Patents Represented by Attorney F. Chau & Associates, LLC
  • Patent number: 8291211
    Abstract: An embedded memory card system includes a first CPU, a second CPU, a nonvolatile memory storing data, and a device busy state machine selecting one of the first CPU and the second CPU to access the nonvolatile memory. The nonvolatile memory is accessed by the one of the first CPU and the second CPU selected by the device busy state machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Sung-Up Choi
  • Patent number: 8286513
    Abstract: A water sampling device comprises a cylinder, a first disk positioned at a top of the cylinder, a plurality of sampling tubes attached to the first disk, and a second disk positioned on the first disk, wherein the second disk includes an aperture through which water to be sampled flows into one of the plurality of sampling tubes when the aperture is lined up with an opening of the one sampling tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: Brooklyn Tech Alumni Foundation
    Inventors: Carl J. Lange, Frances Lange, legal representative
  • Patent number: 8289073
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a voltage regulator. The device includes an operational amplifier configured to compare an input voltage with a feedback voltage and output an output voltage, an up-resistor connected between an output of the operational amplifier and a first node, a down-resistor connected between a second node and a ground voltage terminal, and a switching unit including a fuse box connected between a third node outputting the feedback voltage and a fourth node having a variable resistance value, and configured to connect the first node with the fourth node and the second node with the third node, or connect the first node with the third node and the second node with the fourth node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chang-Ju Lee, Hyoung-Rae Kim, San-Ho Byun
  • Patent number: 8286170
    Abstract: A computer system includes a plurality of multi-threaded processors, and a scheduler. The multi-threaded processors each have a set of hardware threads forming a pool of hardware threads. The scheduler allocates hardware threads of the pool of hardware threads to one or more guest operating systems based on priorities of the guest operating systems. The priorities of the guest operating systems are based on logical processors requested by the guest operating systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Peter A. Franaszek
  • Patent number: 8283852
    Abstract: An organic light emitting device includes: a substrate; thin film structures formed on the substrate; a pixel electrode including a metal layer formed on the thin film structures, and a transparent conductor layer formed on the metal layer; a common electrode facing the pixel electrode; and an organic light emitting member disposed between the pixel electrode and the common electrode, wherein the organic light emitting member includes an emission layer and a plurality of auxiliary layers, and the profile thickness of a first layer as at least one layer among the emission layer and the auxiliary layers on the substrate is different from the profile thickness of at least one second layer that is different from the first layer among the emission layer and the auxiliary layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung-Soo Lee, Joo-Hyeon Lee
  • Patent number: 8284601
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device includes a substantially planar substrate, a memory string vertical to the substrate, the memory string comprising a plurality of storage cells, and a plurality of elongated word lines, each word line including a first portion substantially parallel to the substrate and connected to the memory string and a second portion substantially inclined relative to the substrate and extending above the substrate, wherein a first group of the plurality of word lines are electrically connected to first conductive lines disposed at a first side of the memory string, and a second group of the plurality of word lines are electrically connected to second conductive lines disposed at a second side of the memory string.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Byoungkeun Son, Hansoo Kim, Youngsoo An, Mingu Kim, Jinho Kim, Jaehyoung Choi, Sukhun Choi, Jae-Joo Shim, Wonseok Cho, Sunil Shim, Ju-Young Lim
  • Patent number: 8284624
    Abstract: A level detector, an internal voltage generator including the level detector, and a semiconductor memory device including the internal voltage generator are provided. The internal voltage generator includes a level detector that compares a threshold voltage that varies with temperature with an internal voltage to output a comparative voltage, and an internal voltage driver that adjusts an external supply voltage in response to the comparative voltage and that outputs an internal voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ki-Heung Kim, Yong-Ho Cho, Ji-Hoon Lim, Seong-Jin Jang, Tae-Yoon Lee
  • Patent number: 8284129
