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U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in Pennsylvania (Aug. 26)(Targeted News Service Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Targeted News Service Targeted News Service ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Pennsylvania. *** Zarlink Semiconductor Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- Zarlink Semiconductor, Austin, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,004,122) developed by John K. Moriarty Jr., Reading, Pa., for a "bootstrap supply for switched mode power converter." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A power converter controller is operable to control power provided to a load circuit coupled between a first voltage supply terminal and a first switching element by controlling the first switching element and to control power provided to an energy storage element coupled to the first switching element. The energy storage element is operable to provide a power supply. A first control terminal couples to a control input of the first switching element. A first load terminal couples to the first switching element and the charge storing element. A second switching element couples between the first load terminal and a second voltage supply terminal. Timing logic is operable to selectively provide a control signal at the first control terminal to control the first switching element and to selectively control the second switching element to supply power to the load circuit during a load powering phase by enabling the first and second switching elements, charge the energy storage element during a bootstrap charging phase by enabling the first switching element and disabling the second switching element, and allowing the load circuit to operate in isolation during a passive phase by disabling at least the first switching element." The patent application was filed on Aug. 13, 2008 (12/190,907). 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=80,04,122.PN.&OS=PN/80,04,122&RS=PN/80,04,122 Written by Ruby Maibam; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Eaton Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- Eaton, Cleveland, has been assigned a patent (8,004,802) developed by Robert T. Elms, Monroeville, Pa., for an "operational amplifier circuit and arc fault circuit interrupter including the same." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An operational amplifier circuit is for an arc fault circuit interrupter including a current sensor having a secondary and an envelope detector circuit having an input. The operational amplifier circuit includes a band pass filter having an input structured to be electrically interconnected with the secondary of the current sensor and an output; and a rectifier circuit. The rectifier circuit includes an operational amplifier having an input electrically interconnected with the output of the band pass filter and an output, a half-wave rectifier having an input electrically interconnected with the output of the operational amplifier, an output, and a forward voltage between the input and the output of the half-wave rectifier, the half-wave rectifier output being structured to be electrically interconnected with the input of the envelope detector circuit, and a voltage compensation circuit cooperating with the input and the output of the operational amplifier to compensate for the forward voltage." The patent application was filed on Nov. 19, 2008 (12/273,993). 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=8004802.PN.&OS=PN/8004802&RS=PN/8004802 Written by Ankresh Ranjan; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Johnson Controls Technology Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- Johnson Controls Technology, Holland, Mich., has been assigned a patent (8,004,803) developed by Harold R. Schnetzka, York, Pa., for a variable speed drive. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Systems and methods for improved Variable Speed Drives are provided. One embodiment relates to apparatus for common mode and differential mode filtering for motor or compressor bearing protection when operating with Variable Speed Drives, including conducted EMI/RFI input power mains mitigation. Another embodiment relates to a method to extend the synchronous operation of an active converter to the AC mains voltage during complete line dropout. Another embodiment relates to an active converter-based Variable Speed Drive system with Improved Full Speed Efficiency. Another embodiment relates to a liquid- or refrigerant-cooled inductor. The liquid- or refrigerant-cooled inductor may be used in any application where liquid or refrigerant cooling is available and a reduction in size and weight of a magnetic component is desired." The patent application was filed on April 17, 2008 (12/281,803). 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=8004803.PN.&OS=PN/8004803&RS=PN/8004803 Written by Ankresh Ranjan; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Agere Systems Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- Agere Systems, Allentown, Pa., has been assigned a patent (8,005,094) developed by Juergen Beck, Hohenkammer, Germany, Mark A. Bordogna, Andover, Mass., and Christopher W. Hamilton, Breinigsville, Pa., for a "method and apparatus for circuit emulation services over cell and packet networks." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Methods and apparatus are provided for circuit emulation services over cell and packet networks. A constant bit rate traffic stream is mapped to one of a cell and packet structure. The constant bit rate traffic stream is mapped to one or more cells and the one or more cells are selectively translated to one or more packets if a packet stream is selected. In addition, one of a received cell and packet stream are mapped to a constant bit rate traffic stream. The packet stream is selectively translated to one or more cells and the one or more cells are translated to the constant bit rate traffic stream. A clock can optionally be recovered from the received cell or packet stream." The patent application was filed on June 30, 2006 (11/480,320). 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=80,05,094&OS=80,05,094&RS=80,05,094 Written by Rajat Puri; edited by Jaya Anand. *** SV Probe Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- SV Probe, Singapore, has been assigned a patent (8,004,299) developed by five co-inventors for a "cantilever probe structure for a probe card assembly." The co-inventors are Scott R. Williams, St. George, Utah, Edward Laurent, North Wales, Pa., David T. Beatson, Kennett Square, Pa., Bahadir Tunaboylu, Chandler, Ariz., and Edward L. Malantonio, Conshohocken, Pa. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A probe for a probe card assembly includes a beam and a fulcrum element. The fulcrum element is positioned between a base end portion of the beam and a tip end portion of the beam and is adapted for contact with the beam such that the beam is cantilevered by the fulcrum." The patent application was filed on March 1, 2011 (13/038,140). 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=80,04,299&OS=80,04,299&RS=80,04,299 Written by Rajat Puri; edited by Jaya Anand. *** PDF Solutions Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- PDF Solutions, San Jose, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,004,315) developed by Tejas Jhaveri, Pittsburgh, Pa., for a "process for making and designing an IC with pattern controlled layout regions." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The invention provides a reduced complexity layout style based on applying a limited set of changes to an underlying repeated base template. With the templates properly defined in accordance with the characteristic features disclosed, the invention enables efficient implementation of logic circuitry, with a dramatic reduction in the pattern complexity (or number of unique layout patterns at each mask level) for realistically sized designs. This reduction in pattern complexity that the invention provides is particularly important for advanced and emerging semiconductor processes, because it enables effective use of SMO and full-chip mask optimization." The patent application was filed on Aug. 10, 2010 (12/853,663). 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=80,04,315&OS=80,04,315&RS=80,04,315 Written by Rajat Puri; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Eaton Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- Eaton, Cleveland, has been assigned a patent (8,004,376) developed by James Gerard Maloney, Industry, Pa., and Luis Enrique Betances Sansur, Santo Domingo, Dominician Republic, for an "electrical switching apparatus and shunt separator therefor." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A shunt separator is provided for an electrical switching apparatus including a housing, separable contacts enclosed within the housing, an operating assembly including a trip bar, and a trip assembly. The trip assembly cooperates with the trip bar to trip open the separable contacts in response to a fault condition. The trip assembly includes a number of shunts. The shunt separator includes a molded projection, which extends outwardly from the housing of the electrical switching apparatus. The molded projection at least partially surrounds a portion of the trip bar, thereby separating the number of shunts from the trip bar." The patent application was filed on Dec. 12, 2008 (12/333,629). 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=80,04,376&OS=80,04,376&RS=80,04,376 Written by Rajat Puri; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Accu-Sort Systems Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- Accu-Sort Systems, Telford, Pa., has been assigned a patent (8,004,604) developed by Edward I. Chaleff, Doylestown, Pa., Thomas J. Brobst, Allentown, Pa., and Richard J. Skokowski, Warminster, Pa., for a "coplanar camera scanning system." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A system for scanning objects having at least two linear array sensors, adapted to detect light input signals, is provided. A lens is optically connected to each of the linear array sensors, and are adapted to receive and transmit an optical image located in a respective lens field of view along a respective lens axis to the respective one of the at least two linear array sensor. A light source which generates an illumination stripe in general linear alignment with the lens axis across a depth of the field of view is provided. A cylindrical lens is positioned between the light source and an object to be scanned. The cylindrical lens adapted to collect, transmit and focus light from the light source to form the illumination stripe. This arrangement provides a wider system field of view with generally more uniform resolution." The patent application was filed on May 18, 2009 (12/468,050). 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=8,004,604.PN.&OS=PN/8,004,604&RS=PN/8,004,604 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** ATI Technologies Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- ATI Technologies, Markham, Ontario, Canada, has been assigned a patent (8,004,617) developed by Ilya Klebanov, Thornhill, Canada, and Kwok P. Hui, Langhorne, Pa., for a stand-by mode transitioning. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A device for rapidly instituting an active mode of a digital-television enabled system, the system including a first, volatile memory configured to load and store software instructions, includes: an input configured to receive first digital audio and video information; a first output configured to convey second audio and information toward a display regarding the first audio and video information; at least one second output configured to convey commands to, and receive information from, the first memory; and a processor configured to perform functions in accordance with software instructions stored in first and second memories and to cause the first memory to load software instructions for provision to the processor such that first instructions for processing at least one of the first audio information and the first video information are loaded and stored by the first memory with a higher priority than second instructions for performing other functionality." The patent application was filed on Aug. 30, 2006 (11/514,056). 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=8,004,617&OS=8,004,617&RS=8,004,617 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Lawson Labs Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- Lawson Labs, Malvern, Pa., has been assigned a patent (8,004,344) developed by William H. Morong, Paoli, Pa., and Thomas E. Lawson, Malvern, Pa., for a gate-charge retaining switch. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "This invention provides a means and method for preventing unwanted semiconductor turn-on and turn-off, caused by a high rate of voltage change, without significantly affecting the desired ON and OFF transitions of the semiconductor. According to this invention, time is provided during either or both bistable ON and OFF semiconductor states, during which the semiconductor gate is allowed to float, neither being driven ON or OFF, and circuitry for lowering gate-node impedance at non-transitional times to prevent state disruptions by dV/dT is provided." The patent application was filed on Nov. 12, 2009 (12/617,260). 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=80,04,344.PN.&OS=PN/80,04,344&RS=PN/80,04,344 Written by Rajat Puri; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Eaton Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- Eaton, Cleveland, has been assigned a patent (8,004,418) developed by Engelbert Hetzmannseder, Glendale, Wis., William J. Murphy, Cranberry Township, Pa., and Robert T. Elms, Monroeville, Pa., for a "communication interface apparatus for an electrical distribution panel, and system and electrical distribution panel including the same." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A system includes a number of electrical switching apparatus having separable contacts, an operating mechanism structured to open and close the separable contacts, a trip mechanism cooperating with the operating mechanism to trip open the separable contacts, a test circuit structured to test the trip mechanism and determine a failure to protect condition thereof, and a communication circuit structured to communicate the failure to protect condition. The system also includes an electrical distribution panel having a housing housing the number of electrical switching apparatus, and a communication interface structured to receive the failure to protect condition from the communication circuit and annunciate the failure to protect condition." The patent application was filed on Nov. 5, 2008 (12/265,083). 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=8,004,418&OS=8,004,418&RS=8,004,418 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. -1058922 (c) 2011 Targeted News Service |