Patents by Inventor Hyeong Seok Jang
Hyeong Seok Jang 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).
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Publication number: 20240091767Abstract: A gene amplification chip includes a chamber layer, a cover layer, a bottom layer, an inlet, and an outlet. The chamber layer has a first passage and through holes which are formed on one side of the first passage. The cover layer is disposed on one side of the chamber layer and has a cover channel formed to communicate with the first passage and the through holes, wherein the cover channel, the first passage and the through holes allow passage of liquids in a divided manner. The bottom layer is disposed on another side of the chamber layer and has a bottom channel formed to communicate with the first passage and the through holes. The inlet is formed in the cover layer and communicates with the cover channel. The outlet communicates with any one of the cover channel and the bottom channel.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2022Publication date: March 21, 2024Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO, LTD.Inventors: Jae Hong LEE, Won Jong JUNG, Kak NAMKOONG, Hyeong Seok JANG, Jin Ha KIM, Hyung Jun YOUN
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Patent number: 11911157Abstract: Provided is an apparatus for estimating a target component, the apparatus including a temperature controller configured to modulate temperature of an object, a measurer configured to measure a spectrum for each temperature of the object that changes based on the modulation, and a processor configured to obtain effective optical pathlength vectors corresponding to a temperature change based on the spectrum for each temperature of the object, obtain a representative effective optical pathlength based on the obtained effective optical pathlength vectors, and obtain a target component estimation model based on the obtained representative effective optical pathlength.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2021Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Hyeong Seok Jang, Sung Hyun Nam, Sung Mo Ahn, Jun Ho Lee, Ho Jun Chang
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Publication number: 20230381772Abstract: A gene amplification chip may include: a cover layer having a solution inlet through which a sample solution to be injected; a chamber layer disposed on one surface of the cover layer, and having a chamber to receive the sample solution when the sample solution is injected through the solution inlet such that an amplification reaction of the sample solution occurs in the chamber; a bottom layer disposed on another surface of the chamber layer; and a photothermal film attached to an outer surface of the bottom layer, and configured to convert light into heat to heat the sample solution received in the chamber.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2022Publication date: November 30, 2023Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Jae Hong LEE, Kak NAMKOONG, Hyeong Seok JANG, Won Jong JUNG, Hyung Jun YOUN
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Patent number: 11786151Abstract: An apparatus for obtaining a target signal spectrum includes: a spectrum measurer configured to measure a plurality of spectra from an object; and a processor configured to obtain a difference spectrum matrix by subtracting a reference spectrum from each of the plurality of spectra, and to obtain a spectrum of a target signal based on the obtained difference spectrum matrix.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2020Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Ka Ram Choi, So Young Lee, Jun Ho Lee, Sang Kyu Kim, Hyeong Seok Jang
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Publication number: 20230302447Abstract: An apparatus and method for bio-particle detection are provided. The apparatus for bio-particle detection includes: a bio-particle detection chip including a substrate having a plurality of through-hole groups, each through-hole group of the plurality of through-hole groups including through-holes which pass through the substrate from a first surface of the substrate toward an second surface of the substrate opposite to the first surface, and which are configured to accommodate a sample solution loaded therein; and a processor configured to determine a number of through-holes, among the through holes of at least one through-hole group of the plurality of through-hole groups, having a target material encapsulated therein, based on at least one of an electrical signal and an optical signal corresponding to the through-holes of the at least one through-hole group, and to estimate a concentration of the target material based on the determined number.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 16, 2022Publication date: September 28, 2023Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Won Jong JUNG, Hyeong Seok JANG, Kak NAMKOONG, Hyung Jun YOUN, Jae Hong LEE
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Publication number: 20230165528Abstract: A wearable device includes a wearable device main body, a sensor part configured to contact a skin surface of a user of the wearable device, and measure a bio-signal of the user, and a shock absorber that is interposed between the wearable device main body and the sensor part to mechanically connect the wearable device main body and the sensor part, and that is configured to reduce motion transmission between the wearable device main body and the sensor part to permit the wearable device main body to move independently from the sensor part.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 24, 2023Publication date: June 1, 2023Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Jae Wook Shim, Hyun Seok Moon, Hyeong Seok Jang
