Patents by Inventor Yong-Ki Son

Yong-Ki Son 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: 20240041384
    Abstract: A muscle control device includes an electromyography (EMG) electrode unit including a plurality of electrodes, and that senses an EMG signal, an EMG circuit unit that generates channel data, based on electrode signals, a control unit that receives the channel data, extracts a volitional electromyography signal, based on the channel data, and determines FES (Functional Electrical Stimulation) stimulation parameters, based on the volitional electromyography signal, an FES electrode unit that outputs a functional electrical stimulation, based on the FES stimulation parameters, and an FES circuit unit that receives the FES stimulation parameters, generates the functional electrical stimulation, based on the FES stimulation parameters, and transmits the functional electrical stimulation to the FES electrode unit, and the control unit recognizes a direction and an intensity of a motion from the volitional electromyography signal, based on the volitional electromyography signal and adjusts an intensity of the functi
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2021
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Inventors: Dong Woo LEE, Jabeom GU, Baesun KIM, Yong Ki SON, Joonyoung JUNG, Hyung Cheol SHIN
  • Patent number: 11369304
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are a system and a method for volitional electromyography (vEMG) signal detection from an EMG signal when functional electrical stimulation (FES) is applied. The system for vEMG signal detection includes a receiver for receiving data from an EMG electrode when FES is applied, a memory for storing a program for detecting a vEMG signal using the received data, and a processor for executing the program, wherein the processor cuts the data received from the EMG electrode disposed at a predetermined position, calculates a difference between data for previous FES and data for current FES, and detects the vEMG signal using the calculated difference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Joon Young Jung, Bae Sun Kim, Yong Ki Son, Dong Woo Lee, Ja Beom Gu, Hyung Cheol Shin
  • Publication number: 20190200891
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are a system and a method for volitional electromyography (vEMG) signal detection from an EMG signal when functional electrical stimulation (FES) is applied. The system for vEMG signal detection includes a receiver for receiving data from an EMG electrode when FES is applied, a memory for storing a program for detecting a vEMG signal using the received data, and a processor for executing the program, wherein the processor cuts the data received from the EMG electrode disposed at a predetermined position, calculates a difference between data for previous FES and data for current FES, and detects the vEMG signal using the calculated difference.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2018
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Inventors: Joon Young JUNG, Bae Sun KIM, Yong Ki SON, Dong Woo LEE, Ja Beom GU, Hyung Cheol SHIN
  • Publication number: 20180068768
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are an electrically conductive stretchable interconnect using a twisted nature of yarn fibers and a method of manufacturing the same. According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the electrically conductive stretchable interconnect includes: an elastic body in which a stretchable tunnel is formed in a length direction; and a conductive twisted yarn including a stretchable structure positioned inside the stretchable tunnel and extended by a force applied in the length direction and an extending part extending from the stretchable structure to an outside of the elastic body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventors: Ji-Eun KIM, Yong-ki Son, Jong-Moo Sohn
  • Patent number: 9847155
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are an electrically conductive stretchable interconnect using a twisted nature of yarn fibers and a method of manufacturing the same. According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the electrically conductive stretchable interconnect includes: an elastic body in which a stretchable tunnel is formed in a length direction; and a conductive twisted yarn including a stretchable structure positioned inside the stretchable tunnel and extended by a force applied in the length direction and an extending part extending from the stretchable structure to an outside of the elastic body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Ji-Eun Kim, Yong-Ki Son, Jong-Moo Sohn
  • Patent number: 9835878
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a wearable eyeglass device including: an optical communication module receiving a first optical signal and transmitting a second optical signal; a display module displaying information corresponding to at least one of the first and second optical signals; and a control module controlling the display module to display first information corresponding to the first optical signal at the time of receiving the first optical signal and controlling the optical communication module to transmit the second optical signal corresponding to second information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Dong-Woo Lee, Hyung-Cheol Shin, Ga-Gue Kim, Sung-Yong Shin, Gi-Su Heo, Yong-Ki Son, Hyun-Tae Jeong
  • Patent number: 9560186
    Abstract: The apparatus has a transformable substrate having a flat state, a deformed state, a partially deformed state, and the like, and thus provides a function and a user interface that change according to the deformed state when a user wears the apparatus on his or her wrist and the flat extended state when the user detaches the apparatus from his or her wrist. When the method suggested in the present invention is used, the user can conveniently carry the apparatus on his or her wrist and use the apparatus on or off the wrist as necessary, thereby resolving inconveniences of carrying and using an existing mobile apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Yong-Ki Son, Sung-Yong Shin, Il-Yeon Cho, Dong-Woo Lee, Hyung-Cheol Shin, Ji-Eun Kim, Jong-Moo Sohn, Hyun-Tae Jeong
