Patents Represented by Attorney Maschoff Gilmore & Israelsen
  • Patent number: 8350206
    Abstract: The invention relates to a transimpedance amplifier circuit for converting an input current into an output voltage Uout?, comprising an amplifier element (4) having at least one signal input and an output having the output voltage Uout. For this purpose, the transimpedance amplifier circuit has a T-shaped feedback network divided into at least a first branch (1), a second branch (2) and a third branch (3), which is connected in series with the first branch (1), thus producing a node (K). The first branch (1) has a non-reactive resistance (R1) and is connected to the output at one end and the node (K) at the other end. The second branch (2) has at least one capacitance C2 and is connected to the node (K) at one end and in particular to an earth at the other end, and the third branch (3) has at least one capacitance C3 and is connected to the node (K) at one end and to the signal input at the other end. As a result, a capacitive current division is effected at the node (K).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: Leica Geosystems AG
    Inventor: Reto Stutz
  • Patent number: 8351595
    Abstract: A method for an automated call distribution system to re-associate a caller with a queue position previously established in an on-hold queue. The method includes receiving a first incoming call from a caller and assigning the caller to a position in an on-hold queue when the caller is placed on-hold by the automated call distribution system. A placeholder for the caller may then be assigned in the on-hold queue when the caller disconnects with the automated call distribution system. The placeholder corresponds to the position of the caller in the on-hold queue and is associated with a caller identifier. The method further includes receiving a second incoming call from the caller and associating the second incoming call with the caller identifier. It is then determined that the caller is associated with the placeholder. The caller is placed back into the on-hold queue at the position of the placeholder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: Incontact, Inc.
    Inventors: David Owen Peterson, Tim Harris, Brian Douglas Minert, Bryan Craig Pino, Nicholas Bauer Ramond, Mark Erik Rasi-Koskinen
  • Patent number: 8347795
    Abstract: A table may be sized and configured to nest with one or more adjacent tables to reduce a height of the table in a nested configuration. The table may include a table top constructed from molded plastic and the table top may include a receiving portion sized and configured to receive an engaging portion of a frame of an adjacent table in the nested configuration. The table may also include a metal frame connected to the table top and the frame may include an engaging portion sized and configured to be disposed in a receiving portion of an adjacent table in the nested configuration. If desired, an outer surface of the engaging portion may be visible and exposed in the recess in the lip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: Lifetime Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Wendell Peery, David C. Winter, Mitch Johnson
  • Patent number: 8352389
    Abstract: A multiple output relaxation (MOR) machine learning model. In one example embodiment, a method for employing an MOR machine learning model to predict multiple interdependent output components of a multiple output dependency (MOD) output decision may include training a classifier for each of multiple interdependent output components of an MOD output decision to predict the component based on an input and based on all of the other components. The method may also include initializing each possible value for each of the components to a predetermined output value. The method may further include running relaxation iterations on each of the classifiers to update the output value of each possible value for each of the components until a relaxation state reaches an equilibrium or a maximum number of relaxation iterations is reached. The method may also include retrieving an optimal component from each of the classifiers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: Insidesales.com
    Inventors: Tony Ramon Martinez, Xinchuan Zheng
  • Patent number: 8351918
    Abstract: A mobile terminal includes a first communication module, a second communication module, a state management module configured to make an out-of-range notification when a communication state of the first communication module moves out of a communication range, a notification module configured to send a user notification as a notification indicating that the first communication module is disconnected to a user when the out-of-range notification is received, a determination module configured to determine whether or not a given process for the user notification is completed, a setting module configured to perform setting indicating that the process for the user notification is completed to the state management module when the determination module determines that the process is completed, and a communication prohibition module for prohibiting the data communication by the second communication module until the setting indicating that the process is completed is performed after the communication state of the first co
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: Fujitsu Toshiba Mobile Communications Limited
