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U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in California (May 17)(Targeted News Service Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Targeted News Service Targeted News Service ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 17 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in California. *** Cooper Technologies Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 17 -- Cooper Technologies, Houston, has been assigned a patent (8,441,798) developed by George Yee-ho Chao, Burnaby, Calif., and Todd Mawhinney, Surrey, Canada, for a "mounting adapter for mounting electronic device on support rail." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A mounting adapter for mounting a device on a support rail includes a central body, at least one rail attaching member, and at least one detent. The rail attaching member projects rearward from the body and is configured for releasable attachment to at least one of the upper and lower flanges of the support rail. The detent projects forward from the body. The detent is resiliently deflectable relative to the body and configured for releasable attachment to the electronic device." The patent application was filed on April 26, 2010 (12/767,267). 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=8,441,798&OS=8,441,798&RS=8,441,798 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Immersion Assigned Patent for Systems and Methods for Providing Friction in a Haptic Feedback Device ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 17 -- Immersion, San Jose, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,441,433) developed by Neil T. Olien, Montreal, George V. Anastas, San Carlos, Calif., and Alexander Jasso, San Jose, Calif., for "systems and methods for providing friction in a haptic feedback device." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Systems and methods for providing controlled friction in a haptic feedback device are described. One described device comprises a magnetic target, a magnetic core configured to be in communication with the magnetic target to provide a haptic effect, and a partition. The partition may be configured to maintain a magnetic circuit air gap between the magnetic target and the magnetic core, and to provide friction between the magnetic target and the magnetic core. Such a device may include a processor in communication with the magnetic core for providing a haptic effect." The patent application was filed on Aug. 11, 2004 (10/916,726). 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=8,441,433&OS=8,441,433&RS=8,441,433 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Applied Materials Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 17 -- Applied Materials, Santa Clara, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,441,640) developed by four co-inventors for "non-contact substrate support position sensing system and corresponding adjustments." The co-inventors are Kailash Kiran Patalay, Santa Clara, Calif., Richard O. Collins, Santa Clara, Calif., Jean R. Vatus, San Jose, Calif., and Zhepeng Cong, Vancouver, Wash. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A substrate processing system includes an optical measurement assembly coupled to an exterior of a processing chamber that has a portion that is transparent. The processing chamber includes a reference object and a pedestal for supporting a work piece. The optical measurement assembly measures a lateral location, a height and a tilt of the pedestal by transmitting light into the processing chamber through the transparent portion of the processing chamber and detecting a reflected light from both the reference object and the portion of the pedestal after the reflected light leaves the chamber through the transparent portion of the processing chamber. A method of adjusting a pedestal includes analyzing the reflected light and leveling the pedestal, translating the pedestal, calibrating the pedestal height to a preheat ring level, and checking the level and location of the pedestal in response to the analyzed reflected light." The patent application was filed on Sept. 26, 2008 (12/238,987). 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=8,441,640&OS=8,441,640&RS=8,441,640 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** California Institute of Technology Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 17 -- California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,441,633) developed by five co-inventors for a "multiple-photon excitation light sheet illumination microscope." The co-inventors are Thai V. Truong, Pasadena, Calif., John M. Choi, Tujunga, Calif., Scott E. Fraser, LaCanada, Calif., Willy Supatto, Paris, and David S. Koos, Pasadena, Calif. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An apparatus for and method of performing multi-photon light sheet microscopy (MP-LISH), combining multi-photon excited fluorescence with the orthogonal illumination of light sheet microscopy are provided. With live imaging of whole Drosophila and zebrafish embryos, the high performance of MP-LISH compared to current state-of-the-art imaging techniques in maintaining good signal and high spatial resolution deep inside biological tissues (two times deeper than one-photon light sheet microscopy), in acquisition speed (more than one order of magnitude faster than conventional two-photon laser scanning microscopy), and in low phototoxicity are demonstrated. The inherent multi-modality of this new imaging technique is also demonstrated second harmonic generation light sheet microscopy to detect collagen in mouse tail tissue. Together, these properties create the potential for a wide range of applications for MP-LISH in 4D imaging of live biological systems." The patent application was filed on Oct. 29, 2010 (12/915,921). 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=8,441,633&OS=8,441,633&RS=8,441,633 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** SiPix Imaging Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 17 -- SiPix Imaging, Fremont, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,441,432) developed by 11 co-inventors for "display cell structure and electrode protecting layer compositions." The co-inventors are HongMei Zang, Sunnyvale, Calif., Kangtai Ren, Geneva, Ill., Jack Hou, Fremont, Calif., Wanheng Wang, Pleasanton, Calif., Chia-Pu Chang, Saratoga, Calif., Jing-Den Chen, Dayton, Ohio, Yajuan Chen, Fremont, Calif., Fei Wang, Fremont, Calif., Yi-Shung Chaug, Cupertino, Calif., Quan Gu, Alameda, Calif., and Hui Chen, Santa Clara, Calif. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The invention is directed to compositions of display cell structure and electrode protecting layers for improving the performance of display devices. The composition comprises a polar oligomeric or polymeric material having a glass transition temperature below about 100.degree. C., and the resulting display cells or electrode protecting layer have an average crosslinking density of below about 1 crosslink point per 80 Dalton molecular weight." The patent application was filed on Jan. 14, 2011 (13/007,139). 