Patents Assigned to INSTITUTE
  • Cold field electron emitters based on silicon carbide structures
    Patent number: 9558907
    Abstract: A cold cathode field emission electron source capable of emission at levels comparable to thermal sources is described. Emission in excess of 6 A/cm2 at 7.5 V/?m is demonstrated in a macroscopic emitter array. The emitter has a monolithic and rigid porous semiconductor nanostructure with uniformly distributed emission sites, and is fabricated through a room temperature process which allows for control of emission properties. These electron sources can be used in a wide range of applications, including microwave electronics and x-ray imaging for medicine and security.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignees: THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF COMMERCE, THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND
    Inventors: Fred Sharifi, Henry Lezec, Myung-Gyu Kang
  • Apparatus and method for detecting signals
    Patent number: 9559794
    Abstract: A signal detection apparatus includes a signal reception unit, an Analog to Digital (A/D) signal processing unit, and a user interface unit. The signal reception unit receives an external signal. The A/D signal processing unit determines whether the received signal is an abnormal signal based on a plurality of signal profiles having different signal characteristics, and obtains the abnormal signal if, as a result of the determination, it is determined that the received signal is the abnormal signal. The user interface unit displays the abnormal signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Young-Hyoun Kwon, Kyung-Hoon Lee, Hui-Rae Cho, Jae-Ki Lee, Hee-Sun Park, Jin-Gak Jang, Jin-Hyun Kim, Ji-Eun Kim, In-Ho Hwang, Chun-Soo Kim
  • Utility of B-RAF DNA mutation in diagnosis and treatment of cancer
    Patent number: 9556491
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a method of detecting a wild-type or mutant B-RAF gene in a body fluid sample from a subject. Also disclosed are methods of using B-RAF as a biomarker for detecting cancer, predicting the outcome of cancer, and monitoring the treatment of cancer or the status of cancer. Furthermore, the invention discloses methods and compositions for detecting a mutant gene with a peptide nucleic acid clamp capable of hybridizing to a wild-type gene and a locked nucleic acid probe capable of hybridizing to a mutant of the gene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: JOHN WAYNE CANCER INSTITUTE
    Inventor: Dave S. B. Hoon
  • Food packaging material having uniform coating of oil, method of manufacturing the same, mold for manufacturing the same
    Patent number: 9555956
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a food packaging material for packing food, more particularly to a food packaging material having a uniform coating of oil, a method of manufacturing the same, and a mold for manufacturing the same. The food packaging material includes a plurality of grooves formed on one surface of the food packaging material; and an oil layer uniformly applied to the one surface of the food packaging material, being put into the grooves. According to the present invention, there are provided a food packaging material which continuously maintains a uniform coating of oil and thus minimizes sticking of contents to a surface of the packaging material, a method of manufacturing the same, and a mold for manufacturing the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignees: CJ CHEILJEDANG CORPORATION, KOREA ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Jin Hwan Lee, Kyoung Sik Jo, Min Young Park, Sang Eon Lee, Seung Seob Lee
  • Sensor cleaning system for an autonomous robot device, base station and corresponding method
    Patent number: 9557739
    Abstract: The inventive system comprises an autonomous robot device, a base station and a method operating the same. The autonomous robot device includes a sensor means, e.g. an optical sensor, and a propulsion means. The base station includes a cleaning means specifically adapted for cleaning the sensor means of the autonomous robot device. In a preferred embodiment the propulsion means of the autonomous robot device is configured to move the autonomous robot device in a manner suitable to generate a relative movement of the autonomous robot device with respect to the passive cleaning means arranged at the stationary base station to effect the cleaning of the sensor means of the autonomous robot device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: HONDA RESEARCH INSTITUTE EUROPE GMBH
    Inventors: Nils Einecke, Mathias Franzius, Bernhard Sendhoff
  • Gait rehabilitation apparatus having lateral entry mechanism and lateral entry method using the same
    Patent number: 9555276
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a gait rehabilitation apparatus including a first frame having a bottom surface which is movable at predetermined speed; a second frame extending upwards from a tip of the first frame; a load support unit which is mounted to an upper end of the second frame and is rotatable about a rotation axis thereof; a connection string, one end of which is connected to the load support unit, and the other end of which is connected to an upper body of a rehabilitant; a safety bar which is connected to the second frame and is rotatable so as to be tilted upwards; and a gait assistance link member which has a structure able to be tilted upwards, and is connected to each leg of the rehabilitant entering onto the first frame to assist rehabilitation training of the rehabilitant through mechanical movement of the gait assistance link member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Seung-Jong Kim, Chang Hwan Kim, Jong Min Lee, Chan Yul Jung, Hyeong-jin Jeon, Jun Ho Choi
  • Solar propelled aircraft structure
    Patent number: 9559632
