Patents Assigned to INSTITUTE
  • Minimally obstructive retractor
    Patent number: 9050048
    Abstract: This application presents minimally-obstructive and structurally-adjustable retractors which afford an open work area of desirable size and enhanced visualization for a surgeon about the perineum and the posterior vaginal wall of the patient. The retractors may be lightweight and compact, and also configured and dimensioned to minimize slippage during use. The retractors may retract the engorged labia of the postpartum patient as well as the vaginal walls. The device may also be used as a speculum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignee: ALFRED E. MANN INSTITUTE FOR BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
    Inventors: Afshin Nadershahi, Ricardo Hahn, Carrie Nichols, Kelly Jones, Sudeep Deshpande
  • Recombinant bacterium capable of eliciting an immune response against
    Patent number: 9050285
    Abstract: The invention encompasses a recombinant bacterium capable of eliciting an immune response against Streptococcus pneumoniae, a vaccine comprising the bacterium, and methods of using the bacterium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignee: The United States of America National Institutes of Health (NH), U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services (DHHS)
    Inventors: Roy Curtiss, III, Javier Santander-Morales, Soo-Young Wanda, Shifeng Wang, Karen Brenneman, Huoying Shi, Wei Xin, Qingke Kong
  • Touch structure and manufacturing method for the same
    Patent number: 9052789
    Abstract: A touch structure and a manufacturing method for the same are provided. The touch structure comprises first patterned electrodes, a second patterned electrode, a dielectric structure and a conductive bridge. The second patterned electrode is disposed between the first patterned electrodes, and separated from the first patterned electrodes. The dielectric structure is disposed on the first patterned electrodes and the second patterned electrode. The dielectric structure has a dielectric opening. The conductive bridge is disposed across the dielectric structure and extended in the dielectric opening. The first patterned electrodes are electrically connected to each other through the conductive bridge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignee: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Bao-Shun Yau, Su-Tsai Lu, Chun-Ting Liu
  • Method for improving the quality of ethylene glycol products
    Patent number: 9051236
    Abstract: A method for improving the quality of ethylene glycol products, which mainly solves the technical problem of low UV-light transmittance of the ethylene glycol products present in the prior art. The method successfully solves the problem by use of the technical solution wherein the ethylene glycol raw material and hydrogen are passed through a rotating packed bed reactor loaded with solid oxide catalyst at a temperature of about 20 to about 280° C., a pressure of about 0.1 to about 4.0 MPa, a space velocity of about 0.2 to about 100.0 hr?1 and a molar ratio of hydrogen to ethylene glycol of from about 0.01 to 40:1, and ethylene glycol is obtained after the reaction. The solid oxide catalyst is at least one of copper-based, nickel-based and palladium-based catalysts, and the rotation rate of the rotating packed bed reactor is about 300 to about 5000 rpm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignees: CHINA PETROLEUM & CHEMICAL CORPORATION, SHANGHAI RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF PETROCHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY, SINOPEC
    Inventors: Juntao Liu, Yuhong Zhang, Wanmin Wang
  • Wireless communication system, and interference preventing method
    Patent number: 9055444
    Abstract: Where two or more wireless communication networks having mutually different physical layers coexist, and wireless communication is performed between a plurality of devices and a coordinator in each one of the wireless communication networks, the coordinator of one wireless communication network generates coexistence notification frame data to notify coordinators of the other wireless communication networks of existence of the coordinator. This first coordinator encodes the generated coexistence notification frame data, inserts source data so as to be set as FEC data, modulates the FEC data through a Gaussian frequency shifting keying system (GFSK) so as to be set as a GFSK modulated wave signal, and transmits the GFSK modulated wave signal to the coordinators of the other wireless communication networks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignee: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Chin-Sean Sum, Hiroshi Harada, Fumihide Kojima, Ryuhei Funada
  • Radio frequency optical module and optical transmission apparatus including the same
    Patent number: 9054809
    Abstract: Provided is a transistor outline (TO)-CAN type optical module and an optical transmission apparatus including the same. The optical module includes a stem, a thermo-electric cooler (TEC) on the stem, a first sub-mount on the TEC, an optical element on the first sub-mount, a plurality of electrode lead wirings inserted from an outside to an inside of the stem and disposed adjacent to the TEC and the optical element, a second sub-mount between the electrode lead wirings and the optical element, radio frequency (RF) transmission lines on the second sub-mount, a plurality of bonding wires connecting the RF transmission lines and the optical element, and the RF transmission lines and the electrode lead wirings, and an impedance matching unit disposed around the RF transmission lines and the electrode lead wirings, and controlling impedances of the RF transmission lines and the electrode lead wires.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignees: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute, Phovel.co.LTD
