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U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in Georgia (June 26)
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ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 26 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Georgia.
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Georgia Inventor Develops Patent for Dual-screen Portable Computer
ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 26 -- Les Szabolcsi, Atlanta, has developed a patent (8,203,832) for a dual-screen portable computer.
The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A dual-screen portable computer may include a housing, a central processing unit coupled to the housing, a first video monitor electrically connected to the central processing unit and configured to display a computerized image from a first direction, and a panel. The panel may include a second video monitor electrically connected to the central processing unit and configured to display an identical computerized image from a second direction substantially opposite to the first direction, and an electronic signature capture pad electrically connected to the central processing unit."
The patent application was filed on July 2, 2008 (12/665,813). 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=8,203,832&OS=8,203,832&RS=8,203,832
Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi.
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AT&T Intellectual Property I Assigned Patent
ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 26 -- AT&T Intellectual Property I, has been assigned a patent (8,204,042) developed by Thomas Arnold Anschutz, Conyers, Ga., Nicholas Steven Huslak, Duluth, Ga., Edgar Vaughan Shrum Jr., Smyrna, Ga., for "methods, systems, and computer program products for establishing VoIP service in a network."
The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) service is established in a network that that includes a Regional/Access Network (RAN) that facilitates differentiated end-to-end data transport between an Application Service Provider (ASP) and a Customer Premises Network (CPN) that includes Customer Premises Equipment (CPE). Application Programming interface (API) calls are used at the ASP to communicate with the RAN to establish VoIP service for the user having a user selected bandwidth and/or QoS associated therewith."
The patent application was filed on Sept. 3, 2004 (10/933,940). 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=8,204,042&OS=8,204,042&RS=8,204,042
Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi.
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United Kingdom, Georgia Inventors Develop Patent for Sharing a Graphical Processing Unit Between a Plurality of Programs
ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 26 -- Graham Clemie, London, and Dedrick Duckett, Jasper, Ga., have developed a patent (8,203,568) for a "sharing a graphical processing unit between a plurality of programs."
The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A centralised server in a bank (50) of servers runs a program for use by a user at a remote terminal (52, 56, 58). In the server, a plurality of programs share a GPU and instructions are used to cause the GPU to store the frames representing graphics of different programs at different memory locations. The frames are compressed and transmitted to remote terminals. Optionally the invention also allows for GPU time slice allocation, such that the GPU completes rendering the frame of one program before it renders the frame of another program. Optionally the invention also allows delivering false information about the capabilities of the GPU to the programs."
The patent application was filed on Nov. 16, 2011 (13/298,266). 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=8,203,568&OS=8,203,568&RS=8,203,568
Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi.
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Ricoh Assigned Patent
ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 26 -- Ricoh, Tokyo, has been assigned a patent (8,203,744) developed by Kazutaka Oba, Johns Creek, Ga., and Tomoki Hattori, Duluth, Ga., for a "system and method for registration device location."
The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method of connecting an image forming apparatus (IFA) to a network and assigning the IFA a network address, selecting a map file image from a plurality of map file images, the selected map file image corresponding to a regional location of the IFA, outputting the selected map file image, selecting a location on the map file image which corresponds to a physical location of the IFA, and storing the location and the network address. An IFA configured to implement the method."
The patent application was filed on Dec. 17, 2008 (12/337,302). 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=8,203,744&OS=8,203,744&RS=8,203,744
Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi.
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United Parcel Service of America Assigned Patent
ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 26 -- United Parcel Service of America has been assigned a patent (8,204,243) developed by Steven L. Smith, Buford, Ga., for a "synthetic engine sound for electric vehicle based on detected direction of travel."
The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A vehicle enunciator includes a storage device having sound data, a vehicle speed portion, an accelerator portion, and at least one speaker. The vehicle enunciator may be configured or attached to a vehicle, such as an electric car. The vehicle speed portion detects the speed of a vehicle, while the accelerator portion detects the position of the accelerator pedal of the vehicle. Using the outputs from the vehicle speed portion and accelerator portion, the sound data from the storage device is adjusted with regards to frequency and amplitude, respectively. At least one speaker then produces sound based upon the adjusted sound data."
