Patents by Inventor Min-ki Cho

Min-ki Cho 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).

  • Publication number: 20240128605
    Abstract: Provided are an electrode assembly, a battery, and a battery pack and vehicle including the same. An electrode assembly, in which a first electrode, a second electrode, and a separator interposed therebetween are wound about an axis to define a core and an outer circumferential surface. At least one of the first electrode and the second electrode includes, at a long side end portion, an uncoated portion exposed beyond the separator in a direction of the axis. At least a part of the uncoated portion is bent in a radial direction of the electrode assembly to define a bent surface region having overlapping layers of the uncoated portion. The bent surface region includes a welding target region having a number of the overlapping layers of the uncoated portion, and the welding target region extends along a radial direction of the electrode assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2022
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Min-Woo KIM, Do-Gyun KIM, Kyung-Wook CHO, Geon-Woo MIN, Min-Ki JO, Jae-Woong KIM, Kwang-Su HWANGBO, Hae-Jin LIM, Su-Ji CHOI, Jae-Won LIM, Hak-Kyun KIM, Je-Jun LEE, Ji-Min JUNG
  • Patent number: 11125981
    Abstract: In a lens assembly structure comprising a plurality of lens assemblies, according to the present invention, at least one part of assemblies among the plurality of lens assemblies comprises: a first lens group having a positive refractive power or a negative refractive power; a second lens group having a positive refractive power; and a bending structure for bending an optical path of the first lens group such that the optical path corresponds to an optical axis direction of the second lens group, wherein the bending structure is disposed on the optical path of the first lens group and an optical path of the second lens group, optical axes of the first lens groups disposed in each of the at least one part of lens assemblies meet at one point, and optical axes of the second lens groups disposed in each of the at least one part of lens assemblies may form a triangle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Douk-Young Song, Tae-Kun Lee, Soo-Jung Kim, Min-Ki Cho, Jung-Hyun Lee
  • Publication number: 20200088976
    Abstract: In a lens assembly structure comprising a plurality of lens assemblies, according to the present invention, at least one part of assemblies among the plurality of lens assemblies comprises: a first lens group having a positive refractive power or a negative refractive power; a second lens group having a positive refractive power; and a bending structure for bending an optical path of the first lens group such that the optical path corresponds to an optical axis direction of the second lens group, wherein the bending structure is disposed on the optical path of the first lens group and an optical path of the second lens group, optical axes of the first lens groups disposed in each of the at least one part of lens assemblies meet at one point, and optical axes of the second lens groups disposed in each of the at least one part of lens assemblies may form a triangle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2018
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventors: Douk-Young SONG, Tae-Kun LEE, Soo-Jung KIM, Min-Ki CHO, Jung-Hyun LEE
  • Patent number: 9423988
    Abstract: A print control apparatus connectable to an image forming apparatus, an image forming apparatus, a print control method, an image forming method, and a non-transitory computer-readable medium are provided. The print control apparatus includes a manipulation inputter configured to receive a command to print a document, a controller configured to calculate a toner amount for each of a plurality of print saving modes applicable to the document, and determine a print saving mode to be applied to the document based on the calculated toner amount, a printer driver configured to generate print data on the document according to the determined print saving mode, and a communication interface configured to transmit the generated print data to the image forming apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Min-ki Cho, Jung-ho Bang, Kyeong-man Kim
  • Patent number: 9270867
    Abstract: An image compensating apparatus includes an input unit to receive input of an photo image, a Gaussian filtering unit to perform Gaussian filtering on the photo image, a division-map generating unit to convert the photo image on which the Gaussian filtering is performed into a color space including a plurality of color components and then generating a chromaticity division-map based on a color coordinate value in the color space, a calculating unit to calculate average chromaticity of each respective region by using the chromaticity division-map, and a compensating unit to compensate chromaticity of each respective region of the photo image by using the average chromaticity of each respective region. Accordingly, a faded image input to the input unit may effectively be compensated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kyeong-man Kim, Hyun-cheol Kim, Min-ki Cho, Hyun-soo Oh, Eun-ah Song, Yeong-ho Ha, Dae-chul Kim, Wang-jun Kyung
  • Publication number: 20160041796
    Abstract: A print control apparatus connectable to an image forming apparatus, an image forming apparatus, a print control method, an image forming method, and a non-transitory computer-readable medium are provided. The print control apparatus includes a manipulation inputter configured to receive a command to print a document, a controller configured to calculate a toner amount for each of a plurality of print saving modes applicable to the document, and determine a print saving mode to be applied to the document based on the calculated toner amount, a printer driver configured to generate print data on the document according to the determined print saving mode, and a communication interface configured to transmit the generated print data to the image forming apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2015
