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U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in Massachusetts (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 Massachusetts. *** Raytheon Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 11 -- Raytheon, Waltham, Mass., has been assigned a patent (7,994,550) developed by four co-inventors for a "semiconductor structures having both elemental and compound semiconductor devices on a common substrate." The co-inventors are Valery S. Kaper, Winchester, Mass., John P. Bettencourt, Danvers, Mass., Jeffrey R. LaRoche, Lowell, Mass., and Kamal Tabatabaie, Sharon, Mass. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A semiconductor structure comprising: a substrate; a seed layer supported by the substrate; an elemental semiconductor layer disposed over a first portion of the seed layer; and a compound semiconductor layer disposed on a second portion of the seed layer. The first portion of the seed layer is electrically insulated from the second portion of the seed layer. A first semiconductor device is formed in the elemental semiconductor layer. A second semiconductor device is formed in the compound semiconductor layer. The second semiconductor device includes: a first electrode in contact with a first region of the compound semiconductor layer; a second electrode in contact with a second region of the compound semiconductor layer; and a third electrode. The third electrode controls carriers passing in a third region of the compound semiconductor layer disposed between the first region and the second region. A fourth electrode is in electrical contact with the second portion of the seed layer." The patent application was filed on May 22, 2009 (12/470,633). 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=79,94,550.PN.&OS=PN/79,94,550&RS=PN/79,94,550 Written by Ruby Maibam; edited by Jaya Anand. *** 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. *** Axcelis Technologies Assigned Patent for Control of Particles on Semiconductor Wafers When Implanting Boron Hydrides ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- Axcelis Technologies, Beverly, Mass., has been assigned a patent (7,994,487) developed by Andrew M. Ray, Newburyport, Mass., for a "control of particles on semiconductor wafers when implanting boron hydrides." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method for reducing particle contamination during implantation of ions comprises providing an implantation system for implanting ions into a workpiece via an ion beam, wherein one or more components are under selective vacuum and have one or more contaminants in a first state disposed thereon. A gas is introduced to the implantation system, wherein the gas generally reacts with at least a portion of the one or more contaminants, therein transforming the at least a portion of the one or more contaminants into a second state The at least a portion of the one or more contaminants in the second state remain disposed on the one or more components, and wherein the at least a portion of the second state of the one or more contaminants generally does not produce particle contamination on the one or more workpieces." The patent application was filed on May 29, 2009 (12/474,786). 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=79,94,487.PN.&OS=PN/79,94,487&RS=PN/79,94,487 Written by Ruby Maibam; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Applied Materials Assigned Patent for Substrate Scanner Apparatus ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- Applied Materials, Santa Clara, Calif., has been assigned a patent (7,994,486) developed by Theodore Smick, Essex, Mass., and Ronald Horner, Auburndale, Mass., for a substrate scanner apparatus. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "This invention relates to an apparatus for scanning substrates through an ion beam in the process chamber of an ion implanter. The apparatus comprises a substrate carriage and reaction mass carriage movably mounted to a fixed base. The substrate carriage is adapted to support a substrate holder. Movement of the substrate carriage results in movement of the substrate holder, and substrate mounted therein, through the ion beam. The reaction mass carriage moves in the opposite direction to the substrate carriage to counter any reaction forces exerted on the fixed base as a result of acceleration of the substrate carriage." The patent application was filed on Oct. 30, 2006 (11/589,312). 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=79,94,486.PN.&OS=PN/79,94,486&RS=PN/79,94,486 Written by Ruby Maibam; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Axcelis Technologies Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- Axcelis Technologies, Beverly, Mass., has been assigned a patent (7,994,488) developed by Yongzhang Huang, Hamilton, Mass., for a "low contamination, low energy beamline architecture for high current ion implantation." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An ion implantation system comprising an ion source that generates an ion beam along a beam path, a mass analyzer component downstream of the ion source that performs mass analysis and angle correction on the ion beam, a resolving aperture electrode comprising at least one electrode downstream of the mass analyzer component and along the beam path having a size and shape according to a selected mass resolution and a beam envelope, a deflection element downstream of the resolving aperture electrode that changes the path of the ion beam exiting the deflection element, a deceleration electrode downstream of the deflection element that decelerates the ion beam, a support platform within an end station for retaining and positioning a workpiece which is implanted with charged ions, and wherein the end station is mounted approximately eight degrees counterclockwise so that the deflected ion beam is perpendicular to the workpiece." The patent application was filed on April 24, 2008 (12/108,890). 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=79,94,488.PN.&OS=PN/79,94,488&RS=PN/79,94,488 Written by Ruby Maibam; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Bose Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- Bose, Framingham, Mass., has been assigned a patent (7,994,742) developed by Richard F. O'Day, Westborough, Mass., for a "position measurement using magnetic fields." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A position sensing system includes a member movable along a path, the member having an elongated magnet extending along the path, the magnetic field orientation of the elongated magnet being at an angle with respect to the path. A sensor determines a position of the member along the path based on a measurement of a magnetic field generated by the elongated magnet." The patent application was filed on March 25, 2008 (12/055,280). 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=79,94,742.PN.&OS=PN/79,94,742&RS=PN/79,94,742 Written by Ruby Maibam; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Highway to Health Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- Highway to Health, Radnor, Pa., has been assigned a patent (7,996,508) developed by Angelo Masciantonio, Radnor, Pa., Eliot Heher, Wellesley, Mass., and Peter J. Bohn, Ardmore, Pa., for a "system and method for locating providers over the internet on short notice." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A system for allowing members or prospective members to simultaneously contact multiple providers to secure an appointment on short notice. The system also enables the provider to view or obtain requests for appointments from members who the provider may not have previously met and/or served. The system further enables a facilitator 304 to monitor the communication exchanges between members and providers and to intervene directly if needed. The system includes a web application, a provider network, facilitator, a database server, a web server, and a database. The web application includes a web site that facilitates interaction between members, providers, the facilitator and the system. The web site also includes a list of common medical terms, phrases, and pharmaceuticals that are cross-referenced in multiple languages. The provider network processes information provided by users of the system and the database stores information processed in the system." The patent application was filed on Nov. 15, 2006 (11/599,252). 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=7,996,508.PN.&OS=PN/7,996,508&RS=PN/7,996,508 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Jaya Anand. *** OSRAM Assigned Patent for Circuit Arrangement for Operation of Discharge Lamps, and Method for Operation of Discharge Lamps ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- OSRAM, Munchen, Germany, has been assigned a patent (7,994,734) developed by five co-inventors for a "circuit arrangement for operation of discharge lamps, and method for operation of discharge lamps." The co-inventors are Christian Breuer, Newburyport, Mass., Martin Bruckel, Garching, Germany, Andreas Huber, Maisach, Germany, Henning Rehn, Berlin, and Bernhard Reiter, Munchen, Germany. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A circuit arrangement for operating a discharge lamp, wherein the circuit arrangement comprises a commutation device, which has an input which is coupled to a DC source, and has an output which can be coupled to a discharge lamp. The commutation device is designed in such a way that it couples the DC source to the output, and the polarity at which the DC source is coupled to the output can be commutated by a control device. The control device has a sync input, and the polarity of the DC source is commutated in synchronism with sync pulses of a sync signal which can be applied at the sync input. The control device has a measuring input, which is coupled to a measuring device which is designed to provide a measured value which is a measure of the size of electrode peaks. The control device suppresses at least one commutation if the measured value overshoots or undershoots a predetermined threshold value." The patent application was filed on Dec. 13, 2006 (12/519,122). 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=79,94,734.PN.