Patents Assigned to INSTITUTE
  • DC-DC power conversion apparatus and method
    Patent number: 9356526
    Abstract: A DC-DC power conversion apparatus and a DC-DC power conversion method are provided. The DC-DC power conversion apparatus includes a switching circuit, a main transformer circuit, a main rectifier circuit, an auxiliary transformer circuit and an auxiliary rectifier circuit. The switching circuit provides an input power to a primary winding of the main transformer circuit or a primary winding of the auxiliary transformer circuit by time-division. An AC input terminal of the main rectifier circuit is coupled to a secondary winding of the main transformer circuit. An AC input terminal of the auxiliary rectifier circuit is coupled to a secondary winding of the auxiliary transformer circuit. A power output terminal of the auxiliary rectifier circuit is coupled to a reference voltage terminal of the main rectifier circuit for lifting a voltage of the power output terminal of the main rectifier circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Chi-Seng Lee, Nan-Hsiung Tseng, Chin-Hone Lin, Wei-Han Lai, Hidekazu Miwa, Jih-Sheng Lai
  • Key managing system and method for sensor network security
    Patent number: 9356776
    Abstract: Disclosed are a key managing system and method for sensor network security. The key managing system includes a secret key transmitter configured to transmit a portion of a secret key map, stored in a node, to a correspondent node, and transmit the secret key map of the node to the correspondent node by using the transmitted portion of the secret key map and an authenticator configured to acquire a trust level of the correspondent node which indicates a ratio of a total size of the secret key map of the node and a size of the secret key map transmitted to the correspondent node, compare the acquired trust level of the correspondent node and a threshold value, and authenticate the correspondent node and a message acquired from the correspondent node by using the comparison result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Seok Kap Ko, Seung Chul Son, Seung Hun Oh, Byung Tak Lee, Young Sun Kim
  • Recognition device, intelligent device and information providing method for human machine interaction
    Patent number: 9354712
    Abstract: An intelligent device is configured to provide relevant information related to an image. The intelligent device includes a sensor module, an activation module, an image capture module, an image recognition module, and an information providing module. The sensor module includes a magnetometer and a gyroscope. The magnetometer detects a direction of a gesture relative to the intelligent device. The gyroscope detects at least one angular velocity of the gesture. The activation module determines the gesture according to the direction and the angular velocities, and generates an activating signal according to the gesture determined. The image capture module captures the image according to the activation signal. The image recognition module identifies the image to retrieve relevant information related to the image. The information providing module provides the relevant information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: INSTITUTE FOR INFORMATION INDUSTRY
    Inventors: Ching-Wen Lin, Cheng-Huan Chen, Wei-Ming Chiang
  • Preparation method for rivastigmine, intermediates thereof, and preparation method for said intermediates
    Patent number: 9353049
    Abstract: The present invention provides a preparation method for (S)-3-(1-(dimethylamino)ethyl)phenyl ethyl(methyl)carbamate, preparation methods for intermediates (S)-1-(3-methoxyphenyl)-N,N-dimethyl-N—((S)-1-phenylethyl)ethanaminium, (S)-1-(3-hydroxyphenyl)-N,N-dimethyl-N—((S)-1-phenylethyl)ethanaminium and (S)-1-(3-(ethyl(methyl)carbamoyloxy)phenyl)-N,N-dimethyl-N—((S)-1-phenylethyl)ethanaminium, as well as a method for using (S)-1-(3-(ethyl(methyl)carbamoyloxy)phenyl)-N,N-dimethyl-N—((S)-1-phenylethyl)ethanaminium to prepare rivastigmine which can be used for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignees: Zhejiang Hisun Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Shanghai Institute of Pharmaceutical Industry
    Inventors: Fuli Zhang, Zhezhou Yang, Chunbo Yang, Daoxin Chen, Zhiqing Yang, Rentong Sun, Hua Bai
  • Drug delivery and substance transfer facilitated by nano-enhanced device having aligned carbon nanotubes protruding from device surface
    Patent number: 9352136
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a nano-enhanced device for substance transfer between the device and a tissue. The device comprises a substrate with substantially aligned carbon nanotubes anchored within the substrate, and with at least one end of the carbon nanotubes protruding from the substrate. The protruding nanotube ends may be coated with a drug for delivery of the drug into body tissue. The present invention may be incorporated into an angioplasty catheter balloon or into a patch that is worn on the skin. The carbon nanotubes can be grouped in clusters to effectively form nano-needles which can transfer fluid to or from the subdermal tissue. The nano-needles can be used in conjunction with a sensor to ascertain body fluid information such as pH, glucose level, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Morteza Gharib, Adrianus I. Aria, Elijah Bodhi Sansom
