Patents Assigned to INSTITUTE
  • Patent number: 9435316
    Abstract: A wave power generation system comprises a heavy plate; an expansion pipe installed on a top of the heavy plate; a motion module installing on a top of the expansion pipe; a buoy installing on a top of the motion module, a top end of the motion module through the buoy and the top end connected to the buoy; and a motion control module having a base installing in the heavy plate; a driving unit installed in the base; and multiple blades coupled to the driving unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Wei-Ming Chen, Yi-Chen Li, Tzu-Hung Huang, Chih-Wei Yen
  • Patent number: 9438882
    Abstract: Provided are a method for image prediction of a multi-view video codec capable of improving coding efficiency, and a computer readable recording medium therefor. The method for image prediction of a multi-view video codec includes partitioning an image to a plurality of base blocks, acquiring information of reference images which are temporally different, acquiring information of reference images which have different views, and predicting a target block based on the acquired information. Accordingly, an image that is most similar to an image of a view to be currently compressed is generated using multiple images of different views, so that coding efficiency can be improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: Korea Electronics Technology Institute
    Inventors: Ji-Ho Park, Byeong-Ho Choi, Yong-Hwan Kim, Je-Woo Kim, Hwa-Seon Shin, Yo-Sung Ho
  • Patent number: 9437923
    Abstract: A system and method for imaging and aligning antennas that includes an overlay imaging aligner composed of two or more antennas in association with a polarization gate, a polarization beam splitter, a non-polarizing beam splitter, a beam dump, one or more imaging lens and a common detector array. The overlay imaging aligner aligns the antennas by overlaying simultaneous digital images associated with the antennas on the common detector array. The antennas can be, for example, mm Wave antennas, waveguides, etc. The detector array generates real-time digital images the antennas. Such an approach of simultaneous imaging leverages the spatial resolution of digital optical imaging to aligning antenna components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Commerce, The National Institute of Standards and Technology
    Inventor: Joshua A. Gordon
  • Patent number: 9434741
    Abstract: This disclosure provides thieno[2,3-d]pyrimidine compounds containing isoxazole heterocycle represented by formula (I), or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. Such compounds are useful for the treatment of diseases including tumors and cancers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: FUJIAN INSTITUTE OF RESEARCH ON THE STRUCTURE OF MATTER, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
    Inventors: Canzhong Lu, Jianping Yong
  • Patent number: 9438314
    Abstract: A method for wirelessly receiving energy and data, including: a resonation operation of resonating a first frequency power signal transmitted from a transmission apparatus; a reception operation of receiving a second frequency data signal transmitted from the transmission apparatus; a first matching operation of matching input/output impedance upon receiving the first frequency power signal; a rectification operation of rectifying impedance-matched power signal from the first matching operation into a DC current; a second matching operation of matching input/output impedance upon receiving the second frequency data signal; an oscillation operation of outputting a second frequency signal by using the first frequency signal output from the resonation operation, as a reference frequency; and a frequency mixing operation of mixing the impedance-matched data signal from the second matching operation with the signal output from the oscillation operation to restore a baseband data signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Jung Ick Moon, In Kui Cho, Seong Min Kim, Je Hoon Yun, Woo Jin Byung, Kwang Seon Kim, Bong Su Kim, Min Soo Kang
  • Patent number: 9433911
    Abstract: A reactor using honeycomb catalyst is provided for fuel reformation with high activity and heat stability. The reactor comprises a heating tube, a methane gas inlet, a three-way steam inlet and a hydrogen-rich gas outlet. The three-way steam inlet is near to the heating tube for providing heat required for reformation and to reduce power consumption. The heating tube is made of an inconel material so that the overall reaction may be carried out at high temperature. The heating tube is set with a honeycomb carrier of cordierite. The honeycomb carrier is pasted with carbon nanotube and heat-treated to increase internal surface area. The honeycomb carrier has a Pt/CeO2/?-Al2O3 catalyst; is placed in the heating tube; and has honeycomb-pores channels parallel to a main axis of the heating tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR ENERGY RESEARCH, ATOMIC ENERGY COUNCIL
    Inventors: Meng-Han Huang, Ning-Yih Hsu, Yi-Sin Chou, Shean-du Chiou, Su-Hsine Lin, Hwa-Yuang Tzeng, Ruey-Yi Lee
  • Patent number: 9434958
