Patents by Inventor Min An

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).

  • Patent number: 11362089
    Abstract: Semiconductor structures and method for forming the same are provided. The method for manufacturing the semiconductor structure includes forming a first gate dielectric layer over a substrate and forming a first capping layer over the first gate dielectric layer. The method for manufacturing the semiconductor structure includes oxidizing the first capping layer to form a first capping oxide layer and forming a first work function metal layer over the first capping oxide layer. The method for manufacturing the semiconductor structure includes forming a first gate electrode layer over the first work function metal layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chih-Wei Lin, Chih-Lin Wang, Kang-Min Kuo, Cheng-Wei Lian
  • Patent number: 11358522
    Abstract: A lamp for a vehicle includes a lamp unit including a plurality of light emitting areas arranged in a direction; a mode determination unit configured to determine a selected light emitting mode among a plurality of light emitting modes of the lamp unit; and a control unit configured to cause at least one of the plurality of light emitting areas to generate light having a first color or a second color based on the determined light emitting mode. In particular, the plurality of light emitting modes comprises: a first light emitting mode in which the light of the first color is generated from the plurality of light emitting areas; and a second light emitting mode in which the light generated from each of the plurality of light emitting areas is changed from the first color to the second color sequentially.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: SL Corporation
    Inventors: Min Jae Kwon, Seung Ho Jeong, Gyeong Ho Choi
  • Patent number: 11362779
    Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment may determine a relationship between a first set of antenna ports, used for demodulation reference signals (DMRS) associated with a machine-type communication physical downlink control channel (MPDCCH) and used for the MPDCCH, and a second set of antenna ports used for cell-specific reference signals (CRS); receive CRS on one or more antenna ports of the second set of antenna ports; and receive the MPDCCH using at least the CRS based at least in part on the relationship. Numerous other aspects are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Alberto Rico Alvarino, Vinod Ramaswamy, Gowrisankar Somichetty, Wanshi Chen, Le Liu, Xiao Feng Wang, Ayan Sengupta, Tae Min Kim, Vijayvaradharaj Tirucherai Muralidharan, Murali Menon
  • Patent number: 11362249
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a display module includes forming a driving circuit layer on a substrate, the driving circuit layer including a plurality of driving circuits and a plurality of electrode pads electronically connected with the plurality of driving circuits; forming an adhesive layer on the driving circuit layer; transferring each of a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs) onto a respective area of the adhesive layer corresponding to a respective one of the plurality of electrode pads; and forming a black matrix layer on the adhesive layer, between the plurality of LEDs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Changkyu Chung, Changjoon Lee, Kwangrae Jo, Sungyong Min, Wonsoon Park, Kyungwoon Jang, Daesuck Hwang
  • Patent number: 11359722
    Abstract: A sealing member is provided, including a plurality of nodes and a plurality of antinodes. Each sealing member can be rotated to expose nondamaged lobes for sealing, and prevents the sealing member from falling out of the lobed groove. A chamber is provided, including a groove that the sealing member is placed in. A method of rotating and placing the sealing member is provided, including a rotation to expose nondamaged portions of the sealing member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.
    Inventors: Shagun P. Maheshwari, Yao-Hung Yang, King F. Lee, Andrew Yu, Aniruddha Pal, Tom K. Cho, Chien-Min Liao
  • Patent number: 11362922
    Abstract: An aspect of the present disclosure discloses a method for diagnosing a network performance in an apparatus for diagnosing network performance connected to a switching device provided between a first entity and a second entity. The method may include: obtaining at least one mirrored packet for at least one packet transmitted between the first entity and the second entity based on mirroring from the switching device, calculating performance related indicator representing performance of a network service associated with the first entity and the second entity based on at least a part of information included in the at least one mirrored packet, and storing the calculated performance related indicators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: MAGDATA INC.
