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U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in Arizona (June 10)(Targeted News Service Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Targeted News Service Targeted News Service ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 10 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Arizona. *** Freescale Semiconductor Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 10 -- Freescale Semiconductor, Austin, Texas, has been assigned a patent (7,956,781) developed by five co-inventors for an "analogue-to-digital converter apparatus and method of reusing an analogue-to-digital converter circuit." The co-inventors are Omid Oliaei, Tempe, Ariz., Alan Bannon, Tivoli, Ireland, Anthony Dunne, Carrigaline, Ireland, Matthew R. Miller, Arlington Heights, Ireland, and Daniel O'Hare, Cork, Ireland. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An analogue-to-digital converter apparatus comprises a first integrator coupled to a second integrator. The first and second integrators are coupled so as to provide a complex pole. The first integrator is selectively electrically decoupleable from the second integrator, thereby removing the complex pole." The patent application was filed on Oct. 13, 2006 (12/445,029). 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=79,56,781.PN.&OS=PN/79,56,781&RS=PN/79,56,781 Written by Ruby Maibam; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Micron Technology Assigned Patent for Adjustable Voltage Regulator for Providing a Regulated Output Voltage ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 10 -- Micron Technology, Boise, Idaho, has been assigned a patent (7,957,214) developed by Toru Tanzawa, Tokyo, and Peter B. Harrington, Gilbert, Ariz., for an "adjustable voltage regulator for providing a regulated output voltage." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Voltage regulators, memories, and methods for providing a regulated output voltage are disclosed. For example, one such voltage regulator includes a comparator circuit, a driver circuit, an impedance circuit, and a modulation circuit. The comparator circuit generates an output voltage according to a difference between a reference voltage and a feedback voltage. The driver circuit is coupled to an output of the comparator circuit and drives the regulated output voltage at an output node according to the output voltage from the comparator circuit. The impedance circuit is coupled to the comparator circuit and provides the feedback voltage to the comparator circuit in response to a detection current from the output node. The modulation circuit is coupled to the impedance circuit and adjusts a modulation current component of the detection current to adjust the regulated output voltage." The patent application was filed on July 9, 2010 (12/833,692). 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=7,957,214.PN.&OS=PN/7,957,214&RS=PN/7,957,214 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Xocyst Transfer Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 10 -- Xocyst Transfer, Wilmington, Del., has been assigned a patent (7,957,463) developed by four co-inventors for an adaptive frequency equalizer. The co-inventors are Daniel D. Shearer III, Scottsdale, Ariz., Alex C. Yeh, West Melbourne, Fla., Mark A. Webster, Indian Harbour, Fla., and Steven D. Halford, Palm Bay, Fla. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An adaptive frequency equalization system providing an equalizer that has programmable taps that adjusts magnitude and phase of symbol information of a received signal and that provides equalized symbol information. The system includes a hard decision circuit that selects ideal symbol values using the equalized symbol information. A frequency response circuit determines frequency response update values using the ideal symbol values and the received signal. An adjust circuit updates stored frequency response information using the frequency response update values, and also updates the programmable taps of the equalizer using the stored frequency response information." The patent application was filed on Oct. 6, 2008 (12/246,219). 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=7,957,463&OS=7,957,463&RS=7,957,463 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Intel Assigned Patent for Method for Cooling an Integrated Circuit Die with Coolant Flow in a Microchannel and a Thin Film Thermoelectric Cooling Device in the Microchannel ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 10 -- Intel, Santa Clara, Calif., has been assigned a patent (7,957,137) developed by Ravi Prasher, Tempe, Ariz., for a "method for cooling an integrated circuit die with coolant flow in a microchannel and a thin film thermoelectric cooling device in the microchannel." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method includes an integrated circuit (IC) die that has a front surface on which an integrated circuit is formed. The IC die also has a rear surface that is opposite to the front surface. The method also includes a microchannel member to define at least one microchannel at the rear surface of the IC die. The microchannel is to allow a coolant to flow through the microchannel. The method further includes at least one thin film thermoelectric cooling (TFTEC) device in the at least one microchannel." The patent application was filed on Nov. 2, 2009 (12/610,713). 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=7,957,137.PN.&OS=PN/7,957,137&RS=PN/7,957,137 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Emerson Network Power - Embedded Computing Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 10 -- Emerson Network Power - Embedded Computing, Madison, Wis., has been assigned a patent (7,957,138) developed by Pasi Jukka Vaananen, Waltham, Mass., Stephen A. Hauser, Carlisle, Mass., and David Paul Banasek, Mesa, Ariz., for a "system and method for blocking lateral airflow paths between modules in an electronic equipment enclosure." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A gap filler member apparatus for blocking air flow through a gap existing between an edge of a first electronics board and a surface of a second electronics board that is disposed generally perpendicular to the first electronics board, where the first and second electronics boards are coupled by at least one pair of connectors and disposed within an electronics equipment enclosure, to block air flow through the gap. The apparatus has at least one rib extending therefrom, with the base portion being secureable to the surface of the second electronics board. A rib extends away from the base portion and has a height approximately equal to a height of the gap, and a length at least as long as a length of the gap so that the rib at least substantially blocks air flow through the gap." The patent application was filed on Oct. 16, 2009 (12/580,449). 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=7,957,138.PN.&OS=PN/7,957,138&RS=PN/7,957,138 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Jaya Anand. *** AdValue Photonics Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 10 -- AdValue Photonics, Tucson, Ariz., has been assigned a patent (7,957,433) developed by four co-inventors for a "mode-locked two micron fiber lasers." The co-inventors are Shibin Jiang, Tucson, Ariz., Qing Wang, Tucson, Ariz., Jihong Geng, Tucson, Ariz., and Tao Luo, Tucson, Ariz. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A mode-locked fiber laser comprising a multicomponent glass fiber doped with a trivalent rare-earth ion of thulium and/or holmium." The patent application was filed on July 24, 2009 (12/509,406). 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=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=7,957,433&OS=7,957,433&RS=7,957,433 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Track Compensation and Skew Compensation for Drives Having Flangeless Rollers and Systems ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 10 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (7,957,088) developed by four co-inventors for a "track compensation and skew compensation for drives having flangeless rollers and systems thereof." The co-inventors are Nhan X. Bui, Tucson, Ariz., Giovanni Cherubini, Rueschlikon, Switzerland, Jens Jelitto, Rueschlikon, Switzerland, and Kazuhiro Tsuruta, Yamato, Japan. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "According to one embodiment, a system includes a plurality of synchronous servo channels, where each channel receives a signal from a servo reader of a magnetic head. The system also includes logic for estimating a tape velocity, logic for determining a first and second time instant representing a time at which a flag is generated by a related servo channel, logic for determining a first and second correction term representing a time difference between a time at which a peak of a correlation signal and a time at which the flag occur, logic for calculating a skew error estimate based on a reference shift value associated with a servo band pair being spanned by a head module, and logic for applying a control signal including a skew correction that corresponds to the calculated skew error estimate to the skew-following loop. Other systems and methods are disclosed as well." The patent application was filed on March 2, 2010 (12/716,200). 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=7,957,088.PN.&OS=PN/7,957,088&RS=PN/7,957,088 Written by Rajat Puri; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Honeywell International Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 10 -- Honeywell International, Morristown, N.J., has been assigned a patent (7,957,005) developed by Glen A. Sanders, Scottsdale, Ariz., for a "fiber optic apparatus and method for sensing hazardous materials." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An apparatus and method for sensing hazardous materials utilizes first and second optical fibers and a recirculator coupled to a substrate. The first optical fiber is coupled to the substrate and has first and second opposing ends and a first substance embedded therein. The first substance is reactive to a first hazardous material type. The second optical fiber is coupled to the substrate and has first and second opposing ends and a second substance embedded therein. The second substance is reactive to a second hazardous material type. The at least one recirculator is coupled to the substrate and configured such that when light propagates from one of the ends of at least one of the first and second optical fibers, at least some of the light is directed by the at least one recirculator into the opposing end of the respective optical fiber." The patent application was filed on July 31, 2007 (11/831,525). 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=7,957,005.PN.&OS=PN/7,957,005&RS=PN/7,957,005 Written by Ankita Das; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Alpha Technology Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 10 -- Alpha Technology, Oro Valley, Ariz., has been assigned a patent (7,956,988) developed by Steven E. Moran, Oro Valley, Ariz., for a "light detection and ranging systems and related methods." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A sensitivity modulated light detection and ranging (LIDAR) system and related methods. Implementations of sensitivity modulated LIDAR systems may include a pulsed laser and a light detection system coupled with the pulsed laser through a timing system. The light detection system may include a high-bandwidth detector coupled with the timing system, at least one imaging detector coupled with the timing system, and at least one sensitivity modulator coupled with the at least one imaging detector and with the timing system." The patent application was filed on Feb. 5, 2008 (12/026,503). 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=7,956,988.PN.&OS=PN/7,956,988&RS=PN/7,956,988 Written by Ankita Das; edited by Jaya Anand. 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. -1050598 (c) 2011 Targeted News Service |