Patents Assigned to INSTITUTE
  • Patent number: 9489259
    Abstract: A low density parity check (LDPC) encoder, an LDPC decoder, and an LDPC encoding method are disclosed. The LDPC encoder includes first memory, second memory, and a processor. The first memory stores an LDPC codeword having a length of 16200 and a code rate of 2/15. The second memory is initialized to 0. The processor generates the LDPC codeword corresponding to information bits by performing accumulation with respect to the second memory using a sequence corresponding to a parity check matrix (PCM).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Sung-Ik Park, Heung-Mook Kim, Sun-Hyoung Kwon, Nam-Ho Hur
  • Patent number: 9491024
    Abstract: A method for performing high speed mode detection of a carrier frequency offset (CFO) includes receiving a Zadoff-Chu signal at a wireless device, and determining a plurality of correlation peaks based on a correlation of the signal with one or more known Zadoff-Chu sequences. The method includes determining a carrier frequency offset (CFO) associated with the signal based on a phases associated with the plurality of correlation peaks and a coarse CFO estimate. The coarse CFO estimate may be determined based on a squared power ratio of particular pairs of the plurality of correlation peaks and the phases may be used to remove ambiguity associated with the coarse CFO estimate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuxian Zhang, Honglei Zhang, Victor Kwan, Eric Tsang
  • Patent number: 9486490
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition for preventing and treating cancer which comprises the extracts of Artocarpus altilis fruits, leaves, or stems, or the fractions thereof as active ingredients. The extracts of Artocarpus altilis fruits, leaves, or stems, or the fractions thereof, according to the present invention, suppress the activity of signal transducer and activator of transcription3 (STAT3) which plays an important role in the growth of a cancer cell line and in the immune function of the human body, and can thus be effectively used in the prevention and treatment of cancers such as colorectal cancer, stomach cancer, prostate cancer, breast cancer, renal cancer, liver cancer, brain tumor, lung cancer, uterine cancer, colorectal cancer, bladder cancer, or pancreatic cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology
    Inventors: Byoung-Mog Kwon, Dong Cho Han, Joongku Lee, Yoon-jeong Jeon, Sang Ho Choi
  • Patent number: 9486773
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a hierarchical structure of graphene-carbon nanotubes and a method for preparing the same, and, more specifically, to a method for growing graphene into carbon nanotubes having a hierarchical structure by adding metal nanoparticles on the graphene. According to the present invention, carbon nanotubes having a hierarchical structure, which have an increased specific surface area compared to existing carbon nanotubes, can be obtained, and a carbon nanotube structure which is metal-functionalized by a metal precursor can be obtained. In addition, carbon nanotubes can be prepared in an environmentally-friendly manner by the use of microwaves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: KOREA ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Il-Kwon Oh, Hyun-Jun Kim, Seok-Hu Bae
  • Patent number: 9487579
    Abstract: Methods and compositions for modulating blood-neural barrier (BNB) for the treatment of CNS conditions such as edema, and for increased drug delivery efficacy across the BNB. The present invention further relates to improved tPA treatment of ischemic cerebrovascular and related diseases in combination with antagonism of the PDGF signaling pathway. The inventive method and composition is particularly suitable for conjunctive therapy of ischemic stroke using tPA and an anti-PDGF-C antagonist or an anti-PDGFR-? antagonist.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignees: LUDWIG INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH, UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
    Inventors: Ulf Eriksson, Linda Fredriksson, Daniel Lawrence, Enming Su, Manuel Yepes, Dudley Strickland
  • Patent number: 9490500
    Abstract: An oxide-based solid electrolyte according to the present invention may be LixLa3M2O12 and may have a cubic phase. The oxide-based solid electrolyte may further include first and second dopants. A method of preparing an oxide-based solid electrolyte according to the concept of the present invention may include mixing a lithium compound, a lanthanum compound, a metal compound, a first dopant precursor, and a second dopant precursor to prepare an intermediate, and crystallizing the intermediate to prepare LixLa3M2O12 crystals having a cubic phase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Dong Ok Shin, Young-Gi Lee, Kunyoung Kang, Kwang Man Kim
  • Patent number: 9487534
    Abstract: In addition to containing and protecting the viral genome, the capsid (protein shell) of hepatitis B virus (HBV) plays critical roles in the viral life cycle including regulation of intracellular trafficking and nucleic acid metabolism. Substituted pyrimidine modulators of the assembly of the HBV capsid structure and methods for their use are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignees: Scripps Research Institute, A Not-for-Profit Public Benefit Corporation of California, Indiana University Research and Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Adam Zlotnick, M. G. Finn
  • Patent number: 9487551
