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U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in California (March 29)(Targeted News Service Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Targeted News Service Targeted News Service ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 29 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in California. *** Fable Sounds Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 29 -- Fable Sounds, Los Angeles, has been assigned a patent (8,404,958) developed by Yuval Shrem, Los Angeles, and Amit Itzkovich, Los Angeles, for an "advanced MIDI and audio processing system and method." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An advanced MIDI/audio processing system with virtual key-switches. The virtual key-switches are mapped to different musical concepts. As a user presses a key-switch in real time with the playing of musical notes, the musical concept mapped to the key-switch that was pressed is applied. The instrument then switches to a new playing state based on the particular musical concept that was applied. Furthermore, the system is configured to provide a smooth transition between dynamic levels when applying crescendo or diminuendo effects via a modulation wheel. The system also configured to provide enhanced cycling of alternate samples by providing an individual alternate cycle for each note of each articulation in each dynamic level. Furthermore, the system is configured to allow a user to store and recall specific cycle positions, and override an existing cycle to choose a specific alternate sample for a specific note." The patent application was filed on March 2, 2011 (13/039,092). 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=84,04,958.PN.&OS=PN/84,04,958&RS=PN/84,04,958 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Chevron USA Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 29 -- Chevron USA, San Ramon, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,404,912) developed by Stephen Joseph Miller, San Francisco, for a "process for making high VI lubricating oils." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A process for making a high VI lubricating base oil from a blend of (1) a heavy wax derived from pyrolyzing a plastic feed and (2) a lube oil feedstock is disclosed. The process comprises the steps of hydrocracking the blend and dewaxing at least a portion of the hydrocracked stream under hydroisomerization conditions to produce a lubricating base oil." The patent application was filed on May 9, 2012 (13/467,567). 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=84,04,912.PN.&OS=PN/84,04,912&RS=PN/84,04,912 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Mattson Technology Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 29 -- Mattson Technology, Fremont, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,405,005) developed by Martin L. Zucker, Orinda, Calif., Daniel J. Devine, Los Gatos, Calif., and Young Jai Lee, Sunnyvale, Calif., for an "electrostatic chuck system and process for radially tuning the temperature profile across the surface of a substrate." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An electrostatic chuck system for maintaining a desired temperature profile across the surface of the substrate is disclosed. The electrostatic chuck system includes a pedestal support defining a substantially uniform temperature profile across the surface of the pedestal support and an electrostatic chuck supported by the pedestal support. The electrostatic chuck has a clamping electrode and a plurality of independently controlled heating electrodes. The independently controlled heating electrodes include an inner heating electrode defining an inner heating zone and a peripheral heating electrode defining a peripheral heating zone separated by a gap distance. The temperature profile across the surface of the substrate can be tuned by varying thermal characteristics of the pedestal thermal zone, the inner heating zone, the peripheral heating zone, or by varying the size of the gap distance between the inner heating electrode and the peripheral heating electrode." The patent application was filed on Jan. 29, 2010 (12/696,119). 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=84,05,005.PN.&OS=PN/84,05,005&RS=PN/84,05,005 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 29 -- ExxonMobil Chemical Patents, Houston, has been assigned a patent (8,404,915) developed by seven co-inventors for "phosphine ligand-metal compositions, complexes, and catalysts for ethylene trimerizations." The co-inventors are Laughlin G. McCullough, League City, Texas, Francis Charles Rix, League City, Texas, John F. Walzer, Seabrook, Texas, Lily Joy Ackerman, San Francisco, Keith Anthony Hall, San Jose, Calif., Gary Michael Diamond, Menlo Park, Calif., and Victor Oswaldo Nava-Salgado, Cupertino, Calif. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "This invention relates to a method to selectively oligomerize olefins comprising contacting olefins with: 1) at least one diaryl-substituted diphosphine ligand; 2) a chromium metal precursor; and 3) optionally, one or more activators. In a particular embodiment, the method for selectively oligomerizing olefins includes trimerizing ethylene to selectively form 1-hexene." The patent application was filed on Aug. 24, 2007 (11/844,562). 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=84,04,915.PN.&OS=PN/84,04,915&RS=PN/84,04,915 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Silicor Materials Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 29 -- Silicor Materials, Palo Alto, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,404,970) developed by six co-inventors for "bifacial solar cells with back surface doping." The co-inventors are Martin Kaes, Berlin, Peter Borden, San Mateo, Calif., Kamel Ounadjela, Belmont, Calif., Andreas Kraenzl, Radolfzell, Germany, Alain Blosse, Belmont, Calif., and Fritz G. Kirscht, Berlin. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A simplified manufacturing process and the resultant bifacial solar cell (BSC) are provided, the simplified manufacturing process reducing manufacturing costs. The BSC includes an active region located on the front surface of the substrate, formed for example by a phosphorous diffusion step. The back surface includes a doped region, the doped region having the same conductivity as the substrate but with a higher doping level. Contact grids are formed, for example by screen printing. Front junction isolation is accomplished using a laser scribe." The patent application was filed on June 15, 2009 (12/456,404). 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=84,04,970.PN.&OS=PN/84,04,970&RS=PN/84,04,970 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Electro Scientific Industries Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 29 -- Electro Scientific Industries, Portland, Ore., has been assigned a patent (8,404,998) developed by five co-inventors for "acousto-optic deflector applications in laser processing of dielectric or other materials." The co-inventors are Mark A. Unrath, Portland, Ore., William J. Jordens, Beaverton, Ore., James Ismail, San Jose, Calif., Hisashi Matsumoto, Hillsboro, Ore., and Brian J. Lineburg, Beaverton, Ore. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A laser processing system for micromachining a workpiece includes a laser source to generate laser pulses for processing a feature in a workpiece, a galvanometer-driven (galvo) subsystem to impart a first relative movement of a laser beam spot position along a processing trajectory with respect to the surface of the workpiece, and an acousto-optic deflector (AOD) subsystem to effectively widen a laser beam spot along a direction perpendicular to the processing trajectory. The AOD subsystem may include a combination of AODs and electro-optic deflectors. The AOD subsystem may vary an intensity profile of laser pulses as a function of deflection position along a dither direction to selectively shape the feature in the dither direction. The shaping may be used to intersect features on the workpiece. The AOD subsystem may also provide rastering, galvo error position correction, power modulation, and/or through-the-lens viewing of and alignment to the workpiece." The patent application was filed on May 28, 2010 (12/790,082). 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=84,04,998.PN.&OS=PN/84,04,998&RS=PN/84,04,998 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Seminis Vegetable Seeds Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 29 -- Seminis Vegetable Seeds, Woodland, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,404,951) developed by Douglas Heath, Rocklin, Calif., for a "hybrid tomato PS01544291 and parent lines thereof." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The invention provides seed and plants of tomato hybrid PS01544291 and the parent lines thereof, such as inbred parent line FDS 15-2102. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of tomato hybrid PS01544291 and the parent lines thereof, and to methods for producing a tomato plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another tomato plant, such as a plant of another genotype. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to parts of such plants, including the fruit and gametes of such plants." The patent application was filed on Dec. 12, 2011 (13/323,641). 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=84,04,951.PN.&OS=PN/84,04,951&RS=PN/84,04,951 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Progeny Advanced Genetics Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 29 -- Progeny Advanced Genetics, Salinas, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,404,937) developed by George D. Gibson, Prunedale, Calif., for a speedway lettuce variety. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A new lettuce variety designated Speedway is described. Speedway is an iceberg lettuce variety exhibiting stability and uniformity." The patent application was filed on Sept. 14, 2010 (12/882,050). 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=84,04,937.PN.&OS=PN/84,04,937&RS=PN/84,04,937 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Pioneer Hi-Bred International Assigned Patent for Methods for Improving Monocot Transformation ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 29 -- Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Johnston, Iowa, has been assigned a patent (8,404,930) developed by Xinli E. Wu, Johnston, Iowa, Myeong-Je Cho, Alameda, Calif., and Zuo-Yu Zhao, Johnston, Iowa, for "methods for improving monocot transformation." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The invention provides improved plant transformation methods. In particular the method provides increased transformation frequency, especially in recalcitrant plants. The method includes various transformation protocols for monocots, such as maize and sorghum, using a combination of media and light conditions to achieve increased efficiency of monocot transformation and increased callus initiation frequencies." The patent application was filed on Jan. 26, 2010 (12/694,013). 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=84,04,930.PN.&OS=PN/84,04,930&RS=PN/84,04,930 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Chevron USA Assigned Patent for Method for Capturing Carbon Dioxide from Biomass Pyrolysis Process ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 29 -- Chevron USA, San Ramon, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,404,909) developed by Raja A. Jadhav, Benicia, Calif., for a "method for capturing carbon dioxide from biomass pyrolysis process." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method of biomass pyrolysis is described which includes chemical looping of combustion char so that carbon dioxide can be captured from the combustion of the char as well as producing useable compounds from pyrolyzing biomass in a pyrolysis reactor including a metal oxide carrier particles which is in operative cooperation with a char combustor and oxidation reactor and separator for separating carbon dioxide from the flue gas produced by the char combustor." The patent application was filed on Dec. 9, 2009 (12/634,401). 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=84,04,909.PN.&OS=PN/84,04,909&RS=PN/84,04,909 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** SanDisk Technologies Assigned Patent for on Chip Dynamic Read for Non-volatile Storage ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 29 -- SanDisk Technologies, Plano, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,406,053) developed by Deepanshu Dutta, San Jose, Calif., Dana Lee, Saratoga, Calif., and Jeffrey Lutze, San Jose, Calif., for a "on chip dynamic read for non-volatile storage." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Dynamically determining read levels on chip (e.g., memory die) is disclosed herein. One method comprises reading a group of non-volatile storage elements on a memory die at a first set of read levels. Results of the two most recent of the read levels are stored on the memory die. A count of how many of the non-volatile storage elements in the group showed a different result between the reads for the two most recent read levels is determined. The determining is performed on the memory die using the results stored on the memory die. A dynamic read level is determined for distinguishing between a first pair of adjacent data states of the plurality of data states based on the read level when the count reaches a pre-determined criterion. Note that the read level may be dynamically determined on the memory die." The patent application was filed on Sept. 21, 2011 (13/239,194). 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=8,406,053&OS=8,406,053&RS=8,406,053 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** QUALCOMM Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 29 -- QUALCOMM, San Diego, has been assigned a patent (8,406,077) developed by Jentsung Ken Lin, San Diego, for a "multi-voltage level, multi-dynamic circuit structure device." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "In a particular embodiment, a method includes discharging a first dynamic node at a first discharge circuit of a first dynamic circuit structure in response to receiving an asserted discharge signal. The first dynamic circuit structure includes the first dynamic node at a first voltage level and a first keeper circuit that is disabled when the asserted discharge signal is received. The asserted discharge signal has a second voltage level that is different from the first voltage level. A second keeper circuit of a second dynamic circuit structure is enabled responsive to discharging the first dynamic node to maintain a second dynamic node of the second dynamic circuit structure at the first voltage level." The patent application was filed on July 1, 2010 (12/828,719). 