The patent application was filed on Sept. 21, 2007 (11/859,201). 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=8,204,243&OS=8,204,243&RS=8,204,243
Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi.
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Research In Motion Assigned Patent
ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 26 -- Research In Motion, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, has been assigned a patent (8,204,197) developed by Shen-Yuan Michael Yap, Sherman Oaks, Calif., and Douglas Gisby, Atlanta, for a "method and system for conference call scheduling via e-mail."
The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method and system for conference call scheduling using e-mail. The method and system can receive and parse an e-mail received from a conference moderator, containing scheduling and participant information and schedule a conference call with minimal further user intervention. In essence, the method and system can operate as a virtual administrative assistant to identify and collect telephone contact information for each of the proposed conference call participants, using a customizable hierarchy of internal and external sources of contact information. In this manner, the conference moderator does not need know telephone contact information for each conference call participant."
The patent application was filed on Feb. 27, 2009 (12/394,408). 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=8,204,197&OS=8,204,197&RS=8,204,197
Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi.
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Georgia Inventor Develops Patent for Process for Modifying Fuel Solids
ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 26 -- David Walker Taylor, Athens, Ga., has developed a patent (8,202,399) for a "process for modifying fuel solids."
The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The invention provides a process for comminuting coal or other fuel solids in a shear field, and for optionally coating the solids with catalysts for combustion, liquefaction, and or gasification during the milling process. The process further provides for control of water content in the solids may be controlled before, during and after the milling in order to obtain micronized solids with fine hydration layers. The output fuel solids from the process can burn at low temperatures, avoiding emissions of nitrogen oxides, and they also have improved properties for surfactant-free suspension in either water or oil media, as well as for liquefaction and gasification."
The patent application was filed on Feb. 10, 2009 (12/378,013). 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=8,202,399.PN.&OS=PN/8,202,399&RS=PN/8,202,399
Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar.
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Georgia Inventor Develops Patent for Follicular Extraction Punch and Method
ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 26 -- John P. Cole, Atlanta, has developed a patent (8,202,279) for a "follicular extraction punch and method."
The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method and apparatus disclosed herein may incise into a patient's skin to a precise depth and at a specific angle with respect to a surface of the patient's to extract individual follicular groups or individual follicular units. An apparatus as disclosed herein may precisely limit a depth of an incision, and perform a circular incision around a hair, follicular unit, or follicular cluster without damaging any hair shafts."
The patent application was filed on Nov. 9, 2006 (11/558,338). 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=8,202,279.PN.&OS=PN/8,202,279&RS=PN/8,202,279
Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar.
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MHT Mold & Hotrunner Technology Assigned Patent
ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 26 -- MHT Mold & Hotrunner Technology, Hochheim, Germany, has been assigned a patent (8,202,081) developed by Witold Neter, Newnan, Ga., Helmut Thoemmes, Kastel, Germany, and Marek Hoenisch, Huenstetten, Germany, for a "mould cavity with decoupled cooling-channel routing."
The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A cavity member for a mold cavity structure for the production of hollow body moldings, wherein the cavity member has a substantially hollow-cylindrical element, wherein a cooling passage is provided at the outside of the hollow-cylindrical element. To provide a cavity member which is simple to manufacture and which permits more effective cooling of the cavity member it is proposed in accordance with the invention that there are provided one or more guide elements for forming the cooling passage, wherein the guide elements and the hollow-cylindrical element are in the form of separate parts."
The patent application was filed on June 14, 2007 (12/308,285). 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=8,202,081.PN.&OS=PN/8,202,081&RS=PN/8,202,081
Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar.
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Kids II Assigned Patent
ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 26 -- Kids II, Atlanta, has been assigned a patent (8,201,291) developed by Stephen R. Burns, Cumming, Ga., Peter D. Jackson, Alpharetta, Ga., and Mark Mendes, Loganville, Ga., for a "redundant support feature for bassinet assembly and play yard combination."
