Patents Assigned to In-Electronic
  • Data loading circuit and semiconductor memory device comprising same
    Patent number: 9384861
    Abstract: A data loading circuit comprises a non-volatile memory configured to store non-volatile data and output a serial data signal based on the stored non-volatile data in response to a power-up operation, a deserializer configured to receive the serial data signal and output multiple data bits at intervals of a unit period based on the received serial data signal, a load controller configured to generate multiple loading selection signals that are sequentially activated one-by-one at each interval of the unit period, and a loading memory unit configured to sequentially store the data bits at each interval of the unit period in response to the loading selection signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jong-Min Oh, Ho-Young Song, Seong-Jin Jang
  • Semiconductor packages having trench-shaped opening and methods for fabricating the same
    Patent number: 9385109
    Abstract: Provided are semiconductor packages and methods of fabricating the same. In one embodiment, the package may include an upper package stacked on a lower package, and a plurality of connection terminals electrically connecting the lower and upper packages. The lower package may include a lower package substrate, a lower semiconductor chip mounted on the lower package substrate, and a lower mold layer provided on the lower package substrate to mold the lower semiconductor chip. The lower mold layer may have a trench-shaped first opening through which the lower package substrate is exposed in a substantially line shape. The connection terminals may be electrically connected to the lower package substrate exposed by the first opening and be not in contact with the lower mold layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sangwon Kim, Seunghun Han
  • Solar cell panel
    Patent number: 9385256
    Abstract: A solar cell panel is discussed, which includes a plurality of solar cells, each solar cell including a substrate having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface, and a plurality of first electrodes extending in a first direction; an interconnector that is positioned in a second direction crossing the plurality of first electrodes and electrically connects adjacent ones of the plurality of solar cells to one another; and a conductive adhesive film including a resin and a plurality of conductive particles dispersed in the resin, the conductive adhesive film being positioned between the plurality of first electrodes and the interconnector in the second direction crossing the plurality of first electrodes to electrically connect the plurality of first electrodes to the interconnector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jongkyoung Hong, Minpyo Kim
  • Area-based encoding/decoding device and method
    Patent number: 9386315
    Abstract: Region-based encoding apparatus and decoding apparatus. The encoding apparatus selects an optimum region division mode from region division modes with respect to regions divided from an image frame, and transmits, to the decoding apparatus, an optimum image filtering method and an optimum filter coefficient of regions divided, according to the optimum region division mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ii Soon Lim, Ho Cheon Wey
  • Method and apparatus for displaying view mode using face recognition
    Patent number: 9383817
    Abstract: A method for displaying screen data according to determination of a view mode in a portable terminal, and an apparatus thereof, are provided. The method includes detecting an orientation change event of the portable terminal in a displayed state of the screen data, turning-on a camera module when the orientation change event is detected, determining an orientation of eyes of a user through face detection from an image captured by the camera module, determining a view mode of the portable terminal according to an orientation of the portable terminal and the orientation of the eyes of the user, and displaying screen data according to the determined view mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Sang Wook Woo
  • Refrigerator
    Patent number: 9383135
    Abstract: A refrigerator including a main body provided with storage chambers, doors to open and close the storage chambers, upper hinge modules to enable one side of the upper end of each door to be rotatably installed on the main body. Main body hinge receipt parts are depressed on the upper surface of the main body to embed rear ends of the upper hinge modules in the upper surface of the main body and door hinge receipt parts are depressed on the rear surfaces of the doors to receive front ends of the upper hinge modules, and thus the main body is located at a height corresponding to the height of the doors, thereby allowing the main body provided with the storage chambers having a wider volume to be used in the refrigerator having a designated height.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sung Cheul Park, Jae Sek Oh, Sang Gyu Jung, Mu Yeol Sun
  • Semiconductor device and method of fabricating the same
    Patent number: 9385120
    Abstract: A method of fabricating a semiconductor device is provided. A sacrificial gate, a hard mask, a spacer and a first interlayer insulating film are formed on a substrate. The hard mask, a part of the spacer, and a part of the first interlayer insulating film are removed to expose an upper portion of the sacrificial gate. A sacrificial insulating layer covers the exposed upper portion of the sacrificial gate. A second interlayer insulating film covers the sacrificial insulating layer, the spacer and the first interlayer insulating film. The sacrificial insulating layer and the second interlayer insulating film are partially removed to expose a top surface of the sacrificial gate. The sacrificial gate and the sacrificial insulating layer are removed to form a trench. A gate structure is formed in the trench.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hyun-Jun Bae
  • Resonator and fabricating method thereof
    Patent number: 9385303
    Abstract: Provided are a resonator and a method of fabricating the same. The resonator may include a first electrode disposed on a substrate, a piezoelectric layer disposed on the first electrode, a second electrode disposed on the piezoelectric layer, and a control layer disposed on the second electrode and having a frame with an uneven surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: In Sang Song, Ho Soo Park, Duck Hwan Kim, Chul Soo Kim, Sang Uk Son, Jea Shik Shin, Moon Chul Lee
  • Device management scheduling based on trap mechanism
    Patent number: 9385916
    Abstract: Performing device management scheduling based upon a trap mechanism is provided. A scheduling context, upon receipt from a server, is installed. The scheduling context may have at least one of a first element specifying information including at least one command for device management and a second element specifying a trap-based condition to execute the command. The command is the message specified by the first element is executed, if an occurrence of particular event specified by the second element is found.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Te-Hyun Kim, Pablo Hernandez
  • Lever-actuated electrical connector and mating system
    Patent number: 9385473
    Abstract: A lever-actuated electrical connector is disclosed having a housing mateable with a mating connector having a complementary mating terminal. A mating lever is positioned on the housing and rotatable from an initial mating position to a final mating position. A lever lock is disposed on the mating lever and latches to a mating housing of the mating connector when the mating connector and electrical connector are completely mated. A mating detection terminal is positioned on the mating lever and forms a detection circuit when in contact with the mating terminal of the mating connector. The position of the mating detection terminal is controlled by the lever lock through the operation of the mating lever, and the detection circuit is only formed when the mating lever is in a final mating position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Japan G.K.
