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U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in Florida (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 Florida. *** Certusview Technologies Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 13 -- Certusview Technologies, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., has been assigned a patent (8,463,487) developed by Steven Nielsen, North Palm Beach, Fla., Curtis Chambers, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., and Jeffrey Farr, Jupiter, Fla., for "systems and methods for complex event processing based on a hierarchical arrangement of complex event processing engines." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A system comprising a plurality of complex event processing engines including a first complex event processing engine set at a first tier and a second complex event processing engine set at a second tier. Each of the plurality of complex event processing engines executes on at least one hardware computer processor. The plurality of complex event processing engines are configured such that at least one complex event processing engine in the second set communicates with only some of the other complex event processing engines in the second set. The plurality of complex event processing engines further are configured such that at least one complex event processing engine in the first set communicates with each complex event processing engine in the second set." The patent application was filed on Dec. 29, 2010 (12/981,018). 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=8,463,487&OS=8,463,487&RS=8,463,487 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Pyles Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 13 -- Stephen T. Pyles, Ocala, Fla., has been assigned a patent (8,463,385) developed by Stephen T. Pyles, for a "method of using spinal cord stimulation to treat gastrointestinal and/or eating disorders or conditions." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The present invention involves a method and a system for using electrical stimulation to treat gastrointestinal and/or eating disorders. More particularly, the method comprises surgically implanting an electrical stimulation lead that is in communication with predetermined thoracic vertebral segments to cause spinal nervous tissue stimulation, thus treating a wide variety of gastrointestinal disorders." The patent application was filed on June 18, 2012 (13/525,684). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=8,463,385&OS=8,463,385&RS=8,463,385 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Optimal Compression Process Selection Methods ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 13 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,463,944) developed by four co-inventors for an "optimal compression process selection methods." The co-inventors are Ravi P. Bansal, Tampa, Fla., Andrew R. Jones, Round Rock, Texas, Brian M. O'Connell, Research Triangle Park, N.C., and Keith R. Walker, Austin, Texas. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A mechanism for determining an optimal compression technique for each data file when creating a computer archive file from a set of data files. A local archiving application receives an instruction to archive a set of data files and determines the file type and size of a data file in the set of data files. An optimal compression method for the data file is selected based on the file type and size of the data file. The archiving application compresses the data file using the optimal compression method. The archiving application updates meta data associated with the compressed file to include a meta compression format identifier of the optimal compression method used to compress the data file. The archiving application then repeats the determining, selecting, compressing, and updating for each data file in the set of data files to create an archive of the set of data files." The patent application was filed on Jan. 5, 2010 (12/652,361). 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=8,463,944.PN.&OS=PN/8,463,944&RS=PN/8,463,944 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** AT&T Mobility II Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 13 -- AT&T Mobility II, Atlanta, has been assigned a patent (8,463,296) developed by Kurt Donald Huber, Coral Springs, Fla., William Gordon Mansfield, Sugar Hill, Ga., and Judson John Flynn, Decatur, Ga., for a "location-based services in a femtocell network." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "System(s) and method(s) are provided to route traffic and signaling between a set of networked femto access points (APs) and enable location-based services. A femto AP in the set of femto APs is functionally linked to a routing platform that manages traffic and signaling, and is functionally connected to a controller component that relays data and control to a femto network platform. Routing platform can exchange signaling with one or more femto APs to enable, at least in part, location-based services based at least in part on identifier(s) for a femto AP, access privileges, or time-of-flight measurements that assess propagation timing between a mobile device and a femto AP. Routing platform can supply timing configuration to enable predetermined spatial resolution of location estimates. Location estimates can be recorded and conveyed to a consumer layer." The patent application was filed on June 4, 2012 (13/487,794). 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=8,463,296.PN.