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U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in Washington (May 3)
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ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 3 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Washington.
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Hewlett-Packard Development Assigned Patent
ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 3 -- Hewlett-Packard Development, Houston, has been assigned a patent (8,170,480) developed by David Kammer, Seattle, Mark T. Davis, San Francisco, and Eric Klein, Cupertino, Calif., for a "bypassing bluetooth discovery for devices in a special list."
The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method and apparatus for bypassing Bluetooth discovery for devices in a special list. A first Bluetooth device identification (ID) may be stored on a second device. A friendly name may be associated with the stored device ID. The first Bluetooth device ID may be accessed on the second device. An associated friendly name may be displayed as a representation of the first Bluetooth device id. A user of the second device may select to initiate Bluetooth communications with the first device. If so chosen, a Bluetooth communication session may be established between the two devices in a manner that bypasses the Bluetooth discovery process for these devices. In this novel manner, Bluetooth communication sessions may be established with trusted devices. Further, the time and power required for a Bluetooth discovery process may be conserved. In addition, the user interface may be improved over a user interface requiring Bluetooth discovery."
The patent application was filed on Feb. 25, 2002 (10/083,312). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft1.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=8,170,480.PN.&OS=PN/8,170,480&RS=PN/8,170,480
Written by Shabnam Sheikh; edited by Jaya Anand.
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Amazon Technologies Assigned Patent
ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 3 -- Amazon Technologies, Reno, Nev., has been assigned a patent (8,170,923) developed by Eric J. Brandwine, Haymarket, Va., and Luis F. Cabrera, Bellevue, Wash., for "services for offsetting the environmental impact of electronic transactions."
The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The environmental impact of various transactions can be reduced or offset by determining the impact of various shipping and packaging options, and providing these options to customers. Customers then have the ability to select options that reduce the environmental impact of each transaction. A customer also can purchase environmental offsets to offset the determined impact. Customers can be provided with environmental impact information determined or tracked for each item viewed by the customer, such that each customer can be informed of the additional impact of each individual when making a selection. The selections and/or actions of a customer can be tracked such that environmentally friendly options and suggestions can be provided for subsequent transactions."
The patent application was filed on April 28, 2011 (13/096,882). 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=8,170,923&OS=8,170,923&RS=8,170,923
Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi.
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Microsoft Assigned Patent for Automated Investment Alerts from Multiple Data Sources
ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 3 -- Microsoft, Redmond, Wash., has been assigned a patent (8,170,942) developed by five co-inventors for "automated investment alerts from multiple data sources." The co-inventors are Jennifer Ruth Mead, Bellevue, Wash., Eric K. Zinda, Seattle, Daniel J. Fisher, Woodinville, Wash., Malti Raghavan, Redmond, Wash., and James Jubak, New York.
The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A system and method provides investors with meaningful information extracted from large volumes of available data for a particular stock, mutual fund, bond, or other investment. The system includes one or more computers that receive and process multiple data feeds to extract information relating to each type of investment. The processed data is compared to "alert rules" each corresponding to a predefined condition, and a truth table is established that identifies alerts that are true for each particular investment. An investor logs onto a web site and enters a stock ticker symbol or similar investment identifier. Computer software displays a web page including "alerts" that are presently true for that particular investment. The alerts can be predefined by financial experts to make them useful to novice investors. When an investor selects a particular investment, a display is generated showing all of the alerts that are true for that investment and allowing the user to get more information concerning the significance of the alerts. The alerts can be grouped into different categories according to their content or time sensitivity."
The patent application was filed on Sept. 10, 2010 (12/879,888). 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=8,170,942&OS=8,170,942&RS=8,170,942
Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi.
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Boeing Assigned Patent
ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 3 -- Boeing, Chicago, has been assigned a patent (8,170,988) developed by Steven J. Yukawa, Seattle, Rajit Jain, Seattle, and Tim W. Anstey, Seattle, for a "system and method for synchronizing databases."
