U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in North Carolina (Nov. 7)

Targeted News Service Targeted News Service

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 7 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in North Carolina.

***

Bank of America Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 7 -- Bank of America, Charlotte, N.C., has been assigned a patent (8,577,796) developed by seven co-inventors for a financial charge rebate. The co-inventors are Erik Stephen Ross, Charlotte, N.C., Matthew Rice, Wilmington, Del., Hans Dirk Schumacher, Matthews, N.C., David Neil Joffe, Charlotte, N.C., Yanghong Shao, Charlotte, N.C., Tracy Elizabeth Marcin, Newark, Del., and John Scott Bailer, Wilmington, Del.

The patent application was filed on Jan. 5, 2010 (12/652,568). 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=21&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20131105.PD.&s2=%28NC.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/11/05/2013+AND+AS/NC&RS=ISD/11/05/2013+AND+AS/NC

Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

***

Bank of America Assigned Patent for Collecting Information to Facilitate Enrollment in Electronic Funds Transfer Program

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 7 -- Bank of America, Charlotte, N.C., has been assigned a patent (8,577,794) developed by four co-inventors for a "system and method for collecting information to facilitate enrollment in an electronic funds transfer program." The co-inventors are Sarah T. Billings, Chicago, Laura J. Listwan, Westmont, Ill., Brad A. Lower, Winston-Salem, N.C., and Cynthia E. Murray, Chicago.

The patent application was filed on Oct. 24, 2001 (09/983,529). 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=22&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20131105.PD.&s2=%28NC.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/11/05/2013+AND+AS/NC&RS=ISD/11/05/2013+AND+AS/NC

Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

***

Bank of America Assigned Patent for Foreclosure Prevention and Protection

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 7 -- Bank of America, Charlotte, N.C., has been assigned a patent (8,577,792) developed by five co-inventors for a "foreclosure prevention and protection." The co-inventors are Allan S. Voltz III, Browns Summit, N.C., Eric H. Choltus, Charlotte, N.C., Jason S. Cashwell, Greensboro, N.C., Robert M. Mauldin III, Charlotte, N.C., and Robert H. Eshleman, Charlotte, N.C.

The patent application was filed on July 7, 2010 (12/831,980). 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=23&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20131105.PD.&s2=%28NC.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/11/05/2013+AND+AS/NC&RS=ISD/11/05/2013+AND+AS/NC

Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

***

Confinement Telephony Technology Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 7 -- Confinement Telephony Technology, Greensboro, N.C., has been assigned a patent (8,577,001) developed by Charles David Orr, Burlington, N.C., and Timothy Edwin Pabon, Greensboro, N.C., for "methods and systems for controlling the blocking of telephone calls."

The patent application was filed on July 18, 2011 (13/184,861). 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=27&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20131105.PD.&s2=%28NC.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/11/05/2013+AND+AS/NC&RS=ISD/11/05/2013+AND+AS/NC

Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

***

EICES Research Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 7 -- EICES Research, Cary, N.C., has been assigned a patent (8,576,940) developed by Peter D. Karabinis, Cary, N.C., for "systems/methods of adaptively varying a bandwidth and/or frequency content of communications."

The patent application was filed on Feb. 28, 2013 (13/780,480). 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=29&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20131105.PD.&s2=%28NC.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/11/05/2013+AND+AS/NC&RS=ISD/11/05/2013+AND+AS/NC

Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

***

Bank of America Assigned Patent for Goal Insurance

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 7 -- Bank of America, Charlotte, N.C., has been assigned a patent (8,577,764) developed by seven co-inventors for a goal insurance. The co-inventors are Scott A. Weigman, Charlotte, N.C., Georgiana L. Gormley, Durham, N.C., Timothy J. Bendel, , Melanie Lynn Alexander, Davidson, N.C., Manoj Govindan, Gastonia, N.C., Todd J. Worrall, Landenberg, Pa., and Deborah F. Wire, Amston, Conn.

