Patents by Inventor Seungjoo Haam

Seungjoo Haam 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: 20200138939
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an immunoadjuvant composition that includes amphiphilic polymer particles in an oil-in-water emulsion state containing an amphiphilic poly-amino acid polymer and a method of preparing the same. Since the immunoadjuvant composition of the present invention is prepared using an amphiphilic poly-amino acid polymer, it allows the provision of a vaccine immunoadjuvant composition which is more biocompatible and has a high antibody titer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2016
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Applicant: HUVET BIO, INC.
    Inventors: Seungjoo HAAM, Jong Woo LIM, Hyun-Ouk KIM, Jihye CHOI, Da Yeon YUN, Jihye KIM, Daesub SONG, Min Joo YEOM, Woon Sung NA
  • Patent number: 10487207
    Abstract: A bioenvironment-sensitive nanoparticle including a polymer having complementary charges, a method of manufacturing the same, and a pharmaceutical use of the bioenvironment-sensitive nanoparticle are disclosed. The bioenvironment-sensitive nanoparticle can be useful in stably and effectively delivering a target material such as a drug even when used at a small quantity since the nanoparticle is stable in extracellular environments. Also, the bioenvironment-sensitive nanoparticle can be useful in selectively diagnosing or treating cancer cells since the nanoparticle is specific to environments of the cancer cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: University-Industry Foundation, Yonsei University
    Inventors: Seungjoo Haam, Yong-min Huh, Hyun-Ouk Kim, Jihye Choi, Eunji Jang, Byunghoon Kang, Ilkoo Noh, Seungmin Han, Seung Won Song, Hwunjae Lee, Haejin Chun
  • Patent number: 10144806
    Abstract: Provided are polyaniline coordinated with a transition metal, a core-shell nanoparticle including the same as a core, and preparation methods thereof. According to the polyaniline coordinated with a transition metal and the nanoparticle of the present application, it is possible to prepare polyaniline coordinated with a transition metal using an oxidizing agent having a core-shell structure and including the transition metal and a nanoparticle including the same as a core. The polyaniline prepared as such is in a doped state, and, thus, a preparation process is simple. Further, dispersibility with respect to a solvent is improved, and a band gap level of the polyaniline can be easily regulated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: University-Industry Foundation, Yonsei University
    Inventors: Seungjoo Haam, Yong-min Huh, Jaemoon Yang, Jihye Choi, Eun Bi Choi, Seo Ryung Bae, Byunghoon Kang, Myeong-Hoon Kim, Yoochan Hong, Hyun-Ouk Kim
  • Patent number: 10136662
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a polymer-coated virus particle for an oral virus vaccine, a method of preparing the same, and a composition comprising the same. In accordance with the present disclosure, the oral virus vaccine can be effectively delivered to the intestines without being destroyed even in the low pH environment of the gastrointestinal tract, then the prevention efficacy against viral infections can be improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: University-Industry Foundation, Yonsei University
    Inventors: Seungjoo Haam, Hyun-Ouk Kim, Jong Woo Lim
  • Publication number: 20180003712
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a kit for detecting a virus, a composition for detecting a virus and a method for detecting a virus. According to the present invention, viruses may be detected with high efficiency at low cost within a short period of time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2017
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Inventors: Seungjoo HAAM, Hyun-Ouk KIM, Daesub SONG, Jihye KIM, Eunji JANG, Jihye CHOI
  • Patent number: 9815945
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an amphiphilic nanoparticle specific to a biomarker, and more particularly, provides an amphiphilic nanoparticle which may be used as a diagnosis or treatment-type drug or gene carrier by selectively recognizing a proteolytic enzyme specifically expressed in a cellular membrane of a specific cell, and then being bound to the proteolytic enzyme to efficiently achieve the intracellular uptake and selective cleavage. The amphiphilic nanoparticle of the present invention may be used in the diagnosis or therapy of a disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: University-Industry Foundation, Yonsei University
    Inventors: SeungJoo Haam, Yong-min Huh, Jin-Suck Suh, Jaemoon Yang, Hyun-Ouk Kim, Jihye Choi, Eunji Jang, Byunghoon Kang, Ilkoo Noh, Seo Ryung Bae
  • Publication number: 20170307612
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a kit for detecting a virus, a composition for detecting a virus and a method for detecting a virus. According to the present invention, a kit which is capable of detecting viruses with high efficiency at low cost within a short period of time, and exhibits enhanced sensitivity and accuracy may be provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2017
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Inventors: Seungjoo HAAM, Hyun-Ouk KIM, Jihye KIM, Daesub SONG
  • Patent number: 9709561
