Patents by Inventor Son To

Son To 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: 12000657
    Abstract: A heat exchanger according to a concept of the disclosure includes an inlet pipe, an outlet pipe, and a connecting pipe connecting a first header to a second header, to perform heat exchange while a refrigerant flows in one direction of a up direction or a down direction in the heat exchanger to thereby improve circulation of the refrigerant, wherein each of the first header and the second header includes a plurality of partitioned chambers therein to distribute the refrigerant several times according to a flow of the refrigerant passing through each chamber, thereby improving distribution and mixing of the refrigerant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kang Tae Seo, Young In Son
  • Patent number: 12002148
    Abstract: Disclosed are a method of and an apparatus for 3D visualization of the root canal curvature of a tooth. The method includes (a) displaying a CT image of one or more teeth on the basis of CT image data, (b) three-dimensionally rendering at least a portion of the root canal of a target tooth when a dental practitioner selects the target tooth from the CT image, and (c) visualizing a curvature in a region of the root canal that is three-dimensionally rendered using a visual factor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignees: Ewoosoft Co., Ltd., VATECH EWOO Holdings Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tae Min Son, Min Kyung Cuhn, Mi Yong Kim
  • Patent number: 12003699
    Abstract: A video signal processing method comprises: determining a prediction mode of a current block; when the prediction mode of the current block is an Intra Block Copy (IBC) prediction mode, decoding the current block, based on the IBC prediction mode and a reference block included in a first reference block set; and when the prediction mode of the current block is an inter prediction mode, decoding the current block, based on the inter prediction mode and a reference block included in a second reference block set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: HUMAX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Geonjung Ko, Dongcheol Kim, Juhyung Son, Jaehong Jung, Jinsam Kwak
  • Patent number: 12004386
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes: a substrate including a first area and a second area, the second area including a transmission area; main pixels on the first area, each of the main pixels including a first pixel electrode, a first opposite electrode, and a first intermediate layer between the first pixel electrode and the first opposite electrode; auxiliary pixels on the second area, each of the auxiliary pixels including a second pixel electrode, a second opposite electrode, and a second intermediate layer between the second pixel electrode and the second opposite electrode; and a metal pattern layer on the second area and surrounding the transmission area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jongwon Chae, Moosoon Ko, Sunghoon Moon, Sewan Son, Yongje Jeon, Jingoo Jung
  • Patent number: 12002821
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a substrate including a display area and a peripheral area adjacent to the display area, a thin-film transistor located in the display area of the substrate and including a semiconductor layer and a gate electrode overlapping a channel region of the semiconductor layer, a conductive layer disposed between the substrate and the semiconductor layer and including a first electrode located in the display area of the substrate and a pad electrode located in the peripheral area of the substrate, and a first insulating layer disposed between the conductive layer and the semiconductor layer and having a first opening that exposes at least a portion of an upper surface of the pad electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Joongeol Kim, Seulki Kim, Youngjae Jeon, Hyunseong Kang, Seungrae Kim, Jongin Kim, Seokhwan Bang, Seungsok Son, Donghoon Shin, Kapsoo Yoon, Kwangsoo Lee, Woogeun Lee, Jaehyun Lee, Kisu Jin, Junewhan Choi, Jongmoo Huh, Jiyun Hong
  • Patent number: 12002990
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a porous separator comprising a porous layer containing a plurality of plate-type inorganic particles and a first binder polymer positioned on part or all of the surface of the plate-type inorganic particles to connect and fix between the plate-type inorganic particles; and a metal layer formed on any one surface of the porous layer, and a lithium secondary battery comprising the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventors: Woongchul Choi, Junghun Choi, Yonghee Kang, Minchul Jang, Suk Il Youn, Byoungkuk Son
  • Patent number: 12003028
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a phased array antenna module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: Jeonbuk National University
    Inventors: Jung Mu Kim, Hae Won Son, Dong Gu Im
  • Patent number: 12003736
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method for adaptive bidirectional optical flow estimation for inter prediction compensation during video encoding. The method aims to reduce complexity and/or cost of bidirectional optical flow (BIO) at a pixel level or a subblock level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: SK TELECOM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jeong-yeon Lim, Hyo Song Kim, Se-hoon Son, Jae-seob Shin, Sun-young Lee
  • Patent number: 12004382
    Abstract: A display panel includes a substrate, two pixels arranged on the substrate and spaced from each other with a transmission area therebetween, and a blocking layer between the substrate and the two pixels, the blocking layer including an opening corresponding to the transmission area. An edge of the opening includes a plurality of convex portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jongwon Chae, Moosoon Ko, Sewan Son, Kyunghyun Choi
  • Patent number: 11998576
    Abstract: The invention relates to direct-fed microbials for use in E. coli inhibition in animals. More particularly, the invention relates to isolated Bacillus strains 101, 235, 77, 177, and 102 and strains having all of the identifying characteristics of these strains, for a use comprising the above-mentioned use. The invention can also be used for treatment of plants and in food processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignees: MICROBIAL DISCOVERY GROUP, LLC, UNITED ANIMAL HEALTH, INC.
    Inventors: Michael R. King, Sona Son, Kyle Leistikow, Nathan Robert Augspurger
  • Patent number: 12003955
    Abstract: A display apparatus and a method for controlling the display apparatus are disclosed. The display apparatus includes: a communication interface comprising communication circuitry, a display, a plurality of speakers, and a processor, and the processor is configured to: control the communication interface to receive an acoustic content corresponding to a sound signal of a plurality of channels corresponding to a specified frequency bandwidth, extend a frequency bandwidth of at least one channel of the plurality of channels based on a specified parametric equalizer (PEQ), perform correction of reducing a gain in middle frequency and high frequency bands of at least one channel of the plurality of channels with the extended frequency bandwidth, and output each sound signal of the plurality of corrected channels to the plurality of corresponding speakers so that a sound image of the sound signal is formed in a center area of the display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sungha Son, Sangchul Ko, Jinman Kim, Youngsang Lee, Sungjoo Kim, Jongbae Kim, Dongkyu Park, Donghyun Jung
  • Patent number: 12000596
    Abstract: A cooking appliance includes a main body forming a machine room; a cooking chamber arranged below the machine room; an intermediate flow path including a first suction port and formed between the machine room and the cooking chamber; and a fan configured to suction air into the intermediate flow path, wherein the machine room includes a second suction port through which air is suctioned, and an opening portion connected to the intermediate flow path, the opening portion includes a first opening portion and a second opening portion arranged at a farther distance from the fan than the first opening portion, and the second opening portion has an area larger than an area of the first opening portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seungwoo Han, Sungmin Oh, Jaehee Jo, Sangjin Kim, Junesang Mok, Changhyun Son, Minho Yun, Bokhyun Jang
  • Patent number: 12004262
    Abstract: Provided is a wireless communication terminal that wirelessly communicates. The wireless communication terminal includes a transceiver configured to transmit and receive wireless signals; and a processor configured to process the wireless signals. The processor is configured to: generate a trigger frame for triggering uplink transmission based random access of at least one wireless communication terminal, and insert the trigger frame into a physical layer protocol data unit (PPDU) to transmit the PPDU.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignees: WILUS INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY INC., SK TELECOM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Geonjung Ko, Woojin Ahn, Juhyung Son, Jinsam Kwak
  • Patent number: 12000257
    Abstract: A fluid end assembly made of a plurality of fluid end sections positioned in a side-by-side relationship. Each fluid end section comprises a plurality of individual components joined together in a row. Two sets of fasteners are used to secure various components of each fluid end section together. When the fluid end section is assembled, a first set of fasteners is in a spaced relationship with and faces a second set of fasteners. At least one component making up the multi-piece fluid end section is configured to have a plurality of stay rods attached thereto. The stay rods interconnect the fluid end assembly and a power end assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: Kerr Machine Co.
