Patents Assigned to Korea Food Research Institute
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Publication number: 20150041658Abstract: An object inspection apparatus includes a terahertz wave supplying unit for generating a terahertz wave and moving a path of the terahertz wave according to time so that the terahertz wave is supplied to an object to be inspected, a focusing lens located between the terahertz wave supplying unit and the object to be inspected to focus the terahertz wave supplied by the terahertz wave supplying unit, a rotating plate having a plate shape and including a plurality of the focusing lenses with different distances from the center thereof, the rotating plate rotating in the circumferential direction so that one of the focusing lenses is located at a path of the terahertz wave according to the path movement of the terahertz wave, and a terahertz wave detecting unit for collecting and detecting a terahertz wave incident to the object to be inspected.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 10, 2012Publication date: February 12, 2015Applicant: KOREA FOOD RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventors: Hyang-Sook Chun, Sung-Wook Choi, Hyun-Joo Chang, Na-Ri Lee, Gyeong-Sik Ok
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Publication number: 20140364382Abstract: The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition for treating liver diseases, containing a narirutin extract of citrus peel extract or narirutin as an active ingredient. The extract or narirutin decreases cholesterol levels and fat levels in liver tissue, and thus can be utilized as a composition or food for preventing and treating liver diseases. In addition, the present invention relates to a method for extracting narirutin from citrus peel, and a method for preparing citrus fermented milk using the same.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2014Publication date: December 11, 2014Applicant: KOREA FOOD RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventors: In Wook Choi, Yong Kon Park, Yoon Sook Kim, Hee Don Choi, Ho Young Park
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Publication number: 20140322366Abstract: A coniferyl alcohol or a Compositae family, Brassicaceae family, Umbelliferae family, Lamiaceae family, Liliaceae family or Amaranthaceae plant extract provides various uses associated with hTRPA1 activation, and, being a natural compound, involves relatively few side effects in the body and has substantial industrial applicability. The coniferyl alcohol or the Compositae family, Brassicaceae family, Umbelliferae family, Lamiaceae family, Liliaceae family or Amaranthaceae plant extract of the present invention not only will be a novel medical or food raw material which is helpful in maintaining homeostasis in the body associated with hTRPA1 activation, but can also be used to advantage in hTRPA1 antagonist screening.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2012Publication date: October 30, 2014Applicant: KOREA FOOD RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventors: Mee Ra Rhyu, Hee Jin Son, Yi Seul Kim, Seo Hyeon Song, Min Jung Kim, Myung Ji Jung, Hye Jin Lee, Hye Young Kim, Jae-Ho Park
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Publication number: 20140287424Abstract: The present invention relates to a slide chip for a sensor for detection of food-borne bacteria and a fabrication method thereof. More particularly, the invention relates to a slide chip for a sensor for detection of food-borne bacteria and a fabrication method thereof, the slide chip comprising: a substrate coated with a metal; a linker having a substituent which may be bonded to the metal and is located at the 5? end of deoxythymidine (dT); and a food-borne bacterium-derived RNA aptamer that is bound to the linker by the 3?-end poly A tail. The slide chip makes it possible to detect food-borne bacteria in a rapid and accurate manner.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2012Publication date: September 25, 2014Applicant: KOREA FOOD RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventors: Young Jin Cho, Chul Jin Kim, Nam Soo Kim, Chong Tai Kim, Jin Soo Maeng, Tae Eun Kim, Myung Hyun Lee
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Publication number: 20140252085Abstract: A product quality monitoring system includes: an RFID tag which is attached to a first packing container in which a product is packed, and transmits atmospheric history information and an identifier for a product distribution history; a QR code which is attached to a second packing container and stores the identifier and address information of a product quality predicting server; a product distribution history DB which stores the atmospheric history information and the identifier which are received from the RFID tag; a user terminal which connects with the product quality predicting server corresponding to the address information stored in the captured QR code, and requests a quality index of the product; and the product quality predicting server which calculates the quality index of the product or a time when the product has a specific quality index, from the atmospheric history information.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 2, 2012Publication date: September 11, 2014Applicant: KOREA FOOD RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventors: Byeong Sam Kim, Ji Young Kim, Jong Hoon Kim, Ouiwoung Kim, Ki Hyun Kwon, Yoon Sook Kim, Hwan Soo Cha
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Patent number: 8747917Abstract: The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition for suppressing obesity or lowering blood sugar which comprises Cudrania tricuspidata extract and Coix lachryma-jobi extract, and more specifically relates to a pharmaceutical composition for suppressing obesity or lowering blood sugar which comprises Cudrania tricuspidata extract and Coix lachrymajobi extract, to a functional health food or food additive composition for suppressing obesity or lowering blood sugar which comprises Cudrania tricuspidata extract and Coix lachryma-jobi extract, to a tablet having an obesity-suppressing function and blood-sugar lowering effect which is produced using Cudrania tricuspidata and Coix lachryma-jobi as principal raw materials, and to a production method therefor.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2011Date of Patent: June 10, 2014Assignee: Korea Food Research InstituteInventors: Hyun Ku Kim, Jeong Ryong Do, Chan Kyu Han
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Publication number: 20140149079Abstract: Disclosed is an RFID sensor tag supporting dual mode logging, an RFID sensor reader, and a controlling method thereof. The RFID sensor tag includes a controller that supports a dual mode including a scheduling logging mode in which sensor data is recorded in a predetermined interval and an alarm event logging mode in which sensor data is recorded in a predetermined alarm condition and records sensor data in the memory when a corresponding mode is performed and a memory that has a sensor data recording area divided per mode.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2013Publication date: May 29, 2014Applicants: KOREA FOOD RESEARCH INSTITUTE, Electronics and Telecommunications Research InstituteInventors: Dong-Beom SHIN, Sang-Yeoun LEE, Hyun-Seok KIM, Chan-Won PARK, Jong-Hoon KIM, Byeong-Sam KIM
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Patent number: 8653032Abstract: Disclosed is a pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating TRPV1 activity-related or inflammation-related, diseases or conditions, containing a Maillard peptide separated from well-aged traditional soy sauce as an active ingredient. The Maillard peptide in the present invention functions both as a TRPV1 agonist and a TRPV1 antagonist, and further functions as a TRPV1 activity modulator. Therefore, the Maillard peptide can be used for preventing or treating TRPV1 activity-related diseases such as pain, neurological diseases, urgent defecation, inflammatory bowel disease, respiratory diseases, urinary incontinence, overactive bladder, neurogenic / allergic / inflammatory skin diseases, skin, eye or mucosal irritation, hyperacusis, tinnitus, vestibular hypersensitivity, heart disease, etc.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2010Date of Patent: February 18, 2014Assignees: Korea Food Research Institute, SNU R & DB FoundationInventors: Mee-Ra Rhyu, Ah-Young Song, Eun-Young Kim, Seog Bae Oh, YoungJoo Lee, Won Chung Lim
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Publication number: 20130330758Abstract: At least at least one embodiment of the present invention relates to a method for using a high pressure-resistant enzyme in a high pressure condition; a method for promoting the activity of the high pressure-resistant enzyme by means of a high pressure treatment; a composition, which contains the high pressure-resistant enzyme, for decomposing proteins under a high pressure condition; a composition, which contains the composition for decomposing proteins, for preparing natural flavoring substances; a container for high pressure treatment, which contains the composition for decomposing proteins; and a method for measuring the activity of the high pressure-resistant enzyme, which comprises a step of decomposing an azocasein solution serving as a substrate by using the high pressure-resistant enzyme treated under a high pressure condition.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 20, 2012Publication date: December 12, 2013Applicant: KOREA FOOD RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventors: Nam-Soo Kim, Chong-Tai Kim, Yong-Jin Cho, Chul-Jin Kim, Jin-Soo Maeng, Soo-Jin Kwon
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Publication number: 20130177971Abstract: Disclosed is a non-contact heating type gene amplification system. The non-contact heating type gene amplification system includes separate light sources for each step of a polymerase chain reaction in order to perform a high-speed temperature cycle by moving a rotation unit, in which a plurality of sample chambers are formed, to places at which the sample chambers are controlled at the temperatures corresponding to each step.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2010Publication date: July 11, 2013Applicant: KOREA FOOD RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventors: Hyang Sook Chun, Sung Wook Choi, Na Ri Lee, Hyun Joo Chang
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Publication number: 20130171280Abstract: Disclosed is a novel use of rice, rice bran or rice hull extract as a histamine receptor antagonist. The rice, rice bran or rice hull extract may be used as a natural antihistamine to prevent or treat allergic rhinitis, inflammatory bowel disease, asthma, bronchitis, nausea, gastric and duodenal ulcer, gastroesophageal reflux disease, sleep disorder, anxiety and depression. It provides comparable or better effect of decreasing sleep latency, increasing sleep duration and increasing non-REM sleep as compared to diazepam, which is currently used as sleeping drug. Derived from the natural product rice, rice bran or rice hull, it has no side effect such as cognitive impairment, resistance or dependency even after long-term use.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2011Publication date: July 4, 2013Applicant: KOREA FOOD RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventors: Suengmok Cho, Daeseok Han, Dong-Soo Kim, Nam-In Baek, Young-Ho Jin, Jin-Kyu Han, Jae-Young Sung, In-Ho Kim, Chang-Ho Lee
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Publication number: 20130171278Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition for promoting memory or learning ability and to a composition for preventing and treating cognitive impairment, which comprise one, two or more plant extracts selected from the group consisting of Artemisia apiaceae extract, Illicium verum extract and Lepidium apefalum extract. The present invention has the effect of inhibiting neural cell damage, especially, neural cells of the basal part of the cerebrum by inhibiting acetylcholinesterase activity and through antioxidative activity (for example, inhibiting the generation of oxidative reactive species) and affinity for an NMDA receptor. The compositions of the present invention may have the effect of not only promoting memory or learning ability by protecting neural cells and preventing damage to neural cells but also of preventing and treating diseases caused by cognitive impairment.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 16, 2011Publication date: July 4, 2013Applicant: KOREA FOOD RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventors: Chang-Ho Lee, In-Ho Kim, Dae Seok Han, Young-Eon Kim, Dong-Jun Park, Jun-Hyeok Choi, Hye-Sung Lee, Sueong-Mock Cho
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Publication number: 20130171276Abstract: The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition for suppressing obesity or lowering blood sugar which comprises Cudrania tricuspidata extract and Coix lachryma-jobi extract, and more specifically relates to a pharmaceutical composition for suppressing obesity or lowering blood sugar which comprises Cudrania tricuspidata extract and Coix lachrymajobi extract, to a functional health food or food additive composition for suppressing obesity or lowering blood sugar which comprises Cudrania tricuspidata extract and Coix lachryma-jobi extract, to a tablet having an obesity-suppressing function and blood-sugar lowering effect which is produced using Cudrania tricuspidata and Coix lachryma-jobi as principal raw materials, and to a production method therefor.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 9, 2011Publication date: July 4, 2013Applicant: KOREA FOOD RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventors: Hyun Ku Kim, Jeong Ryong Do, Chan Kyu Han
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Patent number: 8414965Abstract: A method for manufacturing a substrate of an analytical sensor and the substrate thus prepared are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2008Date of Patent: April 9, 2013Assignee: Korea Food Research InstituteInventors: Yong Jin Cho, Chul Jin Kim, Chong Tai Kim, Sung Wook Choi, Jae Ho Kim, Hyo Sop Kim, Jin Ho Kim
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Publication number: 20130029428Abstract: A method of preparing an antigen-immobilized immuno-fluorescence slide, the method comprising: immobilizing a C-reactive protein on a slide to prepare a protein chip; mixing an antibody that specifically binds to a target protein, with streptavidin to label the antibody with a fluorescent nanoparticle; immuno-reacting the antibody by competitive mixing, assaying with a fluorescence camera, wherein the immobilizing of the C-reactive protein on the slide comprises: modifying the slide with 3-aminopropyltrimethoxysilane to prepare a modified slide; hydrating the slide modified with 3-aminopropyltrimethoxysilane; activating the modified slide by using a glutaraldehyde solution; dissolving a C-reactive protein at a concentration of 0.01-0.5 mg/ml in a 30-70 mM phosphate buffer solution (pH 6.5-7.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2011Publication date: January 31, 2013Applicant: KOREA FOOD RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventors: Nam Soo Kim, Yong Jin Cho, Chong Tai Kim
