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Albert Hyukjae Kwon, Cambridge, MA US
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| 20110165681 | Light-Activated Proton Pumps and Applications Thereof - In a method for adjusting the voltage potential or pH of, or cause proton release from, cells, subcellular regions, or extracellular regions, a gene encoding for a light-driven proton pump is incorporated into at least one target cell or region, the proton pump operating in response to a specific wavelength of light. Expression of the gene is caused by exposing the target cell or region to the specific wavelength of light in a manner designed to cause the voltage potential adjustment, pH adjustment, or proton release. The proton pump may be a microbial rhodopsin, in particular derived from the | 07-07-2011 |
Chang Ki Kwon, Boise, ID US
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| 20110234257 | OUTPUT DRIVER ROBUST TO DATA DEPENDENT NOISE - Techniques for controlling a driver to reduce data dependent noise, such as simultaneous switching effects and cross-talk effects. A plurality of drivers may each receive a data segment to transmit and a plurality of data segments that other drivers will transmit. A driver controller may adjust the time at which the data segment is transmitted in response to the plurality of data segments that the other drivers will transmit. The adjustment may compensate for simultaneous switching noise and cross-talk by, for example, delaying the transmission of a data segment or changing the slew rate of the signal carrying the data segment. | 09-29-2011 |
Chulan Kwon, Ellicott City, MD US
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| 20120129189 | Methods of Controlling Cell Proliferation - The present disclosure provides methods for increasing self-renewal/expansion of stem cells. The present disclosure provides methods of reducing uncontrolled cell proliferation. The present disclosure provides methods of identifying agents that modulate Notch1/-catenin binding, and methods of identifying agents that inhibit enzyme-mediated cleavage of Notch1 intracellular domain from Notch1 transmembrane domain. | 05-24-2012 |
Dae Wook Kwon, Troy, MI US
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| 20110071734 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REMOTELY CONTROLLING VEHICLE COMPONENTS FROM A NOMADIC COMMUNICATION DEVICE OR COMPUTER - A method for remotely controlling one or more vehicle components includes receiving over a telecommunications network signals originating from a remote terminal. The signals include remote operation instructions for remotely operating a vehicle entertainment system component. The remote operation instructions are executed. Operation status identifiers transmitted over a vehicle data bus are received from the vehicle entertainment system component. Based on the operation status identifiers, an operating status of the vehicle entertainment system component is determined. A return signal including an operation status message and an instruction for displaying the operation status message at the remote terminal is generated. The signal is transmitted to the remote terminal for display. | 03-24-2011 |
Daniel Woojung Kwon, Arlington, VA US
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| 20120036870 | Method of both cooling and maintaining the uniform temperature of an extended object - A general method of cooling and maintaining the uniform temperature of an extended structure is provided with specific application discussed of keeping a superconducting coil at cryogenic temperatures in the presence of external heat loads that may be variable in space and time. The approach embeds the structure to be cooled ( | 02-16-2012 |
Dhang Kwon US
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| 20110298159 | IMPRINTING APPARATUS AND IMPRINTING METHOD USING THE SAME - Disclosed is an imprinting apparatus and imprinting method using the same that prevent a process of forming a pattern on a substrate from being affected by flatness of a stage. The imprinting apparatus comprises a chamber unit in which a process of forming a pattern on a substrate is carried out; a stage for supporting the substrate on which a resin layer is formed; an installing member positioned above the stage and having a mold member attached to transform the resin layer so as to form the pattern on the substrate; and a first spraying unit for spraying fluid to separate the substrate supported by the stage from the stage, wherein the installing member moves the mold member in the direction getting near to the substrate separated from the stage so that the mold member and the resin layer are brought into contact with each other. | 12-08-2011 |
Do-Hoon Kwon, Amherst, MA US
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| 20090201221 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REDUCED COUPLING AND INTERFERENCE BETWEEN ANTENNAS - Examples of the present invention include antennas and scattering elements having a metamaterial cloak configured so as to reduce effects on the operating parameters of a nearby antenna. For example, an antenna has an antenna frequency, and a cloak is disposed around the antenna having a frequency range in which the cloak is operative. The antenna frequency can lie outside the frequency range of the cloak, whereas the frequency of a second antenna lies within the frequency range of the cloak. In this case, the antenna is cloaked relative to the second antenna. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090296223 | FLAT TRANSFORMATIONAL ELECTROMAGNETIC LENSES - Examples of the present invention include methods and apparatus for modification of electromagnetic waves, including lenses with generally parallel flat surfaces. Lenses may comprise metamaterials, dielectric materials (such as glass), plastics, and the like. Lenses may have an index profile corresponding to a coordinate transformation for the desired effect on the electromagnetic waves. | 12-03-2009 |
Do-Kyoung Kwon, Allen, TX US
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| 20100124285 | System and Method for Image Coding - A system and method for image coding with error feedback are provided, including a method comprising receiving image data containing at least one macro block of pixels, and computing an activity indicator for a macro block. The method further comprising computing prediction error values for pixels in the macro block, and scaling the prediction error values based on the activity indicator. | 05-20-2010 |
