Patents by Inventor Byung-Joo Lee
Byung-Joo Lee 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).
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Publication number: 20190313971Abstract: The nerve probe attachable and detachable to and from a surgical instrument according to the present invention has a technical feature in that it is detachably mounted to a surgical instrument (a general surgical instrument, an endoscopic surgical instrument, or a robotic surgical instrument) made of an electrically conductive material to allow an electric current to be applied to body tissue by the surgical instrument so that real-time nerve identification and surgery can be performed simultaneously at body tissue coming into close contact with the surgical instrument only by use of the surgical instrument even without suffering from inconvenience of having to frequently replace a separate nerve probe and the surgical instrument, leading to promotion of rapid surgery and improvement of convenience of medical staffs.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2016Publication date: October 17, 2019Inventor: Byung-Joo LEE
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Patent number: 10321119Abstract: A stereoscopic image display device is discussed, which may minimize 3D crosstalk and luminance deviation between viewing zones. The stereoscopic image display device can include a display panel that includes a first substrate having a plurality of pixels provided in a pixel region in a curved shape and a second substrate having a plurality of openings respectively overlapped with the plurality of pixels; and a lenticular lens sheet arranged above the display panel, including a plurality of lenticular lenses inclined to be parallel with the openings, wherein each of the plurality of openings is inclined at a slope parallel with one side of each pixel and has a shape different that of the pixel.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2014Date of Patent: June 11, 2019Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Hoon Ki Kim, Byung Joo Lee, Ju Hoon Jang, You-Yong Jin
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Patent number: 10155441Abstract: A fuel door opener may include a main body coupled in a fuel door housing, and disposed to face a hinge of a fuel door rotatably coupled at one side of the fuel door housing, a locking rod which is disposed to be movable between a locking position where the fuel door is locked and an unlocking position where the fuel door is unlocked in accordance with opened and closed states of the fuel door, and an opening detection switch disposed in the main body adjacent to the locking rod, and detecting the opened and closed states of the fuel door by selectively coming into contact with the locking rod as the locking rod is positioned at the unlocking position.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2016Date of Patent: December 18, 2018Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, Pyeong Hwa Automotive Co., Ltd.Inventors: Sin Kook Kim, In Hwang, Byung Joo Lee, Gi Won Kim, Byoung Haan Choi, Kyoung Hoon Park
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Publication number: 20180299685Abstract: A stereoscopic display device including a barrier panel is provided. When a viewing distance of a viewer is out of the proper range, the stereoscopic display device may shift the blocking regions and the transmitting regions of the barrier panel. The stereoscopic display device may maintain the ratio of channels located within a barrier blocking region and a barrier transmitting region of the barrier panel by using the channels disposed within trigger regions of the barrier panel. Thus, the stereoscopic display device may provide a stereoscopic image of good quality to the viewer located at a region being out of the proper range.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 17, 2018Publication date: October 18, 2018Inventors: You-Yong JIN, Hoon KANG, Byung-Joo LEE, Bu-Yeol LEE, Wook JEON, Hee-Jin IM, Yong-Ku LEE, Ju-Hoon JANG, Dong-Yeon KIM, Woon-Chan MOON
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Publication number: 20180142504Abstract: A hood latch assembly for a vehicle. A housing includes an insert recess allowing a striker coupled to a hood of a vehicle to be retracted into and withdrawn from the insert recess. A latch has one end portion pivotably coupled to an inner portion of the housing. A fitting recess in the other end portion of the latch allows the striker to be retracted into and withdrawn from the fitting recess. A support protrusion is formed on one end portion of the fitting recess. A safety hook includes a hinge disposed on one end portion to be pivotably coupled to an outer portion of housing and a sliding protrusion disposed on the other end portion to allow the striker to slide when in contact with the striker. When the hood is in a closed position, the safety hook is supported by the support protrusion so as not to pivot.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 6, 2017Publication date: May 24, 2018Inventors: In Hwang, So Yeon Park, Byung Joo Lee, Ki Won Kim, Byoung Haan Choi
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Patent number: 9930321Abstract: A stereoscopic image display device for displaying a 3D stereoscopic image includes a substrate having an array of pixels thereon; and a lenticular film on the substrate, wherein alternating rows of pixels are shifted so that open areas of pixels in adjacent rows are not overlapped with respect to the vertical direction.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2014Date of Patent: March 27, 2018Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: You-Yong Jin, Hoon Kang, Byung Joo Lee, Jung Eun Son, Hoon Ki Kim, Ju Hoon Jang
