U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in New Jersey (March 12)

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ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 12 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in New Jersey.

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Skip Hop Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 12 -- Skip Hop, New York, has been assigned a patent (8,387,783) developed by four co-inventors for a "device for holding bath toys." The co-inventors are Elizabeth Zack, Brooklyn, N.Y., Rany Joo, Edgewater, N.J., Janet Villano, Brooklyn, N.Y., and Ellen Diamant, New York.The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A device for holding bath toys is provided that includes a flexible receptacle having a back panel and a front panel adjoined by opposing sides and a bottom of the receptacle. At least a portion of the bottom of the receptacle is formed of a mesh material and a top portion of the back panel defines at least two openings, with the top portion of the back panel and an upper edge of the front panel further defining an open end of the receptacle. The device also includes a mounting plate having at least two posts on a first side of the mounting plate and an element for attaching the mounting plate to a wall; and at least two caps, each cap defining a bore for receiving the post and for secure attachment to the post."The patent application was filed on Oct. 13, 2009 (12/578,205). 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=8,387,783&OS=8,387,783&RS=8,387,783

Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar.

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Fairchild Semiconductor Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 12 -- Fairchild Semiconductor, San Jose, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,387,598) developed by James Edward Gillberg, Flemington, N.J., and Jack Edward Wojslawowicz, Bayonne, N.J., for an "ignition system open secondary detection."

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "This document discusses, among other things, a system and method for detecting an open secondary condition in a secondary coil of an ignition coil using a control signal received from a control input of a switch configured to control the flow of current to a primary coil of the ignition coil. In an example, the flow of current in the primary coil of the ignition coil can be controlled using an insulated gate bipolar junction transistor (IGBT), and the open secondary condition in the secondary coil of the ignition coil can be detected using a received gate voltage of the IGBT."

The patent application was filed on Aug. 4, 2009 (12/535,597). 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=8,387,598&OS=8,387,598&RS=8,387,598

Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar.

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New Jersey Inventor Develops Patent for Multidimensional Database Data Updating System

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 12 -- Jeremey D. Donovan, Glen Rock, N.J., has developed a patent (8,392,471) for a "multidimensional database data updating system."

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An information processing apparatus hosting a multidimensional database software application receives a batch of data values to be updated from an external client computing apparatus running a data entry application. The multidimensional database software application identifies a second batch of data values previously stored that have been flagged during prior updates to remain unchanged. The multidimensional database software application then combines these two batches of data values and calculates final data updates. The calculation method ensures that the final data changes committed to the database represent a best, if not exact, match to both the first batch of data values to be updated as well as the second batch of existing data values flagged to remain unchanged."

The patent application was filed on Oct. 18, 2010 (12/907,021). 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=8,392,471&OS=8,392,471&RS=8,392,471

Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi.

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Maryland, New Jersey Inventors Develop Patent for Equity-indexed Annuity for Group Savings Programs

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 12 -- Christopher W. O'Flinn, Potomac, Md., and Felix Schirripa, Colts Neck, N.J., have developed a patent (8,392,309) for an "equity-indexed annuity for group savings programs."

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A Group Equity-Indexed Annuity (GEIA) with a guaranteed minimum equity related return for a set of individuals are provided. An algorithm sets a "participation rate" of a GEIA contract as well as the carrier margin, risk and opportunity for recovery. The carrier is held accountable to the participation rate produced by the model investment portfolio in the formula and subject to the guaranteed minimum. The selection of the participation rate is entirely visible to a GEIA contract-holder. A "hedge budget" is based on a formula-driven amortization process that blends old and new money. Underlying assets are also managed to a "constant" duration, such as the duration of a bond index selected by the GEIA contract-holder."

The patent application was filed on Oct. 8, 2010 (12/901,174). 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=8,392,309&OS=8,392,309&RS=8,392,309

Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi.

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Bowles Fluidics Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 12 -- Bowles Fluidics, Columbia, Md., has been assigned a patent (8,387,171) developed by six co-inventors for a "microflush urinal with oscillating nozzle." The co-inventors are Jason Farber, East Brunswick, N.J., Alan Romack, Columbia, Md., Greg Russell, Catonsville, Md., Aland Santamarina, Columbia, Md., Keith Schloer, Owings Mills, Md., and Steven Crockett, Hampstead, Md.

