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U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in New Jersey (March 29)
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ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 29 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in New Jersey.
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New Jersey Institute of Technology Assigned Patent
ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 29 -- New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, N.J., has been assigned a patent (8,144,723) developed by Yeheskel Bar-Ness, Marlboro, N.J., and Osvaldo Simeone, Hoboken, N.J., for a "method and system for stable throughput of cognitive radio."
The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "In one embodiment, a cognitive radio system includes a first transmitter in communication with a first receiver via a wireless channel. The first transmitter receives a plurality of first packets, and transmits the first packets to the first receiver via the channel. A second transmitter in communication with a second receiver and the first receiver via the channel receives a plurality of second packets, receives the plurality of first packets from the first transmitter, and transmits the second packets to the second receiver via the channel. The second transmitter is configured to detect an idle state of the channel. Upon detecting the idle state of the channel, the second transmitter is configured selectively to transmit at least one of the second packets to the second receiver or to relay at least one of the first packets to the first receiver."
The patent application was filed on Dec. 11, 2007 (12/001,480). 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=8,144,723.PN.&OS=PN/8,144,723&RS=PN/8,144,723
Written by Shabnam Sheikh; edited by Jaya Anand.
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QUALCOMM Assigned Patent for Methods for Sending Small Packets
ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 29 -- QUALCOMM, San Diego, has been assigned a patent (8,144,636) developed by four co-inventors for "methods for sending small packets in a peer-to-peer (P2P) network." The co-inventors are Junyi Li, Bedminster, N.J., Rajiv Laroia, Far Hills, N.J., Saurabh Tavildar, Jersey City, N.J., and Xinzhou Wu, Monmouth Junction, N.J.
The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An improved mechanism is provided that facilitates transmission of small packets within an ad hoc peer-to-peer network. A small packet is identified to a receiver within a control channel so that its lower power can be considered in an interference management protocol implemented among local peer devices. In a traffic slot, a transmitter voluntarily backs down on the transmitter power as a smaller packet will require much lower signal-to-noise ratio. This will improve the signal energy per bit per noise power density for the transmission as well as minimize the interference caused to other wireless communications happening in the same spectrum."
The patent application was filed on July 7, 2008 (12/168,679). 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=8,144,636.PN.&OS=PN/8,144,636&RS=PN/8,144,636
Written by Shabnam Sheikh; edited by Jaya Anand.
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Schrodinger Assigned Patent
ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 29 -- Schrodinger, New York, has been assigned a patent (8,145,430) developed by Richard A. Friesner, New York, and Robert Murphy, Englewood Cliffs, N.J., for a "predictive scoring function for estimating binding affinity."
The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A computer-implemented method for calculating a value representative of interaction (VRI) of a proposed ligand with a specified receptor. Hydrophobic interactions between one or more ligand atoms and one or more receptor atoms are scored by a method that awards a bonus for the presence of hydrophobic enclosure of one or more ligand atoms by the receptor. Also, charge-charge hydrogen bonds between a ligand and a receptor are scored by setting a default value for a charge-charge hydrogen bond and awarding a bonus above the default value when one or more specialized predetermined charge-charge hydrogen bond criteria is satisfied. Various charge-charge hydrogen bond criteria are used. Zwitterions, charge, salvation, geometry and electrostatic energy are accounted for."
The patent application was filed on March 10, 2006 (11/373,684). The full-text of the patent can be found at 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=8,145,430&OS=8,145,430&RS=8,145,430
Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi.
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AT&T Intellectual Property II Assigned Patent
ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 29 -- AT&T Intellectual Property II, Atlanta, has been assigned a patent (8,145,481) developed by five co-inventors for a "system and method of performing user-specific automatic speech recognition." The co-inventors are Bojana Gajic, Trondheim, Norway, Shrikanth Sambasivan Narayanan, Los Angeles, Sarangarajan Parthasarathy, New Providence, N.J., Richard Cameron Rose, Watchung, N.J., and Aaron Edward Rosenberg, Berkeley Heights, N.J.
The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Speech recognition models are dynamically re-configurable based on user information, application information, background information such as background noise and transducer information such as transducer response characteristics to provide users with alternate input modes to keyboard text entry. Word recognition lattices are generated for each data field of an application and dynamically concatenated into a single word recognition lattice. A language model is applied to the concatenated word recognition lattice to determine the relationships between the word recognition lattices and repeated until the generated word recognition lattices are acceptable or differ from a predetermined value only by a threshold amount. These techniques of dynamic re-configurable speech recognition provide for deployment of speech recognition on small devices such as mobile phones and personal digital assistants as well environments such as office, home or vehicle while maintaining the accuracy of the speech recognition."
The patent application was filed on Sept. 9, 2008 (12/207,175). 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=8,145,481&OS=8,145,481&RS=8,145,481
Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi.
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Sony Assigned Patent for Method and Apparatus for Transporting Images
ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 29 -- Sony, Tokyo, and Sony Electronics, Park Ridge, N.J., have been assigned a patent (8,144,948) developed by Evan Krachman, Shrewsbury, N.J., for a "method and apparatus for transporting images."
The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A portable image transport device and corresponding techniques for image transport are disclosed. The portable image transport device accommodates an automatic initiation of image transport when the device is in a designated location by automatically recognizing the location condition and then engaging in communication with a medical device having an image capture capability. A variety of image transport may be performed, such as sending the received image to a printer for printing a hard copy. The portable image transport device also manages restrictions on image transport. Various restrictions may apply including but not limited to the type of devices to which the transport may be made, or certain registered devices to ensure transport only within a defined set of recipient classes or particularly identified recipients."
The patent application was filed on March 30, 2007 (11/730,205). 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=8,144,948&OS=8,144,948&RS=8,144,948
Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar.
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Siemens Hearing Instruments Assigned Patent
ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 29 -- Siemens Hearing Instruments, Piscataway, N.J., has been assigned a patent (8,144,910) developed by Oleg Saltykov, Fairlawn, N.J., for a "composite receiver tube for a hearing instrument."
The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The compliance of a receiver tube for a hearing instrument may be enhanced by fabricating it as a composite assembly of a tube and a compliant insulator positioned between the tube and the receiver. The material of the insulator is selected such that it has a greater compliance than that of the tube."
The patent application was filed on April 1, 2008 (12/060,494). 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=8,144,910&OS=8,144,910&RS=8,144,910
Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar.
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Cellco Partnership Assigned Patent
ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 29 -- Cellco Partnership, Basking Ridge, N.J., has been assigned a patent (8,145,417) developed by Monica Chitre, Watchung, N.J., and Deepa Sukumaran, Basking Ridge, N.J., for an "enabling a first mobile device to navigate to a location associated with a second mobile device."
The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method is described that allows a first mobile device to persistently lock onto a second mobile device, thereby allowing the first mobile device to not only constantly monitor the dynamic location of the second mobile device but also to adaptively navigate in real-time to the dynamic location associated with the second mobile device. The dynamic location may include a current location of the second mobile device or a final destination for travel of the second mobile device."
The patent application was filed on Dec. 31, 2008 (12/318,576). 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=8,145,417&OS=8,145,417&RS=8,145,417
Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi.
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Tandent Vision Science Assigned Patent
ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 29 -- Tandent Vision Science, San Francisco, has been assigned a patent (8,144,978) developed by four co-inventors for a "system and method for identifying complex tokens in an image." The co-inventors are Bruce Allen Maxwell, Springfield, Pa., Casey Arthur Smith, Ithaca, N.Y., Kristin Jean Dana, Spring Lake, N.J., and Richard Mark Friedhoff, New York.
The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "In a first exemplary embodiment of the present invention, an automated, computerized method is provided for processing an image. According to a feature of the present invention, the method comprises the steps of identifying token regions in the image, each token region comprising a connected image region of similar color and intensity, and utilizing the identified token regions to generate single material token regions for use in processing material and illumination aspects of the image."
The patent application was filed on Aug. 1, 2007 (11/888,453). 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=8,144,978&OS=8,144,978&RS=8,144,978
Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar.
