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U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in Arizona (Dec. 27)(Targeted News Service Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Targeted News Service Targeted News Service ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 27 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Arizona. *** Arizona State University Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 27 -- Arizona State University, Scottsdale, Ariz., has been assigned a patent (8,340,773) developed by Bruce Towe, Mesa, Ariz., and William E. Crisp, Paradise Valley, Ariz., for a neurostimulator. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Methods and devices of stimulating nerves are disclosed. In one embodiment adapted for stimulating excitable tissue, the invention includes drive circuitry (12), an acoustic transducer (14) and a pair of electrodes (28)." The patent application was filed on March 25, 2010 (12/732,001). 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=8,340,773&OS=8,340,773&RS=8,340,773 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Onboard Management of Movable Asset for Asset Protection ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 27 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,340,830) developed by Jeremiah P. Hayes, Dublin, Ireland, and Harry R. Kolar, Scottsdale, Ariz., for an "onboard management of movable asset for asset protection." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A solution for managing an asset, such as a movable asset, deployed to a fixed location, is provided. Location and/or power information is periodically acquired for the asset and assessed to determine whether the asset has moved from a desired physical area and/or the power is insufficient to continue with planned operations. In response to either condition, the operation of various devices on the asset can be adjusted to minimize an inferred risk caused by the asset moving outside of the physical area and/or maximize an inferred probability of recovering the asset." The patent application was filed on Sept. 16, 2010 (12/883,220). 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=8,340,830&OS=8,340,830&RS=8,340,830 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** ViaSat Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 27 -- ViaSat, Carlsbad, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,340,016) developed by Mark J. Miller, San Marcos, Calif., and Kenneth V. Buer, Gilbert, Ariz., for a "flexible forward and return capacity allocation in a hub-spoke satellite communication system." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method for conducting communications via a satellite includes providing a hub-spoke spot beam group. The hub-spoke spot beam group includes at least one fixed location spot beam illuminating a location containing a gateway terminal and at least one fixed location spot beam illuminating a location containing at least one user terminal. The satellite comprises a pathway associated with the hub-spoke spot beam group. At least one receive-side switch is sequentially switched to connect an input of the pathway with different spot beams within the hub-spoke spot beam group. At least one transmit-side switch is sequentially switched to connect an output of the pathway with different spot beams within the hub-spoke spot beam group. Beam switching patterns support both forward and return traffic within a frame." The patent application was filed on July 27, 2012 (13/560,825). 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=8,340,016&OS=8,340,016&RS=8,340,016 Written by Neha Bharti; edited by Jaya Anand. *** NETGEAR Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 27 -- NETGEAR, San Jose, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,340,117) developed by Jeffrey M. Capone, Tempe, Ariz., and Pramod Immaneni, Phoenix, for a "method and system for out-of-band signaling for TCP connection setup." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "TCP performance is improved over unreliable links so as to allow TCP connections to be set up when such connections are otherwise impossible. Out-of-band signaling may be used to synchronizing and establishing a connection between two TCP endpoints without modification to the TCP/IP protocol suite. A system may create a control channel to enable out-of-band signaling for TCP connection establishment between two TCP endpoints. The control channel may be achieved using a system that includes of a signaling broker, an agent application, and a virtual network interface and a capture module that together create the control channel for the TCP signaling traffic." The patent application was filed on Dec. 2, 2011 (13/309,804). 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=83,40,117.PN.&OS=PN/83,40,117&RS=PN/83,40,117 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Broadcom Assigned Patent for Method and System for Enabling Rendering of Electronic Media Content Via a Secure Ad Hoc Network Configuration Utilizing a Handheld Wireless Communication Device ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 27 -- Broadcom, Irvine, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,340,068) developed by six co-inventors for a "method and system for enabling rendering of electronic media content via a secure ad hoc network configuration utilizing a handheld wireless communication device." The co-inventors are Mark Buer, Gilbert, Ariz., Arya Behzad, Poway, Calif., Jeyhan Karaoguz, Irvine, Calif., Alexander MacInnis, Ann Arbor, Mich., Thomas Quigley, Franklin, N.C., and John Walley, Ladera Ranch, Calif. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A handheld wireless communication device (HWCD) establishes an ad hoc network comprising interconnected networks for a user. The HWCD gains access to content on a first device and controls communication of the content from the first device via the HWCD to a second device. The HWCD enables the second device to consume the content. The content may be streamed from the first device via the HWCD to the second device. The first device is a service provider network device or other network device. The access may be authenticated and/or secure. Secure access to the content is extended from the first device to the second device. The ad hoc network is configured and/or reconfigured until communication is complete. The HWCD comprises multiple wireless interfaces. The ad hoc network comprises a PAN, WLAN, WAN and/or cellular network. The HWCD may hand-off among base stations during communication of the content." The patent application was filed on June 8, 2012 (13/492,027). 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=83,40,068.PN.&OS=PN/83,40,068&RS=PN/83,40,068 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Intel Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 27 -- Intel, Santa Clara, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,340,693) developed by Joey Chou, Scottsdale, Ariz., for a "WiMAX base station and method for determining location information for a mobile station in a WiMAX network." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Embodiments of a WiMAX base station and a method for determining current location information of a mobile station in a WiMAX network are generally described herein. In some embodiments, a first timing adjustment is determined from receipt of the ranging frame from the mobile station within the granted uplink time-slot, and a second timing adjustment is received from the non-serving base station. The second timing adjustment may be determined by the non-serving base station based on receipt of a ranging frame from the mobile station." The patent application was filed on July 22, 2009 (12/507,634). 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=8,340,693.PN.&OS=PN/8,340,693&RS=PN/8,340,693 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Offloading Volume Space Reclamation Operations to Virtual Tape Systems ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 27 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,341,346) developed by four co-inventors for "offloading volume space reclamation operations to virtual tape systems." The co-inventors are Lyn Lequam Ashton, Tucson, Ariz., Thomas William Bish, Tucson, Ariz., Stanley Mark Kissinger, Tucson, Ariz., and Jonathan Wayne Peake, Tucson, Ariz. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method for offloading volume space reclamation operations to virtual tape systems is disclosed herein. In certain embodiments, such a method includes writing instruction information to a virtual tape system for use in performing a reclamation operation on a source virtual tape volume. The instruction information identifies the source virtual tape volume as well as valid objects in the source virtual tape volume. The virtual tape system then transforms the source virtual tape volume by retaining valid objects in the source virtual tape volume, removing invalid objects in the source virtual tape volume, and updating metadata associated with the source virtual tape volume to reflect changes made thereto. This generates an updated source virtual tape volume of reduced size. A corresponding computer program product and system are also disclosed and claimed herein." The patent application was filed on June 25, 2010 (12/823,295). 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=8,341,346&OS=8,341,346&RS=8,341,346 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Maintaining Asynchronous Mirroring ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 27 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,341,364) developed by four co-inventors for maintaining asynchronous mirroring. The co-inventors are Juan A. Coronado, Tucson, Ariz., Christina A. Lara, Tucson, Ariz., Lisa R. Martinez, Tucson, Ariz., and Robert J. McNamara, Poughkeepsie, N.Y. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for maintaining asynchronous mirroring. A detection module detects insufficient storage space to store a snapshot of a logical volume in at least one of a primary storage system and a secondary storage system. The primary storage system comprises the logical volume. A write from a host to the logical volume is acknowledged, maintaining asynchronous mode mirroring between the primary storage system and the host. The mirror module mirrors the write to the logical volume at the secondary storage system using a backup synchronous mode in response to detecting the insufficient storage space. Under the backup synchronous mode, the primary storage system acknowledges the write to the host while concurrently mirroring the write to the secondary storage system. The secondary storage system acknowledges the mirrored write to the primary storage system." The patent application was filed on Aug. 12, 2010 (12/855,560). 