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U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in Illinois (May 24)(Targeted News Service Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Targeted News Service Targeted News Service ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 24 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Illinois. *** Magnetrol International Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 24 -- Magnetrol International, Downers Grove, Ill., has been assigned a patent (8,184,503) developed by Christopher P. Turcotte, Brookfield, Ill., and Kevin M. Haynes, Lombard, Ill., for a "process measurement instrument with target rejection." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A process measurement instrument with target rejection comprises a sensor circuit. The sensor circuit comprises a drive circuit for transmitting a pulse signal at a target of interest and a receive circuit receiving reflected echoes of the pulse signal and developing an analog receive signal representative of the reflected echoes. An analog processing circuit receives the analog receive signal and comprises a summer subtracting an analog target rejection signal from the analog receive signal to develop a corrected receive signal. A programmed digital processing circuit is operatively coupled to the analog processing circuit and comprises a memory storing target rejection signal value data representing false target reflections and developing the analog target rejection signal for transfer to the analog processing circuit." The patent application was filed on May 18, 2009 (12/454,444). 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=8,184,503.PN.&OS=PN/8,184,503&RS=PN/8,184,503 Written by Shabnam Sheikh; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Hospira Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 24 -- Hospira, Lake Forest, Ill., has been assigned a patent (8,185,322) developed by six co-inventors for "user interface improvements for medical devices." The co-inventors are Katalin M. Schroeder, Kenosha, Wis., Mihaela Cozmi, Gilroy, Calif., Glenn Davis, Grayslake, Ill., Angela LeCaptain, Silver Lake, Wis., Bernardino Rubalcaba Jr., Escondido, Calif., and Suzanne Willey, San Diego. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method and system is disclosed for operating a medical device with or without a cassette in place. A method is disclosed for adding additional VTBI to an ongoing infusion without stopping the infusion and with maintaining the infusion parameters. A method and system is disclosed for changing the CCA without having to interrupt or completely stop an ongoing infusion. Quick titration buttons are provided to allow improved navigation between various delivery display screens." The patent application was filed on July 23, 2009 (12/507,926). 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=8,185,322&OS=8,185,322&RS=8,185,322 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Caterpillar Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 24 -- Caterpillar, Peoria, Ill., has been assigned a patent (8,185,290) developed by five co-inventors for a "data acquisition system indexed by cycle segmentation." The co-inventors are Brian Mintah, Washington, Ill., Robert J. Price, Dunlap, Ill., Kevin D. King, Peoria, Ill., Vijayakumar Janardhan, Washington, Ill., and Shoji Tozawa, Kobe, Japan. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A data acquisition system for an excavation machine having a power source configured to drive a tool through a work cycle is disclosed. The data acquisition system may have a first sensor associated with the power source to generate a first signal indicative of a performance of the power source, and a second sensor associated with the tool to generate a second signal indicative of a performance of the tool. The data acquisition system may also have a controller in communication with the first and second sensors. The controller may be configured to record the first and second signals, and partition the work cycle into a plurality of segments. The controller may be further configured to link the performance of the power source and the performance of the tool together with one of the plurality of segments during which the associated first and second signals were recorded." The patent application was filed on March 7, 2008 (12/073,669). 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=8,185,290&OS=8,185,290&RS=8,185,290 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Navteq NA Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 24 -- Navteq NA, Chicago, has been assigned a patent (8,185,297) developed by John MacLeod, Kenilworth, Ill., for personalized traffic reports. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method and system are disclosed for providing personalized traffic reports. A personalized traffic report is a relatively short, audio-visual presentation that includes an audio narrative by an announcer describing the traffic conditions along a user's selected route, synchronized with a video presentation that includes maps with animations showing the traffic conditions and a visual representation of the announcer. A traffic data services provider determines traffic conditions that pertain to a user's identified particular route, i.e. from an origin to a destination. Then, the traffic data services provider forms an audio-video file that includes an audio narrative in the voice of an announcer that describes the traffic conditions along the user's route, along with a visual map representation of the user's route, a graphical indication of the traffic conditions along the route, and a visual representation of the announcer. The traffic data services provider transmits the audio-video file of the personalized traffic report to the user, who then plays it back on a computing device." The patent application was filed on Oct. 15, 2008 (12/287,958). 