Patents Assigned to SNU R&DB Foundation
  • Microjet drug delivery system
    Patent number: 8905966
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel type of a needle-free drug delivery system in which strong energy such as a laser beam is focused inside liquid contained in a sealed pressure chamber to cause bubble growth and the volume expansion in the sealed pressure chamber due to the bubble growth so as to elongate an elastic membrane, so that an instantaneous pressure is applied to a drug solution contained in a drug microchamber adjacent to the elastic membrane to allow the drug solution to be injected in the form of a liquid microjet, thereby enabling the drug solution to rapidly and accurately penetrate into the bodily tissues of the patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignee: SNU R & DB Foundation
    Inventors: Jai-Ick Yoh, Tae-Hee Han
  • Snoop-Based Kernel Integrity Monitoring Apparatus And Method Thereof
    Publication number: 20140359183
    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: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2014
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Applicant: SNU R&DB Foundation
    Inventors: Yun Heung Paek, Brent Byunghoon Kang
  • OMNI-DIRECTIONAL SHEAR-HORIZONTAL WAVE MAGNETOSTRICTIVE PATCH TRANSDUCER AND METHOD OF WINDING COIL
    Publication number: 20140354388
    Abstract: Provided is a transducer. The transducer includes a permanent magnet that generates a magnetostatic field, a patch disposed below the permanent magnet and formed of a material that deforms according to a magnetic field, an insulator disposed on a top surface of the patch, and a coil wound around the patch and the insulator in a certain form and allowing a magnetomotive field to be induced on the patch according to an applied current. The wound coil has a form in which directions of the magnetostatic field generated by the permanent magnet and the magnetomotive field generated by winding the coil are orthogonal to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2013
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Applicant: SNU R&DB FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Yoon Young Kim, Hong Min Seung, Hoe Woong Kim
  • VOLUME PRODUCTION METHOD FOR UNIFORMLY SIZED SILICA NANOPARTICLES
    Publication number: 20140356272
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for large-scale production of uniform-sized silica nanoparticles, using a basic buffer solution. In particular, the present invention is directed to a method for producing uniform-sized silica nanoparticles, comprising: (i) adding a solution of a silica precursor and an organic solvent to a basic buffer solution, followed by heating; and (ii) separating silica nanoparticles produced in the step (i).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2012
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Applicant: SNU R&DB FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Taeghwan Hyeon, Yuanzhe Piao, Bo Quan
  • Uses of GRS proteins or fragments thereof
    Patent number: 8901081
    Abstract: The present invention is related to a anticancer composition comprising full length GRS protein or a fragment thereof, a nucleic acid encoding the GRS protein or a fragment thereof. Since the GRS proteins or fragments thereof have activity to induce apoptosis of cancer cell specifically, a composition comprising the GRS proteins or fragments thereof or a nucleic acid encoding thereof may be useful to treatment of cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: SNU R&DB Foundation
    Inventors: Sunghoon Kim, Min Chul Park
  • Antibody that binds domain 2 of ICAM-1 and methods of treatment
    Patent number: 8900586
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an antibody binding to the domain 2 of human intercellular adhesion molecules-1 (ICAM-1) where the antibody is able to modulate the differentiation status of dendritic cells and induce antigen-specific T cell tolerance, thereby be effective in the prevention and/or treatment of T cell-mediated immune disorders such as transplantation rejection, graft-versus-host disease, and autoimmune disease. In addition, the present invention provides a pharmaceutical composition comprising the antibody, and method of using them for the treatment of disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignees: Dinona Inc., SNU R&DB Foundation
    Inventors: Seong Hoe Park, Kyeong Cheon Jung
  • PARTICULATE MATTER SENSOR UNIT
    Publication number: 20140345362
    Abstract: A particulate matter (PM) sensor unit may include an exhaust line where exhaust gas passes, and a PM sensor that may be disposed at one side of the exhaust line and that generates a signal when particulate matter included in the exhaust gas passes the vicinity thereof, wherein the PM sensor may be an electrostatic induction type that generates an induction charge while the particulate matter having an electric charge passes the vicinity thereof
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2014
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, SNU R&DB FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Jin Ha LEE, Ji Ho Cho, Kukjin Chun, Sungchan Kang, Keunho Jang
  • Polysorbitol-Based Osmotically Active Transporter and Gene Therapy Using Same
    Publication number: 20140348777
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a biodegradable polysorbitol-based osmotically active transporter (PSOAT) and gene therapy using the same as a gene carrier. The biodegradable polysorbitol-based osmotically active transporter (PSOAT) of the present invention includes a sorbitol skeleton, which imparts an osmotic pressure to the cell membrane to improve membrane permeability, thereby exhibiting remarkably improved transfection efficiency. Further, the polysorbitol-based osmotically active transporter of the present invention exhibits high DNA binding ability, effectively protects DNA from nuclease, exhibits physicochemical properties suitable for use as a gene carrier, and has very low cytotoxicity in vitro and in vivo, thereby capable of being used as a gene carrier for gene therapy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2011
