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U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in New Jersey (Feb. 8)
[February 08, 2013]

U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in New Jersey (Feb. 8)


(Targeted News Service Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Targeted News Service Targeted News Service ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 8 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in New Jersey.

*** Larry Titus Clean Energy Technologies Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 8 -- Larry Titus Clean Energy Technologies, Cinnaminson, N.J., has been assigned a patent (8,368,269) developed by Larry D. Titus, Cinnaminson, N.J., for a rotary motor.



The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The present invention relates to rotary motors in which the rotational motion of the motor is provided by the attractive (or repulsive) forces between a pair of cooperating magnets in response to tilting of the motor axle." The patent application was filed on June 22, 2011 (13/165,833). 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=8,368,269&OS=8,368,269&RS=8,368,269 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar.

*** Crestron Electronics Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 8 -- Crestron Electronics, Rockleigh, N.J., has been assigned a patent (8,368,335) developed by George Feldstein, Cresskill, N.J., and Mark LaBosco, New City, N.Y., for an "optical shade controller system for controlling a roller shade using a variable linear velocity." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Presented is a system for controlling a roller shade. The system includes a flexible shade material having a lower end, a roller tube windingly receiving the flexible shade material, and a reversible motor for rotating the roller tube to move the lower end of the shade material between a first and second position. The system further includes an optical sensor for capturing an image frame of the shade material at a plurality of linear positions as the lower end of the flexible shade material moves from the first position to the second position. The system further includes a motor controller for controlling the reversible motor to move the lower end of the shade material from the first position to the second position using a variable linear velocity profile in response to position information obtained from the plurality of captured image frames." The patent application was filed on Aug. 30, 2010 (12/871,516). 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=8,368,335&OS=8,368,335&RS=8,368,335 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar.


*** Power Integrations Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 8 -- Power Integrations, San Jose, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,368,121) developed by Xiaobin Xin, Herndon, Va., Milan Pophristic, Princeton, N.J., and Michael Shur, Latham, N.Y., for an "enhancement-mode HFET circuit arrangement having high power and high threshold voltage." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A circuit includes input drain, source and gate nodes. The circuit also includes a group III nitride enhancement-mode HFET having a source, drain and gate and a voltage shifter having a first terminal connected to the gate of the enhancement mode HFET at a common junction. The circuit also includes a load resistive element connected to the common junction. The drain of the enhancement-mode HFET serves as the input drain node, the source of the enhancement-mode HFET serves as the input source node and a second terminal of the voltage shifter serves as the input gate node." The patent application was filed on June 21, 2010 (12/819,446). 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=8,368,121&OS=8,368,121&RS=8,368,121 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar.

*** OFS Fitel Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 8 -- OFS Fitel, Norcross, Ga., has been assigned a patent (8,368,899) developed by Mikhail Sumetsky, Bridgewater, N.J., for a "coiled evanescent optical sensor." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An evanescent optical sensor is formed as a coil of either optical fiber or microfiber. By coiling the fiber/microfiber, the overall size of the sensor is significantly reduced when compared to "straight path" fiber sensors, yet exhibits a similar degree of sensitivity. An optical signal is coupled into a fiber coil that has been immersed in an ambient to be analyzed. The use of a coil configuration results in creating a plurality of whispering gallery modes (WGMs) that will propagate along the coil by reflecting from the surface of the curved fiber/microfiber forming the coil. The interference between these modes will be modified as a function of the properties of the ambient environment. Environmental changes cause variations in the optical length of the coil as "seen" by the various modes, and the interference of the modes is analyzed by studying the transmission spectrum at the output of the coil." The patent application was filed on Aug. 10, 2010 (12/853,710). 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=8,368,899&OS=8,368,899&RS=8,368,899 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi.

