Patents by Inventor Min-Sung Kim

Min-Sung 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).

  • Patent number: 9790631
    Abstract: A washing machine includes a cabinet, a drum rotatably arranged within the cabinet, an annular recess provided in the drum, and a balancer to offset an unbalanced load caused within the drum during rotation of the drum. The balancer includes a balancer housing mounted to the recess and has an annular channel therein, at least one mass movably disposed in the channel, and at least one ball disposed between the balancer housing and the mass to generate rolling motion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dong Ha Jung, Jeong Hoon Kang, Min Sung Kim, Doo Young Rou
  • Patent number: 9793501
    Abstract: An organic light emitting diode display includes a flexible substrate, a driving layer positioned on the flexible substrate and including a thin film transistor, an element layer positioned on the driving layer and including an organic light emitting diode that is connected to the thin film transistor, a thin film encapsulation layer covering the element layer and encapsulating the element layer and the flexible substrate, and a compensation layer positioned between the element layer and the flexible substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Min-Sung Kim, Thanh Tien Nguyen, Eun Young Lee, Ki Ju Im
  • Publication number: 20170292215
    Abstract: A vibration damper and a washing machine including the same are disclosed. The vibration damper includes a tappet, a supporting rod slidably coupled to the tappet, a friction unit disposed inside the tappet and configured to rub the supporting rod, and a cap coupled to one end of the tappet and including a plurality of supporting blocks. The plurality of supporting blocks support an outer circumference of the supporting rod with non-uniform bearing power.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2017
    Publication date: October 12, 2017
    Inventors: Gyu-sung Na, Min-sung Kim, Sung Han, Jeong-hoon Kang
  • Publication number: 20170268573
    Abstract: A bearing unit for a drive motor, which is installed between a motor housing and a rotating shaft, includes: a bearing having two or more support bumps formed on the outer circumferential surface of an outer ring, and installed between the front or rear of the rotating shaft and the motor housing so as to rotatably support the rotating shaft with respect to the motor housing; and a bearing cover assembled to the motor housing, having a circular stepped surface formed on one surface such that an outer ring of the bearing is fitted to the stepped surface and supported in an axial direction. In particular, a support portion is formed on the stepped surface and is in contact with the support bumps so as to fix the outer ring in a rotation direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2016
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hong Seok YANG, Hee Ra LEE, Yeonho KIM, Min Sung KIM, Jae Hyuk SUH, Kyungha KIM, Won Il LEE
  • Patent number: 9765466
    Abstract: A balancer of a washing machine having improved balancing performance. The balancer includes a balancer housing having an annular channel therein, at least one mass movably disposed in the channel at least one groove recessed in an inner surface of the balancer housing so as to accommodate the mass, and at least one magnet coupled to an outer surface of the balancer housing to restrict the mass accommodated in the groove when an RPM of the drum is within a specific RPM range. The magnet is configured as a plurality of N poles and S poles which are arranged alternately, and the outermost pole of the magnet among the plural N poles and S poles has a relatively shorter length than another adjacent pole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jeong Hoon Kang, Dong Ha Jung, Min Sung Kim
  • Publication number: 20170263567
    Abstract: A semiconductor package includes an integrated circuit mounted on a substrate, a first power line disposed on or above the substrate and configured to transmit an operating voltage to the integrated circuit, and a second power line disposed on or above the substrate and configured to transmit a ground voltage to the integrated circuit, in which each of the first power line and the second power line has a first width, the first power line is spaced apart from the second power line by a first distance, thicknesses of each of the first power line and the second power line are less than or equal to 20 ?m, and a ratio of the first width to the first distance is greater than 2.5.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2016
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Inventors: Sung Wook Moon, Min Sung Kim, Eun Seok Song, Kyoung Ho Kim, Dong Chul Kim, Jin Ho Kim, Ji Hyun Lee
  • Patent number: 9759437
    Abstract: A dehumidification system including: an exhaust path for exhausting indoor air to the outdoor space; an inlet path for entering outdoor air to the indoor space from the outdoor space; an indoor air bypass path bypassing a part of indoor air to be exhausted to the exhaust path to the inlet path by connecting the exhaust path and the inlet path; an outdoor air bypass path bypassing a part of outdoor air to be flowed to the inlet path to the exhaust path by connecting the inlet path and the exhaust path; and a porous separation membrane filter installed between the indoor air bypass path and the outdoor air bypass path and passing water molecules included in indoor air passing through the indoor air bypass path through the outdoor air bypass path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: KOREA INSTITUTE OF ENERGY RESEARCH
