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U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in Washington (April 26)(Targeted News Service Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Targeted News Service Targeted News Service ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 26 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Washington. *** Battelle Memorial Institute Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 26 -- Battelle Memorial Institute, Richland, Wash., has been assigned a patent (8,425,662) developed by B. Peter McGrail, Richland, Wash., Praveen K. Thallapally, Richland, Wash., and Wu Xu, Richland, Wash., for "methods for associating or dissociating guest materials with a metal organic framework, systems for associating or dissociating guest materials within a series of metal organic frameworks, and gas separation assemblies." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Methods for releasing associated guest materials from a metal organic framework are provided. Methods for associating guest materials with a metal organic framework are also provided. Methods are provided for selectively associating or dissociating guest materials with a metal organic framework. Systems for associating or dissociating guest materials within a series of metal organic frameworks are provided. Gas separation assemblies are provided." The patent application was filed on April 1, 2011 (13/078,548). 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=84,25,662.PN.&OS=PN/84,25,662&RS=PN/84,25,662 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Microsoft Assigned Patent for System and Method for Asynchronous Processing in Page Lifecycle ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 26 -- Microsoft, Redmond, Wash., has been assigned a patent (8,429,655) developed by six co-inventors for a "system and method for asynchronous processing in page lifecycle." The co-inventors are Erik B. Olson, Farmington, Utah, Andres Sanabria, Sammamish, Wash., Dmitry Robsman, Bellevue, Wash., Helen Yan, Bellevue, Wash., Peixin Han, Bellevue, Wash., and Nikhil Kothari, Sammamish, Wash. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "System and methods for asynchronous processing within a web page lifecycle, enabling web page developers to integrate asynchronous work within the web page implementation that can store state inside the page and is applied to requests to the particular page. Handlers initiate event-based or task-based asynchronous operations without keeping a dedicated thread while waiting for a response. The thread is returned to a pool of available threads upon initiation of the process. Results are received on other threads and provided to the page before rendering. Timeout errors are also provided, if a particular result is not received within specified period. The events are delivered in a serial manner so that the page developer uses request instance data without explicit synchronization. This makes a high-scale, asynchronous processing model less complex and more accessible to developers accustomed to web scripting, which is traditionally synchronous." The patent application was filed on April 29, 2005 (11/117,886). 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=8,429,655&OS=8,429,655&RS=8,429,655 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Invention Science Fund I Assigned Patent for Maintaining Insulators in Power Transmission Systems ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 26 -- Invention Science Fund I, Bellevue, Wash., has been assigned a patent (8,426,736) developed by six co-inventors for "maintaining insulators in power transmission systems." The co-inventors are Roderick A. Hyde, Redmond, Wash., Muriel Y. Ishikawa, Livermore, Calif., Jordin T. Kare, Seattle, David B. Tuckerman, Lafayette, Calif., Lowell L. Wood Jr., Bellevue, Wash., and Victoria Y. H. Wood, Livermore, Calif. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An electrical power transmission system includes electrical insulators arranged to electrically isolate live power lines. Surface reconditioning units are incorporated or integrated in the insulator structures. A sensor arrangement determines surface conditions of the electrical insulators in use to isolate live power lines. In response, the surface reconditioning units automatically recondition the surfaces of the in-service electrical insulators if appropriate for maintaining the electrical insulators in healthy state." The patent application was filed on July 17, 2009 (12/460,452). 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=84,26,736.PN.&OS=PN/84,26,736&RS=PN/84,26,736 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Amazon Technologies Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 26 -- Amazon Technologies, Reno, Nev., has been assigned a patent (8,429,757) developed by five co-inventors for a "controlling use of computing-related resources by multiple independent parties." The co-inventors are Mark Joseph Cavage, Seattle, John Cormie, Seattle, Nathan R. Fitch, Seattle, Don Johnson, Seattle, and Peter Sirota, Seattle. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Techniques are described for managing access to computing-related resources that, for example, may enable multiple distinct parties to independently control access to the resources (e.g., such that a request to access a resource succeeds only if all of multiple associated parties approve that access). For example, an executing software application may, on behalf of an end user, make use of computing-related resources of one or more types that are provided by one or more remote third-party network services (e.g., data storage services provided by an online storage service) --in such a situation, both the developer user who created the software application and the end user may be allowed to independently specify access rights for one or more particular such computing-related resources (e.g., stored data files), such that neither the end user nor the software application developer user may later access those resources without the approval of the other party." The patent application was filed on Oct. 19, 2011 (13/277,070). 