| 20110122942 | TECHNIQUES FOR PERCEPTUAL ENCODING OF VIDEO FRAMES - In a video encoder, pixel values of a macro-block are processed to determine an activity measure indicative of the type of content in the macro-block. Several techniques are employed for determining the activity measure of a macro-block. In an embodiment, a default quantization scale for quantizing a macro-block is modified based on the activity measure of the macro-block. In another embodiment, the macro-block is classified into one of multiple classes based on its activity measure. The default quantization scale for quantizing the macro-block is modified based on the classification of the macro-block. In yet another embodiment, an encoding mode to be used for encoding a macro-block is also determined on the basis of the class of the macro-block. Several of the techniques exploit the fact that the human visual system (HVS) has different sensitivities in perceiving a (rendered) macro-block or video frame, depending on the type of macro-block content. | 05-26-2011 |
| 20110235706 | REGION OF INTEREST (ROI) VIDEO ENCODING - A method of encoding an image frame in a video encoding system. The image frame has a region of interest (ROI) and a non region of interest (non-ROI). In the method, quantization scale for the image frame based on rate control information is determined. ROI statistics based on residual energy of the ROI and non-ROI is then calculated. Quantization scale for the image frame based on ROI priorities and ROI statistics is calculated. Further, quantization scales for ROI and non-ROI based on ROI priorities are determined. | 09-29-2011 |
| 20110235708 | Method and System for Detecting Global Brightness Change for Weighted Prediction in Video Encoding - A method of encoding a coding unit of a digital video sequence is provided that includes computing a brightness measure for each region in a plurality of regions in the coding unit, wherein the brightness measure indicates a relative brightness between the region in the coding unit and a corresponding region in a reference coding unit, determining a number of regions in the plurality of regions with significant brightness change by comparing each brightness measure to a region brightness change threshold, detecting whether there is global brightness change in the coding unit by comparing the number of regions to a global brightness threshold, and when global brightness change is detected, computing weighted prediction factors to be used for weighted prediction in encoding the coding unit. | 09-29-2011 |
| 20120008691 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REGION-BASED WEIGHTED PREDICTION WITH IMPROVED GLOBAL BRIGHTNESS DETECTION - A method and apparatus for determining a region-based weighted prediction with improved global brightness detection. The method includes applying a global brightness change detection methods by computing the weighted prediction parameters, determining if the brightness change is different amount of change for the different regions, if the change is not different, calculate motion estimation and setting Refidx to 1 and setting Refidx is set to 0 when there is change, determining the best motion vector, motion vector cost and the best reference input, and determining a region-based weighted prediction with improved global brightness detection based on the motion vector data. | 01-12-2012 |
| 20120044323 | Method and Apparatus for 3D Image and Video Assessment - A method and apparatus for assessing 3 dimensional video. The method includes computing at least one of 3 dimensional quality and geometric quality, and combining two quality values for overall 3 dimensional quality assessment. | 02-23-2012 |
| 20120063516 | Motion Estimation in Enhancement Layers in Video Encoding - A method for encoding a video sequence in a scalable video encoder is provided that includes selecting a first search window configuration for coding a current picture of the video sequence in an enhancement layer encoder of the scalable video encoder based on motion vectors generated by a reference layer encoder when encoding the current picture, and coding the current picture in the enhancement layer encoder using the first search window configuration. | 03-15-2012 |
| 20120082392 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FRAME CODING IN VERTICAL RASTER SCAN ORDER FOR HEVC - A method and apparatus for frame coding in adaptive raster scan order. The method includes encoding at least one of image or video utilizing input frames and at least one of a data related to the input frame to produce bitstream with raster scan order information and displacement information for producing compressed video bitstream, at decoding time, decoding at least one of the encoded bitstream with raster scan order information and displacement information for producing compressed video bitstream. | 04-05-2012 |
Dongwon Kwon, Atlanta, GA US
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| 20110285131 | Rectifier-free Piezoelectric Energy Harverster and Battery Charger - A circuit for harvesting electrical energy from a piezoelectric source and for storing the electrical energy in a battery includes an inductor that is configured to store electrical energy. A diode bridge-free switching network is configured to: direct electrical energy from the piezoelectric source to the inductor during a first portion of a piezoelectric charge generating cycle; and direct electrical energy from the inductor to the battery during a second portion of the piezoelectric charge generating cycle. | 11-24-2011 |
Edward Kwon, Rochester, MI US
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| 20090115142 | SELF-REPAIRING BOOT FOR A CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINT - A boot assembly for an articulating joint is provided, including an inner layer and an outermost layer. The inner layer is constructed from a first material and the outermost layer is constructed from a second material that is different from the first material. The outermost layer at least partially covers the inner layer, and the second material includes a self-repairing polymer. | 05-07-2009 |
Eugene D. Kwon, Rochester, MN US
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| 20090176317 | Soluble B7-H1 - This document features methods of evaluating mammals by assessing expression of B7-H4 in the vasculature. | 07-09-2009 |
| 20090215084 | B7-H1 AND B7-H4 IN CANCER - Methods of determining prognosis of a subject with cancer or determining risk of cancer progression by assessing expression of B7-H4, or B7-H1 and B7-H4 in combination. | 08-27-2009 |
| 20100015642 | B7-H1 AND SURVIVIN IN CANCER - Methods of determining prognosis of a subject with cancer by assessing expression of B7-H1 and survivin in combination. | 01-21-2010 |
| 20100203035 | B7-H3 IN CANCER - Methods of determining the prognosis of a subject with cancer and determining risk of cancer progression by assessing expression of B7-H3. Methods of reducing B7-H3 levels and/or activity. | 08-12-2010 |
| 20110020325 | METHODS FOR REDUCING GRANULOMATOUS INFLAMMATION - This document provides methods and materials for reducing bacterial induced granulomatous inflammation in a mammal using agents that reduce B7-H1 expression or activity. | 01-27-2011 |
| 20110200620 | B7-H1 AND METHODS OF DIAGNOSIS, PROGNOSIS, AND TREATMENT OF CANCER - The invention features methods of diagnosis by assessing B7-H1 expression in a tissue from a subject that has, or is suspected of having, cancer, methods of treatment with agents that interfere with B7-H1-receptor interaction, methods of selecting candidate subjects likely to benefit from cancer immunotherapy, and methods of inhibiting expression of B7-H1. | 08-18-2011 |