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The present invention is directed to a microflush urinal that includes a piece of chinaware in fluid communication with a pre-existing water supply and a waste removal conduit. A valve means in electrical communication with each of a sensor means and a fluid manifold effects delivery of incoming fluid to a water delivery means. The water delivery means is desirably a nozzle means selected from one of a plurality of fluidic nozzles that delivers pressurized water through an ingress defined in a rear wall of the chinaware. The nozzle desirably oscillates water for full coverage of the urinal's rear and side walls. A tarp portion that aesthetically obstructs the ingress assumes a generally scalloped shape to optimize the water distribution along the urinal's rear and side walls. At least one trough is integrated into one or more urinal sidewalls to guide water from the nozzle toward the waste removal conduit."

The patent application was filed on March 14, 2007 (11/686,104). 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=8,387,171&OS=8,387,171&RS=8,387,171

Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi.

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Thomson Licensing Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 12 -- Thomson Licensing, Boulogne Billancourt, France, has been assigned a patent (8,391,547) developed by Yu Huang, Plainsboro, N.J., Joan Llach, Princeton, N.J., and Sitaram Bhagavathy, Plainsboro, N.J., for a "method and apparatus for detecting objects of interest in soccer video by color."

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method is disclosed for detecting and locating players in soccer video frames without errors caused by artifacts by a shape analysis-based approach to identify the players and the ball from roughly extracted foregrounds obtained by color segmentation and connected component analysis, by performing a Euclidean distance transform to extract skeletons for every foreground blob, by performing a shape analysis to remove false alarms (non-players and non-ball), and then by performing skeleton pruning and a reverse Euclidean distance transform to cut-off the artifacts primarily caused by playing field lines."

The patent application was filed on Nov. 6, 2007 (12/450,410). 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=8,391,547&OS=8,391,547&RS=8,391,547

Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi.

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Thomson Licensing Assigned Patent for Methods and Apparatus for Artifact Removal for Bit Depth Scalability

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 12 -- Thomson Licensing, Boulogne-Billancourt, France, has been assigned a patent (8,391,353) developed by four co-inventors for "methods and apparatus for artifact removal for bit depth scalability." The co-inventors are Peng Yin, Plainsboro, N.J., Jiancong Luo, Plainsboro, N.J., Yong Ying Gao, Beijing, and Yu Wen Wu, Beijing.

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Apparatus and methods are described for encoding and decoding an enhancement layer. A deblocking filter is applied at the enhancement layer for bit depth scalability. The deblocking filter is adjusted to remove coding artifacts caused by local inverse tone mapping for intra-layer texture prediction for the bit depth scalability. The boundary strength of the deblocking filter is adjusted based on a threshold that, in turn, is based on a difference of inverse tone mapping parameters for a block and an adjacent block."

The patent application was filed on Oct. 14, 2008 (12/734,205). 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=8,391,353&OS=8,391,353&RS=8,391,353

Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi.

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Lenovo Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 12 -- Lenovo, Singapore, has been assigned a patent (8,392,655) developed by four co-inventors for an "apparatus for reducing accesses to levels of a storage hierarchy in a computing system." The co-inventors are Michael Claus Olsen, Cortlandt Manor, N.Y., Frederick Douglis, Basking Ridge, N.J., Marcel-Catalin Rosu, Ossining, N.Y., and Thomas Richard Hildner, Cary, N.C.

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An information processing system comprises first and second levels of a storage hierarchy, wherein accessing information in the first level consumes more energy than accessing information in the second level; and a processor for writing information to the second level of storage based on energy-conserving criteria. The energy-conserving criteria comprise a set of heuristics, including system state information and user preferences."

The patent application was filed on Sept. 30, 2003 (10/674,926). 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=8,392,655&OS=8,392,655&RS=8,392,655

Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi.

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L'Oreal Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 12 -- L'Oreal, Paris, has been assigned a patent (8,388,940) developed by Sharon Pastor, Keansbug, N.J., and Balanda Atis, Newark, N.J., for mascara compositions.

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The invention relates to compositions for eyelashes such as mascaras, topcoats and basecoats containing (a) at least one fatty alkoxylated dimeric compound; and (b) at least one polymeric compound selected from the group consisting of a polyorganosiloxane-containing polymer, a non-silicone polyamide copolymer, a hydrocarbon resin, a styrene-containing copolymer, and mixtures thereof."The patent application was filed on March 13, 2006 (11/373,298). 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=8,388,940&OS=8,388,940&RS=8,388,940

Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar.