The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Various embodiments include a play yard and bassinet assembly combination. The play yard includes upper and lower horizontal frame members vertically spaced apart from each other, vertical frame members disposed between the upper and lower horizontal frame members, first and second redundant support members, and first and second mating redundant support members. The first redundant support member and the second redundant support member are disposed in a spaced apart arrangement adjacent a first vertical frame member a second vertical frame member, respectively. The first and second mating redundant support members are disposed adjacent an outer perimeter of the floor of the bassinet assembly. The first mating redundant support member is configured for engaging the first redundant support member, and the second mating redundant support member is configured for engaging the second redundant support member to provide additional vertical support for the floor of the bassinet assembly."
The patent application was filed on Sept. 24, 2008 (12/236,743). 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=8,201,291&OS=8,201,291&RS=8,201,291
Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar.
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Georgia Inventors Develop Patent for Azalea Plant Named `MNIHAR019`
ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 26 -- James O. Harris, Lawrenceville, Ga., and Ella Ruth Harris, Lawrenceville, Ga., State have been issued a patent (PP22,795) for an "Azalea plant named 'MNIHAR019'."
The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A new and distinct variety of Azalea plant with spring and fall blooming; attractive, showy, single red-orange flowers; easily propagated by semi-hardwood cuttings in late spring through summer; moderate growth rate under normal fertilization and moisture conditions; broadly-rounded and freely-branching in habit; grows well in containers; thrives in shade or sun; and is hardy in Zone 6, is disclosed."
The patent application was filed on Feb. 25, 2011 (12/932,431). 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=PP22,795&OS=PP22,795&RS=PP22,795
Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar.
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Georgia Inventor Develops Patent for Control of Enhanced Application Features Via a Conditional Access System
ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 26 -- Anthony J. Wasilewski, Alpharetta, Ga., has developed a patent (8,205,243) for a "control of enhanced application features via a conditional access system."
The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A service provider provides conditional access to data that is decrypted by authorized set-top boxes (DHCTs). The encrypted programs include encrypted enhanced programs by adding a field to entitlement management messages and corresponding entitlement control messages."
The patent application was filed on Dec. 16, 2005 (11/275,183). 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=8,205,243&OS=8,205,243&RS=8,205,243
Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar.
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Arkansas, Louisiana, Georgia Inventors Develop Patent for Dual Path Kiln Improvement
ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 26 -- Douglas M. Tinsley, Hot Springs, Ark., Terry R. Freeman, Russellville, Ark., William S. Smoke, Homer, La., and Levi A. Pollard, Appling, Ga., have developed a patent (8,201,501) for a "dual path kiln improvement."
The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A dual path kiln is provided that includes a kiln having one or more chambers and at least two lumber charge paths adapted to convey lumber through the kiln in opposite directions by means of a track having two rails in which a pusher device pushes the lumber through the kiln and comprises a variable output electric motor to effect a high degree of accurate control of the movement speed of the pusher device and the lumber it's pushing and wherein the pusher device includes a faceplate having two side walls extending from said faceplate to engage the side of the lumber in order to greatly enhance stability of the lumber while it is being transported and minimize the risk of spillage."
The patent application was filed on Sept. 4, 2009 (12/554,165). 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=8,201,501&OS=8,201,501&RS=8,201,501
Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar.
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Georgia Inventors Develop Patent for Gas Pedal Locking Assembly
ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 26 -- Herbert J. Haag, Columbus, Ga., and James Delrosario, Columbus, Ga., have developed a patent (8,201,655) for a "gas pedal locking assembly."
The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A gas pedal locking assembly for immobilizing the gas pedal of a vehicle to prevent theft includes a pedal arm having a first portion and a second portion. A pedal is coupled to the first portion. A protrusion extends from the pedal arm and has a pivot aperture extending therethrough. A fixed pivot pin extends through the pivot aperture. A locking mechanism is provided for holding the second portion of the pedal arm in a static position to prevent pivoting of the pedal arm."
The patent application was filed on June 4, 2010 (12/793,777). 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=8,201,655&OS=8,201,655&RS=8,201,655
Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar.
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