Patents Assigned to Research
  • PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHESIS AND INTERMEDIATES FOR USE THEREIN
    Publication number: 20130338379
    Abstract: Fused cyclopentane—4-substituted 3,5-dioxalane lactone compounds useful as an intermediate in the synthesis of prostaglandin analogs are provided. The compounds have the formula A: wherein R represents an aryl group such as p-methoxyphenyl. This compound can be reacted with a lower alkyl aluminum compound to open the dioxalane ring and reduce the lactone to lactol, without over-reducing to diol. The resulting compound can be functionalized to insert chemical side groups of target prostaglandins, adding the required ?-side chain and then the required ?-side chain sequentially and independently of each other. The compounds and process are particularly suitable for preparing lubiprostone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2013
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Applicant: Alphora Research Inc.
    Inventors: Dino ALBERICO, Joshua CLAYTON, Boris Ivanovich GORIN, Jan OUDENES
  • Parallel Computation of Dynamic State Estimation for Power System
    Publication number: 20130338841
    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for performing the estimation and/or prediction of the dynamic system state of large power system networks, using a multi-processor approach. More particularly, a large power system network is divided into smaller sub-systems, each sub-system having associated dynamic state variables. Each sub-system is assigned to one or more of a plurality of processing elements, and dynamic state variables for each sub-system are estimated or predicted independently, using the processing elements and sensor measurements. In several embodiments, the dynamic state of each sub-system is computed through the construction of a set of dedicated observers, such as linear parameter-varying (LPV) observers, which are designed to reduce the effects of other sub-systems on the state estimation problem.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Applicant: ABB RESEARCH LTD.
    Inventors: Ernst Scholtz, Vaibhav D. Donde, Jean-Charles Tournier
  • GERMOLE CONTAINING CONJUGATED MOLECULES AND POLYMERS
    Publication number: 20130334520
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are directed to Ge comprising heterocyclic compounds which can be used for the preparation of homopolymers and copolymers. The copolymers can be donor-acceptor (DA) alternating copolymers where the donor unit is a Ge comprising heterocyclic unit. The polymers can be used as materials in solar cells and other photovoltaic devices, transistors, diodes, light emitting devices (LEDs), conductors, supercapacitors, batteries, and electrochromic devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2012
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC.
    Inventors: Chad Martin Amb, Franky So, John R. Reynolds
  • MOTOR STRUCTURE
    Publication number: 20130334921
    Abstract: A motor structure includes a case, a rotor, a first magnet, a second magnet and at least one magnetic conductive plate, wherein the rotor is disposed within an accommodating slot of the case, and the first magnet is disposed between the case and the rotor. The first magnet comprises a first end portion spaced apart with the case to define a first separation space. The second magnet comprises a second end portion spaced apart with the case to define a second separation space. A spacing slot is composed of the first separation space and the second separation space, and the at least one magnetic conductive plate is disposed within the spacing slot. The magnetic conduction through the at least one magnetic conductive plate enables to lower the reluctance of the motor structure for prevention of magnetic flux leakage therefore increasing the air-gap flux density.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2013
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Applicant: METAL INDUSTRIES RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CENTRE
    Inventors: Guang-Miao Huang, Hsing-Chih Tsai, Kuo-Yin Tu, Ming-Hung Chien
  • Fire Retardant Materials and Methods
    Publication number: 20130334476
    Abstract: Fire retardant materials are provided that contain carbon nanotubes and particles capable of endothermically reacting when exposed to elevated temperatures. The carbon nanotubes may be a buckypaper. Methods also are provided for making a fire retardant material and for improving the fire retardation capabilities of a material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2012
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Applicant: Florida State University Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventor: Florida State University Research Foundation, Inc.
