Patents by Inventor Min Son

Min Son 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: 20240194150
    Abstract: A gate driver according to an embodiment and a display device using the same are disclosed. The gate driver includes a plurality of signal transmitters, wherein an nth signal transmitter includes, a (1-1)th output circuit configured to output a carry signal to a first output node according to a voltage of a first control node and a voltage of a second control node, a (1-2)th output circuit configured to output a boosting signal to a second output node according to a voltage of the first control node and a voltage of the second control node, wherein the (1-2)th output circuit includes a pull-up transistor configured to apply a gate high voltage to the first output node, a pull-down transistor configured to apply a gate low voltage to the first output node, and a first capacitor connected between a gate of the pull-up transistor and the second output node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2023
    Publication date: June 13, 2024
    Inventors: Seok NOH, Ki Min SON
  • Patent number: 12007018
    Abstract: A hydraulic pressure control method for a vehicle transmission includes accumulating factors representing vehicle usage, accumulating factors representing driver's driving tendency, calculating a first line pressure compensation value according to the usage depending on the accumulated values of the factors representing the vehicle usage, calculating a second line pressure compensation value according to the driver's driving tendency depending on the accumulated values of the factors representing the driver's driving tendency, determining a final line pressure by adding the first and second line pressure compensation values according to the usage and the driver's driving tendency to a basic line pressure, and operating a transmission hydraulic system according to the final line pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jin Young Hwang, Bong Uk Bae, Ki Bum Kim, Se Hwan Jo, Seong Min Son
  • Patent number: 12008748
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for classifying a fundus image and a device using same. Specifically, according to the method of the present invention, a computing device acquires a fundus image of a subject, generates classification information of the fundus image, generates an interpretation text on the basis of the classification information, and provides the interpretation text to an external entity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: VUNO, INC.
    Inventors: Sang Keun Kim, Hyun-Jun Kim, Kyuhwan Jung, Jae Min Son
  • Publication number: 20240188179
    Abstract: In a method and device for signaling of DRX configuration, the method for a first UE includes the steps of: receiving, from a second UE, signaling message #1 including second Uu DRX configuration information for a second Uu link between the second UE and a second base station; reconfiguring SL DRX configuration information for an SL DRX operation in consideration of the second Uu DRX configuration information, such that the SL DRX operation for SL between the first UE and the second UE and a second Uu DRX operation for the second Uu link are aligned; and transmitting, to the second UE, signaling message #2 including the reconfigured SL DRX configuration information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2024
    Publication date: June 6, 2024
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, WONKWANG UNIVERSITY CENTER FOR INDUSTRY-ACADEMY COOPERATION
    Inventors: Ui Hyun Hong, Gene Back Hahn, Hyuk Min Son
  • Patent number: 12002148
    Abstract: Disclosed are a method of and an apparatus for 3D visualization of the root canal curvature of a tooth. The method includes (a) displaying a CT image of one or more teeth on the basis of CT image data, (b) three-dimensionally rendering at least a portion of the root canal of a target tooth when a dental practitioner selects the target tooth from the CT image, and (c) visualizing a curvature in a region of the root canal that is three-dimensionally rendered using a visual factor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignees: Ewoosoft Co., Ltd., VATECH EWOO Holdings Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tae Min Son, Min Kyung Cuhn, Mi Yong Kim
  • Publication number: 20240172251
    Abstract: In a method and device for requesting and transmitting inter-UE coordination information in sidelink communication, the method of a first UE includes the steps of: generating a first signaling message including a first information element indicating a request for transmission of inter-UE coordination information; transmitting the first signaling message; during a first time interval from the time point of transmission of the first signaling message, carrying out an operation for receiving a second signaling message including the inter-UE coordination information; and if the second signaling message is received, carrying out sidelink communication on the basis of the inter-UE coordination information included in the second signaling message.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2024
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, WONKWANG UNIVERSITY CENTER FOR INDUSTRY-ACADEMY COOPERATION
    Inventors: Ui Hyun Hong, Gene Back Hahn, Hyuk Min Son
  • Publication number: 20240172185
    Abstract: In a method and an apparatus for requesting inter-UE coordination information in sidelink communication, the method for first UE includes the steps of: generating first SCI including a first information element for requesting inter-UE coordination information and a second information element for indicating the type of resource information included in the inter-UE coordination information; transmitting the first SCI to second UE; and receiving, from the second UE, second SCI including the inter-UE coordination information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2024
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, WONKWANG UNIVERSITY CENTER FOR INDUSTRY-ACADEMY COOPERATION
    Inventors: Ui Hyun Hong, Gene Back Hahn, Hyuk Min Son
  • Publication number: 20240169919
