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U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in Michigan (Feb. 21)
[February 21, 2013]

U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in Michigan (Feb. 21)


(Targeted News Service Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Targeted News Service Targeted News Service ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 21 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Michigan.

*** Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 21 -- Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Erlanger, Ky., has been assigned a patent (8,379,981) developed by Danil V. Prokhorov, Canton, Mich., and Matteo T. Mannino, Ann Arbor, Mich., for "segmenting spatiotemporal data based on user gaze data." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A segmentation task is specified to a user, and gaze data generated by monitoring eye movements of the user viewing spatiotemporal data as a plurality of frames is received. The gaze data includes fixation locations based on the user's gaze throughout the frames. A first frame and a second frame of the frames are selected based on the fixation locations. Segmentation is performed on the first and second frames to segment first and second objects, respectively, from the first and second frames based on a region of interest associated with the first and second frames, the region of interest corresponding to a location of one of the fixation locations. A determination is made as to whether the first and second objects are relevant to the segmentation task, and if so, association data to associate the first object with the second object when the first and second objects is generated." The patent application was filed on Aug. 26, 2011 (13/219,251). 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=8,379,981&OS=8,379,981&RS=8,379,981 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar.



*** Electro Scientific Industries Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 21 -- Electro Scientific Industries, Portland, Ore., has been assigned a patent (8,379,678) developed by Haibin Zhang, Portland, Ore., Glenn Simenson, Portland, Ore., and Patrick Leonard, Ann Arbor, Mich., for a "method and apparatus for reliably laser marking articles." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The invention is a method and apparatus for creating marks on an anodized aluminum specimen with selectable color and optical density. The method includes providing a laser marking system having a laser, laser optics and a controller operatively connected to said laser to control laser pulse parameters. The laser marking system is directed to produce laser pulses having laser pulse parameters associated with the desired color and optical density in the presence of a fluid directed to the surface of the anodized aluminum specimen while marking." The patent application was filed on Aug. 30, 2010 (12/871,619). 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=83,79,678.PN.&OS=PN/83,79,678&RS=PN/83,79,678 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** GM Global Technology Operations Assigned Patent for Method and Apparatus for Monitoring a Starter Motor for an Internal Combustion Engine ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 21 -- GM Global Technology Operations, Detroit, has been assigned a patent (8,380,388) developed by Kwang-Keun Shin, Rochester Hills, Mich., and Mutasim A. Salman, Rochester Hills, Mich., for a "method and apparatus for monitoring a starter motor for an internal combustion engine." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method for monitoring a starter motor for an internal combustion engine includes calculating a first engine power during a starting event based on an electric power flow from the battery to the starter motor, calculating a second engine power during the starting event based on an engine kinetic energy, and detecting a fault associated with the starter motor as a function of the difference between the first engine power and the second engine power." The patent application was filed on June 1, 2010 (12/791,817). 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=8,380,388&OS=8,380,388&RS=8,380,388 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi.


*** Ford Motor Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 21 -- Ford Motor, Dearborn, Mich., has been assigned a patent (8,380,462) developed by four co-inventors for a "system and method for setting machine limits." The co-inventors are Chandra Sekhar Jalluri, Canton, Mich., Himanshu Rajoria, Canton, Mich., John Christopher Pauli, Trenton, Mich., and David P. Low, Amherstburg, Calif.

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A system and method for setting machine limits include setting a limit for a machine parameter, setting a temporal operating range for the machine, and setting a temporal step. The machine is operated over the operating range and the machine parameter is measured. A first new limit for the machine parameter is set based at least in part on the measurements over the operating range. The operating range is advanced by the temporal step, and the machine parameter continues to be measured. Another new limit for the machine parameter is set based at least in part on the measurements over the operating range after the operating range has been advanced." The patent application was filed on Sept. 16, 2010 (12/883,270). 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=8,380,462&OS=8,380,462&RS=8,380,462 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi.

*** General Electric Assigned Patent for Method of Generating Variable Thrust Cutback During Aircraft Departure ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 21 -- General Electric, Schenectady, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,380,371) developed by Michael K. DeJonge, Caledonia, Mich., for a "method of generating variable thrust cutback during aircraft departure." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method of producing a variable thrust cutback of an aircraft during aircraft departure is provided. The method includes the steps of storing expected sound exposure levels for an aircraft in memory, and storing a sound exposure level limit for a navigation flight in memory. The method also includes the steps of determining aircraft altitude and determining aircraft airspeed. The method further includes the steps of computing an engine thrust value that complies with the sound exposure level limit based on the altitude, airspeed and the sound exposure levels, and outputting the computed engine thrust value for use in controlling the aircraft during departure." The patent application was filed on Dec. 11, 2007 (11/954,086). 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=8,380,371&OS=8,380,371&RS=8,380,371 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi.

