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U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in California (Feb. 14)
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ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 14 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in California.
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California Inventors Develop Patent for M+N Bit Programming and M+L bit Read for M Bit Memory Cells
ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 13 -- Vishal Sarin, Cupertino, Calif., Jung-Sheng Hoei, Fremont, Calif., and Frankie F. Roohparvar, Monte Sereno, Calif., have developed a patent (8,111,550) for "M+N bit programming and M+L bit read for M bit memory cells."
The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A memory device and programming and/or reading process is described that programs and/or reads the cells in the memory array with higher threshold voltage resolution than required. In programming non-volatile memory cells, this allows a more accurate threshold voltage placement during programming and enables pre-compensation for program disturb, increasing the accuracy of any subsequent read or verify operation on the cell. In reading/sensing memory cells, the increased threshold voltage resolution allows more accurate interpretations of the programmed state of the memory cell and also enables more effective use of probabilistic data encoding techniques such as convolutional code, partial response maximum likelihood (PRML), low-density parity check (LDPC), Turbo, and Trellis modulation encoding and/or decoding, reducing the overall error rate of the memory."
The patent application was filed on Jan. 12, 2011 (13/005,291). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,111,550.PN.&OS=PN/8,111,550&RS=PN/8,111,550
Written by Shabnam Sheikh; edited by Jaya Anand.
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ARM Assigned Patent
ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 14 -- ARM, Cambridge, United Kingdom, has been assigned a patent (8,112,681) developed by four co-inventors for a "method and apparatus for handling fuse data for repairing faulty elements within an IC." The co-inventors are Faisal Ramzan Ali Khoja, Sunnyvale, Calif., Gary Robert Waggoner, San Jose, Calif., Sauro Landini, San Jose, Calif., and Ramamurti Chandramouli, Saratoga, Calif.
The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The application discloses an integrated circuit comprising: circuitry; a fusebox for storing an array of data identifying faulty elements within said circuitry; at least one fusebox controller for repairing said faulty elements in said circuitry in response to data received from said fusebox; a data communication path linking said fusebox controller with said fusebox; wherein said data stored in said fusebox is compacted data and said at least one fusebox controller comprises a data expander for expanding said compacted data received from said fusebox via said data communication path prior to repairing any faulty elements in said circuitry."
The patent application was filed on Jan. 29, 2008 (12/010,766). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=8,112,681&OS=8,112,681&RS=8,112,681
Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar.
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Ricoh Assigned Patent for Multi-threaded Device and Facility Manager
ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 14 -- Ricoh, Tokyo, has been assigned a patent (8,112,766) developed by Alain Regnier, Franconville, France, Lifen Tian, Sunnyvale, Calif., and Yaotian Wang, Sunnyvale, Calif., for a "multi-threaded device and facility manager."
The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Techniques are provided for implementing the WS-DeviceProfile standard as a multi-threaded process ("DFM") executing on a multi-function peripheral ("MFP"). The DFM takes care of the discovery of devices and services on a network. The DFM also acts as a facility manager. The DFM implements various web services in a single component that applications can re-use. The DFM insulates these applications from some of the more complex details of the web services that the DFM implements. The MFP may comprise several different applications, each with a different specialized function. Each of these applications uses the web services provided by the DFM. The multi-threaded nature of the DFM permits new services to be added to the MFP dynamically. The threads can handle separate tasks concurrently. For example, one thread can handle communications with processes outside the MFP, while another thread can simultaneously handle communications with processes and applications inside the MFP."
The patent application was filed on Dec. 21, 2006 (11/644,181). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=8,112,766&OS=8,112,766&RS=8,112,766
Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar.
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California Inventors Develop Patent for Apparatus to Enable Removal of Closely Fitting Attire on Legs and Feet
ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 14 -- Dennis Recchia, Valencia, Calif., and Janet Shusta-Recchia, Valencia, Calif., have developed a patent (8,109,418) for an "apparatus to enable removal of closely fitting attire on legs and feet."
The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The present invention is an apparatus to aid in the removal of closely fitting articles on a leg and foot. It includes a helical blade made of a lightweight, rigid, firm substance, having a shoulder area at a proximal end, a bottom area at a distal end which terminates in a bottom edge, a leading edge, and a trailing edge, the blade being arcuate along the plane from the leading edge to the trailing edge so that the blade has a face that is convex and a back that is concave. The apparatus includes a means such as a hook to engage the top of the article to be removed located on the convex face at a location on the bottom area at a given distance from the bottom edge and having a curvation that is facing the bottom edge. The device also includes an integral handle member."
The patent application was filed on May 25, 2007 (11/805,935). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=8,109,418.PN.&OS=PN/8,109,418&RS=PN/8,109,418
Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar.
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Texchem Advanced Products Assigned Patent
ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 14 -- Texchem Advanced Products, Penang, Malaysia, has been assigned a patent (8,109,390) developed by James D. Pylant, Temecula, Calif., and Alan L. Waber, Wildomar, Calif., for a "wafer container with overlapping wall structure."
The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Improvements in a semiconductor wafer container including improvements in side protection to the wafers, improved cover design to minimize rotation, a simplified top cover orientation mechanism and an improved bottom holding mechanism for automation. The side protection to the wafers is with multiple staggered inner and outer walls. The improved cover design improves alignment of the top and bottom housings and minimizes rotation of the housings in transit or motion. The housings have a recessed tab ramp feature with bi-directional locking that also increases the rigidity of the containment device when the two housings are assembled. The improved bottom holding mechanism for automation is an integrated feature that is molded into the bottom housing and not assembled in a secondary operation. The molded integration reduces tolerance errors that are present in assembling multiple pieces and joining multiple pieces."
