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U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in Illinois (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 Illinois. *** Caterpillar Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 9 -- Caterpillar, Peoria, Ill., has been assigned a patent (7,996,163) developed by Bradley Bailey, Peoria, Ill., Frederick Beach, East Peoria, Ill., and Matthew Hendrickson, Peoria, Ill., for a "method and apparatus for detecting a short circuit in a DC link." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A system for detecting a short circuit in a direct current (DC) link (312), wherein the DC link (312) is coupled with a rectifier (206) which includes a set of rectifier diode pairs (310). During operation, a controller (500) receives a set of outputs of a power generator 204, a set of machine parameters, and a set of diagnostic values. Next, the controller (500) determines a set of expected operating values corresponding to the set of diagnostic values. The controller (500) then compares diagnostic values to corresponding expected operating values. If the difference between the diagnostic values and the expected operating values exceeds a threshold, the controller (500) provides a flag to indicate that a short circuit condition exists." The patent application was filed on Sept. 15, 2008 (12/210,888). 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=79,96,163.PN.&OS=PN/79,96,163&RS=PN/79,96,163 Written by Ruby Maibam; edited by Jaya Anand. *** AT&T Intellecutal Property II Assigned Patent for System and Method of Using Meta-data in Speech Processing ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 10 -- AT&T Intellecutal Property II, Atlanta, has been assigned a patent (7,996,224) developed by four co-inventors for a "system and method of using meta-data in speech processing." The co-inventors are Michiel A.U. Bacchiani, Summit, N.J., Sameer Raj Maskey, New York, Brian E. Roark, Morristown, N.J., and Richard William Sproat, Urbana, Ill. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Systems and methods relate to generating a language model for use in, for example, a spoken dialog system or some other application. The method comprises building a class-based language model, generating at least one sequence network and replacing class labels in the class-based language model with the at least one sequence network. In this manner, placeholders or tokens associated with classes can be inserted into the models at training time and word/phone networks can be built based on meta-data information at test time. Finally, the placeholder token can be replaced with the word/phone networks at run time to improve recognition of difficult words such as proper names." The patent application was filed on Oct. 29, 2004 (10/977,030). 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=7,996,224.PN.&OS=PN/7,996,224&RS=PN/7,996,224 Written by Shabnam Sheikh; edited by Jaya Anand. *** XCASTLABS Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 10 -- XCASTLABS, Los Angeles, has been assigned a patent (7,996,543) developed by Vladimir Smelyansky, Glenview, Ill., and Victor Grinberg, Buffalo Grove, Ill., for a "client-to-client direct RTP exchange in a managed client-server network." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method for establishing a data packet exchange communication session that allows the exchange of data packets between an originating client and a destination client in a data network having a client-server arrangement is provided. An originating client transmits communications session request data message to a communications management server via a first temporary signaling communications path. The communications session request data message contains at least a unique network address of a destination client. The communications management server, upon determining that said originating client is residing behind a first network firewall, determining whether said first network firewall will allow exchange of data packets between said originating client and any other client not residing behind said first network firewall. If it is determined that the first network firewall will allow exchange of data packets between said originating client and any other client not residing behind the first network firewall, the communications management server retrieves relationship information between said unique network address of said originating client and said unique network address of a first network firewall port and a first network firewall port identity, and establishes a data packet exchange communications session with said communications management server through said first network firewall. Otherwise, said communications management server, upon receiving a media packet communications session request data message from said originating client via said first temporary signaling communications path establishes a media packet exchange session with said originating client via said first network firewall." The patent application was filed on Aug. 15, 2008 (12/192,906). 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=7,996,543.PN.&OS=PN/7,996,543&RS=PN/7,996,543 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Accenture Global Services Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 10 -- Accenture Global Services, Dublin, Ireland, has been assigned a patent (7,996,440) developed by five co-inventors for an "extraction of attributes and values from natural language documents." The co-inventors are Katharina Probst, Chicago, Rayid Ghani, Chicago, Andrew E. Fano, Lincolnshire, Ill., Marko Krema, Evanston, Ill., and Yan Liu, New York. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "One or more classification algorithms are applied to at least one natural language document in order to extract both attributes and values of a given product. Supervised classification algorithms, semi-supervised classification algorithms, unsupervised classification algorithms or combinations of such classification algorithms may be employed for this purpose. The at least one natural language document may be obtained via a public communication network. Two or more attributes (or two or more values) thus identified may be merged to form one or more attribute phrases or value phrases. Once attributes and values have been extracted in this manner, association or linking operations may be performed to establish attribute-value pairs that are descriptive of the product. In a presently preferred embodiment, an (unsupervised) algorithm is used to generate seed attributes and values which can then support a supervised or semi-supervised classification algorithm." The patent application was filed on April 30, 2007 (11/742,215). 