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U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in New York (July 4)(Targeted News Service Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Targeted News Service Targeted News Service ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 4 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in New York. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 3 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (7,968,949) developed by Daniel C. Edelstein, White Plains, N.Y., Louis Lu-Chen Hsu, Fishkill, N.Y., and Chih-Chao Yang, Glenmont, N.Y., for a "contact forming method and related semiconductor device." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Contact forming methods and a related semiconductor device are disclosed. One method includes forming a first liner over the structure and the substrate, the first liner covering sidewall of the structure; forming a dielectric layer over the first liner and the structure; forming a contact hole in the dielectric layer to the first liner; forming a second liner in the contact hole including over the first liner covering the sidewall; removing the first and second liners at a bottom of the contact hole; and filling the contact hole with a conductive material to form the contact. The thicker liner(s) over the sidewall of the structure prevents shorting, and allows for at least maintaining any intrinsic stress in one or more of the liner(s)." The patent application was filed on Jan. 30, 2007 (11/668,717). 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=7,968,949.PN.&OS=PN/7,968,949&RS=PN/7,968,949 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Jaya Anand. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Higher Performance CMOS on (110) Wafers ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 3 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (7,968,946) developed by Massimo V. Fischetti, Putnam Valley, N.Y., and Qiqing C. Ouyang, Yorktown Heights, N.Y., for a "higher performance CMOS on (110) wafers." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A semiconductor (e.g., complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS)) structure formed on a (110) substrate that has improved performance, in terms of mobility enhancement is provided. In accordance with the present invention, the inventive structure includes at least one of a single tensile stressed liner, a compressively stressed shallow trench isolation (STI) region, or a tensile stressed embedded well, which is used in conjunction with the (110) substrate to improve carrier mobility of both nFETs and pFETs. The present invention also relates to a method of providing such structures." The patent application was filed on May 16, 2008 (12/122,227). 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=7,968,946.PN.&OS=PN/7,968,946&RS=PN/7,968,946 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Jaya Anand. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Dual Stress Memorization Technique for CMOS Application ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 3 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (7,968,915) developed by Thomas S. Kanarsky, Hopewell Junction, N.Y., Qiqing Ouyang, Yorktown Heights, N.Y., and Haizhou Yin, Poughkeepsie, N.Y., for a "dual stress memorization technique for CMOS application." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A stress-transmitting dielectric layer is formed on the at least one PFET and the at least one NFET. A tensile stress generating film, such as a silicon nitride, is formed on the at least one NFET by blanket deposition and patterning. A compressive stress generating film, which may be a refractive metal nitride film, is formed on the at least one PFET by a blanket deposition and patterning. An encapsulating dielectric film is deposited over the compress stress generating film. The stress is transferred from both the tensile stress generating film and the compressive stress generating film into the underlying semiconductor structures. The magnitude of the transferred compressive stress from the refractory metal nitride film may be from about 5 GPa to about 20 GPa. The stress is memorized during an anneal and remains in the semiconductor devices after the stress generating films are removed." The patent application was filed on Aug. 8, 2009 (12/538,110). 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=7,968,915.PN.&OS=PN/7,968,915&RS=PN/7,968,915 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Jaya Anand. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Integrated Circuit Chip with FETs having Mixed Body Thicknesses and Method of Manufacture ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 3 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (7,968,944) developed by Rajiv V. Joshi, Yorktown Heights, N.Y., Louis C. Hsu, Fishkill, N.Y., and Oleg Gluschenkov, Poughkeepsie, N.Y., for an "integrated circuit chip with FETs having mixed body thicknesses and method of manufacture thereof." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An Integrated Circuit (IC) chip that may be a bulk CMOS IC chip with silicon on insulator (SOI) Field Effect Transistors (FETs) and method of making the chip. The IC chip includes areas with pockets of buried insulator strata and FETs formed on the strata are SOI FETs. The SOI FETs may include Partially Depleted SOI (PD-SOI) FETs and Fully Depleted SOI (FD-SOI) FETs and the chip may include bulk FETs as well. The FETs are formed by contouring the surface of a wafer, conformally implanting oxygen to a uniform depth, and planarizing to remove the Buried OXide (BOX) in bulk FET regions." The patent application was filed on Aug. 14, 2009 (12/541,641). 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=7,968,944.PN.&OS=PN/7,968,944&RS=PN/7,968,944 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Jaya Anand. *** NXP Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 3 -- NXP, Eindhoven, The Netherlands, has been assigned a patent (7,968,938) developed by Theodore Letavic, Putnam Valley, N.Y., and John Petruzzello, Carmel, N.Y., for a high-voltage device structure. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The present invention provides a vertical tapered dielectric high-voltage device (10) in which the device drift region is depicted by action of MOS field plates (30) formed in vertical trenches. The high-voltage device comprises: a substrate (32); a silicon mesa (20) formed on the substrate and having a stripe geometry, wherein the silicon mesa provides a drift region having a constant doping profile; a recessed gate (22) and source (SN) formed on the silicon mesa; a trench (26) adjacent each side of the silicon mesa; and a metal-dielectric field plate structure (12) formed in each trench; wherein each metal-dielectric field plate structure comprises a dielectric (28) and a metal field plate (30) formed over the dielectric, and wherein a thickness of the dielectric increases linearly through a depth of the trench to provide a constant longitudinal electric field." The patent application was filed on June 10, 2005 (11/629,766). 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=7,968,938.PN.&OS=PN/7,968,938&RS=PN/7,968,938 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Jaya Anand. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Complementary Field Effect Transistors having Embedded Silicon Source and Drain Regions ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 3 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (7,968,910) developed by Xiangdong Chen, Poughquag, N.Y., Thomas W. Dyer, Pleasant Valley, N.Y., and Haining S. Yang, Wappingers Falls, N.Y., for a "complementary field effect transistors having embedded silicon source and drain regions." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method is provided of fabricating complementary stressed semiconductor devices, e.g., an NFET having a tensile stressed channel and a PFET having a compressive stressed channel. In such method, a first semiconductor region having a lattice constant larger than silicon can be epitaxially grown on an underlying semiconductor region of a substrate. The first semiconductor region can be grown laterally adjacent to a second semiconductor region which has a lattice constant smaller than that of silicon. Layers consisting essentially of silicon can be grown epitaxially onto exposed major surfaces of the first and second semiconductor regions after which gates can be formed which overlie the epitaxially grown silicon layers. Portions of the first and second semiconductor regions adjacent to the gates can be removed to form recesses. Regions consisting essentially of silicon can be grown within the recesses to form embedded silicon regions. Source and drain regions then can be formed in the embedded silicon regions. The difference between the lattice constant of silicon and that of the underlying first and second regions results in tensile stressed silicon over the first semiconductor region and compressive stressed silicon over the second semiconductor region." The patent application was filed on April 15, 2008 (12/103,301). 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=7,968,910.PN.&OS=PN/7,968,910&RS=PN/7,968,910 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Macronix International, International Business Machines Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 4 -- Macronix International, Hsinchu, Taiwan, and International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., have been assigned a patent (7,968,876) developed by Hsiang-Lan Lung, Dobbs Ferry, N.Y., and Chung Hon Lam, Peekskill, N.Y., for a "phase change memory cell having vertical channel access transistor." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Memory devices are described along with methods for manufacturing. A device as described herein includes a substrate having a first region and a second region. The first region comprises a first field effect transistor comprising first and second doped regions separated by a horizontal channel region within the substrate, a gate overlying the horizontal channel region, and a first dielectric covering the gate of the first field effect transistor. The second region of the substrate includes a second field effect transistor comprising a first terminal extending through the first dielectric to contact the substrate, a second terminal overlying the first terminal and having a top surface, and a vertical channel region separating the first and second terminals. The second field effect transistor also includes a gate on the first dielectric and adjacent the vertical channel region, the gate having a top surface that is co-planar with the top surface of the second terminal. A second dielectric separates the gate of the second field effect transistor from the vertical channel region." The patent application was filed on May 22, 2009 (12/471,301). 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=7,968,876.PN.&OS=PN/7,968,876&RS=PN/7,968,876 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Jaya Anand. *** International Business Machines, Macronix International Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 4 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., and Macronix International, Taiwan, have been assigned a patent (7,968,861) developed by Geoffrey W. Burr, Cupertino, Calif., Yi-Chou Chen, HsinChu, Taiwan, and Hsiang-Lan Lung, Elmsford, N.Y., for a "phase change memory element." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Thin-film phase-change memories having small phase-change switching volume formed by overlapping thin films. Exemplary embodiments include a phase-change memory element, including a first phase change layer having a resistance, a second phase change layer having a resistance, an insulating layer disposed between the first and second phase change layers; and a third phase change layer having a resistance, and coupled to each of the first and second phase change layers, bridging the insulating layer and electrically coupling the first and second phase change layers, wherein the resistance of the third phase change layer is greater than both the resistance of the first phase change layer and the second phase change layer." The patent application was filed on May 30, 2008 (12/130,075). 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=7,968,861.PN.&OS=PN/7,968,861&RS=PN/7,968,861 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Jaya Anand. *** D'Addario Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 4 -- D'Addario, Farmingdale, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (7,967,732) developed by James D'Addario, Old Westbury, N.Y., and Alexandru Maxim, Farmingdale, N.Y., for a "finger and hand exerciser with tension adjuster." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A finger and hand exerciser includes a housing defining four chambers arranged side-by-side in parallel with one another. Each chamber receives a tension adjustment member, a plunger that is reciprocatingly slidable in the chamber, and a helically wound compression spring extending between the plunger and the tension adjustment member. Each tension adjustment member includes a knurled wheel which the user of the finger and hand exerciser may turn to decrease or increase the force the spring exerts on the plunger." The patent application was filed on June 16, 2009 (12/456,386). 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=7,967,732.PN.&OS=PN/7,967,732&RS=PN/7,967,732 Written by Anjali Jha; edited by Jaya Anand. *** New York Inventor Develops Patent for Compression Garment with Heel Elevation ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 4 -- Sundaram Ravikumar, Briarcliff Manor, N.Y., has developed a patent (7,967,766) for a "compression garment with heel elevation." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A garment that includes at least one inflatable chamber for applying compression to a limb for assisting venous return, and an elevation member to elevate the limb. The elevation member may comprise an inflatable chamber, and the garment may be configured for compressive therapy of the leg while elevating the heel, eliminating or otherwise reducing or mitigating pressure on an individual's heel while the leg is in an extended position and undergoing compressive therapy." The patent application was filed on July 47, 2006 (11/494,720). 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=7,967,766.PN.&OS=PN/7,967,766&RS=PN/7,967,766 Written by Anjali Jha; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Advanced Technology Materials Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 4 -- Advanced Technology Materials, Danbury, Conn., has been assigned a patent (7,966,879) developed by seven co-inventors for a "fluid storage and dispensing system including dynamic fluid monitoring of fluid storage and dispensing vessel." The co-inventors are James Dietz, Scarsdale, N.Y., Steven E. Bishop, Rio Rancho, N.M., James V. McManus, Bethel, Conn., Steven M. Lurcott, Sherman, Conn., Michael J. Wodjenski, New Milford, Conn., Robert Kaim, Brookline, Mass., and Frank Dimeo Jr., Falls Church, Va. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A monitoring system (100) for monitoring fluid in a fluid supply vessel (22, 24, 26, 28, 108) during operation including dispensing of fluid from the fluid supply vessel. The monitoring system includes (i) one or more sensors (114, 126) for monitoring a characteristic of the fluid supply vessel or the fluid dispensed therefrom, (ii) a data acquisition module (40, 132, 146) operatively coupled to the one or more sensors to receive monitoring data therefrom and responsively generate an output correlative to the characteristic monitored by the one or more sensors, and (iii) a processor (50, 150) and display (52, 150) operatively coupled with the data acquisition module and arranged to process the output from the data acquisition module and responsively output a graphical representation of fluid in the fluid supply vessel, billing documents, usage reports, and/or resupply requests." The patent application was filed on Oct. 24, 2005 (11/577,864). 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=79,66,879&OS=79,66,879&RS=79,66,879 Written by Rajat Puri; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Lockheed Martin Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 4 -- Lockheed Martin, Bethesda, Md., has been assigned a patent (7,966,883) developed by five co-inventors for a "non-destructive inspection using laser-ultrasound and infrared thermography." The co-inventors are Peter William Lorraine, Niskayuna, N.Y., Donald Robert Howard, Troy, N.Y., Harry Israel Ringermacher, Delanson, N.Y., Marc Dubois, Keller, Texas, and Thomas E. Drake, Fort Worth, Texas. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An inspection system is provided to examine internal structures of a target material. This inspection system includes a generation laser, an ultrasonic detection system, a thermal imaging system, and a processor/control module. The generation laser produces a pulsed laser beam that is operable to induce ultrasonic displacements and thermal transients at the target material. The ultrasonic detection system detects ultrasonic surface displacements at the target material. The thermal imaging system detects thermal transients at the target material. The processor analyzes both detected ultrasonic displacements and thermal imagery of the target material to yield information about the target material's internal structure." The patent application was filed on Dec. 6, 2006 (11/567,444). 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=79,66,883&OS=79,66,883&RS=79,66,883 Written by Rajat Puri; edited by Jaya Anand. *** General Electric Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 4 -- General Electric, Niskayuna, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (7,966,887) developed by five co-inventors for a "high temperature optical pressure sensor and method of fabrication of the same." The co-inventors are Aaron Jay Knobloch, Mechanicville, N.Y., David William Vernooy, Niskayuna, N.Y., Weizhuo Li, Berkeley Heights, N.J., David Mulford Shaddock, Troy, N.Y., and Stacey Joy Kennerly, Albany, N.Y. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A high-temperature pressure sensor is provided. The sensor includes a quartz substrate with a cavity etched on one side. A reflective coating is deposited on at least a portion of the cavity. The sensor further includes a ferrule section coupled to the quartz substrate with the cavity therebetween. The cavity exists in a vacuum, and cavity gap is formed between the reflective metal coating and a surface of the ferrule. The sensor also includes an optical fiber enclosed by the ferrule section and extending from the cavity gap to an opposing end of the ferrule section and a metal casing surrounding the ferrule section and the quartz substrate with an opening for said optical fiber extending therefrom. The pressure applied to the quartz substrate changes the dimensions of the cavity gap and a reflected signal from the reflective coating is processed as a pressure." The patent application was filed on March 26, 2009 (12/411,878). 