Patents by Inventor Byoung-Yong Kim

Byoung-Yong Kim has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Apparatus for obtaining status information of crystalline lens and equipment including the same
    Patent number: 9131839
    Abstract: Provided are an apparatus for obtaining status information of a crystalline lens and equipment including the same. The apparatus generates a reference light and directs the reference light to be perpendicularly incident to the crystalline lens. At least one light receiving unit that is disposed beyond a visual field of the eyeball is configured to directly receive scattered lights generated when the reference light incident from the light source unit to the crystalline lens is scattered against the crystalline lens. The apparatus calculates thickness information of the crystalline lens using information about the scattered lights received by the at least one light receiving unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignee: Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation, Yonsei University
    Inventors: Dae-Shik Seo, Byoung-Yong Kim
  • APPARATUS FOR OBTAINING STATUS INFORMATION OF CRYSTALLINE LENS AND EQUIPMENT INCLUDING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20120182398
    Abstract: Provided are an apparatus for obtaining status information of a crystalline lens and equipment including the same. The apparatus generates a reference light and directs the reference light to be perpendicularly incident to the crystalline lens. At least one light receiving unit that is disposed beyond a visual field of the eyeball is configured to directly receive scattered lights generated when the reference light incident from the light source unit to the crystalline lens is scattered against the crystalline lens. The apparatus calculates thickness information of the crystalline lens using information about the scattered lights received by the at least one light receiving unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2011
    Publication date: July 19, 2012
    Inventors: Dae-Shik Seo, Byoung-Yong Kim