Patents Assigned to Systems, Inc.
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Patent number: 9278470Abstract: A method to reduce or minimize the reduction in molecular weight of a stent during processing is disclosed. The stent has a scaffolding including a polymer formulation comprising PLLA and polymandelide. The polymandelide reduces the molecular weight drop during processing, particularly during sterilization. The stent scaffolding can further include one or more additional stabilizing agents that additionally reduce the molecular weight drop during processing.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2014Date of Patent: March 8, 2016Assignee: Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Inc.Inventors: Byron Lambert, Yunbing Wang, James Oberhauser
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Patent number: 9280627Abstract: A system and method that implement an object-oriented model for requirements of a hardware design in order to verify the design. The object-oriented model abstractly captures the design topology, capability, control, and status of the design. An object-oriented model or definition of a hardware design is based on one or more specifications or standards implemented with the design. With the object-oriented model, a system and method for storing and displaying data captured during a test run is implemented. Graphical displays are defined to show run information for abstract objects of the design. Predefined graphical displays may be altered to accommodate the features of the object-oriented model and new graphical displays may be defined for objects in the model.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2013Date of Patent: March 8, 2016Assignee: Cadence Design Systems, Inc.Inventors: David Guoqing Zhang, Tal Tabakman, Yonatan Ashkenazi, Nir Paz, Yochi Bilitski
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Patent number: 9280741Abstract: An improved technique involves a device monitoring system providing alerting rules for a particular computing environment automatically based on existing alerting rules sets for other computing environments. Along these lines, when an IT professional monitors a computing environment through the device monitoring system, the device monitoring system stores alerting rules sets for that computing environment in a database. In storing rules sets and other information about that and other computing environments, the device monitoring system acquires intelligence from a wealth of data concerning how other IT professionals react to configuration changes in their computing environments. In this way, the device monitoring system then suggests alerting rules for a particular computing environment whose alerting rules are found to be suboptimal based on performance data from the particular computing environment.Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 2013Date of Patent: March 8, 2016Assignee: Citrix Systems, Inc.Inventors: Ashish V. Thapliyal, Adam Torres
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Patent number: 9278286Abstract: The invention provides scoring a performance of a guitar part in a rhythm-action game. It operates in the context of a video game platform in communication with a display and a controller and involves receiving an input performance from the controller including at least one input chord note, each input chord note including an input string value corresponding to a struck string and an input fret value associated with the input string value. Then, a reference performance is provided, which includes at least two reference chord notes to be input at a target time, each reference chord note including a reference string value and a reference fret value associated with the reference string value. Then, a degree of matching is determined between the input performance and the reference performance, and a score is assigned to the input performance based on the degree of matching.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2014Date of Patent: March 8, 2016Assignee: Harmonix Music Systems, Inc.Inventors: Bryn Bennett, Jason D. Booth, Sylvain Dubrofsky
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Patent number: 9278147Abstract: Methods are disclosed for chemically stabilizing a polymer stent after sterilization. The stent is exposed to a temperature above ambient for a period of time after radiation sterilization. The exposure reduces the concentration of free radicals generated by the radiation.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2014Date of Patent: March 8, 2016Assignee: Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Inc.Inventors: Lothar Kleiner, Fuh-Wei Tang
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Patent number: 9282671Abstract: A blade for a chassis-based system includes a printed circuit board (PCB) mounted at a tilt angle within the blade. The tilt angle provides space above or below the PCB at the front end of the blade, such that media interface modules can be flexibly positioned within the blade. A tilt angle that positions the PCB higher near the front end of the blade may enable media interface modules mounted in a belly-to-belly configuration on the PCB to be fitted within the front end of the blade. A tilt angle that positions the PCB lower near the front end of the blade may enable media interface modules mounted on the upper surface of the PCB to be fitted within the first end of the blade. The tilt angle also positions a backplane connector mounted on the PCB to properly engage a backplane when the blade is inserted into a slot.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2013Date of Patent: March 8, 2016Assignee: Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.Inventors: David A. Skirmont, Daniel K. Kilkenny