The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method for synchronizing information shared by a subsystem on-board a mobile platform and a subsystem remote from the mobile platform. The method may involve designating one of the subsystems as a first system having a first database, and designating one of the subsystems as a second system having a second database. The first subsystem may be used to transmit a synchronization request to the second subsystem, with the synchronization request including a synchronization point to be used as a reference for future synchronization operations between the subsystems. The second subsystem may be used to receive the synchronization request and to check the second database for any records that have been created or modified since a previously performed synchronization operation. Information may then be transmitted back to the first subsystem that includes information concerning the new or modified records."
The patent application was filed on July 14, 2008 (12/172,792). 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=8,170,988&OS=8,170,988&RS=8,170,988
Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi.
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Boeing Assigned Patent for Generic Hard/soft 3D Spatial Collision Detection Method
ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 3 -- Boeing, Chicago, has been assigned a patent (8,170,843) developed by David J. Lee, Mukilteo, Wash., for a "generic hard/soft 3D spatial collision detection method."
The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method for resolving collisions for placement of objects in 3D models, including attributing a first state to each object having a hard spatial volume and a second state to each object having a soft spatial volume, predefining a first set of rules to determine whether multiple objects may occupy the same spatial volume based on the combination of the object states, the first set of rules covering all permutations of said first state and said second state, placing a first object in the 3D model, placing a second object in the 3D model, determining whether the first object has a collision with the second object in the 3D model, and resolving the collision based on said first predefined set of rules. Furthermore, there can be predefining a second set of rules that override the first set of rules, and where the resolving of the collision is based on said second set of rules. Further, the method includes finding "soft" and "hard" characters on all objects and defining the characters on all objects."
The patent application was filed on May 25, 2007 (11/802,828). 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=8,170,843&OS=8,170,843&RS=8,170,843
Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi.
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Amazon Technologies Assigned Patent
ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 3 -- Amazon Technologies, Reno, Nev., has been assigned a patent (8,170,712) developed by Jon S. Battles, Independence, Mo., Ian J. Wrightson, Issaquah, Wash., and David H. Clark, Seattle, for a "method and apparatus for non-linear unit-level sortation in order fulfillment processes."
The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A flexible, non-linear, unit-level sortation system for sorting mixed collections of items into orders. Collections of unsorted items for fulfilling requests are delivered to one or more singulation stations. At a singulation station, individual units of items are selected from a collection, associated with particular conveyance receptacles, and placed into the receptacles, with one and only one unit per receptacle. The receptacles may be inducted into a conveyance mechanism under the direction of a control system. The receptacles are not fixed to the conveyance mechanism. The control system may direct the conveyance mechanism to route the receptacles to a particular one of one or more sorting stations. At a sorting station, the units may retrieved from receptacles and placed into locations corresponding to particular orders under control or direction of the control system. The conveyance mechanism may, but does not necessarily, return empty conveyance receptacle to a singulation station."
The patent application was filed on June 26, 2007 (11/768,529). 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=8,170,712&OS=8,170,712&RS=8,170,712
Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar.
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Intersect PTP Assigned Patent
ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 3 -- Intersect PTP, Seattle, has been assigned a patent (8,170,979) developed by Peter Rinearson, Vashon, Wash., for "systems and methods for calibrating user ratings."
The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A website may allow users to rate content items displayed thereon. The user ratings associated with the content items may be weighted according to user rating weight. The rating weight of a particular user may be based, in whole or part, upon whether the user consistently rates content items similarly to one or more "expert" raters. The experts may be selected based on various factors including: professional training, experience, reputation on the website, or the like. If a particular user consistently rates content items similarly to the experts, the user may be given a high rating weight. Users whose ratings consistently diverge from the ratings assigned by the experts may be given a lower rating weight. The weights may be displayed in connection with a user profile, or may be hidden from the user community. The rating weights may be used in calculating an overall rating of a particular content item."
The patent application was filed on Aug. 12, 2009 (12/540,163). 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=8,170,979&OS=8,170,979&RS=8,170,979
Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi.
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Computer Associates Think Assigned Patent
ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 3 -- Computer Associates Think, Islandia, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,170,903) developed by Brian Poissant, Mukilteo, Wash., for a "system and method for weighting configuration item relationships supporting business critical impact analysis."
