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U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in New Jersey (March 22)(Targeted News Service Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Targeted News Service Targeted News Service ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 22 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in New Jersey. *** New Jersey Institute of Technology Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 22 -- New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, N.J., has been assigned a patent (7,908,654) developed by Andrey Belenky, Brooklyn, N.Y., and Nirwan Ansari, Montville, N.J. for "accomodating fragmentation with deterministic packet marking." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The deterministic packet marking (DPM) method is based on marking packets with the partial address information of ingress interface only. The attack victim is able to recover the complete address(es) information after receiving several packets from a particular attacking host or hosts. The full path is not really essential for the traceback since it can be different for different packets for different reasons. In order to deal with fragmentation, it is required that the ID field (as well as some other fields) of all the fragments in a given series is the same. DPM randomly selects the marks from the pool, which is created at startup. The mark completely occupies the ID field in the IP packet header, as well as Reserved Flag. Since every single packet passing through the DPM-enabled interface is marked, the ID field of all the fragments of a series are ensured to be the same. By allowing DPM to suspend randomness in selecting the marks for the fragments of a series, all fragments are ensured to have the same ID. This ID would be different from the one originally set by the origin of the packet, but this would not make a difference for the reassembly process." The patent application was filed on March 14, 2005 (11/079,451). 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=6&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20110315.PD.&s2=%28NJ.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/03/15/2011+AND+AS/NJ&RS=ISD/03/15/2011+AND+AS/NJ Written by Rajat Puri; edited by Anand Kumar, in collaboration with Contify. *** Ballet Makers Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 22 -- Ballet Makers, Totowa, N.J., has been assigned a patent (D634,103) developed by Melissa Nataadiningrat, Oakland, N.J., for an ornamental design for a dance footwear. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The ornamental design for a dance footwear, as shown and described." The patent application was filed on Sept. 14, 2009 (D/343,445). 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=5&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20110315.PD.&s2=%28NJ.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/03/15/2011+AND+AS/NJ&RS=ISD/03/15/2011+AND+AS/NJ Written by Rajat Puri; edited by Anand Kumar, in collaboration with Contify. *** AT&T Intellectual Property II Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 22 -- AT&T Intellectual Property II, Reno, Nev., has been assigned a patent (7,908,630) developed by four inventors for a "method and apparatus for internet co-browsing over cable television and controlled through computer telephony." The co-inventors are Evan Stephen Crandall, Morris, N.J., Anders Fernstedt, Santa Clara, Calif., Steven Lloyd Greenspan, Union, N.J., and David M. Weimer, Aberdeen, N.J. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A novel mechanism is disclosed by which a sender can direct information such as an audiovisual signal to a particular recipient's audiovisual display device, such as a cable television set and, thereby, share information between the sender and the recipient. In one embodiment of the invention, a calling party originates a telephone call and associates that telephone call with audio-visual information that exists on the caller's personal computer or on an Internet server. The called party answers the call, and can tune an associated cable television to the appropriate channel in order to view the audio-visual information. The caller can modify the audio-visual information during the call. Accordingly, the current invention ties together the telephone, cable, and IP networks in a manner that does not require large investments from cable or telephone service providers. In an alternative embodiment of the invention, a called party, such as a representative at a customer service center or an interactive voice response unit, can associate audio-visual information with the call such that the calling party can see the data on the appropriate television channel. In another embodiment, the telephone keypad can be used to move forwards and backwards through a series of audio-visual screens. In another embodiment, the cable subscriber can preset the television to a particular URL which can be viewed, but not navigated, without the telephone call." The patent application was filed on Jan. 23, 2002 (10/061,064). 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=2&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20110315.PD.&s2=%28NV.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/03/15/2011+AND+AS/NV&RS=ISD/03/15/2011+AND+AS/NV Written by Rajat Puri; edited by Anand Kumar, in collaboration with Contify. *** AT&T Intellectual Property I Assigned Patent for Method and System of Diagnosing a Video Condition Experienced at a Customer Premises ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 22 -- AT&T Intellectual Property I, Atlanta, has been assigned a patent (7,908,632) developed by four co-inventors for a "method and system of diagnosing a video condition experienced at a customer premises." The co-inventors are Sam Russell, Tinton Falls, N.J., Paritosh Bajpay, Edison, N.J., David H. Lu, Morganville, N.J., and Shiu Y. Chong, Fair Haven, N.J. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A test controller can be operable to diagnose a video condition experienced at a customer premises. The test controller can include a port coupled to the customer premises. The test controller can also include a processor operable to activate a diagnosis sequence, send a set of questions to equipment at the customer premises, and isolate a cause of the video condition to a portion of the network, in response to receiving test a video access device can include a first port coupled to particular test equipment and a second port coupled to video access devices. The test controller can be part of a system that includes methods used to diagnose the video condition experienced at the customer premises." The patent application was filed on Jan. 8, 2008 (11/970,934). 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=3&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20110315.PD.&s2=%28GA.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/03/15/2011+AND+AS/GA&RS=ISD/03/15/2011+AND+AS/GA Written by Rajat Puri; edited by Anand Kumar, in collaboration with Contify. *** Cotapaxi Custom Design and Manufacturing Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 22 -- Cotapaxi Custom Design and Manufacturing, Carlstadt, N.J., has been assigned a patent (D634,160) developed by Carl Cetera, Westfield, N.J., for an ornamental design for a mug. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The ornamental design for a mug, as shown and described." The patent application was filed on May 18, 2010 (D/349,916). 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=3&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20110315.PD.&s2=%28NJ.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/03/15/2011+AND+AS/NJ&RS=ISD/03/15/2011+AND+AS/NJ Written by Rajat Puri; edited by Anand Kumar, in collaboration with Contify. *** AT&T Intellectual Property II Assigned Patent for Method and Apparatus of Providing Resource Allocation ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 22 -- AT&T Intellectual Property II, Atlanta, has been assigned a patent (7,907,522) developed by Satish Raghunath, Troy, N.Y., and Kadangode K. Ramakrishnan, Berkeley Heights, N.J., for a "method and apparatus of providing resource allocation and admission control support in a VPN." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Method and apparatus for effectively supporting resource allocation and admission control of a Virtual Private Network in a service provider network." The patent application was filed on May 16, 2008 (12/122,523). 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=20&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20110315.PD.&s2=%28GA.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/03/15/2011+AND+AS/GA&RS=ISD/03/15/2011+AND+AS/GA Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi, in collaboration with Contify. *** Chemtura Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 22 -- Chemtura, Middlebury, Conn., has been assigned a patent (7,906,467) developed by Eugene P. DiBella, Newton, N.J., for "antioxidants for synthetic lubricants and methods of manufacture." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Provided are compounds of formula ##STR00001## wherein R.sup.1 is t-octyl, AR is phenyl, R.sup.2 is an alkyl substituted carboxyl and m is 0, 1, or 2. Lubricating oils and hydraulic fluids comprising a polyol ester lubricant in combination with one or more compounds of formula I and methods for their use are also provided." The patent application was filed on Oct. 24, 2007 (11/923,250). 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=22&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20110315.PD.&s2=%28CT.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/03/15/2011+AND+AS/CT&RS=ISD/03/15/2011+AND+AS/CT Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi, in collaboration with Contify. *** AT&T Intellectual Property II Assigned Patent for Method and Apparatus for Providing Personal Mobility Features ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 22 -- AT&T Intellectual Property II, Atlanta, has been assigned a patent (7,907,712) developed by Healfdene Goguen, South Orange, N.J., Thomas M. Smith, Westfield, N.J., and Pamela Zave, Chatham, N.J., for a "method and apparatus for providing personal mobility features in a telecommunications environment." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Personal mobility, multiparty control, and device augmentation features are provided within a voice-over-Internet protocol environment, such as a distributed feature composition (DFC) telecommunications architecture. The personal mobility features allow a caller to be identified to a callee using a desired identifier in place of an identifier of the device from which a call is made. Such personal mobility features are made available in multiparty calling environments and after mid-call moves. Device augmentation features provide enhanced calling options to a device that may otherwise be unequipped to provide such options, thus enabling personal mobility and multiparty control features across a wide variety of telecommunications devices." The patent application was filed on March 22, 2005 (11/086,968). 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=17&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20110315.PD.&s2=%28GA.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/03/15/2011+AND+AS/GA&RS=ISD/03/15/2011+AND+AS/GA Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi, in collaboration with Contify. *** AT&T Intellectual Property II Assigned Patent for Routing Protocols with Predicted Outage Notification ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 22 -- AT&T Intellectual Property II, Atlanta, has been assigned a patent (7,907,517) developed by Bellovin M. Steven, Westfield, N.J., for "routing protocols with predicted outage notification." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method, system and non-transitory computer-readable medium for the efficient routing of data packets across a plurality of routers when a link is unavailable which includes connecting a plurality of nodes in a network using a plurality of routers having a plurality of links between the routers, informing the routers in the network when one or more of the links in the network will be unavailable at a specified time in the future, recalculating the routing tables to determine the most efficient routing paths when the links in the network become unavailable and, when the time in the future arrives, switching the routers in the network to the new routing tables at the same time." The patent application was filed on May 26, 2010 (12/788,006). 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=21&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20110315.PD.&s2=%28GA.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/03/15/2011+AND+AS/GA&RS=ISD/03/15/2011+AND+AS/GA Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi, in collaboration with Contify. *** AT&T Intellectual Property II Assigned Patent for Method and System for Providing Voice over IP Conferencing Service ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 22 -- AT&T Intellectual Property II, Reno, Nev., has been assigned a patent (7,907,550) developed by Yue-Chuan Chu, Morristown, N.J., and Ningming Hua, Rockaway, N.J., for a "method and system for providing voice over IP conferencing service." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The present invention relates to a method and system for providing conference call services in a VoIP local network. A VoIP communication station may be conferenced into a VoIP call between at least two other communication stations. In one embodiment, a Voice Conference Server device (VCS) receives a "join-call` signal or indication from a VoIP phone wishing to conference into a VoIP connection. The VoIP connection may be between at least one VoIP phone in a local network and a communication station such as a PSTN phone in a public network. The VCS sets up an RTP voice path and conferences in the VoIP communication station providing the "join-call" signal or indication." The patent application was filed on March 19, 2002 (10/099,983). 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=22&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20110315.PD.&s2=%28NV.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/03/15/2011+AND+AS/NV&RS=ISD/03/15/2011+AND+AS/NV Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi, in collaboration with Contify. *** Schering-Plough Animal Health Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 22 -- Schering-Plough Animal Health, Summit, N.J., has been assigned a patent (7,906,538) developed by four co-inventors for "control of parasites in animals by the use of novel trifluoromethanesulfonanilide oxime ether derivatives." The co-inventors are Adam Gerhardt Meyer, Richmond, Australia, Kevin Norman Winzenberg, Camberwell, Australia, David G. Sawutz, Maplewood, N.J., and Andris Juris Liepa, Wheelers Hill, Australia. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Novel trifluoromethanesulfonanilide oxime ether compounds useful for controlling endo and/or ectoparasites in the environment are provided, together with methods of making the same, and methods of using the inventive compounds to treat parasite infestations in vivo or ex vivo." The patent application was filed on Oct. 31, 2007 (11/930,907). 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=43&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20110315.PD.&s2=%28NJ.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/03/15/2011+AND+AS/NJ&RS=ISD/03/15/2011+AND+AS/NJ Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi, in collaboration with Contify. *** Elementis Specialties Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 22 -- Elementis Specialties, Hightstown, N.J., has been assigned a patent (7,906,461) developed by David Dino, Cranbury, N.J., Jeffrey Thompson, East Windsor, N.J., and Richard Geurtsen, Robbinsville, N.J., for "thermally stable compositions and use thereof in drilling fluids." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A composition is comprised of a mixture of the reaction product of an amine and a poly-functional isocyanate, and the reaction product of (i) a carboxylic acid with at least two carboxylic moieties; (ii) a polyamine having an amine functionality of two or more; and a chemical selected from the group consisting of (i) alkoxylated alkyl amines, (ii) fatty acid amides and (iii) mixtures thereof, and it is used as a drilling fluid additive." The patent application was filed on Oct. 22, 2007 (12/517,410). 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=48&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20110315.PD.&s2=%28NJ.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/03/15/2011+AND+AS/NJ&RS=ISD/03/15/2011+AND+AS/NJ Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi, in collaboration with Contify. *** Merck Sharp & Dohme Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 22 -- Merck Sharp & Dohme, Rahway, N.J., has been assigned a patent (7,906,503) developed by four co-inventors for "substituted 3-alkyl and 3-alkenyl azetidine derivatives." The co-inventors are Robert K. Baker, Cranford, N.J., Jianming Bao, Scotch Plains, N.J., Shouwu Miao, Edison, N.J., and Kathleen M. Rupprecht, Cranford, N.J. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: " Novel compounds of the structural formula (I) are antagonists and/or inverse agonists of the Cannabinoid-1 (CB1) receptor and are useful in the treatment, prevention and suppression of diseases mediated by the CB1 receptor. The compounds of the present invention are useful as centrally acting drugs in the treatment of psychosis, memory deficits, cognitive disorders, migraine, neuropathy, neuro-inflammatory disorders including multiple sclerosis and Guillain-Barre syndrome and the inflammatory sequelae of viral encephalitis, cerebral vascular accidents, and head trauma, anxiety disorders, stress, epilepsy, Parkinson's disease, movement disorders, and schizophrenia. The compounds are also useful for the treatment of substance abuse disorders, the treatment of obesity or eating disorders, as well as the treatment of asthma, constipation, chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction, and cirrhosis of the liver. ##STR00001##." The patent application was filed on Oct. 21, 2008 (12/288,518). 