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U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in New York (June 17)(Targeted News Service Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Targeted News Service Targeted News Service ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in New York. *** Rochester Institute of Technology Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,460,143) developed by George Sutherland, Rochester, N.Y., for "gear-based continuously variable transmission systems and methods thereof." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A continuously variable transmission system and a method of making a continuously variable transmission system is described. The present invention includes a gear set having at least a sun gear, one or more planetary gears, and a planetary gear carrier arm on which the one or more planetary gears are mounted for rotational movement. The sun gear and the one or more planetary gears are mounted for rotational engagement and movement with respect to each other, and one of the sun gears and the planetary gear carrier arm couples to an input shaft and another portion of the gear set couples to an output shaft to receive feedback. A rotary coupling unit having an input rotationally coupled to at least one of the one of the sun gears and the planetary gear carrier arm and an output that rotationally couples to the output shaft is also provided." The patent application was filed on Sept. 17, 2012 (13/621,677). 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=8,460,143&OS=8,460,143&RS=8,460,143 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Xerox Assigned Patent for Curable Solid Ink Compositions Comprising Novel Curable Wax ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- Xerox, Norwalk, Conn., has been assigned a patent (8,459,788) developed by four co-inventors for "curable solid ink compositions comprising novel curable wax." The co-inventors are Michelle N. Chretien, Mississauga, Canada, Naveen Chopra, Oakville, Canada, Barkev Keoshkerian, Thornhill, Canada, and Bryan J. Roof, Newark, N.Y. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Curable solid ink compositions, which include a curable wax having a melting point under 40.degree. C. as part of the ink vehicle, and are suitable for ink jet printing in applications that require high and/or variable levels of gloss. In particular, there is provided a novel high gloss, ultraviolet (UV) curable, phase change ink composition that includes a colorant and an ink vehicle that further includes a gellant, a reactive diluent, a photoinitiator package, and a curable acrylate wax." The patent application was filed on March 4, 2011 (13/041,144). 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=8,459,788&OS=8,459,788&RS=8,459,788 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Mavroudis, Caporale Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- Thomas Mavroudis, Massapequa, N.Y., and William Caporale, Massapequa, N.Y., have been assigned a patent (8,460,075) developed by Tom Mavroudis, and Bill Caporale, for a "cover for wall air conditioning vent." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An assembly for covering a grill of an air conditioning unit that fits through a wall comprises a rigid or semi-rigid cover having a top, a perimeter flange to which a flexible sealing material is affixed, and having sides, the top having four corner apertures for insertion of the cords. Four elastic cords have a hook at one end and having a barrel lock slideably engaged to a second end. The barrel locks of the elastic cords collectively urge the cover against the wall so as to create an air-tight seal between the cover and the wall. The cover is urged against the wall and prevents unwanted upward hot air flow and downward cold air flow in the winter when the air conditioning system is not in use." The patent application was filed on June 5, 2009 (12/455,773). 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=8,460,075&OS=8,460,075&RS=8,460,075 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Leviton Manufacturing Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- Leviton Manufacturing, Melville, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,459,812) developed by Yun Wu, Queens, N.Y., and Alfred J. Lombardi, Syosset, N.Y., for an "electrical device with actuator support and viewing window." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "In one embodiment, a system may include an electrical device having an indicator light source, an actuator having a window, a viewing piece arranged to be visible through the window, and a light guide arranged to guide light from the light source to the viewing piece. The viewing piece may have a receiving portion arranged to receive light from the light guide, and the width of the receiving portion may be substantially larger than the width of the light guide. In another embodiment, a system may include an electrical device having a first support member, and an actuator having a second support member. The actuator may be adapted to move along a path of motion from a retracted position to an extended position, and the first and second support members may be adapted to support the actuator in the extended position with forces that are substantially balanced along the path of motion." The patent application was filed on April 27, 2010 (12/768,603). 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=8,459,812&OS=8,459,812&RS=8,459,812 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Welch Allyn Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- Welch Allyn, Skaneateles Falls, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,459,844) developed by five co-inventors for a replacement light assembly. The co-inventors are Raymond A. Lia, Auburn, N.Y., Ervin Goldfain, Syracuse, N.Y., Chris R. Roberts, Skaneateles, N.Y., Steven R. Slawson, Camillus, N.Y., and Robert J. Wood, Syracuse, N.Y. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A light assembly for a hand-held medical diagnostic instrument. The light assembly includes a substrate having a top surface and a bottom surface, a light source mounted to the top surface, and the bottom surface having first and second electrical terminals. The light assembly further includes a circuit board disposed inclined to the substrate, the circuit board having first and second electrical terminals, a first connector mounting and electrically connecting the first electrical terminal of the substrate to the first electrical terminal of the circuit board, a second connector mounting and electrically connecting the second electrical terminal of the substrate to the second electrical terminal of the circuit board, a heat sink, and a thermal conductor thermally connecting at least one of the first and second electrical terminals of the substrate to the heat sink." The patent application was filed on July 1, 2010 (12/828,760). 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=8,459,844&OS=8,459,844&RS=8,459,844 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Heartland Technology Partners Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- Heartland Technology Partners, St. Louis, has been assigned a patent (8,459,984) developed by Bernard F. Duesel Jr., Goshen, N.Y., David L. Fenton, St. Louis, and Michael J. Rutsch, Tulsa, Okla., for a "waste heat recovery system." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A waste heat recovery system is coupled to a flare or exhaust stack of, for example, a landfill gas treatment system, to recover at least a portion of the energy within the exhaust produced by the gas treatment system and provides the recovered energy either indirectly or directly to a secondary process, such as a wastewater treatment process, to thereby reduce the amount of energy needed to be otherwise input into the secondary process. For indirect transfer of energy the waste heat recovery system includes a transfer pipe connected between the exhaust stack of a primary process and a heat exchange unit while an induction fan connected to the transfer pipe operates to create a draft within the transfer pipe to facilitate movement of some of the exhaust gas from the exhaust stack of the primary process to the heat exchange unit." The patent application was filed on April 26, 2005 (11/114,822). 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=8,459,984&OS=8,459,984&RS=8,459,984 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** General Electric Assigned Patent for Bearing with Alternative Load Path for Extreme Loads ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- General Electric, Schenectady, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,459,872) developed by Jacob J. Nies, Zwolle, The Netherlands, and Bharat S. Bagepalli, Niskayuna, N.Y., for a "bearing with alternative load path for extreme loads." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A bearing is provided having a first race, a second race and one or more rolling elements. The bearing includes an alternate load path for extreme loads, and the alternate load path is formed between the first race and the second race. At least a portion of the extreme loads is diverted away from the rolling elements." The patent application was filed on Oct. 10, 2008 (12/249,003). 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=8,459,872&OS=8,459,872&RS=8,459,872 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Carrier Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- Carrier, Farmington, Conn., has been assigned a patent (8,459,963) developed by Peter J. Pileski, Manlius, N.Y., for a "screw compressor pulsation damper." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A slide valve for use in a screw compressor comprises a main body portion configured for sliding in a pressure pocket of a screw compressor to regulate output of a working matter through screw rotors of the compressor. The main body of the slide valve includes a plurality of walls that define an enclosed interior cavity. The slide valve also includes a bore extending into a wall of the main body such that working matter discharged from the screw rotors has access to the enclosed interior cavity. The bore is sized to dampen pressure pulsations in the discharged working matter as the discharged working matter flows through the bore." The patent application was filed on Oct. 10, 2007 (12/678,338). 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=8,459,963&OS=8,459,963&RS=8,459,963 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Colgate-Palmolive Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- Colgate-Palmolive, New York, has been assigned a patent (8,459,892) developed by four co-inventors for an oral care implement. The co-inventors are Douglas Hohlbein, Pennington, N.J., Alan Sorrentino, Cranbury, N.J., James Herbert Kemp, Basking Ridge, N.J., and Emily Fink, New York. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An oral care implement (210) includes a handle (214) and a head (212) mounted to one end of the handle (214) that includes a first face (237) having plurality of tooth cleaning elements (226) extending therefrom, a second face (247) and a store of oral care material (232). A soft tissue cleaner (241) can be included on the second face (247). Oral care material can be provided simultaneously to the first (237) and second faces (247) during use from the store of oral care material (232). The oral care implement can include a plurality of oral care material stores (232), which can include different dentifrices. A store of oral care material (232) can be located within an arrangement of the tooth cleaning elements (226) and can extend through the head (212) to an arrangement of soft tissue cleaning elements (226). The toothbrush (210) can be small in size and lightweight so as to be readily portable for use away from the home." The patent application was filed on June 25, 2008 (12/145,999). 