U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in New Jersey (March 15)

(Targeted News Service Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Targeted News Service Targeted News Service ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 15 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in New Jersey.

*** DynaTax Solutions Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 15 -- DynaTax Solutions, Verona, N.J., has been assigned a patent (8,135,634) developed by Gary E. Abeles, Verona, N.J., for a "system and method for automatic payment of financial obligations." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The present invention is a method for managing funds in anticipation of paying at least two financial obligations, such as an estimated tax payment and a mortgage payment. The due dates and amounts due are determined from customer financial information. During an escrow period leading up to the first obligation due date, amounts of money are transferred on at least two occasions from a customer account into a second account, whereby the combined value of the transferred amounts substantially matches the estimated tax or other amount due for the first obligation. The transfer amounts and/or timing are adjusted so as to maintain sufficient funds in the customer account for paying the other obligations. The transferred money is used to automatically pay the first obligation on or near the due date. In embodiments, the customer can access the money in the second account until the first financial obligation is paid." The patent application was filed on Sept. 13, 2011 (13/230,881). 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=8,135,634&OS=8,135,634&RS=8,135,634 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi.

*** Consolidated Edison, Softstuf Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 15 -- Consolidated Edison, New York, and Softstuf, Philadelphia, have been assigned a patent (8,135,550) developed by four co-inventors for a "system for monitoring and assessing electrical circuits and method of operation." The co-inventors are Sanjay Bose, West Edison, N.J., Anthony T. Giuliante, Galloway, N.J., Amir Makki, Northfield, N.J., and Maria Rothweiler Makki, Northfield, N.J.

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A system for collecting data and monitoring the operation of electrical circuits, such as branch circuits at a substation is provided. The system collects data from a plurality of sensors coupled to a plurality of electrical equipment associated with a circuit. The data from the sensors is collected and used to determine the activation of the electrical equipment, such as a protective relay for example. The data is further transformed to allow assessment of the circuit's performance against desired parameters." The patent application was filed on Dec. 9, 2008 (12/331,043). 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=8,135,550&OS=8,135,550&RS=8,135,550 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi.

*** AT&T Intellectual Property II Assigned Patent for Method and System For Training a Text-to-speech Synthesis System Using a Specific Domain Speech Database ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 15 -- AT&T Intellectual Property II, Atlanta, has been assigned a patent (8,135,591) developed by Horst Juergen Schroeter, New Providence, N.J., for a "method and system for training a text-to-speech synthesis system using a specific domain speech database." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method and system are disclosed that train a text-to-speech synthesis system for use in speech synthesis. The method includes generating a speech database of audio files comprising domain-specific voices having various prosodies, and training a text-to-speech synthesis system using the speech database by selecting audio segments having a prosody based on at least one dialog state. The system includes a processor, a speech database of audio files, and modules for implementing the method." The patent application was filed on Aug. 13, 2009 (12/540,441). 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=8,135,591&OS=8,135,591&RS=8,135,591 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi.

*** Google Assigned Patent for Performing Speech Recognition over a Network and Using Speech Recognition Results ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 15 -- Google, Mountain View, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,135,589) developed by Craig L. Reding, Midland Park, N.J., and Suzi Levas, Nanuet, N.Y., for a "performing speech recognition over a network and using speech recognition results." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Systems, methods and apparatus for generating, distributing, and using speech recognition models. A shared speech processing facility is used to support speech recognition for a wide variety of devices with limited capabilities including business computer systems, personal data assistants, etc., which are coupled to the speech processing facility via a communications channel, e.g., the Internet. Devices with audio capture capability record and transmit to the speech processing facility, via the Internet, digitized speech and receive speech processing services, e.g., speech recognition model generation and/or speech recognition services, in response. The Internet is used to return speech recognition models and/or information identifying recognized words or phrases. The speech processing facility can be used to provide speech recognition capabilities to devices without such capabilities and/or to augment a device's speech processing capability. Voice dialing, telephone control and/or other services are provided by the speech processing facility in response to speech recognition results." The patent application was filed on Dec. 29, 2010 (12/981,396). 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=8,135,589&OS=8,135,589&RS=8,135,589 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi.

