Patents by Inventor Woo Kwon
Woo Kwon 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).
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Publication number: 20240145752Abstract: A fuel cell apparatus of the disclosure includes a case having defined therein a first accommodation space and a second accommodation space, which are isolated from each other by a partition wall, a first cover covering the first accommodation space in the case, a second cover covering the second accommodation space in the case, a power distribution unit disposed in the first accommodation space, and a power conversion unit disposed in the second accommodation space.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2023Publication date: May 2, 2024Inventors: Sae Kwon CHANG, Jong Jun LEE, Woo Young LEE, Yoon Tae KIM
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Publication number: 20240144943Abstract: An audio signal encoding/decoding method and an apparatus for performing the same are disclosed. The audio signal encoding method includes obtaining a full-band input signal, extracting a first feature vector corresponding to a first sub-band signal and a second feature vector corresponding to a second sub-band signal using an encoder neural network including a plurality of encoding layers, generating a first code vector corresponding to the first feature vector and a second code vector corresponding to the second feature vector by compressing the first feature vector and the second feature vector, and generating a bitstream by quantizing the first code vector and the second code vector.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2023Publication date: May 2, 2024Applicants: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute, The Trustees of Indiana UniversityInventors: Woo-taek LIM, Seung Kwon BEACK, Inseon JANG, Jongmo SUNG, Tae Jin LEE, Byeongho CHO, Minje KIM, Darius Petermann
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Publication number: 20240138682Abstract: An electronic device may include: a first temperature sensor configured to measure a first temperature of a skin surface when a user comes into contact with a main body of the electronic device; a first heating element spaced apart from the first temperature sensor by a first predetermined distance; a second temperature sensor spaced apart from the first heating element by a second predetermined distance and configured to measure a second temperature inside the main body; and a processor configured to: estimate heat flux based on the first temperature and the second temperature; estimate a blood perfusion rate of the user based on a temperature of the first heating element and the first temperature, and estimate a core body temperature of a user based on the first temperature, the estimated heat flux, and the estimated blood perfusion rate.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2023Publication date: May 2, 2024Applicants: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., INDUSTRY-ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATION, YONSEI UNIVERSITYInventors: Ho Taik LEE, Woochul KIM, Bok Soon KWON, Sang Kyu KIM, Gimin PARK, Sungho KIM, Jiyong KIM, Seungjai WOO, So Young LEE, Hong Soon RHEE
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Patent number: 11974382Abstract: Disclosed are a dielectric substance-electrode assembly in which an electrode is coated with a dielectric and a method for manufacturing the same. The dielectric substance-electrode assembly is formed by forming a lower dielectric electrode constituting a lower portion of an assembly body, sealing a capsule filled with a treated powder and a lower dielectric in which an electrode is formed, and forming an upper dielectric constituting an upper portion of the assembly body using the treated powder which is diffused on and bonded to surfaces of the lower dielectric and the electrode due to sintering heat treatment which is performed by applying an isostatic pressure in a state in which the sealed capsule is placed in a pressure vessel of a heat treatment equipment.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2021Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: KOREA INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGYInventors: Taeg Woo Lee, O Hyung Kwon, Hyung Giun Kim
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Publication number: 20240135941Abstract: Provided is an encoding apparatus including a memory configured to store instructions and a processor electrically connected to the memory and configured to execute the instructions, wherein the processor may be configured to perform a plurality of operations, when the instructions are executed by the processor, wherein the plurality of operations may include obtaining an input audio signal, generating an embedded audio signal by embedding signal components of a second frequency band of the input audio signal in a first frequency band of the input audio signal, generating additional information associated with the first frequency band and the second frequency band, generating an encoded audio signal by encoding the embedded audio signal, and formatting the encoded audio signal and the additional information into a bitstream.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 24, 2023Publication date: April 25, 2024Applicants: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute, Gwangju Institute of Science and TechnologyInventors: Inseon JANG, Seung Kwon BEACK, Tae Jin LEE, Jongmo SUNG, Woo-taek LIM, Byeongho CHO, Jongwon SHIN
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Publication number: 20240125989Abstract: The present invention provides an optical filter for its use. In the present invention, it is possible to provide an optical filter that effectively blocks ultraviolet ray and infrared ray and exhibits high transmittance in visible light. Furthermore, it is possible to provide an optical filter where the transmission characteristics are stably maintained even when an incident angle is changed. Moreover, it is possible to provide an optical filter that does not exhibit problems such as ripple, petal flare, and curl.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2023Publication date: April 18, 2024Inventors: Joon Ho JUNG, Seon Ho YANG, Sung Min HWANG, Choon Woo JI, Yang Ho KWON
