Patents by Inventor Seon Kyu Yoon

Seon Kyu Yoon 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: 12276939
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, a holographic image sensor comprises a lens focusing object light incident from outside of the holographic image sensor to the holographic image sensor, a filter transmitting a predetermined wavelength band of light of the focused object light, a light receiving unit receiving interference light to sense a holographic image, and a reference light source directly emitting reference light having the predetermined wavelength band to the light receiving unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2025
    Assignee: KOREA PHOTONICS TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Seon Kyu Yoon, Jin Su Lee
  • Patent number: 12276940
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, a holographic microscope comprises a light source emitting light to an object, a beam splitter reflecting the light emitted from the light source to the object and transmitting object light reflected from the object, a holographic image sensor sensing information, including a holographic image, by receiving the object light and allowing the object light to coherently interfere with reference light, and an image processor obtaining three-dimensional (3D) information about the object based on the information sensed by the holographic image sensor. The holographic image sensor includes a lens focusing the object light to the holographic image sensor, a filter transmitting a predetermined wavelength band of light of the focused object light, a light receiving unit receiving interference light to sense a holographic image, and a reference light source directly emitting the reference light having the predetermined wavelength band to the light receiving unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2025
    Assignee: KOREA PHOTONICS TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Seon Kyu Yoon, Kyung Il Joo, Ha Mong Shim
  • Patent number: 12270979
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to a digital holographic microscope which is robust to an external environment. According to an aspect of the present embodiment, there is provided an optical system for a digital holographic microscope, the optical system including a beam splitter which reflects a light radiated from a light source toward an object, or passes a light reflected from and traveling from the object; an objective lens focusing the light reflected by the beam splitter on the object; a transflective mirror which is located on the surface of the objective lens and is determined to be transparent or reflective depending on a polarization direction of a light incident to the transflective mirror; and a wave plate which converts the light passing through the beam splitter into a circularly polarized light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: Korea Photonics Technology Institute
    Inventors: Seon Kyu Yoon, Jin Su Lee, Sung Kuk Chun
  • Patent number: 12045008
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, a holographic microscope comprises a light source, an optical system splitting light emitted from the light source into an object and a reflective mirror and inducing interference between light reflected by the object or transmitted through the object and light reflected by the reflective mirror, a first image sensor receiving the interference light and sensing interference information for the interference light, a second image sensor receiving the light reflected by the object or transmitted through the object and sensing information for the received light, and an image processor deriving a shape of the object based on the interference information sensed by the first image sensor and the information sensed by the second image sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Inventors: Seon Kyu Yoon, Ha Mong Shim, Jin Su Lee, Kwang Hoon Lee
  • Publication number: 20240168292
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to a glasses-type augmented reality apparatus, and system with compact dimensions. An aspect of the present embodiment provides an augmented reality apparatus which provides a wearer with a digital holographic image incident from the outside as a holographic image, the apparatus including a plurality of holographic optical elements (HOEs) arranged in the form of concentric circles having different radii inside an optical configuration worn by the wearer to diffract the incident digital holographic image and provide the diffracted digital holographic image to the wearer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2023
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Applicant: Korea Photonics Technology Institute
    Inventors: Seon Kyu YOON, Jin Su LEE, Sung Jin LIM, Ji Yeon KIM
  • Publication number: 20240168270
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to a digital holographic microscope which is robust to an external environment. According to an aspect of the present embodiment, there is provided an optical system for a digital holographic microscope, the optical system including a beam splitter which reflects a light radiated from a light source toward an object, or passes a light reflected from and traveling from the object; an objective lens focusing the light reflected by the beam splitter on the object; a transflective mirror which is located on the surface of the objective lens and is determined to be transparent or reflective depending on a polarization direction of a light incident to the transflective mirror; and a wave plate which converts the light passing through the beam splitter into a circularly polarized light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2023
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Applicant: Korea Photonics Technology Institute
