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U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in Washington (June 21)(Targeted News Service Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Targeted News Service Targeted News Service ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 21 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Washington. *** Pacesetter Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 20 -- Pacesetter, Sylmar, Calif., has been assigned a patent (7,958,786) developed by George W. Keilman, Bothell, Wash., Peter Leigh Bartlett, Bothell, Wash., and Timothy Johnson, Bothell, Wash., for a "flow measurement system and method using enhanced phase difference detection." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A flow measurement system and method uses enhanced phase detection based on a ratio of amplitudes of summations of two oppositely propagating acoustic signals. A need for direct time measurement and extensive difference calculation is consequently avoided so that in some implementations compact, simple, low power analog circuitry can be used." The patent application was filed on July 17, 2009 (12/505,370). 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=79,58,786.PN.&OS=PN/79,58,786&RS=PN/79,58,786 Written by Anjali Jha; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Fatigue Technology Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 20 -- Fatigue Technology, Seattle, has been assigned a patent (7,958,766) developed by Douglas W. Glenn, Des Moines, Wash., for a "self-aligning tools and a mandrel with retention sleeve." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Self-aligning tools may be used to install and reposition an expandable structure in a workpiece. A self-aligning installation system may include an expansion mandrel, self-aligning nose cap assembly, and an installation tool for driving the mandrel. The expansion mandrel is sized to fit within a passageway of an expandable member such that the expandable member radially expands when the expansion mandrel is moved through the passageway. The self-aligning nose cap assembly moves relative to the installation tool and mandrel. A self-aligning seating system can be used to move the installed expandable member. The self-aligning seating system includes a seat backing, a seat base, and a pull rod coupled to the seat backing and extending through the seat base. The seat backing slidably engages the seat base to permit rotation of the pull rod." The patent application was filed on June 29, 2007 (11/824,559). 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=79,58,766.PN.&OS=PN/79,58,766&RS=PN/79,58,766 Written by Anjali Jha; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Washington Inventor Develops Patent for Drip Catcher ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 21 -- James Francois Leggett, Tacoma, Wash., has developed a patent (7,959,033) for a drip catcher. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A drip catcher, having an adjustable neck, having a hook at the top for engaging a spout pipe of a fluid reservoir, and a basin, containing an absorbent pad and three sided slot on the flattened rear side to accommodate two legs of an alligator clasp in the neck, having a channel between the legs created by cutting three sides of a brace, bendable rearward to support the invention in vertical alignment to the spout, teeth extending from the outside edge of both legs which engage the sides of the slot, so the teeth disengage by squeezing the legs together." The patent application was filed on Sept. 18, 2008 (12/284,073). 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=7,959,033.PN.&OS=PN/7,959,033&RS=PN/7,959,033 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Microvision Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 21 -- Microvision, Redmond, Wash., has been assigned a patent (7,959,308) developed by Mark O. Freeman, Snohomish, Wash., and Karlton D. Powell, Lake Stevens, Wash., for a "substrate-guided display with improved image quality." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A guiding-substrate display may include an angle-mapped display engine to generate a modulated photonic output having angle-mapped rays responsive to an electrical signal without the use of an ocular lens. An input optical element receives the modulated photonic output of the angle-mapped display engine and cooperates with the angle-mapped display engine to launch modulated photonic output having selected polarization. An image relay slab receives the modulated photonic output from the input optical element and guides the modulated photonic output from a proximal to a distal location. An output optical element to receives the modulated photonic output from the image relay slab and launches the modulated photonic output having angle-mapped rays toward a viewing region." The patent application was filed on April 5, 2010 (12/754,037). 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=7,959,308&OS=7,959,308&RS=7,959,308 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Colorado, Washington Inventors Develops Patent for Portable or Tow-behind Snow Melter ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 21 -- Mark Soderberg, Evergreen, Colo., and Gary Rogers, Camano Island, Wash., have developed a patent (7,958,656) for a "portable or tow-behind snow melter." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A snow melter that may be used to melt snow. The snow melter includes a dump tank for receiving a quantity of snow to be melted. The melter also includes a melt tank and a heat exchanger. The melt tank separate from the dump tank. The heat exchanger heats the water in the melt tank. Water heated by the melt tank is allowed to flow from the melt tank into the dump tank to melt the snow in the dump tank. Doors may also be added to the dump tank to facilitate the removal of debris from the dump tank after use. Further, the dump tank may also have an inclinable floor to further facilitate the removal of debris from the dump tank after use." The patent application was filed on May 7, 2008 (12/116,543). 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=7,958,656.PN.&OS=PN/7,958,656&RS=PN/7,958,656 Written by Shabnam Sheikh; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Hewlett-Packard Development Assigned Patent for Printing-fluid Container ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 21 -- Hewlett-Packard Development, Houston, has been assigned a patent (7,959,271) developed by five co-inventors for a printing-fluid container. The co-inventors are Charlie Steinmetz, Corvallis, Ore., Daniel W. Petersen, Philomath, Ore., Curt Gonzales, Corvallis, Ore., Peter G. Hwang, Vancouver, Wash., and Lisa M. Hanson, Vancouver, Wash. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A printing-fluid container includes a reservoir having a leading surface with an outer perimeter. Redundant interface elements are recessed from the leading surface interior the outer perimeter." The patent application was filed on Nov. 30, 2006 (11/607,750). 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=7,959,271&OS=7,959,271&RS=7,959,271 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Colmac Coil Mfg. Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 21 -- Colmac Coil Mfg., Colville, Wash., has been assigned a patent (7,958,738) developed by Bruce Ian Nelson, Colville, Wash., for a "direct expansion ammonia refrigeration system and a method of direct expansion ammonia refrigeration." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A direct expansion ammonia refrigeration system and a method of direct expansion ammonia refrigeration is described and which includes a source of liquid ammonia refrigerant which is delivered in fluid flowing relation to a plurality of evaporator tubes which incorporate wicking structures, and which through capillary action facilitated by the wicking structures are effective for drawing liquid ammonia refrigerant along the inside facing surface of the evaporator tubes so as to substantially reduce any stratified and/or wavy flow patterns of the liquid ammonia refrigerant within the evaporator tubes. The invention further includes a novel accumulator vessel and heat exchanger vessel which are coupled in fluid flowing relation relative to the direct expansion ammonia refrigeration system and which facilitate the removal of water from the ammonia refrigerant in order to enhance the operation of the direct expansion ammonia refrigeration system." The patent application was filed on June 6, 2008 (12/156,980). 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=7,958,738.PN.&OS=PN/7,958,738&RS=PN/7,958,738 Written by Ankita Das; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Hewlett-Packard Development Assigned Patent for Device and Method for Measuring Ink Levels in a Container ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 21 -- Hewlett-Packard Development, Houston, has been assigned a patent (7,959,245) developed by six co-inventors for a "device and method for measuring ink levels in a container." The co-inventors are Charles H. McConica, Corvallis, Ore., Erick B. Kinas, Camas, Wash., Jefferson P. Ward, Brush Prairie, Wash., Steven T. Castle, Philomath, Ore., Loren E. Johnson, Corvallis, Ore., and Jayprakash C. Bhatt, Corvallis, Ore. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An ink level sensing device and associated method. The ink level sensing device includes a near infrared illumination source that emits near infrared light, and a container configured to accommodate a supply of ink containing light absorption material. The device further includes a protruding chamber adjacent to the container. The protruding chamber is configured to accommodate a portion of the supply of ink accommodated by the container. The device also includes a sensor that is configured to receive a signal based on an amount of the light that passes through the protruding chamber. The method includes emitting a light from a near infrared illumination source and directing the light toward a protruding chamber of the ink supply. The method further includes sensing an amount of the light that passes through the protruding chamber in the ink supply." The patent application was filed on April 27, 2007 (11/796,322). 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=7,959,245&OS=7,959,245&RS=7,959,245 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Washington Inventor Develops Patent for Configurable Mounting Bracket ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 21 -- Jeffrey D. Carnevali, Seattle, has developed a patent (7,959,116) for a configurable mounting bracket The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A multiply configurable tripodal mounting bracket having multiple permanently bendable solid metal support rods, means for clamping a first end of each support rod in a fixed tripodal arrangement, and means for securing a second end of each support rod relative to an external surface, such as a vehicle floorboard. The mounting bracket also includes means for fixing an external device, such as a portable desk or laptop computer, to the clamp portion of the bracket." The patent application was filed on March 17, 2004 (10/802,408). 