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U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in North Carolina (June 21)
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ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 21 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in North Carolina.
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Eflag Professional Solutions Assigned Patent
ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 21 -- Eflag Professional Solutions, Greenville, N.C., has been assigned a patent (8,204,760) developed by Mark R. Cervi, Greenville, N.C., Gary G. Leonhardt, Macclesfield, N.C., and James L. Crouch, Raleigh, N.C., for "systems, methods, and computer program products for facilitating communications, workflow, and task assignments in medical practices and clinics."
The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method of facilitating patient examinations in a medical office includes the following steps performed via a handheld device: identifying an examination location of a patient; identifying one or more medical procedures to be performed, wherein the one or more medical procedures are selected from the group consisting of: laboratory analysis of biological samples obtained from the patient, diagnostic tests on the patient, patient vaccinations and/or injections, and preparing a medical prescription; displaying a patient examination summary, wherein the displayed summary includes patient identification information, patient location information, patient health status information, and a list of identified medical procedures; and communicating wirelessly the patient examination summary to a nurse station computer within the medical office."
The patent application was filed on Feb. 2, 2007 (11/701,695). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft1.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=8,204,760.PN.&OS=PN/8,204,760&RS=PN/8,204,760
Written by Shabnam Sheikh; edited by Jaya Anand.
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Zepherella Assigned Patent
ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 21 -- Zepherella, Chapel Hill, N.C., has been assigned a patent (8,204,764) developed by Mark Roderick Coyne, Chapel Hill, N.C., for "systems and methods of managing appointments in a health care system."
The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Disclosed are systems and methods of managing appointments in a health care system."
The patent application was filed on Dec. 20, 2010 (12/973,767). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft1.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=8,204,764.PN.&OS=PN/8,204,764&RS=PN/8,204,764
Written by Shabnam Sheikh; edited by Jaya Anand.
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Time Warner Cable Assigned Patent
ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 21 -- Time Warner Cable, New York, has been assigned a patent (8,204,354) developed by four co-inventors for a "system and method for controlling a digital video recorder in response to a telephone state transition." The co-inventors are Paul Alexander, Sanford, N.C., Christopher P. Williams, Oak Hill, Va., Kenneth Gould, Herndon, Va., and David Christman, Rowayton, Conn.
The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A system and method for controlling a digital video recorder on a cable network. Signaling associated with the answering or initiation of a digital telephone call by a digital telephone subscriber is used to issue commands to a digital video recorder (DVR). A signal is generated by an MTA when the telephone is enters an "off-hook" state and sent to the DVR to initiate recording of a program being viewed by the called party. When the phone goes "on-hook", the called party resumes watching the program from exactly where it was interrupted. The MTA may be connected directly to the VTD/DVR and the telephone state is determined by the DVR from information provided by the MTA. Alternatively, a soft switch monitors signaling from the MTA indicative of the state of the called telephone. A telephone state message comprising the telephone state information is then sent over an out-of-band channel/path to a DVR client within the VTD. The DVR client uses the telephone state information to control a DVR."
The patent application was filed on Nov. 12, 2008 (12/269,169). 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=8,204,354.PN.&OS=PN/8,204,354&RS=PN/8,204,354
Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar.
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Seaboard Assets Assigned Patent
ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 21 -- Seaboard Assets, Medford, N.J., has been assigned a patent (8,204,601) developed by Eric P. Moyer, Huntington Beach, Calif., and Joseph R. Winston, Chapel Hill, N.C., for a "cranial electrostimulation device for treatment of polysubstance addiction and method of use."
The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The cranial electrostimulation devices described herein are suitable for use in detoxification from and amelioration of the symptoms of acute and chronic withdrawal from simultaneous multiple addictive substances by transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation. A plurality of time-division multiplexed analog waveforms is applied to the mastoid process of a person in need thereof, thereby treating symptoms of withdrawal from addictive substances. The invention also provides a protocol for encoding a plurality of different waveforms combined sequentially or simultaneously, as well as an improved cranial electrostimulation apparatus having a stable output waveform signal over the useful service life of the power supply, e.g., the battery."