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=46&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20110315.PD.&s2=%28NJ.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/03/15/2011+AND+AS/NJ&RS=ISD/03/15/2011+AND+AS/NJ Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi, in collaboration with Contify. *** Rohm and Haas Assigned Patent for Processes for Producing Ethylene and Carbon Monoxide Mixtures from Ethane ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 22 -- Rohm and Haas, Philadelphia, has been assigned a patent (7,906,699) developed by four co-inventors for "processes for producing ethylene and carbon monoxide mixtures from ethane." The co-inventors are Abraham Benderly, Elkins Park, Pa., Scott Han, Lawrenceville, N.J., Mark Anthony Silvano, New Hope, Pa., and Donald Lee Zolotorofe, Ivyland, Pa. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method for producing a mixture of ethylene and carbon monoxide by contacting ethane and an oxygen source at a temperature of at least 500.degree. C. to produce ethylene and carbon monoxide. A method for producing an alkyl propionate by steps of: (a) contacting ethane and an oxygen source at a temperature of at least 500.degree. C. to produce ethylene; (b) contacting an alcohol, ethylene and carbon monoxide with an ethylene carbonylation catalyst to produce the alkyl propionate; and (c) separating the alkyl propionate from byproducts and starting materials. The method further comprises condensing the alkyl propionate with formaldehyde to produce an alkyl methacrylate." The patent application was filed on Aug. 5, 2008 (12/221,591). 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=25&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20110315.PD.&s2=%28PA.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/03/15/2011+AND+AS/PA&RS=ISD/03/15/2011+AND+AS/PA Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi, in collaboration with Contify. *** AT&T Intellectual Property I Assigned Patent for Method for Measuring Network Performance Parity ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 22 -- AT&T Intellectual Property I, Reno, Nev., has been assigned a patent (7,907,536) developed by Charles David Pack, Oceanport, N.J., for a "method for measuring network performance parity." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method for measuring network performance parity includes the steps of computing a call completion ratio for at least one network provider, and determining whether the call completion ratio passes a first test. These steps may further include computing a first call completion ratio for a first network provider, a second call completion ratio for a second network provider, a difference between the first call completion ratio and the second call completion ratio, and a variance for the difference. The method also includes the step of assessing whether a second test is determinate if the call completion ratio does not pass the first test, by determining whether the variance is greater than a variance cutoff. In addition, the method includes the step of assessing whether a call completion ratio passes the second test, if the second test is determinate, by determining whether the difference is greater than a threshold." The patent application was filed on May 13, 2008 (12/119,877). 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=23&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20110315.PD.&s2=%28NV.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/03/15/2011+AND+AS/NV&RS=ISD/03/15/2011+AND+AS/NV Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi, in collaboration with Contify. *** Merck Sharp & Dohme Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 22 -- Merck Sharp & Dohme, Rahway, N.J., has been assigned a patent (7,906,649) developed by five co-inventors for "aminocyclohexanes as dipeptidyl peptidase-IV inhibitors for the treatment of diabetes." The co-inventors are Tesfaye Biftu, Freehold, N.J., Danqing Feng, Branchburg, N.J., Xiaoxia Qian, New York, Ann E. Weber, Scotch Plains, N.J., and Jason Cox, East Windsor, N.J. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The present invention is directed to novel substituted aminocyclohexanes which are inhibitors of the dipeptidyl peptidase-IV enzyme ("DPP-IV inhibitors") and which are useful in the treatment or prevention of diseases in which the dipeptidyl peptidase-IV enzyme is involved, such as diabetes and particularly Type 2 diabetes. The invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and the use of these compounds and compositions in the prevention or treatment of such diseases in which the dipeptidyl peptidase-IV enzyme is involved." The patent application was filed on May 19, 2006 (11/920,038). 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=38&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20110315.PD.&s2=%28NJ.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/03/15/2011+AND+AS/NJ&RS=ISD/03/15/2011+AND+AS/NJ Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi, in collaboration with Contify. *** Alcatel-Lucent USA Assigned Patent for MIMO Communication System with User Scheduling and Modified Precoding ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 22 -- Alcatel-Lucent USA, Murray Hill, N.J., has been assigned a patent (7,907,552) developed by Alexei E. Ashikhmin, Morristown, N.J., Jubin Jose, Austin, Texas, and Philip Alfred Whiting, New Providence, N.J., for a "MIMO communication system with user scheduling and modified precoding based on channel vector magnitudes." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A multiple-input, multiple-output (MIMO) communication system is configured to perform user scheduling and associated precoding. The system includes multiple terminals and at least one base station configured to communicate with the terminals. The base station is operative to obtain channel vectors for respective ones of the terminals, to select a subset of the terminals based on magnitudes of the respective channel vectors, to compute a precoding matrix using the channel vectors of the selected subset of terminals, and to utilize the preceding matrix to control transmission to the selected subset of terminals. The system may be, for example, a time-division duplex (TDD) multi-user MIMO system in which the multiple terminals comprise autonomous single-antenna terminals." The patent application was filed on Aug. 20, 2008 (12/195,087). 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=28&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20110315.PD.&s2=%28NJ.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/03/15/2011+AND+AS/NJ&RS=ISD/03/15/2011+AND+AS/NJ Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi, in collaboration with Contify. *** ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 22 -- ExxonMobil Research and Engineering, Annandale, N.J., has been assigned a patent (7,906,447) developed by four co-inventors for a "regeneration and rejuvenation of supported hydroprocessing catalysts." The co-inventors are Stephen J. McCarthy, Center Valley, Pa., Chuansheng Bai, Phillipsburg, N.J., William G. Borghard, Haddon Heights, N.J., and William E. Lewis, Baton Rouge, La. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Methods for rejuvenation of supported metallic catalysts comprised of a Group VIII metal, a Group VIB metal, making use of these metals, an organic complexing agent, and optionally an organic additive, are provided. The rejuvenation includes stripping and regeneration of a spent or partially spent catalyst, followed by impregnation with metals and at least one organic compound. The impregnated, regenerated catalysts are dried, calcined, and sulfided. The catalysts are used for hydroprocessing, particularly hydrodesulfurization and hydrodenitrogenation, of hydrocarbon feedstocks." The patent application was filed on April 3, 2009 (12/384,406). 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=49&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20110315.PD.&s2=%28NJ.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/03/15/2011+AND+AS/NJ&RS=ISD/03/15/2011+AND+AS/NJ Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi, in collaboration with Contify. *** Siemens Medical Solutions USA Assigned Patent for System and Method for Validating an Image Segmentation Algorithm ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 22 -- Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Malvern, Pa., has been assigned a patent (7,907,756) developed by Tiantian Zhang, Waukesha, Wis., and Li Zhang, Skillman, N.J., for a "system and method for validating an image segmentation algorithm." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A system and method for validating an image segmentation algorithm are provided. The method for validating an image segmentation algorithm comprises: determining a region of interest in an image; segmenting the image from a first point in the region of interest by using a computer-based segmentation algorithm to obtain a first segmentation result; segmenting the image from a second point in the region of interest by using the computer-based segmentation algorithm to obtain a second segmentation result; and comparing the first segmentation result with the second segmentation result to determine a consistency of the computer-based segmentation algorithm." The patent application was filed on Jan. 9, 2006 (11/328,353). 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=18&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20110315.PD.&s2=%28PA.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/03/15/2011+AND+AS/PA&RS=ISD/03/15/2011+AND+AS/PA Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi, in collaboration with Contify. *** Johnson & Johnson Consumer Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 22 -- Johnson & Johnson Consumer, Skillman, N.J., has been assigned a patent (7,906,475) developed by Russel M. Walters, Philadelphia, Michael J. Fevola, Belle Meade, N.J., and Joseph J. Librizzi, Hillsborough, N.J., for "low-irritation compositions and methods of making the same." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Provided are compositions comprising low molecular weight polymeric materials and surfactants having reduced irritation associated therewith, methods of reducing the irritation associated with a personal care composition comprising an anionic and/or amphoteric surfactant, the methods comprising combining a low molecular weight polymeric material capable of binding a surfactant thereto with an anionic surfactant to produce a reduced irritation personal care composition, and methods of using such compositions to cleanse the hair or skin with reduced irritation." The patent application was filed on April 27, 2010 (12/768,192). 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=47&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20110315.PD.&s2=%28NJ.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/03/15/2011+AND+AS/NJ&RS=ISD/03/15/2011+AND+AS/NJ Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi, in collaboration with Contify. *** Merck Sharp & Dohme Assigned Patent for Heterocycle-Substituted 3-Alkyl Azetidine Derivatives ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 22 -- Merck Sharp & Dohme, Rahway, N.J., has been assigned a patent (7,906,652) developed by four co-inventors for "heterocycle-substituted 3-alkyl azetidine derivatives." The co-inventors are Robert K. Baker, Cranford, N.J., Jeffrey J. Hale, Westfield, N.J., Shouwu Miao, Edison, N.J., and Kathleen M. Rupprecht, Cranford, N.J. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Novel compounds of the structural formula (I) are antagonists and/or inverse agonists of the Cannabinoid-1 (CB1) receptor and are useful in the treatment, prevention and suppression of diseases mediated by the CB1 receptor. The compounds of the present invention are useful as centrally acting drugs in the treatment of psychosis, memory deficits, cognitive disorders, Alzheimer's disease, migraine, neuropathy, neuro-inflammatory disorders including multiple sclerosis and Guillain-Barre syndrome and the inflammatory sequelae of viral encephalitis, cerebral vascular accidents, and head trauma, anxiety disorders, stress, epilepsy, Parkinson's disease, movement disorders, and schizophrenia. The compounds are also useful for the treatment of substance abuse disorders, the treatment of obesity or eating disorders, as well as the treatment of asthma, constipation, chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction, cirrhosis of the liver, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), and non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH)." The patent application was filed on Nov. 21, 2006 (11/602,577). 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=37&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20110315.PD.&s2=%28NJ.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/03/15/2011+AND+AS/NJ&RS=ISD/03/15/2011+AND+AS/NJ Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi, in collaboration with Contify. *** Siemens Medical Solutions USA Assigned Patent for Manifold Learning for Discriminating Pixels in Multi-Channel Images ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 22 -- Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Malvern, Pa., has been assigned a patent (7,907,777) developed by Shmuel Aharon, West Windsor, N.J., Leo Grady, Yardley, Pa., and Thomas Schiwietz, Plainsboro, N.J., for a "manifold learning for discriminating pixels in multi-channel images, with application to image/volume/video segmentation and clustering." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A manifold learning technique is applied to the problem of discriminating an object boundary between neighboring pixels/voxels in an image. The manifold learning technique is referred to as locality preserving projections. The application is for multi-channel images, which may include registered images/volumes, a time series of images/volumes, images obtained using different pulse sequences or contrast factors, radar and color photographs." The patent application was filed on Nov. 14, 2005 (11/273,187). 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=15&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20110315.PD.&s2=%28PA.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/03/15/2011+AND+AS/PA&RS=ISD/03/15/2011+AND+AS/PA Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi, in collaboration with Contify. *** Summit VetPharm Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 22 -- Summit VetPharm, Rutherford, N.J., has been assigned a patent (7,906,535) developed by Ian Cottrell, Spring Hill, Fla., Albert Ahn, Short Hills, N.J., and Linda Dorneval, Bloomfield, N,J., for "high concentration topical insecticides containing pyrethroids." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A topical insecticide preparation is provided which can be safe to use and avoids many common deleterious side effects of conventional topical insecticides. The topical insecticide contains a combination of a first pyrethroid insecticide effective for killing fleas, a second pyrethroid insecticide effective for killing ticks, and an insect growth regulator (IGR). The topical insecticide preparation can be packaged together or packaged so that the first and second pyrethroid insecticides are stored separately prior to administration of the insecticide preparation to the animal. The combination of the first and second pyrethroid insecticides with an insect growth regulator results in an insecticide preparation formulated to have enhanced insecticidal activity against fleas and ticks compared to the effectiveness of the first and second insecticides used alone. Further, the combination of the first and second pyrethroid insecticides with an insect growth regulator produces an insecticide preparation having enhanced insecticidal activity against fleas and ticks while advantageously minimizing the total amount of insecticide needed for its effectiveness." The patent application was filed on April 27, 2007 (11/741,665). 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=44&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20110315.PD.&s2=%28NJ.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/03/15/2011+AND+AS/NJ&RS=ISD/03/15/2011+AND+AS/NJ Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi, in collaboration with Contify. *** Wyeth Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 22 -- Wyeth, Madison, N.J., has been assigned a patent (7,906,548) developed by 13 co-inventors for "methods for the use of inhibitors of cytosolic phospholipase A2." The co-inventors are John C. McKew, Arlington, Mass., Steve Y. Tam, Wellesley, Mass., Katherine L. Lee, West Newton, Mass., Lihren Chen, Cambridge, Mass., Paresh Thakker, Boston, Fuk-Wah Sum, Pomona, N.Y., Mark L. Behnke, Somerville, Mass., Baihua Hu,Audubon, Pa., James D. Clark, Acton, Mass., Wei Li, Acton, Mass., Valerie Clerin, Watertown, Mass., Suzana Marusic, Reading, Mass., and Kevin Pong, Robbinsville, N.J. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "This invention provides methods for the use of substituted indole compounds of the general formula: ##STR00001## and pharmaceutically acceptable salt forms thereof. The invention provides methods for the use of the compounds as inhibitors of the activity of various phospholipase enzymes, particularly phospholipase A.sub.2 enzymes, and for the medical treatment, prevention and inhibition diseases and disorders including asthma, stroke, atherosclerosis, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, arthritic disorders, rheumatic disorders, central nervous system damage resulting from stroke, central nervous system damage resulting from ischemia, central nervous system damage resulting from trauma, inflammation caused or potentiated by prostaglandins, inflammation caused or potentiated by leukotrienes, inflammation caused or potentiated by platelet activation factor, pain caused or potentiated by prostaglandins, pain caused or potentiated by leukotrienes, and pain caused or potentiated by platelet activation factor." The patent application was filed on Aug. 11, 2009 (12/539,074). 