Patents Assigned to DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LEARNING HUMAN POSE ESTIMATION IN LOW-LIGHT CONDITIONS
    Publication number: 20240371024
    Abstract: Provided is an apparatus for learning human pose estimation by configuring a dataset for human pose estimation by simultaneously obtaining a well-lit image and a low-light image, performing annotation in the well-lit image, and transmitting the annotation to the low-light image. By using the well-lit image included in the dataset as an input of a teacher model and the low-light image as an input of a student model, the student model learns human pose estimation at a high accuracy in low-light conditions by using privileged information of the teacher model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2023
    Publication date: November 7, 2024
    Applicant: POSTECH RESEARCH AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Suha Kwak, Jaesung Rim, Byungju Woo, Geonu Kim, Sunghyun Cho, Sohyun Lee, Haechan Lee
  • USER INTERFACE METHOD OF SEMICONDUCTOR DESIGN PROGRAM AND OPERATION DEVICE THEREFOR
    Publication number: 20240370614
    Abstract: Provided is a user interface method of a program for converting a layout of a semiconductor into a generator, the user interface method including displaying, by a terminal performing the program, an interaction button for displaying an interaction to be performed by a user in a layout view and an expression view, the layout view displaying a layout of a semiconductor being converted into a generator, and displaying, by the terminal, pseudo code matching the user's interaction on an expression window of the expression view when the user clicks the interaction button.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2024
    Publication date: November 7, 2024
    Applicant: POSTECH RESEARCH AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Byungsub KIM, Sungyu JEONG
  • COMPUTING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ASSIGNING GENERATOR TO SEMICONDUCTOR LAYOUT AND METHOD OF TRAINING NEURAL NETWORK
    Publication number: 20240370620
    Abstract: Provided are a computing device and method for assigning a generator to a semiconductor layout and a method of training a neural network. The former method includes an input operation of receiving a layout by a computing device, a division operation of dividing the layout into a plurality of channels, a conversion operation of converting each of the divided channels into a matrix, and an inference operation of inferring a generator to be assigned to the layout from the matrix. The inference operation is performed by displaying one or more generator candidates corresponding to the received layout. The assignment operation is performed by assigning a generator to the received layout based on the probability results of the inference operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2024
    Publication date: November 7, 2024
    Applicant: POSTECH RESEARCH AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Byungsub KIM, Sungyu JEONG
  • Implantable apparatus
    Patent number: 12133988
    Abstract: Implantable apparatuses are provided, where the implantable apparatus includes a first electrode, a second electrode, an electrode signal transceiver connected to the first electrode and the second electrode, an antenna, a wireless power receiver connected to the antenna, and a conductor case configured to protect the electrode signal transceiver and the wireless power receiver. The antenna be spaced apart from the conductor case and encloses the conductor case, and a plane in which the antenna is disposed is at a same level or at a higher level than a top surface of the conductor case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2024
    Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., POSTECH Research and Business Development Foundation
    Inventors: Jaechun Lee, Sang Joon Kim, Won Ok Kang, Jonghan Kim, Jun Seung Mun, Sung Min Park, Chisung Bae
  • TUMOR CLASSIFICATION METHOD AND ANALYSIS DEVICE USING MULTI-WAVELENGTH PHOTOACOUSTIC IMAGE AND ULTRASOUND IMAGE
    Publication number: 20240362787
    Abstract: A tumor classification method using multi-wavelength photoacoustic image and ultrasound image comprises the steps of: receiving, by an analysis device, an image set including photoacoustic frames and ultrasound frames collected over time for a predetermined period of time by each of a plurality of wavelength bands with respect to a subject; selecting, by the analysis device, photoacoustic frames and ultrasound frames to be analyzed, from the image set, on the basis of ultrasound image; performing, by the analysis device, spectral unmixing analysis on the selected photoacoustic frames; calculating, by the analysis device, at least one parameter for a tumor region by using the result of the spectral unmixing analysis; and classifying, by the analysis device, the subject's tumor by using the parameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2024
    Publication date: October 31, 2024
    Applicants: POSTECH RESEARCH AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION, THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF KOREA INDUSTRY-ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Chulhong KIM, Jeonghoon HA, Byullee PARK, Dong Jun LIM
  • REWARD SYSTEM ACTIVATION FOR THERAPEUTIC PURPOSES
    Publication number: 20240352484
    Abstract: Provided is reward system activation for therapeutic purposes. Accordingly there is provided a method of treating a disease in a subject in need thereof, the method comprising subjecting the subject to a treatment module which activates the reward system of the subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2024
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Applicants: Technion Research & Development Foundation Limited, Rambam Med-Tech Ltd.
