Patents by Inventor Kwang-Hee Lee

Kwang-Hee Lee 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: 20210036251
    Abstract: A near-infrared absorber includes a compound represented by Chemical Formula 1. A near-infrared absorbing/blocking film, a photoelectric device, an organic sensor, and an electronic device may include the near-infrared absorber. In Chemical Formula 1, Ar1, Ar2, X1, L1, L2, R1, R2, R3, and R4 are the same as defined in the detailed description.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2020
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hwang Suk KIM, Ohkyu KWON, Bum Woo PARK, Kwang Hee LEE, Dong-Seok LEEM, Hyesung CHOI, Dongseon LEE
  • Patent number: 10879302
    Abstract: An image sensor may include a photoelectric device configured to selectively absorb light associated with a first color of three primary colors, a semiconductor substrate that is stacked with the photoelectric device and includes first and second photo-sensing devices configured to sense light associated with second and third colors of three primary colors. The first and second photo-sensing devices may have different thicknesses, different depths from a surface of the semiconductor substrate, or different thicknesses and different depths from the surface of the semiconductor substrate. At least one part of a thickness area of the first photo-sensing device may overlap at least one part of a thickness area of the second photo-sensing device in a parallel direction extending substantially parallel to the surface of the semiconductor substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kwang Hee Lee, Gae Hwang Lee, Sung Young Yun, Dong-Seok Leem, Yong Wan Jin
  • Publication number: 20200390373
    Abstract: Disclosed is a non-invasive biometric sensor including a light source, an organic photodetector, and a detector. The light source is configured to irradiate light in a desired (and/or alternatively predetermined) wavelength range to a body part. The organic photodetector is configured to sense the light in the desired (and/or alternatively predetermined) wavelength range in response to the light in the desired (and/or alternatively predetermined) range being transmitted through the body part. The detector is configured to determine biomedical information of the body part based on an amount of the light sensed by the organic photodetector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2020
    Publication date: December 17, 2020
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chul Joon HEO, Kyung Bae PARK, Takkyun RO, Kwang Hee LEE, Dongseon LEE, Yong Wan JIN, Moon Gyu HAN
  • Patent number: 10820884
    Abstract: Disclosed are an ultrasound diagnosis apparatus and a method of operating the same, which more accurately measure a cervix length. The ultrasound diagnosis apparatus includes a pressure measurer that measures a pressure value applied from a probe to a cervix, an image generator that scans an object to acquire an ultrasound image, a controller that determines whether a cervix line is included in the ultrasound image, acquires the measured pressure value, corresponding to the ultrasound image, as a first pressure value when the cervix line is included in the ultrasound image, and acquires a second pressure value for measuring a length of the cervix line, and an output unit that outputs pressure information based on at least one selected from the first pressure value and the second pressure value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG MEDISON CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kwang-hee Lee, Jun-sang Yoo, Gil-ju Jin, Eun-ho Yang
  • Publication number: 20200312928
    Abstract: An OLED panel may be embedded with a near-infrared organic photosensor and may be configured to implement biometric recognition without an effect on an aperture ratio of an OLED emitter. The OLED panel may include a substrate, an OLED stack on the substrate and configured to emit visible light, and an NIR light sensor stack between the substrate and the OLED stack and including an NIR emitter configured to emit NIR light and an NIR detector. The OLED panel may be included in one or more various electronic devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chil Hee CHUNG, Sangyoon LEE, Yong Wan JIN, Kyung Bae PARK, Kwang Hee LEE
  • Patent number: 10786186
    Abstract: Disclosed is a non-invasive biometric sensor including a light source, an organic photodetector, and a detector. The light source is configured to irradiate light in a desired (and/or alternatively predetermined) wavelength range to a body part. The organic photodetector is configured to sense the light in the desired (and/or alternatively predetermined) wavelength range in response to the light in the desired (and/or alternatively predetermined) range being transmitted through the body part. The detector is configured to determine biomedical information of the body part based on an amount of the light sensed by the organic photodetector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chul Joon Heo, Kyung Bae Park, Takkyun Ro, Kwang Hee Lee, Dongseon Lee, Yong Wan Jin, Moon Gyu Han
  • Publication number: 20200296269
    Abstract: A sensor includes a visible light sensor configured to sense light in a visible wavelength spectrum, a near infra-red light sensor on the visible light sensor and configured to sense light in a near infra-red wavelength spectrum, and an optical filter on the near infra-red light sensor and configured to selectively transmit the light in the visible wavelength spectrum and the light in the near infra-red wavelength spectrum, and an electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2019
