Patents by Inventor Yong Hwan Kim

Yong Hwan 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).

  • ORAL CLEANING APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20220015882
    Abstract: One purpose of the present invention is to provide an oral cleaning apparatus having a beautiful appearance and reducing fatigue when used. The present invention provides an oral cleaning apparatus. According to an embodiment, an oral cleaning apparatus comprises: a body having a donut shape with a hole formed therein when viewed from the side, the body including a front portion provided in front of the hole and a rear portion provided behind the hole; a nozzle tip provided at the front portion of the body and discharging cleaning water to the outside; a water tank provided in the body and storing the cleaning water; a pump for pumping the cleaning water, which is stored in the water tank, to the nozzle tip; and a power source for supplying power to the pump, wherein the center of gravity of the body may be provided biased toward the front portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2019
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Inventor: YONG HWAN KIM
  • EXTERIOR CAMERA LENS CLEANING SYSTEM AND CLEANING METHOD THEREOF
    Publication number: 20210402957
    Abstract: An exterior camera lens cleaning system for a vehicle may include: a base unit fixed to the vehicle; a housing unit configured to be rotatable with respect to the base unit; a camera unit including a camera module, the camera unit at least partially inserted into the housing unit and configured to move in a longitudinal direction of the housing unit; a wiper disposed on an inside surface of the housing unit so as to face the camera module; and a control unit configured to receive video data through the camera module, to control a rotation operation of the housing unit based on a state of the vehicle, and to control an extension operation of the camera unit. The camera unit may be interlocked with the housing unit, and when the housing unit is rotated by the control unit, the camera unit may be configured to move horizontally in the longitudinal direction of the housing unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2021
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Jong Min Park, Nak Kyoung Kong, Sang Hyun Jung, Ki Hong Lee, Da Sol Yu, Seung Hyeok Chang, Yeong Kook Cho, Yong Hwan Kim, Won Bin Kim
  • Electronic device including flexible display panel
    Patent number: 11201195
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a first lead, a second lead, a touch sensitive display panel including a screen area and an extended area that extends from the screen area, and a control circuit. The touch sensitive display panel includes a flexible substrate, a thin film transistor (TFT) layer including a plurality of light-emitting elements, an insulation layer in which a via-hole is formed, and a touch sensor. The first lead is formed on the TFT layer in the screen area and the extended area and connects the control circuit and the plurality of light-emitting elements. The second lead is formed on the insulation layer in the screen area and on the TFT layer in the extended area, and extends from the screen area to the extended area through the via-hole formed in the insulation layer and connects the control circuit and the touch sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung Won Hong, Yong Hwan Kim, Eui Jin Kim, Hak Yeol Kim, Jong Dae Park, Woo Young Oh, Su Jin Yun, Kwang Tai Kim, Hyung Sup Byeon, Su Cheol Cheong
  • DISPLAY DEVICE
    Publication number: 20210367212
    Abstract: A display device includes a display layer including an active area including a plurality of pixel areas, and a peripheral area adjacent to the active area, an insulating layer disposed on the display layer, the insulating layer including at least one first opening overlapping the plurality of pixel areas, and at least one second opening in the peripheral area, a refractive index layer disposed on the insulating layer, having a refractive index greater than a refractive index of the insulating layer, and spaced apart from the at least one second opening, and a polarizing layer overlapping the refractive index layer. At least a portion of the polarizing layer overlaps the at least one second opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2020
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Applicant: Samsung Display Co., LTD.
