Patents by Inventor Kwi Kim

Kwi 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).

  • Patent number: 11931386
    Abstract: Provided herein are compositions and methods for increasing butyrate production in a subject. In particular, provided herein are compositions, probiotic compositions, and combinations thereof that promote butyrate production in a subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
    Inventors: Thomas M. Schmidt, Nielson Baxter, Kwi Kim, Alexander Schmidt, Arvind Venkataraman, Clive Waldron
  • Publication number: 20210077546
    Abstract: Provided herein are compositions and methods for increasing butyrate production in a subject. In particular, provided herein are compositions, probiotic compositions, and combinations thereof that promote butyrate production in a subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2018
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Inventors: Thomas M. SCHMIDT, Nielson BAXTER, Kwi KIM, Alexander SCHMIDT, Arvind VENKATARAMAN, Clive WALDRON
  • Publication number: 20070132522
    Abstract: Provided is an LC resonance voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO) used for a multi-band multi-mode wireless transceiver. In order to generate a multi-band frequency, a capacitor bank and a switchable inductor are included in the LC resonance voltage-controlled oscillator. The LC resonance voltage-controlled oscillator employs an adjustable emitter-degeneration negative resistance cell in place of tail current sources in order to compensate for non-uniform oscillation amplitude caused by the capacitor bank and prevent the degradation of a phase noise due to the tail current sources.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2006
    Publication date: June 14, 2007
    Inventors: Ja Lee, Kwi Kim, Chong Kwon, Jong Kim, Sang Lee, Kyoung Cho
  • Publication number: 20070132515
    Abstract: A wide-band multimode frequency synthesizer using a Phase Locked Loop (PLL) is provided. The multiband frequency synthesizer includes a multimode prescaler, a phase detector/a charge pump, a swallow type frequency divider, and a switching bank LC tuning voltage-controlled oscillator having wide-band and low phase noise characteristics. The multimode prescaler operates in five modes and divides a signal up to 12 GHz. The wide-band frequency synthesizer can be used in various fields such as WLAN/HYPERLAN/DSRC/UWB systems that operate in the frequency range from 2 GHz to 9 GHz.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2006
    Publication date: June 14, 2007
    Inventors: Ja Lee, Kwi Kim, Chong Kwon, Jong Kim, Sang Lee
  • Publication number: 20070131965
    Abstract: An ESD protection device with a silicon controlled rectifier (SCR) structure which is applied to a nano-device-based high-speed I/O interface circuit and semiconductor substrate operated by a low power voltage. The triple-well low-voltage-triggered ESD protection device includes: a deep n-type well formed on a p-type substrate; n- and p-type wells formed to be mutually connected in the deep n-type well; and a bias application region for applying a direct bias voltage to the p-type well.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2006
    Publication date: June 14, 2007
    Inventors: Kwi Kim, Chong Kwon, Jong Kim, Young Koo
  • Publication number: 20060256268
    Abstract: Disclosed is a fringe field switching mode transflective liquid crystal display capable of displaying high quality images. The transflective liquid crystal display includes a lower substrate having a counter electrode and a pixel electrode, an upper substrate aligned in opposition to the lower substrate by interposing a liquid crystal layer therebetween, an upper polarizing plate, a lower polarizing plate, a reflective plate provided at an inner portion of the lower substrate, a lower ?/2 plate, and an upper ?/2 plate. An inclination angle, a slit width and a slit interval of the pixel electrode of the reflective area are different from those of the pixel electrode of the transmissive area. The liquid crystal layer presents a phase delay of about 0 to ?/4 in the reflective area and presents a phase delay of about 0 to ?/2 in the transmissive area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2005
    Publication date: November 16, 2006
    Inventors: Youn Jeong, Hyang Kim, Jun Park, Kwi Kim
  • Publication number: 20060164584
    Abstract: A multi-cell gap fringe field switching mode LCD includes an upper substrate having an overcoat film and a lower substrate having a counter electrode and a pixel electrode successively formed thereon with a gate insulation film interposed between them. The overcoat film is patterned in such a manner that the cell gap at the center of the pixel electrode is different from that at the edge thereof and the overcoat film has a convex pattern formed on a part thereof corresponding to the center of the pixel electrode in a slanted profile and a concave pattern formed on a part thereof corresponding to the edge of the pixel electrode to optimize the driving voltage and phase delay value (?nd) in each position of the pixel electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2005
    Publication date: July 27, 2006
    Inventors: Jun Park, Kwi Kim
  • Publication number: 20060125054
    Abstract: Provided is an electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection circuit using a silicon controlled rectifier (SCR), which is applied to a semiconductor integrated circuit (IC).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2005
    Publication date: June 15, 2006
    Inventors: Kwi Kim, Chong Kwon, Jong Kim
  • Publication number: 20060125016
    Abstract: Provided is an electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection circuit using a silicon controlled rectifier (SCR), which is applied to a semiconductor integrated circuit (IC). A semiconductor substrate has a triple well structure such that a bias is applied to a p-well corresponding to a substrate of a ggNMOS device. Thus, a trigger voltage of the SCR is reduced. In addition, two discharge paths are formed using two SCRs comprised of PNP and NPN bipolar transistors, with the result that the ESD protection circuit can have great discharge capacity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2005
    Publication date: June 15, 2006
    Inventors: Kwi Kim, Chong Kwon, Jong Kim
  • Publication number: 20050151237
    Abstract: Disclosed are a multi-chip assembly and a method for driving the same. The multi-chip assembly includes a first chip designed with a first device driven by a first power source and a second chip designed with a second device driven by a second power source. A power applying section applies first power to the first device of the first chip and a power converting section converts the first power to second power upon receiving the first power from the power applying section and applies the second power to the second device of the second chip. It is possible to provide the multi-chip assembly in the form of a package fabricated by stacking chips designed with mutually different devices driven through a single power source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2004
    Publication date: July 14, 2005
    Inventors: Kwi Kim, Chang Lee