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U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in New Jersey (Nov. 16)
[November 16, 2012]

U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in New Jersey (Nov. 16)


(Targeted News Service Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Targeted News Service Targeted News Service ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 16 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in New Jersey.

*** SRI International Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 16 -- SRI International, Menlo Park, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,310,554) developed by four co-inventors for a "method and apparatus for performing coordinated multi-PTZ camera tracking." The co-inventors are Manoj Aggarwal, Plainsboro, N.J., Deepak Sethi, Bangalore, India, Supun Samarasekera, Princeton, N.J., and Vince Paragano, Yardley, Pa.



The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A system for tracking at least one object is disclosed. The system includes a plurality of communicatively connected visual sensing units configured to capture visual data related to the at least one object The system also includes a manager component communicatively connected to the plurality of visual sensing units. The manager component is configured to assign one visual sensing unit to act as a visual sensing unit in a master mode and at least one visual sensing unit to act as a visual sensing unit in a slave mode. The manager component is further configured to transmit at least one control signal to the plurality of visual sensing units, and receive the visual data from the plurality of visual sensing units." The patent application was filed on Sept. 20, 2006 (11/524,134). 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=8,310,554&OS=8,310,554&RS=8,310,554 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi.

*** Franklin Electronic Publishers Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 16 -- Franklin Electronic Publishers, Burlington, N.J., has been assigned a patent (8,311,254) developed by Barry J. Lipsky, Burlington, N.J., and Eric A. Langberg, Milford, Pa., for a speaker system.


The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An audio speaker comprises three modules stacked on one another to form a tower. The bottom module generates a magneto-strictive output that is coupled to the structure on which the bottom module stands to cause audio signal radiation from that structure. The top module has an upwardly facing cone speaker that radiates audio signals primarily in the upper audio frequency range. These two audio signal radiations combine to provide a more comprehensive frequency range signal than is normally obtained at the small size of the tower. An intermediate module plays media such as an audio card. The modules are releasably held together by embedded magnets in the adjacent facing surfaces of the modules. Signal information is transmitted between modules by terminals on adjacent facing surfaces. The upwardly facing surface has a set of recessed spring loaded upwardly extending terminals. The mating terminals on the downwardly facing surface are flush with the surface contact terminals." The patent application was filed on Sept. 21, 2010 (12/886,785). 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=8,311,254&OS=8,311,254&RS=8,311,254 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar.

*** AT&T Intellectual Property II Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 16 -- AT&T Intellectual Property II, Atlanta, has been assigned a patent (8,311,221) developed by Mikhail Brodsky, Millburn, N.J., and Mark David Feuer, Colts Neck, N.J., for an "architecture for reconfigurable quantum key distribution networks based on entangled photons directed by a wavelength selective switch." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A system and method for securing communications between a plurality of users communicating over an optical network. The system utilizes a fixed or tunable source optical generator to generate entangled photon pairs, distribute the photons and establish a key exchange between users. The distribution of entangled photon pairs is implemented via at least one wavelength selective switch." The patent application was filed on Jan. 15, 2008 (12/008,926). 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=8,311,221&OS=8,311,221&RS=8,311,221 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar.

*** Intel Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 16 -- Intel, Santa Clara, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,310,501) developed by Benjamin M. Cahill III, Ringoes, N.J., for "analyzing alpha values for flicker filtering." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A flicker filter is adjusted according to degree of alpha blending performed on a display signal. For some weakly showing graphics images, a lower flicker filter level may be implemented or the flicker filter may be turned off. A threshold for turning off the flicker filter may be programmable. Other embodiments are described and claimed." The patent application was filed on July 13, 2011 (13/181,877). 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=8,310,501&OS=8,310,501&RS=8,310,501 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi.

