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).

  • Patent number: 10570251
    Abstract: Provided are: an organic electronic multi-sensor wherein an ionic electrolyte and an organic semiconductor polymer are fused to form a double layer and have a mesh shape; and a method for producing same. The organic electronic multi-sensor provides different, complementary ion and charge transfer pathways depending on the volume ratio of the ionic electrolyte and thus is capable of distinguishing the electrical resistance properties of volatile organic compounds having a wide range of polarities. In addition, the organic electronic multi-sensor senses light of respective wavelengths on the basis of optical signals, converts temperatures to electrical signals according to thermal signals, and thus can sense each environment change.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: GWANGJU INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Kwang Hee Lee, Soon Cheol Kwon
  • Patent number: 10566544
    Abstract: Example embodiments provide a compound of Chemical Formula 1, and an organic photoelectric device, an image sensor, and an electronic device including the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiromasa Shibuya, Tatsuya Imase, Rie Sakurai, Xavier Bulliard, Hyesung Choi, Tadao Yagi, Sung Young Yun, Gae Hwang Lee, Kwang Hee Lee, Dong-Seok Leem, Yeong Suk Choi
  • Patent number: 10546897
    Abstract: A photoelectric device includes a first electrode and a second electrode facing each other, a photoelectric conversion layer between the first electrode and the second electrode and including a light absorbing material configured to selectively absorb first visible light including one of visible light in a blue wavelength region of greater than or equal to about 380 nm and less than about 500 nm, visible light in a green wavelength region of about 500 nm to about 600 nm, and visible light in a red wavelength region of greater than about 600 nm and less than or equal to about 700 nm, and a plurality of nanostructures between the first electrode and the photoelectric conversion layer and configured to selectively reflect the first visible light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung Young Yun, Gae Hwang Lee, Kyung Bae Park, Kwang Hee Lee, Dong-Seok Leem, Xavier Bulliard, Yong Wan Jin
  • Publication number: 20200022602
    Abstract: According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a vehicular electrocardiogram measurement device includes an electrocardiographic sensor which is installed in a seat of a vehicle and obtains a patch signal, and a controller, which, on the basis of the patch signal obtained by the electrocardiographic sensor, generates a first request signal for requesting contact of a user's body with a patch of the electrocardiographic sensor. At least one among an autonomous vehicle, a user terminal, or a server according to embodiments of the present disclosure may be combined or associated with an artificial intelligence module, an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), a robot, an augmented reality (AR) device, and a device related to virtual reality (VR) or 5G service.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2019
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Inventors: Nam Yong PARK, Kwang Hee LEE
  • Publication number: 20200000434
    Abstract: The ultrasound diagnosis apparatus includes a display configured to display a mid-sagittal plane (MSP) image corresponding to the MSP of a head of an object, and an image processor configured to determine a measurement plane based on the MSP and generate a measurement plane image corresponding to the measurement plane. The display is further configured to display the measurement plane image with the MSP image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2019
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Applicant: SAMSUNG MEDISON CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kwang-hee LEE, Sung-yoon KIM, Jun-sang YOO
  • Publication number: 20190382176
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a food container with a reduced amount of elution of hazardous substances. As the food container according to the present invention has a structure in which a foamed layer and a PETG resin layer are laminated, compressive strength is improved and moldability is excellent, so that the food container may be provided in various sizes and shapes. Moreover, the present invention has a harmless effect to a human body due to a remarkably low amount of elution of hazardous substances.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2016
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Inventors: Mee HUH, Kwang Hee LEE, Woo Jin KIM, Seung Jun LEE, Sang-hun HA
  • Patent number: 10505146
    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: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: 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: 20190363269
    Abstract: An IR organic photoelectric device having a simplified device structure may include an anode and a cathode facing each other and an infrared absorption and hole transport composite monolayer between the anode and the cathode. An organic image sensor including the IR organic photoelectric device may include an absorption layer between the infrared absorption and hole transport composite monolayer and the cathode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2019
