Patents by Inventor Sehyuk Yim

Sehyuk Yim 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).

  • Patent number: 11911060
    Abstract: Provided is a forceps driving apparatus including a body, a gripper installed to be received in the body and formed to be open and closed, an opening and closing member rotatably installed in the body to press or release two sides of the gripper by rotation, an elastic member connected to one side of the opening and closing member to provide an elastic force to the opening and closing member, an actuator connected to the other side of the opening and closing member to rotate the opening and closing member by contraction or extension, and a force sensing module to measure a gripping force of the gripper during the rotation of the opening and closing member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Korea Institute of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Donghyun Hwang, Sungwoo Park, Namseon Jang, Yong Seok Ihn, Jinwoo Jeong, Keehoon Kim, Sang Rok Oh, Sungwook Yang, Sehyuk Yim
  • Patent number: 11786327
    Abstract: Provided is a tele-operated forceps-driver variable stiffness master device including a master member to generate an input displacement signal generated by pressing with a user's finger, and a slave member to operate based on the input displacement signal, measure operation information, calculate a gripping force based on the operation information, and provide the master member with at least one of a stiffness change command signal or a force feedback based on the calculated gripping force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: Korea Institute of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Donghyun Hwang, Sungwoo Park, Namseon Jang, Yong Seok Ihn, Sungwook Yang, Jinwoo Jeong, Sehyuk Yim, Sang Rok Oh
  • Patent number: 11660744
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a module-type robot control system comprising: a robot platform including a driving unit which is driven by a control signal, at least one function block which is assemblable and disassemblable on the robot platform and configured to perform a specific function, and a user terminal capable of wirelessly communicating with the robot platform and the function block. According to the system. The user may remotely control the module-type robot through a smart device, or receive related content by receiving data from the robot through the terminal. The user may easily control the robot or receive more diverse customized contents by connection between the smart device and the module-type robot system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Deok Ha Woo, Sehyuk Yim, Jaeyong An, Junhyeok Oh, Dongyeon Kim
  • Patent number: 11617882
    Abstract: A nerve cover for covering a nerve within a living body tissue to protect the nerve includes a base of a flat plate shape, and a pair of covers protruding upward the base to form a hole for receiving a nerve, with one end attached to the base and the other end spaced apart from the one end, wherein when the base is bent in an arch shape when viewed from a side, a spacing between the pair of covers is expanded. In addition, an apparatus for insertion of an electrode structure includes a nerve cover fixing part which fixes the nerve cover with the base being bent, and an electrode structure fixing part in which the electrode structure is mounted, and which linearly moves the mounted electrode structure in an insertion direction to insert the electrode structure into the nerve surrounded by the nerve cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignees: Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Research & Business Foundation Sungkyunkwan University
    Inventors: Sehyuk Yim, Donghyun Hwang, Yong Seok Ihn, Keehoon Kim, Sang Rok Oh, Jinwoo Jeong
  • Patent number: 11491664
    Abstract: A robotic platform manipulating peripheral nerve system includes a manipulator and a recorder. The manipulator includes a rotating guide, a plurality of rotating movers and a plurality of manipulating units. The rotating guide has an opening portion through which the recorder records, and has a guide rail at a side. The rotating movers are combined with the rotating guide and move along the guide rail. The manipulating units are respectively fixed to the rotating movers, and a manipulating part performs the operation being connected to an end of each of the manipulating units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignees: Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Research & Business Foundation Sungkyunkwan University
    Inventors: Keehoon Kim, Yong Seok Ihn, Donghyun Hwang, Sehyuk Yim, Sang Rok Oh, Jinwoo Jeong
  • Publication number: 20210299857
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a module-type robot control system comprising: a robot platform including a driving unit which is driven by a control signal, at least one function block which is assemblable and disassemblable on the robot platform and configured to perform a specific function, and a user terminal capable of wirelessly communicating with the robot platform and the function block According to the system, The user may remotely control the module-type robot through a smart device, or receive related content by receiving data from the robot through the terminal. The user may easily control the robot or receive more diverse customized contents by connection between the smart device and the module-type robot system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2021
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Inventors: Deok Ha WOO, Sehyuk YIM, Jaeyong AN, Junhyeok OH, Dongyeon KIM
  • Publication number: 20210244490
