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U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in Arizona (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 Arizona. *** Microchip Technology Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 3 -- Microchip Technology, Chandler, Ariz., has been assigned a patent (8,432,208) developed by Bryan Kris, Gilbert, Ariz., for "maintaining pulse width modulation data-set coherency." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Multi-phase, frequency coherent pulse width modulation (PWM) signals are generated that maintain PWM data-set coherency regardless of user or system events. PWM data-set coherency is accomplished by adding data buffers to hold and transfer new PWM data during a data-set update from a processor. After the data-set transfer to the data buffers is complete and when the next PWM cycle is about to start, the data-set stored in the data buffers is transferred to the active PWM registers in time for the start of the next PWM cycle." The patent application was filed on Sept. 28, 2011 (13/247,636). 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=8,432,208.PN.&OS=PN/8,432,208&RS=PN/8,432,208 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Yulex Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 3 -- Yulex, Maricopa, Ariz., has been assigned a patent (8,431,667) developed by four co-inventors for "guayule natural rubber latex thin film articles." The co-inventors are Katrina Cornish, Casa Grande, Ariz., Jali Williams, Phoenix, Kc Nguyen, Maricopa, Ariz., and Brian Fishman, Chandler, Ariz. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The present disclosure provides for a formula and process for making elastomeric rubber thin film articles. In particular, the formula and process is a system which produces non-Hevea or Guayule natural rubber latex (GNRL) thin film articles which have a thickness of 30-80 microns (0.03-0.08 mm), and preferably less than 40 microns (0.04 mm). These thin film articles exhibit physical strength properties similar to that of Hevea brazilensis natural rubber latex (NRL). More specifically, the disclosed thin rubber thin film articles exhibit unaged tensile strength of at least 24 MPa (about 3500 psi) and aged tensile strength of at least 19 MPa (about 2800 psi)." The patent application was filed on Dec. 19, 2007 (11/960,678). 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=84,31,667.PN.&OS=PN/84,31,667&RS=PN/84,31,667 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Beamz Interactive Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 3 -- Beamz Interactive, Scottsdale, Ariz., has been assigned a patent (8,431,811) developed by Gerald Henry Riopelle, Scottsdale, Ariz., for a "multi-media device enabling a user to play audio content in association with displayed video." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A multi-media entertainment device enabling a user to control sound/audio elements of a music or sound program while video is displayed and which is correlated to the played sound elements. The user interacts with triggers such as laser beams that can be interrupted by a player's fingers to play music. The video track is displayed, and the user controls the audio play of the sound track by interrupting the beams, each beam associated with a different instrument. This allows the user to play the multimedia device along with a displayed video performance, in synchronization with one or more musicians displayed on a display. The user's play may be scored as a function of the user's accuracy of engaging the triggers. For instance, a user can strum a trigger associated with a guitar program in unison with a guitarist on the display. The music created by the user interacting with multiple triggers is sympathetic and always synchronized to the video performance. If the user misses the timing of a note, the sound is not played. In another version, the user interacts by playing the triggers controlling sound elements associated with a displayed video game." The patent application was filed on Feb. 22, 2011 (12/932,275). 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=8,431,811&OS=8,431,811&RS=8,431,811 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 3 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,432,632) developed by Michael T. Benhase, Tucson, Ariz., and Lokesh M. Gupta, Tucson, Ariz., for a "magnetic disk drive using a non-volatile storage device as cache for modified tracks." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Provided are a computer program product, system, and method for a magnetic disk drive. The disk drive has at least one disk platter having at least one recordable disk surface having an areal density of at least 200 gigabits per square inch. Either a diameter of the at least one disk platter is greater than 3.5 inches or the at least one disk platter rotates at less than 5400 RPMs. A read/write head reads and writes tracks of data with respect to the at least one disk surface. Modified tracks from write requests to write to the at least one disk surface on the at least one disk platter are cached in a non-volatile storage device for caching modified tracks. Modified tracks are cached in the non-volatile storage device to later destage to the at least one disk surface." The patent application was filed on May 23, 2011 (13/113,958). 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=8,432,632&OS=8,432,632&RS=8,432,632 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Sridhar Kasichainula, Kishor Kasichainula Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 3 -- Sridhar Kasichainula, San Jose, Calif., and Kishor Kasichainula, San Jose, Calif., have been assigned a patent (8,432,731) developed by Sridhar Kasichainula, Kishore Kasichainula, Phoenix, and Mike Daneman, Fremont, Calif., for "magnetically coupled electrostatically shiftable memory device and method." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method, system, and apparatus magnetically coupled electrostatically shiftable memory device and method are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method includes electrostatically decoupling a separate structure and a surface that are magnetically coupled (e.g., an electrostatic force to decouple the separate structure and the surface is generated with an electrode), shifting the separate structure between the surface and a other surface with the electrostatic force (e.g., shifting the separate structure moves the entire separate structure), and magnetically coupling the separate structure to the other surface." The patent application was filed on Sept. 29, 2008 (12/240,563). 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=8,432,731&OS=8,432,731&RS=8,432,731 Written by Neha Bharti; edited by Jaya Anand. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Automated Tape Drive Sharing in a Heterogeneous Server and Application Environment ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 3 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,433,772) developed by four co-inventors for an "automated tape drive sharing in a heterogeneous server and application environment." The co-inventors are Nils Haustein, Soergenloch, Germany, Leonard George Jesionowski, Tucson, Ariz., Wolfgang Muelller-Friedt, Meisenheim, Germany, and Ulf Troppens, Mainz, Germany. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An approach for automatically sharing a tape drive in a heterogeneous computing environment that includes a first computer and second computer is presented. The first computer receives a message that includes a shared tape drive identifier, a source port identifier of the second computer, and a reservation status change for the tape drive. Based on the tape drive identifier, the first computer determines that the tape drive is connected to the first computer. The source port identifier is determined to not identify any host bus adapter installed in the first computer. In response to the first computer determining that the reservation status change indicates a reservation or a release of the tape drive for the second computer, the first computer sets the tape drive offline or online, respectively, in an application executing in the first computer." The patent application was filed on July 2, 2012 (13/539,671). 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=8,433,772&OS=8,433,772&RS=8,433,772 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Freescale Semiconductor Assigned Patent for Automotive Radar System and Method for Using Same ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 3 -- Freescale Semiconductor, Austin, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,432,309) developed by James D. MacDonald, Chandler, Ariz., and Lawrence A. Rubin, Sykesville, Md., for an "automotive radar system and method for using same." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A radar system (44) for a vehicle (42) includes a transmit unit (56) and a receive unit (58). The transmit unit (56) includes a single beam antenna (72) for output of a radar signal (74) into a target zone (46). The receive unit (58) includes a single beam antenna (76) for receiving a direct receive signal (78) and an indirect receive signal (80). The receive signals (78, 80) are reflections of the radar signal (74) from an object (34, 36) in the target zone (46). The indirect receive signal (80) is reflected off the object (34, 36) toward a reflective panel (54) of the vehicle (42), and the indirect receive signal (80) is reflected off the reflective panel (54) for receipt at the receive antenna (76). The receive signals (78, 80) are summed to produce a detection signal (81) indicating presence of the object (34, 36) in the target zone (46)." The patent application was filed on Nov. 29, 2010 (12/955,625). 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=8,432,309&OS=8,432,309&RS=8,432,309 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Hypercom Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 3 -- Hypercom, Scottsdale, Ariz., has been assigned a patent (8,432,300) developed by Chris Henry, Sydney, Australia, and William Shumate, Tempe, Ariz., for a keypad membrane security. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "In an exemplary embodiment, a security sensor is present in a POS terminal between the keypad and a processor. The security sensor is configured to detect an unauthorized probe through the keypad and implement a security protocol. In an exemplary embodiment, the security sensor is a serpentine conductive circuit screen printed on the polyester film. The serpentine conductive circuit may cover almost all of the polyester film. For example, the serpentine conductive circuit may cover 90% to 100% of the film. Furthermore, in an exemplary embodiment, the serpentine conductive circuit limited to a section of the polyester film. For example, the serpentine conductive circuit may be on only 1/4 of the film. This embodiment has the advantage of printing the serpentine conductive circuit on the critical security areas and leaving the non-critical areas with blank polyester film." The patent application was filed on March 26, 2010 (12/748,198). 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=8,432,300&OS=8,432,300&RS=8,432,300 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Honeywell International Assigned Patent for Aircraft Visual Display System with Direct Page Navigation ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 3 -- Honeywell International, Morristown, N.J., has been assigned a patent (8,432,298) developed by Sue McCullough, Phoenix, for an "aircraft visual display system with direct page navigation." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A visual display system is provided for an aircraft having a flight plan with a plurality of flight plan pages. The system includes a display unit configured to display at least one of the flight plan pages; an input device configured to receive an input from a user corresponding to a selected flight plan page from the plurality of flight plan pages; and a processor coupled to the monitor and the input device. The processor is configured to receive the input from the input device and provide the selected flight plan page to the display unit for display based on the input." The patent application was filed on Oct. 30, 2009 (12/609,963). 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=8,432,298&OS=8,432,298&RS=8,432,298 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** C. R. Bard Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 3 -- C. R. Bard, Murray Hill, N.J., has been assigned a patent (8,432,417) developed by Jim C. Beasley, Phoenix, Eddie K. Burnside, Bountiful, Utah, and Rodney Scruggs, Mill Creek, Wash., for "user interface and methods for sonographic display device." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A user interface for a sonographic device is disclosed that displays a sonographic image and at least one reference object corresponding to a catheter size. The reference object may be scaled in proportion to the sonographic image. In addition, the user interface may further display a plurality of vertical lines and a plurality of horizontal lines arranged in a grid-like pattern and placed over the sonographic image. The size of both the sonographic image and the at least one reference object may change in proportion to a chosen insertion depth. A display device, a sonographic device and corresponding methods are also disclosed." The patent application was filed on July 11, 2012 (13/546,900). 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=8,432,417&OS=8,432,417&RS=8,432,417 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** C.R. Bard Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 3 -- C.R. Bard, Murray Hill, N.J., has been assigned a patent (8,430,903) developed by Andrzej J. Chanduszko, Chandler, Ariz., and David Micky Graves, Mesa, Ariz., for an "embolus blood clot filter and delivery system." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A blood filter delivery system for delivering a filter into a vein includes an introducer and a push rod with a spline member disposed along the push rod. The spline member has a main body, and first and second boss portions spaced apart along the longitudinal axis to provide a gap for retaining anchor member of the filter during delivery via the introducer." The patent application was filed on Nov. 18, 2011 (13/300,469). 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=8,430,903&OS=8,430,903&RS=8,430,903 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar. For more information about Targeted News Service products and services, please contact: Myron Struck, editor, Targeted News Service LLC, Springfield, Va., 703/304-1897; [email protected]; http://targetednews.com. -1123652 (c) 2013 Targeted News Service |