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dong-Seok LEEM, Gae Hwang Lee, Sung Young Yun, Kwang Hee Lee, Yong Wan Jin
  • Publication number: 20190349555
    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 stacked with the photoelectric device and including first and second photo-sensing devices configured to sense light associated with second and third colors of the three primary colors, respectively, a first color filter corresponding to the first photo-sensing device and configured to selectively transmit light of the first wavelength spectrum, a second color filter corresponding to the second photo-sensing device and configured to selectively transmit light associated with a mixed color of the first color and the third color, and a first insulating layer between the photoelectric device and the semiconductor substrate and corresponding to the second photo-sensing device, and configured to selectively reflect light of a part of visible light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2018
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Gae Hwang LEE, Kwang Hee LEE, Kyung Bae PARK, Sung Young YUN, Dong-Seok LEEM, Yong Wan JIN
  • Patent number: 10470744
    Abstract: An ultrasound diagnosis apparatus and method capable of efficiently measuring the volume of an object is provided. The ultrasound diagnosis apparatus includes a data acquisition unit configured to acquire ultrasound image data regarding a object including a target bone which is to be diagnosed, and an image processing unit configured to acquire first information about at least one selected from a location of the target bone within an ultrasound image and a length of the target bone, based on volume data included in the ultrasound image data, acquire a boundary surface of a soft tissue that is adjacent to the target bone, based on the first information, and automatically acquire a volume of an interior of the boundary surface of the soft tissue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: SAMSUNG MEDISON CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kwang-hee Lee, Sung-yoon Kim, Gil-ju Jin
  • Patent number: 10468546
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are a solar cell module and a method for manufacturing the same. The solar cell module comprises: a substrate; and a plurality of solar cells located on the substrate, each solar cell comprising a first electrode, a second electrode, and a photoactive layer located between the first electrode and the second electrode, wherein at least a portion of a second electrode is located on a photoactive layer of a neighboring solar cell, and a conductive channel is located between the second electrode and a first electrode of the neighboring solar cell. Therefore, a solar cell module having a structure in which every layer except for electrodes is entirely formed as a thin film may be provided. In addition, a solar cell module the module efficiency of which is improved by increasing the active area of each solar cell may be provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: GWANGJU INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Kwang Hee Lee, Hong Kyu Kang
  • Patent number: 10457694
    Abstract: A compound may be represented by Chemical Formula 1, an organic photoelectronic device may include a first electrode and a second electrode facing each other with an active layer that includes the compound represented by Chemical Formula 1 between the first electrode and the second electrode, and an image sensor may include the organic photoelectronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Moon Gyu Han, Seon-Jeong Lim, Takkyun Ro, Kwang Hee Lee, Dong-Seok Leem, Yong Wan Jin, Kyung Bae Park, Sung Young Yun, Gae Hwang Lee, Chul Joon Heo
  • Publication number: 20190319062
    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: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2018
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kwang Hee LEE, Gae Hwang LEE, Sung Young YUN, Dong-Seok LEEM, Yong Wan JIN
  • Patent number: 10433819
    Abstract: Provided is an ultrasound diagnosis apparatus including: a data acquisition unit configured to acquire volume data for a head of an object; an image processor configured to detect a mid-sagittal plane (MSP) from the volume data, generate an MSP image corresponding to the MSP, detect at least one measurement plane based on the MSP, and generate at least one measurement plane image corresponding to the at least one measurement plane; and a display configured to display the MSP image and the at least one measurement plane image on a single screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: SAMSUNG MEDISON CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kwang-hee Lee, Sung-yoon Kim, Jun-sang Yoo
  • Patent number: 10403837
