Patents by Inventor Min-gyu Kim

Min-gyu 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: 20210272502
    Abstract: A display device according to some embodiments includes a display panel including a plurality of pixels, a timing controller for correcting an input image signal, and for transmitting the input image to the display panel, a memory for storing model correction data for correcting a gray value, the model correction data corresponding to respective models of a plurality of timing controllers, and for storing image quality correction data for correcting a gamma deviation of the display panel, and a correction controller for generating final correction data by using the model correction data and the image quality correction data, and for transmitting the final correction data to the timing controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2020
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Inventors: Min Gyu KIM, Hee Joon KIM, Si Hun JANG, Hoi Sik MOON
  • Publication number: 20210242025
    Abstract: A vertical field effect transistor (VFET) structure includes: a substrate; fin structures formed on the substrate; bottom source/drain regions formed on the substrate between and at opposite sides of lower portions of the fin structures; and shallow trench isolation (STI) structures formed at sides of the substrate and the bottom source/drain regions, wherein upper portions of the bottom source/drain regions include silicide layers each of which has a bar shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2020
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Min Gyu Kim, Hwi Chan Jun
  • Publication number: 20210242091
    Abstract: Vertical field-effect transistor (VFET) devices and methods of forming the same are provided. The methods may include forming a lower structure on a substrate. The lower structure may include first and second VFETs, a preliminary isolation structure between the first and second VFETs, and a gate liner on opposing sides of the preliminary isolation structure and between the preliminary isolation structure and the substrate. Each of the first and second VFETs may include a bottom source/drain region, a channel region and a top source/drain region sequentially stacked, and a gate structure on a side surface of the channel region. The preliminary isolation structure may include a sacrificial layer and a gap capping layer sequentially stacked. The methods may also include forming a top capping layer on the lower structure and then forming a cavity between the first and second VFETs by removing the sacrificial layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2020
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Inventors: HWI CHAN JUN, MIN GYU KIM
  • Publication number: 20210242330
    Abstract: A vertical field effect transistor (VFET) device and a method of manufacturing the same are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2020
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hwi Chan JUN, Min Gyu KIM, Gil-Hwan SON
  • Patent number: 11075017
    Abstract: The modular lower moving system for nuclear fuel handling includes: a lower reactor vessel assembly including nuclear fuel loaded therein; a carrier having a space allowing the lower reactor vessel assembly to be accommodated therein; a rail extending from a reactor area to a fuel handling area; a transfer cart horizontally movable along the rail; a lifting device installed at the transfer cart, movable upward or downward with respect to the transfer cart; and a drive device configured to supply power to the transfer cart and the lifting device. The method of refueling nuclear fuel using the modular lower moving system includes a carrier lifting process, a lower reactor vessel assembly detachment process, a process of accommodating the lower reactor vessel assembly in the carrier, a carrier lowering process, a transfer cart movement process, a nuclear fuel offloading process, and a nuclear fuel loading process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: KEPCO ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC.
    Inventors: Kwang Jeok Ko, Ho Jung Lee, Min Gyu Kim, Yeon Ho Cho, Hyun Min Kim
  • Patent number: 11060749
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an air conditioner, an air conditioner controlling system, and an air conditioner controlling method. The air conditioner controlling system includes one or more controlled air conditioners, a main controlling air conditioner having control authority over, from among the one or more controlled air conditioners, one or more controlled air conditioners that belong to an upper rank group corresponding to the main controlling air conditioner, and a sub-controlling air conditioner having control authority over, from among the one or more controlled air conditioners, one or more controlled air conditioners that belong to a first lower rank group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae Hun Hur, Min Gyu Kim, Chang-Yong Lee
  • Patent number: 11060961
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods of evaluating brittleness by measuring force applied to an electrode specimen by simulating a wound state of a jelly-roll type electrode assembly are disclosed herein. In an embodiment, a brittleness evaluation apparatus includes a jig unit, a driving unit, and a measurement analyzing unit. The jig unit includes two jigs, a groove formed between the jigs, a pressing plate, and guides. The jigs facing each other and have top surfaces formed in a horizontal plane and configured to receive a specimen arranged on the top surfaces along a length direction extending between and along the top surfaces. The pressing plate is arranged perpendicular to the length direction and configured to cause the specimen to bend by descending into the groove. The guides are located on each of the top surfaces of the jigs and configured to prevent distortion of the specimen during descent of the pressing plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Inventors: An-Soo Jeong, Nam-Won Kim, Young-Tae Kim, Pil-Kyu Park, Han-Gab Song, Min-Gyu Kim
