Patents Assigned to INSTITUTE
  • Patent number: 9806360
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a unit cell for a solid-oxide fuel cell and to a solid-oxide fuel cell using same, and, more specifically, relates to: a unit cell for a solid-oxide fuel cell, wherein a fuel charging-and-discharging part and an air charging-and-discharging part are provided perpendicularly to a cathode comprised in the solid-oxide fuel cell; and a solid-oxide fuel cell using same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: KOREA INSTITUTE OF ENERGY RESEARCH
    Inventors: Ji-Haeng Yu, In-Sub Han, Doo-Won Seo, Se-Young Kim, Sang-Kuk Woo, Sun-Dong Kim
  • Patent number: 9805285
    Abstract: Provided is a state estimation apparatus that enables more accurate and robust detection and tracking of an object by obtaining a plurality of sets of observation data for a tracking target object and estimating the internal state of the object using a plurality of likelihoods calculated from the obtained sets of observation data. The state estimation apparatus obtains first observation data and second observation data, each of which is composed of a plurality of pieces of observation data, and obtains possibility measurement data and necessity measurement data from the obtained plurality of pieces of observation data. In the state estimation apparatus, a likelihood obtaining unit obtains a first likelihood wp and a second likelihood wn from the possibility measurement data and the necessity measurement data. Using the obtained first likelihood wp and second likelihood wn enables the internal state of the object to be estimated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignees: MegaChips Corporation, Kyushu Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Norikazu Ikoma, Hiromu Hasegawa
  • Patent number: 9803195
    Abstract: Small interfering RNA (siRNA) knock down antisense transcripts, and regulate the expression of their sense partners. This regulation can either be discordant (antisense knockdown results in sense transcript elevation) or concordant (antisense knockdown results in concomitant sense transcript reduction).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: The Scripps Research Institute
    Inventor: Claes Wahlestedt
  • Patent number: 9801943
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for in vivo targeting of a nanoparticle via bioorthogonal copper-free click chemistry, more particularly to a method for in vivo targeting of a nanoparticle, including: injecting a precursor capable of being metabolically engineered in vivo when injected into a living system and having a first bioorthogonal functional group into the living system; and injecting a nanoparticle having a second bioorthogonal functional group which can perform a bioorthogonal copper-free click reaction with the first bioorthogonal functional group attached thereto into the living system. In accordance with the present disclosure, accumulation of nanoparticles at a target site in a living system can be increased remarkably and the biodistribution of the nanoparticles can be controlled since the nanoparticles bound to a cell surface are taken up into the cell with time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Kwang Meyung Kim, Ick Chan Kwon, Kuiwon Choi, Heebeom Koo, Sang-min Lee, Inchan Youn
  • Patent number: 9807797
    Abstract: A channel access method and apparatus are disclosed. The channel access method by an access point (AP) having a sector antenna in a wireless local access network (WLAN), may include transmitting a sector beacon with respect to any one sector among a plurality of sectors, transmitting and receiving data with at least one station in any one sector during a pre-scheduled sector interval, sequentially performing transmission of the sector beacon and transmission and reception of the data with respect to remaining sectors of the plurality of sectors excluding the any one sector, transmitting an omni beacon with respect to all of the plurality of sectors, and transmitting and receiving data with respect to at least one station of the plurality of sectors during a pre-scheduled Basic Service Set (BSS) interval.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Min Ho Cheong, Hyoung Jin Kwon, Jae Seung Lee, Jae Woo Park, Sok Kyu Lee
  • Patent number: 9806355
    Abstract: An apparatus of power generation is provided. The apparatus uses a stack of dense solid oxide fuel cells (SOFC). The exhaust gas generated by a burner of the apparatus enters into the SOFC stack for heating. At the same time, the SOFC stack is heated by the thermal radiation and heat transfer of the burner as well as the thermal convection of gases between the anode and the cathode. Thus, the SOFC stack is heated to reach an operating temperature for generating power without any additional electroheat device. The present invention has a simple structure, flexible operation. Moreover, it increased efficiency, reduced pollutant emission with lowered costs of equipment and operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR ENERGY RESEARCH, ATOMIC ENERGY COUNCIL, Executive Yuan, R.O.C.
