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U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in Texas (May 3)(Targeted News Service Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Targeted News Service Targeted News Service ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 3 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Texas. *** Exxonmobil Research and Engineering Assigned Patent for Polyolefin Adhesive Compositions and Articles ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 3 -- Exxonmobil Research and Engineering, Annandale, N.J., has been assigned a patent (8,431,642) developed by five co-inventors for "polyolefin adhesive compositions and articles made therefrom." The co-inventors are Jean M. Tancrede, Katy, Texas, Christopher L. Curry, Dayton, Texas, David R. Johnsrud, Humble, Texas, George Rodriguez, Houston, and Fran A. Shipley, Crosby, Texas. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Provided are adhesive compositions composed of a polyolefin composition comprising at least about 50 wt. % polypropylene and at least one wax. The polymer compositions have a Dot T-Peel of about 1 Newton or more, a branching index (g') of 0.95 or less measured at the Mz of the polymer, a molecular weight of 100,000 or less, and the adhesive compositions has a fast set time. The packaging industry desires adhesive compositions having a fast set time, such as those setting in less than five seconds from a molten state at conventional packaging operating temperatures to a solid or quasi solid having favorable Dot T-Peel, set time, and or fiber tear adhesion properties. Polymer based adhesives performing within this window are a favorable alternative to conventional formulated adhesives. The provided adhesive compositions exhibit a favorable balance of properties such as high adhesive strength, wide temperature operating window, and fast set time." The patent application was filed on May 26, 2009 (12/472,022). 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=84,31,642.PN.&OS=PN/84,31,642&RS=PN/84,31,642 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** University of Houston Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 3 -- The University of Houston, Houston, has been assigned a patent (8,431,640) developed by six co-inventors for "composites comprising biologically-synthesized nanomaterials." The co-inventors are Seamus Curran, Pearland, Texas, Sampath Dias, Houston, Werner Blau, Dublin, Ireland, Jun Wang, Dublin, Ireland, Ronald S. Oremland, Brisbane, Calif., and Shaun Baesman, San Carlos, Calif. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The present disclosure describes composite materials containing a polymer material and a nanoscale material dispersed in the polymer material. The nanoscale materials may be biologically synthesized, such as tellurium nanorods synthesized by Bacillus selenitireducens. Composite materials of the present disclosure may have optical limiting properties and find use in optical limiting devices." The patent application was filed on Nov. 2, 2009 (12/610,612). 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=84,31,640.PN.&OS=PN/84,31,640&RS=PN/84,31,640 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Clean Energy Labs Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 3 -- Clean Energy Labs, Austin, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,432,212) developed by David A. Badger, Lago Vista, Texas, and Joseph F. Pinkerton, Austin, Texas, for "switching element having an electromechanical switch and methods for making and using same." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A switching element having an electromechanical switch (such as an electrically conductive membrane switch, for example a graphene membrane switch) is disclosed herein. Such a switching element can be made and used in a switching power converter to reduce power loss and to maximize efficiency of the switching power converter." The patent application was filed on April 29, 2011 (13/097,513). 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=8,432,212.PN.&OS=PN/8,432,212&RS=PN/8,432,212 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Exxonmobil Research and Engineering Assigned Patent for Polyolefin Adhesive Compositions and Method of Making ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 3 -- Exxonmobil Research and Engineering, Annandale, N.J., has been assigned a patent (8,431,643) developed by five co-inventors for "polyolefin adhesive compositions and method of making thereof." The co-inventors are George Rodriguez, Houston, Fran A. Shipley, Crosby, Texas, Peijun Jiang, League City, Texas, Charles L. Sims, Hemet, Calif., and Kenneth Lewtas, Wantage, United Kingdom. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The packaging industry desires adhesive compositions having a fast set time, such as those setting in less than five seconds from a molten state at conventional packaging operating temperatures to a solid or quasi solid having favorable Dot T-Peel, set time, and/or fiber tear adhesion properties. Polymer based adhesives performing within this window are a favorable alternative to conventional formulated adhesives. The provided adhesive compositions exhibit a favorable balance of properties such as high adhesive strength, wide temperature operating window, and fast set time. Provided are adhesive compositions composed of a polyolefin composition comprising at least about 50 mol % polypropylene, at least one wax and at least one wax modifier." The patent application was filed on April 16, 2010 (12/761,531). 