Patents Assigned to INSTITUTE
  • Patent number: 8133301
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a nanoporous hybrids formed by covalent bonding between a crystalline organic-inorganic hybrid and a gigantic mesoporous metal oxide, containing organic groups on the surface thereof, having a size of 10 nm or more. Since the covalently-bonded hybrid nanoporous composite has a large surface area, a multiple microporous structure, a large pore volume and includes an organic-inorganic hybrid having backbone flexibility, the covalently-bonded hybrid nanoporous composite can be used as materials for storing liquids and gases, such as hydrogen, methane and the like, and can be used as adsorbents, separating materials, catalysts, and the like. Further, the covalently-bonded hybrid nanoporous hybrids can be used in the application fields of biomolecule supporting, drug delivery, harmful material removal, nanoparticle supporter, sensors, catalysis, adsorbents, fluorescent materials, solar cells, and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2012
    Assignee: Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology
    Inventors: Young Kyu Hwang, Jong San Jang, You Kyoung Seo, Ji Woong Yoon
  • Patent number: 8134230
    Abstract: A sealed joint structure of device includes a buffer bump layer, conductive joint portions and a sealed joint portion. The buffer bump layer disposed between a device and a substrate includes first parts and a second part surrounding the first parts. Each of the conductive joint portions includes a first electrode covering each of the first parts and a second electrode on the substrate, and each of the first electrodes is electrically connected to the second electrode. The sealed joint portion includes a joint ring located on the substrate and is jointed with the second part to form a hermetic space between the device and the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2012
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Tsung-Fu Yang, Su-Tsai Lu
  • Patent number: 8133381
    Abstract: A method and system for protecting underground gas carrier pipes housed within an outer casing pipe in which a gas carrier pipe section disposed within an outer casing pipe section and having opposed ends is electrically isolated from a remaining gas carrier pipe section proximate each of the ends. An annular space between the gas carrier pipe section and the outer casing pipe section is filled with an electrolyte. At least one anode electrode is inserted into the annular space distal from each of the gas carrier pipe section and the outer casing pipe section and connected with a positive voltage lead of a cathodic protection rectifier. A negative voltage lead of the cathodic protection rectifier is connected to the gas carrier pipe section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2012
    Assignee: Gas Technology Institute
    Inventor: Daniel Allen Ersoy
  • Patent number: 8134363
    Abstract: A test object for use with diffusion MRI and a system and methods of synthesizing complex diffusive geometries. The test object, which includes anisotropic structures, can be used to monitor DTI measures by providing a baseline measurement. Using measurements of the phantom, data characteristic of more complicated diffusive behavior can be “synthesized”, or composed of actual measurements re-arranged into a desired spatial distribution function describing diffusion. Unlike a typical DTI scan, the ADC measurements of the present invention are treated in a “reconstruction” phase as if the gradients were applied in different directions. Given a set of reconstruction directions, a judicious choice of acquisition directions for each reconstruction direction allows for the synthesis of any distribution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2012
    Assignee: Medical College of Georgia Research Institute, Inc.
    Inventors: Nathan E. Yanasak, Tom C. Hu
  • Patent number: 8134127
    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed relating to gas leak detection. The techniques can be deployed, for example, in compact, handheld portable devices usable for detecting leaks in space-confined applications. The devices generally include a non-laser light source and thermal imaging camera that allow for detection of a target gas (or gasses) that absorbs at least some of the light source's wavelengths of operation. The light source can be implemented, for example, with an incoherent infrared (IR) light source, such as a resonance lamp configured with a gas cell containing a volume of a gas that, when excited by electric discharge, emits a wavelength that is absorbed by the target gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2012
    Assignee: Southwest Research Institute
    Inventor: Ralph Henry Hill, Jr.