    Inventors: Jong Min Kim, Ho Jeong Hwang, Yun Young Hur
  • Patent number: 11357599
    Abstract: A method for producing an aligner for teeth of a patient, the method including initially capturing a virtual current model of the teeth with a current position of the teeth: segmenting the teeth in the virtual current model and interpolating interdental surfaces of the teeth; generating a virtual nominal model of the teeth including undercut portions from the virtual current model; automatically determining the undercut portions in the virtual nominal model; automatically removing all surface elements that are associated with the undercuts from the virtual nominal model; subsequently closing gaps in the virtual nominal model created by removing the surface elements wherein closing the gaps is performed by interpolation for blocking out; automatically blocking out the undercut portions in the virtual nominal model to produce a blocked out virtual nominal model; producing a real model of the teeth based on the blocked out virtual nominal model; applying a synthetic material foil to the real model by a deep draw
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: CA-DIGITAL GmbH
    Inventors: Yong-Min Jo, Daniela Dudai
  • Patent number: 11361878
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing an insulating layer which can minimize the degree of warpage caused by polymer shrinkage at the time of curing and secure the stability of a semiconductor chip located therein, and a method for manufacturing a semiconductor package using an insulating layer obtained from the manufacturing method of the insulating layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Woo Jae Jeong, You Jin Kyung, Byung Ju Choi, Bo Yun Choi, Kwang Joo Lee, Min Su Jeong
  • Patent number: 11357728
    Abstract: A liposome comprising bilayer and inner water phase is disclosed. Said inner water phase may contain sulfobutyl ether cyclodextrin and an active compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: CSPC ZHONGQI PHARMACEUTICAL TECHNOLOGY (SHIJIAZHUANG) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chunlei Li, Lan Zhang, Caixia Wang, Li Zhang, Dongmin Shen, Yanhui Li, Xian Xiu, Min Liang, Yongfeng Li
  • Patent number: 11360347
    Abstract: A window substrate integrated with a polarizing plate and a method of preparing the same is provided. A window substrate integrated with a polarizing plate comprises a base substrate, a non-display pattern disposed on a non-display part of one surface of the base substrate, and a liquid crystal polarizing layer disposed on a display part of the same surface as the non-display pattern. A display device having a reduced thickness and a colored non-display pattern is achieved using the widow substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: DONGWOO FINE-CHEM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jae Hun Cha, Jong Min Kim, Il Woo Park, Han Bae Lee, Jin Gyu Cha
  • Patent number: 11363054
    Abstract: A method for analyzing vulnerabilities may include: an analysis target URL receiving step of receiving a plurality of analysis target uniform resource locator (URL) addresses extracted from the analysis target server; an identification key setting step of setting respective identification keys corresponding to the plurality of analysis target URL addresses; a vulnerability analyzing step of performing a simulated attack so as to access the external server by the analysis target server by inserting an analysis hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP) request sentence including a URL address of an external server and the identification key into the analysis target URL address; an access record checking step of requesting an access record of the analysis target server to the external server; and a vulnerability extracting step of extracting a vulnerability of the analysis target server by using the identification key included in the access record.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: NAVER CLOUD CORPORATION
    Inventors: Bong Goo Kang, Min Seob Lee, Won Tae Jang, June Ahn, Jihwan Yoon
  • Patent number: 11361994
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method of forming a semiconductor structure. The method includes providing a semiconductor substrate and forming a patterned metal structure on the semiconductor substrate, wherein the patterned metal structure includes a first metal layer and a second metal layer deposited in a single deposition step. The method further includes etching a portion of the second metal layer thereby forming a metal plug in the second metal layer, the first metal layer of the patterned metal structure having a first metal feature underlying and contacting the metal plug.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hsin-Ping Chen, Shau-Lin Shue, Min Cao
  • Patent number: 11360063
    Abstract: A method for analyzing an antioxidant content contained in a semiconductive material for a cable, which includes an amine-based antioxidant. The method can provide an accurate quantitative analysis value obtained by a comparison with the actual amount used, through gas chromatography (GC)/a flame ionization detector (FID).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Inventors: Moon Ja Nam, Byoung Hyoun Kim, Min Jeong Lee
  • Patent number: 11362377