The patent application was filed on June 30, 2009 (12/494,836). 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=25&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20131105.PD.&s2=%28NC.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/11/05/2013+AND+AS/NC&RS=ISD/11/05/2013+AND+AS/NC

Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

***

GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 7 -- GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas, Wilmington, N.C., has been assigned a patent (8,576,972) developed by David Grey Smith, Leland, N.C., and William Earl Russell II, Wilmington, N.C., for "radioisotope production structures, fuel assemblies having the same, and methods of using the same."

The patent application was filed on April 27, 2011 (13/095,367). 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=28&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20131105.PD.&s2=%28NC.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/11/05/2013+AND+AS/NC&RS=ISD/11/05/2013+AND+AS/NC

Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

***

International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Partial Hibernation Restore for Boot Time Reduction

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 7 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,578,144) developed by Fred A. Bower III, Durham, N.C., Michael H. Nolterieke, Raleigh, N.C., and William G. Pagan, Durham, N.C., for a "partial hibernation restore for boot time reduction."

The patent application was filed on Aug. 4, 2010 (12/850,226). 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=67&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20131105.PD.&s2=%28NY.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/11/05/2013+AND+AS/NY&RS=ISD/11/05/2013+AND+AS/NY

Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

***

Bank of America Assigned Patent for Risk and Reward Assessment Mechanism

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 7 -- Bank of America, Charlotte, N.C., has been assigned a patent (8,577,776) developed by 17 co-inventors for "risk and reward assessment mechanism." The co-inventors are Agus Sudjianto, Matthews, N.C., Michael Chorba, Charlotte, N.C., Daniel Hudson, Charlotte, N.C., Sandi Setiawan, Charlotte, N.C., Jocelyn Sikora, Charlotte, N.C., Harsh Singhal, Charlotte, N.C., Kiran Vuppu, Charlotte, N.C., Kaloyan Mihaylov, New York, Jie Chen, Charlotte, N.C., Timothy J. Breault, Huntersville, N.C., Arun R. Pinto, Charlotte, N.C., Naveen G. Yeri, Charlotte, N.C., Benhong Zhang, Charlotte, N.C., Zhe Zhang, Charlotte, N.C., Tony Nobili, Charlotte, N.C., Hungien Wang, Charlotte, N.C., and Aijun Zhang, Ann Arbor, Mich.

The patent application was filed on Sept. 14, 2012 (13/618,121). 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=24&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20131105.PD.&s2=%28NC.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/11/05/2013+AND+AS/NC&RS=ISD/11/05/2013+AND+AS/NC

Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

***

Dill Air Controls Products Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 7 -- Dill Air Controls Products, Oxford, N.C., has been assigned a patent (8,576,059) developed by Brian P. Rigney, Raleigh, N.C., Larry Schlesinger, Bahama, N.C., and Miguel B. Cavas, Raleigh, N.C., for "tire monitoring systems and methods."

The patent application was filed on Feb. 17, 2011 (13/029,668). 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=31&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20131105.PD.&s2=%28NC.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/11/05/2013+AND+AS/NC&RS=ISD/11/05/2013+AND+AS/NC

Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

***

International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Provisioning of Resources and Service Environments

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 7 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,578,029) developed by six co-inventors for a "system, method and computer program product for provisioning of resources and service environments." The co-inventors are Gerd Breiter, Wildberg, Germany, Jutta Kreyss, Stungart, Germany, Andrea Schmidt, Boeblingen, Germany, Tamar Eilam, New York, Sandra D. Miller, Chapel Hill, N.C., and Lily B. Mummert, Mahopac, N.Y.

The patent application was filed on Sept. 13, 2012 (13/614,505). 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=87&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20131105.PD.&s2=%28NY.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/11/05/2013+AND+AS/NY&RS=ISD/11/05/2013+AND+AS/NY

Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

***

International Business Machines Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 7 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,577,848) developed by four co-inventors for "converting two-tier resource mapping to one-tier resource mapping." The co-inventors are Antonio Abbondanzio, Raleigh, N.C., Robert B. Basham, Aloha, Ore., Vivek Kashyap, Beaverton, Ore., and Christopher V. Lazzaro, Austin, Texas.

The patent application was filed on July 30, 2012 (13/561,984). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=3&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=114&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20131105.PD.&s2=%28NY.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/11/05/2013+AND+AS/NY&RS=ISD/11/05/2013+AND+AS/NY

Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

***

International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Autonomic Assignment of Communication Buffers

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 7 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,578,030) developed by Wendell J. Bouknight, Raleigh, N.C., and David B. Gilgen, Raleigh, N.C., for an "autonomic assignment of communication buffers by aggregating system profiles."

The patent application was filed on Feb. 11, 2013 (13/764,728). 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=86&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20131105.PD.&s2=%28NY.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/11/05/2013+AND+AS/NY&RS=ISD/11/05/2013+AND+AS/NY

Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

***

International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Accelerated Micro Blogging

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 7 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,577,973) developed by four co-inventors for an "accelerated micro blogging using correlated history and targeted item actions." The co-inventors are Li Chen, Cary, N.C., John R. Hind, Raleigh, N.C., Yongcheng Li, Cary, N.C., and Lun Xiao, Cary, N.C.

The patent application was filed on June 30, 2010 (12/826,781). 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=97&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20131105.PD.&s2=%28NY.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/11/05/2013+AND+AS/NY&RS=ISD/11/05/2013+AND+AS/NY

Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

***

Texas Instruments Assigned Patent for Off-time Control in Voltage Converter

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 7 -- Texas Instruments, Dallas, has been assigned a patent (8,576,596) developed by five co-inventors for "systems and methods for off-time control in a voltage converter." The co-inventors are Rais K. Miftakhutdinov, Cary, N.C., Lin Sheng, Raleigh, N.C., Jin Liang, Raleigh, N.C., John R. Wiggenhorn, Cary, N.C., and Steven Tumasz, Chichester, N.H.

The patent application was filed on Oct. 20, 2011 (13/277,773). 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=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=8,576,596&OS=8,576,596&RS=8,576,596

Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Jaya Anand.

***

HHS, Research Triangle Institute Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 7 -- The U.S Department of Health and Human Services and Research Triangle Institute, Research Triangle Park, N.C., have been assigned a patent (8,575,375) developed by seven co-inventors for "androstane and pregnane steroids with potent allosteric GABA receptor chloride ionophore modulating properties." The co-inventors are Scott P. Runyon, Hillsborough, N.C., Michael A. Rogawski, Sacramento, Calif., Edgar Cook, Fairfax Station, Va., John Kepler, Raleigh, N.C., Hernan Navarro, Chapel Hill, N.C., Rafal Kaminski, Waterloo, Belgium, and Matthew Orr, Raleigh, N.C.

The patent application was filed on June 16, 2008 (12/664,470). 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=8,575,375.PN.&OS=PN/8,575,375&RS=PN/8,575,375

Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

***

Schneider Electric USA Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 7 -- Schneider Electric USA, Palatine, Ill., has been assigned a patent (8,576,521) developed by Barry Rodgers, Raleigh, N.C., and Henry Patrick, Raleigh, N.C., for an "adaptive light detection for arc mitigation systems." The patent application was filed on Aug. 16, 2011 (13/210,943). 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=39&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20131105.PD.&s2=%28IL.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/11/05/2013+AND+AS/IL&RS=ISD/11/05/2013+AND+AS/IL

Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Jaya Anand.

For more information about Targeted News Service products and services, please contact: Myron Struck, editor, Targeted News Service LLC, Springfield, Va., 703/304-1897; [email protected]; http://targetednews.com.

-1143415