Patents by Inventor Tae-Geun An

Tae-Geun 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: 20150214501
    Abstract: Provided is an organic light emitting device including a transparent electrode in which conducting filaments are formed and a method of manufacturing the same. In the organic light emitting device, a transparent electrode of an organic light emitting device is formed by using a resistance change material which has high transmittance with respect to light in a UV wavelength range and of which resistance state is to be changed from a high resistance state into a low resistance state due to conducting filaments, which current can flow through, formed in the material if a voltage exceeding a threshold voltage inherent in a material is applied to the material, so that it is possible to obtain the transparent electrode having high transmittance with respect to light in a UV wavelength range as well as light in a visible wavelength range generated by the organic light emitting device and having high conductivity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2013
    Publication date: July 30, 2015
    Applicant: KOREA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH AND BUSINESS FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Tae Geun Kim, Hee-Dong Kim
  • Patent number: 9088045
    Abstract: A silicon-based negative active material that includes a core including silicon oxide represented by SiOx (0<x<2); and a coating layer including metal oxide, and the metal of the metal oxide includes aluminum (Al), titanium (Ti), cobalt (Co), magnesium (Mg), calcium (Ca), potassium (K), sodium (Na), boron (B), strontium (Sr), barium (Ba), manganese (Mn), nickel (Ni), vanadium (V), iron (Fe), copper (Cu), phosphorus (P), scandium (Sc), zirconium (Zr), niobium (Nb), chromium (Cr), and/or molybdenum (Mo), the core has a concentration gradient where an atom % concentration of a silicon (Si) element decreases to the center of the core, and an atom % concentration of an oxygen (O) element increases to the center, and a depth from the surface contacting the coating layer where a concentration of the silicon (Si) element is about 55 atom % corresponds to about 2% to about 20% of a diameter of the core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang-Eun Park, Young-Ugk Kim, Young-Hwan Kim, Sang-Min Lee, Duck-Chul Hwang, Young-Jun Lee, Young-Min Kim, Tae-Geun Kim, Seung-Ho Na, Ung-Kuk Heo, Deuk-Hwa Lee
  • Publication number: 20150168822
    Abstract: A reflective extreme ultraviolet mask includes a mask substrate having an exposing region and a peripheral region, the mask substrate including a light-scattering portion in the peripheral region, a reflective layer on an upper surface of the mask substrate, the reflective layer having a first opening exposing the light-scattering portion, and an absorbing layer pattern on the reflective layer, the absorbing layer pattern having a second opening in light communication with the first opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2015
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Inventors: Tae-Geun KIM, Dong-Wan KIM, Dong-Gun LEE, Seong-Sue KIM
  • Publication number: 20150171262
    Abstract: Provided are a light emitting device including a transparent electrode having high transmittance with respect to light in a UV wavelength range as well as in a visible wavelength range and good ohmic contact characteristic with respect to a semiconductor layer and and a method of manufacturing the light emitting device. A transparent electrode of a light emitting device is formed by using a resistance change material which has high transmittance with respect to light in a UV wavelength range and of which resistance state is to be changed from a high resistance state into a low resistance state due to conducting filaments, which current can flow through, formed in the material if a voltage exceeding a threshold voltage inherent in a material applied to the material, so that it is possible to obtain high transmittance with respect to light in a UV wavelength range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2012
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Applicant: KOREA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH AND BUSINESS FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Tae Geun Kim, Hee-Dong Kim
  • Publication number: 20150162500
    Abstract: Provided are a transparent electrode and a method for forming the transparent electrode. First electrodes having high conductivity are formed with a pattern on the semiconductor layer to be in ohmic contact with the semiconductor layer where the transparent electrode is to be formed, and second electrodes having high transmittance with respect to light in a UV wavelength range as well as in a visible wavelength range are formed so that spaces between the first electrodes formed with the pattern are filled with second electrodes, so that it is possible to obtain a transparent electrode having high transmittance with respect to light in a UV wavelength range as well as in a visible wavelength range and good ohmic characteristic with respect to a semiconductor layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2013
    Publication date: June 11, 2015
    Inventors: Tae Geun Kim, Min Ju Yun
  • Publication number: 20150162443
    Abstract: In a semiconductor power device and method of the same, the semiconductor device includes a substrate, a gate electrode structure, first impurity regions, an insulating interlayer, first contact plugs and a first metal pattern. The substrate includes an active region and a termination region. The gate electrode structure includes a first gate electrode and a second gate electrode buried in the substrate, and upper surfaces of the gate electrode structure are lower than an upper surface of the substrate between the first and second gate electrodes. The first impurity regions are formed in the substrate between the first and second electrodes. The insulating interlayer having a flat top surface is formed on the substrate and the gate electrode structure. The first contact plugs are formed through the insulating interlayer, and the first contact plugs contact the first impurity regions. The first metal pattern having a flat top surface is formed on the first contact plugs and the insulating interlayer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2014
    Publication date: June 11, 2015
    Inventors: Jae-Hoon Lee, Tae-Geun Kim, Chan-Ho Park, Hyun-Jung Her
