Patents by Inventor In Min

In Min 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 device and image processing method using the same
    Patent number: 12035055
    Abstract: An image processing device comprises an image sensor including unit groups comprising a reference group and a conversion group each including pixels and color filters, and is configured to generate image data using the pixels, and an image signal processor which is configured to calculate a hash of the image data, and to select a filter corresponding to the hash to perform filtering, wherein the image signal processor includes a pixel index converter which is configured to convert indexes of the pixels based on a positional relationship between the pixels, a pixel property converter which is configured to convert the properties of the pixels and to convert the hash before conversion, and a filter coefficient converter which is configured to convert filter coefficients of the pixels based on the respective converted pixel index and the respective converted pixel property.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD
    Inventors: Dong Ki Min, Jung Yeon Kim, Keun Yung Byun, Tae Shick Wang, Jong Min You
  • Apparatus and method for supplying hot water
    Patent number: 12031729
    Abstract: The apparatus for supplying hot water comprises: at least one processor; a heat exchanger connected to the at least one processor, and configured to receive tap water through a tap water inflow pipe, heat the supplied tap water by means of heat exchange to thereby generate hot water, and discharge the generated hot water through a hot water supply pipe; a burner configured to directly or indirectly provide heat required to generate the hot water; a mixing valve connected to the at least one processor and installed on a mixing pipe connecting the tap water inflow pipe and the hot water supply pipe, and configured to mix the tap water with the hot water discharged from the heat exchanger and flowing through the hot water supply pipe; and a memory connected to the at least one processor and configured to store instructions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: Kyungdong Navien Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chang Heoi Heo, Yong Min Song
  • Performance directing system, device, and method using plurality of layers
    Patent number: 12035439
    Abstract: Disclosed is a performance directing system by using a plurality of layers including a control console device generating and transmitting a data packet including direction information for each of the plurality of layers and a plurality of light emitting devices, each of which receives the data packet from the control console device and each of which emits light based on the direction information included in the data packet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: FANLIGHT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kyung Il Choi, Jung Min Choi, Hyun Gil Kim
  • Power generation apparatus
    Patent number: 12035627
    Abstract: A power generation apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises: a cooling unit, a thermoelectric module comprising a thermoelectric element disposed on one surface of the cooling unit, and a heat sink disposed on the thermoelectric element; a guide plate disposed opposite the thermoelectric module; and a branch unit disposed on another surface perpendicular to the one surface of the cooling unit. The heat sink includes multiple heat dissipation fins which are spaced apart from each other. The ratio of the shortest horizontal distance between the heat sink and the guide plate to the shortest horizontal distance between the branch unit and the guide plate is 0.0625 to 0.25.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jung Ho Kim, Jeung Ook Park, Sang Hun An, Jong Min Lee, Ji Hwan Jeon
  • Backside or frontside through substrate via (TSV) landing on metal
    Patent number: 12033919
    Abstract: Some embodiments relate to a semiconductor structure including a semiconductor substrate, and n interconnect structure disposed over the semiconductor substrate. The interconnect structure includes a dielectric structure and a plurality of metal lines that are stacked over one another in the dielectric structure. A through substrate via (TSV) extends through the semiconductor substrate to contact a metal line of the plurality of metal lines. A protective sleeve is disposed along outer sidewalls of the TSV and separates the outer sidewalls of the TSV from the dielectric structure of the interconnect structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Zheng-Xun Li, Min-Feng Kao, Hsing-Chih Lin, Jen-Cheng Liu, Dun-Nian Yaung
  • Sulfonyl acetamides as NLRP3 inhibitors
    Patent number: 12030879
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I) wherein Q is selected from O or S; R1 is a saturated or unsaturated, optionally substituted hydrocarbyl group optionally including one or more heteroatoms N, O or S; R2 is a cyclic group substituted at the a and a? positions, wherein the substituent at the ?-position is a monovalent heterocyclic group or a monovalent aromatic group, wherein the heterocyclic or aromatic group may optionally be substituted, and wherein the cyclic group may optionally be further substituted; R3 and R4 are each independently hydrogen, halogen, —OH, —NH2, —CN, —R5, —OR5, —NHR5 or —N(R5)2; or R3 and R4 together with the carbon atom to which they are attached may form a 3- to 7-membered saturated or unsaturated, optionally substituted cyclic group; and R5 is independently optionally substituted C1-C4 alkyl.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: INFLAZOME LIMITED
    Inventors: Matthew Cooper, David Miller, Jimmy Van Wiltenburg, Johannes Wilhem Georg Meissner, Jochem Theodoor Van Herpt, Zhou Min Lion, Jonathan Shannon, Stephen St-Gallay
  • Fiber-based microwave bowls with selective spray coating
    Patent number: 12031276
