Patents by Inventor Young-Ki Kim

Young-Ki 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: 20240250339
    Abstract: A battery pack includes a battery module including a water injection hole through which a fire extinguishing liquid can be supplied at an upper end portion and at least one drain hole through which the fire extinguishing liquid can be discharged at a lower end portion, a fire extinguishing tank unit containing the fire extinguishing liquid, located over the battery module, and configured to supply the fire extinguishing liquid to the battery module through the water injection hole, and a module supporter unit located under the battery module and supporting the battery module so that the battery module is located at a certain height from a ground. The module supporter unit includes a contaminated water storage container in which the fire extinguishing liquid dropping from the battery module through the drain hole is accommodated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2022
    Publication date: July 25, 2024
    Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Jae-Ki LEE, Ki-Youn KIM, Hyeon-Kyu KIM, Jeong-O MUN, Gi-Dong PARK, Jong-Kyu AHN, Young-Won YUN, Seong-Ju LEE
  • Patent number: 12040792
    Abstract: A proximity sensor is provided with multiple channels and a proximity sensor chip (IC) connected to the multiple channels through a sensing line. The proximity sensor chip (IC) includes an internal temperature sensor, senses a first sensing value through the multiple channels, senses a second sensing value through the internal temperature sensor, and compensates the first sensing value through addition or subtraction of the second sensing value with respect to the first sensing value. The internal temperature sensor includes: a clock signal generator including a first oscillator and generating first clock signals variable according to temperature characteristics; and a temperature compensator generating second clock signals according to a setting condition corresponding to the first clock signals generated from the clock signal generator and outputting the second sensing value by counting the second clock signals through a second oscillator generating reference clock signals independent of temperature change.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignee: ABOV SEMICONDUCTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Young Jin Seo, Seo Han Lee, Yoon Ki Kim, Yeong Jin Mun
  • Publication number: 20240207438
    Abstract: Disclosed is a liquid crystal-based multifunctional micro robot including a micro structure including at least one topological defect, an adherent micro particle that is bound to the topological defect and induces self-assembly of a target including a bacterium and a target material based on an antigen-antibody reaction, a physical binding reaction, or a chemical binding reaction, and the bacterium that is attached to the adherent micro particle and provides self-power so that the micro structure approaches the target material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2023
    Publication date: June 27, 2024
    Inventors: Young-Ki Kim, Sangmin Jeon, Chang Yun Son, Minjae Lee, Yena Choi, Jin-Kang Choi, Kwang-Suk Oh, Hyunsoo Han, Eunsu Cho
  • Publication number: 20240179197
    Abstract: A contents sharing network is provided. An operating method of a control device includes determining a current state of possible states in a contents sharing process over a network; and displaying an icon indicating the current state among a plurality of predefined icons. The states are defined as a combination of at least one item of network connection, device discovery, a type of the discovered device, the number of the discovered devices, and existence of an available additional service.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2024
    Publication date: May 30, 2024
    Inventors: Sang-Tae NA, Jin-Wook LEE, Young-Ki KIM, Chul-Seung KIM
  • Patent number: 11967381
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device includes a memory cell array, a row decoder, a plurality of page buffers, and a voltage switching circuit. The memory cell array includes a plurality of memory cells. The row decoder is connected to the memory cell array through word lines. The plurality of page buffers are connected to the memory cell array through bit lines. The voltage switching circuit decodes an operation voltage and transmits the decoded operation voltage to the row decoder. The plurality of page buffers are formed in a first under cell region among first and second under cell regions, the first and second under cell regions being adjacent to each other in a first direction under the memory cell array. At least a portion of the voltage switching circuit is formed in an under slim region that is adjacent to the first under cell region and the second under cell region in a second direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Seung Wan Chae, Young Ki Kim, Jong Il Lee, Eun Woo Jo
  • Publication number: 20240125991
    Abstract: Disclosed is a transmissive wavelength tunable hyperspectral filter using layered twisted liquid crystal thin film, wherein the transmissive wavelength tunable hyperspectral filter is formed by laminating two or more layered twisted liquid crystal thin films having different broadband reflection bandgaps, wherein each of the layered twisted liquid crystal thin films includes a twisted liquid crystal layer including a plurality of unit liquid crystal molecules, and formed by arranging twisted liquid crystal complexes defining a preset cone angle along the helical axis with respect to the helical axis, and includes a pseudo-layer formed by arranging a plurality of twisted liquid crystal layers in a lengthwise direction of the helical axis at a preset inter-layer pitch (P).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Young-Ki Kim, Jun-Hyung Im, Yeongseon Choi, Bogyu Lim, Yejin Kim, Seungju Jeon, Kwang Hun Park
  • Patent number: 11895168
