Patents Assigned to INSTITUTE
  • Patent number: 7242201
    Abstract: Provided is an apparatus for concurrently detecting a defect occurring in a heat exchanger tube and a geometric transition of the heat exchanger tube. The apparatus for detecting the state of a heat exchanger tube, including: the first detection unit detecting a defect of the heat exchanger tube; and the second detection unit detecting a geometric transition of the heat exchanger tube, in which the first detection unit and the second detection unit are disposed at the same circumferential position of a cylindrical body separately, installed to have a certain distance in the lengthwise direction of the cylindrical body, and inserted inside the heat exchanger tube. According to the present invention, not only a defect but also the type of geometric transition, which may accelerate the initiation and growth of a defect, is identified and the size of the geometric transition is concurrently measured, thereby improving the reliability in early detection of a defect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2007
    Assignees: Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Deok Hyun Lee, Myung Sik Choi, Do Haeng Hur, Jung Ho Han
  • Patent number: 7242834
    Abstract: Provided is a dispersion-shifted fiber for an optical parametric amplifier. The dispersion-shifted fiber is a silica-based optical fiber and has a large nonlinear coefficient and a small effective area. The dispersion-shifted fiber also reduces a bending loss and a splice loss due to a mode field diameter difference between it and a conventional single mode fiber. For this, the dispersion-shifted fiber comprises a rectangular core with a very small radius and a high refractive index, a depressed inner clad, and an outer clad with a ring. The core and/or the inner clad are/is doped with a heavy metal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2007
    Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Won Kyoung Lee, Heuk Park, Hyun Jae Lee
  • Patent number: 7241905
    Abstract: The present invention provides a novel dioxin analogue for use in the search for organisms capable of degrading dioxin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2007
    Assignee: Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute
    Inventors: Masaya Nakamura, Shojiro Hishiyama
  • Patent number: 7242601
    Abstract: A method for constructing and addressing a nanoscale memory with known addresses and for tolerating defects which may arise during manufacture or device operational lifetime. During construction, nanoscale wires with addresses are stochastically assembled. During a programming phase, nanoscale wires are stochastically selected using their stochastic addresses through microscale inputs and a desired address code is associated with the selected nanoscale wires. Memory addresses are associated to the codes and then selected using the known codes during read/write operations from/to the memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2007
    Assignee: California Institute of Technology
    Inventors: André Dehon, Helia Naeimi
  • Patent number: 7242269
    Abstract: An electrical component includes a capacitive impedance and a shunt path inductance cancellation feature provided by coupled windings. A filter having a capacitor with capacitor-path inductance cancellation provides enhanced performance over frequency compared with conventional capacitors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2007
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: David J. Perreault, Timothy C. Neugebauer, Joshua W. Phinney
  • Patent number: 7242484
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods of measuring three-dimensional position information of a onto a surface of an object including two sources of radiation separated by a distance, each source having a spectral distribution, and being coherent with respect to the other of the sources, a control system moving each of the sources relative to the other of the sources, and a detector positioned to receive radiation scattered from the point on the surface of the object. In another embodiment, the two sources of radiation include, an initial source of a beam of radiation having a spectral width, a beam separator in optical communication with the initial source of a beam of radiation generating a first optical beam and a second optical beam, and an imaging system optically connected to the beam separator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2007
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventor: Lyle Shirley
  • Patent number: 7243294
    Abstract: A coding system uses a serially concatenated coder driving an interleaver, which drives a trellis coder. This combination, while similar to a turbo coder, produces certain different characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2007
    Assignee: California Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Dariush Divsalar, Sam Dolinar, Fabrizio Pollara
  • Patent number: 7241906
    Abstract: The present invention relates to bicyclic tetrahydrofuran derivatives of Formula (1) and a preparation method thereof, and particularly it relates to a process of preparing compounds of Formula (1) by performing an intramolecular cyclization of tetrahydrofuran-allenol derivatives in the presence of alcohol compound, transitional metal catalyst and carbon monoxide: wherein n is 1 or 2; R is phenyl optionally substituted with C1-C6 alkyl, C1-C6 alkoxy, hydroxyl or C1-C6 hydroxyalkyl group; and R1 is C1-C6 alkyl group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2007
