Patents Assigned to Solution Inc.
-
Publication number: 20120107908Abstract: A triphasic bioreactor and process for physico-chemically treating a gas includes a reaction chamber and its use with a liquid and biocatalysts in suspension, for catalyzing a reaction between the gas and the liquid to obtain a treated gas and a solution containing a reaction product. An enzymatic formulation for catalysis of the reaction CO2+H2O??HCO3?+H+ includes an aqueous medium, support particles in suspension in the aqueous medium and carbonic anhydrase supported by the support particles and present in an amount sufficient to catalyze the reaction.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2011Publication date: May 3, 2012Applicant: CO2 SOLUTION INC.Inventors: Carmen Parent, Frédéric Dutil
-
Publication number: 20120094450Abstract: A manufacturing method of a multi-level cell NOR flash memory includes the steps of forming a memory cell area and a peripheral circuit area with the same depth of a shallow trench isolation structure, and the depth ranges from 2400 ? to 2700 ?; forming a non-self-aligned gate structure; performing a self-alignment source manufacturing process; and forming a common source area and a plurality of drain areas. The manufacturing method achieves a high integration density between components and provides a better thermal budget and a better dosage control to the multi-level cell NOR flash memory to improve the production yield rate.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2010Publication date: April 19, 2012Applicant: EON SILICON SOLUTION INC.Inventors: Yider Wu, Sheng-Da Liu
-
Patent number: 8158519Abstract: In a method of manufacturing a non-volatile memory cell, a self-aligned metal silicide is used in place of a conventional tungsten metal layer to form a polysilicon gate, and the self-aligned metal silicide is used as a connection layer on the polysilicon gate. By using the self-aligned metal silicide to form the polysilicon gate, the use of masks in the etching process may be saved to thereby enable simplified manufacturing process and accordingly, reduced manufacturing cost. Meanwhile, the problem of resistance shift caused by an oxidized tungsten metal layer can be avoided.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2008Date of Patent: April 17, 2012Assignee: Eon Silicon Solution Inc.Inventors: Yi-Hsiu Chen, Yung-Chung Lee, Yider Wu
-
Publication number: 20120088292Abstract: Disclosed is a formulation for the absorption of CO2, which comprises water, at least one CO2 absorption compound and a carbonic anhydrase as an activator to enhance the absorption capacity of the CO2 absorption compound. The invention also concerns the use of carbonic anhydrase, in a CO2 absorption solution to increase the CO2 absorption rate of such solution.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2011Publication date: April 12, 2012Applicant: CO2 SOLUTION INC.Inventors: Sylvie Fradette, Olivera Ceperkovic
-
Patent number: 8146750Abstract: A system for extracting liquid from a mass comprising a portable platform having an upper surface, a system mass input, a polymer feeding and blending system on the upper surface, a liquid extraction assembly on the upper surface, and piping having a first section between the system mass input and the polymer feeding and blending system, and a second section between the polymer feeding and blending system and the liquid extraction assembly. The system is configured to have mass inputted into the system mass input, transport the mass to the polymer feeding and blending system through the first section of the piping, inject polymer into the mass in the polymer feeding and blending system, and transport the mass from the polymer feeding and blending system to the liquid extraction assembly. Pressure from mass forced into the liquid extraction assembly forces liquid in the mass to exit the mass.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2011Date of Patent: April 3, 2012Assignee: Prime Solution, Inc.Inventor: Joseph Dendel
-
Publication number: 20120057406Abstract: A flash memory apparatus includes a plurality of memory sectors and a plurality of path transistors, and each memory sector has a local low voltage line, and each path transistor corresponds to one of the memory sectors, and the path transistors are installed in an alignment direction of the memory sectors. One of the path transistors is installed between two adjacent memory sectors, whose gate is connected to a sector select signal line, and whose drain is connected to the local low voltage line of the corresponding memory sector, and whose source is connected to a global low voltage line, and the global low voltage line is installed at an angle substantially equal to 90 degrees across the gate, so as to save the area occupied by peripheral circuits in the path transistors, and lower the manufacturing cost of the flash memory apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 2, 2010Publication date: March 8, 2012Applicant: EON SILICON SOLUTION INC.Inventor: TAKAO AKAOGI
-
Publication number: 20120052592Abstract: The present invention has its main object of providing a method for determining prognosis scientifically by searching an early marker for predicting neurological prognosis in order to grasp the disease state of a patient with an acute central nervous system disorder in the early stage and enabling an appropriate treatment to be performed. The method for determining the prognosis is provided in which the expression level of SH3BGRL3 in the biological fluid of the patient within 48 hours after resuscitation from cardiopulmonary arrest is measured, and the prognosis of the disorder classified into a good prognosis group and a poor prognosis group depending on the expression level or the presence or absence of the expression based on the Glasgow Outcome Scale (GOS) is predicted.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2008Publication date: March 1, 2012Applicants: NANO SOLUTION, INC.,, YAMAGUCHI UNIVERSITYInventors: Tsuyoshi Maekawa, Tomonori Izumi, Yasutaka Oda, Yuki Akiyoshi
