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U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in Illinois (July 15)(Targeted News Service Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Targeted News Service Targeted News Service ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Illinois. *** General Electric Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- General Electric, Schenectady, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (7,978,208) developed by Mark M. Morita, Arlington Heights, Ill., and Yongjian Bao, Vernon Hills, Ill., for "systems and methods for multi-source video distribution and composite display." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Certain embodiments of the present invention provide a video display processing system including a video source input component, a compositing component, and a composite video output component. The video source input component is adapted to receive video data from a plurality of video sources. The compositing component is adapted to generate a composite video image from the video data. The composite video image is based at least in part on a configuration. The configuration specifies an arrangement of the video data. The composite video output component adapted to output the composite video image." The patent application was filed on April 16, 2007 (11/735,733). 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=79,78,208&OS=79,78,208&RS=79,78,208 Written by Rajat Puri; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Caterpillar Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- Caterpillar, Peoria, Ill., has been assigned a patent (7,979,196) developed by Kevin Dea, Washington, Ill., James Durand, Dunlap, Ill., and Evan Jacobson, Peoria, Ill., for an "exhaust gas recirculation system." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A power system including an exhaust producing engine, an exhaust system and an exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) system is provided. The EGR system may include an EGR flowpath and an air intake system. The EGR system may also include an EGR valve configured to regulate the flow of exhaust gases through the EGR flowpath. The power system may also include a monitoring system configured to monitor operating parameters of at least two components of the EGR system. The power system may also include a controller configured to determine, based on the monitored operating parameters, a maximum flowrate value for each of the components. Each of the maximum flowrate values may represent the maximum EGR flowrate for that component. The controller may be configured to control the EGR valve, based on the maximum flowrate values, to result in an EGR flowrate no greater than the lowest of the maximum flowrate values." The patent application was filed on June 26, 2008 (12/213,970). 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=7,979,196.PN.&OS=PN/7,979,196&RS=PN/7,979,196 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Caterpillar Assigned Patent for Velocity Based Control Process for a Machine Digging Cycle ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- Caterpillar, Peoria, Ill., has been assigned a patent (7,979,181) developed by five co-inventors for a "velocity based control process for a machine digging cycle." The co-inventors are Megan Clark, Knoxville, Ill., Chad Magstadt, Peoria, Ill., Gregory Mettlach, Dunlap, Ill., Robert J. Price, Dunlap, Ill., and Bassam J. Alshaer, Dunlap, Ill. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method and machine with an automated digging cycle is provided. The method includes moving an implement system of the machine through a work cycle, including interacting with a material. The method further includes sensing values associated with a bucket velocity parameter, such as bucket tip velocity, during interacting with the material, and controlling the velocity parameter via commands which control a sequence of bucket orientations whereby an implement system of the machine interacts with the material, responsive to the sensed values. The machine includes an electronic controller configured via a control algorithm to execute the automated digging cycle. A velocity based control system for an excavating machine includes an electronic controller configured to receive velocity signals from at least one sensor, determine a bucket tip velocity, and output control commands to move a bucket of the excavating machine through a material via a sequence of bucket orientations that is based on the determined bucket tip velocity." The patent application was filed on March 9, 2007 (11/716,453). 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=7,979,181.PN.&OS=PN/7,979,181&RS=PN/7,979,181 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Illinois Inventor Develops Patent for Optical Data Reading/Writing with Stationary Dish Mirror ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- David Humphrey, Winnetka, Ill., has developed a patent (7,978,588) for an "optical data reading/writing with stationary dish mirror." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Apparatus and method for reading data from or writing data to a stationary optical storage medium. A light beam redirecting mechanism is rotatable about an axis through a stationary dish mirror that faces a stationary optical storage medium from which data may be read or to which data may be written." The patent application was filed on June 1, 2009 (12/455,368). 