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U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in Massachusetts (Dec. 28)(Targeted News Service Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Targeted News Service Targeted News Service ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 28 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Massachusetts. *** International Business Machines, Nanometrics Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 28 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., and Nanometrics, Milpitas, Calif., have been assigned a patent (8,339,605) developed by four co-inventors for a "multilayer alignment and overlay target and measurement method." The co-inventors are Christopher P. Ausschnitt, Lexington, Mass., Lewis A. Binns, York, United Kingdom, Jaime D. Morillo, Beacon, N.Y., and Nigel P. Smith, Hsinchu, Taiwan. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A target system for determining positioning error between lithographically produced integrated circuit fields on at least one lithographic level. The target system includes a first target pattern on a lithographic field containing an integrated circuit pattern, with the first target pattern comprising a plurality of sub-patterns symmetric about a first target pattern center and at a same first distance from the first target pattern center. The target system also includes a second target pattern on a different lithographic field, with the second target pattern comprising a plurality of sub-patterns symmetric about a second target pattern center and at a same second distance from the second target pattern center. The second target pattern center is intended to be at the same location as the first target pattern center. The centers of the first and second target patterns may be determined and compared to determine positioning error between the lithographic fields." The patent application was filed on Nov. 30, 2010 (12/956,067). 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=8,339,605&OS=8,339,605&RS=8,339,605 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Boston University Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 28 -- Boston University, Boston, has been assigned a patent (8,339,597) developed by Luca Dal Negro, Cambridge, Mass., Svetlana V. Boriskina, Winchester, Mass., and Fiorenzo Omenetto, Wakefield, Mass., for a "chemical/biological sensor employing scattered chromatic components in nano-patterned aperiodic surfaces." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A label-free multiplexed sensing platform is based on light interaction with aperiodic photonic structures with an advantage of a broadband operation. Multiple-scattering-induced "fingerprinting" colorimetric signatures can be used as a transduction mechanism. Aperiodic sensing platforms can operate in the infrared to provide an overlap with spectral fingerprints of biological molecules. Miniaturized optical biosensors may be based on engineered colorimetric scattering signatures (structural color), sharp spectral features, non-uniform angular distributions of scattered light, and broadband manipulation of the local density of states in nano-textured scattering surfaces with deterministic aperiodic order. The biosensors can be fabricated in semiconductor, metal, low- and high-index dielectric platforms using standard nanofabrication techniques such as electron-beam lithography, ion-beam milling, etc, and can be replicated over large areas by standard nano-imprint lithography." The patent application was filed on July 28, 2011 (13/192,757). 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=8,339,597&OS=8,339,597&RS=8,339,597 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Oracle International Assigned Patent for Optical Storage Focus Servo System and Method of Controlling Same ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 28 -- Oracle International, Redwood City, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,339,907) developed by Faramarz Mahnad, Brookline, Mass., for an "optical storage focus servo system and method of controlling same." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An optical storage focus servo system may include an optical pickup unit that includes an astigmatic focusing lens, a focusing actuator that controls a position of the lens relative to an optical media, and a plurality of detectors that detect an intensity and shape of a reflected beam from the media. The system may also include a controller that controls the focusing actuator based on the intensity and shape of the reflected beam." The patent application was filed on Sept. 20, 2010 (12/885,932). 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=8,339,907&OS=8,339,907&RS=8,339,907 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Constitution Medical Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 28 -- Constitution Medical, Boston, has been assigned a patent (8,339,586) developed by Michael Zahniser, Jamaica Plain, Mass., and Russell Zahniser, Dorchester, Mass., for a "measuring volume and constituents of cells." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method of determining a volume of a platelet includes: (a) illuminating the platelet with incident light at a plurality of illumination wavelengths; (b) obtaining at least one two-dimensional image of the platelet corresponding to each illumination wavelength; (c) for each illumination wavelength, determining a mean optical density and a maximum optical density for the platelet; (d) determining an area of the platelet; (e) for each illumination wavelength, determining a volume of the platelet; (f) for each illumination wavelength, determining an integrated optical density for the platelet; and (g) determining the volume of the platelet based on a weighted combination of the area of the platelet, the volumes of the platelet corresponding to each of the illumination wavelengths, and the integrated optical densities for the platelet corresponding to each of the illumination wavelengths." The patent application was filed on April 13, 2012 (13/446,996). 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=8,339,586&OS=8,339,586&RS=8,339,586 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Juniper Networks Assigned Patent for Streamlined Packet Forwarding Using Dynamic Filters for Routing and Security in a Shared Forwarding Plane ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 28 -- Juniper Networks, Sunnyvale, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,339,959) developed by five co-inventors for "streamlined packet forwarding using dynamic filters for routing and security in a shared forwarding plane." The co-inventors are Jerome P. Moisand, Arlington, Mass., Jean-Marc Frailong, Los Altos, Calif., Krishna Narayanaswamy, San Jose, Calif., Oren Melamud, Herzelia, Israel, and Paul J. Kirner, Sunnyvale, Calif. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A network router includes a plurality of interfaces configured to send and receive packets, and a routing component comprising: (i) a routing engine that includes a control unit that executes a routing protocol to maintain routing information specifying routes through a network, and (ii) a forwarding plane configured by the routing engine to select next hops for the packets in accordance with the routing information. The forwarding plane comprises a switch fabric to forward the packets to the interfaces based on the selected next hops. The network router also includes a security plane configured to apply security functions to the packets. The security plane is integrated within the network router to share a streamlined forwarding plane of the routing component." The patent application was filed on July 30, 2008 (12/182,619). 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=8,339,959&OS=8,339,959&RS=8,339,959 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Cisco Technology Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 28 -- Cisco Technology, San Jose, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,339,954) developed by Ashraf M. Dahod, Andover, Mass., for a "providing trigger based traffic management." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Systems and methods for providing trigger based dynamic changes to a packet flow in a communication network are described. The trigger based dynamic changes can include upgrading and downgrading quality of service (QoS), processing the packet flow, and providing services to the packet flow. These changes can be provided by inspecting packets at a gateway for trigger conditions and setting up a proxy instance for the packet flows. The proxy can coordinate QoS changes and management of packet flows. The triggers can be based on the destination of the packet, for example, the uniform resource locator (URL) and/or by the services (e.g., email, video, messaging) that the subscriber is accessing. The triggers can also be based on the identity of the user or agreements a provider might have with an operator of network equipment for users accessing the provider's website." The patent application was filed on May 16, 2008 (12/122,522). 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=8,339,954&OS=8,339,954&RS=8,339,954 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Raytheon BBN Technologies Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 28 -- Raytheon BBN Technologies, Cambridge, Mass., has been assigned a patent (8,339,581) developed by Saikat Guha, Everett, Mass., and Zachary Dutton, Cambridge, Mass., for "systems and methods for quantum receivers for target detection using a quantum optical radar." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A quantum-illumination receiver is described comprising a phase-conjugation and mixing system for mixing and/or conjugating the idler beam from an entangled light transmitter and the return beam from the target to produce an output beam that is representative of the presence or absence of the target, a light beam collector for receiving a return light beam from the target region and directing the return light beam from a target region to the phase-conjugation and mixing system input, an optical input for receiving an idler light beam from a transmitter and directing the idler light beam from the transmitter to the phase-conjugation and mixing system, a sensor for measuring the output of the phase-conjugation and mixing system, and a processor to process the output of the sensor to make an determination about the presence of the target." The patent application was filed on Nov. 2, 2009 (12/610,739). 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=8,339,581&OS=8,339,581&RS=8,339,581 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Rockstar Consortium Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 28 -- Rockstar Consortium, Richardson, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,339,963) developed by Jozef Babiarz, Stittsville, Calif., and Kwok Ho Chan, Dunstable, Mass., for a "technique for end-to-end admission control of real-time packet flows." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A technique for end-to-end admission control of real-time packet flows is disclosed. In one particular exemplary embodiment, the technique may be realized as a method for end-to-end admission control of real-time packet flows in a network having a plurality of network elements. The method may comprise transmitting at least one probe packet from a first network element to a second network element via a network path, determining, at least one intermediate network element on the network path, at least one flow rate associated with a plurality of packets, marking at least one predetermined bit in the at least one probe packet if the at least one flow rate is greater than a predetermined rate, and controlling an admission of additional packets into the network based at least in part on the marking of the at least one predetermined bit in the at least one probe packet." The patent application was filed on March 15, 2004 (10/799,704). 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=8,339,963&OS=8,339,963&RS=8,339,963 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Schlumberger Technology Assigned Patent for Automatic Dispersion Extraction of Multiple Time Overlapped Acoustic Signals ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 28 -- Schlumberger Technology, Sugar Land, Texas, and Boston University, Boston, have been assigned a patent (8,339,897) developed by four co-inventors for "automatic dispersion extraction of multiple time overlapped acoustic signals." The co-inventors are Shuchin Aeron, Brookline, Mass., Sandip Bose, Brookline, Mass., Henri-Pierre Valero, Yokohama, Japan, and Venkatesh Saligrama, Newton Center, Mass. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Slowness dispersion characteristics of multiple possibly interfering signals in broadband acoustic waves as received by an array of two or more sensors are extracted without using a physical model. The problem of dispersion extraction is mapped to the problem of reconstructing signals having a sparse representation in an appropriately chosen over-complete dictionary of basis elements. A sparsity penalized signal reconstruction algorithm is described where the sparsity constraints are implemented by imposing a l.sub.1 norm type penalty. The candidate modes that are extracted are consolidated by means of a clustering algorithm to extract phase and group slowness estimates at a number of frequencies which are then used to reconstruct the desired dispersion curves. These estimates can be further refined by building time domain propagators when signals are known to be time compact, such as by using the continuous wavelet transform." The patent application was filed on Dec. 22, 2009 (12/644,862). 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=8,339,897&OS=8,339,897&RS=8,339,897 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Raytheon Assigned Patent for Monolithic Microwave Integrated Circuit ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 28 -- Raytheon, Waltham, Mass., has been assigned a patent (8,339,790) developed by Shahed Reza, Boxborough, Mass., Edward Swiderski, Chester, N.H., and Roberto W. Alm, Windham, N.H., for a "monolithic microwave integrated circuit." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A monolithic microwave integrated circuit structure having a semiconductor substrate structure with a plurality of active devices and a microwave transmission line having an input section, an output section and a interconnecting section electrically interconnecting the active devices on one surface and a metal layer on an opposite surface overlaying the interconnection section and absent from overlaying at least one of the input section and the output section." The patent application was filed on Sept. 10, 2010 (12/879,044). 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=8,339,790&OS=8,339,790&RS=8,339,790 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Boston Scientific Scimed Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 28 -- Boston Scientific Scimed, Maple Grove, Minn., has been assigned a patent (8,338,541) developed by Shaina Brito, Winchester, Mass., and Frederick Strickler, Natick, Mass., for a "medical devices having improved performance." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "In accordance with various aspects of the invention, implantable and insertable medical devices are provided, which contain one or more polymeric regions. In one aspect, the polymeric regions comprise (a) a block copolymer that comprises a polyaromatic block and a polyalkene block admixed with (b) a sulfonated high Tg polymer. In another aspect, the polymeric regions comprise a block copolymer that comprises (a) a sulfonated polymer block and (b) fluorinated polymer block." The patent application was filed on Feb. 24, 2011 (13/034,249). 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=8,338,541&OS=8,338,541&RS=8,338,541 Written by Neha Bharti; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Tufts University Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 28 -- Tufts University, Medford, Mass., has been assigned a patent (8,338,776) developed by David R. Walt, Medford, Mass., and Alexei R. Faustov, Somerville, Mass., for an "optical array device and methods of use thereof for screening, analysis and manipulation of particles." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Methods and devices are provided for the trapping, including optical trapping; analysis; and selective manipulation of particles on an optical array. A device parcels a light source into many points of light transmitted through a microlens optical array and an Offner relay to an objective, where particles may be trapped. Preferably the individual points of light are individually controllable through a light controlling device. Optical properties of the particles may be determined by interrogation with light focused through the optical array. The particles may be manipulated by immobilizing or releasing specific particles, separating types of particles, etc." The patent application was filed on June 25, 2008 (12/664,340). 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=83,38,776.PN.&OS=PN/83,38,776&RS=PN/83,38,776 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Invention Science Fund I Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 28 -- Invention Science Fund I, Bellevue, Wash., has been assigned a patent (8,340,476) developed by six co-inventors for an "electronic acquisition of a hand formed expression and a context of the expression." The co-inventors are Alexander J. Cohen, Mill Valley, Calif., Edward K.Y. Jung, Bellevue, Wash., Royce A. Levien, Lexington, Mass., Robert W. Lord, Seattle, Mark A. Malamud, Seattle, and John D. Rinaldo Jr., Bellevue, Wash. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Embodiments include an apparatus, device, method, and computer program product. In an embodiment, a device includes a handheld writing device that includes a writing element, and a writing detector module operable to generate information indicative of a handwriting movement of the writing element. The device also includes a context detector module operable to generate information indicative of a content portion of a document proximate to the handwriting movement of the writing element." The patent application was filed on March 18, 2005 (11/083,567). 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=8,340,476&OS=8,340,476&RS=8,340,476 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Cephalon Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 28 -- Cephalon, Frazer, Pa., has been assigned a patent (8,338,646) developed by four co-inventors for modafinil compositions. The co-inventors are Magali Bourghol Hickey, Medford, Mass., Matthew Peterson, Hopkinton, Mass., Orn Almarsson, Shrewsbury, Mass., and Mark Oliveira, Framingham, Mass. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Polymorphs and solvates of racemic, enantiomerically pure, and enantiomerically mixed modafinil are formed and discussed. In addition, said forms are described as useful for the treatment of many conditions including, but not limited to, narcolepsy." The patent application was filed on Feb. 19, 2010 (12/708,998). 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=83,38,646.PN.&OS=PN/83,38,646&RS=PN/83,38,646 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Ensemble Therapeutics Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 28 -- Ensemble Therapeutics, Cambridge, Mass., has been assigned a patent (8,338,565) developed by nine co-inventors for "macrocyclic compounds for inhibition of tumor necrosis factor alpha." The co-inventors are Jinbo Lee, Andover, Mass., Julian F. Bond, Weymouth, Mass., Nicholas Terrett, Sherborn, Mass., Frank G. Favaloro Jr., North Attleboro, Mass., Daniel Wang, Duxbury, Mass., Timothy F. Briggs, Cambridge, Mass., Benjamin Adam Seigal, Watertown, Mass., Wei-Chuan Sun, Menlo Park, Calif., and Stephen P. Hale, Belmont, Mass. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Disclosed herein are macrocyclic compounds and methods for their synthesis and use. In particular, macrocyclic compounds are disclosed that modulate the activity of tumor necrosis factor alpha and/or are useful in the treatment of medical conditions, such as, rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, and asthma." The patent application was filed on Aug. 20, 2009 (12/544,604). 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=83,38,565.PN.&OS=PN/83,38,565&RS=PN/83,38,565 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Aerpio Therapeutics Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 28 -- Aerpio Therapeutics, Cincinnati, has been assigned a patent (8,338,615) developed by five co-inventors for "human protein tyrosine phosphatase inhibitors and methods of use." The co-inventors are Jeffrey Lyle Gray, Loveland, Ohio, Kande K. D. Amarasinghe, Latham, N.Y., Cynthia Monesa Clark, Concord, Mass., Ryan Matthew Nichols, Cincinnati, and Matthew B. Maier, Springboro, Ohio. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The present disclosure relates to compounds effective as human protein tyrosine phosphatase beta (HPTP-.beta.) inhibitors thereby regulating angiogenesis. The present disclosure further relates to compositions comprising one or more human protein tyrosine phosphatase beta (HPTP-.beta.) inhibitors, and to methods for regulating angiogenesis." The patent application was filed on Dec. 1, 2011 (13/309,452). 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=83,38,615.PN.&OS=PN/83,38,615&RS=PN/83,38,615 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Bayer HealthCare Assigned Patent for Pyrrolotriazine Derivatives Useful for Treating Cancer through Inhibition of Aurora Kinase ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 28 -- Bayer HealthCare, Tarrytown, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,338,594) developed by ten co-inventors for "pyrrolotriazine derivatives useful for treating cancer through inhibition of aurora kinase." The co-inventors are Steven Magnuson, Dublin, Calif., Julie Dixon, Bethany, Conn., Barton Phillips, New Haven, Conn., Uday Khire, Orange, Conn., Lei Wang, Milford, Conn., Zhonghua Zhang, Ridgefield, Conn., Manoj Patel, Berlin, Conn., Ellalahewage Sathyajith Kumarasinghe, Franklin, Mass., Philip Wickens, Richmond Hill, Canada, and Alan Olague, Shelton, Conn. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "This invention relates to novel compounds and processes for their preparation, methods of treating diseases, particularly Cancer, comprising administering said compounds, and methods of making pharmaceutical compositions for the treatment or prevention of disorders, particularly Cancer." The patent application was filed on Dec. 1, 2006 (12/085,850). 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=83,38,594.PN.&OS=PN/83,38,594&RS=PN/83,38,594 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Bayer HealthCare Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 28 -- Bayer HealthCare, Tarrytown, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,338,595) developed by thirteen co-inventors for "pyrrolotriazine derivatives useful for treating hyper-proliferative disorders and diseases associated with angiogenesis." The co-inventors are Julie A. Dixon, Bethany, Conn., Catherine Brennan, Durham, N.C., Karl Miranda, Lexington, Mass., Brent Chandler, New Haven, Conn., Barton Phillips, New Haven, Conn., Jianmei Fan, Newton, Mass., Michael Brands, Wuppertal, Germany, Andrea McClure, West Haven, Conn., Benjamin D. Jones, New Haven, Conn., Wenlang Fu, Milford, Conn., Donald Bierer, Bethany, Conn., Steven Magnuson, Wallingford, Conn., and Harold C. E. Kluender, Trumbull, Conn. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "This invention relates to pyrrozolotriazine compounds, pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds and the use of those compounds and compositions for the prevention and/or treatment of hyper-proliferative disorders and diseases associated with angiogenesis." The patent application was filed on July 20, 2009 (12/506,033). 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=83,38,595.PN.&OS=PN/83,38,595&RS=PN/83,38,595 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** EMD Millipore Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 28 -- EMD Millipore, Billerica, Mass., has been assigned a patent (8,338,577) developed by Nanying Bian, Lexington, Mass., for "methods for quantifying protein leakage from protein based affinity chromatography resins." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The present invention provides methods of quantifying protein leakage from a protein based affinity chromatography media (e.g., protein A, protein G and protein L based affinity chromatography media), where such a protein is used for isolating and/or removing a molecule which binds the protein (e.g., an immunoglobulin)." The patent application was filed on Sept. 15, 2009 (12/584,931). 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=83,38,577.PN.&OS=PN/83,38,577&RS=PN/83,38,577 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Adobe Systems Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 28 -- Adobe Systems, San Jose, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,340,463) developed by Taeg Sang Cho, Cambridge, Mass., Shmuel Avidan, Brookline, Mass., and William T. Freeman, Acton, Mass., for a "candidate pruning for patch transforms." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Systems and methods for performing image editing operations may divide an input image into overlapping patches and assign those patches to locations in a reconstructed output image such that visual artifacts are minimized. The methods may use belief propagation to compute a joint probability for the assignment of active patch labels to output image nodes. The computation may include an exclusivity term, steering the solution such that each patch is preferably only used once in the output image. The methods may include a pre-computation of a pruned list of candidate patches for placing next to each patch in the output image, dependent on local evidence (e.g., color, intensity, or user-driven placement) for each patch. The pre-computation may include determining groupings of patches, each forming a highly compatible loop of neighboring patches for a given candidate patch. The methods may be implemented as program instructions executable by a CPU and/or GPU." The patent application was filed on Nov. 26, 2008 (12/324,319). 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=8,340,463&OS=8,340,463&RS=8,340,463 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Northeastern University Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 28 -- Northeastern University, Boston, has been assigned a patent (8,338,570) developed by Nima Saeidi, Allston, Mass., and Jeffrey W. Ruberti, Lexington, Mass., for a collagen fibrillar construction. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Methods and compositions are described for organizing collagen into fibrillar networks, e.g, short and long-range organization. Collagen produced by the disclosed methods can be used for tissue engineering." The patent application was filed on Oct. 8, 2010 (12/901,286). 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=83,38,570.PN.&OS=PN/83,38,570&RS=PN/83,38,570 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** General Electric Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 28 -- General Electric, Schenectady, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,338,736) developed by five co-inventors for an "extraction of chordal test specimens from forgings." The co-inventors are Christophe Jude Day, Beverly, Mass., Mark Douglas Ehresman, Haverhill, Mass., Clifford Edward Allen Jr., Newbury, Mass., Mark Joseph Gleason, Madisonville, Ky., and Michael Joseph Gambone, Mason, Ohio. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method for making a test specimen includes machining out a chordal core from an annular forging and machining the specimen symmetrical about a chordal axis of the core. A linear cutting tool such as a wire EDM machine is used for the machining which includes at least a partially cylindrical cutting about the chordal axis with the linear cutting tool. A copper or brass tubular EDM electrode may be used. The chordal core may be machined from fat of the forging. The test specimen may have with a gauge section diameter in a range of 0.1-0.5 inches. The EDM process may include directing jets of machining fluid or dielectric in up and down along a cutting portion of an EDM wire of the EDM machine or performing the EDM process in a tank of machining fluid or dielectric with the annular forging submerged in the fluid or dielectric." The patent application was filed on Aug. 21, 2008 (12/196,026). 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=83,38,736.PN.&OS=PN/83,38,736&RS=PN/83,38,736 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Broadcom Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 28 -- Broadcom, Irvine, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,340,344) developed by six co-inventors for a "method and system for video transmission and processing with customized watermarking delivery." The co-inventors are Xuemin Chen, San Diego, Michael Dove, Los Gatos, Calif., David Rossmann, Irvine, Calif., Thomas Quigley, Franklin, N.C., Stephen Gordon, Lexington, Mass., and Jeyhan Karaoguz, Irvine, Calif. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Methods and systems for video transmission and processing with customized watermarking delivery are disclosed and may include watermarking data at a communication device utilizing received global positioning (GPS) data and communicating the watermarked video data to a receiving communication device. The receiving communication device may verify the watermarked data, and may determine whether to render the received watermarked data based on the verification. The communication device may include an edge device, and may receive a feedback signal communicated from the receiving communication device. The watermarking of subsequently processed data may be adjusted based on the received feedback signal, which may include GPS data and/or device parameters corresponding to the receiving communication device. The watermarked video data communicated to the receiving communication device may be adjusted based on one or more device parameters corresponding to the receiving communication device and/or GPS information." The patent application was filed on April 23, 2009 (12/428,943). 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=8,340,344&OS=8,340,344&RS=8,340,344 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Identix Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 28 -- Identix, Bloomington, Minn., has been assigned a patent (8,340,364) developed by Yasunari Tosa, Arlington, Mass., for an iris data extraction. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A process for extracting iris data for biometric identification includes a thresholding method where the thresholds are selected according to a nonparametric approach that considers the grey scale and does not require classifying pixels as edge or non-edge pixels. An eye image is first acquired, where the eye image has component images including an iris image with an inner boundary and an outer boundary. The eye image has a distribution of grey levels. Component images, such as an iris image or a pupil image, from the eye image are segmented according to the distribution of grey levels. The inner boundary and outer boundary of the iris image are determined from the component images. The iris image within the inner boundary and outer boundary is processed for biometric identification. The component images may be segmented by creating an eye histogram of pixel intensities from the distribution of grey levels." The patent application was filed on April 28, 2011 (13/096,401). 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=8,340,364&OS=8,340,364&RS=8,340,364 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Lockheed Martin Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 28 -- Lockheed Martin, Bethesda, Md., has been assigned a patent (8,339,324) developed by Pierre A. Dufilie, Marlborough, Mass., for a "wideband biconical antenna with helix feed for an above-mounted antenna." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A wideband biconical antenna arrangement is disclosed having a feed arrangement that services a second antenna positioned above the biconical antenna. The feed for the second antenna is configured as a helix that spirals around an outer periphery of the upper and lower cones of the biconical antenna along the biconical antenna's cylindrical radiating aperture. In one embodiment, the feed is a coaxial cable disposed within a hollow metal tube. This helix feed does not substantially degrade the performance of the wideband biconical antenna. The wideband biconical antenna has its feed disposed within a central conduit of the biconical antenna. The biconical antenna has at least one octave of bandwidth, and in one embodiment the second antenna also has at least one octave of bandwidth." The patent application was filed on Feb. 12, 2009 (12/370,329). 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=8,339,324.PN.