Patents by Inventor Seong An

Seong An 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: 11136020
    Abstract: A hybrid vehicle and a method of calibrating a traveling direction of the hybrid vehicle are disclosed. The method of calibrating a traveling direction of a hybrid vehicle including a transmission not having a reverse gear includes: when an abnormality of a motor speed sensor is detected, calculating a difference between at least one of a first moving distance calculated based on sensor information during a predetermined time or a second moving distance calculated based on output torque and a third moving distance calculated based on a vehicle speed by a controller for controlling output torque; when an absolute value of the calculated difference is greater than a preset error reference, reversing the traveling direction recognized by the controller; and controlling a powertrain in response to a transmission lever state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Jin Kyeom Cho, Seong Wook Moon, Sung Bae Jeon, Hui Un Son, Joon Young Park, Jea Mun Lee
  • Patent number: 11140274
    Abstract: A method and system are disclosed for connecting a device to subscriptions and cellular billing plans of separate users and for managing the concurrent use of the device by the separate users. A computer-implemented method comprises enrolling a device in a cellular subscription and billing plan of a user. The enrollment includes providing an identifier for the device to a cellular subscription, effectively adding the device to the cellular subscription and billing plan selected by the user. The method and system allows the user to use capabilities of the device as governed by the cellular subscription and an associated billing plan as selected by that user, while the device is also available for use by another user via another cellular billing plan, as selected by that user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: Aeris Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Drew S. Johnson, Robert B. Fultz, Steven A. Millstein, Dae Seong Kim, John Molise
  • Patent number: 11140320
    Abstract: An image signal processor includes a shared circuit, a first circuit, and a second circuit. The shared circuit processes input image data. The first circuit provides a first algorithm for processing the input image data and is used by the shared circuit to process the input image data at a first operation mode in a first shooting environment. The second circuit provides a second algorithm for processing the input image data and is used by the shared circuit to process the input image data at a second operation mode different from the first operation mode in a second shooting environment different from the first shooting environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Joo Hyun Lee, Il Do Kim, Seong Wook Song
  • Patent number: 11139515
    Abstract: A battery module includes: a plurality of cylindrical battery cells each having electrode terminals respectively at an upper portion and a lower portion thereof; a module housing including an accommodation portion having hollow structures in which the cylindrical battery cells are inserted and accommodated; a current collecting plate on an outer surface of the module housing and including welding holes through which the electrode terminals of the cylindrical battery cells are exposed to the outside; a bus bar in contact with each of the electrode terminals and the current collecting plate to electrically connect the electrode terminals to the current collecting plate; and a heat conduction pad disposed outside the current collecting plate and including a contact protrusion portion protruding and extending in a direction in which the electrode terminals are disposed to be in contact with a contact connection portion between the electrode terminals and the bus bar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Seong-Hwan Yang, Jin-Oh Yang, Seog-Jin Yoon
  • Patent number: 11139551
    Abstract: A chip antenna module includes: a substrate including a feed wiring layer to provide a feed signal, a feeding via connected to the feed wiring layer, and a dummy via separated from the feed wiring layer; and a chip antenna disposed on a first surface of the substrate and including a body portion formed of a dielectric substance, a radiating portion that extends from a first surface of the body portion and is connected to the feeding via and the dummy via, and a grounding portion that extends from a second surface of the body portion opposite the first surface of the body portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seong Hee Choi, Sang Jong Lee
  • Patent number: 11136284
    Abstract: Provided is a hydrogenation method of a phthalate compound. According to the present invention, stereoselectivity of the hydrogenation reaction may be increased, and thus the content of a cis isomer in a product may be increased. As a result, quality of the hydrogenation product as a plasticizer may be improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: HANWHA SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hyo Suk Kim, Ki Taeg Jung, Seong Min Park, Kyoung Il Lee, Hye Won Lee, Jae Heum Jung
  • Patent number: 11139709
    Abstract: A stator assembly of a hairpin winding motor, comprises a hairpin coil, which includes a first end including a pair of two ends of the hairpin coil arranged to be adjacent to each other in a radial direction, a second end including a pair of two ends of the hairpin coil arranged to be adjacent to each other outside the first end in the radial direction, and a third end including a pair of two ends of the hairpin coil arranged to be adjacent to each other outside the second end in the radial direction. Here, a plurality of such first to third ends are repetitively formed along a circumferential direction, and a fixing cap fixes a preset number of ends among the plurality of first to third ends repetitively formed along the circumferential direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Seong Jun Hwang
  • Patent number: 11137335
    Abstract: Provided is a method for evaluating fluid flow characteristics of a lens-free complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) optical sensor package module with a flow channel. The method includes: measuring a propagation profile and a flow velocity in an initial state flow of a fluid in the flow channel; calculating a first statistical parameter relating to flow characteristics of the fluid from the measured propagation profile and flow velocity; and comparing the calculated first statistical parameter with a preset reference value and evaluating quality of the flow channel according to the comparison result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: SOL INC.
