Patents Assigned to Korea Basic Science Institute
  • Patent number: 10001363
    Abstract: Provided is a common-path optical fiber-based handheld parallel optical coherence tomography (OCT) apparatus, including a probe configured to receive the light from a broadband light source and illuminate a measurement target, wherein the probe may include an inner space through which the light passes, a collimator configured to collimate the light incident to the inner space, a diffraction grating configured to diffract the light having passed through the collimator, a galvanometer scanner configured to reflect the light having passed through the diffraction grating, an objective lens configured to concentrate the reflected light on a focal point, and an interferer configured to acquire an interfered light by reflecting at least a portion of the light having passed through the objective lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2018
    Assignee: Korea Basic Science Institute
    Inventors: Kye Sung Lee, Gun Hee Kim, Hwan Hur, I Jong Kim, Ki Soo Chang
  • Publication number: 20180133680
    Abstract: Photoluminescent carbon nanoparticles and a method of preparing the same are described herein. A method of preparing photoluminescent carbon nanoparticles includes obtaining carbon nanodots, and treating the carbon nanodots with plasma.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2017
    Publication date: May 17, 2018
    Applicant: KOREA BASIC SCIENCE INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Hyun-Uk Lee, Jouhahn Lee, So Young Park
  • Patent number: 9933376
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for analyzing defects by using heat distribution measurement, comprising: a sample loading unit for loading a sample to check whether or not there is a defect through heat distribution characteristics; a light source for radiating visible light onto the sample; a power supply unit for generating a driving signal in order to periodically heat the sample; a detection unit for detecting reflected light from the surface of the sample; and a signal generator for synchronizing the detection unit with the driving signal of the power supply unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: Korea Basic Science Institute
    Inventors: Ki Soo Chang, Seon Young Ryu, Woo June Choi, Geon Hee Kim
  • Patent number: 9932228
    Abstract: The present invention provides a hybrid reforming system for producing syngas through a reforming reaction between carbon dioxide plasma and a hydrocarbon material, the system comprising: a carbon dioxide feeder (110) which feeds carbon dioxide; a hydrocarbon material feeder (120) which feeds the hydrocarbon material; a plasma reformer (200) which respectively receives carbon dioxide and the hydrocarbon material from the carbon dioxide feeder (110) and the hydrocarbon material feeder (120), and produces primary syngas through a reforming reaction while producing the carbon dioxide plasma using electromagnetic waves; a wet carbon-refining device (130) which is arranged at a gas exhaust end of the plasma reformer (200) and filters and refines carbon contained in the primary syngas; and a catalyst dry-reformer (140) which is arranged at a gas exhaust end of the wet carbon-refining device (130) and produces secondary syngas by making the refined syngas undergo a catalyst dry-reforming reaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: KOREA BASIC SCIENCE INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Yong Cheol Hong, Dae Hyun Choi, Se Min Chun
  • Patent number: 9896346
    Abstract: A method for synthesizing lithium-titanium oxide using a solid state method includes: mixing lithium oxide (Li2O) and titanium oxide (TiO2) in a solvent; separating a solid material which includes lithium oxide and titanium oxide from the solvent; drying the solid material separated from the solvent; and performing a heat treatment on the solid material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: KOREA BASIC SCIENCE INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Yi-Hyun Park, Seungyon Cho, Mu-Young Ahn, Kyung-Mi Min
  • Patent number: 9855354
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus for sterilization which may be applied to a medical dry sterilizer, and more particularly, to an apparatus which injects hydrogen peroxide so as to generate plasma and OH radicals which are effective in sterilization, so as to achieve the sterilization of a treated object. According to the present invention, the apparatus for sterilization comprises: a sterilizing reactor in which sterilization is performed on a treated object; a vacuuming unit which is equipped with a vacuum pump connected to the sterilizing reactor and which vacuumizes the interior of the sterilizing reactor; a hydrogen-peroxide supply unit which supplies hydrogen peroxide in a gas state to the interior of the sterilizing reactor; and a microwave-plasma generating unit which generates plasma using microwaves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: KOREA BASIC SCIENCE INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Tai Hyeop Lho, Dong Chan Seok
  • Patent number: 9816868
    Abstract: The present invention pertains to a device for measuring a temperature distribution, which can measure a temperature distribution without contacting a minor sample having a three-dimensional structure. More particularly, the device for measuring the temperature distribution can measure a three-dimensional temperature distribution for a sample, wherein the temperature distribution in a depth direction (direction z) of the sample is measured by a thermo-reflectance technique using a chromatic dispersion lens, a diffraction spectrometer and an optical detection array; and the temperature distribution in parallel directions (direction x-y axes) of the sample is measured by the thermo-reflectance technique using a biaxial scanning mirror.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: Korea Basic Science Institute
