Patents Assigned to INSTITUTE
  • Fabrication of Stable Electrode/Diffusion Barrier Layers for Thermoelectric Filled Skutterudite Devices
    Publication number: 20170288112
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods for the manufacture of n-type and p-type filled skutterudite thermoelectric legs of an electrical contact. A first material of CoSi2 and a dopant are ball-milled to form a first powder which is thermo-mechanically processed with a second powder of n-type skutterudite to form a n-type skutterudite layer disposed between a first layer and a third layer of the doped-CoSi2. In addition, a plurality of components such as iron, and nickel, and at least one of cobalt or chromium are ball-milled form a first powder that is thermo-mechanically processed with a p-type skutterudite layer to form a p-type skutterudite layer “second layer” disposed between a first and a third layer of the first powder. The specific contact resistance between the first layer and the skutterudite layer for both the n-type and the p-type skutterudites subsequent to hot-pressing is less than about 10.0 ??·cm2 .
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2017
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Applicants: University of Houston System, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Qing Jie, Zhifeng Ren, Gang Chen
  • Methods for Diagnosis, Prognosis and Monitoring of Breast Cancer and Reagents Therefor
    Publication number: 20170283886
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods and reagents for the diagnosis, prognosis or the monitoring of breast cancer, including various subtypes of breast cancer including, for example, estrogen receptor (ER) negative breast cancer, ER positive breast cancer, triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) and other subtypes of breast cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2015
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Applicant: Garvan Institute of Medical Research
    Inventors: Susan Clark, Elena Zotenko, Clare Stizaker, Glenn Francis
  • LPS VACCINE
    Publication number: 20170281745
    Abstract: A vaccine composition for birds comprising as an active ingredient a structure containing O-antigen derived from Gram-negative bacteria, provided that said structure does not contain a whole cell, and a process for preparing the same are provided. By using a structure containing O-antigen (e.g. lipopolysaccharide) derived from Gram-negative bacteria as an active ingredient in accordance with the present invention, alleviation of inoculation reaction and reduction in an amount of injection are attained as compared to the conventional whole-cells vaccine to thereby allow for the increase in the number of other antigens to be mixed therewith.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2017
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Applicant: THE CHEMO-SERO-THERAPEUTIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Ryuichi SAKAMOTO, Masashi SAKAGUCHI
  • LOAD BALANCED ACCESS TO DISTRIBUTED STORAGE OF DATA CUBES
    Publication number: 20170286007
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a processor and a storage storing instructions causing the processor to compare quantities of node devices storing partitions and of the partitions to determine whether the node device quantity is less than the partition quantity. In response to the node device quantity of node being less: for each stored copy of each partition, assign a cost to load the copy of the partition based at least on a size of the partition; add dummy node devices to cause the node device quantity to at least equal the partition quantity; for each dummy node device, assign a very high cost to load each partition; use MILP to derive a first pass assignment of a single copy of each partition to be loaded within either a node device or dummy node device; and transmit an indication of at least the first pass assignment to the node devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2017
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Applicant: SAS Institute Inc.
    Inventors: Donald Kent McAlister, Daniel Jacob Underwood
  • SULFUR BASED CATHODE COMPOSITE MATERIAL AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20170288229
    Abstract: A method for making a sulfur based cathode composite material is disclosed. Polyacrylonitrile and elemental sulfur are dissolved together in a first solvent to form a first solution. An electrically conductive carbonaceous material is added to the first solution to mix with the polyacrylonitrile and the elemental sulfur. An environment in which the polyacrylonitrile and the elemental sulfur are located in is changed to reduce a solubility of the polyacrylonitrile and the elemental sulfur in a changed environment to simultaneously precipitate the polyacrylonitrile and the elemental sulfur, thereby forming a precipitate having the electrically conductive carbonaceous material. The precipitate is heated to chemically react the polyacrylonitrile with the elemental sulfur. A sulfur based cathode composite material is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2017
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Applicants: Jiangsu Huadong Institute of Li-Ion Battery Co., Ltd., Tsinghua University
    Inventors: Li Wang, Xiang-Ming He, Yu-Mei Ren, Jian-Jun Li, Fang-Xu Wu, Yu-Ming Shang, Yuan-Qing Li, Tuan-Wei Li, Shu-Hui Wang
  • Rare Earth Based Hydrogen Storage Alloy and Application Thereof
    Publication number: 20170288217
