Patents Represented by Attorney Conley Rose, P.C.

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  • Dynamic transmitter noise level adjustment for digital subscriber line systems
    Patent number: 8238450
    Abstract: An apparatus comprising an artificial noise (AN) controller coupled to a digital subscriber line (DSL) transmitter and configured to adjust an AN level for a signal transmitted by the DSL transmitter, wherein the AN level is adjusted based on an actual signal to noise ratio (SNR) of the signal from the receiver to achieve a desired SNR for the signal. Also disclosed is a method comprising maintaining a data rate in a line at about a desired level by adjusting an AN level in a transmitted signal based on a SNR of a received signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Assignee: Futurewei Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Sanjay Gupta, Amir H. Fazlollahi, Guozhu Long, Ying Li, Raphael Jean Cendrillon
  • Transport multiplexer—mechanisms to force ethernet traffic from one domain to be switched in a different (external) domain
    Patent number: 8238340
    Abstract: A network comprising a switch configured to switch traffic between a plurality of external interfaces via a plurality of virtual interfaces associated with the external interfaces, wherein the traffic comprises a plurality of external virtual local area network (VLAN) identifiers (VIDs) associated with the external interfaces to select the virtual interfaces, and wherein the virtual interfaces are configured to forward traffic based on an internal VID that is assigned to the traffic independent of the external VID. Also disclosed is a network component comprising at least one processor configured to implement a method comprising receiving a frame from a physical port, obtaining an external VID from a VLAN tag in the frame, removing the VLAN tag from the frame, selecting a virtual interface based on the external VID, and delivering the frame to the selected virtual interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Assignee: Futurewei Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: T. Benjamin Mack-Crane, Linda Dunbar, Robert Sultan, Lucy Yong
  • Distributing wavelength compatible with signaling protocols
    Patent number: 8238749
    Abstract: An apparatus, comprising a first node configured to communicate with a second node to generate a wavelength assignment, wherein the first node is configured to send a wavelength availability information to the second node. Included is a network component comprising at least one processor configured to implement a method, comprising receiving a wavelength availability information, and updating the wavelength availability information using a local wavelength availability information. Also included is a method, comprising acquiring a local wavelength assignment information, calculating a local wavelength availability information, and transmitting the local wavelength availability information to a subsequent network element on a lightpath.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Assignee: Futurewei Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Greg Bernstein, Young Lee
  • Zirconium-based cross-linker compositions and their use in high pH oil field applications
    Patent number: 8236739
    Abstract: A cross-linking composition which comprises (a) an aqueous liquid, (b) a cross-linkable organic polymer, and (c) a solution comprising a zirconium cross-linking agent which comprises a zirconium complex having a molar ratio of 1:2 to 1:4 of zirconium to triethanolamine and a molar ratio of 1:0.1 to 1:1 of zirconium to N,N,N?,N?-tetrakis-(2-hydroxypropyl)-ethylene diamine. The composition can be used in oil field applications for hydraulic fracturing and plugging of permeable zones and leaks in subterranean formations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Assignee: Dork Ketal Speciality Catalysts, LLC
    Inventor: Donald Edward Putzig
  • Optimal path selection for accessing networked applications
    Patent number: 8238334
    Abstract: An efficient and user-friendly application service access method utilizing network dynamic conditions and application traffic requirements. This method allows applications to register their servers' location information and traffic requirements with the network and provides an optimal connection to application service without specifying an application server location for an end user and based on network conditions and application requirements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Assignee: Futurewei Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Linda Dunbar, Lucy Yong, Young Lee
  • Plant growing assembly
    Patent number: 8234814
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for growing plants in a growing room includes a hanging member having a substantially planar configuration, oriented vertically. At least one carriage is disposed on the hanging member to support growing plants. A nutrient delivery system has a conduit to deliver nutrients to the hanging member and to recycle any unused nutrients.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Assignee: Malcolm Glen Kertz
    Inventor: Malcolm Glen Kertz
  • Process for preparing isomers of carmoterol
    Patent number: 8236959
    Abstract: A process for preparing a compound of formula (III) comprising condensing an oxiranyl compound of formula (I) with an amine of formula (II) or a salt thereof wherein: R1 is a group selected from alkyl, aryl, allyl, alkoxy, cycloalkyl, heterocyclic, alkenyl, benzocycloalkyl, aralkyl, haloarylalkyl, heteroaralkyl, haloalkyl, alkoxyaralkyl, substituted silyl and benzyl; and R2 is hydrogen, optionally substituted silyl or optionally substituted benzyl. There is also described a process for preparing (R,R)-carmoterol from compound (III).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Assignee: Cipla Limited
