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U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in Texas (May 16)(Targeted News Service Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Targeted News Service Targeted News Service ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Texas. *** Stryker Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 15 -- Stryker, Kalamazoo, Michigan, has been assigned a patent (8,721,600) developed by three co-inventors for a "delivery gun for discharging bone cement from a cartridge that includes a piston." The co-inventors are Bruce Henniges, Galesburg, Michigan, Christopher S. Brockman, Kalamazoo, Michigan, and Marshall K. Proulx, Keller, Texas. The patent application was filed on Nov. 30, 2012 (13/690,967). 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=8721600.PN.&OS=PN/8721600&RS=PN/8721600 Written by Merly Lapig; edited by Marlyn Vitin. *** Satius Holding Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 15 -- Satius Holding, Highland, Maryland, has been assigned a patent (8,724,526) developed by three co-inventors for apparatus and method "for transmitting digital data over various communication media." The co-inventors are Charles Abraham, Clarksville, Maryland, John E. Jarels, Laurel, Maryland, and Chris Reinert, Frisco, Texas. The patent application was filed on June 19, 2008 (12/142,322). 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=8724526.PN.&OS=PN/8724526&RS=PN/8724526 Written by Vessie Ann Abalos. *** Dow Global Technologies Assigned Patent for Elastic Films and Laminates ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 15 -- Dow Global Technologies, Midland, Michigan, has been assigned a patent (8,721,827) developed by six co-inventors for methods of "forming an elastic, breathable film/nonwoven layer laminate." The co-inventors are Andy C. Chang, Houston, Stephen M. Hoenig, Houston, Yunwa W. Cheung, Monroe, New York, Daniel G. Moldovan, Lake Jackson, Texas, Wenbin Liang, Pearland, Texas, and Charles F. Diehl, Durango, Colorado. The patent application was filed on Aug. 21, 2012 (13/590,621). 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=8721827.PN.&OS=PN/8721827&RS=PN/8721827 Written by Merly Lapig; edited by Marlyn Vitin. *** AT&T Intellectual Property I Assigned Patent for Dynamic Access to External Media Content ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 15 -- AT&T Intellectual Property I, Atlanta, has been assigned a patent (8,719,031) developed by six co-inventors for "[d]ynamic access to external media content based on speaker content." The co-inventors are Lee Begeja, Gillette, New Jersey, Behzad Shahraray, Holmdel, New Jersey, David C. Gibbon, Lincroft, New Jersey, Zhu Liu, Marlboro, New Jersey, Bernard S. Renger, New Providence, New Jersey, and Eric Zavesky, Austin, Texas. The patent application was filed on June 17, 2011 (13/163,022). 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=8719031.PN.&OS=PN/8719031&RS=PN/8719031 Written by Jude Bautista; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos. *** Level 3 Communications Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 15 -- Level 3 Communications, Broomfield, Colorado, has been assigned a patent (8,724,781) developed by eight co-inventors for a system and method "for off-net planned cost derivation, analysis, and data consolidation." The co-inventors are Cecil Sunder, Broomfield, Colorado, Timothy Jason Bruny, Broomfield, Colorado, Lalu Vazhekatt, Northglenn, Colorado, Shannon Griffith, Thornton, Colorado, Sean David Herrick, Le Roy, New York, Deborah Kay Sydney, Georgetown, Texas, Sharon B. Pool, Pflugerville, Texas, and Sara Ann Nicholson, Round Rock, Texas. The patent application was filed on Aug. 30, 2013 (14/015,608). 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=8724781.PN.&OS=PN/8724781&RS=PN/8724781 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos. *** Texas Instruments Assigned Patent for Protective Layer for Protecting TSV Tips During Thermo-compressive Bonding ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- Texas Instruments, Dallas, has been assigned a patent (8,723,330) developed by Jeffrey A. West, Dallas, for a "protective layer for protecting TSV tips during thermo-compressive bonding." The patent application was filed on May 15, 2013 (13/894,536). 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=87,23,330.PN.&OS=PN/87,23,330&RS=PN/87,23,330 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand. *** National Instruments Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- National Instruments, Austin, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,724,336) developed by John N. Hanna, Austin, Texas, and David M. Crowley, Austin, Texas, for a "card guide system and method." The patent application was filed on July 2, 2010 (12/829,649). 