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20130086760 | ROBOT CLEANER - The robot cleaner includes a main body configured to remove dust from a floor while traveling on the floor, the main body having a lateral rim defining the external appearance of a lateral surface of the robot cleaner, and at least one side brush assembly mounted to the main body to clean the corner of the floor. The side brush assembly includes a side arm pivotably coupled to the main body, the side arm moving between a first position where the side arm is inserted into the main body and a second position where the side arm protrudes outward from the lateral rim of the main body, a brush unit provided at the side arm to sweep the floor, and a rim cover coupled to the side arm to form a part of the lateral rim of the main body when the side arm is inserted into the main body. | 04-11-2013 |
20130098402 | ROBOT CLEANER AND CONTROL METHOD FOR THE SAME - A robot cleaner and a control method for the same are disclosed. The robot cleaner and control method are capable of detecting malfunction of an auxiliary cleaning unit, and controlling travel of the robot cleaner in accordance with the detection result, to achieve efficient cleaning of an edge area even when there is an error in the auxiliary cleaning unit. The robot cleaner includes a plurality of auxiliary cleaning units mounted to a bottom portion of the robot cleaner such that the auxiliary cleaning units are extendable and retractable, a sensing unit to sense an extension, retraction, or rotation state of each of the auxiliary cleaning units, and a control unit to determine whether the auxiliary cleaning units operate normally, based on a sensing result of the sensing unit, and to control travel of the robot cleaner, based on a result of the determination. | 04-25-2013 |
20130305481 | MAINTENANCE SYSTEM AND CLEANING SYSTEM HAVING THE SAME - A maintenance system and a cleaning system having the same, the maintenance system including a maintenance station provided at indoors to mount a robot cleaner having a first dust container thereon, a suction port to suck dust of the first dust container, and a dust removing apparatus connected to the suction port while being disposed at outdoors, so that the cleaning performance is maintained regardless of existence of dust in the dust container of the robot cleaner while enhancing the spatial efficiency at indoors. | 11-21-2013 |
20130331990 | OBSTACLE SENSING MODULE AND CLEANING ROBOT INCLUDING THE SAME CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION - Disclosed herein are an obstacle sensing module and a cleaning robot including the same. The cleaning robot includes a body, a driver to drive the body, an obstacle sensing module to sense an obstacle present around the body, and a control unit to control the driver, based on sensed results of the obstacle sensing module. The obstacle sensing module includes at least one light emitter including a light source, and a wide-angle lens to refract or reflect light from the light source so as to diffuse the incident light in the form of planar light, and a light receiver including a reflection mirror to again reflect reflection light reflected by the obstacle so as to generate reflection light, an optical lens spaced from the reflection mirror by a predetermined distance, to allow the reflection light to pass through the optical lens, and an image sensor, and an image processing circuit. | 12-12-2013 |
20150265122 | ROBOT CLEANER - The robot cleaner includes a main body configured to remove dust from a floor while traveling on the floor, the main body having a lateral rim defining the external appearance of a lateral surface of the robot cleaner, and at least one side brush assembly mounted to the main body to clean the corner of the floor. The side brush assembly includes a side arm pivotably coupled to the main body, the side arm moving between a first position where the side arm is inserted into the main body and a second position where the side arm protrudes outward from the lateral rim of the main body, a brush unit provided at the side arm to sweep the floor, and a rim cover coupled to the side arm to form a part of the lateral rim of the main body when the side arm is inserted into the main body. | 09-24-2015 |
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20100132129 | CLOTHES TREATING APPARATUS AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - A clothes treating apparatus and a controlling method thereof are disclosed. The clothes treating apparatus includes a housing defining a accommodating space for receiving clothes, an air supplying device for drying air circulating into the accommodating space, a temperature measuring device for measuring the interior temperature of the accommodating space, a preheating unit for raising the temperature of the accommodating space according to the temperature measured by the temperature measuring device, and a controller for controlling the air supplying device and the preheating unit according to the temperature measured by the temperature measuring device. | 06-03-2010 |
