Patents Assigned to Research
  • Patent number: 8590101
    Abstract: The present invention provides a suction cleaning module comprising: a first housing, a second housing, a third housing and a fan blower. The second housing, connected to the bottom of the first housing, has a shell section such that a suction channel is formed between the shell section and the first housing and has a dust collection space communicating with the suction channel. The third housing, respectively coupled to the first and second housing, has a filtered flow outlet. The fan blower connected to the third housing has a flow inlet and a flow inlet corresponding to the filtered flow outlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Chun-Hsien Liu, Ya-Hui Tsai, Tung-Chuan Wu, Lai-Sheng Chen
  • Patent number: 8591665
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer programs are presented for processing a substrate in a processing chamber which includes a first chamber and a second chamber. A first surface of the substrate is exposed to the first chamber and a second surface of the substrate is exposed to the second chamber. One method includes an operation for applying a first fluid to the first surface of the substrate, where the first fluid is at a first temperature. Further, the method includes another operation for applying a second fluid to the second surface of the substrate, where the second fluid is at a second temperature. During processing of the substrate, the second temperature is higher than the first temperature, and the second fluid heats the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: Lam Research Corporation
    Inventors: Ben Mooring, John Parks, Diane J. Hymes
  • Patent number: 8592193
    Abstract: Butyrylcholinesterase (BChE) polypeptide variants of the presently-disclosed subject matter have enhanced catalytic efficiency for (?)-cocaine, as compared to wild-type BChE. Pharmaceutical compositions of the presently-disclosed subject matter include a BChE polypeptide variant having an enhanced catalytic efficiency for (?)-cocaine. A method of the presently-disclosed subject matter for treating a cocaine-induced condition includes administering to an individual an effective amount of a BChE polypeptide variant, as disclosed herein, to lower blood cocaine concentration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: University of Kentucky Research Foundation
    Inventors: Chang-Guo Zhan, Fang Zheng, Wenchao Yang, Liu Xue, Shurong Hou
  • Patent number: 8592218
    Abstract: Methods for determining the amount of vitamin D compounds in a sample are provided. The methods can employ LC-MS/MS techniques and optionally the use of deuterated internal standards. Methods for diagnosing vitamin D deficiencies are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
    Inventors: Ravinder J. Singh, Robert L. Taylor, Stefan K. G. Grebe
  • Patent number: 8594066
    Abstract: Provided are a node device of a beacon-enabled Wireless Personal Area Network (WPAN) managing a channel resource and a method thereof. The node device may generate a pseudo random binary sequence (PRBS) and generate a hopping sequence based on a number of available channels using the PRBS, thereby generating a hopping sequence having a characteristic of pseudo randomness and selecting a channel to be hopped, using the hopping sequence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: Electronics and Telecommuniations Research Institute
    Inventors: Wu Cheol Jeong, Chang Sub Shin, Tae Joon Park, Hoyong Kang, Se Han Kim, In Hwan Lee, Cheol Sig Pyo
  • Patent number: 8590767
    Abstract: In the method for welding a hollow structure of the present invention, a rib is placed between a first joining member and a second joining member, and friction stir welding and fixing a place where the rib is placed between the first and the second joining member are conducted. Thus, friction stir welding is accomplished without changing the shape of an extrusion part or partly changing the shape of the extrusion part with insertion of a simply shaped rib.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignees: Research Institute of Industrial Science & Technology, Hyundai Rotem Company, Winxen Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chang-Kun Chun, Woong-Seong Chang, Tae-Sung Roh, In-Gyu Park
  • Patent number: 8592407
    Abstract: The present invention provides synthesis and in vitro anticancer activity of novel pyrrolo[2,1-c][1,4]benzodiazepine derivatives with dithiocarbamate side chains. The present invention also relates to a process for the preparation of new pyrrolo[2,1-c][1,4]benzodiazepine derivatives with dithiocarbamate side chains of general formula (A) and a process for the preparation thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: Council of Scientific & Industrial Research
