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U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in Washington (Jan. 5)
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ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 5 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Washington.
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Microsoft Assigned Patent for Computation of Travel Routes, Durations, and Plans Over Multiple Contexts
ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 4 -- Microsoft, Redmond, Wash., has been assigned a patent (8,090,530) developed by Eric J. Horvitz, Kirkland, Wash., for "computation of travel routes, durations, and plans over multiple contexts."
The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A route planning system comprises a receiver component that receives a request for directions between a beginning point and a destination point. An analysis component analyzes a traffic system representation that varies as context varies and outputs expected amounts of travel time between the beginning point and the destination point for multiple contexts based at least in part upon the analysis. A method is described herein that includes techniques for searching over routes and trip start times simultaneously so as to identity start times and routes associated with maximal expected value, or equivalently minimum expected cost, given preferences encoded about one or more of the leaving time, the travel time, and the arrival time."
The patent application was filed on Jan. 22, 2010 (12/691,775). 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=8,090,530&OS=8,090,530&RS=8,090,530
Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi.
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Microsoft Assigned Patent
ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 4 -- Microsoft, Redmond, Wash., has been assigned a patent (8,090,574) developed by Sanjeev Mehrotra, Kirkland, Wash., and Wei-Ge Chen, Sammamish, Wash., for "entropy encoding and decoding using direct level and run-length/level context-adaptive arithmetic coding/decoding modes."
The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An encoder performs context-adaptive arithmetic encoding of transform coefficient data. For example, an encoder switches between coding of direct levels of quantized transform coefficient data and run-level coding of run lengths and levels of quantized transform coefficient data. The encoder can determine when to switch between coding modes based on a pre-determined switch point or by counting consecutive coefficients having a predominant value (e.g., zero). A decoder performs corresponding context-adaptive arithmetic decoding."
The patent application was filed on Oct. 19, 2010 (12/907,848). 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=8,090,574&OS=8,090,574&RS=8,090,574
Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi.
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Oracle International Assigned Patent
ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 4 -- Oracle International, Redwood Shores, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,090,580) developed by Brian Schmidt, Snohomish, Wash., and George Thomas, San Ramon, Calif., for "systems and methods for maintenance knowledge management."
The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Knowledge-based information can be captured and processed to create a library of such knowledge. A maintenance worker performing a task for an asset can record audio and/or video information during the performance, and can upload the recording to a maintenance system. The system processes the recording to produce a text file corresponding to any speech during the recording, and generates a search index allowing the text file to be searched by a user. If the task is performed in the context of a work order, for example, information from the work order can be associated with the text file so that a user can search by text search, keyword, task, or other such information. A user then can locate and access the text file and/or the corresponding recording for playback."
The patent application was filed on Oct. 4, 2007 (11/867,535). 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=8,090,580&OS=8,090,580&RS=8,090,580
Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi.
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Physio Control Assigned Patent for Defibrillators Customized for Anticipated Patients
ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 5 -- Physio Control, has been assigned a patent (8,090,439) developed by nine co-inventors for "defibrillators customized for anticipated patients." The co-inventors are Fred W. Chapman, Newcasctle, Wash., Richard C. Nova, Kirkland, Wash., David Robert Hampton, Woodinville, Wash., James M. Owen, Redmond, Wash., Robert Niskanen, Shoreline, Wash., John Carlton Daynes, Redmond, Wash., Ronald Eugene Stickney, Edmonds, Wash., Rene Ann Young Mitchell, Redmond, Wash., and Gregory T. Kavounas, Kirkland, Wash.
The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: " An external defibrillator is customized for at least one person, i.e., an anticipated patient, through creation of a profile for the anticipated patient that allows the defibrillator and users of the defibrillator to provide customized treatment to the patient. The profile may include treatment parameters for the anticipated patient, such as defibrillation therapy parameters selected for the patient. The profile may also include a baseline recording of a physiological parameter of the patient, and medical history and personal information regarding the patient. In some embodiments, the external defibrillator stores a profile for each of one or more anticipated patients within a memory. In other embodiments, a profile for an anticipated patient is stored within a medium associated with that anticipated patient. The medium may, for example, be a removable medium for external defibrillators. "
The patent application was filed on May 27, 2005 (12/868,589). 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=8,090,439&OS=8,090,439&RS=8,090,439
Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi.
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Physio Control Assigned Patent
ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 5 -- Physio Control, Redmond, Wash., has been assigned a patent (8,090,440) developed by nine co-inventors for a "defibrillators customized for anticipated patients." The co-inventors are Fred W. Chapman, Newcasctle, Wash., Richard C. Nova, Kirkland, Wash., David Robert Hampton, Woodinville, Wash., James M. Owen, Redmond, Wash., Robert Niskanen, Shoreline, Wash., John Carlton Daynes, Redmond, Wash., Ronald Eugene Stickney, Edmonds, Wash., Rene Ann Young Mitchell, Redmond, Wash., and Gregory T. Kavounas, Kirkland, Wash.
