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Jo, Suwon-Si

Byeong-Tak Jo, Suwon-Si KR

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110113076METHOD OF MANAGING FILE IN IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING THE SAME - A method of managing a file of an image forming apparatus, and an image forming apparatus to perform the method. The method and image forming apparatus includes logging in the image forming apparatus, checking user authentication information corresponding to the logging in the image forming apparatus, displaying a list of document boxes corresponding to the checked authentication information, determining whether a user recycle bin corresponding to the checked authentication information exists in the image forming apparatus, generating a user recycle bin corresponding to the checked authentication information if a pre-generated user recycle bin does not exist, and displaying the generated user recycle bin.05-12-2011

Cha-Jea Jo, Suwon-Si KR

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100285635CHIP STACK PACKAGE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE CHIP STACK PACKAGE - A chip stack package includes a substrate, a plurality of chips, a plurality of adhesive layers and a plug. The substrate has a wiring pattern and a seed layer formed on the wiring pattern. Each of the chips has an electrode pad and a first through-hole that penetrates the electrode pad. The chips are stacked such that the first through-holes are aligned on the seed layer of the substrate. The adhesive layers are interposed between the substrate and one of the chips, as well as between the chips. Each of the adhesive layers has a second through-hole connected to the first through-hole. The plug fills up the first through-holes and the second through-holes and electrically connects the electrode pads to the wiring pattern of the substrate. A cross-sectional area of the plug in the second through-holes may be larger than that of the plug in the first through-holes.11-11-2010

Chan-Young Jo, Suwon-Si KR

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110007053DISPLAY PANEL, DISPLAY DRIVING APPARATUS, DISPLAY APPARATUS, METHOD FOR ARRANGING ELECTRODES - A display panel having an electrode structure that reduces electromagnetic interference (EMI) emission, a display driving unit, a display apparatus, and a method for arranging electrodes are provided. A display panel includes a plurality of pixels, and an electrode disposed on the plurality of pixels in a first direction and a second direction in an alternating manner. Accordingly, emission level of EMI generated by a discharge electrode of a plasma display panel (PDP) can be reduced.01-13-2011
201200387563D GLASSES, METHOD FOR DRIVING 3D GLASSES, AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING 3D IMAGE - Three-dimensional (3D) glasses, a method for driving 3D glasses, and a system for providing a 3D image are provided. The 3D glasses driving method includes detecting a first pattern corresponding to a left eye image and a second pattern corresponding to a right eye image from a 3D display apparatus, converting the first pattern into a first histogram and the second pattern into a second histogram, comparing the converted first and second histograms with first and second optimal histograms, and adjusting an opening or a closing of a left eye glasses part and a right eye glasses part of the 3D glasses based on the comparison.02-16-2012

Chi Hoon Jo, Suwon-Si KR

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100140028Electronic Wedge Brake System - An electronic wedge brake system includes an upper wedge member, one end portion of which is coupled to an inner pad provided to one side of a disc, and the other end portion of which defines an upper wedge surface thereon, a lower wedge member disposed adjacent to the upper wedge member and connected to a stationary member, the lower wedge member defining a lower wedge surface thereon in a side facing the upper wedge surface, at least a wedge roller provided between the upper and lower wedge surfaces, a roller grip plate slidably coupled to the upper wedge member for guiding a motion of the upper wedge member, and an actuator coupled to the stationary member and the roller grip plate and configured to selectively move the roller grip plate and the upper wedge member so that the inner pad can be engaged to or disengaged from the disc.06-10-2010

Dae-Young Jo, Suwon-Si KR

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120127208METHOD FOR SCROLLING SCREEN IN TOUCH SCREEN TERMINAL AND DEVICE THEREOF - A method and apparatus scroll a screen in a touch screen terminal. The method includes entering a screen scroll mode, determining the direction of screen scroll, preparing screen scroll of the determined direction, and waiting to receive a screen scroll signal for operating the screen scroll, and, if the screen scroll signal is received, performing the screen scroll in the previously determined direction.05-24-2012

