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U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in Massachusetts (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 Massachusetts. *** 3M Innovative Properties Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- 3M Innovative Properties, Saint Paul, Minn., has been assigned a patent (7,956,862) developed by Tong Zhang, Framingham, Mass., Janos Rohaly, Acton, Mass., and Steven V. Weeks, North Andover, Mass., for a determining camera motion. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Camera motion is determined in a three-dimensional image capture system using a combination of two-dimensional image data and three-dimensional point cloud data available from a stereoscopic, multi-aperture, or similar camera system. More specifically, a rigid transformation of point cloud data between two three-dimensional point clouds may be more efficiently parameterized using point correspondence established between two-dimensional pixels in source images for the three-dimensional point clouds." The patent application was filed on Sept. 28, 2009 (12/568,124). 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=7,956,862.PN.&OS=PN/7,956,862&RS=PN/7,956,862 Written by Shabnam Sheikh; edited by Jaya Anand. *** ICX Technologies Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 10 -- ICX Technologies, Arlington, Va., has been assigned a patent (7,956,793) developed by Irina Puscasu, Somerville, Mass., and William Schaich, Bloomington, Ind., for a "selective reflective and absorptive surfaces and methods for resonantly coupling incident radiation." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Methods and apparatus for providing a tunable absorption band in a wavelength selective surface are disclosed. A device for selectively absorbing incident electromagnetic radiation includes an electrically conductive surface layer including an arrangement of multiple surface elements. The surface layer is disposed at a nonzero height above a continuous electrically conductive layer. An electrically isolating intermediate layer defines a first surface that is in communication with the electrically conductive surface layer. The continuous electrically conductive backing layer is provided in communication with a second surface of the electrically isolating intermediate layer. The arrangement of surface elements couples at least a portion of the incident electromagnetic radiation between itself and the continuous electrically conductive backing layer, such that the resonant device selectively absorbs incident radiation, and reflects a portion of the incident radiation that is not absorbed." The patent application was filed on Dec. 12, 2006 (11/638,043). 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=79,56,793.PN.&OS=PN/79,56,793&RS=PN/79,56,793 Written by Ruby Maibam; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Analog Devices Assigned Patent for Analog-to-digital Converter Using Digital Output as Dither ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 10 -- Analog Devices, Norwood, Mass., has been assigned a patent (7,956,783) developed by John A. Geen, Tewksbury, Mass., for an "analog-to-digital converter using digital output as dither." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An analog-to-digital converter includes a delta circuit, a sigma circuit, and a quantizer circuit and further includes a feedback circuit that modulates a reference voltage provided to the quantizer circuit based on the quantizer circuit output. Modulation of the quantizer reference voltage dithers the quantizer circuit to effectively reduce or avoid lock bands. The analog-to-digital converter may be used in combination with a microelectromechanical (MEMS) device such as a gyroscope, an accelerometer, or a pressure sensor." The patent application was filed on June 5, 2009 (12/478,936). 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=79,56,783.PN.&OS=PN/79,56,783&RS=PN/79,56,783 Written by Ruby Maibam; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Hologic Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 10 -- Hologic, Bedford, Mass., has been assigned a patent (7,957,508) developed by Kenneth Brooks, Knoxville, Tenn., Jay A. Stein, Boston, and Andrew P. Smith, Lexington, Mass., for a "dedicated breast radiation imaging/therapy system." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "System, apparatus and methods specialized for breast and related tissue radiation therapy and imaging of a prone patient but also usable for supine patient if desired or needed. A special treatment radiation source such as a LINAC unit generates radiation of types and energy ranges specifically matched to breast tissue. Any one or more of several imaging technologies may be used to localize the tissue to be irradiated and to generate information for therapy planning, adjustment, and verification." The patent application was filed on Nov. 21, 2007 (11/944,196). 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=7,957,508&OS=7,957,508&RS=7,957,508 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Massachusetts Inventor Develops Patent for Efficiently Cool Data Centers and Electronic Enclosures Using Loop Heat Pipes ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 10 -- Stephen S. Fried, Kingston, Mass., has developed a patent (7,957,132) for an "efficiently cool data centers and electronic enclosures using loop heat pipes." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Disclosed in the present invention are methods for cooling components contained in enclosures that reject 500 or more Watts employing two phase passive heat transfer devices including Loop Heat Pipes and devices we refer to as LHPLs. The methods minimize the amount of energy employed in cooling while at the same time maximizing the quality of heat rejected to the secondary cooling loops that transmit the heat to the outside world. Where data centers provide direct access to chilled water it becomes possible to reject heat directly to cooling towers in locations as hot and humid as Atlanta Ga. eliminating 40% or more of the total energy consumed. The key advances that make this energy efficient performance possible employ LHPLs that have the smallest possible total thermal resistance, methods that maximize their effectiveness and ancillary devices that minimize the energy consumed in cooling with air." The patent application was filed on April 15, 2008 (12/103,695). 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=7,957,132.PN.&OS=PN/7,957,132&RS=PN/7,957,132 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. *** Cisco Technology Assigned Patent for Routing Protocol Support for Half Duplex Virtual Routing and Forwarding Instance ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 10 -- Cisco Technology, San Jose, Calif., has been assigned a patent (7,957,408) developed by James Guichard, Groton, Mass., and Robert Hanzl, Hostivice, Czech, for a "routing protocol support for half duplex virtual routing and forwarding instance." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method, apparatus and computer program product for providing dynamic routing support for Half-Duplex Virtual Routing and Forwarding (HDVRF) environments. The method, apparatus and computer program function to configure a forwarding Virtual Routing and Forwarding (VRF) table for a router with information to forward incoming packets to a central location within a hub and spoke environment. The method, apparatus and computer program also function to populate a routing Virtual Routing and Forwarding (VRF) table for the router with routing information received from ingress interfaces of the router. The method, apparatus and computer program function further forwards packets received on egress interfaces of the router according to the forwarding VRF table." The patent application was filed on Nov. 19, 2009 (12/621,834). 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=7,957,408&OS=7,957,408&RS=7,957,408 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** EMC Assigned Patent for Methods and Systems for Dynamic Division of Path Capacity ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 10 -- EMC, Hopkinton, Mass., has been assigned a patent (7,957,398) developed by four co-inventors for "methods and systems for dynamic division of path capacity." The co-inventors are Yechiel Yochai, Lincoln, R.I., Helen S. Raizen, Jamaica Plain, Mass., Harold M. Sandstrom, Belmont, Mass., and Edith Epstein, Arlington, Mass. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Methods and systems are disclosed that relate to selecting a path for sending an I/O request from a host to a data storage subsystem from among a plurality of paths from the host to the subsystem. An exemplary method includes identifying a limitation on the traffic level for the plurality of paths, tracking a first metric corresponding to the limitation on the traffic level for each path, and transmitting a first I/O request having an urgency level other than the highest urgency level by one of the plurality of paths whose first metric does not exceed its limitation on the traffic level." The patent application was filed on March 5, 2007 (11/682,049). 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=7,957,398&OS=7,957,398&RS=7,957,398 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Intel Assigned Patent for Methods and Apparatuses to Effect a Variable-width Link ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 10 -- Intel, Santa Clara, Calif., has been assigned a patent (7,957,428) developed by nine co-inventors for "methods and apparatuses to effect a variable-width link." The co-inventors are Maurice B. Steinman, Marlborough, Mass., Rahul R. Shah, Marlborough, Mass., Naveen Cherukuri, San Jose, Calif., Aaron T. Spink, San Francisco, Allen J. Baum, Palo Alto, Calif., Sanjay Dabral, Palo Alto, Calif., Tim Frodsham, Portland, Ore., David S. Dunning, Portland, Ore., and Theodore Z. Schoenborn, Portland, Ore. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Embodiments of the invention provide an algorithm for dividing a link into one or more reduced-width links. For one embodiment of the invention, a multiplexing scheme is employed to effect a bit transmission order required by a particular cyclic redundancy check. The multiplexed output bits are then swizzled on-chip to reduce on-board routing congestion." The patent application was filed on May 21, 2004 (10/850,809). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=7,957,428&OS=7,957,428&RS=7,957,428 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Analog Devices Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 10 -- Analog Devices, Norwood, Mass., has been assigned a patent (7,957,111) developed by Daniel T. Boyko, Norwood, Mass., and Chih Chuan Che, Norwood, Mass., for a "differential current output driver with overvoltage protection." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A differential current output driver and a method for overvoltage protection of a differential current output driver circuit are provided. The output driver includes a differential current output driver circuit operable by a power supply voltage and including first and second driver transistors in a differential current configuration and first and second output pads, and an overvoltage protection circuit configured to generate a protected voltage in response to a voltage on at least one of the first and second output pads and an absence of the power supply voltage, and to apply the protected voltage to at least one transistor of the differential current output driver circuit." The patent application was filed on Feb. 15, 2008 (12/070,280). 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=7,957,111.PN.&OS=PN/7,957,111&RS=PN/7,957,111 Written by Rajat Puri; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Seagate Technology Assigned Patent for Recordable Disc with Fluid Bearing Features ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 10 -- Seagate Technology, Scotts Valley, Calif., has been assigned a patent (7,957,091) developed by eight co-inventors for a "recordable disc with fluid bearing features." The co-inventors are Roger Hipwell, Eden Prairie, Minn., Nurul Amin, Woodbury, Minn., John Pendray, Cambridge, Mass., Andrew White, Minneapolis, Bradley Ver Meer, Savage, Minn., Hans Leuthold, Santa Cruz, Calif., Menachem Rafaelof, Superior, Colo., and Wayne Bonin, North Oak, Minn. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A device comprises a fluid bearing including a textured fluid bearing surface and a second surface and a recordable disc. The recordable disc includes a substrate, a recordable media layer on the substrate, and at least one of the textured fluid bearing surface and the second surface. The device may be manufactured using MEMS techniques. MEMS techniques provide the high precision necessary to create the textured fluid bearing surface. MEMS techniques also allow the recordable disc to be batch-fabricated with one or more additional recordable discs." The patent application was filed on Jan. 23, 2007 (11/656,714). 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=7,957,091.PN.&OS=PN/7,957,091&RS=PN/7,957,091 Written by Rajat Puri; edited by Jaya Anand. *** E Ink Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 10 -- E Ink, Cambridge, Mass., has been assigned a patent (7,957,053) developed by seven co-inventors for electro-optic displays. The co-inventors are Charles Howie Honeyman, Roslindale, Mass., Harit Doshi, North Chelmsford, Mass., Seungman Sohn, Seodaemun, South Korea, Eva Chen, Somerville, Mass., Richard D. LeCain, Brighton, Mass., Simon Pang, Acton, Mass., and Gregg M. Duthaler, Needham, Mass. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An electro-optic display comprises first and second substrates and a lamination adhesive layer and a layer of an electro-optic material disposed between the first and second substrates, the lamination adhesive layer having a thickness of from about 14 to about 25 .mu.m." The patent application was filed on Oct. 26, 2009 (12/605,606). 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=7,957,053.PN.&OS=PN/7,957,053&RS=PN/7,957,053 Written by Rajat Puri; edited by Jaya Anand. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Automatically Detecting Distributed Port Scans in Computer Networks ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 10 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (7,957,372) developed by four co-inventors for an "automatically detecting distributed port scans in computer networks." The co-inventors are Alan David Boulanger, Amherst, Mass., Robert William Danford, Boulder, Colo., Kevin David Himberger, Raleigh, N.C., and Clark Debs Jeffries, Durham, N.C. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A detection and response system including a set of algorithms for detecting within a stream of normal computer traffic a subset of (should focus on network traffic eliciting a response) TCP or UDP packets with one IP Source Address (SA) value, one or a few Destination Address (DA) values, and a number exceeding a threshold of distinct Destination Port (DP) values. A lookup mechanism such as a Direct Table and Patricia search tree record and trace sets of packets with one SA and one DA as well as the set of DP values observed for the given SA, DA combination. The detection and response system reports the existence of such a subset and the header values including SA, DA, and multiple DPs of the subset. The detection and response system also includes various administrative responses to reports." The patent application was filed on July 22, 2004 (10/896,733). 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=7,957,372&OS=7,957,372&RS=7,957,372 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Cisco Technology Assigned Patent for Hierarchical Cable Modem Clone Detection ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 10 -- Cisco Technology, San Jose, Calif., has been assigned a patent (7,957,305) developed by Shengyou Zeng, Concord, Mass., and Hemant Singh, Westford, Mass., for a "hierarchical cable modem clone detection." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A hierarchical cable modem clone detection system: A cable modem clone detection system uses a cable modem media access control (MAC) address and physical location information such as information relating to a cable interface, upstream and downstream port numbers, fiber node information, and load balancing group descriptors to determine if a cable modem is a clone. The hierarchical approach first make a clone determination at a cable modem termination system, then at a regional operations center and finally at a network operations center." The patent application was filed on Aug. 16, 2006 (11/465,107). 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=7957305.PN.&OS=PN/7957305&RS=PN/7957305 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** GE Infrastructure Sensing Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 10 -- GE Infrastructure Sensing, Billerica, Mass., has been assigned a patent (7,957,001) developed by nine co-inventors for a "wavelength-modulation spectroscopy method and apparatus." The co-inventors are Xiaoyong Liu, Malden, Mass., John McKinley Poole, Maynard, Mass., Yufeng Huang, North Chelmsford, Mass., Daniel M. Stearns, Canton, Mass., Michael J. Gambuzza, Pepperell, Mass., Gene Smith Berkowitz, Sudbury, Mass., Anthony Kowal, Berlin, Mass., Hejie Li, Schenectady, N.Y., and Shawn D. Wehe, Niskayuna, N.Y. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "In one embodiment of the spectroscopy method, the method comprises the steps of modulating the wavelength of a monochromatic radiation at a modulation amplitude and a modulation frequency; determining a first variable representative of an absorbance of an analyte in a sample; and demodulating by phase-sensitive detection the first variable at a harmonic of the modulation frequency to produce a harmonic spectrum of the analyte. In one embodiment of the spectroscopy apparatus, the apparatus comprises a laser diode integrated with a first photodetector configured to detect an intensity of a backward emission from the laser diode and act as a reference detector; a second photodetector configured to detect an intensity of laser radiation exiting a sample; and electronic circuitry coupled to the laser diode and the photodetectors, configured to acquire and process spectra of the sample. In another embodiment, the spectroscopy apparatus comprises a beam splitter configured to split the laser radiation into a first radiation portion and a second radiation portion and a first photodetector configured to detect the intensity of the first radiation portion." The patent application was filed on Oct. 10, 2008 (12/249,156). 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=7,957,001.PN.&OS=PN/7,957,001&RS=PN/7,957,001 Written by Ankita Das; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Jinsalas Solutions Assigned Patent for Queuing System ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 10 -- Jinsalas Solutions, Dover, Del., has been assigned a patent (7,957,275) developed by Karl Meier, Wellesley, Mass., for a queuing system. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An improved architecture for switches and a method for transmitting data with the switching are disclosed. An increased amount of memory is utilized, operating at speeds lower than are required by Input Queued switches, and a simple scheduling algorithm. The architecture divides the input ports into groups, where each input port group has an associated set of memory elements. Incoming packets are routed to the appropriate element in the set of memory elements. The number of groups and the number of ports that are included in each group can be varied, allowing the architecture to be modified based on the system architecture, the semiconductor technology, and other design considerations." The patent application was filed on Sept. 9, 2004 (10/937,662). 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=7957275.PN.&OS=PN/7957275&RS=PN/7957275 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 10 -- Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories, Cambridge, Mass., has been assigned a patent (7,957,007) developed by Ramesh Raskar, Cambridge, Mass., and Paul H. Dietz, Hopkinton, Mass., for an "apparatus and method for illuminating a scene with multiplexed illumination for motion capture." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A projector that illuminates a scene with multiplexed light patterns includes a passive physical mask, and a set of spatially dispersed optical emitters arranged behind the physical mask. The optical emitters are modulated to project a set of unique optical light patterns." The patent application was filed on May 17, 2006 (11/435,565). 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=7,957,007.PN.&OS=PN/7,957,007&RS=PN/7,957,007 Written by Ankita Das; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Jinsalas Solutions Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 10 -- Jinsalas Solutions, Dover, Del., has been assigned a patent (7,957,293) developed by David Mayhew, Northborough, Mass., for a "system and method to identify and communicate congested flows in a network fabric." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The invention provides a system and method for identifying and communicating congested paths throughout a network fabric. Briefly, the present invention augments the congestion management mechanism defined in ASI to allow for the communication of congested paths through the fabric, rather than the simple congested output port notification supported today through the use of DLLPs. Further, it also uses the communication mechanisms already defined in the ASI specification to implement this additional capability. Specifically, the present invention uses Transaction Layer Packets (TLPs) to communicate the information concerning congested flows throughout the network. This packet type allows the inclusion of much more information than DLLPs, allowing a more comprehensive and elegant solution to the issue of congestion management in an Advanced Switching network fabric." The patent application was filed on Jan. 22, 2010 (12/692,183). 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=7957293.PN.&OS=PN/7957293&RS=PN/7957293 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 10 -- Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories, Cambridge, Mass., has been assigned a patent (7,957,301) developed by Ghulam M. Bhatti, Mansfield, Mass., and Gaofeng Yue, Atlanta, for a "method, apparatus and system for multicast communication in a wireless multi-hop network." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method for multicast communication in a network having plural nodes according to the ZigBee network specification includes creating a multicast group including a subset of the plural nodes and excluding at least one non-member node in the plural nodes. The multicast group has a multicast address. The method also includes transmitting multicast message including the multicast address and receiving the multicast message at each node in the multicast group." The patent application was filed on Aug. 15, 2005 (12/063,707). 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=7957301.PN.&OS=PN/7957301&RS=PN/7957301 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Alcatel-Lucent USA Assigned Patent for Efficient and Robust Routing Independent of Traffic Pattern Variability ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 10 -- Alcatel-Lucent USA, Murray Hill, N.J., has been assigned a patent (7,957,266) developed by Muralidharan S. Kodialam, Marlboro, N.J., Tirunell V. Lakshman, Morganville, N.J., and Sudipta Sengupta, Malden, Mass., for an "efficient and robust routing independent of traffic pattern variability." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A scheme for routing packets of traffic to their destination after ensuring that they pass through one or more pre-determined intermediate nodes, thereby permitting all permissible traffic patterns to be handled without knowledge of the traffic matrix, subject to edge-link capacity constraints. In one embodiment, a request for a path with a service demand for routing data between the ingress point and the egress point is received. A set of two or more intermediate nodes between the ingress point and the egress point is selected. Based on a bandwidth of the network, respective fractions of the data to send from the ingress point to each node of the set of intermediate nodes are determined. The data is routed in the determined respective fractions from the ingress point to each node of the set of intermediate nodes, and routed from each node of the set of intermediate nodes to the egress point." The patent application was filed on April 14, 2005 (11/106,410). 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=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=7957266.PN.&OS=PN/7957266&RS=PN/7957266 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Textron Systems Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 10 -- Textron Systems, Wilmington, Mass., has been assigned a patent (7,957,225) developed by Robert L. Steadman, Mansfield, Mass., for an "alerting system for a facility." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A surveillance system is configured to detect a rotary-wing aircraft approaching a fixed facility and provide a warning upon detection. The system includes acoustic processing nodes that receive acoustic signals from the environment surrounding the fixed facility. As the nodes receive the acoustic signals, the nodes perform a spectral analysis of the signals to detect if the source of the acoustic signals is a rotary-wing aircraft. Additionally, based upon the acoustic signals, the nodes detect an altitude of the rotary-wing aircraft and a distance between the rotary-wing aircraft and the fixed facility. In the case where the system identifies the rotary-wing aircraft as encroaching a predefined geographical area outside of the facility, based upon the altitude and distance between the rotary-wing aircraft and the facility, the system generates a warning to allow security forces to intercept the rotary-wing aircraft prior to its arrival at the facility." The patent application was filed on Dec. 21, 2007 (11/962,970). 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=7957225.PN.&OS=PN/7957225&RS=PN/7957225 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. 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. -1050611 (c) 2011 Targeted News Service |