    Abstract: A cylindrical secondary battery includes a jelly-roll type electrode assembly having a structure in which a long sheet type positive electrode and a long sheet type negative electrode are wound with a separator interposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode. The cylindrical secondary battery also includes a cylindrical battery case configured to receive the jelly-roll type electrode assembly, and a piezoelectric element configured to generate electrical energy due to the volumetric expansion of the jelly-roll type electrode assembly caused by charging and discharging the jelly-roll type electrode assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Inventors: Min Gi Jeong, Joo Hwan Sung, Han Sol Park, Min Su Cho
  • Patent number: 11362848
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure involve a system comprising a computer-readable storage medium storing a program and method for administrator-based navigating of a participant between rooms. The program and method provide, to a first of plural participants, a first user interface for navigating a virtual space comprising plural rooms, the first user interface allowing the first participant to move the plural participants among the plural rooms; provide, to a second participant, a second user interface for navigating the virtual space, the second user interface allowing the second participant to move among the plural rooms while disallowing to move other participants among the plural rooms; receive an indication of user input via the first user interface, to move the second participant from a first room to a second room; and provide, in response to receiving the indication, for switching the second participant from the first to second room.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew Cheng-min Lin, Walton Lin
  • Patent number: 11363585
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus for obtaining downlink channel information are provided. The method includes, at least, receiving a first pilot signal sent by user equipment by using N first antenna ports, and determining, based on the received first pilot signal, a downlink channel gain matrix corresponding to the N first antenna ports, determining, based on the downlink channel gain matrix corresponding to the N first antenna ports, a first weight matrix corresponding to the N first antenna ports, and sending a second pilot signal to the user equipment. The method further includes receiving a precoding matrix indicator PMI fed back by the user equipment, determining a second weight matrix based on the PMI, and determining, based on the first weight matrix and the second weight matrix, downlink channel information that corresponds to the N first antenna ports and that corresponds to the M second antenna ports.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Min Zhang, Yingfei Diao, Guangwei Dong
  • Patent number: 11363609
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus and systems for preempting uplink transmission resource in a wireless communication are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method performed by a wireless communication device is disclosed. The method comprises: receiving indication information, wherein the indication information indicates that a first resource region is at least partially preempted; and cancelling or stopping or puncturing an uplink transmission based on the indication information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: ZTE Corporation
    Inventors: Jing Shi, Shuqiang Xia, Chunli Liang, Xianghui Han, Min Ren, Wei Lin
  • Patent number: 11359698
    Abstract: Provided is a dual clutch transmission. First and second input shafts are mounted concentrically. First and second output shafts are mounted in parallel to the first input shaft and respectively include output gears engaged with a ring gear of a differential. The rotations of first and second gears are restrained by the first input shaft. The rotations of third and fourth gears are restrained by the second input shaft. The rotations of fifth and sixth gears engaged with the second and third gears, respectively, are restrained by the first output shaft. The rotation of a seventh gear engaged with the first gear is restrained by the second output shaft. An eighth gear is engaged with the second gear to be rotatable about the second output shaft. The rotation of a ninth gear engaged with the fourth gear and restrained by the eighth gear is restrained by the second output shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Soon Ki Eo, Dong Woo Kim, Min Ho Chae, Chon Ok Kim, Seong Wook Hwang, Marcus Meyer, Mirko Leesch, Erik Schreiterer, Rico Resch, Matthias Hoehne, Joerg Mueller
  • Patent number: 11358252
    Abstract: A method of using a polishing system includes securing a wafer to a support, wherein the wafer has a first diameter. The method further includes polishing the wafer using a first polishing pad rotating about a first axis, wherein the first polishing pad has a second diameter greater than the first diameter. The method further includes rotating the support about a second axis perpendicular to the first axis after polishing the wafer using the first polishing pad. The method further includes polishing the wafer using a second polishing pad after rotating the support, wherein the second polishing pad has a third diameter less than the first diameter. The method further includes releasing the wafer from the support following polishing the wafer using the second polishing pad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Shih-Chi Lin, Kun-Tai Wu, You-Hua Chou, Chih-Tsung Lee, Min Hao Hong, Chih-Jen Wu, Chen-Ming Huang, Soon-Kang Huang, Chin-Hsiang Chang, Chih-Yuan Yang
  • Patent number: D954886
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Inventor: Min Wang