U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in Texas (Jan. 5)

(Targeted News Service Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Targeted News Service Targeted News Service ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 5 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Texas.

*** ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 5 -- ExxonMobil Chemical Patents, Houston, has been assigned a patent (8,344,070) developed by nine co-inventors for "polymer compositions comprising cyclic olefin polymers, polyolefin modifiers, and fillers." The co-inventors are Kevin R. Squire, Kingwood, Texas, Alan J. Oshinski, Friendswood, Texas, Kevin D. Robinson, Houston, Christian Peter Mehnert, Houston, Marsha M. Arvedson, Houston, Beverly J. Poole, Houston, Abhimanyu Onkar Patil, Westfield, N.J., Lisa Saunders Baugh, Ringoes, N.J., and Karla Schall Colle, Houston.

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A polymer composition comprises (a) least 40 wt % (based upon the weight of the composition) of a cyclic olefin polymer comprising at least one acyclic olefin and at least 20 wt % of one or more cyclic olefins (based upon the weight of the cyclic olefin polymer), wherein at least a portion of the cyclic olefin polymer has a glass transition temperature of greater than 100.degree. C.; (b) an acyclic olefin polymer modifier in an amount up to 40 wt % (based upon the weight of the composition); and (c) at least 10 wt % (based upon the weight of the composition) of one of more fillers. The polymer composition has a notched Izod impact resistance measured at 23.degree. C. of greater than 100 J/m and a flexural modulus (1% secant method) of greater than 1400 MPa." The patent application was filed on June 20, 2007 (11/820,559). 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=8,344,070&OS=8,344,070&RS=8,344,070 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi.

*** Dow Global Technologies Assigned Patent for Polyethylene Compositions, Methods of Making the Same, and Articles Prepared Therefrom ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 5 -- Dow Global Technologies, Midland, Mich., has been assigned a patent (8,344,068) developed by seven co-inventors for "polyethylene compositions, methods of making the same, and articles prepared therefrom." The co-inventors are William J. Michie Jr., Missouri City, Texas, Dane Chang, Sugar Land, Texas, Lonnie G. Hazlitt, Lake Jackson, Texas, Stephanie M. Whited, Charleston, W.Va., Michael A. Kinnan, North Canton, Ohio, Anthony C. Neubauer, Piscataway, N.J., and Thoi H. Ho, Lake Jackson, Texas.

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The invention is related to compositions suitable for the fabrication of pipes, and other articles, with excellent performance properties. The invention provides a composition, comprising a blend, wherein said blend comprises a high molecular weight ethylene-based interpolymer and a low molecular weight ethylene-based interpolymer, and the high molecular weight ethylene-based interpolymer is a heterogeneously branched linear or a homogeneously branched linear ethylene-based interpolymer, and has a density from 0.922 g/cc to 0.929 g/cc, and a high load melt index (I21) from 0.2 g/10 min to 1.0 g/10 min, and the low molecular weight ethylene-based interpolymer is heterogeneously branched linear or a homogeneously branched linear ethylene-based interpolymer, and has a density from 0.940 g/cc to 0.955 g/cc, and a melt index (I2) from 6 g/10 min to 50 g/10 min. The blend has a single peak in an ATREF profile eluting above 30.degree. C., and has a coefficient of viscosity average molecular weight (CM ) less than -0.0032 in the log(calculated Mv) versus elution temperature, said CMv calculated in the range of elution temperatures from 70.degree. C. to 90.degree. C. The Mv is the viscosity average molecular weight." The patent application was filed on Oct. 19, 2007 (12/446,652). 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=8,344,068&OS=8,344,068&RS=8,344,068 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi.

