Patents Assigned to Postech Foundation
  • Publication number: 20090138983
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a use of AtBG1 {Arabidopsis thaliana ?-glucosidase 1) gene and a transgenic plan with the AtBG1 gene insertion, more precisely, a use of AtBG1 gene for the generation of a transgenic plant having resistance to various environmental stresses by increasing the level of abscisic acid (ABA), a kind of plant hormone, and a transgenic plant having stress-resistance with the AtBG1 gene insertion. Plants have enhanced resistance against various environmental stresses including low temperature, salt damage and dehydration owing to the increased level of ABA. Thus, the method to increase the level of ABA can greatly contribute to the enhancement of agricultural production.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2005
    Publication date: May 28, 2009
    Applicants: Postech Foundation, FNP Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Inhwan Hwang, Kwang Hee Lee
  • Publication number: 20090126047
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a flowering-time and/or stem elongation regulator isolated from rice, which is selected from OsMADS50, OsMADSS1, OsMADS56, OsMADS14, OsTRX1, OsVIN1, OsCOL4 and OsCOLS, a DNA construct containing the regulator, a transgenic plant, a part thereof, and plant cell transformed with the DNA construct, and method to control flowering-time and/or stem elongation using the regulator. In the present invention, the flowering-time and/or stem elongation can be controlled, and thereby, various agricultural benefits obtained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2007
    Publication date: May 14, 2009
    Applicants: POSCO, POSTECH Foundation
    Inventors: GYNHEUNG AN, SHINYOUNG LEE, DONG-HOON JEONG, JIHYE YOO, CHOONG-HWAN RYU, JONG-SEONG JEON, SUNG-RYUL KIM, YOUNG-OCK KIM, JOONYUL KIM, SUYOUNG AN, JONG-JIN HAN, MIN-JUNG HAN
  • Publication number: 20090118197
    Abstract: Disclosed are peptides having SEQ ID NOs: 1 to 24 that induce superoxide generation by human monocytes or neutrophils; that induce an intracellular calcium increase by human peripheral blood monocytes or neutrophils; binds to formyl peptide receptor or formyl peptide receptor-like 1; that induce chemotactic migration of human monocytes or neutrophils in vitro; that induce degranulation in formyl peptide receptor expressing cells or formyl peptide receptor-like 1 expressing cells; that stimulate extracellular signal regulated protein kinase phosphorylation via activation of formyl peptide receptor or formyl peptide receptor-like 1; or that stimulate Akt phosphorylation via activation of formyl peptide receptor or formyl peptide receptor-like 1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2008
    Publication date: May 7, 2009
    Applicants: POSCO, POSTECH Foundation
    Inventors: Sung-Ho Ryu, Pann-Ghill Suh, Yoe-Sik Bae, Ji-Young Song
  • Patent number: 7520982
    Abstract: Provided is a cucurbituril-containing polymer. The cucurbituril-containing polymer may be used in removal, separation, or purification of air pollutants, water contaminants, biological substances, organic or inorganic substances, alkaline metals, heavy metals, ionic or water-soluble biological substances. The cucurbituril-containing polymer may be a stationary phase that may be used for column chromatography.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2009
    Assignee: Postech Foundation
    Inventors: Kimoon Kim, Dong Hyun Oh, Erumaipatty Rajagounder Nagarajan, Young Ho Ko, Shashadhar Samal
  • Patent number: 7517857
    Abstract: Disclosed are peptides having SEQ ID NOs: 1 to 24 that induce superoxide generation by human monocytes or neutrophils; that induce an intracellular calcium increase by human peripheral blood monocytes or neutrophils; binds to formyl peptide receptor or formyl peptide receptor-like 1; that induce chemotactic migration of human monocytes or neutrophils in vitro; that induce degranulation in formyl peptide receptor expressing cells or formyl peptide receptor-like 1 expressing cells; that stimulate extracellular signal regulated protein kinase phosphorylation via activation of formyl peptide receptor or formyl peptide receptor-like 1; or that stimulate Akt phosphorylation via activation of formyl peptide receptor or formyl peptide receptor-like 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2009
    Assignees: POSCO, Postech Foundation
    Inventors: Sung-Ho Ryu, Pann-Ghill Suh, Yoe-Sik Bae, Ji-Young Song
  • Patent number: 7504029
    Abstract: A cucurbituril-bonded silica gel and its use are provided. The cucurbituril-bonded silica gel is useful for removal of air pollutants or water contaminants, and separation and purification of biological, organic, inorganic, or ionic substances.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2009
    Assignee: Postech Foundation
    Inventors: Kimoon Kim, Rengarajan Balaji, Dong Hyun Oh, Young Ho Ko, Sang Yong Jon
  • Patent number: 7489188
    Abstract: An apparatus and method amplifies a delta-sigma modulated signal and delivers the amplified signal to a power amplifier without distortion in a communication system. The apparatus receives a delta-sigma modulated signal, phase-delays the received delta-sigma modulated signal by a multiple of 360° for a bandwidth of the delta-sigma modulated basic signal, and amplifies the phase-delayed signal, facilitating implementation of a high-efficiency delta-sigma modulation-based amplification system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2009
    Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd, Postech Foundation
    Inventors: Dong-Geun Lee, Bum-Man Kim, Jeong-Hyeon Cha
  • Patent number: 7483530
    Abstract: Disclosed is a hardware architecture receiving multi-input blind source signals and obtaining multi-output. An apparatus for separating blind source signals includes: a forward process unit receiving a plurality of blind source signal vectors and outputting a plurality of output signal vectors by using a predetermined blind source separation algorithm; an update process unit receiving the plurality of output signal vectors and learning first weighting values used for the predetermined blind source separation algorithm according to a predetermined learning algorithm; and a weight process unit having a matrix operation structure for receiving the first weighting values and converting them into coefficients and second weighting values applicable to the predetermined blind source separation algorithm. The forward process unit includes (L+1) identical processing elements connected in a systolic array structure, where L is the number of sequential delay of blind input signal vectors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2009
    Assignee: Postech Foundation
    Inventors: Hong Jeong, Yong Kim
  • Patent number: 7479254
    Abstract: Provided are a kit including a first component that is a compound of formula (1) below bound to a first material and a second component that is a ligand bound to a second material, wherein each of the first and second materials is independently selected from the group consisting of a solid phase, a biomolecule, an antioxidant, a chemical therapeutic agent, an anti-histaminic agent, a cucurbituril dendrimer, a cyclodextrin derivative, a crown ether derivative, a calixarene derivative, a cyclophane derivative, a cyclic peptide derivative, a metallic ion, a chromophore, a fluorescent material, a phosphor, a radioactive material, and a catalyst; and the ligand can non-covalently bind to the compound of formula (1); a method of separating and purifying a material bound to a ligand using the compound of formula (1) bound to a solid phase; a method of separating and purifying the compound of formula (1) or a material bound to the compound using a ligand bound to a solid phase; a sensor chip including a compound of f
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2009
    Assignees: Postech Foundation, Postech Academy-Industry Foundation
    Inventors: Kimoon Kim, Kangkyun Baek, Jeeyeon Kim, Iiha Hwang, Young Ho Ko, Narayanan Selvapalam, Erumaipatty R. Nagarajan, Kyeng Min Park
  • Patent number: 7479509
    Abstract: Provided are a porous organosilicate polymer composite prepared by heating an organic/inorganic hybrid polymer in which an organosilicate polymer is chemically bonded to a radial pore-forming polymer ended with a hydrolyzable alkoxysilyl group and used as a core molecule, and a semiconductor device using an organosilicate polymer composite film including the porous organosilicate polymer composite. The organosilicate polymer composite film has a very low dielectric constant, and thus, is useful as a dielectric film of the semiconductor device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2009
    Assignee: Postech Foundation
    Inventors: Moonhor Ree, Weontae Oh, Yong Taek Hwang, Byeongdu Lee
  • Patent number: 7459471
    Abstract: The present invention provides an inclusion compound having a cucurbituril derivative of the formula 1 as a host molecule and a metal complex of the formula 2 as a guest molecule. A pharmaceutical composition having an anticancer effect can be obtained by using the inclusion compound according to the present invention. The pharmaceutical composition can prevent effective components from being biologically degraded in vivo and can exhibit continuous drug effect for a long time just by a single dosage by controlling the release time of the platinum complex once it reaches target tumor cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2008
    Assignee: Postech Foundation
    Inventors: Kimoon Kim, Young Jin Jeon, Soo Young Kim, Young Ho Ko
  • Patent number: 7460439
    Abstract: A multiple resonances type ultrasonic transducer for a ranging measurement with high directionality using a parametric transmitting array in air, includes an ultrasonic actuator unit formed with a regularly mixing array of first unit actuators having a resonance frequency of f1 and second unit actuators having a resonance frequency of f2. The ultrasonic actuator unit generates a difference frequency wave (fd=f1?f2) with high directionality by forming a parametric transmitting array in air through generating two ultrasonic waves with high pressure in air. Further, the transducer includes an ultrasonic sensor unit formed with one or more unit sensors having a resonance frequency of the difference frequency (fd=f1?f2), for sensing a reflected ultrasonic pulse signal from a target.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2008
    Assignees: Postech Foundation, Postech Academy Industry Foundation
    Inventors: Wonkyu Moon, Haksue Lee
  • Publication number: 20080291967
    Abstract: A measuring apparatus is provided. The measuring apparatus includes i) a point temperature sensor that has a tip and measures a temperature of an object, ii) a laser that heats the tip of the point temperature sensor by emitting a laser beam, iii) an optical member that is located between the laser and the point temperature sensor, iv) a measuring device that detects and measures a signal from the point temperature sensor, and v) a signal generator that supplies a reference signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2006
    Publication date: November 27, 2008
    Applicants: Posttech Academy-Industry Foundation, Postech Foundation
    Inventors: Dong-Sik Kim, Sun-Rock Choi
  • Patent number: 7456673
    Abstract: Provided is a multi-phase clock generator which is not influenced by a mismatch and of which a maximum frequency is not limited. The multi-phase clock generator includes a first delay line, a second delay line, a phase detector, and an up/down counter. The first delay line generates a first clock signal by delaying an input clock for a first delay time. The second delay line generates a second clock signal by delaying the input clock for a second delay time in response to a control signal. The phase detector detects a phase difference between the first and second clock signals. The up/down counter generates the control signal in response to an output of the phase detector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2008
    Assignees: Postech Foundation, Postech Academy-Industry Foundation
    Inventors: Seung Jun Bae, Hong June Park
  • Patent number: 7450652
    Abstract: A receiving apparatus in an OFDM communication system, in which the receiving apparatus includes a serial-to-parallel converter that converts a serial signal received through an antenna to parallel signals. A pre-processor processes an nth symbol converted in the serial-to-parallel converter using an (n?1)th symbol and an (n+1)th symbol. A Fourier transformer Fourier-transforms the output of the pre-processor and an equalizer equalizes a Fourier-transformed signal. A deinterleaver deinterleaves an equalized signal, a decoder decodes a deinterleaved signal, and a parallel-to-serial converter converts parallel decoded signal to a signal stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2008
    Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd, Postech Foundation
    Inventors: Cheol-Jin Park, Eung-Sun Kim, Jong-Hyeuk Lee, Gi-Hong Im, Ho-Jin Kim
  • Publication number: 20080274978
    Abstract: The present application discloses W-rich peptide that is useful for inhibiting FPR class receptor activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2005
    Publication date: November 6, 2008
    Applicants: Postech Foundation, Postech Academy-Industry Foundation, Posco
    Inventors: Pann-Ghill Suh, Yoe-Sik Bae, Sung Ho Ryu, Tae Hoon Lee
  • Patent number: 7438193
    Abstract: Provided are a nanoporous membrane and a method of fabricating the same. The nanoporous membrane includes a support, and a separation layer including a plurality of nano-sized pores at a density of 1010/cm2 or greater and a matrix. The nanoporous membrane has a high flux and a high selectivity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2008
    Assignees: Postech Foundation, Postech Academy-Industry Foundation
    Inventors: Seung Yun Yang, Jin Kon Kim, Min Soo Park, Incheol Ryu, Sung Key Jang, Hwang Yong Kim, Thomas P. Russell
  • Patent number: 7432571
    Abstract: Provided are a multi-scale cantilever structure having nano-sized holes prepared by anodic oxidation and a method of preparing the same. The multi-scale cantilever structure is prepared using anodic oxidation and electro-polishing so that a manufacturing process is simple and a manufacturing cost is inexpensive. In addition, the multi-scale cantilever structure has a porous structure having a plurality of nano-sized holes inside thereof, and thus a surface area of the cantilever structure can be maximized. Therefore, when the cantilever structure is used in a sensor, the sensor can have improved sensitivity and selectivity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2008
    Assignees: Postech Foundation, Postech Academy-Industry Foundation
    Inventors: Jung Hyun Lee, Pyung Soo Lee, Kun Hong Lee, Nayoung Shin
  • Publication number: 20080207490
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an glucose uptake modulator, a pharmaceutical composition comprising the glucose uptake modulator, and a method of treating a diabetes or diabetic complications in a mammal in need thereof, which comprises administering to said mammal an effecting amount of a glucose uptake modulator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2006
    Publication date: August 28, 2008
    Applicants: POSTECH Foundation, POSCO
    Inventors: Kyung-Moo Yea, Jae-Yoon Kim, Jong-Hyun Kim, Byoung-Dae Lee, Seung-Je Lee, Tae-Hoon Lee, Pann-Ghill Suh, Sung-Ho Ryu
  • Patent number: 7405265
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method of preparing a catalyst for polymerization of aliphatic polycarbonates and a method of polymerizing an aliphatic polycarbonate. This method includes reacting a zinc precursor and organic dicarboxylic acid in a non-ionic surfactant-included solution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2008
    Assignees: Posco, Postech Foundation
    Inventors: Seung-Jae Moon, Moon-Hor Ree, Jong-Sung Kim, Kie-Soo Kim