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Min Soo Kim

Min Soo Kim, Ansan-Si KR

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090128681Camera Module - Provided are a camera modules. The camera module includes a lens unit including a lens unit; a holder coupled to the lens unit; an image sensor for converting a light through the lens into an electric signal; and a ceramic board coupled to the holder, the ceramic board having a concave portion where the image sensor is inserted. Another camera module includes a lens unit including a lens barrel; a holder including an infrared ray (IR) cut off filter, the holder being coupled to the lens unit; an image sensor for converting a light through the lens into an electric signal; a ceramic board coupled to the holder, one surface of the ceramic board having a first concave portion; and an image signal processor (ISP) inserted into the first concave portion. Another camera module includes a lens unit including at least one lens; and a ceramic board coupled to the lens unit; the ceramic board including an image sensor and an IR cut off filter; wherein the image sensor is inserted into the ceramic board.05-21-2009

Min Soo Kim, Daejeon KR

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090289812System and Method for Providing Real-Time Dangerous Road Information Based on USN - Provided is a system and method for providing dangerous road information based on a Ubiquitous Sensor Network (USN) in real-time. The system includes: a dangerous road zone information sensing unit having a sensing function for sensing diverse information in a dangerous road zone and a computing function for extracting dangerous road information by analyzing the sensed information; a dangerous road zone information transmitting unit for transmitting the extracted dangerous road information through a short distance wireless network; a dangerous road zone information collecting unit for collecting the transmitted dangerous road information and checking duplication elimination and unification of the dangerous road information; and a dangerous road zone information providing unit for providing the dangerous road information collected and processed in the dangerous road zone information collecting unit to a Telematics vehicle approaching to the dangerous road zone in real-time through wireless communication.11-26-2009
20100085893SENSOR NODES IN MULTIPLE SENSOR NETWORK, METHOD FOR CREATING GRID-BASED TREE OF SENSOR NODES AND SPATIAL QUERY PROCESSING SYSTEM USING GRID-BASED TREE - A method for creating a grid-based tree in a multiple sensor network includes: dividing an entire area in which a base station node and a plurality of sensor nodes are disposed into grid areas; assigning a grid ID to each of the grid areas; setting, sequentially from the base station node to each of the sensor node, level information, candidate child nodes and candidate parent nodes; storing a grid ID of a grid area in which the respective nodes locate; selecting, for the respective sensor nodes, a parent node based on the grid ID, the level information, and the candidate parent nodes; and calculating, for the respective nodes, minimum bounding rectangles each of which includes a child node of corresponding node and nodes descended from the child node. The grid-based tree is calculated by using the minimum bounding rectangles.04-08-2010
20100223283APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING QUERY - An apparatus for processing a query in a plurality of heterogeneous sensor networks includes a query queue, a query combining and converting unit, a query command manager, and a data combiner. The query queue receives a plurality of queries from a user interface and stores them and the query combining and converting unit combines or converts the queries according to the heterogeneous sensor networks. The query command manager transmits the combined or converted queries to a corresponding sensor network from among the heterogeneous sensor networks, and the data combiner transmits a result according to the data received from the heterogeneous sensor networks to a user interface.09-02-2010
20100245076SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRACKING POSITION OF MOVING OBJECT - The present invention relates to a system and method for tracking the position of a moving object. A system for tracking the position of a moving object includes: WSNs composed of a plurality of sensor nodes, each generating connection release information representing that the connection between the corresponding WSN and a moving object having a moving node serving as a sensor node attached thereto has released if having perceived the departure of the moving object; base stations managing the plurality of WSNs and collecting position information on the plurality of sensor nodes; a node information database storing the position information on the plurality of sensor nodes collected by the plurality of base stations; middleware checking the current position information on the moving object stored in the node information database if receiving the connection release information through any of the plurality of base stations, and deleting the current position information on the moving object stored in the node information database if the checked current position of the moving object is in a WSN having perceived the departure of the moving object; and a moving-object tracking application provided with the position information on the moving object by the middleware to track the position of the moving object. According to the present invention, it is possible to efficiently process information of a WSN managed by each base station in middleware managing a plurality of base stations, thereby improving the accuracy in tracking the position of a moving object.09-30-2010
20100262287Embedded Robot Control System - The present invention relates to an embedded robot control system, particularly to an embedded robot control system of a highly expandable distributed control mode. An aspect of the present invention features an embedded robot control system. In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, the embedded robot control system, which controls a plurality of robot instruments, which have a motor and a sensor, and a robot, which is connected with the plurality of robot instruments, can include a master controller, which is installed on the robot and controls the motor and the sensor of the robot instrument, and a slave controller, which is installed on another robot, connected to the robot, or the robot instrument and receives a control signal of the motor or the sensor from the master controller and controls the motor and the sensor.10-14-2010
20100306189SENSOR NETWORK MANAGING APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREOF - The present invention relates to a sensor network managing apparatus and a method thereof. The sensor network managing apparatus according to the present invention receives a query that includes a spatial join predicate for searching for target sensor nodes and a comparison predicate that is different for each sensor network, and generates query execution order information for searching for the target sensor nodes based on the spatial join predicate and the comparison predicate, wherein the spatial join predicate is related to a spatial location between sensor nodes respectively included in different sensor networks, and the comparison predicate are related to sensing values of sensor nodes of the sensor networks. In addition, the sensor node managing apparatus executes queries for the spatial join predicate and the comparison predicate on the plurality of sensor nodes on the basis of determined query execution order, and then extracts target sensor nodes as the query results. According to the present invention, an efficient method for searching for user-desired sensor nodes in more than two different sensor networks can be provided.12-02-2010
20110153276APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING COMPOSITE SENSOR INFORMATION - Disclosed herein is an apparatus and method for providing composite sensor information. The apparatus receives sensor information from a plurality of sensors and creating a virtual sensor as a proxy for a plurality of effective sensors included in a region requested to be searched from a user terminal. Thereafter, the apparatus creates composite sensor information by fusing a plurality of the sensor information corresponding to the plurality of effective sensors included in the virtual sensor.06-23-2011
20110153655SERVER-SENSOR NETWORK COOPERATIVE SPATIAL QUERY PROCESSING METHOD AND SERVER USING THE SAME - Disclosed herein are a server-sensor network cooperative spatial query processing method and a server using the method. The server-sensor network cooperative spatial query processing method includes the server detecting supplementary information for selecting sensor nodes to be excluded from among a plurality of sensor nodes by performing a preliminary spatial query, before starting a spatial query with the plurality of sensor nodes, and the server requesting the spatial query to the sensor nodes, selected based on the supplementary information, when starting the spatial query with the plurality of sensor nodes.06-23-2011
20110225194APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ANALYZING INFORMATION ABOUT FLOATING POPULATION - Disclosed herein is an apparatus and method for analyzing information about floating population. The apparatus includes an information collection unit, a data integration unit, a data mining analysis unit, and an interface unit. The information collection unit collects information about locations provided by mobile communication terminals of moving objects, information about attributes of the moving objects, and information about locations and attributes related to stationary objects. The data integration unit creates integrated data by integrating the information collected by the information collection unit, national statistical information, and map data registered previously. The data mining analysis unit extracts data, consistent with conditions input by a system user, from the integrated data, and searches the map data for based moving patterns of the moving objects using data mining analysis. The interface unit provides a map service in which search results have been applied to the map data.09-15-2011