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=8,406,077&OS=8,406,077&RS=8,406,077 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** SanDisk Technologies Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 29 -- SanDisk Technologies, Plano, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,406,076) developed by Steven S. Cheng, Sunnyvale, Calif., Peter Hwang, Newark, Calif., and Annie C. Chang, San Jose, Calif., for a "FRDY pull-up resistor activation." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method and apparatus for reducing power consumption during an operation in a non-volatile storage device is disclosed. A non-volatile storage device controller that is in communication with a non-volatile memory in the non-volatile storage device receives a characteristic corresponding to a time duration required for the non-volatile memory to complete an operation. The controller disables a circuit that indicates when an operation by the non-volatile memory is complete. The controller then initiates the operation in the non-volatile memory, and maintains the circuit in a disabled state for a first predetermined time that is a portion of the time duration. The controller enables the circuit upon expiration of the first predetermined time and prior to the completion of the operation. The controller receives an indication of the completion of the operation via the circuit." The patent application was filed on June 28, 2010 (12/824,703). 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=8,406,076&OS=8,406,076&RS=8,406,076 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Trilliant Networks Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 29 -- Trilliant Networks, Redwood City, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,406,139) developed by Randall Wayne Frei, San Jose, Calif., for a "method and apparatus for efficient transfer of data over a network." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method and apparatus for improving the efficiency of a network. A source node determines the propagation delay for data to reach a destination node. This enables the source node to transmit data more efficiently by ensuring a greater portion of a specific time slot is used for receiving data by the destination node. The destination node then determines if it is connected to any other nodes, and determines the propagation delay between the other connected nodes. The process continues until a node detects it is not connected to any other nodes for which a propagation delay has not been computed. Thus, each node on the network knows the propagation delay between each node, and the nodes utilize this information to more efficiently transfer data through the network." The patent application was filed on Nov. 2, 2010 (12/917,605). 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=8,406,139&OS=8,406,139&RS=8,406,139 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Silver Spring Networks Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 29 -- Silver Spring Networks, Redwood City, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,406,133) developed by Wilson Chuen Yew Yeung, Campbell, Calif., Brian Matsuo, Mountain View, Calif., and Sterling Hughes, San Mateo, Calif., for a "system and method of regulating a packet rate to optimize traffic in a network." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Systems and methods of optimizing packet flow in a network are disclosed. An internetwork includes plural networks, each network having plural non-router nodes and at least one router node. The non-router nodes of a first network can be configured to perform congestion control. The non-router node establishes a packet rate value for a packet queue associated with a second network of the internetwork. A total number of packets not greater than the packet rate value are removed from the packet queue. The removed packets are sent to a node in the second network." The patent application was filed on Feb. 24, 2009 (12/379,490). 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=8,406,133&OS=8,406,133&RS=8,406,133 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Lockheed Martin Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 29 -- Lockheed Martin, Bethesda, Md., has been assigned a patent (8,406,127) developed by Thomas C. Fall, Los Gatos, Calif., and Roger P. Chase, Columbus, Ohio, for a precedence-based routing/re-routing. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Precedence-based routing/rerouting algorithms or methods that work proactively and locally at each network node that engenders a collective restoral behavior that is uniquely rapid and anticipatory. The algorithms or methods are combined in a novel way with user precedence arbitration to provide superior performance in wireless dynamic ad hoc networks." The patent application was filed on Oct. 9, 2001 (09/973,135). 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=8,406,127&OS=8,406,127&RS=8,406,127 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** SanDisk Technologies Assigned Patent for High Voltage Generation and Control in Source-side Injection Programming of Non-volatile Memory ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 29 -- SanDisk Technologies, Plano, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,406,052) developed by Dana Lee, Saratoga, Calif., and Hock So, Redwood City, Calif., for a "high voltage generation and control in source-side injection programming of non-volatile memory." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Non-volatile memory is programmed using source side hot electron injection. To generate a high voltage bit line for programming, the bit line corresponding to a selected memory cell is charged to a first level using a first low voltage. A second low voltage is applied to unselected bit lines adjacent to the selected bit line after charging. Because of capacitive coupling between the adjacent bit lines and the selected bit line, the selected bit line is boosted above the first voltage level by application of the second low voltage to the unselected bit lines. The column control circuitry for such a memory array does not directly apply the high voltage and thus, can be designed to withstand lower operating voltages, permitting low operating voltage circuitry to be used." The patent application was filed on Feb. 16, 2011 (13/028,847). 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=8,406,052&OS=8,406,052&RS=8,406,052 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Intel Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 29 -- Intel, Santa Clara, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,406,114) developed by Sumeet Sandhu, San Jose, Calif., for a "base station and method for transmitting downlink reference signals for MIMO channel estimation." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "In a wireless network, a base station is configured to transmit downlink reference signals to allow a mobile device to derive a MIMO channel estimate." The patent application was filed on April 11, 2011 (13/083,822). 