Patents by Inventor Yun S PARK

Yun S PARK 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: 20240057902
    Abstract: An apparatus for measuring blood components, includes: an impedance sensor configured to measure a bio-impedance of a user; and a processor configured to measure, by using a multiple-output artificial neural network (ANN) learning model, a concentration of a basic blood component and a concentration of at least one auxiliary blood component associated with the basic blood component, based on user metadata and the measured bio-impedance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2023
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Applicants: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Korea University Research and Business Foundation
    Inventors: Yun S PARK, Seoung Bum KIM, Chunghyup MOK, Jinsoo BAE, Leekyung YOO, Yeol Ho LEE, Joon Hyung LEE, Keewon JEONG, Yoon Sang CHO
  • Patent number: 11898910
    Abstract: A Raman sensor includes a light source assembly having a plurality of light sources configured to emit light to a plurality of skin points of skin, each of the plurality of skin points having a predetermined separation distance from a light collection region of the skin from which Raman scattered light is collected; a light collector configured to collect the Raman scattered light from the light collection region of the skin; and a detector configured to detect the collected Raman scattered light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ho Jun Chang, Sung Hyun Nam, Alexey Anikanov, Yun S Park, Eui Seok Shin, Woochang Lee
  • Publication number: 20230309847
    Abstract: An apparatus for non-invasively measuring a triglyceride level based on bio-impedance and a method thereof are provided. The apparatus for measuring a triglyceride level according to an embodiment includes: an impedance sensor configured to measure bio-impedance of a user; and a processor configured to extract a bio-resistance value in a predetermined frequency band from the measured bio-impedance, to input user information and the extracted bio-resistance value to a learning model, and to measure a triglyceride level based on an output value of the learning model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2023
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yun S PARK, Yeol Ho LEE, Joon Hyung LEE
  • Patent number: 11684265
    Abstract: A disease prediction apparatus may include: a spectrometer configured to obtain an optical spectrum of a subject; and a processor configured to predict autofluorescence of the subject based on the optical spectrum by applying the optical spectrum to an autofluorescence prediction model, and predict a risk of developing a cardiovascular disease based on the predicted autofluorescence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Eui Seok Shin, Yun S Park
  • Patent number: 11642050
    Abstract: An apparatus for estimating a glucose exposure may include: a spectrometer configured to measure a plurality of Raman spectra from an object; and a processor configured to extract depth-specific protein information from the plurality of Raman spectra and estimate the glucose exposure of the object based on the depth-specific protein information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jin Young Park, Un Jeong Kim, Yun S Park, Sung Mo Ahn
  • Patent number: 11627895
    Abstract: A apparatus for estimating concentration may include: a spectrum obtainer configured to obtain Raman spectra of an object; and a processor configured to extract, from the Raman spectra, at least one analyte spectrum related to an analyte and at least one non-analyte spectrum related to a biological component other than the analyte, and estimate concentration of the analyte based on a first area under a curve of the at least one analyte spectrum and a second area under a curve of the at least one non-analyte spectrum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yun S Park, Sung Hyun Nam, Woo Chang Lee, Ho Jun Chang
  • Patent number: 11617523
    Abstract: An apparatus for non-invasively estimating a biological component is provided. The apparatus may include: a sensor configured to measure a calibration spectrum for a first duration and measure a biological component estimation spectrum for a second duration, based on light returning from an object; and a processor configured to remove a signal of a biological component from the calibration spectrum to obtain a background spectrum for the first duration, and estimate the biological component, based on the background spectrum and the biological component estimation spectrum, for the second duration in response to a command for measuring the biological component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO.. LTD.
    Inventors: So Young Lee, Sang Kyu Kim, Sang Kon Bae, Yun S Park
  • Patent number: 11607147
    Abstract: A component analyzing apparatus is provided. The component analyzing apparatus includes: an impedance measurer including: a plurality of electrodes having an electrode width that is determined based on an effective measurement depth for analyzing a component of an analyte and a gap between two electrodes among the plurality of electrodes, and an electrode controller configured to apply a first current to a first electrode and a second electrode among the plurality of electrodes and configured to measure impedance based on a voltage between a third electrode and a fourth electrode; and a processor configured to analyze the component of the analyte based on the impedance measured by the electrode controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kun Sun Eom, Sung Hyun Nam, Moon Seong Park, Yun S Park, Myoung Hoon Jung
  • Publication number: 20230055190
    Abstract: A Raman sensor includes a light source assembly having a plurality of light sources configured to emit light to a plurality of skin points of skin, each of the plurality of skin points having a predetermined separation distance from a light collection region of the skin from which Raman scattered light is collected; a light collector configured to collect the Raman scattered light from the light collection region of the skin; and a detector configured to detect the collected Raman scattered light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2022
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ho Jun CHANG, Sung Hyun NAM, Alexey ANIKANOV, Yun S PARK, Eui Seok SHIN, Woochang LEE
  • Publication number: 20230009905
    Abstract: An apparatus for estimating blood glucose is provided. The apparatus for estimating blood glucose may include a spectrometer configured to measure a spectrum from an object, and a processor configured to monitor a change in a contact state between the object and the spectrometer, determine a calibration section based on the monitored change in the contact state, extract a background signal from a spectrum of the determined calibration section, and generate a personalized blood glucose estimation model based on the extracted background signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2022
    Publication date: January 12, 2023
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD
    Inventors: Ka Ram CHOI, So Young Lee, Ho Jun Chang, Yun S Park, Hyeong Seok Jang
  • Publication number: 20230000446