Patent applications by Min Soo Kim, Daejeon KR

Min Soo Kim, Nam-Gu KR

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100021830Aromatic ring-containing polymer, polymer mixture, antireflective hardmask composition, and associated methods - An aromatic ring-containing polymer, a polymer mixture, an antireflective hardmask composition, and a method for patterning a material on a substrate, the aromatic ring-containing polymer including at least one aromatic ring-containing polymer represented by Formulae 1, 2, or 3.01-28-2010

Min Soo Kim, Gwangmyeong-Si KR

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110110533MULTIBAND DRC SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - A multiband DRC system and a method for controlling the same are disclosed. In accordance with the present invention, the system and the method are capable of increasing an overall loudness of an output signal by controlling thresholds and gains of plurality of DRCs included in the multiband DRC system according to frequency bands.05-12-2011
20110222702POWER SUPPLY CIRCUIT INCLUDING VOLTAGE REGULATOR AND HEADPHONE DRIVING CIRCUIT EMPLOYING THE SAME - A power supply circuit including a voltage regulator and a headphone driving circuit employing the same are disclosed. In accordance with the present invention, the power supply circuit may provide stable power supply to the amplifier since the power supply circuit generates the constant voltage +Vreg and the constant voltage −Vreg from +VDD robust to stronger than a power noise, and the balanced signal path for isolating the noise of the input signal to be amplified is not required, thereby simplifying the constitution of the circuit09-15-2011

Min Soo Kim, Kyungsangnam-Do KR

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100176959Air conditioner and reverse phase detection method thereof - An air conditioner and a reverse-phase detection method thereof are provided. According to the air conditioner and the reverse-phase detection method thereof, it is possible to perform reverse-phase detection in real time by subtracting the voltage of one of two phases arbitrarily selected from the phases of an input three-phase alternating voltage from the voltage of the other phase and determining whether the input three-phase alternating voltage is reversed based on sign information of a voltage obtained by the subtraction. Thus, it is possible to prevent an air conditioner from malfunctioning due to a reversed input three-phase alternating voltage and to facilitate the management of an air conditioner.07-15-2010

Min Soo Kim, Jinju-Si KR

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110200678MANUFACTURING METHOD AND APPARATUS OF ULTRAFINE PARTICLES HAVING UNIFORM PARTICLE SIZE DISTRIBUTION - The present invention relates to a novel technology for forming fine particles with a size of 0.02˜3 microns from a solid that can be dissolved in a liquid solvent and is not decomposed by heat. The particle preparation technology according to the present invention may be applicable to the fields of food, cosmetics, biopolymer, polymer compositions, and pharmaceuticals.08-18-2011

Min Soo Kim, Yongin-Si KR

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110247006Apparatus and method of dynamically distributing load in multiple cores - Provided is an apparatus and method of dynamically distributing load occurring in multiple cores that may determine a corresponding core to perform functions constituting an application program, thereby enhancing the entire processing rate.10-06-2011

Min Soo Kim, Gyeonggido KR

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110254578SPACE TRANSFORMER COMPRISING AN ISOLATION RESISTOR FOR A PROBE CARD, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - The invention provides a space transformer for a probe card including an isolation resistor for isolating electrical effects between adjacent channels to perform tests on a plurality of devices under test (DUTs) formed on a wafer at one time, the space transformer including: a plurality of ceramic layers on which circuits for testing the DUTs are printed and which are stacked on one another; an isolation resistor disposed between the ceramic layers and formed by printing a resistance material so as not to be exposed to the outside. The invention also provides a method of manufacturing a space transformer for a probe card including an isolation resistor for isolating electrical effects between adjacent channels to perform tests on a plurality of devices under test (DUTs) formed on a wafer at one time, the method including the steps of: printing a resistance material to form the isolation resistor in a ceramic sheet; stacking a ceramic sheet on the ceramic sheet on which the resistance material is printed such that the resistance material is disposed between the ceramic sheets; and sintering the stacked ceramic sheets.10-20-2011

Min Soo Kim, Incheon-Si KR

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080305441Hardmask composition having antirelective properties and method of patterning material on susbstrate using the same - A hardmask composition includes an organic solvent and one or more aromatic ring-containing polymers represented by Formulae 1, 2 and 3:12-11-2008
20100320573ORGANOSILANE POLYMERS, HARDMASK COMPOSITIONS INCLUDING THE SAME AND METHODS OF PRODUCING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES USING ORGANOSILANE HARDMASK COMPOSITIONS - Provided herein, according to some embodiments of the invention, are organosilane polymers prepared by reacting organosilane compounds including12-23-2010
20110097672Polymer having antireflective properties and high carbon content, hardmask composition including the same, and process for forming a patterned material layer - An antireflective hardmask composition includes an organic solvent, an initiator, and at least one polymer represented by Formulae A, B, or C as set forth in the specification.04-28-2011
20110275019HARDMASK COMPOSITION HAVING ANTIREFLECTIVE PROPERTIES AND METHOD OF PATTERNING MATERIAL ON SUBSTRATE USING THE SAME - A hardmask composition includes an organic solvent and one or more aromatic ring-containing polymers represented by Formulae 1, 2 and 3:11-10-2011

Patent applications by Min Soo Kim, Incheon-Si KR

Min-Soo Kim, Yongin-City KR

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110174132CUTTING WHEEL FOR GLASS SUBSTRATE - A cutting device that facilitates a cutting operation of a glass substrate and reduces internal defects that can be caused by surface cracks. The cutting wheel includes a cutting blade formed along a circumference thereof with respect to a rotation axis, wherein first and second slopes of the cutting blade are formed in an asymmetrical shape about an edge of the cutting blade where the first and second slopes meet each other.07-21-2011
20110221334Organic light emitting diode display - An organic light emitting diode display includes a first substrate, the first substrate including at least one organic light emitting diode and a pixel defining layer having an opening portion defining a light emitting region of the organic light emitting diode, protruding portions increasingly protruding on the pixel defining layer as the protruding portions approach the edges of the first substrate, a second substrate disposed opposite to the first substrate, a sealing member bonding the first substrate to the second substrate, and filler in a space between the first substrate and the second substrate.09-15-2011
20110248625ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An organic light emitting display and a method of manufacturing the same are disclosed. In one embodiment, the display includes i) a first substrate, ii) a second substrate facing the first substrate and iii) a display unit formed between the first and second substrates and comprising organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs). The display further includes i) a sealant formed between the first and second substrates so as to substantially surround the display unit, wherein the first and second substrates are bonded to each other via the sealant and ii) a filler formed at an inner side of the sealant to cover the display unit, wherein a magnetic substance is dispersed in the filler.10-13-2011

Min-Soo Kim, Leuven BE

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120092807Metal-Insulator-Metal Capacitor and Method for Manufacturing Thereof - The disclosure provides a method for producing a stack of layers on a semiconductor substrate. The method includes producing a substrate a first conductive layer; and producing by ALD a sub-stack of layers on said conductive layer, at least one of said layers of the sub-stack being a TiO04-19-2012

Min-Soo Kim, Gum-Si KR

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110086680APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REDUCING CURRENT CONSUMPTION IN PORTABLE TERMINAL WITH FLEXIBLE DISPLAY - An apparatus and method for reducing current consumption in a portable terminal with a flexible display are provided. The apparatus includes at least one camera mounted on a first region of the portable terminal, a flexible display including a first area defined in the first region including the mounted camera and a second area defined in a second region not including the mounted camera, when the portable terminal is bent, and a controller for controlling the flexible display. If the image photographed through the camera includes a face image when the portable terminal is bent, information data is displayed on the first area and null data is displayed on the second area. If the image photographed through the camera does not include a face image when the portable terminal is bent, the null data is displayed on the first area and the information data is displayed on the second area.04-14-2011

Min-Soo Kim, Gyeonggi-Do KR

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080242359MOBILE TERMINAL - A mobile terminal including a first body having a first surface and a second surface and a second body having a first surface and a second surface. In addition, the first body includes a first display located at the first surface and configured to display at least one icon, the at least one icon being selectable by touching the first display where the icon is displayed, a second display located at the second surface and configured to display information, and a receiver located in the first body and configured to transmit sound through the first surface. The second body includes an input device located at the first surface thereof to input information and is rotatably connected to the first body such that the first body can be rotated from a first state to a second state.10-02-2008
20080261659MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL - A mobile communication terminal including a first body, a second body slidably connected to the first body and moveable between a first position and a second position, and a slide module connecting the first body to the second body. The slide module is configured to guide the second body along a curved path between the first position and the second position such that the second body moves in both a lateral and longitudinal direction with respect to the first body.10-23-2008
20080307607PORTABLE TERMINAL - A mobile terminal has an opening and closing mechanism in which when an appropriate force is applied to the upper body to achieve a sliding movement with respect to the lower body, the upper body can be moved in a planar direction along the lower body and then in a non-planar direction to implement an open configuration.12-18-2008
20100158508Camera Module - A camera module is provided with a lens part including a lens and a lens barrel, a holder coupled with the lens part and formed with a first conductive layer, and a printed circuit board electrically connected to the first conductive layer while supporting the holder.06-24-2010
20110073925SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH BURIED BIT LINES INTERCONNECTED TO ONE-SIDE-CONTACT AND FABRICATION METHOD THEREOF - A semiconductor device with reduced resistance of a buried bit line, and a method for fabricating the same. The method for fabricating a semiconductor device includes etching a semiconductor substrate to form a plurality of active regions which are separated from one another by trenches formed in between, forming a side contact on a sidewall of each active region, and forming metal bit lines, each filling a portion of a respective trench and connected to the side contact.03-31-2011
20110129974METHOD FOR FABRICATING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A method for fabricating a semiconductor device includes forming a plurality of first trenches by etching a substrate, forming a plurality of buried bit lines in the first trenches, forming a plurality of second trenches to expose at least one sidewall of the buried bit lines by etching the substrate, and forming a plurality of one-sidewall contact plugs which fill the second trenches.06-02-2011
20110200724Preparation Method of Cooked Rice in Aseptic Packing System Using Embryo Bud-Containing Rice - A method is provided for preparing an instant embryo bud-retaining white rice product. The rice is polished like white rice using a low-speed, uniform pressure method to keep embryo buds and is rich in nutrients and has white rice's flavor. Its lipid oxidation is similar to that of white rice. The immersion time period of the embryo bud-retaining white rice is controlled so as not to generate sticky materials after the immersion, thus allowing effective sterilization of the rice. Therefore, the instant embryo bud-retaining white rice can be stored at room temperature for 6 months or longer.08-18-2011

Patent applications by Min-Soo Kim, Gyeonggi-Do KR

Min-Soo Kim, Uiwang-Si KR

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090176165Polymer composition, hardmask composition having antireflective properties, and associated methods - A polymer composition includes an aromatic ring-containing polymer represented by Formula 1:07-09-2009
20110027722AROMATIC RING-CONTAINING POLYMER FOR RESIST UNDERLAYER, RESIST UNDERLAYER COMPOSITION INCLUDING THE SAME, AND METHOD OF PATTERNING DEVICE USING THE SAME - An aromatic ring-containing polymer for a resist underlayer, the polymer including a unit represented by the following Chemical Formula 1:02-03-2011
20110117501RESIST UNDERLAYER POLYMER, RESIST UNDERLAYER COMPOSITION INCLUDING THE SAME, AND METHOD OF PATTERNING USING THE SAME - A resist underlayer polymer, a resist underlayer composition including the same, and a method of patterning using the same, the resist underlayer polymer including a repeating unit represented by at least one of Chemical Formula 1 and Chemical Formula 2:05-19-2011
20110155944AROMATIC RING-CONTAINING COMPOUND FOR A RESIST UNDERLAYER AND RESIST UNDERLAYER COMPOSITION - An aromatic ring-containing compound for a resist underlayer and a resist underlayer composition, the aromatic ring-containing compound being represented by the following Chemical Formula 1:06-30-2011
20110229828AROMATIC RING CONTAINING POLYMER, UNDERLAYER COMPOSITION INCLUDING THE SAME, AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - An aromatic ring-containing polymer, an underlayer composition including the same, and associated methods, the aromatic ring-containing polymer including a group represented by one of the following Chemical Formulae 1-1, 1-2, 2-1, and 2-2:09-22-2011
20120007200Image Sensor and Method for Manufacturing the Same - Disclosed is an image sensor including a photo-sensing device, a color filter positioned on the photo-sensing device, a microlens positioned on the color filter, and an insulation layer positioned between the photo-sensing device and the color filter, and including a trench exposing the photo-sensing device and a filler filled in the trench. The filler has light transmittance of about 85% or more at a visible ray region, and a higher refractive index than the insulation layer. A method of manufacturing the image sensor is also provided.01-12-2012

