Patents by Inventor Woong Kim

Woong 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).

  • SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20240004558
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device, and a method of operating the same, includes a memory block including a plurality of pages, a read and write circuit configured to apply a first bit line voltage to a selected bit line corresponding to a selected memory cell and apply a second bit line voltage having a potential lower than that of the first bit line voltage to an unselected bit line during detrap operation, a voltage generation circuit configured to generate a first set voltage, a second set voltage, and a pass voltage during the detrap operation, and an address decoder configured to apply the first set voltage to a selected word line corresponding to the selected page and apply the second set voltage having a potential higher than that of the first set voltage to unselected word lines, during the detrap operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2022
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Applicant: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Dong Jae JUNG, Jae Woong KIM, Shin Won SEO
  • Display device
    Patent number: 11860475
    Abstract: A display device includes: a light source unit including a plurality of light sources; a cover bottom including a horizontal surface on which the plurality of light sources are seated, and a side surface bent along an edge of the horizontal surface; an optical unit on the light source unit; a display panel on the optical unit; a first module film being transparent, supporting a back surface of the optical unit, and including a first edge portion attached to and fixed to an outer side of the side surface of the cover bottom; and a second module film being transparent, attached to a back surface of the display panel, and including a second edge portion attached to and fixed to an outer side of the edge portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Byung-Hyuck Seo, Young-Hun Jeong, Sun-Woong Kim, Seung-Soo Yang
  • COMPOSITION FOR PREVENTING, IMPROVING OR TREATING INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE, COMPRISING ISATIDIS FOLIUM EXTRACT
    Publication number: 20230414689
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating inflammatory bowel disease, comprising an Isatidis folium extract. In addition, the present invention relates to a food composition or animal feed composition for preventing or improving inflammatory bowel disease, comprising the Isatidis folium extract.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2022
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Applicant: MTHERA PHARMA CO., LTD
    Inventors: Miwon SOHN, Sinyeon KIM, Jin Gyu CHOI, Se Woong KIM, Sang Cheol PARK, Mijeong LEE
  • Apparatus and method for reducing vibration of steering wheel
    Patent number: 11851121
    Abstract: An apparatus for reducing vibration of a steering wheel may include: a judder compensation logic unit configured to calculate judder compensation torque for removing a judder which occurs in a steering wheel of a vehicle, based on one or more of a motor current, vehicle speed and vehicle wheel speed; and a judder compensation diagnosis unit configured to determine an operation state of the judder compensation logic unit based on one or more of the vehicle wheel speed, steering torque and a brake state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: In Hyuk Kim, Pil Woo Lee, Kwang Woong Kim
  • Aging pallet
    Patent number: 11852907
    Abstract: An aging pallet used in an aging process of a display panel is provided. The aging pallet can include a plurality of trays stacked on a driving unit. Each of the plurality of trays can include a seating portion on which the display panel is mounted, and at least one press bar disposed on the seating portion. The press bar can include protrusions protruding toward the seating portion or holes disposed at a surface of the press body toward the seating portion. Thus, the aging pallet can prevent the damage to the display panel due to particles in the aging process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Ji Woong Kim
  • Air cleaner and method of controlling operation of same
    Patent number: 11852369
    Abstract: An air cleaner is provided that includes: a body housing having an air inlet and a filter discharge outlet; a fan module provided within the body housing; a filter supply module provided within the body housing and configured to provide a filter sheet; a filter transportation module configured to transport the filter sheet from the filter supply module such that the filter sheet passes by the air inlet and is discharged at the filter discharge outlet; and a cutting module configured to cut the filter sheet. The filter transportation module includes: a drive supply roller and a driven supply roller; drive and driven discharge rollers that are positioned a distance apart toward the filter discharge sides, respectively, of the two supply rollers; a first roller drive motor configured to drive the drive supply roller; and a second roller drive motor configured to drive the drive discharge roller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Deuk Won Lee, Min Kyu Oh, Dae Woong Kim, Bo An Kwon, Yang Hwan No, Hyun Byung Cha, Byung Hoon Park, Yu Na Jo, Ji Hye Lee
  • Data storage device and operating method thereof
    Patent number: 11854596
    Abstract: A storage device comprising: a nonvolatile memory device including a plurality of memory blocks; and a device controller configured to control the nonvolatile memory device to determine a memory block to perform a refresh operation and to control the memory block to perform the refresh operation to recover data of the memory block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Jin Woong Kim, Ji Hoon Yim
