Patents by Inventor Kyung-il Cho
Kyung-il Cho 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).
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Publication number: 20240009489Abstract: Disclosed are a multi-focusing device for each ultrasonic depth including a micro-machined ultrasonic transducer array and a method of operating the same. The multi-focusing device includes a micro-machined ultrasonic transducer (MUT) array arranged in an annular form and formed of a plurality of vibration elements that apply a low or high frequency corresponding to an application depth inside the skin, wherein the MUT array includes an upper electrode parallel connection line configured for each channel of the vibration element, and a lower electrode connection line arranged in a longitudinal direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 10, 2022Publication date: January 11, 2024Inventor: Kyung Il Cho
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Patent number: 10660612Abstract: An embodiment of the disclosure provides an ultrasound probe including a single large-area ASIC in which a plurality of ultrasonic transducer elements are bonded. According to an embodiment, an ultrasound probe comprises: a transducer array including a plurality of transducer elements configured to transmit or receive ultrasound; and an integrated circuit, in which the transducer array is bonded, including a plurality of driving elements corresponding to the plurality of transducer elements, wherein the integrated circuit comprises a time delay table configured to output time delay information regarding respective ultrasound transmission and reception of the plurality of transducer elements.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2014Date of Patent: May 26, 2020Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Kyung Il Cho, Jong Keun Song
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Patent number: 10372230Abstract: Disclosed is a user interface device that interacts with a computer or a TV that realizes an electronic device, the user interface device including a motion recognition module configured to recognize a motion of a user by using transmission and reception of an ultrasonic signal; and a battery configured to supply electric power to the motion recognition module.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2017Date of Patent: August 6, 2019Assignee: Center for Integrated Smart Sensors FoundationInventor: Kyung Il Cho
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Patent number: 10327735Abstract: Provided is a portable ultrasonic probe including a main body comprising a transducer configured to generate an ultrasonic wave, and a folder part comprising a display and rotatably coupled to an end portion of the main body, wherein the main body further comprises an analog to digital (AD) converter and a beamformer, the AD converter and the beamformer being provided in a chip.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2014Date of Patent: June 25, 2019Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Kyung Il Cho, Jong Keun Song, Bae Hyung Kim, Young Il Kim, Seung Heun Lee
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Publication number: 20190041994Abstract: The inventive concept relates to a contactless gesture recognition system that senses a contactless gesture operation by using a contactless ultrasonic switch of a single channel and distinguishes a lateral mode and a cover mode according to the sensed contactless gesture operation to provide a contactless interface function, and a method thereof, and includes an operation sensing unit sensing a contactless gesture operation by using an ultrasonic sensor of a single channel, a mode distinguishing unit analyzing a detection signal sensed from the ultrasonic sensor of the single channel by the contactless gesture operation to distinguish a lateral mode and a cover mode, and a control unit controlling a contactless interface function corresponding to each of the lateral mode and the cover mode.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 2, 2018Publication date: February 7, 2019Applicant: CENTER FOR INTEGRATED SMART SENSORS FOUNDATIONInventor: Kyung Il Cho
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Patent number: 10111647Abstract: Provided is an ultrasonic image generating apparatus that may generate an ultrasonic image by using an ultrasonic transducer which has a wideband frequency transfer characteristic or an ultra-wideband frequency transfer characteristic, such as a micromachined ultrasonic transducer (MUT). A pulse generator of the ultrasonic image generating apparatus may generate a first ultrasonic pulse having a first center frequency and a first bandwidth and a second ultrasonic pulse having a second center frequency and a second bandwidth. The ultrasonic transducer may simultaneously transmit the first ultrasonic pulse and the second ultrasonic pulse.Type: GrantFiled: January 4, 2013Date of Patent: October 30, 2018Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Bae Hyung Kim, Young-Il Kim, Jong-Keun Song, Seung-Heun Lee, Kyung-Il Cho
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Publication number: 20180214126Abstract: Disclosed is a Capacitive Micromachined Ultrasonic Transducer (cMUT) including: an anchor; and a membrane coupled with the anchor, wherein the anchor includes at least one anchor groove. According to the cMUT, a probe, and a method of manufacturing the probe, it is possible to widen a contact area between the cMUT and a lens. Accordingly, it is possible to increase the interfacial strength between the cMUT and the lens while protecting the membrane of the cMUT. Also, the peeling phenomenon of the lens can be prevented, and the durability of transducers can be improved.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 15, 2015Publication date: August 2, 2018Inventors: Young Il KIM, Kyung Il CHO, Bae Hyung KIM, Jong Keun SONG, Eun Sung LEE, Min Seog CHOI
