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U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in Oregon (July 29)(Targeted News Service Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Targeted News Service Targeted News Service ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 29 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Oregon. *** Seiko Epson Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 29 -- Seiko Epson, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan, has been assigned a patent (7,764,724) developed by Mark David Peterson, Lake Oswego, Ore., for a laser combiner. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A laser system. The laser system includes a first laser device configured to emit a first laser beam, a second laser device configured to emit a second laser beam, and a third laser device configured to emit a third laser beam. The laser system also includes a laser combiner configured to receive the first, second, and third laser beams and output the first, second, and third laser beams with less separation downstream of the laser combiner than upstream of the laser combiner." The patent application was filed on Nov. 13, 2007 (11/939,473). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=3&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=7,764,724&OS=7,764,724&RS=7,764,724 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Deep Photonics Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 29 -- Deep Photonics, Bend, Ore., has been assigned a patent (7,764,719) developed by five co-inventors for a pulsed fiber laser. The co-inventors are Michael J. Munroe, Eugene, Ore., Theodore Alekel, Portland, Ore., David A. Dutton, Corvallis, Ore., David H. Foster, Corvallis, Ore., and Joseph G. LaChapelle, Philomath, Ore. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A fiber laser system includes a master oscillator configured to generate linear polarized infrared laser radiation with wavelengths of 1015-1085 nm, pulses with durations of 100 ps to 10 ns, pulse train repetition rates of 1 kHz to 10 MHz, spectral bandwidth less than 0.5 nm, and a predominately single spatial mode and a polarization-maintaining optical isolator optically coupled to the master oscillator. The fiber laser system also includes a fiber amplifier system optically coupled to the optical isolator and including a power amplifier configured to amplify the laser radiation transmitted through the optical isolator. The power amplifier includes a polarization-maintaining, large-mode-area, multiple-clad Yb-doped gain fiber having a core, an inner cladding, and at least an outer cladding, one or more diode pump lasers emitting pump light of a nominal wavelength of 976 nm, and a pump coupler configured to couple the pump light into the gain fiber." The patent application was filed on July 6, 2008 (12/168,022). 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=7,764,719&OS=7,764,719&RS=7,764,719 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Oregon Inventors Develop Patent for Prioritization of Network Traffic ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 29 -- Hieu T. Tran, Portland, Ore., Dinesh Kumar, Beaverton, Ore., Kiran A. Patil, Beaverton, Ore., and Linden Cornett, Portland, Ore., have developed a patent (7,764,709) for a "prioritization of network traffic." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A plurality of packets associated with a plurality of protocols are received, wherein the plurality of packets are to be processed by a plurality of processors. Packets associated with a first protocol are sent to be processed by at least one of the plurality of processors before sending packets associated with a second protocol to be processed, in response to determining that the packets associated with the first protocol have a higher priority for processing than the packets associated with the first protocol." The patent application was filed on July 7, 2004 (10/885,821). 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=7,764,709&OS=7,764,709&RS=7,764,709 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Intel Assigned Patent for Mobile Station and Method for Fast Roaming with Integrity Protection and Source Authentication Using a Common Protocol ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 29 -- Intel, Santa Clara, Calif., has been assigned a patent (7,764,650) developed by Kapil Sood, Beaverton, Ore., and Jesse R. Walker, Portland, Ore., for a "mobile station and method for fast roaming with integrity protection and source authentication using a common protocol." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Embodiments of a mobile station and method for fast roaming in a wireless network using a fast-roaming protocol are generally described herein. Other embodiments may be described and claimed. In some embodiments, the fast-roaming protocol has a predetermined structure including an integrity check which remains independent of the route taken by messages." The patent application was filed on March 2, 2006 (11/366,241). 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=7,764,650&OS=7,764,650&RS=7,764,650 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Nextest Systems Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 29 -- Nextest Systems, San Jose, Calif., has been assigned a patent (7,765,080) developed by six co-inventors for a "system for testing smart cards and method for same." The co-inventors are Clifford V. Ludwig, Saratoga, Calif., Dan P. Bullard, Aloha, Ore., Michael R. Ferland, Tualatin, Ore., Eric N. Parker, Portland, Ore., James W. St. Jean, Meredith, N.H., and David D. Reynolds, Gilford, N.H. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A system and method for testing multiple smart card devices in parallel and asynchronously are provided. The system includes a smart card module that may be easily inserted in a digital test system. The smart card module includes multiple smart card instrument channels, each one of which testing a separate smart card device independently and asynchronously from the others. The smart card instrument channels employ a novel modulation technique based on palette waveforms that are formed of transitions between two data bits." The patent application was filed on May 19, 2006 (11/437,343). 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=7,765,080&OS=7,765,080&RS=7,765,080 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Cascade Microtech Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 29 -- Cascade Microtech, Beaverton, Ore., has been assigned a patent (7,764,072) developed by Eric Strid, Portland, Ore., and Richard Campbell, Portland, Ore., for a "differential signal probing system." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A probe measurement system comprises a probe with a linear array of probe tips enabling a single probe to be used when probing a test structure with a differential signal." The patent application was filed on Feb. 22, 2007 (11/710,225). 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=7764072.PN.&OS=PN/7764072&RS=PN/7764072 Written by Ankresh Ranjan; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Tektronix Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 29 -- Tektronix, Beaverton, Ore., has been assigned a patent (7,765,086) developed by four co-inventors for a modulation domain trigger. The co-inventors are Alfred K. Hillman Jr., Banks, Ore., Marcus K. Dasilva, Portland, Ore., Edward C. Gee, Portland, Ore., and Yi He, Portland, Ore. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A modulation domain trigger generator demodulates a modulated input signal to extract information content, and a trigger is generated from the extracted information content in response to specified trigger criteria. The modulation domain trigger generator may be combined with a plurality of different types of trigger generators, including frequency domain and time domain trigger generators, to process the input signal in response to different trigger criteria to produce more than one trigger. The different trigger outputs may be combined to produce an acquisition trigger to acquire data surrounding an anomalous or identifiable event within the input signal." The patent application was filed on Dec. 9, 2004 (11/009,161). 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=7,765,086.PN.&OS=PN/7,765,086&RS=PN/7,765,086 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Environmental Container Systems Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 29 -- Environmental Container Systems, Grants Pass, Ore., has been assigned a patent (7,764,497) developed by Dennis M. Becklin, Grants Pass, Ore., for a "temperature control assembly receivable in a container lid." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A transit container, such as a rack-mount style container, includes a temperature control system for maintaining a desired temperature within the container such that any cargo within the container remains operational at selected times and possibly in selected locations. The temperature control system includes support or mounting brackets, a temperature control assembly, shock isolation devices for shock attenuation of the temperature control assembly, exhaust assemblies that include exhaust fans and exhaust/intake louvers, and a mounting plate attachable to a lid of the transit container. The temperature control assembly and the aforementioned components may be arranged to have a low-height profile or envelope, which in turn permits the temperature control system to be located in a cavity or chamber of the lid." The patent application was filed on Feb. 11, 2009 (12/369,619). 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=7764497.PN.&OS=PN/7764497&RS=PN/7764497 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. -1055866 (c) 2011 Targeted News Service |