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U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in Minnesota (June 9)(Targeted News Service Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Targeted News Service Targeted News Service ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Minnesota. *** Greatbatch Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 8 -- Greatbatch, Clarence, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (7,957,818) developed by John M. Swoyer, Andover, Minn., for a "stimulation lead design and method of manufacture." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The invention is an implantable electrical stimulation lead for chronic or long term use that has an improved electrical connection between the electrode and conductor. This is accomplished through the use of metal coils embedded in the sidewall of the lead body. A wire conductor providing electrical continuity from a proximal electrode to a distal electrode has a protruding portion extending through the sidewall. This protruding portion can reside adjacent to either a proximal or a distal electrode. In any event, the protruding portion of the lire is captured underneath a ring electrode that is physically deformed into direct contact with the metal of the wire, preferably by swaging. This serve to make electrical conductivity between the wire and the electrode with the embedded coil serving as support during the swaging process." The patent application was filed on June 26, 2009 (12/492,645). 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=79,57,818&OS=79,57,818&RS=79,57,818 Written by Rajat Puri; edited by Jaya Anand. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 8 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (7,957,826) developed by five co-inventors for "methods for normalizing error in photolithographic processes." The co-inventors are Christopher P. Ausschnitt, Lexington, Mass., Richard H. Broberg, Wellesley, Mass., David A. Crow, Maple Grove, Minn., William A. Muth, Lagrangeville, N.Y., and Keith E. Roberts, Cambridge, Mass. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method for fabricating parts using a photolithography system, includes: performing a search of normalization data for an estimated dose operating point; and using the estimated dose operating point for fabrication of new parts." The patent application was filed on Aug. 21, 2007 (11/842,515). 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=79,57,826&OS=79,57,826&RS=79,57,826 Written by Rajat Puri; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Honeywell International Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 8 -- Honeywell International, Morristown, N.J., has been assigned a patent (7,957,839) developed by six co-inventors for a HVAC zone controller. The co-inventors are Eugene J. Takach, Eden Prairie, Minn., Paul G. Schwendinger, St. Louis Park, Minn., David P. Mulhouse, Minnetonka, Minn., Christian Richard Trifilio, St. Paul, Minn., Ronaldo Fernandez Carreon, Minneapolis, and Daniel Vincent Clements, Minneapolis. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A zone controller having an electronic board with a plurality of electronic components attached thereto. The electronic components are constructed and arranged to receive a plurality of signals from a plurality of thermostats and to transmit a plurality of signals to a plurality of air control devices for controlling airflow in ducts. The electronic components include a first grouping of electronic components that are not accessed to perform either installation or operation functions, a second grouping of electronic components that are accessed to perform installation functions, and a third grouping of electronic components that are only accessed to perform operation functions. A first cover is provided that covers and prevents access to the first grouping of electronic components. A second cover is provided that selectively covers and prevents access to the second grouping of electrical components but not the third grouping of electrical components." The patent application was filed on Dec. 29, 2006 (11/618,378). 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=79,57,839&OS=79,57,839&RS=79,57,839 Written by Rajat Puri; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Proto Labs Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 8 -- Proto Labs, Maple Plains, Minn., has been assigned a patent (7,957,830) developed by Lawrence J. Lukis, Wayzata, Minn., Yuri A. Dreizin, Golden Valley, Minn., and Gregory M. Bloom, Lake Elmo, Minn., for a "CNC instructions for solidification fixturing of parts." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A customer transmits their 3D CAD file for a part to be total profile machined. Computer analysis of the transmitted CAD file produces CNC machining instructions, which are transmitted back to an address defined by the customer. The customer can then use the transmitted CNC machining instructions to total profile machine their own part using their own CNC mill at the location where the part is likely needed. The transmitted instructions include not only the tool paths for CNC machining of the total profile of the part, but also for additional features formed into the encircling portion of a material block from which the part is to be total profile machined. For instance, the CNC machining instructions transmitted back to the customer can define a registration recess and/or channels or undercuts for fluid support material on an A-side of a material block. After the A-side of the block is machined, the customer adds and solidifies fluid support material into the machined recess. The CNC mill is then used to machine a support surface into a portion of the solidified support material surface. A registration fixture is applied into contact with the support surface CNC machining on the B-side of the material block is then performed while the part is supported by the solidified support material, substantially separating the part from the encircling block of material. The support material is then removed, such as by dissolving, freeing the part from the encircling block of material." The patent application was filed on June 10, 2008 (12/136,552). 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=79,57,830&OS=79,57,830&RS=79,57,830 Written by Rajat Puri; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Siemens Energy Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 8 -- Siemens Energy, Orlando, Fla., has been assigned a patent (7,957,845) developed by Dingguo Chen, Eden Prairie, Minn., for an "apparatus and method for predictive control of a power generation system." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method for controlling a power system control area according to a first and a second control performance standard, wherein operation of the control area determines area control parameter values. The method comprises (a) determining a first compliance target for the first performance standard and a second compliance target for the second performance standard (100/200); (b) determining a first performance standard statistical measure responsive to the control area parameter values from a beginning of a first compliance period to a time at which the first average is determined (108); (c) determining a second performance standard statistical measure responsive to the control area parameter values from a beginning of a second compliance period to a time at which the second average is determined; (d) determining a first area control parameter target responsive to the first performance standard statistical measure (116); (e) determining a second area control parameter target responsive to the second performance standard statistical measure (204); (f) determining a first area control parameter correction responsive to the first area control parameter target and the area control parameter values (150); (g) determining a second area control parameter correction responsive to the second area control parameter target and the area control parameter values (228) and (h) controlling the power system according to one or both of the first and the second area control parameter corrections (154/232)." The patent application was filed on Jan. 26, 2010 (12/693,487). 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=79,57,845&OS=79,57,845&RS=79,57,845 Written by Rajat Puri; edited by Jaya Anand. *** New York University Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 8 -- New York University, New York, has been assigned a patent (7,957,908) developed by Gilad Lerman, Minneapolis, Joseph McQuown, New York, and Bud Mishra, Great Neck, N.Y., for a "system, method and software arrangement utilizing a multi-strip procedure that can be applied to gene characterization using DNA-array data." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A system, method and software arrangement are provided that use a fast adaptive multiscale procedure to characterize a random set of points spanning a high dimensional Euclidean space, and concentrated around special lower dimensional subsets. The procedure can be adapted to analyze gene expression data from microarray experiments, and may be applied generally to existing datasets without regard to whether a particular model exists to otherwise describe the dataset. The procedure accordingly can be used for identifying and mathematically isolating stable sets of data points in a given dataset from those in the same dataset that deviate from a stable model under various conditions." The patent application was filed on Nov. 16, 2004 (10/579,811). 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=7,957,908.PN.&OS=PN/7,957,908&RS=PN/7,957,908 Written by Rajat Puri; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Codexis Mayflower Holdings Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 8 -- Codexis Mayflower Holdings, Redwood City, Calif., has been assigned a patent (7,957,912) developed by eight co-inventors for "methods for identifying and producing polypeptides." The co-inventors are Sergey A. Selifonov, Plymouth, Minn., Willem P.C. Stemmer, Los Gatos, Calif., Claes Gustafsson, Belmont, Calif., Matthew Tobin, San Jose, Calif., Stephen del Cardayre, Belmont, Calif., Phillip A. Patten, Menlo Park, Calif., Jeremy Minshull, Los Altos, Calif., and Lorraine J. Giver, Sunnyvale, Calif. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "In silico nucleic acid recombination methods, related integrated systems utilizing genetic operators and libraries made by in silico shuffling methods are provided. One disclosed method involves identifying and producing a polypeptide. The method may involve (a) receiving data identifying sequences of two or more parental polypeptides or parental nucleic acids that encode the polypeptides; (b) selecting one or more cross-over sites on the sequences thereby defining one or more recombinant polypeptides or recombinant nucleic acids; (c) selecting at least one of the recombinant polypeptides or recombinant nucleic acids; (d) recombining one or more oligonucleotides, at least one of which has a sequence matching some or all of that of the recombinant polypeptides or recombinant nucleic acids selected in (c); (e) selecting at least some of the recombined oligonucleotides produced in (d); and (f) producing a polypeptide encoded by the selected nucleic acid." The patent application was filed on Sept. 10, 2009 (12/557,463). 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=7,957,912.PN.&OS=PN/7,957,912&RS=PN/7,957,912 Written by Rajat Puri; edited by Jaya Anand. *** 3M Innovative Properties Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- 3M Innovative Properties, Saint Paul, Minn., has been assigned a patent (7,957,621) developed by ten co-inventors for a "light extraction film with nanoparticle coatings." The co-inventors are Jun-Ying Zhang, Woodbury, Minn., Jimmie R. Baran Jr., Prescott, Wis., Terry L. Smith, Roseville, Minn., William J. Schultz, North Oaks, Minn., William Blake Kolb, West Lakeland, Minn., Cheryl A. Patnaude, Mendota Heights, Minn., Sergey A. Lamansky, Apple Valley, Minn., Brian K. Nelson, Shoreview, Minn., Naiyong Jing, Woodbury, Minn., and Brant U. Kolb, Afton, Minn. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A multifunctional optical film for enhancing light extraction includes a flexible substrate, a structured layer having nanoparticles of different sizes, and a backfill layer. The structured layer effectively uses microreplicated diffractive or scattering nanostructures located near enough to the light generation region to enable extraction of an evanescent wave from an organic light emitting diode (OLED) device. The backfill layer has a material having an index of refraction different from the index of refraction of the structured layer. The backfill layer also provides a planarizing layer over the structured layer in order to conform the light extraction film to a layer of an OLED display device. The film may have additional layers added to or incorporated within it to an emissive surface in order to effect additional functionalities beyond improvement of light extraction efficiency." The patent application was filed on Dec. 17, 2008 (12/336,889). 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=79,57,621.PN.&OS=PN/79,57,621&RS=PN/79,57,621 Written by Ruby Maibam; edited by Jaya Anand. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (7,958,293) developed by four co-inventors for a "virtualized serial attached SCSI adapter." The co-inventors are Brian E. Bakke, Rochester, Minn., Ellen M. Bauman, Rochester, Minn., Timothy J. Schimke, Stewartville, Minn., and Lee A. Sendelbach, Rochester, Minn. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method, computer program product and computer system for the virtualization of an SAS storage adapter for logical partitions of a computer system, which includes providing a hypervisor, assigning a logical storage adapter to an operating system on one of the logical partitions, configuring the logical storage adapter using the hypervisor, and enabling data storage operations to use the logical storage adapter." The patent application was filed on May 7, 2008 (12/116,650). 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=7,958,293&OS=7,958,293&RS=7,958,293 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Heuristic Status Polling ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (7,958,274) developed by six co-inventors for a heuristic status polling. The co-inventors are Charles J. Archer, Rochester, Minn., Michael A. Blocksome, Rochester, Minn., Philip Heidelberger, Cortlandt Manor, N.Y., Sameer Kumar, White Plains, N.Y., Jeffrey J. Parker, Rochester, Minn., and Joseph D. Ratterman, Rochester, Minn. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Methods, compute nodes, and computer program products are provided for heuristic status polling of a component in a computing system. Embodiments include receiving, by a polling module from a requesting application, a status request requesting status of a component; determining, by the polling module, whether an activity history for the component satisfies heuristic polling criteria; polling, by the polling module, the component for status if the activity history for the component satisfies the heuristic polling criteria; and not polling, by the polling module, the component for status if the activity history for the component does not satisfy the heuristic criteria." The patent application was filed on June 18, 2007 (11/764,282). 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=7,958,274&OS=7,958,274&RS=7,958,274 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** 3M Innovative Properties Assigned Patent for Counting Biological Agents on Biological Growth Plates ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- 3M Innovative Properties, St. Paul, Minn., has been assigned a patent (7,957,575) developed by Michael R. Plumb, White Bear Lake, Minn., Christine A. Binsfeld, Woodbury, Minn., and Doyle T. Potter, White Bear Lake, Minn., for "counting biological agents on biological growth plates." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The invention is directed to counting techniques for counting biological agents on a biological growth plate or similar medium. In order to automate the counting of biological agents, a biological growth plate is inserted into a biological scanning unit. Upon insertion of the biological growth plate, the biological scanning unit generates an image of the plate. Then, the amount of biological agents that appear in the image, such as a number of bacteria colonies, can be counted or otherwise determined using image processing and analysis routines performed either by the scanning unit or an external computing device, such as a desktop computer, workstation or the like. A variety of counting rules are described herein that can be used to improve the accuracy of automated counts of biological agents on a biological growth plate." The patent application was filed on June 8, 2010 (12/795,921). 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=79,57,575.PN.&OS=PN/79,57,575&RS=PN/79,57,575 Written by Ruby Maibam; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Xilinx Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- Xilinx, San Jose, Calif., has been assigned a patent (7,958,294) developed by Thomas Anthony Lee, Lakeville, Minn., for an "integrated circuit having data transceivers and method of positioning circuits on an integrated circuit." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An integrated circuit having a plurality of data transceivers positioned on opposite ends of the integrated circuit is disclosed. The integrated circuit comprises a first plurality of data transceivers positioned in a column on a first end of the integrated circuit and a second plurality of data transceivers positioned in a column on a second end. A circuit is preferably positioned between the first plurality of data transceivers and the second plurality of data transceivers. The circuit could comprise, for example, circuits for implementing a programmable logic device. The circuitry of the plurality of data transceivers is also preferably arranged such that analog circuitry is positioned closer to an end of the integrated circuit than the digital circuits to reduce interference with the analog circuits. According to another aspect of the invention, the data transceivers are formed on layers to reduce the amount of interference." The patent application was filed on Nov. 19, 2004 (10/993,583). 