The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An external defibrillator is customized for at least one person, i.e., an anticipated patient, through creation of a profile for the anticipated patient that allows the defibrillator and users of the defibrillator to provide customized treatment to the patient. The profile may include treatment parameters for the anticipated patient, such as defibrillation therapy parameters selected for the patient. The profile may also include a baseline recording of a physiological parameter of the patient, and medical history and personal information regarding the patient. In some embodiments, the external defibrillator stores a profile for each of one or more anticipated patients within a memory. In other embodiments, a profile for an anticipated patient is stored within a medium associated with that anticipated patient. The medium may, for example, be a removable medium for external defibrillators."
The patent application was filed on April 25, 2010 (12/868,619). 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=8,090,440&OS=8,090,440&RS=8,090,440
Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi.
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Inrix Assigned Patent
ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 5 -- Inrix, Kirkland, Wash., has been assigned a patent (8,090,524) developed by five co-inventors for a "determining road traffic conditions using data from multiple data sources." The co-inventors are Craig H. Chapman, Redmond, Wash., Kush G. Parikh, Kirkland, Wash., Oliver B. Downs, Redmond, Wash., Robert C. Cahn, Federal Way, Wash., and Jesse S. Hersch, Bellevue, Wash.
The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Techniques are described for assessing road traffic conditions in various ways based on obtained traffic-related data, such as data samples from vehicles and other mobile data sources traveling on the roads and/or from one or more other sources (such as physical sensors near to or embedded in the roads). The road traffic conditions assessment based on obtained data samples may include various filtering and/or conditioning of the data samples, and various inferences and probabilistic determinations of traffic-related characteristics of interest from the data samples. In some situations, the inferences include repeatedly determining current traffic flow characteristics and/or predicted future traffic flow characteristics for road segments of interest during time periods of interest, such as to determine average traffic speed, traffic volume and/or occupancy, and include weighting various data samples in various ways (e.g., based on a latency of the data samples and/or a source of the data samples)."
The patent application was filed on March 21, 2011 (13/052,953). 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=8,090,524&OS=8,090,524&RS=8,090,524
Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi.
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Cameron Health Assigned Patent
ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 5 -- Cameron Health, San Clemente, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,090,438) developed by Gust H. Bardy, Seatlle, and Riccardo Cappato, Ferrara, Italy, for a "method of implanting a subcutaneous defibrillator."
The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A subcutaneous implantable cardioverter-defibrillator is disclosed which has an electrically active canister which houses a source of electrical energy, a capacitor, and operational circuitry that senses the presence of potentially fatal heart rhythms. At least one subcutaneous electrode that serves as the opposite electrode from the canister is attached to the canister via a lead system. Cardioversion-defibrillation energy is delivered when the operational circuitry senses a potentially fatal heart rhythm. There are no transvenous, intracardic, or epicardial electrodes. A method of subcutaneously implanting the cardioverter-defibrillator is also disclosed as well as a kit for conducting the method."
The patent application was filed on May 17, 2010 (12/781,668). 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=8,090,438&OS=8,090,438&RS=8,090,438
Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi.
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Microsoft Assigned Patent for Pedestrian Route Production
ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 5 -- Microsoft, Redmond, Wash., has been assigned a patent (8,090,532) developed by six co-inventors for a pedestrian route production. The co-inventors are Ivan J. Tashev, Kirkland, Wash., Jeffrey D. Couckuyt, Bothell, Wash., Neil W. Black, Seattle, John C. Krumm, Redmond, Wash., Ruston Panabaker, Redmond, Wash., and Michael Lewis Seltzer, Seattle.
The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "As a pedestrian travels, various difficulties can be encountered, such as traveling through an unsafe neighborhood or being in an open area that is subject to harsh temperatures. A route can be developed for a person taking into account factors that specifically affect a pedestrian. Moreover, the route can alter as a situation of a user changes; for instance, if a user wants to add a stop along a route."
The patent application was filed on Dec. 14, 2007 (11/957,210). 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=8,090,532&OS=8,090,532&RS=8,090,532
Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi.
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Lockheed Martin Assigned Patent
ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 5 -- Lockheed Martin, Bethesda, Md., has been assigned a patent (8,089,689) developed by Matthias P. Savage-Leuchs, Woodinville, Wash., for an "apparatus and method for optical gain fiber having segments of differing core sizes."