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=79,66,887&OS=79,66,887&RS=79,66,887 Written by Rajat Puri; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Cayenne Medical Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 4 -- Cayenne Medical, Phoenix, has been assigned a patent (7,967,861) developed by six co-inventors for "devices, systems and methods for material fixation." The co-inventors are Kenneth D. Montgomery, Roslyn, N.Y., Derek J. Harper, Scottsdale, Ariz., Kevin N. Baird, Phoenix, Joe P. Kovalski, Ventura, Calif., Joanne Kovalski, Ventura, Calif., and David G. Spilka, Phoenix. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A material fixation system is particularly adapted to improve the tendon-to-bone fixation of hamstring autografts, as well as other soft tissue ACL reconstruction techniques. The system is easy to use, requires no additional accessories, uses only a single drill hole, and can be implanted by one person. Additionally, it replicates the native ACL by compressing the tendons against the aperture of the tibial tunnel, which leads to a shorter graft and increased graft stiffness. It is adapted to accommodate single or double tendon bundle autografts or allografts. It also provides pull out strength measured to be greater than 1000 N." The patent application was filed on March 20, 2007 (11/725,981). 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=7,967,861.PN.&OS=PN/7,967,861&RS=PN/7,967,861 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Mattel Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 4 -- Mattel, El Segundo, Calif., has been assigned a patent (7,967,704) developed by Anthony G. Schulte, East Aurora, N.Y., for a "reconfigurable implement positioner and guidance system." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The present invention relates to a reconfigurable implement positioning and guidance system. The system includes an implement (e.g., a ball), an implement support, and a swung object (e.g., a bat). The implement support is reconfigurable between two modes. In a first mode the implement can be struck and propelled from the implement support and in a second mode the implement is fastened to the implement support so that it cannot separate upon impact with the swung object. The system also includes a guide positioned in the vicinity (e.g., below) of the implement so that an object swung below the implement will contact the guide which will direct the swung object toward and into contact with the implement. The guide can be employed in the first mode or the system can be used in either mode with the guide removed." The patent application was filed on Sept. 30, 2008 (12/241,148). 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=79,67,704&OS=79,67,704&RS=79,67,704 Written by Rajat Puri; edited by Jaya Anand. *** DePuy Spine Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 4 -- DePuy Spine, Raynham, Mass., has been assigned a patent (7,967,845) developed by nine co-inventors for a "head-to-head connector spinal fixation system." The co-inventors are Carl Lauryssen, Beverly Hills, Calif., Raymond F. Murphy, Attleboro, Mass., David D. Konieczynski, Needham, Mass., Bryan S. Jones, Quincy, Mass., Mark T. Hall, Bridgewater, Mass., Thomas V. Doherty, Latham, N.Y., Steven Ludwig, Baltimore, Iain H. Kalfas, Beachwood, Ohio, and Michael O'Brien, Pinecrest, Fla. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A spinal fixation system comprising at least two bone anchors, a rod connecting the bone anchors and a connecting plate extending from a proximal surface of at least one of the bone anchors. A method of fixing vertebrae relative to each other comprising the steps of: implanting bone anchors in two adjacent vertebrae, each bone anchor having a rod receiving portion; placing a rod in the rod receiving portions, thereby connecting the bone anchors; threadably engaging set screws in the rod receiving portions of at least a portion of the bone anchors, thereby fixing the rod to the bone anchors; mating one end of a connecting plate to a proximal bearing surface of at least a portion of the bone anchors; and engaging a cap with at least a portion of the set screws, thereby fixing the connecting plate to the bone anchors." The patent application was filed on Oct. 19, 2009 (12/581,410). 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=7,967,845.PN.&OS=PN/7,967,845&RS=PN/7,967,845 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Socratech, Scripps Research Institute, University of Rochester Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 4 -- Socratech, Los Angeles, Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, Calif., and the University of Rochester, Rochester, N.Y., have been assigned a patent (7,968,515) developed by Berislav V. Zlokovic, Rochester, N.Y., and John H. Griffin, Del Mar, Calif., for a "protein S protects the nervous system from injury." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Protein S is a significant neuroprotectant when administered after focal ischemic stroke and prevents hypoxic/re-oxygenation injury. Purified human plasma-derived or recombinant protein S improves motor neurological function after stroke, and reduced brain infarction and edema. Protein S also enhances post-ischemic reperfusion and reduced brain fibrin and neutrophil deposition. Cortical neurons are protected from hypoxia/re-oxygenation-induced apoptosis. Thus, protein S and variants thereof are prototypes of a class of agents for preventing injury of the nervous system. In particular, a disease or other pathological condition (e.g., stroke) may be treated with such agents having one or more protein S activities (e.g., anti-thrombotic and anti-inflammatory activities, direct cellular neuronal protective effects) although the latter activities are not be required." The patent application was filed on Sept. 30, 2003 (10/529,748). 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=79,68,515.PN.&OS=PN/79,68,515&RS=PN/79,68,515 Written by Ruby Maibam; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Xerox Assigned Patent for Amine Phosphate Containing Photogenerating Layer Photoconductors ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 4 -- Xerox, Norwalk, Conn., has been assigned a patent (7,968,263) developed by Jin Wu, Webster, N.Y., for "amine phosphate containing photogenerating layer photoconductors." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A photoconductor that includes, for example, a supporting substrate, a photogenerating layer, and at least one charge transport layer comprised of at least one charge transport component, and wherein the photogenerating layer contains an amine phosphate." The patent application was filed on May 30, 2008 (12/129,969). 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=7,968,263&OS=7,968,263&RS=7,968,263 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Global OLED Technology Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 4 -- Global OLED Technology, Wilmington, Del., has been assigned a patent (7,968,215) developed by William J. Begley, Webster, N.Y., and Natasha Andrievsky, Webster, N.Y., for an "OLED device with cyclobutene electron injection materials." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An OLED device including a cathode, an anode, and having therebetween a light-emitting layer and further comprising a first layer between the light-emitting layer and the cathode containing a cyclobutene compound comprising a cyclobutene nucleus substituted in the 1-position with a five- or six-membered heteroaromatic ring group containing at least one trivalent nitrogen atom; substituted in the 2-position with an aromatic ring group; and substituted with a first methylene group in the 3-position and a second methylene group in the 4-position, provided said first and second methylene groups are further disubstituted in the 1',1'-positions and the 1'',1''-positions with independently selected aromatic groups." The patent application was filed on Dec. 9, 2008 (12/330,547). 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=7,968,215&OS=7,968,215&RS=7,968,215 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** GM Global Technology Operations Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 4 -- GM Global Technology Operations, Detroit, has been assigned a patent (7,968,240) developed by four co-inventors for a "system and method for shorting a fuel cell stack." The co-inventors are Clark G. Hochgraf, Honeoye Falls, N.Y., Robert S. Foley, Rochester, N.Y., Matthew K. Hortop, Rochester, N.Y., and Balasubramanian Lakshmanan, Pittsford, N.Y. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A fuel cell system is provided that includes a fuel cell stack with a plurality of fuel cells and a power converter in electrical communication with the fuel cell stack. The power converter is configured to selectively regulate a power of the fuel cell stack and short circuit the fuel cell stack, as desired. A method for starting the fuel cell stack is also described, including the steps of causing a short circuit of the fuel cell stack by placing the power converter in a short circuit mode; introducing a hydrogen to the anodes of the fuel cell stack to displace a quantity of air on the anodes; and placing the power converter in a power regulation mode. A degradation of the fuel cell stack during start-up is thereby militated against." The patent application was filed on Jan. 15, 2008 (12/014,272). 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=7,968,240&OS=7,968,240&RS=7,968,240 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** New York Inventor Develops Patent for Adjustable Lighting Device ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 4 -- Jonathan E. Levine, New York, has developed a patent (7,967,468) for an adjustable lighting device. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A lighting device is disclosed. The lighting device can be battery-powered and can include one or more LEDs within a light assembly. The device also can include a battery compartment, a first frame element, and a second frame element. The light assembly can be supported by the first frame element and free to tilt on a first axis relative to the first frame element. The light assembly can be free to rotate relative to the second frame element on a second axis substantially perpendicular to the first axis. The second frame element can be, for example, a plate configured to be fixedly mounted to a surface, such as a wall." The patent application was filed on June 5, 2009 (12/478,978). 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=79,67,468.PN.&OS=PN/79,67,468&RS=PN/79,67,468 Written by Ruby Maibam; edited by Jaya Anand. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 4 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (7,968,270) developed by eight co-inventors for a "process of making a semiconductor device using multiple antireflective materials." The co-inventors are Marie Angelopoulos, Cortlandt Manor, N.Y., Katherina E. Babich, Chappaqua, N.Y., Sean D. Burns, Hopewell Junction, N.Y., Richard A. Conti, Katonah, N.Y., Allen H. Gabor, Katonah, N.Y., Scott D. Halle, Hopewell Junction, N.Y., Arpan P. Mahorowala, Bronxville, N.Y., and Dirk Pfeiffer, Dobbs Ferry, N.Y. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A lithographic structure consisting essentially of: an organic antireflective material disposed on a substrate; a vapor-deposited RCHX material, wherein R is one or more elements selected from the group consisting of Si, Ge, B, Sn, Fe and Ti, and wherein X is not present or is one or more elements selected from the group consisting of O, N, S and F; and a photoresist material disposed on the RCHX material. The invention is also directed to methods of making the lithographic structure, and using the structure to pattern a substrate." The patent application was filed on Aug. 25, 2008 (12/197,571). 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=7,968,270&OS=7,968,270&RS=7,968,270 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Delphi Technologies Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 4 -- Delphi Technologies, Troy, Mich., has been assigned a patent (7,968,237) developed by Malcolm James Grieve, Fairport, N.Y., and Kaushik Rajashekara, Carmel, Ind., for "PEM-SOFC hybrid power generation systems." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A hybrid fuel cell system comprising a solid-oxide fuel cell system, a proton exchange membrane fuel cell system, a hydrocarbon reformer and a hydrogen separator. A large PEM provides output power, such as motive power for a vehicle, using hydrogen storage that may be resupplied from a separate hydrogen refilling station or from the onboard reformer. The SOFC is preferably small and provides heat and exhaust water that, when recycled into the reformer, allow the reformer to operate endothermically without requiring atmospheric air, thus excluding nitrogen from the reformate stream. Alternatively, the reformer and SOFC are stationary at a base station and the PEM is aboard the vehicle. The SOFC and reformer have sufficient capacity to recharge hydrogen storage in the vehicle in a relatively short period of time, such as overnight." The patent application was filed on July 21, 2010 (12/840,391). 