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20100077789 | Refrigerator and ice storage container therefor - A refrigerator includes an ice storage container coupled to a mounting space of an inner wall of a freezing chamber door, and the ice storage container is attachable to and detachable from the mounting space by elastic lever units to maintain and release locking of the ice storage container with the mounting space, and elastic coupling units to maintain coupling of the ice storage container to the mounting space by elastic deformation and restrict movement of the ice storage container in the horizontal direction of the mounting space when the ice storage container is mounted on the mounting space, thereby preventing abrasion and breakdown of components due to user's ease in the assembly of the ice storage container and increase in the fixing force of the ice storage container. | 04-01-2010 |
20100270900 | Refrigerator with door opening device - A refrigerator with a door opening device. The door opening device includes a first rotating frame and a second rotating frame rotatably hinged to an upper end and a lower end of the door, a handle extended in the longitudinal direction of the door, and provided with one end connected to one end of the first rotating frame and the other end connected to one end of the second rotating frame, and a stopper unit to selectively restrict rotation of at least one of the first rotating frame and the second rotating frame relative to the door. | 10-28-2010 |
20110273070 | Door handle and refrigerator having the same - A refrigerator includes a refrigerator body, a door to open and close the front of the refrigerator body, and a door handle provided at one side of the door. The door handle includes a handle unit having a grip part to allow a user to grip the door handle, an actuating rod fixed inside the handle unit such that the actuating rod is moved along with the handle unit, a guide unit to guide movement of the actuating rod, a pusher configured to be advanced and retreated through movement relative to the actuating rod to push the refrigerator body, and a gear unit disposed between the actuating rod and the pusher such that the gear unit is engaged with the actuating rod and the pusher. | 11-10-2011 |
20140132141 | REFRIGERATOR AND LOWER HINGE MODULE OF THE SAME - A refrigerator, with respect to the refrigerator having a plurality of doors to open/close a storage compartment, capable of adjusting the height of the plurality of doors as to adjust the height difference that occurs between the plurality of doors. A lower hinge module of the refrigerator includes a hinge shaft being inserted into a lower portion of the door, a worm wheel coupled to the hinge shaft so as to be ascended/descended while supporting the weight of the door, and a worm engaged with the worm wheel to rotate the worm wheel. | 05-15-2014 |
20150137674 | REFRIGERATOR - A refrigerator may prevent an internal door from being opened together by an inertial force when an external door is opened, and may also prevent the external door from being opened together by an inertial force when the internal door is opened. The refrigerator includes a main body, a storage chamber provided in the main body so that a front surface thereof is opened, an internal door rotatably provided at a front surface of the main body so as to open and close the storage chamber and having an opening part in which a plurality of door guards are provided, an external door rotatably provided at a front surface of the internal door so as to open and close the opening part, and an internal door opening prevention device allowing or preventing opening of the internal door according to whether the external door is opened or closed. | 05-21-2015 |
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20120148256 | BIDIRECTIONAL OPTICAL SUB ASSEMBLY HAVING STRUCTURE TO REDUCE REFLECTION NOISE - Disclosed herein is a bi-directional optical sub-assembly structured to reduce reflection noise. The bi-directional optical sub-assembly includes an optical fiber; a transmitter transmitting an optical transmit signal having passed through a 45° filter to the outside through the optical fiber, a receiver receiving an optical receive signal which is received from the outside through the optical fiber, is reflected by the 45° filter and passes through a 0° filter; a body encompassing a part of the optical fiber, a part of the transmitter and a part of the receiver; a cap housing encompassing a part of the transmitter and including an opening to provide a passage for the optical transmit signal from the transmitter to the optical fiber, and a filter holder having the 45° filter and the 0° filter attached thereon within the body. The opening of the cap housing is set to have a minimum diameter X | 06-14-2012 |
20120148257 | OPTICAL TRANSCEIVER USING SINGLE-WAVELENGTH COMMUNICATION - Disclosed herein is a single wavelength bi-directional optical transceiver for transmitting/receiving optical signals having the same wavelength through an optical communication system. The optical transceiver includes a transmitter including an isolator and converting an external input signal into an optical transmit signal, an optical filter reflecting some of the optical transmit signal and transmitting the other of the optical transmit signal, an optical fiber transmitting the optical transmit signal transmitted by the optical filter to a counterpart optical transceiver, a receiver receiving an optical receive signal from the counterpart optical transceiver via the optical fiber, and a body enclosing a portion of the transmitter, the optical filter, a portion of the optical fiber and a portion of the receiver. An incidence angle (θ | 06-14-2012 |
20150349889 | BI-DIRECTIONAL OPTICAL TRANSCEIVER MODULE - Disclosed is a bi-directional optical transceiver module, which is capable of effectively separating optical signals even when wavelength bands of a first optical signal output from an optical fiber and a second optical signal output from an optical transmitter are narrow. | 12-03-2015 |