&OS=PN/8,339,324&RS=PN/8,339,324 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Boston University, Brigham and Women's Hospital Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 28 -- Boston University, Boston, and Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, have been assigned a patent (8,338,492) developed by five co-inventors for films and particles. The co-inventors are Yolonda L. Colson, Dover, Mass., Solomon Azouz, Dallas, Mark W. Grinstaff, Brookline, Mass., Jesse Wolinsky, Brookline, Mass., and Aaron Griset, Medford, Mass. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Described herein are compounds and processes that can be used to prepare polymer-based films, particles, gels and related compositions, and processes for delivery of agents, and other uses." The patent application was filed on June 18, 2010 (12/818,693). 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=8,338,492&OS=8,338,492&RS=8,338,492 Written by Neha Bharti; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 28 -- Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, Mass., has been assigned a patent (8,340,526) developed by four co-inventors for a "fiber optic observatory link for medium bandwidth data communication." The co-inventors are Richard Camilli, Woods Hole, Mass., Frederick Sonnichsen, East Falmouth, Mass., Albert M. Bradley, North Falmouth, Mass., and Steven A. Lerner, Falmouth, Mass. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Systems and methods for a reconfigurable, long-range, underwater data-communication network are described. The network provides a low cost, low power, lightweight, and easy to deploy underwater communication system capable of being operated at long distances. The network may include a cabled ocean observatory, which may be deployed underwater and connected to a surface buoy. The cabled ocean observatory may be connected to one or more removable underwater sensors via fiber optic cables. The underwater sensors may be disposed at underwater locations at long distances from the cabled ocean observatory. Fiber optic extension modules may be permanently connected to each end of the fiber optic cables. Each fiber optic extension module may include an optical transceiver, a power supply, and an inductive element for removably coupling an underwater sensor or the cabled ocean observatory to the fiber optic cable." The patent application was filed on July 8, 2010 (12/832,854). 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=8,340,526.PN.&OS=PN/8,340,526&RS=PN/8,340,526 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** 3M Innovative Properties Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 28 -- 3M Innovative Properties, Saint Paul, Minn., has been assigned a patent (8,339,286) developed by Craig A. Cordeiro, Westford, Mass., for a "baseline update procedure for touch sensitive device." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A touch sensitive device implementing a routine that controls the device's baseline update procedure in certain circumstances, and associated methods." The patent application was filed on March 31, 2010 (12/750,924). 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=8,339,286.PN.&OS=PN/8,339,286&RS=PN/8,339,286 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Trapeze Networks Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 28 -- Trapeze Networks, Pleasanton, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,339,244) developed by Jeffrey J. Peden II, Burlington, Mass., Christopher J. Leonardo, Waltham, Mass., and Christopher Cacioppo, Somerville, Mass., for an "asset tag power optimization." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A technique for saving power in a tag that is operationally connected to an asset involves using telemetry data to enter an appropriate power state. An asset tracking system according to the technique can make use of context to better track assets to which power-saving tags are operationally connected. Secure tag configuration techniques and asset-agnostic tags are described. Location-agnostic tags are also described." The patent application was filed on July 28, 2009 (12/511,041). 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=8,339,244.PN.&OS=PN/8,339,244&RS=PN/8,339,244 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Asius Technologies Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 28 -- Asius Technologies, Beaverton, Ore., has been assigned a patent (8,340,310) developed by five co-inventors for a "diaphonic acoustic transduction coupler and ear bud." The co-inventors are Stephen D. Ambrose, Longmont, Colo., Samuel P. Gido, Hadley, Mass., Jimmy W. Mays, Knoxville, Tenn., Roland Weidisch, Schonebeck, Germany, and Robert B. Schulein, Schaumburg, Ill. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The disclosed methods and devices incorporate a novel expandable bubble portion which provides superior fidelity to a listener while minimizing listener fatigue. The expandable bubble portion may be expanded through the transmission of low frequency audio signals or the pumping of a gas to the expandable bubble portion. In addition, embodiments of the acoustic device may be adapted to consistently and comfortably fit to any ear, providing for a variable, impedance matching acoustic seal to both the tympanic membrane and the audio transducer, respectively, while isolating the sound-vibration chamber within the driven bubble. This reduces the effect of gross audio transducer vibration excursions on the tympanic membrane and transmits the audio content in a manner which allows the ear to utilize its full inherent capabilities." The patent application was filed on July 23, 2008 (12/178,236). 