Patents by Inventor Kyoung-Min An

Kyoung-Min An 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).

  • DEPTH MAP ESTIMATION WITH STEREO IMAGES
    Publication number: 20180059679
    Abstract: Vehicles can be equipped to operate in both autonomous and occupant piloted mode. While operating in either mode, an array of sensors can be used to pilot the vehicle including stereo cameras and 3D sensors. Stereo camera and 3D sensors can also be employed to assist occupants while piloting vehicles. Deep convolutional neural networks can be employed to determine estimated depth maps from stereo images of scenes in real time for vehicles in autonomous and occupant piloted modes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2016
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Vahid Taimouri, Michel Cordonnier, Kyoung Min Lee, Bryan Roger Goodman, Gintaras Vincent Puskorius
  • DIFFERENTIAL LEVEL SHIFT CIRCUIT
    Publication number: 20180062653
    Abstract: In a general aspect, a circuit can include a comparison stage including a plurality of transistors and a current mirror stage including a current mirror. The comparison stage can be configured to produce a cancelling signal before a main signal is produced by the current mirror stage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Applicant: FAIRCHILD SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kyoung Min LEE
  • Microorganisms for producing putrescine and method for producing putrescine using same
    Patent number: 9890404
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a putrescine-producing microorganism and a method for producing putrescine using the same. To be more specific, the present invention is directed to a microorganism given the ability to produce putrescine which is generated by blocking a biosynthetic pathway from ornithine to arginine, increasing the intracellular level of glutamate, enhancing the biosynthetic pathway of ornithine from glutamate, and introducing extracellular ornithine decarboxylase; and a method for producing putrescine by using the microorganism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: CJ CHEILJEDANG CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hyang Choi, Kyoung Min Lee, Min Sun Kang, Sung Hoo Jhon, Hye Won Um, Su Jin Choi, Han Won Lee, Soo An Shin
  • Crosslinked polyolefin separator and method of preparing the same
    Patent number: 9887405
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method of preparing a crosslinked polyolefin separator including preparing a silane grafted polyolefin solution using a polyolefin having a weight average molecular weight higher than or equal to 200,000, a diluent, an alkoxy group containing vinylsilane, and an initiator, forming the silane grafted polyolefin solution in a sheet shape and stretching, extracting the diluent from the stretched sheet to produce a porous membrane, and crosslinking the porous membrane in the presence of water, and a crosslinked polyolefin separator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Cheon-Il Park, Won-Sik Bae, Bi-Oh Ryu, Kyoung-Min Kim, Heon-Sik Song
  • DEVICE OF PREDICTING PRESSURE OF DIESEL ENGINE AND PRESSURE PREDICTING METHOD USING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20180023505
    Abstract: A method of predicting a cylinder pressure of a diesel engine by a pressure predicting device may include predicting a pilot injection combustion pressure by pilot injection; predicting main combustion duration of main injection; and predicting a main injection combustion pressure after the main injection by using the pilot injection combustion pressure and the main combustion duration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2016
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul National University R&DB Foundation
    Inventors: Kyoungchan HAN, Jun Yu, Kyoung Min Lee, Kyoungdoug Min, Seungha Lee, Youngbok Lee
  • Image sensors, image acquisition devices and electronic devices utilizing overlapping shutter operations
    Patent number: 9860460
    Abstract: An image sensor can include a pixel array including a plurality of unit pixels and a row driver arranged in a matrix form that includes a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns. Respective ones of the unit pixels may convent an incident light to an electric signal and may store the electric signal. The row driver may sequentially scan the plurality of rows and may sequentially perform an electronic shutter operation and read-out operation. The electronic shutter operation may reset the stored electric signal in each unit pixel and the read-out operation may read-out the stored electric signal in each unit pixel. The electric shutter operation can include a preliminary shutter operation and a main shutter operation which are sequentially performed on one row. The row driver may overlap the main shutter operation on a first row and the preliminary shutter operation on a second row.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Moo-Young Kim, Kwang-Hyun Lee, Woong Joo, Kyoung-Min Koh
  • IMAGE SENSOR FOR REDUCING HORIZONTAL NOISE AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20170347045
    Abstract: Provided are an image sensor and a method of driving the same. The image sensor includes n optical black pixels which are arranged in the same horizontal line; and m comparators which are matched with the n optical black pixels, wherein n is a natural number greater than or equal to two, and m is a natural number greater than n.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2017
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Inventors: Kyoung-Min KOH, Kwang-Hyun LEE, Ju-Ha KIM, Han YANG, Jae-Cheol YUN
