Patents Assigned to Research
  • Patent number: 8603849
    Abstract: The present invention provides a semiconductor based photovoltaic device and a manufacturing method thereof. The semiconductor based photovoltaic device is able to absorb light with a wide band wavelength, and has high photoelectric conversion efficiency since it has high electron-hole pair separation efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science
    Inventors: Kyung Joong Kim, Woo Lee, Yong Sung Kim, Young Heon Kim, Seung hui Hong, Wan Soo Yun, Sang Woo Kang
  • Patent number: 8603882
    Abstract: A method for making a dual silicide or germanide semiconductor comprises steps of providing a semiconductor substrate, forming a gate, forming source/drain regions, forming a first silicide, reducing spacers thickness and forming a second silicide. Forming a gate comprises forming an insulating layer over the semiconductor substrate, and forming the gate over the insulating layer. Forming source/drain regions comprises forming lightly doped source/drain regions in the semiconductor substrate adjacent to the insulating layer, forming spacers adjacent to the gate and over part of the lightly doped source/drain regions, and forming heavily doped source/drain regions in the semiconductor substrate. The first silicide is formed on an exposed surface of lightly and heavily doped source/drain regions. The second silicide is formed on an exposed surface of lightly doped source/drain regions. A first germanide and second germanide may replace the first silicide and the second silicide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: National Applied Research Laboratories
    Inventors: Szu-Hung Chen, Hung-Min Chen, Yu-Sheng Lai, Wen-Fa Wu, Fu-Liang Yang
  • Patent number: 8603913
    Abstract: A method for forming semiconductor devices on a substrate under a porous low-k dielectric layer, wherein features are formed in the porous low-k dielectric layer and wherein a barrier layer is formed over the porous low-k dielectric layer is provided. Contacts are formed in the features. The barrier layer is planarized. A cap layer is formed over the contacts, wherein the forming the cap layer provides metal and organic contaminants in the porous low-k dielectric layer. The metal contaminants are removed from the porous low-k dielectric layer with a first wet process. The organic components are removed from the porous low-k dielectric layer with a second wet process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: Lam Research Corporation
    Inventors: Nanhai Li, William Thie, Novy Tjokro, Yaxin Wang, Artur Kolics
  • Patent number: 8605595
    Abstract: A data receiving method in a wireless LAN system using multiple channels includes: determining whether a difference value of signal levels of first and second access points is equal to or less than a preset value; transmitting an association request frame to the first and second access points according to the determination result; and receiving association response frames from the first and second access points.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunication Research Institute
    Inventors: Yun-Joo Kim, Jong-Ee Oh, Sok-Kyu Lee
  • Patent number: 8603213
    Abstract: A method of making dispersion-strengthened alloy particles involves melting an alloy having a corrosion and/or oxidation resistance-imparting alloying element, a dispersoid-forming element, and a matrix metal wherein the dispersoid-forming element exhibits a greater tendency to react with an introduced reactive species than does the alloying element and wherein one or more atomizing parameters is/are modified to controllably reduce the amount of the reactive species, such as oxygen, introduced into the atomized particles so as to reduce anneal times and improve reaction (conversion) to the desired strengthening dispersoids in the matrix. The atomized alloy particles are solidified as solidified alloy particles or as a solidified deposit of alloy particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Iver E. Anderson, Joel Rieken
  • Patent number: 8603763
