Patents by Inventor Sung-Kee Chung

Sung-Kee Chung 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: 20180236088
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition for skin permeation to deliver a protein into skin, wherein the composition comprises an ionic conjugate in which a cationic compound and a protein are ionically bound. As the ionic conjugate according to the present invention allows the protein to easily pass through cell membranes and skin membranes, it is possible to deliver the protein to an epidermal or dermal layer of the skin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2016
    Publication date: August 23, 2018
    Inventors: Sung-Kee CHUNG, Jungkyun IM, Woo Sirl Lee
  • Publication number: 20170143837
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition for skin penetration, wherein the composition contains an ion conjugate in which a cationic compound is ionically combined with an anionic bioactive material, and delivers the bioactive material into the skin. According to the present invention, various kinds of anionic bioactive materials, such as diagnostic reagents, medicines, and fluorescent materials, are allowed to easily pass through cell membranes and skin layers, and thus can be delivered to the epidermal layer and dermal layer of the skin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2015
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Inventors: Sung-Kee CHUNG, Woo Sirl LEE
  • Patent number: 9371350
    Abstract: The invented inositol and trehalose derivatives, prepared by introducing multiple units of the guanidine group to the backbone molecules, show excellent blood-brain barrier permeability, and accordingly, it can be easily transported to the brain tissues and utilized for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease and Huntington's disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: POSTECH FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Sung-Kee Chung, Woo Sirl Lee, Boram Kim, Jungkyun Im, Subhash C. Ghosh
  • Publication number: 20150025035
    Abstract: The invented inositol and trehalose derivatives, prepared by introducing multiple units of the guanidine group to the backbone molecules, show excellent blood-brain barrier permeability, and accordingly, it can be easily transported to the brain tissues and utilized for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease and Huntington's disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2014
    Publication date: January 22, 2015
    Applicant: POSTECH ACADEMY-INDUSTRY FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Sung-Kee CHUNG, Woo Sirl LEE, Boram KIM, Jungkyun IM, Subhash C. GHOSH
  • Patent number: 8058413
    Abstract: The inventive molecular transporter compound shows significantly high permeability through a biological membrane such as a plasma membrane, nuclear membrane and blood-brain barrier, and accordingly, can be effectively used in delivering various biologically active molecules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2011
    Assignees: Postech Foundation, Postech Academy-Industry Foundation
    Inventors: Sung-Kee Chung, Kaustabh Kumar Maiti, Woo Sirl Lee, Ock-Youm Jeon, Seok-Ho Lee
  • Patent number: 8048996
    Abstract: The inventive molecular transporter compound shows significantly high permeability through a biological membrane such as a plasma membrane, nuclear membrane and blood-brain barrier, and accordingly, can be effectively used in delivering various biologically active molecules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2011
    Assignees: Postech Foundation, Postech Academy-Industry Foundation
    Inventors: Sung-Kee Chung, Kaustabh Kumar Maiti, Woo Sirl Lee, Ock-Youm Jeon, Seok-Ho Lee
  • Publication number: 20110224423
    Abstract: The invented inositol and trehalose derivatives, prepared by introducing multiple units of the guanidine group to the backbone molecules, show excellent blood-brain barrier permeability, and accordingly, it can be easily transported to the brain tissues and utilized for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease and Huntington's disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2009
    Publication date: September 15, 2011
    Inventors: Sung-Kee Chung, Woo Sirl Lee, Boram Kim, Jungkyun Im, Subhash C. Ghosh
  • Patent number: 7973084
    Abstract: The inventive molecular transporter compound shows significantly high permeability through a biological membrane such as plasma membrane, nuclear membrane and blood-brain barrier, and accordingly, it can be effectively used in delivering various biologically active molecules, such as doxorubicin and paclitaxel to target cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2011
    Assignee: Postech Academy-Industrial Foundation
    Inventors: Sung-Kee Chung, Woo Sirl Lee, Kaustabh Kumar Maiti
  • Publication number: 20100330608
