Patents Represented by Attorney Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP
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Patent number: 7765161Abstract: A system and method are disclosed for providing a plurality of payment services to facilitate electronic commerce. In one embodiment, services are provided within the context of a four-corner trust model comprising a buyer and a seller that engage in an on-line transaction. The buyer is a customer of a first financial institution. The first financial institution acts as a certificate authority for the buyer and issues the seller a hardware token including a private key and a digital certificate signed by the first financial institution. The seller is a customer of a second financial institution. The buyer uses its private key to sign payment instructions that are forwarded to the first or second financial institution for execution. The message may be forwarded to the first financial institution indirectly via the seller and the second financial institution.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2004Date of Patent: July 27, 2010Assignee: Identrust, Inc.Inventors: Mary Keenan McKenney, Markus Walch, Walter Baker, III, Oliver Storch, Peter Josef Eduard Landsmann, William John Jetter, Margaret Miu-Ling Wong, William Isaac Cameron
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Patent number: 7763780Abstract: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH676532. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH676532, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH676532 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH676532.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2007Date of Patent: July 27, 2010Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLCInventor: Bradley A. Sockness
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Patent number: 7760866Abstract: The present invention provides a method and system for automatically auditing code routing instructions on switches in a telecommunication network. Code routing information is retrieved from at least one source containing code routing information. Based on the retrieved code routing information, the correct code routing instructions for a switch are automatically determined. The actual code routing instructions programmed on the switch are retrieved and discrepancies between the actual code routing instructions retrieved from the switch and the determined correct code routing instructions are identified.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2005Date of Patent: July 20, 2010Assignee: Embarq Holdings Company, LLCInventors: Zyad Ahmad Dwekat, Jeffrey M. Fries, Robert Michael Raines, Robert A. Hanford, Jr.
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Patent number: 7759560Abstract: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated CV625071. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CV625071, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CV625071 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to corn seeds and plants produced by crossing plants of variety CV625071 with plants of another variety, such as another inbred line. The invention further relates to the inbred and hybrid genetic complements of plants of variety CV625071.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2008Date of Patent: July 20, 2010Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLCInventor: Marvin Boerboom
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Patent number: 7760916Abstract: A registration apparatus includes a corresponding pixel detection unit that detects two or more than two pixels in an object of identification shown in a first image obtained by shooting the object of identification at a site of a living body from a first position and corresponding two or more than two pixels, whichever appropriate, in the object of identification shown in a second image obtained by shooting the object of identification from a second position different from the first position and located substantially on a plane including the first position, an inclination detection unit that detects the extent of inclination of the site of the living body relative to a reference plane on the basis of the difference of each corresponding pair of pixels, a correction unit that corrects the distortion of the first image or the second image according to the extent of inclination and a registration unit that registers the object of identification shown in the first image or the second image corrected for the distType: GrantFiled: October 20, 2006Date of Patent: July 20, 2010Assignee: Sony CorporationInventor: Hideo Sato
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Patent number: 7759559Abstract: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated CV252827. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CV252827, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CV252827 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to corn seeds and plants produced by crossing plants of variety CV252827 with plants of another variety, such as another inbred line. The invention further relates to the inbred and hybrid genetic complements of plants of variety CV252827.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2008Date of Patent: July 20, 2010Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLCInventor: Gregory J. Holland
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Patent number: 7759642Abstract: A method for focusing a scanning microscope, including scanning a primary charged particle beam across first sites of a reference die of a wafer, detecting a secondary beam emitted from the sites, and computing first focus scores for the sites based on the secondary beam. The method includes scanning the primary beam across second sites of a given die of the wafer while modulating a focal depth of the primary beam, the reference die and the given die having congruent layouts, the second sites corresponding vectorially in location with the first sites, and detecting the secondary beam emitted from the second sites in response to the primary beam. The method also includes computing second focus scores for the second sites based on the detected secondary beam emitted therefrom, and determining an exact focus of the primary beam for the second sites using the first and the second focus scores.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2008Date of Patent: July 20, 2010Assignee: Applied Materials Israel, Ltd.Inventor: Zvi Nir
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Patent number: 7759561Abstract: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH269851. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH269851, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH269851 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH269851.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2008Date of Patent: July 20, 2010Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLCInventor: David W. Peters
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Patent number: 7759562Abstract: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH011073. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH011073, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH011073 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH011073.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2008Date of Patent: July 20, 2010Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLCInventors: James R. Larkins, Gregory J. Holland
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Patent number: 7759545Abstract: The current invention provides methods and compositions for producing an elite line of Zea mays enhanced for transformability. Compositions comprising an elite germplasm exhibiting increased transformability are disclosed. Further provided are methods for breeding maize such that enhanced transformability traits may be transferred to a desired germplasm. The plants and methods of the invention represent a valuable new tool for the creation of elite transgenic plants, preferably having one or more added beneficial characteristics.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2003Date of Patent: July 20, 2010Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLCInventors: Brenda A. Lowe, Paul S. Chomet
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Patent number: 7759558Abstract: The invention provides seed and plants of the bean line designated RS08051531. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of bean line RS08051531, and to methods for producing a bean plant produced by crossing a plant of bean line RS08051531 with itself or with another bean plant, such as a plant of another line. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to parts of a plant of bean line RS08051531, including the pods and gametes of such plants.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2009Date of Patent: July 20, 2010Assignee: Seminis Vegetable Seeds, Inc.Inventor: Arie Oppelaar
