Patents by Inventor An Lee

An Lee 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).

  • Method of designing a layout, method of making a semiconductor structure and semiconductor structure
    Patent number: 11309268
    Abstract: A method of designing a layout includes determining a first layout pattern, wherein the first layout pattern corresponds to a plurality of contact pads. The method further includes generating a second layout pattern. The method further includes checking whether an edge of the second layout pattern overlaps the first layout pattern. The method further includes adjusting the second layout pattern so that the edge of the second layout pattern overlaps the first layout pattern in response to a determination that the edge of the second layout pattern is separated from the first layout pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Gulbagh Singh, Chih-Ming Lee, Chi-Yen Lin, Wen-Chang Kuo, C. C. Liu
  • Relaxation of mobility condition based on serving cell quality
    Patent number: 11310715
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for relaxation of mobility condition based on serving cell quality is provided. A wireless device, which has been configured with conditional mobility, performs a conditional mobility to a target cell by using a mobility condition related to the target cell upon detecting a radio link problem on a serving cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Sangwon Kim, Youngdae Lee, Sunghoon Jung, Hongsuk Kim
  • Pipelining for step input dataset and output dataset
    Patent number: 11307893
    Abstract: According to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, a computer program stored in a computer readable storage medium is disclosed. The computer program includes instructions which cause a processor to execute steps, the steps including: classifying a first group and a second group by executing static analysis to a code including plural steps stated in Job Control Language (JCL), the first group including one or more steps where pipelining is available, the second group including one or more steps where pipelining is unavailable; determining a sequential or parallel execution of the plural steps based on a classification result; and transferring an output data of a first step to an input stream of a second step based on an order of steps included in the first group when processing steps included in the first group among the plural steps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: TMAXSOFT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wooseok Jung, Eungkyu Lee
  • Digit line formation for horizontally oriented access devices
    Patent number: 11309315
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatuses are provided for digit line formation for horizontally oriented access devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Terrence B. McDaniel, Si-Woo Lee, Vinay Nair, Luca Fumagalli
  • Electronic device
    Patent number: 11310214
    Abstract: Disclosed is an electronic device including: an input unit including buttons; a plurality of sensors; and a controller configured to generate at least one authentication information based on at least some of the plurality of sensors, calculate a final security level score based on a security level score corresponding to the at least one authentication information, and determine whether a target service or a target external device is accessible, depending on the final security level score, wherein the security level score is set differently based on a type of the at least one authentication information. Accordingly, it is possible to easily access the target service or the target external device through multi-factor authentication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Sungjin Kim, Shinjae Kang, Jungsu Lee, Jiin Jeon
  • Method and apparatus for transceiving data
    Patent number: 11309945
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for transceiving data. A method in which a transmitting terminal transmits data to a receiving terminal in a MIMO system according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises the following steps: generating a data field containing the data; generating a signal field containing information on the data field; generating a data frame containing the data field and the signal field; and transmitting the data frame to the receiving terminal. According to the present invention, an end of the frame being transmitted is accurately notified to the receiving terminal in a communication system in which the frame is transmitted using MIMO, thereby decoding the frame in a more efficient manner at the receiving terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Jae Woo Park, Jong Ee Oh, Il-Gu Lee, Sok-Kyu Lee, Min Ho Cheong, Jee Yon Choi, Jae Seung Lee, Yun Joo Kim
  • Acoustic transducer with reduced damping
    Patent number: 11310600