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AT&T Intellectual Property II Assigned Patent
ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 29 -- AT&T Intellectual Property II, Atlanta, has been assigned a patent (8,144,857) developed by Jacqueline M. Barlow, Bridgewater, N.J., and David S. Barlow, Bridgewater, N.J., for a "method and apparatus for in-progress call forwarding."
The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The present invention is a method and system for transferring calls among communicating devices connected through a public network. The service is offered by a public network to permit a party in a ongoing conversation to transfer a call to another communicating device that may be more convenient to use, such as from a mobile telephone experiencing static to a land-based telephone, or from a home telephone to a mobile phone as a party leaves the home. In a method according to the invention, the network first establishes a connection between two communicating parties. The network then receives from one of the parties a request to transfer the call to another communications device. The network then transfers the call. The invention may be entirely network-based, in which case there may be a database of transferee devices stored on the network. Alternatively, the invention may be hybrid network-based and premises equipment-based, in which case the database of transferee devices may be stored in the premises equipment."
The patent application was filed on Oct. 16, 2008 (12/252,582). 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=8,144,857&OS=8,144,857&RS=8,144,857
Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar.
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Ardian Assigned Patent for Methods and Apparatus for Renal Neuromodulation
ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 29 -- Ardian, Mountain View, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,145,316) developed by seven co-inventors for "methods and apparatus for renal neuromodulation." The co-inventors are Mark Deem, Mountain View, Calif., Denise Demarais, Los Gatos, Calif., Douglas Sutton, Pacifica, Calif., Hanson Gifford III, Woodside, Calif., Howard R. Levin, Teaneck, N.J., Mark Gelfand, New York, and Benjamin J. Clark, Redwood City, Calif.
The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Methods and apparatus are provided for renal neuromodulation using a pulsed electric field to effectuate electroporation or electrofusion. It is expected that renal neuromodulation (e.g., denervation) may, among other things, reduce expansion of an acute myocardial infarction, reduce or prevent the onset of morphological changes that are affiliated with congestive heart failure, and/or be efficacious in the treatment of end stage renal disease. Embodiments of the present invention are configured for extravascular delivery of pulsed electric fields to achieve such neuromodulation."
The patent application was filed on July 25, 2005 (11/189,563). 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=8,145,316&OS=8,145,316&RS=8,145,316
Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi.
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AT&T Intellectual Property II Assigned Patent for Methods, Systems, and Devices for Providing Contact Information
ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 29 -- AT&T Intellectual Property II, Atlanta, has been assigned a patent (8,144,853) developed by four co-inventors for "methods, systems, and devices for providing contact information." The co-inventors are Roger Aboujaoude, Ocean Township, N.J., Hossein Eslambolchi, Los Altos Hills, Calif., John McCanuel, Bailey, Colo., and Saeid Shariati, Annandale, N.J.
The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Certain exemplary embodiments comprise a method, comprising storing, within a telecommunications network, contact information for each of a plurality of contacts, the contact information for at least one of the plurality of contacts comprising a telephone availability status; and updating the telephone availability status for said at least one of the plurality of contacts."
The patent application was filed on Feb. 2, 2005 (11/048,832). 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=8,144,853&OS=8,144,853&RS=8,144,853
Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar.
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AT&T Intellectual Property II Assigned Patent for Automated Task Classification System
ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 29 -- AT&T Intellectual Property II, Atlanta, has been assigned a patent (8,144,838) developed by four co-inventors for an "automated task classification system." The co-inventors are Allen Louis Gorin, Berkeley Heights, N.J., Barry Allen Parker, Stewartsville, N.J., James B. Scherer, Bloomsbury, N.J., and Jay Gordon Wilpon, Warren, N.J.
The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The invention concerns an automated task classification system that operates on a task objective of a user. The system may include a meaningful phrase generator that generates a plurality of meaningful phrases from a set of verbal and non-verbal speech. Each of the meaningful phrases may be generated based on one of a predetermined set of the task objectives. A recognizer may recognize at least one of the generated meaningful phrases in an input communication of the user and a task classifier may make a classification decision in response to the recognized meaningful phrases relating to one of the set of predetermined task objectives."