20100132130 | CLOTHES TREATING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF THE SAME - The present invention relates to apparatus and method for treating clothes, which can prevent an operation pressure of a compressor of a heat pump from rising, excessively. The clothes treating apparatus includes a housing which forms a holding space for holding clothes, a heat pump for generating hot air for drying laundry in the holding space, a sensing unit mounted to a circulation passage of air being supplied to the holding space or an inlet passage of air introduced to the heat pump for measuring a temperature of the air, and a control unit for controlling a temperature of the housing to drop below a preset temperature if the temperature of the holding space is higher than a preset temperature. | 06-03-2010 |
20100132208 | CLOTHES TREATIANG APPARATUS - Disclosed is a clothes treating apparatus, which treats clothes into a more wearable condition. A clothes treating apparatus includes a cabinet; an accommodating space defined in the cabinet to accommodate clothes, and maintained in a stationary state; an air supplying device generating dry air and supplying the dry air into the accommodating space such that the dry air is circulated in the accommodating space, wherein the air supplying device includes an inlet provided at a bottom of the accommodating space such that the air in the accommodating space flows into the air supplying device through the inlet; and a filter assembly installed in the inlet, and filtering the air passing through the inlet. | 06-03-2010 |
20110005097 | CLOTHES TREATING APPARATUS AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - A clothes-treating apparatus and a controlling method thereof are disclosed. According to a controlling method of a clothes-treating apparatus, a predetermined operational condition of a compressor included in a heat pump to supply dry air to clothes placed therein may be maintained normally. Furthermore, a cooling fan provided in a mechanism compartment is operated only if an internal environment of the mechanism compartment is out of the normal operational condition of the compressor. As a result, noise created from operation of the cooling fan may be reduced and dust that happens to be sucked into the mechanism compartment when external air is drawn may be minimized. | 01-13-2011 |
20110005276 | CLOTHES TREATING APPARATUS - The present invention relates to clothes treating apparatus. The clothes treating apparatus includes a housing having a holding space for holding clothes, an air supply unit for generating dry air and supplying the dry air to the holding space, a moisture supply unit for supplying moisture to the holding space, and a water supply unit for supplying water to the moisture supply unit, and a drain unit for collecting condensed water from the air supply unit, wherein the water supply unit and the drain unit are provided separate from each other. | 01-13-2011 |
20120017654 | LAUNDRY TREATING APPARATUS - A laundry treating apparatus is disclosed. The laundry treating apparatus ( | 01-26-2012 |
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20080201895 | Robot cleaner system having robot cleaner and docking station - Disclosed is a robot cleaner system having superior functions of sucking dust and exhausting dust to a docking station. The robot cleaner includes a dust suction port to suck dust, a dust collecting chamber to collect dust introduced through the dust suction port, a dust exhaust port to exhaust dust collected in the dust collecting chamber to the docking station, a connection path extending from the dust suction port to the dust exhaust port in adjacent to the dust collecting chamber, and a valve device provided between the connection path and the dust collecting chamber, an opening/closing of the valve device allowing the dust collecting chamber to selectively communicate with the dust suction port or the dust exhaust port according to a pressure difference between the dust collecting chamber and the connection path. | 08-28-2008 |
20080220713 | Air conditioner having outlet port - Disclosed herein is an air conditioner in which the structure of an outlet port is improved to prevent dew condensation at the outlet port. The air conditioner includes an outlet port to discharge air and a guide forming a discharge channel to guide air to the outlet port side. The guide is formed in a step shape to expand the discharge channel. The air conditioner has the effect of preventing dew condensation at the outlet port. | 09-11-2008 |
20080235897 | Robot cleaner with improved dust collector - A robot cleaner having a configuration capable of improving an ability to collect dust, etc. is disclosed. The robot cleaner includes a suction hole to suction dust, a dust collector to receive the dust suctioned through the suction hole, and a rotating brush provided at a side of the suction hole. The robot cleaner is configured to sweep up and collect the dust into the dust collector by a drive force of the rotating brush. | 10-02-2008 |