*** OFS Fitel Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 15 -- OFS Fitel, Norcross, Ga., has been assigned a patent (8,135,490) developed by Yaowen Li, Princeton, N.J., Gary C. Hancsin, Three Bridges, N.J., and Carl E. Soccolich, Flemington, N.J., for "systems and techniques for reducing group delay ripple in a dispersion compensating grating." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A technique is described for reducing group delay ripple in a fiber dispersion compensation grating. The grating is mounted into a trimming setup that includes a trimming device and a scanning assembly for causing a region of the grating to be scanned along its length by the trimming device output. The grating is sensitive to the trimming device output, such that exposure to the trimming device output causes a change in the effective refractive index of the scanned region, the amount of change varying as a function of scanning velocity. A region of the grating to be trimmed is selected, and a scanning velocity profile is programmed into the scanning assembly that is calculated to modify the effective refractive index of the selected grating region along its length so as to smooth out group delay ripple in the selected grating region." The patent application was filed on Feb. 22, 2009 (12/390,490). 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=8,135,490&OS=8,135,490&RS=8,135,490 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi.

*** U.S. Navy Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 15 -- The U.S. Navy has been assigned a patent (8,134,887) developed by Benjamin A. Cray, West Kingston, R.I., and Dimitri Donskoy, Hoboken, N.J., for a "directional acoustic density sensor." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The invention as disclosed is a fiber optic interferometric directional acoustic density sensor that increases the directionality of a vector sensor that is much smaller in size than the wave length of an acoustic wave. This is accomplished through the use of second order directionality by measuring the acoustic fluctuations of fluid density at a point, wherein the acoustic density fluctuations are determined according to the principles of fluid compressibility and conservation of mass using a density fluctuation measuring apparatus that restricts two of the three vector components of the particle velocity of the acoustic wave and that employs a laser interferometer to measure the fluid density fluctuation along the remaining vector component." The patent application was filed on Sept. 13, 2010 (12/880,384). 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=8,134,887&OS=8,134,887&RS=8,134,887 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi.

*** Inductotherm Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 15 - Inductotherm, Rancocas, N.J., has been assigned a patent (8,134,835) developed by Oleg S. Fishman, Maple Glen, Pa., and Satyen N. Prabhu, Voorhees, N.J., for "compression clamping of semiconductor components." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The present invention relates to a clamping device for compression clamping of one or more semiconductor devices and associated semiconductor components with a desired compression force equally distributed across the opposing surfaces of the devices and associated components. The semiconductor devices and components are located between opposing jaws that are joined together by at least two tie rods, which compressively load the opposing jaws to apply the desired compression force to the semiconductor devices and components. The desired compression force is first achieved in even distribution between independent clamp pressure set point assemblies and the first jaw, where each of the independent clamp pressure set point assemblies is associated with one of the tie rods. Upon final assembly of the clamping device the desired pressure force is achieved across the semiconductor devices and components by compression of the opposing jaws between the one or more semiconductor devices and associated semiconductor components until the clamp pressure indicator elements associated with each of the clamp pressure set point assemblies indicates the desired compression force has been applied." The patent application was filed on Jan. 24, 2008 (12/019,066). 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=8,134,835&OS=8,134,835&RS=8,134,835 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi.

