Patents by Inventor Yeon Heo

Yeon Heo 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: 8338148
    Abstract: Provided is a method of producing 1,3-propanediol by culturing a recombinant strain in which the glycerol oxidative pathway had been blocked, and more particularly a method of producing 1,3-propanediol by two-step culture of a recombinant strain in which the oxidative pathway that produces byproducts in the glycerol metabolic pathway had been blocked. When the recombinant strain in which the glycerol oxidative pathway that produces byproducts had been blocked is cultured in two steps, 1,3-propanediol can be produced with improved yield without producing products that result in an increase in purification costs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology
    Inventors: Chul-Ho Kim, Jeong-Woo Seo, Baek Rock Oh, Sun-Yeon Heo, Mi Young Seo, Min Ho Choi, Jin-Oh Baek, Pil-Soo Seo
  • Publication number: 20120270287
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel method of producing 3-hydroxypropionic acid from glycerol, and more particularly to a method of producing 3-hydroxypropionic acid by culturing in a glycerol-containing medium a mutant microorganism obtained by amplifying an aldehyde dehydrogenase-encoding gene in a microorganism having the abilities to produce coenzyme B12 and produce 3-hydroxypropionic acid using glycerol as a carbon source. The present invention enables the fermentation of glycerol even under microaerobic or aerobic conditions without having to add coenzyme B12. Thus, the invention will be very suitable for the development of biological processes for producing large amounts of 3-hydroxypropionic acid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2009
    Publication date: October 25, 2012
    Applicant: KOREA RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF BIOSCIENCE AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Chul-Ho Kim, Jeong-Woo Seo, Lianhua Luo, Baek Rock Oh, Pil-Soo Seo, Sun-Yeon Heo
  • Publication number: 20120225198
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a conductive metal ink composition which is properly applied for roll-printing process to form conductive pattern with improved conductivity, and the method of preparing a conductive pattern using the same. The conductive metal ink composition comprises a conductive metal powder; an organic silver complex where an organic ligand including amine group and hydroxyl group binds with a silver (Ag) salt of aliphatic carboxylic acid; a non-aqueous solvent comprising a first non-aqueous solvent having a vapor pressure of 3 torr or lower at 25° C. and a second non-aqueous solvent having a vapor pressure of higher than 3 torr at 25° C.; and a coatability improving polymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2010
    Publication date: September 6, 2012
    Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Jie-Hyun Seong, Soo-Yeon Heo, Jong-Taik Lee, Kyoung-Su Jeon
  • Publication number: 20120207918
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a conductive metal ink composition which is properly applied for roll-printing process to form conductive pattern, and the method of preparing a conductive pattern using the same. The conductive metal ink composition comprises a conductive metal powder; a non-aqueous solvent comprising a first non-aqueous solvent having a vapor pressure of 3 torr or lower at 25° C. and a second non-aqueous solvent having a vapor pressure of higher than 3 torr at 25° C.; and a coatability improving polymer and is coated for forming the conductive pattern by the roll printing method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2010
    Publication date: August 16, 2012
    Inventors: Jie-Hyun Seong, Soo-Yeon Heo, Jong-Taik Lee, Kyoung-Su Jeon, Sang-Ho Kim, Ji-Young Hwang
  • Publication number: 20120045808
    Abstract: Provided is a method of producing 1,3-propanediol by culturing a recombinant strain in which the glycerol oxidative pathway had been blocked, and more particularly a method of producing 1,3-propanediol by two-step culture of a recombinant strain in which the oxidative pathway that produces byproducts in the glycerol metabolic pathway had been blocked. When the recombinant strain in which the glycerol oxidative pathway that produces byproducts had been blocked is cultured in two steps, 1,3-propanediol can be produced with improved yield without producing products that result in an increase in purification costs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2009
    Publication date: February 23, 2012
    Applicant: Korea Research Institute of Biosctechnology
    Inventors: Chul-Ho Kim, Jeong-Woo Seo, Baek Rock Oh, Sun-Yeon Heo, Mi Young Seo, Min Ho Choi
  • Patent number: 7867413
    Abstract: Disclosed is ink for ink jet printing, which comprises: metal nanoparticles comprising a surfactant attached to surfaces thereof; and a first solvent, wherein the metal nanoparticles are present in an amount of 50˜70 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the ink, and the surfactant is present in an amount of 0.5˜5 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the metal nanoparticles. Metal nanoparticles used in the ink and a method for preparing the metal nanoparticles are also disclosed. The method for preparing metal nanoparticles for use in ink for ink jet printing comprises a step of washing surplus surfactant with at least one solvent. By doing so, the surplus surfactant remaining on the surfaces of the metal nanoparticles can be minimized, resulting in a drop in viscosity of ink comprising the metal nanoparticles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2011
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Jong Taik Lee, Soo Yeon Heo, Min Seo Kim, Hyun Sik Kim, Jung Ho Park, Sang Ho Kim
  • Publication number: 20080078302
    Abstract: Disclosed is ink for ink jet printing, which comprises: metal nanoparticles comprising a surfactant attached to surfaces thereof; and a first solvent, wherein the metal nanoparticles are present in an amount of 50˜70 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the ink, and the surfactant is present in an amount of 0.5˜5 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the metal nanoparticles. Metal nanoparticles used in the ink and a method for preparing the metal nanoparticles are also disclosed. The method for preparing metal nanoparticles for use in ink for ink jet printing comprises a step of washing surplus surfactant with at least one solvent. By doing so, the surplus surfactant remaining on the surfaces of the metal nanoparticles can be minimized, resulting in a drop in viscosity of ink comprising the metal nanoparticles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2007
    Publication date: April 3, 2008
    Inventors: Jong Taik Lee, Soo Yeon Heo, Min Seo Kim, Hyun Sik Kim, Jung Ho Park, Sang Ho Kim
  • Publication number: 20070244220
    Abstract: Disclosed is a dispersion adjuvant for metal nanoparticles, which comprises an amide derivative. Metal nanoink comprising the dispersion adjuvant is also disclosed. The dispersion adjuvant helps metal nanoparticles to be dispersed in a solvent in the presence of a dispersant, inhibits metal particles from agglomerating among themselves, and increases the content of metal nanoparticles in a solvent. Additionally, interconnection lines formed by using the nanoink have an increased content of metal per unit area, and thus provide improved conductivity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2007
    Publication date: October 18, 2007
    Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Sang Ho Kim, Jong Taik Lee, Min Seo Kim, Soo Yeon Heo
  • Publication number: 20050112185
    Abstract: The present invention relates to positively charged lipids prepared by linking salt forms of acidic amino acid with a variety of lengths of hydrocarbon chain, a process for preparing the lipids, and liposomes comprising the said positively charged lipids. Positively charged lipids of the invention can be practically applied for the preparation of liposomes for gene therapy, since they provide better characteristics than the conventional positively charged lipids in terms of gene delivery efficiency and biocompatibility.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2004
    Publication date: May 26, 2005
    Inventors: Yong-Serk Park, Hong-Sung Kim, Jae-Ho Moon, Doo-Ok Jang, Yeon Heo