Patents by Inventor Ki Chul Cha

Ki Chul Cha 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: 12758148
    Abstract: A user clustering and analysis method using body composition big data and a system includes analyzing, by a body composition analyzer, a user's body composition, and transmitting analyzed body composition data of the user to a user terminal, receiving, by the user terminal, the user's body composition data, and transmitting the body composition data to a service provider server providing services related to body composition analysis or executing a body composition data analysis application thereof, and analyzing, by the service provider server or the body composition data analysis application of the user terminal, the user's body composition data accumulated for a predetermined period of time, assigning a cluster that is a group of similar body composition, and providing the cluster to the user terminal or displaying the cluster on a display screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2026
    Inventors: Ki Chul Cha, Won Young Jang, Soo Cheol Lim
  • Publication number: 20260305963
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a sphygmomanometer for determining an irregular pulse wave, and an operation method thereof. The sphygmomanometer according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may comprise a processor configured to: display, on a display, oscillometric signals sensed from an examinee while the pressure on the inside of a cuff surrounding a portion of the body of the examinee varies; determine whether an irregular pulse wave exists, on the basis of information on the intervals between oscillometric signals; and display, on the display, a visual mark for a region determined to be the irregular pulse wave in the oscillometric signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2024
    Publication date: October 8, 2026
    Applicant: KOROT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ki Chul CHA, Sangjin LEE, Jong Heun SHIN
  • Publication number: 20260240439
    Abstract: Disclosed are a sound pickup unit and a blood pressure measurement device comprising same. The disclosed blood pressure measurement device comprises: an airbag the internal pressure of which is controlled by a fluid being injected thereto or the injected fluid being discharged therefrom; a cuff which has the airbag wrapping around a part of the body of a test subject during blood pressure measurement; a sound pickup unit which is arranged to be closer to the periphery rather than the center of the cuff and collects a signal corresponding to the blood pressure of the test subject; and a control unit for measuring the blood pressure of the test subject on the basis of the signal, wherein the sound pickup unit collects the signal corresponding to the blood pressure of the test subject by being in close contact with the body of the test subject during blood pressure measurement, and the cuff is elongated in the direction in which the cuff wraps around a part of the body of the test subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 29, 2024
    Publication date: August 20, 2026
    Applicant: KOROT Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ki Chul Cha, Yong Joon Yang
  • Publication number: 20260207065
    Abstract: A blood pressure measuring device and method are disclosed. The disclosed blood pressure measuring device comprises a processor that displays signals sensed from a subject in real time on a display while the internal pressure of a cuff wrapped around a portion of the subject's body varies, and that visually varies a reference signal or displays a visual mark indicative of the reference signal when displaying the reference signal corresponding to the subject's blood pressure from among the signals on the display in real time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2024
    Publication date: July 23, 2026
    Applicant: KOROT CO., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ki Chul Cha, Jong Heun Shin, Sang Jin Lee
  • Publication number: 20260142015
    Abstract: An electronic device, a user terminal, and an operating method for guiding goal setting and goal achievement based on body indicators are disclosed. The operating method of the electronic device may include selecting, from among a plurality of clusters based on body indicators, a target cluster that a target user aims for, based on a user input, determining, based on time series data of body indicators pre-obtained from a plurality of users, a target route that guides the target user from a starting cluster including a body indicator of the target user to the target cluster, determining, based on the time series data, a difficulty level and expected time to be taken for the body indicator of the target user to move from the starting cluster to a most adjacent cluster on the target route, and providing the target route, the time, and the difficulty level to the target user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2025
    Publication date: May 21, 2026
    Inventors: Ki Chul CHA, Won Young JANG, Soo Cheol LIM, Ji Hye HWANG
  • Publication number: 20250176887
    Abstract: A clamp electrode device includes a clamp body including a first clamp wing, a second clamp wing facing the first clamp wing, and a hinge unit supporting an end of each of the first clamp wing and the second clamp wing, an electrode unit including a first electrode on a surface facing the second clamp wing in the first clamp wing and a second electrode on a surface facing the first clamp wing in the second clamp wing, and an elastic member connecting the first electrode to the first clamp wing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2024
    Publication date: June 5, 2025
    Inventors: Ki Chul CHA, Dong Hoon KEUM, Young Tae CHA
  • Patent number: 12144600
    Abstract: A bioimpedance measurement device and an operation method thereof are disclosed. The disclosed bioimpedance measurement device comprises: a body part which accommodates a measurement circuit and comprises a grip that can be gripped by a hand; a first electrode and a second electrode which are coupled to a first shaft provided on one side of the body part and rotate about the first shaft; and a third electrode and a fourth electrode which are coupled to a second shaft provided on the one side of the body part at a position different from that of the first shaft. When a subject to be measured is surrounded by and comes into contact with the first electrode, the second electrode, the third electrode, and the fourth electrode, the bioimpedance of the subject to be measured is measured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: INBODY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chang Su Ji, Ki Chul Cha
