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U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in Colorado (June 13)(Targeted News Service Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Targeted News Service Targeted News Service ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 13 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Colorado. *** Hewlett-Packard Development Assigned Patent for Hardware Based Utilization Metering ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 13 -- Hewlett-Packard Development, Houston, has been assigned a patent (8,463,578) developed by Edgar Circenis, Loveland, Colo., for a "hardware based utilization metering." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A hardware based utilization metering device, and a corresponding method are used in a computer system having one or more central processor units (CPUs) to provide a measure of CPU utilization. The device includes a state indicator coupled to a CPU. The state indicator receives an indication when the CPU is in a first state, which may be a busy state. A counter coupled to the state indicator and coupled to a system clock, receives a measure of system time from the system clock and receives data related to the indication when the CPU is in the first state, and generates a counter value indicative of time the CPU is in the first state. A data usage provider coupled to the counter maintains a non-volatile value of the counter value." The patent application was filed on July 16, 2004 (10/892,231). 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=8,463,578&OS=8,463,578&RS=8,463,578 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** iRobot Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 13 -- iRobot, Bedford, Mass., has been assigned a patent (8,463,438) developed by Joseph L. Jones, Acton, Mass., and Philip R. Mass, Denver, for a "method and system for multi-mode coverage for an autonomous robot." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A control system for a mobile robot (10) is provided to effectively cover a given area by operating in a plurality of modes, including an obstacle following mode (51) and a random bounce mode (49). In other embodiments, spot coverage, such as spiraling (45), or other modes are also used to increase effectiveness. In addition, a behavior based architecture is used to implement the control system, and various escape behaviors are used to ensure full coverage." The patent application was filed on Oct. 30, 2009 (12/609,124). 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=8,463,438&OS=8,463,438&RS=8,463,438 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Nike Assigned Patent for Movement Monitoring Systems and Associated Methods ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 13 -- Nike, Beaverton, Ore., has been assigned a patent (8,463,573) developed by Peter Flentov, Carlisle, Mass., Dennis M. Darcy, Dracut, Mass., and Curtis A. Vock, Boulder, Colo., for "movement monitoring systems and associated methods." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Systems and methods are disclosed that monitor movement of a person, or of a vehicle ridden by the person, to determine speed, distance traveled and/or airtime of the person or vehicle. Accelerometer-based sensors, pressure sensors or Doppler sensors may be employed in these systems and methods. A liquid crystal display may attach to the person to display speed, distance traveled and/or airtime." The patent application was filed on March 31, 2011 (13/077,534). 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=8,463,573&OS=8,463,573&RS=8,463,573 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Covidien Assigned Patent for Power-stage Antenna Integrated System with High-strength Shaft ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 13 -- Covidien, Mansfield, Mass., has been assigned a patent (8,463,396) developed by Ronald J. Podhajsky, Boulder, Colo., for a "power-stage antenna integrated system with high-strength shaft." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Disclosed is a microwave antenna assembly that includes proximal and distal radiating sections and a junction member. The proximal radiating section includes inner and outer conductors and DC power and neutral conductors. The inner conductor is disposed within the outer conductor and the DC power and neutral conductors are disposed radially outward therefrom. The junction member mates the distal and proximal radiating sections such that the distal and proximal radiating sections are positioned relative to one another. The junction member further includes a microwave signal amplifier (MSA) that receives a signal at a first energy level from the inner and outer conductors and a DC power signal from the DC power and neutral conductors. The MSA amplifies the signal from the first energy level to an additional, greater energy level. The junction member provides the microwave signal at the additional energy level to the proximal and distal radiating sections." The patent application was filed on May 6, 2009 (12/436,239). 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=8,463,396&OS=8,463,396&RS=8,463,396 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Fortinet Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 13 -- Fortinet, Sunnyvale, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,464,050) developed by six co-inventors for a "selective authorization of the loading of dependent code modules by running processes." The co-inventors are Andrew F. Fanton, Westminster, Colo., John J. Gandee, Loveland, Colo., William H. Lutton, Fort Collins, Colo., Edwin L. Harper, Platteville, Colo., Kurt E. Godwin, Loveland, Colo., and Anthony A. Rozga, Wellington, Colo. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Systems and methods for selective authorization of dependent code modules are provided. According to one embodiment, a kernel mode driver of a computer system intercepts file system or operating system activity, by a running process, relating to a dependent code module. Loading of the dependent code module is selectively authorized by authenticating a cryptographic hash value of the dependent code module with reference to a multi-level whitelist. The multi-level whitelist includes a global whitelist database remote from the computer system, maintained by a trusted service provider and which contains cryptographic hash values of approved code modules known not to contain viruses or malicious code; and a local whitelist database that includes cryptographic hash values of a subset of the approved code modules. The running process is allowed to load the dependent code module when the cryptographic hash value matches one of the cryptographic hash values of the approved code modules." The patent application was filed on April 3, 2012 (13/438,799). 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=8,464,050.PN.&OS=PN/8,464,050&RS=PN/8,464,050 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** OCZ Technology Group Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 13 -- OCZ Technology Group, San Jose, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,463,979) developed by Franz Michael Schuette, Colorado Springs, Colo., for a "non-volatile storage devices, methods of addressing, and control logic therefor." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Non-volatile storage devices and methods capable of achieving large capacity solid state drives containing multiple banks of memory devices. The storage devices include a printed circuit board, at least two banks of non-volatile solid-state memory devices, bank switching circuitry, a connector, and a memory controller. The bank switching circuitry is integrated onto the memory controller and functionally interposed between the banks of memory devices and the front end of the memory controller. The bank switching circuitry operates to switch accesses by the memory controller among the at least two banks." The patent application was filed on July 13, 2011 (13/181,589). 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=8,463,979.PN.&OS=PN/8,463,979&RS=PN/8,463,979 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Hewlett-Packard Development Assigned Patent for Virtual Address Hashing ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 13 -- Hewlett-Packard Development, Houston, has been assigned a patent (8,464,024) developed by Thavatchai Makphaibulchoke, Fort Collins, Colo., Linn Crosetto, Fort Collins, Colo., and Raghuram Kota, Fort Collins, Colo., for a virtual address hashing. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Embodiments include methods, apparatus, and systems for virtual address hashing. One embodiment evenly distributes page-table entries throughout a hash table so applications do not generate a same hash index for mapping virtual addresses to physical addresses." The patent application was filed on April 27, 2007 (11/796,665). 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=8,464,024.PN.&OS=PN/8,464,024&RS=PN/8,464,024 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Seagate Technology Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 13 -- Seagate Technology, Cupertino, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,463,984) developed by five co-inventors for a "dynamic data flow management in a multiple cache architecture." The co-inventors are Edwin Scott Olds, Fort Collins, Colo., Timothy Richard Feldman, Louisville, Colo., David Warren Wheelock, Longmont, Colo., Steven Scott William, Longmont, Colo., and Robert William Dixon, Longmont, Colo. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The disclosure is related to systems and methods of dynamic dataflow in a multiple cache architecture. In an embodiment, a system having a data storage device with a multiple cache architecture may detect at least one attribute affecting a data storage workload or data storage performance. The system may select at least one of a plurality of data flow schemes based on the at least one attribute, which may be done to optimize the data storage workload for various conditions. In another embodiment, a data storage controller may automatically and dynamically select one of multiple data flow schemes within a data storage device having a multiple cache architecture. The data storage controller may monitor attributes to determine which data flow scheme to select for various workloads of the data storage device." The patent application was filed on Dec. 31, 2009 (12/650,657). 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=8,463,984.PN.&OS=PN/8,463,984&RS=PN/8,463,984 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Spansion Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 13 -- Spansion, Sunnyvale, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,464,021) developed by Walter Allen, Wellington, Colo., Sunil Atri, Austin, Texas, and Robert France, Austin, Texas., for an "address caching stored translation." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Systems and/or methods that facilitate logical block address (LBA) to physical block address (PBA) translations associated with a memory component(s) are presented. The disclosed subject matter employs an optimized block address (BA) component that can facilitate caching the LBA to PBA translations within a memory controller component based in part on a predetermined optimization criteria to facilitate improving the access of data associated with the memory component. The predetermined optimization criteria can relate to a length of time since an LBA has been accessed, a number of times the LBA has been access, a data size of data related to an LBA, and/or other factors. The LBA to PBA translations can be utilized to facilitate accessing the LBA and/or associated data using the cached translation, instead of performing various functions to determine the translation." The patent application was filed on May 28, 2008 (12/127,919). 