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U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in Colorado (Sept. 27)(Targeted News Service Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Targeted News Service Targeted News Service ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 27 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Colorado. *** Colorado Inventor Develops Patent for Infant Feeding Device ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 26 -- Hope R. Marsh, Rifle, Colo., has developed a patent (8,020,303) for an infant feeding device. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A infant feeding device includes a tube that has a first end, a second end and a peripheral wall extending between the first and second ends. Each of the first and second ends is open. A conduit is fluidly coupled to the second end. A spoon head is attached to a distal end of the conduit with respect to the second end of the tube. The spoon head is positioned to receive food material transferred through the conduit from the tube. A container containing food material is couplable to the first end of the perimeter wall to supply the tube with the food material so that the food material can be fed to an infant with the spoon head." The patent application was filed on Dec. 11, 2008 (12/332,901). 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=80,20,303.PN.&OS=PN/80,20,303&RS=PN/80,20,303 Written by Ruby Maibam; edited by Jaya Anand. *** DDI Global Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 26 -- DDI Global, Anaheim, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,020,292) developed by Rajesh Kumar, Mission Viejo, Calif., Monte P. Dreyer, Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif., and Michael J. Taylor, Longmont, Colo., for "methods of manufacturing printed circuit boards." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Methods of manufacturing printed circuit boards using parallel processes to interconnect with subassemblies are provided. In one embodiment, the invention relates to a method of manufacturing a printed circuit board including providing a core subassembly including at least one metal layer, providing a plurality of one-metal layer carriers after parallel processing each of the plurality of one-metal layer carriers, and attaching at least two of the plurality of one-metal layer carriers with each other and with the core subassembly." The patent application was filed on April 30, 2010 (12/772,086). 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=80,20,292.PN.&OS=PN/80,20,292&RS=PN/80,20,292 Written by Ruby Maibam; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Advanced Bionics Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 27 -- Advanced Bionics, Valencia, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,023,677) developed by five co-inventors for an "in the ear auxiliary microphone system for behind the ear hearing prosthetic." The co-inventors are William Vanbrooks Harrison, Tempe, Ariz., Lee F. Hartley, Valencia, Calif., Philip A. Segel, Englewood, Colo., C. Geoffrey E. Fernald, La Canada, Calif., and Scott Crawford, Castaic, Calif. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An In The Ear (ITE) microphone improves the acoustic response of a Behind The Ear (BTE) Implantable Cochlear Stimulation (ICS) system during telephone use. An acoustic seal provided by holding a telephone earpiece against the ear provides improved coupling of low frequency (up to about 1 KHz) sound waves, sufficient to overcome losses due to the near field acoustic characteristics common to telephones. In an exemplary embodiment, the ITE microphone is connected to a removable ear hook of the BTE ICS system by a short bendable stalk." The patent application was filed on Jan. 11, 2007 (11/622,330). 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=8,023,677.PN.&OS=PN/8,023,677&RS=PN/8,023,677 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Jaya Anand. *** nVoq Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 27 -- nVoq, Boulder, Colo., has been assigned a patent (8,023,635) developed by Brian Marquette, Longmont, Colo., Michael Clark, Boulder, Colo., and Charles Corfield, Boulder, Colo., for "systems and methods to redirect audio between callers and voice applications." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A call center environment is provided that allows a customer service representative to populate a workstation display screen with data using either keystrokes or voice input. The voice input is provided to the workstation using a voice overlay and voice platform to convert audio into data usable by the workstation to populate the screen." The patent application was filed on Jan. 26, 2010 (12/694,115). 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=8,023,635.PN.&OS=PN/8,023,635&RS=PN/8,023,635 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Jaya Anand. *** SyncroNation Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 27 -- SyncroNation, Durham, N.C., has been assigned a patent (8,023,663) developed by David Goldberg, Boulder, Colo., for a "music headphones for manual control of ambient sound." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A headphone and method for allowing manually controlled reception of ambient sound by a user. More particularly, the invention relates to a headphone for listening to an audio signal while allowing varying amounts of ambient sound to the user. In one aspect, the headphone comprises a manually-controllable physical characteristic that controls the amount of ambient sound accessible to the user. The physical characteristic can be sound ports that can be opened or closed. In another aspect, the headphone can comprise a microphone receptive of ambient sound, wherein the user can control the proportion of sound that comes from the ambient sound or the audio signal. The microphone can be part of a noise cancellation system." The patent application was filed on Dec. 4, 2006 (11/566,588). 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=8,023,663.PN.