*** GE Sensing & Inspection Technologies Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 16 -- GE Sensing & Inspection Technologies, Schenectady, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,310,533) developed by four co-inventors for an "inspection apparatus for inspecting articles." The co-inventors are Bradford Morse, Syracuse, N.Y., Thomas Eldred Lambdin, Auburn, N.Y., Clark A. Bendall, Syracuse, N.Y., Edward B. Hubben, Skaneateles, N.Y., Thomas W. Karpen, Skaneateles, N.Y., and Bruce A. Pellegrino, Far Hills, N.J.

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An inspection apparatus can include an application guiding an inspector in the performance of an inspection. The application can be provided in such form as to be modified. In one embodiment, an application for guiding an inspector can be modified responsively to data collected by an inspection apparatus of an inspection system. In one embodiment an application for guiding an inspector can be modified responsively to data output by a data output device." The patent application was filed on Dec. 22, 2006 (11/645,073). 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=8,310,533&OS=8,310,533&RS=8,310,533 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi.

*** Edda Technology Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 16 -- Edda Technology, Princeton Junction, N.J., has been assigned a patent (8,311,299) developed by four co-inventors for a "method and system for intelligent qualitative and quantitative analysis of digital radiography softcopy reading." The co-inventors are Jianzhong Qian, Princeton Junction, N.J., Li Fan, Belle Mead, N.J., Guo-Qing Wei, Plainsboro, N.J., and Cheng-Chung Liang, West Windsor, N.J.

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The present invention describes a method and system for intelligent diagnostic relevant information processing and analysis. Information associated with a patient is processed via an image reading platform. Based on such processed information, a matrix of diagnosis decisions containing diagnostic related information is generated via a matrix of diagnosis decision platform. A diagnostic decision is made based on the diagnostic relevant information. The image reading platform and/or the matrix of diagnosis decision platform encapsulate information and toolkits to be used to manipulate the information." The patent application was filed on March 19, 2009 (12/407,335). 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=8,311,299&OS=8,311,299&RS=8,311,299 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar.

*** AT&T Intellectual Property I Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 16 -- AT&T Intellectual Property I, Atlanta, has been assigned a patent (8,311,295) developed by Brian Scott Amento, Morris Plains, N.J., Christopher Harrison, Mount Kisco, N.Y., and Larry Stead, Upper Montclair, N.J., for "avatars in social interactive television." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Virtual environments are presented on displays along with multimedia programs to permit viewers to participate in a social interactive television environment. The virtual environments include avatars that are created and maintained in part using continually updated animation data that may be captured from cameras that monitor viewing areas in a plurality of sites. User input from the viewers may be processed in determining which viewers are presented in instances of the virtual environment. Continually updating the animation data results in avatars accurately depicting a viewer's facial expressions and other characteristics. Presence data may be collected and used to determine when to capture background images from a viewing area that may later be subtracted during the capture of animation data. Speech recognition technology may be employed to provide callouts within a virtual environment." The patent application was filed on Nov. 30, 2011 (13/308,335). 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=8,311,295&OS=8,311,295&RS=8,311,295 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar.

*** Avaya Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 16 -- Avaya, Basking Ridge, N.J., has been assigned a patent (8,311,208) developed by Rouba Ibrahim, New York, and Patrick Tendick, Basking Ridge, N.J., for a "method for predicting call waiting times." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method is provided for the production of accurate waiting time estimates based on at least one of (i) a queue arrival rate and (ii) estimated queue length. In a first embodiment of the present invention, the waiting time for a caller is determined on the basis of a queue arrival rate. In a second embodiment of the present invention, the waiting time for a caller is determined on the basis of a queue length estimate. The queue length estimate is a prediction of the size of the queue at a given time instant." The patent application was filed on March 25, 2010 (12/731,994). 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=8,311,208&OS=8,311,208&RS=8,311,208 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar.

*** AT&T Intellectual Property II Assigned Patent for Automatic Mute Detection ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 16 -- AT&T Intellectual Property II, Atlanta, has been assigned a patent (8,311,196) developed by Karrie Hanson, Westfield, N.J., and Eric Cheung, New York, for an automatic mute detection.

