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

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

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Geofeedr Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- Geofeedr, Naples, Fla., has been assigned a patent (8,639,767) developed by <person>Philip B. Harris, Naples, Fla., Scott K. Mitchell, Naples, Fla., and Michael J. Mulroy, Glencoe, Ill., for a "system and method for generating and managing geofeed-based alerts."

The patent application was filed on Dec. 7, 2012 (13/708,466). 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=%28FL.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/01/28/2014+AND+AS/FL&RS=ISD/01/28/2014+AND+AS/FL

Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Continental Automotive Systems Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- Continental Automotive Systems, Auburn Hills, Mich., has been assigned a patent (8,639,209) developed by four co-inventors for an "apparatus and method for detecting a cloned base station." The co-inventors are James Walby, Delavan, Wis., Robert F. D'Avello, Lake Zurich, Ill., Harsha Dabholkar, Libertyville, Ill., and James Snider, Kildeer, Ill.

The patent application was filed on Dec. 21, 2009 (12/643,353). 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=%28MI.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/01/28/2014+AND+AS/MI&RS=ISD/01/28/2014+AND+AS/MI

Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

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State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance, Bloomington, Ill., has been assigned a patent (8,640,038) developed by seven co-inventors for the "scene creation for building automation systems." The co-inventors are Andrew Reeser, Heyworth, Ill., Shawn M. Call, Bloomington, Ill., Stacy L. Kennedy, Bloomington, Ill., Lee C. Drinan, Bloomington, Ill., Lisa Ann Frey, Normal, Ill., Kevin Payne, Lexington, Ill., and Michael Jacob, Le Roy, Ill.

The patent application was filed on July 12, 2013 (13/941,280). 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=86,40,038.PN.&OS=PN/86,40,038&RS=PN/86,40,038

Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Chicago Mercantile Exchange Assigned Patent for Calendar Spread Futures

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Chicago, has been assigned a patent (8,639,601) developed by Eugene Mueller, Libertyville, Ill., Daniel Grombacher, Northbrook, Ill., and Frederick Sturm, Chicago, for calendar spread futures.

The patent application was filed on June 1, 2010 (12/791,513). 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=86,39,601.PN.&OS=PN/86,39,601&RS=PN/86,39,601

Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Tekelec Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- Tekelec, Morrisville, N.C., has been assigned a patent (8,640,188) developed by Yusun Kim Riley, Weston, Mass., and Uri Baniel, Buffalo Grove, Ill., for "methods, systems, and computer readable media for providing group policy configuration in a communications network using a fake user."

The patent application was filed on Dec. 20, 2010 (12/973,186). 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=8&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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Motorola Mobility Assigned Patent for Method and Apparatus for Selective Signal Coding Based on Core Encoder Performance

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- Motorola Mobility, Libertyville, Ill., has been assigned a patent (8,639,519) developed by James P. Ashley, Naperville, Ill., Jonathan A. Gibbs, Winchester, United Kingdom, and Udar Mittal, Hoffman Estates, Ill., for a "method and apparatus for selective signal coding based on core encoder performance."

The patent application was filed on April 9, 2008 (12/099,842). 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=86,39,519.PN.&OS=PN/86,39,519&RS=PN/86,39,519

Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Trading Technologies International Assigned Patent for Aggregated Trading System

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- Trading Technologies International, Chicago, has been assigned a patent (8,639,612) developed by Michael J. Burns, Chicago, and Fred Monroe, Silver Spring, Md., for an aggregated trading system.

The patent application was filed on March 13, 2013 (13/799,106). 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=86,39,612.PN.&OS=PN/86,39,612&RS=PN/86,39,612

Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

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UniqueSoft Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- UniqueSoft, Palatine, Ill., has been assigned a patent (8,640,106) developed by Thomas J. Weigert, Lake Barrington, Ill., for a "system and method for testing application code."

