Patents by Inventor Seong Nam Kim

Seong Nam 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: 10940738
    Abstract: An air conditioning control system and method for a vehicle may include: an alternate control entering temperature difference excess determination step of determining whether a difference in temperature between a side vent temperature sensor and a shower duct temperature sensor exceeds an alternate control entering temperature difference; and an alternate control step of determining that a side vent grill may have been closed, when the difference exceeds the alternate control entering temperature difference, and performing an alternate control operation of regarding the temperature of air measured by the shower duct temperature sensor as the temperature of air discharged from the side vent grill and controlling a temperature of air to be discharged from a center vent grill.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Myung-Hoe Kim, Byeong-Moo Jang, Jong-Hwan Kwon, Seong-Nam Kim
  • Publication number: 20190183563
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a therapeutic device which comprises: an endoscope channel; and an electrode that can be inserted into a human body through the endoscope channel, wherein the electrode destroys a target cell in the human body through voltage application, and the electrode includes a first optical fiber and a second optical fiber for detecting the degree of destruction of the target cell through impedance measurement. In addition, the present invention relates to a therapeutic device employing an endoscope-interworking electrode which comprises: an endoscope channel; and a catheter that can be inserted into a human body through the endoscope channel, wherein the catheter comprises a perforated portion provided on an end thereof, which is inserted into the human body, and a plurality of electrodes that can protrude from the end of the catheter through the perforated portion to penetrate a target cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2017
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Applicants: THE STANDARD CO., LTD., KOREA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH AND BUSINESS FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Seong-Nam KIM, Hoon-Jai CHUN, Bora KEUM, Hyuk Soon CHOI, Jae Min LEE, Eun-sun KIM, Seung Han KIM
  • Patent number: 10059365
    Abstract: A tilting structure for providing a force for tilting a worm shaft of an electric power steering apparatus to a worm wheel includes: a guide block which is inserted into an insertion space of a housing of the electric power steering apparatus; an elastic member which is disposed within the guide block; and a plug which is movably disposed within the guide block and is elastically supported by the elastic member to exert a tilting force to a bearing which supports the worm shaft. The plug and the guide block are configured to be able to be connected to one another via a thread coupling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: erae AMS Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Se-Jung Park, Chang-Wook Son, Bong-Ju Kim, Seong-Nam Kim
  • Publication number: 20180001736
    Abstract: An air conditioning control system and method for a vehicle may include: an alternate control entering temperature difference excess determination step of determining whether a difference in temperature between a side vent temperature sensor and a shower duct temperature sensor exceeds an alternate control entering temperature difference; and an alternate control step of determining that a side vent grill may have been closed, when the difference exceeds the alternate control entering temperature difference, and performing an alternate control operation of regarding the temperature of air measured by the shower duct temperature sensor as the temperature of air discharged from the side vent grill and controlling a temperature of air to be discharged from a center vent grill.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2016
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Myung-Hoe KIM, Byeong-Moo JANG, Jong-Hwan KWON, Seong-Nam KIM
  • Publication number: 20170190352
    Abstract: A tilting structure for providing a force for tilting a worm shaft of an electric power steering apparatus to a worm wheel includes: a guide block which is inserted into an insertion space of a housing of the electric power steering apparatus; an elastic member which is disposed within the guide block; and a plug which is movably disposed within the guide block and is elastically supported by the elastic member to exert a tilting force to a bearing which supports the worm shaft. The plug and the guide block are configured to be able to be connected to one another via a thread coupling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2015
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Inventors: Se-Jung PARK, Chang-Wook SON, Bong-Ju KIM, Seong-Nam KIM
  • Patent number: 8995964
    Abstract: A mobile terminal including a broadcast receiver configured to receive broadcast program information related to available broadcast programs, a memory configured to store user-schedule information and the received broadcast program information, and a controller configured to update the stored user-schedule information to include a broadcast schedule corresponding to a broadcast program selected from the available broadcast programs included in the broadcast program information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventor: Seong-Nam Kim
  • Patent number: 8467830