The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Apparatus and method for amplifying laser signals using segments of fibers of differing core diameters and/or differing cladding diameters to suppress amplified spontaneous emission and non-linear effects such as four-wave mixing (FWM), self-phase modulation, and stimulated Brillouin and/or Raman scattering (SBS/SRS). In some embodiments, different core sizes have different sideband spacings (spacing between the desired signal and wavelength-shifted lobes). Changing core sizes and providing phase mismatches prevent buildup of non-linear effects. Some embodiments further include a bandpass filter to remove signal other than the desired signal wavelength and/or a time gate to remove signal at times other than during the desired signal pulse. Some embodiments include photonic-crystal structures to define the core for the signal and/or the inner cladding for the pump. Some embodiments include an inner glass cladding to confine the signal in the core and an outer glass cladding to confine pump light in the inner cladding."
The patent application was filed on June 23, 2010 (12/821,975). 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=8,089,689&OS=8,089,689&RS=8,089,689
Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi.
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Physio Control Assigned Patent
ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 5 -- Physio Control, Redwood, Wash., has been assigned a patent (8,090,437) developed by Joseph L. Sullivan, Kirkland, Wash., and Richard C. Nova , Kirkland, Wash., for a "method and apparatus for testing an alternating current power source for defibrillation compatibility."
The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A device tests a circuit that is a source of alternating current by measuring at least one electrical parameter of the circuit to determine whether the circuit is able to provide adequate energy for defibrillation by an external defibrillator. The device may test the circuit by applying a load to the circuit, and measuring one or more electrical parameters when the load is applied to the circuit. The device may be the external defibrillator itself, or a separate testing device. In some embodiments in which an external defibrillator tests a circuit, the defibrillator modifies a value of at least one therapy delivery parameter for a subsequent delivery of one or more defibrillation pulses based on the measured electrical parameter value measured. By modifying a therapy delivery parameter, the defibrillator may deliver defibrillation pulses at an energy level that is supportable by the circuit."
The patent application was filed on April 8, 2010 (12/756,746). 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=8,090,437&OS=8,090,437&RS=8,090,437
Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi.
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Advanced Neuromodulation Systems Assigned Patent
ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 5 -- Advanced Neuromodulation Systems, Plano, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,090,446) developed by four co-inventors for "methods and systems for establishing neural stimulation parameters and providing neural stimulation." The co-inventors are Brad Fowler, Duvall, Wash., Justin Hulvershorn, Seattle, Bradford E. Gliner, Sammamish, Wash., and Leif R. Sloan, Seattle.
The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Methods for providing electrical stimulation therapy to a cortex of a patient via a plurality of electrodes proximate to the cortex and a pulse generator implanted in the patient. One embodiment of a method in accordance with the invention comprises determining whether the current applied via the plurality of electrodes results in a sufficient current density in the cortex. The current density, for example, may need to be high enough to induce a response in the patient for determining the activation threshold of the specific stimulation site, or the current density may need to be high enough to perform a specific therapy. If the current density is not sufficient, the method continues by selecting a subset of the plurality of electrodes, and applying electrical current to the cortex via the subset of the electrodes. For example, if the current density is not sufficient when the current is applied to the full plurality of electrodes at approximately the maximum output of the pulse generator, then the current level from the pulse generator can be applied to only a subset of the electrodes to effectively increase the current density in the cortex at the active electrodes."
The patent application was filed on April 8, 2008 (12/099,415). 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=8,090,446&OS=8,090,446&RS=8,090,446
Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi.
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Physio Control Assigned Patent
ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 5 -- Physio Control, Redmond, Wash., has been assigned a patent (8,090,441) developed by nine co-inventors for "defibrillators customized for anticipated patients." The co-inventors are Fred William Chapman, Newcastle, Wash., Richard C. Nova, Kirkland, Wash., David Robert Hampton, Woodinville, Wash., James M. Owen, Redmond, Wash., Robert Niskanen, Shoreline, Wash., John Carlton Daynes, Redmond, Wash., Ronald Eugene Stickney, Edmonds, Wash., Rene Ann Young Mitchell, Redmond, Wash., and Gregory T. Kavounas, Kirkland, Wash.
The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An external defibrillator is customized for at least one person, i.e., an anticipated patient, through creation of a profile for the anticipated patient that allows the defibrillator and users of the defibrillator to provide customized treatment to the patient. The profile may include treatment parameters for the anticipated patient, such as defibrillation therapy parameters selected for the patient. The profile may also include a baseline recording of a physiological parameter of the patient, and medical history and personal information regarding the patient. In some embodiments, the external defibrillator stores a profile for each of one or more anticipated patients within a memory. In other embodiments, a profile for an anticipated patient is stored within a medium associated with that anticipated patient. The medium may, for example, be a removable medium for external defibrillators."
