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).

  • Patent number: 9390832
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for fabricating a conductive paste comprising the following steps: (a) preparing an organic medium and a mixed powder, wherein the organic medium contains an organic solvent, a resin and a first anionic surfactant, and the mixed powder contains a carbide and a doped-polyaniline, wherein the doped-polyaniline is produced by co-doping a polyaniline with a second anionic surfactant in an acid; and (b) mixing the organic medium and the mixed powder to obtain the conductive paste, which has a significantly improved conductivity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Nyan-Hwa Tai, Chi-Young Lee, Hwei-Jay Chu
  • Patent number: 9391186
    Abstract: A semiconductor device may include: a first semiconductor layer having a first band gap; a second semiconductor layer including first and second regions separately disposed on an upper surface of the first semiconductor layer and having a second band gap wider than the first band gap; and a third semiconductor layer disposed between the first and second regions of the second semiconductor layer, extending up to at least a portion of the first semiconductor layer. The third semiconductor layer may have a channel region doped with an impurity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jae Hoon Lee, Chan Ho Park
  • Patent number: 9389693
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for recognizing motion by using an event-based vision sensor is provided. An apparatus for recognizing motion using an event-based vision sensor includes: a vision sensor to sense a movement-occurring part and output events; a movement type determiner configured to determine a type of movement using a frequency of occurrence of the events outputted through the vision sensor; a first motion determiner configured to track a movement trajectory of the movement-occurring part and determine a motion pattern based on the movement trajectory in response to a result of the movement type determination unit indicating a small movement; a second motion determiner configured to determine a direction of movement direction in which an object moves based on the events in response to a result of the movement type determination indicating a large movement; and a motion controller configured to output a control instruction to control a device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jun-Haeng Lee, Hyun-Surk Ryu, Keun-Joo Park
  • Patent number: 9390335
    Abstract: A method and service server for providing passenger density information are provided. The service server for providing passenger density information of a car according to an embodiment of the invention may include: a motion vector detection unit that detects motion vectors generated by the movements of passengers from a captured image of the inside of the car; a head recognition unit that recognizes the heads of passengers from the image; and a density information generation unit that generates the passenger density information of the car by using one or more of the motion vectors, a result of head recognition of the passengers, and tag sensor information received from sensors installed in the car.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: Foundation of Soongsil University-Industry Cooperation
    Inventor: Kang Hee Lee
  • Patent number: 9386956
    Abstract: The X-ray imaging apparatus includes an X-ray source that emits X-rays to an object at different original-view positions, an X-ray detector that acquires original-view images by detecting X-rays having passed through the object, and an image controller that reconstructs a 3D volume image representation of the object from the original-view images and generates close-view images by virtually emitting X-rays to the 3D volume image representation of the object at a shorter distance than a distance between the X-ray source and the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jae Hak Lee, Young Hun Sung, Kang Eui Lee, Jong Ha Lee, Kwang Eun Jang
  • Patent number: 9390929
    Abstract: A CMOS image sensor includes a photodiode, a plurality of transistors for transferring charges accumulated at the photodiode to one column line, and a voltage dropping element connected to a gate electrode of at least one transistor among the plurality of transistors for expanding a saturation region of the transistor by dropping down a gate voltage inputted to the gate electrode of the at least one transistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: INTELLECTUAL VENTURES II LLC
    Inventor: Won-Ho Lee
  • Patent number: 9388475
    Abstract: A method of and system for producing oil and valuable byproducts from grains, such as corn, in dry mills are disclosed. The method and system include dewater milling process after fermenting. Further, the method and system are able to produce oil without evaporating. Moreover, the method and system include one or more of the germ processing units, emulsion processing units, fiber processing units, high value protein producing units, and glycerol and inorganic salt producing units, such that high value byproducts are able to be generated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: Lee Tech LLC
    Inventor: Chie Ying Lee
  • Patent number: 9390145
    Abstract: A mobile application is provided that provides intelligent recommendations based on the knowledge of where the user has been, and what venues the user would like to visit. Further, such an application may be capable of determining where people in a user's social network have been and what venue locations these related users would like to visit. Also, in another implementation, the application may be capable of determining where people with similar taste have been, and where they would like to go. Some or all of this information may be used by a mobile application that provides recommendations to a user. For instance, in one implementation, a user having a mobile device such as a cell phone wishes to locate a venue based on one or more parameters, and some or all of this information may be used to order to rank recommendations with the interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: FOURSQUARE LABS, INC.