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Applicant: SNU R&DB FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Myung Haing Cho, Chong Su Cho
  • QUANTIZER WITH SIGMA-DELTA MODULATOR, ANALOG-TO-DIGITAL CONVERTER INCLUDING THE SAME AND QUANTIZATION METHOD USING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20140347200
    Abstract: The present invention provides a quantizer with a sigma-delta modulator, an analog-to-digital converter including the same and a quantization method using the same capable of obtaining a high signal-to-noise ratio with a relatively small number of comparators. The quantizer, the analog-to-digital converter and the quantization method of the present invention reduces quantization errors and increases noise shaping order.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2014
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Applicants: NEOFIDELITY, INC., SNU R&DB FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Junsoo CHO, Hyunjoong LEE, Suhwan KIM
  • Method of forming channel layer of electric device and method of manufacturing electric device using the same
    Patent number: 8895425
    Abstract: A method of forming a channel layer of an electric device according to an embodiment is provided. First, a conductive substrate including an insulating layer on the substrate is provided. The conductive substrate and a metal to be plated are used as respective electrodes to carry out electroplating within an electrolyte solution. In this case, electrons provided by a tunneling current passing through the insulating layer from the conductive substrate are bonded with ions of the metal within the electrolyte solution to form a metal channel layer on the insulating layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: SNU R&DB Foundation
    Inventors: Young June Park, Seok Ha Lee, Jun Ho Chun, Yeonkyu Choi
  • Synchronization system and method for transmission and reception in audible frequency range-based sound communication, and apparatus applied thereto
    Patent number: 8897474
    Abstract: Provided is a synchronization system and method for acoustic communication in audible frequency range, and an apparatus applied thereto. The synchronization system for acoustic communication in audible frequency range is configured to prevent deterioration of a synchronization performance and to reduce an amount of calculation by calculating a correlation based on a few samples as opposed to calculating a correlation for each sample when a receiver of the acoustic communication performs synchronization while the acoustic communication is performed in the audible frequency range through modification of an audio signal or adding of a predetermined signal to an audio signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignees: SK Telecom Co., Ltd., SNU R&DB Foundation
    Inventors: Dong Keon Kim, Moon Kee Kim, Keun Hwan Choi, Jae Hwang Yu, Min Seok Kim, Nam Soo Kim, Hwan Sik Yun, Ki Ho Cho
  • WLAN service method and WLAN system
    Patent number: 8891475
    Abstract: Provided is a method for WLAN service performed by an access point (AP) in a WLAN system including the AP and a plurality of stations (STAs) each of which can associate with the AP, the method comprising: dividing frequency bandwidth of available channel into a plurality of frequency-selective subchannels; receiving, from at least some STAs (first STAs) among the plurality of STAs, CRQ (Contention Resolution reQuest) frame including a signature of the first STAs through at least some of the subchannels, the signature identifying the first STAs; identifying the first STAs using the received CRQ frame; estimating uplink channel quality of the first STAs using the received CRQ frame; allocating subchannels for each of the first STAs; and broadcasting result of subchannel allocation using CRP (Contention Resolution rePly) frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: SNU R&DB Foundation
    Inventors: Su Chul Lee, Chong Kwon Kim
  • Method of generating structural color
    Patent number: 8889234
    Abstract: Provided is a method of printing a structural color. The method includes providing a first substrate, forming a layer of a composition for generating a structural color including magnetic nanoparticles and a curable material on the first substrate, applying a magnetic field to the layer of the composition for generating a structural color and exhibiting a structural color using a change in lattice spacing of a photonic crystal composed of magnetic nanoparticles depending on the magnetic field strength, and curing the layer of the composition for generating a structural color to fix the lattice spacing of the photonic crystal and to form a structural color printed layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: SNU R&DB Foundation
    Inventors: Sunghoon Kwon, Hyoki Kim
  • Stacked dynamic random access memory
    Patent number: 8891275
    Abstract: A memory includes at least one first substrate on which unit memory arrays are disposed as a matrix type, each unit memory array including unit memory cells disposed in an array, a second substrate stacked with the at least one first substrate, the second substrate including a sense amplifier region in which sense amplifiers configured to sense information stored in the unit memory cells are disposed, and a plurality of vertical conduction traces configured to electrically connect the at least one first substrate with the second substrate. The sense amplifier region is disposed in a memory region of the second substrate, wherein the memory region of the second substrate corresponds to the memory region of the first substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: SNU R&DB Foundation
