Patents Represented by Attorney Marger Johnson & McCollom
  • Patent number: 8125275
    Abstract: An amplifier has an input section with one or more input cells and an output section with one or more output cells. Either the input section or the output section includes at least two cells that may be selected to provide discrete gain settings. A loop amplifier is configured in a feedback arrangement with the input section. The input and output sections may have multiple selectable cells to provide coarse and fine gain steps. The gain of the loop amplifier may be coordinated with the gain of the input section to provide constant bandwidth operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Assignee: Analog Devices, Inc.
    Inventors: Barrie Gilbert, John Cowles
  • Patent number: 8120122
    Abstract: A method of forming a pattern includes forming a first layer on a substrate, forming a second layer on the first layer, depositing a multi-temperature phase-change material on the second layer, patterning the second layer using the multi-temperature phase-change material as a mask, reflowing the multi-temperature phase-change material, and patterning the first layer using the reflowed multi-temperature phase-change material as a mask.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Inventor: Scott Jong Ho Limb
  • Patent number: 8121854
    Abstract: Methods, devices, and business systems are provided for insuring those who might use a defibrillator against at least some of the costs of using the device in a medical emergency event. The insurance may be purchased in advance of an event occurrence, and then redeemed after an event where the defibrillator is used. In a further embodiment, the insurer may request reimbursement from a patient or patient's insurance company following defibrillator use with or without involving the owner of the defibrillator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Assignee: Physic Control, Inc.
    Inventors: Wayne Franklin Chip Burton, Jr., Molly Ciliberti, Lynda Christine Goodrich, Ellen Frenkel
  • Patent number: 8118420
    Abstract: A method of leveling ink that is printed on a substrate includes establishing a thermal gradient across a thickness of the substrate, the thermal gradient characterized in that it is less than a viscosity threshold temperature of the ink across most of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Assignee: Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated
    Inventors: Ashish V. Pattekar, Lars Erik Swartz, David K. Biegelsen, Armin R. Volkel, Gregory J. Kovacs
  • Patent number: 8120232
    Abstract: A device has a substrate, a piezo polymer layer arranged adjacent the substrate, a first electrode in contact with a first side of the layer, and a second electrode arranged adjacent the first electrode, such that when the piezo layer flexes, the first and second electrodes are arranged to detect one of a change in voltage or resistance, wherein at least one of the piezo polymer layer or the electrodes are deposited by printing. A method including depositing a spacer layer onto a substrate, depositing a piezo polymer layer onto the substrate, patterning an array of first electrodes in contact with the piezo polymer layer, and patterning an array of second electrodes adjacent the array of first electrodes, wherein depositing includes one of printing and laminating and pattering includes one of printing and etching.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Assignee: Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated
    Inventors: Jurgen H. Daniel, Ana C. Arias, Robert A. Street
  • Patent number: 8121199
    Abstract: We describe a method for reducing the block effect in video file compression including inspecting an image in a row and column direction, calculating an intensity vector of the block effect responsive to the inspecting, obtaining distribution data for the block effect responsive to the intensity vector, determining position information of the block effect responsive to the distribution data, and filtering the image responsive to the intensity vector and the position information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Assignee: Pixelworks, Inc.
    Inventor: Qinghai Wang
  • Patent number: 8120706
    Abstract: We describe and claim a video system and method for automatic size and position adjustment according to the incoming stream. A detection module detects a size and a position of video including an aspect ratio of video on at least one channel of at least one video input source. An execution module adjusts a scale mode responsive to the detection of the size and position or aspect ratio of the video. Once the aspect ratio has been detected and the scale mode adjusted responsive to the detection, video is provided to the display of a display device. The detection and execution modules crop unintentional vertical blanking interval (VBI) lines from upconverted video signals. An on screen display includes a selection for active management that provides for automatic detection of size and position information, or a manual control mode for selection by the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Assignee: Pixelworks, Inc.
