U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in Minnesota (July 20)

(Targeted News Service Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Targeted News Service Targeted News Service ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 20 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Minnesota.

*** Seagate Technology Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 20 -- Seagate Technology, Scotts Valley, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,223,560) developed by four co-inventors for a "magnetic floating gate memory." The co-inventors are Insik Jin, Eagan, Minn., Yang Li, Shoreview, Minn., Hongyue Liu, Maple Grove, Minn., and Song S. Xue, Edina, Minn.

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An apparatus includes at least one memory device including a floating gate element and a magnetic field generator that operably applies a magnetic field to the memory device. The magnetic field directs electrons in the memory device into the floating gate element." The patent application was filed on April 28, 2011 (13/096,003). 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=8,223,560&OS=8,223,560&RS=8,223,560 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi.

*** Rosemount Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 20 -- Rosemount, Eden Prairie, Minn., has been assigned a patent (8,223,478) developed by Aaron Andrew Perrault, Shakopee, Minn., and Daniel Justin Herzog, Minneapolis, for a "collar style cover and housing assembly for field device." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A field device assembly includes a housing body, a first circuitry subassembly mounted to the housing body and positioned at least partially within the housing body, a first cover chassis having a shoulder, mating flame path restricting structures positioned on the first cover chassis and the housing body, a first threaded collar configured to fit about the first cover chassis and to permit rotation relative to the first cover chassis, and a second circuitry subassembly secured to the first cover chassis. The first threaded collar is threadably engaged with the housing body, and includes an engagement structure engaged with the shoulder of the first cover chassis to secure the first cover chassis to the housing body. The second circuitry subassembly includes an electrical connector configured for linear insertion engagement with a mating electrical connector within the housing body to electrically connect the first and second circuitry subassemblies." The patent application was filed on Sept. 14, 2010 (12/807,758). 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=8,223,478&OS=8,223,478&RS=8,223,478 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi.

*** Seagate Technology Assigned Patent for Magnetic Field Assisted STRAM Cells ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 20 -- Seagate Technology, Scotts Valley, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,223,532) developed by seven co-inventors for "magnetic field assisted STRAM cells." The co-inventors are Xiaobin Wang, Chanhassen, Minn., Haiwen Xi, Prior Lake, Minn., Hongyue Liu, Maple Grove, Minn., Insik Jin, Eagan, Minn., Andreas Roelofs, Eden Prairie, Minn., Eileen Yan, Edina, Minn., and Dimitar V. Dimitrov, Edina, Minn.

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Memory units that have a magnetic tunnel junction cell that utilizes spin torque and a current induced magnetic field to assist in the switching of the magnetization orientation of the free layer of the magnetic tunnel junction cell. The memory unit includes a spin torque current source for passing a current through the magnetic tunnel junction cell, the spin torque current source having a direction perpendicular to the magnetization orientations, and also includes a magnetic ampere field current source is oriented in a direction orthogonal or at some angles to the magnetization orientations." The patent application was filed on Aug. 27, 2008 (12/199,126). 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=8,223,532&OS=8,223,532&RS=8,223,532 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi.

*** Honeywell International Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 20 -- Honeywell International, Morristown, N.J., has been assigned a patent (8,223,341) developed by Lee K. Strandjord, Tonka Bay, Minn., Glen A. Sanders, Scottsdale, Ariz., and Tiequn Qiu, Glendale, Ariz., for a "system and method for enhancing signal-to-noise ratio of a resonator fiber optic gyroscope." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A resonator fiber optic gyroscope includes a sensing resonator having a first resonance frequency for a first laser beam propagation direction and a second resonance frequency for a second laser beam propagation direction; an intensity modulator coupled to an output of the sensing resonator and configured to modulate the intensity of a signal output from the sensing resonator, wherein the intensity modulator modulates the output signal at an intensity modulation frequency; and resonance tracking electronics coupled to an output of the intensity modulator and configured to demodulate the intensity modulated signal output from the intensity modulator at a resonance tracking modulation frequency to produce a first demodulated signal; the resonance tracking electronics further configured to demodulate the first demodulated signal at the intensity modulation frequency, wherein the intensity modulation frequency is different from the resonance tracking modulation frequency." The patent application was filed on May 28, 2010 (12/789,972). 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=8,223,341&OS=8,223,341&RS=8,223,341 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi.

*** Eastman Kodak Assigned Patent for Method for Converting Digital Color Images ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 20 -- Eastman Kodak, Rochester, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,223,336) developed by Christopher J. Edge, St. Paul, Minn., for a "method for converting digital color images." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method for characterizing a color in terms of tristimulus values, the method includes providing a source of a color; measuring a set of spectral values for color stimulus associated with the color using a spectral measurement device controlled by a digital processing system; calculating a first set of tristimulus values from the set of spectral values; defining a set of human observer color matching functions, the set of human observer color matching functions being functions of the tristimulus values; and determining a second set of tristimulus values from the set of spectral values using set of human observer color matching functions." The patent application was filed on July 31, 2009 (12/533,313). 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=8,223,336&OS=8,223,336&RS=8,223,336 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi.

