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U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in Florida (May 9)(Targeted News Service Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Targeted News Service Targeted News Service ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 9 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Florida. *** Intel Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 9 -- Intel, Santa Clara, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,437,330) developed by James A. Proctor Jr., Indialantic, Fla., for "antenna control system and method." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A subscriber unit, including an antenna array and an antenna array interface coupled to the antenna array, is described. Wireless transmissions, at least two of which are based on different directional transmissions from a transmitter, are received at the antenna array. Feedback messages are generated using the antenna array interface. The feedback messages are communicated using the antenna array to adjust settings of the transmitter." The patent application was filed on April 9, 2012 (13/442,513). 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=8,437,330&OS=8,437,330&RS=8,437,330 Written by Neha Bharti; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Intel Assigned Patent for Variable Rate Coding for Enabling High Performance Communication ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 9 -- Intel, Santa Clara, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,437,329) developed by Dennis D. Ferguson, Satellite Beach, Fla., and James A. Proctor Jr., Indialantic, Fla., for "variable rate coding for enabling high performance communication." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A protocol for optimizing the use of coded transmissions such as over wireless links. In this technique, interframes are split into segments selected to be an optimum size according to transmission characteristics of the radio channel. The inverse process is applied at the receiver. Using this scheme, segments containing erroneous data may be resent." The patent application was filed on Oct. 28, 2011 (13/284,070). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=8,437,329&OS=8,437,329&RS=8,437,329 Written by Neha Bharti; edited by Jaya Anand. *** ParkerVision Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 9 -- ParkerVision, Jacksonville, Fla., has been assigned a patent (8,437,287) developed by Jeffrey L. Parker, Jacksonville, Fla., for wireless protocol converter. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Methods, apparatuses, and systems for interfacing between a broadband wireless communication system and a Local Area Network (LAN) system are disclosed herein. For instance, the method can include converting first wireless data formatted according to a broadband communication protocol to a LAN protocol to generate LAN-formatted data. The method can also include converting second wireless data formatted to the LAN protocol to the broadband communication protocol to generate broadband-formatted data. Further, the method can include transmitting the LAN-formatted data to one or more first devices and the broadband-formatted data to one or more second devices." The patent application was filed on Sept. 4, 2012 (13/602,907). 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=8,437,287&OS=8,437,287&RS=8,437,287 Written by Neha Bharti; edited by Jaya Anand. *** University of Central Florida Research Foundation Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 9 -- The University of Central Florida Research Foundation, Orlando, Fla., has been assigned a patent (8,437,643) developed by Guifang Li, Oviedo, Fla., Fatih Yaman, Oviedo, Fla., and Eduardo Mateo, Orlando, Fla., for a "compensation of transmission impairments in polarization multiplexed systems." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Systems and methods of compensating for transmission impairment are disclosed. One such method includes receiving a polarization-division multiplexed optical signal which has been distorted in the physical domain by an optical transmission channel, and propagating the distorted polarization-division multiplexed optical signal backward in the electronic domain in a corresponding virtual optical transmission channel." The patent application was filed on March 19, 2010 (12/727,542). 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=8,437,643&OS=8,437,643&RS=8,437,643 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 9 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,438,024) developed by Kenneth D. White, Boca Raton, Fla., for an "indexing method for quick search of voice recognition results." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method, system and computer program product for receiving a spoken request to obtain indexed results from a database. Like result types are assigned to categories, and within each category is a plurality of result entries. The result indices are hexadecimal encoded, and each hexadecimal encoding is preceded by an initial character representing the result category. A speech recognition system is engaged, which processes the spoken request. When a item is requested, the respective category is implicitly known by the index returned, and the index provides direct access within a database to the corresponding result based on the phonetics of the request." The patent application was filed on Oct. 5, 2007 (11/868,095). 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=8,438,024&OS=8,438,024&RS=8,438,024 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** ConsumerCartel Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 9 -- ConsumerCartel, Palm Beach, Fla., has been assigned a patent (8,438,072) developed by Eugene A. Fusz, Palm Beach, Fla., and William Ross Fusz, Palm Beach, Fla., for an "online exchange system and method with reverse auction." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method of operating an online dynamic-bidding exchange for use in a reverse auction. The exchange includes a server system that includes a database, and a client system coupled to the server system via a communications network. The method includes determining a lowest credible price of a product, and receiving one or more offers to sell the product from a seller and storing the offers to sell in the database, wherein the offers to sell is embodied as a reserve price. The method also includes determining a sales price of the product based on a comparison of the lowest credible price and the competing reserve prices, transmitting the sales price from the server system to the client system, and displaying the sales price to a buyer via the client system." The patent application was filed on Feb. 20, 2009 (12/390,191). 