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Publication number: 20120282334Abstract: Disclosed is a method for preparing ajoene including: (a) obtaining garlic pulp or garlic extract from garlic; (b) mixing the garlic pulp or garlic extract with animal lipid to form a reaction mixture; and (c) heating the reaction mixture to obtain ajoene. The ajoene prepared according to the present disclosure may be encapsulated with gelatin. According to the present disclosure, ajoene can be prepared with a yield 2 times or more than that of the existing methods. Thus, ajoene can be provided as active ingredient for foods and medicines more cost-effectively. Also, the production protocol according to the present disclosure is suitable for large-scale production of ajoene.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2011Publication date: November 8, 2012Applicant: KOREA FOOD RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventors: Dong Bin Shin, Mi Young Yoo, Ho Moon Seog, Jae Ho Ha, Sang Hee Lee, Yong Sun Cho
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Publication number: 20120225808Abstract: The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating TRPV1 activity-related or inflammation-related, diseases or conditions, containing a Maillard peptide separated from well-aged traditional soy sauce as an active ingredient. The Maillard peptide according to the present invention functions both as a TRPV1 agonist and a TRPV1 antagonist, and thus functions as a TRPV1 activity modulator. Therefore, the present Maillard peptide can be used as a pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating TRPV1 activity-related diseases such as pain, neurological diseases, urgent defecation, inflammatory bowel disease, respiratory diseases, urinary incontinence, overactive bladder, neurogenic/allergic/inflammatory skin diseases, skin, eye or mucosal irritation, hyperacusis, tinnitus, vestibular hypersensitivity, heart disease, etc.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 8, 2010Publication date: September 6, 2012Applicants: SNU R&DB FOUNDATION, KOREA FOOD RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventors: Mee-Ra Rhyu, Ah-Young Song, Eun-Young Kim, Seog Bae Oh, YoungJoo Lee, Won Chung Lim
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Publication number: 20110052644Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition for improving intestinal flora and enhancing immune response containing Cinnamomum cassia bark extract as an effective ingredient, more precisely, a composition containing Cinnamomum cassia bark extract is an effective ingredient that has the effects of increasing the growth of such intestinal beneficial bacteria as Bifidobacterium longum, Lacotobacillus sp. and Lactobacillus acidophilus and enhancing the proliferation of immune cells such as lymphocytes of general immune system as well as increasing the activity of intestinal immune cells. The composition of the present invention can be effectively used as a therapeutic agent for constipation or other intestine-related diseases and an immune enhancer owing to its activity of increasing immunity, particularly intestinal immunity, by increasing immune cell proliferation.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2010Publication date: March 3, 2011Applicants: KOREA INSTITUTE OF ORIENTAL MEDICINE, KOREA FOOD RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventors: Byoung Seob KO, Won Kyung JEON, Sin-Hyeog IM, Ho-Keun KWON, Ji-Sun HWANG, Dae Young KWON
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Publication number: 20100136207Abstract: The present invention relates to a nano emulsion capable of reducing an intestinal stimulus effect, increasing the stability and absorptance of the functional components in food, and solving reluctance when ingesting by reducing a strong flavor capable of being generated by the functional components, by making the functional components of food into a nano emulsion using hydrophilic biopolymer, and a nano particle capable of further increasing the stability by performing solvent precipitation or vacuum freeze drying on the nano emulsion and capable of being easily applied to other food, and a method of production thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 11, 2008Publication date: June 3, 2010Applicant: KOREA FOOD RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventors: Chong Tai Kim, Chul Jin Kim, Yong Jin Cho, Sung Wook Choi, Aei Jin Choi
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Publication number: 20090317498Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition for improving intestinal flora and enhancing immune response containing Cinnamomum cassia bark extract as an effective ingredient, more precisely, a composition containing Cinnamomum cassia bark extract is an effective ingredient that has the effects of increasing the growth of such intestinal beneficial bacteria as Bifidobacterium longum, Lactobacillus sp. and Lactobacillus acidophilus and enhancing the proliferation of immune cells such as lymphocytes of general immune system as well as increasing the activity of intestinal immune cells. The composition of the present invention can be effectively used as a therapeutic agent for constipation or other intestine-related diseases and an immune enhancer owing to its activity of increasing immunity, particularly intestinal immunity, by increasing immune cell proliferation.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2006Publication date: December 24, 2009Applicants: KOREA INSTITUTE OF ORIENTAL MEDICINE, KOREA FOOD RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventors: Byoung Seob Ko, Won Kyung Jeon, Sin-Hyeog Im, Ho-Keun Kwon, Ji-Sun Hwang, Dae Young Kwon