  • GASTRODUODENAL BALLOON TUBES AND METHODS FOR USE IN LOCALIZED HYPOTHERMIA
    Publication number: 20130338741
    Abstract: Materials and methods for producing localized hypothermia in a patient (e.g., for treatment of acute pancreatitis and pancreatic cancer).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2013
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Applicant: Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
    Inventor: Vijay P. Singh
  • METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR HARD DISK DRIVE SYSTEM OPERATION MONITORING AND SELF-ADJUSTMENT
    Publication number: 20130335843
    Abstract: Methods and architecture for monitoring hard disk drive operation is provided. The hard disk drive system provided includes a spindle, a head and a disk with a disk medium including a buried servo layer having a first frequency of data on a first track and a second frequency of data on a second track, the second track adjacent to the first track. The method includes the steps of writing a wide track pattern having a predetermined frequency on a track of a hard disk drive medium, generating a readback signal by reading the pattern from the track, processing the readback signal by mixing the readback signal with a reference signal to obtain a mixed signal having a summed signal and a difference signal, and filtering the mixed signal by a filter centered around the difference signal to generate a measurement signal corresponding to a relative speed change of the spindle and a head-to-disk motion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2013
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Applicant: Agency For Science, Technology And Research
    Inventors: Budi Santoso, Yuan Zhimin, Siang Huei Leong, Chun Lian Ong, Pantelis Elexopoulos
  • ADAPTIVE VISUAL PERFORMANCE TESTING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20130335707
    Abstract: A method of testing visual performance includes determining a difficulty rating for each of a plurality of visual recognition tests. The method further includes displaying one of the visual recognition tests to a subject and receiving from the subject a response to the visual recognition test. After receiving the response to the visual recognition test, a subsequent visual recognition test is selected to have a difficulty rating determined based on the response received from the subject, the subsequent visual recognition test is displayed, and a response is received from the subject. The subsequent visual recognition tests are repeated until a predetermined number of responses is reached. A visual performance score is determined based on the set of responses received from the subject and the difficulty ratings for the visual recognition tests displayed to the subject is then output.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2013
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Applicants: EYEcheck Systems, LLC, Alcon Research, Ltd.
    Inventors: Patricia Ann Meuse, Jenny Novotny Devenport, David Gary Kirschen, Daniel Moses Laby
  • COVER FOR A PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE
    Publication number: 20130335904
    Abstract: A cover for a portable electronic device includes a keyboard for electrically communicating with the portable electronic device. The cover includes a back cover body for coupling to a back side of the portable electronic device, and a front cover body coupled to the back cover body and foldable relative thereto. The back cover body is movable relative to the portable electronic device such that a first portion of the back cover body slides away from a back side of the portable electronic device. The front cover body is foldable to stack a keyboard portion, on which the keyboard is disposed, and a support portion of the front cover body. The first portion of the back cover body, the support portion, and the keyboard portion are stacked when the keyboard is exposed for use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2012
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Applicant: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
    Inventor: Jason Tyler GRIFFIN
  • MULTI-BIT INFORMATION HIDING USING OVERLAPPING SUBSETS
    Publication number: 20130336409
    Abstract: Methods and devices for reconstructing coefficient levels from a bitstream of encoded video data for a coefficient group in a transform unit. Sign bits are hidden in the parity of partially overlapping subsets of a set of coefficients. This enables the hiding of multiple sign bits per coefficient group. Other information bits may be hidden instead of sign bits in some cases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2012
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Applicant: Research In Motion Limited
    Inventors: Dake HE, Jing WANG, Xiang YU
  • METHODS AND DEVICES FOR CODING BINARY SYMBOLS AS N-TUPLES
    Publication number: 20130336410
    Abstract: Methods and devices for reconstructing coefficient levels from a bitstream of encoded video data for a coefficient group in a transform unit. Greater-than-one flags are encoded by grouping them into tuples and by encoding a tuple-based value that is a function of the greater-than-one flags within that tuple. The tuple-based value may permit the decoder to infer the greater-than-one flags in some cases, in which case they are not encoded in the bitstream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2012
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Applicant: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
    Inventors: Nguyen NGUYEN, Dake HE
  • SEPARATOR FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICES AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SEPARATOR
    Publication number: 20130337312
    Abstract: There are provided a separator for electrochemical devices and a method of manufacturing the separator, and more particularly, a thin film separator for electrochemical devices which is improved in thermal stability and can be high-density charged for high capacity by employing a coating layer formed of an inorganic oxide thin film directly on a porous substrate and a method of manufacturing the separator using a film deposition method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2011
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Applicant: RESEARCH & BUSINESS FOUNDATION SUNGKYUNKWAN UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Jong Hyeok Park, Min Kim
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OPPORTUNISTIC USER SCHEDULING OF TWO-CELL MULTIPLE USER MIMO
    Publication number: 20130336233
    Abstract: An apparatus and a method for opportunistic user scheduling of two-cell multiple user Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) by a base station, the method comprising: broadcasting signals through random beams to users; and receiving Channel Quality Information (CQI) from best K user set. The CQI is calculated based on all possible combinations of transmit beamforming vectors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2012
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Applicants: Perdue Research Foundation, Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ki-Il KIM, Duck-Dong HWANG, Clerckx BRUNO, Tae-Joon KIM, David J. LOVE
  • HCV PROTEASE INHIBITORS AND USES THEREOF
    Publication number: 20130338062
    Abstract: The present invention provides compounds, pharmaceutically acceptable compositions thereof, and methods of using the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2013
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Applicant: Celgene Avilomics Research, Inc.