    Abstract: Provided is a nanoporous cantilever including a substrate in a shape of a plate, a tip formed at a front end of the substrate, and a nanoporous structure formed on the tip. Due to the nanoporous structure including nanopores and nanochannels formed on the tip, the nanoporous cantilever greatly increases in detection sensitivity for a material to be detected when compared to a cantilever according to a related art, and may obtain a surface-enhanced Raman signal and thus achieve discrimination of a molecule to be detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignees: KOREA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH AND BUSINESS FOUNDATION, INDUSTRY-ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATION, YONSEI UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Sung Soo Na, Jinsung Park, Seungjoo Haam, Doyeon Bang
  • Publication number: 20170183454
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an amphiphilic nanoparticle specific to a biomarker, and more particularly, provides an amphiphilic nanoparticle which may be used as a diagnosis or treatment-type drug or gene carrier by selectively recognizing a proteolytic enzyme specifically expressed in a cellular membrane of a specific cell, and then being bound to the proteolytic enzyme to efficiently achieve the intracellular uptake and selective cleavage. The amphiphilic nanoparticle of the present invention may be used in the diagnosis or therapy of a disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2014
    Publication date: June 29, 2017
    Inventors: SeungJoo Haam, Yong-min Huh, Jin-Suck Suh, Jaemoon Yang, Hyun-Ouk Kim, Jihye Choi, Eunji Jang, Byunghoon Kang, Ilkoo Noh, Seo Ryung Bae
  • Publication number: 20170014350
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a polymer-coated virus particle for an oral virus vaccine, a method of preparing the same, and a composition comprising the same. In accordance with the present disclosure, the oral virus vaccine can be effectively delivered to the intestines without being destroyed even in the low pH environment of the gastrointestinal tract, then the prevention efficacy against viral infections can be improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2016
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Inventors: Seungjoo HAAM, Hyun-Ouk KIM, Jong Woo LIM
  • Publication number: 20160266019
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for separating multiple biological materials using characteristics of magnetic nanoparticles. The method of the present invention is able to separate multiple biological materials at once due to differences in trajectory in an external magnetic field of the same intensity after attaching magnetic nanoparticles to the biological materials to be separated using differences in magnetic susceptibility or magnetization depending on compositions of the magnetic nanoparticles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2016
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Inventors: Seungjoo HAAM, Yong-min Huh, Byunghoon Kang, Eunji Jang, Seungmin Han, Hyun-Ouk Kim
  • Publication number: 20160200873
    Abstract: Provided are polyaniline coordinated with a transition metal, a core-shell nanoparticle including the same as a core, and preparation methods thereof. According to the polyaniline coordinated with a transition metal and the nanoparticle of the present application, it is possible to prepare polyaniline coordinated with a transition metal using an oxidizing agent having a core-shell structure and including the transition metal and a nanoparticle including the same as a core. The polyaniline prepared as such is in a doped state, and, thus, a preparation process is simple. Further, dispersibility with respect to a solvent is improved, and a band gap level of the polyaniline can be easily regulated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2015
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Inventors: Seungjoo HAAM, Yong-min Huh, Jaemoon Yang, Jihye Choi, Eun Bi Choi, Seo Ryung Bae, Byunghoon Kang, Myeong-Hoon Kim, Yoochan Hong, Hyun-Ouk Kim
  • Patent number: 9320809
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a nanoparticle including a hydrophobic drug conjugated to a cationic polymer and a hydrophilic drug conjugated to an anionic polymer, a method of preparing the same and a pharmaceutical use thereof. The nanoparticle according to an embodiment of the present invention may deliver the hydrophilic drug and the hydrophobic drug at the same time, and may control an initial drug burst. Further, the nanoparticle according to an embodiment of the present invention is specific to a cancer cell environment, and thus selective diagnosis or treatment of cancer cells is possible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: University-Industry Foundation, Yonsei University
    Inventors: Seungjoo Haam, Yong-min Huh, Ilkoo Noh, Jihye Choi, Hyun-Ouk Kim, Dayeon Yun
  • Publication number: 20160022824
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a nanoparticle including a hydrophobic drug conjugated to a cationic polymer and a hydrophilic drug conjugated to an anionic polymer, a method of preparing the same and a pharmaceutical use thereof. The nanoparticle according to an embodiment of the present invention may deliver the hydrophilic drug and the hydrophobic drug at the same time, and may control an initial drug burst. Further, the nanoparticle according to an embodiment of the present invention is specific to a cancer cell environment, and thus selective diagnosis or treatment of cancer cells is possible.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2015
