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U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in Colorado (Jan. 9)
[January 09, 2013]

U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in Colorado (Jan. 9)


(Targeted News Service Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Targeted News Service Targeted News Service ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 9 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Colorado.

*** AthenaInvest Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 9 -- AthenaInvest, Greenwood Village, Colo., has been assigned a patent (8,352,347) developed by C. Thomas Howard, Littleton, Colo., and Andrew Howard, Castle Rock, Colo., for "investment classification and tracking system using diamond ratings." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The present invention is directed to an asset classification system based on investment strategy. The system determines a number for performance measures and strategy classifications. These measures indicate, in one configuration, an extent to which a security or manager is outperforming or attempting to outperform a benchmark and how successful the security or manager has been based on historic performance data." The patent application was filed on Dec. 29, 2009 (12/648,615). 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=8,352,347&OS=8,352,347&RS=8,352,347 Written by Neha Bharti; edited by Jaya Anand.



*** QUALCOMM Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 9 -- QUALCOMM, San Diego, has been assigned a patent (8,352,644) developed by Igor Malamant, San Diego, Raghavendar Bhavansikar, Erie, Colo., and Sergio Kolor, Haifa, Israel, for an "apparatus and methods for USB connection in a multi-processor device." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Disclosed are apparatus and methods for use in a USB device with multiple processors, allowing shared USB connectivity in the device. The disclosed apparatus and methods allow selective coupling of a first processor to a USB port of the device or to a USB hub operable to route a plurality of USB connections including connection of a second processor to the port. Providing selective coupling of the processors to the port by switching the coupling of the first processor and selectively powering the hub on and off for selective coupling of the second processor, thereby selectively enabling tethered networking such as wireless networking, affords increased power savings in the device. Furthermore, default coupling of the first processor to the port allows for USB battery charger detection, or direct connectivity to USB peripheral devices, as well as providing programming capability via the default coupling of the port to the first processor." The patent application was filed on Nov. 19, 2010 (12/950,483). 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=8,352,644&OS=8,352,644&RS=8,352,644 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar.

*** Hewlett-Packard Development Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 9 -- Hewlett-Packard Development, Houston, has been assigned a patent (8,352,637) developed by Zhiqiang Wang, Fort Collins, Colo., Loren F. Wilson, Fort Collins, Colo., and Srikanth Natarajan, Fort Collins, Colo., for "techniques for resolving network connectivity." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Techniques are described for resolving network connectivity. According to an exemplary embodiment, a determination is made whether a first device is included in a portion of a network in which the first device can receive information directed to all devices included within the portion of the network. A first identifier associated with the portion of the network is obtained. A second identifier is assigned to the portion of the network unique to other portions of the network. The first identifier associated with the portion of the network is modified to include the second identifier. The modified first identifier is associated with the first device and the portion of the network. A first symbol identifying the first device can be presented as being connected to a second symbol identifying the portion of the network using the modified first identifier." The patent application was filed on Sept. 23, 2003 (10/667,313). 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=8,352,637&OS=8,352,637&RS=8,352,637 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar.


*** Round Rock Research Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 9 -- Round Rock Research, Mt. Kisco, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (RE43,918) developed by four co-inventors for a "method and apparatus for RFID communication." The co-inventors are Mark E. Tuttle, Boise, Idaho, Rickie C. Lake, Meridian, Idaho, Steven F. Schicht, Austin, Texas, and John R. Tuttle, Longmont, Colo.

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "[.A plurality of battery-operated transceivers encapsulated by lamination to form a sheet of independent transceivers is tested in a two piece fixture that forms an enclosure surrounding each in-sheet transceiver. Each enclosure has an antenna for transmitting a command signal to the transceiver at a known power level and for receiving a reply message from the transceiver containing a power level measurement made by the transceiver. Test methods using the fixture of the present invention are also described..]. .Iadd.An RFID tag and interrogator may each include a transmitter and a receiver. The tag and interrogator may communicate with each other at different frequency bands and may communicate in accordance with a wireless communication protocol..Iaddend." The patent application was filed on Sept. 28, 2007 (11/864,718). 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=RE43,918&OS=RE43,918&RS=RE43,918 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi.

*** Level 3 Communications Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 9 -- Level 3 Communications, Broomfield, Colo., has been assigned a patent (8,352,632) developed by seven co-inventors for "systems and methods for discovering network topology." The co-inventors are Joshua D. Voigt, Westminster, Colo., Christopher T. Coston, Superior, Colo., Robert J. Feuerstein, Boulder, Colo., Daniel Youngblood, Broomfield, Colo., Dan Rosenstock, Broomfield, Colo., Troy Kau, Arvada, Colo., and Greg Bernhardt, Thornton, Colo.

