Patents Assigned to INSTITUTE
  • Patent number: 9543627
    Abstract: Provided herein is a microwave device using a magnetic material nano wire array and a manufacturing method thereof, the device including a template having a nano hole array filled with a metal magnetic material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Yark Yeon Kim, Han Young Yu, Yong Sun Yoon, Won Ick Jang
  • Patent number: 9541054
    Abstract: A floating eagle type wave power generating device includes an eagle-head-shaped wave absorption floating body, a ship-shaped underwater appendage and a door-shaped support arm. The eagle-head-shaped wave absorption floating body is fixedly connected with an upper end of the door-shaped support arm. A lower end of the door-shaped support arm is connected with first hinges. The first hinges are fixedly connected with the ship-shaped underwater appendage through a base. The door-shaped support arm, together with the eagle-head-shaped wave absorption floating body, can rotate around the first hinges. L-shaped underwater appendages, mounted at two ends of the ship-shaped underwater appendage, are connected with the ship-shaped underwater appendage through second hinges and can rotate around the second hinges. A main floating body is arranged above the ship-shaped underwater appendage and below the eagle-head-shaped wave absorption floating body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF ENERGY CONVERSION, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
    Inventors: Yage You, Songwei Sheng
  • Patent number: 9543982
    Abstract: A modulator and a modulation method using a non-uniform 16-symbol signal constellation are disclosed. The modulator includes a memory and a processor. The memory receives a codeword corresponding to a low-density parity check (LDPC) code having a code rate of 2/15. The processor maps the codeword to 16 symbols of the non-uniform 16-symbol signal constellation on a 4-bit basis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Sung-Ik Park, Sun-Hyoung Kwon, Jae-Young Lee, Heung-Mook Kim, Nam-Ho Hur
  • Patent number: 9543571
    Abstract: Disclosed are a precursor for a rechargeable lithium battery, a positive active material including the same, a preparation method thereof, and a rechargeable lithium battery including the positive active material. More particularly, the present invention relates to a precursor including a sheet-shaped plate having a thickness of about 1 nm to about 30 nm and that is represented by the following Chemical Formula 1. NixCoyMn1-x-y-zMz(OH)2??[Chemical Formula 1] In the above Chemical Formula 1, 0<x<1, 0?y<1, 0.5?1-x-y-z, and 0?z<1, and M is at least one kind of metal selected from the group consisting of Al, Mg, Fe, Cu, Zn, Cr, Ag, Ca, Na, K, In, Ga, Ge, V, Mo, Nb, Si, Ti, and Zr.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: KOREA ELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Jun Ho Song, Young Jun Kim, Jeom-Soo Kim, Woo Suk Cho, Jae-Hun Kim, Jun Sung Lee, Jin Hwa Kim, Kyoung Joon Lee
  • Patent number: 9539345
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method of improving tumor diagnostic efficiency of multivalent ligands by regulating the stoichiometric ratio between inner surface functionalities and ligand moieties for tumor targeting, and the multivalent ligands for tumor diagnosis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignees: Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, National Cancer Center
    Inventors: Yoonkyung Kim, Ju Young Heo, June-key Chung, Young-Hwa Kim, Seok Ki Kim, Se Hun Kang
  • Patent number: 9539970
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an airbag sensor module which detects the amount of deformation of a car body so as to detect a collision during a car collision and which is attached to the car body in an adhesive manner, and the car body which is integrated with the airbag sensor module. One embodiment of the present application discloses the airbag sensor module mounted in an adhesive manner, comprising: a main substrate which is attached to the car body in an adhesive manner; and a collision detection sensor section which is formed on the main substrate, and which detects whether the car body collides by including a strain sensor for measuring the amount of deformation by being deformed along with the deformation of the car body caused by a collision thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignees: KOREA INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY, SIN YEONG CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jun Ki Kim, Chang Woo Lee, Se Hoon Yoo, Jung Hwan Bang, Yong Ho Ko, Jeong Han Kim, Jong Dock Seo, Dea Keun Kim, Kwang Woo Won
  • Patent number: 9540615
    Abstract: The present invention provides for identification and use of small molecules to induce pluripotency in mammalian cells as well as other methods of inducing pluripotency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: The Scripps Research Institute
    Inventors: Yan Shi, Caroline Desponts, Sheng Ding, Hongyan Zhou, Tongxiang Lin, Wenlin Li, Saiyong Zhu
  • Patent number: 9542769