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=79,96,440&OS=79,96,440&RS=79,96,440 Written by Rajat Puri; edited by Jaya Anand. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Systems and Media for Sharing Session Data on a Network ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 10 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (7,996,542) developed by Alexandre Polozoff, Chicago, for "systems and media for sharing session data on a network." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Systems and media for sharing session data on a network are disclosed. More particularly, hardware and/or software for sharing user session data between different servers on a network are disclosed. Embodiments include a data processing system for sharing session data on a network, where the network includes an application server and an enterprise server, each providing at least part of an application to a user on the network. In some embodiments, the application server includes a session transport component for recording changes to user session data with the application server and the enterprise server includes a session transport component for requesting updated user session data from the application server. In further embodiments, the enterprise server may establish a user session based on the updated user session data received from the application server." The patent application was filed on Dec. 5, 2008 (12/329,060). 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=7,996,542.PN.&OS=PN/7,996,542&RS=PN/7,996,542 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Chicago Mercantile Exchange Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 10 -- Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Chicago, has been assigned a patent (7,996,302) developed by four co-inventors for a "system and method for activity based margining." The co-inventors are Dmitriy Glinberg, Northbrook, Ill., Tae S. Yoo, Bartlett, Ill., Jodi L. Abudarham, Highland Park, Ill., and Dale A. Michaels, Westmont, Ill. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A system and method for factoring in a trader's trading activity into the margin requirements is disclosed. In the securities arena, day traders are assessed different margins than non-day-traders, however, the specific profile of the trader is analyzed (that is, the same rule applies to all day traders)." The patent application was filed on June 14, 2010 (12/815,013). 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=7,996,302.PN.&OS=PN/7,996,302&RS=PN/7,996,302 Written by Anjali Jha; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Chicago Mercantile Exchange Assigned Patent for Out of Band Credit Control ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 10 -- Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Chicago, has been assigned a patent (7,996,301) developed by five co-inventors for an "out of band credit control." The co-inventors are Paul J. Callaway, Chicago, Michael E. Culhane II, Evanston, Ill., Sunil K. Cutinho, Park Ridge, Ill., Frank Kmiec, Cary, Ill., and Ari Studnitzer, Chicago. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Systems and method for mediating risks associated with orders in an electronic trading system are provided. A front end component includes a plurality of trading engines that receive orders from traders. A back-end component includes a match system. The system includes a credit control module, which may be located at the back-end (e.g., clearinghouse), front end, a combination thereof, or other location that communicates with the plurality of trading engines. The credit control may monitor aggregate risk parameters for the trading engines and requests credits from trading engines." The patent application was filed on May 12, 2010 (12/778,532). 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=7,996,301.PN.&OS=PN/7,996,301&RS=PN/7,996,301 Written by Anjali Jha; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Trading Technologies International Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 10 -- Trading Technologies International, Chicago, has been assigned a patent (7,996,300) developed by Daniel T. McNicholas, Orland Park, Ill., for a "regulating order entry in an electronic trading environment to maintain an actual cost for a trading strategy." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A system and method for regulating order entry based on an acceptable slop range for a trading strategy are described. According to one example embodiment, a trader may define an acceptable slop range for a trading strategy as a percentage. The trader may also define a variable to associate with the trading strategy. Using a spread trading algorithm, a spread price axis is generated and the trader may place an order for the trading strategy at a desired price, comprising placing an order in one leg market dependent on the market conditions of another leg market. Using the acceptable slop range, the system keep the net cost to the trader within the acceptable slop range, by regulating orders in the leg markets. Defining an acceptable slop range as a percentage allows the trader to monitor and regulate their profits and loss, regardless of the type of spread trading algorithm used or the placement of an order on the spread price axis." The patent application was filed on Jan. 14, 2010 (12/687,857). 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=7,996,300.PN.&OS=PN/7,996,300&RS=PN/7,996,300 Written by Anjali Jha; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Option It Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 10 -- Option It, Chicago, has been assigned a patent (7,996,292) developed by Christian S. Pappas, Chicago, and Charles P. Brown, Chicago, for a "method and system for reserving future purchases of goods and services." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method and system for reserving future purchases of goods or services using plural electronic options with associated option fees. The plural electronic options include a hierarchy of electronic options and plural different types electronic options terms." The patent application was filed on Dec. 21, 2007 (12/005,149). 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=7,996,292.PN.