  • CAMERA MODULE INSPECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20230412926
    Abstract: A camera module inspection system and a method for operating the inspection system. More specifically, the inspection system can quickly check and correct the alignment of the camera module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2022
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventors: Jae Woong KIM, Jung In PARK, Hyun Wook SHIN, Kyung Sub OH
  • Poly(3-hydroxypropionate-b-lactate) block copolymer using microorganisms
    Patent number: 11845973
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel 3-hydroxypropionate-lactate block copolymer [P(3HP-b-LA)], and a method for preparing same, and more specifically, provides a method for preparing a 3-hydroxypropionate-lactate block copolymer, and a 3-hydroxypropionate-lactate block copolymer produced thereby, the method comprising: a first culture step in which, by using recombinant E. coli improved so as to be incapable of biosynthesizing lactic acid, P(3HP) is biosynthesized at the early stage of culturing by having glycerol as a carbon source and through 3-hydroxypropionate-generating genes and an enhanced PHA synthase; and a second culture step in which P(3HP) production is inhibited by using a carbon catabolic repression system for selectively introducing only glucose into E.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hye Ok Kang, Donggyun Kang, Chul Woong Kim, In Young Huh, Jung Yun Choi
  • Apparatus for encoding and decoding image by skip encoding and method for same
    Patent number: 11849110
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for encoding and decoding an image by skip encoding. The image-encoding method by skip encoding, which performs intra-prediction, comprises: performing a filtering operation on the signal which is reconstructed prior to an encoding object signal in an encoding object image; using the filtered reconstructed signal to generate a prediction signal for the encoding object signal; setting the generated prediction signal as a reconstruction signal for the encoding object signal; and not encoding the residual signal which can be generated on the basis of the difference between the encoding object signal and the prediction signal, thereby performing skip encoding on the encoding object signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignees: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute, Kwangwoon University Industry-Academic Collaboration Foundation, University-Industry Cooperation Group of Kyung Hee University
    Inventors: Sung Chang Lim, Ha Hyun Lee, Se Yoon Jeong, Hui Yong Kim, Suk Hee Cho, Jong Ho Kim, Jin Ho Lee, Jin Soo Choi, Jin Woong Kim, Chie Teuk Ahn, Dong Gyu Sim, Seoung Jun Oh, Gwang Hoon Park, Sea Nae Park, Chan Woong Jeon
  • IMAGE ENCODING/DECODING METHOD AND DEVICE
    Publication number: 20230403401
    Abstract: Disclosed are a method and an apparatus for image encoding/decoding that support a plurality of layers. The method for image decoding that supports a plurality of layers includes decoding information of a first layer which a picture of a second layer including a current decoding target block refers to; mapping the information of the first layer to a picture size of the second layer, configuring a reference picture list for the picture of the second layer by adding the mapped information of the first layer and generating prediction samples of the current decoding target block by predicting the current decoding target block of the second layer based on the reference picture list, and the information of the first layer includes at least one of a sample value and motion information of the first layer picture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2023
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Applicant: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Ha Hyun LEE, Jung Won KANG, Jin Ho LEE, Jin Soo CHOI, Jin Woong KIM
  • Video decoding method and apparatus using the same
    Patent number: 11843773
    Abstract: A video decoding method according to an embodiment of the present invention may include determining a type of a filter to be applied to a first-layer picture which a second-layer picture as a decoding target refers to; determining a filtering target of the first-layer picture to which the filter is applied; filtering the filtering target based on the type of the filter; and adding the filtered first-layer picture to a second-layer reference picture list. Accordingly, the video decoding method and an apparatus using the same may reduce a prediction error in an upper layer and enhance encoding efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Jin Ho Lee, Jung Won Kang, Ha Hyun Lee, Jin Soo Choi, Jin Woong Kim
  • Method and apparatus for setting reference picture index of temporal merging candidate
    Patent number: 11843768
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for setting a reference picture index of a temporal merging candidate. An inter-picture prediction method using a temporal merging candidate can include the steps of: determining a reference picture index for a current block; and inducing a temporal merging candidate block of the current block and calculating a temporal merging candidate from the temporal merging candidate block, wherein the reference picture index of the temporal merging candidate can be calculated regardless of whether a block other than the current block is decoded. Accordingly, a video processing speed can be increased and video processing complexity can be reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignees: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute, University-Industry Cooperation Group of Kyung Hee University
    Inventors: Hui Yong Kim, Gwang Hoon Park, Kyung Yong Kim, Sang Min Kim, Sung Chang Lim, Jin Ho Lee, Jin Soo Choi, Jin Woong Kim