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=41&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20110315.PD.&s2=%28NJ.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/03/15/2011+AND+AS/NJ&RS=ISD/03/15/2011+AND+AS/NJ Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi, in collaboration with Contify. *** Rhodia Operations Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 22 -- Rhodia Operations, Cranbury, N.J., has been assigned a patent (7,906,577) developed by Zhengang Zong, Pennington, N.J., Yi-Zhong Li, East Brunswick, N.J., and Jose Ruiz, Burlington, N.J., for "latex binders, aqueous coatings and paints having freeze-thaw stability and methods for using same." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Disclosed are latex polymers and an aqueous coating compositions having excellent freeze-thaw stability, open time, stain resistance, low temperature film formation, foam resistance, block resistance, adhesion, water sensitivity and a low-VOC content. The latex polymers and aqueous coating compositions include at least one latex polymer derived from at least one monomer copolymerized or blended with an alkoxylated compound, for example an alkoxylated tristyrylphenol or an alkoxylated tributylphenol. Also provided is an aqueous coating composition including at least one latex polymer, at least one pigment, water and at least one freeze-thaw additive. Typically, the freeze-thaw additive in an amount greater than about 1.3% by weight of the polymer, typically in an amount greater than about 2% by weight of the polymer, in an amount greater than about 4% by weight of the polymer, in an amount greater than about 7.5% by weight of the polymer, in an amount greater than about 10% by weight of the polymer or in an amount greater than about 20% by weight of the polymer." The patent application was filed on Jan. 16, 2009 (12/321,214). 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=40&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20110315.PD.&s2=%28NJ.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/03/15/2011+AND+AS/NJ&RS=ISD/03/15/2011+AND+AS/NJ Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi, in collaboration with Contify. *** Bristol-Myers Squibb Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 22 -- Bristol-Myers Squibb, Princeton, N.J., has been assigned a patent (7,906,655) developed by 14 co-inventors for "hepatitis C virus inhibitors." The co-inventors are Makonen Belema, North Haven, Conn., Andrew C. Good, Wallingford, Conn., Jason Goodrich, Wallingford, Conn., Ramesh Kakarla, South Glastonbury, Conn., Guo Li, Wallingford, Conn., Omar D. Lopez, Wallingford, Conn., Van N. Nguyen, Meriden, Conn., Jayne Kapur, Houston, Yuping Qiu, Princeton Junction, N.J., Jeffrey Lee Romine, Meriden, Conn., Denis R. St. Laurent, Newington, Conn., Michael Serrano-Wu, Belmont, Mass., Lawrence B. Snyder, Killingworth, Conn., and Fukang Yang, Madison, Conn. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The present disclosure relates to compounds, compositions and methods for the treatment of Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds and methods for using these compounds in the treatment of HCV infection." The patent application was filed on Aug. 5, 2009 (12/536,362). 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=36&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20110315.PD.&s2=%28NJ.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/03/15/2011+AND+AS/NJ&RS=ISD/03/15/2011+AND+AS/NJ Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi, in collaboration with Contify. *** New Jersey Institute of Technology Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 22 -- New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, N.J., has been assigned a patent (7,906,975) developed by John Francis Federici, Westfield, N.J, and Rose M. Federici, Westfield, N.J., for "methods and apparatus for the non-destructive detection of variations in a sample." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Non-invasive THz spectroscopic apparatus and methods are provided for detecting and/or identifying constituents such as variations in a structural entity where chemical or biological entities can reside. Position dependent scattering of THz radiation is employed to image voids and defects in the internal structure of samples, enabling the determination of contamination, spoilage or readiness of products such as wine in sealed containers." The patent application was filed on Dec. 27, 2007 (11/965,045). 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=33&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20110315.PD.&s2=%28NJ.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/03/15/2011+AND+AS/NJ&RS=ISD/03/15/2011+AND+AS/NJ Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi, in collaboration with Contify. *** AT&T Intellectual Property II Assigned Patent for Method and Apparatus to Manage Network Addresses for Private Voice Communications ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 22 -- AT&T Intellectual Property II, Reno, Nev., has been assigned a patent (7,907,615) developed by five co-inventors for a "method and apparatus to manage network addresses for private voice communications." The co-inventors are Salman Yousef Abbasi, Clifton, N.J., Farhad Barzegar, Branchburg, N.J., Irwin Gerszberg, Kendall Park, N.J., Thomas Wilmer Hill, Succasunna, N.J., and Scott Joseph Mollica, Red Bank, N.J. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method and apparatus to manage network address for private voice communication are described." The patent application was filed on March 12, 2004 (10/800,106). 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=20&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20110315.PD.&s2=%28NV.