    Abstract: The inventive molecular transporter compound shows significantly high permeability through a biological membrane such as a plasma membrane, nuclear membrane and blood-brain barrier, and accordingly, can be effectively used in delivering various biologically active molecules.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2010
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Applicants: Postech Foundation, Postech Academy-Industry Foundation
    Inventors: Sung-Kee Chung, Kaustabh Kumar Maiti, Woo Sirl Lee, Ock-Youm Jeon, Seok-Ho Lee
  • Publication number: 20100330671
    Abstract: The inventive molecular transporter compound shows significantly high permeability through a biological membrane such as a plasma membrane, nuclear membrane and blood-brain barrier, and accordingly, can be effectively used in delivering various biologically active molecules.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2010
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Applicants: Postech Foundation, Postech Academy-Industry Foundation
    Inventors: Sung-Kee CHUNG, Kaustabh Kumar Maiti, Woo Sirl Lee, Ock-Youm Jeon, Seok-Ho Lee
  • Patent number: 7846975
    Abstract: The inventive molecular transporter compound shows significantly high permeability through a biological membrane such as a plasma membrane, nuclear membrane and blood-brain barrier, and accordingly, can be effectively used in delivering various biologically active molecules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2010
    Assignees: Postech Foundation, Postech Academy-Industry Foundation
    Inventors: Sung-Kee Chung, Kaustabh Kumar Maiti, Woo Sirl Lee, Ock-Youm Jeon, Seok-Ho Lee
  • Patent number: 7589072
    Abstract: Inositol derivatives in accordance with the present invention are effective in significantly enhancing the transportation of various therapeutic molecules across a biological membrane, which may include the plasma membrane, nuclear membrane or blood-brain barrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2009
    Assignee: Postech Foundation
    Inventors: Sung-Kee Chung, Ock-Younm Jeon, Kaustabh Kumar Maiti, Seok-Ho Yu
  • Publication number: 20080249296
    Abstract: The inventive molecular transporter compound shows significantly high permeability through a biological membrane such as a plasma membrane, nuclear membrane and blood-brain barrier, and accordingly, can be effectively used in delivering various biologically active molecules.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2005
    Publication date: October 9, 2008
    Applicant: POSTECH ACADEMY-INDUSTRY FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Sung-Kee Chung, Kaustabh Kumar Maiti, Woo Sirl Lee, Ock-Youm Jeon, Seok-Ho Lee
  • Publication number: 20080039421
    Abstract: The inventive molecular transporter compound shows significantly high permeability through a biological membrane such as plasma membrane, nuclear membrane and blood-brain barrier, and accordingly, it can be effectively used in delivering various biologically active molecules, such as doxorubicin and paclitaxel to target cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2007
    Publication date: February 14, 2008
    Applicant: Postech Academy-Industry Foundation
    Inventors: Sung-Kee CHUNG, Woo Lee, Kaustabh Maiti
  • Publication number: 20060280796
    Abstract: Inositol derivatives in accordance with the present invention are effective in significantly enhancing the transportation of various therapeutic molecules across a biological membrane, which may include the plasma membrane, nuclear membrane or blood-brain barrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2004
    Publication date: December 14, 2006
    Inventors: Sung-Kee Chung, Ock-Younm Jeon, Kaustabh Kumar, Seok-Ho Yu
  • Patent number: 5700817
    Abstract: The present invention describes novel cyclic diol derivatives represented by formula I and II: ##STR1## in which Y represents O, S, SO, SO.sub.2, (CH.sub.2).sub.m wherein m is zero or an integer of 1 to 5, or NR.sup.2 group wherein R.sup.a is hydrogen, lower alkyl, lower alkoxycarbonyl, aryl, arylalkyl or acyl;R.sup.1 represents an alkyl or alkylcarbamoyl group;R.sup.2 represents a group having formula T--(CH.sub.2).sub.n --V (X.sup.-)q, wherein T refers to a simple covalent bond, a CO, PO.sub.3.sup.-, C(O)O, or CONR.sup.b group wherein R.sup.b is hydrogen, lower alkyl or acyl;n refers to an integer of from 1 to 10;V represents either (i) the group indicated by formula --.sup.+ NR.sup.5 R.sup.6 R.sup.7 wherein R.sup.5, R.sup.6 and R.sup.7 stands for identical or different lower alkyl group, or two or three of R.sup.5, R.sup.6 and R.sup.7 taken together with the adjacent nitrogen form heterocyclic ammonio group, or (ii) the group indicated by the formula ##STR2## wherein R.sup.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 23, 1997
    Assignees: Pohang Iron & Steel Co., Ltd., Research Institute of Industrial Science & Technology
    Inventors: Soon Hyung Woo, Sung Kee Chung, Soo Ho Ban, Byoung Eog Kim, Si Hwan Kim