UNIST Professor Honored with Millionth Certificate of Design Registration

Professor KwanMyung Kim in the Graduate School of Creative Design Engineering at UNIST has been honored with the Millionth Certificate of Design Registration by Moon Jae-In, the President of South Korea.

The award ceremony for ‘Two Millionth Certificate of Patent Registration & Millionth Certificate of Design Registration’ took placed in the Blue House, Seoul on Thursday, September 19, 2019.

Professor Kim attended the ceremony in the capacity of creator for the Millionth Certificate of Design Registration. The millionth design certificate has been registered with President Hyung-seop Han of HHS Co., Ltd. Inc., as the holder of design right and Professor KwanMyung Kim as the creator. This award was given to Professor Kim in recognition for his success in the recent patented invention, namely Smart Safety Helmet.

Professor KwanMyung Kim (second from the right) is with President Moon Jae-in and other awardees at the Blue House on September 19, 2019. l Image Credit: Blue House

The design registered, as the Millionth Certificate of Design Registration, can be used in industrial sites. Smart Safety Helmet is designed to provide real-time vital signs monitoring for workplace accident prevention, thus respond quickly in the event of a disaster.

This innovative design, which was registered on March 21, was promoted as part of the industry-university project, carried out by the Intellectual Property Center of Ulsan Chamber of Commerce and Industry. And this was a joint project between the UNIST Graduate School of Creative Design Engineering and HHS Co., Ltd., thus it has reached commercialization and soon will be released as a real product.

With the issue of pursuing the localization of parts, materials, and equipment has emerged as a key social issue in Korea, this event was held to encourage domestic technical independence in response to global technology hegemony. In addition to Professor KwanMyung Kim, the ceremony has been attended by the recipients of Two Millionth Certificate of Patent Registration: Professor Yong-Sung Kim from Ajou University (Tumor Cell Suppression Biotechnology) and President Seung-Joo Lee of Orum Therapeutics Co., Ltd.