Patents by Inventor Tae-Chul Kim
Tae-Chul 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).
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Publication number: 20240124062Abstract: A vehicle body structure includes: a roof side assembly connecting upper ends of pillars of a vehicle body along the forward/backward direction of the vehicle body, the roof side assembly constituting an A-pillar of the vehicle body; and an outer garnish coupled to the outside of the roof side assembly, wherein the roof side assembly includes: a pipe having a closed cross-section shape and elongated in the forward/backward direction of the vehicle body so as to form a closed section; an upper reinforcement member coupled to the upper side of the pipe and elongated in the forward/backward direction of the vehicle body; a lower reinforcement member coupled to the lower side of the pipe and elongated in the forward/backward direction of the vehicle body; and an inner reinforcement member coupled to the vehicle body inner side of the pipe and elongated in the forward/backward direction of the vehicle body.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 13, 2023Publication date: April 18, 2024Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation, HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.Inventors: Do Hoi KIM, Sun Ho SONG, Jae Young LIM, Sea Cheoul SONG, Kang Chul LEE, Tae Ou PARK, Jae Sup BYUN, Jang Ho KIM
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Publication number: 20240117847Abstract: An electric driving apparatus includes: a housing; an electric machine comprising a motor shaft rotatably supported by the housing; a speed shifting unit for reducing a rotation speed of a rotational driving force of the motor shaft; and a double clutch unit configured to selectively rotationally drive a pair of output shafts by receiving rotational driving force of the speed shifting unit. The speed shifting unit includes: an input gear receiving the rotational driving force of the motor shaft; a speed shifting shaft rotatably supported by the housing; an output gear provided on the speed shifting shaft to rotate together with the speed shifting shaft; and a clutch unit operative to selectively achieve a rotationally constrained engagement between the input gear and the speed shifting shaft.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 27, 2021Publication date: April 11, 2024Applicant: ERAE AMS CO., LTD.Inventors: Tae Geun KIM, Jung Rak SON, Myung Chul JUNG
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Publication number: 20240121924Abstract: A water-cooled heat dissipation module assembly capable of cooling a power module of a vehicle driving inverter system using a battery or fuel cell. The water-cooled heat dissipation module assembly includes a housing unit provided in the form of a housing having an opening portion at least partially opened at one side thereof. The housing unit and at least a part of a rim region of the cooling unit are made of a plastic material, and the housing unit and the cooling unit are joined to each other by plastic welding using a laser.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 4, 2022Publication date: April 11, 2024Inventors: Kwan Ho RYU, Jeong Keun LEE, Min Woo LEE, Ju Hyun SUN, Tae Keun PARK, Kang Wook PARK, Lee Cheol JI, Hyeok Chul YANG, Tae Heon KIM, Keun Jae LEE
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Publication number: 20240121543Abstract: An electronic device according to various embodiments of the present invention may comprise: a housing comprising a first surface facing in a first direction and a second surface facing in a second direction that is opposite to the first direction, the first surface comprising an at least partially transparent part and at least one opening formed adjacent to the at least partially transparent part; a camera positioned inside the housing, the camera comprising an image sensor facing in the first direction through the at least partially transparent part of the housing; and an acoustic component arranged between the first surface and the second surface, the acoustic component comprising a vibration plate configured to generate a sound such that the same moves in at least one direction selected from the first and second directions, a first passage formed in a third direction that is substantially perpendicular to the first direction such that the generated sound passes through the same, and a second passage formeType: ApplicationFiled: November 13, 2023Publication date: April 11, 2024Inventors: Young-Bae PARK, Byoung-Hee LEE, Jae-Hee YOU, Tae-Eon KIM, Han-Bom PARK, Sun-Young LEE, Byoung-Uk YOON, Kyung-Hee LEE, Ho-Chul HWANG
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Patent number: 11944998Abstract: A method of fabricating a capacitive micromachined ultrasonic transducer (CMUT) according to one aspect of the present invention may include forming, on a semiconductor substrate, a first region implanted with impurity ions at a first average concentration and a second region implanted with no impurity ions or implanted with the impurity ions at a second average concentration lower than the first average concentration, forming an insulating layer by oxidizing the semiconductor substrate wherein the insulating layer includes a first oxide layer having a first thickness on at least a part of the first region and a second oxide layer having a second thickness smaller than the first thickness on at least a part of the second region, and forming a membrane layer on the insulating layer such that a gap is defined between the second oxide layer and the membrane layer.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2020Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYInventors: Byung Chul Lee, Dong-Hyun Kang, Jin soo Park, Tae Song Kim
