Patents by Inventor Steven Kim

Steven 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: 20060184902
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, and computer program product are disclosed for selecting links in a page using an enhanced mouse pointer. The page is displayed in a data processing system that includes a mouse that includes a scroll wheel. Multiple links are included in the page. A standard mouse pointer is displayed in the page. An enhanced mouse pointer state is then invoked causing the standard mouse pointer to become an enhanced mouse pointer. In response to invoking the enhanced mouse pointer state, a closest one of the links in the page to the enhanced standard mouse pointer is determined. An enhanced mouse pointer indicator is displayed that extends from the enhanced mouse pointer to the determined closest one of the links. The links may be scrolled through by rotating the scroll wheel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2005
    Publication date: August 17, 2006
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Kent Hayes, Steven Kim, Oludare Kumolu-Johnson, Robert Uthe
  • Patent number: 7083576
    Abstract: An apparatus for delivering subcutaneous cavity marking devices. More particularly, the delivery devices may be used with biopsy systems permitting efficient placement of a biopsy marker within a cavity. The device may include an intermediate member which assists in deployment of the marking device. The devices may also include a deployment lock to prevent premature deployment of a biopsy marker. The invention may further include the capability to match an orientation of a biopsy probe which has been rotated upon procurement of a biopsy sample.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2006
    Inventors: Sascha Zarins, Steven Kim
  • Publication number: 20060168449
    Abstract: A system, method and program product for securing online chat conversations. The disclosed method includes the steps of capturing a chat conversation into an image file; adding a watermark to the image file; extracting the watermark from the watermarked image file; and validating the watermark.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2005
    Publication date: July 27, 2006
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Steven Kim, Francisco Moraes
  • Publication number: 20060080612
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, and computer instructions for presenting portlets in a document. A set of portlets are presented using a single portlet window in the document. The portlet window includes a set of tabs used to manipulate the portlets. Responsive to a selection of a particular tab in the set of tabs, content for a particular portlet associated with the particular tab in the set of tabs is presented. Functions may be provided to manipulate the portlets in the portlet windows.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2004
    Publication date: April 13, 2006
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Kent Hayes, Steven Kim, Robert Leah
  • Publication number: 20060075967
    Abstract: A substrate processing system is provided with a housing defining a process chamber. A substrate holder is disposed within the process chamber and configured to support a substrate during substrate processing. A gas delivery system is configured to introduce a gas into the process chamber. A pressure-control system is provided for maintaining a selected pressure within the process chamber. A high-density-plasma generating system is operatively coupled with the process chamber and includes a coil for inductively coupling energy into a plasma formed within the process chamber. It also includes magneto-dielectric material proximate the coil for concentrating a magnetic field generated by the coil. A controller is also provided for controlling the gas-delivery system, the pressure-control system, and the high-density-plasma generating system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2004
    Publication date: April 13, 2006
    Applicant: APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.
    Inventors: Siqing Lu, Canfeng Lai, Qiwei Liang, Maolin Long, Irene Chou, Jason Bloking, Steven Kim, Ellie Yieh
  • Publication number: 20060047728
    Abstract: A method, apparatus and computer instructions for updating a document. A selected user input to a portlet window in a set of portlet windows is detected, wherein current content is displayed in the portlet window. In response to detecting the selected user input, new content for the portlet window is requested from a server. A new content for the portlet window from the server is received. In response to receiving the new content for the portlet window, the current content with the new content without interrupting other portlet windows in the set is replaced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2004
    Publication date: March 2, 2006
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Steven Kim, Paul McMahan, Francisco de Toledo Moraes
  • Publication number: 20060048075
    Abstract: Enabling users to select a subset of elements represented by a rendered topology view, and in response, a new view comprising the selected elements is automatically created. Preferred embodiments render this subset view, referred to herein as a “tear-away view”, alongside the topology view from which the elements were selected, thereby enabling the user to focus on the selected elements in context of the bigger picture. An active correlation is preferably maintained between the views, such that various updates to one view are also reflected in the other view. Preferred embodiments automatically create a new data model underlying the tear-away view, and in one aspect, this data model and/or tear-away view may be persisted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2004
    Publication date: March 2, 2006
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Steven Kim
  • Publication number: 20060036969
