Patents by Inventor Yoon-Sang Kuk

Yoon-Sang Kuk 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: 8436492
    Abstract: A non-contact power transmission apparatus accurately determines the kind of object that is placed on the charging deck of the non-contact power transmission apparatus, and, only when a non-contact power receiving apparatus is placed on the power transmission apparatus, allows power transmission and data communication to take place, thereby accurately determining the state of the receiver side and efficiently controlling the transmission of power. In the power transmission apparatus, the power supplied to the non-contact power receiving apparatus is measured, and the output power of the wireless power signal output from two different cores is controlled, thereby allowing the charging operation to be stably conducted even if the non-contact power receiving apparatus is moved anywhere on the power transmission apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignee: Hanrim Postech, Ltd.
    Inventors: Chun-Kil Jung, Yoon-Sang Kuk
  • Publication number: 20130106198
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are a core assembly for wireless power communication, a power supplying device for wireless power communication having the same, and a method for manufacturing the same. The core assembly for wireless power communication includes: a plate shaped core including concave parts disposed in a main surface thereof and made of a magnetic material; a plurality of winding type coils received in the concave parts and partially overlapping each other; and a circuit board connected to both ends of each of the coils which controls application of a power to the coils.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2011
    Publication date: May 2, 2013
    Applicant: HANRIM POSTECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoon-Sang Kuk, Chun-Kil Jung
  • Patent number: 8427011
    Abstract: A non-contact power transmission apparatus accurately determines the kind of object that is placed on the charging deck of the non-contact power transmission apparatus, and, only when a non-contact power receiving apparatus is placed on the power transmission apparatus, allows power transmission and data communication to take place, thereby accurately determining the state of the receiver side and efficiently controlling the transmission of power. In the power transmission apparatus, the power supplied to the non-contact power receiving apparatus is measured, and the output power of the wireless power signal output from two different cores is controlled, thereby allowing the charging operation to be stably conducted even if the non-contact power receiving apparatus is moved anywhere on the power transmission apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: Hanrim Postech Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chun-Kil Jung, Yoon-Sang Kuk
  • Publication number: 20130069586
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are a wireless power transmitting apparatus and method of wirelessly transmitting a power to a power receiving apparatus by selectively using one central coil and two side coils, wherein in the case in which each of the one central coil and the two side coils transmits the power, a reception power amount received by the power receiving apparatus is judged, at least one of the one central coil and the two side coils is selected as a power transmitting coil that is to transmit the power by the judged reception power amount, and the power is wirelessly transmitted to the power receiving apparatus through the selected power transmitting coil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2012
    Publication date: March 21, 2013
    Applicant: HANRIM POSTECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chun-Kil JUNG, Yoon-Sang KUK
  • Publication number: 20130069587
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are a coil resonant coupler for short distance wireless power communication and a short distance wireless power transmitting apparatus comprising the same. The coil resonant coupler for short distance wireless power communication comprises a first coil installed perpendicularly to a first axis; a second coil installed perpendicularly to a second axis perpendicular to the first axis; and a third coil installed perpendicularly to a third axis perpendicular to each of the first and second axes. The short distance wireless power transmitting apparatus comprises a primary side core comprising the above-described coil resonant coupler, a position sensing unit which senses a position of the wireless power receiving apparatus to generate position information, and a transmission controlling unit which controls the primary side core based on the position information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2011
    Publication date: March 21, 2013
    Applicant: Hanrim Postech Co., Ltd
    Inventor: Yoon-Sang Kuk
  • Publication number: 20130015719
    Abstract: A core assembly used for a wireless power transmitting device and a wireless power transmitting device having the same. The core assembly for the wireless power transmitting device includes: a main coil disposed at a first level; an auxiliary coil disposed at a lower side of the main coil such that the auxiliary coil is located at a second level lower than the first level, and including a first sub coil and a second sub coil, which respectively have a portion overlapped with the main coil and respectively have a size smaller than the main coil; and a core of a magnetic substance configured to accommodate the main coil and the auxiliary coil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2012
    Publication date: January 17, 2013
    Inventors: Chun-Kil Jung, Yoon-Sang Kuk
  • Publication number: 20130015718
    Abstract: A wireless power transmitting device for a wireless power communication system. The wireless power transmitting device includes: a circuit board including an insulating layer and a ground formed on the insulating layer; a core of a magnetic substance disposed on the circuit board to have a concave portion; a wire-wound coil accommodated in the concave portion to have one end for receiving a power through the circuit board and the other end connected to the ground; and a metal layer disposed between the core and the insulating layer to be connected to the ground.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2012
    Publication date: January 17, 2013
    Inventors: Chun-Kil JUNG, Yoon-Sang KUK
  • Publication number: 20120313578
    Abstract: A non-contact-contact power charge device, and a controlling method thereof, includes: a charge contact terminal including a charge output voltage pin, a ground pin, and a non-contact charge connection pin, the charge contact terminal being able to connect to a contact power receiver and a non-contact power transmitter; and a voltage controller configured to apply a non-contact voltage to the charge output voltage pin if the charge contact terminal is connected while the non-contact power transmitter is contacted to the non-contact charge connection pin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2012
    Publication date: December 13, 2012
    Applicant: Hanrim Postech Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chun-Kil JUNG, Yoon-Sang Kuk
  • Publication number: 20120242285
    Abstract: A method for controlling a power transmission in a wireless power transmission apparatus, and a power transmission apparatus thereof. The method includes detecting via an object detecting sensor whether a foreign object is placed on a charging position of the wireless power transmission apparatus during a wireless charging; calculating a power loss of the wireless charging by a controller of the wireless power transmission apparatus if the foreign object is detected by the object detecting sensor; and stopping the wireless charging if the power loss is over a reference value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2012
    Publication date: September 27, 2012
    Applicant: Hanrim Postech Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chun-Kil Jung, Yoon-Sang Kuk