  • Patent number: 11057182
    Abstract: Provided are a method and apparatus for transmitting acknowledgement/not-acknowledgement (ACK/NACK) of a user equipment in a carrier aggregation system. The method includes: assigning first and second control regions as search spaces for a specific cell; detecting scheduling information with respect to the specific cell from the first control region and/or second control region; receiving a data channel from the specific cell on the basis of the scheduling information; and transmitting ACK/NACK indicating a reception acknowledgement for the data channel, wherein if the scheduling information is detected from the first control region, the ACK/NACK is transmitted using a radio resource linked to another radio resource used to receive the scheduling information, and wherein if the scheduling information is detected from the second control region, the ACK/NACK is transmitted using a pre-set radio resource through a higher layer signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Dong Youn Seo, Min Gyu Kim, Suck Chel Yang, Joon Kui Ahn
  • Patent number: 11048364
    Abstract: A method for acquiring capacitance of a capacitive touch panel includes acquiring a selected capacitance value at a selected point among a plurality of points at which a plurality of capacitances are present, in the capacitive touch panel, determining the selected capacitance value as a reference capacitance value, and performing a multi-driving using a balanced code, and acquiring a capacitance value from at least one point among the plurality of points using the reference capacitance value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yong Jin Park, Min Gyu Kim, Sun Kwon Kim, Jong Bin Moon, Young Kil Choi, Yoon Kyung Choi
  • Patent number: 11032835
    Abstract: A method for determining link direction of resources in a wireless communication system, the method performed by a user equipment (UE) includes receiving frame configuration information from a base station, wherein the frame configuration information indicates at least one of default resources and flexible resources in a frame, receiving downlink control information (DCI) format from the base station, and determining link direction of the flexible resources in the frame based on the frame configuration information and the DCI format.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Dong Youn Seo, Min Gyu Kim, Suck Chel Yang, Joon Kui Ahn
  • Publication number: 20210132563
    Abstract: An appliance is provided. The appliance includes a transceiver, and a processor configured to, based on an external appliance being identified to be adjacent to the appliance, receive arrangement state information of the external appliance through the transceiver, identify whether the appliance is a slave device controlled by the external appliance or a master device to control the external appliance based on the arrangement state information of the external appliance and arrangement state information of the appliance, based on the appliance being identified as the slave device, transmit a control authority to the external appliance through the transceiver, and based on the appliance being identified as the master device, request the control authority from the external appliance identified as the slave device through the transceiver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2021
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventors: Jae-hoon CHA, Seong-su KIM, Min-gyu KIM
  • Patent number: 10996150
    Abstract: A jig assembly for measuring the tensile strength of an electrode at a bend having a similar radius to a core, an apparatus for measuring bending tensile strength including the jig assembly, and a method for measuring bending tensile strength that measures the tensile strength of an electrode at a bend having a similar radius to a core using the apparatus for measuring bending tensile strength are provided. The jig assembly of the present disclosure includes a fixing unit configured to fix a first end part of a sample, and a plate shaped bending jig configured to provide a one point bend to a lengthwise direction cross section of the sample and to guide a second end part of the sample toward a tensile testing load unit. According to the present disclosure, it is possible to measure the tensile strength of the electrode under a similar condition to a winding process before the electrode is used in real winding applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: An-Soo Jeong, Young-Tae Kim, Nam-Won Kim, Min-Gyu Kim, Pil-Kyu Park, Han-Gab Song
  • Patent number: 10991346
    Abstract: A controller includes a bit shifter and a stain compensator. The bit shifter may determine a bit shift value corresponding to a stain compensation value according to an area of a display panel. The bit shift value represents a quantity of integer bits and a quantity of decimal bits. At least one of the quantity of integer bits and the quantity of decimal bits corresponds to a quantity of stain compensation steps. The stain compensator may compensate a grayscale value of input image data using the stain compensation value and the bit shift value to generate compensated image data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Inventors: Jeong Woon Lee, Min Gyu Kim, Sang Cheol Park, Hoi Sik Moon
  • Patent number: 10979629
    Abstract: An image processing device for a mass produced display device includes an image obtaining capture to provide a single image frame including intensity values for respective coordinates of a display surface of the display device, and an image correcting unit to correct the intensity values of the single image frame of the display surface by using correction amount values with the corresponding correction direction values to provide a de-blurring image frame for the display surface, wherein the image correcting unit includes a correction amount calculating unit to calculate the correction amount values for the respective coordinates by using first derivative values with respect to the intensity values of the single image frame, and a correction direction calculating unit to calculate the correction direction values for the respective coordinates by using second derivative values with respect to the intensity values of the single image frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Min Gyu Kim, Se Yun Kim, Si Hun Jang, Hoi Sik Moon
