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U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in Pennsylvania (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 Pennsylvania. *** BizEquity Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- BizEquity, Wayne, Pa., has been assigned a patent (8,468,075) developed by Michael M. Carter, Wayne, Pa., for an "engine, system and method of providing third party business valuation and associated services." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A computer-implemented engine, system and method for generating business valuations, scoring, and/or flagging over a network, responsively to information input by a user remote from the engine, system and method. The invention may include a graphical user interface capable of locally querying a user to input the company information, at least one network port capable of remotely receiving the company information from the graphical user interface, and at least one engine communicatively connected to the at least one network port, which engine preferably includes a plurality of rules to generate, responsively to the input company information, at least one of a business valuation, a business score, and/or one or more business flags to be used as indicators in a network marketplace, for the company associated with the inputted company information." The patent application was filed on Dec. 1, 2011 (13/308,659). 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=84,68,075.PN.&OS=PN/84,68,075&RS=PN/84,68,075 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Icomm Technologies Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- Icomm Technologies, Malvern, Pa., has been assigned a patent (8,468,414) developed by Quang Nguyen, Glen Mills, Pa., for a "method and apparatus for a wireless mobile system implementing beam steering phase array antenna." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "In a preferred embodiment, a wireless mobile system implementing Beam Steering Phased Array Antenna is disclosed having an array of [N.times.N] antennas mounting on the wireless mobile Terminal transmits unidirectional signals directly to the Base Station as opposed to transmitting multi-directional signals. The wireless mobile system implementing beam-steering phased array antenna, wherein the phases of the signals fed to the array antenna elements are varied by the phase shifters in small programmable step values calculated by the Digital Signal Processor (DSP) Phase Processor which causes the antennas radiation beam to be steered at angle .theta.. Thus, improvements in beam steering for transmitting unidirectional signals directly to the Base Station will greatly reduce the energy required by the wireless terminal for transmitting signals to the Base Station. And, the effective result would achieve our green-energy technology requirements." The patent application was filed on Oct. 24, 2010 (12/910,827). 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=8,468,414.PN.&OS=PN/8,468,414&RS=PN/8,468,414 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** JPMorgan Chase Bank Assigned Patent for Processing Transactions Using a Register Portion to Track Transactions ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- JPMorgan Chase Bank, New York, has been assigned a patent (8,468,071) developed by Scott W. Rau, Pottstown, Pa., and Lee Knackstedt, Bear, Del., for "processing transactions using a register portion to track transactions." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Systems and methods are provided that keep check of financial transactions by maintaining a count of the financial transactions using a register portion, in conjunction with performing authentication further to inputting transaction data from a data-bearing record that is stored in a device. The system may include a communication portion that inputs transaction data received from the data bearing record, the transaction data including an input transaction count value and an input device differentiator number; and a processing portion that processes the transaction data. The processing portion may include (1) a memory portion that stores stored data; (2) a device identification portion that identifies the device based on the device differentiator number and an account number, the account number being derived from the transaction data; (3) a register portion that maintains a count of financial transactions so as to provide a current transaction count value associated with the input device differentiator number for the account number, the register portion maintaining current transaction count values for respective device differentiator numbers, which device differentiator numbers are associated with the account number; and (4) an authentication portion that performs authentication processing based on a comparison process that utilizes the current transaction count value and the input transaction count value, the authentication portion generating an authentication result, the authentication portion outputting the authentication result." The patent application was filed on Nov. 21, 2006 (11/562,100). 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=84,68,071.PN.