Patents by Inventor Yong An

Yong 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).

  • Patent number: 10546959
    Abstract: A transistor includes a gate electrode, a semiconductor layer overlapping the gate electrode, the semiconductor layer including an oxide semiconductor, and a source electrode and a drain electrode spaced apart from the source electrode, wherein the source and drain electrodes are connected to the semiconductor layer. The semiconductor layer includes a plurality of layers, wherein a crystallinity of a layer of the plurality of layers of the semiconductor layer is a ratio of a crystalline oxide semiconductor, included in the layer of the plurality of layers of the semiconductor layer, to an amorphous oxide semiconductor, included in the layer of the plurality of layers of the semiconductor layer. A first layer of the plurality of layers of the semiconductor layer has a different crystallinity with respect to a second layer of the plurality of layers of the semiconductor layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sung Wook Woo, Chang Ho Lee, Kyung Lae Rho, Doo Hyoung Lee, Sung Chan Jo, Sang Woo Sohn, Sang Won Shin, Soo Im Jeong, Chang Yong Jeong
  • Patent number: 10546880
    Abstract: An array substrate includes a display region and a non-display region arranged adjacent to the display region. A plurality of signal connection lines is arranged at the non-display region, and each signal connection line is configured to connect a signal source and a signal line at the display region. At least one signal connection line includes a main line portion and at least one resistance adjustment portion connected in parallel to the main line portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jianbo Xian, Jian Xu, Yong Qiao, Yongda Ma, Hongfei Cheng
  • Patent number: 10548201
    Abstract: The power supply device includes a power switch including one terminal to which an input voltage is transferred; an inductor including one terminal connected to another terminal of the power switch; a diode connected between a ground and a floating ground; a sensing resistor connected between the floating ground and the one terminal of the inductor. A switch controller compares a modulation sensing voltage depending on a sensing voltage generated from the sensing resistor with a high peak reference and a low peak reference when a LED string is connected between an inductor and the ground. The switch controller controls a switching operation of a power switch according to the comparison result. The high peak reference and the low peak reference are references for controlling an upper limit and a lower limit of an LED current flowing through the LED string, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC
    Inventors: Young-Je Lee, Gye-Hyun Cho, Jae-Yong Lee, Yoon-Woong Chung, Ji-Hoon Jang
  • Patent number: 10548061
    Abstract: Methods for transmitting and receiving data of a station includes setting a direct route to a corresponding station and a relay route to a relay device, selecting one route as between the direct route and relay route, and transmitting and receiving data through the selected route. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium may store a program including instructions to cause a computer to perform the method. The setting may be performed by a processor and the transmitting and receiving may be performed respectively by a transmitter and a receiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Hyoung Jin Kwon, Jin Kyeong Kim, Woo Yong Lee, Yong Sun Kim, Kyeongpyo Kim
  • Patent number: 10546681
    Abstract: An electronic component includes a magnetic body; and a coil pattern embedded in the magnetic body, the coil pattern including an internal coil part having a spiral shape and a lead part connected to an end of the internal coil part and exposed to an external surface of the magnetic body. The lead part includes at least two regions having different thicknesses, and the thickness of at least a portion of the lead part having a relatively thin thickness is thinner than a thickness of the internal coil part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dong Jin Jeong, Kyung Seop Lee, Yong Un Choi, Kyung Min Son
  • Patent number: 10546765
    Abstract: A wafer perforating device includes a chuck stage configured to receive a wafer, a housing spaced apart in a vertical direction on the chuck stage, wherein at least one of the housing and the chuck stage moves in a first horizontal direction, and the housing and the chuck stage intersect each other on the first direction, a displacement sensor fixed within the housing and configured to measure a displacement with a surface of the wafer at a perforating point spaced apart periodically in the first direction of the wafer and a laser module fixed within the housing and configured to irradiate a laser into a perforating depth determined according to the displacement at the perforating point. The displacement sensor determines whether an upper particle and a lower particle are present at the perforating point by considering a step height of the displacement, and ignores the displacement of the perforating point with the presence of an upper particle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyoung Whan Oh, Yeon Woo Choi, Won Yup Ko, Min Seok Moon, Won Ki Park, Seung Hwan Lee, Yong Won Choi
  • Patent number: 10546742
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an interconnect formed on a substrate and methods for forming the interconnect on the substrate. In one embodiment, the method for forming an interconnect on a substrate includes depositing a barrier layer on the substrate, depositing a transition layer on the barrier layer, and depositing an etch-stop layer on the transition layer, wherein the transition layer shares a common element with the barrier layer, and wherein the transition layer shares a common element with the etch-stop layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.
