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U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in North Carolina (July 31)
[July 31, 2014]

U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in North Carolina (July 31)


(Targeted News Service Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Targeted News Service Targeted News Service ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 31 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in North Carolina.

*** Duke University Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 31 -- Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, has been assigned a patent (8,790,924) developed by four co-inventors for reversible platelet inhibition. The co-inventors are Bruce A. Sullenger, Durham, North Carolina, Shahid Nimjee, Durham, North Carolina, Sabah Oney, Palo Alto, California, and Nanette Que-Gewirth, Durham, North Carolina.



The patent application was filed on Nov. 14, 2011 (13/296,045). 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=87,90,924.PN.&OS=PN/87,90,924&RS=PN/87,90,924 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Cree Assigned Patent for Semiconductor Light Emitting Device Packages and Methods ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 31 -- Cree, Durham, North Carolina, has been assigned a patent (8,791,491) developed by six co-inventors for "semiconductor light emitting device packages and methods." The co-inventors are Ban P. Loh, Durham, North Carolina, Nathaniel O. Cannon, Morrisville, North Carolina, Norbert Hiller, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, John Edmond, Durham, North Carolina, Mitch Jackson, Raleigh, North Carolina, and Nicholas W. Medendorp Jr., Raleigh, North Carolina.


The patent application was filed on June 20, 2011 (13/164,185). 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=87,91,491.PN.&OS=PN/87,91,491&RS=PN/87,91,491 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** ADC DSL Systems Assigned Patent for Circuit Emulation ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 31 -- ADC DSL Systems, Shakopee, Minnesota, has been assigned a patent (8,781,086) developed by four co-inventors for a system and method "for circuit emulation." The co-inventors are Joseph Polland, Eden Prairie, Minnesota, Laxman Anne, Eden Prairie, Minnesota, Manish Kumar Sharma, Eden Prairie, Minnesota, and Clifton Powers, Raleigh, North Carolina.

The patent application was filed on June 26, 2012 (13/533,063). 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=8781086.PN.&OS=PN/8781086&RS=PN/8781086 Written by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** E I du Pont de Nemours & Co. Assigned Patent for Low Temperature Fireable Thick Film Silver Paste ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 31 -- E I du Pont de Nemours & Co., Wilmington, Delaware, has been assigned a patent (8,790,550) developed by five co-inventors for a "low temperature fireable thick film silver paste." The co-inventors are Kenneth Warren Hang, Cary, North Carolina, Hena Pyada, Cary, North Carolina, Howard T. Sawhill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Michael A. Skurski, Cary, North Carolina, and Robert Paul Waldrop, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

The patent application was filed on May 15, 2012 (13/472,101). 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=8,790,550.PN.&OS=PN/8,790,550&RS=PN/8,790,550 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Boston Scientific Scimed Assigned Patent for Retaining Gastro-Esophageal Implant ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 31 -- Boston Scientific Scimed, Maple Grove, Minnesota, has been assigned a patent (8,784,500) developed by eight co-inventors for devices and methods "for retaining a gastro-esophageal implant." The co-inventors are Kevin van Bladel, Livermore, California, Daniel J. Balbierz, Redwood City, California, John Lunsford, San Carlos, California, Richard S. Stack, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, William L. Athas, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Richard A. Glenn, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, William S. Eubanks Jr., Durham, North Carolina, and Richard Kouri, Raleigh, North Carolina.

The patent application was filed on Oct. 8, 2004 (10/575,222). 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=8784500.PN.&OS=PN/8784500&RS=PN/8784500 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Donabel Harms.

*** Tekelec Global Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 31 -- Tekelec Global, Morrisville, North Carolina, has been assigned a patent (8,792,334) developed by four co-inventors for "methods, systems, and computer program products for organizing, managing, and selectively distributing routing information in a signaling message routing node." The co-inventors are Jeffrey A. Craig, Durham, North Carolina, Mark A. Erickson, Raleigh, North Carolina, Mark E. Kanode, Apex, North Carolina, and Seetharaman Khadri, Cary, North Carolina.

The patent application was filed on May 7, 2012 (13/465,464). 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=87,92,334.PN.&OS=PN/87,92,334&RS=PN/87,92,334 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Priton Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 31 -- Priton, West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, has been assigned a patent (8,789,328) developed by Jeffrey Leaman Selph, Cary, North Carolina, Clarence G. Crawford Jr., Franklin, Indiana, and Michael Lee Hosey, Angier, North Carolina, for a "wall panel and building system." The patent application was filed on March 13, 2013 (13/798,649). 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=87,89,328.PN.&OS=PN/87,89,328&RS=PN/87,89,328 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Red Hat Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 31 -- Red Hat, Raleigh, North Carolina, has been assigned a patent (8,793,705) developed by Darryl L. Pierce, Apex, North Carolina, and Norman Lee Faus, Holly Springs, North Carolina, for a rich internet bus.

The patent application was filed on Aug. 31, 2007 (11/849,121). 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=87,93,705.PN.&OS=PN/87,93,705&RS=PN/87,93,705 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** RF Micro Devices Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 31 -- RF Micro Devices, Greensboro, North Carolina, has been assigned a patent (8,792,840) developed by Nadim Khlat, Cugnaux, France, and Michael R. Kay, Summerfield, North Carolina, for "modified switching ripple for envelope tracking system." The patent application was filed on July 16, 2012 (13/550,049). 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=87,92,840.PN.&OS=PN/87,92,840&RS=PN/87,92,840 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** E I du Pont de Nemours & Co. Assigned Patent for Method for Making Glass Frit Powders Using Aerosol Decomposition ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 31 -- E I du Pont de Nemours & Co., Wilmington, Delaware, has been assigned a patent (8,790,782) developed by nine co-inventors for a "method for making glass frit powders using aerosol decomposition." The co-inventors are Michael F. Barker, Tokyo, John James Barnes, Hockessin, Delaware, Rob Cockerill, Cary, North Carolina, Howard David Glicksman, Durham, North Carolina, Warren Harrell, Raleigh, North Carolina, James J. Krajewski, Somerville, New Jersey, Michele L. Ostraat, Jamison, Pennsylvania, Jay Scott Schickling, Hendersonville, Tennessee, and Barry Edward Taylor, Wake Forest, North Carolina.

The patent application was filed on July 2, 2008 (12/166,457). 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=8,790,782.PN.&OS=PN/8,790,782&RS=PN/8,790,782 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Ange Construction Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 31 -- Ange Construction, Cary, North Carolina, has been assigned a patent (8,789,784) developed by Elton Russell Ange III, Cary, North Carolina, for a "mobile self-contained loading and crushing apparatus." The patent application was filed on May 16, 2011 (13/108,971). 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=87,89,784.PN.&OS=PN/87,89,784&RS=PN/87,89,784 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** BarterSecurities Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 31 -- BarterSecurities, West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, has been assigned a patent (8,793,178) developed by Roy Neff, King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, and Richard Himmelstein, Kure Beach, North Carolina, for an "electronic bartering system with facilitating tools." The patent application was filed on Dec. 15, 2009 (12/637,883). 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=87,93,178.PN.&OS=PN/87,93,178&RS=PN/87,93,178 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Tekelec Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 31 -- Tekelec, Morrisville, North Carolina, has been assigned a patent (8,792,329) developed by Mark Edward Kanode, Apex, North Carolina, Thomas M. McCann, Raleigh, North Carolina, and Peter Joseph Marsico, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, for "methods, systems, and computer readable media for performing diameter answer message-based network management at a diameter signaling router (DSR)." The patent application was filed on Feb. 11, 2011 (13/026,125). 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=87,92,329.PN.&OS=PN/87,92,329&RS=PN/87,92,329 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Athenix Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 31 -- Athenix, Morrisville, North Carolina, has been assigned a patent (8,791,326) developed by Kimberly S. Sampson, Durham, North Carolina, Daniel J. Tomso, Bahama, North Carolina, and Volker Heinrichs, Raleigh, North Carolina, for "AXMI-150 delta-endotoxin gene and methods for its use." The patent application was filed on Nov. 22, 2011 (13/302,428). 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=87,91,326.PN.&OS=PN/87,91,326&RS=PN/87,91,326 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Bank of America Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 31 -- Bank of America, Charlotte, North Carolina, has been assigned a patent (8,793,789) developed by Amanda Sorensen, Huntersville, North Carolina, and Allan Byers, Monroe, North Carolina, for an "insider threat correlation tool." The patent application was filed on July 22, 2010 (12/841,332). 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=87,93,789.PN.&OS=PN/87,93,789&RS=PN/87,93,789 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Boston Scientific Scimed Assigned Patent for Positioning Tools and Methods for Implanting Medical Devices ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 31 -- Boston Scientific Scimed, Maple Grove, Minnesota, has been assigned a patent (8,784,354) developed by five co-inventors for "positioning tools and methods for implanting medical devices." The co-inventors are Daniel Balbierz, Redwood City, California, John Lunsford, San Carlos, California, Richard S. Stack, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Richard A. Glenn, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and William L. Athas, Durham, North Carolina.

