Patents Represented by Attorney Robert E. Bushnell
  • Patent number: 8141399
    Abstract: An electromechanical locking mechanism provides a plug with a rekeyable primary lock mechanism such as a tumbler stack, an electromechanical operator such as a solenoid or a motor, and an electronic circuit having a memory, or an electronic memory and an electronic logic stage, controlling activitiation and operation of the electromechanical operator, contained entirely within the plug. Insertion of a blade of a key that is properly profiled and bitted to correctly displace the primary lock assembly relative to a cylinder encasing the plug, and application by the key of electrical power, or of electrical power and a correct data signal, to the electronic circuit, will cause activation of the electrical operator and repositioning of a distal member of the operator relative to the cylinder, and thereby enable torque manually applied to the blade of the key to rotate the plug within the cylinder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2012
    Inventor: Richard G. Hyatt, Jr.
  • Patent number: 8142910
    Abstract: An organic light-emitting device includes a first electrode; a second electrode; an emissive layer disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode; and a hole injecting layer disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode. The hole injecting layer includes a three-component mixture of a metal fluoride, an insulator, and a hole injecting layer forming organic compound. The metal of the metal fluoride is a Group 1 or Group 2 element. The insulator is a compound made up of an element selected from the group consisting of Li, Na, K, Rb, Cs, Be, Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba and B, and an element selected from the group consisting of O, S, Cl, Se, Br and I. The hole injecting layer material provides excellent electrical characteristics, and is suitable for fluorescent and phosphorescent devices of all colors including red, green, blue, and white, and can be used in manufacturing an organic light-emitting device having high efficiency, low voltage, high brightness, and long life span.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Mobile Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Won-Jun Song, Yeun-Joo Sung, Keon-Ha Choi
  • Patent number: 8144086
    Abstract: An organic light emitting display device having a pixel unit including a plurality of scan lines, data lines and pixel power lines arranged in a matrix type and forming respective sub pixels in an intersection region of the plurality of scan lines, data lines and pixel power lines; a thin film transistor including a pad unit receiving signals to drive driving the respective sub pixels, a scan driver and a data driver supplying the signals to the plurality of scan lines and data lines through the pad unit, and non-pixel unit formed with a power supply line supplying power to the pixel powers line, the sub-pixel including an oxide semiconductor layer; a capacitor having a lower electrode and an upper electrode formed of a transparent conductive material; and an organic light emitting element electrically coupled to the thin transistor and disposed on the capacitor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Mobile Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hun-Jung Lee, Ki-Nyeng Kang, Yeon-Gon Mo
  • Patent number: 8142251
    Abstract: A laser beam irradiation apparatus irradiates a laser beam onto a sealing unit disposed between a first substrate and a second substrate so as to seal the first substrate and the second substrate. The laser beam has a beam intensity which increases from a center portion to an end portion of the laser beam on a surface which is perpendicular to a proceeding direction of the laser beam. The beam intensity at the center portion of the laser beam is half of the beam intensity at the end portion of the laser beam or less, and the laser beam has a beam profile which is symmetrical relative to the proceeding direction of the laser beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Mobile Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jung-Min Lee, Jang-Hwan Shin, Tae-Wook Kang, Jin-Hwan Jeon
  • Patent number: 8138994
    Abstract: In a plasma display, an address buffer board converts subfield data, transmitted by a differential method, into a driving voltage using a control signal transmitted by a Transistor-Transistor Logic (TTL) method and a clock signal, transmitted by a differential method, and supplies the driving voltage to an address electrode. The signal transmitted by the TTL method passes through a buffer, and the buffer has a delay value that varies depending on temperature. A controller delays a clock signal corresponding to delay value of the buffer, and generates a control signal from the delayed clock signal. In addition, the controller converts the generated control signal into a control signal of the TTL method and outputs the converted control signal to the address buffer board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jin-Won Nam
  • Patent number: 8137470
    Abstract: A crucible assembly for deposition and an inner plate used in the crucible assembly. The crucible assembly includes a main body having an inner space accommodating a deposition material and an opening arranged at an upper portion of the inner space, a cap having an aperture arranged at a top of the main body and combined with the main body and an inner plate arranged between the main body and the cap, the inner plate covering the opening of the main body, the crucible assembly including inner channels arranged to allow vapor of the deposition material from the inner space of the main body to be expelled to an outside of the aperture in the cap via a space arranged between an outer side surface of the inner plate and an inner side surface of the cap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Mobile Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyung-Soo Min, Chang-Soon Ji
  • Patent number: 8137836
