Patents Represented by Attorney Westman, Champlin & Kelly, P.A.
  • Patent number: 8271779
    Abstract: A client data distribution service may receive messages from a client device requesting data sets from the data distribution service. The data sets may include a client certificate used to protect in verified subsequent communications between the client device in the data distribution service as well as provisioning packets used by the client device to enable operation by the user. Specific messages between the client device in the data distribution service include hardware identifiers, initialization keys, last used sequence numbers, and Underwriter product identifiers. Corresponding acknowledgment messages may be used by the data distribution service to remove completed transactions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Curt A. Steeb, Gokul P. Thirumalai, Jeffrey Alan Herold, Zeyong Xu, Zhangwei Xu
  • Patent number: 8267456
    Abstract: A compact seating arrangement for a vehicle, the seating arrangement comprising three seats: a front driver's seat arranged centrally and, at least to some extent, forward of two transversely aligned rear passenger seats, wherein the driver's seat extends transversely so as to be positioned in front of part of each of the rear passengers' seats, the extent of the overlap in the transverse position of the driver's seat and the rear passenger seats being such that each side of the driver's seat is required to be shaped so as to be able to accommodate at least part of a leg of a passenger seated in a forward facing position in a respective one of the passenger seats.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: Gordon Murray Design Limited
    Inventor: Ian Gordon Murray
  • Patent number: 8268261
    Abstract: A pipette core member is used in a pipette for sampling a sample. This pipette core member includes: a pump body including a reservoir communicated with one suction/discharge port of an electroosmotic flow pump, the electroosmotic flow pump and the reservoir being integrally formed; and a capillary connected to the electroosmotic flow pump and communicated with the other suction/discharge port of the electroosmotic flow pump. The capillary is secured to the pump body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignees: Altair Corporation, Nano Fusion Technologies, Inc., Kazusa DNA Research Institute
    Inventors: Mamoru Hirafuji, Ichiro Tominaga, Shigeto Eda, Ichiro Yanagisawa, Osamu Ohara
  • Patent number: 8270551
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method of synchronising a device for receiving scrambled data, using at least one periodic scrambling sequence which is divided into K time intervals, each interval comprising N bit periods known as symbols. In particular, one such method includes calculating a synchronisation value of at least one polynomial that generates the aforementioned scrambling sequence within a pre-determined synchronisation time interval and synchronisation bit period. During the calculation step, the sequence is progressed through at increments of at least one time interval and at least one bit period, using a matrix calculation of the synchronisation value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: Wavecom
    Inventors: Maarten De Vries, Samir Dechicha
  • Patent number: 8267332
    Abstract: A self-contained, hand-held paint spray gun apparatus having a paint reservoir on the gun and a turret assembly having a reversible tip for spraying paint from the reservoir through the tip and a swirl chamber adapter located between the gun and turret assembly. The tip is reversible between a SPRAY position and a CLEAN position to enable a user of the paint spray gun to rapidly and conveniently clear an obstruction in the tip and continue spraying without removing the tip. The swirl chamber adapter has a generally planar face opposing a swirl valve in the gun and forming a swirl chamber upstream of the turret assembly and has a centrally located bore extending from the generally planar face to the outlet of the adapter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: Wagner Spray Tech Corporation
    Inventors: Michael B. Jones, Terry R. Reents, Steven D. Dodge, Christopher A. Jensen
  • Patent number: 8271405
    Abstract: A method is provided for constructing at least one decision graph for managing at least one applicative stream assigned to a terminal and set up between the terminal and a correspondent via at least one communication network. The method includes a step of dynamically constructing at least one possible decision graph for the one applicative stream assigned to the terminal, itself including a step of exchanging at least one configuration message between at least two decision modules pertaining to a predetermined set of decision modules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: France Telecom
    Inventors: Servane Bonjour, Karine Guillouard, Lucian Suciu
  • Patent number: 8268462
