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).

  • Flexible display apparatus and touch sensitive display apparatus
    Patent number: 11398534
    Abstract: A flexible display apparatus includes a flexible substrate including a display area and a bending area outside the display area, the bending area to be bent around a bending axis; an inorganic insulating layer on the flexible substrate; a cut unit in the inorganic insulating layer in the bending area; a stress relaxation layer filling the cut unit and extending into the display area; a wiring part on the stress relaxation layer in the bending area; a planarization layer covering the wiring part and on the stress relaxation layer; and a display on the planarization layer in the display area and electrically connected to the wiring part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dohyun Kwon, Minjung Lee, Jaeneung Kim, Mi Jang, Haseok Jeon, Changyong Jung
  • Method and device for encoding/decoding images
    Patent number: 11399181
    Abstract: A method and a device for encoding/decoding images are disclosed. The method for encoding images comprises the steps of: deriving a scan type of a residual signal for a current block according to whether or not the current block is a transform skip block; and applying the scan type to the residual signal for the current block, wherein the transform skip block is a block to which transform for the current block is not applied and is specified on the basis of information indicating whether or not transform for the current block is to be applied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignees: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute, UNIVERSITY-INDUSTRY COOPERATION GROUP OF KYUNG HEE UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Hui Yong Kim, Sung Chang Lim, Jin Ho Lee, Jin Soo Choi, Jin Woong Kim, Gwang Hoon Park, Kyung Yong Kim
  • Vehicle control method
    Patent number: 11396304
    Abstract: A vehicle control method is disclosed. A vehicle control method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure can determine a drowsy state of a driver through AI processing of state information of the driver acquired from a sensor included in a vehicle. A processor can control a carbon dioxide concentration, a carbon monoxide concentration, a fine dust concentration and cooling efficiency inside the vehicle by causing the outside air to enter the vehicle or circulating the air inside the vehicle upon determining that the driver is in a drowsy state. The processor outputs a second warning and controls driving of the vehicle according to the second warning upon determining that the driver is continuously in the drowsy state. Accordingly, occurrence of accidents due to drowsiness of the driver can be reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventor: Taehyun Kim
  • Wireless power module for noise reduction and electronic device having the same
    Patent number: 11398738
    Abstract: A wireless power module includes a coil layer including a coil including a curved area, a wiring board disposed on the coil layer, and a plurality of conductive lines disposed on the wiring board. At least a portion of the conductive lines crosses the curved area within a predetermined angle range when viewed in a plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: WITS CO., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jong Jin Lee, Heon Gyu Lee, Sang Hyup Lee, Tae Yong Kim, O Seong Choi
  • Display device
    Patent number: 11399433
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel including first and second signal pads respectively disposed at one side and the other side of a center axis extending in a first direction and first and second fixing pads spaced apart from each other with the first and second signal pads interposed therebetween, and a flexible film including connection pads overlapping the signal pads and first and second alignment pads groups spaced apart from each other with the connection pads interposed therebetween. The first alignment pad group includes n first alignment pads arranged in the first direction, the second alignment pad group includes n second alignment pads corresponding to the first alignment pads, and a distance between corresponding first and second alignment pads decreases as a distance thereof from a display area decreases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wontae Kim, Jae-Han Lee
  • Midamble operation in a wireless local area network
    Patent number: 11398886
    Abstract: A method is described for generating and transmitting a frame by a station. The method includes determining a bandwidth of a frame to be transmitted by the station; generating a long training field for the frame, wherein the long training field includes a set of pilot tones located at a set of subcarrier positions, wherein when the bandwidth of the frame is 10 MHz, the set of subcarrier positions include four subcarrier positions and the four subcarrier positions are set as {?21-?1,?7-?2,7+?3,21+?4} where ?1, ?2, ?3, and ?4 are odd values, and wherein when the bandwidth of the frame is 20 MHz, the set of subcarrier positions include six sub carrier positions, including {?53-?1,?25-?2,?11-?3, 11+?4,25+?5,53+?6} where ?1, ?2, ?3, ?4, ?5, and ?6 are odd values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: NEWRACOM, Inc.