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a lithium rechargeable battery having outer covers, each having a rib formed on the inner surface thereof, coupled to both sides of a core pack, which makes it possible to prevent resin from flowing into the outer covers when resin molding parting is performed on an upper part of the core pack and thus to reduce defects occurring in the outer covers due to the flow of resin. A lithium rechargeable battery according to an embodiment of the invention includes a core pack having a bare cell and a protective circuit module which is arranged on the top side of the bare cell so as to be electrically connected to the bare cell through lead plates; outer covers covering two short lateral sides of the core pack on which the lead plates are provided; and a resin molding part formed at an upper part of the core pack, the upper part of the core pack includes a portion of each of the outer covers and the protective circuit module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nohyun Kwag, Kyungwon Seo, Sangjoo Lee
  • Patent number: 8138669
    Abstract: A double-emission organic light emitting diode (OLED) display device to display images on both sides includes two substrates each having an independently-drivable OLED bonded to each other to prevent breakage due to external pressure and decrease power consumption. The OLED display device includes a first substrate, a first OLED disposed on the first substrate and having at least one first emission layer, a conductive layer disposed on the first OLED, a second OLED disposed on the conductive layer and having at least one second emission layer, and a second substrate disposed on the second OLED. Alternatively, the OLED display device includes a sealant disposed along edges of the first and second substrates to bond the first substrate to the second substrate, and a conductive filler disposed between the first and second substrates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Mobile Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Eun-Ah Kim
  • Patent number: 8137845
    Abstract: A negative active material for a rechargeable lithium battery includes a compound represented by the following Formula 1: Li1+xTi1?x?yMyO2+z??(1) wherein, in the above Formula 1, 0.01?x?0.5, 0?y?0.3, ?0.2?z?0.2, and M is an element selected from the group consisting of V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Zr, Nb, Mo, W, Ag, Sn, Ge, Si, Al, and combinations thereof. The negative active material has high capacity and excellent cycle-life characteristics, and particularly, can provide a rechargeable lithium battery having high capacity at high-rate charge and discharge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yang-Soo Kim, Wan-Uk Choi, Ri-Zhu Yin, Joon-Sup Kim, Sung-Soo Kim
  • Patent number: 8137850
    Abstract: Disclosed is a gas-liquid separator capable of allowing carbon dioxide to be exhausted to the atmosphere so as to recover and recycle only unreacted fuel discharged from an electric generator, and a fuel cell system having the same. The fuel cell system includes an electric generator to generate electricity by electrochemical reaction between hydrogen and oxygen, a fuel feeder to supply hydrogen containing fuel to the electric generator, an oxidant feeder to supply oxygen to the electric generator, and a recovering unit to recover unreacted fuel generated during the electrochemical reaction in the electric generator and supply the unreacted fuel to the fuel feeder. The recovering unit comprises a frame structure, and a gas-liquid separation film partially surrounding the frame structure. The gas-liquid separator forms a flow space inside the frame structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ji-Seong Han, Sung-Jin Kim
  • Patent number: 8134152
    Abstract: A CMOS thin film transistor arrangement including a PMOS poly-silicon thin film transistor having a top gate configuration and a NMOS oxide thin film transistor having an inverted staggered bottom gate configuration where both transistors share the same gate electrode. The shared gate electrode is used as a doping or implantation mask in the formation of the source and drain regions of the poly-silicon transistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Mobile Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jong-Hyun Choi, Sung-Ho Kim
  • Patent number: 8134291
    Abstract: An electroluminescent device comprises a substrate, a first electrode, a second electrode, and an organic layer disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode, and including at least a light-emitting layer. A metal nano pattern which enables emission of polarized light is provided on one surface of at least one of the first electrode and the second electrode, wherein a grating period of the metal nano pattern satisfies the relation of Formula 1 below. A method of preparing the electroluminescent device comprises providing a substrate, first and second electrodes, and an organic layer including a light-emitting layer, with a metal nano pattern being provided on at least one of the first and second electrodes. Formula 1 is described in more detail in the description of the invention. The electroluminescent device can achieve emission of polarized light, without reforming materials used in forming the organic layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Mobile Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tae-Woo Lee, Sang-Yeol Kim, Jong-Jin Park, Mu-Gyeom Kim, Lyong-Sun Pu
  • Patent number: 8133603
    Abstract: Disclosed is a battery pack that includes a bare cell for producing electricity, a circuit board electrically coupled to the bare cell, and a case for accommodating the bare cell and circuit board. The case has a foot rubber installing part formed on an outer surface of the case, and the foot rubber installing part has a tub for accommodating a foot rubber. The tub has a receiving groove formed on an inner surface of the tub. The receiving groove is an extra space that does not accommodate the foot rubber. The receiving groove stores an excess of glue material that is used to couple the foot rubber to the foot rubber installing part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Deayon Moon
  • Patent number: 8125477
