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U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in North Carolina (June 15)(Targeted News Service Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Targeted News Service Targeted News Service ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 15 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in North Carolina. *** BE Aerospace Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 14 -- BE Aerospace, Wellington, Fla., has been assigned a patent (D639,754) developed by Jeffrey Walter Hontz, Rural Hall, N.C., for an ornamental design for an appliance control panel. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The ornamental design for an appliance control panel, as shown and described." The patent application was filed on May 14, 2010 (D/361,774). 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=D639,754.PN.&OS=PN/D639,754&RS=PN/D639,754 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Jaya Anand. *** RGB Systems Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 14 -- RGB Systems, Anaheim, Calif., has been assigned a patent (D639,681) developed by four co-inventors for an ornamental design for a "tabletop button pad controller." The co-inventors are Osbaldo Rodriguez, Huntington Beach, Calif., Jonathan Ofalla, Rosemead, Calif., Rob Chaloupecky, Apex, N.C., and Tuan Tran, Irvine, Calif. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The ornamental design for the a tabletop button pad controller, as shown and described." The patent application was filed on April 16, 2010 (D/347,708). 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=D639,681.PN.&OS=PN/D639,681&RS=PN/D639,681 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Jaya Anand. *** RGB Systems Assigned Patent for Cover for Surface Mount Control Box ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 14 -- RGB Systems, Anaheim, Calif., has been assigned a patent (D639,680) developed by David Libman, Dove Canyon, Calif., Tuan Tran, Irvine, Calif., and Robert Chaloupecky, Apex, N.C., for an ornamental design for a "cover for surface mount control box." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The ornamental design for a cover for a surface mount control box, as shown and described." The patent application was filed on Nov. 2, 2009 (D/346,574). 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=D639,680.PN.&OS=PN/D639,680&RS=PN/D639,680 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 14 -- Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications, Lund, Sweden, has been assigned a patent (7,962,854) developed by four co-inventors for "systems, methods and computer program products for displaying content on multiple display screens using handheld wireless communicators." The co-inventors are Scott L. Vance, Cary, N.C., Martin Trively, Cary, N.C., Ardian Dhrimaj, Morrisville, N.C., and Yojak Vasa, Cary, N.C. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Content displaying methods, systems and computer program products display first display content on a first display screen of a handheld wireless communicator, while simultaneously sending second display content that is different from the first display content, from the handheld wireless communicator to an external display screen. In videoconferencing applications, the second display content can include an image of the remote party, and the first display content can include an image of the user of the handheld wireless communicator and/or a camera image from the handheld wireless communicator. In displaying alphanumeric data, the first display content can include first alphanumeric data, and the second display content can include the first alphanumeric data and additional detail data concerning the first alphanumeric data." The patent application was filed on Oct. 19, 2004 (10/968,770). 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=7,962,854.PN.&OS=PN/7,962,854&RS=PN/7,962,854 Written by Shabnam Sheikh; edited by Jaya Anand. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Customizing Email Subjects for Subscription Generated Email Messages ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 14 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (7,962,850) developed by Thomas R. Haynes, Apex, N.C., and Lin Sun, Morrisville, N.C., for "customizing email subjects for subscription generated email messages." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The present invention discloses a solution for permitting users to customize subject headings of email subscriptions. The customizations can be applied on a per subscription basis and/or on a per sender basis. Further, the customizations can be performed by a software program that changes an original email heading established by a subscription providing source. Specifically, the solution recognizes that most, if not all, subscription emails are automatically generated in consistent fashion and inherently have a repeating structure. The disclosed solution permits a user to identity portions of these repeating structures, which are to be used to generate replacement subject headings designed to be meaningful to the user. The solution can optionally maintain the original subject heading, which can be used in many situations, such as for use when replying or forwarding an email." The patent application was filed on Oct. 23, 2007 (11/877,298). 