Patents Assigned to INSTITUTE
  • Patent number: 12009516
    Abstract: A fast charging lithium-ion battery includes a positive electrode plate, a negative electrode plate, a separator, and an electrolyte. The positive electrode plate includes a positive current collector and a positive active material layers. The negative electrode plate includes a negative current collector and negative active material layers. The negative active material layers include titanium niobium oxide, lithium titanate, or a combination thereof. The separator is disposed between the positive electrode plate and the negative electrode plate. The electrolyte contacts the positive electrode plate and the negative electrode plate. The negative active material layers have an effective area corresponding to the positive electrode plate. The negative active material layers have a thickness on one surface of the negative current collector. A ratio of the effective area to the thickness is greater than 2×105 mm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Deng-Tswen Shieh, Sheng-Fa Yeh, Shih-Chieh Liao, Ching-Yu Chen, Hao-Tzu Huang
  • Patent number: 12006460
    Abstract: A photoelectric conversion compound is provided. The photoelectric conversion compound has a structure represented by formula (I): wherein D represents an inorganic luminescent group; each of R1, R2, and R3 independently represents a hydrogen atom or a C1-6 alkyl group; R4 represents a single bond or a C1-6 alkylene group; m represents an integer of 1-10; k represents an integer of 1-1,000; and n represents an integer of 1-10,000.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Min-Tsung Kuan, Wen-Hsien Wang, Yi-Chang Du, Szu-Lin Wang, Wen-Hsien Chou, Hsin-Hsin Hsieh
  • Patent number: 12005724
    Abstract: In a leveling unit for imprinting and an imprint apparatus having the leveling unit, the leveling unit includes a base plate, a moving plate and a plurality of link parts. The moving plate is spaced apart from the base plate, and has a reference plane heading for an opposite direction of the base plate. The plurality of link parts connects the base plate with the moving plate, is spaced apart from each other by a predetermined distance along a circumferential direction with respect to a center of the reference plane, and is elastically and independently transformed by a pressing force applied to the reference plane to adjust an inclination of the moving plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: KOREA INSTITUTE OF MACHINERY & MATERIALS
    Inventors: Kee-Bong Choi, Jae-Jong Lee, Geehong Kim, Hyungjun Lim, Soongeun Kwon, Junhyoung Ahn
  • Patent number: 12004886
    Abstract: A second near-infrared window/first near-infrared window dual-mode fluorescence tomography system having a lighting module, an excitation module, a second near-infrared window collection module, a first near-infrared window collection module, a CT imaging module and a central control module. The central control module is configured to reconstruct second near-infrared window three-dimensional and tomographic images and first near-infrared window three-dimensional and tomographic images based on the white light images, the second near-infrared window fluorescent images, the first near-infrared window fluorescent images, and the CT images. The reconstructed three-dimensional space tumor signal has depth characteristics, which is closer to the real distribution of tumors, such that the reconstruction position is more accurate. The three-dimensional shape of the tumor is displayed intuitively and clearly at any angle with the usage of image display unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: INSTITUTE OF AUTOMATION, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
    Inventors: Jie Tian, Zhenhua Hu, Meishan Cai, Caiguang Cao
  • Patent number: 12008688
    Abstract: A method for processing breast tomosynthesis images includes: obtaining multiple breast images, performing binarization operation and pooling operation to at least one marked breast image to obtain a lesion mask; training a convolutional neural network (CNN) according to the breast images and the lesion mask; obtaining multiple cropped images from the breast images of different layers according to a particular two-dimensional position, and inputting each cropped image into the CNN to obtain cropped heat maps; inputting the cropped heat maps into a recurrent neural network (RNN) in an order of the levels to obtain output heat maps, and combining the output heat maps to obtain a integrated heat map, and training the RNN according to the integrated heat map and the lesion mask.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: INSTITUTE FOR INFORMATION INDUSTRY
    Inventors: Kai-Hsuan Chan, Yao-Min Huang
  • Patent number: 12004971
    Abstract: A cam system for an assistive device and related methods are disclosed. The cam system may comprise a multi (e.g., dual) cam profile and a cam follower.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignees: The Regents of the University of Michigan, REHABILITATION INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO, Northwestern University
    Inventors: Elliott J. Rouse, Maxwell Shepherd, Hashim Quraishi, Leo Mcmanus
  • Patent number: 12010302
    Abstract: Disclosed according to one exemplary embodiment includes not limited to: a filtering unit configured to generate filtering information by filtering a residual image corresponding to a difference between an original image and a prediction image; an inverse filtering unit configured to generate inverse filtering information by inversely filtering the filtering information; an estimator configured to generate the prediction image based on the original image and reconstruction information; a CNN-based in-loop filter configured to receive the inverse filtering information and the prediction image and to output the reconstruction information; and an encoder configured to perform encoding based on the filtering information and information of the prediction image, and wherein the CNN-based in-loop filter is trained for each of the plurality of artefact sections according to an artefact value or for each of the plurality of quantization parameter sections according to a quantization parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: KOREA ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventor: Mun Churl Kim
