Patents by Inventor Jee Hye BYUN

Jee Hye BYUN 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: 11912803
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a conjugated polyelectrolyte-grafted membrane, which is obtained by fixing a conjugated polyelectrolyte (CPE) capable of generating active oxygen under visible light irradiation to a membrane through crosslinking, and can remove contaminants in water, while reducing bio-fouling on the surface of the membrane, by generating active oxygen through a photocatalytic reaction of the conjugated polyelectrolyte (CPE), as well as to a method for manufacturing the same. The method for manufacturing a conjugated polyelectrolyte-grafted membrane includes the steps of: preparing a conjugated polyelectrolyte (CPE); coating a conjugated polyelectrolyte (CPE) on the surface of a membrane; and carrying out crosslinking of the conjugated polyelectrolyte (CPE) with the surface of the membrane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Jee Hye Byun, Eunhoo Jeong, Seok Won Hong
  • Patent number: 11767437
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a porous polymer actuator which maintains the porous structure of the polymer actuator by forming a conductive polymer layer on a commercially available porous polymer separation membrane by vapor-phase polymerization and is capable of improving fast responsiveness to organic solvents and durability by ensuring structural anisotropy, and a method for fabricating the same. The porous polymer actuator according to the present disclosure includes: a porous polymer separation membrane having pores; and a conductive polymer layer coated on one surface and in the pores of the porous polymer separation membrane, wherein the porous polymer actuator has a gradient wherein the amount of the conductive polymer coated in the pores decreases from the one surface of the porous polymer separation membrane toward the other surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Jee Hye Byun, Seong Pil Jeong
  • Publication number: 20220154012
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a porous polymer actuator which maintains the porous structure of the polymer actuator by forming a conductive polymer layer on a commercially available porous polymer separation membrane by vapor-phase polymerization and is capable of improving fast responsiveness to organic solvents and durability by ensuring structural anisotropy, and a method for fabricating the same. The porous polymer actuator according to the present disclosure includes: a porous polymer separation membrane having pores; and a conductive polymer layer coated on one surface and in the pores of the porous polymer separation membrane, wherein the porous polymer actuator has a gradient wherein the amount of the conductive polymer coated in the pores decreases from the one surface of the porous polymer separation membrane toward the other surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2021
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Inventors: Jee Hye BYUN, Seong Pil JEONG
  • Publication number: 20220135722
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a conjugated polyelectrolyte-grafted membrane, which is obtained by fixing a conjugated polyelectrolyte (CPE) capable of generating active oxygen under visible light irradiation to a membrane through crosslinking, and can remove contaminants in water, while reducing bio-fouling on the surface of the membrane, by generating active oxygen through a photocatalytic reaction of the conjugated polyelectrolyte (CPE), as well as to a method for manufacturing the same. The method for manufacturing a conjugated polyelectrolyte-grafted membrane includes the steps of: preparing a conjugated polyelectrolyte (CPE); coating a conjugated polyelectrolyte (CPE) on the surface of a membrane; and carrying out crosslinking of the conjugated polyelectrolyte (CPE) with the surface of the membrane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2020
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Applicant: KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Jee Hye BYUN, Eunhoo JEONG, Seok Won HONG