[September 02, 2011] U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in California (Sept. 2) Tweet (Targeted News Service Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Targeted News Service Targeted News Service ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 2 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in California. *** Alpha & Omega Semiconductor Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- Alpha & Omega Semiconductor, Hamilton, Bermuda, has been assigned a patent (8,008,897) developed by Allen Chang, Fremont, Calif., and Wai-Keung Peter Cheng, Union City, Calif., for a "boost converter with integrated high power discrete FET and low voltage controller." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A boost converter for high power and high output voltage applications includes a low voltage controller integrated circuit and a high voltage, vertical, discrete field effect transistor, both of which are packed in a single package." The patent application was filed on June 11, 2007 (11/761,301). 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=80,08,897.PN.&OS=PN/80,08,897&RS=PN/80,08,897 Written by Ruby Maibam; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Microsemi Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- Microsemi, Garden Grove, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,008,867) developed by Xiaoping Jin, Orange, Calif., for an "arrangement suitable for driving floating CCFL based backlight." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A backlighting arrangement constituted of: a means for receiving an alternating current comprising a first lead and a second lead; at least one luminaire; and at least one first balancing transformer pair each associated with a particular one of the at least one luminaire, the primary of a first balancing transformer of the first balancing transformer pair serially coupled between the first lead of the means for receiving an alternating current and a first end of each of the at least one luminaire, and the primary of a second balancing transformer of the first balancing transformer pair serially coupled between the second lead of the means for receiving an alternating current and a second end of each of the at least one luminaire. The secondaries of all of the at least one first balancing transformer pair are serially connected in a closed in-phase loop." The patent application was filed on Feb. 2, 2009 (12/363,805). 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=80,08,867.PN.&OS=PN/80,08,867&RS=PN/80,08,867 Written by Ruby Maibam; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Agiga Tech Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- Agiga Tech, San Diego, has been assigned a patent (8,008,894) developed by Ronald H. Sartore, Poway, Calif., for "adjusting a top charge capacitor voltage according to an operating temperature of the capacitor." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An apparatus includes a capacitor and logic to adjust an operating temperature of the capacitor according to a charge on the capacitor, and/or to adjust a charge of the capacitor according to the operating temperature of the capacitor to improve the useful life of the capacitor and increase its reliability." The patent application was filed on Dec. 5, 2008 (12/328,931). 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=80,08,894.PN.&OS=PN/80,08,894&RS=PN/80,08,894 Written by Ruby Maibam; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Microsemi Assigned Patent for Single LED String Lighting ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- Microsemi, Garden Grove, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,008,864) developed by Chien Nguyen, Huntigton Beach, Calif., Ekrem Cengelci, Garden Grove, Calif., and Mlchael Tran, Winnetka, Calif., for a "single LED string lighting." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A solid state lighting unit constituted of: a control circuitry; a single string of light emitting diodes, the single string constituted of a plurality of sections each comprising a plurality of light emitting diodes; and a plurality of bypass paths each responsive to the control circuitry, each of the plurality of bypass paths arranged to provide bypass to a particular one of the plurality of sections, wherein the control circuitry is operative to identify an open circuit condition of a particular one of the plurality of sections, and activate the bypass path arranged to bypass the open circuit section, thereby providing light through sections not exhibiting an open circuit condition." The patent application was filed on Feb. 5, 2009 (12/365,901). 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=80,08,864.PN.&OS=PN/80,08,864&RS=PN/80,08,864 Written by Ruby Maibam; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Massachusetts Institute of Technology Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Mass., has been assigned a patent (8,008,856) developed by four co-inventors for a "light emitting devices with agent to increase the fraction of excitons formed as a singlet." The co-inventors are Michael Segal, Cambridge, Mass., Kelley Rivoire, Stanford, Calif., Madhusudan Singh, Chandler, Ariz., and Marc A. Baldo, Cambridge, Mass. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A light emitting device comprising a first electrode, a second electrode, an emissive material between the first and second electrodes and a mixing agent separate from the emissive material is disclosed. In certain examples, the mixing agent may be effective to increase a fraction of excitons formed as a singlet state." The patent application was filed on April 19, 2007 (11/737,381). 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=80,08,856.PN.&OS=PN/80,08,856&RS=PN/80,08,856 Written by Ruby Maibam; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Broadcom Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 2 -- Broadcom, Irvine, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,009,563) developed by Scott McDaniel, Villa Park, Calif., Kan Frankie Fan, Diamond Bar, Calif., and Uri El Zur, Irvine, Calif., for a "method and system for transmit scheduling for multi-layer network interface controller (NIC) operation." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Certain embodiments of the invention may be found in a method and system for multi-layer network interface controller (NIC) operation. An aspect of the invention may utilize a two (2) level work-conserving scheduling system for network interface controller operation and may comprise tracking for all L4/L5 offload connections with active transmit requirements as well as layer 2 (L2) level transmit requirements. The first level may comprise a round-robin scheme that may be utilized to select the next high priority, normal priority, and layer 2 (L2) transmit requirement independently. The send level arbitration may comprise a work-conserving programmable weighted round-robin priority scheme that may be utilized to select amongst the transmit tasks selected by the first level priority scheme." The patent application was filed on Dec. 16, 2004 (11/013,659). 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=8009563.PN.