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U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in Illinois (Sept. 28)(Targeted News Service Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Targeted News Service Targeted News Service ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 28 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Illinois. *** Caterpillar Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 28 -- Caterpillar, Peoria, Ill., has been assigned a patent (8,027,863) developed by David Michael Zimmermann, Peoria, Ill., for a "method for forecasting a future inventory demand." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method for forecasting a future inventory demand includes receiving historical demand data associated with a part number and statistically analyzing the historical demand data associated with one or more part numbers to identify each part number as one of a seasonal part number, a quasi-seasonal part number, a high variability part number, or a non-seasonal part number. If the part number is identified as a seasonal part number, a first inventory requirement for a first predetermined portion of a future demand period is estimated. If the part number is identified as a quasi-seasonal part number, a second inventory requirement for a second predetermined portion of a future demand period is estimated, wherein the second predetermined portion of the future demand period is a multiple of the first predetermined portion. If the part number is identified as a high variability part number, a third inventory requirement for a third predetermined portion of a future demand period is estimated." The patent application was filed on Oct. 31, 2006 (11/590,353). 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=80,27,863.PN.&OS=PN/80,27,863&RS=PN/80,27,863 Written by Ruby Maibam; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Nielsen Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 28 -- Nielsen, Schaumburg, Ill., has been assigned a patent (8,027,866) developed by Mitchel Kriss, Long Grove, Ill., and Peter Cibulskis, Chicago, for a "method for estimating purchases made by customers." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Purchases made by customers of a supplier of interest from other suppliers are estimated based upon panelist data regarding purchases made by panelists from the supplier of interest and from the other suppliers, and based upon customer data regarding purchases made by the customers from the supplier of interest. The panelists are a subset of the customers. A linear relationship between the purchases made by the panelists from the supplier of interest and the purchases made by the panelists from the other suppliers is determined. Based upon the customer data and the linear relationship, the purchases made by the customers from the other suppliers are estimated." The patent application was filed on Feb. 16, 2009 (12/371,723). 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=80,27,866.PN.&OS=PN/80,27,866&RS=PN/80,27,866 Written by Ruby Maibam; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Millennium Information Services Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 28 -- Millennium Information Services, Itasca, Ill., has been assigned a patent (8,027,850) developed by Steven J. Pietrzak, South Barrington, Ill., for a "property insurance risk assessment processing system and method." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Disclosed herein is a method of facilitating an insurance coverage determination for a property based on a plurality of characteristic elements relevant to the insurance coverage determination. The method includes receiving property data indicative of attributes of the property for the plurality of characteristic elements, determining a property risk score for the property based on the property data, and supporting the insurance coverage determination with the property risk score." The patent application was filed on Nov. 28, 2005 (11/287,649). 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=80,27,850.PN.&OS=PN/80,27,850&RS=PN/80,27,850 Written by Ruby Maibam; edited by Jaya Anand. *** LG Electronics Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 28 -- LG Electronics, Seoul, South Korea, has been assigned a patent (RE42,764) developed by Tom L. Sorensen, Naperville, Ill., for an "apparatus and method for providing, retrieving, and using data guide information supplied in a digital vestigial sideband signal." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A device for provisioning, retrieving, and using data guide information transmitted in a digital broadcast signal is disclosed. A receiver receives the digital broadcast signal which includes digital television programming packets multiplexed with data packets and thereafter routes the received signal to a demodulator. The demodulator provides a demodulated signal to a detector which identifies data packets contained therein. A processor then determines the types of data in the data packets, as well as the respective channels on which the identified types of data are transmitted. The processor prepares a menu for a display screen enabling a user to select the channel of interest, and enables the user to be connected accordingly." The patent application was filed on July 21, 2005 (11/187,031). 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=RE42,764&OS=RE42,764&RS=RE42,764 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 28 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,028,128) developed by four co-inventors for a "method for increasing cache directory associativity classes in a system with a register space memory." The co-inventors are Duane A. Averill, Rochester, Minn., Herman L. Blackmon, Moline, Ill., Joseph A. Kirscht, Rochester, Minn., and David A. Shedivy, Rochester, Minn. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "In a method of managing a cache directory in a memory system, an original system address is presented to the cache directory when corresponding associativity data is allocated to an associativity class in the cache directory. The original system address is normalized by removing address space corresponding to a memory hole, thereby generating a normalized address. The normalized address is stored in the cache directory. The normalized address is de-normalized, thereby generating a de-normalized address, when the associativity data is cast out of the cache directory to make room for new associativity data. The de-normalized address is sent to the memory system for coherency management." The patent application was filed on Oct. 10, 2007 (11/869,901). 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=8,028,128.PN.&OS=PN/8,028,128&RS=PN/8,028,128 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Reputation.com Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 28 -- Reputation.com, Redwood City, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,027,975) developed by five co-inventors for an "identifying and changing personal information." The co-inventors are Raefer Gabriel, New York, Brian Kelley, Chicago, James Aubry, Chicago, David Thompson, Pasadena, Calif., and Michael Fertik, Louisville, Ky. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Systems, apparatuses, and methods for analyzing information about a user are presented which include obtaining at least one search result based on at least one search terms describing the user; presenting the at least one search result to the user; receiving an indication from the user of the desirability of a search result; and performing an action based on the desirability of the search result. Systems, apparatuses, and methods are also presented for determining a reputation score representing the reputation of a user which include collecting search results from data source, determining an effect on the reputation of the user of the search results from the data source, and calculating a reputation score for the user based on the determined effect on the reputation of the user from the search results from the data source." The patent application was filed on Jan. 29, 2008 (12/021,978). 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=8,027,975.PN.&OS=PN/8,027,975&RS=PN/8,027,975 Written by Shabnam Sheikh; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Research In Motion Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 28 -- Research In Motion, Waterlook, Ontario, Canada, has been assigned a patent (8,028,074) developed by Andrew Allen, Mundelein, Ill., for an "obtaining information associated with established sessions." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A user agent (UA) is provided. The UA comprises a processor configured to send a message specifying a subset of a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) Dialog-Info Event package that is to be returned to the UA. A method for a user agent (UA) to manage notifications related to session events is also provided. The method includes sending a message specifying a subset of Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) Dialog-Info Event package state information that is to be returned to the UA. The method also provides for receiving the subset of the SIP Dialog-Info Event package state information." The patent application was filed on Sept. 12, 2008 (12/209,900). 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=8,028,074.PN.&OS=PN/8,028,074&RS=PN/8,028,074 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Aspect Software Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 28 -- Aspect Software, Lombard, Ill., has been assigned a patent (8,028,084) developed by Mike Hollatz, Huntley, Ill., for an "IP ACD using buffer server." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method and apparatus are provided for routing a call within an automatic contact distributor. The method includes the steps of transferring control of the call to a buffer server, setting up a call connection between an agent of the automatic call distributor and a client of the automatic call distributor through the buffer server, re-addressing SIP messages received by the buffer server from the agent and forwarding the re-addressed SIP messages to the client and re-addressing SIP messages received from the client and forwarding the re-addressed SIP messages to the agent." The patent application was filed on Jan. 20, 2004 (10/761,012). 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=8,028,084.PN.&OS=PN/8,028,084&RS=PN/8,028,084 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Jaya Anand. *** j2 Global Communications Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 28 -- j2 Global Communications, Hollywood, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,028,033) developed by Robert D. Newman, Highland Park, Ill., and Sanford Schleicher, Northbrook, Ill., for an "e-mail synchronization between heterogeneous mail servers." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method or system for synchronizing e-mail messages for a user, particularly for POP3 protocols. E-mail messages addressed to the user are received at an e-mail control at a local server, from an external e-mail server. The e-mail control stores each e-mail message in a consolidated e-mail storage at the local server. The e-mail control stores a message identifier for each e-mail message, in a message identifier storage at the local server. It is determined whether an e-mail message in the consolidated e-mail storage has been deleted from the external e-mail server, and if so, then the e-mail message is deleted from the consolidated e-mail storage. The invention provides for forward and/or reverse synchronization of e-mail messages. Optionally, the step of determining includes comparing message identifiers in the message identifier storage to message identifiers in e-mail received from the external e-mail server. Alternatively, the step of determining includes comparing the message identifiers of e-mail on the external e-mail server to the message identifiers in the message identifier storage, or, comparing the message identifiers in the message identifier storage to the message identifiers of e-mail in the consolidated e-mail storage." The patent application was filed on Feb. 13, 2009 (12/371,463). 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=8,028,033&OS=8,028,033&RS=8,028,033 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Jaya Anand. *** AT&T Intellectual Property Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 28 -- AT&T Intellectual Property, Atlanta, has been assigned a patent (8,028,046) developed by five co-inventors for a "system and method of configuring a network device." The co-inventors are Shane Michael Elliott, Haslet, Texas, Kenneth Winburn, Weatherford, Texas, Scott Mote, Dupo, Ill., Blaine Thomas, Allen, Texas, and Ty Robertson, Boerne, Texas. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "In a particular illustrative embodiment, a method of configuring a network device is disclosed that includes determining network device information at a network device using a boot strapping protocol during an initial set-up process of the network device. The method further includes automatically modifying a configuration profile of the network device to connect to a network in a first device mode using the network device information. The method also includes receiving configuration information transmitted from a configuration server without requesting the configuration information. The configuration information includes routing information and configuration parameters particular to the network device. The method further includes automatically modifying the configuration profile of the network device to operate in a second device mode based on the configuration information. The first device mode is a non-operational mode and the second device mode is an operational mode." The patent application was filed on July 23, 2007 (11/880,892). 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=8,028,046&OS=8,028,046&RS=8,028,046 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Trading Technologies International Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 28 -- Trading Technologies International, Chicago, has been assigned a patent (8,027,910) developed by Joan Ebersole, Glen Ellyn, Ill., Gary Allan Kemp II, Winnetka, Ill., and Scott Singer, Lake Bluff, Ill., for a "system and method for displaying highest and lowest traded prices of tradable objects." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A client terminal displays on a graphical interface a first indicator of a price associated with a lowest traded price of a tradable object during a predetermined period of time, a second indicator of a price associated with a highest traded price of the tradable object during the predetermined period of time, along with at least one quantity indicator associated with at least one order to buy/order the tradable object. The first indicator, the second indicator, and the at least one quantity indicator are displayed in relation to a static axis of price, and the client terminal dynamically updates the first and second indicator to new lowest and highest traded prices based on market updates received from an exchange." The patent application was filed on May 27, 2010 (12/789,076). 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=8,027,910.PN.&OS=PN/8,027,910&RS=PN/8,027,910 Written by Shabnam Sheikh; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Trading Technologies International Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 28 -- Trading Technologies International, Chicago, has been assigned a patent (8,027,908) developed by Eric W. Borts, Chicago, for a "system and method for chart based order entry." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Systems and methods for chart-based order entry are described. According to one example method a chart is used to display historical market data corresponding to a tradeable object. An order entry interface is displayed in relation to the chart. The order entry interface includes a plurality of price objects for selecting price levels to be used for trade orders to buy or sell the tradeable object. According to one example method, the price levels corresponding to the price objects depend on a location of the interface in relation to the chart, and as the interface is moved in relation to the chart, the price levels are automatically updated. Upon selection of the price level on the interface, a trade order to buy or sell is submitted to a matching engine at an electronic exchange." The patent application was filed on Aug. 24, 2009 (12/546,451). 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=8,027,908.PN.&OS=PN/8,027,908&RS=PN/8,027,908 Written by Shabnam Sheikh; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Chicago Board Options Exchange Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 28 -- Chicago Board Options Exchange, Chicago, has been assigned a patent (8,027,904) developed by Dennis M. O'Callahan, Evanston, Ill., for a "method and system for creating and trading corporate debt security derivative investment instruments." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method of creating and trading corporate debt security derivative investment instruments on an exchange, as well as a trading facility for trading such derivatives, is disclosed. Corporate debt security derivative investment instruments are created by identifying a credit rating service that includes a plurality of risk categories. Unique monetary values are mapped to risk categories and an entity rated by the credit rating service is identified. A corporate debt security derivative investment instrument is then created whose value is determined at least in part by the monetary value to which the risk category associated with the rated entity is mapped." The patent application was filed on April 21, 2006 (11/409,381). 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=8,027,904.PN.&OS=PN/8,027,904&RS=PN/8,027,904 Written by Shabnam Sheikh; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Accenture Global Services Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 28 -- Accenture Global Services, Dublin, Ireland, has been assigned a patent (8,027,941) developed by Katharina Probst, Dyer, Ind., and Rayid Ghani, Chicago, for an "automated classification algorithm comprising at least one input-invariant part." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A classification algorithm is separated into one or more input-invariant parts and one or more input-dependent classification parts. The input-invariant parts of the classification algorithm capture the underlying and unchanging relationships between the plurality of data elements being operated upon by the classification algorithm, whereas the one or more classification parts embody the probabilistic labeling of the data elements according to the various classifications. For any given iteration, a user's input is used to modify at least one classification part of the algorithm. Recalculated classification parts (i.e., updated classification results) are determined based on computationally simple combinations of the one or more modified classification parts and the one or more input-invariant parts. Preferably, a graphical user interface is used to solicit user input. In this manner, wait times between user feedback iterations can be dramatically reduced, thereby making application of active learning to classification tasks a practical reality." The patent application was filed on Sept. 14, 2007 (11/855,493). 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=8,027,941.PN.&OS=PN/8,027,941&RS=PN/8,027,941 Written by Shabnam Sheikh; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Freescale Semiconductor Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 28 -- Freescale Semiconductor, Austin, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,028,178) developed by Siddhartha GK, Tempe, Ariz., David M. Schlueter, Lake Villa, Ill., and Richard T. Unetich, Chicago, for a "system and method for providing external power on a universal serial bus." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A universal serial bus power control circuit including at least one first switch which selectively couples a power source node to an external power node, a comparator which detects when the external power node is charged, a feedback node for enabling voltage regulation, a charge circuit and a controller. The charge circuit charges the external power node from the power source node and selectively couples the feedback node to at least one of the power source node and the external power node. The controller opens the first switch when the external power node is not charged, controls the charge circuit to charge the external power node while coupling the feedback node to the power source node, and closes the first switch and couples the feedback node to the external power node in a host mode when the external power node is charged." The patent application was filed on Sept. 9, 2008 (12/207,290). 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=8,028,178.PN.&OS=PN/8,028,178&RS=PN/8,028,178 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. For more information about Targeted News Service products and services, please contact: Myron Struck, editor, Targeted News Service LLC, Springfield, Va., 703/304-1897; [email protected]; http://targetednews.com. -1062883 (c) 2011 Targeted News Service |