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U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in Arizona (July 22)(Targeted News Service Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Targeted News Service Targeted News Service ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 22 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Arizona. *** Intel Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 22 -- Intel, Santa Clara, Calif., has been assigned a patent (7,982,805) developed by Jorge E. Caviedes, Mesa, Ariz., and Mahesh M. Subedar, Tempe, Ariz., for a "detecting video format information in a sequence of video pictures." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Gradient analysis may be utilized to determine frame and field repeat patterns in input video data. Those frame and field repeat patterns may then be analyzed to match them with characteristic patterns associated with telecine 3:2 and 2:2 pulldown video data, for example. In addition, a progressive detector may use combing analysis to determine whether or not a particular field is progressive or interlaced data. Then, this information, together with a field flag which indicates whether field or frame analysis is appropriate, may be utilized to distinguish telecine 2:2 or 3:2 pulldowns and interlaced and progressive data in some embodiments." The patent application was filed on Sept. 26, 2005 (11/234,979). 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=79,82,805&OS=79,82,805&RS=79,82,805 Written by Rajat Puri; edited by Jaya Anand. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 22 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (7,982,992) developed by four co-inventors for a "dual gain control for magnetic data storage system." The co-inventors are Jacob Lee Dahle, Tucson, Ariz., Robert Allen Hutchins, Tucson, Ariz., Sedat Oelcer, Kilchberg, Switzerland, and Larry LeeRoy Tretter, Tucson, Ariz. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A system according to one embodiment includes an analog input for receiving an analog signal; a variable gain amplifier coupled to the analog input; a first gain control circuit coupled to the variable gain amplifier for controlling the gain of the analog signal; an analog to digital converter for converting the analog signal to a digital signal; a first gain error generation circuit for generating a first gain error signal based on an output of the analog to digital converter, the first gain error signal or derivative thereof being received by the first gain control circuit; and a second gain error generation circuit for generating a second gain error signal based on the digital signal, the second gain error signal or derivative thereof being received by the first gain control circuit, wherein the first gain control circuit uses at least one of the gain error signals to control the gain of the analog signals." The patent application was filed on Jan. 9, 2009 (12/351,464). 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=7,982,992.PN.&OS=PN/7,982,992&RS=PN/7,982,992 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Jaya Anand. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Combining Information from Parallel Servo Channels ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 22 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (7,982,988) developed by six co-inventors for a "combining information from parallel servo channels." The co-inventors are Nhan X. Bui, Tucson, Ariz., Giovanni Cherubini, Rueschlikon, Switzerland, Roy D. Cideciyan, Rueschlikon, Switzerland, Robert A. Hutchins, Tucson, Ariz., Jens Jelitto, Rueschlikon, Switzerland, and Kazuhiro Tsuruta, Sagamihara, Japan. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A weighted combining scheme exploits information from two servo channels operating in parallel. A timing-based servo module servo module comprises two servo channels coupled respectively to receive two digital servo signals read from a data tape. Both channels have outputs for an unweighted metric and for a measure of the channel reliability. A weight computation module provides first and second weight signals using the measures of channel reliability from the servo channels. A first multiplying node receives a first unweighted metric and a first weight signal and is operable to output a first weighted metric. A second multiplying node receives a second unweighted metric and a second weight signal and outputs a second weighted metric. A summing node receives the first and second weighted metrics and outputs a combined weighted metric to an LPOS word decoder." The patent application was filed on March 9, 2009 (12/400,369). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=7,982,988.PN.&OS=PN/7,982,988&RS=PN/7,982,988 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Applied Energetics Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 22 -- Applied Energetics, Tucson, Ariz., has been assigned a patent (7,982,947) developed by Stephen W. McCahon, Tucson, Ariz., Samvel Sarkisyan, Tucson, Ariz., and Paul B. Lundquist, Vale, Ariz., for a regenerative laser amplifier. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A laser amplifier system is presented including a pump regenerative amplifier. The amplifier generally has a cavity defined by a pair of end cavity mirrors between which an amplified pump pulse oscillates. The amplifier also includes an interaction cell with a tunable gain medium amplifies laser pulses (e.g., Raman gain). The interaction cell may be positioned within the pump amplifier cavity and an input pulse may be injected into the cavity of the amplifier to transit through the tunable gain medium of the interaction cell. A pump pulse transfers energy via interaction with the input pulse (e.g., Raman interaction) as the pulses counter-propagate through the gain medium of the interaction cell. Amplification of output laser pulses, however, is generally achieved according to the wavelength of the pump laser pulses thereby providing a wavelength dependent, or "tunable", means for amplifying laser pulses." The patent application was filed on Jan. 8, 2008 (11/970,916). 