U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in Virginia (Nov. 27)

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ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 27 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Virginia.

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Verizon Patent and Licensing Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 27 -- Verizon Patent and Licensing, Basking Ridge, N.J., has been assigned a patent (8,595,857) developed by five co-inventors for a "persona-based identity management system." The co-inventors are Paul Andrew Donfried, Richmond, Mass., Steven T. Archer, Dallas, Guy S. Tallent Jr., New York, Ashley Evans, Stonington, Conn., and Peter S. Tippett, Great Falls, Va.

The patent application was filed on Dec. 28, 2010 (12/979,820). 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=13&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20131126.PD.&s2=%28NJ.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/11/26/2013+AND+AS/NJ&RS=ISD/11/26/2013+AND+AS/NJ

Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Verizon Patent and Licensing Assigned Patent for Testing Set-top Boxes and Content Distribution Networks

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 27 -- Verizon Patent and Licensing, Basking Ridge, N.J., has been assigned a patent (8,595,784) developed by six co-inventors for a "system for testing set-top boxes and content distribution networks and associated methods." The co-inventors are Earl W. Vanderhoff, Cranston, R.I., Alexander Laparidis, Mansfield, Mass., Rick Halstead, Ashburn, Va., William S. Downey, Franklin, Mass., Leonardo C. Chen, Medford, Mass., and Ronald J. Parrino, Medford, Mass.

The patent application was filed on Jan. 5, 2007 (11/620,158). 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=14&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20131126.PD.&s2=%28NJ.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/11/26/2013+AND+AS/NJ&RS=ISD/11/26/2013+AND+AS/NJ

Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

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International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Method to Monitor User Trajectories Within Virtual Universe

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 27 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,595,632) developed by four co-inventors for a "method to monitor user trajectories within a virtual universe." The co-inventors are Rick A. Hamilton II, Charlottesville, Va., Brian M. O'Connell, Cary, N.C., Clifford A. Pickover, Yorktown Heights, N.Y., and Keith R. Walker, Austin, Texas.

The patent application was filed on Feb. 21, 2008 (12/035,044). 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=40&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20131126.PD.&s2=%28NY.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/11/26/2013+AND+AS/NY&RS=ISD/11/26/2013+AND+AS/NY

Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Decision Lens Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 27 -- Decision Lens, Arlington, Va., has been assigned a patent (8,595,169) developed by William James Louis Adams, DeLand, Fla., and Daniel Lowell Saaty, Falls Church, Va., for a "method and system for analytic network process (ANP) rank influence analysis."

The patent application was filed on Nov. 7, 2011 (13/290,423). 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=8,595,169&OS=8,595,169&RS=8,595,169

Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Kaprica Security Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 27 -- Kaprica Security, Washington, has been assigned a patent (8,595,841) developed by Douglas Britton, Washington, and Andrew M. Wesie, Arlington, Va., for a "system and method for bidirectional trust between downloaded applications and mobile devices including a secure charger and malware scanner."

The patent application was filed on March 26, 2012 (13/429,811). 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=8,595,841&OS=8,595,841&RS=8,595,841

Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Digital PowerRadio Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 27 -- Digital PowerRadio, Palm Beach, Fla., has been assigned a patent (8,595,590) developed by Branimir R. Vojcic, Vienna, Va., and Stylianos Papaharalabos, Maroussi, Greece, for "systems and methods for encoding and decoding of check-irregular non-systematic IRA codes."

The patent application was filed on Dec. 3, 2012 (13/693,029). 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=8,595,590.PN.&OS=PN/8,595,590&RS=PN/8,595,590

Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Raytheon Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 27 -- Raytheon, Waltham, Mass., has been assigned a patent (8,595,177) developed by Kenric P. Nelson, Hollis, N.H., Brian J. Scannell, Cambridge, Mass., and Herbert Landau, Alexandria, Va., for the "risk management for object identification."

The patent application was filed on March 8, 2011 (13/042,699). 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=8,595,177.PN.&OS=PN/8,595,177&RS=PN/8,595,177

Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Johns Hopkins University Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 27 -- Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, has been assigned a patent (8,594,972) developed by Larry J. Paxton, Laurel, Md., Joseph M. Comberiate, Columbia, Md., and Michael A. Kelly, Bristow, Va., for a "system and method for tomographic retrieval of parameter profile from traveling path."

The patent application was filed on June 13, 2011 (13/159,007). 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=8,594,972.PN.&OS=PN/8,594,972&RS=PN/8,594,972

Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Novell Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 27 -- Novell, Provo, Utah, has been assigned a patent (8,595,837) developed by four co-inventors for a "security event management apparatus, systems, and methods." The co-inventors are John Melvin Antony, Herndon, Va., Paul Apostolescu, Ashburn, Va., Pattabiraman Srinivasan, North Potomac, Md., and Prathap Adusumilli, Herndon, Va. The patent application was filed on Aug. 29, 2011 (13/220,377). 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=3&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20131126.PD.&s2=%28UT.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/11/26/2013+AND+AS/UT&RS=ISD/11/26/2013+AND+AS/UT Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Open Invention Network Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 27 -- Open Invention Network, Durham, N.C., has been assigned a patent (8,595,800) developed by four co-inventors for a "system and method for enrolling in a biometric system." The co-inventors are Timothy L. Robinson, Reston, Va., Bradford R. Schildt, Boulder, Colo., Tennille V. Goff, Springfield, Va., and Daniel J. Corwin, Ashburn, Va.

The patent application was filed on June 11, 2012 (13/493,600). 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=8,595,800.PN.&OS=PN/8,595,800&RS=PN/8,595,800

Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Amazon Technologies Assigned Patent for Method for Managing Communications

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 27 -- Amazon Technologies, Reno, Nev., has been assigned a patent (8,595,378) developed by Daniel T. Cohn, Seattle, Eric Jason Brandwine, Haymarket, Va., and Aaron C. Thompson, Seattle, for "managing communications having multiple alternative destinations."

The patent application was filed on March 30, 2009 (12/414,253). 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=8,595,378.PN.&OS=PN/8,595,378&RS=PN/8,595,378

Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Amazon Technologies Assigned Patent for Resources Management Method

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 27 -- Amazon Technologies, Reno, Nev., has been assigned a patent (8,595,379) developed by Eric J. Brandwine, Haymarket, Va., for "managing power consumption in a data center."

The patent application was filed on June 13, 2012 (13/495,983). 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=8,595,379.PN.&OS=PN/8,595,379&RS=PN/8,595,379

Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Kajeet Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 27 -- Kajeet, Bethesda, Md., has been assigned a patent (8,594,619) developed by six co-inventors for the "feature management of a communication device." The co-inventors are Matthew Donald Baker, Potomac, Md., Steven Ira Geller, Rockville, Md., Douglas Owen Kesser, Little Silver, N.J., Daniel John Neal, Chevy Chase, Md., Carol Ann Politi, Bethesda, Md., and Ben Julian Weintraub, Vienna, Va.

The patent application was filed on March 6, 2013http://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=8,594,619.PN.&OS=PN/8,594,619&RS=PN/8,594,619

Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Google Assigned Patent for Images Having Human Faces

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 27 -- Google, Mountain View, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,588,482) developed by two co-inventors for a "computer-implemented method that includes receiving a plurality of images having human faces." The co-inventors are Shumeet Baluja, Leesburg, Va., and Yushi Jing, San Francisco.

The patent application was filed on Oct. 17, 2011 (13/274,778). 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=8,588,482.PN.&OS=PN/8,588,482&RS=PN/8,588,482

Written by Vessie Ann Abalos; edited by Marlyn Vitin.

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Northrop Grumman Systems Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 27 -- Northrop Grumman Systems, Los Angeles, has been assigned a patent (8,589,333) developed by two co-inventors for a system and method "for information sharing across security boundaries." The co-inventors are Terry Patten, Oak Hill, Va., and Martin Thurn, Ashburn, Va.

The patent application was filed on Aug. 19, 2009 (12/461,649). 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=8589333.PN.&OS=PN/8589333&RS=PN/8589333

Written by Jude Bautista; edited by Marlyn Vitin.

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