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1 5,128,099 90/012,055 Dec. 16,

2011

Dorothy P.

Whalen, Fish

&

Richardson,

PC.,

Minneapolis,

MN

Ex

Parte

Congruent

state

changeable

optical

memory

material and

device

A state changeable

memory alloy and

device employing

same. The memory

alloy is capable of

changing from a

first state to a

second state in

response to the

input of energy,

such as projected

optical beam

energy, electrical

energy or thermal

energy. The alloy

has a first

detectable

characteristic when

in the first state and

a second detectable

characteristic when

in the second state.

It is further

characterized in that

the first state

comprises a single

phase, and the

Energy

Conversion

Devices,

Inc. (Troy,

MI)

Strand,

David A.

(West

Bloomfield,

MI);

Ovshinsky,

Stanford R.

(Bloomfield

Hills, MI)

420/579

148/304,

148/403,

365/113,

G9B/7.022,

G9B/7.139,

G9B/7.142

http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?patentnumber=5128099


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second state

comprises either:

(1) a single phase

having the same

composition as the

first phase or (2) a

plurality of phases

which have

substantially similar

crystallization

temperatures and

kinetics.

2 5,381,489 90/012,046 Dec. 13,

2011

Joseph E.

Palys,

Finnegan

Henderson

Farabow

Garrett &

Dunner,

LLP., Reston,

VA

Ex

Parte

Optical

character

recognition

method and

apparatus

A system for

recognition of

characters on a

medium. The

system includes a

scanner for

scanning a medium

such as a page of

printed text and

graphics and

producing a bit-

mapped

representation of

the page. The bit-

mapped

representation of

the page is then

stored in a memory

means such as the

Caere

Corporation

(Los Gatos,

CA)

Bernzott,

Philip

(Oakland,

CA);

Dilworth,

John

(Oakland,

CA);

George,

David

(Oakland,

CA);

Higgins,

Bryan

(Berkeley,

CA);

Knight,

Jeremy

(Berkeley,

382/176 382/209,

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memory of a

computer system. A

processor processes

the bit-mapped

image to produce an

output comprising

coded character

representations of

the text on the page.

The present

invention discloses

parsing a page to

allow for

production of the

output characters in

a logical sequence,

a combination of

feature detection

methods and

template matching

methods for

recognition of

characters and a

number of methods

for feature detection

such as use of

statistical data and

polygon fitting.

CA)

3 5,815,551 90/012,036 Dec. 9,

2011

David M.

Longo,

Finnegan

Ex

Parte

Telephonic-

interface

statistical

A system D

interfaces with a

multiplicity of

Ronald A.

Katz

Technology

Katz,

Ronald A.

(Los

379/88.1

9

379/91.02,

379/127.01,

379/189,



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Henderson

Farabow

Garrett &

Dunner,

LLP., Reston,

VA

analysis

system

individual terminals

T1-Tn of a

telephone network

facility C, at the

terminals callers are

prompted by voice-

generated

instructions to

provide digital data

that is identified for

positive association

with a caller and is

stored for

processing. The

caller's

identification data

is confirmed using

various techniques

and callers may be

ranked and

accounted for on

the basis of

entitlement,

sequence or

demographics.

Callers are assigned

random

designations that

are stored along

with statistical and

identification data.

Licensing,

LP (Los

Angeles,

CA)

Angeles,

CA)

379/198,

379/207.13,

379/207.14,

379/265.02


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A break-off control

circuit may

terminate the

computer interface

aborting to a

terminal for direct

communication

with an operator.

Real-time operation

processing is an

alternative to stored

data. The

accumulation of

stored data

(statistical, calling

order sequence,

etc.) is variously

processed and

correlated as with

developed or

established data to

isolate a select

group or subset of

callers who can be

readily identified

and reliably

confirmed.

Different program

formats variously

control the

processing of


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statistical data as

for auction sales,

contests, lotteries,

polls, commercials

and so on.

4 6,178,380 90/012,047 Dec. 13,

2011

Volkswagen

Group of

America,

Inc.,

Clifford A.

Ulrich,

Kenyon &

Kenyon, New

York, NY

Ex

Parte

Street

identification

for a map

zoom of a

navigation

system

A vehicle location

display for a

navigation or route

guidance system is

disclosed. The

vehicle location

display provides

information to a

user regarding the

current location of

the vehicle on a

map even when the

scale of the map is

large. In a preferred

embodiment, the

map includes a

current location

field that displays a

road segment name

associated with the

current road

segment that the

vehicle is located

on. In an alternative

embodiment, the

vehicle location

Magellan,

DIS, Inc.

