Patents Assigned to Research
  • In Situ Manufacturing Process Monitoring System of Extreme Smooth Thin Film and Method Thereof
    Publication number: 20130256262
    Abstract: An in situ manufacturing process monitoring system of extreme smooth thin film and method thereof, comprising a coating device for coating a thin film on at least one substrate during a coating process, an ion figuring device for processing a surface polishing process on the thin film, a control device electrically coupled to the coating device and the ion figuring device respectively for controlling the coating device and the ion figuring device processing the coating process and surface polishing process by adjusting at least one device parameter of the coating device and the ion figuring device, and an in situ monitoring device electrically coupled to the control device for in situ monitoring at least one optical parameter of the thin film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2012
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: National Applied Research Laboratories
    Inventors: Chien-Nan Hsiao, Po-Kai Chiu, Da-Ren Liu, James Su, Fong-Zhi Chen
  • ELECTROPORATION-INDUCED ELECTROSENSITIZATION
    Publication number: 20130260435
    Abstract: Methods of enhancing membrane permeabilization in a cell are provided. A method includes disposing the cell between a first electrode and a second electrode and applying a plurality of electrical pulses between the first electrode and the second electrode. In the method, the plurality of electrical pulses include at least two trains of pulses separated by an interval greater than about 10 s. Further, the amplitude of the electrical pulses is selected to be greater than about 0.2 kV/cm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2011
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Olga Pakhomova, Andrei G. Pakhomov
  • METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MOTION ENHANCED IMAGE CAPTURE
    Publication number: 20130258122
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides motion enhanced image capture methods and devices. Sensed motion is used to adjust for non-motion related imaging problems, such as low light conditions and imaging stitching image alignment, to improve image capture and post-capture image processing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2012
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: Research In Motion Limited
    Inventors: James Abraham KEANE, Yun Sun LEE
  • EMM19star NOVEL ZEOLITIC IMIDAZOLATE FRAMEWORK MATERIAL, METHODS FOR MAKING SAME, AND USES THEREOF
    Publication number: 20130259792
    Abstract: A method is provided for forming a zeolitic imidazolate framework composition using at least one reactant that is relatively insoluble in the reaction medium. Also provided herein is a material made according to the method, designated either as EMM-19 or as EMM-19*, and a method of using same to adsorb and/or separate gases, such as carbon dioxide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: ExxonMobil Research & Engineering Company
    Inventors: Simon Christopher Weston, Mobae Afeworki, Zheng Ni, John Zengel, David Lawrence Stern
  • METHOD AND VALVE FOR THE VENTING OF A SADDLE FUEL TANK
    Publication number: 20130255797
    Abstract: A method for venting of a liquid tank with a valve, a primary compartment and a secondary compartment which are connected together via a bridge. The valve includes a chamber provided with a cover, which extends at least partly into the tank and is connected via an upper venting aperture to a venting circuit. A first device monitors a level of liquid in the primary compartment. A second device monitors a level of liquid in the secondary compartment. The valve configured to be closed when the first device detects that the level of liquid in the primary compartment is equal to or higher than a first predetermined filling level, and the second device detects that the level of liquid in the secondary compartment is equal to or higher than a second predetermined filling level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2013
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: Inergy Automotive Systems Research (Societe Anon.)
    Inventors: Philippe COULON, Sebastien Jouie, Remi Thebault, Pierre Lacome, David Hill, Joseph Douglas Chiasson
  • MONOMER-GRAFTED ALKYD ESTER RESINS
    Publication number: 20130261251
    Abstract: Alkyd resin compositions which comprise the monomer-grafting polymerization of a) an alkyd, which is an ester of a polyol having 4 or more hydroxyl groups and an unsaturated fatty acid, and b) an unsaturated monomer having a carbon-carbon double bond are disclosed. The alkyd may be a partially esterified polyol. Coating compositions of containing the alkyd resin compositions of the invention are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2011
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: NDSU RESEARCH FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Dean C. Webster, Thomas J. Nelson
  • SURGICAL PROBE
    Publication number: 20130261649
    Abstract: An exemplary surgical probe and methods of making the same are disclosed. An exemplary surgical probe may include a tubular body and a scissor assembly received at least partially within the body. The scissor assembly may include a first blade fixed to the tubular body that includes a body portion and an end portion. The scissor assembly may further include a second blade that is configured to move longitudinally within the tubular body. The body portions of the first and second blades may each define respective cross sections normal to a longitudinal axis of the tubular body. The cross sections may each define centrally disposed edges adjacent one another, and the cross sections may each be asymmetrical about a line substantially parallel to the centrally disposed edges.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2013
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: ALCON RESEARCH, LTD.
