Patents by Inventor In KWON

In KWON 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).

  • Patent number: 10367277
    Abstract: A multi-earth terminal includes: a body having a hook piece and a hook rib, which are formed on an outer edge of the body; a barrel coupled with a wire; and a connector interconnecting the body with the barrel. Two or more bodies are stacked vertically and coupled to each other. When the two or more bodies are stacked vertically and coupled to each other, each of the two or more bodies includes the hook rib and the hook piece so that the hook rib of a first body that is located at an upper side of the vertically stacked bodies is inserted into and engaged with the hook piece of a second body that is located at a lower side of the vertically stacked bodies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignees: HYUNDIA MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Cheol Hun Lee, Soon Chul Kwon
  • Patent number: 10366653
    Abstract: An organic light-emitting device including a magnetoresistive element including a first magnetic layer, a second magnetic layer, and a separation layer disposed between the first magnetic layer and the second magnetic layer, an organic light-emitting element electrically connected to the magnetoresistive element, wherein the organic light-emitting element comprises a first electrode, a second electrode, and an organic light-emission layer disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode, a magnetic field applying unit configured to apply a magnetic field to at least the magnetoresistive element, and optionally, to the organic light-emitting element, a power source configured to supply a current between the magnetoresistive element and the organic light-emitting element, and a current source configured to apply a current between both terminals of the organic light-emitting element, wherein light-emission characteristics of the organic light-emitting device are changed depending on a direction and
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignees: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., UNIVERSITY OF UTAH RESEARCH FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Ohyun Kwon, Youngjae Park, Hyun Koo, Byoungki Choi, Zeev Valentine Vardeny, Chuang Zhang, Dali Sun, Zhiyong Pang
  • Patent number: 10365713
    Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention enables 2D pointing technology to be used in a 3D space, thereby proving an intuitive 3D user interface. More particularly, an embodiment of the present invention implements an action point that enables an eye and finger of a user and an action point on a screen to be arranged on a rectilinear line, thereby providing an intuitive user interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: STARSHIP VENDING-MACHINE CORP.
    Inventors: Su-young Jeon, Ji-yong Kwon
  • Patent number: 10367544
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses are provided for searching for a cell by a communication processor (CP) of a wireless terminal having a plurality of antennas. One of the plurality of antennas is selected based on whether a secondary antenna is in a driving state and whether a finger of a rake receiver has been allocated. The plurality of antennas includes a primary antenna and the secondary antenna. A cell search is performed through the selected one of the plurality of antennas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Dae-Cheol Kwon, Jong-Han Kim, Jae-Hyung Lee
  • Patent number: 10366644
    Abstract: A display panel includes a display region including a data line and a pixel that is electrically connected to the data line, a non-display region including a lighting test line that is arranged alternately in a first layer and in a second layer disposed on the first layer, the non-display region being adjacent to the display region and including, and a lighting test unit providing a lighting test voltage to the display region through the lighting test line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sun-Ja Kwon, Won-Kyu Kwak
  • Patent number: 10364521
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an operation method of a washing machine for controlling the rotation of a pulsator to enhance cleaning performance, there is provided a method of operating a washing machine having a pulsator rotatably provided in a tub, and the method may include a first cleaning mode having a first process of rotating the pulsator in one direction at a first angle and then rotating it in the other direction at a second angle around the rotation shaft; and a second process of rotating the pulsator in the one direction at a third angle and then rotating it in the other direction at a fourth angle around the rotation shaft, wherein the first angle is greater than the third angle, and the second angle is greater than the fourth angle, and the second angle is greater than the third angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Sangheon Lee, Heakyung Yoo, Deokkyu Kim, Sunku Kwon, Jaewon Chang, Byungkeol Choi, Hyojun Kim, Sunho Lee, Bonkwon Ko, Hangil Park
  • Patent number: 10368015
    Abstract: Provided are an image composition apparatus for composing color images with black-and-white images including infrared components, and an image composition method thereof. The image composition method includes generating a first image signal with color information and a second image signal including infrared components without color information, dividing the first image signal into a brightness signal and a color signal, composing the brightness signal of the first image signal with a brightness signal of the second image signal to generate a composed brightness signal, and composing the composed brightness signal with the color signal of the first image signal to generate a color image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Won-hee Choe, Jae-hyun Kwon, Seong-deok Lee
