Patents Assigned to Korea Food Research Institute
  • Patent number: 11248960
    Abstract: A high resolution inspection apparatus using a terahertz Bessel beam. The high resolution inspection apparatus comprises a terahertz wave generating unit for generating a terahertz wave; a Bessel beam forming unit for generating a terahertz Bessel beam using the terahertz wave incident from the terahertz wave generating unit; a ring beam forming unit for forming a ring beam using the terahertz Bessel beam and concentrating the formed ring beam to an inspection target object; a scattered light detecting unit for detecting scattered light generated from the inspection target object; and a ring beam detecting unit for detecting a ring beam transmitted through the inspection target object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: KOREA FOOD RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Gyeong-Sik Ok, Sung-Wook Choi, Hyun-Joo Chang
  • Publication number: 20220031774
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel Weissella cibaria WIKIM28 (Accession No. KCCM11879P) isolated from kimchi and a composition comprising the same as an active ingredient. Weissella cibaria WIKIM28 according to the present invention shows excellent anti-cancer activity in animal models in which a cancer cell is transplanted, and therefore it can be usefully used as a composition in use of treatment, prevention or improvement of cancer of humans or animals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2019
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Applicant: KOREA FOOD RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Hak Jong CHOI, Mi Sun YUN
  • Publication number: 20210393706
    Abstract: A novel Lactobacillus paracasei AO356 strain according to the present disclosure, which is a strain isolated from the human body, has high stability, exhibits the activity of inhibiting adipogenic differentiation in vitro and inducing the differentiation of M1 and M0 macrophages into M2 macrophages, and has excellent activity of alleviating, preventing, or treating obesity, such as the activity of reducing body weight and a reduction in blood lipid concentration through the browning of white fat in animal experiments. Thus, the novel strain of the present disclosure has a low possibility of causing side effects, and therefore, unlike conventional diet functional foods or drugs, which have side effect problems, a diet effect can be exhibited without controlling the dose thereof. Accordingly, the novel strain can be used as a pharmaceutical composition for treating or preventing obesity or a food composition for alleviating or preventing obesity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2020
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Applicant: KOREA FOOD RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Young Do NAM, So Young Lee, Hee Soon Shin, So Lim Park, Won Hyong Chung, Eun Sook Lee, Eun Ji Song, Dong Uk Shin
  • Publication number: 20210353697
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a prebiotic composition, a composition for improving gut microorganisms, a composition for improving gut health or gut function, a composition for alleviating, preventing, or treating inflammatory bowel disease or leaky gut syndrome, or a composition for alleviating, preventing, or treating obesity or metabolic disease, which each comprise a molokhia extract or a molokhia polymer fraction as an active ingredient to induce the proliferation of beneficial intestinal bacteria and to improve, prevent, or treat gut heath or gut function. In addition, the composition comprising a molokhia extract or a molokhia polymer fraction as an active ingredient can alleviate, prevent, or treat bowel disease or leaky gut syndrome.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2019
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Applicant: KOREA FOOD RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Ho-Young PARK, Yoon-sook KIM, Young-do NAM, Moon Ho DO, Mi-Jin OH, Sang-hoon LEE, Eun Jung LEE, Hye-Bin LEE, Hyun Jhung JHUN
  • Patent number: 11123385
    Abstract: Provided are a functional food or pharmaceutical composition or a method for preventing, alleviating or treating hyperphosphatemia and chronic kidney disease and treating chronic kidney disease using the composition comprising Lactobacillus sp. KCCM 11826P having excellent phosphorus-absorbing ability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignees: Korea Food Research Institute, Catholic Kwandong University Industry Foundation
    Inventors: Hyo Jin Kim, Hae Won Jang, Young-Wook Chin, Woo Kyung Kang, Sung Jin Moon
  • Patent number: 10955293
    Abstract: According to one embodiment of the present invention, a terahertz wave concentrating module can comprise: a first lens for changing a terahertz wave, which is emitted while a terahertz Bessel beam penetrates an object to be inspected, so as to have a small angle; and a second lens for concentrating, on a detector, the terahertz wave having passed through the first lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: KOREA FOOD RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Gyeong-Sik Ok, Sung-Wook Choi, Hyun-Joo Chang
  • Patent number: 10849941
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for treating a colitis disease in a subject in need thereof, the method comprising administering a composition comprising Lactobacillus sakei K040706 (Accession No: KCCM11472P) as an active ingredient to the subject in an amount effective in treating the colitis disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: KOREA FOOD RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Young Kyoung Rhee, Hee-Do Hong, Chang-Won Cho, Mi Jang, Tae-Gyu Lim, Young-Chul Lee, KyungTack Kim, Eun-Young Hwang, Kyung-Tae Lee, Ji-Sun Shin, Seunghwan Seo, Young-ran Song
