Patents by Inventor Kim

Kim 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).

  • Publication number: 20180062422
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a power receiver (PRx) that includes a receiver coil for receiving a power signal from a wireless power transmitting device and a wireless charging integrated circuit (IC) for converting the power signal into electrical energy, a power management circuit that is electrically connected to the PRx and configured to charge a battery using the electrical energy, and a processor that is electrically connected with the PRx and the power management circuit. The processor activates a power hold mode (PHM) if a charging level of the battery is a fully charged level and controls auxiliary charging of the battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventors: Yu Su KIM, Ji Young KIM, Se Ho PARK, Woo Jin JUNG, Young Joon PARK, Jung Su PARK
  • Publication number: 20180063465
    Abstract: To reduce damages to a video display when removing the display from a box, one or more handles are engaged with the back surface of the display. The handle includes a mount plate flat against the back surface and mounted thereto and a grip pivotably engaged with the mount plate for movement from a flat configuration, in which the grip is coplanar with the mount plate, and a gripping configuration, in which the grip is not coplanar with the mount. The grip defines an opening for facilitating grasping the grip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2016
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventor: Brian Joosung Kim
  • Publication number: 20180061352
    Abstract: A method of driving a display device includes receiving a reference clock signal and frequency determination data to determine a pixel driving clock frequency and generate a pixel driving clock signal, generating and outputting a gate driving clock signal according to the pixel driving clock frequency, and outputting a driving voltage according to the pixel driving clock frequency. The driving voltage increases as the pixel driving clock frequency increases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventors: HONGKYU KIM, POYUN PARK, YUJIN KIM, JIMYOUNG SEO, GWANGSOO AHN
  • Publication number: 20180059839
    Abstract: A touch input device capable of detecting a touch force may be provided that includes a display panel on which a strain gauge is directly formed. The touch input device detects the touch force on the basis of a change of a resistance value of the strain gauge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventors: Yunjoung KIM, Bonkee KIM, Youngho CHO, Seyeob KIM
  • Publication number: 20180063673
    Abstract: In various example embodiments, an electronic device includes a communication module comprising communication circuitry, a memory, and a processor. The communication module is configured to receive access point (AP) information from each of a plurality of AP devices. The processor is configured to receive, from the AP information, a strength value of a signal and a unique value of the AP device that transmits the signal, and to processes the AP information, based on the strength value of the signal and the unique value of the AP device. Also, the processor is configured to create an AP list as information for indicating a location of the electronic device, based on a result of processing the AP information, and to store the created AP list in the memory. The processor is configured to determine whether the AP information satisfies a condition for performing a predefined function with regard to the AP list stored in the memory, and to perform the predefined function if the condition is satisfied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventors: Jihoon JANG, Duseok KIM, Younghyun KIM, Suneung PARK, Dongju LEE
  • Publication number: 20180059470
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel, a plurality of pixels arranged on the display panel, a data driver and a gate driver configured to apply a driving signal to the plurality of pixels, a timing controller configured to apply a control signal to the data driver and the gate driver, and store a plurality of driving voltage predetermined values for different temperatures, a temperature sensor configured to measure an ambient temperature, and a power management integrated circuit configured to adjust a driving voltage. The power management integrated circuit includes a controller configured to receive a driving voltage predetermined value among the plurality of driving voltage predetermined values from the timing controller using the measured ambient temperature, a plurality of storage banks configured to store the driving voltage predetermined value, and a power generator configured to output the driving voltage at the driving voltage predetermined value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventors: YANGUK NAM, DAESIK LEE, JONGJAE LEE, SUJIN KIM, JUNKI HONG
  • Publication number: 20180055478
    Abstract: Disclosed is a focused ultrasound operation apparatus that includes: an operation hand piece that includes a handle unit that is used as a handle for a user; a cartridge that includes an ultrasound treatment unit, which generates a focused ultrasound, and has the shape of a circular cylinder or bar, the cartridge being attached to, and detached from, the operation hand piece; a window provided on the cartridge to pass the focused ultrasound generated by the ultrasound treatment unit; and a driver that drives the ultrasound treatment unit to move the ultrasound treatment unit forward and backward.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2015
