Patents by Inventor Min-Chul Lee

Min-Chul 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).

  • Patent number: 11320396
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a pop-up device configured to be inserted into a main body of the electronic device in an inserted state, including a gas sensor including a sensor block for sensing a gas, and configured to expose the sensor block to an outer portion of the electronic device in a pop-up state; a power supplier arranged on an outer portion of the pop-up device, configured to supply electric power to the gas sensor; and a connection controller configured to control a connection state of the pop-up device, to block supply of electric power to the gas sensor when the pop-up device is in the inserted state and to supply electric power to the gas sensor when the pop-up device is in the pop-up state, including one or more terminals formed on the pop-up device that move together with the pop-up device when the pop-up device moves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Long Yan, Jeong-ho Park, Hyun-surk Ryu, Min-chul Lee
  • Publication number: 20220106138
    Abstract: Examples of media stops and media storage trays including the media stops are disclosed. In an example, the media stop includes a base including a first end and a second end opposite the first end, a top side, and a bottom side opposite the top side. In addition, the media stop includes a stop wall extending from the top side. The base is to be slidingly coupled to a track of the support surface in a first orientation and a second orientation. When the base is in the first orientation, the first end of the base is more proximate an outer end of the support surface than the second end of the base. When the base is in the second orientation, the second end of the base is more proximate the outer end of the support surface than the first end of the base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2019
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Seung il Kim, Kenneth K. Smith, Robert S. Moser, Min-Chul Lee
  • Patent number: 11269267
    Abstract: Examples of a print particle replenishment device for replenishing a host device are described herein. In some examples, the print particle replenishment device includes an output assembly to output print particles, comprising an interfacing portion. In some examples, the print particle replenishment device includes a plurality of contact pads disposed on an outer portion of the output assembly to rotate with the output assembly when opening a channel of the print particle replenishment device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventors: Andy Philip Chick, Ji-Won Moon, Min-Chul Lee, Kwangsung Park, Yuntae Kim, Jinwoo Noh, Pratik Pravinkumar Shah, Matthew James Storey, Zackary Thomas Hickman, Amy Moon Williams, An Tran, Bennett Alexander Nadeau
  • Patent number: 11209754
    Abstract: A printer includes a main body including a communicating portion, a development cartridge attachable to and detachable from the main body, the development cartridge to supply toner contained in a toner container to an electrostatic latent image formed on a photoconductor, to form a visible toner image, and a toner refilling portion connected to the toner container. The toner refilling portion includes a mounting portion into which a toner cartridge insertable from outside the main body through the communicating portion to be mountable, a toner inlet portion provided in the mounting portion to receive toner from the toner cartridge when the toner cartridge is mounted to the mounting portion, and an inlet shutter switchable between a blocking position where the toner inlet portion is blocked from receiving toner, and an inlet position where the toner inlet portion is open to receive toner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventors: SeungSup Lee, Min-Chul Lee, Jiwon Moon, Woongyong Choi
  • Patent number: 11181508
    Abstract: A gas sensing system includes a driving circuit chip, and a gas sensor, a temperature sensor, and a humidity sensor, which are located on the driving circuit chip. The gas sensing system compensates a gas sensing result based on at least one of a temperature sensing result and a humidity sensing result and generates a gas sensing signal. The gas sensor includes a first resonator and a first sensing film being configured to sense a first gas and located on the first resonator to be exposed to the outside. The temperature sensor includes a second resonator and an encapsulation layer located above the second resonator not to expose the second resonator to the outside, and the humidity sensor includes a third resonator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Si-hoon Lee, Min-chul Lee, Kwang-min Park, Jeong-ho Park
  • Patent number: 11175607
    Abstract: Examples of an output assembly for a print particle replenishment device are described herein, Some examples of the output assembly include a sliding member. For example, the sliding member includes a channel that is offset from a rotating axis of the output assembly and a notch that is offset from the rotating axis and that extends to an outer edge of the sliding member. Some examples of the output assembly include a cover member to maintain a static position with respect to a rotation of the sliding member. In some examples, the cover member includes an alignment structure that is offset from the rotating axis of the output assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventors: Andy Philip Chick, Pratik Pravinkumar Shah, Min-Chul Lee, Ji-won Moon, Matthew James Storey, Zackary Thomas Hickman, Corbett Benjamin Schoenfelt, Bennett Alexander Nadeau, Jefferson Blake West
