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U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in New York (May 7)(Targeted News Service Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Targeted News Service Targeted News Service ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 7 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in New York. *** Beltran Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 7 -- Beltran, Brooklyn, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,430,046) developed by Vladimir M. Shkolnikov, Bellerose, N.Y., for a "material-transition structural component for producing of hybrid ship hulls, ship hulls containing the same, and method of manufacturing the same." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A material-transition structural component for a ship hull, comprising a metal element and a fiber-reinforced polymer-matrix composite element, which are adhesively bonded, wherein the composite element is being produced during composite material processing simultaneously providing a metal-composite consolidation, for producing hulls for ships, a ship hull containing the same, as well as to a method of manufacturing of the material and the ship hull." The patent application was filed on Dec. 21, 2011 (13/374,306). 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=8,430,046&OS=8,430,046&RS=8,430,046 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Gemini Management Group Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 7 -- Gemini Management Group, Collegeville, Pa., has been assigned a patent (8,430,060) developed by Rebecca A. Hoffman, Collegeville, Pa., Jeffrey T. Hoffman, Collegeville, Pa., and David Conroy, Brooklyn, N.Y., for "rolling and folding pet bed." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A folding pet bed includes a frame with a top face and a bottom face and includes: a spine; a first and second frame plates coupled to the spine to form rotating joints; the first and second frame plates including flexible arms, where each of the flexible arms includes a first end fixably coupled to the corresponding frame plate and a second end not fixably coupled to the corresponding frame plate; and a plurality of casters coupled to the second ends of the flexible arms at the bottom face of the frame. The pet bed further includes trays coupled to the frame plates at the top face of the frame upon which a pet may rest. The trays may be rotated toward each other to place the pet bed in a folded position for easy movement and storage." The patent application was filed on May 20, 2011 (13/112,279). 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=8,430,060&OS=8,430,060&RS=8,430,060 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Infineon Technologies Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 7 -- Infineon Technologies, Neubiberg, Germany, has been assigned a patent (8,432,041) developed by Bum Ki Moon, LaGrangeville, N.Y., Danny Pak-Chum Shum, Poughkeepsie, N.Y., and Moosung Chae, Poughkeepsie, N.Y., for a "semiconductor devices and methods of manufacture thereof." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Semiconductor devices and methods of manufacture thereof are disclosed. A preferred embodiment comprises a method of forming a barrier layer. The method of forming the barrier layer includes providing a workpiece, forming a first material layer over the workpiece, the first material layer comprising a nitride-based metal compound. A second material layer is formed over the first material layer. The second material layer comprises Ta or Ti. The barrier layer comprises the first material layer and at least the second material layer." The patent application was filed on March 22, 2010 (12/728,813). 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=8,432,041.PN.&OS=PN/8,432,041&RS=PN/8,432,041 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** New York Inventor Develops Patent for Prefabricated Frame Support ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 7 -- John M. Poniros, Mamaroneck, N.Y., has developed a patent (8,429,863) for a prefabricated frame support. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A support frame for supporting an intersection between a first wall section and a second wall section. The support frame including a first support panel having a top edge and a bottom edge, which are configured to be positioned between respective upper and lower plates of the first wall section. Moreover, the support frame has a pair of second support panels affixed to the first panel, and each second support panel has a top edge and a bottom edge configured to be positioned between respective upper and lower plates of the second wall section." The patent application was filed on April 21, 2010 (12/764,625). 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=84,29,863.PN.&OS=PN/84,29,863&RS=PN/84,29,863 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** New York Inventor Develops Patent for Lifting Girdle Apparatus for Enhancing the Performance of a Harness Racing Horse ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 7 -- Allan Alkes, Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y., and Eric Koenig, Huntington, N.Y., have developed a patent (8,429,883) for a "lifting girdle apparatus for enhancing the performance of a harness racing horse." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A lifting girdle apparatus for enhancing the performance of a harness racing horse includes a lifting girdle affixed to a harness and sulky at two points on each side of the horse with a clip that attaches to the harness, behind approximately the front quarter of the horse, and with a securing strap that runs vertically towards and around the shaft of the sulky. The securing strap is preferably made to be adjustable, for example by constructing the securing strap as a belt and utilizing a belt buckle. The ability to adjust the distance between the attachment clips and the lifting girdle allows for a trainer to configure the lifting girdle device apparatus for different sized horses for producing an optimum setting for horses of almost any size." The patent application was filed on Feb. 24, 2011 (13/034,685). 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=84,29,883.PN.&OS=PN/84,29,883&RS=PN/84,29,883 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** New York Inventor Develops Patent for Bird and Debris Deflector for Aircraft Jet Engines ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 7 -- Jeffrey A. Matos, New Rochelle, N.Y., has developed a patent (8,429,890) for a "bird and debris deflector for aircraft jet engines." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A retractable deflector to deflect birds and debris from an air intake duct of an aircraft jet engine. The duct has a central longitudinal axis and a forward opening for air receipt. The deflector includes a plurality of elongate first support members disposed on the duct having leading ends which extend from a perimeter of the opening, mounted for movement to extend and retract the leading ends. A second support member is coupled to these leading ends to retain them in spaced relation. The second support member is extendible in length and configured to hold the leading ends of the first support members sufficiently close together to cause the first support members to deflect at least one of a bird and debris when deployed, and to allow the leading ends to maintain a spaced-apart relation along a line which approximately corresponds to the perimeter of the duct when retracted." The patent application was filed on Jan. 19, 2010 (12/689,554). 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=84,29,890.PN.&OS=PN/84,29,890&RS=PN/84,29,890 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Koninklijke Philips Electronics Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 7 -- Koninklijke Philips Electronics, Eindhoven, The Netherlands, has been assigned a patent (8,432,980) developed by Jun Yang, Croton-On-Hudson, N.Y., and Dong Wang, Ossining, N.Y., for a "method and system of interleaving for a multiple-input multiple-output multi-band OFDM communication system." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A multiple-input multiple-output multi-band OFDM transmission system (400) employs a data interleaving arrangement that is backwards compatible with specifications for a legacy interleaver. In one embodiment, an input data stream is parsed into two or more separate data streams by a round robin parser (310) and each of the separate data streams is shifted by a corresponding number of symbols and then interleaved by a legacy interleaver (340i). In another embodiment, data for a plurality (N*i) of symbols is split into N sequential groups of data, each group corresponding to one of N MIMO spatial streams, each stream including data for i symbols. Each group is then interleaved by a legacy interleaver (520i). In a third embodiment, an input data stream is interleaved by a scaled version of the legacy interleaver (610), and then parsed by a round-robin parser (620)." The patent application was filed on March 12, 2008 (12/529,413). 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=8,432,980&OS=8,432,980&RS=8,432,980 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** New York Inventor Develops Patent for Displaying a Tier of Risk in a Region of a Map Displayed Via a Mobile Computing Device ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 7 -- David Virga, Bronx, N.Y., has developed a patent (8,433,344) for a "displaying a tier of risk in a region of a map displayed via a mobile computing device." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A computer-implement method for displaying a tier of risk in a region of a map displayed via a mobile computing device. The method includes displaying, in real-time on the map, a present location of the mobile computing device. The method also includes retrieving data corresponding to the tier of risk for the region shown on the map. The method further includes marking, according to a predefined marking technique, the region of the map according to the retrieved data." The patent application was filed on Aug. 3, 2011 (13/197,432). 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=8,433,344&OS=8,433,344&RS=8,433,344 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Emhart Glass Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 7 -- Emhart Glass, Cham, Switzerland, has been assigned a patent (8,429,989) developed by Henry F. Raupp, Freeville, N.Y., for a "modular apparatus and method for rotating glass containers and the like." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An apparatus and method for rotating glass containers and like wares for purposes of inspection is disclosed that uses a compact, modular apparatus which has a drive system that automatically accelerates the wares to full rotation speed while applying only the amount of contact force to the wares that is required to rotate them. The apparatus of the present invention is compact and thus consumes minimal volume in the area near the glass container being rotated. The apparatus for rotating glass containers of the present invention has an outstanding ability to move quickly into contact with a glass container and accelerate it to its full speed without damaging it or being damaged by it, and presents a low degree of impact to glass containers." The patent application was filed on Oct. 18, 2008 (12/253,951). 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=84,29,989.PN.&OS=PN/84,29,989&RS=PN/84,29,989 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** New York Inventor Develops Patent for Liquid Displacer Engine ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 7 -- Nicholas A. Benik, Brooklyn, N.Y., has developed a patent (8,429,913) for a liquid displacer engine. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A fluid-displacer engine which utilizes the thermodynamic Stirling cycle to extract energy from an external thermal gradient is disclosed. A working gas is disposed in each of two adjacent cylinders and is cycled from a hot region to a cold region of the respective cylinders by movement of a hot displacer fluid and a cold displacer fluid. Alternate heating and cooling of the working gas in each chamber causes the displacer fluid to flow from one cylinder to the other which, in turn allows one of the working gasses to expand and compresses the other. The flow of displacer fluids can be optimally controlled by the use of control valves. Energy can be extracted from the flow of the displacer fluids by the use of turbines in the displacer fluid flow paths." The patent application was filed on Dec. 24, 2008 (12/522,787). 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=84,29,913.PN.&OS=PN/84,29,913&RS=PN/84,29,913 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** New York Inventor Develops Patent for Method of Manufacturing a Dressing Package ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 7 -- Marc Irwin Epstein, New York, has developed a patent (8,429,882) for a "method of manufacturing a dressing package." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method of making a packaged dressing involves coating a pattern of detachable high tack pressure sensitive adhesive on a cover material such that the cover material includes a tackless area; forming a release island on a backing material; and sandwiching a dressing between the cover material and the backing material such that the adhesive on the dressing abuts the release island, and the pattern of adhesive on the cover material adheres to and supports the dressing along its extent except for the portion overlying the tackless area and hermetically seals the dressing within the package." The patent application was filed on Dec. 10, 2012 (13/709,813). 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=84,29,882.PN.&OS=PN/84,29,882&RS=PN/84,29,882 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Xerox Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 7 -- Xerox, Norwalk, Conn., has been assigned a patent (8,433,228) developed by Christine A. Keenan, Fairport, N.Y., Augusto E. Barton, Webster, N.Y., and Anthony S. Condello, Webster, N.Y., for a "method and apparatus for stripping media from a surface in an apparatus useful for printing." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Apparatuses useful for printing and methods of stripping media from surfaces in apparatuses useful for printing are provided. An exemplary embodiment of an apparatus useful for printing comprises a first roll; a belt including an inner surface and an outer surface, the first roll and the outer surface of the belt forming a nip; and a stripping member located internal to the belt. The stripping member includes at least a first stripping surface and a second stripping surface having a smaller curvature than the first stripping surface. The stripping member is rotatable to selectively position one of the first stripping surface and the second stripping surface in contact with the inner surface of the belt. The one of the first stripping surface and the second stripping surface facilitates stripping of a medium fed to the nip from the outer surface of the belt." The patent application was filed on Jan. 12, 2009 (12/352,250). 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=8,433,228&OS=8,433,228&RS=8,433,228 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Infineon Technologies Assigned Patent for Methods of Fabricating Semiconductor Devices and Structures ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 7 -- Infineon Technologies, Neubiberg, Germany, has been assigned a patent (8,432,014) developed by Knut Stahrenberg, Wappingers Falls, N.Y., and Jin-Ping Han, Fishkill, N.Y., for "methods of fabricating semiconductor devices and structures thereof." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Methods of fabricating semiconductor devices and structures thereof are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes forming a gate material stack over a workpiece having a first region and a second region. A composition or a thickness of at least one of a plurality of material layers of the gate material stack is altered in at least the second region. The gate material stack is patterned, forming a first transistor in the first region and forming a second transistor in the second region. Altering the composition or the thickness of the at least one of the plurality of material layers of the gate material stack in at least the second region results in a first transistor having a first threshold voltage and a second transistor having a second threshold voltage, the second threshold voltage having a different magnitude than the first threshold voltage." The patent application was filed on Aug. 17, 2012 (13/588,431). 