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New Jersey Inventor Develops Patent for Stacking Block Tower Building Game

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 12 -- Keith Baum, Harvey Cedars, N.J., has developed a patent (8,387,989) for "stacking block tower building game."

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A multi-player, multi-level stacking block game is formed from cubes of non-uniform size and is scored in such a fashion as to reward bold play but penalize the player that causes the stacked tower to fall down. The game includes 72 pieces which comprise six (6) sets of 12 pieces each. A player is selected to begin and rolls a die to determine which piece he or she plays. The piece is placed on a 3.times.3 grid having 9 squares. Players ultimately take turns placing a piece on the grid, and above it, until the tower either falls down or, if all 72 pieces are used, the player with the highest score wins. The playing pieces are uniquely structured so that at least one dimension of the subset of player pieces is not a multiple of another piece in that subset in order to enhance the instability factor of the game. The score that the player receives is an accumulation of the scores based upon piece location and how many levels a player piece occupies as well as if the player can occupy all 9 cubes on a particular level."

The patent application was filed on April 12, 2010 (12/758,063). 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=8,387,989&OS=8,387,989&RS=8,387,989

Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar.

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Alcatel Lucent Assigned Patent for Method and Apparatus for Geo-locating Mobile Station

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 12 -- Alcatel Lucent, Paris, has been assigned a patent (8,391,890) developed by Susan W. Sanders, Bridgewater, N.J., and Tian Bu, Basking Ridge, N.J., for a "method and apparatus for geo-locating mobile station."

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method for estimating a geographic location of a mobile station within a coverage area of a wireless network includes: determining a radial distance of the mobile station from a serving base station based on a round trip measurement and calculating an angular position of the mobile station in relation to the radial distance based on a first signal strength measurement, a second signal strength measurement, and an angular position reference that extends outward from the serving base station. The signal strength measurements representative of power characteristics of RF signals received by the mobile station from first and second sector antennas of the serving base station. An apparatus associated therewith includes a distance module to perform the determining and an angular position module to perform the calculating. The apparatus may be implemented in a base station, a geo-location service node, a network management node, or other communication nodes."

The patent application was filed on June 29, 2011 (13/171,861). 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=8,391,890&OS=8,391,890&RS=8,391,890

Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi.

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New Jersey Inventor Develops Patent for Pinch Valve

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 12 -- Harley H. Mattheis, Verona, N.J., has developed a patent (8,387,943) for a pinch valve.

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A pinch valve for controlling fluid flow through flexible tubing is disclosed. The valve has a frame for accommodating flexible tubing and a tube-constricting arrangement, which arrangement includes a pair of arc sections on one side of the frame forming a throat or crimping channel transverse to the tube axis and a blade member extending correspondingly and transversely on the other side. An actuator reciprocally positions the blade member between an open and closed position. When the blade member is in the closed position, flexible tubing is crimped within the throat, preventing fluid flow therethrough. When the blade member is moved away from the tubing in an open position, the flexible tubing reverts to a relaxed condition and allows fluid flow therethrough. The pinch valve is utilizable with a bladder that provides a closed system and assists in throttling the flow of the fluid."

The patent application was filed on Dec. 8, 2009 (12/653,048). 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=8,387,943&OS=8,387,943&RS=8,387,943

Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar.

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Alcatel Lucent Assigned Patent for Waveguide Coupler for Optical Transverse-mode Multiplexing

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 12 -- Alcatel Lucent, Paris, has been assigned a patent (8,391,655) developed by Roland Ryf, Aberdeen, N.J., for a "waveguide coupler for optical transverse-mode multiplexing."

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An optical coupler for coupling a multimode waveguide and two or more other waveguides. In one embodiment, the optical coupler has an optical phase mask disposed between the multimode waveguide and two or more other waveguides. The optical phase mask imposes on the light passing therethrough a spatial phase pattern that causes selective mode-to-waveguide coupling between the multimode waveguide and the other waveguides. The optical coupler can be used, e.g., in transmitters and receivers of optical transverse-mode-multiplexed signals."

The patent application was filed on June 30, 2010 (12/827,284). 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=8,391,655&OS=8,391,655&RS=8,391,655

Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi.