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Publication number: 20230145041Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an apparatus and method for gene amplification. The apparatus for gene amplification may include: an upper main body comprising a first inlet to receive a sealing solution, a second inlet to receive a sample solution, and an upper passage that allows the sample solution and the sealing solution to move by capillary action; a lower main body disposed to oppose the upper main body, and having a lower passage through which the sealing solution moves by capillary action after being injected from the first inlet of the upper main body; a gene amplification chip configured to be inserted between the upper main body and the lower main body; and a porous medium configured to be inserted between the upper main body and the lower main body.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 2, 2022Publication date: May 11, 2023Applicants: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY R&DB FOUNDATIONInventors: Won Jong JUNG, Ho-Young Kim, Hyeong Seok Jang, Kak Namkoong, Tae Jeong Kim, Jae Hong Lee, Sohyun Jung
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Patent number: 11576611Abstract: A wearable device includes a wearable device main body, a sensor part configured to contact a skin surface of a user of the wearable device, and measure a bio-signal of the user, and a shock absorber that is interposed between the wearable device main body and the sensor part to mechanically connect the wearable device main body and the sensor part, and that is configured to reduce motion transmission between the wearable device main body and the sensor part to permit the wearable device main body to move independently from the sensor part.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2019Date of Patent: February 14, 2023Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Jae Wook Shim, Hyun Seok Moon, Hyeong Seok Jang
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Publication number: 20230044621Abstract: An apparatus for gene amplification includes a gene amplification chip including a well configured to accept a sample that is loaded into the well; the gene amplification chip being configured to: thermally dissolve the sample in the well so that a microbe present in the sample is thermally dissolved in the well to release genes in the microbe; and amplify the released genes in the well. The apparatus for gene amplification also includes a temperature controller configured to control a thermal dissolution temperature and a gene amplification temperature of the well.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 24, 2021Publication date: February 9, 2023Applicants: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., AJOU UNIVERSITY INDUSTRY-ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATIONInventors: Won Jong JUNG, Kwon-Young CHOI, Kak NAMKOONG, Hyuna PARK, Hyeong Seok JANG
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Publication number: 20230009905Abstract: An apparatus for estimating blood glucose is provided. The apparatus for estimating blood glucose may include a spectrometer configured to measure a spectrum from an object, and a processor configured to monitor a change in a contact state between the object and the spectrometer, determine a calibration section based on the monitored change in the contact state, extract a background signal from a spectrum of the determined calibration section, and generate a personalized blood glucose estimation model based on the extracted background signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 20, 2022Publication date: January 12, 2023Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTDInventors: Ka Ram CHOI, So Young Lee, Ho Jun Chang, Yun S Park, Hyeong Seok Jang
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Patent number: 11540721Abstract: An antioxidant sensor includes a pressure sensor configured to obtain a contact pressure between an object and an optical sensor; the optical sensor configured to, based on the obtained contact pressure exceeding a set threshold pressure, emit a first light of a first wavelength to the object, and receive the first light reflected or scattered from the object; and a processor configured to determine a contact portion of the object in contact with the optical sensor, set a threshold pressure, among different threshold pressures, according to the determined contact portion, and determine an antioxidant value based on the received first light.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2020Date of Patent: January 3, 2023Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Hyeong Seok Jang, Kun Sun Eom, Jin Young Park, Sung Mo Ahn
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Patent number: 11513066Abstract: An apparatus for estimating bio-information includes an optical sensor including a light source configured to emit light of multiple wavelengths onto an object, and including a plurality of detectors configured to detect light of each wavelength which is scattered or reflected from the object. The apparatus includes a processor configured to obtain spectra based on light of each wavelength which is detected by each detector, determine valid spectra of the obtained spectra, and estimate a bio-information value based on the valid spectra.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2020Date of Patent: November 29, 2022Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Jin Young Park, Sung Mo Ahn, Kun Sun Eom, Hyeong Seok Jang
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Publication number: 20220280078Abstract: Provided is an apparatus for estimating a target component, the apparatus including a temperature controller configured to modulate temperature of an object, a measurer configured to measure a spectrum for each temperature of the object that changes based on the modulation, and a processor configured to obtain effective optical pathlength vectors corresponding to a temperature change based on the spectrum for each temperature of the object, obtain a representative effective optical pathlength based on the obtained effective optical pathlength vectors, and obtain a target component estimation model based on the obtained representative effective optical pathlength.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 13, 2021Publication date: September 8, 2022Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Hyeong Seok JANG, Sung Hyun NAM, Sung Mo AHN, Jun Ho LEE, Ho Jun CHANG
