Patents by Inventor Soo Jin Bae

Soo Jin Bae 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: 20200037866
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a medical light source, and more particularly, to a medical light source module transmitting light to an optical fiber of an endoscope and a medical light source device including the same. The present invention discloses a medical light source module including: an optical system part in which an optical fiber is coupled to one side, and a first coupling surface (101), which is perpendicular to an optical axis (L), is provided at the other side with respect to the optical axis (L), and to which at least one lens is mounted to provide an optical system; and a light source part (500) having a second coupling surface (102), which surface-contacts the first coupling surface (101), and installed so that an optical axis of a light source is perpendicular to the second coupling surface (102).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2017
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Applicants: KOREA ELECTRO TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INTHESMART CO. LTD.
    Inventors: Soo Jin BAE, Dae Sic LEE, Han Suk KIM, Min Woong JUNG
  • Patent number: 9955871
    Abstract: The present invention provides a transmitted light detection type measurement apparatus for skin fluorescence, which is configured to perform light irradiation and light detection on a reference sample and a measurement target. The apparatus includes a first light source, a second light source, a first optical detector and a second optical detector, a light source switching controller, and an operator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: KOREA ELECTROTECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Uk Kang, Garry V Papayan, Il Hyung Shin, Dae Sic Lee, Soo Jin Bae, Guang Hoon Kim
  • Patent number: 9814370
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a filter switching device for a fluorescence endoscopic television camera system, and more particularly, to a filter switching device for a fluorescence endoscopic television camera system, which selectively transmits light to a detector sensor of a television camera according to the white light condition or the fluorescence condition to diagnose patients using a fluorescence endoscope. The present invention provides a filter switching device for a fluorescence endoscopic television camera system, which is configured to conveniently switch filters according to the rotational movement of the camera head, by inducing a change of magnetic forces according to the rotation of the camera head by magnetic substances disposed therein while maintaining a sealed structure inside the camera head connecting between a fluorescence endoscope and a television camera and thus allowing the frame of the camera head mounted with two types of filter to move upward and downward.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: KOREA ELECTROTECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Uk Kang, Guang Hoon Kim, Soo Jin Bae, Min Woong Jung, Garry V Papayan, Vladimir Berezin
  • Patent number: 9723990
    Abstract: The present invention provides a transmitted light detection type measurement apparatus for skin fluorescence, which is configured to perform light irradiation and light detection on a reference sample and a measurement target. The apparatus includes a first light source, a second light source, a first optical detector and a second optical detector, a light source switching controller, and an operator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: KOREA ELECTRO TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Uk Kang, Garry V Papayan, Il Hyung Shin, Dae Sic Lee, Soo Jin Bae, Guang Hoon Kim
  • Publication number: 20140163387
    Abstract: The present invention provides a transmitted light detection type measurement apparatus for skin fluorescence, which is configured to perform light irradiation and light detection on a reference sample and a measurement target. The apparatus includes a first light source, a second light source, a first optical detector and a second optical detector, a light source switching controller, and an operator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2013
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Inventors: Uk KANG, Garry V. Papayan, Il Hyung Shin, Dae Sic Lee, Soo Jin Bae, Guang Hoon Kim
  • Publication number: 20140051925
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a filter switching device for a fluorescence endoscopic television camera system, and more particularly, to a filter switching device for a fluorescence endoscopic television camera system, which selectively transmits light to a detector sensor of a television camera according to the white light condition or the fluorescence condition to diagnose patients using a fluorescence endoscope. The present invention provides a filter switching device for a fluorescence endoscopic television camera system, which is configured to conveniently switch filters according to the rotational movement of the camera head, by inducing a change of magnetic forces according to the rotation of the camera head by magnetic substances disposed therein while maintaining a sealed structure inside the camera head connecting between a fluorescence endoscope and a television camera and thus allowing the frame of the camera head mounted with two types of filter to move upward and downward.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2013
    Publication date: February 20, 2014
    Applicant: KOREA ELECTROTECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Uk Kang, Guang Hoon Kim, Soo Jin Bae, Min Woong Jung, Garry V. Papayan, Vladimir Berezin
  • Patent number: 8647372
    Abstract: The present invention provides a composite light source apparatus for phototherapy of skin disease, in which a light beam having the wavelength and optical power suitable for light-beam treatment is provided to a region to be treated (also called a ‘to-be-treated region’) through a light guide by using a composite light source so as to improve efficiency of phototherapy of skin diseases of the body including acne, malignant tumors and the like. According to the composite light source apparatus, uniform optical power can be provided through a combination of a plurality of light sources, the optical power can be provided through selection of light of a wavelength range that a user wants, and light from the light sources can be utilized to the maximum with increased light intensity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2014
