Patents by Inventor Kihoon Nam

Kihoon Nam 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).

  • Publication number: 20240081849
    Abstract: Provided herein is a mechanism to controllably move a wire within a flexible tubular member, the wire including opposed wire ends extending outwardly of a proximal end of the flexible tubular member, comprising a drive mechanism and a coupling located between the drive mechanism and the wire end, wherein movement of the coupling in the direction of the wire end results in opposed motion of the wire end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Daniel H. KIM, Dong Suk SHIN, Taeho JANG, Yongman PARK, Jeihan LEE, Hongmin KIM, Kihoon NAM, Seokyung HAN
  • Publication number: 20240058079
    Abstract: An instrument cart configured to position an instrument controller at a desired location and attitude pitch with respect to an incision location of a patient includes a base, a lift member moveable with respect to the base, a first planar translation member connected to the lift member and arcuately moveable with respect thereto, a second planar translation member connected to the first planar translation member and arcuately moveable with respect thereto, a third planar translation member connected to the second planar translation member and arcuately moveable with respect thereto, an arcuate slide base connected to the third planar translation member and moveable with respect thereto and an arcuate slide coupled to the arcuate slide base, and moveable with respect thereto; and an instrument controller coupling connected to the arcuate slide member, the instrument controller connected thereto and movable with respect thereto.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2020
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Inventors: Daniel H. KIM, Dong Suk SHIN, Taeho JANG, Yongman PARK, Jeihan LEE, Kihoon NAM, Yongchul SHIN
  • Patent number: 11899897
    Abstract: An electronic device may include a display, a communication circuit, a processor operatively connected to the display and the communication circuit, and a memory operatively connected to the processor, wherein the memory may store instructions which, when executed, cause the processor to: receive information relating to at least one application installed in an external electronic device from the external electronic device through the communication circuit; configure, on the basis of the received information, the at least one application as a remote control application controlled by the electronic device; receive a notification message related to the remote control application from the external electronic device through the communication circuit; and display, on the display, a first object indicating reception of the notification message. Various other embodiments are also possible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hojun Jaygarl, Kihoon Nam, Seungseok Kang
  • Publication number: 20230035368
    Abstract: Provided are a method of registering a home appliance in an Internet-of-Things (IoT) server, and a home appliance. The home appliance performs device registration by obtaining access point information and information of a set-up cloud server from a mobile device connected through device-to-device communication, transmitting a temporary password to the mobile device through the device-to-device communication, establishing a communication connection with the set-up cloud server by using the obtained access point information and the obtained information of the set-up cloud server, obtaining user account information from the set-up cloud server by using the temporary password as an identification key, and providing information of the home appliance and the user account information to an IoT server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2022
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyunsoo KIM, Jungwoo CHOI, Kihoon NAM, Dongwan KANG, Sangkoo KIM, Donghoo PARK, Jooseok PARK, Jeonghyo SOHN, Kanghee LEE
  • Publication number: 20220417317
    Abstract: An electronic device may include a display, a communication circuit, a processor operatively connected to the display and the communication circuit, and a memory operatively connected to the processor, wherein the memory may store instructions which, when executed, cause the processor to: receive information relating to at least one application installed in an external electronic device from the external electronic device through the communication circuit; configure, on the basis of the received information, the at least one application as a remote control application controlled by the electronic device; receive a notification message related to the remote control application from the external electronic device through the communication circuit; and display, on the display, a first object indicating reception of the notification message. Various other embodiments are also possible.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2022
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventors: Hojun JAYGARL, Kihoon NAM, Seungseok KANG
  • Patent number: 11419691
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a surgical apparatus comprising: a steerable member that is bendable and comprises a plurality of bending segments with channels therein; and a plurality of bending actuation wires that are arranged to pass through the steerable member and cause the steerable member to bend, the steerable member comprising at least one outwardly opening lumen through which the bending actuation wires pass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignees: THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM, COLUBRISMX, INC.