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=7,982,947.PN.&OS=PN/7,982,947&RS=PN/7,982,947 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Illinois Tool Works Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 22 -- Illinois Tool Works, Glenview, Ill., has been assigned a patent (7,982,930) developed by Wilhelm P. Kutsch, Rio Verde, Ariz., and Frank J. Olsen Jr., Stratham, N.H., for a "preserved and enhanced holographic and optically variable devices and method for making the same." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An optically variable device has a substrate with an optically variable relief and a coating on the optically variable relief. The coating is applied as a liquid dispersion including a plurality of optical enhancer particles in a solvent." The patent application was filed on Dec. 3, 2004 (11/004,360). 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=7,982,930.PN.&OS=PN/7,982,930&RS=PN/7,982,930 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Nuon, Arizona State University Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 22 -- Nuon, Scottsdale, Ariz., and Arizona State University, Phoenix, have been assigned a patent (7,983,253) developed by Joseph Hui, Fountain Hills, Ariz., and David A. Daniel, Scottsdale, Ariz., for a "time-space carrier sense multiple access." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A scalable switch, a system of switches and methods, configured to sense a carrier at the output of the respective switch. The invention intelligently, and dynamically, controls the connection of a respective switch input to a respective switch output as a function of a carrier being present, or absent, at a selected output. The present invention provides a switching system that is scalable, and not limited as are Stored Program Control (SPC) type switches." The patent application was filed on April 21, 2008 (12/148,708). 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=7,983,253&OS=7,983,253&RS=7,983,253 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Freescale Semiconductor Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 22 -- Freescale Semiconductor, Austin, Texas, has been assigned a patent (7,983,235) developed by Clinton C. Powell, Chandler, Ariz., Kuor-Hsin Chang, Sunnyvale, Calif., and Bing Xu, Gilbert, Ariz., for a "high speed overlay mode for burst data and real time streaming (audio) applications." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "In a wireless 802.15.4 communication system (300), a high-speed data frame structure (340) is provided which uses the 802.15.4 SHR structure that is spread modulated to obtain the synchronization benefits of the 802.15.4 protocol, but which uses a modified data frame structure for the payload portion without using spreading to thereby improve its transmission efficiency. The transmission efficiency can be further increased by increasing the size of the data payload (and correspondingly, the frame length size)." The patent application was filed on Nov. 5, 2007 (11/935,156). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=7,983,235&OS=7,983,235&RS=7,983,235 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Method to Manage Path Failure Thresholds ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 22 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (7,983,171) developed by four co-inventors for a "method to manage path failure thresholds." The co-inventors are Juan A. Coronado, Tucson, Ariz., Roger G. Hathorn, Tucson, Ariz., Bret W. Holley, Tucson, Ariz., and Clarisa Valencia, Tucson, Ariz. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A failure threshold host command that provides a host with the capability to tune a storage controller path failure threshold based on the host application performance requirements. The failure threshold host command comprises path failure threshold rules that the storage controller uses to determine when a CHPid has reached a failed state condition." The patent application was filed on Sept. 30, 2008 (12/241,836). 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=7,983,171&OS=7,983,171&RS=7,983,171 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Fibre Channel Fabric Simulator ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 22 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (7,983,178) developed by David F. Dehaan, Tucson, Ariz., and Louie A. Dickens, Tucson, Ariz., for a "fibre channel fabric simulator." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A fabric simulation device implementing a method for generating a simulated fabric of a simulated storage area network. In operation, the fabric simulation device logs into a physical storage area network as an unofficial physical fiber channel switch connected to the simulated storage area network, and maintains a fabric testing relationship between the physical storage area network and the simulated storage area network based on being logged into the physical storage area network as the unofficial physical fiber channel switch." The patent application was filed on Oct. 16, 2006 (11/549,837). 