Patents by Inventor Min-an Kim

Min-an 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).

  • Method and apparatus for decoding audio bitstream including system data
    Patent number: 10672410
    Abstract: Provided are an apparatus and method for decoding audio, The method includes receiving a bitstream consisting of audio packets; decoding an audio packet included in the received bitstream; extracting a type of the decoded packet; obtaining system data from a packet of which system metadata corresponds to the extracted packet type; and transmitting the obtained system data to a system engine, wherein the system data includes at least one of information regarding a type of the system engine and a length of the system data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sang-bae Chon, Sun-min Kim
  • Gimbal structure and gear adjusting mechanism thereof
    Patent number: 10670180
    Abstract: A quick release mechanism includes a rotating member, a slider, and a screw connecting the slider with the rotating member. The rotating member is configured to be arranged on a first side of a first gimbal support frame of a gimbal. The slider is configured to be arranged on a second side of the first gimbal support frame that is opposite to the first side, and between the first gimbal support frame and a second gimbal support frame of the gimbal. The screw is configured to penetrate the first gimbal support frame, drive the slider to move in a first direction to abut between the first gimbal support frame and the second gimbal support frame, and drive the slider to move in a second direction opposite to the first direction to be released from the first gimbal support frame and the second gimbal support frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: SZ DJI OSMO TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Paul Pan, Hao Liu, Tao Zhao, Min Kim, Yanchong Zhao
  • Apparatus and method for reducing electromagnetic wave in wireless power transmission device
    Patent number: 10673278
    Abstract: Provided is a wireless power transmission device to reduce an electromagnetic wave except for a signal to be transmitted during wireless power transmission, the wireless power transmission device including a transmitter configured to generate a magnetic field by inputting a high-frequency power signal generated by a transmission circuit into a first coil, a receiver configured to generate an induced current by allowing the generated magnetic field to pass through a second coil, and a reducer configured to reduce a harmonic component of the high-frequency power signal using a third coil inserted on a path between the transmitter and the receiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignees: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute, DONGYANG E&P INC.
    Inventors: Jung Ick Moon, Seong Uk Baek, Byoung In Lee, Woo Chul Lee, Jong Seup Lee, Dong Woo Cheon, Sang Bong Jeon, Seong Min Kim, Duk Ju Ahn, In Kui Cho, Byung Chan Kim, Je Hoon Yun, Dong Won Jang, Hyung Do Choi
  • Modular multilevel converter system
    Patent number: 10673319
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an MMC converter system which can quickly cut off fault current by installing a plurality of disconnecting switch units on a line connected between two MMC converter devices. The MMC converter system comprises: a first MMC converter device including a plurality of serially connected sub modules; a second MMC converter device including a plurality of serially connected sub modules; a first disconnecting switch unit installed on a line between the first and second MMC converter devices; and a second disconnecting switch unit connected in series to the first disconnecting switch unit on the line, wherein each of the first and second disconnecting switch units comprises a mechanical switch installed on the line so as to open and close the line and a diode connected in parallel to the mechanical switch, and the two diodes are installed in opposite directions to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignees: HYOSUNG HEAVY INDUSTRIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hee Jin Kim, Kyeon Hur, Dong Su Lee, Jae Sik Kang, Ju Yong Jung, Sang Min Kim, Jong Seo Na
  • SECONDARY BATTERY SAFETY EVALUATION METHOD AND DEVICE
    Publication number: 20200166580
    Abstract: A safety evaluation method according to the present disclosure includes preparing a sample for secondary battery electrode evaluation in which a short circuit will occur by contact between components included in the sample, applying a predetermined pressure that will cause the contact between the components to an area of the sample set as a secondary battery internal short circuit simulation contact area, applying a current between I probes in contact with the sample, obtaining resistance by measuring a potential difference between V probes which are separate from the I probes, obtaining a graph of a change in resistance with a change in distance between the V probes, calculating a short circuit resistance of the area from y-intercept of the graph, and predicting a heat generation amount of the area from the short circuit resistance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2018
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Bum-Young JUNG, Hee-Min KIM
  • SECONDARY BATTERY
    Publication number: 20200168875
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a secondary battery. The secondary battery according to the present invention comprises an electrode assembly in which a positive electrode, a separator, and a negative electrode are alternately combined to be stacked; and a pouch that accommodates the electrode assembly therein. The separator comprises a first separator disposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode and having a through-hole penetrated in a direction that faces the positive electrode and the negative electrode, and a second separator covering the through-hole of the first separator and having an end connected to the pouch. When an internal gas is generated due to overcharging, the pouch is expanded to allow the second separator to move to open the through-hole of the first separator to cause the positive electrode and the negative electrode to contact each other via the through-hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2018
