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U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in New York (Feb. 12)(Targeted News Service Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Targeted News Service Targeted News Service ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 12 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in New York. *** U.S. Army Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 12 -- The U.S. Army has been assigned a patent (8,365,804) developed by four co-inventors for a "portable inflatable protective partitioning system." The co-inventors are James A. Genovese, Street, Md., Patrick M. Nolan, Havre de Grace, Md., Win Van Basten, Hatboro, Pa., and Charles Ruppert, Massapequa Park, N.Y. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An inflatable separation device and method of using the device to form a gas-impermeable barrier in a structural location such as a hallway. The device also provides a safe, effective passage across the barrier to form a concealed region for decontamination protocols. The inflatable separation device includes an inflatable support frame and a cover that envelops the support frame and forms an enclosed interior space when the support frame is inflated. An inflatable perimeter sealing bladder is disposed about the cover and adapted to form a seal between the cover and exterior surfaces of a structural space when the support frame and the sealing bladder are inflated." The patent application was filed on May 3, 2011 (13/099,785). 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=8,365,804&OS=8,365,804&RS=8,365,804 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Sigelock Systems Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 12 -- Sigelock Systems, East Rockaway, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,365,759) developed by George Sigelakis, East Rockaway, N.Y., and Matthew Hayduk, Glen Cove, N.Y., for a locking fire hydrant. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A locking fire hydrant includes a fire hydrant body having an internal channel extending between a main cap recess and an auxiliary cap recess defined therein. A plunger assembly including first and second plungers is disposed within the internal channel. The first plunger is disposed such that an end thereof is capable of extending into a main cap recess and the second plunger is disposed such that an end thereof is capable of extending into an auxiliary cap recess. When the second plunger is actuated by mounting a locking cap on the fire hydrant body, one of the ratchet teeth provided on the back side of the auxiliary cap engages the second plunger to prevent the auxiliary cap from being removed from the fire hydrant body. A locking cap, an opening tool, and methods of securing an auxiliary cap to a fire hydrant also are described." The patent application was filed on June 10, 2009 (12/482,366). 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=8,365,759&OS=8,365,759&RS=8,365,759 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** ITT Manufacturing Enterprises Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 12 -- ITT Manufacturing Enterprises, Wilmington, Germany, has been assigned a patent (8,365,594) developed by Eugene P. Sabini, Skaneateles, N.Y., Oakley Henyan, Auburn, N.Y., and Kenneth Napolitano, Victor, N.Y., for a "combined oil level or condition sensor and sight oil level gage." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The invention provides an oil level or condition sensor featuring a housing and a baffle or plate arrangement arranged in the housing, where the baffle or plate arrangement forms a capacitor when the housing is filled with oil, the baffle or plate arrangement being responsive to a signal, for providing an oil level or condition sensor signal containing information about the level or condition of the oil in the housing. The baffle or plate arrangement may include one or more plates or a single or multiple star shaped baffles. The one or more plates or multiple star shaped baffles are spaced apart to form the capacitor. The level or condition of the oil within the baffle or plate arrangement changes the inductance. The single or multiple star shaped baffles each have a small hole in the center which provides a visual indication of the oil level. The housing has a transparent window. The inductance change can be measured and used to send alarms or warnings." The patent application was filed on Sept. 27, 2010 (12/891,268). 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=8,365,594&OS=8,365,594&RS=8,365,594 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Mag-Life Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 12 -- Mag-Life, Scarsdale, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,365,683) developed by Anthony Allis, Bronx, N.Y., for an aquarium structure. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An aquarium which includes a block shaped tank with projecting studs or posts on one face and aligned openings on an opposite face allowing the tanks to be arranged in any desired configuration by interlocking the tanks via the posts of one tank interlocking with the openings of another tank." The patent application was filed on June 29, 2010 (12/826,018). 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=8,365,683&OS=8,365,683&RS=8,365,683 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** General Electric Assigned Patent for Apparatus for Inspecting Turbomachine Components In-situ ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 12 -- General Electric, Schenectady, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,365,584) developed by four co-inventors for an "apparatus for inspecting turbomachine components in-situ." The co-inventors are Diego Quinones, Rexford, N.Y., Daniel Lawrence Banowetz, Glenville, N.Y., Gareth William David Lewis, Lexington, Mass., and Thomas Earnest Moldenhauer, Burnt Hills, N.Y. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An apparatus is provided for inspecting a component of a turbomachine in-situ. The apparatus includes an end effector having a frame defining a stable platform with a curved surface of the component, a spring loaded suspension attached to the frame, and a probe connected to a wedge member, where the probe and wedge member are connected to the spring loaded suspension. The probe is configured to inspect the component by passing signals through the wedge." The patent application was filed on July 13, 2011 (13/181,803). 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=8,365,584&OS=8,365,584&RS=8,365,584 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Polifenoles Naturales Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 12 -- Polifenoles Naturales, Las Palmas, Spain, has been assigned a patent (8,367,072) developed by Zakir Ramazanov, Chester, N.Y., for a "composition for treating obesity and method of using the same." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A composition for a medicinal or health effect of a treatment of liver fat and body fat, a reduction of blood pressure, an increase of the energy expenditure rate, a reduction of inflammatory C-reactive proteins and a reduction of plasma aminotransferase enzymes, comprising an effective amount of fucoxanthin alone or in combination with pomegranate seed oil, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, a prodrug thereof, or a salt of the prodrug; and a method of using the same. The fucoxanthin may be used in pure form, or as a component of a brown marine vegetable extract." The patent application was filed on Dec. 10, 2007 (12/000,149). 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=8,367,072&OS=8,367,072&RS=8,367,072 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** New York Inventor Develops Patent for System for Purification of Air in an Inner Space ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 12 -- Gennady Ulunov, Brooklyn, N.Y., has developed a patent (8,366,817) for a "system for purification of air in an inner space." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A system for purification of air in an inner space has a housing having air inlet unit and air outlet units; air filtering means located in the housing between the air inlet unit and the air outlet units; and vertical attachment attached to the air outlet units and extending vertically upwardly so that air enters the housing at a lower level through the air inlet units and leaves the system at an outlet of the attachment at a level substantially higher than the level of the inlet units and air conditioner located in said housing, a humidifier located in the vertical attachment, a water container for supplying water to said humidifier. The air conditioner is connected with the water container so that a spray of water from the air conditioner flows into the container." The patent application was filed on Aug. 10, 2010 (12/806,330). 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=8,366,817&OS=8,366,817&RS=8,366,817 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** New York Inventor Develops Patent for Method and System for Authenticating Internet User Identity ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 12 -- Guy Heffez, New York, has developed a patent (8,370,909) for a "method and system for authenticating internet user identity." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method and system for authenticating an Internet user identity by cross-referencing and comparing at least two independent sources of information. A first geographical location of computer signature of an internet user is identified and the geographical location of a communication voice device of said internet user is identified to determine a second location. The first and second locations are compared for geographical proximity to confirm the identity of the internet user. Based upon geographical proximity of said locations, a score is assigned to the internet user, and access to a website is allowed or limited based upon said score. Alternatively, additional authentication information can be required or access can be terminated. " The patent application was filed on May 29, 2007 (12/600,808). 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=8,370,909&OS=8,370,909&RS=8,370,909 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** New York Inventor Develops Patent for Manually Operated Disposable Single-needle Circuit for Extracorporeal Treatment of Blood ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 12 -- Araz Ibragimov, Brooklyn, N.Y., has developed a patent (8,366,649) for a "manually operated disposable single-needle circuit for extracorporeal treatment of blood." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A disposable single-needle extracorporeal blood treatment circuit for such treatments of blood hemofiltration, plasma filtration, detoxification and alike includes a manually operated syringe attached to a proximal bifurcation and a patient's access port attached to a distal bifurcation. Both bifurcations are connected with each other by a withdrawal line and in parallel by a treatment loop including a blood treatment unit and an air removal element. In the first embodiment, one or two three-way valves (such as stop-cocks) are positioned at these bifurcations to allow directing the flow of blood from the patient to the syringe through the withdrawal line and redirecting the flow through the treatment loop when blood is being returned to the patient from the syringe. In a second embodiment, two check valves are positioned along said withdrawal line and said treatment loop to automatically direct the blood floe in the same manner. Additional flush and drain circuits are optionally included allowing a "stand-by" mode of operation." The patent application was filed on Dec. 9, 2009 (12/634,121). 