Patents Assigned to Research
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENCODING/DECODING VIDEO, AND RECORDING MEDIUM STORING BIT STREAM
    Publication number: 20240048761
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an image encoding/decoding method and apparatus. The image decoding method according to the present invention may comprise reconstructing an intra prediction mode of a current block, determining a reference sample for intra prediction of the current block, and generating a prediction block of the current block by performing the intra prediction on the current block on the basis of the intra prediction mode and the reference sample. The determining of the reference sample or the intra prediction may be performed on the basis of a shape of the current block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2023
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Applicant: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Hyun Suk KO, Ha Hyun LEE, Sung Chang LIM, Jung Won KANG, Jin Ho LEE, Dong San JUN, Hui Yong KIM
  • METHOD OF INDUCING CARDIOMYOCYTES PROLIFERATION AND TREATING HEART DISEASES
    Publication number: 20240042104
    Abstract: An Agrin peptide which induces proliferation of cardiomyocytes for treating a heart disease is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2023
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Applicant: Yeda Research and Development Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Eldad TZAHOR, Elad BASSAT
  • IMAGE ENCODING/DECODING METHOD AND DEVICE, AND RECORDING MEDIUM IN WHICH BITSTREAM IS STORED
    Publication number: 20240048693
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an image encoding/decoding method and apparatus. An image decoding method performing intra prediction according to the present invention may comprise dividing a current block into at least one sub-block; deriving an intra prediction mode for the at least one sub-block; constructing a reference sample for the intra prediction; and performing intra prediction for the at least one sub-block based on the derived intra prediction mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2023
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Applicant: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Jin Ho LEE, Sung Chang LIM, Jung Won KANG, Hyun Suk KO, Dong San JUN, Ha Hyun LEE, Seung Hyun CHO, Hui Yong KIM, Jin Soo CHOI
  • Starch-containing microsphere and preparation method and use thereof
    Patent number: 11891458
    Abstract: A preparation method of the starch-containing microsphere includes the steps of first reacting starch with a low concentration of epichlorohydrin, and then reacting the resultant product with a surfactant, followed by final crosslinking to give microspheres. The starch-containing microspheres thus prepared are polydisperse starch-containing microspheres with a uniform particle size distribution, with the particle size being in a range of 0.1-500 ?m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignees: CHINA PETROLEUM & CHEMICAL CORPORATION, DALIAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF PETROLEUM AND PETROCHEMICALS, SINOPEC CORP.
    Inventors: Chao Yang, Chen Wang, Zequn Yin, Quanjie Liu
  • Method and system for processing obstacle effect in virtual acoustic space
    Patent number: 11895480
    Abstract: A method and system for processing an obstacle effect in a virtual acoustic space are disclosed. The method includes receiving a parameter for an obstacle candidate plane extracted from spatial information, determining, in response to the parameter, whether the obstacle candidate plane is an obstacle related to a path between a position of a virtual sound source and a position of a user, and applying a sound effect according to the obstacle to an audio signal when the obstacle candidate plane is the obstacle. The obstacle candidate plane is a plane of an object that may become the obstacle in a sound propagation path between the virtual sound source and the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Dae Young Jang, Kyeongok Kang, Jae-hyoun Yoo, Yong Ju Lee
  • Ophthalmic solution of difluprednate
    Patent number: 11890375
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of treatment of inflammatory disorder of the eye, said method comprising administering into the eye of a person in need thereof, an aqueous solution comprising difluprednate as the sole active ingredient at a concentration of 0.02% to 0.04% weight by volume in an aqueous vehicle, wherein the solution is free of oil and wherein the solution is administered twice-a-day. The present invention also provides an ophthalmic solution comprising a. therapeutically effective concentration of difluprednate, a crystal growth inhibitor and pharmaceutically acceptable amounts of a solubilizer comprising a mixture of i. quaternary ammonium compound and ii. polyethoxylated castor oil, b. in an aqueous vehicle. wherein the crystal growth inhibitor is polyvinyl alcohol or its derivatives.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: SUN PHARMA ADVANCED RESEARCH COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Ajay Jaysingh Khopade, Arindam Halder, Ankit Shaileshkumar Shah
  • Chimeric polyprotein for vaccines and diagnostics
    Patent number: 11891417
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to novel polynucleotides, polypeptides, and polyproteins of Mycoplasma surface proteins, all of which are useful in detecting infection and for the preparation of vaccines for treating and preventing diseases in swine and other animals. Vaccines provided according to the practice of the invention are effective against Mycoplasma infections. Detection and therapeutic polyclonal and monoclonal antibodies are also a feature of the present invention. Assays, kits, systems, and nanoparticle encapsulated compositions related to the polynucleotides, polypeptides, polyproteins, antibodies or fragments, derivatives, and variants thereof are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Luis Gabriel Gimenez-Lirola, Bailey Arruda
  • Using a neural network to produce a digital map for a location
    Patent number: 11891094
    Abstract: Information that identifies a location can be received. In response to a receipt of the information that identifies the location, a file can be retrieved. The file can be for the location. The file can include image data and a set of node data. The set of node data can include information that identifies nodes in a neural network, information that identifies inputs of the nodes, and values of weights to be applied to the inputs. In response to a retrieval of the file, the weights can be applied to the inputs of the nodes and the image data can be received for the neural network. In response to an application of the weights and a receipt of the image data, the neural network can be executed to produce a digital map for the location. The digital map for the location can be transmitted to an automotive navigation system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Toyota Research Institute, Inc.
    Inventors: Vitor Guizilini, Rares A. Ambrus, Sudeep Pillai, Adrien David Gaidon
  • Device and method to measure temperature during tribological examination of materials
    Patent number: 11892361
    Abstract: A device and method for measuring temperature during tribological examination of sample materials. More specifically, the device includes a sample holder that provides for surface temperature measurement for sample materials undergoing tribological testing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Carlos Sanchez, Michael Moneer, Peter Lee
  • Fibroblast activation protein (FAP) targeted imaging and therapy in fibrosis
    Patent number: 11890357
    Abstract: Excessive deposition of extracellular matrix is a hallmark of Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), it is advantageous to target the cells and the mechanisms associated with this process. By targeting myofibroblasts (specialized contractile fibroblasts) that are key for the development of IPF with drugs conjugated with fibroblast activation protein (FAP), this technology helps minimize the production of extracellular matrix in the lungs and provides a new treatment option for patients diagnosed with IPF.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Purdue Research Foundation
    Inventors: Philip Stewart Low, Suraj U. Hettiarachchi, Yen-Hsing Li, Jyoti Roy
  • Method for cleaning firearm suppressors
    Patent number: 11890653
    Abstract: A method for cleaning firearm suppressors comprising: providing a used suppressor having an internal cavity with a fouling material deposited on a surface of the internal cavity; providing a cleaning solution; providing an ultra-sonic probe; introducing the cleaning solution into the internal cavity of the used suppressor; contacting at least part of the ultra-sonic probe with the cleaning solution that is introduced inside the internal cavity of the used suppressor; operating the ultra-sonic probe; removing at least part of the fouling material from the surface of the internal cavity of the used suppressor; and, draining the cleaning solution from the used suppressor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: TDA Research, Inc.
