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U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in North Carolina (May 23)(Targeted News Service Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Targeted News Service Targeted News Service ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 23 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in North Carolina. *** Bank of America Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 23 -- Bank of America, Charlotte, N.C., has been assigned a patent (8,185,620) developed by five co-inventors for a "scalable systems management abstraction framework." The co-inventors are Jim Boone, Huntersville, N.C., Todd Olds, Huntersville, N.C., Ryan Kapil, Charlotte, N.C., Todd Ferris, Vancouver, Wash., and Mike Bauer, Winter Haven, Fla. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A system and method for scalable systems management where a plurality of devices in a system is managed with a systems management infrastructure. An abstraction layer software application is implemented overlaying the systems management infrastructure for managing task distribution and status gathering for the plurality of devices in the system. A web interface is provided by the software application, the web interface being useable by a user to manage the task distribution and the status gathering. The task distribution may include gateway load balancing, distributing software updates, distributing new software for installation, or distributing software fixes. The status gathering may include performing a hardware inventory scan of a device, performing a software inventory scan of a device, identifying what software is installed on a device, or identifying types of hardware components in a device." The patent application was filed on July 7, 2008 (12/168,715). 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=8,185,620&OS=8,185,620&RS=8,185,620 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for System and Method for Freezing Portions of a Chat Conversation in an Instant Messaging System ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 23 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,185,593) developed by Mudit Mehrotra, New Delhi, India, and David M. Ogle, Cary, N.C., for a "system and method for freezing portions of a chat conversation in an instant messaging system." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A system, method, and program product is provided that operates during an instant messaging session conducted between a first participant and a second participant. During the session, message sent to or from each participant are displayed in a first instant messaging session window. The two sets of instant messaging messages are displayed in a time-based order in the first instant messaging session window. A notification is received corresponding to one of the displayed instant messaging messages that is displayed in the first instant messaging session window. In response to receiving the notification, the selected instant messaging message is displayed in a second instant messaging session window while still including the selected instant messaging message in the first instant messaging session window." The patent application was filed on Oct. 8, 2007 (11/868,550). 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=8,185,593&OS=8,185,593&RS=8,185,593 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Data Correction Circuit ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 23 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,185,572) developed by Deepak K. Singh, Apex, N.C., for a data correction circuit. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A circuit and method are provided for correcting binary values in a data word having N bit positions where the circuit includes several assemblies, each for a unique data word bit position, where each assembly includes a first logic circuit connected to its unique data word bid and an adjacent data word bit to provide a first output bit and a second logic circuit connected to receive the first output bit and a different adjacent bit of the data word to provide a second output bit representing a corrected value of the unique bit." The patent application was filed on Aug. 24, 2007 (11/844,405). 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=8,185,572&OS=8,185,572&RS=8,185,572 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 23 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,185,610) developed by six co-inventors for a "method for client-side aggregation of asynchronous, context-sensitive request operations for java server pages (JSP)." The co-inventors are Robert E. Goff, Cary, N.C., Scott D. Johnson, Durham, N.C., Erinn E. Koonce, Durham, N.C., Todd E. Kaplinger, Raleigh, N.C., Stephen J. Kenna, Morrisville, N.C., and Maxim A. Moldenhauer, Durham, N.C. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method, system, and computer program product for efficiently fulfilling java server page (JSP) requests for dynamic web content, in a computer network system. An asynchronous processing (AP) utility pre-defines a number of custom classes to enable the asynchronous processing of requests. A JSP which contains a custom "async:include" tag indicates an asynchronous request for dynamic content. When a set of asynchronous requests are received by an application server, an "AsyncRequestDispatcher" is called to handle the asynchronous processing of each associated request dispatcher include fragment. For each fragment, a separate request thread is initiated. A placeholder corresponding to each "async:include" request is written to a servlet response buffer. HyperText Markup Language (HTML) content, which includes the placeholders, and a number of javascripts are then written to the client browser. The original thread is closed. The Javascripts enable the retrieval of all response fragments which replace the corresponding placeholders." The patent application was filed on Dec. 4, 2007 (11/950,017). 