  • Publication number: 20210098145
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a sliding type transfer cask for transferring spent nuclear fuel, the sliding type transfer cask being easy to install and move. The sliding type transfer cask includes a transfer container having a space for accommodating the canister; a neutron shielding body disposed around an outer circumference; an opening/closing portion coupled to a lower portion of the transfer container, wherein the opening/closing portion includes a support portion that has a first through-hole communicating with the transfer container and supports the transfer container; a base plate that is arranged below the support portion; and a lid assembly that includes a first lid portion and a second lid portion, wherein the first lid portion includes a first lid and a first motor for sliding the first lid, and the second lid portion includes a second lid and a second motor for sliding the second lid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2020
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Inventors: Jin Seok PARK, Soung Kyu LEE, Sung Hwan KIM, Kwang Jeok KO, Min Gyu KIM, Yeon Ho CHO
  • Publication number: 20210090527
    Abstract: A controller includes a bit shifter and a stain compensator. The bit shifter may determine a bit shift value corresponding to a stain compensation value according to an area of a display panel. The bit shift value represents a quantity of integer bits and a quantity of decimal bits. At least one of the quantity of integer bits and the quantity of decimal bits corresponds to a quantity of stain compensation steps. The stain compensator may compensate a grayscale value of input image data using the stain compensation value and the bit shift value to generate compensated image data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2020
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Inventors: Jeong Woon LEE, Min Gyu KIM, Sang Cheol PARK, Hoi Sik MOON
  • Publication number: 20210057119
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a transfer cask for transferring spent nuclear fuel. The transfer cask transfers a canister storing the spent nuclear fuel and includes a transfer container having a space for accommodating the canister; a neutron shielding body arranged on an outer periphery of the transfer container to shield neutrons; and an opening/closing portion that is coupled to a lower portion of the transfer container and opens and closes the lower portion of the transfer container, wherein the opening and closing portion, a support portion supporting the transfer container and having a first through hole in communication with the transfer container; a lid assembly having a first lid portion and a second lid portion that open and close the first through hole; and a base plate on which the support portion is seated and a second through hole through which the canister is drawn out is formed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2020
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Inventors: Jin Seok PARK, Soung Kyu LEE, Sung Hwan KIM, Kwang Jeok KO, Min Gyu KIM, Yeon Ho CHO
  • Patent number: 10900674
    Abstract: Provided is an air conditioning apparatus, a central control apparatus of the air conditioning apparatus, a remote control apparatus of the air conditioning apparatus, an indoor apparatus of the air conditioning apparatus and a method of controlling thereof. The central control apparatus of the air conditioning apparatus includes: a plurality of branched ports connected to a pipe of a plurality of indoor apparatuses and provided with predetermined identification information; and a central controller configured to identify the plurality of indoor apparatuses connected through the branched port, based on the identification information, and configured to control an operation of components contained in the air conditioning apparatus based on a result of the identification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae Hun Hur, Chang-Yong Lee, Min Gyu Kim, Yun-Nam Kim
  • Patent number: 10892875
    Abstract: Provided is a method of transmitting ACK/NACK in a TDD-based wireless communication system. The method includes: receiving M downlink subframes associated with an uplink subframe n in each of two serving cells; determining four candidate resources based on the M downlink subframes received in each of the two serving cells; and transmitting an ACK/NACK response for the M downlink subframes by using one resource selected from the four candidate resources in the uplink subframe n, wherein the two serving cells includes a first serving cell and a second serving cell, and wherein among the four candidate resources, a first resource and a second resource are associated with a PDSCH or a SPS release PDCCH for releasing semi-persistent scheduling received in the first serving cell, and a third resource and a fourth resources are associated with a PDSCH received in the second serving cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Joon Kui Ahn, Suck Chel Yang, Min Gyu Kim, Dong Youn Seo
  • Patent number: RE48709
    Abstract: The present invention provided a method and apparatus for reporting a channel quality in a wireless communication system. A terminal receives an uplink grant from a base station via one of a plurality of downlink component carriers (CCs). The uplink grant includes a channel quality indicator (CQI) request for instructing uplink allocation and CQI reporting. The terminal reports the CQI of the downlink CC being linked to the base station. The downlink CC being linked is one of the plurality of downlink CCs, which is linked to the uplink CC for which the uplink allocation is scheduled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Dong Youn Seo, Min Gyu Kim, Suck Chel Yang, Joon Kui Ahn