    Inventor: Thomas Linsi
  • OPTICAL GAS SENSOR
    Publication number: 20130258345
    Abstract: In the optical gas sensor of the application, a three-dimensional reaction chamber structure is used to replace the traditional simple structure, so that the performance of the gas sensor can be enhanced in a wafer-level size. Besides, a light source, a reaction chamber and a light detector are integrated into one wafer in an exemplary embodiment, so as to achieve the wafer-level integration. In addition, the optical gas sensor can detect various gases simultaneously and has wide application in fields such as home environment monitoring, industrial safety, and disease diagnosis and treatment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2012
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Jing-Yuan Lin, Shang-Chian Su
  • METHODS AND MATERIALS FOR MONITORING MYELOMA USING QUANTITATIVE MASS SPECTROMETRY
    Publication number: 20130260406
    Abstract: The subject invention concerns methods and materials for diagnosing, monitoring the progress, and/or providing a prognosis for multiple myeloma and other conditions associated with antibody production in a person or animal. The methods of the invention utilize mass spectrometry for quantitative monitoring and detection of antibody produced by the plasma cells. The methods of the invention can be utilized for diagnosis, monitoring, and/or prognosis of multiple myeloma, monoclonal gammopathy, and other immunological or hematological conditions and disorders. In addition to detecting and quantifying antibody in a sample, other biological markers, such as serum albumin and/or beta-2-microglobulin, can also be detected and quantified using the present invention, and in combination with detection and quantification of antibody.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2013
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Inc.
    Inventors: John Matthew Koomen, Elizabeth Renee Remily, Kaaron Benson, Mohamad Hussein
  • BLOCK COPOLYMER (BCP) ENCAPSULATED NANOPARTICLES AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF
    Publication number: 20130261710
    Abstract: This invention provides block copolymer (BCP) encapsulated nanoparticles. The BCP-encapsulated nanoparticles are used in methods for targeting a tumor, in methods of imaging a tumor and in methods of treating cancer including hyperthermia of tumors. This invention further provides processes for preparation of BCP-encapsulated nanoparticles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: Purdue Research Foundation
    Inventors: You-Yeon WON, Ronald P. Andres, Dae Hwan Kim
  • REMOVAL OF LIGHT FLUOROALKANES FROM HYDROCARBON STREAMS
    Publication number: 20130259770
    Abstract: The removal of fluoroalkanes from fluoroalkane-containing hydrocarbon streams, preferably C3 to C5 hydrocarbon streams.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2013
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: EXXONMOBIL RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING COMPANY
    Inventors: Kenneth A. BOATENG, Marc-Andre POIRIER
  • PROCESS FOR THE EPOXIDATION OF FATTY ACIDS, THEIR ESTERS AND MIXTURES THEREOF
    Publication number: 20130261322
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an improved process for preparing mono and poly epoxy functionalized fatty acids, their esters and mixtures thereof using solid catalyst i.e. supported group VIb metal oxide, said support comprising silica, alumina and mixtures thereof, optionally with a promoter from group VA wherein the group VIB metal oxide content in the catalyst is 5-20 wt % of support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2011
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
    Inventors: Srinivas Darbha, Jitendra Kumar Satyarthi
  • PROCESS FOR CHEMICAL PASSIVATION OF POLYMER SURFACES
    Publication number: 20130260049
    Abstract: Process for passivating polymeric particles to prevent undesirable interaction with the environment. In particular, sputter coating of metal and surface treatment with aqueous solutions are shown to successfully passivate the particles, such as for example, toner particles, and prevent interaction between the particles and the epoxy embedding resin which causes artifacts, observed by transmission electron microscopy (TEM) imaging.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2012
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicants: NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL OF CANADA, XEROX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Paul J. Gerroir, Daryl W. Vanbesien, Peng Li
  • CASCADE AERATOR ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20130256925
    Abstract: An improved cascade aerator is disclosed, comprising a trough having a low profile slope, whereby the trough is divided into a plurality of adjacent longitudinal channels. In one embodiment, a plurality of low head baffles are mounted in spaced relationship and transversely of the longitudinal channels and are spaced apart from the floor of the trough.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2013
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: Meurer Research Inc.