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods of modifying nematode behavior using certain isolated modulator compounds. Also disclosed are methods of promoting or inhibiting reproduction in a nematode population, methods of promoting or inhibiting nematode aggregation at a mammal, and methods of treating or preventing parasite infection of a mammal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignees: California Institute of Technology, Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research, The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Andrea Choe, Paul W. Sternberg, Frank C. Schroeder, Stephan H. Von Reuss, Raffi V. Aroian
  • Patent number: 9489262
    Abstract: A low density parity check (LDPC) encoder, an LDPC decoder, and an LDPC encoding method are disclosed. The LDPC encoder includes first memory, second memory, and a processor. The first memory stores an LDPC codeword having a length of 16200 and a code rate of 2/15. The second memory is initialized to 0. The processor generates the LDPC codeword corresponding to information bits by performing accumulation with respect to the second memory using a sequence corresponding to a parity check matrix (PCM).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Sung-Ik Park, Heung-Mook Kim, Sun-Hyoung Kwon, Nam-Ho Hur
  • Patent number: 9488636
    Abstract: A detector apparatus includes a field-effect transistor configured to undergo a change in amplitude of a source-to-drain current when at least a portion of a charge-tagged molecule translocates through the nanopore. In some implementations, the field-effect transistor is a carbon nanotube field effect transistor and the nanopore is located in a membrane. In other implementations, the field-effect transistor is a carbon nanotube field effect transistor and the nanopore is implemented in the form of a nano-channel in a semiconductor layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: California Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Andres Jaramillo-Botero, William A. Goddard, III
  • Patent number: 9486589
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for detecting and removing air from a syringe containing a volume of liquid and a volume of gas is described. The method includes moving a piston in the syringe to expel gas through an orifice of the syringe, sensing a movement of the piston in the syringe, and determining when the volume of gas is expelled from the syringe based on a change in the sensed movement. Moving the piston may include applying oscillating force to the piston using an electromagnetic actuator, and displacement and speed of the piston during each oscillation may be sensed. Determining when the volume of gas is expelled may be based on a change in the sensed movement of the piston during one or more oscillations of the piston or based on a comparison to a given reference value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Ian W. Hunter, Ashin P. Modak
  • Patent number: 9487808
    Abstract: Aspects herein relate to composition, and related methods, for isolating and assembling DNA molecules without intermediate cloning steps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Jonathan William Babb, Shuo Cory Li, Thomas Knight, Ron Weiss
  • Patent number: 9490735
    Abstract: A motor driving module is provided which includes a motor driving unit configured to control a PWM inverter on the basis of positional information and a control signal; a PWM inverter configured to output three-phase voltages on the basis of DC power according to control of the motor driving unit; a phase voltage estimating unit configured to output three-phase estimated voltages on the basis of the positional information, the DC power, and a voltage modulation index; and a position detecting unit configured to output the positional information on the basis of the three-phase estimated voltages, wherein the positional information is on an external motor that operates on the basis of the three-phase voltages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Minki Kim, Jimin Oh, Jung Hee Suk, Yil Suk Yang
  • Patent number: 9490926
    Abstract: A processor time synchronization apparatus and method in a data communication system which includes a plurality of processors and line interfaces. The processor time synchronization apparatus includes a first local processor configured to recognize a time difference between an external device and the system based on a time message exchanged with the external device, and synchronize time between the external device and the system, and a second local processor configured to receive time information from the first local processor that has been time-synchronized with the external device, the time information containing the time difference between the external device and the system, and synchronize the first local processor with a system's internal time using the received time information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Bup-Joong Kim, Tae-Sik Cheung, Bheom-Soon Joo, Jong-Hyun Lee
  • Patent number: 9488755
    Abstract: Problem to Be Solved: to provide a chromophore having a far superior nonlinear optical activity to conventional chromophores and to provide a nonlinear optical element comprising said chromophore. Solution: a chromophore comprising a donor structure D, a ?-conjugated bridge structure B, and an acceptor structure A, the donor structure D comprising an aryl group substituted with a substituted oxy group; and a nonlinear optical element comprising said chromophore.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignees: National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., Kyushu University, National University Corporation
    Inventors: Akira Otomo, Isao Aoki, Hideki Miki, Hidehisa Tazawa, Shiyoshi Yokoyama
  • Patent number: 9488525