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=8,185,297&OS=8,185,297&RS=8,185,297 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Boeing Assigned Patent for Robust Control Effector Allocation ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 24 -- Boeing, Chicago, has been assigned a patent (8,185,255) developed by Eugene Lavretsky, Los Angeles, Ryan D. Diecker, Freeburg, Ill., and Joseph S. Brinker, Highland, Ill., for a "robust control effector allocation." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Method and apparatus is disclosed which allocates the execution of a commanded vehicle maneuver among the vehicle's control effectors capable of affecting such maneuver, with consideration given to the possible nonlinear and/or non-monotonic effects each control effector's displacement may have on the vehicle and on each other's performance." The patent application was filed on Nov. 30, 2007 (11/948,611). 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=8,185,255&OS=8,185,255&RS=8,185,255 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Advanced Custom Engineered Systems & Equipment Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 24 -- Advanced Custom Engineered Systems & Equipment, Carol Stream, Ill., has been assigned a patent (8,185,277) developed by Christopher M. Flood, St. Charles, Ill., and Michael S. Fisher, Richardson, Texas, for a "waste removing and hauling vehicle." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A vehicle for removing and hauling waste has a waste bin located above a baseline. The waste bin has a chamber and an emptying site for receiving waste into the chamber. A waste receptacle transfer means is driven from a first position associated with the baseline to a second position associated with the emptying site of the waste bin and back to the first position. A waste receptacle is temporarily retainable to the waste receptacle transfer means and transferrable by the waste receptacle transfer means from the first position to the second position to spill contents of the waste receptacle into the waste bin at the emptying site and back to the first position. A first receiver is associated with the first position for receiving a signal generated by the waste receptacle at a first moment in time when the waste receptacle transfer means is in the first position and at a second moment in time when the waste receptacle transfer means has returned to the first position from second position." The patent application was filed on Nov. 7, 2008 (12/267,340). 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=8,185,277&OS=8,185,277&RS=8,185,277 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Motorola Solutions Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 24 -- Motorola Solutions, Schaumburg, Ill., has been assigned a patent (8,184,795) developed by four co-inventors for a "method and system for floor control in a wireless network." The co-inventors are Matthew C. Keller, Algonquin, Ill., Tyrong D. Bekiares, Chicago, Donald G. Newberg, Hoffman Estates, Ill., and Shanthi E. Thomas, Carpentersville, Ill. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method and system for establishing floor control in a communication session enables remote control of devices in a network and provides a status update concerning floor ownership. The method includes processing at a floor controller a floor request message received from a first endpoint, where the floor request message requests that floor ownership be provided to a second endpoint (step 305). A floor control announcement message is then transmitted from the floor controller to at least both the first endpoint and the second endpoint, where the floor control announcement message indicates that the second endpoint has floor ownership (step 315)." The patent application was filed on Aug. 3, 2006 (11/462,065). 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=8,184,795&OS=8,184,795&RS=8,184,795 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Varian Medical Systems Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 24 -- Varian Medical Systems, Palo Alto, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,184,769) developed by five co-inventors for a "method and apparatus to facilitate using multiple radiation-detection views to differentiate one material from another." The co-inventors are Timothy R. Fox, Chicago, Gongyin Chen, Henderson, Nev., Kevin M. Holt, Chicago, Paul J. Bjorkholm, Newport Beach, Calif., and David T. Nisius, Des Plaines, Ill. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "At least three radiation-detection views are used to facilitate identifying material as comprises an object being assessed along a beam path relative to that object. This comprises developing a first radiation-detection view (101) as corresponds to the material along the beam path, a second radiation-detection view (102) as corresponds to the material along substantially the beam path, and at least a third radiation-detection view (103) as corresponds to the material along substantially the beam path. At least one of the source spectra and detector spectral responses used for these radiation-detection views are different from one another for each view. One then uses (104) these radiation-detection views to identify the material by, at least in part, differentiating the material from other possible materials." The patent application was filed on June 5, 2009 (12/479,376). 