Patents Assigned to INSTITUTE
  • Publication number: 20140051925
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a filter switching device for a fluorescence endoscopic television camera system, and more particularly, to a filter switching device for a fluorescence endoscopic television camera system, which selectively transmits light to a detector sensor of a television camera according to the white light condition or the fluorescence condition to diagnose patients using a fluorescence endoscope. The present invention provides a filter switching device for a fluorescence endoscopic television camera system, which is configured to conveniently switch filters according to the rotational movement of the camera head, by inducing a change of magnetic forces according to the rotation of the camera head by magnetic substances disposed therein while maintaining a sealed structure inside the camera head connecting between a fluorescence endoscope and a television camera and thus allowing the frame of the camera head mounted with two types of filter to move upward and downward.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2013
    Publication date: February 20, 2014
    Applicant: KOREA ELECTROTECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Uk Kang, Guang Hoon Kim, Soo Jin Bae, Min Woong Jung, Garry V. Papayan, Vladimir Berezin
  • Publication number: 20140050084
    Abstract: A method of group based machine type communications (MTC) and apparatuses using the same are proposed to minimize unexpected network response by the way of group based MTC function translations and adjustments. According to the method and the apparatus performing the method, grouping and re-grouping in both in the network level and the application server level could be performed to minimize functional discrepancies among required functions for a MTC service, functions supported by a network, and functions available for MTC UEs. Functional discrepancies after the initial grouping may be solved by performing functional adjustment and translation. By using this group based method and apparatuses, not only control signal overheads are saved but the likelihood of network congestion or overload due to error signals could be lowered.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2012
    Publication date: February 20, 2014
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventor: Ching-Wen Cheng
  • Publication number: 20140047831
    Abstract: A dish-type Stirling solar generator capable of running continuously day and night, including a dish-type Stirling solar generating set. The dish-type Stirling solar generating set includes a combustor, a position adjustment mechanism, and a bracket. The combustor includes an opening. The position adjustment mechanism is capable of adjusting the opening of the combustor to align or deviate from a heat receiver of the dish-type Stirling solar generating set. The position adjustment mechanism is disposed on the bracket of the dish-type Stirling solar generating set. The combustor is disposed on the position adjustment mechanism. A fuel supply system of the combustor is connected to the combustor via a main switch valve, a branch switch valve, a regulating valve, and a flexible conveying pipe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2013
    Publication date: February 20, 2014
    Applicant: Wuhan Kaidi Engineering Technology Research Institute Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yilong CHEN, Qingping YANG, Yanfeng ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20140051091
    Abstract: Disclosed are genes that, when overexpressed in cells expressing alpha-synuclein, either suppress or enhance alpha-synuclein mediated cellular toxicity. Compounds that modulate expression of these genes or activity of the encoded proteins can be used to inhibit alpha-synuclein mediated toxicity and used to treat or prevent synucleinopathies such as Parkinson's disease. Also disclosed are methods of identifying inhibitors of alpha-synuclein mediated toxicity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2013
    Publication date: February 20, 2014
    Applicant: Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research
    Inventors: Susan L. Lindquist, Aaron D. Gitler
  • Publication number: 20140051085
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods of generating a neuronal cell from a differentiated non-neuronal cell by increasing the amount of a miR-124 microRNA, a MYT1L transcription factor, and a BRN2 transcription factor in the differentiated non-neuronal cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2012
    Publication date: February 20, 2014
    Applicant: The Scripps Research Institute
    Inventors: Sheng Ding, Rajesh Ambasudhan
  • Publication number: 20140049139
    Abstract: A winding method for pole changeable stator is provided by determining a plurality of classification conditions according to plural types of pole, a plural phases, and current characteristic of the winding coupled to each slot of the stator before and after the pole change, coupling the winding of each slot meeting each classification condition thereby obtaining a plurality of winding groups respectively corresponding to the plurality of classification conditions, and, finally, coupling the plurality of winding groups by a plurality of switching elements so as to form a pole changeable stator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2012
    Publication date: February 20, 2014
    Applicant: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Ming-Tsan Peng, Tzong-Shi Liu, Kai-Ting Huang
  • Publication number: 20140049823
    Abstract: The disclosure describes a polymer brush structure exhibiting birefringence, said polymer brush structure comprising a plurality of substantially parallel oriented polymers and characterized by a longitudinal z-direction having a first refractive index, nz, and a lateral x,y-direction having a second refractive index, nx,y, wherein the difference, ?n, between the first refractive index and the second refractive index is in a range of about 0.1 to about 0.6, as measured by ellipsometry and fit to a Cauchy analytical model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2013