    Inventors: Anthony C. Verbeck, Carl H. Alelyunas
  • Patent number: 8121681
    Abstract: Devices, methods, and software implementing those methods for providing communicating external chest compression (ECC) devices and defibrillation (DF) devices, where the ECC and DF devices can be physically separate from each other. Both ECC and DF devices are able to operate autonomously, yet able to communicate with and cooperate with another device when present. Some ECC and DF devices are adapted to be physically and/or electrically coupled to each other. One ECC device includes a backboard, a chest compression member, a communication module, controller, and at least one sensor, electrode lead or electrode. One DF device includes a defibrillator module, a controller, and a communication module that can communicate with the ECC communication module. The communicating ECC and DF devices may deliver ECC, pacing, defibrillation, ventilation, and cooling therapies, and may deliver instructions to human assistants, in a coordinated and cooperative fashion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Assignee: Physio-Control, Inc.
    Inventors: David R. Hampton, Ronald E. Stickney, Richard C. Nova, Stephen W. Radons, D. Craig Edwards, Cynthia Jayne, Joseph L. Sullivan, Steven E. Sjoquist
  • Patent number: 8116864
    Abstract: An apparatus and techniques for determining whether a medical electrode, such as a defibrillation electrode coupled to an automated external defibrillator, is in a condition for replacement. The determination can be made as a function of one or more data. In one exemplary embodiment, the determination is a function of one or more measurements of an impedance of a hydrogel bridge in a test module. In another exemplary embodiment, the determination is a function of one or more environmental condition data from one or more environmental sensors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Assignee: Physio-Control, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin K. Covey, Thomas J. McGrath, Joseph L. Sullivan, Larry R. Nygaard, Richard C. Nova
  • Patent number: 8115213
    Abstract: A light-emitting diode includes a substrate, a lower cladding layer, an active layer having a quantum well of a thirty percent concentration of indium on the lower cladding layer, and an upper cladding layer. A method of manufacturing light-emitting diodes includes forming a lower cladding layer on a substrate, forming an active layer on the lower cladding layer such that the active layer has a quantum well of thirty percent indium, forming an upper cladding layer on the active layer, and forming a metal cap on the upper cladding layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Assignee: Phoseon Technology, Inc.
    Inventor: Jules Braddell
  • Patent number: 8113682
    Abstract: A lighting device comprises an elongated assembly forming a water-tight chamber adjacent a first end of the lighting device, where the first end includes a transparent face along a long axis of the elongated assembly. A lighting module, having a first light source and a second light source positioned on opposite ends of the lighting module, is positioned within the water-tight chamber so that the first light source is adjacent to and is configured to project light out the transparent face in a first direction along the long axis of the elongated assembly. The second light source is configured to illuminate along an elongated portion of the elongated assembly, where the elongated portion extends from the water-tight chamber in a second direction along the long axis of the elongated assembly opposite from the first direction, and out translucent circumferential sides of the elongated portion. A button on the module allows one to selectively alternate between the first and second light sources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Assignee: Life+Gear, Inc.