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Publication number: 20170240040Abstract: A fuel door opener may include a main body coupled in a fuel door housing, and disposed to face a hinge of a fuel door rotatably coupled at one side of the fuel door housing, a locking rod which is disposed to be movable between a locking position where the fuel door is locked and an unlocking position where the fuel door is unlocked in accordance with opened and closed states of the fuel door, and an opening detection switch disposed in the main body adjacent to the locking rod, and detecting the opened and closed states of the fuel door by selectively coming into contact with the locking rod as the locking rod is positioned at the unlocking position.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2016Publication date: August 24, 2017Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, Pyeong Hwa Automotive Co., Ltd.Inventors: Sin Kook KIM, In HWANG, Byung Joo LEE, Gi Won KIM, Byoung Haan CHOI, Kyoung Hoon PARK
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Patent number: 9690109Abstract: Disclosed is a display device having a display panel wherein the display device includes a plurality of gate lines and a plurality of data lines crossing each other to define a plurality of pixels in the display panel, each pixel being divided into N number of sub-pixel areas including a 2D sub-pixel and a 3D sub-pixel, wherein N is an integer and greater than 1; and a lenticular film including a plurality of lenses and attached to the display panel, wherein 3D sub-pixels on an odd-numbered horizontal line and 3D sub-pixels on an even-numbered horizontal line are alternately arranged on a line-by-line basis in a vertical direction.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2014Date of Patent: June 27, 2017Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: You-Yong Jin, Byung Joo Lee, Hoon Ki Kim, Ju Hoon Jang
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Publication number: 20170163975Abstract: Disclosed is a stereoscopic image display device which separates views from each other to reduce crosstalk and minimizes reduction in brightness due to decrease of an opening area of sub-pixels. The stereoscopic image display device includes a display panel including first and second sub-pixels arranged in parallel in the horizontal direction in each of regions formed by intersecting a plurality of gate lines and a plurality of data lines, openings for opening a part of each of the first and second sub-pixels in a light-shielding pattern configured to shield regions of the first and second sub-pixels other than the openings, and a parallax unit located on the display panel and including a plurality of lenses.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 29, 2016Publication date: June 8, 2017Inventors: You-Yong JIN, Byung-Joo LEE, Hee-Jin IM, Tae-Young HEO, Jin-Hyuk JANG, Won-Sik LEE
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Patent number: 9418023Abstract: Provided is a method of delivering a user input received from a Human Interface Device (HID) to a source device by a sink device. The method includes: receiving the user input from the HID; generating HID user input information including a first field that represents a type of the HID, a second field that represents an interface type of the HID, and a third field that includes the user input received from the HID; and transmitting the configured HID user input information to the source device.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2015Date of Patent: August 16, 2016Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Byung Joo Lee, Wongyu Song, Inhwan Choi, Jaehyung Song
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Patent number: 9235284Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus and a method for controlling a user interface having a touch screen which includes an input and output unit having a touch screen, a camera which is installed to be separated from the input and output unit, and obtains at least one of an image data corresponding to a space within a critical distance from a front of the touch screen, and a controller which verifies an expected touch position of an object when a movement of the object is detected in the space as a result of an analysis of the image data, and controls the input and output unit to enlarge and output an area corresponding to the expected touch position.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2013Date of Patent: January 12, 2016Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, SNU R&DB FoundationInventors: Sang Eun Jin, Hyun-Woo Bang, Kee Hong Youn, Sung Min Cho, Jun Bong Song, Kyung Won Yun, Dong Youb Baek, Byung Joo Lee, Jae Hyuck Bae, Jung Man Chung
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Publication number: 20150341623Abstract: A stereoscopic image display device is discussed, which may minimize 3D crosstalk and luminance deviation between viewing zones. The stereoscopic image display device can include a display panel that includes a first substrate having a plurality of pixels provided in a pixel region in a curved shape and a second substrate having a plurality of openings respectively overlapped with the plurality of pixels; and a lenticular lens sheet arranged above the display panel, including a plurality of lenticular lenses inclined to be parallel with the openings, wherein each of the plurality of openings is inclined at a slope parallel with one side of each pixel and has a shape different that of the pixel.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2014Publication date: November 26, 2015Applicant: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Hoon Ki KIM, Byung Joo LEE, Ju Hoon JANG, You-Yong JIN
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Patent number: 9128524Abstract: Provided is a method of delivering a user input received from a Human Interface Device (HID) to a source device by a sink device. The method includes: receiving the user input from the HID; generating HID user input information including a first field that represents a type of the HID, a second field that represents an interface type of the HID, and a third field that includes the user input received from the HID; and transmitting the configured HID user input information to the source device.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2011Date of Patent: September 8, 2015Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Byung Joo Lee, Wongyu Song, Inhwan Choi, Jaehyung Song
