of the first coil is coupled to the first elastic member, the other end of the first coil is coupled to the second elastic member, one end of the second coil is coupled to the first terminal, and the other end of the second coil is coupled to the second terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyun Soo Kim, Byung Wook Son, Sang Jun Min, Sang Ok Park, Seong Min Lee, Tae Jin Jung
  • Publication number: 20240196076
    Abstract: Embodiments provide a lens moving apparatus including a first magnet, a housing, a bobbin, around which a coil is wound and which moves in a first direction in the housing, an upper elastic member disposed on upper surfaces of the bobbin and the housing, a lower elastic member disposed under lower surfaces of the bobbin and the housing, and a damping member disposed between the upper or lower elastic member and the bobbin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2024
    Publication date: June 13, 2024
    Inventors: Sang Ok Park, Seong Min Lee, Jun Taek Lee, Byung Wook Son
  • Patent number: 12007621
    Abstract: One embodiment comprises: a housing; a bobbin arranged in the housing; a coil arranged in the bobbin; a first magnet arranged at a first lateral part of the housing; a second magnet arranged at a second lateral part of the housing facing the first lateral part of the housing; a circuit board arranged at a third lateral part of the housing; a location sensor which is arranged at the third lateral part of the housing and which is electrically connected with the circuit board; and a first capacitor arranged at a first corner part of the housing, which is arranged between the third lateral part of the housing and the second lateral part of the housing, and electrically connected with the circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sang Ok Park, Seong Min Lee, Jun Taek Lee
  • Patent number: 12005149
    Abstract: A sterilizer is provided to include: a first pipe having an inner wall with a light reflecting property; a second pipe disposed in the first pipe so as to pass fluid therethrough and formed of a light transmitting material; and a plurality of UV LEDs arranged on the inner wall of the first pipe and configured to irradiate sterilization UV light onto the fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: SEOUL VIOSYS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seong Min Lee, Young Hwan Son, Jae Seon Yi, Jong Rack Kim, Ik Hwan Ko
  • Patent number: 12003835
    Abstract: A camera actuator according to an embodiment includes a housing; a prism unit disposed in the housing; and a driving unit for tilting the prism unit, wherein a ball bearing and a pulling magnet for generating attractive force to each other are disposed in the prism unit and the housing, and wherein the prism unit is supported to the housing by the attractive force between the ball bearing and the pulling magnet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Young Bae Jang, Seong Min Lee
  • Patent number: 11988893
    Abstract: A lens moving apparatus is disclosed. The lens moving apparatus includes a bobbin equipped with at least one lens, a coil and a driving magnet arranged opposite to each other for moving the bobbin in an optical axis direction of the lens through interaction therebetween, a first circuit board for supplying electric current required by the coil, and a cover can and a base coupled to, contacted to, supported at, fixed to, or temporarily fixed to each other for forming a space in which the bobbin, the driving magnet, and the first circuit board are received, wherein the cover can is connected to a second circuit board having an image sensor mounted thereon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang Ok Park, Seong Min Lee, Jun Taek Lee
  • Publication number: 20240155775
    Abstract: A lend moving apparatus includes a circuit board including a mounting groove, an image sensor arranged within the mounting groove of the circuit board, and a first epoxy arranged within the mounting groove. The mounting groove includes a first side surface and a second side surface that face each other, and a third side surface and a fourth side surface that face each other. The circuit board includes at least one application groove provided on the first side surface and/or the second side surface of the mounting groove. The at least one application groove includes an opening opened toward the upper surface of the circuit board. At least a portion of the first epoxy is arranged in the at least one application groove.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2024
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Applicant: LG INNOTEK CO.,LTD.