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=87,24,336.PN.&OS=PN/87,24,336&RS=PN/87,24,336 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Southwest Research Institute Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, has been assigned a patent (8,722,706) developed by four co-inventors for a "two phase bioactive formulations of bis-quaternary pyridinium oxime sulfonate salts." The co-inventors are Hong Dixon, Helotes, Texas, Joseph A. McDonough, Helotes, Texas, Larry Allen Cabell, San Antonio, and Patricia Underwood, New Market, Maryland. The patent application was filed on Aug. 15, 2008 (12/192,400). 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=8,722,706.PN.&OS=PN/8,722,706&RS=PN/8,722,706 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Rackspace U.S. Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- Rackspace U.S., San Antonio, has been assigned a patent (8,724,322) developed by Jordan Rinke, Live Oak, Texas, for "targeted liquid cooling for a system." The patent application was filed on March 23, 2011 (13/069,696). 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=87,24,322.PN.&OS=PN/87,24,322&RS=PN/87,24,322 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Texas Instruments Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- Texas Instruments, Dallas, has been assigned a patent (8,724,023) developed by Bradley William Walker, Dallas, and Matthew John Fritz, Dallas, for a "system and method for transporting an ancillary data packet in the active area of a video stream." The patent application was filed on Sept. 6, 2005 (11/221,086). 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=87,24,023.PN.&OS=PN/87,24,023&RS=PN/87,24,023 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Open Invention Network Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- Open Invention Network, Durham, North Carolina, has been assigned a patent (8,724,154) developed by Margarita Khafizova, Plano, Texas, for "systems and methods for managing the execution of print jobs." The patent application was filed on Aug. 29, 2013 (14/013,706). 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=8,724,154.PN.&OS=PN/8,724,154&RS=PN/8,724,154 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Jaya Anand. *** St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee, has been assigned a patent (8,722,055) developed by six co-inventors for a "synthetic Streptococcus pneumoniae vaccine." The co-inventors are Karim C. El Kasmi, Denver, Brad Jordan, Thousand Oaks, California, Richard Kriwacki, Memphis, Tennessee, Beth Mann, Brownsville, Tennessee, Carlos J. Orihuela, San Antonio, and Elaine Tuomanen, Germantown, Tennessee. The patent application was filed on Sept. 26, 2007 (12/442,044). 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=8,722,055.PN.&OS=PN/8,722,055&RS=PN/8,722,055 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Anomaly Detection in Images and Videos ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, New York, has been assigned a patent (8,724,904) developed by six co-inventors for "anomaly detection in images and videos." The co-inventors are Yuichi Fujiki, Houston, Norman Haas, Mount Kisco, New York, Ying Li, Mohegan Lake, New York, Charles A. Otto, Lansing, Michigan, Balamanohar Paluri, Atlanta, and Sharathchandra Pankanti, Darien, Connecticut. The patent application was filed on Oct. 25, 2011 (13/280,896). 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=87,24,904.PN.&OS=PN/87,24,904&RS=PN/87,24,904 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand. *** UltimatePointer Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- UltimatePointer, Houston, has been assigned a patent (8,723,803) developed by Erik Jan Banning, Houston, for "easily deployable interactive direct-pointing system and presentation control system and calibration method therefor." The patent application was filed on Sept. 21, 2011 (13/239,140). 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=87,23,803.PN.&OS=PN/87,23,803&RS=PN/87,23,803 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Multi-participant Audio/video Communication System with Participant Role Indicator ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, New York, has been assigned a patent (8,723,915) developed by six co-inventors for a "multi-participant audio/video communication system with participant role indicator." The co-inventors are Luis A. Garcia, Austin, Texas, Jose Luis Lopez, Austin, Texas, Jorge A. Rasillo, Round Rock, Texas, Francisco J. Alanis, Cedar Park, Texas, Maria Garza, Austin, Texas, and Edward O. Cantu, Round Rock, Texas. The patent application was filed on April 30, 2010 (12/770,801). 