The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A system and method for generating a business critical impact analysis report includes steps of: inserting a rank value field in each configuration item relationship type definition; inserting a rank value field in each single relationship between configuration items; determining default rank values for the rank value fields; assigning the default rank values to the single relationships and the relationship type definitions; receiving a user request to generate the business critical impact analysis report at a selected rank level of configuration items; and presenting the business critical impact analysis report to the user, displaying the configuration items and their relationships corresponding to the selected level."
The patent application was filed on April 10, 2008 (12/100,649). 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=8,170,903&OS=8,170,903&RS=8,170,903
Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi.
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Microsoft Assigned Patent for Extensible Framework for Designing Workflows
ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 3 -- Microsoft, Redmond, Wash., has been assigned a patent (8,170,901) developed by eight co-inventors for an "extensible framework for designing workflows." The co-inventors are Dharma K. Shukla, Sammamish, Wash., Aditya G. Bhandarkar, Redmond, Wash., Akash J. Sagar, Redmond, Wash., Sergey Chub, Redmond, Wash., Mayank Mehta, Bellevue, Wash., Dennis Pilarinos, Redmond, Wash., Eli Hisdai, Bellevue, Wash., and Abhay Vinayak Parasnis, Sammamish, Wash.
The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A user interface for building a componentized workflow model. Each step of the workflow is modeled as an activity that has metadata to describe design time aspects, compile time aspects, and runtime aspects of the workflow step. A user selects and arranges the activities to create the workflow via the user interface. The metadata associated with each of the activities in the workflow is collected to create a persistent representation of the workflow. Users extend the workflow model by authoring custom activities."
The patent application was filed on Jan. 31, 2005 (11/046,967). 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=8,170,901&OS=8,170,901&RS=8,170,901
Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi.
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Amazon Technologies Assigned Patent for Automated Validation of Results of Human Performance of Tasks
ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 3 -- Amazon Technologies, Reno, Nev., has been assigned a patent (8,170,897) developed by Peter D. Cohen, Seattle, Isaac E. Nichols, Seattle, and John B. Bravenec, Seattle, for "automated validation of results of human performance of tasks."
The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Techniques are described for facilitating automated validation of results of performance of tasks. In some situations, task requesters may specify various automated validation criteria for tasks that they submit, and those specified validation criteria may automatically be used to determine whether results of performance of those tasks by task performers are validated. To facilitate such automated validation, predefined types of validation criteria may be provided that a user may select and/or configure. The outcome of automated validation of results may be used in various ways, such as to indicate when results have been validated and/or have not been validated, to determine whether to provide results to a task requester (e.g., if results are not provided unless they have been validated, or if results that fail validation are corrected or replaced with results that pass validation) and/or to compensate task performers for providing the results."
The patent application was filed on Sept. 26, 2006 (11/535,388). 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=8,170,897&OS=8,170,897&RS=8,170,897
Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi.
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Amazon Technologies Assigned Patent for Related-item Tag Suggestions
ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 3 -- Amazon Technologies, Seattle, has been assigned a patent (8,170,916) developed by nine co-inventors for related-item tag suggestions. The co-inventors are Russell A. Dicker, Seattle, Waqas Ahmed, Bellevue, Wash., Aaron D. Wilson, Seattle, Scott Allen Mongrain, Seattle, Val Dan Dar Ion I. Rosca, Iasi, Romania, Florin V. Manolache, Suceava, Romania, Valentin Radu Munteanu, Iasi, Romania, and Corneliu Gabriel Alexandru Rudeanu, Iasi, Romania.
The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Tag suggestions enable a hosting entity such as a website to determine one or more tags to suggest to a user for association with a particular item within an electronic catalog. After this determination, the hosting entity may suggest the determined tags to the user. To determine these tags, the hosting entity may employ techniques to determine items related to the particular item. The hosting entity then suggests some or all of the tags associated with the related items. Additionally or alternatively, the hosting entity may determine certain metadata associated with the particular item. The entity then may suggest this metadata, or some related phrase or tag, to the user for association with the particular item. However the tag suggestions are determined, the hosting entity may rank the tag suggestions to determine which tags to present to the user or to determine an order in which to present the tags."
The patent application was filed on Sept. 6, 2007 (11/851,320). 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=8,170,916&OS=8,170,916&RS=8,170,916
Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi.