    Inventors: Kamal Ahmed, Sreekanth Kokkonda, Praveen K. Pogula, Balakishan Gorre
  • Patent number: 8592465
    Abstract: Compounds according to formula (I) are disclosed where Q is S, N, or O; X is optional, and can be O?, S?, ?N—NH2, ?N—OH, or —OH; Y is optional and can be —N(H)—, O, or C1 to C20 hydrocarbon; and R1 and R2 are each independently substituted or unsubstituted single-, fused- or multiple-ring aryl or (hetero)cyclic ring systems. Methods of making these compounds, pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds, and their use, particularly for treating or preventing cancer, are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignees: University of Tennessee Research Foundation, The Ohio State University Research Foundation
    Inventors: Duane D. Miller, Wei Li, Zhao Wang, Yan Lu, Jianjun Chen, James T. Dalton, Chien-Ming Li
  • Patent number: 8592732
    Abstract: Apparatuses and techniques relating to a resistive heating device are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: Korea University Research and Business Foundation
    Inventor: Kwangyeol Lee
  • Patent number: 8595486
    Abstract: A method for a base station to provide multicast broadcast services (MBSs). The method includes: obtaining an MBS authorization key (MAK); generating a number as an MBS group traffic encryption key (MGTEK); using a service credit number (SCN) to count an amount of service time or MBS content data; generating an MBS traffic key (MTK) based on at least the MAK and the MGTEK; encrypting MBS content data with the MTK; and transmitting the encrypted MBS content data to provide the MBSs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventor: Tzu-Ming Lin
  • Patent number: 8593713
    Abstract: Disclosed is an ink composition used in an electrowetting display device and an electrowetting display device employing the same. The ink composition used in the electrowetting display device includes a non-polar solvent and a modified hydrophobic pigment, wherein the modified hydrophobic pigment has a structure represented by Formula (I), of P-Gn wherein P is a pigment moiety, n is 1-4 and G is wherein R1 is a straight chain or a branched C4-20 alkyl group, or C5-20 cycloalkyl group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Ming-Tzung Wu, Te-Yi Chang, Chin-Hua Chang, Wen-Jiunn Chen, Yu-Chin Lin, Ching-Mao Wu
  • Patent number: 8594949
    Abstract: Biomarkers that are diagnostic of type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes and/or diabetic disorder are identified. Detection of different biomarkers of the invention are also diagnostic of the degree of severity of type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes and/or diabetic disorder. An analysis includes the parameters of matching for BMI and Tanner stage. Receiver-operator characteristic (ROC) curves were established to assess association of the biomarkers with a disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Tamir M. Ellis, Alba Esther Morales, Mark A. Atkinson, Clive H. Wasserfall
  • Patent number: 8591208
    Abstract: A multi-chambered pulsation absorber for attachment over the valve cap opening of a compressor cylinder. Each chamber is in fluid communication with the valve cap opening (or cylinder internal gas passages) via an associated choke tube. Each pairing of a chamber with a choke tube is tuned, in the manner of a Helmholz resonator, to attenuate and nearly eliminate a different cylinder-related pulsation frequency, such as those resulting from internal cylinder pulsations or cylinder nozzle pulsations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: Southwest Research Institute
    Inventors: Eugene L. Broerman, III, Danny M. Deffenbaugh, Robert J. McKee
  • Patent number: 8591533
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for non-surgically creating a restriction in a tissue is provided where a binding mechanism (36) is inserted into the issue. This invention also relates to an apparatus for creating a stoma of variable and reproducible size in a hollow organ.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: The Ohio State University Research Foundation
    Inventors: Bradley J. Needleman, Jeffrey W. Hazey, Richard Peters
  • Patent number: 8591825
    Abstract: An extraction apparatus capable of continuously and efficiently extracting a biological substance is provided. Multiple rotation discs are utilized in the extraction apparatus to significantly improve the efficiency of extracting the biological substance by using an extraction solvent. Specifically, when the extraction solvent is applied to extract lipids from microalgae, retention time of the microalgae in the extraction solvent can be significantly increased, and solubility of the microalgal lipids in the extraction solvent can be improved. Hence, the efficiency of extracting the lipids from the microalgae by using the extraction solvent can be enhanced. On the other hand, owing to the improvement of the efficiency of extracting the lipids from the microalgae, the amount of the extraction solvent can be reduced, and production costs can be reduced as well.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Chen-Hsi Cheng, Chung-Cheng Han, Tz-Bang Du, Yun-Huin Lin, Hom-Ti Lee