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Patent number: 11958131Abstract: Disclosed are an aluminum-coated blank, a manufacturing method thereof, and an apparatus for manufacturing the same. The blank includes two or more aluminum-coated steel sheets connected together by a joint, each of the steel sheets including: a base steel sheet including 0.01-0.5 wt % of carbon, 0.01-1.0 wt % of silicon, 0.5-3.0 wt % of manganese, greater than 0 but not greater than 0.05 wt % of phosphorus, greater than 0 but not greater than 0.01 wt % of sulfur, greater than 0 but not greater than 0.1 wt % of aluminum, greater than 0 but not greater than 0.001 wt % of nitrogen, and the balance of iron and other inevitable impurities; and a coating layer including aluminum and formed on at least one surface of the base steel sheet.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2020Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: Hyundai Steel CompanyInventors: Chang Yong Lee, Jeong Seok Kim, Sung Ryul Kim, Tae Woo Kwon
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Patent number: 11951130Abstract: The present invention relates to an antigen-binding molecule comprising a heavy chain variable region comprising a heavy-chain complementarity-determining region 1 (HCDR1) comprising an amino acid sequence represented by Sequence No. 1, an HCDR2 comprising an amino acid sequence represented by Sequence No. 2, and an HCDR3 comprising an amino acid sequence represented by Sequence No. 3; a light-chain variable region comprising a light-chain complementarity-determining region 1 (LCDR1) comprising an amino acid sequence represented by Sequence No. 4, an LCDR2 comprising an amino acid sequence represented by Sequence No. 5, and an LCDR3 comprising an amino acid sequence represented by Sequence No. 6; wherein the antigen-binding molecule is a T cell receptor (TCR); and to a cell line expressing the same.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2021Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: Eutilex Co., Ltd.Inventors: Byoung S. Kwon, Young Ho Kim, Kwang Hee Kim, Ji Won Chung, Young Gyoon Chang, Bo Rim Yi, Jung Yun Lee, Seung Hyun Lee, Sun Woo Im, Jin Kyung Choi, Hyun Tae Son, Eun Hye Yoo
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Publication number: 20240114620Abstract: A printed circuit board includes a first insulating layer, a plurality of first and second pads disposed on the first insulating layer, and a solder resist layer disposed on the first insulating layer, the solder resist layer having a plurality of first and second openings respectively exposing at least portions of the plurality of first and second pads. The first pad has a closed region having a side surface covered by the solder resist layer, and an open region having a side surface exposed by the first opening. The second pad has only a closed region having a side surface covered by the solder resist layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 25, 2023Publication date: April 4, 2024Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Seung Min LEE, Francis SAYNES, Keun Woo KWON
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Patent number: 11947132Abstract: There is provided a camera module including a plurality of ball bearings to support the driving of a lens barrel at the time of compensating for unintended camera movement due to disturbance such as hand shake. The lens barrel may be driven in first and second directions, independently, by one driving force exerted in the first direction perpendicular to an optical axis and by another driving force exerted in the second direction perpendicular to both the optical axis and the first direction, thereby preventing driving displacement from being generated at the time of compensating for unwanted motion such as hand shake while securing reliability against external impact, and having reduced power consumption at the time of compensating for the disturbance.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2021Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Sung Ryung Park, Oh Byoung Kwon, Soo Cheol Lim, Byung Woo Kang
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Publication number: 20240106073Abstract: Provided are a separator coating composition for a secondary battery including inorganic particles and a silane salt compound having a specific structure, a separator using the same, and an electrochemical device including the same. Specifically, a separator coating composition for a secondary battery which implements adhesion between an inorganic material layer and a porous substrate without including an acid/polymer-based organic binder in a coating composition for forming the inorganic material layer on one or both surfaces of the porous substrate and does not need a separate dispersing agent for dispersing the inorganic particles, a separator manufactured using the same, and an electrochemical device including the separator are provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2023Publication date: March 28, 2024Inventors: Tae Wook KWON, Sang Ick LEE, Won Sub KWACK, Cheol Woo KIM, Hyo Shin KWAK, Heung Taek BAE
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Patent number: 11935682Abstract: A coil component includes a body including magnetic metal powder and an insulating resin, an insulating substrate embedded in the body, a coil portion disposed on at least one side of the insulating substrate the body, and having a lead-out pattern exposed from one of end surfaces of the body opposing each other, an external insulating layer exposing the lead-out pattern while surrounding the body, and including a magnetic ceramic, and an external electrode disposed on the body, and connected to the lead-out pattern.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2019Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Hyung Jin Jeon, Seon Woo Oh, Soon Kwang Kwon
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Patent number: 11934754Abstract: Disclosed is a magnetic parameter value estimation method using deep learning, the magnetic parameter value estimation method including creating a simulated magnetic domain image corresponding to a spin configuration of a two-dimensional magnetic system created through computer simulation, modeling a deep neural network using the simulated magnetic domain image, and estimating a magnetic parameter value of an observed magnetic domain image using the modeled deep neural network.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2020Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: Korea Institute of Science and TechnologyInventors: Hee Young Kwon, Jun Woo Choi