    Inventors: Noah Weiss, Tristan Walker, Jason Liszka, Tim Julien, Justin Moore, Benjamin N. Lee, Max Elliot Sklar, Blake Shaw
  • Patent number: 9388946
    Abstract: Embodiments relate to a lighting device that includes a power connector base that includes a threaded electrical contact for connection to an Edison style socket and a pole that is attached to the power connector base that includes or retains a plurality of solid-state light emitters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Inventor: Lee D. Stagni
  • Patent number: 9391469
    Abstract: An apparatus configured to transmit power, and transceive data, using mutual resonance, includes a power transmitter configured to wirelessly transmit power to a device, using a power transmission frequency as a resonant frequency. The apparatus further includes a communication unit configured to transceive data to and from the device, using a communication frequency as a resonant frequency. The apparatus further includes a controller configured to determine a charging state of the device based on the data received from the device, and control an amount of the power based on the charging state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dong Zo Kim, Sang Wook Kwon, Ki Young Kim, Nam Yun Kim, Bong Chul Kim, Yun Kwon Park, Jae Hyun Park, Keum Su Song, Chi Hyung Ahn, Young Ho Ryu, Chang Wook Yoon, Byoung Hee Lee
  • Patent number: 9391300
    Abstract: A method of producing a transparent diffusive OLED substrate includes lapping one face or both faces of a flat translucent glass substrate with an abrasive slurry, so as to obtain a flat glass substrate with at least one roughened surface having a roughness profile with an arithmetical mean deviation Ra of between 0.1 ?m and 2.0 ?m; coating the roughened surface or one of the roughened surfaces with a high index glass frit having a refractive index of at least 1.7, the amount of the high index glass frit being sufficient to completely cover the roughness profile of the roughened surface after melting of the frit, and heating the coated substrate to a temperature above the melting temperature of the high index glass frit and below the softening temperature of the underlying substrate, so as to form high index enamel on one of the roughened surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE
    Inventors: Yechun Zhou, Young Seong Lee, Jean Philippe Schweitzer, Vincent Sauvinet
  • Patent number: 9391663
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a flip cover plate (10) for a mobile terminal, the plate comprising: a cover plate inserted into a flip cover which opens and closes the front portion of the mobile terminal; and a transparent window coupled to one side of the cover plate and exposing a portion of a liquid crystal of the mobile terminal to the outside when the flip cover is positioned at the front portion of the mobile terminal, wherein the transparent window is configured to be bonded to at least one surface of the cover plate corresponding to in opening of the flip cover. Accordingly, the present invention has an advantage of maximizing productivity compared to production through one by one cutting processes by means of a conventional numerically controlled machine tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Inventors: Nam Woon Yun, Min Seok Yun, Nam Hee Lee
  • Patent number: 9390633
    Abstract: A reconfigurable label assembly including a container capable of storing or holding a liquid and a front panel, a back panel, a bottom panel, and optional side panels configured primarily as a label and secondarily as a receptacle capable of holding the liquid separate from the container is presented. In some embodiments, the bottom panel includes a fold. The bottom and optional side panels are disposed between and substantially parallel to the front panel and back panels in a first configuration to form a label attached to and separable from the container. The front and back panels are separable and the bottom and optional side panels are expandable to form a receptacle in a second configuration after the label is separated from the container. In other embodiments, the back panel includes a fold. The side and back panels are disposed between and substantially parallel to the front panel and bottom panel in a first configuration to form a label.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: Dawg'n Around, LLC
    Inventor: Lee M. Corbett
  • Patent number: 9390495
    Abstract: A method of displaying an ultrasound image, the method including: transmitting an ultrasonic signal to an object and obtaining vector Doppler data of a tissue included in the object based on a response signal that is reflected from the object; extracting a velocity magnitude of the tissue from the vector Doppler data of the tissue; and mapping the velocity magnitude of the tissue to a color scale and displaying a mapping result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: SAMSUNG MEDISON CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dong-hyun Lee, Dong-gyu Hyun
