Patents by Inventor Steve Kim

Steve Kim 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: 20240050015
    Abstract: Arrhythmic foci and other driver sites can be mapped using a multi-dimensional catheter. For instance, using a clique of three or more electrodes on the multi-dimensional catheter, an electroanatomical mapping system can identify a maximum bipolar voltage and an average unipolar voltage. The ratio of the average unipolar voltage to the maximum bipolar voltage can be interpreted as an indication of whether a cardiac location is an arrhythmic focus. Alternatively, an evaluation region can be defined about location in the patient's heart. The evaluation includes a plurality of rods, each associated with a respective E-field loop having a respective maximum and minimum amplitude bipole axes, with the rods being defined by the maximum amplitude bipole axes. For a sufficient number of rods within the evaluation region, a focus score for the evaluation region can be computed to reflect rod orientation consistency within the evaluation region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2023
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Inventors: Don Curtis Deno, Steve Kim, Fikri Goksu, Thomas Hartley
  • Patent number: 11793442
    Abstract: Arrhythmic foci and other driver sites can be mapped using a multi-dimensional catheter. For instance, using a clique of three or more electrodes on the multi-dimensional catheter, an electroanatomical mapping system can identify a maximum bipolar voltage and an average unipolar voltage. The ratio of the average unipolar voltage to the maximum bipolar voltage can be interpreted as an indication of whether a cardiac location is an arrhythmic focus. Alternatively, an evaluation region can be defined about location in the patient's heart. The evaluation includes a plurality of rods, each associated with a respective E-field loop having a respective maximum and minimum amplitude bipole axes, with the rods being defined by the maximum amplitude bipole axes. For a sufficient number of rods within the evaluation region, a focus score for the evaluation region can be computed to reflect rod orientation consistency within the evaluation region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc.
    Inventors: Don Curtis Deno, Steve Kim, Fikri Goksu, Thomas Hartley
  • Publication number: 20230158497
    Abstract: A system, apparatus, and method include a pump to deliver vapor including airborne contaminants including organic compounds including a target analyte; a collector to transfer the airborne contaminants by autonomous liquid extraction into a mobile organic liquid phase; a micro-fluidic chamber including immobilized biorecognition elements that bind to analytes delivered from the mobile organic liquid phase; a mechanism to introduce the mobile organic liquid phase to a buffer containing a plurality of substrates causing a series of biochemical reactions that create a change corresponding to a concentration of the target analyte; and a detector to perform real-time analysis that correlates to a concentration of the organic compounds to determine a presence of the target analyte.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2023
    Publication date: May 25, 2023
    Applicant: Government of the United States as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
    Inventors: H. Mitchell Rubenstein, Douglas Adkins, Patrick Lewis, John Rogers, Sungbong Kim, Steve Kim, Michael Brothers
  • Patent number: 11548001
    Abstract: A system, apparatus, and method include a pump to deliver vapor including airborne contaminants including organic compounds including a target analyte; a collector to transfer the airborne contaminants by autonomous liquid extraction into a mobile organic liquid phase; a micro-fluidic chamber including immobilized biorecognition elements that bind to analytes delivered from the mobile organic liquid phase; a mechanism to introduce the mobile organic liquid phase to a buffer containing a plurality of substrates causing a series of biochemical reactions that create a change corresponding to a concentration of the target analyte; and a detector to perform real-time analysis that correlates to a concentration of the organic compounds to determine a presence of the target analyte.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
    Inventors: Mitchell Rubenstein, Douglas Adkins, Patrick Lewis, John Rogers, Sungbong Kim, Steve Kim, Michael Brothers
  • Publication number: 20210401344
    Abstract: Arrhythmic foci and other driver sites can be mapped using a multi-dimensional catheter. For instance, using a clique of three or more electrodes on the multi-dimensional catheter, an electroanatomical mapping system can identify a maximum bipolar voltage and an average unipolar voltage. The ratio of the average unipolar voltage to the maximum bipolar voltage can be interpreted as an indication of whether a cardiac location is an arrhythmic focus. Alternatively, an evaluation region can be defined about location in the patient's heart. The evaluation includes a plurality of rods, each associated with a respective E-field loop having a respective maximum and minimum amplitude bipole axes, with the rods being defined by the maximum amplitude bipole axes. For a sufficient number of rods within the evaluation region, a focus score for the evaluation region can be computed to reflect rod orientation consistency within the evaluation region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2021
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Inventors: Don Curtis Deno, Steve Kim, Fikri Goksu, Thomas Hartley
  • Patent number: 11134879
    Abstract: Arrhythmic foci and other driver sites can be mapped using a multi-dimensional catheter. For instance, using a clique of three or more electrodes on the multi-dimensional catheter, an electroanatomical mapping system can identify a maximum bipolar voltage and an average unipolar voltage. The ratio of the average unipolar voltage to the maximum bipolar voltage can be interpreted as an indication of whether a cardiac location is an arrhythmic focus. Alternatively, an evaluation region can be defined about location in the patient's heart. The evaluation includes a plurality of rods, each associated with a respective E-field loop having a respective maximum and minimum amplitude bipole axes, with the rods being defined by the maximum amplitude bipole axes. For a sufficient number of rods within the evaluation region, a focus score for the evaluation region can be computed to reflect rod orientation consistency within the evaluation region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc.
