Patents by Inventor Yong-Chul Kim
Yong-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: 20250147275Abstract: A camera module is provided. The camera module includes a first lens having a convex object-side surface; a second lens having a convex object-side surface; a third lens having positive refractive power; a fourth lens having a convex image-side surface; and a fifth lens having a refractive power, wherein the first to fifth lens are sequentially disposed from an object side toward an imaging plane, wherein a focal length of the second lens is within a range of ?10 mm to ?7.0 mm, and wherein 1.0<TTL/f<1.2, where TTL is a distance from the object-side surface of the first lens to the imaging plane and f is a focal length of the lens imaging system.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 7, 2025Publication date: May 8, 2025Applicant: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yong Joo JO, Hag Chul KIM, Hyo Jin HWANG
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Publication number: 20250130451Abstract: A viewing angle adjustment panel includes an organic film including a plurality of openings, and a liquid crystal layer located in the plurality of openings. The liquid crystal layer includes liquid crystal molecules and a dye, the liquid crystal molecules and the dye are oriented in a direction, and the viewing angle of the light that is oriented and passes through the liquid crystal layer is adjusted.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 1, 2024Publication date: April 24, 2025Applicant: Samsung Display Co., LTD.Inventors: Dong-Chul SHIN, Yong Seok KIM, Min Hee SON, MYUNGHEE HAN
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Patent number: 12283719Abstract: A battery module is proposed. The battery module includes a plurality of battery sub-modules, and a front cover part configured to cover an outermost stacking surface of the plurality of stacked battery sub-modules. The front cover part includes a front plate including a contact terminal electrically connected to an outside, a bus bar electrically connecting the plurality of battery sub-modules to each other, and a disconnection induction bus bar coupled to an inside end of the contact terminal to press and contact the bus bar, and a switching slider configured to slide between the bus bar and the disconnection induction bus bar.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2022Date of Patent: April 22, 2025Assignee: SK ON CO., LTD.Inventors: Yong Uk Kim, Byung Jun Park, Suk Chul Kim, Yun Hee Kim, Jong Ho Seok, Tae Hyun Chang, Dong Hwa Han
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Publication number: 20250123334Abstract: According to aspects of the disclosure, a battery diagnosis apparatus includes: a sensor configured to generate first open circuit voltage (OCV) data by measuring an OCV from a diagnosis target battery; and a controller configured to: obtain first SOC data regarding a state of charge (SOC) of the diagnosis target battery based on the first OCV data, derive second SOC data for estimating the SOC of the diagnosis target battery based on the first SOC data, obtain second OCV data of the diagnosis target battery based on the second SOC data, and diagnose a state of the diagnose target battery based on the first OCV data and the second OCV data.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2024Publication date: April 17, 2025Applicant: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.Inventors: Yong Chul Sung, Cheol Taek Kim
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Publication number: 20250120268Abstract: A display device includes a substrate, a circuit layer, and an element layer. The circuit layer includes: light emitting pixel drivers; data lines; demux circuits outputting the data signal of the data lines based on a data mux signal supplied from a display driving circuit; and data transmission lines electrically connected between the display driving circuit and the demux circuits, and transmitting data mux signals of the demux circuits, respectively. The data transmission lines include: a first data transmission line electrically connected to a first demux circuit adjacent to an edge of the substrate in a first direction; and a second data transmission line electrically connected to a second demux circuit spaced further apart from the edge of the substrate than the first demux circuit in the first direction. The second data transmission line is electrically connected to a path compensation capacitor in the sub-region.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 14, 2024Publication date: April 10, 2025Inventors: Tae Hyoung NO, Joon Dong KIM, Min Cheol LEE, Kwang Chul JUNG, Yong Jun JO
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Patent number: 12269383Abstract: A ventilation and heating apparatus for a child seat is provided. A ventilation mat with an embedded heating wire is mounted on a body of the child seat, so ventilation air is discharged toward a child's body through the ventilation mat in summer or when ventilation is required, and heating wire embedded in the ventilation mat is driven in winter, thus providing a comfortable seating environment for a child sitting on the child seat, and improving the sitting comfort of a child.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2022Date of Patent: April 8, 2025Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation, Poled Co., Ltd.Inventors: Byeong Seon Son, Tae Hoon Lee, Seung Hyun Kim, Ji Hwan Kim, Seon Chae Na, Sang Ho Kim, Sang Hoon Park, Jeong In Baek, Yong Chul Jang, In Ju Lee