    Abstract: A contents sharing network is provided. An operating method of a control device includes determining a current state of possible states in a contents sharing process over a network; and displaying an icon indicating the current state among a plurality of predefined icons. The states are defined as a combination of at least one item of network connection, device discovery, a type of the discovered device, the number of the discovered devices, and existence of an available additional service.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang-Tae Na, Jin-Wook Lee, Young-Ki Kim, Chul-Seung Kim
  • Patent number: 11862819
    Abstract: The present invention provides a battery module which includes: a battery stack formed by stacking a plurality of battery cells on each other, each of which includes electrode tabs; a first case unit including a bottom section which surrounds one side of the battery stack and a pair of first sidewalls located on both sides of the battery stack in a direction in which battery cells are stacked; and a second case unit including a top section which surrounds the other side of the battery stack and a pair of second sidewalls located on both sides of the battery stack in the direction in which battery cells are stacked, wherein the first sidewall and the second sidewall are located on both sides of the battery stack in the direction in which battery cells are stacked, in a state in which at least portions thereof are overlapped with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: SK ON CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Young Ki Kim, Ju Yong Park
  • Publication number: 20230410909
    Abstract: A memory device includes a first semiconductor structure including pass transistors defined in a row decoder region of a substrate, a first bonding layer including first bonding pads, and bottom wiring layers disposed between the substrate and the first bonding layer; a second semiconductor structure including a second bonding layer including second bonding pads bonded to the first bonding pads, a memory cell array, and a top wiring layer disposed between the second bonding layer and the memory cell array; and global lines disposed in the row decoder region, and configured to transfer operating voltages to the pass transistors, wherein the bottom wiring layers include bottom wiring layers of a first tier and bottom wiring layers of a second tier disposed over the bottom wiring layers of the first tier, and the global lines are disposed in at least one of the bottom wiring layers of the first tier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventors: Jin Ho Kim, Young Ki KIM, Sang Hyun SUNG, Sung Lae OH, Byung Hyun JEON
  • Publication number: 20230359080
    Abstract: Provided is a color filter. The color filter includes a nano structure layer including a base substrate and a plurality of nano structures which are disposed to be spaced apart from each other on the base substrate and each of which has an elliptical shape on a plane, and a polarization control layer disposed on the nano structure layer and including liquid crystal molecules of which an alignment direction on a plane parallel to the base substrate is controlled by an electric field to realize excellent color reproducibility.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2023
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Applicant: POSTECH RESEARCH AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Junsuk RHO, Young-Ki Kim, Joohoon Kim, Won-Sik Kim, Trevon Badloe
  • Patent number: 11770933
    Abstract: A memory device includes a substrate defined with a first cell region and a second cell region, and a row decoder region between the first and second cell regions; a peripheral circuit defined in the first and second cell regions of the substrate; pass transistors defined in the row decoder region of the substrate; bottom wiring layers disposed in a first dielectric layer covering the peripheral circuit and the pass transistors; a memory cell array defined on the first dielectric layer; a second dielectric layer defined on the first dielectric layer, and covering the memory cell array; top wiring layers disposed in a third dielectric layer defined on the second dielectric layer; and global lines disposed in the row decoder region, and configured to transfer operating voltages to the pass transistors, wherein the global lines are disposed only in at least one bottom wiring layer from among the bottom and top wiring layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Jin Ho Kim, Young Ki Kim, Sang Hyun Sung, Sung Lae Oh, Byung Hyun Jeon
  • Patent number: 11709532
    Abstract: A shared battery system includes a battery having unique identification information, a communication unit communication-connected with a user terminal to receive user information from the user terminal, and an authentication unit configured to perform user authentication based on the user information. A controller is configured to control the authentication unit to perform the user authentication when a communication connection with the user terminal is made, to control the battery to supply electrical energy to a shared mobility device based on a use approval of the shared mobility device when the battery is mounted to the mobility device, to acquire usage information of the shared mobility device therefrom when the electrical energy is supplied to the shared mobility device, and to control the communication unit to transmit the acquired usage information of the shared mobility device and status information of the battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Cheon Maeng, Young Ki Kim, Sung Un Kim, Jae Yong Lee, Sung Jin Choi
  • Publication number: 20230199046
    Abstract: A contents sharing network is provided. An operating method of a control device includes determining a current state of possible states in a contents sharing process over a network; and displaying an icon indicating the current state among a plurality of predefined icons. The states are defined as a combination of at least one item of network connection, device discovery, a type of the discovered device, the number of the discovered devices, and existence of an available additional service.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2023
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: Sang-Tae NA, Jin-Wook LEE, Young-Ki KIM, Chul-Seung KIM
  • Patent number: 11600879