    Inventors: IL-JOO KIM, GUNWOO KO, YONG-HWAN KIM, TAEKON KIM, HYUNYOUNG KIM, JONG-RYUK PARK, WANGWOO LEE, HYUNGJUN LIM, YOUNGBAE JUNG, JUNG-HYUN CHO
  • Puddle lamp for vehicle
    Patent number: 11162656
    Abstract: The puddle lamp for a vehicle includes a collimating unit for collimating light emitted from a light source unit; a logo mask having a predetermined pattern that includes a region through which the light is transmitted and a region through which the light is obstructed; an image forming unit for forming an image corresponding to the pattern by the light that passes through the logo mask from the collimating unit; and a holder in which the collimating unit and the image forming unit are assembled. The image forming unit includes a lens assembly in which a plurality of lenses are stacked and assembled, and the lens assembly includes a first lens and a second lens disposed on and coupled to the first lens via at least one fastening portion that extends from the first lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: SL Corporation
    Inventors: Yong Hwan Kim, Won Bin Kim
  • Exterior camera lens cleaning system and cleaning method thereof
    Patent number: 11136001
    Abstract: An exterior camera lens cleaning system for a vehicle may include: a base unit fixed to the vehicle; a housing unit configured to be rotatable with respect to the base unit; a camera unit including a camera module, the camera unit at least partially inserted into the housing unit and configured to move in a longitudinal direction of the housing unit; a wiper disposed on an inside surface of the housing unit so as to face the camera module; and a control unit configured to receive video data through the camera module, to control a rotation operation of the housing unit based on a state of the vehicle, and to control an extension operation of the camera unit. The camera unit may be interlocked with the housing unit, and when the housing unit is rotated by the control unit, the camera unit may be configured to move horizontally in the longitudinal direction of the housing unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, SL Corporation
    Inventors: Jong Min Park, Nak Kyoung Kong, Sang Hyun Jung, Ki Hong Lee, Da Sol Yu, Seung Hyeok Chang, Yeong Kook Cho, Yong Hwan Kim, Won Bin Kim
  • CAMERA MONITORING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING SAME
    Publication number: 20210284068
    Abstract: A camera monitoring system and a method of controlling the same are provided. The camera monitoring system includes a camera assembly that captures an image of an outer side surface of a vehicle and a mirror assembly disposed to overlap at least a portion of the camera assembly. A driver performs deployment and folding of the camera assembly and the mirror assembly. A controller operates the driver in response to an input of the deployment or folding of the camera assembly and the mirror assembly and determines a failure of the camera assembly. The camera assembly and the mirror assembly are moved based on a single drive shaft, and the controller deploys or folds the camera assembly and the mirror assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2020
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Inventors: Nak Kyoung Kong, Jong Min Park, Ki Hong Lee, Seung Sik Han, Seung Hyeok Chang, Yong Hwan Kim, Yeong Kook Cho, Chang Byung Ryu
  • APPLICATION OF GENE PROFILE FOR CELLS ISOLATED USING FRESH-TRACER
    Publication number: 20210275596
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a therapeutic stem cell composition comprising a stem cell in which the expression level of any one or more genes selected from the group consisting of ACAN, SOX9, AP2, RUNX2, OCN, ALP, OCT4, SOX2, CXCR4, cMET, PDGFRA, PDGFRB, VEGF-R1, VEGF-R2, CSF-1, IDO2, Sox2, Nanog, cMyc, Klf2, Klf4, Rex1, Esrrb, Neurog1, Neurod1, Nkx2.2, Ascl2, Gfap, S100b, Olig2, Neurog2, T, Nkx2.5, Esrrbb, Klf2, Klf4, cTnT, a-Actin, Mlc2v and Runx1 is higher or lower than the expression level of GAPDH (glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase) gene.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2018
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Inventors: Heun Soo KANG, Hye Mi KIM, Ji Eun SONG, Yingfu YIN, Ji Woong SHIN, Hye Won KANG, Yong Hwan KIM
  • Lamp for vehicle
    Patent number: 11027658
    Abstract: A lamp for vehicle includes a light source unit including a light source and a light guide unit which emits light incident from the light source to form an image having a predetermined shape; a lamp assembly including a lamp housing and a lens unit coupled to the lamp housing to form a space for accommodating the light source unit and a plurality of lamp components; and a position fixing unit formed on one side in the lamp assembly to fix a position of the light source unit. The position fixing unit comprises a first contact portion that contacts at least a portion of a lower surface of the light guide unit; and a second contact portion that contacts at least a portion of an upper surface of the light guide unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: SL Mirrortech Corporation
