Patents by Inventor Jiwon Chang

Jiwon Chang 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: 11908863
    Abstract: A transistor device includes a substrate, a fin structure extending on the substrate in a direction parallel to a top surface of the substrate, a source region and a drain region provided at an upper portion of the fin structure, a constant current generating layer provided at a lower portion of the fin structure, a gate insulating film provided on both side surfaces and a top surface of the upper portion of the fin structure, and a gate electrode provided on the gate insulating film, wherein the gate electrode is provided on the fin structure and between the source region and the drain region, the constant current generating layer generates a constant current between the drain region and the substrate, and the constant current is independent from a gate voltage applied to the gate electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: UNIST(ULSAN NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY)
    Inventors: Kyung Rok Kim, Jae Won Jeong, Young Eun Choi, Woo Seok Kim, Jiwon Chang
  • Publication number: 20240030346
    Abstract: An ambipolar transistor according to the embodiment includes: a back electrode; a first ferroelectric pattern and a second ferroelectric pattern located on the back electrode and spaced apart from each other; a first electrode located on the first ferroelectric pattern and a second electrode located on the second ferroelectric pattern; a channel part connected between the first electrode and the second electrode, and including a first channel doped with a first type and a second channel doped with a second type; and a gate stack located on the channel part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventors: Jiwon Chang, Eunyeong YANG
  • Publication number: 20220085015
    Abstract: A transistor device includes a substrate, a fin structure extending on the substrate in a direction parallel to a top surface of the substrate, a source region and a drain region provided at an upper portion of the fin structure, a constant current generating layer provided at a lower portion of the fin structure, a gate insulating film provided on both side surfaces and a top surface of the upper portion of the fin structure, and a gate electrode provided on the gate insulating film, wherein the gate electrode is provided on the fin structure and between the source region and the drain region, the constant current generating layer generates a constant current between the drain region and the substrate, and the constant current is independent from a gate voltage applied to the gate electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2019
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Applicant: UNIST(ULSAN NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY)
    Inventors: Kyung Rok Kim, Jae Won Jeong, Young Eun Choi, Woo Seok Kim, Jiwon Chang
  • Patent number: 10947485
    Abstract: A beverage maker includes a fermentation tank, a dispenser, a water supply heater configured to heat water supplied from a water supply pump or an external water supply source, a first channel valve that opens and closes a first channel that connects the water supply heater to the dispenser, a second channel valve that opens and closes a second channel that connects the water supply heater to the fermentation tank, and a controller that performs a first cleaning operation by guiding heated water to the dispenser through the first channel based on opening the first channel valve for a first cleaning time, and a second cleaning operation by guiding heated water to the fermentation tank through the second channel based on opening the second channel valve for a second cleaning time. The controller performs the first cleaning operation and the second cleaning operation based on an order.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Dullae Min, Youngjin Kim, Jiwon Chang
  • Patent number: 10514192
    Abstract: A dehumidifier includes a body having an inlet for suctioning air and an outlet for discharging air; a compressor, disposed at the body, for compressing a refrigerant; a condenser for condensing the refrigerant compressed from the compressor; an expander for expanding the refrigerant condensed from the condenser; an evaporator, disposed at upstream of the condenser according to the flow direction of air, for evaporating the refrigerant expanded from the expander; a condensate water tank to store condensate water condensed from the evaporator; and a condensate water pipe, connected to the condensate water tank, for flowing the condensate water to be heat-exchanged with the refrigerant compressed from the compressor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jongchul Ha, Jiwon Chang, Yeol Lee, Hyunjong Kim
  • Publication number: 20190153367
    Abstract: A beverage maker includes a fermentation tank, a dispenser, a water supply heater configured to heat water supplied from a water supply pump or an external water supply source, a first channel valve that opens and closes a first channel that connects the water supply heater to the dispenser, a second channel valve that opens and closes a second channel that connects the water supply heater to the fermentation tank, and a controller that performs a first cleaning operation by guiding heated water to the dispenser through the first channel based on opening the first channel valve for a first cleaning time, and a second cleaning operation by guiding heated water to the fermentation tank through the second channel based on opening the second channel valve for a second cleaning time. The controller performs the first cleaning operation and the second cleaning operation based on an order.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2018
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Inventors: Dullae MIN, Youngjin KIM, Jiwon CHANG
  • Patent number: 10047991
    Abstract: A heat pump includes a first cycle device and a second cycle device. The first cycle device is connected such that, in a heating operation, a first refrigerant is circulated in an order of a first compressor, a 4-way valve, a first heat exchanger, a second heat exchanger, a first expansion mechanism, a third heat exchanger, the 4-way valve, and the first compressor, and such that, in a cooling operation, the first refrigerant is circulated in an order of the first compressor, the 4-way valve, the third heat exchanger, the first expansion mechanism, the second heat exchanger, the first heat exchanger, the 4-way valve, and the first compressor. The second cycle device is connected such that a second refrigerant is circulated in an order of a second compressor, a fourth heat exchanger, a second expansion mechanism, the second heat exchanger, and the second compressor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Kidong Kim, Jongchul Ha, Jiwon Chang, Hyunjong Kim
  • Patent number: 9951964
