Abstract: A wearable assistive device such as an exoskeleton may include a foot support capable of a free ankle movement. The foot support may include an ankle support having an accordion spring and may be connected to a rear surface of the foot support, thereby supporting an ankle so that a user can exercise a complex ankle movement.

Abstract: An adaptive assistive and/or rehabilitative device may be configurable for use with another assistive device, such as a wearable assistive device. When the wearable assistive device is a robotic device such as an exoskeleton, the adaptive assistive and/or rehabilitative device may be transformed into a first configuration for charging or storing the exoskeleton, a second configuration for transport of the exoskeleton, a third configuration for assistance in donning of the exoskeleton by a user, and a fourth configuration for assisting the user while standing or walking with the exoskeleton.

Abstract: An adaptive assistive and/or rehabilitative device may be configurable for use with another assistive device, such as a wearable assistive device. When the wearable assistive device is a robotic device such as an exoskeleton, the adaptive assistive and/or rehabilitative device may be transformed into a first configuration for charging or storing the exoskeleton, a second configuration for transport of the exoskeleton, a third configuration for assistance in donning of the exoskeleton by a user, and a fourth configuration for assisting the user while standing or walking with the exoskeleton.

Abstract: An adaptive assistive and/or rehabilitative device may be configurable for use with another assistive device, such as a wearable assistive device. When the wearable assistive device is a robotic device such as an exoskeleton, the adaptive assistive and/or rehabilitative device may be transformed into a first configuration for charging or storing the exoskeleton, a second configuration for transport of the exoskeleton, a third configuration for assistance in donning of the exoskeleton by a user, and a fourth configuration for assisting the user while standing or walking with the exoskeleton.

Abstract: An adaptive assistive and/or rehabilitative device may be configurable for use with another assistive device, such as a wearable assistive device. When the wearable assistive device is a robotic device such as an exoskeleton, the adaptive assistive and/or rehabilitative device may be transformed into a first configuration for charging or storing the exoskeleton, a second configuration for transport of the exoskeleton, a third configuration for assistance in donning of the exoskeleton by a user, and a fourth configuration for assisting the user while standing or walking with the exoskeleton.

Abstract: An adaptive assistive and/or rehabilitative device may be configurable for use with another assistive device, such as a wearable assistive device. When the wearable assistive device is a robotic device such as an exoskeleton, the adaptive assistive and/or rehabilitative device may be transformed into a first configuration for charging or storing the exoskeleton, a second configuration for transport of the exoskeleton, a third configuration for assistance in donning of the exoskeleton by a user, and a fourth configuration for assisting the user while standing or walking with the exoskeleton.

Abstract: A backlight unit includes a light source, a mold frame which accommodates the light source includes at least a first sidewall and an inclined surface protruding and sloping downward from an inner side surface of the first sidewall. A second sidewall may extend from the inclined surface in which the second sidewall is arranged substantially parallel to the first sidewall and has a space therebetween. The support member is disposed on the inclined surface of the mold frame. An optical plate may be disposed on an upper surface of the support member, and the optical plate and the inclined surface of the mold frame define an optical path in a space there between.

Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display unit including a non-display region and a display region which extends from the non-display region in a direction defining an extension direction of the display region, and a supporting member on which the display unit is supported. The supporting member includes an intermediate mold including a first intermediate support disposed in the non-display region and an intermediate seat portion extending in the extension direction of the display region from the first intermediate support and disposed in the display region, and a transparent mold adjacent in the extension direction of the display region to the intermediate mold, between the intermediate seat portion and the display unit, and including a transparent support in an edge display region of the display region which is adjacent to the non-display region.

Abstract: A backlight unit, a display device including the backlight unit, and a method of manufacturing the display device. The backlight unit includes: a bottom chassis having one or more through holes; and a reflective sheet disposed on the bottom chassis and including a flat portion having a flat surface and an inclined portion connected to the flat portion to form an inclined surface. The inclined portion of the reflective sheet is at least partially inserted into each of the through holes of the bottom chassis.

Abstract: A display device includes a first substrate and a second substrate facing each other, a plurality of pixels disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, a plurality of conductive pads which transmits signals to the plurality of pixels, a flexible circuit film connected with the plurality of conductive pads, a protective film disposed on the flexible circuit film on lateral sides of the first substrate and the second substrate, and a chassis member disposed on the protective film on lateral sides of the first substrate and the second substrate.

