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U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in Washington (July 1)(Targeted News Service Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Targeted News Service Targeted News Service ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 1 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Washington. *** Microsoft Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 30 -- Microsoft, Redmond, Wash., has been assigned a patent (7,969,610) developed by five co-inventors for a "notification methods and systems for print-related systems." The co-inventors are Khaled S. Sedky, Sammamish, Wash., Feng Yue, Sammamish, Wash., Harvinder Pal Singh, Redmond, Wash., Adina M. Trufinescu, Redmond, Wash., and Adrian F. Maxa, Kirkland, Wash. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Notification mechanisms for use in connection with print systems are described. In one embodiment, a notification mechanism extends from a printing application to the spooler, from the spooler to a hosting process, and back to the spooler. The notification mechanism can allow interested applications, such as print user interfaces, to register to receive updates on the progress of a print job. The notification mechanism provides a very rich and robust mechanism through which notifications can be generated and received." The patent application was filed on April 1, 2005 (11/096,856). 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=7,969,610.PN.&OS=PN/7,969,610&RS=PN/7,969,610 Written by Anjali Jha; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Microsoft Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 1 -- Microsoft, Redmond, Wash., has been assigned a patent (7,969,441) developed by Tanya Matskewich, Kirkland, Wash., Geraldine Wade, Redmond, Wash., and Gregory C. Hitchcock, Woodinville, Wash., for an "adaptive contextual filtering based on typographical characteristics." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Selectively applying graphical filtering to a portion of an object can include accessing an object to be rendered and identifying at least one characteristic of a portion of the object. A corresponding filter is then selectively applied to the at least one determined characteristic and, in some instances, without applying the filter to at least one other portion of the object." The patent application was filed on Oct. 5, 2010 (12/898,309). 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=7,969,441.PN.&OS=PN/7,969,441&RS=PN/7,969,441 Written by Shabnam Sheikh; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Sharp Laboratories of America Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 1 -- Sharp Laboratories of America, Camas, Wash., has been assigned a patent (7,969,596) developed by 10 co-inventors for "methods and systems for imaging device document translation." The co-inventors are Rono Mathieson, Camas, Wash., Bryan K. Schacht, Laguna Beach, Calif., Roy Chrisop, Camas, Wash., Tanna Richardson, Portland, Ore., Bogdan Plewnia, Mission Viejo, Calif., Lena Sojian, Fountain Valley, Calif., Joey Lum, Irvine, Calif., Mark Stevens, Laguna Hills, Calif., Uoc Nguyen, Long Beach, Calif., and Shinichi Yamamura, Irvine, Calif. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Aspects of the present invention relate to systems, methods and devices for translating documents through the use of an imaging device. Some aspects relate to the receipt of a document at an imaging device, in some cases in conjunction with language selection parameters, and the transmission of that document and any accompanying language parameters to a remote computing device at which the document is translated and then sent to a destination." The patent application was filed on Oct. 8, 2004 (10/962,103). 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=7,969,596.PN.&OS=PN/7,969,596&RS=PN/7,969,596 Written by Anjali Jha; edited by Jaya Anand. *** University of California Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 1 -- The University of California, Oakland, Calif., has been assigned a patent (7,969,576) developed by Steven G. Buckley, Redmond, Wash., Mohammadreza Gharavi, Tehran, Iran, and Marco Borchers, Berlin, for an "optical sensing based on wavelength modulation spectroscopy." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Techniques, apparatus and systems for using Wavelength Modulation Spectroscopy measurements to optically monitor gas media such as gases in gas combustion chambers." The patent application was filed on March 24, 2008 (12/054,352). 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=7,969,576.PN.&OS=PN/7,969,576&RS=PN/7,969,576 Written by Anjali Jha; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Boeing Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 1 - Boeing, Chicago, has been assigned a patent (7,969,566) developed by Becky Smith, Arlington, Wash., for an "apparatus and method for detection of a film on a surface." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An apparatus for detection of the existence of a film on a surface comprises a lens, a light emitter and a light sensor. The light emitter is preferably disposed in spaced relation to the lens and is configured to emit light toward the lens such that the light is incident thereupon. The light sensor is also preferably disposed in spaced relation to the lens and is mounted adjacent to the light emitter. The light sensor is configured to measure light reflected back from the lens. The presence or absence on the film on the surface is based upon the amount (i.e., intensity) of light that is reflected back from the lens. The apparatus may further comprise a temperature sensor or atmospheric sensor for measuring a temperature of the lens and atmospheric conditions in order to determine whether conditions are appropriate for the formation of ice, frost and other frozen contaminants." The patent application was filed on June 5, 2008 (12/133,804). 