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=8,432,014.PN.&OS=PN/8,432,014&RS=PN/8,432,014 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** New York Inventor Develops Patent for Method and System for Stimulated Raman Microscopy Beyond the Diffraction Limit ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 7 -- Robert D. Frankel, Rochester, N.Y., has developed a patent (8,432,546) for a "method and system for stimulated Raman microscopy beyond the diffraction limit." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Systems and methods for probing a Raman signature of a sample with a resolution exceeding the diffraction limit are described. These systems, called GASSE (Gain Saturated Stimulated Emission) and iGASSE (interferometric GASSE), are detecting a Raman signal produced in a sample located at the focal spot of a Gaussian pump pulse. Two additional pulsed laser beams (Stokes beams), a central Stokes beam having a Gaussian beam profile and another Stokes beam having an annular beam profile, are also focused to the focal spot. The spatial and temporal phases of the laser pulses are adjusted to produce destructive interference over most of the temporal width of Stokes pulses, which causes emission from the central Stokes beam to narrow well below the diffraction limit. A two-dimensional image of the sample is produced by scanning the combined beams across the sample. The system may find applications in biomedical and semiconductor technology." The patent application was filed on March 18, 2010 (12/726,829). 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=8,432,546&OS=8,432,546&RS=8,432,546 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** New York Inventor Develops Patent for Method and System for Raman, Fluorescence, Lithographic, Stimulated Emission and Photochemical Imaging Beyond the Diffraction Limit ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 7 -- Robert D. Frankel, Rochester, N.Y., has developed a patent (8,432,543) for a "method and system for raman, fluorescence, lithographic, stimulated emission and photochemical imaging beyond the diffraction limit." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Systems and methods for hyper-resolution beyond the diffraction limit of optical microscopes for applications in spectroscopy, absorption and lithographic photochemical patterning are described. These systems are based on interference of a pump pulse and a Stokes laser pulse which interfere to localize the population of an excited vibrational state in an area that is smaller than the scanning resolution of the microscope. Another (interfering) Stokes pulse has an annular shape at focus and destructively interferes with the the Stokes laser pulse. This destructive interference causes narrowing of the population distribution of the vibrational excited state well below the diffraction limit, which in turn localizes the population of the central electronic excited state by a separate actinic laser pulse having a lower energy than the ground state excitation energy of the molecule. A stepped photolithography system uses two photomasks to produce photoresist images capable of printing features smaller than 10 nm." The patent application was filed on Sept. 20, 2011 (13/236,994). 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=8,432,543&OS=8,432,543&RS=8,432,543 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Dialogic Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 7 -- Dialogic, Montreal, Quebec, has been assigned a patent (8,432,902) developed by Ronald D. Olsen, Lake View, N.Y., for a re-entrant call router. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A call routing device in a communication network is re-entrant to permit a set of call routing rules to be applied more than once. A routing table in the routing device has entries to indicate that an incoming call should be rerouted to the routing device to permit additional call routing rule(s) to be applied to the incoming call. A routing table is provided with entries to indicate when an incoming call should be rerouted to the routing device and how call attributes should be created/modified to achieve call routing in one or more iterations of call routing processing using the routing table. The re-entrant routing device and routing table permits a wide variety of call attributes to be used to direct call routing processing using a routing table that can have a reduced number of entries. The re-entrant routing device and routing table permits a flexible configuration for call routing in communication networks while conserving routing device resources." The patent application was filed on June 28, 2010 (12/824,758). 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=8,432,902&OS=8,432,902&RS=8,432,902 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Globalfoundries Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 7 -- Globalfoundries, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, has been assigned a patent (8,431,482) developed by Errol T. Ryan, Clifton Park, N.Y., and Xunyuan Zhang, Troy, N.Y., for an "integrated circuits and methods for processing integrated circuits with embedded features." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Integrated circuits, a process for recessing an embedded copper feature within a substrate, and a process for recessing an embedded copper interconnect within an interlayer dielectric substrate of an integrated circuit are provided. In an embodiment, a process for recessing an embedded copper feature, such as an embedded copper interconnect, within a substrate, such as an interlayer dielectric substrate, includes providing a substrate having an embedded copper feature disposed therein. The embedded copper feature has an exposed surface and the substrate has a substrate surface adjacent to the exposed surface of the embedded copper feature. The exposed surface of the embedded copper feature is nitrided to form a layer of copper nitride in the embedded copper feature. Copper nitride is selectively etched from the embedded copper feature to recess the embedded copper feature within the substrate." The patent application was filed on Jan. 31, 2012 (13/362,981). 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=8,431,482.PN.&OS=PN/8,431,482&RS=PN/8,431,482 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Infineon Technologies Assigned Patent for Semiconductor ESD Device and Method of Making Same ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 7 -- Infineon Technologies, Neubiberg, Germany, has been assigned a patent (8,431,972) developed by four co-inventors for a "smiconductor ESD device and method of making same." The co-inventors are David Alvarez, Essex, Vt., Richard Lindsay, Fishkill, N.Y., Manfred Eller, Wappingers Falls, N.Y., and Cornelius Christian Russ, Diedorf, Germany. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An ESD protection device includes a semiconductor body, a gate formed over a channel in the semiconductor body, the channel being doped with a first concentration of dopants of a first conductivity type. A first source/drain region is formed on the surface of the semiconductor body adjacent to a first edge of the gate, wherein the first source/drain region is doped with a dopant of a second conductivity type opposite the first conductivity type, and at least a portion of the first source/drain region is doped with a dopant of the first conductivity type. The concentration of the second conductivity type dopant exceeds the concentration of the first conductivity type dopant, and the concentration of the first conductivity type dopant in the first source/drain exceeds the first concentration. A second source/drain region is also formed at the upper surface of the semiconductor body adjacent to a second edge of the gate, wherein the second source/drain region is doped with a dopant of the second conductivity type." The patent application was filed on Dec. 13, 2006 (11/638,067). 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=8,431,972.PN.&OS=PN/8,431,972&RS=PN/8,431,972 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** New York Inventor Develops Patent for Composition for Treating Metabolic Syndrome ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 7 -- Chien-Hung Chen, Forest Hills, N.Y., has developed a patent (8,431,552) for a "composition for treating metabolic syndrome." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The invention relates to a composition that includes a first agent selected from the group consisting of an oxidative phosphorylation inhibitor, an ionophore, and an adenosine 5'-monophosphate-activated Protein kinase (AMPK) activator; a second agent that possesses anti-inflammatory activity; and a third agent that possesses serotonin activity." The patent application was filed on Jan. 16, 2008(12/014,932). 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=8,431,552.PN.&OS=PN/8,431,552&RS=PN/8,431,552 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Philips Electronics Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 7 -- Philips Electronics, Eindhoven, The Netherlands, has been assigned a patent (8,432,854) developed by four co-inventors for a "method and system of beacon transmission and reception." The co-inventors are Carlos Cordeiro, Ossining, N.Y., Monisha Ghosh, Chappaqua, N.Y., Vasanth R. Gaddam, Tarrytown, N.Y., and Kiran S. Challapali, New City, N.Y. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A system includes a first primary wireless system (120) that communicates over a first range, and a first beaconing device (130) associated with the first primary wireless system (120). The first beaconing device (130) communicates over at least at a second range, wherein the second range is greater than the first range. The first beaconing device listens for beacons (510) from other beaconing devices (130) associated with other primary wireless systems (120) on a plurality of channels over which the other primary systems may operate. After listening for beacons from the other beaconing devices (130) associated with other primary wireless systems, the first beaconing device transmits a first beacon (510) to a wireless device (114) of a secondary wireless system (110) that may communicate over the second range. The first beacon includes data indicating an occupation of a first one of the channels by the first primary wireless system (120)." The patent application was filed on July 12, 2007 (12/377,642). 