    Inventor: Charles Lonnie Meurer
  • HOT SWAPPING SWAP MEDIA AT A COMPUTING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20130262728
    Abstract: A computing device enabled for hot swapping media, and method therefore, are provided. The computing device comprises: a swap media socket; a power supply for powering the swap media socket; a swap media detect apparatus enabled to undergo a state change when swap media removal occurs at the swap media socket; a switch in communication with the swap media detect apparatus, the switch enabled to disconnect the power supply from the swap media socket in response to the state change; and a processor in communication with the swap media detect apparatus, the processor enabled to turn off the power supply in response to the state change.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2012
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
    Inventor: Wingo Yiu Sing WONG
  • PAGE REPLACEMENT METHOD AND MEMORY SYSTEM USING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20130262738
    Abstract: A memory system includes a central processing unit (CPU), a nonvolatile memory electrically coupled to the CPU and a main memory, which is configured to swap an incoming code page for a target code page therein, in response to a first command issued by the CPU. The main memory can be configured to swap the target code page in the main memory to the nonvolatile memory in the event a page capacity of the main memory is at a threshold capacity. The CPU may also be configured to perform a frequency of use analysis on the target code page to determine whether the target code page is to be swapped to the nonvolatile memory or discarded. The incoming code page may be provided by a disk drive storage device and the main memory may be a volatile memory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2013
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicants: Research & Business Foundation, Sungkyunkwan University, Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Oh-Seong Kwon, Hwansoo Han, Sun-Young Lim, Seonggun Kim
  • TREATMENT OF INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASES USING A TRIPEPTIDE
    Publication number: 20130261066
    Abstract: The present invention provides peptides and peptide conjugates for treating inflammatory bowel diseases, including ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease. The peptides are derived from annexin-1, can be acetylated or conjugated to fatty acids, may be linear or cyclic, and may comprise D amino acids. Pharmaceutical compositions and methods of use are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2011
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: THE RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK
    Inventors: Ting Nie, Basil Rigas, Nengtai Ouyang
  • MANAGEMENT OF ACCESS TO ENTRY POINTS ON A COMMUNICATION DEVICE
    Publication number: 20130263015
    Abstract: A system and method for managing access to entry points in a graphical user interface on a communication device are provided. The entry points are associated with services such as message services and are actuatable to invoke a content listing display for viewing content associated with a given service. One entry point provides access to a unified inbox for display of messages received or sent via a plurality of message services. Other entry points provide access to other message services or filtered views of the unified inbox. Access to the various entry points is provided via a user interface displaying one or more user interface elements, such as icons, pointing to the various entry points. Display of the elements is managed so as to hide elements pointing to potentially duplicative views.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2013
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
    Inventors: Katerina DOUDKIN, Yevgeniy MOTOV
  • 3-DIMENSIONAL IMAGE DISPLAY
    Publication number: 20130258460
    Abstract: A 3-dimensional image display includes a display panel and a light deflecting lens array. The display panel is to display a sequence of images with actively emitting an image light. The images are corresponding to a plurality of viewing zones and sequentially displayed by a time sequence. The light deflecting lens array is disposed over the display panel. The light deflecting lens array has a plurality of light deflecting units, and the light deflecting units sequentially deflect the image light to the corresponding viewing zones by the same time sequence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2013
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventor: Jian-Chiun Liou
  • APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING LIGHT OF DIGITAL DEVICE BASED ON IMAGE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF
    Publication number: 20130257834
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus for controlling light of a digital device based on an image and a control method thereof and can improve sensory effects by collecting light characteristic information of digital devices built in the playing environment based on an image played by an image player to extract an optimal light effect, improve the use efficiency of the digital devices by using the home network and the light of the two-way communicable digital devices to improve the sensory effects, and prevent personal information from being leaked in public and commercial facilities by allowing users to select the application of the received light control signal without collecting the light characteristic information of the mobile communication terminals when applying the sensory effects by controlling the light of the mobile communication terminals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2012
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventor: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute