Patents Assigned to Foundation
  • Patent number: 8354708
    Abstract: Provided are a semiconductor device and a methods of forming and operating the semiconductor device. The semiconductor device may include active pillars extending from a semiconductor substrate and disposed two dimensionally disposed on the semiconductor substrate, upper interconnections connecting the active pillars along one direction, lower interconnections crossing the upper interconnections and disposed between the active pillars, word lines crossing the upper interconnections and disposed between the active pillars, and data storage patterns disposed between the word lines and the active pillars.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2013
    Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Seoul National University Industry Foundation
    Inventors: Wook-Hyun Kwon, Byung-Gook Park, Yun-Heub Song, Yoon Kim
  • Patent number: 8354228
    Abstract: A method and pharmaceutical compositions useful for inhibiting the growth of solid tumors are provided. Specifically, the method is effected by administering to a subject in need thereof an agent capable of upregulating the expression level and/or activity of at least a functional portion of Sef, wherein the functional portion being capable of inhibiting RTK-mediated cell proliferation. Also provided are methods and kits for diagnosing and staging of cancer by detecting the expression level of hSef in a tissue sample, wherein a decrease in hSef expression level is indicative of cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2013
    Assignee: Technion Research & Development Foundation Ltd.
    Inventor: Dina Ron
  • Patent number: 8355893
    Abstract: A method and system for simulating and analyzing the behavior of a structural component of a computerized model in response to a simulated event to determine an optimized shape for the component is disclosed. The shape is optimized using an implicit dimensional reduction rather than an explicit geometric replacement by discarding data of a 3D discretization that has little or no bearing on the performance of the component to a simulated event. The reduced dataset is then collapsed onto a lower dimension projection that is applied over a force vector that is representative of the simulated event to determine the behavior of the component to the simulated event. Optimization tools may then be used to modify the physical attributes of the component and performance of the component once again simulated until an optimized component is determined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2013
    Assignee: Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
    Inventors: Krishnan Suresh, Kavous Jorabchi, Josh Danczyk
  • Patent number: 8354778
    Abstract: Embodiments of a vibrational energy harvester are provided. A vibrational energy harvester can include a translator layer sandwiched between two stator layers. The translator layer can include a plate having an array of magnets and two or more piezoelectric patches coupled to a tether beam attached to the plate. The stator layers can have a printed circuit board with multilayer electrical windings situated in a housing. In operation, vibration of the housing can result in bending of the piezoelectric patches coupled to the tether beam. This bending simultaneously results in a relative displacement of the translator, which causes a voltage potential in the piezoelectric patches, and a relative velocity between the translator and the stators, which induces a voltage potential in the stator coils. These voltage potentials generate an AC power, which can be converted to DC power through a rectification circuit incorporating passive and active conversion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2013
    Assignee: University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: David Patrick Arnold, Toshikazu Nishida
  • Patent number: 8354066
    Abstract: Antibodies are provided. For as example, an antibody capable of binding an artificial receptor which comprises a hydroquinone monolayer and is incapable of binding the artificial receptor when comprising a benzoquinone monolayer. Also provided are methods and systems using same for control delivery of a molecule-of-interest into a tissue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2013
    Assignee: Technion Research & Development Foundation Ltd.
