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[February 06, 2012] U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in New Jersey (Feb. 6) (Targeted News Service Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Targeted News Service Targeted News Service ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 6 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in New Jersey. *** Drexel University Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 5 -- Drexel University, Philadelphia, has been assigned a patent (8,104,124) developed by six co-inventors for a "two-piece lightweight litter system." The co-inventors are Jonathan Awerbuch, Media, Pa., Ryan A. Baum, Watertown, N.Y., Timothy Hampson, Philadelphia, Kevin N. Kline, Southampton, Pa., Benjamin A. Klopp, Cleveland, Tenn., and Kate C. Zinsky, Haddonfield, N.J. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "This invention is directed to a durable, compact, two-piece, light weight, load sustaining litter system for the transport of humans, animals or objects. The litter system comprises a litter frame, a fabric disposed between the structure of the frame, at least one hinge and at least one coupling mechanism. The litter system may be quickly assembled under adverse conditions and may be particularly beneficial in transporting individuals who are injured, disabled and/or incapable of movement under combat and/or emergency conditions." The patent application was filed on May 30, 2008 (12/130,000). 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=81,04,124.PN.&OS=PN/81,04,124&RS=PN/81,04,124 Written by Ruby Maibam; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Kirusa Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 6 -- Kirusa, New Providence, N.J., has been assigned a patent (8,107,973) developed by Ewald C. Anderl, Middletown, N.J., Ajay Kumar Thapar, Bangalore, India, and Chinna Marudhu Pandian Chockalingam, Bangalore, India, for "class structured location based services." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Disclosed herein is a method and system for allowing voice short message service (SMS) messaging using methods of recipient addressing as used by text SMS messaging. A user creates a text SMS message and addresses the message to a recipient. The address of the recipient may be obtained from the address book stored locally on the user's mobile device. A client application intercepts the text SMS message and prompts whether the user wants to include a voice SMS message. If the user wants to include the voice SMS message, the user's voice message is recorded on a server. The text message along with a notification of the voice message is transmitted to the recipient. The recipient may use the information in the voice message notification to access and listen to the user's recorded voice message." The patent application was filed on March 27, 2008 (12/056,300). 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=8,107,978&OS=8,107,978&RS=8,107,978 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Cellco Partnership Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 6 -- Cellco Partnership, Basking Ridge, N.J., has been assigned a patent (8,107,945) developed by Barry Hoffner, Bridgewater, N.J., and Ronald Stamm, Flemington, N.J., for a "wireless device remote recovery." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Disclosed techniques enable wireless remote recovery for a wireless device that has encountered a potentially unrecoverable programming error during execution of a primary program controlling operations of the wireless device, e.g. an error that might otherwise prevent network communications. In response to the error, program execution changes over from the primary program to execution of a backup program. Under control of the backup program, the wireless device initiates a communication with a recovery server, over the air through a wireless network serving the wireless device. The communication utilizing the backup program enables the wireless device to receive programming from the recovery server, including a replacement version for at least a portion of the primary program. The primary program can then be corrected by replacing the portion thereof with the received replacement version. The wireless device then resumes normal operation, by resuming execution using the corrected primary program." The patent application was filed on March 31, 2009 (12/415,743). 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=8,107,945&OS=8,107,945&RS=8,107,945 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Toshiba America Research, Telcordia Technologies Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 6 -- Toshiba America Research, Piscataway, N.J., and Telcordia Technologies, Piscataway, N.J., have been assigned a patent (8,107,960) developed by four co-inventors for a prioritized query. The co-inventors are Yoshihiro Oba, Englewood Cliffs, N.J., Yuu-Heng Alice Cheng, Piscataway, N.J., Subir Das, Kendall Park, N.J., and Kenich Taniuchi, Kawasaki, Japan. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "According to some of the preferred embodiments, a solution framework is employed that includes defining of a mechanism to run multiple queries in a single message exchange, along with a priority on a per-query basis. In some embodiments, a system for facilitating handover of a mobile device across heterogeneous access networks by ensuring response to queries transmitted by the mobile device includes: a) a mobile device having a plurality of wireless network interfaces for communicating over a plurality of heterogeneous access networks, having a media independent handover (MIH) entity to facilitate handovers between the heterogeneous networks, and configured to transmit queries related to handover operation between the heterogeneous access networks to MIH entities within said heterogeneous access networks; and b) said media independent handover entity of said mobile device being configured to transmit multiple queries in a single message exchange to an MIH entity in an access network with prioritization among said multiple queries." The patent application was filed on Nov. 25, 2007 (11/944,624). 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=8,107,960&OS=8,107,960&RS=8,107,960 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Alcatel Lucent Assigned Patent for Method and Apparatus for Authentication of Session Packets ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 6 -- Alcatel Lucent, Paris, has been assigned a patent (8,108,677) developed by four co-inventors for a "method and apparatus for authentication of session packets for resource and admission control functions (RACF)." The co-inventors are Thomas Wayne Anderson, Naperville, Ill., Igor Faynberg, East Brunswick, N.J., Hui Lan Lu, Marlboro, N.J., and Zachary Zeltsan, Bronx, N.Y. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The invention that addresses the problem of authentication of the transport packet stream (which constitutes a flow within a session), which has been admitted into a managed packet network. Authentication and the subsequent policing of the flows supporting an identified client's authorized service prevent a large class of denial of service attacks described below. Specifically, the invention addresses two different matters: 1) key distribution and management 2) various forms of using a shared key for the authentication of transport packets on the user-to-network-interface (UNI)." The patent application was filed on June 27, 2007 (11/823,620). 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=8,108,677.PN.&OS=PN/8,108,677&RS=PN/8,108,677 Written by Shabnam Sheikh; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Telcordia Technologies, Toyota Infotechnology Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 6 -- Telcordia Technologies, Piscataway, N.J., and Toyota Infotechnology Center, U.S.A., Palo Alto, Calif., have been assigned a patent (8,106,792) developed by five co-inventors for a "program and method for adaptive mobile ad-hoc wireless communication." The co-inventors are Wai Chen, Parsippany, N.J., Jasmine Chennikara-Varghese, Somerset, N.J., Taek-Jin Kwon, Morganville, N.J., Ryokichi Onishi, Kanagawa, Japan, and Rama Vuyyuru, Somerset, N.J. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method of controlling a wireless communication device that is installed in a moving vehicle. The method comprises receiving roadway topology information and vehicle traffic pattern information, receiving vehicle and wireless communication device performance information from a plurality of other moving vehicles, determining current position information for the moving vehicle; determining a first set of metrics for a performance of the wireless communication device installed in the moving vehicle, estimating at least one second metric related to the performance of the wireless communication device or an ad-hoc network which includes each wireless communication device and changing an operation or routing parameter for the wireless communication device based upon the estimation. The second metric is based upon at least a sub-set of the first set of metrics, the received information and the determined current position information for the moving vehicle." The patent application was filed on July 10, 2009 (12/500,685). 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=8,106,792&OS=8,106,792&RS=8,106,792 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** OFS Fitel Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 6 -- OFS Fitel, Norcross, Ga., has been assigned a patent (8,107,784) developed by four co-inventors for a "reduced bend sensitivity and catastrophic bend loss in single mode optical fibers and method of making same." The co-inventors are Peter Ingo Borel, Frederiksberg, Denmark, David John DiGiovanni, Mountain Lakes, N.J., John Michael Fini, Metuchen, N.J., and Poul Kristensen, Valby, Denmark. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An optical fiber that is relatively insensitive to bend loss and alleviates the problem of catastrophic bend loss comprises a core region and a cladding region configured to support and guide the propagation of light in a fundamental transverse mode. The cladding region includes (i) an outer cladding region, (ii) an annular pedestal (or ring) region, (iii) an annular inner trench region, and (iv) an annular outer trench region. The pedestal region and the outer cladding region each have a refractive index relatively close to that of the outer cladding region. In order to suppress HOMs the pedestal region is configured to resonantly couple at least one (unwanted) transverse mode of the core region (other than the fundamental mode) to at least one transverse mode of the pedestal region. In a preferred embodiment, the fiber is configured so