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U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in Ohio (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 Ohio. *** Toyota Motor Assigned Patent for Autonomous Robot Charging Stations and Methods ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- Toyota Motor, Erlanger, Ky., has been assigned a patent (8,442,682) developed by David J. Wagner, Mason, Ohio, for "autonomous robot charging stations and methods." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method of charging a robotic device using a charging station is provided. The method includes signaling a controller of the charging station to actuate a moveable barrier of the charging station from a closed configuration to an open configuration. The charging station is recessed into a wall, ceiling and/or floor. The moveable barrier is actuated from the closed configuration to the open configuration thereby exposing an electrical contact of the charging station configured to engage a charging contact of the robotic device for a charging operation." The patent application was filed on May 28, 2010 (12/790,021). 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=8,442,682&OS=8,442,682&RS=8,442,682 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Kentrox Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- Kentrox, Dublin, Ohio, has been assigned a patent (8,442,515) developed by eight co-inventors for a "management system for monitoring and controlling remote sites and equipment." The co-inventors are Benjamin Stump, Kendall Park, N.J., Matthew Izzo, Little Silver, N.J., Charles E. Kirkendall III, Wilmington, Ohio, Jeffrey T. Harris, Dublin, Ohio, Joel M. Tamkin, Westerville, Ohio, Kyle Jordon, Circleville, Ohio, Kenneth D. Huffman, Hilliard, Ohio, and David P. Abraham, Hilliard, Ohio. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A monitoring unit for a remote site includes a processor and memory configured to receive definitions of measurements and alarms to be collected at the remote site and to store the definitions of the measurements and alarms, a plurality of port connectors for communicating the processor with downstream collection devices that collect the measurements and alarms at the remote site, and a communication system for reporting the collected measurements and alarms to upstream systems. The definitions for the alarms and measurements can be provided from the port connections, stored script processes, and SNMP proxy. The memory is configured to automatically store a history of the measurements and alarms collected which can be exported to the upstream systems. The processor is configured to collect derived measurements not directly collected from the downstream collection devices." The patent application was filed on Nov. 19, 2010 (12/950,265). 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=8,442,515.PN.&OS=PN/8,442,515&RS=PN/8,442,515 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Cardiac Pacemakers Assigned Patent for System and Method for Determining the Origin of a Sensed Beat ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- Cardiac Pacemakers, St. Paul, Minn., has been assigned a patent (8,442,631) developed by Bruce KenKnight, Maple Grove, Minn., and Steven D. Girouard, Chagrin Falls, Ohio, for a "system and method for determining the origin of a sensed beat." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method for monitoring a biological cardiac pacemaker. The method may include stimulating a heart at a region selected for implantation of a biological pacemaker and sensing at least one electrical signal indicative of a cardiac depolarization originating in the region selected for implantation of the biological pacemaker. The method may further include sensing at least one subsequent electrical signal produced by the heart and determining if the subsequent electrical signal originated in the region selected for the biological pacemaker or another region of the heart." The patent application was filed on May 8, 2007 (11/745,667). 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=8,442,631&OS=8,442,631&RS=8,442,631 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Erico International Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- Erico International, Solon, Ohio, has been assigned a patent (8,434,725) developed by Michael H.S. Oh, Twinsburg, Ohio, and Jeffrey K. Jackson, Sagamore Hills Township, Ohio, for a "quick threaded rod locking devices and method." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A threaded rod hanger has quick lock plunger mechanism that includes plunger pieces within a tapered bore in a housing. The plunger pieces have tapered outer surfaces. A spring within the housing presses the plunger pieces toward the narrow end of the bore, with the spring located between the plunger pieces and a back plate that closes off part of a wide end of the tapered bore. The plunger pieces have internally threaded surfaces that engage threads on a threaded rod that is inserted into the bore, between the plunger pieces. Once the threaded rod has been inserted between the plunger pieces and released, the plunger pieces are pushed toward the narrow bore end. This causes the plunger pieces to press inward, automatically causing the internal plunger half threads to engage the external threads on the threaded rod." The patent application was filed on March 12, 2012 (13/417,370). 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=8,434,725.PN.