Patents Represented by Attorney Cantor Colburn
  • Patent number: 8314983
    Abstract: A nonvolatile nano-electromechanical system device is provided and includes a cantilever structure, including a beam having an initial shape, which is supported at one end thereof by a supporting base and a beam deflector, including a phase change material (PCM), disposed on a portion of the beam in a non-slip condition with a material of the beam, the PCM taking one of an amorphous phase or a crystalline phase and deflecting the beam from the initial shape when taking the crystalline phase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: David J. Frank, Guy Cohen
  • Patent number: 8314177
    Abstract: A polymer nanocomposite comprises a polymer; and a nanoparticle derivatized to include functional groups including carboxy, epoxy, ether, ketone, amine, hydroxy, alkoxy, alkyl, aryl, aralkyl, alkaryl, lactone, functionalized polymeric or oligomeric groups, or a combination comprising at least one of the forgoing functional groups. The variability in tensile strength and percent elongation for the polymer nanocomposite is less than the variability of these properties obtained where an underivatized nanoparticle is included in place of the derivatized nanoparticle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Assignee: Baker Hughes Incorporated
    Inventors: Soma Chakraborty, Ping Duan, Gaurav Agrawal, Michael H. Johnson
  • Patent number: 8313593
    Abstract: A method of heat treating an Ni-base superalloy article is disclosed. The method includes hot-working an article comprising an NiCrMoNbTi superalloy comprising, in weight percent, at least about 55 Ni to produce a hot-worked microstructure; solution treating the article at a temperature of about 1600° F. to about 1750° F. for about 1 to about 12 hours to form a partially recrystallized warm-worked microstructure; and cooling the article. The method also includes precipitation aging the article at a first precipitation aging temperature of about 1300° F. to about 1400° F. for a first duration of about 4 hours to about 12 hours; cooling the article to a second precipitation aging temperature; precipitation aging the article at a second precipitation aging temperature of about 1150° F. to about 1200° F. for a second duration of about 4 hours to about 12 hours; and cooling the article from the second precipitation aging temperature to an ambient temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Jeffrey Allen Hawk, Robin Carl Schwant
  • Patent number: 8313027
    Abstract: A card reader may include a card insertion port, a card feeding passage along which a card is carried, a card surface abutting member such as a shutter member capable of abutting with a surface of the card, an abutting member sensor for detecting a position of the shutter member, a card insertion detection mechanism, and a control section for discriminating whether the card is a special shaped card or not on a basis of detection results of the abutting member sensor and the card insertion detection mechanism. A control method may include a shutter opening step, a feeding and stop step in which the card is carried by a first feeding distance in a taking-in direction and stopped, a shutter closing step in which the shutter member is moved in a direction for closing the card feeding passage, and a discrimination step in which the card is discriminated whether the card is a special shaped card or not on the basis of a detection result by the open-and-close sensor after the shutter closing step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Assignee: Nidec Sankyo Corporation
    Inventors: Kazutoshi Ishikawa, Yasuhiro Kitazawa
  • Patent number: 8314083
    Abstract: Disclosed are injectable formulations of cetirizine for treating acute allergic reactions and methods for treating acute allergic reactions. In particular, an intravenous injectable is disclosed as are methods of treating acute allergic reactions therewith.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Assignee: JDP Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventor: Jie Du
  • Patent number: 8314768
    Abstract: A backlight unit includes light source groups, a converter, a compensator, a detector and a protector. Each of the light source groups includes a light source, and the converter boosts an input voltage to a driving voltage that is supplied to the light source groups. The compensator is connected to the light source groups and compensates a deviation between currents fed back to the compensator from each of the light source groups. The detector is connected between the compensator and the light source groups and detects a maximum voltage from among feedback voltages fed back to the compensator from each of the light source groups. The protector is connected to the detector and receives the maximum voltage, and compares the maximum voltage to a reference voltage to generate a compared result. The protector outputs a protection signal to the converter based on the compared result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Min-Soo Choi, Hwanwoong Lee, Won Sik Oh
  • Patent number: 8316284
    Abstract: Methods of error correction code (ECC) debugging may comprise detecting whether a bit error has occurred; determining which bit or bits were in error; and using the bit error information for debug. The method may further comprise comparing ECC syndromes against one or more ECC syndrome patterns. The method may allow for accumulating bit error information, comparing error bit failures against a pattern, trapping data, counting errors, determining pick/drop information, or stopping the machine for debug.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Arthur J. O'Neill, Patrick J. Meaney
  • Patent number: 8314235
    Abstract: Provided herein is an improved, convenient, commercially viable and environmentally friendly process for the preparation of varenicline or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof comprising reacting 1-(4,5-diamino-10-aza-tricyclo[6.3.1.02 7]dodeca-2(7),3,5-trien-10-yl)-2,2,2-trifluoro-ethanone with chloroacetaldehyde in the presence of an oxygen source. Provided further herein is an improved and industrially advantageous process for the preparation of 1-(4,5-diamino-10-aza-tricyclo[6.3.1.02 7]dodeca-2(7),3,5-trien-10-yl)-2,2,2-trifluoro-ethanone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Assignee: Actavis Group PTC EHF
    Inventors: Girish Dixit, Krishnadatt Sharma, Kundan Singh Shekhawat, Nitin Sharadchandra Pradhan
  • Patent number: 8309640
    Abstract: High dielectric constant thermoplastic compositions that are capable of being used in a laser direct structuring process. The compositions include a thermoplastic base resin, a laser direct structuring additive, and at least one ceramic filler. The compositions provide a high dielectric constant, low loss tangent thermoplastic composition. The compositions can be used in a variety of applications such as personal computers, notebook and portable computers, cell phone antennas and other such communications equipment, medical applications, RFID applications, and automotive applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Sabic Innovative Plastics IP B.V.