Gibum Kwon, Ann Arbor, MI US
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| 20120000853 | SUPERHYDROPHILIC AND OLEOPHOBIC POROUS MATERIALS AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING THE SAME - The present disclosure provides a porous material having a surface that is concurrently both superhydrophilic (having a first apparent advancing dynamic contact angle of less than or equal to about 5° for water) and oleophobic (having a second apparent advancing dynamic contact angle of greater than or equal to about 90°) or superoleophobic (a second apparent advancing dynamic contact angle of greater than or equal to about 150° for oil). Such materials can be used in a separator device to separate a liquid-liquid mixture of immiscible components (e.g., oil and water) or miscible components (e.g., alcohols). Separation apparatus incorporating such materials and methods of making and using these materials are also provided. | 01-05-2012 |
Jae Wan Kwon, Columbia, MO US
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| 20100072414 | MICROFLUIDIC VALVE SYSTEMS AND METHODS - The present disclosure provides a microfluidic valve with a liquid-film-core to open and close one or more dispensing orifices of an ejection nozzle of a microfluidic system, such as an inkjet printhead, to prevent nozzle-clogging. The microfluidic valve employs a non-volatile liquid to control ambient air exposure at a liquid-air interface. Particularly, the microfluidic valve utilizes a microfluidic driving mechanism, such as electrowetting principles or magnetic fields, to control movement of the non-volatile liquid in order to control the ambient air exposure at a liquid-air interface. The valve comprises a non-volatile liquid-film-core, a valve housing including a valve channel and a pair of aligned openings, and a valve control subsystem, whereas the liquid-film-core is movably confined within the valve channel, and the valve control subsystem controls movements of the liquid-film-core within the valve channel to Open and Close the aligned openings. | 03-25-2010 |
| 20100233518 | HIGH ENERGY-DENSITY RADIOISOTOPE MICRO POWER SOURCES - A method of constructing a solid-state energy-density micro radioisotope power source device. In such embodiments, the method comprises depositing the pre-voltaic semiconductor composition, comprising a semiconductor material and a radioisotope material, into a micro chamber formed within a power source device body. The method additionally includes heating the body to a temperature at which the pre-voltaic semiconductor composition will liquefy within the micro chamber to provide a liquid state composite mixture. Furthermore, the method includes cooling the body and liquid state composite mixture such that liquid state composite mixture solidifies to provide a solid-state composite voltaic semiconductor, thereby providing a solid-state high energy-density micro radioisotope power source device. | 09-16-2010 |
| 20100282005 | MASS SENSING DEVICE FOR LIQUID ENVIRONMENT - A device for sensing a mass in a liquid environment including a resonator comprising a piezo layer having a top electrode and a bottom electrode, a sensing surface located adjacent and opposite the top electrode, the resonator and the sensing surface defining a gap therebetween, and a post attached to the sensing surface and the resonator. | 11-11-2010 |
Jason Kwon, Raleigh, NC US
Jeong Hyeck Kwon, West Hartford, CT US
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| 20100109584 | POSITION-SENSORLESS CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATION FOR A SYNCHRONOUS MOTOR - This invention provides an advanced position and velocity estimation scheme used in a position-sensorless control system for synchronous operation of an electric motor. The system includes an electric motor having a stator and a rotor; an inverter for powering the electric motor; and a controller for controlling the inverter. The controller utilizes a control system comprising a rotor angle and angular velocity estimation block; an estimated angle error detector block; a field-weakening block; and a torque-to-current converter block, all of which operate to generate control commands for operation of the motor. | 05-06-2010 |
| 20100237808 | EFFICIENT GENERATOR GRID CONNECTION SCHEME POWERING A LOCAL VARIABLE FREQUENCY MOTOR DRIVE - A system for using a generator to simultaneously power a variable frequency motor drive locally and provide clean power to a grid comprising an electric generator supplying alternating current to a power conversion system. The power conversion system includes a converter changing generator AC output to direct current (DC); a capacitor bank that filters the DC from the converter and outputs a DC bus power; a grid inverter capable of replicating grid power from the DC bus power; and an output filter for supplying power to the power grid. A variable frequency motor drive receives DC bus power from the power conversion system. The variable frequency motor drive may be operatively connected to the power conversion system, or integrated therein. | 09-23-2010 |
Ji Han Kwon US
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| 20120056948 | Solution storage tank and inkjet printer head assembly with the same - Disclosed herein is an inkjet printer head assembly. The inkjet printer head assembly according to exemplary embodiments of the present invention includes: a storage unit having an inner space in which a solution is stored; a fluid supplier supplying fluid to the storage unit; and an agitator provided in the storage unit and driven by the fluid supplied to the storage unit from the fluid supplier to agitate the solution. | 03-08-2012 |
John H. Kwon, Lutherville, MD US
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| 20110117111 | MICRORNA-BASED DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THERAPIES FOR INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE AND RELATED DISEASES - The present invention is based, at least in part, on the novel discovery that certain microRNAs are associated with inflammatory bowel diseases and other related diseases. Accordingly, the invention relates to microRNA-based compositions, kits, and methods for detecting, characterizing, modulating, preventing, and treating inflammatory bowel diseases and other related diseases. | 05-19-2011 |
Michael Kwon, Annandale, VA US
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| 20090193859 | AUTOMATIC LOCKING SYSTEM AND DEADBOLT HAVING THE SAME - An automatic locking system includes a magnetic sensor and a magnet. The magnetic sensor sends a signal if the proximity to the magnet equals or is less than a predetermined distance. A controller drives a motor to extend a throw bolt in response to receiving the signal from the magnetic sensor. An electronic deadbolt includes the automatic locking system. The magnetic sensor is arranged in a deadbolt assembly inside the door on which the electronic deadbolt is arranged, and the magnet is arranged in or adjacent to a strike lining box on the door frame so the automatic locking system is hidden from view. An electronic deadbolt includes a master function that may be activated or deactivated by a user. If the master function is activated, a master passcode and master tag may be used to operate the electronic deadbolt and access programming buttons. | 08-06-2009 |