    Inventors: He Ren, Mehul B. Naik, Yong Cao, Yana Cheng, Weifeng Ye
  • Patent number: 10547334
    Abstract: A method and a terminal device for executing a radio application are disclosed. The method for executing a radio application comprises the steps of: allowing a radio virtual machine (RVM) of a reconfigurable mobile device to reference a radio programming interface (RPI); and replacing at least one abstract processing element (APE) of the RVM with at least one elementary RVM according to an RVM hierarchical structure referenced by the RPI.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: Industry-University Cooperation Foundation Hanyang University
    Inventors: Seung Won Choi, Yong Jin, Dong Hyun Kuem, Kyung Hoon Kim, Heung Seop Ahn
  • Patent number: 10543754
    Abstract: An EV charging control apparatus may include a controller receiving a charging approval message for an EV from a charging management server, starting a charging to the EV in response to the charging approval message, measuring and accumulating an amount of energy charged to the EV, recognizing a charging termination operation from a user of the EV or the EV, and deriving charging information based on the amount of energy charged in response to the charging termination operation, and a short-range wireless communication module establishing a connection with a short-range wireless communication module mounted on the EV, and transmitting the charging information to the EV.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Jin Su Jang, Jae Yong Seong, Taek Hyun Jung, Zeung Il Kim, Ho Jin Lee
  • Patent number: 10548211
    Abstract: Provided is a resonant network for plasma power supply, which is connected between a power supply unit and an output unit. The resonant network includes a resonant inductor connected in series with the power supply unit, a resonant capacitor connected in parallel with the output unit and connected in series with the resonant inductor, and a passive element connected in series with the output unit and the resonant inductor and connected in parallel with the resonant capacitor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignees: NEW POWER PLASMA CO., LTD., RESEARCH & BUSINESS FOUNDATION SUNGKYUNKWAN UNIVER
    Inventors: Seung Hee Ryu, Chang Seob Lim, Hong Kweon Moon, Won Yong Sung, Geun Wan Koo, Byoung Kuk Lee
  • Patent number: 10547853
    Abstract: A video coding device may identify a network abstraction layer (NAL) unit. The video coding device may determine whether the NAL unit includes an active parameter set for a current layer. When the NAL unit includes the active parameter set for the current layer, the video coding device may set an NAL unit header layer identifier associated with the NAL unit to at least one of: zero, a value indicative of the current layer, or a value indicative of a reference layer of the current layer. The NAL unit may be a picture parameter set (PPS) NAL unit. The NAL unit may be a sequence parameter set (SPS) NAL unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: VID SCALE, Inc.
    Inventors: Yong He, Yan Ye, Xiaoyu Xiu, Yuwen He
  • Patent number: 10547519
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods for modifying metadata associated with database objects obtained from providers, such as cloud providers, are disclosed. Modifying metadata associated with database objects obtained from cloud providers may include identifying resources in a computer network that originate from providers, such as cloud providers that do not have associated metadata. A user interface that includes the resources may be generated, and the resource may receive input to select the resources and a descriptor that may be associated with the resources. The selected resources may then be associated, in a configuration management dataset, with metadata derived from the selected descriptor. The metadata may indicate an association of the selected resources to a parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: ServiceNow, Inc.
    Inventors: Utpal Thakrar, Yong Liang
  • Patent number: 10546876
    Abstract: Semiconductor devices are provided. A semiconductor device includes first and second stacks of electrodes. Moreover, the semiconductor device includes first and second connection lines that connect the first and second stacks of electrodes. In some embodiments, the first connection lines have a first length and the second connection lines have a second length that is longer than the first length of the first connection lines. In some embodiments, the first connection lines connect inner portions of the first stack of electrodes to inner portions of the second stack of electrodes. In some embodiments, the second connection lines connect outer portions of the first stack of electrodes to outer portions of the second stack of electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyun-Min Lee, Woo-Sung Yang, Kwan-Yong Kim
  • Patent number: 10547119
    Abstract: An antenna module includes a connection member including at least one wiring layer and at least one insulating layer; an integrated circuit (IC) package disposed on a first surface of the connection member; and an antenna package including a plurality of antenna members and a plurality of feed vias, and disposed on a second surface of the connection member, wherein the IC package includes: an IC having an active surface electrically connected to at least one wiring layer and an inactive surface opposing the active surface, and generating the RF signal; a heat sink member disposed on the inactive surface of the IC; and an encapsulant encapsulating at least portions of the IC and the heat sink member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Doo Il Kim, Jung Hyun Cho, Won Wook So, Young Sik Hur, Yong Ho Baek
  • Patent number: 10545278
    Abstract: An optical member includes a light guide plate in which light incident thereto is propagated, including: an emission surface through which propagated light exits the light guide plate, a light incident side surface through which the light is incident to the light guide plate, and an inclined edge surface connecting the emission and light incident side surfaces to each other; and a wavelength conversion layer to which exited light from the light guide plate is incident and which converts a wavelength of the exited light, disposed facing the emission surface of the light guide plate. The inclined edge surface and emission surfaces define a boundary therebetween, and a side surface of the wavelength conversion layer which is closest to the light incident side surface is further from the light incident side surface than the boundary between the inclined edge surface and the emission surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO. LTD.
