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U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in Ohio (Dec. 22)
[December 22, 2011]

U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in Ohio (Dec. 22)


(Targeted News Service Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Targeted News Service Targeted News Service ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 22 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Ohio.

*** IXIA Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 21 -- IXIA, Calabasas, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,081,578) developed by four co-inventors for "methods, systems, and computer readable media for automatically categorizing voice over internet protocol (VoIP) subscriber devices in accordance with VoIP test and call quality data." The co-inventors are Richard L. Adam, Lancaster, Calif., Carl Mottayaw, Bellefontaine, Ohio, Richard Van Schaik, Galena, Ohio, and Rex Hester, Bear Creek, N.C.



The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Methods, systems, and computer readable media for categorizing voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) subscriber device numbers in accordance to test call results are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method includes creating a plurality of VoIP test call lists within a test call system and assigning VoIP subscriber device numbers to the plurality of VoIP test call lists. Each of VoIP subscriber device numbers is tested based on the test call list to which each of the VoIP subscriber device numbers is assigned, wherein each test call list corresponds to at least one of a test call type and a test call frequency associated with the test call list. The method also includes obtaining call quality data for at least one of the VoIP subscriber device numbers and automatically reassigning one or more of the VoIP subscriber device numbers to a different test call list based on at least one of results of the testing and the call quality data." The patent application was filed on Feb. 28, 2009 (12/395,657). 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=80,81,578.PN.&OS=PN/80,81,578&RS=PN/80,81,578 Written by Ruby Maibam; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Rockwell Automated Technologies Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 22 -- Rockwell Automated Technologies, Mayfield Heights, Ohio, has been assigned a patent (8,082,123) developed by six co-inventors for "interactive diagnostics having graphical playback and solution implementation capabilities." The co-inventors are Shafin A. Virji, Vancouver, Canada, Kevin G. Gordon, Annacis Island Delta, Canada, Clifton H. Bromley, New Westminster, Canada, Eric G. Dorgelo, Port Moody, Canada, Marc D. Semkow, Burnaby, Canada, and Douglas J. Reichard, Fairview, Ohio.


The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A system(s) and method(s) that facilitates diagnosing a HMI system and automatically applying a solution to correct and/or update the HMI system. According to a feature is an interactive diagnosis system for an human machine interface (HMI) system. The interactive diagnosis system includes a data capture component that captures HMI system information and a diagnostic component that accepts a user input relating to an HMI system and receives the HMI system information from the data capture component. The user input can be communicated through an interactive voice response system. Also included in the interactive diagnosis system is an engine component that receives the user input and based in part on the captured HMI system information selectively requests diagnostic and solution information from a data source and automatically applies the solution to the HMI system." The patent application was filed on Sept. 30, 2005 (11/239,960). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=8,082,123&OS=8,082,123&RS=8,082,123 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi.

*** Kent State University, Komitov Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 22 -- Kent State University, Kent, Ohio, and Lachezar Komitov, Gothenburg, Sweden, have been assigned a patent (8,081,272) developed by Lachezar Komitov, Liang-Chy Chien, Hudson, Ohio, and Sang Hwa Kim, Suwon, South Korea, for "method of fabricating electro-optical devices with polymer-stabilized liquid crystal molecules." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "In a preparation method, a chiral or cholesteric liquid crystal, a photoreactive monomer, and a photoinitiator are disposed in a liquid crystal cell. A principal surface of the liquid crystal cell is illuminated with ultraviolet light selected to have a non-uniform ultraviolet light intensity profile in the liquid crystal cell. The illuminating cooperates with the photoinitiator to polymerize at least a portion of the photoreactive monomer near the principal surface to generate a polymer network having a density corresponding to the non-uniform ultraviolet light intensity profile. The polymer network biases the liquid crystal toward a selected helical alignment direction. In some embodiments, the illuminating includes illuminating with first and second ultraviolet light intensity profiles to produce surface and volume polymer network components." The patent application was filed on Feb. 25, 2009 (12/392,389). 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=8,081,272&OS=8,081,272&RS=8,081,272 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi.

*** Cleveland Clinic Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 22 -- Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, has been assigned a patent (8,082,033) developed by Ali R. Rezai, Bratenhal, Ohio, and Nagi Hatoum, Cleveland Heights, Ohio, for a "system and method for providing a waveform for stimulating biological tissue." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An implantable programmable stimulator system includes memory that stores waveform data for at least one waveform. A playback system provides at least one output waveform based on the waveform data." The patent application was filed on April 13, 2006 (11/404,006). 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=8,082,033&OS=8,082,033&RS=8,082,033 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi.

