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  • Patent number: 8350124
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a root specific plant expression promoter and 5?-untranslated region (5?-UTR) from Aquaporin gene of Capsicum annuum, a root specific plant expression vector comprising the same, a process for root specif-expression of a foreign gene by using said vector, and a plant transformed with said vector and seeds of the transformed plant. According to the present invention, the root specific expression promoter of the present invention can be used for root specific expression of a gene that is introduced to a transformed plant, compared to CaMV35S promoter from cauliflower mosaic virus by which gene expression is promoted in entire tissues of a plant. Consequently, the claimed invention can be advantageously used for the development of a transformed plant which is desired to be used for production of a useful material in a plant root.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Inventors: Young Hee Joung, Do il Choi, Sang hyeob Lee
  • Patent number: 8352260
    Abstract: A system for a multimodal unification of articulation includes a voice signal modality to receive a voice signal, and a control signal modality which receives an input from a user and generates a control signal from the input which is selected from predetermined inputs directly corresponding to the phonetic information. The interactive voice based phonetic input system also includes a multimodal integration system to receive and integrates the voice signal and the control signal. The multimodal integration system delimits a context of a spoken utterance of the voice signal by using the control signal to preprocess and discretize into phonetic frames. A voice recognizer analyzing the voice signal integrated with the control signal to output a voice recognition result. This new paradigm helps overcome constraints found in interfacing mobile devices. Context information facilitates the handling of the commands in the application environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Inventor: Jun Hyung Sung
  • Patent number: 8350676
    Abstract: Provided are an RFID operating system and an RFID system operating method for allowing multiple RFID readers to read tags without collision. The RFID system operating method includes the steps of grouping RFID readers spaced apart by more than a spacing distance capable of avoiding collision between RFID readers into a single group to determine at least one group, classifying RPM readers included in each group into at least one sub-group based on a read time of each RFID reader, and driving the RFID readers such that RPM readers belonging to at least two different sub-groups that do not collide with each other simultaneously operate. According to the present invention, switching is performed sub-group by sub-group to reduce the number of switching operations and sub-groups can simultaneously operate to decrease a read time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: EMW Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Byung Hoon Ryou, Won Mo Sung, You Ho Kim, Seung Up Seo, Young Soo Jang, Ha Sun Na, Bong Suk Choi
  • Patent number: 8343668
    Abstract: A porous tin particle and its preparation method are provided in the present invention. The method includes steps of: (a) performing a reductive (or reductive electrochemical) reaction on a tin particle which simultaneously reacts with lithium ions to form a tin-lithium (Sn—Li) alloy; and (b) performing an oxidative (or oxidative electrochemical) reaction on Sn—Li alloy to release the lithium ions therefrom, and the porous tin particle is formed. The porous tin particle could be further applied in manufacturing the electrochemical electrode for lithium-ion battery with longer cycle life and higher reversibility.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: National Taiwan University
    Inventors: Nae-Lih Wu, Sung-Chieh Chao
  • Patent number: 8338667
    Abstract: The present invention relates to environmental stress-inducible 972 promoter isolated from rice, a recombinant plant expression vector comprising said promoter, a method of producing a target protein by using said recombinant plant expression vector, a method of producing a transgenic plant using said recombinant plant expression vector, a transgenic plant produced by said method, a method of improving resistance of a plant to environmental stress by using said promoter, and a primer set for amplification of said promoter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Gendocs, Inc.