  • Apparatus and method of determining facial expression type
    Patent number: 9355304
    Abstract: A method of determining a facial expression type may include extracting feature points representing facial characteristics from a facial image of a user; grouping the extracted feature points into a plurality of regions; and determining a facial expression type for each of a plurality of groups using feature points and a facial expression type function corresponding to each of the groups.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: KOREA INSTITUTE OF ORIENTAL MEDICINE
    Inventors: Jun Hyeong Do, Ji Ho Nam, Jun Su Jang, Si Woo Lee, Ji Ho So, Na Hye Kim, Jong Yeol Kim
  • Metallization pattern on solid electrolyte or porous support of sodium battery process
    Patent number: 9356314
    Abstract: A new battery configuration and process are detailed. The battery cell includes a solid electrolyte configured with an engineered metallization layer that distributes sodium across the surface of the electrolyte extending the active area of the cathode in contact with the anode during operation. The metallization layer enhances performance, efficiency, and capacity of sodium batteries at intermediate temperatures at or below about 200° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Jin Yong Kim, Guosheng Li, Xiaochuan Lu, Vincent L. Sprenkle, John P. Lemmon
  • Compounds, compositions and methods for the treatment of diseases through inhibiting TGF-? activity
    Patent number: 9353149
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to compounds, compositions and methods for the treatment of diseases through inhibiting the activity of the transforming growth factor beta (TGF-?). More specifically, the disclosed compounds, compositions and methods are useful in the treatment of certain cancers (e.g. multiple myeloma, hematologic malignancies), diseases associated with excessive TGF-? activity including fibrosis, dermal scarring, immune dysfunction, and bone loss by inhibiting the conversion of latent TGF-? to active TGF-?. A method of preventing the activation of TGF-? in pathology is also provided, comprising administering an amount of the compounds sufficient to inhibit conversion of latent TGF-? to active TGF-? by thrombospondin1 (TSP1), resulting in reduced TGF-? activity and reduced adverse effects such as fibrosis, bone loss, and immune dysfunction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: Southern Research Institute
    Inventors: Mark J. Suto, Joanne E. Murphy-Ullrich
  • Cathode for lithium-air battery, method of manufacturing the same, and lithium-air battery comprising the same
    Patent number: 9356295
    Abstract: This invention relates to a cathode for a lithium-air battery, a method of manufacturing the same and a lithium-air battery including the same. The method of manufacturing the cathode for a lithium-air battery includes 1) stirring a cobalt salt, triethanolamine and distilled water, thus preparing a cobalt solution, 2) electroplating the cobalt solution on a porous support, thus preparing a cobalt plated porous support, 3) reacting the cobalt plated porous support with a mixture solution including oxalic acid, water and ethanol, thus forming cobalt oxalate on the porous support, and 4) thermally treating the cobalt oxalate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: KOREA INSTITUTE OF ENERGY RESEARCH
    Inventors: Jong-Won Lee, Kyu-Nam Jung, Kyung-Hee Shin, Rak-Hyun Song, Seok-Joo Park, Seung-Bok Lee, Tak-Hyoung Lim, Su-Keun Yoon, Ahmer Riaz
  • Operating method of access point (AP) and station for coexistence of basic service sets having different bandwidths
    Patent number: 9357570
    Abstract: An operating method of an access point (AP) for a coexistence of basic service sets (BSSs) having different bandwidths includes detecting at least one of a first signal having a channel bandwidth of the AP and a second signal having a channel bandwidth narrower than the channel bandwidth of the AP, establishing a BSS having the channel bandwidth of the AP, based on a result of the detecting, and reporting the establishment of the BSS to an adjacent BSS.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Hyoung Jin Kwon, Min Ho Cheong, Jae Seung Lee, Sok Kyu Lee
  • System and method for Multivariate outlier detection
    Patent number: 9355071
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method of determining actions outside of a norm is provided. The method comprises: generating an actor state vector and a peer group state vector, wherein the actor state vector identifies a characteristic for an actor in each of a plurality of categories and the peer group state vector identifies a characteristic for a peer group in each of the plurality of categories, transforming the actor state vector into a first sampled wave series representation using a first wave series transformation, transforming the population state vector into a second sampled wave series representation using a second wave series transformation, and filtering the first sampled wave series representation and the second sampled wave series representation to identify a deviation of the first wave series representation from the second wave series representation in a phase or a magnitude.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: SAS Institute Inc.