    Abstract: A portal environment may include at least one detachable and reattachable portal page. The detachable and reattachable portal page may include a detach feature to detach the portal page from the portal environment. A reattach feature may be provided to reattach a detached portal page to the portal environment. In another embodiment, a method to detach and reattach at least one portal page may include detaching a selected portal page in response to activating a detach feature. The method may also include reattaching the detached portal page in response to activating a reattach feature. The selected, detached portal page may be transferred to a window in response to activating the detach feature. Tunneling communication may be provided between the detached portal page and the portal environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2004
    Publication date: February 16, 2006
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Patrick Guido, Steven Kim, Robert Leah, Paul McMahan
  • Publication number: 20060009684
    Abstract: A system for monitoring compliance to a health care regiment of testing includes a wireless communication device for sending and receiving communication signals, at least one bio-sensor within the wireless communication device for providing a medical test of an individual in accordance with the health care regiment, a memory within the wireless communication device for recording test results from the medical test, a carrier network for receiving data from the wireless communication device that includes test results, and a service provider for receiving the data via the carrier network, the service provider analyzing the test results in view of the healthcare regiment to determine if a message should be sent by the service provider to a receiving device of at least one of a mentor and a healthcare professional for the individual.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2005
    Publication date: January 12, 2006
    Inventor: Steven Kim
  • Publication number: 20050283524
    Abstract: A new or existing portlet queries the category attribute of other portlets on a portal page. The new or existing portlet may take a position adjacent to other portlets having the same category attribute. The new or existing portlet may adjust its size or one or more of the other portlets may adjust their size so that the portlets are aligned with one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2004
    Publication date: December 22, 2005
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Steven Kim
  • Publication number: 20050246632
    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for controlling where dynamically-added content will be positioned within the layout of a content aggregation view (e.g., for controlling where content that is created by a portlet will be rendered within a portal page). In preferred embodiments, weighting values are assigned to the content, and these values are used to determine the content's relative placement. The values may be assigned at development time, at deployment time, and/or at run time. Using disclosed techniques, content placement is more predictable and consistent, and related content can be grouped together when rendered even though that content is not simultaneously rendered.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2004
    Publication date: November 3, 2005
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Patrick Guido, Steven Kim, Robert Leah, Paul McMahan
  • Publication number: 20050223081
    Abstract: A portal may include at least one detachable portlet and a detach feature included in the at least one detachable portlet. In another embodiment, a method to detach and reattach at least one portlet to a portal may include detaching a selected portlet in response to activating a detach feature. The method may also include reattaching the detached portlet in response to activating a reattach feature. The selected, detached portlet may be transferred to a window in response to activating the detach feature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2004
    Publication date: October 6, 2005
    Inventors: Paul McMahan, Steven Kim, Patrick Guido, Robert Leah
  • Publication number: 20050149010
    Abstract: Devices and methods for cooling microwave antennas are disclosed herein. The cooling systems can be used with various types of microwave antennas. One variation generally comprises a handle portion with an elongate outer jacket extending from the handle portion. A microwave antenna is positioned within the handle and outer jacket such that cooling fluid pumped into the handle comes into contact directly along a portion of the length, or a majority of the length, or the entire length of the antenna to allow for direct convective cooling. Other variations include cooling sheaths which form defined cooling channels around a portion of the antenna. Yet another variation includes passively-cooled systems which utilize expandable balloons to urge tissue away from the surface of the microwave antenna as well as cooling sheaths which are cooled through endothermic chemical reactions. Furthermore, the microwave antennas themselves can have cooling lumens integrated directly therethrough.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2005
    Publication date: July 7, 2005
    Applicant: Vivant Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Roman Turovskiy, Steven Kim
  • Publication number: 20050085881
    Abstract: Various high-strength microwave antenna assemblies are described herein. The microwave antenna has a radiating portion connected by a feedline to a power generating source, e.g., a generator. The antenna is a dipole antenna with the distal end of the radiating portion being tapered and terminating at a tip to allow for direct insertion into tissue. Antenna rigidity comes from placing distal and proximal radiating portions in a pre-stressed state, assembling them via threaded or overlapping joints, or fixedly attaching an inner conductor to the distal portion. The inner conductor is affixed to the distal portion by, e.g., welding, brazing, soldering, or by adhesives. A junction member made from a hard dielectric material, e.g., ceramic, can be placed between the two portions and can have uniform or non-uniform shapes to accommodate varying antenna designs. Electrical chokes may also be used to contain returning currents to the distal end of the antenna.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2004
    Publication date: April 21, 2005
    Applicant: Vivant Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Mani Prakash, Francesca Rossetto, Anthony Lee, Steven Kim, Ted Su, Jonathan Glassman
  • Publication number: 20050086586
