Patents by Inventor Young Rok Kim

Young Rok 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: 20250118092
    Abstract: A passenger gesture recognition system for gesture recognition of a passenger of a vehicle is carried out using a gesture of the passenger limited to an area around a seat belt. The system includes a controller having target area detection unit that detects a detection target area based on an image captured by an image sensor in an area around webbing of the seat belt fastened to a passenger, a hidden area detection unit that detects an area hidden within the detection target area by the gesture of the passenger, and a signal output unit that outputs an output signal designated for the hidden area and controls a function with respect to the output signal to be performed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2024
    Publication date: April 10, 2025
    Inventor: Young Rok Kim
  • Patent number: 12274093
    Abstract: A display device includes conductive layers including wires and conductive patterns in a display area and a pad area, a via layer on the conductive layers, a first electrode and a second electrode on the via layer in the display area and spaced apart from each other, a first insulating layer on the first electrode and the second electrode, light emitting elements on the first electrode and the second electrode spaced apart from each other on the first insulating layer, and a first connection electrode on the first electrode and electrically contacting the light emitting elements, and a second connection electrode on the second electrode and electrically contacting the light emitting elements, each of the conductive layers includes a first metal layer and a second metal layer on the first metal layer, and the second metal layer contains copper and has a grain size of about 155 nm or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Joon Yong Park, Gyung Min Baek, Shin Il Choi, Do Keun Song, Young Rok Kim, Jong Hyun Choung
  • Patent number: 12261174
    Abstract: A transistor device includes a substrate, a source region provided on the substrate, a drain region spaced apart from the source region in a direction parallel to a top surface of the substrate, a pair of constant current generating patterns provided in the substrate to be adjacent to the source region and the drain region, respectively, a gate electrode provided on the substrate and between the source region and the drain region, and a gate insulating film interposed between the gate electrode and the substrate, wherein, the pair of constant current generating patterns generate a constant current between the drain region and the substrate, and the constant current is independent from a gate voltage applied to the gate electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: UNIST(ULSAN NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY)
    Inventors: Kyung Rok Kim, Jae Won Jeong, Young Eun Choi, Woo Seok Kim
  • Patent number: 12252092
    Abstract: A seat belt device is implemented as an independent and movably installable seat belt that enables multi-purpose use of a vehicle through multi-functionality of a seat of the vehicle. The seat belt device includes a belt post having a seat belt assembly, the belt post being mounted inside an interior of the vehicle, and a buckle post in which an arm and a buckle are connected to the belt post in a multi-joint structure, where the buckle is positioned on another side of the seat due to a joint rotation of the arm and the buckle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventor: Young Rok Kim
  • Publication number: 20250089536
    Abstract: Provided is a display device comprising an interlayer insulating layer on a substrate and having a first trench and a second trench, a first reflective electrode inside the first trench, a second reflective electrode inside the second trench, a first-first electrode on the interlayer insulating layer and connected to the first reflective electrode, a first-second electrode on the interlayer insulating layer and connected to the second reflective electrode, a second electrode on the first-first electrode and the first-second electrode, a first color filter on the second electrode to overlap the first-first electrode, and a second color filter on the second electrode to overlap the first-second electrode, wherein the interlayer insulating layer includes insulating layers, at least two of the insulating layers contain different materials, and at least one of the first trench or the second trench penetrates the insulating layers containing different materials of the interlayer insulating layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2024
    Publication date: March 13, 2025
    Inventors: Young Rok KIM, Woo Jin CHO
  • Publication number: 20250061940
    Abstract: In a memory device including a ternary memory cell, the ternary memory cell may include: a first inverter and a second inverter cross-coupled in a first node and a second node and including a pull-up device and a pull-down device configured to have a constant current pass therethrough upon turn-off; a first read transistor and a first write transistor which are connected to each other in parallel between the first node and a first bit line; and a second read transistor and a second write transistor which are connected to each other in parallel between the second node and a second bit line, wherein the first read transistor and the second read transistor may have a read access current, which is less than or equal to the constant current, pass therethrough in response to an activated read word line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2024
    Publication date: February 20, 2025
    Applicant: UNIST(ULSAN NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY)