The patent application was filed on March 23, 2009 (12/409,028). 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=8,144,838&OS=8,144,838&RS=8,144,838
Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar.
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Avaya Assigned Patent for Intelligent Multi-packet Header Compression
ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 29 -- Avaya, Basking Ridge, N.J., has been assigned a patent (8,144,734) developed by Jean Meloche, Madison, N.J., for an "intelligent multi-packet header compression."
The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A packet analyzer(s) gets multiple packets, typically of a communication between communication devices. The multiple packets use the same protocol and contain one or more protocol headers with individual field(s) that contain data. The packets are organized into an array of packets. Each packet is a row in the array of packets. Each column in the array is comprised of the same field in each packet in the array of packets. The data in the fields in the column are then compressed into a compression packet."
The patent application was filed on May 6, 2009 (12/436,651). 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=8,144,734&OS=8,144,734&RS=8,144,734
Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar.
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Ardian Assigned Patent
ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 29 -- Ardian, Mountain View, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,145,317) developed by six co-inventors for "methods for renal neuromodulation." The co-inventors are Denise Demarais, Los Gatos, Calif., Hanson Gifford III, Woodside, Calif., Mark Deem, Mountain View, Calif., Douglas Sutton, Pacifica, Calif., Howard R. Levin, Teaneck, N.J., and Mark Gelfand, New York.
The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Methods and apparatus are provided for treating hypertension, e.g., via a pulsed electric field, via a stimulation electric field, via localized drug delivery, via high frequency ultrasound, via thermal techniques, etc. Such neuromodulation may effectuate irreversible electroporation or electrofusion, necrosis and/or inducement of apoptosis, alteration of gene expression, action potential attenuation or blockade, changes in cytokine up-regulation and other conditions in target neural fibers. In some embodiments, neuromodulation is applied to neural fibers that contribute to renal function. In some embodiments, such neuromodulation is performed in a bilateral fashion. Bilateral renal neuromodulation may provide enhanced therapeutic effect in some patients as compared to renal neuromodulation performed unilaterally, i.e., as compared to renal neuromodulation performed on neural tissue innervating a single kidney."
The patent application was filed on March 6, 2006 (11/368,577). 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=8,145,317&OS=8,145,317&RS=8,145,317
Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi.
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EBI Assigned Patent
ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 29 -- EBI, Parsippany, N.J., has been assigned a patent (8,145,319) developed by Bruce J. Simon, Mountain Lakes, N.J., for "methods and devices for treatment of osteonecrosis of the femoral head with core decompression."
The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Methods and devices for treatment of osteonecrosis of the femoral head with core decompression include a dowel adapted for placement into a core decompression channel of a femoral head. A cathode at the distal end of the dowel provides electrical stimulation of bone growth in the femoral head. A method of treating osteonecrosis of the femoral head involves placing a dowel having a cathode thereon into a core decompression channel of a femoral head in a state of osteonecrosis. Electrical current is supplied to the cathode for electrical stimulation of bone growth in the femoral head."
The patent application was filed on Oct. 11, 2005 (11/247,521). 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=8,145,319&OS=8,145,319&RS=8,145,319
Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi.
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Cordis Assigned Patent
ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 29 -- Cordis, Miami Lakes, Fla., has been assigned a patent (8,142,468) developed by Mark N. Inderbitzen, Hypoluxo, Fla., Robert Burgermeister, Bridgewater, N.J., and Kirk L. Johnson, Weston, Fla., for a "guidewire with distal expansion feature and method for enhancing the deliverability and crossability of medical devices."
The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A guidewire navigable through body vessels of a human subject for delivery of a catheter or the like is provided. The guidewire includes an expandable segment movable between a collapsed state and an expanded state. If the catheter encounters resistance in a vessel and cannot be advanced further, the medical professional can move the expandable segment to the expanded state in which the expandable segment engages an inner surface of the catheter. The expandable segment locks onto the catheter, which allows the guidewire and catheter to be advanced through the vessel together as a single unit. An inflatable balloon catheter movable along the guidewire requires only a single tube and is sealed by the expandable segment of the guidewire for subsequent inflation."
The patent application was filed on Dec. 22, 2005 (11/316,446). 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=8,142,468.PN.&OS=PN/8,142,468&RS=PN/8,142,468
Written by Shabnam Sheikh; edited by Jaya Anand.
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Avaya Assigned Patent
ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 29 -- Avaya, Basking Ridge, N.J., has been assigned a patent (8,144,583) developed by four co-inventors for a "network switch that is optimized for a telephony-capable endpoint." The co-inventors are Akshay Adhikari, Basking Ridge, N.J., Sachin Garg, Green Brook, N.J., Anjur Sundaresan Krishnakumar, Rocky Hill, N.J., and Navjot Singh, Denville, N.J.
The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method is disclosed that enables the avoidance of a processor overload of a telecommunications endpoint device that is susceptible to traffic floods. An enhanced network switch sets the speed on one of its data ports as a specific function of the speeds of the devices that are connected to one or more of its other data ports. This behavior is different from that of network switches in the prior art, in which the data rate of a port in the prior art is auto-negotiated to the highest speed that can be supported by the network elements at either end of the port's connection, regardless of the other devices present. By considering the specific devices that are connected, the enhanced network switch is able to limit the amount of traffic that is directed by an upstream device, such as a router, towards a device with limited processor capability, such as a packet-based phone."
The patent application was filed on Dec. 13, 2006 (11/610,487). 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=8,144,583.PN.&OS=PN/8,144,583&RS=PN/8,144,583
Written by Shabnam Sheikh; edited by Jaya Anand.
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AT&T Intellectual Property I Assigned Patent for System and Method for Mapping Internet Protocol Television Interference
ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 29 -- AT&T Intellectual Property I, Atlanta, has been assigned a patent (8,144,616) developed by seven co-inventors for a "system and method for mapping internet protocol television interference." The co-inventors are James G. Beattie Jr., Bergenfield, N.J., Eric S. Forbes, Canton, Ga., William H. Greer, Marietta, Ga., Stephen J. Griesmer, Westfield, N.J., Scott T. MacKenzie, Wheeling, Ill., Arvind R. Mallya, Walnut Creek, Calif., and Gregory D. Olson, Plano, Texas.
The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method in a server for monitoring an Internet Protocol television (IPTV) service for a customer premises is disclosed. A first geographical location of a customer premises is retrieved, and a second geographical location of an amplitude modulation broadcasting facility within a threshold distance from the customer premises is retrieved. A first signal transmission power rating for the amplitude modulation broadcasting facility during daytime hours is retrieved, as is second signal transmission power rating for the amplitude modulation broadcasting facility during nighttime hours. A time of day that the IPTV service failure occurs is determined based on the first signal transmission power rating for the daytime hours and the second signal transmission power rating for the nighttime hours."
The patent application was filed on Nov. 2, 2009 (12/610,970). 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=8,144,616.PN.&OS=PN/8,144,616&RS=PN/8,144,616
Written by Shabnam Sheikh; edited by Jaya Anand.
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iBiquity Digital Assigned Patent
ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 29 -- iBiquity Digital, Columbia, Md., has been assigned a patent (8,144,612) developed by six co-inventors for "systems and methods for transmitting media content via digital radio broadcast transmission for synchronized rendering by a receiver." The co-inventors are Steven Andrew Johnson, Ellicott City, Md., Muthu Gopal Balasubramanian, Ellicott City, Md., Harvey Chalmers, Rockville, Md., Albert John Gambardella, Port Monmouth, N.J., Russell Iannuzzelli, Bethesda, Md., and Stephen Douglas Mattson, Felton, Pa.
The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Systems, methods, and processor readable media are disclosed for encoding and transmitting first media content and second media content using a digital radio broadcast system, such that the second media content can be rendered in synchronization with the first media content by a digital radio broadcast receiver. The disclosed systems, methods, and processor-readable media determine when a receiver will render audio and data content that is transmitted at a given time by the digital radio broadcast transmitter, and adjust the media content accordingly to provide synchronized rendering. In exemplary embodiments, these adjustments can be provided by: 1) inserting timing instructions specifying playback time in the secondary content based on calculated delays; or 2) controlling the timing of sending the primary or secondary content to the transmitter so that it will be rendered in synchronization by the receiver."
