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U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in Georgia (June 14)(Targeted News Service Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Targeted News Service Targeted News Service ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 14 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Georgia. *** Polycom Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 14 -- Polycom, San Jose, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,462,193) developed by four co-inventors for a "method and system for processing audio signals." The co-inventors are Kwan Truong, Alpharetta, Ga., Peter Chu, Lexington, Mass., Michael Pocino, Marietta, Ga., and John Allen, Dripping Springs, Texas. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A multimedia conferencing system includes a loud speaker system, one or more microphones for receiving a local audio signal and a remote audio signal, a state machine and an echo canceller that operates in conjunction with two reference signals to remove substantially all of a feedback signal component in the local audio signal that results from reinforcing and playing the local audio signal over the loud speaker system. The state machine operates to detect that only the local audio is active, and if so controls the operation of the echo canceller such that only the feedback component of the local audio signal is removed and the local audio signal is not suppressed." The patent application was filed on Jan. 8, 2010 (12/684,717). 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=8,462,193&OS=8,462,193&RS=8,462,193 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Panasonic Automotive Systems Co. of America Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 14 -- Panasonic Automotive Systems Co. of America, Peachtree City, Ga., has been assigned a patent (8,463,216) developed by six co-inventors for a "method and apparatus for sensing inter-modulation to improve radio performance in single and dual tuner." The co-inventors are Donald Thomas, Smyrna, Ga., Jason Hingerton, Atlanta, Tatsuya Fujisawa, Atlanta, Jammie Chu, Royal Oak, Mich., Shree Jaisimha, Senoia, Ga., and Robert Baillargeon, East Amherst, N.Y. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method of performing alternate frequency switching in a radio includes tuning the radio to a primary frequency. A candidate alternate frequency is identified. It is determined whether the candidate alternate frequency is a third order inter-modulation artifact. Tuning is switched from the primary frequency to the candidate alternate frequency only if it is determined in the determining step that the candidate alternate frequency is not a third order inter-modulation artifact." The patent application was filed on Jan. 20, 2011 (13/010,225). 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=8,463,216.PN.&OS=PN/8,463,216&RS=PN/8,463,216 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** OFS Fitel Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 14 -- OFS Fitel, Norcross, Ga., has been assigned a patent (8,463,096) developed by Peter A. Weimann, Atlanta, and Robert Arthur Williams, Gainesville, Ga., for a "double jacket optical fiber cables." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Described are track-resistant all dielectric self-supporting (TR-ADSS) cables with improved cable jackets. A typical TR-ADSS optical fiber cable comprises an optical fiber sub-assembly, and a cable jacket system. The cable jacket system comprises an inner jacket, an aramid strength layer and an outer jacket. The improvement in the cable jacket system results from the addition of a friction layer between the aramid strength layer and the outer jacket. The friction layer prevents unwanted slippage of the outer jacket with respect to the inner portions of the cable." The patent application was filed on Sept. 26, 2011 (13/200,587). 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=8,463,096.PN.&OS=PN/8,463,096&RS=PN/8,463,096 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** NCR Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 14 -- NCR, Duluth, Ga., has been assigned a patent (8,462,184) developed by four co-inventors for a "two-sided thermal printer control." The co-inventors are Dale Lyons, Suwanee, Ga., Justin Collins, Gillsville, Ga., Michael VanDemark, Springboro, Ohio, and Sachio Koyama, Singapore. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A dual-sided direct thermal printer and methods of operation thereof are provided. In one embodiment, a dual-sided direct thermal printer comprising a first thermal print head on a first side of a media feed path, and a second thermal print head on a second side of the media feed path opposite the first side is provided, wherein the dual-sided direct thermal printer is adapted to apportion received data into a first data portion for printing by the first thermal print head and a second data portion for printing by the second thermal print head." The patent application was filed on June 4, 2007 (11/757,553). 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=8,462,184&OS=8,462,184&RS=8,462,184 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Autodesk Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 14 -- Autodesk, San Rafael, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,462,176) developed by Cameron M. Stubbs, Marietta, Ga., and Brandon Willets Cole, Kennesaw, Ga., for an automatic annotation generation. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Systems, methods, and computer program products automatically generate and place annotations on an image (e.g., a rendering of a computer aided design model). Regions within an image are identified, and a representation of the image is generated, where the representation characterizes each of the image regions. Annotation leader locations are determined based on the representation of the image. Thereafter, annotation leaders are automatically generated and displayed using at the annotation leader locations " The patent application was filed on Oct. 21, 2009 (12/603,219). 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=8,462,176&OS=8,462,176&RS=8,462,176 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Merial Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 14 -- Merial, Duluth, Ga., has been assigned a patent (8,461,176) developed by seven co-inventors for "enantiomerically enriched aryloazol-2-yl cyanoethylamino compounds, method of making and method of using thereof." The co-inventors are Mark David Soll, Alpharetta, Ga., Loic Patrick Le Hir De Fallois, Chapel Hill, N.C., Scot Kevin Huber, Raleigh, N.C., Hyoung Ik Lee, Cary, N.C., Douglas Edward Wilkinson, Wake Forest, N.C., Robert Toms Jacobs, Wake Forest, N.C., and Brent Christopher Beck, Apex, N.C. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The present invention relates to novel aryloazol-2-yl-cyanoethylamino derivatives substantially enriched in an enantiomer of formula (I): ##STR00001## and compounds of formula (IH) ##STR00002## wherein R.sub.3, R.sub.4, R.sub.5, R.sub.6, R.sub.7, R.sub.13a, R.sub.13b, R.sub.14a, R.sub.14b, P, Q, V, W, X, Y, Z and a are as defined in the description, compositions thereof, processes for their preparation and their uses as pesticides." The patent application was filed on Nov. 13, 2009 (12/618,308). 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=84,61,176.PN.&OS=PN/84,61,176&RS=PN/84,61,176 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Anadigics Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 14 -- Anadigics, Warren, N.J., has been assigned a patent (8,461,931) developed by Robert J. Bayruns, Marietta, Ga., and John VanSaders, Asbury, N.J., for a "wideband RF power amplifier for multi-mode multi-band applications." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A Multi-Mode Multi-Band (MMMB) radio frequency (RF) power amplifier circuit operating at multiple frequency bands. The power amplifier circuit comprises a single wideband power amplifier having high output impedance which is configured to be equal to a load impedance of the load connected to the power amplifier circuit. A bias voltage applied to the wideband power amplifier is changed from a first value to a second value to provide a predetermined output power of the wideband power amplifier to the load with the output impedance of wideband power amplifier being equal to the load impedance. The power amplifier circuit also includes an individual harmonic filter for filtering each frequency band independently." The patent application was filed on Oct. 28, 2011 (13/284,290). 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=8,461,931.PN.&OS=PN/8,461,931&RS=PN/8,461,931 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Kimberly-Clark Worldwide Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 14 -- Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Neenah, Wis., has been assigned a patent (8,461,262) developed by Ryan J. McEneany, Appleton, Wis., Vasily A. Topolkaraev, Appleton, Wis., and Aimin He, Alpharetta, Ga., for polylactic acid fibers. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A biodegradable fiber that is formed from a thermoplastic composition that contains polylactic acid, a plasticizer, and a compatibilizer is provided. The compatibilizer includes a polymer that is modified with a polar compound that is compatible with the plasticizer and a non-polar component provided by the polymer backbone that is compatible with polylactic acid. Such functionalized polymers may thus stabilize each of the polymer phases and reduce plasticizer migration. By reducing the plasticizer migration, the composition may remain ductile and soft. Further, addition of the functionalized polymer may also promote improved bonding and initiate crystallization faster than conventional polylactic acid fibers. The polar compound includes an organic acid, an anhydride of an organic acid, an amide of an organic acid, or a combination thereof. Such compounds are believed to be more compatible with the generally acidic nature of the polylactic acid fibers." The patent application was filed on July 20, 2012 (13/553,912). 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=84,61,262.PN.&OS=PN/84,61,262&RS=PN/84,61,262 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** PPG Industries Ohio Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 14 -- PPG Industries Ohio, Cleveland, has been assigned a patent (8,461,253) developed by seven co-inventors for "one-component, ambient curable waterborne coating compositions, related methods and coated substrates." The co-inventors are Ronald R. Ambrose, Loganville, Ga., Mark S. Gaston, Tarentum, Pa., Brian K. Rearick, Allison Park, Pa., Irina G. Schwendeman, Wexford, Pa., Venkateshwarlu Kalsani, Gibsonia, Pa., Hongying Zhou, Allison Park, Pa., and Michael J. Ziegler, Cranberry Township, Pa. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Disclosed are coating compositions that can be one-component, ambient curable, and waterborne. The coating compositions comprise acrylic copolymer resin particles comprising carbonyl functional groups and a crosslinking agent comprising functional groups, such as hydrazide groups, that are reactive with carbonyl groups." The patent application was filed on Jan. 15, 2010 (12/688,393). 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=84,61,253.PN.&OS=PN/84,61,253&RS=PN/84,61,253 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** E.I. Du Pont de Nemours Assigned Patent for Purification of Fluoroalkanesulfonate Salts ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 14 -- E.I. Du Pont de Nemours, Wilmington, Del., has been assigned a patent (8,461,378) developed by four co-inventors for a "purification of fluoroalkanesulfonate salts." The co-inventors are Allen Capron Sievert, Elkton, Md., Lee Grant Sprague, Augusta, Ga., James A. Schultz, Swedesboro, N.J., and Katelyn Rae Walck, West Chester, Pa. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A process for the purification of fluoroalkanesulfonate salt comprising (a) contacting a mixture of said salt and an inorganic salt contaminant with a solvent to selectively dissolve said fluoroalkanesulfonate salt in solution, and (b) isolating the solution, to yield a fluoroalkanesulfonate salt containing less than 500 micrograms of inorganic salt contaminant per gram of fluoroalkanesulfonate salt, or containing less than a maximum of 0.3% by weight of individual solvent." The patent application was filed on Sept. 10, 2010 (12/879,553). 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=84,61,378.PN.&OS=PN/84,61,378&RS=PN/84,61,378 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Monsanto Technology Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 14 -- Monsanto Technology, St. Louis, has been assigned a patent (8,461,437) developed by four co-inventors for "plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH939369." The co-inventors are Sandeep Bhatnagar, Leesburg, Ga., Roderick D. Lee, Indianola, Iowa, Daniel J. Lubich, Marshall, Mo., and Gary R. Stangland, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH939369. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH939369, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH939369 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH939369." The patent application was filed on Feb. 2, 2012 (13/365,224). 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=84,61,437.PN.&OS=PN/84,61,437&RS=PN/84,61,437 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. 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. -1128282 (c) 2013 Targeted News Service |