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Sanofi Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 12 -- Sanofi, Paris, has been assigned a patent (8,388,965) developed by five co-inventors for "antibodies that bind IL-4 and/or IL-13 and their uses." The co-inventors are Ercole Rao, Morfelden-Walldorf, Germany, Vincent Mikol, Charenton-le-Pont, France, Danxi Li, Skillman, N.J., Jochen Kruip, Erzhausen, Germany, and Matthew Davison, Long Valley, N.J.The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The present invention relates to novel humanized anti-IL-4 and IL-13 antibodies and fragments thereof and novel bispecific antibodies and fragments thereof that specifically bind to IL-4 and IL-13. The invention also includes uses of the antibodies to treat or prevent IL-4 and/or IL-13 mediated diseases or disorders, including allergic asthma and dermatitis."The patent application was filed on Oct. 14, 2008 (12/682,864). 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=8,388,965&OS=8,388,965&RS=8,388,965

Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar.

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Thomson Licensing Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 12 -- Thomson Licensing, Boulogne-Billancourt, France, has been assigned a patent (8,391,363) developed by Zhenyu Wu, Plainsboro, N.J., and Jill MacDonald Boyce, Manalapan, N.J., for a "method and apparatus for motion projection error concealment in block-based video."

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "There are provided a method and apparatus for block-based error concealment. The apparatus includes an error concealment module for concealing a current block in a lost picture of a video sequence by projecting positions of at least one block in a correctly received picture of the video sequence to a position of the current block in the lost picture using motion vectors of the at least one block in the correctly received picture so as to obtain a resultant projection, and selecting one of the at least one block in the correctly received picture based upon an amount of overlap in the resultant projection. The current block in the lost picture is then concealed using a motion vector of the selected one of the at least one block in the correctly received picture."

The patent application was filed on Sept. 7, 2006 (11/992,702). 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=8,391,363&OS=8,391,363&RS=8,391,363

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L'Oreal Assigned Patent for Emulsion Dyeing Composition Containing at least One Amine, at least One Nonionic Surfactant and at least One Phosphate ester, and Method of Using Same

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 12 -- L'Oreal, Paris, has been assigned a patent (8,388,697) developed by four co-inventors for an "emulsion dyeing composition containing at least one amine, at least one nonionic surfactant and at least one phosphate ester, and method of using same." The co-inventors are Sawa Hashimoto, Garwood, N.J., Nghi Van Nguyen, Edison, N.J., Siliu Tan, Westfield, N.J., and Frederic Cervantes, Westfield, N.J.The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The present invention is drawn to a composition and method for dyeing keratinous substrates containing: (a) at least one fatty monoamine compound; (b) at least one nonionic surfactant; (c) at least one phosphate ester chosen from alkoxylated alkyl phosphate esters and alkyl phosphate esters; (d) at least one dye chosen from oxidation dye precursors and direct dyes. The compositions of the present invention may optionally contain at least one thickening agent, at least one alkaline agent, at least one fatty substance other than a fatty acid, at least one salt, and at least one oxidizing agent."The patent application was filed on June 24, 2011 (13/167,779). 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=8,388,697&OS=8,388,697&RS=8,388,697

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L'Oreal Assigned Patent for Emulsion Dyeing Composition Containing at least One Polyamine, at least One Nonionic Surfactant and at least One Carboxylic Acid, and Method of Using Same

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 12 -- L'Oreal, Paris, has been assigned a patent (8,388,698) developed by Sawa Hashimoto, Garwood, N.J., Nghi Van Nguyen, Edison, N.J., and Tan Siliu, Westfield, N.J., for an "emulsion dyeing composition containing at least one polyamine, at least one nonionic surfactant and at least one carboxylic acid, and method of using same."

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The present invention is drawn to a composition and method for dyeing keratinous substrates containing: (a) at least one polyamine compound comprising at least three amino groups; (b) at least one nonionic surfactant; (c) at least one compound chosen from an alkyl ether carboxylic acid, an alkyl ether carboxylate, a fatty acid having from about 6 to about 40 carbon atoms, and mixtures thereof; (d) at least one dye chosen from oxidation dye precursors and direct dyes. The compositions of the present invention may optionally contain at least one thickening agent, at least one alkaline agent, at least one fatty substance, at least one salt, and at least one oxidizing agent."The patent application was filed on Oct. 19, 2011 (13/276,479). 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=8,388,698&OS=8,388,698&RS=8,388,698

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Stryker Spine Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 12 -- Stryker Spine, France, has been assigned a patent (8,388,663) developed by Charles L. Bush Jr., Fairfield, N.J., and Carla Bandeira, Voorhees, N.J., for a dynamic cervical plate.

