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).

  • Optical device
    Patent number: 10996387
    Abstract: An optical device and method of manufacturing the same are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, an optical device includes a first outer substrate and a second outer substrate disposed opposite to each other, a liquid crystal element disposed between the first and second outer substrates; and a plurality of adhesive films encapsulating the liquid crystal element, wherein the plurality of adhesive films comprises a curable adhesive film and a non-curable adhesive film. The optical device is capable of varying transmittance and reducing light loss while improving appearance defects. Such an optical device can be used for various applications such as eyewear, for example, sunglasses or augmented reality (AR) or virtual reality (VR) eyewear, an outer wall of a building or a sunroof for a vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Inventors: Seong Min Lee, Young Shin Lee, Byoung Kun Jeon, In Ju Mun
  • Optical device
    Patent number: 10976597
    Abstract: The present application relates to an optical device and a use thereof. The optical device of the present application is a member in which transmittance can vary depending on whether or not an external action is present, and has excellent durability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Ji Hoon Park, Byoung Kun Jeon, Seung Hun Chae, Seong Min Lee, Jung Woon Kim
  • Voice coil motor comprising a structure forming a space for movement of an elastic member
    Patent number: 10939027
    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: August 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sang Ok Park, Seong Min Lee, Jun Taek Lee
  • Optical Device
    Publication number: 20210055463
    Abstract: An optical device and method of manufacturing the same are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, an optical device includes a first outer substrate and a second outer substrate disposed opposite to each other, a liquid crystal element disposed between the first and second outer substrates; and a plurality of adhesive films encapsulating the liquid crystal element, wherein the plurality of adhesive films comprises a curable adhesive film and a non-curable adhesive film. The optical device is capable of varying transmittance and reducing light loss while improving appearance defects. Such an optical device can be used for various applications such as eyewear, for example, sunglasses or augmented reality (AR) or virtual reality (VR) eyewear, an outer wall of a building or a sunroof for a vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2019
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Applicant: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Seong Min Lee, Young Shin Lee, Byoung Kun Jeon, In Ju Mun
  • Air conditioner having air purifying module
    Patent number: 10928083
    Abstract: An air conditioner including a body having an evaporator for heat-exchanging air flowing in the body, and an air purifying module coupled to the body. The air purifying module may have a light emitting diode part disposed along a flow path of the air to provide ultraviolet rays, and a filter part disposed adjacent to the light emitting diode part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: SEOUL VIOSYS CO., LTD.
    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
  • Charging system for eco-friendly vehicle and charge control method using the same
    Patent number: 10923937
    Abstract: A charging system for an eco-friendly vehicle is provided. The system includes a power supply unit that provides power for charging an automotive battery and a charging unit including a motor and an inverter connected with the motor, and that charges the battery by being supplied with power from the power supply unit. One or more relays connect the power supply unit and the battery to each other and a controller moves a rotor of the motor to a predetermined reference position before charging the battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Seong Min Lee, Je Hwan Lee, Ki Jong Lee, Sang Cheol Shin
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CHARGING USING MOTOR DRIVING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20210044135
    Abstract: A charging system using a motor driving system includes: a battery, an inverter having connection terminals including a positive terminal and a negative terminal, and a plurality of motor connection terminals, and a plurality of switching elements forming an electrical connection relationship between the DC connection terminals and the connection terminals; a motor including a plurality of coils that has first ends respectively connected to the motor connection terminals, and second ends connected to each other to form a neutral point; a plurality of switches to form an electrical connection between the battery and the inverter, and to form an electrical connection between the battery and the neutral point, and to connect or disconnect a charging current to the DC connection terminals; and a controller controlling operation of the switches and the inverter based on a magnitude of a charging voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2020
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Seong Min LEE, Sang Cheol SHIN, Young Seul LIM, Ki Jong LEE, Je Hwan LEE
  • Optical Device
    Publication number: 20210018772
    Abstract: An optical device is provided in the present application. The present application provides an optical device capable of varying transmittance, and such optical device can be used for various applications such as eyewear, for example, sunglasses or AR (augmented reality) or VR (virtual reality) eyewear, an outer wall of a building or a sunroof for a vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2019
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Applicant: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Nam Hun Kim, Seong Min Lee, Byoung Kun Jeon, Su Young Ryu, Jung Woon Kim, Young Shin Lee
  • LENS DRIVING APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20210011252
    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: September 28, 2020
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Inventors: Sang Ok PARK, Hyune O YOO, Seong Min LEE
  • Liquid crystal film cell and use thereof
    Patent number: 10890793
    Abstract: The liquid crystal film cell of the present application can control expansion of a base film at a high temperature by applying an expansion control layer having a high-temperature expansion coefficient different from that of the base film thereto, thereby effectively maintaining a cell gap at a high temperature, whereby high-temperature durability can be improved and gravity defects can be eliminated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Inventors: Byoung Kun Jeon, Su Young Ryu, Moon Soo Park, Seong Min Lee, Ji Hoon Park