    Assignee: Korea Electro Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Uk Kang, Soo Jin Bae, Seung Yup Lee, Guang Hoon Kim, Geun Hee Rim, Geri. V Papyan, Dmitry Makarov
  • Publication number: 20130281865
    Abstract: The present invention provides a transmitted light detection type measurement apparatus for skin fluorescence, which is configured to perform light irradiation and light detection on a reference sample and a measurement target. The apparatus includes a first light source, a second light source, a first optical detector and a second optical detector, a light source switching controller, and an operator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2013
    Publication date: October 24, 2013
    Applicant: KOREA ELECTROTECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Uk KANG, Garry V. PAPAYAN, Il Hyung SHIN, Dae Sic LEE, Soo Jin BAE, Guang Hoon KIM
  • Patent number: 8496695
    Abstract: A system is provided for photodynamic diagnosis and therapy of skin diseases. In particular, a camera head is provided to irradiate a white light, a fluorescent excitation light and a therapeutic light for the photodynamic therapy from the inside of a case onto the skin region being in contact with a view hole. Additionally, a digital color TV camera collects the light from the skin region and outputs a generated image signal. In particular, an image processing and analysis system receives the image signals from the camera head to process, analyze and store the same, displays a color image by the white light, a fluorescent image by the excitation light and the therapeutic light for the photodynamic therapy, obtained by the digital color TV camera, and a synthesized image thereof, and controls the general operations of the camera and the light source system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2013
    Assignee: Korea Electro Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Uk Kang, Soo Jin Bae, Geun Hie Rim, Guang Hoon Kim, Geri V. Papayan
  • Patent number: 8192686
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an apparatus for and method of measuring bio-chips, which can implement an illumination method of a novel type that illuminates a bio sample (which may be also referred to as a “bio specimen”) through a side face of a substrate using a diffusion plate to form an evanescent field by the illumination light over the entire surface of a substrate so as to uniformly secure brightness of the illuminated light over a wide area of a substrate, thereby more efficiently measuring fluorescence information of a bio-chip over a wide field of view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Assignee: Korea Electro Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Uk Kang, Soo Jin Bae, Geri V. Papayan
  • Patent number: 8175687
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a light source device for fluorescence diagnosis and photodynamic therapy comprising: a plurality of light source means having a wavelength range different from each other and providing selected light; a light path coupling means coupling light emitted from the light source means to the incident direction of a light guide; a filtering means selectively transmitting the emitted light based on the wavelength; and a switching device that is directed to an opening/closing means, established at a long distance to be controlled by a remote control device and selecting the kinds of light sources of the light source means to change the modes of the light. Accordingly, the device simplifies the configuration by excluding elements causing errors in the process of fluorescence diagnosis in the diagnostic region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2012
    Assignee: Korea Electro Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Uk Kang, Garri Papayan, Soo Jin Bae, Geun Hie Rim
  • Patent number: 8162496
    Abstract: The present invention provides an apparatus for white light observation and fluorescence diagnosis of skin diseases. More particularly, the present invention provides an apparatus for photodynamic diagnosis in which a plurality of excitation light emitting diodes (LEDs) is provided in an image pick-up head, the excitation LEDs being arranged to illuminate the entire examination region in the form of a mosaic by setting respective illumination light axes of the excitation LEDs to illuminate preassigned individual areas of the examination region, thus uniformly illuminating the examination region in a wide field of view with excitation light. In the apparatus for photodynamic diagnosis, the respective excitation LEDs are provided at the same or different angles based on the light axis of the object lens, and thereby it is possible that the beams of the light sources composed of the LEDs illuminate the field of view of the examination region uniformly, thus improving the uniformity of illumination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignee: Korea Electro Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Uk Kang, Soo Jin Bae, Geun Hie Rim, Guang Hoon Kim, Geri. V Papayan
  • Publication number: 20110315894
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an apparatus for and method of measuring bio-chips, which can implement an illumination method of a novel type that illuminates a bio sample (which may be also referred to as a “bio specimen”) through a side face of a substrate using a diffusion plate to form an evanescent field by the illumination light over the entire surface of a substrate so as to uniformly secure brightness of the illuminated light over a wide area of a substrate, thereby more efficiently measuring fluorescence information of a bio-chip over a wide field of view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2011
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Applicant: Korea Electro Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Uk Kang, Soo Jin Bae, Geri V Papayan
  • Publication number: 20110270092
