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).

  • Lens moving apparatus
    Patent number: 9958634
    Abstract: A lens moving apparatus can include 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 which the bobbin includes a recess formed inward therein, the sensing magnet is disposed in the recess, and the coil is disposed between the sensing magnet and the cover can.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seong Min Lee, Sang Ok Park, Hyune O Yoo, Byung Wook Son, Jun Taek Lee
  • LIGHT-EMITTING FILM
    Publication number: 20180113361
    Abstract: The present application relates to a light-emitting film, an illumination device, and a display device. The present application may provide a light-emitting film and the use thereof, the light-emitting film being capable of effectively generating a desired light, such as white light, and stably maintaining the performance thereof for a long period of time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2016
    Publication date: April 26, 2018
    Inventors: Seong Min LEE, Su Young RYU, Sun Kug KIM, Moon Soo PARK, Hyuk YOON, Tae Gyun KWON
  • LENS MOVING APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20180095239
    Abstract: A lens moving apparatus includes a housing, a driving magnet, a bobbin with a coil disposed thereon, a first elastic member disposed on the bobbin and the housing and a damper coupled to the first elastic member and the housing. The first elastic member includes an inner frame coupled to the bobbin, an outer frame coupled to the housing, a connector connecting the inner frame and the outer frame, and a damping protrusion protruding from the connector. Further, the housing includes a damping receiving recess coupled to the damping protrusion by the damper.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2017
    Publication date: April 5, 2018
    Applicant: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jun Taek LEE, Byung Wook SON, Sang Ok PARK, Seong Min LEE
  • LENS MOVING APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20180077328
    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: November 15, 2017
    Publication date: March 15, 2018
    Inventors: Sang Ok Park, Seong Min Lee, Jun Taek Lee, Byung Wook Son
  • COMPOSITION FOR OPTICAL FILM, AND OPTICAL FILM COMPRISING SAME
    Publication number: 20180051144
    Abstract: An optical film, a production method therefor, a lighting device and a display device are provided. The present application is capable of providing an optical film having excellent color purity and efficiency, the optical film being capable of providing a lighting device having excellent color characteristics. The optical film of the present application can stably maintain the above described excellent characteristics for a long period of time. The optical film of the present application can be used in various applications, including various lighting devices, photovoltaic cell applications, optical filters or photoconverters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2016
    Publication date: February 22, 2018
    Inventors: Tae Gyun KWON, Su Young RYU, Young Shin LEE, Moon Soo PARK, Seong Min LEE
  • VOICE COIL MOTOR
    Publication number: 20180039157
    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: October 19, 2017
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventors: Seong Min Lee, Sang Ok Park, Jun Taek Lee
  • LENS MOVING APPARATUS AND CAMERA MODULE INCLUDING SAME
    Publication number: 20180026515
    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: February 1, 2016
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Inventors: Sang Ok PARK, Kyoung Ho YOO, Sung Guk LEE, Seong Min LEE, Jun Taek LEE, Byung Wook SON
  • Lens Driving Apparatus
    Publication number: 20180011284
    Abstract: One embodiment of a lens driving apparatus may comprise: a bobbin having a first coil disposed on the outer circumferential surface thereof; a position detection sensor which is disposed on the outer circumferential surface of the bobbin and which moves together with the bobbin; a first magnet disposed opposite to the first coil; a housing for supporting the first magnet; upper and lower elastic members which are coupled to the bobbin and the housing; and a plurality of wirings which are disposed on the outer circumferential surface of the bobbin so as to electrically connect at least one of the upper or lower elastic members with the position detection sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2015
    Publication date: January 11, 2018
    Inventors: Sang Ok Park, Hyune O Yoo, Seong Min Lee
  • Lens Moving Apparatus
    Publication number: 20180011337
    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: September 14, 2017
    Publication date: January 11, 2018
    Inventors: Sang Ok Park, Seong Min Lee, Jun Taek Lee
  • Lens moving apparatus
    Patent number: 9857555
    Abstract: Embodiments provide a lens moving apparatus including a housing supporting a driving magnet and having an opening, 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, and a damper located between the housing and the bobbin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jun Taek Lee, Byung Wook Son, Sang Ok Park, Seong Min Lee
  • Experiment apparatus for estimating ground deformation during gas hydrate recovery
    Patent number: 9856723
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an experiment apparatus for estimating ground deformation during gas hydrate recovery. The experiment apparatus may include: a high-pressure cell having a space in which a sample containing gas hydrate is stored; a recovery member inserted into the sample so as to recover the gas hydrate contained in the sample to the outside; and a transparent region formed at one or more parts facing the space of the high-pressure cell, such that the sample stored in the space is observed from outside.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: Korea Gas Corporation
