Patents Assigned to Korea University Research and Business Foundation
  • Mouse with cholinergic neuron-specific inactivated ANO1 gene
    Patent number: 11800858
    Abstract: The present invention relates to: A schizophrenia animal model wherein the model is a mouse in which an anoctamin 1 (ANO1) gene is knocked out in cholinergic neurons of a medial habenula; and a preparation method therefor and the like. The schizophrenia animal model according to the present invention targets the medial habenula which is brain tissue playing a major role in the pathogenesis of schizophrenia, and it has been confirmed that when the ANO1 gene is specifically knocked out in the cholinergic neurons of the medial habenula, positive, negative and cognitive symptoms of schizophrenia are observed, thereby confirming that schizophrenia has been induced. Therefore, the animal model of the present invention is expected to be effectively useful in schizophrenia pathogenesis research and therapeutic agent development and screening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: Korea University Research and Business Foundation
    Inventors: Jae-Yong Park, Eun Mi Hwang, Heh-In Im, Chang-Hoon Cho, Sangjoon Lee
  • SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE
    Publication number: 20230344417
    Abstract: A semiconductor device is provided. The semiconductor device includes: an equalizer circuit configured to output a first control signal corresponding to a first bit of original two-bit data and a second control signal corresponding to a second bit of the original two-bit data; and a driver circuit including a plurality of pull-up transistors connected between an output node and a first power node configured to provide a first power supply voltage, and a plurality of pull-down transistors connected between the output node and a second power node configured to provide a second power supply voltage, wherein the second power supply voltage is lower than the first power supply voltage, and the driver circuit is connected to the equalizer circuit in series.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2022
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Applicants: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Korea University Research and Business Foundation
    Inventors: Kwanyeob CHAE, Chulwoo KIM, Yoonjae CHOI, Kyeongkeun KANG
  • Solar cell and solar cell module including the same
    Patent number: 11799050
    Abstract: Disclosed are a solar cell including an upper cell includes an upper passivation layer disposed on an upper surface of a functional layer, a transparent electrode disposed on an upper surface of the upper passivation layer, an upper first charge transport layer disposed on an upper surface of the transparent electrode, an upper electrode disposed on the upper first of the transparent electrode to be adjacent to the upper surface charge transport layer, an upper second charge transport layer disposed on the upper surface of the functional layer to be spaced apart from the upper passivation layer, the transparent electrode, the upper first charge transport layer, and the upper electrode, and an upper absorption layer disposed on the upper passivation layer, the transparent electrode, the upper first charge transport layer, and the upper second charge transport layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: KOREA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH AND BUSINESS FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Donghwan Kim, Hae-Seok Lee, Yoonmook Kang, Soohyun Bae, Sang-Won Lee, HyunJung Park, Jae-Keun Hwang, Wonkyu Lee, Jiyeon Hyun, Solhee Lee
  • Holographic display apparatus for providing expanded viewing window
    Patent number: 11796960
    Abstract: Provided is a holographic display apparatus capable of providing an expanded viewing window when reproducing a holographic image via an off-axis technique. The holographic display apparatus includes a spatial light modulator comprising a plurality of pixels arranged two-dimensionally; and an aperture enlargement film configured to enlarge a beam diameter of a light beam coming from each of the plurality of pixels of the spatial light modulator. The beam diameter of each light beam enlarged by the aperture enlargement film may be greater than the width of an aperture of each pixel of the spatial light modulator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignees: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Korea University Research and Business Foundation, Sejong Campus
    Inventors: Yunhee Kim, Hwi Kim, Hoon Song, Soobin Kim, Hongseok Lee
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ASYNCHRONOUSLY ALLOCATING RESOURCES IN MOBILE EDGE COMPUTING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20230337131
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method and an apparatus for asynchronously allocating resources in a mobile edge computing (MEC) system. A method for asynchronously allocating resources in a base station of an MEC system, according to one embodiment of the present disclosure, may comprise the steps of: determining the optimal value of a predetermined variable for energy consumption minimization of the MEC system for a predetermined time period by using basic information about each of the base station, a server, and one or more terminals; transmitting configuration information about the optimal value to each of the server and the one or more terminals; and allocating a resource to each of the base station, the server, and the one or more terminals on the basis of the optimal value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2021
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Applicant: Korea University Research and Business Foundation
    Inventors: In Kyu LEE, Su Bin EOM
  • SELF-ASSEMBLED COMPLEX CONTAINING COPPER IONS
    Publication number: 20230330261
    Abstract: Disclosed is a self-assembled complex containing copper ions, including: copper ions; and one or more ligands, in which the ligands and the copper ions are reversibly self-assembled or self-degraded, and when there are a plurality of types of ligands or a plurality of ligands, the shape of the self-assembled complex is formed differently depending on the blending ratio of the ligands.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2022
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Applicant: Korea University Research and Business Foundation
