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: 8834000
    Abstract: A light-source unit for providing light to a display panel includes at least one light-source. The at least one light-source is mounted in a circuit board. A body portion having a housing space houses the circuit board on which the at least one light-source is mounted. A reflection portion reflects light emitted from the at least one light-source. The reflection portion has a parabola shape. The light is reflected by the reflection portion to proceed straight and in a direction perpendicular to a direction that the light is emitted from the at least one light-source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyung-Min Kim, Seung-Hwa Ha, Seong-Yong Hwang, Youra Kim, Seki Park
  • Patent number: 8832869
    Abstract: A helmet massager and a helmet thereof are provided. The helmet massager comprises a helmet. The helmet comprises a first helmet body. The first helmet body comprises a first left helmet body and a first right helmet body which are butt jointed. The first left helmet body and the first right helmet body respectively have a first left rack and a first right rack. The helmet further comprises an adjusting device. The adjusting device comprises a base, a gear, a ratchet body with ratchet teeth, and a knob for driving the ratchet body to rotate. The base is located at a butt-joint site of the first left helmet body and the first right helmet body. Each of the first left rack and the first right rack engages with the gear. The ratchet body is positioned on the gear. The knob is mounted on the ratchet body. The base has a ring of locking teeth. The ratchet body has a rotating state and a rest state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Shenzhen Breo Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Xuejun Ma, Xuliang Wu, Tao Zhang, Yong Wan
  • Patent number: 8837135
    Abstract: An expansion module for an interface card includes a transfer circuit-board, an expansion slot, a bottom-plate, a lateral-frame, and a latch. The transfer circuit-board has an electrical connector to be inserted into a card slot of a main circuit-board. The expansion slot is disposed on the transfer circuit-board and used for the interface card to be inserted into it, so as to connect the interface card to the main circuit-board. The transfer circuit-board is mounted onto the bottom-plate. The lateral-frame extends from the bottom-plate to define an accommodating space between the bottom-plate and the lateral-frame, and the transfer circuit-board is located in the accommodating space. The latch is pivoted to the lateral-frame and moves between a releasing position and a latching position. The latch has a first clamping element, and at the latching position the latch clamps and fixes the interface card with the first clamping element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Wistron Corporation
    Inventors: Yong-Liang Zheng, Hung-Chun Liu
  • Patent number: 8834613
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a bad odor removal system that is applied to a long sewage pipe, and provides a bad odor removal system for a swage pipe, and the system basically comprises: deodorizers which are installed at certain intervals on the upper part of the sewage pipe; and a bad odor ventilating device which is installed on the inside of the sewage pipe in connection with said deodorizers, and includes a cooling device, wherein an air flow blocking membrane is installed on the inside of the sewage pipe and bad odor dispersion-preventive plates that actively operate are installed on an outlet and a manhole, thereby effectively blocking all kinds of bad odors that may be generated from the entire sewage pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Scentec Inc.
    Inventors: Yong Sog Kwon, Sung Chang Hong, Shi Cheol Shin, Sun Tae Kim
  • Patent number: 8836759
    Abstract: Disclosed are a display apparatus, three-dimensional (3D) glasses and a control method thereof. The method of controlling three-dimensional (3D) glasses for a display apparatus includes: synchronizing clocks for communicating with the 3D glasses; generating drive timing information for driving shutters of the 3D glasses from the synchronized clocks and a frame sync signal of a displayed image; and transmitting a glasses control message, comprising the drive timing information, to the 3D glasses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Je-hwan Seo, Tae-don Hwang, Yong-jin Kang, Do-sung Jung
  • Patent number: 8837619
    Abstract: A communication method and apparatus for coordinated multi-point (CoMP) transmission, is provided. Sizes of codebooks for a plurality of base stations may be adjusted based on a status of channels between a target terminal and a plurality of base stations. The terminal feeds back, to at least one of the plurality of base stations, channel direction information (CDI) including a number of bits of feedback.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Won-Jae Shin, Young Jun Hong, Jong Bu Lim, Chang Yong Shin
  • Patent number: 8836830
    Abstract: A flexible printed circuit board (FPCB) assembly includes a FPCB, a dielectric layer, a stiffener, and a conductive adhesive layer. The FPCB includes a surface and a conductive layer positioned on the surface of the FPCB. The conductive layer includes a circuit portion and a grounding portion connected to the circuit portion. The circuit portion is entirely covered by the dielectric layer and the grounding portion is exposed outside the dielectric layer. The conductive adhesive is positioned on the stiffener and includes a first adhering portion and a second adhering portion. A thickness of the second adhering portion is greater than the first adhering portion. A thickness difference between the second adhering portion and the first adhering portion is substantially equal to a thickness the dielectric layer. The first adhering portion is adhered to the dielectric layer and the second adhering portion is adhered to the grounding portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shu-Sheng Peng, Wen-Chang Chen, Li-Min Liu, Yu-Tsan Cheng, Wen-Hsiung Chen, Shin-Wen Chen, Yong Li
  • Patent number: 8836488
    Abstract: An alarm turning off method and a mobile device adapted to the method are provided. The method includes reproducing a preset alarm audio sound and outputting a preset beat at a preset alarm time, determining whether the mobile device receives an input beat, when the mobile device has received the input beat, muting the reproduced alarm audio sound, determining whether the preset beat is identical to the input beat in a state where the alarm audio sound is muted, and turning off the alarm when the number of occurrences where the preset beat matches the input beat is a preset number in a state where the alarm audio sound is muted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yong Ho You
  • Patent number: 8839016
    Abstract: USB self-idling techniques are described. In one or more embodiments, a Universal Serial Bus (USB) device comprises one or more modules to communicate via USB and self-idle by presenting an idle mode to a USB host and entering a suspend mode after the idle mode, the suspend mode being entered while the USB host is presented with the idle mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Marvell World Trade Ltd.