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=8,464,021.PN.&OS=PN/8,464,021&RS=PN/8,464,021 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** USAF Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 13 -- The U.S. Air Force has been assigned a patent (8,455,184) developed by Daniel H. Atchley, Colorado Springs, Colo., Craig T. Narasaki, Colorado Springs, Colo., and John R. Hickman, Helotes, Texas, for a "differential multiplexing with pattern recognition." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "This novel form of multiplexing allows the user to probe for multiple targets and simultaneously identify a specific target. An example of solutions provided here comprises: providing one or more assay mixes for a number of targets (the number of assay mixes is less than the number of targets); providing a number of reference patterns (each of the reference patterns is associated with one of the targets); contacting each of a number of aliquots with one of the assay mixes; generating a result pattern, based on positive or negative results; and selecting the reference pattern most similar to the result pattern, to thereby detect the target. Differential multiplexing with pattern recognition may involve molecular or immunological techniques to identify one of many indicators of drug use, illness, disease, or medical condition." The patent application was filed on April 11, 2007 (11/786,260). 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=8,455,184.PN.&OS=PN/8,455,184&RS=PN/8,455,184 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** LSI Assigned Patent for System and Method for Handling IO to Drives in a Raid System Based on Strip Size ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 13 -- LSI, Milpitas, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,463,992) developed by Allen Kelton, Castle Rock, Colo., and Michael Richmond, Seattle, for a "system and method for handling IO to drives in a raid system based on strip size." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A system and method for handling IO to drives in a RAID system is described. In one embodiment, the method includes providing a multiple disk system with a predefined strip size. IO request with a logical block address is received for execution on the multiple disk system. A plurality of sub-IO requests with a sub-strip size is generated, where the sub-strip size is smaller than the strip size. The generated sub-IO commands are executed on the multiple disk system. In one embodiment, a cache line size substantially equal to the sub-strip size is assigned to process the IO request." The patent application was filed on Dec. 18, 2010 (12/972,427). 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=8,463,992.PN.&OS=PN/8,463,992&RS=PN/8,463,992 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Microsoft Assigned Patent for Depersonalizing Location Traces ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 13 -- Microsoft, Redmond, Wash., has been assigned a patent (8,463,289) developed by seven co-inventors for a depersonalizing location traces. The co-inventors are Gil Shklarski, Redmond, Wash., Brian Beckman, New Castle, Wash., Eyal Ofek, Redmond, Wash., Kenn Daniel Cartier, Redmond, Wash., Shai Herzog, Bellevue, Wash., Gur Kimchi, Bellevue, Wash., and Bernard Lawrence Johnston, Lafayette, Colo. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Positional information is provided while minimizing the possibility that personally identifiable information can be derived therefrom. Positional information is received in the form of trails that can be aggregated. Individual cells of a grid reflect a quantity of aggregated trails through those cells, an average intensity and direction of movement through those cells, or a more detailed distribution thereof. Alternatively, individual trails are aggregated to an aggregated trail in the form of a line. Further obfuscation of personally identifiable information occurs by resampling aggregated positional information, by introducing false positional information, or by falsely modifying existing positional information, in a manner that does not impact the overall aggregations, and by pruning, or deleting, positional information, especially around sensitive locations, such as a user's home, place of business, or other location that users typically would seek to keep private. Provision of positional information is delayed until a sufficient amount is received." The patent application was filed on June 17, 2011 (13/163,396). 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=8,463,289.PN.&OS=PN/8,463,289&RS=PN/8,463,289 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Qualcomm Assigned Patent for Method and System for Managing Sleep States of Interrupt Controllers in a Portable Computing Device ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 13 -- Qualcomm, San Diego, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,463,970) developed by Andrew J. Frantz, Boulder, Colo., Dianne D. Horn, Boulder, Colo., and Joshua H. Stubbs, Boulder, Colo., for a "method and system for managing sleep states of interrupt controllers in a portable computing device." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method and system for managing sleep states of one or more interrupt controllers of processors contained within a portable computing device are described. The method includes a processor defining wake-up interrupt settings in a storage device contained within the portable computing device. This storage device may comprise message random access memory ("RAM"). After wake-up settings have been established in message RAM, a processor may generate an alert that the wake-up settings in the message RAM have been defined. Next, a controller reviews the wake-up interrupt settings in the message RAM for a plurality of interrupt controllers that correspond with a plurality of processors contained within the portable computing device. The controller merges the wake-up settings in the message RAM and then sends the merged wake-up settings to an always-on power manager ("APM"). The APM is responsible for issuing signals to place interrupt controllers of processors into a sleep state." The patent application was filed on March 22, 2011 (13/069,087). 