TMCnet News
U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in New York (Aug. 12)(Targeted News Service Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Targeted News Service Targeted News Service ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in New York. *** Luminus Devices Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 11 -- Luminus Devices, Billerica, Mass., has been assigned a patent (7,994,521) developed by Alexei A. Erchak, Cambridge, Mass., Elefterios Lidorikis, Ioannina, Greece, and Chiyan Luo, Woodside, N.Y., for a light emitting devices. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Light-emitting devices, and related components, systems and methods are disclosed." The patent application was filed on Oct. 9, 2008 (12/248,870). 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=79,94,521.PN.&OS=PN/79,94,521&RS=PN/79,94,521 Written by Ruby Maibam; edited by Jaya Anand. *** New York Inventor Develops Patent for Skin Tanning and Light Therapy Incorporating Light Emitting Diodes ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- Peter D. Fiset, Loudenville, N.Y., has developed a patent (7,994,489) for a "skin tanning and light therapy incorporating light emitting diodes." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The invention relates to a skin tanning chamber, the improvement comprising at least one light emitting diode emitting a UVA light, such as a UVA LED that emits essentially only UVA. Additionally, multiple LEDs of varying types with various characteristic wavelengths are controlled independently to produce an arbitrary light pattern in an arbitrary sequence over time. The chamber can be rigid or flexible. It can be a bed, booth or incorporated into a flexible form, such as a garment or cloth. In one embodiment, the chamber further comprises at least one LED emitting a UVC light, whereby the UVC light sanitizes the chamber surface. Preferably the LED emitting the UVA light is under independent control from the LED emitting UVC light." The patent application was filed on Dec. 18, 2008 (12/338,989). 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=79,94,489.PN.&OS=PN/79,94,489&RS=PN/79,94,489 Written by Ruby Maibam; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Carestream Health Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- Carestream Health, Rochester, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (7,994,485) developed by Gilbert Feke, Durham, Conn., and Laurie L. Voci, Victor, N.Y., for an "apparatus and method for fluorescence measurements using spatially structured illumination." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An apparatus and method for depth selected fluorescence measurements is provided. The apparatus may include a carrier for at least one sample substance; projection optics; an image capture module; a signal processor to transform the data image to provide depth selected fluorescence measurement for the at least one sample substance. The apparatus is arranged such that a first optical axis is inclined relative to a second optical axis so that the projection optics have an angle of inclination relative to the image plane. The angle of inclination is selected so that a component of excitation radiation incident upon, but not absorbed by, the at least one sample substance is scattered or reflected to reduce excitation radiation from reaching the detection beam path." The patent application was filed on Sept. 10, 2009 (12/556,662). 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=79,94,485.PN.&OS=PN/79,94,485&RS=PN/79,94,485 Written by Ruby Maibam; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Ricoh Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- Ricoh, Tokyo, and Ricoh Americas, West Caldwell, N.J., have been assigned a patent (7,996,490) developed by Hiroshi Kitada, Tuckahoe, N.Y., for a "system and method for changing a functionality of an image processing device based on a file corresponding to a network application." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method and system for managing documents, where the system includes a document manager server connected to image processing devices and to applications via a network. The document manager server receives identification information from the image processing devices and transmits information relating to network applications to the image processing devices. This information is then used to change the functionality of the image processing device." The patent application was filed on March 18, 2009 (12/406,412). 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=7,996,490.PN.&OS=PN/7,996,490&RS=PN/7,996,490 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Global OLED Technology Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- Global OLED Technology, Herndon, Va., has been assigned a patent (7,994,714) developed by Ronald S. Cok, Rochester, N.Y., and Gary J. Parrett, Rochester, N.Y., for a "display device with chiplets and light shields." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A light-emitting diode display device includes a transparent substrate; a plurality of chiplets located over the substrate between a transparent electrode and the substrate, each chiplet including drive circuitry for driving pixels to emit light and including a storage capacitor for storing charge and wherein light illumination of at least a portion of the drive circuit causes the capacitor to leak charge; a connection pad forming a first light shield separate from the drive circuitry located on the surface of each chiplet disposed over the drive circuitry and substantially shielding at least a portion of the drive circuitry from illumination, the connection pad electrically connected to the drive circuitry, and a second light shield disposed under the drive circuitry between the drive circuitry and the substrate to shield at least a portion of the drive circuitry from illumination." The patent application was filed on Feb. 11, 2009 (12/369,163). 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=7,994,714.PN.&OS=PN/7,994,714&RS=PN/7,994,714 Written by Anjali Jha; edited by Jaya Anand. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (7,994,639) developed by four co-inventors for a "microelectronic structure including dual damascene structure and high contrast alignment mark." The co-inventors are James J. Bucchignano, Yorktown Heights, N.Y., Gerald Warren Gibson Jr., Danbury, Conn., Mary Beth Rothwell, Ridgefield, Conn., and Roy Rongqing Yu, Poughkeepsie, N.Y. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A microelectronic structure, and in particular a semiconductor structure, includes a substrate and a dielectric layer located over the substrate. In addition at least one alignment mark is located interposed between the dielectric layer and the substrate. The at least one alignment mark comprises, or preferably consists essentially of, at least one substantially present element having an atomic number at least 5 greater than a highest atomic number substantially present element within materials surrounding the alignment mark Also included within the microelectronic structure is a dual damascene aperture located within the dielectric layer. The dual damascene aperture may be fabricated using, among other methods, a hybrid lithography method that uses direct write lithography and optical lithography, in conjunction with the at least one alignment mark and an electron beam as an alignment beam." The patent application was filed on July 31, 2007 (11/831,138). 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=7,994,639.PN.&OS=PN/7,994,639&RS=PN/7,994,639 Written by Anjali Jha; edited by Jaya Anand. *** General Electric Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- General Electric, Schenectady, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (7,994,691) developed by four co-inventors for "systems, methods, and apparatus for controlling key bar movement in a stator assembly." The co-inventors are Jayan George, Glenville, N.Y., John R. Yagielski, Scotia, N.Y., Donald Ronca, Clifton Park, N.Y., and Srujana Tayi, Bangalore, India. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Systems, methods, and apparatus for controlling key bar movement in a stator assembly are provided. According to one embodiment, a stator assembly is provided that includes multiple core ring compression bands longitudinally spaced apart and disposed around a stator core having a plurality of key bars radially spaced apart and extending longitudinally along a peripheral edge of the stator core. Each of the core ring compression bands can be formed from multiple semi-circular sections coupled to form the respective core ring compression band. Each of the key bars can be disposed within respective cutouts defined in an inner edge of the core ring compression bands." The patent application was filed on June 4, 2009 (12/478,361). 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=7,994,691.PN.&OS=PN/7,994,691&RS=PN/7,994,691 Written by Anjali Jha; edited by Jaya Anand. *** General Electric Assigned Patent for Cooling System for Rotating Machine ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- General Electric, Niskayuna, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (7,994,668) developed by eight co-inventors for a "cooling system for rotating machine." The co-inventors are William Dwight Gerstler, Niskayuna, N.Y., Ayman Mohamed Fawzi El-Refaie, Niskayuna, N.Y., Murtuza Lokhandwalla, Clifton Park, N.Y., James Pellegrino Alexander, Ballston Lake, N.Y., Owen Scott Quirion, Clifton Park, N.Y., Pepe Palafox, Schenectady, N.Y., Xiaochun Shen, Schenectady, N.Y., and Lembit Salasoo, Schenectady, N.Y. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An electrical machine comprising a rotor is presented. The electrical machine includes the rotor disposed on a rotatable shaft and defining a plurality of radial protrusions extending from the shaft up to a periphery of the rotor. The radial protrusions having cavities define a fluid path. A stationary shaft is disposed concentrically within the rotatable shaft wherein an annular space is formed between the stationary and rotatable shaft. A plurality of magnetic segments is disposed on the radial protrusions and the fluid path from within the stationary shaft into the annular space and extending through the cavities within the radial protrusions." The patent application was filed on May 18, 2009 (12/467,382). 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=7,994,668.PN.&OS=PN/7,994,668&RS=PN/7,994,668 Written by Anjali Jha; edited by Jaya Anand. *** General Electric Assigned Patent for System and Method for Cooling a Superconducting Rotary Machine ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- General Electric, Niskayuna, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (7,994,664) developed by four co-inventors for a "system and method for cooling a superconducting rotary machine." The co-inventors are Robert Adolf Ackermann, Schenectady, N.Y., Evangelos Trifon Laskaris, Schenectady, N.Y., Xianrui Huang, Clifton Park, N.Y., and James William Bray, Niskayuna, N.Y. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A system for cooling a superconducting rotary machine includes a plurality of sealed siphon tubes disposed in balanced locations around a rotor adjacent to a superconducting coil. Each of the sealed siphon tubes includes a tubular body and a heat transfer medium disposed in the tubular body that undergoes a phase change during operation of the machine to extract heat from the superconducting coil. A siphon heat exchanger is thermally coupled to the siphon tubes for extracting heat from the siphon tubes during operation of the machine." The patent application was filed on Dec. 10, 2004 (11/009,146). 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=7,994,664.PN.&OS=PN/7,994,664&RS=PN/7,994,664 Written by Anjali Jha; edited by Jaya Anand. *** General Electric Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- General Electric, Niskayuna, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (7,995,702) developed by Dan Xu, Schenectady, N.Y., David Allen Langan, Clifton Park, N.Y., and Xiaoye Wu, Rexford, N.Y., for a "system and method of data interpolation in fast kVp switching dual energy CT." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A CT system includes a rotatable gantry having an opening for receiving an object to be scanned, an x-ray source coupled to the gantry and configured to project x-rays through the opening, a generator configured to energize the x-ray source to a first kVp and to a second kVp to generate the x-rays, and a detector having pixels therein, the detector attached to the gantry and positioned to receive the x-rays. The system includes a computer programmed to acquire a first view dataset and a second view dataset with the x-ray source energized to the first kVp, interpolate the first and second view datasets to generate interpolated pixels in an interpolated view dataset at the first kVp, using at least two pixels from each of the first and second view datasets to generate each interpolated pixel in the interpolated view dataset, and generate an image of the object using the interpolated view dataset." The patent application was filed on Aug. 25, 2009 (12/547,117). 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=7,995,702&OS=7,995,702&RS=7,995,702 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Xerox Assigned Patent for Motor Polygon Assembly (MPA) Facet Reflectivity Mapping ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- Xerox, Norwalk, Conn., has been assigned a patent (7,995,089) developed by Martin Pepe, Henrietta, N.Y., for a "motor polygon assembly (MPA) facet reflectivity mapping." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A technique for minimizing motor polygon assembly output reflectivity using real time facet reflectivity measurements and mapping. An automatic power control sensor manages laser beams produced by the laser source associated with the system during overscan periods `outside` of defined printing time. Errors are then recorded internal to the raster output scanner to minimize overall setup in the image output terminal." The patent application was filed on Nov. 16, 2006 (11/601,498). 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=7,995,089&OS=7,995,089&RS=7,995,089 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Palo Alto Research Center Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- Palo Alto Research Center, Palo Alto, Calif., has been assigned a patent (7,995,081) developed by seven co-inventors for an "anisotropically conductive backside addressable imaging belt for use with contact electrography." The co-inventors are Timothy D. Stowe, Alameda, Calif., Chu-heng Liu, Penfield, N.Y., Jeng Ping Lu, Fremont, Calif., Eugene Chow, Fremont, Calif., Gregory B. Anderson, Emerald Hills, Calif., Armin Volkel, Mountain View, Calif., and Eric Peeters. Fremont, Calif. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An addressable imaging belt for use in printing applications having embedded anisotropically conductive addressable islands configured for electric contact on a first side of the belt by a write head consisting of an array of compliant cantilevered fingers with contact pads/points to which a voltage can be applied. The conductive addressable islands electrically isolated from one another and extending substantially through the thickness of the belt in order to allow charge to flow through the belt towards a second side of the belt, in order to form a latent electrostatic image on the second side and develop this latent image by attracting colorized toner or other electrically charged particles to the second side." The patent application was filed on June 25, 2008 (12/145,677). 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=7,995,081&OS=7,995,081&RS=7,995,081 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Eastman Kodak Assigned Patent for Image Sensor for Still or Video Photography ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- Eastman Kodak, Rochester, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (7,995,129) developed by Christopher Parks, Rochester, N.Y., for an "image sensor for still or video photography." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An image sensor includes a plurality of vertical CCDs; first HCCD receiving charge packets from even numbered vertical CCDs; and a second HCCD receiving charge packets from odd numbered vertical CCDs; wherein four charge packets are summed together from the first HCCD, and four charge packets are summed together in the second HCCD such that the summing process in the second HCCD begins one or two charge packets spatially after the first charge packet of the four charge packets summed in the first HCCD." The patent application was filed on Nov. 5, 2009 (12/612,950). 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=7,995,129&OS=7,995,129&RS=7,995,129 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (7,995,076) developed by Ossama Emam, Giza, Egypt, Dimitri Kanevsky, Ossining, N.Y., and Alexander Zlatsin, Yorktown Heights, N.Y, for a "system and method for generating virtual images according to position of viewers." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method generates and superposes virtual images to an existing image in order to show special effects. Images are generated depending on the relative position of one or more subjects viewing the existing image. The images are generated in order to see an augmented reality. The subjects are people located near a transparent support such as a screen or a window. These people watch the augmented reality through the screen/window. The virtual objects on the screen are created in such a way as to give a realistic impression for different people watching the same screen/window at the same time, thereby generating virtual images in order to create an augmented reality for one or many viewers watching the same real objects at the same time." The patent application was filed on Oct. 23, 2007 (11/877,165). 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=7,995,076&OS=7,995,076&RS=7,995,076 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** FTRX Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- FTRX, Deer Park, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (7,995,208) developed by Alex Jacobson, Deer Park, N.Y., and Zvi Bleier, Lloyd Harbor, N.Y., for a "monolithic interferometer with optics of different material." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A monolithic frame for optics used in interferometers where the material of the monolithic frame may have a substantially different coefficient of thermal expansion from the beamsplitter and compensator without warping, bending or distorting the optics. This is accomplished through providing a securing apparatus holding the optics in place while isolating the expansion thereof from the expansion of the frame. Stability in optical alignment is therefore achieved without requiring a single material or materials of essentially identical coefficients of thermal expansion. The present invention provides stability in situations where it is not possible to utilize a single material for every component of the interferometer." The patent application was filed on Aug. 6, 2009 (12/537,028). 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=7995208.PN.&OS=PN/7995208&RS=PN/7995208 Written by Ankresh Ranjan; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Xerox Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- Xerox, Norwalk, Conn., has been assigned a patent (7,995,228) developed by Craig W. Martin, Henrietta, N.Y., for a "java 2 platform enterprise edition (J2EE) based web publishing." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A web publishing method using J2EE based controller. User submits an image from a workstation and chooses "Print to Website" option as the media type. The image is converted into an image format (e.g. JPEG) that can be display in a browser. These images can then be transmitted through a new output channel that would package them into a J2EE EAR file. The J2EE EAR file would abide by all J2EE conventions for specifying the URL and user interfaces via Struts MVC (Model View Controller). The EAR file can then be dropped in the JBoss deployment directory where it would be made available to the user. The user can receive a prompt at the driver or client tool interface letting them know that printing was successful, presenting them with the new URL, and optionally asking them to password the new web site if so desired." The patent application was filed on Sept. 18, 2006 (11/523,262). 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=7995228.PN.&OS=PN/7995228&RS=PN/7995228 Written by Ankresh Ranjan; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Eastman Kodak Assigned Patent for Varying Camera Self-determination Based on Subject Motion ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- Eastman Kodak, Rochester, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (7,995,116) developed by Bruce H. Pillman, Rochester, N.Y., and Jiebo Luo, Pittsford, N.Y., for a "varying camera self-determination based on subject motion." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "In a method and digital camera, an initial set of evaluation images are captured. A plurality of characteristics of the initial set of evaluation images are assessed to provide a first assessment. The characteristics include subject motion between the initial set of evaluation images. When the subject motion is in excess of a predetermined threshold, a final capture state of the camera is set responsive to the first assessment. When the subject motion is less than the predetermined threshold, the evaluation images are analyzed to provide analysis results and the final capture state of the camera is set responsive to the first assessment and the analysis results." The patent application was filed on March 22, 2010 (12/728,467). 