Patents Assigned to INSTITUTE
  • METHODS OF SYNTHESIZING HETEROMULTIMERIC POLYPEPTIDES IN YEAST USING A HAPLOID MATING STRATEGY
    Publication number: 20160297887
    Abstract: Methods are provided for the synthesis and secretion of recombinant hetero-multimeric proteins in mating competent yeast. A first expression vector is transformed into a first haploid cell; and a second expression vector is transformed into a second haploid cell. The transformed haploid cells, each individually synthesizing a non-identical polypeptide, are identified and then genetically crossed or fused. The resulting diploid strains are utilized to produce and secrete fully assembled and biologically functional hetero-multimeric protein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2014
    Publication date: October 13, 2016
    Applicants: ALDER BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC., KECK GRADUATE INSTITUTE
    Inventors: James M. CREGG, John Latham, Mark Litton, Randal Schatzman, Ilya Tolstrorukov
  • FOCUSING DEVICE, AND BEAM SCANNER AND SCOPE DEVICE INCLUDING THE FOCUSING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20160299337
    Abstract: Provided is focusing device that includes a substrate and a plurality of scatterers provided at both sides of the substrate. The scatterers on the both sides of the focusing device may correct geometric aberration, and thus, a field of view (FOV) of the focusing device may be widened.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2016
    Publication date: October 13, 2016
    Applicants: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Amir ARBABI, Seunghoon Han, Andrei FARAON
  • CONTROL MOMENT GYROSCOPE
    Publication number: 20160298962
    Abstract: The objective of the present invention is to provide a control moment gyroscope which can be provided in a limited space since the volume thereof can be reduced without change in performance by optimizing the shapes and mounting positions of each component. To this end, the control moment gyroscope of the present invention is a control moment gyroscope for generating torque in the orthogonal directions to both of two shafts which are perpendicularly disposed to each other by rotating the two shafts, and the control moment gyroscope comprises: a gimbal motor formed in a hollow cylinder shape and supplying momentum; spin motor provided inside the gimbal motor and supplying momentum in a perpendicular direction to the momentum of the gimbal motor; and a flywheel provided in the inside of the gimbal motor and supplied with the rotational force of the gimbal motor and the rotational force of the spin motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2013
    Publication date: October 13, 2016
    Applicant: KOREA AEROSPACE RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventor: Seon Ho LEE
  • DIGITAL TRANSACTION METHOD AND DEVICE
    Publication number: 20160300258
    Abstract: A digital transaction method is applied in a user device. The user device instructs a digital transaction management server system to bind a device identification code of the user device and an order after the user device purchases with the digital transaction management server system and accordingly obtains the order. The user device generates a digital certification and a safety code, wherein the safety code varies according to a predetermined varying sequence during a predetermined time interval. After the safety code passes through an electronic verification of a service provider, the user device requests the service provider to settle an electronic transaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2015
    Publication date: October 13, 2016
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Chih-Wei CHAO, Kuei-Kai SHAO, Kuo-Shu LUO
  • SUPERLUMINESCENT DIODE AND METHOD FOR IMPLEMENTING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20160300979
    Abstract: A superluminescent diode and a method for implementing the same, wherein the method includes growing a first epi layer on top of an SI (semi-insulating substrate); re-growing a butt based on the first epi layer; forming a tapered SSC (spot size converter) on the re-grown butt layer; forming an optical waveguide on an active area that is based on the first epi layer and on an SSC area that is based on the tapered SSC; forming an RWG on the optical waveguide; and forming a p-type electrode and an n-type electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2016
    Publication date: October 13, 2016
    Applicant: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Su Hwan OH, Min Su KIM
  • METHOD AND DEVICE FOR UPLINK TRANSMISSION BY USING UNLICENSED SPECTRUM
    Publication number: 20160302076
    Abstract: A method, adapted to a communication device, for uplink transmission by using unlicensed spectrum is provided. The method includes following steps. Acquiring transmission resource based on a listen-before-talk (LBT) procedure. Sending an LBT indicator to a base station after successfully acquiring the transmission resource. Receiving a uplink resource grant from the base station. Performing uplink data transmission with the base station on the unlicensed spectrum according to the uplink resource grant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2016
    Publication date: October 13, 2016
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Chie-Ming CHOU, Chun-Chia CHEN
  • ETHER-BASED ELECTROLYTE FOR NA-ION BATTERY ANODE
    Publication number: 20160301097
    Abstract: A sodium-ion battery that includes an anode comprising hard carbon and lithium; and an electrolyte composition comprising an ether solvent and a sodium salt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2015
    Publication date: October 13, 2016
    Applicant: BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Xiaolin Li, Jun Liu, Vincent L. Sprenkle
  • BREAST CANCER DIAGNOSTIC METHOD AND MEANS
    Publication number: 20160299143
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a method of diagnosing breast cancer by using specific markers from a set, having diagnostic power for breastcancer diagnosis and distinguishing breastcancer types in diverse samples.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2014