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A system and methodology for managing a mute function muting a connection to a conference call or other communication is disclosed. The system is implemented when the mute function is activated on a line connected to a conference call through a telecommunications network. The method includes receiving a sound, determining whether the sound meets predetermined criteria and if the sound meets predetermined criteria then performing a mute status operation." The patent application was filed on Sept. 15, 2008 (12/283,657). 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=8,311,196&OS=8,311,196&RS=8,311,196 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar.

*** Verizon Services, Verizon Data Services Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 16 -- Verizon Services, Ashburn, Va., and Verizon Data Services, Temple Rerrace, Fla., have been assigned a patent (8,311,199) developed by four co-inventors for "methods and systems for configuring and providing conference calls with customized caller id information." The co-inventors are Christopher L. Helbling, Norwalk, Conn., Craig L. Reding, Midland Park, N.J., Paula Ann Dromlewicz, Jefferson, Mass., and John Reformato, Tarrytown, N.Y.

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Methods and systems for automatically providing conference calls are disclosed. In one aspect, methods and systems detect a conference call event that was previously configured by a subscriber user and identify participant users associated with the conference call event. In another aspect, when configuring a conference call event, a subscriber user may enter, select or otherwise designate conference information that the user wishes to be displayed in the caller identification fields that are sent out when a bridge dials the participant users associated with the conference call. Once identified, each participant user is contacted and a response is received from each of the users. Based on the received responses, a conference call is established between the participant users and the subscriber user." The patent application was filed on Dec. 28, 2006 (11/616,922). 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=8,311,199&OS=8,311,199&RS=8,311,199 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar.

*** Cisco Technology Assigned Patent for Rounding for Security ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 16 -- Cisco Technology, San Jose, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,311,218) developed by four co-inventors for rounding for security. The co-inventors are Hakim N. Mehmood, Broomfield, Colo., Mark L. Hendrickson, Lafayette, Colo., Cullen F. Jennings, Santa Cruz, Calif., and Jonathan D. Rosenberg, Freehold, N.J.

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A system may generate from a first value, based on rounding information, a first security key that matches a second security key whenever the first value and a second value from which the second security key is generated differ by less than a non-zero predetermined amount. The second security key may be generated from the second value rounded to a multiple of a rounding interval that is nearest to the second value. The rounding information may include a rounding direction indication. The rounding direction indication may indicate the direction in which the second value is rounded to the multiple of the rounding interval nearest to the second value." The patent application was filed on Oct. 29, 2009 (12/608,597). 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=8,311,218&OS=8,311,218&RS=8,311,218 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar.

*** Thwapr Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 16 -- Thwapr, New York, has been assigned a patent (8,312,079) developed by five co-inventors for an "adaptive rendering for mobile media sharing." The co-inventors are Richard Leigh Newsome, New York, Chiamu May Lin, New York, Vijay Bhaskar Reddy Gutta, East Brunswick, N.J., Eric Hoffert, South Orange, N.J., and Barbara Elaine Ballard, Lecompton, Kan.

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A page to be delivered to a user device is stored as page components. Based on characteristics of the user device, a page profile, an ad-banner profile and a thumbnail profile are selected. The page components are rendered based on the selected profiles. Further customization may be provided from information stored in a registration profile of a sending user and/or a registration profile of a receiving user." The patent application was filed on Sept. 21, 2010 (12/887,343). 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=8,312,079&OS=8,312,079&RS=8,312,079 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar.

*** AT&T Intellectual Property II Assigned Patent for Pseudo Proxy Server ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 16 -- AT&T Intellectual Property II, Reno, Nev., has been assigned a patent (8,312,099) developed by Charles Douglas Blewett, Morris County, N.J., for a pseudo proxy server.

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A pseudo proxy server is provided for a host network when the host network experiences periods of congestion. The host network determines whether an arrival rate of data requests exceeds a predetermined threshold. If so, the host network adds an address of a pseudo proxy server to a list of servers aliased to the host network. Thereafter, data requests are routed to the pseudo proxy server on a round robin basis. The pseudo proxy server may be engaged without first loading information content from the host network on the pseudo proxy server." The patent application was filed on Sept. 30, 2005 (11/239,888). 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=8,312,099&OS=8,312,099&RS=8,312,099 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar.