    Publication date: February 20, 2014
    Applicant: CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: ROBERT H. GRUBBS, RAYMOND WEITEKAMP
  • Publication number: 20140052938
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for increasing performance and energy-efficiency in an on-chip network are provided. A credit-based flow control method may include generating, in a core, a memory access request, throttling an injection of the memory access request until credits become available, and injecting the memory access request into a memory controller (MC) via an on-chip network, when the credits become available.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2012
    Publication date: February 20, 2014
    Applicant: Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
    Inventors: John Kim, Hanjoon Kim, Yonggon Kim
  • Publication number: 20140048497
    Abstract: A frame is provided for highly-concentrated photovoltaic cells. The frame uses vertical and horizontal rods. Connectors are fixed at where the vertical and horizontal rods connect. The frame is constructed with the rods and connectors coordinated with fixing components. Thus, solar cell receivers can be directly set at any place on the frame; and the frame can be easily constructed and safely moved. Furthermore, location space is effectively used and weather resistance is achieved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2012
    Publication date: February 20, 2014
    Applicant: ATOMIC ENERGY COUNCIL-INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR ENERGY RESEARCH
    Inventors: Hwen-Fen Hong, Zun-Hao Shih, hwa-yuh Shin, Cherng-Tsong Kuo
  • Publication number: 20140048895
    Abstract: A magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ) device includes a reference layer having a surface, a tunnel insulating layer formed over the surface of the reference layer, and a free layer formed over the tunnel insulating layer. A magnetization direction in each of the reference layer and the free layer is substantially perpendicular to the surface. A dimension of the reference layer in a horizontal direction substantially parallel to the surface is larger than a dimension of the free layer in the horizontal direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: February 20, 2014
    Applicant: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Sheng-Huang Huang, Kuei-Hung Shen, Yung-Hung Wang
  • Publication number: 20140047929
    Abstract: The force calculation system of the present invention is provided with: an air blowing unit for blowing air at a predetermined pressure; a flow passage for air blown from air blowing unit; a sensing unit for changing the ease of flow of air that flows through a flow passage by deforming when an external force is given; a storage unit for storing in advance the flow volume-force correspondence information showing the correspondence between the magnitude of the force received by the sensing unit and the flow volume at which air blown from air blowing unit flows through the flow passage; and a processing unit for calculating the magnitude of external force received by the sensing unit, on the basis of the flow volume of air flowing through the flow passage as measured by a flow volume meter; and the flow volume-force correspondence information stored in the storage unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2012
    Publication date: February 20, 2014
    Applicant: TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Kenji Kawashima, Kotaro Tadano, Daisuke Haraguchi
  • Patent number: 8653631
    Abstract: Provided are a transferred thin film transistor and a method of manufacturing the same. The method includes: forming a source region and a drain region that extend in a first direction in a first substrate and a channel region between the source region and the drain region; forming trenches that extend in a second direction in the first substrate to define an active layer between the trenches, the second direction intersecting the first direction; separating the active layer between the trenches from the first substrate by performing an anisotropic etching process on the first substrate inside the trenches; attaching the active layer on a second substrate; and forming a gate electrode in the first direction on the channel region of the active layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Jae Bon Koo, Jong-Hyun Ahn, Seung Youl Kang, Hasan Musarrat, In-Kyu You, Kyoung Ik Cho
  • Patent number: 8653951
    Abstract: A remote control method applied to a remote control system, including a remote control device and at least one be-controlled device, includes the following steps. The remote control device discovers the at least one be-controlled device dynamically via a network and retrieves a device control profile from the at least one be-controlled device. The device control profile includes a composite finite state machine representing the dependency of various operation states of the at least one be-controlled device and multiple control codes coded in a bit-string format. Then the remote control device retrieves a current operation state code from the at least one be-controlled device via the network periodically. The remote control device analyzes the current operation state code based on the device control profile to accordingly generate a user interface to control the at least one be-controlled device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Kuen-Ming Lee, Chi-Wei Huang, Yu-Chang Chao
  • Patent number: 8650692
