Patents by Inventor Dong June Ahn

Dong June Ahn has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11912924
    Abstract: The present invention provides a composition for antifreezing including a gold (Au) nanostructure in which at least a portion thereof is concave, thereby it is possible to increase a survival rate of cells due to having excellent effect of inhibiting ice recrystallization when cryopreservation of the cells, and maintain a texture of food even when using in the freezing of food.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Korea University Research and Business Foundation
    Inventors: Dong June Ahn, Sang Yup Lee, Yong Ho Cho
  • Patent number: 11849720
    Abstract: The present invention provides a a nanostructure which includes: a core comprising one or more planes configured to come into planar contact with at least one plane of an ice crystal; and an oligopeptide which is conjugated to at least one plane of the core and comprises (Thr)n-, (Ala)n-, (Ser)n-, or (Gly)n-, wherein the nanostructure is a polyhedron-shaped nanostructure present in water in a colloidal form to control freezing, and n is an integer of 2 to 7.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: Korea University Research and Business Foundation
    Inventors: Seungwoo Lee, Dong June Ahn, Dong Kwon Lim, Jae Won Lee, Sang Yup Lee
  • Patent number: 11800864
    Abstract: The present invention provides a composition for inhibiting ice recrystallization, including: A nucleic acid structure comprising a scaffold nucleic acid folded at predetermined positions to form a plurality of strands, and a plurality of staple nucleic acids, wherein at least a portion thereof has a complementary sequence to at least a portion of the scaffold nucleic acid, thereby binding to the scaffold nucleic acid to form a double strand. Therefore, it is possible to increase a survival rate of cells due to having excellent effect of inhibiting ice recrystallization upon cryopreservation of the cells, and maintain a texture of food even when using the composition in the freezing of food.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignees: SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY R&DB FOUNDATION, Korea University Research and Business Foundation, PUKYONG NATIONAL UNIVERSITY INDUSTRY-UNIVERSITY COOPERATION FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Dong June Ahn, Ye Dam Lee, Do Nyun Kim, Chan Seok Lee, Sang Wook Wu, Su Hyun Park
  • Publication number: 20230225310
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition for cryopreservation, comprising: a nucleic acid structure which comprises a scaffold nucleic acid folded at predetermined positions to form multiple strands, and a plurality of staple nucleic acids wherein at least a portion of a sequence thereof comprises a complementary sequence to that of the scaffold nucleic acid, which are bound to at least one of the strands of the scaffold nucleic acid to form a double strand; linkers coupled to at least one of single strands in the nucleic acid structure; and an anti-freezing peptide coupled to at least one of the linkers, so as to exhibit excellent freeze-protection effects, which in turn increase cell viability during cryopreservation of cells and tissues, while retaining original texture of food even when used for freezing the food.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2021
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Applicants: KOREA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH AND BUSINESS FOUNDATION, SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY R&DB FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Dong June AHN, Do Nyun KIM, Ye Dam LEE, Chan Seok LEE
  • Patent number: 11492602
    Abstract: The present invention provides a gene including an M13 p5 expressing cassette, which includes a promoter, a ribosome binding site (RBS) and a protein 5 (p5) coding region, wherein at least one base of sequences between the RBS and the p5 coding region is mutated. Using this gene may increase production of single-stranded DNA.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: Korea University Research and Business Foundation
    Inventors: Min Kyu Oh, Dong June Ahn, Seungwoo Lee, Bo Young Lee, Jun Min Lee, Jae Won Lee
  • Publication number: 20210378234
    Abstract: The present invention provides a composition for freezing control, a composition for freezing a cell, and a composition for freezing a food, which include a compound in which 2 to 5 amino acids, for example, 2, 3, 4, or 5 amino acids are connected to fluorenylmethyloxycarbony (Fmoc) through peptide bonding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2019
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Applicants: Korea University Research and Business Foundation, GWANGJU INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Eun Ji LEE, Chang Whan LEE, Dong June AHN, In Hye KIM, Ha Yeon KIM, Ye Dam LEE
  • Patent number: 11105727