    Inventors: Julius Alton King, Jin-Whan Jung, John Clare Brocklebank, Youngjin Park
  • Treatment of HIV-1 infection and AIDS
    Patent number: 9352010
    Abstract: Provided herein are compositions and methods for the treatment of a patient having an HIV-1 infection and/or AIDS. More specifically this invention provides treatment of an HIV-1 infection and/or AIDS using small molecule compounds, such as inhibitors for the activation and/or activity of caspase-1. Inhibitors for the activation and/or activity of caspase-1 also prevent the cell death of CD4 T-cells in a population of CD4 T-cells comprising HIV-1 infected CD4 T-cells and uninfected CD4 T-cells. In addition, caspase-1 inhibitors inhibit inflammation, and pyroptosis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: The J. David Gladstone Institutes
    Inventors: Warner C. Greene, Gilad Doitsh, Orlando Zepeda, Nicole Galloway
  • Photography and projection apparatus and light emitting and sensing module
    Patent number: 9357188
    Abstract: A photography and projection apparatus including a light emitting and sensing module and a projection lens is provided. The light emitting and sensing module has a light emitting and sensing area, and includes a light emitting unit array and a light sensing unit array. The light emitting unit array includes a plurality of light emitting units arranged in an array. The light emitting units are distributed in the light emitting and sensing area. The light emitting unit array is adapted to provide an image beam. The light sensing unit array includes a plurality of light sensing units arranged in an array. The light sensing units are distributed in the light emitting and sensing area. The projection lens is disposed on a transmission path of the image beam. A light emitting and sensing module is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Ming-Hsien Wu, Wen-Yung Yeh, Chia-Hsin Chao, Mu-Tao Chu, Jui-Ying Lin
  • Compound as KCNQ potassium channel agonist, preparation method therefor and use thereof
    Patent number: 9353048
    Abstract: The present invention provides compounds having the structure represented by general formula I, pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereofagonist, preparation methods therefor and a use thereof in the preparation of a medicine for the treatment of nervous system diseases. The compounds or pharmaceutical compositions thereof can be used as the KCNQ potassium channel agonist for treating nervous system diseases. Compared to retigabine, a compound in the prior art, the compound of the present invention have the same or better therapeutic effect, are easier for synthesis and storage, and less prone to oxidate deterioration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: SHANGHAI INSTITUTE OF MATERIA MEDICA, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
    Inventors: Fajun Nan, Min Li, Zhaobing Gao, Fei Chen, Yangming Zhang, Pingzheng Zhou, Haining Hu, Haiyan Xu, Sheng Liu
  • Large-area plasma generating apparatus
    Patent number: 9355821
    Abstract: A large-area plasma generating apparatus is disclosed, which includes a reaction chamber; a first electrode disposed in the reaction chamber; a second electrode parallel with the first electrode and disposed in the reaction chamber; and a discharge region formed between the first and second electrodes and a plasma can be formed therein; wherein a travelling wave or a traveling-wave-like electromagnetic field is generated via at least one of the first and second electrodes and travels from one end of the discharge region to its opposite end, so as to uniform the plasma in the discharge region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR ENERGY RESEARCH ATOMIC ENERGY COUNCIL, EXECUTIVE YUAN
    Inventors: Hsin-Liang Chen, Cheng-Chang Hsieh, Deng-Lain Lin, Yan-Zheng Du, Chi-Fong Ai, Ming-Chung Yang
  • Methods, systems, and apparatus for programmable quantum photonic processing
    Patent number: 9354039