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20110085163 | METHOD AND APPARATUS OF MEASURING RELATIVE PHASE OF BIO-CELLS - A method of measuring a relative phase of a bio-cell using a digital image sensor, comprising the steps of firstly filtering a light emitted from a light source, using a first polarizer and a first wave plate, which are arranged in order in a optical path, exposing a bio-cell to the firstly filtered light, secondly filtering the light passing through the bio-cell, using a second wave plate and a second polarizer, which are arranged in order in the optical path, and sensing an intensity of the secondly filtered light, by each of pixels of the image sensor, wherein, as conditions of the second filtering are varied, optical properties of the bio-cell are calculated using the intensity of the light in a pixel-wise manner. | 04-14-2011 |
20130027760 | OPTICAL PROBE USING SENSOR AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - Disclosed are an optical probe using a sensor and a method for controlling the same. The optical probe includes: an optical converter to change a light path of light generated from a light source; a vibrator to convert an electrical signal into a mechanical motion; a transmission member to transmit the motion of the vibrator to the optical converter; a position sensor to sense the position of the optical converter; and a controller to adjust the position of the optical converter by controlling the vibrator based on the position sensed by the position sensor. | 01-31-2013 |
20130033573 | OPTICAL PHASE EXTRACTION SYSTEM HAVING PHASE COMPENSATIONFUNCTION OF CLOSED LOOP TYPE AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGEEXTRACTION METHOD THEREOF - Provided is an image extraction method of optical phase extraction system. The image extraction method may include checking whether a phase error due to an environmental disturbance of optical fiber occurs by monitoring an output signal obtained by interfering reflection optical signals reflected through two paths. When a phase error occurs, an error is compensated using a phase compensation control method of closed loop type through one of the two paths and an image is extracted by capturing an image of object in a state that the image of object is shifted by the set phase value when a phase error is compensated. According to the inventive concept, a phase error occurring in an optical fiber type interferometer due to an environmental disturbance is minimized or compensated. Also, since an interference image accurately shifted by the phase value set among arbitrary various phase values is obtained through a camera, reliability of three-dimensional phase information being extracted is guaranteed. | 02-07-2013 |
20130084633 | PETRI DISHES - Provided is a Petri dish, which improves or maximizes productivity. The Petri dish includes a dish including a bottom and a side wall, and accommodating a culture solution, and a cover covering an upper portion of the dish. The bottom of the dish includes a support region having a first thickness, and a measurement region having a second thickness smaller than the first thickness. | 04-04-2013 |
20130108262 | MULTI-CHANNEL OPTICAL MODULE | 05-02-2013 |
20140052002 | FLUORESCENT IMAGE ACQUISITION AND PROJECTION APPARATUS FOR REAL-TIME VISUALIZATION OF INVISIBLE FLUORESCENT SIGNAL - A fluorescent image acquisition and projection apparatus for real-time visualization of an invisible fluorescent signal is provided. The apparatus visualizes an invisible fluorescent signal generated from a target object (a tissue of a living body, a cell of a living body, or the like) by using a photodetection unit and a projector in real time. The apparatus directly projects a visualized fluorescent signal onto a region of the target object where the invisible fluorescent signal is generated, thereby enabling users to determine and confirm the generation location of the fluorescence with the naked eye. | 02-20-2014 |
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20130282369 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUDIO SIGNAL PROCESSING - A method for signal level matching by an electronic device is described. The method includes capturing a plurality of audio signals from a plurality of microphones. The method also includes determining a difference signal based on an inter-microphone subtraction. The difference signal includes multiple harmonics. The method also includes determining whether a harmonicity of the difference signal exceeds a harmonicity threshold. The method also includes preserving the harmonics to determine an envelope. The method further applies the envelope to a noise-suppressed signal. | 10-24-2013 |
20140233725 | PERSONALIZED BANDWIDTH EXTENSION - A personalized (i.e., speaker-derivable) bandwidth extension is provided in which the model used for bandwidth extension is personalized (e.g., tailored) to each specific user. A training phase is performed to generate a bandwidth extension model that is personalized to a user. The model may be subsequently used in a bandwidth extension phase during a phone call involving the user. The bandwidth extension phase, using the personalized bandwidth extension model, will be activated when a higher band (e.g., wideband) is not available and the call is taking place on a lower band (e.g., narrowband). | 08-21-2014 |
20140254816 | CONTENT BASED NOISE SUPPRESSION - Apparatus and methods for audio noise attenuation are disclosed. An audio signal analyzer can determine whether an input audio signal received from a microphone device includes a noise signal having identifiable content. If there is a noise signal having identifiable content, a content source is accessed to obtain a copy of the noise signal. An audio canceller can generate a processed audio signal, having an attenuated noise signal, based on comparing the copy of the noise signal to the input audio signal. Additionally or alternatively, data may be communicated on a communication channel to a separate media device to receive at least a portion of the copy of the noise signal from the separate media device, or to receive content-identification data corresponding to the content source. | 09-11-2014 |
