Patents Assigned to INSTITUTE
  • SURFACE PLASMON SENSOR AND METHOD OF MEASURING REFRACTIVE INDEX
    Publication number: 20140029006
    Abstract: To provide a surface plasmon sensor for measuring a refractive index by which a refractive index can be easily measured with high accuracy without relying on an absorption curve. The surface plasmon sensor includes: a reflection plate which includes a metal layer having a periodic structure and on which a specimen is arranged; a light source which irradiates an incident light to the reflection plate; a light receiving part which receives a reflected light reflected on the reflection plate; and a measurement part which measures a refractive index of the specimen based on phase information on two kinds of waves which are included in reflected light reflected on a periodic structure surface and differ in polarization direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2012
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Applicant: INSTITUTE OF NATIONAL COLLEGES OF TECHNOLOGY ,JAPAN
    Inventors: Toyonori Matsuda, Hiroyuki Odagawa
  • MASTERBATCH, METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME, AND A FILM FABRICATED FROM THE MASTERBATCH
    Publication number: 20140030502
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a masterbatch, a method for fabricating the same and a film formed from the masterbatch. The masterbatch includes a product prepared from a composition via polymerization and granulation. The composition includes: terephthalic acid; and a silicon dioxide dispersion, wherein the silicon dioxide dispersion includes surface-modified silicon dioxide particles disposed within ethylene glycol, and the surface-modified silicon dioxide particle has first functional groups and second functional groups bonded on the surface of the silicon dioxide particles, wherein the first functional groups have a structure represented by and the second functional groups include a C1-8 haloalkyl functional group, C1-8 alkoxy functional group, C1-8 aminoalkyl functional group, C2-8 alkenyl group, or epoxy group, R1 is hydrogen or a C1-3 alkyl functional group, and n is 1-4.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2013
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Wen-Jiunn CHEN, Ming-Tzung WU, Te-Yi CHANG, Chih-Hsiang LIN, Chung-Cheng LIN, Meng-Hsin CHEN
  • Method And Device For Long-Term Monitoring Of Components Using Guided Waves
    Publication number: 20140028154
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a system for monitoring a structural component. The system may include an electromechanical device to generate guided waves having a measurement surface and a bonding agent disposed on the measurement surface and configured to engage with the surface of the structural component. The system may also include a heating element for heating the measurement surface, the bonding agent, and capable of heating a portion 100 of the structural component surface. In addition, the system may include a clamp for retaining the measurement surface relative to the structural component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2012
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Applicant: SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Sergey A. VINOGRADOV, Hegeon KWUN, Glenn M. LIGHT
  • TRAINABLE AUTONOMOUS LAWN MOWER
    Publication number: 20140032033
    Abstract: The present invention proposes a profound user-mower interaction, which enables the user to teach a robotic lawn mower for improving its visual obstacle detection. The main idea of the invention is that the user can show some typical obstacles from his garden to the mower. This will increases the performance of the visual obstacle detection. In the simplest scenario the user just places the mower in front of an obstacle, and activates the learning mechanism of the classification means (module) of the mower. The increasing use of smart devices such as smart phones or tablets enables also more elaborated learning. For example, the mower can send the input image to the smart device, and the user can provide a detailed annotation of the image. This will drastically improve the learning, because the mower is provided with ground truth information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2013
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Applicant: HONDA RESEARCH INSTITUTE EUROPE GMBH
    Inventors: Nils EINECKE, Mathias FRANZIUS, Heiko WERSING
  • CONFORMABLE ANTENNA USING CONDUCTING POLYMERS
    Publication number: 20140028508
    Abstract: Antenna including a wire made of a conducting polymer. The wire is sewn into fabric material in a selected pattern. A preferred conducing polymer is polypyrrole. It is also preferred that the wire be encased in a non-conductive, low dielectric plastic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2013
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Applicant: MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventor: MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
