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U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in Texas (May 23)(Targeted News Service Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Targeted News Service Targeted News Service ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 23 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Texas. *** BP Corp. North America Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 23 -- BP Corp. North America, Houston, has been assigned a patent (8,447,529) developed by five co-inventors for a "method and system for predicting corrosion rates using mechanistic models." The co-inventors are Sandra E. Hernandez, Anchorage, Alaska, Ziru Zhang, Anchorage, Alaska, Richard C. Woollam, Katy, Texas, Jose R. Vera, Katy, Texas, and William H. Durnie, Harrisdale, Australia. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A computer system and method for predicting the aqueous phase CO.sub.2 corrosion rate of a pipe useful in the production and transportation of oil and gas. Input parameter values corresponding to water chemistry and physical fluid and pipe properties are received. Based on these input parameter values, the system and method derive current-voltage relationships for multiple cathodic reduction reactions according to an electrochemical model of the corrosion reaction, and a current-voltage relationship for the anodic oxidation reaction of iron dissolution. A current density is obtained, at the intersection of an extrapolation of the anodic current-voltage relationship and an extrapolation of the summed cathodic current-voltage relationships. The predicted corrosion rate is then calculated from the obtained current density. The effects of secondary parameters such as scale and flow regime, and the efficacy of a corrosion inhibitor, can also be evaluated." The patent application was filed on Jan. 18, 2010 (12/689,105). 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=8,447,529&OS=8,447,529&RS=8,447,529 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Polycom Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 23 -- Polycom, San Jose, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,447,023) developed by Alain Nimri, Austin, Texas, and Rick Flott, Austin, Texas, for an "automatic audio priority designation during conference." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "During a conference, a multipoint control unit (MCU) designates priority and non-priority endpoints. The MCU forms priority audio from the priority endpoint and sends that audio to the other endpoints at a normal level. However, the MCU forms non-priority audio from the non-priority endpoint and handles that audio based on whether the input audio from the priority endpoint is from speaking or not. If the priority endpoint's audio indicates a participant at that endpoint is speaking, then the MCU sends the non-priority audio to the other endpoints at a reduced level. Designation of which endpoint has priority can be based on which endpoint has a current duration of audio indicative of speech that is longer than other endpoints. Alternatively, the designation can be based on which endpoint is currently presenting content during the conference or based on a mix of speech audio and content presentation." The patent application was filed on Feb. 1, 2010 (12/697,844). 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=8,447,023&OS=8,447,023&RS=8,447,023 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Science Applications International Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 23 -- Science Applications International, San Diego, has been assigned a patent (8,447,435) developed by Landon Cabell Garland Miller, Tuscalooosa, Ala., David Michael Barrett, Burtonsville, Md., and John Patrick Kajs, Austin, Texas, for a "system and method for routing power across multiple microgrids having DC and AC buses." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Systems and methods are described herein for managing the operations of a plurality of microgrid modules. A microgrid module includes transformers and/or power converters necessary for modifying the input AC or DC power sources to meet the required characteristics of the output power. The microgrid module further comprises a control software module and a power router software module. The control software module receives data from sensors in the microgrid module and controls the flow of power with controllable elements. The power router software module controls the operation of the power router. The power router can detect changes in demand for power within the microgrid module or from other microgrid modules. The power router can adjust the flow of power between the microgrid modules in response to changes in the supply of power to the microgrid module and changes in the demand for power from the microgrid module." The patent application was filed on April 15, 2010 (12/760,631). 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=8,447,435&OS=8,447,435&RS=8,447,435 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Cisco Technology Assigned Patent for Data Driven Configuration of Call Management Applications ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 23 -- Cisco Technology, San Jose, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,447,026) developed by Christopher E. Pearce, Dallas, for a "data driven configuration of call management applications." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A call manager uses a call management application in conjunction with a live dial database to control routing of calls for managed devices. To generate the live dial database, the call management application accesses configured route patterns and enters these patterns into the live dial database. Upon identifying an expansion indicator in a configured route pattern, the call management application accesses dial plan data that includes multiple route pattern definitions that each define a pattern using one or more sub-strings and, for each sub-string, an associated tag. The call management application then enters patterns defined by the route pattern definitions into the live dial database based on various other criteria established for the configured route pattern having the expansion indicator." The patent application was filed on Dec. 13, 2011 (13/324,549). 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=8,447,026&OS=8,447,026&RS=8,447,026 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** ExxonMobil Upstream Research Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 23 -- ExxonMobil Upstream Research, Houston, has been assigned a patent (8,447,524) developed by Ganglin Chen, Houston, Dominique G. Gillard, Houston, and Matthias Imhof, Katy, Texas, for a "method for geophysical and geological interpretation of seismic volumes using chronological panning." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A computer-implemented method is provided for searching and analyzing a seismic data volume acquired in a seismic survey to determine potential for hydrocarbon accumulations in an associated subsurface region. Surfaces describing the seismic data volume are obtained. The surfaces are enumerated. At least one enumerated surface is selected. The at least one selected surface is augmented when the selected surface does not substantially cover an area associated with the seismic data volume. The augmenting is performed until all selected surfaces substantially cover the area. The at least one selected surface is displayed, with geologic or geophysical data associated therewith, for visual inspection or interpretation, or saving digital representations thereof to computer memory or data storage." The patent application was filed on Nov. 20, 2009 (12/623,130). 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=8,447,524&OS=8,447,524&RS=8,447,524 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Schlumberger Technology Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 23 -- Schlumberger Technology, Sugar Land, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,447,579) developed by Colin Michael Sayers, Katy, Texas, and Lennert David den Boer, Calgary, Calif., for a "method and system for pore pressure prediction." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method for performing an oilfield operation at a wellsite having a drilling rig configured to advance a drilling tool into a subsurface formation. The method includes generating a borehole temperature model for an area of interest using water depth information and a vertical stress model, generating a formation temperature model using the borehole temperature model, generating a mud-weight pressure model using the formation temperature model and pressure coefficients, generating a formation pore pressure model using the mud-weight pressure model, and adjusting the oilfield operation based on the formation pore pressure model." The patent application was filed on July 5, 2011 (13/176,063). 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=8,447,579&OS=8,447,579&RS=8,447,579 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Cirrus Logic Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 23 -- Cirrus Logic, Austin, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,447,050) developed by seven co-inventors for a "thermal feedback for switch mode amplification." The co-inventors are John L. Melanson, Austin, Texas, Xiaofan Fei, Austin, Texas, Johann G. Gaboriau, Austin, Texas, Steven Green, Austin, Texas, Jason P. Rhode, Austin, Texas, Eric Walburger, Austin, Texas, and Wilson E. Taylor Jr., Austin, Texas. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A thermal sensor at the output of a switching amplifier senses heat dissipation at the output switch. If an overheating condition is sensed, gain of the digital input signal is lowered to reduce output power of the audio output signal." The patent application was filed on Oct. 21, 2010 (12/909,262). 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=8,447,050&OS=8,447,050&RS=8,447,050 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Texas Instruments Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 23 -- Texas Instruments, Dallas, has been assigned a patent (8,447,517) developed by June Chul Roh, Plano, Texas, for a "tightly-coupled GNSS/IMU integration filter having speed scale-factor and heading bias calibration." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Embodiments of the invention provide a tightly-coupled integration filter for inertial sensor-assisted GNSS (global navigation satellite system) receiver. The inertial measurement unit (IMU) contains inertial sensors such as accelerometer, magnetometer, and/or gyroscopes. Embodiments include blending filter based on extended Kalman filter (EKF), which optimally integrates the IMU navigation data with all other satellite measurements (tightly-coupled integration filter). The proposed blending filter includes two states for estimating/compensating the speed scale-factor and the heading bias in the INS measurement." The patent application was filed on Nov. 4, 2009 (12/612,167). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=8,447,517&OS=8,447,517&RS=8,447,517 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Williams-Pyro Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 23 -- Williams-Pyro, Fort Worth, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,447,434) developed by Robert J. Harris, Haslet, Texas, and Christopher D. Pylant, Arlington, Texas, for a "system and method of dynamic and distributed control with topology discovery in an isolated power grid." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A system and method of dynamic distributed control with network topology discovery in an isolated distribution grid is provided. Source modules connect to AC generators and output high voltage DC power on ports. Load modules receive the high voltage DC power on connected ports and convert the DC power to AC power. Loads are connected to AC outlets on load modules. A source module discovers the connected network topology through a series of states following the reading of a configuration file. Each module has a microprocessor. Each microprocessor runs control algorithms using its adjacency map as input. Respective adjacency maps are monitored, compared, and amended as needed to maintain consistency across all adjacency maps, thus ensuring consistent distributed control of the power distribution grid." The patent application was filed on Jan. 26, 2011 (13/014,712). 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=8,447,434&OS=8,447,434&RS=8,447,434 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** I D You LLC Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 23 -- I D You LLC, Allen, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,447,018) developed by Monica Rose Martino, Plano, Texas, Kevin V. Nguyen, Allen, Texas, and M. Gregory Smith, Fairview, Texas, for an "information provided to parent regarding a called for child protection." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The present disclosure describes a system, method, and computer readable medium for providing information of a calling party to an alert party, wherein the calling party is in communication with the receiving party in a communications network. The method includes receiving a message from a calling party to a receiving party and performing a lookup of information relating to the calling party in a database, wherein the lookup is based on an identifier associated with the message, Thereafter, an alert is sent to the alert party if the calling party information is unavailable in a contact list of the receiving party." The patent application was filed on Sept. 27, 2010 (12/890,804). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=8,447,018&OS=8,447,018&RS=8,447,018 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Baker Hughes Assigned Patent for Method for Estimating the Probability of Collision Between Wells ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 23 -- Baker Hughes, Houston, has been assigned a patent (8,447,522) developed by Andrew G. Brooks, Tomball, Texas, for a "method for estimating the probability of collision between wells." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method for drilling a well, the method including: identifying another well proximate to the well being drilled; collecting spatial information for at least a portion of the another well and the well being drilled; estimating a trajectory for at least a portion of the well being drilled and the another well; estimating an uncertainty in spatial information for each trajectory; estimating a probability of a collision with the another well during the drilling of the well by integrating a probability density function using the uncertainties and the trajectories; and performing the drilling in a manner that limits the probability of collision. A system and another method are provided." The patent application was filed on June 29, 2009 (12/493,397). 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=8,447,522&OS=8,447,522&RS=8,447,522 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Qualcomm Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 23 -- Qualcomm, San Diego, has been assigned a patent (8,447,547) developed by Seong-Ook Jung, Seoul, South Korea, Seung-Chul Song, Austin, Texas, and Hyunkook Park, Seoul, South Korea, for a "static noise margin estimation." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "In a particular embodiment, a method is disclosed that estimates a total static noise margin of a bit cell of a memory. The method includes determining a correlation coefficient of a left static noise margin of the bit cell as compared to a right static noise margin of the bit cell and estimating a total static noise margin of the bit cell by evaluating an analytical function based on the correlation coefficient." The patent application was filed on June 17, 2009 (12/485,969). 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=8,447,547&OS=8,447,547&RS=8,447,547 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Baker Hughes Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 23 -- Baker Hughes, Houston, has been assigned a patent (8,447,523) developed by Hanno Reckmann, Humble, Texas, and Pushkar N. Jogi, Houston, for a "high speed data transfer for measuring lithology and monitoring drilling operations." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A system for determining at least one of a lithology of a formation traversed by a borehole and an operational condition of a component of a drill string disposed in the borehole is disclosed. The system includes a drill string with a high speed wired pipe telemetry system for transmitting downhole measurements made by a sensor to a computer processing system in real time. The computer processing system is external to the drill string and includes a model that models operation of the drill string and/or a formation that is being drilled. The model receives the downhole measurements and surface measurements of a drilling parameter and provides as output detection of the lithology of the formation and/or the operational condition of the component." The patent application was filed on Aug. 15, 2008 (12/192,582). 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=8,447,523&OS=8,447,523&RS=8,447,523 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Glarenix USA Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 23 -- Glarenix USA, Atlanta, has been assigned a patent (8,446,550) developed by Walter Y. Wen, Garland, Texas, Robin Hines, Tullahoma, Tenn., and Chai T. Chang, Upland, Calif., for an "automatic darkening and glare reducing liquid crystal mirror." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An automatic darkening liquid crystal mirror for vehicles, the mirror having a transparent front substrate and a back substrate with a reflective or transflective mirrored coating. The front and back substrates are spaced apart to define a liquid crystal cell between the substrates that is filled with a liquid crystal fluid incorporating a dichroic dye. A conductive thin film is applied onto the interior surface of the front substrate, and the mirrored coating of the back substrate also is conductive. An alignment compound is deposited on opposite sides of and bounding the liquid crystal cell. An electronic control circuit is adapted to apply selectively a voltage signal to the conductive think film and the conductive mirrored coating to affect the transmittance of the liquid crystal fluid, and thereby the darkness of the mirror, in response to light intensity sensed by a headlight sensor coupled to the electronic control circuit." The patent application was filed on Dec. 23, 2008 (12/343,091). 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=84,46,550.PN.&OS=PN/84,46,550&RS=PN/84,46,550 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** IDN Geophysical Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 23 -- IDN Geophysical, Houston, has been assigned a patent (8,446,797) developed by Andre W. Olivier, River Ridge, La., Adam G. Kay, Harahan, La., and Matthew W. Ip, Austin, Texas, for an "ocean bottom cable and sensor unit." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An underwater ocean bottom cable constructed of a series of axially aligned cable segments alternately arranged with sensor units. The sensor units include an outer housing with an interior cavity in which a sensor module is suspended by a cradle. Vanes on the sensor module protrude through axially elongated openings in the outer housing to dig into the seabed to provide good seismic coupling between the seabed and pressure sensors and motion sensors housed in the sensor module. The outer sensor housing is split into complementary portions that clamp firmly onto the ends of adjacent cable segments. Stress members, such as high modulus fiber ropes, extend out the ends of adjacent cable segments. Axial channels formed in the intervening outer sensor housing on opposite sides of the sensor module receive the stress members, which, along with the cradle, provide seismic isolation between the cable segments and the sensor modules." The patent application was filed on Sept. 18, 2008 (12/677,461). 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=84,46,797.PN.&OS=PN/84,46,797&RS=PN/84,46,797 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Dell Products Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 23 -- Dell Products, Round Rock, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,446,710) developed by four co-inventors for a "system and method for structural, modular power distribution in a modular data center." The co-inventors are Ty Schmitt, Round Rock, Texas, Mark M. Bailey, Burnet, Texas, Anthony Middleton, Round Rock, Texas, and Tyler Duncan, Austin, Texas. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "In accordance with the present disclosure, a system and method for structural power distribution in a modular data center. In particular, the present application describes a modular data center with a modular structural frame. The modular structural frame defines an enclosure, and a plurality of information handling systems may be located in the enclosure. The modular data center may also include a power distribution pathway that is at least partially disposed within the modular structural frame of the modular data center. The modular data center may also include a plurality of power distribution elements disposed within the power distribution pathway, which power the information handling systems located in the enclosure." The patent application was filed on Feb. 7, 2011 (13/022,136). 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=84,46,710.PN.&OS=PN/84,46,710&RS=PN/84,46,710 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Motherboard Assembly for Interconnecting and Distributing Signals and Power ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 23 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,446,738) developed by John L. Colbert, Byron, Minn., Arvind K. Sinha, Rochester, Minn., and Roger D. Weekly, Austin, Texas, for a "motherboard assembly for interconnecting and distributing signals and power." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A system, method, and motherboard assembly are described for interconnecting and distributing signals and power between co-planar boards that function as a single motherboard. The motherboard assembly includes a multilayered first printed circuit board having opposed parallel first and second surfaces, each having at least one land grid array (LGA) disposed thereon. The assembly further includes at least one wiring layer (Y) designed to only electrically interconnect components on or within the first PCB, and at least one wiring layer (X) designed to only electrically connect the components on the first PCB to a multilayered second PCB. The multilayered second PCB has opposed parallel first and second surfaces, the first surface having at least one LGA disposed thereon. It further includes at least one wiring layer (V) designed to only electrically interconnect components on or within the second PCB, and at least one layer (X) designed to only electrically interconnect the components on the second PCB with the components on the first PCB. A first LGA interposer couples to the LGA disposed on the first surface of the first PCB, and electrically connects at least one component to the first PCB. A second LGA interposer is sandwiched between and couples to the LGA disposed on the second surface of the first PCB and to the LGA disposed on the first surface of the second PCB. It electrically connects the first PCB to components on the second PCB." The patent application was filed on Oct. 14, 2009 (12/579,051). 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=84,46,738.PN.&OS=PN/84,46,738&RS=PN/84,46,738 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** University of Florida Research Foundation Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 23 -- The University of Florida Research Foundation, Gainesville, Fla., has been assigned a patent (8,446,657) developed by eight co-inventors for a "method and apparatus for modulating light." The co-inventors are Volker M. Quetschke, Brownsville, Texas, Wan Wu, Yorktown, Va., Luke Williams, Gainesville, Fla., Muzammil A. Arain, Gainesville, Fla., Rodica Martin, Gainesville, Fla., David Reitze, Gainesville, Fla., David B. Tanner, Gainesville, Fla., and Guido Mueller, Gainesville, Fla. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Embodiments relate to a method and apparatus for producing polarized light, having a modulator crystal, where the modulator crystal incorporates a birefringent electro-optic material. The modulator crystal has an optic axis, a first polarization axis, and a second polarization axis, where the first polarization axis and second polarization axis are each perpendicular to the optic axis and perpendicular to each other. The apparatus can also include an electrode pair, where application of an electric field modulates light passing through the modulator crystal that is polarized along the first polarization axis. Embodiments pertain to a method and apparatus for modulating light. The apparatus incorporates a modulator crystal having an electro-optic material. The device also has at least two electrode pairs, where each electrode pair modulates light passing through the modulator crystal that has a direction of travel that has a component parallel to the optic axis." The patent application was filed on Aug. 21, 2012 (13/590,383). 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=84,46,657.PN.&OS=PN/84,46,657&RS=PN/84,46,657 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Ideal Power Converters Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 23 -- Ideal Power Converters, Spicewood, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,446,745) developed by William C. Alexander, Spicewood, Texas, for "power transfer devices, methods, and systems with crowbar switch shunting energy-transfer reactance." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The present application discloses methods, circuits and systems for power conversion, using a universal multiport architecture. When a transient appears on the power input (which can be, for example, polyphase AC), the input and output switches are opened, and a crowbar switch shunts the inductance which is used for energy transfer. This prevents this inductance from creating an overvoltage when it is disconnected from outside lines." The patent application was filed on July 5, 2012 (13/541,910). 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=84,46,745.PN.&OS=PN/84,46,745&RS=PN/84,46,745 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Texas Instruments Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 23 -- Texas Instruments, Dallas, has been assigned a patent (8,446,531) developed by five co-inventors for a "system and method for clock offset detection." The co-inventors are Bing Ouyang, Plano, Texas, John Michael Hayden, Allen, Texas, Troy Lane Ethridge, Bedford, Texas, Hong Jin Cho, Allen, Texas, and Jeff Kordel, Frisco, Texas. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A system and method for detecting a sampling clock offset of an analog-to-digital converter used to digitize an analog image signal. A method comprises buffering samples of an analog image signal, computing a value of an autocorrelation function using the buffered samples and a delayed version of the buffered samples, and repeating the computing a value for delays in a range of delays. The method also comprises computing a sampling frequency offset from the values of the autocorrelation function and changing a sampling frequency using the sampling frequency offset." The patent application was filed on July 9, 2008 (12/170,198). 