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U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in Oregon (April 22)(Targeted News Service Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Targeted News Service Targeted News Service ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 22 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Oregon. *** Intel Assigned Patent for Method, Apparatus and System for Protecting Security Keys on a Wireless Platform ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 22 -- Intel, Santa Clara, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,422,678) developed by Kapil Sood, Beaverton, Ore., and Ned Smith, Beaverton, Ore., for a "method, apparatus and system for protecting security keys on a wireless platform." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method, apparatus and system enable security keys to be processed in a dedicated partition on a secure wireless platform. Specifically, embodiments of the present invention may utilize a secure processing area (i.e., a dedicated partition) to generate security keys and to utilize the security keys to perform a 4-way handshake to provide confidentiality and integrity protection for all data communication between the wireless node and an access point." The patent application was filed on Nov. 16, 2005 (11/281,982). 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=8,422,678&OS=8,422,678&RS=8,422,678 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Oregon Inventors Develop Patent for Respiration Measurement by Means of Morphological Operators ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 22 -- Jie Lian, Beaverton, Ore., and Dirk Muessig, West Linn, Ore., have developed a patent (8,419,645) for a "respiration measurement by means of morphological operators." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An implantable medical device that measures respiration parameters based on transthoracic impedance signals, and converts transthoracic impedance signals into a time series of digital values which is filtered with morphological operators to separate the signal into a respiratory component and a cardiac component. Metrics are generated based on the filtered impedance values such as respiratory rate, I/E ratio, tidal volume and minute ventilation." The patent application was filed on July 5, 2011 (13/176,484). 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=84,19,645.PN.&OS=PN/84,19,645&RS=PN/84,19,645 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** NIKE Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 22 -- NIKE, Beaverton, Ore., has been assigned a patent (8,418,382) developed by Carl L. Madore, Portland, Ore., and Nicole Mueller, Portland, Ore., for a "sole structure and article of footwear including same." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A sole structure can include one or more ridge tractions elements. The ridge traction elements can be separated by one or more flexure zones. The sole structure can also include other types of traction elements." The patent application was filed on March 16, 2011 (13/049,422). 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=84,18,382.PN.&OS=PN/84,18,382&RS=PN/84,18,382 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** NIKE Assigned Patent for Article of Footwear having an Upper Incorporating a Tensile Strand with a Cover Layer ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 22 -- NIKE, Beaverton, Ore., has been assigned a patent (8,418,380) developed by Frederick J. Dojan, Vancouver, Wash., James Hwang, Taichung, Taiwan, and James C. Meschter, Portland, Ore., for an "article of footwear having an upper incorporating a tensile strand with a cover layer." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An article of footwear may have a sole structure and an upper that includes a foundation element, a strand, and a cover layer. The strand is positioned adjacent to an exterior surface of the foundation element and substantially parallel to the exterior surface for a distance of at least five centimeters. The cover layer extends along the strand for the distance of at least five centimeters, and the strand is positioned between the cover layer and the foundation element. In some configurations, the cover layer has a pair of edges on opposite sides of the strand, the strand is substantially centered between the edges of the cover layer for the distance of at least five centimeters, and areas of the exterior surface are exposed beyond the edges of the cover layer." The patent application was filed on Aug. 24, 2009 (12/546,019). 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=84,18,380.PN.&OS=PN/84,18,380&RS=PN/84,18,380 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Tokyo Electron Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 22 -- Tokyo Electron, Japan, has been assigned a patent (8,419,859) developed by four co-inventors for a "method of cleaning plasma-treating apparatus, plasma-treating apparatus where the cleaning method is practiced, and memory medium memorizing program executing the cleaning method." The co-inventors are Noriaki Fukiage, Amagasaki, Japan, Shinji Komoto, Amagasaki, Japan, Hiroyuki Takaba, Hillsboro, Ore., and Kiyotaka Ishibashi, Amagasaki, Japan. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method of cleaning a plasma processing apparatus for processing a target in a process container, which is vacuum-evacuatable, using plasma, includes performing a first cleaning process by supplying a cleaning gas into the process container to generate plasma and maintaining the pressure in the process container at a first pressure, and performing a second cleaning process by supplying a cleaning gas into the process container to generate plasma and maintaining the pressure in the process container at a second pressure that is higher than the first pressure. Accordingly, the plasma processing apparatus can be efficiently and rapidly cleaned without damaging at least one of the group consisting of inner surfaces of the process container and members in the process container." The patent application was filed on Feb. 18, 2008 (12/528,734). 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=84,19,859.PN.&OS=PN/84,19,859&RS=PN/84,19,859 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Intel Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 22 -- Intel, Santa Clara, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,421,225) developed by nine co-inventors for a "three-dimensional stacked substrate arrangements." The co-inventors are Shriram Ramanathan, Hillsboro, Ore., Patrick Morrow, Portland, Ore., Scott List, Beaverton, Ore., Michael Y. Chan, Sunnyvale, Calif., Mauro J. Kobrinsky, Portland, Ore., Sarah E. Kim, Portland, Ore., Kevin P. O'Brien, Portland, Ore., Michael C. Harmes, North Plains, Ore., and Thomas Marieb, Portland, Ore. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Three-dimensional stacked substrate arrangements with reliable bonding and inter-substrate protection." The patent application was filed on May 14, 2012 (13/470,822). 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=8,421,225&OS=8,421,225&RS=8,421,225 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Intel Assigned Patent for Strain-inducing Semiconductor Regions ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 22 -- Intel, Santa Clara, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,421,059) developed by Suman Datta, Beaverton, Ore., Jack T. Kavalieros, Portland, Ore., and Been-Yih Jin, Lake Oswego, Ore., for a strain-inducing semiconductor regions. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method to form a strain-inducing semiconductor region is described. In one embodiment, formation of a strain-inducing semiconductor region laterally adjacent to a crystalline substrate results in a uniaxial strain imparted to the crystalline substrate, providing a strained crystalline substrate. In another embodiment, a semiconductor region with a crystalline lattice of one or more species of charge-neutral lattice-forming atoms imparts a strain to a crystalline substrate, wherein the lattice constant of the semiconductor region is different from that of the crystalline substrate, and wherein all species of charge-neutral lattice-forming atoms of the semiconductor region are contained in the crystalline substrate." The patent application was filed on Oct. 5, 2010 (12/898,211). 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=8,421,059&OS=8,421,059&RS=8,421,059 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Hewlett-Packard Development Assigned Patent for Drop Detection ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 22 -- Hewlett-Packard Development, Houston, has been assigned a patent (8,419,159) developed by Alexander Govyadinov, Corvallis, Ore., and James W. Ring, Blodgett, Ore., for a drop detection. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "In one embodiment, a drop detector includes a light source for illuminating drops passing through a drop zone and a light detector near the light source for detecting light scattered off the drops back toward the light source. In another embodiment, a drop detector includes a light source operable to emit a beam of light for illuminating drops passing through a drop zone and a light detector positioned near the light source to detect substantially only light scattered off the drops at a scatter angle .theta. in the range of 177.degree. to 180.degree., where .theta. represents a direction of scattered light measured with respect to an axis of the light beam with .theta.=0.degree. lying along the axis in a direction of travel of the light beam and .theta.=180.degree. lying along the axis opposite the direction of travel of the light beam." The patent application was filed on July 29, 2009 (12/511,639). 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=8,419,159&OS=8,419,159&RS=8,419,159 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Tyco Electronics Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 22 -- Tyco Electronics, Berwyn, Pa., has been assigned a patent (8,419,212) developed by Alan Robert MacDougall, Beaverton, Ore., and Brian Patrick Costello, Scotts Valley, Calif., for a "circuit board assembly with light emitting element." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A circuit board assembly includes a circuit board including an electrical conductor, and a light emitting element assembly. The light emitting element assembly includes a carrier mounted on the circuit board, a light emitting element mounted on the carrier, and an electrical contact held by the carrier in electrical connection with the light emitting element and the electrical conductor." The patent application was filed on July 29, 2008 (12/181,976). 