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=8,341,364&OS=8,341,364&RS=8,341,364 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Splitting Writes Between a Storage Controller and Replication Engine ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 27 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,341,366) developed by nine co-inventors for "splitting writes between a storage controller and replication engine." The co-inventors are Robert Francis Bartfai, Tucson, Ariz., Kenneth Wayne Boyd, Tucson, Ariz., James Chien-Chiung Chen, Tucson, Ariz., Kenneth Fairclough Day III, Tucson, Ariz., Shachar Fienblit, Ein Ayala, Israel, Gregory Edward McBride, Tucson, Ariz., David W. Messina, Poughkeepsie, N.Y., Robert Bruce Nicholson, Southsea, United Kingdom, and Gail Andrea Spear, Tucson, Ariz. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Provided are a method, system, and article of manufacture for splitting writes between a storage controller and replication engine. A splitter executing in a storage controller manages access to primary volumes. An initialization command is received to communicate with a replication engine. A replication command is received for one primary volume and the primary volume is indicated as subject to replication. A write request is received to write data to a target primary volume of the primary volumes that is indicated as subject to the replication. The data in the write request is written to the target primary volume. The data in the write request is sent to the replication engine. The replication engine executes a copy services function associated with the target primary volume to write the data to a replication engine volume." The patent application was filed on Jan. 23, 2012 (13/356,568). 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=8,341,366&OS=8,341,366&RS=8,341,366 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Honeywell International Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 27 -- Honeywell International, Morristown, N.J., has been assigned a patent (8,341,256) developed by eleven co-inventors for a "local control network processor (LCNP) emulator for multi-generation control systems." The co-inventors are Rahul De, Karnataka, India, Anand Sunit, Karnataka, India, Nagore Hanifa Sikkandar Basha, Karnataka, India, Sakthivel Renganathan, Karnataka, India, Sarayu Subramanyam, Karnataka, India, Neha Parasharami, Karnataka, India, Ravi Gupta, Karnataka, India, Steven Roby, Glendale, Ariz., Piotr Golenko, Phoenix, Avinash Rajan, Karnataka, India, and Vilas Ingle, Karnataka, India. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A multi-generation distributed control system includes a first generation (FG) DCS connected to a local control network (LCN) including FG client nodes. A second generation (SG) DCS connected to a non-LCN data highway includes a server node connected between the LCN and the non-LCN data highway and SG client nodes. The server node includes a LCN processor (LCNP) board. LCNP emulator software including a server LCNP emulator software component is at the server node and a client LCNP emulator software component at the SG client nodes. The server LCNP emulator software component translates between LCN data and data highway protocol data and adds one of a plurality of LCN address slots to communications received from the LCN for delivery to the SG DCS that each correspond to a SG client node. Each client LCNP emulator software component provides one of the LCN address slots at its SG client node." The patent application was filed on Nov. 11, 2010 (12/944,082). 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=8,341,256&OS=8,341,256&RS=8,341,256 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Systems, Methods and Computer Program Products for Automatically Triggering Operations on a Queue Pair ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 27 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,341,237) developed by four co-inventors for "systems, methods and computer program products for automatically triggering operations on a queue pair." The co-inventors are Michael T. Benhase, Tucson, Ariz., David Craddock, New Paltz, N.Y., Thomas A. Gregg, Highland, N.Y., and William G. Verdoorn Jr., Rochester, Minn. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Systems, methods and computer program products for automatically triggering operations on a queue pair (QP). Methods include receiving a command at a remote direct memory access (RDMA) capable adapter. A trigger event element associated with the command is determined. The trigger event element is posted on a triggered QP. A triggeror element on a triggeror QP is posted, where the triggeror QP includes a reference to the triggered QP. A notification that the triggeror element has completed is received. The trigger event element is automatically initiated in response to receiving the notification." The patent application was filed on Oct. 23, 2006 (11/551,989). 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=8,341,237&OS=8,341,237&RS=8,341,237 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. -1109312 (c) 2012 Targeted News Service |