The patent application was filed on Aug. 25, 2010 (12/868,629). 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=8,090,441&OS=8,090,441&RS=8,090,441
Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi.
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Microsoft Assigned Patent for System and Method for Optimizing Server Resources While Providing Interaction with Documents Accessible Through the Server
ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 5 -- Microsoft, Redmond, Wash., has been assigned a patent (8,090,834) developed by five co-inventors for a "system and method for optimizing server resources while providing interaction with documents accessible through the server." The co-inventors are Daniel Chapman Battagin, Bellevue, Wash., Sanjay Govindrao Kulkarni, Sammamish, Wash., Naveen Kumar, Redmond, Wash., Shawn Michael Allen Lipstein, Seattle, and Yariv Ben-Tovim, Bellevue, Wash.
The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A system and method for optimizing server resources while providing interaction with documents accessible through the server. The system allows a user to open and interact with a document without opening a session. Aspects of the present disclosure relate to a computer-implemented method having steps for determining whether a document is static in response to a request to open the document, and opening the document in a sessionless mode when the document is static. Other aspects of the present disclosure relate to a computer-implemented method having steps for determining whether a trigger has occurred and transitioning to a session mode for the document when a trigger has occurred."
The patent application was filed on Dec. 2, 2009 (12/629,154). 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=8,090,834.PN.&OS=PN/8,090,834&RS=PN/8,090,834
Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar.
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Microsoft Assigned Patent for Session Broker Extensibility Application Program Interface
ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 5 -- Microsoft, Redmond, Wash., has been assigned a patent (8,090,847) developed by four co-inventors for a "session broker extensibility application program interface." The co-inventors are David T. Dopson, Seattle, Rouslan Beletski, Kenmore, Wash., Sriram Sampath, Redmond, Wash., and Ido Ben-Shachar, Kirkland, Wash.
The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Described are techniques for providing an application program interface that leverages the terminal services session broker infrastructure to support third party plug-in applications. In a typical scenario, when a user requests for a connection to access third party plug-in applications, the application program interface may override the session broker logic and interacts with the session broker process to identify sessions or suitable servers to which the user can be connected. The user may access the third party plug-in applications through the identified sessions or suitable servers."
The patent application was filed on May 2, 2008 (12/114,582). 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=8,090,847.PN.&OS=PN/8,090,847&RS=PN/8,090,847
Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar.
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Microsoft Assigned Patent for Shell Operation Flow Change
ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 5 -- Microsoft, Redmond, Wash., has been assigned a patent (8,090,838) developed by five co-inventors for a "shell operation flow change." The co-inventors are Raymond W. McCollum, Redmond, Wash., Alexander Nosov, Bellevue, Wash., Vishwajith Kumbalimutt, Redmond, Wash., Steve Menzies, Redmond, Wash., and Stephen Wah Lee, Newcastle, Wash.
The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Embodiments described herein are based on the principle that shells execute commands as units of characters. Accordingly, embodiments herein provide also provide for some special cases of asynchronous control signals that change the shell operation flow. For example, signal messages may be used to terminate, pause, resume, or otherwise modify the execution of a command. In other words, if a user wishes to change the execution state of a command, a client can create a signal message and send such message to the shell processor, which can take the appropriate action as desired. Note that by modeling the control or signal commands as discrete messages (as well as other embodiments modeled and described herein), such commands are not mistakenly executed on a command as is the case for current protocols that use a character-by-character transmission."
The patent application was filed on Aug. 31, 2006 (11/469,429). 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=8,090,838.PN.&OS=PN/8,090,838&RS=PN/8,090,838
Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar.
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Boeing Assigned Patent
ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 5 -- Boeing, Chicago, has been assigned a patent (8,090,814) developed by five co-inventors for a "method for determining distribution of a shared resource among a plurality of nodes in a network." The co-inventors are Sharon Filipowski Arroyom, Sammamish, Wash., Raju Shankar Mattikalli, Sammamish, Wash., Changzhou Wang, Bellevue, Wash., Guijun Wang, Issaquah, Wash., and Rodolfo A. Santiago, Bellevue, Wash.
The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method determining distribution of a shared resource among nodes in a network includes: (a) identifying each node according to a function performed by the node; brokers collecting messages from the nodes and disseminating messages among the nodes; publishers originating messages for transmission via the network; subscribers receiving messages transmitted via the network; (b) in no particular order: (1) identifying a need for each node; and (2) identifying the shared resource available for distribution; (c) communicating the shared resource available for distribution within the network to the brokers; and (d) operating each broker to: (1) coordinate communication with all other brokers and individually apply an algorithm to optimally allocate the shared resource among the brokers; or (2) communicate with a central facility coupled with each broker while the central facility applies an algorithm to optimally allocate the shared resource among the brokers."