    Abstract: A programmable photonic integrated circuit implements arbitrary linear optics transformations in the spatial mode basis with high fidelity. Under a realistic fabrication model, we analyze programmed implementations of the CNOT gate, CPHASE gate, iterative phase estimation algorithm, state preparation, and quantum random walks. We find that programmability dramatically improves device tolerance to fabrication imperfections and enables a single device to implement a broad range of both quantum and classical linear optics experiments. Our results suggest that existing fabrication processes are sufficient to build such a device in the silicon photonics platform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Jacob C. Mower, Nicholas C. Harris, Dirk R. Englund, Greg Steinbrecher
  • Monolithic flexure pre-stressed ultrasonic horns
    Patent number: 9352358
    Abstract: A monolithic ultrasonic horn where the horn, backing, and pre-stress structures are combined in a single monolithic piece is disclosed. Pre-stress is applied by external flexure structures. The provision of the external flexures has numerous advantages including the elimination of the need for a pre-stress bolt. The removal of the pre-stress bolt eliminates potential internal electric discharge points in the actuator. In addition, it reduces the chances of mechanical failure in the actuator stacks that result from the free surface in the hole of conventional ring stacks. In addition, the removal of the stress bolt and the corresponding reduction in the overall number of parts reduces the overall complexity of the resulting ultrasonic horn actuator and simplifies the ease of the design, fabrication and integration of the actuator of the present invention into other structures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Stewart Sherrit, Xiaoqi Bao, Mircea Badescu, Yoseph Bar-Cohen, Phillip Grant Allen
  • Electrolyte mixture, electrolytic capacitor having the same and oxidant mixture for conjugated polymer synthesis
    Patent number: 9355785
    Abstract: An electrolyte mixture for an electrolytic capacitor is provided. The electrolyte mixture includes a conjugated polymer, a polyether and a nitrogen-containing compound, or includes the conjugated polymer, the polyether and a nitrogen-containing polymer, or includes the conjugated polymer and a polyether with nitrogen-containing functional groups. The electrolyte mixture provides a very high static capacitance for an electrolytic capacitor having the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Yi-Chang Du, Li-Duan Tsai, Hung-Chung Chien
  • Clinometer apparatus
    Patent number: 9354053
    Abstract: A clinometer apparatus includes a first measurement member, a second measurement member, and a coupling member. The first measurement member includes a first plate on which first angle indices are formed, and a first coupling unit that has a circumferential surface on which second angle indices are carved. The second measurement member includes a second plate, a second coupling unit that is coupled to the first coupling unit due to the coupling member, and a compass that is coupled to the second plate. The coupling member couples the first coupling unit and the second coupling unit so that the second measurement member rotates relative to the first measurement member about a rotational axis of the first coupling unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: KOREA INSTITUTE OF GEOSCIENCE AND MINERAL RESOURCES
    Inventor: Kihm You-Hong
  • Method for switching communication connection mode, communication system, base station, transmitter and receiver
    Patent number: 9357580
    Abstract: A method for switching communication connection modes, a communication system, a base station, a transmitter and a receiver are provided. The method includes the following steps. Firstly, when a base station or a core network entity determines that a communication mode between a transmitter and a receiver should be switched from a cellular communication mode to a device-to-device communication mode, the base station sends a control message to the transmitter. Next, the transmitter stops transmitting at least one first packet to the base station in response to the control message. Afterwards, the receiver receives at least one transmission-unfinished packet and a transmission-unfinished packet status related to the at least one transmission-unfinished packet forwarded by the base station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Chun-Yuan Chiu, Tzu-Ming Lin