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=8,429,757&OS=8,429,757&RS=8,429,757 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** OpenTV Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 26 -- OpenTV, San Francisco, has been assigned a patent (8,429,692) developed by 10 co-inventors for a "method and system to search viewable content." The co-inventors are Andrew Zeldis, San Francisco, Gina Terada, San Francisco, David A. Merkoski, San Francisco, Jared Marr, San Francisco, Benjamin A. Rottler, San Francisco, Jordan Kanarek, San Francisco, Matthew Huntington, Twickenham, United Kingdom, Celine Pering, Palo Alto, Calif., David Scott Nazarian, Seattle, and Joshua Wagner, San Francisco. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A system to search to search viewable content in the context of television entertainment is provided. In one example embodiment, the system comprises a communications module to receive a request associated with one or more directional keys on a control device, a search term detector to determine a search term associated with the request, a search module to locate a content item associated with the search term; and a presentation module to present the content item associated with the search term." The patent application was filed on Sept. 7, 2007 (12/377,653). 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=8,429,692&OS=8,429,692&RS=8,429,692 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Invention Science Fund I Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 26 -- Invention Science Fund I, Bellevue, Wash., has been assigned a patent (8,426,842) developed by seven co-inventors for "doped graphene electronic materials." The co-inventors are Jeffrey A. Bowers, Kirkland, Wash., Roderick A. Hyde, Redmond, Wash., Muriel Y. Ishikawa, Livermore, Calif., Jordin T. Kare, Seattle, Clarence T. Tegreene, Bellevue, Wash., Tatsushi Toyokuni, Paradise, Calif., and Richard N. Zare, Stanford, Calif. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A graphene substrate is doped with one or more functional groups to form an electronic device." The patent application was filed on May 7, 2010 (12/800,058). 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=84,26,842.PN.&OS=PN/84,26,842&RS=PN/84,26,842 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Washington State University Research Foundation Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 26 -- Washington State University Research Foundation, Pullman, Wash., has been assigned a patent (8,426,684) developed by Rodney B. Croteau, Newport, Ore., Edward M. Davis, Pullman, Wash., and Kerry L. Ringer, Richland, Wash., for an "isolated menthone reductase and nucleic acid molecules encoding same." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The present invention provides isolated menthone reductase proteins, isolated nucleic acid molecules encoding menthone reductase proteins, methods for expressing and isolating menthone reductase proteins, and transgenic plants expressing elevated levels of menthone reductase protein." The patent application was filed on June 15, 2004 (11/569,493). 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=84,26,684.PN.&OS=PN/84,26,684&RS=PN/84,26,684 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Qualcomm Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 26 -- Qualcomm, San Diego, has been assigned a patent (8,427,309) developed by seven co-inventors for a sensor network management. The co-inventors are Gregory T. Bullard, La Mesa, Calif., Desiree D. Brake, Poway, Calif., Christopher J. Pruetting, Poway, Calif., Raymond S. Stits, Carlsbad, Calif., Jason Tory Ryberg, Arlington, Wash., Jason C. Thomas, Carlsbad, Calif., and Diane M. Winchell, San Diego. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Disclosed are methods and apparatuses for managing other apparatuses. In certain aspects, an apparatus for managing other apparatuses includes a processing system configured to receive one or more reports from the other apparatuses, and to send a message to at least one of the other apparatuses, wherein the message instructs the at least one of the other apparatuses to configure at least one parameter that controls when the at least one of the other apparatus sends a report to the apparatus." The patent application was filed on Sept. 8, 2009 (12/555,322). 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=8,427,309.PN.&OS=PN/8,427,309&RS=PN/8,427,309 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Microsoft Assigned Patent for Utilization of Memory Refresh Cycles for Pattern Matching ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 26 -- Microsoft, Redmond, Wash., has been assigned a patent (8,427,854) developed by Yaron Weinsberg, Bellevue, Wash., and John Joseph Richardson, Bellevue, Wash., for "utilization of memory refresh cycles for pattern matching." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Searching for patterns stored on a hardware storage device. A method includes, as part of a memory refresh operation, performing a read to read contents of a portion of a memory. The method further includes writing the read contents of the portion of memory back to the portion of memory. The read contents are provided to data comparison logic. Using the data comparison logic; the read contents are compared to predetermined data patterns. A determination is made as to whether or not the contents match at least one of the predetermined data patterns. When the read contents match at least one of the predetermined data patterns, a software readable indicator is provided indicating that the read contents match at least one of the predetermined data patterns. Similar embodiments may be implemented using hard drive head wear leveling operations." The patent application was filed on April 15, 2010 (12/760,797). 