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method for determining network topology of a provider network includes selecting a first network element, selecting a first port on the first network element, and iteratively performing connectivity validation tests using the first port, wherein each connectivity validation test is associated with a type of network element and yields a result that indicates whether a second port on a second network element of the associated type is connected to the first port. A system for discovering topology of a network, the system comprising a topology discovery engine in operable communication with a near network element and operable to identify a first port of a far network element that is connected to a second port of the near network element by remotely altering operation of the near network element to cause the second network element to respond in a manner that identifies the first port." The patent application was filed on Oct. 26, 2005 (11/259,448). 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=8,352,632&OS=8,352,632&RS=8,352,632 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar.

*** Hewlett-Packard Development Assigned Patent for Displaying a Network Topology Map with a Reduced Number of Objects ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 9 -- Hewlett-Packard Development, Houston, has been assigned a patent (8,352,620) developed by Jeffrey Richard Conrad, Fort Collins, Colo., for "displaying a network topology map with a reduced number of objects." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Displaying a network topology map may include creating a database representing objects in a network; requesting a topology map of a certain type to represent at least a portion of the network; determining from the database a set of objects corresponding to the type of the requested map; determining parameters associated with the map type; and, while the cardinality of the set is above a threshold: presenting at least one of the parameters on a display, enabling a user to specify a value or group of values for the parameter, and reducing the cardinality of the set by removing objects not matching the value or group of values specified for the parameter." The patent application was filed on July 27, 2010 (12/843,946). 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=8,352,620&OS=8,352,620&RS=8,352,620 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar.

*** United Video Properties Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 9 -- United Video Properties, Tulsa, Okla., has been assigned a patent (8,352,978) developed by Steven J. Reynolds, Littleton, Colo., Robert A. Knee, Lansdale, Pa., and Michael D. Ellis, Boulder, Colo., for "systems and methods for advertising television networks, channels, and programs." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The present invention allows control of the presentation of advertisements that are associated with television networks, channels, and programs, and enables a single broadcasting of each advertisement associated with a network to be made to numerous television systems in parallel. The presentation of advertisements that are associated with television networks, channels, and programs is controlled in the present invention by determining at television viewer equipment whether the television networks, channels, or programs with which the advertisements are associated are unavailable to the television viewer or are undesirable to the television viewer. Once this determination has been made, the television viewer equipment then presents the advertisements, or selects and presents suitable alternative advertisements. A single broadcasting of each network advertisement to all television systems is enabled in the present invention by broadcasting each advertisement with a network identifier to all television systems. At the television systems, the network identifier and channel map or program guide information located in television viewer equipment are then used by an interactive program guide or other application running in the television viewer equipment to determine whether a local affiliate for that network is available and not designated as undesirable by the television viewer. If the local affiliate is available and not designated as undesirable, the advertisement is then presented to the television viewer, otherwise a suitable alternative advertisement is then identified and presented to the television viewer." The patent application was filed on March 9, 2009 (12/400,649). 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=8,352,978&OS=8,352,978&RS=8,352,978 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi.

*** Hewlett-Packard Development Assigned Patent for System and Method for Integrating a Plurality of Software Applications ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 9 -- Hewlett-Packard Development, Houston, has been assigned a patent (8,352,875) developed by six co-inventors for a "system and method for integrating a plurality of software applications." The co-inventors are Christopher Peltz, Windsor, Colo., Inbal Marhaim, Yehud, Israel, Eli Mordechai, Modlin, Israel, Claudio Bantolini, Palo Alto, Calif., Ruth Bergman, Haifa, Israel, and Oren Ariel, Hod HaSharon, Israel.

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method for integrating a plurality of existing software applications is disclosed. The method comprises executing the plurality of existing software applications. A composite graphical user interface (GUI) is created containing selected objects. A user's interactions with each of the plurality of existing software applications are recorded to record at least one function from each of the plurality of existing software applications. The at least one recorded function from each of the plurality of existing software applications is assigned to at least one of the selected objects in the composite GUI." The patent application was filed on Nov. 17, 2009 (12/620,520). 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=8,352,875&OS=8,352,875&RS=8,352,875 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi.