*** Intra-Cellular Therapies Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 16 -- Intra-Cellular Therapies, New York, has been assigned a patent (8,309,722) developed by seven co-inventors for a "substituted heterocycle gamma-carbolines synthesis." The co-inventors are John Charles Tomesch, Succasunna, N.J., Peng Li, New Milford, N.J., Wei Yao, New Milford, N.J., Qiang Zhang, Somerset, N.J., James David Beard, New York, Andrew S. Thompson, Mountainside, N.J., and Hua Cheng, Plainsboro, N.J.

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The present invention provides methods for the preparation of substituted heterocycle fused gamma-carbolines, intermediates useful in producing them and methods for producing such intermediates and such heterocycle fused gamma-carbolines." The patent application was filed on March 12, 2008 (12/531,016). 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=83,09,722.PN.&OS=PN/83,09,722&RS=PN/83,09,722 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Roundbox Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 16 -- Roundbox, Forham Park, N.J., has been assigned a patent (8,311,048) developed by Peter Andrew Mataga, Sparta, N.J., and Igor Slepchin, Caldwell, N.J., for a "datacasting system with intermittent listener capability." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A server-client system or architecture that allows datacast applications to reliably transport data objects from a network server over a unidirectional packet network ("datacast network") to one or more clients, each of which may be listening to the packet stream at different times. The invention allows the clients to listen intermittently to the datacast, yet still receive all of the data objects published by the server in a timely manner, and in a way that is more optimal in terms of client resource use. This ensures that listening clients can receive a complete set of the data objects broadcast while being able to conserve client processing and power resources by not requiring continuous listening by the client to the datacast." The patent application was filed on May 6, 2009 (12/436,706). 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=83,11,048.PN.&OS=PN/83,11,048&RS=PN/83,11,048 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Celanese International Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 16 -- Celanese International, Dallas, has been assigned a patent (8,309,757) developed by six co-inventors for an "integrated process for the production of vinyl acetate from acetic acid via ethylene." The co-inventors are Victor Johnston, Houston, Barabra Kimmich, Bernardsville, N.J., Deborah Repman, Houston, James Zink, League City, Texas, Josefina Chapman, Houston, and Laiyuan Chen, Houston.