    Inventors: Wen-Tang Hong, Cheng-Nan Huang, Shih-Kun Lo, Hsueh-I Tan, Ching-Ha Lin, Yung-Chung Shih
  • Patent number: 9807340
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a new eye-contact function providing method which provides a natural eye-contact function to attendances by using a stereo image and a depth image to estimate a precise depth value of the occlusion region and improve a quality of a composite eye-contact image when there are two or more remote attendances in one site at the time of a video conference using a video conference system and an apparatus therefor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: In Ki Hwang, Mi Suk Lee
  • Patent number: 9803034
    Abstract: This invention relates to a highly functional graft copolymer and a method of preparing the same, and more particularly, to a highly functional graft copolymer including a main chain of a highly elastic ethylene-based terpolymer including, at a predetermined molar ratio, an ethylene unit, an ?-olefin unit having 6 to 12 carbon atoms, and at least one functional unit selected from the group consisting of divinylbenzene and p-methylstyrene, and a side chain of a polar polymer for imparting functionality, and to a method of preparing the highly functional graft copolymer by performing anionic polymerization after catalytic polymerization using a metallocene catalyst.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: KOREA INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Dong Hyun Kim, Joon Chul Lee, Hyun Ki Kim, Tae Wan Kim
  • Patent number: 9804174
    Abstract: A antibody has as a target molecule a ubiquitin protein comprising a phosphorylated serine residue at position 65. In addition, a method is provided for specifically detecting Parkinson's disease at an early stage, in which a target molecule is a ubiquitin protein comprising a phosphorylated serine residue at position 65, a pharmaceutical composition for definitively treating or preventing Parkinson's disease, and a method for screening for the pharmaceutical composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science
    Inventors: Noriyuki Matsuda, Fumika Koyano, Kei Okatsu, Etsu Go, Mayumi Kimura, Yasushi Saeki
  • Patent number: 9807775
    Abstract: A terminal for performing device-to-device (D2D) communication, according to an embodiment of the present invention, includes an antenna configured to transmit/receive an uplink channel signal and a downlink channel signal, a duplexer configured to separate a transmission/reception signal of the antenna into the uplink channel signal and the downlink channel signal, a switch configured to switch the uplink channel signal in a time division duplex (TDD) scheme so as to separate the uplink channel signal into an uplink transmission block and a first reception block, and a second reception block configured to convert the downlink channel signal provided from the duplexer into a baseband.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Heon Kook Kwon, Byung Su Kang, Kwangchun Lee
  • Publication number: 20170310438
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a wireless communication system. More specifically, as a method for transmitting data in a wireless communication system performing a CoMP operation by using a cache, a method for transmitting data, according to the present invention, can comprise the steps of: determining a transmission mode among a plurality of transmission modes on the basis of at least one piece of data stored in the cache; determining data to be transmitted in the transmission mode; and transmitting the data according to the determined transmission mode, wherein the transmission mode can comprise: a first mode for coordinately performing data transmission between coordinated base stations; a second mode for coordinately performing scheduling by sharing channel information between the coordinated base stations; and a third mode for combining the first mode and the second mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2015
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Applicants: LG ELECTRONICS INC., RESEARCH BUSINESS FOUNDATION SUNGKYUNKWAN UNIVERSITY, KOREA ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Woo Jin KIM, Hae Sol LEE, Dongin KIM, Wan CHOI, Hanbyul SEO, Byounghoon KIM
  • Publication number: 20170310734
    Abstract: A method, an apparatus, and a computer program for analyzing performance of a network application program are provided. The method for analyzing performance of a network application program which operates at a controller in a software defined networking (SDN) environment may include receiving identification information of the application program, flow information, and network configuration information of a network controlled by the controller, emulating a virtual network using the network configuration information, executing the virtual network using the flow information, measuring a time, when a virtual controller processes a flow, on a function basis, extracting information corresponding to the identification information of the application program from the measured result, and analyzing a performance degradation factor of the application program using the extracted information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2017
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Applicant: Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Seungwon SHIN, Heedo KANG, Seungsoo LEE, Changhoon YOON
  • Publication number: 20170304237