*** LSI Assigned Patent for Systems and Methods for Out of Order Y-sample Memory Management ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 9 -- LSI, Milpitas, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,352,841) developed by Lingyan Sun, Longmont, Colo., Hongwei Song, Longmont, Colo., and Yuan Xing Lee, San Jose, Calif., for "systems and methods for out of order Y-sample memory management." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Various embodiments of the present invention provide systems and methods for out of order memory management. For example, a method for out of order data processing is disclosed. The method includes providing an out of order codeword memory circuit that includes a number of codeword memory locations in a codeword memory area and the same number of index values in an index area. Each of the index values corresponds to a respective one of the codeword memory locations. The methods further include receiving a data set; storing the data set to one of the codeword memory locations; receiving an indication that the data set stored in the one of the codeword memory locations has completed processing; and grouping an index value corresponding to the one of the codeword memory locations with one or more other index values corresponding to unused codeword memory locations." The patent application was filed on June 24, 2009 (12/491,038). 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=8,352,841.PN.&OS=PN/8,352,841&RS=PN/8,352,841 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar.

*** Rambus Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 9 -- Rambus, Sunnyvale, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,352,772) developed by Jade M. Kizer, Durham, Calif., and Richard E. Perego, Thornton, Colo., for a "reference clock and command word alignment." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A memory system includes a memory controller that issues command signals and a reference-clock signal to a memory device. The edge rate of the reference-clock signal is lower than the bit rate of the command signals, so the memory device multiplies the reference clock signal to develop a command-recovery clock signal with which to sample the incoming command signals. The memory controller issues the command signals as a series of multi-bit command words aligned with edges of the reference-clock signal so that the memory device can use edges of the reference clock signal for command-word alignment." The patent application was filed on May 8, 2008 (12/598,068). 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=8,352,772.PN.&OS=PN/8,352,772&RS=PN/8,352,772 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar.

*** LSI Assigned Patent for Command Tag Checking in a Multi-initiator Media Controller Architecture ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 9 -- LSI, Milpitas, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,352,689) developed by David R. Noeldner, Fort Collins, Colo., Michael Bratvold, Fort Collins, Colo., and Paul H. Smith, Boise, Idaho, for a "command tag checking in a multi-initiator media controller architecture." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Described embodiments provide a method of allocating resources of a media controller for a data transfer. A data transfer request is received from at least one host device, and includes a host device ID and a data transfer request ID. The media controller generates a Tag ID of the data transfer request based on the host device ID and the data transfer request ID, and generates a starting memory address of a tag table based on the Tag ID of the data transfer request. A tag count value is read from the starting memory address of the tag table. If the tag count value reaches a threshold, an absence of a tag overlap is determined and the Tag ID of the data transfer request is added to the tag table at the starting memory address." The patent application was filed on Nov. 23, 2010 (12/952,207). 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=8,352,689.PN.&OS=PN/8,352,689&RS=PN/8,352,689 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar.

*** Hewlett-Packard Development Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 9 -- Hewlett-Packard Development, Houston, has been assigned a patent (8,352,750) developed by Matthew D. Haines, Fort Collins, Colo., and Daniel Thero, Fort Collins, Colo., for an "encryption based storage lock." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "In one embodiment an encryption based storage lock comprises at least one storage media, at least one processor, at least one drive controller, and logic to; store at least a first encryption key in a persistent memory location, establish a logical association between the first encryption key and a first drive, receive a write operation in a drive controller, wherein the write operation is associated with the first drive in the network attached storage device, encrypt data associated with the write operation using the first encryption key, and store the encrypted data in the first drive in the network attached storage device." The patent application was filed on Jan. 30, 2008 (12/863,497). 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=8,352,750&OS=8,352,750&RS=8,352,750 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar.

*** Apple Assigned Patent for Resource Restriction Systems and Methods ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 9 -- Apple, Cupertino, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,352,733) developed by eight co-inventors for a "resource restriction systems and methods." The co-inventors are Jussi-Pekka Mantere, Mountain View, Calif., Alexander Tony Maluta, Evergreen, Colo., John William Scalo, Santa Cruz, Calif., Eugene Ray Tyacke, Castle Rock, Colo., Bruce Gaya, Palo Alto, Calif., Michael John Smith, Sunnyvale, Calif., Peter Kiehtreiber, Campbell, Calif., and Simon P. Cooper, Sunnyvale, Calif.

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Resource restrictions are associated with a user identifier. A resource restriction agent receives operating system calls related for resources and provides resource request data to a resource agent. The resource agent determines whether the resource is restricted based on the resource request data and resource restriction data and generates access data based on the determination. The resource restriction agent grants or denies the system call based on the access data." The patent application was filed on Aug. 4, 2006 (11/462,600). 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=8,352,733.PN.&OS=PN/8,352,733&RS=PN/8,352,733 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar.

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