Patents by Inventor On Kim

On 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).

  • Semiconductor devices
    Patent number: 10115806
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate with lower structures, an insulation layer covering the lower structures on the substrate, a contact hole through the insulation layer partially exposing the substrate, and a contact structure contacting the substrate through the contact hole, the contact structure including a barrier pattern having an upper barrier on an upper portion of a sidewall of the contact hole, and a lower barrier filling a lower portion of the contact hole, and a conductive contact pattern filling an upper portion of the contact hole defined by the upper barrier and the lower barrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chang-Hwa Kim, Joon-Gon Lee, Inchan Hwang
  • Data migration tool with intermediate incremental copies
    Patent number: 10114579
    Abstract: A method for migrating data from a source storage system to a destination storage system comprises the following steps. In a first step, an initial copy is performed. In a second step, one or more incremental copies are performed and then a final cutover incremental copy is performed. The performing the one or more incremental copies further comprises excluding from a respective one of the one or more incremental copies first data portions of the data that are likely to change before this performing a final cutover incremental copy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: DATADOBI CVBA
    Inventors: Ives Aerts, Kim Marivoet
  • Method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving data
    Patent number: 10116424
    Abstract: Provided is a technology related to a sensor network, machine to machine (M2M), machine type communication (MTC), and the Internet of things (IoT). Transmitting data between transceivers including transmitting data segments of source data and parity data segments including restoration information for a transceiver to restore the source data. The method is applicable to intelligent services based on the technology (e.g., smart home services, smart building services, smart city services, smart or connected car services, health care services, digital education services, retail business services, security and safety-related services, etc.).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jae-han Kim, Hyeon-mok Ko, Dae-hyung Kwon, Kill-yeon Kim, Mun-hwan Choi
  • Method and apparatus for coding multilayer video to include scalable extension type information in a network abstraction layer unit, and method and apparatus for decoding multilayer video
    Patent number: 10116947
    Abstract: A multilayer video encoding method includes encoding a multilayer video, generating network adaptive layer (NAL) units for data units included in the encoded multilayer video, and adding scalable extension type information, for a scalable extension of the multilayer video, to a video parameter set (VPS) NAL unit among the NAL units, the VPS NAL unit including VPS information that is information commonly applied to the multilayer video.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Byeong-doo Choi, Jae-hyun Kim, Jeong-hoon Park
  • Distributed power delivery scheme for on-die voltage scaling
    Patent number: 10114399
    Abstract: A high-speed low dropout (HS-LDO) voltage regulation circuit suitable to enable a power gate unit to produce a variable voltage signal based on the load of a processor is disclosed herein. In various embodiments, selection logic may dynamically enable or disable the HS-LDO circuit to allow the power gate unit to operate under a fully-on or fully-off mode. Other embodiments may be disclosed or claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Malay Trivedi, Tong H. Kim
  • Method and apparatus for controlling topology
    Patent number: 10116511
    Abstract: A method and an electronic device for controlling a topology are provided. The method includes forming a star topology by directly connecting the electronic device to at least one node, and transmitting and receiving signals with neighboring nodes including the at least one node and determining whether to form the star topology or an extended star topology with the neighboring nodes based on a result of the transmitting and receiving, wherein the star topology is a topology in which the electronic device is directly connected to the neighboring nodes, and wherein the extended star topology is a topology in which the electronic device is directly connected to the neighboring nodes via an already connected node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Korea University Research and Business Foundation
    Inventors: Chi-Hong Cho, Hwangnam Kim, Kangho Kim, Hwantae Kim, Mungyu Bae, Suk Kyu Lee
  • Integration of a replica circuit and a transformer above a dielectric substrate
    Patent number: 10116285
    Abstract: A method includes forming a replica circuit above a surface of a glass-type material. The replica circuit includes a thin-film transistor (TFT) configured to function as a variable capacitor or a variable resistor. The method further includes forming a transformer above the surface of the glass-type material. The transformer is coupled to the replica circuit, and the transformer is configured to facilitate an impedance match between the replica circuit and an antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Je-Hsiung Lan, Chi Shun Lo, Jonghae Kim, Mario Francisco Velez, John H. Hong
  • Spring energized seals and related methods
    Patent number: 10117366
    Abstract: Seal assemblies with a seal body having an inside flange and an outside flange that are biased outwardly away from one another by a spring energizer, such as a canted coil spring or a V-spring. The seal assemblies further include EMI shielding by incorporating at least one spring energizer that provides at least part of a conductive path between a housing and a pin. The conductive path can alternatively be provided by two different spring energizers and optionally with a conductive strip or trace or via a conductive contact ring element. The present seal assemblies are usable in applications having the needle for both sealing and EMI shielding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: Bal Seal Engineering, Inc.
