Patents by Inventor Yoon Kyoung Cho

Yoon Kyoung Cho 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: 20230285972
    Abstract: A particle filtration device according to an embodiment of the present invention as a particle filtration device of a lab-on-disk of a rotation type includes: a filtration film that separates particles by filtering a sample; a main chamber connected to the inlet surface of the filtration film and supplying the sample to the inlet surface of the filtration film; an outlet chamber that is connected to the outlet surface of the filtration film and accommodates the filtration fluid from which particles are separated while passing through the filtration film; and a waste fluid chamber connected to the outlet chamber and storing the filtration fluid, wherein the particle filtration device includes a first flow path that connects between the outlet chamber and the waste fluid chamber, and a second flow path that connects between the outlet chamber and the waste fluid chamber but is positioned farther from the center of the lab-on-disk than the first flow path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2021
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Inventors: Kyusang LEE, Hee Chul Park, Ju Young CHOI, Yoon Kyoung CHO
  • Patent number: 11484883
    Abstract: The present invention may provide a microfluidic device including a rotatable body; a first chamber positioned in a direction of an inner wall of the body; a second chamber positioned in a direction of an outer wall of the body from the first chamber; and a backflow prevention unit, and wherein a fluid is transferred from the first chamber to the second chamber, and wherein the backflow prevention unit prevents a backflow of the fluid from the second chamber to the first chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignees: UNIST (ULSAN NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY), CLINOMICS CO.
    Inventors: Yoon Kyoung Cho, Tae-Hyeong Kim, Kyusang Lee, Heechul Park
  • Patent number: 11278896
    Abstract: Provided is a microfluidic device to more easily and effectively operate a valve by improving the structure of valves for controlling a fluid flow more simply and efficiently, which comprises a platform having at least one chamber, at least one flow channel connected to the chambers and transfer fluid, and a valve which opens or closes the flow channel, wherein the valve comprises a body installed in the platform, a blocking plate installed in the body and positioned to face the flow channel to selectively blocks the flow channel, a pressing rod installed to be movable at the inside of the body to press the blocking plate, and a fixing unit installed at the body and fix the pressing rod at a blocking plate pressing position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: UNIST(ULSAN NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY)
    Inventors: Yoon Kyoung Cho, Kyusang Lee, Yongjin Lee
  • Patent number: 11154860
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a centrifugal force-based nanoparticle separation apparatus and method. Specifically, the present invention is based on having a low centrifugal force and a small size, and may thus separate nanovesicles unrelated to antibody specificity in a short time and without using an ultracentrifuge. Further, the present invention requires no additional professional personnel and enables accurate fluid measurement by integrating and automating all processes after sample injection, and may thus reduce the loss of nanovesicles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: UNIST (ULSAN NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY)
    Inventors: Yoon-Kyoung Cho, Hyun-Kyung Woo, Ja-Ryoung Han, Tae-Hyeong Kim, Yoon-Keun Kim
  • Publication number: 20200282398
    Abstract: Provided is a microfluidic device to more easily and effectively operate a valve by improving the structure of valves for controlling a fluid flow more simply and efficiently, which comprises a platform having at least one chamber, at least one flow channel connected to the chambers and transfer fluid, and a valve which opens or closes the flow channel, wherein the valve comprises a body installed in the platform, a blocking plate installed in the body and positioned to face the flow channel to selectively blocks the flow channel, a pressing rod installed to be movable at the inside of the body to press the blocking plate, and a fixing unit installed at the body and fix the pressing rod at a blocking plate pressing position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2017
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Inventors: Yoon Kyoung CHO, Kyusaog Lee, Yongjin Lee
  • Publication number: 20190366341
    Abstract: The present invention may provide a microfluidic device including a rotatable body; a first chamber positioned in a direction of an inner wall of the body; a second chamber positioned in a direction of an outer wall of the body from the first chamber; and a backflow prevention unit, and wherein a fluid is transferred from the first chamber to the second chamber, and wherein the backflow prevention unit prevents a backflow of the fluid from the second chamber to the first chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2016
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Inventors: Yoon Kyoung CHO, Tae-Hyeong KIM, Kyusang LEE, Heechul PARK
  • Patent number: 10465168
    Abstract: A particle filtering device which shortens the separation time of particles and increases the separation efficiency are provided. The particle filtering device comprises: a filtration membrane which separates a particle by filtering a sample; a first body connected to an inlet side of the filtration membrane, which supplies the sample to the inlet side of the filtration membrane; and a second body connected to an outlet side of the filtration membrane, which accommodates a permeate whose particle is separated through the filtration membrane, wherein the particle filtering device has a structure in which the permeate is accommodated in advance between the second body and the outlet side of the filtration membrane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: UNIST (ULSAN NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY)
