Patents by Inventor Sungwhan An

Sungwhan 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).

  • Publication number: 20180331152
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a vehicle lamp, and more particularly, a vehicle lamp using a semiconductor light emitting device. The vehicle lamp according to the present invention includes a light source unit, and the light source unit includes a wiring board, and a plurality of semiconductor light emitting devices electrically connected to the wiring board and arranged along a plurality of rows, wherein the plurality of semiconductor light emitting devices include first semiconductor light emitting devices arranged at preset intervals along a first row of the plurality of rows, and second semiconductor light emitting devices arranged at the preset intervals along a second row neighboring to the first row, and wherein each of the second semiconductor light emitting devices is disposed between neighboring first semiconductor light emitting devices of the first semiconductor light emitting devices so as to form triangular arrays with the first semiconductor light emitting devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2017
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventor: Sungwhan LEE
  • Publication number: 20180313514
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a vehicle lamp, specifically, a vehicle lamp using a semiconductor light emitting device. A vehicle lamp according to the present invention includes a light source unit to emit light, and the light source unit includes a wiring board, a plurality of semiconductor light emitting devices arranged on one surface of the wiring board, a first wiring electrically connected to a first group including a part of the semiconductor light emitting devices and disposed on the one surface of the wiring board, a second wiring electrically connected to a second group including another part of the semiconductor light emitting devices and extending to another surface of the wiring board through via holes formed through the wiring board, and a third wiring electrically connected to the semiconductor light emitting devices included in the first and second groups and forming a common electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2017
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventor: Sungwhan LEE
  • Publication number: 20180312102
    Abstract: A vehicle lamp including a base portion; and a plurality of light source modules arranged on one surface of the base portion. Further, each of the light source modules includes a plurality of semiconductor light emitting devices, and a plurality of electrodes electrically connected to the semiconductor light emitting devices. At least first side included in the light source modules faces a second side of a neighboring light source module, and the plurality of electrodes are arranged on sides facing to each other, respectively, such that the light source modules are electrically connected to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2017
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Sechul PARK, Mingu KANG, Hooyoung SONG, Sungwhan LEE
  • Publication number: 20180313513
    Abstract: A vehicle lamp includes a plurality of light emitting modules electrically connected together. Each of the light emitting modules includes a wiring board, a plurality of semiconductor light emitting devices arranged on one surface of the wiring board, a first wiring electrically connected to first conductive electrodes of the semiconductor light emitting devices and arranged on the one surface of the wiring board, and a second wiring electrically connected to second conductive electrodes of the semiconductor light emitting devices and extending to another surface of the wiring board through a via hole. The first wiring of at least one of the light emitting modules and the second wiring of the neighboring light source module overlap each other in a thickness direction of the light emitting modules, such that the light emitting modules are connected in series.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2017
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Sechul PARK, Mingu KANG, Hooyoung SONG, Sungwhan LEE
  • Patent number: 10007503
    Abstract: An embodiment discloses an electronic device capable of performing an upgrade to an Operating System (OS) having enhanced security without deleting any user data in an electronic device having an OS and a method of operating the same. An embodiment discloses a method of upgrading an OS of an electronic device. The method includes detecting operating system upgrade initiation. The method also includes generating labeling information on each piece of user data; and relabeling the user data based on the labeling information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Junho Ha, Alice Lee Chu, Changwook Lee, Xinwen Zhang, Sungwhan Moon, Kukjin Bae, Suyong Yang
  • Patent number: 9711235
    Abstract: A nonvolatile memory device includes a voltage generating circuit configured to generate voltages applied to word lines corresponding to a selected memory block among memory blocks. The voltage generating circuit includes voltage source lines having linear voltages, a first voltage generating unit configured to generate a first voltage and apply the generated first voltage to a first voltage source line among the voltage source lines, a second voltage generating unit configured to generate a second voltage and apply the generated second voltage to a second voltage source line among the voltage source lines, and a linear voltage generator having a resistor string connected between the first voltage source line and the second voltage source line. At least one of the voltage source lines has a voltage distributed between the first voltage and the second voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Venkataramana Gangasani, Jin-Yub Lee, Sungwhan Seo, Won-Tae Kim, Dojeon Lee, Yohan Lee
