Patents Assigned to INSTITUTE
  • A SEMANTICS-BASED ARCHITECTURAL MODEL OF THE INTERNET OF THINGS
    Publication number: 20160072892
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of architecture of Internet of Things, specifically to a semantics-based architectural model of Internet of Things. The present invention puts forward the architecture of the Internet of Things based on the study of semantic Web, sensor network, sensor Web, wherein the architecture is divided into 7 layers: physical layer, perception layer, gateway layer, data layer, semantic layer, service layer and application layer. By means of semantic processing of sensor data and building of sensor ontology, the architecture is capable of realizing automatic discovery of heterogeneous resources, enhancing the expression ability of data, achieving effective sharing, reuse, integration, and access to data, improveing interoperability of resources and accomplishing intellectualized service.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2013
    Publication date: March 10, 2016
    Applicant: SHENYANG INSTITUTE OF AUTOMATION OF THE CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
    Inventors: Zhao SHI, Peng ZENG, Yang LIU, Xing TONG, Haibin YU
  • Methods and Apparatus for Digital Material Skins
    Publication number: 20160070254
    Abstract: A digital material skin is made of a set of discrete units with a finite set of parts and joints. The discrete units are assembled into a layer according to a regular geometry, with each of the discrete units being reversibly connected to at least one other unit in the set. The reversibly connected set of units forms an exterior structure surface that is larger than the individual discrete units. Digital material skins may be used to construct any shape or interior volume, whether regular or amorphous. The skin surface may be enclosed or open. The skin may rely on an interior digital material structure for support or may be self-supported. The skin may be part of a larger assembly or apparatus, enclosing an interior volume or structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2013
    Publication date: March 10, 2016
    Applicant: MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Sarah Hovsepian, Neil Adam Gershenfeld, Kenneth Cheung
  • USE OF RHODAMINE DYES TO REDUCE ALVEOLAR SURFACE TENSION
    Publication number: 20160067210
    Abstract: Rhodamine dye is delivered to regions of a lung having heterogeneous alveolar flooding by alveolar liquid, thereby lowering the surface tension of the alveolar liquid so as to lessen ventilation injury directly and, by promoting equitable redistribution of the alveolar liquid among the alveoli of the lung, indirectly. The rhodamine dye is delivered with an albumin and/or an exogenous surfactant. Exemplary rhodamine dyes include sulforhodamine B and rhodamine WT.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2015
    Publication date: March 10, 2016
    Applicant: THE TRUSTEES OF THE STEVENS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventor: Carrie E. Perlman
  • TOOL ATTACHMENT AND THROUGH SPINDLE COOLANT SYSTEMS FOR USE WITH ULTRASONIC MACHINING MODULES
    Publication number: 20160067790
    Abstract: An ultrasonic machining module that includes an ultrasonic transducer, wherein the ultrasonic transducer is adapted to receive a machining tool and a vibration-isolating housing adapted to be both compatible with a machining system and to receive the ultrasonic transducer therein, wherein the housing further includes at least one modification for isolating all vibrations generated by the ultrasonic transducer when the device is in operation except axial vibrations transmitted to the machining tool, thereby preventing unwanted vibrations from traveling backward or upward into the machining system. The ultrasonic machining module may also include an acoustically tuned collet and/or an acoustically tuned system for delivering coolant fluid through the module to a machining tool or target substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2015
    Publication date: March 10, 2016
    Applicant: EDISON WELDING INSTITUTE, INC.