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING STRUCTURES USING METAL PAIRS
    Publication number: 20170343525
    Abstract: An exemplary embodiment provides a method of determining formation energy of a multi-element crystal, including: generating information related to a candidate structure of the multi-element crystal and information related to a metal pair included in the multi-element crystal, based on information related to a composition of the multi-element crystal; and determining the formation energy based on the information related to the candidate structure and the information related to the metal pair.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2017
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Inventors: You Young SONG, Kyoung Min MIN, Seung-Woo SEO, Eun Seog CHO
  • LIGHT-EMITTING-DEVICE PACKAGE AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREFOR
    Publication number: 20170338381
    Abstract: A light-emitting-device package according to one aspect of the present invention includes: a metal substrate; a light emitting device disposed on a first surface of the metal substrate and configured to emit at least ultraviolet light; a pair of electrodes disposed to be spaced apart from each other on at least the first surface of the metal substrate, and electrically connected to the light emitting device; and an insulating layer provided between the metal substrate and the pair of electrodes. UV reflectance of the first surface of the metal body is higher than UV reflectance of the pair of electrodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2017
    Publication date: November 23, 2017
    Applicant: LUMENS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tae Kyoung YOO, Myeong Kook GONG, Yong Wook CHO, Min Pyo KIM, Sung Hwan YOO, Kyoung Min KIM
  • IMAGE SENSOR CHIP THAT FEEDS BACK VOLTAGE AND TEMPERATURE INFORMATION, AND AN IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM HAVING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20170339360
    Abstract: An image sensor chip includes an internal voltage generator for generating internal voltages using an external voltage received at a first terminal of the image sensor chip, a temperature sensor for generating a temperature voltage, a selection circuit for outputting one of the external voltage, the internal voltages, and the temperature voltage, a digital code generation circuit for generating a digital code using an output voltage of the selection circuit, and a second terminal for outputting the digital code from the image sensor chip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2017
    Publication date: November 23, 2017
    Inventors: SANG HYUN CHO, JI YONG PARK, DAE HWA PAIK, KYOUNG MIN KOH, MIN HO KWON, SEUNG HYUN LIM
  • Tunable wavelength filter with embedded metal temperature sensor and its application to external-cavity type tunable wavelength laser
    Patent number: 9817190
    Abstract: Provided are a tunable wavelength filter with an embedded metal temperature sensor and an external-cavity type tunable wavelength laser module. In detail, the tunable wavelength filter with an embedded metal temperature sensor and the external-cavity type tunable wavelength laser module achieve wavelength stability by forming a metal temperature sensor using a resistance change of a metal thin film according to temperature on a point on an isothermal layer having the same temperature distribution as the optical waveguide during a process for fabricating the optical waveguide with polymer to accurately measure a temperature of an optical waveguide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignees: ChemOptics Inc., Solidsystems Inc.
    Inventors: Hak Kyu Lee, Jun Kyu Seo, Woo Jin Lee, Kyoung Min Kim
  • Method for preparing microporous polyolefin film by thermally-induced phase separation method
    Patent number: 9803057
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a method for preparing a microporous polyolefin film comprising: a step of injecting a composition comprising polyolefin 30 to 60 wt % and a diluent mixture comprising a diluent, which can make liquid-liquid phase separation with the polyolefin thermodynamically 40 to 70 wt %, into an extruding machine, and melting and kneading thereof to prepare a single phase melt; and a step of extruding the melt while conducting liquid-liquid phase separation by passing through a section having the temperature below the liquid-liquid phase separation temperature and forming thereof in the form of a sheet, and a microporous polyolefin film prepared according to the method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Bong-Tae Kim, Heon-Sik Song, Seung-Yup Lee, Kyoung-Min Kim
  • Multiple data rate counter, data converter including the same, and image sensor including the same
    Patent number: 9806721
    Abstract: A counter includes a buffer unit and a ripple counter. The buffer unit generates at least one least significant signal of a count by buffering at least one clock signal until a termination time point. The ripple counter generates at least one most significant signal of the count by sequentially toggling in response to at least one of the least significant signal. The counter performs multiple data rate counting with enhanced operation speed and reduced power consumption.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyung-min Kim, Kyoung-min Koh, Yoon-seok Han
  • POLYMER POWDER AND METHOD FOR PREPARING SAME
    Publication number: 20170291986