Gyeong-Hun Jo, Suwon-Si KR

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090003848PRINTING APPARATUS TO PREVENT MULTIFEED RELATED PRINTING ERRORS AND METHOD THEREOF - A printing apparatus includes a multifeed sensor to detect whether printing paper sheets are multifed, a measuring unit to measure an interval between the multifed paper sheets, if the multifeed sensor detects that the printing paper sheets are multifed, and a control unit to delay printing using the measured interval so that a lastly fed printing paper sheet is printed. As a result, a printing error due to multifeed of two or more printing paper sheets can be avoided.01-01-2009
20090128836IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND MULTI-CROPPED IMAGE FORMING METHOD THEREOF - A multi-cropped image forming method of an image forming apparatus includes displaying at least one image, setting a plurality of print regions with regard to the at least one image, and performing printing with respect to the plurality of print regions.05-21-2009
20100003038IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, HOST APPARATUS AND PRINT METHOD THEREOF - A print method of an image forming apparatus that loads at least one sheet of print media in a print media feeding tray, the method including: setting a print-all-paper mode to perform a print operation on the print media loaded in the print media feeding tray without selecting a number of sheets of print media; and performing a print operation on the loaded print media according to the set print-all-paper mode.01-07-2010

Patent applications by Gyeong-Hun Jo, Suwon-Si KR

Gye-Wook Jo, Suwon-Si KR

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080310711IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - An image processing apparatus, includes: a contrast enhancer which changes a color coordinate value of a color correction region in an image signal, which corresponds to a color to be corrected within the image signal, to a corrected color coordinate value in a range to perform a color correction; and a controller which determines a difference between the color coordinate values before and after the color correction by the contrast enhancer, and controls the contrast enhancer to output the image signal having the unchanged color coordinate value if the difference is greater than or equal to a reference value.12-18-2008
20090290803IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS FOR IMAGE QUALITY IMPROVEMENT AND METHOD THEREOF - An image processing apparatus and a method thereof are disclosed. The image processing apparatus includes a storage unit which stores a plurality of image correction values, a control unit which extracts information on compression rate, and an image correcting unit which corrects an image using image quality correction values.11-26-2009

Patent applications by Gye-Wook Jo, Suwon-Si KR

Gyoo-Chul Jo, Suwon-Si KR

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090058280ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAY APPARATUS - An organic light emitting display apparatus including: a substrate having a display area; a thin film transistor (TFT) disposed in the display area of the substrate; an electrode power supply line disposed outside the display area of the substrate; a first insulating layer covering the TFT and having a first open portion through which a portion or a whole top surface of the electrode power supply line is exposed; and a second insulating layer disposed on the first insulating layer and having a second open portion through which the first open portion of the first insulating layer is exposed, so that the second insulating layer does not contact the electrode power supply line.03-05-2009

Hyoung-Woo Jo, Suwon-Si KR

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100125860OPTICAL DISC DRIVE HAVING TRAY FOR LOADING DISC - Provided is an optical disc drive having a tray to receive a disc. The tray includes a hollow portion having a bottom corresponding to the disc and a wall surrounding a portion of the bottom, and a plurality of supporting portions formed on the bottom of the hollow portion to locally support a bottom surface of the disc.05-20-2010

Jong-In Jo, Suwon-Si KR

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110188678SOUND PLATE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE EMPLOYING THE SAME - Provided are a sound plate and an electronic device employing the same. The sound plate includes at least one speaker unit disposed within a plate that is configured as a stand of the electronic device. Sound output by the at least one speaker is emitted through at least slit provided in a side surface of the plate.08-04-2011
20110188679ELECTRONIC DEVICE EMPLOYING SOUND PLATE SWITCHABLE BETWEEN STAND TYPE AND HANG TYPE - An electronic device includes a sound plate switchable between a stand type and a hang type. In the electronic device, the sound plate has a coupled structure movable between a first arrangement, in which the sound plate functions as a stand and a second arrangement wherein the sound plate is disposed at the rear of a main body as a hang type. In the first arrangement, the sound plate emits a sound through a slit provided in a side surface of the sound plate, and in the second arrangement, the sound plate emits sound through an opening in a front surface of the sound plate which is perpendicular to the side surface of the sound plate.08-04-2011