    Inventors: Jong Muk Lee, Seong Won Kwon, Ki Ho Jang, Jung Joon Ahn, Tae Young Lee
  • Patent number: 11138785
    Abstract: A method and a system for generating a 3D image of a character through steps of: receiving an identifier of a template and a two-dimensional (2D) image of the character generated based on the template corresponding to a type of the character; acquiring template information of the template from a template library by using the identifier, and extracting an effective parameter for machine learning to be performed to generate the 3D image based on the template information and the 2D image; and generating the 3D image of the character by performing the machine learning based on the effective parameter and the template information are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Jin Sung Choi, Seung Wook Lee, Tae-Joon Kim, Seung Uk Yoon, Seong Jae Lim, Bon Woo Hwang, Chang Joon Park
  • Patent number: 11136979
    Abstract: A scroll compressor that includes a rotating shaft, an eccentric bush having a recess, into which one end of the shaft is inserted, and an eccentric portion eccentric to the shaft, an orbiting scroll operatively connected to the eccentric portion for orbiting, a fixed scroll engaged with the orbiting scroll, and a buffer member interposed between the one end of the shaft and the recess. Therefore, it is possible to prevent damage to the scrolls due to liquid refrigerant compression during initial operation and to prevent an impact sound between the shaft and the eccentric bush due to the rotational clearance therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: HANON SYSTEMS
    Inventors: Chi Myeong Moon, In Cheol Shin, Kweon Soo Lim, Chang Eon Park, Hyun Seong Ahn, Soo Cheol Jeong
  • Patent number: 11140727
    Abstract: A network system of a home appliance configured to set up a network of the home appliance by using a terminal, and a network set-up method of the same, after converting a home appliance having built with a WIFI module into an AP to enable the terminal to be connected to an AP home appliance, the information stored at the terminal is transmitted to the AP home appliance, and thus the WIFI may be set up without a separate manipulation of a user at the time of setting up the WIFI of the home appliance without adding an input/output apparatus such as a display apparatus or an interface, the set-up value of the AP, the device information, and the device authentication key may be changed, and thus is safer from hack attacks, an AP is not needed to be provided, and thus a cost-related advantage may be obtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chang Ho Ha, Bo Kyu Won, Mo Weon Lee, Seong Ho Cho
  • Patent number: 11136798
    Abstract: A home appliance in which an opening and closing operation of a door and a turning operation of a handle are connected through five joints, so that the turning operation of the handle can be performed smoothly, and a latch for fixing the door to a body moves to a position parallel to the door when the door is opened, so that a user is prevented from being interfered with the latch while opening the door and using a cavity of the home appliance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignees: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., SEOWON KOREA CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wan Gi Park, Ji-Hoon Choi, Young Jun Cho, Han Seong Kang, Hwa Gyu Reo, Simon Ireland, Byeong Woo Ahn, Pung Yeun Cho, June Young Lee
  • Patent number: 11137978
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a processor, and a memory. The memory may store instructions that, cause the processor to display a user interface including items, receive a first user utterance while the user interface is displayed, wherein the first user utterance includes a first request for executing a first task by using at least one item, transmit first data related to the first user utterance to an external server, receive a first response from the external server, wherein the first response includes information on a first sequence of states of the electronic device for executing the first task and further includes numbers and locations of the items in the user interface, and execute the first task including an operation of allowing the application program to select the one or the plurality of items based on the numbers or the locations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kwang Yong Lee, Jung Hoe Kim, Soo Bin Park, Kyoung Gu Woo, Seong Min Je
  • Patent number: 11137848
    Abstract: A display device, including a substrate; a pixel electrode and an opposing electrode on the substrate; an encapsulation portion on the opposing electrode, the encapsulation portion including at least one organic layer and at least one inorganic layer alternately deposited; and a planarization layer on the encapsulation portion, the planarization layer including a portion covering an edge portion of the encapsulation portion, a first angle between an edge side surface of the planarization layer and a surface of the substrate being larger than a second angle between an edge side surface of the encapsulation portion and the surface of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yong-Hwan Park, Mi Young Kim, Chi Wook An, Seong Jun Lee
  • Patent number: 11135262
    Abstract: This invention relates to the treatment of cervical tumor caused by human papillomavirus (HPV) infection. In particular, the invention provides methods for improving cervical tumor treatment and methods for treating cervical tumor caused by HPV infection using a polynucleotide encoding an E6/E7 fusion protein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: GENEXINE, INC.
