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U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in Pennsylvania (July 18)(Targeted News Service Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Targeted News Service Targeted News Service ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 18 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Pennsylvania. *** Invista North America Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 17 -- Invista North America, Wilmington, Del., has been assigned a patent (7,977,502) developed by five co-inventors for a "process for making and refining 3-pentenenitrile, and for refining 2-methyl-3-butenenitrile." The co-inventors are Thomas Foo, Wilmington, Del., Sigridur S. Kristjansdottir, Wilmington, Del., Ronald J. McKinney, Wilmington, Del., Ron Ozer, Arden, Del., and Paul S. Pearlman, Thornton, Pa. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The invention provides an integrated, continuous process for the production of 3-pentenenitrile, the refining of 3-pentenenitrile, and the refining of 2-methyl-3-butenenitrile, the process comprising: (a) contacting, in a reaction zone, a hydrogen cyanide-containing feed, a butadiene-containing feed, and a catalyst composition, wherein the catalyst composition comprises a zero-valent nickel and at least one bidentate phosphorus-containing ligand selected from the group consisting of a phosphite, a phosphonite, a phosphinite, a phosphine, a mixed phosphorus-containing ligand, and combination thereof; (b) maintaining a residence time in the reaction zone sufficient to convert about 95% or more of the hydrogen cyanide and to produce a reaction mixture comprising 3-pentenenitrile and 2-methyl-3-butenenitrile, wherein the 2-methyl-3-butenenitrile concentration is maintained below about 15 weight percent of the total mass of the reaction mixture; (c) distilling the reaction mixture to obtain a first stream comprising 1,3-butadiene, a second stream comprising 3-pentenenitrile, 2-methyl-3-butenenitrile, (Z)-2-methyl-2-butenenitrile, and optionally 1,3-butadiene, and a third stream comprising the catalyst composition; (d) distilling the second stream to obtain a fourth stream comprising 1,3-butadiene, a fifth stream comprising 2-methyl-3-butenenitrile, (Z)-2-methyl-2-butenenitrile, and optionally 1,3-butadiene, and a sixth stream comprising 3-pentenenitrile; and (e) distilling the fifth stream to obtain a seventh stream comprising 1,3-butadiene, an eighth stream comprising (Z)-2-methyl-2-butenenitrile, and a ninth stream comprising 2-methyl-3-butenenitrile." The patent application was filed on Jan. 14, 2009 (12/353,410). 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=7,977,502.PN.&OS=PN/7,977,502&RS=PN/7,977,502 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Bayer MaterialScience Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 17 -- Bayer MaterialScience, Pittsburgh, has been assigned a patent (7,977,501) developed by four co-inventors for a "polyether carbonate polyols made via double metal cyanide (DMC) catalysis." The co-inventors are Karl W. Haider, Wexford, Pa., Kenneth G. McDaniel, Charleston, W.Va., John E. Hayes, Gibsonia, Pa., and Jianzhong Shen, Audubon, Pa. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The present invention relates to a polyether carbonate polyol made by copolymerizing a starter molecule with carbon dioxide, at a pressure ranging from about 10 psia to about 2,000 psia, and an alkylene oxide, at a temperature ranging from about 50.degree. C. to about 190.degree. C. and in the presence of from about 0.001 wt. % to about 0.2 wt. % of a substantially non-crystalline double metal cyanide (DMC) catalyst, wherein the polyol has an incorporated carbon dioxide content of from about 1 wt. % to about 40 wt. %, wherein the ratio of cyclic carbonate by-product to total carbonate is less than about 0.3 and wherein the weight percentages are based on the weight of the polyol. The inventive polyether carbonate polyols may find use in producing polyurethane foams, elastomers, coatings, sealants and adhesives with improved properties." The patent application was filed on July 24, 2006 (11/491,680). 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=7,977,501.PN.&OS=PN/7,977,501&RS=PN/7,977,501 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Rex Medical Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 18 -- Rex Medical, Conshohocken, Pa., has been assigned a patent (7,976,562) developed by James Erich Bressler, Langhorne, Pa., David M. Schaller, Wallingford, Pa., and James F. McGuckin Jr., Radnor, Pa., for a "method of removing a vein filter." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method of removing an implanted vessel filter by a femoral approach comprising the steps of providing a catheter with a curved tip, inserting a straightening device into the catheter to move the catheter tip from a curved position to a more straightened position, advancing the catheter tip through the femoral vein and past a cranial end of the filter, withdrawing the straightening device to enable the catheter tip to return to the curved condition, and inserting a filter grasping device though the catheter and a curved catheter tip to exit a distal portion to grasp the filter." The patent application was filed on May 10, 2007 (11/801,547). 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=7,976,562.PN.&OS=PN/7,976,562&RS=PN/7,976,562 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Bayer MaterialScience Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 18 -- Bayer MaterialScience, Pittsburgh, has been assigned a patent (7,977,415) developed by Marina Rogunova, Pittsburgh, for an "impact resistant, flame retardant thermoplastic molding composition." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A thermoplastic molding composition characterized by its flame retardance and impact strength is disclosed. The composition contains (A) linear aromatic (co)polycarbonate, (B) a graft (co)polymer having core-shell morphology, the shell containing polymerized alkyl(meth)acrylate and the core containing interpenetrated and inseparable polyorganosiloxane and poly(meth)alkyl acrylate components, (C) a phosphorous-containing flame retardant compound, (D) fluorinated polyolefin and (E) a boron compound, and optionally SAN. The composition is further characterized in that it contains no polyalkylene terephthalate." The patent application was filed on Nov. 30, 2007 (11/998,697). 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=79,77,415&OS=79,77,415&RS=79,77,415 Written by Rajat Puri; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Affinergy, Synthes USA Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 18 -- Affinergy, Durham, N.C., and Synthes USA, West Chester, Pa., have been assigned a patent (7,977,313) developed by five co-inventors for "methods and compositions for promoting localization of pharmaceutically active agents to bone." The co-inventors are Hanne Gron, Durham, N.C., David Duffin, Raleigh, N.C., Doug Buechter, Chester Springs, Pa., Elliott Gruskin, Malvern, Pa., and Michael Lehmicke, West Chester, Pa. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Compositions are provided comprising a family of peptides having binding specificity for bone, and their use to produce coating compositions. The coating compositions are used to deliver a pharmaceutically active agent to bone, and are used in methods related to bone implants, bone repair, and bone-related diseases." The patent application was filed on April 22, 2008 (12/107,098). 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=7,977,313.PN.&OS=PN/7,977,313&RS=PN/7,977,313 Written by Anjali Jha; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Tyco Electronics Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 18 -- Tyco Electronics, Berwyn, Pa., has been assigned a patent (7,976,342) developed by Dominic Anthony Farole, Hummelstown, Pa., Keith Edwin Miller, Manheim, Pa., and Ricardo Lee Koller, Lititz, Pa., for a "high density rectangular interconnect." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A high density rectangular electrical interconnect is disclosed that includes a plug having a plurality of plug contacts mated to a receptacle having a plurality of spring contacts preloaded with an opening force to reduce mating force. The plurality of plug contacts may be a plurality of pin contacts, printed circuit board traces, or flexible film contacts. The plug and receptacle may include shields and/or shielding material that form a continuous shield around the mated plug and spring contacts." The patent application was filed on June 4, 2008 (12/132,930). 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=79,76,342&OS=79,76,342&RS=79,76,342 Written by Rajat Puri; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Tyco Electronics Assigned Patent for Electrical Contact Assembly and Method of Manufacturing ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 18 -- Tyco Electronics, Middletown, Pa., has been assigned a patent (7,976,345) developed by David Stanley Szczesny, Hershey, Pa., for an "electrical contact assembly and method of manufacturing thereof." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An electrical connector assembly is disclosed which includes a housing; and a plurality of substantially identical contact assemblies each including a pair of electrical contacts with receptacle contact portions configured to be received by the housing. The plurality of contact assemblies are arranged in sequence in a linear array in the housing, and in alternating first and second orientations. The second orientation is a reverse orientation with respect to the first orientation. The substantially identical electrical contact assemblies each include a first electrical contact and a second electrical contact and a receptacle contact portion in electrical communication with the edge connector portion. The edge connector portions are substantially a mirror image while the receptacle contact portions are substantially slide-along images of each other. A method of manufacturing is also disclosed for the electrical contact assemblies." The patent application was filed on Dec. 15, 2005 (11/304,235). 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=79,76,345&OS=79,76,345&RS=79,76,345 Written by Rajat Puri; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Tyco Electronics Assigned Patent for Two-piece Electrical Terminal ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 18 -- Tyco Electronics, Middleton, Pa., has been assigned a patent (7,976,353) developed by four co-inventors for a two-piece electrical terminal. The co-inventors are John Mark Myer, Millersville, Pa., Hurley Chester Moll, Hershey, Pa., Leo J. Graham, Hershey, Pa., and Forrest I. Kinsey Jr., Harrisburg, Pa. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A two piece electrical terminal is shown where one part is comprised of a contact member having a contact section in the form of a pin and retention section. A conductor connecting member is comprised of a conductor connecting section and a retaining member. The contact member has a lug extending along one side thereof and the retaining member has a complementary opening which retains the contact member and conductor connecting member together." The patent application was filed on Jan. 30, 2007 (11/668,944). 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=79,76,353&OS=79,76,353&RS=79,76,353 Written by Rajat Puri; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Tyco Electronics Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 18 -- Tyco Electronics, Berwyn, Pa., has been assigned a patent (7,976,340) developed by Dharmendra Saraswat, Harrisburg, Pa., Timothy Robert Minnick, Enola, Pa., and Lynn Robert Sipe, Mifflintown, Pa., for a "connector system with electromagnetic interference shielding." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A connector system includes a header connector, a mating connector, and a conductive grounding bridge. The header connector includes a conductive shell that defines an interior chamber and a contact disposed in the interior chamber. The mating connector includes a conductive member and an electromagnetic shield joined to a housing. The shield has an elongated protrusion extending from the shield to an outer end. The header connector and the mating connector couple with each other such that the contact engages the conductive member and the protrusion engages the shell. The grounding bridge is joined to one of the header connector and the mating connector and engages another of the header connector and the mating connector when the protrusion engages the shell. The protrusion is electrically coupled with the shell at the outer end of the protrusion and by the grounding bridge." The patent application was filed on March 12, 2010 (12/723,206). 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=7,976,340.PN.&OS=PN/7,976,340&RS=PN/7,976,340 Written by Anjali Jha; edited by Jaya Anand. *** FCI Americas Technology Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 18 -- FCI Americas Technology, Carson City, Nev., has been assigned a patent (7,976,326) developed by Stuart C. Stoner, Lewisberry, Pa., for a gender-neutral electrical connector. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An electrical connector assembly includes a pair of electrical connectors, each having a housing and a plurality of gender-neutral electrical contacts supported by the housing. The gender-neutral contacts of each connector are configured to mate with the gender-neutral contacts of the other connector, such that insertion forces associated with mating the contacts provide tactile feedback as the contacts are mated." The patent application was filed on Dec. 30, 2009 (12/649,603). 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=7,976,326.PN.&OS=PN/7,976,326&RS=PN/7,976,326 Written by Anjali Jha; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Tyco Electronics Assigned Patent for LED Connector Assembly with Heat Sink ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 18 -- Tyco Electronics, Middletown, Pa., has been assigned a patent (7,976,335) developed by Ronald Martin Weber, Annville, Pa., Christopher George Daily, Harrisburg, Pa., and Charles Raymond Gingrich III, Mechanicsburg, Pa., for an "LED connector assembly with heat sink." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A universal mounting supports high intensity LEDs in a lighting fixture with heat removal and electrical connection facilities. A holder includes a peripheral sidewall defining a cavity for accepting a printed circuit board assembly. A support member supports the printed circuit board assembly along the peripheral sidewall. Electrical contact elements are provided the printed circuit board. A thermal conduction member is in thermal communication with the printed circuit board assembly. The receptacle portion removably engages with the holder portion. A plurality of contact sockets conductively engages the electrical contact elements of the holder portion to interconnect the contact elements to external wires. An aperture in the receptacle portion accepts the thermal conduction member, wherein the thermal conduction member passes through the aperture and into a space for dissipating heat from the printed circuit board." The patent application was filed on April 22, 2009 (12/428,152). 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=7,976,335.PN.&OS=PN/7,976,335&RS=PN/7,976,335 Written by Anjali Jha; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Tyco Electronics Assigned Patent for Surface Mount Electrical Connector having Flexible Solder Tails ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 18 -- Tyco Electronics, Berwyn, Pa., has been assigned a patent (7,976,319) developed by Hung Thai Nguyen, Harrisburg, Pa., and Brent D. Yohn, Newport, Pa., for a "surface mount electrical connector having flexible solder tails." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An electrical connector includes a housing having a mating end and a board end. The housing has a plurality of contact cavities extending along a longitudinal axis between the mating and board ends. A plurality of contacts are received within the contact cavities. The contacts have a mating end and a mounting end, and the contacts have a flexible tail at the mounting end. The tail has a first portion extending along the longitudinal axis and a second portion angled with respect to the first portion with the second portion having a board mounting surface configured to mount to a circuit board. The tail includes a slot open along the board mounting surface." The patent application was filed on June 30, 2008 (12/164,847). 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=7,976,319.PN.&OS=PN/7,976,319&RS=PN/7,976,319 Written by Anjali Jha; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Tyco Electronics Assigned Patent for Electrical Connector System ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 18 -- Tyco Electronics, Berwyn, Pa., has been assigned a patent (7,976,318) developed by nine co-inventors for an electrical connector system. The co-inventors are James L. Fedder, Etters, Pa., Douglas W. Glover, Dauphin, Pa., David W. Helster, Dauphin, Pa., John E. Knaub, Etters, Pa., Timothy R. Minnick, Enola, Pa., Chad W. Morgan, Woolwich Township, N.J., Alex M. Sharf, Harrisburg, Pa., Lynn R. Sipe, Mifflintown, Pa., and Evan Charles Wickes, Harrisburg, Pa. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "High-speed backplane connectors systems for mounting a substrate that are capable of operating at speeds of up to at least 25 Gbps, while in some implementations also providing pin densities of at least 50 pairs of electrical connectors per inch are disclosed. Implementations of the high-speed connector systems may provide ground shields and/or ground structures that substantially encapsulate electrical connector pairs, which may be differential electrical connector pairs, in a three-dimensional manner throughout a backplane footprint, a backplane connector, and a daughtercard footprint. These encapsulating ground shields and/or ground structures prevent undesirable propagation of non-traverse, longitudinal, and higher-order modes when the high-speed backplane connector systems operates at frequencies up to at least 30 GHz." The patent application was filed on May 29, 2009 (12/474,568). 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=7,976,318.PN.&OS=PN/7,976,318&RS=PN/7,976,318 Written by Anjali Jha; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Rheonix Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 18 -- Rheonix, Ithaca, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (7,976,795) developed by Peng Zhou, Newtown, Pa., and Lincoln Young, Ithaca, N.Y., for microfluidic systems. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The systems and methods disclosed herein include a microfluidic system, comprising a pneumatic manifold having a plurality of apertures, and a chip manifold having channels disposed therein for routing pneumatic signals from respective ones of the apertures to a plurality of valves in a microfluidic chip, wherein the channels route the pneumatic signals in accordance with a configuration of the plurality of valves in the microfluidic chip." The patent application was filed on Nov. 8, 2006 (11/594,444). 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=7,976,795&OS=7,976,795&RS=7,976,795 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Drexel University Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 18 -- Drexel University, Philadelphia, has been assigned a patent (7,976,819) developed by four co-inventors for "water soluble nanocrystalline quantum dots." The co-inventors are Wei-Heng Shih, Bryn Mawr, Pa., Wan Y. Shih, Bryn Mawr, Pa., Hui Li, Philadelphia, and Melissa Colleen Schillo, Broadview Heights, Ohio. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An economic, direct synthetic method for producing water soluble QDs that are ready for bioconjugation is provided. The method can produce aqueous QDs with emission wavelengths varying from 400 nm to 700 nm. Highly luminescent metal sulfide (MS) QDs are produced via an aqueous synthesis route. MS QDs are capped with thiol-containing charged molecules in a single step. The resultant MS QDs exhibit the distinctive excitonic photoluminescence desired of QDs and can be fabricated to avoid undesirable broadband emissions at higher wavelengths. This provides a significant improvement over the present complex and expensive commercial processes for the production of QDs. The aqueous QDs are stable in biological fluids over a long period of time. In addition, nontoxic ZnS QDs have been produced with good photoluminescence properties by refluxing the ZnS QD suspensions over a period of time." The patent application was filed on Sept. 21, 2010 (12/887,224). 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=7,976,819&OS=7,976,819&RS=7,976,819 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Graham Packaging Assigned Patent for Lightweight Preform and Method of Manufacture ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 18 -- Graham Packaging, York, Pa., has been assigned a patent (7,976,767) developed by Eric B. Ungrady, Mount Wolf, Pa., Sunil S. Shah, York, Pa., and Michael P. Wurster, York, Pa., for a "lightweight preform and method of manufacture." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A preform for use in blow molding a plastic container is disclosed herein. The preform has an open end and closed end, and a body adapted to form a body of the container when the container is blow molded. The preform further includes a finish having a top surface, an inner wall having circumferentially-spaced thin segments alternating with thick segments, and an outer wall wherein the thin segments exist entirely in the finish and extend towards the open end of the body of the preform. The thick segments do not extend to the top surface." The patent application was filed on June 16, 2006 (11/453,917). 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=7,976,767&OS=7,976,767&RS=7,976,767 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Aspen Biomedical Research Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 18 -- Aspen Biomedical Research, Ambler, Pa., has been assigned a patent (7,976,833) developed by David B. Soll, Horsham, Pa., for an "ophthalmic surgical irrigating solutions containing hyaluronidase and method for preventing post-operative intraocular pressure increases." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An ophthalmic irrigating solution containing hyaluronidase and an antioxidant is provided. The solution prevents a post-operative intraocular pressure rise when used during an ophthalmic surgical procedure, and also protects corneal endothelial cells. A method for preventing post-operative intraocular pressure increases in an eye during ophthalmic surgery involves irrigating an anterior chamber of the eye with an ophthalmic solution containing hyaluronidase and an antioxidant. Kits containing hyaluronidase and base medium solutions are also provided. The kits are designed such that the hyaluronidase and base medium solution are combined and administered together to an eye of a patient during or following an ophthalmic surgical procedure, such as cataract surgery, intraocular lens surgery, corneal transplant surgery, or glaucoma surgery. Administration of the components of the kit prevents an increase in post-operative intraocular pressure and also protects corneal endothelial cells." The patent application was filed on Oct. 10, 2006 (11/548,076). 