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Patent number: 11389092Abstract: An apparatus for estimating bio-information according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a processor configured to obtain spectra from an object, obtain a component produced based on a change in pressure applied to the object, correct the spectra based on the obtained component produced based on the change in pressure, and estimate bio-information of the object based on the corrected spectra.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2020Date of Patent: July 19, 2022Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Sung Mo Ahn, Hyeong Seok Jang, Sang Kyu Kim, Jin Young Park, Jun Ho Lee
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Patent number: 11363959Abstract: A bio-signal measuring apparatus includes an optical sensor including a photodetector and a light source array disposed around the photodetector, a first electrode disposed between the photodetector and the light source array, and a second electrode disposed on an outer periphery of the light source array. The bio-signal measuring apparatus further includes an impedance measurer configured to measure an impedance of an object, using the first electrode and the second electrode, and a processor configured to determine a contact state between the object and the optical sensor, based on the measured impedance.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2018Date of Patent: June 21, 2022Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Hyun Seok Moon, Seung Jun Lee, Jae Wook Shim, Hyeong Seok Jang
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Publication number: 20220054050Abstract: An apparatus for obtaining a target signal spectrum includes: a spectrum measurer configured to measure a plurality of spectra from an object; and a processor configured to obtain a difference spectrum matrix by subtracting a reference spectrum from each of the plurality of spectra, and to obtain a spectrum of a target signal based on the obtained difference spectrum matrix.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2020Publication date: February 24, 2022Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Ka Ram CHOI, So Young LEE, Jun Ho LEE, Sang Kyu KIM, Hyeong Seok JANG
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Patent number: 11204276Abstract: A method and an apparatus for analyzing a component of an object are provided. The apparatus includes an image sensor including an optical module, and the optical module includes a light source configured to emit a source light, a first detector configured to detect a first light that is scattered or reflected from the object on which the emitted source light is incident, and a second detector configured to detect a second light that is emitted by the light source but is not incident on the object. The apparatus further includes a processor configured to calculate a scattering coefficient and an absorption coefficient, based on the detected first light and the detected second light, and analyze the component of the object, based on the calculated scattering coefficient and the calculated absorption coefficient.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2020Date of Patent: December 21, 2021Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Hyeong Seok Jang, Hyun Seok Moon, Jae Wook Shim, Kun Sun Eom, Myoung Hoon Jung
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Patent number: 11199492Abstract: An apparatus for measuring a spectrum includes a light source array configured to emit light towards an object, a photodetector configured to detect light reflected by the object; and a processor configured to measure, using the light source array and the photodetector, a plurality of temperature correction spectra based on a temperature change of the light source array, obtain a light source temperature drift vector by analyzing the measured plurality of temperature correction spectra, measure, using the light source array and the photodetector, an analysis spectrum by using the light source array and the photodetector, and adjust the measured analysis spectrum to reduce an effect of the temperature change of the light source array by using the obtained light source temperature drift vector.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2019Date of Patent: December 14, 2021Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Hyeong Seok Jang, Jae Wook Shim, Hyun Seok Moon, Kun Sun Eom, Jun Ho Lee, Myoung Hoon Jung
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Publication number: 20210356322Abstract: A method of calibrating an optical sensor may include acquiring a first characteristic for an external light source through a detector of an optical sensor while an internal light source of the optical sensor is turned off; driving the internal light source; acquiring a second characteristic for the internal light source and the external light source through the detector, based on driving the internal light source; and acquiring a reference characteristic of the internal light source, for calculation of an absorbance of an object, based on the first characteristic and the second characteristic.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2020Publication date: November 18, 2021Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Sung Hyun Nam, Hyeong Seok Jang, Jin Young Park
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Publication number: 20210169338Abstract: An apparatus for estimating an aging level may include: a light emitter configured to emit blue light to an object; a light receiver configured to measure fluorescence emanating from the object; and a processor configured to estimate the aging level of the object based on the measured fluorescence and an aging level estimation model.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 26, 2020Publication date: June 10, 2021Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Eui Seok SHIN, Sung Mo AHN, Jin Young PARK, Jun Ho LEE, Hyeong Seok JANG