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U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in New York (Sept. 1)(Targeted News Service Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Targeted News Service Targeted News Service ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in New York. *** InterDigital Technology Assigned Patent for Method and Apparatus for Performing an Access Procedure ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 31 -- InterDigital Technology, Wilmington, Del., has been assigned a patent (8,009,636) developed by Fatih Ozluturk, Port Washington, N.Y., and Gary R. Lomp, Centerport, N.Y., for a "method and apparatus for performing an access procedure." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A base station for controlling transmission power during the establishment of a communication channel utilizes the reception of a short code during initial power ramp-up. The short code is a sequence for detection by the base station which has a much shorter period than a conventional access code. The ramp-up starts from a power level that is lower than the required power level for detection by the base station. The power of the short code is quickly increased until the signal is detected by the base station. Once the base station detects the short code, it transmits an indication that the short code has been detected." The patent application was filed on June 29, 2005 (11/169,488). 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=80,09,636.PN.&OS=PN/80,09,636&RS=PN/80,09,636 Written by Ruby Maibam; edited by Jaya Anand. *** InterDigital Technology Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 31 -- InterDigital Technology, Wilmington, Del., has been assigned a patent (8,009,653) developed by Stephen E. Terry, Northport, N.Y., for an "MAC multiplexing and TFC selection procedure for enhanced uplink." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method implemented in a wireless communication system including a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU), a Node-B and a radio network controller (RNC) for quantizing multiplexed data allowed by grants to closely match a selected enhanced uplink transport format combination (E-TFC) transport block size is disclosed. The amount of scheduled and non-scheduled data allowed to be transmitted is quantized so that the amount of data multiplexed into an enhanced uplink (EU) medium access control (MAC-e) protocol data unit (PDU) more closely matches the selected E-TFC transport block size. In an embodiment, the amount of buffered data allowed to be multiplexed by at least one grant, (a serving grant and/or a non-serving grant), is quantized so that the sum of scheduled and non-scheduled data including MAC header and control information multiplexed into a MAC-e PDU more closely matches the selected E-TFC transport block size." The patent application was filed on April 21, 2006 (11/408,415). 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=80,09,653.PN.&OS=PN/80,09,653&RS=PN/80,09,653 Written by Ruby Maibam; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Harris Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 31 -- Harris, Melbourne, Fla., has been assigned a patent (8,009,648) developed by Mitel Kuliner, Rochester, N.Y., and David Chauncey, Fairport, N.Y., for a "mobile ad hoc network with isosynchronous communications and related methods." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A mobile ad hoc network (MANET) may include a plurality of mobile nodes. Each mobile node may include a wireless transceiver and a controller cooperating therewith for exchanging isosynchronous Internet Protocol (IP) communications with at least one adjacent mobile node. The isosynchronous IP communications may comprise at least one of voice communications and data communications." The patent application was filed on May 8, 2008 (12/117,096). 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=80,09,648.PN.&OS=PN/80,09,648&RS=PN/80,09,648 Written by Ruby Maibam; edited by Jaya Anand. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Subnet Management in Virtual Host Channel Adapter Topologies ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 31 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,009,589) developed by Stephen R. Burrow, Austin, Texas, and Richard K. Errickson, Poughkeepsie, N.Y., for a "subnet management in virtual host channel adapter topologies." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A computer program product for subnet management in virtual host channel adapter topologies includes a tangible storage medium readable by a processing circuit and storing instructions for execution by the processing circuit for performing a method. The method includes receiving a request to add a new logical host channel adapter (HCA) to the subnet, updating a logical switch port topology control block to reflect a pointer to the new logical HCA, and updating a port topology control block of the logical HCA to reflect a pointer to the logical switch port." The patent application was filed on Feb. 25, 2008 (12/037,046). 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=80,09,589.PN.