Patents Represented by Attorney Robert E. Bushnell
  • Patent number: 7993777
    Abstract: A lithium secondary battery includes a fixing unit in a terminal plate to fix the terminal plate to an electrode terminal to prevent the terminal plate from rotating when an electrode tap is welded to a cap assembly or when the cap assembly is assembled with an upper portion of a can. The lithium secondary battery includes an electrode assembly having a first electrode plate, a second electrode plate and a separator, a can for receiving the electrode assembly and an electrolyte, and a cap assembly having a cap plate, an insulating plate, a terminal plate and an electrode terminal and being assembled with an upper opening of the can in order to seal the can. The terminal plate includes a fixing unit to fix the terminal plate to the electrode terminal such that the terminal plate is prevented from rotating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Shin-Gun Kang
  • Patent number: 7994510
    Abstract: A thin film transistor is provided having an oxide semiconductor as an active layer, a method of manufacturing the thin film transistor and a flat panel display device having the thin film transistor. The thin film transistor includes: a gate electrode formed on a substrate; an oxide semiconductor layer isolated from the gate electrode by a gate insulating layer and including channel, source and drain regions; source and drain electrodes coupled to the source and drain regions, respectively; and an ohmic contact layer interposed between the source and drain regions and the source and drain electrodes. In the TFT, the ohmic contact layer is formed with the oxide semiconductor layer having a carrier concentration higher than those of the source and drain regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung Mobile Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jong-Han Jeong, Kwang-Suk Kim, Jae-Kyeong Jeong, Hui-Won Yang, Yeon-Gon Mo
  • Patent number: 7993774
    Abstract: A conductive plate connects the electrode terminals between batteries of a battery pack and prevents a change in thickness of the battery pack due to swelling of a battery during charging by forming an expansion unit in a conductive plate electrically connecting batteries of the battery pack in which at least two batteries are stacked.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sangdo Heo, Woojin Lee
  • Patent number: 7990053
    Abstract: Provided are a cyclopentaphenanthrene-based compound and an organic EL device using the same. The cyclopentaphenanthrene-based compound is easy to prepare and excellent in solubility, color purity, and color stability. The cyclopentaphenanthrene-based compound is useful as a material for forming an organic layer, in particular, a light-emitting layer in an organic EL device, and as an organic dye or an electronic material such as a nonlinear optical material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung Mobile Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang-Hoon Park, Che-Un Yang, Jong-Jin Park, Jhun-Mo Son, O-Hyun Kwon, Yu-Jin Kim
  • Patent number: 7989569
    Abstract: Provided are a polyvinyl pyrrole host material emitting highly efficient phosphorescence, a luminescent layer using the material, and an organic electroluminescent display device. The polyvinyl pyrrole host material shows highly efficient luminescence having improved energy transfer, and thus is useful for an organic electroluminescent display device and other various light emitting devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung Mobile Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jong-Jin Park, Byoung-Ki Choi, Tae-Yong Noh, O-Hyun Kwon, Myeong-Suk Kim, Yu-Jin Kim, Sang-Heon Hyun, Boris Aleksandrovich Trofimov
  • Patent number: 7989801
    Abstract: Provided are an organic light emitting display device coupled to a photoelectric transistor. The organic light emitting display device includes an anode and a cathode separated from each other, a plurality of organic material layers formed between the anode and the cathode and including an organic light emitting layer, a light source applying an excitation pulse to the organic material layers, and a light receiving unit measuring changes in photoluminescence (PL) signals that are emitted from the organic material layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mu-Gyeom Kim, Jang-Seok Ma, Sung-Hun Lee, Jung-Bae Song, Sang-Yeol Kim, Dong-Ho Kim
  • Patent number: 7990061
    Abstract: An organic light emitting diode (OLED) display device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a first sealing member, a pad, and a bank. The first substrate includes a light emitting area and a pad area, the second substrate is disposed to opposite to and face to the first substrate, and the first sealing member is disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate to combine the first substrate and the second substrate. The pad is disposed on the pad area, and the bank is formed on the pad area and is spaced apart from the first sealing member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung Mobile Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Eun-Ah Kim
  • Patent number: 7985509
