Patents Assigned to INSTITUTE
  • Publication number: 20150060068
    Abstract: An electrophilic acid gas-reactive fracturing and recovery fluid, proppant, and process are detailed. The fluid expands in volume to provide rapid and controlled increases in pressure that enhances fracturing in subterranean bedrock for recovery of energy-producing materials. Proppants stabilize openings in fractures and fissures following fracturing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2014
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Applicant: BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Carlos A. Fernandez, David J. Heldebrant, Alain H. R. Bonneville, Hun Bok Jung, Kenneth C. Carroll
  • Publication number: 20150060281
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a metamaterial including an electromagnetic wave resonator that resonates with an electromagnetic wave is provided. In the method, a support including a portion where the electromagnetic wave resonator is to be formed is formed, and the electromagnetic wave resonator is arranged in the support by depositing a material to form the electromagnetic wave resonator on the portion of the support. The support is formed by forming a column structure of a hydrophilic/hydrophobic phase-separated film including a hydrophilic liquid phase area penetrating through in a thickness direction, by packing a filler into the column structure of the hydrophilic/hydrophobic phase-separated film including the hydrophilic liquid phase area so as to form the filler as high as the column structure, and by obtaining the support including the filler by removing at least a part of the hydrophilic/hydrophobic phase-separated film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2014
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Applicants: TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, Asahi Glass Company, Limited
    Inventors: Tomokazu IYODA, Hironori ATARASHI, Nanae YAMASHITA, Kaori KAMATA, Kenji KITAOKA
  • Publication number: 20150064898
    Abstract: A first metal layer (3) is formed on a back face of a silicon carbide substrate (1) to a degree such that the first metal layer (3) does not fully cover the back face of the silicon carbide substrate. Many holes (4) are formed on the back face of the silicon carbide substrate (1) by dry-etching the back face of the silicon carbide substrate (1) using the first metal layer (3) as a mask therefor. A second metal layer constituting an ohmic contact is formed on the first metal layer (3) and the back face of the silicon carbide substrate (1) including inner surfaces of the many holes (4).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Applicants: FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD., NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Masahide Goto, Kenji Fukuda, Noriyuki Iwamuro
  • Publication number: 20150064290
    Abstract: A plant grown from seeds derived from a new interhybrid of a hybrid of three plants of the Momordica genus and a second hybrid of two plants of the Momordica genus and a plant of the Siraitia genus has been developed. Parts of these new hybrid plants, when ingested by a human, have blood glucose and/or insulin regulating properties as well as anti-inflammatory properties. Edibles containing parts of the plants or extracts that promote blood glucose regulation and/or act as an anti-inflammatory are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2014
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Applicant: NUTRITIONAL HEALTH INSTITUTE LABORATORIES, LLC
    Inventor: Konky Sotomayor
  • Publication number: 20150062719
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a shape-variable optical element including: a shape-variable lens; a first electrode unit configured to be connected to the shape-variable lens; a second electrode unit configured to face the first electrode unit; and a deformation part configured to be disposed between the first electrode unit and the second electrode unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2014
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Applicant: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Ki-Uk KYUNG, Sung-Ryul YUN, Sun-Tak PARK, Bong-Je PARK, Sae-Kwang NAM
  • Publication number: 20150067515
    Abstract: An electronic device, a controlling method of a screen, and a program storage medium thereof are provided. The screen includes a display panel and a touch-sensitive panel. The display panel shows a root window on which all display contents are shown. The controlling method comprises the following steps. A command signal is received. The coordinate system of the screen is transformed with a transformation according to the command signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2013
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Applicant: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventor: Chia-Ming CHANG
  • Publication number: 20150063453
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an image information decoding method. The decoding method includes receiving a bit stream including a Network Abstraction Layer (NAL) unit that includes information related to encoded image, and parsing a NAL unit header of the NAL unit. The NAL unit header may not include 1 bit flag information that represents whether a picture is a non-reference picture or a reference picture in the entire bit stream during encoding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2013
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Applicant: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Jung Won Kang, Ha Hyun Lee, Jin Soo Choi, Jin Woong Kim
  • Patent number: 8969543