The patent application was filed on Oct. 20, 2009 (12/582,574). 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=8,204,601&OS=8,204,601&RS=8,204,601
Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi.
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International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Portable Navigation Device Point of Interest Selection Based on Store Open Probability
ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 21 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,204,675) developed by four co-inventors for a "portable navigation device point of interest selection based on store open probability." The co-inventors are Ravi Prakash Bansal, Tampa, Fla., Mauro Marzorati, Lutz, Fla., Brian Marshall O'Connell, Cary, N.C., and Keith Raymond Walker, Austin, Texas.
The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A probability that a selected point of interest is accessible to customers for commercial transactions is determined. In response to receiving a mailing address of a selected candidate point of interest and a calculated estimated time of arrival, it is determined whether the mailing address of the selected candidate point of interest is stored in a data storage device. In response to determining that the mailing address of the selected candidate point of interest is stored in the data storage device, a percentage probability that the selected candidate point of interest is accessible to customers for commercial transactions at the calculated estimated time of arrival is assigned based on utility usage data and a confidence level associated with the utility usage data stored in the data storage device. The percentage probability that the selected candidate point of interest is accessible to customers for commercial transactions is sent via the network."
The patent application was filed on March 24, 2009 (12/409,883). 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=8,204,675&OS=8,204,675&RS=8,204,675
Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi.
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Cardiac Pacemakers Assigned Patent for System for Anchoring an Implantable Sensor in a Vessel
ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 21 -- Cardiac Pacemakers, St. Paul, Minn., has been assigned a patent (8,204,599) developed by Wangcai Liao, Cary, N.C., Bin Mi, Plymouth, Minn., and Rodney W. Salo, Fridley, Minn., for a "system for anchoring an implantable sensor in a vessel."
The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A system and a method of disposing a second sensor module overlying a first sensor module system is described. A first assembly including an expandable anchor and a sensor module is at least partially overlapped by a second assembly including an expandable anchor and a sensor module. If necessary or desired, the functions of the second sensor module can replace the functions of the first sensor module. The sensor module may include a blood pressure sensor."
The patent application was filed on April 16, 2008 (12/103,963). 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=8,204,599&OS=8,204,599&RS=8,204,599
Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi.
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Synecor Assigned Patent
ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 21 -- Synecor, Chapel Hill, N.C., has been assigned a patent (8,204,596) developed by Terrance Ransbury, Chapel Hill, N.C., and Stephen Purcell, Carborro, N.C., for an "isolation connector for an intravascular implantable medical device."
The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Devices and methods providing for a isolation connector for a generally cylindrical or frustro-cylindrical housing of an implantable intravascular medical device are described herein. The isolation connector has a generally annular exterior surface, a proximal end, and a distal end. The isolation connector includes a housing interface portion at the proximal end which is secured to a first end of the housing. The proximal end of the housing interface portion is constructed to be obverse to the first end of the housing and presents a perimeter of substantially similar size and shape to the perimeter of the first end of the housing. The isolation connector further includes a first insulator portion disposed adjacent to a distal end of the housing interface portion. The isolation connector may further include a feed-through channel constructed to traverse the proximal and distal ends of the isolation connector and is defined through the housing interface portion and the first insulator portion. In an optional embodiment, an electrical conductor is disposed within the feed-through channel to electrically coupled at least one component disposed within the housing to at least one component disposed beyond the insulator portion."
The patent application was filed on Oct. 31, 2008 (12/263,240). 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=8,204,596&OS=8,204,596&RS=8,204,596
Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi.
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Cisco Technology Assigned Patent for Transparent Automatic Protection Switching for a Chassis Deployment
ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 21 -- Cisco Technology, San Jose, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,203,934) developed by Donnie V. Savage, Raleigh, N.C., Alvaro E. Retana, Raleigh, N.C., and Steven E. Moore, Holly Springs, N.C., for a "transparent automatic protection switching for a chassis deployment."
