Patents by Inventor Bok Soon Kwon

Bok Soon Kwon 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: 11937921
    Abstract: An optical apparatus for non-invasively measuring a bio-signal is provided. The optical apparatus may include an interface housing including: a guide part defined by an interior space of the interface housing and configured to guide an object to a measurement position; and a pressurizing part configured to induce congestion of a second portion of the object by pressing a first portion of the object when the object is disposed within the guide part; and a measurer including: a light source provided on an upper side of the interface housing and configured to emit light to the second portion of the object when the object is at the measurement position; and a detector configured to measure a bio-signal from the second portion by detecting light scattered or reflected from the second portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Bok Soon Kwon, Woochang Lee, So Young Lee
  • Publication number: 20240011846
    Abstract: An electronic device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a first temperature sensor configured to measure a first temperature of body skin; a second temperature sensor configured to measure a second temperature inside a main body; a thermal resistance structure having effective thermal resistance so that a difference between the first temperature and the second temperature is greater than or equal to a predetermined threshold value; and a processor configured to obtain skin heat flux based on the first temperature and the second temperature, and to estimate core body temperature of a user based on the first temperature and the skin heat flux.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2022
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ho Taik LEE, Sang Kyu KIM, Bok Soon KWON, Sung Ho KIM, So Young LEE, Hong Soon RHEE
  • Publication number: 20240011844
    Abstract: An electronic device may include: a sensor including a flexible printed circuit board, a plurality of temperature sensors arranged on the flexible printed circuit board, and a thermally conductive material disposed between the plurality of temperature sensors; and at least one processor configured to estimate a body temperature of a user based on data that is obtained by the plurality of temperature sensors when a contact surface of the sensor is contacted with the user, wherein the flexible printed circuit board is bent to have the plurality of temperature sensors arranged at different distances from the contact surface of the sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2022
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Bok Soon KWON, Sang Kyu KIM, Sung Ho KIM, So Young LEE, Ho Taik LEE, Hong Soon RHEE
  • Publication number: 20230414107
    Abstract: An electronic device may include: a heat flux sensor including: a first temperature sensor configured to measure a first voltage representing a first temperature; a second temperature sensor spaced apart from the first temperature sensor and configured to measure a second voltage representing a second temperature; and an amplifier configured to amplify a voltage difference between the first voltage and the second voltage; and a processor configured to estimate a body temperature of a user based on the amplified voltage difference.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2022
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sungho KIM, So Young LEE, Bok Soon KWON, Sang Kyu KIM, Ho Taik LEE, Hong Soon RHEE
  • Publication number: 20230414109
    Abstract: An electronic device may include: a heat flux sensor including: a first temperature sensor configured to measure a first voltage representing a first temperature; a second temperature sensor spaced apart from the first temperature sensor and configured to measure a second voltage representing a second temperature; and an amplifier configured to amplify a voltage difference between the first voltage and the second voltage; and a processor configured to estimate a body temperature of a user based on the amplified voltage difference.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2023
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO.,LTD.
    Inventors: Sungho KIM, So Young LEE, Bok Soon Kwon, Sang Kyu KIM, Ho Taik lee, Hong Soon RHEE
  • Publication number: 20230408124
    Abstract: An electronic device may include: a first temperature sensor configured to measure a first temperature of body skin; a second temperature sensor configured to measure a second temperature at a position spaced apart from the body skin; and a processor configured to estimate skin heat loss based on the first temperature and the second temperature, and to determine a target ambient temperature for controlling an ambient temperature based on the first temperature and the skin heat loss.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2022
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: So Young LEE, Sung Ho Kim, Bok Soon Kwon, Sang Kyu Kim, Ho Talk Lee, Hong Soon Rhee
  • Publication number: 20230400357
    Abstract: An electronic device may include: a first temperature sensor configured to measure a first temperature of a surface at a body measurement location of a user; a second temperature sensor spaced apart from the first temperature sensor and configured to measure a second temperature inside a main body of the electronic device; a third temperature sensor disposed further away from the first temperature than the second temperature sensor and configured to measure a third temperature inside the main body; and a processor configured to estimate a core temperature at the body measurement location based on the first temperature, the second temperature, and the third temperature; estimate an ambient temperature outside the main body based on the second temperature and the third temperature; and estimate a body temperature of the user based on the core temperature at the body measurement location and the ambient temperature outside the main body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2022