    Inventors: Don Curtis Deno, Steve Kim, Fikri Goksu, Thomas Hartley
  • Patent number: 10852917
    Abstract: A method performed by a portable communication device includes determining a list of at least one target device in proximity to the portable communication device. The method further includes receiving a set of non-tactile user commands that indicates selected content and a selected set of target devices on the list and controlling sharing of the selected content between the portable communication device and the selected set of target devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: MOTOROLA MOBILITY LLC
    Inventors: Robert Zurek, Joel A Clark, Steve Kim
  • Publication number: 20190328259
    Abstract: Arrhythmic foci and other driver sites can be mapped using a multi-dimensional catheter. For instance, using a clique of three or more electrodes on the multi-dimensional catheter, an electroanatomical mapping system can identify a maximum bipolar voltage and an average unipolar voltage. The ratio of the average unipolar voltage to the maximum bipolar voltage can be interpreted as an indication of whether a cardiac location is an arrhythmic focus. Alternatively, an evaluation region can be defined about location in the patient's heart. The evaluation includes a plurality of rods, each associated with a respective E-field loop having a respective maximum and minimum amplitude bipole axes, with the rods being defined by the maximum amplitude bipole axes. For a sufficient number of rods within the evaluation region, a focus score for the evaluation region can be computed to reflect rod orientation consistency within the evaluation region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2019
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Inventors: Don Curtis Deno, Steve Kim, Fikri Goksu, Thomas Hartley
  • Publication number: 20190155463
    Abstract: A method performed by a portable communication device includes determining a list of at least one target device in proximity to the portable communication device. The method further includes receiving a set of non-tactile user commands that indicates selected content and a selected set of target devices on the list and controlling sharing of the selected content between the portable communication device and the selected set of target devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2016
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Inventors: Robert Zurek, Joel A. Clark, Steve Kim
  • Publication number: 20180004372
    Abstract: A method performed by a portable communication device includes determining a list of at least one target device in proximity to the portable communication device. The method further includes receiving a set of non-tactile user commands that indicates selected content and a selected set of target devices on the list and controlling sharing of the selected content between the portable communication device and the selected set of target devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2016
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Inventors: Robert Zurek, Joel A. Clark, Steve Kim
  • Patent number: 9426544
    Abstract: A system is disclosed for detecting the presence of dielectric fluids and water in a utility enclosure. The system includes a sensor assembly that may be installed in the utility enclosure. The sensor assembly has an array of capacitance sensors extending into the utility enclosure to an area where the fluids are expected to be present. The sensor assembly also has a pressure sensor that can detect the total pressure of the fluids in the enclosure. The reading from both sensors can be feed to a processor and a transmitter that sends the readings wirelessly to a receiver assembly. The receiver assembly includes a wireless receiver, a second processor connected to the wireless receiver and a display. The processor may process the readings from the sensors to calculate and report the levels of fluids in the enclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: Cypress Envirosystems
    Inventors: Harry Sim, Steve Kim, Robert Shaw
  • Patent number: 9147341
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a wireless gauge reader system for use on an existing electrical substation where the substation has a window through which at least one glow tube is visible. The system includes a frame fastened to the substation that surrounds at least a portion of the window, and a door in connection with the frame that allows the door to open and close. The door includes a wireless gauge reader (WGR) that has an optical sensor that is positioned to view the glow tube when the door is closed. The WGR also has a transmitter to transmit a wireless signal based on the illumination state of the glow tube. Various aspects of the connection of the door to the frame are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2015
    Assignee: CYPRESS ENVIROSYSTEMS
    Inventors: Harry Sim, Robert Shaw, Steve Kim
  • Publication number: 20150169505
    Abstract: A method of increasing the size of a text box in response to a stimulus is disclosed. The stimulus can be a mouse in a text box or on text in the text box. Once received the text box and text can grow in size.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2013
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Inventor: Steve Kim
  • Publication number: 20150072380
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the identification of novel nucleic acid sequences, designated herein as 7p, 8k, 7E, 9G, 8Q and 203, in a host cell which effect protein production. The present invention also provides host cells having a mutation or deletion of part or all of the gene encoding 7p, 8k, 7E, 9G, 8Q and 203, which are presented in FIG. 1, and are SEQ ID NOS.: 1-6, respectively. The present invention also provides host cells further comprising a nucleic acid encoding a desired heterologous protein such as an enzyme.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2014
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Applicant: DANISCO US INC.
    Inventors: Elizabeth A. Bodie, Steve Kim
  • Publication number: 20150061887
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a wireless gauge reader system for use on an existing electrical substation where the substation has a window through which at least one glow tube is visible. The system includes a frame fastened to the substation that surrounds at least a portion of the window, and a door in connection with the frame that allows the door to open and close. The door includes a wireless gauge reader (WGR) that has an optical sensor that is positioned to view the glow tube when the door is closed. The WGR also has a transmitter to transmit a wireless signal based on the illumination state of the glow tube. Various aspects of the connection of the door to the frame are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2014
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Applicant: CYPRESS ENVIROSYSTEMS INC
    Inventors: Harry Sim, Robert Shaw, Steve Kim
  • Publication number: 20140004564
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the identification of novel nucleic acid sequences, designated herein as 7p, 8k, 7E, 9G, 8Q and 203, in a host cell which effect protein production. The present invention also provides host cells having a mutation or deletion of part or all of the gene encoding 7p, 8k, 7E, 9G, 8Q and 203, which are presented in FIG. 1, and are SEQ ID NOS.: 1-6, respectively. The present invention also provides host cells further comprising a nucleic acid encoding a desired heterologous protein such as an enzyme.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2013
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Applicant: Danisco US Inc.
    Inventors: Elizabeth A. Bodie, Steve Kim
  • Patent number: D757049
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: LEGUARD, INC.
    Inventor: Steve Kim
  • Patent number: D757050
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: LEGUARD, INC.
    Inventor: Steve Kim
  • Patent number: D757051
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: LEGUARD, INC.
    Inventor: Steve Kim
  • Patent number: D757758
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: LEGUARD, INC.
    Inventor: Steve Kim