Patents Assigned to Korea Basic Science Institute
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Patent number: 8488236Abstract: Provided is an optical system for a thermal image microscope. The optical system includes an image forming unit and a relay unit. The image forming unit forms a focus. The relay unit elongates an optical path. Here, the image forming unit includes six lenses. The relay unit includes two lenses. Aspherical surfaces of the lenses are all convex surfaces.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2010Date of Patent: July 16, 2013Assignee: Korea Basic Science InstituteInventors: Geon Hee Kim, Sun Choel Yang, Ki Soo Chang, Hyo Sik Kim, Sang Hyeok Kim, Sang Yong Lee
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Publication number: 20130170442Abstract: Disclosed herein are a content-based network system and a method of controlling the transmission of content therein. The content-based network system includes a plurality of user terminals, a plurality of access points, a plurality of content origin servers, and a transmission control device. The plurality of access points is wirelessly connected to the plurality of user terminals. The plurality of content origin servers provides content to the access points. The transmission control device determines the priority of transmission of the content based on the characteristics of the content and allocates channels and sets interfaces based on the determined priority of transmission of the content.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2012Publication date: July 4, 2013Applicant: KOREA BASIC SCIENCE INSTITUTEInventor: Sangsu JUNG
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Publication number: 20130155919Abstract: A method of potential routing, a method of potential scheduling, and a mesh node are provided. Here, the mesh node includes a potential routing unit that transmits a data packet to a preset routing path by calculating a multiple potential, wherein the multiple potential indicates each potential of all destination nodes including a plurality of mesh nodes; and a potential scheduler that schedules a packet transmission order using the multiple potential.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 29, 2012Publication date: June 20, 2013Applicant: KOREA BASIC SCIENCE INSTITUTEInventor: Sangsu Jung
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Publication number: 20130150731Abstract: Provided is an imaging system which includes an optical fiber array probe unit integrated with an endoscope unit, thereby simultaneously measuring structural information and functional information of a sample. The optical fiber array probe unit includes an optical fiber array probe integrated with lenses including an optical fiber lens with a lens surface of a predetermined radius of curvature in which one ends of optical fibers are integrally connected with each other by heating a predetermined region including the one ends of two of the optical fibers using a heating means, as an optical fiber array probe integrated lens on which the light transmitted from the light source is incident and which guides light reflected from the sample, and a detector for selectively detecting the light transmitted from the optical fiber array probe integrated with lenses in a predetermined range of wavelength.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2012Publication date: June 13, 2013Applicant: KOREA BASIC SCIENCE INSTITUTEInventor: KOREA BASIC SCIENCE INSTITUTE
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Publication number: 20130146754Abstract: Provided is an imaging system using an optical fiber array probe integrated with lenses for emitting light transmitted from a light source to a sample, and guiding light generated from the sample. The imaging system includes an optical fiber array probe integrated with lenses including an optical fiber lens with a lens surface of a predetermined radius of curvature in which one ends of two optical fibers are integrally connected with each other by heating a predetermined region including the one ends of the two optical fibers using a heating means. Therefore, a compact imaging system may be realized while effectively improving optical coupling efficiency through a simple manufacturing process.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2012Publication date: June 13, 2013Applicant: KOREA BASIC SCIENCE INSTITUTEInventor: Korea Basic Science Institute
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Patent number: 8461763Abstract: An apparatus of an electron cyclotron resonance ion source may include: a magnet unit containing a magnet for generating magnetic fields; an ionizing chamber housing unit for generating ions through electron cyclotron resonance from a plasma; a microwave generating unit for injecting microwaves to the ionizing chamber housing unit to generate ions; and a beam integrating and guiding unit for treating the generated ions. The magnet unit may include: a bobbin for winding the magnet; a variable spacer for dividing the bobbin into a plurality of sections; and the magnet which is wound into the form of a wire or a tape in the plurality of sections formed by the variable spacer.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2009Date of Patent: June 11, 2013Assignee: Korea Basic Science InstituteInventors: Mi-Sook Won, Byoung-Seob Lee, Jong-Pil Kim, Jang-Hee Yoon, Jong Seong Bae, Jeong Kyu Bang, Hyosang Lee, Jinyong Park
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Publication number: 20130133402Abstract: Disclosed herein are a multi-layer chip for gas chromatography and a method of fabricating the multi-layer chip. The multi-layer chip is fabricated by: forming fine channels at the same positions of a plurality of substrates using only a single photo mask and an alignment key; and stacking the substrates. That is, the multi-layer chip can be fabricated by a simple method, and the total length of the fine channels can be increase without a limit by stacking more substrates. In addition, layers of the substrates can be coated with different stationary phases, and a temperature control device can be attached to heat transfer contact portions of the multi-layer chip for controlling the temperature of the multi-layer chip rapidly and precisely. Therefore, the multi-layer chip may be useful for high-separability gas chromatography to separate and analyze an infinitesimal amount of a sample.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2011Publication date: May 30, 2013Applicant: KOREA BASIC SCIENCE INSTITUTEInventor: Sanggoo KIM
