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U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in New York (May 10)(Targeted News Service Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Targeted News Service Targeted News Service ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 10 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in New York. *** Momentive Performance Materials Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 10 -- Momentive Performance Materials, Waterford, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,436,064) developed by four co-inventors for "open-cell polyurethane foam and process for its manufacture." The co-inventors are William L. Brown, Pleasantville, N.Y., Paul L. Matlock, Ossining, N.Y., Louis Muller, Divonne-les-Bains, France, and Fabrice Ponthet, Onex, Switzerland. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "There is provided a predominantly open-cell polyurethane foam obtained from a predominantly open-cell polyurethane foam-forming reaction medium which comprises: a) at least one polyol; b) at least one polyisocyanate; c) at least one catalyst; d) water; e) a predominantly open-cell polyurethane foam-forming amount of at least one surfactant which is a balanced, substantially linear polyether-polysiloxane ABA' block copolymer; and, f) optionally, at least one additional component selected from the group consisting of other polymer and/or copolymer, chain extender, crosslinker, non-aqueous blowing agent, filler, reinforcement, pigment, tint, dye, colorant, flame retardant, antioxidant, antiozonant, UV stabilizer, anti-static agent, biocide and biostat." The patent application was filed on Sept. 11, 2007 (11/900,374). 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=8,436,064&OS=8,436,064&RS=8,436,064 Written by Neha Bharti; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Columbia University Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 10 -- Columbia University, New York, has been assigned a patent (8,436,050) developed by four co-inventors for "gentle-acting skin-disinfectants and hydroalcoholic gel formulations." The co-inventors are Shanta Modak, Riveredge, N.J., Trupti A. Gaonkar, New York, Lauser Caraos, Hollis, N.Y., and Lester Sampath, Nyack, N.Y. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Antimicrobial compositions having synergistic combinations of octoxyglycerin and at least one other antimicrobial agent in formulations which are more effective than prior art compositions without causing increased irritation to the skin of the average user. In certain embodiments, skin irritation may be minimized by low concentrations of antimicrobials and/or the presence of soothing compounds such as zinc. Preferred embodiments include combinations of octoxyglycerin, a quaternary compound, and at least one other antimicrobial agent. Without being bound to any particular theory, it is hypothesized that the unexpected antimicrobial effectiveness of combinations of octoxyglycerin may result from an enhancement of the permeability of microbes to antimicrobials caused by octoxyglycerin. Hydroalcoholic gel composition containing alcohol, water, hydrogel, and emollient or emulsifier, wherein the composition has a viscosity of below 2000 centipoises at between 20 and 40.degree. C. This skin-friendly hydroalcoholic gel composition, which can be further combined with silicone polymer, emollient solvent, thickening agent and antimicrobial agent, enhances rapid and long-term antimicrobial efficacy." The patent application was filed on Feb. 24, 2004 (10/785,207). 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=8,436,050&OS=8,436,050&RS=8,436,050 Written by Neha Bharti; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Albany International Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 10 -- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, N.Y., and Albany International, Rochester, N.H., have been assigned a patent (8,436,076) developed by four co-inventors for a "method for producing polyester nanocomposites." The co-inventors are Praveen Bhimaraj, Chandler, Ariz., Crayton Gregory Toney, Wrentham, Mass., Linda S. Schadler-Feist, Niskayuna, N.Y., and Richard W. Siegel, Menands, N.Y. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method for preparing a polyester nanocomposite is presented. The method comprises coating nanoparticles with a dicarboxylic acid. Combining the dicarboxylic acid coated nanoparticles with a coupling agent resulting in a first mixture. Then combining the first mixture with a polyester to form a polyester nanocomposite. The resulting polyester nanocomposite has among other properties a glass transition temperature greater than the polyester itself and also a crystallization temperature less than the polyester itself." The patent application was filed on Aug. 27, 2007 (11/845,497). 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=8,436,076&OS=8,436,076&RS=8,436,076 Written by Neha Bharti; edited by Jaya Anand. *** General Electric Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 10 -- General Electric, Niskayuna, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,436,608) developed by five co-inventors for an "eddy current inspection system and method." The co-inventors are Haiyan Sun, Niskayuna, N.Y., Yuri Alexeyevich Plotnikov, Niskayuna, N.Y., Changting Wang, Niskayuna, N.Y., Shridhar Champaknath Nath, Niskayuna, N.Y., and Aparna Chakrapani Sheila-Vadde, Bangalore, India. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A multi-frequency eddy current (MFEC) inspection system is provided for inspection of case hardening depth on a part. The MFEC inspection system comprises a generator configured to generate one or more multi-frequency excitation signals and an eddy current probe configured to be disposed at one side of the part. The eddy current probe comprises one or more drivers and one or more pickup sensors. The one or more drivers are configured to receive the one or more multi-frequency excitation signals to induce eddy currents in the part. The one or more pickup sensors are configured to detect the induced eddy currents within a local area of the part to generate one or more multi-frequency response signals. The MFEC system further comprises a processor configured to receive the one or more multi-frequency response signals for processing to determine a case hardening depth of the local area of the part. A pulse eddy current inspection system and an eddy current inspection method are also presented." The patent application was filed on Sept. 21, 2009 (12/563,403). 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=8,436,608&OS=8,436,608&RS=8,436,608 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Sensor Electronic Technology Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 10 -- Sensor Electronic Technology, Columbia, S.C., has been assigned a patent (8,436,526) developed by five co-inventors for a "multiwavelength solid-state lamps with an enhanced number of rendered colors." The co-inventors are Arturas Zukauskas, Vilnius, Lithuania, Rimantas Vaicekauskas, Vilnius, Lithuania, Feliksas Ivanauskas, Vilnius, Lithuania, Henrikas Vaitkevicius, Vilnius, Lithuania, and Michael Shur, Latham, N.Y. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The current invention discloses polychromatic sources of white light, which are composed of at least two groups of colored emitters, such as light-emitting diodes (LEDs) are disclosed. Based on a novel approach of the assessment of quality of white light using 1269 test color samples from the enhanced Munsell palette, the spectral compositions of white light composed of two to five (or more) narrow-band emissions with the highest number of colors relevant to human vision rendered almost indistinguishably from a blackbody radiator are introduced. An embodiment of the current invention can be used, in particular, for designing polychromatic sources of white light with the ultimate quality capable of rendering of all colors of the real world." The patent application was filed on Feb. 10, 2009 (12/368,546). 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=8,436,526&OS=8,436,526&RS=8,436,526 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Xerox Assigned Patent for System and Method for Tracking the Bypass of a Print Governance Policy ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 10 -- Xerox, Norwalk, Conn., has been assigned a patent (8,437,027) developed by John A. Moore, Victor, N.Y., and Harpreet S. Kohli, Penfield, N.Y., for a "system and method for tracking the bypass of a print governance policy." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A device management system and method for tracking bypass of a print governance policy. A print control agent application can be configured with a set of predefined print governance policies in order to manage a rendering job activity. The print control agent application can pass, confirm and/or reject the rendering job based on the print governance policies. The rendering job activity that bypasses the print governance policies based on a policy violation approach can be tracked and measured utilizing a set of tracking algorithms in order to generate a tracked data. A bypass report can be visually generated based on the tracked data in order to analyze the policy violation and its frequency of occurrence thereby improving compliance with the rendering policies." The patent application was filed on Oct. 14, 2010 (12/904,304). 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=8,437,027&OS=8,437,027&RS=8,437,027 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Intellectual Ventures Fund 83 Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 10 -- Intellectual Ventures Fund 83, Las Vegas, has been assigned a patent (8,436,912) developed by Paul J. Kane, Rochester, N.Y., and Sen Wang, Rochester, N.Y., for a "range measurement using multiple coded apertures." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method of using an image capture device to identify range information for objects in a scene includes providing an image capture device having an image sensor, at least two coded apertures, and a lens; storing in a memory a set of blur parameters derived from range calibration data for each coded aperture; capturing images of the scene having a plurality of objects using each of the coded apertures; providing a set of deblurred images using the captured images from each coded aperture and each of the blur parameters from the stored set; and using the set of deblurred images to determine the range information for the objects in the scene." The patent application was filed on April 30, 2010 (12/770,822). 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=8,436,912&OS=8,436,912&RS=8,436,912 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Xerox Assigned Patent for Glyph-looking Alphabet for Vipp / specialty Imaging Fonts ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 10 -- Xerox, Norwalk, Conn., has been assigned a patent (8,437,013) developed by Reiner Eschbach, Webster, N.Y., and Zhigang Fan, Webster, N.Y., for a "glyph-looking alphabet for vipp / specialty imaging fonts." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method of defining a glyph font character representing an input binary code includes defining a first portion of a matrix using an input binary code including a plurality of input bits. A second portion of the matrix is defined by performing a transformation on the input binary code so that the second portion of the matrix includes a plurality of transformed bits. A glyph character is derived that corresponds to the matrix. The glyph character is defined by a plurality of components corresponding in location to said bits of said matrix, wherein the components of the glyph character comprise a first component (e.g. a forward slash /) that corresponds to and represents a "1" bit of the matrix and second component (e.g., a backslash ) that corresponds to and represents a "0" bit of the matrix. The transformation operation includes a NOT operation or other logic operation, and includes a shift operation. The transformation can be repeated to derive additional portions of the matrix by transforming the group of bits of the preceding matrix portion. The glyph characters corresponding to alphabet characters are each defined as a bitmap and are saved as Postscript Type 3 font." The patent application was filed on Feb. 23, 2010 (12/710,686). 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=8,437,013&OS=8,437,013&RS=8,437,013 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Xerox Assigned Patent for Method and System for Digitally Controlling Image Printing System to Achieve Desired Color Density of Printed Image ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 10 -- Xerox, Norwalk, Conn., has been assigned a patent (8,437,040) developed by Douglas Raymond Taylor, Webster, N.Y., Brian Robert Conrow, Webster, N.Y., and Shawn Patrick Updegraff, Fairport, N.Y., for a "method and system for digitally controlling image printing system to achieve desired color density of printed image." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method for controlling a tone reproduction curve of an image printing system includes generating an actual printed image tone reproduction curve using printed image data from a printed image sensor; determining a set of adjusted contone values by comparing the actual printed image tone reproduction curve with a target printed image tone reproduction curve, where the adjusted contone values being representative of the print contone values at which target color density data of the printed image is achieved in the image printing system; and determining adjusted image transfer surface reflectance data to update a target image transfer surface tone reproduction curve, where the adjusted image transfer surface reflectance data being obtained by interpolating the target image transfer surface tone reproduction curve at the adjusted contone values; and controlling subsequent toner image data to achieve the updated target image transfer surface tone reproduction curve." The patent application was filed on Oct. 7, 2010 (12/900,169). 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=8,437,040&OS=8,437,040&RS=8,437,040 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Eastman Kodak Assigned Patent for Method and Device for Controlling Differential Gloss and Print Item Produced Thereby ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 10 -- Eastman Kodak, Rochester, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,437,044) developed by Detlef Schulze-Hagenest, Molfsee, Germany, Arun Chowdry, Pittsford, N.Y., and Dinesh Tyagi, Fairport, N.Y., for a "method and device for controlling differential gloss and print item produced thereby." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The invention describes a method to control differential gloss of halftone areas produced using substantially clear or low-pigmented toner. It is an objective of this invention to provide a method which allows to produce digital watermarks on paper without being limited in the gloss properties of the toner, the paper or and selected fusing technology. The present invention relates to a method producing clear, low density or highdensity watermarks using Glossmark technology using low-pigmented toner or clear toner. Glossmark technology is for controlling the differential gloss of an image using the steps selecting a first halftone image having a first anisotropic structure, selecting a second halftone image having a second structure different from that of the first halftone, applying the first halftone to at least some portion of the halftone image and applying the second halftone to another portion of the halftone image." The patent application was filed on Dec. 21, 2005 (11/909,359). 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=8,437,044&OS=8,437,044&RS=8,437,044 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Corning Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 10 -- Corning, Corning, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,437,116) developed by Kishor Purushottam Gadkaree, Big Flats, N.Y., and Joseph Frank Mach, Lindley, N.Y., for "electric double layer capacitors, capacitor materials and methods of making the same." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Carbon materials and methods of manufacturing carbon materials for use in high energy devices, such as electric double layer capacitors are described. High energy devices manufactured with carbon materials contemplated herein have high energy density. Methods of manufacturing carbon materials generally include providing a carbon precursor and an additive, mixing the additive with the carbon precursor prior to curing the carbon precursor, carbonizing the carbon precursor and removing the additive to form the carbon material. Such carbon materials can be used in electric double layer capacitors." The patent application was filed on July 27, 2006 (11/494,206). 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=8,437,116&OS=8,437,116&RS=8,437,116 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Xerox Assigned Patent for Compression of Grayscale Image Data Using Multi-bit Halftoning ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 10 -- Xerox, Norwalk, Conn., has been assigned a patent (8,437,043) developed by Fritz Ebner, Berlin, Germany, and Peter McCandlish, Rochester, N.Y., for a "compression of grayscale image data using multi-bit halftoning." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method and system are provided for reducing the bit depth of grayscale imagery using multi-bit halftoning. The halftoned image data may be lossy or losslessly compressed and stored in memory or transmitted over a communication channel. At the time of printing, the images are decompressed and reconstructed to a grayscale image data using Sigma filtering to preserve edges. Preferably, different Sigma filters may be applied based on contrast information within a local neighborhood region. Fuzzy edge detection may also be used to preserve edge features and prevent smearing." The patent application was filed on July 19, 2007 (11/826,893). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=8,437,043&OS=8,437,043&RS=8,437,043 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Freezecrowd Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 10 -- Freezecrowd, New York, has been assigned a patent (8,436,911) developed by Eric Leebow, New York, for a tagging camera. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A tagging camera device may include an image capturing logic configured to receive an image signal containing data representing at least one of a photographic image and a digital video. The tagging camera device may further include database communication logic configured to receive from at least one database data representing information from an online social network. The tagging camera device may further include identification logic configured to receive an identifying signal containing data identifying one or more objects appearing in the at least one of the photographic image and the digital video. The tagging camera device may further include tagging logic configured to tag a portion of the at least one of the photographic image and the digital video by associating the portion of the at least one of the photographic image and the digital video with the data representing information from the online social network based on the data identifying the one or more objects appearing in the at least one of the photographic image and the digital video, where the tagging logic is configured to automatically tag the portion of the at least one of the photographic image and the digital video." The patent application was filed on Oct. 22, 2009 (12/604,107). 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=8,436,911&OS=8,436,911&RS=8,436,911 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Xerox Assigned Patent for Image Path Utilizing Sub-sampled Cross-channel Image Values ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 10 -- Xerox, Norwalk, Conn., has been assigned a patent (8,437,036) developed by Peter A. Crean, Penfield, N.Y., Robert P. Loce, Webster, N.Y., and Edgar Bernal, Webster, N.Y., for an "image path utilizing sub-sampled cross-channel image values." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A technique for cross-channel correction in real time for digital color printing in which the full resolution value of a selected colorant is combined with low resolution versions of the remaining colorants to provide a basis for correcting the selected colorant based upon the data for the other colorants employed. The pixel values of sub-samples of the remaining colorants are derived from the cell in which the full resolution selected colorant is taken; and, the desired output value is selected from a look-up table established for the known printing process." The patent application was filed on Oct. 27, 2008 (12/258,871). 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=8,437,036&OS=8,437,036&RS=8,437,036 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Vidyo Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 10 -- Vidyo, Hackensack, N.J., has been assigned a patent (8,436,889) developed by four co-inventors for a "system and method for videoconferencing using scalable video coding and compositing scalable video conferencing servers." The co-inventors are Alexandros Eleftheriadis, New York, Ofer Shapiro, Fair Lawn, N.J., Thomas Wiegand, Berlin, Germany, and Jacob Chakareski, Hackensack, N.J. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Systems and methods for videoconferencing are provided. The systems use scalable video coding techniques and a compositing scalable video coding server (CSVCS) to composite input video signals from transmitting conferencing participants into one single output video signal forwarded to a receiving participant. The server is configured to composite the input video signals pictures without decoding, rescaling, and re-encoding of the signals." The patent application was filed on Dec. 22, 2006 (11/615,643). 