    Inventors: Yoon-Kyoung Cho, Tae-Hyeong Kim
  • Patent number: 10385306
    Abstract: A device for single-cell analysis according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises: a substrate; a gap between the substrate and porous membrane which is a space for culture medium; and a porous membrane formed on having a pore capable of isolating a second cell into single cell units. A method for single-cell analysis according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises: Culturing a first cell in a culture medium on a bottom side of porous membrane; Applying a sample including a second cell on a porous membrane in a culture medium; Isolating the second cell into single cell units in a pore existing in the porous membrane with a external force such as agitation and gravitational force; Generating an interaction situation between the first cells and the single cell-level second cell; Analyzing a cellular phenomena of the first cell or the second cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: UNIST(ULSAN NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY)
    Inventors: Yoon Kyoung Cho, Cedric Bathany, Jun Young Kim, Devrim Gozuacik
  • Patent number: 10252267
    Abstract: Provided is a rotatable microfluidic device for conducting simultaneously two or more assays. The device includes a platform which can be rotated, a first unit which is disposed at one portion of the platform and detects a target material from a sample using surface on which a capture probe selectively binds to the target material is attached, and a second unit which is disposed at another portion of the platform and detects a target material included in the sample by a different reaction from the reaction conducted in the first unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Beom-seok Lee, Yoon-kyoung Cho, Jong-myeon Park, Jeong-gun Lee
  • Patent number: 10130948
    Abstract: Provided is a microfluidic device to more easily and mechanically operate a valve for controlling a fluid flow, which comprises: a platform having a plurality of chambers; at least one flow channel which connects between the chambers; and a valve which opens or closes the flow channel, wherein the valve includes a blocking member which selectively blocks the flow channel and a pressing member installed in the blocking member to move the blocking member, and the pressing member has a structure which presses and moves the blocking member by the linear reciprocating motion in the same direction as the direction of an external force, and the valve further includes a driving unit which reversibly controls the opening and closing of the flow channel caused by the blocking member by fixing the pressing member to the position of the moved pressing member or returning to the original position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: UNIST (ULSAN NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY)
    Inventors: Yoon-Kyoung Cho, Tae-Hyeong Kim, Yu Bin Kim
  • Publication number: 20180312902
    Abstract: Provided is a nucleic acid purification device which is rotatably installed such that the entire processes of purifying a cell-free nucleic acid from a large amount of blood and a large amount of body fluid are integrated, the nucleic acid purification device including a disk in which a fluid is transferred by a centrifugal force, a supply portion installed in the disk and configured to supply a specimen and a reagent required for nucleic acid purification, an adsorption reaction chamber which is installed in the disk and is connected with the supply portion and in which an adsorption medium for adsorbing a nucleic acid is accommodated and the nucleic acid is adsorbed from the specimen, and a solution accommodating portion which is connected with an output side of an adsorption reaction portion along a centrifugal direction of the disk and in which a solution discharged through the adsorption reaction chamber by the centrifugal force is accommodated and is discharged to the outside.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2016
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Inventors: Yoon Kyoung CHO, Chi Ju KIM, Tae Hyeong KIM
  • Publication number: 20180297031
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a centrifugal force-based nanoparticle separation apparatus and method. Specifically, the present invention is based on having a low centrifugal force and a small size, and may thus separate nanovesicles unrelated to antibody specificity in a short time and without using an ultracentrifuge. Further, the present invention requires no additional professional personnel and enables accurate fluid measurement by integrating and automating all processes after sample injection, and may thus reduce the loss of nanovesicles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2016
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Inventors: Yoon-Kyoung CHO, Hyun-Kyung WOO, Ja-Ryoung HAN, Tae-Hyeong KIM, Yoon-Keun KIM
  • Patent number: 9863951
    Abstract: The present invention provides a rare cell isolation device including: a first body which is disposed above a filtration membrane and includes a first inlet for injecting a biospecimen; and a second body which is disposed under the first body and bonded to the filtration membrane, wherein the first body and the second body have a disk-shaped structure to be rotatable around their centers, and the filtration membrane is disposed to be separated from the center of the second body in a radial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: UNIST (ULSAN NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY)
    Inventors: Yoon Kyoung Cho, Young Lim Lee
  • Publication number: 20180002654