The patent application was filed on Feb. 22, 2011 (13/032,569). 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=8784356.PN.&OS=PN/8784356&RS=PN/8784356 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Donabel Harms.

*** Cree Assigned Patent for Light Fixtures and Lighting Devices ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 31 -- Cree, Durham, North Carolina, has been assigned a patent (8,789,975) developed by Paul Kenneth Pickard, Morrisville, North Carolina, and Gary David Trott, Eatonton, Georgia, for "light fixtures and lighting devices." The patent application was filed on Feb. 3, 2012 (13/365,618). 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=87,89,975.PN.&OS=PN/87,89,975&RS=PN/87,89,975 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Canyon IP Holdings Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 31 -- Canyon IP Holdings, Wilmington, Delaware, has been assigned a patent (8,793,122) developed by Marc White, Charlotte, North Carolina, Igor Roditis Jablokov, Charlotte, North Carolina, and Victor Roditis Jablokov, Charlotte, North Carolina, for a "corrective feedback loop for automated speech recognition." The patent application was filed on Sept. 15, 2012 (13/621,189). 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=8,793,122.PN.&OS=PN/8,793,122&RS=PN/8,793,122 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Medtronic Assigned Patent for Oversensing Identification ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 31 -- Medtronic, Minneapolis, has been assigned a patent (8,792,971) developed by four co-inventors for a method and apparatus "for identifying oversensing using far-field intracardiac electrograms and marker channels." The co-inventors are Bruce D. Gunderson, Plymouth, Minnesota, Amisha S. Patel, Apex, North Carolina, Chad A. Bounds, Minneapolis, and Mark L. Brown, North Oaks, Minnesota.

The patent application was filed on Nov. 5, 2012 (13/668,673). 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=8792971.PN.&OS=PN/8792971&RS=PN/8792971 Written by Merly Lapig; edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** TeleSwivel Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 31 -- TeleSwivel, Durham, North Carolina, has been assigned a patent (8,789,842) developed by Thomas M. Williams Jr., Durham, North Carolina, Gregory S. Hopper, Raleigh, North Carolina, and David Allen Dekarske, Waterford, Michigan, for a "weight distribution hitch apparatus." The patent application was filed on Oct. 29, 2012 (13/663,021). 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=87,89,842.PN.&OS=PN/87,89,842&RS=PN/87,89,842 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Masonite Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 31 -- Masonite, Tampa, Florida, has been assigned a patent (8,789,330) developed by nine co-inventors for a "door with glass insert and method for assembling the same." The co-inventors are Steven Lynch, St. Charles, Illinois, Jason Caulk, St. Charles, Illinois, Jason M. Walsh, Batavia, Illinois, Mark A. Ruggie, Franklin Park, Illinois, Timothy D. Gouge, Elgin, Illinois, Gary Thomas Fagan, Huntersville, North Carolina, Eric Duane Bennett, Huntersville, North Carolina, Haritha Wunnava, Charlotte, North Carolina, and Danny Lee Fitts, Bon Aqua, Tennessee.