    Abstract: The present invention is related to hybrid conjugates formed by covalently bonding siRNA (small interfering RNA) molecules to hydrophilic polymers for improving stability of the siRNA molecules effective for delivering the siRNA in vivo, and polyelectrolyte complex micelles formed by ionic interactions between the conjugates and multifunctional cationic compounds. The siRNA-hydrophilic polymer conjugates and polyelectrolyte complex micelles derived therefrom can be used for improving stability of the siRNA molecules in vivo. Consequently, the delivery of siRNA molecules for therapeutic applications into cells can be facilitated, and the siRNA is still active even though a small dose of the siRNA is used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignees: Bioneer Corporation, Samyang Biopharmaceuticals Corporation, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Ji Hoon Jeong, Tae Gwan Park, Sun-Hwa Kim
  • Patent number: 8969930
    Abstract: A gate stack structure comprises an isolation dielectric layer formed on and embedded into a gate. A sidewall spacer covers opposite side faces of the isolation dielectric layer, and the isolation dielectric layer located on an active region is thicker than the isolation dielectric layer located on a connection region. A method for manufacturing the gate stack structure comprises removing part of the gate in thickness, the thickness of the removed part of the gate on the active region is greater than the thickness of the removed part of the gate on the connection region so as to expose opposite inner walls of the sidewall spacer; forming an isolation dielectric layer on the gate to cover the exposed inner walls. There is also provided a semiconductor device and a method for manufacturing the same. The methods can reduce the possibility of short-circuit occurring between the gate and the second contact hole and can be compatible with the dual-contact-hole process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: Institute of Microelectronics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
    Inventors: Haizhoou Yin, Zhijiong Luo, Huilong Zhu
  • Patent number: 8969353
    Abstract: Aminoalcohol lipidoids are prepared by reacting an amine with an epoxide-terminated compound are described. Methods of preparing aminoalcohol lipidoids from commercially available starting materials are also provided. Aminoalcohol lipidoids may be prepared from racemic or stereochemically pure epoxides. Aminoalcohol lipidoids or salts forms thereof are preferably biodegradable and biocompatible and may be used in a variety of drug delivery systems. Given the amino moiety of these aminoalcohol lipidoid compounds, they are particularly suited for the delivery of polynucleotides. Complexes, micelles, liposomes or particles containing the inventive lipidoids and polynucleotide have been prepared. The inventive lipidoids may also be used in preparing microparticles for drug delivery. They are particularly useful in delivering labile agents given their ability to buffer the pH of their surroundings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Kerry Peter Mahon, Kevin Thomas Love, Christopher G. Levins, Kathryn Ann Whitehead, Robert S. Langer, Daniel Griffith Anderson
  • Patent number: 8969519
    Abstract: The invention provides compositions and methods for brown fat induction and activity through modulation of Fndc5 activity and/or expression. Also provided are methods for preventing or treating metabolic disorders in a subject through modulation of Fndc5 activity and/or expression. Further provided are methods for identifying compounds that are capable of modulating Fndc5 activity and/or expression.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Inc.
    Inventors: Bruce M. Spiegelman, Pontus Bostrom
  • Patent number: 8966774
    Abstract: Provided are embodiments of a section marking apparatus and method for dividing a geological survey site into one or more sections. In some embodiments, the section marking apparatus includes a case part, a fixing shaft part, a section marking part, and a driving pin part. The fixing shaft part is accommodated in the case part. The section marking part is coupled to the fixing shaft part, received in the case part, and has a marker string configured to be extracted to the outside of the case part. The driving pin part is coupled to the fixing shaft part and configured to be driven into a ground surface to secure the section marking apparatus to the ground surface. Accordingly, the section marking apparatus can be used to divide a site when the ground is flat or when the ground is uneven and/or has a slope.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources
    Inventors: Sung-Ja Choi, Il-Mo Kang
  • Patent number: 8971388
    Abstract: An RF receiver/transmitter apparatus for carrier aggregation is disclosed, to provide a routing circuitry formed by a plurality of mixer modules for achieving both the function of carrier aggregation and the mixing frequency process of signals. This architecture allows sharing an RF front-end, improving degree of integration, and reducing hardware cost and circuitry power consumption. In addition, in the process of reception and transmission, the apparatus may perform different processing and configuration for each sub-channel to increase circuit design flexibility. The receiver apparatus includes at least one antenna, a first signal processing unit, a routing mixer device, a second signal processing unit and a digital signal processor (DSP); and the routing mixer device includes a plurality of mixer module and a plurality of current/voltage adders to achieve signal routing control through opening or closing of the mixer, switching the signal transmission path or switching the signal synthesizer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Chia-Hao Tu, Chang-Ming Lai, Jian-Yu Li
  • Patent number: 8969254
    Abstract: Oligonucleotide-based microarrays for tissue typing (e.g., HLA tissue typing) are provided. More particularly, the microarrays are high resolution arrays useful for diagnostic evaluations and determining donor/recipient transplant compatibility.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Inc.