The patent application was filed on Aug. 26, 2009 (12/548,368). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=8,109,390.PN.&OS=PN/8,109,390&RS=PN/8,109,390
Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar.
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GLOBALFOUNDRIES Assigned Patent
ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 14 -- GLOBALFOUNDRIES, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, has been assigned a patent (8,112,647) developed by four co-inventors for a "protocol for power state determination and demotion." The co-inventors are Alexander Branover, Chestnut Hill, Mass., Frank P. Helms, Austin, Texas, John P. Petry, San Diego, and Maurice B. Steinman, Marlborough, Mass.
The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A system may comprise a plurality of processing units, and a control unit and monitoring unit interfacing with the processing units. The control unit may receive requests for transitioning the processing units to respective target power-states, and specify respective target HW power-states corresponding to the respective target power-states. The monitoring unit may monitor operating characteristics of the system, and determine based on operating characteristics whether to allow the processing units to transition to the respective target hardware (HW) power-states. The control unit may be configured to change the respective target HW power-state to a respective updated HW power-state for each processing units for which it is determined that transition to its respective target HW power-state should not be allowed. The control unit may also be configured to infer a common target HW power-state based on the respective target HW power-states of processing units of a subset of the plurality of processing units, when the processing units of the subset of the plurality of processing units share at least one resource domain."
The patent application was filed on Oct. 20, 2008 (12/254,650). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=8,112,647&OS=8,112,647&RS=8,112,647
Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar.
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Terumo Assigned Patent
ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 14 -- Terumo, Tokyo, has been assigned a patent (8,109,274) developed by ten co-inventors for "methods and electrode apparatus to achieve a closure of a layered tissue defect." The co-inventors are Kenneth Horne, San Francisco, Jose Alejandro, Sunnyvale, Calif., Erik Engelson, Menlo Park, Calif., Dominique Filloux, Redwood City, Calif., Dan Francis, Mountain View, Calif., Lucia Kim, San Jose, Calif., Uday N. Kumar, San Francisco, Doug Sutton, Pacifica, Calif., Miriam H. Taimisto, San Jose, Calif., and Andy Uchida, Mountain View, Calif.
The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Methods for treating anatomic tissue defects such as a patent foramen ovale generally involve positioning a distal end of a catheter device at the site of the defect, exposing a housing and energy transmission member from the distal end of the catheter, engaging the housing with tissues at the site of the defect, applying suction or other approximating tool to the tissue via the housing to bring the tissue together, and applying energy to the tissue with the energy transmission member or to deliver a clip or fixation device to substantially close the defect. Apparatus generally include a catheter body, a housing extending from a distal end of the catheter body for engaging tissue at the site of the defect, and further adapted to house a fusing or fixation device such as an energy transmission member adjacent a distal end of the housing, or a clip or fixation delivery element."
The patent application was filed on April 11, 2006 (11/403,052). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=8,109,274.PN.&OS=PN/8,109,274&RS=PN/8,109,274
Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar.
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California Inventors Develop Patent for Dog Boot
ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 14 -- Mary Kathleen Wrenwood Maloney, Pacific Palisades, Calif., Michael Thomas, Toluca Lake, Calif., and Jay Garcia, Santa Ana, Calif., have developed a patent (8,109,241) for a dog boot.
The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A dog boot is provided comprising a generally vertical and cylindrical elongated tubular legging portion ending in and connected to a toe-box portion both of which are attached within a generally horizontal non-slide sole portion. The legging portion extends upwardly from the toe-box portion and defines an offset longitudinal slit providing adjacent, opposite, overlapping flap portions that are equipped with loop and hook fastening material allowing for ease of insertion and extraction of the dog's leg and paw. The generally tubular legging portion has two adjustable fastening straps for cinching the legging portion securely at two separate points around the dog's leg. Within the non-slide portion is a removable sole insert shaped to receive the pads of the dog's paw wherein the removable sole insert works as a shock absorber for the dog and adds comfort and stability during wear."
The patent application was filed on Aug. 29, 2005 (11/215,189). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=8,109,241.PN.&OS=PN/8,109,241&RS=PN/8,109,241
Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar.
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Metabank Assigned Patent
ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 14 -- Metabank, Sioux Falls, S.D., has been assigned a patent (8,108,977) developed by Eric D. Miller, San Mateo, Calif., for a "machine, methods, and program product for electronic order entry."
The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Systems, methods, and program product for facilitating electronic ordering of goods, services, or goods and services, or other products, through messaging over a financial services electronic payment network, are provided. A customer provides electronic order registration activation information for an electronic order transaction card. The customer is provided an electronic order card having a unique electronic payment network compatible electronic order card identifier including a non-financial transaction IIN and a customer number, and is provided a catalogue or list including product order codes each associated with a different product, to enable electronic ordering over the financial services electronic payment network. An electronic order card configured to interface with a conventional point-of-sale terminal can be used to facilitate the electronic ordering over the existing financial services electronic payment network when presented to the point-of-sale terminal with a product order code identifying a selected product."
The patent application was filed on Oct. 30, 2009 (12/609,896). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=8,108,977&OS=8,108,977&RS=8,108,977
Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar.
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California Inventor Develops Patent for Vacuum Acoustic Ceiling Removal System
ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 14 -- James C. Viviano, Toluca Lake, Calif., has developed a patent (8,108,966) for a "vacuum acoustic ceiling removal system."