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Inventors: Kyung Min Kim, Song Taek Oh, Jung Seok Choi
  • COIL COMPONENT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20200168388
    Abstract: A coil component includes: a body including a magnetic material and a coil of which both ends are externally exposed; intermetallic compounds disposed on the exposed both ends of the coil; and external electrodes disposed on the body to cover the intermetallic compounds. The external electrodes include: conductive resin layers disposed on outer surfaces of the body to contact the exposed both ends of the coil and including base resins, a plurality of metal particles disposed in the base resins, and conductive connecting parts surrounding the plurality of metal particles and contacting the intermetallic compounds. The coil component further includes electrode layers disposed on the conductive resin layers and contacting the conductive connecting parts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2020
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Inventors: Yoon Hee LEE, Bon Seok KOO, Yeon Tae KIM, Chang Hak CHOI, Jung Min KIM
  • VEHICLE CARPET AND MAT FIXING DEVICE AND METHOD OF MOUNTING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20200164782
    Abstract: A vehicle carpet and mat fixing device may include an upper mat fastener part; a lower mat fastener part coupled to the upper mat fastener part; an upper carpet fastener part coupled to the lower mat fastener part by an upper carpet fastener protrusion protruding toward the lower mat fastener part; and a lower carpet fastener part coupled to the upper carpet fastener part, wherein the upper mat fastener part is hooked to the lower mat fastener part by an upper mat fastener hook circumferentially formed in the upper mat fastener part to fix a mat, and the lower carpet fastener part is coupled to the upper carpet fastener part by a male hook of the lower carpet fastener part to fix a carpet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2019
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Inventors: You-Jin PARK, Jong-Woo SHIM, Sang-Jun PARK, Chang-Min KIM
  • METHOD FOR PREPARING GRAFT COPOLYMER, GRAFT COPOLYMER AND THERMOPLASTIC RESIN MOLDED ARTICLE
    Publication number: 20200165440
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for preparing a graft copolymer, which includes polymerizing a first conjugated diene-based polymer, a second conjugated diene-based polymer, an aromatic vinyl-based monomer and a vinyl cyan-based monomer, wherein particle size distribution of the first conjugated diene-based polymer is 0.346 to 0.404, and particle size distribution of the second conjugated diene-based polymer is 0.196 to 0.304, a graft copolymer and a thermoplastic resin molded article.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2019
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Inventors: Jong Beom KIM, Joo Byung CHAI, Yu Sung JUNG, Chang Sull KIM, Eun Seon PARK, Tae Young JEON, Young Min KIM
  • Electrode assembly
    Patent number: 10665847
    Abstract: The electrode assembly comprises a first electrode unit in which an electrode and a separator are alternately stacked and a second electrode unit in which an electrode and a separator are alternately stacked, the second electrode unit having a size less than that of the first electrode unit and being stacked on the first electrode unit, wherein a tab bonding body manufactured by connecting an electrode tab provided in the first electrode unit to an electrode tab provided in the second electrode unit is disposed within a range of a width of the second electrode unit, and a leading electrode tab to which an electrode lead is connected is disposed on a portion of the first electrode unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Jung Shik Oh, Jeong Min Kim, Kyoung Won Kang
  • Image sensor and electronic circuit included therein
    Patent number: 10666883
    Abstract: An electronic circuit includes a unit pixel, a first clamp circuit, and a second clamp circuit. The unit pixel outputs a voltage having an output voltage level at a first output voltage level in a first time interval and at a second output voltage level in a second time interval different from the first time interval. The first clamp circuit is configured to clamp the output voltage level from the unit pixel to a first voltage level responsive to the first output voltage level being not greater than the first voltage level in the first time interval. The second clamp circuit is configured to clamp the output voltage level from the unit pixel to a second voltage level responsive to the second output voltage level being not greater than the second voltage level in the second time interval.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Moo Young Kim, KyoungMin Koh, Woong Joo, Mira Lee, Kyung-Min Kim
  • Separator for fuel cell and unit cell of fuel cell
    Patent number: 10665883
    Abstract: A separator for a fuel cell and a unit cell of a fuel cell are disclosed. The separator for the fuel cell includes a separation plate having a coupling protrusion that protrudes from an edge thereof, and a porous body having a coupling hole into which the coupling protrusion is fixedly inserted, so that the porous body is coupled to a plane of the separation plate. The porous body defining a path in which reactive gases flow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Sang Mun Jin, Kyung Min Kim