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A dynamic subsidence plate is described having a first plate member and a second plate member in sliding engagement that may infinitely subside between a first and second assembled position. The plate includes a lock assembly associated with the first and second plate members. The lock assembly includes a ramp portion, an interference portion, and a bearing member situated between the ramp portion and the interference portion. The lock assembly of the plate is configured to allow movement of the first member with respect to the second member in a first direction in an infinite number of positions between a first assembled position and a second assembled position. Further, the lock assembly alternatively prevents movement of the first member with respect to the second member in an opposite second direction between the first and second assembled positions."The patent application was filed on Sept. 13, 2007 (11/900,914). 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=8,388,663&OS=8,388,663&RS=8,388,663

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New Jersey Inventor Develops Patent for Toothpaste Dispensing Toothbrush with Mouthwash Strip Roll Compartment

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 12 -- Vanessa Lynn Harden, Westville, N.J., has developed a patent (8,388,250) for a "toothpaste dispensing toothbrush with mouthwash strip roll compartment."

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A toothbrush combined with a toothpaste dispenser with a wall mounted holder. The present invention comprises of a twist knob that is able to push a piston up a toothpaste compartment. The piston creates pressure inside the toothpaste compartment and causes the toothpaste to travel up a main channel. The main channel branches into a plurality of smaller tubes. Each tube has a respective rubber tube dispenser that protrudes and extends from the brush head. The rubber tube dispensers allow the toothpaste to be dispensed on top of the bristles. The toothbrush additionally comprises of a mouthwash strip roll dispensing mechanism positioned in the knob. The present invention additionally comprises of audio and visual indicators to provide users with visual or hearing impairments with a signal notification of toothpaste depletion."The patent application was filed on May 24, 2011 (13/114,922). 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=8,388,250&OS=8,388,250&RS=8,388,250

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California, New Jersey, New York Inventors Develop Patent for Walking Device

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 12 -- Gary L. Schroeder, Davis, Calif., Frank Sivo, Leonia, N.J., and Wang Su, East Patchogue, N.Y., have developed a patent (8,387,638) for a walking device.

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An improved walking device is disclosed wherein the walking device comprises an elongated body that is more than one foot in length, a movable arm coupled to the elongated body, a power source, and a first sensor, and wherein the first sensor is capable of detecting an orientation of the walking device and producing an electronic signal based on the orientation, and wherein the electronic signal is capable of at least partially causing a movement of the movable arm."

The patent application was filed on Jan. 19, 2011 (12/930,847). 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=83,87,638.PN.&OS=PN/83,87,638&RS=PN/83,87,638

Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

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North Carolina, New Jersey Inventors Develop Patent for Sound Maker for Use on a Bicycle

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 12 -- Troy Spencer, Charlotte, N.C., and Howard C. McClurd, Haddonfield, N.J., have developed a patent (8,388,011) for a "sound maker for use on a bicycle."

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A sound generating apparatus includes a substantially U-shaped member having first and second panels, inner surface and outer surfaces. An arcuate section can be positioned on the inner surface of the U-shaped member for receiving and frictionally engaging a part of a bicycle fork. Two hollow ear sections can be positioned on the outer surface of the U-shaped member, each of the ear sections having an outer side and an inner side whereby exerting pressure on the outer sides of the ear sections widens an opening defined by the arcuate section to receive the bicycle fork part, and releasing the pressure on the ear sections allows the arcuate section to tighten around the bicycle fork part and frictionally engage the bicycle fork part. The arcuate section can define an arc of about 220 degrees."The patent application was filed on Feb. 23, 2011 (13/033,190). 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=8,388,011&OS=8,388,011&RS=8,388,011

Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar.

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Measurement Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 12 -- Measurement, Grand Cayman, Cayman Island, has been assigned a patent (8,387,453) developed by Steven Petrucelli, Cranbury, N.J., for a "digital tire pressure gauge with bleed valve."

