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Requester Type Title Abstract Assignee(s) Inventor(s) Primary

Class

Other Class

1 5,732,390 90/012,442 21-Aug-12

RESEARC

H

IN

MOTION,

Robert C.

Mattson,

Oblon

Spivak

McClelland

Maier &

Neustadt,

Alexandria,

VA

Ex Parte

Speech

signal

transmittin

g and

receiving

apparatus

with noise

sensitive

volume

control

A speech

signal

transmittin

g receiving

apparatus,

such as a

portable

telephone

set,

includes a

speech

signal

transmittin

g encoding

circuit, a

noise

domain

detection

unit, a

noise level

detection

unit and a

controller.

The speech

signal

transmittin

g encoding

Katayanagi,

Keiichi (c/o

Sony

Corporation

7-35,

Kitashinaga

wa 6-

chome,

Shinagawa-

ku, Tokyo,

JP); Odaka,

Kentaro (c/o

Sony

Corporation

7-35,

Kitashinaga

wa 6-

chome,

Shinagawa-

ku, Tokyo,

JP);

Nishiguchi,

Masayuki

(c/o Sony

Corporation

7-35,

Kitashinaga

704/227

704/222,

704/223,

704/225,

704/226,

704/228,

704/233,

704/E11.003

http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?patentnumber=5732390


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circuit

compresses

input

speech

signals by

digital

signal

processing

at a high

efficiency.

The noise

domain

detection

unit detects

the noise

domain

using an

analytic

pattern

produced

by the

speech

signal

transmittin

g encoding

circuit. The

noise level

detection

unit detects

the noise

level of the

wa 6-

chome,

Shinagawa-

ku, Tokyo,

JP)


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noise

domain

detected by

the noise

domain

detection

unit. The

controller

controls the

received

sound

volume

responsive

to the noise

level

detected by

the noise

level

detection

unit.

2 6,397,419 90/012,445 22-Aug-12

Daniel J.

Polglaze,

Leffert Jay

& Polglaze,

PA.,

Minneapoli

s, MN

Ex Parte

System and

method for

sleep

surface

adjustment

A system

for sleep

surface

adjustment

is

described.

The sleep

surface is

provided

by a sleep

support

Select

Comfort

Corporation

(Plymouth,

MN)

Mechache,

Susan

(Plymouth,

MN)

5/722

5/710, 5/713,

5/727, 5/728,

5/738



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system that

is

configured

for at least

two users.

The sleep

surface of

the sleep

support

system is

supported

by at least

two fluid

chambers

whose

pressure is

independen

tly

adjustable.

The fluid

chambers

are

surrounded

by an upper

wall, a

lower wall,

and a pair

of side

walls; each

wall has in

interior and


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exterior

surface.

The system

for sleep

surface

adjustment

generally

comprises

a topper

pad and a

base pad.

The topper

pad is

positioned

above the

fluid

chambers

and

extends

between

the exterior

surfaces of

the side

walls. The

base pad is

positioned

below at

least one of

the fluid

chambers

and is used


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to raise that

fluid

chamber to

a desired

height if

necessary.

3 6,887,114 90/012,447 22-Aug-12

William F.

Ahmann,

Sheppard

Mullin

Richter &

Hampton,

LLP., Palo

Alto, CA

Ex Parte

Electrical

connector

with high

performanc

e contacts

An

electrical

connector

(10)

includes an

insulative

housing

(12) and a

plurality of

contacts

(14)

accommod

ating in the

housing.

Each

contact

comprises

a spring

arm (143)

defining a

lower

portion

(144), a

medial

portion

Hon Hai

Precision

Ind. Co.,

Ltd. (Taipei

Hsien, TW)

Liao, Fang-

jwu (Tu-

chen, TW)

439/862 439/66,

439/81



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(145) and

an upper

portion

(146). The

upper

portion

includes an

extending

beam (147)

connecting

with the

medial

portion, a

contacting

portion

(149) for

connecting

with a

mating

component

(30), and a

connecting

beam (148)

connecting

the

extending

beam and

the

contacting

portion.

