This inventor holds 1 USPTO granted patent and 1 published patent application. Top assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.. Active years: 2017.
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Company Filing History:
Years Active: 2017
Title: Yoon Kong: Patent Activity in Protease Research
Introduction
Yoon Kong is an inventor associated with Seoul, South Korea, and Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. His listed patent concerns the use of a *Plasmodium vivax* cysteine protease as a potential target for research into malaria and other parasitic diseases.
Latest Patents
Kong is credited with 1 patent. The patent, titled “Use of a Cysteine Protease of *Plasmodium vivax*,” describes vivapain-4 (VX-4), a cysteine protease whose substrate specificity changes depending on pH. It outlines methods for investigating VX-4 inhibition as a potential approach to treating parasitic disease, screening protease inhibitors that may have anti-malarial activity, and identifying VX-4 activity.
Career Highlights
The available information identifies Kong’s affiliation with Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., alongside his patent work involving protease activity and potential therapeutic research. The supplied patent description does not specify his role at the company or provide further details about his career.
Collaborations
Young-An Bae and Seon-Hee Kim are listed as Kong’s coworkers. The available information does not specify their roles in the patent or the nature of their collaboration.
Conclusion
Yoon Kong’s listed patent documents research into VX-4 and its possible relevance to protease-inhibitor screening and anti-malarial investigation.
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