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U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in Connecticut (Aug. 25)(Targeted News Service Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Targeted News Service Targeted News Service ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Connecticut. *** NuVasive Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- NuVasive, San Diego, has been assigned a patent (8,005,535) developed by eight co-inventors for "system and methods for performing surgical procedures and assessments." The co-inventors are James Gharib, San Diego, Allen Farquhar, San Diego, Norbert F. Kaula, Arvada, Colo., Jeffrey J. Blewett, San Diego, Goretti Medeiros legal representative, Plantsville, Conn., Eric Finley, Poway, Calif., Jamil Elbanna, San Diego, and Scot Martinelli, Mountain Top, Pa. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The present invention involves systems and related methods for performing surgical procedures and assessments, including the use of neurophysiology-based monitoring to: (a) determine nerve proximity and nerve direction to surgical instruments employed in accessing a surgical target site; (b) assess the pathology (health or status) of a nerve or nerve root before, during, or after a surgical procedure; and/or (c) assess pedicle integrity before, during or after pedicle screw placement, all in an automated, easy to use, and easy to interpret fashion so as to provide a surgeon-driven system." The patent application was filed on April 14, 2009 (12/423,559). 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=8,005,535&OS=8,005,535&RS=8,005,535 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Verizon Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- Verizon Laboratories, Waltham, Mass., and Verizon Services, Ashburn, Va., have been assigned a patent (8,005,463) developed by 14 co-inventors for a presence lite. The co-inventors are Gregory Wayne Cermak, Needham, Mass., Douglas Reynold Jones, Medford, N.J., Timothy Wayne Schmidt, Wilton, Conn., Sandra Kelly Teare, Needham, Mass., Eric Andrew Goodheart, Brighton, Mass., Margaret Malagon, Gulph Mills, Pa., Elizabeth Louise Fuller, Waltham, Mass., Aaron Joseph Dagen, Brooklyn, N.Y., David Anthony Fay, Still River, Mass., Piotr Kajetan Boni, Providence, R.I., Beth Shelley Davis, Acton, Mass., Dermot Anthony Murray, Mount Vernon, N.Y., Ann Wander Shaub, Gaithersburg, Md., and Joanne Snare LaCourse, Hudson, Mass. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A service is provided to cell phone subscribers to improve reachability. A home location register node maintains state information on a subscriber's cell phone status. Cell phone status information includes: off; on, registered and available to receive calls; on, registered but busy participating in an ongoing call; on, registered but temporarily unavailable; and on, registered but unattended. Temporarily unavailable is further qualified: poor reception location, high interference, cell throughput saturation, intentional user disposition. Long term unavailability may also be inferred and indicated depending on the device and/or system status. When a call to a subscriber's cell phone cannot be completed or is not answered, the service annunciates the reason to the calling party. The calling party can then make a more informed decision as to when to reattempt the call and is more likely to reattempt the call. The service is provided in conjunction with call forwarding to landlines phones and/or voicemail." The patent application was filed on Aug. 2, 2010 (12/848,801). 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=8,005,463&OS=8,005,463&RS=8,005,463 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. For more information about Targeted News Service products and services, please contact: Myron Struck, editor, Targeted News Service LLC, Springfield, Va., 703/304-1897; [email protected]; http://targetednews.com. -1058818 (c) 2011 Targeted News Service |