-
Patent number: 8121317Abstract: Provided is a piezoelectric microphone. The piezoelectric microphone includes a plurality of cells each having a lower electrode, a piezoelectric layer, and an upper electrode. The cells can be arranged on a protection layer in various patterns. Since the piezoelectric microphone includes the plurality of cells, the voltage level of a piezoelectric signal of the piezoelectric microphone can be easily increased to a desired level by adjusting the number of the cells. Thus, the sensitivity of the piezoelectric microphone can be increased.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2007Date of Patent: February 21, 2012Assignee: Mems Solution Inc.Inventor: Jaemyoung Jhung
-
Publication number: 20120034680Abstract: A process is disclosed for recycling carbon dioxide emissions from a fossil-fuel power plant into useful carbonated species The process primarily comprises the steps of: a) burning the fossil fuel, thereby generating heat and a hot exhaust gas containing CO2; and b) converting the heat into energy. The process is characterized in that it further comprises the steps of: c) cooling the exhaust gas; and d) biologically transforming the CO2 contained in the cooled exhaust gas into carbonated species, thereby obtaining a low CO2 exhaust gas and producing useful carbonated species. The low CO2 exhaust gas obtained in step d) can be released in the atmosphere without increasing the problem of greenhouse effect.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2011Publication date: February 9, 2012Applicant: CO2 SOLUTION INC.Inventors: Sylvie Fradette, Jean Ruel
-
Patent number: 8091474Abstract: A system for extracting liquid from a mass comprising a portable platform having an upper surface, a system mass input, a polymer feeding and blending system on the upper surface, a liquid extraction assembly on the upper surface, and piping having a first section between the system mass input and the polymer feeding and blending system, and a second section between the polymer feeding and blending system and the liquid extraction assembly. The system is configured to have mass inputted into the system mass input, transport the mass to the polymer feeding and blending system through the first section of the piping, inject polymer into the mass in the polymer feeding and blending system, and transport the mass from the polymer feeding and blending system to the liquid extraction assembly. Pressure from mass forced into the liquid extraction assembly forces liquid in the mass to exit the mass.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2011Date of Patent: January 10, 2012Assignee: Prime Solution, Inc.Inventor: Joseph Dendel
-
Patent number: 8066965Abstract: A process is disclosed for recycling carbon dioxide emissions from a fossil-fuel power plant into useful carbonated species The process primarily comprises the steps of: a) burning the fossil fuel, thereby generating heat and a hot exhaust gas containing CO2; and b) converting the heat into energy. The process is characterized in that it further comprises the steps of: c) cooling the exhaust gas; and d) biologically transforming the CO2 contained in the cooled exhaust gas into carbonated species, thereby obtaining a low CO2 exhaust gas and producing useful carbonated species. The low CO2 exhaust gas obtained in step d) can be released in the atmosphere without increasing the problem of greenhouse effect.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2009Date of Patent: November 29, 2011Assignee: CO2 Solution Inc.Inventors: Sylvie Fradette, Jean Ruel
-
Patent number: 8054105Abstract: A sample hold circuit and a method for sampling and holding a signal are provided. The sample hold circuit includes a sample unit, a direct current (DC) voltage elimination unit, and a hold unit. When the sample hold circuit is in a first state, the sample unit samples an input signal, and the DC voltage elimination unit lowers a predetermined percentage of the DC voltage in the input signal sampled by the sample unit. When the sample hold circuit is in a second state, the DC voltage elimination unit eliminates the residual percentage of the DC voltage, and the hold unit outputs the alternating current (AC) signal in the input signal sampled by the sample unit.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2009Date of Patent: November 8, 2011Assignee: Himax Media Solution, Inc.Inventor: Chih-Haur Huang
-
Patent number: 8008692Abstract: A semiconductor memory structure with stress regions includes a substrate defining a first and a second device zone; a first and a second stress region formed in each of the first and second device zone to yield stress different in level; a barrier plug separating the two device zones from each other; and a plurality of oxide spacers being located between the first stress regions and the barrier plug while in direct contact with the first stress regions. Due to the stress yielded at the stress regions, increased carrier mobility and accordingly, increased reading current can be obtained, and only a relatively lower reading voltage is needed to obtain an initially required reading current. As a result, the probability of stress-induced leakage current is reduced to enhance the data retention ability.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2008Date of Patent: August 30, 2011Assignee: EON Silicon Solution Inc.Inventors: Hung-Wei Chen, Yider Wu
-
Patent number: 7996984Abstract: A duplexer includes an FBAR band pass filter that can be easily embodied in single chip. A method for manufacturing the same includes the steps of forming a plurality of recesses in a substrate, forming an insulation layer on the substrate, and forming a plurality of filling-up layers that fill the recesses. The method also includes the step of forming a transmitting bandpass filter and forming a receiving bandpass filter on an upper side of the membrane, with each bandpass filter including at least two film bulk acoustic resonators (FBARs). In addition, the method includes the step of forming a circuit that connects the bandpass filters to an antenna terminal, with this circuit including at least one inductor and capacitor. The method also includes a step of removing the filling-up layers from the recesses in the substrate.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2008Date of Patent: August 16, 2011Assignee: MEMS Solution Inc.Inventor: Jaemyoung Jhung
-
Publication number: 20110189750Abstract: Disclosed is a formulation for the absorption of CO2, which comprises water, at least one CO2 absorption compound and a carbonic anhydrase as an activator to enhance the absorption capacity of the CO2 absorption compound. The invention also concerns the use of carbonic anhydrase, in a CO2 absorption solution to increase the CO2 absorption rate of such solution.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2011Publication date: August 4, 2011Applicant: CO2 SOLUTION INC.Inventors: Sylvie Fradette, Olivera Ceperkovic
-
Publication number: 20110183397Abstract: A triphasic bioreactor for physico-chemically treating a gas is disclosed. The triphasic bioreactor comprises a reaction chamber with a liquid and biocatalysts in suspension in the liquid, for catalyzing a reaction between the gas and the liquid to obtain a treated gas and a solution containing a reaction product. A gas bubbling means is provided in the reaction chamber for bubbling the gas to be treated into the liquid thereby dissolving the gas into the liquid and increasing a pressure inside the reaction chamber. The bioreactor further comprises a liquid inlet in fluid communication with the reaction chamber for receiving the liquid and filling the reaction chamber, a liquid outlet in fluid communication with the reaction chamber for releasing the solution and a gas outlet in fluid communication with the reaction chamber to release the treated gas. The bioreactor further comprises a retention device to retain the biocatalysts in the reaction chamber.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 7, 2011Publication date: July 28, 2011Applicant: CO2 SOLUTION INC.Inventors: Carmen Parent, Frederic Dutil
-
Patent number: 7975854Abstract: A system (10) for extracting liquid from a mass comprising a portable platform (12) having an upper surface (14), a system mass input (16), a polymer feeding and blending system (18) on the upper surface (14), a liquid extraction assembly (40) on the upper surface (14), and piping (22) having a first section (24) between the system mass input (16) and the polymer feeding and blending system (18), and a second section (26) between the polymer feeding and blending system (18) and the liquid extraction assembly (40). The system is configured to have mass inputted into the system mass input (16), transport the mass to the polymer feeding and blending system (18) through the first section (24) of the piping, inject polymer into the mass in the polymer feeding and blending system (18), and transport the mass from the polymer feeding and blending system (18) to the liquid extraction assembly (40). Pressure from the mass forced into the liquid extraction assembly (18) forces liquid in the mass to exit the mass.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2005Date of Patent: July 12, 2011Assignee: Prime Solution, Inc.Inventor: Joseph Dendel
-
Publication number: 20110161064Abstract: Some embodiments of the present invention provide a method of circuit design and circuit simulation. A method for electrical modeling of passive structures of a circuit design wherein the passive structures have DC properties is disclosed. The method comprises constructing a physical topology based on the passive structures of the circuit design, mapping the physical topology to a network of EM modeling elements, and determining parameters of the EM modeling elements to model the passive structures based on electromagnetic simulation data.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2010Publication date: June 30, 2011Applicant: LORENTZ SOLUTION, INC.Inventors: Ben Song, Jinsong Zhao
-
Publication number: 20110159573Abstract: The present invention relates to polynucleotide and polypeptide sequences of novel carbonic anhydrase variants having increased stability under high temperature conditions compared to native carbonic anhydrase.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 5, 2010Publication date: June 30, 2011Applicant: CO2 SOLUTION INC.Inventors: Richard Daigle, Marc Desrochers
-
Patent number: D642603Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2008Date of Patent: August 2, 2011Assignee: Bench Solution, Inc.Inventor: Daryl Michael