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Kiva Systems Assigned Patent
ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 3 -- Kiva Systems, North Reading, Mass., has been assigned a patent (8,170,711) developed by five co-inventors for a "method and system for transporting inventory items." The co-inventors are Raffaello D'Andrea, Ithaca, N.Y., Peter K. Mansfield, Bellevue, Wash., Michael C. Mountz, Cambridge, Mass., Dennis Polic, Medford, Mass., and Patrick R. Dingle, Salem, Mass.
The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A system for transporting inventory items includes an inventory holder capable of storing inventory items and a mobile drive unit. The mobile drive unit is capable of moving to a first point with the inventory holder at least one of coupled to and supported by the mobile drive unit. The mobile drive unit is additionally capable of determining a location of the inventory holder and calculating a difference between the location of the inventory holder and the first point. The mobile drive unit is then capable of determining whether the difference is greater than a predetermined tolerance. In response to determining that the difference is greater than the predetermined tolerance, the mobile drive unit is also capable of moving to a second point based on the location of the inventory holder, docking with the inventory holder, and moving the mobile drive unit and the inventory holder to the first point."
The patent application was filed on Jan. 28, 2011 (13/016,046). 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=8,170,711&OS=8,170,711&RS=8,170,711
Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar.
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Cray Assigned Patent
ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 3 -- Cray, Seattle, has been assigned a patent (8,170,724) developed by Douglas P. Kelley, Seattle, Wade J. Doll, Seattle, and Alexander I. Yatskov, Kenmore, Wash., for "systems and associated methods for controllably cooling computer components."
The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Computer systems and associated methods for cooling computer components are disclosed herein. One embodiment of a computer system includes a computer cabinet having an air inlet spaced apart from an air outlet. The computer system also includes heat exchangers positioned in the computer cabinet, and a heat removal system in fluid communication with the heat exchangers. The computer system additionally includes at least one sensor for monitoring heat transfer between the computer cabinet and the room. The computer system further includes a control system operatively coupled to the at least one sensor, the control system including a computer-readable medium holding instructions for determining whether heat transfer between the computer cabinet and the room is balanced based on information from the sensor, and if not, adjusting a parameter to balance the heat transfer."
The patent application was filed on Feb. 11, 2008 (12/029,124). 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=8,170,724&OS=8,170,724&RS=8,170,724
Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi.
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Microsoft Assigned Patent for Extracting Lexical Features for Classifying Native and Non-native Language Usage Style
ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 3 -- Microsoft, Redmond, Wash., has been assigned a patent (8,170,868) developed by Michael Gamon, Seattle, William B. Dolan, Kirkland, Wash., and Christopher Brockett, Bellevue, Wash., for "extracting lexical features for classifying native and non-native language usage style."
The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A corpus is provided of language usage by non-native users of the language. Characteristics of the corpus are measured and used to create a language usage classifier for indicating non-native usage of the language. Once the language usage classifier is created, a natural language input may be entered, and the characteristics thereof measured. These characteristics are then compared with the indicators of non-native usage, thereby detecting non-native usage. The evaluation of non-native usage may be used as a versatile foundation to enhance a wide variety of tools and applications dealing with user interaction in languages other than their native language."
The patent application was filed on March 14, 2006 (11/375,167). 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=8,170,868&OS=8,170,868&RS=8,170,868
Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi.
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LeCroy Assigned Patent
ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 3 -- LeCroy, Chestnut Ridge, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,170,820) developed by Peter J. Pupalaikis, Ramsey, N.J., Lawrence W. Jacobs, Beaverton, Ore., and Stephen M. Sekel, Camas, Wash., for a virtual probing.
The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method and apparatus for generating one or more transfer functions for converting waveforms. The method comprises the steps of determining a system description, representative of a circuit, comprising a plurality of system components, each system component comprising at least one component characteristic, the system description further comprising at least one measurement node and at least one output node, each of the at least one measurement nodes representative of a waveform digitizing location in the circuit. One or more transfer functions are determined for converting a waveform from one or more of the at least one measurement nodes to a waveform at one or more of the at least one output nodes. The generated transfer functions are then stored in a computer readable medium."
The patent application was filed on Dec. 18, 2009 (12/641,652). 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=8,170,820&OS=8,170,820&RS=8,170,820
Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi.