*** BASF Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 5 -- BASF, Florham Park, N.J., has been assigned a patent (8,344,079) developed by Michael D. Spencer, Houston, for "molar ratio modifications to larger polyolefin catalysts." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Disclosed are catalyst systems and methods of making the catalyst systems/supports for the polymerization of an olefin containing a solid titanium catalyst component having a substantially spherical shape and containing an internal electron donor, a support made by contacting substantially equal molar amounts of a magnesium compound and an epoxy compound in the presence of an aprotic solvent and subsequent treatment with a halogenating agent to provide a magnesium based catalyst support. The catalyst system can further contain an organoaluminum compound and an organosilicon compound. Also disclosed are methods of polymerizing or copolymerizing an alpha-olefin. The methods involve contacting an olefin with a catalyst system containing the solid titanium catalyst component." The patent application was filed on Dec. 31, 2007 (11/967,815). 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=8,344,079&OS=8,344,079&RS=8,344,079 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi.

*** Chevron Phillips Chemical Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 5 -- Chevron Phillips Chemical, The Woodlands, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,344,078) developed by John D. Hottovy, Kingwood, Texas, for "continuous take off technique and pressure control of polymerization reactors." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Techniques and systems for producing a polyolefin using reactors in series are described. Described embodiments include techniques and systems for polymerizing a monomer in a first polymerization reactor to form a first polyolefin, discharging a first slurry continuously from the first polymerization reactor to a second polymerization reactor, and discharging a second slurry continuously from the second polymerization reactor. Using continuous take-off devices disposed on either or both reactors, pressure control may be attained such that the rate of transfer between and withdrawal from both reactors are within a desired range." The patent application was filed on May 21, 2010 (12/785,333). 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=8,344,078&OS=8,344,078&RS=8,344,078 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi.

*** Texas A & M University System Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 5 -- Texas A & M University System, College Station, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,344,054) developed by five co-inventors for "polymer nanocomposites including dispersed nanoparticles and inorganic nanoplatelets." The co-inventors are Dazhi Sun, College Station, Texas, Hung-Jue Sue, College Station, Texas, Luyi Sun, College Station, Texas, Nobuo Miyatake, Houston, and Katsumi Yamaguchi, Hyogo, Japan.

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Nanocomposites and method of making same are provided using nanoplatelets. A nanocomposite is provided, and the nanocomposite includes nanoparticles, inorganic platelets, and a polymer material. A method is provided for dispersing nanoparticles into a polymeric material by using inorganic nanoplatelets." The patent application was filed on July 24, 2007 (11/880,820). 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=8,344,054&OS=8,344,054&RS=8,344,054 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi.

*** Baylor College of Medicine Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 5 -- Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, has been assigned a patent (8,343,066) developed by David M. Eagleman, Houston, and Vani Pariyadath, Houston, for a "device and method for rapid measurement of repetition suppression in the brain." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Neural responses to a repeated stimulus typically diminish, an effect known as repetition suppression. When a single visual stimulus (e.g., letter of the alphabet, word, object, face) is serially flashed in different locations of a display, several stimuli appear to be present simultaneously due to an effect known as persistence of vision. Normal human observers' estimates of how many stimuli they perceived at any instant of time are significantly lower when the same stimulus is flashed repeatedly than when a different stimulus is used for each flash. This is a result of the brain's diminishing response (repetition suppression) to the repeated stimuli. The present invention generally relates to methods for assessing the normality of neural performance, particularly as relates to the integrity of cortical inhibition, visual persistence, proliferation effect, and repetition suppression. Deficits in repetition suppression serve as early and confirmatory measures of cognitive disorders such as schizophrenia." The patent application was filed on Sept. 29, 2008 (12/240,782). 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=8,343,066&OS=8,343,066&RS=8,343,066 Written by Neha Bharti; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Dow Global Technologies Assigned Patent for Polymerization Modifiers ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 5 -- Dow Global Technologies, Midland, Mich., has been assigned a patent (8,343,886) developed by eight co-inventors for polymerization modifiers. The co-inventors are Daryoosh Beigzadeh, Midland, Mich., Richard E. Campbell Jr., Midland, Mich., David D. Devore, Midland, Mich., Duane R. Romer, Midland, Mich., James C. Stevens, Richmond, Texas, Francis J. Timmers, Midland, Mich., Hendrik E. Tuinstra, Midland, Mich., and Paul C. Vosejpka, Midland, Mich.