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "This invention provides an integrated two stage economical process for the production of vinyl acetate monomer (VAM) from acetic acid in the vapor phase. First, acetic acid is selectively hydrogenated over a hydrogenating catalyst composition to form ethylene either in a single reactor zone or in a dual rector zone wherein the intermediate hydrogenated products are either dehydrated and/or cracked to form ethylene. In a subsequent second stage so formed ethylene is reacted with molecular oxygen and acetic acid over a suitable catalyst to form VAM. In an embodiment of this invention reaction of acetic acid and hydrogen over a hydrogenation catalyst and subsequent reaction over a dehydration catalyst selectively produces ethylene, which is further mixed with acetic acid and molecular oxygen and reacted over a supported palladium/gold/potassium catalyst." The patent application was filed on Dec. 2, 2011 (13/310,290). 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=83,09,757.PN.&OS=PN/83,09,757&RS=PN/83,09,757 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Merck Sharp & Dohme Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 16 -- Merck Sharp & Dohme, Rahway, N.J., has been assigned a patent (8,309,703) developed by Sameer Goregaoker, San Diego, John C. Hunter, Warren, N.J., and Tony Priestley, West Chester, Pa., for "compositions and methods for short interfering nucleic acid inhibition of Na.sub.v1.8." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The invention provides short interfering nucleic acids, either single-stranded or double-stranded, that cause RNAi-induced degradation of mRNA from the Na.sub.v1.8 sodium channel gene; to pharmaceutical compositions comprising such short interfering nucleic acids; recombinant vectors comprising such short interfering nucleic acids; a method for inhibiting translation of an mRNA; a method for inhibiting expression of a polypeptide; a method for blocking the membrane potential in a cell; a method for blocking the sodium current in a cell; and a method for inhibiting chronic pain." The patent application was filed on May 28, 2010 (12/789,564). 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=83,09,703.PN.&OS=PN/83,09,703&RS=PN/83,09,703 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Mformation Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 16 -- Mformation, Edison, N.J., has been assigned a patent (8,311,042) developed by Badri Nath, Edison, N.J., and Rakesh Kushwaha, Marlboro, N.J., for a "system and method for automatic detection and reporting of the mapping between device identity and network address in wireless networks." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method and system for communicating the identity of devices detected in a wireless communication system. The devices connect to a mobile wireless network comprising a wireless access network and a core Internet Protocol (IP) network. The identities of devices so detected are specified by a combination of device and network-level identities and is communicated to a management server. In an exemplary embodiment, network elements of the core IP network are used to detect and convey the identity of wireless devices to a management server." The patent application was filed on June 15, 2007 (11/763,738). 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=83,11,042.PN.&OS=PN/83,11,042&RS=PN/83,11,042 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Bezwada Biomedical Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 16 -- Bezwada Biomedical, Hillsborough, N.J., has been assigned a patent (8,309,754) developed by Rao S. Bezwada, Hillsborough, N.J., for "functionalized amino acids and absorbable polymers therefrom." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The present invention relates to compounds of formula I and II, which are functionalized amino acids, and polymers formed from the same. ##STR00001## Polymers formed from the functionalized amino acids are expected to have controllable degradation profiles, enabling them to release an active component over a desired time range. The polymers are also expected to be useful in a variety of medical applications." The patent application was filed on Dec. 24, 2011 (13/337,074). 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=83,09,754.PN.&OS=PN/83,09,754&RS=PN/83,09,754 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Rohm and Haas Assigned Patent for Microbiocidal Coatings ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 16 -- Rohm and Haas, Philadelphia, has been assigned a patent (8,309,626) developed by seven co-inventors for microbiocidal coatings. The co-inventors are Henry Huan Chen, Shanghai, China, Jennifer Reichl Collin, Devon, Pa., Lynn Carol Munz, Harleysville, Pa., Christopher John Tucker, Midland, Mich., Janet Nadya Younathan, Lansdale, Pa., Yonnie Dong Yun, Shanghai, China, and Fanwen Zeng, Belle Mead, N.J.

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "There is provided a coating composition comprising (a) one or more microbicide, (b) one or more soluble polymer comprising acrylamide as polymerized units, wherein said polymer has is non-anionic, and (c) solvent, wherein said polymer is dissolved in said solvent. Also provided is a method of coating a substrate with such a coating, and also provided is the resulting coated substrate." The patent application was filed on July 11, 2011 (13/179,639). 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=83,09,626.PN.&OS=PN/83,09,626&RS=PN/83,09,626 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Bristol-Myers Squibb Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 16 -- Bristol-Myers Squibb, Princeton, N.J., has been assigned a patent (8,309,730) developed by T. G. Murali Dhar, Princeton, N.J., and Hai-Yun Xiao, Princeton, N.J., for "nonsteroidal compounds useful as modulators of glucocorticoid receptor AP-1 and/or NF-kappab acitivity and use thereof." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Disclosed are compounds of Formula (I) wherein: one of A and D is --N-- and the other of A and D is --C--; or enantiomers, diastereomers, or pharmaceutically-acceptable salts thereof. Also disclosed are methods of using such compounds to modulate the function of glucocorticoid receptor activity and pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds. ##STR00001##." The patent application was filed on Oct. 30, 2008 (12/741,597). 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=83,09,730.PN.&OS=PN/83,09,730&RS=PN/83,09,730 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** AT&T Intellectual Property I Assigned Patent for Compressing Massive Relational Data ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 16 -- AT&T Intellectual Property I, Atlanta, has been assigned a patent (8,312,026) developed by Kiem-Phong Vo, Berkley Heights, N.J., for "compressing massive relational data." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A relational dependency transform is introduced as a way to exploit information redundancy in conditioning data in a relational database for better compressibility. An optimum relational dependency transform of the relational database is first computed. Fields of the relational database are then sorted topologically based on a weighted, directed graph having nodes representing predictor and predictee fields. For each predictee field in the topological order, a transformed field is then computed via the relationship between predictor and predictee in the optimum relational dependency transform." The patent application was filed on Dec. 22, 2009 (12/655,014). 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=8,312,026&OS=8,312,026&RS=8,312,026 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar.

*** Bristol-Myers Squibb Assigned Patent for Heterobicyclic Compounds Useful as Kinase Inhibitors ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 16 -- Bristol-Myers Squibb, Princeton, N.J., has been assigned a patent (8,309,571) developed by T. G. Murali Dhar, Newtown, Pa., and Stephen T. Wrobleski, Whitehouse Station, N.J., for "heterobicyclic compounds useful as kinase inhibitors." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A compound of Formula (I) ##STR00001## and enantiomers, diastereomers and pharmaceutically-acceptable salts thereof. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions containing compounds of Formula I, and methods of treating conditions associated with the activity of p38 kinase." The patent application was filed on April 12, 2011 (13/084,622). 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=83,09,571.PN.&OS=PN/83,09,571&RS=PN/83,09,571 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Megasonic Sweeping Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 16 -- Megasonic Sweeping, Trenton, N.J., has been assigned a patent (8,310,131) developed by J. Michael Goodson, Skillman, N.J., for a "megasonic processing apparatus with frequency sweeping of thickness mode transducers." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A megasonic processing apparatus and method has one or more piezoelectric transducers operating in thickness mode at fundamental resonant frequencies of at least 300 KHz. A generator powers the transducers with a variable-frequency driving signal that varies or sweeps throughout a predetermined sweep frequency range. The generator repeatedly vanes or sweeps the frequency of the driving signal through a sweep frequency range that includes the resonant frequencies of all the transducers." The patent application was filed on Oct. 2, 2009 (12/573,064). 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=8,310,131.PN.&OS=PN/8,310,131&RS=PN/8,310,131 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar.

*** ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 16 -- ExxonMobil Research and Engineering, Annandale, N.J., has been assigned a patent (8,311,955) developed by four co-inventors for a "bootstrap method for oil property prediction." The co-inventors are Robert J. Chimenti, Short Hills, N.J., Patricia H. Kalamaras, Milford, N.J., Robert J. Pottorf, Houston, and Bruce N. Perry, Flemington, N.J.

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The present invention is a method to determine models to predict physical or chemical properties of a petroleum fluid when such properties of such fluids cannot be measured by conventional analytical methods. The invention includes the steps of determining one or more models that predict one or more predetermined properties from a set of oils whose optical spectra and properties are known wherein a model corresponds to each predetermined property which is related to the spectrum, estimating the quality of the models, estimating the predictive quality for samples with unknown properties, augmenting the spectrum with shape parameters and/or properties that are predicted by the step above, and determining the quality and predictive quality of the models. The models are then used to predict properties of very small samples." The patent application was filed on Oct. 10, 2008 (12/287,673). 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=83,11,955.PN.&OS=PN/83,11,955&RS=PN/83,11,955 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** D&S Consultants Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 16 -- D&S Consultants, Eatontown, N.J., has been assigned a patent (8,311,341) developed by Christine Podilchuk, Warren, N.J., for an "enhanced method for comparing images using a pictorial edit distance." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method and system is described for determining the distance between first and second images using an enhanced P-Edit distance metric which accounts for differences in the rotation or pose of objects identified in the images." The patent application was filed on Aug. 24, 2011 (13/216,418). 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=8,311,341.PN.&OS=PN/8,311,341&RS=PN/8,311,341 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar.

