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: 20230053741
    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: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2022
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jin Young Hwang, Bong Uk Bae, Ki Bum Kim, Se Hwan Jo, Seong Min Son
  • Publication number: 20230051429
    Abstract: A method of controlling an electric oil pump (EOP) for a vehicle includes, if a current temperature of oil is lower than a reference temperature, determining whether an EOP RPM is lower than a minimum driving RPM, if the EOP RPM is lower than the minimum driving RPM, applying a first reduction rate for a first setting time and reducing a target line pressure and an instruction RPM of the EOP, if the EOP RPM is equal to or higher than the minimum driving RPM, determining whether vibration of the EOP RPM is generated above a reference vibration, and if the vibration is generated above the reference vibration, applying a second reduction rate for a second setting time and reducing the target line pressure or the instruction RPM of the EOP.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2022
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Inventors: Bong Uk Bae, Se Hwan Jo, Ki Bum Kim, Jin Young Hwang, Seong Min Son
  • Patent number: 11578796
    Abstract: A method for controlling an electric oil pump (EOP) of a hybrid vehicle may include determining whether or not the hybrid vehicle is in a decelerating situation in an EV mode, driving the EOP at an RPM at a point L, corresponding to a minimum RPM of the EOP to form a target line pressure of a transmission, upon determining that the hybrid vehicle is decelerating in the EV mode, determining whether or not an RPM of a turbine is equal to or greater than a predetermined reference RPM, and driving the EOP at an RPM acquired by adding a predetermined additional RPM to secure an additional flow rate of automatic transmission fluid supplied to a balance chamber of an engine clutch to the RPM at the point L, upon determining that the RPM of the turbine is equal to or greater than the predetermined reference RPM.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Kyung Moo Lee, Seong Min Son, Se Hwan Jo, Bong Uk Bae
  • Publication number: 20230029234
    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: July 7, 2022
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Inventors: Ki Min Son, Chang Hee Kim, Seok Noh
  • Patent number: 11558141
    Abstract: An operation method of a first terminal in a communication system is provided. The method includes transmitting first SCI to a second terminal, the first SCI including one or more information elements among information indicating time resource(s) for sidelink communication, information indicating frequency resource(s) for the sidelink communication, information indicating a periodicity of physical resources for the sidelink communication, and information indicating an MCS for the sidelink communication. Second SCI is transmitted to the second terminal, the second SCI including information for an HARQ feedback operation and information indicating an NDI. The method further includes performing the sidelink communication with the second terminal based on the first SCI and the second SCI associated with the first SCI.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Gene Back Hahn, Hyuk Min Son
  • Publication number: 20230010366
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a gate driver circuit configured to prevent a light-emitting element of a display device from emitting light in a sensing mode. The gate driver circuit allows a plurality of scan lines of the display device being concurrently sensed by pre-charging a node of the gate driver circuit prior starting a sensing mode. The present disclosure provides the benefit of sensing a greater number of pixels of a display in a shorter time while also ensuring that a sufficient charge is provided by the pre-charged node for a plurality of pixels of the plurality of scan lines to be sensed concurrently.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2022
    Publication date: January 12, 2023
    Inventors: Ki Won Son, Ki Min Son, Seok Noh
  • Publication number: 20230008896
    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: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2022
    Publication date: January 12, 2023
    Applicant: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seok NOH, Ki Min SON
  • Publication number: 20230009113
    Abstract: A pixel circuit of a display device includes a driving element comprising a first electrode connected to a first node to which a pixel driving voltage is applied, a first gate electrode connected to a second node, a second electrode connected to a third node, and a second gate electrode connected to a fourth node, and configured to supply an electric current to a light-emitting element; a first switch element configured to be turned on according to a gate-on voltage and supply a data voltage to the second node; a first capacitor connected between the second node and the third node; a second capacitor connected between the third node and the fourth node; and a third capacitor connected between the fourth node and the first node, or between the fourth node and a power line to which the pixel driving voltage is applied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2022
    Publication date: January 12, 2023
    Applicant: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ki Min SON, Chang Hee KIM
  • Publication number: 20230010792
    Abstract: Provided are a gate driving circuit and a display device including the same. The gate driving circuit includes a first controller configured to control a first control node to act as a pull-up control node to turn on a first transistor when an activation clock is input to the first controller for a first unit time, and to be deactivated when a deactivation clock is input thereto for a second unit time; and a second controller configured to control a second control node to act as a pull-up control node to turn on a second transistor when the activation clock is input to the second controller for the second unit time, and to be deactivated when the deactivation clock is input thereto for the first unit time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2022
    Publication date: January 12, 2023
    Applicant: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seung Ho HEO, Dong Hyun LEE, Seok NOH, Ki Min SON, Hun Ki SHIN
  • Publication number: 20230008552
    Abstract: A pixel circuit and a display panel including the same are disclosed. The pixel circuit may include a driving element including a gate connected to a first node to which a data voltage is configured to be applied, a first electrode connected to a high-potential voltage line, and a second electrode connected to a second node; a first switch element connected between the second node and a third node; a second switch element connected between the second node and a fourth node; a third switch element connected between the fourth node and a reference voltage line; a first capacitor connected between the first node and the third node; and a second capacitor connected between the third node and the fourth node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2022
    Publication date: January 12, 2023
    Applicant: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chang Hee KIM, Ki Min SON
  • Publication number: 20230012345