    Abstract: An apparatus for estimating lipid concentration is provided. According to an example embodiment, the apparatus may include a training data collector configured to collect, as training data, a reference lipid concentration measured through blood samples of a plurality of users for a predetermined time period and sensor data obtained through light signals detected from the plurality of users for the predetermined time period and a processor configured to perform preprocessing including a moving average and data augmentation on the obtained sensor data, select a valid variable relevant to a change in lipid concentration based on the preprocessed sensor data and the reference lipid concentration, and generate a lipid concentration prediction model based on the selected valid variable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2021
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Applicants: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Korea University Research and Business Foundation
    Inventors: Yun S PARK, Seoung Bum KIM, Yong Joo KWON, Mingu KWAK, Yoon Sang CHO, Chunghyup MOK, Yeol Ho LEE, Joon Hyung LEE, Kee Won JEONG, Jinsoo BAE
  • Publication number: 20230000405
    Abstract: An apparatus for estimating bio-information includes: an impedance sensor including a pair of input electrodes and a pair of receiving electrodes, and configured to measure bio-impedance of a user by applying a current to the pair of input electrodes and by measuring a voltage between the pair of receiving electrodes; and a processor configured to estimate bio-information by applying, to the measured bio-impedance, an estimation model that uses a correlation between the measured bio-impedance and the bio-information to be estimated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2022
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yeol Ho LEE, Joon Hyung Lee, Yong Joo Kwon, Yun S Park
  • Patent number: 11530948
    Abstract: A Raman sensor includes a light source assembly having a plurality of light sources configured to emit light to a plurality of skin points of skin, each of the plurality of skin points having a predetermined separation distance from a light collection region of the skin from which Raman scattered light is collected; a light collector configured to collect the Raman scattered light from the light collection region of the skin; and a detector configured to detect the collected Raman scattered light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ho Jun Chang, Sung Hyun Nam, Alexey Anikanov, Yun S Park, Eui Seok Shin, Woochang Lee
  • Patent number: 11497421
    Abstract: A device and method for spectrum analysis in which differences among skin spectra are quantitatively analyzed, and a blood glucose measurement device are provided. The device for spectrum analysis includes an obtainer configured to acquire a plurality of skin spectra; and a processor configured to generate a plot of difference degree of spectra which represents differences among the acquired plurality of skin spectra, and determine whether the plurality of skin spectra are appropriate for blood glucose measurement based on the plot of difference degree of spectra.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yun S Park, Sang Kon Bae, So Young Lee
  • Patent number: 11439327
    Abstract: An apparatus for measuring a Raman spectrum may include a processor configured to adjust a Raman probe parameter, set a Raman probe with the Raman probe parameter, obtain a first Raman spectrum of the sample at a first time point and a second Raman spectrum of the sample at a second time point, obtain a difference spectrum between the first Raman spectrum and the second Raman spectrum, determine a degree of similarity between the difference spectrum and an analyte Raman spectrum, determine an optimal Raman probe parameter based on the degree of similarity, and obtain a Raman spectrum of the sample for measuring bio-information by setting the Raman probe with the optimal Raman probe parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yun S Park, Woo Chang Lee, Ho Jun Chang
  • Publication number: 20220233149
    Abstract: An apparatus and a method for estimating a body component are provided. According to an example embodiment, the apparatus for estimating a body component includes: a sensor configured to obtain, from an object of a user, a first spectrum in a first concentration period of a body component and a second spectrum in a second concentration period of the body component; and a processor configured to extract a first feature vector based on the first spectrum and the second spectrum, to extract a second feature vector based on a standard spectrum and the second spectrum, and to perform first calibration by generating an estimation model for estimating the body component, generation of the estimation model being based on a similarity between the first feature vector and the second feature vector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2021
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yun S PARK, June Young LEE
  • Publication number: 20220061704
    Abstract: Provided is an apparatus configured to estimate a target component, the apparatus including a spectrum acquisition device configured to acquire a training spectrum, and a processor configured to extract a principal component from the acquired training spectrum, determine an optimal number of principal components based on a size of the extracted principal component and a size of a residual, and generate a target component estimation model based on the determined optimal number of principal components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2020
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: June Young LEE, Yun S Park
  • Patent number: 11255729
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for monitoring a stability of a spectrum are provided. The apparatus for monitoring stability of a spectrum includes a spectroscope configured to measure a spectrum of a sample and a processor configured to calculate a similarity change index of the measured spectrum and to determine the stability of the measured spectrum by analyzing the calculated similarity change index.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sang Kon Bae, Yun S Park, So Young Lee
  • Publication number: 20210393133
    Abstract: A disease prediction apparatus may include: a spectrometer configured to obtain an optical spectrum of a subject; and a processor configured to predict autofluorescence of the subject based on the optical spectrum by applying the optical spectrum to an autofluorescence prediction model, and predict a risk of developing a cardiovascular disease based on the predicted autofluorescence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2021
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Eui Seok SHIN, Yun S PARK
  • Patent number: 11193871
    Abstract: Provided is an apparatus for measuring particulate matter, the apparatus including an air inflow device configured to receive air including particulate matter particles, two or more light sources configured to respectively emit light of different wavelengths to the air received, a pattern measuring device configured to measure scattering patterns for each wavelength of light based on detecting light that is forward-scattered by the particulate matter particles and light that is back-scattered by the particulate matter particles, and a processor configured to obtain a size of the particulate matter particles and a concentration of the particulate matter particles based on the scattering patterns for each wavelength of light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ho Jun Chang, Yun S Park, Woo Chang Lee