    Inventors: Ellis L. Reinherz, Vladimir Brusic, Guanglan Zhang, Derin Benerci Keskin, David Deluca, Honghuang Lin
  • Patent number: 8972313
    Abstract: An apparatus for the learning emotion of a robot includes an internal state calculation unit for detecting external environment information and calculating an internal state vector value for one point of an internal state coordinate system; an emotion decision processing unit for generating an emotion value within each emotion value group, indicated by the coordinates of the internal state input value of the robot on the coordinate system, as an emotion of the robot; a behavior generation unit for deciding the behavior of the robot based on the decided motion value and making an emotional expression; and an emotion learning unit for generating feedback information on the emotion value, corresponding to one point of the coordinate system, based on the decided emotion value and information on the type of emotion from a user input unit and changing an emotion probability distribution of the coordinate system using the feedback information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: Korea Institute of Industrial Technology
    Inventors: Ho Seok Ahn, Dong Wook Lee, Woong Hee Shon
  • Patent number: 8966954
    Abstract: An anthropomorphic phantom for medical imaging systems is disclosed, which is configured with organ models designed to mimic the three-dimensional shape of human organs, and also by the arrangement of plate-like first connecting elements inside their corresponding organ models, lesion phantoms for simulating tumors can be fixedly secured inside the corresponding organ model using a plurality of first connection holes formed on the first connecting element. Therefore, by the distribution of those first connection holes, not only the lesion phantoms can be arranged at any position inside the corresponding organ model at will as required, but also by modularized design of the anthropomorphic phantom, organ models can first be assembled to form a module structure while the whole module structure with the organ model can be moved into and assembled easily with a torso-like humanoid housing of the anthropomorphic phantom by the use of a handle element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: Institute of Nuclear Energy Research Atomic Energy Council, Executive Yuan
    Inventors: Yu-Ching Ni, Shiang-Lin Hsu, Meei-Ling Jan
  • Patent number: 8968929
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed at an electrode and methods for forming such electrode for a battery wherein the electrode comprises silicon clathrate. The silicon clathrate may include silicon clathrate Si46 containing an arrangement of 20-atom and 24-atom cages fused together through 5 atom pentagonal rings and/or silicon clathrate Si34 containing an arrangement of 20-atom and 28-atom cages fused together through 5 atom pentagonal rings. The silicon clathrate may be present as particles having a largest linear dimension in the range of 0.1 ?m to 100.0 ?m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: Southwest Research Institute
    Inventors: Kwai S. Chan, Candace K. Chan, Wuwei Liang
  • Patent number: 8969295
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods for identifying genes and pathways involved in plasticity. The invention applies some of these methods to identify genes that are differentially regulated in at least a portion of the nervous system of an individual subjected to conditions known to result in altered nervous system plasticity, i.e., dark rearing (DR) or monocular deprivation (MD). The genes are targets for pharmacological agents that modify plasticity. The invention also identifies biological pathways that are enriched in genes that are differentially regulated under conditions known to result in altered nervous system plasticity. The present invention further provides methods and compositions for modifying plasticity in the nervous system of a subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Mriganka Sur, Daniela Tropea, Gabriel Kreiman
  • Patent number: 8968589
    Abstract: A composite material comprises a filled skutterudite matrix of formula (I) IyCo4Sb12 in which (I) represents at least one of Yb, Eu, Ce, La, Nd, Ba and Sr, 0.05?y<1; and GaSb particles within the filled skutterudite matrix, wherein the composite material comprises 0.05-5 mol % GaSb particles. Compared with conventional materials, the composite material exhibits a substantially increased Seebeck coefficient, a slightly decreased overall thermal conductivity, and a substantially increased thermoelectric performance index across the whole temperature zone from the low temperature end to the high temperature end, as well as a greatly enhanced thermoelectric efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
    Inventors: Lidong Chen, Xihong Chen, Lin He, Xiangyang Huang, Zhen Xiong, Wenqing Zhang
  • Patent number: 8971583
    Abstract: A distance measurement apparatus and a distance measurement method are provided. The apparatus includes a line-shaped laser transmitter, an image sensing device and a processing unit. The line-shaped laser transmitter transmits a line-shaped laser, and the image sensing device senses the line-shaped laser to output a line-shaped laser image. The processing unit receives the line-shaped laser image, and segments the line-shaped laser image into several sub-line-shaped laser images. The processing unit further calculates a vertical position for a laser line in each sub-line-shaped laser image, and outputs each distance information according to the corresponding sub-line-shaped laser image and a transformation relation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Meng-Ju Han, Cheng-Hua Wu, Ching-Yi Kuo, Wei-Han Wang, Jwu-Sheng Hu