    Abstract: Provided is a tele-operated forceps-driver variable stiffness master device including a master member to generate an input displacement signal generated by pressing with a user's finger, and a slave member to operate based on the input displacement signal, measure operation information, calculate a gripping force based on the operation information, and provide the master member with at least one of a stiffness change command signal or a force feedback based on the calculated gripping force.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2020
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Applicant: KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Donghyun HWANG, Sungwoo Park, Namseon Jang, Yong Seok Ihn, Sungwook Yang, Jinwoo Jeong, Sehyuk Yim, Sang Rok Oh
  • Patent number: 11020118
    Abstract: Disclosed is a peripheral nerve fixing apparatus, which includes: a suction unit configured to provide a negative pressure to a peripheral nerve at an end portion thereof to fix the peripheral nerve; and a negative pressure generating unit having a vacuum pump for generating a negative pressure and connected to the suction unit so that the negative pressure is provided to the suction unit, wherein at one surface of the end portion of the suction unit, the suction unit includes: a fixing unit provided to contact the peripheral nerve to keep a stable fixed state; and a suction hole formed in the fixing unit so that the negative pressure is provided to the peripheral nerve therethrough.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: Korea Institute of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Donghyun Hwang, Keehoon Kim, Yong Seok Ihn, Sehyuk Yim, Jinwoo Jeong, Sang Rok Oh, Kyung Su Park, Sung Hwa Choi
  • Publication number: 20210121688
    Abstract: A nerve cover for covering a nerve within a living body tissue to protect the nerve includes a base of a flat plate shape, and a pair of covers protruding upward the base to form a hole for receiving a nerve, with one end attached to the base and the other end spaced apart from the one end, wherein when the base is bent in an arch shape when viewed from a side, a spacing between the pair of covers is expanded. In addition, an apparatus for insertion of an electrode structure includes a nerve cover fixing part which fixes the nerve cover with the base being bent, and an electrode structure fixing part in which the electrode structure is mounted, and which linearly moves the mounted electrode structure in an insertion direction to insert the electrode structure into the nerve surrounded by the nerve cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2019
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Applicants: KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, RESEARCH & BUSINESS FOUNDATION SUNGKYUNKWAN UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Sehyuk YIM, Donghyun Hwang, Yong Seok Ihn, Keehoon Kim, Sang Rok Oh, Jinwoo Jeong
  • Publication number: 20210069914
    Abstract: A robotic platform manipulating peripheral nerve system includes a manipulator and a recorder. The manipulator includes a rotating guide, a plurality of rotating movers and a plurality of manipulating units. The rotating guide has an opening portion through which the recorder records, and has a guide rail at a side. The rotating movers are combined with the rotating guide and move along the guide rail. The manipulating units are respectively fixed to the rotating movers, and a manipulating part performs the operation being connected to an end of each of the manipulating units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2019
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Applicants: KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, RESEARCH & BUSINESS FOUNDATION SUNGKYUNKWAN UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Keehoon KIM, Yong Seok Ihn, Donghyun Hwang, Sehyuk Yim, Sang Rok Oh, Jinwoo Jeong
  • Publication number: 20210068858
    Abstract: Provided is a forceps driving apparatus including a body, a gripper installed to be received in the body and formed to be open and closed, an opening and closing member rotatably installed in the body to press or release two sides of the gripper by rotation, an elastic member connected to one side of the opening and closing member to provide an elastic force to the opening and closing member, an actuator connected to the other side of the opening and closing member to rotate the opening and closing member by contraction or extension, and a force sensing module to measure a gripping force of the gripper during the rotation of the opening and closing member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2020
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Applicant: KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Donghyun HWANG, Sungwoo PARK, Namseon JANG, Yong Seok IHN, Jinwoo JEONG, Keehoon KIM, Sang Rok OH, Sungwook YANG, Sehyuk YIM
  • Patent number: 10661079
    Abstract: An apparatus for inserting an electrode structure into nerve in tissue of a living body includes a nerve fixing part which fixes the nerve such that at least part of the nerve is hung thereon, and an electrode structure ejector on which the electrode structure is mounted, and which moves the electrode structure in insertion direction to insert the electrode structure into the fixed part of the nerve, wherein the nerve fixing part and the electrode structure ejector are disposed on the same axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: Korea Institute of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Sang Rok Oh, Keehoon Kim, Sehyuk Yim, Jinwoo Jeong, Yong Seok Ihn, Donghyun Hwang
  • Patent number: 10653329
