Patents by Inventor Yong-Jae Kim

Yong-Jae 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).

  • FRAME ASSEMBLY AND MOTION ASSISTANCE APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20170151120
    Abstract: A frame assembly including a first longitudinal member, a second longitudinal member spaced apart from the first longitudinal member, a third longitudinal member configured to diagonally connect the first longitudinal member and the second longitudinal member, a plurality of first distance maintaining members configured to connect the first longitudinal member and the second longitudinal member, and a plurality of second distance maintaining members configured to connect the second longitudinal member and the third longitudinal member is disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2016
    Publication date: June 1, 2017
    Applicants: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Korea University of Technology and Education
    Inventors: Youn Baek LEE, Jeonghun KIM, Se-Gon ROH, Jongwon LEE, Hyun Do CHOI, Yong Jae KIM
  • FRAME ASSEMBLY AND MOTION ASSISTANCE APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20170151083
    Abstract: A frame assembly includes a first longitudinal member, a second longitudinal member spaced apart from the first longitudinal member, and a plurality of distance maintaining members connected between the first longitudinal member and the second longitudinal member, and configured to maintain a distance between the first longitudinal member and the second longitudinal member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2016
    Publication date: June 1, 2017
    Applicants: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Korea University of Technology and Education Industry University Cooperation Foundation
    Inventors: Youn-baek LEE, Yong-Jae KIM
  • Link unit, arm module, and surgical apparatus including the same
    Patent number: 9604370
    Abstract: A surgical apparatus having sufficient rigidity in a fixed mode and being freely operable in a steering mode includes one or more arm modules having at least one degree of freedom, each arm module including at least one steering cable to steer the arm module and a plurality of link units to form the at least one arm module, each link unit including a head disposed at an upper portion thereof and having a hemispherical shape, a seat formed at a lower portion thereof, and a sliding ball arranged at the seat, wherein the link units are arranged such that the head of one of the link units is seated on the seat of the other of the link units, and the head of one of the link units and the seat of the other of the link units are slid with respect to each other by the sliding ball.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Heum Yong Park, Yong Jae Kim, Jeong Hun Kim, Youn Baek Lee
  • MAGNETORESISTIVE MEMORY DEVICES AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20170069832
    Abstract: A magnetoresistive memory device includes a lower electrode on a substrate, a magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ) structure on the lower electrode, and a mask structure. The MTJ structure includes a lower magnetic pattern, a tunnel barrier pattern, and an upper magnetic pattern which are stacked. The mask structure includes an upper electrode and a sidewall capping pattern enclosing a sidewall of the upper electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2016
    Publication date: March 9, 2017
    Inventors: Yong-Jae KIM, Woo-Jin KIM, Ki-Seok SUH, Shin-Hee HAN, Gwan-Hyeob KOH
  • Pixel and organic light emitting display using the same
    Patent number: 9576535
    Abstract: A pixel includes an organic light emitting diode, a first driver and a second driver. The second driver controls an amount of current supplied from a first power source to the organic light emitting diode, corresponding to a previous data signal. The first driver stores a current data signal supplied from a data line and supplies the previous data signal to the second driver. In the pixel, the second driver includes a sixth transistor coupled between an initialization power source and a first node coupled to a gate electrode of a first transistor, the sixth transistor being configured to turn on when a first control signal is supplied; and a seventh transistor coupled between the first power source and a second node commonly coupled to the first and second drivers, the seventh transistor being configured to turn on when the first control signal is supplied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yong-Sung Park, Tak-Young Lee, Hai-Jung In, Bo-Yong Chung, Min-Hyuk Choi, Yong-Jae Kim
  • Genes encoding biofilm formation inhibitory proteins and a method for producing L-lysine using a bacterial strain with the inactivated genes
    Patent number: 9556463
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel isolated gene (polynucleotide) which encodes a protein having a biofilm formation inhibitory activity derived from Coryneform bacteria, a L-lysine-producing strain in which the polynucleotide is inactivated, and a method for producing L-lysine using the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: CJ Cheiljedang Corporation
    Inventors: Un Hwan Ha, Yong Jae Kim, Jung Hoon Lee, Hee Sung Shin, Jun Ok Moon, Hyung Joon Kim, Kwang Ho Lee
  • FRAME MODULE AND MOTION ASSISTANCE APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20170020692
    Abstract: A frame module includes a frame configured to enclose a portion of a user, and at least one reinforcement belt of which both end portions are connected to both sides of the frame, thereby restricting a splaying level of the frame in a predetermined direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2016
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Inventors: Minhyung LEE, Jeonghun Kim, Se-Gon Roh, Youn Baek Lee, Jongwon Lee, Byungjune Choi, Hyun Do Choi, Yong-Jae Kim
  • PIXEL, METHOD OF DRIVING THE PIXEL, AND ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE PIXEL
