Patents by Inventor Dong-Woo Lee

Dong-Woo 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).

  • CONTAINER FOR CELL CHIP
    Publication number: 20150166256
    Abstract: There is provided a container for a cell chip including: a lower body including an installation space allowing a cell chip to be installed therein and one or more holes connected to the installation space; and an upper body coupled to the lower body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2015
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Inventors: Dong Woo LEE, Bo Sung KU
  • DISPLAY DEVICE
    Publication number: 20150145758
    Abstract: Disclosed is a display device for configure to decrease power consumption. The device comprises a display panel having a plurality of data lines and gate lines crossing in a matrix form, wherein a pixel is defined at each crossing thereof; a data driver connected to the plurality of data and supplying analog data voltages converted from digital data voltages to odd data lines and even data lines respectively according to an odd gamma reference voltage and an even gamma reference voltage; a gamma generator outputting one of a positive gamma reference voltage and a negative gamma reference voltage as the odd gamma reference voltage, and one of the positive gamma reference voltage and the negative gamma reference voltage as the even gamma reference voltage to the data driver; and a timing controller generating a control signal for driving the display panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2014
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Inventors: SungGae LEE, Dong-Woo LEE
  • DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20150145901
    Abstract: A display device and a method of driving the same. The display device includes a display panel on which a plurality of data lines and a plurality of gate lines intersect each other to form a matrix, with a number of pixels being defined at intersections of the plurality of data lines and the plurality of gate lines. A data driver is connected to the plurality of data lines. A gate driver is connected to the plurality of gate lines. A timing controller controls the display panel to operate in a driving mode that changes depending on image signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2014
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Inventors: SungGae Lee, HeeJung Hong, Dong-Woo Lee
  • Bio-chip
    Patent number: 9034279
    Abstract: There is provided a bio-chip, including a fixing plate having a plurality of guide grooves formed in one surface thereof, a first substrate having a plurality of support plates inserted into the guide grooves, and a plurality of pillars protruded from one surface of the respective support plates, and having a biomaterial disposed thereon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dong Woo Lee, Bo Sung Ku
  • Buffing Expanded Foam Items
    Publication number: 20150107032
    Abstract: Foam items may be buffed using particles such as particulate sodium bicarbonate in accordance with the present invention. Foam items may be, for example, expanded EVA foam items pre-formed into an intermediate size and shape. A skin layer may be formed during the expansion of the foam item to form an expanded foam item which may be entirely or partially removed by buffing the item using particles projected with selected buffing parameters. The buffing parameters may be varied based upon the thickness of at least a portion of the skin layer and/or the desired degree of moldability for the foam item after buffing. Particulate sodium bicarbonate or other types of particles used for buffing may be recycled and reused for further buffing of foam items.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2013
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Applicant: Nike, Inc.
    Inventors: Patrick Conall Regan, Dong Woo Lee, Geun Rok Park, Dong Youp Yang, Yong Joo Chon, Byung Gi Kim, Sang Gyu Lee, Jong Cher Seo
  • Buffing Expanded Foam Items
    Publication number: 20150107030
    Abstract: Foam items may be buffed using particles such as particulate sodium bicarbonate in accordance with the present invention. Foam items may be, for example, expanded EVA foam items pre-formed into an intermediate size and shape. A skin layer may be formed during the expansion of the foam item to form an expanded foam item which may be entirely or partially removed by buffing the item using particles projected with selected buffing parameters. The buffing parameters may be varied based upon the thickness of at least a portion of the skin layer and/or the desired degree of moldability for the foam item after buffing. Particulate sodium bicarbonate or other types of particles used for buffing may be recycled and reused for further buffing of foam items.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2013
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Applicant: Nike, Inc.
