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U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in Illinois (Jan. 4)(Targeted News Service Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Targeted News Service Targeted News Service ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 4 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Illinois. *** Hamilton Sundstrand Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 4 -- Hamilton Sundstrand, Windsor Locks, Conn., has been assigned a patent (8,344,544) developed by Gregory I. Rozman, Rockford, Ill., and Joshua C. Swenson, Rockford, Ill., for a "bus-tie SSPCS for DC power distribution system." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A direct current (DC) power distribution system includes a first electrical distribution and power management (EDPM) unit including a first DC power source connected to a first high voltage DC bus connected to a first DC load, and a first bus-tie solid state power controller (SSPC) connected to the first HVDC bus; a second EDPM unit including a second DC power source connected to a second high voltage DC bus connected to a second DC load, and a second bus-tie SSPC being connected to the second HVDC bus; and a bus-tie connected between the first bus-tie SSPC and the second bus-tie SSPC, wherein in the event a power source failure occurs in the first EDPM unit, power flows from the second DC power source to the first HVDC bus via the second bus-tie SSPC, the bus-tie, and the first bus-tie SSPC." The patent application was filed on May 19, 2010 (12/783,092). 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=8,344,544&OS=8,344,544&RS=8,344,544 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Futurewei Technologies Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 4 -- Futurewei Technologies, Plano, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,345,542) developed by Robert Sultan, Somers, N.Y., and T. Benjamin Mack-Crane, Downers Grove, Ill., for a "method of M:1 protection." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An apparatus comprising a first segment endpoint bridge (SEB) configured to couple to a second SEB via a plurality of path segments, wherein the path segments comprise a working segment and a plurality of candidate protection segments, wherein the candidate protection segments comprise a protection segment that is configured to protect the working segment, wherein the candidate protection segments other than the protection segment do not protect the working segment, wherein only one first state variable is used to maintain each of the candidate protection segments other than the protection segment, and wherein a plurality of second state variables are used to maintain each of the working segment and the protection segment." The patent application was filed on Aug. 23, 2010 (12/861,415). 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=8,345,542&OS=8,345,542&RS=8,345,542 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Telefonix Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 4 -- Telefonix, Waukegan, Ill., has been assigned a patent (8,345,398) developed by Anthony G. Mazzarisi, Wadsworth, Ill., Paul C. Burke, Lake Forest, Ill., and John N. Figh Jr., Tampa, Fla., for an "integrated variable output power supply protection circuit." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A solid state power supply control circuit is disclosed. Specifically, the present invention discloses a power coupler enclosing a power supply control circuit, where the power control circuit enables transient increases in current in response to a demand from an active load device, while preventing overvoltage conditions from damaging the power coupler or the active load device. The power supply control circuit further prevents output faults in the power cable or a failure in the active load device from creating conditions which would damage the power coupler and/or the active load device." The patent application was filed on Sept. 30, 2010 (12/924,602). 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=8,345,398&OS=8,345,398&RS=8,345,398 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Peerless Industries Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 4 -- Peerless Industries, Aurora, Ill., has been assigned a patent (8,345,449) developed by Donald Lee Anderson, Oak Park, Ill., and Vlad Gleyzer, Highland Park, Ill., for a cable-based mounting system. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A mounting system for the display of an audio/visual product. A cable-based mounting system for an audio/visual product includes at least one hanging cable and at least one attachment mechanism. The at least one attachment mechanism is configured to operatively engage with a plurality of various mounting patterns located on the rear of the audio/visual product. The cable-based mounting system allows for the relatively inexpensive and uncomplicated mounting of the audio/visual product on a display region." The patent application was filed on March 26, 2009 (12/412,001). 