    Inventors: Matthew A. SHORT, Jacob HAY
  • Cervical Sample Preparation For Reduced Variability In Raman Spectroscopy
    Publication number: 20160069809
    Abstract: A method of performing a spectroscopy process on a fixed biological sample is described. The method comprises the steps of: (i) treating the fixed biological material to cause oxidation of haemoglobin present in the fixed biological material, and (ii) performing spectroscopy on the treated fixed biological sample. The method is particularly suitable for cervical sample preparation for reduced variability in Raman spectroscopy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2014
    Publication date: March 10, 2016
    Applicant: Dublin Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Franck Bonnier, Damien Traynor, Fiona Lyng
  • BATTERY CHARGING METHOD
    Publication number: 20160072318
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for charging a battery. The method receives a plurality of battery parameters during the period of the battery charging, and the plurality of battery parameters are turned into fuzzification and corresponded to fuzzy rules to map out a fuzzy output. Then the fuzzy output is turned into defuzzification to obtain the value of the charging current. Therefore, the present disclosure can change the charging current adaptively to enhance the charging effect.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2014
    Publication date: March 10, 2016
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Cheng-Hung Cheng, Yi-Hua Liu
  • SCREENING METHOD AND COMPOUNDS FOR MODULATING TELOMERASE ACTIVITY
    Publication number: 20160067257
    Abstract: The present invention embraces methods for identifying compounds that modulate the activity of telomerase. Compounds of the invention are identified by designing or screening for a compound which binds to at least one amino acid residue of the TRBD, “thumb,” “finger,” and/or “palm” domain; or FP-pocket, PT-pocket or Th-pocket of telomerase and testing the compound for its ability to modulate the activity of telomerase. Compounds selected for interacting with the T-pocket or Fingers-Palm pocket of telomerase are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2015
    Publication date: March 10, 2016
    Applicant: The Wistar Institute
    Inventor: Emmanuel Skordalakes
  • TRANSPARENT AND HEAT-INSULATING MATERIAL INCLUDING POLYMER CAPSULE AND METHOD FOR PREPARING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20160069069
    Abstract: Provided are a transparent heat-insulating material including a transparent heat-insulating resin layer including polymer capsules and an optical resin, and a method for preparing the same. The transparent heat-insulating material may reduce the transmission of radiative heat of solar radiation energy entering from the exterior, and prevent discharge or loss of heat when indoor heating, while showing high transparency as well. In addition, the transparent heat-insulating material may allow easy control of the size of capsules contained in a transparent heat-insulating film, and may be obtained through a simple and easy process. Further, it is possible to control the light transmittability and heat-insulating property of the transparent heat-insulating material with ease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2014
    Publication date: March 10, 2016
    Applicant: KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Munju GOH, Nam Ho YOU, Hyeonuk YEO, Young Bum HONG
  • MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY RECOGNIZING SIALYLATED SUGAR CHAINS
    Publication number: 20160068611
    Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a novel monoclonal antibody having high affinity and that strictly recognizes, as a sugar chain epitope, only a “Sia?2,6Gal?1,4GlcNAc (6?-Sialyl-LacNAc): CDw75” sugar chain structure, being a molecular target for diagnosis of the malignancy of tumors. An anti-CDw75 monoclonal antibody is provided that recognizes “CDw75” sugar chain structures but does not recognize similar sugar chain structures indicated by “Gal?1,4GlcNAc”, “Sia?2,3Gal?1,4GlcNAc”, or “Sia?2,6Gal?1,4Glc”, by using a glycolipid antigen bonding a carrier lipid compound “HOCH2CH (NH—CO—(CH2)22—CH3)—(CH2)9—CH3 (C12L)” developed by the inventors to a “CDw75” sugar chain. The obtained anti-CDw75 monoclonal antibody is an excellent detection drug for B-cell lymphoma, gastric cancer, or colorectal cancer, an excellent diagnostic agent for tumor malignancy, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2014
    Publication date: March 10, 2016
    Applicant: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventor: Tetsuya Okuda
  • TECHNIQUES FOR DYNAMIC PARTITIONING IN A DISTRIBUTED PARALLEL COMPUTATIONAL ENVIRONMENT
    Publication number: 20160070778
    Abstract: An apparatus includes an organization component to retrieve from task instructions an indication of a type of organization of data set subportions prior to performance of a computation and a data item by which the data set subportions are to be organized, organize the data set subportion among others based on the data item and type of organization, monitor availability of a first processing resource and a first storage resource of a node device employed to organize the data set subportions, and based on insufficient availability of at least one of the first processing resource or the first storage resource, interrupt the organization of the data set subportions, and dispatch a first set of one or more organized data set subportions to be processed; and a performance component to execute the task instructions to process the organized data set subportion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2015
    Publication date: March 10, 2016
    Applicant: SAS INSTITUTE INC.
