Patents by Inventor Tae Yoon SONG

Tae Yoon SONG 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: 10140547
    Abstract: A method for determining a number of individuals of microorganisms included in a sample using an optical apparatus, comprising steps of: collecting, by the image acquisition unit, light radiated by microorganisms which radiate only light of a specific wavelength range and are included in the sample; generating, by the image acquisition unit, an image of the collected image; displaying, by the image processing unit, the image generated by the image acquisition unit on a screen, analyzing each of pixels forming the screen on which the image has been displayed, and classifying a plurality of pixels which belongs to the pixels included in the screen and continuously emit light to be a single object; and calculating, by the image processing unit, a total number of objects classified in the screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: KOREA OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC SYSTEM TECHNOLOGY (KOAST)
    Inventors: Hyo Hyuc Im, Kyu Young Choi, Yeong Jin Lee, Tae Yoon Song
  • Publication number: 20160253572
    Abstract: A method for determining a number of individuals of microorganisms included in a sample using an optical apparatus, comprising steps of: collecting, by the image acquisition unit, light radiated by microorganisms which radiate only light of a specific wavelength range and are included in the sample; generating, by the image acquisition unit, an image of the collected image; displaying, by the image processing unit, the image generated by the image acquisition unit on a screen, analyzing each of pixels forming the screen on which the image has been displayed, and classifying a plurality of pixels which belongs to the pixels included in the screen and continuously emit light to be a single object; and calculating, by the image processing unit, a total number of objects classified in the screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2014
    Publication date: September 1, 2016
    Inventors: Hyo Hyuc IM, Kyu Young CHOI, Yeong Jin LEE, Tae Yoon SONG