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U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in Illinois (July 11)
[July 11, 2012]

U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in Illinois (July 11)


(Targeted News Service Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Targeted News Service Targeted News Service ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 11 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Illinois.

*** Allstate Insurance Assigned Patent for Processing an Application for Insurance Coverage ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 11 -- Allstate Insurance, Northbrook, Ill., has been assigned a patent (8,219,426) developed by Floyd M. Yager, Park Ridge, Ill., and Thomas J. Wilson, Chicago, for a "processing an application for insurance coverage." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Systems and methods provide customizable insurance according to consumer preferences. Demand simulators may be used to guide the creation of optimized packages of features, which consumers may select from to form an insurance product appropriate for their particular needs. Packages may be formed with a particular appeal to consumers with common characteristics. In addition, methods are provided for selling insurance products formed through an optimization process and providing corresponding insurance services." The patent application was filed on Dec. 2, 2010 (12/959,108). 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=8,219,426.PN.&OS=PN/8,219,426&RS=PN/8,219,426 Written by Shabnam Sheikh; edited by Jaya Anand.



*** Allstate Insurance Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 11 -- Allstate Insurance, Northbrook, Ill., has been assigned a patent (8,219,427) developed by Floyd M. Yager, Park Ridge, Ill., and Thomas J. Wilson, Chicago, for a "processing an application for insurance coverage." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Systems and methods provide customizable insurance according to consumer preferences. Demand simulators may be used to guide the creation of optimized packages of features, which consumers may select from to form an insurance product appropriate for their particular needs. Packages may be formed with a particular appeal to consumers with common characteristics. In addition, methods are provided for selling insurance products formed through an optimization process and providing corresponding insurance services." The patent application was filed on May 24, 2011 (13/114,805). 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=8,219,427.PN.&OS=PN/8,219,427&RS=PN/8,219,427 Written by Shabnam Sheikh; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Skyscape.com Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 11 -- Skyscape.com, Marlborough, Mass., has been assigned a patent (8,219,412) developed by six co-inventors for an "architecture for orchestrating promotional services." The co-inventors are Cecil Kost, Chapel Hill, N.C., Timothy Chrobuck, Seattle, David V. Tovrea, Lake Stevens, Wash., Scott M. King, Issaquah, Wash., Steven E. Singer, Woodinville, Wash., and Mark Gleason, Oak Park, Ill.


The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The promotional orchestration engine includes a services engine that provides transactional responses to a user's request, such as informational results being returned to the user or request for further actions that will be forwarded. An analysis engine stores data and provides tactical and strategic level analysis. The analysis engine uses transactional data generated by the services engine to abstract knowledge and consolidate and aggregate such information. The learning engine is a mechanism by which the promotional orchestration engine adapts itself to changing conditions. The learning engine preferably customizes various components of the services engine and components of the analysis engine. The learning engine causes the services engine to present different information over time so as to keep the system fresh. From a user's standpoint, the learning engine allows components of the services engine to be personalized to the particular user." The patent application was filed on May 21, 2004 (10/850,654). 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=8,219,412.PN.&OS=PN/8,219,412&RS=PN/8,219,412 Written by Shabnam Sheikh; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Motorola Mobility Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 11 -- Motorola Mobility, Libertyville, Ill., has been assigned a patent (8,219,408) developed by James P. Ashley, Naperville, Ill., and Udar Mittal, Hoffman Estates, Ill., for an "audio signal decoder and method for producing a scaled reconstructed audio signal." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "During operation a multiple channel audio input signal is received and coded to generate a coded audio signal. A balance factor having balance factor components each associated with an audio signal of the multiple channel audio signal is generated. A gain value to be applied to the coded audio signal to generate an estimate of the multiple channel audio signal based on the balance factor and the multiple channel audio signal is determined, with the gain value configured to minimize a distortion value between the multiple channel audio signal and the estimate of the multiple channel audio signal. The representation of the gain value may be output for transmission and/or storage." The patent application was filed on Dec. 29, 2008 (12/345,117). 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=8,219,408.PN.&OS=PN/8,219,408&RS=PN/8,219,408 Written by Shabnam Sheikh; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for System for Enhancing Business Performance ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 11 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,219,440) developed by eleven co-inventors for a "system for enhancing business performance." The co-inventors are Muthulakshmi Bhandari, Bangalore, India, Allison Baines Botros, Independence, Ohio, Edward H. B. Giesen, Bilthoven, The Netherlands, Raman Harishankar, Blacklick, Ohio, Jayashree Jaishankar, Bangalore, India, Ahamed Jalaldeen, Bangalore, India, Ying Tat Leung, Saratoga, Calif., Ashish Mungi, Bangalore, India, Siddharth N. Purohit, Allen, Texas, Philip G. Rains, Naperville, Ill., and Jorge L. C. Sanz, Carmel, Calif.

