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).

  • 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
  • Publication number: 20220087611
    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: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2021
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Inventor: Ki Chul CHA
  • Publication number: 20220076820
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method and system for processing biometric data. The disclosed biometric data processing method includes measuring biometric data of an examinee; determining a standard range in a graph corresponding to the biometric data; and providing the examinee with visualized information by overlaying the standard range and the biometric data on the graph. The graph includes one axis based on age and another axis based on the biometric data, and the standard range is a range that is determined according to the age based on pre-stored reference data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2020
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Inventor: Ki Chul Cha
  • Patent number: 11234646
    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: September 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: InBody Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Ki Chul Cha
  • Patent number: D932026
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: INBODY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Ki Chul Cha
  • Patent number: D937110
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: INBODY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: 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