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=8,459,892&OS=8,459,892&RS=8,459,892 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** CFPH Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- CFPH, New York, has been assigned a patent (8,460,085) developed by Dean P. Alderucci, New York, and Lee M. Amaitis, London, for a "system and method for providing a roulette game based on financial market indicators." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A system comprises a client operable to communicate a bet regarding a spin of a virtual roulette wheel. The system further comprises a controller communicably coupled to the client and operable to determine a result of the spin of the virtual roulette wheel, the result based at least in part upon one or more digits of at least one financial market indicator at a configurable point in time. The system is further operable to determine an outcome of the bet based at least in part on the determined result." The patent application was filed on Feb. 15, 2008 (12/032,141). 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=8,460,085&OS=8,460,085&RS=8,460,085 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Curlin Medical Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- Curlin Medical, East Aurora, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,459,968) developed by five co-inventors for a "peristaltic pump cassette and method of installing same." The co-inventors are Jeffery T. Juretich, Herriman, Utah, Ramji L. Gupta, Williamsville, N.Y., David A. Ross, Columbiaville, Mich., Kent F. Beck, Layton, Utah, and Matthew L. Alesse, West Seneca, N.Y. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A peristaltic pump assembly comprises a pump and a removable cassette. The pump includes a pumping mechanism portion having opposed inner and outer walls defining a slot opening therebetween, and further having a cassette mounting pin extending at least partially across the slot opening. The removable cassette includes a cylindrical hinge journal and a mounting channel merging in a radial direction with the hinge journal, whereby the cassette is mounted on the mounting pin by inserting the removable cassette into the slot opening between the inner and outer walls of the pumping mechanism portion in a radial direction of the mounting pin such that the mounting pin is passed through the mounting channel and received by the hinge journal. The mounting pin and hinge journal are configured to allow the removable cassette to rotate about the mounting pin into and out of an installed position." The patent application was filed on Sept. 19, 2011 (13/236,237). 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=8,459,968&OS=8,459,968&RS=8,459,968 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Eastman Kodak Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- Eastman Kodak, Rochester, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,459,787) developed by Allan F. Sowinski, Rochester, N.Y., and Kevin P. Dockery, Rochester, N.Y., for "aqueous inkjet printing fluid compositions." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An aqueous inkjet printing fluid composition for use in an inkjet printer having a silicon-based material which contacts the aqueous printing fluid composition, including in a concentration sufficient to inhibit corrosion of the silicon-based material when contacted by the aqueous printing fluid composition a soluble metal ligand complex of Formula (I): ##STR00001## wherein M represents a divalent or a trivalent metal, R.sup.1 represents a hydrogen, or an alkyl, alkenyl, or aryl substituent, X.sup.1 and X.sup.2 each independently represent either O or S, Q represents the atoms necessary to form a five, six or seven-membered heterocyclic or carbocyclic ring, and the number of ligands n is 2 or 3. The useful lifetime of microelectromechanical fluidic devices based on silicon fabrication is extended." The patent application was filed on Oct. 29, 2010 (12/915,751). 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=8,459,787&OS=8,459,787&RS=8,459,787 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** NexisVision Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- NexisVision, Menlo Park, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,459,793) developed by 11 co-inventors for a "conformable therapeutic shield for vision and pain." The co-inventors are Eugene de Juan Jr., San Francisco, Cary J. Reich, Los Gatos, Calif., Yair Alster, Palo Alto, Calif., K. Angela Macfarlane, Woodside, Calif., Doug Rimer, Los Altos Hills, Calif., Douglas Sutton, Pacifica, Calif., Dean Carson, Mountain View, Calif., Enrique Barragan, Monterrey, Mexico, Matt Clarke, Menlo Park, Calif., Ashley Tuan, Menlo Park, Calif., and Brian Levy, New York. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A conformable covering comprises an outer portion with rigidity to resist movement on the cornea and an inner portion to contact the cornea and provide an environment for epithelial regeneration. The inner portion of the covering can be configured in many ways so as to conform at least partially to an ablated stromal surface so as to correct vision. The conformable inner portion may have at least some rigidity so as to smooth the epithelium such that the epithelium regenerates rapidly and is guided with the covering so as to form a smooth layer for vision. The inner portion may comprise an amount of rigidity within a range from about 1.times.10-4 Pa*m3 to about 5.times.10-4 Pa*m3 so as to deflect and conform at least partially to the ablated cornea and smooth an inner portion of the ablation with an amount of pressure when deflected." The patent application was filed on Sept. 13, 2012 (13/615,111). 