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=8,340,310&OS=8,340,310&RS=8,340,310 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Cisco Technology Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 28 -- Cisco Technology, San Jose, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,340,270) developed by five co-inventors for an "identification of multiple persons on a phone call." The co-inventors are Mukul Jain, San Jose, Calif., Joseph F. Khouri, San Jose, Calif., Laurent Philonenko, San Francisco, Shmuel Shaffer, Palo Alto, Calif., and Paul J. Russell, Clinton, Mass. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method in one embodiment includes receiving input identifying a plurality of callers within a listening or speaking range of a phone device being used to place a call. The input is then sent over a packet-based network to a server that authenticates and authorizes each of the callers to the call. Following authentication and authorization by the server, a name or caller ID of each of the callers is sent to a destination endpoint device of the call. It is emphasized that this abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract that will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure." The patent application was filed on Oct. 1, 2007 (11/906,275). 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=8,340,270&OS=8,340,270&RS=8,340,270 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** MagiQ Technologies Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 28 -- MagiQ Technologies, Somerville, Mass., has been assigned a patent (8,340,298) developed by Robert Gelfond, New York, and Audrius Berzanskis, Cambridge, Mass., for a "key management and user authentication for quantum cryptography networks." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Key management and user authentication systems and methods for quantum cryptography networks that allow for users securely communicate over a traditional communication link (TC-link). The method includes securely linking a centralized quantum key certificate authority (QKCA) to each network user via respective secure quantum links or "Q-links" that encrypt and decrypt data based on quantum keys ("Q-keys"). When two users (Alice and Bob) wish to communicate, the QKCA sends a set of true random bits (R) to each user over the respective Q-links. They then use R as a key to encode and decode data they send to each other over the TC-link." The patent application was filed on April 16, 2007 (12/225,560). 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=8,340,298&OS=8,340,298&RS=8,340,298 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Verizon Services Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 28 -- Verizon Services, Ashburn, Va., has been assigned a patent (8,340,262) developed by eleven co-inventors for a home call router. The co-inventors are Gregory Wayne Cermak, Needham, Mass., Bernadette Anita Nelson, Lexington, Mass., Sandra Kelly Teare, Needham, Mass., Alex Tserkovny, Brookline, Mass., John Herman Wurster, Basking Ridge, N.J., Douglas Reynold Jones, Medford, N.J., Linda Louise Witham, Annandale, Va., Stephen Paul Brennan, Bedford, Texas, Premkumar Natarajan, Sudbury, Mass., Anne M. Kraus-Keenan, Mountain Lakes, N.J., and Elizabeth I. Van Horn, Philadelphia. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Disclosed is a method and system for routing telephone calls within a household. In the disclosed home call routing system, a head of the household or other person with administrative authority within the home can control the routing of telephone calls by establishing and modifying call system parameters such as call priorities, traffic times, caller identities, routing rules, etc. through a home computer." The patent application was filed on Nov. 17, 2005 (11/280,325). 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=8,340,262&OS=8,340,262&RS=8,340,262 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Intel Assigned Patent for Efficient Method and Apparatus for Modular Inverses ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 28 -- Intel, Santa Clara, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,340,281) developed by Pierre Laurent, Quin County Clare, Ireland, and Vinodh Gopal, Westboro, Mass., for an "efficient method and apparatus for modular inverses." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Methods and apparatus are described for computing modular inverses of odd input values modulo 2.sup.N (or modulo x.sup.N, for example in some Galois field) to perform a modular multiplication in cryptographic processing systems. In one embodiment an approximation is computed having 2.sup.k bits of the modular inverse of the odd input value without multiplications, for example using a binary extended Euclidean algorithm. A sequence of log.sub.2N-k Newton-Raphson or similarly quadratically convergent iterations are applied to the approximation using an extended precision multiplier to generate the modular inverse of the odd input value modulo 2.sup.N (or modulo x.sup.N), the modular inverse having up to N bits of precision. The modular inverse of the odd input value is then used in a modular multiplication to perform cryptographic operations and/or cyclic redundancy checks on communication data." The patent application was filed on Nov. 7, 2008 (12/291,318). 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=8,340,281&OS=8,340,281&RS=8,340,281 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. -1109433 (c) 2012 Targeted News Service |