Patents by Inventor Yong-Bum Kwon

Yong-Bum Kwon 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: 20240148068
    Abstract: An aerosol generating device includes a housing including an accommodation space in which an aerosol generating article is accommodated and an air flow path through which fluid moves inside the housing, wherein a volume of the air flow path is variable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2024
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Applicant: KT&G CORPORATION
    Inventors: Dong Sung KIM, Young Bum KWON, Yong Hwan KIM, Hun II LIM
  • Patent number: 10242917
    Abstract: Semiconductor devices may include a plurality of active fins each extending in a first direction on a substrate, a gate structure extending on the active fins in a second direction, and a first source/drain layer on first active fins of the active fins adjacent the gate structure. At least one of two opposing sidewalls of a cross-section of the first source/drain layer taken along the second direction may include a curved portion having a slope with respect to an upper surface of the substrate. The slope may decrease from a bottom toward a top thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dong-Woo Kim, Shigenobu Maeda, Young-Moon Choi, Yong-Bum Kwon, Chang-Woo Sohn, Do-Sun Lee
  • Publication number: 20170294355
    Abstract: Semiconductor devices may include a plurality of active fins each extending in a first direction on a substrate, a gate structure extending on the active fins in a second direction, and a first source/drain layer on first active fins of the active fins adjacent the gate structure. At least one of two opposing sidewalls of a cross-section of the first source/drain layer taken along the second direction may include a curved portion having a slope with respect to an upper surface of the substrate. The slope may decrease from a bottom toward a top thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2017
    Publication date: October 12, 2017
    Inventors: Dong-Woo KIM, Shigenobu Maeda, Young-Moon Choi, Yong-Bum Kwon, Chang-Woo Sohn, Do-Sun Lee
  • Patent number: 9728601
    Abstract: Semiconductor devices may include a plurality of active fins each extending in a first direction on a substrate, a gate structure extending on the active fins in a second direction, and a first source/drain layer on first active fins of the active fins adjacent the gate structure. At least one of two opposing sidewalls of a cross-section of the first source/drain layer taken along the second direction may include a curved portion having a slope with respect to an upper surface of the substrate. The slope may decrease from a bottom toward a top thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dong-Woo Kim, Shigenobu Maeda, Young-Moon Choi, Yong-Bum Kwon, Chang-Woo Sohn, Do-Sun Lee
  • Publication number: 20160293697
    Abstract: Semiconductor devices may include a plurality of active fins each extending in a first direction on a substrate, a gate structure extending on the active fins in a second direction, and a first source/drain layer on first active fins of the active fins adjacent the gate structure. At least one of two opposing sidewalls of a cross-section of the first source/drain layer taken along the second direction may include a curved portion having a slope with respect to an upper surface of the substrate. The slope may decrease from a bottom toward a top thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2016
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Inventors: Dong-Woo KIM, Shigenobu MAEDA, Young-Moon CHOI, Yong-Bum KWON, Chang-Woo SOHN, Do-Sun LEE
  • Patent number: 9337105
    Abstract: A method for fabricating a semiconductor device is provided. The method for fabricating a semiconductor device includes forming transistors on a semiconductor substrate, each of the transistors having a gate structure and source/drain regions, forming an oxide film on the transistors, forming a mask film pattern on the oxide film, the mask film pattern comprising a first pattern having a first width and a second pattern having a second width different from the first width, removing a part of the oxide film using the mask film pattern to form first and second trenches, filling the first and second trenches with a nitride film, removing the rest part of the oxide film to form third and fourth trenches, and forming conductive contacts by filling the third and fourth trenches. A top width of each of the third trenches is equal to the first width, and a top width of each of the fourth trenches is equal to the second width.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yong-Bum Kwon, Sung-Sam Lee
  • Patent number: 8497000
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for modifying wettability of a surface of an inorganic material, the method comprising the steps of: preparing an inorganic material with a surface; and charging the surface of the inorganic material with positive surface charges obtained from photoelectron-emission by an X-ray irradiation to the surface of the inorganic material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2013