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=8,441,432&OS=8,441,432&RS=8,441,432 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Western Digital Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 17 -- Western Digital, Fremont, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,441,756) developed by seven co-inventors for a "method and system for providing an antiferromagnetically coupled writer." The co-inventors are Ming Sun, Pleasanton, Calif., Dehua Han, Fremont, Calif., Jose A. Medina, Pleasanton, Calif., Ming Jiang, San Jose, Calif., Ying Hong, Morgan Hill, Calif., Feng Liu, San Ramon, Calif., and Jian X. Shen, Pleasanton, Calif. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method and system for fabricating a magnetic transducer are described. The magnetic transducer includes a pole and a nonmagnetic intermediate layer adjacent to the pole. The pole has a paddle and a pole tip including a plurality of sidewalls. The pole includes a first magnetic pole layer, at least one antiferromagnetic coupling (AFC) structure on the first magnetic pole layer, and a second magnetic pole layer on the AFC structure(s). At least a portion of the first magnetic pole layer resides on the sidewalls of the pole tip. The paddle has a paddle width in a track width direction. The pole tip has a pole tip width in a track width direction that is less than the paddle width." The patent application was filed on Dec. 16, 2010 (12/970,423). 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=8,441,756&OS=8,441,756&RS=8,441,756 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Immersion Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 17 -- Immersion, San Jose, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,441,444) developed by David F. Moore, San Carlos, Calif., Erik J. Shahoian, San Ramon, Calif., and Bruce M. Schena, Menlo Park, Calif., for a "system and method for providing directional tactile sensations." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An interface device providing haptic feedback to a user is in communication with a host computer. The device includes a housing, at least one sensor for detecting user input, and an actuator assembly. The actuator assembly includes a grounded flexure suspension coupled to an inertial mass which moves when the actuator assembly is energized to cause inertial sensations. The inertial mass includes a pole piece surrounding a magnet, and a grounded coil between magnet and pole piece causes the motion of the inertial mass when current is flowed therethrough. Another embodiment provides directional haptic feedback to a user and includes at least two actuator assemblies oriented such that the inertial masses oscillate substantially orthogonally, and can be controlled to output the inertial sensations approximately along a single axis having a desired orientation." The patent application was filed on April 21, 2006 (11/408,675). 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=8,441,444&OS=8,441,444&RS=8,441,444 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 17 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,441,702) developed by Lydia Mai Do, Raleigh, N.C., Pamela Ann Nesbitt, Tampa, Fla., and Lisa Anne Seacat DeLuca, San Francisco, for "scanning and capturing digital images using residue detection." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A mechanism for scanning and capturing digital images using residue detection. Upon detecting a document placed on a scanning surface of a scanning device, the illustrative embodiments detect a residue deposited on the document. The illustrative embodiments determine a portion of the document to be scanned based on a location of the residue on the document. The illustrative embodiments then scan the portion of the document." The patent application was filed on Nov. 24, 2009 (12/624,735). 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=8,441,702&OS=8,441,702&RS=8,441,702 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Apple Assigned Patent for Modifying a Value Based on a User's Directional Motions Independent of Location of Input Relative to a Display ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 17 -- Apple, Cupertino, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,441,439) developed by four co-inventors for "modifying a value based on a user's directional motions independent of location of input relative to a display." The co-inventors are Patrick Heynen, Redwood City, Calif., Marian Goldeen, Three Rivers, Calif., Egan Schultz, San Jose, Calif., and Dan Fish, Palo Alto, Calif. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method for changing a value displayed on a screen is provided. In response to receiving a user input indicating motion in a particular direction, changing the value independent of where the position of a cursor is on the screen. The value being changed may comprise of a series of segments, and each segment value can be changed individually. In addition, a different user input device that does not indicate motion in a particular direction may be used to change segment values and to select other segment values. Methods for automatically formatting a segmented values and calculating a base time rate based on two different frame rates are also provided." The patent application was filed on Sept. 9, 2011 (13/228,699). 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=8,441,439&OS=8,441,439&RS=8,441,439 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** SiPix Imaging Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 17 -- SiPix Imaging, Fremont, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,441,414) developed by Craig Lin, San Jose, Calif., for a "luminance enhancement structure with Moire reducing design." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The present invention is directed to luminance enhancement structure for reflective display devices. The structure not only can enhance the brightness of a display device, but also can reduce the Moire effect of the display device. The present invention is also directed to a display device comprising an array of microcups and a luminance enhancement structure." The patent application was filed on Nov. 30, 2009 (12/628,014). 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=8,441,414&OS=8,441,414&RS=8,441,414 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 17 -- Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Pullman, Wash., has been assigned a patent (8,441,768) developed by Bogdan Z. Kasztenny, Markham, Calif., for "systems and methods for independent self-monitoring." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An Intelligent Electronic Device (IED), such as a protective relay, may monitor and/or protect an electrical power system by detecting fault conditions using stimulus inputs from the electrical power system. The IED may operate (take protective actions) when fault conditions are detected. A monitoring device may supervise the IED. The monitoring device may detect power system disturbances independently of the IED, using the same stimulus inputs (or a subset thereof) used by the IED to implement its protection function(s). The monitoring device may supervise the IED using hard-coded supervision, soft-coded supervision, and/or user-configurable supervision. The IED may be prevented from operating outside of an operating window defined by the monitoring device. Components of the monitoring device may be separated and/or isolated from the IED, such that a failure in certain IED components may not cause a simultaneous failure or malfunction of the monitoring device." The patent application was filed on Sept. 8, 2010 (12/877,856). 