[July 15, 2011] U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in Washington (July 15) Tweet (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 Washington. *** Impinj Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- Impinj, Seattle, has been assigned a patent (7,978,005) developed by John D. Hyde, Corvallis, Ore., and Christopher J. Diorio, Shoreline, Wash., for a "reference current generator with low temperature coefficient dependence." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Embodiments of the invention describe a core circuit for a reference current generator circuit that biases a first transistor to source a first current and a second transistor parallel to the first transistor, biased to source a second current controlled by the first current. A third transistor is coupled parallel to the second transistor and sources a third current controlled by the first current. The third transistor has a different threshold voltage than a threshold voltage of the second transistor. A resistive component coupled to conduct the second current has a resistive voltage that is substantially equal to a voltage differential between the first transistor and the second transistor. The conducting current through the resistive component is substantially independent of temperature variations." The patent application was filed on May 23, 2009 (12/471,363). 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=79,78,005.PN.&OS=PN/79,78,005&RS=PN/79,78,005 Written by Ruby Maibam; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Microsoft Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- Microsoft, Redmond, Wash., has been assigned a patent (7,978,205) developed by six co-inventors for "systems and methods for providing an enhanced graphics pipeline." The co-inventors are Amar Patel, Redmond, Wash., Charles N. Boyd, Woodinville, Wash., David R. Blythe, Kirkland, Wash., Jeff M.J. Noyle, Kirkland, Wash., Michael A. Toelle, Bellevue, Wash., and Stephen Harry Wright, Bothell, Wash. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An enhanced graphics pipeline is provided that enables common core hardware to perform as different components of the graphics pipeline, programmability of primitives including lines and triangles by a component in the pipeline, and a stream output before or simultaneously with the rendering a graphical display with the data in the pipeline. The programmer does not have to optimize the code, as the common core will balance the load of functions necessary and dynamically allocate those instructions on the common core hardware. The programmer may program primitives using algorithms to simplify all vertex calculations by substituting with topology made with lines and triangles. The programmer takes the calculated output data and can read it before or while it is being rendered. Thus, a programmer has greater flexibility in programming. By using the enhanced graphics pipeline, the programmer can optimize the usage of the hardware in the pipeline, program vertex, line or triangle topologies altogether rather than each vertex alone, and read any calculated data from memory where the pipeline can output the calculated information." The patent application was filed on Sept. 3, 2004 (10/933,850). 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=79,78,205&OS=79,78,205&RS=79,78,205 Written by Rajat Puri; edited by Jaya Anand. *** University of Southern California Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- The University of Southern California, Los Angeles, has been assigned a patent (7,978,202) developed by Paul E. Debevec, Marina Del Rey, Calif., Timothy S. Hawkins, Marina Del Rey, Calif., and Chris D.X.N. Tchou, Kirkland, Wash., for a "high dynamic range image editing." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A high dynamic range image editing system for editing an image file having pixels spanning a first range of light intensity levels in an image editing system that only displays differences in the light intensity levels of pixels within a second range of light intensity levels that is less than the first range of light intensity levels, without reducing the range of light intensity levels in the image file." The patent application was filed on Dec. 31, 2008 (12/347,782). 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=79,78,202&OS=79,78,202&RS=79,78,202 Written by Rajat Puri; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Microsoft Assigned Patent for Systems and Methods for Downloading Algorithmic Elements to a Coprocessor and Corresponding Techniques ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- Microsoft, Redmond, Wash., has been assigned a patent (7,978,197) developed by seven co-inventors for "systems and methods for downloading algorithmic elements to a coprocessor and corresponding techniques." The co-inventors are Charles N. Boyd, Woodinville, Wash., Michele B. Boland, Seattle, Michael A. Toelle, Bellevue, Wash., Anantha Rao Kancherla, Redmond, Wash., Amar Patel, Redmond, Wash., Iouri Tarassov, Bellevue, Wash., and Stephen H. Wright, Bothell, Wash. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Systems and methods for downloading algorithmic elements to a coprocessor and corresponding processing and communication techniques are provided. For an improved graphics pipeline, the invention provides a class of co-processing device, such as a graphics processor unit (GPU), providing improved capabilities for an abstract or virtual machine for performing graphics calculations and rendering. The invention allows for runtime-predicated flow control of programs downloaded to coprocessors, enables coprocessors to include indexable arrays of on-chip storage elements that are readable and writable during execution of programs, provides native support for textures and texture maps and corresponding operations in a vertex shader, provides frequency division of vertex streams input to a vertex shader with optional support for a stream modulo value, provides a register storage element on a pixel shader and associated interfaces for storage associated with representing the "face" of a pixel, provides vertex shaders and pixel shaders with more on-chip register storage and the ability to receive larger programs than any existing vertex or pixel shaders and provides 32 bit float number support in both vertex and pixel shaders." The patent application was filed on Nov. 12, 2004 (10/987,144). 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=79,78,197&OS=79,78,197&RS=79,78,197 Written by Rajat Puri; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Microvision Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- Microvision, Redmond, Wash., has been assigned a patent (7,978,189) developed by seven co-inventors for an "integrated photonics module and devices using integrated photonics modules." The co-inventors are Randall B. Sprague, Hansville, Wash., Joshua O. Miller, Woodinville, Wash., Margaret K. Brown, Seattle, Mark O. Freeman, Snohomish, Wash., Maarten Niesten, Kirkland, Wash., Bin Xue, Mukilteo, Wash., and Christopher A. Wiklof, Everett, Wash. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An integrated photonics module includes at least one light source and a MEMS scanner coupled to and held in alignment by an optical frame configured for mounting to a host system. According to some embodiments, the integrated photonics module may include a plurality of light sources and a beam combiner coupled to the optical frame. According to some embodiments, the integrated photonics module includes a selective fold mirror configured to direct at least a portion of emitted light toward the MEMS scanner in a normal direction and pass scanned light through to a field of view. The selective fold mirror may use beam polarization to select beam passing and reflection. The integrated photonics module may include a beam rotator such as a quarter-wave plate to convert the polarization of the emitted light to a different polarization adapted for passage through the fold mirror. The integrated photonics module may include one or more light detectors." The patent application was filed on Oct. 1, 2010 (12/896,230). 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=79,78,189&OS=79,78,189&RS=79,78,189 Written by Rajat Puri; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Microsoft Assigned Patent for Creating Virtual Replicas of Physical Objects ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- Microsoft, Redmond, Wash., has been assigned a patent (7,978,185) developed by Andrew David Wilson, Seattle, and Daniel Chaim Robbins, Seattle, for a "creating virtual replicas of physical objects." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The present invention extends to methods, systems, and computer program products for creating virtual replicas of physical objects. A computer system detects that a portion of a physical object has come into the physical vicinity of a portion of a multi-touch input display surface. The computer system accesses object identifying data corresponding to the object. The computer system uses the object identifying data to access image data for the object from a repository of stored image data. The computer system uses the at least the accessed image data to generate a virtual replica of the object. The computer system presents the virtual replica of the object at a location on the multi-touch input display surface where the portion of the object was detected." The patent application was filed on Feb. 18, 2011 (13/030,577). 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=79,78,185&OS=79,78,185&RS=79,78,185 Written by Rajat Puri; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Varia Holdings Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- Varia Holdings, Brooklyn, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (7,978,177) developed by Paul R. Nash, Bellevue, Wash., and Peter Zatloukal, Seattle, for a "scrolling behavior-influenced algorithm selection to facilitate adaptive scrolling." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Methods, apparatuses, and articles for receiving one or more input factors associated with scrolling behavior of a user are described herein. Based on the received one or more input factors, at least one of (1) a tunable scrolling algorithm and (2) one or more non-linear scrolling algorithms of a plurality of non-linear scrolling algorithms may be selected for use in evaluating the scrolling behavior of the user." The patent application was filed on Sept. 29, 2006 (11/540,126). 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=79,78,177&OS=79,78,177&RS=79,78,177 Written by Rajat Puri; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Invention Science Fund I Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- Invention Science Fund I, Bellevue, Wash., has been assigned a patent (7,979,213) developed by four co-inventors for a "selective resonance of chemical structures." The co-inventors are Muriel Y. Ishikawa, Livermore, Calif., Edward K.Y. Jung, Bellevue, Wash., Nathan P. Myhrvold, Medina, Wash., and Lowell L. Wood Jr., Livermore, Calif. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A blood therapy device includes an energy input component, adapted to be placed on or in a human or animal body, that directs a set of differing energy inputs towards a blood vessel, wherein the set of differing energy inputs selectively resonates a plurality of resonant structures in a target composition in the blood." The patent application was filed on July 21, 2005 (11/186,633). 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=7,979,213.PN.&OS=PN/7,979,213&RS=PN/7,979,213 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Battelle Memorial Institute Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- Battelle Memorial Institute, Richland, Wash., has been assigned a patent (7,979,214) developed by four co-inventors for a peptide identification. The co-inventors are Kristin H. Jarman, Richland, Wash., William R. Cannon, Richland, Wash., Kenneth D. Jarman, Richland, Wash., and Alejandro Heredia-Langner, Richland, Wash. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Peptides are identified from a list of candidates using collision-induced dissociation tandem mass spectrometry data. A probabilistic model for the occurrence of spectral peaks corresponding to frequently observed partial peptide fragment ions is applied. As part of the identification procedure, a probability score is produced that indicates the likelihood of any given candidate being the correct match. The statistical significance of the score is known without necessarily having reference to the actual identity of the peptide. In one form of the invention, a genetic algorithm is applied to candidate peptides using an objective function that takes into account the number of shifted peaks appearing in the candidate spectrum relative to the test spectrum." The patent application was filed on Nov. 3, 2006 (11/592,610). 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=7,979,214.PN.&OS=PN/7,979,214&RS=PN/7,979,214 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Washington Inventor Develops Patent for Even Fire 90.Degree.V12 IC Engines, Fueling, and IFR Compensation by Fuel Feed Control ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- Richard H. Harbert, Mukilteo, Wash., has developed a patent (7,979,193) for an "even fire 90.degree.V12 IC engines, fueling and firing sequence controllers, and methods of operation by PS/P technology and IFR compensation by fuel feed control." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "90.degree.V12 reciprocating, EFI/DIS fueled/fired, IC engines having a PCM controller operating the engine in an Even Fire ignition mode, in a novel fueling and firing sequence called Progressive Single/Pair (PS/P) firing, wherein the cylinders of each of a set of four pairs of internal cylinders are simultaneously fueled and fired in parallel to produce a pump-gas fueled power curve greatly improved over V6 and V8 engines. The inherent imbalance-induced transitory vibration in IFR RPM is compensated-for by fuel feed control, namely, leaning one cylinder of each pair-fired cylinder pair. The inventive 90.degree.V12 retro-fits into the engine compartment of conventional vehicles and can use any liquid or gaseous fuel. The inventive 90.degree.V12 has use in the exemplary fields of: automotive engines; heavy military and industrial equipment and vehicle engines; marine engines; aircraft engines; and stationary power sources; in both 2-cycle and 4-cycle modes, and in normally aspirated, super-charged and turbo-charged configurations." The patent application was filed on Oct. 15, 2008 (12/251,828). 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=7,979,193.PN.&OS=PN/7,979,193&RS=PN/7,979,193 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Honeywell International Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- Honeywell International, Morristown, N.J., has been assigned a patent (7,979,199) developed by Tom D. Judd, Woodinville, Wash., and Ruy C.P. Brandao, Redmond, Wash., for a "method and system to automatically generate a clearance request to deviate from a flight plan." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method to generate a clearance request to deviate from a flight plan comprising receiving input from at least one flight-plan-relevant source, determining a revised flight route based on the received input, and generating a preconfigured clearance request message to deviate from the flight plan for a user based on the determining. The method further comprises prompting the user for one of approval and rejection of the clearance request to deviate from the flight plan. The preconfigured clearance request message is downlinked when an approval of the clearance request to deviate from the flight plan is received from the user." The patent application was filed on Jan. 10, 2007 (11/621,653). 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=7,979,199.PN.&OS=PN/7,979,199&RS=PN/7,979,199 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Microsoft Assigned Patent for Wireless Communications Environment Overlay ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- Microsoft, Redmond, Wash., has been assigned a patent (7,978,652) developed by Ranveer Chandra, Kirkland, Wash., Jitendra Padhye, Redmond, Wash., and Lenin Ravindranath Sivalingam, Bangalore, India, for "wireless communications environment overlay." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method is provided, wherein the method comprises identifying nearby wireless communication access points (APs) to which a client computing environment can cooperate with to communicate and receive data through a subscription to a neighborcast group from indentified nearby cooperating access points such that illustratively the neighborcast group comprises a communications overlay between cooperating client computing environments employing the identified nearby wireless communications access points. In an illustrative implementation, a wireless communications environment comprises at least two client computing environments comprising a communications overlay engine operable to process at least one instruction from an exemplary instruction set to perform one or more wireless communications operations over the exemplary communications overlay comprising scanning for cooperating client computing environments and/or wireless access points and/or RSS servers, subscribing to the communications overlay group, and publishing data for consumption by cooperating components of the wireless communications overlay." The patent application was filed on Jan. 23, 2008 (12/018,723). 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=7,978,652&OS=7,978,652&RS=7,978,652 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Intermec IP Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- Intermec IP, Everett, Wash., has been assigned a patent (7,978,639) developed by Paul A. Maltseff, Edmonds, Wash., and Steven Winter, Stanwood, Wash., for "systems, methods and devices for collecting data from wireless sensor nodes." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A data request from a requesting device is received at a network of wireless sensor nodes. The data request is then forwarded through the network of wireless sensor nodes to a source wireless sensor node, where data responsive to the data request is generated. A reply including the responsive data is then forwarded along at least two communication paths through the network of wireless sensor nodes back to the requesting device." The patent application was filed on Aug. 30, 2007 (11/848,033). 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=7,978,639&OS=7,978,639&RS=7,978,639 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Opanga Networks Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- Opanga Networks, Washington, has been assigned a patent (7,978,711) developed by four co-inventors for "systems and methods for broadcasting content using surplus network capacity." The co-inventors are Jeffrey Paul Harrang, Sammamish, Wash., Chaz H. Immendorf, Mill Creek, Wash., and David B. Gibbons, Redmond, Wash. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A system and method are described for broadcasting/multicasting content using surplus network capacity. The systems and methods are directed to solving the problem of how to simultaneously broadcast/multicast large content files to a plurality of users for later retrieval by using existing network capacity as opposed to being forced to add new capacity to handle peak demand. Generally, the methods comprise receiving data to be distributed, determining surplus network capacity, and distributing the data within the surplus network capacity to a plurality of subscriber devices." The patent application was filed on April 19, 2010 (12/763,023). 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=7,978,711&OS=7,978,711&RS=7,978,711 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Microsoft Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- Microsoft, Redmond, Wash., has been assigned a patent (7,978,672) developed by Richard Powell Draves Jr., Seattle, Brian D. Zill, Redmond, Wash., and Jitendra D. Padhye, Kirkland, Wash., for a "system and method for link quality source routing." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Systems and methods for routing packets by nodes in an ad hoc network in accordance with a link quality source routing protocol are disclosed. Route discovery, route maintenance, and metric maintenance are designed to propagate and keep current link quality measurements. Metric maintenance includes a reactive approach for links that a node is currently using to route packets, and a proactive mechanism for all links. Nodes are configured to include a send buffer, a maintenance buffer, a request table, link quality metric modules, and preferably a neighbor cache and a link cache. The invention allows for asymmetric links in the network. The invention may be implemented within a virtual protocol interlayer between the link and network layers. The invention may employ any particular link quality metrics, including metrics based on probing techniques as well as metrics based on knowledge gained in other ways." The patent application was filed on Jan. 19, 2010 (12/689,626). 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=7,978,672&OS=7,978,672&RS=7,978,672 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Lazure Scientific Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- Lazure Scientific, Issaquah, Wash., has been assigned a patent (7,979,121) developed by Larry Azure, La Conner, Wash., for a "method and apparatus for physiological treatment with electromagnetic energy." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An electromagnetic device and method of operation thereof are disclosed. The electromagnetic device contains an electromagnetic field generator, a microcurrent generator and a photonic accumulator. The electromagnetic field generator generates broadband electromagnetic fields to substantially envelope a subject placed in proximity thereto. The subject is placed in contact with microcurrent electrodes so as to permit a broadband microcurrent to flow through the subject or along the surface of the subject. A photonic accumulator is positioned proximate the subject to receive biophotons emitted therefrom and to activate the biophotons with a light source." The patent application was filed on Dec. 13, 2006 (11/610,456). 