20080249661 | Wall-following robot cleaner and method to control the same - A robot cleaner that cleans a cleaning region while traveling the cleaning region and a method to control the same are provided. The robot cleaner can uniformly clean a cleaning region based on a wall-following technique which allows the robot cleaner to travel along the outline of the cleaning region. The method selects, as a reference wall, a wall at a left or right side of the robot cleaner at a start position of the robot cleaner based on a left or right-based travel algorithm, which allows the robot cleaner to travel along a left or right wall, and controls the robot cleaner to travel the cleaning region in a zigzag travel pattern in which the robot cleaner moves a predetermined distance in a direction perpendicular to the reference wall at specific intervals along the selected reference wall while following the selected reference wall. | 10-09-2008 |
20090048727 | Robot cleaner and control method and medium of the same - Disclosed herein are a robot cleaner that is capable of reflecting an obstacle sensed by obstacle sensors on a local map and a control method and medium of the same. The robot cleaner includes an obstacle sensor to sense an obstacle, a memory to store a local map, and a control unit to calculate an obstacle position using the obstacle sensor and to reflect the obstacle position around the robot cleaner on the local map. | 02-19-2009 |
20090064708 | Oil separator for air conditioner - An oil separator for an air conditioner includes a cylindrical housing; a refrigerant discharge pipe communicating with the housing for discharging refrigerant gas; an oil discharge pipe for circulating oil collected in the lower portion of the housing; and a refrigerant inflow pipe having one end facing the inner surface of a side wall of the housing in the tangential direction for supplying a refrigerant-oil mixture to the inside of the housing. An insertion hole, into which the refrigerant inflow pipe is inserted, is easily formed, the efficiency of the oil separator is increased, and noise and vibration generated from the oil separator is reduced. | 03-12-2009 |
20090088900 | Ultrasonic distance sensor and robot cleaner using the same - Disclosed herein are an ultrasonic distance sensor that is capable of extending an ultrasonic wave transmitted from a wave transmitter to sense the distance between an object located in a wide region and an installation body having the sensor installed therein and a robot cleaner using the same. The ultrasonic distance sensor includes a wave transmitter to transmit an ultrasonic wave, an ultrasonic wave extender to extend the ultrasonic wave, and a wave receiver to receive the ultrasonic wave reflected from an object. | 04-02-2009 |
20090100630 | Robot cleaner - A robot cleaner that is capable of preventing dust collected in a dust tank from flowing backward outside when a situation in which the dust may be discharged outside occurs includes a cleaner body, a dust tank mounted in the cleaner body to collect dust, and a backward-flow preventing device to prevent dust from flowing backward outside through a suction port of the dust tank. The backward-flow preventing device includes a shutter unit to open and close the suction port and a stopper unit to drive the shutter unit. | 04-23-2009 |
20110165757 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES HAVING DUAL TRENCH, METHODS OF FABRICATING THE SAME, AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEM HAVING THE SAME - A semiconductor device having a dual trench and methods of fabricating the same, a semiconductor module, an electronic circuit board, and an electronic system are provided. The semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate having a cell region including a cell trench and a peripheral region including a peripheral trench. The cell trench is filled with a core insulating material layer, and the peripheral trench is filled with a padding insulating material layer conformably formed on an inner surface thereof and a core insulating material layer formed on an inner surface of the padding insulating material layer. The core insulating material layer has a greater fluidity than the padding insulating material layer. | 07-07-2011 |
20110277269 | Robot cleaner with improved dust collector - A robot cleaner including a suction hole to suction dust, a blower to generate a suction force to suction the dust, a dust collector to receive the dust suctioned by said suction force through the suction hole, and a rotating brush to sweep up and collect the dust into the dust collector through the suction hole by a drive force of the rotating brush. The dust collector includes a backflow preventing member movable between an open position and a closed position. The backflow preventing member is pivotably rotatable in an air suction direction by the suction force of the blower to the open position and is adapted to return to the closed position to prevent the dust in the dust collector from being discharged through the suction hole upon stoppage of the blower. | 11-17-2011 |
