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).

  • Publication number: 20180314133
    Abstract: A VCM is disclosed, the VCM including a rotor having a first driving unit and arranged therein with a lens, a stator having a second driving unit wrapping the first driving unit and being opposite to the first driving unit, a base supporting the stator and having an opening formed at a position corresponding to that of the lens, a connection terminal including a pair of first and second connection terminals arranged at an upper surface of the base, and an elastic member including a first elastic member coupled to the rotor and electrically connected the first connection terminal and a second elastic member coupled to the rotor and electrically connected the second connection terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2018
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Inventors: SEONG MIN LEE, SANG OK PARK, JUN TAEK LEE
  • Publication number: 20180309916
    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: July 2, 2018
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Inventors: Sang Ok PARK, Seong Min LEE, Jun Taek LEE
  • Patent number: 10103385
    Abstract: Disclosed is an electrode assembly including a plurality of alternately arranged cathode and anode plates, a separator interposed between the cathode plate and the anode plate, a plurality of cathode tabs respectively formed on the cathode plates, a plurality of anode tabs respectively formed on the anode plates, a cathode lead coupled to the cathode tabs, and an anode lead coupled to the anode tabs, wherein the welding portions in which the cathode and anode tabs are respectively coupled to the cathode and anode leads have different shapes, or kinds of the cathode and anode tabs are identical and kinds of the cathode and anode leads are different.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Soo Hyun Lim, Seong Min Lee, Min Hee Lee, Jae Hyun Lee, Daehong Kim, Tae Jin Park, Jihyun Kim
  • Publication number: 20180284536
    Abstract: An optical device and a use thereof are provided. The optical device is a member in which transmittance can vary depending on whether or not an external action is present, and has excellent durability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2016
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Inventors: Seong Min LEE, Ji Hoon PARK, Byoung Kun JEON, Seung Hun CHAE
  • Publication number: 20180275421
    Abstract: Embodiments provide a lens moving apparatus including a housing for supporting a first magnet, a bobbin including a coil disposed on an outer surface thereof and inside the first magnet so as to move in the housing in a first direction parallel to an optical axis by electromagnetic interaction between the first magnet and the coil, and upper and lower elastic members, each of which is provided at the bobbin and the housing and includes an inner frame coupled to the bobbin and an outer frame coupled to the housing, wherein at least one of the upper and lower elastic members is constituted by a printed circuit board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2018
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Inventors: SANG OK PARK, SEONG MIN LEE, JUN TAEK LEE
  • Publication number: 20180269553
    Abstract: An RF cavity filter is disclosed. The disclosed filter includes: a housing in which there is at least one cavity formed; a cover joined to an upper portion of the housing; at least one bolt inserted through at least one through hole formed in the cover; and at least one elastic element attached to the cover in an area below the through hole, where the bolt is inserted through the through hole to provide an external force on the elastic element, and the external force alters the shape of the elastic element. With the disclosed filter, pieces of metal debris created during tuning can be prevented from reaching the inside of the filter, and the degradation in the PIMD performance that would have otherwise occurred due to the pieces of debris can be avoided. Also, the filter can maintain a tuned state without the use of separate nuts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2018
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Inventors: Gwan Young KOO, Jin-Yang KIM, Se Young O, Seong Min LEE, Sin Jae KIM, Sung Soo CHUNG, Dong-Wan CHUN, Jae Kwang YOON
  • Publication number: 20180252893
    Abstract: An embodiment comprises: a housing; a bobbin for mounting a lens, the bobbin being accommodated inside the housing; a first coil disposed on an outer circumferential surface of the bobbin; a magnet disposed in the housing; and a second coil disposed in the housing, wherein the second coil comprises a third coil and a fourth coil, a first signal is applied to the first coil, a second signal is applied to the fourth coil, and an induction voltage is generated in the second coil by a mutual induction operation between the first coil and the second coil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2016
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Applicant: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: SANG OK PARK, BYUNG WOOK SON, SEONG MIN LEE, JUN TAEK LEE, KAP JIN LEE
  • Patent number: 10046074
    Abstract: A sterilizer may 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: November 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: Seoul Viosys Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seong Min Lee, Young Hwan Son, Jae Seon Yi, Jong Rack Kim, Ik Hwan Ko
  • Patent number: 10048569
    Abstract: A VCM is disclosed, the VCM including a rotor having a first driving unit and arranged therein with a lens, a stator having a second driving unit wrapping the first driving unit and being opposite to the first driving unit, a base supporting the stator and having an opening formed at a position corresponding to that of the lens, a connection terminal including a pair of first and second connection terminals arranged at an upper surface of the base, and an elastic member including a first elastic member coupled to the rotor and electrically connected the first connection terminal and a second elastic member coupled to the rotor and electrically connected the second connection terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seong Min Lee, Sang Ok Park, Jun Taek Lee
  • Patent number: 10039852
    Abstract: An air purifier includes a case having an air inlet and an air outlet, a fan disposed adjacent the air inlet, a UV LED unit and a filter unit arranged over the fan along a flow path of air, and a fluid control structure disposed between the fan and the filter unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: Seoul Viosys Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae Seon Yi, Young Hwan Son, Seong Min Lee, Jong Rack Kim, Ik Hwan Ko
  • Patent number: 10043451
