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U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in New York (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 New York. *** InterDigital Technology Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- InterDigital Technology, Wilmington, Del., has been assigned a patent (7,978,752) developed by Philip J. Pietraski, Huntington Station, N.Y., for a "method and apparatus for switching operating modes of a receiver." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "In a wireless communication system, a method and apparatus switches operating modes of a receiver receiving data and operating in a first mode. The method comprises determining whether a criteria is met to switch the operating mode of the receiver. The operating mode of the receiver is switched from the first mode to a second mode if the criteria is met." The patent application was filed on March 14, 2007 (11/685,814). 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=7978752.PN.&OS=PN/7978752&RS=PN/7978752 Written by Ankresh Ranjan; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Corning Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- Corning, Corning, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (7,978,742) developed by Dmitri Vladislavovich Kuksenkov, Big Flats, N.Y., and Shenping Li, Painted Post, N.Y., for "methods for operating diode lasers." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Methods for operating diode lasers are provided. According to one method, the diode laser comprises a wavelength selection section, a gain section and a saturable absorber. The method comprises applying a hybrid-control signal comprising a hybrid-control DC bias to the saturable absorber, and applying a hybrid-driving signal comprising a hybrid-driving DC bias and a hybrid-driving AC bias to the gain section. The hybrid signals are selected and the diode laser is configured such that a relatively high hybrid-control DC bias corresponds to a relatively low average of the output power of the diode laser, and a relatively low hybrid-control DC bias corresponds to a relatively high average of the output power of the diode laser. The hybrid-driving DC bias is between a switch-on threshold of the diode laser and a switch-off threshold of the diode laser, and the hybrid-driving AC bias is periodic. The hybrid-driving AC bias has a peak-to-peak amplitude greater than the difference between the switch-on threshold and the switch-off threshold." The patent application was filed on March 24, 2010 (12/730,482). 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=7978742.PN.&OS=PN/7978742&RS=PN/7978742 Written by Ankresh Ranjan; edited by Jaya Anand. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (7,977,965) developed by Bruce M. Fleischer, Bedford Hills, N.Y., and Michael K. Gschwind, Chappaqua, N.Y., for a "soft error detection for latches." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A system and method for soft error detection in digital ICs is disclosed. The system includes an observing circuit coupled to a latch, which circuit is capable of a response upon a state change of the latch. The system further includes synchronized clocking provided to the latch and to the observing circuit. For the latch, the clocking defines a window in time during which the latch is prevented from receiving data, and in a synchronized manner the clocking is enabling a response in the observing circuit. The clocking is synchronized in such a manner that the circuit is enabled for its response only inside the window when the latch is prevented from receiving data. The system may also have additional circuits that are respectively coupled to latches, with each the additional circuit and its respective latch receiving the synchronized clocking. Responses of a plurality of circuits may be coupled in a configuration corresponding to a logical OR." The patent application was filed on March 12, 2010 (12/723,189). 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=79,77,965.PN.&OS=PN/79,77,965&RS=PN/79,77,965 Written by Ruby Maibam; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Advanced Testing Technologies Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- Advanced Testing Technologies, Hauppauge, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (7,978,218) developed by William Biagiotti, St. James, N.Y., David Howell, Smithfield, Va., and Peter F. Britch, Miller Place, N.Y., for a "single instrument/card for video applications." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Video processing arrangement including a host computer having a monitor, a video asset coupled to the computer for generating video signals and an interface for connecting the video asset to the computer to enable the display of video signals on the monitor. The video asset includes various primary elements including a primary composite video module for producing different types of a primary video signal and outputting the primary video signal via output channels, a stroke generator module for generating a stroke XYZ video signal and outputting the stroke video signal via output channels and a real time capture module for capturing video signals in a plurality of different modes. The video asset also includes a common distributed time base module for generating and distributing clock signals to all of the primary elements." The patent application was filed on Oct. 10, 2006 (11/545,327). 