Mijung Kwon, Frederick, MD US
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| 20110053850 | DOC1 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATING CANCER - A purified DOC1 polypeptide comprising a fragment of SEQ ID NO: 1 is provided, wherein the DOC1 polypeptide is not the full-length DOC1 polypeptide sequence. A method of inhibiting angiogenesis in a subject is provided comprising administering to a subject a nucleic acid encoding a DOC1 polypeptide, whereby a cell in the subject produces the DOC1 polypeptide, thus inhibiting angiogenesis. A method of inhibiting tumor growth in a subject is provided comprising administering to a subject a nucleic acid encoding a DOC1 polypeptide, whereby a cell in the subject produces the DOC1 polypeptide, thus inhibiting tumor growth. | 03-03-2011 |
Mikale K. Kwon, Glenview, IL US
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| 20110220632 | PORTABLE COUNTERTOP ELECTRIC OVEN - A portable countertop electric oven for cooking food includes: a cooking housing; a power head operative to attach, connect, and/or couple, to the cooking housing, at least a portion of the power head extending into an interior of the cooking housing; a base operative to attach, connect, and/or couple, to the cooking housing; and a first securing element operable to secure the cooking housing to the base. A porting element may be provided, such as a handle formed from a portion of the power head, which may include first and second bulged regions of the power head. At least one of: the cooking housing; the power head and the base, may have a substantially elliptical shape, and may include two bulged portions at respective distal ends. The first securing element may be an attachment clip including a first region operable to engage with the cooking housing and a second region operable to engage with the base. | 09-15-2011 |
Oh-Hun Kwon, Westborough, MA US
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| 20080257380 | PROCESS OF CLEANING A SUBSTRATE FOR MICROELECTRONIC APPLICATIONS INCLUDING DIRECTING MECHANICAL ENERGY THROUGH A FLUID BATH AND APPARATUS OF SAME - An apparatus of cleaning a workpiece for microelectronic applications can include fixture to help position the workpiece. In one aspect the apparatus can include a tank and a transducer. In another aspect the apparatus can include a nozzle. The fixture, the tank, the nozzle, or any combination thereof can include an electrostatic dissipative material having a volume resistivity R | 10-23-2008 |
| 20080259236 | ELECTROSTATIC DISSIPATIVE STAGE AND EFFECTORS FOR USE IN FORMING LCD PRODUCTS - A process for producing a liquid crystal display (LCD) is provided that includes placing a glass substrate on a stage, and subjecting the glass substrate to at least one processing operation of a plurality of processing operations for forming an array of electronic devices on the glass substrate. The stage being electrostatic discharge dissipative and having a surface portion that has a volume resistivity (R | 10-23-2008 |
| 20100035747 | PARTIALLY STABILIZED ZIRCONIA MATERIALS - A ceramic material formed from a mixture including between about 50 wt % and about 85 wt % of a first zirconia-based material comprising between about 2 mol % and about 6 mol % yttria and between about 5 wt % and about 50 wt % of a second zirconia-based material comprising not greater than about 1 mol % yttria. The mixture can further include between about 1 wt % and about 10 wt % of an alumina material. | 02-11-2010 |
| 20100178589 | Thermal Shock-Tolerant Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Stack - A solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) includes a plurality of subassemblies. Each subassembly includes at least one subcell of a first electrode, a second electrode and an electrolyte between the first and second electrodes. A first bonding layer is at the second electrode and an interconnect layer is at the first bonding layer distal to the electrolyte. A second bonding layer that is compositionally distinct from the first bonding layer is at the interconnect layer, whereby the interconnect partitions the first and second bonding layers. A method of fabricating a fuel cell assembly includes co-firing at least two subassemblies using a third bonding layer that is microstructurally or compositionally distinct from the second bonding layer. | 07-15-2010 |
| 20110297228 | UV BLOCKING FLUOROPOLYMER FILM - The invention describes a polymer that is composed of a fluoropolymer modified with a UV absorber. The UV absorber is grafted to the polymeric backbone of the fluoropolymer. Optionally, a HALS can also be grated to the polymeric backbone of the fluoropolymer. Incorporation or the absorber or stabilizer helps to reduce degradation of underlying layers such as an encapsulant while still allowing useful light energy to pass through the layers to a device, such as a photovoltaic device. | 12-08-2011 |
| 20120129068 | SUBSTANTIALLY FLAT SINGLE CELLS FOR SOFC STACKS - A solid oxide fuel cell includes an anode layer, a cathode layer, and an electrolyte layer partitioning the anode layer and the cathode layer. The anode layer and the cathode layer are of about the same thickness and have about the same coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE). | 05-24-2012 |
O. K. Kwon, Clarkston, MI US
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| 20100274450 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PREDICTING VEHICLE ROLLOVER DURING A TRIP-OVER EVENT - A vehicle includes wheels, force sensors adapted for a vertical force and lateral force of each wheel, an onboard device, and a controller. The controller calculates vehicle values using the vertical force and lateral force, compares the values to a corresponding threshold, and automatically deploys the device when each element value does not exceed a corresponding threshold. A method for determining when to deploy an airbag includes measuring a vertical and lateral force at each wheel, and measuring a yaw rate and roll angle. A lateral velocity is calculated using the lateral force, and a lift of each wheel is calculated using the vertical force. The roll angle, roll rate, and stopping time are processed to generate a point on a 3D rollover plane. A rollover energy rate is calculated, and the airbag deploys when the point, rollover energy rate, and lift do not exceed a threshold. | 10-28-2010 |
Okey Kwon, Indianapolis, IN US
