Patents by Inventor Yong-Bok An

Yong-Bok An 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: 11912625
    Abstract: A composition for a FDM 3D printer is disclosed. The composition contains bioglass and a biocompatible polymer resin. In addition, a FDM 3D printer molded article having a laminated strut structure, in which the composition for the FDM 3D printer is injected into four layers, is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignees: CG Bio Co., Ltd., BIOALPHA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jun Young Lim, Yong Bok Kim, Hyun Seung Ryu
  • Patent number: 11905993
    Abstract: A turbomachine according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may include a rotary shaft, a magnetic bearing including a core body configured to surround the rotary shaft, a plurality of poles radially extending from an inner surface of the core body toward the rotary shaft, and coils wound around the plurality of poles to levitate the rotary shaft by using a magnetic force generated by a magnetic field formed by applied electric current, a sleeve journal bearing disposed between the rotary shaft and the magnetic bearing so as to surround the rotary shaft and configured to levitate the rotary shaft by generating a dynamic pressure when the rotary shaft rotates, and a permanent magnet disposed between the plurality of poles and configured to support the rotary shaft by using a magnetic force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Korea Institute of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Yong Bok Lee, Jungwan Kim, Yunseok Ha, Byul An, Wonil Kwak, Yeong-do Lee
  • Publication number: 20240016925
    Abstract: There is provided a novel vaccine adjuvant, and more specifically, a vaccine adjuvant for stimulating a T lymphocyte-specific immune response, which includes an IL-12 protein and an IL-21 protein as active ingredients, or includes the polynucleotide encoding an IL-12 protein and the polynucleotide encoding an IL-21 protein as active ingredients.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2023
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Applicant: SL VAXIGEN, INC.
    Inventors: Yong Bok SEO, Youngwoo CHOI, Sang Hee SIM
  • Publication number: 20230407914
    Abstract: A turbomachine according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may include a rotary shaft, a magnetic bearing including a core body configured to surround the rotary shaft, a plurality of poles radially extending from an inner surface of the core body toward the rotary shaft, and coils wound around the plurality of poles to levitate the rotary shaft by using a magnetic force generated by a magnetic field formed by applied electric current, a sleeve journal bearing disposed between the rotary shaft and the magnetic bearing so as to surround the rotary shaft and configured to levitate the rotary shaft by generating a dynamic pressure when the rotary shaft rotates, and a permanent magnet disposed between the plurality of poles and configured to support the rotary shaft by using a magnetic force.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2022
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Applicant: KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Yong Bok LEE, Jungwan KIM, Yunseok HA, Byul AN, Wonil KWAK, Yeong-do LEE
  • Patent number: 11844834
    Abstract: There is provided a novel vaccine adjuvant, and more specifically, a vaccine adjuvant for stimulating a T lymphocyte-specific immune response, which includes an IL-12 protein and an IL-21 protein as active ingredients, or includes the polynucleotide encoding an IL-12 protein and the polynucleotide encoding an IL-21 protein as active ingredients.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: SL VAXIGEN, INC.