20120054980 | ROBOT CLEANER - A robot cleaner that is capable of preventing dust collected in a dust tank from flowing backward outside when a situation in which the dust may be discharged outside occurs includes a cleaner body, a dust tank mounted in the cleaner body to collect dust, and a backward-flow preventing device to prevent dust from flowing backward outside through a suction port of the dust tank. The backward-flow preventing device includes a shutter unit to open and close the suction port and a stopper unit to drive the shutter unit. | 03-08-2012 |
20120132976 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES HAVING DUAL TRENCH, METHODS OF FABRICATING THE SAME, AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEM HAVING THE SAME - A semiconductor device having a dual trench and methods of fabricating the same, a semiconductor module, an electronic circuit board, and an electronic system are provided. The semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate having a cell region including a cell trench and a peripheral region including a peripheral trench. The cell trench is filled with a core insulating material layer, and the peripheral trench is filled with a padding insulating material layer conformably formed on an inner surface thereof and a core insulating material layer formed on an inner surface of the padding insulating material layer. The core insulating material layer has a greater fluidity than the padding insulating material layer. | 05-31-2012 |
20120169193 | WASHING MACHINE - A washing machine including a main body and a control panel mounted to the main body. The control panel includes a control panel frame assembled to the main body, a circuit board housing coupled to a rear side of the control panel frame and having an open rear side, and a circuit board accommodated in the circuit board housing. The circuit board is inserted into the circuit board housing through the open rear side of the circuit board housing such that a front surface thereof, on which light emitting elements to display operational modes of the washing machine are mounted, faces an inner wall surface of a front wall portion of the circuit board housing. | 07-05-2012 |
20130227812 | ROBOT CLEANER WITH IMPROVED DUST COLLECTOR - A robot cleaner including a suction hole to suction dust, a blower to generate a suction force to suction the dust, a dust collector to receive the dust suctioned by said suction force through the suction hole, and a rotating brush to sweep up and collect the dust into the dust collector through the suction hole by a drive force of the rotating brush. The dust collector includes a backflow preventing member movable between an open position and a closed position. The backflow preventing member is pivotably rotatable in an air suction direction by the suction force of the blower to the open position and is adapted to return to the closed position to prevent the dust in the dust collector from being discharged through the suction hole upon stoppage of the blower. | 09-05-2013 |
20140069147 | GASKET USABLE WITH WASHING MACHINE AND WASHING MACHINE HAVING THE SAME - A gasket usable with a washing machine capable of reinforcing the strength thereof while improving the vibration reducing performance of the gasket, a gasket connecting a tub to the front surface frame, wherein the gasket includes a body having a hollowness part configured to accommodate a portion of the door and a periphery part configured to surround the hollowness part, and a reinforcing rib formed by protruding at least one portion of the periphery part so as to reinforce a strength of the gasket, and wherein the reinforcing rib has a rear surface further concaved than an inner surface of the periphery part that is adjacent to the rear surface. The gasket further comprise a connection lip that contacts the closed door, such that the connection lip has a connection rib having a greater thickness in the lower portion of the lip than the upper portion of the lip. | 03-13-2014 |
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20100172946 | MATRIX-TYPE TRANSDERMAL DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF - A matrix-type transdermal drug delivery system including capsaicin or a capsaicin derivative as an active component and used for treating neuropathy, pain, and inflammation and a preparation method thereof are provided. The matrix-type transdermal drug delivery system includes: a drug protecting layer; a matrix layer formed on the drug protecting layer and including 0.1-25 wt % of capsaicin or a capsaicin derivative, 40-95 wt % of an adhesive including a water-insoluble acrylic polymer, 1-30 wt % of an alcohol having a molecular weight of 600 Daltons or less, 0.1-20 wt % of a nonionic surfactant, and 0.1-20 wt % of a solubilizing agent including a hydrophilic polymer; and a release liner formed on the matrix layer, and is used for treating neuropathy, pain, or inflammation. | 07-08-2010 |
20100331260 | Stabilized bitamin c derivatives having a peptide molecule, preparation method thereof, and composition containing the same - The present invention relates to a stabilized vitamin C derivative with a peptide molecule linked to vitamin C or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, a method of preparing the same, and a composition containing the same. | 12-30-2010 |