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=8,406,114&OS=8,406,114&RS=8,406,114 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Brocade Communications Systems Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 29 -- Brocade Communications Systems, San Jose, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,406,125) developed by Mehul Dholakia, Cupertino, Calif., Wing-Keung Adam Yeung, Pleasanton, Calif., and Ajeer S. Pudiyapura, Sunnyvale, Calif., for "synchronization of multicast information using incremental updates." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Techniques that enable a network device such as a router to provide multicast routing services without interruption, even in the event of a switchover. An incremental updates technique is used to synchronize multicast information maintained by a first processor and multicast information maintained by a second processor. The first processor may be a management processor operating in active mode in a network device and the second processor may be a management processor operating in standby mode in the network device. The second processor may also be a processor on a linecard of the network device." The patent application was filed on Oct. 27, 2010 (12/913,572). 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=8,406,125&OS=8,406,125&RS=8,406,125 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** SanDick Technologies Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 29 -- SanDick Technologies, Plano, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,406,063) developed by Nima Mokhlesi, Los Gatos, Calif., Henry Chin, Santa Clara, Calif., and Masaaki Higashitani, Cupertino, Calif., for a "programming non-volatile storage with synchonized coupling." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A process for programming non-volatile storage is able to achieve faster programming speeds and/or more accurate programming through synchronized coupling of neighboring word lines. The process for programming includes raising voltages for a set of word lines connected a group of connected non-volatile storage elements. The set of word lines include a selected word line, unselected word lines that are adjacent to the selected word line and other unselected word lines. After raising voltages for the set of word lines, the process includes raising the selected word line to a program voltage and raising the unselected word lines that are adjacent to the selected word line to one or more voltage levels concurrently with the raising the selected word line to the program voltage. The program voltage causes at least one of the non-volatile storage elements to experience programming." The patent application was filed on Aug. 20, 2012 (13/590,155). 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=8,406,063&OS=8,406,063&RS=8,406,063 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Micron Technology Assigned Patent for Current Sensing for Flash ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 29 -- Micron Technology, Boise, Idaho, has been assigned a patent (8,406,050) developed by Qiang Tang, Stanford, Calif., for a "current sensing for flash." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A current sensing data read/verify process and sense amplifier is described that senses memory cells of a non-volatile memory array utilizing a current sensing process that places a current source to provide current to the bit line. The voltage level of the bit line is then set by the current provided by the current source and the current sunk from the bit line through the selected memory cell to the source line, which is dependent on the threshold voltage of its programmed or erased state. If the selected memory cell is erased, current flows through the memory cell to the source line and the bit line voltage falls. If the selected memory cell is programmed, little or no current flows through the cell, and the bit line voltage rises and is sensed by the sense amplifier." The patent application was filed on March 29, 2010 (12/748,741). 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=8,406,050&OS=8,406,050&RS=8,406,050 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Cisco Technology Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 29 -- Cisco Technology, San Jose, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,406,122) developed by Allan Thomson, Pleasanton, Calif., for a "fault reporting tag for mesh access points." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Mesh access point fault reporting. In particular implementations, a method includes receiving a fault indication indicating one or more failures; collecting fault data related to the one or more failures or a state of the mesh access point; and passing the fault data to the RFID tag, which wirelessly transmits messages relating to the fault." The patent application was filed on Sept. 17, 2010 (12/884,615). 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=8,406,122&OS=8,406,122&RS=8,406,122 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** QUALCOMM Assigned Patent for System and Method of Reference Cell Testing ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 29 -- QUALCOMM, San Diego, has been assigned a patent (8,406,072) developed by Jung Pill Kim, San Diego, Tae Hyun Kim, San Diego, and Hari M. Rao, San Diego, for a "system and method of reference cell testing." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Systems and methods of testing a reference cell in a memory array are disclosed. In a particular embodiment, a method of testing a reference cell in a memory array includes coupling a first reference cell of a first reference cell pair of the memory array to a first input of a first sense amplifier of the memory array. The method also includes providing a reference signal to a second input of the first sense amplifier. The reference signal is associated with a second reference cell pair of the memory array." The patent application was filed on Aug. 23, 2010 (12/861,259). 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=8,406,072&OS=8,406,072&RS=8,406,072 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Grandis Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 29 -- Grandis, Milpitas, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,406,045) developed by Eugene Youjun Chen, Fremont, Calif., and Dmytro Apalkov, San Jose, Calif., for a "three terminal magnetic element." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Techniques and magnetic devices associated with a magnetic element are described that includes a presetting fixed layer having a presetting fixed layer magnetization, a free layer having a changeable free layer magnetization, and a fixed layer having a fixed layer magnetization, where a presetting current pulse applied between the presetting fixed layer and free layer operates to preset the free layer magnetization in advance of a write pulse. Techniques and magnetic devices associated with a magnetic element are described that includes a first terminal, a first magnetic tunnel junction, a second terminal, a second magnetic tunnel junction, and a third terminal, where a current pulse applied between the first and second terminal operate to switch the state of the first magnetic tunnel junction and a current applied between the second and third terminal operate to switch the state of the second magnetic tunnel junction." The patent application was filed on Jan. 19, 2011 (13/009,818). 