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=84,31,643.PN.&OS=PN/84,31,643&RS=PN/84,31,643 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Qualcomm Assigned Patent for Latch Circuits with Synchronous Data Loading and Self-timed Asynchronous Data Capture ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 3 -- Qualcomm, San Diego, has been assigned a patent (8,432,195) developed by David Paul Hoff, Cary, N.C., and Fadi Adel Hamdan, Austin, Texas, for a "latch circuits with synchronous data loading and self-timed asynchronous data capture." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A latch integrated circuit has synchronous data loading and self-timed asynchronous data capture characteristics. The integrated circuit may include a latch, a pulse generator and a comparator. The latch can be responsive to a data signal and a write enable signal. The pulse generator may be configured to generate the write enable signal as a pulse. This pulse may have a leading edge synchronized with a first edge of a clock signal and a self-timed trailing edge synchronized with an edge of a comparison signal. The comparator may be configured to generate the comparison signal in response to comparing logic levels of at least two nodes within the integrated circuit." The patent application was filed on Nov. 5, 2010 (12/940,078). 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=8,432,195.PN.&OS=PN/8,432,195&RS=PN/8,432,195 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Assigned Patent for Polyethylene and Process for Production ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 3 -- ExxonMobil Chemical Patents, Houston, has been assigned a patent (8,431,661) developed by Donna J. Crowther, Seabrook, Texas, and David M. Fiscus, Houston, for a "polyethylene and process for production thereof." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "This invention relates to a process for polymerizing olefins in which the amount of trimethylaluminum in a methylalumoxane solution is adjusted to be from 6 to 25 mole %, prior to use as an activator, where the mole % trimethylaluminum is determined by .sup.1H NMR of the solution prior to combination with any support. This invention also relates to a process for polymerizing olefins in which the amount of an unknown species present in a methylalumoxane solution is adjusted to be from 0.10 to 0.65 integration units prior to use as an activator, where the unknown species is the peak is identified in the .sup.1H NMR spectra of the solution performed prior to combination with any support. Preferably, the methylalumoxane solution is present in a catalyst system also comprising a metallocene transition metal compound." The patent application was filed on Oct. 21, 2010 (12/909,412). 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=84,31,661.PN.&OS=PN/84,31,661&RS=PN/84,31,661 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Freescale Semiconductor Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 3 -- Freescale Semiconductor, Austin, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,432,214) developed by Alfredo Olmos, Austin, Texas, Stefano Pietri, Austin, Texas, and Ricardo P. Coimbra, Campinas, Brazil, for a "programmable temperature sensing circuit for an integrated circuit." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A programmable temperature sensing circuit includes a comparator, first and second CTAT sensing elements, first and second PTAT reference circuits, and a selection circuit. When a selection signal is a first logic state, an output terminal of the first PTAT reference circuit is coupled to the second CTAT temperature sensing element for providing a first threshold voltage to the second input of the comparator. When the selection signal is a second logic state different from the first logic state, a series-connection of the first PTAT reference circuit and the second PTAT reference circuit are coupled to the second CTAT temperature sensing element for providing a second threshold voltage to the second input of the comparator. The comparator provides an output voltage indication when a voltage provided by the first CTAT sensing element compares favorably with the selected one of the first or second threshold voltages." The patent application was filed on March 21, 2011 (13/052,891). 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=8,432,214.PN.&OS=PN/8,432,214&RS=PN/8,432,214 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** 3M Innovative Properties Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 3 -- 3M Innovative Properties, St. Paul, Minn., has been assigned a patent (8,431,671) developed by five co-inventors for "structured polydiorganosiloxane polyamide containing devices and methods." The co-inventors are Audrey A. Sherman, St. Paul, Minn., Mark R. Richmond, Austin, Texas, Raymond P. Johnston, Lake Elmo, Minn., Mieczyslaw H. Mazurek, Roseville, Minn., and John C. Hulteen, Afton, Minn. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Devices including a polydiorganosiloxane polyamide containing material having a microstructured surface are disclosed herein. Such devices can optionally include a flex circuit attached to the microstructured surface and can be useful, for example, in fluid handling applications." The patent application was filed on March 26, 2008 (12/055,386). 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=84,31,671.PN.&OS=PN/84,31,671&RS=PN/84,31,671 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 3 -- ExxonMobil Chemical Patents, Houston, has been assigned a patent (8,431,662) developed by Patrick Brant, Seabrook, Texas, Andrew G. Narvaez Jr., League City, Texas, and Donna J. Crowther, Seabrook, Texas, for a "polymacromonomer and process for production thereof." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "This invention relates to a polymacromonomer comprising at least one macromonomer and from 0 to 20 wt % of a C.sub.2 to C.sub.12 comonomer, wherein the macromonomer has vinyl termination of at least 70%, and wherein the polymacromonomer has: a) a g value of less than 0.6, b) an Mw of greater than 30,000 g/mol, c) an Mn of greater than 20,000 g/mol, d) a branching index (g').sub.vis of less than 0.5, e) less than 25% vinyl terminations, f) at least 70 wt % macromonomer, based upon the weight of the polymacromonomer, g) from 0 to 20 wt % aromatic containing monomer, based upon the weight of the polymacromonomer and h) optionally, a melting point of 50.degree. C. or more. This invention also relates to processes to make such polymacromonomers." The patent application was filed on Aug. 20, 2012 (13/589,388). 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=84,31,662.PN.&OS=PN/84,31,662&RS=PN/84,31,662 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Baker Hughes Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 3 -- Baker Hughes, Houston, has been assigned a patent (8,432,167) developed by Arcady Reiderman, Houston, for a "method and apparatus of using magnetic material with residual magnetization in transient electromagnetic measurement." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A transmitter antenna assembly for transient electromagnetic well logging instrument comprises an antenna coil coupled with a current source and a magnetic core having residual magnetization. Switching current in the antenna coil results in magnetization reversal in the magnetic core and change in magnetic dipole moment of the antenna. After the magnetization reversal is complete the current is removed and the new vector of magnetic dipole of the antenna maintains constant (steady-state phase of the antenna dipole) due to magnetic hysteresis of magnetic material employed for the magnetic core. No power expenditure during the steady-state phase of the magnetic dipole facilitates highly effective generation and fast switching of a large magnetic dipole. The magnetic core also serves as a shield between the antenna coil and any conductive part of the antenna assembly. Embodiments suitable for measurement-while-drilling or measurements through casing make use of residual magnetization of magnetic drill collar or magnetic casing respectively." The patent application was filed on Jan. 18, 2005 (11/037,488). 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=8,432,167.PN.&OS=PN/8,432,167&RS=PN/8,432,167 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Air Liquide Large Industries U.S. Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 3 -- Air Liquide Large Industries U.S., Houston, has been assigned a patent (8,431,755) developed by Dennis A. Vauk, Houston, for a "combined first and second generation biofuels process." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A process to integrate a first biofuels process and a second generation cellulosic biofuels process is provided. The pyrolysis means which produces the char stream and a bioliquid stream. The low pressure hydrotreating component, a high pressure hydrotreating component, the low pressure hydrotreating component which produces the hydrocarbon stream, the high pressure hydrotreating component which produces the steam stream and bioliquid stream. A distillation means, which produces a green gasoline stream and a green diesel stream from the bioliquid stream. The second biofuels process may be a first generation bio-ethanol process, which produces a bio-ethanol stream. The hydrogen production unit, which produces the hydrogen stream and the steam stream. The hydrogen production unit may be a steam reformer or partial oxidation unit." The patent application was filed on July 21, 2010 (12/840,699). 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=84,31,755.PN.&OS=PN/84,31,755&RS=PN/84,31,755 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Dow Global Technologies, Angus Chemical Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 3 -- Dow Global Technologies, Midland, Mich., and Angus Chemical, Buffalo Grove, Ill., have been assigned a patent (8,431,754) developed by Mahesh Sawant, Pune, India, Daniel M. Trauth, Crystal Lake, Ill., and John G. Pendergast Jr., Lake Jackson, Texas, for a "process for nitroalkane recovery by aqueous phase recycle to nitration reactor." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Disclosed are a process and an apparatus for synthesizing nitroalkanes by reaction of a hydrocarbon feedstock with aqueous nitric acid. Energy and capital costs may be reduced by recycling a majority of the aqueous phase back to the reactor." The patent application was filed on Sept. 10, 2010 (12/879,824). 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=84,31,754.PN.&OS=PN/84,31,754&RS=PN/84,31,754 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Mary Kay Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 3 -- Mary Kay, Dallas, has been assigned a patent (8,431,731) developed by Anton A. Mentlik, Dallas, and James Swanzy, Arlington, Texas, for "glyceryl and glycol acid compounds." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Disclosed is a method for reducing the appearance of a fine line or wrinkle on skin comprising topically applying to said fine line or wrinkle a composition comprising a glyceryl di-salicylate compound having the following structure: ##STR00001## wherein the composition further includes a glyceryl mono-salicylate compound, and wherein the composition reduces the appearance of said fine line or wrinkle on skin." The patent application was filed on Aug. 24, 2012 (13/594,362). 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=84,31,731.PN.&OS=PN/84,31,731&RS=PN/84,31,731 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Equistar Chemicals Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 3 -- Equistar Chemicals, Houston, has been assigned a patent (8,431,740) developed by four co-inventors for "controlling decanter phase separation of acetic acid production process." The co-inventors are Noel Hallinan, Loveland, Ohio, Michael E. Fitzpatrick, League City, Texas, John D. Hearn, Beach City, Texas, and Miraj S. Patel, Sugar Land, Texas. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Disclosed is a method for controlling the decanter phase separation of an acetic acid production by methanol carbonylation. The method comprises measuring the methyl acetate concentration of the reactor mixture, calculating the density of the decanter heavy, organic phase according to the measured methyl acetate concentration, and adjusting the conditions in the reactor or in the decanter to ensure phase separation of the decanter." The patent application was filed on July 21, 2010 (12/804,424). 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=84,31,740.PN.&OS=PN/84,31,740&RS=PN/84,31,740 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Badger Licensing Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 3 -- Badger Licensing, Cambridge, Mass., has been assigned a patent (8,431,749) developed by four co-inventors for a "recovery of phenol and acetone from bisphenol-A streams." The co-inventors are David P. Palmer, Katy, Texas, Steven D. Evitt, Somerville, Mass., Stephen W. Fetsko, Hingham, Mass., and Chung-Ming Chi, Needham, Mass. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "In a method of recovering phenol and acetone from a feed stream containing bisphenol-A and isomers thereof, the feed stream is contacted with water and a source of hydroxyl ions under conditions effective to decompose at least part of said bisphenol-A and isomers thereof to phenol and acetone. The conditions include a temperature of about 150.degree. C. to about 300.degree. C., a pressure sufficient to keep the water substantially in the liquid phase at said temperature, and a molar ratio of hydroxyl ions to hydroxyphenyl groups in the residue stream from about 0.3:1 to about 0.9:1." The patent application was filed on June 6, 2011 (13/153,909). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=84,31,749.PN.&OS=PN/84,31,749&RS=PN/84,31,749 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** HRD Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 3 -- HRD, Houston, has been assigned a patent (8,431,752) developed by five co-inventors for a "method of making alkylene glycols." The co-inventors are Abbas Hassan, Sugar Land, Texas, Aziz Hassan, Sugar Land, Texas, Rayford G. Anthony, College Station, Texas, Krishnan Viswanathan, Houston, and Gregory G. Borsinger, Chatham, N.J. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Herein disclosed is a method of hydrating an alkylene oxide that includes introducing an alkylene oxide into water to form a first stream; flowing the first stream through a high shear device to produce a second stream; and contacting the second stream with a catalyst in a reactor to hydrate the alkylene oxide and form an alkylene glycol." The patent application was filed on Sept. 28, 2012 (13/631,828). 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=84,31,752.PN.&OS=PN/84,31,752&RS=PN/84,31,752 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Alcon Research Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 3 -- Alcon Research, Fort Worth, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,431,751) developed by four co-inventors for "polymeric quaternary ammonium compounds with vicinal hydroxy groups." The co-inventors are Ernesto J. Castillo, Fort Worth, Texas, Hwang-Hsing Chen, Fort Worth, Texas, Masood A. Chowhan, Arlington, Texas, and Glenn D. Stafford Jr., White Settlement, Texas. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "New polymeric quaternary ammonium compounds with vicinal hydroxyl groups are disclosed. These compounds are useful as disinfectants in contact lens care compositions and/or as preservatives in ophthalmic compositions. Compositions containing these compounds are also disclosed. These compositions are especially useful for disinfecting/cleaning contact lenses." The patent application was filed on Dec. 22, 2009 (12/644,069). 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=84,31,751.PN.&OS=PN/84,31,751&RS=PN/84,31,751 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** AT&T Mobility II Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 3 -- AT&T Mobility II, Atlanta, has been assigned a patent (8,433,804) developed by four co-inventors for a "dynamic event server subsystem utilizing session initiation protocol." The co-inventors are Scott Allen Swanburg, Duluth, Ga., Jeffrey Clinton Mikan, Cumming, Ga., Daryl Gazzard, Alpharetta, Ga., and Matthew Wayne Stafford, Austin, Texas. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A server subsystem is presented for mobile communication that provides for efficient and logical movement between applications on different servers. Multiple applications may be used simultaneously and interactively using the server system presented herein." The patent application was filed on Dec. 22, 2006 (11/643,970). 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=8,433,804&OS=8,433,804&RS=8,433,804 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Allocating Computer Resources in a Cloud Environment ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 3 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,433,803) developed by Hari Haranath Madduri, Austin, Texas, and Sudhee Nagabhushan Subrahmanya, Austin, Texas, for "allocating computer resources in a cloud environment." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method, data processing system, and computer program product for managing resources. A request for resources in the network data processing system is received. The request comprises requested values for a plurality of attributes for the resources in the network data processing system. In response to receiving the request, potential resources in the network data processing system are identified. The request is evaluated using a function configured to generate identified values for the plurality of attributes from the requested values in the request based on proximity scores for the plurality of attributes in the potential resources relative to an ideal allocation of the potential resources and resource weights for the plurality of attributes in the potential resources." The patent application was filed on March 20, 2012 (13/424,896). 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=8,433,803&OS=8,433,803&RS=8,433,803 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Molecular Imprints Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 3 -- Molecular Imprints, Austin, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,432,548) developed by Byung-Jin Choi, Austin, Texas, Pawan Kumar Nimmakayala, Austin, Texas, and Philip D. Schumaker, Austin, Texas, for an "alignment for edge field nano-imprinting." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Systems and methods for alignment of template and substrate at the edge of substrate are described." The patent application was filed on Oct. 27, 2009 (12/606,274). 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=8,432,548&OS=8,432,548&RS=8,432,548 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Dell Products Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 3 -- Dell Products, Round Rock, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,431,823) developed by Yinggang Du, Austin, Texas, Julia Heard, Austin, Texas, and Scott Lauffer, Austin, Texas, for a "cable management and identification device." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A cable management device is provided, which includes a first leg and a second leg connected by a connecting crown member. A first protrusion extends from the first leg. A second protrusion extends from the second leg. The first leg and the second leg both include an aperture. The cable management device includes passageway defined by an inner-surface of the first leg, an inner-surface of the second leg, and an inner-surface of the connecting crown member. The passageway is operable to hold a cable." The patent application was filed on March 1, 2011 (13/037,815). 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=8,431,823&OS=8,431,823&RS=8,431,823 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Agere Systems Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 3 -- Agere Systems, Allentown, Pa., has been assigned a patent (8,433,784) developed by Vinoj N. Kumar, Austin, Texas, and Kaushik Nath, Bangalore, India, for a "traffic generator with enhanced burst modeling feature." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A traffic generator is disclosed which generates a first type of traffic in accordance with a given distribution, and generates a second type of traffic that includes at least one traffic burst. The traffic burst is generated based at least in part on an amount of the first type of traffic generated over one or more time intervals. For example, in an illustrative embodiment, generation of the second type of traffic involves accumulating traffic over one or more of the time intervals for which the first type of traffic is generated, and generating the traffic burst based at least in part on the accumulated traffic." The patent application was filed on July 15, 2003 (10/620,258). 