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Publication number: 20150185489Abstract: Disclosed is a display device having a display panel wherein the display device includes a plurality of gate lines and a plurality of data lines crossing each other to define a plurality of pixels in the display panel, each pixel being divided into N number of sub-pixel areas including a 2D sub-pixel and a 3D sub-pixel, wherein N is an integer and greater than 1; and a lenticular film including a plurality of lenses and attached to the display panel, wherein 3D sub-pixels on an odd-numbered horizontal line and 3D sub-pixels on an even-numbered horizontal line are alternately arranged on a line-by-line basis in a vertical direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2014Publication date: July 2, 2015Inventors: You-Yong JIN, Byung Joo LEE, Hoon Ki KIM, Ju Hoon JANG
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Publication number: 20150189258Abstract: A stereoscopic image display device for displaying a 3D stereoscopic image includes a substrate having an array of pixels thereon; and a lenticular film on the substrate, wherein alternating rows of pixels are shifted so that open areas of pixels in adjacent rows are not overlapped with respect to the vertical direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2014Publication date: July 2, 2015Applicant: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: You-Yong Jin, Hoon Kang, Byung Joo Lee, Jung Eun Son, Hoon Ki Kim, Ju Hoon Jang
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Patent number: 8941786Abstract: Disclosed are an electrically-driven liquid crystal lens in which a rubbing direction is defined in a range of 30˜90 degrees with respect to a longitudinal direction of an electrode, achieving an improved lens profile and lens symmetry, and a stereoscopic display device using the same.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2010Date of Patent: January 27, 2015Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Sung Woo Kim, Byung-Joo Lee
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Publication number: 20150009153Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus and a method for controlling a user interface having a touch screen which includes an input and output unit having a touch screen, a camera which is installed to be separated from the input and output unit, and obtains at least one of an image data corresponding to a space within a critical distance from a front of the touch screen, and a controller which verifies an expected touch position of an object when a movement of the object is detected in the space as a result of an analysis of the image data, and controls the input and output unit to enlarge and output an area corresponding to the expected touch position.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 22, 2013Publication date: January 8, 2015Applicants: SNU R&DB Foundation, Hyundai Motor CompanyInventors: Sang Eun Jin, Hyun-Woo Bang, Kee Hong Youn, Sung Min Cho, Jun Bong Song, Kyung Won Yun, Dong Youb Baek, Byung Joo Lee, Jae Hyuck Bae, Jung Man Chung
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Patent number: 8916767Abstract: A solar cell and a method of fabricating the same are provided according to one or more embodiments. According to an embodiment, the solar cell includes a substrate, a back electrode layer formed on the substrate, a light absorbing layer formed on the back electrode layer, and a transparent electrode layer formed on the light absorbing layer, wherein the light absorbing layer is comprised of copper (Cu), gallium (Ga), indium (In), sulfur (S), and selenium (Se) and includes a first concentration region in which concentrations of sulfur (S) gradually decrease in the light absorbing layer going in a first direction from the back electrode layer to the transparent electrode layer.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2009Date of Patent: December 23, 2014Assignees: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd., Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Gug-Il Jun, Woo-Su Lee, Dong-Seop Kim, Jin-Seock Kim, Byoung-Dong Kim, Kang-Hee Lee, Dong-Gi Ahn, Byung-Joo Lee, Hyoung-Jin Park, In-Ki Kim
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Patent number: 8823917Abstract: An electric field driven liquid crystal lens cell including a first substrate and a second substrate arranged opposite each other, a first plurality of split electrodes formed on the first substrate, each of the first plurality of split electrodes corresponding to one of a plurality of lens regions, a second electrode formed over an entire first surface of the second substrate, a voltage source to apply differing voltages to the first and second plurality of split electrodes, a spacer formed between the first substrate and the second substrate, the location of the spacer corresponding to the vertex of the lens when voltages are applied to at least one of the first plurality of split electrodes and the second electrode, and a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2010Date of Patent: September 2, 2014Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Byung-Joo Lee, Sung-Woo Kim
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Patent number: 8797469Abstract: The present invention is for a stereoscopic image display device to achieve enhanced brightness during 3D image display using a switchable barrier and brightness enhancement polarizing films, the stereoscopic image display device includes a backlight unit to transmit light upward, a barrier cell located on the backlight unit, the barrier cell functioning as a barrier when voltage is applied thereto and a transparent cell when voltage is not applied thereto, a first brightness enhancement polarizing film attached to an upper surface of the barrier cell, and an image panel located on the first brightness enhancement polarizing film.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2011Date of Patent: August 5, 2014Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Sung-Woo Kim, Byung-Joo Lee