    Abstract: Apparatuses and method for real-time measuring ultrashort pulse shape and pulse width. Transient-grating effect on a transparent optical medium is used to generate a reference beam. A black plate with four equal-sized holes divides the incoming laser beam into four beams, one of which is attenuated and introduced an appropriate time delay relative to the other three. The four laser beams pass through a concave mirror and are focused onto a nonlinear transparent optical medium. The three beams without attenuation are used to generate a transient-grating light in the transparent medium. The transient-grating light is collinear and overlapped with the fourth attenuated beam. According to the third-order nonlinear effect, the transient-grating light has a broader spectral bandwidth and more smooth spectrum phase with respect to the incident laser. By measuring the spectral interference, the spectrum and spectral phase may be retrieved by spectral interferometry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: Shanghai Institute of Optics And Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
    Inventors: Jun Liu, Fangjia Li, Ruxin Li
  • Patent number: 9488678
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for measuring geomagnetically induced currents (GIC) is disclosed. The apparatus is configured to measure GICs temporarily flowing in high-voltage, 60 Hz power transmission conductors, and includes a securing means for securing the apparatus to the power transmission conductor. The apparatus further includes a flux concentrator having a toroidal ferrite core and winding wound around the core configured to capture a magnetic field from the power transmission conductor; a hall-effect sensor assembly configured to receive the magnetic field from the flux concentrator and produce a voltage signal corresponding to the magnetic field; and an electronics module configured to receive the voltage signal from the hall-effect sensor assembly, conduct measurements, and transmit the measurements to a local access point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: Electric Power Research Institute, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew John Philips, Richard Lordan, J. Mark Major
  • Patent number: 9490433
    Abstract: The present invention, the present invention relates to an organic semiconductor material having a benzothienobenzothiophene skeleton, an organic semiconductor ink containing the organic semiconductor material, and an organic transistor using the organic semiconductor material. An object of the present invention is to provide an organic semiconductor material that easily provides a film having a high carrier mobility without the need for a complicated process. It was found that a BTBT derivative having a particular arylene acetylene structure is crystallized by way of a high-order liquid crystal phase having a highly ordered molecular arrangement, and thus the BTBT derivative easily forms a film having a high mobility without requiring complicated heat treatment even when the film is formed by printing. This finding led to the achievement of the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignees: DIC CORPORATION, TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Atsuhisa Miyawaki, Tetsuo Kusumoto, Yoshio Aoki, Aya Ishizuka, Yoshinobu Sakurai, Yasuyuki Watanabe, Jun-ichi Hanna
  • Patent number: 9488613
    Abstract: Exemplary embodiments provide diagnostic devices, systems and methods for determining the presence or absence of one or more markers or characteristics in one or more samples. An exemplary diagnostic device may display a first two-dimensional machine-readable output to indicate the presence or absence of a first characteristic in a sample. Similarly, the exemplary diagnostic device may display a second two-dimensional machine-readable output to indicate the presence or absence of a second characteristic in a sample. An image capture device may be used to automatically detect the two-dimensional machine-readable output appearing in the diagnostic device. A computational device may be used to automatically determine whether the presence or absence of the first characteristic and/or the second characteristic based on the two-dimensional machine-readable output displayed in the diagnostic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Irene Bosch, Kimberly S. Hamad-Schifferli, Lee Gehrke, Nevan Clancy Hanumara, Jacqueline Linnes, David Wood, Jose F. Gomez-Marquez
  • Publication number: 20160318896
    Abstract: The present invention provides a compound of a general formula I, a stereomeride, pharmaceutically acceptable salt or a solvate thereof, a preparation method thereof, and usages in preparing medicines for preventing and/or treating diseases or symptoms caused by drug-resistant tumors or drug-resistant bacteria and in preparing medicines for preventing and/or treating diseases or symptoms related to tumors, neurodegenerative diseases, allogeneic transplantation rejection, and infection. Preferably, the diseases or symptoms related to tumors, neurodegenerative diseases, allogeneic transplantation rejection, and infection are diseases or symptoms caused by a heat shock protein 70 (Hsp70). The compound in the present invention is used for overcoming a difficult problem of drug resistance of tumors, improves the effect of tumor treatment, and provides a new medical strategy for clinical tumor treatment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2014
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Applicant: Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology Academy of Military Medical Sciences P.L.A. China
    Inventors: Wu ZHONG, Song LI, Yanqun ZENG, Junhai XIAO, Xinbo ZHOU, Zhibing ZHENG, Xingzhou LI, Xiaokui WANG