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=87,23,915.PN.&OS=PN/87,23,915&RS=PN/87,23,915 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Freescale Semiconductor Assigned Patent for Methods of Forming 3-D Circuits with Integrated Passive Devices ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- Freescale Semiconductor, Austin, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,722,459) developed by Paul W. Sanders, Scottsdale, Arizona, Robert E. Jones, Austin, Texas, and Michael F. Petras, Phoenix, for the "methods of forming 3-D circuits with integrated passive devices." The patent application was filed on Dec. 31, 2012 (13/731,242). 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=8,722,459.PN.&OS=PN/8,722,459&RS=PN/8,722,459 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, New York, has been assigned a patent (8,724,964) developed by five co-inventors for "managing multiple user locks and deletion requests for a digital video recorder." The co-inventors are Kulvir Singh Bhogal, Pflugerville, Texas, Brian M. O'Connell, Cary, North Carolina, Rick A. Hamilton II, Charlottesville, Virginia, Gregory J. Boss, American Fork, Utah, and Jeffrey D. Amsterdam, Marietta, Georgia. The patent application was filed on Oct. 10, 2008 (12/249,728). 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=87,24,964.PN.&OS=PN/87,24,964&RS=PN/87,24,964 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Freescale Semiconductor Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- Freescale Semiconductor, Austin, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,723,889) developed by Xiaohui Wang, Austin, Texas, and Sebastian Ahmed, Austin, Texas, for a "method and apparatus for processing temporal and spatial overlapping updates for an electronic display." The patent application was filed on Jan. 25, 2011 (13/013,660). 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=87,23,889.PN.&OS=PN/87,23,889&RS=PN/87,23,889 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Secure Management of Keys in Key Repository ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, New York, has been assigned a patent (8,724,817) developed by Bruce A. Rich, Cedar Park, Texas, Thomas H. Benjamin, Cedar Park, Texas, and John T. Peck, Liberty Hill, Texas, for the "secure management of keys in a key repository." The patent application was filed on April 30, 2012 (13/459,675). 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=87,24,817.PN.&OS=PN/87,24,817&RS=PN/87,24,817 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand. *** BioNumerik Pharmaceuticals Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- BioNumerik Pharmaceuticals, San Antonio, has been assigned a patent (8,722,886) developed by four co-inventors for "methods for the total chemical synthesis of enantiomerically-pure 7-(2'-trimethylsilyl)ethyl camptothecin." The co-inventors are Xinghai Chen, San Antonio, Frederick H. Hausheer, Fair Oaks Ranch, Texas, Andrey Malakhov, San Antonio, and Harry Kochat, San Antonio. The patent application was filed on Nov. 13, 2012 (13/694,255). 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=8,722,886.PN.&OS=PN/8,722,886&RS=PN/8,722,886 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Univation Technologies Assigned Patent for Method and Apparatus for Monitoring and Restoring Electrical Properties of Polymerization Reactor Wall Film ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- Univation Technologies, Houston, has been assigned a patent (8,722,818) developed by Eric J. Markel, Kingwood, Texas, William A. Lamberti, Stewartsville, New Jersey, and Harry W. Deckman, Clinton, New Jersey, for a "method and apparatus for monitoring and restoring electrical properties of polymerization reactor wall film." The patent application was filed on May 20, 2011 (13/697,190). 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=8,722,818.PN.&OS=PN/8,722,818&RS=PN/8,722,818 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand. *** General Electric Assigned Patent for System and Method for Automated Establishment of Vehicle Consist ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- General Electric, Schenectady, New York, has been assigned a patent (8,725,323) developed by six co-inventors for a "system and method for automated establishment of a vehicle consist." The co-inventors are Jared Klineman Cooper, Melbourne, Florida, Brian Joseph McManus, Fort Worth, Texas, Frank Wawrzyniak, Melbourne, Florida, Ralph C. Haddock III, Melbourne, Florida, Robert James Foy, Melbourne, Florida, and James Glen Corry, Melbourne, Florida. The patent application was filed on Aug. 23, 2012 (13/593,258). 