    Publication date: January 28, 2016
    Inventors: Seungjoo Haam, Yong-min Huh, Ilkoo Noh, Jihye Choi, Hyun-Ouk Kim, Dayeon Yun
  • Publication number: 20150376405
    Abstract: A bioenvironment-sensitive nanoparticle including a polymer having complementary charges, a method of manufacturing the same, and a pharmaceutical use of the bioenvironment-sensitive nanoparticle are disclosed. The bioenvironment-sensitive nanoparticle can be useful in stably and effectively delivering a target material such as a drug even when used at a small quantity since the nanoparticle is stable in extracellular environments. Also, the bioenvironment-sensitive nanoparticle can be useful in selectively diagnosing or treating cancer cells since the nanoparticle is specific to environments of the cancer cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2015
    Publication date: December 31, 2015
    Inventors: Seungjoo HAAM, Yong-min HUH, Hyun-Ouk KIM, Jihye CHOI, Eunji JANG, Byunghoon KANG, Ilkoo NOH, Seungmin HAN, Seung Won SONG
  • Publication number: 20150359911
    Abstract: The present invention relates to DNA aptamer specifically binding to integrin ?v?3, and a composition for diagnosis of cancer or cancer metastasis comprising the same as an active ingredient. And, the present invention relates to a composition for imaging tumor regions comprising the aptamer, and a contrast medium comprising the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2013
    Publication date: December 17, 2015
    Inventors: Jung Hwan LEE, Seungjoo HAAM, Yong-min HUH, Young Chan CHAE, Sung Ho RYU, Eun-kyung LIM, Jong In KIM
  • Publication number: 20150330977
    Abstract: Provided is a nanoporous cantilever including a substrate in a shape of a plate, a tip formed at a front end of the substrate, and a nanoporous structure formed on the tip. Due to the nanoporous structure including nanopores and nanochannels formed on the tip, the nanoporous cantilever greatly increases in detection sensitivity for a material to be detected when compared to a cantilever according to a related art, and may obtain a surface-enhanced Raman signal and thus achieve discrimination of a molecule to be detected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2014
    Publication date: November 19, 2015
    Inventors: Sung Soo NA, Jinsung PARK, Seungjoo HAAM, Doyeon BANG
  • Publication number: 20150265726
    Abstract: A pH responsive quencher based on a conjugated polymer and responding to an in vivo redox reaction and a preparation method thereof are provided. The pH responsive quencher can evaluate a metabolism environment according to a pH value in vivo with a characteristic that an absorption wavelength band sensitively changes depending on a pH condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2015
    Publication date: September 24, 2015
    Inventors: Seungjoo HAAM, Yong-min HUH, Jaemoon YANG, Jihye CHOI, Eun Bi CHOI, Seo Ryung BAE, Doyeon BANG, Hyun-Ouk KIM, Taeksu LEE
  • Patent number: 8257743
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are multifunctional nanoparticles, comprising: polymer nanoparticles formed by loading a drug into a polymer; a gold thin film deposited on a portion of the surface of the polymer nanoparticles; and an antibody to a substance expressed on the surface of a cell to which the drug is to be delivered, the antibody being conjugated to the gold thin film. Also disclosed is a method for preparing multifunctional nanoparticles, the method comprising the steps of: loading a drug into a polymer to prepare polymer nanoparticles; depositing a portion of the surface of the polymer nanoparticles with a gold thin film; conjugating to the gold thin film an antibody to a substance expressed on the surface of a cell to which the drug is to be delivered; and separating from the resulting nanoparticles those in which a portion of the surface of the polymer nanoparticles is deposited with the gold thin film and conjugated with the antibody.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignee: Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation, Yonsei University
    Inventors: Kyung Hwa Yoo, Jeon Soo Shin, Seungjoo Haam, Hui Yul Park, Jaemoon Yang
  • Publication number: 20110151429
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a bioprobe including a substrate and inorganic nanoparticles attached to the surface of the substrate, a method of preparing the bioprobe, and an analysis apparatus and method using the bioprobe. In the bioprobe according to the present invention, inorganic nanoparticles introduced to the substrate serve as a linker to which a target-specific substance such as an antibody can be bound, and they also increase the surface area of the substrate, thus increasing a surface area where a target substance to be detected can contact the substrate. In this regard, the bioprobe can be effectively used for detection, dosing, or analysis of various biomolecules or other chemical substances.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2009
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Applicant: Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation,Yonsei University
    Inventors: Seungjoo Haam, Jin-Suck Suh, Yong-Min Huh, Jaemoon Yang, Eun-Kyung Lim, Yoonah Kang