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U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in Colorado (June 19)(Targeted News Service Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Targeted News Service Targeted News Service ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Colorado. *** Raytheon Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- Raytheon, Waltham, Mass., has been assigned a patent (8,468,111) developed by nine co-inventors for "determining confidence of object identification." The co-inventors are Nora T. Tgavalekos, Tewksbury, Mass., Brian J. Scannell, Cambridge, Mass., Elizabeth M. Begin, Billerica, Mass., George C. Adams, Holliston, Mass., Samuel H. Rosenthal, Lowell, Mass., Seanna J. Gittler, Denver, Eric Scheid, Wilmington, Mass., Arthur B. Johnson, Andover, Mass., and Kenric P. Nelson, Hollis, N.H. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The technology described herein includes a system and/or a method for determining confidence of object identification. The technology includes selecting at least one confidence rule from a plurality of confidence rules based on a first discrimination identification and a second discrimination identification. The technology further includes generating an object confidence weight based on one or more first identification parameters, one or more second identification parameters, and the selected at least one confidence rule. The technology further includes fusing the received set of data based on an alpha parameter, a beta parameter, and the object confidence weight. The technology further includes generating a probability of identification of a classification of the object based on the fused data." The patent application was filed on Nov. 30, 2010 (12/956,515). 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=84,68,111.PN.&OS=PN/84,68,111&RS=PN/84,68,111 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Western Union Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- Western Union, Englewood, Colo., has been assigned a patent (8,468,096) developed by four co-inventors for "systems and methods for verifying identities." The co-inventors are Dean Seifert, Parker, Colo., Matt Bixler, Denver, Dave Owen, Castle Rock, Colo., and Elizabeth Petri, Littleton, Colo. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method for verifying the identity of one party on behalf of another party is provided. The method includes providing a money-transfer system and a communication system that communicates with the money-transfer system; receiving at the money-transfer system from the first party certain verification criteria for confirming the identity of a second party; and storing the verification criteria in the host computer system of the money-transfer system. When an ID is received from the second party at a money-transfer location; the verification criteria is retrieved from the host computer system; and the acceptability of the ID is determined in accordance with the verification criteria. If the identification device is acceptable, identification information is obtained from the identification device; and the identification information is processed to verify the identity of the second party. In other embodiments, a method for pre-verifying the identity of a party and a system for performing the method of the invention are provided." The patent application was filed on Nov. 23, 2010 (12/953,291). 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=84,68,096.PN.&OS=PN/84,68,096&RS=PN/84,68,096 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** EchoStar Technologies Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- EchoStar Technologies, Englewood, Colo., has been assigned a patent (8,468,453) developed by Leslie Harper, Highlands Ranch, Colo., and John A. Card II, Denver, for a "user-selected media content blocking." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Presented herein is a method of blocking user-selected media content, such as, for example, audio and/or video content. In the method, at least one media content stream is presented to a user, wherein the at least one media content stream includes multiple showings of an identifiable contiguous segment of media content. One example of such a segment may be a commercial or advertisement. While presenting a current showing of the segment of media content to the user, a command is received from a user to block the segment of media content from presentation to the user. In response to receiving the command, information identifying the segment of media content is generated. The at least one media content stream is analyzed using the information to detect subsequent showings of the segment of media content. Presentation of at least one of the subsequent showings of the segment of media content is prevented when detected in the at least one media content stream." The patent application was filed on Aug. 12, 2010 (12/855,676). 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=8,468,453.PN.&OS=PN/8,468,453&RS=PN/8,468,453 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** LSI Assigned Patent for Systems and Methods for Queue Based Data Detection and Decoding ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- LSI, San Jose, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,468,418) developed by five co-inventors for "systems and methods for queue based data detection and decoding." The co-inventors are Shaohua Yang, Santa Clara, Calif., Hao Zhong, San Jose, Calif., Weijun Tan, Longmont, Colo., Richard Rauschmayer, Longmont, Colo., and Yuan Xing Lee, San Jose, Calif. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Various embodiments of the present invention provide systems and methods for variable iteration data processing." The patent application was filed on July 12, 2012 (13/547,940). 