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U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in Colorado (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 Colorado. *** University of Colorado Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- The University of Colorado, Denver, has been assigned a patent (7,977,994) developed by four co-inventors for a "digital pulse-width-modulator with discretely adjustable delay line." The co-inventors are Vahid Yousefzadeh, Boulder, Colo., Anthony Carosa, Breckenridge, Colo., Toru Takayama, Tokyo, and Dragan Maksimovic, Boulder, Colo. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A hybrid digital pulse width modulator (DPWM) with digital delay-locked loops (DLLs) is provided. In this implementation, the digital pulse-width-modulator is synthesizable and includes a digital delay-locked loop around a delay-line to achieve constant frequency clocked operation. In this implementation, the resolution of the modulator is consistent over a wide range of process or temperature variations. The DPWM may implement trailing-edge, leading-edge, triangular, or phase-shift modulation. In an implementation suitable for DC-DC converters with synchronous rectifiers, for example, the DPWM may include two or more outputs for programmable dead-times. In another implementation, a digital pulse-width-modulator with a digital phase-locked loop is also provided." The patent application was filed on June 13, 2008 (12/138,864). 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=79,77,994.PN.&OS=PN/79,77,994&RS=PN/79,77,994 Written by Ruby Maibam; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Avago Technologies Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- Avago Technologies, Singapore, has been assigned a patent (7,977,992) developed by Michael Martin Farmer, Fort Collins, Colo., for a "precision phase generator and method for phase generation." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A phase generator includes a delay element configured to receive an input signal and delay the input signal by a predetermined amount to develop a delayed version of the input signal, a logic element configured to receive the input signal and the delayed version of the input signal, the logic element configured to produce a signal dependent on a phase difference between the input signal and the delayed version of the input signal, a circuit configured to generate a reference signal, and a comparator configured to receive an output of the logic element and the reference signal. The comparator is configured to generate a control signal that is dependent on the difference between the output of the logic element and the reference signal, where the control signal is applied to the delay element to determine the delay applied to the input signal." The patent application was filed on Nov. 14, 2006 (11/599,236). 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=79,77,992.PN.&OS=PN/79,77,992&RS=PN/79,77,992 Written by Ruby Maibam; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Agilent Technologies Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- Agilent Technologies, Santa Clara, Calif., has been assigned a patent (7,977,996) developed by David Paul Kjosness, Longmont, Colo., and Bryan D. Boswell, Loveland, Colo., for a "pulse generator with precision edge placement." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A digital pulse generator including a fractional delay filter is provided as having a plurality of step response functions that can be selected on a sample by sample basis by selection of filter coefficients. The step response functions are all identical but each have different group delay. Responsive to an input waveform having leading and trailing edges aligned with a system clock, the fractional delay filter can output the impulse responses as a pulse waveform having respective leading and trailing edges delayed by different respective fractions of a signal clock cycle from the respective leading and trailing edges of the input waveform. The pulse waveform as output can thus have desired pulse width and desired period of repetition with finer edge placement resolution of improved accuracy." The patent application was filed on Dec. 23, 2009 (12/645,563). 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=79,77,996.PN.&OS=PN/79,77,996&RS=PN/79,77,996 Written by Ruby Maibam; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Helwett-Packard Development Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- Helwett-Packard Development, Houston, has been assigned a patent (7,977,981) developed by Christopher Wilson, Ft. Collins, Colo., and Daniel Alan Berkram, Ft. Collins, Colo., for a "pre-driver circuit using transistors of a single channel type." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A serial interface apparatus comprises a driver for generating a differential communication signal and a pre-driver for driving the driver circuit. The pre-driver receives an input signal that alternates between VDD and ground and produces an output signal that alternates between a lower limit that is greater than ground and an upper limit that is less than VDD. The pre-driver comprises input circuitry and actuation circuitry, and the actuation circuitry comprises transistors of a single channel type." The patent application was filed on April 15, 2009 (12/424,473). 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=79,77,981.PN.&OS=PN/79,77,981&RS=PN/79,77,981 Written by Ruby Maibam; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Advanced Micro Devices Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- Advanced Micro Devices, Sunnyvale, Calif., has been assigned a patent (7,977,977) developed by six co-inventors for a "dynamic logic circuit with device to prevent contention between pull-up and pull-down device." The co-inventors are Karthik Natarajan, Austin, Texas, Giridhar Narayanaswami, Austin, Texas, Spencer M. Gold, Pepperell, Mass., Stephen Kosonocky, Ft. Collins, Colo., Ravi Jotwani, Austin, Texas, and Michael Braganza, Austin, Texas. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A circuit including is disclosed. The circuit includes a precharge circuit configured to pull a dynamic node toward a voltage present on the voltage supply node during a precharge phase, and an evaluation circuit configured to, during an evaluation phase, pull the dynamic node toward a ground voltage responsive to a first input condition and configured to inhibit pulling of the dynamic node down responsive to a second input condition. A pull-up circuit coupled between the first dynamic node and the voltage supply node includes first and second pull-up transistors. The first pull-up transistor is configured to activate responsive to the precharge phase. The second pull-up transistor is configured to activate at a delay time subsequent to entry of the evaluation phase. When the first and second pull-up transistors are active, a pull-up path is provided between the dynamic node and the voltage supply node." The patent application was filed on March 4, 2010 (12/717,322). 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=79,77,977.PN.&OS=PN/79,77,977&RS=PN/79,77,977 Written by Ruby Maibam; edited by Jaya Anand. *** AT&T Intellectual Property II Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- AT&T Intellectual Property II, Atlanta, has been assigned a patent (7,978,605) developed by Roger Aboujaoude, Asbury Park, N.J., Hossein Eslambolchi, Los Altos Hills, Calif., John Robert McCanuel, Bailey, Colo., for "methods and apparatus for directory enabled network services." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Methods and apparatus for controlling the rules of engagement between a telecommunication carrier and a customer whose network is managed by the telecommunication carrier are provided. A computer system interviews a customer by determining a set of specific questions tailored to the customer's needs, the set of specific questions based on previously stored customer information. Answers to the asked questions are stored as an entry in a master user profile. The master user profile defines the rules of engagement of how the telecommunication carrier shall operate on behalf of the customer on each subsequent transaction without the need of the customer's direct involvement on each element of the transaction. The entry has an associated event and a corresponding action to perform in response to the occurrence of the associated event. Upon receipt of an event occurrence, the corresponding action which includes interoperating with existing telecommunication carrier systems is performed." The patent application was filed on Sept. 22, 2008 (12/234,835). 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=7,978,605&OS=7,978,605&RS=7,978,605 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Marvell International Assigned Patent for Detecting Sync Patterns for Optical Media ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- Marvell International, Hamilton, Bermuda, has been assigned a patent (7,978,573) developed by Wooi Kean Lee, Broomfield, Colo., for a "detecting sync patterns for optical media." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A sync finder includes a pulse jitter detect module to select N-bit segments of an M-bit sync pattern at predetermined positions and to compare the N-bit segments to expected N-bit segments. A pulse verifying module generates a first signal in response to the expected N-bit segments matching the N-bit segments. N and M are integers greater than 1 and M>N." The patent application was filed on June 8, 2009 (12/480,134). 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=7,978,573&OS=7,978,573&RS=7,978,573 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Marvell International Assigned Patent for HD DVD Wobble Detection Circuit ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- Marvell International, Hamilton, Bermuda, has been assigned a patent (7,978,579) developed by Jingfeng Liu, Longmont, Colo., and Wooi-Kean Lee, Broomfield, Colo., for a "HD DVD wobble detection circuit." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "In a circuit, a wobble detector detects a wobble signal from an optical recording medium and a synchronization signal based on the wobble signal and provides a wobble clock signal. A wobble signal phase imperfection detector responds to the wobble signal and detects and corrects a phase transition imperfection in the wobble signal. The imperfection detector integrates a first scaled wobble signal sample over a half period portion of the wobble clock signal; compares the first scaled wobble signal sample integrated over one period of the wobble clock signal to a variable threshold value; and based on the comparison, outputs either the half period integrated and scaled wobble sample or the first scaled wobble sample integrated over one period of the wobble clock signal. The imperfection detector further decodes the output to obtain wobble address period data. In one embodiment, the imperfection detector may include a half period integrator, a comparator, a selector, and a decoder to perform the indicated functions." The patent application was filed on Sept. 17, 2007 (11/856,595). 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=7,978,579&OS=7,978,579&RS=7,978,579 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Covidien Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- Covidien, Neuhausen am Rheinfall, Switzerland, has been assigned a patent (7,979,138) developed by Ronald J. Podhajsky, Boulder, Colo., and Kristin D. Johnson, Louisville, Colo., for a "method and apparatus for monitoring disc pressure during heat treatment of an intervertebral disc." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A probe system and method for treating an intervertebral disc of a patient are disclosed. A probe has a cannula having an open end defined at a distal end and adapted to couple to a power source. A stylet fits into the cannula so that a distal end of the stylet occludes the open end at the distal end of the cannula. The probe system also includes a pressure monitoring apparatus coupled to the stylet, with the stylet including a pressure sensor in proximity to the distal end of the stylet. The pressure sensor communicates with the pressure monitoring apparatus to measure the pressure of the intervertebral disc. The power source delivers power to the distal end of the cannula, causing heating of the disc when the distal end of the cannula is disposed within the disc, thereby relieving patient pain associated with the disc." The patent application was filed on Nov. 20, 2009 (12/622,984). 