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=87,25,323.PN.&OS=PN/87,25,323&RS=PN/87,25,323 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Texas Instruments Assigned Patent for MEMS Device Fabricated with Integrated Circuit ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- Texas Instruments, Dallas, has been assigned a patent (8,723,241) developed by Kezhakkedath R. Udayakumar, Dallas, Marie Denison, Plano, Texas, and Theodore S. Moise, Dallas, for a "MEMS device fabricated with integrated circuit." The patent application was filed on July 19, 2013 (13/946,144). 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=87,23,241.PN.&OS=PN/87,23,241&RS=PN/87,23,241 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Apple Assigned Patent for Uplink Control Channel Allocation in Communication System and Communicating the Allocation ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- Apple, Cupertino, California, has been assigned a patent (8,724,556) developed by four co-inventors for an "uplink control channel allocation in a communication system and communicating the allocation." The co-inventors are James W. McCoy, Austin, Texas, Leo G. Dehner, Austin, Texas, Jayesh H. Kotecha, Austin, Texas, and Jayakrishnan C. Mundarath, Austin, Texas. The patent application was filed on March 19, 2007 (11/725,422). 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=8,724,556.PN.&OS=PN/8,724,556&RS=PN/8,724,556 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Texas Instruments Assigned Patent for Method and Apparatus for Increasing Perceived Resolution of Display ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- Texas Instruments, Dallas, has been assigned a patent (8,723,846) developed by Stephen W. Marshall, Richardson, Texas, Michael M. Allbright, Allen, Texas, and Bill C. McDonald, Allen, Texas, for a "method and apparatus for increasing a perceived resolution of a display." The patent application was filed on Aug. 22, 2011 (13/214,772). 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=87,23,846.PN.&OS=PN/87,23,846&RS=PN/87,23,846 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Cirrus Logic Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- Cirrus Logic, Austin, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,723,438) developed by John L. Melanson, Austin, Texas, and Michael A. Kost, Cedar Park, Texas, for "switch power converter control with spread spectrum based electromagnetic interference reduction." The patent application was filed on May 17, 2010 (12/781,669). 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=87,23,438.PN.&OS=PN/87,23,438&RS=PN/87,23,438 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand. *** University of Texas System Assigned Patent for Autophagy-inducing Peptide ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- The University of Texas System, Austin, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,722,628) developed by four co-inventors for an autophagy-inducing peptide. The co-inventors are Beth C. Levine, Dallas, Sanae Shoji-Kawata, Dallas, Olivier Lichtarge, Dallas, and Angela D. Wilkins, Houston. The patent application was filed on Nov. 8, 2013 (14/076,150). 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=8,722,628.PN.&OS=PN/8,722,628&RS=PN/8,722,628 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand. *** University of Texas Systems Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- The University of Texas Systems, Austin, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,722,871) developed by Steven J. Norris, Houston, for "VMP-like sequences of pathogenic borrelia species and strains." The patent application was filed on Oct. 5, 2012 (13/645,950). 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=8,722,871.PN.&OS=PN/8,722,871&RS=PN/8,722,871 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Freescale Semiconductor Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- Freescale Semiconductor, Austin, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,722,530) developed by five co-inventors for a "method of making a die with recessed aluminum die pads." The co-inventors are Gregory S. Spencer, Pflugerville, Texas, Phillip E. Crabtree, Austin, Texas, Dean J. Denning, Del Valle, Texas, Kurt H. Junker, Austin, Texas, and Gerald A. Martin, Round Rock, Texas. The patent application was filed on July 28, 2011 (13/192,976). 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=8,722,530.PN.