Patents Assigned to Sciences
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Patent number: 11852771Abstract: The invention belongs to the field of environmental monitoring, and in particular relates to a method for optimally selecting a carbon storage site based on multi-frequency band seismic data.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2022Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of SciencesInventors: Fei Tian, Jiangyun Zhang, Wang Zhang, Wenhao Zheng, Xiaocai Shan
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Patent number: 11851502Abstract: The present invention describes novel hetero-dimeric immunoglobulins or fragments thereof which bind to CD3 and a disease associated antigen. These hetero-dimeric immunoglobulins have been engineered to promote hetero-dimer formation during expression and can be purified to a high degree using a Protein A differential purification technique.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2018Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: Ichnos Sciences SAInventors: Stanislas Blein, Romain Ollier, Darko Skegro, Samuel Hou
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Patent number: 11854118Abstract: A method for training generative network, a method for generating near-infrared image and device. The method includes: obtaining a training sample set, in which the set includes near-infrared image samples and visible-light image samples; obtaining an adversarial network to be trained, in which the generative network of the adversarial network is configured to generate each near-infrared image according to an input visible-light image, the discrimination network of the adversarial network is configured to determine whether an input image is real or generated; constructing a first objective function according to a first distance between each generated near-infrared image and the corresponding near-infrared image sample in an image space and a second distance between each generated near-infrared image and the corresponding near-infrared image sample in a feature space; performing an adversarial training on the adversarial network with the set based on optimizing a value of the first objective function.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2021Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: Beijing Baidu Netcom Science and Technology Co., LTD.Inventor: Fei Tian
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Patent number: 11855286Abstract: Disclosed are a cathode for an all-solid-state battery including a cathode thin film for an all-solid-state battery or a cathode composite membrane for an all-solid-state battery, and an all-solid-state battery including the same. The cathode for an all-solid-state battery contains a grain that has a plane having a low surface energy and has a grain boundary arranged parallel to the electron movement direction, thus effectively lowering the interfacial resistance of the thin film while suppressing the dissolution and diffusion of the transition metal, thereby improving the cycle stability of the all-solid-state battery including the same.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2020Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: Korea Institute of Science and TechnologyInventors: Sang Baek Park, Byung Kook Kim, Jong Ho Lee, Ji Won Son, Kyung Joong Yoon, Hyoung Chul Kim, Ho Il Ji, Sung Eun Yang, Seung Hwan Lee, Joo Sun Kim
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Patent number: 11852751Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method, an apparatus, a computer device and a computer-readable storage medium for positioning, and relates to the field of autonomous driving. The method obtains point cloud data collected by a LiDAR on a device at a current time; determines, based on the point cloud data and a global map built in a global coordinate system, global positioning information of the device in the global coordinate system at the current time; and determine, based on the point cloud data and a local map built in a local coordinate system, local positioning information of the device in the local coordinate system at the current time. A positioning result of the device at the current time is determined based on at least the global positioning information and the local positioning information. Techniques of the present disclosure can provide an effective and stable positioning service.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2020Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: Beijing Baidu Netcom Science and Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shenhua Hou, Wendong Ding, Hang Gao, Guowei Wan, Shiyu Song
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Patent number: 11855204Abstract: Provided is a memory device. The memory device includes: a substrate; a gate insulating film disposed on the substrate; a ferroelectric thin film disposed on the gate insulating film; a blocking film disposed on the ferroelectric thin film; and a gate pattern disposed on the blocking film, wherein the ferroelectric thin film includes a spacer having a fixed polarization regardless of an electric field that is applied from an outside, and a ferroelectric domain having a polarization controlled by the electric field that is applied from the outside, and a plurality of spacers and a plurality of ferroelectric domains are alternately and repeatedly provided in a direction parallel to a top surface of the substrate (in a b-lattice direction).Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2021Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: UNIST (Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology)Inventors: Jun Hee Lee, Hyun Jae Lee, Chang Hoon Kim
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Patent number: 11850140Abstract: Extra-urethral implants and methods of use are disclosed. Implants can treat disorders or diseases of the prostate by, for example, enlarging the lumen of the prostatic urethra.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2021Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: Teleflex Life Sciences LimitedInventors: Theodore C. Lamson, Floria Cheng, Joseph Catanese, III
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Patent number: 11850557Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure feature an intrinsically microporous ladder-type Tröger's base polymer including a repeat unit based on a combination of W-shaped CANAL-type and V-shaped Tröger's base building blocks, methods of making the intrinsically microporous ladder-type Tröger's base polymer, and methods of using the intrinsically microporous ladder-type Tröger's base polymer to separate a chemical species from a fluid composition including a mixture of chemical species. Embodiments of the present disclosure further include ladder-type diamine monomers for reacting to form a Tröger's base in situ, and methods of making the ladder-type diamine monomers using catalytic arene-norbornene annulation.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2019Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignees: King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior UniversityInventors: Xiaohua Ma, Ingo Pinnau, Holden W. H. Lai, Yan Xia
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Patent number: 11852596Abstract: A system for passive microwave remote sensing using at least one microwave radiometer includes a fixed body portion, the fixed body portion being configured to attach to a mobile platform, and a mobile body portion, the mobile body portion being configured for rotatably coupling with the fixed body portion for rotation about a rotation axis. The mobile body portion is configured for supporting the at least one microwave radiometer therein such that the at least one microwave radiometer rotates about the rotation axis when the mobile body portion is rotated about the rotation axis such that a polarization axis of the at least one radiometer is aligned with an earth axis. The fixed body portion includes a motor mechanism for effecting rotation of the mobile body portion such that the at least one microwave radiometer provides a vertical scanning below and above the mobile platform.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2022Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: Boulder Environmental Sciences and TechnologyInventor: Marian Klein
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Patent number: 11856694Abstract: The disclosure provides a circuit substrate and a method for manufacturing the same. The circuit substrate includes a wiring and a substrate having a base region and a circuit region. The base region having a first pattern is constituted by a first thermoplastic material. The circuit region having a second pattern is constituted by a second thermoplastic material. The first pattern has a portion opposite to the second pattern. The wiring is formed on the circuit region along the second pattern. The first thermoplastic material is different from the second thermoplastic material, and the second thermoplastic material includes a catalyst particle.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2020Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: National Taiwan University of Science and TechnologyInventors: Chen-Hao Wang, Hsueh-Yu Chen, Guan-Cheng Tong
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Patent number: 11854802Abstract: The present invention discloses a super-flexible transparent semiconductor film and a preparation method thereof, the method includes: providing an epitaxial substrate; growing a sacrificial layer on the epitaxial substrate; stacking and growing at least one layer of Al1-nGanN epitaxial layer on the sacrificial layer, wherein 0<n?1; growing a nanopillar array containing GaN materials on the Al1-nGanN epitaxial layer; etching the sacrificial layer so as to peel off an epitaxial structure on the sacrificial layer as a whole; and transferring the epitaxial structure after peeling onto a surface of the flexible transparent substrate. Compared to traditional planar films, the present invention can not only improve the crystal quality by releasing stress, but also improve flexibility and transparency through characteristics of the nanopillar materials.Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 2020Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics (Sinano), Chinese Academy of SciencesInventors: Yukun Zhao, Shulong Lu, Zhiwei Xing, Jianya Zhang
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Patent number: 11849714Abstract: An insect trapping system includes an enclosed container having an entrance hole formed in a vertical wall and an acoustic lure device located within the container. The enclosed container may be formed from a transparent material. The system may also include a support stand, formed from a dark-colored material, and used to support the container.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2020Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: Verily Life Sciences LLCInventors: Scott Ritchie, Kyran M. Staunton, Wei Xiang, Yu Han, Nigel Snoad, Jianyi Liu, Jacob Crawford, Mark Desnoyer
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Patent number: 11854142Abstract: Various example embodiments provide a computing device of an algorithm for reconstructing a three-dimensional (3D) image in consideration of multiple scattering and a method of the same. According to various example embodiments, the computing device may be configured to set a 3D refractive index based on a plurality of 2D images for a specimen and to reconstruct a 3D image for the specimen from the set refractive index using a modified Born expansion considering multiple scattering to converge a calculation result.Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 2022Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: Korea Advanced Institute of Science and TechnologyInventors: YongKeun Park, Moosung Lee, Herve Jerome Hugonnet
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Patent number: 11854237Abstract: A human body identification method, an electronic device and a storage medium, related to the technical field of artificial intelligence such as computer vision and deep learning, are provided. The method includes: inputting an image to be identified into a human body detection model, to obtain a plurality of preselected detection boxes; identifying a plurality of key points from each of the preselected detection boxes respectively according to a human body key point detection model, and obtaining a key point score of each of the key points; determining a target detection box from each of the preselected detection boxes, according to a number of the key points whose key point scores meet a key point threshold; and inputting the target detection box into a human body key point classification model, to obtain a human body identification result for the image to be identified.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2021Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: Beijing Baidu Netcom Science and Technology Co., LTDInventors: Zipeng Lu, Jian Wang, Yuchen Yuan, Hao Sun, Errui Ding
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Patent number: 11851966Abstract: A horizontal sampling soil drilling rig and a control method are used to solve the problem that the soil sampling device in the prior art has difficulty in horizontal sampling. The horizontal sampling soil drilling rig includes a rack, a connection assembly, a drive mechanism, a spiral drill rod, and a sampler. The rack is provided with a spline shaft and a screw rod in parallel. The screw rod and the spline shaft are connected through a first transmission assembly in transmission connection. The drive mechanism includes a rotation driver, a second transmission assembly, and a spline shaft sleeve. The spline shaft sleeve is rotationally connected to the rack, and the spline shaft sleeve and the spline shaft mesh with each other. The rotation driver is connected with the spline shaft through the second transmission assembly in transmission connection.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 2023Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: Institute of Earth Environment, Chinese Academy of SciencesInventors: Maoyong He, Li Deng, Zhangdong Jin, Jun Xiao, Yuanyuan Cheng, Qing Zhou, Jiaxin Luo
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Publication number: 20230411834Abstract: A wearable glucose monitor may include a compact having an antenna positioned on a housing of the glucose monitor to allow the size of the antenna to be larger than a printed circuit board of the glucose monitor positioned internal to the housing. The antenna may be communicatively coupled to a wireless communication device, such as a transceiver on the PCB, to transmit glucose level measurements to an external device through low-frequency radio signals. In some aspects, the antenna may be configured to be distributed into multiple sections positioned on different sections of the housing and connected to form a complete antenna.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 15, 2023Publication date: December 21, 2023Applicant: Verily Life Sciences LLCInventors: Uei-ming Jow, Maryam Fathi
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Publication number: 20230407127Abstract: A coating agent has: a film-forming component containing an organosilicon compound having a radical polymerizable functional group and an alkoxysilyl group; and a film-curing component composed so that a base and a radical can be generated on irradiation with ultraviolet light. The film-curing component includes a nonionic photobase generator having no ionic bond in the molecular structure. The content of the nonionic photobase generator is 0.1 parts by mass or more and 50 parts by mass or less, based on 100 parts by mass of the organosilicon compound.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 12, 2021Publication date: December 21, 2023Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI, Tokyo University of Science FoundationInventors: Ayano SASAKI, Sayako SATO, Hidenori MUNEKATA, Motoshige ISOBE, Hisashi MURAMATSU, Koji ARIMITSU
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Publication number: 20230407742Abstract: Disclosed is a synchronization method for an MWD mud pulse telemetry system. The method comprises: determining a synchronous training sequence on the basis of a frame structure of downhole sent data; constructing a correlation between the down-hole sending synchronous training sequence waveform and the uphole synchronous training sequence local waveform by means of the irrelevance of the trigonometric function; and performing correlation calculation on the synchronous training codeword waveform, which is received uphole and is subjected to the first modulation, and the synchronous training sequence local waveform, which is subjected to the second modulation, so as to obtain a correlation curve, and finding a synchronous position by means of the correlation curve.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2020Publication date: December 21, 2023Applicant: Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of SciencesInventors: Jing Ou, Jiansheng Du, Wenxiu Zhang, Xinzhen He, Xiaolong Li, Yuliang Wang
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Publication number: 20230408919Abstract: A method for manufacturing a micromodel with a mixed wettability surface representing a hydrocarbon reservoir is disclosed. The method includes coating a top surface of a hydrophilic substrate with photoresist, covering a top of the photoresist with a photomask, exposing the covered top of the photoresist to UV light that changes a chemical property of a region of the photoresist corresponding to a pattern of the photomask, removing the photomask, removing the region of the photoresist corresponding to the pattern of the photomask based on the chemical property of the region, depositing a hydrophobic thin-film on top of the hydrophilic substrate, and removing a remaining photoresist covered with the thin-film, such that the surface of the hydrophilic substrate is patterned with both a region covered with the hydrophobic thin-film and an uncovered region of the hydrophilic substrate, creating a mixed wettability surface on the hydrophilic substrate that represents the micromodel.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 15, 2023Publication date: December 21, 2023Applicants: Saudi Arabian Oil Company, King Abdullah University of Science and TechnologyInventors: Dong Kyu Cha, Abdullah Abdulaziz AlOmier, Subhash C. Ayirala, Mohammed Badri Al-Otaibi, Ali Abdallah Al-Yousef, Hussein Hoteit
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Publication number: 20230407720Abstract: A hydraulic lock apparatus, comprising: a lock operator piston arranged to be axially moveable in a piston chamber, the lock operator piston defining a first seal area; a fluid release valve comprising a valve port and a valve member axially moveable within a valve chamber, wherein the fluid release valve is moveable from a sealing arrangement to an open arrangement, wherein the fluid release valve defines a second seal area when in the sealing arrangement; and a hydraulic chamber defined between the first seal area of the lock operator piston and the second seal area of the fluid release valve; wherein the first seal area is larger than the second seal area; and the fluid release valve is configured to be moveable from the sealing arrangement, in which the hydraulic chamber is isolated from the valve port, to the open arrangement, in which the hydraulic chamber is connected to the valve port, in response to a differential pressure cycle being applied to the valve member over the second seal area.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2021Publication date: December 21, 2023Applicant: Welleng Science and Technology LtdInventors: Peter Barnes MOYES, Stefan Neil Lewis STEWART