Patents by Inventor Woonsup Shin

Woonsup Shin 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: 20250256023
    Abstract: A drug injection device according to the present disclosure includes: a drug injector configured to electrochemically drive an electroosmotic pump to suck a drug from a drug storage and discharge the sucked drug to an injection target; and a controller configured to output, to the drug injector, a control signal corresponding to an amount-based injection sequence that enables the electroosmotic pump to be driven in an immediate injection mode, wherein the amount-based injection sequence includes at least one pulse block that defines a voltage pulse or a current pulse to be applied to the electroosmotic pump, each pulse block defines a pair of pulse signals including a forward pulse and a reverse pulse that are applied to the electroosmotic pump to alternately generate negative pressure and positive pressure, and the electroosmotic pump alternately generates negative pressure and positive pressure for each pulse block to suck and discharge the drug.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2025
    Publication date: August 14, 2025
    Inventors: Woonsup SHIN, Enhua ZHU, Yeong Jong SHIN
  • Publication number: 20250195407
    Abstract: A drug injection device includes a drug injector configured to suck a drug from a drug storage by electrochemically operating an electroosmotic pump and discharge an sucked drug to an injection target; and a controller configured to output, to the drug injector, a control signal corresponding to an amount-based injection sequence for causing the electroosmotic pump to operate in an immediate bolus injection mode, wherein the amount-based injection sequence includes at least one pulse block defining a voltage pulse or a current pulse to be applied to the electroosmotic pump, the at least one pulse block defines a pair of pulse signals including a forward pulse and a reverse pulse that are applied to the electroosmotic pump to alternately generate negative pressure and positive pressure, and the electroosmotic pump alternately generates negative pressure and positive pressure for each pulse block to suck and discharge the drug.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2025
    Publication date: June 19, 2025
    Inventors: Woonsup SHIN, Enhua ZHU, Yeong Jong SHIN
  • Publication number: 20250195408
    Abstract: A drug injection device includes a drug injector configured to suck a drug from storage by operating an electroosmotic pump and discharge it to an injection target; and a controller configured to output to the injector a control signal for a speed-based injection sequence, causing the electroosmotic pump to operate in basal infusion mode. The speed-based injection sequence includes at least one pulse block defining a voltage or current pulse applied to the pump and at least one pause block maintaining 0 volt or 0 ampere for a predetermined time after the pulse block. The pulse block defines a pair of signals, a forward and reverse pulse, applied to the electroosmotic pump to alternately generate negative and positive pressure, enabling drug suction and discharge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2025
    Publication date: June 19, 2025
    Inventors: Woonsup SHIN, Enhua ZHU, Yeong Jong SHIN
  • Publication number: 20250186685
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a fluid transfer pump device in which a plurality of components constituting the fluid transfer pump device form a stack structure. Embodiments of the present disclosure provide an electroosmotic pump having an easily couplable structure and a power supply device for the electroosmotic pump. Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a fluid transfer device including an inflow path and an outflow path capable of increasing transfer efficiency of a fluid and preventing blockage of a flow path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2023
    Publication date: June 12, 2025
    Inventors: Woonsup SHIN, Enhua ZHU, Junghyun LEE
  • Publication number: 20250099673
    Abstract: A pump assembly according to the present disclosure includes an electroosmotic pump that includes a monitoring chamber that is a subject for pressure measurement, and electrochemically generates a positive pressure and a negative pressure alternately to suck and discharge a transfer subject fluid; and a pressure monitoring unit that is coupled to one side of the monitoring chamber and measures an internal pressure of the monitoring chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2024
    Publication date: March 27, 2025
    Inventors: Woonsup SHIN, Enhua ZHU
  • Publication number: 20250050018