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Publication number: 20240088411Abstract: A condensate water drain control system for fuel cells includes a fuel cell stack configured to generate electric power through chemical reaction, a fuel supply line configured to recirculate fuel discharged from the fuel cell stack together with fuel introduced from a fuel supply valve, a water trap located in the fuel supply line, the water trap being configured to collect condensate water discharged from the fuel cell stack, a drain valve configured to discharge the condensate water stored in the water trap to the outside when opened, and a drain controller configured to determine whether the fuel supply valve is controlled such that pressure in the fuel supply line is maintained before the drain valve is opened and to sense discharge of fuel from the fuel supply line through the drain valve upon determining that the pressure is maintained.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 16, 2023Publication date: March 14, 2024Inventors: Joon Yong Lee, Dong Hun Lee, Soon Woo Kwon, Sung Gone Yoon
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Publication number: 20240081850Abstract: Disclosed is an endoscope apparatus. The endoscope apparatus of the present invention includes: an endoscope including a flexible insertion section to be inserted into a human body; a flexible channel attached to the insertion section so that a part forms a passage in a longitudinal direction of the insertion section; and an assistant arm movably inserted into the passage and manipulated by a control device, and the assistant arm includes forceps capable of gripping a human body tissue, and a bending section bent by the control device to pull the human body tissue griped by the forceps.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2022Publication date: March 14, 2024Inventors: Dong Ho LEE, John KWON, Un Je YANG, Joon Hwan KIM, Woo Chul JEONG, Dong Soo KWON
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Publication number: 20240087577Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus and method for audio encoding/decoding that is robust against coding distortion in a transition section. An audio encoding method includes outputting a frequency domain signal by time-to-frequency (T/F) transform of an input signal, outputting a frequency domain residual signal in which a frequency axis envelope is removed from the frequency domain signal by applying frequency domain noise shaping (FDNS) encoding to the frequency domain signal, outputting a time domain residual signal in which a time axis envelope is removed by performing linear prediction coefficient (LPC) analysis based on the frequency domain residual signal, and quantizing and transmitting the time domain residual signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 2, 2021Publication date: March 14, 2024Applicant: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventors: Seung Kwon BEACK, Jongmo SUNG, Mi Suk LEE, Tae Jin LEE, Woo-taek LIM, Inseon JANG
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Publication number: 20240076468Abstract: An embodiment resin composition for shielding electromagnetic waves, based on a total weight of the resin composition, includes 20 to 80 wt % of thermoplastic resin, 1 to 50 wt % of a conductive filler, and 0.1 to 30 wt % of an additive.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 16, 2023Publication date: March 7, 2024Inventors: Seung-Woo Choi, Dong-Bum Seo, Kyun Oh, Yu-Hyun Song, Yang-Jin Kwon, Joo-Han Lee
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Publication number: 20240078817Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method and apparatus for generating a lane polyline by using a neural network model. The method according to an embodiment may extract a multi-scale image feature by using a base image obtained from at least one sensor loaded in a vehicle. According to the method, the multi-scale image feature is input to a first neural network model as input data and a BEV feature may be obtained as output data from the first neural network model. Also, according to the method, the BEV feature may be input to a second neural network model as input data and a polyline image with respect to a certain road may be obtained as output data from the second neural network model. In the present disclosure, a lane polyline obtained from the neural network may be utilized in vehicle control without going through an additional treatment process.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2023Publication date: March 7, 2024Inventors: Seok Woo JUNG, Hee Yeon KWON, Jung Hee KIM, Seong Gyun JEONG
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Publication number: 20240072283Abstract: A fuel cell vehicle includes a cell stack, a DC level converter, an output unit, a first switching unit disposed between a positive output terminal of the DC level converter and a positive input terminal of the output unit, a second switching unit disposed between a negative output terminal of the DC level converter and a negative input terminal of the output unit, a resistor and a third switching unit connected to each other in series between the positive output terminal of the DC level converter and the negative output terminal of the DC level converter, a fourth switching unit disposed between a contact point between the resistor and the third switching unit and the positive input terminal of the output unit, and a controller for controlling switching operation of the first, second, third and fourth switching units according to an operation mode.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 3, 2023Publication date: February 29, 2024Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, KIA CORPORATIONInventors: Ki Wook Ohm, Woo Young Lee, Jong Jun Lee, Myung Jin Kim, Sae Kwon Chang, Yoon Tae Kim
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Patent number: D1017611Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2023Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Ho Jung Lee, Kyung Hyun Ko, Yong Woo Koo, Jun Il Kwon, Pablo Kim, Young-Su Kim, Jun Woo Kim, Hoon Kim, Hye Suk An, Hyun Joo Lee, Ki Ho Lim