    Inventor: DAVID LAVERNE ZANTER
  • GM1 GANGLIOSIDOSIS HUMAN CELL MODEL AND USE THEREOF
    Publication number: 20160069865
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for preparing a GM1 gangliosidosis human cell model based on induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) and iPSCs originated neural progenitor cells, and a use of the GM1 model above for the development of a GM1 gangliosidosis treating agent. The iPSCs originated from GM1 patient fibroblasts can be differentiated into neural progenitor cells (NPCs) and neurosphere cells that can emulate the characteristics shown in GM1 patient, so that the said cells can be efficiently used for the investigation of intracellular GM1 symptoms such as the GM1 gangliosidosis and lysosome accumulation and the gene expression pattern change. So, the GM1 cell model of the present invention can be efficiently used for the study of GM1 development mechanism and the study for the development of a therapeutic agent for the disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2015
    Publication date: March 10, 2016
    Applicant: Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology
    Inventors: Yee Sook Cho, Mi Young Son, Jae Eun Kwak, Binna Seol, Hye Jin Jeon
  • METHOD AND APPARTUS FOR MODULATING BASEBAND SIGNAL IN BEAM SPACE MULTI-INPUT MULTI-OUTPUT
    Publication number: 20160072561
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for modulating a baseband signal in beam space MIMO are provided. The baseband signal modulation apparatus may calculate a load value of a plurality of antenna elements using a baseband signal. The baseband signal modulation apparatus may change a phase or a magnitude of a baseband signal or a first band signal having a higher frequency than that of the baseband signal to correspond to the calculated load value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2015
    Publication date: March 10, 2016
    Applicant: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Duk Hyun YOU, Seung Eun HONG
  • Thermoelectric devices and applications for the same
    Patent number: 9281461
    Abstract: High performance thin film thermoelectric couples and methods of making the same are disclosed. Such couples allow fabrication of at least microwatt to watt-level power supply devices operating at voltages greater than one volt even when activated by only small temperature differences.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2016
    Assignee: Battelle Memorial Institute
    Inventors: Larry C. Olsen, John G. DeSteese, Peter M. Martin, John W. Johnston, Timothy J. Peters
  • Three-port valve
    Patent number: 9279507
    Abstract: A three-port valve that can be more accurately controlled using a simple structure. The three-port valve is provided with the following: a first elastic tube in which a liquid circulates; a first port which is a provision and discharge opening in the first elastic tube; a second elastic tube in which a liquid circulates; a second port which is a provision and discharge opening in the second elastic tube; a third port that links the first port and the second port; first circulation control means for deforming the first elastic tube so as to control the circulation of the liquid circulating in the first elastic tube; second circulation control means for deforming the second elastic tube so as to control the circulation of the liquid circulating in the second elastic tube; and an oscillator for driving the first circulation control means and the second circulation control means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2016
    Assignee: Tokyo Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Kotaro Tadano, Kenji Kawashima, Mizuki Komiya
  • Compositions and methods for diagnosing and/or treating influenza infection
    Patent number: 9278998
    Abstract: The present invention provides HA polypeptides (e.g., H1 HA polypeptides) that bind to umbrella-topology glycans, and reagents and methods relating thereto. The present invention provides binding agents that bind to HA polypeptides (e.g., H1 HA polypeptides), and reagents and methods relating thereto. The present invention provides interfering agents that inhibit the binding of HA polypeptides (e.g., H1 HA polypeptides) to HA receptors, and reagents and methods relating thereto. The present invention provides compositions and methods for treating, preventing, and/or diagnosing influenza infection utilizing HA polypeptides, HA polypeptide binding agents, HA polypeptide interfering agents, and/or vaccine compositions comprising any of the foregoing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2016
