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).

  • Publication number: 20130086976
    Abstract: An apparatus for measuring a concentration of CO2 for a vehicle may include an indoor panel of a vehicle in which an air inlet is mounted, and a CO2 sensing unit mounted in the indoor panel, including a light emitting unit, a light receiving unit, and a case surrounding the light emitting unit and the light receiving unit so as to reflect and move light on a plane, and vertically introduced with air introduced into the inlet with respect to the plane on which light moves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2011
    Publication date: April 11, 2013
    Applicants: Kia Motors Corporation, Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: June Kyu Park, Hyun Kim, Yong Chul Kim, Hee Sang Park, Jun Mo Ku, Moo Yong Kim
  • Patent number: 8414365
    Abstract: An air intake method and system of an air conditioner for a vehicle may include a temperature measuring step, a speed sensing step, a blower sensing step, and a simultaneous indoor and outdoor air intake step. The air intake system includes a water temperature sensor for measuring the temperature of cooling water of the vehicle, a speed sensor for measuring the speed of the vehicle, a control switch for turning on or off a blower, a control unit and an intake actuator. The control unit receives the temperature measured by the water temperature sensor, the speed measured by the speed sensor and ON/OFF data from the control switch, thus determining whether to simultaneously draw indoor and outdoor air in or not. The intake actuator provides driving force so that an indoor and outdoor air control door simultaneously opens indoor and outdoor air inlets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2013
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corp.
    Inventors: Hoo Taek Cho, Yong Chul Kim
  • Publication number: 20130040997
    Abstract: Provided are a novel pyridine carboxylic acid based compound used as a P2X1 and P2X3 receptor antagonist, a production method for the same and a composition comprising the same. The compound according to the present invention is a powerful antagonist of P2X1 and P2X3 receptors, and hence can be used as a drug for treating or preventing diseases involving neurological pain or chronic inflammatory diseases which are diseases caused by P2X1 and P2X3 receptor activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2010
    Publication date: February 14, 2013
    Applicant: GWANGJU INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Yong-Chul Kim, Kwan-Young Jung, Joong Heui Cho
  • Patent number: 8349335
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for preparing chlorophyll-a and chlorin e6. This invention extracts chlorophyll-a by use of undisrupted chlorella cells themselves, thereby preparing chlorin e6 from the chlorophyll-a extract. The high contents of chlorophyll-a may be obtained by the pretreatment procedure of chlorella cells themselves selected in this invention. The present method is performed according to relatively simple procedures, and is suitable in the mass production of chlorin e6.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Yong Chul Kim, Zee Yong Park, Hyo Jun Kim
  • Patent number: 8345183
    Abstract: A backlight unit that can perform local dimming, and has a structure for preventing light leakage and a cooling structure, and an image display apparatus employing the backlight unit. The backlight unit includes a light emitting arrangement adapted to radiate light and a plurality of light shielding guides adapted to divide the light emitting arrangement into a plurality of unit blocks, the unit blocks being adapted to provide local dimming, the light shielding guides being further adapted to prevent light from traveling from one of said unit blocks to another of said unit blocks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Min-jong Bae, Yong-Chul Kim, Deuk-seok Chung, Ho-Suk Kang
  • Patent number: 8344606
    Abstract: A field emission device includes a substrate including a groove; a metal electrode disposed on a bottom surface of the groove; and a carbon nanotube (“CNT”) emitter. The CNT emitter includes an intermetallic compound layer disposed on the metal electrode and CNTs disposed on the intermetallic compound layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoon-chul Son, Yong-chul Kim, In-taek Han, Ho-suk Kang
  • Patent number: 8318049
    Abstract: An electron emission source includes nano-sized acicular materials and a cracked portion formed in at least one portion of the electron emission source. The acicular materials are exposed between inner walls of the cracked portion. A method for preparing the electron emission source, a field emission device including the electron emission source, and a composition for forming the electron emission source are also provided in the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yong-chul Kim, In-taek Han, Ho-suk Kang
  • Publication number: 20120295948
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an indirubin-3?-oxime derivative as potent cyclin dependent kinase inhibitor with anti-cancer activity. More particularly, this invention relates to an indirubin-3?-oxime derivative as potent cyclin dependent kinase inhibitor having excellent anti-cancer activity against human lung cancer cell, human fibro sarcoma cell, human colon cancer cell, human leukemia cell, human stomach cancer cell, human nasopharyngeal cancer cell and/or human breast cancer cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2011
    Publication date: November 22, 2012
    Applicant: ANYGEN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yong-Chul Kim, Jae-II Kim, Soo-Ho Ban, Soon-Young Jeong, Soo-Jeong Choi, Jung-Eun Lee
  • Patent number: 8314539
    Abstract: A field electron emitter includes a thin film layer including a carbon nanotube (“CNT”) disposed on a substrate, wherein the thin film layer includes nucleic acid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Korea University Industrial & Academic Collaboration Foundation
    Inventors: Yoon-chul Son, Yong-chul Kim, Jeong-na Heo, Byeong-kwon Ju
  • Publication number: 20120257723
    Abstract: An electron beam generator includes a cathode electrode; and a first insulating layer, a gate, a second insulating layer and a focusing gate sequentially on the cathode electrode. The cathode electrode, the first insulating layer, the gate, the second insulating layer and the focusing gate are individually separable from each other and combinable with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2012
    Publication date: October 11, 2012
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Il-hwan KIM, Yong-chul KIM, Jeong-na HEO, Joon-won BAE, Sung-hoon PARK
  • Publication number: 20120248702
    Abstract: Disclosed is a luminous dart board set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2010
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Inventor: Yong Chul Kim
  • Publication number: 20120074118
