Patents by Inventor Min Kang

Min Kang 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: 20240198777
    Abstract: A structure for protecting a battery pack of a vehicle, includes: a body cross member provided in a transverse direction of a vehicle body for connection between side sills provided at opposite sides of the vehicle body; a shock-absorbing member formed in backward and forward directions of the vehicle, provided inside the side sills, and aligned with the body cross member, and a battery side frame coupled to a lower side of the side sill and spaced from the shock-absorbing member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2023
    Publication date: June 20, 2024
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Seung Min KANG, Joo Nam KIM
  • Publication number: 20240199122
    Abstract: A vehicle structure includes a joint member having an upper side coupled to an A-pillar lower portion. The joint member has a rear coupled to a side sill and has a side coupled to a body front cross member. The A-pillar lower portion has a closed cross-section structure and has a lower end in surface contact with and coupled to the joint member. The side sill has a closed cross-section structure and has a front end in surface contact with and coupled to the joint member. The body front cross member has a closed cross-section structure and has a side end in surface contact with and coupled to the joint member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2023
    Publication date: June 20, 2024
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Seung Min Kang, Joo Nam Kim
  • Patent number: 12011251
    Abstract: An apparatus for estimating bio-information is provided. The apparatus for estimating bio-information may include a pulse wave sensor configured to measure a pulse wave signal from an object; a force sensor configured to measure a first force exerted between the object and the pulse wave sensor; and a processor configured to: convert the first force into a second force, based on structure information of the object; and estimate the bio-information, based on the pulse wave signal and the second force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hye Rim Lim, Sang Yun Park, Jin Woo Choi, Jae Min Kang
  • Publication number: 20240188852
    Abstract: An apparatus for performing user recognition may include: a first sensor configured to measure health information from a user; a second sensor configured to measure a pulse wave signal from the user; and a processor configured to obtain oxygen saturation based on the pulse wave signal, to recognize the user based on an oxygen saturation pattern of the obtained oxygen saturation, and to update the measured health information as health information of the recognized user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2023
    Publication date: June 13, 2024
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jae Min KANG, Byung Hoon Ko, Seung Woo Noh, Sang Yun Park, Jin Woo Choi
  • Publication number: 20240192763
    Abstract: An electronic device and a control method using the same are provided. The electronic device may include: a photoplethysmography (PPG) sensor having a plurality of channels arranged isotropically; and a processor configured to: detect a center of gravity of an external force applied to a measurement area of the PPG sensor by an object, based on PPG signals that are detected from the plurality of channels when the object is in contact with the measurement area of the PPG sensor, and generate a control command based on a change in the detected center of gravity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2023
    Publication date: June 13, 2024
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jae Min Kang, Seung Woo Noh, Byung Hoon Ko, Sang Yun Park, Jun Woo Choi
  • Patent number: 12006540
    Abstract: Disclosed herein, inter alia, are compounds, compositions, and methods of use thereof in the sequencing of a nucleic acid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK
    Inventors: Jingyue Ju, Xiaoxu Li, Xin Chen, Zengmin Li, Shiv Kumar, Shundi Shi, Cheng Guo, Jianyi Ren, Min-Kang Hsieh, Minchen Chien, Chuanjuan Tao, Ece Erturk, Sergey Kalachikov, James J. Russo
  • Publication number: 20240185382
    Abstract: An image processing method for demosaicing with reduced moire includes selecting, with respect to a target channel among a plurality of color channels for an input image, a target pixel unassigned with a color value for the target channel, calculating, with respect to the target pixel, gradient values respectively corresponding to a first direction and a second direction associated with the target channel, calculating, with respect to the target pixel, moire values respectively corresponding to the first direction and the second direction, and determining an interpolation direction of the target pixel for the target channel to be one of the first direction and the second direction, based on the calculated gradient values and the calculated moire values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2023