    Inventors: Seon Kyu YOON, Jin Su Lee, Sung Kuk CHUN
  • Publication number: 20240126206
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, a holographic microscope comprises a light source, an optical system splitting light emitted from the light source into an object and a reflective mirror and inducing interference between light reflected by the object or transmitted through the object and light reflected by the reflective mirror, a first image sensor receiving the interference light and sensing interference information for the interference light, a second image sensor receiving the light reflected by the object or transmitted through the object and sensing information for the received light, and an image processor deriving a shape of the object based on the interference information sensed by the first image sensor and the information sensed by the second image sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Seon Kyu YOON, Ha Mong SHIM, Jin Su LEE, Kwang Hoon LEE
  • Patent number: 11869532
    Abstract: According to an embodiment of the disclosure, a system for controlling an emergency bell based on sound comprises an emergency bell device installed in a crime area, gathering sound information generated in the crime area, detecting an emergency event from the gathered sound information, and generating an emergency bell operation signal, an analysis server receiving, in real-time, the sound information from the emergency bell device if the emergency bell operation signal is received, classifying per-time key sound sources in the sound information, and providing a situation analysis result on whether a crime occurs using the classified per-time key sound sources, and a control server receiving the situation analysis result and providing on-site dispatch information or situation response information to a security terminal in charge of the crime area based on the received situation analysis result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Inventors: Seon Man Kim, Kwang Hoon Lee, Hoe Min Kim, Sung Kuk Chun, Seon Kyu Yoon, Jin Su Lee
  • Patent number: 11862054
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, an augmented reality optical device comprises a light source unit including a plurality of light sources and outputting a plurality of light beams having different light paths, a display element receiving the light beams from the light source unit and reflecting augmented reality images, a reflector reflecting the light beams output from the light source unit and transmitting the augmented reality images reflected by the display element, a beam splitter reflecting the augmented reality images transmitted through the reflector and transmitting real-world light to a user's eye, and a controller controlling the light source unit and the display element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Inventors: Seon Kyu Yoon, Ha Mong Shim
  • Publication number: 20230213890
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, a holographic microscope comprises a light source emitting light to an object, a beam splitter reflecting the light emitted from the light source to the object and transmitting object light reflected from the object, a holographic image sensor sensing information, including a holographic image, by receiving the object light and allowing the object light to coherently interfere with reference light, and an image processor obtaining three-dimensional (3D) information about the object based on the information sensed by the holographic image sensor. The holographic image sensor includes a lens focusing the object light to the holographic image sensor, a filter transmitting a predetermined wavelength band of light of the focused object light, a light receiving unit receiving interference light to sense a holographic image, and a reference light source directly emitting the reference light having the predetermined wavelength band to the light receiving unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2022
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Inventors: Seon Kyu Yoon, Kyung ll Joo, Ha Mong Shim
  • Publication number: 20230213889
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, a holographic image sensor comprises a lens focusing object light incident from outside of the holographic image sensor to the holographic image sensor, a filter transmitting a predetermined wavelength band of light of the focused object light, a light receiving unit receiving interference light to sense a holographic image, and a reference light source directly emitting reference light having the predetermined wavelength band to the light receiving unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2022
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Inventors: Seon Kyu YOON, Jin Su LEE
  • Publication number: 20230204454
    Abstract: Disclosed is a spatial property measurement device or color implementation property of a holographic image. According to an aspect of the present embodiment, a spatial property measurement device or color implementation property of a holographic image reproduced by a holographic display device is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2022
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Inventors: Kwang Hoon LEE, Kyung JOO, II, Seon Kyu YOON, Jin Su LEE, Min Kyu PARK, Hoe Min KIM
  • Publication number: 20230124089
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, there is provided a reflector reflecting an immersive image output from a projector to a screen to allow a viewer to recognize the immersive image. The reflector comprises a central portion that is flat within a predetermined range with respect to a center of the reflector and a curved portion having a curvature out of the predetermined range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2021