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=8,441,768&OS=8,441,768&RS=8,441,768 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Caustic Graphics Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 17 -- Caustic Graphics, San Francisco, has been assigned a patent (8,441,482) developed by Cuneyt Ozdac, Berkeley, Calif., and Jason Rupert Redgrave, Mountain View, Calif., for "systems and methods for self-intersection avoidance in ray tracing." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Aspects include systems, methods, and media for implementing methods relating to detection of invalid intersections during ray tracing. Invalid intersections can arise from imprecision in computer-based number representation, causing ray origins to be located inappropriately. In some aspects, a ray can be associated with information relating to an expected angle between the ray's direction and a normal for a to-be-identified primitive intersected by that ray. If the angle between the ray's direction and the normal of an intersected primitive is within expectations, then that information can be used in predicting whether the intersection is valid. Such expectation information can be presented as a single bit determined by a shader performing a dot product of the ray and a normal of a primitive intersected by a parent ray, or can be obtained as a by-product of ray/primitive intersection testing. Such information also can be based on whether the shader is emitting to have reflection or refraction type ray behavior." The patent application was filed on Sept. 21, 2009 (12/563,436). 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=8,441,482&OS=8,441,482&RS=8,441,482 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Apple Assigned Patent for Manufacturing and Testing Techniques for Electronic Displays ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 17 -- Apple, Cupertino, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,441,643) developed by four co-inventors for "manufacturing and testing techniques for electronic displays." The co-inventors are Moo Kyung Son, Sunnyvale, Calif., Victor Hao-En Yin, Cupertino, Calif., John Z. Zhong, Cupertino, Calif., and Wei Chen, Palo Alto, Calif. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method for testing photosensitivity of an electronic display module, such as a liquid crystal display module, is provided. In one embodiment, a method includes exposing a display module to light at a first intensity and measuring an amount of light transmitted through the display module. The method may also include exposing the display module to light at a second intensity and measuring an amount of that light transmitted through the display module. The measured amounts may then be compared to determine an optical property, such as photosensitivity, of the display panel. Various other methods, systems, and manufactures are also disclosed." The patent application was filed on July 13, 2010 (12/835,431). 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=8,441,643&OS=8,441,643&RS=8,441,643 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** LI-COR Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 17 -- LI-COR, Lincoln, Neb., has been assigned a patent (8,441,644) developed by Alexander Kachanov, San Jose, Calif., and Serguei Koulikov, Mountain View, Calif., for a "method and apparatus for the photo-acoustic identification and quantification of analyte species in a gaseous or liquid medium." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method and apparatus for the photo-acoustic identification and quantification of one or more analyte species present in a gaseous or liquid medium in low concentration utilizing a laser and a resonant optical cavity containing the medium and having within the cavity at least two partially transparent mirrors, one of which is a cavity coupling mirror and one of which is moveably mounted on an assembly responsive to an input signal." The patent application was filed on May 11, 2011 (13/105,786). 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=8,441,644&OS=8,441,644&RS=8,441,644 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Eastman Kodak Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 17 -- Eastman Kodak, Rochester, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,441,698) developed by Richard A. Murray, San Diego, for a "compact housing for a scan bar assembly." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A scan bar assembly having a scan element including a length direction; a drive gear; a follower gear; and a housing having a mounting region for mounting the scan element onto the housing; a first mounting member for the drive gear; and a second mounting member for the follower gear, wherein the first and second mounting members and the housing are integrally formed as a single part." The patent application was filed on July 23, 2010 (12/842,074). 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=8,441,698&OS=8,441,698&RS=8,441,698 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Birchbridge Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 17 -- Birchbridge, Belmont, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,441,793) developed by John Craig Dunwoody, Belmont, Calif., and Teresa Ann Dunwoody, Belmont, Calif., for an "universal rack backplane system." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Disclosed is an embodiment of a rack system including a universal hardware platform having a frame, a module insertion area on a first side of the rack system and a universal backplane area on a second side of the rack system opposite to the first side, a power bus, a plurality of partitions, a plurality of module bays, and two or more service unit backplanes. The power bus may be configured to provide power to the modules coupled to the universal backplane area." The patent application was filed on July 21, 2010 (12/840,808). 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=8,441,793&OS=8,441,793&RS=8,441,793 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Newport Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 17 -- Newport, Irvine, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,441,630) developed by Tommaso Baldacchini, Irvine, Calif., and Ruben Zadoyan, Irvine, Calif., for a "system and method for monitoring in-situ processing of specimens using coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering (CARS) microscopy." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "System and method are disclosed for in-situ monitoring of a specimen while undergoing a defined process. The system includes a processing system adapted to perform the defined process on the specimen, and a coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering (CARS) microscopy system adapted to in-situ monitor the specimen. In another aspect, the CARS microscopy system is adapted to in-situ monitor the specimen simultaneous with the defined process being performed on the specimen by the processing system. In still another aspect, the CARS microscopy system is adapted to perform a measurement of the specimen while the defined process being performed on the specimen is paused or temporarily halted." The patent application was filed on May 11, 2010 (12/778,074). 