&OS=PN/80,09,589&RS=PN/80,09,589 Written by Ruby Maibam; edited by Jaya Anand. *** PASSUR Aerospace Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- PASSUR Aerospace, Stamford, Conn., has been assigned a patent (8,010,282) developed by James T. Barry, Madison, Conn., Matthew Marcella, West Hempstead, N.Y., and Ron Dunsky, Brooklyn, N.Y., for a "system and method to display operational and revenue data for an airport facility." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A system, comprising a first computing device receiving data from an input feed, the data corresponding to one of operations data and revenue data of an airport facility, the first computing device organizing the data into files which are viewable by users of the system and an additional computing device connected via a communication network to the first computing device, receiving the files organized by the first computing device and displaying the files to a user." The patent application was filed on May 28, 2003 (10/446,614). 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=8,010,282&OS=8,010,282&RS=8,010,282 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** ElectroCore Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- ElectroCore, Morris Plains, N.J., has been assigned a patent (8,010,197) developed by Joseph P. Errico, Warren, N.J., and Steven Mendez, New York, for "methods and apparatus for treating anaphylaxis using electrical modulation." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Methods and devices for treating anaphylaxis, anaphylactic shock, bronchial constriction, and/or asthma include providing an electrical impulse to a selected region of the vagus nerve of a patient suffering from anaphylaxis to block and/or modulate nerve signals that would regulate the function of, for example, myocardial tissue, vasodilation/constriction and/or pulmonary tissue." The patent application was filed on Dec. 3, 2010 (12/959,616). 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=8,010,197&OS=8,010,197&RS=8,010,197 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** ITT Manufacturing Enterprises Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- ITT Manufacturing Enterprises, Wilmington, Del., has been assigned a patent (8,010,300) developed by Steven Vincent Stearns, Pittsford, N.Y., and Joseph Lawrence Lippert, Rochester, N.Y., for a "determination of gas flux using airborne dial lidar." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A system is provided for determining emission rate of a gas from a source. The system includes a selector for designating an in-plume area extending across a plume of gas. The in-plume area includes a length dimension greater than a width dimension. The system also includes a processor for determining an area-integrated concentration value for the in-plume area. The system further includes a wind vector received by the processor. The processor determines the emission rate of the gas based on the area-integrated concentration value and a vector component of the wind vector." The patent application was filed on Nov. 24, 2008 (12/276,686). 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=8010300.PN.&OS=PN/8010300&RS=PN/8010300 Written by Ankresh Ranjan; edited by Jaya Anand. *** New York Air Brake Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- New York Air Brake, Watertown, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,010,246) developed by five co-inventors for a "locomotive air/vacuum control system." The co-inventors are Robert Carter, Arkport, N.Y., Brian Cameron, Potsdam, N.Y., Vincent S. Guarrera, Jr., Watertown, N.Y., John Reynolds, Carthage, N.Y., and Jon Marra, Henderson, N.Y. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The present locomotive brake control system includes a vacuum relay valve responsive to air brake apply and release signals on the air brake pipe to provide vacuum brake apply and release signals on a vacuum brake pipe. A locomotive brake controller is responsive to the brake apply and release signals on the air brake pipe to control the brake cylinder to apply and release the locomotive brakes in an air mode, and is responsive to the brake apply and release signals on the vacuum brake pipe sensed by a transducer to control the brake cylinder to apply and release the locomotive brakes in a vacuum mode." The patent application was filed on Feb. 14, 2008 (12/031,090). 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=8,010,246&OS=8,010,246&RS=8,010,246 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Lockheed Martin Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- Lockheed Martin, Bethesda, Md., has been assigned a patent (8,010,244) developed by five co-inventors for an intervisibility determination. The co-inventors are Mark Allstadt, Endicott, N.Y., Marc Blais, Endicott, N.Y., Ira S. Glickstein, The Villages, Fla., Peter N. Stiles, Owego, N.Y., and Ronald Vienneau, Endicott, N.Y. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A system and method for efficient intervisibility determination. The intervisibility determination method of the present invention provides a multiple threat processing capability within a specified area of terrain using a common database. Computation is simplified through the method of processing data posts in the terrain elevation database. By taking integer steps and incrementing distance, x or y, and a predicted elevation value at each step, a small number of operations may be performed. Recomputing a change in elevation value may be reduced. An umbra database provides an enhanced look-up capability for displaying and updating the intervisibility display information. The systems and methods of the present invention may be suitable for use on a vehicle and in mission management activities." The patent application was filed on Sept. 12, 2007 (11/854,488). 