  • VOICE COIL MOTOR
    Publication number: 20200409027
    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: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2020
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventors: Sang Ok PARK, Hyun Rae CHO, Seong Min LEE, Jun Taek LEE
  • Lens driving apparatus
    Patent number: 10830985
    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: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sang Ok Park, Hyune O Yoo, Seong Min Lee
  • Voice coil motor
    Patent number: 10816751
    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: January 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK, CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sang Ok Park, Hyun Rae Cho, Seong Min Lee, Jun Taek Lee
  • CHARGING SYSTEM FOR ECO-FRIENDLY VEHICLE AND CHARGE CONTROL METHOD USING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20200335981
    Abstract: A charging system for an eco-friendly vehicle is provided. The system includes a power supply unit that provides power for charging an automotive battery and a charging unit including a motor and an inverter connected with the motor, and that charges the battery by being supplied with power from the power supply unit. One or more relays connect the power supply unit and the battery to each other and a controller moves a rotor of the motor to a predetermined reference position before charging the battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2019
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Inventors: Seong Min Lee, Je Hwan Lee, Ki Jong Lee, Sang Cheol Shin
  • COOLING MODULE FOR PARALLEL TYPE POWER MODULE OF INVERTER
    Publication number: 20200329589
    Abstract: A cooling module for a parallel type power module of an inverter may include parallel type power modules configured to be disposed in three or more columns and rows, wherein three parallel type power modules are disposed to correspond to U, V, and W phases of the inverter in the three or more rows in each of the three or more columns, a first cooling water passage having a passage through which cooling water flows and configured to be brought into contact with an upper surface and a lower surface of a power module disposed at a first row, and a second cooling water passage having a passage through which the cooling water flows and configured to be brought into contact with an upper surface and a lower surface of a power module disposed at a third row.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2020
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Je-Hwan Lee, Han-Geun Jang, Eun-Cheol Lee, Seong-Min Lee, Yun-Ho Kim, Sang-Cheol Shin
  • CAMERA MODULE
    Publication number: 20200314307
    Abstract: A camera module includes a PCB (Printed Circuit Board) installed with an image sensor, a base mounted on the PCB, and a bobbin reciprocatingly mounted above the base. A bottom elastic member is fixed to the base to support the bobbin, and a terminal is installed at the base, one end of which is conductively connected to the PCB and the other end of which is conductively connected to the bottom elastic member at a solder part. A solder cut-off part is formed at the base to cut off movement of overflowing solder from the solder part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: Sang Ok PARK, Seong Min LEE, Jun Taek LEE, Byung Wook SON
  • Transmittance-Variable Device and Use Thereof
    Publication number: 20200310185
    Abstract: A transmittance-variable layer and a transmittance-variable device including the same are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a transmittance-variable device includes a polarization layer and a transmittance-variable layer disposed on the polarization layer, wherein the transmittance-variable layer includes a first base layer disposed on the polarization layer and a spacer fixed on a surface of the first base layer opposite to the polarization layer, and a second base layer facing the first base layer and spaced apart from the first base layer by the first spacer, wherein the first spacer maintains a gap between the first and second base layers, and a first light modulating material disposed in the gap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2018
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Applicant: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Jung Woon Kim, Su Young Ryu, Byoung Kun Jeon, Yong Sung Choi, Seong Min Lee, Hye Min Yu
  • LENS DRIVING DEVICE, CAMERA MODULE AND OPTICAL APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20200301097
    Abstract: A lens driving device is provided, including: a cover member; a bobbin installed with at least one lens and having a coil unit arranged on an outer circumferential surface of the bobbin; a magnet arranged at a positon corresponding to that of the coil unit; first and second elastic members, where one end of each of the first and second elastic members may be respectively coupled to an upper surface and a lower surface of the bobbin and supporting movement of the bobbin in an optical axis direction; a detection unit configured to detect movement of the bobbin in a direction parallel to the optical axis direction; a damping member arranged at a connecting portion between the bobbin and the first elastic member; and a support unit provided at at least one of the bobbin and the first elastic member and maintaining an arranged position of the damping member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2020
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Inventors: Sang Ok PARK, Seong Min LEE, Jun Taek LEE, Byung Wook SON, Sang Jun MIN, Kyoung Ho YOO
  • OPTICAL DEVICE
    Publication number: 20200285107
    Abstract: The present application relates to an optical device and a use thereof. The optical device of the present application 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: December 2, 2016
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Inventors: Ji Hoon PARK, Byoung Kun JEON, Seung Hun CHAE, Seong Min LEE, Jung Woon KIM
  • LENS MOVING APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20200271891
    Abstract: A lens moving apparatus including a housing; a bobbin disposed in the housing; a coil disposed on the bobbin; a magnet disposed on the housing to correspond to the coil; an upper elastic member coupled to an upper portion of the bobbin and an upper portion of the housing; and a damper coupled to the first elastic member and the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2020
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Applicant: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jun Taek LEE, Byung Wook SON, Sang Ok PARK, Seong Min LEE