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=8,184,769&OS=8,184,769&RS=8,184,769 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Connectivities Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 24 -- Connectivities, Birmingham, Mich., has been assigned a patent (8,184,605) developed by Issac Levendel, Chicago, and Jacques Hara, Barrington, Ill., for an internet-orientated ad-hoc network. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A hierarchical directional internet-oriented ad-hoc network, defined by a software infrastructure, is composed of gateway nodes and a plurality of wireless nodes, which may be fixed or mobile, and which may act as subscribers, routers, or both. The infrastructure hierarchy is defined by the hop count of each node (distance of that node to a fixed gateway node). The software infrastructure includes two tables associated with each node in the network: the upstream routing table which provides shortest routes to fixed gateway nodes through upstream neighbors, and the downstream routing table which provides shortest routes to subscribers through downstream neighbors. These two tables are used by routing algorithms. A peer table can also be used for alternate routes. The maintenance of the aforementioned tables is performed by autonomous algorithms operating locally on each node by receiving and processing signals from their neighbors." The patent application was filed on April 5, 2011 (13/080,362). 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=8,184,605&OS=8,184,605&RS=8,184,605 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Zenith Electronics Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 24 -- Zenith Electronics, Lincolnshire, Ill., has been assigned a patent (8,184,666) developed by Wayne E. Bretl, Grayslake, Ill., Richard W. Citta, Oak Park, Ill., and Mark Fimoff, Hoffman Estates, Ill., for a "robust digital communication system." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Normally ordered robust VSB data are reordered in accordance with a first interleave to produce reordered robust VSB data. The reordered robust VSB data and ATSC data are reordered in accordance with a second interleave to produce normally ordered robust VSB data and reordered ATSC data. The normally ordered robust VSB data and reordered ATSC data are time multiplexed for transmission to a receiver. The receiver discards the reordered ATSC data or the normally ordered robust VSB data depending upon receiver type or user selection. A robust VSB receiver is able to process the normally ordered robust VSB data upstream of an outer decoder without an interleave thereby avoiding the delay associated with an interleave." The patent application was filed on Oct. 31, 2007 (11/931,323). 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=8,184,666&OS=8,184,666&RS=8,184,666 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Motorola Solutions Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 24 -- Motorola Solutions, Schaumburg, Ill., has been assigned a patent (8,184,654) developed by five co-inventors for a "method for ending a call session in a communication system." The co-inventors are Tejal S. Patel, Schaumburg, Ill., Dipendra M. Chowdhary, Hoffman Estates, Ill., Satish R. Panpaliya, Palatine, Ill., Badarinath Patibandla, Palatine, Ill., and David G. Wiatrowski, Woodstock, Ill. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A repeater receives an indication that a subscriber unit is initiating a call session on a channel, and indicates that the channel is busy. The repeater repeats a transmission from the subscriber unit and sets a timer for a first time upon determination that the transmission has ended. The timer is set for a second time if a new transmission is not received from a subscriber unit that is allowed to transmit on the channel prior to the expiration of the first time; otherwise, the repeater accepts a new transmission from a subscriber unit that is allowed to transmit on the channel if the new transmission is received prior to an expiration of the second time. Upon receipt of each new transmission received prior to the expiration of the second time, the repeater clears the timer, repeats the transmission on the channel, and resets the timer for the first time upon determination that the transmission has ended." The patent application was filed on Dec. 9, 2008 (12/331,155). 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=8,184,654&OS=8,184,654&RS=8,184,654 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Aspect Software Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 24 -- Aspect Software, Lombard, Ill., has been assigned a patent (8,184,547) developed by Roger Sumner, Batavia, Ill., and Anthony Dezonno, Bloomingdale, Ill., for a "discrete choice method of reporting and predicting multiple transaction types." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The method for and system or apparatus for forecasting future communication transaction traffic from a customer include the steps of or structure for: collecting communication channel data on at least first and second communication channels; performing a numeric transformation to the data; calculating a discrete choice probability for each communication channel; and forecasting future period usage values for a user on a communication channel." The patent application was filed on Nov. 18, 2004 (10/991,757). 