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=8,441,630&OS=8,441,630&RS=8,441,630 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** VMware Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 17 -- VMware, Palo Alto, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,441,494) developed by Dustin Byford, Pacifica, Calif., Anthony Cannon, Cupertino, Calif., and Ramesh Dharan, San Francisco, for a "method and system for copying a framebuffer for transmission to a remote display." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Remote desktop servers include a display encoder that maintains a secondary framebuffer that contains display data to be encoded and transmitted to a remote client display. The display encoder submits requests to update the display data in the secondary framebuffer to a video adapter driver that has access to a primary framebuffer whose display data is updated according to drawing commands received from applications running on the remote desktop servers. The video adapter driver utilizes a spatial data structure to track changes made to the display data located in regions of the primary framebuffer and copies the display data in those regions of the primary framebuffer to corresponding regions in the secondary framebuffer." The patent application was filed on April 23, 2009 (12/428,971). 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=8,441,494&OS=8,441,494&RS=8,441,494 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Apple Assigned Patent for Electronic Device Housing as Acoustic Input Device ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 17 -- Apple, Cupertino, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,441,790) developed by four co-inventors for an "electronic device housing as acoustic input device." The co-inventors are Aleksandar Pance, Saratoga, Calif., Nicholas Vincent King, San Jose, Calif., Duncan Kerr, San Francisco, and Brett Bilbrey, Sunnyvale, Calif. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "There are provided systems, devices and methods for related to an electronic device housing having input functionality. Specifically, in one embodiment, the electronic device includes a housing and one or more acoustic transducers positioned within the housing each operative to generate an electrical signal in response to detecting a sound resulting from an impact with the housing. Additionally, the electronic device includes a microprocessor coupled to the one or more acoustic transducers and configured to receive the electrical signals generated by the one or more acoustic transducers. The microprocessor operative to interpret the generated electrical signals as input to the electronic device." The patent application was filed on Aug. 17, 2009 (12/542,386). 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=8,441,790&OS=8,441,790&RS=8,441,790 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Newport Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 17 -- Newport, Irvine, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,441,748) developed by Thomas Rigney, Silverado, Calif., for an "adjustable optical mount with locking devices and methods." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An adjustable optical mount embodiment includes a first plate configured to mount an optical element and a second plate disposed adjacent the first plate with a pivot point between the plates. At least one adjustable threaded member has a contact end in contact with a rear surface of the first plate and a threaded outer surface in threaded engagement with a threaded bore of the second plate. A lock collar having a threaded bore in threaded engagement with a threaded outer surface of the adjustable threaded member which extends from a rear surface of the second plate has a torqueable surface disposed at an adjustment end which is configured to be engaged for the application of torque from a rearward position relative to the adjustable optical mount." The patent application was filed on June 15, 2011 (13/161,400). 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=8,441,748&OS=8,441,748&RS=8,441,748 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Cisco Technology Assigned Patent for Network Trouble-tickets Displayed as Dynamic Multi-dimensional Graph ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 17 -- Cisco Technology, San Jose, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,441,484) developed by Andrew John Ballantyne, San Francisco, for "network trouble-tickets displayed as dynamic multi-dimensional graph." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "In one embodiment, a technique for efficient display of trouble ticket information is provided. The technique involves presenting a single view of disparate sets of data as a multi-dimensional graph. A weighting function may be applied to branches of the graph and the graph updated to reflect the results of application of the weighting function." The patent application was filed on Sept. 4, 2007 (11/849,819). 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=8,441,484&OS=8,441,484&RS=8,441,484 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** ETA Semiconductor Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 17 -- ETA Semiconductor, San Jose, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,441,770) developed by Paolo Menegoli, San Jose, Calif., and Fabio Alessio Marino, San Jose, Calif., for "voltage spikes control for power converters." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A novel inductive overvoltage suppression circuit for power converters is presented. High amplitude voltage spikes are generally occurring in high frequency power converters in presence of small parasitic inductances coupled to the power distribution rails, in correspondence of the switching transitions, particularly when high load currents are required. The presented invention proposes active clamps to limit the amplitude of the overvoltage. Furthermore the excess energy in the parasitic inductances is utilized to provide energy and/or a signal to determine when to turn on the next phase power device with the fastest transition possible without incurring in cross-conduction currents in the power stage of the converter, thus improving its overall performance, and circuit reliability in addition to achieving high conversion efficiency." The patent application was filed on Feb. 18, 2011 (12/932,071). 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=8,441,770&OS=8,441,770&RS=8,441,770 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Sportvision Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 17 -- Sportvision, Chicago, has been assigned a patent (8,441,476) developed by James R. Gloudemans, San Mateo, Calif., Walter Hsiao, Mountain View, Calif., and Felicia Yue, Yorktown Heights, N.Y., for an "image repair interface for providing virtual viewpoints." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A system and method for repairing an object in image data of an event. An image of the event is obtained from a camera, and an object is detected in the image. For example, the event may be a sporting event in which the object is a participant. Moreover, a portion of the object is occluded in a viewpoint of the camera. For instance, a limb of the participant may be occluded by another participant. The object is repaired by providing a substitute for the occluded portion. A user may perform the repair via a user interface by selecting part of an image from an image library and positioning the selected portion relative to the object. A textured 3d model of the event is combined with data from the repaired object, to depict a realistic virtual viewpoint of the event which differs from a viewpoint of the camera." The patent application was filed on May 15, 2008 (12/121,660). 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=8,441,476&OS=8,441,476&RS=8,441,476 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Cypress Semiconductor Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 17 -- Cypress Semiconductor, San Jose, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,441,452) developed by four co-inventors for a multiple touch detection. The co-inventors are Thomas Fuller, Seattle, Jon Peterson, Palo Alto, Calif., Ted Tsui, Mountlake Terrace, Wash., and Seok Pyong Park (Tony Park), Everett, Wash. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An apparatus for and method of detecting multiple presences on a touch sensor device are described." The patent application was filed on April 10, 2009 (12/422,226). 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=8,441,452&OS=8,441,452&RS=8,441,452 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Immersion Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 17 -- Immersion, San Jose, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,441,437) developed by Stephen D. Rank, San Jose, Calif., for "haptic feedback sensations based on audio output from computer devices." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Triggering haptic sensations based on sound output from a computer device. A portion of sound data is stored that is output to a user as audio from an application program running on a computer. The portion of sound data is analyzed using intelligent heuristics to extract at least one sound feature from the sound data. The execution of at least one haptic effect is triggered based on the sound feature, where the haptic effect is commanded to the haptic feedback device approximately correlated to the output of the portion of sound to the user as audio. The haptic effect causes a haptic sensation to be output to the user. Different haptic effects can be associated with different sound features, frequency ranges, amplitudes, etc." The patent application was filed on Nov. 23, 2009 (12/623,685). 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=8,441,437&OS=8,441,437&RS=8,441,437 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Teledyne Scientific & Imaging Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 17 -- Teledyne Scientific & Imaging, Thousand Oaks, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,441,626) developed by Bing Wen, Thousand Oaks, Calif., for an "optical angle-of-arrival measurement system and method for multiple light sources." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An OAOA measurement system uses optical elements to converge incoming light from multiple sources onto an FPA as respective crosshair patterns made from lines which are oblique with respect to the FPA's axes, such that each pattern's location indicates the angular position of its corresponding source. The optical elements are arranged such that each crosshair's center point is at least twice as bright as the lines which form the crosshair's arms. The position of each crosshair is interpolated by defining regions around each arm of one of the crosshairs, determining the points of peak intensity in each row or column within each region, and curve-fitting the points to define each arm. Multiple crosshair patterns are accommodated by assigning a small magnitude value to each pixel of a defined arm, and then repeating the interpolation process for another crosshair." The patent application was filed on Dec. 17, 2010 (12/971,357). 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=8,441,626&OS=8,441,626&RS=8,441,626 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** LeoNovus Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 17 -- LeoNovus, Sunnyvale, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,441,488) developed by six co-inventors for a "media action script acceleration apparatus, system and method." The co-inventors are Bhaskar Kota, Secunderabad, India, Lakshmikanth Surya Naga Satyavolu, Draksharama, India, Ganapathi Venkata Puppala, Bantumilli Mandal, India, Praveen Kumar Bollam, Hyderabad, India, Sairam Sambaraju, Hyderabad, India, and Paul L. Master, Sunnyvale, Calif. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Exemplary apparatus, method, and system embodiments provide for processing an action script for a graphical image for visual display. An exemplary apparatus comprises: a first memory; first circuitry configured to convert a plurality of descriptive elements of the action script into a plurality of operational codes; and second circuitry configured to execute the plurality of operational codes using corresponding data stored in the first memory to generate pixel data for the graphical image. Exemplary embodiments may further include third circuitry configured to parse the action script into the plurality of descriptive elements and the corresponding data, and fourth circuitry configured to extract data from the action script and to store the extracted data in the first memory as a plurality of control words having the corresponding data in predetermined fields." The patent application was filed on Sept. 5, 2012 (13/603,657). 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=8,441,488&OS=8,441,488&RS=8,441,488 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** RPX Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 17 -- RPX, San Francisco, has been assigned a patent (8,441,490) developed by Alpana R. Kaulgud, Mountain View, Calif., and Christophe Winkler, Viterne, France, for a "system and method for managing graphics applications." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A system and method for managing graphics applications include the capability to receive graphics data from an unaware graphics application and convey the graphics data to at least one of a plurality of graphics pipes having different display directions. The system and method further include the capability to modify the graphics data to account for non-planar display of the graphics data." The patent application was filed on Jan. 3, 2006 (11/324,684). 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=8,441,490&OS=8,441,490&RS=8,441,490 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** KLA-Tencor Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 17 -- KLA-Tencor, Milpitas, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,441,639) developed by 12 co-inventors for "metrology systems and methods." The co-inventors are Daniel Kandel, Aseret, Israel, Vladimir Levinski, Nazereth Ilia, Israel, Alexander Svizher, Haifa, Israel, Joel Seligson, Misgav, Israel, Andrew Hill, San Jose, Calif., Ohad Bachar, Timrat, Israel, Amnon Manassen, Haifa, Israel, Yung-Ho Alex Chuang, Cupertino, Calif., Ilan Sela, Haifa, Israel, Moshe Markowitz, Haifa, Israel, Daria Negri, Nesher, Israel, and Efraim Rotem, Hod Hasharon, Israel. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Various metrology systems and methods are provided." The patent application was filed on Aug. 31, 2010 (12/872,988). 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=8,441,639&OS=8,441,639&RS=8,441,639 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Hewlett-Packard Development Assigned Patent for Determining Distance Between Nodes ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 17 -- Hewlett-Packard Development, Houston, has been assigned a patent (8,441,620) developed by Raul Hernan Etkin, San Francisco, Erik Ordentlich, San Jose, Calif., and Michael Renne Ty Tan, Menlo Park, Calif., for "determining distance between nodes." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A first node in a wireless network transmits a periodic pilot signal to a second node. The second node receives the periodic pilot signal and retransmits the signal back to the first node. The retransmitted pilot signal includes a phase adjustment in view of an internal processing delay at the second node. The phase adjustment involves matching a phase of the retransmitted pilot signal to a phase of the received pilot signal. The first node measures a roundtrip delay of the pilot signal and the distance between the nodes is computed based at least on the measured roundtrip delay." The patent application was filed on April 5, 2010 (12/754,027). 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=8,441,620&OS=8,441,620&RS=8,441,620 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Headway Technologies, Sae Magnetics Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 17 -- Headway Technologies, Milpitas, Calif., and Sae Magnetics, Hong Kong, have been assigned a patent (8,441,755) developed by four co-inventors for a "magnetic head for perpendicular magnetic recording having a main pole, a shield and a coil core part setback away from the medium facing surface a specified distance." The co-inventors are Yoshitaka Sasaki, Santa Clara, Calif., Hiroyuki Ito, Milpitas, Calif., Kazuki Sato, Milpitas, Calif., and Atsushi Iijima, Hong Kong. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A magnetic head includes: a main pole; a coil; a first shield having an end face that is located in a medium facing surface at a position forward of an end face of the main pole along a direction of travel of a recording medium; and a first return path section disposed forward of the main pole along the direction of travel of the recording medium. The first return path section connects part of the main pole away from the medium facing surface to the first shield so that a first space is defined. The coil includes a first portion having a planar spiral shape and wound around a core part of the first return path section. The first portion includes first and second coil elements that each extend through the first space. No part of the coil other than the first and second coil elements exists in the first space." The patent application was filed on Aug. 12, 2011 (13/208,980). 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=8,441,755&OS=8,441,755&RS=8,441,755 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Northrop Grumman Systems Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 17 -- Northrop Grumman Systems, Falls Church, Va., has been assigned a patent (8,441,723) developed by Robert Rex Rice, Simi Valley, Calif., and Hagop Injeyan, Glendale, Calif., for a "scalable semiconductor waveguide amplifier." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "One embodiment of the present method and apparatus encompasses an apparatus that may have: a predetermined length, the self-imaging semiconductor waveguide having first and second opposed sides; quantum wells disposed within the self-imaging semiconductor waveguide along the length of the self-imaging semiconductor waveguide, the quantum wells being formed of a quantum well gain material; microchannel cooler that extends substantially the width of the self-imaging semiconductor waveguide, the microchannel cooler located adjacent the first side of the self-imaging semiconductor waveguide; and a plurality of pump arrays arranged along the microchannel cooler opposed from the first side of the self-imaging semiconductor waveguide; wherein the quantum well gain material is photopumped through the microchannel cooler." The patent application was filed on Aug. 11, 2011 (13/207,598). 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=8,441,723&OS=8,441,723&RS=8,441,723 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Qualcomm Assigned Patent for User Interface for Mobile Devices ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 17 -- Qualcomm, San Diego, has been assigned a patent (8,441,441) developed by Ming-Chang Tsai, San Diego, and Chienchung Chang, Rancho Santa Fe, Calif., for an "user interface for mobile devices." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A mobile user interface suitable for mobile computing devices uses device position/orientation in real space to select a portion of content that is displayed. Content (e.g., documents, files or a desktop) is presumed fixed in virtual space with the mobile user interface displaying a portion of the content as if viewed through a camera or magnifying glass. Data from motion, distance or position sensors are used to determine the relative position/orientation of the device with respect to the content to select the portion for display. Content elements can be selected by centering the display on the desired portion, obviating the need for cursors and pointing devices (e.g., mouse or touchscreen). Magnification can be manipulated by moving the device away from or towards the user. 3-D content viewing may be enabled by sensing the device orientation and displaying content that is above or below the display in 3-D virtual space." The patent application was filed on March 11, 2009 (12/401,758). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=8,441,441&OS=8,441,441&RS=8,441,441 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Birchbridge Assigned Patent for Universal Conduction Cooling Platform ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 17 -- Birchbridge, Belmont, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,441,792) developed by John Craig Dunwoody, Belmont, Calif., and Teresa Ann Dunwoody, Belmont, Calif., for an "universal conduction cooling platform." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Disclosed is an embodiment of a module for insertion between a first shelf and a second shelf of a rack based processing system. The module includes a first thermal plate substantially parallel to a second thermal plate. An inner surface of the first thermal plate faces an inner surface of the second plate and an outer surface of each of the first and second thermal plates faces opposite to the respective inner surfaces. Each thermal plate is configured to thermally couple to one or more component units locatable between the inner surfaces of the first and second thermal plates." The patent application was filed on July 21, 2010 (12/840,788). 