    Inventors: Farshid Dilmaghanian, Stephen Rust, Jacques Barralon, Jin Kim
  • Organic optoelectronic device and display apparatus
    Patent number: 10115925
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an organic optoelectronic device and a display apparatus comprising same, the organic optoelectronic device comprising: an anode and a cathode facing each other; a light-emitting layer located between the anode and cathode; a hole transport layer located between the anode and light-emitting layer; an auxiliary hole transport layer located between the hole transport layer and light-emitting layer; an electron transport layer located between the cathode and light-emitting layer; and an auxiliary electron transport layer between the electron transport layer and light-emitting layer, wherein the auxiliary electron transport layer comprises at least one type of a first compound expressed by a particular Chemical Formula, and the auxiliary hole transport layer comprises at least one type of a second compound expressed by a particular Chemical Formula.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae-Han Park, Young-Kwon Kim, Jin-Hyun Lui, Eun-Sun Yu, Han-Ill Lee, Ho-Kuk Jung
  • Method and device for transmitting and receiving data in wireless access system supporting unlicensed band
    Patent number: 10117269
    Abstract: The present invention provides one of embodiments comprising: receiving an upper layer signal including configuration information which indicates the size and use of the TxOP period in a primary cell (Pcell); receiving a scheduling grant including scheduling information on the TxOP period in a first subframe of the TxOP period; and transmitting and receiving data according to the use of the TxOP period on the basis of the scheduling information in a secondary cell (Scell) during the TxOP period, wherein the size of the TxOP period is defined by the number of subframes of the Scell and the use of the TxOP period is set by a downlink data transmission or an uplink data transmission, wherein whether the subframes of the Scell are included in the TxOP period can be determined according to a transmission direction of subframes of the Pcell corresponding to the subframe of the Scell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Seonwook Kim, Seungmin Lee, Kijun Kim, Suckchel Yang, Jonghyun Park, Yunjung Yi
  • Method and system for facilitating chance-based payment for items in a game
    Patent number: 10115267
    Abstract: A method and system for facilitating chance-based payment for items in a game. In implementations, the disclosure relates to such systems which can be used in the payment for items in an affiliation based game. A user may be part of an affiliation and wish to contribute to their affiliation and show their loyalty in a non-direct manner. The contribution may be achieved by the user entering into a chance-based selection process such as a draw, where the user selected in the draw is the person that pays for a group virtual item used in the game. The item used in the game may benefit all members of the affiliation, simultaneously or in alternating fashion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: ELECTRONICS ARTS INC.
