Patents by Inventor Sin-ae Kim
Sin-ae 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).
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Patent number: 12042118Abstract: Provided is a cleaning system including: a robot cleaner including a dust collecting device having a dirt outlet and an outlet door configured to open and close the dirt outlet; and a station including a collecting device configured to generate a suction force to suction dirt of the duct collecting device and a lever device provided with a lever configured to be fixable to the outlet door as the outlet door is being opened to allow the collecting device and the dust collecting device to communicate with each other, and a lever driving source configured to generate power for driving the lever.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2022Date of Patent: July 23, 2024Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Woo Jin Na, Hakbong Lee, Bosang Kim, Sin-Ae Kim, Yong-Seok Kim, Yeonkyu Jeong
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Publication number: 20230056726Abstract: Provided is a cleaning system including: a robot cleaner including a dust collecting device having a dirt outlet and an outlet door configured to open and close the dirt outlet; and a station including a collecting device configured to generate a suction force to suction dirt of the duct collecting device and a lever device provided with a lever configured to be fixable to the outlet door as the outlet door is being opened to allow the collecting device and the dust collecting device to communicate with each other, and a lever driving source configured to generate power for driving the lever.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2022Publication date: February 23, 2023Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Woo Jin NA, Hakbong LEE, Bosang KIM, Sin-Ae KIM, Yong-Seok KIM, Yeonkyu JEONG
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Patent number: 11517164Abstract: Provided is a cleaning system including: a robot cleaner including a dust collecting device having a dirt outlet and an outlet door configured to open and close the dirt outlet; and a station including a collecting device configured to generate a suction force to suction dirt of the duct collecting device and a lever device provided with a lever configured to be fixable to the outlet door as the outlet door is being opened to allow the collecting device and the dust collecting device to communicate with each other, and a lever driving source configured to generate power for driving the lever.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2020Date of Patent: December 6, 2022Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Woo Jin Na, Hakbong Lee, Bosang Kim, Sin-Ae Kim, Yong-Seok Kim, Yeonkyu Jeong
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Patent number: 11304576Abstract: A cleaning system, including a robot cleaner and a station are provided. The cleaning system includes a robot cleaner including a dust collector, the dust collector provided with a dust outlet, and an outlet door configured to open and close the dust outlet. The robot cleaner further includes a station including a lever device configured to open the outlet door and communicate with the dust collector when the lever device is pressed by the robot cleaner, and a collector configured to communicate with the lever device, and generate a suction force to suction dust collected in the dust collector.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2019Date of Patent: April 19, 2022Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jae Youl Jeong, Sin-Ae Kim, Woo Jin Na, Hyoun Soo Kim
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Patent number: 10914472Abstract: Disclosed herein is an oven including a display module. The oven includes a main body and a display module pivotably installed on the main body, wherein the display module includes a fixed module fixedly coupled to the main body, a moving module pivotably coupled to the fixed module and including a display panel provided to be manipulated by a user, a driving module and disposed on the fixed module and configured to generate a driving force such that the moving module is pivoted, and a detection module including a press pin configured to detect a position of the moving module depending on whether or not the press pin is pressurized.Type: GrantFiled: January 3, 2018Date of Patent: February 9, 2021Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventor: Sin-Ae Kim
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Publication number: 20200405107Abstract: Provided is a cleaning system including: a robot cleaner including a dust collecting device having a dirt outlet and an outlet door configured to open and close the dirt outlet; and a station including a collecting device configured to generate a suction force to suction dirt of the duct collecting device and a lever device provided with a lever configured to be fixable to the outlet door as the outlet door is being opened to allow the collecting device and the dust collecting device to communicate with each other, and a lever driving source configured to generate power for driving the lever.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2020Publication date: December 31, 2020Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Woo Jin NA, Hakbong LEE, Bosang KIM, Sin-Ae KIM, Yong-Seok KIM, Yeonkyu JEONG