    Inventors: Deqiang Niu, Russell C. Petter, Lixin Qiao, Juswinder Singh
  • FUSION PROTEIN COMPRISING ALBUMIN AND RETINOL-BINDING PROTEIN
    Publication number: 20130338074
    Abstract: There is provided a fusion protein comprising albumin and retinol-binding protein, which can be used for preventing or treating fibrotic diseases. The fusion protein, in which albumin and a retinol-binding protein (RBP) are bound together, induces the formation of cytoplasmic lipid droplets in stellate cells and returns the shape of activated stellate cells to the previous shape thereof before activation. Therefore, the fusion protein can be effectively used in preventing or treating fibrotic diseases occurring in the liver, pancreas, lungs, or other organs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2012
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Applicant: KOREA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH AND BUSINESS FOUNDATION
    Inventor: Jun Seo Oh
  • CIRCUIT SHARING TIME DELAY INTEGRATOR
    Publication number: 20130335132
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a circuit sharing time delay integrator structure. The major composing elements of this circuit sharing time delay integrator structure are: a sharing circuit, a first control block, a plurality of second control blocks and a timing set generated by a timing generator circuit. The sharing circuit can be an OP-AMP, an active load, or any of a variety of combinations used in signal accumulation applications. With the implementation of the present invention to applications of signal accumulations, the necessity of an adder circuitry is eliminated, the overall circuitry and hence the total amount of transistors required when producing the integrated circuit is massively reduced, and thus a great cost reduction and better timing and power efficiency can all be thereof achieved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2012
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Applicant: National Applied Research Laboratories
    Inventors: Chin-Fong CHIU, Hann-Huei TSAI, Wen-Hsu CHANG, Chih-Cheng HSIEH, Kuo-Wei CHENG
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING VIDEO CONTENTS SERVICE, AND METHOD OF REPRODUCING VIDEO CONTENTS OF USER TERMINAL
    Publication number: 20130335448
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method of providing a video contents service including calculating conversion information indicating a relation between a projection area and an area corresponding to the projection area in order to project video contents on the area corresponding to the projection area which is a partial area within a prepared image in a user image photographed by a user terminal; and transmitting the calculated conversion information to the user terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2013
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Applicant: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Seung Chul KIM, Soon Choul KIM, Jung Hak KIM, Bum Suk CHOI, Jeoung Lak HA, Young Ho JEONG, Jin Woo HONG
  • METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR THE DETECTION OF COMPLICATIONS OF DIABETES
    Publication number: 20130338021
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods and compositions for determining the presence of or predisposition to insulin resistance, diabetes, and complications of diabetes in a subject. The methods relate to measuring the capacity of a subject's peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) to induce physiological and/or morphological changes characteristic of fibrosis in cultured.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Applicant: Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
    Inventors: Melanie Laura Dart, Hans Sollinger, Debra A. Hullett
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MODULATING DATA MESSAGE BY EMPLOYING ORTHOGONAL VARIABLE SPREADING FACTOR (OVSF) CODES IN MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20130336365
    Abstract: A method for converting source data to a channel-modulated signal having a plurality of pairs of in-phase (I) and quadrature-phase (Q) data in a mobile station, wherein the mobile station uses at least one channel, includes the steps of: a) encoding the source data to generate at least one data part and a control part; b) generating at least one spreading code to be allocated to the channel, wherein each spreading code is selected on the basis of a data rate of the data part and the control part and spreading codes are selected so that two consecutive pairs of the I and Q data are correspondent to two points located on same point or symmetrical with respect to a zero point on a phase domain; and c) spreading the control part and the data part by using the spreading code, to thereby generate the channel-modulated signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2013
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Applicant: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Seung Chan BANG, Tae Joong KIM, Jae Heung KIM, Jung Im KIM, Jong Suk CHAE, Hyuck Jae LEE, Jae Ryong SHIM, Narm Hee LEE
  • OXIDE SINTERED BODY AND SPUTTERING TARGET
    Publication number: 20130334039
    Abstract: Provided are an oxide sintered body and a sputtering target which are suitable for use in producing an oxide semiconductor film for display devices and combine high electroconductivity with a high relative density and with which it is possible to form an oxide semiconductor film having a high carrier mobility. In particular, even when used in production by a direct-current sputtering method, the oxide sintered body and the sputtering target are less apt to generate nodules and have excellent direct-current discharge stability which renders long-term stable discharge possible. This oxide sintered body is an oxide sintered body obtained by mixing zinc oxide, tin oxide, and an oxide of at least one metal (M metal) selected from the group consisting of Al, Hf, Ni, Si, Ga, In, and Ta, and sintering the mixture, the oxide sintered body having a Vickers hardness of 400 Hv or higher.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2012
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Applicant: KOBELCO RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Goto, Yuki Iwasaki