Abstract: A temperature sensor includes a first current generating circuit configured to generate a first current being constant regardless of temperature changes, a cascode circuit configured to generate a cascode voltage, a second current generating circuit configured to generate a second current being in inverse proportion to temperature, and a compensated voltage output circuit configured to output a compensated voltage having various temperature coefficients in response to the first current and the second current.

Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display unit including a non-display region and a display region which extends from the non-display region in a direction defining an extension direction of the display region, and a supporting member on which the display unit is supported. The supporting member includes an intermediate mold including a first intermediate support disposed in the non-display region and an intermediate seat portion extending in the extension direction of the display region from the first intermediate support and disposed in the display region, and a transparent mold adjacent in the extension direction of the display region to the intermediate mold, between the intermediate seat portion and the display unit, and including a transparent support in an edge display region of the display region which is adjacent to the non-display region.

Abstract: A backlight device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes, a light guide plate including a convex portion and a recess portion, a lower cover including a lateral surface cover part positioned adjacent to the convex portion, the lower cover surrounding the light guide plate, and a fixing member positioned between the light guide plate and the lateral surface cover part of the lower cover, in which the lateral cover part includes an opening, and the fixing member includes a first hook surrounding the convex portion and a second hook protruding through the opening of the lateral surface cover part.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a polycyclohexylenedimethylene terephthalate resin composition having improved reflectivity, heat resistance, and yellowing resistance. The resin composition according to one embodiment of the present invention includes 40 to 95 wt % of polycyclohexylenedimethylene terephthalate resin; 1 to 50 wt % of a white pigment; and 1 to 50 wt % of a filler, and the amount of germanium (Ge) atoms remaining in the resin is 30 to 1,000 ppm based on the weight of the resin.

Abstract: Provided is a backlight assembly including: a light source which generates and emits light; a light leakage preventing member including a first horizontal portion and a first vertical portion; a light guide plate including a light input surface and a light output surface; an optical sheet disposed on the light output surface of the light guide plate; and a bottom chassis configured to receive the light source, the light leakage preventing member and the light guide plate therein, in which the light source is disposed at a side of the light guide plate, the first vertical portion of the light leakage preventing member is attached to a rear surface of the light source, and the first horizontal portion is positioned above the light source to overlap a portion of the light output surface of the light guide plate.

Abstract: A polyester resin copolymerized with isosorbide and 1,4-cyclohexane dimethanol and having an improved impact strength, and a method for preparing the same are disclosed. The copolymerized polyester resin has an alternating structure of acid moieties which are derived from acid components and diol moieties which are derived from diol components, wherein the acid components comprise terephthalic acid, and the diol components comprise (i) 5˜99 mol % of 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol and (ii) 1˜60 mol % of isosorbide with respect to the total diol components.

Abstract: The present invention relates to polyarylene sulfide, in which a ratio of a peak area of a polymer chain of a second polyarylene sulfide having a lower molecular weight than the maximum peak molecular weight to a peak area of a polymer chain of a first polyarylene sulfide having a higher molecular weight than the maximum peak molecular weight is 1.3 or less in the molecular weight distribution of the polyarylene sulfide, as measured by gel permeation chromatography using polystyrene as a standard, and a preparation method thereof. This polyarylene sulfide exhibits excellent processability and generates no burrs (flashes) or the like, and can satisfactorily mold a product requiring high molding precision.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a polycyclohexylenedimethylene terephthalate resin composition having improved reflectivity, heat resistance, and yellowing resistance. The resin composition according to one embodiment of the present invention includes 40 to 95 wt % of polycyclohexylenedimethylene terephthalate resin; 1 to 50 wt % of a white pigment; and 1 to 50 wt % of a filler, and the amount of germanium (Ge) atoms remaining in the resin is 30 to 1,000 ppm based on the weight of the resin.

Abstract: A method for fabricating a semiconductor device includes: preparing a substrate; performing a pre-treatment including a first hydrogen annealing on a surface of the substrate; forming a gate dielectric layer over the substrate; performing a post-treatment including a second hydrogen annealing on the substrate including the gate dielectric layer; and forming a gate electrode over the gate dielectric layer.

Abstract: A polyester resin copolymerized with isosorbide and 1,4-cyclohexane dimethanol and having an improved impact strength, and a method for preparing the same are disclosed. The copolymerized polyester resin has an alternating structure of acid moieties which are derived from acid components and diol moieties which are derived from diol components, wherein the acid components comprise terephthalic acid, and the diol components comprise (i) 5˜99 mol % of 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol and (ii) 1˜60 mol % of isosorbide with respect to the total diol components.