Patents by Inventor Sang Jin Kim

Sang Jin 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).

  • Profile shaping for control gate recesses
    Patent number: 11784229
    Abstract: Exemplary semiconductor structures and processing methods may include forming a first portion of a first semiconductor layer characterized by a first etch rate for an etch treatment, forming a second portion of the first semiconductor layer characterized by a second etch rate that is less than the first etch rate for the etch treatment, and forming a third portion of the first semiconductor layer characterized by a third etch rate that is greater than the second etch rate. The processing methods may further include etching an opening through the first semiconductor layer, where the opening has a height and a width, and where the opening is characterized by a variation in the width between a midpoint of the height of the opening and an endpoint of the opening that is less than or about 5 ?.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Akhil Singhal, Allison Yau, Sang-Jin Kim, Zeqiong Zhao, Zhijun Jiang, Deenesh Padhi, Ganesh Balasubramanian
  • WAFER STORAGE CONTAINER AND CAP ASSEMBLY USED THEREFOR
    Publication number: 20230317484
    Abstract: A wafer storage container and a cap assembly according to an embodiment include a storage container having a space accommodating at least one wafer therein, a fastening portion having a fastening space capable of fastening a cap, and the cap having a locking portion which is formed linearly on a first side of the cap and which has an end portion provided with a first protrusion portion, the cap being configured in a structure in which the locking portion is fastened to the fastening portion. The fastening portion includes an inner wall, and a fastening hole which is formed in a first side of the fastening portion such that the locking portion is fastened thereto. The cap includes a fixing wall in close contact with the inner wall, thereby fixing the cap to the fastening portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2022
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventor: Sang Jin KIM
  • Laser transmission characteristic value determination method
    Patent number: 11772197
    Abstract: A laser transmission characteristic value determination method for determining an appropriate transmission characteristic value of a laser so that a marked letter becomes a predetermined font size or more when marking a letter on a surface of a heat shrinkable tube formed on the outer periphery of a battery cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Young Kyu Lee, Sang Jin Kim, Young Su Son
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF SEASONING ELECTROSTATIC CHUCKS WITH DIELECTRIC SEASONING FILMS
    Publication number: 20230274968
    Abstract: Semiconductor processing systems and method are described that may include flowing deposition precursors into a substrate processing region of a semiconductor processing chamber, where the substrate processing region includes an electrostatic chuck. The methods may further include depositing a seasoning layer on the electrostatic chuck from the deposition precursors to form a seasoned electrostatic chuck. The seasoning layer may be characterized by a dielectric constant greater than or about 3.5. The methods may still further include applying a voltage to the seasoned electrostatic chuck of greater than or about 500 V. The seasoned electrostatic chuck may be characterized by a leakage current of less than or about 25 mA when the voltage is applied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2023
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Applicant: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Akhil Singhal, Allison Yau, Zeqiong Zhao, Sang-Jin Kim, Zhijun Jiang, Deenesh Padhi, Ganesh Balasubramanian
  • Tablet-type epoxy resin composition for sealing semiconductor device, and semiconductor device sealed using the same
    Patent number: 11702537
    Abstract: A tablet form of an epoxy resin composition for encapsulation of semiconductor elements, where the tablet form of the epoxy resin composition: (i) includes 97 wt % or more of tablets having a diameter of 0.1 mm to less than 2.8 mm and a height of 0.1 mm to less than 2.8 mm, as measured using an ASTM standard sieve; (ii) satisfies the following Equation 1, ? ? ? D × ? ? ? H ? ? ? D + ? ? ? H ? 1.0 , where ?D is a standard deviation of tablet diameters and ?H is a standard deviation of tablet heights, as measured with respect to 50 tablets arbitrarily selected from the tablets; and (iii) the tablets have a compression density of 1.2 g/mL to 1.7 g/mL.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sang Jin Kim, Sang Kyun Kim, Tae Shin Eom, Dong Hwan Lee, Young Joon Lee, Yong Han Cho
  • Camera module
    Patent number: 11706510
    Abstract: A camera module includes a lens; an image sensor disposed on a substrate and converting an optical signal refracted by the lens into an electrical signal, an adhesive member disposed between the substrate and the image sensor to fix the image sensor to the substrate, and a support member disposed between the substrate and the image sensor configured to maintain a constant distance between the lens and the image sensor even at a time of shrinkage-deformation of the adhesive member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Won Seo Gu, Soo Gil Sin, Sang Jin Kim
  • TOUCH DISPLAY DEVICE
    Publication number: 20230205336
    Abstract: A touch display device can include a touch screen panel including an active area and a non-active area adjacent to the active area, a dam structure in the non-active area and configured to surround at least a portion of the active area, at least one encapsulation layer to correspond to the active area and the non-active area, a plurality of touch electrodes on the at least one encapsulation layer in the active area and configured to receive and process touches, a first touch line being a touch electrode connection line to connect the plurality of touch electrodes in the active area, a second touch line being an extension of one of the plurality of touch electrodes and disposed on the first touch line in the non-active area, and a touch buffer layer between the dam structure and the first touch line in the non-active area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2022
