U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in Oregon (Jan. 7)

(Targeted News Service Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Targeted News Service Targeted News Service ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 7 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Oregon.

*** Sony Computer Entertainment America Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 7 -- Sony Computer Entertainment America, Foster City, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,342,926) developed by four co-inventors for a game aim assist. The co-inventors are John Garvin, Bend, Ore., Christopher Reese, Bend, Ore., Darren Yager, Bend, Ore., and Ron Allen, Bend, Ore.

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Methods for game aim assist are provided. In electronic games, a game player may control the actions of a game character within a game environment. The game environment, which includes a focus area, may be displayed from a perspective of or with respect to a game character. During game play, one or more objects may be detected in the focus area. One of the objects may then be selected based on the distance between the object and the center of the focus area. The aim of the game character is then automatically adjusted toward the selected object, which allows the game player to direct an attack action on the object." The patent application was filed on Sept. 15, 2008 (12/283,846). 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=8,342,926&OS=8,342,926&RS=8,342,926 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi.

*** Tyco Electronics Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 7 -- Tyco Electronics, Berwyn, Pa., has been assigned a patent (8,342,887) developed by four co-inventors for an "image guide wire connection." The co-inventors are Kenneth R. Gleason, Harrisburg, Pa., Keith Edwin Miller, Manheim, Pa., Kenneth Alan McGiboney, Gilbert, Ariz., and Laurence Alan Daane, Portland, Ore.

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An electrical connector and assembly having a body arranged and disposed to receive an interconnector of a guide wire at a first end and an interface cable at a second end, and a contact module in the body, the contact module comprising a contact housing and a plurality of contacts, disposed in the contact housing, the plurality of contacts being configured for electrical connection with the interface cable and the guide wire, is disclosed." The patent application was filed on Aug. 12, 2011 (13/208,863). 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=8,342,887&OS=8,342,887&RS=8,342,887 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi.

*** Zylight Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 7 -- Zylight, Hillsboro, Ore., has been assigned a patent (8,342,713) developed by James H. Collias, Hillsboro, Ore., Charles H. Collias, Chelmsford, Mass., and Nicholas J. Foster, Simi Valley, Calif., for a "lighting system for use in motion picture and video production." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method of lighting for use in motion picture and video production including, in various embodiments, the steps: providing lighting modules, each having one or more manual controls for controlling light output characteristics such as the intensity and hue of light produced and each capable of wirelessly communicating with other lighting modules over a wireless data network; interconnecting the lighting modules on the wireless data network; and adjusting the light produced by all lighting modules through adjustments using any one of the networked lighting modules." The patent application was filed on April 30, 2012 (13/460,309). 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=8,342,713&OS=8,342,713&RS=8,342,713 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi.

*** Nike Assigned Patent for Testing/training Visual Perception Speed and/or Span ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 7 -- Nike, Beaverton, Ore., has been assigned a patent (8,342,685) developed by Herb Yoo, Beaverton, Ore., Graham B. Erickson, Hillsboro, Ore., and Alan W. Reichow, Beaverton, Ore., for a "testing/training visual perception speed and/or span." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "System and methods for testing and/or training a subject's visual perception span and/or speed are provided. More specifically, a method may include testing/training various aspects of the subject's visual perception span/speed through the use of assessments that test the subject's ability to receive and retain information that is flashed in front of them. By using various assessments, an efficient examination may be administered. In accordance with the invention, an individual may be subjected to such a method of testing/training comprising: presenting one or more two-dimensional representations to the subject at a first time; receiving input responses from the subject at a second time; and processing the received input responses to provide a measure of the perception span of the subject; and processing the time between the first time and the second time to provide a measure of the perception speed of the subject." The patent application was filed on Feb. 24, 2012 (13/404,601). 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=8,342,685&OS=8,342,685&RS=8,342,685 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi.