    Inventors: Yong Hwan Kim, Won Bin Kim, Chang Byung Ryu, Yong Won Seo
  • Clock control in semiconductor system
    Patent number: 10972080
    Abstract: Clock generation and control in a semiconductor system having process, voltage and temperature (PVT) variation. A semiconductor device may include at least first and second ring oscillators, each disposed at locations respectively closest to first and second logic circuits of an operation circuit, and generating first and second oscillating signals. A detecting circuit is configured to perform a predetermined logic operation on the first oscillating signal and the second oscillating signal to generate a first clock signal. A calibration circuit is configured to receive the first clock signal from the detecting circuit and perform a delay control on each of the first ring oscillator and the second ring oscillator to generate a second clock signal for operating the operation circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yong Hwan Kim, Wook Kim, Ji Youn Kim
  • Organic light emitting diode display device
    Patent number: 10971694
    Abstract: Organic light emitting diode display devices are provided. In at least one embodiment, an organic light emitting diode display device includes a first electrode; a first stack on the first electrode and the first stack is configured to emit a blue colored light; a first charge generating layer on the first stack; a second stack on the first charge generating layer and the second stack is configured to emit a red colored light and a yellow-green colored light; and a second electrode on the second stack. The second stack includes: a red-yellow-green emitting material layer including a yellow-green host, a yellow-green dopant and a red dopant; and a yellow-green emitting material layer including the yellow-green host and the yellow-green dopant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ki-Wook Song, Jung-Soo Park, Min Yun, Yong-Hwan Kim, Tae-Woo Jeon
  • LAMP FOR VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20210009040
    Abstract: A lamp for vehicle includes a light source unit including a light source and a light guide unit which emits light incident from the light source to form an image having a predetermined shape; a lamp assembly including a lamp housing and a lens unit coupled to the lamp housing to form a space for accommodating the light source unit and a plurality of lamp components; and a position fixing unit formed on one side in the lamp assembly to fix a position of the light source unit. The position fixing unit comprises a first contact portion that contacts at least a portion of a lower surface of the light guide unit; and a second contact portion that contacts at least a portion of an upper surface of the light guide unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2020
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Inventors: Yong Hwan Kim, Won Bin Kim, Chang Byung Ryu, Yong Won Seo
  • Method for Improving Quality of Therapeutic Cell Through Real-Time Glutathione Measurement
    Publication number: 20210003582
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of improving the quality of therapeutic cells by real-time glutathione monitoring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2018
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Inventors: Heun Soo Kang, Hye Mi Kim, Ji Eun Song, Gwang Mo Yang, Ji Woong Shin, Hye Won Kang, Yong Hwan Kim, Myung Jin Kim
  • EXTERIOR CAMERA LENS CLEANING SYSTEM AND CLEANING METHOD THEREOF
    Publication number: 20200406865
    Abstract: An exterior camera system and a cleaning method thereof are provided. The exterior camera system includes a base unit that is fixed to a vehicle, a housing rotatably coupled with the base unit, and an imaging device including a camera module and having at least a portion inserted into the housing to move in a longitudinal direction of the housing. A wiper is disposed on an inside surface of the housing to face the camera module, and a washer fluid nozzle is disposed adjacent to the wiper. A controller receives a video from the camera module to set a rotation angle of the housing based upon driving conditions of the vehicle and to adjust extension of the imaging device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2020
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventors: Jong Min Park, Nak Kyoung Kong, Ki Hong Lee, Seung Hwan Kim, Seung Hyeok Chang, Yong Hwan Kim, Jin Sik Nam
  • Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same
    Patent number: 10854614
