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U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in Indiana (April 12)(Targeted News Service Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Targeted News Service Targeted News Service ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 12 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Indiana. *** Nidec Motor Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 12 -- Nidec Motor, St. Louis, has been assigned a patent (8,415,573) developed by Ellis P. Lipp, Charlottesville, Ind., Gregory A. Peterson, South Barrington, Ill., and Peter F. Stultz, Elgin, Ill., for an appliance timer. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An appliance timer operable in a selection mode and an operation mode includes a shaft assembly, a switch assembly, a cam device, a bi-directional motor, and a display device. The shaft assembly is operable to select an operation cycle and to drive the display device in the selection mode. The motor rotates in a first rotational direction and a second rotational direction opposite to the first rotational direction in the operation mode. When the motor rotates in the first rotational direction, the motor drives the cam device to operate the switch assembly to actuate or deactivate a plurality of electrical circuits associated with a plurality of appliance functions. When the motor rotates in the second rotational direction, the motor drives the display device to indicate an operational status of the appliance. The rotation of the motor is controlled by a microprocessor." The patent application was filed on Feb. 17, 2012 (13/399,160). 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=84,15,573.PN.&OS=PN/84,15,573&RS=PN/84,15,573 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** University of California, University of Chicago Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 12 -- The University of California, Oakland, Calif., and the University of Chicago, Chicago, have been assigned a patent (8,415,464) developed by four co-inventors for "chromosome-specific staining to detect genetic rearrangements." The co-inventors are Joe W. Gray, Livermore, Calif., Daniel Pinkel, Walnut Creek, Calif., Douglas Tkachuk, Livermore, Calif., and Carol Westbrook, Goshen, Ind. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Methods and compositions for staining based upon nucleic acid sequence that employ nucleic acid probes are provided. Said methods produce staining patterns that can be tailored for specific cytogenetic analyzes. Said probes are appropriate for in situ hybridization and stain both interphase and metaphase chromosomal material with reliable signals. The nucleic acid probes are typically of a complexity greater than 50 kb, the complexity depending upon the cytogenetic application. Methods and reagents are provided for the detection of genetic rearrangements. Probes and test kits are provided for use in detecting genetic rearrangements, particularly for use in tumor cytogenetics, in the detection of disease related loci, specifically cancer, such as chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) and for biological dosimetry. Methods and reagents are described for cytogenetic research, for the differentiation of cytogenetically similar but genetically different diseases, and for many prognostic and diagnostic applications." The patent application was filed on Jan. 22, 2001 (09/765,291). 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=8,415,464&OS=8,415,464&RS=8,415,464 Written by Neha Bharti; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Adobe Systems Assigned Patent for Perspective Aware Automatic Guide Generation ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 12 -- Adobe Systems, San Jose, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,416,237) developed by Gaurav Jain, Vidisha, Ind., for a "perspective aware automatic guide generation." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Methods and apparatus provide for a perspective guide. The perspective guide identifies a first object displayed on a graphical user interface rendered on a display device. An edge of the first object includes an anchor point. The anchor point is positioned on a vector that extends from the vanishing point towards the anchor point, where the predefined vanishing point is placed in a perspective drawing on the graphical user interface. The perspective guide associates a graphical pointer to the anchor point, and the perspective guide draws a new object relative to the anchor point on the graphical user interface while maintaining at least one edge of the new object in forced perspective alignment with the vector." The patent application was filed on Sept. 4, 2009 (12/554,068). 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=8,416,237&OS=8,416,237&RS=8,416,237 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** AT&T Intellectual Property I Assigned Patent for System and Method for Routing a Call to a Landline Communication Unit or a Wireless Communication Unit ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 12 -- AT&T Intellectual Property I, Atlanta, has been assigned a patent (8,417,230) developed by eight co-inventors for a "system and method for routing a call to a landline communication unit or a wireless communication unit." The co-inventors are Richard N. Roberts, Elgin, Ill., Todd August Bartels, New Berlin, Wis., Terrence J. McCarthy, Carol Stream, Ill., Wayne Robert Heinmiller, Elgin, Ill., Rodney T. Brand, Lisle, Ill., Leslie Bernard Moore, Elgin, Ill., Carlos H. Donoso, Bartlett, Ill., and Kara Elisia Ford, Fishers, Ind. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Methods and Systems are provided for routing a call to a landline communication unit or a wireless communication unit based on the availability of the wireless communication unit. A call placed to a landline communication unit is routed to the wireless communication unit if the wireless communication unit is determined available. Otherwise, the call is routed to the landline communication unit." The patent application was filed on Nov. 17, 2008 (12/272,443). 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=8,417,230.PN.&OS=PN/8,417,230&RS=PN/8,417,230 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Remy Technologies Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 12 -- Remy Technologies, Pendleton, Ind., has been assigned a patent (8,416,039) developed by Michael D. Bradfield, Anderson, Ind., for a "solenoid with reverse turn spool hub projection." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A solenoid arrangement for a starter motor includes a plunger configured to move in an axial direction and a coil positioned radially outward from the plunger. The coil is wound on a spool that includes a first end and a second end with a hub extending between the first end and the second end. A projection is positioned on the hub of the spool. The coil engages the projection in such a manner that a winding direction of the coil is reversed at the projection.." The patent application was filed on April 26, 2010 (12/767,710). 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=8,416,039.PN.&OS=PN/8,416,039&RS=PN/8,416,039 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Whirlpool Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 12 -- Whirlpool, Benton Harbor, Mich., has been assigned a patent (8,416,214) developed by six co-inventors for a "touch screen coupling having tactile response capability." The co-inventors are Joao Eduardo Santana Borges, Evansville, Ind., Melissa J. Burchill, Benton Harbor, Mich., Craig C. Lear, Saint Joseph, Mich., Jess E. Mutschler, Saint Joseph, Mich., Phabio Junckes Setubal, Joinville, Brazil, and Cesario Zimmermann, Joinville, Brazil. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The presently described technology relates to an appliance control panel system having a control panel interface comprising at least one capacitive touch key, and a circuit board assembly comprising at least one input receiver pad. The control panel interface and the circuit board assembly are not in direct contact with each other. The input receiver pad can be comprised of a conductive material. Certain embodiments also provide a control panel having at least one conductive extender. The extender can be situated between the control panel interface and the circuit board assembly. The capacitive touch key is in electrical connection with the input receiver pad. An method for controlling an appliance with a control panel is also disclosed." The patent application was filed on March 24, 2010 (12/730,291). 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=8,416,214.PN.&OS=PN/8,416,214&RS=PN/8,416,214 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Remy Technologies Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 12 -- Remy Technologies, Pendleton, Ind., has been assigned a patent (8,415,910) developed by David A. Fulton, Anderson, Ind., for a "switch module for an electric machine having switchable stator windings." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An electric machine including a housing and a stator arranged within the housing. The stator includes a plurality of stator windings that define a number of phases. A switch module is mounted at the housing. The switch module includes a plurality of switch members that are operatively connected to the plurality of stator windings. The plurality of switch members are configured and disposed to selectively establish one of a first electrical connection configuration and a second electrical connection configuration of the plurality of stator windings." The patent application was filed on Sept. 20, 2010 (12/886,021). 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=8,415,910&OS=8,415,910&RS=8,415,910 Written by Arpi Sharma; 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. -1121173 (c) 2013 Targeted News Service |