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=7,958,294&OS=7,958,294&RS=7,958,294 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Target Brands Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- Target Brands, Minneapolis, has been assigned a patent (7,957,998) developed by Colleen Riley, Minneapolis, Troy Nece, Minneapolis, and Roger Burgess, Eagan, Minn., for "systems and method for generating planogram images." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A retail system for implementing planograms includes a communications network, a central computing system, and a plurality of retail computing systems. The central computing system is configured to receive and to transmit a plurality of planograms, each planogram being associated with one retail store of a plurality of retail stores and a plurality of products to be displayed for sale at the associated retail store. Each planogram includes data indicating threshold quantities of each product of the associated plurality of products. Each retail computing system is at a corresponding one of the plurality of retail stores and is configured to receive, via the communications network, planograms associated with the corresponding retail store and to receive inventory information indicating in-stock quantities of the plurality of products associated with each planogram. Each retail computing system is also configured to provide a readiness rating value for each planogram, the readiness rating value being based on a comparison of the threshold quantities and in-stock quantities of each product associated with the planogram and being indicative of whether the planogram is ready to be implemented." The patent application was filed on Oct. 16, 2008 (12/253,088). 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=7,957,998.PN.&OS=PN/7,957,998&RS=PN/7,957,998 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Jaya Anand. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for System for Determining Unreturned Standby Resource Usage ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (7,958,218) developed by four co-inventors for a "system for determining unreturned standby resource usage." The co-inventors are Daniel Charles Birkestrand, Rochester, Minn., Randall Lane Grimm, Rochester, Minn., David Otto Lewis, Rochester, Minn., and Terry Lyle Schardt, Oronoco, Minn.. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An apparatus, program product and method for determining unreturned standby resource usage. Unreturned standby resource data is monitored and stored separately from other standby resource data for billing and other accounting purposes." The patent application was filed on Jan. 8, 2008 (11/970,789). 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=7,958,218&OS=7,958,218&RS=7,958,218 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Multiplier Engine ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (7,958,180) developed by Douglas H. Bradley, Austin, Texas, Owen Chiang, Austin, Texas, and Sherman M. Dance, Rochester, Minn., for a multiplier engine. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A multiplier engine that reduces the size of the circuitry used to provide the multiplier engine, as well as increases the speed at which the multiplication algorithm is performed, are provided. The illustrative embodiments may comprise a M*8 multiplication engine having one or more 4:2 compressors that comprise only two full adders, as opposed to the three full adders in the known 5:2 compressor based architecture. The 4:2 compressors are able to achieve the same operation as the known 5:2 compressor based architecture by virtue of using the unused bits in a least significant portion of the partial product inputs to store the negate bit values. Moreover, a negate bit value that is not fused with the partial product inputs may be input to the 4:2 compressors for a bit 0 position." The patent application was filed on July 5, 2007 (11/773,558). 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=7,958,180&OS=7,958,180&RS=7,958,180 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for System Management Using Real Time Collaboration ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (7,958,215) developed by David Gerard Herbeck, Rochester, Minn., and Susette Marie Townsend, Rochester, Minn., for a "system management using real time collaboration." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The present invention provides a method of improving the response time to IT problems and ensuring that some will respond to a problem. In one embodiment, a management system uses a monitoring system to detect problem conditions with a managed device. When such an event occurs, the managed device sends a message containing a description of the alert to an intelligent agent. In response, the intelligent agent selects an administrator who is both qualified and available to respond to the alert, and then sends an instant message containing the description of the alert to the selected administrator. The administrator may accept responsibility for the alert by sending an instant message acknowledgement back to the intelligent agent. If the intelligent agent does not receive an acknowledgement, it automatically finds another administrator to respond to the alert." The patent application was filed on Feb. 12, 2003 (10/365,298). 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=7,958,215&OS=7,958,215&RS=7,958,215 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Network Virtualization in a Multi-node System with Multiple Networks ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (7,958,184) developed by four co-inventors for "network virtualization in a multi-node system with multiple networks." The co-inventors are Eric L. Barsness, Pine Island, Minn., David L. Darrington Darrington, Rochester, Minn., Amanda Peters, Rochester, Minn., and John M. Santosuosso, Rochester, Minn. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Embodiments of the present invention generally provide for network virtualization in a multi-network system. The virtual network may abstract multiple, underlying physical networks connecting compute nodes on a multi-node system. A network driver and control system may route traffic on the underlying physical networks according to system and/or application requirements, and a virtual-to-physical network mapping may be controlled by the driver and control system." The patent application was filed on March 4, 2008 (12/041,846). 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=7,958,184&OS=7,958,184&RS=7,958,184 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Lockheed Martin Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- Lockheed Martin, Bethesda, Md., has been assigned a patent (7,957,645) developed by Rick C. Stevens, Apple Valley, Minn., Brian L. Uhlhorn, St. Paul, Minn., and Roger J. Karnopp, Eagan, Minn., for a fiber optic interconnection. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A number of fiber optic interconnection systems and apparatuses, optical network nodes, and methods are disclosed. One fiber optic interconnection system embodiment includes a first interconnectivity component for receiving and sending one or more signals between at least a first optical network node and a second optical network node, a second interconnectivity component for receiving and sending one or more signals between at least the first optical network node and the second optical network node, a distribution component that encodes an information signal onto a number of optical signals having different wavelength ranges, and a directional component for directing the number of optical signals having different wavelength ranges through one of the first or second interconnectivity components." The patent application was filed on Aug. 20, 2007 (11/894,115). 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=7,957,645.PN.&OS=PN/7,957,645&RS=PN/7,957,645 Written by Shabnam Sheikh; edited by Jaya Anand. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Aggregating Database Queries ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (7,958,158) developed by five co-inventors for aggregating database queries. The co-inventors are Robert Joseph Bestgen, Rochester, Minn., Wei Hu, Madison, Wis., Shantan Kethireddy, Chicago, Andrew Peter Passe, Rochester, Minn., and Ulrich Thiemann, Rochester, Minn. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Embodiments of the invention provide techniques for aggregating database queries for energy efficiency. In one embodiment, queries received by a DBMS are aggregated and staged according to hard-disk drives required for query execution. Each group of queries accessing a given drive may be dispatched for execution together. Further, the queries received by a DBMS may be matched to patterns of previously received queries. The matching patterns may be used to predict other queries which are likely to be received by the DBMS. The received queries may be staged to be dispatched with the predicted queries. By aggregating queries to be executed, access to each hard-disk drive may be optimized, thus reducing the overall energy consumption required for executing the queries." The patent application was filed on June 19, 2008 (12/142,182). 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=7,958,158&OS=7,958,158&RS=7,958,158 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** ADC Telecommunications Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- ADC Telecommunications, Eden Prairie, Minn., has been assigned a patent (7,957,624) developed by Dennis Krampotich, Shakopee, Minn., and Ryan Kostecka, Burnsville, Minn., for a "rear latch arrangement for sliding drawer." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A cable management panel including a chassis, a drawer, and a rear latch arrangement. The rear latch arrangement including a latch having a free tab end. The free tab end engaging the front edge of a top wall of the chassis to prevent inadvertent closing movement of the drawer relative to the chassis." The patent application was filed on April 1, 2010 (12/798,447). 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=7,957,624.PN.&OS=PN/7,957,624&RS=PN/7,957,624 Written by Shabnam Sheikh; edited by Jaya Anand. *** AT&T Mobility II Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- AT&T Mobility II, Atlanta, has been assigned a patent (7,957,765) developed by four co-inventors for a "mobile phone with integrated wireless camera." The co-inventors are Mark Edward Causey, Tucker, Ga., Scott Andrus, Prior Lake, Minn., Adrianne B. Luu, Roswell, Ga., and Kevin W. Jones, St. Louis Park, Minn. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A wireless mobile telecommunications device includes a detachable camera that wirelessly communicates data with the device body. The device is usable not only to make and receive telephone calls in the conventional manner but also to take photographs or video. When the camera portion is detached from the device body, the camera can be used in essentially the same manner as any digital photography or video camera. Images captured by the camera are wirelessly transmitted to the device body." The patent application was filed on May 25, 2007 (11/754,058). 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=7,957,765.PN.&OS=PN/7,957,765&RS=PN/7,957,765 Written by Anjali Jha; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Rosemount Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- Rosemount, Eden Prairie, Minn., has been assigned a patent (7,957,708) developed by Robert J. Karschnia, Chaska, Minn., Marcos Peluso, Chanhassen, Minn., and Adrian C. Toy, Eden Prairie, Minn., for a "process device with improved power generation." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A wireless field device is disclosed. The field device includes a wireless communications module and an energy conversion module. The wireless communications module is configured to wirelessly communicate process-related information with another device. The energy conversion module is coupled to the wireless communications module. The energy conversion module is configured to couple to a thermal source, and to generate electricity from thermal potential energy in the thermal source." The patent application was filed on March 2, 2005 (11/070,860). 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=7,957,708.PN.