  • Patent number: 11156939
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus and method for determining a toner level and providing a notification are provided. The method of operating an image forming apparatus includes counting a number of times a lower toner hopper receives toner from an in-situ refillable upper toner hopper, calculating an estimate of toner volume transferred from the lower toner hopper to a surface of a photosensitive drum, determining an amount of toner consumed from the in-situ refillable upper toner hopper based on the number of times the lower toner hopper receives toner from the in-situ refillable upper toner hopper and the estimate of toner volume transferred from the lower toner hopper to the surface of the photosensitive drum, and generating an upper toner hopper refill notification when the amount of toner consumed from the in-situ refillable upper toner hopper is determined to exceed a threshold value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Kenneth K Smith, Ji-Won Moon, Min-Chul Lee, Andrew Chick, Matthew Storey, Jefferson Blake West, Zackary Thomas Hickman, Eun-Kyung Yun, Yoona Min, Pratik Shah
  • Patent number: 11119075
    Abstract: A gas sensor including a gas sensing device having a resonant frequency that varies with adsorbed chemicals, a frequency detector configured to detect the resonant frequency of the gas sensing device, a calibrator configured to generate current calibration data based on the resonant frequency of the gas sensing device which has been heated to a calibration temperature in a calibration mode, and a compensator configured to adjust an output value of the frequency detector based on the current calibration data in a sensing mode may be provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jeong-ho Park, Eun-je Hyun, Kwang-min Park, Min-chul Lee
  • Publication number: 20210232063
    Abstract: Examples of an output assembly for a print particle replenishment device are described herein, Some examples of the output assembly include a sliding member. For example, the sliding member includes a channel that is offset from a rotating axis of the output assembly and a notch that is offset from the rotating axis and that extends to an outer edge of the sliding member. Some examples of the output assembly include a cover member to maintain a static position with respect to a rotation of the sliding member. In some examples, the cover member includes an alignment structure that is offset from the rotating axis of the output assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2018
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventors: Andy Philip CHICK, Pratik Pravinkumar SHAH, Min-Chul LEE, Ji-won MOON, Matthew James STOREY, Zackary Thomas HICKMAN, Corbett Benjamin SCHOENFELT, Bennett Alexander NADEAU, Jefferson Blake WEST
  • Publication number: 20210223715
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus and method for determining a toner level and providing a notification are provided. The method of operating an image forming apparatus includes counting a number of times a lower toner hopper receives toner from an in-situ refillable upper toner hopper, calculating an estimate of toner volume transferred from the lower toner hopper to a surface of a photosensitive drum, determining an amount of toner consumed from the in-situ refillable upper toner hopper based on the number of times the lower toner hopper receives toner from the in-situ refillable upper toner hopper and the estimate of toner volume transferred from the lower toner hopper to the surface of the photosensitive drum, and generating an upper toner hopper refill notification when the amount of toner consumed from the in-situ refillable upper toner hopper is determined to exceed a threshold value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2018
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Inventors: Kenneth K SMITH, Ji-Won MOON, Min-Chul LEE, Andrew CHICK, Matthew STOREY, Jefferson Blake WEST, Zackary Thomas HICKMAN, Eun-Kyung YUN, Yoona MIN, Pratik SHAH
  • Publication number: 20210162666
    Abstract: Examples of a print a print particle replenishment device are described. In some examples, a print particle replenishment device includes a rotating member to rotate about a central axis of the print particle replenishment device. In some examples, the rotating member includes an opening offset from the central axis. In some examples of a print particle replenishment device, a nozzle is offset from the central axis, where the nozzle is to slide with respect to an interior plane of the rotating member to align with the opening to transfer print particles through the nozzle and opening when in an open position. In some examples, a print particle replenishment device includes an extension that protrudes with respect to the opening to engage a port cover of a host device to move the port cover to open a port for replenishment at rotation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2018
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Inventors: Ji-Won MOON, Min-Chul LEE, Woong-Yong CHOI, Matthew James STOREY, Jefferson Blake WEST, Zackary Thomas HICKMAN
  • Publication number: 20210116837
    Abstract: Examples of a print particle replenishment device for replenishing a host device are described herein. In some examples, the print particle replenishment device includes an output assembly to output print particles, comprising an interfacing portion. In some examples, the print particle replenishment device includes a plurality of contact pads disposed on an outer portion of the output assembly to rotate with the output assembly when opening a channel of the print particle replenishment device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2018