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=8,438,072&OS=8,438,072&RS=8,438,072 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** xG Technology Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 9 -- xG Technology, Sarasota, Fla., has been assigned a patent (8,438,309) developed by four co-inventors for a "method to support rapid inter base station handoffs in IP based wireless networks." The co-inventors are Hai Vu, Fremont, Calif., Shih-Chun Chang, Santa Clara, Calif., Sreekant Nair, Sunrise, Fla., and Shashidhar R. Gandham, Fremont, Calif. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method that allows for rapid inter base station handoffs in IP based wireless networks is disclosed. More specifically a technique to address the problem of accurate location management during rapid handoff across multiple base stations is described in this invention disclosure. The idea proposed uses a combination of Timestamp and Sequence number along with a message exchange protocol over the network to maintain the registration with only a single base station at any point of time." The patent application was filed on Oct. 12, 2011 (13/271,345). 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=8,438,309&OS=8,438,309&RS=8,438,309 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Nuance Communications Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 9 -- Nuance Communications, Burlington, Mass., has been assigned a patent (8,438,032) developed by five co-inventors for a "system for tuning synthesized speech." The co-inventors are Raimo Bakis, Briarcliff Manor, N.Y., Ellen M. Eide, Tarrytown, N.Y., Roberto Pieraccini, Peekskill, N.Y., Maria E. Smith, Davie, Fla., and Jie Zeng, Palmetto Bay, Fla. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An embodiment of the invention is a software tool used to convert text, speech synthesis markup language (SSML), and or extended SSML to synthesized audio. Provisions are provided to create, view, play, and edit the synthesized speech including editing pitch and duration targets, speaking type, paralinguistic events, and prosody. Prosody can be provided by way of a sample recording. Users can interact with the software tool by way of a graphical user interface (GUI). The software tool can produce synthesized audio file output in many file formats." The patent application was filed on Jan. 9, 2007 (11/621,347). 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=8,438,032&OS=8,438,032&RS=8,438,032 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** SRR Patent Holdings Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 9 -- SRR Patent Holdings, Cheyenne, Wyo., has been assigned a patent (8,437,797) developed by Leigh M. Rothschild, Sunny Isles Beach, Fla., for a "wireless image distribution system and method." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A system and method for distributing at least one digital photographic image is presented, the system and method comprising at least one capturing device and at least one receiving device disposed in a communicative relation with one another via at least one wireless network. In particular, the capturing device is structured to capture the at least one digital photographic image via, for example, a capture assembly, whereas the receiving device is cooperatively structured to receive the digital photographic image via, for example, the at least one wireless network. In addition, the capturing device(s) and receiving device(s) may be disposed in a selectively paired relationship via one or more common pre-defined pairing criteria. Further, the at least one digital photographic image may be filtered via at least one pre-defined transfer criteria disposed on the capturing device and/or receiving device." The patent application was filed on May 14, 2012 (13/471,140). 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=8,437,797.PN.&OS=PN/8,437,797&RS=PN/8,437,797 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Lockheed Martin Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 9 -- Lockheed Martin, Bethesda, Md., has been assigned a patent (8,437,517) developed by Edward Miesak, Windermere, Fla., and V. Edward Gold Jr., Orlando, Fla., for a "latent fingerprint detectors and fingerprint scanners therefrom." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An automatic fingerprint system includes an optical sensor having a first light source that provides a collimated beam for interrogating a first sample surface, and a camera including a lens and a photodetector array having a camera field of view (FOV.sub.CAMERA) large enough to image the first sample surface. The camera is critical angle positioned relative to the first light source to receive specular reflection (glare) from the first sample surface to generate image data from the glare. The first light source and camera have substantially equal and opposite numerical apertures (NAs). A computer or processor that includes reference fingerprint templates receives a digitized form of the image data, and includes data processing software for (i) comparing the image data to reference fingerprint templates to determine whether the image data includes at least one fingerprint and (ii) for generating a fingerprint image if the fingerprint is determined to be present." The patent application was filed on March 16, 2011 (13/049,351). 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=8,437,517&OS=8,437,517&RS=8,437,517 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Personics Holdings Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 9 -- Personics Holdings, Boca Raton, Fla., has been assigned a patent (8,437,492) developed by Steven Goldstein, Delray Beach, Fla., John Patrick Keady, Fairfax Station, Va., and Paul Calvert, Assonet, Mass., for an "earpiece and method for forming an earpiece." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An earpiece is provided containing a thermal activator layer comprised of a first polymer, the thermal activator layer being separated from the tympanic membrane of the user's ear by an air gap, and an acoustical reflector layer, containing a second polymer and pigment particles, adjacent to the thermal activator layer. The earpiece may be produced by sequential introduction of various liquefied components in layers within the ear canal, with the components being cured to provide the thermal activator layer and the acoustical reflector layer." The patent application was filed on March 18, 2011 (13/051,418). 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=8,437,492&OS=8,437,492&RS=8,437,492 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. -1124281 (c) 2013 Targeted News Service |