Patents Assigned to INSTITUTE
  • SYSTEM AND PROCESS FOR ALUMINIZATION OF METAL-CONTAINING SUBSTRATES
    Publication number: 20160024662
    Abstract: A system and method are detailed for aluminizing surfaces of metallic substrates, parts, and components with a protective alumina layer in-situ. Aluminum (Al) foil sandwiched between the metallic components and a refractory material when heated in an oxidizing gas under a compression load at a selected temperature forms the protective alumina coating on the surface of the metallic components. The alumina coating minimizes evaporation of volatile metals from the metallic substrates, parts, and components in assembled devices that can degrade performance during operation at high temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2015
    Publication date: January 28, 2016
    Applicant: BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Yeong-Shyung Chou, Jeffry W. Stevenson
  • SUPERCONDUCTING THREE-TERMINAL DEVICE AND LOGIC GATES
    Publication number: 20160028402
    Abstract: A three-terminal device that exhibits transistor-like functionality at cryogenic temperatures may be formed from a single layer of superconducting material. A main current-carrying channel of the device may be toggled between superconducting and normal conduction states by applying a control signal to a control terminal of the device. Critical-current suppression and device geometry are used to propagate a normal-conduction hotspot from a gate constriction across and along a portion of the main current-carrying channel. The three-terminal device may be used in various superconducting signal-processing circuitry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2014
    Publication date: January 28, 2016
    Applicant: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Adam N. McCaughan, Karl K. Berggren
  • COMPLEX NANOFILTRATION MEMBRANE AND THE PREPARATION THEREOF
    Publication number: 20160023168
    Abstract: A complex nanofiltration membrane comprising a substrate and a separating layer, wherein the separating layer is an oxidant-treated, crosslinked network structure formed from a hydroxyl-containing polymer, a thiol-containing silane coupling agent and a crosslinking agent, is disclosed. Also disclosed are a process for preparing the complex nanofiltration membrane and use of the complex nanofiltration membrane in water treatment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2015
    Publication date: January 28, 2016
    Applicants: CHINA PETROLEUM & CHEMICAL CORPORATION, BEIJING RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL INDUSTRY, CHINA PETROLEUM & CHEMICAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yang ZHANG, Yiqun LIU, Guoyuan PAN, Hao YAN, Jian XU, Min GUO
  • Biosensor and method of making same
    Patent number: 9243275
    Abstract: Sensors suitable for the sensing/detection of biological or chemical agents may be fabricated by immobilizing biological and/or chemical recognition components (selectors or probes) on a substrate by the polymerization of a suitable monomer in the presence of the selectors or probes, for example, by Polysiloxane Monolayer Immobilization (PMI). PMI may involve the polymerization of polysiloxane onto a substrate, onto which selector molecules are adsorbed or otherwise immobilized. The resulting immobilized selector molecule may then be used to interact with specific molecules (targets) within a mixture of molecules, thereby enabling those specific molecules to be detected and/or quantified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: Polytechnic Institute of New York University
    Inventors: Kalle Levon, Bin Yu, Yanxiu Zhou
  • Implant extraction tool
    Patent number: 9241776
    Abstract: Implant removal tool (1) which allows removing an implant (5) from a patient's bone (6). The implant removal tool (1) comprises a head (2), to which a torque-providing system is attached, and a threaded body (4) preferably with a decreasing diameter. The threaded body (4) preferably has a thread to the left and is intended to be threaded into the hole (7) of the implant (5). The extraction of the implant (5) is relatively simple to carry out, removing the implant (5) in an almost clean manner and leaving a very small cavity (13) in the patient's bone (6). Therefore, the implant removal tool (1) according to the invention makes the removal of an implant (5) a far less traumatic procedure for the patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: BIOTECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE, I MAS D, S.L.