&OS=PN/8,023,663&RS=PN/8,023,663 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Johnson Screens Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 27 -- Johnson Screens, Houston, has been assigned a patent (8,020,899) developed by Thom M. Hanna, Evergreen, Colo., James E. Valliere, Toms River, N.J., and Thomas L. Hennemann, Cottage Grove, Minn., for a PVC pipe coupling. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A threaded coupling for connecting a threaded first connecting drop pipe to a second connecting drop pipe. The coupling has a first female end having an enlarged exterior diameter and an interior diameter defining a lead in section which provides strength to resist lateral forces exerted on the threaded drop pipe connection. Adjacent the lead in section, internal threads are located in the first female end of the coupling. A second female end having an interior diameter substantially the same size as the lead in section of the first female end is located adjacent the internal threads, opposite the first female end. A male connecting end of a first connecting drop pipe having external threads is inserted into the lead in section and screwed into the coupling. A male connecting end of a second connecting drop pipe is coated with an adhesive and inserted into the second female end." The patent application was filed on July 1, 2008 (12/165,753). 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=8,020,899.PN.&OS=PN/8,020,899&RS=PN/8,020,899 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Colorado Inventor Develops Patent for Bicycle Tire Boot and Method of Use on a Trainer ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 27 -- James M. Behmer, Evergreen, Colo., has developed a patent (8,021,279) for a " bicycle tire boot and method of use thereof on a trainer." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Embodiments comprise a tire boot for installation over a bicycle wheel, typically a rear wheel, and the wheel's associated tire. The tire boot is intended for use in conjunction with an indoor training device wherein the boot includes a wear surface that is relatively resistant to wear when spun in contact with a roller of the training device." The patent application was filed on Aug. 17, 2009 (12/542,004). 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=8,021,279.PN.&OS=PN/8,021,279&RS=PN/8,021,279 Written by Shabnam Sheikh; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Capnia Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 27 -- Capnia, Palo Alto, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,021,308) developed by five co-inventors for a "breath end-tidal gas monitor." The co-inventors are Lee R. Carlson, Pleasanton, Calif., Edward A. McClatchie, Orinda, Calif., Joe Martinosky, Wildwood, Mo., Ralph Walden, Granite City, Ill., and Elvir Causevic, Denver. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An improved apparatus and method for capturing and analyzing the end-tidal portion of an exhalation. The CO.sub.2 level of air drawn into the system (10) is monitored to distinguish inhalation and exhalation of breath. Upon detection of a decrease in the CO.sub.2 level in the air drawn into the system (10), indicating a transition between exhalation and inhalation a pair of flow selector valves (26, 28) are operated to capture the end-tidal volume of air drawn into the system (10) immediately prior to the detection of the decrease in the CO.sub.2 level. Incoming air is diverted around the captured volume of air, and the CO.sub.2 levels are continually monitored to ensure that the captured volume of air corresponds to the end-tidal portion of an exhalation. Once the captured volume of air is positively identified as the end-tidal portion of an exhalation, the captured volume is routed through a gas analyzer (44) for analysis of one or more predetermined gas levels." The patent application was filed on June 19, 2003 (10/561,561). 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=8,021,308.PN.&OS=PN/8,021,308&RS=PN/8,021,308 Written by Shabnam Sheikh; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Hunter Douglas Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 27 -- Hunter Douglas, Upper Saddle River, N.J., has been assigned a patent (8,020,602) developed by five co-inventors for a "system for operating top down/bottom up covering for architectural openings." The co-inventors are Stephen P. Smith, Denver, Kent A. Smith, Broomfield, Colo., James L. Miller, Henderson, Colo., Terrence M. Drew, Superior, Colo., and Suzanne M. Fujita, Louisville, Colo. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A control system for a top down/bottom up covering for an architectural opening includes a common drive shaft for raising and lowering a middle rail and a bottom rail between which a flexible shade material extends. A control element operates a spool lift system and a roller lift system, with the spool lift system being associated with the middle rail and the roller lift system being associated with the bottom rail. The lift systems are sequentially operated when the drive shaft is driven in either direction by the control element." The patent application was filed on July 2, 2009 (12/496,934). 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=8,020,602&OS=8,020,602&RS=8,020,602 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Hewlett-Packard Development Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 27 -- Hewlett-Packard Development, Houston, has been assigned a patent (8,020,608) developed by Andrew Douglas Delano, Fort Collins, Colo., and Brandon Aaron Rubenstein, Loveland, Colo., for a "heat sink fin with stator blade." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Systems, methodologies, and other embodiments are associated with a heat sink with a fin configured with a stator blade. One example includes a heat sink apparatus configured to experience a fan-assisted air flow. The example heat sink apparatus may be configured to include a fan that is configured to produce an air flow in the heat sink apparatus and a heat sink that houses the fan. The example heat sink may include a base and fins that are configured with stator blades." The patent application was filed on Aug. 31, 2004 (10/931,099). 