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=7,976,833&OS=7,976,833&RS=7,976,833 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Merck Sharp & Dohme Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 18 -- Merck Sharp & Dohme, Rahway, N.J., has been assigned a patent (7,976,848) developed by five co-inventors for an "optimized expression of HPV 58 L1 in yeast." The co-inventors are Janine T. Bryan, Furlong, Pa., Michelle K. Brownlow, Jamison, Pa., Loren D. Schultz, Harleysville, Pa., Xin-Min Wang, Schwenksville, Pa., and Kathrin U. Jansen, Doylestown, Pa. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Synthetic DNA molecules encoding the HPV58 L1 protein are provided. Specifically, the present invention provides polynucleotides encoding HPV58 L1 protein, wherein said polynucleotides are codon-optimized for high level expression in a yeast cell. The synthetic molecules may be used to produce HPV58 virus-like particles (VLPs), and to produce vaccines and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the HPV58 VLPs. The vaccines of the present invention provide effective immunoprophylaxis against papillomavirus infection through neutralizing antibody and cell-mediated immunity and are also useful for treatment of existing HPV infections." The patent application was filed on Jan. 26, 2009 (12/321,797). 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=7,976,848&OS=7,976,848&RS=7,976,848 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** James Alexander Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 18 -- James Alexander, Blairstown, N.J., has been assigned a patent (7,976,234) developed by Richard J. May, Saylorsburg, Pa., for a "multi-chambered dispenser and process." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A dispenser (10) for dispensing flowable materials has a container assembly (12) having a dividing wall (19). A first chamber (18) and a second chamber (20) are defined in the container assembly (12). The first chamber (18) is configured to contain a first flowable material (M1) (140) and the second chamber (20) is configured to contain a second flowable material (M2) (142). A membrane (34) is positioned in the container and cooperates with the dividing wall (19) to enclose the first and second chambers (18, 20). The membrane (34) has a first section (132) having a first weld seam (148) and a second section (134) having a second weld seam (150). The first section (132) is separated from the second section (134) by a non-rupturable member (33). Rupture of the membrane (34) allows the flowable materials into a third chamber (42) in which the flowable materials mix to form a mixture, and from which the mixture is dispensed." The patent application was filed on April 28, 2006 (11/414,154). 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=7,976,234.PN.&OS=PN/7,976,234&RS=PN/7,976,234 Written by Shabnam Sheikh; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Ciba Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 18 -- Ciba, Tarrytown, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (7,977,425) developed by Tapan K. Debroy, Avondale, Pa., and James Will, Bear, Del., for a "co-milling organic pigments with fumed silica." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A pigment composition comprising an intimate mixture of an organic pigment and fumed silica is prepared which exhibit improved coloristic characteristics including excellent chroma, color strength and enhanced color flop when incorporated into in polymeric systems, such as plastics or surface coatings, for example inks and paints. Also provided are coating compositions and plastic articles that are pigmented with a tinctorially effective amount of the inventive pigment composition. A particular embodiment of the invention relates to pigments useful in automotive coatings." The patent application was filed on Dec. 20, 2007 (12/004,306). 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=79,77,425.PN.&OS=PN/79,77,425&RS=PN/79,77,425 Written by Ankita Das; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Corning Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 18 -- Corning, Corning, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (7,976,217) developed by four co-inventors for a "screening system and method for analyzing a plurality of biosensors." The co-inventors are Mark F. Krol, Painted Post, N.Y., Thomas C. Moore, Jena, Germany, David A. Pastel, Horseheads, N.Y., and Gordon M. Shedd, Lawrenceville, Pa. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A screening device and a method are described herein which can automatically handle and measure (interrogate) a plurality of sensor carriers (i.e., multiwell plates, microplates) with multi-dimensionally arranged, temperature-compensated or temperature-compensatable optical sensors, while maintaining a substantially constant temperature gradient for a relatively long period of time around the optical sensors where temperature compensation has been performed on the sensor carriers." The patent application was filed on Sept. 15, 2006 (11/521,771). 