    Inventors: Yong Bok Seo, Youngwoo Choi, Sang Hee Sim
  • Patent number: 11822101
    Abstract: A liquid lens module includes a liquid lens comprising “M” individual electrode sectors (where “M” is a positive integer of 2 or greater) and “N” common electrode sectors (where “N” is a positive integer of 1 or greater); an upper cover comprising first to Mth individual terminals electrically connected to the first to Mth individual electrode sectors, respectively, and exposed in a first direction perpendicular to an optical axis of an image sensor; and a lower cover configured to surround the liquid upper cover, the lower cover comprising first to nth common terminals (where 1?n?N) electrically connected to the first to Nth common electrode sectors, respectively, and exposed in the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yong Bok Choi
  • Patent number: 11788049
    Abstract: Provided is a cell culture system capable of mixing a medium for culturing animal or plant cells. The cell culture system includes a body, a movable plate including an accommodation space accommodating a culture bag accommodating a medium to mix the medium, and being tiltable in multiple directions by a central joint mounted at a first location of the body, a first actuator mounted between the body and a second location of the movable plate to move the movable plate, a second actuator mounted between the body and a third location of the movable plate to move the movable plate, and a controller for applying a control signal to the first and second actuators, wherein a first angle between a first reference line extending from the first location to the second location, and a second reference line extending from the first location to the third location is 120°.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: MICRO DIGITAL CO., LTD
    Inventors: Kyung Nam Kim, Yong Bok Lee, Chong Myung Kim, Sun Young Kim
  • Publication number: 20230253061
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a mechanical interconnect memory, and more particularly, to a mechanical interconnect memory applicable to smart interconnect technology that reduces the power consumption of an interconnect layer. A mechanical interconnect memory according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises: an upper electrode including: a spring part having at least one upward protruding portion between both ends of the spring part; and a moving part having one end of the moving part fixed to the at least one upward protruding portion of the spring part and the other end of the moving part being a free end of the moving part that is capable of moving up and down; and a lower electrode at least partially disposed under the moving part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2022
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Applicant: KOREA ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Jun-Bo YOON, Yong-bok Lee, Pan-kyu Choi, Su-hyun Kim, Tae-Soo Kim
  • Patent number: 11721495
    Abstract: A switching device in accordance with the present invention includes a first electrode and a second electrode, and the second electrode includes a body part and a cantilever connected to the body part. In addition, one end of a the cantilever comes into contact with the first electrode by an electrostatic force generated by a voltage applied to the first electrode and the second electrode, and the one end of the cantilever is separated from the first electrode due to heat generated by a voltage applied to both ends of the body part. In addition, the second electrode may include a 2-1 electrode, a 2-2 electrode, and an engineered beam connected in between.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jun-Bo Yoon, Pan Kyu Choi, Yong Bok Lee, Subon Kim, Suhyun Kim
  • Publication number: 20230151318
    Abstract: Provided is a cell culture system capable of mixing a medium for culturing animal or plant cells. The cell culture system includes a body, a movable plate including an accommodation space accommodating a culture bag accommodating a medium to mix the medium, and being tiltable in multiple directions by a central joint mounted at a first location of the body, a first actuator mounted between the body and a second location of the movable plate to move the movable plate, a second actuator mounted between the body and a third location of the movable plate to move the movable plate, and a controller for applying a control signal to the first and second actuators, wherein a first angle between a first reference line extending from the first location to the second location, and a second reference line extending from the first location to the third location is 120°.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2022
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Inventors: Kyung Nam KIM, Yong Bok LEE, Chong Myung KIM, Sun Young KIM
  • Publication number: 20230106265
    Abstract: A rechargeable battery includes a case having an internal space having one end thereof open, an electrode assembly disposed in the internal space of the case, and a cap plate coupled to the open case, wherein the electrode assembly has a concave-convex shape in a portion corresponding to the open end when a large surface thereof is viewed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2022
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Inventors: Seung Hun Lee, Hyun Yub Lim, So Eun Kim, Ha Nee Kim, Yong Bok Moon
  • Publication number: 20230055954
    Abstract: Disclosed are a method using a sequential contact analysis of a nano-asperity in order to predict an adhesion force between two contacting surfaces and a recording medium recording a program. According to an exemplary embodiment, the method may include: receiving surface roughness data of each of the two target objects; modeling a rough surface based on the surface roughness data; computing an adhesion force value when the two target objects contact and a deformation value of the first nano-asperity; determining whether a next contact is established; iteratively performing the computing and the determining when the deformation value of the first nano-asperity is larger than the separation distance of the next nano-asperity; and determining that a next contact is not established and computing and outputting force adhesion force in a final contact situation, when the deformation value of the first nano-asperity is smaller than the separation distance of the next nano-asperity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2021
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Applicant: KOREA ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Jun-Bo YOON, Su-hyun KIM, Yong-bok LEE, Pan-kyu CHOI, Tae-Soo KIM
  • Publication number: 20230048331
