Patents Assigned to Gwangju Institute of Science & Technology
  • Patent number: 10570251
    Abstract: Provided are: an organic electronic multi-sensor wherein an ionic electrolyte and an organic semiconductor polymer are fused to form a double layer and have a mesh shape; and a method for producing same. The organic electronic multi-sensor provides different, complementary ion and charge transfer pathways depending on the volume ratio of the ionic electrolyte and thus is capable of distinguishing the electrical resistance properties of volatile organic compounds having a wide range of polarities. In addition, the organic electronic multi-sensor senses light of respective wavelengths on the basis of optical signals, converts temperatures to electrical signals according to thermal signals, and thus can sense each environment change.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: GWANGJU INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Kwang Hee Lee, Soon Cheol Kwon
  • Patent number: 10563230
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a multi-enzyme conjugate, a method for preparing the same and a method for preparing an organic compound using the same. More particularly, a multi-enzyme conjugate exhibiting improved catalytic efficiency over respective free enzymes using site-specific incorporation of a clickable non-natural amino acid into the enzymes and two compatible click reactions, a method for preparing the same and a method for preparing an organic compound using the same may be provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: GWANGJU INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Inchan Kwon, Jinhwan Cho, Sung In Lim
  • Patent number: 10564043
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a apparatus and method for measuring a waveform of a light wave. A light wave measurement apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a pulse separation unit to separate an input light wave into a fundamental pulse and a signal pulse, a time delay adjustment unit to adjust a time delay between the fundamental pulse and the signal pulse, a focusing unit to focus the fundamental pulse and the signal pulse whose time delay is adjusted on an ionization material, and an ionization yield measurement unit to measure an ionization yield from electrons and/or ions generated by the focused fundamental pulse and signal pulse. The waveform of the input light wave is obtained by obtaining an ionization yield modulation changed by the signal pulse as a function of the time delay.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignees: Institute For Basic Science, Gwangju Institute of Science And Technology
    Inventors: Kyung-Taec Kim, Chang-Hee Nam, Seung-Beom Park, Wo-Sik Cho, Kyung-Seung Kim
  • Patent number: 10566642
    Abstract: A sediment microbial fuel cell is provided. More specifically, the present invention provides a sediment microbial fuel cell characterized by comprising: an oxide electrode unit located within the sediment of polluted water; a reduction electrode unit located adjacent to the water surface within the water; and a solid matter separator unit arranged inside the sediment and located in an upper part of the oxide electrode unit spaced apart from the oxide electrode unit, wherein one or more surfaces of the oxide electrode unit are exposed in the separation space formed by the solid matter separator unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: GWANGJU INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: In Seop Chang, Bong Kyu Kim, Yoo Seok Lee, Hyun Jun Park, Ji Su Kim
  • Patent number: 10553807
    Abstract: A functional layer for an organic electronic device, which contains a non-conjugated polymer having an amine group, and an organic electronic device including the same. An organic electronic device includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and one or more organic material layers disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode, wherein the organic material layers include an electron transport layer, and the electron transport layer contains polyallylamine or polylysine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: GWANGJU INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Kwanghee Lee, Hongkyu Kang
  • Patent number: 10539491
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for measuring an erythrocyte sedimentation rate based on a change in conductivity of blood over time. The apparatus for measuring an erythrocyte sedimentation rate may include: a chamber for holding blood; a pair of electrodes being partially or completely brought into contact with the blood; and a conductivity meter measuring the conductivity through the pair of electrodes. The apparatus and method according to the present invention are less time-consuming than the Westergren method and can acquire a variety of information (for example, hematocrit, dynamics of the sedimentation rate and aggregation of erythrocytes, a relationship between the sedimentation rate and aggregation of erythrocytes, and the like).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: GWANGJU INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Sung Yang, Alexander Zhbanov
  • Publication number: 20190382702
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a herringbone-type fluid guiding unit and an apparatus for concentrating fluid using same. The herring-bone type fluid guiding unit includes: a front member formed on a flow path and formed so that the width between the left side and the right side widens from a front end part toward the back, with respect to the flow direction of a fluid; and a rear member extending from the front member toward the back, wherein the rear member is provided with a recessed part that is recessed to a specific depth from the rear edge toward the front or with a protruding part that protrudes toward the back.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2019