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A digital tire pressure gauge has a housing having a first and a second end. A port at the first end of the housing is adapted to engage with and open a needle valve of a tire valve stem. The gauge also includes a pressure sensor and a processor in electronic communication with the pressure sensor. A bleed valve is disposed in the housing and a bleed lever is in contact engagement with the bleed valve. When the port is coupled to the tire valve stem, in a first operational mode, the bleed valve is closed and an air pressure measurement is obtained. In a second operational mode, pressing the bleed lever causes the bleed valve to open and to allow air to be bled out from the tire via the pressure gauge."

The patent application was filed on Sept. 13, 2011 (13/231,551). 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=83,87,453.PN.&OS=PN/83,87,453&RS=PN/83,87,453

Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Samsung Electronics Assigned Patent for Method to Precisely and Securely Determine Propagation Delay and Distance between Sending and Receiving Node in Packet Network and Packet Network Node System for Executing the Method

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 12 -- Samsung Electronics. Suwon-si, South Korea, has been assigned a patent (8,391,167) developed by five co-inventors for a "method to precisely and securely determine propagation delay and distance between sending and receiving node in packet network and packet network node system for executing the method." The co-inventors are Hyun Surk Ryu, Suwon-si, South Korea, Geoffrey M. Garner, Red Bank, N.J., Cornelis Johannis Den Hollander, Yongin-si, South Korea, Fei Fei Feng, Yongin-si, South Korea, and Kyu Hong Jung, Yongin-si, South Korea.The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A system and method for determining a propagation delay between nodes in a packet network are provided. The system and method include sending a ping packet from a source node to a destination node, determining an intermediate node delay of the ping packet at an intermediate node and recording the intermediate node delay in the ping packet and determining the propagation delay at the destination node by using the intermediate node delay."The patent application was filed on Feb. 6, 2007 (11/702,644). 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=8,391,167.PN.&OS=PN/8,391,167&RS=PN/8,391,167

Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar.

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Samsung Electronics Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 12 -- Samsung Electronics, Suwon-Si, South Korea, has been assigned a patent (8,391,254) developed by Changhoi Koo, Plano, Texas, and Purva R. Rajkotia, Iselin, N.J., for a "channel configuration and bandwidth allocation in multi-hop cellular communication networks."The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A multi-hop wireless communication network is disclosed, which includes a fixed communication unit, at least one mobile communication unit, and a relay communication unit. The relay communication unit is operable to relay a plurality of signals bi-directionally between the fixed communication unit and the at least one mobile communication unit, by receiving a first signal on at least one of a dedicated sub-carrier and a dynamic sub-carrier in a first downlink channel segment from the fixed communication unit, and transmitting the received first signal to the at least one mobile communication unit on a dynamic sub-carrier in a second downlink channel segment. Also, the relay communication unit is operable to receive a second signal on a dynamic sub-carrier in a first uplink channel segment from the at least one mobile communication unit, and transmit the received second signal to the fixed communication unit on at least one of a dedicated sub-carrier and a dynamic sub-carrier in a second uplink channel segment. Also, the fixed communication unit can allocate bandwidth dynamically or in a fixed amount in the first downlink channel segment, the relay communication unit can allocate bandwidth dynamically in the second downlink channel segment based on at least one Quality of Service value received from the at least one mobile communication unit, the relay communication unit can allocate bandwidth dynamically for the at least one mobile communication unit in the first uplink channel segment, and the fixed communication unit can allocate bandwidth dynamically or in a fixed amount for the relay communication unit in the second uplink channel segment."The patent application was filed on Aug. 21, 2006 (11/465,944). 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=8,391,254.PN.&OS=PN/8,391,254&RS=PN/8,391,254

Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar.

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New Jersey, California Inventors Develop Patent for Methods and Compositions for Diagnosis, Stratification, and Monitoring of Alzheimer's Disease and Other Neurological Disorders in Body Fluids

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 12 -- Sandip Ray, Spotswood, N.J., and Anton Wyss-Coray, Stanford, Calif., have developed a patent (8,389,226) for "methods and compositions for diagnosis, stratification, and monitoring of alzheimer's disease and other neurological disorders in body fluids."

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The inventors have discovered a collection of proteinaceous biomarkers ("AD biomarkers) which can be measured in peripheral biological fluid samples to aid in the diagnosis of neurodegenerative disorders, particularly Alzheimer's disease and mild cognitive impairment (MCI). The invention further provides methods of identifying candidate agents for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease by testing prospective agents for activity in modulating AD biomarker levels."