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=7,995,116&OS=7,995,116&RS=7,995,116 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Anorad Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- Anorad, Shirley, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (7,994,662) developed by Devarajan Rajaraman, Melville, N.Y., for a "thermal block and thermal rail." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The innovation relates to systems and methodologies for facilitating and/or enhancing heat transfer in a stage machine employed in an industrial or manufacturing environment. A thermal block and thermal rail combination and/or a thermal block and bearing rail combination draw accumulated heat away from a source of heat generated within the stage machine, and such combinations conduct the heat to a base of the stage machine. Each type of combination is conductively coupled such that the conductive coupling facilitates the translation or movement of the stage while maintaining contact to facilitate the conduction through the thermal block and thermal rail of the stage machine. The removal of the heat from the source of the heat or the accumulation of the heat within the stage machine system prevents distortion of the machine or products being manufactured or measured by the machine from the heat." The patent application was filed on June 23, 2009 (12/489,787). 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=7,994,662.PN.&OS=PN/7,994,662&RS=PN/7,994,662 Written by Anjali Jha; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Google Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- Google, Mountain View, Calif., has been assigned a patent (7,995,055) developed by five co-inventors for a "classifying objects in a scene." The co-inventors are Xiaoxu Ma, Cambridge, Mass., Lingyun Liu, Elmhurst, N.Y., Daniel Filip, San Jose, Calif., Luc Vincent, Palo Alto, Calif., and Christopher R. Uhlik, Danville, Calif. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "In some implementations, a computer-implemented method of classifying image data includes receiving a plurality of data points corresponding to three-dimensional image data; creating from the plurality of data points a first subset of data points that are above a ground plane in a scene represented by the plurality of data points; identifying a second subset of data points associated with an object in the scene, from the first subset of data points; identifying a plurality of features associated with the second subset of data points and determining a signature for the identified plurality of features; and classifying the second set of data points according to a correspondence between the calculated signature and a reference signature." The patent application was filed on May 25, 2007 (11/753,859). 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=7,995,055&OS=7,995,055&RS=7,995,055 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Xerox Assigned Patent for Scheduling System ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- Xerox, Norwalk, Conn., has been assigned a patent (7,995,225) developed by four co-inventors for a scheduling system. The co-inventors are Robert M. Lofthus, Webster, N.Y., Kristine A. German, Webster, N.Y., Yongsoon Eun, Webster, N.Y., and Eric S. Hamby, Fairport, N.Y. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A system suited to scheduling print jobs for a printing system includes a first processing component which identifies preliminary attributes of print jobs to be printed on sheets. A job scheduler receives the preliminary attributes and assigns each of the print jobs to one of a plurality of job queues in time order for printing. Print jobs spanning the same time are scheduled for printing contemporaneously. In one mode of operation, the assignment of the print jobs to the job queues is based on their preliminary attributes and on the application of at least one constraint which affects contemporaneous printing of at least two of the plurality of print jobs. A second processing component identifies detailed attributes of the print jobs. A sheet scheduler receives information on the assignments of the print jobs and their detailed attributes and forms an itinerary for each sheet to be printed." The patent application was filed on June 7, 2010 (12/795,328). 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=7995225.PN.&OS=PN/7995225&RS=PN/7995225 Written by Ankresh Ranjan; edited by Jaya Anand. *** General Electric Assigned Patent for Windfarm Collector System Loss Optimization ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- General Electric, Schenectady, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (7,994,658) developed by four co-inventors for a "windfarm collector system loss optimization." The co-inventors are Mark E. Cardinal, Altamont, N.Y., Robert W. Delmerico, Clifton Park, N.Y., Nicholas W. Miller, Delmar, N.Y., and Reigh A. Walling, Clifton Park, N.Y. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A windfarm system is provided that is optimized for minimizing electrical loss. The windfarm system includes a plurality of wind turbine generators and a collector system including a conductor or network of conductors. The collector system also including a plurality of transformers with one or more transformers connected between each wind turbine generator and the conductors, and a substation transformer connecting the windfarm collector system to the electrical grid. The windfarm system also includes a monitoring system for monitoring the windfarm system electrical output and thermal condition, and outputs of the individual wind turbine generators. A control function may include voltage and real and reactive power commands to the individual wind turbine generators. The control function incorporates an algorithm whose technical effect is minimizing electrical losses for the windfarm system." The patent application was filed on Feb. 28, 2008 (12/039,028). 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=7,994,658.PN.&OS=PN/7,994,658&RS=PN/7,994,658 Written by Anjali Jha; edited by Jaya Anand. *** New York Inventor Develops Patent for Apparatus for Converting the Energy of Waves on a Body of Water ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- Dov Frishberg, New York, has developed a patent (7,994,651) for an "apparatus for converting the energy of waves on a body of water." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An apparatus converting the energy of waves on an open body of water includes a submerged articulated frame or frames formed of rods arranged largely in a parallelogram. The frame or frames are arranged so that as a wave passes the frames, the frames are distorted by having their rods rotate about connecting pivot points and so move toward and away (as well as relative to) from each other. This movement is then converted into energy. In alternate embodiments, multiple interconnected frames are provided, each pivoting in a respective plane." The patent application was filed on Sept. 27, 2010 (12/891,093). 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=7,994,651.PN.&OS=PN/7,994,651&RS=PN/7,994,651 Written by Anjali Jha; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Esolar Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- Esolar, Burbank, Calif., has been assigned a patent (7,994,459) developed by Maximilian Zavodny, Pasadena, Calif., Dan S. Reznik, New York, and Michael James Forte, Pasaden, Calif., for a "camera-based heliostat calibration with artificial light sources." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Systems and methods of calibrating heliostat parameters for subsequent open-loop sun-tracking, the calibration based on driving artificial light source reflections from one or more heliostats into one or more image sensors." The patent application was filed on Sept. 18, 2009 (12/562,990). 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=7994459.PN.&OS=PN/7994459&RS=PN/7994459 Written by Ankresh Ranjan; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Tandent Vision Science Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- Tandent Vision Science, San Francisco, has been assigned a patent (7,995,058) developed by Casey Arthur Smith, Ithaca, N.Y., Richard Mark Friedhoff, New York, and Bruce Allen Maxwell, Springfield, Pa., for a "method and system for identifying illumination fields in an image." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "In a first exemplary embodiment of the present invention, an automated, computerized method is provided for determining an illumination field in an image. The method comprises the steps of identifying uniform and linear tokens in the image and utilizing the uniform and linear tokens to identify an illumination field." The patent application was filed on Jan. 27, 2006 (11/341,753). 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=7,995,058&OS=7,995,058&RS=7,995,058 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Global OLED Technology Assigned Patent for Tiled Passive Matrix Electro-luminescent Display ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- Global OLED Technology, Herndon, Va., has been assigned a patent (7,995,002) developed by Michael E. Miller, Honeoye Falls, N.Y., Andrew D. Arnold, Hilton, N.Y., and John F. Hamilton Jr., Rochester, N.Y., for a "tiled passive matrix electro-luminescent display." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A tiled, passive-matrix, EL display, including two or more EL tiles, each EL tile including an array of rows and columns of light-emitting elements, each light-emitting element being formed from a light-emitting layer that is sandwiched between an orthogonal array of row and column electrodes wherein each of the two or more EL tiles further include at least one row driver; at least one column driver for operating in conjunction with each of the at least one row drivers to control the flow of electrons between the row and column electrodes to control the emission of light from each of the light-emitting elements, with a first exception that when the boundary between the two tiles is to be illuminated, then the number of rows of simultaneously illuminated rows of light-emitting elements within one tile is less than the predetermined number." The patent application was filed on Sept. 19, 2007 (11/857,634). 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=7,995,002&OS=7,995,002&RS=7,995,002 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (7,994,450) developed by Richard A. Haight, Mahopac, N.Y., Peter P. Longo, Hopewell Junction, N.Y., and Alfred Wagner, Brewster, N.Y., for a "debris minimization and improved spatial resolution in pulsed laser ablation of materials." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method and an apparatus of minimizing the deposition of debris onto a sample being ablated. The method comprising the steps of: 1) reducing a laser pulse energy to approximately a threshold level for ablation; and 2) ablating a region of the sample using a multitude of laser pulses, each pulse being sufficiently separated in time to reduce a concentration of ablation products in a gas phase. An apparatus for ablating a region of a sample with a laser beam. The apparatus comprises: 1) a source providing a pulsed laser beam of a certain energy, the source focusing the laser beam on the sample to ablate a region of the sample; and 2) a device for providing a flowing fluid over the region being ablated to remove the ablation products." The patent application was filed on Jan. 7, 2002 (10/041,328). 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=7994450.PN.&OS=PN/7994450&RS=PN/7994450 Written by Ankresh Ranjan; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Harris Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- Harris, Melbourne, Fla., has been assigned a patent (7,995,678) developed by James A. Norris, Fairport, N.Y., and John W. Nieto, Rochester, N.Y., for a "system and method for communicating data using weighted bit soft decisions for differentially encoded phase shift keying." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A receiver includes a signal input for receiving a differentially-encoded quadrature phase-shift keyed (DEQPSK) communication signal. A demodulator performs bit decisions on a received coherent symbol and bit decisions on a received differential symbol. A processor is operative with the demodulator and scales a soft decision by a factor from 0 to 1 when the results of the bit decisions on the received coherent branch and differential branch are different." The patent application was filed on Nov. 28, 2007 (11/946,137). 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=7995678.PN.&OS=PN/7995678&RS=PN/7995678 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Electro Industries/Gauge Tech Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- Electro Industries/Gauge Tech, Westbury, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (7,994,934) developed by Erran Kagan, Port Washington, N.Y., for a "meter having a communication interface for receiving and interfacing with a communication device." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A meter is provided having a communication interface for receiving and interfacing with a communication device for transmitting measurement and other data to a central computer station via the communication device. The meter includes a measurement module for obtaining measurement data and a processor having a memory for storing application software for communicating the measurement and other data to the communication interface. The data are then provided to the communication device via the communication interface. The communication device is preferably a plug-and-play PCMCIA-type card or other type of memory card having a processor and a connection port for connecting to a port adaptor of the communication interface for receiving the data via the connection port-port adaptor connection. The communication device further includes communication circuitry for communicating the received data to the central computer station via one or more communications networks according to a communications protocol pre-programmed within the processor." The patent application was filed on Oct. 5, 2004 (10/958,456). 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=7,994,934&OS=7,994,934&RS=7,994,934 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Casella Waste Systems Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- Casella Waste Systems, Rutland, Vt., has been assigned a patent (7,994,909) developed by four co-inventors for "systems and methods for identifying and collecting banned waste." The co-inventors are Dominic Maruca, Holliston, Mass., Gerald A. Leone, Victor, N.Y., Nancy Edwards Cronin, Jericho, Vt., and John A. Kintzer, Waterbury, Vt. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Systems and methods for authorizing a waste item to be removed from a site. In one embodiment, a waste collection vehicle includes a reader configured to obtain identification information from an identification tag associated with the waste item. A transceiver associated with the vehicle is configured to: receive the identification information from the reader, wirelessly transmit the identification information to a remote computer for processing, and wirelessly receive an indication of whether the waste item should be collected and removed by the waste collection. The received indication is based on at least one hazardous characteristic associated with the identified waste item, a determination that the waste collection vehicle is authorized to collect the waste item having the at least one hazardous characteristic, and a determination that a driver of the waste collection vehicle is authorized to collect the waste item having the at least one hazardous characteristic." The patent application was filed on March 10, 2009 (12/401,468). 