  • METHOD OF FORMING METAL THIN FILM USING ELECTROLESS DEPOSITION AND THIN FILM DEVICE FABRICATED USING THE METHOD
    Publication number: 20140030532
    Abstract: Provided is a technique for electroless deposition (ELD) for forming metal conductive layer on an insulating substrate made of glass, polymer, etc. According to an aspect, an adhesive layer and a catalyst layer are formed on a substrate using a dry deposition method, such as are plasma deposition (APD) or sputtering, etc., and electroless deposition is performed thereon, thereby forming a metal thin, film. Therefore, it is possible to significantly simplify a complicated pretreatment process required for electroless depositions and increase adhesive strength of a deposited metal thin film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2012
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Applicant: KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Ji Young BYUN, Sang Hoon KIM, Ju Yeon HWANG, Heon Phil HA
  • Analog/Digital Co-Design Methodology to Achieve High Linearity and Low Power Dissipation in a Radio Frequency (RF) Receiver
    Publication number: 20140030995
    Abstract: Receiver design techniques are provided that are capable of producing relatively efficient, linear radio frequency (RF) receivers. During a design process, components of an analog receiver chain and digital nonlinearity compensation techniques are considered together to achieve reduced power consumption in the receiver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2013
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Applicant: MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Helen Kim, Merlin Green, Andrew Bolstad, Daniel D. Santiago, Michael N. Ericson, Karen Gettings, Benjamin A. Miller
  • METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING CONDUCTIVE FIBER AND/OR FABRICS, CONDUCTIVE FIBER AND/OR FABRIC, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING CIRCUIT BOARD
    Publication number: 20140027038
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a conductive fiber and/or fabric, a conductive fiber and/or fabric, and a method for manufacturing a circuit board are provided, the method for manufacturing a conductive fiber and/or fabric including: preparing a composition including a solvent and a metal precursor; impregnating a fiber and/or fabric with the composition; and reducing the metal precursor in the fiber and/or fabric impregnated with the composition into a metal to obtain a conductive fiber and/or fabric, wherein the composition includes 50 to 99 wt % of the solvent and 1 to 50 wt % of the metal precursor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2013
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Applicant: KOREA INSTITUTE OF MACHINERY & MATERIALS
    Inventor: Hye Moon LEE
  • RECOMBINANT MICROORGANISM HAVING ABILITY TO PRODUCE [LACTATE-CO-GLYCOLATE] COPOLYMER FROM GLUCOSE, AND METHOD FOR PREPARING [LACTATE-CO-GLYCOLATE] COPOLYMER USING SAME
    Publication number: 20140030775
    Abstract: There is provided a recombinant microorganism having producibility of poly(lactate-co-glycolate) from glucose, and more particularly, a recombinant microorganism having producibility of poly(lactate-co-glycolate) without adding an exogenous glycolate precursor, and a method of preparing [poly(preparing lactate-co-glycolate)] using the same. According to the present invention, the poly(lactate-co-glycolate) in which the concentration of the glycolate fraction is high may be prepared at a high concentration without supplying exogenous glyoxylate. Therefore, the present invention may be effectively used for treatment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2012
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Applicants: KOREA RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY, KOREA ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Sang Yup Lee, Si Jae Park, Seung Hwan Lee, Bong Keun Song, Yu Kyung Jung, Tae Woo Lee
  • MICROSCALE AND NANOSCALE STRUCTURES FOR MANIPULATING PARTICLES
    Publication number: 20140030788
    Abstract: The devices and systems described herein include one or more fluid paths, e.g., channels, and one or more selectively permeable obstacles arranged in the fluid path(s), each including a plurality of aligned nanostructures, e.g., nanotubes or nanorods, defining an outer surface of the obstacle and an internal network of voids. The obstacle(s) can further include binding moieties applied to the outer surface and/or to the surfaces of the individual nanostructures within the obstacle(s). The devices can be manufactured by forming the dense groupings of nanostructures to extend outwards and upwards from a substrate; forming a fluidic channel, bonding the fluidic channel to the substrate; and optionally applying binding moieties to the obstacles. The devices can be used to manipulate cells within fluid samples.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2011