    Abstract: A pixel circuit and a display panel including the same are disclosed. The display panel includes: an individual switch element configured to supply a pixel driving voltage to a first sub-pixel in response to a gate signal; and a shared switch element configured to supply the pixel driving voltage to second and third sub-pixels in response to the gate signal. Each of the individual switch element and the shared switch element is a transistor having a channel width. The channel width of the shared switch element is larger than the channel width of the individual switch element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2023
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Inventors: Ki Min SON, Chang Hee KIM
  • Publication number: 20240168098
    Abstract: A bus bar assembly and current measuring device configured to reduce measurement errors through linearity compensation and temperature compensation for the difference in values of two or more measured currents, thereby achieving high-accuracy current measurement, is presented. The present invention discloses a bus bar assembly including: a first conductive plate and a second conductive plate each composed of a plurality of parts; and an insulator formed between the first conductive plate and the second conductive plate, wherein a common first terminal hole is formed at one end of the first conductive plate, one end of the second conductive plate, and one end of the insulator, a common second terminal hole is formed at respective opposite ends of the first conductive plate, the second conductive plate, and the insulator. According to the present invention, stable and highly reliable current measurement is possible through multiple shunt resistors based on a redundancy design.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2023
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Applicant: SMART ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Hong Il CHAE, Hyun Chang KIM, Kwang Hoon LEE, Won Seok KIM, Hyuk Jae KWON, Young Min SON, Hyeon Chang JEONG
  • Publication number: 20240159837
    Abstract: The present invention provides a battery monitoring method, which is performed by a battery monitoring device, including: measuring a first voltage drop across both ends of a first shunt resistor of a bus bar electrically connected to a battery and a second voltage drop across both ends of a second shunt resistor, which is in parallel or serial connection with the first shunt resistor; calculating a first current and a second current flowing, respectively, through the first shunt resistor and the second shunt resistor using a first voltage drop value and a second voltage drop value; and determining a state of the battery using a difference between a first current value and a second current value. According to the present invention, it is possible to increase the reliability of monitoring information related to the battery's state by utilizing current values that have undergone linearity compensation and temperature compensation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2023
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Applicant: SMART ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Hong Il CHAE, Hyun Chang KIM, Kwang Hoon LEE, Won Seok KIM, Hyuk Jae KWON, Young Min SON, Hyeon Chang JEONG
  • Publication number: 20240139669
    Abstract: A method for preparing hydrogen from ammonia by using pressure swing adsorption (PSA) is provided. The method for preparing hydrogen from ammonia, of the present invention, comprises the steps of: generating hydrogen and nitrogen from ammonia gas through a high-temperature reaction by using a catalyst; performing purification by selectively adsorbing unreacted ammonia gas from a gas containing unreacted ammonia and low-purity hydrogen and nitrogen, which are supplied through the high-temperature reaction and cooled; and performing purification by separating high-purity hydrogen from the gas consisting of low-purity hydrogen and nitrogen, wherein purification is carried out by using a carbon molecular sieve (CMS) adsorbent so as to desorb the unreacted ammonia gas through PSA.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2022
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicants: POSCO CO., LTD, RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Chi-Kyu Ahn, Chang-Houn Rhee, Gook-Hee Kim, Man-Su Lee, Hai-Woong Park, Beom-Sik Kim, Seong-Min Son
  • Patent number: 11955085
    Abstract: An inverter circuit, a gate driver using the same, and a display device according to an embodiment are discussed. The inverter circuit can include a first transistor connected between a high potential voltage line and a first node; a second transistor having a gate connected to the first node and turned on according to a voltage of the first node to charge a second control node to a high potential voltage of the high potential voltage line; a third transistor having a gate connected to a first control node, a first electrode connected to the first node, and a second electrode connected to the second control node; and a fourth transistor having a gate connected to the first control node, a first electrode connected to the second control node, and a second electrode connected to a low potential voltage line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seok Noh, Ki Min Son
  • Patent number: 11946541
    Abstract: A method of controlling an EOP of a powertrain may include determining, by a controller electrically connected to the EOP, whether an oil sloshing phenomenon in which it is difficult for oil to return to a space where an oil intake port of the EOP is positioned may occur while a vehicle is running; and reducing, by the controller, the revolutions per minute (RPM) of the EOP by a predetermined reduced RPM when it is determined that the oil sloshing phenomenon may occur.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Sung Sik Choi, Kyung Moo Lee, Seong Min Son, Ki Bum Kim, Se Hwan Jo, Bong Uk Bae
  • Publication number: 20240105122