*** GE Inspection Technologies Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 8 -- GE Inspection Technologies, Schenectady, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,368,749) developed by six co-inventors for an article inspection apparatus. The co-inventors are Thomas Eldred Lambdin , Auburn, N.Y., Bradford Morse, Syracuse, N.Y., Clark A. Bendall, Syracuse, N.Y., Edward B. Hubben, Skaneateles, N.Y., Thomas W. Karpen, Skaneateles, N.Y., and Bruce A. Pellegrino, Far Hills, N.J.

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An inspection apparatus can be operated to collect files during performance of an inspection. An inspection apparatus can associate metadata to a collected file. In one embodiment metadata associated with a collected file can include an article identifier. In one embodiment metadata that is associated with a collected file can include data input into an inspection apparatus by an inspector. In one embodiment metadata that is associated with a collected media file can include sensor output data. An inspection apparatus in one embodiment can include an application guiding an inspector in the performance of an inspection." The patent application was filed on Dec. 22, 2006 (11/645,082). 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=8,368,749&OS=8,368,749&RS=8,368,749 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi.

*** Lockheed Martin Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 8 -- Lockheed Martin, Bethesda, Md., has been assigned a patent (8,369,045) developed by Vladimir Gershman, Holland, Pa., Ronald Dean, Marlton, N.J., and Bernard McGarth, Morrisville, Pa., for a secure data storage.

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A hard disk drive includes a chassis which supports a "sealed" housing containing a data storage magnetic disk, and read/write heads and actuator. The housing also contains an erasure device which generates a magnetic or other field or emanation for erasing the disk, so that the erasing field or emanation need not penetrate the sealed housing to effectuate erasure. A backup power supply provides power to the erasing device so that erasure can occur even in the absence of external power. A bus- or network-actuated arrangement couples power to the erasure device so that many hard drives may be simultaneously erased." The patent application was filed on June 29, 2012 (13/537,465). 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=8,369,045&OS=8,369,045&RS=8,369,045 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi.

*** Nistica, Fujikura Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 8 -- Nistica, Bridgewater, N.J., and Fujikura, Japan, have been assigned a patent (8,368,987) developed by four co-inventors for an optical processing device. The co-inventors are Seungbum Woo, Bedford, Mass., Jefferson Wagener, Morristown, N.J., Susumu Nakaya, Sakura, Japan, and Takaaki Ishikawa, Sakura, Japan.

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Provided is an optical processing device including: a beam emission portion which includes a plurality of optical fibers; a dispersion element which disperses a beam emitted from one optical fiber of the plurality of optical fibers; a condenser lens which concentrates the beam passing through the dispersion element; and an optical path conversion optical system which converts an optical path of the beam passing through the condenser lens so that the beam is incident to one of the other optical fibers of the plurality of optical fibers. An optical axis of the condenser lens is inclined with respect to an optical axis direction from the beam emission portion to the optical path conversion optical system. The inclination angle is set so that a maximum difference in focal depth of a plurality of beams having different wavelengths obtained by the dispersion element becomes smaller." The patent application was filed on Sept. 15, 2011 (13/234,083). 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=8,368,987&OS=8,368,987&RS=8,368,987 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi.

*** Ikanos Communications Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 8 -- Ikanos Communications, Fremont, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,369,426) developed by Shailendra Kumar Singh, Unnao, India, and Patrick Duvaut, Tinton Falls, N.J., for "reducing the effect of noise in a multi-channel telecommunication receiver." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A telecommunication receiver provided according to the present invention is implemented to receive a first signal containing information and noise on a first set of sensors and a second signal containing only noise on a second set of sensors. Receiver then decodes the information using first signal and second signal. In one embodiment, a bonded DSL receiver with k signals sensors is implemented with additional s number of noise only sensors to receive only noise. Accordingly, joint demodulation is performed using signals received on k signals sensors and s noise only sensors. The noise sensor is implemented in common mode." The patent application was filed on May 2, 2008 (12/114,169). 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=8,369,426.PN.&OS=PN/8,369,426&RS=PN/8,369,426 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** AT&T Intellectual Property I Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 8 -- AT&T Intellectual Property I, Atlanta, has been assigned a patent (8,368,552) developed by six co-inventors for a "manhole security device and methods thereof." The co-inventors are Robert R. Miller II, Convent Station, N.J., Edward G. Amoroso, Andover, N.J., Susan R. Bailey, Randolph, N.J., Lusheng Ji, Randolph, N.J., Harry R. Worstell, Florham Park, N.J., and David M. Britz, Rumson, N.J.

