Patents by Inventor Won Min

Won Min 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: 12351615
    Abstract: The invention, in some aspects, relates to polypeptide molecules and their encoding nucleic acid molecules and use of such molecules to direct and localize sensor molecules in the soma of cells in which they are expressed. Compositions of the invention may be delivered to cells and subjects and used in methods to determine activity in cells in which they are expressed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2025
    Assignee: Massachuetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Or A. Shemesh, Changyang Linghu, Kiryl D. Piatkevich, Edward S. Boyden, Won Min Park
  • Publication number: 20250218020
    Abstract: Provided is a depth map generation method using previous frame information. A depth map generation method according to an embodiment of the disclosure extracts a feature map of a 1/n scale resolution on a stereo image of a current frame, and generates a depth map of a 1/n scale resolution of the current frame by using a depth map of a 1/n scale resolution on a stereo image of a previous frame, and the extracted feature map. Accordingly, a depth map of a current frame is generated by using a depth map of a previous frame based on continuity of information between continuous frames of a moving image, so that efficient use of resources, reduction of a calculation response time, enhancement of accuracy are possible.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2024
    Publication date: July 3, 2025
    Applicant: Korea Electronics Technology Institute
    Inventors: Jin Man PARK, Young Bo SHIM, Jae Woong YOO, Yong Hyeon CHO, Kyoung Won MIN, Haeng Seon SON, Seon Young LEE, Gi Ho SUNG
  • Patent number: 12343772
    Abstract: Provided is an air housing apparatus for protecting, from contamination, scratches, damage and the like, a lens and a cover glass which affect the performance of an optical device installed on a vehicle such as a camera and LIDAR. The air housing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises: a cover into which high pressure air is fed; an air guide for injecting the supplied high pressure air toward the front surface of a lens or a sensor; and an air housing provided so as to connect the cover and the air guide and transferring the high pressure air supplied from the cover to the air guide. Therefore, a lens, sensor, or cover glass of a vehicle-installed optical device such as a camera and LIDAR can be continually protected from contamination and scratches by means of the injected air.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2025
    Assignee: KOREA ELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Kyoung Won Min, Haeng Seon Son, Seon Young Lee, Young Bo Shim
  • Publication number: 20250200243
    Abstract: There are provided a system and a method for generating data-based autonomous driving test scenarios for testing and evaluation of autonomous driving system. An autonomous driving test scenario generation method according to an embodiment generates tracked objects by using tracked object data that an autonomous driving vehicle collects while traveling, determines some non-tracked objects among the tracked objects and reflects a non-tracking factor on non-tracked object data, and generates an autonomous driving test scenario by using elements within an operational design domain of an autonomous test scenario and the non-tracked object data reflecting the non-tracking factor. Accordingly, scenarios for testing not only determination, control functions but also a recognition function are generated based on data acquired by autonomous driving, so that more inclusive, detailed testing and evaluation can be provided for autonomous driving systems performing dynamic driving tasks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2023
    Publication date: June 19, 2025
    Applicant: Korea Electronics Technology Institute
    Inventors: Gi Ho SUNG, Kyoung Won MIN, Jin Man PARK, Haeng Seon SON, Seon Young LEE, Young Bo SHIM
  • Publication number: 20250200761
    Abstract: There is provided a deep learning-based motion recognition method and system using multiple feature information. A motion recognition method according to an embodiment reshapes time-series image data obtained by shooting a target object to a type of image data of a spatial domain, extracts spatial features from the reshaped image data, reshapes the image data from which the spatial features are extracted to a type of time-series image data, integrates the time-series image data and time-series key point data of the target object, extracts temporal features from the integrated time-series data, and recognizes motions of the target object based on the extracted temporal features. Accordingly, motions can be more stably recognized even when there are a plurality of objects at the same time and an overlap, occlusion frequently occur, and lots of computations are not required and motion recognition can be performed in a small low-power edge device having relatively low computing power.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2023
    Publication date: June 19, 2025
    Applicant: Korea Electronics Technology Institute
    Inventors: Kyoung Won MIN, Ganzorig GANKHUYAG, Haeng Seon SON, Seon Young LEE, Young Bo SHIM, Gi Ho SUNG, Jin Man PARK
  • Publication number: 20250191324
    Abstract: Provided are a method and a system for detecting contaminants attached to a camera lens. A camera contaminant detection method according to an embodiment includes: receiving an image through a camera; pre-processing the inputted image; and identifying a contamination region to which contaminants are attached and a normal region to which contaminants are not attached in the pre-processed image. Accordingly, by automatically detecting whether contaminants are attached to a camera for autonomous driving and the location of attachment, auto-cleaning or contamination alarms may be performed to prevent degradation of recognition performance caused by contaminants on the camera for autonomous driving.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2024
    Publication date: June 12, 2025
    Applicant: Korea Electronics Technology Institute
    Inventors: Haeng Seon SON, Kyoung Won MIN, Seon Young LEE, Jin Man PARK, Young Bo SHIM, Gi Ho SUNG
  • Patent number: 12319732
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a monoclonal antibody or fragment thereof that recognizes and binds specifically to beta 1 integrin as an antigen. The present invention also relates to a pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating cancer including the monoclonal antibody or fragment thereof. The monoclonal antibody of the present invention is useful in preventing or treating cancer due to its ability to inhibit the proliferation and angiogenesis of cancer cells and effectively induce apoptosis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2025
    Assignee: SG MEDICAL INC.