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=7,968,237&OS=7,968,237&RS=7,968,237 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** GM Global Technology Operations Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 4 -- GM Global Technology Operations, Detroit, has been assigned a patent (7,968,251) developed by four co-inventors for an "electrical contact element and bipolar plate." The co-inventors are Gayatri Vyas, Rochester Hills, Mich., Hubert A. Gasteiger, Rochester, N.Y., Youssef Mikhail, Sterling Heights, Mich., and Ilona Busenbender, Rheinbreitbach, Germany. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "In one aspect a substrate such as a sheet metal product, in particular for use as a bipolar plate in a fuel cell or in an electrolyzer, is characterized in that it has, on at least one side, a conductive and corrosion-resistant protective coating of a metal oxide having a treatment which ensures the conductivity. The coating can be produced by introducing a piece of sheet metal into a coating plant and providing it with the conductive and corrosion-resistant protective coating of the metal oxide. In another aspect, an electrochemical cell such as a fuel cell comprises an electrically conductive contact element having a first surface facing an electrode for conducting electrical current, and the contact element comprises an electrically conductive substrate and an electrically conductive coating comprising a doped metal oxide, desirably a doped tin oxide, and preferably a fluorine doped tin oxide." The patent application was filed on Oct. 20, 2003 (10/689,001). 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=7,968,251&OS=7,968,251&RS=7,968,251 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** General Electric Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 4 -- General Electric, Niskayuna, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (7,968,217) developed by four co-inventors for "articles for high temperature service and methods for their manufacture." The co-inventors are Reza Sarrafi-Nour, Clifton Park, N.Y., Krishan Lal Luthra, Niskayuna, N.Y., Peter Joel Meschter, Niskayuna, N.Y., and Curtis Alan Johnson, Niskayuna, N.Y. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An article for use in aggressive environments is presented. In one embodiment, the article comprises a substrate and a self-sealing and substantially hermetic sealing layer disposed over the bondcoat. The substrate may be any high-temperature material, including, for instance, silicon-bearing ceramics and ceramic matrix composites. A method for making such articles is also presented. The method comprises providing a substrate; disposing a self-sealing layer over the substrate; and heating the sealing layer to a sealing temperature at which at least a portion of the sealing layer will flow." The patent application was filed on June 26, 2007 (11/768,467). 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=7,968,217&OS=7,968,217&RS=7,968,217 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Xerox Assigned Patent for Bis(Enylaryl)Arylamine Containing Photoconductors ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 4 -- Xerox, Norwalk, Conn., has been assigned a patent (7,968,262) developed by Jin Wu, Webster, N.Y., for a "bis(enylaryl)arylamine containing photoconductors." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A photoconductor that includes, for example, a supporting substrate, a photogenerating layer, and a bis(enylaryl)arylamine containing charge transport layer." The patent application was filed on June 30, 2008 (12/164,596). 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=7,968,262&OS=7,968,262&RS=7,968,262 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Xerox Assigned Patent for Zirconocene Containing Photoconductors ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 4 -- Xerox, Norwalk, Conn., has been assigned a patent (7,968,261) developed by Jin Wu, Webster, N.Y., for zirconocene containing photoconductors. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A photoconductor that includes, for example, a supporting substrate, a photogenerating layer, and a charge transport layer, and wherein at least one of the charge transport layer and the photogenerating layer contains a zirconocene." The patent application was filed on May 30, 2008 (12/129,982). 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=7,968,261&OS=7,968,261&RS=7,968,261 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Columbia University, University of New York Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 4 -- Columbia University, New York, and the University of New York, Albany, N.Y., have been assigned a patent (7,968,126) developed by five co-inventors for a "Creation of a biological atrioventricular bypass to compensate for atrioventricular block." The co-inventors are Peter R. Brink, Setauket, N.Y., Ira S. Cohen, Stony Brook, N.Y., Michael R. Rosen, New York, Richard B. Robinson, Cresskill, N.J., and Peter Danilo Jr., Hopewell, N.J. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method of creating an atrioventricular bypass tract for a heart comprises growing mesenchymal stem cells into a strip with two ends, attaching one end of the strip onto the atrium of the heart, and attaching the other end of the strip to the ventricle of the heart, to create a tract connecting the atrium to the ventricle to provide a path for electrical signals generated by the sinus node to propagate across the tract and excite the ventricle." The patent application was filed on Dec. 22, 2004 (10/584,303). 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=7,968,126&OS=7,968,126&RS=7,968,126 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Bitzer Kuhlmaschinenbau Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 4 -- Bitzer Kuhlmaschinenbau, Germany, has been assigned a patent (7,967,581) developed by Wayne P. Beagle, Chittenango, N.Y., James W. Bush, Skaneateles, N.Y., and Jason K. Torrisi, Cicero, N.Y., for a "shaft mounted counterweight, method and scroll compressor incorporating same." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A counterweight mounted to a drive shaft in a scroll compressor is provided. The drive shaft has a central annular segment generally concentric about the central axis and an eccentric annular segment offset from the central axis that can be used for driving the movable scroll compressor body. A counterweight engages the eccentric and also engages the annular segment for location and mounting of the counterweight to the shaft." The patent application was filed on Jan. 17, 2008 (12/015,689). 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=7,967,581.PN.&OS=PN/7,967,581&RS=PN/7,967,581 Written by Ankita Das; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Bristol-Myers Squibb Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 4 -- Bristol-Myers Squibb, Princeton, N.J., has been assigned a patent (7,968,555) developed by eleven co-inventors for "intermediates in the preparation of entecavir via carbon-silicon oxidation." The co-inventors are Maotang X. Zhou, Cedar Knolls, N.J., Emily A. Reiff, Milltown, N.J., Purushotham Vemishetti, Monmouth Junction, N.J., Yadagiri R. Pendri, South Glastonbury, Conn., Ambarish K. Singh, Plainsboro, N.J., Siva Josyula Prasad, Kendall Park, N.J., Ulhas P. Dhokte, Kendall Park, N.J., Xinhua Qian, Flemington, N.J., Pia Mountford, Lambertville, N.J., Kerry B. Hartung, Minoa, N.Y., and Helen Sailes, Dublin, Ireland. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Processes for preparing entecavir and novel intermediates thereof using carbon-silicon oxidation. ##STR00001#." The patent application was filed on July 22, 2010 (12/841,669). 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=7,968,555.PN.&OS=PN/7,968,555&RS=PN/7,968,555 Written by Ankita Das; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Acorda Therapeutics Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 4 -- Acorda Therapeutics, Hawthorne, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (7,968,089) developed by four co-inventors for "proteoglycan degrading mutants for the treatment of CNS." The co-inventors are Elliott A. Gruskin, Killingworth, Conn., Anthony O. Caggiano, Larchmont, N.Y., Gargi Roy, Danbury, Conn., Rohini D'Souza, Croton on Hudson, N.Y. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The present disclosure relates to the preparation and deletion mutants of chondroitinase proteins and their use in methods for promoting the diffusion of therapeutic composition into tissues and their use for neurological functional recovery after central nervous system ("CNS") injury or disease." The patent application was filed on July 3, 2008 (12/167,573). 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=7,968,089&OS=7,968,089&RS=7,968,089 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Tandus Flooring Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 4 -- Tandus Flooring, Dalton, Ga., has been assigned a patent (7,968,165) developed by Jhane Barnes, New York, for a patterning technique. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A textile motif comprises an arrangement of substantially square, substantially identical modules variously oriented with respect to one another in fixed positions within the motif. Each module includes at least two visually distinct hues. The motif may be repeated to form an overall textile pattern." The patent application was filed on Aug. 20, 2009 (12/583,449). 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=7,968,165&OS=7,968,165&RS=7,968,165 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** General Electric Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 4 -- General Electric, Niskayuna, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (7,967,559) developed by Ronald Scott Bunker, Niskayuna, N.Y., for a "stator-rotor assembly having surface feature for enhanced containment of gas flow and related processes." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A stator-rotor assembly which includes at least one interface region between the stator and rotor is described. At least one stator or rotor surface in the interface region includes a pattern of inverted turbulators. The inverted turbulators restrict gas flow through a gap between the stator and the rotor. Various turbomachines which can contain such a stator-rotor assembly are also described. The disclosure also discusses methods to restrict gas flow through gaps in a stator-rotor assembly utilizing the inverted turbulators." The patent application was filed on May 30, 2007 (11/755,588). 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=7,967,559.PN.&OS=PN/7,967,559&RS=PN/7,967,559 Written by Ankita Das; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Innovative Environmental Products Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 4 -- Innovative Environmental Products, Livonia, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (7,967,988) developed by Francis C. Miller, Livonia, N.Y., for a "method for treatment of waste latex." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method and a apparatus for treating a liquid volume containing latex waste, the method comprising providing a treatment apparatus comprising at least a first vessel, and a filtration system in liquid communication with the first vessel; delivering a portion of the liquid containing waste latex to the first vessel; adding a first reagent to the portion of liquid containing waste latex to cause the formation of waste latex flocs of a first size; adding a second reagent to the portion of liquid containing waste latex to cause growth of the waste latex flocs of the first size into separable waste latex flocs; separating the separable waste latex flocs within the filtration system into a waste latex sludge and a first filtrate; and dewatering the waste latex sludge to produce a waste latex solid and a second filtrate. The filtrates may be reusable in a latex manufacturing process." The patent application was filed on Jan. 2, 2008 (11/968,240). 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=7967988.PN.&OS=PN/7967988&RS=PN/7967988 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Tokyo Electron Assigned Patent for Multi-layer/Multi-input/Multi-output (MLMIMO) Models and Method for Using ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 4 -- Tokyo Electron, Tokyo, has been assigned a patent (7,967,995) developed by five co-inventors for a "multi-layer/multi-input/multi-output (MLMIMO) models and method for using." The co-inventors are Merritt Funk, Austin, Texas, Radha Sundararajan, Dripping Springs, Texas, Hyung Joo Lee, Austin, Texas, Daniel Prager, Hopewell Junction, N.Y., and Asao Yamashita, Fishkill, N.Y. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The invention provides a method of processing a substrate using multilayer processing sequences and Multi-Layer/Multi-Input/Multi-Output (MLMIMO) models and libraries that can include one or more masking layer creation procedures, one or more pre-processing measurement procedures, one or more Partial-Etch (P-E) procedures, one or more Final-Etch (F-E) procedures, and one or more post-processing measurement procedures." The patent application was filed on March 31, 2008 (12/059,624). 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=7967995.PN.&OS=PN/7967995&RS=PN/7967995 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** General Electric Assigned Patent for 2,5-linked Polyfluorenes for Optoelectronic Devices ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 4 -- General Electric, Niskayuna, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (7,968,004) developed by four co-inventors for "2,5-linked polyfluorenes for optoelectronic devices." The co-inventors are James Anthony Cella, Clifton Park, N.Y., Joseph John Shiang, Niskayuna, N.Y., Elliott West Shanklin, Altamont, N.Y., and Paul Michael Smigelski Jr., Scotia, N.Y. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Polyfluorene polymers and copolymers having substantial amounts (10-100%) of fluorenes coupled at the 2 and 5 positions of fluorene are useful as active layers in OLED devices where triplet energies >2.10 eV are required." The patent application was filed on Oct. 14, 2008 (12/250,770). 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=7968004.PN.&OS=PN/7968004&RS=PN/7968004 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Laird Technologies Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 4 -- Laird Technologies, Chesterfield, Mo., has been assigned a patent (7,968,012) developed by Martin L. Rapp, Chesterfield, Mo., Jeff McFadden, Rochester, N.Y., and Frank T. McNally, Kennett Square, Pa., for a "method and apparatus for EMI shielding." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Disclosed are methods for manufacturing electromagnetic interference shields for use in nonconductive housings of electronic equipment. In one embodiment, the shield may include an electrically nonconductive substrate, such as a thermoformable film, coated with an electrically conductive element, such as an extensible ink or a combination of conductive fibers with an extensible film. In one embodiment, a compressible conductive perimeter gap gasket may be formed by using a form in place process." The patent application was filed on March 7, 2008 (12/044,676). 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=7968012.PN.&OS=PN/7968012&RS=PN/7968012 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** General Electric Assigned Patent for Adsorption of Vanadium Compounds from Fuel Oil and Adsorbents ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 4 -- General Electric, Schenectady, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (7,967,976) developed by James Manio Silva, Clifton Park, N.Y., and Grigorii Lev Soloveichik, Latham, N.Y., for an "adsorption of vanadium compounds from fuel oil and adsorbents." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method for treating crude or residual fuel oil includes extracting vanadium from the fuel oil by contacting the fuel oil with an adsorbent and a solvent. The adsorbent may be modified with a compound having both acidic functionality and basic functionality. The method provides effective removal of vanadium from crude or residual fuel oil at moderate temperatures." The patent application was filed on Jan. 12, 2007 (11/622,731). 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=7967976.PN.&OS=PN/7967976&RS=PN/7967976 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** New York Inventors Develop Patent for Packaging Device and Method for Absorbing Moisture ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 4 -- Kevin J. O'Neill, Lloyd Harbor, N.Y., and Albert J. Salese, Huntington, N.Y., have developed a patent (7,967,949) for a "packaging device and method for absorbing moisture." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A packaging device and method for absorbing and reducing moisture as well as a manufacturing process for such device. The packaging device is a container made from paperboard such as containerboards or linerboards with a corrugated medium. The paperboard is insulated with moisture absorbing additives comprising charcoal, activated charcoal, activated carbon, or substances mostly comprised of carbon. Perforations may be added in the boards to further permit moisture to reach the corrugated medium, permitting further absorption by the additives embedded within the corrugated medium in between the boards. This packaging device and method is favorable for storing or transporting objects which are sensitive to or would benefit from low moisture/humidity conditions." The patent application was filed on Jan. 18, 2008 (12/016,792). 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=7967949.PN.&OS=PN/7967949&RS=PN/7967949 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 4 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (7,967,978) developed by Jeffrey J. Bright, New Paltz, N.Y., George L. Mack, Pleasant Valley, N.Y., and Michael J. Schade, Hopewell Junction, N.Y., for a "method and apparatus for filter conditioning." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An apparatus for preconditioning a filter media includes a reservoir containing a liquid; a pump operatively connected and in fluid communication with the reservoir; a filter housing operatively connected and in fluid communication with the reservoir and the pump, and having a filter media disposed therein; a control unit operatively connected to the pump; and wherein the pump is operable to circulate the liquid through the filter media to wet and remove air from the filter media prior to installation of the filter media in a processing application." The patent application was filed on Dec. 11, 2006 (11/608,863). 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=7967978.PN.&OS=PN/7967978&RS=PN/7967978 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. 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