&OS=PN/8009563&RS=PN/8009563 Written by Ankresh Ranjan; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Tesla Motors Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 2 -- Tesla Motors, Palo Alto, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,008,827) developed by Yifan Tang, Los Altos, Calif., and Shyi-Perng Phillip Luan, Walnut Creek, Calif., for a "triple layer winding pattern and methods of manufacturing same." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A triple-winding layer arrangement for a three-phase, four pole motor is provided as well as a method of manufacturing the same." The patent application was filed on Feb. 18, 2010 (12/707,949). 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=80,08,827.PN.&OS=PN/80,08,827&RS=PN/80,08,827 Written by Ruby Maibam; edited by Jaya Anand. *** RPX Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 2 -- RPX, San Francisco, has been assigned a patent (8,009,686) developed by six co-inventors for "methods and system for fast session establishment between equipment using H.324 and related telecommunications protocols." The co-inventors are Marwan A. Jabri, Tiburon, Calif., Craig Southeren, Holgate, Australia, Robert Jongbloed, Rozelle, Australia, David Jack, Reading, Australia, David Myers, Glebe, Australia, and Albert Wong, Rohnert Park, Calif. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Methods of establishing multimedia telecommunication (a multimedia "call") between equipment ("terminals"). More particularly, the invention provides methods for reducing the time required to establish calls between terminals implementing ITU-T Recommendation H.324 and derived or related standards or recommendations such as 3G-324M. More specifically, it relates to methods and apparatuses for (i) concatenating H.245 messages to pass between the terminals at the start of the call to establish the capabilities of both terminals and agree on the type and format of media and data to be exchanged (ii) using non-standard H.245 messages or standard H.245 messages with non-standard fields to accelerate establishment and (iii) informing each terminal of the capabilities of the other and proposing the type and format of media and data to be exchanged by means of fields inserted in the call signaling protocol used for bearer establishment prior to the H.324 stage of the call." The patent application was filed on June 12, 2008 (12/157,919). 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=8,009,686.PN.&OS=PN/8,009,686&RS=PN/8,009,686 Written by Shabnam Sheikh; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Aurora Office Equipment Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 2 -- Aurora Office Equipment, Shanghai, China, has been assigned a patent (8,008,812) developed by Kevin Chen, Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif., Chung Shih Tsai, Hawthorne, Calif., and Hsin-Hsiung Chen, Shanghai, Calif., for a "paper shredder control system responsive to touch-sensitive element." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The invention is directed to a touch-sensitive paper shredder control system. The touching feature is implemented through a series of electronic circuits, taking input from a conductive touch panel on the shredder feed throat, processing the signal, and through a motor driving circuit, stopping the mechanical parts of the shredder. The system has a touch detection circuit unit, which contains a bioelectricity controlled switching circuit to sense the conductive touch panel. The bioelectricity controlled switching circuit is configured to trigger a ground switching circuit in the touch detection circuit unit which outputs to a multifunction control circuit unit. The control circuit unit then takes care of the remaining protection issues. The touching device for paper shredders protects humans and other living beings including pets from injuries through automatic and real time monitoring. The complete control process is both safe and sensitive." The patent application was filed on July 22, 2010 (12/841,992). 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=80,08,812.PN.&OS=PN/80,08,812&RS=PN/80,08,812 Written by Ruby Maibam; edited by Jaya Anand. *** California Inventor Develops Patent for Systems and Methods for an Improved Linear Motor ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 2 -- Kyle Lee Keating, Lafayette, Calif., has developed a patent (8,008,813) for "systems and methods for an improved linear motor." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An improved linear motor is provided useful in conjunction with audio equipment for reduced distortion audio output at high voice coil displacements. The improved linear motor may include a yoke, a gap plate which forms an air gap with the yoke, magnets coupled to the yoke and the gap plate, a former, and a voice coil coupled to the former. The magnets generate a magnetic field across the air gap, which is relatively narrow. The former and coil fit in the air gap and may move in a vertical direction. The voice coil includes more than one segment, each having differing electrical resistance. The differing resistances cause the force on the voice coil to be uniform regardless of displacement of the voice coil vertically within the air gap. Resistance differences between the segments may be caused by differing the wire lengths making up each segment of the coil. Likewise, each segment may be made of differing material to vary resistance." The patent application was filed on Feb. 11, 2009 (12/369,726). 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=80,08,813.PN.&OS=PN/80,08,813&RS=PN/80,08,813 Written by Ruby Maibam; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Hewlett-Packard Development Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 2 -- Hewlett-Packard Development, Houston, has been assigned a patent (8,009,668) developed by Ballard Claude Bare, Auburn, Calif., and Shaun Kazuo Wakumoto, Roseville, Calif., for a "method and apparatus for router aggregation." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "One embodiment disclosed relates to a method of routing a packet by way of a router aggregation. A packet is received from outside the aggregation by an initially receiving router/switch unit. Router functions are performed by the initially receiving router unit, including modification of the packet. The packet is then sent to a layer 2 network of the aggregation, wherein switching functions are performed on the packet. Another embodiment disclosed relates to a cooperative aggregation of router/switch units. The aggregation includes a plurality of the router/switch units, and a switching network interconnecting the units. The cooperative aggregation functions as a single router from a perspective of an external network device coupled to the system." The patent application was filed on Aug. 17, 2004 (10/919,760). 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=8,009,668.PN.&OS=PN/8,009,668&RS=PN/8,009,668 Written by Shabnam Sheikh; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Silego Technology Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 2 -- Silego Technology, Santa Clara, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,008,953) developed by Thomas D. Brumett Jr., San Jose, Calif., Marcelo Martinez, Davis, Calif., and John Othniel McDonald, Mountain House, Calif., for a gate control circuit. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An integrated circuit for switching a transistor is disclosed. In some embodiments, an operational amplifier is configured to drive a transistor, and slew rate control circuitry is configured to control the slew rate of the transistor source voltage during turn on. The transistor source voltage is employed as feedback to the operational amplifier to facilitate closed loop control of the transistor source voltage during switching of the transistor." The patent application was filed on Nov. 4, 2009 (12/590,326). 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=8,008,953.PN.&OS=PN/8,008,953&RS=PN/8,008,953 Written by Shabnam Sheikh; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Juniper Networks Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 2 -- Juniper Networks, Sunnyvale, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,009,674) developed by Kireeti Kompella, Los Altos, Calif., for "transport networks supporting virtual private networks, and configuring such networks." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A layer 2 transport network, and components thereof, supporting virtual network functionality among customer edge devices. Virtual private network configuration can be accomplished with merely local intervention by preprovisioning extra channel (or circuit) identifiers at each customer edge device and by advertising label base and range information corresponding to a list of channel (or circuit) identifiers." The patent application was filed on Oct. 27, 2009 (12/606,925). 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=8,009,674.PN.&OS=PN/8,009,674&RS=PN/8,009,674 Written by Shabnam Sheikh; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Hewlett-Packard Development Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 2 -- Hewlett-Packard Development, Houston, has been assigned a patent (8,009,519) developed by Cherif Jazra, Sunnyvale, Calif., and Jianxiong Shi, Pleasanton, Calif., for "apparatus and methods for maintaining a reliable time clock on a mobile computing device supporting satellite based position determination capability." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Various embodiments for maintaining a reliable time clock on a mobile computing device are described. In one embodiment, a mobile computing device may optionally enable and disable acquisition of time data from multiple sources including a mobile network and a global positioning system (GPS) satellite. The mobile computing device may comprise a time clock to display local time information derived from stored time data and may prioritize the multiple sources for writing and overwriting the stored time data to converge to the most reliable time data available. Other embodiments are described and claimed." The patent application was filed on Feb. 28, 2008 (12/039,325). 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=8,009,519&OS=8,009,519&RS=8,009,519 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Techniques for Data Center Cooling ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 2 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,009,430) developed by seven co-inventors for "techniques for data center cooling." The co-inventors are Alan Claassen, Fremont, Calif., Hendrik F. Hamann, Yorktown Heights, N.Y., Madhusudan K. Iyengar, Woodstock, N.Y., James Andrew Lacey, Mahopac, N.Y., Yves C. Martin, Ossining, N.Y., Roger R. Schmidt, Poughkeepsie, N.Y., and Theodore Gerard van Kessel, Millbrook, N.Y. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Techniques for cooling in a data center are provided. In one aspect a computer equipment rack is provided comprising one or more air inlets; one or more exhaust outlets, and one or more of: an air inlet duct mounted to the computer equipment rack surrounding at least a portion of the air inlets, the air inlet duct having a lateral dimension that approximates a lateral dimension of the computer equipment rack and a length that is less than a length of the computer equipment rack, and an air exhaust duct mounted to the computer equipment rack surrounding at least a portion of the exhaust outlets, the air exhaust duct having a lateral dimension that approximates the lateral dimension of the computer equipment rack and a length that is less than the length of the computer equipment rack." The patent application was filed on May 17, 2007 (11/750,322). 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=8,009,430&OS=8,009,430&RS=8,009,430 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Integrated Device Technology Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 2 -- Integrated Device Technology, San Jose, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,008,951) developed by Tacettin Isik, Saratoga, Calif., for a "high voltage switch utilizing low voltage MOS transistors with high voltage breakdown isolation junctions." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A high voltage switch having first and second states includes an input receiving an input voltage that is greater than a supply voltage. Each of first, second, and third MOS structures of a first conductivity type has a gate, a source, and a drain. The sources and drains of each of the MOS structures are electrically coupled in series between the input and ground. An output is electrically coupled to the input. When the switch is in the first state, the gate of the first MOS structure is pulled to ground, the gate of the second MOS structure is pulled to the supply voltage, and the gate of the third MOS structure is pulled to a voltage greater than the supply voltage and less than the input voltage. When the switch is in the second state, the gates of all of the MOS structures are pulled to the supply voltage." The patent application was filed on Sept. 8, 2009 (12/555,259). 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=8,008,951.PN.&OS=PN/8,008,951&RS=PN/8,008,951 Written by Shabnam Sheikh; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Cisco Technology Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 2 -- Cisco Technology, San Jose, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,009,676) developed by Laurent H. Andriantsiferana, Valbonne, France, and Jayaraman R. Iyer, Sunnyvale, Calif., for a "dynamically providing a quality of service for a mobile node." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Providing a quality of service for a mobile node includes facilitating a communication session for the mobile node. A quality of service decision factor of a context of the communication session is established. A quality of service associated with the quality of service decision factor is identified. Whether to provide the quality of service to the mobile node for the context is determined." The patent application was filed on July 26, 2005 (11/190,704). 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=8,009,676.PN.&OS=PN/8,009,676&RS=PN/8,009,676 Written by Shabnam Sheikh; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Ciena Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 2 -- Ciena, Linthicum, Md., has been assigned a patent (8,009,681) developed by Lyndon Y. Ong, Sunnyvale, Calif., Mahad Ahmed, San Jose, Calif., and Sandeep Bhat, Mountain View, Calif., for "methods and systems for interworking RSVP-based external control plane protocols with internal control plane protocols." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The present invention provides improved methods and systems for interworking Resource Reservation Protocol (RSVP)-based external control plane protocols with internal control plane protocols, such as Optical Signaling and Routing Protocol (OSRP). The present invention utilizes only a high-level mapping in which a trigger is created in the internal control plane protocol to initiate the desired internal control plane action or vice versa. The external control plane protocol messages and fields are encapsulated as data in the internal control plane messages and fields and are processed only at the remote end of the internal domain. By encapsulating the entirety or parts of the external control plane protocol messages and fields ensures that necessary information is carried from an ingress border node to an egress border node. At the egress border node, the encapsulated external control plane protocol messages and fields are mapped back to the external control plane protocol, without having to make changes to the internal control plane protocol or perform processing at intermediate nodes." The patent application was filed on March 21, 2007 (11/726,582). 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=8,009,681.PN.&OS=PN/8,009,681&RS=PN/8,009,681 Written by Shabnam Sheikh; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Novatel Wireless Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 2 -- Novatel Wireless, San Diego, has been assigned a patent (8,009,441) developed by Kevin Clancy, Calgary, Canada, Ken Frayn, Canmore, Canada, and Robert Hertlein, San Diego, for an "electronic component cover and arrangement." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An electronic component cover comprises a plate having a first region adapted to substantially cover at least one side of a first electronic component. The plate is adapted to accommodate a second electronic component thereon, such as a SIM card or a SIM card reader. The plate may include a second region to accommodate the second electronic component therein. The electronic component cover may comprise one or more leads adapted to provide electrical communication between the first electronic component and the second electronic component. The one or more leads are electrically isolated from the plate. The cover may further comprise a nonconductive mount adapted to accommodate the second electronic component thereon. The nonconductive mount secures the one or more leads to the plate while electrically isolating the one or more leads from the plate." The patent application was filed on Dec. 21, 2009 (12/643,987). 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=8,009,441&OS=8,009,441&RS=8,009,441 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Ovonyx Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 2 -- Ovonyx, Troy, Mich., has been assigned a patent (8,009,455) developed by eight co-inventors for a programmable resistance memory. The co-inventors are Tyler Lowrey, Rochester Hills, Mich., Carl Schell, Waterford, Mich., Wally Czubatyj, Warren, Mich., Steve Hudgens, Santa Clara, Calif., Jon Maimon, Manassas, Va., Jeff Fournier, Livonia, Mich., Mike Hennessey, South Lyon, Mich., and Ed Spall, Manassas, Va. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A memory includes a programmable resistance array with high ratio of dynamic range to drift coefficient phase change memory devices." The patent application was filed on Jan. 20, 2009 (12/321,223). 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=8,009,455&OS=8,009,455&RS=8,009,455 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** NPhysics Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 2 -- NPhysics, Milpitas, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,009,449) developed by Dalun Yuan, Taipei, Taiwan, and Tranh Nguyen, Rohnert Park, Calif., for "DC-to-AC power inverter and methods." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Embodiments of the invention relate generally to semiconductors for power generation and conversion applications, and more particularly, to devices, integrated circuits, substrates, and methods to convert direct current ("DC") voltage signals to alternating current ("AC") voltage signals. In some embodiments, an inverter can include a modulator configured to convert a direct current signal into a first variable signal, and a transformation module configured to step up the first variable signal to form a second variable signal. The transformation module can be configured to generate a first portion of the second variable signal and a second portion of the second variable signal. Further, the inverter can include a waveform generator configured to synchronize the first portion and the second portion of the second variable signal at a frequency to generate an alternating current ("AC") signal." The patent application was filed on June 5, 2009 (12/479,763). 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=8,009,449&OS=8,009,449&RS=8,009,449 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Micron Technology Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 2 -- Micron Technology, Boise, Idaho, has been assigned a patent (8,009,478) developed by Paul D. Ruby, Folsom, Calif., for a "non-volatile memory apparatus and methods." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Some embodiments include apparatus and methods having memory cells coupled in series and a module to cause an application of voltages with at least three different values to gates of the memory cells during an operation to retrieve information stored in at least one of the memory cells. Additional apparatus and methods are described." The patent application was filed on Oct. 5, 2009 (12/573,606). 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=8,009,478&OS=8,009,478&RS=8,009,478 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Round Rock Research Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 2 -- Round Rock Research, Mt. Kisco, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,009,469) developed by Frankie F. Roohparvar, Monte Sereno, Calif., for a "multiple level cell memory device with single bit per cell, re-mappable memory block." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A non-volatile memory device has a plurality of memory cells that are organized into memory blocks. Each block can operate in either a multiple level cell mode or a single bit per cell mode. One dedicated memory block is capable of operating only in the single bit per cell mode. If the dedicated memory block is found to be defective, a defect-free block can be remapped to that dedicated memory block location to act only in the single bit per cell mode." The patent application was filed on Sept. 29, 2008 (12/240,280). 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=8,009,469.PN.&OS=PN/8,009,469&RS=PN/8,009,469 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Raytheon Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 2 -- Raytheon, Waltham, Mass., has been assigned a patent (8,009,439) developed by Keith V. Guinn, Thousand Oaks, Calif., for a "metal foil interconnection of electrical devices." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An electrical assembly (300, 400) includes a power IC such as a MOSFET (112, 412) attached to a substrate module (114, 214). The MOSFET includes a top surface comprising first and second conductive device surfaces (A, B), associated with first and second device ports, and a bottom surface comprising a third conductive device surface C associated with a third device port. A first foil element is bonded to the first conductive device surface(s) A and to each of the first conductive substrate surfaces (A1, A2) and provides a continuous conductive pathway from each conductive surface (A) to each other conductive surface (A) and to each conductive surface (A1, A2). A second foil element is bonded to the second conductive device surface(s) B and to the second conductive substrate surface B1 and provides a continuous conductive pathway from each device conductive surface (B) to the substrate conductive surface (B1). A third foil element may be installed to electrically interconnect the discrete second device surfaces (B). The foil elements reduce interconnection parasitics and reduce charge and thermal energy density at device conductive surfaces as compared to wire bonded electrical interconnections. The foil elements may be comprised of formed metal elements that are flexible but sufficiently rigid to hold a formed shape or flexible foils supported on a flexible dielectric substrate." The patent application was filed on Nov. 30, 2007 (11/998,670). 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=8,009,439&OS=8,009,439&RS=8,009,439 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** ASSIA Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 2 -- ASSIA, Redwood City, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,009,665) developed by six co-inventors for a DSL system. The co-inventors are John M. Cioffi, Atherton, Calif., Wonjong Rhee, San Francisco, Georgios Ginis, San Mateo, Calif., Sumanth Jagannathan, Palo Alto, Calif., Peter Joshua Silverman, Evanston, Ill., and Mehdi Mohseni, Menlo Park, Calif. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Methods, techniques, computer program products, apparatus, devices, etc., used in connection with DSL Management Interfaces, significantly improve the management capabilities of a DSL network and/or improve testing relating to DSL equipment and services by permitting better control and operation of a DSL system, including implementation of timestamping for more accurate measurement, monitoring and control of a system. Timestamping further allows customized data collection techniques, where a DSL line can be measured or monitored at intervals whose frequency depends on the line's stability. Moreover, data parameter read and control parameter write operations are presented in conjunction with the use of timestamping. Also, control and operation of a DSL system is enhanced by implementing bit-loading that minimizes, eliminates or otherwise mitigates the amount by which the SNR margin per tone exceeds a maximum SNR margin quantity, where such bit-loading can be selected through an appropriate interface." The patent application was filed on Oct. 3, 2006 (12/089,044). 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=8,009,665.PN.&OS=PN/8,009,665&RS=PN/8,009,665 Written by Shabnam Sheikh; edited by Jaya Anand. *** California Inventor Develops Patent for Golf Club Reminder System for Golf Bags ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 2 -- Brad Keays, Manhattan Beach, Calif., has developed a patent (8,009,046) for a "golf club reminder system for golf bags." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The golf club reminder system for a golf bag utilizes electric, magnetic, or optical detectors to monitor golf clubs in the golf bag. A control unit is provided for determining the presence or absence of a complete set of golf clubs in the golf bag based upon golf club detection signals. A display is connected to the control unit for displaying an indication of the presence or absence of the complete set of golf clubs in the golf bag, and a user interface is connected to the control unit for setting the control unit for determining the presence or absence of the complete set of golf clubs in the golf bag." The patent application was filed on June 28, 2010 (12/825,172). 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=8,009,046.PN.&OS=PN/8,009,046&RS=PN/8,009,046 Written by Anjali Jha; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Seagate Technology Assigned Patent for Write Current Compensation Using Word Line Boosting Circuitry ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 2 -- Seagate Technology, Scotts Valley, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,009,457) developed by five co-inventors for a "write current compensation using word line boosting circuitry." The co-inventors are Hai Li, Eden Prairie, Minn., Yiran Chen, Eden Prairie, Minn., Harry Hongyue Liu, Maple Grove, Minn., Henry Huang, Apple Valley, Minn., and Ran Wang, Irving, Calif. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Apparatus and method for write current compensation in a non-volatile memory cell, such as but not limited to spin-torque transfer random access memory (STRAM) or resistive random access memory (RRAM). In accordance with some embodiments, a non-volatile memory cell has a resistive sense element (RSE) coupled to a switching device, the RSE having a hard programming direction and an easy programming direction opposite the hard programming direction. A voltage boosting circuit includes a capacitor which adds charge to a nominal non-zero voltage supplied by a voltage source to a node to generate a temporarily boosted voltage. The boosted voltage is applied to the switching device when the RSE is programmed in the hard programming direction." The patent application was filed on Dec. 14, 2010 (12/967,802). 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=8,009,457.PN.&OS=PN/8,009,457&RS=PN/8,009,457 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Comcast Cable Holdings Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 2 -- Comcast Cable Holdings, Philadelphia, has been assigned a patent (8,009,426) developed by Ty O. Ahmad-Taylor, New York, and Gregory Edelin, Berkeley, Calif., for a "housing for protecting electronic components having vents." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Settop box (STB) or other housing for use in protecting electronic components. The housing may include an interior portion for protecting the components. The housing may include feet on a bottom and side to facilitate stabilizing the STB in a vertical and horizontal position. The housing may include vents to facilitate air flow to the interior. The vents may be associated with blocking aspects to protect against blocking the vents." The patent application was filed on Nov. 22, 2006 (12/094,483). 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=8,009,426&OS=8,009,426&RS=8,009,426 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Citrix Systems Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 2 -- Citrix Systems, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., has been assigned a patent (8,009,682) developed by four co-inventors for "systems and methods for packet steering in a multi-core architecture." The co-inventors are Sandhya Gopinath, Bangalore, India, Henk Bots, Boulder City, Nev., Ramanjaneyulu Y. Talla, Anantapurt, India, and Abhishek Chauhan, Santa Clara, Calif. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Described herein is a method and system for distributing whole and fragmented requests and responses across a multi-core system. Each core executes a packet engine that further processes data packets and data packet fragments allocated to that core. A flow distributor executing within the multi-core system forwards client requests to a packet engine on a core that is selected based on a value generated when a hash is applied to a tuple comprising a client IP address, a client port, a server IP address and a server port identified in the request. The packet engine maintains each element of the tuple and forwards the request to the selected core. The packet engine can also process data packet fragments by assembling the fragments prior to transmitting them to the selected core, or by transmitting the data packet fragments to the selected core." The patent application was filed on June 22, 2009 (12/489,207). 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=8,009,682.PN.&OS=PN/8,009,682&RS=PN/8,009,682 Written by Shabnam Sheikh; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Wi--LAN Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 2 -- Wi--LAN, Ottawa, has been assigned a patent (8,009,667) developed by Kenneth L. Stanwood, Carlsbad, Calif., Stanley Wang, San Diego, and Robert M. Johnson, San Diego, for "packing source data packets into transporting packets with fragmentation." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A communications system and method are disclosed for transmitting packets of information in at least one first format over a communications link that utilizes packets of information in a second format. In certain embodiments, the packets of information in a first format are converted to packets of information in the second format prior to transmission via the communications link by packing and fragmenting the information in the first format in a coordinated manner. Embodiments may also utilize packing subheaders and fragmentation control bits in the packing and fragmentation processes." The patent application was filed on Jan. 15, 2002 (10/053,179). 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=8,009,667.PN.&OS=PN/8,009,667&RS=PN/8,009,667 Written by Shabnam Sheikh; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Broadcom Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 2 -- Broadcom, Irvine, Calif. has been assigned a patent (8,009,506) developed by Raymond J. Sung, Sunnyvale, Calif., Dongwook Suh, Saratoga, Calif., and Daniel O. Rodriguez, Hayward, Calif., for "memory architecture having multiple partial wordline drivers and contacted and feed-through bitlines." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Various embodiments are disclosed relating to a memory circuit architecture. In an example embodiment, which may accommodate a change to a new memory size or cell aspect ratio, while migrating between different process nodes or the same process generation, while retaining at least a portion of the periphery circuitry, a memory circuit architecture may be employed in which the memory array is divided into an upper half and a lower half, thereby splitting the cache Ways among the two halves. The wordline may be split among the two array halves, with each half driven by a half wordline driver. Also, in another embodiment, two sets of bitlines may be provided for each column, including a contacted set of bitlines and a feed-through set of bitlines." The patent application was filed on March 24, 2010 (12/730,873). 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=8,009,506&OS=8,009,506&RS=8,009,506 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Ion Systems Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 2 -- Ion Systems, Alameda, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,009,405) developed by four co-inventors for a "low maintenance AC gas flow driven static neutralizer and method." The co-inventors are Peter Gefter, South San Francisco, Calif., Lawrence Levit, Alamo, Calif., Leslie Partridge, Davis, Calif., and Scott Gehlke, Berkeley, Calif. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A low maintenance AC gas-flow driven static neutralizer, comprising at least one emitter and at least one reference electrode; a power supply having an output electrically coupled to the emitter(s) and a reference terminal electrically coupled to the reference electrode(s) with the power supply disposed to produce an output waveform that creates ions by corona discharge and to produce an electrical field when this output waveform is applied to the emitter(s); a gas flow source disposed to produce a gas flow across a first region that includes these generated ions and the emitter(s), the gas flow including a flow velocity; and wherein, during a first time duration, the output waveform decreases an electrical force created by the electrical field, enabling the gas flow to carry away from the emitter(s) a contamination particle that may be located within a second region surrounding the emitter(s), and to minimize a likelihood of the contamination particle from accumulating on the emitter(s). The first region may include the second region." The patent application was filed on March 16, 2008 (12/049,350). 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=8,009,405&OS=8,009,405&RS=8,009,405 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** ITT Manufacturing Enterprises Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 2 -- ITT Manufacturing Enterprises, Wilmington, Del., has been assigned a patent (8,008,997) developed by Ching-Fai Cho, La Canada, Calif., for a "printed circuit board filter having rows of vias defining a quasi cavity that is below a cutoff frequency." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A low frequency reject filter element is formed on a printed circuit board that utilizes the fact that power transmission in a waveguide is cut-off below a certain frequency. A quasi waveguide cavity is formed in printed circuit board using the top and bottom ground plane of the stripline circuit and using conductive via holes to form the side walls of the cavity. Waveguide cavity mode is launched from the input and output striplines by shorting them to ground. Transformers and matching via hole elements may be used to improve matching. The resulting filter is compact and is highly effective in suppressing low frequency transmissions." The patent application was filed on Oct. 9, 2007 (11/907,048). 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=8,008,997.PN.&OS=PN/8,008,997&RS=PN/8,008,997 Written by Anjali Jha; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Lockheed Martin Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 2 -- Lockheed Martin, Bethesda, Md., has been assigned a patent (8,009,420) developed by six co-inventors for a "heat transfer of processing systems." The co-inventors are Robert J. Hill, Cupertino, Calif., Gary L. Heinz, San Carlos, Calif., Dwayne D. Komush, Livermore, Calif., Bryan J. Chen, Santa Barbara, Calif., James D. Phillips, Palo Alto, Calif., and Eric P. Wentzel, Portola Valley, Calif. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A processing module may be provided. The processing module may include a mounting member configured to structurally support a first processing unit and receive thermal energy from the first processing unit through a coupling side of the first processing unit by conduction. The processing module may also include a base member coupled to the mounting member. The base member may be configured to receive thermal energy from the mounting member. A thermal conductivity of at least one of the mounting member and the base member may be greater than about 50 Watts/meter Celsius (W/m-C). Coefficients of thermal expansion (CTEs) of the mounting member, the base member, and the coupling side of the first processing unit may be matched." The patent application was filed on Sept. 30, 2009 (12/571,282). 