&OS=PN/7,957,708&RS=PN/7,957,708 Written by Anjali Jha; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Fisher-Rosemount Systems Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- Fisher-Rosemount Systems, Austin, Texas, has been assigned a patent (7,957,936) developed by Evren Eryurek, Edina, Minn., Kadir Kavaklioglu, Eden Prairie, Minn., and John Philip Miller, Eden Prairie, Minn., for a "presentation system for abnormal situation prevention in a process plant." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A system for visually presenting data receives signal processing data generated signal processing data collection blocks corresponding to devices associated with a process plant. The signal processing data collection blocks may generate data such as statistical data, frequency analysis data, auto regression data, wavelets data, etc. The system displays an image representative of the devices and representative of a context of the devices within the process plant. Additionally, data based on signal processing data corresponding to one or more devices is displayed. For example, the signal processing data for the device could be displayed. As another example, data may be generated based on the signal processing data and this generated data may be displayed." The patent application was filed on Feb. 11, 2008 (12/029,166). 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=7,957,936.PN.&OS=PN/7,957,936&RS=PN/7,957,936 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Servicios Y Consultorias Hendaya Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- Servicios Y Consultorias Hendaya, Santiago, Chile, has been assigned a patent (7,957,944) developed by Eric Herbst, Minneapolis, for a "using historical data to estimate wear profiles of consumable wear products." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An example method for estimating a wear profile of a consumable wear product used in conjunction with the processing of ore includes obtaining historical data related to wear of the consumable wear product, building a historical wear model based on the historical data, and obtaining a current single measurement point for the consumable wear product. The method includes extrapolating an estimated wear profile using the current measurement point and the historical wear model, and estimating a performance characteristic based on the estimated wear profile." The patent application was filed on Aug. 7, 2007 (11/834,901). 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=7,957,944.PN.&OS=PN/7,957,944&RS=PN/7,957,944 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Medtronic Assigned Patent Therapy Delivery System Including a Navigation Element ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- Medtronic, Minneapolis, has been assigned a patent (7,957,789) developed by four co-inventors for a "therapy delivery system including a navigation element." The co-inventors are Mark D. Schneider, Mound, Minn., Michael R. Neidert, Minneapolis, Kenneth C. Gardeski, Plymouth, Minn., and Johnson E. Goode, Maple Grove, Minn. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An electromagnetic receiver assembly is included in a navigation element for a therapy delivery system. If the system is modular, the navigation element may be an insertable module thereof and/or include a lumen to receive another insertable module." The patent application was filed on Dec. 30, 2005 (11/322,393). 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=7,957,789.PN.&OS=PN/7,957,789&RS=PN/7,957,789 Written by Ankita Das; edited by Jaya Anand. *** St. Jude Medical, Atrial Fibrillation Division Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- St. Jude Medical, Atrial Fibrillation Division, St. Paul, Minn., has been assigned a patent (7,957,784) developed by Eric Jon Voth, Maplewood, Minn., and Don Curtis Deno, Andover, Minn., for a "body surface mapping system." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A body-surface mapping system is disclosed that uses a plurality of electrodes to map at least a portion of a human torso without having to adjust the positions of the electrodes. The body-surface mapping system energizes groupings or regions of electrodes, then compares and adjusts the current driven through each grouping or region of electrodes to produce near-uniform fields. The electrodes of the body-surface mapping system may be interconnected by wires capable of sensing interelectrode distances, such that the system can reconstruct a detailed model of a patient's torso surface. The body-surface mapping system may also use a catheter in addition to the body surface electrodes to compute both endocardial and epicardial voltage distributions." The patent application was filed on Dec. 29, 2006 (11/647,305). 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=7,957,784.PN.&OS=PN/7,957,784&RS=PN/7,957,784 Written by Ankita Das; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Medtronic Assigned Patent for Preferred ADI/R: a Permanent Pacing Mode to Eliminate Ventricular Pacing while Maintaining Backup Support ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- Medtronic, Minneapolis, has been assigned a patent (7,957,800) developed by four co-inventors for a "preferred ADI/R: a permanent pacing mode to eliminate ventricular pacing while maintaining backup support." The co-inventors are David A. Casavant, Reading, Mass., Paul Belk, Maple Grove, Minn., Thomas J. Mullen, Ham Lake, Minn., and John C. Stroebel, Blaine, Minn. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A preferred atrial-based pacing method and apparatus is provided using an intelligent cardiac pacing system to having the ability to continue atrial-based pacing as long as relatively reliable AV conduction is present. In the event that such relatively reliable AV conduction is not present, mode switching to a DDD/R or a DDI/R pacing mode while continually biased to mode switch back to atrial-based pacing. The standard or relatively reliable AV conduction may be changed either automatically or manually. This increases pacing that utilizes natural AV conduction however possible so as to gain all the benefits of cardiac contractile properties resulting therefrom, while tolerating the occasional missed ventricular depolarization (i.e., non-conducted P-wave). In the event where relatively reliable AV conduction is not present, the pacing mode is switched to a DDD/R mode while detecting a return of the relatively reliable AV conduction (and resulting mode switch to preferred atrial based pacing)." The patent application was filed on Oct. 17, 2006 (11/550,035). 