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=8,427,854&OS=8,427,854&RS=8,427,854 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Microsoft Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 26 -- Microsoft, Redmond, Wash., has been assigned a patent (8,427,424) developed by four co-inventors for "using physical objects in conjunction with an interactive surface." The co-inventors are Bjorn U. Hartmann, San Mateo, Calif., Andrew D. Wilson, Seattle, Hrvoje Benko, Bellevue, Wash., and Meredith J. Morris, Bellevue, Wash. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An interaction management module (IMM) is described for allowing users to engage an interactive surface in a collaborative environment using various input devices, such as keyboard-type devices and mouse-type devices. The IMM displays digital objects on the interactive surface that are associated with the devices in various ways. The digital objects can include input display interfaces, cursors, soft-key input mechanisms, and so on. Further, the IMM provides a mechanism for establishing a frame of reference for governing the placement of each cursor on the interactive surface. Further, the IMM provides a mechanism for allowing users to make a digital copy of a physical article placed on the interactive surface. The IMM also provides a mechanism which duplicates actions taken on the digital copy with respect to the physical article, and vice versa." The patent application was filed on Sept. 30, 2008 (12/241,281). 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=8,427,424.PN.&OS=PN/8,427,424&RS=PN/8,427,424 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Boeing Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 26 -- Boeing, Chicago, has been assigned a patent (8,427,294) developed by Kwu-Wing W. Cheung, Shoreline, Wash., for a "seat buckle configured for security and safety and associated methods." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A system is described for determining if two seat buckles are attached. The system includes seat belt portions and corresponding seat buckle members. The system also includes a sensing element located within a first seat buckle member and configured to output signals corresponding to one or both of attachment and non-attachment between the seat buckle members. A transmitter located within the first seat buckle member is configured to receive the signals from the sensing element. The transmitter transmits unique identification information, corresponding with a location of the seat belt, and data corresponding to the signals received from the sensing element. A display unit is configured to receive the unique identification information and data from the transmitter and provide a display indicative of an attachment status between the seat buckle members." The patent application was filed on March 31, 2008 (12/059,646). 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=8,427,294.PN.&OS=PN/8,427,294&RS=PN/8,427,294 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Boeing Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 26 -- Boeing, Chicago, has been assigned a patent (8,425,710) developed by four co-inventors for an "automated placement of vibration damping materials." The co-inventors are Donald A. Anderson, Bellevue, Wash., Anne E. Parsons, Renton, Wash., Tuan Q. Cao, Seattle, and Michael L. Leggett, Federal Way, Wash., The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Damping material is installed on a structure by moving a material placement head over the structure, and using the head to place the material on the structure." The patent application was filed on March 13, 2009 (12/404,270). 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=84,25,710.PN.&OS=PN/84,25,710&RS=PN/84,25,710 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Honeywell International Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 26 -- Honeywell International, Morristown, N.J., has been assigned a patent (8,427,343) developed by Thomas F. McGuffin, Bellevue, Wash., Thomas D. Judd, Woodinville, Wash., and Randy T. Durand, Carnation, Wash., for "methods and systems for generating data link air traffic control center menus." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Methods and systems for generating a data link air traffic control center menu are provided. In one implementation, a method includes calculating a distance between each of a plurality of air traffic control centers and an aircraft during flight. The method further includes displaying a sorted list of the plurality of air traffic control centers, wherein the list is sorted by the calculated distance, from closest to the aircraft to farthest from the aircraft. The method further includes receiving an input, the input selecting one of the air traffic control centers." The patent application was filed on May 4, 2012 (13/463,960). 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=8,427,343.PN.&OS=PN/8,427,343&RS=PN/8,427,343 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Microsoft Assigned Patent for Controlling Access to Documents Using File Locks ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 26 -- Microsoft, Redmond, Wash., has been assigned a patent (8,429,753) developed by 12 co-inventors for "controlling access to documents using file locks." The co-inventors are Simon Skaria, Sammamish, Wash., Naresh Kannan, Seattle, Simon Peter Clarke, Seattle, Miko Arnab Sakhya Singha Bose, Seattle, Christopher J. Antos, Bellevue, Wash., Mark Rolland Knight, Bellevue, Wash., Andrew G. Carlson, Redmond, Wash., Don Adam Hedgpeth, Redmond, Wash., Mitesh Pankaj Patel, Seattle, Andrew Sean Watson, Seattle, Jonathan B. Bailor, Bellevue, Wash., and Elena Petrova, Redmond, Wash. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Examples are related to systems and methods for controlling access to document files on a document server. One example system includes document files stored on a document server, at least one of the document files referencing a file lock, and a document access processing module. The example document access processing module includes a file sharing processing module that determines a coauthoring status of a software application of a client computer requesting access to the document file, and a file lock processing module that stores one or more file locks and that controls the setting and resetting of file locks. The example document access processing module uses the coauthoring status of the software application and the file lock status of a document file to determine whether a software application is permitted to have write access to the document file." The patent application was filed on May 8, 2008 (12/117,040). 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=8,429,753&OS=8,429,753&RS=8,429,753 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Invention Science Fund I Assigned Patent for Control Technique for Object Production Rights ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 26 -- Invention Science Fund I, Bellevue, Wash., has been assigned a patent (8,429,754) developed by seven co-inventors for a "control technique for object production rights." The co-inventors are Edward K.Y. Jung, Bellevue, Wash., Royce A. Levien, Lexington, Mass., Robert W. Lord, Seattle, Mark A. Malamud, Seattle, John D. Rinaldo Jr., Bellevue, Wash., Clarence T. Tegreene, Bellevue, Wash., and Lowell L. Wood Jr., Bellevue, Wash. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Methods for a control technique for object production rights include but are not limited to receiving at the duplication control system a digital rights management code, the digital rights management code associated with one or more object data files; generating an authorization status based on the digital rights management code; and configuring one or more manufacturing machines to operate as a function of the authorization status." The patent application was filed on Dec. 21, 2007 (12/005,162). 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=8,429,754&OS=8,429,754&RS=8,429,754 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Battelle Memorial Institute Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 26 -- Battelle Memorial Institute, Richland, Wash., has been assigned a patent (8,425,654) developed by four co-inventors for a "purification process for .sup.153Gd produced in natural europium targets." The co-inventors are Amanda M. Johnsen, Richland, Wash., Chuck Z. Soderquist, Benton City, Wash., Bruce K. McNamara, Richland, Wash., and Darrell R. Fisher, Richland, Wash. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An alteration of the traditional zinc/zinc-amalgam reduction procedure which eliminates both the hazardous mercury and dangerous hydrogen gas generation. In order to avoid the presence of water and hydrated protons in the working solution, which can oxidize Eu.sup.2+ and cause hydrogen gas production, a process utilizing methanol as the process solvent is described. While methanol presents some flammability hazard in a radiological hot cell, it can be better managed and is less of a flammability hazard than hydrogen gas generation." The patent application was filed on Aug. 18, 2011 (13/212,711). 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=84,25,654.PN.&OS=PN/84,25,654&RS=PN/84,25,654 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Microsoft Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 26 -- Microsoft, Redmond, Wash., has been assigned a patent (8,426,715) developed by four co-inventors for "client-side audio signal mixing on low computational power player using beat metadata." The co-inventors are John Bregar, Seattle, Andy Precious, Duvall, Wash., Sanjeev Mehrotra, Kirkland, Wash., and Serge Smirnov, Redmond, Wash. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A low computational power digital audio player achieves beat continuous transitioning between digital audio pieces based on beat metadata, which can be generated via offline processing on a higher computational power computer or via background or idle processing on the digital audio player. The digital audio player produces playlists of beat matching compatible songs based on the metadata, or pick lists of songs that are beat matching compatible with a currently playing song. By facilitating selection of songs with beat matching compatible tempos based on metadata, the beat continuous transitions can be achieved without altering the beat tempo of digital audio pieces, or with simple resampling." The patent application was filed on Dec. 17, 2007 (11/958,331). 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=84,26,715.PN.&OS=PN/84,26,715&RS=PN/84,26,715 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Microsoft Assigned Patent for Search Result Presentation for Search Result Presentation ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 26 -- Microsoft, Redmond, Wash., has been assigned a patent (8,429,740) developed by five co-inventors for a search result presentation. The co-inventors are Patrick Sokolan, Redmond, Wash., Dennis Doherty, Redmond, Wash., Claude Duguay, Kenmore, Wash., William Radcliffe, Remond, Wash., and Virgil Bourassa, Bellevue, Wash. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A data presentation system for a search engine may use classified or tagged elements in a resulting document to create a search result document that has portions redacted, modified, or changed based on the tags or classifications of elements within the document. The document may be rebuilt from the search engine database at presentation time with one or more elements changed or modified. The permission settings for a user or other factors may be used to determine which elements within the document are permitted to be accessed." The patent application was filed on April 26, 2010 (12/766,936). 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=8,429,740&OS=8,429,740&RS=8,429,740 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Microsoft Assigned Patent for Fax Accounts ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 26 -- Microsoft, Redmond, Wash., has been assigned a patent (8,427,685) developed by four co-inventors for fax accounts. The co-inventors are Hubert Van Hoof, Seattle, Manoj K. Jain, Hyderabad, India, Raghavendra Rachamadugu, Hyderabad, India, and Grandhi V.A. Srinivasulu, Hyderabad, India. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A fax account is described and creates an association between users and documents that are faxed. A fax account allows a user to secure their faxed documents and organize and streamline fax communication via different transports. In at least some embodiments, security is enhanced through the use of an authentication model that authenticates individual users before giving them access to the fax functionality or, more accurately, their fax account. In at least some embodiments, fax accounts also provide users with an infrastructure through which they can manage their documents. In addition, in at least some embodiments, fax accounts can be used to manage and direct received faxes to the intended recipient, thus reducing the possibility of an unintended recipient gaining access to the fax." The patent application was filed on June 29, 2010 (12/825,719). 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=8,427,685&OS=8,427,685&RS=8,427,685 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Invention Science Fund I Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 26 -- Invention Science Fund I, Bellevue, Wash., has been assigned a patent (8,427,800) developed by seven co-inventors for a "smart link coupled to power line." The co-inventors are Roderick A. Hyde, Redmond, Wash., William Gates, Redmond, Wash., Jordin T. Kare, Seattle, Nathan P. Myhrvold, Medina, Wash., Clarence T. Tegreene, Bellevue, Wash., David B. Tuckerman, Lafayette, Calif., and Lowell L. Wood Jr., Bellevue, Wash. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A smart link in a power delivery system includes an insulator, which electrically isolates a power line, and a switchable conductance placed in parallel with the insulator. The switchable conductance includes switchgear for sourcing, sinking, and/or dispatching real and/or reactive power on the power line to dynamically in response to dynamic loading, transient voltages and/or currents, and phase conditions or other conditions on the power line." The patent application was filed on Oct. 9, 2009 (12/587,624). 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=8,427,800&OS=8,427,800&RS=8,427,800 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** University of Michigan Assigned Patent for Acoustic Sensor Utilizing Acoustoelectric Effect ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 26 -- The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich., has been assigned a patent (8,427,906) developed by four co-inventors for an "acoustic sensor utilizing acoustoelectric effect." The co-inventors are Russell S. Witte, Tucson, Ariz., Ragnar Olafsson, Tucson, Ariz., Sheng-Wen Huang, Seattle, Timothy L. Hall, Ann Arbor, Mich., and Matthew O'Donnell, Seattle. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An ultrasound system that detects a characteristic of an ultrasound wave. The system includes a circuit member defining a sensing portion operable to be exposed to the ultrasound wave. The system also includes a current generating device that generates a current in the sensing portion of the circuit member. Furthermore, the system includes a voltage sensor that detects a voltage across the sensing portion due to the exposure to the ultrasound wave to thereby detect the characteristic of the ultrasound wave." The patent application was filed on Oct. 13, 2008 (12/250,289). 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=8,427,906&OS=8,427,906&RS=8,427,906 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Sharp Laboratories of America Assigned Patent for Automatic Parameter Control for Spatial-temporal Filter ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 26 -- Sharp Laboratories of America, Camas, Wash., has been assigned a patent (8,427,583) developed by Christopher A. Segall, Camas, Wash., for an "automatic parameter control for spatial-temporal filter." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method for image processing includes receiving an input image and estimating a noise characteristic of the input image, wherein the noise characteristic includes a temporal characteristic and a spatial characteristic. Spatially filtering the input image based upon the spatial characteristic, wherein the spatial characteristic is dependent upon the temporal characteristic." The patent application was filed on Sept. 30, 2010 (12/894,591). 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=8,427,583&OS=8,427,583&RS=8,427,583 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** VideoIQ Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 26 -- VideoIQ, Bedford, Mass., has been assigned a patent (8,427,552) developed by Douglas H. Marman, Ridgefield, Wash., and Mahesh Saptharishi, Waltham, Mass., for an "Extending the operational lifetime of a hard-disk drive used in video data storage applications." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A storage buffer and a hard-disk drive are provided in a video data storage application. The hard-disk drive operates normally in a powered-down state, and video data are stored in the storage buffer during a first time interval. The hard-disk drive is operated in a powered-up state. A portion of the video data stored in the storage buffer is transferred to and stored in the hard-disk drive in the powered-up state during a second time interval that is substantially shorter than the first time interval. The hard-disk drive is returned to the powered-down state. A total hard-disk drive storage time, representing a sum of the second time intervals, spent transferring to and storing a portion of the video data in the hard-disk drive is substantially less than a total buffer storage time, representing a sum of the first time intervals, spent storing the video data in the storage buffer." The patent application was filed on April 18, 2008 (12/105,893). 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=8,427,552&OS=8,427,552&RS=8,427,552 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Avocent Huntsville Avocent Huntsville Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 26 -- Avocent Huntsville, Huntsville, Ala., has been assigned a patent (8,427,489) developed by Ken Matthews, Woodinville, Wash., for a "rack interface pod with intelligent platform control." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Rack Interface Pods can be augmented with non-KVM (keyboard, video and mouse) functionality that can enable greater analysis of the state of the computer to which the RIP is attached. A RIP can be augmented to include a non-KVM input connection (e.g., an Intelligent Platform/Chassis control protocol input) that is used to communicate between the server and the RIP. The RIP can then multiplex the received information with the KVM signals for transmission to a PEM or to an ARI port. Video and computer environment-style data can be multiplexed across a communications medium exiting the RIP such that they can be received by a remote computer. " The patent application was filed on Sept. 20, 2006 (11/523,582). 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=8,427,489&OS=8,427,489&RS=8,427,489 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Microsoft Assigned Patent for Avoiding Optical Effects of Touch on Liquid Crystal Display ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 26 -- Microsoft, Redmond, Wash., has been assigned a patent (8,427,439) developed by Glen C. Larsen, Issaquah, Wash., Timothy Andrew Large, Bellevue, Wash., and Neil Emerton, Redmond, Wash., for "avoiding optical effects of touch on liquid crystal display." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Embodiments are disclosed herein related to the avoidance of undesirable optical effects in a liquid crystal display used with a touch-sensitive display input device. For example, one embodiment provides a user interface comprising a body, a light source disposed within the body, and a liquid crystal display configured to create an image displayable on one or more display surfaces coupled to the body. The user interface device further includes a light delivery system positioned optically between the light source and the liquid crystal display to deliver light produced by the light source to the liquid crystal display. The light delivery system comprises a light exit surface spaced from the liquid crystal display to form a gap positioned between the light exit surface of the light delivery system and the liquid crystal display." The patent application was filed on April 13, 2009 (12/422,740). 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=8,427,439&OS=8,427,439&RS=8,427,439 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Motorola Solutions Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 26 -- Motorola Solutions, Schaumburg, Ill., has been assigned a patent (8,427,996) developed by six co-inventors for a "method for selecting a channel in a multi-channel communication system." The co-inventors are Timothy G. Woodward, Tempe, Ariz., Gerald R. Drobka, Naperville, Ill., James E. Eastwood, Bellingham, Wash., Nathanael P. Kuehner, Palatine, Ill., John G. Lambrou, Scottsdale, Ariz., and Todd A. Leigh, East Lansing, Mich. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method for selecting a channel for group communications in a conventional multi-channel communication system comprises receiving, for a plurality of channels in the multi-channel communication system, a talkgroup assignment list for the channels that identifies a set of talkgroups assigned to use the corresponding channels. A subscriber unit receives talkgroup assignment lists for multiple different channels, determines a desired talkgroup, and selects a channel assigned to the desired talkgroup using the received talkgroup assignment. The talkgroup assignment list is developed for at least one channel in the multi-channel communication system and identifies a set of talkgroups assigned to use the corresponding channel. The list is transmitted for the channel to a subscriber unit and is used by the subscriber unit to register with the system and affiliate with a talkgroup supported by the channel in the conventional multi-channel communication system." The patent application was filed on Dec. 29, 2008 (12/344,729). 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=8,427,996&OS=8,427,996&RS=8,427,996 Written by Neha Bharti; edited by Jaya Anand. For more information about Targeted News Service products and services, please contact: Myron Struck, editor, Targeted News Service LLC, Springfield, Va., 703/304-1897; [email protected]; http://targetednews.com. -1122872 (c) 2013 Targeted News Service |