The patent application was filed on Feb. 18, 2011 (13/031,120). 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=8,389,226.PN.&OS=PN/8,389,226&RS=PN/8,389,226

Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar.

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Novartis Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 12 -- Novartis, Basel, Switzerland, has been assigned a patent (8,389,537) developed by seven co-inventors for a "salts of 4-methyl N-[3-(4-methyl-imidazol-1-yl)-5-trifluoromethyl-phenyl]-3-(4-pyridin-3-yl- -pyrimidin-2-ylamino)-benzamide." The co-inventors are Paul W. Manley, Arlesheim, Switzerland, Wen-Chung Shieh, Berkeley Heights, N.J., Paul Allen Sutton, Parsippany, N.J., Piotr H. Karpinski, Lincoln Park, N.J., Raeann Wu, Pine Brook, N.J., Stephanie Monnier, Raedersheim, France, and Jorg Brozio, Basel, Switzerland.The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Salts of 4-methyl-N-[3-(4-methyl-imidazol-1-yl)-5-trifluoromethyl-phenyl]- -3-(4-pyridin-3-yl-pyrimidin-2-ylamino)-benzamide are prepared by various processes."The patent application was filed on March 13, 2012 (13/419,132). 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=8,389,537.PN.&OS=PN/8,389,537&RS=PN/8,389,537

Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar.

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H. Lundbeck Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 12 -- H. Lundbeck, Valby, Denmark, has been assigned a patent (8,389,519) developed by seven co-inventors for an "adamantyl diamide derivatives and uses of same." The co-inventors are Hermogenes N. Jimenez, Belleville, N.J., Guiying Li, River Edge, N.J., Dario Doller, Sparta, N.J., Michel Grenon, Saddle Brook, N.J., Andrew D. White, Pinckney, Mich., Gil Ma, Englewood, N.J., and Maojun Guo, Shanghai, China.The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The present invention provides adamantyl-diamide derivatives of formula (I): ##STR00001## wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are as defined herein, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; and pharmaceutical compositions and methods using the same."The patent application was filed on May 15, 2012 (13/471,611). 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=8,389,519.PN.&OS=PN/8,389,519&RS=PN/8,389,519

Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar.

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Sabic Innovative Plastics IP Assigned Patent for Polycarbonate Nanocomposites

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 12 -- Sabic Innovative Plastics IP, Bergen op Zoom, The Netherlands, has been assigned a patent (8,389,626) developed by five co-inventors for a polycarbonate nanocomposites. The co-inventors are Parnasree Maiti, Karnataka, India, Sonia Oberoi, New Brunswick, N.J., Roopali Rai, Karnataka, India, Vaidyanath Ramakrishnan, Karnataka, India, and Sandeep Tyagi, Maharashtra, India.The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Polycarbonate nanocomposites comprising a polycarbonate matrix having non-oxidized metal nanoparticles dispersed therein are disclosed. The polycarbonate nanocomposite is produced by a process comprising forming a reaction mixture comprising a dihydroxy compound, an activated carbonate, a metal precursor, and a solvent; and in-situ polymerizing the reaction mixture to form a nanocomposite comprising a polycarbonate matrix and metal nanoparticles dispersed therein. The metal precursor comprises a metal selected from a specified group. The nanocomposites have improved mechanical, optical, electrical and/or magnetic properties. Also disclosed are articles formed from such polycarbonate nanocomposites."The patent application was filed on March 28, 2008 (12/057,880). 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=8,389,626.PN.&OS=PN/8,389,626&RS=PN/8,389,626

Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar.

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New Jersey Inventor Develops Patent for Automated Memorial System

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 12 -- Maurice Zagha, Manalapan, N.J., has developed a patent (8,390,204) for an automated memorial system.

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A memorial display system is described including at least one memorial device having a plurality light fixtures with each light fixture having at least one light source. Each of the light sources are in electrical communication with a controller circuit that automatically activates and deactivates the at least one light source of each light fixture according to at least one anniversary date and for a duration period stored in the memory. In one embodiment, each light source is part of a light bar with up to 5 lights. The light bars are commonly strung together to create various runs of lighting opportunities allowing for different overall sizes of the automated memorial system."