    Abstract: A dehumidifier is provided that may include a main body, a compressor provided within the main body to compress a refrigerant, a plurality of heat exchangers provided within the main body to condense the refrigerant compressed in the compressor or to evaporate the refrigerant, a first fan to discharge air, having undergone heat exchange with the refrigerant evaporated in the plurality of heat exchangers and having subsequently undergone heat exchange with the refrigerant condensed in the plurality of heat exchangers, out of the main body, a mode switch to perform switching between operating modes, including a cooling mode and a dehumidification mode, and a second fan to discharge air, having undergone heat exchange with the refrigerant evaporated in the plurality of heat exchangers in the cooling mode, out of the main body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Byungsoon Kim, Jongchul Ha, Jiwon Chang, Junho Min
  • Publication number: 20160109144
    Abstract: A dehumidifier is provided that may include a main body, a compressor provided within the main body to compress a refrigerant, a plurality of heat exchangers provided within the main body to condense the refrigerant compressed in the compressor or to evaporate the refrigerant, a first fan to discharge air, having undergone heat exchange with the refrigerant evaporated in the plurality of heat exchangers and having subsequently undergone heat exchange with the refrigerant condensed in the plurality of heat exchangers, out of the main body, a mode switch to perform switching between operating modes, including a cooling mode and a dehumidification mode, and a second fan to discharge air, having undergone heat exchange with the refrigerant evaporated in the plurality of heat exchangers in the cooling mode, out of the main body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2015
    Publication date: April 21, 2016
    Inventors: Byungsoon KIM, Jongchul Ha, Jiwon Chang, Junho Min
  • Publication number: 20150338145
    Abstract: A heat pump includes a first cycle device and a second cycle device. The first cycle device is connected such that, in a heating operation, a first refrigerant is circulated in an order of a first compressor, a 4-way valve, a first heat exchanger, a second heat exchanger, a first expansion mechanism, a third heat exchanger, the 4-way valve, and the first compressor, and such that, in a cooling operation, the first refrigerant is circulated in an order of the first compressor, the 4-way valve, the third heat exchanger, the first expansion mechanism, the second heat exchanger, the first heat exchanger, the 4-way valve, and the first compressor. The second cycle device is connected such that a second refrigerant is circulated in an order of a second compressor, a fourth heat exchanger, a second expansion mechanism, the second heat exchanger, and the second compressor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2015
    Publication date: November 26, 2015
    Inventors: Kidong KIM, Jongchul HA, Jiwon CHANG, Hyunjong KIM
  • Publication number: 20150159889
    Abstract: A dehumidifier includes a body having an inlet for suctioning air and an outlet for discharging air; a compressor, disposed at the body, for compressing a refrigerant; a condenser for condensing the refrigerant compressed from the compressor; an expander for expanding the refrigerant condensed from the condenser; an evaporator, disposed at upstream of the condenser according to the flow direction of air, for evaporating the refrigerant expanded from the expander; a condensate water tank to store condensate water condensed from the evaporator; and a condensate water pipe, connected to the condensate water tank, for flowing the condensate water to be heat-exchanged with the refrigerant compressed from the compressor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2014
    Publication date: June 11, 2015
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jongchul HA, Jiwon CHANG, Yeol LEE, Hyunjong KIM
  • Publication number: 20150159920
    Abstract: A dehumidifier is provided. The dehumidifier includes a main body having a suction part into which air is suctioned, the main body having a discharge part through which the air is discharged, a compressor disposed in the main body to compress a refrigerant, a second heat-exchange part receiving the compressed refrigerant from the compressor, and first and third heat-exchange parts disposed in the main body to receive the refrigerant condensed by the second heat-exchange part. The air suctioned through the suction part successively passes through the first, second, and third heat-exchange parts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2014
    Publication date: June 11, 2015
    Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Jongchul HA, Jiwon CHANG, Yeol LEE, Hyunjong KIM
  • Publication number: 20150159890
    Abstract: A dehumidifier includes a body having an inlet and an outlet; an evaporator, disposed at the body, for exchanging heat with air suctioned through the inlet; a condenser spaced from the evaporator; a first airflow path for flowing air suctioned through the inlet into the evaporator; and a second airflow path for flowing air suctioned through the inlet into a gap between the condenser and the evaporator without passing through the evaporator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2014
    Publication date: June 11, 2015
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jiwon CHANG, Yeol LEE, Hyunjong KIM, Jongchul HA
  • Patent number: 8629427
    Abstract: A Topological INsulator-based field-effect transistor (TINFET) is disclosed. The TINFET includes a first and second gate dielectric layers separated by a topological insulator (TI) layer. A first gate contact is connected to the first gate dielectric layer on the surface that is opposite the TI layer. A second gate contact may be connected to the second gate dielectric layer on the surface that is opposite the TI layer. A first TI surface contact is connected to one surface of the TI layer, and a second TI surface contact is connected to the second surface of the TI layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2014
    Assignee: Texas A&M University
    Inventors: Sanjay K. Banerjee, Leonard Franklin Register, II, Allan MacDonald, Bhagawan R. Sahu, Priyamvada Jadaun, Jiwon Chang
  • Publication number: 20120273763
    Abstract: A Topological INsulator-based field-effect transistor (TINFET) is disclosed. The TINFET includes a first and second gate dielectric layers separated by a topological insulator (TI) layer. A first gate contact is connected to the first gate dielectric layer on the surface that is opposite the TI layer. A second gate contact may be connected to the second gate dielectric layer on the surface that is opposite the TI layer. A first TI surface contact is connected to one surface of the TI layer, and a second TI surface contact is connected to the second surface of the TI layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2011
    Publication date: November 1, 2012
    Inventors: Sanjay K. Banerjee, Leonard Franklin Register, II, Allan MacDonald, Bhagawan R. Sahu, Priyamvada Jadaun, Jiwon Chang