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Eagle View Technologies Assigned Patent
ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 3 -- Eagle View Technologies, Redmond, Wash., has been assigned a patent (8,170,840) developed by Chris Pershing, Redmond, Wash., for "pitch determination systems and methods for aerial roof estimation."
The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "User interface systems and methods for roof estimation are described. Example embodiments include a roof estimation system that provides a user interface configured to facilitate roof model generation based on one or more aerial images of a building roof. In one embodiment, roof model generation includes image registration, image lean correction, roof section pitch determination, wire frame model construction, and/or roof model review. The described user interface provides user interface controls that may be manipulated by an operator to perform at least some of the functions of roof model generation. In one embodiment, the user interface provides user interface controls that facilitate the determination of pitch of one or more sections of a building roof. This abstract is provided to comply with rules requiring an abstract, and it is submitted with the intention that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims."
The patent application was filed on May 15, 2009 (12/467,244). 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=8,170,840&OS=8,170,840&RS=8,170,840
Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi.
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Affymetrix Assigned Patent
ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 3 -- Affymetrix, Santa Clata, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,170,808) developed by five co-inventors for "methods and computer software for detecting splice variants." The co-inventors are Alan J. Williams, Albany, Calif., Simon Cawley, Oakland, Calif., John E. Blume, Bellingham, Wash., Hui Wang, San Bruno, Calif., and Tyson A. Clark, San Jose, Calif.
The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Methods and software products for analysis of alternative splicing are disclosed. In general the methods involve normalizing probe set or exon intensity to an expression level measurement of the gene. The methods may be used to identify tissue-specific alternative splicing events."
The patent application was filed on May 4, 2011 (13/100,397). 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=8,170,808&OS=8,170,808&RS=8,170,808
Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi.
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Microsoft Assigned Patent
ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 3 -- Microsoft, Redmond, Wash., has been assigned a patent (8,170,983) developed by five co-inventors for a "managing data across a semantic data view and a presentation data view." The co-inventors are Crystal L. Hoyer, Redmond, Wash., Cynthia C. Shelly, Seattle, Dawn M. Wright, Seattle, Karen K. Wong, Seattle, and Matthew J. Kotler, Kenmore, Wash.
The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Managing data across a semantic data view and a presentation data view may be provided. A semantic model may be represented in a semantic data view and a presentation model may be represented in a presentation data view. The presentation model may correspond to a graphical representation of the semantic model. In addition, a command may be received directed toward the semantic data view or the presentation data view. The semantic model and the presentation model may be operated upon according to the received command. Furthermore, the semantic model represented in the semantic data view and the presentation model represented in the presentation data view may be updated in response to operating on the semantic model and the presentation model according to the received command. The semantic model and the presentation model may be simultaneously maintained in a volatile memory in a computer."
The patent application was filed on May 18, 2010 (12/781,843). 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=8,170,983&OS=8,170,983&RS=8,170,983
Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi.
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Cardiac Pacemakers Assigned Patent for Method and Apparatus for Charging Partitioned Capacitors
ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 3 -- Cardiac Pacemakers, St. Paul, Minn., has been assigned a patent (8,170,662) developed by Joseph M. Bocek, Seattle, and Gregory J. Sherwood, North Oaks, Minn., for a "method and apparatus for charging partitioned capacitors."
The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "One aspect of this disclosure relates to an apparatus for providing a selective capacitance. An embodiment of the apparatus includes a first and second capacitor in a stack, and a switching circuit connected between the first and second capacitors. The switching circuit has at least two states, and is adapted to provide a first defibrillation capacitance in a first state and a second defibrillation capacitance in a second state. A switching circuit embodiment includes a field effect transistor (FET) adapted to have a source connected to the first capacitor and a drain connected to the second capacitor, a bipolar junction transistor (BJT) adapted to have an emitter connected to the source of the FET and a collector connected to a gate of the FET, a first current source connected to the collector of the BJT, and a second current source connected to a base of the BJT."
The patent application was filed on Aug. 3, 2006 (11/462,301). 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=8,170,662&OS=8,170,662&RS=8,170,662
Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar.
