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U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in Florida (May 18)(Targeted News Service Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Targeted News Service Targeted News Service ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 18 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Florida. *** University of South Florida Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 18 -- The University of South Florida, Tampa, Fla., has been assigned a patent (8,179,581) developed by four co-inventors for an "electrostatically-addressed MEMS array system and method of use." The co-inventors are Scott Samson, Largo, Fla., Sunny Kedia, Largo, Fla., Vandana Upadhyay, Melbourne, Fla., and Rahul Agrawal, Clearwater, Fla. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The present invention provides an improved electrostatic micro actuator array system comprising a plurality of electrostatic micro actuators, each of the micro actuators further comprising at least one hold-down electrode and at least two pull-down electrodes positioned to actuate the micro actuator. A hold-down signal line is then coupled to each of the hold-down electrodes of each of the plurality of micro actuators and a plurality of first pull-down signal lines coupled to one of the at least two pull-down electrodes of each micro actuator and a plurality of second pull-down signal lines coupled to another of the at least two pull-down electrodes of each micro actuator, the first pull-down signal lines and the second pull-down signal lines configured in a cross-point matrix such that a unique pair of first pull-down signal lines and second pull-down signal lines is associated with each of the plurality of micro actuators. The system and method of the present invention reduces the number of driving lines required for the micro actuator array. In a particular embodiment, a reconfigurable microelectromechanical (MEMS) micromirror array system capable of deflecting incident light onto or away from a detector is described." The patent application was filed on March 28, 2008 (12/057,915). 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=8,179,581&OS=8,179,581&RS=8,179,581 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Advanced Protection Technologies Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 18 -- Advanced Protection Technologies, Clearwater, Fla., has been assigned a patent (8,179,653) developed by Michael J. Gerlach, Riverview, Fla., for a "multiple operating voltage electrical surge protection apparatus." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A component of an electrical system capable of operation at any of two or more different nominal normal operating voltages is protected from a transient overvoltage condition by an apparatus having at least one phase-to-ground array of surge protection devices (SPDs) connected in series with one another to define a series of tap points on opposite sides of the SPDs and having at least two sets of electrical conductors for coupling the electrical system to a user-selectable one of the tap points which corresponds to a desired one of the nominal operating voltages. An array of capacitors connected electrically in series with one another is connected between each of the tap points and a monitoring circuit to provide impedance for dropping each nominal operating voltage to a suitable voltage for powering the monitoring circuit with low energy loss." The patent application was filed on June 25, 2009 (12/491,515). 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=8,179,653&OS=8,179,653&RS=8,179,653 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Harris Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 18 -- Harris, Melbourne, Fla., has been assigned a patent (8,179,393) developed by Kathleen Minear, Palm Bay, Fla., Donald Pooley, Melbourne, Fla., and Anthony O'Neil Smith, Melbourne, Fla., for a "fusion of a 2D electro-optical image and 3D point cloud data for scene interpretation and registration performance assessment." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Method and system for combining a 2D image with a 3D point cloud for improved visualization of a common scene as well as interpretation of the success of the registration process. The resulting fused data contains the combined information from the original 3D point cloud and the information from the 2D image. The original 3D point cloud data is color coded in accordance with a color map tagging process. By fusing data from different sensors, the resulting scene has several useful attributes relating to battle space awareness, target identification, change detection within a rendered scene, and determination of registration success." The patent application was filed on Feb. 13, 2009 (12/371,186). 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=8,179,393&OS=8,179,393&RS=8,179,393 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** University of Florida Research Foundation Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 18 -- The University of Florida Research Foundation, Gainesville, Fla., has been assigned a patent (8,178,752) developed by Barry Lawrence Tillman, Marianna, Fla., and Daniel Wayne Gorbet, Greenwood, Fla., for a peanut cultivar UFT113. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A peanut cultivar designated UFT113 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds, the plants, and the plant parts of peanut cultivar UFT113, and to methods for producing a peanut plant by crossing peanut cultivar UFT113 with itself or with another peanut variety. The invention also relates to methods for producing a peanut plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic peanut plants and plant parts produced by those methods. This invention also relates to peanut cultivars, or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from peanut cultivar UFT113, to methods for producing other peanut cultivars, lines or plant parts derived from peanut cultivar UFT113, and to the peanut plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid peanut seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar UFT113 with another peanut cultivar." The patent application was filed on June 14, 2011 (13/159,645). 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=8,178,752&OS=8,178,752&RS=8,178,752 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Harris Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 18 -- Harris, Melbourne, Fla., has been assigned a patent (8,179,221) developed by David M. Smith, Sebastian, Fla., for a "high Q vertical ribbon inductor on semiconducting substrate." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method of making a semiconductor device and devices thereof are provided. The semiconductor device (100) includes a semiconductor substrate (102) having opposing first and second surfaces (102a, 102b). The device further includes a planar inductor element (104) disposed on said first surface. The planar inductive element (103) comprises a freestanding electrical conductor extending along a meandering path and defining a plurality of windings (104), where the electrical conductor has a width and a height, and where a height-to-width (HW) ratio is substantially greater than 1." The patent application was filed on May 20, 2010 (12/783,880). 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=8,179,221&OS=8,179,221&RS=8,179,221 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** R&L Carriers Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 18 -- R&L Carriers, Wilmington, Ohio, has been assigned a patent (8,179,238) developed by Ralph L. Roberts Sr., Reddick, Fla., Chris Deck, Wilmington, Ohio, and Steve Crandall, New Vienna, Ohio, for an "information transmission and processing systems and methods for freight carriers." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Methods and systems for remotely monitoring trailer or trailers attached to a vehicle is provided. The method includes associating an identification tag or ABS ECU that is configured to broadcast a trailer identification signal with a trailer. The method further includes receiving the trailer identification signal on-board the vehicle, associating the trailer identification signal with the vehicle, transmitting the trailer identification signal to a remote processor and receiving the trailer identification signal at the remote processor. The system comprises a mobile data terminal capable of generating and responding to telematic events comprising at least one processor, a graphical user interface, an input device, a memory and a set of executable instructions which may include a plurality of modules, such as a vehicle location module capable of receiving a GPS signal and transmitting the GPS signal to a remote processor for determining a location of a transportation unit." The patent application was filed on July 23, 2008 (12/177,946). 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=8,179,238.PN.&OS=PN/8,179,238&RS=PN/8,179,238 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Homerun Holdings Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 18 -- Homerun Holdings, Pensacola, Fla., has been assigned a patent (8,179,229) developed by Willis J. Mullet, Gulf Breeze, Fla., for a "system and methods for automatically moving access barriers initiated by mobile transmitter devices." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An operator system provides a mobile transmitter configured to communicate with a base operator to automatically open and close an access barrier based on the position of a carrying device that maintains the mobile transmitter. The mobile transmitter periodically transmits a mobile open signal as it moves away from the reception range of the base operator until that signal is lost. When the base operator again receives the open signal, the access barrier is automatically opened. In addition, the mobile transmitter is configured to monitor the change in position of the carrying device as it moves away from the enclosure. When the angular and/or linear position of the carrying device changes by an amount greater than a predetermined threshold, the mobile transmitter automatically transmits a mobile close signal to the base operator to close the access barrier." The patent application was filed on March 18, 2008 (12/077,303). 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=8,179,229&OS=8,179,229&RS=8,179,229 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Sirius XM Radio Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 18 -- Sirius XM Radio, New York, has been assigned a patent (8,180,275) developed by Neil S. Eastman, Delray Beach, Fla., Michael Zingman, Marietta, Ga., and Michelle Sammartino, Boca Raton, Fla., for a "computer based multi-channel radio system and user interface." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A computer based multi-channel radio system (200) can include a computer (214) coupled to a display (215) and having a graphical user interface (500) and a radio receiver (100) coupled to the computer for receiving a plurality of channels and data associated with the plurality of channels. The graphic user interface can selectively display at least a portion of the data associated with the plurality of channels. The data associated with the plurality of channels can be simultaneously updated. The radio receiver can include an output port (207) that enables the system to stream data or audio or video from a selected channel among the plurality of channels." The patent application was filed on July 24, 2003 (10/626,244). 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=8,180,275&OS=8,180,275&RS=8,180,275 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Sensormatic Electronics Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 18 -- Sensormatic Electronics, Boca Raton, Fla., has been assigned a patent (8,179,267) developed by Luis E. Anderson, Boca Raton, Fla., and Oscar Rendon, Coral Springs, Fla., for a pinless security device. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A security device is removably affixable to an article. The security device includes a housing having a securing pad, a locking element and a strap. The locking element is disposed within the housing. The strap includes a first end having a latching region that is insertable into the housing and a second end having a securing region. The strap is slidingly movable between an open position and a locked position. The locking element engages with the latching region of the strap. When in the locked position, the strap secures the article between the securing pad and the securing region of the strap." The patent application was filed on May 13, 2009 (12/465,224). 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=81,79,267&OS=81,79,267&RS=81,79,267 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. -1087357 (c) 2012 Targeted News Service |