Patents by Inventor Amit

Amit has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 8165092
    Abstract: A scanning technique to select the best channel a mobile handset needs when approaching handoff is described. More specifically a system and method for an adaptive proactive scanning mechanism in which the rate of scanning is determined by the necessity to handoff and battery power is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignee: XG Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Shashidhar R. Gandham, Amit Shukla
  • Patent number: 8165606
    Abstract: An apparatus, system, and method for managing geographical location information of a portable communication device by determining and storing the geographic location information while registered on a cellular communication system in response to detecting an available wireless local area network (WLAN) system. When the portable communication device is communicating on the cellular communication system and a WLAN access point is detected, a location determination procedure is performed and the resulting geographical location information is stored at the portable communication device. When the portable communication device is communicating with a wireless access point of a WLAN system, and a second access point is detected, the portable communication device registers to the cellular communication network, if not already registered, and performs the geographical location determination procedure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignee: Kyocera Corporation
    Inventors: Doug Dunn, Amit Kalhan, Henry Chang
  • Patent number: 8165997
    Abstract: A method for classifying a previously unclassified posting that includes extracting a plurality of terms from the previously unclassified posting on an application forum, calculating a term answer probability and a term comment probability for each term of the plurality of terms. The term answer probability defines a probability that the term is in an answer posting assigned to an answer class, and the term comment probability defines a probability that the term is in a comment posting assigned to a comment class. The method further includes performing a Bayesian analysis using the term answer probability and the term comment probability for each term of the plurality of terms to select a posting class for the previously unclassified posting. The posting class is either the answer class or the comment class. The posting class is assigned to the previously unclassified posting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignee: Intuit Inc.
    Inventors: Igor A. Podgorny, Howard Chen, Floyd J. Morgan, Amit Rohatgi
  • Publication number: 20120094700
    Abstract: In one exemplary embodiment, a text message may be sent in which eye-tracking data is used to associate information with a portion of the text message. A text message input by a user may be displayed, with eye-tracking data from the user indicating an expectation associated with a portion of the text message. The expectation may cause information related to the portion of the text message to be associated with the portion of the message.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2011
    Publication date: April 19, 2012
    Applicant: U Owe Me, Inc.
    Inventors: Amit V. KARMARKAR, Richard R. Peters, Sharada Karmarkar
  • Publication number: 20120093665
    Abstract: A compressor, as well as a lightweight and strong casting for a compressor, are disclosed. The compressor, which may be a reciprocating compressor for use in compressing high-pressure refrigerants such as CO2, includes substantially reduced wall thicknesses (t) compared to prior art castings. The side walls of the compressor can be manufactured to such reduced thicknesses (t) through the use of a bridge spanning across the crankcase. This not only allows the opposing side walls to be manufactured of a thinner material, but the bottom cover removably mounted to the crankcase can be manufactured from a thinner and lighter material as well. Through the use of such a bridge, the resulting compressor is not only able to satisfy current strength requirements, but at significant weight, size and cost savings as well.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2010
    Publication date: April 19, 2012
    Inventors: Paul J. Flanigan, Peter J. Pileski, Amit Vaidya
  • Publication number: 20120095837
    Abstract: Ads are scored using, at least, user information and information associated with a user request, such as a search query or a document request. The scores may be used in determining whether to serve ads, how to serve ads, to order ads, to filter ads, etc. Items of user information, request-associated information, and/or ad information can be weighted based on previous uses of such information in the serving of ads and the performance of those served ads.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2003
    Publication date: April 19, 2012
    Inventors: Krishna Bharat, Steve Lawrence, Mehran Sahami, Amit Singhal
  • Publication number: 20120093057
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method and apparatus of multiplexing and demultiplexing radio channels includes receiving data through at least one multicast media channel available for use in an Internet Protocol Interoperability and Communications System (IPICS) comprising multiple communication endpoints linkable to a Land Mobile Radio (LMR) in the IPICS; channel mapping the at least one multicast media channel to multiple media channels of the LMR; receiving an audio signal through the at least one multicast media channel; controlling access to the LMR by applying communication access control policies based on the received data upon reception of the audio signal; and operatively linking the LMR to a specified endpoint through the at least one multicast media channel based on the communication access control policies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2011
    Publication date: April 19, 2012
    Inventors: Marcelo Oliveira, Steven Christenson, Amit Barave
  • Publication number: 20120091257
    Abstract: In embodiments, a system and method for providing propulsion and control to an air vehicle, and for operating the vehicle, include at least three propulsion units that provide vertical thrust for vectored thrust flight, in which at least one or two of the propulsion units also provide thrust for vectored thrust cruising or aerodynamic flight by suitably tilting the respective propulsion units for changing the thrust vector thereof. At the same time, the three or more propulsion units are operated to generate controlling moments to the air vehicle about three orthogonal axes, pitch, roll and yaw, during vectored thrust flight (hover, cruising, etc.) or during aerodynamic flight for controlling the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2010
    Publication date: April 19, 2012
    Applicant: ISRAEL AEROSPACE INDUSTRIES LTD.