    Abstract: A fuel cell system includes a reformer for generating hydrogen gas from fuel containing hydrogen using a chemical catalytic reaction and thermal energy. At least one electricity generator generates electrical energy by an electrochemical reaction of the hydrogen gas and oxygen. A fuel supply assembly supplies fuel to the reformer, and an oxygen supply assembly supplies oxygen to the at least one electricity generator. A heat exchanger is connected to the reformer and to the at least one electricity generator. The heat exchanger supplies thermal energy of the reformer, during initial operation of the system, to the at least one electricity generator so as to pre-heat the at least one electricity generator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ju-Yong Kim, Hyoung-Juhn Kim, Dong-Hun Lee, Seong-Jin An, Sung-Yong Cho, Yeong-Chan Eun, Ho-Jin Kweon
  • Patent number: 7985490
    Abstract: A composition including a conducting polymer and an ionomer, and an opto-electronic and an electronic device including the composition are provided. The composition is prepared by doping a conducting polymer with an ionomer which has a low water uptake, has a low content of by-products decomposed by a reaction with electrons, and can crosslink with the conducting polymer. Thus, the opto-electronic device including the composition has improved device performance such as device efficiency and lifetime.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung Mobile Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tae-Woo Lee, Jong-Jin Park, O-Hyun Kwon, Sang-Hoon Park, Joon-Yong Park, Dal-Ho Huh, Eun-Sil Han, Sang-Yeol Kim, Mu-Gyeom Kim
  • Patent number: 7981537
    Abstract: The electrode assembly includes a positive electrode plate and a negative electrode plate, and a film separator interposed between the positive and negative electrode plate to prevent a short circuit. A ceramic layer is formed between the positive electrode collector and the film separator or between the negative electrode coating portion and the film separator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Wonchull Han
  • Patent number: 7981545
    Abstract: A negative active material for a rechargeable lithium battery includes a lithium vanadium composite oxide represented by LixMyVzO2+d, where: 0.1?x?2.5, 0?y?0.5, 0.5?z?1.5, 0?d?0.5, and M is selected from the group consisting of Al, Cr, Mo, Ti, W, Zr, and combinations thereof) and a compound attached to the surface of the vanadium composite oxide. The compound includes an element selected from the group consisting of Groups 2 to 15 elements and combinations thereof. The negative active material can provide good energy density per volume and high-capacity, to provide a battery having good cycle-life and safety.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Akira Takamuku, Sung-Soo Kim
  • Patent number: 7976592
    Abstract: In a plate type reformer and a fuel cell system including the plate type reformer, the plate type reformer includes: a plate type combustion reactor including a distributing plate having a distributing chamber with a plurality of distributing holes adapted to supply an oxidizing agent, and a combustion plate having a combustion chamber with an oxidizing catalyst layer adapted to generate heat energy in response to the oxidizing agent supplied through the distributing holes of the distributing plate reacting with fuel; a plate type preheater including a channel adapted to introduce a mixed fuel of fuel and water is introduced, the plate type preheater adapted to preheat the mixed fuel with the heat energy generated in the plate type combustion reactor; and a plate type reforming reactor with a reforming catalyst layer adapted to generate hydrogen gas from the mixed fuel preheated by the plate type preheater, the plate type reforming reactor effecting a reforming reaction using the heat energy of the plate type
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang-Jun Kong, Zin Park, Dong-Myung Suh
  • Patent number: 7976880
    Abstract: Pregnane glycoside or a Caralluma extract including the pregnane glycoside of the present invention can be used for medical purposes and as food additives, such as a treatment of obesity, a reduction of blood glucose, a reduction of blood pressure, a reduction in hip, waist and arm circumferences, a reduction of fat, increase of BMR, a decrease of BMI, an increase of lean body mass, an appetite-suppression and a reduction/elimination of joint pain, anti-aging, a treatment for falling sex drive, the treatment for impotency and an erectile dysfunction, and an enhancement of energy levels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2011
    Inventors: Ramaswamy Rajendran, Kamala Rajendran
  • Patent number: 7973467
    Abstract: An organic light emitting device includes an electron transport layer including an electron transport material and a metallic compound represented by Formula 1: XaYb??Formula 1: wherein X is an alkaline metal, an alkaline earth metal, or a transition metal, and Y is one of a Group 7 element and an organic group C1-C20, and a is an integer within the range of 1 to 3, and b is an integer within the range of 1 to 3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung Mobile Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Won-Jun Song, Yeun-Joo Sung, Mu-Hyun Kim, Boris Kristal, Nam-Choul Yang, Seung-Wook Chang, Sun-Hee Lee
  • Patent number: 7972930
