Patents by Inventor Yong-wan Kim

Yong-wan 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: 20220313823
    Abstract: Disclosed, according to one embodiment, is a photodynamic therapy method mediated by a chlorin e6 photosensitizer composite for treating and preventing obesity, the method comprising the steps of: injecting or administering a chlorin e6 composite into a subject; and performing photodynamic therapy on the subject into which the chlorin e6 composite has been injected or administered.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2020
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Applicant: DONG SUNG PHARM. CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yong Wan KIM, Mi Young LEE, A Reum RYU, Cheong Wun KIM
  • Publication number: 20210327066
    Abstract: An apparatus for determining a musculoskeletal disease may be disclosed. The apparatus may include a motion protocol learning unit configured to generate a first motion protocol used to determine a musculoskeletal disease in advance through learning, a motion protocol recognition model unit configured to generate a motion protocol recognition model for determining a musculoskeletal disease by using information of the first motion protocol, a body pose estimator configured to receive a user image to be recognized and estimate a body pose from the user image, and a disease classification and prediction unit configured to determine a musculoskeletal disease by matching the body pose and the motion protocol recognition model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2021
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Applicant: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Daehwan KIM, Yong Wan KIM, Ki Suk LEE
  • Publication number: 20210321905
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for measuring a ground reaction force may be disclosed. The apparatus may include a ground reaction force measurement unit configured to calculate a first ground reaction force value using a human body proportional mass parameter value for a subject to be measured and inertial data measured for the subject, a foot pressure measurement unit configured to sense a foot pressure for the subject and calculate foot pressure data using the foot pressure, and a final ground reaction force calculation unit configured to calculate a second ground reaction force value using the foot pressure data and the first ground reaction force value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2021
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Inventors: Yong Wan KIM, Daehwan KIM, Ki Suk LEE
  • Publication number: 20210325123
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, a wick structure of a heat pipe that is capable of bending while increasing a heat transferring operation limit value is provided by improving the wick structure provided inside the heat pipe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2021
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Inventors: Chan Soo KIM, Byung Ha PARK, Yong Wan KIM, Sung-Deok HONG, Minhwan KIM
  • Publication number: 20200311395
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus for estimating and correcting a human body posture in an image are disclosed. According to the method, persons from an input image, and an individual person area corresponding to each person is obtained, human body parts constituting a person for each individual person area are detected, how much a motion of the person matches with a presented motion as a reference by comparing the human body parts with the presented motion is determined, and correction information to match with the presented motion is generated based on a result of the determining.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Applicant: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Daehwan KIM, Ki Tae KIM, Yong Wan KIM, Ki-Hong KIM, Ki Suk LEE
  • Publication number: 20200297847
    Abstract: Disclosed is a pharmaceutical composition for obesity inhibition for photodynamically inhibiting obesity, containing trisodium Chlorin e6 as an active ingredient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2020
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Inventors: Yong Wan KIM, Anil Kumar CHAUHAN
  • Publication number: 20200172549
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to novel chlorine e6-curcumin derivatives, a preparation method thereof for the treatment of cancer, and in particularly, novel compounds were prepared by using different linkers such as hydrophobic and hydrophilic linkers to conjugate chlorine e6 to curcumin, the compounds under investigation showed excellent photophysical properties, stability, and anticancer activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2019
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Inventors: Shivakumar S JALDE, Yong Wan KIM, Kwang Hee SON, Hwan Suk LEE
  • Publication number: 20160364911
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for providing virtual reality-based digital optical content for digital optical devices. The apparatus for providing virtual reality-based digital optical content for digital optical devices includes a content management unit for providing at least one piece of digital optical content corresponding to a digital optical device, a content execution unit for executing an optical image corresponding to the at least one piece of digital optical content on a display screen, an adjustment data acquisition unit for acquiring optical image adjustment data that is input by a user of the digital optical device to adjust the optical image, and a virtual camera configuration provision unit for providing virtual camera configuration data corresponding to the at least one piece of digital optical content so as to adjust the optical image in correspondence with the optical image adjustment data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2016
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Inventors: Dong-Sik JO, Dae-Hwan KIM, Yong-Wan KIM, Ki-Hong KIM, Gil-Haeng LEE
  • Publication number: 20160260252
