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U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in Arizona (May 28)(Targeted News Service Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Targeted News Service Targeted News Service ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 28 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Arizona. *** Marvell International Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 28 -- Marvell International, Hamilton, Bermuda, has been assigned a patent (8,185,965) developed by Ernest E. Woodward, Chandler, Ariz., for a "system and method for enhanced piracy protection in a wireless personal communication device." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A key-sharing scheme is used to control distribution and use of video and audio content in personal digital assistants (PDAs) and other wireless devices. A private key is split into key-shares using a Blakley-Shamir key splitting technique and the key-shares are distributed to various network entities including a finance server and security server. Key-shares are also stored in a user's subscriber identity module (SIM) and a security processor of the PDA. The key-shares from the network entities are provided to the PDA after the user requests specific video or audio content and credit verification is performed. The PDA's security processor combines the key-shares to form the decryption key for use in playing the content by the PDA's communications processor. When a service limit is reached, the PDA's security processor purges the key-shares to prevent further use of the content." The patent application was filed on Nov. 10, 2010 (12/943,418). 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=8,185,965.PN.&OS=PN/8,185,965&RS=PN/8,185,965 Written by Shabnam Sheikh; edited by Jaya Anand. *** NXP Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 28 -- NXP, Eindhoven, The Netherlands, has been assigned a patent (8,185,771) developed by Anand Ramachandran, Chandler, Ariz., and Manoj Chandran, Chandler, Ariz., for a "clock generation for memory access without a local oscillator." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method of accessing electronic memory is provided in electronic circuits where it is desired to lower power consumption and hence there is no active oscillator at the time when access to data within the electronic memory is required. The invention provides a method therefore for accessing the electronic memory from a controller, which generates its own clock signals from a data, communications bus electrically coupled to the controller. Advantageously the method allows for memory access to be continued in integrated circuits where a subset of circuits are powered down to reduce power consumption, and one of the subset of circuits is an oscillator." The patent application was filed on Dec. 20, 2007 (12/520,009). 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=8,185,771.PN.&OS=PN/8,185,771&RS=PN/8,185,771 Written by Shabnam Sheikh; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Arizona Inventor Develops Patent for Occupational Therapy and Ergonomic System ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 28 -- Theresa M. Schmotzer, Avondale, Ariz., has developed a patent (8,185,458) for an "occupational therapy and ergonomic system." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A system for preventing on the job injuries comprising identifying a company which will benefit from the system and approaching the same with a business proposal. Once hired, a therapist evaluates the company's workplace environment and an initial physical state of a group of employees employed by the company; assesses data gathered during the evaluation; develops a corrective therapeutic program to address areas of concern identified during the assessment; implements the corrective therapeutic through instruction of the employees; and conducts periodic follow-up evaluations, adjusting the corrective therapeutic program as required until the outcomes of the system are achieved." The patent application was filed on Nov. 30, 2007 (11/948,252). 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=8,185,458.PN.&OS=PN/8,185,458&RS=PN/8,185,458 Written by Shabnam Sheikh; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Raytheon Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 28 -- Raytheon, Waltham, Mass., has been assigned a patent (8,181,906) developed by four co-inventors for a "method and apparatus for ram deceleration in a launch system." The co-inventors are Jeffrey H. Koessler, Tucson, Ariz., Brian L. Cochran, Tucson, Ariz., Mark A. DeBake, Casa Grande, Ariz., and Steven J. Elder, Tucson, Ariz. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "One embodiment includes a launch vessel defining an elongate, linear interior extending from a bottom portion to an exit opening. The embodiment includes a ram slidably disposed in the launch vessel, the ram sealed to the vessel. The embodiment also includes one or more wedges coupled to the launch vessel along the interior proximal the exit opening, with each wedge shape sized to increasingly narrow a cross section of the interior along an exit vector extending from the bottom portion toward the exit opening. In the embodiment, the vessel is to house a charge proximal the bottom portion, the charge to propel the ram along the exit vector, with the one or more wedges sized to stop be ram inside the interior." The patent application was filed on April 2, 2009 (12/417,418). 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=8,181,906&OS=8,181,906&RS=8,181,906 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Boeing Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 28 -- Boeing, Chicago, has been assigned a patent (8,181,674) developed by Christopher F. Schwartz, Mesa, Ariz., for a "wire bundle twister and comber." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A wire harness bundle twister and comber employs a comber plate having a plurality of apertures receiving a plurality of wire bundles in sliding engagement with handles extending from the comber plate for rotation of the plate to twist the wire bundles into a consolidated wire harness. To allow removal of the wire bundles from the bundle twister and comber without withdrawing the wire bundles to an end the comber plate incorporates an upper outer plate element and a lower outer plate element concentric with and separable from a first inner or center element to separate the apertures into segments for removal of the wire bundles." The patent application was filed on Sept. 10, 2007 (11/852,944). 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=8,181,674&OS=8,181,674&RS=8,181,674 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** University of Southern California Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 28 -- The University of Southern California, Los Angeles, has been assigned a patent (8,181,540) developed by five co-inventors for a "measurement of sliding friction-induced vibrations for biomimetic tactile sensing." The co-inventors are Gerald E. Loeb, South Pasadena, Calif., Jeremy Fishel, Long Beach, Calif., Nicholas Wettels, Los Angeles, Veronica J. Santos, Tempe, Ariz., and Raymond Peck, Long Beach, Calif. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Tactile sensors are disclosed that mimic the human fingertip and its touch receptors. The mechanical components are similar to a fingertip, with a rigid core surrounded by a weakly conductive fluid contained within an elastomeric skin. The deformable properties of the finger pad can be used as part of a transduction process. Multiple electrodes can be mounted on the surface of the rigid core and connected to impedance measuring circuitry within the core. External forces deform the fluid path around the electrodes, resulting in a distributed pattern of impedance changes containing information about those forces and the objects that applied them. Strategies are described for extracting features related to the mechanical inputs and using this information for reflexive grip control. Controlling grip force in a prosthetic having sensory feedback information is described. Pressure transducers can provide sensory feedback by measuring micro-vibrations due to sliding friction." The patent application was filed on April 2, 2009 (12/417,532). 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=8,181,540&OS=8,181,540&RS=8,181,540 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Raytheon Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 28 -- Raytheon, Waltham, Mass., has been assigned a patent (8,181,444) developed by James H. Dupont, Bowie, Ariz., Richard D. Loehr, Tucson, Ariz., and Robert N. Renz, Phoenix, for a "solid propellant rocket motor with notched annular fuel." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A motor includes an annular solid fuel between an inside diameter and an outside diameter. The solid fuel has a series of radial notches that define segments of fuel between them. The notches allow for faster burning of the fuel, while still allowing structural integrity of the fuel segments to be retained during the burning process." The patent application was filed on Sept. 29, 2008 (September 29, 2008). 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=8,181,444&OS=8,181,444&RS=8,181,444 Written by Arpi Sharma; 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. -1088347 (c) 2012 Targeted News Service |