The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A ceiling tool assembly has a unique ergonomically curved handle supported by a user at its rearward end with a cantilever rocker-shaped arm and forwardly slanted pistol grip. A curved concave surface conforms to the underarm part of a user's forearm above the elbow and further includes a forwardly slanted pistol grip with stub extension and an upward handle offset bend. Scraping force is provided by handle shape and handle attachments of my scraping unit for easy removal of popcorn from an overhead ceiling. A forearm resting area allows the user to provide either a right handed or left handed lifting force to the scraper unit. The offset portion, provided at the mid point of the handle, together with a handle attachment/design allows a two arm back and forward scraping force to be exerted along the length of the scraper unit."
The patent application was filed on July 9, 2008 (12/217,992). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=8,108,966&OS=8,108,966&RS=8,108,966
Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar.
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BlueArc UK Assigned Patent
ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 14 -- BlueArc UK, Bracknell, Berkshire, United Kingdom, has been assigned a patent (8,112,465) developed by John C. Holtom, Sunnyvale, Calif., for a "system, device, and method for validating data structures in a storage system."
The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Validating a data structure includes (a) maintaining a tracking structure in a memory, the tracking structure including a corresponding status field for each table entry, the status fields having an unmarked state and a marked state; (b) processing the table entries sequentially and tracking the used and free table entries using the tracking structure, such tracking including marking the status fields corresponding to used table entries and marking the status fields corresponding to the next free table entries referenced in the pointer fields of free table entries; and (c) determining validity of the data structure based on the tracking structure."
The patent application was filed on Oct. 9, 2008 (12/248,300). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=8,112,465&OS=8,112,465&RS=8,112,465
Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar.
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ARM Assigned Patent
ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 14 -- ARM, Cambridge, United Kingdom, has been assigned a patent (8,112,560) developed by four co-inventors for "controlling complex non-linear data transfers." The co-inventors are Paul Kimelman, Alamo, Calif., Edmond John Simon Ashfield, Cambridge, United Kingdom, Steven Richard Mellor, Sheffield, United Kingdom, and Ian Field, Olympia, Wash.
The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A direct memory access controller for controlling data transfer between a plurality of data sources and a plurality of data destinations is disclosed. The plurality of data sources and data destinations communicate with the direct memory access controller via a plurality of channels, the direct memory access controller further communicates with a memory and a processor. The memory stores two sets of control data for each of the plurality of channels and for the processor. The direct memory access controller is responsive to a data transfer request received from one of said plurality of channels or from said processor to access one set of said corresponding control data stored in said memory, said direct memory access performing at least a portion of said data transfer requested in dependence upon said accessed control data."
The patent application was filed on Aug. 24, 2010 (12/805,913). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=8,112,560&OS=8,112,560&RS=8,112,560
Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar.
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Hitachi Global Storage Technologies Netherlands Assigned Patent
ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 14 -- Hitachi Global Storage Technologies Netherlands, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, has been assigned a patent (8,108,985) developed by twelve co-inventors for a "method for manufacturing a perpendicular magnetic write head." The co-inventors are Yi Zheng, San Ramon, Calif., Yimin Hsu, Sunnyvale, Calif., Wen-Chien David Hsiao, San Jose, Calif., Ming Jiang, San Jose, Calif., Aron Pentek, San Jose, Calif., Sue Siyang Zhang, Saratoga, Calif., Edward Hin Pong Lee, San Jose, Calif., Hung-Chin Guthrie, Saratoga, Calif., Ning Shi, San Jose, Calif., Vladimir Nikitin, Campbell, Calif., Prabodh Ratnaparkhi, San Jose, Calif., and Yinshi Liu, Foster City, Calif.
The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method for manufacturing a magnetic write head for perpendicular magnetic recording. The method includes forming a write pole, and then depositing a refill layer. A mask structure can be formed over the writ pole and refill layer, the mask structure being configured to define a stitched pole. An ion milling or reactive ion milling can then be performed to remove portions of the refill layer that are not protected by the mask structure. Then a magnetic material can be deposited to form a stitched write pole that defines a secondary flare point. The stitched pole can also be self aligned with an electrical lapping guide in order to accurately locate the front edge of the secondary flare point relative to the air bearing surface of the write head."
The patent application was filed on Nov. 2, 2007 (11/934,687). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=8,108,985&OS=8,108,985&RS=8,108,985
Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar.
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Hitachi Assigned Patent
ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 14 -- Hitachi, Tokyo, has been assigned a patent (8,112,378) developed by four co-inventors for "methods and systems for performing root cause analysis." The co-inventors are Yutaka Kudo, San Jose, Calif., Tetsuya Masuishi, San Jose, Calif., Takahiro Fujita, San Jose, Calif., and Tomohiro Morimura, Kanagawa-Ken, Japan.
The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A root cause analysis engine uses event durations and gradual deletion of events to improve analysis accuracy and reduce the number of required calculations. Matching ratios of relevant rules are recalculated every time notification of an event is received. The calculation results are held in a rule memory in the analysis engine. Each event has a valid duration, and when the duration has expired, that event is deleted from the rule memory. Events held in the rule memory can be deleted without affecting other events held in the rule memory. The analysis engine can then re-calculate the matching ratio of each rule by only performing the re-calculation with respect to affected rules related to the deleted event. The calculation cost can be reduced because analysis engine processes events incrementally or decrementally. Analysis engine can determine the most possible conclusion even if one or more condition elements were not true."
The patent application was filed on June 17, 2008 (12/213,257). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=8,112,378&OS=8,112,378&RS=8,112,378
Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar.
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New Year, California, Florida Inventors Develop Patent for System and Method for Providing a Virtual Environment with Shared Video on Demand
ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 14 -- Kevin S. Upton, Amherst, N.Y., Brian Wiener, Thousand Oaks, Calif., and Christopher Tata, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., have developed a patent (8,112,490) for a "system and method for providing a virtual environment with shared video on demand."