The patent application was filed on April 15, 2009 (12/385,660). 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=8,144,612.PN.&OS=PN/8,144,612&RS=PN/8,144,612
Written by Shabnam Sheikh; edited by Jaya Anand.
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Broadcom Assigned Patent for Wireless Terminal Baseband Processor High Speed Turbo Decoding Module
ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 29 -- Broadcom, Irvine, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,145,178) developed by Mark David Hahm, Hartland, Wis., and Li Fung Chang, Holmdel, N.J., for a "wireless terminal baseband processor high speed turbo decoding module."
The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A baseband processing module for use within a Radio Frequency (RF) transceiver includes a downlink/uplink interface, TX processing components, a processor, memory, RX processing components, and a turbo decoding module. The RX processing components receive a baseband RX signal from the RF front end, produce a set of IR samples from the baseband RX signal, and transfer the set of IR samples to the memory. The turbo decoding module receives a set of IR samples from the memory, forms a turbo code word from the set of IR samples, turbo decodes the turbo code word to produce inbound data, and outputs the inbound data to the downlink/uplink interface. The turbo decoding module performs metric normalization based upon a chosen metric, performs de-rate matching on the set of IR samples, performs error detection operations, and extracts information from a MAC packet that it produces."
The patent application was filed on Feb. 28, 2011 (13/036,322). 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=8145178.PN.&OS=PN/8145178&RS=PN/8145178
Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar.
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AT&T Intellectual Property I Assigned Patent
ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 29 -- AT&T Intellectual Property I, Atlanta, has been assigned a patent (8,145,134) developed by Paul Shala Henry, Holmdel, N.J., and Herbert Andrew Harms, Great Bend, Kan., for a wireless microphone beacon.
The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Disclosed is a method and system for a radio beacon to protect wireless microphones from interference. One embodiment involves providing each wireless microphone system with a signal detector that detects interfering signals and a `beacon` transmitter that sends a multitone beacon signal. Users that transmit on a potentially interfering frequency employ a beacon detector that `listens` for the beacon signal. The users inhibit transmission if such a signal is detected."
The patent application was filed on Dec. 17, 2008 (12/337,382). 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=8145134.PN.&OS=PN/8145134&RS=PN/8145134
Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar.
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Toshiba America Research, Telcordia Technologies Assigned Patent
ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 29 -- Toshiba America Research, Piscataway, N.J., and Telcordia Technologies, Piscataway, N.J., have been assigned a patent (8,145,236) developed by Abhrajit Ghosh, Edison, N.J., Vikram Kaul, Randolph, N.J., and David Famolari, Stewartsville, N.J., for an "approach to secure localization in wireless networks."
The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Embodiments of the present invention disclose a secure localization infrastructure using transmitters that can transmit messages at multiple distinct power levels throughout a community of reference points. Transmitters send messages at different power levels in a manner that every location in the system corresponds to a unique set of messages. Received messages are reported back to the localization infrastructure, which then determines location by comparing the messages reported."
The patent application was filed on Aug. 21, 2008 (12/196,029). 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=8,145,236&OS=8,145,236&RS=8,145,236
Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar.
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Henry Bros. Electronics Assigned Patent
ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 29 -- Henry Bros. Electronics, San Diego, has been assigned a patent (8,145,125) developed by Lee Masoian, West New York, N.J., and Stanley Mantel, Silver Spring, Md., for an "emergency communications controller and console."
The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An emergency communications device contains dispatch consoles for use by user that contains multiple repeaters and multiple communication networks. The multiple repeaters and multiple communication networks are used for redundancy purposes, in case the repeater or communication network in use becomes disabled for any reason. The device also contains a recorder unit capable of provided instant playback to emergency dispatch personnel independently of whether the unit is recording. The device does not require an external computer to operate."
The patent application was filed on Dec. 18, 2008 (12/337,864). 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=8145125.PN.&OS=PN/8145125&RS=PN/8145125
Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar.
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