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=8,432,854&OS=8,432,854&RS=8,432,854 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** New York Inventors Develop Patent for Method and Apparatus for Endoscopically Treating Rectal Prolapse ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 7 -- Jeffrey Milsom, New York, Howard Riina, Scarsdale, N.Y., and J. Fredrick Cornhill, New York, have developed a patent (8,430,890) for a "method and apparatus for endoscopically treating rectal prolapse." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "In one form of the invention, there is provided a method for treating rectal prolapse, the method comprising: inserting an expandable element into a prolapsed rectum via the anus; expanding the expandable element so that the expandable element securely engages the rectum; advancing the expanded element distally so as to return the prolapsed rectum to its normal, non-prolapsed state; and securing the rectum to supporting tissue whereby to retain the rectum in its normal, non-prolapsed state. In another form of the invention, there is provided an endoscope assembly for treating rectal prolapse, the endoscope assembly comprising: an endoscope; a balloon catheter; and a tacker; wherein the endoscope, balloon catheter and tacker are mounted together for insertion as a unit." The patent application was filed on Nov. 3, 2008 (12/263,774). 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=8,430,890.PN.&OS=PN/8,430,890&RS=PN/8,430,890 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Ajou University Industry Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 7 -- Ajou University Industry, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea, has been assigned a patent (8,432,443) developed by five co-inventors for a "method for object localization using visual images with reference coordinates." The co-inventors are Yun Young Nam, Suwon-si, South Korea, Kyoung Su Park, Suwon-si, South Korea, Jin Seok Lee, Suwon-si, South Korea, Sang Jin Hong, New York, and We Duke Cho, Seongnam-si, South Korea. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "There is provided a method of localizing an object comprising projecting an object located on an object plane and a reference point corresponding thereto on a virtual viewable plane and an actual camera plane; estimating coordinates of the reference point; and prescribing a relationship between a location of the object and the coordinates of the reference point." The patent application was filed on April 3, 2008 (12/918,535). 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=8,432,443&OS=8,432,443&RS=8,432,443 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Sabic Innovative Plastics IP Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 7 -- Sabic Innovative Plastics IP, The Netherlands, has been assigned a patent (8,431,641) developed by six co-inventors for a "telechelic polyester/polycarbonate/organoclay nanocomposites, and related methods and articles." The co-inventors are Sreepdaraj Karanam, Bergen op Zoom, The Netherlands, Robert Lee Sherman Jr., Mason, Ohio, Ganesh Kannan, Evansville, Ind., Steven James Montgomery, Evansville, Ind., Daniel Joseph Brunelle, Burnt Hills, N.Y., and Enrico Binassi, Bologna, Italy. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A composition comprises, based on the total weight of the composition, from 30 to 50 weight percent of an ionomeric telechelic polyalkylene ester comprising from 0.05 to 5 mole percent of sulfonate end groups; from 50 to 70 weight percent of a polycarbonate; from 0.1 to 10 weight percent of an organoclay; and from 2 to 12 weight percent of an impact modifier." The patent application was filed on Dec. 28, 2007 (11/966,051). 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=8,431,641.PN.&OS=PN/8,431,641&RS=PN/8,431,641 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Globalfoundries Assigned Patent for Semiconductor Device Fabrication Using Gate Substitution ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 7 -- Globalfoundries, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, has been assigned a patent (8,431,472) developed by Chang Seo Park, Clifton Park, N.Y., for a "semiconductor device fabrication using gate substitution." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Methods is provided for forming a CMOS device. The method includes providing a substrate and depositing a gate stack on the substrate. The gate stack includes a gate dielectric and a dummy gate including polycrystalline silicon (polySi). The method also includes depositing a dielectric layer on the substrate after depositing the gate stack on the substrate. The method further includes substituting the dummy gate with a metal without first removing the dummy gate." The patent application was filed on June 30, 2011 (13/174,257). 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=8,431,472.PN.&OS=PN/8,431,472&RS=PN/8,431,472 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** New York Inventor Develops Patent for Systems and Methods for Measuring and/or Analyzing Swing Information ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 7 -- Brian M. Dugan, Sleepy Hollow, N.Y., has developed a patent (8,430,770) for "systems and methods for measuring and/or analyzing swing information." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "In a first aspect, a system for monitoring a swing is provided that includes a wireless device adapted to couple to a swinging object and to provide information indicative of a characteristic of the swinging object. The wireless device is a cellular telephone or personal digital assistant (PDA). Numerous other aspects are provided." The patent application was filed on Jan. 28, 2010 (12/696,040). 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=8,430,770&OS=8,430,770&RS=8,430,770 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** New York Inventor Develops Patent for Semi-rigid Wind Blade ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 7 -- Adam Richard Brown, Windsor, N.Y., has developed a patent (8,430,637) for a semi-rigid wind blade. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An airfoil 11 for attachment to a hub 13 of a windmill 15 or other turbomachine, the airfoil 11 comprises a leading rod 17 and a trailing rod 27, the leading rod 17 and trailing rod 27 preferably are flexible and able to deflect in a direction opposite to that of the direction of rotation, the leading rod 17 having a first end 19 and a second end 21, the first end 19 secured by a leading rod mount 23 of the hub 13 located at a leading mount location 25, the trailing rod 27 has a base end 29 and a tip end 31, the tip end 31 connected with the second end 21 of the leading rod 17, and the base end 29 secured by a trailing rod mount 33 of the hub 13 located at a trailing mount location 35, and fabric sleeve 37 is stretched over the leading rod 17 and the trailing rod 27; the aerodynamic characteristics of each airfoil are configurable by modifying the orientation of the position/alignment of the leading red 17 relative to the trailing rod 27; and the invention including an assembly of airfoils attached to a hub 13, and a method of harnessing energy using the airfoil 11 of the invention." The patent application was filed on June 26, 2009 (12/492,352). 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=8,430,637&OS=8,430,637&RS=8,430,637 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** New York Inventor Develops Patent for Oral Hygiene Tool for Extruding a Dentifrice ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 7 -- Robert M. Schneider, Tannersville, N.Y., has developed a patent (8,430,589) for an "oral hygiene tool for extruding a dentifrice." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An oral hygiene tool comprises a tubular body comprising a main body tube having a first locking means, a brush section having multiple bristles and a first opening, and an end cap having a threaded pole, a turn cap and a second locking means to mate with the first locking means, to provide a lock there between. The main body tube is configured for storing a dentifrice. The tool further includes an internally threaded bob to mate with the threaded pole. The end cap is assembled with the tubular body by locking the first and the second locking means. Turning the turn cap causes the bob to move in a direction along the threaded pole causing the dentifrice to be released from the first opening." The patent application was filed on Aug. 8, 2008 (12/188,312). 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=8,430,589&OS=8,430,589&RS=8,430,589 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** New York Inventor Develops Patent for Portable Modular Closet Insert and Method of Using the Same ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 7 -- Steven C. Kunis, New City, N.Y., has developed a patent (8,430,254) for a "portable modular closet insert and method of using the same." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A closet insert structured to fit in a closet enclosure in its entirety--includes at least one insert module including back, top and floor panels, and two end panels. Mounting structure is provided on at least one of the panels to which a coupling device is mountable for coupling another insert module to the at least one insert module." The patent application was filed on March 20, 2009 (Application). 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=8,430,254&OS=8,430,254&RS=8,430,254 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** New York Inventor Develops Patent for Diverter Arm and Method ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 7 -- Kenneth J. Herzog, Riverhead, N.Y., has developed a patent (8,430,228) for a "diverter arm and method." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A system for aligning items, such as bottles, includes a rotating plate and a diverter arm that extends outward over a top surface of the plate towards the plate edge. A rotating channel may surround the plate. In operation, bottles are dropped onto the plate and rotated by the plate against the arm. The distance between the top surface of the arm and the plate surface is such that the arm generally diverts the bottles outward and guides them into free gaps within the channel. The distance is also configured such that as bottles back-up, waiting for free channel gaps, the arm allows any buckling bottles to pass over and back onto the plate, rather than into the channel. The distance may also be configured such that the arm acts like a scoop. As bottles back-up behind the arm, the arm presses under the bottles along the arm and passes them over, relieving the pressure." The patent application was filed on July 14, 2005 (11/181,287). 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=8,430,228&OS=8,430,228&RS=8,430,228 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. -1123973 (c) 2013 Targeted News Service |