Patents by Inventor Hyun Woo Song
Hyun Woo Song 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).
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Patent number: 8288171Abstract: Provided is a biochip and an apparatus for detecting a biomaterial. The biochip includes a metal thin film on the surface of a substrate, restraining autofluorescence of the substrate, and a spacer on the metal thin film, having capture molecules immobilized on the surface of the spacer and specifically bound to target molecules. The spacer has a thickness controlled to enhance the strength of a fluorescence signal emitted from a fluorophore labeled with the target molecules and immobilized on the spacer by the specific binding between the capture molecule and the target molecule.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2009Date of Patent: October 16, 2012Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research InstituteInventors: Hyun-Woo Song, Yo Han Choi, Hyeon-Bong Pyo
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Publication number: 20120180533Abstract: A washing machine including a detergent supply device to supply a detergent together with water to a tub. The detergent supply device includes a detergent housing installed within the main body and a detergent accommodation box movably installed within the detergent housing, and the detergent accommodation box is divided into automatic detergent accommodation parts to accommodate a detergent to be supplied automatically and manual detergent accommodation parts to accommodate a detergent to be supplied manually, and the detergent supply device supplies the detergents through an automatic detergent supply method and a manual detergent supply method.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 11, 2012Publication date: July 19, 2012Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Weon Jin SONG, Song Yik Lee, Hyun Woo Song
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Patent number: 8217366Abstract: Provided are a carbon ion generating device and a tumor treatment apparatus using the same. The carbon ion generating device includes a carbon nanostructure, a carbon emitting structure, an ionizing structure, and an accelerator. The carbon emitting structure is configured to induce an emission of carbon atoms from one end of the carbon nanostructure. The ionizing structure is configured to ionize the emitted carbon atoms. The accelerator is configured to accelerate the ionized carbon atoms.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2010Date of Patent: July 10, 2012Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research InstituteInventors: Moon-Youn Jung, Nam Soo Myung, Hyun Woo Song, Hyeon-Bong Pyo
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Publication number: 20120162653Abstract: The present invention relates to a portable digital reader for reading an analysis target chip including a plurality of test areas. The reader comprises: a light emitting section having light emitting elements for radiating light; an integral optical splitter for uniformly distributing the light from the light emitting section to each test area of the analysis target chip; a light receiving section for receiving light reflected from each test area so as to convert the same into electric signals; and a measuring section for measuring concentration according to the electric signals obtained from the light receiving section. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the generation of errors in signal measurement due to optical distribution failure by assembling branch sections of the optical splitter under the control of the number of the branch sections according to the number of test items in a test strip.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2010Publication date: June 28, 2012Inventors: Dae Sik Lee, Hyun Woo Song, Byoung Goo Jeon, Moon Youn Jung, Seon Hee Park
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Publication number: 20120152002Abstract: The present invention relates to a portable digital reader for urinalysis. The portable digital reader for reading an analysis target chip including a plurality of test areas, comprises: a main body including a light emitting section having light emitting elements for radiating light, an integral optical splitter for uniformly distributing the light from the light emitting section to each test area of the analysis target chip, a light receiving section for receiving light reflected from the each test area so as to convert the same to electric signals, and a measuring section for measuring concentration according to the electric signals obtained from the light receiving section; a main supporting body having the analysis target chip and assembled with the main body; and an auxiliary supporting body assembled between the analysis target chip and the main supporting body, including a groove for assembling the analysis target chip, and assembled with the main supporting body to be exchanged after use.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2010Publication date: June 21, 2012Inventors: Dae Sik Lee, Hyun Woo Song, Byoung Goo Jeon, Min Joon Kim, Moon Youn Jung, Seon Hee Park
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Patent number: 8202434Abstract: Provided is a method of manufacturing a hollow microneedle structure. The method includes forming an injection mold having a through hole, filling the injection mold with a photoresist formed of a viscous material, and extruding the photoresist from the injection mold through the through hole, solidifying the extruded photoresist to form a needle-type photoresist structure, forming a seed layer on the surface of the photoresist structure, forming a metal plated layer on the seed layer, inclining an end tip of the photoresist structure having the metal plated layer, and removing the photoresist from the metal plated layer to form a hollow. Thus, the hollow microneedle structure can be manufactured to have such diameter, length, hardness, and inclination angle as to minimize pain. The hollow microneedle structure can be combined with an apparatus for detecting a biomaterial or injecting cosmetic substances or medicines, and variously applied.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2009Date of Patent: June 19, 2012Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications ResearchInventors: Dae Sik Lee, Hyun Woo Song, Moon Youn Jung, Seon Hee Park
