Patents by Inventor Ji Hee Kang

Ji Hee Kang 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: 20250090605
    Abstract: A novel strain, Lactobacillus paracasei ATG-E1 (Accession No. KCTC 14245BP), and a composition containing the same for preventing or treating respiratory diseases which are caused by fine particulate matter. The Lactobacillus paracasei ATG-E1 strain reduces the number of immune cells bronchoalveolar and lung tissues and inhibits the expression of inflammatory cytokines such as interleukin-17A (IL-17A), tumor necrosis factor-? (TNF-?), macrophage inflammatory protein 2 (MIP2), C-X-C motif chemokine ligand 1 (CXCL-1), macrophage inflammatory protein-? (MIP-1?) or interleukin-6 (IL-6).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2022
    Publication date: March 20, 2025
    Applicants: ATOGEN CO., LTD
    Inventors: Ji Hee KANG, Young Sil LEE, Dae Young LEE, Sung Hoon IM, II Yong JI, Gun Seok PARK, Seung Hyun KO, Juy I PARK, You Kyung LEE
  • Publication number: 20240207333
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel lactobacillus fermentum ATG-V5 strain or a composition for enhancing immunity, comprising same. The Lactobacillus fermentum ATG-V5 strain of the present invention has no cytotoxicity, and has the effect of enhancing immunity, such as increasing the amounts of nitric oxide (NO), interleukin 6 (IL-6) and tumor necrosis factor (TNF) secretion and phagocytosis of macrophages, reducing the amount of interleukin 1? (IL-1?) secretion of macrophages, increasing the cell viability of splenocytes, and increasing the amount of antibodies and cytokines secretion in the blood, and thus the strain can be effectively used as a material for a composition and a health functional food for enhancing immunity, and the composition and health functional food can be effectively used in enhancing individual immune activity. In addition, a health functional food comprising the food composition is also effective in enhancing individual immune activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2022
    Publication date: June 27, 2024
    Applicants: ATOGEN CO., LTD, M. S. BIOTECH CO., LTD
    Inventors: Ji Hee KANG, Yeon Hwa PARK, Dong Kwan JU, Yo Han JU, Ye Won KANG, Gun Seok PARK, Seung Hyun KO
  • Publication number: 20230201282
    Abstract: Provided is a composition for preventing and treating lipid-related metabolic diseases, the composition comprising, as an active ingredient, Lactobacillus plantarum ATG-K2 or Lactobacillus plantarum ATG-K6 isolated from fermented vegetables.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2021
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Inventors: Hae-Jeung LEE, Eun-Jung PARK, Ji-Hee KANG, Hyun-Guh BAEK, Gun-Seok PARK
  • Patent number: 11447741
    Abstract: A novel Lactobacillus plantarum strain ATG-K2, ATG-K6 or ATG-K8 and a composition for the prevention or treatment of vaginitis containing the same are proposed. The Lactobacillus plantarum strain ATG-K2, ATG-K6 or ATG-K8 has excellent antimicrobial effects against various pathogenic strains as well as Candida albicans and Gardnerella vaginalis, which are vaginitis pathogens, and thus can be easily used as a composition for the treatment of bacterial vaginosis, vaginal candidiasis, etc., or as a functional health food for the prevention or amelioration of these diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: ATOGEN CO., LTD
    Inventors: Bo Ram Beck, Ji Hee Kang, Gun Seok Park, Sung Hoon Im, Do Yeun Jeong, Yong Hyun Lee
  • Publication number: 20220211779
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition for the prevention or treatment of sarcopenia, the composition including a Lactobacillus reuteri ATG-F4 strain. More specifically, the strain exhibits an effect of improving muscle rehabilitation and motor ability by increasing the muscle mass in skeletal muscles, thereby being suitably used as an ingredient for compositions for the prevention or treatment of sarcopenia or muscular atrophy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2019
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Applicant: ATOGEN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Do Yeun JEONG, Bo Ram BECK, Ji Hee KANG, Yong Hyun LEE, Gun Seok PARK, Sung Hoon IM, Won Ho SONG
  • Publication number: 20220143112