    Abstract: The present invention provides a battery module which includes: a battery stack formed by stacking a plurality of battery cells on each other, each of which includes electrode tabs; a first case unit including a bottom section which surrounds one side of the battery stack and a pair of first sidewalls located on both sides of the battery stack in a direction in which battery cells are stacked; and a second case unit including a top section which surrounds the other side of the battery stack and a pair of second sidewalls located on both sides of the battery stack in the direction in which battery cells are stacked, wherein the first sidewall and the second sidewall are located on both sides of the battery stack in the direction in which battery cells are stacked, in a state in which at least portions thereof are overlapped with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: SK ON CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Young Ki Kim, Ju Yong Park
  • Patent number: 11582273
    Abstract: A contents sharing network is provided. An operating method of a control device includes determining a current state of possible states in a contents sharing process over a network; and displaying an icon indicating the current state among a plurality of predefined icons. The states are defined as a combination of at least one item of network connection, device discovery, a type of the discovered device, the number of the discovered devices, and existence of an available additional service.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang-Tae Na, Jin-Wook Lee, Young-Ki Kim, Chul-Seung Kim
  • Patent number: 11564523
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to juice extractor comprising a cutting part for cutting a material for juice extraction beforehand by rotation above a screw, wherein the cutting part is formed in a dual structure of a core body and an outer shell covering the outer side of the core body with a material different from the core body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: Hurom Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Young Ki Kim, Soo Hee Yea, Sung Ha Jung, Dae Il Kim, Sang Min An, Chang Ho Han, Jae Hong Ham, Seung Min Yeo
  • Patent number: 11552293
    Abstract: A positive active material for a rechargeable lithium battery includes a first compound represented by Chemical Formula 1, and a second compound having a smaller particle diameter than the first compound and represented by Chemical Formula 2, wherein the first compound and the second compound have a Ni content of about 50 at % to about 60 at % based on a total amount of metal elements excluding Li. A rechargeable lithium battery including the first compound and the second compound satisfies Relation 1: Vs<V1?3.6.??[Relation 1] In Relation 1, V1 is a voltage value at a point where a tangent line to a value corresponding to 50% of the first peak value intersects the line dQ/dV=0, and Vs is a charge start voltage, as determined from a differential capacity (dQ/dV)-voltage charge/discharge plot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Young-Ki Kim, Jungjoon Park, Soonrewl Lee, Youngjoo Chae, Ickkyu Choi, Mingzi Hong, Soonkie Hong
  • Patent number: 11515535
    Abstract: A positive active material for a rechargeable lithium battery includes a first compound represented by Chemical Formula 1, and a second compound having a smaller particle diameter than the first compound and represented by Chemical Formula 2, wherein the first compound and the second compound have a Ni content of about 50 at % to about 60 at % based on a total amount of metal elements excluding Li. A rechargeable lithium battery including the first compound and the second compound satisfies Relation 1: Vs<V1?3.6.??[Relation 1] In Relation 1, V1 is a voltage value at a point where a tangent line to a value corresponding to 50% of the first peak value intersects the line dQ/dV=0, and Vs is a charge start voltage, as determined from a differential capacity (dQ/dV)-voltage charge/discharge plot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Young-Ki Kim, Jungjoon Park, Soonrewl Lee, Youngjoo Chae, Ickkyu Choi, Mingzi Hong, Soonkie Hong
  • Patent number: 11515521
    Abstract: A positive active material for a rechargeable lithium battery includes a first compound represented by Chemical Formula 1, and a second compound represented by Chemical Formula 2 and having a smaller particle diameter than the first compound, wherein at least one of the first compound and the second compound includes a core and a surface layer surrounding the core: Lia1Nix1Coy1M11-x1-y1O2,??Chemical Formula 1 Lia2Nix2Coy2M21-x2-y2O2,??Chemical Formula 2 wherein M1 and M2 are each independently at least one selected from Mn, Al, Cr, Fe, V, Mg, Ti, Zr, Nb, Mo, W, Cu, Zn, Ga, In, Sn, La, and Ce. The atomic concentration (at %) of nickel (Ni) with respect to the total amount of non-lithium metals is higher in the surface layer than in the core, and an amount of cation mixing is less than or equal to about 3%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mingzi Hong, Young-Ki Kim, Jungjoon Park, Soonrewl Lee, Youngjoo Chae, Ickkyu Choi, Soonkie Hong
  • Patent number: 11479223
    Abstract: A system for forming a negative pressure in a negative pressure reservoir of a brake system includes, an engine having an intake manifold and a camshaft, a vacuum pump connected to the camshaft through a clutch device and generating a pump negative pressure, a turbocharger having a compressor supplying a compressed air to the engine, a pump negative pressure line connecting the vacuum pump and the negative pressure reservoir and supplying the pump negative pressure to the negative pressure reservoir, an intake negative pressure line connecting the negative pressure reservoir and the intake manifold and supplying the intake negative pressure of the intake manifold to the negative pressure reservoir, and a negative pressure source selection apparatus configured to control opening and closing of the pump negative pressure line and the intake negative pressure line based on operation of the turbocharger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yongjun Choi, Euichul Choi, Young Ki Kim