Patents Assigned to Research
  • System For Use In A Network And For Storing Data Imported From One Or More Distinct Devices, Associated Method
    Publication number: 20130262146
    Abstract: In one aspect, the invention provides a system (4) for use in a network and for storing data imported from one or more distinct devices (1, 2, 3) of the network in a database (40), comprising a first module (41) running on a first storage device (1) and a second module (42) to import anonymous data from the first storage device (1). In another aspect, the invention provides a method performed on the system. In some aspects, the invention has particular, although not exclusive, relevance to the use of anonymized patient data for health research and patient care improvement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2013
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: Research in Real Life Limited
    Inventor: David Price
  • MINIATURE SIEVE APPARATUS AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF
    Publication number: 20130259772
    Abstract: A miniature sieve apparatus is described and includes a first sieve, a separator and a second sieve from top to bottom. The first and second sieves are formed with at least one first mesh and a plurality of second meshes, respectively. The first and second meshes are misaligned with each other in a vertical direction of the first and second sieves. The miniature sieve apparatus is provided to separate or screen microparticles with different sizes, such as target cells, bio-medical particles, organic or inorganic microparticles. Additionally, the invention also provides a manufacturing method of the miniature sieve apparatus, and the same material is applied to manufacture the sieves and the separators. Thus, the problem caused by the residual thermal stress due to different material can be solved. Therefore, the cost of the miniature sieve apparatus can be lowered as the yield rate thereof is improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2012
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: NATIONAL APPLIED RESEARCH LABORATORIES
    Inventors: Chun-ming Huang, Chen-chia Chen, Chi-sheng Lin, Chien-ming Wu
  • LINKER EXCHANGE IN ZEOLITIC IMIDAZOLATE FRAMEWORKS
    Publication number: 20130259783
    Abstract: A method is provided for replacing at least a portion of the organic linker content of a zeolitic imidazolate framework composition. The method comprises exchanging the organic linker with another organic linker. Also provided is a new material, designated as EMM-19, and a method of using EMM-19 to adsorb gases, such as carbon dioxide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company
    Inventors: Zheng Ni, Mobae Afeworki, Simon Christopher Weston, John Zengel, David Lawrence Stern
  • METHOD TO REDUCE SODIUM CONTENT IN PROCESSED FOODS USING NATURALLY BREWED SOY SAUCE AND OTHER FLAVOR ENHANCERS AND RESULTING REDUCED-SODIUM FOOD PRODUCT
    Publication number: 20130260002
    Abstract: Described is a method of making a reduced-sodium food product and the resulting food product itself. In the method, a corresponding full-sodium food product is designated as containing 100% sodium from NaCl. The method includes the steps of preparing a food product using no more than about 50 wt % NaCl from flake salt as compared to the corresponding full-sodium food product and up to 45 wt % NaCl provided from soy sauce or natural flavor enhancer as compared to the corresponding full-sodium food product. The result is a reduced-sodium food product that is at least 5 wt % reduced in NaCl as compared to the full-sodium food product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicants: Kikkoman USA R & D Laboratory, Inc., Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
    Inventors: Jeffrey Joseph Sindelar, Scott A. Rankin, Takuya Sato, Rani Govindasamy-Lucey, John J. Jaeggi
  • METHOD OF ALLOCATING RADIO RESOURCES FOR DEVICE-TO-DEVICE COMMUNICATION IN CELLULAR COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20130258996
    Abstract: A resource allocation method of a base station for a device-to-device (D2D) communication link based on a cellular communication system includes providing operation information which includes information about one or more resource allocation patterns available for the D2D communication link to terminals which perform D2D communication according to each terminal and each D2D communication link, receiving a buffer status report (BSR) from the terminals which perform the D2D communication, and transmitting an indication value which indicates at least one of the resource allocation patterns based on the BSR. Accordingly, in the resource allocation method, low capacity of downlink control channels is required by the base station, yet flexible and efficient allocation of resources is enabled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2012
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Kwang Ryul JUNG, Mi Jeong YANG, Ae Soon PARK
  • METHODS FOR TREATMENT OF NEPHROTIC SYNDROME AND RELATED CONDITIONS
    Publication number: 20130261054
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for treating and/or preventing nephrotic syndrome, such as but not limited to MCD and MN, and conditions related to nephrotic syndrome, such as but not limited to, proteinuria and edema, as well as diabetic nephropathy, diabetes mellitus, lupus nephritis or primary glomerular disease. The present disclosure further provides methods for reducing proteinuria and other disease states as discussed herein. Such methods comprise the therapeutic delivery of an Angptl4 polypeptide or Angptl4 polypeptide derivative to a subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2012
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: THE UAB RESEARCH FOUNDATION
    Inventor: Sumant S. CHUGH
  • KEY AGREEMENT IN WIRELESS NETWORKS WITH ACTIVE ADVERSARIES
    Publication number: 20130259235
    Abstract: A network and related methods for transmitting processes in a network secretly and securely is described. The network use keys, through path-key establishment and a key pool bootstrapping, to ensure that packets are transmitted and received properly and secretly in the presence of one or more adversarial nodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2013
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicants: PURDUE RESEARCH FOUNDATION, CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Hongyi YAO, Tracey C. HO, Cristina NITA-ROTARU
  • AUTOMATED EXTRACTION OF BIO-ENTITY RELATIONSHIPS FROM LITERATURE
    Publication number: 20130262091
    Abstract: Automated, standardized and accurate extraction of relationships within text. Automatic extraction of such relationships/information allows the information to be stored in structured form so that it can be easily and accurately retrieved when needed. Such information can be used to build online search engines for highly specific and accurate information retrieval. The current invention discloses a novel approach to extract such information from raw text based on natural language processing (NLP) and graph theoretic algorithm. The novel method can be applied, for example, to extract protein-protein relationships in biomedical literature. The method can be easily extended to extract other biological relationships between biological terms such as proteins, genes, pathways, diseases and drugs. The method can also be applied to other information domains to extract other relationships.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2013
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: The Florida State University Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventor: Jinfeng Zhang
  • NUCLEIC ACID CONSTRUCT SYSTEMS CAPABLE OF DIAGNOSING OR TREATING A CELL STATE
    Publication number: 20130260386
    Abstract: Nucleic acid construct systems are disclosed capable of diagnosing and treating a cell state (e.g. disease state). Methods of diagnosing and treating disease states using the nucleic acid constructs described herein are also disclosed. In addition, methods of screening for agents capable of reversing a disease phenotype using the nucleic acid constructs of the present invention are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2013
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: Yeda Research and Development Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Lior NISSIM, Roy Bar-Ziv
  • DIGITAL CONTENT REORDERING METHOD AND DIGITAL CONTENT AGGREGATOR
    Publication number: 20130262966
    Abstract: A digital content reordering method and a digital content aggregator are provided, in which a reading behavior log and/or a social behavior log of a user are analyzed to obtain a preference factor of the user regarding digital contents in at least one content stream. The digital content reordering method and the digital content aggregator aggregate the at least one content stream into an aggregated stream and determine the order of the digital contents in the aggregated stream according to a time factor of the digital contents and the preference factor of the user regarding the digital contents. This reordering process allows the user to view the latest, the most related, and the most interesting digital contents first.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2012
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Shin-Yi Wu, Yu-Hsiang Hsiao, Chi-Chun Kao, Po-Yuan Ting, Yi-Cyuan Chen, Wen-Hsi Yeh
  • METHOD FOR PREPARING A HEMISPHERE-SHAPED DOSAGE FORM CONTAINING DRUG AND APPLICATIONS THEREOF
    Publication number: 20130256932
    Abstract: A method for preparing a hemisphere-shaped dosage form containing drug. A high molecular weight solution containing the drug is prepared, and the solution is then dropped onto a base material. The interface phenomenon between the solution and different base materials causes the solution to form a hemisphere-shaped liquid drop dosage. After solidifying by cross-link or evaporation, a hemisphere-shaped dosage form containing drug is obtained. The advantages of the preparation method are a simple and fast process, and simple operation. Applications of the preparation method to prepare a hemisphere-shaped dosage form containing drug are also provide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2013
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: Instrument Technology Research Center, National Applied Research Laboratories
    Inventors: Yung-Sheng LIN, Chun-Ting LIN, Keng-Shiang HUANG, Chih-Hui YANG, Sheng-Yi HSIAO, Chih-Cheng HUANG, Shih-Feng TSENG
  • METHOD FOR WIRELESS SERVICE HANDOVER AND BASE STATION AND RELAY STATION USING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20130260760
    Abstract: A method, a mobile relay using the same and a DeNB using the same are proposed. The present disclosure reduces the time required to perform wireless service handover by detecting the movement status of the mobile relay relative to a candidate DeNB as to determine whether a mobile relay is approaching or leaving a candidate handover DeNB. By incorporating the movement status into a report sent to the serving DeNB, the serving DeNB would require less time to make handover decisions since the reporting interval could be reduced to one interval, and the time to trigger would not be required. The movement status could be determined based on the propagation time of signals, a list of neighbor cell information, or the Doppler effect.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2012
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Meng-Shiuan Pan, Tzu-Ming Lin
  • SYNCHRONIZATION METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR BROADCAST MULTICAST SERVICE
    Publication number: 20130258933
    Abstract: There is provided a method for synchronization between one or more base stations to provide broadcast multicast service, including: receiving a session start request message, and extracting a service start setting time set to start broadcast service from the session start request message; comparing the service start setting time to a modification check time being a check time which is later than and closest to the service start setting time, among check times at which it is determined whether or not broadcast service has changed, the check times having a predetermined time interval; deciding, when the modification check time is later than the service start setting time by a predetermined internal slack time period or more, the modification check time as a service start time at which broadcast service starts; and transmitting information indicating the service start time to the base stations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2013
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Jung Mo MOON, Woo Goo PARK
  • BRANCHED SATURATED HYDROCARBON POLYMERS AS EXTENSIONAL RHEOLOGY MODIFIERS WITHOUT IMPACTING SHEAR PROPERTIES
    Publication number: 20130261264
    Abstract: Provided are blends of branched hydrocarbon comb polymers having tailored branching and molecular weight parameters, with substantially linear polymers. Such blends have been found to have improved extensional rheological properties, while maintaining nearly the viscosity of the substantially linear polymers. The blends of the hydrocarbon comb polymers with the substantially linear polymers thus maintain the extrusion processing characteristics of the linear polymer alone, but have improved extensional flow processability, with strain hardening ratios (SHR) greater than 1. The blends are effective in blown film processing. Also disclosed are related methods for improving extensional flow processability using the branched hydrocarbon comb polymers, as well as the branched hydrocarbon comb polymers themselves, including as a property enhancing additive for such substantially linear polymers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2013
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: EXXONMOBIL RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING COMPANY
    Inventors: Johannes Mattieu Soulages, David John Lohse, Andy Haishung Tsou, Thomas Sun, Pamela Jean Wright, Nikos Hadjichristidis, Pradeep Pandurang Shirodkar
  • CONDUCTOR CLEANING SYSTEM AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20130255730
    Abstract: A conductor cleaning system for cleaning aluminum strands of all aluminum and steel reinforced conductors, such as ACSS, ACSR, ACAR, and AAA. The conductor cleaning system having a container adapted to receive a portion of a conductor to be cleaned, a housing adapted to receive and support the container, and a cleaning solution contained in the container for cleaning the portion of the conductor. The cleaning solution being adapted to clean the conductor without reacting with or damaging the conductor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2013
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: ELECTRIC POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC.
    Inventors: Andrew J. Phillips, Andrew H. Stewart, Shridas Ningileri, Neil J. Hurst, J. Finley Bush, Sike Xia, Chenghe Xiao, Yansheng Liu
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR LIQUID TREATMENT OF WAFER-SHAPED ARTICLES
    Publication number: 20130260569
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for liquid treatment of wafer-shaped articles comprises a process unit comprising a chuck for holding a wafer-shaped article in a predetermined orientation, and a liquid recovery system that receives used process liquid recovered from the process unit. The liquid recovery system supplies process liquid to a dispenser in the process unit. A supply of fresh process liquid supplies fresh process liquid to the liquid recovery system and also supplies fresh process liquid to a dispenser in the process unit while bypassing the liquid recovery system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2012
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: LAM RESEARCH AG
    Inventors: Michael GANSTER, Philipp ZAGORZ, Alois GOLLER
  • COMPUTER AIDED DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM INCORPORATING SHAPE ANALYSIS FOR DIAGNOSING MALIGNANT LUNG NODULES
    Publication number: 20130259345
    Abstract: A computer aided diagnostic system and automated method diagnose lung cancer through modeling and analyzing the shape of pulmonary nodules. A model used in such analysis describes the shape of pulmonary nodules in terms of spherical harmonics required to delineate a unit sphere corresponding to the pulmonary nodule to a model of the pulmonary nodule.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC.
    Inventors: Ayman S. El-Baz, Matthew Nitzken
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RAPID ADSORPTION-DESORPTION CO2 CAPTURE
    Publication number: 20130255488
    Abstract: An apparatus for capture and sequestration of CO2 from fossil fuel-fired power plant flue gas includes a polymer matrix embedded with a sorbent suitable for removing CO2 from the flue gas and a spacer mated with the polymer matrix. The spacer is adapted to create channels between adjacent portions of the polymer matrix such that the flue gas flows through the channels and comes in contact with the sorbent. Further, an apparatus for the capture and sequestration of CO2 from fossil fuel-fired power plant flue gas includes a hollow fiber membrane embedded with an adsorbent or other suitable material for removing CO2 from the flue gas. The adsorbent particles may be embedded into a wall of the membrane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2013
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: ELECTRIC POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC.
    Inventors: Ramsay Chang, Adam Berger, Abhoyjit Bhown
  • CONDUCTOR CLEANING SYSTEM AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20130255726
    Abstract: A conductor cleaning system for cleaning aluminum strands of all aluminum and steel reinforced conductors, such as ACSS, ACSR, ACAR, and AAA. The conductor cleaning system having a container adapted to receive a portion of a conductor to be cleaned, a housing adapted to receive and support the container, and a cleaning solution contained in the container for cleaning the portion of the conductor. The cleaning solution being adapted to clean the conductor without reacting with or damaging the conductor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2013
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: Electric Power Research Institute, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew J. Phillips, Andrew H. Stewart, Shridas Ningileri, Neil J. Hurst, J. Finley Bush, Sike Xia, Chenghe Xiao, Yansheng Liu
  • Article Supports and Adapters Therefor
    Publication number: 20130256475
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are embodiments of an adapter for affixing useful articles upon a support system. A first article adapter is provided. In some devices, binoculars are outfitted with a connecting rod that the adapter can snap into. Other article adapters include a camera mount and a gun mount. A second support adapter can then be attached to a stand, such as a tripod, bipod, or monopod, or other support structure using known means.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2013
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: Field Optics Research
    Inventor: Vince S. Warner