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: So Young LEE, Sang Kyu KIM, Bok Soon KWON, Sung Ho KIM, Ho Taik LEE, Hong Soon RHEE
  • Publication number: 20230400363
    Abstract: An electronic device for estimating body temperature is provided. The electronic device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a first temperature sensor configured to measure a first temperature of body skin; a second temperature sensor configured to measure a second temperature at a position spaced apart from the body skin; and a processor configured to estimate a body temperature based on the first temperature, to estimate an ambient temperature of a main body based on the second temperature, to calculate a heat loss, which occurs from a reference body location to the body skin due to the ambient temperature of the main body, based on the estimated ambient temperature of the main body, and to obtain a final body temperature by correcting the body temperature based on the heat loss due to the ambient temperature of the main body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2022
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: So Young LEE, Bok Soon KWON, Sang Kyu KIM, Sung Ho KIM, Ho Taik LEE, Hong Soon RHEE
  • Publication number: 20230400364
    Abstract: An electronic device for estimating body temperature is provided. The electronic device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a first temperature sensor configured to measure a first temperature of body skin; a second temperature sensor configured to measure a second temperature at a position spaced apart from the body skin; and a processor configured to estimate a body temperature based on the first temperature, to estimate an ambient temperature of a main body based on the second temperature, to calculate a heat loss, which occurs from a reference body location to the body skin due to the ambient temperature of the main body, based on the estimated ambient temperature of the main body, and to obtain a final body temperature by correcting the body temperature based on the heat loss due to the ambient temperature of the main body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2023
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: So Young LEE, Bok Soon KWON, Sang Kyu KIM, Sung Ho KIM, Ho Taik LEE, Hong Soon RHEE
  • Publication number: 20230358617
    Abstract: An apparatus for estimating body temperature of an object may include: a heating element; a first temperature sensor configured to measure temperature of the heating element; a second temperature sensor disposed at a position spaced apart from the first temperature sensor and configured to measure surface temperature of an object upon contact with the object; and a processor configured to estimate core temperature using a heat flux based on the temperature of the heating element and the surface temperature of the object, and to estimate body temperature of the object by correcting the core temperature, estimated using the heat flux, based on external temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2022
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Bok Soon KWON, Sang Kyu KIM, So Young LEE, Sung Ho KIM, Ho Taik LEE
  • Publication number: 20230341275
    Abstract: An electronic device may include: a main body including a first surface and a second surface; a first temperature sensor and a second temperature sensor which are provided inside the main body, wherein the second temperature sensor is disposed closer to the surface of the main body than the first temperature sensor; and a processor, which while the second surface of the main body is in contact with a body part of a user, is configured to estimate a heat flux that is generated by body heat, of the user based on a difference between a first temperature measured by the first temperature sensor and a second temperature measured by the second temperature sensor, and measure air temperature based on the estimated heat flux and the second temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2022
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: So Young Lee, Sang Kyu Kim, Ho Taik Lee, Bok Soon Kwon, Sung Ho Kim
  • Publication number: 20230255499
    Abstract: An apparatus for estimating body temperature, may include: a photoplethysmogram (PPG) sensor configured to measure a PPG signal by emitting light onto an object and by detecting light scattered or reflected from the object; and a processor configured to estimate a cutaneous blood flow and an energy metabolism of the object based on the PPG signal, estimate a core body temperature of the object based on the cutaneous blood flow and the energy metabolism, and provide notification information on a risk of abnormal body temperature based on the core body temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2022
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Applicants: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY R&DB FOUNDATION
    Inventors: So Young LEE, Joo-Young LEE, Dahee JUNG, Bok Soon KWON, Sang Kyu KIM, Ho Taik LEE
  • Publication number: 20230248246
    Abstract: An apparatus for estimating body temperature includes: a first temperature sensor configured to measure surface temperature of a wrist of a user; and a processor configured to calculate skin heat flux based on the surface temperature of the wrist, to estimate central wrist temperature of the user based on the surface temperature of the wrist, the calculated skin heat flux, and a blood flow rate and metabolism of the user, and to estimate core body temperature of the user based on the estimated central wrist temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2022
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Applicants: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., INDUSTRY-ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATION, YONSEI UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Ho Taik Lee, Woochul Kim, Sang Kyu Kim, Bok Soon Kwon, Jiyong Kim, So Young Lee, Gimin Park, Seungjai Woo
  • Patent number: 11692920