The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A system and methodology for creating, compiling, managing and distributing works of multimedia within a virtual space (environment) or virtual meeting space. The system consists of a server and client architecture. Within this architecture, the server or controller plays a "master" role, pulling, storing, and delivering media content from a plurality of client sources. The master server or controller manipulates the storage and delivery of these streams through an intelligent database and programming architecture. These streams are encoded to a specific format and delivered through a server to single or multiple recipients as a vital component of a complete virtual meeting experience. The result is a complete and organized virtual meeting room experience from attendee invitation though follow-up and record meeting dispersal."
The patent application was filed on May 14, 2009 (12/466,198). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=8,112,490&OS=8,112,490&RS=8,112,490
Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar.
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Wanova Technologies Assigned Patent
ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 14 -- Wanova Technologies, South Netanya, Israel, has been assigned a patent (8,112,505) developed by Israel Ben-Shaul, Palo Alto, Calif., Shahar Glixman, Kiryat Tivon, Israel, and Tal Zamir, Haifa, Israel, for "on-demand block-level file system streaming to remote desktops."
The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Techniques are provided for desktop streaming over wide area networks. In one embodiment, a computing device comprises logic that is configured to intercept file open requests for files stored in a file system, where at least some of the files in the file system may have not yet been fully downloaded. In response to a request to open a file, the logic is configured to modify a first sharing mode specified therein and to open the file in a read-write sharing mode that allows other processes to open the file. While one or more blocks of the file are being downloaded or written into the file, the logic is configured to check whether a second sharing mode received in a subsequent request to open the file is compatible with the first sharing mode. If the second sharing mode is not compatible with the first sharing mode, the logic is configured to deny the subsequent request even though in the file system the file is opened in the read-write sharing mode."
The patent application was filed on March 12, 2010 (12/723,550). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=8,112,505&OS=8,112,505&RS=8,112,505
Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar.
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Hitachi Global Storage Technologies Netherlands Assigned Patent
ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 14 -- Hitachi Global Storage Technologies Netherlands, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, has been assigned a patent (8,112,580) developed by Zvonimir Z. Bandic, San Jose, Calif., and Marco Sanvido, Belmont, Calif., for a "disk drive having multiple disk surfaces accessible by a read/write head and nonvolatile memory for continuous data transfer."
The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A magnetic recording hard disk drive (HDD) has at least one read/write head that accesses more than one disk surface. The HDD is able to transfer data to and from the host computer seamlessly without interruption during the time the head is being moved from one disk surface to another disk surface. Nonvolatile solid state memory is associated with pairs of disk surfaces. During the time of a head transfer from one disk surface in the pair to the other disk surface, data is read from or written to the associated nonvolatile memory. The data is first read from or written to one disk surface, then from or to the nonvolatile memory, and then, after completion of the head transfer, from or to the other disk surface, thereby allowing seamless uninterrupted transfer of data."
The patent application was filed on Jan. 19, 2009 (12/356,070). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=8,112,580&OS=8,112,580&RS=8,112,580
Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar.
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California Inventor Develops Patent for Hydraulic Control System and Method
ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 14 -- Arnold Peterson, Lake Balboa, Calif., has developed a patent (8,109,197) for a "hydraulic control system and method."
The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A control system for controlling the movement of a system such as a hydraulic servo controlled gimbal systems. The system includes a plurality of actuators and sensors that sense the position of the actuators. On start up, a control system determines the present orientation of the system and compared it to a user defined desired orientation. The system operates in a first mode on start up where the control system moves the actuators so that the system is moved form the present orientation to the desired orientation at a controlled rate. Once the desired orientation is reached, control is then passed to a user controlled device such as a joystick."
The patent application was filed on June 18, 2008 (12/141,863). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=8,109,197&OS=8,109,197&RS=8,109,197
Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar.
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Hon Hai Precision Industry Assigned Patent
ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 14 -- Hon Hai Precision Industry, Tu-Cheng, New Taipei, Taiwan, has been assigned a patent (8,109,505) developed by Chih-Kun Shih, Santa Clara, Calif., Chun-Hsien Lin, Taipei-Hsien, Taiwan, and Chen-Lu Fan, Taipei Hsien, Taiwan, for a "printer with paper holding device."
The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A printer includes a main body and a paper holding device. The main body is capable of printing and outputting paper. The paper holding device is secured to the main body, and includes a paper tray, a plurality of sliding members, a connecting mechanism, and a driving mechanism. The paper tray is configured for receiving the outputted paper. The sliding members are slidably located on the paper tray. The connecting mechanism is attached to the paper tray and connected to the sliding members. The driving mechanism is attached to the paper tray and capable of driving the connecting mechanism to slide the plurality of sliding members to shape a space to fit the size of outputted paper."
The patent application was filed on May 14, 2010 (12/780,848). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=8,109,505.PN.&OS=PN/8,109,505&RS=PN/8,109,505
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Applied Materials Assigned Patent
ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 14 -- Applied Materials, Santa Clara, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,108,981) developed by six co-inventors for a "method of making an electrostatic chuck with reduced plasma penetration and arcing." The co-inventors are Dmitry Lubomirsky, Cupertino, Calif., Kadthala Ramaya Narendranath, San Jose, Calif., Xinglong Chen, San Jose, Calif., Sudhir Gondhalekar, Fremont, Calif., Muhammad Rasheed, Fremont, Calif., and Tony Kaushal, Cupertino, Calif.
