Patents by Inventor Yong-Gu Kim

Yong-Gu 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: 8773867
    Abstract: A camera module is disclosed. The camera module in accordance with the present invention includes: a printed circuit board having a grounding pad formed on one surface thereof; a housing mounted on an upper side of the printed circuit board and including a lens inside thereof; a shield covering the housing in order to shield electromagnetic waves from an outside and having an opening cavity formed therein in correspondence with a location of the grounding pad; and a solder formed in the opening cavity and connecting the shield with the grounding pad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yong-Gu Kim
  • Publication number: 20140182652
    Abstract: A roof panel is provided that includes a dye-sensitized solar cell. In particular, the roof panel includes a plurality of dye-sensitized solar cell unit modules having a matrix array. Electrodes of the dye-sensitized solar cell unit modules are disposed and joined to each other across a wire connection structure. Here, the plurality of dye-sensitized solar cell unit modules are connected in series and parallel to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2013
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Inventors: Mi Yeon Song, In Woo Song, Sang Hak Kim, Won Jung Kim, Yong Jun Jang, Ji Yong Lee, Yong Gu Kim
  • Patent number: 8685780
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for an organic thin film solar cell and an organic thin film solar cell manufactured by the same, which can reduce manufacturing cost by simplifying manufacturing process, ensure long-lasting durability and stability, and improve energy conversion efficiency of the solar cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Won Jung Kim, Yong Jun Jang, Yong Gu Kim, Ki Chun Lee, Sang Hak Kim, Mi Yeon Song
  • Patent number: 8679865
    Abstract: A resin application apparatus includes: an optical property measurement unit measuring an optical property of light emitted from a light emitting diode (LED) chip which is mounted on a package body and to which transparent resin is not applied; and a resin application unit applying light conversion material-containing transparent resin to the LED chip in accordance with a resin application amount which is decided depending on the optical property measured by the optical measurement unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang Bok Yoon, Hae Yong Eom, Mi Hwa You, Seung Min Hong, Sang Hoon Lee, Yong Gu Kim
  • Patent number: 8563346
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for manufacturing an electrode of a dye-sensitized solar cell using an inkjet printing process, an electrode formed thereby, and a dye-sensitized solar cell having the electrode. According to the method, a metal electrode is formed by jetting an ink solution containing nano metal powder on a transparent substrate or a transparent substrate in which a barrier layer is deposited to improve coating performance of a transparent conductive layer. A transparent conductive layer is formed on the transparent substrate on which the metal electrode is formed. The transparent conductive layer protects the metal electrode from liquid electrolyte.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, SolarCeramic Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mi Yeon Song, Sang Hak Kim, Yong Jun Jang, Won Jung Kim, Yong Gu Kim, In Woo Song, Chul Kyu Song
  • Patent number: 8532475
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a camera module, including: a lens barrel having a plurality of lenses embedded therein to collect images of external subjects; a housing receiving the lens barrel; a sealing member provided between the lens barrel and the housing to seal a space therebetween; and a bonding part performing bonding treatment on a space between the lens barrel and the sealing member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yong Gu Kim, Sang Jin Lee
  • Publication number: 20130133733
    Abstract: Disclosed are a dye-sensitized solar cell module and a method of manufacturing the same. The dye-sensitized solar cell module includes a working electrode formed by stacking a collector and a photo-electrode to which a dye is adsorbed on a transparent conductive substrate; a counter electrode formed by stacking a collector and a catalytic electrode on a transparent conductive substrate; and an electrolyte filled in a space between the working electrode and the counter electrode sealed by a sealant. A glass substrate for the working electrode of glass substrates forming the transparent conductive substrates for the electrodes is a thin glass plate substrate thinner than the glass substrate for the working electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2012
    Publication date: May 30, 2013
    Applicant: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Mi Yeon Song, Won Jung Kim, Ki Chun Lee, Sang Hak Kim, Ji Yong Lee, Yong Jun Jang, Yong-Gu Kim, In Woo Song
  • Publication number: 20130133722
    Abstract: Disclosed is a dye-sensitized solar cell module and a method of manufacturing the same. More specifically a counter electrode has connection parts formed within the side surfaces of the transparent conductive substrates. Edges of the working electrode and the counter electrode are bonded with each other by a sealant along the outer peripheral except for at one or more portions of the edges to form an electrolyte injection port. An electrolyte is then injected through the electrolyte injection hole into a space between the working electrode and the counter electrode. The electrolyte injection hole is then sealed by a sealant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2012
