Patents by Inventor Lee

Lee 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: 20160339867
    Abstract: A seatbelt retractor that includes a locking mechanism to prevent rotation of a spool in an extracting direction, a ratchet gear 7 and a locking gear 30 that integrally rotate with the spool, a clutch 50 that moves a pawl 9 from a rest position to an engaging position with respect to the ratchet gear 7, a clutch biasing member that biases the clutch 50 in a retracting direction and in a extracting direction, and a connecting mechanism to connect the clutch 50 to the locking gear 30. When extraction of the webbing is locked, a direction of biasing to rotate of the clutch 50 is maintained in the extracting direction so that the amount of retraction of the webbing required to release the lock is reduced to achieve quick release of the lock.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2016
    Publication date: November 24, 2016
    Applicant: ASHIMORI INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Insu CHOI, Eri FUJIWARA, Jongrin LEE
  • Publication number: 20160343345
    Abstract: A display system, a display apparatus, a remote control apparatus, and a method for controlling the same are provided. The display system according to the exemplary embodiment: a display apparatus; and a remote control apparatus sensing a motion and transmitting the sensed motion information to the display apparatus. The display apparatus displays a UI element when receiving motion information of the remote control apparatus and displays image contents when receiving a power on command from the remote control apparatus while the UI element is displayed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2016
    Publication date: November 24, 2016
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Joo-sun MOON, Chun RYU, Ji-eun BYUN, Young-ah LEE, Yoo-jin CHOI, Do-young KIM, Min-ho CHOI, Hyun-seok CHOI, Cheul-hee HAHM, Woo-seok HWANG, Sung-hyun JANG
  • Publication number: 20160343725
    Abstract: A memory device includes a cell region and a peripheral circuit region adjacent the cell region. A plurality of gate electrode layers and insulating layers are stacked on the substrate in the cell region, and a plurality of circuit devices are in the peripheral circuit region. A first interlayer insulating layer is on the substrate in the peripheral circuit region and covers the plurality of circuit devices, and a second interlayer insulating layer is on the substrate in the cell region and the peripheral circuit region. A blocking layer is on the plurality of circuit devices between the first and second interlayer insulating layers. The blocking layer is on an upper surface, of the first interlayer insulating layer, and a side surface of the blocking layer is covered by the second interlayer insulating layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2016
    Publication date: November 24, 2016
    Inventors: Won Seok JUNG, Brad H. LEE, Sang Woo JIN
  • Publication number: 20160343449
    Abstract: A storage device with a memory may include read disturb detection for open blocks. An open or partially programmed block may develop read disturb errors from reading of the programmed portion of the open block. The detection of any read disturb effects may be necessary for continued programming of the open block and may include verifying that wordlines in the unprogrammed portion of the open block are in the erase state. A modified erase verify operation for the open block is used in which programmed wordlines are subject to a higher erase verify read voltage, while the unprogrammed wordlines are subject to an erase verify bias voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2015
    Publication date: November 24, 2016
    Applicant: SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES INC.
    Inventors: Aaron Lee, Zhenming Zhou, Mrinal Kochar, Cynthia Hua-Ling Hsu
  • Publication number: 20160344068
    Abstract: A battery pack including: a lithium air battery configured to receive air and discharge a discharge gas, the lithium air battery including a cell module configured to generate electricity based on oxidation of a lithium metal and reduction of oxygen; and a battery management unit configured to control charging and discharging of the lithium air battery, wherein the battery management unit includes a measurement unit configured to measure a composition ratio of the discharge gas, measure a current, and to generate discharge gas data and current data; a capacity estimation unit configured to estimate a present capacity of the lithium air battery based on the discharge gas data and the current data and to generate a present capacity data; and a state of health estimation unit configured to estimate a state of health of the lithium air battery based on the present capacity data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2016
    Publication date: November 24, 2016
    Inventors: Taeyoung Kim, Dongjoon Lee, Dongmin Im
  • Publication number: 20160345231
    Abstract: Provided are a method and apparatus for determining connection configuration between a user equipment (UE) and a base station (ENB) and performing handover in a wireless communication system supporting dual connectivity. The method of setting a connection configuration for a UE in a wireless communication system supporting dual connectivity may include: detecting occurrence of a handover event; selecting a macro ENB with the highest signal strength among neighboring macro ENBs and a small ENB with the highest signal strength among neighboring small ENBs; checking whether dynamic association is allowed in dual connectivity; and determining the connection configuration for the UE on the basis of the selected ENBs and checking result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2015
    Publication date: November 24, 2016
    Inventors: Jungmin MOON, Nigam ANSHUMAN, Jungsoo JUNG, Sunheui RYOO, Sungjin LEE
  • Publication number: 20160344013