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Applicant: GIST(Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology)
    Inventors: Sung Yang, Ji Chul Hyun
  • Patent number: 10507438
    Abstract: Disclosed are a composite membrane and a method of manufacturing the same. More particularly, disclosed are a composite membrane, which includes a porous support and an active layer deposited on a surface of the porous support, and a method of manufacturing the composite membrane using concentration polarization of a network-nanoparticle-dispersed organic sol-containing solution on a surface of the porous support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignee: GWANGJU INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Ji-Woong Park, Jae-Sung Bae
  • Patent number: 10484585
    Abstract: There is provided an image sensing apparatus according to the present invention including: an image recovery portion which recovers an image from a sensed image by using a digital signal processing technique which uses a sparse representation for each measurement matrix; and a distance measurement portion which measures a distance of an object by using a norm of a value using at least light amount information of the estimated pixel which is estimated for each measurement matrix, in which the image recovery portion recovers the image by using the measurement matrix corresponding to the distance measured by the distance measurement portion. According to the present invention, when an image is sensed using compound eyes, image sensing can be performed without a separate distance measuring device or the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: GWANGJU INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Heung No Lee, Woong Bi Lee, Cheol Sun Kim
  • Patent number: 10473492
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to an optical characteristic measurement system including at least: a light source unit which outputs an input beam of a specific wavelength; a sensing unit which generates a signal beam by using a sensor whose optical characteristic is affected by an external environment condition; and a measuring unit which derives varied physical amount by using the signal beam delivered from the sensing unit, wherein the measuring unit includes: an optical coupler which distributes the signal beam into the two optical paths; and an interrogation optical fiber which is arranged on one of the paths on which the signal beam travels. The interrogation optical fiber has a linear light absorption characteristic in the specific wavelength range, and the light intensity of the signal beam is measured to detect a wavelength of the signal beam delivered from the sensing unit, and finally derive the physical amount applied from outside.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: GWANGJU INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Bok Hyeon Kim, Kyoung Won Kim, Hoon soo Kang
  • Publication number: 20190336483
    Abstract: Provided are a compound of chemical formula 1 or 2 and a use thereof. The compound can be advantageously used in the prevention or treatment of metabolic diseases including type 2 diabetes, insulin resistance, or obesity, on the basis of a mechanism of autophagy activation through the promotion of lysosome production.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2017
    Publication date: November 7, 2019
    Applicants: Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation, Yonsei University, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Myung-Shik LEE, Hyejin LIM, Young Eui JEON, Jin Hee AHN, H.S. PAGIRE
  • Patent number: 10468546
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are a solar cell module and a method for manufacturing the same. The solar cell module comprises: a substrate; and a plurality of solar cells located on the substrate, each solar cell comprising a first electrode, a second electrode, and a photoactive layer located between the first electrode and the second electrode, wherein at least a portion of a second electrode is located on a photoactive layer of a neighboring solar cell, and a conductive channel is located between the second electrode and a first electrode of the neighboring solar cell. Therefore, a solar cell module having a structure in which every layer except for electrodes is entirely formed as a thin film may be provided. In addition, a solar cell module the module efficiency of which is improved by increasing the active area of each solar cell may be provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: GWANGJU INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Kwang Hee Lee, Hong Kyu Kang
  • Patent number: 10458843
    Abstract: According to the present invention a spectrometry apparatus includes: an optical filter device in which two or more filters are provided to filter incident light; an optical sensor device in which two or more optical sensors are provided to be capable of corresponding to the two or more filters so as to convert the filtered light into a charge to be outputted; and a digital signal processing unit that performs digital signal processing on an output signal of the optical sensor device to recover spectrum data on the incident light, and having at least one of the two or more filters being a random transmittance filter. According to the present invention, the resolution of the recovered optical signal is improved and recovery accuracy is improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: GWANGJU INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Heung No Lee, James Oliver, Woong Bi Lee