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=7959116.PN.&OS=PN/7959116&RS=PN/7959116 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Washington Inventor Develops Patent for Method of Assembling a Concrete Wall and Footing Form with Cleat for Supporting Rebar and Concrete Form ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 21 -- Chuck E. Coleman, Kent, Wash., has developed a patent (7,959,125) for a "method of assembling a concrete wall and footing form with cleat for supporting rebar and concrete form." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A footing cleat used to construct a concrete footing with integrally attached concrete wall located thereon. In the first embodiment, the cleat includes an elongated footing member with two downward brackets attached to its opposite ends. During use, the footing member is aligned transversely over the top edge surfaces of two sideboards used to construct the footing's concrete form. The brackets extend downward over the outside surface of the two sideboards. Extending upward from the footing member is a vertical wall support member. Formed on the wall support member is a plurality of holes used to receive nails or pins that hold pieces of horizontally aligned rebar used in a vertical wall constructed over the footing. The nails or pins are designed to temporally hold the pieces of horizontal rebar in place until the entire rebar wall is constructed. They can then be easily removed so that the cleat can be disassembled from the footing." The patent application was filed on Dec. 23, 2005 (11/317,747). 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=7959125.PN.&OS=PN/7959125&RS=PN/7959125 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Amazon Technologies Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 21 -- Amazon Technologies, Reno, Nev., has been assigned a patent (7,959,074) developed by nine co-inventors for a "selective authorization of item transactions." The co-inventors are Rajiv Chopra, Bellevue, Wash., Scott D. White, Seattle, Scott M. Silver, Seattle, Edward E. Bardusch, Kent, Wash., Kiran J. Achyutuni, Bangalore, India, David T. Margrave, Bellevue, Wash., Richendra Khanna, Seattle, Hisham Al-Shurafa, Seattle, and Mark A. Harburg, Seattle. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Techniques are described for use in selectively authorizing proposed transactions under certain circumstances, such as when payments for the transactions are not assured. In some situations, when payments to a merchant from customers are not assured for proposed item acquisition transactions involving those customers, determinations are made to authorize and proceed with at least some of those proposed transactions in an automatic and selective manner without the assurance of receiving the payments for the selected transactions. For example, a selective determination of whether to authorize a proposed transaction may be made based on analyzing information about the proposed transaction (e.g., about the item(s) involved in the transaction, a payment amount of the transaction, the customer(s) involved in the transactions, etc.) and on information regarding other prior transactions. If a proposed transaction is authorized, the merchant may then proceed to initiate fulfillment of the transaction before the merchant receives payment." The patent application was filed on Sept. 29, 2006 (11/537,463). 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=7959074.PN.&OS=PN/7959074&RS=PN/7959074 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Boeing Assigned Patent for Dual Valve Apparatus for Aircraft Engine Ice Protection and Related Methods ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 21 -- Boeing, Chicago, has been assigned a patent (7,959,109) developed by five co-inventors for a "dual valve apparatus for aircraft engine ice protection and related methods." The co-inventors are Olubusola Anthony Dasilva, Bothell, Wash., Heath Alan Conn, Bothell, Wash., Erik Marc Langhofer, Seattle, Hosam El Din El-Gabalawy, Bothell, Wash., and Joseph M. DiRusso, Seattle. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A thermal anti-ice system in an aircraft. A controlled valve receives air from a compressor bleed port of an engine of the aircraft. A self-regulating valve is fluidly connected between the controlled valve and an inlet of the engine. A first pressure sensor senses pressure between the valves. A second pressure sensor senses pressure between the self-regulating valve and the inlet. The system can be used to de-ice aircraft inlet lip skins made of composite materials that have comparatively lower design temperatures than other comparable materials." The patent application was filed on July 2, 2008 (12/167,164). 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=7959109.PN.&OS=PN/7959109&RS=PN/7959109 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. 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