Patents by Inventor Tae Yong Kim

Tae Yong 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: 20110064992
    Abstract: A battery module is provided. The battery module includes a battery body having a plurality of unit cells arranged in series and having a respective barrier disposed between adjacent unit cells. End plates are disposed on opposite outermost sides of the battery body. A fixing unit fixes together the end plates and the battery body by enclosing an outer circumference of an assembly of the end plates and the battery body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2010
    Publication date: March 17, 2011
    Inventors: Tae-Yong Kim, Hong-Sup Lim
  • Patent number: 7879478
    Abstract: A battery module comprises: first and second rechargeable batteries, each of which includes a casing for storing an electrode assembly and a cap assembly provided on top of the casing; an interconnector provided between an upper portion of the first rechargeable battery and a lower portion of the second rechargeable battery so as to connect the first and second rechargeable batteries with each other; and an insulation cover which covers interconnected portions of the first and second rechargeable batteries, and which has at least one ventilation outlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tae-Yong Kim, Sang-Won Byun
  • Publication number: 20110013346
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a display apparatus. The display apparatus includes a display module; and a front panel disposed at a front of the display module, wherein a distance between the display module and the front panel is 3 mm or less and the front panel is formed in a shape protruded in an opposite direction of the display module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2009
    Publication date: January 20, 2011
    Inventors: Jun-Hwan Ju, Tae-Yong Kim
  • Publication number: 20110003349
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a mutant microorganism producing a high concentration of L-threonine in high yield, prepared using site-specific mutation, not random mutation, such as treatment with a mutation inducer, a method for preparing the same, and a method for preparing L-threonine using the mutant microorganism producing L-threonine. By using the mutant microorganism according to the present invention, L-threonine can be prepared at high yield, additional strain development becomes possible and their physiological phenomena can be easily understood since genetic information of L-threonine producing microorganism can be identified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2007
    Publication date: January 6, 2011
    Inventors: Sang Yup Lee, Kwang Ho Lee, Jin Hwan Park, Tae Yong Kim
  • Patent number: 7862924
    Abstract: A battery module includes unit batteries spaced apart from each other and a barrier arranged between neighboring ones of the unit batteries. The barrier includes protrusions formed on a front surface, a rear surface, or both of the barrier to form an airflow portion; and strength reinforcing portions formed on the barrier, each extending in a direction and having a channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tae-Yong Kim, Yoon-Cheol Jeon, Gun-Goo Lee
  • Patent number: 7858224
    Abstract: A battery module is provided. The battery module includes a battery body having a plurality of unit cells arranged in series and having a respective barrier disposed between adjacent unit cells. End plates are disposed on opposite outermost sides of the battery body. A fixing unit fixes together the end plates and the battery body by enclosing an outer circumference of an assembly of the end plates and the battery body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2010
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tae-Yong Kim, Hong-Sup Lim
  • Patent number: 7835296
    Abstract: An analyzing system for measuring and analyzing communication traffic of a network and an analyzing method using the analyzing system are provided. The system includes a data measurement module configured to capture data that influences a change in communication traffic in a network; a measured data functionizing module configured to obtain a probability density or a cumulative distribution; a distribution function database configured to store function information on theoretically generalized distribution; a parameter decision module configured to apply the data to the function information and to decide parameters; and a suitability check module configured to select information similar to the probability density or the cumulative distribution from among the function information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2010
    Assignee: Chung-Ang University Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation
    Inventors: Tae-Yong Kim, Hyo-Joo Park
  • Publication number: 20100287471
    Abstract: Disclosed are a portable terminal with a music performance function and a method for playing a variety of musical instruments. The method includes: selecting a particular piece of music and a particular musical instrument from the portable terminal, according to a user request, and executing a music performance mode corresponding to the selected musical instrument; detecting a first input signal input to a screen according to the selected musical instrument in the musical performance mode; determining, if the first input signal is detected, whether a second input signal for executing audio source data is detected; analyzing the first and second input signals, in association with each other; and outputting audio source data of the selected music, according to the analyzed result, via audio signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2010