  • Patent number: 9483991
    Abstract: Disclosed is an organic light emitting display device which includes: a liquid crystal display panel configured to include at least one common electrode bar and a plurality of divisional areas defined along a length direction of the at least one common electrode bar; a common voltage controller configured to divide a single frame into a plurality of intervals corresponding to the plurality of divisional areas and generate a common voltage control signal in each interval; and a common voltage compensator configured to generate a compensated common voltage on the basis of the common voltage control signal in each interval and apply the compensated common voltage to the at least one common electrode bar of the liquid crystal display panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Woong Ki Min, Hong Sung Song, Dong Kyoung Oh, Yong Ki Son, Su Hyuk Jang
  • Publication number: 20160284292
    Abstract: Disclosed is an organic light emitting display device which includes: a liquid crystal display panel configured to include at least one common electrode bar and a plurality of divisional areas defined along a length direction of the at least one common electrode bar; a common voltage controller configured to divide a single frame into a plurality of intervals corresponding to the plurality of divisional areas and generate a common voltage control signal in each interval; and a common voltage compensator configured to generate a compensated common voltage on the basis of the common voltage control signal in each interval and apply the compensated common voltage to the at least one common electrode bar of the liquid crystal display panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2016
    Publication date: September 29, 2016
    Inventors: Woong Ki MIN, Hong Sung SONG, Dong Kyoung OH, Yong Ki SON, Su Hyuk JANG
  • Publication number: 20160217885
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are an electrically conductive stretchable interconnect using a twisted nature of yarn fibers and a method of manufacturing the same. According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the electrically conductive stretchable interconnect includes: an elastic body in which a stretchable tunnel is formed in a length direction; and a conductive twisted yarn including a stretchable structure positioned inside the stretchable tunnel and extended by a force applied in the length direction and an extending part extending from the stretchable structure to an outside of the elastic body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2016
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Inventors: Ji-Eun Kim, Yong-Ki Son, Jong-Moo Sohn
  • Patent number: 9390671
    Abstract: Disclosed is a liquid crystal display panel configured to include at least one common electrode bar and a plurality of divisional areas defined along a length direction of the at least one common electrode bar; a common voltage controller configured to divide a single frame into a plurality of intervals corresponding to the plurality of divisional areas and generate a common voltage control signal in each interval; and a common voltage compensator configured to generate a compensated common voltage on the basis of the common voltage control signal in each interval and apply the compensated common voltage to the at least one common electrode bar of the liquid crystal display panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Woong Ki Min, Hong Sung Song, Dong Kyoung Oh, Yong Ki Son, Su Hyuk Jang
  • Patent number: 9144153
    Abstract: A fabric type circuit board in which a conductive pattern is provided both faces of fabrics and a method of manufacturing the same. A fabric type circuit board includes fabrics and a conductive pattern in which extension units folded from one side of the fabrics to another side of the fabrics are formed, wherein the conductive pattern is formed using at least one of a copper film transfer printing scheme, printing, etching, embroidery, and sewing. A method of manufacturing a fabric type circuit board includes forming a conductive pattern, having extension units formed therein, on fabrics, cutting a part of the fabrics on which the conductive pattern is formed, and forming contact surfaces by folding the extension units from one side of the fabrics to another side of the fabrics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignee: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Ji Eun Kim, Bae Sun Kim, Yong Ki Son, Sung Yong Shin, Il Yeon Cho
  • Publication number: 20150219933
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a wearable eyeglass device including: an optical communication module receiving a first optical signal and transmitting a second optical signal; a display module displaying information corresponding to at least one of the first and second optical signals; and a control module controlling the display module to display first information corresponding to the first optical signal at the time of receiving the first optical signal and controlling the optical communication module to transmit the second optical signal corresponding to second information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2015
    Publication date: August 6, 2015
    Applicant: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Dong-Woo LEE, Hyung-Cheol SHIN, Ga-Gue KIM, Sung-Yong SHIN, Gi-Su HEO, Yong-Ki SON, Hyun-Tae JEONG
  • Publication number: 20150222742