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Applicant: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang Jin KIM, In Tae KO
  • APPARATUS FOR ALIGNING POUCH-TYPE SECONDARY BATTERY
    Publication number: 20230198001
    Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus for aligning a pouch-type secondary battery, which aligns two opposite sides of an electrode assembly of a pouch-type secondary battery including the electrode assembly and a terrace formed around the electrode assembly with a process proceeding route, the apparatus including an alignment table configured to support the supplied pouch-type secondary battery, and an alignment assembly configured to align the pouch-type secondary battery by pushing two opposite surfaces of the electrode assembly of the pouch-type secondary battery, which is supported by the alignment table, from above and below the terrace so that the two opposite surfaces of the electrode assembly of the pouch-type secondary battery are aligned with the process proceeding route.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2021
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: Jong Hong JEONG, Sang Jin KIM
  • PROP DEVICE FOR TERRACE FOLDING OF SECONDARY BATTERY CELL
    Publication number: 20230198000
    Abstract: Disclosed is a prop device for terrace folding of a secondary battery cell, which supports, in a direction facing a folding direction, a terrace portion of a secondary battery cell including an electrode stack configured by stacking electrodes, and the terrace portion formed along an outer periphery of the electrode stack and having a part to be folded in the folding direction toward the electrode stack, the prop device including upper and lower props disposed forward of the electrode stack based on the folding direction and each elongated to have a length from one end to the other end of the secondary battery cell in a direction orthogonal to the folding direction, the upper and lower props being disposed above and below the terrace portion while facing each other and configured to hold the terrace portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2021
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: Jong Hong JEONG, Sang Jin KIM
  • Expression of unfolded protein response proteins improves plant biomass and growth
    Patent number: 11674147
    Abstract: Described herein are expression cassettes, plant cells, plant seeds, plants, and methods useful for improving the glucan content and growth of plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: Board of Trustees of Michigan State University
    Inventors: Federica Brandizzi, Sang Jin Kim, Starla Zemelis-Durfee
  • Tableted epoxy resin composition for encapsulation of semiconductor device and semiconductor device encapsulated using the same
    Patent number: 11655363
    Abstract: A tableted epoxy resin composition for encapsulation of semiconductor devices and a semiconductor device encapsulated using the tableted epoxy resin composition, the tableted epoxy resin composition satisfying the following conditions (i) a proportion of tablets of the tableted epoxy resin composition having a diameter of greater than or equal to 0.1 mm and less than 2.8 mm and a height of greater than or equal to 0.1 mm and less than 2.8 mm is about 97 wt % or more, as measured by sieve analysis using ASTM standard sieves; (ii) the tablets have a packed density of greater than about 1.7 g/mL; and (iii) a ratio of packed density to cured density of the tablets is about 0.6 to about 0.87.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sang Jin Kim, Sang Kyun Kim, Tae Shin Eom, Dong Hwan Lee, Young Joon Lee, Yong Han Cho
  • BATTERY PACK HAVING CIRCUIT BOARD AND ELECTRODE LEADS DIRECTLY BONDED TO EACH OTHER BY LASER WELDING
    Publication number: 20230155261
    Abstract: Discussed is a battery pack including a battery cell that can include a pair of electrode leads including a positive electrode lead and a negative electrode lead, a pack housing configured to receive the battery cell therein, and a protection circuit module (PCM) having a protection circuit formed on a printed circuit board (PCB), the protection circuit being configured to control operation of the battery cell, wherein the pair of electrode leads may be directly bonded to a surface copper foil layer of the PCB. The pair of electrode leads may be directly bonded to the surface copper foil layer of the PCB by a laser welding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2021
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Sang Jin KIM, Jin Hyun LEE, Jae Young JANG, Dae Ho JUNG
  • BATTERY PACK CASE INCLUDING OVER-FUSION PREVENTION STRUCTURE
    Publication number: 20230155225
    Abstract: Discussed is a battery pack case configured to receive a plurality of battery cells, the battery pack case including a first case and a second case coupled to each other through and engagement between first case and the second case. A projecting portion is on a coupling portion of the first case at a middle part of the first case in a thickness direction to project therefrom, a grooved portion is in a coupling portion of the second case at a middle part of the second case in a thickness direction thereof such that the projecting portion is inserted into the grooved portion, and a uniform gap between the outside of the projecting portion of the first case and the outside of the grooved portion of the second case in the state in which the first case and the second case are coupled and thermally fused to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2021
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Jae Young JANG, Jin Hyun LEE, Sang Jin KIM
  • Air conditioning system and method for disinfection of public facilities
    Publication number: 20230151986
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an air conditioning system and method for disinfection of a public facility. More specifically, the present disclosure relates to an air conditioning system and method for disinfection of a public facility capable of sterilizing or inactivating bio-aerosols existing in interior space by using the air conditioning equipment installed in the public facility structures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2023
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Inventors: Seung-hoon LEE, Do-geun Kim, Chang-su Kim, Joo-young Park, Sung-hoon Jung, Joon-hwan Choi, Eun-yeon Byeon, Jong-man Lee, Jang-hoon Ha, Sang-jin Kim