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Patent number: 9279553Abstract: A retrofitting kit includes at least one of an adapter bracket and a retainer configured to engage at least one of an existing troffer light fixture and a T-bar of a ceiling system and a door assembly configured to be held in the ceiling system by the at least one of the adapter bracket and the retainer. The door assembly includes a lens, a housing configured to hold the lens, the housing including one or more sidewalls disposed around a periphery of the lens, where the one or more sidewalls extend upward, away from the lens to define a cavity, and a plurality of LEDs having primary light axes extending inward into the cavity. The plurality of LEDs are coupled to the one or more sidewalls and positioned to illuminate the lens from behind with a uniform distribution of light when engaged.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2015Date of Patent: March 8, 2016Assignee: Orion Energy Systems, Inc.Inventors: John Scribante, Joe Bluma, Scott A. Green, Matthew S. Tlachac, Paul Stegemann
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Patent number: 9281647Abstract: An exemplary pass-through connector includes a connector housing a first end and a second end. A first amount of terminals extends from said first end to said second end. A supply line connects to a second amount of terminals. The supply line is located apart from the first end and the second end. The second amount of terminals is less than said first amount of terminals.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2007Date of Patent: March 8, 2016Assignee: Intelligent Mechatronic Systems Inc.Inventors: Sergey M. Krivtsov, Otman A. Basir, Nick Makaranka
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Patent number: 9282057Abstract: A stackable device having a plurality of data ports, wherein each of the data ports is capable of operating as a regular data port or a stacking port. A first set of one or more of the data ports is specified as a first flexible stacking port, and a second set of one or more of the data ports is specified as a second flexible stacking port. Each flexible stacking port can be individually configured to operate as an actual stacking port, if required by the configuration of an associated stack. If a flexible stacking port is not configured to operate as an actual stacking port, then the data port(s) included in the flexible stacking port are available to operate as regular data port(s).Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2009Date of Patent: March 8, 2016Assignee: Brocade Communication Systems, Inc.Inventors: Kevin Kwun-Nan Lin, Bipin Agarwal, Marc Lavine, Rajeshekhar Murtinty
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Patent number: 9280902Abstract: A system for facilities management can include a tag device having a transceiver and a facilities management process. The facilities management process can include an application service for receiving the location of the tag device from the transceiver, at least one geographical work zone, and a tracking module configured for recording a time period the tag device is within each geographical work zone.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2012Date of Patent: March 8, 2016Assignee: DSG TAG Systems, Inc.Inventors: Robert Silzer, Sr., Ariel Kurland, Kirk Bratvold, Alex Doaga, Clinton Jordan Singer, Daniella Kurland
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Patent number: 9281098Abstract: A dry type electrical insulation is provided. The insulation includes a base fiber having an outer surface and a first melting point and a binder material, coated onto the outer surface of the base fiber, having a second melting point. In this insulation, the second melting point is lower than the first melting point. A dry type insulation matrix is also provided. The insulation matrix includes a plurality of composite fibers having a base fiber having a first melting point and a binder material co-extruded therewith, having a second melting point. In this insulation matrix, the second melting point is lower than the first.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2011Date of Patent: March 8, 2016Assignee: Waukesha Electric Systems, Inc.Inventors: Thomas M. Golner, Shirish P. Mehta, H. Jin Sim
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Patent number: 9279829Abstract: A probe apparatus and method of terminating a probe that probes a semiconductor device with a signal cable from a tester side by side at a proximal end of the probe and a distal end of the signal cable. In one embodiment, the probe apparatus includes: a chassis; a dielectric block mounted in the chassis for retaining the probe, the probe extending on the chassis from a proximal end of the probe to the dielectric block, extending through the dielectric block, and projecting from the dielectric block towards the semiconductor device at a distal end of the probe; and a terminating apparatus, mounted in the chassis, for terminating the proximal end of the probe with a distal end of the signal cable side by side.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2014Date of Patent: March 8, 2016Assignee: Celadon Systems, Inc.Inventors: Bryan J. Root, William A. Funk
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Patent number: 9278477Abstract: Methods for fabricating a polymeric stent with improved fracture toughness including radial expansion of a polymer tube and fabricating a stent from the expanded tube are disclosed. The polymer tube is disposed within a mold and may be heated with radiation. The heated tube radially expands within the mold.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2014Date of Patent: March 8, 2016Assignee: Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Inc.Inventors: Lothar W. Kleiner, James P. Oberhauser, Thierry Glauser, David Wrolstad, Yunbing Wang
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Patent number: 9282367Abstract: A system includes a viewer sensor that generates sensor data for sensing one or more viewers of a video display device. A viewer analysis module analyzes the sensor data to generate viewer data. A selection module selects selected content based on the viewer data and generates selected content data based on the selected content for display to the viewer or viewers via the video display device or via a mobile device associated with the viewer or viewers.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2014Date of Patent: March 8, 2016Assignee: ViXS Systems, Inc.Inventor: Sally Jean Daub