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel Bifidobacterium longum ATG-F5 strain. The F5 strain is a functional beneficial bacterium which is safe from antibiotic resistance, improves skin health through antibacterial activity against the skin pathogen Cutibacterium acnes, an antioxidant effect on radicals, skin barrier improvement, and anti-inflammatory effects, and enhances skin beauty through a skin whitening function, a wrinkle improvement function, and a dry skin alleviation function. The strain may be used in a cosmetic composition or health functional food.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2019
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Applicant: ATOGEN CO., LTD
    Inventors: Yong Hyun LEE, Bo Ram BECK, Ji Hee KANG, Do Yeun JEONG, Gun Seok PARK, Sung Hoon IM, Won Ho SONG
  • Patent number: 11318178
    Abstract: A Lactobacillus reuteri ATG-F4 strain (Accession number KCTC13717BP) is proposed. The strain has the function of enhancing dopamine secretion, and thus can be used as a pharmaceutical composition or a functional health food for the prevention or amelioration of mental illnesses, such as memory disorder, depressive disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, bipolar disorder, and the like, as well as Parkinson's disease, or can be used as a very effective composition for the improvement of memory or cognitive function. Moreover, the strain exhibits anti-inflammatory efficacy of upregulating the expression of IL-10 (interleukin-10) and inhibiting the generation of nitric oxide (NO) and is not resistant to antibiotics, and can thus be readily applied to a variety of foods having health improvement effects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: ATOGEN CO., LTD
    Inventors: Bo Ram Beck, Ji Hee Kang, Gun Seok Park, Sung Hoon Im, Do Yeun Jeong, Yong Hyun Lee
  • Publication number: 20210324326
    Abstract: A novel Lactobacillus plantarum strain ATG-K2, ATG-K6 or ATG-K8 and a composition for the prevention or treatment of vaginitis containing the same are proposed. The Lactobacillus plantarum strain ATG-K2, ATG-K6 or ATG-K8 has excellent antimicrobial effects against various pathogenic strains as well as Candida albicans and Gardnerella vaginalis, which are vaginitis pathogens, and thus can be easily used as a composition for the treatment of bacterial vaginosis, vaginal candidiasis, etc., or as a functional health food for the prevention or amelioration of these diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2019
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Applicant: ATOGEN CO., LTD
    Inventors: Bo Ram BECK, Ji Hee KANG, Gun Seok PARK, Sung Hoon IM, Do Yeun JEONG, Yong Hyun LEE
  • Publication number: 20210228658
    Abstract: A Lactobacillus reuteri ATG-F4 strain (Accession number KCTC13717BP) is proposed. The strain has the function of enhancing dopamine secretion, and thus can be used as a pharmaceutical composition or a functional health food for the prevention or amelioration of mental illnesses, such as memory disorder, depressive disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, bipolar disorder, and the like, as well as Parkinson's disease, or can be used as a very effective composition for the improvement of memory or cognitive function. Moreover, the strain exhibits anti-inflammatory efficacy of upregulating the expression of IL-10 (interleukin-10) and inhibiting the generation of nitric oxide (NO) and is not resistant to antibiotics, and can thus be readily applied to a variety of foods having health improvement effects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2019
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Applicant: ATOGEN CO., LTD
    Inventors: Bo Ram BECK, Ji Hee KANG, Gun Seok PARK, Sung Hoon IM, Do Yeun JEONG, Yong Hyun LEE
  • Patent number: 9756396
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for providing broadcast services are disclosed. One aspect of the invention provides a broadcast receiving apparatus that is connected over a network with a head-end and is configured to output a content on a screen in response to a user's request. The broadcast receiving apparatus includes: a key input receiving part configured to receive a preset key signal as input; a content identification part configured to identify a content outputted on the screen at a time point of inputting the key signal; and an option interface decision part configured to decide an option interface for the identified content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: Alticast Corporation
    Inventors: Sung-Woo Nam, Se Rom Ham, Ji Hee Kang
  • Patent number: 8309076