*** NEC Laboratories America Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 15 -- NEC Laboratories America, Princeton, N.J., has been assigned a patent (8,134,946) developed by Karthikeyan Sundaresan, Princeton, N.J., Xiaodong Wang, New York, and Mohammad Madihian, Plainsboro, N.J., for a "system and method for scheduling in relay-assisted wireless networks." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A scheduling system and method for use with relay-assisted wireless networks includes accessing feedback from mobile stations in a network and arranging users associated with a relay station in a list in accordance with marginal utilities. A determination of whether the users in the list can be eliminated from feedback overhead by testing conditions for feedback reduction is made. A diversity schedule is generated by employing a weighted bipartite graph with relay channels and access channels and performing a matching method. A transmission schedule is generated for channel usage in accordance with multi-user and channel diversity for mobile users and spatial reuse of channels across relay and access hops by incorporating rate feedback and interference for the mobile stations and the relay stations based upon the matching method applied to a new weighted graph which accounts for traffic loads and fairness as well." The patent application was filed on June 27, 2008 (12/147,680). 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=8,134,946.PN.&OS=PN/8,134,946&RS=PN/8,134,946 Written by Shabnam Sheikh; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** NEC Laboratories America Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 15 -- NEC Laboratories America, Princeton, N.J., has been assigned a patent (8,134,958) developed by Ravindranath Kokku, Monmouth Junction, N.J., and Kishore Ramachandran, Piscataway, N.J., for a "synchronous two-phase rate and power control in WLANs." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method for operation of a node operating in a wireless network comprising the steps of during an initial phase, setting transmission power and data transmission rate to initial settings and transmitting the initial settings to the wireless network in order to initiate communication with said wireless network during a reference phase once communication with the wireless network is established by the initial phase, transmitting at maximum power while performing a rate adaptation and at least one variable estimation and during an operational phase, transmitting at a power level that is optimal for transmission based on information obtained from the reference phase." The patent application was filed on Aug. 26, 2008 (12/198,535). 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=8,134,958.PN.&OS=PN/8,134,958&RS=PN/8,134,958 Written by Shabnam Sheikh; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** AT&T Intellectual Property I Assigned Patent for System and Method of Providing Registration Alert in an IMS System ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 15 -- AT&T Intellectual Property I, Atlanta, has been assigned a patent (8,134,956) developed by Steven A. Siegel, Mendham, N.J., Siroos K. Afshar, Englishtown, N.J., and Leopold Strahs, Williamsburg, Va., for a "system and method of providing registration alert in an IMS system." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Disclosed are network-based device, method and computer readable medium associated with an IP Multimedia Subsystem for providing registration alerts in the IMS system. The method embodiment includes detecting a predetermined event associated with a registration state associated with all of a user's registrations in the IMS and transmitting a notification to a user which reports the occurrence of the predetermined event. The method may also include taking an action relative to the user's registration state in the IMS system based on the user interaction with the notification." The patent application was filed on Jan. 24, 2008 (12/019,118). 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=8,134,956.PN.&OS=PN/8,134,956&RS=PN/8,134,956 Written by Shabnam Sheikh; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** QUALCOMM Assigned Patent for Apparatus and Method of Generating and Maintaining Orthogonal Connection Identifications for Wireless Networks ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 15 -- QUALCOMM, San Diego, has been assigned a patent (8,134,931) developed by four co-inventors for an "apparatus and method of generating and maintaining orthogonal connection identifications (CIDs) for wireless networks." The co-inventors are Rajiv Laroia, Far Hills, N.J., Junyi Li, Bedminster, N.J., Xinzhou Wu, Monmouth Junction, N.J., and Saurabh Tavildar, Jersey City, N.J.

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A first device is configured to select and utilize a connection identifier (CID) for a peer-to-peer communication connection between the first device and a second device in a wireless communications network. The CID is selected from a predetermined set of a plurality of CIDs. Prior to selecting the connection identifier, the first device monitors a CID broadcast channel to determine whether the CID is being utilized by other nearby connections. If it is determined that the CID is being utilized by another connection in the proximity, a different (unused) CID is selected. A transmission request is transmitted to the second device using a first transmission resource unit within a traffic management channel slot, the first transmission resource unit being determined as a function of the selected CID. The first device transmits traffic data to the second device in a traffic channel slot corresponding to the traffic management channel slot." The patent application was filed on June 26, 2008 (12/147,049). 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=8,134,931.PN.&OS=PN/8,134,931&RS=PN/8,134,931 Written by Shabnam Sheikh; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** QUALCOMM Assigned Patent for Methods and Apparatus Related to Scheduling in a Wireless Communications System ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 15 -- QUALCOMM, San Diego, has been assigned a patent (8,134,924) developed by four co-inventors for "methods and apparatus related to scheduling in a wireless communications system using shared air link resources for traffic." The co-inventors are Junyi Li, Bedminster, N.J., Rajiv Laroia, Far Hills, N.J., Thomas Richardson, South Orange, N.J., and Xinzhou Wu, Monmouth Junction, N.J.