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Invention Science Fund I Assigned Patent
ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 3 -- Invention Science Fund I, Bellevue, Wash., has been assigned a patent (8,170,658) developed by fourteen co-inventors for a "system for electrical modulation of neural conduction." The co-inventors are Ralph G. Dacey Jr., St. Louis, Gregory J. Della Rocca, Columbia, Mo., Colin P. Derdeyn, St. Louis, Joshua L. Dowling, Webster Groves, Mo., Eleanor V. Goodall, Seattle, Roderick A. Hyde, Redmond, Wash., Muriel Y. Ishikawa, Livermore, Calif., Jordin T. Kare, Seattle, Eric C. Leuthardt, St. Louis, Nathan P. Myhrvold, Medina, Wash., Michael A. Smith, Phoenix, Lowell L. Wood Jr., Bellevue, Wash., Victoria Y.H. Wood, Livermore, Calif., and Gregory J. Zipfel, St. Louis.
The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Methods and related systems for modulating neural activity by repetitively blocking conduction in peripheral neural structures with electrical stimuli are disclosed. Methods and systems for reversing effects of blocking stimuli and/or for producing substantially permanent conduction block are also disclosed."
The patent application was filed on Feb. 15, 2008 (12/070,331). 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=8,170,658&OS=8,170,658&RS=8,170,658
Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar.
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Cardiac Pacemakers Assigned Patent for Method and Apparatus for Concurrent Atrio-ventricular Anti-tachycardia Pacing
ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 3 -- Cardiac Pacemakers, St. Paul, Minn., has been assigned a patent (8,170,669) developed by Dan Li, Shoreview, Minn., Jaeho Kim, Redmond, Wash., and Joseph M. Bocek, Seattle, for a "method and apparatus for concurrent atrio-ventricular anti-tachycardia pacing."
The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An implantable medical device delivers anti-tachyarrhythmia therapies including anti-tachycardia pacing (ATP). If a detected tachyarrhythmia is classified as a type suitable for treatment using ATP, the implantable medical device selects one of an atrial ATP (A-ATP) mode, a ventricular ATP (V-ATP) mode, and a concurrent atrio-ventricular ATP (concurrent AV-ATP) mode according to the characteristics of the detected tachyarrhythmia. The concurrent ATP mode is an ATP mode during which the atrial pacing pulses and the ventricular pacing pulses are delivered concurrently. In one embodiment, the concurrent AV-ATP mode includes a synchronized atrio-ventricular ATP (synchronized AV-ATP) mode during which atrial and ventricular pacing pulses are delivered synchronously and an independent atrio-ventricular ATP (independent AV-ATP) mode during which atrial and ventricular pacing pulses are delivered concurrently but timed independently.."
The patent application was filed on Sept. 22, 2008 (12/234,840). 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=8,170,669&OS=8,170,669&RS=8,170,669
Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar.
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Microsoft Assigned Patent
ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 3 -- Microsoft, Redmond, Wash., has been assigned a patent (8,170,656) developed by four co-inventors for a "wearable electromyography-based controllers for human-computer interface." The co-inventors are Desney Tan, Kirkland, Wash., T. Scott Saponas, Seattle, Dan Morris, Bellevue, Wash., and Jim Turner, Monroe, Wash.
The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A "Wearable Electromyography-Based Controller" includes a plurality of Electromyography (EMG) sensors and provides a wired or wireless human-computer interface (HCl) for interacting with computing systems and attached devices via electrical signals generated by specific movement of the user's muscles. Following initial automated self-calibration and positional localization processes, measurement and interpretation of muscle generated electrical signals is accomplished by sampling signals from the EMG sensors of the Wearable Electromyography-Based Controller. In operation, the Wearable Electromyography-Based Controller is donned by the user and placed into a coarsely approximate position on the surface of the user's skin. Automated cues or instructions are then provided to the user for fine-tuning placement of the Wearable Electromyography-Based Controller. Examples of Wearable Electromyography-Based Controllers include articles of manufacture, such as an armband, wristwatch, or article of clothing having a plurality of integrated EMG-based sensor nodes and associated electronics."
The patent application was filed on March 13, 2009 (12/404,223). 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=8,170,656&OS=8,170,656&RS=8,170,656
Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar.
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