    Abstract: In a plasma display, a drain of a first transistor is connected to a scan electrode, and a source of the first transistor is connected to a power source supplying a first voltage. First and the second resistors are connected in series with the scan electrode and the power source. A scan electrode driver turns on the first transistor during a reset period to decrease a voltage of the scan electrode. A scan electrode driver senses the voltage of the electrode from a voltage divided by first and second resistors connected in series between the electrode and the power source. Upon the voltage of the scan electrode becoming a second voltage which is higher than the first voltage, the scan electrode driver turns off the first transistor to maintain the voltage of the scan electrode at the second voltage. In an address period, a scan electrode driver supplies the first voltage to the scan electrode of a light emitting cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jong-Wook Kim
  • Patent number: 8123820
    Abstract: A process of manufacturing a positive active material for a lithium secondary battery includes adding a metal source to a doping element-containing coating liquid to surface-treat the metal source, wherein the metal source is selected from the group consisting of cobalt, manganese, nickel, and combination thereof; drying the surface-treated metal source material to prepare a positive active material precursor; mixing the positive active material precursor with a lithium source; and subjecting the mixture to heat-treatment. Alternatively, the above drying step during preparation of the positive active material precursor is substituted by preheat-treatment or drying followed by preheat-treatment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jun-Won Suh, Ho-Jin Kweon
  • Patent number: 8125413
    Abstract: A plasma display device and a method for driving the plasma display device capable of reducing noise. The plasma display device displays images using a plurality of discharge cells, and is constructed with a plurality of first electrodes, a plurality of second electrodes, and a plurality of third electrodes intersecting the first electrodes and second electrodes. The driving method of the plasma display device includes: initializing the plurality of discharge cells; selecting light-emission cells among the plurality of discharge cells; and discharging the light-emission cells by supplying the first electrodes of the light-emission cells with first sustain pulses whose periods are irregular and supplying the second electrodes with second sustain pulses whose periods are irregular and are alternative to the first sustain pulses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Dong-Hyun Kim
  • Patent number: 8124962
    Abstract: In an organic light emitting device and method of fabricating the same, a hole is formed in a reflecting layer formed below a first electrode or the reflecting layer itself is patterned to form a reflecting layer pattern, and an opening is formed in the reflecting layer positioned below the first electrode, so that light generated in an organic layer is transmitted toward the bottom as well as the top, and an aperture ratio of the opening may be adjusted to control the amount of the transmitted light and the reflected light. The organic light emitting device includes: a substrate; a first electrode; an organic layer having at least an organic emission layer; and a second electrode formed on the substrate. A reflecting layer is positioned below the first electrode, and has at least one hole or at least one island pattern formed therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Mobile Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tae-Wook Kang
  • Patent number: 8123863
    Abstract: An evaporation apparatus is capable of preventing a sag phenomenon in a substrate. The evaporation apparatus includes a substrate supporting unit. The substrate supporting unit includes a substrate supporter for supporting side walls of a substrate in a chamber toward the same direction as an intake direction of the substrate entering the chamber; and a substrate-aiding supporter for supporting other side walls of the substrate that are not supported by the substrate supporter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Mobile Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyung-Hoon Chung, Seuk-Hwan Park, Yoon-Sang Kwon
  • Patent number: 8125141
    Abstract: An organic light emitting diode (OLED) display device includes a first substrate main body divided into a plurality of pixel areas, and a non-pixel area respectively disposed between each of the plurality of pixel areas; a plurality of organic light emitting elements formed in each of the plurality of pixel areas; a second substrate main body disposed to face to the plurality of organic light emitting elements with a vacuumed space therebetween; and a selective light absorbing layer formed on a major surface of the second substrate main body and the selective light absorbing layer facing toward the non-pixel area, and the selective light absorbing layer selectively absorbing light of a color that corresponds to a major color component among color components of external incident light reflected at one of the plurality of organic light emitting elements neighboring the non-pixel area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Mobile Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Soon-Ryong Park, Hee-Seong Jeong, Woo-Suk Jung
  • Patent number: RE43241
    Abstract: A roll electrode assembly of a secondary battery includes a positive electrode rolled having a plurality of turns, a negative electrode rolled having a plurality of turns, and first and second separators each rolled to have a plurality of turns. Each turn of the first separator is disposed between each outer surface of the turns of the negative electrode and each inner surface of the turns of the positive electrode. Each turn of the second separator is disposed between each outer surface of the turns of the positive electrode and each inner surface of the turns of the negative electrode. The thickness of the second separator is thinner than that of the first separator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chang-Seob Kim