Patents Assigned to SNU R&DB Foundation
  • Patent number: 9617520
    Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods for generating concentration gradients of soluble molecules are disclosed herein. Devices and methods for generating in vitro blood vessels are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: SNU R&DB Foundation
    Inventors: Noo Li Jeon, Ju Hun Yeon, Qing Ping Hu, Sudong Kim, Hyun Jae Lee
  • Publication number: 20170084915
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are a positive electrode active material including at least one selected from among compounds represented by Formula 1 below and a lithium secondary battery including the same that is capable of improving lifetime characteristics and rate characteristics while exhibiting excellent safety: Li[LixMyM?(1-x-y)]O2-zAz (1), where M is at least one element selected from a group consisting of Ru, Mo, Nb, Te, Re, Ir, Pt, Cr, S, W, Os, and Po, M? is at least one element selected from a group consisting of Ni, Ti, Co, Al, Mn, Fe, Mg, B, Cr, Zr, Zn, and second row transition metals, A is a negative monovalent or divalent anion, and 0<x<0.3, 0.2?y?0.5, 0?z<0.5, and 0.2<x+y<0.8.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2015
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Applicants: LG Chem, Ltd., Research Affairs of SNU & SNU R&DB Foundation
    Inventors: Hoe Jin Hah, Kyoung Ho Kim, Il Hong Kim, Je Young Kim, Kisuk Kang, Jihyun Hong
  • Patent number: 9593427
    Abstract: Provided are a method for forming a pattern, and a catalyst and an electronic element using the method. The method for forming a pattern comprises the steps of: preparing, on a surface, a substrate sequentially including a photoconductive material layer and an oxide layer; making an area, on which a pattern is to be formed, on the oxide layer of the substrate, come into contact with an electrolyte; connecting the substrate and the electrolyte to a first electrode and a second electrode connected to a power source, respectively; and selectively irradiating light from a light source to the electrolyte and applying a voltage to the first electrode or the second electrode, thereby directly forming the pattern on the oxide layer of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2017
    Assignees: SNU R&DB FOUNDATION, GLOBAL FRONTIER CENTER FOR MULTISCALE ENERGY SYSTEMS
    Inventors: Taek Dong Chung, Sung Yul Lim
  • Patent number: 9596762
    Abstract: Example methods of fabricating a circuit board are disclosed. An example method includes providing a substrate, forming at least one or more channels having linear nanostructures on the substrate, and forming a first electrode and a second electrode on the substrate, where the at least one or more channels electrically couple the first electrode to the second electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2017
    Assignee: SNU R&DB FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Seung Hun Hong, Min Baek Lee
  • Patent number: 9588146
    Abstract: Disclosed are a biosignal measurement device and a capacitively-coupled active electrode. The capacitively-coupled active electrode includes an electrode face configured to form capacitive coupling with a subject in a non-contact manner to detect a biosignal, and a pre-amplifier disposed on a rear side of the electrode face and embedded in a porous insulator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., SNU R&DB FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Youn Ho Kim, Kun Soo Shin, Kwang Suk Park, Jeong Su Lee, Yong Gyu Lim
  • Publication number: 20170049773
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition containing a G protein coupled receptor 119 (GPR119) ligand as an active ingredient for preventing or treating non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. More particularly, it was confirmed that the GPR119 ligand, which has been developed as only an anti-diabetic drug, exhibits superior effects on the treatment of non-alcoholic fatty liver and the signal pathways in hepatocytes therefor differ from the signal pathways in the small intestine and the pancreas exhibiting anti-diabetic effects, whereby the GPR119 ligand can be useful to treat non-alcoholic fatty liver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2015
    Publication date: February 23, 2017
    Applicants: DONGGUK UNIVERSITY INDUSTRY-ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATION, SNU R&DB FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Keon Wook KANG, Kyeong LEE, Jin Won YANG
  • Patent number: 9573907
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel 2,4-pyrimidine derivatives and a use thereof, and more particularly, to pyrimidine derivatives which are effective for systemic lupus erythematosus, a composition for preventing and treating systemic lupus erythematosus comprising the same as an active ingredient and a method for screening the same. The present inventors found novel materials inhibiting surface translocation of gp96 by mimicking a function of AIMP1 which is a molecular anchor for an intracellular residence of gp96, and identified in vitro and in vivo activity of the materials for preventing and treating SLE by alleviating SLE plasma in autoimmune diseases. Therefore, the present invention provides a novel method for screening a therapeutic agent for SLE, and preventing or treating SLE using the mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignees: SNU R&DB FOUNDATION, KOREA RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Sunghoon Kim, Jung Min Han, Hyeong Rae Kim, Dong Ju Jeon, Jong Hwan Song, Kyung Eun Park