    Abstract: Disclosed are a method and an apparatus for reconstructing three-dimensional (3D) clothing using captured image information on clothing, which capture image information on clothing put on a mannequin, generate a temporary model using the captured image information, and generate a final clothing model using the temporary model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Tae Joon Kim, Ho Won Kim, Sung Ryull Sohn, Kyu Sung Cho, Ki Nam Kim, Jin Sung Choi, Bon Ki Koo
  • Patent number: 9543045
    Abstract: A nuclear reactor provided with a core including a new fuel part which contains uranium and a burning part in which fuel burns, wherein the burning part moves in a direction toward the new fuel part from the beginning to end of the operation cycle. The nuclear reactor is provided with a reactivity applying mechanism to apply the reactivity which can change the power of the core when the temperature of the coolant which flows through the inside of the core changes and performs control to change the temperature of the coolant which flows through the inside of the core in accordance with the change of power which is demanded for the core. The reactivity applying mechanism includes a gap adjusting plate which supports fuel members. This plate is configured to expand when the core coolant temperature rises. The expansion increases distance between the fuel members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventor: Hiroshi Sekimoto
  • Patent number: 9543907
    Abstract: Provided is a current-voltage conversion amplifier circuit including: a plurality of light receiving devices generating a current signal proportional to an amount of light by receiving the light; multipliers amplifying the current signal, converting the amplified current signal into a first voltage signal, outputting the amplified current signal, or outputting the converted first voltage signal; multi input amplifiers outputting first and second output voltage pairs through a process for receiving output values of multipliers and an offset voltage and amplifying the received output values and offset voltage; a multiplexing unit selecting and outputting one first and second output voltage pair among the first and second output voltage pairs outputted from multi input amplifiers; and a signal conversion unit converting a difference value between first and second output voltages outputted from the multiplexing unit and outputting the converted digital signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Young-deuk Jeon, Jung Hee Suk, Chun-Gi Lyuh, Yi-Gyeong Kim, Jong Pil Im, Min-Hyung Cho
  • Patent number: 9543954
    Abstract: A driver circuit with device variation compensation function and an operation method thereof are provided. The driver circuit includes a pull-up switch unit, an isolating switch and a pull-down switch unit. A first terminal of the pull-up switch unit is coupled to a first voltage. A second terminal of the pull-up switch unit is coupled to an output terminal of the driver circuit. A first terminal of the isolating switch is coupled to the second terminal of the pull-up switch unit. A first terminal of the pull-down switch unit is coupled to a second terminal of the isolating switch. A second terminal of the pull-down switch unit is coupled to a second voltage. The pull-down switch unit has a device variation compensation function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Chi-Liang Wu, Ya-Hsiang Tai, Yung-Hui Yeh, Zong-Hua Cai
  • Patent number: 9544908
    Abstract: A method for dynamically managing wireless channels to minimize channel interference between heterogeneous wireless devices, and transmitting data by effectively using channels, is provided. Interference between heterogeneous wireless networks is avoided in a channel hopping mode, whereby a data transmission success rate of the wireless sensor network is enhanced, thus enhancing reliability of data transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Jun Hee Lee, Wun-Cheol Jeong
  • Patent number: 9541650
    Abstract: A satellite positioning method, a satellite pseudorange calculation apparatus and a satellite pseudorange calculation method thereof are provided. The satellite pseudorange calculation apparatus is used for calculating a pseudorange between a satellite and a satellite positioning receiving device, wherein the pseudorange includes an integer code value and a fractional code value. The satellite pseudorange calculation apparatus comprises a receiver and a processor electrically connected with the receiver. The receiver is configured to receive a code phase from a satellite signal acquisition unit, and the processor is configured to calculate the fractional code value according to the code phase. The receiver is further configured to define an approximation position and calculate the integer code value according to the approximate position and the fractional code value. The satellite positioning method is used for positioning the satellite positioning receiving device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: Institute For Information Industry
    Inventors: Chih-Hung Li, He-Sheng Wang, Emery Jou, Shu-Min Chuang, Shan-Yaun Yang, Chih-Min Hsu
  • Patent number: 9543980
