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New Requests for Inter Partes Reexamination in the Official Gazette of September 22, 2009

September 22nd, 2009

Requests for inter partes reexamination were noticed in the USPTO Official Gazette. Notice of Filing of Request for Reexamination means that a request for reexamination has been filed, accorded a filing date, and published in the Official Gazette [MPEP 2215].

Control Number:  95/000,489

Patent No.: 6,304,975 Class: 726/1

Title: Intelligent Network Security Device and Method
Owner of Record:
Enhanced Security Research, LLC. (Berkeley, CA)

Requester: Juniper Networks, Inc.
Real Party in Interest: Juniper Networks, Inc.
Requester Atty: David C. McPhie, Irell & Manella, LLP

Request Date: July 20, 2009
Order Granted: August 28, 2009

Abstract: An intelligent network security device (”INSD”) operates in a local area network (”LAN”) according to an intelligent network security method.  The LAN has a plurality of computers and connects to the internet through a firewall.  The INSD resides within the LAN such that data traversing between the LAN and the internet is accessible thereto. The INSD looks for code and patterns of behavior and assigns a value to perceived attempted security breaches. The INSD then directs the firewall to take any of a prescribed plurality of actions, based upon such value.

Control Number:    95/001,213

Patent No.: 7,503,868 Class: 475/297
Title: Automatic Speed Changing Device
Owner of Record: MBI, Co., LTD. (Korea)

Requester: Shimano, Inc.
Real Party in Interest:
Shimano, Inc.
Requester Atty:
James A. Deland, Deland Law Office

Request Date: July 24, 2009
Order Granted:

Abstract: Disclosed is an automatic speed changing device in which speed is automatically changed according to a predetermined amount of rotation without user’s arbitrary manipulations. The automatic speed changing device of the present invention comprises a hub unit including a hub shaft formed with a sun gear, and a hub shell surrounding the sun gear and having a first ratchet ring and an inner gear formed on an inner peripheral surface of the hub shell; a first travel unit including a driver for rotating the hub shell while closing the other side of the hub shell, and a driven sprocket for rotating the driver by receiving power from a driving sprocket; a second travel unit including a first carrier disposed within the hub shell and mounted at one side thereof with a plurality of planetary gears engaged with the sun gear and the inner gear to rapidly rotate the hub shell, and a second carrier extending from the other side of the first carrier to the driver; and a conversion unit including a second ratchet ring interposed between the driver and the second carrier to transmit rotational force from the rotating driver to the second carrier and the planetary gears of the first carrier, and a conversion spring interposed between the first and second carriers to return the second ratchet ring when pedals of a bicycle are not operated and the bicycle is stopped.