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U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in Massachusetts (March 25)(Targeted News Service Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Targeted News Service Targeted News Service ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 25 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Massachusetts. *** Allen Medical Systems Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 25 -- Allen Medical Systems, Batesville, Ind., has been assigned a patent (8,397,323) developed by Thomas Keath Skripps, Acton, Mass., Edward J. Daley, Maynard, Mass., and David P. Scott, Sterling, Mass., for a "surgical table accessory platform." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A support 56, 256, 356 for use with a surgical table 40, 140, 240, 340, 400 includes a first radiolucent beam 58, 258, 464 having a longitudinal axis and a second radiolucent beam 59, 259, 466 having a longitudinal axis. The first beam 58, 258, 464 and second beam 59, 259, 466 are each coupled to the deck 52, 252, 352 and extend outwardly therefrom in a cantilevered configuration." The patent application was filed on Aug. 22, 2008 (12/674,545). 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=8,397,323&OS=8,397,323&RS=8,397,323 Written by Neha Bharti; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Airvana Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 25 -- Airvana, Chelmsford, Mass., has been assigned a patent (8,402,143) developed by six co-inventors for a "secure proxies for flat networks." The co-inventors are Suresh Ramaswamy, Chelmsford, Mass., Woojune Kim, Arlington, Mass., Prince Samar, Waltham, Mass., Prasasth R. Palnati, Westford, Mass., Shi Baw Ch'ng, North Billerica, Mass., and Arthur J. Barabell, Sudbury, Mass. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A proxy is in communication with an internet protocol network and a mobile operator network. The proxy receives first communications from access points via the internet protocol network, transmits content from the first communications to the mobile operator network, receives second communications from the mobile operator network, and transmits content from the second communications to the access points via the internet protocol network. The proxy may perform operations based on the first and second communications received from either the access points, or from the mobile operator network. The operations performed by the proxy may include modifying the communications, saving certain information regarding the communications, performing authentication, encryption, or decryption of the communications, determining a destination for the communications, or sending the communications to a destination." The patent application was filed on Dec. 28, 2007 (11/966,535). 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=8,402,143&OS=8,402,143&RS=8,402,143 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Zyrra Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 25 -- Zyrra, Arlington, Mass., has been assigned a patent (8,397,391) developed by Derek Ohly, Somerville, Mass., and Christiana Andersen, Acton, Mass., for a "device, system and method for the fitting and production of brassieres." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The present disclosure relates to a device, a fitting bra for making measurements for a customized bra. In addition, the method may include first selecting an underwire size, measuring an across cup dimension to provide an across cup measurement, measuring a center distance to provide a center distance measurement, and measuring a back dimension to provide a back measurement. The method may also include selecting a fitting bra based on the selected underwire size. Further a system is contemplated for providing a customized bra." The patent application was filed on Jan. 21, 2010 (12/691,717). 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=83,97,391.PN.&OS=PN/83,97,391&RS=PN/83,97,391 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Gracefully Reestablishing an Expired Browser Session ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 25 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,402,141) developed by Vinod R. Seraphin, Westford, Mass., for a "gracefully reestablishing an expired browser session." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A system for re-establishing an expired user session in which a separate session expiration time cookie is provided to communicate the session expiration time from the Web server to the browser. When a user performs an action requiring server action, a determination is made as to whether the current user session has expired, or is near expiration. If so, the user action is stored, and a separate browser window is opened. A protected page is loaded which closes the browser window. The user first encounters the login page and enters the proper credentials to log-in to the server. As part of displaying the protected page, the server updates the user session expiration time cookie to the new session expiration time. The original window then detects the new session expiration time the prior invoked action is re-attempted." The patent application was filed on Sept. 28, 2004 (10/952,466). 