  • Patent number: 10820613
    Abstract: Disclosed is a plasma sterilizer apparatus for a pipe and, more particularly, to a plasma sterilizer apparatus for a pipe, which can be easily mounted on a pipe and effectively sterilize harmful microorganisms contained in water or raw materials flowing through a pipe. A plasma sterilizer apparatus for a pipe comprises: a first connection member connected to one side of a pipe; a second connection member connected to the other side of the pipe; a first electrode mounting member disposed in contact with the first connection member; a second electrode mounting member disposed in contact with the second connecting member; a first electrode member provided on the first electrode mounting member; and a second electrode member provided on the second electrode mounting member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: KOREA FOOD RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Yunji Kim, Eunjung Lee, Okkyung Koo, Hyunjoo Chang, Joosung Kim
  • Publication number: 20200178565
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to novel Lactobacillus curvatus WIKIM55 isolated from kimchi, and a composition containing the same. The Lactobacillus curvatus WIKIM55 according to the present disclosure is a probiotic having activities of promoting hair growth and can be diversely applied for intestinal regulation and promotion of hair growth in humans or animals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2018
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Applicant: KOREA FOOD RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Hak Jong CHOI, Min Sung KWON, Seul Ki LIM, Young Joon OH, Ja Young JANG, Ji Eun LEE
  • Patent number: 10648864
    Abstract: According to one embodiment of the present invention, a terahertz wave concentrating module can comprise: a first lens for changing a terahertz wave, which is emitted while a terahertz Bessel beam penetrates an object to be inspected, so as to have a small angle; and a second lens for concentrating, on a detector, the terahertz wave having passed through the first lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: KOREA FOOD RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Gyeong-Sik Ok, Sung-Wook Choi, Hyun-Joo Chang
  • Publication number: 20200113848
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating somnipathy including phloroglucinol as an active ingredient and a health functional food composition for ameliorating somnipathy including phloroglucinol as an active ingredient. The pharmaceutical composition and the health functional food composition according to the present invention rapidly and reliably induce and maintain sleep, prevent repeated awakenings, unalter physiological sleep architecture, are particularly devoid of residual sedative effects, which could impair daytime functioning and cognitive performance, do not cause tolerance to a conventional agonist at the benzodiazepine binding site of the GABA-A receptor despite long-term administration, and do not cause side effects of a conventional agonist at the benzodiazepine binding site of the GABA-A receptor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2018
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Applicant: KOREA FOOD RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Sueng Mok CHO, Min Young UM, Min Seok YOON, Hye Jin YANG, Jae Kwang LEE, Jong Hoon JUNG
  • Patent number: 10551365
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a probe device for analyzing physical properties of food, having a teeth form, and more specifically, to a probe device for analyzing physical properties of food, having a teeth form, capable of objectively analyzing various physical properties felt by a person when chewing food, selecting and using a probe corresponding to a molar, a front tooth or a canine tooth, allowing a vertical motion of a press to be interlocked with a motion of the jaw joint, and allowing chewing experiments similar to real chewing of the human body to be carried out by enabling smooth occlusion of the upper jaw and the lower jaw.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: KOREA FOOD RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Dong June Park, Dong Man Kim, Chang Ho Lee, Yong Gi Chun, Ah Ra Cho, Kook Nam Pyun
  • Publication number: 20190240270
    Abstract: Provided are a functional food or pharmaceutical composition or a method for preventing, alleviating or treating hyperphosphatemia and chronic kidney disease and treating chronic kidney disease using the composition comprising Lactobacillus sp. KCCM 11826P having excellent phosphorus-absorbing ability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2017
    Publication date: August 8, 2019
    Applicants: KOREA FOOD RESEARCH INSTITUTE, Catholic Kwandong University Industry Foundation
    Inventors: Hyo Jin KIM, Hae Won JANG, Young-Wook CHIN, Woo Kyung KANG, Sung Jin MOON
  • Publication number: 20190192591
    Abstract: Provided is a novel Lactobacillus acidophilus YTI strain (deposition number: KCCM 11808P); and a composition for preventing, alleviating, or treating menopause, comprising, as an active ingredient, Lactobacillus acidophilus comprising the novel strain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2017
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Applicant: KOREA FOOD RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Young-Do NAM, Yun-Tai KIM, Hee Soon SHIN, So-Young LEE, Jae-Goo KIM, Eun-Yeong LIM, Eun-Ji SONG
  • Patent number: 10293009