    Abstract: A pixel circuit comprises a first switch element comprising a first electrode to which an initialization voltage is applied, a gate electrode to which a initialization pulse is applied, and a second electrode connected to a second node; a second switch element comprising a first electrode connected to a third node or a fourth node, a gate electrode to which a sensing pulse is applied, and a second electrode to which a reference voltage is applied; a third switch element comprising a first electrode to which a data voltage is applied, a gate electrode to which a scan pulse is applied, and a second electrode connected to the second node; and a fourth switch element comprising a first electrode connected to the third node, a gate electrode to which a first emission control pulse is applied, and a second electrode connected to the fourth node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Ki Min SON, Chang Hee KIM, Seok NOH
  • Patent number: 11916269
    Abstract: A charging system may include a plurality of fuel cell stacks configured to receive hydrogen from a hydrogen supply unit and generate power, a plurality of charging dispensers configured to be electrically connected to a load device and configured to provide power upon connected to the load device, and a controller configured to distribute and supply the power generated by the plurality of fuel cell stacks to a charging dispenser to which the load device is connected, to compare a total available power amount of the plurality of fuel cell stacks with a total power demand amount of the charging dispenser to which the load device is connected, and to control a power generation amount of each of the plurality of fuel cell stacks according to a result of the comparing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Deuk Keun Ahn, Jae Min Son
  • Publication number: 20240062705
    Abstract: A scan driver for driving a plurality of pixels, the scan driver including: stages connected to each other through carry lines, a first stage among the stages includes: a first scan circuit configured to generate a first scan signal in response to a stage select signal, and apply the first scan signal to pixels of the same row among the plurality of pixels; and a second scan circuit electrically connected to the first scan circuit to generate a carry signal overlapping the first scan signal, and configured to provide a second scan signal to the pixels of the same row in response to the carry signal, and the carry signal is output as the stage select signal to a second stage among the stages through one of the carry lines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2023
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Inventors: Hai Jung IN, Sung Min Son, Jae Jin Song, Jung Woo Lee
  • Publication number: 20240055146
    Abstract: Disclosed is scattered ray-shielding underwear for radiation therapy. The scattered ray-shielding underwear for radiation therapy, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, comprises an outer underwear formed of a first shielding material and an inner underwear formed of a second shielding material, wherein the first shielding material has a greater atomic number than the second shielding material, and thus, during radiation therapy, the outer underwear can shield scattered rays generated by high-energy radiation, and the inner underwear can shield braking radiation, and exposure of a patient to scattered rays and braking radiation can be almost completely blocked.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2022
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Inventors: Ki Chang KEUM, Seung Kwon AHN, Yong Bae KIM, Dong Min SON
  • Patent number: 11902210
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus for transmitting and receiving HARQ responses in a communication system are provided. An operation method of a first terminal in a communication system includes receiving configuration information including a first information element indicating a type of a hybrid automatic repeat request-acknowledgment (HARQ-ACK) codebook from a base station and generating the HARQ-ACK codebook including a downlink (DL) HARQ information bit for downlink communication between the base station and the first terminal and a sidelink (SL) HARQ information bit for sidelink communication between the first terminal and a second terminal. The HARQ-ACK codebook is transmitted to the base station using an uplink channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Hyuk Min Son, Gene Back Hahn, In Yong Jung
  • Publication number: 20240032837
    Abstract: An ADHD severity evaluation system using correlations between data gathered by VR and an ADHD-RS is provided. The ADHD severity evaluation system allows for gathering accurate data on a subject in an isolated and controlled environment by using VR, and improves the accuracy of ADHD diagnosis by measuring the severity and progression of ADHD. This can help determine an appropriate method and procedure for treating and/or relieving ADHD.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2023
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Applicants: HIPPO T&C, INC., RESEARCH & BUSINESS FOUNDATION SUNGKYUNKWAN UNIVERSITY, SAMSUNG LIFE PUBLIC WELFARE FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Tai Myoung CHUNG, Ha Min SON, Yoo Sook JOUNG
  • Patent number: 11887536
    Abstract: A pixel circuit comprises a first switch element comprising a first electrode to which an initialization voltage is applied, a gate electrode to which a initialization pulse is applied, and a second electrode connected to a second node; a second switch element comprising a first electrode connected to a third node or a fourth node, a gate electrode to which a sensing pulse is applied, and a second electrode to which a reference voltage is applied; a third switch element comprising a first electrode to which a data voltage is applied, a gate electrode to which a scan pulse is applied, and a second electrode connected to the second node; and a fourth switch element comprising a first electrode connected to the third node, a gate electrode to which a first emission control pulse is applied, and a second electrode connected to the fourth node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ki Min Son, Chang Hee Kim, Seok Noh