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Patent number: 7759165Abstract: A nanospring is formed by first forming a stack of alternating layers of materials which have different susceptibilities to a selective etch solution. The stack is formed over a substrate and is subsequently etched with a substantially non-isotropic etch to create a via having substantially straight sidewalls. The sidewalls of the via are exposed to the selective etch solution, thereby creating irregular sidewalls of the via. A metal film is conformally deposited within the via, and, after excess metal is removed, the stack of alternating layers of materials is etched to expose remaining portions of the conformably deposited film, which comprise the nanospring.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2009Date of Patent: July 20, 2010Inventor: Rajeev Bajaj
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Patent number: 7760869Abstract: A method and apparatus for controlling the transmit volume level of a speakerphone includes receiving a transmit audio signal. If the speakerphone is in a speakerphone mode, the method further includes measuring a send output level of the transmit audio signal, comparing the send output level of the transmit audio signal with a send output level threshold value, and controlling the send output level of the transmit audio signal based upon the comparison of the send output level of the transmit audio signal and the send output level threshold value using automatic gain control. Some embodiments further include determining the send output level threshold value based upon a send loudness rating (SLR) target difference value between a speakerphone SLR target value and a handset SLR target value. In some embodiments, if the speakerphone is in a handset mode, the send output level of the transmit audio signal remains substantially the same.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2008Date of Patent: July 20, 2010Assignee: Embarq Holdings Company, LLCInventor: Amar Nath Ray
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Patent number: 7759644Abstract: A tunable infrared detector is provided that includes a substrate, a bottom wavelength detector formed over the substrate, a top wavelength detector formed over the first wavelength detector layer, and an interferometer filter formed over the top wavelength detector layer and the bottom wavelength detector layer. The interferometer filter is operatively configured to pass a first wavelength associated with a first portion of a predetermined band and a second wavelength associated with a second portion of the predetermined band to the top wavelength detector. The top wavelength detector is operatively configured to detect each wavelength associated with the first portion of the predetermined band and to transmit each wavelength associated with the second portion of the predetermined band to the bottom wavelength detector. The bottom wavelength detector is operatively configured to detect each wavelength associated with the second portion of the predetermined band.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2008Date of Patent: July 20, 2010Assignee: DRS RSTA, Inc.Inventors: Pradip Mitra, James E Robinson, John M Dell, Charlie A Musca, Laurie Faraone
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Patent number: 7760928Abstract: A method for focus error corrections. The method includes: determining a focus scheme in response to: a spatial relationship between an upper surface of at least a first portion of a substantially transparent upper layer of an inspected object and between an upper surface of at least a first portion of a reflective layer of the inspected object; wherein the reflective layer is positioned below the transparent upper layer, and a position of at least one height differentiated narrow feature of inspected object; wherein during a scan of each height differentiated narrow feature a focus error signal change rate well exceeds a focus correction rate of a focus error correction unit; and applying the focus scheme while scanning at least a portion of the inspected object.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2006Date of Patent: July 20, 2010Assignee: Applied Materials Israel, Ltd.Inventors: Tuvia-Dror Kutscher, Yaacov Zak, Rami Elishai, Erez Fridman
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Patent number: 7761582Abstract: A method of managing personal information of a user wherein personal information of a user is provided to an information provider from any location, through a simple apparatus, and with reliability. Personal information is stored beforehand in a user profile database of a server. When the user accesses a service provider device from a terminal device through the server and the Internet, the service provider device requests personal information of the user. The server reads the requested personal information from the user profile database and transfers the personal information to the service provider device. This novel arrangement makes it unnecessary for the user to input the personal information on its own.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2007Date of Patent: July 20, 2010Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Tatsuo Itabashi, Kimiyoshi Yoshida
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Patent number: 7758533Abstract: A hemofiltration system and method to treat an Inflammatory Mediator Related Disease in a mammal, including chronic and acute diseases, include a hemofilter and an adsorptive device. The hemofilter removes ultrafiltrate from a blood stream extracted from the mammal to create a filtered blood stream and an ultrafiltrate stream. The adsorptive device may include one or more adsorbent materials and may be used to adsorb inflammatory mediators from the ultrafiltrate stream received from the hemofilter to create a post adsorption ultrafiltrate stream. The post adsorption ultrafiltrate stream may be selectively combined with the filtered blood stream and together with the filtered blood stream may be returned to the mammal.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2007Date of Patent: July 20, 2010Assignee: Immunocept, L.L.C.Inventor: James R. Matson
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Patent number: 7759556Abstract: The invention relates to the soybean variety designated D5897564. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety D5897564. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety D5897564 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety D5897564 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2008Date of Patent: July 20, 2010Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLCInventors: Roger Lussenden, Thomas Freed
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Patent number: 7761318Abstract: An exemplary method and system for administering a construction activity for a telecommunications company can include designing the activity, transmitting the activity to a second datastore, and communicating the one or more tasks. The first datastore may include an inventory of at least one of one or more tasks and inventory items and the second datastore may provide a communication interface for a first entity managing the activity and a second entity completing the one or more tasks to accomplish the activity at a construction site, where the one or more tasks can be communicated to the second entity. Moreover, the second entity can create a change in plan and communicate the change in plan to the second datastore, which in turn communicates the change in plan to the first datastore. Generally, once the change in plan is approved, a task is completed for the activity.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2006Date of Patent: July 20, 2010Assignee: Embarq Holdings Company, LLCInventors: Traci Olson, Brian Hattaway, Guy Bower
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Patent number: 7761465Abstract: To provide a data providing system able to protect the interests of interested parties of a data providing apparatus. The content provider 101 distributes a secure container 104 storing content data encrypted using content key data, content key data encrypted using distribution key data, and encrypted usage control policy data showing handling of the content data to a SAM 1051 of a user home network 103. The SAM 1051 etc. decrypts the content key data and usage control policy data stored in the secure container 104 and determines the handling such as the purchase form and usage form of the content data based on the decrypted usage control policy data.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2000Date of Patent: July 20, 2010Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Akira Nonaka, Tadashi Ezaki