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U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in New York (May 16)(Targeted News Service Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Targeted News Service Targeted News Service ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in New York. *** Electro Industries/Gauge Tech Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- Electro Industries/Gauge Tech, Westbury, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,442,660) developed by Erran Kagan, Great Neck, N.Y., for an "intelligent electronic device having audible and visual interface." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An intelligent electronic device having an audible and visual interface for providing audible and visual instructions to a user in an event of an alarm or trouble indication in the electrical power system. The intelligent electronic device includes at least one sensor configured for measuring at least one power parameter of an electrical circuit and generating at least one analog signal indicative of the at least one power parameter; at least one digital to analog converter for receiving the at least one analog signal and converting the at least one analog signal to at least one digital signal; a processor configured for receiving the at least one digital signal and detecting at least one event occurring in the electrical circuit; and an interface configured for providing instructions associated to the at least one detected event. The instructions may be in the form of text, audio and/or video." The patent application was filed on Oct. 30, 2006 (11/589,381). 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=8,442,660&OS=8,442,660&RS=8,442,660 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** ASML Netherlands Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- ASML Netherlands, Veldhoven, The Netherlands, has been assigned a patent (8,435,593) developed by seven co-inventors for a "method of inspecting a substrate and method of preparing a substrate for lithography." The co-inventors are Rik Teodoor Vangheluwe, Bergeijk, The Netherlands, Youri Johannes Laurentius Maria Van Dommelen, Ballston Lake, N.Y., Johannes Anna Quaedackers, Veldhoven, The Netherlands, Cedric Desire Grouwstra, Eindhoven, The Netherlands, Thijs Egidius Johannes Knaapen, Beek en Donk, The Netherlands, Ralf Martinus Marinus Daverveld, EL Sint-Oedenrode, The Netherlands, and Jeroen Hubert Rommers, Lommel, Belgium. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method of inspecting a substrate with first and second layers thereon is disclosed. The method includes directing a beam of electromagnetic radiation at an acute angle towards an edge of the layers, detecting scattered and/or reflected electromagnetic radiation, and establishing, from results of the detecting, whether an edge of the second layer overlaps an edge of the first layer." The patent application was filed on May 22, 2007 (11/802,422). 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=8,435,593.PN.&OS=PN/8,435,593&RS=PN/8,435,593 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Seagate Technology Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- Seagate Technology, Cupertino, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,442,367) developed by William Albert Challener, Glenville, N.Y., and Michael Allen Seigler, Eden Prairie, Minn., for a "grating for VCSEL coupling to a heat assisted magnetic recording head." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An apparatus includes a waveguide including a core layer having curved edges shaped to reflect light to a focal point, and a grating positioned adjacent to or imbedded in the core layer, wherein at least a portion of the grating is positioned between the curved edges and adjacent to or imbedded in a portion of the core layer that is not traversed by light reflected from the curved edges. A data storage device that includes the apparatus is also provided." The patent application was filed on Sept. 8, 2010 (12/877,130). 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=8,442,367.PN.&OS=PN/8,442,367&RS=PN/8,442,367 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** InterDigital Technology Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- InterDigital Technology, Wilmington, Del., has been assigned a patent (8,442,010) developed by Ulises Olvera-Hernandez, Kirkland, Canada, Alan G. Carlton, Mineola, N.Y., and Juan Carlos Zuniga, Montreal, for a "method and apparatus for identifying mobile network protocol capabilities." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method and apparatus for improving handover in an IEEE 802.21 compliant communication network. A query is transmitted from a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) to a media independent handover (MIH) server (MIHS). The WTRU includes a target point of attachment (PoA) and/or a preferred mobile inter protocol (MIP) method. The WTRU receives a response from the MIHS indicating the MIP method supported by the target PoA. Based on the received response, the WTRU may make an informed decision regarding handover." The patent application was filed on July 24, 2012 (13/556,662). 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=84,42,010.PN.&OS=PN/84,42,010&RS=PN/84,42,010 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Greatbatch Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- Greatbatch, Clarence, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,442,644) developed by seven co-inventors for a "satellite therapy delivery system for brain neuromodulation." The co-inventors are Robert A. Stevenson, Canyon Country, Calif., Christine A. Frysz, Orchard Park, N.Y., Barry C. Muffoletto, Alden, N.Y., Robert W. Siegler, Williamsville, N.Y., Steven W. Winn, Lancaster, N.Y., Thomas A. Skwara, Orchard Park, N.Y., and Dominick J. Frustaci, Williamsville, N.Y. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Deep brain electrodes are remotely sensed and activated by means of a remote active implantable medical device (AIMD). In a preferred form, a pulse generator is implanted in the pectoral region and includes a hermetic seal through which protrudes a conductive leadwire which provides an external antenna for transmission and reception of radio frequency (RF) pulses. One or more deep brain electrode modules are constructed and placed which can transmit and receive RF energy from the pulse generator. An RF telemetry link is established between the implanted pulse generator and the deep brain electrode assemblies. The satellite modules are configured for generating pacing pulses for a variety of disease conditions, including epileptic seizures, Turrets Syndrome, Parkinson's Tremor, and a variety of other neurological or brain disorders." The patent application was filed on Nov. 16, 2009 (12/619,551). 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=8,442,644&OS=8,442,644&RS=8,442,644 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Avaya Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- Avaya, Basking Ridge, N.J., has been assigned a patent (8,442,563) developed by five co-inventors for an "automated text-based messaging interaction using natural language understanding technologies." The co-inventors are Chun-Yang Chen, Holbrook, N.Y., Russell Gulli, Mount Sinai, N.Y., Christopher Passaretti, Smithtown, N.Y., Chingfa Wu, Smithtown, N.Y., and Stephen Buckley, Stony Brook, N.Y. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Automated text-based messaging interaction using natural language understanding technologies enables text-based messages to be received from users and interpreted by a self-service application platform so that the self-service application platform can respond to the text-based messages in an automated manner. The characters and strings of characters contained within the text message are interpreted to extract words, which are then processed using a natural language understanding engine to determine the content of the text-based message. The content is used to generate a response message from static and/or dynamic grammars to automate the process of interacting with a user via text-based messages. Multiple text-based message formats are supported, including text messages transmitted using Short Messaging Service (SMS), instant messaging, chat, and e-mail." The patent application was filed on Dec. 11, 2009 (12/636,163). 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=8,442,563&OS=8,442,563&RS=8,442,563 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Sotera Wireless Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- Sotera Wireless, San Diego, has been assigned a patent (8,442,607) developed by seven co-inventors for "hand-held vital signs monitor." The co-inventors are Matthew John Banet, Del Mar, Calif., Michael James Thompson, San Diego, Zhou Zhou, La Jolla, Calif., Henk Visser II, San Diego, Adam Michael Fleming, New York, Marshal Singh Dhillon, San Diego, and Andrew Stanley Terry, San Diego. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The invention features a vital sign monitor that includes: 1) a hardware control component featuring a microprocessor that operates an interactive, icon-driven GUI on an LCD; and, 2) a sensor component that connects to the control component through a shielded coaxial cable. The sensor features: 1) an optical component that generates a first signal; 2) a plurality electrical components (e.g. electrodes) that generate a second signal; and, 3) an acoustic component that generates a third signal. The microprocessor runs compiled computer code that operates: 1) the touch panel LCD; 2) a graphical user interface that includes multiple icons corresponding to different software operations; 3) a file-management system for storing and retrieving vital sign information; and 4) USB and short-range wireless systems for transferring data to and from the device to a PC." The patent application was filed on Sept. 7, 2006 (11/470,708). 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=8,442,607&OS=8,442,607&RS=8,442,607 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** TTI Inventions C Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- TTI Inventions C, Wilmington, Del., has been assigned a patent (8,442,005) developed by nine co-inventors for "seamless handoff across heterogeneous access networks using a handoff controller in a service control point." The co-inventors are Ashutosh Dutta, Bridgewater, N.J., Subir Das, Kendall Park, N.J., Donald R. Lukacs, Red Bank, N.J., Tao Zhang, Fort Lee, N.J., David C. Shrader, New York, Raquel Morera Sempere, Morristown, N.J., Stephanie Demers, Westfield, N.J., Bryan J. Lyles, Bedminster, N.J., and James Alfieri, Palmer Township, Pa. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "In a telecommunications network in which a mobile handset is capable of communicating in both an IP domain and a non-IP domain, the handoff of an existing communications session between the mobile handset and a fixed user is facilitated by a handoff controller implemented in a service control point. The handoff controller implements different handoff methods depending on the status of the fixed user and the transition of the mobile user. Additionally 802.21 Media Independent Handover Function in conjunction with SIP is used to facilitate handover between IP and Non-IP points in the system." The patent application was filed on Dec. 15, 2009 (12/638,765). 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=84,42,005.PN.&OS=PN/84,42,005&RS=PN/84,42,005 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Xerox Assigned Patent for Methods, Apparatus and Systems to Control the Tribo-electric Charge of a Toner Material Associated with a Printing Development System ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- Xerox, Norwalk, Conn., has been assigned a patent (8,442,407) developed by six co-inventors for "methods, apparatus and systems to control the tribo-electric charge of a toner material associated with a printing development system." The co-inventors are W. Bradford Willard, Fairport, N.Y., Kimberly Anne Stoll, Penfield, N.Y., David R. Stookey, Walworth, N.Y., Paul L. Jacobs, Webster, N.Y., Robert W. Phelps, Victor, N.Y., and Jyothsna Ram, Pittsford, N.Y. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Disclosed are printing methods, apparatus and systems for developing a latent image recorded on a surface, for example, a photoreceptor with developer material. According to an exemplary embodiment, the development method applies a development field voltage between a development station donor member and a development station transport member as a function of a humidity measurement associated with the developer material, the humidity measurement providing a surrogate tribo measurement of the developer material." The patent application was filed on July 27, 2010 (12/844,167). 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=8,442,407.PN.&OS=PN/8,442,407&RS=PN/8,442,407 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Xerox Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- Xerox, Norwalk, Conn., has been assigned a patent (8,442,410) developed by Aaron Michael Burry, Ontario, N.Y., Bruce Earl Thayer, Spencerport, N.Y., and Michael F. Zona, Holley, N.Y., for an "apparatus and method for cleaning a photoreceptor in a printing apparatus." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An apparatus and method that cleans a photoreceptor in a printing apparatus is disclosed. The method can include setting a voltage bias of an electrostatic cleaning brush in a printing apparatus to a first voltage bias. The method can include generating an image on media using a photoreceptor. The method can include cleaning the photoreceptor using the electrostatic cleaning brush operating at the first voltage bias. The method can include measuring operating conditions of the printing apparatus to determine an expected film accumulation rate on the photoreceptor. The method can include adjusting the voltage bias on the electrostatic cleaning brush to a second voltage bias based on the measured operating conditions." The patent application was filed on May 20, 2010 (12/783,992). 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=8,442,410.PN.&OS=PN/8,442,410&RS=PN/8,442,410 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** NBCUniversal Media Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- NBCUniversal Media, Wilmington, Del., has been assigned a patent (8,442,330) developed by five co-inventors for a "system and method for automatic landmark labeling with minimal supervision." The co-inventors are Yan Tong, Schenectady, N.Y., Xiaoming Liu, Schenectady, N.Y., Jilin Tu, Schenectady, N.Y., Peter Henry Tu, Niskayuna, N.Y., and Frederick Wilson Wheeler, Niskayuna, N.Y. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A system and method for estimating a set of landmarks for a large image ensemble employs only a small number of manually labeled images from the ensemble and avoids labor-intensive and error-prone object detection, tracking and alignment learning task limitations associated with manual image labeling techniques. A semi-supervised least squares congealing approach is employed to minimize an objective function defined on both labeled and unlabeled images. A shape model is learned on-line to constrain the landmark configuration. A partitioning strategy allows coarse-to-fine landmark estimation." The patent application was filed on July 31, 2009 (12/533,066). 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=8,442,330.PN.&OS=PN/8,442,330&RS=PN/8,442,330 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Evaluation of Image Processing Algorithms ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,442,299) developed by Peter P. Longo, Hopewell Junction, N.Y., and Alfred Wagner, Brewster, N.Y., for an "evaluation of image processing algorithms." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "One exemplary aspect of this invention pertains to a method to evaluate an image processing algorithm. The method includes varying a parameter of a model of an imaging system and, for each variation of the parameter, calculating with a data processor a corresponding image of a sample; applying an image processing algorithm to the calculated corresponding images of the sample; and determining an ability of the image processing algorithm to detect the variation in the parameter." The patent application was filed on Nov. 10, 2009 (12/615,392). 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=8,442,299.PN.&OS=PN/8,442,299&RS=PN/8,442,299 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Google Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- Google, Mountain View, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,443,013) developed by five co-inventors for a "predictive analytical modeling for databases." The co-inventors are Wei-Hao Lin, New York, Travis H.K. Green, New York, Robert Kaplow, New York, Gang Fu, Kearny, N.J., and Gideon S. Mann, New York. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A computer-implemented method includes obtaining a database table, the table including multiple rows and multiple columns, in which one or more rows are missing at least one column value, executing a script, using a script engine, in response to obtaining the table, in which executing the script causes one or more values from the rows to be provided as input data to a first predictive model, and processing, using the first predictive model, the input data to obtain output data, the output data including a predicted value for at least one of the missing column values, and populating one or more of the missing column values with the output data to provide a revised database table." The patent application was filed on Sept. 27, 2011 (13/246,541). 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=8,443,013&OS=8,443,013&RS=8,443,013 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** OP40 Holding Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- OP40 Holding, Somers, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,443,035) developed by Shuang Chen, Somers, N.Y., Charles P. Pace, North Chittenden, Vt., and William B. Rubin, Poughkeepsie, N.Y., for a "system and method for collaboration using web browsers." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "One or more collaboration computers connected over the network may collaborate using their web browsers. Each collaboration computer may have one or more window locators that uniquely identify a web browser window on the browser. The web browser window can be a window where one or more events occur during the collaboration. One or more document locators may be derived from information describing a document path from the respective web browser window to a document within the respective web browser window. The document path can be a path in a hierarchical structure that includes the document and the respective web browser window. One or more transfer data structures may contain the window locator and the document locator and may be passed to and from the collaboration computer through a network connection to enable a collaboration session." The patent application was filed on Sept. 4, 2001 (09/947,149). 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=8,443,035&OS=8,443,035&RS=8,443,035 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Round for Reround Mode in a Decimal Floating Point Instruction ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,443,029) developed by four co-inventors for a "round for reround mode in a decimal floating point instruction." The co-inventors are Michael F. Cowlishaw, Coventry, United Kingdom, Eric M. Schwarz, Gardiner, N.Y., Ronald M. Smith Sr., Wappingers Falls, N.Y., and Phil C. Yeh, Poughkeepsie, N.Y. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A round-far-reround mode (preferably in a BID encoded Decimal format) of a floating point instruction prepares a result for later rounding to a variable number of digits by detecting that the least significant digit may be a 0, and if so changing it to 1 when the trailing digits are not all 0. A subsequent reround instruction is then able to round the result to any number of digits at least 2 fewer than the number of digits of the result. An optional embodiment saves a tag indicating the fact that the low order digit of the result is 0 or 5 if the trailing bits are non-zero in a tag field rather than modify the result. Another optional embodiment also saves a half-way-and-above indicator when the trailing digits represent a decimal with a most significant digit having a value of 5. An optional subsequent rewound instruction is able to round the result to any number of digits fewer or equal, to the number of digits of the result using the saved tags." The patent application was filed on March 1, 2007 (11/680,894). 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=8,443,029&OS=8,443,029&RS=8,443,029 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Google Assigned Patent for Website Quality Signal Generation ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- Google, Mountain View, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,442,984) developed by Christopher C. Pennock, Brooklyn, N.Y., Jeremy Hylton, Easton, Pa., and Corinna Cortes, New York, for a "website quality signal generation." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Systems and methods relating to website quality rating are disclosed. Websites are rated, relationships between ratings and website signals are identified, models are generated and modeled ratings are assigned to unrated websites by applying the models to the website signals of the unrated websites." The patent application was filed on March 31, 2008 (12/059,352). 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=8,442,984&OS=8,442,984&RS=8,442,984 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Futurewei Technologies Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- Futurewei Technologies, Plano, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,442,072) developed by four co-inventors for a "method of preventing transport leaks in hybrid switching networks by extension of the link layer discovery protocol (LLDP)." The co-inventors are Robert Sultan, Somers, N.Y., Linda Dunbar, Plano, Texas, Lucy Yong, Tulsa, Okla., and T. Benjamin Mack-Crane, Downers Grove, Ill. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An apparatus comprising a processor configured to implement a method comprising receiving a first data structure comprising a first virtual local area network identifier (VID) and a first forwarding type, comparing the first VID and a first forwarding type with a second VID and a second forwarding type in a second data structure, and reporting a misprovisioned data structure if the first VID is the same as the second VID and the first forwarding type is not the same as the second forwarding type. Also disclosed is a method comprising implementing a network protocol to forward provisioning information in a plurality of VID Tables corresponding to a plurality of nodes, and analyzing the provisioning information to detect misprovisioned nodes." The patent application was filed on March 27, 2008 (12/057,190). 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=8,442,072&OS=8,442,072&RS=8,442,072 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Relationship Science Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- Relationship Science, New York, has been assigned a patent (8,443,005) developed by Neal Goldman, New York, and John C. Dingee, Bronxville, N.Y., for "using an ontology model to validate connectivity in a social graph." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A system gathers information on important and influential people and uses an ontology to build a social graph. The information is organized based on this social graph and provided to users as a service. The system uses ontology models to identify connectivity between entities (e.g., people, organizations, events, and things) in the social graph. Through its ontology, the system can determine, interpret, and represent the relationships of people that occur in the real world." The patent application was filed on Sept. 19, 2011 (13/236,606). 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=8,443,005&OS=8,443,005&RS=8,443,005 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. -1125105 (c) 2013 Targeted News Service |