*** Nantero Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 7 -- Nantero, Woburn, Mass., has been assigned a patent (8,343,373) developed by Colin D. Yates, Clackamas, Ore., for a "method of aligning nanotubes and wires with an etched feature." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method of forming an aligned connection between a nanotube layer and an etched feature is disclosed. An etched feature is formed having a top and a side and optionally a notched feature at the top. A patterned nanotube layer is formed such that the nanotube layer contacts portions of the side and overlaps a portion of the top of the etched feature. The nanotube layer is then covered with an insulating layer. Then a top portion of the insulating layer is removed to expose a top portion of the etched feature." The patent application was filed on Aug. 13, 2009 (12/540,869). 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=8,343,373&OS=8,343,373&RS=8,343,373 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar.

*** NIKE Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 7 -- NIKE, Beaverton, Ore., has been assigned a patent (8,341,857) developed by Frederick J. Dojan, Vancouver, Wash., and Thomas Foxen, Portland, Ore., for a "fluid-filled chamber with a reinforced surface." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An article of footwear may have an upper and a sole structure secured to the upper. The sole structure includes a fluid-filled chamber with a first surface, an opposite second surface, and a third surface extending between the first and second surfaces. Whereas the first surface and the second surface each have a thickness of one sheet of a polymer material, the third surface has a thickness of two overlapping sheets of the polymer material. The third surface may be exposed to an exterior of the footwear to form a portion of a side surface of the sole structure." The patent application was filed on Jan. 16, 2008 (12/015,026). 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=83,41,857.PN.&OS=PN/83,41,857&RS=PN/83,41,857 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Oregon Inventor Develops Patent for Addressing Security in Writes to Memory ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 7 -- Ariel S. Rogson, Portland, Ore., has developed a patent (8,347,387) for "addressing security in writes to memory." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A computer includes a processor. When an instruction to be executed by the processor involves writing to memory, the write can be redirected to a temporary area of memory. The correct amount of data can then be copied from the temporary area to the original target memory address. The advantages of the invention can be achieved, among other possibilities, via re-compiling the program or modifying instructions before execution." The patent application was filed on July 18, 2011 (13/185,307). 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=8,347,387&OS=8,347,387&RS=8,347,387 Written by Neha Bharti; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Bend Research Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 7 -- Bend Research, Bend, Ore., has been assigned a patent (8,343,550) developed by six co-inventors for a "method for making homogeneous spray-dried solid amorphous drug dispersions utilizing modified spray-drying apparatus." The co-inventors are Ronald A. Beyerinck, Bend, Ore., Heather L.M. Deibele, Bend, Ore., Dan E. Dobry, Bend, Ore., Roderick J. Ray, Bend, Ore., Dana M. Settell, Bend, Ore., and Ken R. Spence, Bend, Ore.

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Conventional spray-drying methods are improved by incorporation of a pressure nozzle and a diffuser plate to improve the flow of drying gas and a drying chamber extension to increase drying time, such improvements leading to the formation of homogeneous solid dispersions of drugs in concentration-enhancing polymers." The patent application was filed on June 21, 2011 (13/165,732). 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=8,343,550.PN.&OS=PN/8,343,550&RS=PN/8,343,550 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar.

*** Xerox Assigned Patent for Method and System of Printing a Scratch-off Document ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 7 -- Xerox, Norwalk, Conn., has been assigned a patent (8,342,576) developed by five co-inventors for a "method and system of printing a scratch-off document." The co-inventors are Reiner Eschbach, Webster, N.Y., David A. Mantell, Rochester, N.Y., Paul J. McConville, Webster, N.Y., Jason O'Neil, Rochester, N.Y., and Trevor J. Snyder, Newberg, Ore.

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A scratch-off document may include a substrate bearing a toner image and a scratch-off layer covering the printed content. The scratch-off layer may include a mass of a first solid ink and a mass of a second solid ink printed over the first solid ink in a distraction pattern. The toner image is formed of a toner that adheres to the substrate, while the scratch-off layer is made of a wax-based or other solid ink that may be removed from the substrate by scratching without removing the toner image. The distraction pattern includes varying pile heights that distract a viewer from any pile height variations that may exist in the toner image." The patent application was filed on Feb. 9, 2010 (12/658,325). 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=8,342,576.PN.&OS=PN/8,342,576&RS=PN/8,342,576 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar.

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