    Publication date: November 11, 2010
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Myoung Ji NAM, Byung Sung KIM, Joong Sam YUN, Sung Su KIM, Seung Hye YOO, Tae Yong KIM
  • Patent number: 7807517
    Abstract: Provided are methods for fabricating semiconductor devices incorporating a fin-FET structure that provides body-bias control, exhibits some characteristic advantages associated with SOI structures, provides increased operating current and/or reduced contact resistance. The methods for fabricating semiconductor devices include forming insulating spacers on the sidewalls of a protruding portion of a first insulation film; forming a second trench by removing exposed regions of the semiconductor substrate using the insulating spacers as an etch mask, and thus forming fins in contact with and supported by the first insulation film. After forming the fins, a third insulation film is formed to fill the second trench and support the fins. A portion of the first insulation film is then removed to open a space between the fins in which additional structures including gate dielectrics, gate electrodes and additional contact, insulating and storage node structures may be formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2010
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Suk-Pil Kim, Yoon-Dong Park, Won-Joo Kim, Dong-Gun Park, Eun-Suk Cho, Suk-Kang Sung, Byung-Yong Choi, Tae-Yong Kim, Choong-Ho Lee
  • Patent number: 7803587
    Abstract: A method for developing a culture medium using genome information and in silico analysis. In one implementation, the method involves developing a minimal synthetic medium, including the steps of constructing a metabolic network using genome information of prokaryotic cell or eukaryotic cell, selecting components of the minimal synthetic medium removing any one among external metabolites from the constructed metabolic network and conducting metabolic flux analysis using in silico simulation, and determining a final culture medium by actual culture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2010
    Assignee: Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Sang Yup Lee, Ho Nam Chang, Hyohak Song, Tae Yong Kim, Bo-Kyung Choi
  • Patent number: 7767334
    Abstract: A battery module is provided. The battery module includes a battery body having a plurality of unit cells arranged in series and having a respective barrier disposed between adjacent unit cells. End plates are disposed on opposite outermost sides of the battery body. A fixing unit fixes together the end plates and the battery body by enclosing an outer circumference of an assembly of the end plates and the battery body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2010
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tae-Yong Kim, Hong-Sup Lim
  • Patent number: 7764047
    Abstract: A battery module includes a plurality of unit batteries and barriers which are interposed between the unit batteries. The barriers have front surfaces which contact the unit batteries and which are curved to bend elastically. The barriers have side surfaces which interconnect the front surfaces, and which have pathways through which a heat transfer medium flows. Connecting rods and nuts interconnect end plates of the battery module so as to press the unit batteries and the barriers together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2010
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoon-Cheol Jeon, Tae-Yong Kim
  • Patent number: 7758995
    Abstract: A serial interface interposed between two serially connected unit cells provides mechanical strength to the serial connection and conductive coupling therebetween. The serial interface includes an inter-connector having a first vent hole formed therein configured for conductively coupling an anode outer wall of a first unit cell and a cathode terminal of a second unit cell to each other; and a spacer having a second vent hole formed therein and configured to be disposed between the inter-connector and an anode outer wall of the second unit cell to prevent a short-circuit due to the movement of the inter-connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2010
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tae-yong Kim, Zin Park, Seung-il Kim
  • Patent number: 7752540
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an MFA (Metabolic Flux Analysis) information system using an XML (eXtensible Markup Language) and an operating method thereof. More specifically, the invention relates to an MFA information system and an operating method thereof, which generates, edits, stores and visualizes an MFA model feature and an MFA object using XML, and edits, stores and visualizes the result obtained by performing MFA based on the object. The present invention provides the MFA information system and method capable of generating, editing, storing and visualizing MFA model features and MFA objects using XML. Accordingly, MFA can be easily performed by utilizing advantages of XML, such as transplantation, reusability, deciphering, scalability, flexibility and effective data exchange, and thus the present invention can be applied to cell improvement using metabolic engineering.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2010