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=8,010,244&OS=8,010,244&RS=8,010,244 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Method and System of Monitoring Manufacturing Equipment ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,010,225) developed by John M. Yamartino, Ossining, N.Y., for a "method and system of monitoring manufacturing equipment." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method and system is provided for monitoring manufacturing equipment and, more particularly, for monitoring manufacturing equipment in a semiconductor fabrication facility using existing tool elements. The method includes operating a tool working at an operating mode such that at least one of its control parameters is outside of a normal operating range, and measuring the at least on of the control parameters of the tool working at the operating mode outside of the normal operating range. The method further includes detecting a change to a condition of the tool based on the measuring of the at least one control parameter." The patent application was filed on Jan. 30, 2008 (12/022,448). 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=8,010,225&OS=8,010,225&RS=8,010,225 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** General Electric Assigned Patent for Method and Apparatus for Automatically Characterizing a Malignancy ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- General Electric, Niskayuna, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,010,184) developed by six co-inventors for a "method and apparatus for automatically characterizing a malignancy." The co-inventors are Ricardo Avila, Clifton Park, N.Y., Floribertus Heukensfeldt Jansen, Ballston Lake, N.Y., Dinko Gonzalez Trotter, Clifton Park, N.Y., James Miller, Clifton Park, N.Y., Ravindra Manjeshwar, Guilderland, N.Y., and Thomas Sebastian, Flemington, N.J. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A region of interest is automatically evaluated. The automatic evaluation is based on assessments of one or more characteristics. The one or more characteristics of the region of interest are assessed in a plurality of image data sets acquired by a respective plurality of imaging modalities. In some embodiments, the evaluation is based on assessments of one or more characteristics for each region of interest derived from a combination of structural and functional image data. In one embodiment, the set of structural image data is a set of CT image data and the set of functional image data is a set of PET image data. The one or more lesions may be detected in the structural and/or functional image data by automated routines or by a visual inspection by a clinician or other reviewer." The patent application was filed on Nov. 30, 2005 (11/291,830). 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=8,010,184&OS=8,010,184&RS=8,010,184 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Siemens Medical Solutions USA Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Malvern, Pa., has been assigned a patent (8,010,175) developed by Thomas O'Donnell, New York, and James P. Williams, Princeton Junction, N.J., for a "patient-specific coronary territory mapping." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A system and method for patient-specific coronary territory mapping are provided, the system including an adapter unit for receiving three-dimensional ("3D") image data, a modeling unit in signal communication with the adapter unit for fitting a geometric model to the received data and segmenting coronary vessels from the received data, and a mapping unit in signal communication with the modeling unit for mapping the segmented vessels to the surface of the model; and the method including receiving 3D image data, fitting a geometric model to the received data, segmenting coronary vessels from the received data, and mapping the segmented vessels to the surface of the model." The patent application was filed on May 3, 2005 (11/120,876). 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=8,010,175&OS=8,010,175&RS=8,010,175 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** General Electric Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- General Electric, Niskayuna, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,009,805) developed by four co-inventors for a "rotating union for a liquid cooled rotating X-ray target." The co-inventors are Walter John Smith, Ballston Spa, N.Y., Vance Scott Robinson, Niskayuna, N.Y., Aniruddha Dattatraya Gadre, Rexford, N.Y., and Mark Alan Frontera, Ballston Lake, N.Y. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A rotating union for an X-ray target is provided. The rotating union for the X-ray target comprises a housing, a coolant-slinging device comprising a rotating shaft having an inner diameter and an outer diameter, a proximal end and a distal end, and a bore therein, one or more slingers coupled to a proximal end of the rotating shaft; a drain annulus coupled to the one or more slingers, wherein the one or more slingers are configured to direct a coolant to the drain annulus and the drain annulus is configured to direct the coolant through a primary coolant outlet; and a stationary tube having a first end and a second end, wherein at least a portion of the stationary tube is disposed within the bore of the rotating shaft." The patent application was filed on June 9, 2009 (12/480,808). 