20110265734 | FUEL PREPROCESS SYSTEM FOR COAL COMBUSTION BOILER - A fuel preprocess system for a coal combustion boiler is disclosed. The fuel preprocess system for a coal combustion boiler that dries biomass or refuse-derived fuel in accordance with the present invention can include: a dryer configured to dry the biomass or refuse-derived fuel by use of flue gas generated after combustion in the boiler; and a torrefier configured to devolatilize a fibrous component contained in the dried fuel from the fuel dried in the dryer by use of primary air that is heat-exchanged after the combustion in the boiler. | 11-03-2011 |
20110286191 | Printed circuit board and semiconductor package with the same - Disclosed herein is a printed circuit board. The printed circuit board includes a base substrate including a first region on which a semiconductor chip is mounted and a second region positioned outside the first region, first insulating patterns covering the base substrate and including trenches formed on the second region, and second insulating patterns protruding from the first insulating patterns on the second region. The trench and the second insulating pattern may be used as a structure defining an underfill forming material in a preset shape during the process of forming an underfill. | 11-24-2011 |
20120055784 | PREPARATION METHOD OF PALLADIUM ALLOY COMPOSITE MEMBRANE FOR HYDROGEN SEPARATION - Disclosed herein is a method of preparing a palladium alloy composite membrane for hydrogen separation, including (a) providing a first metal coating layer on a porous support using an electroplating process; (b) providing a palladium coating layer on the first metal coating layer using a dry plating process; and (c) heat treating the palladium coating layer to form an alloy layer of palladium and the first metal. | 03-08-2012 |
20130295503 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING TONER - Disclosed is a method for manufacturing toner. The method for manufacturing toner according to the present invention uses specific polyester resin to obtain toner with a wide range of fixing temperatures and superior gloss and density of image. | 11-07-2013 |
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20100165737 | ELECTROMECHANICAL MEMORY DEVICES AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - In a memory device and a method of forming the same, in one embodiment, the memory device comprises a first word line structure on a substrate, the first word line structure extending in a first direction. A bit line is provided over the first word line structure and spaced apart from the first word line by a first gap, the bit line extending in a second direction transverse to the first direction. A second word line structure is provided over the bit line and spaced apart from the bit line by a second gap, the second word line structure extending in the first direction. The bit line is suspended between the first word line structure and the second word line structure such that the bit line deflects to be electrically coupled with a top portion of the first word line structure through the first gap in a first bent position and deflects to be electrically coupled with a bottom portion of the second word line structure through the second gap in a second bent position, and is isolated from the first word line structure and the second word line structure in a rest position. | 07-01-2010 |
20100221876 | FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTORS WITH VERTICALLY ORIENTED GATE ELECTRODES AND METHODS FOR FABRICATING THE SAME - In semiconductor devices, and methods of formation thereof, both planar-type memory devices and vertically oriented thin body devices are formed on a common semiconductor layer. In a memory device, for example, it is desirable to have planar-type transistors in a peripheral region of the device, and vertically oriented thin body transistor devices in a cell region of the device. In this manner, the advantageous characteristics of each type of device can be applied to appropriate functions of the memory device. | 09-02-2010 |
20110188286 | ELECTROMECHANICAL MEMORY DEVICES AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - In a memory device and a method of forming the same, in one embodiment, the memory device comprises a first word line structure on a substrate, the first word line structure extending in a first direction. A bit line is provided over the first word line structure and spaced apart from the first word line by a first gap, the bit line extending in a second direction transverse to the first direction. A second word line structure is provided over the bit line and spaced apart from the bit line by a second gap, the second word line structure extending in the first direction. The bit line is suspended between the first word line structure and the second word line structure such that the bit line deflects to be electrically coupled with a top portion of the first word line structure through the first gap in a first bent position and deflects to be electrically coupled with a bottom portion of the second word line structure through the second gap in a second bent position, and is isolated from the first word line structure and the second word line structure in a rest position. | 08-04-2011 |
