Patents by Inventor Min Han

Min Han 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).

  • Composite precursor, composite prepared therefrom, a method of preparing a composite precursor and a composite, positive electrode for lithium secondary battery including the same, and lithium secondary battery employing the same
    Patent number: 9685657
    Abstract: A composite precursor represented by Formula 1, a composite prepared therefrom represented by Formula 2, a method of preparing a composite precursor and a composite, a positive electrode for lithium secondary battery including the same, and a lithium secondary battery employing the same. aMn3O4-bM(OH)2??Formula 1 wherein in Formula 1, 0<a?0.8, 0.2?b<1 and M is at least one metal selected from the group consisting of titanium (Ti), vanadium (V), chromium (Cr), manganese (Mn), iron, (Fe), cobalt (Co), nickel (Ni), copper (Cu), aluminum (Al), magnesium (Mg), zirconium (Zr), and boron (B) aLi2MnO3-bLiyMO2??Formula 2 wherein in Formula 2, 0?a?0.6, 0.4?b?1 1.0?y?1.05, and M is at least one metal selected from the group consisting of Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Al, Mg, Zr, and B.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seon-Young Kwon, Do-Hyung Park, Min-Han Kim, Ji-Hyun Kim, Joong-Ho Moon, Kyoung-Hyun Kim, Han-Eol Park, Yong-Chan You, Chang-Wook Kim
  • CLOUD SERVER, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING FAX
    Publication number: 20170163842
    Abstract: A cloud server is provided. The cloud server includes a transceiver configured to receive, from an electronic device, a fax transmission request and at least one processor configured to control the transceiver to determine a communication network among a plurality of communication networks for communication with an opponent image forming apparatus corresponding to the fax transmission request, when the opponent image forming apparatus is a pre-registered apparatus and transmit fax data corresponding to the fax transmission request to the opponent image forming apparatus using the determined communication network, when the opponent image forming apparatus is a pre-registered apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2016
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Inventors: Chang-min HAN, Jeong-jin PARK
  • Fusion expression of G-protein coupled receptor
    Patent number: 9670252
    Abstract: The present invention relates to fusion proteins for the expression of G-protein coupled receptor proteins (GPCR) with the fusion partners, as inserted fragments, from mammalian cells. The fusion partners are from a fragment of APJ protein (“the APJ protein fragment”) or a fragment with homology of more than 90% similarity to the APJ protein fragment; or a fragment of RGS16 protein (the “RGS16 protein fragment”) or a fragment with homology of more than 90% similarity to the RGS16 protein fragment; or the fragment of DNJ protein (the “DNJ protein fragment”) or a fragment with homology of more than 90% similarity to DNJ protein fragment. The fusion expression of GPCR with the above mentioned fusion partners can improve the protein yield and stability when purified from cells. Therefore, these fusion protein partners can be widely used for the study of GPCR proteins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: VIVA BIOTECH (SHANGHAI) LTD.
    Inventors: Jianhua Cai, Jian Shen, Fan Jiang, Na Li, Wentao Wei, Xiuhong Zeng, Xiaoyan Su, Min Han, Delin Ren, Chen Mao
  • VEHICLE BRAKE PAD
    Publication number: 20170152904
    Abstract: A vehicle brake pad includes a back plate layer, an underlayer, an adhesive layer that mediates between the back plate layer and the underlayer, and a friction material layer, wherein the vehicle brake pad does not include a shim and wherein at least one of the back plate layer, the adhesive layer, and the underlayer has a loss factor of 0.2 or higher, calculated according to the following Equation 1, at temperatures from ?100 to 300° to damp noise of a frequency range of 200 to 20,000 Hz at temperatures from ?100 to 300°: (Equation 1) Loss factor ?=(f2?f1)/f0, where ? is a loss factor, f0 is a noise frequency, f1 is a minimum value of amplitude of a noise frequency when a noise level is reduced by 3 dB, and f2 a maximum value of amplitude when the noise level is reduced by 3 dB.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2016
    Publication date: June 1, 2017
    Inventors: Jae Young LEE, Yoon Joo RHEE, Byung Chan LEE, Jai Min HAN, Yoon Cheol KIM
  • APPLICATION OF GPR45 GENE
    Publication number: 20170143850
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of biotechnology, in particular to application of a GPR45 gene. The present invention discloses, for the first time, a correlation between GPR45 and obesity and also discloses that obesity may be caused if the GPR45 gene is knocked out or the expression of the GPR45 gene is reduced. Moreover, an obese mouse model is established by adopting a method of blocking the expression of the GPR45 gene for the first time, which is more similar to the mechanism underlying the obesity of human, is thus an ideal model for obesity basis and clinical application researches and can be well applied in screening of drugs for treating obesity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2016
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Applicant: FUDAN UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: XIAOHUI WU, TIAN XU, MIN HAN, JING CUI, TONGRUI LI
  • Positive active material for lithium secondary battery, method of preparing the same, and lithium secondary battery including positive active material
    Patent number: 9660291
    Abstract: A positive active material for a lithium secondary battery, a method of preparing the same, and a lithium secondary battery including the positive active material. The positive active material includes a core part and a shell part that include a nickel-based composite oxide, and a content of nickel in the core part is larger than that in the shell part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Min-Han Kim, Do-Hyung Park, Ji-Hyun Kim, Jeong-Seop Lee, Chang-Hyuk Kim, Seon-Young Kwon, Yoon-Chang Kim
  • X-ray image apparatus and control method for the same
    Patent number: 9649081
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are an X-ray image apparatus and a control method for the same. The X-ray image apparatus includes an X-ray generator configured to sequentially irradiate an object with a plurality of X-rays of mutually different energy bands, an X-ray detector configured to acquire a plurality of pieces of X-ray data corresponding to the plurality of mutually different energy bands by detecting X-rays transmitted through the object, an image processor configured to convert the acquired plurality of pieces of X-ray data into a plurality of X-ray images and separate blood vessel X-ray images of the object from the plurality of X-ray images, and a controller configured to control operations of the X-ray generator so that the sequentially irradiated plurality of X-rays of the mutually different energy bands are repeatedly irradiated for fixed cycles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dong Goo Kang, Seok Min Han, Young Hun Sung, Jae Mock Yi, Jae Hak Lee
  • Antenna for portable device
    Patent number: 9647321
    Abstract: An antenna device of a portable device such as a smartphone includes a connecting member having a conductive case and mounted on a circuit board of the portable device in a manner such that the case is connected to a ground surface of the circuit board; a radiator spaced from the circuit board; and at least one connecting pin provided between the case and the radiator. The radiator is connected to the ground surface through the connecting pin and the case. The antenna device advantageously may be easily installed in the internal space of a miniaturized, lightened and/or slimmed portable device by practically using a conductive component, e.g., the case, of the connecting member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hoon Park, Ho-Saeng Kim, Yeon-Woo Kim, Seong-Tae Jeong, Sang-Min Han
  • REINFORCING MEMBER FOR CORRUGATED MEMBRANE OF LNG CARGO TANK, MEMBRANE ASSEMBLY HAVING THE REINFORCING MEMBER AND METHOD FOR CONSTRUCTING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20170108169
    Abstract: The present invention is related to a reinforcing member for a membrane for improving the pressure-withstanding property of the membrane having corrugations, and a membrane assembly having the reinforcing member and a method of constructing the membrane assembly. By providing a reinforcing member for a membrane having corrugations and installed in an insulating structural member of an LNG cargo, the present invention can prevent the collapse of the corrugation and attenuate shocks against a same load without increasing the facial rigidity of the corrugation, and improve the insulating property by forming an additional insulating layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2016
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Inventors: Ki-Hun JOH, Sang-Eon CHUN, Chang-Seon BANG, Dai-Gil LEE, Byung-Chul KIM, Bu-Gi KIM, Jin-Gyu KIM, Soon-Ho YOON, San-Wook PARK, Kwan-Ho LEE, Seong-Su KIM, Byoung-Jung KIM, Po-Chul KIM, Ha-Na YU, Yong-Suk SUH, Sang-Min HAN, Jong-Won YOON, Jae-Yeon CHOI, Hee-Jin SON
  • Method and apparatus for operating a portable radio communication device in a dual-watch mode
    Patent number: 9615219
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for operating a portable radio communication device is provided. The portable radio communication device receives communications on a primary channel and a secondary channel during a dual-watch mode of operation. The portable radio communication device determines whether the portable radio communication device is proximate to a subject. The portable radio communication device suppresses audio from communications of one of the two channels and plays audio from communications of the other channel when the portable communication device is proximate to the subject. Additionally, the portable radio communication device allows transmission to occur only over the channel in which communication is not suppressed when the portable communication device is proximate to the subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Hui-Min Han, Meng-Ke Duan, Hai-Qing Hu, Han Xiao, Li-Cheng Zhao
  • BRAKE FRICTION MATERIAL FOR STAINLESS STEEL DISC
    Publication number: 20170067525
    Abstract: Disclosed is a brake friction material for stainless steel brake discs, as a non-asbestos-based organic friction material not including asbestos. The brake friction material can enhance braking characteristics and wear resistance of a stainless steel brake disc. The brake friction material for stainless steel discs comprises a fiber base, a binder, a filler and a friction modifier. In particular, the friction modifier is included in an amount of about 10 to 22% by volume based on the total volume of the brake friction material composition and comprises zirconium oxide (ZrO2), iron oxide (FeO), graphite (C), tin (Sn) powder and alumina (Al2O3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2015
    Publication date: March 9, 2017
    Inventors: Jai Min Han, Yoon Cheol Kim, Min Gyun Chung, Byung Chan Lee, Jae Young Lee, Yoon Joo Rhee, Sung Jong Hong, Ki Jeong Kim, Hong Gyu Park, Jae Heng Park, Gook Hwa Hong
  • PLANAR BEAM STEERABLE ANTENNA
    Publication number: 20170062924
    Abstract: A planar beam steerable antenna may comprise a base substrate, a signal supply via hole passing through the base substrate, an active antenna disposed on a first surface of the base substrate, the active antenna including a horizontal dipole antenna having two unit antennas disposed apart from each other and a vertical dipole antenna having two unit antennas disposed apart from each other, a switching element disposed on a second surface of the base substrate and performing switching to provide a signal to one of the horizontal dipole antenna and the vertical dipole antenna, a signal supply line electrically connecting the active antenna with the switching element via the signal supply via hole, and a plurality of passive parasitic antennas disposed on the first surface of the base substrate apart from the active antenna.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2016
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Inventors: Seok Jae LEE, Sang-Min HAN
  • X-ray imaging apparatus and control method thereof
    Patent number: 9579071
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an X-ray imaging apparatus including: an X-ray generator including a first X-ray source configured to irradiate a first X-ray onto an object, and at least one second X-ray source spaced apart from the first X-ray source and configured to irradiate at least one second X-ray onto the object; an X-ray detector configured to detect the first X-ray which has propagated through the object and the at least one second X-ray which has propagated through the object; and an image processor configured to produce a first X-ray image of the object based on the detected first X-ray, to produce at least one second X-ray image of the object based on the detected at least one second X-ray, and to produce a stereoscopic image of the object based on the first X-ray image and the at least one second X-ray image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jae Hak Lee, Dong Goo Kang, Sung Hoon Kang, Young Hun Sung, Seok Min Han
  • 2, 4-pyrimidine derivatives and use thereof
    Patent number: 9573907