The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method of making an electrostatic chuck comprising positioning a plate into a channel in a body to form a plenum and inserting a dielectric component into an opening in the plate, where the dielectric component defines a portion of a passage from the plenum. Thereafter, depositing a dielectric layer covering at least a portion of the body and at least a portion of the plate to form a support surface. The dielectric layer is polished to a specified thickness. In one embodiment, the polishing process forms an opening through the dielectric layer to enable the dielectric component to define a passage between the support surface and the plenum. In another embodiment, at least a portion of the dielectric layer is porous proximate the dielectric component such that the porous dielectric layer and the dielectric component form a passage between the support surface and the plenum. In a further embodiment, a hole is formed through the dielectric layer and the hole in the dielectric layer and the dielectric component form a passage between the support surface and the plenum."
The patent application was filed on July 31, 2007 (11/888,327). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=8,108,981&OS=8,108,981&RS=8,108,981
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Samsung Electronics Assigned Patent
ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 14 -- Samsung Electronics, Suwon, South Korea, has been assigned a patent (8,112,380) developed by four co-inventors for a "situation-aware thresholding for recommendation." The co-inventors are Sangoh Jeong, Palo Alto, Calif., Doreen Cheng, San Jose, Calif., Yu Song, Pleasanton, Calif., and Swaroop Kalasapur, Santa Clara, Calif.
The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "In one embodiment, data relating to usage patterns of the user is stored, wherein the data includes information as to items which were used and the context in which they were used. The data is then clustered into clusters of data points. Then a centroid is determined for each of the clusters. A cluster similar to a current context of the user is selected by comparing a data point representing the current context of the user to one or more of the centroids. For each of one or more items, a threshold based on values for a plurality of the centroids with respect to the corresponding item, wherein a threshold is used to compare with centroid value of an item in a selected cluster to determine whether to recommend the item."
The patent application was filed on Sept. 6, 2011 (13/226,309). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=8,112,380&OS=8,112,380&RS=8,112,380
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Hitachi Global Storage Technologies Netherlands Assigned Patent for Method for Manufacturing a Perpendicular Magnetic Write Pole having a Large Bevel Angle
ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 14 -- Hitachi Global Storage Technologies Netherlands, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, has been assigned a patent (8,108,986) developed by Yinshi Liu, Foster City, Calif., for a "method for manufacturing a perpendicular magnetic write pole having a large bevel angle."
The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method for manufacturing a magnetic write head for perpendicular magnetic recording, the write head having a write pole with an increased bevel (taper) angle. The write pole is constructed by forming a mask structure over a magnetic write pole material, and then performing a combination of sweeping or rotation with static (non-rotating, non-sweeping) ion milling at an angle relative to normal. The ion milling is performed while moving the wafer laterally within the ion milling tool to ensure that the ion milling is performed uniformly across the wafer during static milling."
The patent application was filed on Dec. 28, 2007 (11/966,164). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=8,108,986&OS=8,108,986&RS=8,108,986
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Invention Science Fund I Assigned Patent
ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 14 -- Invention Science Fund I, Bellevue, Wash., has been assigned a patent (8,109,073) developed by ten co-inventors for a "hybrid propulsive engine including at least one independently rotatable compressor stator." The co-inventors are Glenn B. Foster, Newcastle, Wash., Roderick A. Hyde, Redmond, Wash., Muriel Y. Ishikawa, Livermore, Calif., Edward K.Y. Jung, Bellevue, Wash., Jordin T. Kare, Seattle, Nathan P. Myhrvold, Medina, Wash., Clarence T. Tegreene, Bellevue, Wash., Thomas Allan Weaver, San Mateo, Calif., Lowell L. Wood Jr., Bellevue, Wash., and Victoria Y.H. Wood, Livermore, Calif.
The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A hybrid propulsive technique includes providing a flow of a working fluid through at least a portion of an at least one jet engine. The hybrid propulsive technique comprises extracting energy from the working fluid that is at least partially converted into electrical power, and converting at least a portion of the electrical power to a torque. The hybrid propulsive technique also comprises rotating an at least one independently rotatable compressor stator at least partially responsive to the converting the at least a portion of the electrical power to the torque."
The patent application was filed on Oct. 8, 2008 (12/287,500). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=8,109,073&OS=8,109,073&RS=8,109,073
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California Inventor Develops Patent for Railgun System
ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 14 -- George Arthur Proulx, Castro Valley, Calif., has developed a patent (8,109,190) for a railgun system.
The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A system for accelerating an armature to launch a projectile by injecting liquid aluminum between the armature and a pair of electrically conductive rails. A system for accelerating an armature by injecting liquid metal between the armature a plurality of electrically conductive rails and collecting the liquid metal. The liquid metal or liquid aluminum can comprise solid particles. A railgun structure with mechanical guide rails. A railgun structure with a film stack of alternating copper and nickel layers. An armature with guide rail supports. A method of using the system by placing liquid metal in the armature, placing the armature between conductive rails, and applying an electric current to the rails."
The patent application was filed on Aug. 7, 2009 (12/537,482). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=8,109,190&OS=8,109,190&RS=8,109,190
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Nevada, California Inventors Develop Patent for Enhanced Challenge-response
ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 14 -- Aaron T. Emigh, Incline Village, Nev., and James A. Roskind, Redwood City, Calif., have developed a patent (8,112,483) for an enhanced challenge-response.
The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "In some embodiments, a technique for challenging a message comprises receiving a message, providing a captcha, providing a machine-solvable puzzle, and sending the captcha and the machine-solvable puzzle."