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dong-Seok LEEM, Gae Hwang Lee, Ohkyu Kwon, Kwang Hee Lee, Hwang Suk Kim, Bum Woo Park, Hyesung Choi
  • Patent number: 10772606
    Abstract: Provided is an ultrasound diagnosis apparatus including: a display configured to display a first ultrasound image showing an object; a user input device configured to receive a user input for selecting first and second depths in the first ultrasound image and setting different three-dimensional (3D) rendering properties with respect to the first and second depths; and a controller configured to generate a second ultrasound image showing a 3D volume of the object based on the set 3D rendering properties, wherein the display is further configured to display the generated second ultrasound image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG MEDISON CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Han-jun Kim, Sung-yoon Kim, Jun-sang Yoo, Kwang-hee Lee, Gil-ju Jin, Mi-jeoung Ahn
  • Publication number: 20200249272
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a substrate testing cartridge provided for simultaneously testing multiple substrates for which a substrate treatment process has been finished, and a method for manufacturing same. According to an embodiment of the present invention, a substrate testing cartridge comprises: a chuck member on which a substrate is placed; a probe card which contacts and tests the substrate and is positioned to face the chuck member with reference to the substrate; and coupling members which couple the substrate, the chuck member, and the probe card, wherein each coupling member comprises: a substrate coupling part which couples the substrate and the chuck member; and a chuck coupling part which couples the probe card and the chuck member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2018
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Inventors: Kyung Tae NAM, Sang Moo LEE, Seung Joon LEE, Kwang Hee LEE, Sung Won CHOO
  • Patent number: 10727285
    Abstract: An OLED panel may be embedded with a near-infrared organic photosensor and may be configured to implement biometric recognition without an effect on an aperture ratio of an OLED emitter. The OLED panel may include a substrate, an OLED stack on the substrate and configured to emit visible light, and an NIR light sensor stack between the substrate and the OLED stack and including an NIR emitter configured to emit NIR light and an NIR detector. The OLED panel may be included in one or more various electronic devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chil Hee Chung, Sangyoon Lee, Yong Wan Jin, Kyung Bae Park, Kwang Hee Lee
  • Publication number: 20200235168
    Abstract: A photoelectric diode includes a first electrode and a second electrode facing each other; a photoelectric conversion layer between the first electrode and the second electrode, and a compensation layer on the photoelectric conversion layer, the compensation layer being configured to compensate absorption and reflection of light. The photoelectric conversion layer is associated with a first optical spectrum having a light-absorption peak at a first wavelength and a reflection peak at a second wavelength, the first wavelength and the second wavelength both within a wavelength region of about 750 nm to about 1200 nm. The photoelectric diode is associated with a second optical spectrum having a light-absorption peak at a third wavelength, the third wavelength is within the wavelength region of about 750 nm to about 1200 nm, the third wavelength different from the first wavelength.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2019
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kwang Hee LEE, Takkyun RO, Dong-Seok LEEM, Ohkyu KWON, Bum Woo PARK, Hyesung CHOI
  • Patent number: 10707432
    Abstract: Disclosed are a photoelectronic device including a first electrode including a first metal; an active layer disposed between the first electrode and a second electrode; and a diffusion barrier layer disposed between the first electrode and the active layer; the diffusion barrier layer including a second metal, wherein the second metal has a thermal diffusivity that is lower than a thermal diffusivity of the first metal, and wherein the first electrode and the diffusion barrier layer are configured to transmit light, and an image sensor including the photoelectronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyung Bae Park, Kyu Sik Kim, Kwang Hee Lee, Dong-Seok Leem, Seon-Jeong Lim
  • Patent number: 10702243
    Abstract: An ultrasound diagnosis apparatus including: an image processor configured to acquire ultrasound data of an object; a controller configured to generate a wearable signal carrying information corresponding to a difference between the acquired ultrasound data and reference ultrasound data; and a communication module configured to transmit the wearable signal to a wearable device. The wearable signal is acquired by comparing the ultrasound data with the reference ultrasound data and includes information about the difference between the ultrasound data and the reference ultrasound data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG MEDISON CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sun-mo Yang, Jin-hwan Park, Jun-sang Yoo, Kwang-hee Lee, Seung-ju Lee, Yoon-gu Hwang
  • Patent number: 10696012