    Abstract: Provided is to a wrist wearable apparatus with a transformable substrate. The apparatus has a transformable substrate having a flat state, a deformed state, a partially deformed state, and the like, and thus provides a function and a user interface that change according to the deformed state when a user wears the apparatus on his or her wrist and the flat extended state when the user detaches the apparatus from his or her wrist. When the method suggested in the present invention is used, the user can conveniently carry the apparatus on his or her wrist and use the apparatus on or off the wrist as necessary, thereby resolving inconveniences of carrying and using an existing mobile apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2015
    Publication date: August 6, 2015
    Applicant: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Yong-Ki SON, Sung-Yong SHIN, Il-Yeon CHO, Dong-Woo LEE, Hyung-Cheol SHIN, Ji-Eun KIM, Jong-Moo SOHN, Hyun-Tae JEONG
  • Patent number: 9018752
    Abstract: Provided is a circuit board, which may include a base layer, an adhesive film, a conductive circuit, and a through via. The adhesive film and the conductive circuit may be provided in plurality to be alternately stacked on the base layer. The through via may be formed through soldering. Since the base layer is not damaged during the soldering, the through via may include various conductive materials. The through via makes it possible to easily connect the conductive circuits having different functions to one another. Accordingly, the circuit board may have multi functions. Thicknesses of the conductive circuits may be adjusted to protect the conductive circuits from folding or bending of the base layer. The circuit board having a multi-layered structure can function not only as a fabric or clothes but also as an electronic circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Ji Eun Kim, Yong Ki Son, Baesun Kim, Il Yeon Cho
  • Patent number: 8984747
    Abstract: Methods for manufacturing a fabric-type circuit board, including: forming a metal plating layer on a base substrate, forming a circuit pattern by etching the metal plating layer, bonding a carrier film on the circuit pattern, and bonding an adhesive film directly below the circuit pattern after removing the base substrate; or bonding an adhesive film to a metal thin film, forming a circuit pattern by etching the metal thin film, and bonding a carrier film on the circuit pattern. In either case, the circuit pattern is transferred to a fabric by bonding the adhesive film to the fabric.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Bae sun Kim, Yong Ki Son, Ji Eun Kim, Sung yong Shin
  • Patent number: 8837952
    Abstract: A textile-structure optical communication interface device includes a diffusing unit configured to diffuse an optical signal including information transmitted between information devices. Further, the textile-structure optical communication interface device includes a condensing unit configured to condense the optical signal. Further, a textile-structure optical communication interface system includes a textile-structure optical communication interface device configured to enable optical fibers to be woven with yarns and to transmit and receive information between information devices. Furthermore, the textile-structure optical communication interface system includes a signal processing unit configured to signal-process the information transmitted and received between the information devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Kyoung Ju Noh, Yong Ki Son, Baesun Kim, Il Yeon Cho
  • Patent number: 8752285
    Abstract: A textile-type electronic component package includes a textile base; a textile-type electronic component and a plurality of conductive patterns having end contact points formed on the top surface of the textile base; a thermoplastic adhesive formed on the bottom surface of the textile base; a plurality of mounting pads formed on the thermoplastic adhesive and facing the conductive patterns, respectively; and a plurality of via-hole-type coupling parts penetrating end contact points of the conductive patterns, the textile base, and the thermoplastic adhesive, and electrically coupling the mounting pads and the conductive patterns, wherein the via-hole-type coupling parts includes a bunch of via-holes filled with a conductive polymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2014
    Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Yong Ki Son, Baesun Kim, Ji Eun Kim
  • Publication number: 20140111619
    Abstract: An image acquisition device is provided. The image acquisition device includes: a pattern generator that generates a plurality of incident light patterns using a plurality of light sources and that projects the generated plurality of incident light patterns to a target object; a pattern acquisition unit that acquires a pattern image that is formed in the target object by the plurality of incident light patterns; and an operation unit that generates a three-dimensional image of the target object using the pattern image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2013
    Publication date: April 24, 2014
    Applicant: Electronics And Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Dong Woo LEE, Hyun Tae JEONG, Yong-Ki SON, IL YEON CHO
  • Patent number: 8669842
    Abstract: Provided is a technology for controlling a contents player based on a grasping power information of a hand by measuring a change of the bundle shape of a tendons in an inside muscle of wrist, in which the device and method for controlling the contents player comprises a sensing unit that generates a grasping power information; a control state managing unit that manages a control state of the contents player; and a control order generating unit that generates a control order controlling the contents player based on the control state and the grasping power information, and transmits the control order, in which the control state can be changed or can be generates in response to the grasping power information, and the sensing unit can be existed in both hands, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2014
    Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Jeong-Mook Lim, Dong-Woo Lee, Yong-Ki Son, Bae-Sun Kim