U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in Connecticut (Jan. 29)

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ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Connecticut.

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Red Hat Assigned Patent for Determining Compatibility of Software Package Update Using Version Identifier

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- Red Hat, Raleigh, N.C., has been assigned a patent (8,640,119) developed by Seth Kelby Vidal, Raleigh, N.C., and James Antill, Bristol, Conn., for "determining compatibility of a software package update using a version identifier."

The patent application was filed on Feb. 26, 2010 (12/713,271). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=12&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20140128.PD.&s2=%28NC.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/01/28/2014+AND+AS/NC&RS=ISD/01/28/2014+AND+AS/NC

Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Bentley Systems Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- Bentley Systems, Exton, Pa., has been assigned a patent (8,639,483) developed by nine co-inventors for a "computer modeling software for analysis of the criticality of elements in a water distribution system." The co-inventors are Thomas M. Walski, Nanticoke, Pa., Robert F. Mankowski, Watertown, Conn., Shaoyu Yang, Southbury, Conn., Jack S. Cook Jr., Bethlehem, Conn., Ronghe Wang, Watertown, Conn., Daniel Bishop, Springfield, Mass., Daniel Bowdler, Waterville, Conn., Zheng Yi Wu, Watertown, Conn., and Robert A. Gurrieri, Thomaston, Conn.

The patent application was filed on Dec. 1, 2006 (11/607,606). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=9&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20140128.PD.&s2=%28PA.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/01/28/2014+AND+AS/PA&RS=ISD/01/28/2014+AND+AS/PA

Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Red Hat Assigned Patent for System and Method for Providing a Cloud Computing Graphical User Interface

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- Red Hat, Raleigh, N.C., has been assigned a patent (8,639,747) developed by Scott Wayne Seago, Warwick, Mass., Jason Guiditta, Oxford, Conn., and Jeremy Gray Perry, Raleigh, N.C., for a "system and method for providing a cloud computing graphical user interface."

The patent application was filed on July 1, 2010 (12/828,817). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=16&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20140128.PD.&s2=%28NC.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/01/28/2014+AND+AS/NC&RS=ISD/01/28/2014+AND+AS/NC

Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Hartford Fire Insurance Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- Hartford Fire Insurance, Hartford, Conn., has been assigned a patent (8,639,634) developed by Karen J. Nelson, Farmington, Conn., Marjorie E. Savage, Wolcott, Conn., and Fredrick J. Weber, Berkeley, Calif., for a "system and method for administration of employee leave."

The patent application was filed on Feb. 11, 2011 (13/025,498). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=5&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20140128.PD.&s2=%28CT.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/01/28/2014+AND+AS/CT&RS=ISD/01/28/2014+AND+AS/CT

Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Prudential Insurance Co. of America Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- Prudential Insurance Co. of America, Newark, N.J., has been assigned a patent (8,639,536) developed by five co-inventors for a "system and method for application processing and policy administration for insurance policies issued before comprehensive underwriting." The co-inventors are Leslie Ann Reynolds, Simsbury, Conn., Michael J. Roscoe, South Windsor, Conn., Greg D. Lindquist, Champlin, Minn., Kimberly Ann Rasmussen, Mound, Minn., and Steven J. Williams, Plymouth, Minn.

The patent application was filed on Dec. 2, 2010 (12/959,116). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=20&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20140128.PD.&s2=%28NJ.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/01/28/2014+AND+AS/NJ&RS=ISD/01/28/2014+AND+AS/NJ

Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Hartford Fire Insurance Assigned Patent for System and Method for Creating and Administering Insurance Virtual Affinity Groups

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- Hartford Fire Insurance, Hartford, Conn., has been assigned a patent (8,639,603) developed by Ryan Owen Denning, West Hartford, Conn., Mushter Munib Moin, Newington, Conn., and Deborah L. Perschy, Southington, Conn., for a "system and method for creating and administering insurance virtual affinity groups."

The patent application was filed on Dec. 12, 2012 (13/712,435). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=6&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20140128.PD.&s2=%28CT.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/01/28/2014+AND+AS/CT&RS=ISD/01/28/2014+AND+AS/CT

Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Hartford Fire Insurance Assigned Patent for System and Method for Processing Payroll-related Insurance Data

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- Hartford Fire Insurance, Hartford, Conn., has been assigned a patent (8,639,539) developed by Jesse L. Pendergrass, Wichita, Kan., Brian M. Farrell, West Hartford, Conn., and Donato L. Monaco, Cromwell, Conn., for a "system and method for processing payroll-related insurance data."

The patent application was filed on May 24, 2013 (13/902,153). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=7&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20140128.PD.&s2=%28CT.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/01/28/2014+AND+AS/CT&RS=ISD/01/28/2014+AND+AS/CT

Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

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International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Method and Infrastructure for Cycle-reproducible Simulation on Large Scale Digital Circuits

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,640,070) developed by eight co-inventors for a "method and infrastructure for cycle-reproducible simulation on large scale digital circuits on a coordinated set of field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs)." The co-inventors are Sameh W. Asaad, Briarcliff Manor, N.Y., Ralph E. Bellofatto, Ridgefield, Conn., Bernard Brezzo, Somers, N.Y., Charles L. Haymes, Fair Lawn, N.J., Mohit Kapur, Sleepy Hollow, N.Y., Benjamin D. Parker, Peekskill, N.Y., Thomas Roewer, Danbury, Conn., and Jose A. Tierno, Stamford, Conn.

The patent application was filed on Nov. 8, 2010 (12/941,834). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=2&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=62&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20140128.PD.&s2=%28NY.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/01/28/2014+AND+AS/NY&RS=ISD/01/28/2014+AND+AS/NY

Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

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International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Methods and Arrangements for Unified Program Analysis

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,640,107) developed by four co-inventors for "methods and arrangements for unified program analysis." The co-inventors are Trent R. Jaeger, Croton-on-Hudson, N.Y., Lawrence Koved, Pleasantville, N.Y., Liangzhao Zeng, Ossining, N.Y., and Xiaolan Zhang, New Canaan, Conn.

The patent application was filed on Feb. 1, 2013 (13/756,861). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=49&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20140128.PD.&s2=%28NY.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/01/28/2014+AND+AS/NY&RS=ISD/01/28/2014+AND+AS/NY

Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

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International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Software Reuse Utilizing Naive Group Annotation of Incomplete Software Descriptions Employing Self-reporting Element

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,640,088) developed by five co-inventors for a "software reuse utilizing naive group annotation of incomplete software descriptions employing a self-reporting element." The co-inventors are Rick Allen Hamilton II, Charlottesville, Va., James Robert Kozloski, New Fairfield, Conn., Brian Marshall O'Connell, Cary, N.C., Alan Clifford Pickover, Yorktown Heights, N.Y., and Keith Raymond Walker, Austin, Texas.

The patent application was filed on Jan. 21, 2010 (12/691,634). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=2&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=56&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20140128.PD.&s2=%28NY.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/01/28/2014+AND+AS/NY&RS=ISD/01/28/2014+AND+AS/NY

Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

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