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U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in Texas (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 Texas. *** Texas Instruments Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 22 -- Texas Instruments, Dallas, has been assigned a patent (7,982,827) developed by Todd Alan Clatanoff, Allen, Texas, and Gregory S. Pettitt, Farmersville, Texas, for a "system and method for dynamically altering a color gamut." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "System and method for dynamically altering a color gamut used in projection display systems. An embodiment comprises determining a dim color from colors used in representing an image, adjusting the dim color to increase an available display time for a non-dim color used to represent the image, adjusting the non-dim color using the available display time, and generating a color sequence based on the adjusted dim color and the adjusted non-dim color. The pixel intensities of a dim color are increased, permitting a shortening of the display time of the dim color. The newly freed display time can be reallocated to all colors to increase the amount of light used to display the image, thereby increasing image brightness or altering color point." The patent application was filed on Dec. 14, 2006 (11/638,918). 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=79,82,827&OS=79,82,827&RS=79,82,827 Written by Rajat Puri; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Celestica International Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 22 -- Celestica International, Toronto, has been assigned a patent (7,982,817) developed by seven co-inventors for a "robust display device having particular rigid body." The co-inventors are Paul A. Bussiere, Twin Mountain, N.H., Armando Rocha Lopez, El Paso, Texas, Ralph Jensen, El Paso, Texas, Kevin A. Patin, El Paso, Texas, Michael S. Boudreaux, El Paso, Texas, Wesley B. Morgan, Mesilla, N.M., and David Williams, El Paso, Texas. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A flat panel display structure is disclosed that can support significant loads on the viewing surface without fracturing or permanently damaging the video display. A rigid body is fitted in a peripheral frame and situated behind the viewing surface. When a load is applied to the video display, the load is transferred to the rigid body, which absorbs and distributes the load to the peripheral frame." The patent application was filed on Nov. 13, 2009 (12/618,378). 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=79,82,817&OS=79,82,817&RS=79,82,817 Written by Rajat Puri; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Akers Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 22 -- William Rex Akers, Fort Worth, Texas, has been assigned a patent (7,982,769) developed by Deborah L. Jenkins, Fort Worth, Texas, and William Rex Akers, for an "apparatus and method for computerized multi-media data organization and transmission." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Accordingly, the present invention provides an apparatus for multi-media data organization and transmission. The apparatus has a computer having a microprocessor, a memory storage, a display for providing information to a user, and an input device. An image-recording device is electrically-coupled to the computer for capturing images for storage in the memory storage of the computer. A database, which has a structure defined in the memory storage, receives and stores a plurality of information relating to an event. A program, being executable by the computer, provides a graphical user interface on the display. The program has an imaging module with document and image capture filing and scanning functions. The graphical user interface receives an input from the input device and from the image-recording device. In a further aspect of the invention, the program has a communications module for transmission of the plurality of information relating to the event to a remote location." The patent application was filed on Feb. 13, 2003 (10/366,179). 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=79,82,769&OS=79,82,769&RS=79,82,769 Written by Rajat Puri; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Texas Instruments Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 22 -- Texas Instruments, Dallas, has been assigned a patent (7,982,775) developed by Aziz Umit Batur, Dallas, for a "method and apparatus for motion stabilization." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method and apparatus for digital image stabilization. The method comprises segmenting an exposure time to have multiple partial-exposure images of a scene and manipulating the partially exposed images to produce a stable image." The patent application was filed on Aug. 1, 2008 (12/184,669). 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=79,82,775&OS=79,82,775&RS=79,82,775 Written by Rajat Puri; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Freescale Semiconductor Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 22 -- Freescale Semiconductor, Austin, Texas, has been assigned a patent (7,982,800) developed by Honglin Sun, Austin, Texas, and David A. Hayner, Austin, Texas, for a "video de-interlacer using motion residue compensation." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method of de-interlacing input video information including averaging odd lines and averaging even lines of the input video information to determine first and second in-field information, determining differences between even and odd lines of the input video information to provide residue information, measuring a motion metric of the residue information, filtering the residue information based on the motion metric to provide filtered residue information, and combining the first and second in-field information with the filtered residue information to provide progressive information. The combining may be an average of the in-field information added to a weighted portion of the filtered residue information as determined by the motion metric. The motion metric may be determined by an infinite impulse response filter. Finite impulse response filters may be used to filter the residue information." The patent application was filed on Feb. 2, 2007 (11/670,846). 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=79,82,800&OS=79,82,800&RS=79,82,800 Written by Rajat Puri; edited by Jaya Anand. *** University of Central Florida Research Foundation, Sunflower Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 22 -- The University of Central Florida Research Foundation, Orlando, Calif., and Sunflower, Boulder, Colo., have been assigned a patent (7,982,956) developed by five co-inventors for a "direct beam solar light system." The co-inventors are Laurence F. Kinney, Boulder, Colo., Jim Walsh, Boulder, Colo., William Ross McCluney, Cape Canaveral, Fla., Gerald L. Cler, Windsor, Colo., and John Hutson, Austin, Texas. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A direct beam solar lighting system for collecting and distributing sunlight into a room. The system includes a rotatable solar collector head to receive sunlight and to reflect the sunlight downward into a transition tube having a reflective interior surface. The light-concentrating transition tube reflects sunlight into a reflective light tube which directs the reflected sunlight through a plenum space into the room. The system includes a drive mechanism for rotating the rotatable solar collector, and a light fixture at end of the light tube to disburse said reflected sunlight onto a ceiling and a wall in the room. In an embodiment the system includes one or more homogenizing reflectors within the solar collector for collecting the sunlight and directing the sunlight more uniformly over the aperture of the transition tube. In an alternative embodiment, the solar collector includes a rotatable tiltable mirror for providing two-axis tracking." The patent application was filed on Nov. 20, 2009 (12/622,833). 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=7,982,956.PN.&OS=PN/7,982,956&RS=PN/7,982,956 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Advanced Neuromodulation Systems Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 22 -- Advanced Neuromodulation Systems, Plano, Texas, has been assigned a patent (7,982,529) developed by Benjamin A. Tranchina, Allen, Texas, John H. Erickson, Plano, Texas, and Anthony J. Varrichio, Plano, Texas, for a "pulse generator having an efficient fractional voltage converter and method of use." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Disclosed are systems and methods which provide voltage conversion in increments less than integer multiples of a power supply (e.g., battery) voltage. A representative embodiment provides power supply voltage multipliers in a binary ladder distribution to provide a desired number of output voltage steps using a relatively uncomplicated circuit design. By using different sources in various combinations and/or by "stacking" different sources in various ways, the voltage multiplier circuit may be used to provide desired voltages. In order to minimize the number of components used in a voltage converter of an embodiment, a capacitive voltage converter circuit uses one or more storage capacitors in place of pump capacitors in a voltage generation cycle. Also, certain embodiments do not operate to generate an output voltage until the time that voltage is needed." The patent application was filed on April 17, 2009 (12/426,053). 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=7982529.PN.&OS=PN/7982529&RS=PN/7982529 Written by Ankresh Ranjan; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Raytheon Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 22 -- Raytheon, Waltham, Mass., has been assigned a patent (7,982,653) developed by Gary A. Frazier, Garland, Texas, for radar disruption device. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "According to one embodiment, a radar disruption device includes an electro-magnetic sensitive fluid encased in a shell. The electro-magnetic sensitive fluid is operable to modify the phase or amplitude of electro-magnetic signals. The shell is operable to rupture upon impact with a radar and spread the electro-magnetic sensitive fluid over a portion of the radar." The patent application was filed on Dec. 19, 2008 (12/340,160). 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=79,82,653.PN.&OS=PN/79,82,653&RS=PN/79,82,653 Written by Ruby Maibam; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Baker Hughes Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 22 -- Baker Hughes, Houston, has been assigned a patent (7,982,632) developed by Joseph A. Miller Jr., League City, Texas, for a "sensor system and method of communicating data between a downhole device on a remote location." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Disclosed herein is a sensor system having a sensor and at least one communication line operable with the sensor. The transmission medium is configured to convey data transmitted by the sensor to a remote location. The sensor transmits data on the communication line a plurality of times by at least two methods of transmission or modulation. Further disclosed herein is a method based on the foregoing. Further disclosed is a method of communicating by modifying a voltage amplitude of a signal and receiving the communication signal by employing a variable threshold detection circuit in the downhole device. Further disclosed is a system for communicating data between a downhole device and a remote location including a remote device for generating a communication signal, the remote device configured to modify a voltage amplitude of said communication signal." The patent application was filed on May 2, 2007 (11/743,373). 