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Applicant: HIRONIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Moon Seok CHOI, Seon Tai KIM, Sung Won LEE, Jin Woo LEE, Jun Hyung LEE, Sang Hyeon HWANG, Tae Yun KWON
  • Publication number: 20180061865
    Abstract: A thin film transistor array panel includes a substrate, a gate insulating layer, an interface layer, and a semiconductor layer. The gate insulating layer is disposed on the substrate. The interface layer is disposed on the gate insulating layer. The semiconductor layer is disposed on the interface layer. The interface layer includes a fluorinated silicon oxide. The semiconductor layer includes a p-type oxide semiconductor material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventors: Jae Heung Ha, Jong Woo Kim, Ji Young Moon, Min Ho Oh, Seung Jae Lee, Yoon Hyeung Cho, Young Cheol Joo, Hyeong Joon Kim, Eun-Kil Park, Sang Jin Han
  • Publication number: 20180059469
    Abstract: A curved display device may include a first substrate on which a plurality of scan lines are disposed to extend in a first direction; a first pixel unit disposed over the scan lines and including first, second and third sub-pixel electrodes, which are adjacent to one another in a second direction that is different from the first direction; a second substrate facing the first substrate; and a color conversion layer disposed on the second substrate and including first and second wavelength conversion layers, which overlap with the first and second sub-pixel electrodes, respectively. Each of the first, second and third sub-pixel electrodes may have long sides, which extend in the first direction, and short sides, which extend in the second direction, and each of the first and second wavelength conversion layers may include wavelength conversion materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventors: Jang Il KIM, Keun Woo PARK, Su Wan WOO, Yeo Geon YOON, Hee Keun LEE
  • Publication number: 20180061816
    Abstract: A semiconductor package is disclosed. The semiconductor package comprises a lower package including a first substrate and a semiconductor chip on the first substrate, a second substrate on the lower package, interconnect terminals between the first substrate and the second substrate, and an adhesive pattern between a top surface of the semiconductor chip and a bottom surface of the second substrate. The adhesive pattern extends along an edge of the semiconductor chip. The adhesive pattern exposes a top surface of a central zone of the semiconductor chip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventor: Youngbae KIM
  • Publication number: 20180061309
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device may include a display, a processor operatively connected with the display and configured to generate external reference time information, a display driver integrated circuit configured to periodically or randomly receive the external reference time information from the processor, wherein the display driver integrated circuit is configured to generate internal time information based on an internal clock, to output a clock image corresponding to the internal time information on the display, and if a time error between the external reference time information and the internal time information occurs during the outputting of the clock image, to output the internal time information, the time error of which is corrected, on the display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventors: Jong Kon BAE, Dong Hwy KIM, Sang Woo KIM, Jung Hee YUN, Yo Han LEE, Dong Kyoon HAN, Yun Pyo HONG, Hong Kook LEE
  • Publication number: 20180062133
    Abstract: A battery pack includes a plurality of cells, a chamber adjacent to the plurality of cells, and a pressure sensor in the chamber to detect an internal pressure of the chamber, wherein each of the cells includes a first vent hole to open to exhaust a cell internal pressure to an exterior of the cell when the cell internal pressure is equal to or greater than a first pressure level, and a second vent hole to open to exhaust the cell internal pressure into the chamber when the cell internal pressure is equal to or greater than a second pressure level, the first pressure level being higher than that the second pressure level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventor: Duk-Jung KIM
  • Publication number: 20180061898
    Abstract: Disclosed are an organic light emitting display having touch sensors, which may achieve process simplification and cost reduction, and a method of fabricating the same. The organic light emitting display includes a plurality of touch electrodes disposed on an encapsulation unit disposed so as to cover light emitting elements, the touch electrodes are formed through a low-temperature deposition process and may thus have amorphous characteristics so as to prevent damage to an organic light emitting layer during formation of the touch electrodes, and the touch electrodes are disposed on the encapsulation unit without a separate attachment process and may thus simplify the overall process and reduce manufacturing costs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventors: Jae-Young OH, Min-Joo KIM, Jae-Won LEE, Eun-Hye LEE
  • Publication number: 20180060165
