Patents by Inventor Shin Kim

Shin 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: 11258184
    Abstract: A 5G antenna system is disclosed that comprises a substrate and at least one antenna element configured to transmit and receive 5G radio frequency signals. The at least one antenna element is coupled to the substrate. The substrate comprises a polymer composition that comprises a polymer matrix containing at least one polymer having a glass transition temperature of about 30° C. or more and at least one laser activatable additive wherein the polymer composition exhibits a dissipation factor of about 0.1 or less, as determined at a frequency of 2 GHz.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: Ticona LLC
    Inventors: Young Shin Kim, Xinyu Zhao
  • Publication number: 20220047139
    Abstract: A cleaning robot and a method of controlling the same, the cleaning robot performing docking by detecting light emitted from a docking station using a Lidar sensor or a light receiving element separately provided on a printed circuit board (PCB) of the Lidar sensor, and performing docking based on the number of light emitting elements of the docking station identified according to the detected light are provided. The cleaning robot includes a main body, a drive unit configured to move the main body, a Lidar sensor including a Lidar optical transmitter, a Lidar optical receiver, and the PCB to which the Lidar optical transmitter and the Lidar optical receiver are fixed and provided to be rotatable, a docking optical receiver fixed to the PCB and configured to receive light emitted from the docking optical transmitter of the docking station, and at least one processor is configured to control the drive unit to be docked on the docking station based on light received by the docking optical receiver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2021
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Inventors: Jaeyoon JEONG, Minwoo RYU, Donghun LEE, Shin KIM, Jeayun SO, Jooseok JEONG, Changho HA
  • Publication number: 20220037050
    Abstract: A molded interconnect device that comprises a substrate and conductive elements disposed on the substrate is provided. The substrate comprising a polymer composition containing a polymer matrix that includes a thermotropic liquid crystalline polymer and from about 10 parts to about 80 parts by weight of a mineral filler per 100 parts by weight of the polymer matrix. The mineral filler has an average diameter of about 25 micrometers or less. The polymer composition contains copper in an amount of about 1,000 parts per million or less and chromium in an amount of about 2,000 parts per million or less, and further exhibits a surface resistivity of about 1×1014 ohm or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2021
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Inventor: Young Shin Kim
  • Publication number: 20220025153
    Abstract: A compact camera module that contains a generally planar base on which is mounted a lens barrel is provided. The base, barrel, or both are molded from a polymer composition that includes a thermotropic liquid crystalline polymer and a plurality of mineral fibers (also known as “whisker”). The mineral fibers have a median width of from about 1 to about 35 micrometers and constitute from about 5 wt. % to about 60 wt. % of the polymer composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2021
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Inventor: Young Shin Kim
  • Patent number: 11225970
    Abstract: A rotary compressor may include a rotary shaft; a plurality of plates that supports the rotary shaft; a cylinder provided between the plurality of plates to define a compression space, and provided with a vane slot; a roller slidably coupled to the rotary shaft inside of the cylinder, and having a hinge groove on an outer circumferential surface of the roller; and a vane, a first end of which is slidably coupled to the vane slot of the cylinder, and a second end of which is rotatably coupled to the hinge groove of the roller. When an imaginary line passing through an axial center of the rotary shaft and a hinge center of the vane is a first center line, and a radial center line of the vane slot passing through the hinge center of the vane is a second center line, the vane slot is disposed such that the second center line is intersected by a predetermined tilting angle with respect to the first center line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jingyu Lee, Shin Kim, Kyuchul Han
  • Publication number: 20220010418
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a thick steel suitable for use as a line pipe, a sour-resistant material, or the like and, more specifically, to a high-strength steel having excellent resistance to sulfide stress cracking, and a method for manufacturing same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2019
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Inventors: Seong-Ung KOH, Yoen-Jung PARK, Hong-Ju LEE, Hyo-Shin KIM, Moo-Jong BAE
  • Patent number: 11214683