    Inventors: Kyung Rok Kim, Jae Won Jeong, Young Eun Choi
  • Publication number: 20250050835
    Abstract: A seat belt device is implemented as an independent and movably installable seat belt that enables multi-purpose use of a vehicle through multi-functionality of a seat of the vehicle. The seat belt device includes a belt post having a seat belt assembly, the belt post being mounted inside an interior of the vehicle, and a buckle post in which an arm and a buckle are connected to the belt post in a multi-joint structure, where the buckle is positioned on another side of the seat due to a joint rotation of the arm and the buckle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2023
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Inventor: Young Rok Kim
  • Patent number: 12209371
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a low-profile barrier including a plurality of segments continuously arranged in the longitudinal direction and a connecting member installed in a connection portion, the connection portion between the segments configured to bend in the horizontal direction in order to effectively absorb impacts in the event of a vehicle collision, thereby ensuring safety of vehicles and vehicle occupants, and a method for constructing the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology
    Inventors: Jung-Gon Sung, Min Hyung No, Duk-Geun Yun, Young Rok Kim, Chunjoo Yoon, Jaehong Park
  • Patent number: 12170221
    Abstract: The present inventive concept relates to a substrate processing apparatus including a supporting part for supporting a substrate; a disk supporting a plurality of the supporting parts; a lid disposed on the disk; and a first protrusion portion coupled to the disk to protrude in an upward direction from the disk to the lid in a center region disposed inward from the supporting parts and a gap region disposed between the supporting parts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2024
    Assignee: JUSUNG ENGINEERING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Won Woo Jung, Young-Rok Kim, Yoo Seong Kim, Jong Sik Kim, Chul Joo Hwang
  • Publication number: 20240371612
    Abstract: A substrate processing apparatus includes: a chamber having a sidewall; a susceptor configured to mount a substrate inside the chamber; an upper dome surrounding an upper surface of the chamber and formed of a transparent dielectric material; an antenna disposed above the upper dome to generate inductively-coupled plasma; and an electromagnetic wave shield housing disposed to surround the antenna, wherein the electromagnetic wave shield housing may be heated by a heater.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2024
    Publication date: November 7, 2024
    Inventors: Young Rok KIM, Ji Hun LEE
  • Patent number: 12032013
    Abstract: Provided are a device and a method for monitoring substrates to determine a processed state of the substrates and inspecting presence of abnormality in the processed substrates. A device for inspecting substrates includes a substrate mounting part moving relative to the substrate and for mounting a substrate, a measurement part for monitoring the substrate, a control part configured to control a movement path of the measurement part so that at least some regions are monitored from positions different from each other with respect to a plurality of substrates, and an analysis part configured to determine presence of abnormality from monitoring information about the plurality of substrates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: JUSUNG ENGINEERING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Gu Hyun Jung, Young Rok Kim, Se Yong Oh, Chul Joo Hwang, Jin An Jung
  • Publication number: 20240224605
    Abstract: A display device includes first and second emitting layers of first and second organic layers, on first and second pixel electrodes, in first and second emission areas, respectively, a first bank layer defining the first and second emission areas, a second bank layer on the first bank layer and defining protruding tips, a first pattern of the first organic layer which is on the second bank layer, an inorganic layer on the first emitting layer and the first pattern, a metal pattern on the inorganic layer to surround the second emission area, and a second pattern of the second organic layer which is on the metal pattern to surround the second emission area. The second pattern and the metal pattern form an undercut structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2023
    Publication date: July 4, 2024
    Inventors: Young Rok KIM, Kyu Soon PARK, Jong Hyun CHOUNG
  • Publication number: 20240109511
    Abstract: A system and a method for detecting misuse of the seat belt includes a sensor unit detecting an occupant seated on a seat and a seat belt and a controller detecting an occupant based on an image signal detected through the sensor unit while the seat belt is fastened, separately detecting a shoulder webbing and a lap webbing of the seat belt, and determining whether the seat belt is worn normally or abnormally based on the detected result to warn that the seat belt is abnormally worn.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventor: Young Rok Kim
  • Publication number: 20240089420
    Abstract: A system for measuring a depth of a stereoscopic image includes a display device displaying a stereoscopic image at a predetermined depth of field; a holographic camera generating an interference pattern image by sensing a wavelength and a phase of light of the stereoscopic image; and a control unit calculating a plurality of modulated image data having image information of the stereoscopic image at each depth of the plurality of depths based on the wavelength and the phase of the light, calculating edges of a field in each of the plurality of modulated image data to obtain edge detection values, calculating a modulated signal by arranging the edge detection values according to a depth in the each of the plurality of modulated image data, calculating a first maximum value of the modulated signal, and calculating a first depth corresponding to the first maximum value as the depth of field.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Ha Young LEE, Sung Wook MIN, Young Rok KIM, Jae Joong KWON, Jin SEO