    Inventors: Seung Hee An, Seong Min Lee, Young Soon Baek, Il Oh Kang, Jeong Gyoo Kim
  • CHARGING APPARATUS FOR MOBILE DEVICE AND MULTI-STATION CHARGING APPARATUS USING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20170373516
    Abstract: A charging apparatus for a mobile device includes a charging apparatus case having a slot into which a mobile device is inserted and mounted, wherein the front and rear surfaces of the mobile device are exposed in the slot; and a UV light source configured to irradiate UV light onto the front and rear surfaces of the mobile device, which are exposed in the slot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2017
    Publication date: December 28, 2017
    Inventors: Jong-Rack Kim, Seong-Min Lee
  • Lens moving apparatus
    Patent number: 9854144
    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: October 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sang Ok Park, Seong Min Lee, Jun Taek Lee, Byung Wook Son
  • STORAGE APPARATUS HAVING AIR PURIFYING MODULE
    Publication number: 20170348456
    Abstract: A storage apparatus according to an embodiment may include a body having a storage space of storage products and an air purifying module coupled to the body. The air purifying module may include a light emitting diode part disposed along a passage of air to provide ultraviolet light, and a filter part disposed adjacent to the light emitting diode part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2017
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Inventors: Jung Yeol Park, Young Hwan Son, Seong Min Lee, Jae Seon Yi, Jong Hyun Koo, Sang Hee Cho, Ju Won Yoo, Sung Lim Cho, Jong Rack Kim
  • Voice Coil Motor
    Publication number: 20170343886
    Abstract: A VCM is disclosed, the motor including a stator including a first driving unit, a rotor arranged inside the stator, including a second driving unit responding to the first driving unit and mounted therein with a lens, a base fixing the stator, and an elastic member coupled to the rotor to float the rotor from the base in a case a driving signal for driving the first and second driving units is not applied to the first and second driving units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2017
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Inventors: Sang Ok Park, Seong Min Lee
  • Voice coil motor
    Patent number: 9829768
    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: September 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seong Min Lee, Sang Ok Park, Jun Taek Lee
  • COMPACT AIR CLEANER USING UV LED AND PHOTOCATALYTIC FILTER
    Publication number: 20170326264
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an air cleaner which performs dust collection and sterilization as well as deodorization while having a small size enough to be fitted into a vehicle cup holder for its use, and has a strong and easy maintenance structure. The air cleaner includes a photocatalytic UV LED (57) installed on an UV LED substrate (55), and a photocatalytic filter installed on a surface facing the photocatalytic UV LED while being spaced apart from the UV LED substrate. The photocatalytic filter has a structure in which a photocatalytic material is coated on a base in which a plurality of cells (83) defining an air flow path in a direction toward the photocatalytic UV LED are arranged in parallel adjacent to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2015
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Inventors: Jong Rak Kim, Jae Seon Yi, Ik Hwan Ko, Sang Hwan Byun, Sang Cheol Shin, Ji Won Kim, Seong Min Lee, Jae Hak Jeong
  • Image Sensor and Sensing Method Thereof
    Publication number: 20170318246
    Abstract: An image sensor includes a pixel array including a plurality of unit pixels in a matrix including rows and columns, a selection unit configured to select outputs of some of the columns of the pixel array and output selection output signals, and an analog-digital conversion block including a plurality of analog-digital conversion units corresponding to the columns of the pixel array. First ones of the plurality of analog-digital conversion units include analog-digital conversion blocks configured to convert the selection output signals and output digital data. When the first analog-digital conversion units convert the selection output signals, second ones of the plurality of analog-digital conversion units are turned off.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2016
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Inventors: Hee Sung SHIM, Seong Min LEE, Joo Ho HWANG
  • LENS MOVING APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20170299843
    Abstract: A lens moving apparatus can include 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 which the bobbin includes a recess formed inward therein, the sensing magnet is disposed in the recess, and the coil is disposed between the sensing magnet and the cover can.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2017
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Applicant: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seong Min LEE, Sang Ok PARK, Hyune O YOO, Byung Wook SON, Jun Taek LEE
  • Lens moving apparatus
    Patent number: 9791713
    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: July 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sang Ok Park, Seong Min Lee, Jun Taek Lee