    Inventor: Dennis Bertken
  • Patent number: 8115626
    Abstract: An occupancy sensing system includes a driver to emit energy in a space, and a sensor to detect energy reflected within the space. An electrical load for the space is controlled in response to an occupancy condition determined in response to the detected energy. The driver may be selectively de-energized. In some embodiments, the driver may be de-energized during all or a portion of an unoccupied period. In other embodiments, the driver may be de-energized during all or a portion of an occupied period. In some further embodiments, the driver may be de-energized in response to detecting other sources of the type of energy emitted by the driver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Assignee: Leviton Manufacturing Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Hick, Daniel M. Wright
  • Patent number: 8110994
    Abstract: A multi-zone daylight harvesting method and apparatus having a closed loop system utilizing a single light sensor is disclosed herein. This light control system includes an ambient light sensor connected to a detection circuit for detecting the amount of ambient light within a given zone and converting the light signal to an digital one. A control device couples to receive a predetermined rate of change for each respective zone from a storage unit along with the converted digital signal. The control device connects each zone of a plurality of electrical loads to control the power supplied to the electrical load at the predetermined corresponding rate of change and responsive to the amount of ambient light detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2012
    Assignee: Leviton Manufacturing Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Robert L. Hick, Richard A. Leinen
  • Patent number: 8110888
    Abstract: High voltage semiconductor devices with high-voltage termination structures are constructed on lightly doped substrates. Lightly doped p-type substrates are particularly prone to depletion and inversion from positive charges, degrading the ability of associated termination structures to block high voltages. To improve the efficiency and stability of termination structures, second termination regions of the same dopant type as the substrate, more heavily doped than the substrate but more lightly doped than first termination regions, are positioned adjoining the first termination regions. The second termination regions raise the field threshold voltage where the surface is vulnerable and render the termination structure substantially insensitive to positive charges at the surface. The use of higher dopant concentration in the gap region without causing premature avalanche is facilitated by only creating second termination regions for regions lacking field plate protection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2012
    Assignee: Microsemi Corporation
    Inventors: Jinshu Zhang, Dumitru Sdrulla, Dah Wen Tsang
  • Patent number: 8107537
    Abstract: A one-pass picture-layer rate control (RC) method and system for controlling a video encoder: The bit allocation and determination of quantization parameter (QP) in this rate control method and system are based on a Rate-Quantization (R-Q) scale model. The R-Q model is a linear one, wherein the number of bits per picture is in reverse ratio of quantization scale for that picture. A conversion of exponential-based QP to linear-scaled QP is taken in the calculation of complexity model and determination of QP. The conversion is integer-based and is consistent with the quantization array defined in the H.264 standard.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignee: Sharp Laboratories of America, Inc.
    Inventors: Zhi Zhou, Shijun Sun
  • Patent number: 8107240
    Abstract: An electronic gaming machine interface system including a first circuit board, a bracket coupled to the first circuit board, a fan coupled to the bracket and disposed over the first circuit board, a second circuit board coupled to the bracket, a first cable coupled between a connector of the first circuit board and a connector of the second circuit board; and a second cable coupled between a connector of the first circuit board and a connector of the second circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignee: San Pasqual Casino Development Group Inc.
    Inventor: David Alan Spence, Jr.
  • Patent number: 8102552
    Abstract: A method and system for monitoring performance of a multifunction printer (MFP) throughout the lifetime of the MFP. The MFP may include a task run-time controller to collect performance information from the MFP and to transmit the performance information to a receiver such as a host, an MFP front panel, or a website. The task run-time controller may include a high resolution timer to collect task execution times or idle time for tasks running on the MFP. The task run-time controller may also receive internal task scheduling policy alterations based on an analysis of the performance information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2012
    Assignee: Sharp Laboratories of America, Inc.
    Inventors: Kim Phuong Wells, James E. Owen
  • Patent number: 8103205
    Abstract: An imaging system including an image transfer structure configured to transfer marking material to a first side of a substrate; a tacker configured to fix the marking material to the substrate; a path controller; a substrate inverter; and a fuser. The path controller is configured to switch the substrate between a first path towards the fuser and a second path extending through the substrate inverter and returning to the image transfer structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2012
    Assignee: Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated
    Inventors: Biegelsen K. David, Swartz E. Lars
  • Patent number: 8102582
    Abstract: A scanning optical system including an optical source configured to generate an ultra-short light pulse, a dispersion compensation system disposed such that the ultra-short light pulse travels through the dispersion compensation system, an optical deflector configured to rotate about an axis such that the ultra-short light pulse is deflected through a scan angle, and an f-theta scan lens having a group delay (GD) variation versus relative pupil height and group delay dispersion (GDD) variation versus the scan angle that are substantially minimized. The f-theta scan lens is disposed such that the ultra-short pulse is incident on the f-theta scan lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2012
    Assignee: Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated
    Inventor: Patrick Y. Maeda
  • Patent number: 8103866
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are directed to a system for reconfiguring a processor array while it is currently operating. The reconfiguration system uses configuration chains streamed down communication channels that are set for the re-configuration process, then re-set after the reconfiguration process has completed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2012
    Assignee: Nethra Imaging Inc.
    Inventor: Michael R. Butts