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Patent number: 9280905Abstract: Disclosed is a method for presenting an interactive media presentation, the method including presenting media section descriptions with a selectable time code and a description; presenting a media controller and including a displayed time line with one or more selectable time points; upon playing a media item, advancing a time indicator along the time line in accordance with a playback position of the media item and featuring the media section description corresponding to the playback position in the media item.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2011Date of Patent: March 8, 2016Assignee: Inkling Systems, Inc.Inventors: Chatree Campiranon, Joshua John Forman, Aaron Eliezer Golden, Aaron Haney, Andrew C. Hoyer, Scott William Kyle, Marie Dalby Szuts
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Patent number: 9282451Abstract: An ALI/ESME steering gateway bridges the nationwide ALI/ESME network notes (or PSAPs) with the GMLC/MPCs of various different XPC networks. The steering gateway provides a unified interface between the PSAP/ALI network and positioning centers (GMLC/MPC/VPCs). Using the steering gateway, an E911 service provider accesses positioning centers (GMLC/MPC/VPC) of any XPC network. This access by the ALI to the positioning center is accomplished with any type of interface, irregardless of the protocol type. The connectivity of each virtual communication path between ALIs and PSAPs is managed. The ALI/ESME steering gateway also provides translation of the protocols between the two ALI-MPC interface sets (inbound and outbound). The ALI/ESME steering gateway also consolidates (or “de-duplicates”) any/all duplicated requests from a same ALI or PSAP for the same emergency call so that only one request is then sent to the destined positioning center within the relevant network.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2005Date of Patent: March 8, 2016Assignee: TeleCommunication Systems, Inc.Inventors: Yinjun Zhu, Cristine Conner, Gordon John Hines, Hsin-Chih Liao, William Pelligrini
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Patent number: 9282286Abstract: A technique enables a user to participate in an online meeting. The technique involves receiving, by processing circuitry of a vehicle, a join instruction to join the online meeting. The technique further involves performing, by the processing circuitry of the vehicle, a communications exchange with a remote online meeting server in response to the join instruction, the communications exchange establishing an online meeting session with the remote online meeting server to join the processing circuitry of the vehicle to the online meeting. The technique further involves outputting, after the online meeting session is established and by the processing circuitry of the vehicle, video of the online meeting on a display screen which is integrated with the vehicle. Along these lines, the display screen can output a static image while the vehicle is moving and moving video while the vehicle is not moving (e.g., parked).Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2014Date of Patent: March 8, 2016Assignee: Citrix Systems, Inc.Inventor: Abhishek Chauhan
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Patent number: 9279597Abstract: Method and apparatus provide for cooling a system. For example, a network communication system may include a central processing unit (CPU) and a fan controller. A chassis includes a plurality of receiving portions, each portion configured to receive a field replaceable unit (FRU). The chassis may also include a fan and a temperature sensor. The system CPU is configured to load a plurality of environmental profiles into fan controller memory, each profile indicating a fan speed for the fan based on a temperature reading from the temperature sensor. The fan controller is to determine a first configuration of the network communication device as to which FRUs are installed in the chassis and to select an environmental profile from the fan controller memory to use based on the determined first configuration.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2014Date of Patent: March 8, 2016Assignee: Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.Inventor: Michael K. T. Lee
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Patent number: 9281731Abstract: Methods of precisely positioning a rotor of a machine into one or more service positions for the purpose of servicing the machine. In some embodiments, the machine includes A rotor and a stator segmented into multiple removable stator modules. During servicing, a stator-module replacement tool is precisely located in any one or more of multiple service positions corresponding to the multiple stator modules by selectively energizing the machine. In other embodiments, the machine includes a stator and a rotor having multiple removable permanent magnets corresponding respectively to multiple service positions. During servicing, the rotor is precisely located in any one or more of multiple service positions corresponding to the permanent magnets by selectively energizing the machine. A servicing control system is disclosed for controlling the excitation of a machine stator in a manner that effects precise positioning of the rotor into a selected service position.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2011Date of Patent: March 8, 2016Assignee: Northem Power Systems, Inc.Inventor: Eric L. Benedict
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Patent number: 9281527Abstract: The present invention includes a fuel cell system having an interconnect that reduces or eliminates diffusion (leakage) of fuel and oxidant by providing an increased densification, by forming the interconnect as a ceramic/metal composite.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2013Date of Patent: March 8, 2016Assignee: LG Fuel Cell Systems Inc.Inventors: Zhien Liu, Richard Goettler, Philip Mark Delaforce