    Abstract: A portion of a table is displayed in a window having a viewable area. For at least one row, information from one or more columns outside the viewable area of the window is displayed in a hovering row, which may be displayed below the associated row. Column headers may be displayed with the hovering row. The hovering row is dynamically displayed or not displayed in response to user input, such as moving a cursor over an icon associated with the row. Static display of the hovering row is toggled in response to user input, such as (de)selecting a toggle button icon associated with the row. The hovering row is not displayed if all information in columns outside the viewable window area cannot be displayed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2003
    Publication date: April 21, 2005
    Inventor: Steven Kim
  • Patent number: 6878147
    Abstract: Various high-strength microwave antenna assemblies are described herein. The microwave antenna has a radiating portion connected by a feedline to a power generating source, e.g., a generator. The antenna is a dipole antenna with the distal end of the radiating portion being tapered and terminating at a tip to allow for direct insertion into tissue. Antenna rigidity comes from placing distal and proximal radiating portions in a pre-stressed state, assembling them via threaded or overlapping joints, or fixedly attaching an inner conductor to the distal portion. The inner conductor is affixed to the distal portion by, e.g., welding, brazing, soldering, or by adhesives. A junction member made from a hard dielectric material, e.g., ceramic, can be placed between the two portions and can have uniform or non-uniform shapes to accommodate varying antenna designs. Electrical chokes may also be used to contain returning currents to the distal end of the antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2005
    Assignee: Vivant Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Mani Prakash, Francesca Rossetto, Anthony Lee, Steven Kim, Ted Su, Jonathan Glassman
  • Publication number: 20050062666
    Abstract: Various high-strength microwave antenna assemblies are described herein. The microwave antenna has a radiating portion connected by a feedline to a power generating source, e.g., a generator. The antenna is a dipole antenna with the distal end of the radiating portion being tapered and terminating at a tip to allow for direct insertion into tissue. Antenna rigidity comes from placing distal and proximal radiating portions in a pre-stressed state, assembling them via threaded or overlapping joints, or fixedly attaching an inner conductor to the distal portion. The inner conductor is affixed to the distal portion by, e.g., welding, brazing, soldering, or by adhesives. A junction member made from a hard dielectric material, e.g., ceramic, can be placed between the two portions and can have uniform or non-uniform shapes to accommodate varying antenna designs. Electrical chokes may also be used to contain returning currents to the distal end of the antenna.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2004
    Publication date: March 24, 2005
    Applicant: Vivant Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Mani Prakash, Francesca Rossetto, Anthony Lee, Steven Kim, Ted Su, Jonathan Glassman
  • Publication number: 20050015081
    Abstract: Devices and methods for cooling microwave antennas are disclosed herein. The cooling systems can be used with various types of microwave antennas. One variation generally comprises a handle portion with an elongate outer jacket extending from the handle portion. A microwave antenna is positioned within the handle and outer jacket such that cooling fluid pumped into the handle comes into contact directly along a portion of the length, or a majority of the length, or the entire length of the antenna to allow for direct convective cooling. Other variations include cooling sheaths which form defined cooling channels around a portion of the antenna. Yet another variation includes passively-cooled systems which utilize expandable balloons to urge tissue away from the surface of the microwave antenna as well as cooling sheaths which are cooled through endothermic chemical reactions. Furthermore, the microwave antennas themselves can have cooling lumens integrated directly therethrough.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2003
    Publication date: January 20, 2005
    Inventors: Roman Turovskiy, Steven Kim
  • Publication number: 20040267156
    Abstract: This invention is an improved tissue-localizing device with an electrically energized locator element for fixedly yet removably marking a volume of tissue containing a suspect region for excision. The electrical energizing of the locator element facilitates the penetration of the locator element in to subject's tissue and minimizes resistance due to dense or calcified tissues. At least one locator element is deployed into tissue and assumes a predetermined curvilinear shape to define a tissue border containing a suspect tissue region along a path. Multiple locator elements may be deployed to further define the tissue volume along additional paths defining the tissue volume border that do not penetrate the volume. Delivery of electric current may be achieved through monopolar or bipolar electronic configuration depending on design needs. Various energy sources, e.g. radio frequency, microwave or ultrasound, may be implemented in this energized tissue-localizing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2004
    Publication date: December 30, 2004
    Applicant: Vivant Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Roman Turovskiy, Ted Su, Steven Kim, Mani Prakash
  • Patent number: 6800177
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for fabricating a carbon thin film are disclosed in the present invention. The apparatus includes a vacuum chamber having a substrate mounted therein, a sputter target inside the vacuum chamber facing into the substrate, a cesium supplying unit inside the vacuum chamber in a shape of a shield to a circumference of the target and supplying cesium vapor onto a surface of the sputter target through a plurality of openings, and a heating wire surrounding the cesium supplying unit and maintaining the cesium supplying unit at a constant pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2004
    Assignee: Plasmion Corporation
    Inventors: Kyung-Ho Shin, Steven Kim