Patents by Inventor Hyeongseok SEO

Hyeongseok SEO 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: 12210125
    Abstract: A light detection and ranging (LiDAR) device may sequentially select each of a plurality of memory cells based on a coarse clock synchronized with a start signal generated when light is transmitted, may supply power to a plurality of memory cells based on a stop signal generated when light is received, and may calculate a time of flight (ToF) of light based on information of the power accumulated in the plurality of memory cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignees: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., RESEARCH & BUSINESS FOUNDATION SUNGKYUNKWAN UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Jungwoo Kim, Hyeongseok Seo, Jaehyuk Choi
  • Publication number: 20220236415
    Abstract: A light detection and ranging (LiDAR) device and a method of measuring a distance are provided. The LiDAR device includes: a light transmitter configured to transmit light to an object; a light receiver that includes a plurality of sub-light receiving regions that are included in one light receiving region corresponding to one pixel, each of the plurality of sub-light receiving regions including a light detection element configured to receive the light reflected from the object; and a processor configured to determine a time of flight (ToF) of the light that is transmitted to and then reflected from the object by varying a time window according to a measurement condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2021
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Applicants: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., RESEARCH & BUSINESS FOUNDATION SUNGKYUNKWAN UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Jungwoo KIM, Jaehyuk CHOI, Hyeongseok SEO, Gihwan CHO
  • Publication number: 20210247502
    Abstract: A light detection and ranging (LiDAR) device may sequentially select each of a plurality of memory cells based on a coarse clock synchronized with a start signal generated when light is transmitted, may supply power to a plurality of memory cells based on a stop signal generated when light is received, and may calculate a time of flight (ToF) of light based on information of the power accumulated in the plurality of memory cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2020
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Applicants: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., RESEARCH & BUSINESS FOUNDATION SUNGKYUNKWAN UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Jungwoo KIM, Hyeongseok SEO, Jaehyuk CHOI