    Inventor: Katsunori Takami
  • Patent number: 8346246
    Abstract: A location registration control unit stores PSC used in a roaming prohibition cell in a prohibition cell list storage area. After that, if the reselection of cells is required for the reason that the receiving conditions become worse or other reasons, a reselection control unit detects PSC of neighbor cells, creates a list of the detected PSC regarded as candidates, stores the list in a candidate cell list storage area, receives notification information from the cell using the PSC other than the roaming prohibition cell in the list, and executes reselection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: Fujitsu Toshiba Mobile Communications Limited
    Inventor: Chikara Yasuda
  • Patent number: 8342575
    Abstract: In some embodiments, a tip fastener configured to removably attach to a tip of a snow ski includes a clamp, a lever and a push link. The clamp includes a base and opposing upper and lower jaws extending from the base. The lever is rotatably coupled to the clamp. The push link is rotatably coupled to the clamp and is rotatably coupled to the lever.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: Hookease IP Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: R. Scott Coleman, David O. Meyers
  • Patent number: 8342107
    Abstract: Blow molded plastic structures are provided for use in various structures such as, but not limited to, tables, chairs, walls, backboards, storage bins, sports equipment and the like. The blow molded plastic structure has a first surface and a second surface extending between a first end and a second end and forming a chamber there between. A plurality of depressions is formed on the second surface and extends into the chamber. The depressions are usually unitary structures formed by a depression wall. Generally, the steeper the depression wall, the more strength is provided to the structure. In addition, where the plurality of depressions has a low profile and a greater density, increased strength is provided to the structure. The depressions may or may not be joined to the first surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: Lifetime Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Barry D. Mower, L. Curtis Strong
  • Patent number: 8345718
    Abstract: A pulse shaper for compensating group runtime effects is provided. The pulse shaper comprising a first and a second dispersive element. An optical pulse can be coupled to the pulse shaper along a coupling direction such that said pulse exits from the pulse shaper after passing through the first and the second dispersive element along an exit direction. The first and the second dispersive element are formed and arranged to be movable relative to each other such that the path length to be traversed by the optical pulse through the first and the second dispersive element after coupling to the pulse shaper can be adjusted without any change in an offset between the coupling direction and the exit direction. The first and the second dispersive element are arranged in such a way that the shape of the optical pulse experiences a change as the pulse travels through the pulse shaper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: Freie Universitaet Berlin
    Inventors: Karsten Heyne, Mathias Hartmann, Klaus Molkenthin
  • Patent number: 8346392
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and a system for the high-precision positioning of at least one object in a final location in space. An object (12) is gripped and held by the industrial robot (11) within a gripping tolerance. A compensating variable, which corrects the gripping tolerance, is determined for the industrial robot (11).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: Leica Geosystems AG
    Inventors: Bernd Walser, Bernhard Metzler, Beat Aebischer, Knut Siercks, Bo Pettersson
  • Patent number: 8341931
    Abstract: A lift-driving engagement chain capable of improving buckling strength of a pair of lift-driving engagement chains, by modifying the buckling restricting flat surfaces in order to suppress the force which causes a relative slippage along buckling restricting flat surfaces between hooked inner tooth plates and outer tooth plates that contact each other through the buckling restricting flat surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: Tsubakimoto Chain Co.
    Inventors: Takahisa Ando, Michio Oitaka
  • Patent number: 8340640
    Abstract: A communication device may participate in telephone calls. The communication device may allow a user to request transcription of a telephone call by prompting the user when the telephone call is completed. The communication device may display a call history user interface and, in response to a selection of a telephone call from the call history user interface, may request transcription of the selected telephone call. The communication device may include a dedicated transcription button that, when pressed, causes audio content of a telephone call to be sent to a transcription service. The communication device may display a preferences user interface via which a user may elect to have all incoming and outgoing telephone calls transcribed, all incoming and outgoing telephone calls to/from selected contacts transcribed, and/or have the communication device prompt the user about transcription when each telephone call is completed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Speechink, Inc.