The


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extending

beam has a

first axis A,

about

which the

extending

beam is

symmetrica

l, and the

contacting

portion has

a second

axis B,

about

which the

contacting

portion is

symmetrica

l. The

second axis

is

deflective

from the

first axis

and an

angle C is

formed

therebetwe

en

accordingly

. Thus, the


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superposed

area

between

the

contacting

portion and

the mating

component

is

increased,

which

enables

more

reliable

electrical

connection

therebetwe

en.

4 7,220,235 90/012,444 22-Aug-12

Joseph A.

Walkowski

,

TraskBritt,

Salt Lake

City, UT

Ex Parte

Method

and

apparatus

for

enhanceme

nt of chest

compressio

ns during

CPR

An

apparatus

for

assisting a

rescuer in

performing

chest

compressio

ns during

CPR on a

victim, the

apparatus

comprising

Zoll

Medical

Corporation

(Chelmsford

, MA, US)

Geheb,

Frederick

(Danvers,

MA, US);

Freeman,

Gary A.

(Newton

Center, MA,

US);

Boucher,

Donald R.

(Andover,

MA, US)

601/41

600/587,

607/5,

607/142



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a pad or

other

structure

configured

to be

applied to

the chest

near or at

the location

at which

the rescuer

applies

force to

produce the

chest

compressio

ns, at least

one sensor

connected

to the pad,

the sensor

being

configured

to sense

movement

of the chest

or force

applied to

the chest,

processing

circuitry


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for

processing

the output

of the

sensor to

determine

whether the

rescuer is

substantiall

y releasing

the chest

following

chest

compressio

ns, and at

least one

prompting

element

connected

to the

processing

circuitry

for

providing

the rescuer

with

information

as to

whether the

chest is

being


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substantiall

y released

following

chest

compressio

ns.

5 7,556,503 90/012,448 August 23

2012

PATENT

OWNER Ex Parte

Compliant

electrical

contact and

assembly

A

compliant

electrical

contact and

an

assembly

employing

a plurality

of the

contacts

that

provides an

interface

between

two

electrical

devices.

The contact

has a

convoluted

spring with

convolutio

ns and a

contact

point at

Ardent

Concepts,

Inc.

(Hampton

Beach, NH,

US)

Vinther,

Gordon A.

(Hampton,

NH, US)

439/66 439/515



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each end.

In one

contact

embodimen

t, the

convolutio

ns have

appendages

which

electrically

short

adjacent

convolutio

ns

throughout

a

significant

portion of

the

compressio

n range of

the contact.

An

appendage

may be a

single

finger that

extends

from one

convolutio

n toward


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the

adjacent

convolutio

n, a pair of

opposed

fingers that

extend

toward

each other

from

adjacent

convolutio

ns, or

machined

edges on

adjacent

convolutio

ns. In some

configurati

ons, the

fingers or a

surface on

the

appendage

or fingers

are at a

skew angle

to the

direction of

compressio

n. In


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another

contact

embodimen

t, a shunt

attached at

one contact

point and

parallel to

the spring

spans most

or all of the

convolutio

ns

longitudina

lly. The

shunt

electrically

shorts

adjacent

convolutio

ns by

wiping on

the

abutting

surface of

the shunt or

by a wiper

extending

from the

convolutio

n to the


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shunt.

Alternative

ly, the

shunt

electrically

shorts the

two contact

points,

bypassing

the

convolutio

ns. The

contact is

placed

within a

through

aperture in

a dielectric

panel that

has

openings at

each end

through

which the

contact

points

protrude.

6 7,626,834 90/012,446 22-Aug-12

Fred

Grasso,

Grasso,

PLLC.,

Ex Parte

Double

ended

converter

with output

A DC to

AC power

converter is

disclosed.

Enecsys

Limited

(Cambridge,

Cambridges

Chisenga,

Lesley

(Cambridge,

GB);

363/25 363/134



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Reston, VA synchronou

s rectifier

and

auxiliary

input

regulator

The power

converter

has four

power-

switching

devices,

two diodes,

a step-up

and

isolation

transformer

, a

capacitor-

choke filter

and a

controller.