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| 20110052413 | COOLED GAS TURBINE ENGINE AIRFLOW MEMBER - In one embodiment, a gas turbine engine turbine flow member is described that contains a passageway having a flow obstruction that forms a tortuous passageway for the passage of a cooling fluid. The flow obstruction can include flow structures disposed toward either side of the passageway. In one non-limiting embodiment a flow structure can have a V-shape, and in another non-limiting embodiment the flow structure can have an elongate shape. As cooling fluid flows through the passageway it is encouraged to flow up, down, and/or along portions of the flow obstruction. | 03-03-2011 |
Omun Kwon, Orem, UT US
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| 20090195113 | INDUCTION MACHINE STATOR APPARATUS AND METHOD - A stator for an alternating-current induction machine, the stator comprising a cylindrical stator core. The stator may also comprise a first stator tooth. The first stator tooth may comprise a proximal end extending from the cylindrical stator core and a distal end comprising an outer surface positioned to face a rotor. A first arc of the outer surface may be eccentric relative to the cylindrical stator core. Various additional stator designs and methods are also disclosed. | 08-06-2009 |
Ou Jung Kwon, Pennsylvania, PA US
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| 20120025773 | METHOD OF CHARGING BATTERY AND BATTERY CHARGING CONTROL SYSTEM - A controller in a charging control system controls a charger to heat a battery at a low temperature by pulse charging and discharging up to a desired temperature and then moves to a normal charging mode. The controller calculates an ion concentration of an active material at electrode portions of the battery on the basis of the temperature data and the electric current data obtained, switch the pulse charging and discharging between a charging mode and a discharging mode on the basis of a pulse width when the ion concentration reaches a threshold. | 02-02-2012 |
Patrick Kwon, Okemos, MI US
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| 20100204072 | Nanoparticle graphite-based minimum quantity lubrication method and composition - A lubricant composition is disclosed that includes (a) a machining oil and (b) an exfoliated graphite nanoparticle (EGN) material stably dispersed in the machining oil. The lubricant composition is a stable suspension and is suitable for use as a liquid lubricant in a Minimum Quantity Lubrication (MQL) process. In the MQL process, the lubricant composition is applied/transferred to a worksite in the form of a mist. The presence of the EGN material in the lubricant composition provides high-temperature stability and lubricity under MQL conditions. A very small amount is transferred especially at high cutting speeds where the mist of the machining oil evaporates, but the EGN material remains on the surface to provide lubricity. Any operation involving machining can benefit from this lubricant composition. The method provides important benefits of reducing chipping on cutting tools and providing the additional lubricity especially when the cutting become very hot and thus extending tool life. | 08-12-2010 |
Sarah Kwon, Kent, OH US
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| 20090051560 | DRUG DISPENSER/CONTAINER DISPLAY - A display for use on medical dispensing equipment, and the resulting medical device and its method of display. In particular, provided are a number of specific embodiments of such a display on a medical device, including a film display for use on pill bottles and pill dispensers that utilize colored images as a dosage reminder for the user, a conformable bistable reflective display for use on drug delivery devices, and a conformable bistable reflective display for use on blood glucose meters. | 02-26-2009 |
Sebastian Kwon, Clearfield, UT US
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| 20090305208 | System and Method for Improving Fine Motor Skills - A system for improving fine motor skills includes a stylus. An electronic tablet detects a position of the stylus (or finger) when the stylus is near a surface of the electronic tablet. A process defines and draws tolerance band on the electronic tablet. The tolerance band may be defined by a visual marker. The process may define a starting position and an end position within the tolerance band. The system includes an auto challenge module that determines if the user is ready to advance to a more difficult lesson. The system also includes an auditory association module that plays a sound associated with the shape. The system includes a foreign language module that teaches the user how to correctly write a foreign language. Finally, there is an analysis module that provides both instantaneous feedback and show the progress of the user over time. | 12-10-2009 |
Seongtae Kwon, State College, PA US
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| 20090207555 | ANTIFERROELECTRIC MULTILAYER CERAMIC CAPACITOR - An antiferroelectric ceramic material that can be formed into a multilayer capacitor is disclosed. The antiferroelectric ceramic material is selected from the Pb(Sn, Zr, Ti)O3 (PSnZT) composition family. | 08-20-2009 |
| 20100279844 | ANTIFERROELECTRIC MULTILAYER CERAMIC CAPACITOR - An antiferroelectric ceramic material that can be formed into a multilayer capacitor is disclosed. The antiferroelectric ceramic material is selected from the Pb(Sn, Zr, Ti)O3 (PSnZT) composition family. | 11-04-2010 |
Soojin Kwon, Haworth, NJ US
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| 20110245264 | Modulators of G Protein-Coupled Receptor 88 - The present disclosure is generally directed to compounds which can modulate G-protein coupled receptor 88, compositions comprising such compounds, and methods for modulating G-protein coupled receptor 88. | 10-06-2011 |
| 20110251196 | Modulators of G Protein-Coupled Receptor 88 - The present disclosure is generally directed to compounds which can modulate G-protein coupled receptor 88, compositions comprising such compounds, and methods for modulating G-protein coupled receptor 88. | 10-13-2011 |
| 20110251204 | Modulators of G Protein-Coupled Receptor 88 - The present disclosure is generally directed to compounds which can modulate G-protein coupled receptor 88, compositions comprising such compounds, and methods for modulating G-protein coupled receptor 88. | 10-13-2011 |
Soonjo Kwon, Providence, UT US
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| 20120122140 | ULTRASONIC METHOD FOR MONITORING CELL CULTURES - A method for monitoring a cell culture, where the method includes measuring pulse-echo ultrasonic waveforms from the cell culture, and analyzing the pulse-echo ultrasonic waveforms to monitor the cell culture. | 05-17-2012 |
Taehun Kwon, Scarborough, ME US
