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U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in New York (Sept. 9)(Targeted News Service Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Targeted News Service Targeted News Service ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 9 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in New York. *** General Electric Assigned Patent for System, Vehicle and Related Method ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 9 -- General Electric, Niskayuna, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,013,548) developed by Robert Dean King, Schenectady, N.Y., and Gary Raymond Kilinski, Scotia, N.Y., for a "system, vehicle and related method." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A system includes a first energy storage system electrically coupled to a DC-link, and the first energy storage system comprises a first energy source that can exchange electrical power with an electric motor through the DC-link; a boost converter coupled to the DC-link; a second energy storage system that can be reversibly electrically coupled to the boost converter through a contactor, and wherein an operating voltage of the second energy storage system is less than an operating voltage of the first energy source; and the second energy storage system comprises both an energy battery and a second energy source, and the second energy source has an operating voltage that is higher than the energy battery and is lower than the first energy source operating voltage. A vehicle incorporating the system and a related method are provided." The patent application was filed on Oct. 14, 2008 (12/250,582). 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=80,13,548.PN.&OS=PN/80,13,548&RS=PN/80,13,548 Written by Ruby Maibam; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Global OLED Technology Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 9 -- Global OLED Technology, Herndon, Va., has been assigned a patent (8,013,525) developed by Ronald S. Cok, Rochester, N.Y., and John W. Hamer, Rochester, N.Y., for a "flexible OLED display with chiplets." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A flexible emissive device, includes a flexible rough substrate having a rough substrate surface and defining a display area; an organic low-temperature adhesion layer formed on the rough substrate surface, at least a portion of the organic low-temperature adhesion layer having a thickness greater than or equal to five microns; a plurality of chiplets distributed in the display area and adhering to the organic low-temperature adhesion layer, each chiplet having one or more connection pads; a plurality of patterned bottom electrodes formed over the organic low-temperature adhesion layer in the display area, each bottom electrode being electrically connected to only one connection pad of a corresponding chiplet; one or more layers of light-emitting material formed over the bottom electrode; and a top electrode formed over the one or more layers of light-emitting material; and a flexible encapsulating layer located over the top electrode and adhered to the rough substrate surface." The patent application was filed on April 9, 2009 (12/421,137). 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=8013525.PN.&OS=PN/8013525&RS=PN/8013525 Written by Ankresh Ranjan; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Lockheed Martin Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 9 -- Lockheed Martin, Bethesda, Md., has been assigned a patent (8,013,781) developed by Peter H. Stockmann, Jamesville, N.Y., for a "method and apparatus for radar surveillance and detection of sea targets." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "In a radar system using a radar clutter map comprising a plurality of range-azimuth cells containing parameter data values indicative of time averaged echo returns for affecting alarm threshold levels at range-azimuth locations scanned by the radar system antenna, a method for detecting comprising the steps of obtaining from the radar clutter map a first parameter data value associated with a given cell under test (CUT); determining a second parameter data value using parameter data values of other cells from the plurality of range-azimuth cells from the radar clutter map; comparing the first parameter data value associated with the CUT with the second parameter data value; and generating a signal indicative of a target detection when the first parameter data value exceeds the second parameter data value by a given threshold corresponding to a target false alarm rate." The patent application was filed on Sept. 24, 2008 (12/237,093). 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=80,13,781&OS=80,13,781&RS=80,13,781 Written by Rajat Puri; edited by Jaya Anand. *** USAF Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 9 -- The U.S. Air Force has been assigned a patent (8,013,792) developed by four co-inventors for a "method and apparatus to minimize antenna backside signal response and ambiguity." The co-inventors are Daniel McCarthy, Manlius, N.Y., Dean Paschen, Lafayette, Colo., Lary Eichel, Louisville, Colo., and Frank Pratt, Tipp City, Ohio. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Method and apparatus for minimizing antenna backside signal response and ambiguity in low frequency applications, particularly low frequency synthetic aperture radar (SAR). Various time delay elements are selectably switched into the signal path so as to cause a null to be placed in the antenna response pattern in the direction of undesired radar returns. The means for selectably switching may be dithered so as to introduce modulation onto the undesired radar return to aid in the discrimination and removal of the undesired radar return from the SAR image during post processing." The patent application was filed on Aug. 6, 2009 (12/462,632). 