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Methods and apparatus related to scheduling decisions of a peer to peer communications device for transmission into traffic intervals are described. A first peer to peer communications device maintains a set of information which allows it to base a scheduling decision for a current traffic interval upon prior performance in a prior traffic interval in which users of other connections were also operating. In some embodiments, the set of information includes a list of device or connection identifiers which the first peer to peer communications device has previously determined to have corresponded to a prior traffic interval in which the first peer to peer device had a low determined data rate. In some embodiments, the set of information includes: (i) a list of device or connection identifiers corresponding to prior traffic intervals and (ii) first peer to peer device data rate information associated with the prior traffic intervals." The patent application was filed on Nov. 27, 2007 (11/945,746). 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=8,134,924.PN.&OS=PN/8,134,924&RS=PN/8,134,924 Written by Shabnam Sheikh; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** AT&T Intellectual Property II Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 15 -- AT&T Intellectual Property II, Atlanta, has been assigned a patent (8,134,913) developed by Diakoumis Parissis Gerakoulis, Dover, N.J., and Saeed S. Ghassemzadeh, Andover, N.J., for a "ultra-wide bandwidth system and method for in-premises wireless networking." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An IS-OFDM system for ultra-wideband (UWB) wireless communications that suppresses narrow-band interference, comprising an in-premises base station (IBS) is described. The IBS further comprises an IS-OFDM transceiver for communicating with a plurality of in-premises terminals (ITs) without creating interference outside an in-premises perimeter. Further, a method for operating an IS-OFDM system for ultra-wideband (UWB) wireless communications that suppresses narrow-band interference and provides local area networking services, in-premises distribution of broadcast cable channels and in-premises wireless access and routing to external networks is described, without creating interference outside an in-premises perimeter." The patent application was filed on Dec. 13, 2006 (11/637,750). 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=8,134,913.PN.&OS=PN/8,134,913&RS=PN/8,134,913 Written by Shabnam Sheikh; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** InterDigital Technology Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 15 -- InterDigital Technology, Wilmington, Del., has been assigned a patent (8,135,953) developed by six co-inventors for a "system and method for providing variable security level in a wireless communication system." The co-inventors are Akinlolu Oloruntosi Kumoluyi, Summerfield, N.C., Alexander Reznik, Titusville, N.J., Guodong Zhang, Farmingdale, N.Y., Prabhakar R. Chitrapu, Blue Bell, Pa., Sung-Hyuk Shin, Northvale, N.J., and Yingming Tsai, Boonton, N.J.

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A system and method for providing variable security levels in a wireless communication network. The present invention optimizes the often conflicting demands of highly secure wireless communications and high speed wireless communications. According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, various security sensors are scanned to determine the likely presence of an intruder within a predetermined trust zone. If an intruder is likely present, the security level is changed to the highest setting, and consequently a lower data rate, while the intruder is identified. If the identified intruder is in fact a trusted node, the security level is returned to a lower setting. If the identified intruder is not a trusted node, the security level is maintained at an elevated state while the intruder is within the trust zone." The patent application was filed on Dec. 22, 2009 (12/645,377). 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=8,135,953&OS=8,135,953&RS=8,135,953 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar.