  • Patent number: 9390670
    Abstract: A display device including pixels; a data driver configured to apply a data signal to data lines connected to the pixels; and a signal controller configured to receive an image signal, a data enable signal, and a main clock signal, and to transmit an image data signal and an output signal that instructs transmitting of the data signal to the data driver. The signal controller is configured to detect electrostatic discharge (ESD) noise using the main clock signal and to mask the output signal when the image signal is distorted as a result of the ESD noise.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jong Jin Lee, Jin Kyu Park
  • Patent number: 9391167
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device includes: forming sequentially an n? type epitaxial layer and an n+ type area on a first surface of an n+ type silicon carbide substrate; forming a plurality of first trenches and a plurality of second trenches by etching the n? type epitaxial layer and the n+ type area using a first mask pattern as a mask after forming the first mask pattern on the n+ type area; forming a groove by etching the first mask pattern using a first photosensitive film pattern as a mask after forming the first photosensitive film pattern in the plurality of first trenches; forming a p type area by injecting p ions in the plurality of second trenches using the first mask pattern with the groove as the mask after removing the first photosensitive film pattern; forming a gate insulating layer in the plurality of first trenches after removing the first mask pattern with the groove; forming a gate electrode on the gate insulating layer; forming a passivation layer on the gate electrode;
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Youngkyun Jung, Junghee Park, Dae Hwan Chun, JongSeok Lee
  • Patent number: 9392653
    Abstract: An organic light emitting display device includes a display panel including an organic light emitting diode, a power supply including a DC-DC converter that generates a driving voltage for the organic light emitting diode and that provides the driving voltage to the display panel, the DC-DC converter including an inductor and a switch, and an over-current prevention unit that blocks supply of the driving voltage when a value of a current flowing through the inductor is greater than a reference value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hee-Chul Lee, Min-Weun Kim
  • Patent number: 9391506
    Abstract: There are provided a power factor correction circuit and a power supply including the same, the power factor correction circuit including a main switch adjusting a phase difference between a current and a voltage of input power, a main inductor storing or discharging the power according to switching of the main switch, a snubber circuit unit including a snubber switch forming a transfer path for surplus power present before the main switch is turned on and a snubber inductor adjusting an amount of a current applied to the snubber switch, and a reduction circuit unit reducing excessive power imposed on the snubber switch by varying inductance of the snubber inductor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANCIS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: In Wha Jeong, Bum Seok Suh, Hyo Jin Lee
  • Patent number: 9389408
    Abstract: A three-dimensional (3D) microscope for patterned substrate measurement can include an objective lens, a reflected illuminator, a transmitted illuminator, a focusing adjustment device, an optical sensor, and a processor. The focusing adjustment device can automatically adjust the objective lens focus at a plurality of Z steps. The optical sensor can be capable of acquiring images at each of these Z steps. The processor can control the reflected illuminator, the transmitted illuminator, the focusing adjustment device, and the optical sensor. The processor can be configured to capture first and second images at multiple Z steps, the first image with the pattern using the reflected illuminator and the second image without the pattern using one of the reflected illuminator and the transmitted illuminator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: Zeta Instruments, Inc.
    Inventors: Zhen Hou, James Jianguo Xu, Ken Kinsun Lee, James Nelson Stainton, Hung Phi Nguyen, Rusmin Kudinar, Ronny Soetarman
  • Patent number: D761333
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Hangbok Lee, Hongsik Kwon, Minsub Kim, Jungkyu Son, Eugene Suh, Junyi Heo