Patents by Inventor Sung Nam Kim

Sung Nam 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: 20190167217
    Abstract: An x-ray imaging apparatus and a method of controlling the x-ray imaging apparatus are provided. The x-ray imaging apparatus includes x-ray detectors, and a user interface configured to display sizes of the x-ray detectors, and display a modality in which an x-ray detector, among the x-ray detectors, is usable, while a size of the x-ray detector is displayed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2019
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jong Seo Park, Sung Nam Kim, Ji Hye Kim, Jong Hyun Shin, Eun Jae Lee
  • Patent number: 10219766
    Abstract: An x-ray imaging apparatus and a method of controlling the x-ray imaging apparatus are provided. The x-ray imaging apparatus includes x-ray detectors, and a user interface configured to display sizes of the x-ray detectors, and display a modality in which an x-ray detector, among the x-ray detectors, is usable, while a size of the x-ray detector is displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jong Seo Park, Sung Nam Kim, Ji Hye Kim, Jong Hyun Shin, Eun Jae Lee
  • Patent number: 10166000
    Abstract: Disclosed is a radiographic apparatus including a detachable manipulation panel which includes a capturing device to generate X-rays and to irradiate the X-rays to a subject so as to capture the subject, a controller connected to the capturing device to control the capturing device, and a manipulation device mounted to the capturing device to allow an inspector to input commands to control the capturing device, wherein the manipulation device is detachably mounted to the capturing device and, in a state in which the manipulation device is separated from the capturing device, is connected to the controller using a wireless interface to control the capturing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung Nam Kim, Seung Woo Shin, Hyun Sun Kim
  • Publication number: 20170196525
    Abstract: An X-ray imaging apparatus includes an X-ray source configured to generate X-rays, and to irradiate the X-rays; an imaging unit configured to photograph an object image; a controller configured to acquire object direction information from the object image, and to determine whether the object direction information corresponds to information about an irradiation direction of X-rays; and a user interface configured to output a warning if the object direction information does not correspond to the information about the irradiation direction of X-rays.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2017
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Han Myoung KIM, Hyun-Sun KIM, Jee Hae KIM, Sung Nam KIM
  • Patent number: 9655575
    Abstract: An x-ray imaging apparatus and a method of controlling the x-ray imaging apparatus are provided. The x-ray imaging apparatus includes x-ray detectors configured to store detector identification data of the x-ray detectors, and a controller configured to receive the detector identification data from the x-ray detectors, and search for detector pairing data of usable x-ray detectors that match with the received detector identification data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jong Seo Park, Sung Nam Kim, Ji Hye Kim, Jong Hyun Shin, Eun Jae Lee
  • Publication number: 20170055925
    Abstract: An X-ray imaging apparatus uses a camera image to set various types of parameters related to X-ray imaging including an X-ray irradiation region and automatically controls X-ray imaging. An X-ray imaging apparatus includes an imaging device that captures a camera image, an X-ray source on which a collimator adjusting an X-ray irradiation region is mounted, a storage unit that maps and stores an X-ray imaging region for each of a plurality of X-ray imaging protocols, an input unit that receives a selection of one among the X-ray imaging protocols from the plurality of X-ray imaging protocols, and a controller that extracts an X-ray imaging region mapped to the selected X-ray imaging protocol from the camera image and controls the collimator such that the X-ray irradiation region corresponds to the extracted X-ray imaging region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2016
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ho Jun LEE, Geun Tae BAE, Ju Hwan KIM, Sung Nam KIM
  • Patent number: 9554762
    Abstract: A method of obtaining an X-ray image, the method including: obtaining a first image of an object; receiving a determination whether the first image includes an entirety of a region of interest (ROI); and obtaining a second image of the object, the second image including a portion of the ROI which is absent in the first image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tae-kyun Kim, Sung-nam Kim, Jae-chool Lee
  • Publication number: 20160350925
    Abstract: A method of displaying a medical image includes: obtaining a first image and a second image that are images of an object captured by using an X-ray; generating a synthesis image by overlapping a first overlapped region of the first image and a second overlapped region of the second image; obtaining information about synthesis accuracy representing a degree to which overlapped portions of the object represented by the first overlapped region and the second overlapped region coincide with each other; and displaying the information about the synthesis accuracy and the synthesis image together.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2016
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hee-yeon MOON, Sung-nam KIM, Byeong-won LEE
  • Publication number: 20160106384
    Abstract: An x-ray imaging apparatus and a method of controlling the x-ray imaging apparatus are provided. The x-ray imaging apparatus includes x-ray detectors, and a user interface configured to display sizes of the x-ray detectors, and display a modality in which an x-ray detector, among the x-ray detectors, is usable, while a size of the x-ray detector is displayed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2015
    Publication date: April 21, 2016
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jong Seo PARK, Sung Nam KIM, Ji Hye KIM, Jong Hyun SHIN, Eun Jae LEE
  • Publication number: 20160106385
    Abstract: An x-ray imaging apparatus and a method of controlling the x-ray imaging apparatus are provided. The x-ray imaging apparatus includes x-ray detectors configured to store detector identification data of the x-ray detectors, and a controller configured to receive the detector identification data from the x-ray detectors, and search for detector pairing data of usable x-ray detectors that match with the received detector identification data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2015
    Publication date: April 21, 2016
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jong Seo PARK, Sung Nam KIM, Ji Hye KIM, Jong Hyun SHIN, Eun Jae LEE
  • Patent number: 9317295
    Abstract: Disclosed are an asynchronous pipeline system, a stage, and a data transfer mechanism. The asynchronous pipeline system having a plurality of stages based on a 4-phase protocol, includes: a first stage among the plurality of stages; and a second stage among the plurality of stages connected next to the first stage, wherein the first stage transmits and the second receives bundled data and control data through an always bundled data channel and on-demand data through an on-demand data channel according to need of the second stage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Myeong Hoon Oh, Young Woo Kim, Sung Nam Kim, Seong Woon Kim
  • Publication number: 20150335307
    Abstract: Disclosed is a radiographic apparatus including a detachable manipulation panel which includes a capturing device to generate X-rays and to irradiate the X-rays to a subject so as to capture the subject, a controller connected to the capturing device to control the capturing device, and a manipulation device mounted to the capturing device to allow an inspector to input commands to control the capturing device, wherein the manipulation device is detachably mounted to the capturing device and, in a state in which the manipulation device is separated from the capturing device, is connected to the controller using a wireless interface to control the capturing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2015
    Publication date: November 26, 2015
    Inventors: Sung Nam KIM, Seung Woo SHIN, Hyun Sun KIM
  • Patent number: 9095310
    Abstract: Disclosed is a radiographic apparatus including a detachable manipulation panel which includes a capturing device to generate X-rays and to irradiate the X-rays to a subject so as to capture the subject, a controller connected to the capturing device to control the capturing device, and a manipulation device mounted to the capturing device to allow an inspector to input commands to control the capturing device, wherein the manipulation device is detachably mounted to the capturing device and, in a state in which the manipulation device is separated from the capturing device, is connected to the controller using a wireless interface to control the capturing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung Nam Kim, Seung Woo Shin, Hyun Sun Kim
  • Publication number: 20150110245
    Abstract: A method of obtaining an X-ray image, the method including: obtaining a first image of an object; receiving a determination whether the first image includes an entirety of a region of interest (ROI); and obtaining a second image of the object, the second image including a portion of the ROI which is absent in the first image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2014
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tae-kyun KIM, Sung-nam KIM, Jae-chool LEE
  • Publication number: 20150006806
    Abstract: Disclosed are a double data rate synchronous dynamic random access memory module and a configuring method thereof. The DDR SDRAM module in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention includes: a plurality of memory chips; and a serial transceiver portion configured to serially receive first serial data including a control signal and data transferred from outside for the plurality of memory chips and to provide the control signal and the data included in the serially received first serial data to the plurality of memory chips.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2014
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Applicant: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Hyuk-Je Kwon, Young-Seok Choi, Sung-Nam Kim, Gyung-Ock Kim
  • Patent number: D739427
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hae-Ung Jung, Hye-Won Lee, Sung-Nam Kim, Jong-Hyun Shin
  • Patent number: D746294
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hae-Ung Jung, Hye-Won Lee, Sung-Nam Kim, Jong-Hyun Shin
  • Patent number: D746314
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hae-Ung Jung, Jong-Hyun Shin, Hye-Won Lee, Sung-Nam Kim
  • Patent number: D746827
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hae-Ung Jung, Jong-Hyun Shin, Sung-Nam Kim, Hye-Won Lee
  • Patent number: D750649
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hae-Ung Jung, Sung-Nam Kim, Hye-Won Lee, Jong-Hyun Shin