Patents Assigned to INSTITUTE
  • Patent number: 8664994
    Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure relate to an all-digital technique for generating an accurate delay irrespective of the inaccuracies of a controllable delay line. A sub-sampling technique based delay measurement unit capable of measuring delays accurately for the full period range is used as the feedback element to build accurate fractional period delays based on input digital control bits. The delay generation system periodically measures and corrects the error and maintains it at the minimum value without requiring any special calibration phase. A significant improvement in accuracy is obtained for a commercial programmable delay generator chip. The time-precision trade-off feature of the delay measurement unit is utilized to reduce the locking time. Loop dynamics are adjusted to stabilize the delay after the minimum error is achieved, thus avoiding additional jitter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignees: Department of Electronics and Information Technology, Indian Institute of Science
    Inventors: Bharadwaj Amrutur, Pratap Kumar Das
  • Patent number: 8664000
    Abstract: Electrospray ionization techniques are used to generate reagents that ionize analytes for mass spectrometric analysis by charge transfer. Such techniques may be performed under ambient conditions. Suitable precursors for such reagents include ionizable nonpolar solvents, such as toluene or xylenes, polar solvents, such as water or alchohols, inert gases, such as helium or nitrogen, or combinations thereof. Environmental conditions in the ionization chamber of the mass spectrograph can be manipulated to generate a selected ion of an analyte in preference to other ions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: The Trustees of the Stevens Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Zhihua Yang, Athula Buddhagosha Attygalle
  • Patent number: 8664054
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for forming a semiconductor structure, comprising: providing a semiconductor substrate which comprises a dummy gate formed thereon, a spacer surrounding the dummy gate, source and drain regions formed on two sides of the dummy gate, respectively, and a channel region formed in the semiconductor substrate and below the dummy gate; removing the dummy gate to form a gate opening; forming a stressed material layer in the gate opening; performing an annealing to the semiconductor substrate, the stressed material layer having tensile stress characteristics during the annealing; removing the stressed material layer in the gate opening; and forming a gate in the gate opening. By the above steps, the stress memorization technique can be applied to the pMOSFET.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: Institute of Microelectronics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
    Inventors: Huilong Zhu, Haizhou Yin, Zhijiong Luo
  • Patent number: 8667380
    Abstract: A transmitter device (110T) for secure communication includes: an encoder (170) configured to apply a non-systematic error correcting code (NS ECC) to a message, thus producing encoded bits with no clear message bits; and a transceiver (720) configured to transmit the encoded bits over a main channel to a receiver. A method for secure communication includes: encoding a message with an NS ECC to produce an encoded message carrying no message bits in the clear; and transmitting the encoded message over a main channel (120). The NS ECC characteristics result in an eavesdropper channel error probability under a security threshold (320) and a main channel error probability over a reliability threshold (310), whenever an eavesdropper (140) listening on an eavesdropper channel (150) is more than distance Z (220) from the transmitter. Unreliable bits in the encoded bits render the eavesdropper unable to reliably decode messages on the main channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignees: Georgia Tech Research Corporation, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)
    Inventors: Steven William McLaughlin, Demijan Klinc, Jeongseok Ha
  • Patent number: 8666922
    Abstract: Information processing systems, reasoning modules, and reasoning system design methods are described. According to one aspect, an information processing system includes working memory comprising a semantic graph which comprises a plurality of abstractions, wherein the abstractions individually include an individual which is defined according to an ontology and a reasoning system comprising a plurality of reasoning modules which are configured to process different abstractions of the semantic graph, wherein a first of the reasoning modules is configured to process a plurality of abstractions which include individuals of a first classification type of the ontology and a second of the reasoning modules is configured to process a plurality of abstractions which include individuals of a second classification type of the ontology, wherein the first and second classification types are different.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: Battelle Memorial Institute
    Inventors: Ryan E. Hohimer, Frank L. Greitzer, Shawn D. Hampton
  • Patent number: 8664675
    Abstract: A multichip light-emitting diode (LED) includes a reflective cup, a plurality of light-emitting chips and a package. The light-emitting chips are disposed in the reflective cup and emit light when driven. The package is disposed in the reflective cup and covers the light-emitting chips. The package further has a plurality of lenses corresponding to the light-emitting chips one by one. The lenses refract light emitted by the corresponding light-emitting chips, respectively. An extrinsic light efficiency of the multichip is increased through the design of the multichip LED.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Tien-Fu Huang, Shih-Hao Hua
  • Patent number: 8661754