  • Patent number: 12007405
    Abstract: Provided is a novel material analysis technique using a chemical sensor. By reversing the conventional approach, a material to be measured is provided as a receptor of the chemical sensor, and a response signal of the chemical sensor obtained by supplying a known gas or the like to the chemical sensor is obtained. From the response signal, it is possible to identify and distinguish the receptor material, and to obtain its composition and the like. By analyzing the response signal by means of a statistical or machine learning technique such as principal component analysis, linear discriminant analysis, or a support vector machine, the above-mentioned identification and the like can be performed with high accuracy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE
    Inventors: Kosuke Minami, Genki Yoshikawa, Gaku Imamura, Kota Shiba
  • Patent number: 12010664
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a transmission and reception method of a radio signal by a terminal in a wireless communication system. According to the present specification, disclosed is a method comprising the steps of: determining whether or not transmission of an uplink radio signal or reception of a downlink radio signal allocated to a terminal is possible on a slot configured to comprise at least one of one or more downlink symbols for downlink transmission, one or more flexible symbols and one or more uplink symbols for uplink transmission; and controlling the transmission of the uplink radio signal or the reception of the downlink radio signal on the basis of the determination. According to the present invention, the terminal can transmit the uplink radio signal even if the configuration of the slot is changed, and thus uplink radio signal transmission omission or unnecessary retransmission of the uplink radio signal can be prevented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: WILUS INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY INC.
    Inventors: Kyungjun Choi, Minseok Noh, Jinsam Kwak
  • Patent number: 12009761
    Abstract: A triboelectric generator is disclosed. The triboelectric generator according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a flexible electrode part comprising a first and a second dielectric layer, and at least one metal layer; and a fixed electrode part spaced apart from both sides of the flexible electrode part, and comprising a first and a second electrode connected to each other, wherein the flexible electrode part generates triboelectrification based on contact and non-contact by a fluid flow, and an electric charge moves through the metal layer, thereby effectively moving electric charges generated by triboelectrification, and increasing the friction frequency to enhance power generation efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignees: LG ELECTRONICS INC., GWANGJU INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Byungsoo Oh, Yoseop Shin, Sungjun Cho, Gunyoung Jung
  • Patent number: 12006321
    Abstract: Provided herein are agonists of the apelin receptor of Formula (I): for the treatment of disease. The compounds disclosed herein are useful for the treatment of a range of cardiovascular, renal and metabolic conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: SANFORD BURNHAM PREBYS MEDICAL DISCOVERY INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Layton H. Smith, Anthony B. Pinkerton, Paul Hershberger, Patrick Maloney, Danielle McAnally
  • Patent number: 12010789
    Abstract: An accelerating cavity includes an electrically conductive cylindrical housing and a plurality of cells that are made of a dielectric material and have openings in respective central portions of the cells through which charged particles are allowed to pass. The cells are arranged inside the housing while being aligned in the axial direction of the central axis of the housing, and sandwiched by the housing in the axial direction of the central axis to be immobilized. The housing has grooves provided on portions thereof that support the respective cells and each having a depth that is one fourth of the wavelength of radio frequency waves for the acceleration mode that propagate through the cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignees: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES MACHINERY SYSTEMS, LTD., INTER-UNIVERSITY RESEARCH INSTITUTE CORPORATION HIGH ENERGY ACCELERATOR RESEARCH ORGANIZATION
    Inventors: Shingo Mori, Mitsuhiro Yoshida, Nobuyuki Shigeoka
  • Patent number: 12005452
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods and systems for biochemical analysis, including compositions and methods for processing and analysis of small cell populations and biological samples (e.g., a robotically controlled chip-based nanodroplet platform). In particular aspects, the methods described herein can reduce total processing volumes from conventional volumes to nanoliter volumes within a single reactor vessel (e.g., within a single droplet reactor) while minimizing losses, such as due to sample evaporation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Ryan T. Kelly, Ying Zhu, Richard D. Smith
  • Patent number: 12005591
    Abstract: An ultrasonic testing system of dual robot arms and an ultrasonic testing method for use in testing quality of surface and interior of a workpiece. The system includes an extension rod provided between a tail-end of a master robot arm and an emitting probe and/or between a tail-end of a slave robot arm and a receiving probe. One or more connected extension rod rotating shafts is provided between the extension rod and the emitting probe or between the extension rod and the receiving probe. The method uses an X-axis constraint method to convert posture data of the discrete points in a trajectory file of the tested workpiece into Euler angles, and constrain the X-axes of the auxiliary coordinate systems at the same time so that the positive direction of the X-axis of each of the auxiliary coordinate systems is the trajectory tangent direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: BEIJING INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Chunguang Xu, Canzhi Guo, Juan Hao, Wanxin Yang, Xianchun Xu, Ruili Jia, Xinhao Zheng