    Abstract: Provided is a battery pack. The battery pack includes a battery module including first and second battery cells that are disposed adjacent to each other, wherein first and second electrode terminals are disposed on each of the first and second electrode terminals, a fuse part including a first fuse connecting the second electrode terminal of the first battery cell to the first electrode terminal of the second battery cell, and a switching device including a first switch disposed outside a top surface of the first battery cell of the battery module and connected to the first fuse and a second switch disposed below the first switch and connected to the second electrode terminal of the second battery cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2016
    Publication date: November 24, 2016
    Applicant: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Chul Kyu Lee, Hyung Ku Yun, Bum Young Jung, Seung Ryul Choi, Sun Mo An
  • Publication number: 20160344367
    Abstract: A resonator package and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. The method of manufacturing a resonator package involves etching a lower electrode with a hardmask, in which only a portion of a thickness of the lower electrode is etched to shape the lower electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2016
    Publication date: November 24, 2016
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tae Yoon KIM, Yeong Gyu LEE, Moon Chul LEE, Jae Chang LEE, Duck Hwan KIM
  • Publication number: 20160338408
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems, apparatuses, and methods for assembling cartridges for aerosol delivery devices. The cartridges may be assembled by coupling a base of the cartridge to a carriage that is transported via a track. The track transports the carriages between various substations at which one or more parts are added to the base. The carriage may be lifted from the track by a lifter mechanism at each substation in order to perform assembly operations on the base. An inspection system may inspect the cartridges at various stages of completion at or between the various substations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2015
    Publication date: November 24, 2016
    Inventors: Quentin Paul Guenther, JR., Johnny Keith Cagigas, William Robert Collett, Lawrence P. Balash, Scott Lee Brady, Ronnie Dean Dover, John Scott Gerow, Don Edward Green, John Matthew Odel, Christopher M. Spencer, Vernon L. Steiner, David James Thierauf, Louis Wade Wacker, Byron Joseph Williams
  • Publication number: 20160340505
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a high-gloss polymethylmethacrylate-acrylic copolymer alloy composition and a molded article. According to the present invention, provided are a high-gloss polymethylmethacrylate-acrylic copolymer alloy composition which provides improved surface gloss and transparency (color) while providing mechanical strength, workability, and scratch resistance required in the high-gloss polymethylmethacrylate-acrylic copolymer alloy composition by combining a specific amount of an acrylic impact modifier, as an impact modifier of an alloy of a polymethylmethacrylate resin and an acrylic copolymer, with a scratch modifier and are economically efficient by omitting a process after injection (painting process), and a molded article obtained from the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2015
    Publication date: November 24, 2016
    Applicant: LG CHEM, Ltd.
    Inventors: Min Hee KIM, Sung Ho LEE, Myeung II KIM, Jae Hwan KIM, Minh Ho JEONG
  • Publication number: 20160345265
    Abstract: A long range, low power, low cost, wireless communication system that has a location determination capability (location fix) and optionally a direct control capability (“On Demand” control) at optimal power and communication resource overhead. The system can be used for device initiated (DI) communications and for network initiated (NI) communications. The location fix can be an assisted location fix, using a GPS-assisted device, a WiFi-assisted device, or both a GPS- and a WiFi-assisted device. For situations when neither WiFi nor GPS are available, a network-based location fix provides location information, which can be augmented by home cell (HC) ranging information. Various embodiments of the system and methods related to the systems are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2016
    Publication date: November 24, 2016
    Inventors: Brian Lee, Hyoseok Yi
  • Publication number: 20160344635
    Abstract: A gateway device detects a trigger associated with a device and, in response, identifies an application service associated with the device, obtains a traffic network policy associated with the application service, and obtains a network access token based on the traffic network policy. The network access token facilitates validating and/or mapping a downlink data packet obtained at the gateway device in user-plane traffic that is destined for the device. The network access token is sent to an entity in control-plane signaling. Subsequently, the gateway device obtains a downlink data packet including the network access token. The gateway device verifies the network access token and/or maps the downlink data packet to the device using data obtained from the network access token. The network access token may be removed from the downlink data packet before the downlink data packet is sent to the device according to the mapping.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2016
    Publication date: November 24, 2016
    Inventors: Soo Bum Lee, Gavin Bernard Horn, John Wallace Nasielski, Stefano Faccin
  • Publication number: 20160343414
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device includes a memory cell array including a plurality of pages; a peripheral circuit suitable for performing a program operation and a read operation on the memory cell array; and a control logic suitable for controlling the peripheral circuit to apply first and second pass voltages respectively to first and second word lines adjacent to a selected word line during a program verify operation or the read operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2015