    Abstract: A solar propelled aircraft which has a wing having solar cell modules mounted therein includes: first solar cell modules which are positioned in a wing or a tail wing of the aircraft and receive solar energy directly from the sun; second solar cell modules which are positioned in a main wing or a tail wing of the aircraft and supplied with directed energy from the earth; and rotating shafts which rotate the first solar cell modules and the second solar cell modules so that the first solar cell modules and the second solar cell modules correspond to each other in both directions. The first solar cell module at the upper surface obtains solar energy from the sun, and the second solar cell module at the lower surface obtains directed energy transferred from the earth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: KOREA AEROSPACE RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventor: Hyo Jung Ahn
  • Double flow channel open-type solar heat absorber having porous plate arrangement
    Patent number: 9556855
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a dual-passage open-type solar heat absorber having a porous plate array, and more particularly, to a dual-passage open-type solar heat absorber which is formed in a form of a rectangular-shaped container in order to increase a contact area with collected sunlight and easily extend in a lateral direction or in a form of a circular-shaped container which is advantageous when a pressure is applied thereto, and which includes a main body formed in a formed of a rectangular or circular-shaped container by using a three-layered tube to form a dual passage therein so that heat is prevented from being lost through an outer wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: KOREA INSTITUTE OF ENERGY RESEARCH
    Inventors: Sang Nam Lee, Jong Kyu Kim, Hyun Jin Lee, Yong Heack Kang
  • Optical fiber cable, manufacturing method for the same and distributed measurement system
    Patent number: 9557196
    Abstract: In an optical fiber cable that includes an optical fiber core for measuring pressure and a multilayer armor cable for measuring temperature, an annular clearance space having a desired thickness is formed between the optical fiber core and the multilayer armor cable and fixing members for fixing the optical fiber core and the multilayer armor cable are provided at predetermined intervals in the axial direction of the optical fiber cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignees: RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY FOR THE EARTH, NEUBREX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ziqiu Xue, Kinzo Kishida, Yoshiaki Yamauchi, Shinzo Suzaki
  • Inlet guide vane device
    Patent number: 9556883
    Abstract: An inlet guide vane device having a central axis comprises a first base, a guide sleeve, a blade, a second base, a transmission disk, and an actuator. The first base has at least one first support groove and at least one guide groove. The first support groove extends along a radial direction of the central axis, and the at least one guide groove is located in the first support groove. The guide sleeve is disposed on the first support groove in a manner that the guide sleeve is capable of moving along the radial direction. The guide sleeve has a sliding sleeve, an upper guide post and a lower guide post, the sliding sleeve has a through hole extending along the radial direction. The upper guide post and the lower guide post pass through the sliding groove, and the lower guide post is movably disposed on the guide groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Kun-Yi Liang, Shu-Er Huang, Chi-Hsing Chen, Jenn-Chyi Chung
  • NANOFLUID COOLANT
    Publication number: 20170022405
    Abstract: Technologies are generally described for forming a nanofluid coolant and structures including a nanofluid coolant. In an example, a method of forming a nanofluid coolant may comprise combining a compound with an acid and with purified water to form a solution. The compound may include manganese. The method may further include heating the solution and, after heating the solution, cooling the solution effective to form at least one precipitate that includes manganese and oxygen. The method may further include filtering the at least one precipitate to form a powder that includes manganese oxide nanotubes. The method may further include functionalizing the nanotubes by irradiating them with UV radiation. The method may further include combining the functionalized manganese oxide nanotubes with a polar solvent to form the nanofluid coolant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2016
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Applicant: INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS
    Inventors: Ramaprabhu Sundara, Jyothirmayee Aravind Sasidharannair Sasikaladevi
  • OPTICAL MODULATOR INCLUDING NANOSTRUCTURE
    Publication number: 20170023803
    Abstract: An optical modulator includes a plurality of nanostructures, each nanostructure of the plurality of nanostructures having a refractive index that is variable; a first insulation layer having a refractive index that is less than the individual refractive indexes of the plurality of nanostructures and surrounding the plurality of nanostructures; and a refractive index changer configured to change the refractive indexes of the plurality of nanostructures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2016
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Applicants: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Seunghoon HAN, Muhammad Zulfiker ALAM, Harry ATWATER
  • BRIDGE DIODE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20170025550
    Abstract: Provided is a bridge diode according to an embodiment of the inventive concept. The bridge diode includes a first structure including a first lower nitride film and a first upper nitride film, which are laminated on the substrate, a second structure including a second lower nitride film and a second upper nitride film, which are laminated on the substrate, a first electrode structural body disposed on the first structure, and a second electrode structural body disposed on the second structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2016
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Applicant: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Dong Yun JUNG, Hyun Soo LEE, Sang Choon KO, Minki KIM, Jeho NA, EUN SOO NAM, Young Rak PARK, Junbo PARK, Hyung Seok LEE, Hyun-Gyu JANG, Chi Hoon JUN
  • OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY (OCT) SYSTEM WITH PHASE-SENSITIVE B-SCAN REGISTRATION
    Publication number: 20170020387
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to the field of Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT). This disclosure particularly relates to an OCT system having a configuration that uses a phase sensitive B-scan registration method. In this disclosure, an OCT system may have a configuration that scans a physical object, acquires OCT signals to form B-scans, uses these B-scans to determine an optimal shift in an axial direction by using total phase error between B-scans, and align B-scans, thereby minimizing effects of motion that may occur during scanning of the physical object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2015
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Applicants: UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Jeffrey P. Fingler, Scott E. Fraser
  • OPERATING TABLE
    Publication number: 20170020761
    Abstract: An operating table includes a patient placement table for placing and securing a patient in a required posture; a main body for supporting the patient placement table; engaging pieces for removably coupling the patient placement table to the main body; and a motor for rotating the patient placement table with a head-feet direction of the patient as a rotation axis to hold the patient placement table at any given rotation angle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2015
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Applicants: FUJIDENOLO CO., LTD., MEDIPOLIS MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Takeshi Arimura, Mitsugi Matsuyama, Takashi Ogino, Yoshio Hishikawa, Hideki Miyazaki, Yoshitaka Taguchi, Keiichi Noma
  • RADIO FREQUENCY PROBE APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20170023635
    Abstract: Provided herein is a radio frequency probe apparatus including a RF waveguide including a ground electrode and a signal electrode, a register connected to the signal electrode, a RF connector including an outer conductor connected to the ground electrode, an inner conductor connected to the signal electrode, and a dielectric body filling a portion between the outer conductor and the inner conductor, and a single tip probe connected to the signal electrode of the RF waveguide, or the register.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2016
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Applicant: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Oh Kee KWON, Young Tak HAN, Ki Soo KIM, Su Hwan OH, Chul Wook LEE, Young Ahn LEEM
  • THREE-DIMENSIONAL MOLDING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20170021564
    Abstract: The present invention provides a three-dimensional molding device which makes it possible to reduce molding time by decreasing the inkjet head waiting time during the molding step. A three-dimensional molding device for scattering and layering sand on a molding table (30) using a recoater (2), discharging a binder from a head (1) so as to coat the top of the scattered sand with the binder, on the basis of molding data, and creating a three-dimensionally molded. article by joining' the sand (S) using the binder, wherein: the recoater (2) is formed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2015
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Applicants: CMET INC., NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Yoshikazu Ooba, Yousuke Katou, Koukichi Suzuki, Yuya Daicho, Hideaki Miyano, Toshimitsu Okane, Satoshi Imamura, Satoshi Kajino
  • GAS-SOLID REACTOR
    Publication number: 20170021321
    Abstract: A reactor technology is disclosed for carrying out thermochemical processes namely splitting reactions of gas molecules fed into the reactor where at least one of the product species is temporarily stored within the reactor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2016
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Applicant: CHEMICAL PROCESS ENGINEERING RESEARCH INSTITUTE CENTER FOR RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY- HELLAS (CERTH-
    Inventors: Athanasios G. KONSTANDOPOULOS, Dimitrios Dimitrakis, Souzana Lorentzou
  • METHOD FOR GENERATING POWER DISTRIBUTION NETWORK (PDN) MODEL, AND POWER DISTRIBUTION NETWORK ANALYSIS METHOD AND DEVICE
    Publication number: 20170023961
    Abstract: A method for generating a power distribution network (PDN) is provided. A heterogeneous circuit data is input. A plurality of horizontal power lines and a plurality of vertical power lines are determined according to the heterogeneous circuit data. A PDN model of the heterogeneous circuit is determined according to the horizontal power lines and the vertical power lines. Power consumption value is assigned to a plurality of internal nodes of the PDN model of the heterogeneous circuit. The PDN model of the heterogeneous circuit is adjusted to meet a target voltage drop limitation of the heterogeneous circuit data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2015
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Chang-Tzu LIN, Ding-Ming KWAI, Tzu-Min LIN
  • METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SILVER NANOPARTICLES
    Publication number: 20170021426
    Abstract: A novel method for manufacturing tabular silver nanoparticles with high productivity and high reproducibility. The present invention provides a method for manufacturing silver nanoparticles including a first step of preparing a silver ion aqueous solution containing a crystal habit modifier as a starting solution, a second step of adding a reducing agent to the starting solution with stirring to yield an aqueous dispersion of fine silver crystals, and a third step of adding an oxidizing agent to the aqueous dispersion with stirring. The oxidizing agent is preferably added such that the solubility of metal silver in the aqueous dispersion is optimized at an appropriate time in the third step.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2014
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Applicants: NISHIMATSU CONSTRUCTION CO., LTD., ITO RESEARCH INSTITUTE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kengo ITO, Naohiro TAKEDA, Katsuya IWANAGA