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=8,468,418.PN.&OS=PN/8,468,418&RS=PN/8,468,418 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** EchoStar Technologies Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- EchoStar Technologies, Englewood, Colo., has been assigned a patent (8,468,610) developed by William Michael Beals, Englewood, Colo., and Charlie William Zetterower, Parker, Colo., for "determining fraudulent use of electronic devices utilizing matrix codes." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "In one or more implementations, a computing device may receive information from a matrix code reader that scans multiple matrix codes, each displayed by one of multiple devices. The computing device may determine whether or not the devices are being fraudulently utilized, such as whether the devices are in the same location. Additionally, in some implementations, a computing device may receive a service request from a matrix code reader that includes an associated telephone number. The computing device may extract the number and may handle the service request based on the number. Moreover, in various implementations, a computing device may receive information from a matrix code reader that scans a displayed matrix code. The information may include an electronic signature that is included in the matrix code by the device. After receiving the information, the computing device may analyze the information to determine that the electronic signature is valid." The patent application was filed on Jan. 27, 2011 (13/015,382). 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=8,468,610&OS=8,468,610&RS=8,468,610 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Seagate Technology Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- Seagate Technology, Cupertino, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,468,370) developed by Michael Howard Miller, Eden Prairie, Minn., Martin Ragnar Furuhjelm, Auburn, Calif., and Jonathan Williams Haines, Boulder, Colo., for "systems, methods and devices for control of the operation of data storage devices using solid-state memory and monitoring energy used therein." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A variety of data storage devices, methods and systems are implemented for control of memory associated with backup functionality. One such data storage device includes a power circuit that provides main power. The data storage device has a first solid-state memory circuit that maintains data in the absence of electrical power. A second memory circuit is subject to data loss in the absence of electrical power. A storage circuit stores energy and provides the stored energy to the second memory circuit in response to a loss of main power. A test circuit discharges a portion of the stored energy to provide output data indicative of power-providing capabilities of the storage circuit. A memory controller controls data transfers to the data storage device by temporarily storing data destined for the first solid-state memory circuit and setting the amount of memory available for temporary storage in response to the output data." The patent application was filed on Sept. 16, 2009 (12/560,868). 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=8,468,370.PN.&OS=PN/8,468,370&RS=PN/8,468,370 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** FLOWatch Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- FLOWatch, Newark, Del., has been assigned a patent (8,468,461) developed by Kapaleeswar Madireddi, Highlands Ranch, Colo., and Bruno Bernard Levine, Philadelphia, for a "form-based user-configurable processing plant management system and method." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A computer-implemented system and method for defining the processes in a processing plant are disclosed. In one embodiment, the system uses input forms to allow a user to define the processes, chemicals, process streams, and sampling points in the plant in a way that requires no programming code to be written by the person defining the plant. In one embodiment, the electronic form-based user-configurable system can be used to configure and manage multiple plants belonging to one organization. The plant definition can be used to log information about the plant. The logged information can be used to generate reports or charts. Logging, reporting, and charting can be managed using input forms and without the user needing to write any computer code." The patent application was filed on March 5, 2011 (12/932,755). 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=8,468,461.PN.&OS=PN/8,468,461&RS=PN/8,468,461 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Comcast Cable Communications Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- Comcast Cable Communications, Philadelphia, has been assigned a patent (8,468,568) developed by David Urban, Downingtown, Pa., and Jorge Salinger, Littleton, Colo., for "transmission of video signals." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An apparatus, method, and system are described for transmitting a television program signal. A portion of a local frequency spectrum may be determined to be free, or relatively unused. A user selection of a television program or broadcast programming channel may be received from a program lineup in an electronic programming guide. The selected program may be selected from a gateway, translated, and transmitted over the portion of the frequency spectrum determined to be free. The translation may include converting a signal from the gateway into a National Television Systems Committee (NTSC) signal or a mobile TV signal." The patent application was filed on Oct. 14, 2010 (12/904,380). 