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=8,366,649&OS=8,366,649&RS=8,366,649 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** New York Inventor Develops Patent for Dispenser for Separately Dispensing Wet and Dry Paper in the Shape of a Conventional Roll of Toilet Paper ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 12 -- Armand Serfaty, New York, has developed a patent (8,365,949) for a "dispenser for separately dispensing wet and dry paper in the shape of a conventional roll of toilet paper." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A canister for removable attachment to a dispenser is formed as a hollow shell defining a cavity into which wet or dry paper can be fitted and removed from the canister through a dispensing opening therein. The shell is formed with a part-cylindrical shape and has a outwardly projecting rim at its bottom for detachable mounting on the dispenser." The patent application was filed on Nov. 18, 2008 (12/272,943). 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=83,65,949.PN.&OS=PN/83,65,949&RS=PN/83,65,949 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** New York Inventor Develops Patent for Virtual Phonograph ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 12 -- Kyran Daisy, Laurelton, N.Y., has developed a patent (8,369,974) for a virtual phonograph. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A computer-based method and system to play back an audio file, and to display and animate a virtual phonograph turntable on a touch-screen similar to the movement of a record and stylus in a conventional physical turntable. A user may manipulate and control playback of the audio file by using the touchscreen to touch, move and drag the virtual record or stylus on the screen. The audio file playback is modified in accordance with the user's input, resulting in playback that is similar to what would occur if corresponding touching and movement were performed on a conventional turntable. The system may playback and mix from multiple sources under user control, which may be saved, recorded or exported for future use." The patent application was filed on Oct. 20, 2009 (12/582,436). 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=8,369,974&OS=8,369,974&RS=8,369,974 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** New York Inventor Develops Patent for Microphone Pop Filter ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 12 -- Robert Power, New York, has developed a patent (8,369,556) for a microphone pop filter. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A microphone pop filter for attenuating plosive artifacts utilizes a substantially acoustically transparent material configured to define multiple airfoil surfaces that are oriented non-orthogonally relative to an axis defined between an audio source and a microphone diaphragm, with the substantially acoustically transparent material disposed intermediate the audio source and the microphone diaphragm and separated from the microphone diaphragm by an airspace. Plosive artifacts from the audio source may be deflected away from the microphone diaphragm by the airfoil surfaces to reduce the impact of such artifacts on the microphone diaphragm and the resulting electronic signal output therefrom." The patent application was filed on July 20, 2010 (12/839,825). 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=8,369,556&OS=8,369,556&RS=8,369,556 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** New York Inventors Develop Patent for Multi-figure System for Object Feature Extraction Tracking and Recognition ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 12 -- Shin-yi Hsu, Vestal, N.Y., Jane H. Hsu, Vestal, N.Y., and Sigmund H. Hsu, Vestal, N.Y., have developed a patent (8,369,622) for a "multi-figure system for object feature extraction tracking and recognition." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The invention features a system wherein a recognition environment utilizes comparative advantages of automated feature signature analysis and human perception to form a synergistic data and information processing system for scene structure modeling and testing, object extraction, object linking, and event/activity detection using multi-source sensor data and imagery in both static and time-varying formats. The scene structure and modeling and testing utilizes quantifiable and implementable human language key words. The invention implements real-time terrain categorization and situational awareness plus a dynamic ground control point selection and evaluation system in a Virtual Transverse Mercator (VTM) geogridded Equi-Distance system (ES) environment. The system can be applied to video imagery to define and detect objects/features, events and activity. By adapting the video imagery analysis technology to multi-source data, the invention performs multi-source data fusion without registering them using geospatial ground control points." The patent application was filed on Oct. 29, 2009 (12/608,202). 