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=8,459,793&OS=8,459,793&RS=8,459,793 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Praxair Technology Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- Praxair Technology, Danbury, Conn., has been assigned a patent (8,459,986) developed by Stefan E.F. Laux, Williamsville, N.Y., for an "oxygen to expand burner combustion capability." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A burner at which fuel cannot be combusted with air as the only source of oxygen for combustion in a stable flame at the burner when the feed rate of the fuel is too low, when the fuel is fed at too high an air-to-fuel mass ratio, when the fuel contains too high an amount of inert matter, or when the specific energy content of the fuel is too low, is modified by supplying oxidant containing more than 21 vol. % oxygen into the base of a flame at the burner, whereupon such fuels can be combusted at the burner." The patent application was filed on Jan. 31, 2011 (13/017,483). 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=8,459,986&OS=8,459,986&RS=8,459,986 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Corning Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- Corning, Corning, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,459,062) developed by Jeffrey H. Ahrens, Pine City, N.Y., and Terry J. Ott, Horseheads, N.Y., for an "apparatus and methods for producing a glass ribbon." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Apparatus for producing glass ribbon includes a control device configured at least periodic thermal stress compensation of the glass ribbon by independently adjusting operation of a plurality of temperature adjustment elements based on stress characteristic information at least periodically obtained from a stress sensor apparatus. In further examples, methods of producing glass include at least periodically sensing a stress characteristic of a glass ribbon and at least periodically changing a transverse temperature profile of the glass ribbon based stress characteristic information. In further examples, methods include the step of changing a transverse temperature profile of the glass ribbon only if a measured parameter is within an operating range associated with the parameter." The patent application was filed on Sept. 27, 2011 (13/246,113). 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=84,59,062.PN.&OS=PN/84,59,062&RS=PN/84,59,062 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Toilettree Products Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- Toilettree Products, Upper Nyack, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,458,922) developed by Steven Parisi, Haverstraw, N.Y., Gary Parisi, Congers, N.Y., and Paul Parisi, San Diego, for a "hygienic razor blade dryer." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A hygienic razor blade dryer is provided that comprises a housing having an interior, a razor blade holder disposed within the interior that is adapted to receive a razor blade, a dryer for drying a razor blade received in the razor blade holder, and a vacuum for evacuating the air within the interior to prevent moisture buildup in the air and on the razor blade and to inhibit oxidation on the blade surfaces. A sanitizer may also be provided to sanitize the razor blade before, during or after the dryer operation." The patent application was filed on Nov. 2, 2010 (12/917,533). 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=84,58,922.PN.&OS=PN/84,58,922&RS=PN/84,58,922 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Glidewell Track Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- Glidewell Track, East Islip, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,458,957) developed by Constance Guzzi-Nicolia, East Islip, N.Y., for a "sliding pocket door system." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A pocket door system with a constant rail system provides a pocket door adapted for sliding into and out of an enclosed wall pocket to enable or prevent egress through a framed door opening. The pocket door includes a roller mechanism mounted at a top surface and a slotted lower guide mechanism mounted at a bottom surface. A floor track with a vertically extending, flat, planar protruding plate element is mounted upon a floor surface is secluded within the enclosed wall pocket. The vertically extending, flat, planar protruding plate element is insertable into the corresponding vertically extending flat, planar slot of the guide mechanism. The roller mechanism of the pocket door system engages an upper track as the lower guide mechanism engages with the protruding element guide wherein the pocket door slides into and out of the enclosed wall pocket without wobbling and dislocating from the tracks during use." The patent application was filed on March 23, 2009 (12/383,342). 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=84,58,957.PN.&OS=PN/84,58,957&RS=PN/84,58,957 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Mettler-Toledo Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- Mettler-Toledo, Columbus, Ohio, has been assigned a patent (8,459,092) developed by Eric Inglin, Ithaca, N.Y., for a checkweigher performance validation. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A system and method of validating checkweigher performance (weighing accuracy). The invention involves removing an object to be weighed from a conveyor prior to the object reaching a checkweigher to be validated, weighing the object on a static scale, reintroducing the object to the conveyor upstream of the checkweigher, weighing the object with the checkweigher, and comparing the two weight readings of the object to determine if the checkweigher is accurately weighing objects. Validation objects may be automatically removed from the conveyor by a transfer mechanism." The patent application was filed on May 9, 2011 (13/103,211). 