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=7,976,217.PN.&OS=PN/7,976,217&RS=PN/7,976,217 Written by Shabnam Sheikh; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Spectranetics Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 18 -- Spectranetics, Colorado Springs, Colo., has been assigned a patent (7,976,528) developed by six co-inventors for a "thrombectomy and soft debris removal device." The co-inventors are John E. Nash, Chester Springs, Pa., Greg Walters, Exton, Pa., Dennis M. Sauro, Glenmoore, Pa., Mark Eberhart, Glenmoore, Pa., William T. Fisher, Schwenksville, Pa., and Douglas G. Evans, Downington, Pa. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A device suitable for removing material from a living being is provided, featuring an infusate pump, and an aspiration pump, both powered by a motor. The aspiration pump and infusate pump preferably feature a helical pumping mechanism, and operate at a high rate of rotation, thereby ensuring adequate pumping performance and flexibility. Additionally, a narrow crossing profile is maintained, ensuring that the device may reach more tortuous regions of the vasculature. In one embodiment, the system comprises a wire-guided mono-rail catheter with a working head mounted on a flexible portion of the catheter that can laterally displace away from the guide wire to facilitate thrombus removal. The working head may be operated to separate and move away from the guide wire to come within a closer proximity of the obstructive material to more effectively remove it from the vessel." The patent application was filed on Feb. 12, 2010 (12/705,332). 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=7,976,528.PN.&OS=PN/7,976,528&RS=PN/7,976,528 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Arrow International Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 18 -- Arrow International, Reading, Pa., has been assigned a patent (7,976,506) developed by Jeffrey M. Vitullo, Pottstown, Pa., Matthew J. Moore, Ephrata, Pa., and Richard L. Harding, Reinholds, Pa., for a "syringe with selectable indicia of contents." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A syringe includes a barrel defining a liquid chamber, an aperture and two or more contents indicators; a plunger movable within said barrel whereby movement of the plunger in a first direction causes the liquid chamber to fill with a fluid and movement by the plunger in a second direction causes fluid to be expelled from the liquid chamber through the aperture; and a selecting mechanism disposed on the barrel that is actuated to select only one of the contents indicators." The patent application was filed on Sept. 29, 2006 (11/541,280). 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=7,976,506.PN.&OS=PN/7,976,506&RS=PN/7,976,506 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Next Generation Filtration Systems Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 18 -- Next Generation Filtration Systems, Pittsburgh, has been assigned a patent (7,976,702) developed by Kenneth L. Geiger, Pittsburgh, for a "fluid purification systems and methods." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Apparatuses and methods for filtering particulates and volatiles from fluid systems. The apparatuses and methods include particulate filter and evaporator sections. The apparatuses and methods may furthermore include a heater disposed at least in part in the evaporator section having a ridge on a surface of the heater. The apparatuses and methods may furthermore include an evaporation tube positioned around the heater having a conically shaped outer surface and a heater safety sensor. The apparatuses and methods may also include an air inlet and an air outlet in the evaporator section." The patent application was filed on Nov. 30, 2007 (11/948,210). 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=7976702.PN.&OS=PN/7976702&RS=PN/7976702 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** USAF Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 18 -- USAF has been assigned a patent (7,976,727) developed by Rajesh R. Naik, Dayton, Ohio, Lawrence L. Brott, West Chester, Ohio, and George D. Jia, Lock Haven, Pa., for a "chromium-doped zinc-nitro-antimony-gallium-tellurium infrared phosphors." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "This patent covers infrared phosphorescent materials which exhibit extended persistence lifetimes and are composed of mixtures of the elements zinc, antimony, gallium, tellurium, oxygen and nitrogen, and are doped with varying amounts of chromium, neodymium, dysprosium, yttrium or thulium. A typical formula is given by Zn.sub.