    Abstract: Disclosed is a polymer powder having an average particle diameter of 20 ?m to 300 ?m, with a particle diameter of less than 10 ?m of 10 mass % or less, and a particle diameter of greater than 300 ?m of 10 mass % or less. Further, disclosed is a method for preparing a polymer powder, comprising: forming a melt of a polymer; introducing a supercritical fluid into the melt of the polymer to form a mixed composition; and spraying the mixed composition to prepare the polymer powder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2015
    Publication date: October 12, 2017
    Inventors: Kyoung-Min KANG, Sung-Yong KANG, Jun-Beom SHIN, Deok-Ryul HWANG
  • THERMOPLASTIC ELASTOMER RESIN POWDER AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THERMOPLASTIC ELASTOMER RESIN POWDER
    Publication number: 20170291996
    Abstract: A thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) resin powder includes spherical particles of a thermoplastic elastomer resin that have an average particle diameter of 50 ?m to 300 ?m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2015
    Publication date: October 12, 2017
    Inventors: Deok-Ryul HWANG, Sung-Yong KANG, Jun-Beom SHIN, Kyoung-Min KANG
  • Light-emitting-device package and production method therefor
    Patent number: 9780262
    Abstract: A light-emitting-device package according to one aspect of the present invention includes: a metal substrate; a light emitting device disposed on a first surface of the metal substrate and configured to emit at least ultraviolet light; a pair of electrodes disposed to be spaced apart from each other on at least the first surface of the metal substrate, and electrically connected to the light emitting device; and an insulating layer provided between the metal substrate and the pair of electrodes. UV reflectance of the first surface of the metal body is higher than UV reflectance of the pair of electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: LUMENS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tae Kyoung Yoo, Myeong Kook Gong, Yong Wook Cho, Min Pyo Kim, Sung Hwan Yoo, Kyoung Min Kim
  • Image sensor for supplying a different voltage to pixels based on illumination change, operation method thereof, and device having an image sensor
    Patent number: 9769405
    Abstract: An image sensor includes a pixel array including a plurality of pixels, a row driver configured to control an operation of each of the plurality of pixels, a voltage supply line connected to a reset transistor included in each of the plurality of pixels, and a voltage supply circuit which detects a signal from the voltage supply line and supplies one of a first voltage and a second voltage to the voltage supply line based on the signal from the voltage supply line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kyoung Min Koh, Kwang Hyun Lee, Shin Hoo Kim, Ju Ha Kim, Ji Yong Kim, Seok Yong Park, Jae Cheol Yun, Jae Jin Jung, Woong Joo
  • Image sensor for reducing horizontal noise and method of driving the same
    Patent number: 9769402
    Abstract: Provided are an image sensor and a method of driving the same. The image sensor includes n optical black pixels which are arranged in the same horizontal line; and m comparators which are matched with the n optical black pixels, wherein n is a natural number greater than or equal to two, and m is a natural number greater than n.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kyoung-Min Koh, Kwang-Hyun Lee, Ju-Ha Kim, Han Yang, Jae-Cheol Yun
  • MEDIUM COMPOSITION FOR PREPARING BOTULINUM TOXIN
    Publication number: 20170260515
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a medium composition for production of botulinum toxin and, more particularly, to a medium composition for culture of Clostridium sp. capable of producing botulinum toxin. The medium composition of the present invention comprises a porcine peptone and at least one plant-derived peptone selected from the group consisting of a garden pea hydrolysate, a cotton seed hydrolysate and a wheat gluten hydrolysate. When the medium according to the present invention, which contains plant-derived peptones, porcine peptones and minerals, is used for culture of Clostridium botulinum, the growth rate of the bacterium in the medium is higher than that in each of the medium that is in current use and the medium comprising plant-derived peptones alone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2016
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Inventors: Kyoung-Yun Kim, Hye-Young Sul, Kyoung-Min Min
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CLUSTERING DISTRIBUTED OBJECTS TO USE THEM AS IF THEY WERE ONE OBJECT
    Publication number: 20170264678
    Abstract: A method for clustering objects distributed in multiple servers to allow one or more distributed objects to be used as if they were one object is provided. The method includes steps of: (a) a specific server transmitting to a client a remote controller including a particular communication object capable of supporting communications between the client and the specific server; and (b) the specific server supporting the client to include at least one communication object, capable of supporting communications between the client and at least one server, respectively, except the specific server within the cluster, in the remote controller, to thereby support the client to be communicable with all the servers in the cluster by acquiring, and providing to the client, the at least one communication object by referring to information on all the servers within the cluster.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2016
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Inventors: Kyoung Min Ryoo, Kyung Koo Yoon