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=8,402,141&OS=8,402,141&RS=8,402,141 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** EMC Assigned Patent for Consumer Share Quota Feature ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 25 -- EMC, Hopkinton, Mass., has been assigned a patent (8,402,051) developed by four co-inventors for a "consumer share quota feature." The co-inventors are Michael Ryan, Woodinville, Wash., Joseph Frank, Boulder, Colo., Brian Foster, Haverhill, Mass., and Brian Gruttadauria, Sutton, Mass. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Disclosed herein is a system and method that that allows device administrators to set disk quotas for each share of a server. Quotas are set and enforced per share. The quota specifies the total disk space the share may consume on the device. When a share reaches or exceeds the set quota the share can no longer be written to." The patent application was filed on Jan. 6, 2009 (12/349,372). 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=8,402,051&OS=8,402,051&RS=8,402,051 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Rhode Island, Massachusetts Inventors Develop Patent for Volume Measuring Intervertebral Tool System and Method ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 25 -- John Riley Hawkins, Cumberland, R.I., and Michael J. O'Neil, West Barnstable, Mass., have developed a patent (8,398,640) for a "volume measuring intervertebral tool system and method." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The invention includes a system and method for the loosening of tissue. In one embodiment, a device for use in an intervertebral tissue removal procedure includes a cannula having a first end portion for insertion into tissue, a feed passage within the cannula, a return passage within the cannula, and a loosening member movable within the feed passage and the return passage and at least partially deployable away from the first end portion of the cannula." The patent application was filed on March 23, 2007 (11/726,954). 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=8,398,640&OS=8,398,640&RS=8,398,640 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Saint-Gobain Centre Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 25 -- Saint-Gobain Centre, Courbevoie, France, has been assigned a patent (8,398,736) developed by four co-inventors for a "cement for particle filter." The co-inventors are Sebastien Bardon, Cambridge, Mass., Anthony Briot, Avignon, France, Gaetan Champagne, Isle sur Sorgue, France, and Vincent Gleize, Avignon, France. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Jointing cement intended in particular for fastening together a plurality of filter blocks of a filtering body of an exhaust gas particle filter of an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle, having a silicon carbide (SiC) content of between 30% and 90%. The cement according to the invention includes at least 0.05% and less than 5% of a thermosetting resin, the percentages being percentages by weight relative to the total weight of the thermosetting resin and the mineral material, apart from the possible water." The patent application was filed on June 19, 2007 (12/304,146). 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=8,398,736&OS=8,398,736&RS=8,398,736 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Brooks Automation Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 25 -- Brooks Automation, Chelmsford, Mass., has been assigned a patent (8,398,355) developed by four co-inventors for a "linearly distributed semiconductor workpiece processing tool." The co-inventors are William Holtkamp, Newark, Calif., Izya Kremerman, Los Gatos, Calif., Christopher Hofmeister, Hampstead, N.H., and Richard Pickreign, Harvard, Mass. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A substrate processing apparatus includes a transport chamber capable of holding an isolated atmosphere therein and communicably connected to a charging station for loading and unloading a substrate into the apparatus, a transport system inside the transport chamber for transporting the substrate and an array of processing chamber modules distributed alongside the transport chamber and communicably connected to the transport chamber to allow the substrate to be transferred therebetween." The patent application was filed on May 26, 2006 (11/442,511). 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=8,398,355&OS=8,398,355&RS=8,398,355 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Massachusetts Inventor Develops Patent for Physostegia Plant Named 'Pink Manners' ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 25 -- Darrell R. Probst, Hubbardston, Mass., has been issued a patent (PP23,482) for "physostegia plant named 'Pink Manners'." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A new cultivar of Physostegia plant, `Pink Manners`, characterized by its flowers that are light rose pink in color, its clump-forming growth habit due to its very short rhizomes, and its mature height of 76 to 107 cm." The patent application was filed on June 28, 2011 (13/135,166). 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=PP23,482&OS=PP23,482&RS=PP23,482 Written by Neha Bharti; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Lexmark Intellectual Assigned Patent for Process and Apparatus for Forming a Tubular Article ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 25 -- Lexmark Intellectual, Lexington, Ky., has been assigned a patent (8,397,660) developed by seven co-inventors for a "process and apparatus for forming a tubular article." The co-inventors are Bradley Beach, Lexington, Ky., James D. Gilmore, Lexington, Ky., Jean M. Massie, Lexington, Ky., Kathryn D. Mullins, Lexington, Ky., John D. Ringo, Cambridge, Mass., Gillian Ross, Lexington, Ky., and Scott S. Wu, Lexington, Ky. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An apparatus and process are provided for forming a tubular article. A tube holder is mounted to a support stand via an automatic alignment device. A tubular metal sleeve is placed in the tube holder. A coating material is provided. A bullet-shaped or spherical element is passed through the metal sleeve such that the element runs along an inner circumferential surface of the metal sleeve. The automatic alignment device allows the metal sleeve and the tube holder to level themselves such that the element is substantially aligned with the metal sleeve as the element moves through the metal sleeve. The element spreads the coating material generally evenly along the inner circumferential surface of the metal sleeve as the element passes through the metal sleeve." The patent application was filed on July 22, 2011 (13/189,445). 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=8,397,660&OS=8,397,660&RS=8,397,660 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Halliburton Energy Services Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 25 -- Halliburton Energy Serivces, Houston, has been assigned a patent (8,397,814) developed by five co-inventors for "perforating string with bending shock de-coupler." The co-inventors are John P. Rodgers, Roanoke, Texas, Timothy S. Glenn, Dracut, Mass., Marco Serra, Winterthur, Switzerland, Edwin A. Eaton, Grapevine, Texas, and John D. Burleson, Denton, Texas. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A bending shock de-coupler for use with a perforating string can include perforating string connectors at opposite ends of the de-coupler. A bending compliance of the de-coupler may substantially increase between the connectors. A well system can include a perforating string including at least one perforating gun and multiple bending shock de-couplers, each of the de-couplers having a bending compliance, and at least two of the bending compliances being different from each other. A perforating string can include a bending shock de-coupler interconnected longitudinally between two components of the perforating string. A bending compliance of the bending shock de-coupler may substantially decrease in response to angular displacement of one of the components a predetermined amount relative to the other component." The patent application was filed on Dec. 14, 2011 (13/325,909). 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=8,397,814.PN.&OS=PN/8,397,814&RS=PN/8,397,814 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Covidien Assigned Patent for Medical Waste Receptable ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 25 -- Covidien, Mansfield, Mass., has been assigned a patent (8,397,933) developed by Mark Brian Finnestad, Franklin, Mass., for a medical waste receptable. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A lid covering an interior of a medical waste receptacle base. The lid includes an intermediate waste repository connected to the cover. The repository is moveable between a holding position adapted for holding waste segregated from the receptacle base interior, and a dumping position adapted for biasing waste by gravity into the receptacle base interior." The patent application was filed on Aug. 10, 2010 (12/853,372). 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=8,397,933.PN.&OS=PN/8,397,933&RS=PN/8,397,933 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Bose Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 25 -- Bose, Framingham, Mass., has been assigned a patent (8,397,861) developed by Zhen Xu, Waltham, Mass., Robert Preston Parker, Westborough, Mass., and Allen T. Graff, Sutton, Mass., for a diaphragm surround. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A surround for supporting a diaphragm used to create acoustic waves includes a plurality of first rib sections extending away from the diaphragm and a second rib section having a zigzag pattern and being secured to an end of each of the first rib sections. As the diaphragm starts moving away from a home position in an intended direction of travel which is substantially perpendicular to a plane in which the diaphragm lies when the diaphragm is in the home position, the zigzag pattern of the second rib section starts to straighten out." The patent application was filed on March 2, 2012 (13/410,636). 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=8,397,861.PN.&OS=PN/8,397,861&RS=PN/8,397,861 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Schlumberger Technology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Assigned Patent for Vertical Glider Robot ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 25 -- Schlumberger Technology, Sugar Land, Texas, and Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Mass., have been assigned a patent (8,397,657) developed by five co-inventors for a vertical glider robot. The co-inventors are Julio Guerrero, Cambridge, Mass., Franz Hover, Somerville, Mass., Charles Ambler, Miami, Brooks Reed, Cambridge, Mass., and Robert Hummel, Cambridge, Mass. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A subsea vertical glider robot which supports deployment in subsea oilfield activities is disclosed. This vertical glider robot can also be used in oceanographic research exploration. One application of this vertical glider robot is the autonomous delivery of equipment and sensor systems to a precise predetermined location on the sea floor. The vertical glider robot is deployed from a surface ship or any other suitable sea surface platform and allowed to free fall to the bottom of the ocean. The traversal through the body of water is performed primarily by converting initial potential energy of the apparatus into kinetic energy, it does not use propellers. The traversing of the seafloor is controlled with a steering module that refines orientation while processing information about the vertical glider robot's current position and the target where it has to land." The patent application was filed on Aug. 30, 2010 (12/871,433). 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=8,397,657&OS=8,397,657&RS=8,397,657 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Milli Sensor Systems+Actuators Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 25 -- Milli Sensor Systems+Actuators, West Newton, Mass., has been assigned a patent (8,397,568) developed by Donato Cardarelli, Medfield, Mass., for a "bias measurement for MEMS gyroscopes and accelerometers." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A system and method for separating bias instability of MEMS inertial instruments such as gyroscopes or accelerometers from the instrument signal, in which the inertial measurement instrument has an input axis and an output signal, and the bias instability has a frequency. The instrument is rotated about a rotation axis that is orthogonal to the input axis, at a frequency that is greater than the bias instability frequency. The instrument output signal is detected, and demodulated with a phase-sensitive detection method referenced to the instrument rotation." The patent application was filed on April 24, 2007 (11/739,485). 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=8,397,568&OS=8,397,568&RS=8,397,568 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Cosco Management Assigned Patent for Cabinet Security System ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 25 -- Cosco Management, Wilmington, Del., has been assigned a patent (8,397,546) developed by five co-inventors for a cabinet security system. The co-inventors are Jim R. Varney, Maynard, Mass., Bryan R. Hotaling, Harvard, Mass., Scott A. Leclerc, Ashby, Mass., Jim Ormond, Watertown, Mass., and Chuck Buckavich, Attleboro, Mass. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A cabinet security system in accordance with the present disclosure includes a retractable latch associated with a cabinet drawer or door and a latch blocker coupled to a cabinet frame. A magnet is used to retract the latch to unlock the drawer for movement relative to the frame." The patent application was filed on Sept. 21, 2010 (12/887,342). 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=8,397,546&OS=8,397,546&RS=8,397,546 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Xyleco Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 25 -- Xyleco, Woburn, Mass., has been assigned a patent (8,397,807) developed by Marshall Medoff, Brookline, Mass., for a processing hydrocarbon materials. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Systems and methods that include providing, e.g., obtaining or preparing, a material that includes a hydrocarbon carried by an inorganic substrate, and exposing the material to a plurality of energetic particles, such as accelerated charged particles, such as electrons or ions." The patent application was filed on July 12, 2011 (13/180,717). 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=8,397,807.PN.&OS=PN/8,397,807&RS=PN/8,397,807 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** New York, Massachusetts Inventors Develop Patent for Adaptive Pattern Recognition based Controller Apparatus and Method and Human-factored Interface ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 25 -- Linda Hoffberg-Borghesani, Acton, Mass., and Steven M. Hoffberg, West Harrison, N.Y., have developed a patent (8,402,490) for an "adaptive pattern recognition based controller apparatus and method and human-factored interface therefore." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The need for a more readily usable interface for programmable devices is widely recognized. The present invention relates to programmable sequencing devices, or, more particularly, the remote controls for consumer electronic devices. The present invention provides an enhanced interface for facilitating human input of a desired control sequence in a programmable device by employing specialized visual feedback. The present invention also relates to a new interface and method of interfacing with a programmable device, which is usable as an interface for a programmable video cassette recorder." The patent application was filed on July 9, 2007 (11/775,215). 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=8,402,490&OS=8,402,490&RS=8,402,490 Written by Neha Bharti; edited by Jaya Anand. 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. -1119096 (c) 2013 Targeted News Service |