Patents by Inventor Sang-Gyeun Ahn

Sang-Gyeun Ahn 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: 11793695
    Abstract: A multifunction wheelchair, with fixed or folding frame, is described. The multifunction wheelchair is reconfigurable, by a transformation mechanism, between a normal use, ergonomic configuration and a roll-over-toilet configuration. This transformation involves raising the seat of the wheelchair, as needed, to position the wheelchair over the determined height of a toilet, and opening a seat closure mechanism to expose a cutout in the seat for toilet use. This transformation may be at least partially automated. In examples, the multifunction wheelchair is equipped with electronics (e.g., camera, microcontroller) to determine the toilet seat height for making height and/or steering adjustments. The transformation mechanism may be provided as a retrofit kit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: University of Washington
    Inventors: Woon Jong Yoon, Sang-gyeun Ahn
  • Publication number: 20230333372
    Abstract: An eye-tracking system, including at least one vertical capacitance sensor, configured to measure the vertical position of a cornea of a user’s eye by sensing a position of an eyelid of the user; and at least one horizontal capacitance sensor, configured to measure the horizontal position of the cornea of the user’s eye by sensing a position of the user’s eyeball.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2023
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Applicant: University of Washington
    Inventors: Jae-Hyun Chung, Vigneshwar Sakthivelpathi, Sang-gyeun Ahn
  • Patent number: 11698527
    Abstract: An eye-tracking system, including at least one vertical capacitance sensor, configured to measure the vertical position of a cornea of a user's eye by sensing a position of an eyelid of the user; and at least one horizontal capacitance sensor, configured to measure the horizontal position of the cornea of the user's eye by sensing a position of the user's eyeball.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: University of Washington
    Inventors: Jae-Hyun Chung, Vigneshwar Sakthivelpathi, Sang-gyeun Ahn
  • Publication number: 20230213360
    Abstract: A capacitive sensor including an electrically conductive material, and a single electrode applied with positive potential, wherein the distance between the single electrode and the electrically conductive material determines the spherical radius for a proximity sensing range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2022
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Applicant: University of Washington
    Inventors: Jae-Hyun Chung, Sang-Gyeun Ahn, Tianyi Li, Zhongjie Qian, Vigneshwar Sakthivelpathi
  • Publication number: 20220350137
    Abstract: An eye-tracking system, including at least one vertical capacitance sensor, configured to measure the vertical position of a cornea of a user's eye by sensing a position of an eyelid of the user; and at least one horizontal capacitance sensor, configured to measure the horizontal position of the cornea of the user's eye by sensing a position of the user's eyeball.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2022
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Applicant: University of Washington
    Inventors: Jae-Hyun Chung, Vigneshwar Sakthivelpathi, Sang-gyeun Ahn
  • Publication number: 20200405552
    Abstract: A multifunction wheelchair, with fixed or folding frame, is described. The multifunction wheelchair is reconfigurable, by a transformation mechanism, between a normal use, ergonomic configuration and a roll-over-toilet configuration. This transformation involves raising the seat of the wheelchair, as needed, to position the wheelchair over the determined height of a toilet, and opening a seat closure mechanism to expose a cutout in the seat for toilet use. This transformation may be at least partially automated. In examples, the multifunction wheelchair is equipped with electronics (e.g., camera, microcontroller) to determine the toilet seat height for making height and/or steering adjustments. The transformation mechanism may be provided as a retrofit kit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2020
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventors: Woon Jong Yoon, Sang-gyeun Ahn
  • Patent number: D440786
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2001
    Assignee: Purdue Research Foundation
    Inventors: Steven C. Visser, Sang-Gyeun Ahn, Laura Johnson Drake, Haolong Ma, Seung-Jo Park
  • Patent number: D994893
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: University of Washington
    Inventors: Larry Kessler, Sang-Gyeun Ahn, Ji-Eun Kim, Jeremy Barribeau