    Inventors: Rajendra Narayanrao Kankan, Dharmaraj Ramachandra Rao, Dilip Birari, Ashwini Amol Sawant
  • Method and apparatus for generating optical duobinary signals with enhanced receiver sensitivity and spectral efficiency
    Patent number: 8238757
    Abstract: An optical network transmitter comprising a fractional-bit delay module, an optical modulator coupled to the fractional-bit delay module, and a band-limiting optical filter coupled to the optical modulator. Also disclosed is a transmission system comprising a source configured to generate two complementary binary data streams, a fractional-bit delay module in communication with the source and configured to delay one of the complementary binary data streams, a modulation module in communication with the source and the fractional-bit delay module and configured to convert the undelayed complementary binary data streams and the delayed complementary binary data streams into a fractional-bit delayed optical duobinary signal, and a band-limiting node in communication with the modulation module and configured to filter and transmit the optical duobinary signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Assignee: Futurewei Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Yu Sheng Bai, Yanjun Zhu, Rong Zhang, Jizhong Liu, Jian Deng
  • System and method for handling electronic messages
    Patent number: 8234339
    Abstract: Systems and methods for handling messages on a mobile device. A system and method could be configured to receive at a mobile device a message that is associated with a message expiry indicator. If a message expiry indicator is determined to be associated with the received message, then the received message is removed from the mobile device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Assignee: Research In Motion Limited
    Inventors: Neil P. Adams, David Victor MacFarlane, Ian M. Robertson, Herbert A. Little
  • Freestanding pet barrier
    Patent number: 8230816
    Abstract: A self-supporting pet barrier comprising a front panel and two side panels, each panel having floor-contacting surfaces preferably to which a friction reducing substance has been applied is disclosed. The front and side panels preferably are attached so that the side panels can be positioned from generally perpendicularly to the front panel in use to a folded position adjacent said front panel for storage or travel. A generally triangular stabilizing leg may protrude forward from the plane of the front panel and can be attached in either the side panel or front panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Assignee: Richell U.S.A., Inc.
    Inventors: Satoshi Hirokawa, Orie Tani
  • Catalyst and process
    Patent number: 8232222
    Abstract: A catalyst composition comprises the reaction product of an alkoxide or condensed alkoxide of a metal M, selected from titanium, zirconium, hafnium, aluminum, or a lanthanide, an alcohol containing at least two hydroxyl groups, a 2-hydroxy carboxylic acid and a base, wherein the ratio of equivalents of base to —COOH acid equivalents of said 2-hydroxy carboxylic acid is in the range 0.0033-0.2:1. The composition is useful as a catalyst for esterification reactions, especially for the production of polyesters such as polyethylene terephthalate, polytrimethylene terephthalate and polybutylene terephthalate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Assignee: Dorf Ketal Chemicals (India) Pvt. Ltd.
    Inventors: Charles Mark Lindall, Neville Slack, Martin Graham Partridge
  • Subterranean well production saltwater evaporation station
    Patent number: 8226735
    Abstract: A process comprising receiving production saltwater comprising water, salt, and hydrocarbons, separating substantially all of the hydrocarbons from the production saltwater, evaporating at least some of the water in the production saltwater to obtain the salt, and collecting the salt. Also disclosed is a facility comprising a settling pit, an evaporator in fluid communication with the settling pit and comprising a nozzle configured to emit a stream along a path, and a collection pit positioned under the path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Inventor: Dennis Hudgens
  • Dynamic overwriting of physical downlink control channel for hybrid automatic repeat request associations for downlink semi-persistent scheduling
    Patent number: 8230291
    Abstract: A method for assigning hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) process ID is provided. The method includes, when a retransmission associated with a first initial semi -persistent scheduling (SPS) transmission having a first HARQ process ID is expected to occur after a second initial transmission previously configured with SPS resource, explicitly assigning a second HARQ process ID to the second initial transmission wherein the second HARQ process ID is different from the first HARQ process ID.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Assignee: Research In Motion Limited
    Inventors: Zhijun Cai, Yi Yu, James E. Womack
  • Internet protocol version 4 support for proxy mobile internet protocol version 6 route optimization protocol
    Patent number: 8228843
    Abstract: A network component comprising at least one processor configured to implement a method comprising promoting an optimization of a communications route associated with a mobile node (MN) and a correspondent node (CN) using Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4) packets is disclosed. Also disclosed is a network comprising a mobility access gateway (MAG) in communication with a MN, and a CN in communication with the MAG and that desires to communicate with the MN, wherein a communications route between the MN and the CN is optimized using IPv4 signaling. Included is a method comprising promoting an optimization of a communications route between a MN and a CN using IPv4 signaling. Standalone CNs and CNs under a MAG embodiments are supported.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Assignee: Futurewei Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Behcet Sarikaya