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Patent number: 12269374Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a vehicle rear seat including: a center seat; and side seats located on the left and right of the center seat, wherein, the center seat is capable of protruding by moving the center seat forward with respect to the side seats, and in the state in which the center seat protrudes forward, it is possible to increase an inter-passenger distance so that physical contact between the passenger of the center seat and the passenger of each of the side seats can be prevented as much as possible.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2023Date of Patent: April 8, 2025Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation, Hyundai Transys Inc.Inventors: Jung Sang You, Yong Chul Kim, Dae Hee Lee, Eun Sue Kim, Jae Hoon Cho, Han Kyung Park, Jae Sung Shin, Hae Dong Kwak, Jun Sik Hwang, Gwon Hwa Bok
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Patent number: 12266318Abstract: A power control device of a display apparatus includes a display panel configured to include a plurality of pixels, a panel driver configured to drive the display panel, a power control unit configured to output a power control signal into which one or more pieces of control command data are encoded, and a power source unit configured to shift an output level of a source voltage needed for an operation of each of the display panel and the panel driver, based on the control command data, wherein the control command data comprises a plurality of control pulses where a logic low period and a logic high period are alternated, and the logic low period is implemented with two or more different lengths.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2023Date of Patent: April 1, 2025Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jung Jae Kim, Dong Won Park, Yong Chul Kwon
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Publication number: 20250104756Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method and apparatus enabling setting of I/O parameters for communication between a system-on-chip and a memory.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 8, 2024Publication date: March 27, 2025Inventors: Hyun Min LEE, Yong Soo KIM, Seung Chul KANG
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Patent number: 12259530Abstract: An optical imaging system includes a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, a fourth lens, a fifth lens, a sixth lens, and a seventh lens sequentially disposed in numerical order along an optical axis of the optical imaging system from an object side of the optical imaging system toward an imaging plane of the optical imaging system, wherein the first to seventh lenses are spaced apart from each other along the optical axis, and the optical imaging system satisfies 0.4<L1TR/L7TR<1.9, where L1TR is an overall outer diameter of the first lens, L7TR is an overall outer diameter of the seventh lens, and L1TR and L7TR are expressed in a same unit of measurement.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2023Date of Patent: March 25, 2025Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hag Chul Kim, Eun Chong Lee, Yong Joo Jo, Ga Young An
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Publication number: 20250087092Abstract: Disclosed are a three-dimensional (3D) simulation method and a 3D simulation apparatus. The 3D simulation method disclosed herein includes a step (S20) of separating point cloud data including a road, an obstacle, and a cargo transportation route into road data and obstacle data, a step (S40) of converting the road data into road mesh data, and converting the obstacle data into obstacle mesh data, a step (S60) of constructing a virtual environment by merging the road mesh data with the obstacle mesh data, a step (S80) of loading a specific cargo transportation route to the virtual environment, a step (S100) of loading a 3D transport truck and a 3D cargo to a predetermined point of the cargo transportation route, and a step (S120) of performing a route survey simulation while virtually driving the 3D transport truck and the 3D cargo along the cargo transportation route.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 4, 2023Publication date: March 13, 2025Applicants: SAMSUNG E&A CO., LTD., Morai Inc.Inventors: Jun Chul HWANG, Sung Il KIM, Yong Ho AHN, Jae Hun CHOI, Taek Sun LEE, Hwang JEON, Jun HONG, Ji Won JUNG
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Publication number: 20250074146Abstract: A method for separate control of heating, ventilation, or air conditioning (HVAC) for a vehicle includes: determining if a set condition is satisfied, such that separate HVAC control is possible, when HVAC is performed; detecting a passenger count, an HVAC thermal load, and a relative humidity; performing HVAC in a first mode for front seats when no passenger is detected in the front passenger seat at the detecting step; selectively performing HVAC in a second mode for the front seats by comparing the HVAC thermal load with a set load; and adjusting a mixing ratio between inside and outside air, set depending on the relative humidity, by selectively reducing or increasing a quantity of inside air and a quantity of outside air depending on the passenger count.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2023Publication date: March 6, 2025Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATIONInventors: Jae Won Heo, Jin Han Kim, Yong Chul Kim, Tae Han Kim