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=8,020,608&OS=8,020,608&RS=8,020,608 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Baker Hughes Assigned Patent for Cutting Removal System for PDC Drill Bits ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 27 -- Baker Hughes, Houston, has been assigned a patent (8,020,639) developed by Michael R. Wells, Lakewood, Colo., and Tim K. Marvel, The Woodlands, Texas, for a "cutting removal system for PDC drill bits." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The blades of a PDC bit have a nozzle between them preferably oriented laterally across the plane of the cutters on the blade and more preferably in a trough disposed adjacent the row of cutters. The cutting is less likely to adhere to the bit surface because the trough abruptly spaces back the bit surface and the spray being oriented radially preferably into the trough gets between the bit surface and the cutting before it can adhere to the bit surface using the fluid energy to drive the cutting into the junk slot." The patent application was filed on Dec. 22, 2008 (12/341,525). 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=8,020,639&OS=8,020,639&RS=8,020,639 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Water Pik Assigned Patent for Showerhead System ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 27 -- Water Pik, Fort Collins, Colo., has been assigned a patent (8,020,787) developed by Leland C. Leber, Fort Collins, Colo., and Brian R. Williams, Fort Collins, Colo., for a showerhead system. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A showerhead system is provided. The showerhead system may provide a plurality of spray modes using a control mode selector located adjacent to a shower pipe. The showerhead system may also include an adjustment mechanism located near or about the shower pipe. The showerhead system may also have dual support structures." The patent application was filed on Nov. 29, 2007 (11/947,733). 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=8,020,787.PN.&OS=PN/8,020,787&RS=PN/8,020,787 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Water Pik Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 27 -- Water Pik, Fort Collins, Colo., has been assigned a patent (8,020,788) developed by Harold A. Luettgen, Windsor, Colo., Gary D. Golichowski, Cheyenne, Wis., and Gary L. Sokol, Longmont, Colo., for a "showerhead with enhanced pause mode." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A showerhead providing an improved pause mode that restricts the amount of water emanating from the head. The showerhead includes a first and second outlet nozzle, a valve body operative to be in fluid communication with a shower pipe, the valve body having first and second flow channels in fluid communication with the shower pipe, each of which is also in fluid communication with one of the outlet nozzles. The first and second flow channels have different cross-sectional areas. In another embodiment, the valve body further includes a valve center in fluid communication between the first flow channel and the shower pipe, and is also in fluid communication between the second flow channel and the shower pipe. The valve body further defines a first hole in fluid communication with the first flow channel and the valve center, and a second hole in fluid communication with the second flow channel and the valve center, with the second hole having a smaller cross-sectional area than that of the first hole." The patent application was filed on April 20, 2009 (12/426,786). 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=8,020,788.PN.&OS=PN/8,020,788&RS=PN/8,020,788 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Colorado Inventor Develops Patent for Framework and Method for Retrofitting a Small Basement Window With an Egress Window ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 27 -- Theodore G. Stephens, Denver, has developed a patent (8,020,351) for a "framework and method for retrofitting a small basement window with an egress window." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A structural frame typically comprised of steel metallic material that is utilized in retrofitting a small basement window in an older residence with an egress window is described that comprises pieces of linear L-channel that has been formed into a rectangular frame. The thickness of the channel is relatively thin permitting an installer to retrofit the smaller window with a larger one that is only marginally less wide without having to cut an opening within the foundation wall that is wider than the original window's steel buck. Excepting the bottom side of the original window's buck, it can be left in place during retrofit. Accordingly, a substantial portion of the foundation wall's load carrying capacity around the window opening is maintained during retrofit eliminating the need for additional reinforcement." The patent application was filed on May 14, 2009 (12/465,816). 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=80,20,351.PN.&OS=PN/80,20,351&RS=PN/80,20,351 Written by Ruby Maibam; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Avago Technologies Wireless Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 27 -- Avago Technologies Wireless, Singapore, has been assigned a patent (8,020,573) developed by Kristina L. Lamers, Fort Collins, Colo., and R. Shane Fazzio, Loveland, Colo., for "microfluidic channels and reservoirs in portable electronic devices." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A microfluidic case and an electronic device including a microfluidic case are described." The patent application was filed on Aug. 10, 2006 (11/502,275). 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=8,020,573.PN.&OS=PN/8,020,573&RS=PN/8,020,573 Written by Shabnam Sheikh; 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. -1062710 (c) 2011 Targeted News Service |