  • Patent number: 8133676
    Abstract: There is provided a method of nucleic acid analysis which allows analysis of genetic diversity in multiple populations to be performed rapidly and simultaneously. The method comprises (a) isolating nucleic acid from said sample; (b) providing at least two pairs of labelled primers, wherein each said primer pair is complementary to a marker sequence in a nucleic acid of at least one member; (c) amplifying the nucleic acid; (d) digesting the labelled amplified nucleic acid with at least one restriction enzyme to produce restriction fragments, and size sorting said fragments to produce a restriction fragment length profile, and (e) analysing said restriction fragment length profile so obtained; wherein the primer pairs provided for each marker have a different sequence to the sequence of the primer pairs for each other marker, and wherein each said primer pair is uniquely labelled relative to the other primer pair(s). In one embodiment each primer pair is uniquely labelled at the 5? end with a fluorophore.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2012
    Assignee: The James Hutton Institute
    Inventors: Brajesh Singh, Colin Campbell
  • Publication number: 20120059514
    Abstract: Disclosed is a robot server including: a policy repository storing a collaboration policy model including a collaboration role of the robot and a command system configured of a simple command configured of a single command so as to perform the collaboration role and a composite command including at least one simple command; and a communication unit transmitting information on the collaboration role to be allocated to at least one robot and information on the simple command or the composite command to be allocated according to the collaboration role to the at least one robot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2011
    Publication date: March 8, 2012
    Applicant: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventor: Young Ho SUH
  • Publication number: 20120058414
    Abstract: Provided is a method for producing a membrane-electrode assembly for a full cell, comprising: preparing catalyst ink slurry from a catalyst, an ion conductive polymer and a solvent; applying the catalyst ink slurry onto a support film, followed by vacuum drying; and transferring the support film to either surface or both surfaces of an electrolyte membrane to form a catalyst layer on the electrolyte membrane. A membrane-electrode assembly obtained by the method and a fuel cell including the membrane-electrode assembly are also provided. The method provides a membrane-electrode assembly having increased porosity, and thus the membrane-electrode assembly shows significantly reduced mass transfer resistance. Therefore, the output density and the quality of the fuel cell including the membrane-electrode assembly prepared therefrom can be improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2009
    Publication date: March 8, 2012
    Applicant: KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Eun Ae Cho, Seok Hui Im, Tae Hoon Lim, In Hwan Oh, Suk-Woo Nam, Sung Pil Yoon, Sang Yeop Lee, Hyoung-Juhn Kim, Jong Hyun Jang, Soo-Kil Kim
  • Publication number: 20120058307
    Abstract: Provided embodiments are a thin film including a support material and nano particles having different density from that of the support material, and a method for manufacturing the same. Due to the density difference, the nano particles are intensively concentrated on an upper or lower part of the support material. The inventive concept also discloses a thin film capable of increasing surface roughness and a method for manufacturing the same. The thin film includes a support material, and particles contained therein. The particles may have lower density than that of the support material, and increase surface roughness at an upper part of the support material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2011
    Publication date: March 8, 2012
    Applicant: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Sun Jin YUN, JungWook Lim
  • Publication number: 20120058114
    Abstract: Antibodies containing one or more modular recognition domains (MRDs) that can be used to target the antibodies to specific sites are described. The use of antibodies containing one or more modular recognition domains to treat disease, and methods of making antibodies containing one or more modular recognition domains are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2011
    Publication date: March 8, 2012
    Applicant: The Scripps Research Institute
    Inventor: Carlos F. Barbas, III
  • Publication number: 20120059620
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for determining phase sensitivity of an accelerometer based on an analysis of the harmonic components of the interference signal, which can estimate phase lags of an accelerometer through an analysis of the interference signal obtained using a single photo-detector when the accelerometer moves in sinusoidal motion with an initial phase of vibration. The method comprises the steps of obtaining an interference signal in a time domain generated from a signal reflected by an accelerometer and a fixed mirror using a single photo-detector; transforming the interference signal in the time domain into a signal in a frequency domain including a plurality of harmonic signals by Fourier transform; and determining the phase sensitivity of the accelerometer using initial phase of vibration displacement of the accelerometer, which is included in the interference signal in the frequency domain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2008
    Publication date: March 8, 2012
    Applicants: KOREA ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, KOREA RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND SCIENCE
    Inventors: Yong Bong Lee, Sung Soo Jung, Seung-Woo Kim
  • Publication number: 20120059043
    Abstract: The present invention encompasses the finding that microRNAs (miRNAs) regulate certain key proteins involved in DNA repair. In some embodiments, a miRNA suppresses levels and/or activity of one or more DNA repair proteins. In some such embodiments, such suppression renders cells hypersensitive to certain DNA damage agents (e.g., ?-irradiation and genotoxic drugs, among others). The present invention provides various reagents and methods associated with these findings including, among other things, strategies for treating cell proliferative disorders, certain diagnostic systems, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2009
    Publication date: March 8, 2012
    Applicant: IMMUNE DISEASE INSTITUTE, INC.