    Abstract: A terminal, a computer program product and a method of providing broadcasts thereto by which a single SIM card can receive broadcasts provided by a plurality of broadcast providers in a manner of deactivating a function of receiving broadcasts provided by a first broadcast provider. A function of only receiving a broadcast provided by a first broadcast provider is deactivated, broadcasts of a plurality of broadcast providers in a current area are searched, and information for the searched broadcasts are displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2013
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Seong Nam Kim, Ji Soo Bae, Sung Oh Cho, Beom Seok Cho
  • Patent number: 8442582
    Abstract: A mobile communication terminal and method of controlling a broadcast output thereof are discussed, by which the broadcast output can be controlled by terminating the broadcast output in case that a call signal is received by the mobile communication terminal in the course of a broadcast viewing. An embodiment of the present invention includes receiving a call signal in the course of a broadcast program output and ending the broadcast program output in response to the received call.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2013
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Seong Nam Kim, Su Yeon Hwang, Jin Sun Shim, Jong Hyan Park
  • Patent number: 8260232
    Abstract: A mobile terminal and method of controlling a broadcast therein are provided by which a broadcast signal can be received and outputted in a manner of setting a frequency band corresponding to a visited country in case of international roaming of the mobile terminal. A memory may store per-country broadcast relevant information and a controller may search the memory for broadcast relevant information corresponding to a visited country in case of detecting international migration. The controller may set the searched broadcast relevant information when the search for the broadcast relevant information corresponding to the visited country is successful.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Seong Nam Kim, Beom Seok Cho
  • Publication number: 20090286466
    Abstract: A mobile terminal and method of controlling a broadcast therein are provided by which a broadcast signal can be received and outputted in a manner of setting a frequency band corresponding to a visited country in case of international roaming of the mobile terminal. A memory may store per-country broadcast relevant information and a controller may search the memory for broadcast relevant information corresponding to a visited country in case of detecting international migration. The controller may set the searched broadcast relevant information when the search for the broadcast relevant information corresponding to the visited country is successful.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2009
    Publication date: November 19, 2009
    Inventors: Seong Nam Kim, Beom Seok Cho
  • Publication number: 20090131030
    Abstract: A mobile terminal including a broadcast receiver configured to receive broadcast program information related to available broadcast programs, a memory configured to store user-schedule information and the received broadcast program information, and a controller configured to update the stored user-schedule information to include a broadcast schedule corresponding to a broadcast program selected from the available broadcast programs included in the broadcast program information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2008
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Inventor: Seong-Nam KIM
  • Publication number: 20090005118
    Abstract: A terminal, a computer program product and a method of providing broadcasts thereto by which a single SIM card call receive broadcasts provided by a plurality of broadcast providers in a manner of deactivating a function of receiving broadcasts provided by a first broadcast provider. A function of only receiving a broadcast provided by a first broadcast provider is deactivated, broadcasts of a plurality of broadcast providers in a current area are searched, and information for the searched broadcasts are displayed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2007
    Publication date: January 1, 2009
    Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Seong Nam Kim, Ji Soo Bae, Sung Oh Cho, Beom Seok Cho
  • Publication number: 20080248832
    Abstract: A mobile communication terminal and method of controlling a broadcast output thereof are discussed, by which the broadcast output can be controlled by terminating the broadcast output in case that a call signal is received by the mobile communication terminal in the course of a broadcast viewing. An embodiment of the present invention includes receiving a call signal in the course of a broadcast program output and ending the broadcast program output in response to the received call.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2008
    Publication date: October 9, 2008
    Inventors: Seong Nam KIM, Su Yeon Hwang, Jin Sun Shim, Jong Hyan Park
  • Patent number: D930186
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Inventor: Seong Nam Kim
  • Patent number: D949706
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: THE STANDARD CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Seong Nam Kim
  • Patent number: D953885
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: The Standard Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Seong Nam Kim
  • Patent number: D954564
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Inventor: Seong Nam Kim