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U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in Illinois (June 23)(Targeted News Service Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Targeted News Service Targeted News Service ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 23 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Illinois. *** Alcatel-Lucent USA Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 22 -- Alcatel-Lucent USA, Murray Hill, N.J., has been assigned a patent (7,965,998) developed by four co-inventors for a "network support for handset data protection." The co-inventors are David S. Benco, Winfield, Ill., Sanjeev Mahajan, Naperville, Ill., Baoling S. Sheen, Naperville, Ill., and Sandra L. True, St. Charles, Ill. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An apparatus in one example has: a telecommunication network operatively coupled to at least one mobile terminal; a handset data transfer module in the at least one mobile terminal; a mobile handset protection application server in the telecommunication network; and an emergency storage location operatively coupled to the mobile handset protection application server; wherein, if the mobile terminal is identified as being lost/stolen, the mobile handset protection application server communicates with the handset data transfer module to upload the handset data to the emergency storage location in the telecommunication network." The patent application was filed on April 21, 2006 (11/408,304). 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=7,965,998.PN.&OS=PN/7,965,998&RS=PN/7,965,998 Written by Shabnam Sheikh; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Motorola Mobility Assigned Patent for Wireless Backhaul Power Amplification using Fourier Transform Matricies ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 22 -- Motorola Mobility, Libertyville, Ill., has been assigned a patent (7,965,990) developed by Yuda Yehuda Luz, Buffalo Grove, Ill., and Jiangnan Jason Chen, Hawthorn Woods, Ill., for a "wireless backhaul power amplification using fourier transform matricies." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An apparatus amplifies RF signals in a communication system by using a first directional coupler having at least two inputs and at least two outputs; at least two RF amplifiers, where an input of each RF amplifier is connected to a different one of the at least two outputs of the first directional coupler; and a second directional coupler having at least two inputs and at least two outputs, where each one of the at least two inputs is connected to an output of a different one of the at least two RF amplifiers. The at least two outputs of the second directional coupler are connected to at least two antennas, respectively." The patent application was filed on Dec. 6, 2007 (11/951,445). 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=7,965,990.PN.&OS=PN/7,965,990&RS=PN/7,965,990 Written by Shabnam Sheikh; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Motorola Mobility Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 22 -- Motorola Mobility, Libertyville, Ill., has been assigned a patent (7,965,991) developed by Gregory T. Nash, Arlington Heights, Ill., and Steven G. Van Gheem, Gilberts, Ill., for a "phase calibration for multiple transmitter systems." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method, wireless communication device, and a base station calibrate relative phase of a plurality of output signals from respectively combined plurality of transmitters (302, 204) in the wireless device (102, 108). An output of a combiner (346) is disconnected (504) from an antenna port (306) of a wireless device (102, 108). A phase position of an output signal from one of the at least two transmitters is set to an initial phase position value (506). The phase position of the output signal is incremented by a given phase increment value until a final phase position value is reached (510). Occurrences of reverse power alarm events are monitored at the initial phase position value, at each incremental phase position value, and at the final phase position value (512). A phase position value for the output signal is selected (516)." The patent application was filed on Oct. 10, 2008 (12/249,256). 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=7,965,991.PN.&OS=PN/7,965,991&RS=PN/7,965,991 Written by Shabnam Sheikh; edited by Jaya Anand. *** AT&T Intellectual Property Assigned Patent for System and Method to Support Multiple Wireless Accounts for a Given Subscriber ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 22 -- AT&T Intellectual Property I, Atlanta, has been assigned a patent (7,965,997) developed by four co-inventors for a "system and method to support multiple wireless accounts for a given subscriber." The co-inventors are Stephen A. Sposato, Lafayette, Calif., Wayne Robert Heinmiller, Elgin, Ill., Alicia Marie Russell, Eureka Springs, Ark., and Charles C. Hooper II, San Antonio. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A system and method are disclosed to support multiple wireless account for a given subscriber. A method that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, linking various accounts to a wireless enabled device of a wireless service subscriber. In one embodiment, device addresses like telephone numbers and electronic mail addresses for devices that may call or be called by the subscriber may be associated one of the various accounts. In operation, a call may be completed between the subscriber's wireless enabled device and one of the other devices, and a call metric for the call may be tracked. A billing entry for the call may be generated from the call metric and the call may be charged to an appropriate account selected from the various accounts. The process of determining the appropriate account may include, for example, determining if the device address for the other device is associated with one of the accounts linked to the subscriber's wireless enabled device." The patent application was filed on July 26, 2004 (10/899,379). 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=7,965,997.PN.&OS=PN/7,965,997&RS=PN/7,965,997 Written by Shabnam Sheikh; edited by Jaya Anand. *** ShopperTrak RCT Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 23 -- ShopperTrak RCT, Chicago, has been assigned a patent (7,965,866) developed by Zhiqian Wang, Schaumburg, Ill., and William C. Kastilahn, Evanston, Ill., for a "system and process for detecting, tracking and counting human objects of interest." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method of identifying, tracking, and counting human objects of interest based upon at least one pair of stereo image frames taken by at least one image capturing device, comprising the steps of: obtaining said stereo image frames and converting each said stereo image frame to a rectified image frame using calibration data obtained for said at least one image capturing device; generating a disparity map based upon a pair of said rectified image frames; generating a depth map based upon said disparity map and said calibration data; identifying the presence or absence of said objects of interest from said depth map and comparing each of said objects of interest to existing tracks comprising previously identified objects of interest; for each said presence of an object of interest, adding said object of interest to one of said existing tracks if said object of interest matches said one existing track, or creating a new track comprising said object of interest if said object of interest does not match any of said existing tracks; updating each said existing track; and maintaining a count of said objects of interest in a given time period based upon said existing tracks created or modified during said given time period." The patent application was filed on July 3, 2007 (11/773,254). 