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for vacuum forming and subsequently applying topical coatings fiber-based food containers. The slurry includes one or more of an embedded moisture barrier, vapor barrier, and oil barrier, and the topical coating comprises one or more of a vapor barrier, a moisture barrier, an oil barrier, and an oxygen barrier. For food containers having deep sidewalls, a spray coating system includes a first nozzle for applying a full cone spray pattern to the bottom surface of the container, and a second nozzle for applying a hollow cone spray pattern to the inside surfaces of the side walls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: FOOTPRINT INTERNATIONAL, LLC
    Inventors: Yoke Dou Chung, Yiyun Zhang, Ric Gonzalez, Steve Lucero, Min Wang
  • Portable device comprising a touch-screen display, and method for controlling same
    Patent number: 12032822
    Abstract: A method of controlling a portable device including first and second touch screens is provided. The method includes displaying first information related to a first application on the first touch screen and displaying second information related to the first application on the second touch screen; receiving a first user input moving to the first touch screen on the second touch screen; and replacing the first information and the second information with a third information and a fourth information related to the first application on the first and second touch screens, in response to receiving the first user input, wherein each of the third information and the fourth information is displayed while being slidden from the second touch screen to the first touch screen and the third information is displayed over a boundary between the first and second screens during the sliding of the third and fourth information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Joon-Kyu Seo, Kyung-A Kang, Ji-Yeon Kwak, Hyun-Jin Kim, Hyun-Jung Song, Sung-Sik Yoo, Ju-Youn Lee, Dong-Seok Ryu, Min-Kyu Park
  • Antenna apparatus
    Patent number: 12034214
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an antenna apparatus and, in particular, comprises: a main housing having an inner space formed therein so as to embed a main board and having a plurality of radiating fins provided on an outer surface thereof; a cover housing provided so as to shield the inner space of the main housing and having a plurality of radiating fins provided on an outer surface thereof; and a plurality of unit antenna blocks detachably coupled so as to occupy a portion of the outer surface of the cover housing, and having an antenna substrate embedded therein, the antenna substrate having one or more antenna elements and one or more antenna filters combined thereto, wherein the plurality of unit antenna blocks are signal-connected to the main board via at least one connecting card, thereby providing an advantage that dual banding can be realized as well as enabling effective heat dissipation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: KMW INC.
    Inventors: Chang Woo Yoo, Kyo Sung Ji, Min Seon Yun, Hye Yeon Kim
  • Displacement extensometer
    Patent number: 12031816
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a displacement extensometer for measuring the linear displacement of an object to be measured, the displacement extensometer comprising: a first bracket installed at a reference point so as to provide support force; a second bracket fixed to an object to be measured; a displacement meter body fixed to the first bracket and including a center rod connected to the second bracket, so as to detect displacement while the center rod horizontally moves according to positions of the object to be measured; a first link connecting the displacement meter body to the first bracket; a second link connecting the center rod of the displacement meter body to the second bracket; and a friction compensation member provided in the displacement meter body so as to compensate for the friction due to sagging of the center rod while providing physical stress to the center rod.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Inventor: Chul Min Kim
  • Hook assembly for door curtain of vehicle
    Patent number: 12030370
    Abstract: This application relates to a hook assembly for a door curtain of a vehicle. The hook assembly is installed on a door panel to which a door curtain is hooked and fixed. The hook assembly includes a hook body installed to pass through a through-hole formed in the door panel in a load direction due to the door curtain, and a hook pin engaged with the hook body in a direction perpendicular to the load direction due to the door curtain. When the hook pin is engaged with the hook body, the hook body is supported in the through-hole in an engaged direction of the hook pin and one side of the hook body is pressed against a circumference of the through-hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, NIFCO KOREA INC
    Inventors: Do-Won Kim, Jong-Woo Shim, Min-Jung Kim, Yoo-Sung Doh
  • Nonvolatile memory device and operation method thereof
    Patent number: 12033707
    Abstract: A nonvolatile memory device includes a peripheral circuit region and a memory cell region vertically connected with the peripheral circuit region, the peripheral circuit region including at least one first metal pad, and the memory cell region including at least one second metal pad directly connected with the at least one first metal pad. A method of programming the nonvolatile memory device incudes: receiving a programming command, data for a plurality of pages, and an address corresponding to a selected word-line; programming the data for one of the pages to an unselected word-line; reading data of a previously programmed page from the selected word-line; and programming the data for the remaining pages and the data of the previously programmed page to the selected word-line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kyung-Min Kang, Dongku Kang, Su Chang Jeon, Won-Taeck Jung
