Patents Assigned to REPUBLIC OF KOREA(NATIONAL FORENSIC SERVICE DIRECTOR MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR AND SAFETY)
  • Patent number: 11890826
    Abstract: A method of enhancing a footwear impression formed on a porous surface using a potassium ferrocyanide solution for footwear impression enhancement includes: forming a porous surface sample by leaving footwear impressions into an object having a porous surface; preparing a potassium ferrocyanide solution for footwear impression enhancement; and applying the potassium ferrocyanide solution for footwear impression enhancement to the porous surface sample.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: REPUBLIC OF KOREA (NATIONAL FORENSIC SERVICE DIRECTOR MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR AND SAFETY)
    Inventors: Nam Kyu Park, Byung Seon Moon, Jae Mo Goh, Jin Pyo Kim, Young Il Seo, Eun Ah Joo, Je Hyun Lee, Yong Jun Kim
  • Patent number: 11771345
    Abstract: A footprint generator capable of applying a constant force includes: a base plate in which a target surface may be on an upper surface of the base plate; a shoe mounting member that is apart from the upper surface of the base plate and capable of mounting a shoe; a driving unit that is apart from the upper surface of the base plate and capable of moving the shoe mounting member up and down; and a force measuring unit configured to measure an impact force when the shoe mounting member descends and contacts the shoe with the target surface to generate a footprint on the target surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: REPUBLIC OF KOREA (NATIONAL FORENSIC SERVICE DIRECTOR MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR AND SAFETY)
    Inventors: Nam Kyu Park, Byung Seon Moon, Jae Mo Goh, Jin Pyo Kim, Young Il Seo, Eun Ah Joo, Je Hyun Lee, Sang Yoon Lee
  • Patent number: 11741607
    Abstract: A method of calculating a bleeding site and a trajectory of a bloodstain scattered by impact includes: obtaining, by an electronic device calculating the bleeding site and the trajectory of the bloodstain scattered by impact, captured image information; analyzing the obtained captured image information, by the electronic device, and calculating a collision angle and measuring a direction angle of the bloodstain scattered by impact; calculating, by the electronic device, a coordinate value of the bleeding site by using a linear trajectory method; calculating, by the electronic device, a trajectory of a drop of blood based on the calculated coordinate value of the bleeding site by using a parabolic trajectory method considering gravity and air resistance; and displaying and outputting, by the electronic device, a linear trajectory of the drop of blood and a parabolic trajectory considering gravity and air resistance of the drop of blood on a 3D space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: REPUBLIC OF KOREA (NATIONAL FORENSIC SERVICE DIRECTOR MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR AND SAFETY)
    Inventors: Nam Kyu Park, Jae Mo Goh, Jin Pyo Kim, Young Il Seo, Eun Ah Joo, Je Hyun Lee, Sang Yoon Lee, Kyung Mi Kim
  • Patent number: 11644414
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a ferrocene-based compound having high selectivity for sulfide ion. The ferrocene-based compound is obtained by reacting a ferrocene starting material with one or more organic compound selected from a nitrile, a methyl ester and an ethyl ester, and a chemical sensor in solution state is prepared by mixing the compound with an organic solvent. The chemical sensor according to the present disclosure has high selectivity and sensitivity for sulfide ion even at low concentration and may be used as a chemical sensor for detecting hydrogen sulfide in solution state by allowing visual inspection of sulfide ion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: REPUBLIC OF KOREA (NATIONAL FORENSIC SERVICE DIRECTOR MINISTRY OF INTERIOR AND SAFETY)
    Inventors: Dae-Jun Ahn, Mia Kwon, Jisook Min, Joon-Bae Lee, Dong-Kye Lee, Byeong-Yeol Song
  • Patent number: 11620851
    Abstract: A developed fingerprint level determination apparatus includes: a fingerprint image acquisition unit configured to obtain at least two or more developed fingerprint images according to a fingerprint development technique; and a ridge level determination unit configured to check respective ridge development level information of the obtained fingerprint images and compare the respective ridge development level information with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: REPUBLIC OF KOREA (NATIONAL FORENSIC SERVICE DIRECTOR MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR AND SAFETY)
    Inventors: Nam Kyu Park, Byung Seon Moon, Jae Mo Goh, Jin Pyo Kim, Young Il Seo, Eun Ah Joo, Je Hyun Lee, Sang Yoon Lee, Ho Yong Yie
  • Patent number: 11597972
    Abstract: Provided is a method of analyzing microhaplotypes by using a next generation sequencing (NGS). The method of analyzing microhaplotypes by using the NGS includes: (a) performing a multiplex PCR for simultaneously amplifying the microhaplotypes; (b) performing an indexing PCR by using a product of the multiplex PCR; and (c) performing the NGS by using a product of the indexing PCR.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: REPUBLIC OF KOREA (NATIONAL FORENSIC SERVICE DIRECTOR MINISTRY OF INTERIOR AND SAFETY)
    Inventors: Kyu Sik Jeong, Byung Won Chun, Yang Han Lee, Ki Won Park, Kyoung Jin Shin, Eun Young Lee, Bo Min Kim
  • Patent number: 11530487