    Inventors: Daniel H. Kim, Dong Suk Shin, Taeho Jang, Yongman Park, Jeihan Lee, Hongmin Kim, Kihoon Nam, Seokyung Han
  • Publication number: 20220175847
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a salivary gland (SG) cell sheet comprising one or more layers of confluent SG cells (e.g. submandibular gland (SMG) cells). Methods of treating a wound in a salivary gland (SG), treating hyposalivation, and treating irradiation damage in an SG are also provided. The disclosure also provides a method for producing SG cell sheets comprising culturing SG cells in culture solution on a temperature-responsive polymer which has been coated onto a substrate surface of a cell culture support, wherein the temperature-responsive polymer has a lower critical solution temperature in water of 0-80° C.; adjusting the temperature of el the culture solution to below the lower critical solution temperature, whereby the substrate surface is made hydrophilic and adhesion of the cell sheet to the surface is weakened; and detaching the cell sheet from the culture support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2020
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Applicant: University of Utah Research Foundation
    Inventors: Olga Baker, Teruo Okano, Kihoon Nam, Kyungsook Kim
  • Patent number: 11191875
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a composition comprising a fibrin hydrogel conjugated to peptides of laminin-111 (L1) and methods for repairing damaged salivary tissue using the composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignees: UNIVERSITY OF UTAH RESEARCH FOUNDATION, UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO
    Inventors: Olga Baker, Kihoon Nam, Pedro Lei, Stelios Andreadis
  • Publication number: 20210275266
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a surgical apparatus comprising: a steerable member that is bendable and comprises a plurality of bending segments with channels therein; and a plurality of bending actuation wires that are arranged to pass through the steerable member and cause the steerable member to bend, the steerable member comprising at least one outwardly opening lumen through which the bending actuation wires pass.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2021
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Inventors: Daniel H. KIM, Dong Suk SHIN, Taeho JANG, Yong Man PARK, Jeihan LEE, Hongmin KIM, Kihoon NAM, Seokyung HAN
  • Publication number: 20210267702
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a surgical apparatus comprising: a steerable member that is bendable and comprises a plurality of bending segments with channels therein; and a plurality of bending actuation wires that are arranged to pass through the steerable member and cause the steerable member to bend, the steerable member comprising at least one outwardly opening lumen through which the bending actuation wires pass.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2021
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Inventors: Daniel H. KIM, Dong Suk SHIN, Taeho JANG, Yong Man PARK, Jeihan LEE, Hongmin KIM, Kihoon NAM, Seokyung HAN
  • Patent number: 11076924
    Abstract: Provided herein as a steerable surgical robotic system for positioning a catheter comprising a sheath and a guidewire within a patient body, including a sheath driver configured to advance and retract a sheath having a hollow interior along a sheath advance and retract path extending therein, a guidewire driver configured to advance and retract a guidewire along a guidewire advance and retract path extending therein, wherein each of the sheath advance and retract path and the guidewire advance and retract path extend between pairs of rollers in the respective sheath and roller drivers, and the paths are parallel to each another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignees: THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM, XCATH, INC.
    Inventors: Daniel H. Kim, Dong Suk Shin, Taeho Jang, Yongman Park, Jeihan Lee, Hongmin Kim, Kihoon Nam, Jaeyeon Lee, Viljar Palmre, Younghee Shim, Bhavik Patel
  • Patent number: 10881422
    Abstract: Provided herein as an end effector for a surgical apparatus including a housing having an outer wall and an opening therein, and opposed first and second walls extending along opposite sides of the opening, a first actuator pivotally coupled to the first wall of the housing, a second actuator pivotally coupled to the second wall of the housing, and a coupling disposed within the opening of the housing and between at least a portion of the first and second actuators, the coupling including opposed first and second ends, each end pivotally coupled to a different one of the first and second actuators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignees: The Board of Regents of the University of Texas, ColubrisMX, Inc
    Inventors: Daniel H. Kim, Dong Suk Shin, Taeho Jang, Yongman Park, Jeihan Lee, Hongmin Kim, Kihoon Nam, Seokyung Han
  • Publication number: 20200397457
    Abstract: Provided herein is a surgical instrument comprising a cap having a first and second aperture extending therethrough, a first extendable and retractable member having a distal end coupled to a first coupling, a first arm extending from the first coupling and pivotable with respect to the distal end of the first member, and a second arm connected to the first arm through a second coupling and pivotable, with respect to the first arm, a second extendable and retractable member having a distal end coupled to a third coupling, a third arm extending from the second coupling, the third arm pivotable, with respect to the distal end of the second member, and a fourth arm connected to the third arm through a fourth coupling and pivotable, with respect to the third arm, a first end effector connected to the second arm and a second end effector connected to the fourth arm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2020
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Inventors: Daniel H. KIM, Dong Suk SHIN, Taeho JANG, Yongman PARK, Jeihan LEE, Hongmin KIM, Kihoon NAM, Seokyung HAN