The patent application was filed on Dec. 8, 2009 (12/633,164). 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=8,090,814.PN.&OS=PN/8,090,814&RS=PN/8,090,814
Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar.
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Microsoft Assigned Patent for Scheduling Data Delivery to Manage Device Resources
ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 5 -- Microsoft, Redmond, Wash., has been assigned a patent (8,090,826) developed by four co-inventors for "scheduling data delivery to manage device resources." The co-inventors are Anh P. Tran, Seattle, Lloyd Alfred Moore, Renton, Wash., John Eldridge, Bellevue, Wash., and Steven Oliver Elliott, Renton, Wash.
The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Managing power-consuming resources on a first computing device by time-based and condition-based scheduling of data delivery from a plurality of second computing devices. A scheduler executing on the first computing device has knowledge of recurrent schedules for activation by the second computing devices. The first computing device determines availability of the power-consuming resources and adjusts an activation time for the schedules to use the power-consuming resources when the resources are available. Managing the schedules associated with the second computing devices preserves battery life of the first computing device."
The patent application was filed on June 27, 2008 (12/147,774). 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=8,090,826.PN.&OS=PN/8,090,826&RS=PN/8,090,826
Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar.
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Aventail Assigned Patent
ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 5 -- Aventail, San Jose, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,090,827) developed by Paul Lawrence Hoover, Seattle, Rodger Del Erickson, Lawrence, Kan., and Bryan Sauve, Fall City, Wash., for a "secure access to remote resources over a network."
The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A client computer hosts a virtual private network tool to establish a virtual private network connection with a remote network. Upon startup, the virtual private network tool collects critical network information for the client computer, and sends this critical network information to an address assignment server in the remote network. The address assignment server compares the critical network information with a pool of available addresses in the remote network, and assigns addresses for use by the client computer that do not conflict with the addresses for local resources. The address assignment server also provides routing information for resources in the remote network to the virtual private network tool. The virtual private network tool will postpone loading this routing information into the routing tables of the client computer until the client computer requests access to a specific resource in the remote network. When the client computer requests access to a specific resource in the remote network, the virtual private network tool will only provide the routing table with the routing information for that specific remote resource."
The patent application was filed on Jan. 19, 2010 (12/690,018). 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=8,090,827.PN.&OS=PN/8,090,827&RS=PN/8,090,827
Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar.
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Invention Science Fund I Assigned Patent
ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 5 -- Invention Science Fund I, Bellevue, Wash., has been assigned a patent (8,089,839) developed by Bran Ferren, Beverly Hills, Calif., Eleanor V. Goodall, Seattle, and Edward K.Y. Jung, Bellevue, Wash., for a "method and system for fluid mediated disk activation and deactivation."
The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Embodiments of methods and systems for controlling access to information stored on memory or data storage devices are disclosed. In various embodiments, fluid-mediated modification of information or access to information is utilized. According to various embodiments, data storage devices designed for rotating access are described which include rotation-activated fluid control mechanisms."
The patent application was filed on Dec. 21, 2007 (12/004,639). 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=8,089,839.PN.&OS=PN/8,089,839&RS=PN/8,089,839
Written by Shabnam Sheikh; edited by Jaya Anand.
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Microsoft Assigned Patent for Multi-modal Search Wildcards
ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 5 -- Microsoft, Redmond, Wash., has been assigned a patent (8,090,738) developed by five co-inventors for a multi-modal search wildcards. The co-inventors are Timothy Seung Yoon Paek, Sammamish, Wash., Bo Thiesson, Woodinville, Wash., Yun-Cheng Ju, Bellevue, Wash., Bongshin Lee, Issaquah, Wash., and Christopher A. Meek, Kirkland, Wash.
The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A multi-modal search system (and corresponding methodology) that employs wildcards is provided. Wildcards can be employed in the search query either initiated by the user or inferred by the system. These wildcards can represent uncertainty conveyed by a user in a multi-modal search query input. In examples, the words "something" or "whatchamacallit" can be used to convey uncertainty and partial knowledge about portions of the query and to dynamically trigger wildcard generation."
The patent application was filed on Aug. 28, 2008 (12/200,625). 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=8,090,738.PN.&OS=PN/8,090,738&RS=PN/8,090,738
Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar.