    Abstract: A device for single-cell analysis according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises: a substrate; a gap between the substrate and porous membrane which is a space for culture medium; and a porous membrane formed on having a pore capable of isolating a second cell into single cell units. A method for single-cell analysis according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises: Culturing a first cell in a culture medium on a bottom side of porous membrane; Applying a sample including a second cell on a porous membrane in a culture medium; Isolating the second cell into single cell units in a pore existing in the porous membrane with a external force such as agitation and gravitational force; Generating an interaction situation between the first cells and the single cell-level second cell; Analyzing a cellular phenomena of the first cell or the second cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2015
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Inventors: Yoon Kyoung CHO, Cedric BATHANY, Jun Young KIM, Devrim GOZUACIK
  • Publication number: 20170304826
    Abstract: Provided is a rotatable microfluidic device for conducting simultaneously two or more assays. The device includes a platform which can be rotated, a first unit which is disposed at one portion of the platform and detects a target material from a sample using surface on which a capture probe selectively binds to the target material is attached, and a second unit which is disposed at another portion of the platform and detects a target material included in the sample by a different reaction from the reaction conducted in the first unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2017
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Beom-seok LEE, Yoon-kyoung CHO, Jong-myeon PARK, Jeong-gun LEE
  • Publication number: 20170247661
    Abstract: A particle filtering device which shortens the separation time of particles and increases the separation efficiency are provided. The particle filtering device comprises: a filtration membrane which separates a particle by filtering a sample; a first body connected to an inlet side of the filtration membrane, which supplies the sample to the inlet side of the filtration membrane; and a second body connected to an outlet side of the filtration membrane, which accommodates a permeate whose particle is separated through the filtration membrane, wherein the particle filtering device has a structure in which the permeate is accommodated in advance between the second body and the outlet side of the filtration membrane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2015
    Publication date: August 31, 2017
    Inventors: Yoon-Kyoung CHO, Tae-Hyeong KIM
  • Patent number: 9726685
    Abstract: Provided is a rotatable microfluidic device for conducting simultaneously two or more assays. The device includes a platform which can be rotated, a first unit which is disposed at one portion of the platform and detects a target material from a sample using surface on which a capture probe selectively binds to the target material is attached, and a second unit which is disposed at another portion of the platform and detects a target material included in the sample by a different reaction from the reaction conducted in the first unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Beom-seok Lee, Yoon-kyoung Cho, Jong-myeon Park, Jeong-gun Lee
  • Publication number: 20170173582
    Abstract: Provided is a microfluidic device to more easily and mechanically operate a valve for controlling a fluid flow, which comprises: a platform having a plurality of chambers; at least one flow channel which connects between the chambers; and a valve which opens or closes the flow channel, wherein the valve includes a blocking member which selectively blocks the flow channel and a pressing member installed in the blocking member to move the blocking member, and the pressing member has a structure which presses and moves the blocking member by the linear reciprocating motion in the same direction as the direction of an external force, and the valve further includes a driving unit which reversibly controls the opening and closing of the flow channel caused by the blocking member by fixing the pressing member to the position of the moved pressing member or returning to the original position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2015
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Inventors: Yoon-Kyoung CHO, Tae-Hyeong KIM, Yu Bin KIM
  • Patent number: 9488566
    Abstract: A centrifugal force-based microfluidic device for a multiplexed analysis and an analyzing method using the same are provided. The microfluidic device includes a platform and a microfluidic structure including a plurality of chambers formed within the platform, and valves positioned between the chambers. The microfluidic structure includes a sample separation chamber connected to a sample injection hole, and a plurality of reaction chambers accommodating two or more types of markers specifically reacting with different types of target materials, separately by type. At least one of the target materials is a standard material, and at least one of the markers is a standard marker specifically reacting with the standard material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: UNIST (ULSAN NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY)
    Inventors: Yoon-Kyoung Cho, Ji-Woon Park
  • Patent number: 9475048
    Abstract: A centrifugal force-based microfluidic device for a multiplexed analysis and an analyzing method using the same are provided. The microfluidic device includes a platform and a microfluidic structure including a plurality of chambers formed within the platform and valves positioned between the chambers. The microfluidic structure includes a sample separation chamber connected to a sample injection hole and a plurality of reaction chambers accommodating two or more types of markers specifically reacting to different types of target materials, separately by type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: UNIST (ULSAN NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY)
    Inventors: Yoon-Kyoung Cho, Ji-Woon Park