    Inventors: Asya ROLLS, Lior GEPSTEIN, Hedva HAYKIN, Hilla AZULAY-DEBBY
  • Imaging and therapy integrated transducer and ultrasound system comprising same
    Patent number: 12121398
    Abstract: An ultrasound system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes an imaging and therapy integrated transducer including a therapy transducer and an imaging transducer, a linear motor module configured to linearly move the imaging and therapy integrated transducer along a therapy target region, and a rotation motor module configured to rotate the imaging and therapy integrated transducer to switch the imaging transducer and the therapy transducer, wherein the therapy transducer and the imaging transducer are arranged to be switchable to each other by rotation in a housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: POSTECH RESEARCH AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Hyung Ham Kim, Hae Gyun Lim, Hyun Hee Kim
  • ANTI-AMBIPOLAR TRANSISTOR HAVING VERTICAL STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20240347643
    Abstract: An anti-ambipolar transistor in which a turn-on operation is performed at a specific gate voltage and a method of manufacturing the same are disclosed. A vertically stacked structure including a first semiconductor layer and a second semiconductor layer, which are disposed perpendicular to the surface of a substrate, is formed, and then a gate dielectric layer and a gate electrode, which completely surround the side of the vertically stacked structure, are formed. Through the vertical structure, an electric field is generated in a direction parallel to the substrate, and a drain-source current is applied in a direction perpendicular to the surface of the substrate. This ensures the integration of the transistor and efficient operation of the transistor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2024
    Publication date: October 17, 2024
    Applicant: POSTECH RESEARCH AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Byoung Hun LEE, Yongsu LEE, Hae-Won LEE
  • SPIN ORBIT TORQUE MATERIALS, MAGNETIC MEMORY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME, AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SPIN ORBIT TORQUE MATERIALS
    Publication number: 20240349623
    Abstract: A spin orbit torque (spin orbit torque, SOT) material may include a substrate and an epitaxial thin film including a plurality of sub-stacks on the substrate, a manufacturing method of the SOT material, and a magnetic memory device including the SOT material are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2024
    Publication date: October 17, 2024
    Applicants: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., POSTECH RESEARCH AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Won Joon CHO, Daesu LEE, Yongjoo JO
  • IMAGE GENERATING APPARATUS, DEEP LEARNING TRAINING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING INSTRUCTIONS TO PERFORM THUMBNAIL GENERATING METHOD
    Publication number: 20240346722
    Abstract: There is provided a method for training an image generating model that generates an image from an audio. The method includes selecting at least one frame from a video including a plurality of frames based on a correlation between an audio and an image of each frame; extracting image information and audio information from each of the selected at least one frame; and training an audio feature vector extracting model that extracts an audio feature vector from the audio information, wherein the audio feature vector is aligned within an embedding space with an image feature vector extracted from the image information by a pre-trained image feature vector extracting model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2024
    Publication date: October 17, 2024
    Applicant: POSTECH RESEARCH AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Taehyun OH, Hyunwoo HA, Sungbin KIM
  • ELECTRONIC DEVICE
    Publication number: 20240349573
    Abstract: Embodiments provide an electronic device that includes a display element layer disposed on a base layer and including at least one light sensing element. The light sensing element includes a first electrode, a hole transport region disposed on the first electrode, a photoelectric conversion layer disposed on the hole transport region, an electron transport region disposed on the photoelectric conversion layer, and a second electrode disposed on the electron transport region, wherein the second electrode comprises a metal and an organic compound, and a doping concentration of the organic compound is in a range of about 0.5% to about 10%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2024
    Publication date: October 17, 2024
    Applicants: Samsung Display Co., Ltd., Postech Research and Business Development Foundation
    Inventors: KUNWOOK CHO, Kyu Min SIM, Dae Sung CHUNG, SEOKGYU YOON
  • Method of treating intellectual disability, autism and epilepsy associated with an IQSEC2 mutation and for identifying medicaments for treating the same
    Patent number: 12116611
    Abstract: The invention provides a method of screening for a potential candidate for treating autism, epilepsy and/or intellectual disability in a subject in need comprising contacting a cell culture or an animal with the potential drug and detecting one or more of the following features: enhancing with the binding of apocalmodulin to the IQ domain of IQSEC2; reducing the production of ARF6-GTP; inhibiting the constitutive activation of guanine nucleotide exchange factor (GEF) IQSEC2; increasing the surface expression of AMPA receptors the brain or a cell; and/or increasing basal synaptic transmission in the brain or the cell. Further provided is a method of treating autism, epilepsy and/or intellectual disability in a subject in need by administering a drug capable of presenting one or more of the above identified features in the described cell and animal models.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: TECHNION RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION LIMITED
    Inventor: Andrew Levy
  • Metal ion-start DNA polymerase switch and isothermal polymerase amplification method using the same
    Patent number: 12110539
