Patents Assigned to INSTITUTE
  • Motion control system and method
    Patent number: 11524380
    Abstract: A motion control system and a motion control method are provided. The motion control method includes: sending a plurality of machining commands to a second controller by a first controller at a cloud; storing the plurality of machining commands in a buffer by the second controller; and operating the machine tool according to the plurality of machining commands stored in the buffer. As such, when poor communication occurs between the first controller and the second controller, the second controller causes the buffer to send a deceleration command to the machine tool so as to cause the machine tool to operate at a reduced speed, thereby avoiding unexpected motion such as sudden shutdown of the machine tool and damage to machined products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Chih-Ping Cheng, Chin-Hui Chen, Ming-Chun Ho, Tzuo-Liang Luo, Wan-Kun Chang, Shuo-Peng Liang
  • Nonvolatile memory device performing a multiplication and accumulation operation
    Patent number: 11526739
    Abstract: A nonvolatile memory device includes a memory cell array and an computation output circuit. The memory cell array includes a plurality of nonvolatile memory elements configured to store a plurality of weights respectively and a plurality of bit lines coupled to the plurality of nonvolatile memory elements according to a plurality of input signals. The computation output circuit is configured to generate a computation signal from voltages induced at the plurality of bit lines according to the plurality of input signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignees: SK HYNIX INC., KOREA ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (KAIST)
    Inventors: Jin-O Seo, Hyuk-Jin Lee, SeongHwan Cho
  • Large and small T antigens of merkel cell polyomavirus, nucleic acid constructs and vaccines made therefrom, and methods of using same
    Patent number: 11524065
    Abstract: Nucleic acid molecules and compositions comprising one or more nucleotide sequences that encode a consensus Merkel Cell Polyomavirus (MCV) T antigen. Immunomodulatory methods and methods of inducing an immune response against MCV are disclosed. Method of treating infection by MCV and methods of treating or preventing Merkel Cell Carcinoma associated with MCV are disclosed. Modified consensus MCV T antigens are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: THE WISTAR INSTITUTE OF ANATOMY AND BIOLOGY
    Inventors: David B. Weiner, Elizabeth Duperret
  • Preparation method of uniform low stress cone shaped charge liner
    Patent number: 11525652
    Abstract: A preparation method of a uniform low stress cone shaped charge liner includes the steps of multi-pass extrusion forming, vibration aging treatment, and cryogenic treatment. The step of multi-pass extrusion forming refers to 4 to 8 passes of extrusion deformation under the actions of a three-dimensional compressive stress and a deformation rate of 5 to 10 mm/s, having a deformation amount of 5 to 50% for each pass. The shaped charge liner prepared by the present invention has high dimensional accuracy, good geometric symmetry, low stress value, and excellent stability in the precise machining process and in use, which may significantly improve the penetration capability and stability of the shaped charge liner of high-explosive anti-tank warheads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: No.59 Research Institute of China Ordnance Industry
    Inventors: Qiang Chen, Dayu Shu, Qiang Zhao, Feng Kang, Shuhai Huang, Wei Zhang, Zude Zhao, Xiangsheng Xia
  • Ocean bottom electromagnetic acquisition station communication apparatus and method
    Patent number: 11525938
    Abstract: Disclosed is an ocean bottom electromagnetic acquisition station communication apparatus and method. The ocean bottom electromagnetic acquisition station communication apparatus includes: ocean bottom electromagnetic acquisition stations (1) for acquiring ocean bottom electromagnetic information; a control terminal (2) for sending control signals; and a relay timing module (3) connected to the ocean bottom electromagnetic acquisition stations (1) and the control terminal (2) and used for processing the ocean bottom electromagnetic acquisition stations (1) on the basis of the control signals before placement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
    Inventors: Tianxin Zhang, Zhongxing Wang, Qingyun Di, Zhiyao Liu, Lili Kang, Renzhong Pei
  • Control of functional electrical stimulation using motor unit action potentials
    Patent number: 11524160
    Abstract: A therapeutic or diagnostic device comprises a wearable electrodes garment including electrodes disposed to contact skin when the wearable electrodes garment is worn, and an electronic controller operatively connected with the electrodes. The electronic controller is programmed to perform a method including: receiving surface electromyography (EMG) signals via the electrodes and extracting one or more motor unit (MU) action potentials from the surface EMG signals. The method may further include identifying an intended movement based at least on features representing the one or more extracted MU action potentials and delivering functional electrical stimulation (FES) effective to implement the intended movement via the electrodes of the wearable electrodes garment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Gaurav Sharma, Samuel Colachis
  • Ecotoxicity evaluation analyzing device including microalgae image analysis program installed therein, and method thereof
    Patent number: 11526981
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an ecotoxicity evaluation analysis device installed with a microalgae image analysis program therein for analyzing the microalgae 1 and evaluating and analyzing ecotoxicity, the device comprising: a complementary metal oxide semiconductor unit 10 having an arranging part 15 on the top for positioning the microalgae 1 and installed with a microalgae image analysis program therein for photographing a microscopic image and a shadow image of the microalgae 1 and analyzing the images; and a light emitting diode unit 20 for irradiating a light source to the microalgae 1 located in the arranging part 15 of the complementary metal oxide semiconductor unit 10.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignees: KOREA INSTITUTE OF OCEAN SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, KOREA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH AND BUSINESS FOUNDATION, SE-JONG CAMPUS
    Inventors: Sang-Woo Oh, Moon-Jin Lee, Sungkyu Seo, Dongmin Seo, Sanghoon Shin
  • Method and apparatus for generating virtual viewpoint image
    Patent number: 11528461
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus for generating a virtual viewpoint image by obtaining at least one input viewpoint image and warping pixels of the at least one input viewpoint image to a virtual viewpoint image coordinate system; mapping a patch to a first pixel of a plurality of pixels warped to the virtual viewpoint image coordinate system when a difference between a first depth value of the first pixel and a second depth value of a second pixel adjacent to the first pixel is less than or equal to a predetermined threshold and mapping no patch to the first pixel when the difference is greater than the predetermined threshold; and generating the virtual viewpoint image by blending the plurality of pixels and/or the patch are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Sangwoon Kwak, Joungil Yun
  • Colloidal barrier materials and methods of making and using the same
    Patent number: 11523566
    Abstract: Some variations provide an emulsion-colloid system for forming a colloidal barrier material disposed on a substrate, the system comprising a hydrophilic first liquid, an acid, a gelling agent, a hydrophobic second liquid, a plasticizer, and optionally additives, wherein the emulsion-colloid system is characterized by (1) a first instance that is a flowable emulsion above 60° C. and less than the boiling point of the first liquid, and (2) a second instance that is a colloid below 40° C. The emulsion-colloid system is capable of reversible transition, mediated by temperature, between the first instance and the second instance. The disclosed colloidal barrier material provides the functionality of plastic alternatives while removing disadvantages. The disclosed colloidal barrier material reduces labor-intensive application of the barrier, such as the case for covering grain piles with plastic tarps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: Agricultural Utilization Research Institute
    Inventors: Jimmy L. Gosse, Ranae Jorgenson, Douglas Root, Michael W. Stutelberg
  • Formation of pores in atomically thin layers
    Patent number: 11524898