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A system gathers real-time data about an enterprise over a network. A user device displays a dashboard showing a component business model map, a heat map, key performance indicators for components, key performance indicators for the enterprise, and gradients. The business is enhanced by making investments and changes to those operations having large gradients." The patent application was filed on Feb. 5, 2010 (12/701,245). 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=8,219,440.PN.&OS=PN/8,219,440&RS=PN/8,219,440 Written by Shabnam Sheikh; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Consolidated Launching of Multiple Tasks ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 11 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,219,991) developed by five co-inventors for a "consolidated launching of multiple tasks." The co-inventors are Danny Soroker, Larchmont, N.Y., Daniel Irimie Dig, Champaign, Ill., Ramon Caceres, New York, Sebastien Demathieu, Paris, and Apratim Purakayastha, Yorktown Heights, N.Y.

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Consolidating the launching of multiple tasks is provided. A task is launched when an associated software component is run or executed. In one embodiment, launch descriptions of individual tasks and composition parameters are respectively read. The parameters indicate relationships between the launchings of different tasks, such as launch order. A composite launch description is constructed, by selectively processing the individual launch descriptions and composition parameters, and the tasks are launched according to the composite launch description. In a further embodiment, multiple individual launch descriptions are delivered to a tool, each launch description being usable to launch a corresponding component to perform a corresponding task. The tool includes a set of launch relationships that specify the relationship between launchings of different components. The tool generates a single composite launch description that defines launching of the components in accordance with the launch relationships." The patent application was filed on May 6, 2008 (12/115,661). 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=8,219,991&OS=8,219,991&RS=8,219,991 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi.

*** Bank of America Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 11 -- Bank of America, Charlotte, N.C., has been assigned a patent (8,219,368) developed by eight co-inventors for a capacity modeling system. The co-inventors are Vijay B. Akella, Charlotte, N.C., Nicholas G. Hesse, Loudon, Tenn., Matthew S. Kukielski, Charlotte, N.C., Cheryl E. Robinson, Doraville, Ga., Bryant Lee Osborn, Culpeper, Va., Thomas A. Wheeler, Richmond, Va., James E. Dunevant, Mascoutah, Ill., and Christian P. Selmi, San Carlos, Calif.

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Embodiments of the present invention provide apparatuses and methods for a capacity model run-time estimator that determines the transactional capacity of an application. The capacity model run-time estimator is based on a model that includes at least one job with various steps within a run-time window. One or more windows make up shifts and one or more shifts make up a day. Historical data is used to estimate various run-times for each of the steps in a window. If the steps are dependent on transaction characteristics a statistical analysis is used to determine a run-time window estimator model that is dependent on the transaction characteristics. Constraints are placed on the run-time and transaction capacity of the windows, intra-windows, and shifts. The capacity model uses the run-time window estimators and constraints to determine the transaction capacity for an application across various periods and compares the results to forecasted capacity." The patent application was filed on May 18, 2009 (12/467,701). 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=8,219,368.PN.&OS=PN/8,219,368&RS=PN/8,219,368 Written by Shabnam Sheikh; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Altera Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 11 -- Altera, San Jose, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,219,785) developed by Timothy P. Allen, Santa Cruz, Calif., Jeffrey Orion Pritchard, Santa Cruz, Calif., and Richard Noble Hill, McHenry, Ill., for an "adapter allowing unaligned access to memory." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Methods and apparatus are provided for allowing a master component such as a processor on a programmable chip to access memory using unaligned addresses. An adapter connected to a master component determines if a master component memory access request is aligned. If the access request is aligned, the request is forwarded to memory and a response is provided to the master component. If the access request is unaligned, the adapter sends multiple access requests to memory and processes the responses in order to provide a correct response to the master component." The patent application was filed on Sept. 25, 2006 (11/527,201). 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=8,219,785.PN.&OS=PN/8,219,785&RS=PN/8,219,785 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar.

*** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for System, Method, and Computer Readable Media for Identifying a User-initiated Log File Record in a Log File ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 11 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,219,582) developed by four co-inventors for a "system, method, and computer readable media for identifying a user-initiated log file record in a log file." The co-inventors are Danny Yen-Fu Chen, Austin, Texas, David A. Cox, Sugar Grove, Ill., Sheryl S. Kinstler, Dripping Springs, Texas, and Fabian F. Morgan, Austin, Texas.

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A system, a method, and a computer readable media for identifying a user-initiated log file record in a log file are provided. The log file has a user-initiated log file record and a repeating pattern of log file records automatically generated by a software program. The system allows a user to identify first and second timestamp values corresponding to first and second times which identify a time interval of interest in the log file. The system further analyzes the log file to identify the user-initiated log file record having a timestamp value between the first and second timestamp values. The system further identifies the repeating pattern of log file records in the log file." The patent application was filed on April 25, 2008 (12/109,516). 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=8,219,582&OS=8,219,582&RS=8,219,582 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar.

*** CA, Inc. Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 11 -- CA, Inc., Islandia, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,219,541) developed by six co-inventors for a "system and method for automatically detecting, reporting, and tracking conflicts in a change management system." The co-inventors are Richard Kevin Magnuson, Bellevue, Wash., Stephen J. Siwek, Chicago, Kelvin Lam, Bedford, Mass., Rashmi Rekha Sahoo, Kirkland, Wash., A.V.S.S.N.S. Sudhakar, Kakaraparru, India, and David Andrew Tootill, Mercer Island, Wash.

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A system and method for automatically detecting, reporting, and tracking conflicts in a change management system is provided. In particular, the system and method described herein may be used to identify potential conflicts associated with resources and schedules involved in a proposed change to an information technology infrastructure. A conflict analysis engine may analyze a change order that includes planned changes to an information technology infrastructure to identify potential conflicts associated with the change order that includes the planned changes to the information technology infrastructure. The potential conflicts may then be added to a conflicts list for the change order and a workflow may be created to manage resolving the potential conflicts. Thus, in response to resolving the potential conflicts, the planned changes may be deployed within the information technology infrastructure." The patent application was filed on Oct. 28, 2009 (12/607,745). 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=8,219,541&OS=8,219,541&RS=8,219,541 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar.

*** General Instrument Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 11 -- General Instrument, Horsham, Pa., has been assigned a patent (8,219,551) developed by Tom Tirpak, Glenview, Ill., for "decoding a hierarchical multi-layer data package." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A hierarchical decoder is operable to decode a hierarchical multi-layer data package. The hierarchical multi-layer data package includes a plurality of layers and one or more subpackages in each layer. To decode the data package, an objective function is created based on parameters for identifying data in the data package most relevant to information of interest. Subpackages in one or more layers are evaluated using the objective function and a subpackage is selected. Information for the selected subpackage, which may include a summary and metadata, is used to determine whether the subpackage satisfies an information need. If the information need is not satisfied, a drill down procedure is performed to evaluate subpackages in a next lower layer of the data package." The patent application was filed on Oct. 31, 2007 (11/930,462). 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=8,219,551&OS=8,219,551&RS=8,219,551 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar.

*** Goldhar/Jaffe Technology Development Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 11 -- Goldhar/Jaffe Technology Development, Winnetka, Ill., has been assigned a patent (8,219,545) developed by Jonathan E. Jaffe, Gallatin, Tenn., Joel D. Goldhar, Winnetka, Ill., and Michael A. Warot, Hammond, Ind., for an "indigenous authentication and searching system and method." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An apparatus and system for authenticating and searching data is provided. The apparatus includes a tightly coupled housing, an authenticator in the tightly coupled housing, a first archival storage in the tightly coupled housing, an indexer in the tightly coupled housing, and an index storage in the tightly coupled housing. The authenticator receives a file from an external email system, the authenticator creates first and second self-authenticating copies of the file, the first archival storage stores the first self-authenticating file, the indexer dissembles the second self-authenticating copy into components of the second self-authenticating copy, and the index storage stores the components of the second self-authenticating in a searchable format." The patent application was filed on May 7, 2009 (12/437,225). 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=8,219,545&OS=8,219,545&RS=8,219,545 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar.