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Publication number: 20240104935Abstract: An apparatus for recognizing an object includes a camera that obtains a 2D image, a lidar that obtains a 3D image, and a processor. The processor generates a bird's-eye view (BEV) feature map by extracting features from a two-dimensional plane BEV generated based on 3D information. The processor also generates an image feature map by extracting features of a multi-channel 2D image in which the 3D information is added to the 2D image. The processor also generates a complex feature map by mixing the image feature map and the BEV feature map. The processor also recognizes the object by artificial intelligence learning the complex feature map.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 5, 2023Publication date: March 28, 2024Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATIONInventors: Jun Hyung Kim, Hee Chul Choi, Jong Hyuk Lim, Tae Koan Yoo
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Publication number: 20240102536Abstract: An electric driving apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a housing; an electric machine comprising a motor shaft rotatably supported by the housing; a first speed reduction portion comprising a first speed shifting shaft capable of being rotationally driven by the motor shaft and configured to shift and transmit a rotational driving force of the motor shaft at a predetermined first speed shifting ratio; a second speed reduction portion comprising a second speed shifting shaft capable of being rotationally driven by the motor shaft and configured to shift and transmit the rotational driving force of the motor shaft at a predetermined second speed shifting ratio; and a double clutch unit configured to receive the rotational driving force of the first speed shifting shaft or the second speed shifting shaft and is configured to selectively rotationally drive at least one of a first output shaft and a second output shaft by the transmitted rotational driving force.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 24, 2021Publication date: March 28, 2024Applicant: ERAE AMS CO., LTDInventors: Tae Geun KIM, Jung Rak SON, Myung Chul JUNG
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Publication number: 20240093341Abstract: A plated steel wire, according to one aspect of the present invention, comprises: a base steel wire; and a zinc alloy plated layer. The zinc alloy plated layer comprises, in percentage by weight: 1.0% to 3.0% of AI; 1.0% to 2.0% of Mg; 0.5% to 5.0% of Fe; and the balance being Zn and unavoidable impurities, and includes a Zn/MgZn2/AI ternary eutectic structure, a Zn single-phase structure, and an Fe—Zn-AI-based crystal structure, wherein the Fe—Zn-AI-based crystal structure is formed adjacent to the base steel wire, and can have an average thickness of ? to ½ with respect to an average thickness of the zinc alloy plated layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 27, 2023Publication date: March 21, 2024Applicants: POSCO CO., LTD, KISWIRE LTD., HONGDUK INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Tae-Chul Kim, Jong-Sung Kim, Sung-Hoon Kang, Gwang-Weon Yu, Il-Ryoung Sohn, Jong-Sang Kim
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Publication number: 20240080011Abstract: A bulk-acoustic wave (BAW) resonator includes a central portion in which a first electrode, a piezoelectric layer, and a second electrode are sequentially stacked on a substrate, and an extension portion extending externally from the central portion, and an insertion layer and a loss prevention film are disposed in the extension portion between the substrate and the second electrode. The loss prevention film is formed to have a thickness of 50 ? to 500 ?. The insertion layer is stacked on the loss prevention film, and has a side surface opposing the central portion, the side surface is formed as a first inclined surface having a first inclination angle. The loss prevention film has a side surface opposing the central portion, the side surface is formed as a second inclined surface having a second inclination angle. The second inclination angle is formed to be greater than the first inclination angle.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2023Publication date: March 7, 2024Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Moon Chul LEE, Jae Hyoung GIL, Kwang Su KIM, Sung Jun LEE, Yong Suk KIM, Dong Hyun PARK, Tae Kyung LEE
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Patent number: 11921266Abstract: An optical imaging system includes: a first lens group including a plurality of lenses; a second lens group including a plurality of lenses; a first reflecting member disposed on an object side of the first lens group; and a plurality of second reflecting members arranged between the second lens group and an image sensor. One or both of the first lens group and the second lens group is movable along an optical axis, an interval along the optical axis between the first lens group and the second lens group is varied between a first interval and a second interval smaller than the first interval, and as at least one of the first lens group and the second lens group is moved, one or more of the second reflecting members are moved.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2021Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Phil Ho Jung, Yong Joo Jo, Hag Chul Kim, Tae Yeon Lim
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Publication number: 20240052471Abstract: The present invention relates to a plated steel sheet which can be used for automobiles, home appliances, building materials, etc. and a method for manufacturing same and, more particularly, to a zinc alloy plated steel sheet having excellent adhesion to an adhesive and a method for manufacturing same.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2021Publication date: February 15, 2024Applicant: POSCO Co., LtdInventors: Tae-Chul Kim, Il-Ryoung Sohn, Bong-Hwan Yoo
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Publication number: 20240043947Abstract: According to an aspect of the present invention, provided are a high strength zinc-plated steel sheet having excellent uniform spot weldability along the width direction, and a manufacturing method thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2021Publication date: February 8, 2024Applicant: POSCO Co., LtdInventors: Ki-Cheol Kang, Dae-Young Kang, Tae-Chul Kim, Seul-Gi So, Myung-Soo Kim, Jong-Sang Kim