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=7,983,178&OS=7,983,178&RS=7,983,178 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Portable Data Storage Assembly Having a Holographic Data Storage Layer and an Optical Tracking Layer ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 22 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (7,983,133) developed by four co-inventors for a "portable data storage assembly having a holographic data storage layer and an optical tracking layer." The co-inventors are Allen Keith Bates, Tucson, Ariz., Nils Haustein, Soergenloch, Germany, Craig Anthony Klein, Tucson, Ariz., and Daniel James Winarski, Tucson, Ariz. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A portable data storage assembly, comprising a holographic data storage layer, and an optical tracking layer comprising addressing information for the holographic data storage layer, wherein that addressing information defines a first storage band comprising a first plurality of storage addresses and a second storage band comprising a second plurality of storage addresses, wherein said second plurality of storage addresses is greater than said first plurality of storage addresses." The patent application was filed on April 25, 2008 (12/109,984). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=7,983,133&OS=7,983,133&RS=7,983,133 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Hotwire Development Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 22 -- Hotwire Development, Scottsdale, Ariz., has been assigned a patent (7,983,027) developed by Charles Lord, Scottsdale, Ariz., for a "notebook computer protection device and saddle bag." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A notebook computer protection device forming a protective sleeve adapted to securely receive a notebook computer. The protection device is formed of a semi-rigid translucent material having a plurality of access openings permitting both a physical and visual inspection of the notebook computer lateral portions when secured therewithin. The protection device protects the notebook computer when subject to the examination process at airports and other transportation hubs, particularly when subject to the x-ray process at security checkpoints. The notebook computer protection device is light weight, inexpensive, and effectively protects a notebook computer during the inspection process, without requiring the removal of the notebook computer therefrom during the inspection process." The patent application was filed on April 14, 2008 (12/082,778). 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=7983027.PN.&OS=PN/7983027&RS=PN/7983027 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Intel Assigned Patent for Carbon Nanotube Coated Capacitor Electrodes ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 22 -- Intel, Santa Clara, Calif., has been assigned a patent (7,983,020) developed by Yongki Min, Phoenix, and Daewoong Dave Suh, Phoenix, for a "carbon nanotube coated capacitor electrodes." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Devices and methods for their formation, including electronic devices containing capacitors, are described. In one embodiment, a device includes a substrate and a capacitor is formed on the substrate. The capacitor includes first and second electrodes and a capacitor dielectric between the first and second electrodes. At least one of the first and second electrodes includes a metal layer having carbon nanotubes coupled thereto. In one aspect of certain embodiments, the carbon nanotubes are at least partially coated with an electrically conductive material. In another aspect of certain embodiments, the substrate comprises an organic substrate and the capacitor dielectric comprises a polymer material. Other embodiments are described and claimed." The patent application was filed on March 19, 2010 (12/661,568). 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=7983020.PN.&OS=PN/7983020&RS=PN/7983020 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Method for an Equalizer Computation in a Media System Using a Data Set Separator Sequence ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 22 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (7,982,997) developed by Evangelos S. Eleftheriou, Zurich, Switzerland, Robert A. Hutchins, Tucson, Ariz., and Sedat Oelcer, Kilchberg, Switzerland, for a "method for an equalizer computation in a media system using a data set separator sequence." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Provided is a method for receiving a DSS sequence and a DSS readback sequence, which is a function of a channel processing of the DSS sequence by a read channel. A coefficient cyclic equalizer vector is generated as a function of the DSS sequence and the DSS readback sequence. An error signal is generated as a function of a comparison of the DSS sequence and an equalization of the DSS readback sequence based on the coefficient cyclic equalizer vector. An unacceptable error signal indicates a need to adjust the coefficient cyclic equalizer vector to yield an acceptable comparison of the DSS sequence and an equalization of the DSS readback sequence based on the coefficient cyclic equalizer vector." The patent application was filed on Oct. 14, 2008 (12/251,373). 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=7982997.PN.&OS=PN/7982997&RS=PN/7982997 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. For more information about Targeted News Service products and services, please contact: Myron Struck, editor, Targeted News Service LLC, Springfield, Va., 703/304-1897; [email protected]; http://targetednews.com. -1055099 (c) 2011 Targeted News Service |