  • Patent number: 10444483
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for three-dimensional imaging, including introducing upconverting nanoparticles into a sample, illuminating near-infrared laser such that upconverting nanoparticles introduced into a sample is excited, detecting a visible ray emitted from the excited upconverting nanoparticles and capturing and acquiring two-dimensional images by scanning the sample in a depth direction of the sample, and generating a three-dimensional image of the sample using the two-dimensional images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: GWANGJU INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Kang Taek Lee, Yo Han Song, Jin Ho Park, Hong Li Jo, Yeong Chang Goh, Kyu Jin Shin
  • Publication number: 20190309036
    Abstract: A cancer killer cell in which a therapeutic recombinant protein or recombinant protein which improves cytotoxic activity of the cancer killer cell is loaded. In addition, a pharmaceutical composition including the recombinant protein or a recombinant protein-loaded cancer killer cell is disclosed. Further, disclosed is a method for preparing a recombinant protein-loaded cancer killer cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2018
    Publication date: October 10, 2019
    Applicant: GWANGJU INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Chang-Duk JUN, Bu Nam JEON, hey-ran KIM
  • Patent number: 10438824
    Abstract: There is an apparatus for transferring a thin-film element, the apparatus comprising: a belt-type stamp; at least one support roller configured to allow a movement of the stamp; a first-stage roller system including at least one first-stage roller, wherein the first-stage roller is configured to allow thin-film elements attached to a first substrate to be picked up from the first substrate and to be attached to the stamp, wherein; and a second-stage roller configured to allow the thin-film elements attached to the stamp to be picked up from the stamp and to be printed onto a second substrate, wherein a curvature radius of the first-stage roller and a curvature radius of the second-stage roller are different from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: GWANGJU INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Jongho Lee, Sungbum Cho
  • Patent number: 10422779
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an amino acid-based compound for detecting carbon dioxide, and to a carbon dioxide chemical sensor and a carbon dioxide detection method using the compound, wherein the compound having selectivity with respect to carbon dioxide exhibits a high selectivity to carbon dioxide and thus may detect carbon dioxide of a very low concentration, exhibits excellent light-absorbing or fluorescent characteristics, and, in particular, may achieve an effect of detecting carbon dioxide in real time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: GWANGJU INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Min-Su Han, Seung-Yoon Kang
  • Patent number: 10413204
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses an apparatus for a brain computer interface (BCI) including a feature extraction filter trainer for training a feature extraction filter which minimizes an influence of a background brain wave while maximizing a difference between intended brain waves; and a classifier trainer for training a classifier for classifying the intended brain waves by using a feature vector obtained by filtering the intended brain wave at the feature extraction filter. With the apparatus, only the background brain wave is additionally measured, such that previous intended brain wave data can be reused and the brain wave can be classified more quickly and accurately.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: GWANGJU INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Hohyun Cho, Sung Chan Jun
  • Patent number: 10406136
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition for suppressing neuraminidase activity comprising a geranylated flavonoid derived from Paulownia tomentosa as an active ingredient. The Paulownia tomentosa extract and the geranylated flavonoid isolated therefrom exhibit an effect in significantly suppressing neuraminidase, which is an enzyme that plays an important role in the occurrence of pathogenic viral and bacterial infections and of the inflammation that accompanies such infection, and thus the Paulownia tomentosa extract or the geranylated flavonoid isolated therefrom can advantageously be used as an active ingredient in a composition for inhibiting neuraminidase activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignees: INDUSTRY-ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATION GYEONGSANG NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, GWANGJU INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Ki Hun Park, Soo Hyun Eom, Young Bae Ryu, Jung Keun Cho
  • Patent number: 10403780
    Abstract: There is provided a photoconductive semiconductor switch device comprising: a semiconductor substrate configured to generate electrons and holes using incident light thereto; at least one pair of conductive layers disposed on the semiconductor substrate, wherein one pair of the conductive layers consists of first and second conductive layers spaced apart from each other, wherein each of the first and second conductive layers contains abundant electrical carriers to have a low resistance; and first and second electrodes disposed on at least partially on the first and second conductive layers respectively. In this way, the application of the photoconductive semiconductor switch device may be widened.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: GWANGJU INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventor: Jae Hyung Jang