&OS=PN/8,722,530&RS=PN/8,722,530 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Univation Technologies Assigned Patent for Polymer Blends and Films Made Therefrom ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- Univation Technologies, Houston, has been assigned a patent (8,722,804) developed by Ching-Tai Lue, Sugar Land, Texas, and Christopher R. Davey, Houston, for "polymer blends and films made therefrom." The patent application was filed on March 22, 2011 (13/635,931). 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=8,722,804.PN.&OS=PN/8,722,804&RS=PN/8,722,804 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Abbott Laboratories, Calgene Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, Illinois, and Calgene, Davis, California, have been assigned a patent (8,722,384) developed by six co-inventors for "methods and compositions for synthesis of long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids." The co-inventors are Deborah Knutzon, Granite Bay, California, Pradip Mukerji, Gahanna, Ohio, Yung-Sheng Huang, Upper Arlington, Ohio, Jennifer Thurmond, Columbus, Ohio, Sunita Chaudhary, Pearland, Texas, and Amanda Eun-Yeong Leonard, Gahanna, Ohio. The patent application was filed on March 30, 2009 (12/414,274). 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=87,22,384.PN.&OS=PN/87,22,384&RS=PN/87,22,384 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Texas Instruments Assigned Patent for Structure for High-speed Signal Integrity in Semiconductor Package with Single-metal-layer Substrate ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- Texas Instruments, Dallas, has been assigned a patent (8,723,337) developed by four co-inventors for a "structure for high-speed signal integrity in semiconductor package with single-metal-layer substrate." The co-inventors are Gregory E. Howard, Plano, Texas, Matthew D. Romig, Richardson, Texas, Marie-Solange Anne Milleron, Richardson, Texas, and Souvik Mukherjee, Plano, Texas. The patent application was filed on Nov. 29, 2011 (13/306,486). 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=87,23,337.PN.&OS=PN/87,23,337&RS=PN/87,23,337 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Broadcast Encryption Based Security System ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, New York, has been assigned a patent (8,724,811) developed by four co-inventors for "broadcast encryption based security system." The co-inventors are Thomas A. Bellwood, Austin, Texas, Robert B. Chumbley, Round Rock, Texas, Matthew F. Rutkowski, Pflugerville, Texas, and Alexander Tarpinian, Austin, Texas. The patent application was filed on Sept. 14, 2012 (13/620,042). 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=87,24,811.PN.&OS=PN/87,24,811&RS=PN/87,24,811 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Freescale Semiconductor Assigned Patent for Integrated Assist Features for Epitaxial Growth ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- Freescale Semiconductor, Austin, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,722,519) developed by Omar Zia, Austin, Texas, Ruiqi Tian, Austin, Texas, and Edward O. Travis, Austin, Texas, for "integrated assist features for epitaxial growth." The patent application was filed on July 14, 2011 (13/182,568). 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=8,722,519.PN.&OS=PN/8,722,519&RS=PN/8,722,519 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Genetic Innovations Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- Genetic Innovations, Honolulu, has been assigned a patent (8,725,237) developed by Peter Bryant-Greenwood, Honolulu, Kevin P. Rosenblatt, Houston, and Jeffrey N. Yu, Honolulu, for "devices, systems, and methods for virtual staining." The patent application was filed on March 15, 2013 (13/843,588). 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=87,25,237.PN.&OS=PN/87,25,237&RS=PN/87,25,237 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Hewlett-Packard Development Assigned Patent for Systems and Methods of Increasing Power Measurement Accuracy for Power Factor Correction ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- Hewlett-Packard Development, Houston, has been assigned a patent (8,723,498) developed by John J. Siegler, Hockley, Texas, for "systems and methods of increasing power measurement accuracy for power factor correction." The patent application was filed on Dec. 19, 2008 (12/339,984). 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=87,23,498.PN.