Patents by Inventor Min-Soo Kim

Min-Soo Kim 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: 20200173708
    Abstract: A refrigerator including a main body including a storeroom; an evaporator arranged in the back of the storeroom and configured to generate cold air; a defrost heater arranged under the evaporator into which air flows and configured to remove frost or ice formed on the evaporator; a temperature sensor arranged on the top of the evaporator and configured to measure temperature; and a controller configured to stop operation of the defrost heater in a first defrost cycle based on a first measurement measured by the temperature sensor and stop operation of the defrost heater in a second defrost cycle based on a second measurement, which is different from the first measurement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2019
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Inventors: Min Soo KIM, Hee Moon JEONG, Kook Jeong SEO
  • Publication number: 20200178415
    Abstract: An electronic device, according to various embodiments of the present invention, may comprise: a housing which comprises a first surface, a second surface facing the opposite direction from the first surface, and a cooling member arranged between the first surface and the second surface; a circuit board which is disposed inside the housing; at least one heating component which is mounted to the circuit board; a shield can which surrounds one portion of the at least one heating component; a conductive member which makes contact with a first surface of the at least one heating component; a first thermal conduction member which diffuses heat from the at least one heating component to a plane direction parallel with the first surface of the heating component; and a second thermal conduction member which makes contact with a first surface of the first thermal conduction member, receives the heat from the first thermal conduction member in a second direction perpendicular to the plane direction, and transfers the h
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2018
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Inventors: Min-Soo KIM, Ji-Woo LEE
  • Patent number: 10657904
    Abstract: A display device includes: a base substrate having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface, the base substrate including a plurality of pixels on the first surface of the base substrate; a protective layer on the second surface of the base substrate, the protective layer having a first opening; a light sensor corresponding to the first opening; and a circuit board on the protective layer. The light sensor is mounted on the circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Se Young Heo, Dong Ho Kim, Min Soo Kim
  • Publication number: 20200152770
    Abstract: In one aspect, a method of forming a semiconductor device includes removing a first dummy gate part extending across a first fin within a first gate trench section in an insulating layer, wherein the first dummy gate part is removed selectively to a second dummy gate part extending across a second fin within a second gate trench section in the insulating layer, and wherein each of the first and second fins is formed by a layer stack including a first layer and a second layer on the first layer, the first layer including Si1-xGex and the second layer including Si1-yGey, wherein 0?x?1 and 0?y?1 and x?y.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2019
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: Doyoung Jang, Min-Soo Kim
  • Patent number: 10619391
    Abstract: An apparatus for separating a vehicle door in an emergency, the apparatus being disposed to a hinge, which includes a hinge base disposed to a vehicle body, a hinge bracket disposed to a side of a door and overlapping with the hinge base, and a hinge bolt disposed through the hinge base and the hinge bracket, and which allows the door to be rotatable relative to the vehicle body, so that the hinge bracket is separated from the hinge base, may include a breaking member provided in the hinge bolt to break the hinge bolt when a hinge breaking signal is input to the breaking member from the outside, and a hinge bolt removal device configured to remove the hinge bolt from the hinge base and the hinge bracket when the hinge bolt is broken.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Dong-Keun Yoo, Sang-Heon Lee, Min-Soo Kim
  • Patent number: 10618844
    Abstract: A vermiculite core for a vehicle may include vermiculite and pearlstone, an aluminum component for the vehicle may be manufactured using the vermiculite core including the vermiculite and the pearlstone, and a method for manufacturing the vermiculite core for the vehicle may include mixing the vermiculite and the pearlstone, injecting a mixture of the vermiculite and the pearlstone into a mold, and pressing the mixture using a presser.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Yoon-Ki Lee, Min-Soo Kim
  • Patent number: 10604828
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an Al—Zn alloy with improved strength and elongation comprising more than 20 parts by weight of zinc relative to the total weight of the alloy and comprising discontinuous precipitates or lamellar precipitates, formed forcibly in 5% or more per unit area. According to the present invention, the tensile strength and the elongation of an Al—Zn alloy are simultaneously improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: KOREA INSTITUTE OF MACHINERY & MATERIALS
    Inventors: Seung-Zeon Han, Jee-Hyuk Ahn, Min-Soo Kim