  • Publication number: 20150162423
    Abstract: A semiconductor power device includes a substrate, a plurality of gate electrode structures, a floating well region and a termination ring region. The substrate has a first region and a second region. A plurality of gate electrode structures is formed on the substrate, each of the gate electrode structures extends from the first region to the second region and includes a first gate electrode, a second gate electrode and a connecting portion, the first and second gate electrodes extend in a first direction, and the connecting portion connects end portions of the first and second gate electrodes to each other. The floating well region is doped with impurities between the gate electrode structures in the first region of the substrate, and the floating well region has a first impurity concentration and a first depth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2014
    Publication date: June 11, 2015
    Inventors: Jae-Hoon LEE, Tae-Geun KIM, Chan-Ho PARK, Hyun-Jung HER
  • Patent number: 9048479
    Abstract: Provided are a tri-block copolymer and an electrolyte membrane prepared therefrom. The tri-block copolymer has a structure of polar moiety-containing copolymer block/non-polar moiety-containing copolymer block/polar moiety-containing copolymer block, or non-polar moiety-containing copolymer block/polar moiety-containing copolymer block/non-polar moiety-containing copolymer block, and is useful for an electrolyte membrane for fuel cells. The electrolyte membrane for fuel cells prepared from the tri-block copolymer exhibits superior dimensional stability and excellent fuel cell performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2015
    Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Seong Ho Choi, Hyuk Kim, Sang Woo Lee, Tae Geun Noh, Ji Soo Kim
  • Publication number: 20150137367
    Abstract: Provided are a method for forming a transparent electrode and a semiconductor device where the transparent electrode is formed by using the method. The method for forming a transparent electrode includes: forming a transparent electrode by using a transparent material of which resistance state is to be changed from a high resistance state into a low resistance state according to an applied electric field; and performing a forming process of changing the resistance state of the transparent electrode into the low resistance state by applying a voltage to the transparent electrode, so that the transparent electrode has conductivity. Accordingly, it is possible to form the transparent electrode having good ohmic characteristic with respect to the semiconductor layer formed above or below the transparent electrode and high transmittance with respect to the light having a short wavelength in a UV wavelength range as well as the light in visible wavelength range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2012
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Inventors: Tae Geun Kim, Hee-Dong Kim
  • Patent number: 9005841
    Abstract: Provided are a polymer electrolyte membrane for fuel cells, and a membrane electrode assembly and a fuel cell including the same. More specifically, provided is a polymer electrolyte membrane for fuel cells including a hydrocarbon-based cation exchange resin having hydrogen ion conductivity and fibrous nanoparticles having a hydrophilic group. By using the fibrous nanoparticles having a hydrophilic group in conjunction with the hydrocarbon-based cation exchange resin having hydrogen ion conductivity, it is possible to obtain a polymer electrolyte membrane for fuel cells that exhibits improved gas barrier properties and long-term resistance, without causing deterioration in performance of fuel cells, and a fuel cell including the polymer electrolyte membrane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyuk Kim, Seong Ho Choi, Kyung A Sung, SangWoo Lee, Tae Geun Noh, Ji Soo Kim
  • Publication number: 20150084081
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a light-emitting device and the light-emitting device manufactured using same, which can reduce manufacturing costs, form nanopatterns in a large area, and increase light extraction efficiency. One embodiment of the present invention discloses the method for manufacturing a light-emitting device, comprising: a light-emitting structure preparation step for preparing a light-emitting structure including a first conductive semiconductor layer, an active layer, and a second conductive semiconductor layer, which are formed sequentially; a light extraction layer formation step for forming the upper part of the second conductive semiconductor layer as a light extraction layer having an uneven pattern; a dipping step for dipping the light-emitting structure having the light extraction layer in a solution in which nanomaterials are dispersed; and an adsorption step for adsorbing the nanomaterials to the light extraction layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2013
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Inventors: Tae geun Kim, Kyeong-heon Kim
  • Patent number: 8968969
    Abstract: A reflective extreme ultraviolet mask includes a mask substrate having an exposing region and a peripheral region, the mask substrate including a light-scattering portion in the peripheral region, a reflective layer on an upper surface of the mask substrate, the reflective layer having a first opening exposing the light-scattering portion, and an absorbing layer pattern on the reflective layer, the absorbing layer pattern having a second opening in light communication with the first opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tae-Geun Kim, Dong-Wan Kim, Dong-Gun Lee, Seong-Sue Kim
  • Publication number: 20150028375
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a light-emitting device that is capable of preventing an increase in forward voltage while improving optical output characteristics, and to a method for manufacturing same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2013
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Inventors: Tae geun Kim, Su-jin Kim
  • Publication number: 20150021658