    Inventor: Shingo Iwatani
  • Call service method and apparatus
    Patent number: 9386622
    Abstract: A call service method and an apparatus are provided. The call service method of an electronic device includes detecting a communication state change with a counterpart electronic device, checking a reason for the communication state change, and performing at least one of displaying communication state information based on the reason for the communication state change and recovering a call connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Suha Yoon, Kwangweon Park, Seokjun Baek, Sunghyuk Shin
  • Modular sensor platform
    Patent number: 9380949
    Abstract: Exemplary embodiments for reconfiguring a storage system comprise a modular sensor platform, comprising: a base module comprising, a display, a processor, a memory and a communication interface; a band removably coupled to the base module such that the band is replaceable with different types of bands; and a sensor module that collects data from a user, the sensor module in communication with the base module and removably coupled to the band such that the sensor module is replaceable with different types of sensor modules, the sensor module further comprising a plurality of sensor units that are removably coupled to the sensor module such that individual sensor units are replaceable with different types of sensor units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: James Schuessler
  • Signal transponder transceiving signals using different communication protocols and method for transceiving signals using different communication protocols
    Patent number: 9381777
    Abstract: A signal transponder transceiving signals using different communication protocols has a control module, a receiving module and a transmitting module. The control module is electrically connected to the receiving module and the transmitting module, is built in with multiple communication protocols, decodes a tire pressure signal transmitted from and encoded by an external tire pressure sensor with one of the communication protocols, encodes the decoded information to a new tire pressure signal, and further transmits the new tire pressure signal to a tire pressure receiver. Accordingly, there is no failure in decoding and transmissions and cost increase when the signal transponder communicates with tire pressure sensors and a tire pressure receiver using two different communication protocols.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: Orange Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hung-Chih Yu, Shih-Hsin Chang, Chin-Yao Hsu
  • TEST APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20160187362
    Abstract: A test apparatus and a method for controlling the same are provided. The test apparatus may receive information about a reaction device, information about a storage environment, and external environment information from a storage storing a sample and a sensor sensing the external environment of the test apparatus. The test apparatus may perform a variety of control actions for testing the sample based on a temperature of and around the reaction device, resulting in increased reliability of the test result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2015
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Eun Jeong JANG, Sung Hwa LEE, Jung Tae LEE, Jeong Min JO
  • DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MAKING WEATHER OBSERVATIONS USING INFRARED SPECTRAL RADIOMETRY
    Publication number: 20160187535
    Abstract: A method of weather observations by a constellation comprises at least a first duster of three micro-satellites each orbiting around earth, and each micro-satellites comprises a spectrometer. Orbiting the three micro-satellites of the first duster around the earth in three separate orbits offset with respect to one another. Staggering the three micro-satellites with respect to one another as they orbit. Selecting the offset and the staggering, of each of the three micro-satellites with respect to one another, so that each one of the three micro-satellites have a substantially identical viewing area as each one of the three micro-satellites orbits around the earth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2015
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Applicant: BAE SYSTEMS INFORMATION AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS INTEGRATION INC.
    Inventors: Kevin R. Maschhoff, John J. Polizotti, Gerard M. Perron
  • METHOD FOR INFORMING MTCH SUSPENSION INFORMATION IN A MBMS WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND DEVICE THEREFOR
    Publication number: 20160192327
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a wireless communication system. More specifically, the present invention relates to a method and a device for informing MTCH suspension information in a MBMS wireless communication system, the method comprising: receiving, from a Base Station (BS), MCH (Multicast Channel) scheduling information indicating which MTCH (Multicast Traffic Channel) transmissions is performed on which subframes; receiving, from the BS, MTCH suspend information including information indicating which MTCH transmissions are suspended or to be suspended; and delivering the received the MTCH suspend information to an upper layer if an indication indicating that a MAC PDU including a MTCH suspend information is valid for the UE is received from the BS.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2015
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Seungjune YI, Sangwon KIM, Sunyoung LEE
  • Speaker
    Patent number: D760692
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Bo Kyung Seong, Sung Il Bang
  • Remote controller
    Patent number: D760702
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Sungwoo Sul
  • Refrigerator
    Patent number: D760820
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Hangbok Lee, Hongsik Kwon, Minsub Kim, Jungkyu Son, Eugene Suh, Junyi Heo
  • Washing machine
    Patent number: D760966
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Dae-Kyun Lee