    Abstract: Disclosed is technology that is driven using a positive feedback loop of a feedback field-effect transistor and is capable of performing a logic-in memory function. The logic-in-memory inverter includes a metal oxide semiconductor field-effect transistor, and a feedback field-effect transistor in which a drain region of a nanostructure is connected in series to a drain region of the metal oxide semiconductor field-effect transistor, wherein the logic-in-memory inverter performs a logical operation is performed based on an output voltage VOUT that changes depending on a level of an input voltage VIN that is input to a gate electrode of the feedback field-effect transistor and a gate electrode of the metal oxide semiconductor field-effect transistor while a source voltage VSS is input to a source region of the nanostructure and a drain voltage VDD is input to a source region of the metal oxide semiconductor field-effect transistor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2021
    Publication date: January 12, 2023
    Applicant: Korea University Research and Business Foundation
    Inventors: Sang Sig KIM, Kyoung Ah CHO, Jae Min SON, Eun Woo BAEK
  • Publication number: 20230008511
    Abstract: A gate driver according to an embodiment and a display device using the same are discussed. The gate driver can output a gate signal to a pixel circuit having a driving element connected between a first power line and a first node, a light-emitting element connected between the first node and a second power line, and a switching element connected between the first node and a third power line and driven by the gate signal. The gate driver includes a first circuit unit to receive a carry signal from a previous signal transmission unit to charge or discharge a first control node and a second control node, and a second circuit unit having a first buffer transistor and a second buffer transistor configured to output the gate signal based on a first clock signal and a first low potential voltage according to potentials of the first and second control nodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2022
    Publication date: January 12, 2023
    Applicant: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ki Won SON, Seok NOH, Ki Min SON, Seo Jun YEOM
  • Publication number: 20230009494
    Abstract: Disclosed are a gate driver and a display panel including the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2022
    Publication date: January 12, 2023
    Inventors: Seok NOH, Ki Min SON
  • Publication number: 20230003297
    Abstract: A method of controlling an electric oil pump (EOP) of a vehicle includes: confirming a gear shift type when a gear shift of a vehicle is started; compensating for the number of revolutions of the EOP according to the confirmed gear shift type; confirming whether a measured line pressure converges on a command line pressure while the compensating for the number of revolutions of the EOP according to the gear shift type is performed; and, when it is determined that the measured line pressure does not converge on the command line pressure, additionally compensating for the number of revolutions of the EOP.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2022
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Bong Uk Bae, Se Hwan Jo, Seong Min Son, Ki Bum Kim, Jin Young Hwang, Kyung Moo Lee
  • Publication number: 20220381334
    Abstract: A method for controlling an electric oil pump (EOP) of a hybrid vehicle may include determining whether or not the hybrid vehicle is in a decelerating situation in an EV mode, driving the EOP at an RPM at a point L, corresponding to a minimum RPM of the EOP to form a target line pressure of a transmission, upon determining that the hybrid vehicle is decelerating in the EV mode, determining whether or not an RPM of a turbine is equal to or greater than a predetermined reference RPM, and driving the EOP at an RPM acquired by adding a predetermined additional RPM to secure an additional flow rate of automatic transmission fluid supplied to a balance chamber of an engine clutch to the RPM at the point L, upon determining that the RPM of the turbine is equal to or greater than the predetermined reference RPM.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2021
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Kyung Moo LEE, Seong Min SON, Se Hwan JO, Bong Uk BAE
  • Publication number: 20220377726
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method and device for allocating a sidelink resource in a communication system. An operation method of a first terminal comprises the steps of: generating first stage SCI including first resource allocation information and a first indicator indicating whether second stage SCI includes second resource allocation information; transmitting the first state SCI to a second terminal through a PSCCH; and performing sidelink communication with the second terminal by using a first resource area indicated by the first resource allocation information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2020
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Inventors: Hyuk Min Son, Gene Back Hahn, In Yong Jung
  • Publication number: 20220368502
    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: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2020
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Inventors: Hyuk Min Son, Gene Back Hahn, In Yong Jung
  • Patent number: 11479743
    Abstract: Disclosed are a natural soap composition having elasticity, viscoelasticity and ductility without containing polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) and borax, and a method of preparing the same. The soap composition does not contain a plastic material (PVA), borax, a fungicide, a plasticizer or the like, unlike conventional plastic clay toys, and is thus environmentally friendly and safe, and has a cleaning effect. In addition, the composition has the advantages of better elasticity, viscoelasticity and ductility than general soaps or other elastic soap compositions. In addition, even after the composition is molded into a particular shape, it can be transformed into a variety of shapes, can be used as a toy owing to the maximized tactile stimulation thereof, and provides effects such as psychological stability, stress relief and sensory development.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Inventor: Ji Min Son
  • Publication number: 20220337348
    Abstract: Disclosed are a method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving an HARQ response in a communication system supporting sidelink communication. An operating method for a transmitting terminal comprises the steps of: receiving, from a base station, a higher layer signaling message including PSFCH configuration information; transmitting, to one or more receiving terminals, an SCI including data resource allocation information; transmitting, to the one or more receiving terminals, the data on a PSSCH indicated by the SCI; and performing a monitoring operation on a dedicated PSFCH resource region indicated by the PSFCH configuration information in order to receive a reception response to the SCI from the one or more receiving terminals. Therefore, the performance of the communication system can be improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2020
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Gene Back Hahn, Hyuk Min Son
  • Patent number: 11469202
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a protective layer, a redistribution pattern, a pad pattern and an insulating polymer layer. The protective layer may be formed on a substrate. The redistribution pattern may be formed on the protective layer. An upper surface of the redistribution may be substantially flat. The pad pattern may be formed directly on the redistribution pattern. An upper surface of the pad pattern may be substantially flat. The insulating polymer layer may be formed on the redistribution pattern and the pad pattern. An upper surface of the insulating polymer layer may be lower than the upper surface of the pad pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Inventors: Seong-Min Son, Jeong-Gi Jin, Jin-Ho An, Jin-Ho Chun, Kwang-Jin Moon, Ho-Jin Lee