    Abstract: An acoustic transducer for generating electrical signals in response to acoustic signals includes a transducer substrate, a back plate, and a diaphragm assembly. The diaphragm assembly includes a first diaphragm and a second diaphragm coupled thereto. The second diaphragm is positioned closer to the back plate than the first diaphragm. The second diaphragm includes a plurality of diaphragm apertures configured to allow air to pass through the second diaphragm. Each of the back plate and the first diaphragm are coupled to the transducer substrate at their periphery. In an embodiment, the transducer includes a post coupled to the first diaphragm and the second diaphragm, the post configured to prevent movement of the second diaphragm relative to the first diaphragm in a direction substantially perpendicular to the second diaphragm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: KNOWLES ELECTRONICS, LLC
    Inventors: Vahid Naderyan, Sung Bok Lee, Michael Kuntzman
  • Air-conditioning apparatus for vehicle
    Patent number: 11305611
    Abstract: An air-conditioning apparatus for a vehicle may include a radiator module; a refrigerant module; a hot portion for heat-exchanging with a condenser and a heater core of an internal air-conditioning module; a cold portion for heat-exchanging with an evaporator and a cooling core of the internal air-conditioning module; an electric portion for heat-exchanging with an electric component; a battery portion for heat-exchanging with a high-voltage battery; a connection module for connecting the hot portion, the electric portion, or the battery portion to any one or more radiators among a first radiator, a second radiator, and a third radiator; and a control unit configured of controlling the operations of a compressor and a valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, Hanon Systems
    Inventors: Man Ju Oh, Sang Shin Lee, Jae Woong Kim, So La Chung, Yun Sub Chung, Gum Bae Choi
  • Display driving device and display device including the same
    Patent number: 11308877
    Abstract: Provided are a display driving device capable of accurately detecting characteristics of pixels of a display panel regardless of an offset of an amplifier, and a display device including the same. The display device includes a display panel including pixels and a display driving device including a sense circuit configured to detect pixel signals from the pixels. The sense circuit includes sense amplifiers configured to provide the first reference voltage to the pixels so that the pixels are programmed using a first reference voltage in a programming mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: Silicon Works Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jeong Lee, Sung Ha Kim, Yong Sung Ahn, Kyung Min Shin, Jung Ryeol Park
  • Method and device for recycling electrolyte of flow battery
    Patent number: 11309554
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for regenerating an electrolyte liquid of a flow battery, and a device for regenerating an electrolyte liquid of a flow battery. The method involves operating a flow battery, stopping the operation of the flow battery, mixing the anode electrolyte liquid and the cathode electrolyte liquid of the flow battery, electrically oxidizing or reducing the mixed electrolyte liquid and dividing the oxidized or reduced electrolyte liquid into each of a cathode electrolyte liquid storage unit and a anode electrolyte liquid storage unit. The device includes a flow battery and a flow battery for regeneration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Geungi Min, Tae Geun Noh, Sikwon Moon, Jeongbae Lee, Bong Hyun Jeong, Sujin Byun, Sungyeon Kim, Joon Ho Park
  • Light emitting display device and driving method thereof
    Patent number: 11308880
    Abstract: A light emitting display device includes a display panel, a power supply configured to supply a first potential voltage and a second potential voltage to the display panel, and a switch circuit unit configured to sense the first potential voltage applied to the display panel and to feedback the first potential voltage to the power supply, wherein the power supply compensates for the first potential voltage based on the first potential voltage fed back from the switch circuit unit and to output the compensated first potential voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jung-Jae Kim, Yong-Chul Kwon, Soon-Dong Cho, Sang-Uk Lee, Dongwon Park
  • Protective film composition and method of manufacturing semiconductor package by using the same
    Patent number: 11309345
    Abstract: A protective film composition includes a polymer having the following formula: each of a, b, and c is a mole fraction; a+b+c=1; 0.05?a/(a+b+c)?0.3; 0.1?b/(a+b+c)?0.6; 0.1?c/(a+b+c)?0.6; each of R1, R2, and R3 is a hydrogen atom or a methyl group; R4 is a hydrogen atom, a butyrolactonyl group, or a substituted or unsubstituted C3 to C30 alicyclic hydrocarbon group; and R5 is a substituted or unsubstituted C6 to C30 linear or cyclic hydrocarbon group. A method of manufacturing a semiconductor package includes forming a sawing protective film on a semiconductor structure by using the protective film composition and sawing the sawing protective film and the semiconductor structure from the sawing protective film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignees: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., DONGJIN SEMICHEM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Myoung-chul Eum, Hye-kyoung Lee, Chang-kun Kang, Jae-hyun Kim, Kyeong-il Oh, Seung-keun Oh, Chi-hwan Lee
  • Electronic device for displaying information regarding stylus pen and method thereof
    Patent number: 11307618