    Abstract: A system and method for virtual tour experience are provided. The system includes an image output module configured to output an image of the content for virtual tour experience, a motion recognition module configured to recognize a physical motion of a user, a content running module configured to control motions of a plurality of objects included in the image of the content for virtual tour experience according to the physical motion recognized by the motion recognition module, and a user interface configured to provide to the user a tangible feedback about a geographic environment in the content for virtual tour experience and changes in the motions of the plurality of objects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2016
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Inventors: Yong Wan KIM, Dae Hwan KIM, Yong Sun KIM, Jin Ho KIM, Dong Sik JO, Ki Hong KIM
  • Publication number: 20160232708
    Abstract: Provided are an intuitive interaction apparatus and method. The intuitive interaction apparatus includes a detector configured to detect three-dimensional (3D) information of an object of interest (OOI), including a body part of a first object and an object close to the body part, from a 3D image frame of the first object in an eye-gaze range of the first object and a restorer configured to combine pieces of the 3D information of the OOI detected by the detector and three-dimensionally model the OOI to generate a 3D model which is to be displayed in virtual reality.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2016
    Publication date: August 11, 2016
    Inventors: Dae Hwan KIM, Yong Wan KIM, Dong Sik JO, Ki Hong KIM, Gil Haeng LEE
  • Publication number: 20150138301
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for generating telepresence are disclosed. The apparatus for generating telepresence includes a visual information sensing unit that is mounted on a robot which is located in a remote location, and senses visual information corresponding to a view of the robot, a tactile information sensing unit that is mounted on the robot, and senses tactile information in the remote location, an environmental information sensing unit that is mounted on the robot, and senses environmental information which is information for a physical environment of the remote location, a robot communication unit that receives movement information for movement performed by a user who is located in a space separated from the remote location in correspondence to the visual information, the tactile information, and the environmental information, and a robot control unit that drives the robot based on the movement information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2014
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Inventors: Yong-Wan KIM, Dong-Sik JO, Hye-Mi KIM, Jin-Ho KIM, Ki-Hong KIM
  • Patent number: 8976170
    Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus for displaying stereoscopic images. The apparatus for displaying stereoscopic images includes a stereoscopic image-generating part, a main display part, a sub-display part, and a translucent reflective structure part. The stereoscopic image-generating part splits a single image to generate a first stereoscopic image to be directly viewed by a user and a second stereoscopic image to be reflected and viewed by the user. The main display part directly displays the first stereoscopic image to a gaze of a user. The sub-display part displays the second stereoscopic image. The translucent reflective structure part reflects the second stereoscopic image displayed on the sub-display part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Gun A. Lee, Ung-Yeon Yang, Yong-Wan Kim, Dong-Sik Jo, Ki-Hong Kim
  • Publication number: 20140310640
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an interactive digital art apparatus. The interactive digital art apparatus includes a display unit, an input interface unit, a posture tracking unit, and a processing unit. The display unit visualizes a virtual canvas. The input interface unit is manipulated by a user, and outputs input interface information attributable to an action in which the user draws a picture on the virtual canvas in front of the display unit. The posture tracking unit tracks a direction in which the face of the user is directed, and the posture of the input interface unit. The processing unit draws a picture on the virtual canvas based on the input interface information, the direction in which the face of the user is directed, and the posture of the input interface unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2014
    Publication date: October 16, 2014
    Applicant: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Yong-Sun KIM, Yong-Wan KIM, Ung-Yeon YANG, Ki-Hong KIM, Jin-Ho KIM
  • Publication number: 20140285484
    Abstract: Provided are a system and method of simultaneously providing stereoscopic images to multiple users. The system includes at least one glasses unit, a stereoscopic image generating device configured to calculate spatial information of the at least one glasses unit, and generate the stereoscopic image corresponding to the spatial information of the at least one glasses unit, and a stereoscopic image providing device configured to project the stereoscopic image corresponding to the spatial information of the at least one glasses unit to provide the projected stereoscopic image to the at least one glasses unit. Thus, through lightweight glasses constituted of only simple optical elements without a separate electronic device such as a micro panel, stereoscopic information such as through an existing HMD may be provided to multiple users.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2014
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Applicant: Electronics & Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Yong Wan KIM, Dong Sik Jo, Ung Yeon Yang, Ki Hong Kim, Gil Haeng Lee
  • Publication number: 20140241575