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=7,957,800.PN.&OS=PN/7,957,800&RS=PN/7,957,800 Written by Ankita Das; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Medtronic Assigned Patent for Differential Entropy Based Encoding of Data with Variable Length Probabilistic Codes ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- Medtronic, Minneapolis, has been assigned a patent (7,957,812) developed by Eric D. Corndorf, Minneapolis, for a "differential entropy based encoding of data with variable length probabilistic codes." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Waveforms are digitally sampled and compressed for storage in memory. The compression of the data includes generating a truncated entropy encoding map and using the values within the map to obtain good compression. An encoder further sub-selects values to be encoded and values to remain unencoded to provide an overall compression of the data." The patent application was filed on March 26, 2007 (11/691,159). 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=7,957,812.PN.&OS=PN/7,957,812&RS=PN/7,957,812 Written by Ankita Das; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Medtronic Assigned Patent for Gastric Electrical Stimulation with Therapy Window Anti-desensitization Feature ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- Medtronic, Minneapolis, has been assigned a patent (7,957,807) developed by four co-inventors for a "gastric electrical stimulation with therapy window anti-desensitization feature." The co-inventors are Warren L. Starkebaum, Plymouth, Minn., Charlene X. Yuan, Woodbury, Minn., Roland C. Maude-Griffin, Edina, Minn., and Luiz Geraldo Pivotto, Geneva. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The disclosure is directed to gastric stimulation programmers, stimulators and methods for controlling delivery of gastric stimulation therapy to maintain the efficacy of the therapy over time. Maintaining the efficacy of gastric stimulation therapy may be possible by implementing one or more anti-desensitization features in a gastric stimulation controller or stimulator. As electrical stimulation therapy is continuously delivered to a patient, the stimulated tissue may become desensitized to the electrical stimulation therapy such that the beneficial effect of the electrical stimulation is diminished. Once desensitization occurs, the affected tissue may not respond favorably to electrical stimulation therapy. Application of one or more anti-desensitization features to control gastric stimulation therapy may reduce or prevent desensitization and effectively extend the efficacy of the therapy over time." The patent application was filed on Sept. 24, 2008 (12/236,852). 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=7,957,807.PN.&OS=PN/7,957,807&RS=PN/7,957,807 Written by Ankita Das; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Medtronic Assigned Patent for Non-invasive Cardiac Potentiation Therapy ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- Medtronic, Minneapolis, has been assigned a patent (7,957,799) developed by five co-inventors for a "non-invasive cardiac potentiation therapy." The co-inventors are Joseph L. Sullivan, Kirkland, Wash., Fred W. Chapman, Renton, Wash., Robert G. Walker, Bothell, Wash., William J. Havel, Maple Grove, Minn., and D. Curtis Deno, Andover, Minn. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An external cardiac medical device for delivering Cardiac Potentiation Therapy (CPT). Techniques used with the device include initial diagnosis of the patient, delivery of the CPT, and configuration of the external device, so that CPT can be effectively and efficiently provided. In particular, these techniques include initially determining whether a patient should receive CPT, how to set the coupling interval for delivering CPT, how to configure the external medical device to deliver CPT stimulation pulses while not adversely affecting the device's ability to sense a patient's cardiac parameters and/or signals." The patent application was filed on April 30, 2007 (11/742,063). 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=7,957,799.PN.&OS=PN/7,957,799&RS=PN/7,957,799 Written by Ankita Das; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Medtronic Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- Medtronic, Minneapolis, has been assigned a patent (7,957,814) developed by nine co-inventors for "shifting between electrode combinations in electrical stimulation device." The co-inventors are Steven M. Goetz, Brooklyn Center, Minn., Andrew H. Houchins, Lino Lakes, Minn., Jeffrey T. Keacher, St. Paul, Minn., Gary W. King, Fridley, Minn., Kenneth T. Heruth, Edina, Minn., Roy L. Testerman, New Hope, Minn., Michael T. Lee, Minnetonka, Minn., Nathan A. Torgerson, Andover, Minn., and Joseph J. Nolan, Minnetonka, Minn. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The disclosure is directed to techniques for shifting between two electrode combinations. An amplitude of a first electrode combination is incrementally decreased while an amplitude of a second, or subsequent, electrode combination is concurrently incrementally increased. Alternatively, an amplitude of the first electrode combination is maintained at a target amplitude level while the amplitude of the second electrode combination is incrementally increased. The stimulation pulses of the electrode combinations are delivered to the patient interleaved in time. In this manner, the invention provides for a smooth, gradual shift from a first electrode combination to a second electrode combination, allowing the patient to maintain a continual perception of stimulation. The shifting techniques described herein may be used during programming to shift between different electrode combinations to find an efficacious electrode combination. Additionally, the techniques may be used for shifting between different electrode combinations associated with different stimulation programs or program sets." The patent application was filed on Feb. 25, 2009 (12/392,876). 