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=79,65,866.PN.&OS=PN/79,65,866&RS=PN/79,65,866 Written by Ruby Maibam; edited by Jaya Anand. *** AT&T Intellectual Property I Assigned Patent for Subscriber Alterable Call Transfer Service ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 23 -- AT&T Intellectual Property I, Atlanta, has been assigned a patent (7,965,829) developed by Susanne M. Crockett, Buffalo Grove, Ill., and Robert B. Lasken, Schaumburg, Ill., for a "subscriber alterable call transfer service." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method and system are provided for implementing a call transfer service over a telephone network, a subscription for the call transfer service being alterable by a call transfer service subscriber, and includes a subscriber graphic user interface through which the subscriber may provide call transfer service information. A telephone network node such as a platform may further be provided, the platform in communication with the subscriber graphic user interface, and including a memory device that stores call transfer service information for use in implementing the call transfer service. The platform further includes a call transfer service controller coupled with the memory device, that communicates with the subscriber graphic user interface, and that receives call transfer service information, and updates the subscriber's call transfer service subscription responsive to information received at the graphic user interface." The patent application was filed on July 27, 2005 (11/191,342). 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=7,965,829&OS=7,965,829&RS=7,965,829 Written by Rajat Puri; edited by Jaya Anand. *** AT&T Intellectual Property I Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 23 -- AT&T Intellectual Property I, Atlanta, has been assigned a patent (7,966,215) developed by four co-inventors for a "combination reservation and navigation system and method." The co-inventors are Theodore James Myers, East Dundee, Ill., Patrick Jay Walsh, Bloomingdale, Ill., Muna Nabilsi, Palatine, Ill., and Kevin D. Kaschke, Hoffman Estates, Ill. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A combination reservation and navigation system includes a reservation communication device and a customer communication device. The reservation communication device provides the reservation information to various customer communication devices associated with customers responsive to organizing the reservation information. The reservation communication device receives customer information, including a request for a reservation for the parking space, from the customer communication device. The reservation communication device transmits electronic navigation information to the customer communication device associated with the customer over a communication link responsive to the customer making the reservation. The electronic navigation information assists the customer in traveling from a customer geographic location to a business geographic location of the parking space reserved by the customer." The patent application was filed on Sept. 8, 1999 (09/391,427). 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=7,966,215.PN.&OS=PN/7,966,215&RS=PN/7,966,215 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Millennium Information Services Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 23 -- Millennium Information Services, Itasca, Ill., has been assigned a patent (7,966,203) developed by Steven Pietrzak, South Barrington, Ill., for a "property insurance risk assessment using application data." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A pre-screening or application risk assessment score may be calculated based on data accumulated during an insurance application process to more effectively segment risks at the point of application. The application data may be used as a substitute for, or in addition to, the applicant's credit score as an accurate measure of risk on the policy. In general, this pre-screening risk assessment score may be particularly useful for segmenting risks during the application and underwriting process for insurance policies that typically require a measurement of risks contributed by both the property and the applicant before the policy is written. More specifically, the score may be used during the underwriting process for property insurance policies. In accordance with one aspect of the disclosure, a method is useful for segmenting risks associated with an insurance coverage determination for property that typically requires a physical inspection, for example, real property." The patent application was filed on Feb. 27, 2009 (12/394,777). 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=7,966,203.PN.&OS=PN/7,966,203&RS=PN/7,966,203 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Trading Technologies International Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 23 -- Trading Technologies International, Chicago, has been assigned a patent (7,966,244) developed by Brian J. Buck, Lisle, Ill., for a "system and method for computing and displaying effective bid and ask information." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A data feed from an electronic exchange carries certain pieces of market information. Software at the trading station receives the data feed and computes an effective bid price and/or an effective ask price based on a particular quantity to trade. Then, the effective bid price and/or effective ask price are indicated to the user. An effective bid price is an average price at which a certain quantity could be sold based on current market conditions. An effective ask price is an average price at which a certain quantity could be bought based on current market conditions. Depending on the available quantities in the market, the effective prices may represent spreads different from the actual spread of the inside market. Additionally, a derivative of price, such as yield, may be used to compute other types of effective bid and/or ask information." The patent application was filed on June 25, 2004 (10/876,409). 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=7966244.PN.&OS=PN/7966244&RS=PN/7966244 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Illinois Inventor Develops Patent for Financial Instrument for a Specific Deliverable Product on a Daily Settlement Basis ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 23 -- James A. Harrison, Chicago, has developed a patent (7,966,245) for a "financial instrument for a specific deliverable product on a daily settlement basis." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A new class of instruments extends the use or operation of futures contracts to encompass specific deliverable products on a daily settlement basis. These new instruments can be created to cover a wide range of market sectors and financial classes. The new instruments are exchange traded instruments that define exactly and exclusively the instrument to be exchanged at the end of the trading period." The patent application was filed on Sept. 7, 2004 (10/935,573). 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=7966245.PN.&OS=PN/7966245&RS=PN/7966245 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. -1052028 (c) 2011 Targeted News Service |