    Inventors: Amit Wolff, Guy Dekel, Lior Zivan
  • Patent number: 8158931
    Abstract: Provided are methods for determining the amount of dihydrotestosterone (DHT) in a sample using mass spectrometry. The methods generally involve ionizing DHT in a sample and detecting and quantifying the amount of the ion to determine the amount of DHT in the sample.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignee: Quest Diagnostics Investments Incorporated
    Inventors: Amit Ghoshal, Nigel J. Clarke, Richard Reitz
  • Patent number: 8161140
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method for interfacing between a command-line-interface (CLI)-based application program (CLI-AP) residing in a client network device, and remote network devices. The method includes predefining at least one CLI-based program routine (CLI-PR) comprising at least one CLI-based command wherein the CLI-PR is defined externally to the CLI-AP, determining by CLI-AP a set of data to be obtained from the remote network device; selecting by CLI-AP a predefined CLI-PR from the predefined CLI-PRs, the selected predefined CLI-PR corresponding to the remote network device and determined set of data to be obtained; instructing the client network device by CLI-AP to execute the selected predefined CLI-PR, wherein executing selected predefined PR will cause the selected predefined CLI-PR to obtain the determined set of data from remote network device and to configure the obtained data in a predetermined format; and querying configured data by CLI-AP to retrieve the determined set of data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignee: Rockstar Bidco, LP
    Inventors: Veniamin Bourakov, Jenny Z. Li, Lieman Soewito, Amit Subhash Mokal
  • Patent number: 8158113
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method of reducing the appearance of coloring streaks in a composition that has a colorant comprising adding a guar gum containing compound to said composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignee: Mary Kay Inc.
    Inventor: Amit Patel
  • Patent number: 8160629
    Abstract: In a radio access network in which a first access terminal uses a first access point to access the network and a second access terminal uses a second access point to access the network, interference is reduced in communications between the first access terminal and the first access point by adjusting signal power levels of the second access terminal without requiring coordination between the first and second access points.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignee: Airvana, Corp.
    Inventors: Amit Mate, Paul D'Arcy, Satish Ananthaiyer
  • Patent number: 8158701
    Abstract: Polycarbonate compositions are disclosed that have high flame retardance, good mechanical properties, and low halogen content. The compositions comprise a polycarbonate, a grafted butadiene rubber, a phosphorous-containing flame retardant, and a combination of a silicone-containing functionality with fumed silica.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignee: Sabic Innovative Plastics IP B.V.
    Inventors: Robert Russell Gallucci, Srinivas Siripurapu, Amit S. Kulkarni
  • Patent number: 8159769
    Abstract: Devices and methods are provided for heat-assisted magnetic recording (HAMR). In an illustrative example, a device includes a magnetic write pole having a convex pole tip; a magnetic opposing pole longitudinally displaced from the magnetic write pole; and a thermal-source component disposed proximate to the magnetic write pole and comprising a laterally elongated thermal-source peg disposed proximate to the convex pole tip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignee: Seagate Technology LLC
    Inventors: Sharat Batra, Amit Vasant Itagi, Ganping Ju, Xuhui Jin
  • Publication number: 20120089576
    Abstract: A backup and restore system may present recovered backup data as local resources and in a read and write manner so that the recovered backup data may be accessed using an application that created the data. In some embodiments, the recovered data may be read only data, but a differencing virtual hard disk (VHD), Common Internet File System protocol, or differencing driver may be used to present a read/write version of the data. Additionally, the data may be presented using iSCSI or other technologies to present the data as local data, even though the data may be remotely located. The backup and restore system may additionally use VHD differencing technologies to create multiple backups.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2010
    Publication date: April 12, 2012
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Amit Singla, Sai Peyyeti, Seshagiri K V, Pankaj Khanzode, Harsh Mittal
  • Publication number: 20120089487
    Abstract: Systems and methods of generating a list of preferred items are disclosed herein. A uniform resource identifier that references a listing web service is provided. A call to the listing web service is received from a linking website. The call to the listing web service includes an item identifier corresponding to an item that the consumer is willing to purchase. The call can be executed as a result of the consumer selecting a listing icon that references the uniform resource identifier. The listing icon is displayed on the linking website hosted at a linking domain. The listing web service can be executed to add the item to the list of preferred items associated with the consumer. The list of preferred items is displayed on a listing website. The listing website can be hosted at a listing domain which is different from the linking domain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2011
    Publication date: April 12, 2012
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventor: Amit Mital
  • Publication number: 20120089599
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer program products are provided for interleaving search results. A method includes presenting multiple first search results received from a first search engine. The first search results satisfy a search query directed to the first search engine and are presented in an order. A second search result from a second search engine is inserted at a position between two otherwise adjacent first search results. The second search result is received from a second search engine in response to the search query.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2011
    Publication date: April 12, 2012
    Applicant: GOOGLE INC.
    Inventors: David R. Bailey, Jonathan J. Effrat, Amit Singhal
  • Publication number: 20120088193
    Abstract: Methods for forming photoresists sensitive to radiation on a substrate are provided. Described are chemical vapor deposition methods of forming films (e.g., silicon-containing films) as photoresists using a plasma which may be exposed to radiation to form a pattern. The deposition methods utilize precursors with cross-linkable moieties that will cross-link upon exposure to radiation. Radiation may be carried out in the with or without the presence of oxygen. Exposed or unexposed areas may then be developed in an aqueous base developer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2011
    Publication date: April 12, 2012
    Applicant: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy W. Weidman, Timothy Michaelson, Paul Deaton, Nitin K. Ingle, Abhijit Basu Mallick, Amit Chatterjee
  • Publication number: 20120089601
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer program products are provided for interleaving search results. A method includes presenting multiple first search results received from a first search engine. The first search results satisfy a search query directed to the first search engine and are presented in an order. A second search result from a second search engine is inserted at a position between two otherwise adjacent first search results. The second search result is received from a second search engine in response to the search query.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2011
    Publication date: April 12, 2012
    Applicant: GOOGLE INC.
    Inventors: David R. Bailey, Jonathan J. Effrat, Amit Singhal
  • Publication number: 20120087565
    Abstract: Method and apparatus for enhancing representations of micro-calcifications in a digital mammogram image. The method includes smoothing the digital mammogram image using a fuzzy smoothing technique to yield a fuzzy smoothed image. The method includes subtracting the fuzzy smoothed image from the digital mammogram image to yield a micro-calcifications enhanced image. The method includes scaling gray level values of pixels in the micro-calcifications enhanced image by a predetermined amount to provide a digital mammogram image with enhanced representations of the micro-calcifications. Apparatus for enhancing representations of micro-calcifications includes an image processing unit that uses an image acquisition unit to receive an image and a digital signal processor to process the image to provide a digital mammogram image with enhanced representations of micro-calcifications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2010
    Publication date: April 12, 2012
    Applicant: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: Hrushikesh GARUD, Debdoot Sheet, Amit Suveer, Manjunatha Mahadevappa, Ajoy Kumar Ray