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=8,369,622&OS=8,369,622&RS=8,369,622 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** FH Innovations Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 12 -- FH Innovations, Markham, Ontario, Canada, has been assigned a patent (8,370,856) developed by David A. Peterson, Cazenovia, N.Y., for a "computer system with controller kernel and remote desktop." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Remote desktop software for use with guest operating systems that run on a controller kernel. Also, remote desktop software that can be used to remotely view and/or manipulate multiple containerized guest operating systems that run on a single computer. The multiple, containerized operating systems preferably run on a controller kernel. Alternatively, the multiple containerized operating system may be controlled to run on the single computer by other software, such as a hypervisor." The patent application was filed on Nov. 5, 2009 (12/613,312). 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=8,370,856&OS=8,370,856&RS=8,370,856 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** New York Inventor Develops Patent for Eyelash Curler ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 12 -- Rudy Miles, New York, has developed a patent (8,365,745) for an eyelash curler. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An eyelash curler used to shape an upper eyelash so as to make it appear longer and more full. The eyelash curler employs a "roller system" that curls an upper eyelash, rather than a "pressing system" that bends or crimps an upper eyelash to achieve a curled effect as with conventional eyelash curlers. The forming members of the eyelash curler, in all the embodiments of the present invention, are cylindrical and curved like the upper eyelash line to help achieve curling, and are less likely than conventional eyelash curlers to damage an eyelash." The patent application was filed on Oct. 20, 2010 (12/908,017). 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=83,65,745.PN.&OS=PN/83,65,745&RS=PN/83,65,745 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** New York Inventor Develops Patent for Multiple Output and Effect Grenade ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 12 -- Michael Brunn, Sea Cliff, N.Y., has developed a patent (8,365,668) for a "multiple output and effect grenade." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A multiple output and effect grenade is provided, in which an exothermic delay column is utilized to initiate a series of primers via the application of heat to the strike faces thereof, thereby providing a reliable and relatively safe grenade to ship and store. In particular, a multiple output and effect grenade comprised of an exothermic delay column disposed within a central cavity, operable to initiate a series of primers disposed in primer cavities located within the main body of the grenade. The primer cavities may be arranged in a symmetrical or asymmetrical configuration, so as to produce a firing signature resembling an automatic weapon or random gunfire, respectively. In addition, effect charges, such as illuminants, sound agents, chemical irritants, etc., may be disposed within the primer cavities, as desired by the user." The patent application was filed on March 31, 2011 (13/076,948). 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=83,65,668.PN.&OS=PN/83,65,668&RS=PN/83,65,668 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Accenture Global Services Assigned Patent for Total Return to Shareholders Target Setting ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 12 -- Accenture Global Services, Dublin, Ireland, has been assigned a patent (8,370,250) developed by four co-inventors for a "total return to shareholders target setting." The co-inventors are John J. Ballow, Eatons Neck, N.Y., Brian F. McCarthy, Atlanta, Roland Burgman, New York, and Anthony J. Relvas, Ladera Ranch, Calif. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The performance management system and method enable users to set performance targets and analyze performance measures for a company based on financial information. The system displays three template areas respectively containing historical financial data for a first time period, predicted financial data for a second time period, and financial performance measurement changes from the first time period to the second time period, where financial performance measures are displayed for each of the time periods. The second template area receives target input variables that include target NOPAT growth, target TRS, and target dividends per share. The system and method enable the recursive adjustment of at least one of the target input variables for a future time period until a percentage change in the target TRS displayed in the second template area is equal to a user selectable target TRS value." The patent application was filed on Feb. 25, 2011 (13/035,735). 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=8,370,250&OS=8,370,250&RS=8,370,250 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Alcatel Lucent Assigned Patent for Transmission of Precoding Codebook Over an Air Interface ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 12 -- Alcatel Lucent, Paris, has been assigned a patent (8,369,439) developed by five co-inventors for a "transmission of precoding codebook over an air interface." The co-inventors are Rupert J. Rheinschmitt, Korntal, Germany, Christian G. Gerlach, Ditzingen, Germany, Thorsten Wild, Stuttgart, Germany, Howard Huang, New York, and Matthew P.J. Baker, Canterbury, United Kingdom. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Embodiments of the present invention include a system for transmitting a precoding codebook over an air interface. The system includes a first station configured to signal a set of indicators via at least one antenna to a second station from which the precoding codebook is derived at the second station based on the signaled set of indicators. The set of indicators includes less information than the precoding codebook." The patent application was filed on Sept. 30, 2009 (12/585,976). 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=8,369,439&OS=8,369,439&RS=8,369,439 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Philips Electronics Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 12 -- Philips Electronics, Eindhoven, The Netherlands, has been assigned a patent (8,369,449) developed by Seyed-Alireza Seyedi-Esfahani, Fairport, N.Y., for a "method and system of diversity transmission of data employing M-point QAM modulation." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method (600) of communicating a plurality of data bits over L diversity channels uses a constellation set comprising a plurality (L) of M-point quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM) constellations corresponding to the L diversity channels. The constellations do not exhibit overlapping data points, and provide full diversity. The method includes mapping (650) k*L data bits to L QAM transmission symbols in the L QAM constellation sets, and transmitting (660) the L QAM symbols where M=2.sup.k*.sup.L. Each of each of the k*L data bits is directly mapped into all of the L QAM symbols of the QAM constellation set, and for all combinations of k*L bits, changing a value of one of k*L data bits changes all of the L symbols." The patent application was filed on Sept. 19, 2006 (12/067,337). 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=8,369,449&OS=8,369,449&RS=8,369,449 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Valin Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 12 -- David Valin, Flushing, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,369,997) developed by David Valin, for a "solar panel wind turbine communication server network apparatus method and mechanism." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The method included herein is an alternative energy wireless solar panel wind turbine communication server appliance node mechanism with built in communications server array, wireless energy and communications mechanism with protection, sharing, storage, accessing, authentication, battery management, certification, processing attachment and tracking mechanisms. The method and mechanism is utilized via networked servers, solar panels, and wireless electronic devices (online and offline) as well as mobile (wireless) communications devices built into one waterproof, temperature, controlled self sensing hardware package. The method and mechanism also works as part of a kilowatt hour banking system, and thermal passive solar control mechanism for living spaces." The patent application was filed on April 28, 2010 (12/768,981). 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=8,369,997&OS=8,369,997&RS=8,369,997 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Alcatel Lucent Assigned Patent for Method of Configuring a Cell of a Wireless Communication System for Improved Resource Utilization ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 12 -- Alcatel Lucent, Paris, has been assigned a patent (8,369,271) developed by Simon C. Borst, Convent Station, N.J., Michael J. Flanagan, Chester, N.J., and Karl Georg Hampel, New York, for a "method of configuring a cell of a wireless communication system for improved resource utilization." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "At least one base station of a wireless network adjusts its access area so as to drive at least one measure of utilization of a resource or resources of that cell toward, but not to exceed, a specified maximum level. The adjustment is dynamic in that it responds in real time to traffic fluctuations. The adjustment is autonomous in that it is not directed from outside the cell. The access area of the cell is determined by the received strength, at the respective users, of a beacon channel transmitted from the base station. In specific implementations, the access area may be adjusted by adjusting the effective signal transmit strength of the beacon signal, or by adjusting the tilt of the antenna that transmits to the cell." The patent application was filed on April 22, 2005 (11/112,700). 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=8,369,271&OS=8,369,271&RS=8,369,271 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Koninklijke Philips Electronics Assigned Patent for LED Lamp Color Control System and Method ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 12 -- Koninklijke Philips Electronics, Eindhoven, The Netherlands, has been assigned a patent (8,368,315) developed by James Gaines, Glen Ellyn, N.Y., Bernd Clauberg, Schaumburg, Ill., and Josephus A.M. Van Erp, Asten, The Netherlands, for an "LED lamp color control system and method." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An LED lamp color control system and method including an LED lamp having an LED controller 58; and a plurality of LED channels 60 operably connected to the LED controller 58, each of the plurality of LED channels 60 having a channel switch 62 in series with at least one shunted LED circuit 83, the shunted LED circuit 83 having a shunt switch 68 in parallel with an LED source 80. The LED controller 58 determines whether the LED source 80 is in a feedback controllable range, stores measured optical flux for the LED source 80 when the LED source 80 is in the feedback controllable range, and bypasses storing the measured optical flux when the LED source 80 is not in the feedback controllable range." The patent application was filed on Dec. 2, 2008 (12/746,551). 