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| 20090064756 | VACUUM GAUGE CALIBRATION APPARATUS CAPABLE OF CALIBRATING AND TESTING WITHOUT DISPLACEMENT AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF - The present invention provides a vacuum gauge calibration apparatus capable of calibrating and testing a vacuum gauge without displacement or separation of the vacuum gauge, the vacuum gauge being attached to a vacuum device under operation together with developing a movable vacuum gauge calibration device, and an operating method thereof. According to the present invention, there is provided an apparatus for calibrating and testing a vacuum gauge to be calibrated without displacement, the vacuum gauge being connected to a vacuum device, the apparatus comprising: a vacuum shut-off valve for opening and closing a piping for connecting the vacuum device to the to-be-calibrated vacuum gauge; and a movable vacuum gauge calibration device connected to the to-be-calibrated vacuum gauge, wherein the movable vacuum gauge calibration device includes: a reference vacuum gauge, a vacuum connection valve, a vacuum chamber, a gate valve, and an exhaust device which are connected to the to-be-calibrated vacuum gauge side in series; a gas supply source connected to the vacuum chamber for generating pressure in the vacuum chamber; a leak valve for controlling gas flow in the gas supply source and supplying the gas the vacuum chamber; and a vacuum gauge for the vacuum chamber for measuring vacuum pressure in the vacuum chamber. | 03-12-2009 |
| 20090135164 | POINTING APPARATUS CAPABLE OF PROVIDING HAPTIC FEEDBACK, AND HAPTIC INTERACTION SYSTEM AND METHOD USING THE SAME - Provided are a pointing apparatus capable of providing haptic feedback, and a haptic interaction system and method using the same. The pointing apparatus includes a wireless communication unit, a controller, and a haptic stimulator. The wireless communication unit receives an event including haptic output information through wireless communication with the outside. The controller generates a control signal for reproducing a haptic pattern corresponding to the haptic output information. The haptic stimulator reproduces the haptic pattern by means of the control signal. Thus, it is possible to increase the performance and usability of a user interface of a user terminal including a touch screen. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090260448 | Apparatus for Measuring Pressure by Using Diaphragm and Method of Pressure Measurement by Using Diaphragm - The present invention relates to a capacitance type pressure measurement apparatus by using a diaphragm, and more specifically to an apparatus for measuring pressure by using a diaphragm capable of measuring pressure of atmospheric pressure or less as well as pressure of atmospheric pressure or more without having a getter pump by fixedly mounting a pressure variable container on a sensor housing having a diaphragm mounted therein. | 10-22-2009 |
| 20090304325 | OPTICAL WIRING MODULE - Provided is an optical wiring module. The optical wiring module includes a light source mounted on a surface of a substrate, a metal optical waveguide coupled to a transverse magnetic mode of light emitted from the light source and using a long-range surface palsmon polariton, and a photodetector. The optical wiring module has a simple structure enabling it to be further miniaturized and its yield to be increased. | 12-10-2009 |
| 20100158440 | LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE AND OPTICAL COUPLING MODULE - Provided are a light emitting device and an optical coupling module. The device includes a substrate, a light emitting part provided to the substrate, and a reflecting part provided to a lower surface of the substrate. The light emitting part includes an active pattern disposed on the substrate, an upper mirror provided to an upper portion of the active pattern, and a lower mirror provided to a lower portion of the active pattern. The light emitting part may emit light normal to the substrate, and the reflecting part may reflect the emitted light to a side surface of the substrate. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20100158445 | FLEXIBLE WAVEGUIDE STRUCTURE AND OPTICAL INTERCONNECTION ASSEMBLY - Provided are a flexible waveguide structure and an optical interconnection assembly. The flexible waveguide structure includes a thin film strip core, an inner cladding layer, and an outer cladding layer. The thin film strip core has opposed first and second surfaces and is formed of a metal. The inner cladding layer covers at least one of the first and second surfaces of the thin film strip core. The outer cladding layer covers the inner cladding layer. The inner cladding layer has a refractive index higher than that of the outer cladding layer. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20100265349 | DIGITAL CAMERA MODULE - Provided is a digital camera module. The digital camera module includes an image sensor generating an electrical signal including a video signal and a clock signal and an optical interconnection unit converting the at least one of the video and clock signals into an optical signal to transmit the converted optical signal. The digital camera module further includes an image signal processor receiving the video signal restored from the optical signal to the electrical signal to convert the received video signal into a signal that is visually displayable. | 10-21-2010 |
