Patents by Inventor Chul Yoon

Chul Yoon 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).

  • IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS THEREFOR
    Publication number: 20150062128
    Abstract: Provided is an image processing method. The image processing method includes obtaining at least one stencil mask region for a current frame, obtaining a first velocity field corresponding to a radial spreading from a central point of the at least one stencil mask region, obtaining a final velocity field for the at least one stencil mask region based on the first velocity field, determining a pixel value included in the at least one stencil mask region based on the obtained final velocity field, and displaying the current frame according to the determined pixel value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2014
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jong-chul YOON, Soo-wan PARK, Seung-ho SHIN, Joon-seok LEE, Tae-kwon JANG, Kang-sik CHOI, In-cheol PARK
  • CONTINUOUS OXYGEN PRODUCTION METHOD AND CONTINUOUS OXYGEN ADSORPTION AND DESORPTION DEVICE USING OXYGEN ADSORBING AGENT
    Publication number: 20150047504
    Abstract: Provided are a continuous oxygen adsorption and desorption device and an continuous oxygen adsorption and desorption method using the device, and more particularly, an continuous oxygen adsorption and desorption device for producing high-purity oxygen products by using a plurality of adsorption and desorption towers filled with an oxygen-selecting adsorption and desorption agent selected from BaMg(CO3)2 particles or particles in which either MgCO3 or Mg(OH)2 has been attached to the outside of BaMg(CO3)2, and also a continuous oxygen adsorption and desorption method using the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2013
    Publication date: February 19, 2015
    Inventors: Jong-Ho Park, Tae Sung Jung, Hyung Chul Yoon, Young Tae Guahk, Hee-Tae Beum, Jong-kee Park, Sang-Sup Han, Jong-Nam Kim, Soon-Haeng Cho
  • SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES INCLUDING BIT LINE CONTACT PLUG AND PERIPHERAL TRANSISTOR
    Publication number: 20150048444
    Abstract: A semiconductor device having a cell area and a peripheral area includes a semiconductor substrate, a cell insulating isolation region delimiting a cell active region of the semiconductor substrate in the cell area, a word line disposed within the semiconductor substrate in the cell area, a bit line contact plug disposed on the cell active region, a bit line disposed on the bit line contact plug, a peripheral insulating isolation region delimiting a peripheral active region of the semiconductor substrate in the peripheral area, and a peripheral transistor including a peripheral transistor lower electrode and a peripheral transistor upper electrode. The bit line contact plug is formed at the same level in the semiconductor device as the peripheral transistor lower electrode, and the bit line electrode is formed at the same level in the semiconductor device as the peripheral transistor upper electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2014
    Publication date: February 19, 2015
    Inventors: Sung-Il Cho, Nam-Gun Kim, Jin-Young Kim, Hyun-Chul Yoon, Bong-Soo Kim, Kwan-Sik Cho
  • Biaryl benzoimidazole derivatives and pharmaceutical composition comprising the same
    Patent number: 8940769
    Abstract: Disclosed are biaryl benzoimidazole derivatives. They have an inhibitory effect on calcium influx in HEK cells, thereby showing a powerful antagonistic effect on a vanilloid receptor, and further have an analgesic effect, thereby being useful for preventing or treating pain, acute pain, chronic pain, neuropathic pain, postoperative pain, migraine, arthralgia, neuropathies, nerve injury, diabetic neuropathy, neurological illness, neurodermatitis, stroke, bladder hypersensitivity, irritable bowel syndrome, a respiratory disorder such as cough, asthma, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, burning, psoriasis, itching, vomiting, irritation of the skin, eyes, and mucous membranes, gastric-duodenal ulcers, inflammatory intestinal diseases, and inflammatory diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Assignee: Daewoong Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ji Duck Kim, Hong-Chul Yoon, In Woo Kim, Hyae Jung Hyun
  • APPARATUS FOR PURIFYING WASTEWATER AND METHOD THEREOF
    Publication number: 20150021272
    Abstract: The present inventions relates to an apparatus for purifying wastewater and a method thereof, which comprises: a stirring part to make bubbles impregnated into floc through high speed stirring by adding floc forming materials to influent and stirring them; an air supply part to supply air to the stirring part to make more bubbles impregnated; a pumping part to conduct pressurized conveying of the floc included treatment water; a cyclone part to separate high density floc to downstream and treatment water with low density floc to upstream from the pressurized treatment water; and a flotation part to separate floc from the treatment water with floc supplied from the cyclone part. Therefore, the present invention have an effect that it is possible to improve purification speed of wastewater and obtain good quality of purified water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2012
    Publication date: January 22, 2015
    Applicants: POSCO ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION CO., LTD., BLUEGREENLINK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Joo Hyung Ko, Kwan Yeop Kim, Yun Jung Kim, Hyun Bae Kim, Hyoung Gun Kim, Hae Wook Nam, Hee Chul Yoon, Yu Seong Won, Jae Woong Park, Young Hwa Choi
  • ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20150011885