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of determining the presence of a retinoblastoma protein (Rb)-mediated cancerous or pre-cancerous condition in a sample of fixed cells that involves exposing the sample to an antibody that recognizes phosphorylation of serine on the retinoblastoma protein (pS-Rb), and identifying cells in the sample that are recognized by the antibody to pS-Rb, where the recognition of pS-Rb in the sample determines the presence of an Rb-mediated cancerous or pre-cancerous condition. The method also involves identifying the presence of specific cell cycle markers and positive and negative cell cycle regulators to assess the stage of disease progression in a cancer patient having an (Rb)-mediated cancer. The present invention also relates to methods of assessing the efficacy of cancer therapy for an Rb-mediated cancer, determining the mechanism of cell cycle progression in an Rb-mediated cancer, and identifying cells predisposed to developing an Rb-mediated cancerous condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: Cornell Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Selina Chen-Kiang, Scott A. Ely, Maurizio Di Liberto
  • Patent number: 8605657
    Abstract: There is provided a mesh routing method in beacon-enabled wireless AD-HOC networks that includes: broadcasting, by nodes constituting a wireless AD-HOC network, a beacon message loading neighbor node information on a beacon payload; managing, by a node receiving the broadcasted beacon message, its own neighbor node table by extracting the neighbor node information loaded on the beacon payload; and performing, by a source node attempting to transmit data or commands, mesh routing on the basis of its own neighbor node table.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: So Young Hwang, Jong Jun Park, Hoon Jeong, Bong Soo Kim, Seong Soon Joo, Jong Suk Chae
  • Patent number: 8605822
    Abstract: A data transmitting apparatus performs symbol mapping on each of first and second input data to generate a plurality of first and second modulation data symbols, performs inverse fast Fourier transform (IFFT) on the plurality of first and second modulation data symbols to convert the same into first and second real signals of a time domain from a frequency domain, angle-modulates the first and second real signals, and transmits the same to a data receiving apparatus. Thus, a peak-to-average power ratio (PAPR) can be lowered, while the same data transfer amount as that of the general OFDM data transmitting apparatus is maintained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: Electronics & Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventor: Jong Soo Lim
  • Patent number: 8603342
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for collecting solid microparticles floating in water, and more particularly, to a safe, ease to use, and environmental friendly collecting apparatus and method adapted for collecting radioactive solid microparticles floating and depositing in a cooling water tank of nuclear facility or a tank for storing radioactive materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: Institute of Nuclear Energy Research Atomic Energy Council, Executive Yuan
    Inventors: Chun-Ping Huang, Kuo-Yuan Chang
  • Patent number: 8603999
    Abstract: Amphiphilic prodrugs of general formula A-X are disclosed, wherein A is a biologically active agent or may be metabolised to a biologically active agent; and X is selected from the group consisting of R, or up to three R moieties attached to a linker, Y1, Y2 or Y3, wherein R is selected from a group consisting of alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, branched alkyl, branched alkenyl, branched alkynyl, substituted alkyl, substituted alkenyl and substituted alkynyl groups and their analogues; Y1 is a linker group which covalently attached to an R group at one site and is attached to A at a further independent site; Y2 is a linker group which is covalently attached to two R groups at two independent sites and is attached to A at a further independent site; and Y3 is a linker group which is covalently attached to three R groups at three independent sites and is attached to A at a further independent site.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
    Inventors: Calum John Drummond, Sharon Marie Sagnella, Minoo Jalili Moghaddam, Xiaojuan Gong
  • Patent number: 8605271
    Abstract: A critical-angle refractometer which utilizes an in image of light reflected from an optical interface with a vessel containing a sample under test to determine an optical property of the sample, sample properties are evaluated to prevent improper testing of the sample. This evaluation includes establishing reflectance information associating the amount of reflection with locations in the image; and utilizing a plurality of properties of the reflectance information to determine if the vessel contains a proper sample under test.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: Rudolph Research Analytical Inc.