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Google Assigned Patent
ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 5 -- Google, Mountain View, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,090,779) developed by seven co-inventors for "systems and methods for viewing media content in instant messaging." The co-inventors are Scott Ludwig, Kirkland, Wash., Wesley Carr, Kirkland, Wash., Dudley Carr, Kirkland, Wash., Kevin Zatloukal, Kirkland, Wash., Terry Lucas, Kirkland, Wash., Deepak Menon, Kirkland, Wash., and Michael Jazayeri, Kirkland, Wash.
The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Systems and methods for viewing media content in instant messaging are provided. In an embodiment, a first IM server that manages instant messaging of a first IM client receives a chat message having a media address from a second IM client whose instant messaging is managed by a second IM server. A first media recognizer associated with the first IM server recognizes the media address in the chat message. In response to the recognition, the first IM server provides the chat message and a media instruction to the first IM client. In another embodiment, the first IM server obtains media associated with the recognized media address and provides the chat message and the obtained media to the first IM client. In a further embodiment, a system for viewing media content based on presence information in instant messaging is provided."
The patent application was filed on Feb. 20, 2007 (11/676,841). 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=8,090,779.PN.&OS=PN/8,090,779&RS=PN/8,090,779
Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar.
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Microsoft Assigned Patent for Search-centric Hierarchichal Browser History
ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 5 -- Microsoft, Redmond, Wash., has been assigned a patent (8,090,740) developed by Daniel S. Morris, Bellevue, Wash., Meredith Morris, Bellevue, Wash., and Gina Venolia, Bellevue, Wash., for a "search-centric hierarchichal browser history."
The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A search-centric hierarchical browser history technique that provides for the creation of a Web search history hierarchy organized according to the search queries that a user has conducted. In one embodiment, search queries occupy the highest level of the search history hierarchy and all Web sites/search results relating to a particular search query that the user accessed are hierarchically organized below that query. In another embodiment, queries may also be optionally grouped into a higher-level hierarchy that reflects search topics."
The patent application was filed on Oct. 16, 2007 (11/974,725). 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=8,090,740.PN.&OS=PN/8,090,740&RS=PN/8,090,740
Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar
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Microsoft Assigned Patent for System and Method to Identify, Rank, and Audit Network Provided Configurables
ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 5 -- Microsoft, Redmond, Wash., has been assigned a patent (8,090,766) developed by four co-inventors for a "system and method to identify, rank, and audit network provided configurables." The co-inventors are Adam C. DePue, Redmond, Wash., Dean P. Paron, Bellevue, Wash., Leszek Mazur, Bellevue, Wash., and Sean Daniel, Redmond, Wash.
The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A computerized method for identifying, ranking, and auditing configurable providers is described. The method receives and stores information about plural providers including provider name, provider icon, provider contact information, landing URL, configurables offered, geographical locations, and descriptions of configurables. The method receives a request from a computer that includes a geographic location. The method searches the stored information about providers in order to identify a list of provider servers that auto-configure configurables in the geographic location. The method sends information and the list of provider servers to the computer, and the sent information includes provider names, provider rank, provider landing URL, and descriptions of configurables. The method receives auditing information from the computer including a provider server selected from the list, a transaction for a selected configurable, and an indication that the selected configurable is operational. The method ranks provider servers based upon ranking factors including audit information received from plural computers."
The patent application was filed on Aug. 15, 2006 (11/464,821). 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=8,090,766.PN.&OS=PN/8,090,766&RS=PN/8,090,766
Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar.
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Remote Sales Assigned Patent
ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 5 -- Remote Sales, Las Vegas, has been assigned a patent (8,090,783) developed by Marcellino Tanumihardja, Lynnwood, Wash., and Gregory A. Brown, Mercer Island, Wash., for a "managed messaging platform with message response aggregation."
The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Software is executed on a wireless device for presenting a response aggregation drawn upon a message having at least two desired recipients. The software of presenting at least two message-structure item questions via the wireless device and receives input requesting response aggregation drawn upon the message having at least two desired recipients and transmits the message to at least one of the at least two desired recipients using the wireless device."
The patent application was filed on March 10, 2008 (12/045,181). 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=8,090,783.PN.&OS=PN/8,090,783&RS=PN/8,090,783
Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar.
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Microsoft Assigned Patent for Dynamic Content Change Notification
ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 5 -- Microsoft, Redmond, Wash., has been assigned a patent (8,090,776) developed by seven co-inventors for a "dynamic content change notification." The co-inventors are Michael I. Torres, Seattle, Stephen P. Rosato, Woodinville, Wash., Jason C. Fluegel, Seattle, Thomas A. Jeyaseelan, Kirkland, Wash., DeEtte M. Day, Seattle, Eyal Z. Axelrod, Redmond, Wash., and German A. Gil, Redmond, Wash.
