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).

  • Publication number: 20240009489
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2022
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Inventor: Kyung Il Cho
  • Patent number: 10660612
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kyung Il Cho, Jong Keun Song
  • Patent number: 10372230
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: Center for Integrated Smart Sensors Foundation
    Inventor: Kyung Il Cho
  • Patent number: 10327735
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kyung Il Cho, Jong Keun Song, Bae Hyung Kim, Young Il Kim, Seung Heun Lee
  • Publication number: 20190041994
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2018
    Publication date: February 7, 2019
    Applicant: CENTER FOR INTEGRATED SMART SENSORS FOUNDATION
    Inventor: Kyung Il Cho
  • Patent number: 10111647
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Bae Hyung Kim, Young-Il Kim, Jong-Keun Song, Seung-Heun Lee, Kyung-Il Cho
  • Publication number: 20180214126
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2015
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Inventors: Young Il KIM, Kyung Il CHO, Bae Hyung KIM, Jong Keun SONG, Eun Sung LEE, Min Seog CHOI
  • Publication number: 20180120946
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2017
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Applicant: Center for Integrated Smart Sensors Foundation
    Inventor: Kyung Il Cho
  • Patent number: 9675324
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kyung Il Cho, Bae Hyung Kim, Young Il Kim, Jong Keun Song, Seung Heun Lee
  • Publication number: 20170156697
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2014
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kyung Il CHO, Jong Keun SONG
  • Patent number: 9532767
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kyung Il Cho, Dong Wook Kim
  • Publication number: 20160296204
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2014
    Publication date: October 13, 2016
    Inventors: Su Hyun Park, Kyu Hong Kim, Bae Hyung Kim, Jong Keun Song, Seung Heun Lee, Kyung IL Cho
  • Publication number: 20160174939
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2015
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kyung Il CHO, Jong Keun SONG
  • Patent number: 9304192
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jong-keun Song, Kyung-il Cho, Dong-wook Kim, Bae-hyung Kim
  • Patent number: 9225365
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Bae-hyung Kim, Kyung-il Cho, Dong-wook Kim, Jong-keun Song, Seung-heun Lee
  • Patent number: 9202457
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Industry-University Cooperation Foundation Hanyang University
    Inventors: Jong-keun Song, Oh-kyong Kwon, Kyung-il Cho, Dong-wook Kim, Bae-hyung Kim
  • Patent number: 9136139
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignees: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Kyungpook National University Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation
    Inventors: Young Il Kim, Bae Hyung Kim, Jong Keun Song, Seung Heun Lee, Kyung Il Cho, Yong Rae Roh, Won Seok Lee
  • Patent number: 9071893
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Young-Il Kim, Dong Wook Kim, Bae Hyung Kim, Jong Keun Song, Seung Heun Lee, Kyung Il Cho
  • Publication number: 20150140824
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2015
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Applicants: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Kyungpook National University Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation
    Inventors: Young Il KIM, Bae Hyung KIM, Jong Keun SONG, Seung Heun LEE, Kyung Il CHO, Yong Rae ROH, Won Seok LEE
  • Publication number: 20150099977
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2014
    Publication date: April 9, 2015
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Bae Hyung KIM, Young Il KIM, Jong Keun SONG, Seung Heun LEE, Kyung Il CHO