    Inventors: Ki Soo Chang, Hae Young Choi, Seon Young Ryu, Geon Hee Kim, Sun Cheol Yang
  • Patent number: 9805830
    Abstract: The present invention provides a neutron generating device for generating a high neutron flux by forming plasma in the vicinity of a target and by accelerating electrons and charged particles in the plasma toward the target. Magnetic field is formed in the vicinity of the target and a microwave generator irradiates microwaves into the space where the magnetic field is generated to thereby generate plasma in the space. The accelerated electrons and charged particles collide with the target to generate neutron flux. Also, to prevent the target surface from being excessively heated, the plasma is generated in a pulsed mode and target voltage is applied in a pulsed mode. To secure a continuous process, the level of target bias voltage for the target is adjusted so that the target re-adsorbs elements when the elements adsorbed on the target are depleted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: Korea Basic Science Institute
    Inventors: Suk Jae Yoo, Seong Bong Kim, Jung-sik Yoon
  • Patent number: 9731268
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a plasma dry reforming apparatus for producing synthetic gas, main components of which are hydrogen and carbon monoxide, by reforming methane and carbon dioxide injected in plasma, the apparatus comprising: a plasma reformer 100, 200 which produces carbon dioxide plasma by making carbon dioxide supplied therein into plasma, ignites plasma flame by supplying hydrocarbon to the produced dioxide plasma, and produces synthetic gas by supplying methane to the plasma flame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: KOREA BASIC SCIENCE INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Yong Cheol Hong, Se Min Chun, Seong Yun Cho
  • Patent number: 9718132
    Abstract: Provided is a manufacturing method of uniformly spherical gold nanoparticles using a synthesis method for controlling a size and a shape by repeating an etching and growing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignees: Korea Basic Science Institute, Research & Business Foundation SUNGKYUNKWAN UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Gaehang Lee, Gi-Ra Yi, You-Jin Lee, Dong Kwan Kim
  • Patent number: 9707624
    Abstract: Provided is a method of synthesizing silver nanoparticles including: a) a nucleation step of reacting a composition containing a silver precursor, a heterogeneous metal precursor, and an amine-based compound at 30 to 120° C. to form a nucleus; and b) a growth step of reacting the composition containing the nucleus formed therein at 155 to 350° C. to grow the nucleus. According to the present invention, significantly uniform and fine silver nanoparticles may be synthesized with high reproducibility on a large scale.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: KOREA BASIC SCIENCE INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Gaehang Lee, Yeon Suk Choi
  • Publication number: 20170200598
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an electron bean injection control of a mass spectrometer. A mass spectrometer of the present invention includes: a reference waveform generator configured to generate a reference waveform signal having one type of a square wave and a sine wave, a waveform generator configured to generate a sync signal synchronized with the reference waveform signal; an RF module configured to generate an RF voltage signal from the reference waveform signal and apply the RF voltage signal to an RF electrode in the ion trap, an electron beam generator configured to control an operation of an ultraviolet (UV) diode for generating an electron beam injected into the ion trap according to an input control signal, and a control circuit configured to generate the control signal by using the square wave signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2015
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Applicant: Korea Basic Science Institute
    Inventors: Seung Yong KIM, Mo YANG, Hyun Sik KIM
  • Patent number: 9672303
    Abstract: The present invention provides a system and method of predicting the initial cooling of a superconducting magnet, which can predict the change in initial cooling temperature of a superconducting magnet when the superconducting magnet is cooled using an ultra-low refrigerator. In the system and method, the change in cooling temperature of a superconducting magnet can be accurately predicted by classifying influence factors related to the cooling of a superconducting magnet into a plurality of control volumes and inducing a governing equation with respect to each of the control volumes. Based on this system and method, the reliability of basic data required to design an apparatus for measuring a high magnetic field for forming an ultralow-temperature environment can be greatly improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: KOREA BASIC SCIENCE INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Yeon Suk Choi, Dong Lak Kim
  • Patent number: 9608850
    Abstract: A spintronic wireless communication system for simultaneously modulating multiband frequencies and amplitudes includes a plurality of spin-torque transfer devices which have different frequency characteristics from each other, and OOK modulate or multi-level ASK modulate input data to thereby output a multiband OOK modulation signal or a multiband, multi-level ASK modulation signal; a plurality of matching networks which match individual impedances of the plurality of spin-torque transfer devices; and a broadband antenna which receives the multiband OOK modulation signal or the multiband, multi-level ASK modulation signal from ends of the plurality of matching networks and simultaneously transmits the signals to the outside.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignees: KOREA ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, KOREA BASIC SCIENCE INSTITUTE, KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: InnYeal Oh, ChulSoon Park, MinChul Shin, SeungYoung Park, ByoungChul Min, SukHee Han