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=8,009,420&OS=8,009,420&RS=8,009,420 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Boeing Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 2 -- Boeing, Chicago, has been assigned a patent (8,009,001) developed by Mark A. Cleveland, Westminster, Calif., for a "hyper halbach permanent magnet arrays." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Higher-order Halbach permanent magnet arrays that produce higher flux densities in the air gaps of electromotive machines are described. In one embodiment, a second order "Hyper" Halbach array includes a plurality of magnets arranged immediately adjacent to each other so as to define a rectangular matrix having rows and columns in which the respective magnetic fields of a first row of the array are arranged so as to define a conventional first order Halbach array, and, proceeding in a column direction of the array, the respective magnetic fields of the magnets of each of a second and succeeding rows of the array are respectively rotated counter-clockwise about an axis perpendicular to the column direction of the array through successive 90 degree rotations relative to those of the immediately preceding row." The patent application was filed on Aug. 6, 2009 (12/537,211). 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=8,009,001.PN.&OS=PN/8,009,001&RS=PN/8,009,001 Written by Anjali Jha; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Semtech Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 2 -- Semtech, Camarillo, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,009,011) developed by Stuart B. Molin, Oceanside, Calif., and Paul Nygaard, Carlsbad, Calif., for an electrically adjustable resistor. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An electrically adjustable resistor comprises a resistive polysilicon layer dielectrically isolated from one or more doped semiconducting layers. A tunable voltage is applied to the doped semiconducting layers, causing the resistance of the polysilicon layer to vary. Multiple matched electrically adjustable resistors may be fabricated on a single substrate, tuned by a single, shared doped semiconductor layer, creating matched, tunable resistor pairs that are particularly useful for differential amplifier applications. Multiple, independently adjustable resistors may also be fabricated on a common substrate." The patent application was filed on June 26, 2008 (12/147,368). 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=8,009,011.PN.&OS=PN/8,009,011&RS=PN/8,009,011 Written by Anjali Jha; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Fakespace Labs Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 2 -- Fakespace Labs, Mountain View, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,009,349) developed by Ian McDowall, Mountain View, Calif., and Mark Bolas, Mountain View, Calif., for an "electrically controlled optical elements and method." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The effective focal length of an optical system can be electronically controlled using switchable wave plates in conjunction with polarized light." The patent application was filed on Sept. 16, 2009 (12/561,156). 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=8,009,349&OS=8,009,349&RS=8,009,349 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Western Digital Technologies Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 2 -- Western Digital Technologies, Irvine, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,009,384) developed by Aaron D. Little, Campbell, Calif., for a "cast baseplate for a disk drive having an arcuate shroud wall and adjacent arcuate groove." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A disk drive includes a cast baseplate, and a disk having a major surface and an outer circumference. The cast baseplate includes a casting inlet gate region, a planar area underlying the disk, an arcuate shroud wall that is substantially orthogonal to the planar area, and an arcuate groove immediately adjacent the planar area. The planar area is separated from the disk major surface by less than 0.8 mm. The arcuate shroud wall is disposed less than 0.8 mm from the disk outer circumference, and includes a first shroud wall portion and a second shroud wall portion. The first shroud wall portion is more proximate to the casting inlet gate region than is the second shroud wall portion. The arcuate groove is immediately adjacent the first shroud wall portion, and defines a groove depth in the range 0.2 mm to 2 mm relative to the planar area." The patent application was filed on Sept. 30, 2008 (12/242,096). 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=8,009,384&OS=8,009,384&RS=8,009,384 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** West-Com Nurse Call Systems Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 2 -- West-Com Nurse Call Systems, Fairfield, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,009,021) developed by Charlie Lawrence Peters Jr., Alamo, Calif., and Paul David Langstroth, Phoenix, for an "emergency call panel for hospital communication system." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A patient controlled single gang signaling device for use within a hospital communication network. The device contains two actuators, one for initiating an emergency distress call while the other initiates a non-emergency distress call. The emergency distress call actuator is controlled with a pull cord, thus enabling a patient to send out an emergency distress signal from a position away from the unit. The device also includes a third actuator providing the user with the option of terminating the transmission of any message." The patent application was filed on June 27, 2008 (12/147,584). 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=8,009,021.PN.&OS=PN/8,009,021&RS=PN/8,009,021 Written by Anjali Jha; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Samsung Electronics Assigned Patent for Seek Control Method to Avoid Flex Cable Resonance during Settle in Hard Disk Drive ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 2 -- Samsung Electronics, Suwon, South Korea, has been assigned a patent (8,009,383) developed by Chang-Ik Kang, Santa Clara, Calif., and Tao Zhang, Milpitas, Calif., for a "seek control method to avoid flex cable resonance during settle in hard disk drive." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A hard disk drive with a circuit that can perform a seek routine by providing a seek current to a voice coil motor. The voice coil motor is coupled to a head that is coupled to a disk. The seek current provides a predetermined number of harmonics. The number of harmonics is a function of a seek length of the seek routine. By way of example, the seek current may include only a first harmonic for seek lengths less than 20,000 tracks, or only the first and second harmonics for seeks less than 40,000 tracks. The harmonics can be determined by plotting PES settle versus seek length for a hard disk drive." The patent application was filed on Jan. 20, 2010 (12/690,703). 