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Applicants: MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, THE GENERAL HOSPITAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Grace Chen, Fabio Fachin, Mehmet Toner, Brian Wardle
  • Magnetic Bearing For Use In Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engines
    Publication number: 20140026843
    Abstract: An internal combustion engine comprising a plurality of reciprocating pistons within an engine block, each piston having linear movement convertable to rotating movement via a connecting rod connecting each piston to a crankshaft; the crankshaft rotatable about a linear axis, the crankshaft having a plurality of main journals, each main journal rotatable on a main bearing which supports the crankshaft within the engine block; and wherein at least one of the main bearings comprises a fluid film bearing and a magnetic bearing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2012
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Applicant: SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Radu C. FLOREA, Darius MEHTA
  • MULTIPLEX DETECTION OF MOLECULAR SPECIES IN CELLS BY SUPER-RESOLUTION IMAGING AND COMBINATORIAL LABELING
    Publication number: 20140031243
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for creating molecular barcodes or indicia for cellular constituents within single cells and for resolving such barcodes or indicia with super-resolution technologies such as super-resolution microscopy. By this approach, numerous molecular species that can be measured simultaneously in single cells. It has been demonstrated that multiple mRNA transcripts can be labeled with a spatially ordered sequence of fluorophores, and that barcodes can be resolved. In addition, alternative splicing events can be characterized by identifying and quantifying mRNA isoforms in an individual cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2012
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Applicant: CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventor: CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
  • METHOD OF TREATMENT
    Publication number: 20140031412
    Abstract: The present disclosure teaches the treatment of a blood pathology, such as a blood pathology associated with impaired hemoglobin synthesis including the treatment of ?-thalassemia or a related hemoglobinopathy. An RNA molecule such as a short interfering RNA or a hairpin RNA which targets an mRNA species encoding ?-globin is administered to a subject to reduce the amount of ?-globin produced to non-zero levels and ameliorate the effects of an ?- and ?-globin chain imbalance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2011
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Applicant: MURDOCH CHILDENS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventor: Jim Vadolas
  • ANIONIC GOLD-HYDROXO COMPLEX SOLUTION AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING MATERIAL LOADED WITH GOLD NANOPARTICLES
    Publication number: 20140031195
    Abstract: The method for producing a material loaded with gold nanoparticles, includes: impregnating a carrier with an anionic gold-hydroxo complex solution including a transparent solution that has a pH of not lower than 8, does not contain a halide anion, and contains a conjugate base of a weak acid not coordinated to gold and an anionic hydroxo complex of trivalent gold having a square planar molecular geometry whose at least one ligand is OH? and not containing a halide anion as a ligand; removing water; heating; and washing with water. According to the method, in a method for preparing a gold nanoparticle catalyst using a liquid phase method, a gold compound not containing a halide such as chloride is used as a raw material, and the gold compound can be supported efficiently. Furthermore, a gold nanoparticle-loaded catalyst having high activity can be obtained through a simple preparation method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2012
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Applicant: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Hiroaki Sakurai, Takae Takeuchi, Kenji Koga, Masato Kiuchi
  • ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE-SPECIFIC ALTERATIONS OF THE ERK1/ERK2 PHOSPHORYLATION RATIO-ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE-SPECIFIC MOLECULAR BIOMARKERS (ADSMB)
    Publication number: 20140031245
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods of diagnosing Alzheimer's Disease as well as to methods of confirming the presence or absence of Alzheimer's Disease in a subject. The present invention is also directed to methods of identifying a lead compound useful for the treatment of Alzheimer's Disease by contacting non-Alzheimers cells with an amyloid beta peptide, stimulating the cells with a protein kinase C activator, contacting the cells with a test compound, and determining the value of an Alzheimer's Disease-specific molecular biomarker. The present invention is also directed to methods of diagnosing Alzheimer's Disease in a subject by detecting alterations in the ratio of specific phosphorylated MAP kinase proteins in cells after stimulation with a protein kinase C activator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2013