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Patent number: 12243609Abstract: An octo mode program and erase operation method to reduce test time in a non-volatile memory device. M/8 word lines corresponding to an octo row, among M word lines, are simultaneously selected, and a write voltage is applied to memory cells connected to M/8 word lines corresponding to the octo row. A voltage that is different from the write voltage is applied to memory cells connected to the rest of word lines, except for M/8 word lines corresponding to the octo row, when the octo signal is applied to an address decoder.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2021Date of Patent: March 4, 2025Assignee: SK keyfoundry Inc.Inventors: Weon-Hwa Jeong, Young Chul Seo, Chul Geun Lim, Yong Hwan Kim, Sung Bum Park, Kee Sik Ahn
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Patent number: 12242032Abstract: An optical imaging system includes a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, a fourth lens, a fifth lens, a sixth lens, and a seventh lens sequentially disposed in numerical order along an optical axis of the optical imaging system from an object side of the optical imaging system toward an imaging plane of the optical imaging system, wherein the first to seventh lenses are spaced apart from each other along the optical axis, and the optical imaging system satisfies 0.4<L1TR/L7TR<1.9, where L1TR is an overall outer diameter of the first lens, L7TR is an overall outer diameter of the seventh lens, and L1TR and L7TR are expressed in a same unit of measurement.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2021Date of Patent: March 4, 2025Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hag Chul Kim, Eun Chong Lee, Yong Joo Jo, Ga Young An
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Publication number: 20250062491Abstract: A battery sub-packing unit includes a plurality of secondary battery cells, a cell support member including a seating portion for accommodating the plurality of secondary battery cells, and a venting inducing portion connecting the seating portion to an external area, and a case member provided to surround the secondary battery cell accommodated in the seating portion and to seal around the secondary battery cell.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 4, 2024Publication date: February 20, 2025Inventors: Suk Chul KIM, Dae Won KWON, Yong Uk KIM, Jong Ho SEOK
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Publication number: 20250062348Abstract: The present exemplary embodiments may provide a negative electrode material for a lithium secondary battery, the negative electrode material containing nano-silicon, crystalline carbon, amorphous carbon, and carbon nanotubes, wherein one end of the carbon nanotube is located inside the negative electrode material and the other end of the carbon nanotube protrudes out of the negative electrode material, and an average length of the carbon nanotubes protruding out of the negative electrode material is 0.1 ?m to 1 ?m.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2022Publication date: February 20, 2025Inventors: Seung Jae YOU, Jung Gyu WOO, Moonkyu CHO, Sangeun PARK, Yong Jung KIM, Sun Jong PARK, Eun-Tae KANG, Hyun-Chul JO
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Patent number: 12228791Abstract: A camera module is provided. The camera module includes a first lens having a convex object-side surface; a second lens having a convex object-side surface; a third lens having positive refractive power; a fourth lens having a convex image-side surface; and a fifth lens having a refractive power, wherein the first to fifth lens are sequentially disposed from an object side toward an imaging plane, wherein a focal length of the second lens is within a range of ?10 mm to ?7.0 mm, and wherein 1.0<TTL/f<1.2, where TTL is a distance from the object-side surface of the first lens to the imaging plane and f is a focal length of the lens imaging system.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2023Date of Patent: February 18, 2025Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yong Joo Jo, Hag Chul Kim, Hyo Jin Hwang
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Publication number: 20250044564Abstract: An optical imaging system includes a first lens having refractive power, a second lens including a first reflective region formed on an object-side surface of the second lens, a third lens having a second reflective region formed on an image-side surface of the third lens, and a fourth lens having refractive power.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2024Publication date: February 6, 2025Applicant: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hag Chul KIM, Yong Joo JO
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Patent number: 12208708Abstract: A seat rail retainer includes a body, among a first rail and a second rail that are disposed to slide straightly respectively in a longitudinal direction, the body being fixed to the first rail, an elastic supporting portion protruding from the body to be elastically pressed by the second rail, and an inserting body inserted into the body to provide an elastic force to the elastic supporting portion.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2022Date of Patent: January 28, 2025Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, DAE WON SAN UP CO., LTDInventors: Tae Jun Kwon, Hyun Ko, Hyun Kyu Moon, Min Seok Kim, Sang Do Park, Tae Su Kim, Sang Hyun Lee, Yong Chul Jang
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Patent number: D1062525Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2022Date of Patent: February 18, 2025Assignee: YKK CORPORATIONInventors: Naoki Kasuya, Yong Chul Lee, Kyong Ah Kim, Jun Won Lee