*** Hormel Foods Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 20 -- Hormel Foods, Austin, Minn., has been assigned a patent (8,223,200) developed by Carl Leroy Benttine, St. Ansgar, Iowa, William D. Young, Owatonna, Minn., and Nathan A. Kodesh, Austin, Minn., for a "package vision evaluation system." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Apparatus and methods of evaluating packages are provided. In a vision evaluation system embodiment, the system includes a light source, a first and second camera and a control system. The light source provides polarized backlight. The first camera has a first lens positioned to image the polarized back light. A ninety degree polarized filter is positioned between the first lens of the first camera and the light source. The ninety degree polarized filter is polarized 90 degrees from the polarized back light of the light source. The second camera has a second lens that is positioned near the first lens of the first camera. The control system is coupled to control the first and second cameras to take simultaneous images at a given frequency. The control system is further configured to determine locations to analyze based on image data from the first camera. Moreover, the control system is still further configured to analyze the determined locations in associated image data from the second camera. Packages whose image fails the analysis are removed from a packing line." The patent application was filed on June 9, 2009 (12/481,316). 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=8,223,200&OS=8,223,200&RS=8,223,200 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi.

*** Boston Scientific Scimed Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 20 -- Boston Scientific Scimed, Maple Grove, Minn., has been assigned a patent (8,222,566) developed by six co-inventors for an "elongated intracorporal medical device." The co-inventors are Brice L. Shireman, Maple Grove, Minn., Brian R. Reynolds, Ramsey, Minn., Dave B. Johnson, Hopkins, Minn., Alan D. Eskuri, Hanover, Minn., Virgil F. Voeller, St. Louis Park, Minn., and Jeffrey A. Miller, Albertville, Minn.

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Alternative designs, materials and manufacturing methods for guidewires. Some embodiments pertain to a composite guidewire having proximal and distal section, and a connector adapted and configured for permanently joining the proximal section to the distal section. In some embodiments, at least one of the sections is made of a linear-elastic nickel-titanium alloy. Several alternative guidewire tip constructions and/or designs including methods and techniques of construction are also disclosed." The patent application was filed on Feb. 15, 2005 (11/058,393). 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=8,222,566&OS=8,222,566&RS=8,222,566 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar.

*** Fisher-Rosemont Systems Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 20 -- Fisher-Rosemont Systems, Austin, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,224,256) developed by eight co-inventors for a "wireless field maintenance adapter." The co-inventors are Joseph Citrano III, Eden Prairie, Minn., Todd M. Toepke, Eden Prairie, Minn., Alan R. Dewey, Plymouth, Minn., Alden C. Russell III, Minnetonka, Minn., Stephen Armstrong, Savage, Minn., Craig T. Llewellyn, Bloomington, Minn., David J. Baker, Carver, Minn., and Stuart A. Harris, Minnetonka, Minn.

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A wireless field maintenance adapter includes a power source, a controller, a low-power radio-frequency communication module, and a wireless process communication protocol module. The controller is coupled to the power source. The low-power radio-frequency communication module is also coupled to the controller. The wireless process communication protocol module is coupled to the controller. The controller is configured to communicate through the wireless process communication protocol module based on information received from the low-power radio-frequency communication module." The patent application was filed on Jan. 21, 2010 (12/691,353). 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=8,224,256.PN.&OS=PN/8,224,256&RS=PN/8,224,256 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar.

*** Cardiac Pacemakers Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 20 -- Cardiac Pacemakers, St. Paul, Minn., has been assigned a patent (8,223,023) developed by five co-inventors for a "within-patient algorithm to predict heart failure decompensation." The co-inventors are Haresh G. Sachanandani, Culver City, Calif., Jon Peterson, Mahtomedi, Minn., Shelley M. Cazares, Washington, Robert J. Sweeney, Woodbury, Minn., and Kevin John Stalsberg, White Bear Lake, Minn.

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "This document discusses, among other things, systems and methods for predicting heart failure decompensation using within-patient diagnostics. A method comprises detecting an alert status of each of one or more sensors; calculating an alert score by combining the detected alerts; and calculating a composite alert score, the composite alert score being indicative of a physiological condition and comprising a combination of two or more alert scores." The patent application was filed on Sept. 9, 2011 (13/229,110). 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=8,223,023.PN.&OS=PN/8,223,023&RS=PN/8,223,023 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar.

*** Stratasys Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 20 -- Stratasys, Eden Prairie, Minn., has been assigned a patent (8,222,908) developed by Thomas P. Paul, Eden Prairie, Minn., and J. Samuel Batchelder, Somers, N.Y., for a "capacitive detector for use in extrusion-based digital manufacturing systems." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A detector for use in an extrusion-based digital manufacturing system, the detector comprising a sense conductive component and an excitation conductive component to define a first gap that is configured to receive a consumable material used in the extrusion-based digital manufacturing system, where the excitation conductive component is configured to generate a first electrical field across the first gap." The patent application was filed on Feb. 16, 2010 (12/706,095). 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=82,22,908&OS=82,22,908&RS=82,22,908 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar.

*** Seagate Technology Assigned Patent for Current Mode Bang-bang Regulator Amplifier ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 20 -- Seagate Technology, Cupertino, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,222,873) developed by Wendong Zhang, Erie, Pa., and Hakam D. Hussein, Burnsville, Minn., for a "current mode bang-bang regulator amplifier." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A circuit for regulating voltage in a power driver, the circuit comprising a current amplifier adapted to measure current flowing through an input resistor, separate AC and DC components of the current flowing through an input resistor, and apply an AC gain factor to the AC component and a DC gain factor to the DC component." The patent application was filed on Jan. 6, 2010 (12/683,303). 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=82,22,873&OS=82,22,873&RS=82,22,873 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar.

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