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).

  • Nozzle cap multi-band antenna assembly
    Patent number: 11296403
    Abstract: A nozzle cap assembly includes a nozzle cap housing configured to mount on a hydrant, the nozzle cap housing defining an upper rim and a lower rim, the nozzle cap housing defining an interior cavity extending inward from the upper rim toward the lower rim, the nozzle cap housing defining an antenna mounting portion extending from the upper rim toward the lower rim; an antenna cover mounted on the nozzle cap housing, the antenna cover positioned over at least a portion of the antenna mounting portion, the antenna cover defining an inner cover surface facing the antenna mounting portion, an antenna cover cavity at least partially defined between the inner cover surface and the antenna mounting portion; and an antenna assembly positioned in the antenna cover cavity, the antenna assembly secured to the inner cover surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: Mueller International, LLC
    Inventors: Daryl Lee Gibson, Jorge Isaac Ortiz, David James Carlos Dunn, Yanlong Li, Jesse Alvin Faunce
  • System and method for providing a financial instrument with an asset transfer feature
    Patent number: 11295387
    Abstract: One embodiment of the invention is a method for providing a financial instrument that includes determining an initial account balance associated with a financial instrument, establishing a first guarantee of a protected value, the protected value including at least an amount based upon the initial account balance growing at a minimum positive growth rate, establishing a second guarantee that a beneficiary may receive a transfer of an amount of money, and establishing an agreement to allow at least a portion of the account balance to be transferred from one or more selected investments to one or more alternative investments in response to a triggering event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: THE PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA
    Inventors: Jacob M. Herschler, Daniel O. Kane, N. David Kuperstock, Robert Francis O'Donnell, Steven Lee Putterman, Dain Eric Runestad, Robert J. Schwartz, Nicholas Berardis, Jr., John L. Grucza, Michael Albert Guido, J. Scott Dunn
  • Particle removing assembly and method of cleaning mask for lithography
    Patent number: 11294292
    Abstract: An photolithographic apparatus includes a particle removing cassette selectively extendable from the processing apparatus. The particle removing cassette includes a wind blade slit and an exhausting slit. The wind blade slit is configured to direct pressurized cleaning material to a surface of the mask to remove the debris particles from the surface of the mask. The exhausting slit collects the debris particles separated from the surface of the mask and contaminants through the exhaust line. In some embodiments, the wind blade slit includes an array of wind blade nozzles spaced apart within the wind blade slit. In some embodiments, the exhausting slit includes array of exhaust lines spaced apart within the exhausting slit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chen-Yang Lin, Da-Wei Yu, Li-Hsin Wang, Kuan-Wen Lin, Chia-Jen Chen, Hsin-Chang Lee
  • Unmanned aerial vehicle and method for controlling flight of the same
    Patent number: 11294369
    Abstract: An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and a method for controlling the flight of the UAV are provided. The UAV provides a motion feedback corresponding to a user command received and a method for controlling the flight of the UAV. The UAV further provides a magnitude of motion feedback that is varied depending on the distance and/or direction between the user and the UAV and a method for controlling the flight of the UAV.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dong-Kyu Lee, Bo-Ram Namgoong, Ja-Min Goo
  • Method and apparatus for detecting service and analyzing service characteristic using NWDAF in mobile communication system
    Patent number: 11296959
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a communication method and a system for converging a 5th-Generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4th-Generation (4G) system with a technology for Internet of Things (IoT). The disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. The disclosure relates to apparatuses and methods for detecting a specific service through a network data analytics function (NWDAF) in a mobile communication system and analyzing a characteristic related to the service.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoonseon Han, Jungshin Park, Sangsoo Jeong, Kisuk Kweon, Sunghoon Kim, Jicheol Lee
  • Semiconductor device and method for fabricating the same
    Patent number: 11296196
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes an active pattern on a substrate, the active pattern extending in a first direction, a gate electrode on the active pattern, the gate electrode extending in a second direction intersecting the first direction and including a first portion and a second portion arranged along the second direction, a first contact plug on the gate electrode, the first contact plug being connected to a top surface of the second portion of the gate electrode, a source/drain region in the active pattern on a sidewall of the gate electrode, and a source/drain contact on the source/drain region, a height of a top surface of the source/drain contact being higher than a top surface of the first portion of the gate electrode and lower than the top surface of the second portion of the gate electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Heon Bok Lee, Dae Yong Kim, Wan Don Kim, Jeong Hyuk Yim, Won Keun Chung, Hyo Seok Choi, Sang Jin Hyun