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=84,59,092.PN.&OS=PN/84,59,092&RS=PN/84,59,092 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** General Electric Assigned Patent for System and Method for Controlling Nitrous Oxide Emissions of an Internal Combustion Engine and Regeneration of an Exhaust Treatment Device ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- General Electric, Schenectady, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,459,010) developed by four co-inventors for a "system and method for controlling nitrous oxide emissions of an internal combustion engine and regeneration of an exhaust treatment device." The co-inventors are Dan Hancu, Clifton Park, N.Y., Larry Neil Lewis, Scotia, N.Y., Benjamin Hale Winkler, Albany, N.Y., and Daniel George Norton, Niskayuna, N.Y. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A catalyst composition is provided that includes a catalytic metal secured to a substrate, and the substrate is mesoporous and has pores that are templated. A catalyst composition includes a catalytic metal secured to a mesoporous substrate. The mesoporous substrate is a reaction product of a reactive solution, a solvent, a modifier, and a templating agent. A method for controlling nitrous oxide emissions including the catalyst composition comprising introducing a regeneration fuel into an exhaust stream upstream relative to the catalyst composition and heating the exhaust stream upstream relative to the catalyst composition. When the regeneration fuel is introduced the air/fuel ratio .lamda. of an air/fuel mixture of a lean burn exhaust is greater than 1." The patent application was filed on Feb. 26, 2010 (12/713,617). 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=84,59,010.PN.&OS=PN/84,59,010&RS=PN/84,59,010 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** General Electric Assigned Patent for Assembly for Positioning a Rotor Retaining Ring ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- General Electric, Schenectady, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,458,895) developed by four co-inventors for an "assembly for positioning a rotor retaining ring." The co-inventors are Cecil James Pollock, Ontario, Canada, Ronald George Shillington, Ontario, Canada, Ken Ivcar Salas Nobrega, Schenectady, N.Y., and Jeremy Daniel Van Dam, West Coxsackie, N.Y. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An assembly for positioning a retaining ring includes a mandrel having an outer diameter smaller than an outer diameter of a rotor. The assembly also includes a seal assembly for sealing a circumferential retaining ring around the mandrel or the rotor, the seal assembly comprising a pair of seal plates situated around opposing ends of the retaining ring. Further, the assembly includes a hydraulic expansion device for providing a fluid pressure for hydraulically expanding the retaining ring until an inner diameter of the retaining ring is greater than the outer diameter of the rotor. Furthermore, the assembly includes a displacement device for providing axial movement of the seal assembly and the retaining ring." The patent application was filed on Sept. 30, 2011 (13/249,750). 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=84,58,895.PN.&OS=PN/84,58,895&RS=PN/84,58,895 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Carrier Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- Carrier, Farmington, Conn., has been assigned a patent (8,459,052) developed by James W. Bush, Skaneateles, N.Y., Wayne P. Beagle, Chittenango, N.Y., and Biswajit Mitra, Charlotte, N.C., for a "refrigerant vapor compression system with flash tank receiver." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A refrigerant vapor compression system includes a flash tank receiver disposed in the refrigerant circuit intermediate the refrigerant cooling heat exchanger and the refrigerant heating heat exchanger. The flash tank receiver, which receives a liquid/vapor refrigerant mix, also functions as a receiver. A refrigerant charge control apparatus includes at least one sensor for sensing an operating characteristic of the refrigerant circulating through the refrigerant compression device, and a controller operative to selectively adjust a secondary expansion device to increase or decrease the flow of refrigerant passing into the flash tank receiver to provide a circulating refrigerant charge consistent with maintaining a desired system operating characteristic. The sensed operating characteristic is at least one of (a) the vapor refrigerant passing through a refrigerant line from the flash tank receiver to an intermediate pressure stage of the compression device, and (b) the refrigerant discharged from the compression device." The patent application was filed on Jan. 12, 2011 (13/005,228). 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=84,59,052.PN.&OS=PN/84,59,052&RS=PN/84,59,052 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** LaserMax Assigned Patent for Firearm Assembly ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- LaserMax, Rochester, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,458,944) developed by William R. Houde-Walter, Rush, N.Y., for a firearm assembly. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A firearm system includes a foregrip removably mountable to a firearm, the foregrip having a programmable button controlling at least one of an accessory of the firearm and a component of the foregrip." The patent application was filed on July 23, 2012 (13/555,883). 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=84,58,944.PN.&OS=PN/84,58,944&RS=PN/84,58,944 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** PVH Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- PVH, New York, has been assigned a patent (8,458,940) developed by Tyrone Dupree Davidson, Brooklyn, N.Y., and Youngju Kim Hampton, Croton on Hudson, N.Y., for a garment tag. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A garment tag is provided that includes a band having a first opening for attaching to a first fastener of a garment and a second opening for attaching to a second fastener of the garment, the band having a first display portion that displays printed information regarding the garment at a fold in the garment when the garment is in a folded state. The first and second fasteners may be buttons and the first and second openings may be slots. The first display portion may be defined by two creases in the band, the creases being spaced apart by the approximate width of the garment fold. The band may also be pre-folded at the creases." The patent application was filed on July 30, 2009 (12/512,139). 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=84,58,940.PN.&OS=PN/84,58,940&RS=PN/84,58,940 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Common Sense Technologies Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- Common Sense Technologies, New York, has been assigned a patent (8,459,214) developed by Vernon Roth, Westcliffe, Colo., and Gregory Sherman, New York, for a "method and apparatus for efficient generation of Hydrogen II." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Apparatus for dissociating water into hydrogen and oxygen, comprising a tank and the quantity of water contained in said tank is dissolved. A quantity of a conductivity promoting material suspended or dissolved in said water to form an electrically conductive fluid and a plurality of plates suspended in said electrically conductive fluid and a reactive agent selected from the group consisting of derivatives of vegetable materials, derivatives of highly resinous vegetable materials, derivatives of vegetable materials taken from pinyon pine, derivatives of vegetable materials taken from dragon blood tree, water soluble derivatives of partially oxidized vegetable materials, water soluble derivatives of partially oxidized highly resinous vegetable materials, water soluble derivatives of partially oxidized vegetable materials taken from pinyon pine, and water soluble derivatives of partially oxidized vegetable materials taken from dragon blood tree." The patent application was filed on Nov. 4, 2011 (13/289,574). 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=84,59,214.PN.&OS=PN/84,59,214&RS=PN/84,59,214 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Xerox Assigned Patent for Active Decurler Adjustment Using Electrically Conductive Pressure Rollers ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- Xerox, Norwalk, Conn., has been assigned a patent (8,459,638) developed by Douglas K. Herrmann, Webster, N.Y., for an "active decurler adjustment using electrically conductive pressure rollers." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A system and method for decurling a sheet medium including a first penetrating roller and a second elastomeric roller mounted substantially parallel. A pressure-sensitive electrically conductive material has properties that vary with its state of compression. An actuator is operative for moving the first penetrating roller and the second elastomeric roller in a direction towards each other, to penetrate the body of the second elastomeric roller with the body of the first penetrating roller. The pressure-sensitive electrically conductive material is subject to pressure by the penetration of the first penetrating roller into the second elastomeric roller. A pair of electrical terminals applies an electrical charge across the pressure-sensitive electrically conductive material. In further embodiments, an electrical property is substantially continuously measured and the depth of penetration is substantially continuously controlled based upon closed-loop feedback of the substantially continuously measuring." The patent application was filed on Aug. 26, 2011 (13/218,622). 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=8,459,638.PN.&OS=PN/8,459,638&RS=PN/8,459,638 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** General Electric Assigned Patent for Seal Assembly Segment Joints ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- General Electric, Schenectady, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,459,653) developed by Xiaoqing Zheng, Schenectady, N.Y., for a "seal assembly segment joints." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The present application provides a sealing assembly for use between a first component and a second component of a rotary machine. The sealing assembly may include a first sealing segment having a first end with a first angled surface and a second sealing segment having a second end with a second angled surface. The first angled surface of the first end of the first sealing segment meets the second angled surface of the second end of the second sealing segment at a joint." The patent application was filed on Nov. 5, 2010 (12/940,220). 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=8,459,653.PN.&OS=PN/8,459,653&RS=PN/8,459,653 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Rohm and Haas Electronic Materials Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- Rohm and Haas Electronic Materials, Marlborough, Mass., has been assigned a patent (8,460,533) developed by five co-inventors for an indium compositions. The co-inventors are Edit Szocs, Lucerne, Switzerland, Felix J. Schwager, Meggen, Switzerland, Thomas Gaethke, Littau, Switzerland, Nathaniel E. Brese, Farmingdale, N.Y., and Michael P. Toben, Smithtown, N.Y. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Indium compositions including hydrogen suppressor compounds and methods of electrochemically depositing indium metal from the compositions onto substrates are disclosed. Articles made with the indium compositions are also disclosed." The patent application was filed on Dec. 13, 2007 (12/002,080). 