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=7,969,566.PN.&OS=PN/7,969,566&RS=PN/7,969,566 Written by Anjali Jha; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Microsoft Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 1 -- Microsoft, Redmond, Wash., has been assigned a patent (7,970,085) developed by Amer A. Hassan, Kirkland, Wash., and Christian Huitema, Clyde Hill, Wash., for a "OFDM transmission and reception for non-OFDMA signals." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Methods and apparatuses for Orthogonal Frequency-Division Multiplexing (OFDM) communication of non-OFDM radio signals are disclosed. The non-OFDM radio signals are force-modulated into OFDM signals. In one example, a non-OFDM signal is received and is processed into an OFDM signal to produce a created OFDM signal. An actual OFDM signal is also received and is processed together with the created OFDM signal." The patent application was filed on Sept. 5, 2007 (11/899,248). 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=7,970,085&OS=7,970,085&RS=7,970,085 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Microsoft Assigned Patent for Direct Wireless Client to Client Communication ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 1 -- Microsoft, Redmond, Wash., has been assigned a patent (7,969,954) developed by seven co-inventors for a "direct wireless client to client communication." The co-inventors are Abhishek Abhishek, Sammamish, Wash., Amer A. Hassan, Kirkland, Wash., Thomas W. Kuehnel, Seattle, Noel W. Anderson, Bellevue, Wash., Christian Huitema, Clyde Hill, Wash., Jiandong Ruan, Sammamish, Wash., and Francis Duong, Bellevue, Wash. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A wireless station is connected to a wireless network through an access point and can establish a direct client-to-client connection to a second wireless station. The wireless station can communicate directly with the second wireless station without involving the access point. The wireless station communicates with the wired network and with other wireless stations through the access point. The second wireless station may have an infrastructure connection to the access point or may be independent." The patent application was filed on Aug. 17, 2009 (12/542,357). 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=7,969,954&OS=7,969,954&RS=7,969,954 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Broadway Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 1 -- Broadway, Irvine, Calif., has been assigned a patent (7,969,929) developed by six co-inventors for "transporting GSM packets over a discontinuous IP based network." The co-inventors are Brian Schladetzky, Bellevue, Wash., Lance Proctor, Kent, Wash., Rajeev Kumar Singh, Redmond, Wash., Arti Chauhan, Sammamiish, Wash., Praveen Coddambakkam, Kirkland, Wash., and James K. Crutcher, Bothell, Wash. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A system for transferring data includes an interface configured to receive data that is sent via a first link, and a processor coupled to the interface. The processor is configured to: receive data that is sent via a first link; determine whether there is discontinuity in the received data, the determination being based at least in part on information included in the received data; in the event that the received data includes a discontinuity, generate replacement data that repairs the discontinuity; and transmit at least a portion of replacement data to a second link such that a synchronization requirement associated with the second link is fulfilled." The patent application was filed on May 14, 2008 (12/152,469). 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=7,969,929&OS=7,969,929&RS=7,969,929 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Cypress Semiconductor Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 1 -- Cypress Semiconductor, San Jose, Calif., has been assigned a patent (7,969,804) developed by nine co-inventors for a "memory architecture having a reference current generator that provides two reference currents." The co-inventors are Ryan T. Hirose, Colorado Springs, Colo., Fredrick Jenne, Sunnyvale, Calif., Vijay Srinivasaraghavan, Colorado Springs, Colo., Igor G. Kouznetsov, San Jose, Calif., Paul Fredrick Ruths, Woodland Park, Colo., Cristinel Zonte, Colorado Springs, Colo., Bogdan Georgescu, Colorado Springs, Colo., Leonard Vasile Gitlan, Colorado Springs, Colo., and James Paul Myers, Woodinville, Wash. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A memory architecture is provided with an array of non-volatile memory cells arranged in rows and columns, and a sense amplifier coupled to at least one column within the array for sensing a data bit stored within one of the non-volatile memory cells. In order to provide accurate sensing, a reference current generator is provided and coupled to the sense amplifier. The reference current generator provides a first reference current having adjustable magnitude and adjustable slope, and a second reference current having adjustable magnitude, but constant slope. The first reference current is supplied to the sense amplifier for sensing the data bit. The second reference current is supplied to a control block for generating clock signals used to control sense amplifier timing." The patent application was filed on Dec. 24, 2008 (12/343,617). 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=7969804.PN.&OS=PN/7969804&RS=PN/7969804 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. -1052938 (c) 2011 Targeted News Service |