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U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in Georgia (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 Georgia. *** Itron Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 17 -- Itron, Liberty Lake, Wash., has been assigned a patent (8,441,780) developed by Bryan Seal, Meridian, Miss., and Charles W. Melvin Jr., Dudley, Ga., for an "utility-grade enclosure for incorporation of network communication devices." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "In one embodiment, an enclosure for electronic circuit boards and components is disclosed. The enclosure has a closable, weather-resistant housing that is sized and shaped to receive mounted circuitry in an enclosed space that is defined by a back wall and side walls extending outwardly from the back wall. The housing includes a detachable cover for covering and sealing the enclosed space. In one embodiment, the circuitry includes a planar electronic circuit board that is mounted within the enclosed space. The planar electronic circuit board has a subsection of power supply circuitry that is operative to receive electrical power from outside of the enclosure. The circuitry further includes power supply transformers and capacitors that operate from power received from outside the housing, and data processing and communications components that include a data processor and a data bus. The data bus is coupled to electronic circuit connectors. The enclosure is configured such that the electronic circuit board is exposed to an external environment when the cover is detached." The patent application was filed on Oct. 6, 2010 (12/899,460). 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=8,441,780&OS=8,441,780&RS=8,441,780 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Manufacturing Resources International Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 17 -- Manufacturing Resources International, Alpharetta, Ga., has been assigned a patent (8,441,574) developed by four co-inventors for a "visual identifier for images on an electronic display." The co-inventors are William Dunn, Alpharetta, Ga., Rick De Laet, Alpharetta, Ga., John Schuch, Buford, Ga., and Jerry Wasinger, Alpharetta, Ga. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A system and method for displaying images or video on an electronic display. A unique identifier may be embedded within the frames of images or video and detected by a light sensor. The data from the light sensor is analyzed to determine if the proper image or video was actually shown at the display. Some embodiments analyze the data from the light sensor in real time and may stop displaying the image or video if the data is not in the format of a unique identifier. Using this embodiment, the system can prevent unintended images or video from being shown on the display." The patent application was filed on April 20, 2010 (12/763,797). 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=8,441,574&OS=8,441,574&RS=8,441,574 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Xiper Innovations Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 17 -- Xiper Innovations, Marietta, Ga., has been assigned a patent (8,441,730) developed by Rustom Sam Kanga, Marietta, Ga., for "non-attenuating light collimating articles for graphic arts." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Various systems and methods are provided for non-attenuating light collimating articles. In one embodiment, among others, a phototool comprises a substrate; and a microstructured surface disposed on a first surface of the substrate, the microstructured surface comprising a plurality of light collimating articles." The patent application was filed on Nov. 14, 2007 (11/939,791). 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=8,441,730&OS=8,441,730&RS=8,441,730 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** AT&T Intellectual Property I Assigned Patent for Adaptive Access in Virtual Settings Based on Established Virtual Profile ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 17 -- AT&T Intellectual Property I, Atlana, has been assigned a patent (8,441,501) developed by five co-inventors for an "adaptive access in virtual settings based on established virtual profile." The co-inventors are Barrett M. Kreiner, Woodstock, Ga., Steven A. Wright, Roswell, Ga., Christian Kuhtz, Roswell, Ga., Samuel N. Zellner, Dunwoody, Ga., and Robert J. Starr, Decatur, Ga. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method and system for adapting a virtual setting to a participant includes launching a simulation program on a computing device, evaluating a virtual profile of the participant and presenting scenarios within the virtual setting appropriate for said participant based on said evaluation, wherein at least a predetermined aspect of the virtual setting is available to the participant regardless of a result of said evaluation and the virtual setting corresponds to the simulation program." The patent application was filed on June 22, 2006 (11/472,810). 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=8,441,501&OS=8,441,501&RS=8,441,501 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** EchoStar Technologies Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 17 -- EchoStar Technologies, Englewood, Colo., has been assigned a patent (8,441,577) developed by Gregory Davis, Covington, Ga., for "apparatus, systems and methods for synchronization of a video stream and an audio stream." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Systems and methods are operable to synchronize presentation between video streams and separately received audio streams. An exemplary embodiment receives a first media content stream at a media device, wherein the first media content stream comprises at least a video stream portion; receives a second media content stream at the media device, wherein the second media content stream comprises at least an audio stream portion; delays the audio stream portion of the second media content stream by a duration corresponding to at least one synchronization time delay; communicates the video stream portion of the first media content stream to a visual display device; and communicates the delayed audio stream portion of the second media content stream to an audio presentation device, wherein a visual scene of the video stream portion of the first media content stream is substantially synchronized with sounds of the audio stream portion of the second media content stream." The patent application was filed on Feb. 8, 2011 (13/023,014). 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=8,441,577&OS=8,441,577&RS=8,441,577 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Broadcom Assigned Patent for Method and System for Beamforming Signal Transmission Under a Per-antenna Power Constraint ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 17 -- Broadcom, Irvine, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,442,142) developed by Eric Ojard, San Francisco, Sirikiat Ariyavisitakul, Alpharetta, Ga., and Joonsuk Kim, Saratoga, Calif., for a "method and system for beamforming signal transmission under a per-antenna power constraint." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method and system for beamforming signal transmission under a per-antenna power constraint is presented. In one aspect, a multiple input multiple output (MIMO) transmitting station may compute a per-antenna power gain factor for each of a plurality of transmit chain signals. The transmit chain signals may be concurrently transmitted by a plurality of transmitting antennas at the MIMO transmitting station. The plurality of transmit chain signals may correspond to beamforming signals, which are generated by performing spatial mapping on a plurality of space-time signals. The plurality of power gain factors may be computed based on a per-antenna power constraint. Alternatively, the plurality of power gain factors may be computed based on joint per-antenna power and total-power constraints. Each of the transmit chain signals may be amplified or attenuated based on the corresponding antenna gain factor. The amplified or attenuated signal is then transmitted by the corresponding transmitting antenna." The patent application was filed on April 16, 2010 (12/761,567). 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=8,442,142&OS=8,442,142&RS=8,442,142 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** AT&T Intellectual Property I Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 17 -- AT&T Intellectual Property I, Atlanta, has been assigned a patent (8,441,389) developed by John R. Stefanik, Atlanta, for a "remote control device with directional mode indicator." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Methods, systems, and products disclose a remote control device that controls multiple consumer electronics devices based on orientation." The patent application was filed on July 28, 2011 (13/192,508). 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=8,441,389.PN.&OS=PN/8,441,389&RS=PN/8,441,389 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Venti Group Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 17 -- Venti Group, Laguna Hills, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,441,406) developed by William Ernest Payne, Dallas, Ga., for an cross-dipole antenna configurations. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An apparatus has an improved antenna pattern for a cross dipole antenna. Such antennas desirably have an omnidirectional antenna pattern. Conventional cross dipole antennas exhibit nulls in their antenna patterns, which can cause antennas to deviate from a standard or specification. Applicant recognized and confirmed that the connection of a coaxial cable to the antenna arms is a cause of the nulls in the antenna pattern, and has devised techniques disclosed herein to compensate or cancel the effects of the connection. In one embodiment, the arms of the cross dipole antenna that are coupled to a center conductor of the coaxial cable remain of conventional length, but the arms of the cross dipole antenna that are coupled to a shield of the coaxial cable are lengthened by a fraction of the radius of the outer diameter of the coaxial cable." The patent application was filed on Sept. 14, 2012 (13/617,954). 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=8,441,406.PN.&OS=PN/8,441,406&RS=PN/8,441,406 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. 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