&OS=PN/8,434,725&RS=PN/8,434,725 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Intel Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- Intel, Santa Clara, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,442,034) developed by William J. Tiso, Sparta, N.J., and Joe R. Gruber, West Chester, Ohio, for a "dual mode network telephony gateway." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A system and method for routing and interacting with a dual mode network telephony environment are disclosed. In one embodiment, the system includes an external analog telephony line, a DSL modem, an analog telephony bridge controller, one or more additional analog telephony lines, and a communication center computer. The system routes analog and Voice-over-Internet Protocol calls between the analog telephony lines and the communication center computer. Furthermore, the communication center computer performs operations on calls inbound to the environment and calls outbound from the environment." The patent application was filed on March 29, 2007 (11/693,226). 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=84,42,034.PN.&OS=PN/84,42,034&RS=PN/84,42,034 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** General Electric Assigned Patent for Nondestructive Inspection Method and System ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- General Electric, Schenectady, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,442,301) developed by five co-inventors for a "nondestructive inspection method and system." The co-inventors are Matthew Edward Dragovich, West Chester, Ohio, Patrick Joseph Howard, Cincinnati, Joshua Brian Jamison, Liberty Township, Ohio, Toby George Darkins Jr., Loveland, Ohio, and Joseph Manuel Portaz, Hamilton, Ohio. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method and system for nondestructively detecting and quantifying material anomalies within materials, including composite articles. The method entails performing a three-dimensional imaging scan technique, such as a computed tomography scan, of the material and a reference standard such that a test image of the material and a reference image of the reference standard appear in a plurality of two-dimensional scan views generated by the scan technique. The reference images are located in the scan views and normalized to determine at least an average value of the pixel data for the reference images. Values of pixel data of the test image are determined in each scan view, and then compared to the pixel data of the reference images to detect the presence of an anomaly in the test images. The detected anomaly in at least one of the test images of the scan views is then compared to a requirement standard for the material." The patent application was filed on April 30, 2009 (12/433,168). 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=8,442,301.PN.&OS=PN/8,442,301&RS=PN/8,442,301 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** AOL Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- AOL, Dulles, Va., has been assigned a patent (8,443,041) developed by Kristine Amber Krantz, Cincinnati, Peiliang Pan, Falls Church, Va., and Daniel Ernest Smith, Metairie, La., for a chat preview. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A system and method allows a user to view communications exchanged between other participants within an online chat room without the user becoming a participant within the online chat room. The online chat room enables ongoing exchanges of electronic communications between two or more participants whose participation within the chat room are mutually revealed to each other. A user is enabled to perceive the existence of the online chat room without the user becoming a participant within the online chat room. Selection of the online chat room by the user is received. Responsive to user selection of the online chat room and without the user becoming a participant within the online chat room, at least some of the communications exchanged between the participants within the online chat room are made perceivable to the user as the communications are exchanged." The patent application was filed on Dec. 23, 2004 (11/019,537). 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=8,443,041&OS=8,443,041&RS=8,443,041 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Rockwell Automation Technologies Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- Rockwell Automation Technologies, Mayfield Heights, Ohio, has been assigned a patent (8,442,933) developed by nine co-inventors for a "web-based visualization mash-ups for industrial automation." The co-inventors are John Joseph Baier, Mentor, Ohio, Clifton Harold Bromley, Westminster, Canada, Mark Hobbs, Hartford, Wis., Teunis Hendrik Schouten, Langley, Canada, Douglas James Reichard, Fairview Park, Ohio, Kevin George Gordon, Vancouver, Canada, Taryl Jon Jasper, South Euclid, Ohio, Robert Joseph McGreevy, Oswego, Ill., and Bruce Gordan Fuller, Alberta, Canada. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A visualization system that generates visual mash-ups for industrial automation includes a mash-up component that combines output from a subset of disparate sources into a common interface. The disparate sources include at least one of equipment, computers, or devices within an industrial automation environment. A visualization component generates and displays a mash-up visualization that includes information associated with the common interface." The patent application was filed on Aug. 2, 2012 (13/565,491). 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=8,442,933&OS=8,442,933&RS=8,442,933 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar. 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