The patent application was filed on Aug. 9, 2004 (10/915,240). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=8,112,483&OS=8,112,483&RS=8,112,483
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Alcatel Lucent Assigned Patent
ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 14 -- Alcatel Lucent, Paris, has been assigned a patent (8,109,321) developed by six co-inventors for a "modular heat sink assembly comprising a larger main heat sink member thermally connected to smaller additional floating heat sink members." The co-inventors are Sinan Alousi, Sunnyvale, Calif., Daniel Anav, San Jose, Calif., Joseph D. Griffin, Lake Oswego, Ore., Ali Mira, Morgan Hill, Calif., Michael Mira, Morgan Hill, Calif., and Henry Schrader, Mountain View, Calif.
The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A modular heat sink assembly is disclosed. The heat sink assembly includes a main (larger) heat sink member having one or more voids through the member. The heat sink assembly also includes one or more additional (smaller) heat sink members that fit within the voids of the main heat sink member and are able to move (float) within the voids while thermally connected to main heat sink member. The thermal connection to the main heat sink member may be accomplished by incorporating heat pipes as a bridge between the heat sink members, so that heat spreading, and regulation thereof, occurs over the additional heat sink members and the main heat sink member."
The patent application was filed on March 5, 2008 (12/043,078). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=8,109,321.PN.&OS=PN/8,109,321&RS=PN/8,109,321
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California Inventors Develop Patent for Liquid Storage and Dispensing Device and Method
ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 14 -- Mirna Nono, Granada Hills, Calif., and Fadi Nono, Granada Hills, Calif., have developed a patent (8,109,216) for a "liquid storage and dispensing device and method thereof."
The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An apparatus for storing fluid containing bags comprising a shelf having a bag-supporting surface, and a pair of laterally extending projections. The device includes a pair of opposed sidewalls each comprising an inner surface, and a longitudinal groove for receiving one of said projections. The groove is disposed in the inner surface. A first support for supporting one of the projections in a first shelf position is disposed within the groove, and a second support for supporting one of the projections in a second shelf position is disposed within the groove. The shelf is disposed between the sidewalls such that each of the projections is disposed within a corresponding groove. The shelf is movable from the first shelf position wherein each of the projections is supported by a corresponding first support and the second shelf position wherein each of the projections is supported by a corresponding second support."
The patent application was filed on May 6, 2008 (12/116,191). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-adv.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&d=PTXT&p=1&p=1&S1=8,109,216&OS=8,109,216&RS=8,109,216
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Cypress Semiconductor Assigned Patent
ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 14 -- Cypress Semiconductor, San Jose, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,112,615) developed by Paul Beard, Milpitas, Calif., for a "single cycle reduced complexity CPU."
The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A single cycle RISC CPU. The single cycle RISC CPU includes an instruction decoder configured to perform an instruction fetch and an instruction decode. An arithmetic logic unit is coupled to the instruction decoder. The arithmetic logic unit is configured to perform an instruction execute and produce a resulting data output. A register file is coupled to the arithmetic logic unit. The register file includes a register input and a register output. The register file is configured to provide data for the instruction fetch via the register output and accept the resulting data output via the register input such that the instruction fetch, the instruction decode, and the instruction execute are performed in a single clock cycle."
The patent application was filed on Sept. 27, 2002 (10/256,830). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=8,112,615&OS=8,112,615&RS=8,112,615
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Snow Brand Seed Assigned Patent
ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 14 -- Snow Brand Seed, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan, has been assigned a patent (PP22,483) developed by Oscar Hasegawa, Salinas, Calif., for a "carnation plant named 'CFPC Mahalo'."
The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A new variety of carnation plant named `CFPC Mahalo,` having a compact form of plant with well presented pink flowers."
The patent application was filed on Sept. 8, 2010 (12/807,517). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=PP22,483.PN.&OS=PN/PP22,483&RS=PN/PP22,483
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Ricoh Assigned Patent
ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 14 -- Ricoh, Tokyo, has been assigned a patent (8,112,709) developed by Jamey Graham, San Jose, Calif., and Peter E. Hart, Menlo Park, Calif., for an "automatic adaptive document printing help system."
The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An automatic printing assistant application for documents in electronic form is provided by virtue of the present invention. In certain embodiments, an elongated thumbnail image of all or part of an electronically stored document is displayed. A section of the document of interest to the reader is emphasized. Movement of the emphasized area in the elongated thumbnail image assists the user with the selection of sections or pages of the document for printing. The operation of the assistant is personalizable for a particular user by setting of a sensitivity level and selection of relevant topics of interest. Some embodiments of the assistant are also capable of improved performance over time by both automatic and manual feedback. The assistant is usable with many popular electronic document formats."
The patent application was filed on July 6, 2006 (11/482,529). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=8,112,709&OS=8,112,709&RS=8,112,709
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California Inventor Develops Patent for Combination Smoking Device and Lighter
ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 14 -- Fan Bao, City of Industry, Calif., has developed a patent (8,109,275) for a "combination smoking device and lighter."
The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A pipe lighter includes a lighter apparatus coupling with an inhaler apparatus. The inhaler apparatus includes a crucible unit coupled with the housing sidewall of the lighter housing and a tubular inhaling guider extended from the crucible unit, wherein the crucible unit has a substance chamber positioned adjacent to a flame opening of the lighter apparatus for retaining a smoking substance in the substance chamber, such that the lighter apparatus is actuated to produce a flame for a combustion of the smoking substance to be smoked and for an inhalation of smoked through the inhaling guider."
The patent application was filed on Nov. 12, 2008 (12/291,809). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=8,109,275.PN.&OS=PN/8,109,275&RS=PN/8,109,275
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California Inventor Develops Patent for Trigger Activated Switch
ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 14 -- Terrill Abst, Oakdale, Calif., has developed a patent (8,109,024) for a trigger activated switch.