    Abstract: The present inventors isolated many promoters having various expression characteristics from monocots, connected the OsWRKY45 gene downstream of these promoters, and then re-introduced them into a monocot (rice plant), and thereby strived to produce a rice line having both complex disease resistance and excellent agronomic traits. As a result, the present inventors succeeded in producing transgenic plants having both disease resistance and good agronomic traits by expressing OsWRKY45 using upstream sequences of the EF1? or OsUbi7 gene as promoters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AGROBIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
    Inventors: Hiroshi Takatsuji, Shingo Goto
  • Patent number: 9434600
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a fluid collecting apparatus. The apparatus comprises a body disposed adjacent to fluid conveying or storing equipment to limit a moving path of fluid leaked from the equipment, a collector connected to the body to collect the leaked fluid, and a controller connected to the body to control an operation of the collector. The fluid collecting apparatus is capable of safely collecting fluid, for example, harmful gas leaked from fluid conveying or storing equipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: NATIONAL DISASTER MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Byungtae Yoo, Keumho Oh
  • Patent number: 9435946
    Abstract: An interlayer light wave coupling device includes a substrate; a first core disposed on the substrate and having a first acute structure; a third core spatially set apart from the first core and having a second acute structure; and a second core disposed between the first core and the third core and having a smaller index of refraction than the first core and the third core. The acute structures of the first core and the third core are disposed so as to have no overlap as viewed from above.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Youichi Sakakibara, Ryohei Takei, Masahiko Mori, Toshihiro Kamei
  • Patent number: 9437761
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method of forming a chalcopyrite light-absorbing layer for a solar cell, including: forming a thin film including a chalcopyrite compound precursor; and radiating light on the thin film, wherein the chalcopyrite compound precursor absorbs light energy and is thus crystallized. When forming the chalcopyrite light-absorbing layer, light, but not heat, is applied, thus preventing problems, including damage to a substrate due to heat and formation of MoSe2 due to heating of the Mo rear electrode. Furthermore, long-wavelength light, which deeply penetrates the thin film, is first radiated, and short-wavelength light, which shallowly penetrates the thin film, is subsequently radiated, thereby sequentially forming the chalcopyrite light-absorbing layer from the bottom of the thin film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: KOREA INSTITUTE OF ENERGY RESEARCH
    Inventors: Young Joo Eo, Kyung Hoon Yoon, SeJin Ahn, Jihye Gwak, Jae Ho Yun, Ara Cho, Kee Shik Shin, SeoungKyu Ahn, Jun Sik Cho, Jin Su Yoo, Sang Hyun Park, Joo Hyung Park
  • Patent number: 9433351
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a spectroscopic imaging system using autofluorescence and reflectance images to diagnose tissue. A preferred embodiment of the invention uses a plurality of light sources to illuminate a tissue region to provide the fluorescence and reflectance images, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Chung-Chieh Yu, Condon Lau, Stephen Fulghum, Christopher Fang-yen, Ramachandra Dasari, Michael Feld, David Feld, Alison Hearn, Jonathan Feld
  • Patent number: 9437689
    Abstract: A Ga2O3 semiconductor element includes: an n-type ?-Ga2O3 single crystal film, which is formed on a high-resistance ?-Ga2O3 substrate directly or with other layer therebetween; a source electrode and a drain electrode, which are formed on the n-type ?-Ga2O3 single crystal film; and a gate electrode, which is formed on the n-type ?-Ga2O3 single crystal film between the source electrode and the drain electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignees: TAMURA CORPORATION, NATIONAI INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Kohei Sasaki, Masataka Higashiwaki
  • Patent number: 9438011
    Abstract: Single-mode, distributed feedback interband cascade lasers (ICLs) using distributed-feedback gratings (e.g., lateral Bragg gratings) and methods of fabricating such ICLs are provided. The ICLs incorporate distributed-feedback gratings that are formed above the laser active region and adjacent the ridge waveguide (RWG) of the ICL. The ICLs may incorporate a double-ridge system comprising an optical confinement structure (e.g., a RWG) disposed above the laser active region that comprises the first ridge of the double ridge system, a DFB grating (e.g., lateral Bragg grating) disposed above the laser active region and adjacent the optical confinement structure, and an electric confinement structure that passes at least partially through the laser active region and that defines the boundary of the second ridge comprises and the termination of the DFB grating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: California Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Clifford F. Frez, Carl E. Borgentun, Ryan M. Briggs, Mahmood Bagheri, Siamak Forouhar