    Abstract: A polymer composition that is capable of exhibiting a unique combination of ductility (e.g., tensile elongation at break), impact strength (e.g., Charpy notched impact strength), and dimensional stability is provided. For example, the polymer composition may contain a liquid crystalline polymer in combination with an epoxy-functionalized olefin copolymer and an inorganic particulate material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: Ticona LLC
    Inventor: Young Shin Kim
  • Patent number: 11208556
    Abstract: A camera module containing a molded part (e.g., generally planar base, lens barrel mounted on the base, etc.) that is formed form a polymer composition is provided. The polymer composition includes a liquid crystalline polymer and inorganic particles that have a hardness value of about 2.5 or more based on the Mohs hardness scale.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: Ticona LLC
    Inventor: Young Shin Kim
  • Patent number: 11198479
    Abstract: A tilting pump apparatus includes a pump operation unit arranged between a mudguard, which is configured to obstruct foreign objects entering from a front side, and a tilting pump, which is configured to be rotated for generating hydraulic pressure to transmit movement of the mudguard generated by depressing the mudguard as rotational force for rotating the tilting pump.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventor: Young-Shin Kim
  • Publication number: 20210341820
    Abstract: A camera module comprising a polymer composition that includes a polymer matrix containing a liquid crystalline polymer and a mineral filler is provided. The liquid crystalline polymer contains repeating units derived from naphthenic hydroxycarboxylic and/or dicarboxylic acids in an amount of about 10 mol. % or more of the polymer. Further, the polymer composition exhibits a melt viscosity of from about 30 to about 400 Pa-s, as determined at a shear rate of 400 seconds?1 and at a temperature 15° C. higher than the melting temperature of the composition in accordance with ISO Test No. 11443:2005.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2021
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Inventor: Young Shin Kim
  • Publication number: 20210340370
    Abstract: A polymer composition comprising a polymer matrix within which a plurality of flake-shaped mineral particles and mineral whiskers are distributed is provided. The polymer composition exhibits an in-plane thermal conductivity of about 0.2 W/m-K or more as determined in accordance with ASTM E 1461-13.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2021
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Inventor: Young Shin Kim
  • Publication number: 20210330952
    Abstract: A microneedle assembly that is capable of transdermal delivery of a drug compound, such as a vaccine, (e.g., vaccine) across a dermal barrier of a subject (e.g., human), and/or detecting the presence of an analyte in the subject is provided. The microneedle assembly comprises a plurality of microneedles arranged on a support that each contain a tip and base, one or both of which are formed from a polymer composition that includes a liquid crystalline polymer. By selectively controlling the specific components of the polymer composition, as well as their relative concentration, the resulting microneedles may exhibit a high degree of physical alignment, which can help ensure better performance during use of the microneedle assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2021
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Inventors: Young Shin Kim, Camilo Cano
  • Publication number: 20210333364
    Abstract: A LiDAR sensing device including: a sensing light source unit configured to radiate sensing light; a light transmitting reflector configured to reflect the sensing light radiated from the sensing light source unit; a scanner unit configured to reflect the sensing light reflected from the light transmitting reflector into a target, and to reflect incident light reflected from the target; a light receiving lens configured to pass the incident light reflected from the scanner unit, and integrated with the light transmitting reflector; a light receiving reflector configured to reflect the incident light passing through the light receiving lens; and an optical detecting unit into which the incident light reflected from the light receiving reflector is incident.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2021
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Inventors: Won Gyum KIM, Young Shin KIM, Kyung Rin KIM, Sung Eun JO
  • Publication number: 20210330164
    Abstract: A robot cleaner is provided. The robot cleaner includes a three-dimensional image sensor, an optical sensor, a gyro sensor, and at least one processor configured to control a driving state of the robot cleaner based on image data acquired by the three-dimensional image sensor, optical data acquired by the optical sensor, and angular velocity data acquired by the gyro sensor, wherein the three-dimensional image sensor and the optical sensor are respectively arranged to be tilted by a predetermined tilting angle, and a tilting angle of the three-dimensional image sensor is smaller than a tilting angle of the optical sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2021
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Inventors: Minwoo RYU, Changho HA, Jinhee KIM, Shin KIM, Donghun LEE
  • Publication number: 20210330951