    Abstract: Magnetic layers are described that include the use of magnetic grains and non-magnetic grain boundaries with hybrid additives. Hybrid additives include the use of at least two different additives in the composition of the grain boundaries of a magnetic layer in magnetic recording media. The use of hybrid additives in the grain boundaries results in improved recording media. Methods for forming magnetic layers and magnetic recording media with the hybrid additive grain boundaries are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: Seagate Technology LLC
    Inventors: Yingguo Peng, Ganping Ju
  • Patent number: 8269403
    Abstract: A cooling system of an LED light employs a dehumidifying agent absorbing moisture in the air while the LED light is turned off, and dissipates heat from the LED light using heat of vaporization by vaporization of the moisture by heat from the LED light when the LED light is turned on. The system includes an LED module, a thermal sheet, a heat pipe, a heat sink, and a dehumidifying sheet. The LED module includes a PCB and multiple LEDs, and the thermal sheet is disposed on the LED module. The heat pipe of a cornered U-shape has a circular cross section and is coupled to a connector on the thermal sheet. The heat pipe has a horizontal section contacting an upper side of the thermal sheet and a vertical section protruding to the connector. The dehumidifying agent is disposed on the heat sink inserted into the heat pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: Sungkyunkwan University Foundation for Corporate Collaboration
    Inventors: Sang-Mo Yang, Jae-Boong Choi, Seung-Won Yeum
  • Patent number: 8262263
    Abstract: In one aspect, a cooling device for an LED chip mounted on a heat sink includes an enclosed tube in contact with the heat sink. The tube includes a vacuum section surrounded by a plurality of cooling fins and a liquid-filled section surrounded by a plurality of cooling fins. The liquid-filled section is in contact with the heat sink. In another aspect, an apparatus includes a heat sink, an LED chip mounted on the heat sink, and an enclosed tube in contact with the heat sink. The tube includes a vacuum section surrounded by a plurality of cooling fins and a liquid-filled section surrounded by a plurality of cooling fins. The liquid-filled section is in contact with the heat sink.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Inventor: Khanh Dinh
  • Patent number: 8262781
    Abstract: A method is provided which can efficiently remove conidia and microbe or the like of a phytopathogen from air and does not cause generation of ozone originated from discharge or so, thereby preventing occurrence of a plant disease without damaging a plant. There are also provided a flying organism removing apparatus and a plant protecting apparatus which can adequately capture flyable organisms, such as spores of a phytopathogen and/or small vermin, by applying an electrostatic field to the flyable organisms. An electrostatic field generated by dielectric polarization is applied to flyable organisms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignees: Kagome Co., Ltd., Kinki University, Osaka Prefectural Government
    Inventors: Hideyoshi Toyoda, Yoshinori Matsuda, Teruo Nonomura, Koji Kakutani, Shin-ichi Kusakari, Katsuhide Higashi
  • Patent number: 8266586
    Abstract: A unified programming environment allows application developers to work with declarative, procedural and service model based logic. In one aspect, instructions on a computer readable medium include at least one of a declarative logic module adapted to define an object and a procedural logic module adapted to define an object. A service model based logic module is adapted to define actions to be performed on the object with a reference to said at least one of the declarative and procedural logic module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventor: Kuansan Wang
  • Patent number: 8264373
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a gauging system, comprising a gauge configured to sense a process variable and to provide process data representative of the process variable, a processing unit connected to the gauge, the processing unit comprising power supply circuitry configured to receive power from a remote external power source and to provide regulated power, and first circuitry configured to receive process data from the gauge and to superimpose the process data onto the regulated power forming a power signal, and a wireless communication unit electrically connected to the processing unit by means of a two-wire control loop, the wireless communication unit comprising second circuitry configured to receive the power signal and to separate the process data from the regulated power, an antenna, and radio frequency (RF) communication circuitry being powered by means of the regulated power from the second circuitry, configured to receive process data from the second circuitry, and to transmit RF signals re
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: Rosemount Tank Radar AB
    Inventor: Lennart Hägg
  • Patent number: 8261872