The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A content page is configured by a user and located on a network. Changes made to the content page are automatically communicated with notifications to a group of contacts for the user. Only contacts with permission to view the content page, or the changed content, will receive the notification and have permission to view the changes. A visual indicator notifies contacts that a content page of one of their contacts has been changed. When the visual indicator or some other contact indicator is selected by the user, a summary module can be provided. The summary module is a portal to network content, including the content page."
The patent application was filed on Nov. 1, 2004 (10/978,558). 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=8,090,776.PN.&OS=PN/8,090,776&RS=PN/8,090,776
Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar.
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Qualcomm Atheros Assigned Patent
ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 5 -- Qualcomm Atheros, San Jose, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,089,901) developed by six co-inventors for a "communicating in a network that includes a medium having varying transmission characteristics." The co-inventors are Lawrence W. Yonge III, Ocala, Fla., Srinivas Katar, Ocala, Fla., James E. Petranovich, La Jolla, Calif., Neal Riedel, Carlsbad, Calif., George M. Peponides, Encinitas, Calif., and Wai Chung Chan, Vancouver, Wash.
The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method and corresponding system for operating in a network in which stations communicate over a shared medium are presented. The shared medium has at least one varying channel characteristic that varies approximately periodically. The method includes providing repeated beacon transmissions from a coordinator station for coordinating transmissions among a plurality of the stations, wherein at least some beacon transmissions are synchronized to the varying channel characteristic; and transmitting from a first station to at least one receiving station during a time slot determined based on at least one of the beacon transmissions received by the first station from the coordinator station."
The patent application was filed on Dec. 1, 2009 (12/628,507). 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=80,89,901.PN.&OS=PN/80,89,901&RS=PN/80,89,901
Written by Ruby Maibam; edited by Jaya Anand.
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Neocific Assigned Patent
ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 5 -- Neocific, Bellevue, Wash., has been assigned a patent (8,089,911) developed by four co-inventors for "methods and apparatus for cellular broadcasting and communication system." The co-inventors are Haiming Huang, Bellevue, Wash., Xiaodong Li, Kirkland, Wash., Titus Lo, Bellevue, Wash., and Kemin Li, Bellevue, Wash.
The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "In a cellular wireless network, methods and apparatus are disclosed for a signal broadcasting scheme that can be individually augmented for users with poor reception. The network employs a first downlink channel (broadcast CH) for broadcasting data to all mobile stations (S1, S2, S3), a second downlink channel (regular CH) for sending signals to a specific mobile station in a cell, and an uplink channel for feeding back information to the base station. To achieve a certain user reception quality, the system adjusts its broadcasting parameters based on the statistical analysis of the feedback data (feedback). If some users still require better reception, the system individually augments their broadcast signals via the second downlink channels. Methods and apparatus are also disclosed for synchronization of data distribution by base stations (1,2), which, in part, allows the receivers to combine the receiving signals and improve their reception quality."
The patent application was filed on March 24, 2006 (11/571,468). 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=80,89,911.PN.&OS=PN/80,89,911&RS=PN/80,89,911
Written by Ruby Maibam; edited by Jaya Anand.
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Unifi Scientific Advances Assigned Patent
ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 5 -- Unifi Scientific Advances, Longview, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,089,955) developed by five co-inventors for a "system and method for providing internet based phone conferences using multiple codecs." The co-inventors are Kyle Granger, San Francisco, Edward A. Lerner, San Francisco, James E.G. Morris, San Jose, Calif., Jonathan B. Blossom, San Francisco, and Martin Hunt, Issaquah, Wash.
The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method of communicating digitized speech from a transmitting forum participant comprises the step of receiving a data structure that includes said digitized speech. The data structure is analyzed to determine whether the digitized speech is redundantly represented in a plurality of forms in the data structure. A portion of the data structure is forwarded to a receiving forum participant, thereby communicating the digitized speech from the transmitting forum participant. In this method, when the digitized speech is redundantly represented in the data structure in a plurality of forms, the forwarding step includes a step of selecting one or more forms, based on a function, from the plurality of forms in the data structure. Furthermore, the portion of the data structure that is forwarded to the receiving forum participant includes data in the data structure that corresponds to each of the selected one or more forms."
The patent application was filed on May 5, 2008 (12/151,338). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=80,89,955.PN.&OS=PN/80,89,955&RS=PN/80,89,955
Written by Ruby Maibam; edited by Jaya Anand.
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Fluke Assigned Patent
ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 5 -- Fluke, Everett, Wash., has been assigned a patent (8,089,869) developed by James W. Kisela, Snohomish, Wash., and Steven Koller, Yorktown Heights, N.Y., for a "method and apparatus of duplicate packet detection and discard."