(Rochester

Hills, MI)

Millington,

Jeffrey

Alan

(Rochester

Hills, MI)

701/212

340/990,

340/995.15,

701/208,

701/211



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display displays a

large scale map

wherein the current

road segment is

highlighted by

displaying it in a

color and the name

of the current road

segment is

displayed in a

current location

field on the map.

5 6,424,703 90/012,037 Dec. 9,

2011

Jeffrey A.

Cooper,

Alston &

Bird, LLP.,

Charlotte,

NC

Ex

Parte

Telephonic-

interface

lottery system

A telephonic-

interface lottery

system D interfaces

with a multiplicity

of individual

terminals T1-Tn of

a telephone network

facility C to enable

lottery players to

call and play for at

least one additional

chance to possibly

win by dialing a

pay-to-dial

telephone number

indicated on a

â€ œscratch-

offâ€ • or online

game lottery ticket

Ronald A.

Katz

Technology

Licensing,

L.P. (Los

Angeles,

CA)

Katz,

Ronald A.

(Los

Angeles,

CA)

379/93.1

3



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for use in the

system. At the

terminals, callers

are prompted by

voice-generated

instructions to

provide digital data,

such as their

telephone number,

age, social security

number, and/or

drivers license

number. In

addition, the

sequence number of

the caller as well as

the date and time of

the call is recorded

for positive

association with a

caller and is stored

for processing. The

caller's

identification data

is confirmed using

various techniques

and callers may be

ranked and

accounted for on

the basis of

entitlement-and


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sequence. In

accordance with

one format, an

instant winner is

selected online by

utilizing techniques

such as determining

a random winning

sequence number or

a winning lottery

number generated

by a number

generator. As an

adjunct or

alternative, the

identification data

is processed at a

later time to

determine a grand

prize drawing

winner by using

various processing

techniques for

determining

winners.

6 6,691,473 90/012,033 Dec. 2,

2011

FlashCo

Manufacturin

g, Inc., Craig

M.

Stainbrook,

Stainbrook &

Ex

Parte

Apparatus

and method

for sealing a

vertical

protrusion on

a roof

A pipe boot having

a vertical portion

adapted to surround

a predetermined

portion of the pipe

to be covered, the

Mayle,

Steven

Robert

(Fremont,

OH);

Mayle,

52/198

52/58,

52/96,

285/42,

285/424



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Stainbrook,

LLP., Santa

Rosa, CA

vertical portion

having a top end

and a bottom end,

wherein the top end

has a top opening

and wherein the

bottom end has a

bottom opening; a

base portion,

wherein the base

portion is connected

to a bottom edge of

the vertical portion

and wherein the

vertical portion

extends

substantially in the

vertical direction

when the base

portion resides on

the roof. It is also

preferred that the

bottom opening of

the boot be adapted

to accept a pipe to

be covered. The

pipe boot may also

be open to allow

installation on

existing pipes. In

the preferred

Robert L.

(Fremont,

OH)


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embodiment, the

top end of the

vertical portion has

a slit, the slit

running vertically

down a

predetermined

distance of the

vertical portion of

the boot and

wherein the slit

allows the top

opening of the

vertical portion to

be adjusted in size

to fit around the

pipe to be covered.

The boot is installed

by: placing the

bottom opening of


over a protrusion to

be covered; placing

the base portion flat

over the roof;

pulling a top

portion of a side

edge of the vertical

portion around the

pipe so that the top

opening of the


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vertical portion is

adjusted to fit the

pipe; and sealing

the top opening of


around the pipe.

7 7,176,654 90/012,040 Dec. 9,

2011

Paul

Devinsky,

McDermott

Will &

Emery, LLP.,

Washington,

DC

Ex

Parte

Method and

system of

charging

multi-cell

lithium-based

batteries

A method and

system for battery

charging. In some

aspects, an

electrical

combination

comprises a first

battery having a

Lithium-based

chemistry, the first

battery having a

first nominal

voltage in a

nominal voltage

range, a second

battery having a

Lithium-based

chemistry, the

second battery

having a second

nominal voltage,

the second nominal

voltage being

different than the

first nominal

Milwaukee

Electric

Tool

Corporation

(Brookfield,

WI, US)

Meyer,

Gary D.