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Publication number: 20130130273Abstract: Disclosed is a novel method for detecting interactions of biomolecules. More particularly, the disclosed method includes (a) preparing a cell comprising (i) a first construct comprising a bait, a first labeling material and a translocation module; and (ii) a second construct comprising a prey and a second labeling material; (b) detecting the distribution of the first construct and the second construct in the cell. the present invention provides a method capable of detecting bindings and interactions occurring in a living cell in real time, and a method for screening a material that alters the binding and the interaction. The method of the present invention overcomes the disadvantages including inaccuracy and complexity of existing biomaterial interaction detection techniques. By labeling both constructs to promote accuracy, the present invention provides a novel real-time, antibody-free analysis.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 3, 2013Publication date: May 23, 2013Applicant: Korea Basic Science InstituteInventor: Korea Basic Science Institute
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Publication number: 20130124688Abstract: Disclosed herein is a wireless network system. The wireless network system includes a plurality of user terminals, a plurality of access points, a plurality of content source servers, and a plurality of content storage units. The plurality of access points is wirelessly connected to the plurality of user terminals. The plurality of content source servers provides content to the access points. The plurality of content storage units each stores the content, received from the content source servers, for each of the access points.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2011Publication date: May 16, 2013Applicant: KOREA BASIC SCIENCE INSTITUTEInventors: Jee-Wan HUH, Sangsu JUNG
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Patent number: 8440966Abstract: A Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometer (FT-ICR MS) is provided. A preamplifier is installed as nearest to an ion cyclotron resonance (ICR) trap as possible at a detector part in the mass spectrometer, and thermal noise generated at the preamplifier is minimized by means of a cryo-cooling system to increase a signal-to-noise ratio of ion detection signals such that an ultra-low amount of specimen can be detected, which was impossible in the related art.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2008Date of Patent: May 14, 2013Assignee: Korea Basic Science InstituteInventors: Myoung Choul Choi, Yeon Suk Choi, Jeong Min Lee, Seung Yong Kim, Dong Lak Kim, Hyun Sik Kim, Jong Shin Yoo, Stefan Karl-Heinz Stahl
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Patent number: 8440982Abstract: The present invention relates to a cryo transfer holder for TEM including: a specimen support having a specimen rod with a specimen cradle provided on one side end thereof, while being airtightly inserted reciprocatingly on the other side end thereof into a cooling tube of a thermal insulating container, and a thermal insulating pipe configured to be fixed to the thermal insulating container on one side thereof and to surround the specimen rod except the specimen cradle at the time of observation. The thermal insulating container in which a cooling medium is contained has the cooling pipe penetrated thereinto. A specimen rod-reciprocating means is configured to be coupled to the side of the thermal insulating container to allow the specimen rod to be reciprocated relative to the thermal insulating container.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2011Date of Patent: May 14, 2013Assignee: Korea Basic Science InstituteInventors: Youn-Joong Kim, Jong-Man Jeung, Seok-Hoon Lee
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Publication number: 20130112864Abstract: Provided are a controller and a control method for improving signal performance of an ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometer. The controller and control method apply electric signals for causing ions injected into an ion trap of the ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometer to be injected to the center of the trap as close as possible to trap electrodes, and adjust biased ion motion by appropriately adjusting signals of trap electrodes for causing the injected ions to make ion motion, thereby improving the fidelity of ion signals. The control method for improving signal performance of an ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometer includes an ion position adjustment process and an ion signal detection process.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2011Publication date: May 9, 2013Applicant: Korea Basic Science InstituteInventors: Seung Yong Kim, Hyun Sik Kim, Myoung Choul Choi, Jong Shin Yoo
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Patent number: 8420046Abstract: Disclosed is a method of preparing high crystalline nanoporous titanium dioxide photocatalyst, capable of preparing the high crystalline nanoporous titanium dioxide photocatalyst in mass production through a simply synthesis method using an ultrasonification. The method includes the steps of (a) mixing a titanium precursor and a surfactant in a first solvent and performing a sol-gel reaction; (b) maturing a reactant obtained through the sol-gel reaction for 15 hours to 25 hours; (c) filtering the matured reactant and washing the matured reactant; (d) primarily drying the washed reactant at a temperature of 20° C. to 50° C. to obtain titanium sediments; (e) mixing the titanium sediments in a second solvent and performing an ultrasonification with respect to the mixed solution for 10 minutes to 120 minutes; and (f) secondarily drying the mixed solution, which has been subject to the ultrasonification, at a temperature of 15° C. to 45° C. to obtain titanium dioxide photocatalytic particles.Type: GrantFiled: February 29, 2012Date of Patent: April 16, 2013Assignee: Korea Basic Science InstituteInventors: Hae-Jin Kim, Jou-Hahn Lee, Soon-Chang Lee, Hyun-Uk Lee, Won-Ki Hong, Hye-Ran Kim, Jung-Hye Seo