    Inventor: Eduardo Anitua Aldecoa
  • Composition for treatment or prevention of erectile dysfunction including DKK2 protein or DKK2 gene thereof and use of the composition
    Patent number: 9241973
    Abstract: A pharmaceutical composition for regenerating an endothelial cell which includes as an active ingredient a DKK2 protein or a polynucleotide encoding the DKK2 protein, a pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating erectile dysfunction, a method of regenerating an endothelial cell of a subject and a method of preventing or treating erectile dysfunction of a subject and which treat or prevent erectile dysfunction in a subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: INHA INDUSTRY PARTNERSHIP INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Jun Kyu Suh, Ji Kan Ryu, Hai Rong Jin, Young Guen Kwon
  • Compositions for deicing/anti-icing
    Patent number: 9243176
    Abstract: A deicing/anti-icing fluid includes at least 20% by weight of a freeze point depressant selected from short chain polyols having 2 to 5 carbon atoms. The fluid further includes at least 10% by weight of water, a thickener, and a surfactant. The fluid meets the requirements of SAE/AMS 1428 or its revisions for a non-Newtonian, Type II, III, or IV aircraft deicing/anti-icing fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: Battelle Memorial Institute
    Inventors: Satya P. Chauhan, Melissa S. Roshon, William D. Samuels
  • Packaging structure of light emitting diode and method of manufacturing the same
    Patent number: 9246052
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a light emitting diode packaging structure and the method of manufacturing the same. The light emitting diode packaging structure has an insulating substrate with through holes formed on each side of the upper surface thereof, the through hole being filled with conductive metal. Additionally, a n-type layer, an active layer, a p-type layer, an insulating layer and a p-type electrode are formed on the insulating substrate. The structure further may include a n-type electrode provided on a side of the upper surface of the n-type layer; a first back electrode provided at one side of the back surface of the insulating substrate; a second back electrode provided at the other side of back surface of the insulating substrate; and an optical element packaged on the base substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: Institute of Semiconductors, Chinese Academy of Sciences
    Inventors: Jinmin Li, Hua Yang, Xiaoyan Yi, Junxi Wang
  • Magnetic induction system and operating method for same incorporation by reference
    Patent number: 9242117
    Abstract: The invention provides a magnetic induction system and an operating method for it in which the magnetic force can be made to act deeply and widely in any desired direction. The magnetic induction system of the invention contains multiple magnetic field generation means formed of a superconductive bulk magnet, a drive means for arranging the magnetic field generation means at a desired site and angle, and a drive control means for driving the driving means and controlling the position and the angle of the multiple magnetic field generation means so that a magnetic complex can be inducted to the desired position in a body by the synthetic magnetic field formed by the multiple magnetic field generation means, whereby the magnetic complex is inducted to be concentrated in the cartilage defected part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignees: SHIBAURA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Masato Murakami, Mitsuo Ochi
  • Container for storing, transporting, and disassociating hydrate pellets and method for storing, transporting, and disassociating hydrate pellets by using same
    Patent number: 9243752
    Abstract: Disclosed is a container for storing, transporting, and dissociating hydrate pellets, the container comprising: a first container (100) made up of a plurality of frames; a second container (200) which is rotatably installed inside the first container (100), stores hydrate pellets therein, and has an internal surface to which a heat insulating member is attached; and a refrigerating machine (300) which is installed inside the first container (100) and refrigerates the second container (200), wherein the second container (200) is equipped with a heating wire (210), which is heated to dissociate the hydrate pellets by being supplied with power, or with a hot water tube (220), through which hot water flows to dissociate the hydrate pellets, on the internal surface thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: KOREA INSTITUTE OF OCEAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Hee Jin Kang, Dong Kon Lee, Jin Choi
  • Construct for producing empty virus capsids
    Patent number: 9243230
    Abstract: The present invention provides a construct which, when expressed in a host cell, is capable of producing empty virus capsids, the construct comprising: (i) a nucleotide sequence encoding a capsid precursor protein; (ii) a nucleotide sequence encoding a protease capable of cleaving the capsid precursor protein; and (iii) a control element which controls the expression of the protease such that, when the construct is present in the host cell, the control element causes the protease to be expressed at a level sufficient to cleave the capsid precursor protein, but not sufficient to induce significant toxicity in the host cell. The invention also provides a vector and a host cell comprising such a construct and their use to generate empty virus capsids.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: THE PIRBRIGHT INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Bryan Charleston, Ian Jones
  • Method for transmitting data in multi-user wireless communication system
    Patent number: 9246563
    Abstract: The present invention particularly relates to a method and an apparatus for improving the efficiency of data transmission in a multi-user wireless transmission system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Yu-Ro Lee, Jong-Ee Oh, Sok-Kyu Lee
  • Heat-electricity combined production system that utilizes solar energy and geothermal heat
    Patent number: 9243616