    Abstract: Atomically thin layers including pores, their method of manufacture, and their use are disclosed. In some embodiments, pores may be formed in an atomically thin layer by growing the atomically thin layer on exposed portions of a substrate that includes islands comprising a material that is different than the material of the substrate. In some embodiments, pores and/or defects may be formed in an atomically thin layer by employing growth conditions that promote the formation of defects and/or pores. In certain embodiments, pores and/or defects may be etched to enlarge their size.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignees: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals
    Inventors: Piran Kidambi, Ahmed Ibrahim, Tahar Laoui, Jing Kong, Rohit N. Karnik, Sui Zhang
  • Quantum signature method and quantum secret sharing method using quantum trapdoor one-way function
    Patent number: 11528133
    Abstract: This specification discloses a quantum public-key cryptosystem. The quantum public-key cryptosystem may use two rotation operators R{circumflex over (n)}(?) and R{circumflex over (m)}(?) satisfying a cyclic evolution. The two rotation operators R{circumflex over (n)}(?) and R{circumflex over (m)}(?) do not have a commutation relation or an anti-commutation relation with each other. The commutation relation or the anti-commutation relation is established when either of the following conditions is satisfied: ?=2i?, ?=2j?, or {circumflex over (n)}·{circumflex over (m)}=1 (i, j=integer), and ?=(2k+1)?, ?=(2l+1)?, or {circumflex over (n)}·{circumflex over (m)}=0 (k, l=integer).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: Korea Institute of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Sang Wook Han, Sung Wook Moon, Yong Su Kim, Sang Yun Lee, Young Wook Cho, Min Sung Kang, Ji Woong Choi
  • Method and device for generating jacquard pattern, electronic device and readable storage medium
    Patent number: 11525194
    Abstract: The present application discloses a method and device for generating a jacquard pattern, an electronic device. The method comprises: acquiring structure information of a unit structure of a preform to be prepared, wherein the structure information comprises a positional relationship between the warp yarns and the weft yarns of the unit structure of a preform to be prepared; obtaining a row number and a column number of the jacquard pattern to be generated, and correspondence between each pixel in the jacquard pattern to be generated and the warp yarns and weft yarns of the unit structure of the preform to be prepared, according to the structure information; and obtaining a pixel value of each pixel according to the correspondence and the positional relationship between the warp yarns and the weft yarns, and generating the jacquard pattern to be generated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: Nanjing Fiberglass Research & Design Institute Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Qian Zhao, Fangfang Sun, Haili Zhou, Chao Li, Liquan Zhang, Hongwei Guo
  • GILZ formulations for wound healing
    Patent number: 11524091
    Abstract: Glucocorticoid-induced leucine zipper protein (GILZ) peptide compositions and their methods of use in wound healing are disclosed herein. An exemplary GILZ peptide composition includes a GILZ fusion protein. The GILZ peptide compositions can be administered topically to wounds, for example in the form of a cream, ointment, or lotion. The GILZ peptide compositions can be used to treat acute wounds, induce wound healing in chronic wounds, and reduce scar formation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: Augusta University Research Institute, Inc.
    Inventors: Mahmood Mozaffari, Babak Baban, Rafik Abdelsayed
  • Cancer-cell-specific anti-TMEM-180 monoclonal antibody, anticancer drug, and cancer testing method
    Patent number: 11524074
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an anticancer drug capable of treating cancer by finding a target molecule specifically expressed in cancer cells and by specifically acting on the target molecule, and to provide a cancer testing method including a step of measuring the target molecule in a sample. The present invention provides an anticancer drug containing, as an active ingredient thereof, an anti-transmembrane protein 180 (TMEM-180) antibody or an antigen-binding fragment thereof. In addition, the present invention provides a cancer testing method including a step of measuring the amount of TMEM-180 in a sample collected from a subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignees: National Cancer Center, RIN Institute Inc.
