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U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in North Carolina (May 17)(Targeted News Service Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Targeted News Service Targeted News Service ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 17 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in North Carolina. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 17 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,179,897) developed by four co-inventors for a "generation and use of CRC in communications network." The co-inventors are James J. Allen Jr., Raleigh, N.C., Jean L. Calvignac, Cary, N.C., Natarajan Vaidhyanathan, Greensboro, N.C., and Fabrice J. Verplanken, La Gaude, France. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The CRC for the CPS Header of an ATM AAL2 cell is generated by a CRC generator which uses the 8 bits of the CID field to generate partial 5 bits CRCs which are loaded in a first table. The 6 bits LI field and 5 bits UUI field are added to the partial 5 bits CRC to form 16 bits. The CRC generator uses the 2.sup.16 bits to generate a second CRC table. The CRC for a particular CPS header is generated by correlating bits in the CID field, LI field and UUI field with the two tables." The patent application was filed on Jan. 8, 2008 (11/970,868). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft1.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=8,179,897.PN.&OS=PN/8,179,897&RS=PN/8,179,897 Written by Shabnam Sheikh; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Tekelec Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 17 -- Tekelec, Morrisville, N.C., has been assigned a patent (8,179,895) developed by four co-inventors for "methods, systems, and computer program products for monitoring tunneled internet protocol (IP) traffic on a high bandwidth IP network." The co-inventors are Yoogin Lean, Apex, N.C., Philippe Besset, Rixheim, France, William Salvin, Spechbach le bas, France, and Amit H. Chatterjee, Apex, N.C. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Methods, systems, and computer program products for monitoring tunneled Internet protocol (IP) traffic on a high bandwidth IP network are disclosed. According to one method, a copy of a tunneled IP packet traversing an IP communications network is generated. The packet may include a payload having tunneled protocol address information. The tunneled protocol address information and the payload portion of the copied IP packet is read. The packet is distributed, using the tunneled protocol address information, to a function for providing at least one of packet classification and network monitoring service for the packet." The patent application was filed on Aug. 1, 2007 (11/888,628). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft1.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=8,179,895.PN.&OS=PN/8,179,895&RS=PN/8,179,895 Written by Shabnam Sheikh; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Tekelec Assigned Patent for Methods, Systems, and Computer Program Products for Organizing, Managing, and Selectively Distributing Routing Information ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 17 -- Tekelec, Morrisville, N.C., has been assigned a patent (8,179,885) developed by four co-inventors for "methods, systems, and computer program products for organizing, managing, and selectively distributing routing information in a signaling message routing node." The co-inventors are Jeffrey A. Craig, Durham, N.C., Mark A. Erickson, Raleigh, N.C., Mark E. Kanode, Apex, N.C., and Seetharaman Khadri, Cary, N.C. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Methods, systems, and computer program products for managing and selectively distributing routing information in a routing node are disclosed. In one implementation, a method for selectively distributing routing information in a routing node includes organizing internal signaling resources are organized so as to facilitate the efficient mapping of signaling system 7 (SS7) message transfer part (MTP) signaling protocol attributes to Internet protocol (IP)-based signaling resources. A routing status information sharing hierarchy is defined, which enables routing status information to be efficiently shared among members of a signaling mateset group. Members of a signaling mateset replicate and distribute SS7 MTP network management information across non-MTP signaling connections, such as IP connections." The patent application was filed on Sept. 8, 2010 (12/878,015). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft1.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=8,179,885.PN.&OS=PN/8,179,885&RS=PN/8,179,885 Written by Shabnam Sheikh; edited by Jaya Anand. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Identifying and Measuring Adherence to Software Development Requirements ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 17 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,180,659) developed by six co-inventors for an "identifying and measuring adherence to software development requirements." The co-inventors are Steven Edward Atkin, Wesley Chapel, Fla, Michael Francis Moriarty, Byron, Minn., Dale Martin Schultz, Chelmsford, Mass., William James Sullivan, Bethal, Conn., Susan Jane Williams, Sherman, Conn., and Luis Zapata, Wake Forest, N.C. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An approach to identifying and measuring adherence to software development requirements is presented. A software agent provides a user with product and technical questions. In turn, the user provides product and technical answers, or attributes, which are stored in a repository. A globalization plan generator uses the product and technical attributes to generate a software development plan. In addition, a globalization verification test generator uses the globalization plan to generate a test plan and measure the success of the software product based upon the test plan." The patent application was filed on March 15, 2008 (12/049,299). 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=8,180,659&OS=8,180,659&RS=8,180,659 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Bioptigen Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 17 -- Bioptigen, Durham, N.C., has been assigned a patent (8,180,131) developed by Cynthia Toth, Chapel Hill, N.C., Eric Buckland, Hickory, N.C., and Bennett Groshong, Sacramento, Calif., for "methods, systems and computer program products for mixed-density optical coherence tomography (OCT) imaging." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Methods, systems and computer program products are provided for acquiring an image set using optical coherence tomography (OCT). A first portion of a defined volume is scanned at a low-density sampling rate to obtain a plurality of low-density frames. A second portion of the defined volume is scanned at a high-density sampling rate, higher than the low-density sampling rate, to obtain at least one high-density frame. The low-density frames and the at least one high-density frame are combined to provide a complete mixed-density image set." The patent application was filed on May 2, 2008 (12/114,166). 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=8,180,131&OS=8,180,131&RS=8,180,131 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Corning Cable Systems Assigned Patent for Optical Fiber Assemblies having a Powder or Powder Blend at Least Partially Mechanically Attached ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 17 -- Corning Cable Systems, Hickory, N.C., has been assigned a patent (8,180,190) developed by five co-inventors for an "optical fiber assemblies having a powder or powder blend at least partially mechanically attached." The co-inventors are Anne G. Bringuier, Taylorsville, N.C., Rodney M. Burns, Conover, N.C., John A. Rowe, Winston-Salem, N.C., Catharina L. Tedder, Catawba, N.C., and Brian S. Witz, Greensboro, N.C. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Disclosed are fiber optic assemblies having at least one optical fiber disposed within a tube and/or cavity along with a powder or powder blend that is at least partially mechanically attached thereto. In one embodiment, the powder or powder blend includes a water-swellable component that is mechanically attached to about 30 percent or less of the surface area of the tube wall while still effectively blocking the migration of water along the tube. Other embodiments may have the powder or power blend mechanically attached to the tube, cavity, or the like at relatively high percentage levels of the total powder or powder blend within the assembly, thereby inhibiting unintentional migration along the tube, cavity, or the like. Other embodiments may use powder or powder blends that may or may not include a water-swellable powder to provide other desired characteristics." The patent application was filed on Feb. 18, 2011 (13/030,807). 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=8,180,190&OS=8,180,190&RS=8,180,190 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Global Nuclear Fuel-Americas Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 17 -- Global Nuclear Fuel-Americas, Wilmington, N.C., has been assigned a patent (8,180,014) developed by Michael S. Defilippis, Wilmington, N.C., for a "tiered tie plates and fuel bundles using the same." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Example embodiments are directed to tiered tie plates and fuel bundles that use tiered tie plates. Example embodiment tie plates may include upper and lower tiered tie plates. Example embodiment tiered tie plates may have a plurality of bosses divided into groups, or tiers, having differing vertical (axial) displacement. Example embodiment fuel bundles may use tiered tie plates such that fuel rods in example bundles may originate and terminate at different vertical displacements, based upon the vertical displacement of the bosses receiving the fuel rods into the tiered tie plates. Optionally, shanks may be used to further vary fuel rod axial displacement and diameter." The patent application was filed on Dec. 20, 2007 (12/003,145). 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=8,180,014&OS=8,180,014&RS=8,180,014 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Cisco Technology Assigned Patent for Properly Playing In-band Tones Before Call Establishment When Performing Protocol Interworking ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 17 -- Cisco Technology, San Jose, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,179,916) developed by Vijay Arumugam Kannan, Milpitas, Calif., Sandeep Singh Kohli, Fremont, Calif., and Paul E. Jones, Apex, N.C., for a "properly playing in-band tones before call establishment when performing protocol interworking." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "In one embodiment, interworking procedures between H.323 and SIP ensure that in-band tones and announcements, along with local and remote ringback, are properly played or generated." The patent application was filed on Oct. 29, 2007 (11/927,455). 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=8,179,916&OS=8,179,916&RS=8,179,916 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Integrated Device Technology Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 17 -- Integrated Device Technology, San Jose, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,179,952) developed by Jason Thurston, Raleigh, N.C., and Carl Thomas Gray, Apex, N.C., for a "programmable duty cycle distortion generation circuit." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An integrated circuit is provided comprising: a serial transmitter, a serial receiver and a serial connection providing communication between the serial transmitter and the serial receiver. The integrated circuit further comprises a duty cycle distortion circuit so that the integrated circuit can be stress tested by distorting the duty cycle of a signal within the integrated circuit." The patent application was filed on May 23, 2008 (12/153,796). 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=8,179,952&OS=8,179,952&RS=8,179,952 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Broadcom Assigned Patent for Video Processing System with Layered Video Coding for Fast Channel Change and Methods for Use ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 17 -- Broadcom, Irvine, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,179,983) developed by six co-inventors for a "video processing system with layered video coding for fast channel change and methods for use therewith." The co-inventors are Stephen E. Gordon, Lexington, Mass., Jeyhan Karaoguz, Irvine, Calif., Sherman (Xuemin) Chen, San Diego, Michael Dove, Los Gatos, Calif., David Rosmann, Irvine, Calif., and Thomas J. Quigley, Franklin, N.C. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A video processing system includes a video encoder that encodes a video stream into a independent video layer stream and a first dependent video layer stream based on a motion vector data or grayscale and color data." The patent application was filed on Aug. 12, 2008 (12/190,152). 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=8,179,983&OS=8,179,983&RS=8,179,983 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Kimberly-Clark Worldwide Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 17 -- Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Neenah, Wis., has been assigned a patent (8,180,421) developed by six co-inventors for a "resonance energy transfer based detection of nosocomial infection." The co-inventors are Erica M. Phillips, Woodstock, Ga., Richard Hantke, Chicago, Daniel Baird, Woodstock, Ga., Mike Rainone, Palestine, Texas, Thomas Edward Plowman, Cary, N.C., and Talbot Presley, Palestine, Texas. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Disclosed herein are methods and devices for detection of hospital acquired infections. Disclosed methods may be utilized for continuous in vivo monitoring of a potential infection site or for periodic in vitro monitoring of tissue or fluid from a patient and may be utilized to alert patients and/or health care providers to the presence of a pathogen at an early stage of infection. Disclosed methods utilize fluorophore pairs that optically interact with one another according to Forster resonance energy transfer (FRET) or bioluminescence resonance energy transfer (BRET) mechanism. One member of the pair or a cofactor that interacts with an enzyme to form a member of the pair may be tethered to a device by a substrate that is specific for an enzyme expressed by a targeted pathogen. Upon interaction of the enzyme with the substrate, an optically detectable signal may be altered or initiated, detection of which may then provide information as to the existence of the pathogen at the site." The patent application was filed on Dec. 12, 2007 (11/954,848). 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=8,180,421&OS=8,180,421&RS=8,180,421 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Able Device Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 17 -- Able Device, Raleigh, N.C., has been assigned a patent (8,180,402) developed by Roger D. Dewey, Raleigh, N.C., Michael C. Heath, Cary, N.C., and Ian L. Johnson, Apex, N.C., for a "control systems having a SIM for controlling a computing device." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A system and associated method are provided. The system includes a subscriber identification module (SIM) comprising a memory configured to store one or more executable instructions and a processor configured to execute the one or more executable instructions for controlling a device, a device configured for being controlled by the SIM, and a SIM interface configured to communicate the instructions from the SIM to control the device." The patent application was filed on March 14, 2011 (13/047,612). 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=8,180,402&OS=8,180,402&RS=8,180,402 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. 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