    Abstract: An electronic device for displaying information related to a stylus pen is provided. The electronic device includes a wireless communication link, which is based on a short-range wireless communication protocol, with a stylus pen inserted into an inner space of a housing, detects that the stylus pen is detached from the housing, receives a signal including information about a battery state of the stylus pen from the stylus pen through the short-range wireless communication protocol, and displays a first graphical user interface (GUI) indicating the battery state, based at least on the information about the battery state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chaewon Seo, Zion Kwon, Heewoon Kim, Hyunmi Park, Hyewon Park, Hyungdo Lee
  • Cooling system for rack mounted electronic components
    Patent number: 11310943
    Abstract: A system to improve cooling of rack mounted components may include a first rack mounted component including a first motherboard, the first motherboard having a first edge and a second rack mounted component disposed above the first rack mounted component; the second rack mounted component having a second motherboard having a first edge, wherein the second motherboard is similar to the first motherboard. The second motherboard may be disposed above the first motherboard, and wherein the second motherboard is angled with respect to the first motherboard so that the first edge of the second motherboard is non-aligned with the first edge of the first motherboard. In addition, the first motherboard may be arranged horizontally in a first plane and the second mother board may be arranged horizontally in a second plane that is parallel to the first plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION (USAA)
    Inventors: Bryan J. Osterkamp, Ryan Thomas Russell, William Preston Culbertson, II, Nathan Lee Post, Courtney St. Martin, Ashley Raine Philbrick
  • Document feeder using single motor and image reading apparatus including the same
    Patent number: 11310389
    Abstract: An image reading apparatus includes an image sensor, a document feeder, and a processor. The document feeder includes a first driving device, a second driving device, a third driving device, a first sensor, and a second sensor. The first driving device includes a pick-up member to move documents from a tray to a document conveying path using a driving force through a first clutch. The second driving device is to move the tray with the documents to a side of the pick-up member using a driving force through a second clutch. The third driving device to move the documents along the document conveying path onto the image sensor using the driving force of the motor The first and second sensors detect the documents on the document conveying path. The processor controls an operation of the first clutch based on the signals of the first and second sensors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventors: Jung Hoon Lee, Takuya Ito, Jang Won Seo, Jae Hoon Lee, Whan Woo Lee, Soo Hyun Kim, Seung Rae Kim, Seung Beom Yang, Ji Young Lee, Sung Hyun Yoon, Koo Won Park
  • Vehicle lamp control apparatus
    Patent number: 11310890
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a vehicle lamp control apparatus. The vehicle lamp control apparatus includes a timing generator configured to detect first and second setting voltages, which are varied, and measure a time in which each of the first and second setting voltages reaches a reference voltage to generate first and second delay times, and a lamp control circuit configured to control sequential turn-on of LED channels using the first and second delay times.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: Silicon Works Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ju Hyun Lee, Hai Feng Jin, Sung Gon Kim, Dong Hyeon Kim, Ho Jeong Jin, Chang Sik Shin, Ju Pyo Hong
  • User terminal apparatus, server, and control method thereof
    Patent number: 11310181
    Abstract: A user terminal and a control method thereof are provided. The user terminal includes a communicator configured to communicate with a server; a display configured to display a message screen including a plurality of messages exchanged between the user terminal and the server; and a processor configured to control the display to display the plurality of messages on the message screen in an individually selectable manner, and based on at least one message of the plurality of messages being selected on the message screen and at least one share target, with which to share the at least some of the plurality of messages, being selected, control the communicator to transmit, to the server, information regarding the at least one message of the plurality of messages and the at least one share target.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Gun Park, Won-suck Lee, Ae-young Lee, Jung-kih Hong
  • Automotive wheel
    Patent number: D949080
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: MKW ALLOY, INC.
    Inventor: Kevin Lee
  • Stand for monitor
    Patent number: D949158
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Daihyung Ryu, Eunbong Lee
  • Massage appliance
    Patent number: D949395
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: Pado, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven Lee, Alejandro Garfio