    Abstract: A neural probe structure, which is fixed to a nerve to acquire an electrical signal from the nerve or apply electrical stimulation to the nerve, includes a body which is bent to enclose at least a part of circumference of the nerve, and a probe which extends longitudinally from the body and passes through the nerve, wherein the probe has electrodes. A neural probe assembly includes the neural probe structure, wherein the probe passes through the nerve and the body encloses at least a part of circumference of the nerve, so that the neural probe structure is fixed to the nerve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Sang Rok Oh, Keehoon Kim, Sehyuk Yim, Yong Seok Ihn, Donghyun Hwang
  • Patent number: 10493268
    Abstract: An electrode structure inserting apparatus includes an electrode structure fixing unit to which the electrode structure is detachably fixed, and a vibration generator connected to the electrode structure fixing unit to vibrate the electrode structure fixing unit in an insertion direction of the electrode structure, and the electrode structure inserting apparatus inserts the invasive electrode structure into a nerve in a biological tissue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Donghyun Hwang, Keehoon Kim, Sang Rok Oh, Sehyuk Yim, Yong Seok Ihn
  • Publication number: 20190314023
    Abstract: Disclosed is a peripheral nerve fixing apparatus, which includes: a suction unit configured to provide a negative pressure to a peripheral nerve at an end portion thereof to fix the peripheral nerve; and a negative pressure generating unit having a vacuum pump for generating a negative pressure and connected to the suction unit so that the negative pressure is provided to the suction unit, wherein at one surface of the end portion of the suction unit, the suction unit includes: a fixing unit provided to contact the peripheral nerve to keep a stable fixed state; and a suction hole formed in the fixing unit so that the negative pressure is provided to the peripheral nerve therethrough.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2019
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Applicant: KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Donghyun HWANG, Keehoon KIM, Yong Seok IHN, Sehyuk YIM, Jinwoo JEONG, Sang Rok OH, Kyung Su PARK, Sung Hwa CHOI
  • Publication number: 20190060638
    Abstract: An apparatus for inserting an electrode structure into nerve in tissue of a living body includes a nerve fixing part which fixes the nerve such that at least part of the nerve is hung thereon, and an electrode structure ejector on which the electrode structure is mounted, and which moves the electrode structure in insertion direction to insert the electrode structure into the fixed part of the nerve, wherein the nerve fixing part and the electrode structure ejector are disposed on the same axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Applicant: KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Sang Rok OH, Keehoon Kim, Sehyuk Yim, Jinwoo Jeong, Yong Seok Ihn, Donghyun Hwang
  • Publication number: 20180125427
    Abstract: A neural probe structure, which is fixed to a nerve to acquire an electrical signal from the nerve or apply electrical stimulation to the nerve, includes a body which is bent to enclose at least a part of circumference of the nerve, and a probe which extends longitudinally from the body and passes through the nerve, wherein the probe has electrodes. A neural probe assembly includes the neural probe structure, wherein the probe passes through the nerve and the body encloses at least a part of circumference of the nerve, so that the neural probe structure is fixed to the nerve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Applicant: KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Sang Rok OH, Keehoon KIM, Sehyuk YIM, Yong Seok IHN, Donghyun HWANG
  • Publication number: 20180104478
    Abstract: An electrode structure inserting apparatus includes an electrode structure fixing unit to which the electrode structure is detachably fixed, and a vibration generator connected to the electrode structure fixing unit to vibrate the electrode structure fixing unit in an insertion direction of the electrode structure, and the electrode structure inserting apparatus inserts the invasive electrode structure into a nerve in a biological tissue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2017
    Publication date: April 19, 2018
    Applicant: KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Donghyun HWANG, Keehoon KIM, Sang Rok OH, Sehyuk YIM, Yong Seok IHN
  • Patent number: 9445711
    Abstract: Present invention describes a swallowable device with a soft, compliant exterior, whose shape can be changed through the use of magnetic fields, and which can be locomoted in a rolling motion through magnetic control from the exterior of the patient. The present invention could be used for a variety of medical applications inside the GI tract including but not limited to drug delivery, biopsy, heat cauterization, pH sensing, biochemical sensing, micro-surgery, and active imaging.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Metin Sitti, Sehyuk Yim
  • Publication number: 20130303847
    Abstract: Present invention describes a swallowable device with a soft, compliant exterior, whose shape can be changed through the use of magnetic fields, and which can be locomoted in a rolling motion through magnetic control from the exterior of the patient. The present invention could be used for a variety of medical applications inside the GI tract including but not limited to drug delivery, biopsy, heat cauterization, pH sensing, biochemical sensing, micro-surgery, and active imaging.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2013
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Inventors: Metin Sitti, Sehyuk Yim