    Inventors: Uri Sivan, Yoram Reiter, Arbel Artzy-Schnirman
  • Patent number: 8355718
    Abstract: A Radio Frequency for Consumer Electronics (RF4CE)-based terminal and a system therefor are disclosed. The system includes a plurality of terminals each having an RF4CE communication module, and at least one gateway for storing unique Identifier (ID) information and other ID information about a plurality of terminals within a predetermined area in a table and periodically transmitting the table externally.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2013
    Assignee: Sungkyunkwan University Foundation for Corporate Collaboration
    Inventors: Hyun-Seung Choo, Dong-Ju Bae, Jae-Wan Seo, Hyun-Jin Kong, Tae-Young Kim
  • Patent number: 8354524
    Abstract: The present invention provides selenium derivatives of nucleosides, nucleoside phosphoramidites, nucleotides, nucleotide triphosphates, oligonucleotides, polynucleotides, and larger nucleic acids and methods for their synthesis. Selenium derivatives of both ribonucleic acids and deoxyribonucleic acids, as well as methods for their synthesis, crystallization and uses in structural determinations, particularly by X-ray crystallographic techniques are disclosed. The selenium derivatives of the present invention are also useful as food supplements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2013
    Assignee: Georgia State University Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventor: Zhen Huang
  • Patent number: 8355599
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device and method for detecting changes in background of successive images. More particularly, the invention relates to a device and method for detecting changes in background of successive images by obtaining vertically accumulated values and horizontally accumulated values from multiple binary images of previous image and current image, obtaining pairs of rows and pairs of columns based on the vertically accumulated values and horizontally accumulated values, and transforming pairs of rows and pairs of columns using Hough transformation. Also, the invention relates to an interface system including background changes detecting device and display device connected to the background changes detecting device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2013
    Assignee: Sungkyunkwan University Foundation for Corporate Collaboration
    Inventors: Jae Wook Jeon, Sang Jun Lee, Xuan Dai Pham, Seung Hun Jin, Dong Kyun Kim, Ki Hoon Kim, Jung Uk Cho
  • Patent number: 8354496
    Abstract: Methods and materials for diagnosing and treating heart conditions (e.g., heart failure) and kidney conditions (e.g., kidney failure) are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2013
    Assignee: Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
    Inventors: Shuchong Pan, Robert D. Simari
  • Patent number: 8354490
    Abstract: A method is provided for functionalizing nanoscale fibers including reacting a plurality of nanoscale fibers with at least one epoxide monomer to chemically bond the at least one epoxide monomer to surfaces of the nanoscale fibers to form functionalized nanoscale fibers. Functionalized nanoscale fibers and nanoscale fiber films are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2013
    Assignee: Florida State University Research Foundation
    Inventors: Shiren Wang, Zhiyong Liang, Ben Wang, Chun Zhang
  • Patent number: 8354871
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention relate to an input-powered comparator. Embodiments of the invention also pertain to an active diode that includes an input-powered comparator and a switch. In a specific embodiment, the input-powered comparator only consumes power when an input source provides sufficiently high voltage. Embodiments of the active diode can be used in an energy harvesting system. The comparator can be powered by the input and the system can be configured such that the comparator only consumes power when the input is ready to provide power to the load or energy storage element. In a specific embodiment, when there is no input, or the input is too low for harvesting, the comparator does not draw any power from the energy storage element (e.g., battery or capacitor) of the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2013
    Assignee: University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventor: Yuan Rao
  • Patent number: 8355571
    Abstract: Provided is an apparatus and method for generating an image for character region extraction. Upon input of an original image, a candidate character image is generated from the original image and a plurality of binarization maps for similar colors are generated from the generated candidate character image. A binarization map including a background region is selected from among the plurality of generated binarization maps, and the background region of the selected binarization map is expanded. The expanded background region is inverted to generate an image including a character region, thereby generating an image for accurately extracting the character region without missing a boundary portion of a character.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2013
    Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd, Korea University Research and Business Foundation
    Inventors: Sang-Wook Oh, Sang-Hoon Sull, Hoon-Jae Lee, Soon-Hong Jung, Jun-Sic Youn
  • Publication number: 20130009274
    Abstract: Provided are a memory having a 3-dimensional structure and a method of fabricating the same, by which high integration density can be obtained. A contact region connected to a word line is formed to extend from a cell region in a first direction. A plurality of step difference layers constituting the contact region are formed to have step differences in a second direction different from the first direction. Also, provided is a method of fabricating a nonvolatile memory by which step differences are formed in a direction substantially perpendicular to a direction in which active regions are aligned. An insulating layer and etching layers are sequentially formed. By performing a selective etching process and pattern transfer, step differences are formed in a direction perpendicular to a direction in which multilayered active layers are disposed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2010
    Publication date: January 10, 2013
    Applicant: Industry-University Cooperation Foundation Hanyang University
    Inventors: Seungbeck Lee, Seulki Oh, Junhyuk Lee
  • Publication number: 20130011492