  • Handheld electronic device having improved phone call log and associated method
    Patent number: 8229407
    Abstract: An improved handheld electronic device and an associated method provide an improved call list that presents information relating to logged phone calls in a collapsed manner. A single entry is displayed on the call list to represent a call log of phone calls from the same phone number.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Assignee: Research In Motion Limited
    Inventors: Andrew D. Bocking, Raymond P. Vander Veen
  • Multi-protocol label switching multi-topology support
    Patent number: 8223669
    Abstract: A network component comprising at least one processor configured to implement a method comprising receiving a packet, determining whether the packet comprises a topology label, and adding the topology label to the packet if the packet does not comprise the topology label. Included is a method comprising routing a plurality of packets corresponding to a plurality of forwarding equivalence classes (FECs) over a plurality of network topologies using a topology label and plurality of forwarding labels for each network topology. Also included is a network comprising a plurality of nodes in communication with each other and having a plurality of network topologies, wherein at least some of the nodes are configured to route data packets for a plurality of FECs along a path in each network topology using a topology label corresponding to each network topology and an inner label corresponding to each FEC.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: Futurewei Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Huaimo Chen, Qianglin Quintin Zhao, Raveendra Torvi, Hua Autumn Liu
  • Multiple layer anti-marking jackets and methods of using in offset printing
    Patent number: 8220388
    Abstract: In a printing press having a transfer cylinder for transferring a freshly printed substrate, an anti-marking device is provided. The anti-marking device comprises an assembly of at least two flexible jackets, the assembly removably attached with free play to the transfer cylinder, wherein an outermost flexible jacket supports the freshly printed substrate as it passes over the transfer cylinder and wherein the outermost flexible jacket is removable from the assembly while the assembly remains attached to the transfer cylinder. In an embodiment, a base cover is attached to the transfer cylinder, and the assembly is removably attached with free play to the transfer cylinder over the base cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: Printing Research, Inc.
    Inventors: Howard W. DeMoore, Joey V. Le
  • Enhancing expression of value-added genes by transgenic expression of tombusvirus-based P19 gene mutants
    Patent number: 8222488
    Abstract: A method of enhancing expression of at least one desired gene product in a plant, comprises transgenically introducing a Tombusvirus p19/R43W mutant gene (SEQ. ID NO: 3) into the plant, expressing at least one desired gene product in the plant, wherein expression of said product is susceptible to RNA silencing; and co-expressing the transgenically introduced p19/R43W, to produce an amount of P19/R43W mutant protein (SEQ. ID NO: 4) sufficient to suppress silencing of expression of said desired gene product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: Texas A&M University System
    Inventor: Herman B. Scholthof
  • Apparatus and method for recovering fluids from a well and/or injecting fluids into a well
    Patent number: 8220535
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for diverting fluids either into or from a well are described. Some embodiments include a diverter conduit that is located in a bore of a tree. The invention relates especially but not exclusively to a diverter assembly connected to a wing branch of a tree. Some embodiments allow diversion of fluids out of a tree to a subsea processing apparatus followed by the return of at least some of these fluids to the tree for recovery. Alternative embodiments provide only one flowpath and do not include the return of any fluids to the tree. Some embodiments can be retro-fitted to existing trees, which can allow the performance of a new function without having to replacing the tree. Multiple diverter assembly embodiments are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: Cameron Systems (Ireland) Limited
    Inventors: Ian Donald, John Reid
  • Transport block size signaling for semi-persistent scheduling
    Patent number: 8223646
    Abstract: A method is provided for improving reliability in semi-persistent scheduling activation/reactivation is provided. The method includes a user agent receiving a first data element from an access device specifying at least one first transport block size. The method further includes the user agent deriving a second transport block size based on a second data element received from the access device. The method further includes the user agent comparing the first transport block size with the second transport block size. The method further includes, when the first transport block size differs from the second transport block size, the user agent ignoring the received semi-persistent scheduling activation/reactivation data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: Research In Motion Limited
    Inventors: Zhijun Cai, James E. Womack, Yi Yu, Richard Charles Burbidge, Gordon Peter Young, Takashi Suzuki