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Inventors: Seon Kyu YOON, Ha Mong SHIM, Jin Su LEE, Sung Kuk CHUN
  • Patent number: 11539926
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, an image projection device outputting an image to a screen comprises an input unit receiving an image from an outside, a sensor unit sensing a viewer's position and gaze direction, a controller correcting the received image into a preset model based on the viewer's position and gaze direction sensed by the sensor unit, and an output unit outputting the preset model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Inventors: Seon Kyu Yoon, Sung Kuk Chun, Ha Mong Shim, Sungjoon Kim
  • Publication number: 20220208036
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, an augmented reality optical device comprises a light source unit including a plurality of light sources and outputting a plurality of light beams having different light paths, a display element receiving the light beams from the light source unit and reflecting augmented reality images, a reflector reflecting the light beams output from the light source unit and transmitting the augmented reality images reflected by the display element, a beam splitter reflecting the augmented reality images transmitted through the reflector and transmitting real-world light to a user's eye, and a controller controlling the light source unit and the display element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2021
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Inventors: Seon Kyu Yoon, Ha Mong Shim
  • Publication number: 20220210383
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, an image projection device outputting an image to a screen comprises an input unit receiving an image from an outside, a sensor unit sensing a viewer's position and gaze direction, a controller correcting the received image into a preset model based on the viewer's position and gaze direction sensed by the sensor unit, and an output unit outputting the preset model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2021
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Inventors: Seon Kyu Yoon, Sung Kuk Chun, Ha Mong Shim, Sungjoon Kim
  • Publication number: 20220206432
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, a holographic microscope comprises a light source, an optical system splitting light emitted from the light source into an object and a reflective mirror and inducing interference between light reflected by the object or transmitted through the object and light reflected by the reflective mirror, a first image sensor receiving the interference light and sensing interference information for the interference light, a second image sensor receiving the light reflected by the object or transmitted through the object and sensing information for the received light, and an image processor deriving a shape of the object based on the interference information sensed by the first image sensor and the information sensed by the second image sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2021
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Inventors: Seon Kyu YOON, Ha Mong Shim, Jin Su Lee, Kwang Hoo Lee
  • Publication number: 20220148616
    Abstract: According to an embodiment of the disclosure, a system for controlling an emergency bell based on sound comprises an emergency bell device installed in a crime area, gathering sound information generated in the crime area, detecting an emergency event from the gathered sound information, and generating an emergency bell operation signal, an analysis server receiving, in real-time, the sound information from the emergency bell device if the emergency bell operation signal is received, classifying per-time key sound sources in the sound information, and providing a situation analysis result on whether a crime occurs using the classified per-time key sound sources, and a control server receiving the situation analysis result and providing on-site dispatch information or situation response information to a security terminal in charge of the crime area based on the received situation analysis result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2021
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Inventors: Seon Man Kim, Kwang Hoon Lee, Hoe Min Kim, Sung Kuk Chun, Seon Kyu Yoon, Jin Su Lee
  • Patent number: 9709816
    Abstract: Provided is an image display apparatus using a transflective electro-optic device. When a tiled large-screen image display apparatus using a plurality of flat panel displays is implemented, light emitted in two directions may be combined using the transflective electro-optic device. Accordingly, it is possible to effectively remove a visual obstacle caused by the frames of the plurality of flat panel displays, increase the degree of visual immersion, and also enable minimization of the volume of the image display apparatus and modularization of the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Sung Kyu Kim, Seon Kyu Yoon
  • Publication number: 20160018663
    Abstract: Provided is an image display apparatus using a transflective electro-optic device. When a tiled large-screen image display apparatus using a plurality of flat panel displays is implemented, light emitted in two directions may be combined using the transflective electro-optic device. Accordingly, it is possible to effectively remove a visual obstacle caused by the frames of the plurality of flat panel displays, increase the degree of visual immersion, and also enable minimization of the volume of the image display apparatus and modularization of the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2015
    Publication date: January 21, 2016
    Inventors: Sung Kyu KIM, Seon Kyu YOON