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20100282611 | APPARATUS FOR SEPARATING CELL USING CENTRIFUGAL FORCE AND DIELECTROPHORESIS - A cell separating apparatus that can easily separate target cells contained in a fluid is provided. Target cells and a fluid are injected through a storage hole, and ejected to the outside of a rotation disk under the influence of a centrifugal force of the rotation disk. An electric field is applied to the outside of the rotation disk, and the target cells are gathered at a different position from the fluid due to di-electrophoresis. In addition, pivot arms placed at an outer surface of the rotation disk are open, and the open pivot arms collect the target cells. The collected target cell flow in a different storage portion through a fluid flow path. As a result, the target cells can be easily separated. | 11-11-2010 |
20110020858 | METHOD OF SELECTING AND SEPARATING NORMAL CELLS AND SPECIFIC CELLS BY USING ULTRASONIC WAVES - The present invention relates to a method of selecting and separating normal cells and specific cells by using ultrasonic waves. More particularly, the present invention relates to a method of selecting and separating normal cells and cancer cells, or normal cells and stem cells by using a difference in attenuation coefficients, speed of sound and so on in normal cells and specific cells obtained when ultrasonic waves are radiated. The method of the present invention is capable of selecting and separating normal cells and specific cells (cancer cells or stem cells) in a simple and efficient manner. | 01-27-2011 |
20110085163 | METHOD AND APPARATUS OF MEASURING RELATIVE PHASE OF BIO-CELLS - A method of measuring a relative phase of a bio-cell using a digital image sensor, comprising the steps of firstly filtering a light emitted from a light source, using a first polarizer and a first wave plate, which are arranged in order in a optical path, exposing a bio-cell to the firstly filtered light, secondly filtering the light passing through the bio-cell, using a second wave plate and a second polarizer, which are arranged in order in the optical path, and sensing an intensity of the secondly filtered light, by each of pixels of the image sensor, wherein, as conditions of the second filtering are varied, optical properties of the bio-cell are calculated using the intensity of the light in a pixel-wise manner. | 04-14-2011 |
20150160114 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMAGING CELLS - The present invention provides the method and apparatus to acquire three-dimensional images of cells. The present invention comprises (a) preparing the solid-state specimen containing (i) cells, (ii) viruses, (iii) the liquid containing the cells, or (iv) the liquid containing the viruses; (b) acquiring the surface information on the said solid-state specimen; (c) removing the surface of the said solid-state specimen and forming a new surface; and (d) acquiring the information on the new surface. According to the present invention, provided is the cell imaging method to acquire information to grasp practically the condition of the cell. Also, the present invention can provide information on the molecules and atoms consisting various biomolecules and organelles present in the cells. Furthermore, the present invention can provide the information on the interaction between the biomolecules present in the cells and the organic relationship among intracellular organelles. | 06-11-2015 |
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20130107795 | COMMUNICATION METHOD OF RELAY, TERMINAL, AND COMMUNICATION METHOD OF THE TERMINAL | 05-02-2013 |
20130109298 | TERMINAL AND METHOD OF COMMUNICATING IN THE SAME | 05-02-2013 |
20130176935 | TERMINAL AND COMMUNICATION METHOD THEREOF - A communication method of a terminal that can operate in a relay mode or a base station mode is provided. When the terminal, having received a service from a first base station, detects that a service connection to the first base station is unavailable, the terminal searches for a second base station, which is an available neighboring base station. The terminal transmits a ranging request message including a base station identifier of the first base station to the second base station. | 07-11-2013 |
20130294233 | BASE STATION CONTROL METHOD FOR CONNECTION OF TERMINAL WITH HIGHER PRIORITY AND BASE STATION SUPPORTING THE SAME - A method of controlling a base station is disclosed that provides service to a first terminal and a second terminal having higher priority than the first terminal. The base station determines whether there is an influx of call connection attempts when the lower-priority terminal and the higher-priority terminal perform ranging. If it is determined that there is an influx of call connection attempts, the base station sets the initial ranging backoff window size included in an information element of S-SFH SP3 (Secondary-Superframe Header SubPacket3) to a first size. If it is determined that there is an influx of call connection attempts, the base station sets the initial ranging backoff window size for the second terminal in an AAI-SCD (Advanced Air Interface-System Configuration Descriptor) message to a second size. Accordingly, it is possible to achieve a high probability of success of initial ranging of a higher-priority terminal. | 11-07-2013 |
