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U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in Washington (March 22)(Targeted News Service Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Targeted News Service Targeted News Service ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 22 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Washington. *** Amazon Technologies Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 22 -- Amazon Technologies, Reno, Nev., has been assigned a patent (8,400,765) developed by Peter G. Ross, Olympia, Wash., for a "system with air flow under data storage devices." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A computer system includes a chassis, one or more hard disk drives coupled to the chassis, and one or more air passages under at least one of the hard disk drives. The air passages include one or more air inlets and one or more air outlets. The inlets direct at least a portion of the air downwardly into the passages. The passages allow air to move from the air inlets to the air outlets." The patent application was filed on Sept. 20, 2010 (12/886,472). 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=8,400,765&OS=8,400,765&RS=8,400,765 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Google Assigned Patent for Rendering a Text Image Following a Line ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 22 -- Google, Mountain View, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,400,453) developed by Brian Cornell, Kenmore, Wash., for a "rendering a text image following a line." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A graphics or image rendering system, such as a map image rendering system, receives image data from an image database in the form of vector data that defines various image objects, such as roads, geographical boundaries, etc., and textures defining text strings to be displayed on the image to provide, for example, labels for the image objects. The imaging rendering system renders the images such that the individual characters of the text strings are placed on the image following a multi-segmented or curved line. This rendering system enables text strings to be placed on a map image so that the text follows the center line of a curved or angled road or other image feature without knowing the specifics of the curvature of the line along which the text will be placed when creating the texture that stores the text string information. This feature provides enhanced visual properties within a map image as it allows, for example, road names to be placed anywhere inside a road following the curvature of the road, thus providing a pleasing visual effect within the map image." The patent application was filed on June 30, 2011 (13/174,283). 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=8,400,453&OS=8,400,453&RS=8,400,453 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Sharp Laboratories of America Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 22 -- Sharp Laboratories of America, Camas, Wash., has been assigned a patent (8,400,692) developed by John Charles Dalrymple, Portland, Ore., and James Zhixin Chang, Vancouver, Wash., for "systems and methods for embedding metadata in a color measurement target." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Systems and methods for utilizing metadata embedded in a color measurement target to uniquely identify the target through color measurement. A color measurement target is used for color calibration, color characterization, color adjustment and/or color correction of a color output device and includes a collection of color patches imaged by the output device, wherein metadata is embedded directly into the color patches of the color measurement target to uniquely identify the target through color measurement. The metadata-bearing patches in the target are used to communicate information through color measurement, and can contribute to the color characterization." The patent application was filed on May 19, 2009 (12/468,267). 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=8,400,692&OS=8,400,692&RS=8,400,692 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Microsoft Assigned Patent for Image Capture ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 22 -- Microsoft, Redmond, Wash., has been assigned a patent (8,400,564) developed by Joel B. Jacobs, Seattle, for an image capture. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Image capture techniques are described. In implementations, an image is captured, by an image capture device of a computing device, of an object that is disposed on a surface of a first display device of the computing device. The computing device includes a first housing that includes the first display device and a second housing that is rotatable attached to the first housing and that includes a second display device. The captured image is displayed on at least one of the first display device or the second display device." The patent application was filed on May 3, 2010 (12/772,805). 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=8,400,564&OS=8,400,564&RS=8,400,564 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Microsoft Assigned Patent for Generic Interface ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 22 -- Microsoft, Redmond, Wash., has been assigned a patent (8,400,665) developed by eight co-inventors for a generic interface. The co-inventors are Steve Dodge, Sammamish, Wash., Alexander J. Kolmykov-Zotov, Sammamish, Wash., Arin J. Goldberg, Woodinville, Wash., Brigette Krantz, Redmond, Wash., Kyril Feldman, Kirkland, Wash., Manoj K. Biswas, Bellevue, Wash., Rudolph Balaz, Redmond, Wash., and Shenbagalakshmi Pichaiah, Bellevue, Wash. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A system and process for ensuring the smooth flow of electronic ink is described. Ink-stroke information associated with one or more data packets is received, and it is determined that the ink-stroke information comprises a gesture indication. The gesture indication is communicated to an ink collection object which causes the ink collection object to delete the ink stroke information." The patent application was filed on June 4, 2012 (13/487,587). 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=8,400,665&OS=8,400,665&RS=8,400,665 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Boeing Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 22 -- Boeing, Chicago, has been assigned a patent (8,400,446) developed by four co-inventors for a "method and apparatus for placing fasteners in a model-based definition." The co-inventors are Timothy D. Gatzke, St. Charles, Mo., Francis P. Delaney, Gelen Mills, Pa., Philip H. Farcy, Ashford, Wash., and Thomas A. Schwarting, Aston, Pa. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer usable program code for placing fasteners in a three dimensional product definition. A fastener is identified from a plurality of different fasteners to fasten a set of components in a three dimensional product definition using a policy to form a selected fastener. A set of points on the set of components is received for which fasteners are to be placed to form a set of defined points. A set of locations in the set of components is generated in the three dimensional product definition using the set of defined points to form a set of defined locations. The selected fastener is placed into the set of defined locations." The patent application was filed on Nov. 14, 2006 (11/559,622). 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=8,400,446&OS=8,400,446&RS=8,400,446 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Sharp Laboratories of America Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 22 -- Sharp Laboratories of America, Camas, Wash., has been assigned a patent (8,400,396) developed by Xiao-fan Feng, Vancouver, Wash., Scott J. Daly, Kalama, Wash., and Dean Messing, Camas, Wash., for a "liquid crystal display with modulation for colored backlight." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method of backlighting a liquid crystal display so as to improve the quality of the image displayed by the liquid crystal display. The method may vary the luminance of a light source illuminating a plurality of displayed pixels and vary the transmittance of a light valve of the display." The patent application was filed on June 19, 2009 (12/456,601). 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=8,400,396.PN.&OS=PN/8,400,396&RS=PN/8,400,396 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Boeing Assigned Patent for Non-destructive Determination of Electromagnetic Properties ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 22 -- Boeing, Chicago, has been assigned a patent (8,400,166) developed by William Preston Geren, Shoreline, Wash., for a "non-destructive determination of electromagnetic properties." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Systems and methods to determine electromagnetic properties are provided. A particular method includes directing electromagnetic energy toward an article under test. The method also includes taking measurements of electromagnetic energy scattered by the article under test. The method further includes determining expected baseline values of at least one electromagnetic property of the article under test. The expected baseline values are based on electromagnetic energy scattered by a control article. The method also includes determining output data based on a difference between the expected baseline values and characteristic values of the article under test determined based on the measurements of electromagnetic energy scattered by the article under test. The output data includes values indicative of inhomogeneous distribution of an electromagnetic property of the article under test." The patent application was filed on April 29, 2009 (12/432,461). 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=8,400,166.PN.&OS=PN/8,400,166&RS=PN/8,400,166 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Synopsys Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 22 -- Synopsys, Mountain View, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,400,208) developed by Agustinus Sutandi, Issaquah, Wash., and Yanyi L. Wong, Seattle, for a "high-voltage switch using three FETs." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Switch circuits are disclosed, for providing a single-ended and a differentially switched high-voltage output signals by switching a high supply voltage in response to at least one logic-level control signal. The switch that provides the single-ended switched high-voltage output signal includes a chain of at least three serially coupled field effect transistors (FETs). The chain receives the high supply voltage and switches it to output the high-voltage output signal. The switch that provides the differentially switched high-voltage output signal includes two differentially coupled chains, each having at least three serially coupled FETs. The chains receive the high supply voltage and switch it to output the differential high-voltage output signal. A control/bias circuit provides a control voltage to at least one of the FETs in the chains, responsive to the control signal." The patent application was filed on Dec. 14, 2011 (13/326,162). 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=8,400,208.PN.&OS=PN/8,400,208&RS=PN/8,400,208 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Zonar Systems Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 22 -- Zonar Systems, Seattle, has been assigned a patent (8,400,296) developed by seven co-inventors for a "method and apparatus to automate data collection during a mandatory inspection." The co-inventors are Brett Brinton, Burien, Wash., Charles Michael McQuade, Issaquah, Wash., William Brinton Jr., Kent, Wash., Daniel Mayer, Issaquah, Wash., Eric Manegold, Federal Way, Wash., Richard Lugash, Los Angeles, and Robie G. Russell, Seattle. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A system and method for verifying that an operator was sufficiently close to one or more items to be inspected during an inspection to actually inspect the components, and storing an indication to that effect in a memory accessible via a computer network. In addition to the indication, the memory can store other inspection related data, such as a starting time or ending time of the inspection, or maintenance information about the item that was input during the inspection. The system and method enable a third party application, such as an accounting program or a maintenance program, to access any of the inspection related data." The patent application was filed on May 29, 2009 (12/475,218). 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=8,400,296.PN.&OS=PN/8,400,296&RS=PN/8,400,296 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Boeing Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 22 -- Boeing, Chicago, has been assigned a patent (8,400,171) developed by four co-inventors for a "transmission line moisture sensor." The co-inventors are Gerardo Pena, Seattle, Justin D. Kearns, Seattle, Jason P. Bommer, Tacoma, Wash., and Matthew K. Fay, Wentzville, Mo. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A sensor device for monitoring and testing for potential corrosion of structural elements is disclosed comprising a soluble material disposed adjacent to at least one conductor in a transmission line that reacts to the presence of moisture causing a detectable change in an electrical property of the conductor. The conductor may comprise a conductive ink that is disrupted when the soluble material dissolves beneath it. Alternately, the nonconductive soluble membrane may separate two conductors and moisture causes a disruption in the soluble membrane allowing the two conductors to short. Detected changes in the electrical properties of the one or more conductors can be used to indicate potential corrosion or structural imparement in the structural element. Connection to the sensor device may be through a connector or using a wireless reader which remotely energizes the sensor device comprising one or more RFID chips." The patent application was filed on March 30, 2010 (12/750,496). 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=8,400,171.PN.&OS=PN/8,400,171&RS=PN/8,400,171 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Elster Solutions Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 22 -- Elster Solutions, Raleigh, N.C., has been assigned a patent (8,400,138) developed by David Michael Cooper, Raleigh, N.C., Thomas Taylor Stewart, Coupeville, Wash., and Gary Lee Hielkema, Lynden, Wash., for a "method and apparatus for measuring current output of low-voltage pad-mount distribution power transformers." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A current sensing assembly is provided for sensing the current travelling through a current carrying member of a pad mount distribution transformer in a meter network. A current sensor includes a slot having an open end that receives the current carrying member. The sensor includes a conductive coil disposed adjacent the slot that generates an output signal indicating a sensed current level. A retainer member includes a retainer wall that is configured to be inserted into the open end of the slot so as to define a receptacle that captures the current carrying member therein." The patent application was filed on Jan. 29, 2010 (12/696,319). 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=8,400,138.PN.&OS=PN/8,400,138&RS=PN/8,400,138 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. -1118872 (c) 2013 Targeted News Service |