  • Publication number: 20200098793
    Abstract: A display device includes: a display panel; a first board connected to a side of a surface of the display panel and bent in a direction of the display panel to overlap with the display panel; a second board connected to another side of the surface of the display panel and bent in the direction of the display panel to overlap with the display panel; a driving member on the first board; and a first pressure sensing member on the second board, and the first board is connected to the second board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2019
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Inventor: Min Soo KIM
  • Patent number: 10598425
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a lifting apparatus and refrigerator having the same, by which a driving motor to generate driving force to vertically move a basket may be miniaturized and the load of the driving motor may be reduced. A refrigerator includes a main body, a storeroom formed inside the main body with an open front, a drawer slidingly coupled with the main body to open or close the storeroom and provided at a lower side thereof with a basket having storage space, and a lifting apparatus moving the basket vertically, wherein the lifting apparatus includes a driving motor, a driving shaft rotated by the driving motor, a lifting unit moving the basket vertically by means of rotational force of the driving shaft, and a coil spring coupled to the driving shaft and transferring energy in a direction in which the driving shaft is rotated to reduce a load of the driving motor, when the driving shaft is rotated to move the basket upward.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jin Seung Choi, Min Soo Kim, Sung Jin Park
  • Patent number: 10600145
    Abstract: An image processor comprises first scaling logic that receives image data comprising a first number of lines and generates first scaled image data by scaling down the image data in a first direction, a rotation buffer that has storage capacity for storing a second number of lines less than the first number of lines and stores the first scaled image data in a rotated state, and second scaling logic that generates second scaled image data by scaling down the first scaled image data in a second direction different from the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung-Chul Yoon, Min-Soo Kim, Jae-Sop Kong
  • Publication number: 20200089020
    Abstract: The present embodiment relates to a dual lens drive device that comprises: a housing; a first bobbin which is disposed to move in a first direction inside the housing; a second bobbin which is disposed to move in the first direction inside housing and is spaced apart from the first bobbin; a first coil which is disposed on the first bobbin; a second coil which is disposed on the second bobbin; a magnet which is disposed in the housing and faces the first coil and the second coil; a base which is disposed below the housing; a substrate which comprises a circuit member having a third coil disposed to face the magnet between the housing and the base; and a support member which movably supports the housing with respect to the substrate, wherein the housing is integrally formed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2018
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventors: KAP JIN LEE, YONG NAM CHOI, DO YOON KIM, MIN SOO KIM, JUNG HWAN KIM, TAE YOUNG KIM
  • Patent number: 10593080
    Abstract: Disclosed is a graph generating method and apparatus, the graph generating apparatus that may recognize one source vertex among a plurality of vertices, obtain the target number of at least one edge to generate from the source vertex, among the total target number of edges to generate between the vertices, obtain a recursive vector to be used repeatedly to generate the at least one edge, in a scope in which an existence of an edge for the source vertex needs to be verified, and generate the at least one edge between the source vertex and at least one destination vertex based on the target number and the recursive vector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Min Soo Kim, Himchan Park
  • Publication number: 20200065939
    Abstract: A graph upscaling method and apparatus is disclosed. The graph upscaling apparatus may store, in a main memory, original graph data including topological data including a vertex and an edge, determine a parent edge using a hash function and the original graph data, and generate a new edge based on the determined parent edge. The graph upscaling apparatus may store, in a main memory, original graph data including topological data including a vertex and an edge, allocate identities (IDs) of edges to be generated to cores included in a central processing unit (CPU) based on the number of the cores, and generate new edges based on the IDs of the edges using a hash function and the original graph data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2019
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Inventors: Min Soo Kim, Himchan PARK
  • Patent number: 10570987
    Abstract: A damper pulley for a crankshaft includes a hub mounted on one end of the crankshaft, a rim connected to the hub, an oil seal mounted on an outer surface of the hub, and a wear-resistant insert member integrally mounted on the hub and making contact with the oil seal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Mun Gu Kang, Hee Sam Kang, Hyo Moon Joo, Young Chan Kim, Min Soo Kim, Jae Kwon Lee
  • Publication number: 20200043128
