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U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in Illinois (April 2)

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ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 2 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Illinois.

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Insors Integrated Communications Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 2 -- Insors Integrated Communications, Chicago, has been assigned a patent (8,689,313) developed by Jon N. Swanson, Queensbury, N.Y., and Adam M. Chapweske, Chicago, for "real time streaming data communications through a security device."

The patent application was filed on May 23, 2005 (11/135,122). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=86,89,313.PN.&OS=PN/86,89,313&RS=PN/86,89,313

Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Pioneer Hi Bred International Assigned Patent for Maize Inbred PH1M1K

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 2 -- Pioneer Hi Bred International, Johnston, Iowa, has been assigned a patent (8,686,257) developed by Michael Philip Jines, Fishers, Ind., and Mario Rosario Carlone Jr., Princeton, Ill., for the maize inbred PH1M1K.

The patent application was filed on Feb. 21, 2012 (13/400,660). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=86,86,257.PN.&OS=PN/86,86,257&RS=PN/86,86,257

Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Hewlett-Packard Development Assigned Patent for Method and System for Providing Customer Service Information

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 2 -- Hewlett-Packard Development, Houston, has been assigned a patent (8,689,056) developed by Justin Chen, Chicago, James Pratt, Granite Bay, Calif., and Greg M. Siino, Roseville, Calif., for a "method and system for providing customer service information."

The patent application was filed on Oct. 31, 2005 (11/263,147). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,689,056.PN.&OS=PN/8,689,056&RS=PN/8,689,056

Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Cleversafe Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 2 -- Cleversafe, Chicago, has been assigned a patent (8,689,354) developed by Gary W. Grube, Barrington Hills, Ill., and Timothy W. Markison, Mesa, Ariz., for a "method and apparatus for accessing secure data in a dispersed storage system."

The patent application was filed on June 9, 2010 (12/797,165). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=86,89,354.PN.&OS=PN/86,89,354&RS=PN/86,89,354

Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Motorola Mobility Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 2 -- Motorola Mobility, Libertyville, Ill., has been assigned a patent (8,688,826) developed by five co-inventors for a "mobile computing device and method with intelligent pushing management." The co-inventors are Gregory R. Black, Vernon Hills, Ill., Robert L. Albrecht, Rolling Meadows, Ill., Venkateswaran Ayalur, Lindenhurst, Ill., Prashanth Alva, Gurnee, Ill., and Ashok Periasamy, Bangalore, India.

The patent application was filed on Oct. 20, 2010 (12/908,111). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=86,88,826.PN.&OS=PN/86,88,826&RS=PN/86,88,826

Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Chicago Mercantile Exchange Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 2 -- Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Chicago, has been assigned a patent (8,688,567) developed by seven co-inventors for the "order risk management for derivative products." The co-inventors are David Salvadori, Bartlett, Ill., John Falck, Chicago, Charlie Troxel Jr., Naperville, Ill., James Farrell, Carol Stream, Ill., Agnes Shanthi Thiruthuvadoss, Chicago, Arjuna Ariathurai, Chicago, and Scott Johnston, Oak Park, Ill.

The patent application was filed on Oct. 25, 2012 (13/660,486). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=86,88,567.PN.&OS=PN/86,88,567&RS=PN/86,88,567

Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Nielsen Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 2 -- Nielsen, Schaumburg, Ill., has been assigned a patent (8,688,516) developed by four co-inventors for "methods and apparatus for integrating volumetric sales data, media consumption information, and geographic-demographic data to target advertisements." The co-inventors are Jerome Shimizu, Jersey City, N.J., Ryan Chase Miller, Maineville, Ohio, Georgi Y. Georgiev, Morton Grove, Ill., and Jingyi Wu, Ossining, N.Y.

The patent application was filed on March 14, 2011 (13/047,541). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=86,88,516.PN.&OS=PN/86,88,516&RS=PN/86,88,516

Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Trading Technologies International Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 2 -- Trading Technologies International, Chicago, has been assigned a patent (8,688,568) developed by Adam J. Faier, Palatine, Ill., for "consolidated price level expansion."

The patent application was filed on June 26, 2013 (13/927,797). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=86,88,568.PN.&OS=PN/86,88,568&RS=PN/86,88,568

Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Trading Technologies International Assigned Patent for System and Method for Prioritized Automated Trading in Electronic Trading Environment

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 2 -- Trading Technologies International, Chicago, has been assigned a patent (8,688,562) developed by Brian J. Buck, Lisle, Ill., for a "system and method for prioritized automated trading in an electronic trading environment."

The patent application was filed on Sept. 27, 2004 (10/950,901). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=86,88,562.PN.&OS=PN/86,88,562&RS=PN/86,88,562

Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Accretive Health Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 2 -- Accretive Health, Chicago, has been assigned a patent (8,688,480) developed by seven co-inventors for an "automated accounts receivable management system with a self learning engine driven by current data." The co-inventors are Vijay Singh, Chicago, C. Shane Colley, Chicago, Paul T. Cottey, Chicago, Logan Johnston, Waxhaw, N.C., Noel Juaire, Lake Oswego, Ore., Akshya Kumar, Westmont, Ill., and John Sparby, Birmingham, Mich.

The patent application was filed on April 28, 2010 (12/799,624). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=86,88,480.PN.&OS=PN/86,88,480&RS=PN/86,88,480

Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Cleversafe Assigned Patent for Modifying Data Storage in Response to Detection of Memory System Imbalance

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 2 -- Cleversafe, Chicago, has been assigned a patent (8,688,949) developed by Jason K. Resch, Chicago, Gary W. Grube, Barrington Hills, Ill., and S. Christopher Gladwin, Chicago, for "modifying data storage in response to detection of a memory system imbalance."

The patent application was filed on Jan. 4, 2012 (13/343,405). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=86,88,949.PN.&OS=PN/86,88,949&RS=PN/86,88,949

Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Motorola Mobility Assigned Patent for Collaborative Transcoding

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 2 -- Motorola Mobility, Libertyville, Ill., has been assigned a patent (8,688,665) developed by Thomas M. Tirpak, Glenview, Ill., and Carlton J. Sparrell, Marblehead, Mass., for collaborative transcoding.

The patent application was filed on Oct. 3, 2008 (12/245,235). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=86,88,665.PN.&OS=PN/86,88,665&RS=PN/86,88,665

Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Trading Technologies International Assigned Patent for System and Method for Linking and Managing Linked Orders in Electronic Trading Environment

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 2 -- Trading Technologies International, Chicago, has been assigned a patent (8,688,565) developed by four co-inventors for a "system and method for linking and managing linked orders in an electronic trading environment." The co-inventors are Ryan Andrews, Evanston, Ill., Sagy P. Mintz, Lincolnshire, Ill., Jyoti Chawla, Aurora, Ill., and David W. Garrison, Arlington Heights, Ill.

The patent application was filed on Oct. 22, 2010 (12/910,617). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=86,88,565.PN.&OS=PN/86,88,565&RS=PN/86,88,565

Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Cleversafe Assigned Patent for Large Scale Subscription Based Dispersed Storage Network

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 2 -- Cleversafe, Chicago, has been assigned a patent (8,688,907) developed by Gary W. Grube, Barrington Hills, Ill., and Timothy W. Markison, Mesa, Ariz., for a "large scale subscription based dispersed storage network."

The patent application was filed on Aug. 25, 2010 (12/862,878). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=86,88,907.PN.&OS=PN/86,88,907&RS=PN/86,88,907

Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Tellabs Operations Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 2 -- Tellabs Operations, Naperville, Ill., has been assigned a patent (8,688,806) developed by Kenneth D. Fullett, Naperville, Ill., for a "procedure, apparatus, system, and computer program for collecting data used for analytics."

The patent application was filed on June 11, 2010 (12/813,999). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=86,88,806.PN.&OS=PN/86,88,806&RS=PN/86,88,806

Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Allstate Insurance Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 2 -- Allstate Insurance, Northbrook, Ill., has been assigned a patent (8,688,482) developed by Ginger Purgatorio, Algonquin, Ill., and Edward A. Biemer, Glencoe, Ill., for a claim satisfaction guarantee.

The patent application was filed on Oct. 7, 2011 (13/269,081). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=86,88,482.PN.&OS=PN/86,88,482&RS=PN/86,88,482

Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Applied Systems Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 2 -- Applied Systems, University Park, Ill., has been assigned a patent (8,688,744) developed by five co-inventors for a "method, system, and apparatus for scanning and importing documents." The co-inventors are Meredith A. Williams, Manteno, Ill., Michael B. Cronin, Munster, Ind., Tracy E. Ustinov, Park Forest, Ill., Matthew R. Beal, Lansing, Ill., and Charles O. Mahaffey, Portage, Ind.

The patent application was filed on Sept. 9, 2008 (12/207,449). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=86,88,744.PN.&OS=PN/86,88,744&RS=PN/86,88,744

Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

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WMS Gaming Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 2 -- WMS Gaming, Waukegan, Ill., has been assigned a patent (8,688,584) developed by Ranjan Dasgupta, Naperville, Ill., for an "electronic gaming machine security for software stored in nonvolatile media."

The patent application was filed on Feb. 12, 2008 (12/528,658). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=86,88,584.PN.&OS=PN/86,88,584&RS=PN/86,88,584

Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Synopsys Assigned Patent for Multi-patterning for Sharp Corner Printing

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 2 -- Synopsys, Mountain View, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,689,149) developed by Yuelin Du, Champaign, Ill., Hua Song, San Jose, Calif., and James Shiely, Aloha, Ore., for a "multi-patterning for sharp corner printing."

The patent application was filed on Jan. 11, 2013 (13/740,142). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=86,89,149.PN.&OS=PN/86,89,149&RS=PN/86,89,149

Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Intel Assigned Patent for Structured Exception Handling for Application-managed Thread Units

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 2 -- Intel, Santa Clara, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,689,215) developed by seven co-inventors for a "structured exception handling for application-managed thread units." The co-inventors are Richard A. Hankins, San Jose, Calif., Gautham N. Chinya, Hillsboro, Ore., Hong Wang, Fremont, Calif., David K. Poulsen, Champaign, Ill., Shirish Aundhe, Beaverton, Ore., Baiju V. Patel, Portland, Ore., and Sanjiv M. Shah, Champaign, Ill.

The patent application was filed on Dec. 19, 2006 (11/642,384). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=86,89,215.PN.&OS=PN/86,89,215&RS=PN/86,89,215

Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

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