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=79,78,218&OS=79,78,218&RS=79,78,218 Written by Rajat Puri; edited by Jaya Anand. *** National Semiconductor Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- National Semiconductor, Santa Clara, Calif., has been assigned a patent (7,978,200) developed by four co-inventors for a raster-order pixel dithering. The co-inventors are Jeffrey A. Small, Rochester, N.Y., John S. Childs, Rochester, N.Y., Jeffrey Lillie, Mendon, N.Y., and Vladimir Misic, Rochester, N.Y. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Stochastic dithering may be used to reduce the size of the frame buffer and the complexity of the D/A Converters (DACs) in the drive circuitry that are used in a video display system. Hardware for stochastic dithering can be simplified when pixel data is presented in raster order. The hardware adds algebraic noise to the image to be dithered, and thresholds the result." The patent application was filed on Dec. 28, 2006 (11/648,839). 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=79,78,200&OS=79,78,200&RS=79,78,200 Written by Rajat Puri; edited by Jaya Anand. *** New York Inventor Develops Patent for Timing Apparatus for Alerting a User When Time has Elapsed ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- Christopher Russo, Westbury, N.Y., has developed a patent (7,978,566) for a "timing apparatus for alerting a user when time has elapsed." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A timing apparatus for alerting a user when time has elapsed which comprises a base. A post extends vertically and centrally from the base. A mechanism extends through the base and the post, for indicating when a set time has elapsed." The patent application was filed on May 26, 2009 (12/454,919). 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=7,978,566&OS=7,978,566&RS=7,978,566 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** InterDigital Technology Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- InterDigital Technology, Wilmington, Del., has been assigned a patent (7,978,658) developed by four co-inventors for a "reference transport channel on/off status detection and reselection." The co-inventors are Pascal M. Adjakple, Great Neck, N.Y., Charles A. Dennean, Melville, N.Y., Renuka Racha, Kings Park, N.Y., and Carl Wang, Flushing, N.Y. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "In a wireless communication system using a reference channel used for error rate measurement and associated with a plurality of transport channels multiplexed on a coded composite transport channel (CCTrCH), a method is employed for reselection of the reference channel from favorable candidate transport channels. A channel is initially selected from the plurality of multiplexed channels as the reference channel. Channels are monitored based on quantitative data content criteria to determine whether an ON or OFF state exists. A different channel is selected from the plurality of multiplexed channels as the reselected RTrCH when a better candidate transport channel in the ON state becomes available, or when the monitored RTrCH reflects an OFF state." The patent application was filed on Nov. 10, 2008 (12/267,827). 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=7,978,658&OS=7,978,658&RS=7,978,658 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Verizon Laboratories Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- Verizon Laboratories, Waltham, Mass., has been assigned a patent (7,978,665) developed by Allison Jaynes, New City, N.Y., Vittorio G. Bucchieri, Wakefield, Mass., and Albert L. Schmidt, Hopkinton, Mass., for "systems and methods for providing connection status and location information in a wireless networking environment." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A system may provide a client device with a persistent wireless network browser toolbar for use in, for example, a network browser. The persistent wireless network browser toolbar is provided with a login status indicator, a logout option, and a wireless network signal strength indicator." The patent application was filed on Dec. 13, 2004 (11/010,615). 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=7,978,665&OS=7,978,665&RS=7,978,665 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** General Electric Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- General Electric, Niskayuna, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (7,979,167) developed by five co-inventors for a "system and method for controlling operation of a solar power generation system." The co-inventors are Robert William Delmerico, Clifton Park, N.Y., Mark Edward Cardinal, Altamont, N.Y., Nicholas Wright Miller, Delmar, N.Y., Dapeng Liu, Shanghai, China, and Zhihong Ye, Austin, Texas. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A system, a method, and an article of manufacture for controlling operation of an electrical power generation system are provided. The electrical power generation system has a plurality of electrical generators electrically coupled to an electrical grid. The method includes obtaining a first output parameter value associated with the electrical power generation system. The method further includes determining an error value indicative of a difference between the first output parameter value and a desired output parameter value. The method further includes determining a first gain value based on at least one of the first output parameter value and a time-varying operational parameter of the electrical power generation system. The method further includes determining a first power value based on the error value and the first gain value. The method further includes determining a second gain value based on at least one of the first output parameter value, the time-varying operational parameter, and a reference value. The method further includes determining a second power value based on the error value and the second gain value. The method further includes generating a desired power command for the electrical power generation system based on the first and second power values." The patent application was filed on March 16, 2009 (12/404,711). 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=7,979,167.PN.&OS=PN/7,979,167&RS=PN/7,979,167 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Jaya Anand. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (7,979,151) developed by Vincent J. McGahay, Poughkeepsie, N.Y., for a "run-time dispatch system for enhanced product characterization capability." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Disclosed herein are embodiments of an automated manufacturing system that is used to process multiple jobs in a product fabrication environment, where such processing comprises performing the same multiple consecutive process steps for each job and where each process step can be accomplished using one or more different available processing tools. The manufacturing system incorporates a unique run-time dispatch system. This dispatch system schedules the order in which jobs will be processed and further randomly assigns a particular combination of process steps and tools to each job in such a way that the processing tools are evenly distributed across the jobs. Ensuring even distribution of processing tools allows a statistical process control system to not only detect, for a given process step, product variability outside desired specifications, but also to efficiently de-convolve such product variability." The patent application was filed on Dec. 6, 2007 (11/951,503). 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=7,979,151.PN.&OS=PN/7,979,151&RS=PN/7,979,151 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Jaya Anand. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Dynamically Assigning Endpoint Identifiers to Network Interfaces of Communications Networks ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (7,978,719) developed by four co-inventors for adynamically assigning endpoint identifiers to network interfaces of communications networks." The co-inventors are Aruna V. Ramanan, Poughkeepsie, N.Y., Nicholas P. Rash, Poughkeepsie, N.Y., Karen F. Rash, legal representative, Poughkeepsie, N.Y., and Alison B. White, Kingston, N.Y. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Endpoint identifiers are dynamically assigned to network interfaces, in response to a change in physical connection. When a physical connection associated with a network interface is changed, such as a cable coupling the network interface to an endpoint is moved from one location to another location, a new endpoint identifier is assigned to the network interface. The new endpoint identifier is based on the location of the new endpoint." The patent application was filed on June 10, 2005 (11/149,880). 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=7,978,719&OS=7,978,719&RS=7,978,719 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Method to Operate a Crossbar Switch ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (7,978,690) developed by four co-inventors for a "method to operate a crossbar switch." The co-inventors are Francois G. Abel, Rueschlikon, Switzerland, Mircea Gusat, Langnau am Albis, Switzerland, Rajaram B. Krishnamurthy, Poughkeepsie, N.Y., and Cyriel Minkenberg, Gutenswil, Switzerland. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method is described to operate a crossbar switch comprising a crossbar fabric with N sending and M receiving ports, with port cards connected to at least one sending and/or receiving port each of the crossbar fabric, said crossbar switch further comprising a control unit connected with the port cards via discrete control channel links, wherein C ports are clustered on a single receiving port card so that such a receiving port card in a single time-step can receive up to C data cells from C sending port cards simultaneously. According to said method the control channel links are used to relay up to C acknowledgements between at least one receiving port card and at least one sending port card." The patent application was filed on March 28, 2008 (12/079,854). 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=7,978,690&OS=7,978,690&RS=7,978,690 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** InterDigital Technology Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- InterDigital Technology, Wilmington, Del., has been assigned a patent (7,978,642) developed by six co-inventors for a "system and method for determining air interface information for radio resource management in wireless communications." The co-inventors are Christopher Cave, Candiac, Canada, Angelo Cuffaro, Laval, Canada, Teresa Joanne Hunkeler, Montreal, Maged Zaki, Pierrefonds, Canada, Guodong Zhang, Farmingdale, N.Y., and Juan Carlos Zuniga, Montreal. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An air interface information unit including a measurement setup unit for implementing measurement setup procedures and configuration; a measurement reception and storing unit for storing actual, predicted and default air interface values and corresponding timestamps; a measurement processing unit for filtering, verifying, processing and combining air interface values; and a measurement output unit for providing air interface values to RRM functions upon request and triggering RRM functions when an air interface value exceeds a predetermined threshold." The patent application was filed on Dec. 23, 2005 (11/318,402). 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=7,978,642&OS=7,978,642&RS=7,978,642 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** InterDigital Patent Holdings Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- InterDigital Patent Holdings, Wilmington, Del., has been assigned a patent (7,978,592) developed by Behrouz Aghili, Melville, N.Y., and Marian Rudolf, Montreal, for a "method and apparatus for signaling in multiple user one-slot operation in wireless communication." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Disclosed are multiple embodiments of method and apparatus to facilitate Multiple Users Reusing One Timeslot (MUROS) operation in wireless communications. A pair of wireless transmit/receive units (WTRUs) may be multiplexed onto a timeslot using a same pulse format. A WTRU may communicate on a network using MUROS technology both on the downlink (DL) and the uplink (UL), and may use a first pulse format on the DL and a second different pulse format on the UL. Pulse format support information to facilitate MUROS operation may be communicated between a network and a WTRU. The support information may be communicated in Radio Resource Control (RRC) messages. A network may allow for concurrent operation of WTRUs using different types of MUROS technology. For example, a network may include WTRUs using MUROS based on orthogonal sub-channels (OSC) while other WTRUs use MUROS based on an interference-canceling technology such as Downlink Advanced Receiver Performance (DARP) Phase I or Phase II." The patent application was filed on Dec. 5, 2008 (12/328,951). 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=7,978,592&OS=7,978,592&RS=7,978,592 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** General Electric Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- General Electric, Niskayuna, N.Y, has been assigned a patent (7,978,402) developed by seven co-inventors for a "robust window for infrared energy." The co-inventors are Sean Michael Sweeney, Schenectady, N.Y., Timothy James Yosenick, Glenville, N.Y., Dalong Zhong, Niskayuna, N.Y., Milivoj Konstantin Brun, Ballston Lake, N.Y., Sergio Paulo Martins Loureiro, Saratoga Springs, N.Y., Venkat Subramaniam Venkataramani, Clifton Park, N.Y., and Mohan Manoharan, Niskayuna, N.Y. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Articles transparent to infrared radiation and resistant to impact and wear are provided. The article comprises a substrate and a composite coating disposed over the substrate and extending from an interface with the substrate to an external surface. The composite coating comprises a first phase and a second phase. The second phase has a higher resistance to erosive wear than the first phase. The coating comprises a compositional gradient proceeding from a first composition at the interface of the coating with the substrate to a second composition at the external surface, the first composition comprising a higher concentration of the first phase than that of the second composition." The patent application was filed on June 28, 2007 (11/769,913). 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=7,978,402.PN.&OS=PN/7,978,402&RS=PN/7,978,402 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Goldman Sachs Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- Goldman Sachs, New York, has been assigned a patent (7,979,342) developed by Tim Bridges, Summit, N.J., Mark Evans, New York, and Oliver Frankel, New York, for a "dynamic reallocation hedge accounting." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A hedged exposure and an associated hedging instrument can be accounted for to reduce periodic earnings volatility associated with the hedged exposure. The accounting to reduce the earnings volatility includes designating a portion of the value of the financial exposure as being hedged by the hedging instrument. The designated portion is determined based on a price sensitivity of the hedging instrument with respect to changes in market value of an underlying instrument. In each of a number of sequential periods, the portion of the financial exposure is redesignated based on changed price sensitivity of the hedging instrument. Periodic earnings volatility associated with a hedged exposure also can be reduced by dividing (for accounting purposes) the hedging instrument into a first part (also referred to as a designated part) and a second part (also referred to as a residue part). This division is made in a way that ensures that changes in the value of the first part substantially offset changes in value of the financial exposure. The method also includes designating a portion of the first part as a hedge of the financial exposure such that the remainder of the first part offsets the delta of the second part. In each of a plurality of sequential periods, the portion of the first part is redesignated to maintain the relationship between the first part and the second part whereby the remainder of the first part offsets the delta of the second part." The patent application was filed on Oct. 20, 2008 (12/254,667). 