    Inventors: Kelcy Jake Foster, Micheal Cole Thomas, Christopher Todd Barnett, Nicholas Son, John Keith
  • Patent number: 12000901
    Abstract: A system for an electric vehicle includes a hysteresis module configured to calculate a plurality of hysteresis state components of a battery based on a measured current and a respective hysteresis transit rate, calculate an overall hysteresis state of the battery based on the plurality of hysteresis state components, and calculate a hysteresis voltage of the battery based on the overall hysteresis state, and a state of charge (SOC) module configured to calculate an SOC of the battery based in part on the hysteresis voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Charles W. Wampler, II, Thanh-Son Dao
  • Patent number: 12002300
    Abstract: A system and method vehicle dynamic compliance and utilizing multiple vehicle odometer values is disclosed herein. The system comprises a vehicle (210) comprising an on-board computer (232) with a memory (231) having a vehicle identification number (233), a connector plug (235), and an motorized engine (234), a connected vehicle device (130) comprising a processor, a WiFi radio, a BLUETOOTH radio, a memory, and a connector for mating with the connector plug of the vehicle (210), and a mobile device (110) comprising a graphical user interface (335), a processor (310), a WiFi radio (307), a BLUETOOTH radio (306), and a cellular network interface (308).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: Platform Science, Inc.
    Inventors: Don Son, Scott Kopchinsky, John C. Kennedy, Jacob Fields, Nathan Condell
  • Patent number: 12001068
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to an optical assembly for optical transceiver which is composed of two separate sub-assemblies including an assembly that is coupled with a substrate and has a post formed to have a central hollow into a multi-branched shape, for increasing the optical alignment efficiency between the optical elements included in the optical assembly for optical transceiver which involves multiple complicated and sophisticated processes, the optical assembly for optical transceiver being structured to drain out the epoxy resin or the refractive index matching material used when coupling the optical fiber inserted from the outside with the optical elements, whereby greatly reducing optical alignment errors caused by the epoxy resin or refractive index matching material, as well as directed to an optical transceiver using the optical assembly for optical transceiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: OPTOMIND INC.
    Inventors: Yung-sung Son, Hyun Ryong Cho, Sang-shin Lee, Young-geon Lee
  • Patent number: 12003196
    Abstract: A button type actuator according to one embodiment may comprise: a case; a button part having at least a part which is moved with respect to the case by a user's pressure; a vibrator connected to the button part and including a magnetic body; and a coil for generating a magnetic field on the vibrator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: CK MATERIALS LAB CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyeong Jun Kim, Jong Hun Lee, Ki Suk Son
  • Patent number: 12002955
    Abstract: Disclosed are a cathode active material for a lithium secondary battery including a core containing lithium composite metal oxide, and a coating layer disposed on the core, containing a mixture of lithium oxide, tungsten oxide, boron oxide and phosphorus oxide, and having an amorphous phase, and a lithium secondary battery including the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: L&F CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jaeshin Shin, Sun Hye Lim, Jeongsoo Son, Jihye Ku, Sung Kyun Chang, Sang Hoon Jeon, Ji Sun An
  • Publication number: 20240179899
    Abstract: A NAND flash device may include a peripheral circuit including a transistor, a substrate, and a device isolation region defining an active region of the substrate. The transistor may include a first gate structure on the active region. The transistor may include source and drain regions extending in a first direction in the active region on both sides of the first gate structure, which may include a first lightly-doped source and drain region adjacent to the first gate structure and a second lightly-doped source and drain region integrally connected thereto. The second lightly-doped source and drain region may be arranged farther from the first gate structure than the first lightly-doped source and drain region. The second lightly-doped source and drain region may have a smaller width in the second direction than a width of the first lightly-doped source and drain region in the second direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2023
    Publication date: May 30, 2024
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hakseon KIM, Nakjin SON, Dongjin LEE, Junhee LIM, Seongsu KIM, Hanmin CHO, Chiwoong HAM