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes an emitter electrode and a first field plate disposed on one surface of a substrate and spaced apart from each other, a collector electrode disposed on the other surface of the substrate, a trench gate disposed in the substrate, a field diffusion junction disposed in the substrate, and a first contact connecting the trench gate and the first field plate. The first field plate has a first part extending toward the emitter electrode with respect to the first contact and having a first width, and a second part extending toward the field diffusion junction with respect to the first contact and having a second width. The second width is greater than the first width.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2014
    Publication date: January 22, 2015
    Inventors: Jae-Hoon LEE, Tae-Geun KIM, Chan-Ho PARK, Hyun-Jung HER
  • Publication number: 20140363754
    Abstract: Provided are a polymer electrolyte composition, an electrolyte membrane, a membrane electrolyte assembly, and a fuel cell. The polymer electrolyte composition according to an exemplary embodiment of this application includes a first solvent, a second solvent which is different from the first solvent, and a polymer which is reacted with the first solvent and the second solvent, in which the polymer includes a functional group which reacts with the first solvent by a first reaction energy and with the second solvent by a second reaction energy, and the second reaction energy is smaller than the first reaction energy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: December 11, 2014
    Inventors: Seong Ho Choi, Hye Mi Kim, Hye Sung Cho, Hyuk Kim, Youngcheol Choi, Sangwoo Lee, Tae Geun Noh, Kyunga Sung, Doyoung Kim, Minkyu Min
  • Publication number: 20140329157
    Abstract: A fuel cell is operated with high power such that which a humidified gas and a dry gas are selectively supplied as oxidant to a cathode of the fuel cell. This method includes (S1) supplying a humidified gas while a power is constantly maintained or until the power begins to decrease; (S2) after supplying the humidified gas, supplying a dry gas to obtain a greater power than an average power of the step (S1); and (S3) after obtaining a predetermined power in the step (S2), repeatedly supplying a humidified gas in case the power decreases and supplying a dry gas in case the power decreases again afterwards, thereby increasing the power such that the predetermined power is maintained. This method provides an optimal operating condition to a fuel cell, thereby ensuring a high power.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2014
    Publication date: November 6, 2014
    Inventors: Tae-Geun NOH, Won-Ho LEE
  • Publication number: 20140284646
    Abstract: A light generating device and a method of manufacturing the light generating device are disclosed. The light generating device includes a p-type semiconductor layer, an n-type semiconductor layer, an active layer, a p-type electrode and an n-type electrode. The active layer is disposed between the p-type semiconductor layer and the n-type semiconductor layer. The p-type electrode provides the p-type semiconductor layer with holes. The n-type electrode provides the n-type semiconductor layer with electrons. At least one of the p-type electrode and n-type electrode has a protrusion protruding toward p-type semiconductor layer and the n-type semiconductor layer, respectively. Therefore, light efficiency is enhanced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2014
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Applicant: INTELLECTUAL DISCOVERY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tae-Geun KIM, Sang-Young PARK
  • Publication number: 20140284653
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a light generating device and a light generating device manufactured through the method are disclosed. The method of manufacturing a light generating device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, includes preparing a semiconductor stacking structure including a p-type semiconductor layer, an n-type semiconductor layer and an active layer disposed between the p-type semiconductor layer and the n-type semiconductor layer; forming a metal thin film on the n-type semiconductor layer or on the p-type semiconductor layer; annealing the metal thin film to form a grain boundary at the metal thin film; applying liquid with graphite powder to the metal thin film with the grain boundary; thermally treating the semiconductor stacking structure to which the liquid with graphite power is applied; and removing the metal thin film with the grain boundary.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2014
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Applicant: INTELLECTUAL DISCOVERY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tae-Geun KIM, Jae-Hoon LEE
  • Patent number: 8822089
    Abstract: A fuel cell is operated with high power such that which a humidified gas and a dry gas are selectively supplied as oxidant to a cathode of the fuel cell. This method includes (S1) supplying a humidified gas while a power is constantly maintained or until the power begins to decrease; (S2) after supplying the humidified gas, supplying a dry gas to obtain a greater power than an average power of the step (S1); and (S3) after obtaining a predetermined power in the step (S2), repeatedly supplying a humidified gas in case the power decreases and supplying a dry gas in case the power decreases again afterwards, thereby increasing the power such that the predetermined power is maintained. This method provides an optimal operating condition to a fuel cell, thereby ensuring a high power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tae-Geun Noh, Won-Ho Lee
  • Publication number: 20140193741
    Abstract: Disclosed are a polymer electrolyte membrane for fuel cells and a membrane electrode assembly and fuel cell including the same. The polymer electrolyte membrane includes a fluorine-based cation exchange resin having proton conductivity and fibrous nanoparticles having a hydrophilic group. By using the fluorine-based cation exchange resin having proton conductivity and the fibrous nanoparticles having a hydrophilic group in combination, performance of a fuel cell including the polymer electrolyte membrane is not deteriorated and the polymer electrolyte membrane prevents gases from permeating thereinto and has enhanced durability for extended use. A fuel cell including the above-described polymer electrolyte membrane is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2012
    Publication date: July 10, 2014
    Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Kyung A. Sung, Hyuk Kim, Seong Ho Choi, Sang Woo Lee, Tae Geun Noh, Do Young Kim, Min Kyu Min