    Abstract: A system and method of constructing a composite floor system having increased shear transfer between a slab and support members of the system is described. The composite floor system may include any combination of the following elements: a support member, a reinforcing member, a transfer member, a decking material, a fastener, and/or a slab. The transfer member may be connected to the support member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: New Jersey Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Cheng-Tzu Thomas Hsu, Sun Punurai, Pedro R. Munoz
  • Patent number: 8665631
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a resistive random memory cell and a resistive random memory. The resistive random memory cell comprises an upper electrode, a resistive layer, an intermediate electrode, an asymmetric tunneling barrier layer, and a lower electrode. The upper electrode, the resistive layer, and the intermediate electrode constitute a resistive storage portion. The intermediate electrode, the asymmetric tunneling barrier layer, and the lower electrode constitute a selection portion. The resistive storage portion and the selection portion share the intermediate electrode. The selection portion may be disposed above or under the resistive storage portion. The asymmetric tunneling barrier layer comprises at least two materials having different barrier heights, and is configured for rectifying forward tunneling current and reverse tunneling current flowing through the resistive random memory cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: Institute of Microelectronics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
    Inventors: Zongliang Huo, Ming Liu, Manhong Zhang, Yanhua Wang, Shibing Long
  • Patent number: 8666259
    Abstract: An apparatus for transmitting data for visible light communication sets up the pulse width control step of pulse width modulation (PWM) in a unit time interval, modulates each symbol of VLC source data input into a PWM signal in accordance with the pulse width control step, generates a visible light modulation signal by controlling the turn-on time or turn-off time of a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs) in response to the PWM signal, and transmits the visible light modulation signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Sang-Kyu Lim, Il-Soon Jang, Dae Ho Kim, You Jin Kim, Tae-Gyu Kang
  • Patent number: 8666547
    Abstract: Cellular automotion digital material is useable for rapid prototyping and fabrication of continuous string conformations and two- or three-dimensional shapes through actuation of a string, surface, or volume composed of identical discrete units. Each unit is an actuated joint having a single degree of freedom. The actuated joint includes a two-part actuator having an inner active portion and an outer passive portion that are controllably rotatable relative to each other, the outer portion being configured to fit within the housing of an adjacent cellular automotion unit, and a linkage element that includes a main strut and a housing and is connected to the actuator by a pin connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Kenneth C. Cheung, Ara Knaian, Neil Gershenfeld
  • Patent number: 8666739
    Abstract: Method of the present invention may include receiving speech feature vector converted from speech signal, performing first search by applying first language model to the received speech feature vector, and outputting word lattice and first acoustic score of the word lattice as continuous speech recognition result, outputting second acoustic score as phoneme recognition result by applying an acoustic model to the speech feature vector, comparing the first acoustic score of the continuous speech recognition result with the second acoustic score of the phoneme recognition result, outputting first language model weight when the first coustic score of the continuous speech recognition result is better than the second acoustic score of the phoneme recognition result and performing a second search by applying a second language model weight, which is the same as the output first language model, to the word lattice.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Hyung Bae Jeon, Yun Keun Lee, Eui Sok Chung, Jong Jin Kim, Hoon Chung, Jeon Gue Park, Ho Young Jung, Byung Ok Kang, Ki Young Park, Sung Joo Lee, Jeom Ja Kang, Hwa Jeon Song
  • Patent number: 8663739
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing a mat containing aerogel and to a mat manufactured using this method. A method of manufacturing a mat containing silica aerogel according to an aspect of the invention includes: (S1) producing a wet gel by mixing water glass and alcohol in a reactor; (S2) modifying a surface of the wet gel by adding an organic silane compound and an organic solvent to the reactor and mixing; (S3) separating a upper liquid from a solution in the reactor and impregnating a fibrous matrix with the upper liquid; and (S4) drying the fibrous matrix impregnated with the upper liquid. According to an aspect of the invention, a mat containing silica aerogel can be manufactured using only water glass as raw material, even when applying the drying process in an ambient environment, without using expensive materials or supercritical apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: Korea Institute of Energy Research
    Inventors: Jeong-Gu Yeo, Young-Soo Ahn, Churl-Hee Cho, Jeong Min Hong
  • Patent number: 8667162
    Abstract: An apparatus for providing a mobile streaming adaptor includes a processor configured to receive media content from a remote camera, process the received media content by capturing, encoding and encapsulating the media content at a mobile electronic device, connect to a remote streaming server through function of a mobile networked device; and stream the encapsulated media content to the mobile networked device for communication of the encapsulated content to the remote streaming server through an Internet Protocol (IP) network for real-time distribution to a communication device. A corresponding computer program product and method are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Jen-Yu Yu, Hsin-Hua Lee, Chong-Yie Chang, Yeh-Kai Chou
  • Patent number: 8666718
