CEO & Chief Research Scientist
APLG LLC
Inventions
Absolute Precision Load Gauge (APLG)
The APLG obviates the need for calibration against dead weight, making it the very first invention of its kind. Read article
U.S. Patent #11366003 for Method and Apparatus for an Absolute Precision Load Gauge (APLG) granted to inventor Kwang Yul Kim on June 21, 2022.
Views of APLG Measurement System
Overall view of the APLG system.
Front view of three types of
ultrasonic tranducers.
Rear view of digital displacement probe and tension spring.
Ultrasonic Transducers and Broadband Pulse Generator
Dr. Kim is also the inventor of a broadband high-current pulse generator and six different types of ultrasonic transducers, including three miniaturized transducers that are indispensable for investigating various phenomena in geometrical acoustics by the Point-Source and Point-Receiver (PS-PR) Method.
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U.S. Patent Award
Invention:
Method and Apparatus for an
Absolute Precision Load Gauge (APLG)
U.S. Patent No:
Granted:
June 21, 2022
Inventor:
Kwang Yul Kim
Marquis Who’s Who Certification
The Marquis Who’s Who Publication Board recognizes Dr. Kwang Yul Kim as a distinguished scientist in the 74th edition of Who’s Who in the World (2020–2021). Awarded to “individuals who possess professional integrity, demonstrate outstanding achievements in their respective fields and have made innumerable contributions to society as a whole.”