    Abstract: The invention provides amides that inhibit cellular necrosis and/or human receptor interacting protein 1 kinase (RIP1), including corresponding sulfonamides, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, hydrides and stereoisomers thereof. The compounds are employed in pharmaceutical compositions, and methods of making and use, including treating a person in need thereof with an effective amount of the compound or composition, and detecting a resultant improvement in the person's health or condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2017
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Applicant: National Institute of Biological Sciences, Beijing
    Inventors: Zhiyuan Zhang, Xiaodong Wang, Yaning Su, Hanying Ruan, Yan Ren
  • Publication number: 20170305756
    Abstract: A method of preparing monodisperse MX semiconductor nanocrystals can include contacting an M-containing precursor with an X donor to form a mixture, where the molar ratio between the M containing precursor and the X donor is large. Alternatively, if additional X donor is added during the reaction, a smaller ratio between the M containing precursor and the X donor can be used to prepare monodisperse MX semiconductor nanocrystals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2016
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Applicant: MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: William Tisdale, Ferry Prins, Mark Weidman, Megan Beck
  • Publication number: 20170305143
    Abstract: Provided is a printing apparatus including: a printing roller whose outer circumferential surface is coated with ink; a cliché roller which rotates in engagement with the printing roller and forms first patterns on the printing roller by removing portions of the ink coated on the outer circumferential surface of the printing roller and on which second patterns which are the removed portions of the ink are formed; a first transfer substrate onto which the first patterns of the printing roller are transferred; and a second transfer substrate onto which the second patterns of the cliché roller are transferred. The printing apparatus can reduce the time required for a product production process by omitting a cliché cleaning process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2017
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Applicants: CHANGWON NATIONAL UNIVERSITY Industry Academy Cooperation Corps, Korea Institute of Machinery & Materials
    Inventors: Young Tae CHO, Sin Kwon, Taik Min Lee
  • Publication number: 20170309507
    Abstract: A compact manufacturing device to automatically transport a wafer transport container. The compact manufacturing device comprises a processing chamber and a device front chamber provided inside a housing, a container mounting table provided in the housing to mount a substrate transport container accommodating a processing substrate, and a container transport mechanism. The container transport mechanism delivers the substrate transport container to the adjacent compact manufacturing device along a container transport path and/or receives the substrate transport container from adjacent compact manufacturing device along the container transport path when a plurality of the compact manufacturing devices are provided in parallel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2015
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Applicant: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Shiro HARA, Hitoshi MAEKAWA
  • Publication number: 20170306207
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition capable of forming a heat dissipating member having high thermal conductivity and a heat dissipating member. The composition for a heat dissipating member of the present invention is a composition for a heat dissipating member that includes a first inorganic filler having thermal conductivity that is bonded to one end of a coupling agent; a second inorganic filler having thermal conductivity that is bonded to one end of a coupling agent, in which a bifunctional or higher polymerizable compound is additionally bonded to the other end of the bonded coupling agent; wherein the other end of the coupling agent bonded to the first inorganic filler is to be bonded to the polymerizable compound on the second inorganic filler during curing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2015
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Applicants: JNC CORPORATION, OSAKA MUNICIPAL TECHNICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: TAKESHI FUJIWARA, JYUNICHI INAGAKI, MASAKO HINATSU, AKINORI OKADA, YASUYUKI AGARI, HIROSHI HIRANO, JOJI KADOTA
  • Publication number: 20170304436
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a peptide comprising an epitope within the macrophage scavenger receptor B-I, a method of using the same, a nucleic acid encoding the same and an antibody that binds to the epitope.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2015
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Applicant: RAPPAPORT FAMILY INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH IN THE MEDICAL SCIENCES
    Inventors: Nathan KARIN, Gizi WILDBAUM
  • Patent number: D801181
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Zhi-Wei Koh, Chien-Chun Lu, Chen-Peng Hsu, Yen-Hsiang Fang
  • Patent number: D801249
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Assaf Biderman, Carlo Ratti, Christine Louise Outram