  • Publication number: 20170117054
    Abstract: A nonvolatile memory device includes a voltage generating circuit configured to generate voltages applied to word lines corresponding to a selected memory block among memory blocks. The voltage generating circuit includes voltage source lines having linear voltages, a first voltage generating unit configured to generate a first voltage and apply the generated first voltage to a first voltage source line among the voltage source lines, a second voltage generating unit configured to generate a second voltage and apply the generated second voltage to a second voltage source line among the voltage source lines, and a linear voltage generator having a resistor string connected between the first voltage source line and the second voltage source line. At least one of the voltage source lines has a voltage distributed between the first voltage and the second voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2016
    Publication date: April 27, 2017
    Inventors: VENKATARAMANA GANGASANI, JIN-YUB LEE, SUNGWHAN SEO, WON-TAE KIM, DOJEON LEE, YOHAN LEE
  • Publication number: 20160324486
    Abstract: The present disclosure includes a medical monitoring hub as the center of monitoring for a monitored patient. The hub includes configurable medical ports and serial ports for communicating with other medical devices in the patient's proximity. Moreover, the hub communicates with a portable patient monitor. The monitor, when docked with the hub provides display graphics different from when undocked, the display graphics including anatomical information. The hub assembles the often vast amount of electronic medical data, associates it with the monitored patient, and in some embodiments, communicates the data to the patient's medical records.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2016
    Publication date: November 10, 2016
    Inventors: Ammar Al-Ali, Eric Karl Kinast, Bilal Muhsin, Massi Joe E. Kiani, Anand Sampath, Sungwhan Cha, Keith Ward Indorf, Nicholas Evan Barker
  • Publication number: 20160327984
    Abstract: The present disclosure includes a medical monitoring hub as the center of monitoring for a monitored patient. The hub includes configurable medical ports and serial ports for communicating with other medical devices in the patient's proximity. Moreover, the hub communicates with a portable patient monitor. The monitor, when docked with the hub provides display graphics different from when undocked, the display graphics including anatomical information. The hub assembles the often vast amount of electronic medical data, associates it with the monitored patient, and in some embodiments, communicates the data to the patient's medical records.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2016
    Publication date: November 10, 2016
    Inventors: Ammar Al-Ali, Eric Karl Kinast, Bilal Muhsin, Massi Joe E. Kiani, Anand Sampath, Sungwhan Cha, Keith Ward Indorf, Nicholas Evan Barker
  • Patent number: 9437317
    Abstract: An external power control method includes determining whether to apply a second external voltage to a first node according to a drop of a first external voltage; generating a flag signal according to a drop of the second external voltage when the second external voltage is applied to the first node; transferring a voltage of the first node to a second node in response to the flag signal; and discharging at least one voltage of an internal circuit connected to the second node in response to the flag signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: TaeHyun Kim, June-Hong Park, Sungwhan Seo, Jinyub Lee
  • Patent number: 9424940
    Abstract: A nonvolatile memory device includes a substrate, a plurality of memory cells stacked in a direction perpendicular to the substrate, word lines connected to the memory cells, a ground select transistor between the memory cells and the substrate, a ground select transistor between the memory cells and the substrate, a ground select line connected to the ground select transistor, a bit line on the memory cells, and a string select transistor between the memory cells and the bit line. In an erase operation, the ground select line is floated at a time when a specific time passes after the erase voltage is provided to the substrate. And the ground select line is floated at different times depending on a temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Gyosoo Choo, Dongku Kang, Sungwhan Seo, Moosung Kim
  • Publication number: 20160153050
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the novel use of syndecan-2 (SDC2) gene as a CpG methylation biomarker for detecting precancerous lesions, and more particularly, to the use of the SDC2 gene as a biomarker to early diagnose colorectal precancerous lesions by measuring the degree of methylation of the SDC2 gene. The present invention provides a method of providing information for diagnosis of precancerous lesions by detecting methylation of the CpG islands of the SDC2 gene. In addition, the use of the methylation detection and kit according to the present invention makes it possible to diagnose colorectal precancerous lesions at an early transformation stage, thus enabling the early diagnosis of colorectal precancerous lesions. Furthermore, the methylation detection method and kit of the present invention enables colorectal precancerous lesions to be effectively diagnosed in an accurate and rapid manner compared to conventional methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2014
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Applicant: GENOMICTREE, INC.