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=7,962,850.PN.&OS=PN/7,962,850&RS=PN/7,962,850 Written by Shabnam Sheikh; edited by Jaya Anand. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Method and System for Reducing the Horizontal Space Required for Displaying a Column Containing Text Data ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 14 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (7,962,848) developed by Randal Lee Bertram, Raleigh, N.C., for a "method and system for reducing the horizontal space required for displaying a column containing text data." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method and system for reducing an amount of horizontal space required when displaying a plurality of columns on a display screen is disclosed. The at least one column of the plurality of columns has at least one entry containing text data. The method and system include obtaining the at least one entry from the at least one column, and abbreviating a width of the at least one entry, determining if there is another entry containing text data. The method and system further include repeating the steps of obtaining the at least one entry, abbreviating the at least one entry and determining if there is another entry until all of the at least one entries are abbreviated. The method and system further include displaying the at least one column having the at least one abbreviated entry." The patent application was filed on Oct. 16, 2006 (11/549,706). 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=7,962,848.PN.&OS=PN/7,962,848&RS=PN/7,962,848 Written by Shabnam Sheikh; edited by Jaya Anand. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Apparatus, System, and Method for Automated Error Determination Propagation ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 15 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (7,962,791) developed by Matthew Charles Compton, Durham, N.C., Louis Daniel Echevarria, Tucson, Ariz., and Richard Albert Welp, Tucson, Ariz., for an "apparatus, system, and method for automated error determination propagation." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for automated data determination propagation. A data package source collects data and compiles the data into data packages. A local data package prioritization module determines a prioritized order of the data packages based on a local priority matrix. The local data package prioritization module sends the data packages in the prioritized order over a temporary data connection to a central data package prioritization module. The local data package prioritization module updates the local priority matrix over the temporary data connection based on a central priority matrix. The central data package prioritization module receives the data packages and makes one or more updates to the central priority matrix based on the data packages." The patent application was filed on Sept. 3, 2008 (12/203,686). 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=79,62,791.PN.&OS=PN/79,62,791&RS=PN/79,62,791 Written by Ruby Maibam; edited by Jaya Anand. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Reducing the Boot Time of a TCPA Based Computing System ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 15 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (7,962,759) developed by Joseph Wayne Freeman, Raleigh, N.C., Steven Dale Goodman, Raleigh, N.C., and Randall Scott Springfield, Chapel Hill, N.C., for "reducing the boot time of a TCPA based computing system when the core root of trust measurement is embedded in the boot block code." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A computer program product and system for reducing the boot time of a TCPA based computing system. A flash memory in the TCPA based computing system may include a register comprising bits configured to indicate whether the segments of the flash memory have been updated. The flash memory may further include a table configured to store measurements of the segments of the flash memory. The flash memory may further include a boot block code that includes a Core Root of Trust for Measurement (CRTM). The CRTM may read the bits in the register to determine if any of the segments of the flash memory have been updated. The CRTM may further obtain the measurement values in the table for those segments that store the POST BIOS code that have not been updated thereby saving time from measuring the POST BIOS code and consequently reducing the boot time." The patent application was filed on April 20, 2009 (12/426,519). 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=79,62,759.PN.&OS=PN/79,62,759&RS=PN/79,62,759 Written by Ruby Maibam; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Lenovo Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 15 -- Lenovo, Singapore, has been assigned a patent (7,962,739) developed by five co-inventors for a "recovering from hard disk errors that corrupt one or more critical system boot files." The co-inventors are Philip Lee Childs, Raleigh, N.C., Donald R. Frame, Apex, N.C., Jeffrey R. Hobbet, Holly Springs, N.C., Howard Jeffrey Locker, Cary, N.C., and Michael Terrell Vanover, Raleigh, N.C. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A system, method, and program product is provided that recovers from a sector error affecting a critical file. A damaged sector prevents a critical file from being read prevents the computer system from booting. A controller records a sector number corresponding to the damaged sector. The system is rebooted using an alternative boot media. The system accesses the primary nonvolatile storage media after the rebooting. The damaged sector number is read from the error log and a file map is used to determine the critical file that is stored in the damaged sector. A backup copy of the critical file is retrieved from a backup media. The backup copy is written to the primary media using undamaged sectors and the critical file is mapped to the undamaged sectors. The system is subsequently booted successfully from the primary nonvolatile storage media." The patent application was filed on Feb. 25, 2008 (12/036,564). 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=7962739.PN.&OS=PN/7962739&RS=PN/7962739 Written by Ankresh Ranjan; edited by Jaya Anand. *** QUALCOMM Assigned Patent for Pre-decoding Variable Length Instructions ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 15 -- QUALCOMM, San Diego, has been assigned a patent (7,962,725) developed by Rodney Wayne Smith, Raleigh, N.C., and Brian Michael Stempel, Raleigh, N.C., for a "pre-decoding variable length instructions." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A pre-decoder in a variable instruction length processor indicates properties of instructions in pre-decode bits stored in an instruction cache with the instructions. When all the encodings of pre-decode bits associate with one length instruction are defined, a property of an instruction of that length may be indicated by altering the instruction to emulate an instruction of a different length, and encoding the property in the pre-decode bits associated with instructions of the different length. One example of a property that may be so indicated is an undefined instruction." The patent application was filed on May 4, 2006 (11/381,545). 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=7962725.PN.&OS=PN/7962725&RS=PN/7962725 Written by Ankresh Ranjan; edited by Jaya Anand. *** QUALCOMM Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 15 -- QUALCOMM, San Diego, has been assigned a patent (7,962,731) developed by Bohuslav Rychlik, Morrisville, N.C., for a "backing store buffer for the register save engine of a stacked register file." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A Backing Store Buffer is interposed between a Physical Register File and the Backing Store in a stacked register file architecture. A Register Save Engine temporarily stores data from registers in the Physical Register File allocated to inactive procedures on-chip, freeing the registers to be re-allocated to new procedures. When the a procedures complete and returns control to a prior, inactive procedure, the Register Store Engine retrieves data associated with the inactive procedure from the Backing Store Buffer to registers in the Physical Register File, and the registers are re-allocated to the inactive procedure. The Register Save Engine saves data from the Backing Store Buffer to the Backing Store, incurring the significant performance degradation and power consumption required for off-chip RAM access, only when the Backing Store Buffer is full and more data must be saved from the Physical Register File." The patent application was filed on Oct. 20, 2005 (11/254,320). 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=7962731.PN.&OS=PN/7962731&RS=PN/7962731 Written by Ankresh Ranjan; edited by Jaya Anand. *** North Carolina Inventors Develop Patent for Efficient Complex Multiplication and Fast Fourier Transform Implementation ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 15 -- Nikos P. Pitsianis, Durham, N.C., Gerald George Pechanek, Cary, N.C., and Ricardo Rodriguez, Raleigh, N.C., have developed a patent (7,962,719) for an "efficient complex multiplication and fast fourier transform (FFT) implementation on the ManArray architecture." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Efficient computation of complex multiplication results and very efficient fast Fourier transforms (FFTs) are provided. A parallel array VLIW digital signal processor is employed along with specialized complex multiplication instructions and communication operations between the processing elements which are overlapped with computation to provide very high performance operation. Successive iterations of a loop of tightly packed VLIWs are used allowing the complex multiplication pipeline hardware to be efficiently used. In addition, efficient techniques for supporting combined multiply accumulate operations are described." The patent application was filed on Aug. 7, 2008 (12/187,746). 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=7962719.PN.