Patents Assigned to INSTITUTE
  • Hybrid energy storage devices having sodium
    Patent number: 9252461
    Abstract: Sodium energy storage devices employing aspects of both ZEBRA batteries and traditional Na—S batteries can perform better than either battery alone. The hybrid energy storage devices described herein can include a sodium anode, a molten sodium salt catholyte, and a positive electrode that has active species containing sulfur. Additional active species can include a transition metal source and NaCl. As a product of the energy discharge process, Na2Sx forms in which x is less than three.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: Battelle Memorial Institute
    Inventors: Xiaochuan Lu, Jin Yong Kim, Guosheng Li, John P. Lemmon, Vincent L. Sprenkle
  • Scheduling method and apparatus for spatial reuse
    Patent number: 9252937
    Abstract: A scheduling method of giving a chance for transmission to a plurality of terminals in the same time period, and a device therefor are provided. The scheduling method includes: transmitting first scheduling information to terminals in a network, the first scheduling information defining transmitting/receiving terminals and a transmission time period; receiving channel measurement information including inter-terminal interference information from the terminals in the network; and generating second scheduling information defining transmission time periods and a plurality of transmitting/receiving terminals that do not interfere with each other by using the channel measurement information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Sung-Geun Jin, Jin Kyeong Kim, Woo Yong Lee, Hyun Kyu Chung
  • Method for therapeutic replenishment and enrichment of ocular surface lubrication
    Patent number: 9248161
    Abstract: The present invention provides a pharmaceutical composition, and methods of use thereof, for treating ocular boundary deficiency, symptoms associated therewith, or undesired condition that is associated with or causes ocular boundary deficiency at the ocular surface. The pharmaceutical composition of the present invention comprises a human PRG4 protein, a lubricant fragment, homolog, or isoform thereof, suspended in an ophthalmically acceptable balanced salt solution. The pharmaceutical composition of the present invention may also comprise one or more ophthalmically acceptable agents selected from the group consisting of an ophthalmically acceptable demulcent, excipient, astringent, vasoconstrictor, emollient, sodium hyaluronate, hyaluronic acid, and surface active phospholipids, in a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier for topical administration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignees: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SCHEPENS EYE RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Benjamin Sullivan, Tannin A. Schmidt, David A. Sullivan
  • Substituted n-pentanamide compounds, preparation method and the use thereof
    Patent number: 9249084
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a (2R,3R)-3-(3-substituted phenyl)-2-methyl n-pentanamide compounds as shown in the formula I and the preparation method thereof, wherein, the substituents are as defined in the specification, the present invention further relates to a use of the above compounds for the preparation of tapentadol II or its pharmaceutically acceptable salt, and the intermediates involved in the preparation process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignees: Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Topharman Shanghai Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Qiang Zhang, Rongxia Zhang, Guanghui Tian, Jianfeng Li, Fuqiang Zhu, Xiangrui Jiang, Jingshan Shen
  • Cyclic alkyl amino carbene (CAAC) ruthenium complexes as improved catalysts for ethenolysis reactions
    Patent number: 9249170
    Abstract: Described herein are compounds and methods of catalyzing ethenolysis reactions, optionally on an industrial scale. In certain embodiments, the catalysts bear cyclic alkyl amino carbene (CAAC) ligands with an ortho substituent, such as a methyl substituent, on an N-aryl ring. When used to catalyze ethenolysis reactions, certain such compounds produce a turnover number greater than 50,000.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignees: California Institute of Technology, The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Vanessa M. Marx, Mohand-Ameziane Melaimi, Scott C. Virgil, Benjamin K. Keitz, Robert H. Grubbs, Guy Bertrand
  • Ultra thin hit solar cell and fabricating method of the same
    Patent number: 9252316
    Abstract: Disclosed is an ultra-thin HIT solar cell, including: an n- or p-type crystalline silicon substrate; an amorphous silicon emitter layer having a doping type different from that of the silicon substrate; and an intrinsic amorphous silicon passivation layer formed between the crystalline silicon substrate and the amorphous silicon emitter layer, wherein the HIT solar cell further includes a transparent conductive oxide layer made of ZnO on an upper surface thereof, and the surface of the crystalline silicon substrate is not textured but only the surface of the transparent conductive oxide layer is textured, and thereby a very thin crystalline silicon substrate can be used, ultimately achieving an ultra-thin HIT solar cell having a very low total thickness while maintaining light trapping capacity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: KOREA INSTITUTE OF ENERGY RESEARCH
    Inventors: Jun Sik Cho, Jin Su Yoo, Joo Hyung Park, Jae Ho Yun, Jihye Gwak, SeoungKyu Ahn, Young Joo Eo, SeJin Ahn, Ara Cho, Kihwan Kim, Kyung Hoon Yoon, Kee Shik Shin
  • Method and apparatus for correcting errors in multiple stream-based 3D images
    Patent number: 9253467
    Abstract: The present invention relates to correcting errors of multiple stream-based 3D images. The present invention comprises a 3D image synchronizing unit which synchronizes a first image and a second image consisting the 3D image; a 3D image correcting unit which detects an error block in the first image, searches a corresponding block in the second image, and corrects the error block on the basis of the block information of said corresponding block; and a compositing unit which composites the corrected first image and the second image to generate a 3D stereoscopic image. According to the present invention, bit errors occurring when transmitting multiple stream of 3D image can be corrected, providing better quality of 3D images. Also, error correction can be easily performed by using the method of the present invention without complicated calculations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Hyon Gon Choo, Suk Hee Cho, Jong Ho Kim, Jin Soo Choi, Jin Woong Kim