    Inventors: Hyun-Tak Jin, Hye Seong Lim, You Suk Suh, Eun Joo Nam
  • Patent number: 11136478
    Abstract: Provided are: an acrylic adhesive sheet having a porous structure including a plurality of pores and having a water vapor transmission rate of 2,000 g/m2·24 h to 3,500 g/m2·24 h at 24° C. and 25% RH, and a porosity of 10% to 60%; and a medical adhesive tape including the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Inventors: Jeong-In Han, Dan-A Kim, Jang-Soon Kim, Seong-Hoon Yue, Tae-Yi Choi, Ji-Yeon Yang
  • Publication number: 20210298442
    Abstract: A hair dye dispenser according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a housing having an opening hole formed on one side of which a hair dye is provided, a plurality of cartridges disposed inside the housing and accommodating at least one dyeing material, a main body in which the plurality of cartridges are rotatably disposed, a main motor for rotating the main body so that a first cartridge of the plurality of cartridges is located adjacent to the opening hole, a discharge module for discharging the dyeing material contained in the first cartridge, and an accommodating body in which a basket accommodating the dyeing material discharged by the discharge module is placed, wherein the discharge module may include an elevating body that pressurizes the first cartridge when moving up and is separated from the first cartridge when moving down.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2019
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Applicant: LG FAROUK CO.
    Inventors: Kyung Sik JANG, Jeong Ho LEE, Jung Yong LEE, Seong Lok HWANG, Sang Min LEE, Joong Hun KIM
  • Publication number: 20210305298
    Abstract: Image sensors include a photodiode disposed in a semiconductor substrate and a transistor operatively coupled to the photodiode. At least three substrate trench structures are formed in the semiconductor substrate, defining two nonplanar structures, each having a plurality of sidewall portions. An isolation layer includes at least three isolation layer trench structures, each being disposed in a respective one of the three substrate trench structures. A gate includes three fingers, each being disposed in a respective one of the three isolation layer trench structures. An electron channel of the transistor extends along the plurality of sidewall portions of the two nonplanar structures in a channel width plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2020
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Applicant: OMNIVISION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Sing-Chung Hu, Seong Yeol Mun, Bill Phan
  • Publication number: 20210298259
    Abstract: An aneuploid Stevia cultivar from colchicine-induced polyploidy, designated ‘AP-1’. The plant parts of Stevia cultivar ‘AP-1’, the plants of stevia ‘AP-1’ and methods for producing a Stevia plant produced by crossing the cultivar ‘AP-1’ with itself or another Stevia variety, including methods using colchicine treatments for producing an aneuploidy Stevia plant. The disclosure further relates to hybrid Stevia seeds and plants produced by crossing the cultivar ‘AP-1’ with another Stevia cultivar. Ten highly polymorphic SNPs and the corresponding genomic sequences used to identify ‘AP-1’.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2019
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Applicant: PureCircle USA Inc.
    Inventors: Avetik Markosyan, Seong Siang Ong, Runchun Jing, Yu Cheng Bu, Jianning Chen, Yeen Yee Wong, Juan Zhu, Chunhui Wang, Xiufang Deng
  • Publication number: 20210306204
    Abstract: A vehicle is provided that includes Ethernet controllers that operate first electronic devices and perform communication using scalable service-oriented middleware on Ethernet/internet protocol (SOME/IP). An Ethernet switch generates a communication path between the Ethernet controllers and executes communication between the Ethernet controllers based on the generated path. A plurality of CAN controllers operate second electronic devices and perform CAN communication. A gateway then executes the CAN communication with the CAN controllers, executes communication with the Ethernet switch, and transmits CAN diagnostic information of the CAN controller to the Ethernet switch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2020
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Inventors: Pilyong Park, Seong Jin Park