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Patent number: 8164075Abstract: A treatment apparatus using proton includes a proton generation unit and a magnet. The proton generation unit projects proton into a tumor site of a patient, and the magnet forms a magnetic field around the patient. The proton conducts a spiral motion due to collision with atom of the tumor site and Lorenz force generated by the magnetic field.Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 2010Date of Patent: April 24, 2012Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research InstituteInventors: Moon Youn Jung, Nam Soo Myung, Hyun Woo Song, Hyeon-Bong Pyo
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Publication number: 20120086948Abstract: In the OCT apparatus, the reference mirror is a mirror having a multi-layer structure having at least two planes and includes a first plane and at least one second plane having a height difference corresponding to ¼ length of a central wavelength of the light source or an odd multiple of ¼ length with respect to the first plane such that beams reflected by the planes have a phase shift corresponding to a half wavelength or an odd multiple of the half wavelength. Since a bandwidth of a light source is not increased, large broadband performance of optical parts is not required and neither is dispersion compensation of the path in each coherence arm. Therefore, the OCT apparatus using the reference mirror can be applied in industries that require various precise thick film techniques through the tomography image having the remarkably enhanced contrast in the depth direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2011Publication date: April 12, 2012Applicant: Electronics and Telecommunications Research InstituteInventor: Hyun Woo SONG
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Publication number: 20110236277Abstract: Provided are a plastic microfluid control device having a multi-step microchannel and a method of manufacturing the same. The device includes a lower substrate, and a fluid channel substrate contacting the lower substrate and having a multi-step microchannel having at least two depths in a side coupling to the lower substrate. Thus, the device can precisely control the fluid flow by controlling capillary force in a depth direction of the channel by controlling the fluid using the multi-step microchannel having various channel depths. A multi-step micropattern is formed by repeating photolithography and transferred, thereby easily forming the multi-step microchannel having an even surface and a precisely controlled height.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 17, 2011Publication date: September 29, 2011Applicant: Electronics and Telecommunications Research InstituteInventors: Dae Sik LEE, Hyun Woo Song, Kwang Hyo Chung, Seon Hee Park, Moon Youn Jung, Seung Hwan Kim
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Publication number: 20110147619Abstract: A treatment apparatus using proton includes a proton generation unit and a magnet. The proton generation unit projects proton into a tumor site of a patient, and the magnet forms a magnetic field around the patient. The proton conducts a spiral motion due to collision with atom of the tumor site and Lorenz force generated by the magnetic field.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 14, 2010Publication date: June 23, 2011Applicant: Electronics and Telecommunications Research InstituteInventors: Moon Youn Jung, Nam Soo Myung, Hyun Woo Song, Hyeon-Bong Pyo
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Publication number: 20110149294Abstract: There are provided an integrated interferometric apparatus and a bio sensor system using the same. In more detail, an integrated interferometric apparatus, comprising: first to fourth ports through which optical signals are input and output, a coupler branching and coupling the optical signals and first to fourth optical waveguides connecting the first to fourth ports to the coupler and transmitting optical signals, wherein the coupler branches the optical signals input from the first port and transmits them to the second port and the third port and couples the optical signals transmitted from the second port and the third port and transmits them to the fourth port, and the first port and the fourth port are disposed so that the first optical waveguide connected to the first port is orthogonal to the fourth optical waveguide connected to the fourth port.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2010Publication date: June 23, 2011Applicant: Electronics and Telecommunications Research InstituteInventor: Hyun Woo Song
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Publication number: 20110101237Abstract: Provided are a carbon ion generating device and a tumor treatment apparatus using the same. The carbon ion generating device includes a carbon nanostructure, a carbon emitting structure, an ionizing structure, and an accelerator. The carbon emitting structure is configured to induce an emission of carbon atoms from one end of the carbon nanostructure. The ionizing structure is configured to ionize the emitted carbon atoms. The accelerator is configured to accelerate the ionized carbon atoms.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2010Publication date: May 5, 2011Applicant: Electronics and Telecommunications Research InstituteInventors: Moon-Youn JUNG, Nam Soo Myung, Hyun Woo Song, Hyeon-Bong Pyo
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Publication number: 20110101244Abstract: Provided is a treatment apparatus including a target material for generating protons. The treatment apparatus includes a cylindrical bore member having an inner space to receive a patient; a proton generating target material provided to an inner surface of the bore member; and a laser adapted to supply a laser beam to the proton generating target material so that protons are generated from the proton generating target material and projected to a tumor site of the patient. The proton generating target material includes a supporting film and a hydrogenated amorphous silicon (a-Si:H) film provided on the supporting film.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2010Publication date: May 5, 2011Applicant: Electronics and Telecommunications Research InstituteInventors: Moon Youn JUNG, Nam Soo Myung, Hyun Woo Song, Hyeon-Bong Pyo, Seon-Hee Park, Gun Yong Sung