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for operating an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus. The method includes transmitting separate first and second ultrasonic signals to an object, receiving a first echo signal which corresponds to the first ultrasonic signal and a second echo signal which corresponds to the second ultrasonic signal, separating the received first and second echo signals in order to generate first ultrasonic data which corresponds to the first echo signal and second ultrasonic data which corresponds to the second echo signal, and displaying a first ultrasonic image which is generated based on the first ultrasonic data and a second ultrasonic image which is generated based on the second ultrasonic data. The first ultrasonic image is an ultrasonic image of a first cross-sectional surface of the object, and the second ultrasonic image is an ultrasonic image of a second cross-sectional surface of the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2014
    Publication date: January 8, 2015
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hee-chul YOON, Hae-kyung JUNG, Hyun-taek LEE
  • IC CARD AND IC CARD SYSTEM HAVING SUSPEND/RESUME FUNCTIONS
    Publication number: 20150012672
    Abstract: An IC card and an IC card system are disclosed in which command processing performance is improved by storing current state data related to a first command upon interruption of an execution cycle for the first command by a second command. Upon completion of the second command, the current state information is reloaded and execution of the first command is resumed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2014
    Publication date: January 8, 2015
    Inventors: KIKUCHI TAKASHI, JOONG-CHUL YOON
  • SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND SENSE AMPLIFIER CONTROL METHOD THEREOF
    Publication number: 20150003146
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device is provided. A cell array includes a DRAM cell connected to one of a pair of bit lines. A bit line sense amplifier is coupled to the pair of bit lines. The bit line sense amplifier discharges a low-level bit line of the pair of bit lines toward a ground level and clamps the low-level bit line to a boosted sense ground voltage in response to a control signal. A sense amplifier control logic generates the control signal having a pulse interval. The low-level bit line is discharged toward the ground level for the pulse interval and after the pulse interval ends, the low-level bit line is clamped to the boosted sense ground voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2014
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: KICHUL CHUN, HYUN-CHUL YOON
  • PADS INCLUDING CURVED SIDES AND RELATED ELECTRONIC DEVICES, STRUCTURES, AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20140374809
    Abstract: An electronic device may include a substrate, and a plurality of spaced apart pads on the substrate. Each of the pads may includes first, second, third, and fourth sides, the first and third sides may be opposite sides that are substantially straight, and the second and fourth sides may be opposite sides that are curved. Related methods, devices, and structures are also discussed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2013
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Inventors: Je-Min Park, Seok-Hyun Lim, Tae-Yong Song, Hyun-Chul Yoon, Yoo-Sang Hwang, Hyeon-Ok Jung
  • METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY DETECTING MID-SAGITTAL PLANE BY USING ULTRASOUND IMAGE AND APPARATUS THEREOF
    Publication number: 20140371591
    Abstract: Provided are a method and apparatus for automatically detecting a mid-sagittal plane of an object by using an ultrasonic image. The method includes obtaining an ultrasonic image for detecting the mid-sagittal plane; detecting a face of the object from the ultrasonic image; detecting a landmark from the detected face; detecting landmark information which includes at least one of brightness and a form of the detected landmark; and detecting a mid-sagittal plane of the object by using the landmark information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2012
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hae-kyung Jung, Hee-chul Yoon, Hyun-taek Lee, Yong-je Kim, Jae-hyun Kim, Young-ho Moon
  • Semiconductor devices including bit line contact plug and peripheral transitor
    Patent number: 8901645
    Abstract: A semiconductor device having a cell area and a peripheral area includes a semiconductor substrate, a cell insulating isolation region delimiting a cell active region of the semiconductor substrate in the cell area, a word line disposed within the semiconductor substrate in the cell area, a bit line contact plug disposed on the cell active region, a bit line disposed on the bit line contact plug, a peripheral insulating isolation region delimiting a peripheral active region of the semiconductor substrate in the peripheral area, and a peripheral transistor including a peripheral transistor lower electrode and a peripheral transistor upper electrode. The bit line contact plug is formed at the same level in the semiconductor device as the peripheral transistor lower electrode, and the bit line electrode is formed at the same level in the semiconductor device as the peripheral transistor upper electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung-Il Cho, Nam-Gun Kim, Jin-Young Kim, Hyun-Chul Yoon, Bong-Soo Kim, Kwan-Sik Cho
  • METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROVIDING GEOTEMPORAL GRAPHS
    Publication number: 20140324327
    Abstract: Technology for generating geotemporal graphs is disclosed where geotemporal graphs provide representations of areas based on an expected travel time between points, instead of the geographical distance between points. Travel times may vary based on travel conditions, and geotemporal maps may be generated that show travel times that account for travel conditions. Generating geotemporal maps may include obtaining a graph, determining for several points a warp vector indicating graph how each point should be moved to represent a travel time to that point, and warping the graph according to the determined warp vectors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2014
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Applicant: University of Washington through its Center for Commercialization
    Inventors: Cecilia Aragon, Sungsoo Hong, Benjamin Samples, Jong-Chul Yoon
  • IC card and IC card system having suspend/resume functions
    Patent number: 8870062
    Abstract: An IC card and an IC card system are disclosed in which command processing performance is improved by storing current state data related to a first command upon interruption of an execution cycle for the first command by a second command Upon completion of the second command, the current state information is reloaded and execution of the first command is resumed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kikuchi Takashi, Joong-Chul Yoon
  • Fetus modeling method and image processing apparatus therefor
    Patent number: 8848994
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes: an image receiver which receives a predetermined image obtained by photographing a fetus; and a controller which detects a head region and a torso region of the fetus from the predetermined image, and which models a shape of the fetus by using at least one of a first contoured shape corresponding to the detected head region, a second contoured shape corresponding to the detected torso region, a first axis that is the central axis of the detected head region, and a second axis that is the central axis of the detected torso region, to model the fetus so that biometric data of the fetus can be easily measured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyun-taek Lee, Hee-chul Yoon, Hae-kyung Jung, Jae-chool Lee
  • CATALYST FOR SYNTHESIZING POLYESTER RESIN AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING POLYESTER RESIN USING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20140288261
    Abstract: A catalyst used to manufacture a biodegradable polyester resin, in particular, an organic titanium catalyst which does not contain a heavy-metal component, and a method of manufacturing a polyester resin using the same. Accordingly, the method of manufacturing a polyester resin can be useful in attaining desired physical properties without using a catalyst harmful to environments and a human body. The biodegradable resin, which can be safely used in the field of applications in which the use of harmful components is a sensitive issue without using the components harmful to environments and a human body during the manufacture of a resin, can be prepared.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2013
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Inventors: Gyung Don Kang, Ki Chul Yoon, Ji Soo Ahn, Chung Il Lee, Ye Jin Kim, Sung Bae Park, Se Hoon Kim
  • SYSTEM-ON-CHIP AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20140281381
    Abstract: A system-on-chip (SoC) includes a slave intellectual property (IP) block, a master IP block, and an update control unit. The slave IP block is configured to perform first processing on first data based on first control information stored in a first storage unit. The master IP block is configured to perform second processing on second data in response to receiving a first processing result obtained by performing the first processing on the first data. Performing the second processing is based on second control information stored in a second storage unit. The update control unit is configured to determine an update time of the first control information or an update time of the second control information in response to performing the first processing and performing the second processing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: DONG-HAN LEE, SUNG-CHUL YOON, SUNG-HOO CHOI, JAE-SOP KONG, KEE-MOON CHUN
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING ULTRASOUND DATA USING SCAN LINE INFORMATION
    Publication number: 20140276045
    Abstract: A method of and apparatus for processing ultrasound data acquired from an object is provided. With the methods and apparatuses of the exemplary embodiments, speckles in an ultrasound image are reduced by using scan line information of an ultrasound signal applied to the object prior to scan conversion of the ultrasound image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Young-yoon LEE, Hyun-taek LEE, Hee-chul YOON, Jin-woo YIM, Young-ho MOON, Kiwon SOHN, Hae-kyung JUNG
  • MULTIMEDIA SYSTEM AND OPERATING METHOD OF THE SAME
    Publication number: 20140267317
    Abstract: A multimedia system includes a main special function register (SFR) configured to store SFR information; a plurality of processing modules each configured to process frames of data, based on the SFR information; and a system control logic configured to control operations of the main SFR and the plurality of processing modules. The plurality of processing modules may process data of different frames at the same time period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dong Han LEE, Sung Hoo CHOI, Jae Sop KONG, Sung Chul YOON, Kee Moon CHUN
  • GENERATING SCALED IMAGES SIMULTANEOUSLY USING AN ORIGINAL IMAGE
    Publication number: 20140253598
    Abstract: A method of operating an image processing circuit includes receiving a first original image, and generating a plurality of first scaled images, each having a different resolution, based on the first original image. The plurality of first scaled images are generated in response to receiving the first original image one time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2014
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Inventors: MIN WOO SONG, Sung Chul Yoon, Jong Hyup Lee
  • METHOD FOR ROTATING AN ORIGINAL IMAGE USING SELF-LEARNING AND APPARATUSES PERFORMING THE METHOD
    Publication number: 20140240360
    Abstract: A method of rotating an original image includes performing a self-learning using addresses related to at least one page miss and generating address generation rules using a result of the self-learning. The method includes pre-fetching the original image from a memory device based on the address generation rules to obtain a pre-fetched image and generating a rotated image using the pre-fetched image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2014
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Inventors: Min Woo SONG, Min Soo KIM, Sung Chul YOON, Jae Young HUR, Sung Min HONG