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a metal ion-start DNA polymerase switch, a composition for isothermal polymerase amplification containing the same, and an isothermal amplification method using the metal ion-start DNA polymerase switch. The metal ion-start DNA polymerase switch according to the present invention may comprise: a binding module composed of TQ30 aptamer; a locking or unlocking module; and a catalytic module connecting between the binding module and the locking or unlocking module and composed of DNAzyme.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: POSTECH RESEARCH AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Seung Soo Oh, Hye Bin Yoo
  • Highly Co2-permeable and selective polymer blend membrane and process for preparing the same
    Patent number: 12110387
    Abstract: A polymer blend membrane includes a polyether-based copolymer and a polyether polymerized in situ and has high permeability and high selectivity for carbon dioxide. In the polymer blend membrane, the free volume of the polyether-based copolymer is greatly increased, and the adsorption capacity for carbon dioxide is enhanced. Thus, it can have excellent mechanical properties and excellent permeability and selectivity for carbon dioxide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: SOGANG UNIVERSITY RESEARCH & BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Jong Suk Lee, Munsuk Seong, Heseong An, Ju Ho Shin
  • COMBINATION THERAPIES FOR THE TREATMENT OF DISEASES
    Publication number: 20240325461
    Abstract: Disclosed are combination therapies for the treatment of diseases including obesity and osteoporosis. In some embodiments, an inactivated Parabacteroides goldsteinii is enterically administered to a subject, such as a human patient, in combination with a bisphosphonate such as alendronate to treat the metabolic disease or disorder. Related pharmaceutical and probiotic compositions and methods are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2024
    Publication date: October 3, 2024
    Applicant: Research Development Foundation
    Inventors: Mirko TRAJKOVSKI, Melis ULGEN
  • METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR USE IN IMPROVING ADAPTIVE IMMUNITY IN THE ELDERLY POPULATION
    Publication number: 20240325437
    Abstract: A method of increasing proliferation of adaptive immune cells of a subject at least 65 years old is provided. The method comprising contacting the immune cells with an agent which increases the level of labile iron in the immune cells and/or reduces toxicity of hemoglobin, heme or a degradation product thereof, thereby increasing the proliferation of the adaptive immune cells of the subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2024
    Publication date: October 3, 2024
    Applicant: Technion Research & Development Foundation Limited
    Inventors: Noga RON-HAREL, David EZUZ
  • Triboelectric generator using lubricant-infused surface controlled by magnetic field and method of manufacturing same
    Patent number: 12107516
    Abstract: Proposed are triboelectric generator using a lubricant-infused surface controlled by a magnetic field and a manufacturing method thereof. The triboelectric generator 10 includes a substrate 100, an electrode unit 200 positioned on the substrate 100 and including a first electrode 210 and a second electrode 220, a stabilization layer 300 positioned on the substrate 100 and the electrode unit 200 and including a first elastic polymer 310, and a magneto-controllable unit 400 positioned on the stabilization layer 300 and including a lubricant 420 and a plurality of protrusion-shaped microcomposites 410, in which the microcomposite includes a magnetic material 411 and a second elastic polymer 412. The protrusion-shaped microcomposite is partially immersed in the lubricant, improves power generation efficiency, and can perform reversible switching according to the direction of the magnetic field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: POSTECH RESEARCH AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Kijung Yong, Soyeon Yun
  • Device for automatically inserting and manipulating a medical tool into and within a bodily lumen
    Patent number: 12102290
    Abstract: An assembly for driving linear movement and roll movement of an elongate surgical tool, comprising: an elongate shaft comprising a central lumen extending along the shaft long axis; the elongate shaft comprising a plurality of apertures extending across walls of the elongate shaft and into the central lumen; a set of wheels positioned opposing each other and aligned on two sides of the central lumen, the set of wheels at least partially extending through the apertures beyond the walls of the elongate shaft and into the central lumen to contact an elongate surgical tool received therein; the set of wheels being coupled to the elongate shaft and configured to rotate with the elongate shaft as a single unit when the elongate shaft is rotated about the shaft long axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignees: Microbot Medical Ltd., Technion Research & Development Foundation Limited
    Inventors: Simon Sharon, Idan Boader, Moshe Shoham, Eran Cohen, Eyal Morag
  • Force feedback control apparatus and control method for same
    Patent number: 12105883
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a cable-based force feedback control apparatus capable of automatically determining the unspecified number and positions of cable haptic apparatus and performing force feedback control based on the determination result and a control method for the apparatus. A force feedback control apparatus and a control method for the apparatus according to the present disclosure may freely change the number and positions of haptic modules, may be installed according to various screen sizes, and may automatically detect the number and positions of the haptic devices, thereby achieving scalability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: POSTECH RESEARCH AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION
    Inventor: Keehoon Kim
  • META LENS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE META LENS
    Publication number: 20240319407
    Abstract: A meta lens includes a substrate, a plurality of nanostructures provided on the substrate, and a high refractive index atomic layer formed along surfaces of the plurality of nanostructures and including a material having a refractive index greater than a refractive index of the plurality of nanostructures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2024
    Publication date: September 26, 2024
    Applicant: POSTECH Research and Business Development Foundation
    Inventors: Junsuk RHO, Joohoon Kim, Junhwa Seong