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=84,46,531.PN.&OS=PN/84,46,531&RS=PN/84,46,531 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Icera Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 23 -- Icera, Wilmington, Del., has been assigned a patent (8,446,935) developed by Hamid Safiri, Plano, Texas, for a "method and circuit for fractional rate pulse shaping." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method and system for fractionally converting sample rates. Fractional rate conversion for a transmit path of a transceiver is achieved by upsampling an input signal having a first sample rate by a first integer factor, removing aliasing resulting from the upconversion process, and then downsampling the intermediate signal by a second integer factor to provide a final signal having a second sample rate. The first factor and the second factor are selected to obtain a desired output sample rate that is a fraction of the sample rate of the input signal." The patent application was filed on Sept. 8, 2009 (13/062,611). 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=8,446,935&OS=8,446,935&RS=8,446,935 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** National Instruments Assigned Patent for Technique for the Measurement of I/Q Impairments Associated with a Sampled Complex Signal ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 23 -- National Instruments, Austin, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,446,937) developed by Stephen L. Dark, Austin, Texas, and Christopher J. Behnke, Austin, Texas, for a "technique for the measurement of I/Q impairments associated with a sampled complex signal." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Systems and methods for measuring transmitter and/or receiver I/Q impairments are disclosed, including iterative methods for measuring transmitter I/Q impairments using shared local oscillators, iterative methods for measuring transmitter I/Q impairments using intentionally-offset local oscillators, and methods for measuring receiver I/Q impairments. Also disclosed are methods for computing I/Q impairments from a sampled complex signal, methods for computing DC properties of a signal path between the transmitter and receiver, and methods for transforming I/Q impairments through a linear system." The patent application was filed on April 9, 2012 (13/442,456). 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=8,446,937&OS=8,446,937&RS=8,446,937 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Damaka Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 23 -- Damaka, Richardson, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,446,900) developed by Sivakumar R. Chaturvedi, Allen, Texas, and Satish Gundabathula, Irving, Texas, for a "system and method for transferring a call between endpoints in a hybrid peer-to-peer network." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An improved system and method are disclosed for peer-to-peer communications. In one example, the method enables an endpoint to move (e.g., transfer or forward) a call to another endpoint in a peer-to-peer environment." The patent application was filed on June 18, 2010 (12/818,931). 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=8,446,900&OS=8,446,900&RS=8,446,900 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Texas Instruments Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 23 -- Texas Instruments, Dallas, has been assigned a patent (8,446,934) developed by Timothy M. Schmidl, Dallas, Anuj Batra, Dallas, and Srinath Hosur, Plano, Texas, for a "frequency diversity and phase rotation." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An integrated circuit includes logic configured to encode one or more first data symbols in one or more first sub-carriers as one or more second data symbols in one or more second sub-carriers of a smart-utility-network communication." The patent application was filed on Aug. 31, 2010 (12/873,114). 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=8,446,934&OS=8,446,934&RS=8,446,934 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Managing Voicemail Greeting Based on Location of Wireless Communication Device ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 23 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,447,274) developed by five co-inventors for "managing voicemail greeting based on location of wireless communication device." The co-inventors are Martinianus B. Hadinata, Brunnen, Switzerland, Steven C. Lingafelt, Durham, N.C., John E. Moore, Brownsburg, Ind., Brian M. O'Connell, Cary, N.C., and Keith R. Walker, Austin, Texas. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Disclosed are a method, system and computer program product for managing voicemail greetings on a wireless communication device based on the device's location. A user records location-specific voicemail greetings on the user's wireless communication device, and associates the greetings with specific locations. When an authorized caller calls the user's wireless communication device, the location of the user's wireless communication device is detected, and location information of the user's device is sent to a call switching component. The call switching component presents the caller with the voicemail greeting associated with the location of the user's wireless communication device. The date and time the user's wireless communication device entered the location can be provided via a timestamp and presented to the caller along with the location-specific voicemail greeting, to enable the caller to determine when the user may be available to communicate, based on the combination of the information in the greeting and the timestamp information." The patent application was filed on Aug. 6, 2008 (12/186,575). 