  • Patent number: 11851024
    Abstract: Disclosed is a seat belt wireless communication system. The system includes a detection unit provided in each seat and detecting a first signal indicating whether or not a seat belt is fastened and a second indicating a battery state, a sub-control unit provided in the each seat and transmitting the first signal and the second signal through wireless communication; and a main control unit, performing the wireless communication with each of the sub-control units, causing the sub-control unit to wake up through the wireless communication, receiving the first signal and the second signal from the sub-control unit, determining whether or not a belt of the each seat is fastened and a charged state of a battery, and controlling an output through the first signal and the second signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Young Rok Kim, Chang Kyu Bok, Beom Jung Kim
  • Patent number: 11840193
    Abstract: An apparatus of adjusting the height of a seat belt, which enables the height of a three-point-type seat belt to be adjusted according to the body shape of a child passenger, securing the safety of a child passenger as well as an adult passenger, includes a sliding rail vertically provided on a side of a seatback; and a slider including a belt ring to hang a shoulder belt, wherein the slider is engaged to the sliding rail and configured to vertically slide along the sliding rail, the belt ring being positioned on a top portion of the seatback in a state in which the slider is positioned on an upper end portion of the sliding rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventor: Young Rok Kim
  • Publication number: 20230341454
    Abstract: Provided are a device and a method for monitoring substrates to determine a processed state of the substrates and inspecting presence of abnormality in the processed substrates. A device for inspecting substrates includes a substrate mounting part moving relative to the substrate and for mounting a substrate, a measurement part for monitoring the substrate, a control part configured to control a movement path of the measurement part so that at least some regions are monitored from positions different from each other with respect to a plurality of substrates, and an analysis part configured to determine presence of abnormality from monitoring information about the plurality of substrates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2023
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Inventors: Gu Hyun JUNG, Young Rok KIM, Se Yong OH, Chul Joo HWANG, Jin An JUNG
  • Publication number: 20230317902
    Abstract: A wiring substrate and a display device including the same are provided. The display device includes a first substrate including a display area and a pad area disposed on one side of the display area, and a plurality of conductive layers including a plurality of wires and conductive patterns disposed in the display area and the pad area on the first substrate, wherein at least one of the conductive layers includes a copper-indium alloy and comprises a metal layer having a grain size equal to or less than about 140 nm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2022
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Applicant: Samsung Display Co., LTD.
    Inventors: Dong Min LEE, Hyun Ah SUNG, Young Rok KIM, Joon Yong PARK, Hyun Eok SHIN
  • Publication number: 20230307487
    Abstract: A display device includes a display area and a pad area on a side of the display area, a plurality of conductive layers on a first substrate in the display area and the pad area and comprising a wiring and a conductive pattern, a via layer on the plurality of conductive layers, a plurality of electrodes on the via layer in the display area and spaced apart from each other, and a light emitting element on at least one of the plurality of electrodes. At least one of the conductive layers includes a first metal layer, a second metal layer on the first metal layer, and a third metal layer on the second metal layer. The second metal layer includes copper (Cu), the third metal layer includes a copper alloy, and a grain size of the third metal layer is smaller than a grain size of the second metal layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2022
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Applicant: Samsung Display Co., LTD.
    Inventors: Dong Min LEE, Hyun Ah SUNG, Tae Wook KANG, Young Rok KIM, Kyu Soon PARK, Joon Yong PARK, Hyun Eok SHIN, Jong Hyun CHOUNG
  • Patent number: 11726134
    Abstract: Provided are a device and a method for monitoring substrates to determine a processed state of the substrates and inspecting presence of abnormality in the processed substrates. A device for inspecting substrates includes a substrate mounting part moving relative to the substrate and for mounting a substrate, a measurement part for monitoring the substrate, a control part configured to control a movement path of the measurement part so that at least some regions are monitored from positions different from each other with respect to a plurality of substrates, and an analysis part configured to determine presence of abnormality from monitoring information about the plurality of substrates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Inventors: Gu Hyun Jung, Young Rok Kim, Se Yong Oh, Chul Joo Hwang, Jin An Jung