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a composite of a multilayer structure comprising a polyester foam and a polyester resin layer, and a use thereof. A polyester composite according to the present invention provides a composite which is capable of improving a working environment, improves durability and strength and has light weight; is easy to reuse; and can be variously utilized for different uses such as a vehicle interior or exterior material or building insulation materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: HUVIS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kwang Hee Lee, Mee Huh, Seung Jun Lee
  • Publication number: 20200157120
    Abstract: A composition may include a compound, a film may include the composition, an organic layer of an organic sensor and/or photoelectric diode may include the compound, and the film, organic sensor, and/or photoelectric diode may be included in an electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2019
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Ohkyu KWON, Hyesung CHOI, Dong-Seok LEEM, Hwang Suk KIM, Bum Woo PARK, Kwang Hee LEE
  • Patent number: 10644073
    Abstract: An image sensor may include an organic photo-sensing device configured to selectively sense first visible light and a photo-sensing device array including a first photo-sensing device configured to selectively sense second visible light, a second photo-sensing device configured to selectively sense third visible light, and a third photo-sensing device configured to selectively sense mixed light of the second visible light and the third visible light. The image sensor may include a color filter array including a first color filter configured to selectively transmit the second visible light, a second color filter configured to selectively transmit the third visible light, and a third color filter configured to transmit mixed light of the second visible light and the third visible light. At least the first photo-sensing device and the second photo-sensing device may be at different depths in a substrate and may be laterally offset from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kwang Hee Lee, Gae Hwang Lee, Dong-Seok Leem, Yong Wan Jin
  • Publication number: 20200136063
    Abstract: Disclosed are a compound represented by Chemical Formula 1, a film, a photoelectric diode, an organic sensor, and an electronic device. In Chemical Formula 1, X1, X2, Y1, Y2, Ar, L1, L2, R1, R4, and n are the same as defined in the specification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2019
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ohkyu KWON, Hyesung CHOI, Bum Woo PARK, Hwang Suk KIM, Takkyun RO, Kwang Hee LEE, Dong-Seok LEEM
  • Publication number: 20200127232
    Abstract: An organic photoelectronic device includes a first electrode and a second electrode facing each other, and first and second photoelectronic conversion layers between the first electrode and the second electrode. The first and second photoelectronic conversion layers include a p-type semiconductor and an n-type semiconductor. The first photoelectronic conversion layer has a first composition ratio (p1/n1) of the p-type semiconductor relative to the n-type semiconductor, the second photoelectronic conversion layer has a second composition ratio (p2/n2) of the p-type semiconductor relative to the n-type semiconductor, and the first composition ratio (p1/n1) is greater than the second composition ratio (p2/n2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2019
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chul Joon HEO, Kyung Bae PARK, Sung-Young YUN, Tadao YAGI, Takkyun RO, Gae Hwang LEE, Kwang Hee LEE, Yong Wan JIN
  • Publication number: 20200083302
    Abstract: An OLED panel for implementing biometric recognition influencing an aperture ratio of an OLED light emitter i includes a substrate, an OLED on the substrate, and a driver on the substrate. The OLED may emit visible light, and the driver may drive the OLED. The driver may include a visible light sensor configured to detect the visible light emitted by the OLED, and the visible light sensor may overlap the OLED in a direction that is substantially perpendicular to an upper surface of the substrate. The OLED panel may include a near infrared ray OLED that is configured to emit near infrared rays, and the driver may include a near infrared ray sensor configured to detect near infrared rays emitted by the near infrared ray OLED. The near infrared ray sensor may overlap the OLED in a direction that is substantially perpendicular to an upper surface of the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2018
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyung Bae PARK, Kwang Hee LEE, Chul Joon HEO
  • Patent number: 10582912
    Abstract: An ultrasound diagnosis apparatus and a method thereof are provided. The ultrasound diagnosis apparatus includes: a data obtainer configured to obtain volume data of an object; a display configured to display a reference cross-section of the object extracted from the volume data; a user input unit configured to receive a user input selecting a reference object included in the displayed reference cross-section; and an image processor configured to normalize the volume data by using location information of the reference object, and to extract a coronal plane of the object based on information of at least one anatomical landmark included in the normalized volume data, and the display is further configured to display the extracted coronal plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG MEDISON CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jun-sang Yoo, Kwang-hee Lee, Sung-yoon Kim