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| 20110215373 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING DOUBLE EPI N-TYPE LATERAL DIFFUSION METAL OXIDE SEMICONDUCTOR TRANSISTORS - A system and a method are disclosed for manufacturing double epitaxial layer N-type lateral diffusion metal oxide semiconductor transistors. In one embodiment two N-type buried layers are used to minimize the operation of a parasitic PNP bipolar transistor. The use of two N-type buried layers increases the base width of the parasitic PNP bipolar transistor without significantly decreasing the peak doping profiles in the two N-type buried layers. In one embodiment two N-type buried layers and one P-type buried layer are used to form a protection NPN bipolar transistor that minimizes the operation of parasitic NPN bipolar transistor. The N-type lateral diffusion metal oxide semiconductor transistors of the invention are useful in inductive full load or half bridge converter circuits that drive very high current. | 09-08-2011 |
| 20120034756 | Method of Forming a Deep Trench Isolation Structure Using a Planarized Hard Mask - A number of deep trench openings are formed in a semiconductor wafer to have substantially equal depths and no oxide undercut by forming a number of shallow trench openings, forming a mask structure in the shallow trench openings where the mask structure has a substantially planar top surface, forming a number of mask openings in the mask structure, and etching the semiconductor wafer through the mask openings to form the deep trench openings. | 02-09-2012 |
Tae-Hyun Kwon, Urbana, IL US
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| 20090030300 | ACCURATE DETERMINATION OF INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE AND CHARACTERIZATION OF MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF THE CORNEA - A computer-implemented method for accurate determination of intraocular pressure (IOP) and characterization of mechanical properties of a cornea is provided that includes measuring a cornea with a probe tonometer to produce at least force versus displacement data over a range of applied forces; and forming a model of corneal constitutive parameters, with a computer having a processor, based on the data obtained by the probe tonometer to more accurately determine IOP and characterize mechanical properties of the cornea, wherein the computer is coupled with the probe tonometer. | 01-29-2009 |
Taek-Jin Kwon, Morganville, NJ US
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| 20090285197 | METHODS FOR EFFICIENT ORGANIZATION OF VEHICLE PEER GROUPS AND EFFICIENT V2R COMMUNICATIONS - The present invention provides methods for efficient control message distribution in a VANET. Efficient flooding mechanisms are provided to fulfill the objective of flooding (delivering a message to every connected node) with a limited number of re-broadcasting by selected key nodes. A suppression-based efficient flooding mechanism utilizes a Light Suppression (LS) technique to reduce the number of flooding relays by giving up the broadcasting of a flooding message when a node observes downstream relay of the same flooding message. Additionally, a relay-node based efficient flooding mechanism selects Relay Nodes (RN) to form an efficient flooding tree for control message delivery. RNs are nodes that relay at least one control message, for instance a Membership Report (MR) to the upstream node in “k” previous control message cycles The upstream node may be the group header (GH) for the LPG. | 11-19-2009 |
| 20090285213 | Inter-Local Peer Group (LPG) Routing Method - An on-demand method of routing data between a plurality of local peer groups (LPG). Each LPG includes a plurality of moving nodes. The method comprises transmitting a route request message from a source node, relaying the route request message to a native boundary node; forwarding the route request message to a foreign boundary node, determining if the destination node is within an LPG for the foreign boundary node; relaying the route request message to another boundary node if the destination node is not within the LPG, relaying the route request message to the destination node if the destination node is within the LPG, receiving the routing request message at the destination node, transmitting a routing response to the source node, relaying the routing response to the source node through a path discovered by the route request, receiving the routing response at the source node, and transmitting the data, upon receipt of the routing response. | 11-19-2009 |
| 20110006913 | Program and Method for Adaptive Mobile Ad-Hoc Wireless Communication - A method of controlling a wireless communication device that is installed in a moving vehicle. The method comprises receiving roadway topology information and vehicle traffic pattern information, receiving vehicle and wireless communication device performance information from a plurality of other moving vehicles, determining current position information for the moving vehicle; determining a first set of metrics for a performance of the wireless communication device installed in the moving vehicle, estimating at least one second metric related to the performance of the wireless communication device or an ad-hoc network which includes each wireless communication device and changing an operation or routing parameter for the wireless communication device based upon the estimation. The second metric is based upon at least a sub-set of the first set of metrics, the received information and the determined current position information for the moving vehicle. | 01-13-2011 |
| 20110010446 | Program and Method for Adaptively Maintaining a Local Peer Group in a Dynamic Environment - A method for maintaining a local peer group (LPG) for supporting communications among vehicles. The LPG is formed from a plurality of vehicles. Each vehicle is equipped with a wireless communications device. One of the vehicles is selected as a group header node (GH). The method comprises receiving periodically a heartbeat packet from the GH, the heartbeat packet including a maximum hop count, and a heartbeat cycle, forwarding the heartbeat packet until the maximum hop count is reached after waiting for a first random relay delay, which is less than a maximum allowable adjustable value, replying to the heartbeat packet with a membership report packet, forwarding a membership report packet towards the GH, and adding a vehicle that submitted the membership report packet to a LPG membership as a member node of the LPG if the membership report packet is new or updating information for a member node. | 01-13-2011 |
| 20110134762 | Adaptation Protocols for Local Peer Group (LPG) Networks in Dynamic Roadway Environments - A method and system for determining a size of a local peer group (LPG) network in a dynamic roadway (mobile) environment is provided. In one embodiment, the method comprises measuring a roundtrip time between a first node and a second node, and utilizing the measured roundtrip time to select the size of the local peer group network from a lookup table. In another embodiment, the method comprises determining when the roundtrip time exceeds a time interval of the heartbeat signal, and when the roundtrip time exceeds the time interval of the heartbeat signal adjusting the size of the local peer group network. | 06-09-2011 |
Thomas C. Kwon, Paramus, NJ US