    Abstract: The present invention provides a device for measuring a particle size at a low temperature, specifically, which includes a refrigerant tank containing a refrigerant; a heat conduction plate thermally connected to the refrigerant tank; and a nanoantenna located on the heat conduction plate, thereby it is possible to determine a degree of light transmission to the sample to be measured located on an upper portion of the nanoantenna, and predict the physical properties of the sample.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: Korea University Research and Business Foundation
    Inventors: Dong June Ahn, Myung Ki Kim, Ye Dam Lee, Nu Ri Park
  • Patent number: 11041105
    Abstract: The present invention provides a composition comprising branched polyglycerol for controlling freezing, more specifically, the composition has a number average molecular weight of 1,000 to 20,000 g/mol and a branching of 0.1 to 1, and may control enhancement or inhibition of ice recrystallization by adjusting a content of polyglycerol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignees: KOREA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH AND, BUSINESS FOUNDATION, Please check the appropriate assignee category or categories (will not be printed on the pate, INDUSTRY-ACADEMIC COOPERATION, FOUNDATION, YONSEI UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Dong June Ahn, Byeong Su Kim, Sang Yup Lee, Woo Hyuk Jung, Min Seong Kim, Young Joo Hong
  • Publication number: 20210163805
    Abstract: The present invention provides a composition comprising branched polyglycerol for controlling freezing, more specifically, the composition has a number average molecular weight of 1,000 to 20,000 g/mol and a branching of 0.1 to 1, and may control enhancement or inhibition of ice recrystallization by adjusting a content of polyglycerol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2019
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Applicants: Korea University Research and Business Foundation, INDUSTRY-ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATION, YONSEI UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Dong June AHN, Byeong Su KIM, Sang Yup LEE, Woo Hyuk JUNG, Min Seong KIM, Young Joo HONG
  • Publication number: 20210161125
    Abstract: The present invention provides a composition for inhibiting ice recrystallization, including: A nucleic acid structure comprising a scaffold nucleic acid folded at predetermined positions to form a plurality of strands, and a plurality of staple nucleic acids, wherein at least a portion thereof has a complementary sequence to at least a portion of the scaffold nucleic acid, thereby binding to the scaffold nucleic acid to form a double strand. Therefore, it is possible to increase a survival rate of cells due to having excellent effect of inhibiting ice recrystallization upon cryopreservation of the cells, and maintain a texture of food even when using the composition in the freezing of food.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2019
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Applicants: SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY R&DB FOUNDATION, Korea University Research and Business Foundation, PUKYONG NATIONAL UNIVERSITY INDUSTRY-UNIVERSITY COOPERATION FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Dong June AHN, Ye Dam LEE, Do Nyun KIM, Chan Seok LEE, Sang Wook WU, Su Hyun PARK
  • Publication number: 20210164880
    Abstract: The present invention provides a device for measuring a particle size at a low temperature, specifically, which includes a refrigerant tank containing a refrigerant; a heat conduction plate thermally connected to the refrigerant tank; and a nanoantenna located on the heat conduction plate, thereby it is possible to determine a degree of light transmission to the sample to be measured located on an upper portion of the nanoantenna, and predict the physical properties of the sample.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2019
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Applicant: Korea University Research and Business Foundation
    Inventors: Dong June AHN, Myung Ki Kim, Ye Dam Lee, Nu Ri Park
  • Publication number: 20210155495
    Abstract: The present invention provides a composition for antifreezing including a gold (Au) nanostructure in which at least a portion thereof is concave, thereby it is possible to increase a survival rate of cells due to having excellent effect of inhibiting ice recrystallization when cryopreservation of the cells, and maintain a texture of food even when using in the freezing of food.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2019
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Applicant: Korea University Research and Business Foundation
    Inventors: Dong June AHN, Sang Yup Lee, Yong Ho Cho
  • Publication number: 20210106000
    Abstract: The present invention provides a a nanostructure which includes: a core comprising one or more planes configured to come into planar contact with at least one plane of an ice crystal; and an oligopeptide which is conjugated to at least one plane of the core and comprises (Thr)n-, (Ala)n-, (Ser)n-, or (Gly)n-, wherein the nanostructure is a polyhedron-shaped nanostructure present in water in a colloidal form to control freezing, and n is an integer of 2 to 7.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2019