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=8,460,533.PN.&OS=PN/8,460,533&RS=PN/8,460,533 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Southco Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- Southco, Concordville, Pa., has been assigned a patent (8,459,703) developed by seven co-inventors for a pawl assembly. The co-inventors are Glenn E. Anderson, Malvern, Pa., Richard E. Schlack, Rising Sun, Md., D. Dale Turner, Honeoye Falls, N.Y., James Vickers, Media, Pa., Stephen K. Spatig, West Chester, Pa., Richard B. Langkamp, Hemlock, N.Y., and H. Allen Riblett, Ardentown, Del. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A pawl assembly that can be installed to the output shaft of a latch mechanism more easily, and in some embodiments without the use of tools, as compared to prior art pawls." The patent application was filed on April 11, 2006 (11/911,198). 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=8,459,703.PN.&OS=PN/8,459,703&RS=PN/8,459,703 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Xerox Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- Xerox, Norwalk, Conn., has been assigned a patent (8,459,644) developed by five co-inventors for a "device and method for high-speed media inversion using a dual path, single reversing roll inverter." The co-inventors are Bruce Allen Thompson, Fairport, N.Y., Frank Albert Porter, Penfield, N.Y., Michael J. Linder, Walworth, N.Y., William Matthew Harney, Rush, N.Y., and Robert J. Rinefierd, Fairport, N.Y. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A dual path, single reversing roll inverter driven by a single actuator includes a single reversing roller with two, diametrically opposed idler rollers. The configuration of the reversing roller and idler rollers forms a first nip and a second nip that are alternately used to accept sequential sheets from a paper path. The first and second nips discharge the sheets into respective first and second inverting paths. A method for inverting sheets using the dual path, single reversing roll inverter includes rotating the roller in a first direction to direct a first sheet through the first nip. The roller is then rotated in a second direction opposite the first direction to direct the first sheet from the first nip and into the first inverting path and to simultaneously direct a second sheet into the second nip. A gate alternately directs the sequential sheets into the first and second nips." The patent application was filed on April 10, 2012 (13/443,477). 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=8,459,644.PN.&OS=PN/8,459,644&RS=PN/8,459,644 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** AT&T Intellectual Property II Assigned Patent for Interference Control in a Broadband Powerline Communication System ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- AT&T Intellectual Property II, Atlanta, has been assigned a patent (8,462,902) developed by four co-inventors for an "interference control in a broadband powerline communication system." The co-inventors are Donald John Barnickel Jr., Flemington, N.J., Paul Shala Henry, Holmdel, N.J., Larrie Sutliff, Briarcliff Manor, N.Y., and Thomas M. Willis III, Tinton Falls, N.J. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A broadband powerline communication system makes use of knowledge of the spectrum characteristics of a local radio environment in order to improve system performance. A determination is made of the spectrum characteristics of a radio environment in the vicinity of the broadband powerline communication system that is transmitting data on modulated carrier frequencies. In order to avoid interference, certain ones of the carrier frequencies otherwise used by the broadband powerline communication system may be selectively masked based on the determination. The spectrum characteristics may be determined 1) in advance and used to compile a configuration database comprising frequency masking parameters; 2) by monitoring the local radio environment using the transmitter/receiver nodes of the system; or 3) based upon receipt of an indication from a conflicting user that the user is experiencing interference. Various combinations of these spectrum characteristic determination techniques may also be used." The patent application was filed on Aug. 11, 2005 (11/201,729). 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=8,462,902&OS=8,462,902&RS=8,462,902 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Metrologic Instruments Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- Metrologic Instruments, Blackwood, N.J., has been assigned a patent (8,459,557) developed by four co-inventors for a "dual laser scanning code symbol reading system employing automatic object presence detector for automatic laser source selection." The co-inventors are William H. Havens, Syracuse, N.Y., Stephen Colavito, Garnet Valley, Pa., Christopher Allen, East Windsor, N.J., and Robert Blake, Woodbury Heights, N.J. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Method of and system for reading code symbols a dual-laser scanning bar code symbol reading system having the capacity to automatically select in a user-transparent manner, and activate either a near-field source of laser illumination, or a far-field source of laser illumination, using an automatic object presence detection subsystem in the near-field portion of the laser scanning field." The patent application was filed on March 10, 2011 (13/044,897). 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=8,459,557.PN.&OS=PN/8,459,557&RS=PN/8,459,557 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Bongiovi Acoustics Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- Bongiovi Acoustics, Port St. Lucie, Fla., has been assigned a patent (8,462,963) developed by Anthony Bongiovi, Port St. Lucie, Fla., and Phillip Fuller, New York, for a "system and method for processing audio signal." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The present invention provides for methods and systems for digitally processing an audio signal. Specifically, the present invention provides for a speaker system that is configured to digitally process an audio signal in a manner such that studio-quality sound that can be reproduced." The patent application was filed on March 14, 2008 (12/048,885). 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=8,462,963&OS=8,462,963&RS=8,462,963 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Hypres Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- Hypres, Elmsford, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,462,889) developed by Deepnarayan Gupta, Hawthorne, N.Y., for "oversampling digital receiver for radio-frequency signals." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A system and method for receiving a RF signal, comprising a device for digitizing, without prior alteration of frequency, an analog RF representation of each of a plurality of RF signals to produce a respective plurality of digital RF signals having a respective associated RF digital clock, the plurality of digital RF signals having a sufficiently high respective associated clock rate to preserve an information content of an information communication present in the analog RF representation; a switch matrix adapted to concurrently switch the plurality of digital RF signals and associated digital RF clock to ones of a plurality of digital signal processors; and a control adapted to selectively automatically control the concurrent switching of a plurality of digital signals and associated digital clock to the respective plurality of digital signal processors; wherein the digital signal processors produce processed representations of information contained in respective analog RF representations." The patent application was filed on Dec. 28, 2007 (11/966,897). 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=8,462,889&OS=8,462,889&RS=8,462,889 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** InterDigital Technology Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- InterDigital Technology, Wilmington, Del., has been assigned a patent (8,462,876) developed by Donald L. Schilling, Sands Point, N.Y., for a "base station having a set of phased array antennas." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A wireless communications handset configured to receive a multipath spread spectrum signal comprises a first antenna and a second antenna. A first receiver is coupled to the first antenna and a second receiver is coupled to the second antenna. A delay device is coupled to the first receiver and delays the portion of the multipath signal received by the first antenna. The delayed signal and the in-phase portion of the signal are then combined in a combining device. A despreader coupled to the combining devices generates a magnitude value of the combined signal. The current magnitude value is then compared to one or more previous magnitude values to determine if the delay should be increased or decreased. A comparison device outputs a comparison signal based on the current and previous magnitude values and provides the comparison signal to the delay device to adjust the delay appropriately." The patent application was filed on Aug. 24, 2009 (12/546,102). 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=8,462,876&OS=8,462,876&RS=8,462,876 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** General Electric Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- General Electric, Niskayuna, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,461,477) developed by Mark Samuel Bailey, Cincinnati, Michelle Bezdecny, Niskayuna, N.Y., and Stefan Andreas Moser, Cincinnati, for a "method for determining laser shock peening approach accessibility." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method for determining accessibility of a tool to an object is provided. The method provides for selecting one or more sections on the object to be laser shock peened, selecting a region of interest on the one or more sections and determining a set of feasible solutions to access the selected region of interest on each of the one or more sections via use of an accessibility system. Systems and computer programs that afford functionality of the type defined by this method may be provided by the present technique." The patent application was filed on Aug. 19, 2009 (12/543,678). 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=8,461,477&OS=8,461,477&RS=8,461,477 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Vidyo Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- Vidyo, Hackensack, N.J., has been assigned a patent (8,462,856) developed by Alexandros Eleftheriadis, Tenafly, N.J., Stephen Cipolli, Nanuet, N.Y., and Jonathan Lennox, Jersey City, N.J., for "systems and methods for error resilience in video communication systems." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Systems and methods for error resilient transmission and for random access in video communication systems are provided. The video communication systems are based on single-layer, scalable video, or simulcast video coding with temporal scalability, which may be used in video communication systems. A set of video frames or pictures in a video signal transmission is designated for reliable or guaranteed delivery to receivers using secure or high reliability links, or by retransmission techniques. The reliably-delivered video frames are used as reference pictures for resynchronization of receivers with the transmitted video signal after error incidence and for random access." The patent application was filed on Jan. 9, 2008 (11/971,769). 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=8,462,856&OS=8,462,856&RS=8,462,856 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. -1128612 (c) 2013 Targeted News Service |