Two

power-

switching

devices

located on

the primary

side of the

transformer

are

switched to

provide

alternate

cycles of

an ac

current to

hire) Mumtaz,

Asim

(Cambridge,

GB);

Amaratunga

, Gehan

Amil Joseph

(Cambridge,

GB)


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the primary

side of the

transformer

, which

magneticall

y couples

the ac

current to

the

secondary

side of the

transformer

. Two

power-

switching

devices on

the

secondary

side of the

transformer

are

switched to

alternately

allow the

forward

and return

ac currents

from the

secondary

side of the

transformer


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in the

output path

to a load

connected

to the

output of

the DC to

AC power

converter.

7 6,224,486 95/002,068 07-Aug-12

Third Party

Requester:

Sony

Computer

Entertainm

ent

America,

LLC.;

(Att'y Is:

Paul Hart,

Erise IP,

PA.,

Overland

Park, KS),

Real Party

in Interest:

Same As

Third Party

Requester

Inter

Partes

Database

driven

online

distributed

tournament

system

A method

and a

system for

a

distributed

electronic

tournament

system in

which

many

remotely

located

players

participate

in a

tournament

through

input/outpu

t devices

connected

to a central

controller

Walker

Digital,

LLC

(Stamford,

CT)

Walker, Jay

S.

(Ridgefield,

CT);

Jorasch,

James A.

(Stamford,

CT)

463/42 463/23,

463/25



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which

manages

the

tournament

. The

method

includes

the steps of

(a)

uniquely

identifying

a player

communica

ting with

the central

controller

via an

associated

input/outpu

t device;

(b)

responding

to payment

of an entry

fee by the

player for

allowing

the player

to

participate

in a


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tournament

occurring

within a

fixed time

window via

an

associated

input/outpu

t device;

(c)

accessing a

database to

store in the

database

player

information

that is

generated

as the

player

participates

in the

tournament

, such

information

being

available

for use in a

subsequent

tournament

, which is


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administere

d by said

controller

and in

which the

player

participates

; and (d)

awarding

the player a

prize for

achieving a

pre-

established

performanc

e level in

the

tournament

. In another

preferred

embodimen

t, the

method

further

includes

the steps of

determinin

g whether

the player

has been

qualified to


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advance to

a

subsequent

game

session, in

which at

least one

player is

eliminated

from the

previous

game

session;

and

permitting

each player

qualified to

a

subsequent

game

session to

participate

in that

game

session.

The system

includes

software

and

hardware

to


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implement

the method

steps.

8 6,225,795 95/002,091 20-Aug-12

Third Party

Requester:

Infineon

Technologi

es North

America

Corp.;

(Att'y Is:

Bradley

P.

Williams,

Baker

Botts,

Dallas,

TX), Real

Party in

Interest:

Same As

Third Party

Requester

Inter

Partes

Discrete-

time

sampling

of data for

use in

switching

regulations

A voltage

regulator

with a

switch to

alternately

couple and

decouple

an input

terminal to

an output

terminal

with a

variable

duty cycle

and a filter

disposed

between

the input

terminal

and the

output

terminal to

provide a

substantiall

y DC

voltage at

the output

terminal. A

Volterra

Semiconduc

tor

Corporation

(Fremont,

CA)

Stratakos,

Anthony J.

(Fremont,

CA);

Lidsky,

David B.

(Oakland,

CA); Clark,

William A.

(Fremont,

CA)

323/283 323/284



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sampling

circuit

makes

measureme

nts of an

electrical

characterist

ic of the

voltage

regulator at

discrete

moments

of time,

such as just

before the

opening

and closing

of the

switch. A

feedback

circuit is

coupled to

the

sampling

circuit and

the switch,

and is

configured

to use the

measureme

nts to


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control the

duty cycle

to maintain

the DC

voltage

substantiall

y constant.

The

feedback

circuit uses

the switch

as the

resistive

element in

order to

measure

the current

passing

through the

voltage

regulator.

9 6,557,054 95/002,093 20-Aug-12

Third Party

Requester:

Motorola

Mobility,

LLC.;

(Att'y Is:

Alton

Absher, III,

Kilpatrick

Townsend

Inter

Partes

Method

and system

for

distributing

updates by

presenting

directory of

software

available

for user

A method

for

distributing

information

to a

plurality of

uncoordina

ted user

stations

each of

Reisman,

Richard R.

(New York,

NY)

710/33

709/206,

709/219,

709/221,

709/229,

710/4,

710/16,

710/19,

713/1, 713/2,

713/100



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&

Stockton,

LLP., San

Francisco,

CA), Real

Party in

Interest:

Same As

Third Party

Requester

installation

that is not

already

installed on

user station

which is

configured

for

communica

tions with a

multiplicity

of

independen

tly-

operated

servers via

a non-

proprietary

network

includes

steps for

providing a

distribution

service that

distributes

updates for

a plurality

of different

products,

and

providing a

transporter

software

component

to each of

the


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plurality of

uncoordina

ted user

stations,

wherein the

transporter

software

component

at each user

station

automatical

ly effects

communica

tion

sessions

with the

distribution

service via

the non-

proprietary

network for

the purpose

of

obtaining

updates for

each of at

least a

subset of

the

plurality of

different


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products

that are

installed on

that user

station.

Moreover,

a user

station,

which

includes a

storage

medium, a

plurality of

different

products

installed on

the storage

medium,

and

transporter

software

installed on

the storage

medium for

automatical

ly

effectuatin

g

communica

tion

sessions


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with a

distribution

service via

a non-

proprietary

network in

order to

obtain

updates for

each of the

plurality of

different

products,

and a

distribution

service that

distributes

updates for

a plurality

of different

products to

a plurality

of

uncoordina

ted user

stations via

a non-

proprietary

network,

are also

described.


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10 6,658,464 95/002,095 30-Aug-12

Third Party

Requester:

Motorola

Mobility,

LLC.;

(Att'y Is:

Alton

Absher, III,

Kilpatrick

Townsend

&

Stockton,

LLP.,

Atlanta,

GA), Real

Party in

Interest:

Same As

Third Party

Requester

Inter

Partes

User

station

software

that

controls

transport,

storage,

and

presentatio

n of

content

from a

remote

source

A method

for

operating a

user station

configured

for

communica

tions with a

multiplicity

of

independen

tly-

operated

data

sources via

a non-

proprietary

network

includes

steps of

receiving a

first data

object from

one of the

data

sources,

and

automatical

ly pre-

fetching a

plurality of

Reisman,

Richard R.

(New York,

NY)

709/219

705/6,

705/31,

709/206,

709/215,

709/221,

709/227,

709/229,

709/230,

719/315



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additional

data

objects of

arbitrary

type

referenced

by the first

data object

from

respective

other ones

of the

independen

tly-

operated

data

sources

identified

by

information

embedded

in the first

data object.

Correspond

ing

software is

also

described.

11 7,947,022 95/002,090 20-Aug-12

Third Party

Requester:

AngioDyna

Inter

Partes

Access port

identificati

on systems

An access

port for

subcutaneo

C. R. Bard,

Inc.

(Murray

Amin,

Murtaza

Yusuf

604/288.0

2



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mics, Inc.;

(Att'y Is:

Regina M.

Lutz,

Cadwalade

r

Wickersha

m & Taft,

LLP., New

York,

NY), Real

Party in

Interest:

Same As

Third Party

Requester

and

methods

us

implantatio

n is

disclosed.

Such an

access port

may

comprise a

body for

capturing a

septum for

repeatedly

inserting a

needle into

a cavity

defined

within the

body.

Further, the

access port

may

include at

least one

feature

structured

and

configured

for

identificati

on of the

access port

Hill, NJ,

US)

(Farmington

, UT, US);

Sheetz,

Kevin

(Sandy, UT,

US); Cise,

David M.

(Herriman,

UT, US);

Draper,

Matt (North

Salt Lake,

UT, US);

Powers,

Kelly B.

(North Salt

Lake, UT,

US)


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subsequent

to

subcutaneo

us

implantatio

n. Methods

of

identifying

a

subcutaneo

usly

implanted

access port

are also

disclosed.

For

example, a

subcutaneo

usly

implanted

access port

may be

provided

and at least

one feature

of the

subcutaneo

usly

implanted

access port

may be


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perceived.

Further, the

subcutaneo

usly

implanted

access port

may be

identified

in response

to

perceiving

the at least

one feature.

In one

embodimen

t, an

identificati

on feature

is engraved

or

otherwise

defined by

the access

port, so as

to be

visible

after

implantatio

n via x-ray

imaging

technology.


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12 7,959,615 95/002,092 20-Aug-12

Third Party

Requester:

AngioDyna

mics, Inc.;

(Att'y Is:

Regina M.

Lutz,

Cadwalade

r

Wickersha

m & Taft,

LLP., New

York, NY),

Real

Party in

Interest:

Same As

Third Party

Requester

Inter

Partes

Access port

identificati

on systems

and

methods

An access

port for

subcutaneo

us

implantatio

n is

disclosed.

Such an

access port

may

comprise a

body for

capturing a

septum for

repeatedly

inserting a

needle

therethroug

h into a

cavity

defined

within the

body.

Further, the

access port

may

include at

least one

feature

structured

and

C. R. Bard,

Inc.

(Murray

Hill, NJ,

US)

Stats, Jason

R. (Layton,

UT, US);

Powers,

Kelly B.

(North Salt

Lake, UT,

US)

604/288.0

2



S.N Patent

number

Control

Number

Requested

date


Class

Other Class

configured

for

identificati

on of the

access port

subsequent

to

subcutaneo

us

implantatio

n. Methods

of

identifying

a

subcutaneo

usly

implanted

access port

are also

disclosed.

For

example, a

subcutaneo

usly

implanted

access port

may be

provided

and at least

one feature

of the


S.N Patent

number

Control

Number

Requested

date


Class

Other Class

subcutaneo

usly

implanted

access port

may be

perceived.

Further, the

subcutaneo

usly

implanted

access port

may be

identified

in response

to

perceiving

the at least

one feature.

13 8,020,765 95/002,096 22-Aug-12

Third Party

Requester:

Vestcom

Internation

al, Inc.;

(Att'y Is:

A. Justin

Poplin,

Lathrop &

Gage,

LLP.,

Kansas

City, MO),

Inter

Partes

Method of

printing,

distributing

and placing

price

information

A method

of printing

price

information

tags and

signs

includes

providing a

digital

press, a

data

manageme

nt system

Grandville

Printing

Company

(Grandville,

MI, US)

Nunez,

Chris E.

(Ada, MI,

US);

Wojozynski,

Robert J.

(Grand

Rapids, MI,

US)

235/383 705/28



S.N Patent

number

Control

Number

Requested

date


Class

Other Class

Real Party

in Interest:

Same As

Third Party

Requester

with

computer

hardware

connected

for internet

access, a

database of

stored/archi

ved

information

, and a

supply of

sheets

having a

suitable

stiffness

and surface

quality for

use as price

information

tags and

signs.

Updated

information

is received

electronical

ly via the

internet,

and

combined

with


S.N Patent

number

Control

Number

Requested

date


Class

Other Class

selected

elements

from the

stored/archi

ved

information

to generate

customized

tag data,

which is

communica

ted through

a data flow

balancer to

the digital

press(es) to

print

customized

price

information

tags. The

tags are cut

to size and

include

attachment

barbs. The

customized

tag data is

arranged to

print tags

in a series


S.N Patent

number

Control

Number

Requested

date


Class

Other Class

correspondi

ng to

product

arrangemen

t on

particular

store

shelves.

The

customized

price

information

tags can be

printed and

shipped on

a just-in-

time basis

and in a

predetermi

ned

sequence

within at

least 24

hours of

receiving

the real-

time digital

information

.

14 8,209,883 95/002,094 21-Aug-12 Third Party

Requester:

Inter

Partes

Custom

article of

The present

invention

Lyden,

Robert 36/9R

2/239, 36/45,

66/185


S.N Patent

number

Control

Number

Requested

date


Class

Other Class

Adidas

AG; (Att'y

Is: David

K.S.

Cornwel,

Sterne

Kessler

Goldstein

& Fox,

PLLC.,

Washingto

n, DC),

Real Party

in Interest:

Same As

Third Party

Requester

footwear

and method

of making

the same

teaches a

method of

making a

custom

article of

footwear.

Further, the

article of

footwear

can include

a spring

element

that can

provide

improved

cushioning,

stability,

and

running

economy.

In addition,

the

component

s of the

article of

footwear

can be

selected

from a

wide range

of options,

Michael

(Aloha, OR,

US)


S.N Patent

number

Control

Number

Requested

date


Class

Other Class

and can be

easily

removed

and

replaced, as

desired.

Business

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