Patents by Inventor Young Taek Cha

Young Taek Cha 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: 9128022
    Abstract: A viscometer for measuring the viscosity of fluid. The viscometer includes: a first chamber and a second chamber separated from the first chamber; a micro channel connecting the first chamber to the second chamber; a first thin film disposed over the first chamber and a second thin film disposed over the second chamber; and a first piezoelectric film disposed over the first thin film and a second piezoelectric film disposed over the second thin film. At least one of the first and second piezoelectric films has a hexagonal shape if a longest distance between a center and an edge of the piezoelectric film is longer than a threshold range and a circular shape if the distance is shorter than the threshold range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: KOREA INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Sung Joon Choi, Young Taek Cha, Dae Young Shin, Kang Won Lee
  • Patent number: 8677807
    Abstract: Disclosed is a micro viscometer comprising a substrate having a first chamber and a second chamber that are positioned at intervals; a thin film disposed on the substrate to cover the first chamber and the second chamber; an actuating part that disposed on the thin film corresponding to the first chamber; and a sensing part that disposed on the thin film corresponding to the second chamber, wherein at least one main trench is formed in between the first chamber and the second chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: Korea Institute of Industrial technology
    Inventors: Sungjoon Choi, Daeyoung Shin, Kangwon Lee, Joo Young Oh, Young Taek Cha
  • Patent number: 8667831
    Abstract: Disclosed is a micro viscometer comprising a body including an inlet where a fluid flows in, an outlet where the fluid flows out, a first chamber and a second chamber that is connected to the inlet and the outlet, respectively, a substrate and a cover that partition multiple micro channels that connect the first chamber and the second chamber; a first thin film that vibrates with the fluid within the first chamber and locates on the side of the first chamber; a second thin film that vibrates with the fluid within the second chamber and locates on the side of the second chamber; an actuating part that applies vibration onto the fluid within the first chamber by conducting vibration through the first thin film; a sensing part that senses vibration or pressure onto the fluid that transfers through the micro channels to the second thin film through vibration of the first thin film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2014
    Assignee: Korea Institute of Industrial Technology
    Inventors: Sungjoon Choi, Daeyoung Shin, Kangwon Lee, Joo Young Oh, Young Taek Cha
  • Publication number: 20130305816
    Abstract: A viscometer for measuring the viscosity of fluid. The viscometer includes: a first chamber and a second chamber separated from the first chamber; a micro channel connecting the first chamber to the second chamber; a first thin film disposed over the first chamber and a second thin film disposed over the second chamber; and a first piezoelectric film disposed over the first thin film and a second piezoelectric film disposed over the second thin film. At least one of the first and second piezoelectric films has a hexagonal shape if a longest distance between a center and an edge of the piezoelectric film is longer than a threshold range and a circular shape if the distance is shorter than the threshold range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2012
    Publication date: November 21, 2013
    Applicant: KOREA INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Sung Joon Choi, Young Taek Cha, Dae Young Shin, Kang Won Lee