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventors: Andy Philip CHICK, Ji-Won MOON, Min-Chul LEE, Kwangsung PARK, Yuntae KIM, Jinwoo NOH, Pratik Pravinkumar SHAH, Matthew James STOREY, Zackary Thomas HICKMAN, Amy Moon WILLIAMS, An TRAN, Bennett Alexander NADEAU
  • Publication number: 20210096503
    Abstract: Examples of a host device that includes an input recess are described. In some examples, the input recess includes a rotating port cover offset from a central axis of the input recess. In some examples, the input recess includes a plurality of contacts disposed on an interfacing surface of the input recess to interface with a print particle replenishment device when the rotating port cover is rotated. In some examples, the plurality of contacts interfaces with a control device to authenticate the print particle replenishment device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2018
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventors: Ji-Won MOON, Min-Chul LEE, Kwangsung PARK, Yuntae KIM, Jinwoo NOH, Matthew James STOREY, Seungsup LEE, Zackary Thomas HICKMAN, Amy Moon WILLIAMS, An TRAN, Bennett Alexander NADEAU
  • Publication number: 20210088939
    Abstract: A printer includes a main body including a communicating portion, a development cartridge attachable to and detachable from the main body, the development cartridge to supply toner contained in a toner container to an electrostatic latent image formed on a photoconductor, to form a visible toner image, and a toner refilling portion connected to the toner container. The toner refilling portion includes a mounting portion into which a toner cartridge insertable from outside the main body through the communicating portion to be mountable, a toner inlet portion provided in the mounting portion to receive toner from the toner cartridge when the toner cartridge is mounted to the mounting portion, and an inlet shutter switchable between a blocking position where the toner inlet portion is blocked from receiving toner, and an inlet position where the toner inlet portion is open to receive toner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2019
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventors: SeungSup LEE, Min-Chul LEE, Jiwon MOON, Woongyong CHOI
  • Patent number: 10726228
    Abstract: A semiconductor device comprising a fingerprint sensor configured to generate first-direction sensing data and second-direction sensing data by sensing a fingerprint image in a first direction and a second direction, respectively, which is perpendicular to the first direction; a differential sensing circuit configured to generate first-direction first differential data and second-direction first differential data by performing a differential operation on the first-direction sensing data and the second-direction sensing data, respectively; and a fingerprint processing circuit configured to generate first-direction second differential data and second-direction second differential data by performing a differential operation on the first-direction first differential data and the second-direction first differential data, respectively, and generate fingerprint data by adding the first-direction second differential data and the second-direction second differential data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hee Chang Hwang, Jae Jin Park, Min Chul Lee, Seung Hoon Lee, Dae Young Chung
  • Publication number: 20200132630
    Abstract: A gas sensing system includes a driving circuit chip, and a gas sensor, a temperature sensor, and a humidity sensor, which are located on the driving circuit chip. The gas sensing system compensates a gas sensing result based on at least one of a temperature sensing result and a humidity sensing result and generates a gas sensing signal. The gas sensor includes a first resonator and a first sensing film being configured to sense a first gas and located on the first resonator to be exposed to the outside. The temperature sensor includes a second resonator and an encapsulation layer located above the second resonator not to expose the second resonator to the outside, and the humidity sensor includes a third resonator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2019
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Si-hoon Lee, Min-chul LEE, Kwang-min PARK, Jeong-ho PARK
  • Publication number: 20200132631
    Abstract: A resonator sensor device includes a lower electrode located on a substrate, a piezoelectric layer located on the lower electrode, an upper electrode located on the piezoelectric layer, an upper passivation layer located on the upper electrode, the upper passivation layer including a hydrophobic material, and a gas sensing layer located on the upper passivation layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2019
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Si-hoon LEE, Kwang-min PARK, Min-chul LEE, Jae-heung LIM
  • Patent number: D893598
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventors: Ji-Won Moon, Woong-Yong Choi, Jinhwa Hong, Min-Chul Lee, Kenneth K. Smith, Andrew Chick, Pratik Shah, Matthew Storey, Matthew Grossman, Muriel Hale Shields
  • Patent number: D896884
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY L.P.
    Inventors: Kyonghwan Kim, Andrew Chick, Matthew Storey, Pratik Shah, Eun-Kyung Yun, Hye Heon Jung, Robert Moser, Min-Chul Lee, Changyeop Oh, Kenneth K. Smith
  • Patent number: D899515
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventors: Kyonghwan Kim, Andrew Chick, Matthew Storey, Pratik Shah, Eun-Kyung Yun, Hye Heon Jung, Robert Moser, Min-Chul Lee, Changyeop Oh, Kenneth K. Smith