    Inventors: Young-Tak Han, Jang Uk Shin, Sang Ho Park, Yongsoon Baek, Jeong Soo Kim
  • Cathode material structure and method for preparing the same
    Patent number: 9054376
    Abstract: A cathode material structure and a method for preparing the same are described. The cathode material structure includes a material body and a composite film coated thereon. The material body has a particle size of 0.1-50 ?m. The composite film has a porous structure and electrical conductivity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Tsung-Hsiung Wang, Jing-Pin Pan, Chung-Liang Chang, Yu-Ling Lin
  • Scavenging and tailgas process
    Patent number: 9050557
    Abstract: A process for removing sulfur dioxide from a hydrogen sulfide-containing gas utilizes a bubble tower and overcomes process control difficulties associated with known processes. Solvent is fed to the bubble tower, loaded with sulfur dioxide and maintained at desired temperature and pressure. Hydrogen sulfide-containing gas is bubbled through the solvent, causing chemical reaction between the sulfur dioxide and hydrogen sulfide to yield water and elemental sulfur. Elemental sulfur is collected and ultimately discharged from the bottom of the bubble tower, and hydrogen sulfide-depleted gas is discharged from the top.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignee: Gas Technology Institute
    Inventors: Dennis Leppin, Ajay Makkuni, Timothy Tamale
  • Integrated base station for managing multiple simplified radio access points
    Patent number: 9055610
    Abstract: There is disclosed an integrated base station (BS) communicatively combined with two or more simplified radio access points (APs). The integrated BS is configured to receive a signal from a backbone/backhaul network and transmits the received signal to the simplified radio APs, route a signal to at least one of the two or more simplified radio APs, and communicate with the two or more simplified radio APs through wireline communication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignee: Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Dan Keun Sung, Byoung Hoon Jung, Hansung Leem, Hyun Jik Kim, Eunmi Chu
  • Method for analysis of hepatitis B virus s antigen
    Patent number: 9052320
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to enable to accurately quantify HBs antigen in the samples for which measured values are low or false-negative results by the conventional assaying method of HBs antigen. In the method of assaying HBs antigen according to the present invention, at least one inner capture probe that binds to a first inner region peptide consisting of 26th to 80th amino acid residues of HBs antigen and at least one outer capture probe that binds to a second outer region peptide consisting of 98th to 156th amino acid residues of HBs antigen are used as capture probes; and at least one inner detection probe which binds to the first inner region and at least one outer detection probe which binds to the second outer region are used as detection probes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignee: Advanced Life Science Institute, Inc.
    Inventors: Naoko Matsubara, Yasuhiro Sugamata, Osamu Kusano, Noriko Shirata
  • Methods and composition for isoprenoid diphosphate synthesis
    Patent number: 9051555
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods and compositions relating to the synthesis of isoprenoid diphosphates using a mutated isopentenyl phosphate kinase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignee: Salk Institute for Biological Studies
    Inventors: Joseph P. Noel, Nikki M. Dellas
  • Methods and fabrication tools for fabricating optical devices
    Patent number: 9052597
    Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention relates to a method of fabricating an optical device, the method comprising the steps of: depositing a photoresist layer on a carrier, said photoresist layer containing at least one optical component, determining the position of the at least one optical component inside the photoresist layer before exposing the photoresist layer to a first radiation, said first radiation being capable of transforming the photoresist layer from an unmodified state to a modified state, elaborating a device pattern based on the position of the at least one optical component, and fabricating the elaborated device pattern by locally exposing the photoresist layer to the first radiation and locally transforming the photoresist layer from the unmodified state to the modified state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignees: HUMBOLDT-UNIVERSITÄT ZU BERLIN, KARLSRUHER INSTITUTE FÜR TECHNOLOGIE
    Inventors: Andreas Schell, Joachim Fischer, Johannes Kaschke, Oliver Benson, Martin Wegener
  • EGR pulse mixer for internal combustion engine having EGR loop
    Patent number: 9051902
    Abstract: A mixer, for use with an internal combustion engine, for mixing EGR gas from an EGR loop with fresh air from the engine's fresh air intake. The mixer has an outer shell having the general shape of a thin-shelled hollow cylinder with a side entry port. One end of the cylinder provides a straight entry port and the other end of the cylinder provides a straight exit port. An inner sleeve fits inside the outer shell such that a space is provided between the inner sleeve and the outer shell, and a passageway is formed inside the inner sleeve through the length of the mixer. The inner sleeve has a series of flow ribs extending from its outer surface within the space, and has entry holes for providing fluid communication from the space into the passageway.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignee: SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Guy M. Jones, Anthony J. Megel
  • Solid oxide fuel cell stack with uniform flow distribution structure and metal sealing member
    Patent number: 9054352
    Abstract: A solid oxide fuel cell stack with a uniform flow distribution structure and a metal sealing member is provided, in which fuel and air introduced into the solid oxide fuel cell stack are preheated to a predetermined temperature by heat exchangers provided therein and uniformly distributed over the entire anode and cathode reaction surfaces of unit cells to improve the use efficiency of a fuel cell and in which the sealing of the fuel cell stack is effectively maintained even under high temperature and high pressure conditions to ensure the safety of the fuel cell and increase its durability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignee: Korea Institute of Energy Research
    Inventors: Sang Keun Dong, Woo Nam Jeong
  • Entropy coding method using an index mapping table, and image-encoding/decoding apparatus and method using said entropy coding method
    Patent number: 9053525
    Abstract: Disclosed is an entropy coding method using an index mapping table, and an apparatus using the method. An imagedecoding method comprises: a step of mapping an inputted codeword to a code number with reference to an inverse codeword mapping table, and calculating the mapped code number in a table index; and a step of updating the inverse mapping table based on the accumulated number of occurrences of the code number, the number of sequential occurrences of the code number, neighbor block encoding/decoding information, and/or threshold value information for updating the inverse index mapping table. According to the present invention, an index mapping table is realigned based on a certain condition, thereby improving encoding/decoding efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Jong Ho Kim, Hui Yong Kim, Sung Chang Lim, Ha Hyun Lee, Jin Ho Lee, Se Yoon Jeong, Jin Soo Choi, Jin Woong Kim, Chie Teuk Ahn
  • Method for refining polyoxymethylene dialkyl ethers by catalytic hydrogenation using a fixed bed
    Patent number: 9051524
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for refining polyoxymethylene dialkyl ethers by catalytic hydrogenation using a fixed bed, wherein, using a fixed bed reactor for refining by hydrogenation, an equilibrium system containing polyoxymethylene dialkyl ethers products is refined by catalytic hydrogenation, so as to remove formaldehyde contained therein. The refining method by hydrogenation described in the present invention can remarkably increase the separation and purification efficiency of polyoxymethylene dialkyl ether products with various polymerization degree, and the polyoxymethylene dialkyl ethers obtained after subsequent rectification have a purity greater than 99.5%, a product yield greater than 97% and an atom utilization ratio close to 100%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignee: DONGFANG HONGSHENG NEW ENERGY APPLICATION TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hongyan Shang, Zhengpeng Hong, Yu Han
  • Semiconductor device and method for manufacturing the same
    Patent number: 9054018
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device, which comprises: forming a plurality of fins on a substrate, which extend along a first direction and have rhombus-like cross-sections; forming a gate stack structure on each fin, which traverses the plurality of fins and extends along a second direction; wherein a portion in each fin that is under the gate stack structure forms a channel region of the device, and portions in each fin that are at both sides of the gate stack structure along the first direction form source and drain regions. The semiconductor device and its manufacturing method according to the present invention use rhombus-like fins to improve the gate control capability to effectively suppress the short channel effect, moreover, an epitaxial quantum well is used therein to better limit the carriers, thus improving the device drive capability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignee: The Institute of Microelectronics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
    Inventors: Xiaolong Ma, Huaxiang Yin, Sen Xu, Huilong Zhu
  • Methods of fabricating transparent and nanomaterial-based conductive film
    Patent number: 9050775
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods of fabricating transparent conductive films based on nanomaterials, in particular, silver nanowires. The present invention incorporates a single step of annealing and patterning the conductive films by using a high energy flash lamp without post treatment to improve the conductivity and create substantially invisible patterns on the films for use in touch panel or display manufacturing industry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignee: NANO AND ADVANCED MATERIALS INSTITUTE LIMITED
    Inventors: Li Fu, Caiming Sun, Man-Ho So, Kai Li, Chau-Shek Li, Tak-Hei Lam
  • Heat exchange circulatory system
    Patent number: 9052126
    Abstract: A heat exchange circulation system includes a first and a second heat exchangers, an expansion device, and a compressor. There is a first flow path in the first heat exchanger and a second flow path in the second heat exchanger. The expansion pipe of the expansion device is connected to the second gas outlet of the second flow path and the first gas inlet of the first flow path. The compression pipe of the compressor is connected the first gas outlet of the first flow path and the second gas inlet of the second flow path. The first flow path, the compression pipe, the second flow path and the expansion pipe together form a heat exchange circuit. The liquid exists in the first flow path and the second flow path and the gas mixture circulates in the heat exchange circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignee: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventor: Hsiao-Yuan Wu
  • Task light
    Patent number: D731699
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignee: Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark C. Fishman, Toshiko Mori, Landon S. Brown