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a lactic acid bacterium isolated from human mother's milk, more precisely a Lactobacillus gasseri BNR17 strain that is isolated from Korean mother's milk and has excellent probiotic activity including acid resistance, bile acid resistance and antimicrobial activity and weight gaining inhibitory effect as well. Again, the Lactobacillus gasseri BNR17 of the present invention has excellent acid resistance, bile acid resistance, enteric absorption activity and antimicrobial activity against pathogenic microorganisms, in addition to the weight gaining inhibitory effect by synthesizing indigestible polysaccharides from monosaccharides included in food taken and releasing the synthesized polysaccharides out of the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Bioneer Corporation
    Inventors: Ji Hee Kang, Byeung Il You, Sung Il Yun, Han Oh Park
  • Publication number: 20120036650
    Abstract: The laundry machine includes a cabinet (110), a tub (120) in the cabinet for holding washing water, a drum (130) rotatably mounted in the tub (120), a heater (115) in the tub for heating the washing water, and a control unit for controlling the heater and the drum, wherein the control unit controls heater to operate selectively in a spinning course for drying washing objects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2009
    Publication date: February 16, 2012
    Inventors: Sang Wook Hong, Jae Won Chang, Sun Young Park, Bou Kwon Koo, Ki Young Kang, Ji Hee Kang
  • Publication number: 20100203025
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a lactic acid bacterium isolated from human mother's milk, more precisely a Lactobacillus gasseri BNR17 strain that is isolated from Korean mother's milk and has excellent probiotic activity including acid resistance, bile acid resistance and antimicrobial activity and weight gaining inhibitory effect as well Again, the Lactobacillus gasseri BNR17 of the present invention has excellent acid resistance, bile acid resistance, enteric absorption activity and antimicrobial activity against pathogenic microorganisms, in addition to the weight gaining inhibitory effect by synthesizing indigestible polysaccharides from monosaccharides included in food taken and releasing the synthesized polysaccharides out of the body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2007
    Publication date: August 12, 2010
    Applicant: BIONEER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ji Hee Kang, Byeung Il You, Sung Il Yun, Han Oh Park
  • Patent number: RE46912
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a lactic acid bacterium isolated from human mother's milk, more precisely a Lactobacillus gasseri BNR17 strain that is isolated from Korean mother's milk and has excellent probiotic activity including acid resistance, bile acid resistance and antimicrobial activity and weight gaining inhibitory effect as well. Again, the Lactobacillus gasseri BNR17 of the present invention has excellent acid resistance, bile acid resistance, enteric absorption activity and antimicrobial activity against pathogenic microorganisms, in addition to the weight gaining inhibitory effect by synthesizing indigestible polysaccharides from monosaccharides included in food taken and releasing the synthesized polysaccharides out of the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: BIONEER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ji Hee Kang, Byeung I. You, Sung I. Yun, Han O. Park
  • Patent number: RE48652
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a lactic acid bacterium isolated from human mother's milk, more precisely a Lactobacillus gasseri BNR17 strain that is isolated from Korean mother's milk and has excellent probiotic activity including acid resistance, bile acid resistance and antimicrobial activity and weight gaining inhibitory effect as well. Again, the Lactobacillus gasseri BNR17 of the present invention has excellent acid resistance, bile acid resistance, enteric absorption activity and antimicrobial activity against pathogenic microorganisms, in addition to the weight gaining inhibitory effect by synthesizing indigestible polysaccharides from monosaccharides included in food taken and releasing the synthesized polysaccharides out of the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: BIONEER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ji Hee Kang, Byeung Il You, Sung Il Yun, Han Oh Park