The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Methods and apparatus for allowing a traffic level switch associated with an automatic protection switching (APS) topology to occur transparently and without reconverging routing are described. According to one aspect of the present invention, a method for providing protection switching configuration information associated with a router arrangement to includes identifying a first interface and a second interface of the router arrangement as an APS group. The method also includes providing information regarding the APS group to a process that implements a routing protocol. Providing the information regarding the group includes identifying the first interface as a primary interface and identifying the second interface as a backup interface that is arranged to protect the primary interface."
The patent application was filed on June 2, 2006 (11/445,584). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft1.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=8,203,934.PN.&OS=PN/8,203,934&RS=PN/8,203,934
Written by Shabnam Sheikh; edited by Jaya Anand.
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Nuance Communications Assigned Patent for Telecommunications Voice Server Leveraging Application Web-server Capabilities
ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 21 -- Nuance Communications, Burlington, Mass., has been assigned a patent (8,204,181) developed by five co-inventors for "telecommunications voice server leveraging application web-server capabilities." The co-inventors are Thomas E. Creamer, Boca Raton, Fla., Victor S. Moore, Lake City, Fla., Wendi L. Nusbickel, Boca Raton, Fla., Ricardo Dos Santos, Boca Raton, Fla., and James J. Sliwa, Raleigh, N.C.
The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method for providing voice telephony services can include the step of receiving a call via a telephone gateway. The telephone gateway can convey call identifying data to a resource connector. A media port can be responsively established within a media converter that is communicatively linked to the telephone gateway through a port associated with the call. A call description object can be constructed that includes the call identifying data and an identifier for the media port. The call description object can be conveyed to a telephony application server that provides at least one speech service for the call. The telephony application server can initiate at least one programmatic action of a communicatively linked speech engine. The speech engine can convey results of the programmatic action to the media converter through the media port. The media converter can stream speech signals for the call based upon the results."
The patent application was filed on July 2, 2008 (12/166,824). 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=8,204,181&OS=8,204,181&RS=8,204,181
Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar.
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Tekelec Global Assigned Patent
ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 21 -- Tekelec Global, Morrisville, N.C., has been assigned a patent (8,204,057) developed by Peter J. Marsico, Chapel Hill, N.C., Cory A. Grant, Apex, N.C., and Robby D. Benedyk, Angier, N.C., for "methods, systems, and computer program products for providing an enriched messaging service in a communications network."
The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Methods, systems, and computer program products for providing an enriched messaging service in a communications network is described. In one embodiment, the method comprises receiving a messaging service message addressed to a first destination address. A subscriber identifier in the message is utilized to access subscriber information contained in at least one subscriber information database. The subscriber information facilitates intelligent processing or interpretation of the message. The accessed subscriber information is then incorporated in the message to create an enriched message. The enriched message is transmitted."
The patent application was filed on May 31, 2007 (11/809,200). 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=8,204,057&OS=8,204,057&RS=8,204,057
Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar.
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International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Selectable Audio and Mixed Background Sound for Voice Messaging System
ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 21 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,204,186) developed by Renee M. Kovales, Cary, N.C., Edith H. Stern, Yorktown Heights, N.Y., and Barry E. Willner, Briarcliff Manor, N.Y., for a "selectable audio and mixed background sound for voice messaging system."
The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Methods, systems, computer program products, and methods of doing business by selectably mixing one or more sound files with a telephone caller's voice message, either as background for that message or embedded within the message. Or, the mixing may occur within a telephone conversation between parties. The disclosed techniques enable alleviating some of the problems that result from distance communication (as contrasted to face-to-face communication). In particular, context information (such as emotional context) can be provided through appropriate use of background sound and/or embedded audio files. The disclosed techniques may also make communication through voice mail exchange more enjoyable and/or increase its productivity."
The patent application was filed on Oct. 3, 2010 (12/896,888). 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=8,204,186&OS=8,204,186&RS=8,204,186
Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar.