*** General Motors Assigned Patent for Speech Recognition Adjustment Based on Manual Interaction ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 21 -- General Motors, Detroit, has been assigned a patent (8,380,499) developed by Jeremy M. Spaulding, Birmingham, Mich., and Jason W. Clark, Grosse Pointe Woods, Mich., for a "speech recognition adjustment based on manual interaction." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method of operating a speech recognition system on a vehicle having a visual display and manually-operated input device that includes initiating a speech recognition system, controlling menu selections on a visual display using a manually-operated input device, receiving a notification from the manually-operated input device indicating that the user is manipulating the device in conjunction with the menu selections on the visual display, and adjusting operation of the speech recognition system based on input received by the manually-operated input device." The patent application was filed on March 31, 2008 (12/059,815). 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=8,380,499&OS=8,380,499&RS=8,380,499 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi.

*** Ford Global Technologies Assigned Patent for Method and System for Distinguishing Positions of Tires in a Dual Rear Tire Vehicle ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 21 -- Ford Global Technologies, Dearborn, Mich., has been assigned a patent (8,380,460) developed by Thomas Lee Miller, Ann Arbor, Mich., and Greg Swadling, Milford, Mich., for a "method and system for distinguishing positions of tires in a dual rear tire vehicle." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method for identifying tire positions of a dual rear tire vehicle having front tires and a pair of dual rear tires. The dual rear tires include an inner rear tire and an outer rear tire. The method includes providing a set of tire monitoring modules attached to each of the tires, and a processing module operatively attached to the tire monitoring modules. Further, the method includes receiving tire information, including tire pressure signals and rotational direction, from the set of monitoring modules of each of the tires. The method then involves identifying the dual rear tires and the front tires, and the dual rear tires located on right side and left side of the vehicle based on the received tire information. The inner rear tire and the outer rear tire of each of the dual rear tires are also identified based on the received tire information." The patent application was filed on July 24, 2010 (12/843,006). 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=8,380,460&OS=8,380,460&RS=8,380,460 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi.

*** Ford Global Technologies Assigned Patent for System and Method for Monitoring the State of Health of a Power Electronic System ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 21 -- Ford Global Technologies, Dearborn, Mich., has been assigned a patent (8,380,451) developed by Chingchi Chen, Ann Arbor, Mich., Zhenxian Liang, Canton, Mich., and Michael W. Degner, Novi, Mich., for a "system and method for monitoring the state of health of a power electronic system." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A system and method for monitoring the state of health of a power electronic system. Data representing an initial expected temperature of the circuit element and an initial value of an electrical parameter of the circuit element is obtained. An electrical pulse is applied to the circuit element to heat the circuit element. After the electrical pulse decays to a predetermined value, the electrical parameter of the circuit element is sensed and a subsequent value of the electrical parameter is obtained. A subsequent temperature of the circuit element is estimated based on the initial expected temperature of the circuit element, the initial and subsequent values of the electrical parameter, and the predetermined value of the electrical pulse. Based on the subsequent temperature, the signal that indicates whether the circuit element is operating as expected is generated." The patent application was filed on July 14, 2009 (12/502,358). 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=8,380,451&OS=8,380,451&RS=8,380,451 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi.

*** Electro Scientific Industries Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 21 -- Electro Scientific Industries, Portland, Ore., has been assigned a patent (8,379,679) developed by seven co-inventors for a "method and apparatus for reliably laser marking articles." The co-inventors are Haibin Zhang, Portland, Ore., Glenn Simenson, Portland, Ore., Robert Hainsey, Portland, Ore., David Barsic, Portland, Ore., Jeffrey Howerton, Portland, Ore., Wayne Crowther, Vancouver, Wash., and Patrick Leonard, Ann Arbor, Mich.