  • Publication number: 20230371891
    Abstract: A user clustering and analysis method using body composition big data and a system includes analyzing, by a body composition analyzer, a user's body composition, and transmitting analyzed body composition data of the user to a user terminal, receiving, by the user terminal, the user's body composition data, and transmitting the body composition data to a service provider server providing services related to body composition analysis or executing a body composition data analysis application thereof, and analyzing, by the service provider server or the body composition data analysis application of the user terminal, the user's body composition data accumulated for a predetermined period of time, assigning a cluster that is a group of similar body composition, and providing the cluster to the user terminal or displaying the cluster on a display screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2023
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Inventors: Ki Chul Cha, Won Young Jang, Soo Cheol Lim
  • Patent number: 11744517
    Abstract: A clamp electrode apparatus comprises first and second clamps which are mechanically connected to form a single integrated device and arranged side by side such that a first edge of the first clamp faces a second edge of the second clamp. A channel is defined between the first and second edges for aligning a visible mark feature of a limb, such as a malleolus or ulnar head, within the opening or channel when the first and second clamps clamp the limb. When the limb is clamped with the clamp electrode apparatus multiple times, the visible mark feature can be aligned with reference to the channel. Thus, electrodes attached to the clamps contact generally the same locations even if the clamp electrode apparatus is removed after each measurement and is not kept on the limb throughout the multiple measurements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: InBody Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Ki Chul Cha
  • Publication number: 20230218191
    Abstract: Disclosed are a body composition measuring device using nine segments and an operation method thereof. The disclosed body composition measuring device comprises: both hand electrode parts and both foot electrode parts, each of which has a plurality of electrodes; two arm electrode parts attached to elbow joint regions of both arms, respectively; two leg electrode parts attached to knee joint regions of both legs, respectively; and a processing unit for causing electric current to flow through different combinations of the both hand electrode parts, the both foot electrode parts, the arm electrode parts, and the leg electrode parts at the time of measurement so as to measure impedance values of a measurement object, and then analyzing the body composition of the measurement object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2021
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Inventor: Ki Chul Cha
  • Patent number: 11583230
    Abstract: An electrode patch is disclosed. The electrode patch includes a substrate of which one surface has an adhesive force and extending in a first direction, a conductive first electrode disposed on one side of the substrate, and a conductive second electrode disposed on another side of the substrate and configured to be electrically separated from the first electrode. The first electrode includes a cut surface extending from a first contact portion contacting a first clamp to an inside of the first electrode, and the second electrode includes a cut surface extending from a second contact portion contacting a second clamp to an inside of the second electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: InBody Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyu Nam Lee, Ki Chul Cha
  • Publication number: 20220095946
    Abstract: A bioimpedance measurement device and an operation method thereof are disclosed. The disclosed bioimpedance measurement device comprises: a body part which accommodates a measurement circuit and comprises a grip that can be gripped by a hand; a first electrode and a second electrode which are coupled to a first shaft provided on one side of the body part and rotate about the first shaft; and a third electrode and a fourth electrode which are coupled to a second shaft provided on the one side of the body part at a position different from that of the first shaft. When a subject to be measured is surrounded by and comes into contact with the first electrode, the second electrode, the third electrode, and the fourth electrode, the bioimpedance of the subject to be measured is measured.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2020
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Applicant: INBODY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chang Su Ji, Ki Chul Cha
  • Patent number: D953181
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: InBody Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Ki Chul Cha
  • Patent number: D1069621
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: InBody Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ki Chul Cha, Ra Mi Lee, In Yeop Baek
  • Patent number: D1069622
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: InBody Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ki Chul Cha, Ra Mi Lee, In Yeop Baek
  • Patent number: D1069623
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: InBody Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ki Chul Cha, Ra Mi Lee, In Yeop Baek
  • Patent number: D1095558
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2025
    Assignee: KOROT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ki Chul Cha, Jong Heun Shin, Sang Jin Lee
  • Patent number: D1097165
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2025
    Assignee: InBody Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ki Chul Cha, Ra Mi Lee, In Yeop Baek
  • Patent number: D1126974
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2024
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2026
    Assignee: KOROT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ki Chul Cha, Mi Mi Jun, Misuk Han, Jong Heun Shin
  • Patent number: D1144361
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2024
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2026
    Assignee: InBody Healthcare Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ki Chul Cha, Won Young Jang, Jun Hyeon Jeong