Patents by Inventor Jong-pal Kim

Jong-pal 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).

  • Patent number: 9675297
    Abstract: Provided is an apparatus and method for analyzing a biological signal. The apparatus may measure the biological signal, detect a noise signal influencing the electrical characteristics of the measured biological signal, and display the measured biological signal by distinguishing a normal section of the measured biological signal from an abnormal section of the biological signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jong-pal Kim, Seok-chan Kim
  • Patent number: 9675298
    Abstract: A bioelectric signal measurement apparatus includes a first interface configured to detect a bioelectric signal of a testee through electrical interfacing with a skin of the testee; a second interface configured to detect a signal different from the bioelectric signal through electrical interfacing with the skin, the second interface electrically interfacing with the skin in a state that is different from a state in which the first interface electrically interfaces with the skin; and a signal processor configured to remove, from the detected bioelectric signal, a motion artifact between the first interface and the skin using the detected signal different from the bioelectric signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jong-pal Kim, Byung-hoon Ko, Tak-hyung Lee
  • Publication number: 20150327814
    Abstract: Provided is an apparatus and method for analyzing a biological signal. The apparatus may measure the biological signal, detect a noise signal influencing the electrical characteristics of the measured biological signal, and display the measured biological signal by distinguishing a normal section of the measured biological signal from an abnormal section of the biological signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2015
    Publication date: November 19, 2015
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jong-pal KIM, Seok Chan KIM
  • Patent number: 9107596
    Abstract: Provided is an apparatus and method for analyzing a biological signal. The apparatus may measure the biological signal, detect a noise signal influencing the electrical characteristics of the measured biological signal, and display the measured biological signal by distinguishing a normal section of the measured biological signal from an abnormal section of the biological signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jong-pal Kim, Seok Chan Kim
  • Patent number: 8986206
    Abstract: A health care apparatus and method are provided. The apparatus includes: a motion sensing unit; a bio-electric potential sensing unit sensing an electric potential signal of the health examinee corresponding to the sensed result; and an analysis unit analyzing the sensed result. By recognizing a current motion of the examinee and sensing an electric potential signal corresponding to the recognized current motion from the examinee, a more reliable health index of the examinee can be calculated. Even when information on the current motion of the health examinee is not given, the current motion can be recognized by the apparatus and method. Furthermore, since the health examinee is notified of the calculated health index in real time, the health examinee can be informed immediately if the physical condition is in an emergency state. As a result, the examinee can respond quickly to the emergency situation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Youn-ho Kim, Kun-soo Shin, Wan-taek Han, Hyung-sok Yeo, Hyun-tai Hwang, Jong-pal Kim
  • Patent number: 8860504
    Abstract: An apparatus for measuring a biological signal of a body, the apparatus including; at least three interfaces which obtain signals from the body, a signal application unit which applies a signal having a frequency which is higher than one of a frequency of interest of the biological signal to one of a first interface from among the at least three interfaces, and one of a plurality of internal elements of the apparatus, a feedback signal generation unit which generates a feedback signal from component signals generated due to the applied signal, wherein the feedback signal generation unit generates the feedback signal using a signal obtained from at least one of a second interface and a third interface from among the at least three interfaces and an input control unit which receives the generated feedback signal and controls a signal input from at least one of the second interface and third interface to an amplifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jong-pal Kim
  • Patent number: 8855753
    Abstract: Provided is a method and apparatuses for measuring a biological signal, in which a biological signal of an examinee is detected via at least one interface that touches skin of the examinee, and a dummy signal is detected via a dummy interface Noise that is generated by a fluctuation in the electrical characteristics of the at least one interface is removed from the biological signal using the biological signal and the dummy signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jong-pal Kim, Byung-hoon Ko
  • Patent number: 8800377
    Abstract: A contact force sensor package includes a substrate layer having a vibration detection unit and a pair of first junction pads that are electrical connection ports which are provided on an upper surface of the substrate layer, a flexible circuit substrate layer having a pair of second junction pads provided at a position corresponding to the first junction pads and electrically connected to the first junction pad, a vibration transfer unit having one side contacting the vibration detection unit and the other side contacting a human body and transferring a sphygmus wave of the human body to the vibration detection unit, and an adhesion layer formed between the substrate layer and the flexible circuit substrate layer to reinforce a junction force between the substrate layer and the flexible circuit substrate layer, the adhesion layer being not formed in an area overlapping at least the vibration transfer unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jong-pal Kim
  • Patent number: 8748997
    Abstract: Provided are a contact-force sensor package and a method of fabricating the same. The contact-force sensor package includes an elastic layer comprising a side that contacts a source of a contact-force; and a substrate layer adhered to the opposing side of the elastic layer from the side that contacts the source of the contact-force and comprising a cantilever beam separated from the elastic layer and deformed due to the contact-force, a pillar extending from a free end portion of the cantilever beam to the elastic layer and transferring the contact-force from the elastic layer to the cantilever beam, and a deformation sensing element for generating an electrical signal that is proportional to a degree of deformation of the cantilever beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Center for University-Industry Corporation
    Inventors: Jong-pal Kim, Byeung-leul Lee
  • Patent number: 8626261
    Abstract: Provided are an electrode for a living body and a device for detecting bio-signals using the electrode. The electrode includes an insulation sheet that has at least one via hole, an electrode unit formed in the at least one via hole, and a guiding unit for guiding the attachment of a signal processing unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Byung-hoon Ko, Jong-pal Kim, Hyung-sok Yeo, Youn-ho Kim
  • Patent number: 8591424