    Abstract: A heat-electricity combined production system includes: a solar cell module in which a flow path through which a heat source side heating medium heated by solar heat flows, is formed and which generates electricity by solar light; a geothermal heat exchanger that absorbs geothermal heat through the heat source side heating medium; a heat pump including a heat source side heat exchanger that performs heat-exchange between the heat source side heating medium and a refrigerant and a load side heat exchanger that performs heat-exchange between the refrigerant and a load side heating medium; a controller that control the heat source side heating medium to pass through both the solar cell module and the geothermal heat exchanger; and a plurality of pipes that connect the solar cell module, the geothermal heat exchanger and the heat pump.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: KOREA INSTITUTE OF ENERGY RESEARCH
    Inventors: Euy-Joon Lee, Eun-Chul Kang
  • Caspase inhibitors and uses thereof
    Patent number: 9245290
    Abstract: This invention provides novel caspase inhibitors useful for prophylaxis or treatment of a number of pathologies, including, for example, Huntington's disease. In certain embodiments the inhibitors include inhibitors of casepase-3 and/or casepase-6.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignees: Buck Institute for Research on Aging, The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Lisa M. Ellerby, Jonathan A. Ellman, Melissa J. Leyva
  • Process for preparing cobalt based catalysts for fischer-tropsch synthesis
    Patent number: 9242230
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for preparing a cobalt-based catalyst for Fischer-Tropsch synthesis, more particularly to a method for preparing a cobalt-based catalyst represented by Ir—Co/?-Al2O3 wherein cobalt and iridium are supported at high density by repeating impregnation and drying tens of times on a spherical ?-alumina support having many acidic sites. The catalyst prepared according to the present invention can provide improved conversion rate of carbon monoxide and selectivity for liquid hydrocarbons when used for Fischer-Tropsch synthesis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Dong Ju Moon, Jae Sun Jung, Jae Suk Lee, Eun Hyeok Yang, Hyun Jin Kim, Bang Hee Kim, Seung Hwan Lee, Yun Ju Lee, Ga Ram Choi
  • Self-aligned thin film transistor with doping barrier and method of manufacturing the same
    Patent number: 9245978
    Abstract: Disclosed are a self-aligned thin film transistor controlling a diffusion length of a doping material using a doping barrier in a thin film transistor having a self-aligned structure and a method of manufacturing the same. The self-aligned thin film transistor with a doping barrier includes: an active layer formed on a substrate and having a first doping region, a second doping region, and a channel region; a gate insulating film formed on the channel region; a gate electrode formed on the gate insulating film; a doping source film formed on the first doping region and the second doping region; and a doping barrier formed between the doping source film and the first doping region and between the doping source film and the second doping region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Chi Sun Hwang, Sang Hee Park, Him Chan Oh
  • Manufacturing method of piezoelectric-body film, and piezoelectric-body film manufactured by the manufacturing method
    Patent number: 9246461
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a piezoelectric thin film including an aluminum nitride thin film containing scandium on a substrate, the method includes: sputtering step for sputtering aluminum and scandium under an atmosphere containing at least a nitrogen gas. In the sputtering step in the method according to the present invention, a scandium content rate falls within the range from 0.5% by atom to 50% by atom when a temperature of the substrate falls within the range from 5° C. to 450° C. during the sputtering step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignees: DENSO CORPORATION, NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Morito Akiyama, Kazuhiko Kano, Akihiko Teshigahara
  • Apparatus and method for controlling taillight of vehicle, capable of brightness control and visible light wireless communication
    Patent number: 9242595
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for controlling the taillight of a vehicle are disclosed. The apparatus includes a visible light wireless communication data generation unit, a brightness control unit, a variable pulse position modulation (VPPM) signal generation unit, and a light source. The visible light wireless communication data generation unit generates information about the operation of a vehicle. The brightness control unit generates a brightness control value that is used to control the brightness of a light source installed at the tail of the vehicle. The variable pulse position modulation (VPPM) signal generation unit controls a pulse position and a pulse width within a unit pulse section of a pulse that controls the light source based on the information about the operation of the vehicle and the brightness control value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Sangkyu Lim, Myungsoon Kim, Ilsoon Jang, Jindoo Jeong, Taegyu Kang
  • Covalent inhibition of bacterial quorum sensing
    Patent number: 9242951
    Abstract: Inhibitors of bacterial communication, such as quorum sensing, and method of use and manufacture thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY IN THE NEGEV LTD.
    Inventors: Michael M. Meijler, Josep Rayo, Neri Amara
  • Method of forming Ga2O3-based crystal film and crystal multilayer structure
    Patent number: 9245749
    Abstract: A method of forming a Ga2O3-based crystal film includes epitaxially growing a Ga2O3-based crystal film on a (001)-oriented principal surface of a Ga2O3-based substrate at a growth temperature of not less than 750° C. A crystal multilayer structure includes a Ga2O3-based substrate with a (001)-oriented principal surface, and a Ga2O3-based crystal film formed on the principal surface of the Ga2O3-based substrate by epitaxial growth. The principal surface has a flatness of not more than 1 nm in an RMS value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignees: TAMURA CORPORATION, NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Kohei Sasaki, Masataka Higashiwaki