(1-n %-m %-l %)Sb.sub.xGa.sub.2-xTe.sub.zO.sub.4+2z-yN.sub.y: n % Cr.sup.3+, m % P, l % Q, where Zn is zinc, Sb is antimony, Ga is gallium, Te is tellurium, O is oxygen, N is nitrogen. Additionally, x (0 to 2) y (0 to 0.5) and z (0 to 1) are the molar concentration in the composition. Cr.sup.3+ is the doped chromium ion, P is a codopant and Q is a second codopant and n, m, l are the concentration respectively (m,m,l are from 0.1 to 10). An example is the material ZnSbGaTeO.sub.5.95N.sub.0.05:3% Cr.sup.3+, 1% Nd.sup.3+, which has an emission peak at 760 nm and a persistent time of over 20 hours (measured with Fluorolog-3 spectrometer with a PMT detector)." The patent application was filed on Aug. 25, 2010 (12/862,869). 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=7976727.PN.&OS=PN/7976727&RS=PN/7976727 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Westinghouse Electric Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 18 -- Westinghouse Electric, Cranberry Township, Pa., has been assigned a patent (7,976,693) developed by Edward J. Lahoda, Pittsburgh, and David F. McLaughin, Oakmont, Pa., for a "hydrogen generation process with dual pressure multi stage electrolysis." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A multi-pressure hybrid sulfur process (2) contains at least one electrolyzer unit (16) which provides liquid H.sub.2SO.sub.4 to a preheater/vaporizer reactor (20) operating at a pressure of from 1 MPa to 9 MPa to form gaseous H.sub.2SO.sub.4 which is passed to a decomposition reactor (14) operating at a pressure of from 7 MPa to 9 MPa, where decomposed H.sub.2SO.sub.4 is passed to at least one scrubber unit (14) and at least one electrolyzer unit (16) both preferably operating at a pressure of 0.1 MPa to 7 MPa, where an associated Rankine Cycle power conversion unit (50) supplies electricity." The patent application was filed on July 17, 2007 (11/778,863). 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=7976693.PN.&OS=PN/7976693&RS=PN/7976693 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** U.S. Army Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 18 -- The U.S. Army has been assigned a patent (7,976,654) developed by five co-inventors for a "high explosive fills for very small volume applications." The co-inventors are Daniel Stec III, Long Valley, N.J., Gartung Cheng, Edison, N.J., Brian E. Fuchs, Hackettstown, N.J., Gerard Gillen, Milford, Pa., and Neha Mehta, Succasunna, N.J. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "High explosives suitable for filling very small volume loading holes in micro-electric initiators for micro-electro-mechanical mechanisms, used as safe and arm devices, are prepared from slurries of crystalline energetic materials including organic liquid and applied using various methods. These methods include swipe loading, pressure loading and syringe loading. The organic liquid serves as a volatile mobile phase in the slurry so as to partially dissolve the energetic material so that, upon evaporation of the mobile phase, the energetic material precipitates and adheres to the loading hole." The patent application was filed on July 17, 2009 (12/504,988). 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=7976654.PN.&OS=PN/7976654&RS=PN/7976654 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Akrion Systems Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 18 -- Akrion Systems, Allentown, Pa., has been assigned a patent (7,976,718) developed by Ismail Kashkoush, Orefield, Pa., Gim-Syang Chen, Allentown, Pa., and Richard Novak, Plymouth, Minn., for a "system and method for selective etching of silicon nitride during substrate processing." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A system (FIG. 5) and methods for selectively etching silicon nitride in the presence of silicon oxide that provide high selectivity while stabilizing silicon oxide etch rates. The invention comprises a processing chamber (10), dispense lines (20, 21, 22), feed lines (30, 31, 32), a recirculation line (40), a process controller (200), a concentration sensor (50), a particle counter (55), and a bleed line (90). The invention dynamically controls the concentration ratio of the components of the etchant being used and/or dynamically controls the particle count within the etchant during the processing of the at least one substrate. As a result etchant bath life is increased and etching process parameters are more tightly controlled." The patent application was filed on Dec. 30, 2004 (10/585,229). 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=7976718.PN.&OS=PN/7976718&RS=PN/7976718 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. 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