Jun Hyeon Jo, Suwon-Si KR

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080239060IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND LASER SCANNING UNIT AND POLYGON MIRROR THEREOF - An image forming apparatus includes a photoconductor, a laser scanning unit to scan a beam across the photoconductor to form an electrostatic latent image on the photoconductor, a developing unit to apply a developer to the photoconductor having the electrostatic latent image formed thereon to form a visible image on the photoconductor, and a transferring unit to transfer the visible image, formed on the photoconductor, to a print medium. The laser scanning unit includes a light source to generate a beam according to an image signal, a polygon mirror including a plurality of reflection surfaces to deflect the beam, generated by the light source, in the main scanning direction, the reflection surfaces being aspherical to correct an aberration of the beam to converge the beam, deflected in the main scanning direction, on the photoconductor, and a motor to rotate the polygon mirror.10-02-2008

Sang-Youn Jo, Suwon-Si KR

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090121296Semiconductor device including dummy gate part and method of fabricating the same - In a reliable semiconductor device and a method of fabricating the semiconductor device, a difference in height between upper surfaces of a cell region and a peripheral region (also referred to as a level difference) is minimized by optimizing dummy gate parts. The semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate including a cell region and a peripheral region surrounding the cell region, a plurality of dummy active regions surrounded by a device isolating region and formed apart from each other, and a plurality of dummy gate parts formed on the dummy active regions and on the device isolating regions located between the dummy active regions, wherein each of the dummy gate parts covers two or more of the dummy active regions.05-14-2009
20100207690METHOD OF APPLYING WIRE VOLTAGE TO SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A method of applying a wire voltage to a semiconductor device including a plurality of active regions and a field region insulating the plurality of active regions, wherein the field region includes a plurality of wires. The method includes applying an operating voltage required for an operation of the semiconductor device to at least one of the plurality of wires, and applying a voltage lower than the operating voltage to a wire adjacent to at least one of the plurality of active regions from among the plurality of wires. Thus, leakage current caused by an imaginary parasitic transistor due to a wire of the field region may be prevented.08-19-2010
20120028435SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING DUMMY GATE PART AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME - In a reliable semiconductor device and a method of fabricating the semiconductor device, a difference in height between upper surfaces of a cell region and a peripheral region (also referred to as a level difference) is minimized by optimizing dummy gate parts. The semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate including a cell region and a peripheral region surrounding the cell region, a plurality of dummy active regions surrounded by a device isolating region and formed apart from each other, and a plurality of dummy gate parts formed on the dummy active regions and on the device isolating regions located between the dummy active regions, wherein each of the dummy gate parts covers two or more of the dummy active regions.02-02-2012

Patent applications by Sang-Youn Jo, Suwon-Si KR

Soo-Beom Jo, Suwon-Si KR

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080247114Method for removing static electricity from a plate - A method for removing static electricity from a first plate in a processing chamber including a substrate on the first plate and a second plate opposite the first plate, the method includes generating static electricity in the first plate to adhere the substrate to the first plate, and supplying argon gas into the processing chamber to remove the static electricity.10-09-2008
20090075438METHOD OF FABRICATING ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DIODE DISPLAY DEVICE - In a method of fabricating organic light emitting diode display, a planarization layer is annealed, cured, provided with an ashing treatment, and surface-treated to reduce roughness of the planarization layer. Therefore, it is possible to improve reduce problems such as a decrease in reflectivity and variation of color coordinates of the organic light emitting diode display due to the roughness of the planarization layer.03-19-2009