    Inventors: Jin-Hong Ahn, Young-June Park
  • Thin film transistor using a carbon nanotube as a channel and a display device including the same
    Patent number: 8884266
    Abstract: A thin film transistor includes a gate electrode configured to receive a control voltage, a source electrode insulated from the gate electrode, and configured to receive an input voltage, a drain electrode insulated from the gate electrode, and configured to receive an output voltage, at least two carbon nanotube patterns formed in a channel region between the source electrode and the drain electrode, wherein the carbon nanotube patterns are separated from each other, and at least one floating electrode connecting the two carbon nanotube patterns to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignees: Samsung Display Co., Ltd., SNU R&DB Foundation
    Inventors: Sang Ho Park, Young Ki Shin, Yoon Ho Khang, Joo Hyung Lee, Hyung Woo Lee, Seung Hun Hong
  • Web browsing apparatus and method through storing and optimizing JAVASCRIPT® code
    Patent number: 8887127
    Abstract: A web browsing method and apparatus for enhancing a user's convenience in web browsing is provided in a system that uses a multi-core processor. The web browsing method and apparatus is applicable in a system, such as a smart phone that has a low computing power or that has a storage device like a flash memory operating in a rapid manner. Optimized machine codes are stored in files and incremental optimization is achieved, so the JAVASCRIPT® program of the web application has a small compilation overhead and achieves fast execution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., SNU R&DB Foundation
    Inventors: Joo-Hwan Lee, Hongjune Kim, Gangwon Jo, Jeongho Nah, Honggyu Kim, Yong-Jun Lee, Jaejin Lee, Seung-Mo Cho
  • ?-galactosylceramide derivatives, pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, preparation method and pharmaceutical composition for the immune adjuvant containing the same as an active ingredient
    Patent number: 8883746
    Abstract: Disclosed are novel ?-galactosylceramide derivatives, pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, preparation methods thereof, and pharmaceutical compositions for use in an immune adjuvant containing the same as an active ingredient. The derivatives, in which the amide moiety of ?-GalCer is bioisosterically replaced with a triazole moiety, direct cytokine secretion toward IL-4 rather than IFN-?and thus can be used as a therapeutic for autoimmune diseases regulated by IL-4, such as type 1 diabetes and multiple sclerosis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: SNU R&DB Foundation
    Inventors: Chang-Yuil Kang, SangHee Kim, Hyun-Jun Youn, Yoon-Sook Lee, Kyoo-A Lee, Taeho Lee, Dong Jae Baek, Minjae Cho
  • Micro-electrode array package using liquid crystal polymer and manufacturing method thereof
    Patent number: 8886277
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a micro-electrode array package including a micro-electrode array comprising: a substrate section including a liquid crystal polymer; an electrode section collecting and transferring bio-signals; and a cover section insulating and protecting the electrode section and including a liquid crystal polymer, wherein the electrode section is disposed in contact with one surface of the substrate section, the cover section is adhered in contact with the surface of the substrate section on which the electrode section is disposed, and a space independent from the external environment is formed between the substrate section and the cover section adhered thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignees: SNU R&DB Foundation, M.I.Tech Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Sung June Kim, Seung Woo Lee, Choong Jae Lee, Soonkwan An
  • System and method of updating key based on communication cost and security damage cost
    Patent number: 8879738
    Abstract: A system and method of updating a key based on communication and security damage costs are provided. The key updating system for group communication between a plurality of group members, includes a key update cycle determining unit to determine a key update cycle based on a communication cost and a security damage cost, and a key updating unit to perform a key updating with respect to one or more group members of the group communication based on the determined key update cycle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., SNU R&DB Foundation
    Inventors: Yongsuk Park, Seung-Woo Seo, Dong Hyun Je, Sung Woo Kim, Jun Sik Lee
  • Terminology-based system for supporting data object definition
    Patent number: 8880514
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a terminology-system-based system for supporting data object definition, which delimits a concept by means of a qualifier. The terminology-system-based system for supporting data object definition stores a terminology system in which a concept is structured to a terminology object and a terminology relation, and stores a data object for the concept in order to define a data object for a selected concept (hereinafter, referred to as a corresponding concept). The terminology-system-based system for supporting data object definition comprises a qualifier recommendation unit, which receives a qualifier of the selected corresponding concept to define the corresponding concept, searches for a data object which is stored and defined as a concept which is the same as the corresponding concept (hereinafter, referred to as the same concept), and recommends a qualifier of the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: SNU R&DB Foundation
    Inventors: Hong Gee Kim, Seung Jae Song