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=8,345,449&OS=8,345,449&RS=8,345,449 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** University of Akron Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 4 -- The University of Akron, Akron, Ohio, has been assigned a patent (8,344,170) developed by Joseph P. Kennedy, Akron, Ohio, and Pious Kurian, Aurora, Ill., for a "poly (cyclosiloxane) composition and method of synthesis thereof." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A poly(cyclosiloxane) network comprises the hydrosilation reaction product of a cyclosiloxane of the formula (I) wherein R and R.sup.2 are the same or different for each siloxane moiety of hydrogen, an alkyl group, an aryl group, and a cycloalkyl group, and wherein n is an integer from 3 to 8, wherein the cyclosiloxanes are joined by moieties selected from the group consisting of oxygen atoms, linear silanols, branched silanols, halosilanes, alkoxysilanes, vinyl silanes, allyl silanes, vinyl siloxanes, and allyl siloxanes, wherein the Si--O bonds of the cyclosiloxanes are substantially unrearranged compared to the cyclosiloxane precursors of the network. A process for the preparation of a poly(cyclosiloxane) network comprises providing a cyclosiloxane; providing a crosslinking group selected from the group consisting of linear silanols, branched silanols, halosilanes, alkoxysilanes, vinyl silanes, allyl silanes, vinyl siloxanes, and allyl siloxanes; contacting the cyclosiloxane and crosslinking group under condensation reaction conditions such that the crosslinking groups provide Si--O--Si linkages between the cyclosiloxane moieties to form a poly(cyclosiloxane) network composition. ##STR00001##." The patent application was filed on Aug. 15, 2003 (10/525,284). 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=8,344,170&OS=8,344,170&RS=8,344,170 Written by Neha Bharti; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Stepan Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 4 -- Stepan, Northfield, Ill., has been assigned a patent (8,344,172) developed by six co-inventors for "preparation of antiplasticizers for thermoplastic polyesters." The co-inventors are Rick Tabor, Glenview, Ill., Brian K. Mirous, Evanston, Ill., Timothy L. Lambert, Lindenhurst, Ill., Michael E. O'Brien, Hainesville, Ill., Matthew I. Levinson, Skokie, Ill., and Daniel J. Dershowitz, Columbus, Ohio. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A process for making bis(aryloxyalkyl)terephthalates useful as antiplasticizers for thermoplastic polyesters is disclosed. Dimethyl terephthalate is reacted with an excess of an aryloxyalkanol in the presence of a condensation catalyst to produce an intermediate mixture comprising a bis(aryloxyalkyl)terephthalate, a mono(aryloxyalkyl)terephthalate, and unreacted aryloxyalkanol. This mixture continues to react at reduced pressure while unreacted aryloxyalkanol is removed and the mono-ester content is reduced to less than 1 mole % based on the combined amounts of mono- and bis-esters. Both steps are performed substantially in the absence of oxygen. Additional unreacted aryloxyalkanol is then removed to provide a purified bis(aryloxyalkyl)terephthalate having an overall purity of at least 98 mole % and a yellowness index less than 10. Careful control over catalysis, exposure to air, and other process conditions enables the preparation of high yields of bis(aryloxyalkyl)terephthalates that have low color and other valuable attributes. A method of producing bis(aryloxyalkyl)terephthalate articles having improved compressive strength is also disclosed." The patent application was filed on March 25, 2011 (13/071,952). 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=8,344,172&OS=8,344,172&RS=8,344,172 Written by Neha Bharti; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Pioneer Hi-Bred International Assigned Patent for Soybean Variety XB39E10 ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 4 -- Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Johnston, Iowa, has been assigned a patent (8,344,215) developed by Thomas C. Corbin, Monticello, Ill., for a soybean variety XB39E10. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A novel soybean variety, designated XB39E10 is provided. Also provided are the seeds of soybean variety XB39E10, cells from soybean variety XB39E10, plants of soybean XB39E10, and plant parts of soybean variety XB39E10. Methods provided include producing a soybean plant by crossing soybean variety XB39E10 with another soybean plant, methods for introgressing a transgenic, mutant trait, and/or native trait into soybean variety XB39E10, methods for producing other soybean varieties or plant parts derived from soybean variety XB39E10. Soybean seed, cells, plants, germplasm, breeding lines, varieties, and plant parts produced by these methods and/or derived from soybean variety XB39E10 are further provided." The patent application was filed on May 5, 2010 (12/773,952). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.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=83,44,215.PN.&OS=PN/83,44,215&RS=PN/83,44,215 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** CookTek Induction Systems Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 4 -- CookTek Induction Systems, Chicago, has been assigned a patent (8,344,296) developed by Reinhard Metz, Wheaton, Ill., and Warren Graber, Hoffman Estates, Ill., for a "food warming device and system." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An apparatus, system and method for warming food by controlled heating of heat retention objects such as cookware items or pellets located on a trivet positioned on a countertop, using heating control units, such as induction heating units, remotely located beneath the countertop. The preferred trivet insulates the countertop against damages, and also includes circuitry enabling the indication or display of its proper positioning on the countertop, and also indicating whether the heating unit is heating the heat retention object." The patent application was filed on Oct. 10, 2007 (11/869,822). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.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=83,44,296.PN.&OS=PN/83,44,296&RS=PN/83,44,296 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Pioneer Hi-Bred International Assigned Patent for Soybean Variety XBP47006 ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 4 -- Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Johnston, Iowa, has been assigned a patent (8,344,212) developed by Jeffrey A. Thompson, Edwardsville, Ill., for a soybean variety XBP47006. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A novel soybean variety, designated XBP47006 is provided. Also provided are the seeds of soybean variety XBP47006, cells from soybean variety XBP47006, plants of soybean XBP47006, and plant parts of soybean variety XBP47006. Methods provided include producing a soybean plant by crossing soybean variety XBP47006 with another soybean plant, methods for introgressing a transgenic, mutant trait, and/or native trait into soybean variety XBP47006, methods for producing other soybean varieties or plant parts derived from soybean variety XBP47006. Soybean seed, cells, plants, germplasm, breeding lines, varieties, and plant parts produced by these methods and/or derived from soybean variety XBP47006 are further provided." The patent application was filed on May 5, 2010 (12/773,875). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.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=83,44,212.PN.&OS=PN/83,44,212&RS=PN/83,44,212 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Boeing Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 4 -- Boeing, Chicago, has been assigned a patent (8,344,237) developed by Mark D. Bennett, Benld, Ill., for an AMTEC power system. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A power system including a primary optical element that defines a first opening therein, a secondary optical element positioned relative to the primary optical element to direct energy from the primary optical element to the first opening, and a thermal absorber, wherein the thermal absorber includes a housing that defines an internal volume and a second opening into the internal volume, wherein the second opening is coupled with the first opening, a window sealingly connected to the second opening to enclose the internal volume, a barrier wall that divides the internal volume into at least a hot chamber and a cold chamber, and at least one AMTEC cell having a first portion received in the cold chamber and a second portion received in the hot chamber." The patent application was filed on Oct. 27, 2009 (12/606,699). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.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=83,44,237.PN.&OS=PN/83,44,237&RS=PN/83,44,237 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Monsanto Technology Assigned Patent for Plants and Seeds of Corn Variety CV786079 ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 4 -- Monsanto Technology, St. Louis, has been assigned a patent (8,344,221) developed by Slobodan Trifunovic, Sycamore, Ill., Michael Graham, St. Louis, and Marcelo Queijo, Buenos Aires, Argentina, for "plants and seeds of corn variety CV786079." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated CV786079. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CV786079, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CV786079 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to corn seeds and plants produced by crossing plants of variety CV786079 with plants of another variety, such as another inbred line. The invention further relates to the inbred and hybrid genetic complements of plants of variety CV786079." The patent application was filed on May 10, 2010 (12/776,895). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.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=83,44,221.PN.&OS=PN/83,44,221&RS=PN/83,44,221 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Monsanto Technology Assigned Patent for Plants and Seeds of Hybrid Corn Variety CH457359 ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 4 -- Monsanto Technology, St. Louis, has been assigned a patent (8,344,204) developed by thirteen co-inventors for "plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH457359." The co-inventors are Kevin Eichelberger, Taylorville, Ill., Christopher S. Eichhorn, Willamsburg, Iowa, Charles T. Foresman, St. Louis, Robert J. Getschman, Boone, Iowa, Gregory J. Holland, Troy, Ohio, Roderick D. Lee, Huxley, Iowa, Daniel J. Lubich, Marshall, Mo., W. Richard Peterson, St. Charles, Mo., Duane A. Potrzeba, Hastings, Neb., Laron L. Peters, Gothenburg, Neb., Hector Ramirez De Leon, O'Fallon, Mo., Gary R. Stangland, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and Walter L. Trevisan, Dekalb, Ill. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH457359. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH457359, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH457359 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH457359." The patent application was filed on April 30, 2010 (12/772,025). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.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=83,44,204.PN.&OS=PN/83,44,204&RS=PN/83,44,204 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Motorola Mobility Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 4 -- Motorola Mobility, Libertyville, Ill., has been assigned a patent (8,344,325) developed by Thomas Merrell, Beach Park, Ill., and Rachid Alameh, Crystal Lake, Ill., for an "electronic device with sensing assembly and method for detecting basic gestures." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An electronic device and method detects a predefined gesture. The electronic device includes a sensing assembly including at least one photoreceiver and a plurality of phototransmitters, where each phototransmitter is positioned to emit infrared light away from the electronic device about a corresponding central transmission axis, and where each central transmission axis is oriented in a different direction with respect to the others. Further, the emission of infrared light by each of the phototransmitters is controlled during each of a plurality of sequential time periods to facilitate detecting the gesture." The patent application was filed on Dec. 17, 2009 (12/640,867). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.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=83,44,325.PN.&OS=PN/83,44,325&RS=PN/83,44,325 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Math Spec Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 4 -- Math Spec, Arlington Heights, Ill., has been assigned a patent (8,344,315) developed by Daniel Leo Sweeney, Arlington Heights, Ill., for a "process for rapidly finding the accurate masses of subfragments comprising an unknown compound from the accurate-mass mass spectral data of the unknown compound obtained on a mass spectrometer." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The invention is a process for finding the accurate masses of subfragments comprising an unknown compound from the accurate-mass mass spectral data of the unknown compound obtained on a mass spectrometer. This process generates these accurate masses of subfragments using mass differences of fragment ions and a listing of plausible masses. In this way, the accurate masses of subfragments, useful for generating modular structures, can be obtained very rapidly." The patent application was filed on May 27, 2010 (12/802,021). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.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=83,44,315.PN.&OS=PN/83,44,315&RS=PN/83,44,315 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Monsanto Technology Assigned Patent for Plants and Seeds of Corn Variety CV502609 ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 4 -- Monsanto Technology, St. Louis, has been assigned a patent (8,344,222) developed by Belgin Cukadar, Springfield, Ill., for "plants and seeds of corn variety CV502609." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated CV502609. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CV502609, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CV502609 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to corn seeds and plants produced by crossing plants of variety CV502609 with plants of another variety, such as another inbred line. The invention further relates to the inbred and hybrid genetic complements of plants of variety CV502609." The patent application was filed on May 11, 2010 (12/777,505). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.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=83,44,222.PN.&OS=PN/83,44,222&RS=PN/83,44,222 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** University of Illinois, SRU Biosystems Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 4 -- The University of Illinois, Urbana, Ill., and SRU Biosystems, Woburn, Mass., have been assigned a patent (8,344,333) developed by four co-inventors for a "multi-color fluorescence enhancement from a photonic crystal surface." The co-inventors are Meng Lu, Champaign, Ill., Stephen C. Shulz, Lee, N.H., Brian T. Cunningham, Champaign, Ill., and Anusha Pokhriyal, Champaign, Ill. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A photonic crystal substrate exhibiting resonant enhancement of multiple fluorophores has been demonstrated. The device, which can be fabricated uniformly from plastic materials over a .about.3.times.5 in.sup.2 surface area by nanoreplica molding, features a 1-D periodic grating structure which utilizes two distinct resonant modes to enhance electric field stimulation of a first dye excited by a first laser (e.g., .lamda.