    Inventor: William Wallace Ellis, III
  • Portable plant health analysis system and method
    Patent number: 11892408
    Abstract: An apparatus for analyzing a plant specimen is disclosed which includes a housing assembly adapted to be in i) an open configuration adapted to receive a plant specimen, and ii) a closed configuration wherein ambient light is controlled therein, a light source disposed in or coupled to the housing assembly, the light source adapted to shine light onto or through the plant specimen when the housing assembly is in the closed configuration, and a camera assembly coupled to the housing assembly, the camera assembly having an image sensor adapted to receive light from the plant specimen in i) a transmittance mode where light transmits through the plant specimen, or ii) a reflectance mode where light is reflected from the plant specimen, the image sensor adapted to thereby capture hyperspectral images of the plant specimen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Purdue Research Foundation
    Inventors: Jian Jin, Xiaohui Song
  • Composite catalyst for carbon dioxide reduction and method of fabricating of the same
    Patent number: 11890604
    Abstract: Provided is a carbon dioxide reduction composite catalyst, comprising an organic-inorganic porous body, and a molecular reduction catalyst combined with the organic-inorganic porous body, wherein the organic-inorganic porous body includes metal oxide clusters, and a light-condensing organic material as linkers between the metal oxide clusters, and the linkers absorb visible light to form excitons, and move the excitons through energy transfer between the linkers to transfer the electrons of the excitons to the molecular reduction catalyst.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: KOREA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH AND BUSINESS FOUNDATION, SEJONG CAMPUS
    Inventors: Ho Jin Son, Sang Ook Kang, Sung Han Choi, Chul Hoon Kim
  • Quality assurance device with passive optical component and remote camera
    Patent number: 11890490
    Abstract: A quality assurance device for a medical accelerator includes a housing having an inner radioluminescent layer adapted to provide a visual indication when contacted with invisible radiation generated by the medical accelerator. In addition, the quality assurance device includes one or more passive optical components within the housing adapted to deliver an image of the inner radioluminescent layer of the housing including the visual indication to one or more cameras located outside of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: University of Kentucky Research Foundation
    Inventors: Janelle A. Molloy, Dennis A. Cheek, Quan Chen
  • System for extracting water from lunar regolith and associated method
    Patent number: 11891896
    Abstract: The system extracts water from lunar regolith and includes a regolith intake having a digging bucket that collects lunar regolith soil and a gravel separator that separates and discharges gravel and passes a mixture of ice-regolith powder having ice grains that are about 10-100 microns along the conveyor. A pneumatic separator receives the ice-regolith powder and pneumatically splits the ice-regolith powder into streams of different sized lithic fragments and ice particles per the ratio of inertial force and aerodynamic drag force of the lithic fragments and ice particles. Each split stream may include a magnetic separator that separates further the magnetic and paramagnetic lithic fragments from ice particles to discharge up to 80 percent of lithic fragments to slag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC.
    Inventor: Philip Metzger
  • Catalyst composition for different reforming techniques
    Patent number: 11890597
    Abstract: The present invention provides a catalyst composition comprising different metal oxides wherein the catalyst composition comprising Ce, Cr and Ni oxides and a process for preparation thereof. The catalyst composition is used for different reforming techniques for the production of syn gas (CO+H2) at the same time this material can be used in fuel cell as a anode for power generation as this synthesized material is having good thermal stability and can sustain various redox reaction cycles also.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Council of Scientific & Industrial Research
    Inventors: Thirumalaiswamy Raja, Veera Venkata Satyanarayana Chilukuri, Vipul Subhash Patil, Siva Prasad Mekala, Ashok Kumar Venugopal
  • Curved two-dimensional nanocomposites for battery electrodes
    Patent number: 11894540
    Abstract: A battery electrode composition is provided that comprises a composite material comprising one or more nanocomposites. The nanocomposites may each comprise a planar substrate backbone having a curved geometrical structure, and an active material forming a continuous or substantially continuous film at least partially encasing the substrate backbone. To form an electrode from the electrode composition, a plurality of electrically-interconnected nanocomposites of this type may be aggregated into one or more three-dimensional agglomerations, such as substantially spherical or ellipsoidal granules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH CORPORATION
    Inventors: Gleb Yushin, Kara Evanoff, Oleksandr Magazynskyy
  • SRAM device including oxide semiconductor
    Patent number: 11895817
    Abstract: Provided is a static random-access memory (SRAM) device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Sung Haeng Cho, Byung-Do Yang, Sooji Nam, Jaehyun Moon, Jae-Eun Pi, Jae-Min Kim
  • Magneto safety guard
    Patent number: D1013480
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Purdue Research Foundation
    Inventors: Jonathon Ziulkowski, Michael Davis
  • Fender
    Patent number: D1013600
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignees: Zhejiang ZEEKR Automobile Research & DevCo., Ltd., ZHEJIANG GEELY HOLDING GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Asok George