*** Global Precision Solutions Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 22 -- Global Precision Solutions, Grand Junction, Colo., has been assigned a patent (8,081,112) developed by five co-inventors for a "system and method for collecting information related to utility assets." The co-inventors are Layne D. Tucker, Grande Prairie, Calif., John Lepper, Carpenteria, Calif., Daniel E. Colby, Newark, Ohio, Page Tucker, Charlotte, N.C., and Tom Y. Sawyer Jr., Palisade, Colo.

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method and apparatus, including software, for the development and operational use of precise utility location and utility asset management information. Field-usable data sets may be produced that meet standards of accuracy and usability that are sufficient for use by field operations personnel participating in damage prevention activities associated with ground penetrating projects (e.g., excavating, trenching, boring, driving, and tunneling) or other asset applications. Some embodiments relate to integrating utility asset data including coordinate location, and geographical information data using a consistently available and accurate coordinates reference for collecting the data and for aligning the geographical information data. Some embodiments relate to managing projects with equipment that provides real time images and the updating of the data as required with this desired accuracy." The patent application was filed on Nov. 3, 2009 (12/611,871). 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=8,081,112&OS=8,081,112&RS=8,081,112 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi.

*** Rockwell Automation Technologies Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 22 -- Rockwell Automation Technologies, Mayfield Heights, Ohio, has been assigned a patent (8,081,466) developed by Andrew P. Kaufman, Milwaukee, and Douglas R. Bodmann, Shaker Heights, Ohio, for an overmolded electronics enclosure.

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An enclosure for electronics includes a body with a metal component and a polymeric component overmolded onto the metal component so as to be connected to the metal component without fasteners. The body defines a recess. A heat sink is defined in the metal component. A printed circuit board is located in the recess and includes a plurality of electronic components mounted thereon. The polymeric component includes at least one attachment feature that captures the printed circuit board at a select location in the recess such that: (i) at least a first one of the electronic components is electrically connected to a contact region of the metal component that is exposed through a portion of said polymeric component; (ii) at least a second one of the electronic components is electrically isolated from the metal component by an electrical isolation zone of the polymeric component; and (ii) at least a third one of the electronic components is located adjacent a thermal transfer region of the metal component that underlies the heat sink. The thermal transfer region is uncovered by the polymeric component so as to be exposed in the recess." The patent application was filed on July 6, 2009 (12/497,917). 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=8,081,466.PN.&OS=PN/8,081,466&RS=PN/8,081,466 Written by Shabnam Sheikh; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Laird Technologies Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 22 -- Laird Technologies, Chesterfield, Mo., has been assigned a patent (8,081,468) developed by Richard F. Hill, Parkman, Ohio, and Robert Michael Smythe, Ewing, N.J., for "memory modules including compliant multilayered thermally-conductive interface assemblies." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "According to various aspects of the present disclosure, exemplary embodiments are disclosed of thermally-conductive interface assemblies suitable for use in dissipating heat from one or more components of a memory module. The thermally-conductive interface assembly may generally include a flexible heat-spreading material having first and second sides and one or more perforations extending through the flexible heat-spreading material from the first side to the second side. The flexible heat-spreading material may be sandwiched between first and second layers of soft thermal interface material. A portion of the soft thermal interface material may be disposed within the one or more perforations. The thermally-conductive interface assembly may be positioned relative to one or more components of a memory module to provide a thermally-conductive heat path from the one or more components to the first layer of soft thermal interface material." The patent application was filed on June 17, 2009 (12/486,472). 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=8,081,468.PN.&OS=PN/8,081,468&RS=PN/8,081,468 Written by Shabnam Sheikh; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Ethicon Endo-Surgery Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 22 -- Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Cincinnati, has been assigned a patent (8,081,810) developed by James W. Voegele, Cincinnati, for a "recognizing a real world fiducial in image data of a patient." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A storage medium contains a program which instructs a computer to recognize a predetermined shape of each of at least one portion of a medical assembly as a real-world fiducial in image data of a patient when the image data includes the predetermined shape and is received by the digital computer. The at-least-one portion has another function apart from functioning as a real-world fiducial. A medical apparatus includes a medical assembly and a storage medium. The medical assembly includes a component having at-least-one portion each with a predetermined shape. The storage medium contains a program which instructs a computer to recognize the predetermined shape of each of the at-least-one portion as a real-world fiducial in image data of a patient when the image data includes the predetermined shape and is received by the digital computer. The component has another function apart from functioning as a real-world fiducial." The patent application was filed on March 22, 2007 (11/726,653). 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=8081810.PN.&OS=PN/8081810&RS=PN/8081810 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar.

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