Patents by Inventor Jerry Shim

Jerry Shim 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: 10824989
    Abstract: An inventory management system includes a beacon or button connected to a warehouse server. The beacon buttons are placed in or near a product storage area with a number of products. The beacon has a controller and a transceiver to communicate with a server. There is a user input on the front of the beacon and several sensors able to detect a user identity and interaction with the products. When the user input is triggered, the beacon sends a message to the warehouse server including a user identity and other sensor data. Additionally, the beacon includes an energy harvester configured to power the beacon from ambient or user provided energy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: W.W. Grainger, Inc.
    Inventors: Geoffry A. Westphal, Ray “Qianyu” Rui, Eun Sem Kil, Jerry Shim, Svetlana Kharlamova
  • Patent number: 10600114
    Abstract: A system and method for allowing a user to quickly access product information and/or commerce functionalities as related to one or more products that are associated with an electronic document, such as a web page, that is currently being viewed by the user in an electronic document viewing program, such as an Internet browser.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: W.W. Grainger, Inc.
    Inventors: Geoffry A. Westphal, Jerry Shim, Kelsey Heffren
  • Publication number: 20190087771
    Abstract: An inventory management system includes a beacon or button connected to a warehouse server. The beacon buttons are placed in or near a product storage area with a number of products. The beacon has a controller and a transceiver to communicate with a server. There is a user input on the front of the beacon and several sensors able to detect a user identity and interaction with the products. When the user input is triggered, the beacon sends a message to the warehouse server including a user identity and other sensor data. Additionally, the beacon includes an energy harvester configured to power the beacon from ambient or user provided energy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2018
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Inventors: Geoffry A. Westphal, Ray Rui, Eun Sem Kil, Jerry Shim, Svetlana Kharlamova
  • Patent number: 10163325
    Abstract: A sensor housing system is used to monitor the lifetime of a motor or other device. A protected housing shields a microprocessor and several sensors. The device communicates to a user information about the health of the motor or other device using thermal, vibrational, or other measurements. The information is compared to a baseline which provides a warning threshold. Once the threshold is passed, the microprocessor can alert the user that the motor or other device is about to fail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: W.W. Grainger, Inc.
    Inventors: Brice Klein, Alessia Serafino, Yashaswini Madhavan, Jerry Shim, Norman Lee, Murtaza Haider, Lindsay Hai, Mary Pietrowicz, Xiaoyue Chen
  • Publication number: 20170018165
    Abstract: A sensor housing system is used to monitor the lifetime of a motor or other device. A protected housing shields a microprocessor and several sensors. The device communicates to a user information about the health of the motor or other device using thermal, vibrational, or other measurements. The information is compared to a baseline which provides a warning threshold. Once the threshold is passed, the microprocessor can alert the user that the motor or other device is about to fail.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2016
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Inventors: Brice Klein, Alessia Serafino, Yashaswini Madhavan, Jerry Shim, Norman Lee, Murtaza Haider, Lindsay Hai, Mary Pietrowicz, Xiaoyue Chen
  • Publication number: 20160300295
    Abstract: A system and method for allowing a user to quickly access product information and/or commerce functionalities as related to one or more products that are associated with an electronic document, such as a web page, that is currently being viewed by the user in an electronic document viewing program, such as an Internet browser.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2016
    Publication date: October 13, 2016
    Inventors: Geoffry A. Westphal, Jerry Shim, Kelsey Heffren
  • Patent number: 8599324
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display (LCD) apparatus having an improved a wiring structure for preventing circuits from being damaged due to static electricity. The LCD apparatus includes an array substrate body on which a pixel electrode is disposed, a common voltage wiring formed on the array substrate body in order to apply a common voltage to a common electrode facing the pixel electrode, a driving integrated circuit (IC) for applying an appropriate driving voltage to the pixel electrode and the common electrode, and a flexible circuit board for connecting the driving IC and an external power source to each other, wherein the common voltage wiring is connected to the driving IC through the flexible circuit board. Accordingly, electrical shock applied to the driving IC due to static electricity is reduced, and thus circuits are prevented from being damaged, thereby reducing errors of products and improving reliability of products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang-Geun Kim, Jerry Shim, Doo-In Nam, Gee-Hyun Lee
  • Publication number: 20120133852
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display (LCD) apparatus having an improved a wiring structure for preventing circuits from being damaged due to static electricity. The LCD apparatus includes an array substrate body on which a pixel electrode is disposed, a common voltage wiring formed on the array substrate body in order to apply a common voltage to a common electrode facing the pixel electrode, a driving integrated circuit (IC) for applying an appropriate driving voltage to the pixel electrode and the common electrode, and a flexible circuit board for connecting the driving IC and an external power source to each other, wherein the common voltage wiring is connected to the driving IC through the flexible circuit board. Accordingly, electrical shock applied to the driving IC due to static electricity is reduced, and thus circuits are prevented from being damaged, thereby reducing errors of products and improving reliability of products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Publication date: May 31, 2012
    Inventors: Sang-Geun Kim, Jerry Shim, Doo-In Nam, Gee-Hyun Lee
  • Patent number: D826873
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: W.W. Grainger, Inc.
    Inventors: Jerry Shim, Ghikhan Blossfeld-Lau, Yang Xu
  • Patent number: D827594
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: W.W. Grainger, Inc.
    Inventors: Jerry Shim, Ghikhan Blossfeld-Lau, Yang Xu
  • Patent number: D835591
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: W.W. Grainger, Inc.
    Inventors: Jerry Shim, Ghikhan Blossfeld-Lau, Yang Xu