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=7,978,588&OS=7,978,588&RS=7,978,588 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Hewlett-Packard Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- Hewlett-Packard, Palo Alto, Calif., has been assigned a patent (7,978,686) developed by four co-inventors for a "system and method for feature-based services control using SIP." The co-inventors are Udit Kumar Goyal, Aligarh, Ind. Gregory Slowiak, Cary, Ill., Michael P. Dempsey, Park Ridge, Ill., and Anne-Marie Turgeon, Wakefield, Mass. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A system and method for feature-based service control using Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) in an Internet Protocol Automatic Branch Exchanges (IPABX) system is described. The system and method include a new Event package and new Enhanced SIP methods to control information for various feature-based services like wakeup alarm, call forwarding, voicemail configuration, and other services provided by traditional PBX systems. A user provides input to a client device to activate or deactivate feature-based services. In response, the client device sends a message to the IPABX server to activate or deactivate the feature-based service(s). The IPABX server then notifies the client device that the feature based-service(s) have been activated or deactivated." The patent application was filed on Jan. 3, 2006 (11/324,638). 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=7,978,686&OS=7,978,686&RS=7,978,686 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Motorola Solutions Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- Motorola Solutions, Schaumburg, Ill., has been assigned a patent (7,978,670) developed by Silviu Chiricescu, Chicago, Ill., and Ali Saidi, St. Charles, Ill., for a "method and apparatus to facilitate bandwidth allocation management in integral combination with memory capacity information." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method and apparatus to facilitate managing communications with at least one wireless node (102, 103) having an outbound payload memory in a severely resource-constrained wireless network (100) can provide for a coordinator node (101) for that network providing (201) information regarding remaining capacity of those outbound payload memories and then automatically using (202) that information in integral combination with a bandwidth allocation management process to control allocation of at least one wireless communication resource by which the wireless nodes can transmit items contained in the outbound payload memory." The patent application was filed on Aug. 7, 2007 (11/835,221). 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=7,978,670&OS=7,978,670&RS=7,978,670 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Accenture Global Services Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- Accenture Global Services, Dublin, Ireland, has been assigned a patent (7,979,155) developed by five co-inventors for a sort plan optimization. The co-inventors are Brian J. Moran, Shaker Heights, Ohio, Jeffrey S. Owen, Arlington, Va., Lisa D. Hardin, Decatur, Ga., Ajay K. Easo, Chicago, and Olutayo O. Oladunni, Chicago. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Aspects of the invention relate to systems and methods for improving a sort plan. According to one embodiment, several groups are formed where each group contains articles having an identifier of a hierarchical structure. In certain embodiments, the identifier may include a geographical indication, such as a postal or ZIP code. Further aspects relate to systems and methods for conducting sort plan optimization where at least some prior data is known or otherwise obtainable. In one embodiment, data relating to the quantity of groups within the sort plan, the quantity of articles associated with each identifier, and/or the quantity of articles within each group may be estimated or known. In certain embodiments, such data may be utilized to assign articles to specific bins, including any available bin, and then optimize the sort plan by selecting at least one bin for improvement." The patent application was filed on Feb. 14, 2008 (12/031,408). 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=7,979,155.PN.&OS=PN/7,979,155&RS=PN/7,979,155 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Illinois Inventor Develops Patent for Method of Script Selection ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- Keith E. Beck, Chicago, has developed a patent (7,979,145) for a "method of script selection." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An elimination-style script-selection method includes a workshop reading of scripts performed before participants who have taken a theater-patronage-frequency survey. Any parallel survey responses between participants of disparate theatrical-patronage patterns are detected, and a weight adjustment factor is applied based thereon." The patent application was filed on April 24, 2007 (11/789,316). 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=7,979,145.PN.