    Abstract: A light emitting pixel includes a first organic light emitting diode (OLED) and a capacitor supplying to the first OLED current generated by an electric charge corresponding to a difference between a first voltage supplied to a first electrode of the capacitor and a second voltage supplied to a second electrode of the capacitor. The light emitting pixel further include a second OLED to supply the first voltage to the first electrode. The light emitting pixel further includes a voltage supply device to supply the first voltage to the first electrode in response to the second voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yun Seung Shin, Jong Hak Baek
  • Patent number: 8284338
    Abstract: A mask is provided. The mask includes a mask body, a first exposing part and a second exposing part. The first exposing part is on the mask body. The first exposing part includes a first light transmitting portion and second light transmitting portions. The first light transmitting portion exposes a portion of the photoresist film corresponding to the output terminal to a light of a first light amount. The second light transmitting portions exposes an adjacent portion of the photoresist film adjacent to the output terminal to a light of a second light amount smaller than the first light amount. The second exposing part is on the mask body. The second exposing part includes third light transmitting portions for partially exposing the photoresist film corresponding to the storage electrode to a light of a third light amount that is between the first and second light amounts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chong-Chul Chai, Shi-Yul Kim, Sang-Gab Kim, Jun-Hyung Souk, Sang-Woo Whangbo, Won-Kie Chang, Hi-Kuk Lee, Soo-Wan Yoon, Soo-Jin Kim
  • Patent number: 8284953
    Abstract: A circuit of reducing a pop-up noise in a digital amplifier includes a switch unit and a switch signal generator. The switch unit is coupled in parallel to an output load between an output node of the digital amplifier and a reference node. The switch unit controls a current flowing through the output load by forming a conduction path between the output node and the reference node in response to a switch signal. The switch signal generator generates the switch signal in response to a switch control signal indicating a power-on or a power-off. The pop-up noise is reduced by the conduction path that is formed when the digital amplifier is powered on or off.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Soo-Hyoung Lee, Wang-Seup Yeum, Yong-Jin Cho, In-Bock Lee
  • Patent number: 8278180
    Abstract: A method of forming a semiconductor device having a contact structure includes forming an insulating layer on a semiconductor substrate, and selectively implanting impurity ions into a predetermined region of the insulating layer to generate lattice defects in the predetermined region of the insulating layer. A thermal treatment, such as quenching the insulating layer at a temperature change rate of at least ?20° C./minute, is performed on the insulating layer having the lattice defects to accelerate generation of the lattice defects in the predetermined region such that a conductive region results from the generated lattice defects to provide current paths in the predetermined region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Changhun Lee, Keemoon Chun
  • Patent number: 8276614
    Abstract: Disclosed is a suction valve of a variable capacity compressor for vehicle including: a valve sheet, a valve case, a spool valve, and a resilient member, wherein the valve case includes a first coolant discharging port and a pair of second coolant discharging ports, each second coolant discharging port being smaller in size than the first coolant discharging port, and wherein the spool valve includes a plurality of first grooves and two pairs of second grooves which are formed on the first grooves so that the second grooves in each pair face each other and a coolant may be introduced from the bottom surface of the valve case, and wherein when the spool valve is initially opened, the coolant is introduced through the first and second grooves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Assignee: Dong-Il Machinery Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jang Sik Park, Ki Yeon Kim, Jin Sang Kim
  • Patent number: 8277080
    Abstract: An LED based lighting fixture for street lighting includes a lighting head unit including a heat sink structure for dissipating heat. Below the heat sink structure is one or more LED circuit boards each including a plurality of low power LEDs oriented in a plurality of different directions. Light emitted from the lighting head unit is cast in a desired pattern of disbursement. A lens unit is attached to the bottom side of the lighting head unit covering the LED circuit board. The lighting fixture includes a mounting unit for mounting the lighting head unit to a fixed structure such that an angle of the lighting head unit may be adjusted to direct the pattern of disbursement of light cast from the lighting head unit to a desired direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Inventors: Gerard Duffy, John Bonlarron
  • Patent number: 8279371
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing an optical plate, includes forming a protrusion on a base film by jetting ink containing a liquid resin on the base film, contacting a light guiding plate to the protrusion, and curing the protrusion which contacts with the light guiding plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Min-young Song, Jin-soo Kim, Byung-yun Joo, Ju-hwa Ha, Jung-wook Paek, Jin-sung Choi, Sang-hoon Lee