    Publication date: May 30, 2013
    Applicant: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Mi Yeon Song, Won Jung Kim, Ki Chun Lee, Sang Hak Kim, Ji Yong Lee, Yong Jun Jang, Yong-Gu Kim, In Woo Song
  • Publication number: 20130118556
    Abstract: Disclosed is a solar cell sunroof for a vehicle in which a solar cell using a substrate which can be flexibly bent depending on a curvature of the body of the vehicle is provided. More specifically, the solar sunroof uses a low-priced semi-transparent solar cell. In the solar cell sunroof for a vehicle, a solar cell module is attached to one side of the sunroof. This solar cell module includes a flexible plastic substrate which can be bent along the curved surface of the sunroof, the flexible plastic substrate can be made of polymers including polyethylene, polypropylene, polyester, polyacryl, polyimide, polyamide, and polystyrene, a blend material mixing two or more of the polymers, or a copolymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2012
    Publication date: May 16, 2013
    Applicant: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Won Jung KIM, Sang Hak KIM, Yong Jun JANG, Yong Gu KIM, Mi Yeon SONG, In Woo SONG, Ji Yong LEE, Ki Chun LEE
  • Publication number: 20130118562
    Abstract: Disclosed is a solid electrolyte for a dye-sensitized solar cell, which includes a three-dimensional porous thin film made of a hydrophilic polymer material, and a dye-sensitized solar cell using the same. More particularly, the present invention provides a high-efficient dye-sensitized solar cell, in which polymer nanofibers having high specific surface area are used in an electrolyte layer to effectively induce an increase in photocurrent, thereby increasing the amount of electrolyte impregnated. When the porous film prepared by the method of the present invention is used as a solid electrolyte for a dye-sensitized solar cell, a process of forming an electrolyte inlet and sealing the inlet is not required, which simplifies the entire process, compared to an existing dye-sensitized solar cell using a liquid electrolyte.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2012
    Publication date: May 16, 2013
    Applicant: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Yong-Jun Jang, Sang-Hak Kim, Won-Jung Kim, Yong-Gu Kim, Mi-Yeon Song, In-Woo Song, Ji-Yong Lee, Ki-Chun Lee
  • Patent number: 8436931
    Abstract: A camera module is disclosed. In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, the camera module includes a lens unit, an image sensing unit, which converts light received through the lens unit to an electrical signal, and a shield can, which supports the lens unit and is made of a conductive metallic material so as to shield an electromagnetic wave.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang-Jin Lee, Yong-Gu Kim
  • Publication number: 20130099176
    Abstract: The present invention provides an electrode composition for inkjet printing, which can be used to form an electrode having a uniform thickness on a curved substrate by inkjet printing, and a method for manufacturing an electrode for a dye-sensitized solar cell using the same. In particular, the present invention provides an electrode composition for inkjet printing, the electrode composition including about 10 to 40 wt % of platinum nanoparticles, about 1 to 10 wt % of polymer surface stabilizer, and about 40 to 89 wt % of solvent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2012
    Publication date: April 25, 2013
    Applicant: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Yong Jun Jang, Sang Hak Kim, Won Jung Kim, Yong Gu Kim, Mi Yeon Song, In Woo Song, Ji Yong Lee, Ki Chun Lee
  • Publication number: 20130057023
    Abstract: Disclosed is a sunray tracking solar cell apparatus for a vehicle. The apparatus includes a vehicle body panel having a top surface on which a solar cell is mounted, one or more height adjustable actuators that are installed on an undersurface of the vehicle body panel and move upward and downward, and an integrated controller that controls operation of the height adjustable actuators by integrally using signals output from various sensors mounted on the vehicle which are used by the integrated controller to determine the most efficient positioning for the solar cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2011
    Publication date: March 7, 2013
    Applicant: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Won Jung KIM, Yong Jun JANG, Yong Gu KIM, In Woo SONG, Mi Yeon SONG, Ki Chun LEE, Sang Hak KIM, Ji Yong LEE
  • Publication number: 20130056056
    Abstract: Disclosed is a dye-sensitized solar cell. The dye-sensitized solar cell includes a working electrode and a counter electrode configured to join the working electrode. The working electrode includes a photo electrode having a plurality of photo electrode cells coated on a transparent conductive substrate and arranged in linear rows and a collector having a plurality of collector cells coated on the transparent conductive substrate and arranged along perimeters of the photo electrode and between the photo electrode cells and a collector bottom portion integrally interconnecting the collector cells. The collector cells have a same length or the collector cells arranged along the perimeters have a different length from the collector cells arranged between the photo electrode cells to increase an active area of the photo electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2011
