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U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in Wisconsin (Aug. 5)(Targeted News Service Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Targeted News Service Targeted News Service ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 5 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Wisconsin. *** 3M Innovative Properties Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 4 -- 3M Innovative Properties, Saint Paul, Minn., has been assigned a patent (7,990,262) developed by nine co-inventors for an "apparatus and method for processing data collected via wireless network sensors." The co-inventors are Billy L. Weaver, Eagan, Minn., Silva K. Theiss, Woodbury, Minn., Eileen M. Gorrell, Eagan, Minn., Kathy L. Hagen, Stillwater, Minn., James J. Bartol, Mahtomedi, Minn., Scott E. Brigham, Maplewood, Minn., Anthony L. Hill, River Falls, Wis., Jennifer R. Yi, Woodbury, Minn., and M. Benton Free, St. Paul, Minn. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An apparatus for processing data collected via a wireless network sensor includes modules for receiving and processing the data. The wireless network sensor includes a plurality of sensors for detecting events occurring proximate the sensors, a processor for receiving and processing data from the sensors, and a wireless transmitter for wirelessly transmitting data. The apparatus also includes modules for parsing events, episodes, vectors, links, and paths based upon the received data. The paths can be used to generate a representation of traffic patterns in a space monitored by wireless network sensors." The patent application was filed on June 29, 2010 (12/825,432). 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=79,90,262.PN.&OS=PN/79,90,262&RS=PN/79,90,262 Written by Ruby Maibam; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Rockwell Automation Technologies Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 5 -- Rockwell Automation Technologies, Mayfield Heights, Ohio, has been assigned a patent (7,990,967) developed by nine co-inventors for a "Firewall method and apparatus for industrial systems." The co-inventors are David D. Brandt, New Berlin, Wis., Brian A. Batke, Novelty, Ohio, Bryan L. Singer, Alabaster, Ala., Craig D. Anderson, River Falls, Wis., Glenn B. Schulz, Lannon, Wis., Michael A. Bush, Hudson, Ohio, John C. Wilkinson Jr., Hudson, Ohio, Ramdas M. Pai, Racine, Wis., and Steven J. Scott, Brookfield, Wis. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The invention includes a method including the steps of specifying access control information for resources, for each first protocol packet transmitted on the network, intercepting the first protocol packet prior to a first protocol destination resource, examining embedded packet information to identify at least one of the intermediate path resources and the final destination resource, identifying the access control information associated with the identified at least one of the intermediate path resources and the final destination resource and restricting transmission of the first protocol packet as a function of the identified access control information." The patent application was filed on Jan. 6, 2006 (11/326,742). 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=7,990,967&OS=7,990,967&RS=7,990,967 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 5 -- Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, Madison, Wis., has been assigned a patent (7,990,488) developed by Nicholas L. Abbott, Madison, Wis., and Jeffrey M. Brake, Newark, Germany, for "detecting interactions at biomimetic interfaces with liquid crystals." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method of forming a liquid crystal device, includes: contacting an aqueous solution comprising a surfactant and a receptor molecule with a top surface of a liquid crystal. The liquid crystal is in a holding compartment of a substrate, and the receptor molecule is adsorbed on the top surface of the liquid crystal forming an interface between the liquid crystal and the aqueous solution. The receptor molecule is different than the surfactant. A method of detecting a compound in a flowing stream includes passing an aqueous solution over a top surface of a liquid crystal in a holding compartment of a substrate. The method also includes determining whether a change in the orientation of the liquid crystal occurs as the aqueous solution is passed over the top surface of the liquid crystal. A change in the orientation of the liquid crystal indicates the presence of the compound in the flowing stream." The patent application was filed on May 24, 2010 (12/786,317). 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=79,90,488&OS=79,90,488&RS=79,90,488 Written by Rajat Puri; edited by Jaya Anand. *** General Electric Assigned Patent for Processes and Apparatus for Imaging Protocols and Analysis ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 5 -- General Electric, Schenectady, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (7,986,821) developed by Tiffany Ann DuGal, Mukwonago, Wis., for a "processes and apparatus for imaging protocols and analysis." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Systems, processes and apparatus are described through which signals are modified within a system. A process for image conditioning in a nondestructive imaging system includes acts of: (i) selecting a protocol from a group of protocols, each protocol of the group being structured to provide multiple coordinated views of a particularized anatomical region and to facilitate automated characterization of an aspect of the anatomical region; (ii) opting for at least one of a plurality of viewing modalities for review of images associated with the selected protocol; and (iii) displaying the images in conformance with the at least one viewing modality." The patent application was filed on Aug. 15, 2006 (11/504,520). 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=7,986,821&OS=7,986,821&RS=7,986,821 Written by Anjali Jha; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Siemens Medical Solutions Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 5 -- Siemens Medical Solutions, Malvern, Pa., has been assigned a patent (7,986,827) developed by four co-inventors for a "system and method for multiple instance learning for computer aided detection." The co-inventors are R. Bharat Rao, Berwyn, Pa., Murat Dundar, Malvern, Pa., Balaji Krishnapuram, Phoenixville, Pa., and Glenn Fung, Madison, Wis. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method of training a classifier for computer aided detection of digitized medical image, includes providing a plurality of bags, each bag containing a plurality of feature samples of a single region-of-interest in a medical image, where each region-of-interest has been labeled as either malignant or healthy. The training uses candidates that are spatially adjacent to each other, modeled by a "bag", rather than each candidate by itself. A classifier is trained on the plurality of bags of feature samples, subject to the constraint that at least one point in a convex hull of each bag, corresponding to a feature sample, is correctly classified according to the label of the associated region-of-interest, rather than a large set of discrete constraints where at least one instance in each bag has to be correctly classified." The patent application was filed on Feb. 6, 2007 (11/671,777). 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=7,986,827&OS=7,986,827&RS=7,986,827 Written by Anjali Jha; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Cooper Technologies Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 5 -- Cooper Technologies, Houston, has been assigned a patent (7,990,668) developed by Timothy Robert Day, Racine, Wis., and Daniel Patrick Roth, Pewaukee, Wis., for a "device protection using temperature compensation." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Device protection using temperature compensation. A logic module associated with groups of capacitors adjusts complex impedance planes associated with the capacitor groups to account for ambient temperature variations. In particular, the logic module is configured to adjust a center of a circle of each complex impedance plane based on an average impedance. The average impedance for a selected capacitor group includes impedance measurements for groups other than the selected group, to prevent capacitor failures in that group from skewing the average. The logic module can adjust the circle center in response to changes in average impedance over periods of time. For example, the logic module can filter measured differences in average impedance using a low pass filter, to distinguish slow impedance changes caused by temperature variations and rapid impedance changes caused by capacitor failures. The logic module can adjust the circle center in accordance with the filtered difference value." The patent application was filed on May 22, 2008 (12/154,328). 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=79,90,668.PN.&OS=PN/79,90,668&RS=PN/79,90,668 Written by Ruby Maibam; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Wisconsin, India Inventors Develop Patent for Locker Lock ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 5 -- Paul R. Peot, Mequon, Wis., Glenn P. Meekma, Menomonee Falls, Wis., Karthick Babu, Chennai, India, and Ajay Jayaraman, Chennai, India, have developed a patent (7,984,630) for a locker lock. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A lock includes a lock housing, a lock interface, a rotary locking member, a locking bolt, and a locking mechanism. The rotary locking member extends from a side portion of the lock housing, the rotary locking member being rotatable about a first axis between a locking position and a releasing position. The locking bolt is configured to hold the rotary locking element in the locking position when the locking bolt is in a first position and to allow the rotary locking member to rotate from the locking position to the releasing position when the locking bolt is in a second position. The locking mechanism is configured to slide the locking bolt from the first position to the second position in response to proper manipulation of the lock interface." The patent application was filed on July 6, 2007 (11/774,038). 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=7984630.PN.&OS=PN/7984630&RS=PN/7984630 Written by Ankresh Ranjan; edited by Jaya Anand. 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