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The invention is a method and apparatus for creating a color and optical density selectable visible mark on an anodized aluminum specimen. The method includes providing a laser marking system having a laser, laser optics and a controller operatively connected to said laser to control laser pulse parameters and a controller with stored laser pulse parameters, selecting the stored laser pulse parameters associated with the desired color and optical density, directing the laser marking system to produce laser pulses having laser pulse parameters associated with the desired color and optical density including temporal pulse widths greater than about 1 and less than about 1000 picoseconds to impinge upon said anodized aluminum." The patent application was filed on Feb. 11, 2010 (12/704,293). 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=83,79,679.PN.&OS=PN/83,79,679&RS=PN/83,79,679 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Ford Global Technologies Assigned Patent for Using Driving Behavior to Determine Gear Changes of an Automatic Transmission ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 21 -- Ford Global Technologies, Dearborn, Mich., has been assigned a patent (8,380,406) developed by six co-inventors for "using driving behavior to determine gear changes of an automatic transmission." The co-inventors are Kevin MacFarlane, Northville, Mich., Henry A. Rebandt, Canton, Mich., Andrew Wong, Kensington, Australia, Alan Henriksen, Queanbeyan, Australia, Peter J. Bradley, Torquay, Australia, and Philip J. Wiethe Jr., Ann Arbor, Mich.

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method for changing the timing of gear changes of an automatic transmission for a motor vehicle including repetitively updating a current value of a count whose value is a measure of driving behavior, performing an evaluation of driving behavior and updating the current value by a value determined from the evaluation, determining shift schedules that define the occurrence of a gear change to be produced by the transmission, and using the updated current value to establish from among the shift schedules a shift schedule that defines a gear change to be produced by the transmission." The patent application was filed on June 12, 2008 (12/137,609). 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=8,380,406&OS=8,380,406&RS=8,380,406 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi.

*** Ford Global Technologies Assigned Patent for Method and Apparatus for Controlling Brake-steer in an Automotive Vehicle in Reverse ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 21 -- Ford Global Technologies, Dearborn, Mich., has been assigned a patent (8,380,416) developed by four co-inventors for a "method and apparatus for controlling brake-steer in an automotive vehicle in reverse." The co-inventors are Timothy G. Offerle, Whittaker, Mich., Hongtei E. Tseng, Canton, Mich., Douglas S. Rhode, Farmington Hills, Mich., and Gregory P. Brown, Dearborn, Mich.

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A system and method of controlling an automotive vehicle includes generating a reverse direction signal corresponding to a reverse direction of the vehicle and generating brake-steer in response to the reverse direction signal." The patent application was filed on March 18, 2004 (10/708,671). 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=8,380,416&OS=8,380,416&RS=8,380,416 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi.

*** Intrinsic Medical Imaging Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 21 -- Intrinsic Medical Imaging, Bloomfield Hills, Mich., has been assigned a patent (8,379,955) developed by Lee R. McKenzie, Howell, Mich., and Mark C. McKenzie, Howell, Mich., for "visualizing a 3D volume dataset of an image at any position or orientation from within or outside." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A machine-implemented display method that, with respect to a volume dataset being rendered, enables a user to navigate to any position in space and look in any direction. Preferably, the volume dataset is derived from a computer tomography (Conn. or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan. With the described approach, the user can see details within the dataset that are not available using conventional visualization approaches. The freedom-of-motion capability allows the user to go to places (positions) within the volume rendering that are not otherwise possible using conventional "orbit" and "zoom" display techniques. Thus, for example, using the described approach, the display image enables a user to travel inside physical structures (e.g., a patient's heart, brain, arteries, and the like)." The patent application was filed on Nov. 27, 2010 (12/954,856). 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=8,379,955&OS=8,379,955&RS=8,379,955 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar.

*** Audiovox Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 21 -- Audiovox, Hauppauge, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,380,430) developed by four co-inventors for a "portable transceiver with vehicle security control and locate features." The co-inventors are Thomas C. Malone, Miller Place, N.Y., James R. Tranchina, Dix Hills, N.Y., John DiCroce, Oceanside, N.Y., and Shane Wilson, Clinton Township, Mich.

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A portable transceiver for locking and locating an automobile, includes a remote keyless entry system for locking the automobile; a locating device determining a location of the transceiver, wherein the remote keyless entry system and the locating device are housed in a pocket sized housing; and a processor deriving directional information from a current location to a waypoint, wherein in response to an activation of the remote keyless entry system, the locating device determines the waypoint corresponding substantially to that of the automobile." The patent application was filed on Oct. 28, 2008 (12/259,768). 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=8,380,430&OS=8,380,430&RS=8,380,430 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi.