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an Anderon meter for cryogenic environment including a housing; a control arm installed on an inner circumference of the housing rotatably relative to the housing, and including a pressing portion; and a clamp including a contact portion on a side and an assembly portion on an opposite side, wherein the contact portion is in contact with the pressing portion so that the contact portion is pressed by the pressing portion, and the assembly portion is coupled to an inner circumference of the bearing by interference fit, wherein the pressing portion presses the contact portion by the control of an amount of relative rotation of the control arm and the assembly portion is coupled to the inner circumference of the bearing by interference fit to determine friction characteristics between the inner race of the bearing and the assembly portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2022
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Applicant: KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Yong Bok LEE, Wonil KWAK, Yunseok HA, Yeong-do LEE, Jeon Kook LEE
  • Patent number: 11525477
    Abstract: Provided is a fractal structure for power-generation of bearing rotating vibration that is installed on an outer ring of a bearing to generate power using vibration generated from a micro whirling motion of the bearing, the fractal structure including a housing which is in contact with the outer ring of the bearing to receive the vibration generated from the micro whirling motion of the bearing, and has a receiving space therein, a flexible element which is disposed in the receiving space while being in contact with an inner circumference of the housing to convert the vibration into a radial direction, and a piezoelectric element which is installed between the housing and the flexible element and disposed near the receiving space, and deforms upon receiving the vibration converted in the radial direction from the flexible element, thereby producing electricity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Yong Bok Lee, Wonil Kwak, Bok Seong Choe, Jungwan Kim
  • Patent number: 11513032
    Abstract: Provided is a system for real-time condition diagnosis of a bearing module including a self-power generation module installed in an outer ring of a bearing to generate electricity using vibration generated from a micro whirling motion of the bearing, a behavior detection unit installed in the bearing to detect behavior information of the bearing in real time, a wireless transmission module connected to the behavior detection unit to transmit the real-time detected behavior information of the bearing to an external device, and a condition diagnosis unit that receives the behavior information of the bearing transmitted from the wireless transmission module and diagnoses condition of the bearing in real time, wherein the real-time behavior information of the behavior detection unit installed in the bearing is transmitted through the electricity obtained by the self-power generation module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Yong Bok Lee, Wonil Kwak, Junsang Kong, Jungwan Kim, Yunseok Ha
  • Patent number: 11456137
    Abstract: Provided is an electrostatic drive switch, which includes a source plate to which a voltage for driving the electrostatic drive switch is applied and a drain electrode spaced apart from the source plate. The source plate includes a source electrode and an elastic part connected to the source electrode, and a first material and a second material having lower hardness than the first material are provided on the source electrode. When the source electrode and the drain electrode are electrically connected to each other by the voltage, the second material is brought into contact with the drain electrode by the elastic part after the first material is brought into contact with the drain electrode by the elastic part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Inventors: Jun-Bo Yoon, Su-Bon Kim, Yong-Bok Lee
  • Patent number: 11428850
    Abstract: An embodiment provides a camera module comprising: a holder; a first lens part disposed at an upper part of the holder; a second lens part disposed at an lower part of the holder; a liquid lens coupled to the holder and disposed between the first lens part and the second lens part; a substrate electrically connected to the liquid lens; and an image sensor disposed in the optical axis direction of the liquid lens and mounted on the substrate, wherein a distance from a rear surface of the first lens part to a front surface of the second lens part on an optical axis is 1.8 to 2.1 times the thickness of the liquid lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sang Hun Lee, Seung Ryong Park, Ji Young Jung, Yong Bok Choi, Tae Min Ha
  • Patent number: 11378814
    Abstract: A camera module includes a lens assembly comprising a plurality of solid lenses, an image sensor disposed on an optical axis of the plurality of solid lenses, a liquid lens disposed on the optical axis, the liquid lens being disposed on the image sensor, and a controller configured to move the image sensor in a direction perpendicular to the optical axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignees: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD., CORNING INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Yong Bok Choi, Eun Sung Seo
  • Publication number: 20220171155
    Abstract: A camera module includes a liquid lens; a first connection substrate disposed on one of a top or a bottom of the liquid lens; a second connection substrate disposed on a remaining one of the top or the bottom of the liquid lens; a temperature sensor configured to sense a temperature of the liquid lens; and a controller configured to output a heating voltage corresponding to the sensed temperature, wherein at least one of the first or second connection substrate includes a heater configured to generate heat in response to the heating voltage, and wherein the heater is disposed at a position corresponding to at least one of an upper surface or a lower surface of the liquid lens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2020
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Applicant: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yong Bok CHOI
  • Patent number: 11281075
    Abstract: Provided is a camera module including a liquid lens including an electrode; a holder for receiving the liquid lens therein; a base disposed under the holder; a sensor board disposed under the base and including an image sensor; a connection board connected to at least a portion of the electrode of the liquid lens; and a terminal plate disposed at the base and electrically connected to the sensor board and the connection board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yong Bok Choi