    Abstract: Disclosed are semiconductor devices and methods of manufacturing the same. A support layer and a mold layer are partially etched off from the substrate, to form a mold pattern and a support pattern on the substrate such that a contact hole is formed through the support pattern and the mold pattern and an interconnector is exposed therethrough. A lower electrode layer is formed on the mask pattern to fill the contact hole, and a lower electrode is formed in the contact hole by partially removing the lower electrode layer and the mask pattern. The lower electrode is contact with the interconnector and is supported by the support pattern having the same thickness as the support layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Pyung-Ho Kim, Seong-Mo Koo, Kuk-Han Yoon, Ki-Youl Kim, Yong-Hwan Kim
  • Method for Measuring Quality of Therapeutic Cell Through Real-Time Glutathione Measurement
    Publication number: 20200363422
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of measuring the quality of therapeutic cells through real-time glutathione monitoring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2018
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Inventors: Heun Soo Kang, Hye Mi Kim, Ji Eun Song, Gwang Mo Yang, Ji Woong Shin, Hye Won Kang, Yong Hwan Kim, Myung Jin Kim
  • Rotatable rear-view mirror with display
    Patent number: 10821899
    Abstract: A rotatable rear-view mirror with a display may include a rear-view mirror housing having two openings to make it possible to select one of more visible view surfaces of a display mirror and a general mirror, wherein the rotatable rear-view mirror further include a housing coupled to a mounting guide device disposed inside a windshield glass and having two different openings; a mirror device disposed in one of the openings of the housing; and a display device disposed in a remaining one of the openings and wherein the housing may be configured to be rotatable by a predetermined angle based on a first end portion of the mounting guide device so that a rear view is provided through the mirror device or the display device depending on a request of a driver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Nak Kyoung Kong, Jong Min Park, Ki Hong Lee, Keun Sig Lim, Chang Ju Kim, Yong Hwan Kim, Su Young Choi, Won Bin Kim
  • Exterior camera lens cleaning system and cleaning method thereof
    Patent number: 10814839
    Abstract: An exterior camera system and a cleaning method thereof are provided. The exterior camera system includes a base unit that is fixed to a vehicle, a housing rotatably coupled with the base unit, and an imaging device including a camera module and having at least a portion inserted into the housing to move in a longitudinal direction of the housing. A wiper is disposed on an inside surface of the housing to face the camera module, and a washer fluid nozzle is disposed adjacent to the wiper. A controller receives a video from the camera module to set a rotation angle of the housing based upon driving conditions of the vehicle and to adjust extension of the imaging device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, SL Corporation
    Inventors: Jong Min Park, Nak Kyoung Kong, Ki Hong Lee, Seung Hwan Kim, Seung Hyeok Chang, Yong Hwan Kim, Jin Sik Nam
  • COSMETIC CASE UV STERILIZATION DEVICE
    Publication number: 20200329842
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a cosmetic case, and relates to a UV sterilizing device of a cosmetic case that can sterilize the surfaces of a cosmetic material and a puff contaminated with sweat, dust, sebum, or bacteria, with a UV lamp. In the UV sterilization device, a lamp device portion (21) is provided on one side of the main body (10), the cosmetic material accommodation space (11) is disposed in a lower portion of a remaining side of the main body (10), the puff support plate (13) is disposed above the cosmetic material accommodation space (11), the puff support plate (13) is formed transparent or translucent, the cosmetic material accommodation space (11) is formed opaque, and UV lamps (20) are mounted to face from a side surface of the lamp device portion (21) to the bottom of the puff support plate (13).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2019
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Inventors: Su Chan LEE, Dong Gyu GONG, Jeong Mo KIM, Yong Hwan KIM
  • CLOCK CONTROL IN SEMICONDUCTOR SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20200266804
    Abstract: Clock generation and control in a semiconductor system having process, voltage and temperature (PVT) variation. A semiconductor device may include at least first and second ring oscillators, each disposed at locations respectively closest to first and second logic circuits of an operation circuit, and generating first and second oscillating signals. A detecting circuit is configured to perform a predetermined logic operation on the first oscillating signal and the second oscillating signal to generate a first clock signal. A calibration circuit is configured to receive the first clock signal from the detecting circuit and perform a delay control on each of the first ring oscillator and the second ring oscillator to generate a second clock signal for operating the operation circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2020
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Inventors: YONG HWAN KIM, Wook KIM, Ji Youn KIM