  • Apparatus and method for performing foreign object detection in wireless power transfer system
    Patent number: 11296559
    Abstract: Provided are an apparatus and method for performing foreign object detection in a wireless power transfer system. The present specification discloses a method comprising receiving a digital ping from the wireless power transmitter; transmitting an identification and configuration packets to the wireless power transmitter; transmitting a foreign object detection (FOD) state packet which indicates a reference Q factor of the wireless power receiver to the wireless power transmitter; and receiving wireless power through magnetic coupling from the wireless power transmitter based on the foreign object detection result of the wireless power transmitter using the reference Q factor. Irrespective of individual characteristics of a wireless power receiver, accuracy and reliability of detecting a foreign object may be improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Kyunghwan Kim, Yongcheol Park, Jihyun Lee, Gyunghwan Yook
  • Airfoil and gas turbine having same
    Patent number: 11293287
    Abstract: An airfoil of either of a turbine blade or a turbine vane includes a cooling passage; at least one disk body disposed on an inner wall of the cooling passage and configured to reduce a flow cross-sectional area of the cooling passage to increase a fluid pressure of cooling fluid flowing through the cooling passage; and at least one through-hole formed in each of the at least one disk body such that the cooling fluid flows through the at least one through-hole and forms a vortex on a downstream side of the at least one through-hole. The cooling passage includes an inlet supplied with the cooling fluid and an end opposite to the inlet, and the at least one disk body is disposed at the inlet of the cooling passage and is configured to increase the fluid pressure of the cooling fluid flowing into the cooling passage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Inventor: Chang Yong Lee
  • Light-emitting diode
    Patent number: 11296258
    Abstract: A light emitting diode includes a first conductivity type semiconductor layer and a mesa disposed on the first conductivity type semiconductor layer wherein the mesa is a semiconductor stack including an active layer and a second conductivity type semiconductor layer; a ZnO layer disposed on the second conductivity type semiconductor layer; a lower insulation layer covering the ZnO layer and the mesa, and including an opening exposing the ZnO layer; a first pad metal layer disposed on the lower insulation layer, and electrically connected to the first conductivity type semiconductor layer; a second pad metal layer electrically connected to the ZnO layer through the opening of the lower insulation layer, and an upper insulation layer covering the first pad metal layer and the second pad metal layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: SEOUL VIOSYS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seom Geun Lee, Chan Seob Shin, Myeong Hak Yang, Jin Woong Lee
  • Nucleic acid detection kit and nucleic acid detection method using nanoparticles
    Patent number: 11293055
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a nucleic acid detection kit and a nucleic acid detection method, which use nanoparticles. More specifically, the present invention relates to: a nucleic acid detection method comprising a step of amplifying and labeling nucleic acids, and then capturing the same by using nanoparticles and centrifuging the same; and a nucleic acid detection kit using the method. The present invention is effective since a negative or positive determination for a particular disease can be made, through the nucleic acid detection method not comprising a separation step, in a more rapid, simple, sensitive, and highly reliable manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: NATIONAL CANCER CENTER
    Inventors: Sang Hyun Hwang, Ji Hyun Lim, Su Jin Gang, Do Hoon Lee
  • System and method for the selective harvest of emissive elements
    Patent number: 11296059
    Abstract: A method is provided for the selective harvest of microLED devices from a carrier substrate. Defect regions are predetermined that include a plurality of adjacent defective microLED devices on a carrier substrate. A solvent-resistant binding material is formed overlying the predetermined defect regions and exposed adhesive is dissolved with an adhesive dissolving solvent. Non-defective microLED devices located outside the predetermined defect regions are separated from the carrier substrate while adhesive attachment is maintained between the microLED devices inside the predetermined defect regions and the carrier substrate. Methods are also provided for the dispersal of microLED devices on an emissive display panel by initially optically measuring a suspension of microLEDs to determine suspension homogeneity and calculate the number of microLEDs per unit volume.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: eLux Inc.
