Patents by Inventor Hyuntak Shin

Hyuntak Shin 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).

  • Smart USB plug detection
    Patent number: 10108243
    Abstract: Smart USB plug detection is disclosed. In some embodiments, a battery charger identification chip includes circuitry configured to determine whether an external USB device has been plugged into a USB port of an associated system while the system is in a sleep mode and includes a pin configured to output a control signal indicating whether an external USB device is plugged into the system, wherein when an external USB device is plugged into the system the control signal facilitates powering on a current limit switch that is otherwise powered off during the sleep mode and wherein the current limit switch facilitates regulated delivery of current to the plugged in external USB device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: Silego Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Cheng-Hao Chen, Hyunbae Kim, Hyuntak Shin