*** Columbia University Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 15 -- Columbia University, New York, has been assigned a patent (8,135,994) developed by Angelos D. Keromytis, New York, and Salvatore J. Stolfo, Ridgewood, N.J., for "methods, media, and systems for detecting an anomalous sequence of function calls." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Methods, media, and systems for detecting an anomalous sequence of function calls are provided. The methods can include compressing a sequence of function calls made by the execution of a program using a compression model; and determining the presence of an anomalous sequence of function calls in the sequence of function calls based on the extent to which the sequence of function calls is compressed. The methods can further include executing at least one known program; observing at least one sequence of function calls made by the execution of the at least one known program; assigning each type of function call in the at least one sequence of function calls made by the at least one known program a unique identifier; and creating at least part of the compression model by recording at least one sequence of unique identifiers." The patent application was filed on Oct. 30, 2007 (12/447,946). 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=8,135,994&OS=8,135,994&RS=8,135,994 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar.

*** NEC Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 15 -- NEC Laboratories America, Princeton, N.J., and NEC, Japan, have been assigned a patent (8,135,280) developed by five co-inventors for a "method and system for power stability control in wavelength division multiplexing networks." The co-inventors are Lei Zong, Princeton, N.J., Ting Wang, Princeton, N.J., Takefumi Oguma, Tokyo, Katsuyuki Mino, Tokyo, and Osamu Matsuda, Tokyo.

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Methods and systems for controlling power fluctuations in a network including a plurality of nodes are disclosed. A node in the network may be configured to modify power levels in accordance with either an active state or an inactive state. The node may transition to an inactive state in response to a power change that exceeds a power change threshold. The role of the node in controlling the power fluctuation in the network is reduced in the inactive state." The patent application was filed on March 18, 2008 (12/050,465). 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=8135280.PN.&OS=PN/8135280&RS=PN/8135280 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar.

*** Raritan Americas Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 15 -- Raritan Americas, Somerset, N.J., has been assigned a patent (8,136,042) developed by four co-inventors for a "local port browser interface." The co-inventors are Jayson T. Holovacs, Dunellen, N.J., Swen Anderson, Saxony, Germany, Scott Coleman, Fairfax, Va., and Christian Paetz, Zwickau, Germany.

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The present invention relates to KVM switches that contain both remote and local ports and provide a user of the local port with a similar WEB based interface experience as that experienced by the remote user." The patent application was filed on May 9, 2008 (12/118,046). 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=8,136,042&OS=8,136,042&RS=8,136,042 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar.

*** NEC Laboratories America Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 15 -- NEC Laboratories America, Princeton, N.J., has been assigned a patent (8,135,287) developed by Jianjun Yu, Princeton, N.J., and Ting Wang, West Windsor, N.J., for a "100 Gbit/s OFDM optical signal generation." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method includes modulating lightwaves to provide first and second OFDM signal sidebands at a first polarization direction and first and second OFDM signal sidebands at a second polarization direction, and combining sidebands that are oppositely positioned and joined from the first and second OFDM signal sidebands at each polarization direction to provide a polarization multiplexing OFDM signal." The patent application was filed on July 31, 2008 (12/183,381). 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=8135287.PN.&OS=PN/8135287&RS=PN/8135287 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar.

*** Decentrix Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 15 -- Decentrix, Denver, has been assigned a patent (8,136,027) developed by eight co-inventors for a "method and apparatus for providing conditional customization for generating a web site." The co-inventors are John Underwood, New York, Paul Neilson, New York, Hanson Char, New York, David Shing, New York, Peter Horner, New York, Mark Underwood, New York, Darren Slaney, New York, and Gary Evesson, Jersey City, N.J.

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A technique for generating a web site in accordance with received data entry by: presenting a prompt for data entry; receiving a data entry in response to the prompt; presenting at least one additional prompt for data entry that is determined at least in part based upon the received data entry; receiving an additional data entry in response to each of the at least one additional prompts; determining at least one characteristic of at least one web site dimension of the web site based on the data entry; generating a multi-dimensional description of the web site based on the determined characteristics; retrieving web site data according to the generated multi-dimensional description of the web site; and generating the web site based upon the generated multi-dimensional description of the web site and the retrieved web site data." The patent application was filed on May 1, 2006 (11/416,088). 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=8,136,027&OS=8,136,027&RS=8,136,027 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar.

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