    Inventors: Sichan Noh, Yujin Noh, Jong-ee Oh, Min Seoung Kim, Dae Kyun Lee, Youngjae Jung, Hyobin Yim
  • Display apparatus comprising a reflective sheet having a plurality of first and second light conversion patches respectively arranged around a circumference of first and second holes
    Patent number: 11397352
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a liquid crystal panel, and a light source apparatus configured to irradiate the liquid crystal panel with light. The light source apparatus includes a plurality of light sources configured to emit blue light, and a reflective sheet with a plurality of holes through which the light passes. The plurality of holes includes a first hole disposed at an edge portion of the reflective sheet, and a second hole in which a distance from an edge of the reflective sheet to the second hole is greater than a distance between the edge of the reflective sheet and the first hole and a plurality of first light conversion patches arranged along a circumference of a circle surrounding the first hole on the reflective sheet, and a plurality of second light conversion patches arranged along a circumference of a circle surrounding the second hole on the reflective sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoonki Park, Hyungjin Kim, Yongsung Yoo, Youngwook Jung, Minnyeong Han
  • Superconductive cable
    Patent number: 11398326
    Abstract: A superconductive cable including: a former; one or more superconductive conductor layers provided outside the former; an insulating layer configured to surround the superconductive conductor layers; and one or more superconductive shield layers provided on an exterior of the insulating layer. The superconductive conductor layers and the superconductive shield layers are formed of superconductive wire rods, and each superconductive wire rod includes a metal substrate layer and a plurality of superconducting layers deposited on the metal substrate layer using a superconductive material. In the superconductive wire rods of an outermost superconductive conductor layer among the superconductive conductor layers and an innermost superconductive shield layer among the superconductive shield layers, each of the metal substrate layers and the superconducting layers are disposed in opposite directions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: LS CABLE & SYSTEM LTD.
    Inventors: Jin Bae Na, Han Joong Kim, Young Woong Kim, Chang Yeol Choi, Heo Gyung Sung, Seok Ju Lee
  • Method for selective delamination and transfer of thin film using liquid platform
    Patent number: 11397382
    Abstract: Provided is a selective transfer method including depositing a thin film on a substrate; patterning the thin film using a laser or a tool to acquire a thin film of a target pattern; masking the thin film of the target pattern; selectively controlling a surface wettability through surface treatment of the masked thin film; delaminating the thin film of the target pattern by dipping a surface of the thin film with a wettability changed in response to a completion of the selective surface treatment into a liquid material and by applying a crack opening force capable of delaminating an interface between the thin film and the substrate; and immersing a target substrate into the liquid material when the thin film of the target pattern is floating in the liquid material and then scoop-up transferring the floating thin film of the target pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Taek-Soo Kim, Sumin Kang
  • Apparatus and method for detecting fog on road
    Patent number: 11398054
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, a device for detecting fog on a road comprises an imaging device installed to capture a two-way road and capturing a fog on the two-way road, a network configuring device provided under the imaging device and transmitting an image captured by the imaging device, a fog monitoring device receiving the image from the network configuring device, analyzing the image to thereby detect the fog, and outputting an alert per predetermined crisis level, and a display device displaying the alert output from the fog monitoring device and transmitting the alert via a wired or wireless network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Inventors: Kyung Won Kim, Won Seok Jung
  • Metal compound having phase transformation and method of preparing the same
    Patent number: 11396453
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a metal phase transformation compound and a method for preparing the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: WEBIOTREE CO.. LTD
    Inventors: Ho Jun Kim, Ki Yeok Kim
  • Wall mount and display apparatus having the same
    Patent number: 11395548
    Abstract: A wall mount including a guide member. The guide member includes a first guide coupling portion positioned in one end portion of the guide member, a second guide coupling portion positioned in another end portion of the guide member, the second guide coupling portion being symmetrical to the first guide coupling portion, a third guide coupling portion positioned between the first guide coupling portion and a center of the guide member, and a fourth guide coupling portion positioned between the second guide coupling portion and the center of the guide member and being symmetrical to the third guide coupling portion; a first fixing bracket coupleable to the first guide coupling portion or the third guide coupling portion; and a second fixing bracket coupleable to the second guide coupling portion or the fourth guide coupling portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dae Sik Yoon, Myeong Gil Kim, Tae Youn Yoon, Dong Jin Lee
  • Plurality of light conversion layers between first and second substrates