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Publication number: 20180120946Abstract: Disclosed is a user interface device that interacts with a computer or a TV that realizes an electronic device, the user interface device including a motion recognition module configured to recognize a motion of a user by using transmission and reception of an ultrasonic signal; and a battery configured to supply electric power to the motion recognition module.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2017Publication date: May 3, 2018Applicant: Center for Integrated Smart Sensors FoundationInventor: Kyung Il Cho
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Patent number: 9675324Abstract: A portable ultrasonic probe includes a main body including a transducer to generate an ultrasonic wave and a folder portion including a display portion and pivotally coupled to an end portion of the main body, the main body includes a first heat radiation module configured to absorb and emit heat generated by the transducer, and the folder portion includes a second heat radiation module thermally coupled to the first heat radiation module when the folder portion is in a first position and configured to emit heat transmitted from the first heat radiation module.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2014Date of Patent: June 13, 2017Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Kyung Il Cho, Bae Hyung Kim, Young Il Kim, Jong Keun Song, Seung Heun Lee
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Publication number: 20170156697Abstract: An embodiment of the disclosure provides an ultrasound probe including a single large-area ASIC in which a plurality of ultrasonic transducer elements are bonded. According to an embodiment, an ultrasound probe comprises: a transducer array including a plurality of transducer elements configured to transmit or receive ultrasound; and an integrated circuit, in which the transducer array is bonded, including a plurality of driving elements corresponding to the plurality of transducer elements, wherein the integrated circuit comprises a time delay table configured to output time delay information regarding respective ultrasound transmission and reception of the plurality of transducer elements.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2014Publication date: June 8, 2017Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Kyung Il CHO, Jong Keun SONG
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Patent number: 9532767Abstract: An ultrasonic probe apparatus and a method of manufacturing the ultrasonic probe apparatus are provided. The ultrasonic probe apparatus may include at least one first tile which transmits an ultrasonic beam toward a target object, and at least one second tile which receives an ultrasonic beam which is reflected from the target object.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2013Date of Patent: January 3, 2017Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Kyung Il Cho, Dong Wook Kim
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Publication number: 20160296204Abstract: There are provided an ultrasonic imaging apparatus for imaging an ultrasonic signal and a method of controlling the same. A method of controlling an ultrasonic imaging apparatus according to an embodiment which uses a 2D array probe in which a plurality of elements are two-dimensionally arranged, the method includes setting an ultrasound to be transmitted using all of the plurality of elements and an echo ultrasound to be received using some predetermined elements among the plurality of elements, determining whether a section of interest of an object is included in a weak resolution region determined by the setting, and generating an ultrasound image of the section of interest according to a beamforming method corresponding to focusing of the transmitted ultrasound by transmitting the ultrasound and receiving the echo ultrasound in accordance with the setting when the section of interest is included in the weak resolution region.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2014Publication date: October 13, 2016Inventors: Su Hyun Park, Kyu Hong Kim, Bae Hyung Kim, Jong Keun Song, Seung Heun Lee, Kyung IL Cho
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Publication number: 20160174939Abstract: An ultrasonic probe includes: a transducer; a driving element electrically coupled to the transducer; a backing layer provided underneath the transducer and the driving element in a longitudinal direction of the ultrasonic probe, and configured to absorb heat generated from the transducer and the driving element and to absorb vibrations generated by the transducer; a heat spreader provided underneath the backing layer in the longitudinal direction of the ultrasonic probe and configured to absorb the heat from the backing layer; a heat pipe including a first contact portion contacting the heat spreader and a second contact portion in contact with the first contact portion; and a heat radiation plate configured to contact the second contact portion and transfer the heat from the heat spreader to an exterior of the ultrasonic probe.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 9, 2015Publication date: June 23, 2016Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Kyung Il CHO, Jong Keun SONG
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Patent number: 9304192Abstract: A beamforming method includes generating a control signal for implementing a delay time for each of a plurality of transducers of each of a plurality of two-dimensional (2D) transducer-arrays, transmitting the control signal to a plurality of driving units respectively corresponding to the plurality of 2D transducer-arrays via an interposer that electrically connects the plurality of 2D transducer-arrays to each other, and driving each 2D transducer-array of the plurality of 2D transducer-arrays with a corresponding driving unit of the plurality of driving units according to the control signal transmitted via the interposer.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2012Date of Patent: April 5, 2016Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jong-keun Song, Kyung-il Cho, Dong-wook Kim, Bae-hyung Kim