  • Multi-channel optical module and manufacturing method of the same
    Patent number: 9250404
    Abstract: Provided is a multi-channel optical module and a manufacturing method of the same. The optical module includes a base block having a cavity on one edge of the base block; a substrate arranged on the other side of the base block that faces the cavity; an integrated circuit (IC) chip mounted on the substrate; a platform arranged in the cavity; electrical contacts connected to the IC chip, wherein the electrical contacts are formed on the platform; an optical device array block arranged in the platform, wherein the optical device array block is connected to the electrical contacts; a plurality of optical fiber cores aligned with the optical device array block; and an optical fiber array block fixing the plurality of optical fiber cores, wherein the optical fiber array block is bonded to the platform and to the optical device array block and is fixed in the cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventor: Kwon-Seob Lim
  • Human cytomegalovirus neutralizing antibodies and use thereof
    Patent number: 9249213
    Abstract: The invention relates to neutralizing antibodies, and antibody fragments thereof, having high potency in neutralizing hCMV, wherein said antibodies and antibody fragments are specific for one, or a combination of two or more, hCMV gene UL products. The invention also relates to immortalized B cells that produce, and to epitopes that bind to, such antibodies and antibody fragments. In addition, the invention relates to the use of the antibodies, antibody fragments, and epitopes in screening methods as well as in the diagnosis, prevention, and therapy of disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: Institute for Research in Biomedicine
    Inventors: Antonio Lanzavecchia, Annalisa Macagno
  • Integration network device and service integration method thereof
    Patent number: 9253052
    Abstract: An integration network device and a service integration method thereof are provided. The integration network device receives a connecting request from the VDI user device. The integration network device establishes a connection between the VDI user device and the first management network device according to the connecting request. The integration network device determines that the first management network device fails the connection according to a first management information of the first management network device. The integration network device routes the VDI user device to the second management network device according to a second management information of the second management network device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: Institute For Information Industry
    Inventors: Jen-Yuan Lai, Shan Chin, Feng-Sheng Wang
  • Hollow spherical zeolite IM-5 and preparation method therefor
    Patent number: 9248437
    Abstract: The present invention provides a hollow IM-5 molecular sieve sphere and the preparation process thereof. The process according to the present invention adds a relatively great amount of the surfactant of a cationic quaternary ammonium salt in the IM-5 molecular sieve system, to form a hollow IM-5 molecular sieve sphere via the micelle action by the surfactant, which structure benefits the mass transfer of the reaction process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignees: CHINA PETROLEUM & CHEMICAL CORPORATION, FUSHUN RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF PETROLEUM AND PETROCHEMICALS, SINOPEC
    Inventors: Fengxiang Ling, Weiya Yang, Shaojun Wang, Zhiqi Shen
  • Modular platform for multi-tissue integrated cell culture
    Patent number: 9249387
    Abstract: The systems and methods disclosed herein are generally related to a cell culture system. More particularly, the systems and methods enable the culturing and interconnecting of a plurality of tissue types in a biomimetic environment. By culturing organ specific tissue types within a biomimetic environment and interconnecting each of the organ systems in a physiologically meaningful way, experiments can be conducted on in vitro cells that substantially mimic the responses of in vivo cell populations. In some implementations, the organ systems are fluidically connected with a constant-volume pump.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignees: The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc., The Massachusettes Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Joseph Cuiffi, Mark Joseph Mescher, Jonathan Robert Coppeta, Samuel Walker Inman, Abigail June Spencer, Transon Van Nguyen, Jeffrey T. Borenstein
  • Conjugated microporous macromolecule catalyst complexed with cobalt, preparation and use thereof
    Patent number: 9249120
    Abstract: Disclosed are a type of catalyst which can catalyze the ring-addition reaction of CO2 and an alkylene oxide at 0˜180° C. under 0.1˜8.0 MPa to produce a corresponding cyclic carbonate, and the preparation thereof. The catalyst is a conjugated microporous macromolecule polymer complexed with cobalt, chromium, zinc, copper or aluminum, and by using the macromolecule catalysts complexed with different metals to catalyze the reaction of CO2 and alkylene oxide at normal temperature and normal pressure, a yield of the corresponding cyclic carbonate of 35%˜90% can be obtained. The catalyst is easy to recover and the re-use of the catalyst has no influence on the yield; additionally, the yield can reach over 90% by controlling the reaction conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: DALIAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL PHYSICS, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
    Inventors: Weiqiao Deng, Yong Xie, Xiaohuan Liu
  • Anti-cancer serine hydrolase inhibitory carbamates
    Patent number: 9249128
