Patents by Inventor Suk Min Kim

Suk Min 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: 20250112386
    Abstract: A plug connector for a board-to-board connector according to an embodiment includes: a connector main body which includes one pair of first sidewalls extended in a first direction and facing each other, and one pair of second sidewalls extended in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, and facing each other; one pair of fitting nails which are over-molded in the plug connector; and a plurality of plug terminals which are over-molded on the one pair of second sidewalls, wherein each of the one pair of fitting nails includes: an upper surface contacting an upper end of the first sidewall; a central reinforcement portion which is curved downward from the upper surface to come into contact with at least a portion of an outer surface of the first sidewall; one pair of lateral reinforcement portions which are extended from the upper surface and are curved downward to come into contact with at least portions of respective outer surfaces of the one pair of second sidewalls; and one pair of arm porti
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2024
    Publication date: April 3, 2025
    Inventors: Suk Min Kim, Jin Hyup Chang
  • Patent number: 12191590
    Abstract: A plug connector for a board-to-board connector according to an embodiment includes: a connector main body which includes one pair of first sidewalls extended in a first direction and facing each other, and one pair of second sidewalls extended in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, and facing each other; one pair of fitting nails which are over-molded in the plug connector; and a plurality of plug terminals which are over-molded on the one pair of second sidewalls, wherein each of the one pair of fitting nails includes: an upper surface contacting an upper end of the first sidewall; a central reinforcement portion which is curved downward from the upper surface to come into contact with at least a portion of an outer surface of the first sidewall; one pair of lateral reinforcement portions which are extended from the upper surface and are curved downward to come into contact with at least portions of respective outer surfaces of the one pair of second sidewalls; and one pair of arm porti
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: Molex, LLC
    Inventors: Suk Min Kim, Jin Hyup Chang
  • Publication number: 20250004011
    Abstract: Proposed is a test socket for preventing signal loss, and the test socket includes an insulating support part in a form of a plate, first conductive parts each provided with a plurality of first conductive particles arranged along a thickness direction of the insulating support part, the first conductive parts each having both end parts thereof respectively in contact with facing power or signal terminals, a second conductive part provided with a plurality of second conductive particles, configured to have both end parts thereof respectively in contact with facing ground terminals, and electrically separated from each first conductive part by the insulating support part, and shield parts each provided with a plurality of third conductive particles, configured to surround the respective first conductive parts, electrically separated from the respective first conductive parts by the insulating support part, and electrically connected to the second conductive part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2024
    Publication date: January 2, 2025
    Inventors: Jea Hyoung LEE, Suk Min KIM, Jun Cheol PARK, Hak Jae JOO
  • Publication number: 20240279691
    Abstract: Provided are a composition, a device, a filter, a method and the like, which convert toxic carbon monoxide and/or carbon dioxide in waste gas to formic acid without by-products at room temperature and at room pressure by using carbon monoxide dehydrogenase and formic acid dehydrogenase. The composition, the device, the filter, the method and the like enable the removal of carbon monoxide which is emitted in a great amount from industries such as petrochemical and steel industry and tobacco combustion, household cooking appliances, and various boiler combustion, through a cigarette filter, an air purifier, a household cooking appliance suction filter, a gas boiler, etc. Accordingly, the production method can be variously applied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2021
    Publication date: August 22, 2024
    Applicant: UNIST(ULSAN NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY)
    Inventors: Yong Hwan Kim, Jin Hee Lee, Ho Wan Hwang, Byoung Wook Jeon, Suk Min Kim, Sung Heuck Kang
  • Patent number: 12057651
    Abstract: A plug connector according to an embodiment includes: a connector main body which includes one pair of first sidewalls extended in a first direction and facing each other, and one pair of second sidewalls extended in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, and facing each other; one pair of fitting nails which are coupled to the connector main body; and a plurality of plug terminals which are coupled to the one pair of second sidewalls, wherein each of the one pair of fitting nails includes: an upper surface which is in contact with an upper end of the first sidewall; a central reinforcement portion which is curved downward from the upper surface to come into contact with at least a portion of an outer surface of the first sidewall; and one pair of lateral reinforcement portions which are extended from both ends of the upper surface in the second direction to come into contact with an upper end of the second sidewall, wherein the central reinforcement portion includes a central solder portion
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    Inventors: Suk Min Kim, Jin Hyup Chang
  • Patent number: 11936139
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a plug connector and a board-to-board connector, and a receptacle connector connected with a plug connector to electrically connect one pair of boards includes: a receptacle housing including: one pair of sidewall portions protruding along both side borders of a bottom portion facing each other; the other pair of sidewall portions protruding along the other both side borders of the bottom portion facing each other and connected with the one pair of sidewall portions; a center protrusion portion protruding from a center of the bottom portion; and a connection recess portion formed between the one pair of sidewall portions and the other pair of sidewall portions, and the center protrusion portion; a plurality of receptacle terminals coupled along insides of the one pair of sidewall portions, each of the receptacle terminals coming into contact with a terminal of the plug connector through a single contact point; and a receptacle metal shell including: fitting nail portions coup