    Assignee: Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Sang Yup Lee, Hong Seok Yun, Dong Yup Lee, Seung Hyun Lee, Joon Woo Jeong, Tae Yong Kim
  • Patent number: 7746034
    Abstract: A battery module includes unit cells and a housing for accommodating the unit cells therein, the housing having paths for circulating a cooling medium. The housing includes: a unit cell receptor for receiving the unit cells, the unit cell receptor having an inner space with an inner spatial section area perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the housing; and a cooling medium circulator having an inner space for circulating a cooling medium, the inner space being in communication with the inner space of the unit cell receptor and having an inner spatial section area perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the housing. The inner spatial section area of the unit cell receptor is larger than the inner spatial section area of the circulator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2010
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Gun-Goo Lee, Tae-Yong Kim, Yoon-Cheol Jeon
  • Patent number: 7746033
    Abstract: A secondary battery module includes a unit battery aggregate having a plurality of unit batteries arranged spaced from each other; a housing adapted to receive the unit battery aggregate; and a communicating member installed inside the housing, the communicating member adapted to supply a cooling medium flowing into the housing between a plurality of the unit batteries. The housing includes an inlet for flowing temperature control air into the unit battery aggregate, an outlet for flowing out the air passing through the unit battery, and a communicating member arranged perpendicular to the direction of inflow and outflow of the air with respect to the inlet and the outlet to communicate with a flowing channel between unit batteries, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2010
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Gun-Goo Lee, Yoon-Cheol Jeon, Tae-Yong Kim
  • Patent number: 7737485
    Abstract: A method of forming a non-volatile memory device may include forming a fin protruding from a substrate, forming a tunnel insulating layer on portions of the fin, and forming a floating gate on the tunnel insulting layer so that the tunnel insulating layer is between the floating gate and the fin. A dielectric layer may be formed on the floating gate so that the floating gate is between the dielectric layer and the fin, and a control gate electrode may be formed on the dielectric layer so that the dielectric layer is between the control gate and the fin. Related devices are also discussed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2010
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Eun-Suk Cho, Choong-Ho Lee, Tae-Yong Kim
  • Publication number: 20100143786
    Abstract: A rechargeable battery includes an electrode group for producing electricity, a case for housing the electrode group, a cap plate combined with the case, an electrode terminal electrically coupled to the electrode group, and a fixing member disposed inside the case and combined to the support shaft portion. The electrode terminal includes a head portion disposed outside the case, and a support shaft portion protruding from the head portion and penetrating the cap plate. Contact resistance of the rechargeable battery can be reduced with this configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2009
    Publication date: June 10, 2010
    Applicant: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tae-Yong Kim
  • Publication number: 20100143911
    Abstract: The present invention disclosed is a method for screening metabolites essential for the growth of microorganism using metabolic flux analysis. More specifically, the present invention relates to the method for screening metabolites essential for the growth of microorganism, by selecting a target microorganism, constructing a metabolic network model of the selected microorganism, inactivating the consumption reaction of each of metabolites in the constructed metabolic network model, analyzing the metabolic flux of the metabolites to select metabolites essential for the growth of the microorganism, and confirming the selected metabolites using the utilization of each of the metabolites, defined as flux sum (?).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2007
    Publication date: June 10, 2010
    Applicant: Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Sang Yup Lee, Hawoong Jeong, Tae Yong Kim, Pan-Jun Kim, Kwang Ho Lee
  • Publication number: 20100110087
    Abstract: A mobile terminal and controlling method thereof, which are suitable for facilitating a user to use the terminal, are disclosed. The present invention includes providing multimedia relevant data in graphic data to a graphic processing unit, rendering a graphic frame using non-multimedia relevant data in the graphic data and providing the rendered graphic frame to the graphic processing unit, enabling the graphic processing unit to combine the multimedia relevant data and the rendered graphic frame together, and displaying the combined data and frame on a display unit. Accordingly, since a large-scale graphic data is processed in a manner of being appropriately distributed to a controller and a graphic processing unit of a terminal, an execution speed of the terminal can be enhanced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2009
    Publication date: May 6, 2010
    Inventor: Tae Yong Kim