The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A trigger activated switch for a firearm is disclosed. The switch comprises a Hall-effect sensor configured to be mounted in the housing or frame of the firearm, and a magnet disposed on a retractable member coupled to the trigger of the gun. The trigger comprises a firing module rotatably coupled to the housing to have a range of motion with respect to the housing from a non-firing position to a firing position. The retractable member is moveably coupled to the firing module and articulates between a non-engaged position and engaged position with respect to the firing module. The Hall-effect sensor is attached to the firearm housing in proximity to the magnet when the retractable member is in the non-engaged position. Motion of the retractable member from the non-engaged position to the engaged position causes the magnet to articulate away from the sensor, which then activates an auxiliary device upon sensing motion of the retractable member."
The patent application was filed on April 30, 2009 (12/433,608). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=8,109,024&OS=8,109,024&RS=8,109,024
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Fiorello Assigned Patent
ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 14 -- Christopher D. Fiorello, Menlo Park, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,112,372) developed by Christopher Fiorillo, Menlo Park, Calif., for a "prediction by single neurons and networks."
The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An artificial neuron integrates current and prior information, each of which predicts the state of a part of the world. The neuron's output corresponds to the discrepancy between the two predictions, or prediction error. Inputs contributing prior information are selected in order to minimize the error, which can occur through an anti-Hebbian-type plasticity rule. Current information sources are selected to maximize errors, which can occur through a Hebbian-type rule. This insures that the neuron receives new information from its external world that is not redundant with the prior information that the neuron already possesses. By learning on its own to make predictions, a neuron or network of these neurons acquires information necessary to generate intelligent and advantageous outputs."
The patent application was filed on Nov. 14, 2008 (12/271,282). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=8,112,372&OS=8,112,372&RS=8,112,372
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California Inventor Develops Patent for Real-time Web Applications
ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 14 -- Jonathan Wu, Mountain View, Calif., has developed a patent (8,112,768) for real-time web applications.
The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A computer-implemented method for updating a web user interface on a client device is provided. A router back-boned to the Internet communicates with the client device web-user interface data defined in markup language to dynamically update the web-user interface on the client device. The router contains no logic regarding the web-user interface running on the client device. The client device has a browser server for dynamically updating the web-user interface through downloading and caching the data from the router. The browser server on the client device has (i) a user interface model of the web-user interface running on the client device defined in Javascript, and (ii) a JavaScript Runtime Engine for dynamically converting the downloaded and/or cached web-user interface markup language data into JavaScript objects. The web-user interface is dynamically updated by combining steps (i) and (ii)."
The patent application was filed on Oct. 22, 2010 (12/925,477). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=8,112,768&OS=8,112,768&RS=8,112,768
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California Inventor Develops Patent for Method for Providing Alias Folders in a Document Management System
ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 14 -- Thomas Zuber, Los Angeles, has developed a patent (8,112,713) for a "method for providing alias folders in a document management system."
The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Interactive collaboration within a secure, server-based social community integrated with a secured document management system that includes at least one of a plurality of professional functionalities and a plurality of integrative functionalities to members having a member virtual identity within the community. Members of the community may create a personalized custom set of folders within the document management system, which customized arrangement allows the members to view documents, files, and folders as they desire. By creating these personalized custom "alias" folders, the members rearrange folders to be more accessible to themselves, while leaving the actual files and folders unchanged as viewed by every other member of the community. Members or a network administrator may also grant permission to other members of the network to access alias folders of each other member."
The patent application was filed on May 17, 2011 (13/109,556). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=8,112,713&OS=8,112,713&RS=8,112,713
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California Inventors Develop Patent for Drink Bottle Funnel
ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 14 -- William R. Sheffield, Indio, Calif., and Laura K. McBrayer-Sheffield, Indio, Calif., have developed a patent (8,109,399) for a drink bottle funnel.
The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A drink bottle funnel for attaching securely to a drink bottle to facilitate pouring flavoring into the drink bottle includes a main portion formed by a circumferential wall having a top opening and a bottom opening. A tubular connection portion extends from the main portion around the bottom opening. An interior surface of the connection portion has interior surface threads. Thus, the connection portion is designed for threadably engaging the threaded neck of a drink bottle."
The patent application was filed on March 8, 2010 (12/719,044). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=8,109,399.PN.&OS=PN/8,109,399&RS=PN/8,109,399
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Accenture Global Services Assigned Patent
ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 14 -- Accenture Global Services, Schaffhausen, Switzerland, has been assigned a patent (8,112,391) developed by Christopher J. Allen, Aurora, Colo., Beth S. Miles Barry, Corte Madera, Calif., and Ervan D. Rodgers, Lansing, Mich., for "synchronization of agent skill data."
The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method and system for automatically updating and synchronizing contact center agent skill data maintained in a central agent skill database with a routing system based upon skill-changing events triggered in skill-Impacting systems. Contact center agent skills may be maintained in a skill database for a set of agents. A skill-impacting system (such as an education system, a satisfaction system or a metrics system) may send skill/capability data for an agent. The agent's profile in the skill database may be updated based on the received skill data. Either immediately, when triggered by an event, or at a predetermined interval, a routing system's routing logic may be synchronized with the new data in the agent's profile. When the contact center receives a contact (such as a phone call, an email, a web chat, an instant message, or a fax) from a customer, processing logic in the routing system may select a best-fit agent based on availability and skill data from the agent profiles."