    Abstract: A cleaning device with electrostatic sheet auto rolling, comprising: a frame; a power gear set; a roller set, having a first roller, a second roller, a paper feeder roller; and a paper collector roller, arranged axially parallel with each other; and a drive shaft; wherein, the paper feeder roller is coaxially received inside a roller of paper; the first, the second and the paper collector rollers are driven to rotate by the power gear set; the paper collector roller is disposed radial to the paper feeder roller at a side thereof while enabling the first and the second rollers to be arranged therebetween; the drive shaft is enabled to move relative to the frame and perpendicular to the axial direction of the drive shaft; the drive shaft is arranged protruding out of the frame; and the drive shaft, the first and the second rollers are arranged parallel to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Chun-Hsien Liu, Ya-Hui Tsai, Chun-Sheng Wang, Tung-Chuan Wu, Lai-Sheng Chen, Yu-Ting Shih
  • Patent number: 8653905
    Abstract: Provided is a high voltage wideband pulse attenuator having an attenuation value self-correction function. The high voltage wideband pulse attenuator includes an input unit for receiving a pulse signal, a T-shaped attenuator circuit for attenuating the pulse signal, an output unit for outputting the pulse signal attenuated by the attenuator circuit, and a capacitive divider circuit for dividing a voltage of the pulse signal input through the input unit or the pulse signal attenuated by the attenuator circuit. Using the capacitive divider circuit, the high voltage wideband pulse attenuator can easily measure an error of an attenuation value caused by a change in the resistance of T-shaped array resistor units in a process of attenuating an input pulse signal of tens of kV or more. In particular, the pulse attenuator can measure its performance by itself without test assisting devices, and check a state of an attenuated pulse in real-time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Seung Kab Ryu, Kyung Hoon Lee
  • Patent number: 8654012
    Abstract: Disclosed is a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tag antenna. The tag antenna includes a lower dielectric substrate and an upper dielectric substrate. The lower dielectric substrate is provided at a lower surface thereof with a ground plane and at an upper surface thereof with two microstrip lines. The microstrip lines each have an open-end, the open ends spaced apart from each other from a middle of the lower dielectric substrate while facing each other to form a radiating slot from which radiation of electromagnetic waves occurs. The upper dielectric substrate is provided at an upper surface thereof with at least one electric capacitive device and is stacked on the lower dielectric substrate. The RFID tag antenna enhances radiation efficiency while achieving miniaturization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignees: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute, Industrial Cooperation Foundation Chonbuk National University
    Inventors: Jeong-seok Kim, Hae-won Son, Won-kyu Choi, Gil-young Choi, Jong-suk Chae
  • Patent number: 8652185
    Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus for stimulating the brain and measuring the light induced neuronal activity including a signal application unit which applies a signal to a living tissue to stimulate the neuronal cells in the living tissue; an electrode unit which detects an electrophysiological signal of the neuronal cell in response to the signal; and an insulation unit which controls an impedance of the electrode unit. The signal application unit is formed integrally with the electrode unit, so that the site where the signal is applied to the living tissue is approximated to the site where the response to the stimulation is measured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: Korea Institute of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Ji Hyun Choi, Guk Bae Kim, Hee Sup Shin
  • Patent number: 8652830
    Abstract: An apparatus for stimulating cell includes a cell culture chamber, a control device, and first and second exciters. The cell culture chamber includes cell and culture medium. The control device receives first and second exciting signals, and controls magnitudes and phases of the received first and second exciting signals so that a sound pressure level in a focused zone is higher than a sound pressure level in a zone other than the focused zone, and outputs first and second controlled exciting signals. The first and second exciters receive the first and second controlled exciting signals and excite the cell culture chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Jennifer H. Shin, SunHee Kim, Jin Young Park, Yang-Hann Kim
  • Patent number: 8653032
    Abstract: Disclosed is a pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating TRPV1 activity-related or inflammation-related, diseases or conditions, containing a Maillard peptide separated from well-aged traditional soy sauce as an active ingredient. The Maillard peptide in the present invention functions both as a TRPV1 agonist and a TRPV1 antagonist, and further functions as a TRPV1 activity modulator. Therefore, the Maillard peptide can be used for preventing or treating TRPV1 activity-related diseases such as pain, neurological diseases, urgent defecation, inflammatory bowel disease, respiratory diseases, urinary incontinence, overactive bladder, neurogenic / allergic / inflammatory skin diseases, skin, eye or mucosal irritation, hyperacusis, tinnitus, vestibular hypersensitivity, heart disease, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignees: Korea Food Research Institute, SNU R & DB Foundation
    Inventors: Mee-Ra Rhyu, Ah-Young Song, Eun-Young Kim, Seog Bae Oh, YoungJoo Lee, Won Chung Lim
  • Patent number: 8653119
    Abstract: Kinetic stabilization of the native state of transthyretin is an effective mechanism for preventing protein misfolding. Because transthyretin misfolding plays an important role in transthyretin amyloid diseases, inhibiting such misfolding can be used as an effective treatment or prophylaxis for such diseases. Treatment methods are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: The Scripps Research Institute
    Inventors: Jeffery W. Kelly, Evan T. Powers, Hossein Razavi