*** Siemens Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 16 -- Siemens, Iselin, N.J., has been assigned a patent (8,311,308) developed by five co-inventors for a "stent viewing using a learning based classifier in medical imaging." The co-inventors are Terrence Chen, Princeton, N.J., Xiaoguang Lu, West Windsor, N.J., Thomas Pohl, Marloffstein, Germany, Peter Durlak, Erlangen, Germany, and Dorin Comaniciu, Princeton Junction, N.J.

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Stent viewing is provided in medical imaging. Stent images are provided with minimal or no user input of spatial locations. Images showing contrast agent are distinguished from other images in a sequence. After aligning non-contrast images, the images are compounded to enhance the stent. The contrast agent images are used to identify the vessel. A contrast agent image is aligned with the enhanced stent or other image to determine the relative vessel location. An indication of the vessel wall may be displayed in an image also showing the stent. A preview images may be output. A guide wire may be used to detect the center line for vessel identification. Various detections are performed using a machine-trained classifier or classifiers." The patent application was filed on Dec. 6, 2010 (12/960,625). 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=8,311,308.PN.&OS=PN/8,311,308&RS=PN/8,311,308 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar.

*** AT&T Intellectual Property I Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 16 -- AT&T Intellectual Property I, Atlanta, has been assigned a patent (8,311,956) developed by five co-inventors for a "scalable traffic classifier and classifier training system." The co-inventors are Subhabrata Sen, New Providence, N.J., Nicholas Duffield, Summit, N.J., Patrick Haffner, Atlantic Highland, N.J., Jeffrey Erman, Morristown, N.J., and Yu Jin, St. Paul, Minn.

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A traffic classifier has a plurality of binary classifiers, each associated with one of a plurality of calibrators. Each calibrator trained to translate an output score of the associated binary classifier into an estimated class probability value using a fitted logistic curve, each estimated class probability value indicating a probability that the packet flow on which the output score is based belongs to the traffic class associated with the binary classifier associated with the calibrator. The classifier training system configured to generate a training data based on network information gained using flow and packet sampling methods. In some embodiments, the classifier training system configured to generate reduced training data sets, one for each traffic class, reducing the training data related to traffic not associated with the traffic class." The patent application was filed on Aug. 11, 2009 (12/539,430). 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=83,11,956.PN.&OS=PN/83,11,956&RS=PN/83,11,956 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Island Intellectual Property Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 16 -- Island Intellectual Property, Manhasset, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,311,939) developed by four co-inventors for a "method and system for allocating deposits over a plurality of depository institutions." The co-inventors are Bruce Bent, Manhasset, N.Y., Bruce Bent II, Manhasset, N.Y., Rebecca Gareis Bent, Manhasset, N.Y., and David Edgar Gareis, Maplewood, N.J.

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Method, system and program product, the method comprising: accessing databases, comprising: information for a plurality of FDIC-insured and interest-bearing aggregated deposit accounts held in a plurality of banks, and client account information; obtaining a deposit amount, Di; calculating a client first amount, FAi, comprising a first percentage X, multiplied by the deposit amount, Di, to be distributed approximately equally among a client Ni banks; calculating a client second amount, SAi, comprising a second percentage, Y, multiplied by the client amount, Di, to be distributed approximately equally among client Mi banks in the program; allocating a respective portion of the client first amount, FAi, to each of the respective client Ni banks in the program, and allocating a respective portion of the client second amount, SAi, to each of the respective client Mi banks in the program; generating data for transferring funds; and updating the electronic databases." The patent application was filed on June 4, 2010 (12/794,545). 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=83,11,939.PN.&OS=PN/83,11,939&RS=PN/83,11,939 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Wyeth Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 16 -- Wyeth, Madison, N.J., has been assigned a patent (8,309,594) developed by four co-inventors for a "purification of progesterone receptor modulators." The co-inventors are Bogdan Kazimierz Wilk, New City, N.Y., Arkadiy Zinoviy Rubezhov, West Nyack, N.Y., Anthony Francis Hadfield, Ruskin, Fla., and Jean Louise Helom, Hillsdale, N.J.