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=8,419,212&OS=8,419,212&RS=8,419,212 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Xerox Assigned Patent for Scalable Inkjet Printhead Architecture and Method of Manufacture ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 22 -- Xerox, Norwalk, Conn., has been assigned a patent (8,419,170) developed by John R. Andrews, Fairport, N.Y., and Steve Van Cleve Korol, Dundee, Ore., for a "scalable inkjet printhead architecture and method of manufacture." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method of manufacturing a printhead includes connecting an ink supply and driving electronics to a predetermined number of inkjet ejector sites. Each ejector site includes a fluid inlet and an electrical connector. The predetermined number of ejector sites connected to the ink supply and driving electronics is less than the total number of ejector sites available for use in the printhead." The patent application was filed on Aug. 5, 2010 (12/850,714). 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=8,419,170&OS=8,419,170&RS=8,419,170 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Huntair Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 22 -- Huntair, Tualatin, Ore., has been assigned a patent (8,419,348) developed by Lawrence G. Hopkins, Portland, Ore., for "fan array fan section in air-handling systems." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A fan array fan section in an air-handling system includes a plurality of fan units arranged in a fan array and positioned within an air-handling compartment. One preferred embodiment may include an array controller programmed to operate the plurality of fan units at peak efficiency. The plurality of fan units may be arranged in a true array configuration, a spaced pattern array configuration, a checker board array configuration, rows slightly offset array configuration, columns slightly offset array configuration, or a staggered array configuration." The patent application was filed on April 5, 2011 (13/080,168). 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=8,419,348&OS=8,419,348&RS=8,419,348 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Hewlett-Packard Development Assigned Patent for Inkjet Printhead and Method Employing Central Ink Feed Channel ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 22 -- Hewlett-Packard Development, Houston, has been assigned a patent (8,419,169) developed by Alfred I-Tsung Pan, Sunnyvale, Calif., and Erik Torniainen, Albany, Ore., for an "inkjet printhead and method employing central ink feed channel." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An inkjet printhead (100) and a method (200) of supplying viscous ink employ a central ink feed channel (130). The inkjet printhead (100) includes a bridge beam (110) that supports an ejector element (106), a pair of lateral ink feed channels (120) adjacent to the bridge beam (110), and a central ink feed channel (130) through the ejector element (106) and bridge beam (110). The pair of lateral ink feed channels (120) and the central ink feed channel (130) connect between an ink reservoir (140) below the bridge beam (110) and the bubble expansion chamber (104). The method (200) includes providing (210) a central ink feed channel in a bridge beam of a printhead and flowing (220) viscous ink from an ink reservoir through a combination of the provided central ink feed channel and a pair of lateral ink feed channels." The patent application was filed on July 31, 2009 (13/260,075). 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=8,419,169&OS=8,419,169&RS=8,419,169 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Burley Design Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 22 -- Burley Design, Eugene, Ore., has been assigned a patent (8,419,035) developed by four co-inventors for a "bicycle trailer and method." The co-inventors are Joel A. Wilson, Eugene, Ore., Gwen E. Spencer, Corvallis, Ore., Aaron P. Beese, Eugene, Ore., and Christopher L. Casler, Eugene, Ore. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A trailer for towing by a bicycle is disclosed comprising a tow arm adapted for coupling by a hitch to the bicycle. The tow arm is pivotally coupled to an upper portion of the trailer frame and can be collapsed against the frame. The frame can comprise plural frame sections that can also pivot to a collapsed position and a lower shelf foldable to a collapsed position as well. Locking elements can be provided for selectively locking the trailer components against relative pivoting motion. One or more actuators for selectively locking and unlocking the frame components can be provided. One such actuator can simultaneously unlock first and second transversely spaced apart hinge elements. The hitch can comprise a flexible coupling that provides torsional resistance against rolling motion of the trailer, particularly when the trailer is mounted to a seat post or other location above the rear wheel of the bicycle. The flexible hitch coupling can provide a progressively increasing torsional resistance to such rolling while allowing pivoting of the trailer relative to the bicycle as the bicycle is steered and flexing to accommodate variations in pitch between the bicycle and trailer." The patent application was filed on Sept. 21, 2010 (12/887,336). 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=8,419,035.PN.&OS=PN/8,419,035&RS=PN/8,419,035 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. For more information about Targeted News Service products and services, please contact: Myron Struck, editor, Targeted News Service LLC, Springfield, Va., 703/304-1897; [email protected]; http://targetednews.com. -1122288 (c) 2013 Targeted News Service |