&OS=PN/8,463,296&RS=PN/8,463,296 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** IPR Licensing Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 13 -- IPR Licensing, Wilmington, Del., has been assigned a patent (8,463,255) developed by Carlo Amalfitano, Melbourne Beach, Fla., and James A. Proctor Jr., Melbourne Beach, Fla., for a "method and apparatus for a spectrally compliant cellular communication system." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A system for wireless data transmission that uses a channel bandwidth, channel separation, and radio frequency power spectrum which is compatible with existing deployments of wireless voice services. The transmitted waveforms are thus compatible with existing cellular networks. However, the time domain digital coding, modulation, and power control schemes are optimized for data transmission. Existing cellular network sites can thus be used to provide a high speed service optimized for wireless data traffic without the need for new radio frequency planning, and without interfering with existing voice service deployments." The patent application was filed on April 7, 2003 (10/409,031). 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=8,463,255.PN.&OS=PN/8,463,255&RS=PN/8,463,255 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Instruction Cracking and Issue Shortening Based on Instruction Base Fields, Index Fields, Operand Fields, and Various Other Instruction Text Bits ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 13 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,464,030) developed by five co-inventors for an "instruction cracking and issue shortening based on instruction base fields, index fields, operand fields, and various other instruction text bits." The co-inventors are Fadi Busaba, Poughkeepsie, N.Y., Brian Curran, Saugerties, N.Y., Lee Eisen, Round Rock, Texas, Bruce Giamei, Poughkeepsie, N.Y., and David Hutton, Tallahassee, Fla. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method, information processing system, and computer program product crack and/or shorten computer executable instructions. At least one instruction is received. The at least on instruction is analyzed. An instruction type associated with the at least one instruction is identified. At least one of a base field, an index field, one or more operands, and a mask field of the instruction are analyzed. At least one of the following is then performed: the at least one instruction is organized into a set of unit of operation; and the at least one instruction is shortened. The set of unit of operations is then executed." The patent application was filed on April 9, 2010 (12/757,330). 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=8,464,030.PN.&OS=PN/8,464,030&RS=PN/8,464,030 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Intel Assigned Patent for Receiver for Time Division Multiplex System without explicit Time Slot Assignment ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 13 -- Intel, Santa Clara, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,462,689) developed by Kevin P. Johnson, Palm Bay, Fla., Antoine J. Rouphael, Escondido, Calif., and George Rodney Nelson Jr., Merritt Island, Fla., for a "receiver for time division multiplex system without explicit time slot assignment." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A technique for a time division multiplex system in which access to shared broadcast communication media is granted on a demand basis. Particular connections are assigned slot times at the transmitter based on demand. However, no specific information regarding the assignment of time slots need be communicated to the receivers. The transmit side employs a forward error correction technique followed by multiplication by a cover sequence unique to each connection. All receivers listen to the broadcast transmission channel all of the time. The receiver assigned to each connection decodes the signals in such a manner that only the receiver with the correct cover sequence assigned to a particular connection will successfully decode the data associated with that connection. Data frames that fail the forward error correction process are discarded, and only those frames which are successfully decoded are passed up to a higher layer. The occurrence of an erroneously received frame is not necessarily always reported to the transmit side of the connection; only a packet level error indication is made. In this way, information containing time slot assignment need not be communicated between the transmitter and receiver, and yet data will be correctly received." The patent application was filed on Dec. 22, 2004 (11/022,353). 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=84,62,689.PN.&OS=PN/84,62,689&RS=PN/84,62,689 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** TeleCommunication Systems Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 13 -- TeleCommunication Systems, Annapolis, Md., has been assigned a patent (8,463,284) developed by Drew Morin, Davidson, Md., Mark Titus, Annapolis, Md., and Walter Weichselbaumer, Miramar, Fla., for a "short messaging system (SMS) proxy communications to enable location based services in wireless devices." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Wireless devices communicate (using SMS messaging) with a proxy server (e.g., a wireless messaging gateway) to generate network initiated requests. In this way, a wireless device which might not otherwise be able to, can now participate in advanced applications such as location based services (LBS) communities, thus extending LBS presence type information to non-programmable wireless devices. Short messaging system (SMS) functionality is implemented as a least-common-denominator means enabling standardized communication between a wireless device and a wireless device application. Wireless devices use SMS messaging as a proxy communications means to communicate with a proxy server (e.g., a wireless messaging gateway) to generate network initiated requests. The network initiated requests are packaged within SMS messages, allowing wireless devices a simple mechanism for participating in, e.g., location based services (LBS) communities, and for generally extending LBS presence type information to non-programmable handset devices." The patent application was filed on July 17, 2006 (11/487,333). 