&OS=PN/79,94,734&RS=PN/79,94,734 Written by Ruby Maibam; edited by Jaya Anand. *** BMC Software Assigned Patent for Systems and Methods for Extensible Distributed Configuration Management ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- BMC Software, Houston, has been assigned a patent (7,996,500) developed by Hayim Kobi, Lexington, Mass., and Jon Whitney, Cambridge, Mass., for "systems and methods for extensible distributed configuration management." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Systems and methods for extensible distributed configuration management of computer resources are described. Examples include a computer system including a processing unit and a storage device that stores a model definition and one or more asset plug-ins (each of the one or more asset plug-ins configured to expose at least one asset object that represents a computer resource). The computer system further includes memory that stores an asset model created based at least in part on the model definition, and a network interface configured to deploy to at least one managed system a compatible asset plug-in (the model definition including at least one conditional reference to the compatible asset plug-in). If a condition specified within the asset model is satisfied the processing unit selects the compatible asset plug-in for deployment, the condition being defined within the model definition and designated as applicable to the at least one conditional reference." The patent application was filed on Dec. 9, 2009 (12/634,614). 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=7,996,500.PN.&OS=PN/7,996,500&RS=PN/7,996,500 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Jaya Anand. *** OSRAM SYLVANIA Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- OSRAM SYLVANIA, Danvers, Mass., has been assigned a patent (7,994,725) developed by Guy P. Bouchard, Beverly, Mass., for "floating switch controlling LED array segment." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A control circuit used in a lamp system. The lamp system has a first and a second light emitting diode (LED) connected together in series. The control circuit includes a current source for connecting to the first LED to provide a regulated drive current to the first and second LEDs in order to illuminate the LEDs. The control circuit includes a switching component for connecting in parallel with the first LED to divert the driver current from the first LED and provide the driver current to the second LED when the switching component is activated. The control circuit includes a controller for selectively activating the switching component in order to selectively extinguish the first LED." The patent application was filed on Nov. 6, 2008 (12/266,387). 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=79,94,725.PN.&OS=PN/79,94,725&RS=PN/79,94,725 Written by Ruby Maibam; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Prysm Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- Prysm, San Jose, Calif., has been assigned a patent (7,994,702) developed by Sergey A. Bukesov, Acton, Mass., and Roger A. Hajjar, San Jose, Calif., for "scanning beams displays based on light-emitting screens having phosphors." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "This specification describes phosphor compositions used in fluorescent layers for scanning beam displays. In general, one aspect of the subject matter described in this specification can be embodied in a display device having a fluorescent layer that absorbs an excitation light at a single wavelength and emits visible light. The fluorescent layer includes a plurality of parallel fluorescent stripes. At least three adjacent fluorescent stripes are made of three different fluorescent materials, which include a first fluorescent material that absorbs the excitation light and emits light of a first color, a second fluorescent material that absorbs the excitation light and emits light of a second color, and a third fluorescent material that absorbs the excitation light and emits light of a third color." The patent application was filed on Oct. 27, 2006 (11/553,971). 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=7,994,702.PN.&OS=PN/7,994,702&RS=PN/7,994,702 Written by Anjali Jha; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Massachusetts Institute of Technology Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Mass., has been assigned a patent (7,994,686) developed by six co-inventors for "electrochemical methods, devices, and structures." The co-inventors are Yet-Ming Chiang, Framingham, Mass., Steven R. Hall, Burlington, Mass., Fernando Tubilla Kuri, Cambridge, Mass., Kyungyeol Song, Seoul, South Korea, Timothy E. Chin, Cambridge, Mass., and Georg Baetz, Gilching, Germany. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The present invention generally provides devices and methods involving electrochemical actuation. The devices may comprise at least one component capable of exhibiting a volumetric or dimensional change upon application of a voltage. In some cases, the volumetric or dimensional change may produce mechanical work. Some embodiments of the invention may provide devices capable of exhibiting high actuation rates and supporting high amounts of stress (e.g., in tensile and/or compressive loading). In some embodiments, the present invention may provide morphing structures that may be useful in applications such as airfoils." The patent application was filed on April 26, 2007 (11/796,138). 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=7,994,686.PN.&OS=PN/7,994,686&RS=PN/7,994,686 Written by Anjali Jha; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Vulcan Portals Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- Vulcan Portals, Seattle, has been assigned a patent (7,996,480) developed by four co-inventors for a "low power email functionality for an electronic device." The co-inventors are Rod G. Fleck, Bellevue, Wash., Rex Antony Flynn, Newton, Mass., Martin J. Kee, Sammamish, Wash., and Stephen L. Perrin, Lake Forest Park, Wash. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Low power email capabilities are provided for an electronic device, such as a hand-held portable computer having capability to operate an application during a low power mode. During the low power mode, portions of hardware, software, services, and/or other components of the portable computer that are not necessary for email-related operations, such as polling a server for new email, are suspended or otherwise deactivated. At least a portion of a new email is stored in a memory of a low power display module (LPDM) of the portable computer. The LPDM is provided with its own low-power processing unit, user interface, and other components to allow access to and manipulation of the stored email while other components of the portable computer remain deactivated." The patent application was filed on March 16, 2010 (12/724,577). 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=7,996,480.PN.&OS=PN/7,996,480&RS=PN/7,996,480 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Jaya Anand. *** General Hospital Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- The General Hospital, Boston, has been assigned a patent (7,995,210) developed by Guillermo J. Tearney, Cambridge, Mass., and Brett Eugene Bouma, Quincy, Mass., for "devices and arrangements for performing coherence range imaging using a common path interferometer" The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Devices, arrangements and apparatus adapted to propagate at least one electro-magnetic radiation are provided. In particular, a probe housing, a sample arm section and a reference arm section can be included. For example, the sample arm section can be at least partially situated within the probe housing, and configured to propagate a first portion of the electro-magnetic radiation that is intended to be forwarded to a sample. The reference arm section can be at least partially situated within the probe housing, and configured to propagate a second portion of the electro-magnetic radiation that is intended to be forwarded to a reference. In addition or as an alternative, an interferometer may be situated within the probe housing. The first and second portions may travel along substantially the same paths, and the electro-magnetic radiation can be generated by a narrowband light source that has a tunable center wavelength. Further, the first and second portions may be at least partially transmitted via at least one optical fiber. A splitting arrangement may be provided which splits the electro-magnetic radiation into the first and second portions, and positioned closer to the sample than to the source of the electro-magnetic radiation, and the first and second portions may be adapted to propagate in different directions. An apparatus may be provided that is configured to control an optical path length of the second portion." The patent application was filed on Nov. 21, 2005 (11/285,301). 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=7995210.PN.&OS=PN/7995210&RS=PN/7995210 Written by Ankresh Ranjan; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Cambridge Research & Instrumentation Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- Cambridge Research & Instrumentation, Woburn, Mass., has been assigned a patent (7,995,205) developed by four co-inventors for a "visualizing birefringent structures in samples." The co-inventors are Peter Miller, Cambridge, Mass., David Fletcher-Holmes, Boston, Cathy M. Boutin, New Ipswich, N.H., and Clifford Hoyt, Wellesley, Mass. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Apparatus and methods are disclosed for viewing low-birefringence structures within samples directly, with the eye, in real-time. The sample is placed between an entrance polarizer and analyzer polarizer, the transmission state of one of which is changed dynamically to create a modulated view of the scene; against this background, birefringent structures are visible because of their different appearance when modulated. Modulation rates of 4 or more states per second; use of 4 or more states, or even a continuum of states, which lie substantially on a latitude line on the Poincare sphere; and orientation of the polarization components to produce a uniform background; produce a clear view that does not produce operator fatigue. Broad-band wavelength operation spanning 50 nm or more, or the whole visible range, is achieved, and it is compatible with integration into other microscopy modes such as Hoffman relief contrast." The patent application was filed on Nov. 18, 2008 (12/273,299). 