  • Patent number: 9575159
    Abstract: A method for transmitting a spread spectrum radar signal stores a plurality of spread sequences. Further, an elevation of a vehicle is measured by the method. Based on the measured elevation of the vehicle, the method selects at least one spread sequence of the plurality of spread sequences, and transmits a spread spectrum radar signal based on the selected at least one spread sequence. Additionally, the method may measure a travel direction of the vehicle, and then select at least one spread sequence based on the measured elevation of the vehicle and the measured travel direction of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: SNU R&DB FOUNDATION
    Inventor: Jae Hong Lee
  • Patent number: 9571239
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for transmitting channel information used by a station form among TV white space channels, and a method and apparatus for performing channel switching are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignees: LG Electronics Inc., SNU R&DB Foundation
    Inventors: Eunsun Kim, Yongho Seok, Whasook Jeon, Dongheon Lee
  • Patent number: 9561293
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to a method for preparing organic microbubble complex particles including sonicating an aqueous solution including a graphene compound and an amphiphilic material in the presence of a gas, a method for preparing organic microbubble complex particles including injecting an aqueous solution including a graphene compound and an amphiphilic material into a microchannel, and an organic microbubble complex particle including a core part including at least one gas selected from the group consisting of an inert gas and carbon dioxide, and a shell layer including a graphene compound and an amphiphilic material, and an ultrasound contrast agent including the organic microbubble complex particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: SNU R&DB FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Kookheon Char, Saibom Park
  • Patent number: 9563046
    Abstract: A confocal fluorescence microscope of the present invention consists of: a light source unit broadly comprising one or more short wavelength laser beams; a lens unit which converts parallel light, emitted from a light source, into linear light having an appropriate size; a multi-color mirror which reflects the light source and enables fluorescence to transmit so as to separate the light source and the fluorescence; a scan mirror which radiates the light source over a wide area and scatters the fluorescence over a large-area camera; a microscope unit which radiates the incident light source to a target object, collects the fluorescence emitted from the target, and outputs the collected fluorescence; and a detecting unit which removes the background of the outputted fluorescent signal and observes the outputted fluorescent signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: SNU R&DB FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Sung-Chul Hohng, Jin-Woo Lee
  • Patent number: 9565753
    Abstract: There is provided a stretchable substrate including: a substrate having first Young's modulus and stretchability; and plurality of strain control patterns having second Young's modulus and arranged on the substrate, in which strain due to an external force depends on arrangement of the plurality of strain control patterns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: SNU R&DB FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Yongtaek Hong, Jung hwan Byun, Sangwoo Kim
  • Patent number: 9564200
    Abstract: A pillar-type field effect transistor having low leakage current is provided. The pillar-type field effect transistor includes: a semiconductor body, source and drain formed in a semiconductor pillar; a gate insulating layer formed on a surface of the semiconductor body; a gate electrode formed on a surface of the gate insulating layer. The gate electrode includes a first gate electrode and a second gate electrode being electrically connected with the first gate electrode. The first gate electrode has a work function higher than that of the second gate electrode. Accordingly, the gate induced drain leakage (GIDL) can be reduced, so that an off-state leakage current can be greatly reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: SNU R&DB FOUNDATION
    Inventor: Jong-Ho Lee
  • Patent number: 9564261
    Abstract: Provided is a color encoding method including providing a composition including a liquid medium and magnetic nanoparticles dispersed in the liquid medium; applying a magnetic field to the composition to align the magnetic nanoparticles; and applying a patterned energy source to the composition to solidify the composition, wherein more than one region of the composition are sequentially solidified with varying magnetic field strength to fix a plurality of color codes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: SNU R&DB FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Sunghoon Kwon, Howon Lee, Junhoi Kim, Hyoki Kim