    Abstract: In a transistor and a method of manufacturing the same, the transistor includes a channel layer arranged on a substrate, a source electrode and a drain electrode formed on the substrate so as to contact respective ends of the channel layer, a gate insulating layer surrounding the channel layer between the source electrode and the drain electrode, and a gate electrode surrounding the gate insulating layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung Mobile Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae-Eun Jang, Seung-Nam Cha, Jae-Eun Jung, Yong-Wan Jin
  • Patent number: 7968066
    Abstract: This invention relates to a method for producing chromates, especially for producing alkali metal chromates. The method comprises following steps: the obtaining of a mixture of alkali metal hydroxide, alkali metal chromate, and ferrous residue after the reaction of chromite ore with an oxidant in the reactor in the presence of molten salt or in aqueous solution of alkali metal hydroxide, the obtaining of a leaching slurry by leaching the reaction products with aqueous solution of alkali metal hydroxide, the separating of the primary chromate product from the leaching slurry, the obtaining of pure chromate crystal by purifying the primary chromate product. Both the primary chromate product and the pure chromate crystal can be used as the raw materials to manufacture other chromium compounds. Compared with the currently-used roasting method, the method has the advantages of decreasing the reaction temperature by about 700° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2011
    Assignee: Institute of Process Engineering Chinese Academy of Sciences
    Inventors: Zuohu Li, Yi Zhang, Shili Zheng, Tao Qi, Huiquan Li, Hongbin Xu, Zhikuan Wang
  • Patent number: 7966861
    Abstract: A jig frame for a drop test of a flat panel display, which is designed to allow a tester to effectively identify if the flat panel display is damaged and to easily adjust its weight and degree of deformation is provided. The jig frame for a drop test of a flat panel display includes a base plate having a groove for receiving the flat panel display and a cover plate fixing the flat panel display by covering the flat panel display and being coupled to the base plate. The cover plate is formed of transparent material so that the flat panel display installed in the jig frame is visible to outside of the cover plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung Mobile Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dong-Su Yee, Kuen-Dong Ha, Hyun-Min Hwang, Chan-Kyoung Moon, Hyun-Hee Lee, Jung-Jun Im, Oh-June Kwon, Ji-Ho Kang
  • Patent number: 7964456
    Abstract: A method of fabricating a polysilicon thin film produces a polysilicon thin film which is used to make a thin film transistor. The method includes depositing a silicon film containing amorphous silicon on a substrate, and performing thermal treatment on the silicon film at a predetermined temperature in an H2O atmosphere. Accordingly, the crystallization temperature and thermal treatment time are decreased when the amorphous silicon is crystallized by a solid phase crystallization method, and this prevents the substrate from being bent due to application of a thermal treatment process for a long time and at a high temperature. As a result of the invention, a polysilicon thin film having superior crystallization properties is obtained. Use of the polysilicon thin film in a thin film transistor results in the reduction of defects in the thin film resistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung Mobile Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Ramesh Kakkad
  • Patent number: 7965497
    Abstract: A flat panel display apparatus including: a mother substrate; a display unit provided on the mother substrate; an opposing mother substrate facing the mother substrate such that the display unit is interposed between the mother substrate and the opposing mother substrate; a sealing member provided between the mother substrate and the opposing mother substrate to contact the substrate and/or the opposing mother substrate and arranged outside or along a periphery of the display unit; and an auxiliary layer provided between the mother substrate and the opposing mother substrate to prevent a warpage of the mother substrate and/or the opposing mother substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung Mobile Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Oh-June Kwon, Seung-Yong Song, Young-Seo Choi, Kwan-Hee Lee, Sun-Young Jung, Ji-Hun Ryu, Young-Cheol Joo
  • Patent number: 7965273
    Abstract: The present invention provides a buffer and an organic light emitting display that employs the buffer. The buffer is installed in a scan driver or a data driver, which generates scan signals and data signals, respectively, to drive the organic light emitting display. The buffer of the present invention is configured of p-channel metal-oxide-semiconductor (PMOS) transistors, and therefore the scan driver or data driver that includes the buffer can be mounted on a display panel. Various arrangements of the PMOS transistors are proposed for the buffer of the present invention. The buffer of the present invention effectively prevents leakage current that could be generated in the circuit of the buffer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung Mobile Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wang-jo Lee, Do-youb Kim