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=8,406,045&OS=8,406,045&RS=8,406,045 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Sprint Communications Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 29 -- Sprint Communications, Overland Park, Kan., has been assigned a patent (8,406,120) developed by Sandip Sandhu, San Diego, and Derek Yachanin, San Diego, for "remedial measures for wireless communication device access request failure." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Embodiments disclosed herein provide systems and methods that allow a wireless device to reinitialize operating software of the wireless device due to a quantity of failed communication network access requests. In a particular embodiment, a wireless device transfers a plurality of access requests to a communication network during a period of time. The wireless device monitors responses to the plurality of access requests to determine a quantity of failed access requests during the period of time. Then, the wireless device determines whether the quantity of failed access requests is greater than a threshold value. If the quantity of failed access requests is greater than the threshold value, then wireless device reinitializes the operating software of the wireless device." The patent application was filed on Feb. 3, 2010 (12/699,181). 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=8,406,120&OS=8,406,120&RS=8,406,120 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Apple Assigned Patent for Variable Rate Media Playback Methods for Electronic Devices with Touch Interfaces ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 29 -- Apple, Cupertino, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,405,621) developed by Samir B. Gehani, Sunnyvale, Calif., Patrick Lee Coffman, San Francisco, and Timothy B. Martin, Sunnyvale, Calif., for a "variable rate media playback methods for electronic devices with touch interfaces." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "In some embodiments, an electronic device with a touch interface detects one or more user gestures that correspond to instructions to vary the playback speed of a media file that is being played on the device. In response, the device initiates a variable rate scan through the media file, forward or backward. The touch interface can be a touch screen or touch pad." The patent application was filed on Sept. 29, 2008 (12/240,974). 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=8,405,621.PN.&OS=PN/8,405,621&RS=PN/8,405,621 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** AUTODESK Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 29 -- AUTODESK, San Rafael, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,405,658) developed by Eddy Yim Kuo, Concord, Calif., and Brian Anthony Pene, San Francisco, for an "estimation of light color and direction for augmented reality applications." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "One embodiment of the invention sets forth a technique for shading a graphics object inserted into a video feed of a real-world scene based on lighting conditions in the real-world scene. The real-world scene includes a fiducial marker denotes the location in the video feed where the graphics object should be inserted. In order to shade the graphics object, the AR application computes light color values at multiple points on the fiducial marker. The color computation module also computes the direction of light cast on the fiducial marker by determining the direction of the shadow cast by a pyramid object on the fiducial marker. The AR application then shades the graphics object inserted into the video feed at the location of the fiducial marker based on the light color values and the direction of light." The patent application was filed on Sept. 14, 2009 (12/559,352). 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=8,405,658.PN.&OS=PN/8,405,658&RS=PN/8,405,658 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Adobe Systems Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 29 -- Adobe Systems, San Jose, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,405,780) developed by Stephan Schaem, Palo Alto, Calif., for a "generating a clean reference image." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The present disclosure includes, among other things, systems, methods and program products for generating a clean reference frame image. A method includes obtaining a color census of a color image. A color profile is selected based on the color census. One or more foreground areas of the image are identified, the foreground areas comprising image areas containing colors that do not fit the color profile. For each identified foreground area, a color is applied to the identified foreground area based on one or more colors of one or more non-identified image areas to create a clean reference image." The patent application was filed on Aug. 22, 2007 (11/895,162). 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=8,405,780&OS=8,405,780&RS=8,405,780 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Life Technologies Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 29 -- Life Technologies, Carlsbad, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,405,828) developed by Stephen Empedocles, Mountain View, Calif., Andrew Watson, Belmont, Calif., and Jian Jin, Berkeley, Calif., for a "spatial positioning of spectrally labeled beads." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Devices, systems, kits, and methods for detecting and/or identifying a plurality of spectrally labeled bodies well-suited for performing multiplexed assays. By spectrally labeling the beads with materials which generate identifiable spectra, a plurality of beads may be identified within the fluid. Reading of the beads is facilitated by restraining the beads in arrays, and/or using a focused laser." The patent application was filed on Nov. 17, 2009 (12/620,475). 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=8,405,828&OS=8,405,828&RS=8,405,828 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Advanced Numicro Systems Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 29 -- Advanced Numicro Systems, San Jose, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,405,639) developed by Yee-Chung Fu, Fremont, Calif., for a "scanning mirror touch screen with minimum bezel height." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A touch screen display includes a screen, a bezel around the screen, and a MEMS package located within the bezel. The MEMS package comprises a MEMS scanning mirror and the top of the MEMS package is located below the top of the screen. At rest, a reflecting surface of the MEMS scanning mirror is parallel or slightly tilted relative to the screen but not substantially perpendicular to the screen. The display further includes a fixed mirror located in the bezel above the MEMS scanning mirror." The patent application was filed on March 19, 2010 (12/727,945). 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=8,405,639.PN.&OS=PN/8,405,639&RS=PN/8,405,639 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Citrix Systems Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 29 -- Citrix Systems, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., has been assigned a patent (8,405,679) developed by Rick Murtagh, Cupertino, Calif., for "methods and systems for per pixel alpha-blending of a parent window and a portion of a background image." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A system for alpha blending at least a portion of an image of a window with a background image, where the image of the window is captured by an alpha blender and blended together with an image of the background also captured by the alpha blender. The resulting alpha-blended image is then displayed within the window to give at least a portion of the window the appearance of smooth, anti-aliased edges." The patent application was filed on Sept. 9, 2009 (12/556,540). 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=8,405,679.PN.&OS=PN/8,405,679&RS=PN/8,405,679 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Headwater Partners I Assigned Patent for Automated Device Provisioning and Activation ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 29 -- Headwater Partners I, Redwood Shores, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,406,733) developed by Gregory G. Raleigh, Woodside, Calif., for an "automated device provisioning and activation." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Devices and methods for receiving control-plane communications from a network element over a secure service control link are disclosed. The network element includes a service control server link element that is communicatively coupled to a plurality of servers. The device includes a plurality of device agents communicatively coupled to a service control device link agent through an agent communication bus. The service control device link agent receives an encrypted agent message from the service control server link element over the secure service control link, uses an encryption key to obtain a decrypted agent message comprising a particular agent identifier and message content for delivery to the particular device agent, and, based on the particular agent identifier, delivers the message content to the particular device agent over the agent communication bus." The patent application was filed on May 1, 2012 (13/461,141). 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=8,406,733.PN.&OS=PN/8,406,733&RS=PN/8,406,733 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Apple Assigned Patent for Framework for Graphics Animation and Compositing Operations ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 29 -- Apple, Cupertino, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,405,667) developed by Ralph Brunner, Cupertino, Calif., John Harper, San Francisco, and Pater Graffagnino, San Francisco, for a "framework for graphics animation and compositing operations." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A graphics animation and compositing operations framework has a layer tree for interfacing with the application and a render tree for interfacing with a render engine. Layers in the layer tree can be content, windows, views, video, images, text, media, or other types of objects for an application's user interface. The application commits state changes to the layers of the layer tree. The application does not need to include explicit code for animating the changes to the layers. Instead, an animation is determined for animating the change in state by the framework which can define a set of predetermined animations based on motion, visibility, and transition. The determined animation is explicitly applied to the affected layers in the render tree. A render engine renders from the render tree into a frame buffer. Portions of the render tree changing relative to prior versions can be tracked to improve resource management." The patent application was filed on July 3, 2012 (13/540,985). 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=8,405,667.PN.&OS=PN/8,405,667&RS=PN/8,405,667 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Nvidia Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 29 -- Nvidia, Santa Clara, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,405,665) developed by four co-inventors for a "programmable graphics processor for multithreaded execution of programs." The co-inventors are John Erik Lindholm, Saratoga, Calif., Brett W. Coon, San Jose, Calif., Stuart F. Oberman, Sunnyvale, Calif., Ming Y. Siu, Santa Clara, Calif., and Matthew P. Gerlach, Commerce Township, Mich. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A processing unit includes multiple execution pipelines, each of which is coupled to a first input section for receiving input data for pixel processing and a second input section for receiving input data for vertex processing and to a first output section for storing processed pixel data and a second output section for storing processed vertex data. The processed vertex data is rasterized and scan converted into pixel data that is used as the input data for pixel processing. The processed pixel data is output to a raster analyzer." The patent application was filed on May 7, 2012 (13/466,043). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,405,665.PN.&OS=PN/8,405,665&RS=PN/8,405,665 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Capso Vision Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 29 -- Capso Vision, Saratoga, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,405,711) developed by Kang-Huai Wang, Saratoga, Calif., and Gordon Wilson, San Francisco, for "methods to compensate manufacturing variations and design imperfections in a capsule camera." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method is provided for characterizing manufacturing variations in a camera and imperfections in its operating environment to allow images captured by the camera to be compensated for these defects. In one embodiment, a method for characterizing a camera includes: (a) illuminating a field of view of the optical elements under a controlled condition; (b) exposing multiple images onto the image sensor under the controlled condition; (c) extracting parameter values of a model for the image provided on the image sensor from the multiple images; and (d) compensating images taken subsequently in the camera using the parameter values. The objects in the field of view may have a predetermined color, contrast or pattern. In one instance, the controlled condition includes an external light source for illuminating the field of view, and the image sensor is sensitive to a plurality of color components. The field of view may be illuminated at a predetermined light intensity for each of the color components. The camera may include an archival memory for storing the images taken. Alternatively, the camera may include a transmitter for sending images taken to an external depository. The camera may also be associated with an identification, and the transmitter sends the images together with the identification to identify the images sent." The patent application was filed on Oct. 29, 2007 (11/926,640). 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=8,405,711.PN.&OS=PN/8,405,711&RS=PN/8,405,711 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Apple Assigned Patent for Apparatus and Method for Calibrating Image Capture Devices ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 29 -- Apple, Cupertino, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,405,727) developed by David S. Gere, Palo Alto, Calif., Ting Chen, Sunnyvale, Calif., and Chad Andrew Bronstein, Sunnyvale, Calif., for an "apparatus and method for calibrating image capture devices." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An apparatus and method are disclosed for calibrating image capture devices, such as the type used in electronic devices. In some embodiments, the electronic device may include at least one array of pixels and a memory coupled to the at least one array of pixels. The electronic device may further include a central processing unit (CPU) coupled to the memory and at least one color filter optically coupled to the at least one array of pixels. The memory may further include one or more storage locations that include a response of the at least one color filter to one or more predetermined wavelengths from a target test source, as well as, one or more storage locations that include a response of one or more baseline color filters." The patent application was filed on Sept. 26, 2008 (12/238,898). 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=8,405,727&OS=8,405,727&RS=8,405,727 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Cable Having ESD Dissipative Layer Electrically Coupled to Leads ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 29 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,405,950) developed by four co-inventors for "cable having ESD dissipative layer electrically coupled to leads thereof." The co-inventors are Icko E. Tim Iben, Santa Clara, Calif., Wayne Alan McKinley, Tucson, Ariz., Sassan K. Shahidi, San Jose, Calif., and George G. Zamora, Vail, Ariz. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A cable having an electrostatic discharge (ESD) dissipative layer in one embodiment includes a plurality of leads; an ESD dissipative layer; and a coupling layer between the leads and the ESD dissipative layer, the coupling layer electrically connecting each of the leads, individually, to the ESD dissipative layer. A cable having an electrostatic discharge (ESD) dissipative layer in another embodiment comprises at least 16 leads; an ESD dissipative layer; and a coupling layer between the leads and the ESD dissipative layer, the coupling layer electrically connecting each of the leads, individually, to the ESD dissipative layer. A method for fabricating a cable in one embodiment comprises coupling an electrostatic discharge (ESD) dissipative layer to a plurality of leads using a coupling layer between the leads and the ESD dissipative layer, the coupling layer electrically connecting each of the leads, individually, to the ESD dissipative layer." The patent application was filed on May 21, 2008 (12/125,007). 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=8,405,950&OS=8,405,950&RS=8,405,950 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Pendragon Wireless Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 29 -- Pendragon Wireless, Kirkland, Wash., has been assigned a patent (8,406,116) developed by Daniel J. Lin, San Francisco, for a "mobile conferencing method and system." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A server-based architecture for mobile conferencing is presented. Session-based mobile conferencing is established by transmitting necessary server network address information through page-mode based messaging services to establish connections among the various mobile devices with the server." The patent application was filed on July 28, 2011 (13/193,579). 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=8,406,116&OS=8,406,116&RS=8,406,116 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Tessera Assigned Patent for Cleaning Mechanism with Tandem Movement Over Emitter and Collector Surfaces ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 29 -- Tessera, San Jose, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,405,951) developed by Matthew Schwiebert, San Jose, Calif., Nels Jewell-Larsen, San Jose, Calif., and Kenneth Honer, Santa Clara, Calif., for a "cleaning mechanism with tandem movement over emitter and collector surfaces." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An apparatus for tandem cleaning of an emitter electrode and collector electrode in electrohydrodynamic fluid accelerator and precipitator devices via movement of a cleaning mechanism including respective cleaning surfaces positioned to frictionally engage the emitter electrode and collector electrode. The cleaning mechanism causes the respective cleaning surfaces to travel along a longitudinal extent of the emitter electrode and, in tandem, over a major dimension of the collector electrode to remove detrimental material from respective electrode surfaces. Alternatively, the electrodes can be transited in tandem in frictional engagement with a fixed cleaning mechanism in the same or opposite directions. A conditioning material is optionally deposited on an electrode to at least partially mitigate ozone, erosion, corrosion, oxidation, or dendrite formation on the electrodes. The conditioning material can include an ozone reducer." The patent application was filed on June 21, 2010 (12/820,009). 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=8,405,951&OS=8,405,951&RS=8,405,951 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Agilent Technologies Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 29 -- Agilent Technologies, Santa Clara, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,405,936) developed by Eric R. Ehlers, Santa Rosa, Calif., and Dean B. Nicholson, Windsor, Calif., for a "power diverter having a MEMS switch and a MEMS protection switch." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A power diverter has a first terminal for interposition between a signal input and a signal output. A MEMS switch is coupled to the first terminal and has a MEMS switch control input. A MEMS protection switch is coupled to the MEMS switch and has a protection switch control input. The switch control inputs are configured to receive control signals for selectively placing the power diverter in i) an ON state in which signal power at the signal input is diverted from the signal output via the MEMS switch and the MEMS protection switch, ii) an OFF state in which signal power at the signal input is not diverted from the signal output, and in which the MEMS switch mitigates an insertion loss and distortion imparted by the MEMS protection switch to a signal path between the signal input and the signal output, and iii) an intermediary state in which the MEMS protection switch reduces current flow through the MEMS switch." The patent application was filed on May 2, 2008 (12/114,696). 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=8,405,936&OS=8,405,936&RS=8,405,936 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Broadcom Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 29 -- Broadcom, Irvine, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,405,779) developed by Anthony Chan, Richmond Hill, Calif., Chun Wang, Markham, Calif., and Ed Callway, Toronto, for a video decoder block. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A video decoder block provides a common pathway for processing video signals encoded using different video formats. The video decoder block passes the video signals through the same processing components in order convert the signals to a common format for display or storage. Each processing component can be disabled or by-passed to enable or disable the function performed by the component. This reduces the number of components and signal processors required in devices that need to accommodate signals of different formats." The patent application was filed on Aug. 30, 2007 (11/847,879). 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=8,405,779&OS=8,405,779&RS=8,405,779 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Shoretel Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 29 -- Shoretel, Sunnyvale, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,406,772) developed by Timothy S. Olson, San Jose, Calif., for a "computer readable medium and method to facilitate handover." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A computer readable medium has machine readable instructions that can include a fingerprint detector to evaluate input data relative to mobility fingerprint data that defines at least one predetermined zone that is a proper subset of overlap in coverage areas between first and second radio technologies to determine whether to trigger a handover between the first and second radio technologies for a mobile unit based on an evaluation of the mobility fingerprint data relative to the input data." The patent application was filed on Feb. 8, 2012 (13/368,698). 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=8,406,772.PN.&OS=PN/8,406,772&RS=PN/8,406,772 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Autodesk Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 29 -- Autodesk, San Rafael, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,405,657) developed by Pierre-Felix Breton, Chambly, Canada, Kelcey Simpson, Austin, Texas, and Michael Zyracki, San Francisco, for an "animatable graphics lighting analysis." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "One embodiment of the invention sets forth a mechanism for displaying lighting values associated with a 3-D graphics model by superimposing an overlay grid with lighting values on the 3-D graphics model. A software rendering engine computes lighting values for each frame that includes the 3-D graphics model, where each frame may have different lighting settings. An overlay grid with lighting values may be superimposed on an area defined by a light meter on the 3-D graphics model. The lighting values on the overlay grid are associated with the light meter and may vary frame-over-frame. In another embodiment, a JPEG image with a superimposed overlay grid with per-pixel lighting values covering a 3-D graphics model is generated for each frame that includes the 3-D graphics model. These JPEG images may be displayed on the screen and stored to an external memory." The patent application was filed on Sept. 9, 2008 (12/207,412). 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=8,405,657.PN.&OS=PN/8,405,657&RS=PN/8,405,657 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Eastman Kodak Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 29 -- Eastman Kodak, Rochester, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,405,865) developed by Allan Warnes, North Vancouver, Calif., for a "geometric correction of a recording apparatus." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The present invention relates to a method for changing the calibration of a recording apparatus (10) to adjust for geometric distortion, comprising: providing a media support (12) for receiving recording media (17); operating a recording head (16) comprising plurality of individually addressable recording channels (23) to form a first image feature (60) on the recording media while the recording media is positioned with a first orientation (50A) on the media support; operating a recording head to form a second image feature (62) on the recording media while the recording media is positioned with a second orientation (50B) on the media support, the second orientation being different from the first orientation; detecting variance in an expected separation between the first image feature and the second image feature; and making an imaging correction in accordance with the detected variance." The patent application was filed on May 7, 2009 (12/436,820). 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=8,405,865&OS=8,405,865&RS=8,405,865 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** DualSonic Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 29 -- DualSonic, San Jose, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,406,001) developed by Michael Chy Chao, San Jose, Calif., for "electronic housing, assemblies therefor and methods of making same." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An electronic housing is provided comprising a first cover assembly combinable with a second cover assembly to house or enclose a printed circuit board therebetween. Each cover assembly includes a cover and a frame, the cover attachable to the frame by bending portions of the cover thereabout. The cover is preferably stamped metal and the frame is preferably injection molded plastic. Each cover may include recesses such that, when the cover is bent around the frame, the cover bends at the recesses and closely engages the frame on multiple mating surfaces. The cover assemblies may be welded together, such as by ultrasonic welding, to form a complete package or housing, and may include intermittingly spaced shear weld features to improve bond strength therebetween. Methods of manufacturing and/or assembling electronic housings and cover assemblies are also provided." The patent application was filed on Feb. 25, 2010 (12/713,073). 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=8,406,001&OS=8,406,001&RS=8,406,001 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Intel Assigned Patent for Methods and Systems for Short Range Motion Compensation De-interlacing ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 29 -- Intel, Santa Clara, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,405,769) developed by Jong Dae Oh, Folsom, Calif., and Yi-Jen Chiu, San Jose, Calif., for "methods and systems for short range motion compensation de-interlacing." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Systems and methods for choosing whether to select either a spatial interpolation value or a motion compensation interpolation value for deinterlacing an interlaced frame. A minimal sum of absolute differences (SAD) may be determined for a current pixel. Depending on the magnitude of the minimal SAD relative to two threshold values, different checks may be applied. The outcome of the checks may determine whether the spatial interpolation value or the motion compensation interpolation value may be used in deinterlacing. Generally, the magnitude of the minimal SAD may determine the reliability of the SAD and the consequent trustworthiness of the associated motion vector (MV). Greater reliability of the minimal SAD may suggest that the motion compensation interpolation value may be used for purposes of deinterlacing. Less reliability in the minimal SAD may motivate additional checks to further evaluate whether the motion compensation interpolation value should be used. A less reliable minimal SAD and/or failure of some of the checks may suggest that the motion compensation interpolation value should not be used." 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