The patent application was filed on Aug. 16, 2011 (13/210,968). 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=8,789,330.PN.&OS=PN/8,789,330&RS=PN/8,789,330 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Cree Assigned Patent for Solid-state Lighting Apparatus and Methods Using Energy Storage ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 31 -- Cree, Durham, North Carolina, has been assigned a patent (8,791,641) developed by Antony P. van de Ven, Sai Kung, Hong Kong, and Praneet Jayant Athalye, Morrisville, North Carolina, for "solid-state lighting apparatus and methods using energy storage." The patent application was filed on Feb. 27, 2012 (13/405,891). 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=87,91,641.PN.&OS=PN/87,91,641&RS=PN/87,91,641 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** SafeRay Spine Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 31 -- SafeRay Spine, Durham, North Carolina, has been assigned a patent (8,792,704) developed by Robert E. Isaacs, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, for an "imaging system and method for use in surgical and interventional medical procedures." The patent application was filed on Aug. 27, 2013 (14/011,344). 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=87,92,704.PN.&OS=PN/87,92,704&RS=PN/87,92,704 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Cree Assigned Patent for Methods and Apparatus for LED Lighting with Heat Spreading in Illumination Gaps ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 31 -- Cree, Durham, North Carolina, has been assigned a patent (8,789,977) developed by Russell G. Villard, Apex, North Carolina, for "methods and apparatus for LED lighting with heat spreading in illumination gaps." The patent application was filed on Dec. 3, 2012 (13/691,934). 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=87,89,977.PN.&OS=PN/87,89,977&RS=PN/87,89,977 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Elster Solutions Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 31 -- Elster Solutions, Raleigh, North Carolina, has been assigned a patent (8,792,409) developed by Andrew J. Borleske, Garner, North Carolina, and Robert T. Mason Jr., Raleigh, North Carolina, for "clearing redundant data in wireless mesh network." The patent application was filed on Jan. 28, 2011 (13/015,814). 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=87,92,409.PN.&OS=PN/87,92,409&RS=PN/87,92,409 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Branch Banking & Trust Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 31 -- Branch Banking & Trust, Raleigh, North Carolina, has been assigned a patent (8,793,147) developed by Brandon H. Bradshaw, Raleigh, North Carolina, Kenneth Gray Nester II, Fort Mill, South Carolina, and Gregory Velett, Tarpon Springs, Florida, for a "system and method for online agency." The patent application was filed on May 10, 2012 (13/468,249). 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=87,93,147.PN.&OS=PN/87,93,147&RS=PN/87,93,147 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Duke University, Immunolight Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 31 -- Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, and Immunolight, Detroit, have been assigned a patent (8,791,275) developed by four co-inventors for "methods and systems for treating cell proliferation disorders with psoralen derivatives." The co-inventors are Eric Toone, Durham, North Carolina, David Gooden, Durham, North Carolina, Tuan Vo-Dinh, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and Frederic A. Bourke Jr., Greenwich, Connecticut.

The patent application was filed on Jan. 11, 2013 (13/739,414). 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=87,91,275.PN.&OS=PN/87,91,275&RS=PN/87,91,275 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Cree Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 31 -- Cree, Durham, North Carolina, has been assigned a patent (8,792,250) developed by Gregory S. Bibee, Raleigh, North Carolina, for an "apparatus for flexible mounting and electrical connection." The patent application was filed on Dec. 18, 2012 (13/718,589). 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=87,92,250.PN.&OS=PN/87,92,250&RS=PN/87,92,250 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Cree Assigned Patent for Semiconductor Light Emitting Devices Having Selectable and/or Adjustable Color Points and Related Methods ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 31 -- Cree, Durham, North Carolina, has been assigned a patent (8,791,642) developed by six co-inventors for "semiconductor light emitting devices having selectable and/or adjustable color points and related methods." The co-inventors are Antony P. van de Ven, Sai Kung, Hong Kong, Jason Taylor, Cary, North Carolina, Paul Kenneth Pickard, Morrisville, North Carolina, Gauss Ho Ching So, Kowloon, Hong Kong, Heidi Dieringer, Cary, North Carolina, and Andrew Dummer, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

The patent application was filed on July 11, 2012 (13/546,099). 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=87,91,642.PN.&OS=PN/87,91,642&RS=PN/87,91,642 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Red Hat Assigned Patent for Importing Software Distributions in Software Provisioning Environment ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 31 -- Red Hat, Raleigh, North Carolina, has been assigned a patent (8,793,683) developed by Michael Paul DeHaan, Morrisville, North Carolina, for "importing software distributions in a software provisioning environment." The patent application was filed on Aug. 28, 2008 (12/200,631). 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=87,93,683.PN.&OS=PN/87,93,683&RS=PN/87,93,683 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Elster Electricity Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 31 -- Elster Electricity, Raleigh, North Carolina, has been assigned a patent (8,791,833) developed by four co-inventors for "housings for automatic meter reading devices." The co-inventors are Andrew J. Borleske, Garner, North Carolina, Rodney C. Hemminger, Raleigh, North Carolina, Robert T. Mason Jr., Raleigh, North Carolina, and Robert S. Fuller, West Bend, Wisconsin.

The patent application was filed on April 24, 2006 (11/410,434). 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=87,91,833.PN.&OS=PN/87,91,833&RS=PN/87,91,833 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Cempra Pharmaceuticals Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 31 -- Cempra Pharmaceuticals, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, has been assigned a patent (8,791,080) developed by Prabhavathi B. Fernandes, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, for "methods for treating gastrointestinal diseases." The patent application was filed on Oct. 24, 2009 (13/125,551). 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=87,91,080.PN.&OS=PN/87,91,080&RS=PN/87,91,080 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Bank of America Assigned Patent for System and Method for Duplicate Detection ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 31 -- Bank of America, Charlotte, North Carolina, has been assigned a patent (8,793,191) developed by five co-inventors for a "system and method for duplicate detection." The co-inventors are George Miller Abernethy, Charlotte, North Carolina, Melinda Hiler, Ennis, Texas, Dave Wellington McMann, Garland, Texas, Steve David Poinier, Corinth, Texas, and Geoffrey Reed Williams, Mansfield, Texas.

The patent application was filed on Nov. 1, 2006 (11/555,444). 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=87,93,191.PN.&OS=PN/87,93,191&RS=PN/87,93,191 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 31 -- GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas, Wilmington, North Carolina, has been assigned a patent (8,792,608) developed by Robin D. Sprague, Wilmington, North Carolina, and Michael S. DeFilippis, Wilmington, North Carolina, for a "BWR jet pump inlet-mixer main wedge with inserts." The patent application was filed on Nov. 5, 2010 (12/940,519). 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=87,92,608.PN.&OS=PN/87,92,608&RS=PN/87,92,608 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Bertrum Technologies Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 31 -- Bertrum Technologies, Wilmington, Delaware, has been assigned a patent (8,792,828) developed by four co-inventors for an "enhanced wireless handset, including direct handset-to-handset communication mode." The co-inventors are Daniel Wayne Mauney, Cary, North Carolina, Marc A. Sullivan, Austin, Texas, Charles A. Green, Canton, Michigan, and Steven A. Harbin, Austin, Texas.

The patent application was filed on Dec. 21, 2012 (13/724,452). 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=8,792,828.PN.&OS=PN/8,792,828&RS=PN/8,792,828 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

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