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Matsumura, Masahiro Yasunaga, Shinji Saijou, Shingo Hanaoka
  • Phosphor and production method thereof phosphor-including member, and light emitting device or projector
    Patent number: 11525082
    Abstract: Provided is a particulate phosphor including a single crystal having a composition represented by a compositional formula (Y1-x-y-zLuxGdyCez)3+aAl5?aO12 (0?x?0.9994, 0?y?0.0669, 0.001?z?0.004, ?0.016?a?0.315) and a particle diameter (D50) of not less than 20 ?m. Also provided is a light-emitting device including a phosphor-including member that includes the phosphor and a sealing member including a transparent inorganic material sealing the phosphor or a binder including an inorganic material binding particles of the phosphor, and a light-emitting element that emits a blue light for exciting the phosphor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignees: Tamura Corporation, National Institute for Materials Science
    Inventors: Daisuke Inomata, Yusuke Arai, Kiyoshi Shimamura, Encarnacion Antonia Garcia Villora
  • Methods and systems of characterizing and counting microbiological colonies
    Patent number: 11525153
    Abstract: Described herein are methods, systems, and non-transitory computer-readable media to non-destructively acquire three-dimensional profiles of cellular microbiological samples growing on the surface of a solid growth medium. Acquisitions can be performed by an optical microscope that includes a vertical scanning interferometer. The three-dimensional profiles can enable measurement of sample parameters of microcolonies, which can be made of microbial colony forming units. The methods and systems enable early and rapid detection and quantification of microbes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Curtis J. Larimer, Raymond S. Addleman
  • Resource allocation method for coexistence of multiple line topological industrial wireless networks
    Patent number: 11528684
    Abstract: A resource allocation method for coexistence of multiple line topological industrial wireless networks is provided. It pertains to the coexistence problem of multiple TDMA-based line topological industrial wireless networks, including three parts: lower bound analysis of scheduling delay, allocation algorithm of inter-network resources and allocation algorithm of intra-network resources. The method uses overall scheduling delay and resource utilization ratio as measurement indexes when analyzing the lower bound of delay and designing resource allocation algorithms, and selects a best node combination in each time slot to occupy as many channel resources as possible to improve the resource utilization ratio and reduce the overall scheduling delay.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: SHENYANG INSTITUTE OF AUTOMATION, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
    Inventors: Wei Liang, Jialin Zhang, Meng Zheng, Sichao Zhang, Kai Wang, Shuai Liu
  • Recombinant CD123-binding antibodies
    Patent number: 11525004
    Abstract: Disclosed are compositions and methods for targeted treatment of CD123-expressing cancers. In particular, recombinant antibodies are disclosed that are able to engage T-cells to destroy CD123-expressing malignant cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Inc.
    Inventor: Marco L. Davila
  • Wireless communication method and wireless communication terminal for transmitting information on buffer status
    Patent number: 11528638
    Abstract: Provided is a wireless communication terminal wirelessly communicating with a base wireless communication terminal. The wireless communication terminal comprises a transceiver and the processor. The processer receives, by using the transceiver, a wireless signal including a trigger frame from the base wireless communication terminal and transmits, by using the transceiver, buffer status information to the base wireless communication terminal based on the trigger frame. The buffer status information is included in a QoS control field which signals information on a QoS control of a MAC header.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignees: WILUS INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY INC., SK TELECOM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yongho Kim, Jinsam Kwak, Juhyung Son
  • Hyper-tube system using vehicle position detection
    Patent number: 11525912
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a hypertube system for detecting a position of a hypertube vehicle, including a hypertube vehicle, a tube configured to surround a travel path of the hypertube vehicle, At least one LiDAR sensor each mounted on an inner wall of the tube and including a laser transmitter configured to irradiate a laser beam toward the hypertube vehicle and a laser receiver configured to detect a laser, and a reflector configured to reflect the laser irradiated from the LiDAR sensor, wherein the reflector may be disposed in the hypertube vehicle, and wherein the laser beam reflected from the reflector reaches the laser receiver of the LiDAR sensor to be used in detecting the position of the hypertube vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: KOREA RAILROAD RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: SuYong Choi, JaeHeon Choi, JungYoul Lim, ChangYoung Lee, KwanSup Lee, YongJun Jang, JeongMin Jo, JinHo Lee, MinHwan Ok, JaeHoon Kim, LeeHyeon Kim