U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in Georgia (Feb. 22)

(Targeted News Service Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Targeted News Service Targeted News Service ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 22 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Georgia.

*** University of Maryland, Georgia Tech Research Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 22 -- The University of Maryland, College Park, Md., and Georgia Tech Research, Atlanta, have been assigned a patent (8,379,485) developed by four co-inventors for "compressive sensing system and method for bearing estimation of sparse sources in the angle domain." The co-inventors are Volkan Cevher, Houston, Ali Cafer Gurbuz, Marietta, Ga., James H. McClellan, Chamblee, Ga., and Ramalingam Chellappa, Potomac, Md.

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Compressive Sensing (CS) is an emerging area which uses a relatively small number of non-traditional samples in the form of randomized projections to reconstruct sparse or compressible signals. Direction-of-arrival (DOA) estimation is performed with an array of sensors using CS. Using random projections of the sensor data, along with a full waveform recording on one reference sensor, a sparse angle space scenario can be reconstructed, giving the number of sources and their DOA's. Signal processing algorithms are also developed and described herein for randomly deployable wireless sensor arrays that are severely constrained in communication bandwidth. There is a focus on the acoustic bearing estimation problem and it is shown that when the target bearings are modeled as a sparse vector in the angle space, functions of the low dimensional random projections of the microphone signals can be used to determine multiple source bearings as a solution of an l]-norm minimization problem." The patent application was filed on Nov. 3, 2008 (12/740,947). 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=8,379,485&OS=8,379,485&RS=8,379,485 Written by Neha Bharti; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** inNuevo Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 22 -- inNuevo, Washington, has been assigned a patent (8,379,382) developed by Michael Lewis Marshall, Washington, Yenny Paola Moya, Silver Spring, Md., and Paul Daniel Alston, Stone Mountain, Ga., for docking station.

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A holder for an oblong-shaped device is provided. The holder can be a docking station for a media device and a keyboard. The holder can include a mounting tray and a mounting bracket assembly arranged on the mounting tray. The mounting bracket assembly can be configured such that the oblong-shaped device is securable to the mounting tray in both (i) a first position where a longitudinal axis of the oblong-shaped device extends substantially horizontally, and (ii) a second position where the longitudinal axis of the oblong-shaped device extends substantially vertically while the mounting tray is kept in a substantially upright position." The patent application was filed on April 18, 2011 (13/088,965). 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=8,379,382&OS=8,379,382&RS=8,379,382 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi.

*** Manufacturing Resources International Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 22 -- Manufacturing Resources International, Alpharetta, Ga., has been assigned a patent (8,379,182) developed by William Dunn, Alpharetta, Ga., for "cooling system for outdoor electronic displays." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A cooling system for an electronic display. Transparent cooling chambers are used to extract heat from the front display surface of an electronic display. A refrigerated air source is in gaseous communication with the cooling chamber. Additional fans may be used to cool other components of the electronic display. Multiple displays may be used where each display and the refrigerated air source is housed within the housing. The housing contains air inlet and air exhaust ports. An air curtain device may be used with some embodiments. An open-loop, closed-loop, or both types of designs may be used with the cooling chambers. Temperature sensors may allow the refrigerated air source(s) to be selectively engaged depending on the temperature of the air within the cooling chamber or the temperature of the front display surface. Ambient temperature sensors may also direct the switch between open and closed loops." The patent application was filed on Sept. 9, 2009 (12/556,209). 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=8,379,182&OS=8,379,182&RS=8,379,182 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi.

*** Georgia Tech Research Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 22 -- Georgia Tech Research, Atlanta, has been assigned a patent (8,378,453) developed by Andrei G. Fedorov, Atlanta, Craig Green, Atlanta, and Yogendra Joshi, Atlanta, for "devices including composite thermal capacitors." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Embodiments of the present disclosure include devices or systems that include a composite thermal capacitor disposed in thermal communication with a hot spot of the device, methods of dissipating thermal energy in a device or system, and the like." The patent application was filed on April 29, 2011 (13/066,998). 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=8,378,453&OS=8,378,453&RS=8,378,453 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar.

*** Siemens Industry Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 22 -- Siemens Industry, Alpharetta, Ga., has been assigned a patent (8,378,608) developed by Daniel W. Robertson, Cumming, Ga., for "systems, devices, and/or methods for managing drive power." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Certain exemplary embodiments can provide a system, machine, device, manufacture, circuit, and/or user interface adapted for, and/or a method and/or machine-readable medium comprising machine-implementable instructions for, activities that can comprise, via a predetermined information device, for a predetermined excavating machine comprising a plurality of Active Front Ends, each Active Front End electrically coupled to an AC power supply network of said predetermined excavating machine, each Active Front End adapted to provide DC power to a DC bus, said DC bus electrically coupled to a plurality of inverters, each inverter adapted to supply AC power to at least one operating motor, independently controlling a reactive power produced by each Active Front End." The patent application was filed on Sept. 22, 2009 (12/564,548). 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=8,378,608&OS=8,378,608&RS=8,378,608 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar.