    Inventors: Patrick Conall Regan, Dong Woo Lee, Dong Youp Yang, Byung Gi Kim, Sang Gyu Lee, Yong Joo Chon, Jong Cher Seo
  • FLUID INJECTION CHIP
    Publication number: 20150086445
    Abstract: There is provided a fluid injection chip including: a first substrate in which a plurality of wells are formed; a first fluid formed in the wells; a second substrate of which a plurality of pillar members are formed on a lower surface so as to correspond to the wells; a low adhesive layer formed on a protrusion surface of the pillar member; and a second fluid formed on the low adhesive layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2013
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dong Woo LEE, Bo Sung Ku
  • BAD BREATH MEASUREMENT SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20150059436
    Abstract: Provided is a system for measuring bad breath or blood alcohol concentration. More specifically, the system includes: a portable terminal; a bad breath analyzer which has an alcohol sensor and a bad breath sensor mounted therein, and which is connected to an earphone connection terminal of the portable terminal so as to increase compatibility; and a bad breath processing unit which is provided in the portable terminal, and which processes signals measured from the alcohol sensor and the bad breath sensor to output one or more pieces of drinking information and bad breath information on a screen of the portable terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2012
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Inventors: Hee-Nam Song, Mun-Hee Park, Dong-Woo Lee
  • IMAGE FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20150030362
    Abstract: An image fixing device includes a heat source configured to generate heat, a fixing belt heated by the heat source and disposed to be rotatable, a rotational member disposed to be opposite to the fixing belt and to press a printing medium to the fixing belt, and a supporting member to support an inner circumferential surface of the fixing belt so as to form a fixing nip between the fixing belt and the rotational member and having a plurality of heat insulation grooves formed in a surface thereof so as to reduce thermal conductivity of the supporting member. By the configuration of the present general inventive concept, it is possible to prevent or minimize a heat loss of the fixing belt and thus to enhance image forming efficiency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2014
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD
    Inventors: Soo Hwan BAE, Dong Woo LEE, Ji Su PARK
  • DROPLET FORMING DEVICE AND METHOD OF FORMING DROPLET USING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20140360288
    Abstract: There is provided a droplet forming device including: a guide part having a pillar shape in which the center thereof is empty; a central separation plate formed above the guide part and having a discharging hole formed in the center thereof; and a fluid storing part formed above the central separation plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2013
    Publication date: December 11, 2014
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sang Hyun YI, Dong Woo LEE, Bo Sung KU
  • Fusing device and image forming device comprising the same
    Patent number: 8909118
    Abstract: A fusing device with improved fusing performance to obtain superior gloss and gloss uniformity. The fusing device includes at least one heat source to generate heat, a fusing belt disposed near the heat source, a rotation unit contacting an outer circumference of the fusing belt, at least one pressurization unit pressed toward the rotation unit such that a fusing nip is formed between the fusing belt and the rotation unit, a heat conductor contacting an inner surface of the fusing belt to conduct heat to the fusing nip, and an intermediate unit disposed between the pressurization unit and the heat conductor to prevent transmission of heat from the heat conductor to the pressurization unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dong Jin Seol, Hwan Hee Kim, Su Ho Shin, Dong Woo Lee
  • Apparatus and method for providing visual-haptic information, and button having the same
    Patent number: 8890667
    Abstract: A button for providing visual-haptic information includes a visual-haptic variable button that adaptively provides various types of visual-haptic information according to input of information to an electronic apparatus. The visual-haptic variable button includes a visual information output part that adaptively changes various types of button icons according to manipulation and touch of the visual-haptic variable button for the input of information, thereby outputting visual information, and a haptic information output part that adaptively changes various types of sense of button manipulation and sense of button touch according to the manipulation and touch of the visual-haptic variable button, thereby outputting haptic information. At least one visual-haptic variable button is provided in the electronic apparatus for the input of information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Jeong-Mook Lim, Ki-Uk Kyung, Hee-Sook Shin, Dong-Woo Lee, Yo-An Lim
  • OBJECT RECOGNITION APPARATUS AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20140334671
    Abstract: An object recognition apparatus and method are disclosed. The object recognition apparatus includes: a skin color DB storing skin color information; a pattern light generator that irradiates a pattern light onto an object, which is a part of a human body; an image acquisition unit that receives the pattern light reflected from the object and generates a pattern light image of the object; and an operation unit that recognizes the object based on the skin color information and the pattern light image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2013
