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U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in New Hampshire (Aug. 10)(Targeted News Service Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Targeted News Service Targeted News Service ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 10 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in New Hampshire. *** MKS Instruments Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 10 -- MKS Instruments, Andover, Mass., has been assigned a patent (7,996,102) developed by Lawrence Hendler, Cupertino, Calif., Kuo-Chin Lin, Sacramento, Calif., and Svante Bjarne Wold, Campton, N.H., for a "process control using process data and yield data." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method for monitoring a manufacturing process features acquiring metrology data for semiconductor wafers at the conclusion of a final process step for the manufacturing process ("Step a"). Data is acquired for a plurality of process variables for a first process step for manufacturing semiconductor wafers ("Step b"). A first mathematical model of the first process step is created based on the metrology data and the acquired data for the plurality of process variables for the first process step ("Step c"). Steps b and c are repeated for at least a second process step for manufacturing the semiconductor wafers ("Step d"). An nth mathematical model is created based on the metrology data and the data for the plurality of process variables for each of the n process steps ('Step e"). A top level mathematical model is created based on the metrology data and the models created by steps c, d and e ("Step f'). The top level mathematical model of Step f is based on those process variables that have a substantial effect on the metrology data." The patent application was filed on Oct. 22, 2009 (12/603,976). 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=79,96,102.PN.&OS=PN/79,96,102&RS=PN/79,96,102 Written by Ruby Maibam; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Oracle International Assigned Patent for Techniques for Extending User-defined Indexes with Auxiliary Properties ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 10 -- Oracle International, Redwood Shores, Calif., has been assigned a patent (7,996,387) developed by five co-inventors for "techniques for extending user-defined indexes with auxiliary properties." The co-inventors are Dinesh Das, Redwood City, Calif., Wesley Lin, West Covina, Calif., Seema Sundara, Nashua, N.H., Ying Hu, Nashua, N.H., and Sriram Krishnamurthy, San Francisco. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "In one embodiment, a database server registers one or more functions included in a user-defined index that includes one or more auxiliary properties. The one or more functions are operable to generate index entries of the user-defined index for the one or more auxiliary properties. The one or more auxiliary properties are different than, and in addition to, a primary property of the user-defined index that provides for evaluating a query operator. The database server receives a first statement that defines the user-defined index, where the first statement includes one or more parameters that define the one or more auxiliary properties. The database server invokes the one or more functions in response to the first statement, where the one or more functions when invoked generate and store the index entries of the user-defined index according to the one or more parameters that define the one or more auxiliary properties." The patent application was filed on Feb. 7, 2008 (12/027,897). 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=79,96,387&OS=79,96,387&RS=79,96,387 Written by Rajat Puri; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Oracle International Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 10 -- Oracle International, Redwood Shores, Calif., has been assigned a patent (7,996,363) developed by Mahesh Girkar, Cupertino, Calif., Benedicto Garin, Hudson, N.H., and Joydip Kundu, Derry, N.H., for a "real-time apply mechanism in standby database environments." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method and apparatus for applying changes to a standby database in real-time. According to one aspect, a change is applied to data contained in a standby database. The standby database functions as a replica of a primary database. The primary database has a current online redo log file to which a particular redo block was written. According to one aspect, prior to the archiving of the current online redo log file, the particular redo block is received at a process associated with the standby database. A change indicated by the particular redo block is applied to the data contained in the standby database." The patent application was filed on Aug. 27, 2004 (10/927,927). 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=79,96,363&OS=79,96,363&RS=79,96,363 Written by Rajat Puri; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Norwich University Applied Research Institutes Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 10 -- Norwich University Applied Research Institutes, Northfield, Vt., has been assigned a patent (7,996,205) developed by Andrew Cutts, New London, N.H., and Robert Schmidt, Chicago, for "methods and apparatus for simulating a distributed business process." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Methods and apparatus for simulating a distributed business process are disclosed. The methods and apparatus simulate an interdependent business process, such as a financial transaction system, in a secure distributed manner. Each business entity that is part of the interdependent business process models itself on a local client device at any chosen level of detail. A simulation server connects the separate client based simulations into one large simulation. Details of each local simulation may be hidden from other simulation participants. However, interruptions in business flow caused by simulated disruptions introduced at the simulation server and/or a client device are propagated to all of the effected simulation participants via the simulation server. In addition, if a client based model is not available, the server supplies a software agent to replace the inputs and outputs normally associated with that portion of the overall simulation." The patent application was filed on July 1, 2010 (12/828,777). 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=7,996,205.PN.&OS=PN/7,996,205&RS=PN/7,996,205 Written by Shabnam Sheikh; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Oracle International Assigned Patent for Recovery Mechanism for Transactions ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 10 -- Oracle International, Redwood Shores, Calif., has been assigned a patent (7,996,837) developed by Brian Christopher Chesebro, Londonderry, N.H., James William Gish, Sudbury, Mass., and Chinnappa Ganapathy Codanda, Boston, for a "recovery mechanism for transactions." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "In accordance with embodiments, there are provided mechanisms and methods for recovering from an incomplete transaction. These mechanisms and methods can enable embodiments to detect incomplete transactions when recovering from a server crash or other catastrophic event. Some embodiments can automatically re-establish interrupted connections when incomplete transactions have been detected. The ability of embodiments to detect incomplete transaction can allow recovery to initiate substantially immediately upon server restart and adapter redeployment." The patent application was filed on May 3, 2006 (11/416,906). 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=7,996,837&OS=7,996,837&RS=7,996,837 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. 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. -1057212 (c) 2011 Targeted News Service |