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to structural studies of the insulin binding site of the insulin receptor (IR) and the insulin-like growth factor 1 receptor (IGF-1R). More particularly, the present invention relates to the crystal structure of the low affinity insulin binding site of the IR ectodomain comprising the C-terminal region of the IR ?-chain, as well as the corresponding region of IGF-1R, and to methods of using the crystal and related structural information to screen for and design compounds that interact with or modulate the function of IR and/or IGF-1R.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
    Inventors: Michael Colin Lawrence, Brian John Smith, John Gerbrandt Tasman Menting, Colin Wesley Ward
  • Patent number: 8667481
    Abstract: Provided are a sensor node included in a sensor network, an update server updating the sensor node, and a method of updating a sensor node. The update server updating a sensor node included in a sensor network includes an execution code manager managing execution codes for a plurality of sensor nodes included in the sensor network, a rule generator generating an update rule based on a result of comparing an existing execution code managed by the execution code manager with an update execution code required for a new function update of the sensor node, and a downloader causing the sensor node to download the update rule generated by the rule generator. Accordingly, an execution code can be updated by a small amount of data transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Bong Wan Kim, Jae Hong Ruy, Seong-Soon Joo, Jong-Suk Chae
  • Patent number: 8661929
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for generating stiffness and a method for controlling stiffness, which can generate stiffness by using elastic members and can control the stiffness, and a joint of a robot manipulator to which the device and method can be applied. The device for generating stiffness includes a rotating shaft; a plurality of elastic members fixed to the rotating shaft; upper and lower circular plates that are disposed so as to be spaced from each other with the elastic members interposed therebetween, are independently driven with respect to the rotating shaft by power generating units thereof, respectively, and respectively have slits of which the number is equal to the number of the elastic members; and a plurality of moving members that are inserted into the slits formed in the upper and lower circular plates, respectively, and are connected to the elastic members so as to move.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: Korea Institute of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Jun Ho Choi, Sung Chul Kang, Woo Sub Lee, Mun Sang Kim
  • Patent number: 8665098
    Abstract: A non-contact motion detection apparatus includes at least one reception antenna, at least one transmission antenna, a voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO) and a phase lock loop (PLL). The at least one reception antenna receives a first wireless radio frequency (RF) signal. The at least one transmission antenna transmits a second wireless RF signal to an object which reflects the second wireless RF signal into the first wireless RF signal. The VCO outputs an oscillation signal to the at least one transmission antenna. The first wireless RF signal received by the at least one reception antenna is injected to the VCO. The PLL generates a control voltage to the VCO according to the oscillation signal from the VCO and a reference frequency. Controlled by the control voltage, which represents a motion information of the object, the oscillation signal of the VCO is locked to the reference frequency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Je-Kuan Jau, Ping-Hsun Wu
  • Patent number: 8667585
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) flooding attack prevention method. The TCP flooding attack prevention method includes identifying the type of a packet received at an intermediate stage between a client and a server; determining the direction of the packet; defining a plurality of session states based on the type and the direction of the packet; detecting a TCP flooding attack by tracking the session states for each flow; and responding to the TCP flooding attack based on the type of the TCP flooding attack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Seung-Yong Yoon, Byoung-Koo Kim
  • Patent number: 8666427
    Abstract: A method for mobile communication and a system thereof are provided. The system for mobile communication includes a main base station and a plurality of sub-communication devices. The sub-communication device is one of a sub-base station and a user equipment. The sub-base stations and the user equipments are located in the macrocell of the main base station. The method includes the following steps. First, locations of the sub-communication devices are obtained. Then, the sub-communication devices are grouped based on the locations of the sub-communication devices. And, an allocation of resource blocks is obtained according to the grouping results. The sub-communication devices receive the allocation of resource blocks for control signaling and data transmission. And, the usage of same resource blocks are enabled by the sub-base station allocated in the same resource blocks in response to receipt of the allocation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Yan-Xiu Zheng, Yung-Han Chen, Hao-Wen Chen
  • Patent number: 8666930
    Abstract: A string matching device extracts a string by shifting a start position from an input data stream, compares the extracted string with a sub-string included in a target string, and when a prefix of a target string is detected from the string extracted from the input data stream, it selects one of the strings output in the next stage based on the start position of the corresponding string and uses it to detect the sub-string. Also, the device can consecutively detect at least one target string from the input data stream by using a state transition process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Junghak Kim, Song In Choi