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=80,13,792&OS=80,13,792&RS=80,13,792 Written by Rajat Puri; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Global OLED Technology Assigned Patent for Method and Appartus for Uniformity and Brightness Correction in a Display ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 9 -- Global OLED Technology, Herndon, Va., has been assigned a patent (8,013,814) developed by Ronald S. Cok, Rochester, N.Y., and James H. Ford, Rochester, N.Y., for a "method and appartus for uniformity and brightness correction in a display." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method for the correction of average brightness or brightness uniformity variations in electroluminescent (EL) displays comprising: a) providing an EL display having one or more light-emitting elements responsive to a multi-valued input signal for causing the light-emitting elements to emit light at a plurality of brightness levels; b) measuring the brightness of each light-emitting element at two or more, but fewer than all possible, different input signal values; c) employing the measured brightness values to estimate a maximum input signal value at which the light-emitting element will not emit more than a predefined minimum brightness and the rate at which the brightness of the light-emitting element increases above the predefined minimum brightness in response to increases in the value of the input signal; and d) using the estimated maximum input signal value at which the light-emitting element will not emit light more than the predefined minimum brightness and the rate at which the brightness of the light-emitting element increases above the predefined minimum brightness in response to increases in the value of the input signal to modify the input signal to a corrected input signal to correct the light output of the light-emitting elements." The patent application was filed on Aug. 20, 2007 (11/841,127). 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=80,13,814&OS=80,13,814&RS=80,13,814 Written by Rajat Puri; edited by Jaya Anand. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Cooled Electronic Module with Pump-enhanced, Dielectric Fluid Immersion-cooling ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 9 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,014,150) developed by five co-inventors for a "cooled electronic module with pump-enhanced, dielectric fluid immersion-cooling." The co-inventors are Levi A. Campbell, Poughkeepsie, N.Y., Richard C. Chu, Poughkeepsie, N.Y., Michael J. Ellsworth Jr., Poughkeepsie, N.Y., Madhusudan K. Iyengar, Poughkeepsie, N.Y., and Robert E. Simons, Poughkeepsie, N.Y. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Cooled electronic modules and methods of fabrication are provided with pump-enhanced, dielectric fluid immersion-cooling of the electronic device. The cooled electronic module includes a substrate supporting an electronic device to be cooled. A cooling apparatus couples to the substrate, and includes a housing configured to at least partially surround and form a sealed compartment about the electronic device. Additionally, the cooling apparatus includes dielectric fluid and one or more pumps disposed within the sealed compartment. The dielectric fluid is in direct contact with the electronic device, and the pump is an impingement-cooling, immersed pump disposed to actively pump dielectric fluid within the sealed compartment towards the electronic device. Multiple condenser fins extend from the housing into the sealed compartment in an upper portion of the sealed compartment, and a liquid-cooled cold plate or an air-cooled heat sink is coupled to the top of the housing for cooling the condenser fins." The patent application was filed on June 25, 2009 (12/491,281). 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=8,014,150&OS=8,014,150&RS=8,014,150 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Harris Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 9 - Harris, Melbourne, Fla., has been assigned a patent (8,013,681) developed by Kenneth Beghini, Spencerport, N.Y., for a "wide spectrum radio transmit architecture." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A communications device (100) includes a frequency divider circuit (106) having a plurality of frequency division ratios. The device also includes at least one phase-lock loop (PLL) circuit (101, 102, 103, 104, 110, 112) coupled to at least a signal input of the frequency divider circuit. The PLL circuit includes a local oscillator (LO) circuit (104) including a plurality of voltage controlled oscillators (VCOs) having different frequency tuning ranges. The device further includes at least one control input (105) coupled to at least the frequency divider circuit and the PLL circuit for specifying one of the plurality of VCOs and one of the plurality of frequency division ratios of the frequency divider circuit." The patent application was filed on Aug. 5, 2009 (12/535,753). 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=8,013,681.PN.&OS=PN/8,013,681&RS=PN/8,013,681 Written by Shabnam Sheikh; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Lockheed Martin Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 9 -- Lockheed Martin, Bethesda, Md., has been assigned a patent (8,013,802) developed by Richard R. Hall, Baldwinsville, N.Y., and Matthew A. Hutchinson, Syracuse, N.Y., for a portable radar fairing. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A portable fairing for a mobile radar array system includes at least partially open housing surrounding the mobile radar array and a curved covering mounted on the housing. The curved covering is adapted to cover the radar array in a closed position. The sides of the housing are curved such that when the curved covering is closed, the housing and the curved covering form a generally curved structure." The patent application was filed on Dec. 1, 2008 (12/325,567). 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=80,13,802&OS=80,13,802&RS=80,13,802 Written by Rajat Puri; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Global OLED Technology Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 9 -- Global OLED Technology, Herndon, Va., has been assigned a patent (8,013,817) developed by Michael E. Miller, Honeoye Falls, N.Y., Paul J. Kane, Rochester, N.Y., and Michael J. Murdoch, Rochester, N.Y., for an "electronic display having improved uniformity." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A display with improved visual uniformity, comprised of an array of independently-addressable light-emitting elements, including at least a first independently-addressable light-emitting element for producing a first color of light and a second independently-addressable light-emitting element for producing a second color of light; wherein at least the first independently-addressable light-emitting element is subdivided into at least two spatially separated commonly-addressed light-emitting areas and wherein at least a portion of the second independently-addressable light-emitting element is positioned between the spatially separated commonly-addressed light-emitting areas of the first independently-addressable light-emitting element." The patent application was filed on Dec. 27, 2006 (11/616,330). 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=80,13,817.PN.&OS=PN/80,13,817&RS=PN/80,13,817 Written by Rajat Puri; edited by Jaya Anand. *** General Electric Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 9 -- General Electric, Niskayuna, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,014,181) developed by four co-inventors for a "power conversion control system." The co-inventors are Zhuohui Tan, Shanghai, China, Robert William Delmerico, Clifton Park, N.Y., Xiaoming Yuan, Shanghai, China, and Haiqing Weng, Shanghai, China. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A power distribution system comprises a power conversion module for performing power conversion between a DC voltage at a DC side and an AC power at an AC side, and a conversion control system. The AC side of the power conversion module is electrically coupled to a grid. The conversion control system includes a phase-locked-loop circuit for receiving a multi-phase reference signal of a grid voltage and for generating a synchronized signal, a regulator for receiving reference commands, a two-phase grid feedback signal, and the synchronized signal and for generating a control signal for the power conversion module, and a phase compensation circuit for receiving the synchronized signal and the multi-phase reference signal of the grid voltage, for obtaining a phase displacement signal, and for generating a phase compensation signal for compensating the reference commands or for compensating the synchronized signal when the phase displacement signal exceeds a threshold value." The patent application was filed on Sept. 29, 2009 (12/569,160). 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=8,014,181&OS=8,014,181&RS=8,014,181 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** University of Rochester Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 9 -- The University of Rochester, Rochester, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,014,069) developed by Alexis K. Spilman, Rochester, N.Y., and Thomas G. Brown, Rochester, N.Y., for a "polarization converter, optical system, method and applications." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A stress-induced polarization converter in the form of a zero power optical window or, alternatively, a single element, positive or negative power optical lens, that is subject to a controlled amount of symmetric, peripheral stress. The stress may be provided by appropriate mechanical, thermal, hydraulic, electromagnetic/piezo, annealing/molding, or other known techniques and may be trigonal or four-fold. Axial foci can be created by applying the controlled, symmetric, peripheral stress. The separation distance between the foci can be controlled by controlling the magnitude of the applied symmetric, peripheral stress." The patent application was filed on June 20, 2008 (12/143,165). 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=8,014,069&OS=8,014,069&RS=8,014,069 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 9 -- Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, Rochester, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,012,766) developed by Edward J. Graham, Penfield, N.Y., for a "prediction of aspirated volume of a liquid." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Aspirating a liquid, includes: providing an aspirating probe comprising probe tip and piston pump, wherein the probe tip and piston pump are in fluid communication; measuring an initial gas pressure in the probe prior to liquid entering the liquid being aspirated; moving the tip into the liquid; moving the piston a distance corresponding to the volume of liquid being aspirated; measuring gas pressure in the volume of gas when the piston stops moving and the liquid pulled into the tip has equilibrated; determining piston volume created by movement of the piston; and determining volume of liquid aspirated by the following formula: V.sub.liquid aspirated=V.sub.piston volume-((P.sub.initial-P.sub.final)*Volume/unit pressure), wherein P.sub.initial is initial gas pressure before liquid enters the tip, P.sub.final is the final pressure of volume of gas after the liquid has equilibrated, and Volume/unit pressure is the change of gas volume for each change of unit pressure." The patent application was filed on Aug. 1, 2005 (11/194,817). 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=8012766.PN.&OS=PN/8012766&RS=PN/8012766 Written by Ankresh Ranjan; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Honeywell International Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 9 -- Honeywell International, Morristown, N.J., has been assigned a patent (8,013,730) developed by Eric Oh, Syosset, N.Y., David S. Zakrewski, Babylon, N.Y., and Shao-Pei Yuan, Great Neck, N.Y., for "customization of personal emergency features for security systems." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The inventive system and method comprises a processor operable to detect an event, storage having detailed data corresponding to the event, an input device operable to receive the detailed data, one or more display devices, and an audio output device, wherein when an event is detected, a display is produced on one or more of the display devices and output on the audio output device in accordance with the detailed data corresponding to the event. In one embodiment, the detailed data includes a list of emergency telephone numbers corresponding to the event and an emergency message. In one embodiment, the input device is a graphics keypad that houses the processor, the storage, and at least one of the one or more display devices. The audio output device can be a speaker, and a microphone audio circuit. In one embodiment, the storage has battery backup." The patent application was filed on July 29, 2008 (12/181,581). 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=8,013,730.PN.&OS=PN/8,013,730&RS=PN/8,013,730 Written by Anjali Jha; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Xerox Assigned Patent for Software Upgrades from a Printer Module with On-board Intelligence ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 9 -- Xerox, Norwalk, Conn., has been assigned a patent (8,014,012) developed by Alberto Rodriguez, Webster, N.Y., and Heiko Rommelmann, Penfield, N.Y., for a "software upgrades from a printer module with on-board intelligence." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An intelligent on-board monitoring system for replaceable module for a printing apparatus includes a memory element, an input for receiving information either from sensors on the replaceable module, or from the printing apparatus concerning printing operations performed, and a microprocessor connected to the memory for performing calculations upon data stored in the memory and upon the input information. By expanding this intelligent on-board monitoring system with expanded memory, either on board the replaceable module, or by way of network access, the capability to enable software upgrades is provided. The software upgrades may relate to the performance of the replaceable module or to the machine into which it is installed. These software upgrades may be accomplished without requiring computational resources of the printing apparatus itself and by proper scheduling without impacting customer machine utilization." The patent application was filed on Oct. 30, 2003 (10/696,902). 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=8,014,012&OS=8,014,012&RS=8,014,012 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Xerox Assigned Patent for Gray Balance for a Printing System of Multiple Marking Engines ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 9 -- Xerox, Norwalk, Conn., has been assigned a patent (8,014,024) developed by R. Enrique Viturro, Rochester, N.Y., and Lalit Keshav Mestha, Fairport, N.Y., for a "gray balance for a printing system of multiple marking engines." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method for calibrating a printing system including a plurality of printers includes designating one of the plurality of printers as a reference printer and defining color values for a desired response for one or more printed test patches on a control page. Through a first process aimed toward achieving the desired response, a printed control page is generated with the reference printer, the control page including one or more of the test patches which, when measured, has a measured response which approaches the desired response. Through a second process aimed toward achieving a desired response, the desired response being the measured response of the reference printer, a printed control page is generated with a second of the printers, the control page including one or more of the test patches which, when measured, has a response which approaches the measured response of the reference printer." The patent application was filed on March 2, 2005 (11/070,681). 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=8,014,024.PN.&OS=PN/8,014,024&RS=PN/8,014,024 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Xerox Assigned Patent for Image Output Color Management System and Method ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 9 -- Xerox, Norwalk, Conn., has been assigned a patent (8,014,033) developed by four co-inventors for an "image output color management system and method." The co-inventors are Yao Rong Wang, Webster, N.Y., Lalit Keshav Mestha, Fairport, N.Y., Zhigang Fan, Webster, N.Y., and Alvaro Enrique Gil, Rochester, N.Y. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Disclosed is an image color management system and method for controlling an image output device. The method for controlling the image output device comprises generating an image output device profile LUT (look-up-table) characterizing the color profile of the image output device for a plurality of drift states associated with the image output device; generating a set of augmented basis vectors representing the LUT, L*a*b* values and multiple GCR/UCRs; storing the set of basis vectors in an image output device controller; and generating an image output device active profile associated with a current drift state of the image output device to convert image color data for display or printing by the image output device, wherein the image output device active profile is generated from the set of basis vectors." The patent application was filed on Aug. 8, 2007 (11/890,888). 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=8,014,033&OS=8,014,033&RS=8,014,033 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Ronn Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 9 -- Avigdor Ronn, Great Neck, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,014,003) developed by Avigdor Ronn, Great Neck, N.Y., for a "body metric differential measurement device." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method of measuring a metric of a measurement area of interest on a subject comprises contacting a part of the subject on a rest of a measurement apparatus that comprises an arm, a base attached to or formed on the arm, and a displacement sensor attached to the arm; adjusting the measurement apparatus to optimize the spatial relationship between the displacement sensor and the measurement area of interest on the subject; and measuring the metric." The patent application was filed on Jan. 22, 2009 (12/321,540). 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=8,014,003&OS=8,014,003&RS=8,014,003 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Xerox Assigned Patent for System and Method for Printing at Least One Digitized Image to a Digital Multimedia Presentation Appliance ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 9 -- Xerox, Norwalk, Conn., has been assigned a patent (8,014,009) developed by William C. Hardy Jr., Fairport, N.Y., and Michael A. Butler, Webster, N.Y., for a "system and method for printing at least one digitized image to a digital multimedia presentation appliance." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A digital multimedia presentation appliance is provided having a display for displaying at least one digitized image. The digital multimedia presentation appliance further includes a processor configured to communicate and receive commands, including a digital multimedia presentation appliance print job command, from an external processor capable of executing a software application program for displaying a printing utility. The processor executes a program having instructions for processing the print job command and displaying the at least one digitized image by the display of the digital multimedia presentation appliance. The print job command is transmitted after selection of a digital multimedia presentation appliance printing icon corresponding to the digital multimedia presentation appliance following selection of the printing utility to print the at least one digitized image." The patent application was filed on May 7, 2007 (11/800,582). 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=8,014,009&OS=8,014,009&RS=8,014,009 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Xerox Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 9 -- Xerox, Norwalk, Conn., has been assigned a patent (8,014,035) developed by Vishal Monga, Webster, N.Y., Gaurav Sharma, Webster, N.Y., and Orhan Bulan, Rochester, N.Y., for a "decoding message data embedded in an image print via halftone dot orientation." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "What is disclosed is a novel system and method for encoding/decoding data in a cover contone image via halftone dot orientation modulation. Arrays of halftone threshold values are used to determine a desired orientation, e.g. 0/90.degree.+/-45.degree. for a given single data value of the original message to be embedded. Message data is embedded as a function of halftone dot orientation. Detection modeling of the print-scan process enables the determination of dot orientation from the image scan via statistically motivated image moments. A probabilistic model of the print-scan channel conditions received moments on input orientation. Density values of the received moments are used to determine dot orientation for each halftone cell. The embedded data is retrieved based on the determined orientations. The present method is applicable to areas of data embedding, document security, and the like." The patent application was filed on Sept. 10, 2008 (12/207,718). 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=8,014,035&OS=8,014,035&RS=8,014,035 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Eastman Kodak Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 9 -- Eastman Kodak, Rochester, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,014,029) developed by Donald A. Tripp, Honeoye Falls, N.Y., for a "raster-to-swath image data conversion printing system and related method." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A printing system for printing an image swath by swath according to image data that is provided to an image memory buffer in raster format. The printing system includes a carriage that moves a printhead with a plurality of columnar marking elements based on input provided by an encoder and a printer controller for reformatting the image data and controlling the marking elements. The printer controller includes a direct memory access controller for extracting the data from the image memory buffer and rotating the data from raster format to column format, a plurality of stroke buffers for receiving image data in column format from the direct memory access controller, an encoder control portion for providing stroke firing strobes based on input from the encoder, and a printhead driver control portion for generating data requests from the stroke buffers based on input provided by the encoder and to provide signals necessary to cause the marking elements to print according to the timing of the stroke firing strobes." The patent application was filed on Aug. 19, 2008 (12/193,843). 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=8,014,029&OS=8,014,029&RS=8,014,029 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** New York University Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 9 -- New York University, New York, has been assigned a patent (8,012,936) developed by Einar Sigurdsson, New York, and Ayodeji Asuni, New York, for "tau fragments for immunotherapy." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The present invention relates to methods of treating and preventing Alzheimer's Disease or other tauopathies in a subject by administering a tau protein, its immunogenic epitopes, or antibodies recognizing the tau protein or its immunogenic epitopes under conditions effective to treat or prevent Alzheimer's Disease of other tauopathies. Also disclosed are methods of promoting clearance of aggregates from the brain of the subject and of slowing progression of tangle-related behavioral phenotype in a subject." The patent application was filed on March 29, 2007 (11/693,375). 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=8,012,936.PN.&OS=PN/8,012,936&RS=PN/8,012,936 Written by Shabnam Sheikh; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Youliza Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 9 -- Youliza, Dover, Del., has been assigned a patent (8,013,920) developed by Taner Dosluoglu, New York, Guang Yangm, Annandale, N.J., and Peter Bartkovjak, Glengardner, N.J., for an "imaging system for creating an image of an object." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An imaging system provides a serial video signal that is indicative of the intensity of the light. The imaging system has an array of pixel image sensors arranged in rows and columns. A control circuit is in communication with the rows of the array and the plurality of column switches. The control circuit generates reset control signals, transfer gating signals, pixel image sensor initiation signals for each selected row for controlling resetting, integration of photoelectrons generated from the light impinging upon the array of pixel image sensors, charge transfer of the photoelectrons from the photosensing devices to the charge storage device, and to activate the photoelectron sensing devices on each row to generate output signals from each of the pixel image sensors on a selected row. The control circuit generates the column selection signals for transfer of the output signals from selected rows to form a serial video output signal." The patent application was filed on Dec. 3, 2007 (11/998,960). 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=8,013,920.PN.&OS=PN/8,013,920&RS=PN/8,013,920 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Jaya Anand. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 9 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,013,861) developed by five co-inventors for a "reducing a display quality of an area in a virtual universe to conserve computing resources." The co-inventors are Rick A. Hamilton II, Charlottesville, Va., Paul A. Moskowitz, Yorktown Heights, N.Y., Brian M. O'Connell, Cary, N.C., Clifford A. Pickover, Yorktown Heights, N.Y., and James W. Seaman, Falls Church, Va. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Described herein are processes and devices that reduce a display quality of an area of a virtual universe to conserve computing resources. One of the devices described is a virtual resource conserver. The virtual resource conserver determines, or selects, an area in the virtual universe. A computing resource processes data for presenting the area in the virtual universe. The virtual resource conserver evaluates significance factors about the area to determine a significance of how the area is being used, or an extent to which an area is being viewed by an avatar. The virtual resource conserver reduces a display quality of the area based on the significance of how the area is being used or viewed. The virtual resource conserver thus reduces usage of the computing resource." The patent application was filed on Oct. 31, 2007 (11/932,114). 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=8013861.PN.&OS=PN/8013861&RS=PN/8013861 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Jaya Anand. For more information about Targeted News Service products and services, please contact: Myron Struck, editor, Targeted News Service LLC, Springfield, Va., 703/304-1897; [email protected]; http://targetednews.com. -1060469 (c) 2011 Targeted News Service |