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: MOLEX, LLC
    Inventors: Suk Min Kim, Jin Hyup Chang
  • Publication number: 20230323313
    Abstract: Provided is a carbon monoxide (CO) dehydrogenase with increased oxygen resistance and/or enzyme activity, specifically, a mutant CO dehydrogenase with increased oxygen resistance and/or enzyme activity by mutating amino acid residues. The CO dehydrogenase may detoxify toxic carbon monoxide at room temperature and pressure by easily oxidizing carbon monoxide and converting the same into carbon dioxide, and may effectively oxidize carbon monoxide even in gas including oxygen. Furthermore, since it is possible to remove carbon monoxide, which is emitted in large quantities in industries such as petrochemical and steel industries, cigarette burning, household cooking, various boilers, and combustion, through cigarette filters, air purifiers, intake filters in household cooking equipment, gas boilers, etc. the CO dehydrogenase may be utilized in various ways.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2020
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Applicant: UNIST(ULSAN NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY)
    Inventors: Yong Hwan Kim, Suk Min Kim, Jin Hee Lee
  • Patent number: 11538517
    Abstract: According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a semiconductor memory device includes a bit line sense amplifier coupled between a pull-up voltage line and a pull-down voltage line, and suitable for sensing a voltage difference between first and second bit lines by sequentially performing a precharge operation, an offset cancellation operation, a charge sharing operation, and an amplification operation, wherein the bit line sense amplifier pre-biases a voltage level of the second bit line depending on a voltage level of the first bit line during the charge sharing operation; and a driving circuit suitable for supplying operating voltages to the pull-up voltage line and the pull-down voltage line during the offset cancellation operation, the charge sharing operation, and the amplification operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventor: Suk Min Kim
  • Publication number: 20220320766
    Abstract: A plug connector for a board-to-board connector according to an embodiment includes: a connector main body which includes one pair of first sidewalls extended in a first direction and facing each other, and one pair of second sidewalls extended in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, and facing each other; one pair of fitting nails which are over-molded in the plug connector; and a plurality of plug terminals which are over-molded on the one pair of second sidewalls, wherein each of the one pair of fitting nails includes: an upper surface contacting an upper end of the first sidewall; a central reinforcement portion which is curved downward from the upper surface to come into contact with at least a portion of an outer surface of the first sidewall; one pair of lateral reinforcement portions which are extended from the upper surface and are curved downward to come into contact with at least portions of respective outer surfaces of the one pair of second sidewalls; and one pair of arm porti
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2022
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Applicant: Molex, LLC
    Inventors: Suk Min KIM, Jin Hyup CHANG
  • Publication number: 20220320772
    Abstract: A plug connector according to an embodiment includes: a connector main body which includes one pair of first sidewalls extended in a first direction and facing each other, and one pair of second sidewalls extended in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, and facing each other; one pair of fitting nails which are coupled to the connector main body; and a plurality of plug terminals which are coupled to the one pair of second sidewalls, wherein each of the one pair of fitting nails includes: an upper surface which is in contact with an upper end of the first sidewall; a central reinforcement portion which is curved downward from the upper surface to come into contact with at least a portion of an outer surface of the first sidewall; and one pair of lateral reinforcement portions which are extended from both ends of the upper surface in the second direction to come into contact with an upper end of the second sidewall, wherein the central reinforcement portion includes a central solder portion
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2022
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Applicant: Molex, LLC
    Inventors: Suk Min KIM, Jin Hyup CHANG
  • Publication number: 20220157369
    Abstract: According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a semiconductor memory device includes a bit line sense amplifier coupled between a pull-up voltage line and a pull-down voltage line, and suitable for sensing a voltage difference between first and second bit lines by sequentially performing a precharge operation, an offset cancellation operation, a charge sharing operation, and an amplification operation, wherein the bit line sense amplifier pre-biases a voltage level of the second bit line depending on a voltage level of the first bit line during the charge sharing operation; and a driving circuit suitable for supplying operating voltages to the pull-up voltage line and the pull-down voltage line during the offset cancellation operation, the charge sharing operation, and the amplification operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2021
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Inventor: Suk Min KIM
  • Publication number: 20220094112
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a plug connector and a board-to-board connector, and a receptacle connector connected with a plug connector to electrically connect one pair of boards includes: a receptacle housing including: one pair of sidewall portions protruding along both side borders of a bottom portion facing each other; the other pair of sidewall portions protruding along the other both side borders of the bottom portion facing each other and connected with the one pair of sidewall portions; a center protrusion portion protruding from a center of the bottom portion; and a connection recess portion formed between the one pair of sidewall portions and the other pair of sidewall portions, and the center protrusion portion; a plurality of receptacle terminals coupled along insides of the one pair of sidewall portions, each of the receptacle terminals coming into contact with a terminal of the plug connector through a single contact point; and a receptacle metal shell including: fitting nail portions coup