(Waukesha,

WI, US);

Rosenbecke

r, Jay J.

(Menomone

e Falls, WI,

US);

Glasgow,

Kevin L.

(Lomira,

WI, US);

Johnson,

Todd W.

(Wauwatos

a, WI, US);

Scheucher,

Karl F.

(Waite Hill,

OH, US)

320/110



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voltage and being

outside of the

nominal voltage

range, and a battery

charger operable to

charge the first

battery and the

second battery. In

some aspects, a

method of charging

a battery, a first

battery having a

Lithium-based

chemistry, the first

battery having a

first nominal

voltage in a first

nominal voltage

range, a second

battery having a

Lithium-based

chemistry, the

second battery

having a second

nominal voltage in

a second nominal

voltage range, the

second nominal

voltage being

different than the

first nominal


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voltage, the second

nominal voltage

range being

different than the

first nominal

voltage range, a

battery charger

being operable to

charge the first

battery and the

second battery,

includes the acts of

electrically

connecting the

battery charger and

the first battery,

charging the first

battery, electrically

connecting the

battery charger and

the second battery,

and charging the

second battery.

8 7,263,528 90/012,043 Dec. 12,

2011

Thomas L.

Irving,

Finnegan

Henderson

Farabow

Garrett &

Dunner,

LLP.,

Ex

Parte

File transfer

system

A file transfer

system includes

peer devices,

including an index

creating device and

at least one

requesting peer

device. The index

Hyperspace

Communica

tions, Inc.

(Easton,

MD, US)

Haff,

Maurice W.

(Easton,

MD, US);

Clarke,

Christopher

D.

(Annapolis,

707/622

707/741,

707/812,

707/826,

707/922,

707/999.101

,

707/999.102

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Washington,

DC

creating device

creates an index of

stored files that can

be requested by

peer devices. The

index creating

device evaluates

communications

requests from the

peer devices and

accepts

communications

requests in

accordance with

user defined

criteria. The index

creating device

communicates with

a requesting peer

device when the

communications

request from the

requesting peer

device has been

accepted, and also

stores the index,

which is linked to

an identification.

The requesting peer

device requests files

that are listed in the

MD, US) 707/999.104


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index linked to the

identification. The

requesting peer

device also creates

the file request,

which includes a

list of the selected

files and the

identification,

transmits the file

request to the index

creating device, and

receives the

requested files

listed in the index.

9 7,727,866 90/012,002 Dec. 9,

2011

Kevin L.

Pontius,

Waters and

Associates,

PLC., Grand

Rapids, MI

Ex

Parte

Use of

chained

implants in

solar cells

The manufacture of

solar cells is

simplified and cost

reduced through by

performing

successive ion

implants, without

an intervening

thermal cycle. In

addition to reducing

process time, the

use of chained ion

implantations may

also improve the

performance of the

solar cell. In

Varian

Semiconduc

tor

Equipment

Associates,

Inc.

(Gloucester,

MA, US)

Bateman,

Nicholas

(Burlington

, MA, US);

Gupta, Atul

(Beverly,

MA, US);

Sullivan,

Paul

(Wenham,

MA, US);

Murphy,

Paul

(Reading,

MA, US)

438/514

257/617,

257/E21.346

,

257/E21.568

,

257/E31.032

, 438/57,

438/73,

438/455,

438/458



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another

embodiment, two

different species are

successively

implanted without

breaking vacuum.

In another

embodiment, the

substrate is

implanted, then

flipped such that it

can be and

implanted on both

sides before being

annealed. In yet

another

embodiment, one or

more different

masks are applied

and successive

implantations are

performed without

breaking the

vacuum condition,

thereby reducing

the process time.

10 6,480,962 95/001,836 Nov. 29,

2011

Third Party

Requester:

Symantec

Corporation;

(Att'y Is:

Inter

Partes

System and

method for

protecting a

client during

runtime from

A system protects a

client from hostile

Downloadables.

The system

includes security

Finjan

Software,

Ltd. (Kefar-

Haim, IL)

Touboul,

Shlomo

(Kefar-

Haim, IL)

726/22

709/223,

709/224,

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Thomas E.