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=8,447,274.PN.&OS=PN/8,447,274&RS=PN/8,447,274 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** AT&T Mobility II Assigned Patent for Intelligent Routing of Communications to an International Number in a Messaging Service ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 23 -- AT&T Mobility II, Atlanta, has been assigned a patent (8,447,309) developed by Matthew James Bailey, Seattle, Christopher Bryant, Duvall, Wash., and William Rosenberg, Austin, Texas, for an "intelligent routing of communications to an international number in a messaging service." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "System(s) and method(s) are provided for intelligent routing of communication(s) to international number(s) in a messaging service. To route a communication that includes an international number, format of the communication is established. A text-only communication is delivered through a messaging service transport protocol (MSTP) suitable for text. A media-based communication intended for a plurality of recipients, e.g., a group message, is ungrouped, the international number is identified, and a new message is generated for a group of recipients that excludes a recipient associated with the international number. The new message is delivered through a MSTP suitable for media, whereas an exception handling procedure is conducted for the international number. In addition, to route the communication that includes an international number, network interoperability of predetermined MSTP can be assessed. The communication is delivered through the predetermined MSTP if it is interoperable. Conversely, the communication is routed as a media-based group message." The patent application was filed on Dec. 9, 2009 (12/634,201). 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=8,447,309.PN.&OS=PN/8,447,309&RS=PN/8,447,309 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Apple Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 23 -- Apple, Cupertino, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,447,341) developed by Robert Denman, Plano, Texas, Sriram Parameswar, Snoqualmie, Wash., and Barbara Derryberry, Plano, Texas, for a "push-to-talk telecommunications system utilizing a voice-over-IP network." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method and system to provide push-to-talk from one user to another in a wireless packet data telecommunications network is described. The system may include: a wireless communication network including push-to-talk (PTT) functionality, with a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) Proxy Server; a SIP Registrar and Location Server operable to store contact addresses of active mobile devices; a Realtime Transport Protocol (RTP) Media Gateway (PTT Server) operable to function as a call endpoint for each of a plurality of mobile devices wherein the plurality of mobile devices are segmented into membership groups, the PTT Server further operable to multicast a communication from one member of the group to the other members of the group; and an Internet Protocol (IP) network interconnecting the SIP Proxy server, the SIP Registrar and Location Server, and the PTT Server." The patent application was filed on June 9, 2010 (12/796,811). 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=8,447,341.PN.&OS=PN/8,447,341&RS=PN/8,447,341 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Sprint Communications Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 23 -- Sprint Communications, Overland Park, Kan., has been assigned a patent (8,447,299) developed by Hieu Nguyen, Colleyville, Texas, and Robert E. Urbanek, Belton, Mo., for a "handset mode selection based on user preferences." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A multi-mode wireless device is provided to communicate with a plurality of networks, at least some of the networks having different modes of communication. The multi-mode wireless device has a network selection component to monitor at least some of networks and switch the multi-mode wireless device to communicate with different networks based on a network selection criterion. The user interface allows a user of the multi-mode wireless device to edit the network selection criterion based on a user preference related to the network used by the multi-mode wireless device. A method for communicating on one or more networks using a multi-mode wireless device is also provided." The patent application was filed on May 25, 2010 (12/787,163). 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=8,447,299.PN.&OS=PN/8,447,299&RS=PN/8,447,299 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Nielsen Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 23 -- Nielsen, Schaumburg, Ill., has been assigned a patent (8,447,293) developed by Padraig Stapleton, Pleasanton, Calif., Hing On Ngai, Plano, Texas, and Benjamin Ip, Allen, Texas, for a "methods and apparatus to analyze communication system transceivers." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Methods and apparatus to monitor communication system transceivers are disclosed. For example, the disclosed system may determine the number and locations of available cellular stations. An example method includes receiving a first message from a base station, receiving a second message from the base station, extracting a first parameter from the first message, extracting a second parameter different from first parameter from the second message, determining if the first message and the second message were received from the same base station based on the first parameter and the second parameter, and reporting that the first message and the second message were from the same base station if the first message and the second message were received from the same base station. Some implementations of the disclosed methods and apparatus enable pseudorandom number codes received over-the-air from base stations to be grouped by base station." The patent application was filed on June 17, 2008 (12/140,896). 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=8,447,293.PN.&OS=PN/8,447,293&RS=PN/8,447,293 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Qualcomm Assigned Patent for Method and System for Powering an Electronic Device via a Wireless Link ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 23 -- Qualcomm, San Diego, has been assigned a patent (8,447,234) developed by Nigel P. Cook, El Cajon, Calif., and Richard C. Levine, Dallas, for a "method and system for powering an electronic device via a wireless link." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method and system for providing power to a chargeable device via radio frequency link are provided. In one aspect, a method of providing power to a chargeable device via radio frequency link comprises generating a substantially unmodulated signal. The method further comprises radiating a substantially unmodulated radio frequency (RF) signal to the chargeable device via a transmit antenna based on the substantially unmodulated signal. The method further comprises powering or charging the chargeable device with power delivered by the substantially unmodulated RF signal." The patent application was filed on April 21, 2006 (11/408,793). 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=8,447,234.PN.&OS=PN/8,447,234&RS=PN/8,447,234 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Bandspeed Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 23 -- Bandspeed, Austin, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,447,252) developed by Nils Bagge, Austin, Texas, and Ben Jones, Austin, Texas, for an "adaptive channel scanning for detection and classification of RF signals." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An approach and apparatus for adaptive scanning for detection and classification of an RF signal. Time-domain and frequency-domain information are acquired and processed over a broad band of frequencies segmented into channels to produce signal features. The signal features are classified using a signal classifier into signal discriminants, from which a signal of interest is located and identified. Subsequent channel scans then place an increased relative or absolute dwell time on the channel believed to contain the signal of interest." The patent application was filed on Jan. 21, 2009 (12/357,307). 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=8,447,252.PN.&OS=PN/8,447,252&RS=PN/8,447,252 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Neutronic Perpetual Innovations Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 23 -- Neutronic Perpetual Innovations, Irvine, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,447,239) developed by Terrance Berry, Irving, Texas, for a "system and method for mobile data expansion." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A data expansion system that provides continuum of discrete wireless small cell coverage areas for mobile terminals includes a set of roadway reflectors configured to provide wireless broadband data services to a mobile terminal. Each reflector includes processing circuitry configured to establish communications between the mobile terminal and a backhaul network. Each reflector includes a wireless transceiver configured to transmit and receive data. Each reflector includes a power source that converts solar energy into electricity. Each reflector includes a housing configured to contain the processing circuitry, the transceiver, and the power source. The housing has a raised reflective surface." The patent application was filed on Oct. 5, 2012 (13/646,537). 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=8,447,239.PN.&OS=PN/8,447,239&RS=PN/8,447,239 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Amazon Technologies Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 23 -- Amazon Technologies, Reno, Nev., has been assigned a patent (8,447,279) developed by four co-inventors for a "selection of wireless devices and service plans." The co-inventors are Shih-Ta Peng, Bellevue, Wash., Charles Steven Johnson, Snohomish, Wash., Aaron C. Rubenson, Seattle, and Gregor Alan Moulton, Austin, Texas. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Disclosed are various embodiments for selection of wireless devices and service plans. A geographic location and a plurality of wireless preferences are obtained from a user at a client. A plurality of wireless service plans that meet the wireless preferences and are offered by a plurality of wireless carriers that provide service to the geographic location are determined. A network page is generated that presents the wireless service plans in a ranked order that is based at least in part on the wireless preferences." The patent application was filed on May 25, 2010 (12/787,039). 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=8,447,279.PN.&OS=PN/8,447,279&RS=PN/8,447,279 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. 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