Patents by Inventor Oh Soo Kwon

Oh Soo Kwon 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: 10381142
    Abstract: Provided are a cryogen recondensing system and a superconducting magnet apparatus including the same. The cryogen recondensing system includes a primary reservoir that stores cryogen for cooling a superconducting coil; a refrigerator that recondenses gas cryogen of cryogen stored in the primary reservoir; a secondary reservoir that stores gas cryogen; and a secondary reservoir tube that connects the primary reservoir to the secondary reservoir, through which the gas cryogen flows.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Oh-soo Kwon, Do-woon Kim, Jae-hyun Shin
  • Patent number: 10261148
    Abstract: The MRI apparatus includes a main magnet forming a static magnetic field in a bore, and a gradient coil assembly which forms a magnetic field gradient in the static magnetic field and includes a plurality of shim trays arranged therein at a predefined interval and at least one first shim token provided between the shim trays.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Oh Soo Kwon, Dong Keun Park, Jun Suk Kwak
  • Patent number: 10126385
    Abstract: A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) apparatus includes a coil assembly including a superconductive magnet; and a helium container configured to accommodate a helium in a liquid state and the coil assembly. The helium container includes a partition wall configured to surround a portion of an outer circumference of the coil assembly, and the helium in the liquid state is accommodated in a first space formed between the partition wall and the coil assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Oh Soo Kwon
  • Publication number: 20170343632
    Abstract: The MRI apparatus includes a main magnet forming a static magnetic field in a bore, and a gradient coil assembly which forms a magnetic field gradient in the static magnetic field and includes a plurality of shim trays arranged therein at a predefined interval and at least one first shim token provided between the shim trays.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2017
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Oh Soo Kwon, Dong Keun Park, Jun Suk Kwak
  • Patent number: 9791524
    Abstract: A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) acoustic system includes a magnet; an electro-acoustic transducer that includes a coil through which a current flows so that an attractive force or a repulsive force is generated with respect to the magnet, and a vibrating plate that vibrates in response to the attractive force or the repulsive force; and a controller that controls an intensity of a current input to the electro-acoustic transducer according to a position of the electro-acoustic transducer in a magnetic field generated by the magnet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Oh-soo Kwon
  • Patent number: 9759791
    Abstract: The MRI apparatus includes a main magnet forming a static magnetic field in a bore, and a gradient coil assembly which forms a magnetic field gradient in the static magnetic field and includes a plurality of shim trays arranged therein at a predefined interval and at least one first shim token provided between the shim trays.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Oh Soo Kwon, Dong Keun Park, Jun Suk Kwak
  • Patent number: 9702947
    Abstract: Provided is magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) acoustic system that includes a magnet that is included in a bore having an image-taking space where an object is able to be accommodated and that forms a magnetic field in the image-taking space to obtain an MR image of the object, an electro-acoustic transducer that is located outside of the bore, and includes coils through which a current for generating an attraction force or a repulsion force with respect to the magnetic field generated by the magnet and a vibrating plate that vibrates in response to the an attraction force or the repulsion force, and a controller that controls the intensity of the current inputted to the electro-acoustic transducer to generate a sound by using the magnetic field that is generated by the magnet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Oh-soo Kwon
  • Patent number: 9702948
    Abstract: A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system comprises, a main magnet, a gradient coil and an RF coil. The main magnet generates a static magnetic field, the gradient coil which is formed inside the main magnet and generates a gradient magnetic field and the RF coil. The RF coil is formed inside the gradient coil and comprises a plurality of different components including: a former supporting the plurality of different components including windings and having a first area and a second area and a groove formed in the second area and in which a component of the RF coil is installed and inset, reducing thickness of the RF coil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Oh-soo Kwon, Ju-hyung Lee, Man-ho Jeong
  • Publication number: 20160103193
    Abstract: A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) apparatus includes a coil assembly including a superconductive magnet; and a helium container configured to accommodate a helium in a liquid state and the coil assembly. The helium container includes a partition wall configured to surround a portion of an outer circumference of the coil assembly, and the helium in the liquid state is accommodated in a first space formed between the partition wall and the coil assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2015
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Oh Soo KWON
  • Publication number: 20150080222
    Abstract: A cryogen recondensing system and a superconducting magnet apparatus including the cryogen recondensing system are provided. The cryogen recondensing system includes a primary reservoir configured to store cryogen for cooling a superconducting coil, a refrigerator configured to recondense gas cryogen of cryogen stored in the primary reservoir, a secondary reservoir configured to store gas cryogen, and a secondary reservoir tube configured to connect the primary reservoir to the secondary reservoir, and wherein the gas cryogen flows through the secondary reservoir tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2014
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Oh-soo KWON, Do-woon KIM, Jae-hyun SHIN
  • Publication number: 20150061674