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=8,463,284.PN.&OS=PN/8,463,284&RS=PN/8,463,284 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Humana Innovations Enterprises Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 13 -- Humana Innovations Enterprises, Louisville, Ky., has been assigned a patent (8,463,618) developed by four co-inventors for a "method for tailoring strategy messages from an expert system to enhance success with modifications to health behaviors." The co-inventors are Robert Schwarzberg, Boca Raton, Fla., Marion Zabinski, San Diego, Rene Melton, Delray Beach, Fla., and Timothy J. Dion, Parkland, Fla. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A system and method for assisting with the maintenance of healthy lifestyle habits by generating tailored strategy messages within an expert system and then pushing those messages to the corresponding individual users of the cellular phones or other portable devices. The system and method allows diet and exercise plans to be tailored to individual users based on their preferences and provides consistent and appropriate strategy messages designed to encourage and motivate users toward successfully maintaining healthy lifestyle habits. Users complete initial assessments which detail individual food and physical activity preferences. The system uses the assessments to generate individualized messages that are pushed to user devices through a system incorporating cellular technologies. Tailored messages are pushed from the computer based expert system to user devices at predetermined times each day." The patent application was filed on May 8, 2008 (12/117,190). 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=84,63,618.PN.&OS=PN/84,63,618&RS=PN/84,63,618 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Cisco Technology Assigned Patent for Echo Mitigation in the Presence of Variable Delays Due to Adaptive Jitter Buffers ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 13 -- Cisco Technology, San Jose, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,462,675) developed by Gary Alan Skrabutenas, Palo Alto, Calif., Michael A. Ramalho, Sarasota, Fla., and James C. Frauenthal, Colts Neck, N.J., for an "echo mitigation in the presence of variable delays due to adaptive jitter buffers." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "In an example embodiment, a control connection is introduced between an adaptive jitter buffer (AJB) and an adaptive bulk delay (ABD) buffer of an echo canceller (ECAN) in an Internet Protocol (IP) conference bridge. The control connection allows the AJB to control the amount of delay inserted by the ABD in the ECAN convolution processor (CP) signal path. The adjustment in ABD delay restores the time alignment of the ECAN internal echo estimate and offsets variations in echo tail delay introduced by network induced AJB delay changes. Time-invariance is preserved in the echo tail path." The patent application was filed on Feb. 25, 2010 (12/712,648). 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=84,62,675.PN.&OS=PN/84,62,675&RS=PN/84,62,675 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** SanDisk Technologies Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 13 -- SanDisk Technologies, Plano, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,461,641) developed by seven co-inventors for an "ultrahigh density vertical NAND memory device and method of making thereof." The co-inventors are Johann Alsmeier, San Jose, Calif., Vinod Robert Purayath, Santa Clara, Calif., Henry Chien, San Jose, Calif., George Matamis, San Jose, Calif., Yao-Sheng Lee, Tampa, Fla., James Kai, Santa Clara, Calif., and Yuan Zhang, San Jose, Calif. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Monolithic three dimensional NAND string includes a semiconductor channel having a U-shaped pipe shape. A plurality of control gate electrodes having a strip shape extends substantially parallel to the major surface of the substrate. The plurality of control gate electrodes include at least a first control gate electrode located in a first device level and a second control gate electrode located in a second device level located over the major surface of the substrate and below the first device level. A cut area separates the plurality of control gate electrodes in a direction substantially perpendicular to the major surface of the substrate. A blocking dielectric is located in contact with the plurality of control gate electrodes, a charge storage region located in contact with the blocking dielectric and a tunnel dielectric is located between the charge storage region and the semiconductor channel." The patent application was filed on Nov. 5, 2012 (13/669,021). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=8,461,641&OS=8,461,641&RS=8,461,641 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar. For more information about Targeted News Service products and services, please contact: Myron Struck, editor, Targeted News Service LLC, Springfield, Va., 703/304-1897; [email protected]; http://targetednews.com. -1128144 (c) 2013 Targeted News Service |