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=8,433,784&OS=8,433,784&RS=8,433,784 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Ganart Technologies Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 3 -- Ganart Technologies, Carrollton, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,433,769) developed by seven co-inventors for a "system for providing transaction services to a plurality of user devices." The co-inventors are Anthony M. Cacheria III, Coppell, Texas, David Hooker, Forney, Texas, Wayne Thomas McHugh, Little Elm, Texas, Kristopher Glover, Dallas, Webb Edwards, Lebanon, Tenn., Arthur Martin Holbrook, Carrollton, Texas, and Barrett Jenkins, Plano, Texas. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A system for providing access to a plurality of services from third party service providers to users at remote locations includes a plurality of resource managers having associated physical system resources for enabling a user to access a user selected service each resource manager including a processing platform with an operating system running thereon, a data store, including configuration information for each of the services available to a user through the resource manager, wherein there are multiple configurations associated with different ones of the predetermined services and one or more of the available physical system resources, and central processing center that communicates with each of the plurality of resource managers to enable or disable selected ones of the services on given ones of the resource managers based upon predetermined criteria and operates in conjunction with the resource managers to execute predetermined sequences of actions for accessing user selected ones of the services from the service providers providing such services." The patent application was filed on Jan. 9, 2010 (12/684,930). 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=8,433,769&OS=8,433,769&RS=8,433,769 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** USAF, SpiderTech, University of Michigan, University of Missouri Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 3 -- The U.S. Air Force, SpiderTech, Rolla, Mo., the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich., and the University of Missouri, Columbia, Mo., have been assigned a patent (8,426,154) developed by four co-inventors for a "immunoassay for venom detection including noninvasive sample collection." The co-inventors are William V. Stoecker, Rolla, Mo., Hernan F. Gomez, Whitmore Lake, Mich., Jonathan A. Green, Columbia, Mo., and David L. McGlasson, San Antonio. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Methods and immunoassays for diagnosing a bite or sting of a venomous organism in a patient having symptoms consistent with such a bite or sting are provided. A sample of venom is collected from the area of the suspected bite or sting using a swab and then contacted with an antibody that specifically binds to an antigenic site on venom present in the sample. Binding is then detected. The invention is illustrated by examples showing diagnosis of brown recluse spider bite, distinguishing it from other diagnoses with which it is often confused. This extremely sensitive test can detect venom antigens down to about 20 picograms even after the sample has been shipped and stored for periods of up to three weeks during the summer." The patent application was filed on Aug. 8, 2010 (12/756,875). 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=8,426,154&OS=8,426,154&RS=8,426,154 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Texas Instruments Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 3 -- Texas Instruments, Dallas, has been assigned a patent (8,432,597) developed by Richard L. Knipe, McKinney, Texas, for a micro-mirror hinge. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "According to one embodiment of the present invention a digital micro-mirror device is taught that includes a pixel occupying an area of the device and a hinge coupled to the pixel and positioned such that at least a portion of the hinge falls outside the area of the pixel." The patent application was filed on May 8, 2006 (11/429,840). 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=8,432,597&OS=8,432,597&RS=8,432,597 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Siemens Industry Assigned Patent for System and Method for Indicating a Swept Mail Sort Pocket ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 3 -- Siemens Industry, Alpharetta, Ga., has been assigned a patent (8,432,280) developed by four co-inventors for a "system and method for indicating a swept mail sort pocket." The co-inventors are Janice L. Conklin, Keller, Texas, Michael O. Norris, Coleyville, Texas, Dale E. Redford, Grand Prairie, Texas, and Susan L. Wertheim, Rowlett, Texas. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Systems and methods for indicating a swept pocket in a mail processing system. A mail processing system includes a plurality of pockets configured to receive and retain processed mail until the processed mail is removed by a user, and a movable paddle disposed in each pocket to retain the processed mail in the respective pocket. The user moves the paddle in order to remove processed mail from the respective pocket. The mail processing system includes a sensor connected to detect when the paddle in one of the plurality of pockets has been moved by the user, and an indicator associated with each pocket and connected to activate when the sensor detects that the paddle in the associated pocket has been moved by the user." The patent application was filed on Sept. 9, 2010 (12/878,119). 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=8,432,280&OS=8,432,280&RS=8,432,280 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Halliburton Energy Services Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 3 -- Halliburton Energy Services, Houston, has been assigned a patent (8,432,552) developed by five co-inventors for a "high intensity Fabry-Perot sensor." The co-inventors are William N. Gibler, The Woodlands, Texas, Larry A. Jeffers, Minerva, Ohio, Richard L. Lopushansky, The Woodlands, Texas, Frederick J. Gillham, The Woodlands, Texas, and Michel LeBlanc, Houston. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A sensor assembly having an optical fiber, a lens in optical communication with the optical fiber, a reflective surface spaced from the lens, for reflecting light from the beam back to the lens, a partially reflective surface positioned between the reflective surface and the lens, the partially reflective surface for reflecting light from the beam back to the lens, and an alignment device for aligning the lens and reflective surface with respect to one another, such that light from the beam of light transmitted from the lens reflects from the reflective surface back to the lens. The alignment device can have a rotational component and a base component, where the rotational component rotates to align a beam of light transmitted from the lens. The rotational component can also cooperate with the base component to move axially with respect to the reflective surfaces to align the beam for optimum power." The patent application was filed on Aug. 24, 2010 (12/862,635). 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=8,432,552&OS=8,432,552&RS=8,432,552 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** 4-Web Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 3 -- 4-Web, Frisco, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,430,930) developed by Jessee Hunt, Plano, Texas, for a truss implant. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "In various embodiments, an implant for interfacing with a bone structure includes a web structure including a space truss. The space truss includes two or more planar truss units having a plurality of struts joined at nodes and the web structure is configured to interface with human bone tissue. In some embodiments, a method is provided that includes accessing an intersomatic space and inserting an implant into the intersomatic space. The implant includes a web structure including a space truss. The space truss includes two or more planar truss units having a plurality of struts joined at nodes and the web structure is configured to interface with human bone tissue." The patent application was filed on Dec. 17, 2009 (12/640,825). 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=8,430,930&OS=8,430,930&RS=8,430,930 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Texas Instruments Assigned Patent for System and Method for Increasing Bit-depth in a Video Display System Using a Pulsed Lamp ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 3 -- Texas Instruments, Dallas, has been assigned a patent (8,432,339) developed by Daniel J. Morgan, Denton, Texas, for a "system and method for increasing bit-depth in a video display system using a pulsed lamp." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "In accordance with the teachings of the present invention, a system and method for increasing the bit-depth of a video display system using a pulse lamp are provided. In one embodiment, the method includes illuminating a digital micro-mirror device with a light source having a variable power supply, receiving a signal indicating the light output provided to the digital micro-mirror device by the light source should be reduced to a target level during a predetermined time period, reducing a power supplied to the light source by the variable power supply in response to the signal such that the light output of the light source is reduced to about a target level during the predetermined time period, displaying a least significant bit on the digital micro-mirror device during the predetermined time period, and decreasing a speed of a master clock controlling the digital micro-mirror device in response to the light output of the light source deviating below the target level during the predetermined time period." The patent application was filed on Feb. 16, 2005 (11/058,889). 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=8,432,339&OS=8,432,339&RS=8,432,339 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Cool Planet Biofuels Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 3 -- Cool Planet Biofuels, Camarillo, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,430,937) developed by Michael Cheiky, Thousand Oaks, Calif., and Ronald A. Sills, Houston, for a "method for producing negative carbon fuel." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method and process is described for producing negative carbon fuel. In its broadest form, a carbon-containing input is converted to combustible fuels, refinery feedstock, or chemicals and a carbonaceous solid concurrently in separate and substantially uncontaminated form. In an embodiment of the invention, biomass is converted via discrete increasing temperatures under pressure to blendable combustible fuels and a carbonaceous solid. The carbonaceous solid may be reacted to synthesis gas, sold as charcoal product, carbon credits, used for carbon offsets, or sequestered." The patent application was filed on March 9, 2012 (13/416,839). 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=8,430,937&OS=8,430,937&RS=8,430,937 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Baker Hughes Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 3 -- Baker Hughes, Houston, has been assigned a patent (8,430,936) developed by Timothy J. O'Brien, Sugar Land, Texas, and Brian R. Munson, Rosenberg, Texas, for a "stabilization of fatty oils and esters with alkyl phenol amine aldehyde condensates." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Biodiesel fuels, renewable diesel fuels and feedstocks to these fuels (derived from plant seed oils or animal fats) are viewed as more environmentally friendly, renewable alternative fuels or supplemental fuels with petroleum-based diesel. Alkyl phenol amine aldehyde condensates improve the stability of biofuels by inhibiting the degradation processes. Alkyl phenylene diamines employed together with alkyl phenol amine aldehyde condensates in the biofuels give synergistically improved stability of the fuels." The patent application was filed on Nov. 13, 2008 (12/270,071). 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=8,430,936&OS=8,430,936&RS=8,430,936 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Hill-Rom Services Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 3 -- Hill-Rom Services, Batesville, Ind., has been assigned a patent (8,432,287) developed by Christopher R. O'Keefe, Batesville, Ind., Charles A. Lachenbruch, Lakeway, Texas, and Timothy Joseph Receveur, Guilford, Ind., for an "apparatus for controlling room lighting in response to bed exit." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A patient position-activated room device control apparatus coupled to a patient's bed controls a device associated with a patient's room in response to the patient changing position relative to the patient's bed." The patent application was filed on July 30, 2010 (12/847,160). 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=8,432,287&OS=8,432,287&RS=8,432,287 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Nvidia Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 3 -- Nvidia, Santa Clara, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,432,410) developed by Mark J. Kilgard, Austin, Texas, for "3D graphics API extension for a shared exponent image format." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A three dimensional (3D) graphics application programming interface (API) extension provides support for specifying images in a shared exponent format. The shared exponent format is used to represent high dynamic range textures in a compact encoding to reduce the memory footprint needed to store the image data compared with other high dynamic range formats. Image data is encoded to and decoded from the shared exponent format using a pixel processing pipeline. Image data encoded into the shared exponent format can be decoded and used as texture data during rendering." The patent application was filed on Nov. 14, 2006 (11/559,545). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=8,432,410&OS=8,432,410&RS=8,432,410 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 3 -- Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories, Cambridge, Mass., has been assigned a patent (8,432,434) developed by four co-inventors for a "camera and method for focus based depth reconstruction of dynamic scenes." The co-inventors are Ashok Veeraraghavan, Houston, Nitesh Shroff, Greenbelt, Md., Yuichi Taguchi, Cambridge, Mass., and Cuneyt Oncel Tuzel, Cambridge, Mass. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A dynamic scene is reconstructed as depths and an extended depth of field video by first acquiring, with a camera including a lens and sensor, a focal stack of the dynamic scene while changing a focal depth. An optical flow between the frames of the focal stack is determined, and the frames are warped according to the optical flow to align the frames and to generate a virtual static focal stack. Finally, a depth map and a texture map for each virtual static focal stack is generated using a depth from defocus, wherein the texture map corresponds to an EDOF image." The patent application was filed on July 8, 2011 (13/179,225). 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=8,432,434&OS=8,432,434&RS=8,432,434 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. 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. -1123686 (c) 2013 Targeted News Service |