Patents by Inventor Sang-Oh Kim

Sang-Oh 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: 20240138225
    Abstract: Provided is a display panel including a circuit layer and a display element layer above the circuit layer. The display element layer may include a first light-emitting element, a second light-emitting element, and a pixel-defining film that are spaced apart in a direction perpendicular to the thickness direction. The first light-emitting element may include an optical auxiliary layer and a conductive layer sequentially stacked between the first electrode and the hole transport region, and the second light-emitting element may omit the optical auxiliary layer and the conductive layer. The optical auxiliary layer may be spaced apart from the hole transport region with the conductive layer interposed therebetween.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: SANG GYUN KIM, HYOMIN KO, ILHA SONG, ILSOO OH
  • Publication number: 20240112938
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for aligning a wafer using a laser scanner, and a semiconductor transfer device are provided. The method includes a laser irradiation operation of irradiating a laser toward the wafer using a laser scanner disposed on a rear side or a lower side of the wafer and obtaining an image, a dataset acquisition operation of obtaining location information of at least three wafer edges by using a distance corresponding to a laser irradiation direction to a wafer edge in the image, a calculation operation of calculating a center point of the wafer by using the obtained location information of the wafer edge, and a detection operation of detecting whether a calculated center point is within a preset tolerance range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Hee Jae BYUN, Kyo Bong KIM, Chan Young CHOI, Wan Hee JEONG, Sang Oh KIM
  • Publication number: 20240101369
    Abstract: An apparatus for supplying food ingredients according to the present disclosure includes a food ingredient lifting part configured to separate and move upward a food ingredient stack from a food ingredient cassette on which food ingredients including a plurality of stacked food ingredients are seated, a food ingredient separation part configured to suck and move upward a single sheet of a food ingredient from the food ingredient stack moved upward by the food ingredient lifting part, and a horizontal movement part configured to transfer forward the single sheet of the food ingredient moved upward by the food ingredient separation part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2021
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: CJ CHEILJEDANG CORPORATION
    Inventors: Duk Jin CHANG, Min Soo LIM, Seung Yong KIM, Yong Ho JEON, Sang Oh KIM, Myoung Il KWAK, Jong Hwa LEE
  • Publication number: 20240099354
    Abstract: A system for manufacturing edible food products according to the present disclosure includes a first food ingredient supply apparatus configured to separate a single sheet of a first food ingredient from a first food ingredient stack including a plurality of stacked first food ingredients and supply the single sheet of first food ingredient, a second food ingredient supply apparatus configured to separate a single sheet of a second food ingredient from a second food ingredient stack including a plurality of stacked second food ingredients and supply the single sheet of second food ingredient, and a pressing device configured to form an edible food product by pressing a semi-finished product formed by seating the supplied single sheet of the first food ingredient on the supplied single sheet of the second food ingredient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2021
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: CJ CHEILJEDANG CORPORATION
    Inventors: Duk Jin CHANG, Min Soo LIM, Seung Yong KIM, Yong Ho JEON, Sang Oh KIM, Myoung Il KWAK, Jong Hwa LEE
  • Publication number: 20240083059
    Abstract: A cutting apparatus according to the present disclosure includes a cutting roller including a cutting body having a cylindrical shape and configured to rotate about an axis defined in a leftward/rightward direction, and cutting blades protruding outward in a radial direction of the cutting body further than a surface of the cutting body to cut an edible food product provided in a forward/rearward direction, and a cutting base part disposed at a position facing the cutting roller based on the edible food product to support the edible food product to be cut by the cutting roller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2021
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicants: CJ CHEILJEDANG CORPORATION, CJ SEAFOOD CORPORATION, GREEN TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Duk Jin CHANG, Min Soo LIM, Seung Yong KIM, Yong Ho JEON, Sang Oh KIM, Myoung Il KWAK, Jong Hwa LEE
  • Patent number: 11930670
    Abstract: A display device comprises a substrate; a driving transistor including a first active layer and a switching transistor including a second active layer, the first active layer and the second active layer being disposed on the substrate; a first gate insulating layer disposed on the first active layer of the driving transistor and the second active layer of the switching transistor; first and second gate electrodes disposed on the first gate insulating layer to overlap the first active layer of the driving transistor and the second active layer of the switching transistor, respectively; a first interlayer insulating layer disposed on the first gate electrode and the second gate electrode; and a second interlayer insulating layer disposed on the first interlayer insulating layer to overlap the first active layer without overlapping the second active layer in a plan view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignees: Samsung Display Co., Ltd., Industry-University Cooperation Foundation Hanyang University ERICA Campus
    Inventors: Sang Woo Sohn, Saeroonter Oh, Joon Seok Park, Young Joon Choi, Su Hyun Kim, Jun Hyung Lim