    Inventors: Judy Lieberman, Ashish Lal, Dipanjan Chowdhury
  • Publication number: 20120055782
    Abstract: A method and system for treating emissions includes charging particles in an exhaust stream, producing one or more radicals, and oxidizing at least a portion of the charged particles with at least a portion of the produced radicals. At least a portion of the charged particles in the exhaust stream are then attracted on at least one attraction surface which is one of oppositely charged from the charged particles and grounded. The attracted particles are oxidized with another portion of the one or more produced radicals to self regenerate the at least one attraction surface. Downstream from where the attracted particles are oxidized, at least a portion of one or more first compounds in the exhaust stream are converted to one or more second compounds downstream from the attracting. Additionally, at least a portion of any remaining charged particles are oxidized into one or more gases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2011
    Publication date: March 8, 2012
    Applicant: ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Ali Ogut, Cheng Chen
  • Publication number: 20120056475
    Abstract: Disclosed is a vehicle-used power supply system. The vehicle power supply system comprises a storage unit, a bidirectional dc/dc convertor, a dc bus, a controller and a driving module. The bidirectional dc/dc convertor is configured to boost the power stored in the storage unit to a dc bus power. The controller is configured to control the bidirectional dc/dc convertor to operate in a boost mode for driving the motor or in a buck mode for charging the storage unit. The driving module is configured to receive the dc bus power and drive the motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2010
    Publication date: March 8, 2012
    Applicant: Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology Armanments, Bureau, Ministry of National Defense
    Inventors: Jung-Tzung Wei, Chung-You Lin, Kun-Huai Jheng, Rou-Yong Duan, Kuo-Kuang Jen, Yu-Min Liao
  • Publication number: 20120058033
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for treating fluoro-containing and silicon-containing gas. The method comprises treating the gas with thermal-treating, particles-treating, catalyst-treating, and acid-removing sequentially to remove perfluorocompounds. The invention achieves results of reducing the working temperature, increasing the lifetime of the catalyst, reducing the operating cost of the system, and increasing the applications of the catalyst in the aspect of fluoride-containing gas, silicon-containing gas and particles containing gas treatment by sequential treating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2011
    Publication date: March 8, 2012
    Applicant: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Sheng-Jen YU, Shou-Nan LI, Shao-I YEN, Tzu-Ming CHEN
  • Publication number: 20120056859
    Abstract: A display module and an assembly method thereof are provided. The display module includes a display region, at least one connection terminal, and a plurality of connective lines. The display region, the connection terminal, and the connective lines are disposed on a same flexible substrate. A plurality of pixels is arranged within the display region. The connection terminal is arranged at an extension portion of a non-display region of the flexible substrate. The connective lines respectively connect the pixels in the display region to the connection terminal at the extension portion. The connection terminal is connected to an external circuit for receiving signals and transmitting the same to the display region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2011
    Publication date: March 8, 2012
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Janglin Chen, Tzeng-Shii Tsai, Hwa-Nien Yu
  • Publication number: 20120058537
