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U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in Arizona (Aug. 24)(Targeted News Service Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Targeted News Service Targeted News Service ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 24 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Arizona. *** Cadence Design Systems Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 24 -- Cadence Design Systems, San Jose, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,005,992) developed by Ramani Pichumani, Palo Alto, Calif., and Catherine Bunting, Phoenix, for a "scalable storage and retrieval of multiple asynchronous signals." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method of processing signals includes: sampling multiple signals, where each sampled signal includes multiple signal values and corresponding time values; partitioning the sampled signals into multiple partitions, where each partition includes signal values and corresponding time values for signals having identical time values within a partition time interval and where at least one additional partition is formed when two sampled signals diverge from identical time values; and saving signal values and time values from partitions in buffers corresponding to the partitions, where the buffers represent allocations of memory for saving partition values." The patent application was filed on Oct. 13, 2006 (11/580,535). 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=8,005,992.PN.&OS=PN/8,005,992&RS=PN/8,005,992 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Go Daddy Group Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 24 -- Go Daddy Group, Scottsdale, Ariz., has been assigned a patent (8,005,970) developed by Wayne Thayer, Phoenix, Craig Condit, Scottsdale, Ariz., and John Paxton, Phoenix, for "systems and methods for managing a domain name registrant's social websites." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Systems and methods of the present invention allow for managing multiple social websites. An exemplary method may comprise the steps of registering a domain name to a Registrant, generating a Social Domain (that corresponds to a social website) by concatenating at least one subdomain to the Registrant's domain name, mapping the Social Domain to a URL for the Registrant's social website webpage, entering the Social Domain in a browser, and displaying the Registrant's social website webpage." The patent application was filed on Feb. 25, 2010 (12/712,387). 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=8,005,970.PN.&OS=PN/8,005,970&RS=PN/8,005,970 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Anova Solutions Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 24 -- Anova Solutions, Santa Clara, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,005,660) developed by Hsien-Yen Chiu, San Jose, Calif., Meiling Wang, Tucson, Ariz., and Jun Li, San Jose, Calif., for a "hierarchical stochastic analysis process optimization for integrated circuit design and manufacture." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An Integrated Circuit Design tool incorporating a Stochastic Analysis Process ("SAP") is described. The SAP can be applied on many levels of circuit components including transistor devices, logic gate devices, and System-on-Chip or chip designs. The SAP replaces the large number of traditional Monte Carlo simulations with operations using a small number of sampling points or corners. The SAP is a hierarchical approach using a model fitting process to generate a model that can be used with any number of performance metrics to generate performance variation predictions along with corresponding statistical information (e.g., mean, three-sigma probability, etc.). A hierarchical SAP process breaks an overall circuit into a plurality of subcircuits and performs circuit simulation and SAP analysis steps on each subcircuit. An integration and reduction process combines the analysis results of each subcircuit, and a final SPICE/SAP process provides a model for the overall circuit based on the subcircuits." The patent application was filed on June 27, 2007 (11/823,601). 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=80,05,660.PN.&OS=PN/80,05,660&RS=PN/80,05,660 Written by Ruby Maibam; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Veritrix Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 24 -- Veritrix, Palo Alto, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,006,291) developed by Paul Headley, Hollister, Calif., and Kevin Collins, Goodyear, Ariz., for a multi-channel multi-factor authentication. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Systems and methods for authenticating electronic transactions are provided. The authentication methods employ a combination of security features and communication channels. These security features can be based, for example, on unique knowledge of the person being authenticated, a unique thing that the person has, unique personal features and attributes of the person, the ability of the person to respond, and to do so in a fashion that a machine cannot, and so forth. Methods for enrolling the person prior to authentication are also provided, as well as systems for enrollment and authentication." The patent application was filed on May 13, 2008 (12/119,617). 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=8,006,291&OS=8,006,291&RS=8,006,291 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Apparatus and Method to Automate the Testing of a Graphical User Interface ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 24 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,006,231) developed by Jason Lee Peipelman, Vail, Ariz., Eric Steven Shell, Tucson, Ariz., and Matthew John Ward, Vail, Ariz., for an "apparatus and method to automate the testing of a graphical user interface." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method is disclosed to automate the testing of a graphical user interface. The method supplies a computing device comprising a code base, wherein a graphical user interface ("GUI") is generated when that code base is executed, and wherein that GUI comprises a plurality of interactable graphical objects. The method color codes in the code base each of the plurality of interactable graphical objects, and then executes the code base. The method selects one of the color-coded interactable graphical objects as a test object. Using the color of the selected interactable graphical object, the method locates and activates that test object, and ascertains if an expected result was observed after activating the color-coded test object. If an expected result is not observed after activating the test object, the method generates an error message." The patent application was filed on June 26, 2007 (11/768,823). 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=8,006,231.PN.&OS=PN/8,006,231&RS=PN/8,006,231 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Go Daddy Group Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 24 -- Go Daddy Group, Scottsdale, Ariz., has been assigned a patent (8,005,859) developed by Eric Wagner, Scottsdale, Ariz., for a "maintaining contact with a document storage file owner." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Systems and methods of the present invention allow a file owner to upload and store a file to a File Storage Area. The file owner may synchronize a periodic clock to a time-based approval period during which the file owner may grant permissions to access the file. A file owner interface may store contact information for the file owner, and ping the information, substituting alternate contact information as necessary, alerting the file owner of any failure of the contact information prior to expiration of the time-based approval period. After expiration of the time-based approval period, grant of file permissions may be automatically approved." The patent application was filed on Feb. 12, 2009 (12/369,901). 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=80,05,859.PN.&OS=PN/80,05,859&RS=PN/80,05,859 Written by Rajat Puri; edited by Jaya Anand. *** NEC Laboratories America Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 24 -- NEC Laboratories America, Princeton, N.J., has been assigned a patent (8,006,163) developed by four co-inventors for a "polarization mode dispersion compensation using BCJR equalizer and iterative LDPC decoding." The co-inventors are Ivan B. Djordjevic, Tucson, Ariz., Milorad Cvjetic, Herndon, Va., Lei Xu, Princeton, N.J., and Ting Wang, Princeton, N.J. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A turbo equalizer includes a Bahl-Cocke-Jelinek-Raviv (BCJR) equalizer configured to receive a transmitted signal and partially cancel inter-symbol interference (ISI) due to polarization-mode dispersion (PMD). A low-density parity check (LDPC) decoder is coupled to the BCJR equalizer to receive channel bit reliabilities therefrom. The LDPC decoder iteratively provides extrinsic soft information feedback to the BCJR equalizer to compensate for PMD." The patent application was filed on Dec. 5, 2007 (11/950,720). 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=8,006,163&OS=8,006,163&RS=8,006,163 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Arizona Inventor Develops Patent for Modular System for Optimizing Knowledge Yield in the Digital Workplace ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 24 -- Mark Montgomery, Dewey, Ariz., has developed a patent (8,005,778) for a "modular system for optimizing knowledge yield in the digital workplace." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A networked computer system, architecture, and method are provided for optimizing human and intellectual capital in the digital workplace environment." The patent application was filed on April 13, 2007 (11/735,329). 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=8,005,778.PN.&OS=PN/8,005,778&RS=PN/8,005,778 Written by Anjali Jha; edited by Jaya Anand. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Data Storage System for Fast Reverse Restore ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 24 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,005,800) developed by eight co-inventors for a "data storage system for fast reverse restore." The co-inventors are Gail Andrea Spear, Tucson, Ariz., Michael E. Factor, Haifa, Israel, Rivka Mayraz Matsoevich, Zichron-Ya'acov, Israel, Shachar Fienblit, Ein Ayala, Israel, Sheli Rahav, Haifa, Israel, Robert Francis Bartfai, Tucson, Ariz., Dalit Tzafir, Haifa, Israel, and Ifat Nuriel, Haifa, Israel. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Techniques are provided for performing a copy operation. A fast reverse restore command indicating a new source and a new target is received, wherein the new source is an original target and the new target is an original source. A synchronous scan is performed on the new target. A new target structure associated with the new target is updated using a new source structure associated with the new source. Techniques are also provided for performing a copy operation in which a fast reverse restore command is received after an instant virtual copy has been performed from a new target to a new source and wherein the fast reverse restore command is performed before a background copy has been performed by the instant virtual copy." The patent application was filed on Oct. 29, 2010 (12/916,148). 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=8,005,800.PN.