  • Method and apparatus for setting reference picture index of temporal merging candidate
    Patent number: 11843769
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for setting a reference picture index of a temporal merging candidate. An inter-picture prediction method using a temporal merging candidate can include the steps of: determining a reference picture index for a current block; and inducing a temporal merging candidate block of the current block and calculating a temporal merging candidate from the temporal merging candidate block, wherein the reference picture index of the temporal merging candidate can be calculated regardless of whether a block other than the current block is decoded. Accordingly, a video processing speed can be increased and video processing complexity can be reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignees: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute, University-Industry Cooperation Group of Kyung Hee University
    Inventors: Hui Yong Kim, Gwang Hoon Park, Kyung Yong Kim, Sang Min Kim, Sung Chang Lim, Jin Ho Lee, Jin Soo Choi, Jin Woong Kim
  • Method and device for determining reference unit
    Patent number: 11843795
    Abstract: An inter prediction method according to the present invention comprises the steps of: selecting candidate units from among reconstructed neighbor units; creating a candidate unit set with respect to units to be decoded, using the selected candidate units; determining a reference unit from among the candidate units which constitute the created candidate unit set; and performing inter prediction on the units to be decoded, using the determined reference unit. According to the present invention, image encoding/decoding efficiency can be improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Sung Chang Lim, Hui Yong Kim, Se Yoon Jeong, Suk Hee Cho, Jong Ho Kim, Ha Hyun Lee, Jin Ho Lee, Jin Soo Choi, Jin Woong Kim, Chie Teuk Ahn
  • Process for preparation of block copolymer
    Patent number: 11840604
    Abstract: Provided is a method for preparing a block copolymer, the method comprising subjecting a lactide monomer to a ring-opening polymerization in the presence of a poly(3-hydroxypropionate) initiator to prepare a polylactide-poly(3-hydroxypropionate)block copolymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Jung Yun Choi, Sungwoon Heo, Chul Woong Kim
  • METHOD FOR ENCODING AND DECODING QUANTIZED MATRIX AND APPARATUS USING SAME
    Publication number: 20230396769
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for encoding and decoding a quantized matrix and an apparatus using same, the method for encoding a quantized matrix according to the present invention comprising the steps of: determining a quantization matrix to be used for quantization and quantizing; determining the prediction method used for the quantization of the quantization matrix; and encoding quantization matrix information on the basis of the determined prediction method, wherein the prediction method can be either a prediction method between coefficients in the quantization matrix or a duplicate of the quantization matrix.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Applicant: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Sung Chang LIM, Hui Yong KIM, Jin Ho LEE, Jin Soo CHOI, Jin Woong KIM
  • Display device
    Patent number: 11833806
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel; a supporter disposed on a surface of the display panel; and an adhesive layer disposed between the supporter and the display panel, wherein the supporter includes metal layers spaced apart from each other; and a cushion layer surrounding the metal layers, the adhesive layer includes a first area overlapping the metal layers in a vertical direction to the display panel; and a second area not overlapping the metal layers in the vertical direction to the display panel, and a modulus of the second area of the adhesive layer is larger than a modulus of the first area of the adhesive layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dong Won Choi, Beon Jin Kim, Jin Hwan Choi, Tae Woong Kim, Jong Hwa Lee
  • Method for coding and decoding scalable video and apparatus using same
    Patent number: 11838524
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for interlayer prediction, and the method for interlayer prediction, according to the present invention, comprises the steps of: deciding whether to apply an interlayer prediction to an enhancement layer; and performing a prediction on a current block of the enhancement layer based on reference information that is generalized and generated from a reference picture, which is decoded, of a reference layer, when the interlayer prediction is applied, wherein the reference layer information can be encoding information of a reference block, which corresponds to a current block of the enhancement layer, from the reference layer, and residual information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignees: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute, KWANGWOON UNIVERSITY INDUSTRY-ACADEMIC COLLABORATION FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Ha Hyun Lee, Jung Won Kang, Jin Soo Choi, Jin Woong Kim, Dong Gyu Sim, Hyo Min Choi, Jung Hak Nam
  • Triblock copolymer and process for preparation thereof
    Patent number: 11827745
    Abstract: Provided is a triblock copolymer comprising a poly(3-hydroxypropionate) block, and polylactide blocks bonded to both ends of the poly(3-hydroxypropionate) block. Also provided is a method for preparing a triblock copolymer by ring-opening polymerization of lactide monomers in the presence of a poly(3-hydroxypropionate) initiator having hydroxy groups at both ends.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Jung Yun Choi, Sungwoon Heo, Chul Woong Kim