  • MEMORY DEVICE INCLUDING ARITHMETIC CIRCUIT AND NEURAL NETWORK SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20200160157
    Abstract: Provided is a memory device that includes a memory bank including a plurality of memory cells arranged in a region where a plurality of word lines and a plurality of bit lines of the memory device intersect each other, a sense amplifier configured to amplify a signal transmitted through selected bit lines among the plurality of bit lines, and an arithmetic circuit configured to receive a first operand from the sense amplifier, receive a second operand from outside the memory device, and perform an arithmetic operation by using the first operand and the second operand, based on an internal arithmetic control signal generated in the memory device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2019
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Inventors: CHAN-KYUNG KIM, Soon-Young Kim, Jin-Min Kim, Jae-Hong Min, Sang-Kil Lee, Young-Nam Hwang
  • USER EQUIPMENT, SERVER, CONTROL METHOD OF THE USER EQUIPMENT AND CONTROL METHOD OF THE SERVER
    Publication number: 20200159554
    Abstract: Provided is a user equipment (UE) including a storage, and a controller that may identify a first assembly file, among a plurality of assembly files of a first application, having a first usage frequency that is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold, ahead-of-time (AOT) compile the first assembly file based on the first assembly file having the first usage frequency that is equal to or greater than the predetermined threshold, obtain a first compilation result based on AOT compiling the first assembly file, store the first compilation result in the storage, and execute the first application by using the first compilation result stored in the storage based on a request to execute the first application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2019
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Back Ki KIM, Jung Woo LEE, Jong Min KIM, Sung Hee CHO
  • Method and apparatus for controlling virtual switching
    Patent number: 10656958
    Abstract: Provided is a method of controlling virtual switching, the method including: receiving at least one command from an external apparatus; determining whether the at least one command is performable by a network interface apparatus for controlling virtual switching; and based on a result of the determining, controlling the network interface apparatus or at least one operating system for driving an application to perform virtual switching.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jae-yong Yoo, Sang-dok Mo, Jae-min Kim
  • Semiconductor devices having fin-shaped active regions
    Patent number: 10658244
    Abstract: Semiconductor devices are provided. A semiconductor device includes a substrate including a device region defined by a trench in the substrate. The semiconductor device includes a plurality of fin-shaped active regions spaced apart from each other in the device region and extending in a first direction. The semiconductor device includes a protruding pattern extending along a bottom surface of the trench. Moreover, an interval between the protruding pattern and the plurality of fin-shaped active regions is greater than an interval between two adjacent ones of the plurality of fin-shaped active regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung-Min Kim, Dong-won Kim, Geum-jong Bae
  • Inter prediction method and apparatus for same
    Patent number: 10659811
    Abstract: According to the present invention, an image encoding apparatus comprises: a motion prediction unit which derives motion information on a current block in the form of the motion information including L0 motion information and L1 motion information; a motion compensation unit which performs a motion compensation for the current block on the basis of at least one of the L0 motion information and L1 motion information so as to generate a prediction block corresponding to the current block; and a restoration block generating unit which generates a restoration block corresponding to the current block based on the prediction block. According to the present invention, image encoding efficiency can be improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignees: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute, University-Industry Cooperation Group of Kyung Hee University
    Inventors: Hui Yong Kim, Gwang Hoon Park, Kyung Yong Kim, Sang Min Kim, Sung Chang Lim, Jin Ho Lee, Jin Soo Choi, Jin Woong Kim
  • Inter prediction method and apparatus for same
    Patent number: 10659810
    Abstract: According to the present invention, an image encoding apparatus comprises: a motion prediction unit which derives motion information on a current block in the form of the motion information including L0 motion information and L1 motion information; a motion compensation unit which performs a motion compensation for the current block on the basis of at least one of the L0 motion information and L1 motion information so as to generate a prediction block corresponding to the current block; and a restoration block generating unit which generates a restoration block corresponding to the current block based on the prediction block. According to the present invention, image encoding efficiency can be improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignees: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute, University-Industry Cooperation Group of Kyung Hee University
    Inventors: Hui Yong Kim, Gwang Hoon Park, Kyung Yong Kim, Sang Min Kim, Sung Chang Lim, Jin Ho Lee, Jin Soo Choi, Jin Woong Kim
  • Stand for electronic device
    Patent number: D885404
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: elago CO. LTD
    Inventors: Chan Woo Lee, Chong Min Kim
  • Case for electronic device
    Patent number: D885951
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: elago CO. LTD
    Inventors: Chan Woo Lee, Chong Min Kim