The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Duplicate packet detection and discard employs hash values and time stamps of received packet data, wherein the hash value is employed as an index to a table, and if data at a table entry has a time stamp near a time of the packet data, a duplicate is determined."
The patent application was filed on Feb. 25, 2009 (12/392,975). 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=80,89,869.PN.&OS=PN/80,89,869&RS=PN/80,89,869
Written by Ruby Maibam; edited by Jaya Anand.
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TeleCommunication Systems Assigned Patent
ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 5 -- TeleCommunication Systems, Annapolis, Md., has been assigned a patent (8,090,341) developed by Don Mitchell, Bellevue, Wash., for an "integrated services user part (ISUP) /session initiation protocol (SIP) gateway for unlicensed mobile access (UMA) emergency services call flow."
The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An ISUP/SIP gateway is implemented to encapsulate SS7 location requests from a switched telephone network into an Internet protocol SIP message including one or more location objects. The ISUP/SIP gateway is implemented between a mobile switching center (MSC) and a VoIP positioning center (VPC) to provide support of unlicensed mobile access (UMA) voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) call routing, e.g., for E9-1-1, 4-1-1, 2-1-1, etc. The disclosed location objects that are encapsulated into a SIP message includes calling party number, called party number, CGI, International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI), mobility indicator, and/or access point MAC address. At the SIP/ISUP gateway, SS7 integrated services user part (ISUP) location request messages are encapsulated within SIP. The SIP encapsulated location request message is then routed over the Internet to a destination VoIP positioning center (VPC)."
The patent application was filed on July 17, 2006 (11/487,334). 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=8,090,341&OS=8,090,341&RS=8,090,341
Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar.
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Visiongate Assigned Patent
ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 5 -- Visiongate, Phoenix, has been assigned a patent (8,090,183) developed by four co-inventors for a "pattern noise correction for pseudo projections." The co-inventors are Michael G. Meyer, Seattle, Jon W. Hayenga, Redmond, Wash., Thomas M. Abbott, Issaquah, Wash., and David E. Steinhauer, Lynnwood, Wash.
The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Correcting pattern noise projection images includes acquiring a set of projection images with an optical tomography system including a processor, where each of the set of projection images is acquired at a different angle of view. A threshold is applied to each projection image produce a set of threshold images. Each threshold image may optionally be dilated to produce a set of dilated images that are summed to form an ensemble image. Each of the dilated images is processed to produce a set of binary images. The set of binary images are summed to form an ensemble mask. The ensemble image is divided by the ensemble mask to yield a background pattern noise image. Each projection image is multiplied by a scaling factor and divided by the background pattern noise to produce a quotient image that is filtered to produce a noise corrected projection image."
The patent application was filed on March 12, 2009 (12/403,231). 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=8090183.PN.&OS=PN/8090183&RS=PN/8090183
Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar.
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Indiana, Washington Inventors Develop Patent for Leak Detecting Hose
ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 5 -- James C. Betz, South Bend, Ind., and Geoffrey A. Barnes, Kennewick, Wash., have developed a patent (8,087,430) for a leak detecting hose.
The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A leak detecting hose for transporting fluid. The hose has an inner and outer layer. The outer layer circumscribes the inner layer. A transition layer is located between the inner and outer layer, and the transition layer provides a flow path for the fluid in the hose when the inner layer is breached. A first conductive wire is placed in contact with the transition layer, and a second conductive wire is placed in contact with the transition layer. The conductive wires are adjacent to and spaced from each other. When the inner layer of the hose is breached, the first and second wires will contact the fluid in the flow path. The conductive wires are radially equidistant from the center of the hose and helically wound around the inner layer. The transition layer may include reinforcement material, which can have filaments that provide a flow path for the fluid."
The patent application was filed on Feb. 26, 2009 (12/393,731). 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=8,087,430.PN.&OS=PN/8,087,430&RS=PN/8,087,430
Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar.
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Washington Inventor Develop Patent for Systems and Methods for Boat Anesthetization of Aquatic Animals
ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 5 -- Kerry Smith, La Center, Wash., has developed a patent (8,087,384) for "systems and methods for boat anesthetization of aquatic animals."
The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A boat holding tank for anesthetizing fish is described having a pulsator, with the pulsator having an anode output and a cathode output; a holding tank capable of receiving an aquatic animal, the holding tank further comprising an anode probe and a cathode probe, with the anode cathode probe of the holding tank switchably connected to the anode and cathode output of the pulsator, such that when the pulsator is activated the aquatic animal in the holding tank is anesthetized."
The patent application was filed on April 9, 2010 (12/757,386). 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=8,087,384.PN.&OS=PN/8,087,384&RS=PN/8,087,384
Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar.
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