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=80,09,805&OS=80,09,805&RS=80,09,805 Written by Rajat Puri; edited by Jaya Anand. *** FTEN Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- FTEN, New York, has been assigned a patent (8,010,442) developed by five co-inventors for a "financial data processing system." The co-inventors are Corby Drake Angle, Cortlandt Manor, N.Y., Douglas Guy Kittelsen, Evergreen, Colo., Malcolm Gary LaFever, Lyons, Colo., Ted Nathan Myerson, Boynton Beach, Fla., and Anandan Murali Prasad, Chennai, India. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "To process financial articles of trade, real time data is collected from a plurality of liquidity destinations in trading at least one of securities, commodities, options, futures and derivatives, the real time data including information on submitted transactions of financial articles of trade. The real time data collected from the plurality of liquidity destinations is aggregated. The real time data is streamed in a standardized form. User criteria are established to identify relevant portions of the streamed real time data. The streamed real time data is analyzed according to the user criteria. The analyzed real time data is consolidated into a computer data base." The patent application was filed on July 15, 2010 (12/836,943). 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=8,010,442.PN.&OS=PN/8,010,442&RS=PN/8,010,442 Written by Shabnam Sheikh; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Guardian Life Insurance Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- Guardian Life Insurance, New York, has been assigned a patent (8,010,433) developed by Charles Gordon Fisher III, Scarsdale, N.Y., for a "system for and method of individual annuity payout administration." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A system for and method of administering payouts under an individual annuity contract is provided. In accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, a computer system is provided which includes a memory for storing individual annuity contract data relating to a individual annuity contract which provides the contract owner with the option to withdraw principal from the annuity during the payout phase, and a processor programmed to process and issue principal payouts as selected by the annuitant." The patent application was filed on Feb. 12, 2010 (12/705,022). 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=8,010,433.PN.&OS=PN/8,010,433&RS=PN/8,010,433 Written by Shabnam Sheikh; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Lead Bid Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- Lead Bid, Islip, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,010,416) developed by five co-inventors for an "apparatus, system and method for exchanging lead information." The co-inventors are Romy R. Suba, Brooklyn, N.Y., Sebastiano Vitelli Jr., Holbrook, N.Y., Stephen E. Virgilio, Bay Shore, N.Y., Brett Gmoser, Farmingdale, N.Y., and Devlin P. Kiernan, Islip, N.Y. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An apparatus, system and method is described for exchanging lead information in a bid process that provides end users, consumers, lead buyers, aggregators and sellers that aggregate the leads through marketing a platform to bid on the leads based on pre-determined criteria such as zip code, buy price field, etc without having duplicate lead information pass to any one entity." The patent application was filed on Nov. 11, 2008 (12/268,586). 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=8,010,416.PN.&OS=PN/8,010,416&RS=PN/8,010,416 Written by Shabnam Sheikh; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Pipeline Financial Group Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- Pipeline Financial Group, New York, has been assigned a patent (8,010,438) developed by Henri Waelbroeck, Scarsdale, N.Y., Fred J. Federspiel, Larchmont, N.Y., and James J. Angel, Arlington, Va., for a "method for directing and executing certified trading interests." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Preferred embodiments of the subject invention overcome the limitations of known trading interest targeting and execution systems by (1) enabling market participants to limit targeting of trading interests to only those other market participants likely to have a significant contra-interest; (2) enabling market participants to ensure that other market participants' disseminated trading interests are legitimate; and (3) enabling auctions among trading interests targeted and validated in this manner. Software of a preferred embodiment identifies likely contra-interests by analyzing information from various sources regarding certified trading interests. Preferred embodiments that route and otherwise manage orders based on trading interest information are also described." The patent application was filed on Dec. 29, 2000 (09/750,768). 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=8,010,438.PN.