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U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in New York (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 New York. *** Xerox Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 30 -- Xerox, Norwalk, Conn., has been assigned a patent (7,969,625) developed by four co-inventors for a "pitch to pitch online gray balance calibration with dynamic highlight and shadow controls." The co-inventors are R. Enrique Viturro, Rochester, N.Y., Lalit Keshav Mestha, Fairport, N.Y., Joseph D. Hancock, Rochester, N.Y., and Tonya L. Love, Rochester, N.Y. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An automatic gray balance control system to produce TRCs for all primary colors in a reproduction device and for each pitch of a photoreceptor system by printing target patches for each pitch, measuring the output colors, and automatically readjusting the tone reproduction curves until a satisfactory level of accuracy is obtained as compared to the theoretical desired output. The system produces pitch-based gray balanced TRCs that are updated frequently for each pitch, with different TRCs for different pitches, to ensure consistency in output from pitch to pitch as well as from page to page on a given pitch." The patent application was filed on April 26, 2010 (12/767,133). 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=7,969,625.PN.&OS=PN/7,969,625&RS=PN/7,969,625 Written by Anjali Jha; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Xerox Assigned Patent for Method and System for Identifying Optimal Media for Calibration and Control ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 30 -- Xerox, Norwalk, Conn., has been assigned a patent (7,969,624) developed by four co-inventors for a "method and system for identifying optimal media for calibration and control." The co-inventors are Lalit Keshav Mestha, Fairport, N.Y., Yao Rong Wang, Webster, N.Y., Zhigang Fan, Webster, N.Y., and Alvaro Enrique Gil, Rochester, N.Y. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Disclosed herein are optimal or near optimal algorithms implemented as software tools that will allow the user/machine to identify optimal media out of the job set automatically. There are at least two main process steps to the exemplary embodiment. The first step involves the off-line characterization of the printing/image rendering system that will be used to extract the principal basis vectors from the experimental data. The second step involves the run-time mode, in which the pre-characterized basis vectors are used in conjunction with an optimal algorithm that will identify the media for re-calibration/re-characterization from the group of media set that the customer is interested to print. The optimal algorithm performs the combinatorial search every time the customer wishes to select the media. Once the optimal media is selected, the customer or the machine can print color patches (which are also optimal set) and execute the rest of the processing to reconstruct the best color management LUTs." The patent application was filed on Dec. 11, 2006 (11/636,747). 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=7,969,624.PN.&OS=PN/7,969,624&RS=PN/7,969,624 Written by Anjali Jha; edited by Jaya Anand. *** OmniVision Technologies Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 1 -- OmniVision Technologies, Santa Clara, Calif., has been assigned a patent (7,969,469) developed by R. Michael Guidash, Rochester, N.Y., for a "multiple image sensor system with shared processing." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A primary integrated image sensor is operatively connected to one or more secondary image sensors. The primary integrated image sensor includes a pixel array integrated on a semiconductor substrate along with one or more of an image signal processing circuit, readout circuitry, a digital serial interface, storage, a timing circuit, an analog-to-digital converter, and a bi-directional digital input/output circuit. Each secondary image sensor can be implemented as a Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor (CMOS) or a Charge Coupled Device (CCD) image sensor and include a pixel array along with one or more of a readout circuitry, a digital serial interface, a timing circuit, an output circuit, and an optional analog-to-digital converter.Images captured by the primary integrated image sensor and each secondary image sensor are processed by the primary image sensor. Each secondary image sensor can also transmit physical and operational data to the primary integrated image sensor." The patent application was filed on Nov. 30, 2007 (11/947,980). 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=79,69,469&OS=79,69,469&RS=79,69,469 Written by Rajat Puri; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Xerox Assigned Patent for Printing and Copying Fault Monitoring using Cover Sheets ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 1 -- Xerox, Norwalk, Conn., has been assigned a patent (7,969,592) developed by Gregg A. Bonikowski, Rochester, N.Y., and Robert VanEe, Sodus Point, N.Y., for a "printing and copying fault monitoring using cover sheets." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The disclosed method identifies potentially faulty sheets that were printed when the parameters were outside the predetermined normal parameter range and maintains one or more locations of the potentially faulty sheets within the stacks of sheets. If one or more of the stacks of sheets contain one or more of the potentially faulty sheets, the method prints one or more printing fault cover sheets and outputs the printing fault cover sheets to the stacks of sheets that contain the potentially faulty sheets. The printing fault cover sheets identify the locations of the potentially faulty sheets within the stacks of sheets. By providing the printing fault cover sheets and continuing the printing operation, the method can be set to stop the printing only for printing parameters that physically prevent printing, and not for printing parameters that only affect printing quality, thereby maintaining high productivity while still allowing the user to easily locate sheets that potentially have printing faults." The patent application was filed on May 3, 2006 (11/381,369). 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=7,969,592.PN.&OS=PN/7,969,592&RS=PN/7,969,592 Written by Anjali Jha; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Global OLED Technology Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 1 -- Global OLED Technology, Herndon, Va., has been assigned a patent (7,969,428) developed by four co-inventors for a "color display system with improved apparent resolution." The co-inventors are Michael E. Miller, Honeoye Falls, N.Y., Ronald S. Cok, Rochester, N.Y., Paul J. Kane, Rochester, N.Y., and Michael J. Murdoch, Rochester, N.Y. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A full-color display system having improved apparent resolution comprising: a display formed from an array of full-color groups of light-emitting elements each comprising more than one luma-chroma sub-group of light-emitting elements; and a processor for receiving a full color input image signal that specifies full color image values at each of a two-dimensional number of sampled addressable spatial locations within an image to be displayed, for providing a full color image signal with image signal values corresponding to the spatial location of each luma-chroma sub-group, for computing a control signal representing the relative values, or difference between values, for the image signal values corresponding to each luma-chroma sub-group and at least one of each luma-chroma sub-group's neighbors, and for rendering a signal for driving each light-emitting element within each luma-chroma sub-group of light-emitting elements as a function of the values for the image signal corresponding to each luma-chroma sub-group and the control signal." The patent application was filed on May 8, 2006 (11/429,884). 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=7,969,428.PN.&OS=PN/7,969,428&RS=PN/7,969,428 Written by Shabnam Sheikh; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Microsemi Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 1 -- Microsemi, Hod Hasharon, Israel, has been assigned a patent (7,969,430) developed by five co-inventors for a "voltage controlled backlight driver." The co-inventors are Dror Korcharz, Bat Yam, Israel, Alon Ferentz, Bat Yam, Israel, Roni Blaut, Netanya, Israel, Arkadiy Peker, New Hyde Park, N.Y., and Tamir Langer, Givataim, Israel. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A system for powering and controlling an LED backlight, the system comprising: a control circuitry; a controllable power source responsive to the control circuitry; and a plurality of LED strings receiving power from the controllable power source, the control circuitry being operative to control the output voltage of the controllable power source responsive to a function of an electrical characteristic of at least one of the plurality of LED strings." The patent application was filed on Feb. 19, 2007 (11/676,313). 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=7,969,430.PN.&OS=PN/7,969,430&RS=PN/7,969,430 Written by Shabnam Sheikh; edited by Jaya Anand. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 1 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (7,969,359) developed by Harish Krishnaswamy, Los Angeles, Arun Sridhar Natarajan, White Plains, N.Y., and Alberto Valdes Garcia, Hartsdale, N.Y., for a "reflective phase shifter and method of phase shifting using a hybrid coupler with vertical coupling." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A phase shifter and method include a hybrid coupler being ground shielded. The hybrid coupler with reflective terminations connected to the hybrid coupler is configured to phase shift an applied signal wherein the reflective terminations include a parallel LC circuit." The patent application was filed on Jan. 2, 2009 (12/348,163). 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=79,69,359.PN.&OS=PN/79,69,359&RS=PN/79,69,359 Written by Ruby Maibam; edited by Jaya Anand. *** General Electric Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 1 -- General Electric, Schenectady, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (7,969,583) developed by five co-inventors for a "system and method to determine an object distance from a reference point to a point on the object surface." The co-inventors are Clark Alexander Bendall, Syracuse, N.Y., Kevin George Harding, Niskayuna, N.Y., Guiju Song, Shanghai, China, and Li Tao, Shanghai, China. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A system for determining an object distance z includes a plurality of light emitters. A group of at least one of the plurality of light emitters includes an emitter group, and the pattern projected when one emitter group is emitting includes a fringe set. The light pattern of one fringe set exhibits a phase-shift relative to the light patterns of the other fringe sets, and the phase-shift varies as the distance from the origin of the plurality of fringe sets varies. The system further includes a processing unit that is configured to compute a ripple metric value associated with each of a plurality of possible z values. The processing unit is further configured to determine an approximated z value using the computed ripple metric values. A probe system is also provided. The probe system is configured to project a plurality of fringe sets from the probe onto an object. The light pattern of one fringe set exhibits a phase-shift relative to the light patterns of the other fringe sets, and the phase-shift varies as the distance from the origin of the plurality of fringe sets varies. The probe system is further configured to compute a ripple metric value associated with each of a plurality of possible z values, where z is an object distance. The probe system is also configured to determine an approximated z value using the computed ripple metric values. A method for determining an object distance z is also provided." The patent application was filed on March 5, 2008 (12/042,800). 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=7,969,583.PN.&OS=PN/7,969,583&RS=PN/7,969,583 Written by Anjali Jha; edited by Jaya Anand. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 1 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (7,969,554) developed by David O.S. Melville, New York, Alan E. Rosenbluth, Yorktown Heights, N.Y., and Kehan Tian, Poughkeepsie, N.Y., for a "method, computer program, apparatus and system providing printing for an illumination mask for three-dimensional images." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method able to provide illumination source parameters for illumination of a lithographic mask in order to project a three-dimensional image into a resist system. Source intensities of incident beams are determined using a near linear program and responsive to an allowed range of variation. Computer program, apparatus and system are detailed and variations are described." The patent application was filed on July 17, 2007 (11/778,750). 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=7,969,554.PN.&OS=PN/7,969,554&RS=PN/7,969,554 Written by Anjali Jha; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Tokyo Electron Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 1 -- Tokyo Electron, Tokyo, has been assigned a patent (7,969,572) developed by Tsuyoshi Moriya, Nirasaki, Japan, and Takashi Enomoto, Albany, N.Y., for a "particle monitor system and substrate processing apparatus." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A particle monitor system that can detect fine particles in a substrate processing apparatus. The substrate processing apparatus has a chamber in which a substrate is housed and subjected to processing, a dry pump that exhausts gas out of the chamber, and a bypass line that communicates the chamber and the dry pump together. The particle monitor system has a laser light oscillator that irradiates laser light toward a space in which the particles may be present, and a laser power measurement device that is disposed on an optical path of the laser light having passed through the space and measures the energy of the laser light." The patent application was filed on Jan. 16, 2008 (12/015,156). 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=7,969,572.PN.&OS=PN/7,969,572&RS=PN/7,969,572 Written by Anjali Jha; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Honeywell International Assigned Patent for Transponder-based Beacon Transmitter for See and Avoid of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 1 -- Honeywell International, Morristown, N.J., has been assigned a patent (7,969,346) developed by Michael R. Franceschini, Centerport, N.Y., David W. Meyers, Brooklyn Park, Minn., and Kelly P. Muldoon, Minneapolis, for a "transponder-based beacon transmitter for see and avoid of unmanned aerial vehicles." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A transponder-based beacon transmitter system in an unmanned aerial vehicle is provided. The transponder-based beacon transmitter system comprises a global positioning system interface communicatively coupled to receive position information indicative of a current location of the unmanned aerial vehicle, a message formatter communicatively coupled to the global positioning system interface, and a transponder-based beacon transmitter. The message formatter formats vehicle identification of the unmanned aerial vehicle and the position information indicative of the current location of the unmanned aerial vehicle into an automatic dependent surveillance broadcast mode-select squitter message. The message formatter operates in one of a military mode, a National Airspace System mode, and a combined military/National Airspace System mode. The transponder-based beacon transmitter transmits the automatic dependent surveillance broadcast mode-select squitter messages from the unmanned aerial vehicle. Receivers in the vicinity of the unmanned aerial vehicle receive unsolicited vehicle identification and location of the unmanned aerial vehicle." The patent application was filed on Oct. 7, 2008 (12/246,644). 