Anderson,

WilmerHale,

Washington,

DC),

Real Party in

Interest:

Same As

Third Party

Requester

hostile

downloadable

s

rules defining

suspicious actions

and security

policies defining

the appropriate

responsive actions

to rule violations.

The system

includes an

interface for

receiving incoming

Downloadable and

requests made by

the Downloadable.

The system still

further includes a

comparator coupled

to the interface for

examining the

Downloadable,

requests made by

the Downloadable

and runtime events

to determine

whether a security

policy has been

violated, and a

response engine

coupled to the

comparator for

performing a


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violation-based

responsive action.

11 6,983,542 95/001,833 Nov. 22,

2011

Third Party

Requester:

EMI Yoshi,

Inc.; (Att'y

Is: Thomas J.

Donovan,

Barnes &

Thornburg,

LLP.,

Chicago, IL),

Real Party in

Interest:

Same As

Third Party

Requester

Inter

Partes

Metallized

cutlery and

tableware

A plastic cutlery

item, fabricated

primarily from a

plastic material,

such as polystyrene,

having a metallic

coating that imparts

to this cutlery item

the appearance of

metal cutlery or

silverware. The

plastic cutlery or

tableware items are

molded using

traditional injection

molding techniques,

and subjected to a

vacuum metallizing

process in an

individualized non-

contiguous manner,

where a thin

metallic layer is

deposited on at least

one of their

surfaces. The

resultant items

simulate the

appearance of solid

Waddington

North

America,

Inc.

(Chelmsfor

d, MA, US)

Mithal,

Ashish K.

(North

Chelmsford

, MA, US);

Gordon,

David

(Groton,

MA, US);

Chan,

Raymond

(Framingha

m, MA,

US);

Ellsworth,

Thomas E.

(Wilmingto

n, MA,

US);

Gallop,

William A.

(Westminst

er, MA,

US)

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metal cutlery or

tableware. In the

most preferred

embodiment of the

invention the plastic

cutlery or tableware

items are molded

from a light-

transmitting grade

of Polystyrene resin

and are coated with

a thin stainless steel

layer through

vacuum sputtering

deposition on only

one of the surfaces.

12 7,134,551 95/001,796 Dec. 6,

2011

Third Party

Requester:

The C.W.

Zumbiel

Company;

(Att'y Is:

Keith R.

Haupt, Wood

Herron &

Evans, LLP.,

Cincinnati,

OH), Real

Party in

Interest:

Same As

Inter

Partes

Dispensing

system for

double stack

carton

The carton of this

invention is capable

of carrying the

plurality of

containers stacked

upon their ends in

two tiers with a

unique dispenser

that permits the

dispensing of

containers on their

sides. The dispenser

is formed in a top

side wall and

extends into the end

Graphic

Packaging

Internationa

l, Inc.

(Marietta,

GA, US)

Harrelson,

Glen R.

(Gainesville

, GA, US)

206/427

221/305,

229/122,

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wall with most of

the end wall being

torn open but

leaving a portion

near the bottom side

wall to prevent the

bottom layer of

containers from

rolling out. Angled

projections in the

dispensing end of

the carton near the

top panel and

bottom panel

prevent the top

layer of containers

from rolling out. A

divider may be

inserted between

the two tiers of

containers to

facilitate loading

the carton and

preventing the

containers from

accidentally rolling

out when the

dispenser is open.

13 7,191,969 95/000,642 Dec. 7,

2011

Third

Party

Requester:

Inter

Partes Fishing reel

A fishing reel

includes: a reel

body; a spool

Daiwa

Seiko, Inc.

(Tokyo, JP)

Miyazaki,

Takeo

(Kiyose,

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Pure Fishing,

Inc.; (Att'y

Is: Lance G.

Johnson,

Roylance

Abrams

Berdo &

Goodman,

LLP.,

Washington,

DC), Real

Party in

Interest:

Same As

Third Party

Requester

rotatably supported

by the reel body; a

handle shaft

rotatably supported

by the reel body; a

handle arm

provided at a distal

end of the handle

shaft; a

transmission

mechanism that

transmits a rotation

of the handle shaft

to the spool via a

drag device capable

of adjusting braking

force; and a braking

force controlling

element rotatably

supported by the

handle shaft, the

braking force

controlling element

including an

adjusting portion

for adjusting the

braking force

applied to the drag

device and an

operation portion

for the adjusting

JP);

Sekimoto,

Akio

(Iruma, JP)


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portion. The

operation portion

radially extends

from an axis center

of the handle shaft,

and includes a bent

portion which is

formed at an

intermediate portion

of the operation

portion and bent

toward the reel

body side.

14 7,448,100 95/000,652 Nov. 29,

2011

Third Party

Requester:

ASCION,

LLC.; (Att'y

Is:

Edmund J.

Walsh, Wolf

Greenfield &

Sacks, PC.,

Boston, MA),

Real Party in

Interest:

Same As

Third Party

Requester

Inter

Partes

Motorized

bed that is

movably

closer to the

wall

A motorized bed

includes a base

frame, a linking

frame movably

mounted on the

base frame, a first

support frame

pivotally mounted

on the linking

frame, two first

links each pivotally

mounted between

the base frame and

the first support

frame, a second

support frame

pivotally mounted

on the linking

Ruoey Lung

Enterprise

Corp.

(Changhua

Hsien, TW)

Shih, Lung-

tan (Lukang

Town, TW)

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frame, a lift frame

pivotally mounted

on the second

support frame, two

second links each

pivotally mounted

between the linking

frame and the lift

frame, and a

cushion mounted on

the linking frame.

Thus, when the

motorized bed is

folded, the front

portion of the

cushion is movable

forward to get

closer to the

cabinet, so that a

user can use the

cabinet easily and

conveniently,

thereby facilitating

the user taking

items placed on the

cabinet.

15 7,766,711 95/001,810 Dec. 16,

2011

Third Party

Requester:

Square One

Distribution,

Inc.; (Att'y

Inter

Partes

Hardware-

less

wakeboard

binding

component

A wakeboard

binding assembly

includes a binding

base and an

outersole. The

Motion

Water

Sports, Inc.

(Redmond,

WA, US)

Crumrine,

Scott

(Carlsbad,

CA, US)

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Is: Zachary

W. Behler,

Foster Swift

Collins &

Smith, PC.,

Lansing, MI),

Real Party in

Interest:

Same As

Third Party

Requester

and assembly

and method

of making

assembly

binding base is

adapted to attach

both to the

wakeboard, and an

upper of the

binding. The

outersole is

designed to

surround the

periphery of the

binding base and

cover the area of

attachment between

the binding base

and the binding

upper. The

attachment of the

upper to the binding

base eliminates the

need to use

hardware and

fasteners for

attachment of the

upper to the

wakeboard.

16 7,789,127 95/001,840 Dec. 7,

2011

Third Party

Requester:

Wolverine/W

ieland Heat

Transfer

Technologies

Inter

Partes

Heat transfer

tubes for

evaporators

Heat transfer tubes

for evaporators in

air conditioning and

refrigeration

systems, each tube

including: a tube

Jiangsu

Cuilong

Precision

Copper

Tube

Corporation

Lu,

Minghua

(Changshu,

CN);

Zhang,

Chunming

165/133

29/890.053,

165/181,

165/184



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, LLC.; (Att'y

Is: Martin R.

Geissler,

Muncy

Geissler

Olds &

Lowe,

PLLC.,

Fairfax, VA),

Real Party in

Interest:

Same As

Third

Party

Requester

body (1); outer fins

(2) extending on an

outer wall surface

of the tube body (1)

and having outer fin

walls opposite to

the outer fin walls

of the adjacent

outer fins; channels

(6) located between

the adjacent fins (2)

so as to constitute

channel chambers;

fin top platforms (3)

on respective tops

of the outer fins (2),

the fin top

platforms (3)

including fin top

edges (3a)

extending from

both sides of the fin

top platforms (3) so

that the channel

chambers form a

cavity structure as a

whole; channel

chamber openings

constituted by gaps

between the

adjacent fin top

(Jiangsu

Province,

CN);

University

of Shanghai

for Science

and

Technology

(Shanghai,

CN)

(Chnagshu,

CN); Cui,

Xiaoyu

(Shanghai,

CN); Luo,

Xing

(Shanghai,

CN); Ma,

Hugen

(Shanghai,

CN)


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edges (3a) of the fin

top platforms (3) of

the outer fins; and

lateral fins (4)

arranged on

portions or

substantially middle

portions of the outer

fin walls of the

outer fins (2) in a

height direction of

the outer fins (2)

and at intervals in

an spreading

direction of the

outer fins (2), so

that the cavity

structure is formed

into a double cavity

structure.

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