    Publication date: October 13, 2016
    Applicant: AIT AUSTRIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY GMBH
    Inventors: Andreas Weinhausel, Istvan Gyurjan
  • OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE AND OPTICAL DEVICE BASED ON THE SAME
    Publication number: 20160299403
    Abstract: Disclosed is a technology related to an optical waveguide which is insensitive to an ambient temperature and is capable of adjusting a wavelength error due to a manufacturing processing deviation. The optical waveguide includes: a clad layer positioned on a substrate; a core layer positioned between the substrate and the clad layer, and including patterns positioned in a first region and a second region; and a wavelength adjusting unit positioned in the first region between the substrate and the clad layer, and configured to adjust a wavelength of an optical signal propagated through patterns passing through the first region based on received electric energy, in which the clad layer includes a material having a Thermo-Optic Coefficient (TOC) with an opposite sign to that of a material included in the core layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2016
    Publication date: October 13, 2016
    Applicant: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Jong Moo LEE, Min Su KIM
  • RAIL VIBRATION ABSORBER
    Publication number: 20160298300
    Abstract: Disclosed is a rail vibration absorber, comprising an elastic element (4), a mass (3) and at least one coupling frame (2). The coupling frame (2) has the same surface shape as a non-working surface coupling portion of a steel rail. The coupling frame (2) comprises at least one vibration absorption cavity (100). The mass (3) is at least partially disposed in the vibration absorption cavity (100) of the coupling frame (2). The elastic element (4) is arranged between the mass (3) and a wall of the vibration absorption cavity (100). The rail vibration absorber has a simple structure, stable performance and good weatherability, and can effectively slow wear to the steel rail and prolong the service life thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2014
    Publication date: October 13, 2016
    Applicants: QINGDAO CREATE ENVIRONMENT CONTROL TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., THE THIRD RAILWAY SURVEY AND DESIGN INSTITUTE GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: HONG LI, XUEJUN YIN, HAIFU SUN, XIANGFEI KONG, LI GUO, HONGXIAO QU, PENG XU, XUEZHI FU
  • METHODS FOR FABRICATING OPTICAL LENSES
    Publication number: 20160299265
    Abstract: Methods of forming a tunable focal length lens and an optical filter are disclosed. The tunable focal length lens may have varying focal lengths due to liquids within micro-channels which may cause varying cross-sectional areas of the micro-channels. The tunable focal length lens may have variable force. The tunable focal length lens may have a variable refractive index. The optical filter may have varying wavelengths due to dyes within the micro-channels. An apparatus incorporating an aspherical lens is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2014
    Publication date: October 13, 2016
    Applicant: INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KANPUR
    Inventors: Animangsu GHATAK, Abhijit Chandra ROY
  • Yeast Having Enhanced Xylose Fermentation Ability, and Use Therefor
    Publication number: 20160298140
    Abstract: The present invention pertains to: mutant genes having a mutation such as a base substitution in the MTH1, GRR1 and/or CDC19 coding regions thereof; mutant proteins coded by said mutant genes; an upstream region of the GRR1 coding region having a mutation such as a base substitution; a yeast such as Saccharomyces having said upstream region; and a method for producing a substance such as ethanol by using said yeast.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2014
    Publication date: October 13, 2016
    Applicant: INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Satoru OHGIYA, Yoichi KAMAGATA, Kazuhiro FUJIMORI, Takehiko SAHARA, Takashi AKAMATSU, Hisataka TAGUCHI
  • POSITIVE ELECTRODE FOR AIR BATTERY, AND AIR BATTERY USING THE POSITIVE ELECTRODE
    Publication number: 20160301086
    Abstract: A positive electrode for an air battery and an air battery using the positive electrode are provided, that make it possible to inhibit an electrolyte solution decrease in the battery and prevent the problems associated with the electrolyte solution decrease without causing an increase in manufacturing costs. A positive electrode for an air battery includes an expanded graphite sheet. It is desirable that the expanded graphite sheet contain expanded graphite in an amount of 80 mass % or greater. It is desirable that the expanded graphite have a bulk density of from 0.2 Mg/m3 to 2.0 Mg/m3. It is desirable that the expanded graphite sheet have a thickness of from 0.1 mm to 3.0 mm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2014
    Publication date: October 13, 2016
    Applicants: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, TOYO TANSO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Okano, Masashi Yoda, Takuro Tsuruoka, Toshihiro Hosokawa, Nobuya Misaki
  • Coding Approach For A Robust And Flexible Communication Protocol
    Publication number: 20160302134
    Abstract: A coding approach for a robust and flexible network communication protocol is described. By using coding, it is possible to eliminate the need to track packet identities, and hence, it is possible to reduce coordination overhead associated with many conventional protocols. The method and system described herein takes advantage of multiple paths, interfaces, mediums, servers, and storage locations available in a network. The proposed protocol allows quick response to congestion by load balancing over different network resources. The method also enables soft vertical hand-overs across heterogeneous networks. In one embodiment, a media file is divided into chunks and transmitted using a transport protocol tailored to meet delay requirements of media streaming applications. Also described are different coding strategies for chunk delivery based upon an urgency level of each chunk.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2014