Sung-Baik Jo, Suwon-Si KR

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090113469METHOD FOR PROVIDING BROADCAST-RELATED INFORMATION AND DISPLAY APPARATUS USING THE SAME - A method for providing broadcast-related information and a display apparatus using the method are provided. The method for providing broadcast-related information receiving additional information regarding a broadcast contained in a broadcast signal from a broadcast receiving apparatus, acquiring broadcast-related information from a connected network using the additional information, and displaying the acquired broadcast-related information. Therefore, it is possible to provide a user with richer broadcast-related information without any additional effort.04-30-2009
20090113470CONTENT MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND BROADCAST RECEIVING APPARATUS AND VIDEO APPARATUS USING THE SAME - A content management method and a broadcast receiving apparatus and a video apparatus using the method are provided. The content management method of the broadcast receiving apparatus includes receiving content satisfying content receiving conditions input by a user among content stored in an external apparatus wirelessly connected to the broadcast receiving apparatus, and storing the received content.04-30-2009
20090113495DISPLAY APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A display apparatus and a control method of the display apparatus are provided. The display apparatus displays information regarding peripheral apparatuses communicably connected to a broadcast receiving apparatus, reduces a size of one or more content items selected from displayed content items, displays the content items the size of which is reduced, and sends a request to the broadcast receiving apparatus to display one of the displayed content items.04-30-2009
20090119709METHOD FOR PROVIDING COMMUNICATION USING ELECTRONIC PROGRAM GUIDE (EPG) AND IMAGE APPARATUS USING THE SAME - A method for providing communication of an image apparatus, and an image apparatus applying the same are provided. The method includes selecting, using an input device, a program on an Electronic Program Guide (EPG); and inputting, using the input device, a communication request regarding the selected program to an external image apparatus connected via a communication network.05-07-2009
20090119712METHOD FOR PROVIDING MULTIMEDIA CONTENT LIST AND SUB-LIST, AND BROADCAST RECEIVING APPARATUS USING THE SAME - Methods for providing a multimedia content list and a sub-list and a broadcast receiving apparatus using the methods are provided. The method for providing a multimedia content list includes generating a broadcast program list using electronic program guide (EPG) information, extracting a video file list of video files stored in storage medium or an external device, and displaying a multimedia content list including the generated broadcast program list and the extracted video file list on a screen.05-07-2009
20090119725METHOD FOR PROVIDING VIDEO TELEPHONY USING BROADCAST RECEIVING APPARATUS - A method for providing video telephony is presented. By the method, a telephone directory of a broadcast receiving apparatus can be updated by receiving a telephone directory of a connected external device is provided. A call request signal can be transmitted to an information communication terminal of the user of an external broadcast receiving apparatus when the external broadcast receiving apparatus is turned off A video telephony mode can change according to whether or not audio signals are transmitted and received when video telephony is connected. The volume of a plurality of windows can each be adjusted separately. As a result, users can utilize video telephony more conveniently.05-07-2009
20090119726METHOD FOR PROVIDING VIEWING INFORMATION FOR DISPLAYING A LIST OF CHANNELS VIEWED BY CALL RECIPIENTS - A method for providing viewing information is presented. The method includes displaying a call recipient list including at least one call recipient; and displaying a channel being viewed by each call recipient on the call recipient list.05-07-2009

Sungil Jo, Suwon-Si KR

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110215390Semiconductor Devices and Methods of Fabricating the Same - A semiconductor device includes capacitors connected in parallel. Electrode active portions and a discharge active portion are defined on a semiconductor substrate, and capping electrodes are disposed respectively on the electrode active portions. A capacitor-dielectric layer is disposed between each of the capping electrodes and each of the electrode active portions that overlap each other. A counter doped region is disposed in the discharge active portion. A lower interlayer dielectric covers the entire surface of the semiconductor substrate. Electrode contact plugs respectively contact the capping electrodes through the lower interlayer dielectric, and a discharge contact plug contacts the counter doped region through the lower interlayer dielectric. A lower interconnection is disposed on the lower interlayer dielectric and contacts the electrode contact plugs and the discharge contact plug.09-08-2011

