Patents by Inventor Suhyeon Gim

Suhyeon Gim 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).

  • Tube insertion device having end effector capable of changing direction
    Patent number: 9901370
    Abstract: A tube insertion device which inserts a tube into a line path to perform an operation has an elongated hollow tube, an end effector connected to a front end of the tube such that the direction of the end effector is changed with respect to the tube, a plurality of wires connected to the end effector and extended into the tube and a tension controller controlling tensions of the plurality of wires. The tension controller controls tensions of a pair of wires facing each other in the opposite directions, in order to change the direction of the end effector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: Korea Institute of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Keri Kim, Sung Chul Kang, Soojun Lee, Woosub Lee, Sangmyung Kim, Suhyeon Gim
  • TUBE INSERTION DEVICE HAVING END EFFECTOR CAPABLE OF CHANGING DIRECTION
    Publication number: 20150032117
    Abstract: A tube insertion device which inserts a tube into a line path to perform an operation has an elongated hollow tube, an end effector connected to a front end of the tube such that the direction of the end effector is changed with respect to the tube, a plurality of wires connected to the end effector and extended into the tube and a tension controller controlling tensions of the plurality of wires. The tension controller controls tensions of a pair of wires facing each other in the opposite directions, in order to change the direction of the end effector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2013
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Applicant: KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Keri Kim, Sung Chul Kang, Soojun Lee, Woosub Lee, Sangmyung Kim, Suhyeon Gim