  • Patent number: 9438063
    Abstract: A charge apparatus including a natural energy conversion module, an energy converter, an energy transmitter, an energy receiver, and an electricity storage device is provided. The natural energy conversion module receives the natural energy and converts the natural energy into a first electric energy. The energy converter is electrically connected to the natural energy conversion module and converts the first electric energy into a wireless energy. The energy transmitter is electrically connected to the energy converter and transmits the wireless energy. The energy receiver receives the wireless energy and converts the wireless energy into a second electric energy to charge an external apparatus. The energy transmitter monitors the current charge status of the external apparatus so as to adjust transmitting the wireless energy. The electricity storage device is electrically connected to the natural energy conversion module to store the first electric energy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Jui-Ying Lin, Mu-Tao Chu, Yu-Chen Yu, Wen-Yih Liao, Ming-Hsien Wu
  • Patent number: 9438927
    Abstract: A motion estimation apparatus and method are disclosed. The motion estimation apparatus includes processing element (PE) array units, sub-SAD calculation units, motion vector calculation units, and a minimum motion vector selector. The PE array units each perform parallel processing for each of the three types of coding units. The sub-SAD calculation units calculate respective SAD values for the three types of coding units. The motion vector calculation units calculate respective motion vectors for the three types of coding units. The minimum motion vector selector selects a minimum motion vector from among the motion vectors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Seong-Mo Park, Kyung-Jin Byun, Nak-Woong Eum
  • Patent number: 9437900
    Abstract: An electrolyte for a lithium ion battery is provided, including a carrier, a lithium salt dissolved in the carrier, and an additive uniformly dispersed in the carrier, wherein the additive is an inorganic clay modified by an organic quaternary phosphonium salt. Also provided is a method for fabricating an electrolyte solution and a lithium ion battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Ting-Ju Yeh, Shih-Chieh Liao, Jin-Ming Chen
  • Patent number: 9435648
    Abstract: A map matching device for a positioning device includes an inertial detect module, measuring a moving signal generated from the positioning device, a movement estimation module, estimating location information of the positioning device according to the moving signal, a map data storage module, storing a plurality of types of map feature information of an environment where the positioning device is located, and a matching module, matching the location information with the plurality of types of map feature information for performing map matching processes, and providing a positioning coordinate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Chin-Chia Chang, Shih-Ching Huang, Chia-Ming Tsai
  • Patent number: 9434686
    Abstract: The present invention provides novel compounds of formula (I) and pharmaceutical compositions thereof. The inventive compounds are useful as deacetylase inhibitors (e.g., histone deacetylase inhibitors) and may be useful in the treatment of proliferative diseases such as cancer. In particular, the inventive compounds are HDAC6 inhibitors. The invention also provide synthetic methods for preparing the inventive compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignees: President and Fellows of Harvard College, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Inc.
    Inventors: Weiping Tang, James E. Bradner, Stuart L. Schreiber
  • Patent number: 9437893
    Abstract: An in-membrane micro fuel cell comprises an electrically-insulating membrane that is permissive to the flow of cations, such as protons, and a pair of electrodes deposited on channels formed in the membrane. The channels are arranged as conduits for fluids, and define a membrane ridge between the channels. The electrodes are porous and include catalysts for promoting the liberation of a proton and an electron from a chemical species and/or or the recombination of a proton and an electron with a chemical specie. The fuel cell may be provided a biosensor, an electrochemical sensor, a microfluidic device, or other microscale devices fabricated in the fuel cell membrane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: The Trustees of the Stevens Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Ayokunle Omosebi, Ronald Besser
  • Patent number: 9437899
    Abstract: Embodiments of a solid-state electrolyte comprising magnesium borohydride, polyethylene oxide, and optionally a Group IIA or transition metal oxide are disclosed. The solid-state electrolyte may be a thin film comprising a dispersion of magnesium borohydride and magnesium oxide nanoparticles in polyethylene oxide. Rechargeable magnesium batteries including the disclosed solid-state electrolyte may have a coulombic efficiency ?95% and exhibit cycling stability for at least 50 cycles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: Battelle Memorial Institute
    Inventors: Yuyan Shao, Jun Liu, Tianbiao Liu, Guosheng Li