    Inventors: Hwa Jee Chung, Ju Young Park, Mi Na Kim, Yong Woog Lee
  • Patent number: 8303385
    Abstract: A stationary ventilating device for efficiently exhausting airflow converged above a plurality of airflow-guiding plates which are stacked up and assembled together is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Inventor: Tai Up Park
  • Patent number: 8277978
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a cylindrical zinc-air cell and fabricating method thereof. The zinc-air cell comprises a film including an air anode membrane and a separator, the film being formed in a substantially cylindrical bent shape; and a junction element adapted to receive both ends of the film therein. The junction element is at least partly deformed to pressurize the both ends of the film so as to be joined to the film. By doing so, leakage of the zinc gel can be easily prevented in the fabrication of the cylindrical zinc-air cell, thereby extending the application area of the zinc-air cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Assignee: E.M.W. Energy Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Byung Hoon Ryou
  • Patent number: 8254835
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a mobile terminal with a Near Field Communication (NFC) function, the mobile terminal wirelessly connecting to a reader using NFC. An NFC controller wirelessly connects to the reader through an NFC antenna, and receives an Applet Identification (AID) signal and a function control signal used to control operational states of a plurality of functions provided to the mobile terminal from the reader. A base band unit receives the function control signal, and controls the operational states of functions selected from among the plurality of functions provided to and operated in the mobile terminal. A Universal Integrated Circuit Card (UICC) unit connects to the NFC controller, and records information about the subscriber of the mobile terminal. A Secure Element (SE) encodes and decodes the signal, which is transmitted and received between the mobile terminal and the reader, using a security algorithm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: AQ Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Sang Hoon Lee
  • Patent number: 8232853
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a transmission line in which a physical value of an inductive element can be changed in various ways while minimizing a size. The transmission line of the present invention includes a transmission unit, a ground unit and inductive elements. The inductive element connects the transmission unit and the ground unit, and has a predetermined pattern. The inductive element is provided between two surfaces of a substrate. According to the present invention, a physical value of the inductive element, in particular, an inductance value can be changed in various ways while not increasing an overall size. Accordingly, a transmission line can be designed freely according to its application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Assignee: EMW Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Byung Hoon Ryou, Won Mo Sung, Myo Guen Yang, Jeong pyo Kim
  • Patent number: 8194906
    Abstract: Disclosed is an antenna-speaker assembly, including an antenna unit including a radiator, a speaker unit including a speaker and coupled to the antenna unit, and a sound-absorbing part formed to conform to a circumference of a coupling surface of the antenna unit and the speaker unit, the sound-absorbing part being interposed between the antenna unit and the speaker unit. According to the present invention, the antenna-speaker assembly equipped with the structure of generating clear sound is provided. Furthermore, in a wireless communication device including an antenna-speaker assembly, the antenna-speaker assembly include an antenna unit including a radiator, a speaker unit including a speaker and coupled to the antenna unit, and a sound-absorbing material formed on a circumference of a face where the antenna unit and the speaker unit are coupled in such a manner as to be interposed between the antenna unit and the speaker unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Assignee: EMW Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Byung Hoon Ryou, Won Mo Sung, Dong Suk Lee
  • Patent number: 8192516
    Abstract: Disclosed is a filter cassette magazine and an apparatus for sequentially gathering fine particles using the same, in which a ‘filter cassette not having gathered fine particles yet,’ is received from a first magazine and the received filter cassette is transferred to a lower portion of an upper filter holder, the ‘filter cassette not having gather fine particles yet’ is pushed up toward the upper filter holder by lifting a lower filter holder so as to gather fine particles from outside, the ‘filter cassette having gathered fine particles’ is transferred to a lower portion of a second magazine, and the ‘filter cassette having gathered fine particles’ is pushed up and stored into the second magazine by lifting a push rod. Therefore, it is possible to implement simple maintenance and management, reduction in malfunction, and reduction in parts for machines and equipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Assignee: APM Engineering Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Gwan Hoon Yoon, Won Sik Chae
  • Patent number: 8191276