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Applicant: BLANCHETTE ROCKEFELLER NEUROSCIENCES INSTITUTE
    Inventor: BLANCHETTE ROCKEFELLER NEUROSCIENCE INSTITUTE
  • NANO-STRUCTURE MANUFACTURING METHOD USING SACRIFICIAL ETCHING MASK
    Publication number: 20140030872
    Abstract: Disclosed is a nano-structure manufacturing method which includes: forming a first semiconductor composite layer, a semiconductor quantum structure layer, a second semiconductor composite layer, and a semiconductor quantum dot layer on a substrate in order; thermally treating the semiconductor quantum dot layer so that quantum dots of the semiconductor quantum dot layer are aggregated; and performing an etching process by using the aggregated quantum dots as a mask.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2012
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Applicant: KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Seung Kyu HA, Su Youn KIM, Il Ki HAN, Jin Dong SONG, Won Jun CHOI
  • METHOD OF MAKING LESS ELECTRIC CURRENT DEPENDENCE OF ELECTRIC CURRENT GAIN OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE
    Publication number: 20140030878
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to amplify the current which varies by a factor of several orders of magnitude with a constant gain without using a complicated circuit. In order to solve the problem, with a semiconductor device includes a first semiconductor region of a first conductivity, a second semiconductor region which is an opposite conductivity opposite to the first conductivity and is in contact with the first semiconductor region and a third semiconductor region which is the first conductivity and is in contact with the second semiconductor region at the second surface, a fourth semiconductor region in contact with the second semiconductor region is provided so as to be separated from the third semiconductor region and enclose the third semiconductor region and an impurity concentration of the fourth semiconductor region is larger than that of the second semiconductor region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2013
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Applicant: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Yutaka Hayashi, Yasushi Nagamune, Toshitaka Ota
  • Solid Forms of Curcumin
    Publication number: 20140031403
    Abstract: The present invention provides forms of curcumin and the pharmaceutical compositions thereof. The forms of curcumin disclosed herein are curcumin polymorph Form III, curcumin-2-aminobenzimidazole co-crystal, and curcumin-L-lysine co-crystal. Further, the invention provides methods inhibiting cancer cells and HSV-1 using these curcumin novel solid forms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2012
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Applicants: VAN ANDEL RESEARCH INSTITUTE, THE TRANSLATIONAL GENOMICS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Stephen T. Gately, Steven J. Triezenberg, Tong Wang
  • METHOD FOR DETECTING BIOMOLECULES USING A CAPACITIVE TOUCH SCREEN
    Publication number: 20140022209
    Abstract: There is provided a method of detecting biomolecules using a capacitive touch screen receiving a touch with a conductor as an input signal to perform an output on a display screen, and more particularly to a method of detecting target biomolecules by applying biomolecules having electrical conductivity to a touch panel and detecting a change in capacitance of a surface of a touch panel generated according to the concentration of the biomolecules.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2012
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Applicant: KOREA ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Hyun Gyu Park, Byoung Yeon Won
  • VIBRATION AND SHOCK ISOLATOR
    Publication number: 20140021665
    Abstract: A vibration and shock isolator may include a resilient member and a compressing member. The resilient member may be connected between a vibrating source and an object. The compressing member may provide the resilient member with a compression displacement in accordance with the vibration characteristics applied to the resilient member from the vibrating source to change stiffness of the resilient member. Thus, a designed natural frequency of the isolator may be simply changed using the shape memory wire to suppress vibration amplification. As a result, the isolator may effectively relieve the shock and the vibration so that a structural stability of a structure may be ensured. Further, the isolator may have a simple structure so that the isolator may have improved reliability and durability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2012
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Applicant: KOREA ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Jae-Hung Han, Ho-Kyeong Jeong, Se-Hyun Yoon, Dae-Oen Lee