    Publication date: March 7, 2013
    Applicant: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Mi Yeon Song, Sang Hak Kim, Yong Jun Jang, Won Jung Kim, Yong Gu Kim, In Woo Song, Ji Yong Lee, Ki Chun Lee
  • Publication number: 20130056057
    Abstract: The present invention provides a dye-sensitized solar cell which enhances an area of a photo electrode by arranging metal wires on a surface of a transparent substrate or a transparent conductive layer without degrading a transparency of the solar cell, allowing the metal wires to act as a collector electrode exclusively or together with a metal electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2011
    Publication date: March 7, 2013
    Inventors: Won Jung Kim, Sang Hak Kim, Mi Yeon Song, Yong-Jun Jang, Yong-Gu Kim, In Woo Song, Ji Yong Lee, Ki Chun Lee
  • Publication number: 20130008492
    Abstract: Disclosed is a porous film type solid electrolyte, a dye-sensitized solar cell using the same, a method for manufacturing the same. More particularly, a porous film type solid electrolyte for improving long-term durability of a dye-sensitized solar cell is disclosed. The disclosure provides a porous film type solid electrolyte prepared by impregnating an electrolyte material into a porous polymer film formed from a film composition comprising 0.1-90 wt % of a UV-curable polymer material, 0.1-10 wt % of a nonionic emulsifier and 0.01-0.1 wt % of a photocrosslinking initiator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2011
    Publication date: January 10, 2013
    Applicant: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Yong Jun Jang, Sang Hak Kim, Won Jung Kim, Yong Gu Kim, Mi Yeon Song, In Woo Song, Ji Yong Lee, Ki Chun Lee
  • Patent number: 8259195
    Abstract: A camera module is disclosed. In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, the camera module includes a lens unit, an image sensing unit, which converts light received through the lens unit to an electrical signal, a housing, which supports the lens unit, and a shield can, which supports a lower side of the housing and is made of a conductive metallic material so as to shield an electromagnetic wave.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yong-Gu Kim, Sang-Jin Lee
  • Publication number: 20120118367
    Abstract: Featured are a non-planar curved dye-sensitized solar cell and a method of manufacturing such a solar cell. In particular aspects, such methods include preparing two curved substrates, forming a first curved conductive substrate for a working electrode and a second curved conductive substrate for a counter electrode, coating a metal electrode and a protection film on each of the first and second curved conductive substrates, forming the working electrode by coating a semiconductor oxide electrode film on a concave surface of the first curved conductive substrate and by adsorbing a dye in the semiconductor oxide electrode film, forming the counter electrode by coating a catalytic electrode on a convex surface of the second curved conductive substrate, and joining the working electrode with the counter electrode and injecting an electrolyte in between the working electrode and the counter electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2011
    Publication date: May 17, 2012
    Applicant: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Mi Yeon Song, Sang Hak Kim, Yong Jun Jang, Won Jung Kim, Yong Gu Kim, In Woo Song, Ki Chun Lee
  • Publication number: 20120111409
    Abstract: A semiconductor oxide ink composition, a method of manufacturing the composition, and a method of manufacturing a photoelectric conversion element are provided. The semiconductor oxide ink composition for inkjet printing comprises a semiconductor oxide and a solvent, wherein the semiconductor oxide comprises 0.1 to 20 parts by weight relative to 100 parts by weight of the total composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2011
    Publication date: May 10, 2012
    Applicant: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Won Jung Kim, Sang Hak Kim, Yong Jun Jang, Yong Gu Kim, Mi Yeon Song, In Woo Song, Ki Chun Lee
  • Publication number: 20120085402
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for manufacturing an electrode of a dye-sensitized solar cell using an inkjet printing process, an electrode formed thereby, and a dye-sensitized solar cell having the electrode. According to the method, a metal electrode is formed by jetting an ink solution containing nano metal powder on a transparent substrate or a transparent substrate in which a barrier layer is deposited to improve coating performance of a transparent conductive layer. A transparent conductive layer is formed on the transparent substrate on which the metal electrode is formed. The transparent conductive layer protects the metal electrode from liquid electrolyte.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2011
    Publication date: April 12, 2012
    Applicants: SOLARCERAMIC CO., LTD., HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Mi Yeon Song, Sang Hak Kim, Yong Jun Jang, Won Jung Kim, Yong Gu Kim, In Woo Song, Chul Kyu Song