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20080237641 | Surrounded-Channel Transistors with Directionally Etched Gate or Insulator Formation Regions - An elongate stacked semiconductor structure is formed on a substrate. The stacked semiconductor structure includes a second semiconductor material region disposed on a first semiconductor material region. The first semiconductor material region is selectively doped to produce spaced-apart impurity-doped first semiconductor material regions and a lower dopant concentration first semiconductor material region therebetween. Etching exposes a portion of the second semiconductor material region between the impurity-doped first semiconductor material regions. The etching removes at least a portion of the lower dopant concentration first semiconductor material region to form a hollow between the substrate and the portion of the second semiconductor material region between the impurity-doped first semiconductor material regions. An insulation layer that surrounds the exposed portion of the second semiconductor material region between the impurity-doped first semiconductor material regions is formed. The hollow may be filled with a gate electrode that completely surrounds the exposed portion of the second semiconductor material region, or the gate electrode may partially surround the exposed portion of the second semiconductor material region and an insulation region may be formed in the hollow. | 10-02-2008 |
20080242025 | 3-DIMENSIONAL FLASH MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME - In an embodiment, a 3-dimensional flash memory device includes: a gate extending in a vertical direction on a semiconductor substrate; a charge storing layer surrounding the gate; a silicon layer surrounding the charge storing layer; a channel region vertically formed in the silicon layer; and source/drain regions vertically formed on both sides of the channel region in the silicon layer. Integration can be improved by storing data in a 3-dimensional manner; a 2-bit operation can be performed by providing transistors on both sides of the gate. | 10-02-2008 |
20080308845 | Heterogeneous Group IV Semiconductor Substrates - Embodiments of the present invention include heterogeneous substrates, integrated circuits formed on such heterogeneous substrates. The heterogeneous substrates according to certain embodiments of the present invention include a first Group IV semiconductor layer (e.g., silicon), a second Group IV pattern (e.g., a silicon-germanium pattern) that includes a plurality of individual elements on the first Group IV semiconductor layer, and a third Group IV semiconductor layer (e.g., a silicon epitaxial layer) on the second Group IV pattern and on a plurality of exposed portions of the first Group IV semiconductor layer. The second Group IV pattern may be removed in embodiments of the present invention. In these and other embodiments of the present invention, the third Group IV semiconductor layer may be planarized. | 12-18-2008 |
20090119955 | GARMENT REFRESHING APPARATUS - A garment refreshing apparatus is provided. The garment refreshing apparatus includes a case, a steam generator, and a discharging device. The case stores garments. The steam generator supplies steam to the inside of the case. The discharging device is extendably connected to the steam generator, to discharge steam generated by the steam generator to the inside of the case. | 05-14-2009 |
20100012990 | MOSFETS INCLUDING CRYSTALLINE SACRIFICIAL STRUCTURES - A sub-micron channel length MOSFET includes a seamless epitaxial channel region in a substrate of the MOSFET and a buried device isolation layer beneath the seamless epitaxial channel region. In some embodiments according to the invention, a buried device isolation layer includes the buried device isolation layer beneath a central portion of the seamless epitaxial channel and absent from sidewalls of source/drain regions of the MOSFET. | 01-21-2010 |
20100044784 | Vertical Channel Fin Field-Effect Transistors Having Increased Source/Drain Contact Area and Methods for Fabricating the Same - A fin field-effect transistor (FinFET) device includes a fin-shaped active region having first and second source/drain regions therein and a channel region therebetween vertically protruding from a semiconductor substrate. A gate electrode is formed on an upper surface and sidewalls of the channel region. First and second source/drain contacts are formed on respective upper surfaces and sidewalls of the first and second source/drain regions of the fin-shaped active region at opposite sides of the gate electrode. The channel region may be narrower than the first and second source/drain regions of the fin-shaped active region. | 02-25-2010 |