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Min-ki CHO, Jung-ho Bang, Kyeong-man Kim
  • Patent number: 8705152
    Abstract: A system, medium, and method calibrating gray data. The system calibrating gray data includes a transformation unit to transform red, green, and blue (RGB) data of a source device into transformed color data of a different color space using a color appearance model, and a calibration unit to map a chroma value of gray data, corresponding to the transformed color data, in the different color space to a predetermined value to generate calibrated color space data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Min-ki Cho, Heui-keun Choh, YouSun Bang, Se-eun Kim, Yun-tae Kim
  • Patent number: 8441682
    Abstract: A color correction method includes displaying an expected print image of a test image of the image forming apparatus on a monitor, outputting the test image to the image forming apparatus, performing color matching between the output test image and an expected print image on the monitor, changing an ICC profile of the monitor according to the performed color matching, and generating a print data using the changed ICC profile. Also a print controlling terminal which performs the color correction method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Woo-jun Chung, Kyeong-man Kim, Min-ki Cho, Hyun-soo Oh, Heui-keun Cho, Yeong-ho Ha, In-su Jang
  • Patent number: 8384961
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method of creating a color-mapping lookup table and a color-mapping method using the same. The method of creating a color-mapping lookup table includes; obtaining color-space data for respective solid colors specified as lattice points of the color-mapping lookup table, obtaining color-space data for respective achromatic colors specified as lattice points of the color-mapping lookup table, and tabulating the color-space data for the respective solid colors specified as the lattice points and the color-space for the respective achromatic colors specified as the lattice points. Therefore, the methods can create a color-mapping LUT in which significant colors such as solid colors or achromatic colors are specified as lattice points, so that significant colors are more optimally reproduced since device data for the significant colors are not calculated through interpolation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Min-ki Cho, Heul-keun Choh, Dae-won Kim, Byoung-ho Kang
  • Patent number: 8310709
    Abstract: In a color printing system the printer driver automatically obtains local characteristic information, such as countries, cities, languages, etc., stored in the OS of the host computer. The printer driver or the image forming apparatus color-converts the input data into output data, which reflects the color preference of the specific region where the image forming apparatus is installed, by using the look-up table corresponding to the local characteristic information obtained by the printer driver. Accordingly, the color preference of the specific region, in which the image forming apparatus is installed, is set more quickly and easily without requiring a complicated structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: SAMSUNG Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Min Ki Cho
  • Publication number: 20120262473
    Abstract: An image compensating apparatus includes an input unit to receive input of an photo image, a Gaussian filtering unit to perform Gaussian filtering on the photo image, a division-map generating unit to convert the photo image on which the Gaussian filtering is performed into a color space including a plurality of color components and then generating a chromaticity division-map based on a color coordinate value in the color space, a calculating unit to calculate average chromaticity of each respective region by using the chromaticity division-map, and a compensating unit to compensate chromaticity of each respective region of the photo image by using the average chromaticity of each respective region. Accordingly, a faded image input to the input unit may effectively be compensated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2011
    Publication date: October 18, 2012
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyeong-man KIM, Hyun-Cheol Kim, Min-ki Cho, Hyun-soo Oh, Eun-ah Song, Yeong-ho Ha, Dae-chul Kim, Wang-jun Kyung
  • Patent number: 8289578
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for compensating an output image are provided. The apparatus includes an output image estimation module which estimates an output image for an original image using a lookup table (LUT) that maps one color space to another color space, an error detection module which detects an erroneous patch from the estimated output image, and an LUT compensation module which compensates the LUT based on the detected patch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Min-ki Cho, Heui-keun Choh
  • Patent number: 8139274
    Abstract: A method and apparatus that outputs an optimally-converted image using predefined data and color characteristics. The method includes: receiving the color characteristics; converting the received color characteristics into a range of lightness; converting the range of lightness and the received color characteristics into a gamut of lightness and chroma to be represented by the printer; and adaptively outputting the image according to the converted range of lightness and the received color characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Byung-ho Kang, Heui-keun Choh, Min-ki Cho
  • Publication number: 20110310416
