U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in Illinois (Sept. 26)

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ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 26 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Illinois.

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International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Continuous Optimization of Archive Management Scheduling by Use of Integrated Content-resource Analytic Model

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 26 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,276,148) developed by six co-inventors for a "continuous optimization of archive management scheduling by use of integrated content-resource analytic model." The co-inventors are Brian Cho, Savoy, Ill., Kavita Chavda, Roswell, Ga., Mickey Iqbal, Plano, Texas, Seshashayee S. Murthy, Yorktown Heights, N.Y., Sandeep M. Uttamchandani, San Jose, Calif., and Pin Zhou, San Jose, Calif.

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A system and associated method for continuously optimizing data archive management scheduling. A job scheduler receives, from an archive management system, inputs of task information, replica placement data, infrastructure topology data, and resource performance data. The job scheduler models a flow network that represents data content, software programs, physical devices, and communication capacity of the archive management system in various levels of vertices according to the received inputs. An optimal path in the modeled flow network is computed as an initial schedule, and the archive management system performs tasks according to the initial schedule. The operations of scheduled tasks are monitored and the job scheduler produces a new schedule based on feedbacks of the monitored operations and predefined heuristics."

The patent application was filed on Dec. 4, 2009 (12/631,247). 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=8,276,148&OS=8,276,148&RS=8,276,148

Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi.

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Ram Consulting Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 26 -- Ram Consulting, Oak Brook, Ill., has been assigned a patent (8,276,091) developed by seven co-inventors for a "haptic response system and method of use." The co-inventors are Robert Altkorn, Chicago, Xiao Chen, Naperville, Ill., Scott Milkovich, Glen Ellyn, Ill., John Owens, Oak Lawn, Ill., Brian Rider, Sommerville, Mass., Eugene Rider, Oak Brook, Ill., and Daniel Stool, Addison, Ill.

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An apparatus and method for assessing a hazard associated with an object are disclosed. The apparatus includes a haptic input/output device coupled to a computer with haptic modeling software and a display device. A virtual object and a virtual passageway are displayed on the display device. The virtual passageway includes a haptic layer along a surface thereof. Force applied by a user to the haptic input/output device causes a cursor on the display device to move the virtual object into the virtual passageway. An interaction of the virtual object with the haptic layer generates a virtual contact force which may be determined by the user sensing a corresponding tactile feedback force generated by the haptic input/output device and/or by the computer processor. The magnitude of the virtual contact force may be used to assess a hazard associated with the virtual object."

The patent application was filed on Sept. 15, 2004 (10/941,088). 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=8,276,091&OS=8,276,091&RS=8,276,091

Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi.

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International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Business Systems Management Solution for End-to-end Event Management Using Business System Operational Constraints

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 26 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,276,161) developed by six co-inventors for "business systems management solution for end-to-end event management using business system operational constraints." The co-inventors are David W. Cole, Austin, Texas, Otto V. Kitchens, Atlanta, Robert Nawratil, Round Rock, Texas, Tedrick N. Northway, Wood River, Ill., Paul D. Peterson, Round Rock, Texas, and Chris E. Terry, Round Rock, Texas.

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The present invention provides a method, apparatus, and computer program product for implementing a business systems management solution for end-to-end event management. The present invention realizes a number of business systems management functionalities, including defining event databases and means for event monitoring and correlating a customer's business functions by using an enterprise view focused on a system of applications, operating systems, connections, and physical components. Together these components make up a business system as defined by the customer. As such, a business system can cross technology platforms, physical space, and comprise multiple applications, or a business system could be limited to a single platform, location, and application. Components that comprise the business system and enterprise-level event management structure are defined, created, and modified to align the Information Technology with the business system's processes and to aid in the management of the information technology with respect to the business system."

The patent application was filed on June 26, 2008 (12/147,185). 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=8,276,161&OS=8,276,161&RS=8,276,161

Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi.

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Cleversafe Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 26 -- Cleversafe, Chicago, has been assigned a patent (8,275,744) developed by Andrew Baptist, Chicago, and Greg Dhuse, Chicago, for "dispersed storage network virtual address fields."

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A dispersed storage network includes a dispersed storage device to store data. The dispersed storage device includes a processing module operable to slice a data segment of a data object into data slices, in which the number of data slices corresponds to a number of pillars for storing the data object. The processing module further creates a slice name for each of the data slices. The slice name includes routing information containing a vault identifier that identifies at least one user of the data object and a slice index based on the vault identifier and a pillar identifier that identifies a pillar associated with the data slice. In addition, the slice name includes a source data name containing an identifier of the data object."

The patent application was filed on April 21, 2010 (12/764,873). 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=82,75,744.PN.&OS=PN/82,75,744&RS=PN/82,75,744

Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Applied Research Associates Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 26 -- Applied Research Associates, Albuquerque, N.M., has been assigned a patent (8,275,834) developed by Roberto Aldunate, Champaign, Ill., and Gregg E. Larson, Champaign, Ill., for a "multi-modal, geo-tempo communications systems."