    Abstract: Serine hydrolases are implicated in malconditions such as cancer, central nervous system disorders, cardiovascular disorders, obesity, and metabolic disorders. Many serine hydrolases expressed in proteomic libraries are of unknown function in vivo. Compounds identified through library versus library screening can be used for treatment of malconditions associated with the specific serine hydrolase KIAA1363 (also known as AADACL1). A library of inhibitors of KIAA1363 was prepared and candidate compounds were identified as a potent inhibitors having submicromolar IC50 values. An exemplary compound of the invention was shown to be an effective inhibitor of prostate cancer pathogenesis. Other inhibitory compounds of the invention comprising fluorophore groups are shown to be effective in spatial and temporal localization of the serine hydrolase in cells and tissues.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: The Scripps Research Institute
    Inventors: Benjamin Cravatt, Daniel Nomura, Jae W. Chang
  • Head mounted display apparatus and contents display method
    Patent number: 9250443
    Abstract: Disclosed are a head-mounted display apparatus and a contents display method. The head-mounted display apparatus includes: a mobile device tracing information processing unit for receiving position information or orientation information of a mobile device and generating tracing information of the mobile device based on the received position information or orientation information of the mobile device; a gesture processing unit for receiving input information of the mobile device and generating gesture information to change an output format of contents by using the received input information; a rendering unit for generating a predetermined virtually augmented contents image based on the tracing information of the mobile device and the gesture information; and a display unit for displaying the generated virtually augmented contents image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: Korea Institute of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Ji Hyung Park, Dong Wook Yoon, Yong Hun Choi, Joong Ho Lee
  • System and method for providing personalized recommendations
    Patent number: 9251527
    Abstract: A system and method for providing a personalized recommendation from a series of partial preferences is presented. A preference distribution of a population including a plurality of weighted ranked lists is identified. A revealed preference of a user is compared to the plurality of ranked lists. An affinity weight between the user and each of the plurality of ranked lists is assigned, and a weighted average of each of the affinity weights is taken.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Devavrat Shah, Vivek Francis Farias, Srikanth Jagabathula, Ammar Tawfiq Ammar
  • Apparatus and method for generating tomography image
    Patent number: 9251604
    Abstract: A method of generating a tomography image includes performing a depth scan on one spot on a surface of a subject using modulated light received from a spatial light modulator, obtaining depth scan data for each of a plurality of patterns of the spatial light modulator by repeating the depth scan on the spot for each of the plurality of patterns, forming a matrix R representing a vector space based on a correlation of signal values of the depth scan data for each of the plurality of patterns, performing a matrix decomposition on the matrix R, dividing the vector space into a noise subspace and a signal subspace based on a matrix obtained by the matrix decomposition, constructing a vector space based on either one or both of components of the signal subspace and components of the noise subspace, and generating a tomography image based on the reconstructed vector space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Jae-guyn Lim, YongKeun Park, Jae-duck Jang, Seong-deok Lee, Woo-young Jang
  • Thinned integrated circuit device and manufacturing process for the same
    Patent number: 9252054
    Abstract: A thinned integrated circuit device and manufacturing process for the same are disclosed. The manufacturing process includes forming a through-silicon via (TSV) on a substrate, a first terminal of the TSV is exposed on a first surface of the substrate, disposing a bump on the first surface of the substrate to make the bump electrically connected with the TSV, disposing an integrated circuit chip (IC) on the bump so that a first side of the IC is connected to the bump, disposing a thermal interface material (TIM) layer on a second side of the IC opposite to the first side of the IC, attaching a heat-spreader cap on the IC by the TIM layer, and backgrinding a second surface of the substrate to expose the TSV to the second surface of the substrate while carrying the heat-spreader cap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Sheng-Tsai Wu, Heng-Chieh Chien, John H. Lau, Yu-Lin Chao, Wei-Chung Lo
  • Assisted video surveillance of persons-of-interest
    Patent number: 9251424
    Abstract: Methods, systems and media are described for computer-assisted video surveillance. Methods may support detection of moving persons in video frames, extraction of features of the detected moving persons and identification of which detected moving persons are likely matches to a person of interest. Identification of the likely matches may be determined using an attribute-based search, and/or using a specific person-based search. The method may include using likely matches confirmed as images of the person of interest to reconstruct a path of the person of interest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Jason R. Thornton, Daniel J. Butler, Jeanette T. Baran-Gale
  • Composite wall panel with low thermal conductivity and sufficient strength for structural use
    Patent number: 9249053
    Abstract: The present invention provides a composite wall panel with good thermal insulation and sufficient strength for structural use which is designed for the fabrication of energy efficient building. The composite wall panel of the present invention comprises a foamed concrete core with sufficient compressive strength and low thermal conductivity which is sandwiched between two lightweight ductile fiber reinforced cementitious composite (FRCC) protective layers with low thermal conductivity, good barrier resistance to moisture/chloride ion/gas, multiple cracking as well as certain amount of steel reinforcements. These composite wall panels are useful in a variety of buildings in both cold and hot regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: NANO AND ADVANCED MATERIALS INSTITUTE LIMITED
    Inventors: Christopher Kin Ying Leung, Kwok Fai Cheung, Honggang Zhu, Sze Wai Lin