    Assignee: Korea Institute of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Yong Seo Cho, Ae Nim Pae, Joo Hwan Cha, Hun Yeong Koh, Chul Shin
  • Patent number: 7240670
    Abstract: A follow-on circuit for extending the duration of the spark provided by a spark plug. The circuit is connected between the coil secondary and the spark gap, and has a capacitor that discharges to the point of connection through a resistor and inductor. The resistor may be made variable to control the amount and duration of the follow-on current, and hence the energy and duration of the spark event. The circuit may also be used with other ignitors and non-coil ignition circuits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2007
    Assignee: Southwest Research Institute
    Inventors: Terrence Francis Alger, II, Barrett Wade Mangold
  • Patent number: 7241287
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to devices and methods of using a surgical drain, and more particularly to a surgical drain having at least one sensor for monitoring and/or recording the condition of the anatomical site or fluid emitted from the site where the surgical drain is placed. The invention may also include modifications of the surgical drain to improve stabilization or immobilization in the proximity of the anatomical site to be monitored.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2007
    Assignee: Alfred E. Mann Institute for Biomedical Engineering at the University of Southern California
    Inventors: Ramez Emile Necola Shehada, Nicolas Jabbour
  • Patent number: 7240433
    Abstract: A method for fabricating a thermal inkjet head equipped with a symmetrical heater and the head fabricated by the method are provided. The method incorporates two thick photoresist deposition processes and a nickel electroplating process. The first thick photoresist deposition process is carried out to form an ink chamber in fluid communication with a funnel-shaped manifold and an injector orifice. The second thick photoresist deposition process forms a mold for forming an injector passageway that leads to the injector orifice. The nickel electroplating process provides an orifice plate on top of the inkjet head through which an injector passageway that leads to the injector orifice is provided for injecting ink droplets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2007
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Chen-Kuei Chung, Chun-Jun Lin, Chung-Chu Chen
  • Patent number: 7243051
    Abstract: The present invention is to provide a system for measuring the similarity between protein profile matrices which is suitably used for predicting a protein three-dimensional structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2007
    Assignee: National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
    Inventor: Kentaro Tomii
  • Patent number: 7242472
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a biochip detection system for detecting a biochip labeled with multiple fluorophores. The biochip detection system comprises a broadband light source for generating a light beam, a stand for supporting the biochip, a light integrator positioned between the broadband light source and the biochip, a lens set for adjusting the cross-sectional area of the light beam, a first filter module positioned on the optical path of the light beam, a detector, e.g., CCD camera, photodiode array, for detecting a fluorescence beam emitted from the biochip, and a second filter module positioned on the optical path of the fluorescence beam. The light integrator can be a light tunnel, a lens array or a holographic diffuser for uniforming the intensity distribution of the light beam and changing the cross-sectional shape of the light beam into a rectangle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2007
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Yan Rung Lin, Teh Ho Tao, Zu Sho Chow, Ding Kun Liu
  • Patent number: 7243056
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a optimization method based on an evolution strategy according to which a model/structure/shape/design to be optimized is described by parameter sets comprising object parameters. The object parameters are mutated to create offsprings of the parameter set. The quality of the offsprings is evaluated. The parameter set furthermore comprises at least one strategy parameter representing the step-size of the mutation (f.e. the variance of the normal distribution) of associated object parameters. The number of object parameters as well as the number of associated strategy parameters can be adapted during the optimization process. The value of newly inserted strategy parameters can be estimated based on the information of correlated object parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2007
    Assignee: Honda Research Institute Europe GmbH
    Inventors: Markus Olhofer, Bernhard Sendhoff
  • Patent number: 7241331