  • Patent number: 10365011
    Abstract: An outdoor unit of an air conditioner includes a current carrying path formed between a control box and an outdoor heat exchanger, and electromagnetic noise generated in the control box is transmitted to the outdoor heat exchanger and efficiently discharged to air through the outdoor heat exchanger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Je Gu Lee, Kyeong Ae Lee, Yi Goo Gong, Kwon Jin Kim, Ki Jun Kim, Sung Jae Kim, Yeon-Seob Yun, Jong Min Lee, Chang-Woo Jung
  • Patent number: 10364348
    Abstract: A thermoplastic resin composition and a molded article including the same are disclosed herein. The thermoplastic resin composition includes a base resin including a polycarbonate (PC) resin and a polyester resin, inorganic fillers, and an aromatic (meth)acrylate polymer, wherein the aromatic (meth)acrylate polymer is a copolymer of a monomer mixture including a vinyl cyanide monomer, an aromatic vinyl monomer, and an aromatic (meth)acrylate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: Lotte Advanced Materials Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jeong Eun Park, Kee Hae Kwon, Chang Min Hong
  • Patent number: 10366282
    Abstract: A human detection apparatus and method using low-resolution two-dimensional (2D) light detection and ranging (LIDAR) sensor are provided. The human detection method may include receiving LIDAR data generated by reflecting a laser signal that continues to be transmitted to a search region from a plurality of objects in the search region, clustering a plurality of points included in the received LIDAR data by the same objects based on a correlation between the plurality of points, deriving a characteristic function used to identify a shape of a human, based on the clustered points, and determining whether each of the objects is a human based on the derived characteristic function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Jong Hun Lee, Seong Kyung Kwon, Sang Hyuk Son, Eugin Hyun, Jin Hee Lee
  • Patent number: 10367669
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for broadcast signal frame using layered division multiplexing are disclosed. An apparatus for generating broadcast signal frame according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a combiner configured to generate a multiplexed signal by combining a core layer signal and an enhanced layer signal at different power levels; a power normalizer configured to reduce the power of the multiplexed signal to a power level corresponding to the core layer signal; a time interleaver configured to generate a time-interleaved signal by performing interleaving that is applied to both the core layer signal and the enhanced layer signal; and a frame builder configured to generate a broadcast signal frame including a preamble for signaling, type information of Physical Layer Pipes (PLPs) and time interleaver information shared by the core layer signal and the enhanced layer signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Jae-Young Lee, Sung-Ik Park, Sun-Hyoung Kwon, Heung-Mook Kim
  • Patent number: 10363320
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a conjugate comprising oxyntomodulin, an immunoglobulin Fc region, and non-peptidyl polymer wherein the conjugate being obtainable by covalently linking oxyntomodulin to immunoglobulin Fc region via non-peptidyl polymer, and a pharmaceutical composition for the prevention or treatment of obesity comprising the conjugates. The conjugate comprising oxyntomodulin and the immunoglobulin Fc of the present invention reduces food intake, suppresses gastric emptying, and facilitates lipolysis without side-effects, unlike native oxyntomodulin, and also shows excellent receptor-activating effects and long-term sustainability, compared to native oxyntomodulin. Thus, it can be widely used in the treatment of obesity with safety and efficacy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: Hanmi Science Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung Youb Jung, Dae Jin Kim, Sung Hee Park, Young Eun Woo, In Young Choi, Se Chang Kwon
  • Patent number: 10363794
    Abstract: An air-conditioning control method for calculating an optimum operation amount of an air-conditioning blower in an air-conditioning system of a vehicle includes: determining a heater heat quantity after an engine of the vehicle is started under a maximum heating condition of the air-conditioning system and the air-conditioning system is turned on according to current vehicle state information and air-conditioning information; determining a lost heat quantity discharged outside the vehicle during a current air-conditioning mode; determining an effective heating energy efficiency by calculating a difference between the heater heat quantity and the lost heat quantity; calculating the optimum operation amount of the air-conditioning blower where the effective heating energy is maximized; and controlling operation of the air-conditioning blower according to the determined optimum operation amount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Tae Woong Lim, Jae Hyun Park, Chun Kyu Kwon, Jung Ho Kwon
  • Patent number: 10366673
    Abstract: Provided are a display device and an image processing method thereof. In an embodiment, the display device includes a display panel including a plurality of pixels formed of red, green, blue, and white sub pixels, and an image processing unit for converting a three-color input image supplied to the red, green, blue, and white sub pixels into four-color image data and outputting an output image by applying a final gain calculated using a frame gain, a pixel gain, and a block gain of the pixels. The display device also includes a timing controller for outputting the output image from the image processing unit to the display panel. The block gain may be calculated using scaled versions of luminance values determined by converting a luminance of the three-color input image and position information of the pixels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Cheon Heo, KyungJoon Kwon