  • Publication number: 20200397456
    Abstract: Provided herein is a mechanism to controllably move a wire within a flexible tubular member, the wire including opposed wire ends extending outwardly of a proximal end of the flexible tubular member, comprising a drive mechanism and a coupling located between the drive mechanism and the wire end, wherein movement of the coupling in the direction of the wire end results in opposed motion of the wire end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2020
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Inventors: Daniel H. KIM, Dong Suk SHIN, Taeho JANG, Yongman PARK, Jeihan LEE, Hongmin KIM, Kihoon NAM, Seokyung HAN
  • Publication number: 20200315645
    Abstract: Provided herein as an end effector for a surgical apparatus including a housing having an outer wall and an opening therein, and opposed first and second walls extending along opposite sides of the opening, a first actuator pivotally coupled to the first wall of the housing, a second actuator pivotally coupled to the second wall of the housing, and a coupling disposed within the opening of the housing and between at least a portion of the first and second actuators, the coupling including opposed first and second ends, each end pivotally coupled to a different one of the first and second actuators.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Inventors: Daniel H. KIM, Dong Suk SHIN, Taeho JANG, Yongman PARK, Jeihan LEE, Hongmin KIM, Kihoon NAM, Seokyung HAN
  • Publication number: 20200197111
    Abstract: Provided herein as a steerable surgical robotic system for positioning a catheter comprising a sheath and a guidewire within a patient body, including a sheath driver configured to advance and retract a sheath having a hollow interior along a sheath advance and retract path extending therein, a guidewire driver configured to advance and retract a guidewire along a guidewire advance and retract path extending therein, wherein each of the sheath advance and retract path and the guidewire advance and retract path extend between pairs of rollers in the respective sheath and roller drivers, and the paths are parallel to each another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Inventors: Daniel H. KIM, Dong Suk SHIN, Taeho JANG, Yongman PARK, Jeihan LEE, Hongmin KIM, Kihoon NAM, Jaeyeon LEE, Viljar PALMRE, Younghee SHIM, Bhavik PATEL
  • Patent number: 10641158
    Abstract: A coolant control system includes: a high temperature radiator communicating with an engine through a high temperature coolant line, a high temperature coolant pump, a coolant temperature sensor, a low temperature radiator, a low temperature coolant pump, a water-cooled intercooler, an intake air temperature sensor, bypass valves provided upstream and downstream of the water-cooled intercooler for selectively controlling the high temperature coolant or the low temperature coolant to flow through the water-cooled intercooler, an ambient temperature sensor, a radiator bypass line connected to the high temperature coolant line and bypassing the high temperature radiator, a thermostat to selectively flow the high temperature coolant to the radiator bypass line, and a controller for controlling the operations of the low temperature coolant pump, the bypass valve and the thermostat in accordance with a vehicle operation state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kihoon Nam
  • Publication number: 20200107898
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a surgical apparatus comprising: a steerable member that is bendable and comprises a plurality of bending segments with channels therein; and a plurality of bending actuation wires that are arranged to pass through the steerable member and cause the steerable member to bend, the steerable member comprising at least one outwardly opening lumen through which the bending actuation wires pass.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2018
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Inventors: Daniel H. KIM, Dong Suk SHIN, Taeho JANG, Yongman PARK, Jeihan LEE, Hongmin KIM, Kihoon NAM, Seokyung HAN
  • Publication number: 20200040804
    Abstract: A coolant control system includes: a high temperature radiator communicating with an engine through a high temperature coolant line, a high temperature coolant pump, a coolant temperature sensor, a low temperature radiator, a low temperature coolant pump, a water-cooled intercooler, an intake air temperature sensor, bypass valves provided upstream and downstream of the water-cooled intercooler for selectively controlling the high temperature coolant or the low temperature coolant to flow through the water-cooled intercooler, an ambient temperature sensor, a radiator bypass line connected to the high temperature coolant line and bypassing the high temperature radiator, a thermostat to selectively flow the high temperature coolant to the radiator bypass line, and a controller for controlling the operations of the low temperature coolant pump, the bypass valve and the thermostat in accordance with a vehicle operation state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2018
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kihoon Nam
  • Patent number: 10359817
    Abstract: A display device according to one embodiment of the present invention includes a display module, and a heat dissipation unit which is coupled to a rear side of the display module. The heat dissipation unit includes a core part including a plurality of hollow polygonal columns extending in a front/back direction, a front sheet which is coupled to a front portion of the core part, and a rear sheet which is coupled to a rear portion of the core part. The core part has a thickness of about 40% to about 60% in the front/back direction with respect to a total thickness of the heat dissipation unit in the front/back direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Seunghyun Yun, Sangsoo Lee, Hyunseok Hwang, Jangil Lee, Kwangsik Yoo, Youngdon Choi, Seokmin Hong, Kihoon Nam, Woohyuk Choi, Inkeun Ryu