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Patent number: 9225365Abstract: A sampling method for generating a diagnostic image of an object is provided. The sampling method may include receiving an echo signal reflected from an object; sampling the received echo signal by using a sampling frequency and storing the I component data and the Q component data extracted according to a result of the sampling.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2012Date of Patent: December 29, 2015Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Bae-hyung Kim, Kyung-il Cho, Dong-wook Kim, Jong-keun Song, Seung-heun Lee
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Patent number: 9202457Abstract: An apparatus for driving a two-dimensional transducer array, a medical imaging system and a method of driving a two-dimensional transducer array are provided. An apparatus for driving a two-dimensional (2D) transducer array including one or more transducers includes one or more drivers configured to respectively drive the transducers, each of the drivers including a register, a comparator, a pulse frequency setter, a multi-pulse controller, a transmission signal generator, a signal transceiver, a transmission and reception switch, and a reception signal amplifier, and a driving controller configured to control the drivers.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2012Date of Patent: December 1, 2015Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Industry-University Cooperation Foundation Hanyang UniversityInventors: Jong-keun Song, Oh-kyong Kwon, Kyung-il Cho, Dong-wook Kim, Bae-hyung Kim
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Patent number: 9136139Abstract: A jig includes a wafer including an accommodation groove configured to accommodate a capacitive micromachined ultrasonic transducer (cMUT) when flip chip bonding is performed, and a separation groove formed in a bottom surface of the accommodation groove, the separation groove having a bottom surface that is spaced apart from thin films of the cMUT that face the bottom surface of the separation groove when the cMUT is seated on portions of the bottom surface of the accommodation groove.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2015Date of Patent: September 15, 2015Assignees: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Kyungpook National University Industry-Academic Cooperation FoundationInventors: Young Il Kim, Bae Hyung Kim, Jong Keun Song, Seung Heun Lee, Kyung Il Cho, Yong Rae Roh, Won Seok Lee
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Patent number: 9071893Abstract: A multi-array type ultrasonic probe apparatus includes n tiles which transmit and receive an ultrasonic beam; and a substrate having n guide portions on which the n tiles are mounted, respectively, to be aligned in a multi-array. The multi-array ultrasonic probe apparatus may align tiles in identical directions and at identical levels to control a direction and a time for transmitting and receiving an ultrasonic beam to be transmitted and received at the tiles, thereby providing a stable ultrasonic beam.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2013Date of Patent: June 30, 2015Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Young-Il Kim, Dong Wook Kim, Bae Hyung Kim, Jong Keun Song, Seung Heun Lee, Kyung Il Cho
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Publication number: 20150140824Abstract: A jig includes a wafer including an accommodation groove configured to accommodate a capacitive micromachined ultrasonic transducer (cMUT) when flip chip bonding is performed, and a separation groove formed in a bottom surface of the accommodation groove, the separation groove having a bottom surface that is spaced apart from thin films of the cMUT that face the bottom surface of the separation groove when the cMUT is seated on portions of the bottom surface of the accommodation groove.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 28, 2015Publication date: May 21, 2015Applicants: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Kyungpook National University Industry-Academic Cooperation FoundationInventors: Young Il KIM, Bae Hyung KIM, Jong Keun SONG, Seung Heun LEE, Kyung Il CHO, Yong Rae ROH, Won Seok LEE
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Publication number: 20150099977Abstract: Disclosed herein is a beamforming apparatus for beamforming signals which are transmitted or received by a probe which includes a plurality of transducer blocks, each of which includes a plurality of transducers. The apparatus includes a controller configured to control components to delay signals to be transmitted by the plurality of transducers included in each transducer block or signals received by the plurality of transducers included in each transducer block, and an analog beamformer which includes a plurality of beamforming units which correspond to the respective transducer blocks. The plurality of beamforming units is configured to perform analog beamforming on signals transmitted or received by the plurality of transducers included in each transducer block based on a control signal which is received from the controller, to reduce a dynamic delay range, thereby reducing a size of a delay line.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 8, 2014Publication date: April 9, 2015Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Bae Hyung KIM, Young Il KIM, Jong Keun SONG, Seung Heun LEE, Kyung Il CHO