    Inventors: Ji Chul Lee, Jongchan Park, Sung-Won Min, Hyeong Sun Kwon
  • Publication number: 20250144520
    Abstract: Provided is a method and an apparatus for targeting an object in a game. The method of targeting an object in a game includes: setting a center point of a first targeting area based on a first input from a user; displaying the first targeting area surrounded by a closed curve around the center point on a screen of a user terminal; displaying a list including at least one object located in the first targeting area on the screen; and moving the first targeting area based on a second input by the user received after the first input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2025
    Publication date: May 8, 2025
    Applicant: NCSOFT Corporation
    Inventors: Hyun Ku Kang, Kyung Hwan Kim, Jong Soo Kim, Sung Heun Bae, Won Jong Son, Hwan Eui Yang, Yong Ki Lee, Su Jae Lim, Sung Won Jang, Woo Young Cho, Won Min Choi, Jung Rok Choi
  • Publication number: 20250143150
    Abstract: A display device includes: a substrate comprising light-emitting areas and a non-light-emitting area; a light emitting element layer on the substrate; a thin-film encapsulation layer on the light emitting element layer; a wavelength conversion layer on the thin-film encapsulation layer; a binding member on the wavelength conversion layer and comprising an epoxy group; an opposing substrate facing the substrate; a color filter layer on a surface of the opposing substrate; and an auxiliary layer on the color filter layer and comprising an amine group, wherein the binding member and the auxiliary layer are in contact with each other, and the epoxy group of the binding member and the amine group of the auxiliary layer are chemically bonded to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2024
    Publication date: May 1, 2025
    Inventors: Yo Han KIM, Ji Eun KO, Won Min YUN, Hae Myeong LEE, Byoung Duk LEE, Seung Ju LEE, Su Min JUNG, Hye Young HAN
  • Publication number: 20250091438
    Abstract: A method for processing video obtained by circuit driving includes receiving a plurality of videos taken by shooting an outside of a vehicle, receiving input by a user for moving a viewpoint of a first surround view video, creating a second surround view video having the viewpoint moved from the first surround view video based on the plurality of videos and the input by the user, and providing the second surround view video, where the first surround view video and the second surround view video display both the outside of the vehicle and a virtual model of the vehicle through processing of the plurality of videos.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2024
    Publication date: March 20, 2025
    Inventors: Min Han Kim, Won Min Kim, Sung Gyu Kim, Joong Young Sung
  • Patent number: 12220636
    Abstract: Provided is a method and an apparatus for targeting an object in a game. The method of targeting an object in a game includes: setting a center point of a first targeting area based on a first input from a user; displaying the first targeting area surrounded by a closed curve around the center point on a screen of a user terminal; displaying a list including at least one object located in the first targeting area on the screen; and moving the first targeting area based on a second input by the user received after the first input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: NCSOFT Corporation
    Inventors: Hyun Ku Kang, Kyung Hwan Kim, Jong Soo Kim, Sung Heun Bae, Won Jong Son, Hwan Eui Yang, Yong Ki Lee, Su Jae Lim, Sung Won Jang, Woo Young Cho, Won Min Choi, Jung Rok Choi
  • Publication number: 20250001591
    Abstract: A manipulator robot is provided. The manipulator robot includes a first link. a second link including an end effector at one side thereof, the first link pivotably connected to another side of the second link, a single motor to provide a pivoting force for pivoting the first link and the second link, and a pivoting force transmitting member to transmit a pivoting force of one of the first link and the second link by the single motor to pivot the other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2024
    Publication date: January 2, 2025
    Applicant: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kyong Won MIN, Hyun Sik HAN
  • Patent number: 12179757
    Abstract: Provided is a method for filtering driving paths in order to stably track a path which is generated for various purposes, such as recognizing a lane and keeping or changing the lane, or avoiding an obstacle around a road. A driving path filtering system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a position recognition unit configured to recognize a position of a vehicle; a lane recognition unit configured to recognize a lane of a road; and a path generator configured to generate a path for the vehicle to travel on, based on a result of recognizing the position and a result of recognizing the lane, and to perform path noise filtering with respect to the generated path. Accordingly, a driving path can be stabilized by removing a path noise (error) by complementally filtering a lane recognition-based path generation method and a map-based path generation method according to a driving environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: Korea Electronics Technology Institute
    Inventors: Young Bo Shim, Kyoung Won Min, Haeng Seon Son, Seon Young Lee, Chang Gue Park
  • Publication number: 20240383998
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an anti-CD20 asymmetric antibody including a single-chain variable fragment (scFv) on one side and an antigen-binding fragment (Fab) on the other side. Compared to an antibody having a symmetric structure, the asymmetric antibody of the present disclosure effectively activates complements and exhibits significantly improved complement-dependent cytotoxicity (CDC), and thus can be advantageously used as an effective therapeutic agent or therapeutic adjuvant for treating cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2022
    Publication date: November 21, 2024
    Applicants: Korea University Research and Business Foundation, SG MEDICAL, INC.