Patent applications by Min-Soo Kim, Uiwang-Si KR

Min-Soo Kim, Gyeongsangbuk-Do KR

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110013785APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A PORTABLE TERMINAL - A method for controlling a portable terminal includes confirming whether volume of sound input to microphones is a predetermined level or greater, confirming whether sound having volume of the predetermined level or greater has been input for a predetermined time period or more, confirming whether a pair of microphones to which sound having symmetrical volume has been input is present, among microphones to which sound having volume of the predetermined level or greater has been input for the predetermined time or more, and if so, confirming that scroll input by a user has been performed in an arrangement direction of the pair of microphones.01-20-2011
20110227855Display apparatus and method for portable terminal - A display apparatus for a portable terminal includes an expandable flexible display unit, a sensing unit including of a plurality of magnets and a plurality of sensors sensing the magnets to sense an amount of display unit area accommodated in an accommodation unit of the display unit, and a controller setting pixel values according to sensed amount of the display unit area.09-22-2011
20110319017AUDIO CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD USING NEAR-FIELD WIRELESS COMMUNICATION - An audio control system using near-field wireless communication permits individualized audio data output to a plurality of devices with differing capabilities. The system preferably includes: a communication unit, which includes a near-field wireless communication transceiver and transmits and receives signal for acquiring address information and device information to and from at least one surrounding device; a car-kit capable of performing the near-field wireless communication, which is installed in a vehicle to which a tag storing vehicle information is attached; and a portable terminal for performing near-field wireless communication with the unit and the car-kit, recognizing the vehicle information by reading the tag installed in the vehicle equipped with the car-kit, and resetting an audio output corresponding to the vehicle information when audio data is output.12-29-2011
20120083316METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING INSERTION OF SIM CARD IN A PORTABLE TERMINAL - A method and apparatus for detecting insertion of a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card in a portable terminal are provided, in which a SIM card is inserted into a SIM card connector, and a controller continuously supplies an operating voltage to a predetermined pin of the SIM card connector, determines whether a voltage level of the predetermined pin of the SIM card connector changes in a predetermined pattern, and determines that the SIM card has been inserted into the SIM card connector if the voltage level of the predetermined pin of the SIM card connector changes in the predetermined pattern.04-05-2012

Min-Soo Kim, Daejon KR

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100073154APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING POSITION INFORMATION AND GATHERING INFORMATION USING RFID - Provided are an apparatus and a method for providing position information and gathering information using Radio Frequency Identification (RFID). The apparatus includes: a plurality of RFID tags, driven by a radio frequency transmitted from an RFID reader installed in the vehicle, for providing stored tag information in order to provide current position information to the vehicle; a plurality of sensor nodes for sensing the time point when the RFID tags are driven and transmitting the sensed information through a sensor network; and an information gathering server for gathering and processing the information sensed by the sensor nodes, where at least two RFID tags and one sensor node are configured in groups, and the groups are installed at predetermined intervals on each lane of a road.03-25-2010

Patent applications by Min-Soo Kim, Daejon KR

Min-Soo Kim, Seongnam-Si KR

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090253337APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR BAKING FLUORESCENT LAMP - This disclosure relates to an apparatus and a method for making or baking a fluorescent lamp. An apparatus for baking a fluorescent lamp includes a heater to heat a plurality of quartz tubes. Each tube has a fluorescent lamp provided therein. A plurality of rollers rotates the quartz tubes placed thereon, and a transfer block has a plurality of auxiliary rollers. The transfer block is configured to move in a first direction to transfer the plurality of quartz tubes from the plurality of rotating rollers to the plurality of auxiliary rollers. A process for heating at least one fluorescent lamp includes a step of providing a plurality of quartz tubes on a plurality of rotating rollers, at least one quartz tube having a fluorescent lamp provided therein, heating the plurality of quartz tubes while being rotated on the plurality of rollers, and transferring the plurality of quartz tube using a transfer block having a plurality of auxiliary rollers.10-08-2009

Min-Soo Kim, Gyeongsangnam-Do KR

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090124817Process for Preparing Amorphous Atorvastatin Calcium Nanoparticles - The present invention relates to a method of preparing amorphous atorvastatin calcium nanoparticles using a supercritical fluid process. Specifically, the method comprising the steps of: a) dissolving atorvastatin calcium in an organic solvent with/without a hydrophilic additive to prepare a drug solution; b) introducing the drug solution and carbon dioxide into a reactor, which maintains carbon dioxide at supercritical conditions, to produce atorvastatin calcium particles; and c) introducing carbon dioxide into the reactor to wash the particles through removal of the remaining organic solvent. The amorphous atorvastatin calcium prepared according to the method of the present invention has a particle size of nanometer order, large surface area and high solubility shows improved bioavailability, and thus can be formulated as various preparations for oral administration.05-14-2009

Min-Soo Kim, Sandston, VA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080242021METHOD OF FABRICATING A BOTTLE TRENCH AND A BOTTLE TRENCH CAPACITOR - A method of fabricating a bottle trench and a bottle trench capacitor. The method including: providing a substrate; forming a trench in the substrate, the trench having sidewalls and a bottom, the trench having an upper region adjacent to a top surface of the substrate and a lower region adjacent to the bottom of the trench; forming an oxidized layer of the substrate in the bottom region of the trench; and removing the oxidized layer of the substrate from the bottom region of the trench, a cross-sectional area of the lower region of the trench greater than a cross-sectional area of the upper region of the trench.10-02-2008