    Abstract: An organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display is disclosed. In one aspect, the display includes a substrate including a display area configured to display an image and a non-display area surrounding the display area. A plurality of OLEDs are positioned in the display area, each of the OLEDs including first and second electrodes spaced apart from each other. A plurality of pixel circuits are positioned in the display area, each of the pixel circuits including a plurality of thin film transistors (TFTs) and a node line electrically connected to at least two of the TFTs and at least partially overlapping the corresponding first electrode in the depth dimension of the OLED display so as to form a parasitic capacitor. The parasitic capacitor includes a first parasitic capacitor and a second parasitic capacitor, the first parasitic capacitor having a larger capacitance than that of the second parasitic capacitor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seong Min Lee, Hyo Min Kim, Ye Ji Lee, Hyuk Sang Jun
  • Publication number: 20180217353
    Abstract: A lens moving apparatus, including a cover can; a base disposed below the cover can; a bobbin disposed in the cover can; a coil provided at an outer surface of the bobbin; a driving magnet facing the coil and disposed in the cover can; a sensing magnet coupled to the bobbin; and a sensing unit coupled to a circuit board and facing the sensing magnet. In addition, the coil is disposed between the sensing magnet and the driving magnet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2018
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Applicant: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seong Min LEE, Sang Ok PARK, Hyune O YOO, Byung Wook SON, Jun Taek LEE
  • Patent number: 10038832
    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: January 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2018
    Assignee: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang Ok Park, Seong Min Lee, Jun Taek Lee
  • Patent number: 10026952
    Abstract: Disclosed are a method of manufacturing an electrode for secondary batteries that includes surface-treating a current collector so as to have a morphology wherein a surface roughness Ra of 0.001 ?m to 10 ?m is formed over the entire surface thereof, wherein the surface-treating is performed by chemical or electrical etching using a wet method or by reactive gas or ion etching using a dry method to enhance adhesion between an electrode active material and the current collector and an electrode for secondary batteries that is manufactured using the method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Daehong Kim, Seong Min Lee, Min Hee Lee
  • Patent number: 10010635
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a detergent pourer sterilizer. In one aspect, a detergent pourer sterilizer is provided to include a housing including a hollow portion having an open side; a detergent pourer configured to be detachably attached to the housing; a cover member configured to open or close the one open side of the hollow portion; and at least one UV LED configured to emit ultraviolet light toward the hollow portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: Seoul Viosys Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae-Hak Jeong, Sang-Cheol Shin, Seong-Min Lee, Ji-Won Kim
  • Patent number: 10007126
    Abstract: Embodiments provide a lens moving apparatus including a housing for supporting a first magnet, a bobbin including a coil disposed on an outer surface thereof and inside the first magnet so as to move in the housing in a first direction parallel to an optical axis by electromagnetic interaction between the first magnet and the coil, and upper and lower elastic members, each of which is provided at the bobbin and the housing and includes an inner frame coupled to the bobbin and an outer frame coupled to the housing, wherein at least one of the upper and lower elastic members is constituted by a printed circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sang Ok Park, Seong Min Lee, Jun Taek Lee
  • Publication number: 20180172522
    Abstract: A system and method for measuring a junction temperature of a power module junction temperature are provided. The method is capable of improving accuracy of temperature measurement by more accurately applying temperature change in a junction temperature rising section, capable of more accurately predicting durability life of a power module, and capable of increasing output power of the power module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2017
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Inventors: Je Hwan Lee, Han Geun Jang, Seong Min Lee, Sang Cheol Shin, Heon Young Kwak
  • Patent number: 9974881
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an air cleaning apparatus comprising a UVLED, which can efficiently clean air flowing in tubes by an effective combination of the UVLED and a photocatalyst and can effectively clean air flowing in a duct by enhancing the cleaning function or increasing the number of cleaning steps when the concentration of harmful substances increases. The air cleaning apparatus includes: a case comprising an inlet configured to introduce air, an outlet configured to discharge air, and a duct disposed between the air inlet and the air outlet; a photocatalyst unit disposed in the duct; and a UVLED module disposed in the duct and including a plurality of first UVLEDs arranged to irradiate UV light from the side of the inlet to the side of the outlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: Seoul Viosys Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jong Rack Kim, Young Hwan Son, Seong Min Lee, Jae Seon Yi
  • Patent number: 9961287
    Abstract: An image sensor includes a pixel array including a plurality of unit pixels in a matrix including rows and columns. The matrix being divided into a plurality of groups and each of the plurality of groups includes two or more different columns, a binning sampling unit configured to sample outputs of unit pixels in each of the plurality of groups and output binning sampling signals, and an analog-digital conversion block including first and second analog-digital conversion units corresponding to the columns. The first analog-digital conversion units convert the binning sampling signals. When the first analog-digital conversion units convert the binning sampling signals, the second analog-digital conversion units are turned off.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: Dongbu HiTek Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hee Sung Shim, Seong Min Lee, Joo Ho Hwang
  • Patent number: 9960412
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a lithium secondary battery comprising an anode comprising an anode active material, a cathode comprising a cathode active material, and a polymer membrane, wherein the polymer membrane is disposed between the cathode and the anode, wherein the anode active material comprises a mixture of at least two kinds of lithium metal oxide particles having different mass median particle diameters D50, wherein the lithium metal oxide particles are secondary particles comprising primary particles, the mixture comprises first lithium metal oxide particles having a mass median particle diameter D50 of 1 nm to less than 3 ?m, second lithium metal oxide particles having a mass median particle diameter D50 of 3 ?m to 30 ?m, and a mix ratio of the first lithium metal oxide particles to the second lithium metal oxide particles is 70:30 to 30:70.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Min Hee Lee, Seong Min Lee, Tae Jin Park