Sung-Jo Jo, Suwon-Si KR

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090051333SWITCHING POWER SOURCE APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A switching power source apparatus includes a storage unit to store energy obtained from input power supplied to the storage unit, and to output at least of the stored energy as output power; a first switch; a second switch connected in series with the first switch, the series connection of the first switch and the second switch being connected to the storage unit; and a voltage clamp unit to clamp a level of a voltage applied across the series connection of the first switch and the second switch to a predetermined voltage or less. The first switch is turned on while the second switch is still turned off, and then the second switch is turned on after the first switch has been turned on to supply the input power to the storage unit from the series connection of the first switch and the second switch.02-26-2009
20100008116MODULAR CONTROL AND DRIVING DEVICE AND HIGH VOLTAGE POWER SUPPLY HAVING THE SAME FOR IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A control and driving device of a high voltage power supply (HVPS) of an electronic apparatus, such as an image forming apparatus, including an input to receive a signal supplied to the HVPS, a control and driving circuit to control and drive the signal received at the input, and an output to output the controlled and driven signal to a transformer of the HVPS, wherein the input, control and driving circuit, and output are integrated into one physical module.01-14-2010
20110316496Switching power source apparatus and control method thereof - A switching power source apparatus includes a converting unit to convert a voltage level of power, a first switch to switch power supplied to the converting unit, a second switch connected in series with the first switch and turned on after the first switch has been turned on, and a voltage clamp unit to clamp a level of a voltage applied across the series connection of the first switch and the second switch to a predetermined voltage or less.12-29-2011

Patent applications by Sung-Jo Jo, Suwon-Si KR

Sun-Haeng Jo, Suwon-Si KR

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110025720DATA SCROLL METHOD AND APPARATUS - Disclosed is a method and apparatus for scrolling data displayed on a screen, dividing a display region as a multiple of predefined weighted areas and setting a scroll velocity weight corresponding to each of the multiple of weighted areas when there is scrollable undisplayed data, after displaying data on the display region corresponding to execution of an application. Scroll velocity weight is detected corresponding to the initially produced point of the scroll input when a scroll input is sensed t, and an actual movement distance is detected corresponding to the scroll input in real-time until the scroll input ends. A scroll movement distance is calculating in proportion to the detected scroll velocity weight and the actual movement distance, and the data is displayed by shifting the data in a proceeding direction of the scroll input by the calculated scroll movement distance.02-03-2011
20110191701E-BOOK DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING INFORMATION ON MULTI-TASKING HISTORY - An electronic book (E-book) device generates and provides a multi-tasking history regarding contents displayed on the E-book device.08-04-2011
20110191710E-BOOK DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING INFORMATION REGARDING TO READING DETAIL - An electronic book (E-book) device generates and stores a play detail of a played E-book, generates a reading detail based on the stored play detail, and displays the generated reading detail. Thus, a user can acquire the user's reading detail and manage the reading detail.08-04-2011

Yong-Kon Jo, Suwon-Si KR

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080226369APPARATUS FOR SCANNING DUPLEX DOCUMENT AND METHOD OF SCANNING DUPLEX DOCUMENT USING THE SAME - A method and apparatus for efficiently scanning a duplex document in which a scan unit sequentially scans both sides of a sheet of a duplex document by moving the sheet across a reader, and a reverse output unit to output the sheet after turning over the sheet. Therefore, since the sheet of a document can be fed and scanned while the second side of the previous sheet of the document is scanned, scanning time can be reduced. Particularly, the reduction in scanning time is very useful when multiple sheets of a duplex document need to be scanned.09-18-2008
20080310898IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus having an automatic document feeding unit so as to successively read documents is disclosed. The image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit to form an image on a printing medium, an image reading unit pivotally coupled to an upper portion of the image forming unit to expose and shield a top of the image forming unit, an automatic document feeding unit pivotally coupled to an upper portion of the image reading unit to expose and shield a top of the image reading unit, and a locking device to selectively expose any one of the top of the image forming unit and the top of the image reading unit. Since the locking device prevents the top of the image forming unit and the top of the image reading unit from being simultaneously exposed, the automatic document feeding unit can be prevented from being damaged due to the simultaneous exposure of the top of the image forming unit and the top of the image reading unit.12-18-2008
20110085217AUTOMATIC DOCUMENT FEEDER AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - An automatic document feeder of an image forming apparatus capable of improving a duplex scanning or printing (copying) efficiency includes a single scan path having a document admission passage to admit a document to a document scanning part and a document discharge passage to discharge the scanned document, a duplex scan path having a first document reversing and waiting passage diverged separately from the document discharge passage on the single scan path at the rear of the document scanning part to reverse the document, one surface of which is scanned, and admit the reversed document again to the document scanning part, and a document re-reversing path having a second document reversing and waiting passage diverged separately from the document discharge passage on the single scan path at the rear of the document scanning part to reverse the document, both surfaces of which are scanned, again and send the re-reversed document to the document discharge passage.04-14-2011