    Inventors: Min Sung Kim, Gil Bong Lee, Young Jin Baik, Jun Hyun Cho, Ho Sang Ra
  • Patent number: 9752552
    Abstract: A position-controlled wave power generating apparatus. A position-controlled wave power generating apparatus is included a floating part floatable on a body of water, a motion conversion unit coupled to a floating part, a power generating unit generating electricity using a generator connected to a motion conversion unit, and a position control unit positioned below a water surface to generate a thrust from the energy of waves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: Postech Academy-Industry Foundation
    Inventors: Son-Cheol Yu, Han Gil Joe, Seok Min Wi, Hyeon Woo Cho, Jeong Hwe Gu, Min Sung Kim, Hee seung Kwon, Jason Seungjoo Lee, Ju Hyun Pyo
  • Publication number: 20170228084
    Abstract: A touch sensing apparatus includes a plurality of touch sensors provided in a touch panel and a switching unit for transmitting sensing signals per column or row of the touch sensors through a single line to a touch controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2017
    Publication date: August 10, 2017
    Inventors: JIN-BONG KIM, YOON-KYUNG CHOI, MIN-SUNG KIM, EUNG-MAN KIM, HWI-TAEK CHUNG, DO-KYUNG KIM, YOUNG-JOO LEE
  • Patent number: 9719202
    Abstract: A balancer includes a balancer housing having an annular channel defined therein, at least one mass movably disposed in the channel, at least one magnet coupled to one side of the balancer housing to restrain movement of the mass along the channel when rotational speed of a drum of the washing machine is within a predetermined range, and an inclined sidewall formed at an inner surface of the balancer housing to support the mass in a direction resisting centrifugal force applied to the mass during rotation of the drum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dong Ha Jung, Jeong Hoon Kang, Min Sung Kim, Doo Young Ryu
  • Publication number: 20170212636
    Abstract: Provided are a touch processor for performing active protection, a touch display driver integrated circuit (DDI) chip including the touch processor, and a method of operating the touch processor. The touch processor for driving a touch panel including a sensing cell includes a driving circuit configured to provide a driving signal to the touch panel, and a capacitance controller. The capacitance controller is configured to generate a switch control signal for controlling a switch connected to a sensing unit included in the sensing cell, and a compensation signal having a different waveform than the driving signal, so as to reduce a value of an ambient capacitance component of the sensing cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2017
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Inventors: JIN-BONG KIM, YOON-KYUNG CHOI, MIN-SUNG KIM, SAN-HO BYUN, HWI-TAEK CHUNG, EUNG-MAN KIM, CHA-DONG KIM
  • Patent number: 9709334
    Abstract: Provided is a heat treatment container for a vacuum heat treatment apparatus. The heat treatment container includes a bottom and a sidewall. An exhaust passage is defined in an upper portion of the sidewall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Byung Sook Kim, Min Sung Kim, Kyoung Hoon Chai
  • Publication number: 20170170253
    Abstract: A display device is disclosed. In one aspect, the display device includes a flexible substrate including a first region, a second region separated from the first region, and a bending region positioned between the first and second regions. The bending region is configured to be bent so as to have a plurality of different curvatures depending on degrees of bending of the flexible substrate. The display device also includes a first display unit positioned in the first region, a second display unit separated from the first display unit and positioned in the second region and an encapsulation layer positioned over the flexible substrate with the first and second display units interposed therebetween. The encapsulation layer directly contacts the bending region of the flexible substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2016
    Publication date: June 15, 2017
    Inventors: Min-Sung Kim, Thanh Tien Nguyen, Jae Seob Lee, Ki Ju Im
  • Patent number: 9671899
    Abstract: In touch panel display device, a first touch electrode group has a first plurality of touch electrodes and a second touch electrode group has a second plurality of touch electrodes. A first current supplier circuit supplies a first current during a first current supply period to the first touch electrode group, and the second current supplier circuit supplies a second current during a second current supply period to the second touch electrode group. The sensing signal receiver circuit holds a first touch voltage for the first touch electrode group following the first current supply period, and holds the second touch voltage for the second touch electrode group following the second current supply period. The sensing signal receiver determines based on the first held touch voltage and the second held touch voltage, whether a touch occurred in each of the first touch electrode group and the second touch electrode group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Min Sung Kim, Hyung Uk Jang, Jin Soo Chung, Yoonion Hwang