    Inventor: Jeff A. Wagner
  • Patent number: 8604136
    Abstract: A process for making a substantially saturated dendritic hydrocarbon polymer. The process has the following steps: (a) polymerizing an amount of one or more alkadiene monomers and/or one or more alkenylaromatic polymers under anionic conditions in the presence of a di- or tri-functional organic lithium initiator to produce a polyalkadiene defining a multiplicity of lithiated chain ends; (b) reacting the polyalkadiene with an amount of a tri- or di-functional silane coupling agent to form a dendritic polyalkadiene; and (c) hydrogenating the dendritic polyalkadiene to form a substantially saturated dendritic hydrocarbon polymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company
    Inventors: David John Lohse, Nikos Hadjichristidis, Andy Haishung Tsou, Suzzy C. H. Ho, Paul Edward Schuenzel
  • Patent number: 8605703
    Abstract: A method for mitigating interference for a received wireless signal comprises at least three steps. The method comprises receiving a wireless signal with a receiver device. The wireless signal includes at least an interference signal and a desired signal. The method further comprises breaking the received wireless signal into sub-bands; and filtering the received wireless signal with a polarization filter, in order to separate the interference signal from the desired signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: Georgia Tech Research Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas G. Pratt, Brett T. Walkenhorst
  • Patent number: 8603774
    Abstract: It is intended to provide an extract, kit and a process for synthesizing a protein in a cell-free system. The extract is characterized by being prepared from mutant Escherichia coli cells having a mutation in the ribosomal protein S12 gene. In a preferred embodiment, the mutation is such a mutation as conferring a resistance or dependence to streptomycin on E. coli whereby the reading efficiency of mRNA codon on ribosomes can be improved and thus the protein productivity can be elevated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignees: National Food Research Institute, Riken
    Inventors: Namtip Chumpolkulwong, Chie Hori, Shigeyuki Yokoyama, Mikako Shirouzu, Takanori Kigawa, Kozo Ochi, Takeshi Hosaka
  • Patent number: 8605133
    Abstract: The subject invention provides a panoramic, interactive, seamless, intuitive, high-resolution and yet extensive simulation tool capable of simulating dynamic events that alter the panoramic view in response to the user's actions or inaction. The dynamic panorama simulation can generate and display novel scenes that are not limited to static “canned” content that has been previously photographed, rendered, recorded, captured or filmed thus providing great flexibility, contextual authenticity and liveliness and, in some instances, unanticipated and surprising but accurate developments in the simulation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Samsun Lampotang, David Erik Lizdas, John Joseph Tumino, Nikolaus Gravenstein
  • Patent number: 8605671
    Abstract: A method for processing wireless data in a wireless communication network, the wireless communication network including a plurality of intermediary nodes and a plurality of destination devices. The method includes determining at least one transmission path to each of the plurality of intermediary nodes. The at least one transmission path includes data associated with every intermediary node along the at least one transmission path. The method also includes determining a transmission path identifier for each of the at least one transmission paths and sending transmission data to at least one destination device of the plurality of destination devices. The transmission data is sent based on at least one of the transmission path identifiers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventor: Tzu-Ming Lin
  • Patent number: 8601815
    Abstract: A system and method for generating, transmitting and receiving power includes providing a source of non-optical power, such as thermal energy, which is converted into electricity. The non-optical power is converted into an optical power beam which is directed into a hollow pipe and transmitted along a length thereof. The hollow pipe may have an inner reflective surface, or lenses or collimators to direct the light therethrough. Upon exiting the hollow pipe, the optical power beam is converted into electricity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: University of Central Florida Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Bruce C. Marshall, Aravinda Kar
  • Patent number: 8604216
    Abstract: Compounds represented by structural formulas such as Structural Formula (I): are highly efficient in clearing excess iron from an organism. The invention also discloses methods of treating conditions such as metal overload, oxidative stress, and neoplastic and preneoplastic conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventor: Raymond J. Bergeron, Jr.
  • Patent number: 8602686
    Abstract: The invention provides an undershot sluice gate (17) to control flow of liquid through an open channel (10). The gate (17) includes a gate leaf (18) adapted to be raised and lowered by a control means (22) to allow flow of liquid along open channel (10). Gate leaf (18) has at least a pair of opposing liquid level sensors (44, 46) on, or in, gate leaf (18) to provide measurement of liquid level upstream and downstream of gate leaf (18). The sensors (44, 46) are located at a predetermined distance from the lowermost edge of gate leaf (18) to allow said measurements without disturbance from the fluid flow profile resulting from movement of liquid beneath the lowermost edge of gate leaf (18).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: Rubicon Research Pty Ltd.
    Inventors: David John Aughton, Damien Pearson
  • Patent number: 8603806
    Abstract: The methods generally relate to three-dimensional culturing of cells with the steps of seeding a cell support structure in a device with at least one vessel for cell culture having a bottom, at least one wall and a cell support structure for three-dimensional cell culture. The cell support structure is inside the at least one vessel and the device is configured such that assays can be performed. Devices for performing cell culture and assays are also provided. It will be understood that the devices can have many different suitable configurations. In general, the devices are selected such that they can be used with suitable radiation based assays.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: The Ohio State Universtiy Research Foundation
    Inventors: Shang-Tian Yang, Xudong Zhang, Yuan Wen