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Patent number: 10765288Abstract: Disclosed herein are a vacuum cleaner including: a base including a suction opening; a main frame including a dust collecting apparatus configured to remove dust from air sucked through the suction opening; and a wheel assembly including a forward wheel and a reverse wheel, and rotatably coupled with the base, wherein when the main frame slides with respect to the base, any one of the forward wheel and the reverse wheel contacts a floor. Therefore, the vacuum cleaner may understand a user's intention without adding a senor and a control circuit, and travel actively according to the user's intention.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2018Date of Patent: September 8, 2020Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jae Youl Jeong, Dong Wook Kim, Sung Jin Park, Sin-Ae Kim
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Patent number: 10768796Abstract: A method of displaying a user interface (UI) on a screen of a device is provided. The method includes selecting, when an event occurs, a first object, which is related to the event, from among the one or more objects included in the UI, determining a second object for executing a second operation related to a first operation, the first operation being executed when the first object is selected by an input to the device, and changing the first object into the second object.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2019Date of Patent: September 8, 2020Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Sin-ae Kim, Young-sun Kim, Jae-young Lee, Seung-eok Choi
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Publication number: 20200187736Abstract: A cleaning system, including a robot cleaner and a station are provided. The cleaning system includes a robot cleaner including a dust collector, the dust collector provided with a dust outlet, and an outlet door configured to open and close the dust outlet. The robot cleaner further includes a station including a lever device configured to open the outlet door and communicate with the dust collector when the lever device is pressed by the robot cleaner, and a collector configured to communicate with the lever device, and generate a suction force to suction dust collected in the dust collector.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2019Publication date: June 18, 2020Inventors: Jae Youl JEONG, Sin-Ae KIM, Woo Jin NA, Hyoun Soo KIM
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Publication number: 20190324628Abstract: A method of displaying a user interface (UI) on a screen of a device is provided. The method includes selecting, when an event occurs, a first object, which is related to the event, from among the one or more objects included in the UI, determining a second object for executing a second operation related to a first operation, the first operation being executed when the first object is selected by an input to the device, and changing the first object into the second object.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2019Publication date: October 24, 2019Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Sin-ae KIM, Young-sun KIM, Jae-young LEE, Seung-eok CHOI
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Patent number: 10387006Abstract: A method of displaying a user interface (UI) on a screen of a device is provided. The method includes selecting, when an event occurs, a first object, which is related to the event, from among the one or more objects included in the UI, determining a second object for executing a second operation related to a first operation, the first operation being executed when the first object is selected by an input to the device, and changing the first object into the second object.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2014Date of Patent: August 20, 2019Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Sin-ae Kim, Young-sun Kim, Jae-young Lee, Seung-eok Choi
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Patent number: 10348226Abstract: A device and control method for driving a sensorless brushless DC (BLDC) motor, particularly related to a technology configured to increase the accuracy of detection of Zero Cross Point through a non-commutation period in a pulse width modulation (PWM) control. The device for driving a sensorless BLDC motor to switch a current applied to a stator winding based on a position of a rotor includes a three phase inverter configured to convert a DC input voltage into a three phase AC voltage and supply the three phase AC voltage to the BLDC motor; a terminal voltage detector configured to detect a three phase terminal voltage from an output terminal of the three phase inverter; and a controller configured to perform a PWM control of the terminal voltage based on a three phase back electromotive force (EMF) included in the detected terminal voltage. The PWM control includes a non-commutation control in which the switching of the current does not occur.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2016Date of Patent: July 9, 2019Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Industry-University Cooperation Foundation Hanyang University (IUCF-HYU)Inventors: Young Jae Park, In Gun Kim, Hyun Seok Hong, Min Jae Kim, Sin-Ae Kim, Hyo Won Sin, Ju Lee
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Patent number: 10146402Abstract: A user terminal device including a screen processor which creates home screen divided into a plurality of spaces provided with different features from each other, a storage which stores data and programs that can be matched with at least one space, a display which displays one space from among the plurality of spaces, and a controller which controls the display to convert the space displayed on the display to another space according to a user's manipulation is provided. The controller controls the screen processor to constitute the plurality of spaces by using data and programs matched with the plurality of spaces, respectively.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2013Date of Patent: December 4, 2018Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Sin-ae Kim, Nam-wook Kang, Young-sun Kim, Jong-hyun Ryu, Seung-eok Choi