    Patent number: 11398531
    Abstract: Provided is a display device including a first base substrate, a plurality of pixels disposed on the first base substrate and each of which including a pixel area and a non-pixel area around the pixel area, a second base substrate facing the first base substrate with the pixels therebetween, and a plurality of light conversion layers disposed under the second base substrate and overlapping the pixel areas of the pixels, wherein the second base substrate includes a first part overlapping the non-pixel area, and a second part around the first part, wherein a refractive index of the first part is different from a refractive index of the second part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Inventors: Jang Wi Ryu, Songyi Kim, Sujin Kim, Woo-Man Ji
  • Semiconductor package having core member and redistribution substrate
    Patent number: 11398420
    Abstract: A semiconductor package includes a core member having a first surface and a second surface opposing each other, and an external side surface between the first and second surfaces, the core member having a through-hole connecting the first and second surfaces, having a protruding portion that protrudes from the external side surface, and having a surface roughness (Ra) of 0.5 ?m or more, a redistribution substrate on the first surface of the core member, and including a redistribution layer; a semiconductor chip in the through-hole on the redistribution substrate, and having a contact pad electrically connected to the redistribution layer, and an encapsulant on the redistribution substrate, and covering the semiconductor chip and the core member, the protruding portion of the core member having a surface exposed to a side surface of the encapsulant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyungdon Mun, Myungsam Kang, Youngchan Ko, Yieok Kwon, Jeongseok Kim, Gongje Lee, Bongju Cho
  • Head neck immobilization wrap
    Patent number: 11395927
    Abstract: An immobilization apparatus having at least one or more straps that engage a surface; wherein at least one of the straps comprises a force gauge to determine the amount of force applied to a patient immobilized with said straps; wherein the position of the patient is replicable for treatment of radiation and other head or neck treatments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Hyun Kim, Voichita Bar Ad, Amy Taylor, Shivank Garg
  • Bit interleaver for low-density parity check codeword having length of 64800 and code rate of 7/15 and quadrature phase shift keying, and bit interleaving method using same
    Patent number: 11398839
    Abstract: A bit interleaver, a bit-interleaved coded modulation (BICM) device and a bit interleaving method are disclosed herein. The bit interleaver includes a first memory, a processor, and a second memory. The first memory stores a low-density parity check (LDPC) codeword having a length of 64800 and a code rate of 7/15. The processor generates an interleaved codeword by interleaving the LDPC codeword on a bit group basis. The size of the bit group corresponds to a parallel factor of the LDPC codeword. The second memory provides the interleaved codeword to a modulator for quadrature phase shift keying (QPSK) modulation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Sung-Ik Park, Sun-Hyoung Kwon, Jae-Young Lee, Heung-Mook Kim, Nam-Ho Hur
  • Apparatus and methods for contact-printing using electrostatic nanoporous stamps
    Patent number: 11396196
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for contacting printing via electrostatic force. In one example, an apparatus for contact printing using an ink includes a substrate, a conductive layer disposed on the substrate, and a group of microstructures disposed on the conductive layer. Each microstructure includes a group of conductive porous medium extending from the conductive layer. The apparatus also includes a dielectric layer conformally disposed on the microstructures and configured to electrically insulate the microstructures from the ink during use. The conductive layer is configured to apply a voltage on the group of microstructures to facilitate the loading and dispensing of ink.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Anastasios John Hart, Sanha Kim
  • Current measuring apparatus and method
    Patent number: 11397200
    Abstract: A technique of reducing errors in measurement of a charging/discharging current in a battery module including a plurality of secondary batteries. A current measuring apparatus according to the present disclosure is included in a battery pack including a bus bar on a charging/discharging path to measure a current flowing through the charging/discharging path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Inventor: Dong-Hyeon Kim
  • Method and apparatus for encoding/decoding image
    Patent number: 11399179
    Abstract: An image encoding method includes configuring block division information and size information of a boundary block which is located at a boundary of an image and is smaller than a size of a basic encoding block, on the basis of size information of a picture and size information of the basic encoding block; dividing the boundary block into at least one encoding block, on the basis of the size information of the basic encoding block and the size information and the block division information of the boundary block; and encoding the at least one divided encoding block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: INDUSTRY-UNIVERSITY COOPERATION FOUNDATION HANYANG UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Ki Baek Kim, Je Chang Jeong
  • Vacuum cleaner
    Patent number: D959071
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yeon-Su Kim, Jae-Won Choi, Hyoung-Sub Choi