    Abstract: A graph processing system may include at least one auxiliary memory configured to store graph data including phase data and attribute data, a main memory configured to store a portion of the graph data, a plurality of graphics processing units (GPUs) configured to process the graph data received from the main memory and perform synchronization and including cores and device memories, and a central processing unit (CPU) configured to manage query processing associated with the graph data performed by the GPUs and store, in the auxiliary memory, updatable attribute data of a result of the query processing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2016
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Applicant: Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Min Soo KIM, Kyu Hyeon AN, Him Chan PARK, Jin Wook KIM, Se Yeon OH
  • Publication number: 20200034000
    Abstract: Provided is a method of recognizing text in a terminal, the method including generating first tag information about a kind of language set in a user interface (UI) for inputting text and a location of a cursor at a time point when a text input has started, when the UI for inputting text displayed on the terminal is executed; when a language switch request that requests the terminal to switch the kind of language set in the UI is received, generating second tag information about a kind of switched language and a location of the cursor at a time point of receiving the language switch request; when the text input is finished, storing a screen image of the terminal; and recognizing the text input to the terminal based on at least one piece of tag information and the screen image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2018
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Min-soo KIM, Hyon-sok LEE, Tae-kwon CHANG, Ji-woong CHOI, Jong-youb RYU, Hae-in CHUN
  • Patent number: 10542632
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a housing, a first printed circuit board seated inside the housing, and a second printed circuit board seated inside the housing such that a height of the second printed circuit board from the second surface is different from that of the first printed circuit board, wherein the first printed circuit board includes a mounting part on which at least one component is mounted, a first connector which extends from a first part of the mounting part. A portion of the first connector being substantially perpendicular to the mounting part and configured to be connected to the second printed circuit board, and a second connector which extends from a second part of the mounting part and configured to be connected to the second printed circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Min Soo Kim, Ki Man Kim, Chul Hyung Yang, Ji Woo Lee
  • Patent number: 10538599
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a modified polymer having a high modification ratio and an excellent affinity with a filler, a method of preparing the same, a rubber composition including the modified polymer, and a molded article prepared from the rubber composition. The modified polymer according to the present invention may exhibit a high modification ratio by including functional groups in a polymer main chain and on at least one end thereof, and thus, an affinity with a filler, such as silica, may be excellent. Also, the rubber composition according to the present invention may have excellent processability by including the modified polymer having an excellent affinity with the filler, and, as a result, a processed product (e.g., tire) prepared by using the rubber composition may have excellent tensile strength, abrasion resistance, and wet road surface resistance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Min Soo Kim, Seung Ho Choi, Dae June Joe, Won Mun Choi
  • Publication number: 20200020720
    Abstract: A display device includes: a display panel having a first side and a second side facing the first side in a first direction, the display panel including a recessed portion having a recessed shape from the first side of the display panel toward the second side in the first direction, the recessed portion including a side extended from the first side of the display panel; a pad portion disposed on a front surface of the display panel, the pad portion being adjacent to at least one side of the recessed portion; and a flexible printed circuit (FPC) connected to the pad portion, the FPC being bent to a rear surface of the display panel around the at least one side of the recessed portion, the rear surface opposing the front surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2019
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Inventor: Min Soo KIM
  • Patent number: 10533697
    Abstract: Disclosed is a refrigerator including an ultrathin wall type insulating wall having a reduced thickness while maintaining insulating performance, so as to increase the capacity of a storage chamber. A vacuum insulating material is disposed inside the insulating wall so as to ensure the insulating performance of the insulating wall, and a foam material, in the portion in which the vacuum insulating material is not disposed, is disposed to be thicker than a foam material in the portion in which the vacuum insulating wall is disposed, such that the insulating wall, which maintains insulating performance while maintaining the insulating wall having an overall ultrathin shape, can be formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Myung Seob Song, Dae Hwan Kim, Min Soo Kim, Jin Seung Choi