    Publication date: June 6, 2024
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Byong Min KANG, Dong Kyung Nam, Juyong Park
  • Publication number: 20240187746
    Abstract: An image processing method includes: based on an imaging device generating an input array image of a multi-view through an array lens, determining a first setting parameter indicating whether to use the multi-view or a single view selected from the multi-view; determining a second setting parameter indicating whether a priority is assigned to sensitivity enhancement based on pixel binning or to resolution enhancement based on pixel interpolation; determining an image processing mode based on the first setting parameter and the second setting parameter; and generating an output image by performing image processing on the input array image based on a processing procedure that is based on the determined image processing mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2023
    Publication date: June 6, 2024
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jingu HEO, Byong Min KANG, Juyong PARK, Dong Kyung NAM, Yang Ho CHO
  • Patent number: 11999999
    Abstract: Disclosed herein, inter alia, are compounds, compositions, and methods of use thereof in the sequencing of a nucleic acid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK
    Inventors: Jingyue Ju, Xiaoxu Li, Xin Chen, Zengmin Li, Shiv Kumar, Shundi Shi, Cheng Guo, Jianyi Ren, Min-Kang Hsieh, Minchen Chien, Chuanjuan Tao, Ece Erturk, Sergey Kalachikov, James J. Russo
  • Patent number: 11994881
    Abstract: An identification method and an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) detection apparatus are provided. The identification method, as a method for preventing a collision that may occur in a process of detecting and identifying a plurality of UAVs flying in the air, detects a plurality of UAVs in the air and determines a legitimacy of flight of each of the plurality of UAVs using an identification information request message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Jinhyung Oh, Kyu-Min Kang, Jae Cheol Park, Dong Woo Lim, Su Na Choi, Sunghyun Hwang
  • Publication number: 20240158019
    Abstract: A vehicle frame assembly includes a front cross member provided at the front of a cabin and extending in a widthwise direction of a vehicle, a front side member having one end connected to the front cross member and having another end extending rearwards of the front cross member, a fender member having one end connected to the front cross member and having another end extending outwardly upwards of the vehicle, and a connection joint connected to an end portion of the front cross member, having formed therein an inner space, and allowing the front cross member, the front side member, and the fender member to be interconnected in the inner space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2023
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Seung Min Kang, Joo Nam Kim
  • Publication number: 20240158015
    Abstract: A chassis cab vehicle includes a lower frame, which constitutes a lower structure of the vehicle and is equipped with a pair of side members extending in a lengthwise direction of the vehicle. A battery is coupled between the side members. An upper body is coupled to a front portion of the lower frame and forms a cabin interior. A side sill is formed at a lower end at each side of the upper body and extends to a rear side of the cabin interior. The side sills overlap the respective side members in a lateral direction of the vehicle when coupled to the lower frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2023
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Seung Hak Lee, Mi Ran Park, Won Hae Lee, Ha Yeon Kwon, Byung Joo Chung, Seung Min Kang, Seung Min Jeong
  • Publication number: 20240149952
    Abstract: A body for a vehicle is proposed. The body includes an A pillar upper member supporting a front glass of the vehicle, an A pillar lower member disposed under the A pillar upper member and extending in a vertical direction of the vehicle, a cowl cross member extending in a width direction of the vehicle, and a joint provided on a front side of a vehicle cockpit, provided between a lower end of the A pillar upper member, an upper end of the A pillar lower member, and an end of the cowl cross member, and connected to each of the lower end of the A pillar upper member, the upper end of the A pillar lower member, and the end of the cowl cross member to form a load path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2023
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Inventors: Seung Min Kang, Joo Nam Kim
  • Publication number: 20240147849
    Abstract: A composition for an organic optoelectronic device an organic optoelectronic device, and a display device, the composition including a first compound; a second compound; and a third compound, wherein the first compound, the second compound, and the third compound are different from each other, the first compound is represented by Chemical Formula I, the second compound is represented by Chemical Formula I, and the third compound is represented by Chemical Formula II or Chemical Formula III:
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Jinhyun LUI, Dong Min KANG, Hyung Sun KIM, Yongtak YANG, Sung-Hyun JUNG, Ho Kuk JUNG, Youngkyoung JO, Pyeongseok CHO, Dalho HUH, Hyungyu LEE
  • Patent number: 11969232
    Abstract: An apparatus for non-invasively estimating bio-information includes an image sensor configured to acquire a first contact image of an object, based on the object being in contact with the image sensor, an actuator, and a processor configured to determine a contact position and a direction of the object, based on the acquired first contact image, and control the actuator to adjust a position of the image sensor, based on the determined contact position and the determined direction of the object so that a field of view (FOV) of the image sensor moves to a predefined measurement area on the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jae Min Kang, Seung Woo Noh, Sang Yun Park, Jin Woo Choi
  • Patent number: 11972634
    Abstract: An image processing method includes receiving an image frame, detecting a face region of a user in the image frame, aligning a plurality of preset feature points in a plurality of feature portions included in the face region, performing a first check on a result of the aligning based on a first region corresponding to a combination of the feature portions, performing a second check on the result of the aligning based on a second region corresponding to an individual feature portion of the feature portions, redetecting a face region based on a determination of a failure in passing at least one of the first check or the second check, and outputting information on the face region based on a determination of a success in passing the first check and the second check.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dongwoo Kang, Jingu Heo, Byong Min Kang
  • Patent number: 11959137
    Abstract: Disclosed herein, inter alia, are compounds, compositions, and methods of use thereof in the sequencing of a nucleic acid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK
    Inventors: Jingyue Ju, Xiaoxu Li, Xin Chen, Zengmin Li, Shiv Kumar, Shundi Shi, Cheng Guo, Jianyi Ren, Min-Kang Hsieh, Minchen Chien, Chuanjuan Tao, Ece Erturk, Sergey Kalachikov, James J. Russo
  • Publication number: 20240122066
    Abstract: A compound for an organic optoelectronic device, a composition for an organic optoelectronic device including the same, an organic optoelectronic device, and a display device, the compound is represented by Chemical Formula 1:
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventors: Youngkyoung JO, Mijin LEE, Kipo JANG, Jonghoon KIM, Hyung Sun KIM, Jinhyun LUI, Dong Min KANG, Ho Kuk JUNG, Sunghyun JUNG
  • Patent number: 11955961
    Abstract: Disclosed is a switch circuit for an ultra-high frequency band, which includes a transistor including a first terminal connected to an input stage, a second terminal connected to an output stage, and a gate terminal, an inductor connected to the transistor in parallel, between the input stage and the output stage, a variable gate driver to apply a gate input voltage to the gate terminal and, an input resistor connected between the variable gate driver and the gate terminal. The variable gate driver adjusts the gate input voltage to be in one of a first voltage level for turning on the transistor and a second voltage level for turning off the transistor. The second voltage level varies depending on a capacitance between the first terminal and the second terminal, when the transistor is in a turn-off state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Hong Gu Ji, Dong Min Kang, Byoung-Gue Min, Jongmin Lee, Kyu Jun Cho
  • Publication number: 20240112440
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for array image processing are provided. The method includes receiving sub images corresponding to different views of an input array image generated through an array lens, generating temporary restored images based on the sub images using a gradient between neighboring pixels of each of the sub images, determining matching information based on a view difference between pixels of the sub images using a neural network model, based on a pixel distance between matching pairs of the pixels of the sub images using the matching information, extracting refinement targets from the matching pairs, refining the matching information by replacing at least some of target pixels included in the refinement targets based on a local search of a region based on pixel locations of the refinement targets, and generating an output image of a single view by merging the temporary restored images based on the refined matching information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jingu HEO, Byong Min KANG, Dong Kyung NAM, Yang Ho CHO