  • Patent number: 12008764
    Abstract: A computing device, method, system, and instructions in a non-transitory computer-readable medium for performing image analysis on 3D microscopy images to predict localization and/or labeling of various structures or objects of interest, by predicting the location in such images at which a dye or other marker associated with such structures would appear. The computing device, method, and system receives sets of 3D images that include unlabeled images, such as transmitted light images or electron microscope images, and labeled images, such as images captured with fluorescence tagging. The computing device trains a statistical model to associate structures in the labeled images with the same structures in the unlabeled light images. The processor further applies the statistical model to a new unlabeled image to generate a predictive labeled image that predicts the location of a structure of interest in the new image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: ALLEN INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Gregory Johnson, Chawin Ounkomol, Forrest Collman, Sharmishtaa Seshamani
  • Patent number: 12009474
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electrolyte capable of improving the energy efficiency of a lithium air battery, and a lithium air battery using the electrolyte. An electrolyte for lithium air batteries according to the invention includes an amide-based organic solvent and lithium nitrate, wherein the concentration of lithium nitrate in the amide-based organic solvent satisfies a range of no less than 2 mol/L to no greater than 5.5 mol/L. A lithium air battery according to the invention includes an air electrode, a negative electrode including a lithium metal, and an electrolyte located between the air electrode and the negative electrode, wherein the electrolyte is provided by the aforesaid electrolyte.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE
    Inventor: Shoichi Matsuda
  • Patent number: 12005093
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the preparation technical field of traditional Chinese medicine and more particularly, to a traditional Chinese medicine eye drops and the preparation method thereof. The traditional Chinese medicine components of the traditional Chinese medicine eye drops provided by the embodiments of the invention comprise: ginseng Radix et rhizoma of 5-10 wt %, scrophulariae Radix of 15-20 wt %, xanthii Fructus of 5-10 wt %, bovis Calculus sativus of 5-10 wt %, Carthami flos of 5-10 wt %, borneolum of 5-10 wt %, senecionis scandentis herba of 25-35 wt %, fibraureae caulis of 5-15 wt % and motherwort fruit of 5-10 wt %.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: HONG KONG CHINESE MEDICINE OPHTHALMOLOGY INSTITUTE LIMITED
    Inventor: See Tung Kwan
  • Patent number: 12005265
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods and compositions for the remote control of cell function based on the use of a magnetic field to excite paramagnetic nanoparticles targeted to specific cell types. The cell type of interest expresses an ion channel wherein excitation of the paramagnetic nanoparticles results in a physical change that is transduced into a cellular response. Such cellular responses may include, for example, increases in gene expression resulting in production of one or more physiologically active proteins. The expression of such proteins can be used to treat a variety of different inherited or acquired diseases or disorders in a subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignees: THE ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY, RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Sarah Stanley, Jeffrey Friedman, Jonathan S. Dordick, Jeremy Sauer
  • Patent number: 12007322
    Abstract: A sensor for use in detecting corrosion under insulation (CUI) and a method for deploying the same that does not require removal of cladding and/or insulation. The sensor includes at least a first sensor element formed of a first metal and a second sensor element formed of a second metal, the first and second metals being different. One or a plurality of sleeve members formed of an electrically-insulating material, such as plastic, maintain the first and second sensor elements at a predetermined distance from each other and define at least one sensing region that extends between the first and second sensor elements. The first and second sensor elements are configured to electrically communicate based on a conductive solution being disposed in the at least one sensing region and causing a galvanic current to be induced therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Leonardo J. Caseres, James F. Dante, Sergey A. Vinogradov
  • Patent number: 12005539
    Abstract: In a self-detecting apparatus for workpiece-origin, a mobile machine tool having the self-detecting apparatus, a method for self-detecting the workpiece-origin, the self-detecting apparatus is equipped to the mobile machine tool and includes a vision sensor and a transmitting unit. The vision sensor obtains a point image marked to the workpiece, and detects a position of a workpiece-origin based on coincidence of focuses of the points. The transmitting unit provides an information obtained by the vision sensor to the mobile machine tool. The mobile machine tool is moved to the workpiece-origin, so as to coincide the focuses of the points, based on the provided point image obtained by the vision sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: KOREA INSTITUTE OF MACHINERY & MATERIALS
    Inventors: Dong-Hoon Kim, Joonyub Song