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=7995205.PN.&OS=PN/7995205&RS=PN/7995205 Written by Ankresh Ranjan; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Implant Sciences Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- Implant Sciences, Wilmington, Mass., has been assigned a patent (7,994,453) developed by Keith A. Richards, Manchester, N.H., and Stephen N. Bunker, Wakefeield, Mass., for a "flash heating for tubing." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A chemical sample gas tube that is capable of being rapidly heated and cooled allows rapid purging of condensed chemical vapor from its inside surface. The tube may include a thin foil with an electrically conducting surface, a rigidly separated pair of clamps to shape the thin foil into a cylinder shape, and a temperature-controlled source of electricity that can flow sequentially through the clamps and thin foil for heating. The temperature of the cylindrical thin foil may be increased at a rate of at least 25 degrees Celsius per second, and may be cooled at a rate of at least 10 degrees Celsius per second. A temperature control sequence may be provided that includes at least one temperature that performs at least one of: condensing the chemical vapor, transmitting the chemical vapor, desorbing the condensed chemical vapor, and decomposing the condensed chemical vapor." The patent application was filed on March 17, 2008 (12/077,190). 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=7994453.PN.&OS=PN/7994453&RS=PN/7994453 Written by Ankresh Ranjan; 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. *** National Research Initiatives, Science Research Laboratory Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- National Research Initiatives, Reston, Va., and Science Research Laboratory, Somerville, Mass., have been assigned a patent (7,994,463) developed by Allen M. Flusberg, Newton, Mass., and Michael A. Huff, Reston, Va., for "fabrication of transducer structures." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "methods for fabricating structures such as transducer pedestal structures and transducers fabricated by the methods.." The patent application was filed on Feb. 11, 2010 (12/704,116). 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=7994463.PN.&OS=PN/7994463&RS=PN/7994463 Written by Ankresh Ranjan; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Massachusetts Inventor Develops Patent for Two-dimensional and Three-dimensional Projecting ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug 12 -- Barret Lippey, Belmont, Mass., has developed a patent (7,995,092) for a "two-dimensional and three-dimensional projecting." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A processor adjusts a first image generated by a projector and a second image generated by the projector in a first manner if the first and second images together include a stereoscopic image, and in a second manner if the first and second images do not include a stereoscopic image." The patent application was filed on April 5, 2006 (11/398,401). 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=7,995,092&OS=7,995,092&RS=7,995,092 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** MITRE Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- MITRE, McLean, Va., has been assigned a patent (7,995,676) developed by John D. Fite, Clifton, Va., and John W. Betz, Bedford, Mass., for an "interpolation processing for enhanced signal acquisition." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The present invention relates to methods and systems for enhanced signal acquisition through cross-ambiguity function (CAF) interpolation. In one aspect, the present invention provides methods and systems for CAF interpolation. In an embodiment, a first CAF generated using a low input sampling rate (e.g., 1 sample/chip) is interpolated to generate a second CAF having a higher sample per chip rate. By lowering the initial input sampling rate, cost and complexity of initial synchronization processing can be significantly reduced at the receiver. In another aspect, coherent and non-coherent interpolation methods and systems are provided for time and frequency CAF interpolation. Low cost and low complexity implementations of these methods and systems are also provided with associated CAF peak detection methods and systems." The patent application was filed on Jan. 27, 2006 (11/340,841). 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=7,995,676.PN.&OS=PN/7,995,676&RS=PN/7,995,676 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Jaya Anand. *** GMR Research & Technology Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- GMR Research & Technology, Concord, Mass., has been assigned a patent (7,994,959) developed by Gil M. Raz, Concord, Mass., Jeffrey H. Jackson, Arlington, Mass., and Jarvis D. Haupt, Houston, for a "system and method of signal sensing, sampling and processing through the exploitation of channel mismatch effects." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A system for sensing, sampling and processing an input signal includes an encoding subsystem for sensing and sampling the input signal into a plurality of distinct data paths using a sub-Nyquist sampling rate. The system architecture is designed to induce encoded variations between the plurality of data paths, such as channel differences in amplitude or phase. The system additionally includes a decoding subsystem for reconstructing the encoded signal back to its original bandwidth. Preferably, the decoding subsystem exploits mismatch effects between the plurality of data paths as a form of signal diversity to resolve ambiguities introduced from sub-Nyquist signal sampling during signal reconstruction." The patent application was filed on Oct. 7, 2009 (12/587,560). 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=7,994,959&OS=7,994,959&RS=7,994,959 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. *** Mayflower Communications Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- Mayflower Communications, Burlington, Mass., has been assigned a patent (7,994,971) developed by five co-inventors for a "GPS-based measurement of roll rate and roll angle of spinning platforms." The co-inventors are Wallace Vander Velde, Winchester, Mass., John Cafarella, Swampscott, Mass., Huan-Wan Tseng, Westford, Mass., George Dimos, Lexington, Mass., and Triveni Upadhyay, Concord, Mass. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A system and method for determining the roll rate and roll angle of a spinning platform, using the measured phase differences between the GPS satellite signals received on two or more antennas. The measured phase differences and the navigation solution from a GPS receiver are processed in a Kalman filter to obtain the desired information. Data from non-GPS measurement sources is optionally provided to update the navigation solution. Although of wide applicability, the invention is uniquely suited to the measurement of roll rates and roll angles of fast spinning platforms with small baselines, in which the antennas are separated from each other by distances that are a fraction of the GPS signal wavelength." The patent application was filed on Jan. 9, 2008 (12/008,141). 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=7,994,971&OS=7,994,971&RS=7,994,971 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** QUALCOMM Assigned Patent for Acquisition of Timing Information in Wireless Communication Systems ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- QUALCOMM, San Diego, has been assigned a patent (7,995,616) developed by Mark S. Wallace, Bedford, Mass., Jay Rodney Walton, Carlisle, Mass., and Irina Medvedev, Somerville, Mass., for an "acquisition of timing information in wireless communication systems." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method for identifying a reference point in time in a wireless communication system includes: receiving a first repeated sequence of symbols; receiving a second repeated sequence of symbols; performing an autocorrelation between the first and second sequences of symbols; and identifying as the reference point in time an autocorrelation null between the first and second repeated sequences of symbols. Apparatus for identifying a reference point in time in a wireless communication system includes: means for receiving a first repeated sequence of symbols; means for receiving a second repeated sequence of symbols; means for performing an autocorrelation between the first and second sequences of symbols; and means for identifying as the reference point in time an autocorrelation null between the first and second repeated sequences of symbols." The patent application was filed on Jan. 30, 2008 (12/022,975). 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=7,995,616.PN.&OS=PN/7,995,616&RS=PN/7,995,616 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories, Cambridge, Mass., has been assigned a patent (7,995,644) developed by Zafer Sahinoglu, Arlington, Mass., Philip V. Orlik, Cambridge, Mass., and Andreas F. Molisch, Arlington, Mass., for a "device, method and protocol for private UWB ranging." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An apparatus, system, method and computer program product for secure ranging between at least two devices in radio communications with each other. In particular, an apparatus, system, method and computer program product for secure ranging between at least two devices communicating via ultra wideband (UWB) protocols. Either ternary-IR or time-hope-IR sequences are used for ranging and security. A first device transmits a range packet. A second device responds to the range packet after a delay time known only to the first and second devices. The delay time can be selected randomly by either to the first device or the second device and made known to the other device in an encrypted notification packet." The patent application was filed on Nov. 10, 2005 (12/089,744). 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=7,995,644&OS=7,995,644&RS=7,995,644 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Cisco Technology Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- Cisco Technology, San Jose, Calif., has been assigned a patent (7,995,590) developed by Nicholas Joseph Cutaia, Brighton, Mass., for a "method and system for communicating H.263 macroblock boundaries using H.221 BAS for RFC2190-compliant fragmentation." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method includes receiving a Real-Time Transport Protocol (RTP) packet at a first gateway and translating the RTP packet into a H.221 frame. The H.221 frame includes a H.263-compressed video bitstream. The H.221 frame may also include a H.221 Bit-Rate Allocation Signal (BAS) message to communicate RFC2190-compliant fragmentation boundary information containing Macroblock (MB) boundary to a second gateway, if there is no picture start code (PSC) or Group of Block start code (GBSC) at a start portion of the RTP packet. The method further includes transmitting the H.221 frame from the first gateway to the second gateway; and fragmenting the H.263 video bitstream contained in the H.221 frame at a PSC, a GBSC, or a Macroblock (MB) boundary contained in the H.221 BAS fragmentation message." The patent application was filed on March 27, 2007 (11/692,140). 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=7,995,590&OS=7,995,590&RS=7,995,590 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Cisco Technology Assigned Patent for System and Method for Retrieving Computed Paths from a Path Computation Element Using Encrypted Objects ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- Cisco Technology, San Jose, Calif., has been assigned a patent (7,995,593) developed by Jean-Philippe Vasseur, Dunstable, Mass., and Richard Bradford, Westford, Mass., for a "system and method for retrieving computed paths from a path computation element using encrypted objects." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "In one embodiment, a path computation client (PCC) generates a path computation request and transmits the path computation request to a path computation element (PCE). The PCC receives from the PCE a response including path segments defining a path, at least one of the path segments being an encrypted path segment that has been encrypted according to an encryption algorithm associated with a remote domain. The PCC then generates a path reservation message that includes the encrypted path segment. This is done without decrypting the encrypted path segment at the PCC. The PCC transmits the path reservation message to one or more nodes along the path, which may be capable of decrypting the encrypted path segment." The patent application was filed on Jan. 28, 2009 (12/361,257). 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=7,995,593&OS=7,995,593&RS=7,995,593 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Jaya Anand. *** American Science and Engineering Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- American Science and Engineering, Billerica, Mass., has been assigned a patent (7,995,707) developed by Peter J. Rothschild, Newton, Mass., Jeffrey R. Schubert, Somerville, Mass., and Aaron D. Pailes, Acton, Mass., for an "X-ray inspection with contemporaneous and proximal transmission and backscatter imaging." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An X-ray imaging inspection system for bags and packages. Transmission imaging is performed using a fan beam and a segmented detector, while scatter imaging is performed with a scanned pencil beam, with both beams active simultaneously. Cross-talk between the beams is mitigated by a combination of shielding, scatter detector design, positioning and orientation, and image processing. Image processing subtracts the measured radiation scattered from the transmission beam into the scatter detectors, reducing cross-talk." The patent application was filed on June 22, 2009 (12/488,635). 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=7,995,707&OS=7,995,707&RS=7,995,707 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Jaya Anand. *** General Hospital Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- General Hospital, Boston, has been assigned a patent (7,995,627) developed by five co-inventors for a "process and apparatus for a wavelength tuning source." The co-inventors are Brett Eugene Bouma, Quincy, Mass., Seok-Hyun (Andy) Yun, Cambridge, Mass., Wang-Yuhl (William) Oh, Cambridge, Mass., Johannes F. De Boer, Amstelveen, The Netherlands, and Guillermo J. Tearney, Cambridge, Mass. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An apparatus and source arrangement for filtering an electromagnetic radiation can be provided which may include at least one spectral separating arrangement configured to physically separate one or more components of the electromagnetic radiation based on a frequency of the electromagnetic radiation. The apparatus and source arrangement may also have at least one continuously rotating optical arrangement which is configured to receive at least one signal that is associated with the one or more components. Further, the apparatus and source arrangement can include at least one beam selecting arrangement configured to receive the signal." The patent application was filed on Nov. 30, 2009 (12/627,918). 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=7,995,627&OS=7,995,627&RS=7,995,627 Written by Arpi Sharma; 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. -1057442 (c) 2011 Targeted News Service |