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=8,441,792&OS=8,441,792&RS=8,441,792 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Apple Assigned Patent for User Interface Contrast Filter ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 17 -- Apple, Cupertino, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,441,499) developed by five co-inventors for an "user interface contrast filter." The co-inventors are Patrick Heynen, Redwood City, Calif., Mike Stern, San Francisco, Andrew Bryant, Los Gatos, Calif., Marian Goldeen, Three Rivers, Calif., and Bill Feth, San Jose, Calif. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method of defining a dynamically adjustable user interface ("UI") of a device is described. The method defines multiple UI elements for the UI, where each UI element includes multiple pixels. The method defines a display adjustment tool for receiving a single display adjustment parameter and in response adjusting the appearance of the UI by differentiating display adjustments to a first set of saturated pixels from the display adjustments to a second set of non-saturated pixels." The patent application was filed on Aug. 5, 2009 (12/536,478). 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=8,441,499&OS=8,441,499&RS=8,441,499 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Reametrix Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 17 -- Reametrix, San Carlos, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,441,634) developed by Bala S. Manian, Los Altos Hills, Calif., for "methods for calibrating a measurement device, and devices therefrom." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The invention provides a method of calibrating measurement device using a Raman-active composition, wherein the composition is active, in one embodiment, in a wavelength region that ranges from about 300 nm to about 1200 nm, and in another embodiment, from about 550 nm to about 650 nm. The method is especially useful in the calibration of fluorescent measurement devices. The method of the invention provides several advantages, such as, in facile identification of problems with the device when it occurs, in not having to tune and adjust the device very often, and neutralizing variations between different runs and different instruments. In another aspect, the invention also provides a device that is calibrated using the method of the invention. In one embodiment, the Raman-active composition useful in the invention is a derivative of 1,4-bis(2-methyl-styryl)-benzene." The patent application was filed on Feb. 24, 2011 (13/034,380). 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=8,441,634&OS=8,441,634&RS=8,441,634 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Nvidia Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 17 -- Nvidia, Santa Clara, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,441,497) developed by Edward A. Hutchins, Mountain View, Calif., and Michael J.M. Toksvig, Palo Alto, Calif., for "interpolation of vertex attributes in a graphics processor." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Vertex data can be accessed for a graphics primitive. The vertex data includes homogeneous coordinates for each vertex of the primitive. The homogeneous coordinates can be used to determine perspective-correct barycentric coordinates that are normalized by the area of the primitive. The normalized perspective-correct barycentric coordinates can be used to determine an interpolated value of an attribute for the pixel. These operations can be performed using adders and multipliers implemented in hardware." The patent application was filed on Aug. 7, 2007 (11/890,838). 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=8,441,497&OS=8,441,497&RS=8,441,497 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Magnecomp Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 17 -- Magnecomp, Murrieta, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,441,761) developed by Peter Hahn, Wildomar, Calif., Wei Keat Chai, San Jose, Calif., and Kuen Chee Ee, Chino, Calif., for a "hard disk drive suspension with reduced PSA change due to humidity and temperature variations." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "In a disk drive suspension circuit, in order to improve stability of the stable pitch static attitude (PSA) over changes in humidity, the suspended portion of the flexible circuit and/or the gimbal support arm are modified to change their response(s) to humidity. In one embodiment, hygroscopic material such as the material of the insulating layer are added to the stainless steel gimbal support arm, so that in response to humidity it bends in the opposite direction as the suspended portion of the circuit. In another embodiment, additional hygroscopic material is added to the circuit, and/or the polyimide insulating layer or the coverlayer are selectively removed, so that the net bend in the suspended portion of the circuit over humidity is reduced, ideally to a condition of zero or close to zero net bending." The patent application was filed on Jan. 3, 2011 (12/983,613). 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=8,441,761&OS=8,441,761&RS=8,441,761 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Qualcomm Mems Technologies Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 17 -- Qualcomm Mems Technologies, San Diego, has been assigned a patent (8,441,412) developed by William Cummings, Millbrae, Calif., for "mode indicator for interferometric modulator displays." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method and apparatus for displaying data on bi-stable and non-bi-stable displays is provided. The apparatus includes a controller chip capable of being connected to a non-bi-stable display through a first interface channel and also capable of being connected to a bi-stable display via the first interface channel and an additional second interface channel. When connected the non-bi-stable display, the second interface channel is not connected. The second interface channel may carry mode information bits to the bi-stable display module to allow the bi-stable display to utilize power-saving features." The patent application was filed on Jan. 26, 2011 (13/014,033). 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=8,441,412&OS=8,441,412&RS=8,441,412 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Microsoft Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 17 -- Microsoft, Redmond, Wash., has been assigned a patent (8,441,791) developed by David D. Bohn, Fort Collins, Colo., Paul M. O'Brien, Sammamish, Wash., and Christopher Bramley Fruhauf, San Anselmo, Calif., for "double hinge radial cams." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "In embodiments of double hinge radial cams, a portable device includes a first housing integrated with a display device, and a second housing movably coupled to the first housing. The first housing is operable to open and close relative to the second housing, and the first and second housings can be rotated from a closed position at approximately zero degrees (0.degree.) to an open position at approximately one-hundred and eighty degrees (180.degree.). A double hinge is operable to movably couple the first housing and the second housing. The double hinge includes radial cams that apply a holding torque in the open position that resists the first and second housings closing." The patent application was filed on Dec. 23, 2010 (12/978,162). 