    Abstract: The present invention provides a fluorescence detection and photodynamic therapy apparatus including: a combined light source unit 10 including a plurality of coherent and non-coherent light sources 11, 12 and 13 configured to irradiate light onto a to-be-observed object while performing continuous illumination; an optical imaging unit 20 configured to form an image of the to-be-observed object 70 and project the image to an image processing/controlling system 34; a multispectral imaging unit 30 including a one-chip multispectral sensor and the image processing/controlling system 34; a blocking filter 40 installed between the to-be-observed object 70 and the one-chip multispectral sensor 32, the blocking filter being configured to block some light reflected off from the to-be-observed object 70 while allowing some light and fluorescent light to pass therethrough; a computer system 50 configured to process, analyze, reproduce and store the image acquired from the multispectral imaging unit 30, and transfer the
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2011
    Publication date: November 3, 2011
    Applicant: Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute
    Inventors: Uk KANG, Soo Jin Bae, Guang Hoon Kim, Seung Yup Lee, Garry V. Papayan
  • Patent number: 8017079
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an apparatus for and method of measuring bio-chips, which can implement an illumination method of a novel type that illuminates a bio sample (which may be also referred to as a “bio specimen”) through a side face of a substrate using a diffusion plate to form an evanescent field by the illumination light over the entire surface of a substrate so as to uniformly secure brightness of the illuminated light over a wide area of a substrate, thereby more efficiently measuring fluorescence information of a bio-chip over a wide field of view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2011
    Assignee: Korea Electro Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Uk Kang, Soo Jin Bae, Geri V Papayan
  • Publication number: 20090093866
    Abstract: The present invention provides a composite light source apparatus for phototherapy of skin disease, in which a light beam having the wavelength and optical power suitable for light-beam treatment is provided to a region to be treated (also called a ‘to-be-treated region’) through a light guide by using a composite light source so as to improve efficiency of phototherapy of skin diseases of the body including acne, malignant tumors and the like. According to the composite light source apparatus, uniform optical power can be provided through a combination of a plurality of light sources, the optical power can be provided through selection of light of a wavelength range that a user wants, and light from the light sources can be utilized to the maximum with increased light intensity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2008
    Publication date: April 9, 2009
    Inventors: Uk Kang, Soo Jin Bae, Seung Yup Lee, Guang Hoon Kim, Geun Hee Rim, Geri V. Papayan, Dmitry Makarov
  • Publication number: 20080269576
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a light source device for fluorescence diagnosis and photodynamic therapy comprising: a plurality of light source means having a wavelength range different from each other and providing selected light; a light path coupling means coupling light emitted from the light source means to the incident direction of a light guide; a filtering means selectively transmitting the emitted light based on the wavelength; and a switching device that is directed to an opening/closing means, established at a long distance to be controlled by a remote control device and selecting the kinds of light sources of the light source means to change the modes of the light. Accordingly, the device simplifies the configuration by excluding elements causing errors in the process of fluorescence diagnosis in the diagnostic region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2006
    Publication date: October 30, 2008
    Inventors: Uk Kang, Garri Papayan, Soo Jin Bae, Geun Hie Rim
  • Publication number: 20080180950
    Abstract: The present invention provides an apparatus for white light observation and fluorescence diagnosis of skin diseases. More particularly, the present invention provides an apparatus for photodynamic diagnosis in which a plurality of excitation light emitting diodes (LEDs) is provided in an image pick-up head, the excitation LEDs being arranged to illuminate the entire examination region in the form of a mosaic by setting respective illumination light axes of the excitation LEDs to illuminate preassigned individual areas of the examination region, thus uniformly illuminating the examination region in a wide field of view with excitation light. In the apparatus for photodynamic diagnosis, the respective excitation LEDs are provided at the same or different angles based on the light axis of the object lens, and thereby it is possible that the beams of the light sources composed of the LEDs illuminate the field of view of the examination region uniformly, thus improving the uniformity of illumination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2007
    Publication date: July 31, 2008
    Applicant: Korea Electro Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Uk Kang, Soo Jin Bae, Geun Hie Rim, Guang Hoon Kim, Geri V. Papayan
  • Publication number: 20080147053
    Abstract: The present invention provides an apparatus and method for photodynamic diagnosis and therapy of skin diseases and a light source system thereof that can improve the efficiency of skin diagnosis by accurately analyzing skin conditions using fluorescence and white light simultaneously and further carry out fluorescent diagnosis and photodynamic therapy in the same skin region simultaneously.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2007
    Publication date: June 19, 2008
    Inventors: Uk Kang, Soo Jin Bae, Geun Hie Rim, Guang Hoon Kim, Geri V. Papayan
  • Publication number: 20080095669
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an apparatus for and method of measuring bio-chips, which can implement an illumination method of a novel type that illuminates a bio sample (which may be also referred to as a “bio specimen”) through a side face of a substrate using a diffusion plate to form an evanescent field by the illumination light over the entire surface of a substrate so as to uniformly secure brightness of the illuminated light over a wide area of a substrate, thereby more efficiently measuring fluorescence information of a bio-chip over a wide field of view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2007
    Publication date: April 24, 2008
    Inventors: Uk Kang, Soo Jin Bae, Geri V Papayan