    Abstract: The invention relates to a rare earth based hydrogen storage alloy, represented by the general formula (I): RExYyNiz-a-b-cMnaAlbMcZrATiB??(I) wherein RE denotes one or more element(s) selected from La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Gd; M denotes one or more element(s) selected from Cu, Fe, Co, Sn, V, W. The alloy has favorable pressure-composition-temperature characteristic, high hydrogen storage capacity, high electrochemical capacity. The alloy doesn't contain magnesium element, and the preparation process of the alloy is easy and safe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2015
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Applicants: Baotou Research Institute of Rare Earths, National Engineering Research Centre of Rare Earth Metallurgy and Function Materials, Tianjin Baogang Research Institute of Rare Earths Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Huizhong Yan, Li Wang, Wei Xiong, Baoquan Li, Jin Li
  • HYDRAULIC FRACTURING SYSTEM AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20170284181
    Abstract: A hydraulic fracturing system and method for enhancing effective permeability of earth formations to increase hydrocarbon production, enhance operation efficiency by reducing fluid entry friction due to tortuosity and perforation, and to open perforations that are either unopened or not effective using traditional techniques, by varying a pump rate and/or a flow rate to a wellbore.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2017
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Applicant: GAS TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Jordan Ciezobka, Debotyam Maity
  • METHODS TO DETERMINE LIKELIHOOD OF SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNT DELETION
    Publication number: 20170286867
    Abstract: A method for determining the likelihood of a modification of a social media account based upon the algorithmic review of preselected features including, but not limited to, a combination of profile, behavior, language, affect, and network features form the basis for highly accurate (0.82 accuracy) prediction of the deletion of an account.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2017
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Applicant: BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Eric B. Bell, Svitlana Volkova
  • 2-AMINOPYRIMIDINE COMPOUND AND PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION AND USE THEREOF
    Publication number: 20170283398
    Abstract: Disclosed are a 2-aminopyrimidine compound and pharmaceutical composition and use thereof. The structure of the 2-aminopyrimidine compound is as represented by formula I, in the formula, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, X, Y, Z, W, (i) being as defined in the specification and the claims. Such compounds effectively inhibit the growth of a variety of tumor cells and have inhibitory effects on EGFR and IGF1R protease, and can be used for preparing antineoplastic drugs and overcome the tolerance induced by the existing drugs such as gefitinib, erlotinib and the like. The compound has selectivity for tumors, in particular the wild-type non-small cell lung cancer and have good pharmacokinetic characteristics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2015
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Applicants: Shanghai Institute Of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy Of Sciences, GUANGZHOU INSTITUTES OF BIOMEDICINE AND HEALTH, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
    Inventors: Ke Ding, Jian Ding, Shingpan Chan, Meiyu Geng, Xiaomei Ren, Hua Xie, Zhengchao Tu, Yi Chen
  • System and Method for Locating and Performing Fine Grained Classification from Multi-View Image Data
    Publication number: 20170287170
    Abstract: Some embodiments of the invention provide a method for identifying geographic locations and for performing a fine-grained classification of elements detected in images captured from multiple different viewpoints or perspectives. In several embodiments, the method identifies the geographic locations by probabilistically combining predictions from the different viewpoints by warping their outputs to a common geographic coordinate frame. The method of certain embodiments performs the fine-grained classification based on image portions from several images associated with a particular geographic location, where the images are captured from different perspectives and/or zoom levels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2017
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Applicants: California Institute of Technology, ETH Zurich
    Inventors: Pietro Perona, Steven J. Branson, Jan D. Wegner, David C. Hall
  • DYNAMIC DISTRIBUTED GENERATION OF DATA REPRESENTATIONS FROM HIGHLY CONDENSED DATA
    Publication number: 20170286509
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a processor and storage storing instructions causing the processor to store, at a node device of a grid of node devices, a data block of a data blob, receive data blob metadata indicative of an organization of data items within the data blob, receive a command to generate, from the data block, at least one row of a representation portion of a plurality of representation portions from which a 2D representation of the data blob is to be generated, use the data blob metadata and a node block map indicative of which data items of the data block are required to generate the representation portion to derive one or more transforms to be performed with the data block to generate the at least one row of the representation portion, and perform the one or more transforms with the data block to generate the at least one row.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2017
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Applicant: SAS Institute Inc.