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=7,957,814.PN.&OS=PN/7,957,814&RS=PN/7,957,814 Written by Ankita Das; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Medtronic Assigned Patent for Closed-loop Therapy Adjustment ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- Medtronic, Minneapolis, has been assigned a patent (7,957,809) developed by Duane Bourget, Albertville, Minn., and Keith A. Miesel, St. Paul, Minn., for a closed-loop therapy adjustment. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Techniques for detecting a value of a sensed patient parameter, and automatically delivering therapy to a patient according to therapy information previously associated with the detected value, are described. In exemplary embodiments, a medical device receives a therapy adjustment from the patient. In response to the adjustment, the medical device associates a sensed value of a patient parameter with therapy information determined based on the adjustment. Whenever the parameter value is subsequently detected, the medical device delivers therapy according to the associated therapy information. In this manner, the medical device may "learn" to automatically adjust therapy in the manner desired by the patient as the sensed parameter of the patient changes. Exemplary patient parameters that may be sensed for performance of the described techniques include posture, activity, heart rate, electromyography (EMG), an electroencephalogram (EEG), an electrocardiogram (ECG), temperature, respiration rate, and pH." The patent application was filed on Dec. 1, 2006 (11/607,454). 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=7,957,809.PN.&OS=PN/7,957,809&RS=PN/7,957,809 Written by Ankita Das; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Cardiac Pacemakers Assigned Patent for Method, Apparatus, and System to Optimize Cardiac Preload Based on Measured Pulmonary Artery Pressure ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- Cardiac Pacemakers, St. Paul, Minn., has been assigned a patent (7,957,802) developed by five co-inventors for a "method, apparatus, and system to optimize cardiac preload based on measured pulmonary artery pressure." The co-inventors are Abhilash Patangay, Inver Grove Heights, Minn., Jiang Ding, Shoreview, Minn., Jonathan T. Kwok, Denville, N.J., Barun Maskara, Blaine, Minn., and Yinghong Yu, Shoreview, Minn. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Optimizing cardiac preload based on measured pulmonary artery pressure involves varying, for each repetition of an acute burst protocol, a parameter of pacing applied to a patient's heart during the acute burst protocol. Pulmonary artery pressure is measured during the repetitions of the acute burst protocol. The length of the repetitions is chosen so that the patient's baroreflex system does not adjust to the varied parameter of pacing during the repetitions of the acute burst protocol. An optimum ventricular preload is determined based on the measured pulmonary artery pressure. Pacing therapy is provided using a value of the parameter that is selected based on the determination of optimum ventricular preload." The patent application was filed on Aug. 20, 2007 (11/894,082). 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=7,957,802.PN.&OS=PN/7,957,802&RS=PN/7,957,802 Written by Ankita Das; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Medtronic Assigned Patent for Closed-loop Therapy Adjustment ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- Medtronic, Minneapolis, has been assigned a patent (7,957,797) developed by Duane Bourget, Albertville, Minn., and Keith A. Miesel, St. Paul, Minn., for a closed-loop therapy adjustment. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Techniques for detecting a value of a sensed patient parameter, and automatically delivering therapy to a patient according to therapy information previously associated with the detected value, are described. In exemplary embodiments, a medical device receives a therapy adjustment from the patient. In response to the adjustment, the medical device associates a sensed value of a patient parameter with therapy information determined based on the adjustment. Whenever the parameter value is subsequently detected, the medical device delivers therapy according to the associated therapy information. In this manner, the medical device may "learn" to automatically adjust therapy in the manner desired by the patient as the sensed parameter of the patient changes. Exemplary patient parameters that may be sensed for performance of the described techniques include posture, activity, heart rate, electromyography (EMG), an electroencephalogram (EEG), an electrocardiogram (ECG), temperature, respiration rate, and pH." The patent application was filed on Dec. 1, 2006 (11/607,426). 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=7,957,797.PN.&OS=PN/7,957,797&RS=PN/7,957,797 Written by Ankita Das; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Cardiac Pacemakers Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- Cardiac Pacemakers, St. Paul, Calif., has been assigned a patent (7,957,803) developed by Geng Zhang, Newbury Park, Calif., Ankur Garg, Minneapolis, and Douglas R. Daum, Woodbury, Minn., for an atrial capture verification. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Methods and systems for classifying cardiac responses to pacing stimulation and/or preventing retrograde cardiac conduction are described. Following delivery of a pacing pulse to an atrium of the patient's heart during a cardiac cycle, the system senses in the atrium for a retrograde P-wave. The system classifies the atrial response to the pacing pulse based on detection of the retrograde P-wave. The system may also sense for an atrial evoked response and utilize the atrial evoked response in classifying the cardiac pacing response." The patent application was filed on Aug. 13, 2009 (12/540,902). 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=7,957,803.PN.&OS=PN/7,957,803&RS=PN/7,957,803 Written by Ankita Das; edited by Jaya Anand. 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