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| 20090119329 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING VISIBILITY FOR DYNAMIC WEBPAGES - A system and method for providing visibility to dynamic webpages may include a static content database and a processor configured to, responsive to a request from a terminal for a dynamic webpage: generate the dynamic webpage; provide a static copy of the dynamic webpage for storage in the static content database; and transmit the dynamic webpage to the terminal. The processor is further configured to provide the static copy of the dynamic webpage to a webcrawler. | 05-07-2009 |
Yisug Kwon, Farmington, CT US
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| 20100032248 | ELEVATOR DAMPER ASSEMBLY - A damper assembly ( | 02-11-2010 |
| 20110073414 | ELEVATOR MOTION PROFILE CONTROL - An exemplary device for controlling an elevator car motion profile includes a controller ( | 03-31-2011 |
| 20120103732 | Elevator Governor System - A governor system for an elevator is disclosed. The governor includes a shaft horizontally extending from a sheave of the governor system. A base, spring, and slider are mounted on the shaft with linkages extending from the base of the sheave to at least one flyweight. The spring and flyweights are sized such that centrifugal force will be sufficient to overcome the biasing force of the spring upon the sheave reaching a certain rotational speed. Overspeed sensors and mechanical switches are positioned proximate the flyweights and flyweights plates such that upon such motion of the flyweights, the governor system is triggered, thereby slowing and ultimately stopping the elevator. The governor system has a greatly reduced space requirement compared to previous governors, as well as a reduced likelihood of false trips due to acceleration or deceleration of the car. | 05-03-2012 |
Yong Chai Kwon US
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| 20110171781 | METHOD OF FABRICATING A 3-D DEVICE - A method of fabricating a semiconductor device includes providing a semiconductor substrate having an active surface, thinning the substrate by removing material from a second surface of the substrate opposite the active surface, bonding a metal carrier to the second surface of the thinned substrate, forming a via opening in the thinned substrate, forming a conductive member in the via opening, and patterning the metal carrier bonded to the second surface of the thinned substrate to form a metal pattern. | 07-14-2011 |
Yong-Hoon Kwon US
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| 20110134168 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME - A liquid crystal display (LCD) includes: a light source unit to provide light to a liquid crystal panel and includes first point light sources and second point light sources; a first timing controller to transmit a first image signal and a second image signal to the liquid crystal panel; a second timing controller to transmit optical data, which includes first information to turn on the first point light sources and the second point light sources at different times; and a light source driver to control the first point light sources and the second point light sources to be turned on and off according to the optical data. A method of driving an LCD includes turning on and off first and second point light sources according to received first and second image signals. | 06-09-2011 |
Yongmoon Kwon, Copley, OH US
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| 20100130696 | POLYISOBUTYLENES AND PROCESS FOR MAKING SAME - The present invention generally relates to alcohol-terminated polyisobutylene (PIB) compounds, and to a process for making such compounds. In one embodiment, the present invention relates to primary alcohol-terminated polyisobutylene compounds, and to a process for making such compounds. In still another embodiment, the present invention relates to polyisobutylene compounds that can be used to synthesize polyurethanes, to polyurethane compounds made via the use of such polyisobutylene compounds, and to processes for making such compounds. In yet another embodiment, the present invention relates to primary alcohol-terminated polyisobutylene compounds having two or more primary alcohol termini and to a process for making such compounds. In yet another embodiment, the present invention relates to primary terminated polyisobutylene compounds having two or more primary termini selected from amine groups or methacrylate groups. | 05-27-2010 |
Yongmoon Kwon, Weston, FL US
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| 20100144996 | INJECTIBLE CYANOACRYLATE-FUNCTIONALIZED POLYISOBUTYLENES - The present invention generally relates to injectible polyisobutylene polymer compounds. More specifically, the N present invention relates to injectible polyisobutylene polymer compounds that are designed for various biological and medical applications. In one embodiment, the present invention relates to injectible functionalized polyisobutylene polymer compounds that are designed for various biological and medical applications. In another embodiment, the present invention relates to injectible cyanoacrylate-functionalized polyisobutylene polymer compounds. | 06-10-2010 |
| 20100283164 | Ocular Lens - A method of making an ocular lens device (and resulting lens device) from a polyolefin copolymer material having a crosslinking component, wherein the material is processed to remove unwanted reaction byproducts that can contribute to reduced transparency of the polyolefin copolymer material in the ocular environment of the eye. | 11-11-2010 |
Yong-Rak Kwon, Athens, OH US
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| 20110056196 | BEARING SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR FREE-PISTON STIRLING MACHINES - A bearing support system for a piston and its connecting rod in which the bearing system supports the combined piston and connecting rod by only two bearings, a gas bearing at the power piston (or displacer) and a radially acting spring bearing at its connecting rod. The spacing between them meets prescribed relationships and preferably exceeds a calculated value based upon chosen engineering parameters. A non-compliant connecting rod is fixed to an end of a piston which has a clearance seal length in the range of 0.3 times the diameter of the piston and 1.5 times the diameter of the piston. The distance from the gas bearing to the effective point of connection of the radially acting spring bearing to the connecting rod is greater than the seal length of the piston. The allowable off-center distance A for the radial displacement of the fixed connection of the radially acting spring bearing to the connecting rod is considerably greater than the diametrical clearance gap g which illustrates the reduction in the required precision for adjusting the position of the radially acting spring bearing. The piston and connecting rod unit is not supported by additional bearings that introduce additional alignment problems. | 03-10-2011 |
Young H. Kwon, Iowa City, IA US