that, at a signal wavelength of approximately 1550 nm, its bend loss is no more than about 0.1 dB/turn at bend radius of 5 mm and is no more than about 0.02 dB/turn at a bend radius of 10 mm. In addition, in one embodiment, the core region also includes an inner core region and an annular outer core (or shelf) region surrounding the inner core region. The outer core region extends radially a distance of less than 9 .mu.m from the fiber axis. In another embodiment, the inner trench region includes an annular inner portion and an annular outer (or step) portion surrounding said inner portion. The refractive index of the step portion is greater than that of the inner portion. In a preferred embodiment, both of the foregoing features of the core region and the inner trench region are incorporated in the fiber. Also described are multi-tube fabrication techniques for making such fibers." The patent application was filed on May 27, 2009 (12/472,522). 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=8,107,784&OS=8,107,784&RS=8,107,784 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Alcatel Lucent Assigned Patent for Method and Apparatus for Providing Collaborative Interactive Video Streaming ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 6 -- Alcatel Lucent, Paris, has been assigned a patent (8,108,541) developed by John H. Shamilian, Tinton Falls, N.J., and Paul A. Sanitate, Lakewood, N.J., for a "method and apparatus for providing collaborative interactive video streaming." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "True collaborative interactive video streaming is advantageously achieved in accordance with certain illustrative embodiments of the present invention. A method and apparatus in accordance with one illustrative embodiment of the present invention enables a plurality of clients to concurrently view and interactively modify the playout of a video program--which may advantageously comprise either a stored (i.e., prerecorded) video program (e.g., a movie) or a real-time (i.e., live) video program--wherein the video program is being streamed from a video server to all of the clients synchronously (i.e., the same video is being played out concurrently to all clients). In accordance with this illustrative embodiment of the present invention, each of the plurality of clients is advantageously capable of transmitting control commands to the video server, and the video server responds to such control commands by appropriately modifying the video streaming process, but does so synchronously to all clients." The patent application was filed on Nov. 19, 2009 (12/622,092). 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=8,108,541.PN.&OS=PN/8,108,541&RS=PN/8,108,541 Written by Shabnam Sheikh; edited by Jaya Anand. *** New Jersey Inventor Develops Patent for Methods and Systems for Power Systems Analysis ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 6 -- Bruce Fardanesh, Upper Saddle River, N.J., has developed a patent (8,108,184) for "methods and systems for power systems analysis: a non-iterative state solver/estimator for power systems operation and control." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Described are software tools and techniques for use in power system operations and control, enabling direct non-iterative solution and estimation of the state of a power system. Knowledge of the state of a power system is essential for secure, reliable and efficient operation of the system. Power system measurement data including the phasor data, as well as power system parameter and topology data are utilized. A set of redundant nonlinear equations, quadratic or third-order in form is formulated. The nonlinear equations are then solved directly for the state of the power grid. The methodology is non-iterative and offers a direct solution that does not depend on initial guess values or convergence of iterations, thus offering a more robust tool for energy management systems and power systems operation and control." The patent application was filed on Jan. 18, 2005 (11/037,931). 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=8,108,184.PN.&OS=PN/8,108,184&RS=PN/8,108,184 Written by Shabnam Sheikh; edited by Jaya Anand. *** AT&T Intellectual Property II Assigned Patent for Tracking Variable Conditions Using Radio Frequency Identification ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 6 -- AT&T Intellectual Property II, Atlanta, has been assigned a patent (8,106,778) developed by Thomas Killian, Westfield, N.J., and Christopher Rice, Parsippany, N.J., for a "tracking variable conditions using radio frequency identification." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method and system for tracking variable conditions using radio frequency identification (RFID) are disclosed. In embodiments of the present invention, an RFID sensor tag is used to measure a condition. The condition can be any measurable condition such as location, temperature, humidity, pressure, time, date, inertial measurements, etc. Variable data representing the measured condition is read from the RFID sensor tag in order to track the measured condition. The variable data can be read from RFID sensor tags in addition to reading tag identification data from RFID tags, so that the variable data can be associated with tag identification data." The patent application was filed on Dec. 21, 2009 (12/643,355). 