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20080203876 | Refrigerator with tray cover - A refrigerator includes a main body, a receiving portion defined within the main body, a shelf disposed within the receiving portion having at least one auxiliary hinge portion disposed at a rear thereof, a storage tray slidably extractable from within the receiving portion and adjacent the shelf when the storage tray is received within the receiving portion, and a front cover disposed on a front surface of the storage tray to be rotated upward and opened when the storage tray is extracted from within the receiving portion and having at least one holder portion disposed on a rear surface thereof to be coupled to the at least one auxiliary hinge portion. By the configuration, the front cover is structurally reinforced, and it is possible to prevent the front cover from drooping and prevent a gap between the front cover and the upper shelf. | 08-28-2008 |
20130264928 | REFRIGERATOR - In a refrigerator including a sliding door configured to open and close a storage chamber, a storage basket provided on a rear portion of the sliding door, and a support frame configured to support the sliding door and the storage basket, sidewalls of the storage basket may be formed so as to protrude outwardly except a lower portion in which the support frame is disposed between an inner case and the sidewalls, thereby increasing a storage space of the storage basket. In addition, a front protrusion, an auxiliary protrusion, and a rear protrusion are formed in an upper portion of the storage basket, and therefore a relative position of an auxiliary basket to the storage basket may be limited, and the auxiliary basket may be drawn into and out in conjunction with drawn-in and-out movements of the storage basket. | 10-10-2013 |
20130264930 | SEMI-AUTO CLOSING APPARATUS AND REFRIGERATOR HAVING THE SAME - A refrigerator which improves the structure of an auto closing apparatus, increases the sealing ability of a door, and omits mounting of a separate spring. The refrigerator includes at least one door opening and closing at least one storage chamber provided in a main body, at least one upper hinge module including a body part and an extension part rotatably coupled to the at least one door, at least one lower hinge module, a door cap installed on an upper portion of the at least one door and including a hinge receiving part, an auto close lever coupled to the door cap and has elasticity to transmit elastic force to the door, and a cam member including a cam surface contacting the auto close lever so that the auto close lever accumulates elastic force and then transmits the elastic force to the door when the door is closed. | 10-10-2013 |
20130293080 | REFRIGERATOR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING DOOR THEREOF - Disclosed herein is a door of a refrigerator in which a vacuum insulation is positioned in the inner core of the door to be spaced apart from the top face, bottom face, front face, rear face and both lateral faces of the door, and a foam insulation is uniformly disposed in the remaining space in the door. | 11-07-2013 |
20150159934 | REFRIGERATOR - A rear plate of a refrigerator includes a base section formed at the outside of the rear plate while being flat, and a formed section formed to protrude from the base section toward the inner case through a foaming process. Outer equipment is installed at the formed section, to be disposed more inside than the base section and, as such, it is possible to protect the outer equipment from external impact. In addition, it is possible to achieve an improvement in rear appearance design of the refrigerator and an enhancement in space utility of the refrigerator. | 06-11-2015 |
20150260443 | REFRIGERATOR - Provided is a refrigerator having only a second door opened/closed or having both of a first door and a second door opened/closed using one handing by allowing a latch device to fix the second door to the first door or release the second door from being fixed to the first door. The refrigerator includes a main body having a storage compartment, a first door that is rotatably disposed in front of the main body and has an opening formed therein, a second door that is rotatably disposed in front of the first door to open/close the opening, a handle coupled to a front side of the second door to open/close the first door and the second door, and a latch device allowing the second door to be fixed and released to/from the first door. | 09-17-2015 |
20150260445 | REFRIGERATOR - A refrigerator includes a main body having a storage compartment, a first door that is rotatably disposed in front of the main body and has an opening, a door guard disposed in the opening, a second door that is rotatably disposed in front of the first door, opens/closes the opening, and is rotated in the same direction as the first door, first hinges coupling the first door rotatably to the main body, and second hinges coupling the second door rotatably to the first door, elastic levers coupled to the first door applying an elastic force in a direction in which the first door is closed, and a first stopping member coupled to the first door to limit an angle at which the first door is opened and a second stopping member coupled to the second door to limit an angle at which the second door is opened. | 09-17-2015 |
20150260447 | REFRIGERATOR - A refrigerator having a structure in which, when a first door or a second door is opened, a lamp installed at sidewalls of an opening in the first door emits light so that food stored in a door guard disposed in the opening can be illuminated. The refrigerator includes a main body having a storage compartment; a first door that is rotatably disposed in front of the main body and opens/closes the storage compartment, and has an opening formed therein, where at least one door guard is disposed in the opening; a second door that is rotatably disposed in front of the first door, opens/closes the opening, and is rotated in the same direction as the first door; and a lamp installed at the sidewalls of the opening. | 09-17-2015 |