Patents by Inventor Hong Kee Sah

Hong Kee Sah 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).

  • Publication number: 20180250231
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for preparing a polymeric microsphere and the polymeric microsphere prepared by the method, and specifically, relates to a method for preparing a polymeric microsphere in which a single oil-in-water type of emulsion is prepared using specific polymeric compound and organic solvent and then ammonia solution is added to perform ammonolysis and the polymeric microsphere prepared thereby, a composition for bioactive substance delivery comprising the microsphere and a method for preparing thereof. The preparation method of the present invention does not use a halogen organic solvent which is harmful to human body, and does not use a porogen and uses ammonolysis, and in case of preparing a polymeric microsphere according to the preparation method, a microsphere which the preparation process is simple of and is not harmful to human body and has spontaneous pore-closing functionality and extremely strong porosity and pores.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2016
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Inventor: Hong-kee SAH
  • Patent number: 8697127
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for preparing microspheres and microspheres prepared thereby, more particularly to a method for preparing a polymeric microsphere, including preparing an emulsion including a polymer compound, a drug, a water-insoluble organic solvent and a dispersion solvent and adding to the prepared emulsion a base or an acid to remove the water-insoluble organic solvent from the emulsion, a polymeric microsphere prepared thereby, and a composition for drug delivery including the microsphere. According to the present invention, a drug-containing polymer microsphere may be prepared quickly and simply without the solvent evaporation or solvent extraction process, thereby reducing water consumption and minimizing wastewater generation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignees: Ewha University-Industry Collaboration Foundation, SK Chemicals Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hong Kee Sah
  • Patent number: 8202524
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing polymeric microspheres loaded with drugs and polymeric microspheres loaded with drugs produced thereby, specifically a method for producing polymeric microspheres loaded with drugs, the method comprising the steps of a) adding a dispersion phase containing a high molecular compound, a drug, and a water-insoluble organic solvent to a dispersion solvent to produce an O/W (oil-in-water) type or O/O (oil-in-oil) type emulsion, or adding a W/O (water-in-oil) type emulsion, which is prepared by emulsifying an aqueous solution, in which a drug is dissolved, in a water-insoluble organic solvent, in which the high molecular compound is dissolved, to the dispersion solvent to produce a W/O/W (water-in-oil-in-water) type emulsion; and b) adding an ammonia solution to the emulsion produced in step a) to convert the water-insoluble organic solvent into water-soluble solvents, and polymeric microspheres loaded with drugs produced thereby.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2012
    Assignees: SK Chemicals Co., Ltd., EWHA University-Industry Collaboration Foundation
    Inventor: Hong Kee Sah
  • Publication number: 20110217341
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for preparing microspheres and microspheres prepared thereby, more particularly to a method for preparing a polymeric microsphere, including preparing an emulsion including a polymer compound, a drug, a water-insoluble organic solvent and a dispersion solvent and adding to the prepared emulsion a base or an acid to remove the water-insoluble organic solvent from the emulsion, a polymeric microsphere prepared thereby, and a composition for drug delivery including the microsphere. According to the present invention, a drug-containing polymer microsphere may be prepared quickly and simply without the solvent evaporation or solvent extraction process, thereby reducing water consumption and minimizing wastewater generation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2011
    Publication date: September 8, 2011
    Applicants: EWHA UNIVERSITY-INDUSTRY COLLABORATION FOUNDATION, SK CHEMICALS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hong Kee SAH
  • Publication number: 20090318569
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing polymeric microspheres loaded with drugs and polymeric microspheres loaded with drugs produced thereby, specifically a method for producing polymeric microspheres loaded with drugs, the method comprising the steps of a) adding a dispersion phase containing a high molecular compound, a drug, and a water-insoluble organic solvent to a dispersion solvent to produce an O/W (oil-in-water) type or 0/0 (oil-in-oil) type emulsion, or adding a W/O (water-in-oil) type emulsion, which is prepared by emulsifying an aqueous solution, in which a drug is dissolved, in a water-insoluble organic solvent, in which the high molecular compound is dissolved, to the dispersion solvent to produce a W/O/W (water-in-oil-in-water) type emulsion; and b) adding an ammonia solution to the emulsion produced in step a) to convert the water-insoluble organic solvent into water-soluble solvents, and polymeric microspheres loaded with drugs produced thereby.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2007
    Publication date: December 24, 2009
    Applicant: SK CHEMICALS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hong Kee Sah