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Tekelec Assigned Patent
ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 21 -- Tekelec, Morrisville, N.C., has been assigned a patent (8,204,052) developed by Patricia A. Baldwin, Raleigh, N.C., Seetharaman Khadri, Cary, N.C., and David M. Sprague, Raleigh, N.C., for "methods, systems, and computer program products for dynamically coordinating collection and distribution of presence information."
The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Methods, systems, and computer program products for dynamically coordinating collection and distribution of presence information are disclosed. According to one method, presence information is collected for a presentity. An event manager is selected from a plurality of event managers and is dynamically assigned to the presentity. The presence information is then communicated to the assigned event manager."
The patent application was filed on May 2, 2005 (11/120,324). 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=8,204,052&OS=8,204,052&RS=8,204,052
Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar.
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Nextray Assigned Patent
ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 21 -- Nextray, Chapel Hill, N.C., has been assigned a patent (8,204,174) developed by six co-inventors for "systems and methods for detecting an image of an object by use of X-ray beams generated by multiple small area sources and by use of facing sides of adjacent monochromator crystals." The co-inventors are Dean Connor, Brooklyn, N.Y., Christopher, Raleigh, N.C., Etta Pisano, Chapel Hill, N.C., Waldo S. Hinshaw, Burlingame, Calif., Zhong Zhong, Stony Brook, N.Y., and Brian P. Wilfley, Los Altos, Calif.
The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Systems and methods for detecting an image of an object by use of X-ray beams generated by multiple small area sources are disclosed. A plurality of monochromator crystals may be positioned to intercept the plurality of first X-ray beams such that a plurality of second X-ray beams each having predetermined energy levels is produced. Further, an object to be imaged may be positioned in paths of the second x-ray beams for transmission of the second X-ray beams through the object and emitting from the object a plurality of transmission X-ray beams. The X-ray beams may be directed at angles of incidence upon a plurality of analyzer crystals for detecting an image of the object."
The patent application was filed on Feb. 19, 2010 (12/708,579). 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=8,204,174&OS=8,204,174&RS=8,204,174
Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar.
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ADC DSL Systems Assigned Patent
ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 21 -- ADC DSL Systems, Eden Prairie, Minn., has been assigned a patent (8,204,077) developed by Randall L. Powers, Raleigh, N.C., for an "auto-adaptation to packet size on a physical medium."
The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method for automatically adapting to statically varying packet sizes at a transmission convergence layer is provided. The method includes determining if an output of calculation logic in boundary detection circuitry is equal to a next value in a data stream being received, providing output indicative of an identified packet boundary to a synchronization circuit and a packet size calculator when the output equals the next value, determining a size of a packet at the packet size calculator based on two consecutive packet boundaries identified by the boundary detection circuitry, receiving output from the boundary detection circuitry and the packet size calculator at the synchronization circuit; and one of entering, remaining, or exiting a synchronous state. The entering the synchronous state is based on a counting of consecutive good packet boundaries. The exiting the synchronous state is based on a counting of consecutive missed boundaries."
The patent application was filed on March 24, 2009 (12/409,564). 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=8,204,077&OS=8,204,077&RS=8,204,077
Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar.
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Cisco Technology Assigned Patent
ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 21 -- Cisco Technology, San Jose, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,204,178) developed by Paul Edwin Jones, Apex, N.C., and Steven John White, Woodinville, Wash., for a "method to prevent TTY/TDD probing and unwanted TTY/TDD tone generation on voice gateways."
The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method to prevent TTY/TDD (teletypewriter/telecommunications device for the deal) probing and unwanted TTY/TDD tone generation on voice gateways comprises detecting a PSTN textphone in a call path, if any; and providing visual clues to an end user, thereby avoiding generation of unwanted text by the end user. The visual clues may be in the form of a dialog box on a computer, warning messages on a phone, and/or the like."
The patent application was filed on March 21, 2007 (11/689,387). 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=8,204,178&OS=8,204,178&RS=8,204,178
Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar.
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