    Inventors: Sang Won Lee, Seong Yong Hwang, Hye Eun Park, Sung Kyu Shim
  • Patent number: 10545361
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a technical field of display and in particular to a display device housing and a display device. The display device housing includes a front frame and a back plate which cooperate to form an accommodation portion for accommodating a display panel and a backlight module; and at least one elastic member mounted inside the front frame, wherein at least a portion of each of the elastic members is disposed between the front frame and a side face of the display panel to be mounted. The above display device housing can avoid the appearance of discrete bright spots in a display screen of the display device generated under long-time shock, and can also alleviate or eliminate light leakage in the display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., BEIJING BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yong Song, Gang Yang
  • Patent number: 10547837
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an image information encoding and decoding method and a device for same. One embodiment of an image information encoding method according to the present invention, as an image information encoding method according to another embodiment of the present invention, includes the steps of: generating a restore block; applying a deblocking filter on the restore block; applying a Sample Adaptive Offset (SAO) on the restore block having the deblocking filter applied thereon; and transmitting information on the SAO application. During the applying of the SAO, the SAO is applied to chroma pixels, and during the transmitting of the information, in addition to information on whether the SAO is applied on the chroma pixels, at least one of area information, division information on the SAO coverage area, SAO type information, and SAO offset information is transmitted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Seung Wook Park, Jae Hyun Lim, Jung Sun Kim, Joon Young Park, Young Hee Choi, Byeong Moon Jeon, Yong Joon Jeon
  • Patent number: 10546883
    Abstract: A display substrate includes a gate metal pattern including a gate line extending in a first direction, a gate electrode electrically connected to the gate line and a storage line, a data metal pattern including a data line extending in a second direction crossing the first direction, a source electrode electrically connected to the data line and a drain electrode spaced apart from the source electrode, a repair electrode extending in the second direction and overlapping the storage line, an organic layer disposed on the data metal pattern and a pixel electrode disposed on the organic layer and electrically connected to the drain electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hong-Beom Lee, Ji-Hoon Shin, Ho-Yong Shin
  • Patent number: 10547424
    Abstract: The embodiments of the invention provide a method of configuring a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS) transmitted on a pilot and a device utilizing the same. The method includes: a base station generates a signaling including configuration information of a CSI-RS; and the base station transmits the signaling including the configuration information of the CSI-RS; wherein the configuration information includes a CSI-RS port number, CSI-RS resource patterns and a CSI-RS subframe configuration; the CSI-RS resource patterns include at least one of the following: CSI-RS resource patterns transmitted on a normal downlink subframe and CSI-RS resource patterns transmitted on a downlink pilot time slot (DwPTS). The CSI-RS subframe configuration includes a CSI-RS subframe configuration transmitted on both the DwPTS and the normal downlink subframe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: ZTE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yong Li, Yu Ngok Li, Yijian Chen, Zhaohua Lu, Jianxing Cai, Hao Wu, Huahua Xiao
  • Patent number: 10547619
    Abstract: An USB device includes: a wireless communication unit; a storage unit configured for storing a driving program, a driving application, a driving command, and/or data received from an external information device and/or a server therein; and a control unit configured for controlling the wireless communication unit, the storage unit, wherein the control unit includes: a data processor configured for controlling a data processing operation using the driving program, the driving application or the driving command; and a transmission controller configured for: receiving data from the information device under control of the data processor; and selectively allowing or disallowing data transmission from the data processor to the information device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Inventors: Young Hoon Park, Dae Yong Ji