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=7979342.PN.&OS=PN/7979342&RS=PN/7979342 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Coherent Navigation Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- Coherent Navigation, San Mateo, Calif., has been assigned a patent (7,978,130) developed by six co-inventors for a "practical method for upgrading existing GNSS user equipment with tightly integrated Nav-Com capability." The co-inventors are Clark E. Cohen, Washington, Todd E. Humphreys, Half Moon Bay, Calif., Brent M. Ledvina, San Francisco, William J. Bencze, Half Moon Bay, Calif., Mark L. Psiaki, Brooktondale, N.Y., and Bryan T. Galusha, Oakland, Calif. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A practical method for adding new high-performance, tightly integrated Nav-Com capability to any Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) user equipment requires no hardware modifications to the existing user equipment. In one example, the iGPS concept is applied to a Defense Advanced GPS Receiver (DAGR) and combines Low Earth Orbiting (LEO) satellites, such as Iridium, with GPS or other GNSS systems to significantly improve the accuracy, integrity, and availability of Position, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) and to enable new communication enhancements made available by the synthesis of precisely coupled navigation and communication modes. To achieve time synchronization stability between the existing DAGR and a plug-in iGPS enhancement module, a special-purpose wideband reference signal is generated by the iGPS module and coupled to the DAGR via the existing antenna port." The patent application was filed on May 1, 2009 (12/434,026). 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=7,978,130.PN.&OS=PN/7,978,130&RS=PN/7,978,130 Written by Anjali Jha; edited by Jaya Anand. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Cooling Apparatus with Cold Plate Formed in Situ on a Surface to be Cooled ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (7,978,473) developed by nine co-inventors for a "cooling apparatus with cold plate formed in situ on a surface to be cooled." The co-inventors are Levi A. Campbell, Poughkeepsie, N.Y., Richard C. Chu, Hopewell Junction, N.Y., Michael J. Ellswort Jr., Lagrangeville, N.Y., Bruce K. Furman, Saratoga Springs, N.Y., Madhusudan K. Iyengar, Woodstock, N.Y., Paul A. Lauro, Brewster, N.Y., Roger R. Schmidt, Poughkeepsie, N.Y., Da-Yuan Shih, Poughkeepsie, N.Y., and Robert E. Simons, Poughkeepsie, N.Y. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A cooling apparatus and method of fabrication are provided for facilitating removal of heat from a heat-generating electronic device. The method of fabrication includes: obtaining a solder material; disposing the solder material on a surface to be cooled; and reflowing and shaping the solder material disposed on the surface to be cooled to configure the solder material as a base with a plurality of fins extending therefrom. In addition to being in situ-configured on the surface to be cooled, the base is simultaneously metallurgically bonded to the surface to be cooled. The solder material, configured as the base with a plurality of fins extending therefrom, is a single, monolithic structure thermally attached to the surface to be cooled via the metallurgical bonding thereof to the surface to be cooled." The patent application was filed on Feb. 17, 2010 (12/706,912). 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=7978473.PN.&OS=PN/7978473&RS=PN/7978473 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Macronix International, International Business Machines Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- Macronix International, Hsinchu, Taiwan, and International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., have been assigned a patent (7,978,509) developed by Hsiang-Lan Lung, Elmsford, N.Y., and Chung Hon Lam, Peekskill, N.Y., for a "phase change memory with dual word lines and source lines and method of operating same." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A phase change memory device includes a memory cell, first word line conductor and a second word line conductor, and first and second access devices responsive to the first and second word line conductors respectively. Control circuits are arranged to access the memory cell for read operations using only the first word line conductor to establish a current path from the bit line through the memory cell to a source line through the first access device, and to access the memory cell for operations to reset the memory cell using both the first and second access devices to establish a current path from the bit line through the memory cell to two source lines." The patent application was filed on April 13, 2010 (12/759,479). 