    Abstract: The various embodiments herein provide a chimeric truncated and mutant variant of a tissue plasminogen activator (t-pa) and a method for preparing the same. According to an embodiment herein, the mutant variant comprises a signal sequence domain, followed by a chimeric tetrapeptide, followed by a tripeptide, followed by a kringle 2 domain, followed by a serine protease domain and a substituted amino acids at position 128-131. The substituted amino acids are AAAA (SEQ ID NO: 3) amino acids. The chimeric tetrapeptide is Gly-His-Arg-Pro (SEQ ID NO: 1). The chimeric tetrapeptide is at a position of 36 to 39 amino acid of the mutant variant. The tripeptide is Ser-Tyr-Glu. According to an embodiment herein, a chimeric truncated and mutant variant of a tissue plasminogen activator comprises a native t-pa deleted with Finger domain, a Growth Factor domain and a Kringle 1 domain, a chimeric tetrapeptide and a substituted amino acids at a position of 128-131.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2011
    Publication date: March 8, 2012
    Applicants: PASTEUR INSTITUTE OF IRAN (IPI), No. 69
    Inventors: Fereidoun Mahboudi, Fatemeh Davami, Soroush Sardari
  • Publication number: 20120058608
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of fabricating an SOI SJ LDMOS structure that can completely eliminate the substrate-assisted depletion effects, comprising the following steps: step one: a conducting layer is prepared below the SOI BOX layer using the bonding technique; the conducting layer is prepared in the following way: depositing a barrier layer on a first bulk silicon wafer, and then depositing a charge conducting layer, thereby obtaining a first intermediate structure; forming a silicon dioxide layer on a second bulk silicon wafer via thermal oxidation, then depositing a barrier layer, and finally depositing a charge conducting layer, thereby obtaining a second intermediate structure; bonding the first intermediate structure and the second intermediate structure using the metal bonding technology to arrange the conducting layer below the SOI BOX layer; step two: a SJ LDMOS structure is fabricated on the SOI substrate having a conducting layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2010
    Publication date: March 8, 2012
    Applicant: SHANGHAI INSTITUTE OF MICROSYSTEM AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, CHINESE ACADEMY
    Inventors: Xinhong Cheng, Dawei He, Zhongjian Wang, Dawei Xu, Chao Xia, Zhaorui Son, Yuehui Yu
  • Publication number: 20120058378
    Abstract: Provided are a pouch-type flexible film battery and a method of manufacturing the same. The film battery includes a cathode structure including a cathode pouch, a cathode conductive carbon layer, and a cathode layer, an anode structure including an anode pouch, an anode conductive carbon layer, and an anode layer, and a polymer electrolyte layer between the cathode and anode structures. The polymer electrode layer may be a gel-type electrolyte including a cellulose-based polymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2011
    Publication date: March 8, 2012
    Applicant: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Young-Gi LEE, Kwang Man Kim, Min Gyu Choi, Kunyoung Kang
  • Publication number: 20120057217
    Abstract: A display including a pixel array substrate, an opposite substrate and a fluid medium is provided. The pixel array substrate includes a first substrate including pixel regions and pixel structures disposed in the pixel regions. Each pixel region includes a distribution region of pixel electrode and a non-electrode region. A pixel electrode of the pixel structure is disposed in the distribution region of pixel electrode and has at least one slit extending from the non-electrode region toward the distribution region of pixel electrode. The opposite substrate includes a second substrate and a common electrode disposed on the second substrate and contacting a polar fluid. The fluid medium includes the polar fluid and a non-polar fluid and flows between the pixel array substrate and the opposite substrate. The non-polar fluid is contracted toward the non-electrode region when a voltage difference is generated between the pixel and the common electrodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2011
    Publication date: March 8, 2012
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Yun-Sheng Ku, Kuo-Lung Lo, Wei-Yuan Cheng, Yu-Hsiang Tsai, Ching-Yao Chen, Yu-Sheng Huang