    Abstract: An organic photoelectronic device includes an anode and a cathode facing each other, a light-absorption layer between the anode and the cathode, and a first auxiliary layer between the cathode and the light-absorption layer, the first auxiliary layer having an energy bandgap of about 3.0 eV to about 4.5 eV, and a difference between a work function of the cathode and a highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO) energy level of the first auxiliary layer is about 1.5 eV to about 2.0 eV.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dong-Seok Leem, Sung Young Yun, Kwang Hee Lee, Seon-Jeong Lim, Yong Wan Jin
  • Patent number: 10381413
    Abstract: Disclosed are an organic photoelectric device including a first electrode and a second electrode facing each other and a photoelectric conversion layer disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode and selectively absorbing light in a green wavelength region, wherein the photoelectric conversion layer includes at least one first photoelectric conversion material having a peak absorption wavelength (?max1) of less than about 540 nm and a at least one second photoelectric conversion material having a peak absorption wavelength (?max2) of greater than or equal to about 540 nm, and an image sensor, and an electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung Young Yun, Gae Hwang Lee, Kwang Hee Lee, Dong-Seok Leem, Yong Wan Jin
  • Patent number: 10381412
    Abstract: An organic photoelectronic device includes a first electrode and a second electrode facing each other, photoelectronic conversion layer between the first electrode and the second electrode and including a first material and a second material providing a p-n junction and an interlayer being adjacent to the first electrode between the first electrode and the photoelectronic conversion layer and including a third material, wherein the first material and the third material are an organic material having each energy bandgap of about 1.7 eV to about 2.3 eV, and an image sensor including the same is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dong-Seok Leem, Seon-Jeong Lim, Kwang Hee Lee, Xavier Bulliard, Yong Wan Jin, Tadao Yagi
  • Publication number: 20190245008
    Abstract: An image sensor may include a photodiode within a semiconductor substrate and configured to sense light in an infrared wavelength spectrum of light, a photoelectric conversion device on the semiconductor substrate and configured to sense light in a visible wavelength spectrum of light, and a filtering element configured to selectively transmit at least a portion of the infrared wavelength spectrum of light and the visible wavelength spectrum of light. The filtering element may include a plurality of color filters on the photoelectric conversion device. The photoelectric conversion device may include a pair of electrodes facing each other and a photoelectric conversion layer between the pair of electrodes and configured to selectively absorb light in a visible wavelength spectrum of light. The filtering element may be between the semiconductor substrate and the photoelectric conversion device and may selectively absorb the infrared light and selectively transmit the visible light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2018
    Publication date: August 8, 2019
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Gae Hwang LEE, Dong-Seok LEEM, Kwang Hee LEE, Sung Young YUN, Yong Wan JIN
  • Publication number: 20190245009
    Abstract: An organic image sensor may be configured to obtain a color signal associated with a particular wavelength spectrum of light absorbed by the organic image sensor may omit a color filter. The organic image sensor may include an organic photoelectric conversion layer including a first material and a second material. The first material may absorb a first wavelength spectrum of light, and the second material may absorb a second wavelength spectrum of light. The organic photoelectric conversion layer may include stacked upper and lower layers, and the respective material compositions of the lower and upper layers may be first and second mixtures of the first and second materials. A ratio of the first material to the second material in the first mixture may be greater than 1/1, and a ratio of the first material to the second material in the second mixture may be less than 1/1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2019
    Publication date: August 8, 2019
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Gae Hwang LEE, Kwang Hee LEE, Sung Young YUN, Dong-Seok LEEM, Yong Wan JIN
  • Publication number: 20190233579
    Abstract: Provided are: an organic electronic multi-sensor wherein an ionic electrolyte and an organic semiconductor polymer are fused to form a double layer and have a mesh shape; and a method for producing same. The organic electronic multi-sensor provides different, complementary ion and charge transfer pathways depending on the volume ratio of the ionic electrolyte and thus is capable of distinguishing the electrical resistance properties of volatile organic compounds having a wide range of polarities. In addition, the organic electronic multi-sensor senses light of respective wavelengths on the basis of optical signals, converts temperatures to electrical signals according to thermal signals, and thus can sense each environment change.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2017
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventors: Kwang Hee LEE, Soon Cheol KWON