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=7978509.PN.&OS=PN/7978509&RS=PN/7978509 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** ITT Manufacturing Enterprises Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- ITT Manufacturing Enterprises, Wilmington, Del., has been assigned a patent (7,978,132) developed by Kevin Louis Jasper, Fords, N.J., Michael Banks, Columbia City, Ind., and Mark Wulffert, Middletown, N.Y., for a "GPS signal data converter for providing GPS signals to a plurality of connection ports." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A global positioning system (GPS) signal data converter device includes a plurality of output ports configured to connect with and transmit GPS information to devices connected with the output ports, and a processor configured to receive GPS information in a first format, convert the GPS information from the first format into a second format, and to transmit the GPS information to at least two output ports in the first and second formats." The patent application was filed on March 13, 2009 (12/403,615). 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=7,978,132.PN.&OS=PN/7,978,132&RS=PN/7,978,132 Written by Anjali Jha; edited by Jaya Anand. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Liquid-cooled Cooling Apparatus, Electronics Rack and Methods of Fabrication ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (7,978,472) developed by five co-inventors for a "liquid-cooled cooling apparatus, electronics rack and methods of fabrication." The co-inventors are Levi A. Campbell, Poughkeepsie, N.Y., Richard C. Chu, Poughkeepsie, N.Y., Michael J. Ellsworth Jr., Poughkeepsie, N.Y., Madhusudan K. Iyengar, Poughkeepsie, N.Y., and Robert E. Simons, Poughkeepsie, N.Y. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Liquid-cooled electronics racks and methods of fabrication are provided wherein a liquid-based cooling apparatus facilitates cooling of electronic subsystems when docked within the electronics rack. The cooling apparatus includes a liquid-cooled cooling structure mounted to a front of the rack, and a plurality of heat transfer elements. The cooling structure is a thermally conductive material which has a coolant-carrying channel for facilitating coolant flow through the structure. Each heat transfer element couples to one or more heat-generating components of a respective electronic subsystem, physically contacts the cooling structure when that electronic subsystem is docked within the rack, and provides a thermal transport path from the heat-generating components of the electronic subsystem to the liquid-cooled cooling structure. Advantageously, electronic subsystems may be docked within or undocked from the electronics rack without affecting flow of coolant through the liquid-cooled cooling structure." The patent application was filed on June 10, 2009 (12/481,824). 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=7978472.PN.&OS=PN/7978472&RS=PN/7978472 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** New York Inventor Develops Patent for Computer Apparatus and Method having Dual Air Chambers ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- Panagiotis Tsakanikas, Levittown, N.Y., has developed a patent (7,978,469) for a "computer apparatus and method having dual air chambers." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A computer system including an enclosure having a plurality of components; a first chamber including a first set of components; and a second chamber including a second set of components, the second chamber located adjacent to the first chamber and the first set of components being different than the second set of components; wherein air flow is prevented from flowing between the first chamber and the second chamber; and wherein the first chamber includes a first set of cooling devices and the second chamber includes a second set of cooling devices." The patent application was filed on Oct. 31, 2007 (11/931,277). 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=7978469.PN.&OS=PN/7978469&RS=PN/7978469 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Robert Bosch Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- Robert Bosch, Stuttgart, Germany, has been assigned a patent (7,978,087) developed by four co-inventors for a fire detector. The co-inventors are Bernd Siber, Glonn, Germany, Andreas Hensel, Egmating, Germany, Ulrich Oppelt, Zorneding, Germany, and Jack McNamara, Pittsford, N.Y. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A fire detector operating by the scattered radiation principle is described, having at least one radiation transmitter and at least one radiation receiver, whose beam paths form a scattering volume. The fire detector includes, in addition to at least one first radiation transmitter and one first radiation receiver, at least one second radiation transmitter and one second radiation receiver, whose beam paths form at least two spatially separated scattering volumes." The patent application was filed on Nov. 23, 2004 (10/586,208). 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=7,978,087.PN.&OS=PN/7,978,087&RS=PN/7,978,087 Written by Anjali Jha; edited by Jaya Anand. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for System and Program Product for Providing Computing-environment Control ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (7,979,851) developed by seven co-inventors for a "system and program product for providing computing-environment control of a resource to be accessed by program code." The co-inventors are Roger E. Bonsteel, Kingston, N.Y., Juliet C. Candee, Brewster, N.Y., John L. Czukkermann, Lagrangeville, N.Y., David B. Emmes, Wappingers Falls, N.Y., Steven J. Greenspan, Poughkeepsie, N.Y., Joshua W. Knight, Mohegan Lake, N.Y., and Alan M. Webb, Ridgefield, Conn. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A system and program product for facilitating computing-environment control of a resource to be accessed by existing program code is provided which includes transparently replacing an uncontrolled resource referenced by existing program code with a resource controlled by a computing environment. The protocol also includes transparently interposing at least one resource management service of the computing environment between the existing program code and the resource controlled by the computing environment, wherein the at least one resource management service provides computing-environment control of the resource to be accessed by the existing program code. The replacing of the uncontrolled resource prevents the existing program code from directly accessing the resource." The patent application was filed on July 28, 2009 (12/510,596). 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=79,79,851.PN.&OS=PN/79,79,851&RS=PN/79,79,851 Written by Ankita Das; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Computer Associates Think Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- Computer Associates Think, Islandia, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (7,979,857) developed by Kouros H. Esfahany, Huntington, N.Y., Michael R. Chiaramonte, Centereach, N.Y., and Karthik Narayanan, Coram, N.Y., for a "method and apparatus for dynamic memory resource management." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method and an apparatus for dynamic memory resource management are provided. Memory activity information is collected for a virtual machine. Additional memory shares are dynamically allocated to the virtual machine, as needed, based on the memory activity information for the virtual machine and based on a specified priority of the virtual machine in order to properly adjust the total physical memory used by the virtual machine." The patent application was filed on April 25, 2005 (11/114,749). 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=79,79,857.PN.&OS=PN/79,79,857&RS=PN/79,79,857 Written by Ankita Das; edited by Jaya Anand. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for System and Method for Partitioning a Multi-level Security Namespace ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (7,979,895) developed by Walter Bartlett Farrell, Woodstock, N.Y., Patrick Michael LiVecchi, Willow Spring, N.C., and Scott Christopher Moonen, Holly Springs, N.C., for a "system and method for partitioning a multi-level security namespace." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The invention provides a system and method for "partitioning" a "namespace" managed by a name (or "directory") registration server according to "security label" or other security attributes to allow the same registered (e.g., "domain") name to be used for processing resource(s)/service(s)/application(s) operating under different security labels." The patent application was filed on Aug. 16, 2007 (11/840,212). 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=79,79,895.PN.&OS=PN/79,79,895&RS=PN/79,79,895 Written by Ankita Das; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Computer Associates Think Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- Computer Associates Think, Islandia, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (7,979,863) developed by Kouros H. Esfahany, Huntington, N.Y., Michael R. Chiaramonte, Centereach, N.Y., and Karthik Narayanan, Coram, N.Y., for a "method and apparatus for dynamic CPU resource management." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Methods and apparatuses for dynamic CPU resource management are provided. CPU related information is collected for one or more virtual machines. CPU shares and affinity of a virtual machine are dynamically changed, as needed, based on the CPU usage information for the virtual machine and based on a specified priority of the virtual machine." The patent application was filed on April 25, 2005 (11/114,275). 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=79,79,863.PN.&OS=PN/79,79,863&RS=PN/79,79,863 Written by Ankita Das; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Eastman Kodak Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- Eastman Kodak, Rochester, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (7,977,170) developed by Timothy J. Tredwell, Fairport, N.Y., and Roger S. Kerr, Brockport, N.Y., for a "flexible substrate with electronic devices and traces." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method of manufacturing an electronic device (10) provides a substrate (20) that has a plastic material and has a metallic coating on one surface. A portion of the metallic coating is etched to form a patterned metallic coating. A particulate material (16) is embedded in at least one surface of the substrate. A layer of thin-film semiconductor material is deposited onto the substrate (20)." The patent application was filed on Oct. 3, 2006 (11/538,173). 