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A security device for detecting the position of a manhole cover includes a pinger device, such as an acoustic pinger, that transmits a signal in the direction of the expected position of the manhole cover. The device takes energy samples to determine if the signal has been reflected back by the manhole cover. If the device determines the signal has not been reflected, it determines that the manhole cover has been moved from the expected position. In response, the device captures an image of an area around the expected position of the manhole cover. In addition, the device can notify a remote security station via a network that the manhole cover has been moved." The patent application was filed on Dec. 22, 2009 (12/645,023). 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=8,368,552.PN.&OS=PN/8,368,552&RS=PN/8,368,552 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar.

*** National Metering Services Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 8 -- National Metering Services, Kearny, N.J., has been assigned a patent (8,368,518) developed by Joseph Castrovinci, Bayonne, N.J., for an "access-integrated RFID-based asset management system." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An access-integrated RFID-based asset management (AIRBAM) system is used to acquire and update field data on physical assets located beneath or behind RF-permeable access structures, such as underground valves located beneath plastic valve covers or boxes. Inspection/maintenance personnel using hand-held RFID readers acquire field data from RFID tags located in the access structures prior to physically accessing the assets and write updated field data to the RFID tags after completing the inspection and/or maintenance. Alternately, field data regarding the assets can be stored in a database residing on the mobile RFID readers and can be retrieved and updated based on alpha-numeric identifiers transmitted by the RFID tags." The patent application was filed on April 4, 2012 (13/439,393). 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=8,368,518.PN.&OS=PN/8,368,518&RS=PN/8,368,518 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar.

*** AT&T Intellectual Property I Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 8 -- AT&T Intellectual Property I, Atlanta, has been assigned a patent (8,369,313) developed by Min Lu, Freehold, N.J., and Mark Ratcliffe, Oakhurst, N.J., for an "IMS and method of multiple S-CSCF operation in support of single PUID." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method for providing multimedia services to subscriber user equipment (UE) within an IP multimedia subsystem network (IMS) may include configuring the IMS to enable a single UE to fork register and cooperate with multiple serving-call session control functions (S-CSCFs). After obtaining IP connectivity, the single UE signals to register with the IMS and the IMS determines whether the UE is configured to fork register with multiple S-CSCFs. If the UE is configured, the IMS determines which S-CSCFs are eligible for the UE registration and fork registers the UE to multiple S-CSCFs of the eligible S-CSCFs. Consequently, incoming and outgoing calls to/from the UE are routed by the IMS to any of the multiple registered S-CSCFs." The patent application was filed on Dec. 17, 2008 (12/337,375). 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=8,369,313.PN.&OS=PN/8,369,313&RS=PN/8,369,313 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** AT&T Intellectual Property I Assigned Patent for Cell-to-WiFi Switcher ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 8 -- AT&T Intellectual Property I, Atlanta, has been assigned a patent (8,369,281) developed by Michael Denny, Sharpsburg, Ga., William Coan, Monroe, Wash., and Vishwa Prasad, Matawan, N.J., for a cell-to-WiFi switcher.