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=79,69,346.PN.&OS=PN/79,69,346&RS=PN/79,69,346 Written by Ruby Maibam; edited by Jaya Anand. *** New York Inventor Develops Patent for Safety Barrier with Integrated Alarm ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 1 -- Kevin Sullivan, Patchogue, N.Y., has developed a patent (7,969,303) for a "safety barrier with integrated alarm." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A safety barrier with an integrated alarm has a plurality of posts for supporting fencing material. Each post having an inner, portion, an outer portion, an upper portion and a lower portion. The lower portion of each post has embedded therein an alarm contact. A plurality of base supports are used for supporting the posts. Each base support has an interior portion, an exterior portion, a top portion and a bottom portion. The bottom of the interior portion of each base support has an alarm contact embedded therein at the end proximate to the base support which corresponds to the alarm contact embedded in the lower portion of each post." The patent application was filed on Aug. 4, 2008 (12/221,479). 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=7969303.PN.&OS=PN/7969303&RS=PN/7969303 Written by Ankresh Ranjan; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Corning Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 1 -- Corning, Corning, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (7,970,028) developed by Dmitri Vladislavovich Kuksenkov, Painted Post, N.Y., and Martin Hempstead, Painted Post, N.Y., for "system and methods for speckle reduction." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method of operating a laser source comprising is provided. The method reduces speckle contrast in a projected image by creating a plurality of statistically independent speckle patterns. The method comprises generating a plurality of sub-beams that define an optical mode. The method further comprises controlling the phase of selected sub-beams to continuously sequence the laser source through a plurality of orthogonal optical modes. The plurality of orthogonal modes create a corresponding number of statistically independent speckle patterns, thus reducing speckle contrast in a image projected using the laser source by time averaging." The patent application was filed on Aug. 29, 2008 (12/200,963). 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=7,970,028&OS=7,970,028&RS=7,970,028 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Programmable Via Devices in Back End of Line Level ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 1 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (7,969,770) developed by four co-inventors for a "programmable via devices in back end of line level." The co-inventors are Kuan-Neng Chen, White Plains, N.Y., Lia Krusin-Elbaum, Dobbs Ferry, N.Y., Dennis M. Newns, Yorktown Heights, N.Y., and Sampath Purushothaman, Yorktown Heights, N.Y. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Programmable via devices and methods for the fabrication thereof are provided. In one aspect, a programmable via device is provided. The programmable via device comprises a first dielectric layer; at least one isolation layer over the first dielectric layer; a heater within the isolation layer; a capping layer over a side of the isolation layer opposite the first dielectric layer; at least one programmable via extending through the capping layer and at least a portion of the isolation layer and in contact with the heater, the programmable via comprising at least one phase change material; a conductive cap over the programmable via; a second dielectric layer over a side of the capping layer opposite the isolation layer; a first conductive via and a second conductive via, each extending through the second dielectric layer, the capping layer and at least a portion of the isolation layer and in contact with the heater; and a third conductive via extending through the second dielectric layer and in contact with the conductive cap." The patent application was filed on Aug. 3, 2007 (11/833,321). 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=7969770.PN.&OS=PN/7969770&RS=PN/7969770 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Harris Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 1 -- Harris, Melbourne, Fla., has been assigned a patent (7,969,369) developed by four co-inventors for a "body-worn antenna fastening device and method." The co-inventors are Thomas A. Wertman, Churchville, N.Y., Pablo Diez, Fairport, N.Y., Malcolm Packer, Fairport, N.Y., and James Haschmann, Rochester, N.Y. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A fastening device (200) for releasably securing an antenna assembly (100) on at least one garment (15) of a user (10) is provided. The antenna assembly (100) is part of a portable communication system (50) which includes a portable communication device (125) that is also worn on the garment (15) of the user (10). The fastening device (200) is comprised of a body portion (205) and an elongated receiver portion (210). The elongated receiver portion (210) defines an elongated channel (211) and a pair of resilient undulations (215, 216) which define an elongated opening (212). The pair of resilient undulations (215, 216) serve to guide a segment (110a) of the antenna assembly (100) through the elongated opening (212) and into the elongated channel (211). Once the segment (110a) is urged into the elongated channel (211), the undulations (215, 216) return to the normal position thereby securing the segment (110a) in the elongated channel (211). The fastening device (200) is attached to a loop (16) on the at least one garment (15) of the user (10) with straps using hook and loop fasteners, a pair of slide keeper clips, or a carabineer clip." The patent application was filed on July 11, 2007 (11/775,965). 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=7,969,369.PN.&OS=PN/7,969,369&RS=PN/7,969,369 Written by Ankita Das; edited by Jaya Anand. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 1 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (7,969,869) developed by Zhen Liu, Tarrytown, N.Y., Sambit Sahu, Mahopac, N.Y., and Jeremy I. Silber, New York, for a "method and apparatus for failure resilient forwarding of data over a computer network." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "In one embodiment, a method and an apparatus for failure-resilient forwarding of data over a computer network include introducing a marker into the data stream, e.g., at the sending node, and allowing, in turn, forwarding nodes and/or receivers to efficiently track data stream reception. The marker functions as a checkpoint for the data transport process, and is identified and indexed at each forwarding node and receiver. Each receiver saves the marker prior to delivering data to an application, thereby designating a point in the data stream at which all preceding data is confirmed to have been delivered to the application. Thus, if a forwarding node fails, the receiver may request stream data from an alternate forwarding node by specifying to the alternate forwarding node to provide data starting from the marker." The patent application was filed on June 9, 2008 (12/135,764). 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=7969869.PN.&OS=PN/7969869&RS=PN/7969869 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** QUALCOMM Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 1 -- QUALCOMM, San Diego, has been assigned a patent (7,969,858) developed by Rajiv Laroia, Basking Ridge, N.J., Junyi Li, Bedminster, N.J., and Vladimir Parizhsky, New York, for a "wireless terminal methods and apparatus for use in wireless communications systems supporting different size frequency bands." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "More efficient utilization of available bandwidth is implemented in an OFDM wireless communication system. The partitions of bandwidth may be of different sizes and may be different from the original system design parameters. Basic system structure such as the number of tones used and the number of OFDM symbol times in a slot is maintained throughout the system. Bandwidth is varied by adjusting the inter-tone spacing or bandwidth associated with a single tone. As the inter-tone spacing is increased, the OFDM symbol transmission time is decreased following an inverse proportional relationship. A wireless communications device, during a first period of time transmits signals using a first uplink frequency band of a first number of uniformly distributed tones and during a second period of time transmits signals using a second uplink frequency band of a second number of uniformly distributed tones, the second number being the same as the first number, the second frequency band being wider than the first frequency band." The patent application was filed on Oct. 11, 2005 (11/247,963). 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=7969858.PN.&OS=PN/7969858&RS=PN/7969858 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Futurewei Technologies Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 1 -- Futurewei Technologies, Plano, Texas, has been assigned a patent (7,969,888) developed by four co-inventors for a "data communications network for the management of an ethernet transport network." The co-inventors are Robert Sultan, Somers, N.Y., Linda Dunbar, Plano, Texas, T. Benjamin Mack-Crane, Downers Grove, Ill., and Lucy Yong, Tulsa, Okla. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A communications network comprising a plurality of nodes supporting connection-oriented traffic and connectionless traffic, wherein management traffic between the nodes is propagated as connectionless traffic having a common management identifier. Also disclosed is a communications network component comprising logic that supports connection-oriented traffic and Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN)-based connectionless traffic, wherein the logic propagates management messages as VLAN-based connectionless traffic having a unique VLAN identifier (VID). Included is a communications network component comprising at least one processor configured to implement a method comprising provisioning a unique VID for management messages, and selectively propagating management messages with the unique VID." The patent application was filed on March 28, 2008 (12/057,426). 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=7969888.PN.&OS=PN/7969888&RS=PN/7969888 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. -1052928 (c) 2011 Targeted News Service |