    Abstract: A microneedle assembly that is capable of delivering a drug compound (e.g., vaccine) and/or detecting the presence of an analyte is provided. The assembly comprises at least one microneedle extending outwardly from a support. The microneedle includes a polymer composition containing a thermoplastic polymer having a melting temperature of about 250° C. or more. The polymer composition exhibits a melt viscosity of about 100 Pa-s or less and a tensile elongation of about 5% or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2021
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Inventor: Young Shin Kim
  • Publication number: 20210325518
    Abstract: Provided is a lidar sensor having a driving motor of which the entire portion is covered under an inclined surface of a scan mirror having an opened bottom surface and an A-shaped cross-section. A rotating shaft of the driving motor may be connected to the bottom of a backing surface disposed under the inclined surface, a magnet may be disposed at the bottom of one or more of the backing surface and a support surface which are connected to the inclined surface of the scan mirror, and a hall sensor may be disposed at the bottom surface of the lidar sensor corresponding to the position where the magnet is disposed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2021
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Inventors: Kyung Rin KIM, Sung Eun JO, Won Gyum KIM, Young Shin KIM
  • Publication number: 20210326898
    Abstract: A service providing apparatus includes: a communicator configured to communicate with an electronic product, a user terminal, and a manufacturing server. The service providing apparatus further includes a controller that is configured to generate data to be transmitted to a service provider to enable the service provider to perform a service on the electronic product, where the data is generated based on product identification information that is associated with the electronic product and that is determined based on communicator identification information of the electronic product received from the user terminal through the communicator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2021
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Inventors: Yong-Hoan KWON, Suhwan LEE, Ill Shin KIM
  • Publication number: 20210323032
    Abstract: A cleaning apparatus of an object detection sensor including: an environment information acquisition unit configured to acquire surrounding environment information of a vehicle; and a cleaning unit configured to create a cleaning solution mixture based on the surrounding environment information acquired by the environment information acquisition unit, and clean a cover installed on the object detection sensor to protect the object detection sensor from foreign matter by spraying the created cleaning solution mixture onto the cover, in order to prevent a reduction in sensing performance of the object detection sensor due to contamination by the foreign matter. The object detection sensor may sense a target object by transmitting a scan signal to the target object and receiving a sensing signal reflected from the target object, and the scan signal and the sensing signal may be transmitted and received through the cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2021
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Inventors: Won Gyum KIM, Young Shin KIM, Kyung Rin KIM, Sung Eun JO
  • Patent number: 11147424
    Abstract: A robot cleaner and a method for controlling the same are disclosed, which perform efficient cleaning by controlling a suction force or traveling route of the robot cleaner. The robot cleaner detects load applied to wheels of the robot cleaner so as to increase reliability and accuracy in floor state decision, thereby recognizing a floor state. The robot cleaner recognizes a floor state by combining load applied to wheels of the robot cleaner, load applied to brushes, and acceleration information of the robot cleaner with one another in a complementary manner, thereby increasing accuracy in floor state decision.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jea Yun So, Yeon Kyu Jeong, Sang Sik Yoon, Shin Kim
  • Publication number: 20210316702
    Abstract: A lidar sensor may include: a transmitter configured to transmit laser; a receiver configured to receive reflected laser; a mirror rotating unit configured to rotate a mirror in a designated direction, the mirror serving to reflect the transmitted or received laser; a cleaning device driving unit configured to drive a cleaning device to remove foreign matters adhering to the cover of the lidar sensor; a signal processing unit configured to determine when or where the lidar sensor is covered and calculate a distance to an object; and a control unit configured to control the transmitter not to transmit a laser signal or control a rotational velocity or rotation time of the mirror at a point of time that the lidar sensor is covered by the cleaning device, and control detection or utilization of the received signal when the distance to the object is calculated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2021
    Publication date: October 14, 2021
    Inventors: Young Shin KIM, Won Gyum KIM, Kyung Rin KIM, Sung Eun JO