  • Patent number: 10366049
    Abstract: A method of controlling a processor includes receiving from a command buffer a first command corresponding to a first instruction that is processed by a second processing core and starting processing of the first command by the first processing core, storing in the command buffer a second command corresponding to a second instruction that is processed by the second processing core before the processing of the first command is completed, and starting processing of a third instruction by the second processing core before the processing of the first command is completed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ki-seok Kwon, Suk-jin Kim, Do-hyung Kim
  • Patent number: 10367209
    Abstract: A recycling system in which anode off gas of a fuel cell is recycled to a stack includes a purge flow path purging the anode off gas passing through the stack, and a sprayer spraying pure gas supplied from a fuel tank to the stack. The sprayer is disposed on a path where the anode off gas passing through the stack is discharged, the purge flow path is spaced a certain distance from the sprayer, and the anode off gas passing through the stack is mixed with the pure gas by suction force of the sprayer to be introduced to the stack, thereby being recycled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Bu Kil Kwon, Duck Whan Kim, Se Kwon Jung, Ik Jae Son, Hyo Sub Shim
  • Patent number: 10367368
    Abstract: The present relates to a wireless power transmitter performing communication with a wireless power receiver, and a wireless power transfer method thereof. The wireless power transmitter includes a power conversion unit configured to transmit a wireless power signal transferred in a form of an energy field, such as an electric field, a magnetic field or an electromagnetic field, and a power transmission control unit configured to transfer power to the wireless power receiver using the wireless power signal, wherein the power transmission control unit is configured to control the power conversion unit to transmit a near-field communication (NFC) detection signal, other than the wireless power signal, when a preset condition is satisfied, and wherein the power transmission control unit controls the wireless conversion unit in a different manner according to whether or not a response signal to the NFC detection signal is detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONIC INC.
    Inventors: Gyunghwan Yuk, Jaesung Lee, Jaesoon Kwon, Jinsup Park, Jeongkyo Seo, Byungsang Jung, Youngchan Cho
  • Patent number: 10363106
    Abstract: A stereotactic surgery robot according to the present disclosure may include: a rotating unit that is configured to have a surgical instrument that is able to be attached thereto, and is configured to rotate the surgical instrument on at least one of two rotational axes according to an entry posture of the surgical instrument; a moving unit that is configured to move the rotating unit in the direction of at least one of three linear axes according to the position of a surgical target; and a surgical portion support unit that is configured to be connected to the moving unit, and is configured to be detachable with respect to an operating table, wherein the moving unit may move the rotating unit such that an intersection point of the two rotational axes matches the surgical target.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: KOH YOUNG TECHNOLOGY INC.
    Inventors: Young Sik Kwon, Jae Heon Chung
  • Patent number: 10367381
    Abstract: A wireless power transmission apparatus for tracking a charging capacity of each of a plurality of wireless power reception apparatuses in an environment in which the plurality of wireless power reception apparatuses are charged includes a communication unit configured to receive information about either one or both of a charging support power and a requested power from each of the plurality of wireless power reception apparatuses, a controller configured to determine a charging capacity for a wireless power reception apparatus supporting the charging support power among the plurality of wireless power reception apparatuses based on the information about the charging support power, and a power tracker configured to re-track the determined charging capacity based on charging status information received from the plurality of wireless power reception apparatuses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Nam Yun Kim, Hyuk Choon Kwon, Sang Wook Kwon, Ki Young Kim, Dong Zo Kim, Soo Yeon Jung
  • Patent number: 10365144
    Abstract: A content providing apparatus may include a container capable of containing a consumable material, a sensor to measure an amount of a consumable material contained in the container, a content output control unit configured to control an output of a content to be provided based on the amount of the consumable material measured by the sensor, and a content output unit configured to output the content with the output controlled by the content output control unit. Also, a content providing method may include measuring an amount of a consumable material contained in a container, determining an output of a content to be provided based on the measured amount of the consumable material, and providing the content with the determined output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Yong-Moo Kwon, Jaehyuk Park