    Publication date: November 24, 2016
    Inventors: Won Hee LEE, Ho Seok LEE
  • Publication number: 20160341184
    Abstract: There is provided a high efficiency ocean thermal difference power generating system by using liquid-vapor ejector and motive pump comprising: an evaporator for changing transferred refrigerant liquid into refrigerant vapor with high temperature and high pressure by the thermal exchange with surface seawater; a vapor-liquid divider which is installed at the outlet part of the evaporator and divides the refrigerants to liquid-state refrigerant and vapor-state refrigerant respectively; a distributor which is installed at the inlet of the evaporator and distributes the refrigerants flowed into the evaporator to multi-paths; a turbine for generating electric power by using the high pressure refrigerant vapor transferred from the liquid-vapor divider or the evaporator; a motive pump for increasing the pressure of the refrigerant liquid distributed from the distributor or the liquid-vapor divider; a liquid-vapor ejector for mixing the low pressure refrigerant vapor which passed the turbine and the high pressure ref
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2015
    Publication date: November 24, 2016
    Applicant: KOREA INSTITUTE OF OCEAN SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Hyeon-Ju KIM, Ho-Saeng LEE, Sang-Won CHA, Young-Kwon JUNG, Jung-In YOON, Chang-Hyo SON, Seong-Hun SEOL, Byeong-Hyo YE
  • Publication number: 20160341396
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to light which implements a high optical efficiency using a small amount of light source while having a free curvature with no restrictions on the shape of installation places, and more particularly, the purpose of the embodiments of the present invention is to provide a vehicular lamp for controlling indirect light emission by introducing light into a partial area, in which a dark portion occurs, in the case of a lighting device having a light emission surface curved or bent, thereby improving the optical efficiency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2015
    Publication date: November 24, 2016
    Inventor: Jung Ho LEE
  • Publication number: 20160342780
    Abstract: A smart TV control method is provided. Firstly, a smart TV is turned on through a remote controller. Then, the smart TV judges whether an authenticating process is activated. If the authenticating process is activated, the smart TV receives a fingerprint information from a fingerprint reader of the remote controller and starts to perform the authenticating process. If the smart TV judges that the fingerprint information is successfully authenticated in the authenticating process, the smart TV enters a user mode corresponding to the authenticated fingerprint information and the smart TV controls the fingerprint reader to enter a sleep mode. Consequently, the power-saving efficacy is enhanced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2015
    Publication date: November 24, 2016
    Inventors: CHENG-LIN LEE, CHI-SHIU CHEN
  • Publication number: 20160340508
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a polycarbonate resin composition. According to the present invention, a polycarbonate resin composition, which realizes a high whiteness degree, exhibits less discoloration due to superior heat stability during storage and processing, and has improved fluidity, laser reactivity, and plating adhesion, and a method of preparing the same are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2015
    Publication date: November 24, 2016
    Applicant: LG CHEM, Ltd.
    Inventors: Min Ji KIM, Su Kyoung LEE, Ryul LEE, Sung Ho LEE, Jong Hyun LEE
  • Publication number: 20160341942
    Abstract: Provided are an optical device and a method of controlling the direction of light from an optical device. The optical device includes: a substrate; a metal layer on the substrate; a first slot which is provided in the metal layer; and at least one light source provided in the first slot, wherein light is emitted from the at least one light source in the direction of the top part of the first slot or the bottom part of the first slot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2015
    Publication date: November 24, 2016
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sangmo CHEON, Changwon LEE, Unjeong KIM, Jineun KIM, Younggeun ROH, Yeonsang PARK, Chanwook BAIK, Jaesoong LEE
  • Publication number: 20160343251
    Abstract: Disclosed is a smart vehicle checking system for counterterrorism which may move to be installed in a desired place, identify a vehicle license number and occupants in a vehicle, inspect the bottom surface of the vehicle as well as the inside of the vehicle to check explosives in the vehicle or the number of the occupants in the vehicle, and prevent escape of the vehicle and recognize a vehicle escape route in real time during an emergency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2015
    Publication date: November 24, 2016
    Applicant: HIZEN CO., LTD
    Inventor: Myeiong-Sik LEE
  • Publication number: 20160342015
    Abstract: A display device includes: a display panel which displays an image; an intermediate frame on which the display panel is disposed; and a lower frame coupled to the intermediate frame and in which a coupling hole is defined. The intermediate frame defines: a support portion thereof extended facing a lower surface of the display panel, and a coupling portion thereof extending from a lower surface of the support portion and toward the lower frame. The coupling portion of the intermediate frame extends through the coupling hole defined in the lower frame to be attached to a surface of the lower frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2016
    Publication date: November 24, 2016
    Inventors: Minsu JUNG, Byungchan KIM, Juhwan KIM, Kyuhun SHIM, Cheolse LEE, Chunghui LEE