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=8,441,791&OS=8,441,791&RS=8,441,791 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Broadcom Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 17 -- Broadcom, Irvine, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,441,573) developed by Sherman (Xuemin) Chen, San Diego, and Alexander G. MacInnis, Los Altos, Calif., for "system and method of transmission and reception of progressive content with isolated fields for conversion to interlaced display." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Systems and methods of coding progressive content with isolated fields for conversion to interlaced display are provided. Some systems and methods may find use in, for example, digital video compression systems and methods. Film material may be encoded as video material with an intended field polarity and an explicit 3:2 pull-down operation for interlaced display (e.g., a 30-frames-per-second display)." The patent application was filed on Jan. 25, 2011 (13/012,988). 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=8,441,573&OS=8,441,573&RS=8,441,573 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Palo Alto Research Center Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 17 -- Palo Alto Research Center, Palo Alto, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,441,668) developed by Eric J. Shrader, Belmont, Calif., and Victoria Mary Elizabeth Bellotti, San Francisco, for a "permanence estimation and policy enforcement for transient printing." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A computer-implemented method can include receiving a transient printing policy and enforcing the transient printing policy. Enforcement of the transient printing policy can include receiving a request to print a document and, based on the transient printing policy, providing a printing recommendation for the document." The patent application was filed on April 8, 2009 (12/420,778). 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=8,441,668&OS=8,441,668&RS=8,441,668 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Cisco Technology Assigned Patent for a SG3-to-G3 Fax Spoof ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 17 -- Cisco Technology, San Jose, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,441,669) developed by Hanh Huu Luong, Santa Barbara, Calif., and Brooks Stevens Read, Concord, Mass., for a SG3-to-G3 fax spoof. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "In one embodiment, an originating gateway receives a call menu (CM) signal from an originating fax machine. The CM signal may have been generated in response to an ANSam signal from a terminating fax machine. The originating gateway suppresses the CM signal after a preamble of the CM signal and generates a modified JM signal in response to receiving the CM signal. The modified JM signal indicates that V.34 half-duplex modulation is not an option. The originating gateway transmits the modified JM signal to the originating fax machine, which allows the transmission to continue across an unenhanced T.38 fax relay." The patent application was filed on March 2, 2010 (12/715,953). 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=8,441,669&OS=8,441,669&RS=8,441,669 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Oclaro Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 17 -- Oclaro, San Jose, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,441,586) developed by Xuefeng Yue, San Jose, Calif., and Ruibo Wang, Oak Park, Calif., for a "liquid crystal optical device configured to reduce polarization dependent loss and polarization mode dispersion." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An LC-based optical device compensates for differences in optical path lengths of polarization components of input beam. As a result, PDL and PMD of the optical device are reduced. The compensation mechanism may be a glass plate that is disposed in an optical path of a polarization component so that the optical path length of that polarization component can be made substantially equal to the optical path length of the other polarization component that traverses through a half-wave plate. Another compensation mechanism is a birefringent displacer that has two sections sandwiching a half-wave plate, wherein the two sections are of different widths and the planar front surface of the birefringent displacer can be positioned to be non-orthogonal with respect to the incident input light beam." The patent application was filed on March 9, 2012 (13/416,030). 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=8,441,586&OS=8,441,586&RS=8,441,586 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Floros Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 17 -- Donna M. Floros, Studio City, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,441,779) developed by Donna Floros, Palm Springs, Calif., for an "advertising apparatus with hook." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A hook apparatus includes a front side and a back side. A hook extending from the front side is included for hanging objects. A shelter structure extends from the front side positioned around and apart from the hook. The shelter structure may serve as a second hook for hanging objects. A communications device extends from the body, at least a portion of which is above and spaced apart from the shelter structure. The back side of the hook apparatus is adapted to be secured to a surface. An interface adapter plate between the back side and the mounting surface may be provided to enable the securing. The communications device includes a display device that is either passive or capable of interactive communication of information. The apparatus may be operationally coupled to a remote server to alert vendors to deliver purchased products, services, and/or to provide emergency services to the user." The patent application was filed on June 1, 2009 (12/476,045). 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=8,441,779&OS=8,441,779&RS=8,441,779 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Wyatt Technology Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 17 -- Wyatt Technology, Santa Barbara, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,441,638) developed by Hung-Te Hsieh, Santa Barbara, Calif., and Steven P. Trainoff, Goleta, Calif., for an "apparatus to measure particle mobility in solution with scattered and unscattered light." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method and apparatus are disclosed for measurement of the electrophoretic mobility of particles in solution. A sample is placed in a cell containing two electrodes that apply an alternating electric field. A monochromatic light beam passes through the sample. Light scattered by the particles, along with the unscattered beam, is collected and collimated as it exits the cell. This beam is combined in free space with a phase modulated reference beam. The interference forms a frequency modulated speckle pattern, which is detected by a photodetector array. Each array element collects a narrow range of well-defined scattering angles. The signal from each is demodulated to provide a measurement of t 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. -1125237 (c) 2013 Targeted News Service |