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=8,368,315.PN.&OS=PN/8,368,315&RS=PN/8,368,315 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Janssen Pharmaceutica Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 12 -- Janssen Pharmaceutica, Beerse, Belgium, has been assigned a patent (8,367,825) developed by 11 co-inventors for a "substituted pyrimidinyl oxime kinase inhibitors." The co-inventors are Xu Guozhang, Bensalem, Pa., Lily Lee, Yonkers, N.Y., Terry V. Hughes, Blue Bell, Pa., Steven K. Wetter, Flemington, N.J., Peter J. Connolly, New Providence, N.J., Marta C. Abad, Downington, Pa., Stuart L. Emanuel, Doylestown, Pa., Prabha S. Kamachi, Hillsborough, N.J., Steven A. Middleton, Flemington, N.J., Kathleen A. Battista, Williamstown, N.J., and Gilles C. Bignan, Bridgewater, N.J. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The present invention is directed to substituted pyrimidine compounds of formula (I): ##STR00001## and forms thereof, their synthesis and use for treating, preventing or ameliorating a chronic or acute protein kinase mediated disease, disorder or condition." The patent application was filed on Feb. 28, 2012 (13/406,822). 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=8,367,825.PN.&OS=PN/8,367,825&RS=PN/8,367,825 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Nanoco Technologies Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 12 -- Nanoco Technologies, United Kingdom, has been assigned a patent (8,368,048) developed by Michael LoCascio, Clifton Park, N.Y., and San Ming Yang, Troy, N.Y., for a "nanostructured layers, methods of making nanostructured layers, and application thereof." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "One embodiment of the invention provides a nanostructure layer, comprising: a first population of semiconductor nanocrystals forming electron transport conduits; a second population of semiconductor nanocrystals forming hole transport conduits; and a third population of semiconductor nanocrystals capable of at least one of the following: absorbing light or emitting light." The patent application was filed on June 30, 2010 (12/826,860). 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=8,368,048.PN.&OS=PN/8,368,048&RS=PN/8,368,048 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Fujitsu Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 12 -- Fujitsu, Kawasaki-Shi, Japan, has been assigned a patent (8,369,094) developed by six co-inventors for a "unibody latch for plug-in units." The co-inventors are Norris Bernard McLean, East Brunswick, N.J., Jignesh Patel, New Milford, N.J., Larry Fox, Nanuet, N.Y., Albert Pedoeem, West Orange, N.J., Mahesh Mistry, Parsippany, N.J., and Willie Braun, Franklin Lakes, N.J. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A latch for use with a plug-in unit may comprise a head, a rigid body, a pin, and a lever. The head may be configured to retain the plug-in unit within a chassis associated with a rack system. The rigid body may extend from the head and be configured to interface with a user's fingers. The pin may extend transversely from both sides of the head into a case associated with the plug-in unit and be configured so that the head and the rigid body rotate around the pin as a single body when the rigid body is pulled by the user's fingers. The lever may extend from the rigid body and include a detent configured to engage the chassis. The detent may be configured to restrict the head and the rigid body from rotating around the pin when the detent is engaged with the chassis. The lever may be operable to release the detent from the chassis. The head, the rigid body, the lever, and the detent are manufactured as a single unitary body." The patent application was filed on May 19, 2010 (12/783,331). 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=8,369,094.PN.&OS=PN/8,369,094&RS=PN/8,369,094 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** BASF Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 12 -- BASF, Ludwigshafen, Germany, has been assigned a patent (8,367,743) developed by four co-inventors for an "adhesion promoting photoinitiators for UV cured coatings over metal surfaces." The co-inventors are James P. Galbo, Wingdale, N.Y., Ying Dong, Tarrytown, N.Y., Dante A. Galan, Corona, N.Y., and Eugene V. Sitzmann, Newark, Del. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Compounds containing both photoinitiator moieties and adhesion promoting moieties and coating formulations containing them are disclosed, in particular, durable UV cured primer layers for coil coatings. One embodiment includes a coated metal surface which comprises a metal substrate with at least one surface immediately adjacent to a coating layer comprising a photoinitiator chemically bound to an adhesion promoter is disclosed." The patent application was filed on Oct. 16, 2008 (12/288,062). 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=8,367,743.PN.&OS=PN/8,367,743&RS=PN/8,367,743 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** New York Inventor Develops Patent for Compositions and Methods for Treating Hyperproliferative Diseases ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 12 -- Chien-Hung Chen, Forest Hills, N.Y., has developed a patent (8,367,645) for "compositions and methods for treating hyperproliferative diseases." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The invention relates to a composition that includes a first agent selected including an agent that possesses anti-inflammatory activity or acetaminophen, phenacetin, tramadol and the like; a second agent selected from the group consisting of an oxidative phosphorylation inhibitor, an ionophore, and an adenosine 5-monophosphate-activated Protein kinase (AMPK) activator; a third agent that possesses or maintains serotonin activity." The patent application was filed on May 18, 2009 (12/467,640). 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=8,367,645.PN.&OS=PN/8,367,645&RS=PN/8,367,645 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** New York Inventor Develops Patent for Oral Testosterone Composition ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 12 -- Frank M. Bardani, Purchase, N.Y., has developed a patent (8,367,103) for an oral testosterone composition. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The composition for oral administration of testosterone to a man who has androgen deficiency and exhibits one or more symptoms of androgen deficiency, comprises testosterone and a mixture of soybean oil and ethanol. Preferably, a pharmaceutically acceptable preservative, such as benzyl alcohol, is included in the composition. The mixture of soybean oil and ethanol is present in the composition in an amount such that when the composition is orally ingested by the testosterone is absorbed and one or more of the symptoms of androgen deficiency is ameliorated. The composition is charged into hard or soft gelatin capsules to produce orally administrable unit dosage forms." The patent application was filed on Sept. 27, 2010 (12/924,412). 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=8,367,103.PN.&OS=PN/8,367,103&RS=PN/8,367,103 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Globalfoundries Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 12 -- Globalfoundries, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, has been assigned a patent (8,367,562) developed by Errol T. Ryan, Clifton Park, N.Y., for a "method for uniform nanoscale film deposition." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Ultrathin layers are deposited by chemical vapor deposition (CVD) with reduced discontinuities, such as pinholes. Embodiments include depositing a material on a wafer by CVD while rotating the CVD showerhead and/or the wafer mounting surface, e.g., at least 45.degree.. Embodiments include rotating the showerhead and/or mounting surface continuously through the deposition of the material. Embodiments also include forming subfilms of the material and rotating the showerhead and/or mounting surface after the deposition of each subfilm. The rotation of the showerhead and/or mounting surface averages out the non-uniformities introduced by the CVD showerhead, thereby eliminating discontinuities and improving within wafer and wafer-to-wafer uniformity." The patent application was filed on March 16, 2009 (12/404,890). 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=8,367,562.PN.&OS=PN/8,367,562&RS=PN/8,367,562 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Soitec Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 12 -- Soitec, Bernin, France, has been assigned a patent (8,367,521) developed by Nicolas Daval, Pleasantville, N.Y., and Cecile Aulnette, Guilderland, N.Y., for a "manufacture of thin silicon-on-insulator (SOI) structures." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The present invention relates to a method of forming a SOI structure having a thin silicon layer by forming a first etch stop layer on a donor substrate, forming a second etch stop layer on the first etch stop layer, wherein the material of the second etch stop layer differs from the material of the first etch stop layer, forming a thin silicon layer on the second etch stop layer, preferably by epitaxy, and bonding the intermediate structure to a target substrate, followed by detaching the donor substrate by splitting initiated in the first etch stop layer at a weakened region and removing the remaining material of the etch stop layers to produce a final ETSOI structure. The invention also relates to the ETSOI structure produces by the described method." The patent application was filed on Nov. 30, 2010 (12/956,547). 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=8,367,521.PN.&OS=PN/8,367,521&RS=PN/8,367,521 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Institute of Microelectronics of Chinese Academy of Sciences Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 12 -- Institute of Microelectronics of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, has been assigned a patent (8,367,490) developed by four co-inventors for a "semiconductor structure and method for manufacturing the same." The co-inventors are Huilong Zhu, Poughkeepsie, N.Y., Qingqing Liang, Beijing, Haizhou Yin, Poughkeepsie, N.Y., and Zhijiong Luo, Poughkeepsie, N.Y. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The present application discloses a semiconductor structure and a method for manufacturing the same. The semiconductor structure according to the present invention adjusts a threshold voltage with a common contact, which has a portion outside the source or drain region extending to the back-gate region and provides an electrical contact of the source or drain region and the back-gate region, which leads to a simple manufacturing process, an increased integration level and a lowered manufacture cost. Moreover, the asymmetric design of the back-gate structure further increases the threshold voltage and improves the performance of the device." The patent application was filed on March 4, 2011 (13/144,182). 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=8,367,490.PN.&OS=PN/8,367,490&RS=PN/8,367,490 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. 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