    Abstract: Disclosed are an apparatus for measuring an in-situ crosslink density includes a support configured to fix or support a cross-linkable structure, a light source configured to irradiate light for crosslinking to the cross-linkable structure, and a probe configured to provide in-situ micro-deformation to the cross-linkable structure, wherein the in-situ crosslink density of the cross-linkable structure is measured from a stress-strain phase lag of the cross-linkable structure by the in-situ micro-deformation, a method of measuring the in-situ crosslink density, a method of manufacturing a crosslinked product, a crosslinked product obtained by the method, and a polymer substrate and an electronic device including the crosslinked product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Young Suk Jung, Bok Soon Kwon, Joo Young Kim, Don-Wook Lee, Suk Gyu Hahm
  • Publication number: 20230200661
    Abstract: An apparatus for estimating core body temperature of an object is provided. The apparatus may include: a first temperature sensor configured to measure a surface temperature of an object; a second temperature sensor configured to measure a surface temperature of a material, which is positioned between the first temperature sensor and the second temperature sensor; and a processor configured to obtain a heat flux based on the surface temperature of the object and the surface temperature of the material, configured to estimate a wrist temperature of the object based on the obtained heat flux and the surface temperature of the object, and configured to estimate core body temperature of the object based on the estimated wrist temperature of the object and a heat loss coefficient between a core and a wrist.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2022
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: So Young LEE, Sang Kyu KIM, Ho Taik LEE, Bok Soon KWON
  • Publication number: 20230157645
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for estimating bio-information are provided. The apparatus for estimating bio-information includes: a spectrometer configured to measure a spectrum from an object according to measurement conditions; and a processor configured to obtain signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) values for each wavelength of the spectrum measured by the spectrometer, generate a plurality of simulated absorbance spectra based on the SNR values for each wavelength of the spectrum, and determine an optimal wavelength combination for use in measuring the bio-information based on the plurality of simulated absorbance spectra.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2022
    Publication date: May 25, 2023
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: June Young LEE, Bok Soon Kwon, Jeong Yun Seo, Woo Chang Lee, Ho Jun Chang
  • Publication number: 20220125350
    Abstract: An optical apparatus for non-invasively measuring a bio-signal is provided. The optical apparatus may include an interface housing including: a guide part defined by an interior space of the interface housing and configured to guide an object to a measurement position; and a pressurizing part configured to induce congestion of a second portion of the object by pressing a first portion of the object when the object is disposed within the guide part; and a measurer including: a light source provided on an upper side of the interface housing and configured to emit light to the second portion of the object when the object is at the measurement position; and a detector configured to measure a bio-signal from the second portion by detecting light scattered or reflected from the second portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2021
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Bok Soon Kwon, Woochang Lee, So Young Lee
  • Publication number: 20210223209
    Abstract: Disclosed are an apparatus for measuring an in-situ crosslink density includes a support configured to fix or support a cross-linkable structure, a light source configured to irradiate light for crosslinking to the cross-linkable structure, and a probe configured to provide in-situ micro-deformation to the cross-linkable structure, wherein the in-situ crosslink density of the cross-linkable structure is measured from a stress-strain phase lag of the cross-linkable structure by the in-situ micro-deformation, a method of measuring the in-situ crosslink density, a method of manufacturing a crosslinked product, a crosslinked product obtained by the method, and a polymer substrate and an electronic device including the crosslinked product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2020
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Young Suk JUNG, Bok Soon KWON, Joo Young KIM, Don-Wook LEE, Suk Gyu HAHM
  • Publication number: 20190316998
    Abstract: An evaluating device of a flexural property includes a holder, a body disposed on the holder and capable of being moved along with a length of direction of the holder, a clamp coupled to the body to be rotated on the body and fixing a first side of the specimen to be evaluated, and a pressing part disposed over the clamp and pressing a second side of the specimen opposite to the first side and disposed upper than the first side of the specimen to bend the specimen, and an evaluation method of a flexural property of the bent specimen using the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2019
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventors: Hye Young KONG, Bok Soon KWON, Young Suk JUNG
  • Patent number: 10444131
    Abstract: An evaluating device of a flexural property includes a holder, a body disposed on the holder and capable of being moved along with a length of direction of the holder, a clamp coupled to the body to be rotated on the body and fixing a first side of the specimen to be evaluated, and a pressing part disposed over the clamp and pressing a second side of the specimen opposite to the first side and disposed upper than the first side of the specimen to bend the specimen, and an evaluation method of a flexural property of the bent specimen using the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hye Young Kong, Bok Soon Kwon, Young Suk Jung