    Abstract: A drug injection device includes a drug injector configured to electrochemically drive an electroosmotic pump to suck a drug from a drug storage and discharge an sucked drug to an injection target, and a controller configured to output, to the drug injector, a control signal corresponding to an injection sequence for defining an operation of the electroosmotic pump, wherein the injection sequence includes a pulse block that defines one of a voltage pulse and a current pulse to be applied to the electroosmotic pump, the pulse block defines a pair of pulse signals including a forward pulse and a reverse pulse that are applied to the electroosmotic pump to alternately generate negative pressure and positive pressure, and the electroosmotic pump sucks and discharges a drug by alternately generating the negative pressure and the positive pressure in the pulse block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2024
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Inventors: Woonsup SHIN, Enhua ZHU, Yeong Jong SHIN
  • Publication number: 20250050014
    Abstract: One embodiment of the present disclosure relates to drug injector monitoring method and device and provides drug injector monitoring method and device that monitor a battery state, a remaining drug amount, temperature, and pressure of a drug injector such that a fixed amount of drug may be stably injected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2024
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Inventors: Woonsup SHIN, Enhua ZHU, Yeong Jong SHIN, Junghyun LEE
  • Patent number: 11707566
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a pump for measuring a pressure of fluid to be transferred, a fluid transport system using the same, and a method for operating the system. The pump includes a pumping portion alternately generating a positive pressure and a negative pressure; a first diaphragm which is provided on one side of the pumping portion and of which a shape is changed as the positive pressure and the negative pressure are alternately generated; a transport chamber which sucks and discharges a transport target fluid corresponding to the deformation of the first diaphragm; a second diaphragm which is provided on the other side of the pumping portion; a monitoring chamber which is provided on one side of the second diaphragm and of which a pressure changes corresponding to the deformation of the second diaphragm; and a pressure measuring portion measuring a pressure change of the monitoring chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: SOGANG UNIVERSITY RESEARCH & BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Woonsup Shin, Enhua Zhu, Se Mi Son, Young Joo Lee
  • Publication number: 20230167813
    Abstract: An electro-osmotic pump according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a membrane that allows fluid movement; and a first electrode and a second electrode respectively provided on both sides of the membrane. The first electrode and the second electrode are formed of an impermeable substrate material and an electrode material coated thereon and have at least one fluid pathway. The impermeable substrate material is a plate-shaped substrate including at least one of a conducting material, a semiconducing material and a non-conducting material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2022
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Inventors: Woonsup SHIN, Enhua ZHU, Kyeonghyeon KIM, Junyeong KANG
  • Publication number: 20220226565
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a pump for measuring a pressure of fluid to be transferred, a fluid transport system using the same, and a method for operating the system. The pump includes a pumping portion alternately generating a positive pressure and a negative pressure; a first diaphragm which is provided on one side of the pumping portion and of which a shape is changed as the positive pressure and the negative pressure are alternately generated; a transport chamber which sucks and discharges a transport target fluid corresponding to the deformation of the first diaphragm; a second diaphragm which is provided on the other side of the pumping portion; a monitoring chamber which is provided on one side of the second diaphragm and of which a pressure changes corresponding to the deformation of the second diaphragm; and a pressure measuring portion measuring a pressure change of the monitoring chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2022
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Inventors: Woonsup SHIN, Enhua ZHU, Se Mi SON, Young Joo LEE
  • Publication number: 20220218239
    Abstract: The present invention provides an electrochemical biosensor comprising a carbon nanotube for measuring biosignals. The electrochemical biosensor for continuous glucose monitoring comprises an electrode to which a sensing film including an oxidoreductase, an electron transfer mediator, and a crosslinker is fixed, together with a carbon nanotube, wherein the oxidoreductase oxidizes a target substance and the electron thus generated in the oxidation process is transferred through the electron transfer mediator and the carbon nanotube, whereby the electrochemical biosensor can be used as a sensor having an excellent performance for continuous glucose monitoring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2020
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Applicants: SOGANG UNIVERSITY PRESEARCH BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION, I-SENS, INC.
