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U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in New Hampshire (June 13)(Targeted News Service Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Targeted News Service Targeted News Service ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 13 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in New Hampshire. *** Hubbell Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- Hubbell, Shelton, Conn., has been assigned a patent (7,955,101) developed by Craig E. Lawson, Amherst, N.H., and Normand L. Castonguay, Manchester, N.H., for a "modifiable electrical connector lug." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An electrical connector including a first connection section adapted to connect the electrical connector to a first conductor; and a second connection section connected to the first connection section. The second connection section includes a lug having a hole configured to be located onto a mounting post. The second connection section has a substantially straight shape with the electrical connector having a first predetermined product safety certification. The second connection section includes a recess on a top side forming a weakened line across the second connection section for bending the second connection section at the weakened line from the substantially straight shape to a bent shape forming a modified electrical connector having a second different predetermined product safety certification." The patent application was filed on Oct. 7, 2008 (12/287,352). 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=7,955,101.PN.&OS=PN/7,955,101&RS=PN/7,955,101 Written by Shabnam Sheikh; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Waters Technologies Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 13 -- Waters Technologies, Milford, Mass., has been assigned a patent (7,955,059) developed by nine co-inventors for a "fluid control device for a high pressure analytical instrument." The co-inventors are Theodore D. Ciolkosz, Milton, Mass., Peter Kirby, Derry, N.H., Mark W. Moeller, Kingston, Mass., Russell Keene, Sudbury, Mass., Daniel J. McCormick, Westford, Mass., Charles Murphy, Uxbridge, Mass., Joseph A. Luongo, Walpole, Mass., David R. Friswell, Upton, Mass., and Theodore Dourdeville, Marion, Mass. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "In various embodiments a fluid control device suitable for high pressure analytical instruments includes a housing having an interior surface with an end wall. The interior surface defines a chamber. A valve assembly disposed in the chamber controls the flow of fluid through the chamber. An end cap is disposed in the housing opposite the end wall to enclose the chamber. The end wall and end cap each have an opening to pass a fluid to the chamber or to remove a fluid from the chamber. The housing and end cap each has an abutment surface to receive the other abutment surface. At least one of the abutment surfaces has a plastic seal coating. A means of compression, such as a compression housing and compression sleeve, is included to engage the end cap to deform the plastic seal coating between the abutment surfaces and thereby seal the chamber." The patent application was filed on March 2, 2005 (10/598,031). 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=7,955,059.PN.&OS=PN/7,955,059&RS=PN/7,955,059 Written by Shabnam Sheikh; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 13 -- Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, Hsin-Chu, Taiwan, has been assigned a patent (7,955,435) developed by five co-inventors for a "method of producing high quality relaxed silicon germanium layers." The co-inventors are Eugene Fitzgerald, Windham, N.H., Richard Westhoff, Hudson, N.H., Matthew T. Currie, Windham, N.H., Christopher J. Vineis, Watertown, Mass., and Thomas A. Langdo, Cambridge, Mass. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method for minimizing particle generation during deposition of a graded Si.sub.1-xGe.sub.x layer on a semiconductor material includes providing a substrate in an atmosphere including a Si precursor and a Ge precursor, wherein the Ge precursor has a decomposition temperature greater than germane, and depositing the graded Si.sub.1-xGe.sub.x layer having a final Ge content of greater than about 0.15 and a particle density of less than about 0.3 particles/cm.sup.2 on the substrate." The patent application was filed on Feb. 24, 2010 (12/711,560). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=7,955,435.PN.&OS=PN/7,955,435&RS=PN/7,955,435 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Jaya Anand. *** BioMotions Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 13 -- BioMotions, Manchester, N.H., has been assigned a patent (7,955,397) developed by Jeff Hoerner, Manchester, N.H., for a "socket and sleeve for attachment to a residual limb." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A socket assembly for a prosthetic limb is provided. The socket assembly includes an elongated upper circumferential section having an open upper end and a distal end, the distal end having a distal diameter. The assembly further includes an intermediate section extending outwardly from the upper section to a maximum diameter that is larger than the distal diameter of the first upper section, the intermediate section tapering inwardly from its maximum diameter to a lower rim region. A distal section extends from the lower rim region to a base of the socket, and a one-way valve is in fluid communication with an interior of the socket assembly. A flexible diaphragm is configured to engage walls of the intermediate section." The patent application was filed on July 3, 2006 (11/428,463). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=7,955,397.PN.&OS=PN/7,955,397&RS=PN/7,955,397 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Medtronic Vascular Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 13 -- Medtronic Vascular, Santa Rosa, Calif., has been assigned a patent (7,955,385) developed by James F. Crittenden, Hollis, N.H., for a "device, system, and method for aiding valve annuloplasty." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A device comprising a reference ring that may be temporarily disposed in abutment with the inferior perimeter surface of a heart valve to aid non-optical visualization of the valve annulus. The reference ring is elastically transformable between a straight delivery configuration and a generally circular or helical deployment configuration. The reference ring may include an inflatable portion that can be temporarily expanded on the inferior side of the valve annulus to deform the valve annulus into a temporary ledge or shelf for apposition with an annuloplasty ring. A system comprising a delivery catheter including a lumen with an exit port, the reference ring being slidably positionable within the lumen and being extendable from the exit port." The patent application was filed on Feb. 28, 2005 (11/069,335). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=7,955,385.PN.&OS=PN/7,955,385&RS=PN/7,955,385 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Medtronic Vascular Assigned Patent for Coronary Sinus Approach for Repair of Mitral Valve Regurgitation ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 13 -- Medtronic Vascular, Santa Rosa, Calif., has been assigned a patent (7,955,384) developed by Nasser Rafiee, Andover, Mass., Nareak Douk, Lowell, Mass., and James F. Crittenden, Hollis, N.H., for a "coronary sinus approach for repair of mitral valve regurgitation." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A device and method for treating cardiac valve regurgitation. The device includes a tubular member including a lumen there through and a locking mechanism and a compression device carried on the tubular member. The compression device is transformable to a compression configuration in response to axial displacement and is locked in the compression configuration by the locking mechanism. The method includes positioning the compression device adjacent a cardiac valve and applying an axial displacement to the compression device to transform the compression device into a compression configuration and locking the compression device in the compression configuration to apply a compressive force to the cardiac valve." The patent application was filed on Nov. 11, 2004 (10/531,833). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=7,955,384.PN.&OS=PN/7,955,384&RS=PN/7,955,384 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Jaya Anand. 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