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Applicant: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Dong Woo Lee, Hyun Tae Jeong, Sungyong Shin, Hyung Cheol Shin, IL YEON Cho
  • Apparatus and method for providing visual-haptic information, and terminal having the same
    Patent number: 8884880
    Abstract: A terminal for providing visual-haptic information includes a visual-haptic keypad that displays and provides the visual-haptic information. The visual-haptic keypad includes: a button frame of a plurality of buttons provided in the visual-haptic keypad; a visual display layer positioned under the button frame in a vertical direction on a basis of the button frame; and a haptic display layer positioned under the visual display layer in the vertical direction on the basis of the button frame. The button frame and the visual display layer are fixedly bonded to boundary portions of the plurality of buttons.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunciations Research Institute
    Inventors: Jeong-Mook Lim, Ki-Uk Kyung, Hee-Sook Shin, Yo-An Lim, Dong-Woo Lee
  • Fixing device having pressing unit with carbon nano tube heating layer
    Patent number: 8874018
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a fixing device that includes a heating unit which comprises a first heat source to heat an unfixed image on a print medium, and a pressing unit which forms a fixing nip by contacting the heating unit, where the pressing unit comprises a carbon nanotube heating layer as a second heat source to heat the unfixed image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dong-woo Lee, Soo-hwan Bae
  • Method and apparatus for processing scan data
    Patent number: 8823974
    Abstract: Provided are a scan data processing method and apparatus. The method includes: performing a wireless communication connection with a predetermined user device during a scan mode; detecting user profile information corresponding to a user address of the predetermined user device; and controlling scan data based on the user profile information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dong-woo Lee, Ji-won Jeong, Yong-suk Choi
  • FUSING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING DEVICE COMPRISING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20140199100
    Abstract: A fusing device with improved fusing performance to obtain superior gloss and gloss uniformity. The fusing device includes at least one heat source to generate heat, a fusing belt disposed near the heat source, a rotation unit contacting an outer circumference of the fusing belt, at least one pressurization unit pressed toward the rotation unit such that a fusing nip is formed between the fusing belt and the rotation unit, a heat conductor contacting an inner surface of the fusing belt to conduct heat to the fusing nip, and an intermediate unit disposed between the pressurization unit and the heat conductor to prevent transmission of heat from the heat conductor to the pressurization unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2013
    Publication date: July 17, 2014
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Dong Jin SEOL, Hwan Hee KIM, Su Ho SHIN, Dong Woo LEE
  • Method and apparatus for user interaction using pattern image
    Patent number: 8766952
    Abstract: A user interaction apparatus using a pattern image includes: an image output unit for outputting a general image on a display region; a laser radiating unit for radiating laser beams for a pattern image; a pattern image forming unit for forming the pattern image by using the laser beams; a pattern image output unit for outputting the pattern image by overlapping the same on the display region of the general image; and an image acquiring unit for capturing the pattern image output on the display region. The apparatus further includes: an image recognizing unit for recognizing a user input by performing an image processing on the pattern image captured by the image acquiring unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Dong Woo Lee, Sungyong Shin, Jeong Mook Lim, Hee Sook Shin, Hyun Tae Jeong
  • HEATING UNIT, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, FIXING APPARATUS, AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS USING THE FIXING APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20140178112
    Abstract: The fixing apparatus includes a back-up member which is disposed outside a rotational and flexible endless belt and moves the endless belt, and a heating unit which is located inside the endless belt to face the back-up member and forms a fixing nip, and heats the endless belt at the fixing nip. The heating unit includes a support member having a recess formed in one surface thereof, current-supply electrodes respectively disposed at both ends of a length of the recess, and a heating element which is formed in the recess to contact the current-supply electrodes, the heating element including a base polymer and an electrically-conductive filler distributed in the base polymer to form an electrically-conductive network in a base polymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2013
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sun-hyung LEE, Dong-woo LEE, Ju-hyoeng LEE, Sang-uk JEON
  • BIO-CHIP
    Publication number: 20140162908
    Abstract: There is provided a bio-chip, including a fixing plate having a plurality of guide grooves formed in one surface thereof, a first substrate having a plurality of support plates inserted into the guide grooves, and a plurality of pillars protruded from one surface of the respective support plates, and having a biomaterial disposed thereon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2013
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dong Woo LEE, Bo Sung KU