    Abstract: The golf ball liner includes a fixing member having a predetermined shape to house a golf ball, and including fixing pads disposed at both ends of the fixing member to hold the golf ball not to move, a rotating member having a shape identical to that of the fixing member and a diameter smaller than that of the fixing member, and including both ends rotatably supported by the respective ends of the fixing member, and at least one pen disposed at an inner side of the rotating member to contact the golf ball for drawing a line on a surface of the golf ball along a circumference of the golf ball when the rotating member rotates around the golf ball.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Inventor: Jung Kyun Yi
  • Patent number: 8195536
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an activity information accounting system. The system includes a central processing unit 1 for interpreting and executing a program command to perform accounting and processing data, an input unit 2 for inputting activities and resources of a management organization, an auxiliary storage unit 3 for storing an accounting program to execute accounting and storing accounting results of the central processing unit 1 in specific file forms, an output unit 4 for displaying processing results of data by the accounting, an activity table 10 providing activity lists corresponding to the activities, a resources table 20 for, when any one of the activity lists is selected, providing a resources list matching the selected activity list, a table matching unit 30 for matching the selected activity list and its pertinent resources list, and an account title providing unit 50 providing a corresponding account title through matching of the table matching unit 30.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Inventor: Won-Kyo Suh
  • Patent number: 8164280
    Abstract: Provided is an electronic ballast including: a rectifier which rectifies alternating current (AC) power into direct current (DC) power; a power factor compensator which improves a power face of the DC power; an inverter which inverts the DC current into high frequency square wave power; and a resonant circuit which receives the high frequency square wave power from the inverter, adjusts impedance, transforms the high frequency square wave power into high frequency sine wave power, and outputs the high frequency sine wave power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignee: FEELUX Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyun Joo Park, Woo Sung Choi
  • Patent number: 8133518
    Abstract: The present invention is concerned with an edible plant oils from which saturated fatty acids were removed and manufacturing process thereof. In order to remove saturated fatty acids from the edible plant oils; 1) Saturated and unsaturated fatty acids bound on same triglyceride molecules of edible plant oils were segregated each other as alkylesters of fatty acids by conventional transesterification reaction in which edible plant oils were treated with large excess of absolute C1˜C8 alkanol under the presence of catalytic amount of alkali- or alkali-earth metal-C1˜C8 alkoxide. 2) The alkyl-esters of mixed fatty acids were treated with C1˜C8 alkanol solution of urea to remove the alkylester of saturated fatty acids by conventional fractional crystallization as urea complexes of saturated fatty acid-alkylesters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2012
    Assignee: E. S. Biotech. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Byung-Hoon Han, Mi-Kyung Pyo, Eun-Mi Choi, Jeong-Won Kim
  • Patent number: 8130085
    Abstract: A power line communication apparatus, device control apparatus, and device control method are disclosed. By controlling the phase of AC power with reference to a zero cross point during power line communication, the power line communication apparatus enables not only data to be transmitted and received in a manner robust against noise and impedance but also the receiving end to be miniaturized. The power and operation of household devices can be controlled through the power line communication apparatus, thereby eliminating the need for separate communication networks when a remote control system is built in the home.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2012
    Assignee: FEELUX Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Si Chung Noh
  • Patent number: 8093051
    Abstract: A method for isolation of an inner cell mass and a method for preparation of embryonic stem cell lines using the inner cell mass isolated by the same. A blastocyst being free from a zona pellucida removed therefrom is placed on a feeder cell, and a micro cover glass is put on the blastocyst to apply pressure caused by a weight of the micro cover glass, to the blastocyst for a desired time, so that the inner cell mass may be obtained with considerably improved yield compared to conventional methods, and therefore, an embryonic stem cell line may be efficiently established and proliferated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2012
    Inventor: Chang Hyun Kim
  • Patent number: 7981237
    Abstract: A micro- or nano-fluidic chip fabricated with a Norland Optical Adhesive (NOA), an acrylated polyurethane-based UV-polymerizable optical adhesive. The micro- or nano-fluidic chip has sequentially an inlet, a channel, and an outlet. The channel has a pillar in the region of the outlet to prevent beads from flowing out, and the surface of the channels in the micro- or nano-fluidic chip is hydrophilic, which generates spontaneous flow in the channels by a capillary force without any extra external pumping.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2011
    Assignee: Ewha University-Industry Collaboration Foundation
    Inventors: Sung Su Park, So Hyun Kim, Youn Sang Kim, Seong Won Nam, Kang Mu Lee