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Akila Jayaraman, Karthik Viswanathan, Rahul Raman, Zachary H. Shriver, Ram Sasisekharan
  • Method for applying a diffusion barrier interlayer for high temperature components
    Patent number: 9279187
    Abstract: A coated substrate and a method of forming a diffusion barrier coating system between a substrate and a MCrAl coating, including a diffusion barrier coating deposited onto at least a portion of a substrate surface, wherein the diffusion barrier coating comprises a nitride, oxide or carbide of one or more transition metals and/or metalloids and a MCrAl coating, wherein M includes a transition metal or a metalloid, deposited on at least a portion of the diffusion barrier coating, wherein the diffusion barrier coating restricts the inward diffusion of aluminum of the MCrAl coating into the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2016
    Assignee: SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Ronghua Wei, Narayana S. Cheruvu
  • Apparatus for manufacturing a hierarchical structure
    Patent number: 9281230
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus for massive manufacturing a hierarchical structure that can hierarchically form high performance micro units one a flexible substrate. For this purpose, an apparatus for manufacturing a hierarchical structure according to the present invention is provided to layer micro units provided on a dummy substrate that is made of a hard material on a target substrate that is made of a flexible material by releasing the micro units from the dummy substrate. The apparatus includes: a transfer stage flat-transferring the dummy substrate by supporting the same and a main roller rolling the target substrate by winding the same as the transfer stage proceeds and layering the micro unit of the dummy substrate on the target substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2016
    Assignee: KOREA INSTITUTE OF MACHINERY & MATERIALS
    Inventors: Jae-Hyun Kim, Hak-Joo Lee, Seung-Min Hyun, Seung-Woo Han, Byung-Ik Choi
  • Systems and methods of network analysis and characterization
    Patent number: 9282007
    Abstract: Systems and methods for characterizing networks are disclosed. In several embodiments, a network analyzer applies a network analysis to a network that replaces components of the network in a model of the network with equivalent or bounding models. The network analyzer can then characterize the simplified model of the network and an assessment can be made concerning the accuracy of the characterization of the network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2016
    Assignee: California Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Michelle Effros, Tracey C. Ho, Ralf Koetter, Nuala Koetter, Shirin Jalali
  • Method for preparing monosilane using trialkoxysilane
    Patent number: 9278864
    Abstract: Provided is a method for preparing monosilane, more particularly a method for economically preparing monosilane, which is useful for the composition of a thin semiconductor structure and multipurpose high-purity polycrystalline silicon, by preparing monosilane with high purity and high yield using trialkoxysilane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2016
    Assignees: OCI COMPANY LTD., INSTITUTE OF ION-PLASMA AND LASER TECHNOLOGIES
    Inventors: Taek Joong Kim, Yong Il Kim, Kyung Yeol Kim, Deok Yun Kim, Ashurov Khatam, Salikhov Shavkat, Rotshteyn Vladimir, Ashurova Khekayat, Kurbanov Aziz, Abdisaidov Ilyos, Azizov Sultan, Ashurov Rustam
  • Laser patterning of frame wire area on touch panel
    Patent number: 9282645
    Abstract: A laser patterning touch panel includes an active area, an inactive area, and a plurality of first coaxial patterns. The active area is disposed in a center area of the substrate. The inactive area does not overlap the active area and has a transparent conductive layer thereon. The plurality of first coaxial patterns are disposed on the transparent conductive layer and surround the active area. Each of the plurality of first coaxial patterns includes a continuous line segment with a width, and partially overlaps with a neighboring one of the first coaxial patterns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2016
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Jyun-Kai Ciou, Chia-Sheng Huang, Ching-Chih Wei, Ya-Chun Shih