  • Secondary battery cell supply apparatus for process of folding secondary battery cell
    Patent number: 11652231
    Abstract: There is provided a secondary battery cell supply apparatus for a process of folding a secondary battery cell, including: a first device configured to grip a secondary battery cell for a cell folding process received in a tray and raise the secondary battery cell for a cell folding process vertically upward; a second device configured to grip the secondary battery cell for a cell folding process gripped by the first device and transfer the secondary battery cell for a cell folding process in a transverse direction when the first device releases the secondary battery cell for a cell folding process; and a third device configured to grip the secondary battery cell for a cell folding process gripped by the second device, rotate the secondary battery cell for a cell folding process, and move the secondary battery cell for a cell folding process upward and downward.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: CLEVER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jong Hong Jeong, Sang Jin Kim
  • Systems and methods of seasoning electrostatic chucks with dielectric seasoning films
    Patent number: 11646216
    Abstract: Semiconductor processing systems and method are described that may include flowing deposition precursors into a substrate processing region of a semiconductor processing chamber, where the substrate processing region includes an electrostatic chuck. The methods may further include depositing a seasoning layer on the electrostatic chuck from the deposition precursors to form a seasoned electrostatic chuck. The seasoning layer may be characterized by a dielectric constant greater than or about 3.5. The methods may still further include applying a voltage to the seasoned electrostatic chuck of greater than or about 500 V. The seasoned electrostatic chuck may be characterized by a leakage current of less than or about 25 mA when the voltage is applied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Akhil Singhal, Allison Yau, Zeqiong Zhao, Sang-Jin Kim, Zhijun Jiang, Deenesh Padhi, Ganesh Balasubramanian
  • HOT-PRESS SYSTEM FOR FOLDING SURFACE OF POUCH-TYPE SECONDARY BATTERY
    Publication number: 20230136385
    Abstract: Disclosed is a hot-press system for folding a surface of a pouch-type secondary battery, the hot-press system including: a first folded surface pressing means configured to hold a main chamber and long-side terraces, which have folded surfaces, of a secondary battery, the first folded surface pressing means being configured to primarily press the folded surfaces while applying heat and pressure to the folded surfaces, and a second folded surface pressing means configured to hold the main chamber and the long-side terraces, which have the folded surfaces, of the secondary battery guided from the first folded surface pressing means, the second folded surface pressing means being configured to secondarily press the folded surfaces while applying heat and pressure to the folded surfaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2022
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Inventors: Jong Hong JEONG, Sang Jin KIM
  • BATTERY CELL TERRACE ALIGNMENT DEVICE
    Publication number: 20230135809
    Abstract: Disclosed is a battery cell terrace alignment device including a base part, a table provided straight (in an X-axis direction) in parallel with a process direction, a first front end support part provided on the base part, a second front end support part provided on the base part, a first rear end support part provided on the base part, a second rear end support part provided on the base part, alignment blocks respectively provided in the first front end support part, the second front end support part, the first rear end support part, and the second rear end support part, a close-contact member provided in any one of the first front end support part and the second front end support part or any one of the first and the second rear end support parts, and a man chamber guide member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Inventors: Jong Hong JEONG, Sang Jin KIM
  • POUCH CUTTING APPARATUS FOR SECONDARY BATTERIES
    Publication number: 20230137474
    Abstract: Disclosed is a pouch cutting apparatus for secondary batteries, which cuts remaining portions of a terrace of a pouch-type secondary battery except for folded portions, the pouch cutting apparatus including a frame, a lower cutting unit fixed to a lower side of a front surface of the frame and configured to support a lower portion of the terrace in a longitudinal direction of the terrace so that the remaining portion extends to the outside of a rear surface thereof in a state in which the pouch-type secondary battery to be cut is fixed, and an upper cutting unit disposed at an upper side of the front surface of the frame so as to be movable upward or downward and configured to cut the remaining portion extending to the outside of the rear surface of the lower cutting unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Inventors: Jong Hong JEONG, Sang Jin KIM
  • MEST AS BIOMARKER FOR CANCER DIAGNOSIS AND PROGNOSIS AND METHOD FOR USING THEREOF
    Publication number: 20230111706
    Abstract: A method for treating cancer in a human subject includes initiating a cancer therapy on the human subject, preparing a biological sample from the human subject; (i) mixing the biological sample with an antibody or aptamer that specifically binds to an MEST protein, or (ii) obtaining mRNA of a nucleotide sequence encoding the MEST protein from the biological sample, and synthesizing and amplifying cDNA from the mRNA, detecting the MEST protein bound to the antibody or aptamer, or an expression of the cDNA, determining if the detected MEST or a level of the expression is higher than that in a normal human subject, determining responsiveness of the cancer to the cancer therapy by the detected MEST or the level of the expression, and continuing the cancer therapy to treat the cancer if it is determined that there is the responsiveness of the cancer to the cancer therapy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2022
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Inventors: SUNG GYUN KANG, HYUN SOOK LEE, JUNG-HYUN LEE, SANG-JIN KIM, KAE KYONG KWON, HYUNG-SOON YIM, YUN JAE KIM, YOUNG OK HWANG, WOOK JIN, YONG KYUN CHO