*** AT&T Mobility II Assigned Patent for Long Term Evolution to Universal Mobile Telecommunications System Femto Mobility ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 22 -- AT&T Mobility II, Atlanta, has been assigned a patent (8,380,207) developed by four co-inventors for a "long term evolution to universal mobile telecommunications system femto mobility." The co-inventors are Yonghui Tong, Alpharetta, Ga., Inderpreet Singh Ahluwalia, Austin, Texas, Arthur Brisebois, Cumming, Ga., and Yung Choi-Grogan, Issaquah, Wash.

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A system and methodology that resolves complex mobility handling issues in Long Term evolution (LTE) networks, overlaid with Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) macro and UMTS femtocells that share a common UMTS Absolute Radio Frequency Number (UARFChina, is provided. Moreover, an LTE user equipment (UE) includes a femto identification component that differentiates between the UMTS macro and UMTS femtocells by employing Location Area Code (LAC) data. In an aspect, the femto identification component ensures that the LTE UE connects to the UMTS femtocell as soon as the LTE UE enters the UMTS femtocell coverage area, even when the LTE radio frequency (RF) signal is deemed sufficient for communication. Further, the femto identification component ensures that the LTE UE stays connected to the LTE network, as long as possible, while outside of the UMTS femtocell coverage area." The patent application was filed on Feb. 22, 2011 (13/032,232). 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=8,380,207.PN.&OS=PN/8,380,207&RS=PN/8,380,207 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar.

*** T-Mobile USA Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 22 -- T-Mobile USA, Bellevue, Wash., has been assigned a patent (8,380,217) developed by Christopher E. Caldwell, Woodstock, Ga., Janne P. Linkola, Espoo, Finland, and Sukhjinder Singh, Upper Darby, Pa., for "controlling access to an IP-based wireless telecommunications network via access point management." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An access point management facility manages use of an access point configured for IP-based communications in a telecommunications system. The facility allows for the establishment of one or more static and/or dynamic parameters for limiting use of the access point for IP-based communications. The facility monitors traffic on the access point and determines whether any requests for use of the access point complies with the parameters for limiting use. The facility then denies or redirects a request for use of the access point if otherwise permitting the request would not comply with the parameters for limiting use of the access point." The patent application was filed on Oct. 23, 2007 (12/446,970). 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=8,380,217.PN.&OS=PN/8,380,217&RS=PN/8,380,217 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar.

*** Georgia Tech Research Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 22 -- Georgia Tech Research, Atlanta, has been assigned a patent (8,378,874) developed by Stephane Pinel, Atlanta, and Joy Laskar, Atlanta, for a "multi-gigabit analog to digital converter." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An analog to digital converter for operating at high speeds can be implemented with a micro-comparator/sampler, an encoder, and a selector. The micro-comparator includes an input from an antenna of a receiver/transceiver system; a transistor pair; reset transistor; cascaded inverters; an inverter circuit; a buffer; and a D flip flop circuit. Depending on the number of micro-comparator/samplers placed in parallel, a number of bits can be generated. For example, 15 bits from 15 different micro-comparator/samplers can be inserted into a 15 to 4 bit encoder to generate 4 bits." The patent application was filed on July 31, 2008 (13/056,933). 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=83,78,874.PN.&OS=PN/83,78,874&RS=PN/83,78,874 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar.

*** Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 22 -- Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Erlanger, Ky., has been assigned a patent (8,378,759) developed by Alexandros Margomenos, Pasadena, Calif., and Amin Rida, Atlanta, for a "first and second coplanar microstrip lines separated by rows of vias for reducing cross-talk there between." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An apparatus for reducing crosstalk including a substrate having a bottom surface and a top surface defining a horizontal plane, a ground plane coupled to the bottom surface of the substrate, first and second microstrip lines formed on the top surface of the substrate, the first and second microstrip lines formed on the top surface of the substrate and spaced apart from one another, and a first plurality of vias traveling through the substrate from the top surface of the substrate to the ground plane and positioned between the first and second microstrip lines for reducing crosstalk between the first and second microstrip lines." The patent application was filed on Jan. 29, 2010 (12/697,119). 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=83,78,759.PN.&OS=PN/83,78,759&RS=PN/83,78,759 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar.

*** Siemens Medical Solutions USA Assigned Patent for Coherent Signal Acquisition System for MR Imaging and Spectroscopy ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 22 -- Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Malvern, Pa., has been assigned a patent (8,378,679) developed by Xiaodong Zhong, Atlanta, for a "coherent signal acquisition system for MR imaging and spectroscopy." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A system includes a computation processor for determining phase angles of RF pulses for use in acquiring MR signal data of a desired coherence pathway in response to, predetermined data indicating a number of coherence pathways in multiple MR datasets to be acquired, predetermined information indicating different types of MR signals present in the multiple MR datasets to be acquired and at least one phase equation selected in response to a corresponding at least one type of the types of MR signals present in the MR datasets to be acquired. The number of coherence pathways represents a corresponding number of groups of protons having substantially the same proton spin precession angle. An RF signal generator generates RF pulses for acquiring multiple MR datasets including MR signal data of the desired coherence pathway using the determined phase angles. Multiple MR datasets are acquired using the generated RF pulses." The patent application was filed on June 16, 2010 (12/816,420). 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=83,78,679.PN.&OS=PN/83,78,679&RS=PN/83,78,679 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar.

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