&OS=PN/7962719&RS=PN/7962719 Written by Ankresh Ranjan; edited by Jaya Anand. *** North Carolina, Netherlands Inventors Develop Patent for Methods and Apparatus Storing Expanded Width Instructions in VLIW Memory Deferred Execution ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 15 -- Gerald George Pechanek, Cary, N.C., and Stamatis Vassiliadis, Pijnacker, The Netherlands, have developed a patent (7,962,723) for "methods and apparatus storing expanded width instructions in a VLIW memory deferred execution." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Techniques are described for decoupling fetching of an instruction stored in a main program memory from earliest execution of the instruction. An indirect execution method and program instructions to support such execution are addressed. In addition, an improved indirect deferred execution processor (DXP) VLIW architecture is described which supports a scalable array of memory centric processor elements that do not require local load and store units." The patent application was filed on July 9, 2009 (12/499,875). 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=7962723.PN.&OS=PN/7962723&RS=PN/7962723 Written by Ankresh Ranjan; edited by Jaya Anand. *** General Mills IP Holdings II Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 15 -- General Mills IP Holdings II, Minneapolis, has been assigned a patent (D639,526) developed by Patrick E. Allen, Monticello, Minn., and Gregory Flickinger, Matthews, N.C., for an ornamental design for a cereal piece. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "We claim the ornamental design for cereal piece, as shown." The patent application was filed on Feb. 8, 2010 (D/355,408). 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=D639,526.PN.&OS=PN/D639,526&RS=PN/D639,526 Written by Anjali Jha; edited by Jaya Anand. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 15 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (7,962,962) developed by 18 co-inventors for "using an object model to improve handling of personally identifiable information." The co-inventors are Steven B. Adler, Port Washington, N.Y., Endre Felix Bangerter, Ligerz, Switzerland, Kathryn Ann Bohrer, Austin, Texas, Nigel Howard Julian Brown, Richmond Hill, Canada, Jan Camenisch, Ruschlikon, Switzerland, Arthur M. Gilbert, Bethel, Conn., Dogan Kesdogan, White Plains, N.Y., Matthew P. Leonard, Upper Saddle River, N.J., Xuan Liu, Yorktown Heights, N.Y., Michael Robert McCullough, Washington, Adam Charles Nelson, Chicago, Charles Campbell Palmer, Goldens Bridge, N.Y., Calvin Stacy Powers, Chapel Hill, N.C., Michael Schnyder, Bern, Switzerland, Edith Schonberg, New York City, N.Y., Matthias Schunter, Oldenburg, Germany, Elsie Van Herreweghen, Adiswil, Switzerland, and Michael Waidner, Appitacsh, Switzerland. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "In a computer, a first set of object classes are provided representing active entities in an information-handling process and a second set of object classes are provided representing data and rules in the information-handling process. At least one object class has rules associated with data. The above-mentioned objects are used in constructing a model of an information-handling process, and to provide an output that identifies at least one way in which the information-handling process could be improved. One aspect is a method for handling personally identifiable information. Another aspect is a system for executing the method of the present invention. A third aspect is as a set of instructions on a computer-usable medium, or resident in a computer system, for executing the method of the present invention." The patent application was filed on June 19, 2001 (09/884,311). 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=79,62,962.PN.&OS=PN/79,62,962&RS=PN/79,62,962 Written by Anjali Jha; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Scenera Technologies Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 15 -- Scenera Technologies, Portsmouth, N.H., has been assigned a patent (7,962,932) developed by Mona Singh, Cary, N.C., for "methods, systems, and computer program products for presenting a message on a display based on a display based on video frame types presented on the display." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Methods, systems, and computer program products for presenting a message on a display based on video frame types presented on the display are disclosed. According to one aspect, a method includes receiving a message having one of a plurality of priority levels for presentation on a display. Further, it is determined whether a type of a video frame for presentation on the display has a predetermined relationship to the priority level of the message. The received message is presented on the display based on the video frame type determination." The patent application was filed on Sept. 27, 2006 (11/528,072). 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=7,962,932.PN.