  • Publication number: 20170067911
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a beef-specific age determination marker containing the p21 protein, to an antibody specifically bound to bovine p21 protein, to a beef-specific age determination kit containing the antibody which is specifically bound to the bovine p21 protein, and to a method which involves detecting the bovine p21 protein through an antigen-antibody binding reaction using the antibody which is specifically bound to the bovine p21 protein serving as a beef-specific age determination marker in the muscle tissue of beef, so as to determine the age of the beef. According to the present invention, the p21 protein is significantly greatly expressed in the muscle tissue of beef, the age of which is lower than 30 months, and is hardly expressed in the muscle tissue of beef, the age of which is greater than 30 months, and thus can be valuably used as a beef-specific age determination marker.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2016
    Publication date: March 9, 2017
    Applicant: Korea Basic Science Institute
    Inventors: Ik Soon JANG, Jong Soon CHOI, Joseph KWON, Dong-Gi LEE, Kyeong Eun YANG
  • Patent number: 9589772
    Abstract: The present invention is a plasma generation source and a thing that is in its application and it is for getting high quality thin film by generating even high density plasma in high vacuum and like this plasma generation source applying like this plasma generation source to sputtering system, neutral particle beam source, thin film deposition system combining sputtering system and neutral particle beam source. According to the present invention, it generates plasma by using microwave through the microwave irradiating equipment and magnetic field by more than one pair of the belt type magnets and above goal can be accomplished maximizing plasma confinement effect by inducing electron returning trajectory in accordance with above continuous structure on belt type magnet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: KOREA BASIC SCIENCE INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Suk Jae Yoo, Seong Bong Kim
  • Patent number: 9575282
    Abstract: Provided is an apparatus for fixing a solid immersion lens (SIL) in an optical system. The apparatus includes a first adapter; a second adapter screw-coupled to the inner surface of the first adapter and screw-coupled to the outer surface of a third adapter to pressurize a first O-ring; the third adapter screw-coupled to the inner surfaces of the second adapter and a fourth adapter; the fourth adapter screw-coupled to the outer surface of the third adapter to pressurize a second O-ring; the first and second O-rings elastically fixing an outer surface of a barrel of an infrared ray (IR) objective lens; and an SIL holder mounting the SIL onto the first adapter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: KOREA BASIC SCIENCE INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Geon Hee Kim, Ha Yeong Sung, Woo Kang Kim, Kye Sung Lee, Ki Soo Chang, Ki Ju Yee
  • Patent number: 9567349
    Abstract: Provided is a preparing method of an Ag nano-particle for mass-producing Ag nano-particles, the method including: performing a first reaction of a reaction solution containing an Ag precursor and oleylamine at a set first temperature T1; performing a second reaction of the reaction solution at a second temperature T2 set so as to be higher than the first temperature; and obtaining a reactant from the reaction solution, wherein at least one of the first and second reactions is performed in a state in which the reaction solution is not stirred.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: KOREA BASIC SCIENCE INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Gaehang Lee, Yeon Suk Choi, Doo Ri Bae
  • Patent number: 9562189
    Abstract: A method for preparing photoluminescent carbon nanodots includes preparing and drying a sample, ashing the sample, extracting the ashed sample with solvent, filtering the extracted sample, concentrating the filtered sample, dissolving the sample in water, and freeze-drying the dissolved sample. The sample is preferably a food waste residue or animal excrement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: KOREA BASIC SCIENCE INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Hyun-Uk Lee, Jou-Hahn Lee, Eun-Sik Park
  • Patent number: 9551431
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a gaseous sample injection valve. The gaseous sample injection valve includes a middle body injecting a fixed amount of a gaseous sample into the vacuum chamber of a mass spectrometer, the middle body being constituted by a gaseous sample injection tube, a gaseous sample discharge tube, a storage part, and a vacuum chamber connection tube; an upper body accommodating a first solenoid coil, a first plunger, and a first packing; and a lower body accommodating a second solenoid coil, a second plunger, and a second packing. The gaseous sample injection valve according to the present invention may be miniaturized to utilize a lightweight portable mass spectrometer. Also, the vacuum pump may be reduced in load to extend the operation life-cycle of the vacuum pump. In addition, when the gaseous sample is analyzed by using the mass spectrometer, a uniform mass spectrum with respect to the gaseous sample may be obtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: KOREA BASIC SCIENCE INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Mo Yang, Seung Yong Kim, Hyun Sik Kim