    Inventors: Heemin KANG, Sung-Gue LEE, Na-Yeon KANG, Yu-Ri KIM, Hyun-Shik HONG, Sang-Hyeok LEE, Cho-Won KIM, Seong-Yeol KIM
  • SELF-ASSEMBLED COMPLEX CONTAINING IRON ION
    Publication number: 20230330232
    Abstract: Disclosed is a self-assembled complex containing an iron ion that includes an iron ion; and at least one ligand, where the iron ion and the ligand are reversibly self-assembled or self-disassembled. The iron ion and the ligand are self-assembled to form an assembly structure at least part of which is round shaped.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2022
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Applicant: Korea University Research and Business Foundation
    Inventors: Heemin KANG, Yu-Ri KIM, Gun-Hyu BAE, Sung-Gue LEE, Na-Yeon KANG, Sun-Hong MIN, Seong-Yeol KIM
  • METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING TRANSPARENT ELECTRODE, LIGHT EMITTING ELEMENT, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LIGHT EMITTING ELEMENT
    Publication number: 20230337457
    Abstract: Embodiments provide a light emitting element that includes a first electrode, a second electrode facing the first electrode, and a plurality of functional layers disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode. At least one of the first electrode and the second electrode includes a plurality of fibrous electrodes, which are randomly disposed. The plurality of fibrous electrodes includes a first fibrous electrode having a first width in a plan view, and a second fibrous electrode having a second width different from the first width in a plan view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2023
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Applicants: Samsung Display Co., Ltd., KOREA UNIVERSITY Research and Business Foundation
    Inventors: YOUNGTAK LEE, Byeong-Kwon JU, Minjeong CHOI, Jaewon PARK, Jun-Young PARK, JAE YOUNG LEE, Seungwon LEE
  • SELF-ASSEMBLED COMPLEX CONTAINING CALCIUM ION
    Publication number: 20230330005
    Abstract: Disclosed is a self-assembled complex containing a calcium ion that includes a calcium ion; and at least one ligand, where the calcium ion and the ligand participate in a reversibly self-assembly or self-disassembly. The shape of the self-assembled complex varies depending on the type of the ligand, or the mixing ratio of the ligand when there are a plurality of ligands.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2022
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Applicant: Korea University Research and Business Foundation
    Inventors: Heemin KANG, Sung-Gue LEE, Na-Yeon KANG, Yu-Ri KIM, Gun-Hyu BAE, Da-Hee KIM, Seong-Yeol KIM
  • TWO-PHOTON FLUORESCENT PROBES FOR SIMULTANEOUSLY DETECTING CALCIUM IONS IN ORGANELLES AND LYSOSOMAL PROTONS
    Publication number: 20230333019
    Abstract: Disclosed are organelles-specific two-photon fluorescent probes, and more particularly, a blue emission two-photon fluorescent probe capable of selectively detecting calcium ions (Ca2+) through fluorescence signals by targeting the cytoplasm, mitochondria, and plasma membrane even among the organelles, respectively, and a green emission two-photon fluorescent probe capable of selectively detecting hydrogen ions (H+) through fluorescence signals by targeting the lysosome, a method for preparing these two-photon probes, and a method for separately or simultaneously imaging calcium ions in the cytoplasm, mitochondria, or plasma membrane and hydrogen ions in the lysosome using the two two-photon probes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2023
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Applicants: Korea University Research and Business Foundation, Daejin University Center for Educational Industrial Cooperation
    Inventors: Seung Taek HONG, Eun-sun KIM, Bong Rae CHO, Mun Seok KIM
  • PROCESSING-IN-MEMORY DEVICE BASED ON SPIN ORBIT TORQUE DEVICE
    Publication number: 20230333747
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a spin orbit torque device-based processing-in-memory device that includes a digital logic gate using a current switching and voltage controlled magnetic anisotropy (VCMA) effect of a spin orbit torque device capable of being used as a memory element, and increases the overall system energy efficiency by designing a memory capable of performing an MAC operation to reduce the number of data migration between a memory and an operator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2023
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Applicant: Korea University Research and Business Foundation
    Inventors: Jongsun PARK, TaeHwan KIM, Yunho JANG
  • Low-power terahertz magnetic nano-oscillating device
    Patent number: 11791082
    Abstract: A magnetic nano oscillating device, according to an embodiment of the present invention, comprises: a ferromagnetic layer disposed on a substrate; a non-magnetic conductive layer laminated on the ferromagnetic layer; an antiferromagnetic layer (or a ferrimagnetic layer) laminated on the non-magnetic conductive layer; and first and second electrodes respectively contacting both side surfaces of the ferromagnetic layer and the non-magnetic conductive layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: Korea University Research and Business Foundation
    Inventors: Kyung-Jin Lee, Byong Guk Park, Dong-Kyu Lee
  • High-sensitivity temperature sensor and method of manufacturing the same
    Patent number: 11788901
    Abstract: Disclosed are a high-sensitivity temperature sensor and a method of manufacturing the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: Korea University Research and Business Foundation
    Inventors: Soong Ju Oh, Jun Sung Bang
  • NANO-LIGAND FOR PROMOTING CELL ADHESION AND DIFFERENTIATION OF STEM CELLS AND METHOD OF PROMOTING CELL ADHESION AND DIFFERENTIATION OF STEM CELLS BY USING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20230324326
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a nano-ligand for promoting cell adhesion and differentiation of stem cells and a method of promoting cell adhesion and differentiation of stem cells by using the nano-ligand, and the method of promoting cell adhesion and differentiation of stem cells according to the present invention may temporally and spatially, and reversibly control nano-ligand sliding by applying a magnetic field to a substrate including the nano-ligands, and efficiently control stem cell adhesion and differentiation ex vivo or in vivo through the magnetic-field based on spatiotemporal control.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2023