  • Patent number: 8280754
    Abstract: A system for generating a model for tracking a changing dimension feature of data in a business model includes a memory for storing the business model and a computer readable code for modeling the changes in the changing dimension feature and a processor for executing the computer readable code to perform method steps including capturing the changing dimension feature of the business model, transforming the changing dimension feature into a data warehouse model corresponding the business model, identifying changing dimensions and attributes in the changing dimension feature according to the data warehouse model, and generating a run-time deployable component for tracking the changing dimension feature based on the identified changing dimensions and attributes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Pawan Raghunath Chowdhary, Hung-Yang Chang, David W. Harrison
  • Patent number: 8276613
    Abstract: Disclosed is a one-way valve of a variable capacity compressor for vehicle including: a valve sheet having a coolant inlet formed at the center; a valve case provided over the valve sheet and having a plurality of coolant discharging ports along the circumferential surface; a spool valve selectively opening/closing the coolant inlet and the coolant discharging port in the valve case; and a resilient member provided between the valve case and the spool valve, wherein the plurality of coolant discharging ports are spaced from each other by a predetermined distance and one of the plurality of coolant discharging ports is closed so that the spool valve is brought in tight contact with an inner wall surface of the valve case when the coolant discharging ports are initially opened not to be swayed left and right.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Assignee: Dong-Il Machinery Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jang Sik Park, Ki Yeon Kim, Jin Sang Kim
  • Patent number: 8277105
    Abstract: A backlight assembly and a manufacturing method of light guide plate of the backlight assembly is provided. The light guide plate includes an incident surface to which light is incident, an exiting surface from which the light exits, and a reflection surface facing the exiting surface. The light guide plate includes recesses provided on the reflection surface recessed toward the exiting surface to scatter the light. Each of the recesses has a depth-to-width ratio of about 0.2 to about 0.33. Two prism sheets are disposed on the light guide plate. Light exits from the light guide plate at an angle of about 25 degrees to about 30 degrees.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyoung-Joo Kim, Jaejoong Kwon, Sung-Kyu Shim
  • Patent number: 8279147
    Abstract: A display device includes a plurality of pixels connected with a plurality of gate lines and a plurality of data lines, a data driving part applying a data signal to the plurality of data lines, a gate driving part applying a gate signal to the plurality of gate lines, and a plurality of protection circuits connected with the plurality of data lines, wherein each of the plurality of protection circuits comprises a first transistor including a control terminal connected with a first signal line, an input terminal connected with a data line, and an output terminal connected with a second signal line, a second transistor including a control terminal connected with the second signal line, an input terminal connected with the second signal line, and an output terminal connected with the first signal line, and a storage capacitor is connected between the control terminal of the first transistor and the output terminal of the first transistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Gi-Chang Lee, Il-Gon Kim, Won-Chang Chung, Cheol-Min Kim
  • Patent number: 8279699
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device includes an internal clock generator configured to generate an internal clock signal having a first clock period in response to a chip enable signal and change the first clock period of the internal clock signal in response to a clock control signal, and a controller configured to receive external commands including the chip enable signal and generate the clock control signal corresponding to a first external command other than the chip enable signal. Here, the semiconductor memory device performs a data input/output operation in response to the internal clock signal with the changed clock period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Pyung-Moon Zhang
  • Patent number: 8281225
    Abstract: A data coding apparatus and method for recording digital data on a storage device are provided, where the recording apparatus reduces the number of times that memory is accessed by storing only additional information and parity information when ECC encoded data are temporarily stored in an external memory, and performs data coding without any clock loss by scrambling only a specific field on-the-fly when the data stored in the external memory are read.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dae-Woong Kim, Soo-Wong Lee, Hyun-Woong Lee