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=8,185,610&OS=8,185,610&RS=8,185,610 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Eloy Technology Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 23 -- Eloy Technology, Wilmington, Del., has been assigned a patent (8,185,579) developed by Hugh Svendsen, Chapel Hill, N.C., for a "system and method for obtaining media content for a portable media player." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A system and method are provided for enabling a portable media player to obtain media content from secondary systems, such as other portable media players, via local wireless communication. In general, the portable media player stores proxy information identifying the media content of a number of media files in the user's media collection rather than the media files themselves. When a secondary system is within a local wireless coverage area of the portable media player, the proxy information for the media files, or a subset thereof, is provided to the secondary system. In response, the secondary system identifies media files stored by the secondary system having media content matching the media content identified by the proxy information. The secondary system then provides a notification of the identified media files to the portable media player, which may then obtain the identified media files from the secondary system." The patent application was filed on Sept. 19, 2008 (12/233,871). 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=8,185,579&OS=8,185,579&RS=8,185,579 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Bank of America Assigned Patent for Integrated Payment Receiving and Processing System ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 23 -- Bank of America, Charlotte, N.C., has been assigned a patent (8,185,471) developed by Robert Bradley Walker, Waxhaw, N.C., and Ellen Anne O'Hare, Darien, Texas, for an "integrated payment receiving and processing system." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Systems, methods, and computer program products are provided for integrating a mail receiving process with a payment processing system. Embodiments of the invention include a capture device configured to: (1) receive a plurality of payment-related mail items comprising a plurality of envelopes containing one or more items; (2) scan the plurality of envelopes and the items to obtain data about each of the plurality of payment-related mail items; (3) identify one or more exception situations regarding one or more payment-related mail items; (4) associate an exception indicator with the data obtained about the one or more payment-related mail items, wherein the exception indicator provides an indication as to an exception type selected from a plurality of exception types; and (5) communicate the data and the one or more exception indicators to a payment processing system. The payment processing system is configured to recognize the exception indicators and process the associated data based on the exception indicators." The patent application was filed on Sept. 23, 2008 (12/235,918). 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=8,185,471&OS=8,185,471&RS=8,185,471 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Bank of America Assigned Patent for Enrollment into an Online Banking System ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 23 -- Bank of America, Charlotte, N.C., has been assigned a patent (8,185,472) developed by eight co-inventors for an "enrollment into an online banking system." The co-inventors are Sabrena Boyd, Charlotte, N.C., Ioanis Nikolaou, Charlotte, N.C., Jessica Brandt, Hunterville, N.C., James Ashfield, Charlotte, N.C., Karen Choy, San Francisco, Eric Miller, Issaquah, Wash., Carrie Sumlin, Charlotte, N.C., and Tanja Castor, Charlotte, N.C. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method and system employed to enroll a customer into an online banking system. In one example, a customer may submit enrollment information and may request a customer identification name and passcode. In response, an online banking profile may be created and logged into for the customer, and a demonstration on how to use the features of the online banking service may be launched. After completing the demonstration, the customer's online banking session may be logged off." The patent application was filed on June 18, 2008 (12/141,259). 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=8,185,472&OS=8,185,472&RS=8,185,472 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Broadcom Assigned Patent for Video Transmission System Based on Location Data and Methods for Use Therewith ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 23 -- Broadcom, Irvine, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,185,927) developed by six co-inventors for a "video transmission system based on location data and methods for use therewith." The co-inventors are Jeyhan Karaoguz, Irvine, Calif., Sherman (Xuemin) Chen, San Diego, Michael Dove, Los Gatos, Calif., David Rosmann, Irvine, Calif., Thomas J. Quigley, Franklin, N.C., and Stephen E. Gordon, Lexington, Mass. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A video transmission system includes a transceiver module that receives location data from a remote device and that transmits a video signal to the remote device. A network module receives a video stream from a video source and that generates the video signal based on the location data." The patent application was filed on March 31, 2008 (12/060,079). 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=8,185,927&OS=8,185,927&RS=8,185,927 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Method and System for Rating Exchangeable Gestures Via Communications in Virtual World Applications ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 23 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,185,829) developed by Ulysses L. Cannon, Durham, N.C., and Ruthie D. Lyle, Durham, N.C., for a "method and system for rating exchangeable gestures via communications in virtual world applications." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method, system and computer-readable medium are disclosed for rating exchangeable gestures in a virtual world application. The method includes making a gesture owned by a first user of the virtual world application available to a second user of the virtual world application; in response to the second user providing a rating of the gesture, storing the rating in a repository of the first user, determining a rating metric of the gesture using at least the rating received from the second user, and communicating the rating metric to a third user of the virtual world application." The patent application was filed on Jan. 7, 2009 (12/349,586). 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=8,185,829&OS=8,185,829&RS=8,185,829 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Global Nuclear Fuel - Americas Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 23 -- Global Nuclear Fuel - Americas, Wilmington, N.C., has been assigned a patent (8,185,836) developed by six co-inventors for a "display, visualization, and processing tool for channel distortion and cell friction mitigation." The co-inventors are Atul Arun Karve, Wilmington, N.C., James Brian Smith, Castle Hayne, N.C., John R. Burr, Wilmington, N.C., Angelo Peter Chopelas, Wilmington, N.C., Gerald A. Potts, Wilmington, N.C., and Mark A. Dubecky, Wilmington, N.C. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An apparatus generating a graphical image of a core of a boiling water reactor (BWR) using at least one data set of channel deformation data including: a computer system including a display device for presenting the graphical image and a processor generating the graphical image using the at least one data set; the graphical image of the core includes symbolic representations of control blades arranged in the core, indicia identify each control blade, and indicia regarding deformation of channels adjacent each control blade, and a viewer software tool executed by the processor which accesses the at least one data set and determines a location in the core of the control blades and channels, and correlates the deformation data with the channels for display on the graphical image." The patent application was filed on Feb. 16, 2006 (11/354,976). 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=8,185,836&OS=8,185,836&RS=8,185,836 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Red Hat Assigned Patent for Methods and Systems for Provisioning Software ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 23 -- Red Hat, Raleigh, N.C., has been assigned a patent (8,185,891) developed by Michael DeHaan, Morrisville, N.C., for "methods and systems for provisioning software." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The present invention provides a unified provisioning environment, which comprehensively manages the tasks related to software provisioning. In particular, the present invention manages software provisioning using a hierarchy of commands. The lowest level in the hierarchy comprises distribution commands, which primarily handle base operating system specific tasks of provisioning. The second level comprises profile commands, which associate a configuration file, such as a Linux kickstart file, with a distribution and optionally allow for customization. The third level comprises system commands, which associate remote systems that are involved with the provisioning of the software. The fourth level comprises repository commands, which address configurations and tasks related to updating the software, remote installation procedures, and optionally customizing the software." The patent application was filed on June 14, 2007 (11/763,315). 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=8,185,891&OS=8,185,891&RS=8,185,891 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 23 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,185,454) developed by Tejaswini Girish Hosalli, Durham, N.C., William J. Reilly, Cary, N.C., and Anil Shroff, Apex, N.C., for a "method and system for assigning amortizable revenue components associated with a revenue bill of material for an ordered product to appropriate revenue accounts." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A system for unbundling revenue. In response to receiving an order for a product from a customer, a revenue bill of materials is determined for the ordered product. Amortization schedules are differentiated for revenue components within the bill of materials for the ordered product that require an amortization schedule. Then, each of the revenue components within the bill of materials are assigned to an appropriate revenue account." The patent application was filed on April 4, 2007 (11/696,511). 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=8,185,454.PN.&OS=PN/8,185,454&RS=PN/8,185,454 Written by Shabnam Sheikh; edited by Jaya Anand. *** SAS Institute Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 23 -- SAS Institute, Cary, N.C., has been assigned a patent (8,185,432) developed by David Carter Pope, Raleigh, N.C., Robert Leo Szczerba, Madison Heights, Mich., and Llewellyn Arthur Galway, Ashburn, Va., for "computer-implemented systems and methods for determining future profitability." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Computer-implemented systems and methods are provided for determining future profitability for an entity. A present profitability model is generated for the entity based upon present values for a plurality of components of profitability. The present profitability model is used to create a future profitability forecast for the entity." The patent application was filed on May 8, 2009 (12/463,003). 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=8,185,432.PN.&OS=PN/8,185,432&RS=PN/8,185,432 Written by Shabnam Sheikh; edited by Jaya Anand. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Approximating Cycle Times within Material Flow Network ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 23 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,185,420) developed by Alfred Degbotse, Colchester, Vt., Brian T. Denton, Raleigh, N.C., and Robert J. Milne, Jericho, Vt., for "approximating cycle times within material flow network." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Approximating cycle times within a material flow network is disclosed. One embodiment includes assigning an approximate cycle time for completion of a part number PN within the material flow network by using a model that rounds the approximate cycle time to a nearest aggregate time period and adjusting the assigned approximate cycle time based on a mathematical function representing an aggregate accuracy of an aggregation of cycle times throughout the material flow network." The patent application was filed on Feb. 27, 2008 (12/038,134). 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=8,185,420.PN.&OS=PN/8,185,420&RS=PN/8,185,420 Written by Shabnam Sheikh; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Bank of America Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 23 -- Bank of America, Charlotte, N.C., has been assigned a patent (8,185,430) developed by six co-inventors for a supplier stratification. The co-inventors are Mary Frances Edwards, Charlotte, N.C., Gary Francis Page, Concord, N.C., Kevin Michael Woerner, Charlotte, N.C., Michael Shayne White, Fort Mill, S.C., Rosanna Lea Hamilton, Charlotte, N.C., and Lee Otto Bernard Martinec, Charlotte, N.C. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Provided is a method and system of assigning a level of risk presented to an enterprise by a supplier of goods or services. In at least some embodiments, a tier level and/or a composite supplier risk index (CSRI) is calculated for the supplier based on answers provided to a series of multiple choice questions, wherein the questions are used to provide a measure of the risk elements presented by a supplier. In some embodiments, the risk elements comprise business continuity risk, information security risk, finance risk, operational risk, and supply chain risk. An embodiment can be implemented via a stand-alone computing system or such a system interconnected with other platforms or data stores by a network, such as a corporate intranet, a local area network, or the Internet." The patent application was filed on Jan. 30, 2009 (12/363,145). 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=8,185,430.PN.&OS=PN/8,185,430&RS=PN/8,185,430 Written by Shabnam Sheikh; edited by Jaya Anand. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Visually Marking Failed Components ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 23 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,185,780) developed by Michael G. Brinkman, Durham, N.C., and Nathan C. Skalsky, Rochester, Minn., for a "visually marking failed components." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Methods, apparatus, and products for visually marking computing components within a computing system are disclosed that include: detecting that a particular computing component has failed, wherein the particular computing component has a physical surface that may be altered with the application of some physical stimulus; and applying a requisite physical stimulus to the physical surface such that the appearance of the physical service is altered, thereby visually identifying that the component has failed." The patent application was filed on May 4, 2010 (12/773,438). 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=8,185,780&OS=8,185,780&RS=8,185,780 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** QUALCOMM Assigned Patent for Selective Powering of a BHT in a Processor having Variable Length Instructions ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 23 -- QUALCOMM, San Diego, has been assigned a patent (8,185,725) developed by Brian Michael Stempel, Raleigh, N.C., and Rodney Wayne Smith, Raleigh, N.C., for a "selective powering of a BHT in a processor having variable length instructions." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "In a processor executing instructions in at least a first instruction set execution mode having a first minimum instruction length and a second instruction set execution mode having a smaller, second minimum instruction length, line and counter index addresses are formed that access every counter in a branch history table (BHT), and reduce the number of index address bits that are multiplexed based on the current instruction set execution mode. In one embodiment, counters within a BHT line are arranged and indexed in such a manner that half of the BHT can be powered down for each access in one instruction set execution mode." The patent application was filed on Nov. 5, 2009 (12/612,860). 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=8,185,725&OS=8,185,725&RS=8,185,725 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for USB 2.0 bi-directional Bus Channel with Boost Circuitry ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 23 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,185,682) developed by four co-inventors for a "USB 2.0 bi-directional bus channel with boost circuitry." The co-inventors are Justin P. Bandholz, Cary, N.C., Robert J. Christopher, Chapel Hill, N.C., Joseph M. Jacobs, Mebane, N.C., and Pravin Patel, Cary, N.C. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A system for allowing a designer to implement Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0 in topologies not anticipated by a USB 2.0 specification and with reduced channel losses, the system comprising: a bus channel having a plurality of electrical elements; and a boost circuit connected at a predetermined location on the bus channel; a plurality of USB signals transmitted through the system; wherein edges of the plurality of USB signals are boosted without impacting the bi-directional nature of the bus channel." The patent application was filed on June 1, 2007 (11/756,656). 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=8,185,682&OS=8,185,682&RS=8,185,682 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. 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