    Abstract: A vehicle heating system using a PTC heater is provided, which includes an input unit for inputting set temperatures of a driver seat and a passenger seat, a control unit outputting PWM control signals so as to control respective outputs of a left heat source portion and a right heat source portion formed in the PTC heater based on the set temperatures input through the input unit, and a power supply unit supplying power to the left heat source portion and the right heat source portion, respectively, in accordance with the PWM control signals output from the control unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2010
    Publication date: March 29, 2012
    Applicants: KIA MOTORS CORPORATION, HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Yong Chul KIM, Tae Kun Kim, Hoo Taek Cho
  • Publication number: 20120049726
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescent device including a first red sub-pixel region, a first green sub-pixel region and a deep blue sub-pixel region in a first pixel region; and a second red sub-pixel region, a second green sub-pixel region and a sky blue sub-pixel region in a second pixel region adjacent to the first pixel region, wherein each of the first and second red sub-pixel regions includes a first electrode, a red organic emission material pattern and a second electrode, each of the first and second green sub-pixel regions includes the first electrode, a green organic emission material pattern and the second electrode, wherein the deep blue sub-pixel region includes the first electrode, a deep blue organic emission material pattern and the second electrode, and the sky blue sub-pixel region includes the first electrode, a sky blue organic emission material pattern and the second electrode, and wherein an unit pixel displaying an image includes at least one of the deep blue sub-pixel region and the sky blue s
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2011
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Inventors: Juhn-Suk Yoo, Yong-Chul Kim
  • Publication number: 20120048951
    Abstract: An air conditioning system of a vehicle includes a body, an electric heater core installed within the body and configured to generate a hot air, a cooling device installed within the body and configured to generate a cold air, and a control device configured to control a temperature of the hot air generated by the electric heater core or a temperature of the cold air generated by the cooling device, respectively, by controlling an amount of current applied to the electric heater core or the cooling device according to a difference between an internal temperature or an external ambient temperature of the vehicle and a target temperature, the electric heater core and the cooling device being operated independently of each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2010
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Applicants: KIA MOTORS CORPORATION, HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Yong Chul KIM, Jae Sik CHOI
  • Patent number: 8110976
    Abstract: A method of preparing a field electron emitter includes preparing an aqueous solution including a carbon nanotube-nucleic acid composite, preparing a substrate to receive the carbon nanotube-nucleic acid composite, and electrophoresis-depositing the carbon nanotube-nucleic acid composite onto the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2012
    Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Korea University Research and Business Foundation
    Inventors: Yong-chul Kim, Byeong-kwon Ju, Seung-wook Kim
  • Patent number: 8048395
    Abstract: Provided are a method of coating a catalyst metal layer by using a nucleic acid, and a method of forming nanocarbon using the method of coating a catalyst metal layer. The method of coating a catalyst metal layer includes preparing an aqueous solution; the aqueous solution including ions of a transition metal and a nucleic acid; disposing a carbon matrix including carbon, in the aqueous solution, and disposing a catalyst metal layer including a transition metal on a surface of the carbon matrix.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jeong-na Heo, Ho-suk Kang, Yong-chul Kim, Yoon-chul Son
  • Publication number: 20110214515
    Abstract: Provided is a complex sensing apparatus for a steering system. In the complex sensing apparatus in accordance, since an insertion projections of a first PCB are inserted into a through-holes of a second PCB to be press-fitted to each other, the first PCB is securely coupled to the second PCB. In addition, since a support member configured to surround and support an edge of the first PCB is coupled to the second PCB, the first PCB is more securely coupled to the second PCB. Accordingly, since there is no probability of separating the first PCB from the second PCB and there is no probability of occurrence of cracks in a soldered part between the first and second PCBs, reliability of products can be improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2009
    Publication date: September 8, 2011
    Applicant: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yong Chul Kim, Chang Hwan Lee
  • Patent number: 7965918
    Abstract: An image display device and an image display method are provided. The image display device includes: a signal processing unit receiving and processing a broadcasting program; a storage unit storing the broadcasting program; an outputting unit decoding and outputting the broadcasting program; and a control unit controlling a progress bar that displays a storing or playing progress state and a thumbnail image of the broadcasting program according to a progressing state to be displayed when the broadcasting program is stored in the storage unit or the broadcasting program stored in the storage unit is played.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2011
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventor: Yong Chul Kim
  • Patent number: 7964007
    Abstract: Provided is a filter bag for use in a dust collector which increases a filter area greatly even with a simple structure, and which makes size of the dust collector compact, to thereby reduce an installation area of the dust collector, and uniformly distributing an air pressure to thereby increase a dust removal effect as well as to enable a worker to easily manufacture the dust collector regardless of a quality of a material to thus provide a wide application range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2011
    Assignees: Sinsungplant Co., Ltd., KC Green Holdings Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yong Chul Kim
  • Patent number: 7944130
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a multi-cantilever MEMS sensor functioning as a mechanical sensor having a plurality of cantilevers, replacing a conventional DSP based sound source localization algorithm and reducing production cost when the MEMES sensor applied to mass-produced robots, a manufacturing method thereof, a sound source localization apparatus using the multi-cantilever MEMS sensor and a sound source localization method using the sound source localization apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2011
    Assignee: Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Youngjin Park, Youn-Sik Park, Jin-Young Kim, Hyun Jo, Seung Seob Lee, Yong Chul Kim