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| 20080258564 | Switching mode power supply and switch thereof - A switching mode power supply and a switch thereof are provided. The switch includes a plurality of first transistors, and a second transistor that is turned on/off by a control signal that is equal to that of the plurality of first transistors and in which a second current corresponding to a first current flowing to the plurality of first transistors flows, wherein a ratio of the first current to the second current sequentially changes from a time point at which the second transistor is turned on. Therefore, a switching mode power supply and a switch thereof that can always uniformly sustain a maximum limit current flowing to the switch regardless of a level of an input voltage without including a special additional circuit can be provided. | 10-23-2008 |
| 20080259659 | Overload and short protected soft-start converter - A converter and a driving method thereof are provided. The converter can determine the output short state of the converter after the soft start is finished by using a detection signal that corresponds to an input signal while a switched is turned on and that corresponds to an output signal while the switch is turned off, so as to convert the input signal into the output signal according to a switching operation of the switch. The converter can determine the overload state of the converter by using a feedback voltage corresponding to the output signal, and terminate the switching operation when the converter is in an output short state or overload state. | 10-23-2008 |
| 20080266907 | Switch controller, switch control method, converter using the same, and driving method thereof - Disclosed are a switch controller, a switch control method, a converter using the same, and a driving method thereof. A first voltage is generated by using a voltage that is input to an input terminal, and a soft start signal is generated by using the first voltage during a soft start duration. A switching operation is controlled by using the soft start signal during the soft start duration. | 10-30-2008 |
| 20080290850 | Switch control device, switch control method, and converter using the same - A switch control device, a switch control method, and a converter using the same are disclosed. The converter includes: a switch; an energy transfer element that converts input energy into output energy according to a switching operation of the switch; and a switch control device that generates a first signal, which is maintained at a first level during a first interval starting from a first time at which the switch is turned on by using a feedback signal corresponding to the output energy and is then gradually lowered from the first level to the feedback signal during a second interval, and controls the switching operation of the switch by using a second signal corresponding to a current flowing at the switch and the first signal. A malfunction due to an LEC can be effectively prevented, and the converter and the converter controller can be implemented to be compact and low-priced. | 11-27-2008 |
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| 20090057599 | ELASTIC VALVE AND MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - An elastic valve and a microfluidic device including the same are provided. The elastic valve includes a channel dented by external pressure so as to be elastically restituted; and a plurality of channel closing protrusions, which comprise elastomer as a material, which are protruded from at least one inner side surface of the channel toward an opposite inner side surface, and which are separated from each other so as not to interrupt a flow of fluids, wherein, when external pressure is applied in order to dent the channel, the plurality of channel closing protrusions are deformed so as to be elastically restituted, thereby closing the channel. | 03-05-2009 |
| 20100221728 | METHOD FOR QUANTIFYING INITIAL CONCENTRATION OF NUCLEIC ACID FROM REAL-TIME NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION DATA - Provided is a method for quantifying an initial concentration of a nucleic acid from a real-time nucleic acid amplification data. Nucleic acid (DNA or RNA) extracted from organism or virus is amplified using an enzyme. Then, the initial concentration of the nucleic acid is found by calculating the characteristic amplification cycle number or the characteristic amplification time at which the fluorescence intensity of the nucleic acid subtracted by the background fluorescence intensity of the nucleic acid has half of its maximum value, or the characteristic amplification cycle number or the characteristic amplification time at which the amplification efficiency has the maximum or the minimum value, or the prior-to-amplification fluorescence intensity of the nucleic acid subtracted by the background fluorescence intensity of the nucleic acid. Accordingly, the initial concentration of the nucleic acid can be calculated without differentiation or integration. | 09-02-2010 |
| 20100311070 | POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION (PCR) MODULE AND MULTIPLE PCR SYSTEM USING THE SAME - Provided are a PCR module and a multiple PCR system using the same. More particularly, provided are a PCR module with a combined PCR thermal cycler and PCR product detector, and a multiple PCR system using the same. | 12-09-2010 |
| 20110089034 | DIELECTROPHORESIS APPARATUS INCLUDING CONCENTRATION GRADIENT GENERATING UNIT, METHOD OF SEPARATING MATERIAL USING THE SAME, AND METHOD OF SCREENING CONDITION FOR SEPARATING MATERIAL - A dielectrophoresis (DEP) apparatus including a concentration gradient generating unit, a method of separating a target material in a sample solution using the DEP apparatus, and a method of screening the optimum condition for separating a target material are provided. | 04-21-2011 |