    Abstract: In a color printing system the printer driver automatically obtains local characteristic information, such as countries, cities, languages, etc., stored in the OS of the host computer. The printer driver or the image forming apparatus color-converts the input data into output data, which reflects the color preference of the specific region where the image forming apparatus is installed, by using the look-up table corresponding to the local characteristic information obtained by the printer driver. Accordingly, the color preference of the specific region, in which the image forming apparatus is installed, is set more quickly and easily without requiring a complicated structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2011
    Publication date: December 22, 2011
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Min Ki CHO
  • Publication number: 20110299100
    Abstract: A color correction method includes displaying an expected print image of a test image of the image forming apparatus on a monitor, outputting the test image to the image forming apparatus, performing color matching between the output test image and an expected print image on the monitor, changing an ICC profile of the monitor according to the performed color matching, and generating a print data using the changed ICC profile. Also a print controlling terminal which performs the color correction method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2010
    Publication date: December 8, 2011
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Woo-jun CHUNG, Kyeong-man Kim, Min-ki Cho, Hyun-soo Oh, Heui-keun Cho, Yeong-ho Ha, In-su Jang
  • Patent number: 8045241
    Abstract: A color correction apparatus of a scanner and a method of controlling the same. The color correction apparatus changes data existing outside of the gamut boundary to the other data existing within a gamut boundary in order to correctly express a gamut, and correctly corrects the color of the scanner. The color correction apparatus includes a calculator to calculate CIE data corresponding to RGB data, and a correction unit to change the CIE data to new CIE data existing within a gamut boundary if it is determined that the CIE data exists outside of the gamut boundary.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Min Ki Cho
  • Patent number: 8031356
    Abstract: In a color printing system the printer driver automatically obtains local characteristic information, such as countries, cities, languages, etc., stored in the OS of the host computer. The printer driver or the image forming apparatus color-converts the input data into output data, which reflects the color preference of the specific region where the image forming apparatus is installed, by using the look-up table corresponding to the local characteristic information obtained by the printer driver. Accordingly, the color preference of the specific region, in which the image forming apparatus is installed, is set more quickly and easily without requiring a complicated structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2011
    Assignee: SAMSUNG Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Min Ki Cho
  • Patent number: 7986447
    Abstract: A color image scanning system, method and medium that generates look-up tables for color data correction based on the type of printing paper and the kind of image on the printing papers, thereby improving color reproducibility upon scanning. A color image scanning system may include a storage unit to store look-up tables having correction values of first color data, obtained by scanning a first printing paper having a plurality of color patches, each of the look-up tables corresponding to a type of printing paper, and a final image generation unit to correct second color data, obtained by scanning a second printing paper, with reference to a look-up table of the look-up tables, the look-up table corresponding to the type of printing paper used by the second printing paper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yousun Bang, Min-ki Cho, Se-eun Kim, Heui-keun Choh
  • Patent number: 7852535
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for converting color data are provided. The method includes generating a CMYK color gamut extended from a CMY color gamut that consists of a cyan (C) colorant, a magenta (M) colorant, and a yellow (Y) colorant, by use of the CMY color gamut and a black (K) colorant; mapping input colors using the generated CMYK color gamut; converting color data of the mapped input colors to CMY data; and converting the CMY data to CMYK data. Accordingly, natural representation and printing of low-lightness colors and high-saturation colors can be attained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2010
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Byoung-ho Kang, Dae-won Kim, Heui-keun Cho, Min-ki Cho
  • Patent number: 7733525
    Abstract: A gamut mapping method and apparatus are provided which allow a reproduction device to properly represent colors that are not within a gamut boundary of the reproduction device but within in a gamut boundary of a source device. The gamut mapping method includes (a) setting a cut-off rate for a predetermined color component and defining a cut-off region on a standard color circle; (b) determining a gamut of a reproduction device using color data which is part of basic color data and corresponds to colors that do not belong to the cut-off region; (c) modifying a gamut of a source device according to the determined gamut of the reproduction device; (d) determining a mapping relationship between the modified gamut of the source device and the determined gamut of the reproduction device; and (e) creating a mapping table based on the determined mapping relationship.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2010
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Min-ki Cho, Byoung-ho Kang, Se-eun Kim, Heui-keun Choh