  • Patent number: 8592838
    Abstract: Methods and systems for a combination of up converters and semiconductor light sources in low voltage display or indicator system that can be battery powered. The display or indicator system includes one or more spatial light modulators and one or more up converters in combination with one or more semiconductor light sources. The spatial light modulator can be a liquid crystal display or a micro electro mechanical system or other spatial light modulator and can use direct modulation of the semiconductor light sources to modulate the visible emission from the up converters. The spatial light modulator can be placed between the up converting light source and the viewer or behind the up converting light source depending on the type of spatial light modulator, or modulation may be applied directly to one or more semiconductor light sources or arrays of semiconductor light sources that excite the up converters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: University of Central Florida Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Dennis Deppe, Michael Bass
  • Patent number: 8593984
    Abstract: Provided is an apparatus and method for measuring an individual receiving power using an identification signal of a repeater or a transmitter. The apparatus and method includes a total receiving power measuring unit for measuring a total receiving power from transmitters; an identification signal analyzing unit for extracting a channel profile signal from the signal transmitted from the predetermined transmitter through a multi-path, wherein the predetermined transmitter transmits a signal having the identification signal; and an individual receiving power calculating unit for calculating an individual receiving power from the transmitter based on the measured total receiving power and the extracted channel profile signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Sung-Ik Park, Heung-Mook Kim, Soo-In Lee
  • Patent number: 8592318
    Abstract: A method for etching an etch layer disposed over a substrate and below an antireflective coating (ARC) layer and a patterned organic mask with mask features is provided. The substrate is placed in a process chamber. The ARC layer is opened. An oxide spacer deposition layer is formed. The oxide spacer deposition layer on the organic mask is partially removed, where at least the top portion of the oxide spacer deposition layer is removed. The organic mask and the ARC layer are removed by etching. The etch layer is etched through the sidewalls of the oxide spacer deposition layer. The substrate is removed from the process chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: Lam Research Corporation
    Inventors: Jisoo Kim, Conan Chiang, Jun Shinagawa, S. M. Reza Sadjadi
  • Patent number: 8594703
    Abstract: The present invention is broadly directed to systems and methods for gathering information about wireless transceiver devices in a defined boundary region. To this end, the disclosure is more particularly directed to gathering movement information (e.g., via detection and location) about two-way end-user wireless terminals within three-dimensional boundaries of defined local space (“DLS”) to allow for selective control of the terminals and other subsystems, as desired. Additionally, the data collected can be used to improve accuracy and precision regarding the prediction of behavior characteristics and tendencies of populations based on a sampling of observed terminals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: Prima Research, LLC.
    Inventors: Christopher Price, Gregory J. Beveridge
  • Patent number: 8594998
    Abstract: The invention relates to a multilingual method for summarizing an article, which comprises an offline stage in which a weights vector is determined using, among others, plurality of predefined metrics, a collection of documents and expert prepared summaries, subjection of all the document sentences to all said metrics, guess of a population of weights matrices, subjection of the population to said metrics, ranking of sentences, generation of a new population using a genetic algorithm, and repetition of the same until convergence. The invention further comprises a real time stage in which the weights vector, as determined, as well as said metrics are used to determine an extract of any new document.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: Ben-Gurion University of the Negev Research and Development Authority
    Inventors: Marina Litvak, Mark Last, Menahem Friedman