Patent applications by Yong-Kon Jo, Suwon-Si KR

Young Chul Jo, Suwon-Si KR

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080216251Washing machine and rinsing control method of the same - Disclosed herein are a washing machine and a rinsing control method of the same that is capable of increasing spin-drying RPM before the final rinsing, such that the spin-drying RPM before the final rinsing is higher by a specific percentage than a predetermined RPM, to strongly squeeze out residual detergent, contained in laundry, from the laundry, and adding soaked rinsing time, during the final rinsing, to completely dissolve residual detergent contained in laundry, thereby improving the rinsing efficiency. The washing machine includes a rotary drum to receive laundry and a motor to rotate the rotary drum. The rinsing control method includes determining whether a current operation is a rinsing operation, and, when the current operation is the rinsing operation, controlling intermediate spin-drying RPM and rinsing time to remove residual detergent from the laundry.09-11-2008

Young-Kwon Jo, Suwon-Si KR

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080252635Interface system and flat panel display using the same - An interface system capable of minimizing an electro magnetic interference. The interface system may be constructed with a serializer for receiving a first data and second data having a plurality of bits from an external device and sequentially outputting bits of the received first data and second data; a transmission circuit including a decoder for converting two bits supplied from the serializer into three bits, a driver for controlling a flow of electric currents to correspond to the three bits and a transmission resistor to which a voltage is applied to correspond to the flow of the electric currents; a reception circuit including a reception resistor for receiving a voltage supplied the transmission resistor, amplifiers for amplifying a voltage applied to both ends of the reception resistor, comparators for recovering the three bits and an encoder for recovering the two bits using the three bit by comparing the voltage supplied to the amplifiers; a deserializer for recovering the first data and the second data while sequentially storing the two bits supplied from the reception circuit; and stabilization circuits for controlling the transmission circuit.10-16-2008

Yun-Hye Jo, Suwon-Si KR

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090080910METHOD OF DETECTING JAM AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS USING THE SAME - A method of detecting a wrap jam or accordion jam type paper jam and stopping a printing process once a wrap jam or according jam type is detected and an image forming apparatus using the same are provided. The method of detecting the paper jam in the image forming apparatus includes sensing to detect a sheet of paper by using an exit sensor, detecting whether the sheet of paper passes between a transfer roller and an OPC (organic photoconductive) drum for a first time period if the exit sensor does not detect the sheet of paper, and stopping a printing operation of the image forming apparatus if the sheet of paper passes between the transfer roller and the OPC drum for the first time period. Accordingly, it is possible to reduce damage to a fusing roller and increase the lifetime of the fusing roller and other components of the image forming device, if a wrap jam or accordion jam type occurs.03-26-2009

Yun-Kyung Jo, Suwon-Si KR

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090317700Electrode assembly and secondary battery having the same - A secondary battery includes an electrode assembly designed to prevent an internal short circuit. The electrode assembly includes an electrode group formed by stacking and winding a first electrode plate, a separator and a second electrode plate, and a tape is attached to upper and lower parts of an end of the electrode group. An end of the separator is exposed externally, and the tape is attached to upper and lower parts of the end of the separator. Furthermore, a secondary battery having the electrode assembly is provided.12-24-2009