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=7,979,138.PN.&OS=PN/7,979,138&RS=PN/7,979,138 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Round Rock Research Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- Round Rock Research, Mt. Kisco, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (7,978,147) developed by John R. Tuttle, Boulder, Colo., for an "electronic monitoring systems, shipment container monitoring systems and methods of monitoring a shipment in a container." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A shipping container has a passive radio antenna element having internal and external antennas. A connector spanning the wall joins the two antennas. An internal communications device is disposed within the container and an external communications device is disposed external to the container. Another shipping container has a repeater element having internal and external antennas. A repeater unit spans the wall joining the two antennas. A communications device is disposed within the container and another communications device is disposed externally. RF signals are re-radiated by the antennas. Methodology includes emitting RF signals from a communication device disposed at a first location, receiving the signals through an antenna comprised by an antenna element, and re-radiating the signal from a second antenna comprised by the element, where the element spans the wall of a shipping container. The re-radiated signal is received by a second communications device disposed at a second location." The patent application was filed on Dec. 4, 2009 (12/631,643). 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=7,978,147.PN.&OS=PN/7,978,147&RS=PN/7,978,147 Written by Anjali Jha; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Global Precision Solutions Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- Global Precision Solutions, Grand Junction, Colo., has been assigned a patent (7,978,129) developed by four co-inventors for a "system and method for collecting and updating geographical data." The co-inventors are Tom Y. Sawyer Jr., Palisade, Colo., Mark Beckner, Grand Junction, Colo., Page Tucker, Charlotte, N.C., and Scott Austin Jones, Glade Park, Colo. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A system and method for generating a GIS data transaction including information about a topography of a region and utilities within the region. The method and system include providing information about the topography of the region; receiving information about a user collecting data related to one or more utilities in the region; receiving information about time and date of the collected data; receiving information about each of the utilities; receiving information about location of each of the utilities; and receiving information about the manner of collecting data. The system and method further include receiving information about revisions made to the information about the map; and integrating the received information with the information about the topography of the region into a GIS data transaction." The patent application was filed on March 14, 2007 (11/686,252). 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=7,978,129.PN.&OS=PN/7,978,129&RS=PN/7,978,129 Written by Anjali Jha; edited by Jaya Anand. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Apparatus, System, and Method for Safely and Securely Storing Materials ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (7,978,090) developed by Bradford O. Brooks, Longmont, Colo., Larry M. Ernst, Longmont, Colo., and Joan L. Mitchell, Longmont, Colo., for an "apparatus, system, and method for safely and securely storing materials." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for safely and securely storing materials. A plurality of smart tiles sense traffic and generate traffic data. A network transmits the traffic data from the smart tiles. A computer determines a plurality of normal traffic patterns from the traffic data. In addition, the computer detects an abnormal traffic pattern from the traffic data. The computer activates a security response in response to the abnormal traffic pattern." The patent application was filed on April 30, 2008 (12/112,976). 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=7,978,090.PN.&OS=PN/7,978,090&RS=PN/7,978,090 Written by Anjali Jha; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Intellocity USA Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- Intellocity USA, San Francisco, has been assigned a patent (7,979,877) developed by Thomas Huber, Parker, Colo., Thomas Lemmons, Evergreen, Colo., and Ian Zenoni, Highlands Ranch, Colo., for "advertising methods for advertising time slots and embedded objects." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Disclosed is a process for an advertising bidding system in which advertisers can bid on advertising time slots or enhanced ads that can be inserted in either prerecorded or live television programming. A high degree of flexibility is provided by allowing embedded ads to be purchased and displayed in a very short time period. This allows TV broadcasters to increase revenues and allows advertisers to have more flexibility in advertising. Objects can be inserted in the display video broadcast using enhancements such as by using mark-up language overlay pages or by video combination techniques. The effect of these ads can be evaluated for advertising campaigns." The patent application was filed on Dec. 23, 2003 (10/745,899). 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=79,79,877.PN.&OS=PN/79,79,877&RS=PN/79,79,877 Written by Ankita Das; 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. -1054326 (c) 2011 Targeted News Service |