&OS=PN/87,23,498&RS=PN/87,23,498 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Zero Packet Loss Energy Efficient Ethernet Link Transition Via Driver Fast Failover ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, New York, has been assigned a patent (8,724,465) developed by Omar Cardona, Cedar Park, Texas, and James B. Cunningham, Austin, Texas, for "zero packet loss energy efficient ethernet link transition via driver fast failover." The patent application was filed on Oct. 28, 2009 (12/607,373). 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=87,24,465.PN.&OS=PN/87,24,465&RS=PN/87,24,465 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Dow Global Technologies Assigned Patent for Make Long Chain Branched ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- Dow Global Technologies, Midland, Michigan, has been assigned a patent (8,722,817) developed by seven co-inventors for a process "to make long chain branched (LCB), block, or interconnected copolymers of ethylene." The co-inventors are Alfred E. Vigil Jr., Houston, Teresa P. Karjala, Lake Jackson, Texas, Christopher R. Eddy, Lake Jackson, Texas, Sarat Munjal, Lake Jackson, Texas, Sean W. Ewart, Pearland, Texas, Mehmet Demirors, Pearland, Texas, and Wallace W. Yau, Pearland, Texas. The patent application was filed on Dec. 3, 2010 (12/959,768). 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=8722817.PN.&OS=PN/8722817&RS=PN/8722817 Written by Vessie Ann Abalos. *** Univation Technologies Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- Univation Technologies, Houston, has been assigned a patent (8,722,820) developed by seven co-inventors for "methods for reducing static charge of a catalyst and methods for using the catalyst to produce polyolefins." The co-inventors are Maria A. Apecetche, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Maria Pollard, Pearland, Texas, Robert O. Hagerty, Wyckoff, New Jersey, Michael D. Awe, Langhorne, Pennsylvania, Kevin J. Cann, Rocky Hill, New Jersey, Jose F. Cevallos-Candau, Charleston, West Virginia, and F. David Hussein, Cross Lanes, West Virginia. The patent application was filed on Dec. 7, 2010 (13/512,943). 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=8,722,820.PN.&OS=PN/8,722,820&RS=PN/8,722,820 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand. *** KCI Licensing Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- KCI Licensing, San Antonio, has been assigned a patent (8,722,959) developed by Robert Peyton Wilkes, San Antonio, Justin Alexander Long, San Antonio, and Richard Mervin Kazala Jr., San Antonio, for "reduced-pressure, compression systems and apparatuses for use on a curved body part." The patent application was filed on Oct. 5, 2011 (13/253,711). 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=8,722,959.PN.&OS=PN/8,722,959&RS=PN/8,722,959 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Freescale Semiconductor Assigned Patent for Logic Transistor and Non-volatile Memory Cell Integration ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- Freescale Semiconductor, Austin, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,722,493) developed by Mark D. Hall, Austin, Texas, and Mehul D. Shroff, Austin, Texas, for a "logic transistor and non-volatile memory cell integration." The patent application was filed on April 9, 2012 (13/442,142). 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=8,722,493.PN.&OS=PN/8,722,493&RS=PN/8,722,493 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Hewlett-Packard Development Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- Hewlett-Packard Development, Houston, has been assigned a patent (8,724,306) developed by Britt C. Ashcraft, Tomball, Texas, Peter M. On, Houston, and Michael Delpier, Houston, for a hinge assembly. The patent application was filed on Sept. 15, 2011 (13/233,383). 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=87,24,306.PN.&OS=PN/87,24,306&RS=PN/87,24,306 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand. *** University of Texas System Assigned Patent for Isoxazole Treatments for Diabetes ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- The University of Texas System, Austin, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,722,716) developed by five co-inventors for "isoxazole treatments for diabetes." The co-inventors are Elhadij Dioum, Dallas, Jay Schneider, Coppell, Texas, Doug Frantz, Flower Mound, Texas, Hector Aguilar, San Antonio, and Melanie Cobb, Dallas. The patent application was filed on Nov. 21, 2012 (13/683,907). 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=8,722,716.PN.