    Abstract: Provided are a pressurizing module and a blood pressure measuring device including the pressurizing module. The pressurizing module includes a driving block optionally discharging compressed air; and a bellows-type airbag formed to overlap with the driving block, and comprising an inner space accommodating the compressed air discharged from the driving block, a plurality of wrinkles flattened so as to expand the inner space, and a pressurizing surface formed at an end portion of the wrinkles and spaced apart from the driving block as the inner space expands.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang-kon Bae, Kun-soo Shin, Jong-pal Kim, Youn-ho Kim
  • Publication number: 20130053675
    Abstract: A bioelectric signal measurement apparatus includes a first interface configured to detect a bioelectric signal of a testee through electrical interfacing with a skin of the testee; a second interface configured to detect a signal different from the bioelectric signal through electrical interfacing with the skin, the second interface electrically interfacing with the skin in a state that is different from a state in which the first interface electrically interfaces with the skin; and a signal processor configured to remove, from the detected bioelectric signal, a motion artifact between the first interface and the skin using the detected signal different from the bioelectric signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2012
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Inventors: Jong-pal Kim, Byung-hoon Ko, Tak-hyung Lee
  • Publication number: 20120041292
    Abstract: Provided are an electrode for a living body and a device for detecting bio-signals using the electrode. The electrode includes an insulation sheet that has at least one via hole, an electrode unit formed in the at least one via hole, and a guiding unit for guiding the attachment of a signal processing unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2011
    Publication date: February 16, 2012
    Inventors: Byung-Hoon Ko, Jong-pal Kim, Hyung-sok Yeo, Youn-ho Kim
  • Publication number: 20120004563
    Abstract: Provided is an apparatus and method for analyzing a biological signal. The apparatus may measure the biological signal, detect a noise signal influencing the electrical characteristics of the measured biological signal, and display the measured biological signal by distinguishing a normal section of the measured biological signal from an abnormal section of the biological signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2011
    Publication date: January 5, 2012
    Inventors: Jong-pal KIM, Seok Chan KIM
  • Publication number: 20110306892
    Abstract: Provided is a method and apparatuses for measuring a biological signal, in which a biological signal of an examinee is detected via at least one interface that touches skin of the examinee, and a dummy signal is detected via a dummy interface Noise that is generated by a fluctuation in the electrical characteristics of the at least one interface is removed from the biological signal using the biological signal and the dummy signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2011
    Publication date: December 15, 2011
    Inventors: Jong-pal Kim, Byung-hoon Ko
  • Patent number: 8043002
    Abstract: A body-temperature measuring device is provided. The device includes: a pad which is attachable to and detachable from a human body; a battery which is provided to the pad and includes a pair of battery terminals for supplying power; and a temperature sensing block which is attached to and detached from the pad and comprises units for contacting the human body to sense temperature and wirelessly transmitting a temperature sensing signal corresponding to the sensed temperature and a pair of connecting terminals which are electrically connected to the battery terminals only when attached to the pad, and a body-temperature measuring system including one or more of the body-temperature measuring devices and a receiver which receives the wirelessly transmitted temperature sensing signal, measures the temperature by using the received signal, and informs of a result of measuring the temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jong-pal Kim, Kun-soo Shin
  • Publication number: 20110237904
    Abstract: An apparatus for measuring a biological signal of a body, the apparatus including; at least three interfaces which obtain signals from the body, a signal application unit which applies a signal having a frequency which is higher than one of a frequency of interest of the biological signal to one of a first interface from among the at least three interfaces, and one of a plurality of internal elements of the apparatus, a feedback signal generation unit which generates a feedback signal from component signals generated due to the applied signal, wherein the feedback signal generation unit generates the feedback signal using a signal obtained from at least one of a second interface and a third interface from among the at least three interfaces and an input control unit which receives the generated feedback signal and controls a signal input from at least one of the second interface and third interface to an amplifier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2011
    Publication date: September 29, 2011
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Jong-pal KIM
  • Publication number: 20100298726
    Abstract: A blood pressure monitoring apparatus including a pressing unit which presses a measurement body part of a subject, a sensing unit which senses a sphygmus wave at the measurement body part while the measurement body part is being pressed, a control unit controlling a point of time of stopping the pressing based on an amplitude of the sensed sphygmus wave, and an estimation unit which estimates a blood pressure of the subject based on the sphygmus wave sensed before the pressing performed by the pressing unit is stopped.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2010
    Publication date: November 25, 2010
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seok Chan KIM, Jong-pal KIM, Youn-ho KIM
  • Patent number: 7800494
    Abstract: A method of wirelessly receiving a biological signal is provided. Thus, it is possible to considerably reduce power consumption of a wireless biological signal receiver by determining a transmission period of an externally received biological signal, setting an operation mode of the wireless biological signal receiver to an active mode in which it is possible to receive the biological signal for a predetermined time for each determined transmission period and receiving the biological signal, and changing the operation mode from the active mode to a low-power mode in which it is impossible to receive the biological signal, after the predetermined time is elapsed with respect to each determined transmission period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2010
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jong-pal Kim
  • Publication number: 20100204606
    Abstract: A body-temperature measuring device is provided. The device includes: a pad which is attachable to and detachable from a human body; a battery which is provided to the pad and includes a pair of battery terminals for supplying power; and a temperature sensing block which is attached to and detached from the pad and comprises units for contacting the human body to sense temperature and wirelessly transmitting a temperature sensing signal corresponding to the sensed temperature and a pair of connecting terminals which are electrically connected to the battery terminals only when attached to the pad, and a body-temperature measuring system including one or more of the body-temperature measuring devices and a receiver which receives the wirelessly transmitted temperature sensing signal, measures the temperature by using the received signal, and informs of a result of measuring the temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2010
    Publication date: August 12, 2010
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jong-pal Kim, Kun-soo Shin