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Applicant: Korea University Research and Business Foundation
    Inventors: Hee-Min KANG, Chandra Khatua, Gun-Hyu Bae, Hyo-Jun Choi, Sun-Hong Min
  • Slot die for manufacturing rechargeable battery electrode
    Patent number: 11779953
    Abstract: A slot die for manufacturing a rechargeable battery electrode includes a first block with a chamber to accommodate an active material slurry, a second block facing and attached to the first block, a shim between the first and second blocks and including facing end portions, and a slot between the first and second blocks, and between the facing end portions, the slot including a first side defined by the first block, and a second side defined by the second block and facing the first side. Each of the end portions of the shim includes a width adjuster protruding to a second reference point from a first reference point in a width direction by a first adjusting width, extending to a third reference point from the second reference point at a first angle with respect to a discharging direction, and having a first adjusting length in the discharging direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignees: SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD., KOREA UNIVERSITY Research and Business Foundation
    Inventors: Won-Gi Ahn, Yongho Kim, Jin Seok Park, Juhye Bae, Hyeri Eom, Min-young Jeong, Hyun Wook Jung
  • Apparatus and method for optimizing inverse tone mapping on basis of single image, and recording medium for performing method
    Patent number: 11783460
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an apparatus and method for optimizing inverse tone mapping on basis of a single image to reconstruct into a high quality High Dynamic Range (HDR) image using a Low Dynamic Range (LDR) image and a recording medium for performing the method, and includes inputting a LDR image to Inverse Tone Mapping (ITM) operator, inputting a result value by the ITM operator to Tone Mapping (TM) operator, comparing a result value by the TM operator with a threshold for HDR luminance determination, and selecting the result value by the TM operator which is smaller than the threshold as an HDR image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: Korea University Research and Business Foundation
    Inventors: Sung Jea Ko, Kwanghyun Uhm, Sungjin Cho, Hyongkeun Kook, Seungwook Kim
  • Endoscopic reflection microscope using optical fiber bundle and image acquisition method using the same
    Patent number: 11785348
    Abstract: Disclosed are an endoscopic reflection microscope using an optical fiber bundle and an image acquisition method using the same. The endoscopic reflection microscope includes an incident wave output unit configured to output an incident wave to a target object through any one optical fiber in an optical fiber bundle, a reflected wave receiver configured to receive a reflected wave output from the target object in response to the incident wave through a plurality of corresponding optical fibers in the optical fiber bundle, and an image acquirer configured to establish a reflection matrix corresponding to the reflected wave and to acquire an image in which at least one of phase retardation of the incident wave or phase retardation of the reflected wave is compensated for based on the established reflection matrix.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignees: Korea University Research and Business Foundation, Institute for Basic Science
    Inventors: Won Shik Choi, Won Jun Choi, Mun Kyu Kang
  • Magnetic-optical composite nanostructure
    Patent number: 11779896
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a magnetic-optical composite nanostructure, which has a heterogeneous nature due to consisting of a first core-shell nanoparticle and second core-shell nanoparticles and thus realizes magnetic and optical functions at the same time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: Korea University Research and Business Foundation
    Inventors: Young Keun Kim, Yu Jin Kim, Bum Chul Park, Myeong Soo Kim
  • Method for providing services requiring private information using access rights in distributed network and recording medium for performing the method
    Patent number: 11783415
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for trading private information access rights based on a distributed ledger, performed by a distributed network system including a plurality of distributed servers to perform authentication and store a token, the method including giving rights to use the token to a buyer terminal by performing authentication upon receiving a token trade request, permitting a service application server to use the token by performing authentication upon receiving a token usage request, providing, by the service application server, a predefined service by using the token and broadcasting usage detail of the token to the distributed network system, and updating, by the distributed server, the usage detail of the token.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: Korea University Research and Business Foundation
    Inventors: Hwangnam Kim, Seong-Joon Park, Seounghwan Oh
  • ELECTRICALLY DRIVEN SINGLE-PHOTON EMITTER AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20230317878
    Abstract: Disclosed are electrically driven single-photon emitters and their fabrication methods. The single-photon emitter comprises a substrate, an active layer on the substrate, a spacer between the substrate and the active layer, a first electrode connected to the active layer, and a second electrode between the substrate and the spacer and vertically spaced apart from the active layer across the spacer. The substrate includes a deformable polymer. The substrate has a first dent where a portion of a top surface of the substrate is concavely recessed. The active layer has a second dent at a position which is aligned with the first dent and where a portion of a top surface of the active layer is concavely recessed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2023
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Applicant: Korea University Research and Business Foundation
    Inventors: Hong-Gyu PARK, Jae-Pil SO