    Publication number: 20170025060
    Abstract: A pixel includes: a first transistor connected between a data line and a first node; a second transistor connected between a first power source and a second node, the second transistor including a gate electrode connected to the first node; a third transistor connected between the first power source and the second transistor; a capacitor connected between the first node and the second node; an organic light emitting diode (OLED) connected between the second node and a second power source; and a fourth transistor including a second electrode connected to a cathode of the OLED.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2016
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Inventors: Young Jin Cho, Young In Hwang, Yong Jae Kim, Deok Young Choi
  • ROBOT ARM HAVING WEIGHT COMPENSATION MECHANISM
    Publication number: 20160368151
    Abstract: A robot arm having a weight compensation mechanism. In one configuration, the robot arm includes a first link which is pivotably disposed, a first auxiliary link disposed parallel to the first link, a first pulley mounted on the first auxiliary link, a second pulley mounted on the first link, a wire connecting the first pulley to the second pulley, and an elastic member having one side mounted on the first link and the other side connected to the wire to provide an elastic force to compensate for the load of the first link.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2016
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Applicants: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Korea University Of Technology And Education Industry-University Cooperation Foundation
    Inventors: Jeong Heon HAN, Yong-Jae KIM
  • Display device and driving method thereof
    Patent number: 9514677
    Abstract: A method of driving an OLED display includes: during a scanning period of a first frame, turning off a relay transistor and turning on a switching transistor to enable a second data voltage applied to a data line to be stored in a first capacitor; and during a light emitting period of the first frame, performing an operation to turn on a light emitting transistor and a compensation transistor to enable a voltage into which a first data voltage and a threshold voltage of a driving transistor are reflected to be applied to a second node for enabling the OLED to emit light by a driving current which flows into a driving transistor. The scanning period and the light emitting period temporally overlap each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Bo-Yong Chung, Hae-Yeon Lee, Yong-Jae Kim
  • Organic light emitting diode display device having repair circuit coupled to pixels of the display device
    Patent number: 9443466
    Abstract: An organic light emitting diode (OLED) display device includes a plurality of pixels each having a pixel circuit and an organic light emitting diode coupled to the pixel circuit. The OLED display device includes a scan driver which is configured to supply a scan signal to the scan lines and to supply an emission control signal to an emission control line commonly coupled to the pixels. The OLED display device also includes repair lines and repair circuits coupled to the repair lines. The repair circuits each have an output terminal coupled to an organic light emitting diode in corresponding pixel. A switching unit is configured to allow output lines of the data driver to be selectively coupled to the repair lines or the data lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hai-Jung In, Yong-Sung Park, Yong-Jae Kim
  • Wire connection apparatus
    Patent number: 9416855
    Abstract: A wire connection apparatus includes a link unit and a drive unit configured to drive the link unit. The link unit includes a first link, a second link rotatably coupled to the first link, a third link rotatably coupled to the second link, a plurality of wires, each of which is fixed at one end thereof to the third link, and is fixed at the other end thereof to the drive unit, and through which a driving force is transmitted from the drive unit to the third link, a path forming structure to form a path of each of the wires between the drive unit and the third link, and a length holding structure to hold constant a length of each of the wires between the drive unit and the third link.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Young Bo Shim, Young Do Kwon, Byung June Choi, Yong Jae Kim, Kyung Shik Roh, Min Hyung Lee
  • Stage circuit and scan driver using the same
    Patent number: 9406261
    Abstract: A stage circuit and a scan driver, the stage circuit including a switch unit configured to selectively electrically couple a first node to one of a first input terminal and a second input terminal, a first driver coupled to the first node, to a second node, to a third node, to a first clock terminal, and to a second clock terminal, and a second driver coupled to the second node, to the third node, to a third clock terminal, and to a common terminal, and configured to output a scan signal to an output terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yong-Jae Kim, Dong-Gyu Kim, Sung-Jae Moon
  • Link unit and arm module having the same
    Patent number: 9393702
    Abstract: An arm module having a structure capable of precisely moving each link unit while flexibly moving with sufficient stiffness includes a plurality of link units each having a ring shape, a plurality of joint units each disposed in a middle portion of a corresponding one of the plurality of link units to connect the plurality of link units, wherein the plurality of link units includes a first link unit, a second link unit disposed while being rotated with respect to the first link unit, the second link unit linked at an upper side of the first link unit while passing through a middle portion of the first link unit, and a third link unit disposed while being rotated with respect to the second link unit, the third link unit linked at an upper side of the second link unit while passing through a middle portion of the second link unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jeong Hun Kim, Yong Jae Kim