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Methods for purifying a compound of formula I are provided, wherein A, B, X, Q, and R.sup.1 are defined herein. ##STR00001## The methods include mixing the compound of formula I and a solvent; adding a base to the solvent; and precipitating purified compound of formula I." The patent application was filed on Feb. 12, 2009 (12/369,775). 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=83,09,594.PN.&OS=PN/83,09,594&RS=PN/83,09,594 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Broadcom Assigned Patent for Method and System for Interference Suppression Using Information from Non-listened Base Stations ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 16 -- Broadcom, Irvine, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,311,484) developed by Mark Hahm, Hartland, Wis., and Wei Luo, Marlboro, N.J., for a "method and system for interference suppression using information from non-listened base stations." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Aspects of a method and system for interference suppression using information from non-listened base stations are provided. In this regard, one or more circuits in a wireless communication device may be operable to receive a raw signal comprising one or more desired signals from one or more serving base transceiver stations (BTSs) and comprising one or more undesired signals from one or more non-listened BTSs. The one or more circuits may be operable to generate first estimate signals that estimate the one or more undesired signals as transmitted by the one or more non-listened BTSs, generate an interference suppressed version of the raw signal based on the first estimate signals, and recover the one or more desired signals from the interference suppressed version of the raw signal. The non-listened BTSs may comprise one or more BTSs that are not serving the wireless communication device and are not involved in a handoff of the wireless communication device." The patent application was filed on Oct. 5, 2009 (12/573,803). 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=8,311,484.PN.&OS=PN/8,311,484&RS=PN/8,311,484 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar.

*** Merck Sharp & Dohme Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 16 -- Merck Sharp & Dohme, Rahway, N.J., has been assigned a patent (8,309,544) developed by four co-inventors for spiroindalones. The co-inventors are Joan M. Fletcher, Edison, N.J., Jeffrey J. Hale, Westfield, N.J., Shouwu Miao, Edison, N.J., and Petr Vachal, Summit, N.J.

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The present invention relates to spiroindalone compounds useful as HIF prolyl hydroxylase inhibitors to treat anemia and like conditions." The patent application was filed on May 12, 2008 (12/598,633). 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=8,309,544&OS=8,309,544&RS=8,309,544 Written by Neha Bharti; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Penn State Research Foundation Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 16 -- Penn State Research Foundation, University Park, Pa., has been assigned a patent (8,309,541) developed by four co-inventors for "anti-cancer compositions and methods." The co-inventors are Gavin P. Robertson, Hummelstown, Pa., SubbRao V. Madhunapantula, Hershey, Pa., Shantu Amin, Union City, N.J., and Dhimant Desai, Mechanicsburg, Pa.

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Anti-cancer compositions and methods are described including one or more compounds having the structural formula I: R2-R-R1, where R is phenyl, where R1 is (CH.sub.2).sub.nSe--C(.dbd.NH)--NH.sub.2, where R2 is (CH.sub.2).sub.nSe--C(.dbd.NH)--NH.sub.2 or R2 is H, and where each n is independently 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, or 8. Methods of treating a subject are provided according to embodiments of the present invention which include administering a therapeutically effective amount of a composition including one or more compounds having the structural formula I to a subject having a condition characterized by Akt dysregulation. Administering a therapeutically effective amount of a composition including one or more compounds having the structural formula I to a subject detectably increases apoptosis and/or decreases proliferation of cancer cells, particularly cancer cells characterized by Akt dysregulation. Compositions of the present invention inhibit Akt enzymes, iNOS, and increase MAP kinase activity such that cancer cells contacted with the compositions are inhibited." The patent application was filed on May 13, 2011 (13/107,494). 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=8,309,541&OS=8,309,541&RS=8,309,541 Written by Neha Bharti; edited by Jaya Anand.

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