Patents Assigned to Korea Institute of Science and Technology
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Patent number: 11928589Abstract: Disclosed herein is an image preprocessing/analysis apparatus using machine learning-based artificial intelligence. The image preprocessing apparatus includes a computing system, and the computing system includes: a processor; a communication interface configured to receive an input image; and an artificial neural network configured to generate first and second preprocessing conditions through inference on the input image. The processor includes a first preprocessing module configured to generate a first preprocessed image and a second preprocessing module configured to generate a second preprocessed image.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2020Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: Korea Institute of Science and TechnologyInventors: Kihwan Choi, Jangho Kwon, Laehyun Kim
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Patent number: 11926860Abstract: Provided are a method of screening an inhibitor of caspase activity by lipopolysaccharide and a method of screening a therapeutic agent for inflammatory diseases or sepsis using the same. Accordingly, it is possible to develop a caspase-4-specific inhibitor.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2021Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYInventors: Hak Suk Chung, Jinsu An, Eun Gyeong Yang, So Yeon Kim
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Publication number: 20240076828Abstract: Disclosed herein a method of manufacturing a carbon fiber-reinforced composite including a thermal barrier coating layer, the method includes: preparing a thermal barrier coating layer; preparing a substrate including a carbon fiber fabric; and attaching the thermal barrier coating layer on an upper portion of the substrate and molding a composite with a resin transfer molding.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 6, 2023Publication date: March 7, 2024Applicants: KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, UTAH STATE UNIVERSITYInventors: Min Wook LEE, Hee Jin KIM, Jungwon KIM, Juhyeong LEE
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Publication number: 20240075432Abstract: Provided are a hollow fiber composite membrane for water vapor separation, comprising a hollow fiber membrane including two or more pores and a coating layer in which an interfacial polymer obtained from interfacial polymerization of water-soluble monomer and an organic monomer is coated on a surface of the hollow fiber membrane, and a chemical resistant substance is introduced in the interfacial polymer, and a method for manufacturing the same.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2022Publication date: March 7, 2024Applicants: KOREA INSTITUTE OF ENERGY RESEARCH, KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYInventors: Jae Deok JEON, Soon Jin KWON, Won Kil CHOI, So Jung PARK
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Publication number: 20240076182Abstract: An operating method is disclosed for a dehydrogenation reaction system. The method includes providing a system having: an acid aqueous solution tank including an acid aqueous solution; a dehydrogenation reactor including a chemical hydride of a solid state and receiving an acid aqueous solution from the acid aqueous solution tank to react the chemical hydride with the acid aqueous solution to generate hydrogen; and a fuel cell stack receiving hydrogen generated from the dehydrogenation reactor to be reacted with oxygen to generate water and simultaneously to generate electrical energy. The method also includes recycling the water generated from the fuel cell stack to one or all of the acid aqueous solution tank, the dehydrogenation reactor, and a separate water tank. The acid is formic acid and, in in the dehydrogenation reactor, the temperature is in a range of 10° C. to 400° C. and the pressure is in a range of 1 bar to 100 bar.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2023Publication date: March 7, 2024Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYInventors: Pyung Soon Kim, Jin Woo Choung, Jihui Seo, Suk Woo Nam, Young Suk Jo, Hyangsoo Jeong, Jaewon Kirk, Chang Won Yoon, Yongmin Kim
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Patent number: 11920195Abstract: Disclosed is a composition for diagnosing, preventing or treating drug addiction based on synaptotagmin binding cytoplasmic RNA interacting protein (SYNCRIP). SYNCRIP or a gene encoding the protein can be used to diagnose drug addiction. In addition, a therapeutic agent for drug addiction can be discovered by measuring the expression of SYNCRIP. Furthermore, an agent expressing SYNCRIP or promoting the activity of SYNCRIP can be used to prevent or treat drug addiction.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2021Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: Korea Institute of Science and TechnologyInventors: Heh-In Im, Baek Sun Kim, Sung Hyun Tag
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Patent number: 11921774Abstract: Exemplary embodiments relate to a method for selecting an image of interest to construct a retrieval database including receiving an image captured by an imaging device, detecting an object of interest in the received image, selecting an image of interest based on at least one of complexity of the image in which the object of interest is detected and image quality of the object of interest, and storing information related to the image of interest in the retrieval database, and an image control system performing the same.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2020Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYInventors: Ig Jae Kim, Heeseung Choi, Haksub Kim, Seungho Chae, Yoonsik Yang