*** GM Global Technology Operations Assigned Patent for Method for Maintaining a Brake Rotor ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 21 -- GM Global Technology Operations, Detroit, has been assigned a patent (8,380,418) developed by Hong S. Bae, Sterling Heights, Mich., and Mark N. Howell, Rochester Hills, Mich., for a "method for maintaining a brake rotor." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A disc braking system of a vehicle determines the actual temperature of a brake rotor. The disc braking system compares the actual temperature of the brake rotor to a critical temperature of the brake rotor. The critical temperature of the brake rotor is a temperature above which damage and/or warping to the brake rotor may occur. The disc braking system applies a corrective measure to prevent damage to the brake rotor when the actual temperature of the brake rotor is greater than the critical temperature of the brake rotor. The corrective measure may include, but is not limited to: displaying a warning, adjusting a fraction control system of the vehicle, scheduling maintenance for the vehicle." The patent application was filed on Aug. 26, 2009 (12/547,536). 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=8,380,418&OS=8,380,418&RS=8,380,418 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi.

*** Cisco Technology Assigned Patent for Method for Recovery of a Controlled Failover of a Border Gateway Protocol Speaker ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 21 -- Cisco Technology, San Jose, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,379,513) developed by David D. Ward, Somerset, Wis., and John Scudder, Ann Arbor, Mich., for a "method for recovery of a controlled failover of a border gateway protocol speaker." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method and apparatus for recovering from a controlled failover of a BGP speaker is provided. A user sends, to a network element, a request to switch a designation of an active Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) speaker of the network element from a first BGP speaker to a second BGP speaker. After receiving the request, the network element pauses operation of a transport for BGP. Routing data, which describes a state of a first routing information base (RIB) maintained by the active BGP speaker, is transferred from the first BGP speaker to the second BGP speaker. Thereafter, the first BGP speaker may instruct the second BGP speaker to become the active BGP speaker. After the second BGP speaker becomes the active BGP speaker, the second BGP speaker resumes operation of the BGP transport." The patent application was filed on May 2, 2011 (13/098,627). 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=8,379,513&OS=8,379,513&RS=8,379,513 Written by Neha Bharti; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Delphi Technologies Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 21 -- Delphi Technologies, Troy, Mich., has been assigned a patent (8,380,132) developed by Louis L. Nagy, Warren, Mich., for a "self-structuring antenna with addressable switch controller." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A self-structuring antenna system comprises a plurality of antenna elements, a plurality of switch elements arranged with the antenna elements to, when selectively closed, electrically couple ones of the antenna elements to one another, and a switch controller for opening and closing the switch elements. The switch controller is operatively associated with the plurality of switch elements via a plurality of addressable switch controllers." The patent application was filed on Sept. 14, 2005 (11/226,872). 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=83,80,132.PN.&OS=PN/83,80,132&RS=PN/83,80,132 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar.

*** Johnson Controls Technology Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 21 -- Johnson Controls Technology, Holland, Mich., has been assigned a patent (8,380,251) developed by four co-inventors for a "wireless communications system and method." The co-inventors are Todd R. Witkowski, Zeeland, Mich., Kurt A. Dykema, Holland, Mich., Steven L. Geerlings, Holland, Mich., and Mark L. Zeinstra, Holland, Mich.

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A system for communicating information facilitates wireless communication between electronic devices. The system includes a transceiver provided in a vehicle. The transceiver communicates with an electronic device located external to the transceiver using a Bluetooth communications standard." The patent application was filed on June 5, 2007 (11/810,253). 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=8,380,251.PN.&OS=PN/8,380,251&RS=PN/8,380,251 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar.

*** Covidien Assigned Patent for Physiological Sensor ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 21 -- Covidien, Mansfield, Mass., has been assigned a patent (8,380,272) developed by four co-inventors for a physiological sensor. The co-inventors are Bruce J. Barrett, Birmingham, Mich., Oleg Gonopolsky, West Bloomfield, Mich., Ronald A. Widman, Macomb, Mich., and Rick Scheuing, Rochester Hills, Mich.

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A sensor used to measure physiological characteristics of body tissues is provided. The physiological sensor includes a first light source assembly having a first light source in parallel with a second light source. Each of the first light source and the second light source have an anode and a cathode. A second light source assembly includes a third light source in parallel with a fourth light source. Each of the third light source and the fourth light source have an anode and a cathode. The anode of the first light source is electrically connected to the cathode of the second light source, the anode of said third light source, and the cathode of said fourth light source. The anode of the third light source is electrically connected to the cathode of the fourth light source." The patent application was filed on Dec. 21, 2007 (11/963,174). 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=8,380,272.PN.&OS=PN/8,380,272&RS=PN/8,380,272 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar.

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