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Systems and methods that enable a user to seamlessly switch between networks and/or devices, during a content delivery session. The system comprises a network change detection component that can determine when the user switches from one network to another. Further, a context management component is employed that stores a context state of the content delivery session on the first network when a change in network is detected. The context state is employed to seamlessly resume content delivery on the newly connected network and continue the content delivery session." The patent application was filed on Nov. 24, 2008 (12/277,063). 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=8,369,281.PN.&OS=PN/8,369,281&RS=PN/8,369,281 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Broadcom Assigned Patent for Method and System for Processing Signals Utilizing a Programmable Interference Suppression Module ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 8 -- Broadcom, Irvine, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,369,384) developed by Mark Hahm, Hartland, Wis., Wei Luo, Marlboro, N.J., and Jun Wu, San Diego, for a "method and system for processing signals utilizing a programmable interference suppression module." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Aspects of a method and system for processing signals utilizing a programmable interference suppression module are provided. In this regard, a received signal may be iteratively processed to generate an interference suppressed representation of the received signal. The iterative processing may comprise a weighting iteration; an addback weighting and un-addback iteration, and an addback iteration. The weighting iteration may comprise generating one or more first estimate signals that estimate user signals present in the received signal. The addback, weighting, and un-addback iteration may comprise generating one or more incremental estimate signals based on the one or more first estimate signals and the one or more second estimate signals. The addback iteration may comprise generating an interference suppressed representation of the received signal based on at least the one or more second estimate signals." The patent application was filed on Nov. 4, 2009 (12/612,272). 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=8,369,384.PN.&OS=PN/8,369,384&RS=PN/8,369,384 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Cyclos Semiconductor Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 8 -- Cyclos Semiconductor, Berkeley, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,368,450) developed by Marios C. Papaefthymiou, Ann Arbor, Mich., and Alexander Ishii, Princeton, N.J., for an "architecture for adjusting natural frequency in resonant clock distribution networks." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An inductor architecture for resonant clock distribution networks is proposed. This architecture allows for the adjustment of the natural frequency of a resonant clock distribution network, so that it achieves energy-efficient operation at multiple clock frequencies. The proposed architecture is primarily targeted at the design of integrated inductors and exhibits relatively low area overheads. Such an architecture is generally applicable to semiconductor devices with multiple clock frequencies, and high-performance and low-power clocking requirements such as microprocessors, ASICs, and SOCs. Moreover, it is applicable to the binning of semiconductor devices according to achievable performance levels." The patent application was filed on Oct. 12, 2010 (12/903,166). 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=8,368,450.PN.&OS=PN/8,368,450&RS=PN/8,368,450 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar.

*** Thomas & Betts International Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 8 -- Thomas & Betts International, Wilmington, Del., has been assigned a patent (8,368,405) developed by Larry N. Siebens, Asbury, N.J., for a "remote test point for electrical connector." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A voltage indicating assembly for medium and high voltage systems includes a semiconductive cap configured for mounting on a test point, the test point including a test point terminal element configured to capacitively receive a voltage associated with a electrical component, where the electrical component is mounted in a first location. The semiconductive cap includes a contact element mounted therein configured to electrically communicate with the test point terminal element when the semiconductive cap is mounted on the test point. A cable is electrically coupled to the contact element. A remote test point assembly is electrically coupled to the cable in a second location remote from the first location, and the remote test point assembly includes a remote test point terminal element." The patent application was filed on July 21, 2010 (12/840,458). 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=8,368,405.PN.&OS=PN/8,368,405&RS=PN/8,368,405 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar.

*** 3-D Virtual Lens Technologies Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 8 -- 3-D Virtual Lens Technologies, New York, has been assigned a patent (8,368,690) developed by Reuben Hoppenstein, New Rochelle, N.Y., and Eric Rosenthal, Morganville, N.J., for a "calibrator for autostereoscopic image display." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Exemplary embodiments provide devices, systems and methods that enable viewing of three-dimensional images on an autostereoscopic display using a barrier grid of dynamically configurable grid characteristics. The barrier grid is configurable to include alternating light-transmitting and light-blocking portions that may be characterized by and configured using a set of one or more grid indicia. The cooperative display of an image on an image display device and the dynamically configurable barrier grid enables autostereoscopic 3D and 4D viewing of images." The patent application was filed on May 17, 2012 (13/506,799). 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=8,368,690&OS=8,368,690&RS=8,368,690 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi.

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