    Inventors: Zhenyu Zhang, James Kang-Wuu Jan, Frank Huang, Yong Jiang, Yui Lin, Lite Lo
  • Patent number: 8837457
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for adjusting a transmission time point of at least one second terminal in a wireless network by a first terminal. In the method for adjusting a transmission time point of a terminal, a transmission time point of the second terminal is set, a first frame including information regarding the transmission time point is transmitted to the second terminal, a first response frame transmitted according to the transmission time point from the second terminal is received, and the transmission time point is adjusted according to an arrival time of the first response frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Sung-Geun Jin, Kapseok Chang, Hyoung Jin Kwon, Woo Yong Lee, Hyun Kyu Chung
  • Patent number: 8835055
    Abstract: Disclosed is a lithium secondary battery, which is low in capacity loss after overdischarge, having excellent capacity restorability after overdischarge and shows an effect of preventing a battery from swelling at a high temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung Kyun Chang, Seung Tae Hong, Hyeong Jin Kim, Duk Hyun Ryu, Eun Young Goh, Ho Chun Lee, Jun Yong Jeong, Jin Hee Yeon, Hyung Keun Lee
  • Patent number: 8835033
    Abstract: Disclosed is a battery pack case assembly for an electric or hybrid vehicle. The battery pack case assembly includes a case body and a cover. The case body receives a battery pack, and the cover is coupled to the case body. The case body is formed of a plastic composite in which a long fiber or a blend of a long fiber and a continuous fiber is used as a reinforcing fiber in a plastic matrix. A separate reinforced member is bonded to both side bracket parts for coupling to a vehicle body, and is formed of a plastic composite in which a long fiber, a continuous, or a blend of a long fiber and a continuous fiber is used as the reinforcing fiber in the plastic matrix.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, LG Hausys, Ltd.
    Inventors: Chi Hoon Choi, Gun Goo Lee, Cheol Choi, Hee June Kim, Yong Kil Kil, Yong Hoon Yoon, Tae Min Park
  • Patent number: 8834634
    Abstract: A laser cleaning device, and a laser cleaning method using the same, for removing an electrolyte solution stuck to an electrolyte tab during a process of injecting the electrolyte solution are disclosed. The laser cleaning device for an electrode tab of a battery includes: a cleaning housing, in which a battery case for receiving an electrode group, an electrolyte solution and an electrode tab exposed to the outside are embedded; a laser generator which includes a laser source for generating a laser beam and an output controller for controlling output of the laser beam; a laser transmitter which transmits the laser beam generated by the laser generator; and a laser emitting unit which is installed inside the cleaning housing, and which irradiates the laser beam transmitted by the laser transmitter onto the electrode tab so as to remove liquid pollutants stuck to the electrode tab. The laser cleaning method comprises steps generally corresponding to the latter functions of the laser cleaning device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jung-Bae Cha, Jae-Ho Jeong, Kyung-Doo Ha, Won-Yong Lee, Bo-Hye Yun
  • Patent number: 8834692
    Abstract: Provided is a dissolved oxygen measurement system. The dissolved oxygen measurement system includes a hydrogen storage device storing hydrogen, a first hydrogen fuel cell in which the hydrogen stored in the hydrogen storage device and water supplied from the outside in real time react with each other to generate first electricity energy, a water storage tank storing the water supplied from the outside, a second hydrogen fuel cell in which the water supplied from the water storage tank and the hydrogen stored in the hydrogen storage device react with each other to generate second electricity energy, and a control unit analyzing a difference between the first electricity energy and the second electricity energy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Han Young Yu, Yark Yeon Kim, Yong Ju Yun, Won Ick Jang
  • Patent number: 8835519
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for preparing a sheet for a sealing member of a solar cell, wherein the sheet has significantly low thermal shrinkage and high flexibility, and a superior capability of discharging bubbles during the manufacture of a solar cell module. The method for preparing a sheet for a sealing member of a solar cell according to the present invention comprises the following steps: (a) preparing a thermal adhesive resin having an olefin-based resin as a main component; (b) pulverizing the thermal adhesive resin and dispersing the resin powder; and (c) heating the thermal adhesive resin powder at a temperature lower than the melting temperature of the resin powder so as to prepare a sheet having a plurality of voids.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: LG Hausys, Ltd.