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Publication number: 20110011827Abstract: Provided is a method of manufacturing a hollow microneedle structure. The method includes forming an injection mold having a through hole, filling the injection mold with a photoresist formed of a viscous material, and extruding the photoresist from the injection mold through the through hole, solidifying the extruded photoresist to form a needle-type photoresist structure, forming a seed layer on the surface of the photoresist structure, forming a metal plated layer on the seed layer, inclining an end tip of the photoresist structure having the metal plated layer, and removing the photoresist from the metal plated layer to form a hollow. Thus, the hollow microneedle structure can be manufactured to have such diameter, length, hardness, and inclination angle as to minimize pain. The hollow microneedle structure can be combined with an apparatus for detecting a biomaterial or injecting cosmetic substances or medicines, and variously applied.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 19, 2009Publication date: January 20, 2011Applicant: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventors: Dae Sik LEE, Hyun Woo SONG, Moon Youn JUNG, Seon Hee PARK
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Publication number: 20100248352Abstract: Provided is a sensor for biological detection. The sensor for biological detection includes: a sensing unit including a light generator, an optical coupler, and an optical detector, the optical coupler dividing light incident from the light generator to project divided lights into a bio chip and a reference unit, respectively, and coupling the lights reflected from the respective bio chip and reference unit as one output light, and the optical detector detecting the output light, and the bio chip is independently separated from the sensing unit to be disposed on paths of lights divided by the optical coupler. The sensing unit has a composition of the Michelson interferometer.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 9, 2008Publication date: September 30, 2010Applicant: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventors: Hyun-Woo Song, Hyeon-Bong Pyo, Yo-Han Choi
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Patent number: 7776752Abstract: Provided are an etching method for a multi-layered structure of semiconductors in groups III-V and a method of manufacturing a VCSEL using the etching method. According to the etching method, a stacked structure including a first semiconductor layer and a second semiconductor layer is exposed to a plasma of a mixture consisting of Cl2, Ar, CH4, and H2 to etch the stacked structure, so that a mirror layer of the VCSEL is formed. The first semiconductor layer is formed of a semiconductor in groups III-V and the second semiconductor layer is formed of a semiconductor in groups III-V, other than the semiconductor of the first semiconductor layer. At least part of a lower mirror layer, a lower electrode layer, an optical gain layer, an upper electrode layer, and an upper mirror layer is etched using one time of an etching process, so that a clean and smooth etched surface is obtained.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2006Date of Patent: August 17, 2010Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research InstituteInventors: O Kyun Kwon, Mi Ran Park, Won Seok Han, Hyun Woo Song
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Publication number: 20100159576Abstract: Provided are a biochip and a biomaterial detection apparatus. The biochip includes a substrate, a metal layer, and a dielectric layer. The substrate includes a surface having a plurality of acute parts which are formed by first and second inclined planes. The metal layer is formed on at least one of the first and second inclined planes. The dielectric layer is formed on the metal layer, and capture molecules specifically binding to target molecules which are marked with a fluorescent substance are immobilized to a surface of the dielectric layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2009Publication date: June 24, 2010Applicant: Electronics and Telecommunications Research InstituteInventors: Hyun Woo SONG, Dae-Sik Lee, Hyeon-Bong Pyo, Kwang Hyo Chung, Moon Youn Jung
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Publication number: 20100157300Abstract: Provided is a liquid sample analysis chip reading system. The reading system includes an analysis chip, a light emitting part, a plurality of light wave-guides, and a light receiving part. The analysis chip includes a plurality of detecting parts. The light emitting part includes three light sources emitting light having wavelengths (or colors) different from each other. The plurality of light wave-guides irradiate the light emitted from the light emitting part onto the plurality of corresponding detecting parts, respectively. The light receiving part includes a plurality of light receiving devices for receiving the light having a specific color reflected from each of the plurality of corresponding detecting parts of the analysis chip. The three light sources are discontinuously controlled to emit light onto the plurality of light wave-guides.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 15, 2009Publication date: June 24, 2010Applicant: Electronics and Telecommunications Research InstituteInventors: Dae-Sik Lee, Yo-Han Choi, Hyun-Woo Song, Moon-Youn Jung, Seon-Hee Park, Gun-Yong Sung
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Publication number: 20100159614Abstract: Provided is a biochip and an apparatus for detecting a biomaterial. The biochip includes a metal thin film on the surface of a substrate, restraining autofluorescence of the substrate, and a spacer on the metal thin film, having capture molecules immobilized on the surface of the spacer and specifically bound to target molecules. The spacer has a thickness controlled to enhance the strength of a fluorescence signal emitted from a fluorophore labeled with the target molecules and immobilized on the spacer by the specific binding between the capture molecule and the target molecule.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 15, 2009Publication date: June 24, 2010Applicant: Electronics and Telecommunications Research InstituteInventors: Hyun-Woo SONG, Yo-Han CHOI, Hyeon-Bong PYO
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Publication number: 20100158761Abstract: Provided is a microfluidic control apparatus that includes at least one control means and a microfluidic control chip. When the microfluidic control chip is loaded to the control means, a needle provided to the control means is inserted into a reaction solution storage chamber of the microfluidic control chip, in which the reaction solution storage chamber is sealed with a sealing tape. Thus, fluid connection is easily formed between the microfluidic control chip and the control means without leakage.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 17, 2009Publication date: June 24, 2010Applicant: Electronics and Telecommunications ResearchInventors: Kwang Hyo Chung, Dae-Sik Lee, Hyun Woo Song, Yo Han Choi