    Abstract: A semiconductor device may include an error correction circuit and a fuse signal generation circuit. The error correction circuit may be configured to generate a syndrome signal from data using an error correction code. The fuse signal generation circuit may be configured to receive the syndrome signal to generate a fuse signal for repairing a cell array storing the data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Applicant: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventor: Chang Hyun KIM
  • Publication number: 20180061920
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device. A pre first semiconductor pattern having a crystalline semiconductor material is formed on a base substrate. A pre first insulation layer is formed on the pre first semiconductor pattern. A first semiconductor pattern is formed by defining a channel region in the pre first semiconductor pattern. A pre protection layer is formed on the pre first insulation layer. A pre second semiconductor pattern including an oxide semiconductor material is formed on the pre protection layer. A pre second insulation layer is formed on the pre second semiconductor pattern. The pre second insulation layer is patterned using an etching gas such that at least a portion of the pre second semiconductor pattern is exposed. A second semiconductor pattern is formed by defining a channel region in the pre second semiconductor pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventors: KYOUNGSEOK SON, JAYBUM KIM, EOKSU KIM, JUNHYUNG LIM, JIHUN LIM
  • Publication number: 20180062409
    Abstract: A power providing device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure comprises a charger configured to adjust at least one of a voltage and a current of power provided from a power supplying source and to provide the adjusted power to an electronic device and a processor configured to receive, from the electronic device, at least one of identification information of the electronic device and information related to a battery of the electronic device, and to control the charger to adjust at least one of the voltage and the current of the power using at least one of the identification information about the electronic device and the information related to the battery of the electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventors: Ji-Hoon JUNG, Bong-Chul KIM, Ki-Young KIM, Dae-Hyun KIM, Sang-Wook KWON
  • Publication number: 20180055325
    Abstract: A robot cleaner includes a housing a sensor assembly disposed in the housing, wherein the sensor assembly comprises a light source configured to emit light toward an area in front of the housing; a camera unit comprising a lens; a reflector configured to reflect light incident on a front of the housing toward a front region of the lens; and a guide member hollow inside configured to guide light incident on a top of the housing toward a rear region of the lens. The robot cleaner estimates a current position of the robot cleaner more accurately by correcting the current position of the robot cleaner estimated by using odometry information based on images acquired by the camera unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang Sik YOON, Kyong Su KIM, Shin KIM, Yong-Seok KIM, Kyung Shik ROH, Hyun Soo JUNG
  • Publication number: 20180061018
    Abstract: A method of multi-view deblurring for 3-dimensional (3D) shape reconstruction includes: receiving images captured by multiple synchronized cameras at multiple viewpoints; performing iteratively estimation of depth map, latent image, and 3D motion at each viewpoint for the received images; determining whether image deblurring at each viewpoint is completed; and performing 3D reconstruction based on final depth maps and latent images at each viewpoint. Accordingly, it is possible to achieve accurate deblurring and 3D reconstruction even from any motion blurred images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventors: Byeongjoo AHN, Ig Jae KIM, Junghyun CHO
  • Publication number: 20180063980
    Abstract: An exemplary embodiment provides a cover window for a display device, including: a first film; a second film disposed on the first film; and an adhesive layer disposed between the first film and the second film, wherein the adhesive layer includes an elastic polymer, and wherein a ratio of a thickness of the second film to a thickness of the first film is in a range of 0.2 to 5.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventors: Heon Jung SHIN, Hye-Jin Oh, Jeoung Sub Lee, Min-Hoon Choi, Bo A Kim, Sang Hoon Kim, Sang-Il Park, Hyun Joon Oh
  • Publication number: 20180063434
    Abstract: Disclosed are a mobile terminal capable of executing image capturing, and a method of controlling the same. The mobile terminal includes a terminal body; a plurality of cameras disposed on different regions of the terminal body in a spaced manner, and having different capturing directions; a display unit configured to display video information; and a controller configured to execute a different control in response to a different input applied in a locked state where reception of a user's input is limited, wherein the controller displays a lock screen indicating a locked state, based on a first input received in the locked state, and wherein the controller displays a plurality of preview images received from the plurality of cameras, on the display unit, based on a second input received in the locked state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jie SEOL, Minsoo BYUN, Joowoo LEE, Soomin KIM