Patents Assigned to Research
  • OPERATION METHOD IN HETEROGENEOUS NETWORKS AND GATEWAY AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE USING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20130163491
    Abstract: An operation method in heterogeneous networks, and a gateway and a wireless communication device using the same are disclosed. The operation method in heterogeneous networks includes followings. When a gateway, connecting a first communication network and a second communication network, operates in a beacon mode, the gateway determines whether the first communication network is in an allowed period or a forbidden period, and generates a determination result. Then, the gateway adaptively adjusts a ratio of a superframe duration to a beacon interval of a periodic beacon of the second communication network according to the determination result. In addition, the gateway is connected to a M2M communication server via the first communication network, and the gateway is connected to at least one M2M communication device via the second communication network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 29, 2012
    Publication date: June 27, 2013
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Shubhranshu Singh, Kuei-Li Huang
  • APPARATUS, AND ASSOCIATED METHOD, FOR AFFIXING EXTERNAL CAMERA LENS TO DEVICE HAVING CAMERA FUNCTIONALITY
    Publication number: 20130163980
    Abstract: An assembly for a device having camera functionality, such as a portable wireless device, provides for affixation of an external camera lens to the device. A magnetic coupler is positioned at the device. The magnetic coupler exerts magnetic forces that affix the external camera lens in position. Removal forces in excess of the magnetic forces are applied to remove the external lens out of the affixation at the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2011
    Publication date: June 27, 2013
    Applicant: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
    Inventors: Mihal Lazaridis, Raymond Michael Dikun, Richard James Brogle
  • METHOD FOR IMPROVING ENGINE FUEL EFFICIENCY
    Publication number: 20130165354
    Abstract: A method for improving fuel efficiency in an engine lubricated with a lubricating oil by using as the lubricating oil a formulated oil having a composition comprising: a lubricating oil base stock; and a viscosity index improver comprising at least one propylene-based polymer. The at least one propylene-based polymer comprises from 60 wt % to 98 wt % propylene derived units and from 2 wt % to 40 wt % units derived from one or more other alpha olefins, a weight average molecular weight (Mw) as measured by GPC of from 100,000 to 500,000, a number average molecular weight (Mn) as measured by GPC of from 100,000 to 400,000, a molecular weight distribution (MWD=Mw/Mn) of from 1 to 2; and a mole ratio of propylene to one or more other alpha olefins from 50:50 to 85:15.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2012
    Publication date: June 27, 2013
    Applicant: EXXONMOBIL RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING COMPANY
    Inventor: ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company
  • Micro RNA-148A as a Biomarker for Advanced Colorectal Cancer
    Publication number: 20130164279
    Abstract: The present invention includes methods of detection, diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment of a patient suspected of having a colorectal cancer comprising obtaining one or more samples of the patient, determining a level of expression of miR-148a or the level of methylation of a miR-148a promoter, and predicting a response to a cytotoxic chemotherapy cancer treatment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2012
    Publication date: June 27, 2013
    Applicant: BAYLOR RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventor: BAYLOR RESEARCH INSTITUTE
  • CYCLOPROPENONES AND THE PHOTOCHEMICAL GENERATION OF CYCLIC ALKYNES THEREFROM
    Publication number: 20130164803
    Abstract: Cyclic alkynes (e.g., cyclooctynes such as dibenzocyclooctynes) can be photochemically generated from cyclopropenones as disclosed herein. The cyclic alkynes can be reacted (e.g., in situ) with materials having alkyne-reactive groups (e.g., azide groups in a “click” reaction). In preferred embodiments, the generation and reaction of the cyclic alkyne can proceed in the absence of a catalyst (e.g., Cu(I)). These reactions can be useful, for example, for the selective labeling of living cells that are metabolically modified with azido-containing surface monosaccharides, or for light-directed surface patterning.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2012
    Publication date: June 27, 2013
    Applicant: University of George Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: VLADIMIR V. POPIK, Andrei A. Poloukhtine, Geert-Jan Boons, Margaretha Wolfert
  • PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING A FUEL TANK EQUIPPED WITH A BAFFLE
    Publication number: 20130160274
    Abstract: A process for manufacturing a fuel tank including a baffle, and an attachment part and an offset part, both made of an incompressible material and being of fixed size and shape, the process including: manufacturing a fuel tank including a wall; making an opening in this wall; through this opening, introducing the baffle into the tank; attaching the baffle to the wall of the tank via its attachment part. The offset and attachment parts together describe a fixed angle, the baffle has a fixed shape and when it is being introduced into the tank, the baffle is rotated to be able to pass through the opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2011
    Publication date: June 27, 2013
    Applicant: INERGY AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS RESEARCH (Societe Anonyme)
    Inventors: Pierre De Man, Manuel Bretnacher, Paul Wouters
  • APPARATUS COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF ARITHMETIC LOGIC UNITS
    Publication number: 20130166890
    Abstract: An arrangement of at least two arithmetic logic units carries out an operation defined by a decoded instruction including at least one operand and more than one operation code. The operation codes and at least one operand are received and corresponding executions are performed by the arithmetic logic units on a single clock cycle. The result of the execution from one arithmetic logic unit is used as an operand by a further arithmetic logic unit. The decoding of the instruction is performed in an immediately preceding single clock cycle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2013
    Publication date: June 27, 2013
    Applicant: STMicroelectronics (Research & Development) Limited
    Inventor: STMicroelectronics (Research & Development) Limited
  • WAFER-TO-WAFER STACK WITH SUPPORTING POST
    Publication number: 20130161829
    Abstract: A wafer stack includes: a first wafer having a first substrate and a first device layer having therein at least a chip; a second wafer having a second substrate disposed above the first wafer; and at least a first metal post existing in the first device layer, and arranged between the first and the second substrates, without being electrically connected to the chip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2013
    Publication date: June 27, 2013
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventor: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSITUTE
  • System for Managing Risk in Employee Travel
    Publication number: 20130167244
    Abstract: A system for managing risk in employee travel may control access by users to the travel risk management system. The travel risk management system may receive and store company information for a client company subscribing to the travel risk management system, and allow activation code packages to be defined for allowing a specified number of activation codes to be generated for the subscribing client company. Once the activation code packages are defined, the specified number of activation codes may be generated and assigned to employee's of the subscribing client company. The system may provide for defining super admin users authorized to input client company information and define activation code packages, and client admin users authorized to select activation code packages, and generate and assign the activation codes to users.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2011
    Publication date: June 27, 2013
    Applicant: AON GLOBAL RISK RESEARCH LIMITED
    Inventors: Douglas R. Turk, Abi Faircloth, Christopher Holt, Justin Priestley, Ian Nunn
  • APPARATUS, AND ASSOCIATED METHOD, FOR FACILITATING WHITE BALANCING OF AN IMAGE
    Publication number: 20130163866
    Abstract: An apparatus, and an associated method, facilitates selection of white balancing to adjust the color cast of a captured image. A quantum dot element is positioned to receive incident light associated with a scene forming an image that is to be captured. Incident light upon the quantum dot element causes photonic emissions that are detected and converted into electrical form. The electrical representations of the photonic images are used to measure or determine a color ratio. The value of the color ratio is utilized to select white balancing of a captured image, captured either prior to, concurrent with, or subsequent to, the color-ratio determination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2011
    Publication date: June 27, 2013
    Applicant: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
    Inventor: Sui Tong Tang
  • THERMOELECTRIC DEVICE AND FABRICATING METHOD THEREOF
    Publication number: 20130160806
    Abstract: Disclosed are a thermoelectric device and a fabricating method thereof. The thermoelectric device includes: a substrate; a heat absorbing part, a leg, and a heat radiating part formed on the substrate; and a heat radiating material formed between the substrate and the heat radiating part to radiate heat transferred from the heat radiating part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2012
    Publication date: June 27, 2013
    Applicant: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventor: Electronics and Telecommunications Research
  • COMPOSITION FOR IMPROVING SEXUAL WELLNESS
    Publication number: 20130164394
    Abstract: The invention relates to improving sexual fitness or wellness of both sexes, the male sexual enhancement, the treatment of sexual dysfunction and the health of the sexual vascular system of both sexes with ingredients that consist in a source of proanthocyanidins, a source of arginine, rose hip extracts and/or Quercus robur extracts. The source of proanthocyanidins may be a botanical extract and the source of arginine may be from arginine aspartate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2011
    Publication date: June 27, 2013
    Applicant: HORPHAG RESEARCH (IP) PRE LTD.
    Inventors: Victor Ferrari, Frank Schönlau, Carolina Burki
  • System for Managing Risk in Employee Travel
    Publication number: 20130166607
    Abstract: A system for managing risk in employee travel may track a location of users of the travel risk management system during travel. Travel itinerary information for a user may be input into the travel risk management system, including user identification information, travel date information and geographic location information for travel destinations. During the travel period, the system may communicate with a portable computing device to determine the user's actual location, and update the stored travel itinerary information if the user's actual location is different than the user's expected location. The system may transmit a location request message to the user's portable computing device, or a mobile application may cause the portable computing device to transmit the user's location without prompting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2011
    Publication date: June 27, 2013
    Applicant: AON GLOBAL RISK RESEARCH LIMITED
    Inventors: Douglas R. Turk, Christopher Holt, Justin Priestley, Ian Nunn
  • DATA UPDATE APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FLASH MEMORY FILE SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20130166828
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are a data update apparatus and method. The apparatus includes an update identification unit, a data storage unit, a block allocation unit, and a data update unit. The update identification unit determines whether the input/output request signal corresponds to an update signal. The data storage unit stores mapping information about the blocks of an arbitrary file in a metadata area. The block allocation unit stores addresses of one or more free blocks, which are selected from among blocks included in the data storage unit and in which data has not been stored. The data update unit acquires the addresses of the free blocks, writes the update data to the free blocks, and updates existing block addresses, which belong to information included in mapping information of the data storage unit and to which the update data has been mapped, with the addresses of the free blocks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2012
    Publication date: June 27, 2013
    Applicant: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventor: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
  • BIOCHIP ANALYSIS DEVICE
    Publication number: 20130161533
    Abstract: Disclosed is a biochip analysis device which includes first and second spatial light modulators; and a spatial light modulation driver configured to drive the first and second spatial light modulators, wherein the first spatial light modulator varies a wavelength of light to be irradiated to a biochip in response to a control of the spatial light modulation driver and the spatial light modulator passes a fluorescence signal selected from fluorescence signals generated by the biochip in response to a control of the spatial light modulation driver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Publication date: June 27, 2013
    Applicant: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Dong-Ho SHIN, Moon Youn Jung
  • METHOD FOR ESTIMATING BATTERY DEGRADATION
    Publication number: 20130166234
    Abstract: A method for estimating battery degradation is provided. In this method, a remaining capacity is obtained by looking up a device characteristic table according to a steady open circuit voltage of a battery. Besides, a constant current is provided to charge the battery, and when a terminal voltage of the battery reaches to a charging preset voltage, a constant voltage is provided to charge the battery. The transition point information at the transition from a constant current mode to a constant voltage mode, which includes a transition point estimated open circuit voltage, a transition point voltage, a transition point current and a transition point battery temperature, is analyzed based on voltage, current, temperature and capacity information measured during the charging process. A battery degradation index is calculated from the transition point information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2012
    Publication date: June 27, 2013
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventor: Industrial Technology Research Institute
  • WATERPROOF WATCH PUSHBUTTON
    Publication number: 20130163395
    Abstract: Sealed pushbutton for a wristwatch comprising a pushbutton head that is movable between a resting position and an active position, a first fixed conductive element and a second movable conductive element. It comprises an elastically deformable capsule that hermetically covers the first fixed conductor, wherein an upper surface of the capsule is in physical contact with a lower surface of the pushbutton head. The capsule can be located in a non-deformed position when the pushbutton head is in its resting position and in a deformed position when the pushbutton head is in its active position, and the first and second conductive elements form a capacitive or resistive switch device, wherein the switch is in open state when the pushbutton head is in its resting position and in closed state when the pushbutton head is in its active position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2012
    Publication date: June 27, 2013
    Applicant: The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd.
    Inventor: The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd.
  • ACTIVE MATRIX TYPE BISTABLE CHIRAL NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF
    Publication number: 20130162699
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a driving method for an active matrix type bistable chiral nematic liquid crystal display, including: dividing a frame into at least two fields, wherein each field is formed by a plurality of pixel rows; driving one of the at least two fields by a plurality of driving operations, wherein a liquid crystal unit of each pixel in the field is driven to one of two predetermined states in each driving operation; and driving the other fields by the plurality of driving operations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2012
    Publication date: June 27, 2013
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventor: Industrial Technology Research Institute
  • FAST HANDOVER METHOD USING L2/L3 COMBINATION
    Publication number: 20130163561
    Abstract: Provided is a fast handover method using a layer 2 (L2) and layer 3 (L3) combination. When a mobile node moves from a present region to another region, fast handover of the mobile node is provided using a location update function between handover control agents (HCAs), and data bicasting from an old HCA wherein the mobile node performs handover to a new HCA.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2013
    Publication date: June 27, 2013
    Applicant: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventor: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING A SECURITY ENCODING TO BE APPLIED TO OUTGOING MESSAGES
    Publication number: 20130167194
    Abstract: A device comprising a processor is disclosed herein. In one broad aspect, the processor is configured to: determine whether a general message encoding configuration setting at the device is set to a first setting indicating that when a security encoding is to be applied to a message, the security encoding is to be established by a policy engine, wherein the established security encoding cannot be overridden by a security encoding selection algorithm at the device; and if the general message encoding configuration setting is set to the first setting, transmit the message to at least one message recipient via the policy engine such that the policy engine applies the security encoding to the message prior to the policy engine transmitting the message.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2012
    Publication date: June 27, 2013
    Applicant: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
    Inventor: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED