Abstract: A ceiling-mounted shower booth includes: an upper frame unit mounted on top of an installation space; a lower bottom unit located under the upper frame unit and having an accommodation space whose top is open formed therein to accommodate water falling down thereabove; and an ascending and descending unit adapted to selectively move the lower bottom unit so that the lower bottom unit becomes close to and distant from the upper frame unit.

Abstract: A light-emitting diode (LED) lamp for a vehicle and a method of manufacturing the same use MID and magnetic induction technologies. The LED lamp includes a LED module, a housing accommodating the LED module, and a molded interconnect device (MID) electrode formed on a surface of the housing. The LED module may be mounted on the MID electrode by soldering using magnetic induction heating, the housing may be an injection molded product, and the MID electrode may be formed on the housing using a MID process.

Abstract: A light-emitting diode (LED) lamp for a vehicle and a method of manufacturing the same use MID and magnetic induction technologies. The LED lamp includes a LED module, a housing accommodating the LED module, and a molded interconnect device (MID) electrode formed on a surface of the housing. The LED module may be mounted on the MID electrode by soldering using magnetic induction heating, the housing may be an injection molded product, and the MID electrode may be formed on the housing using a MID process.

Abstract: A ceiling-mounted shower booth includes: an upper frame unit mounted on top of an installation space; a lower bottom unit located under the upper frame unit and having an accommodation space whose top is open formed therein to accommodate water falling down thereabove; and an ascending and descending unit adapted to selectively move the lower bottom unit so that the lower bottom unit becomes close to and distant from the upper frame unit.

Abstract: A hole cup for golf practice includes: a base plate with a given area unfoldedly located supportedly on a floor; and hole wall bodies arranged on top of the base plate to extend upward from the base plate to a given height and having an entry hole formed at the insides thereof to allow a golf ball to accommodatedly enter and entry openings formed on one side thereof to allow the golf ball to pass therethrough and thus enter the entry hole from the outside, wherein two or more entry openings are formed with different widths from one another.

Abstract: A dual-needle syringe capable of preventing infection, including: an infusion needle shaft (3) configured to aspirate a liquid from a drug container (30); an injection needle shaft (5) having a sharp point of one end inserted into a body, and the other end connected to the syringe (10), through which the liquid filled in the syringe (10) is injected into a body; a hub barrel (7) engaged to a barrel (15) of the syringe (10) to infuse the liquid, which is aspirated from the drug container (30) through the infusion needle shaft (3), into the syringe (10) through the injection needle shaft (5), the hub barrel having an infusion needle shaft hub (21) and an injection needle shaft hub (23) which can be separated from each other before the liquid is injected; and a filter (9) configured to filter foreign substances contained in the liquid.

Abstract: A dual-needle syringe capable of preventing infection, including: an infusion needle shaft (3) configured to aspirate a liquid from a drug container (30); an injection needle shaft (5) having a sharp point of one end inserted into a body, and the other end connected to the syringe (10), through which the liquid filled in the syringe (10) is injected into a body; a hub barrel (7) engaged to a barrel (15) of the syringe (10) to infuse the liquid, which is aspirated from the drug container (30) through the infusion needle shaft (3), into the syringe (10) through the injection needle shaft (5), the hub barrel having an infusion needle shaft hub (21) and an injection needle shaft hub (23) which can be separated from each other before the liquid is injected; and a filter (9) configured to filter foreign substances contained in the liquid.

Abstract: A cuff for a blood pressure meter which is jointed to a blood pressure for measuring blood pressure and is worn on the body to compress a blood pressure measurement site, and which comprises: a cuff band which is worn around the blood pressure measurement site of the body and is provided with an expansion bladder that expands on the inside; a fluid supply apparatus which is connected to the cuff band and supplies a fluid so as to make the expansion bladder expand; and a bladder separator which is provided in the cuff band and splits the expansion bladder, that is expanded by means of the fluid supply apparatus, into at least two or more pats so as to effect split expansion of the same.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for examining nerve function. In order to examine the function of a nerve of the human body, the device for examining nerve function of the present invention includes: at least one stimulator for stimulating the human body; and a stimulator-fixing member having a form corresponding to the hands or feet of the human body, wherein the stimulator is located at one side of the simulator-fixing member so as to fix the stimulator to the hands or feet of the human body. The device for examining nerve function of the present invention further includes at least one blood-circulation detection sensor fixed at the stimulator-fixing member. According to the present invention, since the degree of hypoesthesia is examined through the stimulation of the stimulator, test accuracy and reliability may be greatly improved and it is possible to systematically and actively determine a diagnosis and course of treatment for a patient having diabetes or spinal nerve damage, e.g.

Abstract: A fuel cell includes a substrate having a pair of grooves, an electrolyte membrane lying on the substrate so as to define a pair of flow channels, and catalyst-bearing current collector layer sections disposed on the inner wall of the grooves or the inside surface of the electrolyte membrane defining the channels. A fuel liquid flows through the first channel to undergo anodic reaction, an oxidant liquid in the form of an aqueous hydrogen peroxide solution flows through the second channel to undergo cathodic reaction, and hydrogen ions traverse the electrolyte membrane.

Abstract: Provided are a CMOS image sensor and a driving method thereof. The CMOS image sensor may include a photodetector disposed in a semiconductor substrate to accumulate photocharges, a charge transfer element configured to control transfer of the photocharges accumulated in the photodetector, a detecting element configured to detect the photocharges transferred by the charge transfer element, and a well driving contact configured to increase a potential difference between the photodetector and the detecting element while the photocharges are transferred.

Abstract: Provided is a pixel structure of a CMOS image sensor. The pixel structure may include a semiconductor substrate, a photo diode, and a color filter. The photo diode may have a trench structure formed in the semiconductor substrate. The color filter may be formed in the trench structure. The color filter may be formed by filling a material in the trench structure using a gap-fill process. The material in the trench structure may transmit light having a wavelength within a predetermined or given range. Because the color filter of the pixel structure of the CMOS image sensor may be formed in the photo diode having the afore-mentioned trench structure, the height of the pixel may be decreased, and the efficiency of the output signal and the color sensitivity may be increased.

Abstract: CMOS image sensors and related methods of fabricating CMOS image sensors are disclosed. Fabrication of a CMOS image sensor can include forming a first impurity region having a first conductivity type in a semiconductor substrate. A second impurity region having a second conductivity type is formed in the semiconductor substrate adjacent to the first impurity region. A third impurity region having the first conductivity type is formed in the semiconductor substrate and located below the second impurity region. A transfer gate is formed on the semiconductor substrate and at least partially overlaps the first, second, and third impurity regions. A photo sensitive device is formed in the semiconductor substrate and adjacent to one side of the transfer gate. A floating diffusion region is formed in the semiconductor substrate and located adjacent to an opposite side of the transfer gate from the photosensitive device.

Abstract: A cathode catalyst for a fuel cell is inexpensive and has high durability against methanol. A method of manufacturing and fixing the cathode catalyst, and a fuel cell including it, are disclosed. The cathode catalyst includes a compound selected from the group consisting of PdSn, PdAu, PdCo, PdWO3, and mixtures thereof. The present invention can provide a non-platinum-based cathode catalyst as a substitute for a platinum catalyst, the cathode catalyst having a low cost and improved catalyst activity, thereby contributing to popular use of a fuel cell. In addition, since the cathode catalyst of the present invention has high durability against methanol and can thereby be used with a fuel in a high concentration, it can increase the energy density of a direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC).

Abstract: Example embodiments may be directed to CMOS image sensors and image sensing methods selecting a path for photocurrent according to the quantity or amount of incident light. The CMOS image sensor may include a pixel array comprised of a plurality of pixel pairs. A pixel pair may include a first pixel, including a first photo diode, a first pair of transistors, and a first floating diffusion node having a first capacitance. The pixel pair may further include a second pixel, including a second photo diode, a second pair of transistors, and a second floating diffusion node having a second capacitance. A first one of the first pair of transistors may be connected between the first photo diode and the first floating diffusion node. A second one of the first pair of transistors may be connected between the first photo diode and the second floating diffusion node. A first one of the second pair of transistors may be connected between the second photo diode and the second floating diffusion node.

Abstract: A pixel circuit of an image sensor includes a photodiode that generates photocharges corresponding to light input to the photodiode; a transfer transistor that transfers the photocharges to a floating diffusion node in response to a transfer control signal; a reset transistor that transfers a power voltage to the floating diffusion node in response to a reset control signal; a signal output unit that outputs a voltage signal corresponding to a voltage of the floating diffusion node in response to a select control signal; and one or more boosting capacitors connected between a gate of the transfer transistor and the floating diffusion node. The reset transistor is an enhancement type MOSFET. A method of driving the pixel circuit and an image sensor are also disclosed.

Abstract: A fuel cell includes a substrate having a pair of grooves, an electrolyte membrane lying on the substrate so as to define a pair of flow channels, and catalyst-bearing current collector layer sections disposed on the inner wall of the grooves or the inside surface of the electrolyte membrane defining the channels. A fuel liquid flows through the first channel to undergo anodic reaction, an oxidant liquid in the form of an aqueous hydrogen peroxide solution flows through the second channel to undergo cathodic reaction, and hydrogen ions traverse the electrolyte membrane.

Abstract: Each of a plurality of pixels includes a respective photo-converting unit and a respective charge storing unit. The respective photo-converting unit generates respective charge from an image, and the respective charge storing unit stores the respective charge. The respective charges are generated and stored simultaneously, and converted into respective voltages sequentially by a shared voltage converter.