    Inventors: Sang Taek JUNG, Ji Chul LEE, Sung-Won MIN, Gong Deuk BAE, Hyeong Sun KWON, Sang Min LEE
  • Publication number: 20240317679
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for preparing an isocyanate compound. According to the present invention, provided is a method for preparing an isocyanate compound that can recover and reuse materials used in the reaction during the preparation of an isocyanate compound using phosgene, and can minimize thermal denaturation of a reaction product and formation of by-products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2021
    Publication date: September 26, 2024
    Inventors: Ju Won MIN, Hyun Cheol RYU
  • Publication number: 20240317678
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for preparing an isocyanate compound. According to the present invention, provided is a method for preparing an isocyanate compound that can minimize thermal denaturation of a reaction product and formation of by-products and obtain a high-purity isocyanate compound more stably during the preparation of an isocyanate compound using phosgene.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2021
    Publication date: September 26, 2024
    Inventors: Hyun Cheol RYU, Ju Won MIN, Keedo HAN
  • Publication number: 20240287551
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel metabolic pathway for producing itaconic acid and a recombinant microorganism, for producing itaconic acid, into which the metabolic pathway is introduced. It has been confirmed that the recombinant microorganism, for producing itaconic acid, into which the novel itaconic acid metabolic pathway is introduced, according to the present invention, significantly increases the production and yield of itaconic acid. In addition, as the recombinant microorganism for producing itaconic acid of the present invention uses an intermediate material of glycolysis rather than an intermediate material of the TCA cycle, the recombinant microorganism can further increase the production yield of itaconic acid through further improvement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2022
    Publication date: August 29, 2024
    Inventors: Gyoo Yeol JUNG, Dae Yeol YE, Myung Hyun NOH, Myeong Won MIN
  • Publication number: 20240279857
    Abstract: The present invention relates to meltblown non-woven fabric, multi-layered spunbonded non-woven fabric comprising same, and a method for manufacturing same, and to: meltblown non-woven fabric which uses recycled polyester flakes, thus being environmentally friendly, and is a material used in a sound absorbing material for automobiles due to the excellent rigidity, sound absorption capability and compressive modulus thereof, and thus can be used in automobile interior materials that require rigidity, sound absorption capability, and compressive modulus, such as wheel guards and trunk trims of automobiles; multi-layered spunbonded non-woven fabric comprising same; and a method for manufacturing same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2022
    Publication date: August 22, 2024
    Inventors: Seong Su LIM, Kyung Won MIN
  • Patent number: 12051230
    Abstract: Provided is a deep learning-based panoptic segmentation accelerated processing technique using a complexity-based RPN skip method. An image segmentation system includes: a first processing unit configured to extract dynamic objects in an instance segmentation method by using an extracted feature; a calculation unit configured to control to skip some areas of the feature extracted at the network by the first processing unit, on the basis of complexity of the input image; a second processing unit configured to extract static objects in a semantic segmentation method by using the feature extracted at the network; and a fusion unit configured to fuse a result of extracting by the first processing unit and a result of extracting by the second processing unit. Accordingly, the panoptic segmentation method can be easily performed even in an embedded environment by reducing complexity for panoptic segmentation processing by reducing a calculation burden.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2024
    Assignee: Korea Electronics Technology Institute
    Inventors: Kyoung Won Min, Ganzorig Gankhuyag, Haeng Seon Son, Seon Young Lee, Young Bo Shim
  • Publication number: 20240203693
    Abstract: A plasma processing equipment includes: an electrostatic chuck on which a substrate is provided; a gas filling unit provided between the substrate and the electrostatic chuck; a gas supply unit extending through the electrostatic chuck and connected to the gas filling unit, the gas supply unit comprising a plurality of first nonconductive balls; and a focus ring provided along an edge of the electrostatic chuck.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2023
    Publication date: June 20, 2024
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hee Won MIN, Song Yun KANG, Ju Ho KIM, Seok Hwan BAE, Dong Yun YEO, Kui Hyun YOON, Seung Bin LIM, Ji Yun JU, Seo Yeon CHOI