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| 20100261646 | SUSTAINED INTRAOCULAR DELIVERY OF DRUGS FROM BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERIC MICROPARTICLES - Biodegradable polymeric microparticle compositions containing one or more active agents, especially those useful for treating or preventing or one or more diseases or disorders of the eye, and methods of making and using thereof, are described. The microsphere compositions release an effective amount of the one or more active agents for a period greater than 14 days in vivo, preferably greater than 60 days in vivo, more preferably up to 73 days in vivo, more preferably greater than 90 days in vivo, even more preferably over 100 days in vivo, and most preferably greater than 107 days in vivo. In a preferred embodiment, the microparticle compositions contain one or more active agents useful for managing elevated intraocular pressure (TOP) in the eye. In one embodiment, the microspheres are formed from polylactide-co-glycolide (“PLGA”); in another embodiment, the microspheres are formed from a blend PLGA and poly lactic acid (“PLA”). Relatively hydrophilic, and preferably carboxylated, polymeric materials such as PLGA are used for a drug such as timolol maleate, which is relatively water soluble, to increase drug loading. Higher molecular weight polymers, as well as the ratio of LA (which has a longer degradation time, up to one to two years) to GA (which has a short degradation time, as short as a few days to a week), are used to provide release over a longer period of time. The combination of drug loading and release rate, as well as the minimization of initial burst release, result in prolonged release of a higher amount of drug. | 10-14-2010 |
| 20110206773 | SUSTAINED DELIVERY OF DRUGS FROM BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERIC MICROPARTICLES - Biodegradable polymeric microparticle compositions containing one or more active agents, especially those useful for treating or preventing or one or more diseases or disorders of the eye, and methods of making and using thereof, are described. The microsphere compositions release an effective amount of the one or more active agents for a period greater than 14 days in vivo, preferably greater than 60 days in vivo, more preferably up to 73 days in vivo, more preferably greater than 90 days in vivo, even more preferably over 100 days in vivo, and most preferably greater than 107 days in vivo. In a preferred embodiment, the microparticle compositions contain one or more active agents such as AG1478 to induce nerve regeneration, specifically regeneration of the optic nerve useful for managing elevated intraocular pressure (TOP) in the eye. | 08-25-2011 |
Young K. Kwon, Oviedo, FL US
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| 20080304012 | RETINAL REFLECTION GENERATION AND DETECTION SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - A system for generating a beam for retinal reflection detection includes a beam processor positioned to receive an illumination beam having a first spot size from a light source. The beam processor can alter the illumination beam to form a beam having a second spot size. Focusing optics focus this altered beam onto an eye, causing a spot to be formed on the retina. A detector receives reflected radiation from the retina passed through the pupil, and generates data indicative of a spatial extent of the eye pupil and an intensity map of the reflected radiation. A software package can determine from the data a pupil size and an intensity level in the intensity map. A controller in communication with the software signals the beam processor to vary the second spot size to optimize an accuracy of the determined pupil size and the intensity level. | 12-11-2008 |
Young M. Kwon, Ann Arbor, MI US
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| 20100284982 | Erythrocyte-encapsulated L-asparaginase for enhanced acute lymphoblastic leukemia therapy - Compositions for transporting L-asparaginase across the cellular membrane of erythrocytes, comprising a low molecular weight protamine peptide. Process of preparation of compositions comprising conjugates of L-asparaginase and a low molecular weight protamine peptide. Method of treatment comprising administration of adapted L-asparaginase is also described. | 11-11-2010 |
Young Min Kwon, Ann Arbor, MI US
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| 20100034799 | ANTI-COCAINE COMPOSITIONS AND TREATMENT - Embodiments of the invention disclosed herein generally relate to anti-cocaine therapeutics. Specifically, some embodiments of the invention relate to highly efficient, thermostable, and long-lasting cocaine esterase (CocE) mutants that can protect against the toxic and reinforcing effects of cocaine in subjects. Provided herein are mutant CocE polypeptides displaying thermostable esterase activity. Also provided are methods of treating cocaine-induced conditions in a subject in need via administration of mutant CocE as well as methods for high-throughput screening of candidate esterase polypeptides. | 02-11-2010 |
Young Min Kwon, Springdale, AR US
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| 20110027309 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF ENHANCING IMMUNE RESPONSES - Provided herein are | 02-03-2011 |
| 20110111015 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF ENHANCING IMMUNE RESPONSES TO EIMERIA - Vaccines comprising TRAP polypeptides and | 05-12-2011 |
| 20110159026 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF ENHANCING IMMUNE RESPONSES TO FLAGELLATED BACTERIUM - Vaccines comprising fliC and CD 154 polypeptides and | 06-30-2011 |
Young S. Kwon, Salt Lake City, UT US
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| 20090184604 | COMPACT THERMOACOUSTIC ARRAY ENERGY CONVERTER - A thermoacoustic array energy converter consists of heat driven thermoacoustic prime movers in parallel coupled by means of an acoustic cavity to a piezoelectric electrical generator whose output is rectified and fed to an energy storage element. The prime movers convert heat to sound in a resonator. The sound form a phase-locked array is converted to electricity by means of the piezoelectric element. The generated electric energy is converted to DC by means of a rectifier set and it is then stored in a battery or supercapacitor. The generated electric energy can also be converted to power line frequency. | 07-23-2009 |
| 20120007369 | COMPACT THERMOACOUSTIC ARRAY ENERGY CONVERTER - A thermoacoustic array energy converter consists of heat driven thermoacoustic prime movers in parallel coupled by means of an acoustic cavity to a piezoelectric electrical generator whose output is rectified and fed to an energy storage element. The prime movers convert heat to sound in a resonator. The sound form a phase-locked array is converted to electricity by means of the piezoelectric element. The generated electric energy is converted to DC by means of a rectifier set and it is then stored in a battery or supercapacitor. The generated electric energy can also be converted to power line frequency. | 01-12-2012 |