  • Patent number: 9553083
    Abstract: An apparatus configured to control a heat flow is provided. The apparatus may include a semiconductor device region formed in a matrix; a heat rectifier region formed adjacent to the semiconductor device region; and a heat flow blocker formed in at least one region contacting the semiconductor device region and the heat rectifier region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignees: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., SNU R&DB FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Yeonsang Park, Byoungho Lee, Sungwoo Hwang, Younggeun Roh, Changwon Lee
  • Publication number: 20170018773
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are a positive electrode active material including at least one selected from among compounds represented by Formula 1 below and a lithium secondary battery including the same that is capable of improving lifetime characteristics and rate characteristics while exhibiting excellent safety: xLi2MyMn(1-y)O3-zAz*(1?x)LiM?O2-z?A?z? (1), where M is at least one element selected from a group consisting of Ru, Mo, Nb, Te, Re, Ir, Pt, Cr, S, W, Os, and Po, M? is at least one element selected from a group consisting of Ni, Ti, Co, Al, Mn, Fe, Mg, B, Cr, Zr, Zn, and second row transition metals, A and A? are each independently a negative monovalent or divalent anion, and 0<x<1, 0.3<y<1, 0?z<0.5, and 0?z?<0.5.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2015
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Applicants: LG Chem, Ltd., Research Affairs of SNU & SNU R&DB Foundation
    Inventors: Hoe Jin Hah, Sun Sik Shin, Kyoung Ho Kim, Il Hong Kim, Je Young Kim, Kisuk Kang, Jihyun Hong
  • Publication number: 20170013628
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a method for reducing interference in a wireless communication system supporting D2D communication and an apparatus for the method. More specifically, in a wireless communication system supporting Device-to-Device (D2D) communication, a method for reducing interference in D2D communication comprises receiving, by a user equipment (UE), a D2D signal; determining, by the UE, whether interference is generated from resources in which the D2D signal has been transmitted; and in case it is determined that interference is generated from the resources in which the D2D signal has been transmitted, transmitting, by the UE, interference resource information for indicating that interference has been generated from the resources in which the D2D signal has been transmitted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2015
    Publication date: January 12, 2017
    Applicants: LG ELECTRONICS INC., SNU R&DB FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Hakseong KIM, Sunghyun CHOI, Jongwoo HONG
  • Patent number: 9539226
    Abstract: The present invention is related to a composition comprising a serine as an active ingredient for treating or preventing fatty liver diseases. The inventive compound significantly inhibits the SREBP-1 transcription activity involved in lipid synthesis and reduced the fatty liver formation through various in vitro test and in vivo test therefore it can be useful in the prevention and treatment of the fatty liver diseases as a medicament or health functional food.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: SNU R&DB FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Byung-Hoon Lee, Hu-Quan Yin
  • Patent number: 9542557
    Abstract: A snoop-based kernel integrity monitoring apparatus and a method thereof are provided. More particularly, provided are a kernel integrity monitoring apparatus which is provided as a hardware device independent of a host system, and snoops traffic occurring in a system bus of the host system and by detecting a write attempt in a kernel immutable region, monitors integrity of the kernel, and a method thereof. According to the apparatus and method, by analyzing traffic of the system bus of the host system, a write attempt in the kernel immutable region is detected. Thus, a transient attack which is difficult for a snapshot method to detect can be detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: SNU R&DB FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Yun Heung Paek, Brent Byunghoon Kang, Hyungon Moon, Hojoon Lee, Jihoon Lee, Kihwan Kim
  • Publication number: 20160377493
    Abstract: A strain sensor according to the present disclosure includes a flexible substrate, a rigid pattern on a side of the flexible substrate, and a conductive flexible pattern extending in a first direction on a side of the flexible substrate, in which the conductive flexible pattern overlaps the rigid pattern such that as the flexible substrate is compressed or stretched, the conductive flexible pattern is compressed or stretched, thereby changing electric resistance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2014
    Publication date: December 29, 2016
    Applicant: SNU R&DB FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Yong Taek HONG, Tae Hoon KIM