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Applicant: Korea University Research and Business Foundation
    Inventors: Seungwoo LEE, Dong June AHN, Dong Kwon LIM, Jae Won LEE, Sang Yup LEE
  • Patent number: 10976336
    Abstract: An apparatus for measuring fluid speed by using the refraction of light is disclosed. The apparatus includes: a channel in which a passage is formed to allow the flow of a fluid; a first and a second light source that are located in any one region of an upper part and a lower part of the channel; a sensor installed in an opposite region of the region where the first and second light sources are located with respect to the channel, to receive the light emitted from the first and second light sources; a speed calculation unit that calculates the speed of the fluid by using a time point at which the intensity of the light received at the sensor changes; and an adjustment unit that is connected to the channel and configured to adjust the flow speed of the fluid based on the calculated speed of the fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: ABSOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seok Chung, Eun Doo Lee, Jung Hyo Yoon, Se Woon Han, Jae Ho Kim, Young Kyu Cho, David Lim, Yong Hun Jung, Dong June Ahn
  • Publication number: 20210040455
    Abstract: The present invention provides a gene including an M13 p5 expressing cassette, which includes a promoter, a ribosome binding site (RBS) and a protein 5 (p5) coding region, wherein at least one base of sequences between the RBS and the p5 coding region is mutated. Using this gene may increase production of single-stranded DNA.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2019
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Applicant: Korea University Research and Business Foundation
    Inventors: Min Kyu OH, Dong June AHN, Seungwoo LEE, Bo Young LEE, Jun Min LEE, Jae Won LEE
  • Patent number: 10246405
    Abstract: Provided are a radial porous diacetylene particle, which is synthesized by ion-bonding a diacetylene-containing dicarboxylic acid or diamine monomer represented by Formula 1 with a diamine or dicarboxylic acid monomer represented by Formula 2, and a method of manufacturing the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: Korea University Research and Business Foundation
    Inventors: Dong June Ahn, Doo Ho Yang
  • Publication number: 20170307649
    Abstract: An apparatus for measuring fluid speed by using the refraction of light is disclosed. The apparatus includes: a channel in which a passage is formed to allow the flow of a fluid; a first and a second light source that are located in any one region of an upper part and a lower part of the channel; a sensor installed in an opposite region of the region where the first and second light sources are located with respect to the channel, to receive the light emitted from the first and second light sources; a speed calculation unit that calculates the speed of the fluid by using a time point at which the intensity of the light received at the sensor changes; and an adjustment unit that is connected to the channel and configured to adjust the flow speed of the fluid based on the calculated speed of the fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2015
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Inventors: Seok CHUNG, Eun Doo LEE, Jung Hyo YOON, Se Woon HAN, Jae Ho KIM, Young Kyu CHO, David LIM, Yong Hun JUNG, Dong June AHN
  • Publication number: 20160137586
    Abstract: Provided are a radial porous diacetylene particle, which is synthesized by ion-bonding a diacetylene-containing dicarboxylic acid or diamine monomer represented by Formula 1 above with a diamine or dicarboxylic acid monomer represented by Formula 2 above, and a method of manufacturing the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2016
    Publication date: May 19, 2016
    Inventors: Dong June Ahn, Doo Ho Yang
  • Publication number: 20120315481
    Abstract: Provided are a radial porous diacetylene particle, which is synthesized by ion-bonding a diacetylene-containing dicarboxylic acid or diamine monomer represented by Formula 1 above with a diamine or dicarboxylic acid monomer represented by Formula 2 above, and a method of manufacturing the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2012
    Publication date: December 13, 2012
    Applicant: KOREA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH AND BUSINESS FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Dong June Ahn, Doo Ho Yang
  • Patent number: 7776554
    Abstract: There is provided a polydiacetylene supramolecule comprising diacetylene molecules, capable of immobilizing a receptor molecule having a thiol group. Since the polydiacetylene supramolecule has a receptor immobilized thereon having a thiol group, for example, an antibody, and thus shows color transition when reacting with a sample, an antigen can be detected through specific color transition of the polydiacetylene when employing in a receptor-ligand reaction, for example, an antibody-antigen reaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2010
    Assignee: Sungkyunkwan University
    Inventors: Sang-jun Sim, Sang-wook Lee, Dong June Ahn, Doo ho Yang