    Assignee: Postech Academy-Industry Foundation
    Inventors: Yong Bum Kwon, Byung Mook Weon, Kyu Hwang Won, Jung Ho Je
  • Publication number: 20120080061
    Abstract: Example embodiments relate to an apparatus for drying a substrate. The apparatus may include a housing including first barrier walls having a first height, a rotary chuck that is disposed within the housing and configured to rotate the substrate, a nozzle system that is disposed above the rotary chuck and configured to supply a fluid onto the substrate, a cleaning liquid supply unit supplying a cleaning liquid for cleaning the substrate to the nozzle system, and a drying liquid supply unit supplying a drying liquid for drying the substrate to the nozzle system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Publication date: April 5, 2012
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Young-Hoo Kim, Kun-Tack Lee, Seung-Yul Park, Yong-Bum Kwon
  • Publication number: 20100225079
    Abstract: A two-wheel moving device includes a fixed shaft fixed to one side of a body; first and second swing arms having one ends pivotally coupled to the fixed shaft, respectively; a first varying shaft mounted at the other end of the first swing arm in parallel with the fixed shaft; a second varying shaft mounted at the other end of the second swing arm in parallel with the fixed shaft; a first wheel rotatably coupled to the first varying shaft; a second wheel rotatably coupled to the second varying shaft; a first extendable arm having elasticity and having one end coupled to the first swing arm and the other end coupled to the body; a second extendable arm having elasticity and having one end coupled to the second swing arm and the other end coupled to the body; a first motor used for rotating the first wheel; and a second motor used for rotating the second wheel. An autocycle includes such a two-wheel moving device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2008
    Publication date: September 9, 2010
    Inventors: Yong Bum Kwon, Hyun Sik Jang
  • Publication number: 20100224432
    Abstract: A motorcycle has at least two independently driven wheels to reduce energy consumption. The independently driven wheels are driven independently.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2008
    Publication date: September 9, 2010
    Inventors: Yong Bum Kwon, Hyun Sik Jang
  • Publication number: 20100128847
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for modifying wettability of a surface of an inorganic material, the method comprising the steps of: preparing an inorganic material with a surface; and charging the surface of the inorganic material with positive surface charges obtained from photoelectron-emission by an X-ray irradiation to the surface of the inorganic material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2009
    Publication date: May 27, 2010
    Applicant: POSTECH ACADEMY-INDUSTRY FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Yong Bum KWON, Byung Mook WEON, Kyu Hwang WON, Jung Ho JE
  • Patent number: 6627519
    Abstract: This invention is to manufacturing of SOI (Silicon On Insulator) wafer; with respect to manufacturing of SOI wafer, preparation process of silicon wafer with desired thickness (100), deposition of Alumina (Al2O3) as insulator by an ALE (Atomic Layer Epitaxial) method such as ALCVD, ALD, ASCVD, etc . . . (110), bonding of this wafer with another silicon wafer by various bonding methods (120), Cutting of this bonded wafer by various methods of cutting (130), Polishing the surface of the cut wafer (140). For the insulator material, titanium oxide (TiO2) or tantalum oxide (Ta2O5) can be used other than Alumina (Al2O3) and such bonding process can be done by unibonding method and cutting method can be done by Smart Cut process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2003
    Assignees: Comtecs Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yong-Bum Kwon, Jong-Hyun Lee
  • Publication number: 20020094663
    Abstract: This invention is to manufacturing of SOI (Silicon On Insulator) wafer; with respect to manufacturing of SOI wafer, preparation process of silicon wafer with desired thickness (100), deposition of Alumina(Al2O3) as insulator by an ALE (Atomic Layer Epitaxial) method such as ALCVD, ALD, ASCVD, etc . . . (110), bonding of this wafer with another silicon wafer by various bonding methods (120), Cutting of this bonded wafer by various methods of cutting(130), Polishing the surface of the cut wafer (140). For the insulator material, titanium oxide (TiO2) or tantalum oxide(Ta2O5) can be used other than Alumina(Al2O3) and such bonding process can be done by unibonding method and cutting method can be done by Smart Cut process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2001
    Publication date: July 18, 2002
    Inventors: Yong-Bum Kwon, Jong-Hyun Lee