20110079859 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES INCLUDING FIN SHAPED SEMICONDUCTOR REGIONS AND STRESS INDUCING LAYERS - A semiconductor device may include a substrate, an active semiconductor region of the substrate, and a gate electrode. The active semiconductor region may include a channel region between first and second junction regions. The channel region may include a first semiconductor material, the first and second junction regions may include a second semiconductor material, and the first and second semiconductor materials may be different. The gate electrode may be on the channel region with portions of the first and second junction regions being free of the gate electrode. | 04-07-2011 |
20110248376 | Semiconductor Devices Having a Support Structure for an Active Layer Pattern and Methods of Forming the Same - Semiconductor devices include a semiconductor substrate with a stack structure protruding from the semiconductor substrate and surrounded by an isolation structure. The stack structure includes an active layer pattern and a gap-filling insulation layer between the semiconductor substrate and the active layer pattern. A gate electrode extends from the isolation structure around the stack structure. The gate electrode is configured to provide a support structure for the active layer pattern. The gate electrode may be a gate electrode of a silicon on insulator (SOI) device formed on the semiconductor wafer and the semiconductor device may further include a bulk silicon device formed on the semiconductor substrate in a region of the semiconductor substrate not including the gap-filing insulation layer. | 10-13-2011 |
20110272738 | Semiconductor Devices Including Fin Shaped Semiconductor Regions and Stress Inducing Layers - A semiconductor device may include a substrate, an active semiconductor region of the substrate, and a gate electrode. The active semiconductor region may include a channel region between first and second junction regions. The channel region may include a first semiconductor material, the first and second junction regions may include a second semiconductor material, and the first and second semiconductor materials may be different. The gate electrode may be on the channel region with portions of the first and second junction regions being free of the gate electrode. | 11-10-2011 |
20130054026 | ROBOT CLEANER AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A robot cleaner having an improved structure which executes a cleaning operation without stoppage of travelling of the robot cleaner due to obstacles present in a space to be cleaned, and a control method thereof. The control method of the robot cleaner which is provided with a main body, driving wheels driving the main body, and driving wheel assemblies, each of which includes each driving wheel, includes detecting displacement of each driving wheel with respect to a reference position by sensing a sensed body provided on each driving wheel assembly, judging whether or not the displacement is within a predetermined reference range, and changing a travelling path of the main body, upon judging that the displacement deviates from the reference range. | 02-28-2013 |
20130057130 | GASKET APPLICABLE TO LAUNDRY TREATMENT APPARATUS, LAUNDRY TREATMENT APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD AND INJECTION MOLD FOR THE SAME - A gasket and a manufacturing method and injection mold for the same are disclosed herein, in which the gasket includes a body composed of an injection molded product made from a thermoplastic elastomer while having a hollow portion and a circumferential portion enclosing a periphery of the hollow portion, and a lip which protrudes from an edge of the circumferential portion toward the hollow portion. The gasket includes a front surface coming into contact with a door when the gasket is installed in a laundry treatment apparatus and a back surface disposed behind the front surface. The back surface of the lip may be formed with an overflow protrusion during molding of the gasket. The overflow protrusion may be molded later than the lip, thereby preventing generation of poor molding at the front surface of the lip. | 03-07-2013 |
20150225888 | WASHING MACHINE - A washing machine is provided that includes a cabinet and a tub disposed in the cabinet and configured to receive washing water. The washing machine includes a pump filter configured to filter foreign substances from the washing water received from the tub, a pump filter housing configured to receive the pump filter, a housing cover configured to open and close the pump filter housing, and at least one coupling portion extending from the housing cover and at least a portion of the at least one coupling portion being coupled to the pump filter housing. The washing machine further includes rails disposed on the pump filter housing, the rails being configured to receive the at least one coupling portion, and the rails being configured to allow movement of the at least one coupling portion as a function of whether the housing cover is in an open state or a closed state. | 08-13-2015 |