&OS=PN/8,722,716&RS=PN/8,722,716 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Honeywell International Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- Honeywell International, Morristown, New Jersey, has been assigned a patent (8,723,507) developed by Richard Kirkpatrick, Richardson, Texas, and Yousef M. Alimi, Allen, Texas, for a "method and apparatus for performing in-package sensor adjustments." The patent application was filed on April 17, 2012 (13/449,149). 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=8,723,507.PN.&OS=PN/8,723,507&RS=PN/8,723,507 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Texas Instruments Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- Texas Instruments, Dallas, has been assigned a patent (8,724,375) developed by Anand Seshadri, Richardson, Texas, and Theodore W. Houston, Richardson, Texas, for a "SRAM cell having an N-well bias." The patent application was filed on Feb. 4, 2013 (13/758,692). 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=87,24,375.PN.&OS=PN/87,24,375&RS=PN/87,24,375 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Baker Hughes Inc. Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- Baker Hughes Inc., Houston, has been assigned a patent (8,722,784) developed by four co-inventors for a polymer nanocomposite. The co-inventors are Soma Chakraborty, Houston, Ping Duan, Cypress, Texas, Gaurav Agrawal, Aurora, Colorado, and Michael H. Johnson, Katy, Texas. The patent application was filed on May 3, 2012 (13/463,323). 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=8,722,784.PN.&OS=PN/8,722,784&RS=PN/8,722,784 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Let's Gel Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- Let's Gel, Austin, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,723,086) developed by Robert L. McMahan, Austin, Texas, for a heat lamp. The patent application was filed on March 4, 2011 (13/040,943). 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=8,723,086.PN.&OS=PN/8,723,086&RS=PN/8,723,086 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Satellite Tracking of People Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- Satellite Tracking of People, Houston, has been assigned a patent (8,723,669) developed by Stephen Geoffrey Freathy, Houston, for a "technique for detecting tracking device tampering." The patent application was filed on Oct. 8, 2009 (12/576,054). 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=87,23,669.PN.&OS=PN/87,23,669&RS=PN/87,23,669 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Texas Instruments Assigned Patent for Method and Apparatus Pertaining to Ferroelectric Random Access Memory ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- Texas Instruments, Dallas, has been assigned a patent (8,724,367) developed by four co-inventors for a "method and apparatus pertaining to a ferroelectric random access memory." The co-inventors are Michael Patrick Clinton, Allen, Texas, Steven Craig Bartling, Plano, Texas, Scott Summerfelt, Garland, Texas, and Hugh McAdams, McKinney, Texas. The patent application was filed on Sept. 23, 2011 (13/243,875). 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=87,24,367.PN.&OS=PN/87,24,367&RS=PN/87,24,367 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Dell Products Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- Dell Products, Round Rock, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,724,307) developed by Quoc Hoai Nguyen, Round Rock, Texas, and William Barclay, Round Rock, Texas, for an "optical disk drive with reduced noise." The patent application was filed on Sept. 24, 2009 (12/566,408). 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=87,24,307.PN.&OS=PN/87,24,307&RS=PN/87,24,307 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Corning Cable Systems Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- Corning Cable Systems, Hickory, North Carolina, has been assigned a patent (8,724,947) developed by six co-inventors for an "armored fiber optic assemblies and methods of forming fiber optic assemblies." The co-inventors are Gregory Blake Bohler, Lenoir, North Carolina, Julian Latelle Greenwood III, Hickory, North Carolina, Keith Aaron Greer, Morganton, North Carolina, Wesley Brian Nicholson, Hickory, North Carolina, James Arthur Register III, Hickory, North Carolina, and Kimberly Dawn Slan, Fort Worth, Texas. The patent application was filed on May 23, 2013 (13/900,703). 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=8,724,947.PN.&OS=PN/8,724,947&RS=PN/8,724,947 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Jaya Anand. For more information about Targeted News Service products and services, please contact: Myron Struck, editor, Targeted News Service LLC, Springfield, Va., 703/304-1897; [email protected]; http://targetednews.com. -1162012 (c) 2014 Targeted News Service |