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel 2,4-pyrimidine derivatives and a use thereof, and more particularly, to pyrimidine derivatives which are effective for systemic lupus erythematosus, a composition for preventing and treating systemic lupus erythematosus comprising the same as an active ingredient and a method for screening the same. The present inventors found novel materials inhibiting surface translocation of gp96 by mimicking a function of AIMP1 which is a molecular anchor for an intracellular residence of gp96, and identified in vitro and in vivo activity of the materials for preventing and treating SLE by alleviating SLE plasma in autoimmune diseases. Therefore, the present invention provides a novel method for screening a therapeutic agent for SLE, and preventing or treating SLE using the mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignees: SNU R&DB FOUNDATION, KOREA RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Sunghoon Kim, Jung Min Han, Hyeong Rae Kim, Dong Ju Jeon, Jong Hwan Song, Kyung Eun Park
  • Showcase system having transparent display panel and operating method thereof
    Patent number: 9563910
    Abstract: To achieve the objective of the present invention, a method for operating a showcase system having a transparent display panel according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises the steps of: receiving a touch input for a predetermined area of a transparent display panel; displaying an image keyboard; receiving product information; and connecting information on the predetermined area and the product information to store the connected information, or the invention comprises the steps of: recognizing a predetermined product; receiving a touch input for a predetermined area of a transparent display panel; and connecting information on the predetermined area and information on the predetermined product to store the connected information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: LG ELCTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Ki Young Lee, Sung Wook Han, Jun Kim, Young Jun Lee, Jae Min Han, Joon Young Park
  • Brake disc manufactured from heterogeneous materials and method of manufacturing the same
    Patent number: 9562578
    Abstract: Disclosed are a brake disc manufactured from heterogeneous materials and a method of manufacturing the brake disc. In particular, the brake disc manufactured from heterogeneous materials, in which the number of bridges may be optimized to improve castability and relieve stress, thereby eliminating occurrence of a crack and the like which may be generated due to a difference in a thermal expansion coefficient between a friction part and a hat part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, Seohan Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoon-Cheol Kim, Jai-Min Han, Seong-Jin Kim, Jae-Young Lee, Kyoung-Don Lee
  • Composite cathode active material, and cathode and lithium battery each using the same
    Patent number: 9564628
    Abstract: In one aspect, a composite cathode active material including at least one large-diameter active material, and at least one small-diameter active material, a cathode including the composite cathode active material and a lithium battery including the cathode is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ji-Hyun Kim, Do-Hyung Park, Seon-Young Kwon, Min-Han Kim, Joong-Ho Moon, Kyoung-Hyun Kim, Han-Eol Park, Ki-Hyun Kim, Ming-Zi Hong, Myong-A Woo
  • SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20170025293
    Abstract: Provided is a substrate processing apparatus, and more particularly, a batch-type substrate processing apparatus where processes can be performed independently on a plurality of substrates. The substrate processing apparatus includes a substrate boat including a plurality of partition plates and a plurality of connection rods, an internal reaction tube, a gas supply unit, and an exhaust unit, and a plurality of substrates are loaded to be separated from the partition plates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2016
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Inventors: Woo Duck JUNG, Kyu Jin CHOI, Song Hwan PARK, Seong Min HAN, Sung Ha CHOI
  • Rechargeable battery
    Patent number: 9543611
    Abstract: A rechargeable battery includes: a case; a first electrode assembly accommodated in the case; and second and third electrode assemblies accommodated in the case at positions adjacent to the case with the first electrode assembly being disposed therebetween. The second and third electrode assemblies have thicknesses different from that of the first electrode assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Min-Han Kim, Joong-Ho Moon, Ju-Hyeong Han, Kyoung-Hyun Kim, Do-Hyung Park, Han-Eol Park, Seon-Young Kwon, Yu-Mi Song, Ming-Zi Hong, Ki-Hyun Kim, Sang-Hoon Kim, Sun-Ho Kang
  • Wireless Communication Device with an Antenna Adjacent to an Edge of the Device
    Publication number: 20160380341
    Abstract: A wireless communication device comprising a housing comprising a plurality of edges and configured to serve as an external surface for the wireless communication device, and an antenna adjacent to at least a first edge of the housing, wherein the antenna comprises at least a conductive strip and at least one slot and wherein the antenna is configured to receive and transmit wireless signals, wherein the first edge of the housing is one of an edge of the housing nearest an ear piece and an edge of the housing that is opposite the edge of the housing nearest the ear piece, and wherein the conductive strip and the slot are adjacent to at least the first edge of the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2016
    Publication date: December 29, 2016
    Applicant: Futurewei Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Chul Min HAN, Jorge Fabrega SANCHEZ