&OS=PN/8,005,800&RS=PN/8,005,800 Written by Anjali Jha; edited by Jaya Anand. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Method and Apparatus for Partial Data Set Recovery ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 24 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,005,798) developed by four co-inventors for a "method and apparatus for partial data set recovery." The co-inventors are Douglas Lee Lehr, Tucson, Ariz., Franklin Emmert McCune, Tucson, Ariz., David Charles Reed, Tucson, Ariz., and Max Douglas Smith, Tucson, Ariz. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method for data recovery of a data set migrated from a first storage media to a second storage media, where the data set includes a header record and multiple control records interleaved with corresponding data blocks. The header record is examined to identify a number of control records and data blocks comprising the data set. Next, the control records and data blocks are examined in order, starting with an initial data block, until a first data block is identified due to its failure to match the attribute included in the associated control record. Then the control records and data blocks are examined in reverse order, starting with a last data block, until a second data block is identified due to its failure to match an attribute included in the associated control record. Lastly, each data block from the first data block to the second data block are set to a lost data value." The patent application was filed on April 30, 2009 (12/433,776). 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=8,005,798.PN.&OS=PN/8,005,798&RS=PN/8,005,798 Written by Anjali Jha; edited by Jaya Anand. *** American Express Travel Related Services Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 24 -- American Express Travel Related Services, New York, has been assigned a patent (8,005,732) developed by six co-inventors for a "system for reducing information required to open a new account." The co-inventors are Yelena Khandros, Brooklyn, N.Y., Lorraine Miranda, Phoenix, Suzanne K. Berlin, Peoria, Ariz., Randy Okerlund, Anthem, Ariz., Rhonda Lee Bertucci, Phoenix, and Gregory Alan Glenn, Mesa, Ariz. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An existing customer of a financial institution may open a new account with their financial institution using an optimized online interface. Initially, the interface presents a standard application for a new account in which an extensive number of fields for personal and financial information must be completed. A link is provided on this long application for use by existing account holders only. Upon selection of the link, an existing account holder is instead presented with a short application in which only the account holder's name, a portion of their social security number, their existing account number, and their account confirmation identifier are required to be entered." The patent application was filed on Dec. 31, 2003 (10/749,697). 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=8,005,732.PN.&OS=PN/8,005,732&RS=PN/8,005,732 Written by Anjali Jha; edited by Jaya Anand. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for System for Determining Allocation of Tape Drive Resources for a Secure Data Erase Process ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 24 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,006,050) developed by four co-inventors for a "system for determining allocation of tape drive resources for a secure data erase process." The co-inventors are Gregory Tad Kishi, Oro Valley, Ariz., Mark Allan Norman, Tucson, Ariz., Laura Jean Ostasiewski, Tucson, Ariz., and Christopher Michael Sansone, Tucson, Ariz. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A system is provided to ensure a timely secure data erase by determining whether allocating an additional tape drive would improve secure data erase performance by evaluating a quantity of physical volumes to be secure data erased, a maximum queued threshold, an average time to an erasure deadline and a minimum expiration threshold. An additional tape drive is allocated for the secure data erase process when it is determined that allocating an additional tape drive would improve secure data erase performance." The patent application was filed on April 19, 2007 (11/737,739). 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=8,006,050&OS=8,006,050&RS=8,006,050 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Export of Logical Volumes by Pools ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 24 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,006,049) developed by four co-inventors for an "export of logical volumes by pools." The co-inventors are Cheryl M. Friauf, Tucson, Ariz., Gregory T. Kishi, Oro Valley, Ariz., Mark A. Norman, Tucson, Ariz., and Laura J. Ostasiewski, Tucson, Ariz. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A virtual tape server for implementing a method for exporting one or more logical volumes contained in a source physical volume pool. The method involves an activation of an export clone pool to clone an identity of the source physical volume pool into the export clone pool based on the logical volumes, an exportation of the export clone pool including the logical volumes subsequent to the activation of the export clone pool, and a deactivation of the export clone pool to purge the identity of the source physical volume pool from the export clone pool subsequent to the exportation of the export clone pool." The patent application was filed on Jan. 18, 2007 (11/624,556). 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=8,006,049.PN.&OS=PN/8,006,049&RS=PN/8,006,049 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. 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