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Publication number: 20240043953Abstract: A hot-dip galvanized steel sheet according to one aspect of the present invention comprises a base steel sheet and a hot-dip galvanized layer formed on the surface of the base steel sheet, wherein the difference between the average of the Mn/Si values of surface oxides present on a surface portion, which is the region from the interface between the hot-dip galvanized layer and the base steel sheet to a depth of 15 nm, and the average of the Mn/Si values of internal oxides, which are present in the region from the interface to a depth of 50-100 nm, can be 0.5 or more. Mn and Si of each oxide mean the amounts (wt %) of Mn and Si components in the oxide, which are measured by EDS, and the average of Mn/Si values means the averaged value of the Mn/Si values measured for each oxide.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2021Publication date: February 8, 2024Applicant: POSCO Co., LtdInventors: Ki-Cheol Kang, Tae-Chul Kim, Myung-Soo Kim, Jong-Sang Kim
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Publication number: 20240026488Abstract: The present invention relates to a high-strength hot-dipped galvanized steel sheet having excellent surface quality and spot weldability and a method for manufacturing same. The hot-dipped galvanized steel sheet according to one aspect of the present invention comprises a base steel sheet and a hot-dipped galvanized layer formed on the surface of the base steel sheet, in which an inhibiting layer made of an Fe—Al alloy can be formed at an area ratio of 60% or more between the base steel sheet and the hot-dipped galvanized layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2021Publication date: January 25, 2024Applicant: POSCO Co., LtdInventors: Ki-Cheol Kang, Yong-Joo Kim, Tae-Chul Kim, Myung-Soo Kim, Jong-Sang Kim
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Patent number: 11834747Abstract: A plated steel wire, according to one aspect of the present invention, comprises: a base steel wire; and a zinc alloy plated layer. The zinc alloy plated layer comprises, in percentage by weight: 1.0% to 3.0% of Al; 1.0% to 2.0% of Mg; 0.5% to 5.0% of Fe; and the balance being Zn and unavoidable impurities, and includes a Zn/MgZn2/Al ternary eutectic structure, a Zn single-phase structure, and an Fe—Zn—Al-based crystal structure, wherein the Fe—Zn—Al-based crystal structure is formed adjacent to the base steel wire, and can have an average thickness of ? to ½ with respect to an average thickness of the zinc alloy plated layer.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2019Date of Patent: December 5, 2023Assignees: POSCO CO., LTD, KISWIRE LTD., HONGDUK INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Tae-Chul Kim, Jong-Sung Kim, Sung-Hoon Kang, Gwang-Weon Yu, Il-Ryoung Sohn, Jong-Sang Kim
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Publication number: 20230235438Abstract: Provided are a plated steel sheet and a method for manufacturing same, the plated steel sheet comprising: a base steel sheet; a Zn—Mg—Al based steel sheet plating layer provided on at least one surface of the base steel sheet; and an Fe—Al based inhibition layer provided between the base steel sheet and the Zn—Mg—Al based plating layer, wherein the plating layer comprises, in wt %: 4% or more of Mg; 2.1 times or more of Mg content and 14.2% or less of Al; 0.2% or less (including 0%) of Si; 0.1% or less (including 0%) of Sn; the remainder Zn; and unavoidable impurities.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 18, 2021Publication date: July 27, 2023Applicant: POSCOInventors: Il-Ryoung Sohn, Sung-Joo Kim, Tae-Chul Kim, Bong-Hwan Yoo, Myung-Soo Kim, Jong-Sang Kim, Sang-Tae Han, Kwang-Won Kim
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Patent number: 11692259Abstract: Provided are a hot-dip zinc plated steel material and a method for preparing same, the hot-dip zinc plated steel material comprising: base iron comprising 0.01-1.6 wt % of Si and 1.2-3.1 wt % of Mn; a Zn—Al—Mg alloy plating layer; and an Al-rich layer formed on the interface of the base iron and Zn—Al—Mg alloy plating layer, wherein the rate of occupied surface area of the Al-rich layer is 70% or higher (including 100%).Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2022Date of Patent: July 4, 2023Assignee: POSCOInventors: Il-Ryoung Sohn, Dae-Young Kang, Jong-Sang Kim, Tae-Chul Kim, Min-Suk Oh
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Patent number: 11643714Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a plated steel material that can be used in an automobile, a household appliance, a building material, and the like, and more particularly, to a zinc alloy plated steel material having excellent surface quality and corrosion resistance, and a method for manufacturing the same.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2022Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: POSCO CO., LTDInventors: Il-Ryoung Sohn, Tae-Chul Kim, Jung-Kuk Kim, Kyung-Jin An, Jung-Hoon Kim, Jong-Un Jung, Jin-Seo Park
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Patent number: 11566314Abstract: Provided is a plated steel material which can be used for an automobile, a household appliance, a building material, and the like and, more particularly, to a zinc alloy plated steel material having excellent corrosion resistance after being processed and a method for manufacturing the same.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2018Date of Patent: January 31, 2023Assignee: POSCO CO., LTDInventors: Il-Ryoung Sohn, Tae-Chul Kim, Jong-Sang Kim
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Patent number: 11505858Abstract: Provided is a Zn—Al—Mg-based alloy-plated steel material that can be used in automobiles and home appliances and the like and, more particularly, to a Zn—Al—Mg-based alloy-plated steel material that can suppress the generation of cracks in a plating layer that are generated during processing.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2017Date of Patent: November 22, 2022Inventors: Il-Ryoung Sohn, Tae-Chul Kim, Jong-Sang Kim