The patent application was filed on July 15, 2003 (10/619,917). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=8,112,391&OS=8,112,391&RS=8,112,391
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Samsung Electronics Assigned Patent for Security-enhanced Storage Devices Using Media Location Factor in Encryption of Hidden and Non-hidden Partitions
ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 14 -- Samsung Electronics, Suwon, South Korea, has been assigned a patent (8,112,634) developed by Onur Aciicmez, San Jose, Calif., Xinwen Zhang, San Jose, Calif., and Jean-Pierre Seifert, San Jose, Calif., for a "security-enhanced storage devices using media location factor in encryption of hidden and non-hidden partitions."
The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Methods and devices for increasing or hardening the security of data stored in a storage device, such as a hard disk drive, are described. A storage device provides for increased or hardened security of data stored in hidden and non-hidden partitions of a storage medium in the device. An algorithm may be utilized for deriving a key that is used to encrypt or decrypt text before it is read from or written to the hard disk. The algorithm accepts as input a specific media location factor, such as an end address or start address of the block where the text is being read from or written to, and a secret key of the storage component. The output of the algorithm is a final key that may be used in the encryption and decryption process. Thus, in this manner, the final key is dependent on the location of the block where the data is being written or read, thereby making it more difficult to tamper with the data, which may be stored in a hidden or non-hidden partition of a hard disk."
The patent application was filed on June 4, 2008 (12/132,862). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=8,112,634&OS=8,112,634&RS=8,112,634
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California Inventors Develop Patent for LPG Fueled Internal Combustion Engine Powered Devices
ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 14 -- Bernardo J. Herzer, Culver City, Calif., and David Kostka, San Pedro, Calif., have developed a patent (8,109,251) for "LPG fueled internal combustion engine powered devices."
The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A gas phase of LPG such as propane is used to power a small internal combustion engine driving or powering a preselected device such as a powered lawnmower, weed whacker, string trimmer, leaf blower or the like and the fuel system is provided with heating arrangements that insure the gas phase of the LPG is discharged from the LPG tank for all operating conditions of the device."
The patent application was filed on Nov. 1, 2010 (12/925,893). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=8,109,251.PN.&OS=PN/8,109,251&RS=PN/8,109,251
Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar.
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California Inventor Develops Patent for Variable Joining Device and Method for its Use
ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 14 -- Kenneth P. Krohn, Oceanside, Calif., has developed a patent (8,109,539) for a "variable joining device and method for its use."
The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An adjustable or variable joining device (such as a fitting or connector) used to connect a duct (such as pipe or tubing) having a range of shapes, sizes and thread styles to an object (such as equipment, a container, or another length of pipe or tubing). In various embodiments, the device may generally comprise a sealing member, a support assembly, and a support plate. The sealing member is adapted to seal the duct to the device by elastically expanding to fit around the exterior surface of the duct. The support plate, which is placed adjacent to the interior surface of the sealing member, protects the sealing member and prevents it from collapsing under thrust loads. The support assembly is positioned on the outside of the sealing member and assists in operatively holding the sealing member in place. The device may also comprise a casing member, which encloses the above members."
The patent application was filed on July 17, 2007 (11/879,346). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=8109539.PN.&OS=PN/8109539&RS=PN/8109539
Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar.
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California Inventors Develop Patent for Flue-Gas Purification and Reclamation System and Method
ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 14 -- Baoquan Zhang, Fullerton, Calif., and Xiaoqing Zhang, Fullerton, Calif., have developed a patent (8,110,164) for a "flue-Gas purification and reclamation system and method thereof."
The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A flue-gas purification system includes a flue-gas cycling system, a reactor, an absorbent adding system having at least a catalytic absorbent, wherein the catalytic absorbent is being gasified for reacting with the flue-gas in the reactor in a homogenous gas-gas phase reacting manner. Therefore, the purification system has fast reaction rate between the pollutants of the flue-gas and the catalytic absorbent, which is preferably ammonia, to efficiently remove pollutants, so as to effectively purify the flue-gas."
The patent application was filed on June 28, 2010 (12/803,535). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=8,110,164&OS=8,110,164&RS=8,110,164
Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar.
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California Inventor Develops Patent for Contoured Loveseat
ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 14 -- Anthony Vitale, San Rafael, Calif., has developed a patent (8,109,575) for a contoured loveseat.
The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Contoured loveseat with an internal support frame forming an elongate rectilinear shape having a pair of matching long rigid parallel side panels, a pair of matching short rigid parallel side panels and a contoured top panel. The short side panels and the contoured top panels are covered by a uniformly thick cushion material. The short side panels join the top panel in a radiused fashion. A plurality of supplemental support cushions can be slidably retained within cutout portions in the side panels. The cutout portions are shaped to match the profile of the supplemental cushions. A preferred embodiment includes one side of the contoured top panel being sized for a male body and the opposite side of the contoured top panel being sized for a female body."
The patent application was filed on Nov. 28, 2008 (12/315,094). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=8109575.PN.&OS=PN/8109575&RS=PN/8109575
Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar.
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Kyphon Assigned Patent for Interspinous Process Implant having Deployable Wings and Method of Implantation
ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 14 -- Kyphon, Neuchatel, Switzerland, has been assigned a patent (8,109,972) developed by eight co-inventors for an "interspinous process implant having deployable wings and method of implantation." The co-inventors are James F. Zucherman, San Francisco, Ken Y. Hsu, San Francisco, Henry A. Klyce, Piedmont, Calif., Charles J. Winslow, Walnut Creek, Calif., Scott A. Yerby, Montara, Calif., John J. Flynn, Walnut Creek, Calif., Steven T. Mitchell, Pleasant Hill, Calif., and John A. Markwart, Castro Valley, Calif.
The abstract of the patent
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