&OS=PN/8,010,438&RS=PN/8,010,438 Written by Shabnam Sheikh; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Goldman Sachs Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- Goldman Sachs, New York, has been assigned a patent (8,010,436) developed by Emerson P. Jones, Greenwich, Conn., and Karen Schoen, New York, for "methods, systems and securities for assuring a company an opportunity to sell stock after a specified time." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Various embodiments of the present invention relate to methods, systems and securities for assuring a company an opportunity to sell stock (e.g., common stock) after a specified time. One embodiment relates to receiving collateral security data including a collateral security issue price and a collateral security issue-date stock price, as well as variable share forward-contract data including a variable-share forward-contract maturity date; generating a variable-share determination trigger through a comparison of a current date to the variable-share forward-contract maturity date; determining a current stock price derived from current market data or an average historical stock trading price in accordance with the variable-share forward-contract data; calculating a number of shares associated with the variable-share forward contract; and executing a transaction for the calculated number of shares associated with the variable-share forward-contract data." The patent application was filed on July 26, 2010 (12/843,115). 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=8,010,436.PN.&OS=PN/8,010,436&RS=PN/8,010,436 Written by Shabnam Sheikh; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Walker Digital Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- Walker Digital, Stamford, Conn., has been assigned a patent (8,010,417) developed by Jay S. Walker, Ridgefield, Conn., James A. Jorasch, Stamford, Conn., and Andrew S. Van Luchene, New York, for a "system and process for local acquisition of products priced online." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A system and process for establishing prices for products on line and for allowing acquisition of those products from retailers that honor such prices. The system and process involve a customer having a credit card account, a computer terminal configured to access a network, and a central authority coupled to the computer terminal via the network. The central authority maintains information about a product and a corresponding price. The price is established by the central authority and the central authority is configured to communicate the information about the product and the price to the customer via the network. Also involved is a credit card processor that is coupled to the central authority. The credit card processor is configured to query the information maintained by the central authority and to receive the price from the central authority. A retailer is involved and includes a point-of-sale system coupled to the central authority and to the credit card processor. The retailer is configured to deliver the product to the customer after the customer purchases the product from the retailer via his credit card account or other form of payment at the price established by the central authority and provided to the retailer and the point-of-sale system by the credit card processor." The patent application was filed on June 15, 2006 (11/424,294). 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=8,010,417.PN.&OS=PN/8,010,417&RS=PN/8,010,417 Written by Shabnam Sheikh; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Xerox Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- Xerox, Norwalk, Conn., has been assigned a patent (8,010,001) developed by Patricia Joanne Donaldson, Pittsford, N.Y., for a "specular diffuse balance correction method." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "According to the invention, a method is provided for calculating a Fractional Area Coverage (FAC) for determining the density of toner to evaluate the effectiveness of a xerographic printing process. The amount of diffuse light being reflected at the specular angle is determined during densitometer calibration and subsequent specular sensor readings are corrected by subtracting a fraction of the diffuse sensor signal from the specular sensor signal. Also provided is a computer readable media having stored computer executable instructions, wherein the computer executable instructions, when executed by a computer, directs a computer to perform a method for calculating a FAC for determining the density of toner to evaluate the effectiveness of a xerographic printing process." The patent application was filed on Nov. 21, 2007 (11/944,243). 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=8,010,001.PN.&OS=PN/8,010,001&RS=PN/8,010,001 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Binoptics Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- Binoptics, Ithaca, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,009,711) developed by Alex A. Behfar, Irvine, Calif., Alfred T. Schremer, Freeville, N.Y., and Cristian B. Stagarescu, Ithaca, N.Y., for "etched-facet ridge lasers with etch-stop." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A photonic device incorporates an epitaxial structure having an active region, and which includes a wet etch stop layer above, but close to, the active region. An etched-facet ridge laser is fabricated on the epitaxial structure by dry etching followed by wet etching. The dry etch is designed to stop before reading the depth needed to form the ridge. The wet etch completes the formation of the ridge and stops at the wet etch stop layer." The patent application was filed on Sept. 25, 2009 (12/567,448). 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=8,009,711.PN.&OS=PN/8,009,711&RS=PN/8,009,711 Written by Shabnam Sheikh; edited by Jaya Anand. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Method and Arrangement for Local Sychronization in Master-slave Distributed Communication Systems ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,009,702) developed by eight co-inventors for a "method and arrangement for local sychronization in master-slave distributed communication systems." The co-inventors are Michel Colmant, Erlenbach, Switzerland, Alan Benner, Poughkeepsie, N.Y., Francois G. Abel, Rueschlikon, Switzerland, Michel Poret, Valbonne, France, Norbert Schumacher, Neuhausen, Germany, Alain Blanc, Vence, France, Mark Verhappen, Langnau am Albis, Switzerland, and Mitch Gusat, Adiswil, Switzerland. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A communication system which consists of several modules--operating in parallel on segments of a packet--to increase speed and handling capacity. One module acts as master, the others are slave modules controlled by control signals derived by the master module. It is important that in each module the data segment and the respective control signal of each packet are correctly synchronized, because in large systems the data paths carrying packet segments and the control signal paths may have substantially different delays. The invention provides for measurement of the propagation delay differences and for introducing a controlled delay in each slave module, so that data segments and control signals can be correctly correlated by delaying either the one or the other. Synchronization packets are transmitted besides normal data packets, for obtaining time stamps which are used to determine the delay difference." The patent application was filed on May 11, 2010 (12/777,439). 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=8,009,702.PN.&OS=PN/8,009,702&RS=PN/8,009,702 Written by Shabnam Sheikh; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Capital Markets Engineering and Trading Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- Capital Markets Engineering and Trading, New York, has been assigned a patent (8,010,448) developed by four co-inventors for a "system for repurchase agreement matchbook and method of risk management." The co-inventors are James Tabacchi, Demarest, N.J., Jason Schuit, Merrick, N.Y., Chin-Hung Terence Ma, Allendale, N.J., and Murat Akgun, Darien, Conn. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A system for structuring a repurchase agreement matchbook ("repo matchbook") includes in one aspect, separating a repo matchbook from other capital market businesses of a company (such as a dealer). In one embodiment, an independent broker-dealer is created for the sole use of such a dealer. In another embodiment, an independent broker-dealer is created to gain profit by an independent group of investors. Another aspect of the system provides a method for creating a multi-tiered, varied risk capitalization structure for the creation of a new company, which in some embodiments is the independent broker-dealer. A method of risk management that may be applied to the operation of the repo matchbook or another business includes setting out strict operational guidelines for risk mitigation." The patent application was filed on March 11, 2009 (12/402,110). 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=8,010,448.PN.&OS=PN/8,010,448&RS=PN/8,010,448 Written by Shabnam Sheikh; edited by Jaya Anand. *** American Express Travel Related Services Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- American Express Travel Related Services, New York, has been assigned a patent (8,010,449) developed by five co-inventors for "consumer behaviors at lender level." The co-inventors are Kathleen Haggerty, Staten Island, N.Y., Aashish Prakash, Doranda, India, Prasanta Sahu, Jersey City, N.J., Di Xu, Edison, N.J., and Chao Yuan, Montclair, N.J. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The present disclosure generally relates to financial data processing, and in particular it relates to lender credit scoring, lender profiling, lender behavior analysis and modeling. More specifically, it relates to rating lenders based on data derived from their respective consumers. Also, the present disclosure relates to rating consumer lenders based on the predicted spend capacity of their consumers." The patent application was filed on Dec. 15, 2010 (12/969,137). 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=8,010,449.PN.&OS=PN/8,010,449&RS=PN/8,010,449 Written by Shabnam Sheikh; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Nikon Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- Nikon, Tokyo, has been assigned a patent (8,009,976) developed by Hirotake Nozaki, Port Washington, N.Y., and Akira Ohmura, Tokyo, for a "camera having face detection and with automatic focus control using a defocus amount." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A camera has a face detecting section, a focusing section, and a controlling section. The face detecting section detects a face area in a shooting image plane. The focusing section calculates a defocus amount based on a relative distance of a pair of images of a light beam that has passed through a shooting lens in each of a plurality of optional areas in the shooting image plane. The controlling section designates a focusing area among the optional areas based on an output of the face detecting section and performs a focusing operation of the shooting lens based on the defocus amount in the focusing area." The patent application was filed on March 28, 2007 (11/727,866). 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=8,009,976.PN.&OS=PN/8,009,976&RS=PN/8,009,976 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Jaya Anand. *** General Electric Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- General Electric, Niskayuna, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,009,946) developed by nine co-inventors for a "fiberoptic patient health multi-parameter monitoring devices and system." The co-inventors are Hua Xia, Altamont, N.Y., David Michael Davenport, Niskayuna, N.Y., Daniel Francis Strauch, Mt. Airy, Md., Steven Mitchell Falk, Baltimore, Mark Lyman Kelly, Wesley Chapel, Fla., Marilyn Ruth Lapidus, Columbia, Md., Lynn Elizabeth Lynam, Bel Air, Md., Lawrence Guy Ten Eyck, Ellicott City, N.D., and Clayton Ming Young, Schenectady, N.Y.. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A patient monitoring system includes a plurality of diffraction gratings integrated along the length of an optical fiber, wherein the optical fiber and each grating are together configured to alter either the effective refractive index or grating periodicity of the respective grating at its corresponding location along the fiber in response to at least one desired external stimulus." The patent application was filed on Jan. 22, 2008 (12/011,319). 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=8,009,946.PN.&OS=PN/8,009,946&RS=PN/8,009,946 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Jaya Anand. *** General Electric Assigned Patent for Fiberoptic Clearance Detection System and Method ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- General Electric, Niskayuna, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,009,939) developed by six co-inventors for a "fiberoptic clearance detection system and method." The co-inventors are Danian Zheng, Simpsonville, S.C., Peter John Eisenzopf, Altamont, N.Y., Kevin Thomas McCarthy, Troy, N.Y., Roy Paul Swintek, Altamont, N.Y., Norman Arnold Turnquist, Sloansville, N.Y., and Hua Xia, Altamont, N.Y. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A fiberoptic system for clearance detection between rotating and stationary turbomachinery components is presented. The system comprises an optical fiber probe comprising a plurality of optical fibers, at least one of the optical fibers comprising a transmission fiber and at least one of the optical fibers comprising a signal fiber; a light source for providing light through the transmission fiber towards a target; filters for receiving light from the signal fibers, at least two of the filters for filtering different wavelengths; and at least one photodetector for receiving filtered light from the filters." The patent application was filed on Sept. 30, 2008 (12/241,527). 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=8,009,939.PN.&OS=PN/8,009,939&RS=PN/8,009,939 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Accenture Global Services Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- Accenture Global Services, Dublin, Ireland, has been assigned a patent (8,010,090) developed by Jeffrey C. Bowne, West Hartford, Conn., Joseph A. Milack, Clifton Park, N.Y., and Jay William Carroll, Glastonbury, Conn., for a mobile collection application. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A mobile collection application is disclosed that is capable of providing collection data to a field agent on a wireless pocket PC. A collection case inventory module is used to generate a list of collection cases on the wireless pocket PC. The field agent may view a detailed report of collection cases that are contained in the list of collection cases. A payment plan component is also provided that allows the field agent to work out a payment plan with the debtor. The mobile collection application is also capable of allowing field agents to register transient taxpayers for the purpose of collecting sales and use taxes." The patent application was filed on Nov. 9, 2009 (12/614,862). 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=8,010,090.PN.&OS=PN/8,010,090&RS=PN/8,010,090 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Xerox Assigned Patent for Real-time Processing of Grayscale Image Data ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- Xerox, Norwalk, Conn., has been assigned a patent (8,009,931) developed by Xing Li, Webster, N.Y., Daniel A. Mohabir, Walworth, N.Y., and Roger L. Triplett, Penfield, N.Y., for a "real-time processing of grayscale image data." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "In a digital reproduction system incorporating a single pass scanner, accurate image processing results from processing a subset of grayscale image data. More specifically, scanlines that correspond to the leading edge of a document are stored and processed to detect skew and to obtain an appropriate correction. The lead edge correction is then applied to the entire grayscale image. Accordingly, the present systems and methods eliminate skew from grayscale images in real-time. The corrected image is rendered to binary and stored in electronic pre-collation memory and cropping, masking and other image editing operations can be performed on the binary image data before the image is printed." The patent application was filed on April 3, 2009 (12/418,419). 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=8,009,931.PN.&OS=PN/8,009,931&RS=PN/8,009,931 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Stony Brook Anaesthesiology Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- Stony Brook Anaesthesiology's University Faculty Practice, Stony Brook, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,003,765) developed by Srinivas N. Pentyala, South Setauket, N.Y., for "methods, antibodies and kits for detecting cerebrospinal fluid in a sample." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The present disclosure relates to detection of the presence or absence of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in a sample, in particular to the analysis of the CSF protein lipocalin-type prostaglandin D2 synthase (L-PGDS). The present disclosure provides assays for the analysis of L-PGDS indicating the presence or absence of CSF in a sample." The patent application was filed on April 14, 2008 (12/102,091). 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=8,003,765.PN.&OS=PN/8,003,765&RS=PN/8,003,765 *** InterDigital Technology Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- InterDigital Technology, Wilmington, Del., has been assigned a patent (8,010,053) developed by Marian Rudolf, Montreal, Canada, Stephen G. Dick, Nesconset, N.Y., and James M. Miller, Verona, N.J., for a "reliability detection of channel quality indicator (CQI) and application to outer loop power control." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method for determining a channel quality in wireless communications includes receiving a high speed shared control channel (HS-SICH) transmission. An expected number of HS-SICH transmissions and a number of unsuccessful HS-SICH transmissions are counted. The number of unsuccessful HS-SICH transmissions includes a number of failed HS-SICH transmissions and a number of missed HS-SICH transmissions. The expected number of HS-SICH transmissions and the number of unsuccessful HS-SICH transmissions over a fixed time period are periodically reported, whereby the reporting is an indication of the channel quality." The patent application was filed on May 12, 2009 (12/464,312). 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=8,010,053.PN.&OS=PN/8,010,053&RS=PN/8,010,053 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Xerox Assigned Patent for Fuser Member Comprising Deflocculated Material ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- Xerox, Norwalk, Conn., has been assigned a patent (8,010,032) developed by four co-inventors for a "fuser member comprising deflocculated material." The co-inventors are Christopher David Blair, Webster, N.Y., Ugur Sener, Webster, N.Y., Robert N. Finsterwalder, Webster, N.Y., and Joy L. Longhenry, Webster, N.Y. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A fuser component useful in electrostatographic machines is provided, having a substrate, and thereover a coating composition comprising a haloelastomer, such as, for example, a fluoroelastomer, and a deflocculating agent. A fuser component comprising a deflocculating agent exhibits improved properties including, but not limited to, increased gloss and a smoother coating surface with a relatively high adhesive strength. The use of a deflocculating agent also reduces or eliminates the barium sulfate defect." The patent application was filed on May 23, 2005 (11/135,586). 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=8,010,032&OS=8,010,032&RS=8,010,032 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Xerox Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- Xerox, Norwalk, Conn., has been assigned a patent (8,010,033) developed by four co-inventors for a "fuser member comprising deflocculated material." The co-inventors are Christopher David Blair, Webster, N.Y., Ugur Sener, Webster, N.Y., Robert N. Finsterwalder, Webster, N.Y., and Joy L. Longhenry, Webster, N.Y. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A fuser component useful in electrostatographic machines is provided, having a substrate, and thereover a coating composition comprising a haloelastomer, such as, for example, a fluoroelastomer, and a deflocculating agent. A fuser component comprising a deflocculating agent exhibits improved properties including, but not limited to, increased gloss and a smoother coating surface with a relatively high adhesive strength. The use of a deflocculating agent also reduces or eliminates the barium sulfate defect." The patent application was filed on July 24, 2007 (11/782,024). 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=8,010,033&OS=8,010,033&RS=8,010,033 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. 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. -1059567 (c) 2011 Targeted News Service |