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U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in Wisconsin (April 5)
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ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 5 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Wisconsin.
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ANS Assigned Patent
ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 5 -- ANS, Chippewa Falls, Wis., has been assigned a patent (8,150,656) developed by Daniel L. Kunkel, Chippewa Falls, Wis., for "detection of objects or other materials in a receptacle."
The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Sensors and techniques for an automated data acquisition and notification system having a plurality of receptacles adapted to store items. In each of the plurality of receptacles, at least one sensor is operated to detect a presence of an item in that receptacle. Light is emitted from a planar surface within the receptacle to a space within the receptacle opposite the planar surface. While that light is emitted light incident on the planar surface is detected. A determination is made whether an amount of light that is detected is significant to indicate a presence of the item."
The patent application was filed on Sept. 1, 2010 (12/873,786). 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=8,150,656&OS=8,150,656&RS=8,150,656
Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi.
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AT&T Intellectual Property I Assigned Patent for Method and Apparatus for Presenting a User Interface
ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 5 -- AT&T Intellectual Property I, Atlanta, has been assigned a patent (8,150,463) developed by four co-inventors for a "method and apparatus for presenting a user interface." The co-inventors are Anup D. Karnalkar, Allen, Texas, R. Tyler Wallis, Dallas, William S. Robbins, Sun Prairie, Wis., and Susan Steele, Phillipsburg, Ga.
The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a tablet adapted to detect a presence of another communication device with a display, determine operating characteristics of the display, create according to the operating characteristics of the display a first user interface (UI) portion to be presented by the display of the other communication device and a second UI portion to be presented by a touch-sensitive display of the tablet, transmit the first UI portion by way of the base unit using the wireless data protocol for presentation at the display of the other communication device, present the second UI portion at the touch-sensitive display of the tablet, and navigate between the first and second UI portions as a single UI of the tablet. Other embodiments are disclosed."
The patent application was filed on Dec. 8, 2008 (12/330,415). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=8,150,463&OS=8,150,463&RS=8,150,463
Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi.
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Cisco Technology Assigned Patent for Forwarding of Packets Based on a Filtered Forwarding Information Base
ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 5 -- Cisco Technology, San Jose, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,149,713) developed by four co-inventors for a "forwarding of packets based on a filtered forwarding information base." The co-inventors are Fan Sun, Fremont, Calif., David Delano Ward, Somerset, Wis., Shyamsundar Nandkishor Maniyar, San Jose, Calif., and Clarence Filsfils, Brussels.
The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A filtered Forwarding Information Base (FIB) (the "complete local FIB") is used to determine how to forward packets, typically on line cards. The complete local FIB is generated by filtering (i.e., dropping or removing) extraneous entries in the standard global FIB of a router. This smaller FIB is then installed within the memory of a forwarding engine, possibly implemented as a single application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC), for use in determining how to forward packets, with the router forwarding packets accordingly."
The patent application was filed on Sept. 29, 2009 (12/569,712). 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=8,149,713.PN.&OS=PN/8,149,713&RS=PN/8,149,713
Written by Shabnam Sheikh; edited by Jaya Anand.
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Hamilton Sundstrand Assigned Patent
ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 5 -- Hamilton Sundstrand, Windsor Locks, Conn., has been assigned a patent (8,149,551) developed by Sastry V. Vedula, Loves Park, Ill., and Carl A. Wagner, Beloit, Wis., for "systems and methods involving motor drive ground fault interrupts."
The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method comprises determining whether a ground fault on a bus (110) operative to drive the system (100) exceeds a first threshold level, (502) receiving values of phase currents of a first motor, (504) calculating a sum of the values of the phase currents of the first motor (106) responsive to determining that the ground fault on the bus exceeds the first threshold value, and (504) determining whether the sum of the values of the phase currents of the first motor (106) exceeds a second threshold value (506)."
The patent application was filed on April 9, 2009 (12/421,256). 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=8,149,551.PN.&OS=PN/8,149,551&RS=PN/8,149,551
Written by Shabnam Sheikh; edited by Jaya Anand.
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Rockwell Automation Technologies Assigned Patent for Apparatus for Fault Tolerant Digital Inputs
ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 5 -- Rockwell Automation Technologies, Mayfield Heights, Ohio, has been assigned a patent (8,149,554) developed by six co-inventors for an "apparatus for fault tolerant digital inputs." The co-inventors are Arthur P. Pietrzyk, Thompson, Ohio, Peter M. Delic, Willoughby, Ohio, William E. Waltz, Mentor, Ohio, Russell W. Brandes, Brunswick, Ohio, Dennis G. Schneider, New Berlin, Wis., and Louis L. Smet, Wauwatosa, Wis.