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=79,77,170.PN.&OS=PN/79,77,170&RS=PN/79,77,170 Written by Ruby Maibam; edited by Jaya Anand. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (7,977,203) developed by four co-inventors for a "programmable via devices with air gap isolation." 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 includes a first dielectric layer; a heater over the first dielectric layer; an air gap separating at least a portion of the heater from the first dielectric layer; an isolation layer over the first dielectric layer covering at least a portion of the heater; 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 including 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. 20, 2009 (12/544,964). 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=79,77,203.PN.&OS=PN/79,77,203&RS=PN/79,77,203 Written by Ruby Maibam; edited by Jaya Anand. *** International Business Machines, Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., and Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing, Singapore, have been assigned a patent (7,977,185) developed by seven co-inventors for a "method and apparatus for post silicide spacer removal." The co-inventors are Brian J. Greene, Danbury, Conn., Chung Woh Lai, Singapore, Yong Meng Lee, Singapore, Wenhe Lin, Singapore, Siddhartha Panda, Beacon, N.Y., Kern Rim, Yorktown Heights, N.Y., and Young Way Teh, Singapore. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method (and apparatus) of post silicide spacer removal includes preventing damage to the silicide spacer through the use of at least one of an oxide layer and a nitride layer." The patent application was filed on Nov. 22, 2005 (11/164,417). 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=79,77,185.PN.&OS=PN/79,77,185&RS=PN/79,77,185 Written by Ruby Maibam; edited by Jaya Anand. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Asymmetric Source/Drain Junctions for Low Power Silicon on Insulator Devices ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (7,977,178) developed by Seong-Dong Kim, LaGrangeville, N.Y., Zhijiong Lou, Carmel, N.Y., and Huilong Zhu, Poughkeepsie, N.Y., for an "asymmetric source/drain junctions for low power silicon on insulator devices." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A semiconductor device includes a buried insulator layer formed on a bulk substrate; a first type semiconductor material formed on the buried insulator layer, and corresponding to a body region of a field effect transistor (FET); a second type of semiconductor material formed over the buried insulator layer, adjacent opposing sides of the body region, and corresponding to source and drain regions of the FET; the second type of semiconductor material having a different bandgap than the first type of semiconductor material; wherein a source side p/n junction of the FET is located substantially within whichever of the first and the second type of semiconductor material having a lower bandgap, and a drain side p/n junction of the FET is located substantially entirely within whichever of the first and the second type of semiconductor material having a higher bandgap." The patent application was filed on March 2, 2009 (12/395,904). 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=79,77,178.PN.&OS=PN/79,77,178&RS=PN/79,77,178 Written by Ruby Maibam; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Globalfoundries Assigned Patent for FinFET Structures With Stress-inducing Source/Drain-forming Spacers and Methods for Fabricating the Same ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- Globalfoundries, Grand Cayman, Ky., has been assigned a patent (7,977,174) developed by Scott Luning, Poughkeepsie, N.Y., Frank Scott Johnson, Wappinger Falls, N.Y., and Michael J. Hargrove, Clinton Corners, N.Y., for a "FinFET structures with stress-inducing source/drain-forming spacers and methods for fabricating the same." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Methods for fabricating FinFET structures with stress-inducing source/drain-forming spacers and FinFET structures having such spacers are provided herein. In one embodiment, a method for fabricating a FinFET structure comprises fabricating a plurality of parallel fins overlying a semiconductor substrate. Each of the fins has sidewalls. A gate structure is fabricated overlying a portion of each of the fins. The gate structure has sidewalls and overlies channels within the fins. Stress-inducing sidewall spacers are formed about the sidewalls of the fins and the sidewalls of the gate structure. The stress-inducing sidewall spacers induce a stress within the channels. First conductivity-determining ions are implanted into the fins using the stress-inducing sidewall spacers and the gate structure as an implantation mask to form source and drain regions within the fins." The patent application was filed on June 8, 2009 (12/480,269). 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=79,77,174.PN.&OS=PN/79,77,174&RS=PN/79,77,174 Written by Ruby Maibam; 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. -1054349 (c) 2011 Targeted News Service |