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=8,106,778&OS=8,106,778&RS=8,106,778 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** EBS Group Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 6 -- EBS Group, London, has been assigned a patent (8,108,293) developed by Edward R. Howorka, Denville, N.J., for automated trading systems. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "In an electronic trading system, prime brokerage services may be provided by assigning one or more dependent or child deal codes to a deal code. Prime broker trades are conducted via the dependent deal codes but appear to the market as deals with the parent deal code using credit assigned to the parent deal code. The prime bank customer is a dependent deal code of the customer bank which also trades on the system, allowing credit to be allocated by the customer dependent code for prime broker trades. A deal code may have several dependent deal codes which can trade with one another. Dependent deal codes can be used to expand the size of trading floors beyond that which can be supported by a single deal code and to assist in migration between system versions." The patent application was filed on Jan. 11, 2010 (12/685,060). 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=8,108,293.PN.&OS=PN/8,108,293&RS=PN/8,108,293 Written by Shabnam Sheikh; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Opex Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 6 -- Opex, Moorestown, N.J., has been assigned a patent (8,104,601) developed by George Hayduchok, Mount Holly, N.J., and Robert R. DeWitt, Marlton, N.J., for a "method and apparatus for delivering items to destination areas." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method and apparatus are provided for sorting items to a plurality of sort destinations. The items are loaded onto one of a plurality of independently controlled delivery vehicles. The delivery vehicles follow a track that guides the delivery vehicles to the sort destinations, which are positioned along the track. Once at the appropriate sort destination, the delivery vehicle ejects the item to the sort destination and returns to receive another item to be delivered." The patent application was filed on Jan. 3, 2011 (12/983,726). 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=8104601.PN.&OS=PN/8104601&RS=PN/8104601 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** McNeil-PPC Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 6 -- McNeil-PPC, Skillman, N.J., has been assigned a patent (8,104,618) developed by Neil A. Sadler, Weehawkin, N.J., and Richard K. Tanaka, Astoria, N.Y., for a "primary packaging and display therefor." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Primary packages configured for display and sale without secondary packaging are stacked horizontally in a product display tray. The consumer-facing surface of the back panel of the product display tray may contain graphics including product information provided on the primary package's principal display panel (which is typically faced towards consumers). Thus, consumers may readily view the product information provided on the principal display panel as primary packages are removed from the product display tray and principal display panels of remaining primary packages are hidden from view by one or more walls of the product display tray. The individual primary packages may be contoured specifically to inhibit lateral relative shifting while in a horizontally stacked configuration. The individual primary packages may shaped to facilitate grasping by having a first surface contoured for grasping in the user's palm, a second surface opposite the first surface with molded branding information for engagement by a portion of the user's fingers. Molded branding information may be positioned on a surface of the primary package that faces upwardly when the primary packages are positioned in the product display tray." The patent application was filed on July 21, 2010 (12/840,837). 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=8104618.PN.&OS=PN/8104618&RS=PN/8104618 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** S.S. White Technologies Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 6 -- S.S. White Technologies, Piscataway, N.J., has been assigned a patent (8,104,614) developed by four co-inventors for an "autoclavable medical instrument case for reduced instrument corrosion." The co-inventors are Frank Pinal, Weehawken, N.J., Alfred Anthony Litwak, Manasquan, N.J., Brian Umbach, North Caldwell, N.J., and Akhil Kumar Singh, West New York, N.J. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A case for storing medical instruments contains a rotating bracket for holding the instruments. The bracket is connected to the tray and hinged lid of the case via a movable frame, and the bracket movement is controlled by opening and closing of the lid. When the lid is closed, the bracket points the tips of the instruments downward to minimize water collection; and when the lid is opened, the instrument holding bracket rotates so that the instruments it holds are moved to a vertical position, facilitating instrument selection." The patent application was filed on April 30, 2010 (12/771,782). 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=8104614.PN.&OS=PN/8104614&RS=PN/8104614 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. 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