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Patent number: 8357348Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for preparing anatase-type titanium dioxide (TiO2) nanoparticles, the method comprising the steps of: uniformly mixing titanium n-butoxide and cetyltrimethyl ammonium salt (CTAS) in water; subjecting the mixture to hydrothermal treatment at a temperature of 60˜120° C.; and collecting anatase-type titanium dioxide nanoparticles produced by the hydrothermal treatment and drying the collected nanoparticles. According to the present invention, anatase-type titanium dioxide nanoparticles having excellent crystallinity can be easily prepared in large amounts by a simple process without needing heat treatment.Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 2011Date of Patent: January 22, 2013Assignee: Korea Basic Science InstituteInventors: Hae Jin Kim, Soon Chang Lee, Jin Bae Lee
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Publication number: 20120329057Abstract: The present invention relates to a beef-specific age determination marker containing the p21 protein, to a beef-specific age determination kit containing an antibody which is specifically bound to the p21 protein, and to a method which involves detecting the p21 protein through an antigen-antibody binding reaction using an antibody which is specifically bound to the 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: ApplicationFiled: December 24, 2010Publication date: December 27, 2012Applicant: KOREA BASIC SCIENCE INSTITUTEInventors: Ik Soon Jang, Jong Soon Choi, Joseph Kwon, Dong-Gi Lee, Kyeong Eun Yang
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Publication number: 20120308089Abstract: A method of biometric authentication based on unique information obtained from a pupil. The method includes: acquiring an image of a pupil and an iris; extracting a pupil region from the image; and generating unique biometric information by extracting a specific pattern of the pupil from the pupil region. The method performs biometric authentication by combining unique information obtained from a pupil region with unique information obtained from an iris region.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2011Publication date: December 6, 2012Applicant: KOREA BASIC SCIENCE INSTITUTEInventor: Eui Chul LEE
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Publication number: 20120282628Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for diagnosing cancer using information on aberrant glycosylation of glycoproteins, which is related with cancer progression. More particularly, the present invention relates to a peptide marker for cancer diagnosis and a method for diagnosing cancer using the peptide marker, wherein glycoproteins aberrantly glycosylated due to cancer incidence and progression is isolated using lectin; and marker peptides generated by hydrolysis of the glycoproteins isolated by the lectin is selected and quantified.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 3, 2012Publication date: November 8, 2012Applicant: KOREA BASIC SCIENCE INSTITUTEInventors: Yeoung Hee AHN, Jong Shin YOO, Park Min SHIN, Eun Sun JI
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Publication number: 20120277571Abstract: Disclosed is a method for measuring trabecular bone parameters from MRI images, including: scanning an experimental group with a 3D MRI scanner; segmenting the MRI images to extract bone area and perform skeletonization of the bone area; detecting end-point, joint and branch voxels in the skeleton to analyze bone structure; and measuring trabecular bone parameters based on the result of the structural analysis. The method enables diagnosing osteoporosis.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2011Publication date: November 1, 2012Applicant: KOREA BASIC SCIENCE INSTITUTEInventors: Gyunggoo Cho, Namkug Kim, June-Goo Lee, Youngkyu Song, Hengjun J Kim, Chaejoon Cheong
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Publication number: 20120267524Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for controlling a pipeline-type ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometer, in which an ion trap unit of the ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometer is capable of using two digitizers at the same time, thus enabling a measurement process for detecting an electrical signal which indicates the mass of ions corresponding to a specific purpose, and another measurement process for detecting another electrical signal which indicates the mass of ions corresponding to another specific purpose, to be simultaneously performed. Accordingly, it is an aim of the present invention to provide an apparatus and method to for controlling a pipeline-type ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometer, which can overcome the problems of time delay among control procedures, and can present a signal detection step wherein an excitation electrode is utilized to improve the sensitivity and speed of signal detection.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2010Publication date: October 25, 2012Applicant: KOREA BASIC SCIENCE INSTITUTEInventors: Seung Yong Kim, Hyun Sik Kim, Jong Shin Yoo
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Patent number: 8296300Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for reconstructing protein database for identifying a protein and a method for screening a protein using the same, more precisely a method for reconstructing protein database, and a method for identifying a protein using the same. The method for reconstructing protein database and the method for identifying the protein of the invention are very useful for the investigation of endogenous proteins and their functions and interactions, and are further effectively used for the development of diagnostic and therapeutic agents for various diseases.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2006Date of Patent: October 23, 2012Assignee: Korea Basic Science InstituteInventors: Kyung-Hoon Kwon, Jong Shin Yoo