    Inventors: Yanjun (Frank) Li, Jiru Meng, David Xiangping Zou
  • Patent number: 8310642
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display (“LCD”) having controlled texture and reduced response time includes first and second insulation substrates which are separated from each other and face each other, a liquid crystal layer which is interposed between the first and second insulation substrates and has liquid crystal molecules, a pixel electrode which is disposed on the first insulation substrate and includes a plurality of first linear electrode patterns, a common electrode which is disposed on the first insulation substrate and includes a plurality of second linear electrode patterns separated from the first linear electrode patterns by a predetermined gap, and a texture control portion which is disposed in an area corresponding to the gap and formed on the first or second insulation substrate, wherein the first and second linear electrode patterns are arranged in an alternating fashion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hwa-sung Woo, Yong-hwan Shin, Sung-woon Kim, Hee-seop Kim
  • Patent number: 8312440
    Abstract: A source code of a program is used to identify a first portion of the program that is predicted as being written by a first developer wherein a remaining portion of the program is written by a second developer. The program includes a plurality of program elements. Style information is extracted from each of the program elements. The style information is analyzed to identify a first set of program elements which have a first style corresponding to the first developer, wherein the first style differs from a second style corresponding to the second developer and used by a second set of program elements comprising remaining program elements of the plurality of program elements, and wherein the style information identifies a pattern indicative of how one or more non-syntactic characters have been inserted among syntactic program elements of the plurality of program elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Futoshi Iwama, Taiga Nakamura
  • Patent number: 8307669
    Abstract: A heat exchange tube includes a tubular member having a flattened cross-section and extending along a longitudinal axis, and a longitudinally extending condensate drain channel formed in an upper wall of the flattened tubular member. A heat exchanger includes a first and a second spaced apart and generally vertical longitudinally extending headers, a plurality of heat exchange tubes disposed in parallel, spaced relationship in a generally vertical array and extending longitudinally between the first header and the second header, and a condensate drain extending longitudinally along, the upper wall of at least one of the plurality of flattened heat exchange tubes. The condensate drain may comprise a longitudinally extending condensate drain channel formed in an upper wall of said flattened tubular member, and/or a series of condensate drain portals formed in the heat transfer fins in a base portion bounding to the upper external surface of at least one heat exchange tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Carrier Corporation
    Inventors: Michael F. Taras, Alexander Lifson
  • Patent number: 8309198
    Abstract: A rug is configured from a cover attached to an underlying, non-slip, non-absorbent mat by an interlocking mechanical connection. The interlocking mechanical connection is formed in a first embodiment by hook and loop material of the type sold under the trademark VELCRO, and in a second embodiment by a layer of grit material on the mat, and in a third embodiment by a resinous material which has projections that interlock with the bottom surface of the cover. When it is desired to separate the cover from the mat, the cover is simply pulled and stripped away from the mat so that the cover may be washed in a washing machine and the mat may also be manually washed or otherwise cleaned. If desired, the cover may be replaced with covers of different designs or textures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Product Bliss, LLC
    Inventors: Jeneva Bell, Sarah Prinsloo
  • Patent number: 8311965
    Abstract: A neuromorphic circuit includes a first field effect transistor in a first diode configuration establishing an electrical connection between a first gate and a first drain of the first field effect transistor. The neuromorphic circuit also includes a second field effect transistor in a second diode configuration establishing an electrical connection between a second gate and a second drain of the second field effect transistor. The neuromorphic circuit further includes variable resistance material electrically connected to both the first drain and the second drain, where the variable resistance material provides a programmable resistance value. The neuromorphic circuit additionally includes a first junction electrically connected to the variable resistance material and providing a first connection point to an output of a neuron circuit, and a second junction electrically connected to the variable resistance material and providing a second connection point to the output of the neuron circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Matthew J. Breitwisch, Chung Hon Lam, Dharmendra S. Modha, Bipin Rajendran
  • Patent number: 8311430
    Abstract: A transfer device comprising: a transfer section which forms a nip portion between the transfer section and an image carrier and transfers a toner image on an image carrier onto a sheet passing through the nip portion; an application section which applies a voltage to the transfer section; a determining section which determines a timing of applying voltage from the application section to the transfer section, wherein the control section controls the application section to apply a voltage having an opposite polarity to a transfer polarity to the transfer section until the timing determined by the determination section in a period since a leading edge of the sheet in a conveyance direction advances into the nip portion until a predetermined non image area of the sheet has passed through the nip portion, and then, at a timing determined, switch to apply a voltage having the transfer polarity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Shinichi Tsukamura, Kazuteru Ishizuka
  • Patent number: 8312379
    Abstract: Methods, computer program products, and systems for editing using an interface for selecting and presenting editing tools are described. An input document is received for editing. A strategy for editing the document is identified. Editing tools are selected to edit the document, and the selected editing tools are presented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Sara H. Basson, Nelson Correa, Genady Grabarnik, Dimitri Kanevsky
  • Patent number: D670509
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Roset S.A.
    Inventors: Ronan Bouroullec, Erwan Bouroullec
  • Patent number: D671155
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Assignee: Diager
    Inventor: Francois Defougeres
  • Patent number: D671160
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Assignee: Delta Electronics, Inc.
    Inventor: Cheng-Yu Lin
  • Patent number: D671244
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Assignee: Lighting Science Group Corporation
    Inventors: Fredric S. Maxik, David Henderson, Mark Penley Boomgaarden, Addy S. Widjaja, Emilio Flores, Shane Sullivan, Wei Sun