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U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in Colorado (Sept. 23)(Targeted News Service Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Targeted News Service Targeted News Service ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Colorado. *** LSI Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 22 -- LSI, Milpitas, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,022,684) developed by Ricky F. Bitting, Fort Collins, Colo., for an "external regulator reference voltage generator circuit." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Disclosed is an external regulator reference voltage generator circuit that precisely controls the supply voltage applied to core logic to optimize the operational characteristics of the core logic 120 without using excessive power. An adaptive voltage and scaling optimization circuit 124 is used to detect the operating parameters of the core logic 120 and generate a voltage control signal to control a reference voltage regulator. The reference voltage regulator generates a regulator reference voltage in response to the voltage control signal that controls an external regulator which, in turn, generates the supply voltage." The patent application was filed on April 3, 2009 (12/418,400). 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=80,22,684.PN.&OS=PN/80,22,684&RS=PN/80,22,684 Written by Ruby Maibam; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Intersil Americas Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- Intersil Americas, Milpitas, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,022,634) developed by Fred Greenfeld, Nederland, Colo., for a "method and system for dimming AC-powered light emitting diode (LED) lighting systems using conventional incandescent dimmers." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A dimming control circuit for dimming light emitting diodes receives an AC input voltage signal from a dimming circuit. The control circuit includes a power stage and a current control loop coupled to the power stage. An AC detector is operable to detect an instantaneous value of the AC input voltage signal and to generate a signal indicating whether the AC input voltage signal is present or absent. A current control circuit is operable responsive to the signal to adjust the operation of the current control loop and to control current through the light emitting diodes to achieve the desired dimming, and to prevent inrush current on the AC input voltage signal." The patent application was filed on Feb. 5, 2009 (12/366,642). 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=80,22,634.PN.&OS=PN/80,22,634&RS=PN/80,22,634 Written by Ruby Maibam; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Boeing Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- Boeing, Chicago, has been assigned a patent (8,023,542) developed by Jan Vetrovec, Larkspur, Colo., for a "high energy laser thermal management." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Methods and systems are disclosed for cooling a laser, such as a high average power (HAP) solid state laser (SSL). A coolant that has been heated from previous use can be conditioned by transferring heat from the coolant to a phase change medium. The conditioned coolant can then be re-used to cool the laser. In this manner, a low cost, lightweight, compact cooling system that generates comparatively quiescent flow at comparatively high flow rates can be provided." The patent application was filed on Dec. 20, 2007 (11/961,453). 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=8,023,542.PN.&OS=PN/8,023,542&RS=PN/8,023,542 Written by Shabnam Sheikh; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Nichia, Inphase Technologies Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- Nichia, Anan-shi, Japan, and Inphase Technologies, Longmont, Colo., have been assigned a patent (8,023,549) developed by six co-inventors for a "tuning method of external cavity laser diode, variable wavelength laser module, and program of external cavity laser diode tuning." The co-inventors are Tadaaki Miyata, Yokohama, Japan, Hideki Kondo, Yokohama, Japan, Naoki Mori, Yokohama, Japan, Masaki Omori, Isehara, Japan, Jason R. Ensher, Lafayette, Colo., and Rodney Harris, Fort Collins, Colo. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A tuning methods of an External Cavity Laser Diode (ECLD), comprises steps of: (1) providing a laser light to a grating so as to tilt the grating to an optical axis of a collimated laser light, (2) adjusting the orientation of the grating relative to the collimated laser light, (3) monitoring singleness of longitudinal mode and optical power of a light emitted from the grating, (4) calculating an orientation of the grating to exhibit intended optical power at which the singleness of longitudinal mode shows at least predetermined value, (5) adjusting the grating orientation or the optical axis of the collimated laser light to the calculated grating orientation." The patent application was filed on Sept. 30, 2009 (12/570,524). 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=8,023,549.PN.&OS=PN/8,023,549&RS=PN/8,023,549 Written by Anjali Jha; edited by Jaya Anand. *** GreenRay Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- GreenRay, Westford, Mass., has been assigned a patent (8,023,266) developed by four co-inventors for an "AC photovoltaic module and inverter assembly." The co-inventors are Miles Clayton Russell, Lincoln, Mass., Gregory Allen Kern, Lafayette, Colo., Ruel Davenport Little, Concord, Mass., and Zachary Adam King, Townsend, Mass. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An AC photovoltaic module includes a DC photovoltaic module for converting solar energy to DC electrical power, and an inverter for converting DC electrical power to AC electrical power, the inverter being adapted for connection to a frame portion of the module and being sized and configured, and provided with arrangements of electrical components thereof, to dispense heat from the inverter, whereby to prolong operational life and reliability of the inverter." The patent application was filed on May 19, 2009 (12/468,468). 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=8,023,266&OS=8,023,266&RS=8,023,266 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Qualcomm MEMS Technologies Assigned Patent for Backlight Displays ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- Qualcomm MEMS Technologies, San Diego, has been assigned a patent (8,023,167) developed by Jeffrey B. Sampsell, Pueblo West, Colo., for a backlight displays. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A transmissive backlit display is disclosed. In one aspect, the backlit display comprises a backlight and an array of transmissive interferometric modulators. Each interferometric modulator comprises a fixed and moving dielectric mirror stack. The interferometric modulators cause light within the desired wavelength range to be transmitted while reflecting at least a portion of the remaining light." The patent application was filed on June 25, 2008 (12/146,383). 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=8,023,167&OS=8,023,167&RS=8,023,167 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** U.S. Department of Commerce Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce has been assigned a patent (8,022,864) developed by James Ronald Jordan, Boulder, Colo., James Harwood Churnside, Boulder, Colo., and Paul Ernest Johnston, Longmont, Colo., for a "detection of transient signals in doppler spectra." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Signal processing is used to detect transient signals in the presence of noise. Two embodiments are disclosed. In both embodiments, the time series from a remote sensor is broken into a number of short time series. The power spectrum of each short time series are then calculated along with the mean noise level. The moments of each peak in every power spectrum are calculated and the peak with the largest power selected from each power spectrum. A histogram of the moments from these selected peaks is generated and normalized to become a measured PDF. In addition, a pre-determined PDF is derived, in the same method as above, from theoretically calculated noise, numerically simulated noise, or measured noise. Comparison between the measured and pre-determined PDF's establish the detection of a transient signal. The first embodiment compares the area between the measured and pre-determined PDF's against a threshold to determine detection. In a second embodiment, the differences between the measured and pre-determined PDF's are weighted and summed to form a score. This score is compared to a threshold to determine detection." The patent application was filed on Nov. 8, 2007 (11/937,262). 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=8,022,864.PN.&OS=PN/8,022,864&RS=PN/8,022,864 Written by Anjali Jha; 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. -1062237 (c) 2011 Targeted News Service |