    Publication date: October 13, 2016
    Applicant: MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Minji Kim, Muriel Medard, Ali Parandehgheibi
  • METHOD FOR PREPARING SUGAR, BIOETHANOL OR MICROBIAL METABOLITE FROM LIGNOCELLULOSIC BIOMASS
    Publication number: 20160298142
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for preparing bioethanol from lignocellulosic biomass. The method of the present invention is capable of: minimizing the impurity content of an enzymatic saccharification raw material, by extracting biomass using hot water, before pretreatment, and removing extractable substances such as inorganic salts; suppressing, to the greatest extent, the production of overdecomposition products of sugar, by pretreating the biomass, from which the hot water extractable substances have been removed, in a condition for maximizing xylan yield; preparing fermentable sugar at a low cost, without washing a pretreated solid obtained from subsequent solid-liquid separation, but by only concentrating a sugar solution obtained after enzymatic saccharification, using a separation film; and preparing bioethanol therefrom in high yield.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2014
    Publication date: October 13, 2016
    Applicant: KOREA RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Ju Hyun YU, Chan Duck JUNG, In Yong EOM, Seung Hwan LEE, Kyung Sik HONG, In Chul KIM, Jong Geon JEGAL, Bong Keun SONG
  • METAL MATERIAL FOR 3-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND METHOD FOR 3-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING USING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20160298215
    Abstract: Provided is a metal material for 3D printing, the metal material including an alloy that includes a eutectic metal, and a metal particle, wherein the melting point of the alloy is about 100° C. to about 300° C., and the melting point of the metal particle exceeds about 300° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2016
    Publication date: October 13, 2016
    Applicants: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE, Daelim Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yong Suk YANG, Hong Hyun SHIN, In-Kyu YOU, Sunghoon HONG
  • LTE BASE STATION, UE AND PRE-ASSOCIATION AND PRE-AUTHENTICATION METHODS THEREOF IN WWAN-WLAN AGGREGATION
    Publication number: 20160302064
    Abstract: A Long Term Evolution (LTE) base station, a user equipment (UE) and pre-association and pre-authentication methods thereof in a WWAN-WLAN aggregation are provided. In a Carrier Aggregation, the LTE base station is a primary cell of an Evolved Node B (eNB) and a WLAN access point (AP) is a secondary cell of the eNB. In a Dual Connectivity, the LTE base station is a master eNB and the WLAN AP is a secondary eNB. The pre-association and pre-authentication method of the LTE base station comprises the following steps. A WLAN information is received from a user equipment (UE) by the LTE base station. A WLAN authentication procedure is assisted for the UE by the LTE base station. The UE is commanded to establish a WLAN link with the WLAN AP by the LTE base station.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2015
    Publication date: October 13, 2016
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Tzu-Jane TSAI, Wei-Chen PAO
  • Control method for DC to AC converter
    Patent number: 9467066
    Abstract: A control method for a DC to AC converter, selectively operating in a continuous conduction mode and a discontinuous conduction mode is disclosed. In the discontinuous conduction mode, the DC to AC converter outputs a first output signal having a first work frequency according to a power value of an input signal. The first work frequency relates to a plurality of first cycles. A first transition period and a first standby period in each first cycle have a first time ratio therebetween. Determine a power value of the first output signal produced during the first transition period. When the power value of the first output signal increases, the first work frequency is increased. When the power value of the first output signal decreases, the first work frequency is decreased.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Assignee: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Ming-Hung Yu, Po-Li Chen
  • Systems, methods and devices for the capture and hydrogenation of carbon dioxide with thermochemical Cu—Cl and Mg—Cl—Na/K—CO2 cycles
    Patent number: 9464010
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices for producing hydrogen and capturing CO2 from emissions combine both H2 production and CO2 capture processes in forms of thermochemical cycles to produce useful products from captured CO2. The thermochemical cycles are copper-chlorine (Cu—Cl) and magnesium-chlorine-sodium/potassium cycles (Mg—Cl—Na/K—CO2). One system comprises a Cu—Cl cycle, a CO2 capture loop, and a hydrogenation cycle. Another system comprises an Mg—Cl—Na/K—CO2 cycle and a hydrogenation cycle. Devices for hydrogen production, CO2 capture, hydrogenation, and process and equipment integration include a two-stage fluidized/packed bed, hybrid two-stage spray-fluidized/packed bed reactor, a two-stage wet-mode absorber, a hybrid two-stage absorber, and a catalyst packed/fluidized bed reactor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Greg Naterer, Zhaolin (Forest) Wang
  • Photo-reactive adhesive agent
    Patent number: 9464216
    Abstract: This invention provides an adhesive agent with a stronger adhesive force that can adhere and be peeled reversibly with the irradiation of light. With the use of a liquid crystalline polymer compound containing azobenzene or a sugar alcohol derivative containing a hydroxyl group and azobenzene, a photo-reactive adhesive agent that can strongly adhere to and be peeled from a substrate reversibly with the irradiation of light can be obtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Assignee: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Haruhisa Akiyama, Masaru Yoshida, Hideki Nagai