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/03/15/2011+AND+AS/NV&RS=ISD/03/15/2011+AND+AS/NV Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi, in collaboration with Contify. *** Wheelock Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 22 -- Wheelock, Long Branch, N.J., has been assigned a patent (7,907,047) developed by John W. Curran, Lebanon, N.J., and Joseph Kosich, S. Toms River, N.J., for an "apparatus and method for synchronizing visual/audible alarm units in an alarm system." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An apparatus and concomitant method of reducing the number of synchronization pulses transmitted to the alarm units for increasing the reliability of the overall alarm system is disclosed. The synchronization signal is implemented as a reference or reset signal from which the alarm units derive a reference time to begin activation of the alarm units. Thus, when an alarm unit receives a reference synchronization pulse, the alarm unit applies the reference synchronization pulse as a reference point in time to trigger a series of flashes or audio tones. A second signal sent in close proximity to the synchronization signal is implemented to trigger a second function of the alarm units, such as a silence function." The patent application was filed on July 15, 2008 (12/173,664). 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=32&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20110315.PD.&s2=%28NJ.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/03/15/2011+AND+AS/NJ&RS=ISD/03/15/2011+AND+AS/NJ Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi, in collaboration with Contify. *** Cellco Partnership Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 22 -- Cellco Partnership, Basking Ridge, N.J., has been assigned a patent (7,907,578) developed by Richard Lee Harvey, Branchburg, N.J., Sean Patrick Haynberg, Bridgewater, N.J., and William Howard Stone Jr., Doylestown, Pa., for a "frequency overlay technique for a pico cell system." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "To ameliorate interference between an indoor wireless pico cell system, for example in an aircraft, and public wireless communications systems operating in a surrounding or over-flown area, frequencies of operation of the indoor system are coordinated with those used by the public wireless systems in the surrounding area. The pico cell system operates one type of service on all or a portion of a band used for a different type of service by the public system. In the aircraft example, a pico cell system might support GSM narrowband service and CDMA broadband service. The airborne GSM operations use a portion, e.g. corresponding to a guard band, of CDMA service spectrum in the terrestrial network. The airborne CDMA service uses a band used for GSM service by the terrestrial network. The pico cell system dynamically changes its frequency band(s), as the aircraft flies over different areas." The patent application was filed on May 3, 2004 (11/416,324). 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=26&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20110315.PD.&s2=%28NJ.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/03/15/2011+AND+AS/NJ&RS=ISD/03/15/2011+AND+AS/NJ Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi, in collaboration with Contify. *** Dartmouth College Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 22 -- Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., has been assigned a patent (7,906,514) developed by Joyce A. Deleo, Lebanon, N.H., and James N. Weinstein, Hanover, N.H., for an "animal model and compounds identified via this model for treatment of chronic pain." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An animal model for chronic pain, and in particular lower back pain, is provided. Methods of identifying agents and reducing chronic pain with identified agents such as methotrexate are also provided." The patent application was filed on Oct. 28, 1999 (09/857,385). 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=3&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20110315.PD.&s2=%28NH.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/03/15/2011+AND+AS/NH&RS=ISD/03/15/2011+AND+AS/NH Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi, in collaboration with Contify. *** Cyberextruder.com Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 22 -- Cyberextruder.com, Newark, N.J., has been assigned a patent (7,907,774) developed by Timothy C. Parr, York, United Kingdom, and John D. Ives, Wayne, N.J., for a "system, method, and apparatus for generating a three-dimensional representation from one or more two-dimensional images." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "In a system and method for generating a 3-dimensional representation of a portion of an organism, collecting training data, wherein the training data includes a first set of training data and a second set of training data. At least one statistical model having a set of parameters is built using the training data. The at least one statistical model is compared to a 2-dimensional image of the portion of the organism. At least one parameter of the set of parameters of the statistical model is modified based on the comparison of the at least one statistical model to the 2-dimensional image of the portion of the organism. The modified set of parameters representing the portion of the organism is passed through the statistical model." The patent application was filed on Jan. 29, 2010 (12/696,748). 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=19&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20110315.PD.&s2=%28NJ.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/03/15/2011+AND+AS/NJ&RS=ISD/03/15/2011+AND+AS/NJ Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi, in collaboration with Contify. For more information about Targeted News Service products and services, please contact: Myron Struck, editor, Targeted News Service LLC, Springfield, Va., 703/304-1897; [email protected]; http://targetednews.com. -1042173 (c) 2011 Targeted News Service |