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[May 04, 2012]

U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in Arizona (May 4)

(Targeted News Service Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Targeted News Service Targeted News Service ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 4 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Arizona.

*** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Method and Apparatus to Position a Head Module Comprising Servo Elements and a Plurality of Data Elements ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 4 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,169,736) developed by five co-inventors for a "method and apparatus to position a head module comprising servo elements and a plurality of data elements." The co-inventors are Nhan Xuan Bui, Tucson, Ariz., Giovanni Cherubini, Rueschlikon, Swaziland, Robert Allen Hutchins, Tucson, Ariz., Jens Jelitto, Rueschlikon, Swaziland, and Kazuhiro Tsuruta, Yamato, Japan.


The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method to position a head module, where the head module comprises at least one servo element and a plurality of data elements, where the servo element and each of the plurality of data elements can detect a servo signal, wherein the method includes moving a sequential information storage medium having a servo band encoded therein across the head module and detecting the servo band using the at least one servo element or any one of the plurality of data elements." The patent application was filed on July 17, 2009 (12/505,435). 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=8,169,736&OS=8,169,736&RS=8,169,736 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar.

*** Raytheon Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 4 -- Raytheon, Waltham, Mass., has been assigned a patent (8,169,623) developed by Brian Keith McComas, Tucson, Ariz., Kent P. Pflibsen, Tucson, Ariz., and Darin S. Williams, Tucson, Ariz., for an "optical apparatus and method for measuring the attitude of an object in outer space." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An optical apparatus and method for measuring the attitude of an object in outer space includes an optical system having an aperture to receive optical radiation and a focal plane to image the optical radiation and an aperture-sharing element attached to the optical element and at least partially surrounding an optical path into the aperture. The aperture-sharing element directs optical radiation from a field of view of the aperture-sharing element to a corresponding first portion of the focal plane to provide multi-axis stellar attitude measurements, and the aperture receives optical radiation along the optical path into the aperture and directs the optical radiation to a second portion of the focal plane." The patent application was filed on Sept. 1, 2009 (12/552,182). 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=8,169,623&OS=8,169,623&RS=8,169,623 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar.

*** Studio One Entertainment Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 4 -- Studio One Entertainment, Scottsdale, Ariz., has been assigned a patent (8,169,548) developed by Lawrence G. Ryckman, Scottsdale, Ariz., for a "live broadcast interview conducted between studio booth and interviewer at remote location." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method to conduct a broadcast interview by producing in an area of restricted size in a realistic manner while minimizing perspective distortion and subject distortion a recording of an individual that produces the illusion that the individual is located in a larger area." The patent application was filed on May 31, 2007 (11/808,000). 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=8,169,548&OS=8,169,548&RS=8,169,548 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar.

*** Broadcom Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 4 -- Broadcom, Irvine, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,170,154) developed by Nabil R. Yousef, Foothill Ranch, Calif., Thomas J. Kolze, Phoenix, and Jonathan S. Min, Fullerton, Calif., for a "chip blanking and processing in SCDMA to mitigate impulse and burst noise and/or distortion." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A system for mitigating impairment in a communication system includes a delay block, a signal level block, a moving average window block, an impulse noise detection block, and a combiner. The delay block receives and delays each chip of a plurality of chips in a spreading interval. The signal level block determines a signal level of each chip of the plurality of chips in the spreading interval. The moving average window block determines a composite signal level for a chip window corresponding to the chip. The impulse noise detection block receives the signal level, receives the composite signal level, and produces an erasure indication for each chip of the plurality of chips of the corresponding chip window. The combiner erases chips of the plurality of chips of the spreading interval based upon the erasure indication." The patent application was filed on Oct. 8, 2009 (12/575,740). 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=8,170,154&OS=8,170,154&RS=8,170,154 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi.

*** Freescale Semiconductor Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 4 -- Freescale Semiconductor, Austin, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,170,166) developed by Kenneth E. Stebbings, Grayslake, Ill., Vivek Bhan, Chandler, Ariz., and Daniel B. Schwartz, Scottsdale, Ariz., for "methods and systems for combining timing signals for transmission over a serial interface." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Apparatus, systems, and methods are provided for transmitting messages over a serial interface. A method comprises receiving a first signal at a first time and receiving a second signal at a second time, the second time being after the first time. If a difference between the second time and the first time is less than a threshold time period, the method comprises generating a first message that is representative of the first signal and the second signal and transmitting the first message over the serial interface. In accordance with one embodiment, the threshold time period is equal to one half of an interface acquisition delay time period associated with the serial interface." The patent application was filed on Feb. 25, 2009 (12/392,841). 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=8,170,166&OS=8,170,166&RS=8,170,166 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi.

*** CTM Magnetics Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 4 -- CTM Magnetics, Tempe, Ariz., has been assigned a patent (8,169,290) developed by Grant MacLennan, Scottsdale, Ariz., for "methods and apparatus for electromagnetic components." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Methods and apparatus for electromagnetic components comprise a core and a winding. The core and winding are configured to provide smaller and more effective electromagnetic components." The patent application was filed on Dec. 14, 2010 (12/968,185). 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=8,169,290.PN.&OS=PN/8,169,290&RS=PN/8,169,290 Written by Shabnam Sheikh; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** ViaSat Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 4 -- ViaSat, Carlsbad, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,169,264) developed by Christopher D. Grondahl, Gilbert, Ariz., and Dean Lawrence Cook, Mesa, Ariz., for distributed Doherty amplifiers.

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Doherty and distributed amplifier (DA) designs are combined to achieve, wideband amplifiers with high efficiency dynamic range. A modified Doherty amplifier includes a wideband phase shifter providing first and second outputs, a main amplifier coupled to the first output, an auxiliary amplifier coupled to the second output, and a wideband combining network combining the outputs in phase. A multi-stage DA has a main output and a termination port, and a phase delay module and transforming network allowing power at the termination port to be combined in phase with power at the main output. In one combination, one or more stages of the DA may comprise a Doherty amplifier. In another combination, a modified series-type Doherty amplifying system is achieved by cascading main and auxiliary DAs. In any combination, Doherty topology may include a bias control module." The patent application was filed on Aug. 2, 2011 (13/196,255). 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=8,169,264.PN.&OS=PN/8,169,264&RS=PN/8,169,264 Written by Shabnam Sheikh; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Qwest Communications International Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 4 -- Qwest Communications International, Denver, has been assigned a patent (8,170,189) developed by Jordan Alperin, Denver, John Verbil, Scottsdale, Ariz., and Rich Cerami, Denver, for a cross-platform message notification.

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Systems, methods, and machine-readable media are disclosed to provide notification of receipt of a communication across multiple platforms of potential diverse types. Cross-platform message notification can comprise receiving a request to initiate a communication from an initiating end device. The request may identify a single intended recipient device. A plurality of possible recipient devices can be identified for the request to initiate a communication based on user profile information from a user of the initiating end device. The request to initiate a communication can be forwarded to each of the plurality of possible recipient devices at substantially a same time. The initiating end device can be connected to one of the plurality of possible recipient devices based on a response from at least one of the possible recipient devices." The patent application was filed on Nov. 2, 2005 (11/266,011). 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=8,170,189&OS=8,170,189&RS=8,170,189 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi.

*** Broadcom Assigned Patent for Enhanced Channel Changing within Multi-channel Communication Systems ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 4 -- Broadcom, Irvine, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,169,926) developed by Thomas J. Kolze, Phoenix, and Bruce J. Currivan, Irvine, Calif., for "enhanced channel changing within multi-channel communication systems." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Enhanced channel changing within multi-channel communication systems. A CMTS directs channel changing of a CM, sometimes between upstream data bursts. Logical channels, part of a single frequency channel, may be used, and the channel changing may be performed between those logical channels. Multiple upstream burst profiles and/or modulation densities may be used providing high degrees of robustness, fidelity, and throughput and allowing great channel flexibility. A CM may be switched between channels without losing transmitter capability. Even if some throughput rate may be sacrificed during the channel changing, the CM will still be able to continue data throughput. Then, the new channel may then undergo the initialization and ranging processes thereby enabling greater throughput on that new channel. After undergoing the initialization and ranging processes, the new channel will then be a fully equivalent member of the CM communication system." The patent application was filed on Feb. 29, 2005 (12/039,763). 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=8,169,926&OS=8,169,926&RS=8,169,926 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi.

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