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=8,468,568&OS=8,468,568&RS=8,468,568 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Xilinx Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- Xilinx, San Jose, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,468,510) developed by Prasanna Sundararajan, San Jose, Calif., Andrew R. Putnam, Seattle, and David W. Bennett, Silverthorne, Colo., for an "optimization of cache architecture generated from a high-level language description." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Approaches for generating a hardware specification from a high-level language (HLL) program. In one approach, a method determines separate accesses in the HLL program to multiple consecutively addressed data items. The HLL program is compiled into an intermediate language program to include one or more instructions that perform functions on the multiple consecutively addressed data items and one or more memory access instructions that reference the consecutively addressed data items. The method generates a hardware specification from the intermediate language program. The hardware specification includes a cache memory that caches the consecutively addressed data items and that accesses the consecutively addressed data items in response to a single access request. The specification further includes one or more hardware blocks that implement the functions of the instructions in the intermediate language program. At least one of hardware blocks has access to the multiple consecutively addressed data items in parallel." The patent application was filed on July 23, 2009 (12/508,404). 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=8,468,510&OS=8,468,510&RS=8,468,510 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** EchoStar Technologies Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- EchoStar Technologies, Englewood, Colo., has been assigned a patent (8,468,566) developed by Nicholas Brandon Newell, Highlands Ranch, Colo., for a "control message feedback in a satellite broadcast communication system." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method of communicating control information in a satellite broadcast communication system is presented. In the method, at least one copy of a control message set is transmitted from a control system by way of a satellite to a broadcast receiver. The control message set includes at least one control message. At least one copy of each of the control messages of the control message set is received at the broadcast receiver. A feedback message is transmitted from the broadcast receiver by way of a terrestrial communication link to the control system. The feedback message includes an indication that all of control messages of the control message set were received at the broadcast receiver. The feedback message is received at the control system. In response to receiving the feedback message, transmission of subsequent copies of the control message set is terminated at the control system." The patent application was filed on April 10, 2009 (12/422,068). 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=8,468,566&OS=8,468,566&RS=8,468,566 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Medtronic Navigation Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- Medtronic Navigation, Louisville, Colo., has been assigned a patent (RE44,305) developed by four co-inventors for a "percutaneous registration apparatus and method for use in computer-assisted surgical navigation." The co-inventors are Kevin T. Foley, Germantown, Tenn., John B. Clayton, Superior, Colo., Anthony Melkent, Germantown, Tenn., and Michael C. Sherman, Memphis, Tenn. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An apparatus and procedures for percutaneous placement of surgical implants and instruments such as, for example, screws, rods, wires and plates into various body parts using image guided surgery. The invention includes an apparatus for use with a surgical navigation system, an attaching device rigidly connected to a body part, such as the spinous process of a vertebrae, with an identification superstructure rigidly but removably connected to the attaching device. This identification superstructure, for example, is a reference arc and fiducial array which accomplishes the function of identifying the location of the superstructure, and, therefore, the body part to which it is fixed, during imaging by CAT scan or MRI, and later during medical procedures." The patent application was filed on Feb. 28, 2011 (13/036,939). 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=RE44,305&OS=RE44,305&RS=RE44,305 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Ricoh Production Print Solutions Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- Ricoh Production Print Solutions, Boulder, Colo., has been assigned a patent (8,468,496) developed by seven co-inventors for "flexible attribute management in workflow processing systems." The co-inventors are Janeen E. Jahn, Lafayette, Colo., Simon P. Jones, Warwick, United Kingdom, Linda S. Liebelt, Boulder, Colo., Kyle P. Manning, Lafayette, Colo., Dwight R. Palmer, Longmont, Colo., Eric M. Sigler, Boulder, Colo., and Matthew M. Walli, Longmont, Colo. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Methods, systems, and apparatus for improved ease and flexibility in defining attribute values for jobs in a workflow processing system. The job attributes are presented to a user grouped or organized by their relationship to various elements of the workflow model used to process the job type. Further, default values for job attributes may be flexibly defined based on elements of the workflow model that utilize the job attribute and/or based on dynamic computations of functions involving the various job attributes and other parameters." The patent application was filed on April 7, 2006 (11/279,054). 