    Inventor: Konstantin Othmer
  • Patent number: 8341076
    Abstract: A system for managing financial accounts includes one or more account holders. An account holder data structure is associated with one or more financial accounts. The financial accounts are defined to flexibly respond to the needs of the account holders. A balance is also associated with each of the one or more financial accounts, and an overdraft balance is associated with at least one of the one or more financial accounts. The balances, including the overdraft balance, are accessed through the accounts by one or more access methods, such as prepaid debit card or stored value financial cards. When a transaction initiated with an access method attempts to access an amount in a balance which exceeds the available amount of the balance, the access method accesses an amount in the overdraft balance through the overdraft account to complete the transaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Galileo Processing, Inc.
    Inventor: T. Clay Wilkes
  • Patent number: 8337143
    Abstract: Actuator in a turbocharger of a vehicle and method for controlling the same is disclosed, in which a position of a vane is followed up in controlling a PWM signal to be applied to a motor according to time for preventing an overcurrent from flowing to the motor connected to the vane of the turbocharger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Kamtec Inc.
    Inventors: Chang Sik Lim, Seok Ryul Park, Sung Jong Yoon, Sung Dong Chang, Chae Hong Lim, Tae Wan Kim
  • Patent number: 8340481
    Abstract: An optical bus. Optical sub-assemblies are used to connect lengths of optical fiber to form a single optical fiber that is a bus. A master transceiver may be connected to one end of the fiber and nodes can be connected to the optical sub-assemblies. Each optical sub-assembly includes a center fiber with a mirror that enables each connector to reflect optical signals out of the fiber and that enables a node to launch optical signals on the optical bus. The optical bus can also be connected with a second transceiver that may be used to deliver optical power to the attached nodes. Some nodes include two optical subassemblies to enable bidirectional communication on the optical bus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Finisar Corporation
    Inventor: Frank Levinson
  • Patent number: 8340528
    Abstract: An optical transceiver for detecting an incoming light beam and for transmitting an outgoing light beam along a common optical axis is provided. Such an optical transceiver provides a compact optical transceiver that is suitable for a wide variety of applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Finisar Corporation
    Inventors: Jimmy A. Tatum, James K. Guenter
  • Patent number: 8339408
    Abstract: According to one embodiment of the invention, a contents receiving apparatus includes: a communication unit configured to receive contents data; a display unit configured to display an image included in the contents data; and a controller configured to instruct the communication unit to receive contents data, and to control the display unit to display the image, wherein, when estimated time of completion for receiving the contents data is longer than a given time, the controller controls the display unit to change a luminance level of the display unit from a first luminance level to a second luminance level that is lower than the first luminance level or not to display the contents, and wherein, when the estimated time is equal to or shorter than the given time, the controller controls the display unit to maintain the luminance level at the first luminance level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Fujitsu Toshiba Mobile Communications Limited
    Inventor: Michiaki Okano
  • Patent number: 8340905
    Abstract: Systems and methods for guiding a vehicle and vehicle sensor bias determination methods are disclosed. A method for guiding a vehicle includes a primary antenna of a primary survey-grade GNSS-receiver and a secondary antenna of a secondary GNSS-receiver mounted to the vehicle, which are at least temporarily receiving GNSS-signals of a global positioning system. A plurality of physical sensors mounted to the vehicle generate physical data indicative of respective measured physical parameters of at least part of the vehicle. The method includes de-biasing the physical data and applying a recursive statistical estimator, such as a Kalman filter, to the de-biased physical data and an output of the primary and secondary GNSS-receivers to determine a position and velocity of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Leica Geosystems AG
    Inventors: Peter James Roberts, William James Keller
  • Patent number: 8331624
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for surveying at least one target using a geodetic device. According to said method, a camera of the device captures a visual image and surveys an angle and/or a distance to the target with geodetic precision, the angle and/or distance surveillance being supported or controlled by the visual image. At the same time of capture of the visual image at least two distance points of a distance image are captured as the spatial distribution of discrete distance points in the area of detection. When the visual image and the distance image are correlated with each other, the target is recognized or the measuring process is controlled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: Leica Geosystems AG
    Inventors: Bernhard Braunecker, Marcel Rohner
  • Patent number: D672175
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: Lifetime Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Wendell Peery, Frank Clegg