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=8,184,547&OS=8,184,547&RS=8,184,547 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** GoGo Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 24 -- GoGo, Itasca, Ill., has been assigned a patent (8,185,040) developed by Bryan A. Lauer, Hinckley, Ill., and Jerry Stamatopoulos, North Aurora, Ill., for a "system for managing voice over internet protocol communications in a network." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The VoIP Management System is capable of identifying voice-based wireless devices and denying wireless communication services to these devices. The VoIP Management System also identifies VoIP packet data traffic, and this communication connection can be denied. The VoIP Management System can also identify encrypted VoIP packet data traffic (for a unique Source -Destination IP pair) based upon VoIP packet data traffic characteristics: packet timing, packet rate, and packet size, since VoIP services have a distinct packet data traffic pattern. When a VoIP call is detected, the VoIP Management System disrupts the identified VoIP packet data traffic, without modifying the packet data content, such as by adding sufficient latency to the Packet Data Unit of the packet data traffic to make the VoIP services unusable." The patent application was filed on Feb. 11, 2008 (12/029,298). 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=8,185,040&OS=8,185,040&RS=8,185,040 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Etymotic Research Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 24 -- Etymotic Research, Elk Grove Village, Ill., has been assigned a patent (8,184,839) developed by four co-inventors for an one-size-fits-most hearing aid. The co-inventors are Gail Gudmundsen, Elk Grove Village, Ill., Mead C. Killion, Elk Grove Village, Ill., Viorel Drambarean, Skokie, Ill., and Jonathan K. Stewart, Bloomingdale, Ill. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A hearing-aid device comprising a housing and circuitry module, wherein the circuitry module comprises a battery, a microphone, and a receiver, and the circuit module is inserted in the hearing aid housing. The hearing aid device further comprises a retractable battery sleeve, wherein a battery slot is exposed when the battery sleeve is retracted, and a battery can be inserted into the battery slot from either side of the battery slot with either polarity. The hearing aid housing may comprise an ear-tip, wherein a microphone is mounted in the hearing aid housing near the ear-tip and the microphone receives sounds through at least one sound inlet located on a side surface of the hearing aid housing. The ear-tip additionally comprises three flanges decreasing in size toward the flange closest to the ear canal, and the hearing aid can be inserted into the ear canal in any orientation." The patent application was filed on Jan. 7, 2005 (11/031,915). 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=8,184,839&OS=8,184,839&RS=8,184,839 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Siemens Medical Solutions USA Assigned Patent for NNLS Image Reconstruction ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 24 -- Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Malvern, Pa., has been assigned a patent (8,184,876) developed by A. Hans Vija, Evanston, Ill., and Amos Yahil, Stony Brook, N.Y., for an NNLS image reconstruction The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "In an aspect, reconstructing an image object associated with an input data set, includes for each step, in a series of iteration steps, determining an updated object from an input object based on a data model of the input object, a weighting-factor data set, and a gradient object, wherein the weighting-factor data set includes modified entries of the input data set. Reconstructing the image object further includes following a last iteration, outputting one of the updated objects as the image object." The patent application was filed on Oct. 31, 2007 (11/931,294). 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=8,184,876&OS=8,184,876&RS=8,184,876 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Siemens Medical Solutions USA Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 24 -- Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Malvern, Pa., has been assigned a patent (8,184,889) developed by Joseph Y. Fang, Barrington, Ill., Manjit Ray, Hoffman Estates, Ill., and Yanhong Chu, Barrington, Ill., for a "reconstruction support regions for improving the performance of iterative SPECT reconstruction techniques." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method for iterative reconstruction of tomographic images of an object of interest includes obtaining data corresponding to a field of view of a detector, processing the data to prepare a reconstruction support region corresponding to a region within the field of view encompassing the object, and reconstructing a tomographic image using the reconstruction support region. Preferably, the data corresponding to the field of view includes at least one of a projection image of the object, an orbit location of a detector relative to a center of rotation of the detector, or an attenuation coefficient map of the object, which data can be used to describe a reconstruction support region corresponding to the object." The patent application was filed on Sept. 29, 2008 (12/240,809). 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=8,184,889&OS=8,184,889&RS=8,184,889 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. -1087996 (c) 2012 Targeted News Service |