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=8,468,496&OS=8,468,496&RS=8,468,496 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Ascent Solar Technologies Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- Ascent Solar Technologies, Thornton, Colo., has been assigned a patent (8,465,589) developed by five co-inventors for a "machine and process for sequential multi-sublayer deposition of copper indium gallium diselenide compound semiconductors." The co-inventors are Prem Nath, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Venugopala R. Basava, Highlands Ranch, Colo., Ajay Kumar Kalla, Centennial, Colo., Peter Alex Shevchuk, Arvada, Colo., and Mohan S. Misra, Golden, Colo. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method of manufacture of CIGS photovoltaic cells and modules involves sequential deposition of copper indium gallium diselenide compounds in multiple thin sublayers to form a composite CIGS absorber layer of a desirable thickness greater than the thickness of each sublayer. In an embodiment, the method is adapted to roll-to-roll processing of CIGS PV cells. In an embodiment, the method is adapted to preparation of a CIGS absorber layer having graded composition through the layer. In a particular embodiment, the graded composition is enriched in copper at a base of the layer. In an embodiment, each CIGS sublayer is deposited by co-evaporation of copper, indium, gallium, and selenium which react in-situ to form CIGS." The patent application was filed on Feb. 5, 2010 (12/701,449). 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=8,465,589&OS=8,465,589&RS=8,465,589 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Joyent Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- Joyent, San Francisco, has been assigned a patent (8,468,251) developed by four co-inventors for a "dynamic throttling of access to computing resources in multi-tenant systems." The co-inventors are William D. Pijewski, San Francisco, Gerald A. Jelinek, Colorado Springs, Colo., Brendan Gregg, Walnut Creek, Calif., and Bryan Cantrill, Piedmont, Calif. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Systems, methods, and media for method for managing requests for computing resources are provided herein. Methods may include dynamically throttling requests for computing resources generated by one or more tenants within a multi-tenant system, such as a cloud. In some embodiments, the present technology may dynamically throttle I/O operations for a physical storage media that is accessible by the tenants of the cloud. The present technology may dynamically throttle I/O operations to ensure fair access to the physical storage media for each tenant within the cloud." The patent application was filed on Dec. 29, 2011 (13/340,461). 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=8,468,251&OS=8,468,251&RS=8,468,251 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Avaya Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- Avaya, Basking Ridge, N.J., has been assigned a patent (8,468,265) developed by David S. Mohler, Arvada, Colo., for a "task-oriented communication filter method and apparatus." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A variety of mechanisms are used to determine a user's task orientation. Rich presence detection could be used to identify whether a person is at home, at work, traveling, or the like. Temporal factors can also be considered to determine a user's probable persona such as working, personal time, traveling (business or personal), and the like. Entries in a user's calendar application and/or to-do-list reminders can be searched to add information about a user's task orientation and up-coming deliverables. Activity monitors on phones, computers, and the like, can be used to determine files be accessed, applications being used, out-bound communications being sent, in-bound communications, up-coming meetings, and the like, to further refine the nature of a user's tasks. A program evaluates all of these information sources to determine a user's focus and presents topically relevant communications and filters the rest to keep the user from being interrupted." The patent application was filed on April 2, 2010 (12/753,653). 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=8,468,265&OS=8,468,265&RS=8,468,265 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** KiOR Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- KiOR, Pasadena, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,465,627) developed by four co-inventors for a "comminution and densification of biomass particles." The co-inventors are Michael Brady, Studio City, Calif., Robert Bartek, Centennial, Colo., Dennis Stamires, Dana Point, Calif., and Paul O'Connor, Hoevelaken, The Netherlands. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method for reducing the mechanical strength of solid biomass material, in particular lignocellulosic biomass, comprises mixing the solid biomass material with an inorganic material and heating the solid biomass material mixture to a toasting temperature in the range of 105.degree. C. to 140.degree. C. during an exposure time of from 1 minute to 12 hours. Before or after the heat treatment, which is referred to as "toasting", the biomass material mixture is subject to flash heating. The treatment significantly reduces the mechanical energy required for reducing the particle size of the solid biomass material and is suitable as a pretreatment prior to a conversion reaction of the solid biomass material." The patent application was filed on Nov. 30, 2009 (12/934,006). 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=8,465,627&OS=8,465,627&RS=8,465,627 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. -1128788 (c) 2013 Targeted News Service |