    Inventors: Christopher Yu, Bryan Tsao, John Kim, Kevin Chanthasiriphan, Wynne Chyou
  • Band mounting structure and wearable electronic device including the same
    Patent number: 10114414
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a housing including a first plate, a second plate, and a side member a first band detachably mounted to the side member, and shaped to wrap around a wrist of a user; a display exposed through the first plate; a processor a memory and a mounting structure configured to connect the first band to the side member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Kyung-Hwan Lee, Jin Yong Kim, Hyungwoo Lee, Seungyeon Kim, You-Sub Shim, Jong-Chul Choi
  • Display driving circuit and display device including the same
    Patent number: 10115334
    Abstract: A display driving circuit comprising a level shift circuit, the level shift circuit including a level shift device configured to receive a source power applied thereto, and to generate an output signal by amplifying an input signal; a power switching circuit configured to provide any one of first to third selection powers as the source power to the level shift device, the first to third selection powers being different from one another; and a switch control circuit configured to change the first selection power to the second or third selection power based on a change of voltage levels of the first to third selection powers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chiahsin Lin, Chih-Yang Liao, Jae Yoon Kim
  • Inter prediction method and apparatus therefor
    Patent number: 10116941
    Abstract: According to the present invention, an inter prediction method comprises the steps of: generating a merge candidate list for a block to be predicted, wherein the block is to correspond to a current prediction unit; deriving, on the basis of one of a plurality of merge candidates constituting the merge candidate list, motion information on the block to be predicted; and performing, on the basis of the derived motion information, a prediction on the block to be predicted so as to generate a prediction block corresponding to the current prediction unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Yongjoon Jeon, Seungwook Park, Jaehyun Lim, Chulkeun Kim, Jungsun Kim, Naeri Park, Hendry Hendry, Byeongmoon Jeon, Joonyoung Park
  • Apparatus and computer readable recording medium for situational warning
    Patent number: 10115311
    Abstract: An adverse situation warning device includes a route data storing portion for storing a first route data of a host vehicle including a first geohash corresponding to a moving route of the host vehicle, a route comparing portion for receiving a second route data of a remote vehicle including a second geohash corresponding to a moving route of the remote vehicle, and for comparing the geohash of the first route data and the geohash of the second route data, and a warning output portion for outputting an adverse situation warning based on the comparison result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Se Do Oh, Hyunyong No, Bogeun Kim, Sung Ho Kim
  • Battery pack including inserted type BMS assembly
    Patent number: 10116009
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a battery pack configured to have a structure including at least one battery module having a structure in which a plurality of unit cells or a plurality of unit modules, each of which includes a plurality of unit cells, is electrically connected to each other, a battery pack case in which the battery module is received, an inner cartridge for fixing the battery module in the battery pack case, and a battery management system (BMS) assembly including a BMS circuit board for monitoring and controlling operation of the battery pack and a BMS case in which the a BMS circuit board is mounted, the BMS assembly being mounted in the inner cartridge from outside the battery pack in an inserting fashion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Juhan Kim, Taeyeop Kim, Jin-Kyu Shin, Bum Hyun Lee
  • Swelling tape for filling gap
    Patent number: 10115951
    Abstract: The present application relates to a swelling tape and a method of filling a gap. The swelling tape is, for example, applied in gaps in which a fluid is present and deformed into a three-dimensional shape to fill the gaps and fix in place objects separated by gaps as needed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Ji Young Hwang, Byung Kyu Jung, Yoon Tae Hwang, Se Woo Yang, Suk Ky Chang, Sung Jong Kim, Min Soo Park, Cha Hun Ku
  • Method for improving space reuse rate in wireless LAN system and apparatus for same
    Patent number: 10117270
    Abstract: The present document relates to a method for determining whether a corresponding medium (for example, a channel) is reusable so as to improve a space reuse rate in a wireless communication system, particularly, a wireless LAN system, and an apparatus for the same. To this end, a station receives a wireless LAN signal through a specific wireless medium, compares the received signal intensity of the wireless LAN signal with a CCA level selected from between a first CCA level and a second CCA level lower than the first CCA level according to the type of the received wireless LAN signal, determines that the corresponding wireless medium is usable if the received signal intensity is lower than the selected CCA level, and can use the wireless medium in a signal transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jeongki Kim, Kiseon Ryu, Giwon Park, Hangyu Cho, Suhwook Kim
  • Tube for heat exchanger
    Patent number: 10113813
    Abstract: A tube for a heat exchanger, and more particularly, a tube for a heat exchanger, which has a first reinforcement portion corresponding to a curved section of a tube and a second reinforcement portion attached to the first reinforcement portion formed at both ends of an inner fin so as to increase the strength of both ends in the air flow direction of the tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: HANON SYSTEMS
    Inventors: Hong-Young Lim, Jun-Young Song, Dong-Suk Lee, Sung-Hong Shin, Kwang-Hun Oh, Wi-Sam Jo, Yong-Sung Kwon, Sun-Mi Lee, Daniel Davidson, Greg Whitlow, Jiri Dobner, Young-Sang Kim, Jung-Ho Kim, Sun-An Jeong, Yeong-Ho Jin
  • Vehicle exterior
    Patent number: D832143
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Murat Gueler, Thomas Morel, Joel Piaskowski, George Saridakis, Sang Don Kim, Jonathan Szczupak