    Abstract: A work machine having an engine, a hydraulic system powered by the engine, a source of electrical power, and electrical systems which run on the electrical power includes an ignition system and a modular ignition switch keypad to control the ignition system. The modular ignition keypad is mounted to the work machine in the operator compartment and generates a latching output to control electrical power distribution to the electrical systems and to control ignition functions to turn on and turn off the engine. The modular ignition switch keypad includes a start user input, a run user input, a stop user input and latching logic circuitry providing the latching output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: Clark Equipment Company
    Inventors: Shawn R. Vasichek, Scott R. Rossow
  • Patent number: 8266634
    Abstract: The application discloses a resource assignment system including recovery notification procedures or methods to notify an application or node of potentially lost resources. The recovery notification procedures or calls are invoked in response to a recovery notification registration function. In response to recovery notification registration, a recovery notification or call is generated to report lost resources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Alastair Wolman, Atul Adya, John D. Dunagan
  • Patent number: 8260319
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for determining a distance between a wireless transceiver and a wireless receiver arranged to communicate with each other in a wireless communication network, the wireless receiver having an active and an inactive reception state, the method comprising transmitting, with the wireless receiver in the active reception state, a first transmission signal, receiving a first reflection signal, the first reflection signal being a reflection of the first transmission signal and influenced by the active reception state of the wireless receiver, transmitting, with the wireless receiver in the inactive reception state, a second transmission signal, receiving a second reflected signal, the second reflection signal being a reflection of the second transmission signal and influenced by the inactive reception state of the wireless receiver, and determining a distance between the wireless transceiver and the wireless receiver based on the second reflection signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignee: Rosemount Tank Radar AB
    Inventors: Fabian Wenger, Mats Nordlund
  • Patent number: 8261166
    Abstract: A decoding system for use with different degree parity constraint nodes and highly parallel processing operates by passing messages to variable nodes based on updated states of first and second check nodes, processing messages from the variable nodes and updating states of first and second check nodes in a decoder with Z processors that operate in parallel, further processing the updated state information for the second check nodes to coordinate the states of N=Z/z sets of second check nodes, where z is the number of bits associated with the second check nodes, and repeating the process utilizing the coordinated states of the second check nodes as the updated states of the second check nodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignee: Seagate Technology LLC
    Inventor: Bengt A. Ulriksson
  • Patent number: 8256151
    Abstract: A signage structure includes a first drum, a valance and a plurality of bracket assemblies. The first drum is suspended from a ceiling and includes a first frame supporting a first material having an outer circumferential surface for displaying indicia. The first frame has an upper frame ring and a lower frame ring. The valance is located outwardly from the outer circumferential surface of the first drum and includes at least one curved section having a plurality of spaced apart lights positioned along the interior side of the valance. The plurality of bracket assemblies include arms that couple the upper frame ring of the first drum to the valance. A first end of each arm is configured to attach to the upper frame ring of the first drum and a second end of each arm is configured to attach to the valance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: William Y. Stafford, Cheryl J. Penkivech, John P. Farinola, Charles J. Babboni, Krzysztof Sosniak
  • Patent number: 8257844
    Abstract: A low-coupling perpendicular magnetic recording media comprising a magnetic storage layer and at least one low saturation magnetization layer. The magnetic storage layer has a saturation magnetization between about 400-900 emu/cm3 and the at least one low saturation magnetization layer has a saturation magnetization below that of the magnetic storage layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignee: Seagate Technology LLC
    Inventors: Erol Girt, Hans Jurgen Richter, Mariana R. Munteanu, Thomas Nolan
  • Patent number: D666693
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignee: Wagner Spray Tech Corporation
    Inventor: Ricardo Perez
  • Patent number: D667064
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Inventors: Reynolds W. Guyer, Kathryn D. Guyer