*** Chicago Mercantile Exchange Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 11 -- Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Chicago, has been assigned a patent (8,219,472) developed by four co-inventors for a "valuation of derivative products." The co-inventors are Suneel Iyer, Naperville, Ill., Keith Anguish, Homer Glen, Ill., Moody Hadi, Chicago, and Ketan Patel, Hanover Park, Ill.

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Disclosed are a method, apparatus, and computer-readable medium for determining the value of a derivative product over nonconsecutive periods. The derivative product may be an interest rate swap product, which, when exchanged traded, normally is valued on a mark-to-market basis over consecutive periods. The product may be valued using swap value factors and settlement values according to the methodology disclosed herein." The patent application was filed on Oct. 29, 2008 (12/260,709). 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=8,219,472&OS=8,219,472&RS=8,219,472 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar.

*** Trading Technologies International Assigned Patent for System and Method for Money Management in Electronic Trading Environment ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 11 -- Trading Technologies International, Chicago, has been assigned a patent (8,219,485) developed by four co-inventors for a "system and method for money management in electronic trading environment." The co-inventors are Michael J. Burns, Chicago, Robert A. West, Chicago, Harris Brumfield, Chicago, and Peter F. Ziemkiewicz, Chicago.

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A system and method for money management in an electronic trading environment are presented. According to one embodiment, a trader may configure a plurality of filters, each including at least one filter criteria and filter condition. When a money management module detects a new order, the money management module intercepts the order and determines if the order matches one or more predefined filters. If the order matches one or more filters then conditions associated with the applicable filter(s) are applied to the order. The application of one or more conditions to an order may result in sending a modified order, preventing the order from reaching the exchange, or sending order to the exchange without any modifications." The patent application was filed on Sept. 16, 2011 (13/235,180). 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=8,219,485&OS=8,219,485&RS=8,219,485 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar.

*** Trading Technologies International Assigned Patent for System and Method for Providing Market Data in an Electronic Trading Environment ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 11 -- Trading Technologies International, Chicago, has been assigned a patent (8,219,482) developed by Mark Neri, Chicago, for a "system and method for providing market data in an electronic trading environment." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A system and methods are developed for providing market data in an electronic trading environment. One example method includes determining a probability model comprising a probability corresponding to a change in relation to a market data parameter, then, using the probability to generate a compressed bit stream representing the market data parameter, and providing the compressed bit stream to the client terminal." The patent application was filed on April 30, 2010 (12/771,930). 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=8,219,482&OS=8,219,482&RS=8,219,482 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar.

*** Asserted Versioning Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 11 -- Asserted Versioning, Atlanta, has been assigned a patent (8,219,522) developed by Thomas M. Johnston, Atlanta, and Randall James Weis, Lemont, Ill., for a "management of temporal data by means of a canonical schema." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Computer programs embodied in computer-readable media for managing temporal data in relational databases are provided. According to one embodiment, a computer program comprises logic for storing temporal data in tables stored in a database and using a single schema. The schema includes a first column designating an identifier of an object represented in a row of a table and columns designating an effective-time period. For a past effective-time period, the state of the object as it existed is described by atemporal data in the row. For a present effective-time period, the present state of the object is described. For a future effective-time period, the state of the object as it will exist is described by the atemporal data. Additional logic stores additional data in the tables, such as business data describing the state of the object." The patent application was filed on June 29, 2010 (12/803,600). 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=8,219,522&OS=8,219,522&RS=8,219,522 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar.

*** Trading Technologies International Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 11 -- Trading Technologies International, Chicago, has been assigned a patent (8,219,486) developed by Mark W. Triplett, Chicago, for a "system and method for changing the view of a trading screen." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A trading screen displays market information, such as working orders, buy and sell orders, and other items of interest, in association with values on a value axis. Each item of interest is therefore displayed in relation to the value axis to provide a trader with an intuitive display of the market. In one embodiment, a user can select a location associated with a particular value on the trading screen and upon an selection, for example, by a click of the mouse button, the value axis is repositioned so that the selected value is moved to a predefined location. During which, market information is moved to new locations that are associated with their respective values on the value axis." The patent application was filed on Nov. 17, 2011 (13/299,222). 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=8,219,486&OS=8,219,486&RS=8,219,486 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar.

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