  • Publication number: 20120242276
    Abstract: A power control method for a wireless power transmission assembly, and the wireless power transmission assembly. The method includes: outputting a direct current voltage to a wireless power transmission apparatus, the direct current voltage generated from an alternating current power source in an adaptor; and changing the level of the direct current voltage in the adaptor based on a voltage change communication signal if the wireless power transmission apparatus transmits the voltage change communication signal to the adaptor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2012
    Publication date: September 27, 2012
    Applicant: Hanrim Postech Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chun-Kil JUNG, Yoon-Sang Kuk
  • Publication number: 20120242163
    Abstract: A wireless power receiving device and a power control method thereof. The wireless power receiving apparatus, includes: a secondary core configured to receive a wireless power signal from a primary core of a wireless power transmission apparatus; a magnetic sensor configured to detect a magnetic field generated from the primary core; and a receiving controller configured to transmit an error code to the wireless power transmission apparatus via the secondary core if a measured magnetic field value from the magnetic sensor is lower than a reference magnetic value and the communication with the wireless power transmission apparatus is available.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2012
    Publication date: September 27, 2012
    Applicant: Hanrim Postech Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chun-Kil Jung, Yoon-Sang Kuk
  • Publication number: 20120161535
    Abstract: One exemplary method for selectively controlling multiple power transmission coils may include: outputting a first detection signal and a second detection signal to a wireless power receiving device through first and second power transmission coils, respectively; detecting either or both of a first response signal and a second response signal generated from the wireless power transmission device respectively in response to the first detecting signal and the second detecting signal; selecting one of the first and second power transmission coils that corresponds to the detected one of the first and second response signals if only one of the first and the second response signals is detected; selecting one of the first and second power transmission coils if both of the first and second response signals are detected; and outputting a wireless power signal via the selected one of the first and second power transmission coil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2011
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Applicant: Hanrim Postech Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chun-Kil JUNG, Yoon-Sang KUK
  • Publication number: 20120139356
    Abstract: Various embodiments of a method for controlling a wireless power signal in a wireless power transmission device and related devices are disclosed. In one exemplary embodiment, the method may include transmitting an object detecting signal via a transmission coil of the wireless power transmission device, receiving an object response signal in response to the object detecting signal via the transmission coil, and transmitting the wireless power signal to a wireless power receiving device via the transmission coil based on the object response signal. The method may also include detecting a voltage or a current of the transmission coil and changing the wireless power signal when a phase value of the voltage or the current of the transmission coil is changed by more than a predetermined value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2011
    Publication date: June 7, 2012
    Applicant: Hanrim Postech Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chun-Kil JUNG, Yoon-Sang Kuk
  • Publication number: 20110316475
    Abstract: A non-contact power reception apparatus is provided, in which a power reception coil for a charging system and a loop antenna for an electronic settlement system are mounted on a battery pack and a cover case of a portable terminal such that the power reception coil is arranged in the center thereof and the loop antenna is disposed outside the power reception coil, so that a mode of receiving a wireless power signal and a mode of transmitting and receiving data are selectively performed, thereby preventing interference from harmonic components and enabling non-contact charging and electronic settlement using a single portable terminal. A jig for fabricating a core to be mounted to the non-contact power reception apparatus is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2009
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Applicant: HANRIM POSTECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chun-Kil Jung, Yoon-Sang Kuk
  • Publication number: 20110260550
    Abstract: A non-contact power transmission apparatus accurately determines the kind of object that is placed on the charging deck of the non-contact power transmission apparatus, and, only when a non-contact power receiving apparatus is placed on the power transmission apparatus, allows power transmission and data communication to take place, thereby accurately determining the state of the receiver side and efficiently controlling the transmission of power. In the power transmission apparatus, the power supplied to the non-contact power receiving apparatus is measured, and the output power of the wireless power signal output from two different cores is controlled, thereby allowing the charging operation to be stably conducted even if the non-contact power receiving apparatus is moved anywhere on the power transmission apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2011
    Publication date: October 27, 2011
    Applicant: Hanrim Postech Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chun-Kil Jung, Yoon-Sang Kuk
  • Publication number: 20110260549
    Abstract: A non-contact power transmission apparatus accurately determines the kind of object that is placed on the charging deck of the non-contact power transmission apparatus, and, only when a non-contact power receiving apparatus is placed on the power transmission apparatus, allows power transmission and data communication to take place, thereby accurately determining the state of the receiver side and efficiently controlling the transmission of power. In the power transmission apparatus, the power supplied to the non-contact power receiving apparatus is measured, and the output power of the wireless power signal output from two different cores is controlled, thereby allowing the charging operation to be stably conducted even if the non-contact power receiving apparatus is moved anywhere on the power transmission apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2011
    Publication date: October 27, 2011
    Applicant: Hanrim Postech Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chun-Kil JUNG, Yoon-Sang KUK
  • Publication number: 20110140538
    Abstract: A non-contact power transmission apparatus accurately determines the kind of object that is placed on the charging deck of the non-contact power transmission apparatus, and, only when a non-contact power receiving apparatus is placed on the power transmission apparatus, allows power transmission and data communication to take place, thereby accurately determining the state of the receiver side and efficiently controlling the transmission of power. In the power transmission apparatus, the power supplied to the non-contact power receiving apparatus is measured, and the output power of the wireless power signal output from two different cores is controlled, thereby allowing the charging operation to be stably conducted even if the non-contact power receiving apparatus is moved anywhere on the power transmission apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2009
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Applicant: HANRIM POSTECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chun-Kil Jung, Yoon-Sang Kuk