  • Publication number: 20240063039
    Abstract: An apparatus and method of detecting a wafer edge using a laser scanner, and a semiconductor transfer device are provided. The apparatus for detecting a wafer edge using a laser scanner includes a laser scanner disposed on a rear side of a mounted wafer and radiating a laser to a portion of an edge of the wafer, and a detection unit receiving an image acquired by the laser scanner and detecting the wafer edge in the image. The detection unit determines whether each wafer is present or aligned according to wafer edges detected in a plurality of wafer areas in the image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2023
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Inventors: Hee Jae BYUN, Chang Rak Baek, Kyo Bong Kim, Chan Young Choi, Wan Hee Jeong, Ki Won Han, Sang Oh Kim
  • Publication number: 20240063042
    Abstract: A transfer part may move the first substrate and the second substrate such that the first substrate and the second substrate are overlapped with each other when the transport transfers the first substrate and the second substrate. The detection part may detect a first position of the first substrate and a first position of the second substrate at points apart from a reference point where the first substrate and the second substrate are overlapped by first distances, and may detect respective second positions at points apart from the reference point by second distances. A control part may control movements of the first and the second substrates by the transfer part based on output of the detection part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2023
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Applicant: SEMES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kiwon HAN, Kyobong KIM, Sang-oh KIM
  • Publication number: 20240014059
    Abstract: Proposed is a power supply apparatus capable of suppressing heat generation, and semiconductor manufacturing equipment and a transport system including the same. The power supply apparatus, which supplies power to a transport device in semiconductor manufacturing equipment, includes a first base member made of a conductive material installed along a moving path of the transport device, a second base member provided on a surface of the first base member and made of a magnetic core material, a track member provided as an installation structure disposed on a side of the second base member, a power supply member installed in the track member and to which current is applied to supply power, and a power reception member disposed in a power reception core member provided in the transport device at a predetermined interval from the power supply member, and magnetically coupled to the power supply member to generate an induced current.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2023
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Applicant: SEMES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chan Young CHOI, Sang Oh KIM, Wan Hee JEONG, Hee Jae BYUN
  • Publication number: 20230286778
    Abstract: The present invention provides a tower lift. The tower lift includes: a rail module extended in a vertical direction; and a carriage module provided to be movable by a magnetic levitation method along the rail module, in which in the carriage module, a braking unit which brakes falling of the carriage module when power driving the tower lift is cut is installed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2022
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Applicant: SEMES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Myung Jin LEE, Sang-Oh KIM, Hee Jae BYUN, Na Hyun LEE
  • Publication number: 20230283500
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a smart home controller refrigerator and a control method therefor, the smart home controller refrigerator, according to one embodiment of the present invention, comprising: a control unit comprising a control protocol communication unit for receiving control information for controlling a home appliance in a home, an operation protocol communication unit for generating an operation signal calculated from the control information, and a signal transmission unit for transmitting the operation signal to the home appliance; at least one storage space; and at least one door for controlling the opening/closing of the at least one storage space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2023
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Inventors: Sang Oh KIM, Jungsang Yun, Dul Lae Min
  • Patent number: 11725878
    Abstract: A refrigerator with a sound reproducing capability is provided. The refrigerator may include a cabinet forming an exterior of the refrigerator and having an upper surface portion, a lower surface portion, a side surface portion, and a rear surface portion, a door coupled to the cabinet, a vibration module attached to an inner surface of at least one among the door, the upper surface portion, the side surface portion, the rear surface portion, and the lower surface portion, and a controller configured to control vibration of the vibration module. The vibration strength of the vibration module and power supplied to the vibration module may be determined by a trained model trained through machine learning, an area of artificial intelligence (AI). In addition, the refrigerator may include a communicator, and may operate in conjunction with an external device via 5G communication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Seok Hyun Kim, Jun Sang Yun, Sang Oh Kim
  • Patent number: 11702299