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A composition comprising a polymerization modifier for the copolymerization of at least one olefin monomer and propylene and a polymerization process using the polymerization modifier." The patent application was filed on April 7, 2011 (13/081,659). 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=8,343,886&OS=8,343,886&RS=8,343,886 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi.

*** Freescale Semiconductor Assigned Patent for Method for Reducing Plasma Discharge Damage During Processing ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 5 -- Freescale Semiconductor, Austin, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,343,842) developed by five co-inventors for a "method for reducing plasma discharge damage during processing." The co-inventors are David M. Schraub, Bastrop, Texas, Terry A. Breeden, Cedar Creek, Texas, James D. Legg, Austin, Texas, Mehul D. Shroff, Austin, Texas, and Ruiqi Tian, Austin, Texas.

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A semiconductor process and apparatus to provide a way to reduce plasma-induced damage by applying a patterned layer of photoresist which includes resist openings formed over the active circuit areas as well as additional resist openings formed over inactive areas in order to maintain the threshold coverage level to control the amount of resist coverage over a semiconductor structure so that the total amount of resist coverage is at or below a threshold coverage level. Where additional resist openings are required in order to maintain the threshold coverage level, these openings may be used to create additional charge dissipation structures for use in manufacturing the final structure." The patent application was filed on March 31, 2011 (13/077,434). 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=8,343,842&OS=8,343,842&RS=8,343,842 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi.

*** Texas Instruments Assigned Patent for Mems Device and Fabrication Method ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 5 -- Texas Instruments, Dallas, has been assigned a patent (8,343,805) developed by four co-inventors for a "Mems device and fabrication method." The co-inventors are Clayton Lee Stevenson, Keller, Texas, Jason C. Green, Richardson, Texas, Daryl Ross Koehl, Garland, Texas, and Buu Quoc Diep, Murphy, Texas.

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method and structure for uncovering captive devices in a bonded wafer assembly comprising a top wafer and a bottom wafer. One embodiment method includes forming a plurality of cuts in the top wafer and removing a segment of the top wafer defined by the plurality of cuts. The bottom wafer remains unsingulated after the removal of the segment." The patent application was filed on Sept. 4, 2012 (13/603,007). 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=8,343,805&OS=8,343,805&RS=8,343,805 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi.

*** Raytheon Assigned Patent for Hermetic Packaging of Integrated Circuit Components ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 5 -- Raytheon, Waltham, Mass., has been assigned a patent (8,343,806) developed by Premjeet Chahal, Gurnee, Ill., and Francis J. Morris, Dallas, for a "hermetic packaging of integrated circuit components." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method for forming an integrated circuit includes transforming at least a portion of a first substrate layer to form a conductive region within the first substrate layer. An integrated circuit device is provided proximate an outer surface of the first substrate layer. The integrated circuit device transmits or receives electrical signals through the conductive region. A second substrate layer is disposed proximate to the outer surface of the first substrate layer to enclose the integrated circuit device in a hermetic environment." The patent application was filed on March 5, 2009 (12/398,235). 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=8,343,806&OS=8,343,806&RS=8,343,806 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi.

*** Baker Hughes Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 5 -- Baker Hughes, Houston, has been assigned a patent (8,343,894) developed by Larry A. Watkins, Houston, and Roger W. Fincher, Conroe, Texas, for a "controlled variable density fluid for wellbore operations." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Fluid systems may contain elements to provide changes in bulk fluid density in response to various environmental conditions. One environmental driver to the variable density is pressure; other environmental drivers include, but are not limited to, temperature or changes in chemistry. The variable density of the fluid is beneficial for controlling sub-surface pressures within desirable pore pressure and fracture gradient envelopes. The variability of fluid density permits construction and operation of a wellbore with much longer hole sections than when using conventional single gradient fluids." The patent application was filed on Jan. 14, 2009 (12/353,587). 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=8,343,894&OS=8,343,894&RS=8,343,894 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi.