    Inventors: Jong-Hun Lee, Chul-June Choi, Sung-Yong Kang, Min-Hee Lee
  • Patent number: 8837826
    Abstract: A processing device receives a first set of image data comprising one or more chroma channels and a luma channel. The processing device reduces the resolution of the one or more chroma channels to produce one or more reduced-resolution chroma channels. The processing device arranges the luma channel and the one or more reduced-resolution chroma channels into a second set of image data. The spatial coordinates of the luma channel and the one or more reduced-resolution chroma channels do not overlap in spatial location of the second set of image data. The processing device transmits the second set of image data to a downstream device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Spinella IP Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: William L. Gaddy, Vidhya Seran, Yong Liu
  • Patent number: 8836896
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an optical sheet for controlling the direction of light rays which is used for manufacturing backlight units of TFT-LCDs for computer monitors and televisions, and more specifically to an optical sheet which can uniformly diffuse light, improve brightness, and adjust viewing angle. There is provided an optical sheet for controlling the direction of light rays comprising a substrate film; a microlens group arranged on a first face of the substrate film; and a plurality of protuberances formed on a second face of the substrate film, wherein each protuberance comprises a reflective layer at the bottom thereof, and the plurality of protuberances comprise an aperture formed therebetween, and wherein a unit microlens of the microlens group has a first side and a second side with different radii of curvature from each other with respect to a light emission control part thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Toray Advanced Materials Korea Inc.
    Inventors: Jun-Sang Park, Jeong-Tae Seo, Hee-Cheong Lee, Sang-Hoon Lee, Tae-Yong Ryu
  • Patent number: 8837916
    Abstract: An apparatus and a method to provide adaptive recording, in which a group of pictures (GOP) is selectively recorded in a multi-media apparatus having a recording function. The recording method includes decoding content data and analyzing the content data in GOPs of the content data, and selectively storing an analyzed GOP according to recording settings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: SAMSUNG Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae-cheol Lee, Hee-soo Lee, Byung-soo Kim, Yong-jun Park
  • Patent number: 8833260
    Abstract: An automatic stamping apparatus includes a conveyor for conveying a stamping object, a stamper for stamping a pattern and two-dimensional bar code information on the stamping object, a reader for reading the pattern and the two-dimensional bar code information, and an information processor for determining a pattern and two-dimensional bar code information to be stamped on the stamping object, controlling the stamper based on the determined pattern and two-dimensional bar code information, receiving the stamped pattern and two-dimensional bar code information of the stamping object read by the reader, comparing the received stamped pattern and two-dimensional bar code information with a pattern and two-dimensional bar code information to be stamped on the stamping object, thus verifying the accuracy of the stamping.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Electronics & Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Dong Ho Kim, Yong Hoon Choi, Jae Gwan Song, Hyeon Guk Kim, Hoon Jung, Jong Heung Park
  • Patent number: 8835826
    Abstract: A pixel circuit for a depth sensor operating in a detection period and an output period in either a first operating mode (high incident light intensity) or a second operating mode (low incident light intensity). The pixel circuit includes a light receiving unit generating charge in response to the incident light, a signal generation unit accumulating charge in a FDN in response to a transmission signal, reset signal and selection signal during the detection period, and generating an analog signal having a level corresponding to a voltage apparent at the FDN during the output period, and a refresh transistor coupled between a supply voltage and the light receiving unit and discharging charge to the supply voltage in response to a refresh signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yong-Jei Lee, Yoon-Dong Park, Young-Gu Jin