    Inventors: Sungwhan An, Tae Jeong Oh
  • Publication number: 20150364204
    Abstract: An external power control method includes determining whether to apply a second external voltage to a first node according to a drop of a first external voltage; generating a flag signal according to a drop of the second external voltage when the second external voltage is applied to the first node; transferring a voltage of the first node to a second node in response to the flag signal; and discharging at least one voltage of an internal circuit connected to the second node in response to the flag signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2015
    Publication date: December 17, 2015
    Inventors: Tae Hyun KIM, June-Hong Park, Sungwhan Seo, Jin-Yub Lee
  • Patent number: 9147488
    Abstract: An external power control method includes determining whether to apply a second external voltage to a first node according to a drop of a first external voltage; generating a flag signal according to a drop of the second external voltage when the second external voltage is applied to the first node; transferring a voltage of the first node to a second node in response to the flag signal; and discharging at least one voltage of an internal circuit connected to the second node in response to the flag signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: TaeHyun Kim, June-Hong Park, Sungwhan Seo, Jinyub Lee
  • Publication number: 20150252068
    Abstract: The invention provides, inter alia, immunoinhibitory glycosphingolipids and immunoinhibitory alpha-galactosylceamides and compositions and preparations thereof, and methods of use thereof including in the treatment of conditions characterized by increased iNKT cells and/or activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2013
    Publication date: September 10, 2015
    Inventors: Dennis L. Kasper, Dingding An, Sungwhan Oh, Richard S. Blumberg, Torsten Olszak, Joana Pereira Das Neves
  • Patent number: 9076511
    Abstract: A nonvolatile memory device includes a memory cell array; and a high voltage generator arranged to generate a high voltage to be supplied to the memory cell array. The high voltage generator includes a pump unit block having a plurality of pump units supplied with an external voltage and at least one of the pumps is engaged in pumping the external voltage to a higher, output, voltage, at a steady clock rate. The number of pumps engaged in pumping is increased until a predetermined period has elapsed. The rate at which the number of pumps is increased depends upon the value of the external voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Taehyun Kim, Youngcho Kim, Youngsun Min, Sungwhan Seo
  • Publication number: 20150121357
    Abstract: An embodiment discloses an electronic device capable of performing an upgrade to an Operating System (OS) having enhanced security without deleting any user data in an electronic device having an OS and a method of operating the same. An embodiment discloses a method of upgrading an OS of an electronic device. The method includes detecting operating system upgrade initiation. The method also includes generating labeling information on each piece of user data; and relabeling the user data based on the labeling information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2014
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Inventors: Junho Ha, Alice Lee Chu, Changwook Lee, Xinwen Zhang, Sungwhan Moon, Kukjin Bae, Suyong Yang
  • Patent number: 8915356
    Abstract: Some embodiments of the present disclosure include a key management system and organizer for storing a plurality of keys. The key management system and organizer may include a first component and a second component, which together form a case. The first component may have a first clearance opening, a first magnet proximate to the first clearance opening, and a second magnet distal from the first clearance opening. The second component may have a second clearance opening, a first compatible magnet proximate to the second clearance opening, and a second compatible magnet distal from the second clearance opening. Each of the first component and the second component may have a pad adhered to an interior surface thereof. The first magnet and the second magnet may engage with the first compatible magnet and the second compatible magnet, creating a case having an interior configured to accommodate a plurality of keys.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2014
    Inventors: Sungwhan Cha, Yoonjung Kim
  • Publication number: 20140233337
    Abstract: A nonvolatile memory device includes a memory cell array; and a high voltage generator arranged to generate a high voltage to be supplied to the memory cell array. The high voltage generator includes a pump unit block having a plurality of pump units supplied with an external voltage and at least one of the pumps is engaged in pumping the external voltage to a higher, output, voltage, at a steady clock rate. The number of pumps engaged in pumping is increased until a predetermined period has elapsed. The rate at which the number of pumps is increased depends upon the value of the external voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2013
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Taehyun Kim, Youngcho Kim, Youngsun Min, Sungwhan Seo
  • Publication number: 20140204680
    Abstract: An external power control method includes determining whether to apply a second external voltage to a first node according to a drop of a first external voltage; generating a flag signal according to a drop of the second external voltage when the second external voltage is applied to the first node; transferring a voltage of the first node to a second node in response to the flag signal; and discharging at least one voltage of an internal circuit connected to the second node in response to the flag signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2013
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: TaeHyun KIM, June-Hong PARK, Sungwhan SEO, Jinyub LEE