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=8,009,383&OS=8,009,383&RS=8,009,383 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Hitachi Global Storage Technologies, Netherlands Assigned Patent for Method, Apparatus and Program Storage Device for Dynamically Adjusting the Write Current in Each Head to Compensate for Variation in Disk Drive and Environmental Parameters ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 2 -- Hitachi Global Storage Technologies, Netherlands, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, has been assigned a patent (8,009,379) developed by Larry L. Williams, Los Altos, Calif., for a "method, apparatus and program storage device for dynamically adjusting the write current in each head to compensate for variation in disk drive and environmental parameters." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method, apparatus and program storage device for dynamically adjusting the write current in each head to compensate for variation in disk drive and environmental parameters is disclosed. A current in the write head is dynamically adjusted to compensate for variations in the components and environment by periodically measuring the writability of the drive and adjusting the write current such that the parameter stays within predetermined criteria." The patent application was filed on June 30, 2004 (10/884,328). 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=8,009,379&OS=8,009,379&RS=8,009,379 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** SAE Magnetics (HK) Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 2 -- SAE Magnetics (HK), Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong, has been assigned a patent (8,009,387) developed by Shide Cheng, Fremont, Calif., Zhu Feng, Pleasanton, Calif., and Ellis T. Cha, San Ramon, Calif., for a "forming an aluminum alloy oxynitride underlayer and a diamond-like carbon overcoat to protect a magnetic recording head and/or media." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method for forming a protective bilayer on a magnetic read/write head or magnetic disk. The bilayer is formed as an adhesion enhancing underlayer and a protective diamond-like carbon (DLC) overlayer. The underlayer is formed of an aluminum or alloyed aluminum oxynitride, having the general formula AlO.sub.xN.sub.y or Me.sub.zAlO.sub.xN.sub.y where Me.sub.z symbolizes Ti.sub.z, Si.sub.z or Cr.sub.z and where x, y and z can be varied within the formation process. By adjusting the values of x and y the adhesion underlayer contributes to such qualities of the protective bilayer as stress compensation, chemical and mechanical stability and low electrical conductivity. Various methods of forming the underlayer are provided, including reactive ion sputtering, plasma assisted chemical vapor deposition, pulsed laser deposition and plasma immersion ion implantation." The patent application was filed on Aug. 2, 2010 (12/804,935). 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=8,009,387&OS=8,009,387&RS=8,009,387 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Hewlett-Packard Development Assigned Patent for Prism Beamsplitters ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 2 -- Hewlett-Packard Development, Houston, has been assigned a patent (8,009,363) developed by Huei Pei Kuo, Cupertino, Calif., and Michael Renne Ty Tan, Menlo Park, Calif., for prism beamsplitters. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Embodiments of the present invention are directed to single prism beamsplitters and compound beamsplitters formed from combining one or more of the single prism beamsplitters. In one embodiment, the beamsplitters can be configured to produce one or more split beams of light that can emerge at angles other than 90.degree. to one another. The prisms of the beamsplitter embodiments are configured so that light propagating through prisms encounter one or more intermediate planar surfaces at various angles with respect to the path of the light. A certain number of the intermediate planar surfaces can be angled so that the light transmitted along a particular path undergoes total internal reflection within the prism. A number of other intermediate planar surfaces are angled so that the light transmitted along a particular path does not undergo total internal reflection." The patent application was filed on April 2, 2008 (12/922,103). 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=8,009,363&OS=8,009,363&RS=8,009,363 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Hitachi Global Storage Technologies, Netherlands Assigned Patent for Air Bearing with Low Crown Sensitivity Through Side Channels ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 2 -- Hitachi Global Storage Technologies, Netherlands, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, has been assigned a patent (8,009,389) developed by four co-inventors for an "air bearing with low crown sensitivity through side channels." The co-inventors are Sanford A. Bolasna, San Jose, Calif., Lee K. Dorius, San Jose, Calif., Weidong Huang, San Jose, Calif., and Robert N. Payne, San Jose, Calif. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An air bearing surface of a slider, which achieves low crown sensitivity is described. In one embodiment, the air bearing surface comprises a center channel and a plurality of side channels, wherein at least one side channel of the plurality of side channels is open to the center channel. The center channel and the plurality of side channels are configured to allow air to flow along the center channel toward the trailing edge of the ABS, such that there is low crown sensitivity." The patent application was filed on July 28, 2006 (11/495,958). 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=8,009,389&OS=8,009,389&RS=8,009,389 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Optim Microwave Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 2 -- Optim Microwave, Camarillo, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,008,984) developed by John P. Mahon, Thousand Oaks, Calif., and Cynthia P. Espino, Carlsbad, Calif., for a "circular polarizer using interlocked conductive and dielectric fins in an annular waveguide." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "There is disclosed a linear polarization to circular polarization converter. An outside surface of an inner conductor may be coaxial with the inside surface of an outer conductor. First and second diametrically opposed fins may extend outward from the outer surface of the inner conductor. Each of the first and second fins may include a conductive fin and a dielectric fin." The patent application was filed on Jan. 11, 2010 (12/685,134). 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=8,008,984.PN.&OS=PN/8,008,984&RS=PN/8,008,984 Written by Anjali Jha; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Tessera Technologies Ireland Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 2 -- Tessera Technologies Ireland, Galway, Ireland, has been assigned a patent (8,009,208) developed by Eran Steinberg, San Francisco, Petronel Bigioi, Galway, Ireland, and Adrian Zamfir, Bucharest, Romania, for a "detection and removal of blemishes in digital images utilizing original images of defocused scenes." 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