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).

  • PIXEL AND ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20170249902
    Abstract: A pixel includes first through sixth transistors and an organic light emitting diode. The first transistor includes a gate electrode connected to a first node, a first electrode, and a second electrode connected to a second node. The second transistor provides a data signal to the first node in response to a scan signal. The third transistor provides a first power voltage to the first transistor in response to an emission control signal. The fourth transistor provides a reference voltage to the first node in response to a voltage control signal. The fifth transistor provides the reference voltage to the first node in response to an initialization control signal. The sixth transistor provides an initialization voltage to the second node in response to the initialization control signal. The organic light emitting diode is connected between the second node and a second power voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2017
    Publication date: August 31, 2017
    Inventors: Kyoung-Jin PARK, Yong-Jae KIM, Young-Jin CHO, Deok-Young CHOI
  • Actuator and manipulator including the same
    Patent number: 9713874
    Abstract: Disclosed is a manipulator including a wire driving actuator to bend base and terminal sections of a joint assembly in multiple directions by a base section wire and a terminal section wire. The terminal section driving wire is operatively connected to the base section driving wire such that the terminal section driving wire is moved by a distance equal to a movement distance of the base section driving wire. Accordingly, it is possible to prevent bending of the terminal section upon bending the base section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Youn Baek Lee, Yong Jae Kim, Jeong Hun Kim, Kyung Shik Roh, Se Gon Roh, Jong Won Lee, Byung June Choi
  • JOINT ASSEMBLY AND MOTION ASSISTANCE APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20170165087
    Abstract: A joint assembly including a plurality of frames, each including contactors provided in opposite directions to each other and a middle portion configured to connect the contactors, and a connecting member configured to maintain a state in which contactors of two neighboring frames among the plurality of frames are in contact with each other is disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2016
    Publication date: June 15, 2017
    Applicants: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Korea University of Technology and Education
    Inventors: Jeonghun KIM, Yong-Jae KIM, Hyeong Seok JEON
  • SMART WATCH INCLUDING A PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD HAVING A HOLE AT THE CENTER
    Publication number: 20170168462
    Abstract: A watch including a dial pad, a circular movement disposed adjacent to the dial pad, a circular printed circuit board (PCB) having an inner diameter and an outer diameter, the PCB including a hole defined as the inner diameter and a plurality of integrated circuits (ICs) disposed in a region between the inner diameter and the outer diameter, in which the movement having a diameter smaller than the inner diameter is shaped and sized to fit into the hole, a first battery disposed adjacent to the PCB and supplies a first operating voltage only to the PCB, and a case dimensioned and shaped to receive the dial pad, the movement, the PCB, and the first battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2016
    Publication date: June 15, 2017
    Inventors: Hyung-Real RYU, Ki-Hyoun KWON, Yong-Jae KIM, Sung Bum CHO
  • Laparoscopic surgical devices having wire reducer
    Patent number: 9668821
    Abstract: Laparoscopic surgical devices include a first member having a first gear, a second member having a second gear corresponding to the first gear, a connection member configured to connect the first member and the second member; first and second wire mounting pieces respectively at the first and second members, a first wire wound on the first wire mounting pieces so as to be pulled upon receiving a first drive force; and a second wire wound on the second wire mounting pieces so as to be pulled upon receiving a second drive force. The drive unit is configured to selectively transmit the first and second amplified driving forces to a respective one the first member and the second member to cause tilting of the first member and the second member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yong Jae Kim, Jeong Hun Kim, Kyung Shik Roh, Se Gon Roh, Youn Baek Lee, Jong Won Lee, Byung June Choi
  • Surgical robot
    Patent number: 9668815
    Abstract: A surgical robot including a slave device provided with a surgical instrument includes a body having at least one link that includes a plurality of solenoid segments, and an end effector mounted to one end of the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Byung June Choi, Young Bo Shim, Yong Jae Kim, Jeong Hun Kim, Se Gon Roh, Youn Baek Lee, Jong Won Lee
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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