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a pharmaceutical composition or a food composition which has excellent activity of stimulating enteroendocrine cells while being safe with few side effects. The composition contains one or more of an Oldenlandia brachypoda extract, a Spergularia marina extract, a Disporum smilacinum extract, a Persicaria posumbu extract and a Geum aleppicum extract as an active ingredient. The composition of the present disclosure can be usefully used as a pharmaceutical composition or a food composition for preventing, improving or treating diabetes mellitus, improving or treating heart diseases, improving or treating arteriosclerosis, improving or treating digestive disorders and malabsorption, preventing or treating obesity or suppressing appetite, protecting nerves, treating or improving liver diseases, and so forth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: KOREA FOOD RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Hye-Young Kim, Mee-Ra Rhyu, Kyong Kim, Min Park, Yu-Mi Lee
  • Patent number: 10262175
    Abstract: A wrapper for a terahertz wave according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a terahertz wave transmission layer that is made of a material that transmits a terahertz wave; and an electric field enhancement structure that enhances an electric field by reacting with a predetermined frequency band of terahertz waves passing through the terahertz wave transmission layer. An optical identification device for a terahertz wave according to an embodiment of the present invention includes m identification units composed of: a terahertz wave transmission layer that is made of a material that transmits a terahertz wave; and a waveguide grating that resonates at a natural resonant frequency when receiving the transmitted terahertz wave, in which the natural resonant frequency is any one of a first natural resonant frequency to an n-th natural resonant frequency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: KOREA FOOD RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Sung Wook Choi, Hyun Jung Kim, Na Ri Lee, Hyun Joo Chang, Gyeong Sik Ok
  • Patent number: 10189900
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for screening for an autophagy activator or inhibitor comprising the steps of: (a) making a test material to be analyzed come into contact with cells containing Beclin 1 protein; and (b) analyzing the degree of phosphorylation at the 30th serine amino acid residue of the Beclin 1 protein. The test material is determined to be an autophagy activator when the phosphorylation of the Beclin 1 protein is up-regulated, and the test material is determined to be an autophagy inhibitor when the phosphorylation of the Beclin 1 protein is down-regulated. The present invention first establishes, by ULK1, the mechanism of phosphorylation at the 30th serine amino acid residue of Beclin 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignees: KOREA FOOD RESEARCH INSTITUTE, REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
    Inventors: Chang Hwa Jung, Tae Youl Ha, Ji Yun Ahn, Do Hyung Kim, Ji Man Park
  • Patent number: 10126281
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a probe device for analyzing physical properties of food, having a teeth form, and more specifically, to a probe device for analyzing physical properties of food, having a teeth form, capable of objectively analyzing various physical properties felt by a person when chewing food, selecting and using a probe corresponding to a molar, a front tooth or a canine tooth, allowing a vertical motion of a press to be interlocked with a motion of the jaw joint, and allowing chewing experiments similar to real chewing of the human body to be carried out by enabling smooth occlusion of the upper jaw and the lower jaw.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: KOREA FOOD RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Dong June Park, Dong Man Kim, Chang Ho Lee, Yong Gi Chun, Ah Ra Cho, Kook Nam Pyun
  • Patent number: 10105439
    Abstract: A persimmon leaf-derived polysaccharide fraction consisting of 60-80 wt % of neutral sugar and 18-39 wt % of uronic acid, and 0.5-10 wt % of 3-deoxy-D-manno-2-octulosonic acid (KDO) analogs, the wt % based on the total weight of the polysaccharide fraction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignees: KOREA FOOD RESEARCH INSTITUTE, Kyonggi University Industry & Academy Cooperation Foundation
    Inventors: Hee-Do Hong, Young-Chul Lee, Chang-Won Cho, Young-Kyoung Rhee, Young-Chan Kim, Su Kyung Sung, Hee Jung Kim, Kwang-Soon Shin, Hye-Ryung Park, Sun Young Jo
  • Publication number: 20180249737
    Abstract: Disclosed is a plasma sterilizer apparatus for a pipe and, more particularly, to a plasma sterilizer apparatus for a pipe, which can be easily mounted on a pipe and effectively sterilize harmful microorganisms contained in water or raw materials flowing through a pipe. A plasma sterilizer apparatus for a pipe comprises: a first connection member connected to one side of a pipe; a second connection member connected to the other side of the pipe; a first electrode mounting member disposed in contact with the first connection member; a second electrode mounting member disposed in contact with the second connecting member; a first electrode member provided on the first electrode mounting member; and a second electrode member provided on the second electrode mounting member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2015
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Applicant: KOREA FOOD RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Yunji KIM, Eunjung LEE, Okkyung KOO, Hyunjoo CHANG, Joosung KIM