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=7,979,121.PN.&OS=PN/7,979,121&RS=PN/7,979,121 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Ericsson Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- Ericsson, Stockholm, Sweden, has been assigned a patent (7,978,604) developed by Paul Tidwell, Redmond, Wash., for an "optimising resource usage in a packet switched network." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method of optimising the bandwidth usage on a Real-Time Protocol managed link transporting media from a Media Resource Function of a cellular telecommunications network to User Equipment. The method comprises monitoring properties of the link and, as a result of said monitoring, adapting the sending rate over the link by re-packetising media, received at the Media Resource Function from third party nodes, to increase or decrease the size of packets sent over the link." The patent application was filed on Feb. 27, 2004 (10/590,937). 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=7,978,604&OS=7,978,604&RS=7,978,604 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Cardiac Pacemakers Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- Cardiac Pacemakers, St. Paul, Minn., has been assigned a patent (7,978,062) developed by six co-inventors for a "medical data transport over wireless life critical network." The co-inventors are John LaLonde, Lake Elmo, Minn., William Mass, Renton, Wash., Kenneth Hoyme, Plymouth, Minn., David C. Johnson, Inver Grove Heights, Minn., Joe Bange, Eagan, Minn., and Mark Gryzwa, Woodbury, Minn. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A portable patient communicator (PPC) includes a portable housing that supports a processor coupled to memory for storing medical firmware and wireless radio firmware, first and second radios, a processor, and a power source. Communications between a patient implantable medical device (PIMD) and the first radio of the PPC are effected in accordance with program instructions of the medical firmware, and communications between the second radio of the PPC and the wireless network are effected in accordance with program instructions of the wireless radio firmware. Data from the PIMD is received via the first radio to which a priority level is assigned, such as in a tiered manner. A data transport mechanism is selected among disparate data transport mechanisms based at least in part on the priority level. PIMD data is transmitted to the wireless network using the selected transport mechanism via the second radio." The patent application was filed on May 9, 2008 (12/151,869). 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=7,978,062.PN.&OS=PN/7,978,062&RS=PN/7,978,062 Written by Shabnam Sheikh; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Intermec IP Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- Intermec IP, Everett, Wash., has been assigned a patent (7,978,074) developed by four co-inventors for a "method and apparatus for RFID tag detection and characterization." The co-inventors are Pavel Nikitin, Seattle, Venkata Kodukula, Bothell, Wash., Rene Martinez, Seattle, and Harley Heinrich, Snohomish, Wash. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "This disclosure discloses methods and apparatus for detecting and characterizing radio-frequency identification (RFID) tags." The patent application was filed on April 7, 2008 (12/099,051). 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=7,978,074.PN.&OS=PN/7,978,074&RS=PN/7,978,074 Written by Shabnam Sheikh; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Honeywell International Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- Honeywell International, Morristown, N.J., has been assigned a patent (7,978,121) developed by Ruy C. Brandao, Redmond, Wash., and James B. Jones, Carnation, Wash., for a "distributed and cable reduced TCAS." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A direction finding antenna system for determining the relative bearing of a second aircraft from a first aircraft in conjunction with Distance Measuring Equipment (DME). The system includes a first antenna and a second antenna located on a top surface of the first aircraft, spaced apart along a first axis, as well as a third antenna and a fourth antenna located on a bottom surface of the first aircraft, spaced apart along a second axis orthogonal to the first axis. The system further includes a transmitting, receiving, and processing system coupled to the first, second, third, and fourth antennas, wherein the transmitting, receiving, and processing system is configured to transmit DME interrogations, receive DME replies, and process the DME replies to determine the relative bearing of the second aircraft from the first aircraft." The patent application was filed on Aug. 31, 2009 (12/551,295). 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=7,978,121.PN.&OS=PN/7,978,121&RS=PN/7,978,121 Written by Anjali Jha; edited by Jaya Anand. *** AT&T Mobility II Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- AT&T Mobility II, Atlanta, has been assigned a patent (7,979,064) developed by Anuraag Agrawal, Bellevue, Wash., for "methods and systems for providing application level presence information in wireless communication." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Methods and apparatus for determining and maintaining user presence information include capturing user presence data with an application presence server. The application presence server can be configured to update user presence data as a user initiates or exits an application. Applications associated with user presence data are configured to query an application proxy client concerning user presence data of a selected user and, based on a returned user status, deliver, discard, or redirect a message intended for the user. User presence data is stored in a user presence repository and can be provided via Internet-based or other connections to applications executed on external networks. User activity status can be used to select or update user presence data. In some examples, an application server of an external network is configured to receive user presence data from the presence server." The patent application was filed on Dec. 15, 2009 (12/638,267). 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=79,79,064.PN.&OS=PN/79,79,064&RS=PN/79,79,064 Written by Ankita Das; edited by Jaya Anand. *** SonoSite Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- SonoSite, Bothell, Wash., has been assigned a patent (7,978,461) developed by four co-inventors for an enhanced ultrasound system. The co-inventors are Alexander M. Diener, San Diego, Bradley J. Sliger, Seattle, Tom Lorusso, Seattle, and Jerry J. Van Eyck, Mill Creek, Wash. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An enhanced ultrasound housing and enhanced ultrasound platform facilitates a technician-friendly layout by providing a beneficial ergonomic layout. Control switches may also be configured to provide convenient implementation of ultrasound techniques. Further, an enhanced ultrasound housing and enhanced ultrasound platform provides physical protection to the device. Physical protection may come in the form of an exoskeletal member, or from a covering which inhibits liquid penetration." The patent application was filed on Sept. 7, 2007 (11/852,196). 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=7978461.PN.&OS=PN/7978461&RS=PN/7978461 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Managing a Device in a Distributed File System, Using Plug and Play ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (7,979,867) developed by Vipul Paul, Hillsboro, Ore., and Vikas Ahluwalia, Kirkland, Wash., for a "managing a device in a distributed file system, using plug and play." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Systems and methods for managing a device in a distributed file system are provided. In one embodiment, the method comprises instantiating a physical device object, in response to a file system driver detecting a device remotely connected to a computing system via a distributed network. An operating system running on the computing device loads a disk function driver for managing access to the device. A plug and play manager of the operating system enumerates the device. The disk function driver instantiates and registers a functional device object with a mount manager of the operating system. A file system instantiates a volume device object for a logical drive volume mapped to the device and the mount manager mounts the volume device object on the functional device object." The patent application was filed on May 28, 2006 (11/420,761). 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=79,79,867.PN.&OS=PN/79,79,867&RS=PN/79,79,867 Written by Ankita Das; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Microsoft Assigned Patent for Network-based Software Extensions ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- Microsoft, Redmond, Wash., has been assigned a patent (7,979,856) developed by four co-inventors for a network-based software extensions. The co-inventors are Michael C. Murray, Kirkland, Wash., Paul R. Erickson, Sammamish, Wash., Oliver G. Fisher, Ottawa, and Suryanarayanan V. Raman, Mercer Island, Wash. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Methods and systems for network-based or Internet-based software delivery are described. In one embodiment, an application program or software platform resides on a client. The program or platform is configured so that it is extensible based on software extensions that are deliverable over a network such as the Internet. In the described embodiment, extension files that comprise a software extension are hosted on an Internet server. Additional files are also hosted on the Internet server and describe aspects of the software extension. Extensions are incorporated on a client by navigating to a particular Internet site through which the extensions can be accessed. The files describing the extension files are downloaded on the client. The extension files are then downloaded and incorporated into the program or platform." The patent application was filed on Sept. 1, 2005 (11/218,149). 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=79,79,856.PN.&OS=PN/79,79,856&RS=PN/79,79,856 Written by Ankita Das; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Microsoft Assigned Patent for Visual Debugger for Declarative/Data-flow Applications ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- Microsoft, Redmond, Wash., has been assigned a patent (7,979,847) developed by four co-inventors for a "visual debugger for declarative/data-flow applications." The co-inventors are Stephen M. Danton, Seattle, William E. Aitken, Mercer Island, Wash., Simon D. Kent, Redmond, Wash., and Siddharth Jayadevan, Seattle. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A framework is implemented. The framework is configured to execute an application within the framework, the application includes instantiated runtime objects. New instantiated runtime objects may be created and instantiated runtime objects destroyed while the application is executing. The framework is further configured to implement a debugger within the framework. At the debugger, instantiated runtime objects are correlated with lines of code of the application. Some embodiments allow users to debug executing applications. This can be accomplished by a user interacting with the executing application which then causes indications in the debugger or interacting with the debugger and which causes indications on instantiated runtime objects in the application." The patent application was filed on Sept. 28, 2007 (11/864,222). 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=79,79,847.PN.&OS=PN/79,79,847&RS=PN/79,79,847 Written by Ankita Das; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Microsoft Assigned Patent for System and Method for Identifying Audio/Visual Programs to be Recorded ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- Microsoft, Redmond, Wash., has been assigned a patent (7,979,881) developed by Curtis Wong, Bellevue, Wash., and Steven Drucker, Bellevue, Wash., for a "system and method for identifying audio/visual programs to be recorded." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A token schema is provided for identifying a broadcast audio and/or visual program to facilitate recording of the identified program. The token schema includes program criteria for identifying a corresponding audio/or visual program, which is sufficient to enable a recording system that receives the token to record the identified program based on the token. A token also represents an audio and/or visual program in a form that may be sent to one or more recipients, such as part of an email message or by other data transport mechanisms." The patent application was filed on Aug. 29, 2000 (09/650,481). 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=79,79,881.PN.&OS=PN/79,79,881&RS=PN/79,79,881 Written by Ankita Das; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Microsoft Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- Microsoft, Redmond, Wash., has been assigned a patent (7,979,896) developed by four co-inventors for an "authorization for access to web service resources." The co-inventors are Craig V. McMurtry, Sammammish, Wash., Alexander T. Weinert, Seattle, Vadim Meleshuk, Redmond, Wash., and Mark E. Gabarra, Redmond, Wash. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A web service includes a protected resource. A requester requests access to the protected resource by sending a request to the web service. The web service prevents access to the web service until the request has been authorized by an authorizer. After the request has been authorized by the authorizer, the web service allows the requester to access the protected resource." The patent application was filed on Feb. 1, 2008 (12/024,896). 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=79,79,896.PN.&OS=PN/79,79,896&RS=PN/79,79,896 Written by Ankita Das; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Microsoft Assigned Patent for Identifying Separate Threads Executing Within a Single Process ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- Microsoft, Redmond, Wash., has been assigned a patent (7,979,865) developed by Narasimha Rao S.S. Nagampalli, Kirkland, Wash., Pradeep Bahl, Redmond, Wash., and Ramesh Chinta, Sammamish, Wash., for an "identifying separate threads executing within a single process." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A computer-readable medium bearing computer-executable instructions which, when executed on a computer, carry out a method for handling a request for an operating system service is presented. The method comprises receiving a request for execution of an operating system service. The corresponding operating system service is then identified. A unique service identifier that corresponds to the requested operating system service is obtained. A service thread is generated, the thread being associated with an executing process. Storage associated with the service thread is initialized with the unique service identifier. Thereafter, the execution of the service thread is initiated." The patent application was filed on Nov. 3, 2005 (11/266,506). 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=79,79,865.PN.&OS=PN/79,79,865&RS=PN/79,79,865 Written by Ankita Das; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Microsoft Assigned Patent for Tailored System Management Interface ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- Microsoft, Redmond, Wash., has been assigned a patent (7,979,893) developed by seven co-inventors for a "tailored system management interface." The co-inventors are Marisol Ontaneda, Redmond, Wash., Thomas W. Keane, Seattle, Baelson B. Duque, Redmond, Wash., Chandika Bhandari, Redmond, Wash., Travis Wright, Everett, Wash., Vitaly Voloshin, Issaquah, Wash., and Casey McKinnon, Seattle. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Processes and techniques for tailoring operations management in a system are described. The processes and techniques allow a user to customize operations management based on the user's function within a system and the particular tasks that the user wishes to accomplish. Simplified user interfaces can be created by scoping the interfaces based on user profiles, preferences and system components." The patent application was filed on May 31, 2007 (11/756,547). 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=79,79,893.PN.&OS=PN/79,79,893&RS=PN/79,79,893 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. -1054361 (c) 2011 Targeted News Service [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]