    Inventors: Woonsup SHIN, Yuzhong QUAN, Eunhyeon HA, Suk-Joon KIM, Young Jea KANG, IN Seok JEONG, Hyunhee YANG, Minki KIM
  • Patent number: 11318246
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a pump for measuring a pressure of fluid to be transferred, a fluid transport system using the same, and a method for operating the system. The pump includes a pumping portion alternately generating a positive pressure and a negative pressure; a first diaphragm which is provided on one side of the pumping portion and of which a shape is changed as the positive pressure and the negative pressure are alternately generated; a transport chamber which sucks and discharges a transport target fluid corresponding to the deformation of the first diaphragm; a second diaphragm which is provided on the other side of the pumping portion; a monitoring chamber which is provided on one side of the second diaphragm and of which a pressure changes corresponding to the deformation of the second diaphragm; and a pressure measuring portion measuring a pressure change of the monitoring chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: SOGANG UNIVERSITY RESEARCH & BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Woonsup Shin, Enhua Zhu, Se Mi Son, Young Joo Lee
  • Patent number: 10947628
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a system for electrochemical conversion of carbon dioxide, including: a reduction electrode unit to which carbon dioxide is supplied and including a metal-containing electrode; an oxidation electrode unit including a sacrificial electrode; and an electrolyte unit including an aprotic polar organic solvent and an auxiliary electrolyte, which is in contact with the reduction electrode unit and the oxidation electrode unit, and the carbon dioxide supplied to the reduction electrode unit is electrochemically reduced so as to produce an oxalate salt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: Sogang University Research & Business Development Foundation
    Inventors: Woonsup Shin, Soojin Jeong, Mi Jung Park
  • Publication number: 20200217752
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a pump for measuring a pressure of fluid to be transferred, a fluid transport system using the same, and a method for operating the system. The pump includes a pumping portion alternately generating a positive pressure and a negative pressure; a first diaphragm which is provided on one side of the pumping portion and of which a shape is changed as the positive pressure and the negative pressure are alternately generated; a transport chamber which sucks and discharges a transport target fluid corresponding to the deformation of the first diaphragm; a second diaphragm which is provided on the other side of the pumping portion; a monitoring chamber which is provided on one side of the second diaphragm and of which a pressure changes corresponding to the deformation of the second diaphragm; and a pressure measuring portion measuring a pressure change of the monitoring chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2020
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventors: Woonsup SHIN, Enhua ZHU, Se Mi SON, Young Joo LEE
  • Patent number: 10689768
    Abstract: The embodiments described herein pertain generally to an amalgam electrode, and a producing method of the amalgam electrode, and an electrochemical reduction method of carbon dioxide using the amalgam electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignees: SOGANG UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION, KOREA SOUTHERN POWER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Woonsup Shin, Sae Young Oh, Suk Kyu Kim, Ki Nam Kwon, Chan Hyo Yu, Gwang Gyu Kim
  • Patent number: 10626507
    Abstract: A method and a device for electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide for preparing a high-concentration formate salt. Carbon dioxide is continuously supplied to a cathode unit and is continuously supplied to a metal hydroxide to the anode unit. A voltage or current is applied to the cathode unit and the anode unit for reducing the carbon dioxide to obtain the formate salt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: Sogang University Research Foundation
    Inventors: Woonsup Shin, Mi Jung Park
  • Patent number: 10376841
    Abstract: A fluid pumping system may include an electroosmotic pump; and a separation member provided at least one end of the electroosmotic pump, and configured to separate the fluid and a transfer target fluid. The electroosmotic pump may include: a membrane that allows a fluid to move therethrough; and a first electrode and a second electrode which are respectively provided at two opposite sides of the membrane, and each of which is formed of a porous material or has a porous structure to allow a fluid to move therethrough; each of the first electrode and the second electrode may be made of porous carbon only; and an electrochemical reaction of the first electrode and the second electrode may take place as a cation is moved in a direction whereby a charge balance is established.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: SOGANG UNIVERSITY RESEARCH & BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Woonsup Shin, Enhua Zhu
  • Publication number: 20190153606
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a system for electrochemical conversion of carbon dioxide, including: a reduction electrode unit to which carbon dioxide is supplied and including a metal-containing electrode; an oxidation electrode unit including a sacrificial electrode; and an electrolyte unit including an aprotic polar organic solvent and an auxiliary electrolyte, which is in contact with the reduction electrode unit and the oxidation electrode unit, and the carbon dioxide supplied to the reduction electrode unit is electrochemically reduced so as to produce an oxalate salt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2019
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Inventors: Woonsup SHIN, Soojin JEONG, Mi Jung PARK
  • Patent number: 10287694
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing an amalgam electrode, an amalgam electrode manufactured by the method, and a method for electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide using the amalgam electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: Sogang University Research Foundation
    Inventors: Woonsup Shin, Mijung Park
  • Patent number: 10156227
    Abstract: An electro-osmotic pump using a reversible electrode reaction is provided, the electro-osmotic pump using a reversible electrode reaction comprising: a membrane that allows movement of a fluid; and first and second electrodes that are arranged on both sides of the membrane, respectively, and composed of a porous material or structure to allow the movement of the fluid, and a material to cause a reversible electrochemical reaction, wherein the first and second electrodes are alternately and reversely supplied with a voltage to make the electrochemical reaction repeat alternately forward and backward, and as a result, the alternate change of the movement direction of the fluid generates a pumping force to repair the first and second electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2018
    Assignee: Sogang University Research Foundation
    Inventor: Woonsup Shin