  • PROBE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF
    Publication number: 20160187298
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a probe including: an acoustic module including a piezoelectric layer configured to generate ultrasonic waves, a matching layer configured to reduce a difference in acoustic impedance between the piezoelectric layer and an object, and a backing layer configured to absorb ultrasonic waves generated by the piezoelectric layer and transmitted backward from the piezoelectric layer; a plurality of attenuation layers provided at both edges of the upper surface of the acoustic module, and configured to attenuate ultrasonic waves generated by the acoustic module; and a lens layer disposed to cover the upper surfaces of the attenuation layers, and configured to focus ultrasonic waves transmitted forward from the piezoelectric layer at a predetermined point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2015
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Inventors: Jong-Sun KO, Hyun Phill KO, Ki Soo KIM, Yong Jae KIM, Jong Mok LEE
  • PROBE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF
    Publication number: 20160183916
    Abstract: A probe includes: a piezoelectric layer to generate ultrasonic waves, a backing layer to absorb ultrasonic waves generated at the piezoelectric layer and proceeding toward a rear, a reflective layer occupying an area smaller than an area of the piezoelectric layer and provided in between the piezoelectric layer and the backing layer to amplify the ultrasonic waves generated at the piezoelectric layer, and a lens layer to focus the ultrasonic waves proceeding toward a front of the piezoelectric layer at a certain point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2015
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Inventors: Jong-Sun KO, Ki Soo KIM, Hyun Phill KO, Yong Jae KIM, Saidmurod AKRAMOV, Jong Mok LEE
  • Pixel driven by multiple control signals and organic light emitting display device using the same
    Patent number: 9378675
    Abstract: There is provided a pixel, including an organic light emitting diode (OLED), a first transistor whose gate electrode is coupled to a first node, whose first electrode is coupled to a first power supply via a third node, and whose second electrode is coupled to an anode electrode of the OLED, a second transistor coupled between a data line and a second node and turned on when a scan signal is supplied to a scan line, a first capacitor coupled between the second node and a first voltage source, a third transistor coupled between the second node and the first node and turned on when a second control signal is supplied, and a fourth transistor coupled between the first node and the first power supply and turned on when a first control signal is supplied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yong-Jae Kim, Hae-Yeon Lee, Bo-Yong Chung, Jin-Gon Oh
  • ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DIODE DISPLAY
    Publication number: 20160148988
    Abstract: An organic light emitting device includes: a first transistor including a source electrode connected to a data line and a gate electrode connected to a scan line; a second transistor including a source electrode connected to a driving voltage and a gate electrode connected to a drain electrode of the first transistor; a capacitor connected between the gate electrode of the second transistor and the source electrode of the second transistor; an organic light emitting diode connected to a drain electrode of the second transistor; and a third transistor connected to the organic light emitting diode and a common voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2015
    Publication date: May 26, 2016
    Inventors: Young Jin Cho, Deok-Young Choi, Young-In Hwang, Chul Kyu Kang, Yong Jae Kim
  • Control of robot hand to contact an object
    Patent number: 9333648
    Abstract: A robot control method and apparatus estimates an error based on information of an object obtained using a motor drive current sensor, a force sensor or a tactile sensor mounted at a robot hand and information of the object obtained using an optical sensor and compensates for the error. The robot control method and apparatus includes measuring information of an object using an optical sensor or calculating information of the object input by a user, moving a robot hand to the object based on the information of the object, controlling the thumb and fingers of the robot hand to contact the object based on the information of the object, determining whether the thumb and fingers have contacted the object through a motor drive current sensor, a force sensor or a tactile sensor, and grasping the object depending upon whether the thumb and the fingers have contacted the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ji Young Kim, Yong Jae Kim, Kyung Shik Roh, Young Bo Shim
  • Threshold voltage compensating pixel circuit and organic light emitting display using the same
    Patent number: 9336714
    Abstract: A pixel includes an organic light emitting diode (OLED), a first transistor having a gate electrode coupled to a first node, a first electrode coupled to a first power supply, and a second electrode coupled to the OLED, a first capacitor for storing a data signal, and a second capacitor coupled between the first node and the second electrode of the first transistor to charge a voltage corresponding to the data signal and a threshold voltage of the first transistor, wherein, in a period where a voltage stored in the first capacitor is supplied to the first node, the second capacitor is electrically blocked from the first node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yong-Jae Kim, Hae-Yeon Lee, Bo-Yong Chung, Jin-Gon Oh