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2020
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Applicant: Molex, LLC
    Inventors: Suk Min KIM, Jin Hyup CHANG
  • Patent number: 9847590
    Abstract: This invention relates to a connector, and more specifically, to a shield type connector which reinforces the strength of a housing and an actuator. The shield type connector of this invention includes a housing metal shell made of a metallic material, furnished in the housing in order to reinforce the strength of the housing, and an actuator metal shell made of a metallic material, furnished in the actuator in order to reinforce the strength of the actuator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: Molex, LLC
    Inventors: Kwang Sik Kim, Suk Min Kim
  • Publication number: 20160336668
    Abstract: This invention relates to a connector, and more specifically, to a shield type connector which reinforces the strength of a housing and an actuator. The shield type connector of this invention comprises: a housing metal shell made of a metallic material, furnished in the housing in order to reinforce the strength of the housing; and an actuator metal shell made of a metallic material, furnished in the actuator in order to reinforce the strength of the actuator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2015
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Applicant: Molex, LLC
    Inventors: Kwang Sik KIM, Suk Min KIM
  • Patent number: 9362642
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a connector for contacting a flexible cable with a printed circuit board (hereinafter “PCB”) that enables the connector to contact the flexible cable directly to the PCB without using a terminal as a medium. The connector includes a housing that is fixed to a PCB and forms an insertion space between it and the PCB, where into a flexible cable is inserted; and an actuator mounted rotatably on the housing that pushes downward on the top of the flexible cable inserted into the insertion space so as to put the conductor part of the flexible cable in direct contact with the conductor part of the top of the PCB.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: Molex, LLC
    Inventors: Suk Min Kim, Kwan Yeong Hwang
  • Patent number: 9284582
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for preparing a mutant E. coli strain, capable of simultaneously using glucose and xylose, by genetic engineering and evolutionary adaptation; the mutant E. coli prepared using the same; and a method for producing biofuels, biologically active ingredients, medicinal materials or base chemicals for the chemical industry using the mutant E. coli. Being capable of simultaneously using glucose and xylose, in contrast to wild-type E. coli, the mutant E. coli can be effectively applied to the enzymatic saccharification process of producing biofuels from a biomass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: UNIST Academy-Industry Research Corporation
    Inventors: Sung Kuk Lee, Goo Hee Kim, Seong Hun Jeong, Suk Min Kim, Bae Young Choi
  • Publication number: 20150318631
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a connector for contacting a flexible cable with a printed circuit board (hereinafter “PCB”) that enables the connector to contact the flexible cable directly to the PCB without using a terminal as a medium. The connector includes a housing that is fixed to a PCB and forms an insertion space between it and the PCB, whereinto a flexible cable is inserted; and an actuator mounted rotatably on the housing that pushes downward on the top of the flexible cable inserted into the insertion space so as to put the conductor part of the flexible cable in direct contact with the conductor part of the top of the PCB.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2015
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Applicant: Molex Incorporated
    Inventors: Suk Min KIM, Kwan Yeong HWANG
  • Patent number: 9130323
    Abstract: The flexible cable mounting structure of the Present Disclosure is a flexible cable connector comprising a housing, whereon a contact terminal is mounted that enables insertion and withdrawal of the flexible cable and contact with the flexible cable. An actuator that opens/closes is installed in such a way as to enable rotation on the housing. A fitting nail is furnished on the housing and fixes the housing to the PCB. The fully-assembled flexible cable connector, wherein the contact terminal, actuator, and fitting nail have each been mounted to the housing, passes through from the bottom to the top of the PCB, and the bottom of the contact terminal and bottom of the fitting nail are soldered to the lower surface of the PCB.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: Molex Incorporated
    Inventor: Suk Min Kim
  • Publication number: 20150050691
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for preparing a mutant E. coli strain, capable of simultaneously using glucose and xylose, by genetic engineering and evolutionary adaptation; the mutant E. coli prepared using the same; and a method for producing biofuels, biologically active ingredients, medicinal materials or base chemicals for the chemical industry using the mutant E. coli. Being capable of simultaneously using glucose and xylose, in contrast to wild-type E. coli, the mutant E. coli can be effectively applied to the enzymatic saccharification process of producing biofuels from a biomass.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2014
    Publication date: February 19, 2015
    Applicant: UNIST ACADEMY-INDUSTRY RESEARCH CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sung Kuk LEE, Goo Hee KIM, Seong Hun JEONG, Suk Min KIM, Bae Young CHOI
  • Publication number: 20140363990
    Abstract: The flexible cable mounting structure of the Present Disclosure is a flexible cable connector comprising a housing, whereon a contact terminal is mounted that enables insertion and withdrawal of the flexible cable and contact with the flexible cable. An actuator that opens/closes is installed in such a way as to enable rotation on the housing. A fitting nail is furnished on the housing and fixes the housing to the PCB. The fully-assembled flexible cable connector, wherein the contact terminal, actuator, and fitting nail have each been mounted to the housing, passes through from the bottom to the top of the PCB, and the bottom of the contact terminal and bottom of the fitting nail are soldered to the lower surface of the PCB.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2014
    Publication date: December 11, 2014
    Applicant: Molex Incorporated
    Inventor: Suk Min KIM