    Abstract: An encoder generates a compressed data sequence from an original data sequence using many-to-one mapping independently of a source model associated with the original data sequence and without extracting the source model. A decoder uses both the source model associated with the original data sequence and the mapping applied during compression that is devoid of, in substance, the source model, to regenerate, at least in part, the original uncompressed data sequence from the compressed data sequence that does not include a significant portion of the source model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: Massachusettes Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Ying-Zong Huang, Gregory W. Wornell
  • Patent number: 9540462
    Abstract: Monomers and polymers, and a method of making polymers that retain the ability of the polymer to form reversible and irreversible bonds are provided. Gels comprising the polymers have the ability to coordinate metal ions and bind biopolymers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Matthew J. Glassman, Bradley D. Olsen
  • Patent number: 9543754
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a method for protecting a superconducting coil, which method prevents damage to the superconducting coil caused by a quench or the like, in a new way, without using a voltage (a change in voltage) generated in the superconducting coil. Provided is the method for protecting a superconducting coil made by winding tape-like superconducting wire having a superconducting layer. Power from a power supply is shut off based on the magnitude of a screening field, which is a difference between a measured magnetic field B in a direction of a thickness of the superconducting wire at a predetermined position, and a magnetic field Bcal in the direction of the thickness of the superconducting wire calculated disregarding an effect of screening current.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignees: National Institute for Materials Science, Japan Superconductor Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Davide Uglietti, Tsukasa Kiyoshi, Shinji Matsumoto, Mamoru Hamada
  • Patent number: 9538973
    Abstract: An imaging method includes calculating a derivative back projection (DBP) result value using a DBP method with respect to a projection image of a field of view (FOV) inside an object, and reconstructing an image of the FOV by applying a regulation function to the FOV while reconstructing the image of the FOV using the DBP result value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignees: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., KOREA ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Kye Young Jeong, Jong Ha Lee, Young Hun Sung, Jong Chul Ye, Min Ji Lee
  • Patent number: 9543986
    Abstract: A communication device for uplink transmission with a first type of information and a second type of information includes a demultiplexing circuit, a vector selection circuit, a permutation circuit and a Reed-Muller encoding circuit. The demultiplexing circuit generates a first group of information bits and a second group of information bits according to the first type of information and the second type of information. The vector selection circuit selects code vectors from a predetermined vector set for the first group of information bits and the second group of information bits. The permutation circuit permutes the code vectors according to the first group of information bits and according to the second group of information bits. The Reed-Muller encoding circuit encodes the first group of information bits and the second group of information bits with the permuted code vectors for providing different levels of protection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventor: Chia-Pang Yen
  • Patent number: 9542052
    Abstract: Provided herein is an electrostatic capacitive type window integrated touch screen panel and a method for manufacturing a touch screen panel thereof, the method comprising: forming an oxide metal oxide (OMO) hybrid electrode on a strengthened substrate; and etching the OMO hybrid electrode and forming a pattern, and forming a pattern insertion layer on the pattern, wherein the OMO hybrid electrode is formed by depositing a bottom-layer, metal-layer and top-layer on top of the strengthened substrate, and the pattern insertion layer is formed based on an oxide having a refractive index of a certain range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Woo Seok Cheong, Jae Heon Shin, Rae Man Park, Kyung Hyun Kim
  • Patent number: 9541474
    Abstract: The seawater surface sampling device is a buoyant device for sampling the topmost layer of water in a body of water in order to study water properties specific to depths of only about 0.5 cm. The seawater sampling device includes a buoyant housing having an open upper end, a lower wall and at least one sidewall. The lower wall has a concave contour, and an aperture is formed through the lower wall at an apex of the concave contour. A pump is mounted on an upper surface of the lower wall, within the buoyant housing, and is in fluid communication with the aperture for extracting the water sample therethrough. A sample holder is also mounted on the upper surface of the lower wall, within the buoyant housing, for removably receiving a sample collection bottle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: KUWAIT INSTITUTE FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
    Inventors: Saif Uddin, Montaha Behbahani