    Inventors: Stacey Michelle Christian, Michael Stephen Whitcher, Donald Kent McAlister, Phillip Elliot Hanna
  • SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20170288037
    Abstract: A semiconductor device structure is provided. The semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate, a first device, and a second device. Each of the first and second devices includes a gate extending in a first direction, source/drain regions respectively formed on opposite first and second sides of the gate, dielectric spacers formed respectively on outer sidewalls of the gate on the first side and the second side, and conductive spacers serving contacts to the source/drain regions and formed respectively on outer sidewalls of the respective gate spacers. A second direction from the source/drain region on the first side to the source/drain region on the second side crosses the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2017
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Applicant: Institute of Microelectronics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
    Inventors: Huicai Zhong, Qingqing Liang, Haizhou Yin
  • DEVICE AND METHOD FOR GENERATIONAL SOCIAL COMMUNICATION
    Publication number: 20170285925
    Abstract: Exemplary embodiments relate to a device for generational social communication, including a media contents processor configured to receive media content and additional information associated with the media content from a social network service (SNS) server and display the same on display, a user option provider configured to provide at least one user-selectable option for the media content on the display, and a user option launcher configured to launch a selected user-selectable option when the user-selectable option is selected by a user, and a method for generational social communication using the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2017
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Applicant: KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Yong-Moo KWON, Rubina Sarki, Masooma Zehra Syeda, Hayoung JUNG
  • HANDOVER METHOD USED BY NETWORK CONTROLLER OF TRANSPORT NETWORK AND NETWORK CONTROLLER USING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20170289854
    Abstract: Accordingly, the disclosure provides a handover optimization method used by a network controller of a transport network and a network controller using the same method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2016
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Applicant: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Hsien-Wen Chang, Chia-Lin Lai, Samer T. Talat, Shahzoob Bilal Chundrigar
  • LOW-PROFILE AND HIGH-GAIN MODULATED METASURFACE ANTENNAS FROM GIGAHERTZ TO TERAHERTZ RANGE FREQUENCIES
    Publication number: 20170288316
    Abstract: A modulated MTS antenna including a metasurface fabricated from metallized cylinders on a ground plane. The antenna structure can be designed to operate in the Gigahertz or Terahertz frequency band and to have a well defined directivity. The MTS antenna may be micromachined out of a silicon wafer using deep reactive ion etching (DRIE).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2017
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Applicant: California Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Goutam Chattopadhyay, Cecile D. Jung-Kubiak, Theodore J. Reck, David Gonzalez-Ovejero, Maria Alonso delPino
  • REDUCTION OF UNMODULATED AMBIENT BLOCKERS IN REFLECTED DATA LINKS THROUGH MANIPULATION OR REPLICATION OF THE TRANSMITTING SIGNAL SOURCE
    Publication number: 20170288787
    Abstract: Communication between a wireless base-station and a microwave reflector link are enhanced by feeding back a portion of the transmitter signal, adjusted for phase and amplitude, to cancel ambient reflection blocker signals being received at the base-station. The microwave reflector link does not utilize a transmitter gain stage, but communicates data back to the base-station in response to modulating the reflections of its antenna (e.g., in gain and/or phase). The disclosure aids in the proper amplification and processing of reflection signals from the microwave reflector link, by canceling out the blocking signals which arise as background objects reflect transmitter signal energy back to the base-station.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2017
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Applicants: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Mau-Chung Frank Chang, Yanghyo Kim, Adrian J. Tang
  • GAS SENSOR NANOCOMPOSITE MEMBRANES
    Publication number: 20170284956
    Abstract: A gas permeable, liquid impermeable membrane for use with gas sensors consists of a film forming polymer which incorporates nanoparticles selected to improve one or more of the following: permeability to gases, to selectively regulate permeability of selected gases through the membrane, to inhibit microbial growth on the membrane. A capsule shaped container consists of wall material biocompatible with a mammal GI tract and adapted to protect the electronic and sensor devices in the capsule, which contains gas composition sensors, pressure and temperature sensors, a microcontroller, a power source and a wireless transmission device. The microprocessor receives data signals from the sensors and converts the signals into gas composition and concentration data and temperature and pressure data for transmission to an external computing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2015
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Applicants: ROYAL MELBOURNE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, MEAT & LIVESTOCK AUSTRALIA LIMITED
    Inventors: Kourosh KALANTAR-ZADEH, Kyle BEREAN, Nam HA, Jian Zhen OU
  • SMART STORAGE PLATFORM APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR EFFICIENT STORAGE AND REAL-TIME ANALYSIS OF BIG DATA
    Publication number: 20170286008
    Abstract: A smart storage platform apparatus and method for efficient storage and real-time analysis of big data, which includes a transformable big data storage module 100, a parallel processing big data analysis module 200, and a big data management API module 300.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2016
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Applicant: ADVANCED INSTITUTES OF CONVERGENCE TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Mi-jeom KIM, Jung-in CHOI
  • STRUCTURED LIGHT GENERATOR AND OBJECT RECOGNITION APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20170287151
    Abstract: A structured light generator includes a light source configured to emit light, and a first meta optical device including a first metasurface including nanostructures having sub-wavelength dimensions that are less than a wavelength of the light emitted from the light source, the first metasurface being configured to form a distribution of light rays from the light emitted from the light source to thereby radiate structured light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2017
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Applicants: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Seunghoon HAN, Ali NAQAVI, Harry ATWATER
  • LOW, IMMUNE ENHANCING, DOSE MTOR INHIBITORS AND USES THEREOF
    Publication number: 20170281753
    Abstract: The present invention relates, in part, to compositions and methods for enhancement of an immune response by partial mTOR inhibition, e.g., with low, immune enhancing, doses of an mTOR inhibitor, such as RAD001.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2016
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Applicant: NOVARTIS INSTITUTES FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH, INC.
    Inventors: Joan MANNICK, David GLASS, Leon MURPHY