The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An input termination board for use with an industrial controller in a safety system is disclosed herein. The industrial controller may be populated with standard input modules according to the application. The termination board, in conjunction with the controller allows the standard input modules to be used as safety inputs. The termination board provides simplified wiring between the input modules and the remote devices by splitting each of the signals generated by the remote device into separate inputs for two different input modules. In addition, a program executing on the controller of the safety system monitors and tests each of the inputs in both input modules to verify proper operation of the inputs. If the program detects a fault in either input module, the safety system may alternately shut down according to a fail-safe procedure or continue operating under a fault-tolerant mode of operation."
The patent application was filed on June 22, 2009 (12/488,690). 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=8,149,554.PN.&OS=PN/8,149,554&RS=PN/8,149,554
Written by Shabnam Sheikh; edited by Jaya Anand.
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Rockwell Automation Technologies Assigned Patent
ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 5 -- Rockwell Automation Technologies, Mayfield Heights, Ohio, has been assigned a patent (8,149,587) developed by Michael S. Baran, Milwaukee, and Michael J. Nelson, Prior Lake, Minn., for a drive modularity.
The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A modular industrial drive system includes a base that receives one or more control modules as a face template. The control modules provide a set of functionalities to the drive system, and the face template serves as a user interface to the drive system. The drive system can include a power module and a control module which define desired functionalities for the system."
The patent application was filed on Nov. 13, 2007 (11/939,319). 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=8,149,587.PN.&OS=PN/8,149,587&RS=PN/8,149,587
Written by Shabnam Sheikh; edited by Jaya Anand.
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Strattec Security Assigned Patent
ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 5 -- Strattec Security, Milwaukee, has been assigned a patent (8,149,557) developed by Steven J. Dimig, Plymouth, Wis., Gregory J. Organek, Whitefish Bay, Wis., and Michael G. Feucht, Menomonee Falls, Wis., for "residual magnetic devices and methods."
The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Residual magnetic locks, brakes, rotation inhibitors, clutches, actuators, and latches. The residual magnetic devices can include a core housing and an armature. The residual magnetic devices can include a coil that receives a magnetization current to create an irreversible residual magnetic force between the core housing and the armature."
The patent application was filed on June 27, 2011 (13/169,225). 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=8,149,557.PN.&OS=PN/8,149,557&RS=PN/8,149,557
Written by Shabnam Sheikh; edited by Jaya Anand.
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Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation Assigned Patent
ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 5 -- Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, Madison, Wis., has been assigned a patent (8,150,795) developed by Erwin B. Montgomery Jr., Middleton, Wis., He Huang, Madison, Wis., and Amir H. Assadi, Madison, Wis., for "methods and devices for analysis of clustered data, in particular action potentials (i.e. neuron firing signals in the brain)."
The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Methods for clustering of multi-dimensional data allow unsupervised grouping of multi-dimensional data points into clusters having like characteristics. The methods may be usefully applied to extracellular action potentials (neuronal spikes) measured from the brain, whereby spike data may be grouped in accordance with dimensions such as spike period, spike shape, etc., to assist in identification and location of individual neurons and/or regions of the brain."
The patent application was filed on Dec. 22, 2005 (11/722,229). 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=8,150,795&OS=8,150,795&RS=8,150,795
Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar.
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Cisco Technology Assigned Patent for Wideband Cable Downstream Protocol
ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 5 -- Cisco Technology, San Jose, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,149,833) developed by four co-inventors for a "wideband cable downstream protocol." The co-inventors are David B. Fox, Bolton, Mass., John T. Chapman, Saratoga, Calif., Alon S. Bernstein, Sunnyvale, Calif., and Albert A. Slane, Cottage Grove, Wis.
The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A network device has a communications port to provide communication with a data network and a cable port to provide communication with a cable network across multiple channels. The network device also has a processor to receive data from the data network, format the data into packets for transmission across the multiple channels and provide an identifier to allow the packets to be reconstructed."
The patent application was filed on May 24, 2005 (11/137,606). 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=8,149,833&OS=8,149,833&RS=8,149,833
Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar.
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