    Abstract: A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system comprises, a main magnet, a gradient coil and an RF coil. The main magnet generates a static magnetic field, the gradient coil which is formed inside the main magnet and generates a gradient magnetic field and the RF coil. The RF coil is formed inside the gradient coil and comprises a plurality of different components including: a former supporting the plurality of different components including windings and having a first area and a second area and a groove formed in the second area and in which a component of the RF coil is installed and inset, reducing thickness of the RF coil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2014
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Oh-soo KWON, Ju-hyung LEE, Man-ho JEONG
  • Publication number: 20150048832
    Abstract: The MRI apparatus includes a main magnet forming a static magnetic field in a bore, and a gradient coil assembly which forms a magnetic field gradient in the static magnetic field and includes a plurality of shim trays arranged therein at a predefined interval and at least one first shim token provided between the shim trays.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2014
    Publication date: February 19, 2015
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Oh Soo KWON, Dong Keun PARK, Jun Suk KWAK
  • Publication number: 20140354283
    Abstract: Provided is magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) acoustic system that includes a magnet that is included in a bore having an image-taking space where an object is able to be accommodated and that forms a magnetic field in the image-taking space to obtain an MR image of the object, an electro-acoustic transducer that is located outside of the bore, and includes coils through which a current for generating an attraction force or a repulsion force with respect to the magnetic field generated by the magnet and a vibrating plate that vibrates in response to the an attraction force or the repulsion force, and a controller that controls the intensity of the current inputted to the electro-acoustic transducer to generate a sound by using the magnetic field that is generated by the magnet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2014
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Oh-soo KWON
  • Patent number: 8803404
    Abstract: An ultrasound probe and a method for manufacturing the same are provided. More particularly, a one-dimensional or two-dimensional ultrasound probe having a multi-element-type piezoelectric material is easily manufactured by inserting a flat wire in a backing material, wherein the flat wire is used as a signal cable to supply electrical signals, enabling easy and simple arrangement of piezoelectric units as well as the signal cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Oh Soo Kwon, Jeong Pyo Kim
  • Publication number: 20140111206
    Abstract: A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) acoustic system includes a magnet; an electro-acoustic transducer that includes a coil through which a current flows so that an attractive force or a repulsive force is generated with respect to the magnet, and a vibrating plate that vibrates in response to the attractive force or the repulsive force; and a controller that controls an intensity of a current input to the electro-acoustic transducer according to a position of the electro-acoustic transducer in a magnetic field generated by the magnet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2013
    Publication date: April 24, 2014
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Oh-soo KWON
  • Publication number: 20130060129
    Abstract: A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) device and a control method thereof reduce the preparation time for MRI photographing a patient. A patient table has a transfer unit for moving a patient inside the magnet assembly. A fixing unit includes a signal transmitting unit. A signal receiving unit is installed on a diagnosis area of the patient or a radio frequency (RF) coil attached to a diagnosis area of the patient, and a patient position determination system calculates position information of the diagnosis area of the patient or the RF coil if the signal receiving unit detects a signal output from the signal transmitting unit when the transfer unit transfers the patient to inside the magnet assembly and to transfer the diagnosis area of the patient to an optimum photographic area inside the magnet assembly based on the position information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2012
    Publication date: March 7, 2013
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ju Hyung LEE, Oh Soo KWON
  • Publication number: 20130053683
    Abstract: A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system obtains a magnetic resonance image of a patient by obtaining a body profile of the patient, transferring the patient inside a magnet of the MRI system based on the obtained body profile, and using a magnetic field of an RF coil based on the obtained body profile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2012
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jin-young HWANG, Woo-sup HAN, Oh-soo KWON
  • Publication number: 20110316389
    Abstract: An ultrasound probe and a method for manufacturing the same are provided. More particularly, a one-dimensional or two-dimensional ultrasound probe having a multi-element-type piezoelectric material is easily manufactured by inserting a flat wire in a backing material, wherein the flat wire is used as a signal cable to supply electrical signals, enabling easy and simple arrangement of piezoelectric units as well as the signal cable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2011
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Oh Soo KWON, Jeong Pyo KIM
  • Publication number: 20080174127
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an opening and closing apparatus for mobile phones. The apparatus includes an electromagnet which is installed at a predetermined position in a main body, with a permanent magnet being provided in the electromagnet. A metal piece is installed at a predetermined position in a display body, which is foldably coupled to the main body, and generates attractive force between the metal piece and the permanent magnet of the electromagnet. The electromagnet generates magnetic force to offset the attractive force between the permanent magnet and the metal piece when external electricity is applied to the electromagnet. The apparatus also includes a coil spring which elastically biases the display body to open the display body when external electricity is applied to the electromagnet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2008
    Publication date: July 24, 2008
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seong Geun Kim, Oh Soo Kwon