    Inventors: Do Yun KIM, Seong Min LEE, Eun Mi KIM, Sang Ok PARK
  • Publication number: 20240142317
    Abstract: A method for predicting a temperature of a heat sink for cooling a power module including at least one switching element and a Negative Temperature Coefficient of Resistance (NTC) sensor is provided. The method for predicting a temperature of a heat sink includes: estimating a temperature variation of the NTC sensor using a power loss of the power module based on a power loss occurring in the at least one switching element according to driving of the power module and a thermal resistance of the power module; obtaining a temperature of the power module detected by the NTC sensor; and predicting the temperature of the heat sink from a difference between the temperature of the power module and the temperature variation of the NTC sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Yeongju KOH, Seong Min LEE, Sangcheol SHIN, JeHwan LEE
  • Publication number: 20240129612
    Abstract: A camera module according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure is proposed, the camera module including a PCB (Printed Circuit Board) mounted with an image sensor, a housing member arranged at an upper surface of the PCB, a bobbin movably positioned at an inner side of the housing member, an upper elastic member connected to an upper surface of the housing member and to an upper surface of the bobbin, and a space forming part formed at one side of the housing member to provide a moving space to the upper elastic member when the bobbin makes a relatively vertical movement to the housing member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Sang Ok PARK, Seong Min LEE, Jun Taek LEE
  • Publication number: 20240128891
    Abstract: A device for controlling an inverter controls the inverter including at least one switching module including a plurality of switching elements connected in parallel, detects current flowing through the plurality of switching elements, determines duty cycles of a plurality of switching mode power supplies (SMPSs) corresponding to the plurality of switching elements based on the detected plurality of currents, and controls a plurality of currents flowing through the plurality of switching elements according to the duty cycles of the plurality of SMPSs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Seong Min LEE, Sangcheol SHIN, Yeongju GOH
  • Publication number: 20240103250
    Abstract: A lens moving apparatus can include a cover member comprising an upper plate and a lateral plate extending from the upper plate, a bobbin disposed in the cover member, a coil disposed on the bobbin, a driving magnet disposed between the coil and the lateral plate of the cover member, and a sensing magnet disposed on the bobbin. Also, the lens moving apparatus can further include a circuit board disposed on the lateral plate of the cover member, and a position sensor disposed on the circuit board and configured to sense the sensing magnet, in which a part of the coil is disposed between the sensing magnet and the circuit board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seong Min LEE, Sang Ok PARK, Hyune O YOO, Byung Wook SON, Jun Taek LEE
  • Patent number: 11936971
    Abstract: Embodiments provide a lens moving apparatus including a first magnet, a housing, a bobbin, around which a coil is wound and which moves in a first direction in the housing, an upper elastic member disposed on upper surfaces of the bobbin and the housing, a lower elastic member disposed under lower surfaces of the bobbin and the housing, and a damping member disposed between the upper or lower elastic member and the bobbin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sang Ok Park, Seong Min Lee, Jun Taek Lee, Byung Wook Son
  • Patent number: 11921346
    Abstract: Embodiments provide a lens moving apparatus including housing to support a driving magnet, a bobbin provided at an outer circumferential surface thereof with a coil located inside the driving magnet, the bobbin being moved in a first direction parallel to an optical axis within the housing via electromagnetic interaction between the driving magnet and the coil, a lower elastic member to connect a lower portion of the housing and a lower portion of the bobbin to each other, both ends of the coil being electrically connected to the lower elastic member, the lower elastic member having a first terminal electrically connected to an external power source so as to supply external power to the ends of the coil, and a printed circuit board provided at one side surface of the housing, the printed circuit board having a second terminal electrically connected to the external power source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jun Taek Lee, Sang Ok Park, Byung Wook Son, Seong Min Lee
  • Patent number: 11924529
    Abstract: A camera actuator according to an embodiment can comprise: a housing; a prism unit disposed inside the housing; a driving part for tilting the prism unit; and a rotation unit for tilting the prism unit about a first axis or a second axis. The rotation unit can comprise: a rotation housing; a rotation guide disposed inside the rotation housing; and a guide pin member coupled to the rotation guide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sang Ok Park, Sung Guk Lee, Seong Min Lee
  • Patent number: 11906809
    Abstract: An exemplary embodiment of the present invention a rotor including a lens and formed with a first driving unit, a stator formed with a second driving unit driving the rotor in response to electromagnetic interaction with the first driving unit, and a base on which the stator is fixed, wherein the rotor is brought into contact with the base, in a case the lens is in a UP posture, and the rotor is distanced from the base, in a case the lens is in a DOWN posture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sang Ok Park, Hyun Rae Cho, Seong Min Lee, Jun Taek Lee
  • Patent number: 11903142
    Abstract: One embodiment comprises a circuit board including a mounting groove, an image sensor arranged within the mounting groove of the circuit board, and a first epoxy arranged within the mounting groove, wherein the mounting groove comprises a first side surface and a second side surface that face each other, and a third side surface and a fourth side surface that face each other, the circuit board includes at least one application groove provided on the first side surface and/or the second side surface of the mounting groove, the at least one application groove includes an opening opened toward the upper surface of the circuit board, and at least a portion of the first epoxy is arranged in the at least one application groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Do Yun Kim, Seong Min Lee, Eun Mi Kim, Sang Ok Park
  • Patent number: 11902649
    Abstract: A camera module according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure is proposed, the camera module including a PCB (Printed Circuit Board) mounted with an image sensor, a housing member arranged at an upper surface of the PCB, a bobbin movably positioned at an inner side of the housing member, an upper elastic member connected to an upper surface of the housing member and to an upper surface of the bobbin, and a space forming part formed at one side of the housing member to provide a moving space to the upper elastic member when the bobbin makes a relatively vertical movement to the housing member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sang Ok Park, Seong Min Lee, Jun Taek Lee
  • Publication number: 20240048038
    Abstract: A lens moving apparatus, according to one embodiment, comprises: a bobbin having a first coil installed on the outer circumferential surface thereof; a location detection sensor equipped to the bobbin; a housing in which the bobbin is provided; an upper elastic member disposed on the upper side of the housing; and a support member that supports the housing such that the housing can move in a second or third direction that is perpendicular to a first direction, wherein the upper elastic member is divided into a plurality of parts, at least two of which are disposed parallel to each other on the x-y plane in the second or third direction and are disposed such that end portions thereof face each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2023
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Inventors: Sang Ok Park, Kyoung Ho Yoo, Sung Guk Lee, Seong Min Lee, Jun Taek Lee, Byung Wook Son