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are a wearable display-based remote collaboration apparatus and method. The wearable display-based remote collaboration apparatus includes an image acquisition unit, a recognition unit, an image processing unit, and a visualization unit. The image acquisition unit obtains image information associated with the present point of time of a worker. The recognition unit recognizes the location and motion of the worker based on the obtained image information. The image processing unit matches a virtual object, corresponding to an object of work included in the obtained image information, with the image information, and matches a motion of the object of work, matched with the image information, with the image information based on manipulation information. The visualization unit visualizes the image information processed by the image processing unit, and outputs the visualized image information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2013
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Ki-Suk Lee, Dong-Sik Jo, Ki-Hong Kim, Yong-Wan Kim, Hong-Kee Kim
  • Publication number: 20130225305
    Abstract: An expanded 3D space-based virtual sports simulation system is provided. The expanded 3D space-based virtual sports simulation system includes: a plurality of user tracking devices configured to track a user's body motion; a first display device configured to display a first image including content; a second display device configured to display a second image including an image of the user's body motion tracked through the user tracking devices; and a control unit configured to set image display spaces of the respective display devices such that physical spaces for displaying an image including a 3D image are divided or shared among the respective display devices, and to provide images to the respective display devices according to a scenario.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2012
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Applicant: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Ung-Yeon YANG, Yong-Wan Kim, Ki-Suk Lee, Byung-Seok Roh, Ki-Hong Kim
  • Publication number: 20130044103
    Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus for displaying stereoscopic images. The apparatus for displaying stereoscopic images includes a stereoscopic image-generating part, a main display part, a sub-display part, and a translucent reflective structure part. The stereoscopic image-generating part splits a single image to generate a first stereoscopic image to be directly viewed by a user and a second stereoscopic image to be reflected and viewed by the user. The main display part directly displays the first stereoscopic image to a gaze of a user. The sub-display part displays the second stereoscopic image. The translucent reflective structure part reflects the second stereoscopic image displayed on the sub-display part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2012
    Publication date: February 21, 2013
    Applicant: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Gun A. Lee, Ung-Yeon Yang, Yong-Wan Kim, Dong-Sik Jo, Ki-Hong Kim
  • Patent number: 8311784
    Abstract: Provided is a method of designing a coaxial dual-tube type hot gas duct for a very-high-temperature reactor. When determining the outer diameter of an inner tube and the inner diameter of a pressure tube, both of which defines an annular part of the hot gas duct having a dual-tube shape, one selected from hydraulic heads, flow rates, and hydraulic heads of very-high-temperature helium gas flowing to a very-high-temperature region and low-temperature helium gas flowing to a low-temperature region is taken into consideration as well as is a relation of about heat balance model, so that it is possible to minimize flow induced vibrations caused by the flow of a fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute
    Inventors: Kee-Nam Song, Yong-Wan Kim, Jong-Wha Chang, Won-Jae Lee
  • Publication number: 20120146894
    Abstract: Various 3D image display devices divide and share a physical space for expressing a 3D image, and real-time contents information is generated based on user information and information on the divided space and displayed together using various 3D image display devices to present a 3D image naturally in a deeper, wider, and higher space. A mixed reality display platform includes an input/output controller controlling display devices including 3D display devices, an advance information manager establishing 3D expression space for each display device to divide or share a physical space by collecting spatial establishment of the display device, and a real-time information controller generating real-time contents information using user information and 3D contents for a virtual space. The input/output controller distributes the real-time contents information to each display device based on the 3D expression spatial information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2011
    Publication date: June 14, 2012
    Applicant: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Ung-Yeon YANG, Gun A. LEE, YONG WAN KIM, Dong-Sik JO, Ki-Hong KIM
  • Publication number: 20120122062
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a reconfigurable platform management apparatus for a virtual reality-based training simulator, which enables a device platform to be reconfigured to suit various work environments and to fulfill various work scenario requirements of users. The reconfigurable platform management apparatus for a virtual reality-based training simulator includes an image output unit for outputting a stereoscopic image of mixed reality content that is used for work training of a user. A user working tool unit generates virtual sensation feedback corresponding to sensation feedback generated based on a user's motion to the outputted stereoscopic image when working with an actual working tool. A tracking unit transmits a sensing signal obtained by sensing a user's motion working tool unit to the image output unit and the user working tool unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2011
    Publication date: May 17, 2012
    Applicant: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Ung-Yeon YANG, Gun A. LEE, Yong-Wan KIM, Dong-Sik JO, Jin-Sung CHOI, Ki-Hong KIM