Patents by Inventor Chul Min CHON

Chul Min CHON 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: 10046333
    Abstract: Provided is a method of restoring arsenic-contaminated soil. In the present invention, arsenic may be easily separated from soil particles by washing the arsenic-contaminated soil by using a basic solution and simultaneously irradiating the soil with ultrasonic waves. Also, since iron oxide and manganese oxide are exposed to the basic solution by dissolving a portion of the surface of a silicate mineral using the basic solution, a residual form of arsenic may be removed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: KOREA INSTITUTE OF GEOSCIENCE AND MINERAL RESOURCES (KIGAM)
    Inventors: Jae Gon Kim, Chul Min Chon, In Hyun Nam, Jung Hwa Lee, Yong Chan Cho, Dong Hyun Seok
  • Patent number: 9821354
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of remediating contaminated soil with heavy metal using a microorganism of Sporosarcina sp. Contaminated soil is inoculated with the Sporosarcina sp. KM-01 (Sporosarcina pasteurii KM-01) strain includes a base sequence of SEQ ID NO. 1, the Sporosarcina sp. KM-07 (Sporosarcina pasteurii KM-07) strain includes a base sequence of SEQ ID NO. 2, and the Sporosarcina sp. KM-12 (Sporosarcina pasteurii KM-12) strain includes a base sequence of SEQ ID NO. 3. The strains are capable of producing urease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: KOREA INSTITUTE OF GEOSCIENCE AND MINERAL RESOURCES (KIGAM)
    Inventors: In Hyun Nam, Jae Gon Kim, Chul-Min Chon, Min-Jeong Park
  • Publication number: 20170100723
    Abstract: Provided is a method of restoring arsenic-contaminated soil. In the present invention, arsenic may be easily separated from soil particles by washing the arsenic-contaminated soil by using a basic solution and simultaneously irradiating the soil with ultrasonic waves. Also, since iron oxide and manganese oxide are exposed to the basic solution by dissolving a portion of the surface of a silicate mineral using the basic solution, a residual form of arsenic may be removed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2016
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Inventors: Jae Gon Kim, Chul Min Chon, In Hyun Nam, Jung Hwa Lee, Yong Chan Cho, Dong Hyun Seok
  • Publication number: 20170008052
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of remediating contaminated soil with heavy metal using a microorganism of Sporosarcina sp. Contaminated soil is inoculated with the Sporosarcina sp. KM-01 (Sporosarcina pasteurii KM-01) strain includes a base sequence of SEQ ID NO. 1, the Sporosarcina sp. KM-07 (Sporosarcina pasteurii KM-07) strain includes a base sequence of SEQ ID NO. 2, and the Sporosarcina sp. KM-12 (Sporosarcina pasteurii KM-12) strain includes a base sequence of SEQ ID NO. 3. The strains are capable of producing urease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2016
    Publication date: January 12, 2017
    Inventors: In Hyun NAM, Jae Gon KIM, Chul-Min CHON, Min-Jeong PARK
  • Patent number: 9457356
    Abstract: Provided is a particle separation apparatus. The particle separation apparatus for separating soil by particle size in a wet-type separation manner includes a body unit providing a space in which a mixture of the soil and water is received to flow vertically, a screen unit coupled to the inside of the body unit to separate the soil by the particle size from the mixture that flows vertically, and a space adjustment unit coupled to a lower portion of the body unit to cover the lower portion of the body unit, the space adjustment unit adjusting a volume of a lower space of the body unit to allow the mixture to repeatedly flow in a vertical direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignee: KOREA INSTITUTE OF GEOSCIENCE AND MINERAL RESOURCES (KIGAM)
    Inventors: Yong Chan Cho, Jae Gon Kim, Jung Hwa Lee, In Hyun Nam, Chul Min Chon
  • Publication number: 20160121340
    Abstract: Provided is a particle separation apparatus. The particle separation apparatus for separating soil by particle size in a wet-type separation manner includes a body unit providing a space in which a mixture of the soil and water is received to flow vertically, a screen unit coupled to the inside of the body unit to separate the soil by the particle size from the mixture that flows vertically, and a space adjustment unit coupled to a lower portion of the body unit to cover the lower portion of the body unit, the space adjustment unit adjusting a volume of a lower space of the body unit to allow the mixture to repeatedly flow in a vertical direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2014
    Publication date: May 5, 2016
    Inventors: Yong Chan CHO, Jae Gon KIM, Jung Hwa LEE, In Hyun NAM, Chul Min CHON
  • Patent number: 9192970
    Abstract: Provided is a banking structure using a rock producing acid drainage. The banking structure includes a banking layer including the rock having acid drainage production possibility and an inhibitor for reducing acid drainage production potential of the rock, a capillary breaker layer stacked between a lower portion of the banking layer and an underground water level surface to prevent underground water from being introduced into the banking layer by a capillary phenomenon, and a finishing layer stacked on an upper portion of the banking layer according to a use thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: KOREA INSTITUTE OF GEOSCIENCE AND MINERAL RESOURCES (KIGAM)
    Inventors: Jae Gon Kim, Young Suk Song, Chul Min Chon, In Hyun Nam, Jin Soo Lee
  • Publication number: 20140294509
    Abstract: Provided is a banking structure using a rock producing acid drainage. The banking structure includes a banking layer including the rock having acid drainage production possibility and an inhibitor for reducing acid drainage production potential of the rock, a capillary breaker layer stacked between a lower portion of the banking layer and an underground water level surface to prevent underground water from being introduced into the banking layer by a capillary phenomenon, and a finishing layer stacked on an upper portion of the banking layer according to a use thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2014
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: KOREA INSTITUTE OF GEOSCIENCE AND MINERAL RESOURCES (KIGAM)
    Inventors: Jae Gon KIM, Young Suk SONG, Chul Min CHON, In Hyun NAM, Jin Soo LEE