  • Drape management assembly for robotic surgical systems
    Patent number: 12029523
    Abstract: A drape management assembly for a robotic surgical system includes a clip having a base portion configured for selective connection to the robotic surgical system and a grasping portion extending from the base portion. The base portion and the grasping portion may define a cavity therebetween. The base portion and the grasping portion may be arranged to retain a quantity of a surgical drape in the cavity to minimize an excess quantity of a surgical drape sheathed over a robotic arm of the robotic surgical system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: COVIDIEN LP
    Inventors: Raymond P. Pennoyer, IV, Chi Min Seow, Jaimeen Kapadia, Shane Reardon, Mark Hamilton MacLeod, Michael Zemlok
  • Apparatus and method for driving display
    Patent number: 12032766
    Abstract: A display driving device capable of operating a source driver integrated circuit (IC) in a low power mode during a touch sensing period includes a source driver IC configured to operate in a first low power mode in which an analog data processing unit is deactivated or operate in a second low power mode in which both of the analog data processing unit and a digital data processing unit are deactivated, during a touch sensing period of a first frame; and a readout IC configured to supply touch sensor driving signals to touch sensors during the touch sensing period and receive touch sensing data from the touch sensors according to the touch sensor driving signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: Silicon Works Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jong Min Park, Seong Sik Yoon, Jung Min Choi
  • Video encoding/decoding method and device, and recording medium for storing bitstream
    Patent number: 12034977
    Abstract: An image decoding is performed by steps including: determining whether or not to perform filtering on a boundary of a current block; determining a filtering strength on the boundary of the current block, and a number of samples used in filtering; and performing filtering on the boundary of the current block on the basis of the filtering strength and the number of samples used in filtering, where the number of samples used in filtering is determined on the basis of a size of the current block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignees: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE, CHIPS & MEDIA, INC, INDUSTRY ACADEMY COOPERATION FOUNDATION OF SEJONG UNIVERSITY, INDUSTRY-UNIVERSITY COOPERATION FOUNDATION KOREA AEROSPACE UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Sung Chang Lim, Jung Won Kang, Ha Hyun Lee, Jin Ho Lee, Hui Yong Kim, Dae Yeon Kim, Wook Je Jeong, Dong Jin Park, Min Yong Jeon, Yung Lyul Lee, Nam Uk Kim, Myung Jun Kim, Ji Youn Jung, Jae Gon Kim
  • Photonic structure and method for forming the same
    Patent number: 12032204
    Abstract: A photonic structure is provided. The photonic structure includes a semiconductor substrate, and an oxide structure embedded in the semiconductor substrate, and an optical coupling region directly above the buried oxide layer. A side surface of the oxide structure is exposed from an edge of the semiconductor substrate. The optical coupling region is tapered to a terminus of the optical coupling region at the edge of the semiconductor substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Chan-Hong Chern, Min-Hsiang Hsu
  • Backside capacitor techniques
    Patent number: 12034037
    Abstract: Some embodiments relate to a method. In the method, semiconductor devices are formed on a frontside of a semiconductor substrate. A trench is formed in a backside of the semiconductor substrate. Conductive and insulating layers are alternatingly formed in the trench on the backside of the semiconductor substrate to establish a backside capacitor. A backside interconnect structure is formed on the backside of the semiconductor substrate to couple to capacitor electrodes of the backside capacitor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Min-Feng Kao, Dun-Nian Yaung, Hsing-Chih Lin, Jen-Cheng Liu
  • Communication method, network device, and terminal
    Patent number: 12035197
    Abstract: This application provides a communication method, a network device, and a terminal. The communication method includes: determining, by a first network device, at least one candidate target cell and first configuration information, where the first configuration information is used to trigger a terminal to determine one of the at least one candidate target cell as a to-be-handed-over-to cell; and sending, by the first network device, a first message to the terminal, where the first message includes first cell indication information and the first configuration information, and the first cell indication information is used to indicate the at least one candidate target cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Le Yan, Hongping Zhang, Qinghai Zeng, Min Xu, Wenjie Peng, Xiaoying Xu
  • Buffing system for footwear
    Patent number: 12029282
    Abstract: Buffing of a footwear component allows for an alteration of the component surface to achieve an intended surface for aesthetics and/or manufacturing purposes. The buffing is performed in a system having a vision module, a sidewall buffing module, an up surface buffing module, and a down surface buffing module. Each of the buffing modules are adapted for the unique shape and sizes of a footwear component to effectively and automatically buff the footwear component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Chun-Chieh Chen, Yi-Min Chen, Chia-Hung Lin, Hsien-Kuang Wu, Hung-Yu Wu
  • Electronic cigarette
    Patent number: D1035128
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Inventors: Wensheng Zhou, Min Li, Bozhong Li