    Abstract: A method of generating artificial latent fingerprints for latent fingerprint development experiments includes: printing an artificially created fingerprint shape on paper for application to a target surface; thermally transferring the fingerprint shape printed on the paper to an etching plate by applying a certain range of heat and pressure to the paper on which the fingerprint shape is printed; forming a three-dimensional fingerprint shape on the etching plate by performing an etching process according to the fingerprint shape transferred to the etching plate; patterning the three-dimensional fingerprint shape formed on the etching plate with a molding member; and forming a latent fingerprint on the target surface using an artificial fingerprint solution from the three-dimensional fingerprint shape formed by patterning with the molding member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: REPUBLIC OF KOREA (NATIONAL FORENSIC SERVICE DIRECTOR MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR AND SAFETY)
    Inventors: Nam Kyu Park, Byung Seon Moon, Jae Mo Goh, Jin Pyo Kim, Young Il Seo, Eun Ah Joo, Je Hyun Lee, Sang Yoon Lee, Jae Hyeok Yi
  • Patent number: 11474114
    Abstract: Artificial blood for a bloodstain pattern analysis includes water, an amino acid solution, bovine serum albumin, hemoglobin from bovine blood, potassium ferricyanide, sodium hyaluronate, sodium chloride, and tar color.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: REPUBLIC OF KOREA (NATIONAL FORENSIC SERVICE DIRECTOR MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR AND SAFETY)
    Inventors: Sang Yoon Lee, Young Il Seo, Dong A Lim, Kyung Mi Kim, Eun Ah Joo, Je Hyun Lee, Ki Hwan Kim, Jin Pyo Kim, Jae Mo Goh, Nam Kyu Park, Se Hyun Shin
  • Patent number: 11473905
    Abstract: An apparatus for shooting scattered blood marks at right angles includes: a first body including a lens coupling portion formed to couple a camera lens and a housing portion having a hollow inside and forming an opening at one end thereof; and a second body including a surface contact portion formed to contact a target surface including scattered blood marks and an insertion portion extending from the surface contact portion and inserted into the housing portion to adjust a distance between the scattered blood marks and the camera lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: REPUBLIC OF KOREA (NATIONAL FORENSIC SERVICE DIRECTOR MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR AND SAFETY)
    Inventors: Nam Kyu Park, Jae Mo Goh, Jin Pyo Kim, Young Il Seo, Eun Ah Joo, Je Hyun Lee, Sang Yoon Lee, Kyung Mi Kim
  • Patent number: 11367299
    Abstract: A fingerprint generator capable of applying a constant force includes: a base plate in which a target surface may be on an upper surface of the base plate; a fingerprint mounting unit that is apart from the upper surface of the base plate and capable of mounting a fingerprint molding body having a fingerprint shape thereon on a lower portion of the fingerprint mounting unit; a driving unit that is apart from the upper surface of the base plate and capable of moving the fingerprint mounting unit up and down; and a force measuring unit configured to measure an impact force when the fingerprint mounting unit descends and contacts the fingerprint shape with the target surface to generate a fingerprint on the target surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: REPUBLIC OF KOREA (NATIONAL FORENSIC SERVICE DIRECTOR MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR AND SAFETY)
    Inventors: Nam Kyu Park, Byung Seon Moon, Jae Mo Goh, Jin Pyo Kim, Young Il Seo, Eun Ah Joo, Je Hyun Lee, Sang Yoon Lee
  • Patent number: 11195036
    Abstract: A method of determining footprint identity using a dimension reduction algorithm according to an embodiment includes: pre-processing to process three-dimensional (3D) image data about footprints of a first person and a second person and convert the 3D image data into one-dimensional (1D) data about the footprints of the first person and the second person; calculating a distribution of cross-correlation coefficients between two pieces of 1D data about footprints of the first person (SC: same footwear correlation) and a distribution of cross-correlation coefficients between the 1D data about the footprints of the first person and the second person (DC: difference footwear correlation); and calculating a likelihood ratio based on the SC and the DC to determine the degree of correspondence between the footprints of the first person and the second person.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: REPUBLIC OF KOREA (NATIONAL FORENSIC SERVICE DIRECTOR MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR AND SAFETY)
    Inventors: Nam Kyu Park, Jae Mo Goh, Jin Pyo Kim, Young Il Seo, Eun Ah Joo, Je Hyun Lee, Sang Yoon Lee, Kyung Mi Kim, Gang Won Byun
  • Patent number: 10782234
    Abstract: A composition for detecting a bloodstain includes: 3-aminophthalhydrazide; glycine; sodium hydroxide; and sodium phosphate dibasic heptahydrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignees: Korean National Police Agency, Republic of Korea(National Forensic Service Director Ministry of Interior and Safety)
    Inventors: Seung Lim, Si-Keun Lim
  • Patent number: 10627416
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an aptasensor for detecting a female-specific trace of blood including an aptamer which is used as a biosensor and emits light as the aptamer is bound to the female-specific trace of blood, and a detection apparatus using the same. The aptasensor for detecting a trace of blood to discriminate genders from the trace of blood at a crime scene has a configuration in which the aptasensor emits light as the aptasensor is binding to the female-specific trace of blood, so that genders of a suspect and a victim is distinguished from each other at the crime scene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: REPUBLIC OF KOREA(NATIONAL FORENSIC SERVICE DIRECTOR MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR AND SAFETY)
    Inventors: Joo Young Kim, Pil Won Kang, Sang Ok Moon, Man Il Kim, Hye Hyeon Lee, Hye Lim Kim, Ki Won Park, Yang Han Lee, Byung Won Chun