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=8,436,889&OS=8,436,889&RS=8,436,889 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Method and Apparatus for Assigning Candidate Processing Nodes in a Stream-oriented Computer System ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 10 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,437,029) developed by 10 co-inventors for a "method and apparatus for assigning candidate processing nodes in a stream-oriented computer system." The co-inventors are Nikhil Bansal, Yorktown Heights, N.Y., James R.H. Challenger, Garrison, N.Y., Lisa Karen Fleischer, Ossining, N.Y., Oktay Gunluk, New York, Kirsten Weale Hildrum, Hawthorne, N.Y., Richard P. King, Scarsdale, N.Y., Deepak Rajan, Fishkill, N.Y., David Tao, Glen Burnie, Md., Joel Leonard Wolf, Katonah, N.Y., and Laura Wynter, Chappaqua, N.Y. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method of choosing jobs to run in a stream based distributed computer system includes determining jobs to be run in a distributed stream-oriented system by deciding a priority threshold above which jobs will be accepted, below which jobs will be rejected. Overall importance is maximized relative to the priority threshold based on importance values assigned to all jobs. System constraints are applied to ensure jobs meet set criteria." The patent application was filed on June 15, 2011 (13/161,167). 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=8,437,029&OS=8,437,029&RS=8,437,029 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Xerox Assigned Patent for Bitmapped Based Trapping Methods, Apparatus and System by Modifying Non-black Halftone Pixel Bitmap Plane Using Estimated Continuous Tone Value ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 10 -- Xerox, Norwalk, Conn., has been assigned a patent (8,437,045) developed by Meng Yao, West Linn, Ore., John A. Handwork, Clackamas, Ore., and Xing Li, Webster, N.Y., for "bitmapped based trapping methods, apparatus and system by modifying non-black halftone pixel bitmap plane using estimated continuous tone value." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Provided are bitmap based trapping methods, apparatus and systems. According to one exemplary method, black trapping color image data is performed by estimating the continuous tone values associated with non-black pixels near a qualified black pixel and subsequently, the estimated continuous tone values are halftoned at the qualified black pixel locations and ORed with the original bitmap data." The patent application was filed on Aug. 27, 2009 (12/548,783). 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=8,437,045&OS=8,437,045&RS=8,437,045 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Word-line Level Shift Circuit ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 10 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,437,201) developed by five co-inventors for a "word-line level shift circuit." The co-inventors are Igor Arsovski, Williston, Vt., Matthew W. Deming, Essex Junction, Vt., Darryl R. Hill, Colchester, Vt., Harold Pilo, Underhill, N.Y., and Reid A. Wistort, Westford, Vt. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A dual word-line level shifter circuit and associated SRAM. A circuit is disclosed that includes a first transistor gated by a data input at the lower voltage, and a second transistor gated by a restore input at the higher voltage, wherein the first and second transistors are coupled along a series path to a source at the higher voltage; a control node along the series path; an output node coupled to the control node via a first pair of parallel transistors; and a feedback circuit having a second pair of parallel transistors and a feedback transistor, wherein the feedback transistor couples the second pair of parallel transistors to the control node and is gated by the output node." The patent application was filed on Feb. 6, 2012 (13/366,804). 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=8,437,201&OS=8,437,201&RS=8,437,201 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Pass & Seymour Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 10 -- Pass & Seymour, Syracuse, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,437,108) developed by four co-inventors for a "protective device with separate end-of-life trip mechanism." The co-inventors are Dejan Radosavljevic, Lafayette, N.Y., Jeffrey C. Richards, Baldwinsville, N.Y., Kent R. Morgan, Groton, N.Y., and David A. Finlay Sr., Marietta, N.Y. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The present invention is directed to a protective wiring device for use in an electrical distribution system. The device includes a test facility includes a testing circuit configured to periodically generate at least one first test signal without execution of software instructions. A test monitoring circuit operates without execution of software instructions and is configured to effect an end-of-life detection state if the circuit interrupter fails to effect the tripped state in response to the electronics test failure state or in response to detecting a failure in the actuator assembly. An end-of-life circuit assembly is coupled to the test monitoring circuit, the end-of-life circuit assembly being configured to permanently decouple the plurality of line terminals from the plurality of load terminals in response to the end-of-life detection state." The patent application was filed on Dec. 5, 2011 (13/311,147). 