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=8,463,970.PN.&OS=PN/8,463,970&RS=PN/8,463,970 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Hewlett-Packard Development Assigned Patent for Method of Indicating a Path in a Computer Network ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 13 -- Hewlett-Packard Development, Houston, has been assigned a patent (8,463,940) developed by four co-inventors for a "method of indicating a path in a computer network." The co-inventors are Anthony Paul Michael Walker, Fort Collins, Colo., Shannon Beall Hill, Fort Collins, Colo., Frank O. Trujillo, Broomfield, Colo., and Srikanth Natarajan, Fort Collins, Colo. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A background process is executed which dynamically determines nodes in a path from a start node to an end node. The background process examines a routing table of routing nodes in the path to determine changes in the path. Information regarding multiple paths between a first node and a second node of the network can be stored so that a point of primary failure can be more accurately determined." The patent application was filed on Jan. 31, 2003 (10/355,002). 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=8,463,940.PN.&OS=PN/8,463,940&RS=PN/8,463,940 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Hewlett-Packard Development Assigned Patent for Accessing Common Registers in a Multi-core Processor ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 13 -- Hewlett-Packard Development, Houston, has been assigned a patent (8,464,005) developed by Warren K. Howlett, Fort Collins, Colo., and Christopher L. Lyles, Fort Collins, Colo., for an "accessing common registers in a multi-core processor." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Systems and methods for accessing common registers in a multi-core processor are disclosed. In an exemplary embodiment a method may comprise streaming at least one transaction from one of a plurality of processing cores in a core domain directly to a register domain. The method may also comprise reassembling the at least one streamed transaction in the register domain for data access operations at the common registers." The patent application was filed on May 4, 2012 (13/464,689). 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=8,464,005.PN.&OS=PN/8,464,005&RS=PN/8,464,005 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Verizon Patent and Licensing Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 13 -- Verizon Patent and Licensing, Basking Ridge, N.J., has been assigned a patent (8,462,768) developed by Brian S. Badger, Divide, Colo., for "providing session initiation protocol (SIP) call control functions to public switched telephone network (PSTN)-based call controller." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A device receives information associated with an outbound call from a calling party via a Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN), and generates a request for the outbound call from the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) using a remote procedure call (RPC) interface. The device also enables communication, via the remote procedure call (RPC) interface, of the outbound call with a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP)-based device associated with a called party." The patent application was filed on June 11, 2008 (12/137,228). 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=84,62,768.PN.&OS=PN/84,62,768&RS=PN/84,62,768 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Sheridan Ross P.C. Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 13 -- Sheridan Ross P.C., Basking Ridge, N.J., has been assigned a patent (8,462,637) developed by six co-inventors for "dial plan routing for fragmented networks." The co-inventors are Christopher David Baldwin, Princeton, N.J., Neil Ellis Gallensky, Westminster, Colo., Donald E. Gillespie, Boulder, Colo., Michael Gruen, Ahrensburg, Germany, Alan Stuart Mulberg, Denver, and Luigi Gentile Polese, Thornton, Colo. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "In one configuration, the present invention is directed to an enterprise network that includes geographically dislocated first and second network regions communicating with one another through first and second networks and respectively comprising first and second gateways and first and second groupings of trunks. A media server is positioned in the first network region that includes a routing agent. When a WAN outage occurs, the routing agent, using a dial plan, maps the dialed digits to an electronic address addressable over the PSTN and routes the call over the PSTN to the destination second communication device in the second network region." The patent application was filed on Sept. 19, 2005 (11/231,203). 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=84,62,637.PN.&OS=PN/84,62,637&RS=PN/84,62,637 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Hewlett-Packard Development Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 13 -- Hewlett-Packard Development, Houston, has been assigned a patent (8,463,617) developed by five co-inventors for a "network subscriber usage recording system." The co-inventors are Alexander Charles Ranous, Redwood City, Calif., Michael James Baumann, Fort Collins, Colo., Glenna G. Mayo, San Jose, Calif., Jeffrey David Meyer, Sunnyvale, Calif., and Joan Simon Raventos, Barcelona, Spain. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Embodiments of the present invention provide a network subscriber usage recording system and method with configurable audit system. In one embodiment, a network subscriber usage recording system comprises an encapsulator for reading a plurality of network subscriber metadata records from a network data source and converting the network data records to a plurality of data normalized metered events. An aggregator is provided for processing the data normalized metered events to create aggregated normalized metered events. An auditor is provided for generating audit normalized metered events based on the data normalized metered events." The patent application was filed on June 3, 2003 (10/453,068). 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=84,63,617.PN.&OS=PN/84,63,617&RS=PN/84,63,617 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Oracle International Assigned Patent for Optical Pickup Assembly ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 13 -- Oracle International, Redwood Shores, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,462,595) developed by Scott D. Wilson, Thornton, Colo., for an optical pickup assembly. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An optical pickup assembly that has flexible beams that support an objective lens for adjustment in a focusing direction and a tracking direction. The flexible beams are used to support and move the objective lens. A controller operates electromagnetic actuators that move the flexible beams." The patent application was filed on March 23, 2011 (13/069,917). 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=84,62,595.PN.&OS=PN/84,62,595&RS=PN/84,62,595 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Colorado Power Electronics Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 13 -- Colorado Power Electronics, Fort Collins, Colo., has been assigned a patent (8,462,525) developed by Geoffrey N. Drummond, Ft. Collins, Colo., and Bryce L. Hesterman, Ft. Collins, Colo., for a "wide range DC power supply with bypassed multiplier circuits." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A power supply provides dc power over a wide range of output voltages at full operating power by utilizing multiplying circuits (200) supplied by a source of high-frequency alternating current (90). The multiplier circuits include a plurality of multiplier cells containing at least two diodes (207, 209) and a driving capacitor (208). The multiplier cells are shunted by bypass rectifiers (205, 206) arranged such that currents are allowed to flow from multiplier input terminals to power supply output terminals. The bypass rectifiers do not conduct current for low output current levels, but conduct increasing levels of current when output currents increase beyond a conduction threshold value, thereby increasing the maximum available output current. Interactions among the diodes and capacitors in the multiplier circuits cause the amplitudes of the multiplier input currents to remain relatively constant as the output voltage is varied while operating at full power." The patent application was filed on Sept. 30, 2009 (12/586,985). 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=84,62,525.PN.&OS=PN/84,62,525&RS=PN/84,62,525 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Advanced Energy Industries Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 13 -- Advanced Energy Industries, Fort Collins, Colo., has been assigned a patent (8,461,508) developed by Eric Seymour, Fort Collins, Colo., and Jack Arthur Gilmore, Fort Collins, Colo., for a "device, system, and method for sectioning and coupling multiple photovoltaic strings." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A photovoltaic system has a power converter connected by power rails to a plurality of photovoltaic strings, each string has serially connected photovoltaic panels and switches. The switches divide each string into sections, and the strings are distributed in electrical parallel paths over a plurality of arrays with one section per string in each array. A first set of strings to be brought online with the power converter is initialized. A drive signal is sent to switches in the initial set of strings to couple the sections in each string of the initial set so that the set of strings come online with the power converter providing voltage and current to the power converter." The patent application was filed on Jan. 29, 2011 (13/016,970). 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=8,461,508&OS=8,461,508&RS=8,461,508 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Advanced Energy Industries Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 13 -- Advanced Energy Industries, Fort Collins, Colo., has been assigned a patent (8,461,507) developed by Eric Seymour, Fort Collins, Colo., and Jack Arthur Gilmore, Fort Collins, Colo., for a "device system and method for coupling multiple photovoltaic arrays." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A photovoltaic system, method and apparatus are disclosed. In an exemplary embodiment, the system includes a power converter configured to convert power from one form to another form, and an interface portion adapted to couple to the power converter, a first photovoltaic array, a second photovoltaic array, and a third photovoltaic array. In variations, the interface portion is configured to modulate an application of a voltage from the first photovoltaic array to the second and third photovoltaic arrays so as to adjust a voltage applied from the three photovoltaic arrays to the power converter." The patent application was filed on Oct. 19, 2009 (12/581,793). 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=8,461,507&OS=8,461,507&RS=8,461,507 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar. 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