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Disclosed is a flexible, multi-modal system useful in communications among users, capable of synchronizing real world and augmented reality, wherein the system is deployed in centralized and distributed computational platforms. The system comprises a plurality of input devices designed and configured to generate signals representing speech, gestures, pointing direction, and location of a user, and transmit the same to a multi-modal interface. Some of the signals generated represent a message from the user intended for dissemination to other users. A plurality of agents and one or more databases (defined by matrices which include input commands or information from the input devices, and meanings for some input commands or combinations thereof) are integrated into the system, where at least some of the agents are designed and configured to receive signals from the multi-modal interface, translate the signals into data, compare the same to a database, generate signals representing meanings as defined by the database, and transmit the signals to the multi-modal interface. In some embodiments, at least one agent resides on a computational device located on a user, and at least one other agent resides on a computation device remote from the user. Finally, a plurality of output devices are associated with the system and designed and configured to receive and process signals from the multi-modal interface, some of said signals representing messages to the user to be communicated by means of an output device in visual, auditory, or tactile modes."The patent application was filed on Sept. 14, 2009 (12/558,758). 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=8,275,834&OS=8,275,834&RS=8,275,834

Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar.

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Jellyvision Lab Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 26 -- Jellyvision Lab, Chicago, has been assigned a patent (8,276,058) developed by Harry N. Gottlieb, Chicago, Edward N. Lott, Chicago, and Gabriel Val, Evanston, Ill., for a "method of automatically populating and generating flowerchart cells."The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method for creating a multimedia experience is disclosed. The method includes defining a first cell, defining a first branch selectively associated with the first cell, and defining a second branch selectively associated with the first cell. The method further includes associating a variable with the first cell that is configured to identify one of the first and second branches. The method further includes defining a second cell, associating the second cell to the first cell such that the variable is reflected in the second cell, and generating copies of the first and second branches in response to the association of the variable to the second cell."

The patent application was filed on Feb. 8, 2008 (12/028,283). 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=8,276,058.PN.&OS=PN/8,276,058&RS=PN/8,276,058

Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar.

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Cleversafe Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 26 -- Cleversafe, Chicago, has been assigned a patent (8,275,966) developed by Andrew Baptist, Chicago, and Greg Dhuse, Chicago, for a "dispersed storage network virtual address generations."The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A dispersed storage device within a dispersed storage network includes a processing module for determining whether to add a new generation for a vault, in which the vault identifies at least one user having data to be stored. When the new generation is to be added to the vault, the processing module further assigns a vault generation identifier to the new generation, assigns a virtual address range of a virtual memory associated with the dispersed storage network to the new generation and maps the virtual address range to a physical memory for storage of the data therein."

The patent application was filed on April 21, 2010 (12/764,930). 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=8,275,966.PN.&OS=PN/8,275,966&RS=PN/8,275,966

Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar.

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Trading Technologies International Assigned Patent for Repositioning of Market Information on Trading Screens

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 26 -- Trading Technologies International, Chicago, has been assigned a patent (8,275,696) developed by Brian J. Buck, Lisle, Ill., for "repositioning of market information on trading screens."

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "As market conditions descend or ascend an axis of prices, the display of market information is repositioned, at a pre-determined rate if desired, around an item of interest. An item of interest may include the best bid price, the best ask price, the inside market, a moving average, a last traded price, a theoretical value, the result of an equation, or some other item of interest to the trader. According to the present embodiments, market information may be displayed in a region relative to an axis of prices, and when an event occurs, a repositioning signal is initialized causing the axis to be repositioned such that the item of interest is positioned at a pre-determined location in the region. The price axis can be repositioned at a fixed rate or at a dynamically variable rate."

The patent application was filed on March 9, 2011 (13/044,117). 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=8,275,696&OS=8,275,696&RS=8,275,696

Written by Neha Bharti; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Business Logic Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 26 -- Business Logic, Chicago, has been assigned a patent (8,275,688) developed by Navaid Abidi, Chicago, Jon Hagen, Chicago, and Dirk Quayle, Northbrook, Ill., for "personalized financial illustration, guidance and advisory system for reference-date dependent investments."

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A system and method is provided to generate personalized savings recommendation and/or needed assignments of reference-date dependent investments. Recommendations and assignments are based on differences between a investor profile and an ideal representative that was used to construct the investments. The system provides a configurable increasing level of financial service based on a Methodology Publisher's configuration for reference date based investments. A forecast simulation system is provided for each investor with various optimizers by the Methodologically Publisher to provide various level of financial services and portfolio recommendations for reference date dependent investments. Reports may be provided to investors illustrating progress toward goals and highlighting distribution of potential risky outcomes. An online inter-active mode may allow an investor to provide further profile information and customize a solution to their needs."

The patent application was filed on May 7, 2009 (12/437,083). 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=8,275,688&OS=8,275,688&RS=8,275,688

Written by Neha Bharti; edited by Jaya Anand.

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