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=7,994,909&OS=7,994,909&RS=7,994,909 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Bloomberg Finance Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- Bloomberg Finance, New York, has been assigned a patent (7,994,898) developed by Helmars E. Ozolins, Orient, N.Y., for a portable access device. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Portable devices, methods, and systems for controlling access to computers and other secure systems such as systems protecting secure premises, by processing data supplied by the individual seeking access to the system and data supplied by the system to which the prospective user seeks access, to determine whether access by the individual is to be authorized or enabled. In one embodiment the invention provides a device for providing a code that may be used to access a system such as a computer or security system. The device comprises an output device and at least one processor. The processor processes data representing a biometric characteristic of a prospective user of the system and a signal provided by the system, and, depending upon a result of the processing, provides to the output device a code that may be used to access the system." The patent application was filed on June 16, 2009 (12/485,421). 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=7,994,898&OS=7,994,898&RS=7,994,898 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Koninklijke Philips Electronics Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- Koninklijke Philips Electronics, Eindhoven, The Netherlands, has been assigned a patent (7,995,583) developed by four co-inventors for an "apparatus and method for announcing a pending QoS service schedule to a wireless station." The co-inventors are Javier Del Prado Pavon, Ossining, N.Y., Amjad Soomro, Hopewell Junction, N.Y., Kiran Challapali, New City, N.Y., and Saishankar Nandagopalan, Tarrytown, N.Y. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An apparatus and method is disclosed for announcing to a wireless station in a wireless network that a Quality of Service (QoS) service schedule is pending for the wireless station. The apparatus of the invention comprises a hybrid coordinator that is capable of creating and sending to the wireless station an announcement of a pending Quality of Service (QoS) service schedule. The wireless station delays entering a power save mode of operation until the wireless station receives the QoS service schedule or until a selected timeout period expires." The patent application was filed on Dec. 9, 2002 (10/314,623). 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=7,995,583&OS=7,995,583&RS=7,995,583 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Honeywell International Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- Honeywell International, Morristown, N.J., has been assigned a patent (7,995,600) developed by four co-inventors for a "monitoring receiver having virtual receiver and line numbers." The co-inventors are Glenn A. Wontorcik, Corcoran, Minn., Narine Boodoosingh, Ozone Park, N.Y., Christopher D. Martin, Plainview, N.Y., and Richard H. Hinkson, Plainview, N.Y. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A virtual receiver having multiple communication ports for connecting a link to a plurality of local security systems. The virtual receiver is programmed with a virtual receiver number and a virtual line number for each physical communication port on the receiver. The virtual receiver has a master/slave operational mode such that the data received from the plurality of local security systems by each receiver is transmitted from at least one selected slave receiver to a selected master receiver. The virtual receiver number and virtual line number is used to create a part of a subscriber number. In master/slave operation mode, M number of receivers are linked together and the possible number of virtual receiver lines in a virtual receiver is M times the number in a normal mode of operation." The patent application was filed on March 25, 2005 (11/089,767). 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=7,995,600&OS=7,995,600&RS=7,995,600 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Jaya Anand. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (7,994,612) developed by five co-inventors for a "FinFETs single-sided implant formation." The co-inventors are Brent A. Anderson, Jericho, Vt., Andres Bryant, Burlington, Vt., Josephine B. Chang, Mahopac, N.Y., Omer H. Dokumaci, Hartsdale, N.Y., and Edward J. Nowak, Essex Junction, Vt. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method patterns pairs of semiconducting fins on an insulator layer and then patterns a linear gate conductor structure over and perpendicular to the fins. Next, the method patterns a mask on the insulator layer adjacent the fins such that sidewalls of the mask are parallel to the fins and are spaced from the fins a predetermined distance. The method performs an angled impurity implant into regions of the fins not protected by the gate conductor structure and the mask. This process forms impurity concentrations within the fins that are asymmetric and that mirror one another in adjacent pairs of fins." The patent application was filed on April 21, 2008 (12/106,476). 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=7,994,612.PN.&OS=PN/7,994,612&RS=PN/7,994,612 Written by Shabnam Sheikh; edited by Jaya Anand. 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. -1057452 (c) 2011 Targeted News Service |