The patent application was filed on Aug. 31, 2011 (13/222,987). 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=86,40,106.PN.&OS=PN/86,40,106&RS=PN/86,40,106

Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Microsoft Assigned Patent for Declared Origin Policy

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- Microsoft, Redmond, Wash., has been assigned a patent (8,640,244) developed by Matthew G. Lyons, Palatine, Ill., Randal J. Ramig, Seattle, and Anil Dhawan, Seattle, for declared origin policy. The patent application was filed on June 27, 2008 (12/147,696). 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=%28WA.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/01/28/2014+AND+AS/WA&RS=ISD/01/28/2014+AND+AS/WA

Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Caterpillar Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- Caterpillar, Peoria, Ill., has been assigned a patent (8,639,420) developed by Paul Thomas Corcoran, Washington, Ill., Allen John DeClerk, Princeton, Ill., and Katherine Christine Braddy, East Peoria, Ill., for a worksite-management system.

The patent application was filed on Dec. 29, 2010 (12/980,935). 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=86,39,420.PN.&OS=PN/86,39,420&RS=PN/86,39,420

Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Caterpillar Assigned Patent for System for Automated Excavation Planning and Control

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- Caterpillar, Peoria, Ill., has been assigned a patent (8,639,393) developed by five co-inventors for a "system for automated excavation planning and control." The co-inventors are Michael A. Taylor, Pittsburgh, Jean-Jacques Clar, Edelstein, Ill., Thandava K. Edara, Peoria, Ill., Timothy J. Felty, East Peoria, Ill., and Troy K. Becicka, Dunlap, Ill.

The patent application was filed on Aug. 4, 2011 (13/198,334). 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=86,39,393.PN.&OS=PN/86,39,393&RS=PN/86,39,393

Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Zenith Electronics Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- Zenith Electronics, Lincolnshire, Ill., has been assigned a patent (8,640,001) developed by Wayne E. Bretl, Grayslake, Ill., Richard W. Citta, Oak Park, Ill., and Mark Fimoff, Hoffman Estates, Ill. for a "robust digital communication system."

The patent application was filed on Oct. 31, 2007 (11/931,357). 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=86,40,001.PN.&OS=PN/86,40,001&RS=PN/86,40,001

Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Motorola Mobility Assigned Patent for Portable Electronic Device

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- Motorola Mobility, Libertyville, Ill., has been assigned a patent (8,639,954) developed by David A. Winkler, Spring Grove, Ill., and Robert M. Johnson, Lake Zurich, Ill., for a "portable electronic device and method for recovering power to a rechargeable battery used therein."

The patent application was filed on Dec. 20, 2010 (12/973,450). 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=86,39,954.PN.&OS=PN/86,39,954&RS=PN/86,39,954

Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Caterpillar Assigned Patent for Machine Control System

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- Caterpillar, Peoria, Ill., has been assigned a patent (8,639,418) developed by four co-inventors for a "machine control system with directional shift management." The co-inventors are Robert Paul Bertsch, Edwards, Ill., Bruce Henry Hein, East Peoria, Ill., Jeremy Joe Wilson, Peoria, Ill., and Timothy Allen Goldammer, Dunlap, Ill.

The patent application was filed on April 18, 2008 (12/081,647). 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=86,39,418.PN.&OS=PN/86,39,418&RS=PN/86,39,418

Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Trading Technologies International Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- Trading Technologies International, Chicago, has been assigned a patent (8,639,613) developed by Joel Cohen, Chicago, for a "method and system for displaying and trading spreads."

The patent application was filed on April 21, 2013 (13/867,116). 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=86,39,613.PN.&OS=PN/86,39,613&RS=PN/86,39,613

Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Caterpillar Assigned Patent for Method for Controlling Wheel Motor Torque

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- Caterpillar, Peoria, Ill., has been assigned a patent (8,639,402) developed by William J. Tate, Dunlap, Ill., and Alexander C. Crosman, Dunlap, Ill., for a "system and method for controlling wheel motor torque in an electric drive system."

The patent application was filed on Nov. 4, 2010 (12/939,365). 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=86,39,402.PN.&OS=PN/86,39,402&RS=PN/86,39,402

Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Chicago Mercantile Exchange Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Chicago, has been assigned a patent (8,639,609) developed by five co-inventors for the "cross margining of tri-party repo transactions." The co-inventors are James Boudreault, Palatine, Ill., Jonathan Kronstein, Elmhurst, Ill., Frederick Sturm, Chicago, Tim Elliott, Evanston, Ill., and Tim Doar, Oak Park, Ill.

The patent application was filed on Dec. 9, 2011 (13/315,628). 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=86,39,609.PN.&OS=PN/86,39,609&RS=PN/86,39,609

Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

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