    Inventors: Kenji Sasaki, Kurt Ulmer, Paul J. Schuele, Jong-Jan Lee
  • Die attach methods and semiconductor devices manufactured based on such methods
    Patent number: 11296015
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a carrier, a power semiconductor die that includes first and second opposite facing main surfaces, a side surface extending from the first main surface to the second main surface, and first and second electrodes disposed on the first and second main surfaces, respectively, a die attach material arranged between the carrier and the first electrode, wherein the die attach material forms a fillet at the side surface of the power semiconductor die, wherein a fillet height of the fillet is less than about 95% of a height of the power semiconductor die, wherein the height of the power semiconductor die is a length of the side surface, and wherein a maximum extension of the die attach material over edges of a main surface of the power semiconductor die facing the die attach material is less than about 200 micrometers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Joachim Mahler, Giovanni Ragasa Garbin, Chen Wen Lee, Benjamin Reichert, Peter Strobel
  • Microwave oven having hood
    Patent number: 11297696
    Abstract: A microwave oven includes a housing that defines a cavity therein, a heating source configured to heat an object in the cavity, an exhaust device disposed at a lower portion of the housing, a door that is connected to the housing and defines a suction hole configured to receive air from an outside of the door and a discharge hole configured to discharge the air received through the suction hole, and a display disposed at a front surface of the door.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Sangcheol Lee, Kyoungjoon Park, Jaekyung Yang, Wontae Kim
  • Razor cartridge and razor assembly using the same
    Patent number: 11292143
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a razor cartridge including at least one shaving blade having a cutting edge, a blade housing configured to accommodate the at least one shaving blade aligned in a transverse direction, a heated area formed at the blade housing, and comprising at least one heating pattern made of a conductive material, and a non-heated area formed at the blade housing made of a material different from the heated area, wherein the conductive material included in the at least one heating pattern is a conductive plastic or metallic material, and wherein the heated area is configured to generate heat by receiving electric power from a power supply.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: DORCO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Young Ho Park, Jae Joon Lee, Sung Hee Son, Shin Hwan Park
  • High density and bandwidth fiber optic apparatuses and related equipment and methods
    Patent number: 11294136
    Abstract: High-connection density and bandwidth fiber optic apparatuses and related equipment and methods are disclosed. In certain embodiments, fiber optic apparatuses are provided and comprise a chassis defining one or more U space fiber optic equipment units. At least one of the one or more U space fiber optic equipment units may be configured to support particular fiber optic connection densities and bandwidths in a given 1-U space. The fiber optic connection densities and bandwidths may be supported by one or more fiber optic components, including but not limited to fiber optic adapters and fiber optic connectors, including but not limited to simplex, duplex, and other multi-fiber fiber optic components. The fiber optic components may also be disposed in fiber optic modules, fiber optic patch panels, or other types of fiber optic equipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: Corning Optical Communications LLC
    Inventors: Terry Lee Cooke, David Lee Dean, Jr., Harley Joseph Staber, Kevin Lee Strause, Alan William Ugolini
  • Cosmetic composition comprising, as active ingredient, composite seawater extract of brussels sprouts, lima beans, and artichokes
    Patent number: 11291623
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a cosmetic composition, and more specifically to a cosmetic composition for skin moisturization. The composition contains, as an active ingredient, a composite seawater extract obtained by mixing each of seawater extracts of Brussels sprouts, lima beans, and artichokes. The composite extract extracted from vegetables of Brussels sprouts, lima beans and artichokes by a natural method using seawater has excellent skin water loss-preventing and skin barrier-enhancing effects, and superior skin moisturizing ability. Therefore, the cosmetic composition containing the composite extract, as an active ingredient, can be advantageously used as a cosmetic material having excellent skin moisturizing ability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: AMOREPACIFIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Su Jeong Shin, Kil Sun Myoung, Bo Hyun Shin, Eun Soo Lee, Yu Jin Jin
  • Apparatus for determining precise location and method for determining precise location in woodlands
    Patent number: 11294071
    Abstract: An apparatus for determining a precise location including: a plurality of unmanned aerial vehicles each having a first broadband signal module and a global position system GPS receiver attached thereonto and flying in the air; and a terminal provided at a location and determining the location by communication with the first broadband signal modules. In addition, a method for determining a precise location including: respective GPS receivers receiving GPS signals from artificial satellites and detecting locations of each of the plurality of unmanned aerial vehicles, transmiting locations of the unmanned aerial vehicles and distances between the unmanned aerial vehicles and the terminal and determining a location of the terminal using information received from the first broadband signal modules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: KOREA AEROSPACE RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Sung Hyuck Im, Moon Beom Heo, Eun Sung Lee
  • Dyed patterned bamboo tray
    Patent number: D947618
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Inventor: Suk Ching Lee
  • Display screen or portion thereof with animated graphical user interface
    Patent number: D947888
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: salesforce.com, inc.
    Inventors: Diana Berlin, Nate Botwick, John Arlan Brock, Matthew Chan, Andrew Chung, Ben Cronin, Justin Edmund, David Engelberg, Merwan Hade, Anh Khuc, Norris Lee, Christopher Masterson
  • Adjustable climbing wall
    Patent number: D947974
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: EVERLAST CLIMBING INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: Timothy Shawn Sudeith, Sarah Mae Howard, Benjamin Tiffin, Joel Greenblatt, Joseph Sweeney, Aaron Jon Baumgartner, Justin Lee