    Abstract: A method of electrochemical deposition includes submerging a stainless steel surface of an object in a chitosan solution and applying a first electric potential between the submerged stainless steel surface and the chitosan solution for a predetermined time to form a chitosan surface coating. After rinsing and dehydrating, the chitosan coated surface is submerged in a solution having a predetermined concentration of a noble metal nitrate and a second electric potential is applied between the chitosan coated surface and the solution of the noble metal nitrate to deposit noble metal particles on the chitosan surface coating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2012
    Publication date: January 10, 2013
    Applicant: The Research Foundation of State University of New York
    Inventors: Gary HALADA, Michael A. CUIFFO, Prashant JHA
  • Publication number: 20130012559
    Abstract: Compositions and methods are provided that are useful for diagnosing, treating, and monitoring alcohol dependence and disorders, susceptibility to alcohol dependence disorders, as well as drug related dependence and disorders. The methods include treating patients with an antagonist of the serotonin receptor 5-HT3 for such disorders, wherein the patient's serotonin transporter gene SLC6A4 is known to have particular genotypes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2012
    Publication date: January 10, 2013
    Applicant: University of Virginia Patent Foundation
    Inventor: Bankole A. Johnson
  • Publication number: 20130013669
    Abstract: A web-based mobility guaranteeing method includes, at a terminal, connecting to a first service providing apparatus; transmitting a service request signal for requesting service information to the first service providing apparatus; at the first service providing apparatus, transmitting a service providability inquiry signal to a web-based service providing apparatus, based on whether or not the service information is able to be provided by the first service providing apparatus; at the web-based service providing apparatus, transmitting the service providability inquiry signal to a second service providing apparatus, receiving a service providability response signal from the second service providing apparatus, and changing a service provider of the terminal from the first service providing apparatus to the second service providing apparatus; and at the terminal, receiving a service response signal from the second service providing apparatus in response to the service request signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2012
    Publication date: January 10, 2013
    Applicants: Hankuk University Of Foreign Studies Research and Industry-University Cooperation Foundation, Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Sun-Sim CHUN, Young-Il KIM, Yang-Jung KIM, Il-Young CHONG
  • Publication number: 20130011845
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a miRNA regulating the insulin signaling pathway, and to a method for screening a material for controlling the action of a target gene thereof, and particularly, to a method for screening a material for controlling the action of USH or FOG2, a target gene of miR-8 or miR-200 miRNA for promoting cell growth. The present inventors discovered miR-8, a conserved miRNA for regulating the body of a fruit fly by targeting u-shaped material (USH) in the fat cells of Drosophila. It was also confirmed that a target gene of miR-200, a human homologous gene of Drosophila miR-8 miRNA, is FOG2. It was found that Drosophila miR-8 and USH are also conserved in mammals, and FOG2, a human homologous gene of USH, directly binds to a regulating subunit of PI3K and functions. It was confirmed that when the expression of miR-200 is inhibited or FOG2 is expressed in a human cancer cell line, the activity of PI3K, which promotes cell growth, is decreased.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2009
    Publication date: January 10, 2013
    Applicant: SNU R & DB Foundation
    Inventors: Vic Narry Kim, Jung Hyun Lee, Seogang Hyun, Hua Jin
  • Publication number: 20130011070
    Abstract: The aesthetic quality of a picture is automatically inferred using visual content as a machine learning problem using, for example, a peer-rated, on-line photo sharing Website as data source. Certain visual features of images are extracted based on the intuition that they can discriminate between aesthetically pleasing and displeasing images. A one-dimensional support vector machine is used to identify features that have noticeable correlation with the community-based aesthetics ratings. Automated classifiers are constructed using the support vector machines and classification trees, with a simple feature selection heuristic being applied to eliminate irrelevant features. Linear regression on polynomial terms of the features is also applied to infer numerical aesthetics ratings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2012
    Publication date: January 10, 2013
    Applicant: The Penn State Research Foundation
    Inventors: Ritendra Datta, Jia Li, James Z. Wang
  • Publication number: 20130008157
    Abstract: An energy generating device utilizing mechanical vibration power is provided. The energy generating device includes a first body for reciprocating according to vibration motions; an anchored second body; a rack coupled to one of the first body and the anchored second body; a gear assembly engaged with the rack and coupled to the other one of the first body and the anchored second body such that the gear assembly drives a generator via a rotational movement in a single direction according to each of upward and downward movement of the rack relative to the gear assembly; and the generator engaged with the gear assembly for receiving the rotational movement output from the gear assembly and outputting a direct current according to the rotational input from the gear assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2012
    Publication date: January 10, 2013
    Applicant: The Research Foundation of State University of New York
    Inventors: Lei ZUO, Gopinath Reddy Penamalli, John Wang, Rui He Zheng, Xiao Hui Lei, Jorge F. Lam-Ki, Zhongjie Li, Teng Lin
  • Patent number: PP23333
    Abstract: A newly discovered, and asexually propagated genotype of Seashore Paspalum turfgrass with a distinct set of agronomic, horticultural, morphological, and insect resistant traits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2013
    Assignee: Florida Foundation Seed Producers, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian T. Scully, Russell T. Nagata, Kevin E. Kenworthy, Gregg S. Nuessly, Ronald H. Cherry