&OS=PN/84,68,071&RS=PN/84,68,071 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** LSI Assigned Patent for High-reliability Memory ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- LSI, San Jose, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,468,419) developed by five co-inventors for a high-reliability memory. The co-inventors are Dennis E. Dudeck, Hazleton, Pa., Ross A. Kohler, Allentown, Pa., Richard J. McPartland, Nazareth, Pa., Hai Quang Pham, Hatfield, Pa., and Wayne E. Werner, Coopersburg, Pa. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A memory circuit includes a memory including a plurality of primary memory elements, and an error correction circuit coupled to the memory and operative to detect an error in at least one of the primary memory elements and to provide corrected data corresponding to the primary memory element. The memory circuit further includes at least one spare memory element and a control circuit operative to replace at least one of the primary memory elements with the spare memory element as a function of results generated by the error correction circuit." The patent application was filed on Aug. 31, 2009 (12/550,978). 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=8,468,419.PN.&OS=PN/8,468,419&RS=PN/8,468,419 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. *** General Instrument Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- General Instrument, Horsham, Pa., has been assigned a patent (8,468,571) developed by four co-inventors for an "enabling trick plays during VBR playback of a CBR transmitted media file." The co-inventors are Gerald Joyce, Newton, Mass., Chris Brown, Warrington, Pa., Michael Patrick, Assonet, Mass., and John Ulm, Pepperell, Mass. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method and system for enabling trick plays during a variable bit rate (VBR) playback of a media file transmitted to a user media device as a constant bit rate (CBR) flow includes determining a plurality of access points within the media file. The media file is configured to be played back from each of the plurality of access points. A minimum buffer value is calculated for each of the plurality of access points. The minimum buffer value identifies a minimum amount of the media file to transmit to the user media device before beginning playback of the media file from each of the plurality of access points to substantially ensure that the media file is configured to be played back from each of the plurality of access points continuously and uninterruptedly at a variable bit rate." The patent application was filed on Dec. 21, 2007 (11/962,986). 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=8,468,571&OS=8,468,571&RS=8,468,571 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Agere Systens Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- Agere Systens, Allentown, Pa., has been assigned a patent (8,468,478) developed by four co-inventors for "methods for measurement and prediction of hold-time and exceeding hold time limits due to cells with tied input pins." The co-inventors are Stephanie L. Alter, Allentown, Pa., Kevin D. Drucker, Annandale, N.J., Vishwas Rao, Breinigsville, Pa., and Leon Song, Basking Ridge, N.J. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Techniques for estimating a risk of incorrect timing analysis results for signal paths having cells with inputs tied together are described. Signal paths having cells with tied input pins are identified in a circuit. A timing analysis on the signal paths is run to identify the worst case delay through the signal paths. The risk to the signal paths of incorrect timing analysis results due to the cells with tied input pins is estimated by a tied input pin analysis tool. Metrics that quantify timing failure risk associated with signal paths is provided in the form of a set of equations. These equations are embedded into a process allowing automated multi-modal, multi power voltage temperature analysis for the identification of high risk paths." The patent application was filed on Aug. 7, 2008 (12/187,464). 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=8,468,478&OS=8,468,478&RS=8,468,478 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** KNOA Software Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- KNOA Software, New York, has been assigned a patent (8,468,502) developed by Philip Lui, New York, Zbigniew Kopytnik, East Stroudsburg, Pa., and David Rayna, Malverne, N.Y., for a "generic, multi-instance method and GUI detection system for tracking and monitoring computer applications." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Presented is a system and method for monitoring events derived from a computer target application presentation layer including the steps of providing, independent of recompiling the target application's source code, a script running at a level within the target application. The script scans run-time instantiations of objects of the target application, and allocates structures in real-time to the object instantiations. These allocated structures are adapted to create a reflection of the target application structure, which is used along with detected object instantiations that match a predetermined object structure to capture a portion of an environmental spectrum of the detected object. Further, the system can process state machine events occurring on at least one of a server machine and a client/localized machine, correlate the state machine events with the environmental spectrum, and deduce a user experience based on the correlated state machine events." The patent application was filed on Nov. 17, 2011 (13/299,032). 