| 20110121196 | MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE, LIGHT IRRADIATION APPARATUS, MICORFLUIDIC SYSTEM COMPRISING THE SAME AND METHOD FOR DRIVING THE SYSTEM - A microfluidic system includes a microfluidic device including a chamber which contains a fluid sample, a channel which is connected to the chamber and through which the fluid sample flows, and a valve which controls flow of the fluid sample through the channel; an irradiation apparatus which irradiates electromagnetic energy; and a diffuser which diffuses and distributes the electromagnetic energy irradiated by the irradiation apparatus to an irradiation region of the microfluidic device. | 05-26-2011 |
| 20110244469 | METHOD FOR QUANTIFYING INITIAL CONCENTRATION OF NUCLEIC ACID FROM REAL-TIME NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION DATA - Provided is a method for quantifying an initial concentration of a nucleic acid from a real-time nucleic acid amplification data. Nucleic acid (DNA or RNA) extracted from organism or virus is amplified using an enzyme. Then, the initial concentration of the nucleic acid is found by calculating the characteristic amplification cycle number or the characteristic amplification time at which the fluorescence intensity of the nucleic acid subtracted by the background fluorescence intensity of the nucleic acid has half of its maximum value, or the characteristic amplification cycle number or the characteristic amplification time at which the amplification efficiency has the maximum or the minimum value, or the prior-to-amplification fluorescence intensity of the nucleic acid subtracted by the background fluorescence intensity of the nucleic acid. Accordingly, the initial concentration of the nucleic acid can be calculated without differentiation or integration. | 10-06-2011 |
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| 20090091955 | Quasi resonant switching mode power supply - A switching mode power supply (SMPS) and a driving method thereof are provided. The SMPS includes a power supply block that includes a first switch coupled to a first coil of a primary side of a transformer for converting an input voltage, wherein the power supply block supplies power to a second coil and a third coil of a secondary side of the transformer according to operation of the first switch; and a PWM signal generator determines a turn-on time of the first switch according to the input voltage, and the turn-on time is determined regardless of a power magnitude of an output terminal connected to the second coil. Accordingly, screen noise due to a ripple can be eliminated and stress on the switch breakdown due to excessive power input can be reduced to enable an SMPS with stable driving. | 04-09-2009 |
| 20090231894 | Power Converter and Driving Method Thereof - In a power converter, a primary coil receives an input voltage, and a switch includes a first electrode, a second electrode coupled to the primary coil, and a control electrode. An output unit includes a secondary coil, and outputs an output voltage. The primary coil and the secondary coil form a transformer, and the input voltage is converted to the output voltage by the transformer. A controller receives a sensing voltage corresponding to a switch current flowing between the first electrode and the second electrode of the switch, detects a valley point of a voltage between the first electrode and the second electrode of the switch based on the sensing voltage, and transmits a control signal to the control electrode of the switch in accordance with the valley point, | 09-17-2009 |
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| 20110033919 | METHOD OF REDUCING TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A PAIR OF SUBSTRATES AND FLUID REACTION DEVICE USING THE SAME - A method of reducing a temperature difference between a high-temperature and a low-temperature substrate includes interposing a heat transfer facilitating layer which has a higher thermal conductivity than air and can hold particles between the substrates, and maintaining close contact between the high-temperature substrate, the heat transfer facilitating layer, and the low-temperature substrate, wherein formation of an air layer can be at least substantially prevented between the high-temperature substrate and the heat transfer facilitating layer, and between the low-temperature substrate and the heat transfer facilitating layer. A fluid reaction device includes a microfluidic reaction chip which accommodates a fluid, a heater, and a heat transfer facilitating layer which is interposed between the microfluidic reaction chip and the heater, the heat transfer facilitating layer has a higher thermal conductivity than air and can hold particles, wherein formation of an air layer can be prevented. | 02-10-2011 |
| 20110043213 | FET-BASED SENSOR FOR DETECTING IONIC MATERIAL, IONIC MATERIAL DETECTING DEVICE USING THE FET-BASED SENSOR, AND METHOD OF DETECTING IONIC MATERIAL USING THE FET-BASED SENSOR - Provided are a FET-based sensor for detecting an ionic material, an ionic material detecting device including the FET-based sensor, and a method of detecting an ionic material using the FET-based sensor. The FET-based sensor includes: a sensing chamber including a reference electrode and a plurality of sensing FETs; and a reference chamber including a reference electrode and a plurality of reference FETs. The method includes: flowing a first solution into and out of the sensing chamber and the reference chamber of the FET-based sensor; flowing a second solution expected to contain an ionic material into and out of the sensing chamber while continuously flowing the first solution into and out of the reference chamber; measuring a current in a channel region between the source and drain of each of the sensing and reference FETs; and correcting the current of the sensing FETs. | 02-24-2011 |