The patent application was filed on Feb. 8, 2010 (12/702,279). 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=8,390,204.PN.&OS=PN/8,390,204&RS=PN/8,390,204

Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar.

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Colgate-Palmolive Assigned Patent for Oral Care Implement having an Adjustable Mass Centroid

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 12 -- Colgate-Palmolive, New York, has been assigned a patent (8,387,197) developed by Robert Moskovich, East Brunswick, N.J., and Eduardo Jimenez, Manalapan, N.J., for an "oral care implement having an adjustable mass centroid."

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An oral care implement or toothbrush includes a head and a tooth cleaning element. The oral care implement's mass centroid may be adjusted to guard against the application of excessive force against a user's teeth. Adjustment may be performed using a variety of systems and mechanisms including adjustment of a weight within a portion of the oral care implement. The location of the weight may be modified using a variety of techniques including a screw configuration and/or a slider control."

The patent application was filed on Oct. 3, 2007 (11/866,597). 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=8,387,197&OS=8,387,197&RS=8,387,197

Written by Neha Bharti; edited by Jaya Anand.

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STATS ChipPAC Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 12 -- STATS ChipPAC, Singapore, has been assigned a patent (8,390,391) developed by Robert C. Frye, Piscataway, N.J., and Kai Liu, Phoenix, for a "semiconductor device and method of integrating balun and RF coupler on a common substrate."The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A semiconductor die has an RF coupler and balun integrated on a common substrate. The RF coupler includes first and second conductive traces formed in close proximity. The RF coupler further includes a resistor. The balun includes a primary coil and two secondary coils. A first capacitor is coupled between first and second terminals of the semiconductor die. A second capacitor is coupled between a third terminal of the semiconductor die and a ground terminal. A third capacitor is coupled between a fourth terminal of the semiconductor die and the ground terminal. A fourth capacitor is coupled between the high side and low side of the primary coil. The integration of the RF coupler and balun on the common substrate offers flexible coupling strength and signal directivity, and further improves electrical performance due to short lead lengths, reduces form factor, and increases manufacturing yield."The patent application was filed on Aug. 26, 2011 (13/219,374). 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=8,390,391.PN.&OS=PN/8,390,391&RS=PN/8,390,391

Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar.

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New Jersey Inventor Develops Patent for Adjustable Resonator Stop and Keyboard Percussion Instrument Including Same

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 12 -- Leigh Howard Stevens, Neptune, N.J., has developed a patent (8,389,841) for an "adjustable resonator stop and keyboard percussion instrument including same."

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An adjustable resonator stop may be used in resonators of keyboard percussion instruments. The adjustable resonator stop includes a resonator engaging body having a cavity, a resonator end member being configured to be disposed within the cavity of the resonator engaging body, and a tightening member coupled to at least a portion of the resonator end member. The tightening member is configured to move the resonator end member from a disengaged position, wherein the resonator stop may be freely adjusted within a resonator, to an engaged position, wherein the resonator stop may be securely coupled to an interior surface of the resonator. The adjustable resonator stop may provide the same or better performance characteristics as a permanently installed metal stop including a smooth, metallic, bi-polar vibrating surface with exposure to air on either side, while also providing quick adjustability at little or no cost when compared to other adjustable stops in the industry."

The patent application was filed on Aug. 29, 2011 (13/219,850). 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=8,389,841.PN.&OS=PN/8,389,841&RS=PN/8,389,841

Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar.

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Alcatel Lucent Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 12 -- Alcatel Lucent, Paris, has been assigned a patent (8,390,749) developed by Gang Chen, Westfield, N.J., Mihaela Dinu, Freehold, N.J., and Roland Ryf, Aberdeen, N.J., for a "light modulator for optical image projection."The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A spatial light modulator 100 comprising an array-type liquid crystal panel 115, a polarization beam splitter 120, an oblique wave plate 130 and a converging lens 135. The polarization beam splitter is orientated to direct a source light 125 towards a reflective planar surface 127 of the array-type liquid crystal panel. The oblique wave plate and converging lens are located between the polarization beam splitter and the array-type liquid crystal panel. The converging lens is configured to direct light from the reflective planar surface onto a facing surface 125 of the polarization beam splitter."The patent application was filed on Jan. 22, 2009 (12/357,835). 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=8,390,749.PN.&OS=PN/8,390,749&RS=PN/8,390,749

Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar.

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