=632.8 nm laser exciting cyanine-5) and a second dye excited by a second laser (e.g., .lamda.=532 nm laser exciting cyanine-3). The first and second lasers could be replaced by a single variable wavelength (tunable) laser. Resonant coupling of the laser excitation to the photonic crystal surface is obtained for each wavelength at a distinct incident angle .theta.. The photonic crystal is capable of amplifying the output of any fluorescent dye with an excitation wavelength in a given wavelength range (e.g., the range 532 nm<.lamda.<660 nm) by selection of an appropriate incident angle. The device can be used for biological assays that utilize multiple fluorescent dyes within a single imaged area, such as gene expression microarrays." The patent application was filed on June 28, 2011 (13/135,246). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.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=83,44,333.PN.&OS=PN/83,44,333&RS=PN/83,44,333 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Midtronics Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 4 -- Midtronics, Willowbrook, Ill., has been assigned a patent (8,344,685) developed by Kevin I. Bertness, Batavia, Ill., and John S. Philbrook, Cornelius, N.C., for a "system for automatically gathering battery information." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method that includes affixing a radio frequency identification tag on a storage battery at a battery manufacturing plant. The method also includes storing battery manufacturing information into the radio frequency identification tag at the battery manufacturing plant. The battery manufacturing information includes a battery algorithm suitable for use in testing the storage battery." The patent application was filed on April 1, 2009 (12/416,457). 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=8,344,685&OS=8,344,685&RS=8,344,685 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Nidec Motor Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 4 -- Nidec Motor, St. Louis, has been assigned a patent (8,344,568) developed by four co-inventors for a "direct drive rotor with metal coupler." The co-inventors are Daniel E. Bailey, Ballwin, Mo., Daniel E. Hilton, St. Louis, Philip S. Johnson, Granite City, Ill., and Gregory M. Levine, St. Louis. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An overmolded-type rotor for an outer rotor-type electric motor, wherein, in addition to a backing ring and magnets, a metallic coupler that comprises an inner axial surface configured to interface with a shaft to be driven by the rotor and an outer axial surface that corresponds to a multiplicity of outer teeth is overmolded with a polymer frame." The patent application was filed on Sept. 29, 2010 (12/893,816). 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=8,344,568&OS=8,344,568&RS=8,344,568 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** AT&T Intellectual Property I Assigned Patent for Devices, Methods, and Computer-readable Media for Providing Sevices Based Upon Identification of Decision Makers and Owners Associated with Communication Services ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 4 -- AT&T Intellectual Property I, Atlanta, has been assigned a patent (8,346,233) developed by Jeffrey Aaron, Atlanta, and Robert Streijl, Chicago, for "devices, methods, and computer-readable media for providing sevices based upon identification of decision makers and owners associated with communication services." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Devices, methods and computer-readable media for providing services based upon identification of decision makers and owners associated with communication services. Data for providing communication services based upon identification of decision makers associated with communication services is stored, wherein the data including a user profile and default template identifying a default decision maker for a service. Policy rules and the stored data are analyzed. A new decision maker for a particular service is identified based upon the analysis of the policy rules and the stored data. The communication services are provided to the identified new decision maker." The patent application was filed on Oct. 16, 2008 (12/253,157). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.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=8,346,233.PN.&OS=PN/8,346,233&RS=PN/8,346,233 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** West Corp. Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 4 -- West Corp., Omaha, Neb., has been assigned a patent (8,346,231) developed by Matthew Clinton Smith, Birmingham, Ala., and Herbert Calvin Pyles Jr., Gurnee, Ill., for a "method and apparatus for establishing a conference call session with a wireless device." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method and system of establishing a conference call between end users provides initiating a request for at least one invitee to participate in the conference call. The request message is received on a first device prior to time the conference call is scheduled to begin. The message includes a hyperlink which may be activated to autonomously dial a number through the wireless device and connect with a conference call service provider. The conference call may be further accessed by satisfying one or more parameters necessary to enter the conference call. A communication link may be established between the at least one wireless device and the conference call service provider to begin the conference call via one or more autonomous conference call access operations." The patent application was filed on Jan. 8, 2008 (11/970,588). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.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=8,346,231.PN.&OS=PN/8,346,231&RS=PN/8,346,231 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Siemens Industry Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 4 -- Siemens Industry, Alpharetta, Ga., has been assigned a patent (8,346,398) developed by Osman Ahmed, Hawthorn Woods, Ill., and William Thomas Pienta, Prospect Heights, Ill., for a "data center thermal performance optimization using distributed cooling systems." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The various embodiments described herein relate to systems and methods, circuits and devices for providing data center cooling while optimizing power usage effectiveness and/or compute power efficiency of the data center. The various embodiments can provide optimized thermal performance and can reduce power consumption of the data center by strategically locating sensor modules, preferably microsystems with MEMS technology, in the data center and using a processing circuit to acquire data from the sensors and to generate a control law for operating the air conditioning system efficiently. In particular the sensors are operable to measure and provide granular environmental data to further characterize the environmental conditions of the racks locally, and the data center as a whole. The processing circuit may also generate a profile of local racks and simulate a data center environment to develop and test control strategies for implementation in the actual data center." The patent application was filed on Aug. 6, 2009 (12/537,043). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.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=8,346,398.PN.&OS=PN/8,346,398&RS=PN/8,346,398 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Sprint Spectrum Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 4 -- Sprint Spectrum, Overland Park, Kan., has been assigned a patent (8,346,282) developed by Srirama Krishna Dronamraju, Woodridge, Ill., Abhishek Lall, Manhattan, Kan., and Vishu Srinivasamurthy, Overland Park, Kan., for a "method and system for locating mobile stations using call measurement data." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A location of a mobile station is estimated based on wireless communications between the mobile station and a wireless telecommunications network. Call measurement data is obtained for a call involving the mobile station and a plurality of base station antennas. The call measurement data includes round-trip delay (RTD) measurements and received signal strength (RSS) measurements. The most significant one or more base station antennas involved in the call are identified. An expected signal strength is calculated for each significant base station antenna, according to a wireless propagation model that accounts for terrain around the base station antennas. For each significant base station antenna, the corresponding expected signal strength, RTD measurement, and RSS measurement are used to calculate an adjusted RTD value. The one or more adjusted RTD values calculated for the one or more significant base station antennas are used to estimate the mobile station's location." The patent application was filed on April 2, 2012 (13/437,165). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.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=8,346,282.PN.&OS=PN/8,346,282&RS=PN/8,346,282 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Motorola Mobility Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 4 -- Motorola Mobility, Libertyville, Ill., has been assigned a patent (8,346,302) developed by Rachid M. Alameh, Crystal Lake, Ill., and Aaron L. Dietrich, Caledonia, Ill., for a "portable electronic device having directional proximity sensors based on device orientation." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A portable electronic device having one or more proximity sensors. The portable electronic device comprises a housing, one or more signal emitters to direct source signal(s) based on the orientation of the housing, and one or more signal receivers to receive return signals corresponding to the source signal(s). The device may include multiple signal emitters and a sensor to identify an orientation of the housing. The appropriate signal emitter may be selected based on the orientation of the housing as identified by the sensor." The patent application was filed on Oct. 28, 2011 (13/283,984). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.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=8,346,302.PN.&OS=PN/8,346,302&RS=PN/8,346,302 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. -1109860 (c) 2013 Targeted News Service |