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=8,468,502&OS=8,468,502&RS=8,468,502 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Westmoreland Advanced Materials Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- Westmoreland Advanced Materials, Monessen, Pa., has been assigned a patent (8,465,585) developed by Kenneth A. McGowan, Harrison City, Pa., for a "calcium aluminate clinker as a refractory aggregate with and without barium addition and use thereof." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The present invention provides for a refractory aggregate composition comprising an improved calcium aluminate clinker having the formula C.sub.nA.sub.x wherein C is calcium oxide and A is aluminum oxide, wherein n is an integer from about 1 to about 12, wherein x is an integer from about 1 to about 24, and wherein said clinker has from zero to less than about fifty weight percent C.sub.12A.sub.7, and including a source of barium that is substituted for calcium in said calcium aluminate clinker. Analogs, derivatives and hydrates of the improved calcium aluminate clinker are provided. A refractory composition and a sprayable refractory composition are disclosed comprising the improved calcium aluminate clinker. A method for improving the insulating character and/or penetration resistance of a liner in contact with molten aluminum in an aluminum manufacturing process or during aluminum transport is provided." The patent application was filed on Jan. 25, 2012 (13/357,731). 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=8,465,585&OS=8,465,585&RS=8,465,585 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- ExxonMobil Research and Engineering, Annandale, N.J., has been assigned a patent (8,465,599) developed by five co-inventors for a "chromiun-enriched oxide containing material and preoxidation method of making the same to mitigate corrosion and fouling associated with heat transfer components." The co-inventors are ChangMin Chun, BelleMead, N.J., Mark A. Greaney, Upper Black Eddy, Pa., Thomas Bruno, Raritan, N.J., Ian A. Cody, Adelaide, Australia, and Trikur A. Ramanarayanan, Somerset, N.J. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method of providing sulfidation corrosion resistance and corrosion induced fouling resistance for a heat transfer component is disclosed. The heat transfer component includes a heat exchange surface formed from a chromium-enriched oxide containing material formed from the composition .delta., .epsilon., and .zeta., wherein .zeta. is a steel containing at least about 5 to about 40 wt. % chromium, .epsilon. is a chromium enriched oxide (M.sub.3O.sub.4 or M.sub.2O.sub.3 or mixtures thereof) formed on the surface of the steel .zeta., wherein M is a metal containing at least 5 wt. % Cr based on the total weight of the metal M, and .delta. is a top layer formed on the surface of the chromium-enriched oxide .epsilon., comprising sulfide, oxide, oxysulfide, and mixtures thereof. The top layer .delta. comprises iron sulfide (Fe.sub.1-xS), iron oxide (Fe.sub.3O.sub.4), iron oxysulfide, iron-chromium sulfide, iron-chromium oxide, iron-chromium oxysulfide, and mixtures thereof. The metal M of the chromium enriched oxide (M.sub.3O.sub.4 or M.sub.2O.sub.3 or mixtures thereof) may comprise Fe, Cr, and constituting elements of the steel .zeta.. The steel .zeta. may be selected from low chromium steels, ferritic stainless steels, martensitic stainless steels, austenitic stainless steels, duplex stainless steels and precipitation-hardenable alloys." The patent application was filed on July 28, 2011 (13/193,223). 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=8,465,599&OS=8,465,599&RS=8,465,599 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Tiversa IP Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- Tiversa IP, Pittsburgh, has been assigned a patent (8,468,250) developed by Samuel P. Hopkins, Freedom, Pa., for a "method for monitoring and providing information over a peer to peer network." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The present invention relates to a pseudonode used for deployment on a peer to peer network which pseudonode comprises an IP address and client ID that is changeable upon the occurrence of a preselected event and includes a list containing at least one searchable data object. The pseudonode is programmed for monitoring the network to receive search requests therefrom and to compare each said received search with said list of data objects and to respond to such request. The invention also provides a method for monitoring search requests for selected objects by nodes on a peer to peer network. The method includes interposing the pseudonodes on the network in which it is configured to provide at least one IP address and optionally at least one client ID. The pseudonode has at least one stored object corresponding to a request object stored at said pseudonode; and monitors the network to detect requests matching at least one of the stored objects and acquires a unique ID generated by any network node requesting the object matching that stored object on the pseudonode and responding to substantially each node representing an acquired ID." The patent application was filed on May 31, 2011 (13/118,960). 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=8,468,250&OS=8,468,250&RS=8,468,250 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. -1128816 (c) 2013 Targeted News Service |