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=79,82,632.PN.&OS=PN/79,82,632&RS=PN/79,82,632 Written by Ruby Maibam; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Bank of America Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 22 -- Bank of America, Charlotte, N.C., has been assigned a patent (7,982,610) developed by four co-inventors for a "content-based prioritizing of deposits." The co-inventors are Michelle Nichols, Rock Hill, S.C., Todd Atwood, Charlotte, N.C., James Heddleson, Charlotte, N.C., and Mark Waggoner, Keller, Texas. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "As deposit bags containing monetary packages arrive at a cash handling facility contents of the deposit bags are inspected and assigned to a teller for processing. An automatic identification system may detect the presence of the deposit bag, the monetary packages, and/or the personnel handling the cash at various custody points at the cash handling facility. Such information may be used to determine the priority at which the monetary package may be processed. Further, a plurality of tellers may be assigned to process the monetary package in the cash handling facility. Each teller's workflow may be tracked based on the presence of monetary packages that are already being processed at the teller's station. Therefore, the monetary packages may be prioritized and may be assigned to a teller that is capable of handling the processing of the monetary package." The patent application was filed on Oct. 31, 2008 (12/262,472). 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=79,82,610.PN.&OS=PN/79,82,610&RS=PN/79,82,610 Written by Ruby Maibam; edited by Jaya Anand. *** GLOBALFOUNDRIES Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 22 -- GLOBALFOUNDRIES, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, has been assigned a patent (7,983,362) developed by four co-inventors for a "programmable data sampling receiver for digital data signals." The co-inventors are Shawn Searles, Austin, Texas, Grace Chuang, Austin, Texas, Christopher M. Kurker, Austin, Texas, and Curtis M. Brody, Austin, Texas. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Receiver architectures and bias circuits for a data processor are provided. A receiver architecture includes a linear receiver having a first input node for a data (DQ) signal, a second input node for a reference voltage, and output nodes for a differential output signal. The linear receiver compares the DQ signal to the reference voltage, and generates the differential output signal in response to the comparison. A sense amplifier is coupled to the linear receiver. The sense amplifier has input nodes connected to the output nodes of the linear receiver, and an output node for a binary output signal having voltage characteristics compatible with the processor. The sense amplifier transforms the differential output signal into the binary output signal. The receiver architecture also includes a programming architecture coupled to the linear receiver to set operating characteristics of the linear receiver." The patent application was filed on April 10, 2008 (12/100,996). 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=7,983,362.PN.&OS=PN/7,983,362&RS=PN/7,983,362 Written by Shabnam Sheikh; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Nokia Assigned Patent for System and Method for Improved Power Efficiency in a Shared Resource Network ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 22 -- Nokia, Espoo, Finland, has been assigned a patent (7,983,203) developed by five co-inventors for a "system and method for improved power efficiency in a shared resource network." The co-inventors are Naveen Kumar Kakani, Irving, Texas, Yousuf Saifullah, Flower Mound, Texas, Nico VanWaes, Keller, Texas, Srinivas Sreemanthula, Flower Mound, Texas, and Khiem Le, Coppell, Texas. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A system and method for including aggregation control information in an aggregate frame that facilitates enhanced power efficiency is provided. Aggregation control information may include lengths of frames addressed to different stations and/or transmission opportunities to different stations. A receiving station is then able to calculate an offset within the aggregate frame that identifies the position of frames addressed to the receiving station and/or offset when it can use the medium to transmit it's data. The receiving station may then enter a sleep mode and awaken at a proper time for using the medium to either receive, or transmit data on the medium. Additionally, aggregation control information may include rate information to facilitate aggregation of multi-rate data in an aggregate frame." The patent application was filed on May 3, 2005 (11/120,918). 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=7,983,203&OS=7,983,203&RS=7,983,203 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Nokia Assigned Patent for Apparatus, and Associated Method, for Retrieving Mobile-node Logic Tree Information ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 22 -- Nokia, Espoo, Finland, has been assigned a patent (7,983,226) developed by Paul Oommen, Irving, Texas, and Gaurav Mittal, San Diego, for an "apparatus, and associated method, for retrieving mobile-node logic tree information." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Apparatus, and an associated method, for facilitating exchange of configuration indicia associated with a mobile node operable in a radio communication system. The mobile node is dynamically-configurable, and includes a logic tree. The indicia is provided to a network manager responsive to request therefore or upon initiation by the mobile node. When initiated at the network, a request message generator located at a network manager generates a get message to request that certain configuration indicia be provided to the network manager. The mobile node, upon delivery of the get message thereto, retrieves the requested information, at a selected level of detail, and returns the indicia to the network manager." The patent application was filed on Dec. 3, 2002 (10/308,906). 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=7,983,226&OS=7,983,226&RS=7,983,226 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Intel Assigned Patent for Transmission Signaling Techniques to Enhance Receiver Interference Mitigation Performance ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 22 -- Intel, Santa Clara, Calif., has been assigned a patent (7,983,366) developed by four co-inventors for "transmission signaling techniques to enhance receiver interference mitigation performance." The co-inventors are Shilpa Talwar, Santa Clara, Calif., Nageen Himayat, Fremont, Calif., Wan Choi, Austin, Texas, and Qinghua Li, Sunnyvale, Calif. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Techniques are described that can be used to maximize the interference suppression capability of space-time coded systems by managing synchronous transmission signaling. To enhance the probability of the occurrence synchronous interference and accordingly increase interference cancellation capability at a receiver, a network of at least two transmitters in a network may utilize similar structured coding schemes and coordinate transmission so that the receiver receives co-channel signals synchronously." The patent application was filed on Dec. 5, 2006 (11/567,004). 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=7,983,366.PN.&OS=PN/7,983,366&RS=PN/7,983,366 Written by Shabnam Sheikh; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Texas Instruments Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 22 -- Texas Instruments, Dallas, has been assigned a patent (7,983,375) developed by four co-inventors for a "variable delay oscillator buffer." The co-inventors are Fikret Dulger, Plano, Texas, Robert B. Staszewski, Garland, Texas, Francis P. Cruise, Dallas, and Gennady Feygin, Plano, Texas. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A novel and useful variable delay digitally controlled crystal oscillator (DCXO) buffer (i.e. slicer). A conventional slicer following the DCXO is modified to introduce a controlled random variable delay into the buffered DCXO clock. The resultant output clock signal is then used as input to the TDC of an ADPLL circuit to alleviate the subharmonic mixing based deterioration caused by LO/TX coupling through the crystal pins, and to alleviate the dead-beat effects caused by the finite resolution of the TDC. Two mechanisms for introducing variable delay into the buffered DCXO output clock signal are presented: a first mechanism that creates variable delay in fine steps and a second mechanism that creates variable delay in coarse steps. In both mechanisms, switches are incorporated into the slicer circuitry and controlled using digital bit sequences which may comprise dithering signals. The switches are turned on and off via the digital bit sequences which varies the delay of the slicer clock output which serves to shift the rising and falling transition points of the resultant output clock signal. The jitter is shifted to higher frequencies where it is filtered out by the PLL loop filter." The patent application was filed on Jan. 28, 2008 (12/021,205). 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=7,983,375.PN.&OS=PN/7,983,375&RS=PN/7,983,375 Written by Shabnam Sheikh; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Advanced Micro Devices Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 22 -- Advanced Micro Devices, Sunnyvale, Calif., has been assigned a patent (7,983,181) developed by Paul Miranda, Austin, Texas, and Larry D. Hewitt, Austin, Texas, for a "technique for negotiating a width of a packet-based communication link." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A technique for negotiating the width of a link between a first device and a second device includes detecting, during initialization, a respective signal on one or more control lines associated with at least a portion of an N-bit link. The N-bit link is configured as a single link having a width of N or multiple sublinks having a width less than N based on a respective value of the respective signal on the one or more control lines." The patent application was filed on April 24, 2006 (11/379,866). 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=7,983,181&OS=7,983,181&RS=7,983,181 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** FutureWei Technologies Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 22 -- FutureWei Technologies, Plano, Texas, has been assigned a patent (7,983,352) developed by Ye Li, Marietta, Ga., Anthony C.K. Soong, Plano, Texas, and Jianmin Lu, San Diego, for a "power allocation in a MIMO system without channel state information feedback." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A telecommunication network component, comprising: a memory configured to store instructions, and a processor configured to execute the stored instructions, the instructions comprising: determining a plurality of power allocation adjustments for signals transmitted via an antenna array that promotes decision-feedback detection without using channel state information, and outputting the power allocation adjustments to the array. Also disclosed is a power allocation method comprising: determining a power allocation scheme that promotes decision-feedback detection in a multiple-input and multiple-output system without using channel state information, and implementing the power allocation scheme on an antenna array by modifying an adjustment for each of a plurality of antennas in the array." The patent application was filed on Sept. 15, 2006 (11/532,490). 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=7,983,352.PN.&OS=PN/7,983,352&RS=PN/7,983,352 Written by Shabnam Sheikh; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Texas Instruments Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 22 -- Texas Instruments, Dallas, has been assigned a patent (7,983,071) developed by Theodore Warren Houston, Richardson, Texas, for a "dual node access storage cell having buffer circuits." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An integrated circuit includes an array of memory cells, each including a core storage element with first and second complementary storage nodes and first and second cell pass transistors coupled to the first and second storage nodes, respectively. In the cell, a first bitline (BL) is coupled to a first BL node in a source drain path of the first cell pass transistor, and a second BL is coupled to a second BL node in a source drain path of the second cell pass transistor. Each of the memory cells also includes a first buffer circuit comprising a first buffer pass transistor and a first driver transistor coupled to the source drain path of the first cell pass transistor, where the first buffer pass transistor is between the first BL node and the first driver transistor. The memory cells also include a second buffer circuit comprising a second buffer pass transistor and a second driver transistor coupled to a source drain path of the second cell pass transistor, where the second buffer pass transistor is between the second BL node and the second driver transistor. The gates of the first and second driver transistors are coupled to the second and first storage nodes, respectively. The cells include at least a first wordline coupled to the first and second cell pass transistors and the first and second buffer pass transistors." The patent application was filed on Sept. 12, 2008 (12/209,657). 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=7983071.PN.&OS=PN/7983071&RS=PN/7983071 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Spansion Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 22 -- Spansion, Sunnyvale, Calif., has been assigned a patent (7,983,089) developed by Bruce Lee Morton, Lakeway, Texas, and Michael VanBuskirk, Saratoga, Calif., for a "sense amplifier with capacitance-coupled differential sense amplifier." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "During first portion of a first read cycle determining that a first input of a sense amplifier is to receive information based upon a state of a storage cell during a first portion of a read cycle, and determining that a conductance at the first input is substantially equal to a conductance at a second input of the sense amplifier during the first portion. A plurality of NAND string modules are connected to a global bit line of a memory device that includes a memory column where a plurality of NAND strings and a buffer are formed." The patent application was filed on June 6, 2008 (12/134,905). 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=7983089.PN.&OS=PN/7983089&RS=PN/7983089 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Hewlett-Packard Development Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 22 -- Hewlett-Packard Development, Houston, has been assigned a patent (7,983,036) developed by Mark Ruch, The Woodlands, Texas, Earl Moore, Cypress, Texas, and Paul Doczy, Cypress, Texas, for a "flexible sheet with sealing skirt for keyboard assembly." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A computer comprises an upper housing, a lower housing, and a flexible sheet disposed between the housings. The sheet covers and area of least one of the housings. The sheet comprises an outer skirt that fits within a receiving portion in at least one of the housings thereby forming a seal around an edge of the computer." The patent application was filed on Oct. 1, 2008 (12/243,717). 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=7983036.PN.&OS=PN/7983036&RS=PN/7983036 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Raytheon Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 22 -- Raytheon, Waltham, Mass., has been assigned a patent (7,983,042) developed by James S. Wilson, Hurst, Texas, for a "thermal management system and method for thin membrane type antennas." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "According to an embodiment of the present invention, a thermal management system for electronic components includes a plurality of spacers disposed between a first flexible substrate and a second flexible substrate to form a plurality of heat transfer regions each having a plurality of capillary pumping regions, a two-phase fluid disposed between at least one pair of adjacent spacers, and a plurality of electronic components coupled to a mounting surface of the first flexible substrate." The patent application was filed on June 15, 2004 (10/869,183). 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=7983042.PN.&OS=PN/7983042&RS=PN/7983042 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. 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