&OS=PN/7,979,145&RS=PN/7,979,145 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Alcatel-Lucent Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- Alcatel-Lucent, Murray Hill, N.J., has been assigned a patent (7,978,683) developed by six co-inventors for a "method of transferring call transition messages between network controllers of different radio technologies." The co-inventors are Dan Anthony Balogh, Madison, N.J., Michael Francis Dolan, Bolingbrook, Ill., Richard Paul Ejzak, Wheaton, Ill., and Douglas N. Knisely, Wheaton, Ill., and Subhasis Laha, Aurora, Ill., and Chung-Zin Liu, Naperville, Ill. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The method provides for a first network controller, operating according to a first radio technology, to form and send a relay message to a second network controller, operating according to a different, second radio technology. The relay message includes an embedded message for the second network controller. The embedded message may be a transition message requesting transition of a packet switched call for a mobile station handled by the first network controller to a call for the mobile station handled by the second network controller. The method further provides selection of another wireless element for service at a wireless unit, using a current wireless element. A wireless unit receives a message identifying at least one other wireless element, available to the wireless unit and to which a wireless element currently in communication with the wireless unit is also in communication with and the wireless unit selects another wireless element for possible future service based on the message." The patent application was filed on April 14, 2004 (10/823,579). 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=7,978,683&OS=7,978,683&RS=7,978,683 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** IMI Intelligent Medical Implants Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- IMI Intelligent Medical Implants, Zug, Switzerland, has been assigned a patent (7,979,134) developed by Alan Y. Chow, Wheaton, Ill., and Vincent Y. Chow, Hanover Park, Ill., for an "artificial retina device with stimulating and ground return electrodes disposed on opposite sides of the neuroretina and method of attachment." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An artificial retinal device, implanted in the subretinal space of the eye in persons with certain types of retinal blindness, induces artificial vision by electrical stimulation of the remaining viable cells of the retina. The artificial retina device includes a stimulating electrode unit preferably placed in the subretinal space." The patent application was filed on Dec. 2, 2005 (11/293,871). 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=7,979,134.PN.&OS=PN/7,979,134&RS=PN/7,979,134 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Panduit Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- Panduit, Tinley Park, Ill., has been assigned a patent (7,978,845) developed by five co-inventors for a powered patch panel. The co-inventors are Jack E. Caveney, Hinsdale, Ill., Ronald A. Nordin, Naperville, Ill., Steven A. Jacks, Villa Park, Ill., Donald Beran, Tinley Park, Ill., and Brian D. Leshin, Mokena, Ill. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A powered patch panel (PPP) is disclosed that inserts power in mid-span regions of a network and provides fault-tolerance at the power supply level and the power-plane level. Information such as physical location, port status and policy enforcement information may be locally stored and utilized by a processor of the PPP to achieve network control and monitoring. A network management system and/or element management system may be provided to interface with processors of PPPs to achieve network monitoring, control and policy enforcement goals." The patent application was filed on Sept. 27, 2006 (11/535,544). 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=7,978,845.PN.&OS=PN/7,978,845&RS=PN/7,978,845 Written by Shabnam Sheikh; edited by Jaya Anand. *** University of Illinois Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- The University of Illinois, Urbana, Ill., has been assigned a patent (7,978,343) developed by four co-inventors for a "nanoscale optical tomography based on volume-scanning near-field microscopy." The co-inventors are Jin Sun, Mountain View, Calif., John C. Schotland, Merion, Pa., Rainer Hillenbrand, Friedberg, Germany, and Paul Scott Carney, Champaign, Ill. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An apparatus and methods for nanoscale optical tomography based on back-scattering mode near-field scanning optical microscopy with a volumetric scan of the probe. The back-scattered data collected by a volumetric scan of the probe contains three-dimensional structural information of the sample, which enables reconstruction of the dielectric sample without other mechanical movements of the instrument." The patent application was filed on March 17, 2009 (12/405,449). 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=7,978,343.PN.&OS=PN/7,978,343&RS=PN/7,978,343 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Jaya Anand. *** STMicroelectronics Assigned Patent for Thyristor Power Control Circuit with Damping Circuit Maintaining Thyristor Holding Current ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- STMicroelectronics, Coppell, Texas, has been assigned a patent (7,978,485) developed by Thomas Stamm, Chicago, Vipin Bothra, Schaumburg, Ill., and Vee Shing Wong, Schaumburg, Ill., for a "thyristor power control circuit with damping circuit maintaining thyristor holding current." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A thyristor power control circuit reduces EMI and maintains a holding current in the thyristor to prevent flickering at a load. The power control circuit includes a thyristor configured to receive an input AC voltage, and responsive to a gate pulse generates a modified AC voltage. A rectifier receives the modified AC voltage and generates a rectified DC voltage. A power converter coupled to the rectifier receives the rectified DC voltage and generates a controlled output current. A damping circuit coupled to an output terminal of the rectifier includes a damping resistor for maintaining the holding current in the thyristor during an ON period of the thyristor. The damping circuit includes a first capacitor coupled in series to the damping resistor and a diode coupled in parallel to the damping resistor. The diode enables the first capacitor to discharge without causing power loss at the damping resistor." The patent application was filed on May 2, 2008 (12/114,618). 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=7978485.PN.&OS=PN/7978485&RS=PN/7978485 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Caterpillar Assigned Patent for High Voltage Ground Fault Detection System ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- Caterpillar, Peoria, Ill., has been assigned a patent (7,978,446) developed by Robert W. Lindsey, Washington, Ill., for a "high voltage ground fault detection system." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A ground fault detection system for an electrical system is disclosed. The electrical system may have a first and a second electrical component and a controller, and the second electrical component may be coupled to the controller. The ground fault detection system may include a ground fault detection module integrated in the first electrical component. The first electrical component may be isolated from the second electrical component. The ground fault detection system may further include a data link configured to establish a data communication between a controller and the ground fault detection module. The ground fault detection module may be configured to activate a mode of operation for the first electrical component if a ground fault associated with the first electrical component is identified." The patent application was filed on April 15, 2008 (12/081,372). 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=7978446.PN.&OS=PN/7978446&RS=PN/7978446 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Motorola Mobility Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- Motorola Mobility, Libertyville, Ill., has been assigned a patent (7,978,101) developed by Udar Mittal, Bangalore, India, James P. Ashley, Naperville, Ill., and Tenkasi V. Ramabadran, Naperville, Ill., for an "encoder and decoder using arithmetic stage to compress code space that is not fully utilized." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An encoder/decoder architecture including an arithmetic encoder that encodes the MSB portions of a Factorial Pulse Coder output, and that encodes an output of a first-level source encoder, e.g., MDCT. Sub-parts (e.g., frequency bands) of portions (e.g., frames) of the signal are sorted in increasing order based on a measure related to signal energy (e.g., signal energy itself). In a system that overlays Arithmetic Encoding on Factorial Pulse coding, the result is bits re-allocated to bands with higher signal energy content, yielding higher signal quality and higher bit utilization efficiency." The patent application was filed on Oct. 28, 2009 (12/607,418). 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=7,978,101.PN.&OS=PN/7,978,101&RS=PN/7,978,101 Written by Anjali Jha; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Motorola Mobility Assigned Patent for Device and Method to Prolong the Life of an Energy Source ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- Motorola Mobility, Libertyville, Ill., has been assigned a patent (7,978,088) developed by Greg R. Black, Vernon Hills, Ill., John P. Boos, Grayslake, Ill., and Mark J. Carlson, Round Lake, Ill., for a "device and method to prolong the life of an energy source." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A wireless communication device (200) and method (300) adapted to prolong the useful life of an energy storage device is disclosed. In its simplest form, it can include: determining (310) a limit temperature discharge energy rate of an energy storage device; sensing (320) a temperature range threshold in proximity to the energy storage device; and adjusting (330) a discharge energy rate in response to the determined limit temperature discharge energy rate (310) and sensed temperature range threshold (320). The device (200) and method (300) can automatically and dynamically manage current drain of an energy storage device when a certain temperature range threshold is reached, to maintain the energy storage device within desired specifications and tolerances. This can prolong the useful life of the energy storage device and help to maintain a maximum recharging capacity." The patent application was filed on May 30, 2008 (12/129,724). 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=7,978,088.PN.&OS=PN/7,978,088&RS=PN/7,978,088 Written by Anjali Jha; 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. -1054333 (c) 2011 Targeted News Service |