    Abstract: The present invention provides a metal hydride canister apparatus having structures capable of discharging hydrogen gas uniformly and exchanging heat effectively, comprising: a shell having a joint arranged in a central hole located on top of the shell, and two via holes arranged respectively at a side of the central hole; a filtering rod connecting to the joint; a pipe having a first end, a second end and a middle section between the first end and the second end; and a metal hydride stored inside the shell; wherein, the first end and the second end of the pipe pass the corresponding via hole in respective, and the middle section of the pipe forms a twin spiral structure wrapping around the filtering rod, the middle section having a first loop interconnecting to a second loop.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2007
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Chou-Zong Wu, Chi-Tang Hsu
  • Patent number: 7242677
    Abstract: A link method for establishing a link between two bluetooth devices is provided to enable a device to transfer data to/from other device located in a bluetooth scatternet. The link method executes a link initialization procedure when resetting or initializing a link to determine whether the role of the bluetooth device at a dedicated link is a slave or master. Then, in the link search establishment procedure, it searches all possible paths for transferring data packet and establishes a link path table. Finally, when the link detection timer expires after a pre-determined period, the link detection procedure is resumed to detect whether the link is existed. If the link is not existed, the link initialization procedure is executed; otherwise, it further determines whether to execute the link initialization procedure again. If yes, the link initialization procedure is executed, otherwise the link detection procedure is executed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2007
    Assignee: Institute for Information Industry
    Inventor: Alexander T. P. Hong
  • Patent number: 7242231
    Abstract: Clock generators capable of generating clocks with different frequency according to a binary code. A voltage controlled oscillation module generates a plurality of first clocks (D0˜Dm) with a first frequency (f0), in which the first clocks Di and Di-1 have a fixed phase difference and 1<i<m. A logic control circuit outputs a set of corresponding clocks arranged in a corresponding sequence according to the first clocks and a binary code. A clock synthesizer generates a second clock with a second frequency (f1) according to the set of corresponding clocks, in which f1=A/B f0, A<B and A and B are positive integers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2007
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Shu-Chang Kuo, Wei-Bin Yang, Kuo-Hsing Cheng
  • Patent number: 7241873
    Abstract: A recombinant antibody in which at least the constant regions in the heavy chain and the light chain have been converted into human-origin regions and which inhibits the binding of an integrin recognizing the RGD sequence to osteopontin or its fragment and inhibits the binding of an integrin recognizing the SVVYGLR sequence or a sequence corresponding thereto to osteopontin or its fragment. This antibody is useful as a remedy for autoimmune diseases and a remedy for rheumatism or rheumatoid arthritis. Thus, a method of treating autoimmune diseases, rheumatism or rheumatoid arthritis is provided. This osteopontin antibody is useful in a diagnostic for rheumatism and a method of diagnosing rheumatism too.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2007
    Assignees: Juridical Foundation the Chemo-sero-therapeutic Research Institute, Astellas Pharma Inc.
    Inventors: Toshimitsu Uede, Shigeyuki Kon, Nobuchika Yamamoto, Hirofumi Higuchi, Masaharu Torikai, Yoshiyuki Tokieda, Toshihiro Nakashima, Hiroaki Maeda
  • Patent number: 7241891
    Abstract: A method for purifying Piribedil includes mixing Piribedil solid having a purity of 98% by weight with water, boiling the mixture, adding slowly 95% ethanol to the boiling mixture to form a clear liquid, filtering the hot clear liquid, cooling the filtrate to obtain a white crystal having a purity of 99.8% by weight of Piribedil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2007
    Assignee: Chung-Shan Institute of Science & Technology
    Inventors: Shean-Jeng Jong, Yu-Sheng Lin
  • Patent number: 7242010
    Abstract: A broad bandwidth detector to measure intensity information of terahertz (THz) frequency pulses. The detector includes: coupling optics coupled to a coherent optical source; a GaSe substrate aligned such that the probe beam path intersects a first surface at a phase-matching angle; a polarization detector aligned in the probe beam path; and calculation means coupled to the polarization detector. The coupling optics direct the probe optical beam along a beam path that is substantially collinear with the pulse beam path of the THz frequency pulses. The polarization of the probe optical beam is varied based on interactions between the probe optical beam and the THz frequency pulses within the GaSe substrate. The polarization detector detects the varied polarization of the probe optical beam. The calculation means determine the intensity information of the THz frequency pulses based on the detected probe polarization of the probe optical beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2007
    Assignee: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
    Inventors: Kai Liu, Xi-Cheng Zhang, Jingzhou Xu