*** Freescale Semiconductor Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 5 -- Freescale Semiconductor, Austin, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,344,779) developed by Eric W. Tisinger, Chandler, Ariz., for a "comparator circuit with hysteresis, test circuit, and method for testing." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A comparator has a first input, a second input, an output, a control electrode of a first hysteresis transistor coupled to the output, and a control electrode of a second hysteresis transistor coupled to the output. A method for testing the comparator includes: reconfiguring the comparator to be an amplifier with unity gain feedback; providing an input voltage to the input; providing a first voltage to the first hysteresis transistor to provide a first offset voltage; measuring a first output voltage at the output; removing the first voltage from the first hysteresis transistor; providing the first voltage to the second hysteresis transistor; and measuring a second output voltage at the output." The patent application was filed on Aug. 30, 2010 (12/871,597). 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=8,344,779.PN.&OS=PN/8,344,779&RS=PN/8,344,779 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar.

*** Texas Instruments Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 5 -- Texas Instruments, Dallas, has been assigned a patent (8,344,812) developed by four co-inventors for a "loop filter and voltage controlled oscillator for a phase-locked loop." The co-inventors are Krishnaswamy Nagaraj, Plano, Texas, Ajay Kumar, Dallas, Xiao Pu, Plano, Texas, and Sreekiran Samala, Bangalore, India.

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A phase-locked loop includes a loop filter and a voltage controlled oscillator (VCO). The VCO includes multiple transistors, each transistor having a smaller transconductance (g.sub.m) than if a single transistor were used while maintaining the same loop bandwidth and drain-to-source current through the transistor. As a result of a smaller transconductance in the VCO, a larger resistor can be used in the loop filter without increasing the noise. With a larger resistor, a smaller capacitor can be used in the loop filter as well. Alternatively, the transconductance can be reduced by a certain factor and the resistance value can be increased by the same factor to maintain a constant loop bandwidth but with a reduction in the amplitude of the noise. Thus, a smaller loop filter capacitor can be achieved albeit with the same noise level, or a lower noise level with the same size capacitor for the loop filter." The patent application was filed on Feb. 16, 2011 (13/028,340). 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=8,344,812.PN.&OS=PN/8,344,812&RS=PN/8,344,812 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar.

*** Raytheon Assigned Patent for Method and System for Continuous Wave Interference Suppression in Pulsed Signal Processing ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 5 -- Raytheon, Waltham, Mass., has been assigned a patent (8,344,944) developed by Vernon R. Goodman, Rockwall, Texas, for a "method and system for continuous wave interference suppression in pulsed signal processing." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A System and Method for CW interference suppression in pulsed signal processing having a front-end, an A/D converter, a data store, and a suppressor module coupled to both the A/D converter and the data store. The front-end is operable to receive a waveform and communicate such to the A/D converter to digitize for processing by the suppressor module. The suppressor module being operable to further process the digitized waveform by way of applying a FFT to obtain a corresponding amplitude spectrum of the digitized waveform, clipping the amplitude spectrum to obtain a clipped amplitude spectrum, performing successive piece-wise IFFTs on the positive frequency points of the clipped amplitude spectrum to obtain multiple amplitude-time series, each having a frequency value assigned, and then stacking such amplitude-time series successively in the data store to form a time-frequency spectrogram array to thereby facilitate suppression of interference signals and detection of data pulses." The patent application was filed on Aug. 2, 2010 (12/848,663). 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=8,344,944.PN.&OS=PN/8,344,944&RS=PN/8,344,944 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar.

*** CommScope Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 5 -- CommScope, Hickory, N.C., has been assigned a patent (8,344,900) developed by Patrick Fariello, Murphy, Texas, Danny L. Satterthwaite, Allen, Texas, and Daniel W. Macauley, Fishers, Ind., for an "intelligent patch panel sensor modules having infrared emitters and sensors for detecting patch cords." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A communications patching system includes a patch panel having a plurality of connector ports on a side thereof, and a sensor module secured to the patch panel side. The sensor module includes a plurality of pairs of IR emitters and sensors, with each emitter/sensor pair located adjacent to a respective one of the connector ports. Each emitter/sensor pair is configured to detect insertion and removal of a patch cord connector from a respective connector port. The sensor module includes a housing and a printed circuit board (PCB) secured to the housing. The IR emitters and sensors are electrically connected to the PCB, and the PCB includes a processor and memory for controlling the IR emitters and sensors." The patent application was filed on Nov. 5, 2009 (12/612,750). 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=8,344,900.PN.&OS=PN/8,344,900&RS=PN/8,344,900 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar.

*** Javelin Semiconductor Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 5 -- Javelin Semiconductor, Austin, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,344,808) developed by four co-inventors for a non-linear capacitance compensation. The co-inventors are Anil Samavedam, Austin, Texas, David E. Bockelman, Dripping Springs, Texas, Vishnu Srinivasan, Austin, Texas, and Eric Kimball, Austin, Texas The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Embodiments are directed to capacitance compensation via a compensation device coupled to a gain device to compensate for a capacitance change occurring due to an input signal change, along with a controller coupled to the compensation device to receive the input signal and to control an amount of compensation based on the input signal. In some embodiments, banks may be formed of multiple compensation devices, where each of the banks has a different size and is coupled to receive a different set of bias voltages." The patent application was filed on Sept. 24, 2010 (12/889,890). 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=8,344,808.PN.&OS=PN/8,344,808&RS=PN/8,344,808 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar.

*** Siemens Industry Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 5 -- Siemens Industry, Alpharetta, Ga., has been assigned a patent (8,344,909) developed by Dean W. Teffer, Austin, Texas, and Alexander Sherwood, Austin, Texas, for a "method and system for collecting traffic data, monitoring traffic, and automated enforcement at a centralized station." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A distributed individual vehicle information capture method for capturing individual vehicle data at traffic intersections and transmitting the data to a central station for storage and processing is provided. The method includes capturing individual vehicle information at a plurality of intersections (122) and transmitting the individual vehicle information from the intersections to a central station (124). Consequently, the individual vehicle information is available to be stored and processed by a device at the central station (126). Traffic intersection equipment for capturing individual vehicle data at traffic intersections and transmitting the data to a central station for storage and processing is also disclosed. The equipment includes a traffic detection device (159) for capturing individual vehicle data at an intersection (158) and a network connection to a central station (174). The traffic detection device (159) is operably configured to transmit to the central station (174) the individual vehicle information." The patent application was filed on Jan. 14, 2011 (13/006,979). 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=8,344,909.PN.&OS=PN/8,344,909&RS=PN/8,344,909 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar.

*** Intelliserv Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 5 -- Intelliserv, Houston, has been assigned a patent (8,344,905) developed by Raghu Madhavan, Houston, Bruce W. Boyle, Sugar Land, Texas, and Brian Clark, Sugar Land, Texas, for a "method and conduit for transmitting signals." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An expandable tubular sleeve having utility for lining a downhole tubular member includes a tubular body having a portion that is predisposed to initiate expansion thereof under the application of internal fluid pressure. The predisposed portion of the body may be a plastically-deformed portion formed, e.g., by application of mechanical force to a wall of the body. The predisposed portion of the body may be defined by a portion of the body having reduced wall thickness. The reduced wall thickness may be achieved, e.g., by reinforcing the wall thickness everywhere except the predisposed portion. The predisposed portion of the body may be formed by modifying the material properties of the body, e.g., by localized heat treatment. The sleeve and related apparatuses and methods are useful for securing and protecting a cable having one or more insulated conductive wires for transmission of signals between locations downhole and at the surface." The patent application was filed on July 14, 2008 (12/172,484). 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=8,344,905.PN.&OS=PN/8,344,905&RS=PN/8,344,905 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar.

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