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Publication number: 20180249878Abstract: Disclosed herein are a vacuum cleaner including: a base including a suction opening; a main frame including a dust collecting apparatus configured to remove dust from air sucked through the suction opening; and a wheel assembly including a forward wheel and a reverse wheel, and rotatably coupled with the base, wherein when the main frame slides with respect to the base, any one of the forward wheel and the reverse wheel contacts a floor. Therefore, the vacuum cleaner may understand a user's intention without adding a senor and a control circuit, and travel actively according to the user's intention.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2018Publication date: September 6, 2018Inventors: Jae Youl JEONG, Dong Wook KIM, Sung Jin PARK, Sin-Ae KIM
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Publication number: 20180187897Abstract: Disclosed herein is an oven including a display module. The oven includes a main body and a display module pivotably installed on the main body, wherein the display module includes a fixed module fixedly coupled to the main body, a moving module pivotably coupled to the fixed module and including a display panel provided to be manipulated by a user, a driving module and disposed on the fixed module and configured to generate a driving force such that the moving module is pivoted, and a detection module including a press pin configured to detect a position of the moving module depending on whether or not the press pin is pressurized.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 3, 2018Publication date: July 5, 2018Inventor: Sin-Ae KIM
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Publication number: 20170155347Abstract: A device and control method for driving a sensorless brushless DC (BLDC) motor, particularly related to a technology configured to increase the accuracy of detection of Zero Cross Point through a non-commutation period in a pulse width modulation (PWM) control. The device for driving a sensorless BLDC motor to switch a current applied to a stator winding based on a position of a rotor includes a three phase inverter configured to convert a DC input voltage into a three phase AC voltage and supply the three phase AC voltage to the BLDC motor; a terminal voltage detector configured to detect a three phase terminal voltage from an output terminal of the three phase inverter; and a controller configured to perform a PWM control of the terminal voltage based on a three phase back electromotive force (EMF) included in the detected terminal voltage. The PWM control includes a non-commutation control in which the switching of the current does not occur.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2016Publication date: June 1, 2017Inventors: Young Jae Park, In Gun Kim, Hyun Seok Hong, Min Jae Kim, Sin-Ae Kim, Hyo Won Sin, Ju Lee
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Patent number: 9487371Abstract: Disclosed are a printing media holder and an image forming apparatus including the same. The printing media holder includes an printing media alignment unit capable of moving bidirectionally toward and away from the printing media loaded on the printing media holder, and includes a release mechanism that releases the printing media alignment unit, to allow the printing media alignment unit to move its position for aligning of print media of different sizes, in response to a force received thereto in any of the bidirectional directions.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2014Date of Patent: November 8, 2016Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventor: Sin-ae Kim
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Patent number: 9239847Abstract: A method and apparatus for effectively managing image files are provided. The apparatus acquires a second image if a link information input signal is input. If a person is recognized from the second image, text information corresponding to the recognized person may be added to link information of a first image. Also, an image of the second image may be added to the link information of the first image.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2010Date of Patent: January 19, 2016Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Sin-ae Kim, In-sik Myung, Seung-eok Choi, Nam-wook Kang
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Patent number: 9086296Abstract: Provided are an apparatus and method of providing path information based on a status of a path and/or a purpose of the use of the path. A path information providing server collects environmental information from a sensing device. The path information providing server receives a path information request including a departure and a destination from a terminal device, and provides path information generated by mapping environmental data to a searched path.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2009Date of Patent: July 21, 2015Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jong-woo Jung, Nam-wook Kang, Joo-kyung Woo, Sin-ae Kim
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Patent number: 8977490Abstract: Provided are an apparatus and method of providing path information based on a status of a path and/or a purpose of the use of the path. A path information providing server collects environmental information from a sensing device. The path information providing server receives a path information request including a departure and a destination from a terminal device, and provides path information generated by mapping environmental data to a searched path.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2009Date of Patent: March 10, 2015Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jong-woo Jung, Nam-wook Kang, Joo-kyung Woo, Sin-ae Kim