  • Patent number: 9637854
    Abstract: A washing machine with a balancer to counterbalance unbalanced load produced during rotation of a drum and a control method thereof. The washing machine with a balancer to counterbalance unbalanced load produced during rotation of a drum perform a ball distributing cycle of seating masses in a groove in the balancer before rotation of the drum possibly producing unbalance as in the spin-drying cycle begins to efficiently maintain balance of the drum, and a laundry untangling cycle of evenly distributing the laundry in the drum. Accordingly, vibration and noise may be reduced during the spin-drying cycle. In addition, in retrying the spin-drying, the ball distributing cycle is restricted based on the rate of rotation of the motor at the moment at which unbalance is sensed. Thereby, delay in cycle time in retrying the spin-drying cycle may be prevented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dong Ha Jung, Jeong Hoon Kang, Min Sung Kim
  • Patent number: 9608748
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods of transmitting and receiving media information file for HTTP stream. Content is divided into segments, the segments are divided into segment sub groups, each of the divided segments grouping the segment sub groups, a meta media information file including information on a segment sub group is configured; and sub media information file including information on segments in a segment sub group is configured. When service initializes, the meta media information file is transmitted. When a transmission request for content is received, the sub media information file to which a playback request timing for content belongs is selected and transmitted by referring to the meta media information file, and then, a segment in a segment sub group corresponding to the sub media information file is transmitted. Thus, during HTTP streaming, initial transmission delay is reduced, and random access and trick mode playback are possible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: HUMAX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chungku Yie, Min Sung Kim, Ul Ho Lee
  • Publication number: 20170084774
    Abstract: A disclosed photosensor includes: a first electrode layer including a reflection part having an inclination surface; a first semiconductor layer positioned on the first electrode layer; a second electrode layer positioned on the first semiconductor layer; and a first dielectric layer and a second dielectric layer sequentially positioned on the second electrode layer, wherein the first dielectric layer and the second dielectric layer have different dielectric constant values. Further, the disclosed display device includes a plurality of pixel areas positioned on a substrate, and a sensor unit formed in at least some pixel areas among the plurality of pixel areas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2016
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Inventors: KI JU IM, MIN-SUNG KIM, THANH TIEN NGUYEN, JAE SEOB LEE
  • Patent number: 9599898
    Abstract: A black photosensitive resin composition includes (A) pigment dispersion including at least two kinds of carbon black having different oil absorption from each other; (B) a binder resin; (C) a photopolymerizable monomer; (D) a photopolymerization initiator; and (E) a solvent. A light-blocking layer can be formed using the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: Cheil Industries Inc.
    Inventors: Ho-Jeong Paek, Do-Uk Kim, Min-Sung Kim, Lee-June Kim, Jin-Woo Park, Young-Tai Lee, Young-Woong Jang, Seung-Jib Choi
  • Publication number: 20170077199
    Abstract: A display device and a method of manufacturing the same are disclosed. In one aspect, the display device includes a flexible substrate, a thin film transistor (TFT) disposed over the flexible substrate, a first electrode disposed over the TFT, and a second electrode disposed over the first electrode. The flexible substrate includes a first incompressible liquid layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2016
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Inventors: Thanh Tien Nguyen, Min-Sung Kim, Jae Seob Lee, Ki Ju Im
  • Publication number: 20170061859
    Abstract: A chip on film circuit board is provided. The chip on film circuit board includes a film circuit board configured to include a first edge and a second edge each extending in a first direction, and a source driver IC configured to be connected to a plurality of voltage lines placed on the film circuit board, in which a ratio of an area in which the plurality of voltage lines are placed to a film area of the film circuit board is about 0.7 or greater and about 0.996 or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2016
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Min Sung KIM