&OS=PN/7,962,932&RS=PN/7,962,932 Written by Anjali Jha; edited by Jaya Anand. *** OpenPeak Assigned Patent for Graphical User Interface for a Display Screen or Portion ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 15 -- OpenPeak, Boca Raton, Fla., has been assigned a patent (D639,818) developed by five co-inventors for an ornamental design for a "graphical user interface for a display screen or portion." The co-inventors are Brian Woods, Hendersonville, N.C., Darren Blum, Foster City, Calif., Paul Casson, Boynton Beach, Fla., Igor Vavrovsky, Oakland Park, Fla., and Marty McKinney, Venice, Calif. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The ornamental design for a graphical user interface for a display screen or a portion thereof, as shown and described." The patent application was filed on April 29, 2010 (D/360,705). 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=D639,818.PN.&OS=PN/D639,818&RS=PN/D639,818 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** OpenPeak Assigned Patent for Graphical User Interface for a Display Screen or Portion ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 15 -- OpenPeak, Boca Raton, Fla., has been assigned a patent (D639,817) developed by five co-inventors for an ornamental design for a "graphical user interface for a display screen or portion." The co-inventors are Brian Woods, Hendersonville, N.C., Darren Blum, Foster City, Calif., Paul Casson, Boynton Beach, Fla., Igor Vavrovsky, Oakland Park, Fla., and Marty McKinney, Venice, Calif. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The ornamental design for a graphical user interface for a display screen or a portion thereof, as shown and described." The patent application was filed on April 29, 2010 (D/360,704). 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=D639,817.PN.&OS=PN/D639,817&RS=PN/D639,817 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** OpenPeak Assigned Patent for Graphical User Interface for a Display Screen or Portion ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 15 -- OpenPeak, Boca Raton, Fla., has been assigned a patent (D639,819) developed by five co-inventors for an ornamental design for a "graphical user interface for a display screen or portion." The co-inventors are Brian Woods, Hendersonville, N.C., Darren Blum, Foster City, Calif., Paul Casson, Boynton Beach, Fla., Igor Vavrovsky, Oakland Park, Fla., and Marty McKinney, Venice, Calif. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The ornamental design for a graphical user interface for a display screen or a portion thereof, as shown and described." The patent application was filed on April 29, 2010 (D/360,715). 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=D639,819.PN.&OS=PN/D639,819&RS=PN/D639,819 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Cellfor Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 15 -- Cellfor, Saanichton, British Columbia, Canada, has been assigned a patent (PP21,973) developed by six co-inventors for a "loblolly pine tree named 'CF LP1-7696'." The co-inventors are John Pait, Atlanta, Nicholas Muir, Lufkin, Texas, Stephen Attree, Victoria, Canada, Plamen Denchev, Victoria, Canada, Robert Weir, Cary, N.C., and Andy Benowicz, Victoria, Canada. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A new and distinctive variety of a loblolly pine tree which has been denominated varietally as 'CF LP1-7696' which is distinguished by high growth rate, good resistance to fusiform rust, excellent stem straightness, medium crown width, medium number of whorls, medium branch angle and medium branch diameter." The patent application was filed on June 23, 2009 (12/456,839). 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=PP21,973&OS=PP21,973&RS=PP21,973 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Method and Data Processing System for Providing an Improved Graphics Design Tool ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 15 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (7,962,862) developed by seven co-inventors for a "method and data processing system for providing an improved graphics design tool." The co-inventors are Richard L. Kulp, Cary, N.C., Gili Mendel, Cary, N.C., Jeffrey D. Myers, Silver Spring, Md., Rebecca J. Schaller, Cary, N.C., Gunturi Srimanth, Raleigh, N.C., Peter A. Walker, Fuquay-Varina, N.C., and Joseph R. Winchester, Otterbourne, United Kingdom. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method and software tool for performing an operation on a graphic object in a display of overlapping graphic objects in a data processing system are provided. The method comprises the steps of detecting the position of a pointer on the display; displaying to a user an indication of potential target objects of the operation which coincide with the pointer position; detecting a selection of one of the indicated potential target objects as the target object; and performing the operation on the selected object. In the case where the target object is not the outermost layer of the graphic objects on the display, the method may also comprise temporarily making the selected target object visible during performance of the operation on the target object by making the overlying objects transparent." The patent application was filed on Nov. 24, 2003 (10/720,804). 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=7,962,862.PN.&OS=PN/7,962,862&RS=PN/7,962,862 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. -1051188 (c) 2011 Targeted News Service |