&OS=PN/7,996,292&RS=PN/7,996,292 Written by Anjali Jha; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Pipeline Financial Group Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 10 -- Pipeline Financial Group, New York, has been assigned a patent (7,996,261) developed by Henri Waelbroeck, Scarsdale, N.Y., Brent Gamse, Glencoe, Ill., and Fred J. Federspiel, Larchmont, N.Y., for "systems and methods for increasing participation of liquidity providers on crossing system." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "In one aspect, the invention comprises a system for enabling a crossing system operator to calculate a rebate payment to a second participant for executing the block order of a first participant based on at least one of: (a) a difference between a benchmark price and an execution price of the block order; (b) total volume of block execution; and (c) an amount that decays exponentially with the time between the first participant's order and the order's execution by a liquidity provider." The patent application was filed on May 17, 2007 (11/804,525). 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=7,996,261.PN.&OS=PN/7,996,261&RS=PN/7,996,261 Written by Anjali Jha; 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. *** Walgreen Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 10 -- Walgreen, Deerfield, Ill., has been assigned a patent (7,996,243) developed by eight co-inventors for a "method and system for calculating an alignment date for prescriptions." The co-inventors are Syed Y. Ali, Chicago, Greg Pankow, Morton Grove, Ill., Amy C. Biesenthal, Buffalo Grove, Ill., Deivasigamani Karichianna Gounder, Wheeling, Ill., Sean McGonagle, Buffalo Grove, Ill., Victor Lee, Lake Forest, Ill., Rishi Khullar, Deerfield, Ill., and Christina P. Marotta, Chicago. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A system and method facilitate alignment of refill dates associated with a plurality of prescriptions, such that each of the plurality of prescriptions requires a refill on the same date, thus limiting the number of occasions on which a customer must visit the pharmacy to retrieve refills of the aligned prescriptions, and increasing the likelihood that the customer will comply with the prescribed medication regimen. The system and method facilitate the alignment of the refill dates while complying with one or more rules governing the adjudication of the prescriptions." The patent application was filed on Nov. 21, 2008 (12/276,053). 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=7,996,243.PN.&OS=PN/7,996,243&RS=PN/7,996,243 Written by Anjali Jha; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Caterpillar Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 10 -- Caterpillar, Peoria, Ill., has been assigned a patent (7,996,185) developed by five co-inventors for a "machine data acquisition system with data compression." The co-inventors are Steven Wayne O'Neal, Bartonville, Ill., Mark Ryan Hazen, Bloomington, Ill., Todd Philip Cole, Washington, Ill., David Charles Janik, Normal, Ill., and Joseph Anthony Lang, Edwards, Ill. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A machine data acquisition system is disclosed. The data acquisition system may include a sensor disposed on a machine and configured to produce a signal indicative of an operational parameter of the machine. The system may also include a data processor and controller configured to convert the signal into a plurality of parameter data points. The system may further include a primary data circular buffer disposed on the machine and configured to store the plurality of parameter data points. Additionally, a variable resolution circular buffer may be disposed on the machine and configured to store a compressed parameter data point calculated from the plurality of parameter data points." The patent application was filed on April 29, 2008 (12/149,220). 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=7,996,185.PN.&OS=PN/7,996,185&RS=PN/7,996,185 Written by Shabnam Sheikh; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Hewlett-Packard Development Assigned Patent for Method and Apparatus for Correlation of Events in a Distributed Multi-system Computing Environment ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 10 -- Hewlett-Packard Development, Houston, has been assigned a patent (7,996,853) developed by Aage Bendiksen, Wheaton, Ill., Benny Tseng, Brookfield, Conn., and Louis Zhongliang Lu, Southbury, Conn., for a "method and apparatus for correlation of events in a distributed multi-system computing environment." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "There is provided a method that includes (i) examining first data from a first Application Program Interface (API) call and second data from a second API call to determine whether (a) the first API call sent a message, and the second API call received the message, or (b) the first API call was conducted in a transactional unit of work, and the second API was also conducted in the transactional unit of work, and (ii) employing the first data and the second data in a subsequent process, if either of (a) or (b) is true." The patent application was filed on Oct. 4, 2005 (11/243,240). 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=7,996,853&OS=7,996,853&RS=7,996,853 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Apple Assigned Patent for Methods and Apparatuses to Control Application Programs ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 10 -- Apple, Cupertino, Calif., has been assigned a patent (7,996,789) developed by John Louch, San Luis Obispo, Calif., and Eric S. Peyton, Lisle, Ill., for "methods and apparatuses to control application programs." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Methods and apparatuses for controlling application programs are described. A first item and a docking interface having a second item are displayed on a screen space. A selection of the first item is received. A proxy of the first item is positioned over the second item. Next, a window is displayed in response positioning. An application is executing to display the window. In another embodiment, synchronizing a first docking interface on a first screen space of a first machine to a second docking interface on a second screen space of a second machine is performed. The first docking interface has an item that identifies a first application supported by the first machine and the second docking interface has another item that identifies a second application supported by the second machine." The patent application was filed on Aug. 4, 2006 (11/499,006). 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=7,996,789&OS=7,996,789&RS=7,996,789 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. 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