    Abstract: Provided is a transport robot and a substrate treating apparatus including the transport robot. The substrate treating apparatus includes a transport chamber having a long shape on one side, and for providing a moving space of a substrate, a load lock chamber connected to the transport chamber to provide an exchange space between the transport chamber and a substrate before a process or a substrate after a process, a process unit connected to the transport chamber to perform a process for a substrate transferred from the transport chamber, a track provided in the transport chamber to provide a moving path of a substrate, and a transport robot capable of moving along the track in a non-contact manner, and entering or exiting the load lock chamber to perform a substrate exchange between the load lock chamber and the transport chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: Semes Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang-Oh Kim, Jun Ho Song, Myungjin Lee, Heejae Byun
  • Patent number: 11695586
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a smart home controller refrigerator and a control method therefor, the smart home controller refrigerator, according to one embodiment of the present invention, comprising: a control unit comprising a control protocol communication unit for receiving control information for controlling a home appliance in a home, an operation protocol communication unit for generating an operation signal calculated from the control information, and a signal transmission unit for transmitting the operation signal to the home appliance; at least one storage space; and at least one door for controlling the opening/closing of the at least one storage space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Sang Oh Kim, Jungsang Yun, Dul Lae Min
  • Publication number: 20230166925
    Abstract: A tower lift includes a main frame, a first carriage module and a second carriage module connected with each other inside the main frame at left and right sides of the main frame, respectively, having the same weight as each other, and configured to be moved in a vertical direction, and a driving module installed on the main frame and configured to move the first carriage module and the second carriage module in the vertical direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2022
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Applicant: SEMES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hee Jae BYUN, Sang Oh KIM, Na Hyun LEE, Myung Jin LEE
  • Publication number: 20230111772
    Abstract: A substrate transferring apparatus including a non-contact type driving unit is provided. The substrate transferring apparatus comprises a stator assembly including a driving surface and an electromagnetic generating module, a first mover including a first magnet module facing the electromagnetic generating module and floating and moving on the driving surface, and including a first inclined surface, a second mover including a second magnet module facing the electromagnetic generating module and floating and moving on the driving surface, and including a second inclined surface, and a transfer member disposed between the first mover and the second mover and moving along the first inclined surface and the second inclined surface according to a distance between the first mover and the second mover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2022
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Inventors: Myung Jin LEE, Sang Oh Kim, Hee Jae Byun, Na Hyun Lee
  • Publication number: 20230076551
    Abstract: Provided is a tower lift, including: a body; a first carriage module and a second carriage module configured to be movable in a vertical direction along the body and each support objects to be transferred; a driving unit comprising a driving belt which vertically moves the first carriage module and the second carriage module and on which the first carriage module or the second carriage module is mounted; and a gap adjusting unit adjusting a gap between the first carriage module and the second carriage module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2022
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Applicant: SEMES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Na Hyun LEE, Sang-Oh KIM, Myung Jin LEE, Hee Jae BYUN
  • Patent number: 11543176
    Abstract: A temperature-context-aware refrigerator according to an embodiment comprises: a temperature context awareness unit for sensing a temperature of at least one storage compartment, and when the difference between the sensed temperature and a temperature set for the corresponding storage compartment is equal to or greater than a predetermined level, generating load-responsive operation information including a target temperature lower or higher than the set temperature; a temperature control unit for controlling a temperature sensor and the temperature context awareness unit, and performing a load-responsive operation for controlling the temperature of the storage compartment by using the load-responsive operation information; and a database unit which used by the temperature context awareness unit to generate the load-responsive operation information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Sang Oh Kim, Cholok Han
  • Patent number: 11460817
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a clothes treating apparatus that operates by executing an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm and/or a machine learning algorithm in a 5G environment connected for Internet of Things, and a method for operating the clothes treating apparatus. The method for operating the clothes treating apparatus includes acquiring a clothing image by using a camera to photograph a user wearing clothes and standing in front of a mirror display placed on a front surface of the clothes treating apparatus, analyzing the clothing image, setting an operation mode of the clothes treating apparatus according to the result of analyzing the clothing image, and causing the clothes treating apparatus to operate according to the set operation mode. It is possible to improve user satisfaction by automatically setting and activating an operation mode of a clothes treating apparatus based on clothing image information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Mi Rae Kim, Sang Oh Kim, Jun Sang Yun
  • Patent number: D987899
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Inventor: Sang Oh Kim