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Patent number: 11920118Abstract: Provided are a method for fabricating a highly elastic porous polymer membrane, a method for manufacturing a cell culture system using a porous polymer membrane fabricated by the fabrication method, and a cell culture system manufactured by the manufacturing method. The porous polymer membrane can be fabricated by spin coating a mixture solution containing a biodegradable elastomeric polymer and a water-soluble moisture absorbent in an optimum ratio while maintaining a high relative humidity. The porous polymer membrane has a uniform thickness and a uniform pore size and is highly elastic. In addition, the thickness and pore size of the porous polymer membrane can be controlled. The porous polymer membrane can induce active cell-cell interaction during cell co-culture due to its high porosity. The porous polymer membrane enables control over cell alignment or array due to its high biocompatibility and elasticity.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2020Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: Korea Institute of Science and TechnologyInventors: Young Mee Jung, Soo Hyun Kim, Justin Jihong Chung, Jin Yoo, Tae Hee Kim
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Publication number: 20240067686Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel peptide capable of inhibiting TGF-? signaling and the use thereof. The peptide of the present invention is capable of inhibiting the TGF-?-induced signaling pathway or the expression of TGF-?, and thus can treat or prevent various diseases caused by TGF-? signaling, and furthermore, can effectively inhibit tumorigenesis processes such as TGF-?-signaling induced tumor growth and metastasis.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2021Publication date: February 29, 2024Applicant: Korea Institute of Science and TechnologyInventors: Mi-Hue JANG, Chae-Min YUK, Ga-Yeon GO, Young-Eun LEE, Sang-Chul SHIN
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Patent number: 11911060Abstract: Provided is a forceps driving apparatus including a body, a gripper installed to be received in the body and formed to be open and closed, an opening and closing member rotatably installed in the body to press or release two sides of the gripper by rotation, an elastic member connected to one side of the opening and closing member to provide an elastic force to the opening and closing member, an actuator connected to the other side of the opening and closing member to rotate the opening and closing member by contraction or extension, and a force sensing module to measure a gripping force of the gripper during the rotation of the opening and closing member.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2020Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: Korea Institute of Science and TechnologyInventors: Donghyun Hwang, Sungwoo Park, Namseon Jang, Yong Seok Ihn, Jinwoo Jeong, Keehoon Kim, Sang Rok Oh, Sungwook Yang, Sehyuk Yim
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Patent number: 11912733Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a lead halide perovskite (LHP) synthesis simulation method, and more particularly to an LHP synthesis simulation method that minimizes a change in wavelength of light emitted from an LHP material when exposed to light for a predetermined time.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2019Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: Korea Institute of Science & Technology InformationInventors: Hoon Ryu, Ki Ha Hong
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Patent number: 11917864Abstract: Provided is a display device including a film structure having excellent flexibility and moisture infiltration prevention effects via a structure including a first polymer and a second polymer in which an inorganic compound penetrates into the first polymer. The display device may have excellent durability without causing problems such as peeling off of a sealing layer and moisture infiltration even after the display device is repeatedly stretched.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2022Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYInventors: Sangho Cho, Kyung Youl Baek
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Patent number: 11912803Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a conjugated polyelectrolyte-grafted membrane, which is obtained by fixing a conjugated polyelectrolyte (CPE) capable of generating active oxygen under visible light irradiation to a membrane through crosslinking, and can remove contaminants in water, while reducing bio-fouling on the surface of the membrane, by generating active oxygen through a photocatalytic reaction of the conjugated polyelectrolyte (CPE), as well as to a method for manufacturing the same. The method for manufacturing a conjugated polyelectrolyte-grafted membrane includes the steps of: preparing a conjugated polyelectrolyte (CPE); coating a conjugated polyelectrolyte (CPE) on the surface of a membrane; and carrying out crosslinking of the conjugated polyelectrolyte (CPE) with the surface of the membrane.Type: GrantFiled: November 24, 2020Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYInventors: Jee Hye Byun, Eunhoo Jeong, Seok Won Hong
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Patent number: 11911014Abstract: An articulating structure includes a joint unit including a front segment and a rear segment that are connected in series and perform relative rotation with respect to a rotation portion, and an elastic member interposed between the front segment and the rear segment, and a wire that passes through the front segment and the rear segment in a lengthwise direction of the joint unit, wherein the front segment rotates relative to the rear segment in one direction when the wire is pulled rearward, and the elastic member elastically deforms by a pressing force by the rotation of the front segment to provide a force that resists the pressing force.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2020Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYInventors: Keri Kim, Seong Il Kwon, Jeongryul Kim
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Publication number: 20240059558Abstract: A dehydrogenation reaction apparatus includes: an aqueous add solution tank that stores an aqueous acid solution; a dehydrogenation reactor that stores a chemical hydride and selectively receives the aqueous acid solution stored in the aqueous add solution tank; and a heat control device. The heat control device is disposed inside or outside the dehydrogenation reactor and controls an internal temperature of the dehydrogenation reactor.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 21, 2022Publication date: February 22, 2024Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYInventors: Jaeyong Lee, Jin Woo Choung, Yongwoo Kim, Jihui Seo, Pyung Soon Kim, Yoondo Kim, Jaewon Kirk, Suk Woo Nam, Hyuntae Sohn, Yongmin Kim, Hyangsoo Jeong
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Publication number: 20240062882Abstract: Disclosed in the present application is provided a method of automating a dental crown design based on artificial intelligence, the method may include: acquiring a three-dimensional intra-oral scanner image acquired from a patient and a three-dimensional dental crown mesh image designed by a dental technician in correspondence with the intra-oral scanner image; preprocessing the acquired three-dimensional intra-oral scanner image and the three-dimensional dental crown mesh image designed by the dental technician in correspondence with the intra-oral scanner image; converting an input mesh model and an output mesh model into an input voxel image and an output voxel image, respectively; and generating an AI output voxel image corresponding to the input voxel image using the converted input voxel image and output voxel image as training data, and training an artificial neural network by comparing the generated AI output voxel image with the output voxel image included in the training data.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 14, 2023Publication date: February 22, 2024Applicant: KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYInventors: Hyung Min KIM, Heekyung KOH, Taeyoung PARK
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Patent number: 11905993Abstract: A turbomachine according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may include a rotary shaft, a magnetic bearing including a core body configured to surround the rotary shaft, a plurality of poles radially extending from an inner surface of the core body toward the rotary shaft, and coils wound around the plurality of poles to levitate the rotary shaft by using a magnetic force generated by a magnetic field formed by applied electric current, a sleeve journal bearing disposed between the rotary shaft and the magnetic bearing so as to surround the rotary shaft and configured to levitate the rotary shaft by generating a dynamic pressure when the rotary shaft rotates, and a permanent magnet disposed between the plurality of poles and configured to support the rotary shaft by using a magnetic force.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2022Date of Patent: February 20, 2024Assignee: Korea Institute of Science and TechnologyInventors: Yong Bok Lee, Jungwan Kim, Yunseok Ha, Byul An, Wonil Kwak, Yeong-do Lee
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Patent number: 11905302Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a prelithiation solution and a method for preparing a prelithiated anode using the same. The prelithiation solution and the method for preparing a prelithiated anode using the same according to the present disclosure allow uniform intercalation of lithium ions throughout the anode chemically in a solution via a simple process of immersing the anode in a prelithiation solution having a sufficiently low redox potential as compared to an anode active material. A prelithiated anode prepared by this method has an ideal initial coulombic efficiency and a lithium secondary battery with a high energy density can be prepared based thereon. In addition, the prepared anode is advantageously applicable to large-scale production due to superior stability even in dry air.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2020Date of Patent: February 20, 2024Assignee: Korea Institute of Science and TechnologyInventors: Minah Lee, Jihyun Hong, Kyung Yoon Chung, Jin-Yoo Suh, Sang Ok Kim, Hyungseok Kim, Inyeong Kang, Ju Young Jang, Jin Kwan Choi
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Publication number: 20240055635Abstract: A dehydrogenation reaction device is disclosed. The device includes a chemical hydride storage unit including a chemical hydride storage tank, a reaction unit including an acid aqueous solution storage tank, and a dehydrogenation reactor for generating hydrogen by reacting a chemical hydride with an acid aqueous solution. The device further includes a hydrogen storage unit including a hydrogen storage tank for storing the hydrogen produced in the dehydrogenation reactor, and a recovery unit for recovering the product produced in the dehydrogenation reactor.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2022Publication date: February 15, 2024Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYInventors: Jaeyong Lee, Jin Woo Choung, Yongwoo Kim, Jihui Seo, Pyung Soon Kim, Yoondo Kim, Jaewon Kirk, Suk Woo Nam, Hyuntae Sohn, Yongmin Kim, Hyangsoo Jeong
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Patent number: 11897770Abstract: Disclosed is a method for mass-producing densified carbon nanotube fiber. The method includes preparing carbon nanotube fiber, swelling the carbon nanotube fiber by applying an acid solution thereto, and stretching the carbon nanotube fiber, coagulating the stretched carbon nanotube fiber so as to remove the acid solution present therein, and drying the coagulated carbon nanotube fiber.Type: GrantFiled: November 23, 2020Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYInventors: Hyeon Su Jeong, Seung Min Kim, Sook Young Moon, Dong Myeong Lee