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=8,437,108&OS=8,437,108&RS=8,437,108 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Copytele Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 10 -- Copytele, Melville, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,436,807) developed by Anthony J. Campisi, Melville, N.Y., and Denis A. Krusos, Melville, N.Y., for a "single particle electrophoretic display and method of manufacturing same." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Single particle and dual-particle electrophoretic display devices are disclosed. The display comprises a back substrate including a substantially hollow container that includes a transparent substrate forming a cavity therebetween. The transparent substrate including one or more cathode electrodes forming a plurality of electronically and selectively addressable pixels; one or more side walls extending from the transparent substrate, the side walls defining corresponding pixels, and a suspension fluid including a plurality of pigment particles in fluid communication with each of the cells by a gap formed between the top of the side walls and the back substrate. In addition, the displays include a thin-film transistor (TFT) active matrix substrate to selectively drive one or more cathode electrodes. In addition, methods for manufacturing of the displays are disclosed." The patent application was filed on Feb. 15, 2011 (12/931,983). 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=8,436,807.PN.&OS=PN/8,436,807&RS=PN/8,436,807 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Elgort, Denegre, Levenherz Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 10 -- Daniel R. Elgort, New York, Scott T. Denegre, New York, and Shanon V. Levenherz, New York, have been assigned a patent (8,436,715) developed by Daniel R. Elgort, Scott T. Denegre, and Shanon V. Levenherz, for a "system and method for displaying and managing electronic menus." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Systems and methods display and manage wireless electronic menus that are capable of connecting to a computer terminal, a server and/or a database via one or more communication networks. The systems are capable of managing wireless electronic menus within a single site establishment or within multi-site establishments The menus have one or more sensors for determining if the menus are in motion, idle, in use not in use or docked to a charging base to define a menu status for each menu. The terminal updates the menu content of the menus based on the menu status of each menu. A proximity sensor determines a location of the menus to define a configuration of the menus with respect a table or a table configuration of tables on a floor plan. Sensors, a user input and/or the computer terminal associate the menus with a menu grouping or with the table in close proximity of the menus so that common menu content may be display by each menu. The menus display menu content for available goods and/or services offered by a provider in one or more languages as selected by users of the menus. Usage of menus is accurately tracked by the proximity sensor and the sensors of the menus to eliminate false counts and to correct for errors generated by multiple uses of the menu by multiple users. The menus provide lists of goods and/or services in a format which is capable of being sorted and/or filtered based on the information and/or multimedia data indicative of the goods and/or services." The patent application was filed on June 16, 2009 (12/485,620). 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=8,436,715.PN.&OS=PN/8,436,715&RS=PN/8,436,715 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Integrated Electromechanical Relays ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 10 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,436,701) developed by Christian Wilhelmus Baks, Poughkeepsie, N.Y., Richard A. John, Yorktown Heights, N.Y., and Young Hoon Kwark, Chappaqua, N.Y., for an "integrated electromechanical relays." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Electromechanical relays and semiconductor structures and microelectromechanical systems including at least part of an electromechanical relay are presented. For example, an electromechanical relay includes an electrically conductive terminal within a printed circuit board, one or more electrically conductive contacts, and one or more magnetic actuators. The one or more magnetic actuators are respectively associated with the one or more electrically conductive contacts and each magnetic actuator includes (i) a magnetic core within at least one via extending through one or more layers of the printed circuit board, and (ii) an electrical coil around at least a portion of the magnetic core and within one or more layers of the printed circuit board. Activation of the one or more actuators causes electrical contact between the terminal and an associated one of the one or more electrically conductive contacts." The patent application was filed on Feb. 8, 2010 (12/701,957). 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=8,436,701.PN.&OS=PN/8,436,701&RS=PN/8,436,701 Written by Kusum Sangma; 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. -1124468 (c) 2013 Targeted News Service |